In the first half of the first year of Guanghe in the Eastern Han Dynasty, two earth-shattering events occurred in the Han Empire, not the rebellion of the Gepo thieves in Yuzhou, but the rebellion of the Wuhu barbarians in many counties in Jiaozhou, and the counties were confiscated, and the entire Jiaozhou was almost not owned by the Han Dynasty. Another thing is that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to set up a college in the Hongdu Gate of the Luoyang Imperial Palace, and the local governors and the three princes of the court recommended the scholars who were good at making rulers and writing and writing bird seals to enroll, which was called Hongdu Gate School at that time. There is no shortage of Hongdumen students who tend to be inflammatory, and they are favored by the Spirit Emperor, so they have become a force of their own.

This is the end of the autumn harvest, in the Chen Mansion in Anyang County, the old lady and Chen Lin are talking. I saw the old lady looking at Chen Lin, who was sitting upright opposite with a calm face, and said with satisfaction: "Bo Zhi's cultivation is another level, everything is headed by quiet, and only if he does not move like a mountain, can he deal with it calmly." Chen Lin was too busy to shout.

The old lady said: "The autumn harvest has passed, and my Chen family's income this year is also about 20,000 yuan, and now my Chen family wants to build a wall in Chenjiazhuang, which is also quite financial." Although there are Taiping preaches in Anyang from time to time, it may as well be a big problem, Anyang is no better than others, Anyang is my Chen family's final say. "Since Chen Lin inadvertently discovered that the Taiping Sect was coming to Runan, he strengthened Anyang County's defense against the Taiping Sect, and came to arrest one by one, no one knows, and Peng Tuo did not dare to send people to the vicinity of Anyang after seeing a few fewer waves. Although the current Peng Tuo said that he was proud, he didn't dare to be blatant, so he had to endure this breath helplessly and concentrate on developing the disciples in other places.

The old lady pondered for a while and then said: "What are Bozhi's plans now, it is not a wise move to live in a small land in Anyang. Chen Lin thought to himself, but now the places that Chen Lin can go to are none other than Runan County Mansion and Luoyang. A few years ago, Chen Lin tried his best to stay away from Luoyang, but after being kidnapped by Zhang Fan and going to Hebei to come back, Chen Lin had a different mind. If he was in the peaceful world, Chen Lin just wanted to live and be a rich man in peace, but the troubled times were approaching, but Chen Lin had a sense of courage and courage, even if he died, he would have to be killed.

Chen Lin: "Bozhi is willing to stand at the feet of the Son of Heaven, so that the world knows the name of Chen Bozhi." The old lady looked at Chen Lin, who was thinking repeatedly, and said: "Bozhi, Chu and Han are fighting, and the overlord of Chu is brave and invincible, but he is worshiped by the ancestors, do you know why?" Chen Lin thought for a moment and replied: "Courage is not as good as wisdom"

The old lady heard that Chen Lin was only four simple words, but it was exquisite, and said with relief: "It is rare to see through the mystery, brave enough to defeat a hundred people, and wise to win the world; The wisdom of Gaozu is the wisdom of the royal people, such as staying in Zhang Zifang, brave as Wuhou Fan, but willing to be owned by Gaozu and achieving Gaozu's hegemony; Bo Zhi should think deeply, now Bo Zhi has Wu Yong, Zhou Cang, Cai Zilan and others, Huang Yan is a little anxious, but there is no great talent, Bo at least a think tank to give advice. Bozhi must remember to remember that you can't be brave. ”

In this way, Chen Lin resigned as the lieutenant and adjutant of Anyang County, took Zhou Cang Huang Yan, and re-entered Luoyang, but Cai Yang was the leader of Chen Lin's guards and stayed in Chenjiabao and trained day and night. Chen Lin was kidnapped once, so no matter who the Chen family was, they decided to let Chen Lin go in and out of no less than five people, and Zhou Cang Huang Yan had a secret order from the old lady not to leave Chen Lin half a step. Therefore, as soon as Chen Lin arrived in the Luoyang Chen Mansion, the number of guards was three times that of the maids and maids, and a total of forty people lived in the Luoyang Chen Mansion.

