Chapter 27, hot potato
In April of the twelfth year of Jian'an, Shangshu made Xun Yu become ill from hard work, and he was seriously ill and vomited blood. The Son of Heaven issued an edict three times to keep him, but unfortunately Xun Wen had already made up his mind to go, claiming that it was difficult to get up, and it was even more difficult to see things, so he immediately left Xudu and moved outside the city to recuperate.
Xun Yu left on the front foot, and Lu Hong, according to Shixun's instructions, immediately visited the imperial historian Xi Xi and the new Shangshu Ling Huaxin at night, and combined the letter of the queen and Cao Cao's edict. Both of them were also shocked, among them, Hua Xin was also a smart person, and sighed: "I know why Xun Wen wants to go!" โ
Xun Yu is a very principled person, so he knows that Cao Cao's usurpation of the throne is caused by himself, and he knows that he can't stop the general trend of the world, and he still has to fight for the last survival of the Han family until he ends his life. For this kind of person, many things are known to be done, and they can't do it after all.
So Xun didn't think to persuade Xun Yu at all, asking him to destroy the Fu clan on Cao Cao's behalf and help Cao Cao carry this black cauldron.
If Cao Cao really did a similar evil deed, and then begged Xun Yu to help cover it up, or even help him carry the blame, Xun Yu might grit his teeth and be willing to agree, but if you want Xun Yu to do it himself, he won't do it!
Therefore, the last idea that Xun Xun gave was: You should hurry up and flash people.
The former is supported by all the people and has been loved through the ages, so it will inevitably tie itself firmly to the circle limited by traditional etiquette and morality, and it is inevitable that they will be tied to their hands and feet - so the word "hero" is often associated with the word "tragedy". Heroes or traitors are different, and they don't care too much about the evaluation of the time and later generations. Dare to break out of the box. In order to succeed, any means can be stopped. Therefore, it is often possible to achieve things. For example, Liu Bei is "the hero of the world", and his benevolent and gentlemanly appearance is also gradually smeared by later generations due to the needs of politics, and the real Liu Xuande in history is by no means as benevolent and righteous as in the novel.
Liu Bei is a hero, Cao Cao is a traitor, decisive, and kills hard, even if he is a fan of Cao Cao, he does not dare to portray him as a white lotus. In fact, Xun Yu also took a fancy to this. Only then did he pin his hope for the pacification of the troubled times on Cao Cao - if he was really a benevolent gentleman, Xun Wenruo still looked down on him, and the people who were still obsessed with Dong Dao in the troubled times, how many of them could have a good end?
Xun Yu and Cao Cao have been friends for a long time and know each other very well, and what Cao Cao's character can do, he can guess with his eyes closed - it is impossible to persuade Cao Cao to let Fu go. Since he knew that the school affairs had found the letter of the queen of Fu, and had already reported it to Cao Cao, Xun Yu understood: what happened after the abolition. It can't be stopped, and the difference is early and late. and the difference between waste and killing.
Maybe a year or two in advance, he would still fantasize that he would be able to rely on his influence to say that Cao Cao would be able to ambush the latter horse, but after the matter of placing the prime minister and adding Jiuxi, Xun Wenruo completely understood: Cao Cao is his lord and his ally, not a puppet that he can shape at will according to his political ideals.
The Han family will eventually die in the hands of the Cao family, that is no longer unfounded, but an inevitable reality that is approaching, Xun Wenruo is angry and distressed by this, in the original history, he finally decided to end his life, in the second half of his life, chose to escape with death.
However, it was Xun who directly broke through the most fragile point in his heart and told him: Even if you die, your reputation is irretrievable! It's Hongfu himself who is not afraid, he has a relatively humble background, it can be said that he is less affected by Hann, plus he is a relative of the Cao family, in terms of the general social morality of this era, even if he helps Cao usurp Han, it will not cause too many bad comments. Why was Liu Xin scolded? Because of his own Han clan, his elbow turned outward. Why was Li Ru scolded? Because his identity as Dong Zhuo's son-in-law is just a novelist, he is actually Dr. Han Zhi and Lang Zhongling, and he also directly killed the young emperor Liu Wei. As long as Shixun doesn't personally abolish the queen and kill the Son of Heaven, he won't be tied to those two goods.
Don't have too many guys who have changed from Hanchen to Weichen, how many have you scolded in later generations? It's just Hua Xin and Wang Lang, the old bureaucrats, and even Liu Ye is not scolded by a few people.
- Xun Yu can be regarded as understanding, why is Hongfu desperately trying to coax Meng Ke, even the establishment of the Jian'an Stone Scripture, he has to shoehorn the original "Mencius" that cannot be put on the table. Because Mencius said: "The people are the most important, the society is secondary, and the king is light." He also said: "I have heard of a husband, but I have not heard of killing a king." "It can be used as the basis for public opinion for the change of dynasty.
Yesun is not afraid to help Cao usurp the throne for the tiger, but Xun Yu is different. Xun's family is a family of Yingchuan, "family lineage", that is to say, he has been a high-ranking official of the Han Dynasty for many generations, and in the words of later generations: deeply favored by the country. Therefore, if he helps Cao Cao usurp the throne, Xun Yu's reputation will inevitably be stinky, and he will be a little stronger than Liu Xin, and maybe he will be more likely to be scolded than Wang Lang and Hua Xin. Xun Yu was confused and hesitant because of this, so he had to die in the end.
But what's the use of dying? It was Xun who pierced his illusion and said Do you think that as long as you die and don't see Cao Cao's last step, the stain on your body can be completely washed away? Please stop hiding your ears and stealing the bell!
