In fact, Liu Bei didn't know that although Emperor Ling of Han had the intention of abolishing the elders and establishing the young, he did not put it into action. In the end, the eldest son Liu Bian was appointed as the emperor in the edict.

In the final analysis, Liu Bei is just a history lover, not a historian, and his mastery of history can only be said to be the level of ticket holders.

Emperor Han Ling's actions are indeed a bit absurd, but others are not stupid. Although Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty did not like his eldest son Liu Bian, he thought that he was "frivolous and undignified, and he could not be the master." ”。 thinks that Liu Xie is smarter, and hopes to make Liu Xie the crown prince. However, from a practical point of view, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty favored the empress, and He Jin was a general with a high position. In terms of reputation, whether it is a successor or a long, it is the eldest son Liu Bian who has the advantage. Although Liu Bian is frivolous and has no prestige, he has not made any mistakes.

Therefore, the matter of establishing the crown prince was delayed for a long time, and it was not until the death of Emperor Ling of Han that he issued an edict to decide to establish Liu Bian as the emperor, and the general He Jin and the Taifu Yuan Kui assisted the government.

The person who really wants to abolish the longevity and makes practical actions is Jian Shuo.

At this time, Emperor Han Ling's body had already crossed, and he was afraid that after his death, Empress He would kill Liu Xie like Liu Xie's mother Wang Meiren, and entrust Liu Xie to Jian Shuo to take care of. Jian Shuo was selfish and wanted to support Liu Xie's ascension to the throne, so that he could take charge of the military alone, and overwhelm Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong to become the first eunuchs. If Jian Shuo's action is successful, I am afraid that in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, the eunuchs will be in power, and the situation of abolishing the Son of Heaven will appear hundreds of years in advance.

If this is to be done, it is extremely important to whom the military power is in its hands. Therefore, Liu Bei entered Jian Shuo's sight.

Liu Bei didn't know that with him bringing 5,000 men into Beijing, in the eyes of others, Liu Bei was already one of the key figures in Luoyang City.

If Liu Bei knows, he will definitely cry and laugh, I only come to make soy sauce, and I will go to other people's counties to take advantage of it and eat some free grain and grass, I really don't mean anything else.

But others don't see it that way.

Not only did He Jin, the general of the foreign relatives' faction, think that Emperor Ling of Han recruited Liu Bei into Luoyang at this point in time, and also asked him to lead 5,000 troops, just to strengthen his control over the court situation.

As for paying a tribute of 10,000 horses or something, that's all an excuse.

Even the eunuch faction thinks so.

Otherwise, if you are a mere guard, where is it worth entering, such a dignified general will personally come forward to win over.

It can only be said that although they have been with Emperor Han Ling for decades, they still don't know Emperor Han Ling at all. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty obviously had a pathological obsession with the pursuit of money, which was called obsessive-compulsive disorder in later generations.

It was also too coincidental that Liu Bei came at such a coincidence, so coincidental that people didn't believe that Liu Bei came by chance. Come to Luoyang at this time, do you come to make soy sauce?

At this time, the political forces in Luoyang were divided into two factions, one faction was the union of relatives and scholars, and the other faction was naturally the eunuch group.

When it comes to the eunuchs during the Lingdi period, we have to mention the ten permanent servants. In fact, the Ten Standing Servants are just a general term, and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty appointed the twelve most favored eunuchs as the middle permanent attendants, known as the Ten Standing Attendants. These twelve permanent attendants are: Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Xia Yun, Guo Sheng, Sun Zhang, Bi Lan, Li Song, Duan Qi, Gao Wang, Zhang Gong, Han Kui, and Song Dian.

Although in the eyes of later generations, the eunuchs are all in a group, but when there are many people, it is easy to divide factions, and eunuchs are naturally no exception.

At this moment, Emperor Han Ling's health deteriorated sharply, and he had reached the point of being terminally ill, and he was not much different from a dead man, just one more breath. And the eunuchs were thus divided into three factions.

One of the three factions was headed by Guo Sheng. Guo Sheng is He Jin's fellow countryman. It was he who accepted He Jin's bribe and elected the current queen mother into the palace. Guo Sheng has made great contributions to the He family, and is waiting for He Jin to repay him, so Guo Sheng supports He Jin and his eldest son Liu Wei.

The other faction is led by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, although these two people do not support He Jin like Guo Sheng, but Zhang Rang's daughter-in-law is the sister of the Empress Dowager He, which is more inclined to He Jin's neutral faction.

The third faction is Jian Shuo. This Jian Shuo, although he is a eunuch, is strong and strategic, and he can be regarded as a fighter among eunuchs. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Emperor Ling of Han was concerned about military affairs, and Jian Shuo stood out. It is not listed among the ten permanent servants.

Last year, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty placed the eighth lieutenant of Xiyuan, with Xiaohuangmen Jian Shuo as the captain of the upper army, Hu Ben Zhonglang general Yuan Shao as the lieutenant of the middle army, Bao Hong, the captain of the Tun cavalry, Cao Cao as the captain of the military academy, Zhao Rong as the left captain of the auxiliary army, Feng Fang as the right captain of the auxiliary army, Xia Mu as the left captain of the counselor, and Chun Yuqiong as the right captain; It's all in the pinnacle. Although the general is also subordinate. Therefore, Zhang Yang, Zhang Liao and others sent by Ding Yuan all came to visit Jian Shuo and obeyed Jian Shuo's orders.

