Chapter II: Expressions

Something big happened in Luoyang.

The starting point of the matter was actually in the second month when Gongsun Xun accepted the appointment to leave Luoyang, which was a leap month, and when the order of the imperial court to order Yizhou County to suppress bandits arrived in the south of Caiyun, a letter from Cao Luan, the Taishou of Yongchang County, who was also in the south of Caiyun, also came to Luoyang Chaozhong.

The content of the book is very simple, that is, it directly says that the party members are all good people, and now the world is so chaotic because the Son of Heaven has imprisoned all the good people, so I officially wrote to request the opening of the party!

How do you say this kind of thing?

It's a bit scary, but it's not imaginable.

From Cao Luan's point of view, he was in Yongchang County, that is, on the edge of Yizhou County, in the southwesternmost corner of the Han Dynasty, in a poor and remote area, and then saw that the Taishou of Yizhou County next door was kidnapped by barbarians at every turn, and it was estimated that he would rather dismiss his official and go home than continue to stay in that place.

Someone else might have promised something.

From the party's side, seeing that the Son of Heaven has come of age, he has begun to have some opinions and the 'appearance of a bright king'...... For example, when building a stone scripture and respecting the teacher, it is inevitable that some fantasies will arise. Or even if there is no 'Ming Jun's appearance', then it should be a test or two, right?

Therefore, Cao Luan's book can really be called unexpected, and even Gongsun Xun has known about this matter for a long time, but he doesn't care.

However, the reaction of the Son of Heaven did not make people so calm.

At the beginning, he just wanted to enter Luo, which is of course understandable, because the party is an extremely sensitive issue and it is also the core contradiction between the DPRK and China, and it is strange that the eunuch who dominates the government does not let him get into the threshold car. As for coming to Luoyang, how can you spark a discussion in the political center if you don't come to Luoyang? If it does not lead to a great discussion, how can we see clearly the true attitude of the Son of Heaven and then make the next move?

However, from the leap month to September, from the south of the clouds to Luoyang, Cao Luan, who had just come out of the car, faced the thunderous wrath of the young emperor!

The Son of Heaven didn't see Cao Luan at all, nor did he let him speak, at least he didn't let him speak directly...... This guy was escorted to prison as soon as he got off the car, and then tortured, was there anyone behind it? No one knows the result of the torture, and the only thing that is certain is that the former Yongchang Taishou was beaten to death directly in prison.

Then, the Son of Heaven issued an edict, ordering a new inventory of the party's official structures, and strictly preventing fish from slipping through the net. Even, this time, the scope of the party has been further expanded, and even the clansmen within the five suits are not allowed to go out!

This is a clear announcement to the whole world of his Liu Hong's position - the party will continue, and if the amount is increased without increasing the price, some people will not daydream!

So, it is conceivable that panic, despair, anger, and all kinds of negative emotions are spreading from the center of Luoyang to the entire Han Dynasty...... To put it bluntly, most of this public opinion and people's hearts are still the final say of scholars and Haoqiang, and scholars and Haoqiang are always mostly sympathetic to the party.

"What does Ziheng think?" After Gongsun Xun waited for Lu Fan to read the letter, he couldn't help but ask for verification.

"The world is full of events!" On the gatehouse of the barracks, Lu Fan, who was sitting on a small horse, closed the letter and replied frankly. "Although most of the party members knew that the Son of Heaven would not open up the party, they did not expect it to be so strong, and even to become more violent...... I am a native of Runan, and I know better than anyone which party members are thinking what, the second party has been banned for eight years, and when today's son is in the prime of life, if there is another eight years, or even eighteen years, when a generation of people dies and there are no officials, then are they still considered scholars? ”

"That's the truth," Gongsun Xun on the side smiled as he finally opened a horse and sat in the gatehouse. "Whether we are officials or scholars, the first thing to pay attention to is family background, if a generation does not become officials, then this family is afraid that it will fall...... So? ”

"So," Lu Fan couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. "The party members are afraid that they will give up their illusions and accumulate strength to fight for their lives. I estimate that in a few years, the Son of Heaven and scholars, eunuchs and party members, I am afraid that they will do a few wonderful things, and the so-called destruction of the clan is estimated to be very possible...... What does Wen Qi think of the matter between the party and the eunuchs? ”

"Me?" Gongsun Xun shook his head and smiled. "It's a preconceived notion."

"Tell me about it." Lu Fan said disapprerovitically. "Are you still afraid of being heard here?"