In fact, the key to the reputation of the future generations is not what I do, but what I need in the future generations, people at the time are absolutely indescribable and unclear. Zhuge Liang assisted Liu Bei, a corner, and later generations said that he did not know the time, who would have thought that the Eastern Jin Dynasty was a corner of peace, and the experience of Shu Han was a bit similar, so because of the need for politics, Kong Ming's image instantly became three points taller. Not to mention Su Dingfang, Pan Mei and others, purely because of folk plain words, they inexplicably beat a stick into traitors......
Therefore, Xun Wenruo's name is actually good, and he died at the right time, but Xun knew about it, Xun Yu was not a traveler, he couldn't think of it, and he was bluffed by Xun on the spot. In a panic, the wolf bรจi asked the plan, and it was Xun who took the opportunity to say, you don't want to die, but you must retreat.
Because just by virtue of your old friendship with Cao Cao, when the concept gradually disagrees, Cao Cao will not only not be ashamed, but will feel guilty about you, then you will have the opportunity to put forward some advice when he is reckless, and take away his head. For example, you can't stop the matter of adding Jiuxi and building a vassal state, but you can mediate and limit the damage to the country and Cao Cao himself to the minimum. For example, if you refuse to preside over the letter of Empress Fu in person, you can also use your political influence in the court to reduce the punishment of Fu as much as possible - when Cao Cao comes back in a year and a half, you can persuade them a few more words, maybe they can avoid death.
Further afield, the Cao family will usurp the Han sooner or later, and even Liu Xie is worried that "the abolished son of heaven can live", but as long as you are still there and try your best to persuade Cao Cao, it is possible to leave that child's life. This is the greatest contribution you can make to the Han Dynasty and the Liu family.
In fact, in the original history, Cao Pi did not kill Liu Xie after usurping the Han Dynasty, but made a good confession, which was originally intended to demonstrate the legitimacy of Chan. But this is a precedent, and no one could have expected it in advance - why did Liu Bei brazenly claim the emperor in Chengdu? It's because it is rumored everywhere that Liu Xie was murdered by Cao Pi. Therefore, Xun Xun used this false reason to persuade Xun Yu, his spirit was already extremely tense, and Xun Wenruo, who was suddenly unconscious because of this, immediately listened to it.
Shi Xun took the opportunity to add a sentence: "If the Liu family is preserved, it can reduce the guilt of Ling Jun a little, so that future generations will know Ling Jun's loyalty." "If you can leave the bloodline of the Liu clan through your efforts, then your loyalty to the Han will be known to future generations, and your notoriety may also be redeemed for a certain time.
Xun Wenruo was persuaded by Hongfu, who was so clever and eloquent, that he immediately called himself sick and resigned. As soon as Xun Yu left, it was Xun Naike who handed over the heavy responsibility of the abolition to Xi Wei and Hua Xin.
Of course, even if he doesn't preside over it himself, if Shi Xun still stays in Xu Du, he will definitely be affected to a certain extent, and his reputation will not be stinky because of this, but he will be somewhat bruised - besides, those two goods, especially Xi Hongyu, will definitely come to discuss with him. This hot potato, Cao Cao threw it away, Xun Yu also threw it away, according to Shi Xun's plan, it was thrown to Xi and Hua, who were eager to show loyalty to Cao's family, but it was difficult to ensure that there was only one hand in the middle, and a few bubbles were burned on his hands. Now that you're all gone, I'm leaving!
Before going to lobby Xun Yu, Shi Xun got the news that the remnants of the Yellow Turban Party in Jinan and Le'an rose again, broke through the Dongping Tomb of Jinan Guozhi, and killed Liu Yun, the king of Jinan. So when he persuaded Xun Yu to come back, Xun Wenruo was still pushing back with the court on the issue of resignation, and the ministers held a meeting to discuss the pacification of the chaos, and it was Xun who took the initiative to stand up and patted his chest: I'll go!
I think that when the main force of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans entered Yanzhou and was surrounded by Cao Gong, I was the one who made the bridge and said that Guan Hai surrendered, and now Guan Hai is still living in the village outside my city, and many of my servants are old Yellow Turban Party members - is there a more suitable person to pacify the remnants of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Party?
It's Hongfu like this, Shi Shiran flashed, and when Xi Xi and Hua Xin received the hot potato, they couldn't find anyone to help him get an idea. The two of them had a secret meeting and discussed, and finally made up their minds: If you don't know, it's okay, since you know, if you can't do it, how will you treat us when Cao Gong returns in the future? Only dry!
So Shangshu made an edict, abolished the queen Fu's family, and ordered the guard captain Ma Teng to lead the troops to surround the mansion of Fu Wan, and the whole family was arrested. Xun Yu immediately used his influence to warn Xi and Hua, saying that although the Fu family had slanderous words, it was not obvious that it was not visible, and it was not appropriate to show the killing, so as to destroy the virtue of Cao Gong - besides, if you really want to kill the queen and the prince, you two are only afraid of Cao Gong's anger, but you are not afraid of the mouth of the world?
After all, Cao Cao did not give orders directly to the two, and the waists of the two were not hard enough, so they were afraid of committing public anger, so they took the opportunity to step down and put Fu Hou in the cold palace, and Fu Shi was sentenced to exile - leaving the lives of the family.
When Shi Xun, who was on his way north, heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, and looked down at his hands: In the troubled times, it is impossible for both hands not to be stained with blood, but after all, it can be less or less, and his own conscience is more passable. Besides, he wants to assist Cao Cao in achieving great things for thousands of years, and he doesn't just want to build a short-lived Wei Dynasty, so he has the responsibility to help erase some unnecessary stains on the body of the founding hero...... (To be continued......)