Chapter 7: Disasters
The end of the year is approaching, some people's lives are getting more and more comfortable, and some people are extremely difficult.
Among them, Duan Xi's political loss of power was almost undoubtedly exposed, and most people with good intentions saw his weakness and powerlessness at this time...... There were no important positions, no army was deployed, two cronies who relied on the old ministry were killed, and the failure of the military adventure disappointed the Son of Heaven and several eunuchs.
On Tonghuo Street that day, it was not so much how Gongsun Xun's knife was, but rather that he Duan Taiwei couldn't pull out the knife at all! And no matter how many knives there are, no matter how sharp they are, it's useless if you can't pull them out?
So, these days, this Taizhong doctor is running around, just hoping to get a prominent position. But alas, the scholars would not let him do so easily. It was even more so after Lu Zhiyi returned from Lujiang and took up the post of Cao Shangshu, the official in charge of selecting officials.
And when it comes to the return of Mr. Lu, I have to mention Gongsun Xun's current scenery.
In any case, as the first person to pierce Duan Xi's paper tiger that day, he was always convinced of his vision and courage, and this confrontation also made it clear that the chariot and horse had established a camp. Therefore, these days, Gongsun Xun's days are really getting more and more flavorful.
Not to mention that he gradually came into contact with the serious things of Shangshutai, and began to carry out political training in the center of the Han Dynasty, not to mention that Tian Feng and Wang Yun came into contact with the 'angry youth' circle on the side of Yushitai, only that when he feeds the chickens in Shangshutai now, there are constantly 'chicken friends' to feed the chickens with him!
Well, of course, I have to say one more thing here, Gongsun Xun is a disciple of Teacher Lu after all, and that dignity is beyond doubt, so who in this group of 'chicken friends' is short of money at home, and who has less cars at home feels ashamed, as long as they open their mouths in the place where they feed the chickens...... At that time, I didn't talk or pack tickets, but after two days, someone would come to my door to help.
Back and forth, the name of "Zhongtai Feeding Chicken Kitchen" actually vaguely overshadowed the names of "White Horse Zhonglang" and "Tongluo Street Milk Tiger"! It can be seen that fame or something still depends on the mouth of the scholar.
Later, in order to support the current situation, Gongsun Xun actually wanted to buy the courtyards around his residence...... In fact, except for Lou Gui who stayed with the Yu clan to continue to play his game of 'Gathering the Outlaws', most of the rest of the people, such as Lu Ziheng and his wife, Han Dang, most of the White Horse Yicong, and even Gongsun Fan, have now all moved to Luoyang City.
This not only means to do things together, but also for Gongsun Xun's personal safety, and it is also to prepare for the convenience of attacking from all sides in the future.
However, compared with the clear and unmistakable personal experience, back to the general environment of the imperial court, the atmosphere these days is really unpredictable.
After the earthquake, the imperial court reacted quite quickly, and at the first great court meeting, the Son of Heaven routinely dismissed Sikong Chen Qiu as a response to the celestial phenomena.
But it didn't end there.
After a few days, Liu Tao took the lead, and dozens of people from Shangshutai jointly wrote a book, bluntly saying that there were celestial phenomena within a month, at the beginning of the month and at the end of the month, as if they should not be dealt with separately, but should be interpreted together, and then clearly stated that it was useless to just remove the three princes, but to make further responses from the perspective of 'invading yang with yin'.
This means, almost pointing to the nose and saying that the eunuch is dictatorial.
However, what makes people feel paradoxical is that after the book is published on this scale, the reaction of the Son of Heaven is very interesting...... He didn't react at all!
did not say that Cao Jie, Wang Fu and others were called to reprimand, nor did they put Liu Tao and others in prison and 'tortured to death'! It's just turning a deaf ear.
At this moment, everyone panicked.
You must know that celestial phenomena are not 'superstition' at all these days, or even if they are 'superstition', they are also 'superstitions' that everyone in the world believes in or recognizes...... If you pick up a random person on the street of Luoyang and ask, then they must be convinced of this, and everyone will feel that the eclipse and earthquake within a month must be something wrong with the imperial court and the Son of Heaven.
In fact, don't say that Liu Tao himself firmly believes in his judgment, after the earthquake, even Cao Jie went to consult some Confucian scholars who took refuge in him, what should I do about this? But what can be done? The great Confucian Liu Tao at home has given a standard answer, and this group of so-called 'eunuch' Confucian students is also helpless.