"I thought...... Although the eunuchs are hateful, the party members may not be innocent. Gongsun Xun said thoughtfully. Although the eunuchs are arrogant and temporarily have the upper hand, the strength of the party is superior. After all, although the hearts of the people in the world may not be in the party, they are not half in the eunuchs. In the final analysis, it still depends on how the Son of Heaven is, whether he can have the skills and prestige to suppress people's hearts. ”

Lu Fan suddenly looked up at the heavens and said, "What does Wen Qi think about the Son of Heaven?" ”

"Judging from this action, I'm afraid it's not as good as the first emperor." For some reason, Gongsun Xun also looked up at the sky for a while.

In this way, after the two said this, they looked at the sky together and remained silent for a long time.

"It won't affect the border defense, will it?" After I don't know how long, Gongsun Xun suddenly twisted his neck and said with a smile. "We don't have to look at the sky, let's just watch the fire from the other side."

"I hope it's like what Wen Qi said." Lu Fan also held his neck and laughed. "Let's watch the fire from the other side."

Just when Gongsun Xun and Lu Fan were thinking about it because of this incident, the strengthening storm of the party's disaster had already begun to spread outward...... If you think about it, you know that there are so many party members and so many celebrities in the world, and the atmosphere of the Han Dynasty was to advocate fame and friendship, and now a person is designated as a party member, and it is actually implicated in the head of the entire family and the protΓ©gΓ© and the old official.

Under these circumstances, the eunuchs who were in charge of the government and had rich experience in political struggles immediately became vigilant...... Well, let's talk about it this way, who is the top eunuch in the court now?

Putting aside the so-called ten-standing attendants of the nature of the number, it is generally believed that there are four people in total:

Cao Jie, Wang Fu, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong.

Even a little more detailed, there is still a difference between these four people.

Among them, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong are probably younger and weaker, and the reason why they are considered to be very powerful is only because they have a close relationship with the Son of Heaven, and they are not yet the leaders of the government...... Cao Jie and Wang Fu are the people who have assisted the young Son of Heaven in managing Shangshutai and leading the government over the years. In fact, in the September coup d'Γ©tat, the leaders and leaders of the eunuchs' side were these two people.

Of course, there is still a difference between Cao Jie and Wang Fu, mainly because the former's status is particularly prominent.

In other words, Cao Jie is not only the eldest of the four, but also the current Da Changqiu, the official nominal leader of the eunuch group. At the same time, he also has the merit of supporting the establishment, and he was the one who went to Anping to take the Son of Heaven to Luoyang, who was still a child. In addition, although it was only because he was seriously ill for a while, he was actually a eunuch who had been a chariot general!

And what is the General of the Che Cavalry? It is second only to the position of the general held by his relatives when he was in charge of the government, and he is a eunuch who can receive this appointment...... It can only be said that his own power and the trust of the son of today have reached a point.

All in all, Cao Jie can be called a real power-leaning government and opposition; Wang Fu is second, more like his deputy; Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were again, but they were also younger and had a closer personal relationship with the Son of Heaven.

So back to the present, the first to wake up are naturally Cao and Wang, who have so much experience in the political struggle that they have participated in, and where do they not know what to do?

So, just a few days later, Yingchuan Taishou Duan Xi, who was recognized by the world as a famous general at home and abroad, and was also a minion recognized by the world as a eunuch and had an extremely close relationship with Wang Fu, was recruited into the court and served as a doctor in Taizhong.

This is an unmistakable warning...... No matter how dishonest he is, Duan Xi will be turned into a lieutenant who supervises the hundred officials of the imperial court, and when the time comes, be careful that there will be a river of blood between Wanluo again!

The effect was immediate, Duan Xi's prestige was there, as probably the most murderous man in the Han Dynasty at present, although he was a little older, he didn't dare to say anything to stop the child's night cry, but he could still do it by opening his mouth.

As a result, the world immediately became peaceful...... At least Luoyang is too peaceful.

But at the same time that the water waves on the surface of Luoyang were not alarmed, the cars and horses of other counties became more and more frequent, at least Gongsun Zhan, who was far away in Shanggu County, Youzhou, saw a lot.

"Wangmen, how many times has this been in the past ten years?" Seeing several brave men galloping all the way from the official road of Shanggu County, Gongsun Zhan, who was avoiding the roadside, couldn't help but turn around and ask his deputy.

