Chapter 88: The Early Dynasty (2)

The reason why Jin Liang suggested that Empress Dowager He be rewarded like that was because he knew that Gaotang County, where Liu Bei was currently the county commander, and Pingyuan County, where he would serve as the county commander in the future, were both under the jurisdiction of Pingyuan County, so that Cao Cao and Liu Bei could meet together, so that Liu Bei's side could contain Cao Cao's development at that time. Of course, Liu Bei is attached to Gongsun Zhan, and if Gongsun Chan wants to get involved in Qingzhou and Jizhou, he will definitely have a conflict with Cao Cao, and it is best for Cao Cao to kill Gongsun Zhan and save himself to find a way for Liu Bei.www.biquge.info

Seeing that Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Wang Yun were still so ignorant, Empress Dowager He became more and more angry, so she no longer paid attention to the two, and pointed directly at Han Fu in the imperial history and said: "You go to be the Jizhou Assassin History, and the original Jizhou Assassin History was transferred to the court to be the Imperial History." Han Fu was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to thank him.

Empress Dowager He controlled her emotions for a moment, and her face sank like water: "Since Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Wang Yun have rejected the Empress Dowager's good intentions twice, then let them not be promoted or demoted, and temporarily take their original positions." ”

Empress Dowager He has the intention to remove these two guys from their official positions, but she can't afford to offend the Yuan family and the Wang family at the moment, so she has to let them stay in that central position, not to mention that those central positions will soon exist in name only with Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing.

Immediately afterwards, Empress Dowager He named Kong Ling as the Qingzhou Thorn History, Kong Rong as the Beihai State Minister, and the original Yizhou Mu Liu Yan, Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai, Xuzhou Thorn Shi Tao Qian, Yangzhou Thorn Shi Chen Wen have not changed.

Jin Liang knew that his power was insufficient, and he had no celebrities under his command, so he couldn't take out decent figures to control Yangzhou, Yuzhou and other places, so he could only give it to these famous ministers of these big families first.

However, these arrangements are all ulterior motives, Jin Liang wants to use them to fight against Dong Zhuo, and the new Jizhou assassin is Han Fu, the former official of the Yuan family. Yuan Shao will definitely engage in some tricks to seize Jizhou in the future. Although the land of Jizhou is rich and conducive to the peace of the people, it is not conducive to conquest.

And then. Empress Dowager He followed Jin Liang's previous suggestion and named Dong Zhuo as the pastor of Liangzhou and asked him to return to Liangzhou. Jin Liang and Empress Dowager He both knew that this was useless, but the imperial court still wanted to show their obstruction of Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo would definitely resist the decree and insist on entering Luoyang, and then he would have one more crime.

Almost all the ministers were rewarded, leaving only Lu Zhi, Jin Liang and Jin Liang's subordinates.

Ding Yuan was killed the night before, and Jin Liang kept the news under tight control. At this time, he only told Lu Zhi, and let Lu Zhi tell the Empress Dowager He, but Yuan Shao's party didn't know yet. Although Yuan Shao didn't see Ding Yuan go to the court, he didn't expect that Ding Yuan had been killed, but he saw that Jin Liang had not been rewarded, and suspected that the Empress Dowager He would leave Jin Liang in Luoyang City to continue to be Guangluxun, so that the Empress Dowager was escorted by Jin Liang, and Ding Yuan was in charge of Jinwu, how could he Yuan Shao control Empress Dowager He and the Young Emperor and then control the government. I remembered the plan I discussed with Xu You and others yesterday afternoon.