As soon as Chen Lin arrived in Luoyang, he unloaded the horse team and headed for Yang's mansion. The gatekeepers of the Yang family were still those few people, and they recognized Chen Lin, Yang Ci's senior disciple, and hurriedly ran inside to report to Yang Ci. "Disciple to meet the teacher." I haven't seen him for more than half a year, Yang Ci is much older, his temples are gray, Chen Lin secretly said that the competition between the DPRK and China is fierce, and he made up his mind to come this time but he will not leave easily.

Yang Ci was also relieved to see his beloved disciple: "Bo Zhi came to Luoyang this time, why did he want to live for a few days?" Chen Lin: "Teacher, Bo Zhi will not leave Luoyang this time, and stay in Beijing to fight side by side with his teacher." ”

When Yang Ci heard that Chen Lin was going to develop in Luoyang, he was overjoyed, and when he saw Chen Lin say that fighting side by side was very exquisite, he smiled and said: "What a good one to fight side by side, Bo Zhi's knowledge is a thousand miles a day." Chen Lin: "Even if a disciple goes to the edge of the sky, he also starts from the teacher's door. "Yang Ci is quite happy today, the disciple is so polite and humble, of course he is proud to be a teacher, and hurriedly set up a banquet and have a drink with Chen Lin, Chen Lin also knows the recent events of the imperial court in Yang Ci's words.

It turned out that after Nayangqiu returned to Beijing from the Yuzhou Rebellion, he did the Shangshu Order for less than two months, and was promoted to the captain of Sili. Since the "disaster of the party", the eunuchs Cao Jie and Wang Fu have been autocratic, and Taiwei Duan Ying has been in the same stream with them, and the eunuchs have been extremely powerful. The fathers, brothers, sons, and disciples of eunuchs Cao Jie, Wang Fu and others served as officials in the Han Dynasty or court such as secretary, school, shou, order, and chief, and corrupted the people. After Yangqiu took office, he tried his best to rectify the eunuch power, and the group of relatives headed by He Jin was watching, and the Yuan and Yang families secretly helped Yangqiu, coupled with the fierce attacks of the Qing school day and night, and now Yangqiu is extremely famous.

It is said that the life of the eunuchs Cao Jie and Wang Fu is really not good, the hateful Yang Qiu, as well as those who are cold-eyed He Jin, Yang Ci, Yuan Feng and others, and behind them there are Zhang Rang Zhao Zhong led by the Houjin Yellow Gate, who regard the two as stumbling blocks and want to get rid of them quickly. On this day, Cao Jie and Wang Fu discussed in the secret room, and Cao Jie lamented: "Alas, you do your best to do things for Your Majesty, why are there so many people who don't like your eyes, and you want you to die." ”

Wang Fuya also raised his voice: "It's not that I feel uncomfortable when I see our family being favored by the Lord Long Live Lord." It's just that it can't go down like this, the day before yesterday, our little boy Wang Ji killed a slave who stole jewelry, and some people asked about it, alas, how did you live these days. ”

Cao Jie was ruthless together, and said in a strange voice: "You can't wait for death, no, just make a statement to Your Majesty, and let your family seal a few more officials, so that it can be used to save your life." ”

Wang Fu heard it: "I'm afraid not, now the promotion is up to a few of us." ”

Cao Jie grinned: "You have Your Majesty, you can speak directly to Your Majesty, and exchange money for officials, Your Majesty loves the shiny yellow thing very much." ”

Wang Fu was also happy: "Yes, our family also has some savings, whether we spend it, we still have to die, ouch, I feel so distressed." Wang Fu, who was smiling, looked pained again after speaking.