In other words, Gongsun Chan was a two-hundred-stone official at this time, and the so-called royal car was also ...... Well, this position is definitely not for him to drive for his old father-in-law, just as the job of the bus department is definitely not to help the emperor drive the car. In fact, this position is indeed very similar to the responsibilities of the Transit Department.

First of all, Gongsun Chan is responsible for the transmission and receipt of government affairs information from the county government; Secondly, he often had to greet the scholars who had been requisitioned by the Taishou bus as the leader of a kind of guard of honor; In the end, this job has a vague flavor of the head of the county guard himself.

Therefore, this position is already a very good beauty difference, and it is not too much to keep the most trusted person who can't do it at all...... Of course, it's just that it is relatively good among the county officials, and Gongsun Bogui's goal is still to enter the official seriously.

As for the royal family that followed Gongsun Zhan, it was precisely the children of the local wealthy family recruited by the former for his father-in-law, because of his excellent bow and horse, he was introduced as a royal chariot official with a rank of 100 stones.

"There must have been four or five times." The royal gate was also full of puzzlement. "Could it be that you are going to move an army? But it doesn't look like an official envoy of the imperial court, does it? There was no scepter, and there was no box carrying the official document......"

"Where will the army be moved?" Gongsun Zhan immediately disagreed. "If the imperial court agrees to send troops, it will inevitably send an official document to us to guard here, how can you and I not know? And besides, it's only been a year since Captain Xia Yuxia came here, where can he subdue the Wuhuan people here? There are more than 9,000 Wuhuan people here...... If there is no Wuhuan Tuqi, how can this battle be fought? ”

Wang Men nodded again and again: "Indeed, don't talk about the Wuhuan people, I think I'm afraid that the county guards of Shanggu and Daijun haven't been prepared yet." ”

"And there was no movement of grain, grass, rewards, people, or anything." Gongsun Chan finally concluded. "So this matter must have nothing to do with sending troops, but it is the personal traffic of Captain Xia, he got up from the chaos, so the old relatives and friends are all military positions, so it is understandable that the messengers use more brave people."

"Brother Bogui is very right." Wang Men nodded in agreement again. "Shall we ...... Still the same as last time? ”

"Same as last time." Gongsun Chan nodded. "Let's go slowly, let Captain Xia receive private messages first, as for these official documents, as long as they are delivered today."

The chief spoke, and the rest of the people did not say much.

A few hours later, the sky was about to get dark, and Gongsun Zan and his entourage slowly came to Ningcheng (near Zhangjiakou), the residence of Captain Huwuhuan at the border between Shanggu and Daijun, and presented Xia Yu with the official document sent by Shanggu Hou Taishou in the lobby of the city.

Xia Yu is not yet forty years old this year, he looks white and clean, and he looks like a scholar, but everyone knows that this is a rare famous general in the Han Dynasty. From the beginning of the army's subordinates, he assisted Duan Xi with his old partner Tian Yan, and then the three of them fought in the Qiang Rebellion, and they didn't know how many hard battles and vicious battles they had experienced, and finally pacified Xiqiang, and he himself did 2,000 stones all the way, and was relied on as the pillar of the Han court in northern Xinjiang.

used to be the Taishou of the Northland, and now he is the captain of the Wuhuan Guard...... And Captain Wuhuan is modest.

However, this pillar of northern Xinjiang had a little tiredness and boredom in his expression at the moment, and he couldn't help but smile when he saw Gongsun Zhan: "Bogui came to deliver the official document again?" ”

"Returning to the general, it is about the previous Shanggu Wuhuan asking for a reward, my family Taishou and the general see the same, and also think that they should not exceed the law, exceed the limit, and give them extra rewards, so he is willing to jointly dismiss this matter with the general!" Gongsun Zhan bowed and stood under the hall, only to see that he was dignified, with a clear speech and a loud voice, and immediately retold the gist of the official document clearly.

"Good!" Xia Yu took a few shots and immediately stood up. "I know that Hou Taishou is a person who knows about side affairs, much better than the one over there in Daijun, this time with Hou Taishou's official document, I think he can still have peace to say?"

Gongsun Chan smiled and bowed, he didn't want to intervene in this kind of topic.

"That's right, Bergui." Xia Yu turned his hand around twice after a few cases, but he couldn't help but look at the royal charioteer of Shanggu Taishou below. "How did you think about the last time I told you? Do you want to come to our army as a subordinate officer? Your martial arts and character are too condescending to stay in the county as a clerk. ”

Gongsun Chan immediately smiled bitterly, and now he had another fork in the road in his vision for his future...... Recently, this festival guard captain has actually taken a fancy to himself! And if you want to make a contribution in this battle, it is undoubtedly more suitable here.