Yuan Shao took a step forward and said, "Wechen heard that Captain Jin had saved the Queen Mother, the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu. This is the supreme rescue work, and Weichen is willing to ask for the title of Captain Jin. Now the capital of the township Marquis Zuo general Huangfu Song in Xiliang crusade against the kingdom of the remaining thieves, the emperor Fu is old and frail, unbearable to fight, hope that the queen mother is worried that he has been meritorious for many years of conquest, announced that he entered the court, and then named Jin Xiaowei as the left general, leading the army of Huangfu Song, continue to crusade against the remaining thieves of the kingdom. ”

Jin Liang listened to it on the side, and couldn't stop scolding in his heart, Yuan Shao, you are a rabbit cub, you actually came to Yin Laozi, Huangfu Song's army is trapped in Xiliang, there are Ma Teng, Han Sui and other forces in front of it, and then Dong Zhuo controls the Jingzhao Mansion and cuts off the way back, this army is almost in a desperate situation, you can figure out this poisonous plan. However, he has already gotten angry with Empress Dowager He and Lu Zhi. Jin Liang was not worried, with a faint smile on his face, he didn't even look at Yuan Shao.

Empress Dowager He smiled slightly: "Captain Yuan is generous and benevolent, and can make contributions to his colleagues, the Empress Dowager is very pleased, but Jin Liang has another appointment and is not allowed to leave without permission, so it is better for me to let you go to replace Huangfu Song." ”

Yuan Shao was suffocated back with a word, and Yuan Shao hurriedly kowtowed: "Now that the yellow turban in the surrounding counties and counties of Sili is resurrected, thieves are everywhere, and public order is unstable. ”

Empress Dowager He waved her hand: "Then forget it, let the Emperor Fu continue to stick to Xiliang to crusade against the remaining thieves of the kingdom." ”

Finally, it is to reward Lu Zhi, Lu Bu and Lu Bu's subordinates. Lu Zhi read the edict to reward himself, and his voice was still so calm: "The former merger of the state assassin Shi Ding Yuan died of illness, the former general Dong Zhuo was unwilling to take the post of state pastor, and now there is no one to govern the state, and the special Shangshu ordered Lu Zhi to lead the state pastor, and Lu Zhi temporarily took the post of Shangshu Ling, and then stepped down after the suitable candidate arrived." ” When Zheng Xuan was still living in seclusion in Qingzhou, Zhu Jun returned home because of his mother's funeral, and Huangfu Song was still in Xiliang to suppress the remnants of the traitor kingdom. The ministers of the family, especially Yuan Kui, heard that Lu Zhi was transferred to Jizhou Mu, and his heart was suddenly much more relaxed, without Lu Zhi being a stumbling block in the capital, I believe that the great cause of the Yuan family can be much smoother. The other ministers also did not have any objection to Roh Zhi's appointment.

Yuan Shao was stunned, didn't Ding Yuan look fine the day before yesterday, why did he suddenly fall ill and die. They originally had a good sum and recommended Jin Liang to go out of Luoyang to be the general of either side to divide Ding Yuan's momentum, but who knew that Ding Yuan would die, and this good calculation would not go on. Some people who are familiar with Ding Yuan have questioned Ding Yuan's death. Suddenly, a voice came out: "Lord Ding didn't die of illness, he was killed by Dong Zhuo." ” Everyone looked at it, and it turned out to be Gao Shun and Gao Zhongping, the generals under Jin Liang. Dong Zhuo's younger brother Dong Min was sent to Luoyang by Dong Zhuo a few months ago, and was recommended by Yuan Shao to He Jin to serve as the commander of Fengche who was in charge of the imperial chariot.

At this time, Dong Min was mixed among the ministers, and when he heard Gao Shun say that, he shouted: "No nameless general, dare to slander the minister? My brother is generous and benevolent, and he has always been friendly with Lord Ding Yuan, how could he send someone to kill Lord Ding? ”

Empress Dowager He also frowned and shouted: "Gao Shun, just now I handed over the seal from Lord Guanglu Xunjin, and the mourning family saw that it was Dong Zhuo who gave the BMW treasure armor to Lu Bu, and Lu Bu led twenty people to kill Ding Yuan. But there is no direct evidence that Dong Zhuo instigated Lu Bu to kill Ding Yuan? There is no truth about this. The mourners cannot be trusted. ”

Gao Shun was amused by Empress Dowager He's words. was about to refute, but was pulled by Jin Liang, and Gao Shun instantly woke up to the fact that this was the opposite of what Empress Dowager He said.

