Chapter Thirty-Six: The Variety of the Imperial Court
Mountain dance silver snake, the original Chi wax elephant, want to be higher than the heavenly public test. It must be a sunny day, and look at the red dress, which is extraordinarily enchanting. , leading countless heroes to bend their waists.
Jinyang, a famous metropolis in the north, is not prosperous at all at this moment, but the guards are tightly defended, and the army is ready to fight.
In the tall and majestic mansion, the voices of people are full of voices, and the plans are staggered.
The first seat is a burly, fierce and brave man, this person is the highest official in the current state, and the state assassin Shi Ding Yuan.
The first guest on Ding Yuan's side was the Han clan who was defeated from Youzhou, Youzhou Mu Liu Yan.
"The messenger has been dispatched, let's hold the city and wait for news from Your Majesty!" Ding Yuan put down the tableware in his hand and said to Liu Yan.
Liu Yan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Ding Tingshi is the governor of the state, I can't wait for defeat to escape here, and all affairs are naturally arranged by Ding Tingshi." ”
"Liu Youzhou is polite!" Ding Yuan shook his head and said with a smile, "If you don't fight with the Yellow Turban Army, you still think that they are just the kind of petty fights that don't make a climate, but now I know that even if I mobilize the troops of the whole territory to resist, I'm afraid I won't be able to last long." I also want you to work with me to repel the Yellow Turban army. ”
"General Lu is brave and invincible, and he was almost able to cut Zhang Jiao under his horse, which is admirable!" Liu Yan did not continue to discuss the use of troops, but instead praised Qi Lu Bu for coming.
"How can Feng Xian compare with the White Horse General in the north of the Megatron?" Ding Yuan said with a smile, "General Gongsun occasionally misses, and he is still the white horse righteous servant of the north who is powerful when he regroups. ”
Lu Bu or Gongsun Zhan, who were sitting between the two of them, did not interject, and after Lu Bu, they were a kind of state officials who did not say anything. Gongsun Zhan is the three Taoyuan brothers that Bao Hong has always been thinking about.
"By the way, it is said that there is also a Han clan member under the command of the state pastor who has also discovered the ability to summon heroic spirits? When the time comes, it will be up to you to deal with the Heroic Spirits summoned by Zhang Jiao! Although Ding Yuan was born in a humble background, he was familiar with pen and ink after all, and he was stunned from the bottom of his heart for the existence that appeared in the history books.
This is also something that can't be helped, no matter what era it is, there will eventually be the existence of the Chonggu School and the Chongjin School:
On the one hand, for the ancient famous generals and warriors, the sages and ministers revered them very much, thinking that they could leave a name in history, how could ordinary people like us compare?
On the other hand, it is believed that science and technology are changing with each passing day, and ideas and experience are constantly accumulating, and that better modern people must not be compared with the ancients.
And if you insist on making some divisions, it is easy to fall into a state of excessive worship of the ancients, that is, people like Ding Yuan, who were born in poverty, have great respect for scholars who read and read, and correspondingly worship various characters recorded in the books of sages as 'gods'.
On the contrary, the other two extremes can look at the problem more rationally, such as the immortals who read books to the depths or the commoners who don't pay attention to these things at all.
Of course, the more such people are, they may be able to treat most of the 'Heroic Spirits' equally, but they may fall deeper when facing certain special beings. For example, the ancestor of the scholar's family and the sons of a hundred families. Civilians may not care about ordinary people, but they are more in awe of some people who are 'mythical'.
To get back to the point, compared to Ding's original words, Liu Yan is much more rational. Of course, perhaps because he himself has mastered this magical ability, he doesn't have much awe of it.
"Lord Thorn Shi doesn't need to be presumptuous. For us, they are the Heroic Spirits. But for future generations, why don't we exist in the history books? Liu Yan said with a smile, "As for Xuande, he has indeed awakened his summoning ability, and he must be an out-and-out Han clan relative." However, the matter of summoning the Heroic Spirit can't be messed around, and it still has to be reported to the imperial court! ”
"That's nature!" Ding Yuan said with a smile, "This is a royal artifact, how dare the last general interfere!" ”
"Ding Thorn Shi doesn't need to be like this!" Liu Yan smiled, "You are the supreme governor of the state, if you are so in awe of the enemy now, will there be any chance of victory?" ”
"The state pastor is taught!" Ding Yuan responded, but this concept is rooted in his heart, and it will not be easy to eliminate it for a while.
In this regard, Liu Yan couldn't do anything, and turned around and asked him to contact more heroic spirit figures.
The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, a lonely city and ten thousand mountains.
Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass the jade gate.
The spring breeze blows outside the Cloud Gate Pass, and similarly, the bloody wind and rain outside the pass are also not transmitted to the Guan, let alone to Luoyang, Kyoto, where singing and dancing are leveled.
Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty was not a wise and martial emperor, indulging in pleasure and doing nothing, and it can be said that his reign was the darkest period of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
After going down to the court, Liu Hong did not stop in the court for a moment, and went straight to the harem. The 'Wine Pond Meat Forest' that made him linger in the past could not attract his attention, and his target was the Wang family, who was once very favored, but now he has come back from the dead.
Wang's beautiful appearance, smart and talented, won Liu Hong's love. So even if there is an old thing that Queen He hated at the beginning, she still does not change her original intention. Of course, the brothers and sisters of the He family have also been taught a lesson at the beginning, and they will not be so unscrupulous again.
Liu Hong's absurd behavior passed by, and after the clouds and rain, it quieted down.
