Huan Yuan is known as the "think tank", of course, it is impossible to sit in the study all day long, so that "scholars do not go out, but know the world". In fact, the main strength of a person like him is to analyze and solve problems, but this must be based on being able to gather information extensively and keenly discover the crux of the problem. That is, when he entered Luoyang that day, Lian Zhaoguang asked why there were so many people in front of him, but Huan Fan must ask clearly, who were killed, and for what crime was punished, and he planned to drag Lian Zhao into the crowd to see the excitement.

Therefore, although he is far away from the court, he is no stranger to various folk rumors - plus his hometown Longkang is also an important place in Zhongzhou, and it is close to the eastern capital of Qiaocheng, which is not a rural place - so he can rely on some intuition and analysis to get Shixun's favor.

So now he asked: "The people all say that the king of Rencheng is poisoned, and there are you?" Shi Xun frowned slightly, but did not answer, Huan Fan told what he had heard. He said that there were rumors that King Ren Cheng had been poisoned and died; There are also rumors that after the emperor's expedition to the west, the crown prince replaced many officials of the eastern feudal domains to serve as his own eyes and ears and monitor the actions of the kings. Therefore: "Or the king of Yunren City was really poisoned by the prince!" ”

In fact, Cao Zhang's death can be basically determined to be poisoned - Zhang Zhongjing has been to see the corpse, with his level, how many people in the world can hide it in terms of pathology and toxicology? But for the royal family, this is an absolute scandal, so it is still a secret, and even the important ministers of the court may not know it. Of course, Cao Cao knew, Cao Pi also got the report, and the father and son of the Shi family passed on the news through Lu Hongmi, so they knew the merits.

It wasn't just Cao Zhang who was poisoned. Cao Chong did get food poisoning. Fortunately, it was discovered early. took medicine to induce vomiting, and only then did he save a small life. There is also a Juancheng king, Cao Zhi, although he has not been poisoned, but there are signs of poisoning in his diet...... It can be said that except for Cao Ang, the king of Yuzhong who is far away in the west, none of them can run.

The school is continuing to investigate the matter and search for the source of the poison, but for now, there are no clear clues. A eunuch offering tea to Cao Zhang. Soon disappeared without a trace in the chaos of Cao Zhangxu's death, no one alive, no corpse dead; In terms of Cao Chong and Cao Zhi, the school secretly arrested several people and tortured them, but they never found out who was behind the scenes.

In this case, rumors have been spread among the people...... The father and son who are familiar with the inside story can conclude that this matter must not be Cao Pi's doing, but someone wants to frame him! However, the two glanced at each other, but did not say anything for the time being. Waiting for Huan Yuan to continue to analyze.

According to Huan Fan's speculation, Ma Qi was not temporary. He was greedy for military rations, and it was likely that he was instructed or coerced by others, but he hanged himself directly with a rope, and the clue was broken - and the school was busy investigating the poisoning of the kings, and he didn't have much to worry about it.

"To steal military rations, and to falsely accuse the prince of improper employment; poisoned the kings, and murdered his brothers to falsely accuse the prince. The two things happen at the same time, and the Son of Heaven will be suspicious of the prince. "If these two things are not considered together, then it is true that the prince is at fault in employing people, and he is also the biggest suspect in the case of the poisoning of the kings - who told you to take advantage of the emperor's westward expedition to hurriedly install your own people around the kings? But if the two things are connected, there is a great possibility that the prince has fallen into someone else's serial trap.

After the analysis, Huan Fan Chao is Xun handed over: "If the lord doesn't want the society to be turbulent, please save the prince - when to reach out your ears." ”

Shi Xun can't help the prince now, because the prince is tied to Chen Qun for these two things-to install eyes and ears in the kingdoms and mansions, without the endorsement of the ministry, Cao Pi can't do it at all. If Shi Xun wants to take the opportunity to bring down Chen Qun, he must continue to ferment these two things, and once Chen Qun is gone, he can find a way to reach out and protect Cao Pi.

Regarding Cao Zhang's poisoning, Cao Zhi and Cao Chong were also in danger, and the matter involving the crown prince Cao Pi inserting people in the kingdoms and palaces, Cao Cao has not yet leaked it to the outside world - or may never leak it, and directly digests and solves this problem internally - so Chen Qun may be disgusted by Cao Cao, but there is no suitable excuse to depose him. However, Chen Qun must take responsibility for the theft of military rations due to improper employment of personnel. Previously, Cao Cao had asked the imperial historian to investigate the matter and directly punished two middle-level officials of the ministry. But Chen Qun did not submit his resignation, and Cao Cao did not seem to have the intention of removing him for the time being.

Obviously, Chen Qun wanted to still seize the personnel power for the prince, so he was reluctant to take the initiative to take the position.

It is the father and son who are currently discussing with Huan Fan, and there are three questions: first, how to stab Chen Changwen for the last time and completely oust him from power; Second, after Chen Qun stepped down, whether to save Cao Pi and how to save him; Third, who is behind the scenes, what other poisonous schemes may be made, and how to deal with them.

