The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Yingyin Road is near, Luoyang Road is far, and the news from Luoyang is only one day later than Yingyin's reply, which has the role of "forty elite cavalry to take over the letter delivery", and also because Xun You is galloping day and night, rushing on the road quickly.

The first news that Xun You sent was: Bao Hong, the lieutenant of the military academy, was sentenced to death in prison.

There were only a few words in the news, but Xun Zhen read a deep meaning from it.

The scholar-official and the **** in the court have completely torn off the veil, and the "war" of life and death has begun. The first round of the scholar-official and the eunuch's fight ended with the eunuch's victory. .

Among the commanders in the West Garden, what Jian Shuo feared most was not Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, but Bao Hong.

For no other reason, just because Bao Hong was the only one among the eight captains in the West Garden who had fought hard battles and had genuine military merit.

Among the Eighth Commanders of the West Garden, there are not many people who have battle experience in the battlefield. Jian Shuo and Yuan Shao have lived in Luoyang for a long time and have never been on the battlefield. Zhao Rong, Feng Fang, Xia Mu, and Chunyu Qiong basically have no experience in battle, such as Feng Fang. , is the son-in-law of the **** Cao Jie. He was Shang Shulang in his early years, and he was promoted to the post when he was appointed. The doctor, the doctor who advises on disputes, is a standard civil servant who has never been on the battlefield. Only Cao Cao and Bao Hong have been on the battlefield.

Strictly speaking, Cao Cao was not regarded as a serious boy who went to the battlefield. Although he had the experience of cooperating with Huangfu Song to attack the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan as a cavalry commander, he only went to "gilding" at that time, in order to fish for it. Military merit, after getting the military merit he wanted, he quickly left the battlefield, relied on his father's strength and transferred to Jinan Prime Minister, went to Jinan to take office, and had little battlefield experience.

Among the eight captains of the West Park, only Bao Hong has really fought a tough battle.

In the second year of Zhongping, when Zhang Wen was begging Bianzhang and Han Sui, Bao Hong was right to help the wind. Later, when all the troops and horses sent by Zhang Wen were defeated and rushed to the north, he and Dong Zhuo won a victory. He joined forces with Dong Zhuo to attack, defeated Bianzhang and Han Sui, and beheaded thousands of levels.

As a result, he was converted into a cavalry officer, and last year he was made a junior officer of the Eighth Commander.

Bao Hong was born in a noble family and had close contacts with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. He was the only one of the eight commanders who had fought hard battles and had real military exploits. Naturally, Jian Shuo was deeply jealous.

Jian Shuo had long wanted to get rid of Bao Hong. Last year, when the Yellow Turbans rose again in Runan, Jian Shuo made a move. At that time, he petitioned the emperor to transfer Bao Hong to Gepi in Runan to fix the chaos. He originally wanted to use military law to get rid of Bao Hong's thorn in his side. If Bao Hong is defeated, he will take office with the strict military law of the Han family. , In severe cases, beheaded, but unexpectedly, although Bao Hong did not win a big victory, he did not lose, and Jian Shuo could not get what he wanted.

He failed to get rid of Bao Hong last year. It stands to reason that Jian Shuo should have stopped for a while, so as not to oppress him too much, which would cause a backlash from members of the Xiyuan School Lieutenant and Sergeant Group, such as Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, etc., but time waits for no one. As soon as spring started this year, the emperor was seriously ill. Seeing that the day was worse than the day, Jian Shuo could wait, but the emperor's illness could not wait. Therefore, he started again. In March this year, it was a Many months ago, he found an excuse to arrest Bao Hong and put him in prison, and secretly ordered the jailer to kill Bao Hong in prison.

Jian Shuo would rather risk the possibility of a strong backlash from Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others, and he must get rid of Bao Hongji as soon as possible. The purpose is obvious: he wants to expand his strength as much as possible before the emperor's death. It is hoped that he can further control the troops of the West Garden, so that after the fall of the emperor, he can use the soldiers of the West Garden as the biggest bargaining chip in his hand to deter political enemies.

When Bao Hong died, Jian Shuo got rid of the thorn in his eyes; Bao Hong was a lieutenant in the army, second only to Jian Shuo and Yuan Shao, and Jian Shuo could use it to intimidate those who had "special intentions" in the Xiyuan army. "This unit obviously fell into Jian Shuo's hands.

This is three birds with one stone. For Jian Shuo, the rewards far outweigh the risks.

With the tacit approval of the emperor, he succeeded, and the scholar-officials lost the first round.

