Xuande

Chapter 55 Man wants to fight!
As soon as he learned about this matter, Liu Bei found Lu Zhi and had a discussion with Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi suggested that Liu Bei should not be impulsive and calm down, because this matter is not just a matter of Liu Bei.

There were 26 local prefects who were implicated, and Han Rong was only one of them. The eunuchs attacked 26 people in one go, and the involvement must be huge.

So there is no need for Liu Bei to be the first to jump out.

"The teacher will inquire about the news with the acquaintances in the court. Xuande, you and Yuan Benchu ​​have a very good relationship. You can go to Yuan Benchu ​​and ask him. The eunuch will play 26 people in one go. The teacher thinks that Yuan Benchu ​​is difficult to be alone. You can take advantage of the situation. for."

Lu Zhi suggested that Liu Bei use Yuan Shao's influence to help him achieve his goals.

And even if Lu Zhi didn't say it, Liu Bei would do it.

With his help to Yuan Shao, isn't it time for Yuan Shao to give back to him and show his political energy?
If Liu Bei's father-in-law, the most valued talent under his command, can't be kept, Yuan Shao's gang will really lose their hearts.

So at this moment, Yuan Shao must be more anxious than himself.

Liu Bei guessed so.

In fact, Liu Bei's guess was right.

Yuan Shao immediately got the list of officials targeted by the eunuch for blasting. When he saw Han Rong's name, he immediately realized that he could not stay out of this matter.

In addition to Liu Bei, several county guards who had a good relationship with Zhang Miao were targeted by the eunuch, which aroused Zhang Miao's worry and hatred.

The relationship between Zhang Miao and Yuan Shao was also very good, he helped Yuan Shao a lot and gave Yuan Shao a lot of money, Yuan Shao could not refuse Zhang Miao's request for help.

Now it seems that Yuan Shao will have to fight the eunuch this time. He must use the forces he can use, and join forces with other court forces to resolutely block the eunuch.

Man wants to fight!
Of course, this is very dangerous.

Due to the emperor's bias, it was already difficult for scholars to confront eunuchs head-on.

Of course, Yuan Shao's personal power is not enough. Even the Yuan family in Runan is now biased towards eunuchs in terms of political stance, so it is impossible for him to get help from the family.

He can only rely on the forces he manages to work hard, and this kind of behavior is quite dangerous.

The second disaster of party imprisonment is different from the first disaster of party imprisonment.

Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty Liu Zhi recruited eunuchs to support him in order to fight against Liang Ji. He knew how to balance the forces in the court, so he did not blindly favor the eunuchs in the struggle between scholars and eunuchs, and dealt with eunuchs who violated the law.

Part of the reason why the disaster of the party was launched was that the scholars repeatedly challenged his legal authority. First, they killed a large number of eunuchs’ family members in the local area.

In order to fight against the scholars, he also sacrificed a magic weapon, personally worshiped Lao Tzu, and declared that he believed in Huang-Lao's learning, so as to arouse a wave of folks learning Huang-Lao's learning, and used it to combat the arrogance of scholars.

In the hands of Liu Zhi, the disaster of party imprisonment can be said to be one of the components of the combined boxing to defend the imperial power. It is a means, not an end.

But Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, was different.

He was only 12 years old when he was welcomed into Luoyang and ascended the throne. He was a teenager. In the palace, he was surrounded by a bureaucratic group of eunuchs and pro-eunuchs. He was completely controlled by others.

It can be said that he grew up with the company of eunuchs, and it is obvious what the eunuchs instilled in him.

When he was in charge, he naturally regarded the eunuch as his confidant, and it was human nature to trust the eunuch.

He trusted eunuchs far more than he trusted scholar officials.

Therefore, the intensity of the second disaster of party imprisonment was far greater than that of the first time, and the emperor's efforts to pull sideways far exceeded that of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, so the disaster of party imprisonment went out of control, from the emperor to the eunuch.

So far, the power of eunuchs has completely overwhelmed the power of scholars and bureaucrats.

It is always said that the emperor should trust scholars instead of eunuchs, and he does not hurt his back while standing and talking.

In August of the second year of Yanxi, Emperor Huan of the Han intended to eradicate the general Liang Ji, and suddenly launched a coup.

At that time, the political forces Liu Zhi relied on were mainly eunuchs, and there were only a handful of scholars and officials who were willing to stand on the emperor's side.

There are only Sili Xiaowei Zhang Biao, Guang Luxun Yuan Xu, Ting Wei Handan Yi, Shangshu Ling Yinxun, Shangshu Pushe Huo Qiao and six Shangshu in Shangshutai.

There are so many scholars and officials in such a big court, only a few people are willing to stand in line with the emperor. Even the three princes at that time - Taiwei Hu Guang, Situ Hanyan, and Sikong Sun Lang did not dare to enter the palace to escort them. They only dared to wait and see the situation and wait Whoever wins helps whom.

Under such circumstances, how could the emperor regard scholars as his most important confidantes?

The emperor is willing, but are the scholars willing?

They themselves did not stand in line at the critical moment, forcing the emperor to put all his eggs in one basket to launch an attack, and then they had to shyly face to share the fruits of victory, which is too shameless.

So Liu Bei believes that putting aside the so-called political integrity, most of the political actions of senior officials in the imperial court are in line with their own political interests. To criticize the argument of the corrupt eunuch group, just look at it, don't take it seriously.

History books are written by scholars.

History books were written by Yuan Shao's class.

The struggle between them is only for political interests.

Fairness and justice?
How much is it worth?

So when Liu Bei arrived at Yuan Shao's mansion and was about to ask him for help, Yuan Shao waved his hand and signaled Liu Bei not to talk anymore.

"Don't disturb Xuande, the eunuch's behavior is too bad this time, killing loyal people for no reason, they have aroused public anger, Yuan Benchu ​​will never let the eunuch succeed!"

Yuan Shao clenched his fist and slammed it on the desk.

Liu Bei watched Yuan Shao's political stance, thanked him with tears, and then further stated that he would let Yuan Shao dispatch his affairs and follow his footsteps closely.

Yuan Shao was very satisfied, and patted Liu Bei on the shoulder to express his approval.

Yuan Shao decided to fight the eunuchs, but what he should do this time is a very serious question, because in the final analysis, his family can't stand up, he can only rely on himself, and relying on himself can't help. What are the chances of winning?

Yuan Shao summoned Cao Cao, Xu You, Zhang Miao, Liu Bei, He Yong, and his friend Wu Fu to brainstorm and discuss solutions.

Zhang Miao, Xu You, and He Yong proposed several methods, including taking the initiative to impeach the eunuch, bribing the eunuch with money, and asking senior officials in the court to help them.

In Liu Bei's view, these methods are either open the door to steal or seek reincarnation. Doing it is more in everyone's interest than not doing it.

Liu Bei could see it, and of course Yuan Shao could also see it, so they denied it one by one, thinking that doing so would only make the eunuch happier.

"Then why not assassinate the eunuch!"

Cao Cao suddenly proposed a solution: "As long as the leading eunuchs who are evil are assassinated, they will naturally not be able to push this matter with all their strength, and everyone else will be safe."

(End of this chapter)