After Emperor Yuan ascended the throne, the general Shi Gao, the general of the Great Sima Che Cavalry, was in charge of Shangshu affairs, and Xiao Wangzhi and Zhou Kan were the deputies. Xiao Wang was the crown prince and the prince before, and Zhou Kan was the young master, both of whom were favored by Emperor Yuan, and from time to time they entered the state of governance. Xiao Wangzhi and Zhou Kan also chose Liu Gengsheng, who had both morality and morality in the clan to recommend him as the middle of the matter, and Jin Chang was on the left and right of the servant, and the four of them worked together to assist the government and persuade Emperor Yuan to abide by the ancient system, and the court was peaceful at that time.

However, Shi Gao's relatives and auxiliary politicians were willing to back down at first. Later, there was a person who had no power, and the state authority was in the hands of Xiao and Zhou, and he was sponsored by Jin and Liu, and Shi Gao was just accompanying the painting and had no real power, so he was unhappy in his heart, and gradually formed a gap with the two. So I also found two people to contact, thinking that it was a way to boycott.

These two are eunuchs, one is Honggong, a native of Peijun, and the other is Shi Xian, a native of Jinan. The two were punished by the palace because of the incident, and entered the palace as the middle yellow gate. At that time, Huo Shan led the book. Emperor Xuan was afraid of his dictatorship, and when there were foreign documents, he ordered Honggong and Shi Xian to take them into the book. And the Huo family was destroyed, Emperor Xuan worshiped Honggong as the Zhongshu order, and Shi Xian was the servant, which was the beginning of the Han Dynasty's eunuchs.

But Emperor Xuan was a shrewd person, and his majesty was very strict, and he would bow to his own power and not leave it behind, so although the two had been in charge of the cardinal for a long time, they did not dare to cheat.

and Emperor Yuan ascended the throne and began to trust Confucianism. Whenever there is a meeting for political affairs, Xiao Wangzhi mostly adopts the ancient system and does not follow the law; However, Honggong and Shi Xian Danzhi cited precedents, which are inconsistent with Wangzhi and other discussions. Emperor Yuan often obeyed Xiao Wangzhi. Honggong and Shi Xian didn't need to discuss it, so they naturally resented Xiao Wangzhi.

However, he said that there was an edict named Hualong, and he heard that Honggong and Shi Xian were thinking of squeezing out Xiao Wangzhi, so they hurriedly wrote a book. In the book, it is said that Xiao Wangzhi secretly planned with Zhou Kan and Liu Gengsheng, intending to remove the general Shi Gao and separate Xu and Shi Zhu. The book was written, and when Xiao Wangzhi went out to rest, he heard about it.

Emperor Yuan read the book and sent it to Honggong and Shi Xian for inquiry. The two were ordered to investigate, and Xiao Wangzhi said angrily: "My relatives are arrogant and lawless in power, and the ministers dare not tolerate the country if they want to correct it, and there is no evil intention. Honggong and Shi Xian immediately replied and recounted Xiao Wang's words. And impeached: "Xiao Wangzhi, Zhou Kan, and Liu Gengsheng have formed a party of friends and praised each other, repeatedly slandered the minister for destroying his relatives, and accused the minister of being disloyal and unscrupulous, intending to monopolize power, please summon the court lieutenant immediately." Emperor Yuan didn't know that summoning Tingwei was going to prison, thinking that he was summoning Tingwei to confront him, so he replied with a word, Gong and Xian immediately sent a decree to Xiao Wangzhi, Zhou Kan, and Liu Gengsheng to prison.

A few days later, Emperor Yuan had something to find Zhou Kan and Liu Gengsheng, so he sent the inner servant to summon him, and the inner servant replied that the two were in prison, and Emperor Yuan was shocked: "Who dares to put the two in prison?" Honggong and Shi Xian hurriedly knelt down and replied: "The day before yesterday, I was allowed to play by His Majesty, so I dared to obey it." Emperor Yuan said: "You waited for the court to summon the court captain, but did not mention going to prison, how can you be detained?" "Emperor Yuan is already in his prime, and he doesn't know that summoning Tingwei is to go to prison, and he can be foolish. Honggong and Shi Xian hurriedly fell to the ground when they heard this, kowtowed without a crown, and thanked them, and did not argue. Emperor Yuan saw that the two of them were careful, and he couldn't bear to blame, but said: "Let the three of them out of prison and continue to look at things as usual." "Honggong and Shi Xian were ordered to quit.