Xun Zhen commented on Cheng Jia and Sun Jian and said, "At this moment in Luoyang, there is a **** storm, Yuan Benchu ​​has been frustrated for a while, and Jian Shuo is bound to be even more rampant."

On the third day after the first message from Luoyang arrived, another message was sent from Luoyang.

This second piece of news confirmed Xun Zhen's words.

Xun You wrote: "I heard Meng De's words: First, the emperor was interested in Dong Hou and wanted to establish him. Because of the importance of the generals, he hesitated and was seriously ill. It belonged to Dong Hou Yu Jianshuo. On Bingchen in April, the emperor died in In Jiade Hall, when Jian Shuo was in the palace, he wanted to kill the general and made Dong Hou the emperor. In the name of planning, he welcomed the general into the palace, and hid the armored soldiers inside. The general’s chariot arrived. Jian Shuo Sima Pan Yin, Pan Yin and the general are old and old, and they greeted him. The general was startled, rushed back to the barracks, and led troops into the Tunbai County Mansion, saying that he was unable to enter."

April Bingchen is April 11th.

"Meet the eyes", which means that Pan Yin "showed with his eyes" when welcoming He Jin, warning He Jin not to enter the palace.

"Hundred County Residences", the county residences are the offices of the state's counties in Luoyang, Kyoto. Just like the "embassy street" in later generations, these "gun residences" are all gathered in the same "li", hence the name "Hundred-Country Mansion".

Why did He Jin lead the troops into the "Hundred Commandery Mansion" after knowing that Jian Shuo wanted to kill him?

There are two reasons. One is that there are many "gun residences" here, with many pavilions and buildings, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. "Baijun Mansion" is located in Luoyang city, under the east city, not very far from the palace city, - Luoyang's imperial palace is in the north of Luoyang city, the north palace is in the north of the south palace, the south palace is in the south of the north palace, go from the Baijun mansion Nangong is very close.

He Jin led his troops to station here, retreating to defend, advancing to attack, and if Jian Shuo made a slight change, he could attack Miyagi at any time.

In the second battle between the **** and the scholar-officer, Jian Shuo missed a move, and the scholar-officer gained the upper hand.

After Xun You finished telling the story, he continued to write below: "First, when Jian Shuo fell into the prison and died in prison, the former military academy officer Bao Hong, the officers and men in the West Garden were very indignant. What's more, the general ordered the West Garden, and ordered Yuan Benchu, Meng De, Zhao, Xia, and Chunyu school captains, or the headquarters of Zhenxiyuan, banned soldiers from going out, or summoned orders to enter the Baijun mansion to increase their troops and generals. , was trapped in the palace. The general called Baiguan, and with the generals Yuan Hui and the princes, he agreed to establish Shihou as the emperor. In Wuwu, Shihou succeeded to the throne and honored the queen as the empress dowager. The association is the king of Bohai. Later, the general Yuan Hui will be the Taifu, and the general He Jin will participate in the record of the book."

Wuwu is the thirteenth day.

On the 11th, Emperor Ling died, and on the 13th, Liu Bian succeeded to the throne, and He Jin and Yuan Hui were in power together. "Records of Shangshu Shi". Recording Shangshu affairs", which shows that the power of the court fell into the hands of the two of them.

Xun Zhen, Sun Jian, Cheng Jia and others also knew about Liu Bian's succession from the edict issued by the imperial court to the world last month. So many twists and turns happened?

Although Jian Shuo won a game in the first round, and almost won in the second round, but because the **** was really unpopular, it was a mistake, and he was betrayed by his own Sima first. Then he lost control of the Xiyuan army because he was in the palace. In the end, not only did he fail to kill He Jin, but he was forced by He Jin's army and was trapped in the palace. He watched He Jin, Yuan Wei and others successfully make the "Marquis of Shi" Liu Bian the emperor.

"The Empress Dowager is approaching the court", the Empress Dowager refers to Liu Bian's biological mother and He Jin's sister, the Empress Dowager He. Since this dynasty, the emperor who ascended the throne was too young to handle the government affairs of the country in person. Therefore, it is not uncommon for the "empress dowager to come to the dynasty".

Liu Bian's ascension to the throne happened in April, before Xun You arrived in Luoyang, but Xun You's news was delivered three days later than the first one. These "three days" were about the cause and effect before he found out about the matter in Luoyang. , The ins and outs of the time.

Cheng Jia said with joy, "The general and the Taifu recorded the affairs of the Shangshu... Junhou, the day of your revival is not far away!"

