He Miao only knew that Yuan Shao's former wife had passed away for many years. Yuan Shao's current wife, Liu, was born in the Han family. It is no wonder that the relationship between Yuan Shao and Li Ying was an untouchable taboo during the party period. When the scourge of the party is lifted, Yuan Shao has a new wife, and people are naturally even more inappropriate to talk about his ex-wife.

He Miao, who prides himself on knowing the details of the children of the Kyoto family, discovered for the first time that his brother actually likes to explore other people's secrets.

"All in all, don't go to see the Ten Standing Servants and his gang easily in the future, lest Yuan Shao know about it and think that I am carrying him behind his back and dealing with the Ten Standing Servants. If you don't have Yuan Shao's support, your life in the future will not be as comfortable as it is now! ”

"Understood, brother. In the future, unless you agree, I will never go to see them myself. ”

He Miao understood the reason and agreed to He Jin's request very happily. Especially He Jin's last sentence, the touch on He Miao was huge.

If it becomes sad in the future, it will be more painful for He Miao than killing him. Based on this alone, He Miao decided to have a good relationship with Yuan Shaolala in the future.

The He brothers were talking about Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao happened to be talking about He Jin at this time.

As we all know, Yuan Shao has friends such as Zhang Miao, Zhang Mengzhuo, He Yan, He Boqiu, Xu You, Xu Ziyuan, Wu Qiong, Wu Yu, etc., who are inseparable from each other and are called "running friends". When He Jin was worried about Bao Hong, the lieutenant of the military academy, Yuan Shao and He Yan were also worried about Xu You.

"Ziyuan this time, I'm afraid I'm going to hide for a while."

Yuan Shao enjoyed a good reputation in the Han Dynasty and the opposition, and his natural talent was extraordinary. And his appearance also brought him a lot of bonuses. All the scholars who have seen Yuan Shao, when they talk about Yuan Shaolai, all admit it. There is no vanity under the fame.

"What are you afraid of, it's not the first time Ziyuan has hidden. Besides, with so many comrades (1) covering, who can catch him? ”

What Xu Yu did involved the abolition of the Son of Heaven was very taboo. Although Yuan Shao was also secretly involved in some operations. After all, there is no exposure. As long as Xu Yu is not arrested by the imperial court, it is absolutely impossible to involve Yuan Shao. Therefore, although Yuan Shao is concerned about this matter, he will not always talk about it.

However, more than two months have passed since Wang Fen's death, and the government and the opposition have not taken it seriously. Yuan Shao naturally didn't think about it. With the tentacles of the eunuchs, they will not be able to find out the hidden truth behind this matter.

This matter will be quietly suppressed like this, presumably the Son of Heaven is unwilling to make a big deal about this somewhat humiliating matter. Incidentally, the imperial court's arrest and purchase of Xu You, Zhou Jing, Xiangkai, Chen Yi and others was only carried out in private, by the ten permanent servants.

"This time Bao Hong is in prison, General He will have a headache again."

For Bao Hong's imprisonment. Yuan Shao is happy to see it happen. This is not to say that Yuan Shao has a grudge against Bao Hong, but because Bao Hong belongs to He Jin's sworn friend. He Jin has enough troops in his hands. There is no need to conspire with Yuan Shao at all. If Bao Hong is dismissed, then, in the alliance between He Jin and Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao's voice will undoubtedly increase a lot.

The reason why Yuan Shao was willing to take the initiative to come to the door and meet the general He Jin. In addition to planning to support He Jin and the Son of Heaven to carry it secretly, and by the way to attack the "Ten Standing Servants", he also has his own considerations.

The "disaster of the party" in those years did too much damage to the party members. Although in the first year of Zhongping [184]. The Son of Heaven revoked the "party system", but after more than ten years of suppression, the party members who were originally as prestigious as the sky can now only be said to have two or three kittens left.

Moreover, since the party members are re-emerging from white, they still need to start step by step, starting from low-level officials. So far, the party has not established a basic force among the high-ranking and important ministers of the imperial court.

Such as Yuan Shao and Wang Fen, they are already very well mixed. Even if it weren't for He Jin's estranged relationship with the general He Jin, it would be impossible for him to be deeply involved in He Jin's basic team.

The root of all this, in the final analysis, is one:

- There is no one in the court!

If you want the party to rise rapidly, you must have the full support of at least one important minister at the first level of the "three dukes" in the imperial court. Looking at the current imperial court, it is possible that there are also important ministers who need to vigorously promote the party, and there is only He Jin. The rest of the important ministers, including the Runan Yuan family, all have their own origins, and their attitudes towards the party members are not too close.

This is also easy to understand. The courtiers who had a close relationship with the party members were undoubtedly strongly suppressed by the eunuchs during the "disaster of the party" that year. Only officials who have a mediocre relationship with the party members and have no direct contact with them can avoid the persecution of eunuchs and rise all the way.

For example, Yuan Shao himself, even though he is the son-in-law of the Yuan family and one of the core figures of the next generation, under the protection of the Yuan family, he has not done anything obvious against the eunuchs, and he is still not completely exempt from the suspicion of the eunuchs.

