Wang Fen and the others looked at each other and asked:

"I want to hear about it."

He Yan didn't sit down, stood directly indoors, and said in a low voice:

"I and Ben Chu [Yuan Shao], listening to Ziyuan introduce what you want to do, I deeply feel that you are brave and loyal, righteous and thin, and my heart is very yearning. However, before a month, there were successive changes in the Jingshi, and the Son of Heaven has now changed his course and no longer inspects the river. Among them, there are traitors who framed the history of the king's assassination, and I am here to inform you and prepare as soon as possible to respond to the changes in the sky! ”

Xu You saw that a few people still didn't understand, so he immediately explained on the side.

It turned out that at the beginning of July, the imperial court suddenly received a letter from Captain Taihang, who had just been recruited, saying that there were thieves in Jizhou, who had looted and killed greatly, and even the in-laws of Captain Taihang were killed by thieves. Based on this, Captain Taihang suspected that Jizhou Assassin Shi deliberately indulged in these thieves and may have colluded with them.

This unsubstantiated letter would have played no role at all, and when it was screened in Shangshutai, it would have been disposed of, and it would not reach the eyes of the Son of Heaven at all. However, the eunuchs, who were the party's biggest political enemies, deliberately sent this letter to the Son of Heaven, taking the opportunity to attack Jizhou Assassin Shi Wang Fen.

Wang Fen was in the western part of Jizhou, and the raids and killings carried out by the Luyi Department seemed irregular, but in fact, they avoided the powerful clans who were close to the party. Correspondingly, the wealthy families who had a close relationship with the eunuchs were also hit to a certain extent.

The eunuchs are intriguing in the court all day long, and they can't pay more attention to all kinds of clues. What Tai Xingjun couldn't see for a while, as soon as he was concerned by the "Ten Standing Attendants", he immediately revealed the clues.

Originally, in order to avoid suspicion, the eunuchs did not use this matter to attack Wang Fen. Nowadays, there is an outsider Taihang Lieutenant who is arrogant in his book. The eunuchs could take the opportunity to exaggerate the current chaos in Jizhou in the ears of the Son of Heaven. At the same time, the ten permanent attendants also proposed that since Jizhou is so unsafe, Tianzi's trip to the north of the river needs to be more carefully arranged.

No matter how high Liu Hong's status is, after all, he has never really seen the war. was frightened by the "Ten Permanent Servants". Hearing the Taishi Ling under the control of the eunuchs, he said the assertion that "when there is a conspiracy, it is not appropriate to go north", the Son of Heaven actually canceled the plan to visit the former residence of the river in the north, and was ready to give an order to recruit Wang Fen to return to Beijing and inquire about the chaos in Jizhou.

These news, the inside story is complicated, if it weren't for He Yan's current position in the shogunate of the great general He Jin. The details of these messages are also not available. Yuan Shao's side, which had a close relationship with Wang Fen, was politically an ally. After a short discussion, Yuan Shao and He Yan decided to let He Shao secretly infiltrate Jizhou and inform Wang Fen and his party. It happened that He Yan met Xu Yu on the road, and the two came together.

For Yuan Shao's notice, Wang Fen was extremely grateful. Not to mention anything else, just He Yan, a heavyweight in Yuan Shao's group. personally came to report to Wang Fen, this kindness. It's big.

"What did I mean in the beginning?"

He Yan replied without hesitation:

"How the party coped with it 20 years ago, how it coped now. Now that the major events have not been revealed, if the prince abandons his post and leaves, and returns to his hometown to live in seclusion, presumably the court will not investigate deeply. ”

Hear this. Wang Fen and the other three looked at each other, all smiling bitterly.

"What's wrong?"

Xu You felt strange and hurriedly asked. He is also the direct planner of this matter, and once something happens, he naturally can't escape the involvement.

Wang Fen didn't hide it either. Tell He Yan and Xu You about the possibility of Shi A's invaders.

He Yan and Xu You glanced at each other, and actually smiled bitterly.

"This person should be Shi A. Just now, when I entered the city with my son, I happened to see this person. ”

He Yan shook his head and said. He is known as the "Friend of the Run" and has dealt with people of all religions and nine streams. If it is said that the face of the people is extensive, among the party members, no one can stand out.

"Shi Ah has not appeared in Luoyang for many days recently, and it is said that he has defected to a certain 2,000 stone and served as a county official. Since he appeared, he was afraid that the prince's plan had really been leaked. ”

He Yan's words completely disappointed Wang Fen and others.

"Isn't the insolent remnant of the Yellow Turban crusading against the Huns in Bingzhou? How could he suddenly go to the court? ”

In the face of Chen Yi's question, no one could answer. Xu You rolled his eyes and said:

"I heard that the arrogant wife is extremely jealous. Zhang Qi has been married for many years, but he has never accepted a concubine. Those yellow scarves have always had no rules. The arrogant wife and brother died, maybe he just took the insolent lieutenant's seal and put it on the book? ”

It's a joke. However, this joke is actually quite close to the truth. The matter of going to the book really has little to do with arrogance. It was Zang Ba, Shen Fu and others who stayed in Taihang Mountain, and after getting the authorization of the arrogant, they operated in the name of the captain of Taihang.

Everyone understood the joke. However, no one could laugh.