So, what makes people feel paradoxical is that the Son of Heaven did not react, but the Great Changqiu Cao Festival, who was in charge of the government, was quite cautious and took the initiative to restrain a lot for a while.
What's going on? Could it be that Cao Jie, a eunuch, is more wise and martial than the Son of Heaven?
In the end, even Gongsun Xun couldn't help but mutter...... Because in his opinion, even if the son of heaven of the old Liu family has a vague understanding of this kind of celestial phenomenon in his heart, then he shouldn't ignore it, right?
After all, the four words of celestial and human induction are not only the last constraint of the scholars on the Son of Heaven, but also the last means of maintaining the relationship between the Son of Heaven and the scholars...... Not to mention the meaning behind the celestial phenomena, just to appease the scholars, then it is also necessary to make a symbolic reaction, right?
If you don't even pay attention to this, then what are these scholars, who are at least one of the pillars of the imperial court, in the eyes of you, the Son of Heaven?
Gradually, there are more and more people who understand this kind of feeling...... When everyone gathers in private, the topic is no longer just the matter of 'invading yang with yin', but more and more focused on the attitude of the Son of Heaven.
"Still going to book!" On the morning of this day, it was the day of rest, and in the backyard hall of Wang Yun's mansion, someone couldn't help but shoot the case, and everyone looked at it, and it was a servant of the imperial history in the imperial history platform.
"It must be the eunuch in the North Palace who deceived Your Majesty!" The man raised his glass and shouted. "We must build up enough momentum, and we must let Your Majesty understand the infringement of the eunuchs on the government......"
"That's right." Wang Yun, who was sitting at the top, angrily threw the wine glass in his hand on the ground, and also stood up proudly. "It's okay if you cultivate and study at home, but since you come to the court, the so-called 'food king's Lu loyal monarch', the court is like this, my generation lives above the court, and I do the responsibility of imperial history, how can I sit back and watch the eunuch dictatorship there?!"
Seeing that the leader of the Taiwan Command was so intense, the young servants below also echoed.
However, Gongsun Xun, who was sitting on the left-hand side, couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard this, how could this Wang Yun be so far from the imaginary plan and then move? Of course, after thinking about it, he was relieved again...... Wang Zishi is certainly a character, but Dong Zhuo is even more of a character, and his later forbearance is more like being forced. And when he fought back, he immediately followed his true nature.
"Why is Wen Qi frowning?" Wang Yun also suddenly noticed Gongsun Xun's reaction. "But what's wrong with what we're saying?"
"No, no, no." Gongsun Xun hurriedly replied. "It's just a prince, just a sentence of 'eunuch dictatorship', and there is no root in the ground, how can it be possible to deal with people like Cao Jie and Wang Fu? You always have to catch things and make a fuss, right? ”
As soon as these words came out, the people around shook their heads, and even Tian Feng, who was next to Gongsun Xun, couldn't help sighing.
At this moment, Gongsun Xun became more and more puzzled.
"Wen Qi has just come to Beijing, and she is new to the center, so it is normal not to know what is going on." Wang Yun sighed. "You don't know, the evil things done by the children of the eunuchs are piled up in our Yushitai, and our Yushitai has never stopped performing related things...... It's just that the eunuch is in charge of the Yellow Gate, which is naturally isolated from the inside and outside, and this kind of outspoken performance of someone's evil deeds is difficult to send to the front of the emperor. ”
Gongsun Xun was slightly stunned, and then immediately understood.
What Wang Yun means is that the eunuchs control the Yellow Gate system around the Son of Heaven, and if the case written on the fold is for a specific person, then it will definitely be blocked. Even, although the other party didn't say it, it can be imagined...... If a servant of the imperial history impeached the children of a certain eunuch for a long time, it would inevitably attract direct retaliation, and it was possible to die for this.
As for relying on the magistrates to deal with the children of these eunuchs, the lesson of the disaster of the party is at hand...... Now, where does a magistrate dare to directly deal with the children of eunuchs? Or, how many of the magistrates who dared to deal with the children of eunuchs back then are still in the court?
Of course, Wang Yun is undoubtedly one of them, his family is too powerful in Bingzhou, so when he was a clerk, he had the audacity to slaughter a small yellow door, but the price was also there, he himself escaped, but his lord and protector, Liu Zhen, the Taiyuan Taishou at that time, was imprisoned and executed.
And this is also an important reason why Gongsun Xun thinks that Wang Yun is a eunuch can be relied on, there is a life-and-death feud between this person and the eunuch!