However, can this matter be thought out for a while? Why don't you go back and write a letter to ask your brother Sun Xun? Otherwise, who to ask? Anyway, I am a royal car, and I don't need money to send letters.

"I see." Xia Yu couldn't help but smile when he saw this. "You are also from a big clan in Liaoxi with a family background of 2,000 stones, and you have a free future, and this matter is not urgent, but if you think about it, come to me directly, and I will always leave a vacancy in my Xia Yu's military tent."

"Thank you for your understanding." Gongsun Chan hurriedly saluted and thanked him.

"Okay, Bo Gui, let's go out, it's getting late today, just rest here in Ningcheng for the night, and leave tomorrow." Xia Yu calmly commanded.

"Whoa!" Gongsun Zhan said goodbye at this time.

As soon as Gongsun Chan left the lobby of the Captain's Mansion in Ningcheng, Xia Yu couldn't help but restrain his smile, sat back behind his several cases, and pulled out a private letter from under the official document of the Shanggu County Guard, and then carefully tasted the words on it again.

I have to say that after Gongsun Auntie improved papermaking, no one knows how much books have been promoted in the past year, but it has made it more convenient for people to communicate with each other, and the content of letters has become more and more detailed.

And Xia Yu now hates this Gongsun aunt who has improved papermaking...... Because if it weren't for that, it wouldn't have put him in such a dilemma! You must know that in just ten days, he actually received five letters from Luoyang, and one was heavier than the other, and one was more explicit than the other!

At the same time, these letters were all written by Xia Yu's old boss, who could even be called his late master, Duan Xi!

In other words, the former lieutenant and the current doctor wrote a lot of words in these letters, expressing a lot of important meanings:

As an old general, he is keenly aware that the scholars are secretly accumulating strength to fight back while showing calm, and he is quite worried about this, as the number one thug in the eunuch filming.

There are also those who lament their personal future, saying that he is a person who has been a captain no matter how much he says, but he was thrown to Yingchuan to be a Taishou before, not that Yingchuan is not good, but that since he has achieved the position of the third prince, how can he look at this position? And this time he entered the court to serve as a doctor in Taizhong, I am afraid that it will be his last chance, after all, his 'best friend' Wang Fu is still in charge of the government!

Moreover, Duan Xi also said that now he is in his fifties, and at the age of forty, he can be called old. And in his fifties, maybe one day he will naturally go to see the king of Youdu. Therefore, I hope Xia Yu can understand the chatter of an old man!

Of course, there are some words in the letter that are thinking about Xia Yu's future...... It's probably that you're about to be 'old', you have to think of a way to make a great contribution, and then he Duan Xi will move around the court again, then maybe you will be able to get a prominent position, and then glorify your ancestors!

In other words, Xia Yu and his old boss have lived and died together for many years, where would they not understand the meaning of these letters? In fact, when he received the first letter, he already understood, didn't the other party just want him to send troops as soon as possible, make military achievements, and echo the situation between the DPRK and China? And if it is echoed properly, it is also a favor for his old boss, so that he can straighten his waist in the court and prove his value, and the eunuchs who dominate the government will naturally reward him with high-ranking officials when they are happy, but they don't know what position the other party promised.

However, back in front of him, Xia Yu had only been in Ningcheng for a year. As Gongsun Zan and Wangmen Road said before, there is no grace in the Wuhuan people! The ordnance, grain and grass, and people who dealt with the battle of the Fortress did not see a shadow!

It's not that you can't fight, after all, Danhan Mountain is only 300 miles away from the Han border, and you may be able to overcome miraculous feats by leading the cavalry to rush straight over...... But the sandalwood on the other side is really so easy to provoke, just let yourself pounce like this? Of course, you can fight a good battle in your situation at this time, but what if you fall into a disadvantageous situation?

If you don't think about winning, you have to think about defeat first, right?

However, I have to say it again, Duan Xi is his old master, just like a king! The other party has five letters in more than ten days, how can he Xia Yu sit idly by?

Just when Xia Yu had a headache, a close subordinate suddenly walked into the hall quickly: "General! ”

"What?" Xia Yu, who was in a bad mood, asked impatiently.

