Section 15 The Struggle for Power in the Court [1]
As Bao Hong's old superior, the general He Jin naturally has to do his best for the official position and safety of his subordinates. Otherwise, how could those famous talents come to his shogunate in the future?
In addition to this, the general He Jin can also directly judge the attitude of the Son of Heaven towards He Jin by observing the Son of Heaven's treatment of Bao Hong.
Although through Yuan Shao's visit, the general He Jin temporarily alleviated the direct persecution of the Son of Heaven against him. However, as long as the current Son of Heaven reigns for one day, He Jin has to be cautious about it all the time.
Regarding the change in the attitude of the Son of Heaven, many members of the He clan were panicked.
As soon as he heard the news that the Son of Heaven was dissatisfied with He's family, he immediately ran to the palace in despair to ask to see his own sister Empress He. After coming out of the palace, He Miao actually ran to Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong's mansion to visit the two.
He Miao's unobtrusive behavior naturally made He Jin extremely annoyed. However, He Jin could not control He Miao's behavior. Because, in terms of blood, He Miao is actually not He Jin's younger brother.
He Miao's mother, Mrs. He, who is now named "Wuyang Jun", once married into a family surnamed Zhu before marrying He Zhen, the father of He Jin, and gave birth to a son, named Zhu Miao. This child of the Zhu family, later followed Wuyangjun, entered the He family and changed his name to He Miao.
After that, Wuyangjun and He Zhen gave birth to a daughter, who is the current Queen He. In terms of blood, He Jin and He Miao are half-brothers, He Jin and Queen He are half-brothers, and He Miao and Empress He are half-brothers. This kind of complex intra-family relationship makes the relationship between the three people not very close.
But. He Miao is not very capable, and his ambition is not big. Whether it is in the court or within the He family, He Miao is far from enough to challenge He Jin's position.
Therefore, He Jin is quite tolerant of this younger brother. Support him all the way to the position of Henan Yin. It is also He Jin's hope that sometimes He Miao can come forward to help him share some chores, so as not to make a huge He family, and only He Jin will be busy and struggling.
However, hearing that He Miao ran to Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong's mansion to visit them, He Jin was first furious, and then he became full of depression and couldn't get rid of it. This feeling. Probably similar to the situation when later generations played "Duota" or "League of Legends", they accidentally paired with a pig teammate.
After enduring his anger and dealing with the daily life of the General's Mansion, He Jin waited until He Miao came to the mansion as usual to meet his mother Wuyangjun, and stayed for dinner by the way, and finally had a chance to vent.
To say that He Jin's appearance is indeed quite good, and his appearance is dignified. It's a real beautiful man. This point, from where to the grandson of the grandson. He Yan (1), who was called "Fu Fan He Lang" by later generations, can be reflected.
After finishing dinner, He Jin raised his eyebrows, revealing the "domineering spirit" cultivated in a high position all the year round, which immediately attracted the attention of his brother He Miao.
"Brother, what's the matter? Does your lower back hurt? ”
Wuyangjun can give birth to an outstanding beauty like Queen He. The bottom can be seen. Therefore, He Miao actually looks good, but her appearance is a little feminine. As soon as he opened his mouth, the words he said made He Jin puff up momentum. It was broken all at once.
"You...... You said, why did you go to find Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, the two old dogs? ”
He Miao looked surprised:
"Brother, Zhang Changshou and Zhao Changshi, but they are the emperor's own people. Looking for them, of course, I want to ask them for help and persuade the emperor not to be angry with my brother? ”
He Jin frowned and scolded:
"What did I tell you? The emperor doesn't hate you and me, he wants to pass that position to Xie'er [Liu Xie]! Such a big thing, how could the old dogs of the 'Ten Standing Attendants' listen to you? ”
He Miao was scolded by his brother, a little unconvinced, and replied in a low voice:
"Zhang Changshou and Zhao Changshou have always kept their promises. After receiving our money, there is no one who does nothing. I just sent a few jade belts and a few Shu brocades, begging them to ease up for my brother in front of the emperor. ”
"Joke! How shrewd are these two old dogs? Will they not see how much benefit it will be for them to change the crown prince? It's just a little polite, can it really impress them? ”
He Miao still insisted on her point of view and muttered in a low voice:
"Brother, you always don't believe me...... In fact, it is not the ten permanent servants who are bent on opposing their brothers, only that dog is strong......"