For the first question, he gave an idea: "If Duan Sique impeaches Chen Changwen, he may have to go to work." ”

Duan Sique, who was originally Chen Qun's disciple, was once in front of Cao Cao to discuss celestial phenomena in front of Cao Cao, and sarcastically admonished the resignation of Zaifu, which won the name of loyalty. At first, Shi Xun thought that Chen Qun was manipulating behind the scenes, but judging from the subsequent development of events, Duan Bian was actually a kite with a broken string, and Chen Qun couldn't control him for a long time.

First of all, after the incident, all the prime ministers, including Shi Xun, resigned, and Cao Cao was the new prime minister, and there was no name of Chen Qun among them - Chen Changwen did not seek the slightest benefit in that turmoil. Secondly, in order to stabilize the court situation at that time, Cao Cao also gave face to the old ministers, angrily reprimanded Duan Fang for speaking of heaven's will, and belittled him to other counties, but within half a year, he called him back and stuffed him into the Yushitai, and since then he has been in charge of spraying people.

It can be seen that Duan Fang is purely a big troll, selling direct invitations, but it is in line with Cao Cao's intentions, so he is slightly suppressed and reused; There is also a possibility that Duan Fang's squirting was originally instructed or hinted at by Cao Cao......

Shi Fu has been paying attention to Duan Biao, according to his report, since that turmoil, Duan Bian's contacts with Chen Qun have become increasingly sparse, and only the faint friendship between the former guest and the host remains. So he suggested that Duan Fang could impeach Chen Qun, if he was directly slapped in the face by a past doorman, would Chen Changwen dare to fall in love again?

"Today's imperial history is full of advice, so that the head of the ministry is changed, and the flaws of the only paragraph are not spoken, which is not to give up the old days. It is ironic, if you want to admonish and avoid its old master, what is the so-called loyalty? The flawed self-pride will be stimulated by this. "For others, if you want to be merciful, you will be merciful, for your former lord, others are impeaching, as long as you do not move, how will public opinion evaluate? Do you want to maintain your reputation as a loyal servant? With Duan Fang's temperament, it is very likely that he will fall into our trap and impeach Chen Qun because he is provoked.

Shi Xun nodded slightly: "You can do it." "Then I'll leave it to you.

The first question ends here for the time being, and then the second question is that Xun asked Huan Fan: "Even if I want to save the prince, how can I save him?" "Let's not say that I can't interfere in the poisoning of the kings for the time being, let's just say that Ma Boyong committed suicide by corruption, I said that there are black hands behind the scenes, so there must be evidence, if you can't get enough evidence, how can you convince Cao Cao that Cao Pi was framed?

Huan Fan said: "The lord once said 'free heart certificate', and what we say today is also free heart testimony. His Majesty's eyes are the crown prince, and he is also free to testify. ”

In fact, there is no need for evidence, the emperor is also a smart person, but he is in the game, and it is inevitable that he will not see Mount Tai. Ma Qi's case alone will not bring down the crown prince, but it will definitely leave a bad impression in the mind of the Son of Heaven and greatly reduce the prince's points. As long as you find an opportunity to point out the suspicious points of this case to the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven will naturally think of various possibilities, so as to bridge the gap between him and the crown prince to a certain extent.

Shixun nodded: "Let's discuss again." "The third question is, who is behind this? What else might he do?

Shi Xun basically believes that nine out of ten of the masterminds behind the scenes are Cao Chong, the king of Liyang, who was poisoned but did not die. One is that Cao Chong's kid is smart enough, such a poisonous plan, it is estimated that Cao Zhi can't think of it, and even if he thinks of it, he may not have the courage to implement it; Second, Cao Chong and Cao Zhang are not the same mother, and he is easier to get this kind of ruthlessness; Third, if Cao Pi's suspicion is cleared, then the next most suspicious person is Cao Zhi, who was not poisoned at all, and Cao Chong squeezed himself into the ranks of victims rather than perpetrators......

Of course, this is just a "free will", and there is no evidence. It's just that whether it is Cao Zhi or Cao Chong, who is far away in the feudal country, if you want to plan for this, first, you need to have enough manpower to execute, and second, you need to have a dead party in the center to respond - Cao Zhi's dead party, Ding Yi and Ding Hui are still in Luozhong, so who is Cao Chong's dead friend? That guy is really well hidden......

If you can't find this person, you can't tear off Cao Xiaoxiang's mask in one fell swoop, and you can't predict what conspiracy he will do next. Yes Xun arranged it to reply, saying that you have been keeping an eye on it recently, and you have to report to me if there are any subtle things, and the three of us will analyze it carefully. It's a repetition of promises.

In the end, Huan Fan added three more sentences. One sentence is: "If the prince is not easy to save, the lord can lead this plot to Shuzhong......" simply planted on Liu Bei, saying that it was a spy in Western Shu. The second sentence: "Chen Changwen goes to the throne, who is in charge of the ministry, and who cares about the lord?" "You should take this opportunity to hold the personnel power firmly in your own hands.

The third sentence: "If the prince is really unsavable, the lord should think about who he will be the heir, and be careful not to let the plotters succeed!" "Regardless of whether the mastermind behind the scenes is the king of Liyang or not, this person's scheming and ruthlessness are enough to make people tremble, if he is the master of the other day, it will be too hard and too dangerous to be his courtier! (To be continued.) )