The two retreated to the outer court and secretly discussed: "We have tried our best to devise a plan before we can send this generation to prison. Now the Lord has ordered him to be released and reinstated, and our previous achievements have been wasted, and this generation will inevitably calculate revenge, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be harmed in the future. But we have just been rebuked by the Lord, and we dare not speak to admonish us, so we must invite the general of the chariot and cavalry to come to the Lord, and so on, and I may hope that the Lord will agree. The two of them had already made up their minds, so they asked Shi Gao to come and talk about it. Shi Gao immediately entered the Yuan Emperor and said: "Your Majesty has not been on the throne for a long time, and before the virtue is heard in the world, the master and the Jiuqing doctor will be put in prison for testing; Now he has released it for no reason, and the rewards and punishments are uncertain and cause people to talk. It is better to take advantage of this to remove everyone from office, and you can also cover up your mistakes. Emperor Yuan listened to what he said well, so he issued an edict to exempt Xiao Wangzhi, Zhou Kan, and Liu Gengsheng from being concubines. Honggong and the others saw that the plan was carried out, and their hearts were naturally happy.

Coincidentally, Xiao Wangzhi and others had been dismissed, but there was a sudden earthquake in March of that year, and Emperor Yuan was terrified. In addition, since his accession to the throne, the Kanto region has been hit by disasters for many years, and the people have been impoverished and exiled. At this time, Yu Dingguo was the prime minister, and Chen Wannian was the imperial doctor, and he wanted to retire because he was afraid of being blamed. Emperor Yuan wanted to summon Xiao Wangzhi again.

Xiao Wangzhi saw that Emperor Yuan was resuming the summons, and learned that the previous dismissal without reason was not the emperor's intention, and it was all made up of Honggong, Shi Xian, Xu Shi, etc., so he was unwilling, so he ordered his son Xiao Ling to write a letter to ask Zhaoxue. Emperor Yuan saw that the meeting was sent to the ministers, and Honggong and Shi Xian said: "Xiao Wang conspired with Zhou Kan and Liu Gengsheng to get rid of Xu Shi before, and he confessed to the crime he committed, and it was not that someone slandered him; Today, the godson wrote to tell the innocent, which was disrespectful to the minister, and the criminal was disrespectful, so he should be summoned to the court captain. ”

Emperor Yuan should have known that summoning Tingwei was going to prison this time, so he said: "Taifu Xiao is strong and willing to go to prison. Honggong and Shi Xian said in unison: "Xiao Wangzhi didn't expect that he would have the advantage of his life, how could he commit suicide?" Emperor Yuan listened to it before approving it. Shi Xian handed over the approval document to the confessor and asked him to summon Xiao Wangzhi.

Xiao Wangzhi wanted to commit suicide when he saw the edict of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty. Mrs. Xiao hurriedly stopped and said, "This kind of action must not be out of the intention of independence, you might as well be patient." Xiao Wangzhi was undecided after hearing this, so he went outside and asked his protégé Zhu Yun.

Zhu Yun is the most dignified person, and when he saw Wangzhi and asked, he persuaded him to commit suicide. After hearing this, Xiao Wangzhi looked up to the sky and sighed: "I used to be over sixty years old, and I am in prison this year, and it is despicable to be greedy for life. After saying that, he called Zhu Yun and said: "Swim, come quickly and medicine, don't delay my death." Zhu Yun put a glass of wine into the room. I drank it all, and soon I died of poison.

The messenger waited for a long time without urging him, and suddenly reported that he was dead. The envoy entered to verify and report back to Emperor Yuan. It was noon, the Taiguan entered the imperial meal, and Emperor Yuan wanted to raise the chopstick, but suddenly saw the envoy come back and looked panicked. Emperor Yuan asked anxiously what was going on, and the envoy said that Xiao Wangzhi had committed suicide.

Emperor Yuan was shocked when he heard this, he clapped his hands again and again and said, "Teacher Xiao definitely refuses to go to prison, and now he is really killed by me!" "I cried bitterly, and I couldn't even eat or drink. Seeing Emperor Yuan so sad, he couldn't help shedding a few tears.

Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty hurriedly called Honggong and Shi Xian over to question. Although Honggong and Shi Xian were the henchmen of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, their level was very low, and they could only kowtow and admit their mistakes. They said that they had misunderstood the emperor's meaning, but they did not have a heart. In fact, it was Emperor Han Yuan who misunderstood their meaning, and they were intentional.

Honggong and Shi Xianyun Mountain said that Emperor Han Yuan could only blame himself, and in the end he didn't know what the problem was.

Xiao Wangzhi was a famous Confucian at that time, upright and honest in style, politically far-sighted, and supplemented by his governance, especially in foreign affairs. But as the teacher of the Son of Heaven, he has a high and powerful position, and he can't fight the two eunuchs in the middle of the book, which shows that the power of the eunuchs is getting bigger and bigger.