All in all, in the current situation, it is indeed a natural way to continue to chase and fight the things that hold the celestial phenomena, make things bigger, and cause continuous pressure on the eunuchs...... And it seems to be the only way.
However, just when Gongsun Xun recognized this truth, and the imperial historians continued to discuss the matter of the book, a servant of the royal palace suddenly broke into the small hall in the backyard and disturbed the interaction of the young officials.
"What?" Wang Yun couldn't help but be a little angry. "Didn't I tell you not to disturb me and my colleagues while we were feasting? Especially in the backyard! ”
"Return to the master." This Wang Yun's family hurriedly fell to the ground to report. "It's not that I want to disturb the master, but someone from outside the door suddenly comes to visit...... The existing name thorn is sent. ”
Wang Yun's face softened slightly, and he immediately motioned to the other party to present the famous thorn, and after only one glance, he suddenly got up: "Please come in quickly!" ”
The servant galloped out, but the people in the hall did not understand what he meant.
"It was Sikong Chen Gong (Chen Qiu), who had just stepped down, who sent someone to visit." Wang Yunzheng said. "Chen Gonghai's famous ministers, if he hadn't spoken up in the court that day, arguing with Cao Jie and Wang Fu, Empress Dowager Dou would almost not be able to be buried with the first emperor, everyone, it is better to go out with me to welcome ......"
Naturally, everyone bowed their heads.
"It's hard to do." Just when everyone got up, Tian Feng didn't move, and sighed calmly, attracting the sideways eyes of the people around him.
"Yuan Hao, what does this mean?" Wang Yun was puzzled, and Gongsun Xun was also puzzled...... Of course, the former was incomprehensible about Tian Feng's reaction itself, while the latter was a little curious about this conclusion based on his trust in the man with the highest intelligence value he had seen in his life.
"Chen Gong was dismissed because of the celestial phenomenon." Tian Feng sat there and explained. In other words, the court had already made a public opinion that the earthquake was his fault. And this time he sent someone to us, he must have wanted us not to make a fuss about the celestial phenomena anymore, and save him ......"
"Chen Gong won't be ......," Wang Yun frowned immediately.
"No," Tian Feng explained calmly. "Senior Brother Zi should know that Chen Gong, who went to the official because of the earthquake, is not the same as Liu Gong, who went to the official because of the solar eclipse. Liu Gongnai is a famous family in the clan, and he is the emperor of the dynasty, no matter what, he is as stable as Mount Tai, as long as he sits at home, he will still be able to calmly ascend to the position of the third prince sooner or later. However, Chen Gong started from Hebei as a county magistrate, and he worked hard for politics, and it was all thanks to the previous Qiao Gong (Qiao Xuan) who recommended him regardless of personal grievances before he could ascend to the throne as the third duke...... He is afraid that he attaches great importance to the official position in his heart, and he also hopes to ascend to the position of the third prince one day. ”
Most of the people were skeptical, and even Gongsun Xun couldn't wait to verify the level of this Tian Yuanhao.
However, as soon as everyone reorganized and greeted them, Chen Qiu's envoy actually entered directly and came to Wang Fu's backyard.
I saw that although this person was also a young scribe, he was more than seven feet tall, with sword eyebrows and a crown, dragon and tiger steps, and a solemn sword, quite an inviolable warrior demeanor...... Several servants looked back at Gongsun Xun almost at the same time, and the latter also looked at this person with interest.
To tell the truth, the habit of judging people by their appearance in these years is not mentioned, but the characters who can show a momentum in their actions and postures are really heartbreaking.
"Wei Jun has judged and met the prince." This man came to the front of the church and bowed with his head held high.
Gongsun Xun, who was still interested just now, immediately turned his head to look at Tian Feng beside him, and then his heart was in turmoil for a while.
"I've admired the name of Zhengnan for a long time." Wang Yun hurriedly helped the person up. "I heard that when Chen Gong was the county commander that day, you were already his most powerful subordinate before you were crowned. Then Chen Gong was repeatedly criticized by the powerful, and Zhengnan did not change his face and followed him for many years. Today, Chen Gong sent a henchman like you to my residence, it must be his own intention......"
The judge took half a step back and bowed again: "Worthy of being fierce, not good at words, there is only one word for my lord to convey today." ”
"Please."
"Please don't write about the earthquake again and again." The judge replied solemnly. "That's it."