Cao Jie was impatient: "Okay, okay, my life is gone, what's the use of keeping it." ”

Wang Fu said again: "Do you want to discuss with the Taiwei?" ”

Cao Jie squinted his eyes and replied: "Although Duan Jiming is not allowed to be in the Shi clan, he may not be of the same heart as us and ignore him. ”

In this way, on the second day, Emperor Ling, without the knowledge of the minister, directly ordered to open a mansion in the West Garden, openly sell the official title, and set the price according to the size of the official position, the guard of a county is as high as 100,000 to hundreds of thousands of gold, and the county magistrate also needs 10,000 taels of gold. Those with high fame can reduce the price, and businessmen and officials should be doubled, just like a vegetable market can bargain.

As soon as this order came out, Luoyang shook, and the world shook. Chen Lin had only been in Luoyang for a few days, and he was just about to go out in the morning, when he saw a member of the Yang Mansion rushing to the Chen Mansion, saying that Yang Ci had something urgent to see Chen Lin. Chen Lin thought about it, I'm afraid there is really something big, why is there something wrong in just a few days, I don't know if it's good or bad.

Chen Lin rushed to the Yang Mansion in a hurry, and saw that the Yang Mansion was full of people, all of whom were Han ministers. Yang Ci asked Chen Lin to sit behind him, and Chen Lin saw that the scene was so serious, everyone's faces were solemn, and he didn't dare to make a sound, so he hurriedly sat upright. At this time, everyone sat down, and Taifu Yuan Kui first said: "Listen, everyone" Seeing that everyone looked at him, he said: "Eunuch goods mislead the country, and make a proposal to Your Majesty to open a mansion, buy and sell officials, and openly sell the price." In the future, the appointment of officials can only be determined by money, no matter what is produced, wouldn't this mess up Ganglun and make me how to deal with the world's famous scholars. ”

Chen Lin was a little disappointed when he heard this, and looked at the Manchu Dynasty Minister, these people were not thinking about the future of the Han Empire, they were directly thinking about their own interests. Emperor Ling bought and sold officials, and if he had money, he could become an official, breaking the monopoly of the officialdom of the scholar clan, these people were anxious in their hearts, but they didn't think about the future of the country first, and the people of the world, alas. Chen Lin couldn't help but sigh, with a look of grief and helplessness...... It's hard to describe. Chen Lin sighed with such sincerity, but he accidentally made it louder, everyone in the audience could hear it clearly, but everyone thought that Chen Lin agreed with Yuan Kui's statement, and they couldn't help but be a little pleasing to this little descendant.

Yang Ci turned around: "What does Bo Zhi think?" How could Chen Lin say what he thought at this time, he was afraid that as soon as he finished speaking, Chen Bozhi would never be able to blend into the fame of this group of big men again. Lian said: "The ignorant eunuch actually did this act of calamity to the country and the people, but I am afraid that in the future, the virtuous will not enter the court, the corruption will be in a high position, and he will not think about the common people in the world, but only know how to collect and scrape the people's wealth, this is the eunuch's move to disrupt the world." Chen Lin kept saying that the eunuchs, not mentioning Emperor Ling, and made a stand, Yang Ci and the others were very satisfied.

Chen Lin looked at the faces of everyone who were really worried about the people and the country, and couldn't help but feel great disdain in his heart, thinking that if he didn't do anything, he would simply stab the sky and see how this Luoyang would be: "The eunuchs have no descendants, often discuss the government, criticize the world's famous Confucians, and frame the loyal and good, not to mention, but to say that Ji Ming, as a captain, is also a person with great military achievements, high power, and great prestige. A certain person is willing to hold a seven-inch short knife, a castration and a thief, and the public will persuade His Majesty to govern in person, drive out the barbarians, rest the people inside, and return the glory of my Han Dynasty. ”

The more Chen Lin spoke, the more intense he became, and his seven-foot body was like a thousand feet of brilliance, which made all the ministers stunned. Chen Lin's scolding broke the precedent, which was a bit unexpected. Everyone was still distracted, but one of them echoed loudly: "Okay, good Chen Bozhi, I respect you." After speaking, he raised his glass, but it was Yang Qiu Yang Fangzheng, who had just been promoted to the captain of the school.