"Your Majesty doesn't seem to be in a good mood lately?" Wang's head leaned on Liu Hong's chest and whispered, "It's not because of the relationship between the concubines that the ministers are ......."
"It's not about beauty!" Liu Hong snorted coldly, "I'm afraid that if I resurrect the heroic spirits, they will breathe a sigh of relief!" ”
"The concubine doesn't understand what His Majesty means!" Wang shook his head, not understanding what Liu Hong said at all.
"They are afraid that I will resurrect someone to restrain them! How could I not think it through, and resurrect some people to restrain myself? Liu Hong said with a smile, "The Ri-Japan Dynasty will be held in those people's debates about whether to recognize the identity of the Heroic Spirit. Unfortunately, some people do not understand that this is the trend of the times, and all that remains is to choose the resurrected candidate. ”
"Your Majesty is wise!" Wang listened to it with a half-understanding and opened his mouth to compliment.
"I don't bother to pay attention to them, as long as I don't resurrect those Han emperors, everyone else will have to bow down to me, and when the time comes, I will still be the son of the Han Dynasty!" Liu Hong said with a smile, it seems that he understands this matter very clearly.
Luoyang City, the General's Mansion
The current general, He Jin, was elected to the palace because of his half-sister, became a nobleman, and was favored by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. He Jin was worshiped as Langzhong, and then moved to Huben Zhonglang General, and was appointed as Yingchuan Taishou. In the third year of Guanghe, He Guiren was made the queen, and He Jin also worshiped Zhong, will be a master craftsman, Henan Yin.
Due to the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, He Jin was appointed as a general, and led the five battalions of the Yulin Army to be stationed in Duting to repair equipment to defend the Beijing Division. The subordinates of the Yellow Turban leader Zhang Jiao plotted to raise troops in Luoyang, and He Jin cracked it, so he entered the seal of Shenhou.
Because the Yellow Turban soldiers were thriving, the generals rushed to the front line to resist the Yellow Turbans, and He Jin was in charge of defending the Beijing Division.
"Your Majesty actually resurrected the of the Wang family, it seems that Your Majesty is still haunted by that incident back then!" Five big and three thick, with a beard. At best, it's rough and heroic, and at worst, it's reckless.
"Big brother doesn't need to care, the matter of the Wang family is insignificant, but what heroic spirit His Majesty will resurrect next is the point." He Jin's younger brother He Miao.
Since the revival of Guangwu, there are four major families: "Ma, Dou, Deng, and Liang". Empress Ma of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty was the daughter of the great hero Ma Yuan; Emperor Zhang's Empress Dou is the great-granddaughter of the great hero Dou Rong; Empress Deng of Emperor He is the granddaughter of the hero Deng Yu; Empress Liang of Emperor Shun is a descendant of the meritorious Liang Tong. These four major families, a combination of heroes and relatives, are very powerful and prominent for a while. ”
"Don't talk about these far away, let's just say that when the dynasty heard about the Xihou Dou Wu, the identity of the national uncle was even worse than that of the eldest brother and uncle, Dou Wu and Taifu Chen Fan planned to eliminate the eunuchs. However, because he did not listen to Chen Fan's advice, the plan was leaked, and as a result, he committed suicide in defeat and was beheaded in Luoyang Duting. ”
"With such a precedent in the past, who does the eldest brother think is our worst enemy?"
He Miao said this, but he didn't know if this was what he thought, or whether he was speaking on behalf of some people.
"Our worst enemy?" He Jin was puzzled, "Do you mean eunuchs?" Or will Your Majesty resurrect some characters to deal with us? ”
"At this moment, those eunuchs are also too busy to take care of themselves, if there are really any people who are loyal to the Han family, it is also the eunuchs who are the first to deal with them, after all, we are also relatives of the emperor and belong to the emperor's family affairs, and the eunuchs are servants who offend the master, and they are rebellious!" He Miao said with a smile.
"So, let's just wait and see?" He Jin asked.
"The eldest brother is a real general, as long as he grasps the military power, everything is not a problem!" Obviously, He Miao's gang is definitely someone behind his back, and then he tells He Jin what to do.
Another major 'force' in Luoyang City is naturally the eunuchs.
The Ten Standing Servants refer to Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Feng Zhen, Duan Qi, Cao Jie, Hou Lan, Jian Shuo, Cheng Kuang, Xia Yun, and Guo Sheng. The emperor believed in Zhang Rang and called him "Father". The government is in turmoil, so that the people of the world are in turmoil, and thieves are swarming.
The group of eunuchs, to put it bluntly, is actually just vines, and they can only rely on the big trees to show off their might. In the final analysis, it is simply because they cannot take on the position of controlling the military power.
Even if Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong are now relied on by Emperor Han Ling as their 'parents', they can only do various things through the emperor.
All these people think about is to flatter them and hug their thighs. Dou Wu, He Jin and others are indecisive after all, like Dong Zhuo's quick knife to cut through the mess, just eunuchs, how can they be enough?
In addition to these three major forces, Taifu Yuan Kui's mansion and many children of the Yuan family are also under discussion.
Similarly, there are many relationships composed of Yang Biao's mansion, Huang Wan's mansion and many other three princes and nine secretaries.
In contrast to these considerations and interests are the Qingliu celebrities, writers and scholars, for whom it is crucial to distinguish between truth and falsehood, right and wrong.
Led by Zheng Xuan, Cai Yong, Ma Riyan and others, a group of people quoted scriptures and expounded the meaning of the scriptures, and they quarreled so much that they didn't know that others had acquiesced to the existence of the heroic spirit. Perhaps their wisdom can understand this, but they also need to discern it.