One of the famous ten permanent attendants, Zhao Zhong, the general of the chariot cavalry, once said to the eunuchs of the little yellow gate under Yuan Shao when he lived in seclusion in Luoyang and had never been out of office:

"Yuan Benchu sat down to make a price, and he shouldn't be called to raise the dead, I don't know what he wants to do here?"

- Yuan Shao, this kid, refuses to be an official, but in private he raises dead soldiers, I don't know what he wants to do?

Although there are no obvious accusatory words in the words, the subtext in Zhao Zhong's words can be heard by people with a little brain, that is:

- Do you want to rebel?

This sentence reached Yuan Kui's ears, but Yuan Kui was startled. The tradition of the Yuan clan in Runan is to maintain relative neutrality between the two opposing sides. As soon as Zhao Zhong said this, Yuan Kui immediately called Yuan Shao, scolded him, and scolded:

"Thou shalt break my house!"

- Do you want my Yuan family to get involved in the dispute between the DPRK and China, and the family will be ruined?

This incident fully illustrates how mismatched Yuan Shao and the Ten Standing Servants are.

Although Yuan Shao was not hindered by the eunuchs after he became a prince, the relationship between the two sides has not improved. On the other hand, no matter how good Yuan Shao is, with several elders in the family, Yuan's resources will never be used to support the rise of the party.

Such a situation is naturally not satisfactory to Yuan Shao, who has endured for many years.

Now, as soon as Yuan Shao discovered that He Jin, who was a general, had a sharp conflict with his original ally, the eunuch, he immediately sensed the opportunity contained in it.

As long as there is the support of the "great generals" whose status is still above the "three publics," the party members, who are already prestigious, can be regarded as having a real chance to soar to the sky. If, in the fierce struggle between the two sides, several high-ranking officials of the imperial court are overthrown, these vacant positions are also an opportunity for the party members to test them.

When more and more party members enter the imperial court, they can have a greater impact on the government. Yuan Shao believed that with He Jin's humble background, it was impossible to control those party members with a noble style. At a certain time, with the strength of the party, maybe they will be able to override the general He Jin, so as to truly control the power of the imperial court!

"Speaking of which, Wang Wenzu [Wang Fen] really lost inexplicably this time!"

While drinking wine, He Yan commented on Wang Fen's actions this time.

"Originally, in the western part of Jizhou, there was a nuisance of Taihang thieves, which gave Wang Wenzu a big headache."

"Finally, when the Taihang thieves asked for peace, they removed a piece of Wang Wenzu's heart disease, and with the help of the prince's division [Wang Yun], the Taihang thieves were transferred to the northwest to fight with the Hun barbarians. As a result, the whole plan has not really been carried out, and it has been probed by spies who came out of nowhere. ”

Yuan Shao also drank wine and said with emotion:

"It is up to man to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen. This is true. Jianning's matter (2), why is it not the case? ”

"I don't know who the next Jizhou assassin will fall on?"

He Yan shook his head and said:

"Jizhou is a big state in the world. This time, in addition to such a big matter, if the origin of the matter is not investigated, the Son of Heaven is afraid that he will not send the next Jizhou assassin. Besides, Liu Yizhou's [Liu Yan] proposal has been accepted by the DPRK and the Central Committee, and I am afraid that the position of assassin will not be set up again in the future. ”

In March of the fifth year of Zhongping [188], Taichang Liu Yan, with the world's soldiers endless, wrote to Emperor Ling, suggesting that the assassin should be changed to the state pastor to re-enforce his duties.

Thorn Shiben is the Ombudsman. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, gradually transformed into a local administrator, with a state military and political machine, Emperor Ling in order to suppress the peasant uprisings one after another, so from Liu Yan's proposal, changed the assassination history to the state pastor, and selected Lieqing, Shangshu as the state pastor.

As a result, the governor of the state is above the county and the chief executive, holding the administrative power of a state, and the position is very heavy. Since then, the state and pastor have each other, which is like a separatist regime. Liu Yan himself also sought the position of "Yizhou Pastor" and became the earliest local separatist force in the late Han Dynasty.

"What a pity! Pity! ”

Of course, He Yan knew the reason why Yuan Shao shouted pity. Originally, under Wang Fen's governance, the party forces in Jizhou rose rapidly and became the most important foreign aid place in Yuan Shao's heart. However, Wang Fen's death completely disrupted Yuan Shao's original plan.

If you want to be a state pastor, you must be a first-class important minister of Jiuqing in the court to be eligible. At present, there is not even a single qualified member of the party. In other words, for the post of state pastor, the party members are not even qualified to compete.

If the successor Jizhou Mu has a bad attitude towards the party, then Wang Fen is in the same vein as the party, and the foundation that he has worked so hard to lay in Jizhou will become the water flowing eastward. (To be continued......)

PS: PS: (1) The so-called "comrade" refers to like-minded people. Don't think crookedly.

(2) The matter of Jianning refers to the first year of Jianning, when the generals Dou Wu and Taifu Chen Fan conspired to punish the eunuchs, but they were killed by the eunuchs. One of the consequences of this incident was the subsequent "party rebellion" that lasted for 16 years.