In May of the fifth year of Zhongping, Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty, ushered in a sandy weather. The wind suddenly swept up the yellow sand in the sky, and pedestrians had to hide their faces with long sleeves.

Outside the upper east gate, the honor guard of the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty slowly walked into the city. The people walking on the street had already been driven to both sides of the road by the sergeants who opened the road with leather whips, and one by one they prostrated on the ground with their heads down, letting the wind and sand blow their faces, and the pain was stinging.

I don't know if it was affected by the windy and sandy weather, the honor guard did not have the swagger when he first left Luoyang, but revealed a lifeless taste of decline.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was surrounded by thick bamboo curtains, and it was impossible to see the appearance inside. However, even if they could see it clearly, ordinary people did not dare to raise their heads to take a peek at the sky. Only a few people with the tip of their ears seemed to hear it, and a few coughs would come from behind the bamboo curtain from time to time.

Regarding Wang Fen's rebellion, there have been several versions of rumors in Luoyang. And this incident seems to have hit Liu Hong so hard that he rarely mentioned it after he returned to the palace. But what made Liu Wei most strange was that the accompanying guards and ministers knew very little about this matter, and some even learned about his rebellion after Wang Fen committed suicide. Liu Wei had to go through many investigations, combined with his own memories of this historical case in his previous life, to make the whole incident gradually clear.

The cause of the incident stemmed from the rebellion of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty, and the pampering of eunuchs had aroused strong dissatisfaction among all strata of the empire, not only the common people rose up, but also the disappointment of the Qingliu scholars and doctors, and the impatience of the nobles and landlords of the clan and the powerful have exacerbated the crisis of Emperor Ling's reign.

And it was precisely when Wang Fen, the assassin of Jizhou, saw this that he had bad intentions and had the intention of rebellion.

However, what really pushed Wang Fen to make up his mind was what the warlock Xiangkai said to him:

"The recent celestial phenomena are not good for the eunuchs, and those Yellow Gates and Chang Servants are probably really going to raid the family and exterminate the clan." (Astronomy is not good for eunuchs, the Yellow Gate and the Chang Shi clan are wiped out)

Xiangkai is a famous monk (that is, a Taoist) in the Huan Ling period, who is good at knowing yin and yang literature, and has nothing to do to predict the future, guide good fortune and other things, and has a great influence in society.

Wang Fen was convinced of his words, and said happily: "If this is really the case, it is up to me to do this." (If so, Fen is willing to expel it)

So, Wang Fen contacted Peiguo Zhou Jing, Runan Xu You and other heroes of the rivers and lakes to depose Liu Hong, the Emperor of Han Ling, and set up his younger brother Hefei Hou as the emperor.

Just as Emperor Ling was about to inspect the old residence of Hejian, Wang Fen, who thought that the opportunity had come, wrote to Emperor Ling of Han, falsely claiming that the remnants of the Yellow Turban in the Black Mountain region had been very rampant recently, often harassing the county, and requesting that they be recruited and recruited to encircle and suppress the Black Mountain thieves. In fact, he wanted to take advantage of Emperor Ling's northern tour to suddenly send troops to kidnap him, kill Huangmen and Chang Shi, and then depose Emperor Ling and establish the Marquis of Hefei.

Xu felt that their strength was still not enough, so Wang Fen sent Xu You to find Cao Cao, who was living in seclusion at home, hoping to persuade him to join the gang. However, Cao Cao saw that this voter couldn't do anything at all, not only rejected his friend Xu You, who came to be a lobbyist, but also advised them that things like the abolition of the emperor can only be done by cattle people like Yi Yin and Huo Guang, and it is better for you to save your money.

After being rejected by Cao Cao, Wang Fen still did not give up. He also contacted Tao Qiuhong, Hua Xin and others, hoping to help him.

Tao Qiuhong was very moved by this, and just wanted to get involved, Hua Xin stopped him in time and said: "Such a major event as the abolition of the emperor makes it difficult for even Yi Yin and Huo Guang. Wang Fen has a rough temperament and no strategy, and this thing will definitely not succeed. When something happens, not only will you kill yourself, but you will also be harmed by the clan. Don't get involved! ”

Tao Qiuhong listened to Hua Xin's words, so he gave up his thoughts and rejected Wang Fen.