Dong Min was about to say, 'That BMW treasure armor was not given to Lu Bu' to refute Empress Dowager He's words, but seeing Jin Liang's slightly playful eyes, Dong Min suddenly thought that if the truth was unraveled. The crime of sending someone to kill Ding Yuan was implemented, and Li Ru's plan was all in vain.

Dong Min made a sincere and fearful statement: "My brother has always been loyal and benevolent, cautious, and will definitely not be able to kill the minister, Weichen expects that it must be done by the Southern Xiongnu in the state, the Xianbei Qiang Hu outside the border, or the Black Mountain thieves, Ding Da has attacked them many times before his death, they will hold a grudge, and hope that the Queen Mother will see it." ”

Dong Min said this. Still trying to cover up, all the ministers knew that Dong Zhuo must have sent someone to kill Ding Yuan to weaken the opposition in the capital. But no one dared to speak, they were all afraid of offending Dong Zhuo, in case Dong Zhuo's 100,000 Xiliang Iron rode into the capital, it would be troublesome.

Jin Liang couldn't help but express his position, he took out the seven-star treasure sword and looked at the sky and waved: "Lord Ding has the merit of assisting and escorting my dynasty, if Dong Zhuo kills Lord Ding, whether he has 100,000 iron horses or a million iron horses, I, Jin Liang, will definitely kill him, do not take revenge, and swear not to be a man!" Between the words, impassioned, and with a sad voice, all the ministers were unconsciously moved, but they didn't know that Jin Liang had been secretly pleased that his acting skills were very superb.

Empress Dowager He also believed it was true, and said solemnly: "If it is really Dong Zhuo's doing, the mourning family will definitely support you!" ”

When Ding Yuan's death came to an end, Lu Zhi coughed lightly and re-announced the appointment: "Because the original Jingzhou Assassin Shi had a close relationship with the Ten Standing Servants, he was transferred from Guanglu Xun Jin Liang to Jingzhou Mu, and Jin Liang also served as the general of Zhengnan, and supervised the military of Jingzhou and Jiaozhou. ”

Yuan Shu shouted on the spot: "Can An be a state pastor for a poor disciple? What merit does he have to conquer the south? ”

Other ministers of the family also questioned it, and for a while, the court became a vegetable market. Jin Liang just glanced at Yuan Shu contemptuously, Yuan Shu Yuan Highway, your broken highway will be trampled to death sooner or later.

Huang Zhong, as a general in the feather forest, was on duty as a guard at this time, so he shouted at His Royal Highness: "Above the court, Hugh is noisy!" Thousands of soldiers of the Yulin Army shouted in unison: "Silence! ”

When Yuan Shu was young, his voice was too old, his face was already quite pale, and he was shocked, scared and angry by Huang Zhong's shout, and his face became more and more pale, but seeing Huang Zhong holding a big knife and looking at each other angrily, Yuan Shu hurriedly retracted his head and shut up, he was very afraid that Huang Zhong's big knife would cut at him the next moment. The other ministers of the family were silent when they saw Huang Zhong's majestic and murderous spirit.

Mrs. He looked at Huang Zhong with a smile behind her, and nodded in affirmation, Jin Liang's recommendation was right, this Huang Zhong is the Empress Dowager's fellow countryman, Empress Dowager He had heard Huang Zhong's reputation of being a sword and arrow before entering the palace, and she was very relieved to use it, especially Huang Zhong consciously maintained the authority of the emperor, which made the Empress Dowager He very satisfied.