He Jin said disdainfully:
"What do you know! Jian Shuo is just a small yellow door, just a lackey by the emperor's side. Without the support of the emperor, it would be easy for me to get rid of this bureaucracy. Now that he is a captain in the West Park Army, he dares to be arrogant in front of me. If I hadn't been afraid of the Emperor's reaction, I would have sent an assassin to kill him! ”
"Jian Shuo is nothing, though. However, the accumulation of the ten permanent servants in the palace for decades, there are many henchmen, and how deep is the power? Now that the emperor favors the puppy, the ten permanent servants have been favored by this bureaucracy, and they have no intention of fighting back. Miao, can't you think of the problem here? ”
He Miao is not a fool after all, how can he not understand when he hears his brother say this? He glanced around and made sure that the attendants were far enough away, so he approached He Jin and whispered:
"The Ten Standing Servants are here, deliberately pushing Jian Shuo Dog to the front, to compete with my He clan?"
He Jin nodded.
"It's just a big deal, it's really not enough to worry about. It's just that if I want to cut off Jian Shuo's dog paws, I will inevitably be caught by someone and take the opportunity to attack. Now that the emperor is not on our side of the He family, brother, I only have one more thing than one less thing. Do you know what the consequences will be if you go to Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong's mansions today? ”
He Miao was very confused at this moment and asked:
"I know that going to Zhang Changshou and Zhao Changshou may not be of any use. But is there any harm in visiting them? ”
He Jin solemnly told He Miao:
"Yuan Shao, you forgot Yuan Shao!"
Being told by He Jin like this, He Miao was still a little confused, and asked again:
"What happened to Yuan Shao? Didn't he just take refuge with his brother? ”
"Take refuge?"
He Jin sneered and explained to He Miao:
"Do you think that the Runan Yuan clan of the fourth and third princes needs to take refuge in me to obtain an official position?"
"Of course! Brother, you are a general whose power exceeds that of the prime minister! No matter how tall Yuan Shao's background is, now he is only two thousand stones, does he still have the strength to compete with his brother? ”
"You, you!"
He Jin's shallowness towards his brother is also helpless.
"Don't always mess around with Yuan Highway's gang! You are also a person who is about to have a grandson (2), don't worry about Yuan Highway all day long, which girl in the Qinglou is more beautiful! ”
In Luoyang Jingshi, if you want to say that the most famous gentleman, there is no need to argue, it must be Yuan Shu and Yuan Highway.
Although Yuan Shu has also begun to learn to break the corporal and make friends with the world's heroes since Yuan Shao broke the state of seclusion and left the imperial court, it is impossible to change all the old habits at once.
If it is said that an important minister of the court like He Jin values the political potential of "Yuan Benchu, the model of the world"; Those children of wealthy families who are similar to He Miao and others, who rely on their family background to be officials, prefer to follow the "ghost Yuan Changshui in the road", and drink flower wine in the streets and alleys of Luoyang, Beijing.
He Miao was also a little embarrassed by He Jin's accusation, but only whispered a defense:
"Don't I also want to make a few more friends so that I can expand my network in the future?"
"Few of the children you have befriended have a future."
He Jin said unceremoniously:
"Yuan Shao is not only the core disciple of the Yuan clan in Runan, he is also the future leader in the hearts of the party in the world! If Yuan Shao unleashes all his strength, even I will have to retreat by three points! ”
At first hearing the news, He Miao's face showed great horror. He often mixed with Yuan Shu, and listened to Yuan Shu's bad words about Yuan Shao, and it was really difficult to accept it for a while, the "maid son" (3) in Yuan Shu's mouth actually had such a strong political power?
"Does Yuan Shao have a grudge against the Ten Standing Servants?"
After being stunned for a while, He Miao asked.
"Of course there is a grudge!"
He Jin showed a trace of hesitation on his face, but he still explained the matter clearly to his brother:
"Yuan Shao's ex-wife, but Li Ying's daughter! If it weren't for the Ten Standing Servants to launch the party, with Yuan Shao's background and ability, he might have been able to become Jiuqing in the DPRK now! (To be continued......)
PS: PS: (1) It is said that He Yan is talented, handsome, and likes to groom and dress up, and his face is delicate and white, which is incomparable. Therefore, Emperor Cao Rui of Wei Ming was suspicious that he had a thick layer of white powder on his face.
Once, on a hot day, Emperor Wei Ming asked someone to find him and reward him with hot noodle soup to eat. After a while, he was sweating profusely, and had to wipe his sweat with the clothes he was wearing. But after he wiped his sweat, his face became even whiter, and Emperor Ming believed that he did not apply powder, but "Tianzi" Baimei. Based on this, later generations called it "Fu Fan He Lang".
(2) The ancients married early, and if they were thirty years old, it was not uncommon to have a grandson.
(3) Yuan Shao's biological mother was a low-status maidservant, so Yuan Shu would call him so contemptuously.