Soon after Xiao Wangzhi's death, Honggong also fell ill and died, and Emperor Yuan took Shi Xian as the Chinese book.

Emperor Yuan had an official named Jingfang, and he was repeatedly summoned for questioning. One day, Emperor Yen summoned Jingfang to see him again. Jingfang and Emperor Yuan talked for a long time, because they saw that there was no one left and right, so they set up a word and asked: "King Zhou You and King Li are in danger of death, I don't know who the appointee is?" Emperor Yuan replied: "The people who use it are all traitors. ”

Jingfang asked again: "Why is it easy to use traitors?" Emperor Yuan said: "He mistakenly thought that the traitor was a sage, so he appointed him." Jingfang replied: "How can I know that he is not virtuous?" Emperor Yuan said: "If it is not unvirtuous, why is it dangerous?" Jingfang said: "From this point of view, it is necessary to know the virtuous and the unvirtuous when there is danger, isn't it too late then?" Emperor Yuan smiled and said: "Only the monarch of the Tao can detect the exchanges, and how can he see anything else." Jingfang said: "Duke Qi Huan and Qin II also ridiculed Yu and Li, but one used Ji Diao and the other used Zhao Gao, so that the country was in chaos, why didn't they take Yu and Li as a warning and realize it as soon as possible?" Emperor Yuan said: "Duke Qi Huan and Qin II were not considered Ming monarchs. "Jingfang saw that Emperor Yuan was still talking about it, and he had never understood. Immediately kowtowed: "Your Majesty thinks that today is a cause for chaos?" Emperor Yuan said: "Today is also chaotic!" Jingfang said straightly: "The future generations will look at the present and the present world will look at the ancients, please think twice about Your Majesty!" Emperor Yuan pondered for a long time and said, "Who is enough to cause chaos today?" Jingfang replied, "Your Majesty Shengming should know himself." Emperor Yuan said: "If I know, will I reuse it?" That's actually a good thing. Jingfang didn't dare to say it, and he couldn't bear to say it, so he had to say that his majesty's closest ministers on weekdays must not be ignored. Emperor Yuan said: "I know! Jingfang got up and withdrew, thinking that Emperor Yuan would expel Shi Xian from now on, but Shi Xian's position was unwavering.

Who knew that Jingfang failed to get rid of Shi Xian, but it was calculated by Shi Xian. Speaking of the reason, it was Jingfang who was looking for death by himself.

It turned out that the daughter of Zhang Bo, the uncle of Liu Qin, the king of Huaiyang, married to Jingfang. Zhang Bo was extravagant and wasteful by nature, and although he was rewarded by Liu Qin from time to time, he still felt that he was not enough, so he tried to deceive Liu Qin of his property for him to squander. When the yen emperor was sick, he issued an edict ordering the kings not to come to the court. Zhang Bo sent a letter to Liu Qin saying: "There are many disasters in the Fang Dynasty, and the people of the world look up to the king, why doesn't the king seek to enter the court to assist the lord." Liu Qin couldn't help but be moved when he saw the book. Zhang Bo coaxed him to say that Jingfang had met with Zhongshu Ling Shi Xian, entrusted him to seek the dynasty for the king, and promised to send 500 catties of gold to Shi Xian. Liu Qin didn't know if it was fake, so he gave 500 catties of gold to Yu Zhang Bo. Zhang Bo deceived his nephew Jin very happily. Who knew that Shi Xian found out about this. He didn't get the gold, but he was very jealous of Jingfang's favor, so he wanted to design harm. So Shi Xian suggested to Emperor Yuan that he try out the Jingfang as the county guard. Emperor Yuan worshiped Jingfang as the Taishou of Wei County. After Jingfang went, Shi Xian came out to accuse Jingfang of conspiring with Zhang Bo. Emperor Yuan sent it to Yousi for investigation, and Jingfang went to Wei County for less than a month, and he was sentenced to death with Zhang Bo's brothers, and Liu Qin was fortunately exempted.

However, it was said that in addition to the queen and queen of Emperor Yuan's harem, Feng and Fu Jieyu were the most favored. Fu Jieyu is a native of Wen County, Henan, lost her father in her early years, her mother remarried, Jieyu was exiled into the capital, and she had to be the queen mother, and she was good at serving her will to become a talented person. The Empress Dowager Shangguan gave it to Emperor Yuan, and Emperor Yuan ascended the throne and worshiped Jieyu. Fu Jieyu relied on her soft face and beauty to inherit the left and right, and won the favor of the lord, and gave birth to a girl and a boy within a few years, the woman was the princess of Pingdu; The male name is Liu Kang, Yongguang was named the king of Jiyang in three years, and Fu Jieyu entered the number Zhaoyi. Emperor Yuan was very fond of her mother and son, and even the crown prince was inferior to them. In addition to Fu Zhaoyi, Feng Jieyu is the most favored.