Empress Dowager He asked the palace maid to take out a thick stack of silk silks and asked Lu Zhi to read it to everyone. After Lu Zhi finished reading, Empress Dowager He sneered: "Jin Liang is the descendant of Zuo Ci Zuo Immortal Master, and he made great achievements when he conquered the Yellow Turban rebels again, how can he be more noble than the descendants of some corpse vegetarian generations!" As she spoke, Empress Dowager He glanced at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao hurriedly kowtowed and defended: "Empress Dowager, I am the founder of the country, after Cao Shen, my ancestor Cao Shen has contributed to the society, and he is by no means a corpse vegetarian person, please don't belittle herself." ”

Empress Dowager He smiled slightly: "I'm not talking about you." ”

Cao Cao knew that Empress Dowager He had great resentment against Yuan Shao and his party, so he secretly snickered in his heart and stopped talking.

Empress Dowager He looked at those princes and ministers, and her eyes were full of contempt for these well-dressed beasts: "Jin Liang led the army to kill more than 13,000 thieves, and personally killed more than 1,000 thieves. If it weren't for the Ten Standing Servants who deliberately concealed it and didn't report it, I'm afraid that Lu Bu would have been promoted to the general of the Four Expeditions a long time ago. Some people just want to be ministers just by killing some defenseless and crippled people, Jin Liang killed so many vicious thieves, and saved the Mourning family, the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu, can't he be a general of Zhengnan? If there is still any doubt about the Qing family, you might as well change positions with Jin Liang, and you go to resist the Southern Barbarian thieves and see? ”

Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others looked at each other, they wanted to drive Jin Liang out of Luoyang, and they didn't want him to be the governor of a state. In particular, they don't want him to master the military of the three states. But Empress Dowager He's words are all here. They don't want to add fuel to the fire anymore, in case the Empress Dowager He really turns against them, they will lose more than they gain. Cao Cao suddenly found a problem, so he stepped forward and said: "Emperor Wu once stipulated that the state pastor is a senior assassin history, such as Youzhou Mu Liu Yu and Yizhou Mu Liu Yan are both young and virtuous, and Jin Liang is young and virtuous and thin, and the Queen Mother is expected to be clear. ”

The treacherous and cunning Taifu Yuan Kui also admonished: "Emperor Huan set the three mutual laws. In addition to the requirement for the magistrate to recuse himself from his home country, the marriage family must also avoid each other's place of origin, and the people of the two states are not allowed to supervise each other. If a person from state A is an official in state B, and a person from state B is an official in state C, the person from state C needs to recuse himself from state A, B, and C. According to this regulation, Jin Liang could not be in charge of Jingzhou. ”

Empress Dowager He was panicked when they said this, she didn't expect so much at all.

Lu Zhi knew that Empress Dowager He relied on Jin Liang, and also misunderstood that Jin Liang was a loyal minister who served the country, and he was old and sick. wanted to entrust the heavy responsibility of supporting the Han family to Lu Bu, so he spared no effort to support Lu Bu. He smiled slightly and said: "I suspect that Lu Bu is shallow, but he can be the Taishou of Wuling, as for the Jingzhou Assassin History, he should let the imperial uncle Liu Biao take office, so there will be no problem." The ministers were not satisfied with Lu Bu's promotion to the general of Zhengnan, so they demoted him by one level and became the general of Zhennan, and still supervised the military of Jingzhou and Jiaozhou. ”