Although it was said that the amnesty in April was mainly for serious crimes such as prisoners, non-murderers, and injustices, excluding Xun Zhen, but He Jin and Yuan Wei shared power, and Xun Zhen, as Yuan Shao's ally, Sooner or later, he will be forgiven by the court.

Two days later, the third message from Luoyang arrived.

If, as Cheng Jia said, Yuan Shao remembered Xun Zhen after he established the emperor and won a major victory in the second round, he called Xun You specifically, and said to Xun You: He will speak to He Jin and Yuan in the near future. Kui, forgive Xun Zhen's sin.

Although the scholar-bureaucrat won the second round, he got his wish and made Liu Bian the emperor, giving the eunuchs a heavy blow, but at the time of the celebration, one of the eunuchs was still strong, and the relatives of the eunuchs The children are still all over the dynasty, the prefectures, and they are officials and officials. Second, Jian Shuo still has military power in his hands. The most important thing is: Empress Dowager He's position is biased towards the eunuchs, that is to say, the eunuchs are still extremely powerful. Yes, with a little carelessness, the current situation that favors the scholar-officials is very likely to be overturned by the eunuchs.

Therefore, at this time, while the scholar-officials need to further seize the military power of Luoyang, they also urgently need to expand the civil service strength of the group, and urgently need to absorb and promote the outstanding people in the scholar class to serve in the DPRK, or in the prefectures, in order to further attack The political power of eunuchs.

Yuan Shao remembered Xun Zhen at this time, and there was a reason for that.

In terms of politics, Xun Zhen has excellent political achievements, in terms of military affairs, Xun Zhen has illustrious military exploits, whether it is to transfer Xun Zhen to the central court, state or county as an official, or to transfer Xun Zhen to military posts such as school captain, he is very good to the scholar-officials. This big group is beneficial to Yuan Shao's small group.

In this third piece of news, Xun You mentioned Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, He Yong and others.

With the temporary victory of the scholar clique, Yuan Shao, He Yong and others rose steadily.

Yuan Shaoqian was appointed as the commander of Sili, and He Yong was worshipped as the military midfielder of the Northern Army.

Colonel Sili, known as the "Crouching Tiger", was in charge of all the officials in the capital and the counties in Gyeonggi, and he was extremely powerful. During the court meeting, among the hundred officials, there were usually only three officials, namely Shang Shuling, Censor Zhongcheng, and Sili Xiaowei.

From the former Han Dynasty to the present, every time there was a fierce political struggle in the DPRK and China, the post of Sili Colonel has always been a key position for the two sides to fight for.

Yuan Shao-de became the commander of Sili and strengthened the power of scholar-officials in Kyoto and Gyeonggi.

Yuan Shao was originally He Jin's ally. Although Yuan Shu was at odds with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu had a great reputation in the capital for a long time, and there were also a group of scholars and heroes running for him. And now he is the general of Hu Benzhong, and he has weight in his hands, so both of them have to use He Jin.

The mid-ranking officer of the Northern Army is a military rank, with a low rank, only six hundred stone, but he has a lot of power: he is in charge of the five battalions of the Northern Army. The "North Army" is an important military force in Luoyang. He Yong's appointment to this position means that the Fifth Battalion of the North Army is at least superficially controlled by the scholar-officials. ——During the time of the first emperor, the reason why Dou Wu and Chen Fan failed to punish eunuchs was largely because they were defeated by the sergeants of the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army who were afraid of serving eunuchs.

He Jin, Yuan Shao, etc. learned this lesson, so as soon as He Jin and Yuan Wei took control of the court, they immediately placed their own people in the position of the Northern Army's mid-waiter. They can drive them out as soon as possible, at least if there is any trouble with the North Army, they can know as soon as possible.

At the end of the news, Xun You mentioned himself. After Liu Bian ascended the throne, Xun You's activities in Luoyang changed from dark to bright. This time He Yong was worshipped as the military commander of the Northern Army. He was also recommended by He Yongzhi. The court asked for worship, and was worshipped as Huangmen Shilang.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, the palace gates were mostly painted yellow, so it was called "Yellow Gate".

The "Huangmen Shilang" is the servant of the Huangmen, and his rank is not very high. Like the Northern Army's middle-ranking officer, he is also 600 stone, and his rank is lower than that of a doctor. In the same way, it is also a key position. "He is in charge of the servants, and the service is in the process of being connected with China and foreign countries."