Things have developed to this point, and Liu Wei has been completely speechless about Wang Fen's pig-headed IQ. Something like rebellion and rebellion, even a traverser like Liu Wei, who has 2,000 years of insight and wisdom, would not dare to try it easily. Even in the past two years, some small actions are still secretive and try to avoid people's eyes and ears.

And Wang Fen is good, recruiting troops with great fanfare. After being rejected, not only did he not send the dead to kill him, but he continued to pull people around one after another, for fear that everyone would not know that he was going to commit rebellion.

Hua Xin's evaluation of him is sexually negligent but not martial, and it is difficult to achieve great things, which is really reasonable.

Eventually, Wang Fen's rebellion was discovered by Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty, who hurriedly ordered him to dismiss the assembled team and recruit him to Luoyang. Wang Fen, who had a ghost in his heart, felt that the matter should be exposed, so he threw down the seal ribbon and ran to the plains in fright. Later, I thought that the whole world was not the king's land, where could I go? He committed suicide in despair.

Originally, Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty inspected the old residence of Hejian in order to take a look at the fields and properties he had purchased in his hometown in Hejian, as well as the large amount of gold and silver treasures he had looted here. Liu Hong, who has a sense of distress, is afraid that he will not be able to become the emperor one day, and he can also come back to be a rich landowner. But I didn't think that if one day I really couldn't become the emperor, the new successor would tolerate the existence of this old monarch of the previous generation.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, who was originally going away, was disturbed by Wang Fen and returned, and immediately received a secret report after returning to the palace that his eldest son Liu Wei was training soldiers in the palace's Haolong Garden during his northern tour, with bad intentions.

The one hundred and fifty additional guards were originally approved by Empress He at his strong request. Personnel information is on file in the palace, and it is not a matter of trespassing. It's just that Liu Hong deliberately lowered Liu Weiwei's military salary at the beginning, in order to make him dissatisfied with so many people, and to block the mouth of Queen He and He Jin. It's just that I didn't expect Liu Wei to still recruit all the people, and he was still training in the palace.

Liu Hong, who had just undergone a coup d'état, was already a frightened bird, and as soon as he heard the secret report, he immediately led the civil and military ministers to run to the Dragon Garden.

At this time, in the Maolong Garden, Liu Biangang ran four or five laps with a group of guards, and he was sweating profusely, so he took off his coat and sat on the chair bare-backed.

couldn't wait to drink tea, took the big bowl of cold water handed by Tang Ji and poured it into his stomach, and the person was cool from the inside to the outside in an instant.

Originally, Jiang Qi persuaded Liu Wei not to follow them to participate in training, but Liu Wei was stubborn and had to take the lead, thanks to his usual insistence on exercising, his foundation was good, and he ran down with a few laps of weight, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.

The hard work is still rewarded, Liu Wei looked at the admiring eyes of those guards with satisfaction, and whispered about the usually pampered prince of the Han Dynasty, a child who was still in the age of the general horn, could complete this arduous training like these adults, and it was really the golden sun of the Han Empire.

Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty and the civil and military ministers happened to see this hot training scene, the royal garden of the Han Empire was opened up by Liu Wei to open up a training ground, the field was full of various training equipment, a team of soldiers lined up in several columns, raised one foot, one hand across the chest, the other hand thrown back, keep this posture motionless. There was also a group of people throwing stones like children not far away, seemingly trying to see who could throw them further and more accurately.

And what annoyed Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty the most was that there was a group of soldiers in the center of the field who were fighting in two groups, and his prince Liu Wei was watching with relish on his upper body, shouting and shouting for him.

Emperor Ling was furious, and when he first came, he specially didn't let people report it, so he wanted to see what his eldest son was tossing, but he didn't expect to see such a nonsense scene.

Emperor Ling of Han and the ministers came over one by one, and it was impossible for Liu Wei to have not noticed it all the time. It's just that he deliberately pretended not to know that Emperor Ling was behind him, and performed some absurd nonsense hard, making Emperor Ling and the courtiers think that he was just a child who only knew how to play.

It wasn't until Xiaohuangmen shouted that the Holy Lord had arrived, that Liu Wei suddenly panicked, hurriedly put on his clothes, and ran to salute Emperor Han Ling.

Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty was angry at this time, his face turned blue, and he was even more angry when he saw Liu Wei standing in front of him in disheveled clothes, and asked coldly: "The prince should be an example for all the people, and every move must be in line with etiquette." What's the reason for your disheveled clothes? ”

Emperor Ling of Han was angry, as early as Liu Wei expected. raised her head and looked for Queen He, at this time, only she could relieve herself and say two good words.

I searched for everyone, but I didn't see Queen He. Liu Wei wondered in his heart: Emperor Ling has just come back from outside, it stands to reason that Empress He should stay in the palace to accompany Emperor Ling, where did he go now?

Without the greatest support, Liu Wei had no choice but to turn his attention to others for help. It was just that He Jin on the side had an indisputable angry expression on his face, and some of the other officials shook their heads and sighed, some secretly rejoiced, and some showed contemptuous expressions towards Liu Wei.

It seems that Liu Wei's goal has been achieved, and the princes and ministers, including Emperor Ling of Han, regard themselves as a prodigal prince who only loves to have fun.

It's just that Liu Wei only thinks about the beginning, but he doesn't know how to deal with the aftermath.

However, I thought that I would eventually be the emperor in the original history, so it was estimated that even if Emperor Ling was angry at this time, he would not be punished too much, so he simply played the image of this timid and cowardly, playful prince to the end.

Hearing Emperor Ling's question, Liu Wei pretended to be nervous, and stammered back: "Erchen, Erchen is training soldiers, because of the weather, the weather is hot, Erchen sweated during training, so **." ”

Training? The Spirit Emperor let out a cold snort. The stone-throwing and group fight in front of me is clearly a child-like nonsense, what kind of training sergeant!

Hearing Emperor Ling's cold snort, Liu Wei pretended to be even more scared, prostrate on the ground, muttering in his mouth that people couldn't hear what he was explaining.

Good acting!

Liu Wei's cowardice made Emperor Ling of Han completely disappointed in him, and said angrily: "This kind of joke and nonsense, without knowing etiquette, really damages the majesty of my Han royal family!" ”

After speaking, the Spirit Emperor coughed violently angrily.

Liu Wei secretly scolded Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty in his heart: The dirty things you did in Xiyuan are not much more than mine, and you still teach others with a shy face to damage the majesty of the royal family.

Thinking so in his heart, Liu Wei didn't dare to say so. Raising his head and pretending to be concerned, he said a word or two about his father to take care, only to see that Emperor Ling's face was flushed due to the violent cough, as if there was some hidden illness in his body.

It seems that Wang Fen's rebellion has dealt a big blow to Emperor Ling, Liu Wei speculated in his heart. However, Emperor Ling has experienced a lot of rebellions and rebellions since his accession to the throne, how could he hit him so hard this time? Could it be that because I have experienced too much, the Wang Fen incident became the last straw that broke the camel's back? It's no wonder that in the history of the previous life, the Spirit Emperor was going to die in less than a year.

The others also saw Emperor Ling's inappropriateness, and Zhang Rang, who was standing on the side, stretched out his hand to massage Emperor Ling's chest, and comforted him: "Your Majesty take care of the dragon's body, the prince is still young, and it is normal for people to be playful." Your Majesty is wise and martial, how can the prince born to him not have a virtuous person? ”

Hearing what Zhang Rang said, Liu Wei felt a secret hatred in his heart. On the surface, Zhang Rang seemed to be interceding for Liu, but in fact, there was evil intentions hidden in his words. Especially the sentence "How can the prince born to His Majesty not have a virtuous person", isn't it implying that even if the prince in front of Emperor Han Ling is useless, isn't there still your favorite prince in the palace?

The Ten Standing Servants have always supported Liu Xie's succession to the throne, and at this time, seeing that Liu Wei made a mistake, he naturally wanted to fall into the ground. He Jin, who was on the side, saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly bowed down and played: "Although the prince is playful, he is also smart and different from ordinary people, and he has the style of His Majesty. If he grows up one day, he will be the dragon and phoenix in the person! ”

The Qingliushi doctors who supported He Jin saw He Jin open his mouth to intercede for Liu Bian, and whether they liked Liu Bian or not, they had no choice but to second.