Seeing such a scene, He Yan encouraged everyone and said:

"Don't worry. In the seventeenth year of the party's reign, how urgent was the traitor's purchase and arrest? Aren't we safe and sound, free to enter and exit Luoyang, and no one can stop us? It is said that the Son of Heaven is not in good health and has been very sick lately. As long as the princes hide for a few years, they will inevitably return to the court. ”

After listening to He Yan's words, everyone felt a little comforted. Only Wang Fen shook his head and said:

"Now the party's power is weak, and they are standing aside, always eyeing the tiger. If I flee, I will surely implicate the rest of the faithful. You can be separated quickly, if the Son of Heaven is responsible, I deserve it! ”

Wang Fen's words made the other people's expressions change dramatically, and they even shouted, "No!" ”

"No need to persuade again, I have made up my mind. If I can take this matter alone, I can also exempt the eunuch from using this as an excuse to overpower the party members again. Ladies and gentlemen, the world in the future will depend on the original. I am under the Nine Springs, but I am waiting for the good news of the princes! ”

He Yan and the others persuaded for a while, and when they saw Wang Fen's firm attitude, they understood that this was a way to suppress the consequences of the matter to the minimum, so they had to disperse. Before leaving, He Yante brought Wang Fen's young son with him to preserve the bloodline of Wang Fen's lineage.

In mid-August, the envoy from Luoyang handed over the edict to Wang Fen to invite Wang Fen to return to Beijing. The next day, Wang Fen straightened his clothes, sat in the lobby of the Assassin's Mansion, and committed suicide calmly in front of the messenger.

This can be regarded as Wang Fen's own doing. He underestimated the strength of the arrogant, thinking that the arrogant was going all out, so he didn't care about this "drama thief", and deliberately let the commander Lu Yi weaken the hidden power of the arrogant in Jizhou, which caused the disaster of secret leakage.

The news of Wang Fen's suicide was transmitted back to Luoyang, and the court was in an uproar!

"A state assassin history, persecuted by the school captain, drank and died. The remnants of the yellow turban are so rampant! ”

This is the letter to impeach Captain Taihang for arrogance.

"The order of the lieutenant official and the fake thief, coercing the minister, let me ask in the future, who will govern Dahanzhou County?"

This is dissatisfied with the eunuchs making waves inside.

"The general brings the world to the world, and he must not be ignorant of right and wrong, and clarify the court!"

This is to blame the great general He Jin.

For a while, the remarks that did not know the truth were very loud, stirring the great Han Jingshi, and the chickens and dogs jumped. Even the formation of the "Xiyuan New Army", which had attracted the most attention in Luoyang, lost its original attention.

Of course, the officials who really have a deep understanding of the current government and politics of the Han Dynasty will naturally not be touched by the death of just one Wang Fen. A pair of eyes that have seen the essence of the authority of the Han Dynasty most thoroughly, are still firmly focused on the formation of the "West Garden New Army".

The so-called "Xiyuan New Army" refers to a new Han standing army proposed by the Son of Heaven a few years ago and is preparing to be formed. Because the Son of Heaven set up the camp of this standing army in the West Garden of Luoyang, it was named "New Army of the West Garden".

Since the revival of Emperor Guangwu, the Han Dynasty has always implemented the policy of "virtual outside and real inside", cutting the standing army of prefectures and counties, and retaining the original establishment of captains and captains only in border states and counties. In addition, the Son of Heaven also strengthened the two major military forces of the Southern Army and the Northern Army in Beijing to ensure absolute superiority in military strength over various prefectures and counties.

Among them, the Southern Army of the Han Dynasty, also known as the Su Guards, is divided into Hu Benlang, Yulin Lang, Yulin Left and Right Cavalry, Guards, etc., with a total strength of about 5,000 people.

The Northern Army of the Han Dynasty included about 1,000 "Zhijinwu" who were responsible for the security of the Beijing Division, as well as the five captains of the Northern Army, namely the Tun Cavalry, the Yue Cavalry, the Infantry, the Changshui, and the Shooting Voice. Combined, the total strength of these five schools is about 5,000 people.

In addition, the Liyang battalion, Yongying, and Chang'an battalions deployed around Luoyang defended Luoyang and Chang'an respectively, and each battalion gathered about one, that is, about a thousand troops. These 14,000 or so professional soldiers are a symbol of the great Han Dynasty's military might.

These troops seem to be very small, but they are actually somewhat similar to the "shelf divisions" of later generations. In peacetime, in order to save military spending, the imperial court only retained 1,000 backbone elites for each lieutenant department. But whenever there was a war, the Han would use the Central Northern Army as the main force and join a large number of temporarily recruited sons of good families to expand.

At this time, a school captain, with the original 1,000 people as the skeleton, quickly recruited new recruits to join, and in just a few days, this school captain could get 3,000 or even more full strength.

It stands to reason that after so many years, the Han Dynasty has been able to effectively conquer the Quartet and dominate the world with these troops, and there is not much need to expand the size of the army. After all, it costs money to have more soldiers. Although the status of martial artists in today's court is not very high, they must not be low. Otherwise, why should those warriors obey the orders of the emperor of the Han family?

It's just that since the "Yellow Turban Rebellion" in the first year of Zhongping, the whole world has been in turmoil, and there have been wars everywhere. The Northern Army of the Han Dynasty was held back by the rebels of Xiqiang and was unable to pacify Liangzhou for a long time. As a result, the strength of the capital division of Luoyang seems to be a little empty.

In case another rebel army emerges in any corner of the country, it will be difficult for the current Han to find a regular army that can be used to counter the rebellion.

What, you said that there is still the Great Han Southern Army?

Joke, that's the watchdog of the Son of Heaven's palace, once he is sent out, the Son of Heaven will feel unstable even when he sleeps. In the past hundreds of years, there has never been a precedent for the Han Dynasty to send the Southern Army out of Beijing to conquer!

In view of the above reasons, the formation of another strong force that can be dispatched in Luoyang City has become the unanimous opinion of the court and the Son of Heaven. (To be continued......)

PS: Solution: Therefore, do the "death" solution.