Chapter 254: The Dark Tide is Surging
Zhong Xuan listened to the tone of Xun You's words, vaguely sensed something, and pretended to be silent.
Xun You stared at him and said, "On the side of the six Caos, the criminal Cao Sima Shangshu is also quite slanderous, and the Bian Taichang of the Nine Temples is also dissatisfied. I also heard that the Yushitai side has already started to conduct a secret investigation of Cao Cao. ”
Zhong Xuan's face changed slightly, and he said, "You did it?" ”
Xun You looked serious and said: "No, it was Cao Cao who acted too out of line and caused the court to be uneasy. ”
Others didn't know, but Zhong Xuan was a little panicked now, glanced out of the door, leaned over and whispered: "Cao Cao is the first person to be cultivated since His Majesty succeeded to the throne, and it is obvious that he wants to take over as the Great Sima, if you do this, it will attract the wrath of thunder!" ”
Seeing Zhong Xuan's obvious opposition, Xun Yu sighed lightly and said, "I don't know." However, I and that Cao Cao are both members of the General's Mansion, and I saw many years ago that this person is by no means a thing in the pool. If he is not restrained, with the current situation, who can predict whether he will be Huo Guang or Wang Mang? ”
Huo Guang is most famous for not that he is the younger brother of the champion Hou Huo Quai, but as the trusted minister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he controls the government and does not say anything, and actually abolish the emperor and set up another one!
This is the biggest 'stain' in Huo Guang's life, challenging the 'Chaogang' that the courtiers can't touch the most!
And Wang Mang was even more ferocious, at that time the Wang family was the most prominent family in the Western Han Dynasty, nine people were marquis, five people were the great Sima, the power was overwhelming, no one compared.
Before Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, Wang Mang was already the Great Sima, inheriting the huge power of the Wang family, and naturally became a heavy minister. And Wang Mang has an incomparable reputation, and even many people openly persuade him to 'take the throne'.
Wang Mang is really on the throne.
He usurped the throne and carried out huge and complex reforms, and finally died of defeat and was classified as the 'first rebel minister' by the history books of the world!
It can be said that Huo Guang and Wang Mang are both negative examples of courtiers, and they can't be learned, or even classified!
Now, in the eyes of Xun You and many others, Cao Cao is similar to these two people!
Zhong Xuan was silent.
Judging from Cao Cao's deeds, he is indeed an unruly person, but judging that Cao Cao will be Huo Guang or Wang Mang, he feels a little arbitrary.
But in the same way, he was also wary of Cao Cao, believing that there should be some restraint and that he should not be allowed to act recklessly.
"Your Majesty is going to change the prime minister."
Suddenly, Xun Yu came in from the outside and looked at the two of them and said lightly.
Zhong Xuan and Xun Yu looked at him together, with surprise and relief in their eyes.
For Yang Biao, there has long been a consensus in the government and the opposition that this 'Wuwei Prime Minister' will be 'dismissed' sooner or later, and the rumors were the most prevalent last year.
Xun Yu sat down next to Xun You, with a hint of condensation on his face that had never been moving, and said: "Don't move Cao Cao's affairs for the time being, concentrate on the 'New Deal'." ”
Xun You looked at his face, had a bad premonition in his heart, and said, "Your Majesty, have you put pressure on you?" ”
Xun Yu took the teacup handed over by Zhong Xuan, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty didn't say much, but I can feel that Your Majesty is brewing something." ”
Zhong Xuan and Xun You's eyes condensed slightly, and said, "What's the matter?" ”
Xun Yu took a sip of tea and thought deeply: "I don't know." However, it should have nothing to do with Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo and the affairs of the south. It should be in the imperial court. ”
Xun You and Zhong Xuan thought about it.
It is not surprising that something big is happening in the court.
One is the 'Wuwei Prime Minister' Yang Biao, and the other is the emptiness of the treasury; any of these two, which one of them has something to do, is enough to shake the government and the opposition!
Zhong Yu could see that Xun Yu was hiding things, and most of them couldn't say it, so he glanced at Xun Yu and said in a deep voice: "Let's go and see." ”
His meaning is very simple, don't do anything else, just wait for things to happen step by step.
Xun You understood, he was unwilling, the two people in front of him did not support him, and he was unable to catch it, so he could only nod silently.
"That's right,"
Xun You just nodded, and suddenly said: "Uncle, I just discussed with Yuan Chang and asked Zhang Wen to go to Peiguo and persuade Dong Zhuo." ”
Xun Yu paused, felt that it was necessary, and said, "Report to the palace first." ”
Zhong Xuan looked at him and said, "In the palace, have other preparations?" ”
Xun Yu had a lot of things on his mind, all written on his face, for a long time, he exhaled lightly, and said, "The wind and rain are coming, be careful." ”
Zhong Yu and Xun You were stunned, how could they hear a sense of crisis from Xun Yu's words?