"There's something going on outside." The subordinate quickly bowed his head and explained. "Gao Heng Gao Xuanqing, who led a group of rangers from Bohai to join the army, heard that the general recruited Gongsun Zhan, the imperial chariot official of Shanggu County, several times, but the other party should not recruit him, so he was not angry, so he took people to the door to scold, and at this time the two sides were drawing their swords and showing their blades!"

"Bastard!" Xia Yu was furious, and the scholarly temperament on his body suddenly disappeared. "Then Gao Heng also knows that people have not been recruited? Do you know that they are still the chariot officials of Ueya County? People came to deliver official documents, but he led people to surround them, and he also drew his sword and showed his blade, what kind of place is it in the army?! Do you really think it was still when he was a ranger in Bohai? ”

The subordinate hurriedly bowed his head again.

Xia Yu threw the swords on several cases directly to the ground: "You hold my saber, go now, tie up that Gao Heng and whip twenty!" ”

"Whoa!"

The subordinate went to take his sword, but Xia Yu couldn't help but sigh and sat down on the futon...... It turned out that his own response just now made him suddenly think of Duan Xi's kindness to him.

Thinking back then, he Xia Yu was in Duan Xi's army, and he was not less whipped. But whether he was still whipped or hit by an arrow, whenever he was injured, Duan Xi, as a general, always came to help him wrap his wounds in person, and then greeted him carefully. has followed the other party on the border for more than ten years, and he has never seen Duan Xi sleep well, because the other party always shares weal and woe with the soldiers.

Then Xia Yu then thought of the Fengyi battle that made him completely famous in the world, which was divided into two offensives in spring and summer.

In the first battle, Duan Xi took more than 10,000 people, including himself, to attack urgently, only with the food of the fifteenth, and won successive battles, and then suddenly met with several times the Qiang people in Fengyi Mountain. The enemy is outnumbered, and the strength is exhausted, but the Han army is united, up and down, and actually fights more with less, and breaks the Qiang army! In that battle, the Qiang people's blood flowed like a river, and there were more than 8,000 beheadings alone, which made the world excited.

In the second battle, it was also a light cavalry pursuit, more than 200 miles a day and night, when the battle was engaged, the Han army had run out of food and water, tired and hungry, but it was still working hard under the command of Duan Xi, but instead robbed the Qiang people's food and water sources! In the end, the Qiang people were defeated, and together with Tian Yan and them, they pursued while eating, chasing for three days, and finally completely wiped out the enemy's military strength.

Then back in front of him, Xia Yu couldn't help but show shame, Duan Gong's kindness to himself, did he forget? What I could have done eight years ago, can't I do now?

As soon as he thought of this, the captain of the Wuhuan who held the festival finally no longer hesitated, only to see him turn out the pen and paper, and vacate a few cases, as if he wanted to immediately draft the expression by himself, write the book, and go straight to the Xianbei Royal Court Danhan Mountain!

After writing the expression, follow the example of Duan Gong and go out to give medicine to Gao Heng, who was whipped, right? Xia Yu was about to put pen to paper, but he lost his mind for a while.

And when he came back to his senses, he forgot the manuscript in his heart just now.

By the way, when Duan Gong asked himself to pacify Dongqiang, he once said to the first emperor, the so-called 'If you ride 5,000 today, step 10,000 people, 3,000 taels of cars, three winters, and two summers, it is enough to break the decision', and then, he really broke it. When I think about this incident to this day, it still makes people's blood boil.

It's better to just imitate it, so that the world can know that I, Xia Yu, am fighting for Duan Gong!

As soon as he thought of this, Xia Yu took the pen and wrote.

"The husband of the party, or the elderly, or the well-dressed, are all suitable for the royal family, and the left and right are also the most virtuous; And he has been imprisoned for a long time, and he is humiliated in the mud. The rebellion and rebellion are still forgiven, what is the crime of the party, and it is forgiven! Therefore, disasters and disasters are frequent, and floods and droughts are recommended, all because of Si. It is advisable to add Peiran and vice the heart of heaven. - "Letter of Petition for Pardon of the Party", Han Yongchang Taishou Cao Luan Xiping five years leap month

"Xianbei Koubian, more than 30 hairs since the spring, please recruit the soldiers of the counties of Youzhou to attack it, one winter, two springs, will be able to extinguish." - "Please Recruit Xianbei Table", Han Zhijie protects Wuhuan Captain Xia Yuxiping in the winter of the fifth year

ps: Thank you dad for the red reward again...... Anyway, I only found out a few days ago that my dad sent me a big package of recommendations in the new book issue...... It's embarrassing.

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