When Empress Dowager He heard this, her eyes lit up, and she ordered Lu Zhi to sketch the holy decree and promulgate it. Jin Liang used to think that the state pastor was the same as the state assassin history, and he could control the military and political power of a state, but now he slowly understood that in terms of official position and actual power, the state pastor is still higher than the state assassin history, first the official rank, the state assassin history is 2,000 stones, which is the same as the official rank of the county taishou, and the state pastor is 2,000 stones, one level higher than 2,000 stones; Second, there is no state pastor if there is a history of thorns in the state, and vice versa, and it is common for a state thorn to be promoted to a state pastor within the state; The history of the assassin is the permanent official of the state, but the state pastor is not, not necessarily every state history can be promoted to the state pastor, usually in the area with frequent use of troops to set up the state pastor, such as the Xianbei Wuhuan rampant Youzhou has Liu Yu as the state pastor, the Nanban rebellion Yizhou has Liu Yan as the state pastor, in this way, the state pastor has a stronger military power than the state thorn history. On the whole, the status of the state assassin is not much higher than that of the county thorn, and the county thou generally does not listen to the orders of the state thorn history, which is also very understandable why there are so many too many thou and the thorn in the later Dong Alliance. For example, the history of the state assassin is like the governor of later generations, and the state pastor is equivalent to the secretary of the provincial party committee of later generations, and the secretary of the municipal party committee of some economically developed cities can ignore the provincial governor, but must obey the orders of the secretary of the provincial party committee. However, Jin Liang went to Wuling to be a taishou this time, he received the title of general of Zhennan, and he also had tens of thousands of soldiers, and the counties under Jingzhou would not dare to treat Jin Liang like he was too thin.

Yuan Shao originally wanted to continue to obstruct Empress Dowager He's appointment of Lu Bu, but suddenly remembered a letter he received last night, which actually copied the content of the letter he wrote to Ding Yuan to eradicate all the eunuchs' families, which must have been sent by Jin Liang.

Yuan Kui looked at the expressions of the two nephews and knew that they were unwilling, so he asked for them: "Lord Jin went to take up the post of Jingzhou Assassin, so who should be in charge of the position of Guangluxun?" ”

Empress Dowager He glanced at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and none of them liked it, so she kept shaking her head.

Lu Zhi understood Empress Dowager He's intentions, so he admonished: "Since Youzhou Mu Liu Yu can receive the post of Taiwei from afar, why can't Jin Liang receive the post of Guangluxun from afar?" ”

Empress Dowager He was overjoyed when she heard Lu Zhi's words, so she replied to Yuan Kui: "Let Jin Liang concurrently serve as Guangluxun, and when there is a suitable candidate, let him let Guangluxun out." ”

Yuan Kui was unwilling, he originally wanted to install people from the Yuan family to be Guangluxun, but he didn't expect the queen mother to be very wary of his Yuan party, and didn't give him the opportunity to arrange candidates at all, so he continued to admonish: "The original and state assassin Shi Ding Yuan concurrently served as the ruling Jinwu, and now Ding Yuan is dead, and the position of the ruling Jinwu is vacant." I recommend Wu Qiong, the captain of the city gate, to move to the ruling Jinwu, Wu Qiong is sincere and cautious, and can take on this great responsibility. ”

Empress Dowager He snorted coldly: "Wu Qiong was the secretary of the county gate earlier, the chief of his house was guilty, and the Taishou asked him to write an order to arrest him, but he refused to write the order because of the old kindness of the chief, how can it be of great use to pay so much attention to personal feelings and ignore his fate?!" ”

Yuan Kui and the others looked at the Empress Dowager He in surprise, they never expected that the Empress Dowager He, who lived in the palace, would be clear about the trivial matters of the foreign ministers, and they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

Empress Dowager He was secretly proud in her heart, this was all the information she got from the traces left behind by the Ten Standing Servants, and she took a good look at Yuan Shao's henchmen last night, but she didn't expect it to come in handy today.

This is all thanks to Jin Liang, it is not that he reminded himself that Yuan Shao and others are traitors, and he will not make so many preparations, thinking of this, Empress Dowager He couldn't help but have beautiful eyes, glanced at Jin Liang, and saw his jade tree in the wind, standing proudly, and felt a little more tender and sweet in his heart.

Jin Liang didn't want those ministers to see that he was tired of being with Empress Dowager He, so he stood in the middle of the military attache queue with his head held high, as if he had nothing to do with himself. (To be continued.) )