Liu Hong, Emperor of Han Ling, saw that the ministers were all interceding for Liu Bian, and there was a faint sense of coercion, so he couldn't help but snort angrily, left a word, and threw away!

"This son is frivolous and has no prestige, and he can't be the master!"

He Jin was stunned by Emperor Ling's words, stunned for a moment, and didn't care about Liu Wei, and followed behind Emperor Ling with a pale face. When the other ministers of civil and military affairs saw that the emperor and the general were gone, they also followed. When they passed by Liu Bian's side one by one, they all cast sympathetic glances at him.

Liu Wei didn't think about the strange gazes of the ministers for the time being, but just thought about what Emperor Ling said in his heart. I had read this sentence in history books in my previous life, but after I was reborn in this life, I never heard Emperor Ling of Han say to him. Gradually, he thought that this sentence was added by someone in later generations for the sake of Hei Liu, but he didn't expect that Emperor Han Ling really said this to him today.

At this time, Liu Wei was just immersed in the sigh of the historical moment, but he didn't know that Emperor Han Ling said that he was already announcing his own political death sentence.

In front of all the ministers, Emperor Han Ling unmistakably said that the prince in front of him is not qualified to be the emperor, and I will not pass on the throne to him.

This sentence completely knocked Liu Wei into the political cold palace, and released a political signal to the civil and military ministers of the empire, telling them which side they should choose when taking sides.

It's just that what Emperor Ling of Han didn't expect was that although he had cut off Liu Bian's hope of becoming emperor, the ministers of the court and central government still supported Liu Biao as emperor without hesitation.

This is not because of how much personality Liu Wei has, but because Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty entrusted his favorite prince Liu Xie to the sworn enemy of the Qingliushi doctor in the court-eunuch.

Since Emperor Huan, the two sides have been very deep, and there is basically no possibility of shaking hands and making peace. If Liu Xie is appointed as the emperor by the likes of the Ten Standing Servants, then the scholars and doctors will have no future. So although they didn't like Liu Wei either, they had no choice but to stand on Liu Bian's side for the sake of common goals and interests.

It wasn't until a long time later that Liu Wei gradually understood the deep meaning of Liu Hong, Emperor of Han Ling's words, and couldn't help but feel extremely angry in his heart.

He didn't believe that Emperor Ling said this sentence in anger at that time, he must have the intention of abolishing him in ordinary times, and after the accumulation of time, he said it through the reason at that time.

Emperor Ling said this, not only cut off his own political future, but also possibly his own life. He is his eldest son, why do you want to be so decisive? Maybe in Emperor Ling's heart, he doesn't have any family affection for himself at all, but just treats him as an ordinary courtier, the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die?

It is precisely because the feud between Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and Liu Wei is so great that when the historian asked him how to write a history for Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty after Liu Wei ascended the throne, Liu Biao wrote a sentence based on the truth, making Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty the first of the top ten prostitute monarchs in Chinese history. ((Generally, later generations will basically cover up their mistakes when writing histories for previous emperors, unless this dynasty perishes, then there is no need to be polite to the emperors of previous dynasties.) And because Liu Wei changed Chinese history, so that the Song Emperor Liu Ziye, Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao and other cattle people did not have a chance to appear, so Liu Hong, the Emperor of Han Ling, gloriously became the top of the list. ）

It's just that what Liu Wei didn't expect at that time was that many years later, he would follow in the footsteps of Emperor Han Ling and say something similar.

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When Cao Cao was packing up and leaving his hometown of Pei County, his father Cao Song happened to come back from Luoyang, Beijing.

As soon as he walked into the house, Cao Song said to Cao Cao angrily: "The court is too shameless to do things, I finally donated 100 million money to buy a position as a captain, and in less than half a year, the court revived with the Runan Yellow Turban and dismissed my official position. The court is clearly making money if you do this! ”

Cao Cao has always been very disgusted with his father Cao Song's purchase of officials. He just couldn't stand the smoky atmosphere of the imperial court, so he resigned and lived in seclusion. It's just that the son doesn't say anything about his father's faults, and Cao Cao, who pays attention to filial piety, had to smile helplessly and persuade his father: "Money is a foreign thing, and my father doesn't have to mind." Now that the situation is chaotic, the court is difficult to get rid of, and my father is old, why bother to wade through this troubled water. ”