Xun You had never been an official before, and he was worshipped as a servant of the Yellow Clan at the same time. Obviously, there were three reasons. One was that Xun You had a high sect and Xun You was famous for his wisdom, the other was He Yongzhi’s recommendation, and the third was that Because of Xun Zhen's relationship, He Jin is now busy consolidating his power and seizing the military power in Luoyang, and he can't care about directly fighting Zhao Zhong for Xun Zhen's sake.

After reading the news, Cheng Jia said, "Yuan Benchu ​​is the commander of Sili, and He Boqiu is the middle commander of the Northern Army. Jian Shuo is about to die!"

On the whole level of Gyeonggi, Yuan Shao is the commander of Sili and holds the power. Inside Luoyang, Xiyuan was first monitored by Cao Cao and others. Now the Northern Army is also under He Jin and Yuan Wei. Jian Shuo made a miscalculation. , Passive step by step, with the "conviction" that he wants to kill He Jin, and the objective conditions that he still has a lot of power in the Xiyuan army, He Jin will soon attack him and kill him. .

Sure enough, right after the third message, Xun Zhen's fourth message came.

The title of this piece of news is only sixteen words: On Gengwu in April, the general envoy Huangmen Ling to accept Jian Shuo and execute him.

The title is simple, but the content below it is rich.

Xun You detailed the story of He Jin's execution of Jianshuo.

Jian Shuo is not a fool. After he failed to kill He Jin and Liu Bian was made the emperor by He Jin, he knew very well that He Jin would probably attack him soon, so he wrote to the permanent servants Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang, Song Dian, Guo Sheng and others said: "The brothers of the generals, who uphold the country and the dynasty, are now conspiring with the party members of the world to kill the late emperor and wipe out our Cao, but they banned the army with the master code, so I will ponder. Court, rush to arrest and punish him." Guo Sheng and He Jin, who are often served in the same county, are fellow villagers. The reason why Empress Dowager He and He Jin are able to have today's status is due to Guo Sheng's great contribution, so he is close to the He family. , Under his persuasion, Zhao Zhong and others, after negotiation, rejected Jian Shuo's plan, and sent Jian Shuo's letter to He Jin to read.

Seeing this, Cheng Jia laughed, laughed at Zhao Zhong and others, and said, "Although the permanent servants are powerful, the only one with military power is Jian Shuo. Sending the letter to He Jin, Zhao Zhong's generation can be said to have no plans, how quickly they want to die!"

Although Zhao Zhong and the others were very powerful, only Jian Shuo had the power to command the army in name. Jian Shuo was the captain of the army and the highest commander in name of the captains in the West Garden. Zhao Zhong and others refused to accept Jian Shuo. It is suggested that Jian Shuo should not be sold. With Jian Shuo around, He Jin will not care about Zhao Zhong and others for a while at least. Now that they have sold Jian Shuo, it is equivalent to "self-destructing the city".

Gengwu~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is also the twenty-fifth day.

The new emperor ascended the throne on the 13th. In just 12 days, the former "winner" Jian Shuo was killed by He Jin because of the betrayal of Zhao Zhong and others, which became a **** political battle. The first heavyweight to fail and die.

Having said that, Zhao Zhong and others had no choice but to betray Jian Shuo.

First of all, Jian Shuo's suggestion of "killing He Jin" is unrealistic. He Jin has already been "murdered" by Jian Shuo once, how could He Jin be fooled again and rashly with Jian Shuo in the palace Enter the palace?

Secondly, since the establishment of "Dong Hou" Liu Xie as the Son of Heaven failed, Liu Bian became emperor. At the same time, because He Jin and Yuan Hui were in power together, the power of foreign relatives and scholars was so prosperous, it was obvious that in the In the absence of major changes, it is impossible to abolish Liu Bian and re-establish Liu Xie. As the adherents of the imperial power, Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang can only temporarily restrain their fierce flames and give in.

Thirdly, although He Jin was close to Yuan Shao and other scholars, the Empress Dowager He, He Miao, including He Jin's mother were all close to the eunuchs. He Miao and He Jin's mother were outside to hold He Jin's elbow under shelter from above. Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang, Song Dian, and Guo Sheng believed that even if their power was restricted, their lives would be safe.

After He Jin killed Jian Shuo, Xun You wrote in his letter: "Because of the fact that he led his troops to the army".

After the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army, the troops of the West Garden were nominally completely controlled by He Jin, Yuan Shao and others.

After reading the news, Xun Zhen said in her heart, "Jian Shuo is dead, the Northern Army and the Western Garden have all entered the hands of He Jin and Ben Chu, and the Empress Dowager Dong is in danger!"