And at this time, at the residence of the Three Law Divisions, the criminal Cao.
Sima Lang was busy and had free time, so he dared to enter his grandfather Sima Jun's duty room.
Sima Jun is over 80 years old, and he has been in poor health recently, coughing constantly, but he is in good spirits, insists on entering the duty, and never takes leave.
Sima Lang walked in cautiously and said in a low voice: "Grandfather, Liucao's side, something seems to have happened." ”
Sima Jun coughed, finished dealing with the things in his hand, picked up the teacup, took a sip of strong tea, pressed his itchy throat, and said, "Because of Cao Cao?" ”
Only then did Sima Lang dare to take a step forward, stand beside Sima Jun, and said, "Yes." I heard that those Shangshu were driven out by His Majesty? ”
Sima Jun looked up at him, his cloudy eyes moved slightly, and said, "Driven out?" ”
Sima Lang hurriedly said: "The news from the palace is like this. ”
Sima Jun was expressionless, silent for a while, and said, "It seems that Your Majesty still wants to protect Cao Cao." ”
Sima Lang was puzzled and said: "Cao Cao's unauthorized use of troops is a great crime that will not be forgiven, and Your Majesty still wants to protect it?" ”
Sima Jun held back his cough, looked out the door, and said, "It seems that Xun Wenruo and the others have a conflict with Your Majesty. ”
Sima Lang glanced out of the door, leaned closer and whispered: "Grandfather, I also heard that Liu Envoy Jun of Youzhou and Zhu Envoy Jun of Qingzhou will go to Beijing to report on their work next month. ”
Sima Jun took another sip of strong tea and said, "You mean, Your Majesty is going to change the prime minister?" ”
Sima Lang became extra cautious and said, "Yes, the uncle at home also guessed so. ”
The strong tea was not suppressed, Sima Jun coughed again and again, and it took a while to calm down, he picked up a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, and said, "Let them all stop, Your Majesty will not change it for the time being." ”
Sima Lang was stunned and said, "Why?" His Majesty has long been dissatisfied with the prime minister, and there are so many things, Shang Shutai should be replaced. ”
Sima Jun's eyes were cloudy and deep as an abyss, and he said: "If you look at it like this, presumably those people outside the palace will also look at it like this, I don't know if Er Xun will be confused." ”
When Sima Lang heard this, his heart became inexplicably excited.
If that Erxun angered the palace, and Yang Biao wanted to 'Zhishi', in terms of prestige and status, was his uncle the master of Shangshutai?
Sima Jun seemed to have a premonition of what Sima Lang was thinking, and seemed to sigh abruptly, and said, "Don't count on me, that position will not belong to me." ”
Sima Lang hurriedly restrained his expression, accompanied him carefully, and said, "Grandfather, is that one of Liu Yu and Zhu Jun?" ”
Sima Jun was silent, but finally shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be." If the two of them can take the throne, they will return to Beijing the year before last. ”
Sima Lang was puzzled, bowed down, and said, "Uncle, who will it be?" ”
In fact, there are many big names in the Han Dynasty, and most of the civil and military generals who rose in the wars such as the Qiang people and the Yellow Turban Army are still alive, and their qualifications and fame are sufficient.
But in a series of battles after Liu Wei succeeded to the throne, most of them were on the wrong side and were marginalized and disappeared.
And those who are qualified to enter Shangshutai as prime minister are actually only a handful.
In the imperial court, Er Xun, Zhong Xuan and others are all too shallow, Xun You, as a former general of the general's mansion, entered the office as a Huangmen squire, and it was only five or six years old.
Zhong Xuan is similar.
And Xun Yu's career resume is barely more than three years, and he ranks among Cao Shangshu, because Shangshutai has just risen and is not eye-catching.
With the qualifications and prestige of these three people, it is unimaginable to want to be prime minister!
Sima Jun picked up the teacup again, drank it in a big gulp, and calmed down for a while before saying, "Wait and see." ”
He wasn't sure.
Sima Lang was a little uneasy, but he didn't dare to ask.
Once the prime minister changes hands, the new prime minister will not be Yang Biao's 'inaction', and the court situation and power structure will definitely be reshuffled.
This is too dangerous for the rising Sima family, a strange prime minister!
When Sima Lang was in a panic, Sima Jun suddenly turned his head, looked at him, and said, "Is there anyone in the family who has contact with Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shu?" ”
Sima Lang was startled, full of excitement, hurriedly looked out of the door, and when he saw that no one shook his head again and again: "No, no, grandfather, absolutely not!" ”
(End of chapter)