Chapter Seventy-Eight: Divide and Conquer
"Pass the order, seal Chen Gong as the Marquis of Guannei, lead the troops to garrison Bishui Pass, and Xu Huang as the deputy general to assist Chen Gong in guarding the pass. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "As soon as the summons of the emperor came out, Chen Gong immediately came to the palace and wanted to persuade the emperor to take back his life.
"If Your Majesty refuses to see the minister, the minister will not be able to kneel here." Outside the palace, Chen Gong knelt on the ground.
But Emperor Xian turned a blind eye to him, Chen Gong knelt outside the palace, and knelt until dusk and sunset, but Emperor Xian still refused to summon, Chen Gong couldn't help but feel a burst of discouragement, he got up, wanted to leave, and kept looking at the back from the corner of his eyes, hoping that Emperor Xian would take back his life.
But what Chen Gong wanted was to delay coming, and when Chen Gong was far away from the Luoyang Palace, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and fell on the street not far from the palace.
Chen Gong was rescued by kind passers-by and sent back to his mansion. It's evening.
"Chen Gongtai took the order." Emperor Xian's confidant Xiao Anzi came to Chen Gong's mansion, which made Chen Gong can't help but have a glimmer of hope in his heart.
"Your Majesty hasn't given up on me yet, and he still believes in me." Chen Gong dragged the sick body out of his room step by step.
"Pass on Your Majesty's dictation, Bishui Pass is the gateway to Luoyang, please leave for Bishui Pass as soon as possible to coordinate the military."
At this moment, Chen Gong felt extremely worried.
"Your Ministers obey." Chen Gong had tears in the corners of his eyes, and his heart was full of despair.
Early the next morning, Chen Gong ignored the opposition of his family and took office in Bishuiguan.
"Sir is really a god, and now one-third of Luoyang's military power is in the hands of my brother." In Li Dao's mansion, Li Dao, Guo Yan and Jia Xu sat opposite each other, raising light and staggering, which was very freehand.
"The two generals should not be happy too early, I heard that Dong Cheng, the general of the chariot cavalry, has taken over a lot of soldiers and horses in the past few days, he is the father-in-law of Emperor Xian, and he has too much advantage over the two generals in terms of kinship."
"There is a gentleman to help, I am afraid that he Dong Cheng will do something to this little chariot general." Li Wei and Guo Yan said with a smile.
"Dong Cheng is a heavy person, although he doesn't have much talent, but he is not easy to make mistakes, and he is still a good hand at playing conspiracy and tricks, and now Dong Meiren is very favored by His Majesty. If the two generals don't pay more attention to him, I'm afraid they will catch his way in the future. ”
"Please sir teach me two brothers how to do this." Li Dao and Guo Yan bowed down and bowed.
"This matter is not difficult, Your Majesty is suspicious by nature, and what he lacks is just a reason to make him suspicious."
"Sir, the plan will be settled." Li Wei Guo Yan asked, like a studious student.
Jia Xu chuckled and said, "The two generals know Huo Chengjun of the Western Han Dynasty." ”
Huo Chengjun, the youngest daughter of Huo Guang, the Great Sima of the Western Han Dynasty, the Great General, and the Marquis of Bolu, was the second empress of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. This woman was vicious and killed the queen Xu Pingjun at the time, and then ascended to the throne of the queen herself. During her tenure as queen, the power of the Huo family increased significantly, and it can be said that the power was tilted towards the government and the opposition, and even Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was at the mercy of the Huo family.
"Sir, let's go into the palace to remind Your Majesty of Huo Chengjun's matter, and then cut Dong Cheng's authority?"
When Jia Xu heard this, he shook his head and said, "If this matter is done by the two generals, I am afraid that it will arouse the suspicion of His Majesty, but if it is done, it will not matter what the two generals do." ”
On the second day, when Emperor Xian came to Dong Meiren's palace to prepare for her, he found that today's Dong Meiren was wearing a phoenix hairpin on her head, which was extremely gorgeous, and the specifications were almost the same as the queen's phoenix hairpin.