Jian Shuo, as a captain of the military academy, and He Jin hated each other because of the struggle for military power. Therefore, he belonged to the opposition to He Jin and supported Liu Xie, who was later Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

At this moment, he consulted with the Ten Standing Attendants and said: "Now in Luoyang City, there are 4,500 generals of Guanglu Xunqing: 1,500 armored cavalry of General Huben Zhonglang, 1,300 infantry of General Yulin Zhonglang, 800 cavalry of the left prison, and 900 cavalry of the right prison. There were 2,700 lieutenants: five lieutenants in each of the two armies in the north and south, with no more than 1,000 men in the larger part and 6 or 700 in the small ones, but no more than 8,000 people. In the first year of Zhongping, there were eight lieutenants, with 500 people in each pass, about 4,000 people, which can be ignored. There are also eight captains in the West Garden, with 1,000 people in each department. Now there are only 25,000 soldiers and horses in Luoyang City, and there are thousands of people in Ding Yuan's department. Liu Bei came here and led 5,000 troops, which should not be underestimated. ”

It can be seen that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty used Jian Shuo to command the soldiers and horses, which still makes sense, at least the business is very proficient, and the data is still very familiar.

It is no wonder that as soon as Liu Bei entered Luoyang, everyone looked sideways, at this moment, the soldiers and horses in Luoyang were only more than 30,000 people, and the troops defending around them were only 25,000 people.

If the 25,000 people are united, they will naturally not be afraid of Liu Bei, but the problem is that now Luoyang's soldiers and horses are also divided into two factions, checking and balancing each other. Among them, the hussar general Dong Chong led more than 1,000 people to make soy sauce, and He Jin and Jian Shuo were left to lead respectively. He Jin directly controlled the Northern Army, and Jian Shuo directly controlled the Xiyuan Army. And He Jin is also in charge of Shuo on the surface. However, Jian Shuo himself also knew that among his subordinates, he had been infiltrated a lot by He Jin or the scholar faction.

As soon as Liu Bei came, he brought with him the military strength equivalent to one-fifth of Luoyang City, which had the meaning of breaking the balance.

So the current situation is that no matter which side Liu Bei defects to, it will greatly strengthen the power of this faction, thus overwhelming the other side. And the political struggle, in fact, most people are grass on the wall, which side of the wind is strong. Once an advantage is formed, it is easy to snowball, get bigger and bigger, and finally become out of control.

In the final analysis, these are all coincidences, Liu Bei just appeared at the right time and in the right place. It's like Dong Zhuo, but with 3,000 troops, it is because the timing is too good, the eunuchs and relatives are both defeated, and when the dragons are leaderless, they are stunned to use 3,000 men and horses to grasp the power of a country.

Of course, unlike Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei knew that Luoyang had no future, and he had no intention of taking root in Luoyang.

Even, until now, Liu Bei is not clear about his importance.

The last time Liu Bei entered Luoyang, he also gave gifts to the eunuchs, although it was not much, but it was an attitude after all. This made Jian Shuo feel that Liu Bei was still an object that could be wooed, so he discussed with Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others, and first named Liu Bei as the Marquis of Peng. Test Liu Bei.

Who knows, eunuchs are not monolithic, and some of them don't want to see Jian Shuo in power. In addition to Guo Sheng being He Jin's fellow countryman, even Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong did not want to see Jian Shuo rely on his support to press on the heads of himself and others. Secretly leaked the news.

Therefore, before Liu Bei arrived in Luoyang, everyone knew that Liu Bei was going to be named Marquis of Peng.

When the ten permanent servants were discussing, a little eunuch suddenly came to report: "As soon as Liu Bei entered Luoyang, he was co-opted by He Jin, and said that he would visit tomorrow, and now Liu Bei has gone to see Lu Zhi." ”

"Ahh The crowd was amazed.

Zhang Rang said: "This Liu Bei is a student of Lu Zhi, but I'm afraid it's not all the way with us." ”

The ten permanent attendants all nodded, and only Jian Shuo said: "In this case, I will give Liu Bei the title of marquis tomorrow, and I will go to congratulate him with great fanfare." ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and secretly said in their hearts: I said that Liu Bei and we are not all the way, and we still want to give him a marquis, and we have to congratulate him with great fanfare. You're not stupid.

However, the ten permanent servants are also human spirits, and they immediately understood that this was a divisive plan to divide the relationship between Liu Bei and He Jin. So, they all nodded and applauded.

On April 3, Liu Bei was named Marquis of Peng. 2,700 households.

Originally, the marquis was a very serious matter, not only did there be a set of strict regulations, but at least the ministers had to be summoned to discuss the reward. Finally, I have to tell the Taimiao and tell the ancestors and ancestors that our Han Empire will have another pillar of talent from today onwards.

However, now the law of the imperial court is lax, the discipline is not strict, although Liu Bei has some merits, but whether it is a feudal marquis, or something else, it can be carried out in the field, and now the three dukes of the highest level in the Han Dynasty can work in the field, not to mention the feudal marquis.

It's just that Liu Bei used 10,000 horses to fool Emperor Han Ling.

It is said that it is a good day, and the affairs of the court at this time are not so particular, and there are ten permanent servants who come forward, everything is simple, but the next day, Liu Bei was named the Marquis of Peng. It's just that no matter how simple it is, it took Feng Hou a full day to complete various procedures.

In how rushed. Marquis, always marquis. Many officials in Luoyang came to congratulate them, and Liu Bei thanked them one by one.

Suddenly, someone came to report. Zhang Rang, who said that he was the head of the ten permanent attendants, sent a housekeeper to congratulate him.