Chapter 18: Two Matters [I]
At the end of the ninth year of Yanxi (166), a major event occurred in the Great Han Kingdom that shocked the world. As with all big things, this big thing starts with a small thing.
In Luoyang City, there is a soldier named Zhang Cheng, who has always had dealings with eunuchs. When he learned that Emperor Huan was about to grant amnesty to the world, he instructed his son to kill people. One can get rid of an enemy, and the other is to show off his prophetic wisdom.
Unexpectedly, Li Ying, the captain of Si Li, strictly enforced the law, and actually urged Zhang Zi to be arrested, and regardless of the pardon order, Zhang Zi was brought to justice. This incident was very happy and caused a sensation in the entire Luoyang, but it also gave an excuse to the eunuchs who had already been eyeing each other.
Bad people are like killing parents, and the eunuchs' hatred for the party members is probably like this.
The eunuchs were uneducated, and they distinguished themselves in court struggles and thus became familiar with political struggles. But they don't know how to govern the world, and they don't care about that. In the spirit of "the right not to expire and be invalidated", the eunuchs wantonly scraped. Moreover, many of the eunuchs' followers became officials, which encroached on the interests of the scholars. In essence, there is a fundamental contradiction between the two.
The scholastic family is the leader of the scholars, but the primary interest of these people is the interests of the family, and they will not come out. As a result, the three gentlemen, eight jun, eight gu, eight and, eight chefs and other well-known figures and 30,000 Tai students, who have been standing on the front line, such as "Li Yuanli, the world's model Li Yuanli, not afraid of the strong Chen Zhongju, and the world's handsome Wang Shumao", as well as 30,000 Tai students, have become the thorns in the eyes of the eunuchs.
Especially Li Ying, the lieutenant of Sili, he once searched out the criminal Zhang Shuo (the younger brother of the eunuch Zhang Rang) in the pillar of the eunuch Zhang Rang's house, and executed him immediately after interrogation. The eunuchs were afraid of him and hated him.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the eunuchs instigated Zhang Cheng's disciples to cultivate in prison, falsely accusing Li Ying and others of "raising Taixue travelers, befriending the disciples of various counties, and driving each other together, co-ordinating the party, slandering the court, and disrupting customs."
Emperor Huan was furious, "the class went down to the county and the country, arrested the party members", ordered the arrest of more than 200 people including Li Ying, Lin Mi, Chen Yu, etc., and "proclaimed the world to make the same indignation".
This is the "party leader" that shook the world, and these people are called "party people".
Originally, this matter had nothing to do with the Zhang family.
However, as mentioned earlier, Nanyang Cen Cen Gongxiao is Zhang Zhao's friend - the one who wrote a letter saying that "after landing, you will grow ...... in the wind".
Cen Hui is well-educated and famous, ranking second in the "Eight And". The Cen family is also a Nanyang surname, and Cen Hui was invited by Nanyang Taishou Chengjin to be a meritorious Cao, and the county affairs were entrusted to him.
At that time, there was a wealthy businessman named Zhang Fan in Wan County, Nanyang County. Zhang Fan was a relative of a beautiful man of Emperor Huan, and he was good at making some delicate things to bribe eunuchs and run amok with them.
Cen Hui persuaded Tai Shou Chengjin to arrest Zhang Fan and wait for trial. At this time (the beginning of the ninth year of Yanxi), Emperor Huan granted amnesty to the world, and things were not easy to do. It is easy to bind the tiger and difficult to control the tiger, Cen Hui did not stop doing it, and he killed Zhang Fan. Not only that, Cen Hui, together with Zhang Fan's family guests, killed more than 200 people in one go.
And then...... Cen Hui became a member of the party, or the kind that Emperor Huan personally ordered to arrest. Cen Hui is a very smart person, when he kills someone, he knows that things are not good, but it is difficult to ride a tiger, so he will kill him first. This time I didn't look good, so I ran away.
This run came to Zhang Zhao.
It's a tough thing to do, but there's no reason to betray a friend. Fortunately, Zhangjia's fields are vast, and there are many farms that use slaves completely, and at the beginning of the year, a group of slaves were collected and a few people were hidden, which was a breeze. Zhang Zhao quietly hid Cen Hui.
In the second year, Emperor Huan was not in good health, and under the persuasion of Shangshu Huo Zhen and Dou Wu, the captain of the city gate, he pardoned these lucky and fast-legged party members and allowed them to return to the village. But the name of the party is Jushu Wangfu.
Anyway, Cen Hui is fine, he can go home. After this incident, Cen Hui knew that the sea was sinister. Later, the state and county inspections were held, and the three governments were handed over, and Cen Hui refused to be an official, wanting to live in peace.
