Chapter 14 Fighting Poison with Poison
"Tell the world, the yellow turban will disappear?"
Gu Cheng looked at Zhang Jun.
It's no use crying over spilt milk..
Even if the Yellow Turban Rebellion was broken out by the Ten Standing Servants, the chaos arose and it was difficult to eliminate.
Is this loyal old minister really ignorant of this truth, or is he pretending to be confused?
"What do the three princes think?"
He turned his gaze to the three ministers at the front—
Taiwei Yuan Feng, Sikong Xun Shuang, Situ Yang Ci.
These three people are from the Runan Yuan clan, the Yingchuan Xun clan and the Hongnong Yang clan.
Taiwei is in charge of the military, Situ is in charge of civil affairs, and Sikong is in charge of supervision, such a supreme minister of the three princes is actually served by people from the eight great families in the world, and even if the ten permanent servants open the party ban, they can't shake their position, they can only choose to ignore it, which shows their foundation.
And when these three white-haired old ministers faced Gu Cheng's inquiry, they said in unison: "Your Highness is wise and martial, and has his own decision, and the ministers seconded it!"
is also seconded, the royal family is united, but the ministers are different.
This was expected by Gu Cheng.
Seeing the wind makes the rudder and protecting oneself has always been the characteristic of the family.
In the hearts of the children of the great family, the Qi family rules the country and the world, no matter how ambitious the ambition is, the interests of the family must also be put first.
Gu Cheng didn't expect everyone to be loyal, he wanted to use the family, not necessarily the eight great families in the world, let alone the old ministers who were now standing in the court.
These guys are all ups and downs, and if they want to revitalize the Han Dynasty, they need a new generation of vigorous civil and military generals.
The next generation of these three princes are all acquaintances, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Xun Yu (xún yù), Xun You, Yang Biao, Yang Xiu......
As for whether it can be used and which ones to use, Gu Cheng has already planned in his heart, and it depends on the development of the situation in the future.
At this time, he looked down on the ministers, stretched out his hand, and a trembling chamberlain served a stack of edicts.
No more, no less, exactly ten copies.
"Zhang Rang, what do you think this is?"
"The old slave is willing to do anything, I just ask His Highness to spare the old slave's life!"
Gu Cheng looked at the head of the ten permanent attendants, this eunuch who was respected by the Spirit Emperor as his father was already like ashes, and he kowtowed again and again.
"Your Highness, by all means!"
Seeing that Gu Cheng was still questioning Zhang Rang, the ministers were in a commotion, but Zhang Jun changed color and kowtowed desperately: "If the ten permanent servants are not removed, the world is uneven, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion may be out of control!"
Gu Cheng took everyone's expressions into his eyes, Zhang Rang's body was shocked, and he suddenly realized where the vitality was, and said loudly: "Your Highness, the old slave is willing to donate his family wealth to help quell the rebellion, my Zhang family is located in Jizhou, the hinterland of the Yellow Turban Army, and the old slave ordered his father, brother and son to go into battle together and fight with the Yellow Turban Army!"
"Your Highness, my Zhao clan is in Nanyang, I will definitely hit the yellow scarf!"
"Your Highness, I'm Dongjun Guo, I'm willing to die!"
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As soon as these words came out, the other ten permanent attendants also woke up like a dream, and they swore swearing, and their desire to survive was extremely strong.
The Ten Standing Servants are not without heels, or even if they didn't have them originally, after decades of development, their respective families have also developed.
The faces of the courtiers changed.
Especially when Gu Cheng turned to them and asked with a smile: "The Ten Standing Servants are willing to make meritorious contributions, and your family has also had dealings with them before, can you be willing to supervise one or two?"
The hall fell silent.
"The ministers are willing!"
After a while, the ministers knelt down and scolded these dead eunuchs in their hearts.
I'm going to die, and I actually dragged the family into the water, which is simply not a son of man.
They seem to have forgotten that the Ten Permanent Servants are eunuchs and have a distorted mentality.
When he was in a high position, his relatives and friends enjoyed all the glory and wealth in the fish and meat township, but now he has lost power, but he has exonerated the family and only punished the evil?
There is no such thing as a cheap one.
"The watch of the king, the power of the great sage, turn your hands into clouds, and cover your hands for rain!"