Yongguang changed his name to Jianzhao in the sixth year. It's easy to come to winter, Emperor Yuan took the harem concubine to Changyang Palace to hunt, and all civil and military officials followed. Even to the hunting ground, Emperor Yuan sat high outside the field, with Fu Zhaoyi on the left and Feng Jieyu on the right, and the beauties of the six palaces were indescribable. The civil officials stood far away, and the military attachés went hunting and shooting, and at one time they caught many birds and animals, and they all went to the emperor to report their merits. Emperor Yuan Dayue passed on the reward. In the afternoon, when the fun was not over, he went to the front of the tiger circle to watch the fighting beasts, and Fu Zhaoyi, Feng Jieyu and others of course followed. The tiger in the pen are all lions, elephants, tigers, leopards, bears and other fierce beasts, now they are in one place, the fierce beast meets the strange kind and opens its teeth and claws to fight in one place, the victory is smug, the defeated tail hangs and flees. The people of His Royal Highness were glad to see it, when suddenly a wild bear jumped out of the tiger circle and rushed to the throne. There was a threshold outside the throne, and the bear climbed his first two paws on the threshold, intending to jump in. The concubines next to the throne were so frightened that their souls flew and rushed to escape, and Fu Zhaoyi also flew the golden lotus and ran to it. Only Feng Jieyu stepped forward and stood as a bear. Emperor Yuan was also panicked on the throne, and he couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Feng Jieyu in such a situation, and he was very worried about her. At this time, His Royal Highness's warriors rushed forward, each holding a weapon to kill the bear, Feng Jieyu Hua Rong retreated as before, and Emperor Yuan's adviser said: "Mortals are all frightened when they see the beast, why do you stand forward instead?" Feng Jieyu replied: "The concubine will stop when she hears that the beast has won people, and the concubine is afraid that the wild bear will offend the throne, so she is willing to deserve it." Emperor Yuan was amazed when he heard this. At this time, all the concubines had already returned to gather, and most of them were shocked when they heard Feng Jieyu's answer, only Fu Zhaoyi couldn't help but be ashamed. was jealous from shame, so he had a suspicion with Feng Jieyu. This is often the case with women's temperament. After Emperor Yuan returned to the palace, he worshiped Feng Jieyu as Zhaoyi, and his son Liu Xing as the king of Xindu. Zhaoyi's name is newly established by Emperor Yuan, only one level worse than the queen, there was only Fu Zhaoyi before, and now there is Feng Zhaoyi, and the two are evenly matched.

Zhongshu Ling Shi Xian saw that Feng Zhaoyi was favored, and Feng Fengshi's father and son were tied as ministers, so he had the heart to make friends with him. One day, Shi Xian sponsored Feng Zhaoyi's brother Feng Kuan in front of Emperor Yuan, and Emperor Yuan summoned Feng Kuan with the intention of serving him. Feng Wei is upright by nature, and he is the most evil Shi Xian on weekdays, and he wants to expose his crimes, so he is summoned to ask Emperor Yuan to retreat left and right, and he says that Shi Xian is authoritarian and self-indulgent. Emperor Yuan was furious when he heard this, so he dismissed Feng Kuan as a Lang official. Shi Xian was very resentful when he heard Feng Qian's words, so he had a gap with Feng.

Shi Xian knew that his dictatorship was widely known, and he was worried that others would divide his relationship with the emperor, so he often took the initiative to confess his mistakes to the emperor. Shi Xian once went out of the palace to the official office to requisition people's property and property, worried that he would not be able to come in after the palace gate was closed, so he asked the emperor in advance to send an edict to let the doorkeeper open the door at that time, and the emperor agreed. Shi Xian deliberately came back late at night, saying that the emperor had an edict to open the door. Later, sure enough, someone wrote a letter accusing Shi Xian of dictatorship and forging the emperor's edict to open the palace door privately. Afterwards, the emperor smiled and showed the book to Shi Xian. Shi Xian took the opportunity to cry and said: "Your Majesty handed over the political affairs to me, and the ministers were all jealous, and they always wanted to frame me; There must be more than one thing that has harmed me by writing like this, and I hope that Your Majesty will understand my loyalty. The emperor thought that he was telling the truth, so he comforted and encouraged him many times, and others didn't believe Shi Xian's bad words in front of him.