Cao Song nodded and replied, "When I came back this time, I also had the idea of living in my hometown. ”

Then Cao Song asked again: "I heard that you are going back to Luoyang?" ”

Cao Cao replied respectfully: "My son is packing up." ”

Cao Song nodded again, watching the second son Cao De command the servants to move in all the furniture and furnishings brought from Luoyang, he pointed to a set of chairs and square tables that moved in and said: "This table and chair is an imitation of the furnishings in the Diaoyutai, a new wine shop in Luoyang recently, which is very easy to use. The Diaoyutai is the best place to go in Beijing, if you go back to Beijing, you can go to see it, it will also be beneficial to you. ”

Cao Cao hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Cao Song beckoned Cao De to come over, taught the two sons to stand side by side, and said earnestly: "I'm old, and it is an extreme to be able to achieve the position of the third prince, and whether the Cao family can continue to shine on the lintel depends on your generation." Meng De has been ambitious since he was a child, and I am also the most optimistic about you among my brothers. There is nothing that can help you when you go to Luoyang to be your father, the family still has money, and you can take everything you need. It's just that your grandfather's (Cao Teng's) reputation is weak in the imperial court, and I am afraid it will not be able to bring you any help. The only thing that is gratifying is that in the end, I am still a father and I have a background after the third prince for you. ”

Cao Cao trembled, and finally understood why his father was willing to buy officials from the imperial court at the risk of infamy. In the Han Empire, which paid attention to his family background, Cao Cao, who was behind the eunuchs, was often looked down upon and excluded, and most of the Qingliushi doctors looked down on his background.

And now it's different, Cao Song has become a captain, and he is considered the queen of the third duke. Although it was bought, Emperor Ling sold his official beard, and all officials had to pay money regardless of whether they were voluntary or not, and even the famous Cui Lie had bought officials, so it was not too embarrassing.

Isn't the Yuan family admired by scholars in the name of the fourth world and the third duke, although the Cao family cannot be ranked with a famous family like the Yuan family now, but Cao Song has given Cao Cao a high starting point through his own efforts.

Cao Cao was moved to cry bitterly, recalling that he was stubborn and disobedient, often bringing trouble to the family, although his father often scolded, but his love for himself has never been reduced by half. I couldn't help kneeling on the ground and wept silently: "My father has worked hard for this family, and my son will live up to my father's hard work." It's just that after the son leaves, he can't be filial to the front, which is really unfilial! ”

Cao Song said with a smile: "There is still money left in the family, so you don't have to worry about life." Besides, if your second brother stays by his father's side, he will not be left unduly filial. In a few days, I will go to find your Uncle Lu (Lu Bohao), I learned a novelty called Xiangqi in Diaoyutai, and I just invited you Uncle Lu to play against him. You don't have to worry about me, go for yourself. ”

After speaking, Cao Song no longer paid attention to Cao Cao, but muttered to himself: "It would be better if I could buy the recipe of Diaoyutai's pear wine, wouldn't it be nice to play chess while drinking pear wine!" ”

Cao Cao wiped away his tears, solemnly buckled his head three more, got up and left to pack up.

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In a place at the valley gate of Luoyang City, Lu Zhi looked at the girl who stopped him in front of him suspiciously.

The girl is dressed in pink clothes, and at first glance she is not an ordinary person, but Lu Zhi doesn't understand what this woman's intention is to stop herself on the street?

"The head of the family has heard the name of Lu Gongxian for a long time, and has prepared a jar of pear wine not far from the city, and wants to invite Lu Gong to taste the wine, I wonder if Lu Gong can appreciate his face?" The girl asked respectfully.

Although Lu Zhi had just returned to Luoyang to be a scholar, he still knew what pear wine was. It is a famous wine that can only be drunk in Diaoyutai Restaurant, and it can be shown that there is a lot of people coming from the restaurant to take out a jar of pear wine outside the restaurant to entertain people.

I also know a lot of wealthy nobles in Luoyang, but who would invite him with his head and tail?

Suddenly, he thought of that person, and his heart couldn't help but tighten.

After a long groan, Lu Zhi raised his head firmly, and said loudly to the girl: "Go back and tell your master, just say that I am the great Han Shangshu Lu Zhi is also!" ”

After saying that, he turned around and left without looking back.

To be continued......

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all!