"Xiao Anzi, let's go." Emperor Xian's face became gloomy and he brushed his sleeves away. Dong Meiren didn't know what it meant, and looked at the departing Emperor Xian and was sad.
This phoenix hairpin was sent into the palace by Dong Cheng, it is said that Dong Cheng got it in the folk market, Dong Cheng saw that the hairpin was gorgeous, so he sent it into the palace.
"Well, you're doing a great job, and it's your money." In a secluded corner outside Dong Cheng's mansion, a black-clothed masked man handed a bag of money to a descendant of Dong Cheng's family.
This person's name is Dong Lin, and he is one of Dong Cheng's cronies, and today he entered the palace to give Dong Meiren the phoenix hairpin, which has been rewarded by Dong Meiren, and now he has got the money of this person who doesn't know his name.
"My lord, remember to come to me Dong Lin if you have this job in the future." Looking at Jin Bingzi in the bag, Dong Lin's eyes lit up, and he turned around and was about to leave.
"You better keep this money for the Netherworld Mansion and spend it." The man in black covered Dong Lin's mouth, and then took out a dagger from his arms, only to see the cold light flashing, and Dong Lin collapsed to the ground.
In Emperor Xian's palace, Emperor Xian was listening to the report given to him by his cronies.
"Your Majesty, that phoenix hairpin was sent by Lord Dong to send his confidant Dong Lin to the palace this afternoon."
Emperor Xian frowned slightly, waved his hand, and motioned for the cronies to retreat.
Emperor Xian thought about it slightly in the same place, and finally came to a terrible conclusion, that is, Dong Cheng wanted his daughter to be the queen, and then control the court as a relative, just like Wang Zhengjun and Huo Chengjun of the Western Han Dynasty.
The power in Dong Cheng's hands seems to be too great at present, and it seems that he needs to find someone to divide his power. Emperor Xian said secretly in his heart, and then thought about who could check and balance Dong Cheng.
In the end, Emperor Xian came up with one person in his mind, and that was Situ Yang Biao.
Yang Biao's words come first. A native of Huayin County, Hongnong County (now Huayin East, Shaanxi). A famous minister in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the son of Taiwei Yang Ci was born in the Eastern Han Dynasty famous family "Hongnong Yang". Now he is the head of the Hongnong Yang family. Originally, a month before Emperor Ling's death, he had praised Yang Biao for his loyalty to Sheji, and he was a minister of the Han Dynasty. Hongnong Yang is also the target of Emperor Xian's efforts, if Yang Biao can be promoted, then not only can Hongnong's Yang family, but also share Dong Cheng's authority, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
"Pass the order and order Yang Biao to enter the palace to meet you."
Yang Biao entered the palace, exchanged a few words with Emperor Xian, and then knelt on the ground and swore allegiance. Finally, under the send-off of the emperor, he went out of the palace gate.
Yang Biao came to the carriage he was riding in when he entered the palace, and a pink-carved child poked his head out and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, but let your father control the soldiers and horses?" ”
Yang Biao walked into the carriage, pulled the curtain, and said, "Xiu'er, how do you know." ”
"Your Majesty has something to say in the court, but this time he summoned Dad into the palace alone, and also sent Dad out of the palace gate, Dad is already ranked as the third duke, and there is no reward, so I think that Dad must be in control of the soldiers and horses, otherwise Your Majesty will never be like this."
Yang Biao touched Yang Xiu's head, Yang Xiu's words not only did not make Yang Biao happy, but a look of sadness appeared on his face.
"Although Xiu'er is extremely smart, she doesn't know how to advance or retreat, she shows off her talent in front of others, and she doesn't know what to say and what not to say, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse for my Yang family." Yang Biao sighed and said secretly in his heart.