"That's it?" Wang Yun glanced back at Tian Feng, but couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, yes." There is no feeling of embarrassment in the trial. "With all due respect, I know that you have often gathered here to get rid of the eunuchs, and this is an irrefutable matter that scholars should do. But if my family Chen Gong can stay in the position of the third prince for a long time, it will definitely be more beneficial in this matter...... Please also ask the prince and all the virtuous people to think about it! ”
Many of the people present were a little pale...... To tell the truth, this group of people gathered here, although they clearly have the intention of dealing with eunuchs, but I am afraid that they just want to write and say things, and they may not really dare to mention the word 'eunuch' as lightly as Tian Feng did on Tonghuo Street before, and at this time, I was a little frightened to hear this judge evaluate their party so bluntly.
And no matter what, Wang Yun, who had been prepared for a long time, was silent for a while, and finally nodded in approval.
Seeing that he got a reply, the trial didn't say more, let alone stay longer, so he turned around and left directly.
"That's the end of the book!" After seeing this uninvited guest leave, Wang Yun couldn't help but turn his head to see off the guest. "Be careful, everyone, don't divulge today's events, and then go home!"
When this group of young scholars with the theme of serving the imperial history heard this, they hurriedly said goodbye.
For a while, only Gongsun Xun and Tian Feng were left in the backyard of the palace.
"They can't be relied upon." Tian Feng stepped forward and sighed to Wang Yun. "It's just a matter of making a noise."
Wang Yun became more and more depressed, but he had to reluctantly comfort Tian Feng: "I also understand Yuan Hao's words, but if there is no edict from the Son of Heaven, how can you do that one-hit thing, you always have to do some foreshadowing and momentum...... If there is the approval of the Son of Heaven, it will only be half a day, and my prince will also fight with his life to kill this group of thieves who have brought disaster to the country. ”
Tian Feng was silent, but he couldn't help but look back at Gongsun Xun, who had been standing aside thoughtfully.
"Why hasn't Wen Qi been moving?" Wang Yun hurriedly asked. "But what do you get?"
"Definitely!" After Gongsun Xun came back to his senses, he hurriedly bowed down and replied. "It's just that listening to what the prince said, I can't help but feel that the situation is difficult, and I don't know when my knife will be useful."
Wang Yun bowed his head slowly.
Half an hour later, outside the palace courtyard, Gongsun Xun and Tian Feng did not ride a car or a horse, but just let their servants embellish them, and the two sides slowly walked and chatted.
"Brother Yuan Hao is really sensitive, Chen Gong just sent someone, you know the result." Gongsun Xun praised from the bottom of his heart.
"Needless to say." Tian Feng said with a gloomy face. "I've been in the Imperial Observatory for a year, and I'm used to seeing similar situations...... How many times I mustered up the courage, but I never got to make a difference. ”
"Then may I ask Yuan Hao, what did you mean when you said that it was the right time to punish the eunuch?" Gongsun Xun was puzzled. "You're not trying to fool me, are you?"
"Eunuch, it still depends on the Son of Heaven." Tian Feng said calmly. "Cao Jie and Wang Fu have not moved for a long time, and the Son of Heaven will have some scruples when he is an adult. In addition, when I saw two disasters in a month, I thought that the Son of Heaven would be touched......"
"I see." Gongsun Xun nodded and said, the other party is not better than himself, and he can think of this layer, as if he can already be called an insight into human nature.
"It's just such a great opportunity, but nothing can be done." Tian Feng continued. "It seems that I was a little ashamed of my words that day."
Gongsun Xun suddenly laughed.
"Wen Qi still has a way to live?" Tian Feng couldn't help but move in his heart.
"I'm thinking." Gongsun Xun smiled slightly when he heard this. "If it is because of Chen Gong, it is difficult to mention the earthquake again, so why not make a fuss about another matter? What if there is another vision in Luoyang during the day? Can the Son of Heaven hold on? ”
"Can you still invite the celestial phenomena during the tenth day?" Tian Feng couldn't help but be speechless. "In this case, why not invite a thunderbolt to kill the eunuch directly, and I will sit at home."
"Celestial phenomena, please come...... What about catastrophes? Gongsun Xun stood with his hands in his hands and asked calmly.
Tian Feng looked at the person in front of him and was silent for a long time.
"There are several kinds of disasters, saying: disrespectful and obscene, rain clothes, demon chickens, calamities, self-deprecation, rumors, drought rumors, wolf cannibalism, fire grass, demon feathers, insects, and sheep disasters......" - "Book of the Later Han Dynasty". Five columns
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