Witnessing this scene, Sangong looked at Gu Cheng's gaze, and finally stopped being calm.
The ten permanent servants have lost their imperial power, and they are a group of geldings, which is not to be feared, but the eunuchs have been in power for many years, and their fathers, brothers and sons have long been officials in various states and counties, and there are many party henchmen.
On the occasion of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, if the ten permanent servants are killed in one go, it will be refreshing, but the eunuch forces will inevitably make rebellion in various places.
There is a forbidden army in Luoyang, but it can wave 300,000 servants, can the states and counties do the same?
Apparently not!
When the eunuch power is dying and struggling, the prince will helplessly find that he must rely on the power of the family to calm the trouble.
At that moment, it was the beginning of the imperial power being hollowed out by the family.
Eunuchs, relatives, families, clans, and ministers, you sing and I will appear on the stage, and divide the power from the hands of the emperor, as has been the case in all dynasties.
Who knew that Gu Cheng actually didn't kill.
He kept ten permanent attendants, ordered the eunuch family to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion, fought poison with poison, and then ordered the local families to supervise and balance the three parties.
But just when the ministers thought that the ten permanent servants had escaped, Gu Cheng suddenly said to Zhang: "Pick a book and read it!"
Swish!
One by one, he looked at himself with vicious eyes, Zhang Rang's complexion changed several times, but he didn't dare to disobey, he climbed to the steps with a roll, took the middle part, and unfolded it and read it: "Zhongchang serves Jian Shuo, treacherously steals internal money, frames loyalty, loots and extorts tyranny, poisons the people, is full of evil, and urgently stretches the constitution.
"Zhang Rang! Zhang Rang! Why choose me? Why choose me, ahhhhhh
As soon as the words fell, Zhao Zhong and the others shook their bodies, and their faces showed the ecstasy of almost dying, but Jian Shuo cried and grabbed the ground, howling madly.
"Zhang Rang, you can't die well!
Jian Shuo was dragged down the hall, and the hysterical cursing continued for a long time, and Zhang Rang's face twitched, but he smiled.
As a dog raised by the emperor, he can carry the pot, which proves that it is still useful, and the worst thing is that he can't carry it if he wants to.
Zhang Jun was covered in cold sweat, only to feel that Gu Cheng glanced at it with a smile and saw all the secrets clearly.
This His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be proficient in divination, otherwise how could he repeat his request almost word for word?
The Third Duke looked at the ten edicts.
They really wanted to see if the names of all the ten permanent servants were really written on it, randomly chosen, or if all ten of them were Jianshuo!
Among the ten permanent servants, only Jian Shuo's sphere of influence is gathered in Luoyang, with the highest personal force and the most skilled at training, and the military formation of 300,000 servants is his one-handed training.
The prince will definitely not tolerate him!
But the answer will never be known.
"Die for His Highness, destroy the Yellow Turban!
The next moment, Gu Cheng waved his hand, and the nine edicts turned into dust and drifted away with the wind, Zhang Rang and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw it, kowtowed desperately, and were escorted down by the guards.
The court was dispersed.
The impact of this short-lived court meeting is extremely far-reaching, and may even cause a reshuffle of all forces!
After the ministers left in a hurry, Gu Cheng entered the main East Palace, and saw that the Chengqian Palace was located in the array, and bowed slightly.
Returning to the main world, he killed Zhang Jiao, opened a party ban, lured Shichang, became the crown prince, and finally took the key step to control the imperial power.
Next, it is the initial team.
This is the most magnificent era, the stars are shining, and the heroes are gathered.
Since he is the sole master of the world, what he has to do is to know people and make good use of them, and collect the star talents under his command.
"Cai Yong hasn't arrived in Luoyang yet? Huai Cai has not met, and he is not greedy for life and afraid of death, so there is no reason to delay until now!"
Gu Cheng was not impatient in this regard, and took every step of the way, focusing on Luoyang first.
It stands to reason that a certain famous Confucian should arrive.
"Could it be that something happened?"
Gu Chengnian's head moved, and he ordered his subordinates: "Call Cai Yan to come!"
Sure enough, Cai Wenji stepped into the hall, and after respectfully saluting, the dignified girl Ying Ying bowed down and sobbed:
"I beg Your Highness to save my father's life!"
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