As the saying goes, if you sit at home behind closed doors, disaster will come from heaven. Cen Hui wants to keep to himself and live a good life, but the eunuchs still don't do it!
In the first year of Yongkang (167), Emperor Huan Liu Zhi died of illness. Liu Hong, the Marquis of Jiedu Pavilion, succeeded to the throne as Emperor Ling, and changed the Yuan to Jianning, that is, the first year of Jianning (168).
Emperor Ling was established by the great general Dou Wu. The great general Dou Wu was the city gate captain Dou Wu, who asked for a pardon for the party, and he was the father of Emperor Huan's empress. As soon as Emperor Huan died, Empress Dou became the Empress Dowager Dou, and Dou Wu became a general. Dou Wu has always befriended Tai students and scholars, and after he took power, he appointed many upright scholars.
At this point, the power of the scholars and doctors has risen greatly.
There are many contradictions between the scholars and the eunuchs, and they have formed a great enmity, and one has risen and the other has risen. After Li Ying and others were released, their prestige was higher, the power of the scholars and doctors rose sharply, and the situation of the eunuchs was not good, and they would not sit idly by.
In September of the first year of Jianning, the Zhongchang servant Cao Jie Jiaozhao, the Taifu Chen Fan, the general Dou Wu and the Shangshu Ling Yin Xun, the servant Liu Yu, and the Tun cavalry captain Feng Shu. These people were the backbone of the scholars and doctors who held real power, and they were all killed, and the balance of power between the two sides immediately underwent a fundamental change. The eunuchs turned things around in one fell swoop and seized the power of the DPRK and China.
In this way, the party members will naturally not come to a good end.
In October of the second year of Jianning (169), the eunuchs began to liquidate the scholars and doctors, which was the second "party rebellion".
The first whirlpool rotted first, and Hou Lan didn't end well. Within two years, he was brought down by the scholars, but the eunuchs were powerful and it was a foregone conclusion.
These are all gossip, the eunuchs expanded the attack area in the second party rebellion, Cen Hui naturally couldn't run away, and his idea of living a safe life came to naught.
Cen Hui is very interesting, "It is okay to do from the Tao, and to die for the Tao is not what you want." In other words, Cen Gongxiao is willing to do something for the country and the people, but if he wants to be calm and righteous, it won't work. In a sense, Cen Gongxiao's personality is a bit similar to Zhang Han, and the two got along very well.
got the news, Cen Hui ran away again. Because Zhang Zhao didn't want to cause trouble, Cen Hui came quietly and left quietly, and he didn't want to shoot. Cen Hui didn't want to cause trouble for his friends, and he never told anyone. Therefore, when Cen Hui thought about it, he felt that Zhang Zhao was a good place to do it. Food and clothing do not worry - but also eat delicious, safe and comfortable, except that you can't go out, nothing different from travel.
So, Cen Hui ran to Zhang Zhao again.
Zhang Zhao doesn't like to cause trouble, but when Cen Hui comes, he is very welcome.
Huang Yuan and Huang Lingze's knowledge is good, and it is enough to be Zhang Han's teacher. However, that refers to the "Enlightenment Teacher". By this time—at the end of the second year of Jianning—Zhang Han had almost learned Huang Yuan's knowledge, and he needed to study with another Master. However, it is difficult to invite a good gentleman, or rather, it is impossible to invite him to the house.
The Eastern Han Dynasty inherited the family with scriptures, and Zhang Han went to apprentice, but whether he received it or not was ambiguous, and the door-to-door service service was impossible. Prominent scholars, on the other hand, usually open their doors and take in thousands of students, rather than going to their homes to teach them.
Etiquetteally speaking, the gentleman is extremely noble, where is the gentleman to accommodate the student's reason.
However, Zhang Han's situation is special, and many things need to be asked to him from time to time, so it is really inconvenient to leave home to study. Cen Hui is here, and it is the Master who sent him to the door. Zhang Zhao fell asleep and touched the pillow, full of joy.
Cen Hui and Zhang Zhao were originally friends, although they asked him for help at this time, they were also unceremonious-he also had the pride of his scholars.
"Disciple, I will definitely accept it, but he has to pass my exam. If you can't pass, go back and study for another two years, and then come back to study with me......"
"Good!" Zhang Zhao didn't care, laughed, and readily agreed.
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The assessment was naturally successfully concluded, and in the spring of the third year of Jianning (170), Zhang Han officially bowed to Cen Hui and became Cen Hui's disciple.
PS: Today's first update, there will be more in the evening.