Whether it is called the Year of the Republic, or the Year of Chengtian, or the Year of Taiwu.

In short, on the day of September 23, the Kwantung court, the little emperor Liu Bian, the great shogun He Jin, and many people in Kyoto all came to a crossroads in their lives on this day.

And whether it is to the left or to the right, no one knows if it is an abyss waiting for them, but what is certain is that the future of the Han family has once again become uncertain.

The little emperor has his own henchmen, this is a group of squires he formed from Lantai in the name of his teacher Xu Xiang, among which the representative is Zhong Xuan.

After a series of secret talks with Zhong Xuan and others, they set the plan as follows:

According to the original plan, on September 23, the little emperor will bring hundreds of officials from the court, including He Jin, to the White Horse Temple to welcome the Jade Buddha into the temple.

The Gandhara Jade Buddha offered by the Khotanese gave the little emperor an excellent excuse.

And with this reason, Jin Wuwei led by Liu Bei could logically send troops to the White Horse Temple to participate in the defense.

At that time, as long as He Jin's party members enter the temple, as long as the gate is closed, only Liu Bei's Jin Wuwei will be able to kill these people.

The plan is as simple and crude as that.

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In the deep palace room, the little emperor Liu Wei was walking around anxiously.

He's irritable, and this irritability has a body.

Previously, because of a scandal in the hunting in the West Garden, Liu Wei returned to the palace and began to practice archery hard, but because he was anxious and eager for quick success, he pulled out his fingers, and now he is bandaging, but it hurts when he touches it.

It's just that the irritability in the body can't compare to the one in the heart.

Seeing that the big event was approaching, he suddenly regretted it a little, not because he cared about his uncle, but because he thought that if he couldn't clean up the situation, then Kyoto would really be in chaos.

So he's still torn between doing and not doing.

At this time, the imperial doctor entered and began to change the dressing for his wound. Seeing that the wound had not healed for a long time, the imperial doctor cautiously comforted Liu Wei:

"Your Majesty, you have every opportunity, but you still have to be smooth, so that the wound can heal quickly."

Words are the conscience of the healer, and they are good words.

But the little emperor immediately became impatient and scolded:

"Don't say much, leave as soon as you're done."

So the imperial doctor didn't dare to speak anymore, packed up the medicine box and retreated.

And when the outsiders left, Zhong Xuan, who had been waiting next to Liu Wei, whispered:

"Your Majesty, if your heart is disturbed, it will make people see that it is abnormal."

Yes, today's Liu Biao is indeed abnormal, if it was in the past, in the face of the imperial doctor, Liu Biao would smile even if he was impatient, not like now.

And what Zhong Xuan means is that now is the critical juncture to do great things, and he must not behave abnormally. After all, who knows how many eyes and ears of the queen mother and the general are in the palace.

Liu Wei also understood, he sighed:

"Master Zhong, you're right, I really have to meditate now. But it's easier said than done, now that the court is worried about internal and external troubles, how can I be calm? Even if it's Jingna, it's just self-deception. ”

Zhong Xuan knew that he was a student with early wisdom and had his own ideas about what he did. He is short of time now, and time will be a blessing for the Han family.

But it is precisely this student who has too many ideas of his own, and then the time is short, so he seems to be very eager to do things, which makes Zhong Miao very worried, but it is not easy to persuade.

Because he understands what the little emperor said too well.

Nowadays, the Kanto court can be said to be exhausted externally.

Geographically, Kyoto's northern part of the river east and the western gateway to Kyoto, the Kukan Pass, are occupied by the Kansai side.

And to the south of Kyoto, in the direction of Nanyang was occupied by Yuan Shu, blocking Jingzhou's transport to himself. In the southeast, there are Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao and other thieves. It can be said that the Kwantung court at this time was surrounded on all sides, and there was only a piece of land in Gyeonggi.

If you are an ordinary person, you may have despaired of the current situation.

But the little emperor didn't think so, because he thought that he had surrounded the Yuan family.

To the south of Yuan Shu was Liu Biao of Jingzhou, and Liu Biao was appointed by him, so if you want to rule Jingzhou smoothly, you must follow the little emperor.

And to the south of Yuan Shao were Tao Qian and Liu Xuan. Tao Qian has always been the hardcore of the Kwantung court, and Liu Qian was also appointed and dismissed by the little emperor and was the representative of the Qingzhou royal family.

And then what? In Yuan Shao's east, although there was his ally Zhang Miao, there was also Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai, who was appointed by the little emperor.

In other words, in the Kanto region, the forces loyal to the imperial court not to mention the comprehensive suppression of the Yuan brothers, but at least they are also open.

Therefore, for the danger of the external situation, the little emperor is only worried, but it has not yet reached the level of being uneasy.

What really made him anxious was Nei, which was his own uncle He Jin.

And when he thought of this, he thought of the autumn hunting in the West Garden. And the thought that He Jin dared to board his car made his chest hurt in anger.

However, part of this anger is not part of the fear of showing oneself.

He was annoyed that he couldn't withstand He Jin's pressure, and really handed the bow and arrow to He Jin.

And a king can't show weakness, so he must kill He Jin, otherwise no one will treat him as the same thing in the future.

When the time comes, he will really become a puppet.

It can be seen from this that Liu Wei's imperial education was very successful, and he knew very well where his current authority came from.

What exactly is power? It's actually a human heart. When everyone embraces you, you have power. When everyone fears you, you have power.

So power is that you can influence, drive, and even manipulate others to do things with your will.

And there are at least three ways to make others subject to your arrangement, and these are the three sources of power.

The first of these is actually violence, which is what we often call out of the barrel of a gun. This source of power is the most primitive, crude, but also the most direct.

I don't care if you're convinced or not, as long as you get convinced. Then the interesting part comes, after most people are coerced into submission, they will take the initiative to find reasons to glorify and package this violence. I started talking about the destiny of heaven and the luck of virtue.

For example, the Han family was supposed to win the world immediately, and in the end, it had to be reincarnated as a Red Emperor.

In addition to violence, another source of power is procedure, or convention.

Human beings have an instinctive obedience to tradition, because the obedience of convention always brings stability and can bring security to everyone.

Therefore, once the father dies and the son succeeds, the brother dies and the brother becomes a custom, it becomes a tradition. That violence will continue, and that's the power of tradition.

And with the help of the process, the power can continue to be given downward. For example, Liu Hong, the father of the little emperor, why did he become an emperor? How many parts does he have?

But once the procedure gave him my emperor, he legally inherited the imperial power. And like the eunuchs who supported him to the throne in the past, they also need to bow down to him.

The eunuchs did not obey Liu Hong as a person, but obeyed the imperial power behind him.

Therefore, even if it is not Liu Hong sitting on the imperial couch, those eunuchs will kneel.

In addition to violence and procedure, the last source of power is the ability to solve problems.

Why was Dayu able to win the world back then? Because he has governed the great water well, he has the world. The people of the world are favored by him, and he is naturally a worthy king.

And the power in this condition is also the most stable power, because the crowd supports you not because of your violence, not because of your identity, but because of who you are.

Therefore, because of his virtue, the king carries the world.

And now? What are the sources of power of the little emperor?

To put it very embarrassingly, that is, the power of the little emperor is very weak.

First of all, in terms of violence, he was still a minor at this time, and most of the army in Kyoto was not in his hands, so he did not have an advantage in violence at all.

And then what about the program? That's even more embarrassing.

You must know that he was given the throne by the Henan rebels, in other words, he did not even come to power in accordance with the legal process. It was the west side that really inherited the legitimate power, and it was his younger brother.

Therefore, the little emperor can't talk about the procedure, but he still has an advantage, that is, the hearts of the Han family accumulated over the past four hundred years.

Four hundred years is too short for a big timeline, but it's too long for a generation.

In the twenty-year round, the ups and downs of the Han family have gone through more than 400 years, that is, the years of the entire 20 generations. For such a long time, generations have died, and only the Han family has survived forever like the river, the sun and the moon.

So what a powerful human heart it is.

And now, although the Han family has declined, and there has been turmoil in the hearts of the people, there are still too many people who still follow the edict of the Han family and carry out the orders of the Han family according to inertia, like their fathers.

And when this inertia of the human heart has not been completely consumed, the Han family still has power.

But then again, the Guanxi court next door also has this legacy of the Han family, so why do these Han courtiers still miss Liu Wei?

After all, if you really talk about interests, that is, those families in the inner circle have the opportunity to share profits, and where can't the ministers on the periphery do it?

In fact, the answer to this question is the source of Liu Bian's current power.

The reason why these people obey Liu Wei is because of Liu Wei's ability.

This was not obvious at the beginning, before the bloody wedding in Kyoto, the outside world often felt that He Jin was the real planner and a hunter. But they soon found out that in the end, it was the little emperor who had been silent that got the most benefits.

The best hunters always hide themselves and then strike at the Yellow Sparrow.

Since then, there have been more and more people around Liu Bian, because they see in Liu Bian's hope for the revival of the Han family, and he has the opportunity to bring order back to this world.

It is precisely this belief that everyone obeys Liu Bian, so Liu Biao suddenly has power.

In the past, Liu Wei was also complacent about his power, and often boasted of his filial piety, but the Xiyuan Autumn Hunt incident directly pierced Liu Bian's tiger skin, making him suddenly exposed.

Later, everyone realized that he was still a child.

Thinking of this, Liu Wei couldn't help it anymore, he immediately picked up the red pen and was about to write down the charges to He Jin.

But at this time, Zhong Xuan stopped him and worriedly said something that he had been choking in his heart.