A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 482: The righteous people gathered together to plot to eliminate the rebellion, and it was important to keep things secret.

Luoyang, Nangong

Liu Chen summoned Cui Cong and others here to discuss the matter of abolishing Sima Shi.

As for Sima Yi, he is old and has only prestige and no real power.

In Liu Chen's view, among the Sima clan, the only one he has to worry about is Sima Division. As long as Sima Division is abolished, the Sima clan will not be able to make any big waves.

Liu Chen believed that he was very merciful and only abolished, not killed.

After all, the Sima family has made great contributions to the country, so they can be killed at will, unknown.

"My lords, now that Master Sima has violated the law, my orders have little effect. Now the ministers in the court only recognize Master Sima's Taiwei order and do not follow my imperial order.

Fifty-six out of ten ministers in the court are from the Sima family. If the Sima family is not eliminated, I am afraid that the world will no longer have the surname Liu, and will convert to Sima.

Cao Han's lesson is not far away. "

The four present Cui Cong, Baicheng, Meng Huo, and Xia Houxuan were all die-hard Han officials.

Among them, Cui Cong was Liu Chen's brother-in-law. He and Liu Chen both prospered and suffered losses.

Baicheng is the son of Bai Gong, who inherited the title of Xiuwu Marquis. He is the only remaining fruitful figure among the second generation after the founding of Yuanrong. Now he is over sixty years old, and he can be regarded as a veteran of three dynasties. He has been living in Han Dynasty for generations.

Since the White Communist Party, the Zhenbei Army has completely become history. The Xiuwuhou lineage, like the Luoyang Bai family lineage, has completely integrated into the Han Dynasty.

And the world no longer regards these people with the surname Bai who left the Bai Kingdom as part of the Bai family, and perhaps no one cares.

Although Meng Huo was a naturalized barbarian, he had been living in Luoyang for more than ten years. Except for the difference in appearance, he was no different from the Han people.

And with Zhuge Liang's teachings, he thought he could risk his life for the great man.

Xiahou Xuan is the third grandson of Xiahou Bo, and the most loyal after Yuanrong.

"Your Majesty, since you have this intention, please tell me that we, who have lived in the world for a long time, have received the kindness of the late emperor. If your majesty orders you to do so, how dare you refuse to obey your orders?"

Bai Cheng was the first to speak, causing the other three to express their loyalty.

Liu Chen was very satisfied and said:
"It is precisely because of loyal people like Qing that the Han Dynasty was able to revive three times. This has never happened before in history. Even the Shang and Zhou dynasties were only revived twice.

Now that Master Sima is over sixty, he should have returned to his hometown in old age, but instead of doing so, he covets power and controls the government, which is intolerable.

But things are not that simple. As far as I know, General Wei Zhong Hui is a member of the Sima family. Wei Wei and Sizhou Xiaowei also have many contacts with the Sima family. I am afraid it is not credible.

Secondly, Zhongshu Ling Wang Ji and Shangshu Ling Zhoutai were single-handedly promoted by Sima Yi. They were also disconnected from the Sima family. They had always shared the same enemy with the Sima family and could not be trusted.

From this point of view, we can only mobilize the Chinese troops stationed around the capital to enter the capital. "

Although Liu Chen had been bullied by Master Sima at this time, he had been a minister in the same court as Master Sima for so many years, so he understood the relationships in the court very well and was not ignorant.

"Your Majesty, I have two concerns about this method.

First, is it possible that mobilizing foreign troops into Beijing could cause Dong Zhuo's disaster? It also requires careful consideration.

On the other hand, the Chinese troops stationed around the capital must rely on Fu Jie to dispatch them. They have always obeyed orders but not people. Unless His Majesty personally comes forward, I am afraid that not only will they not be able to mobilize, but they may also leak the matter and let Sima Shi notice it. "

Taichang Xiahou Xuan expressed his worries.

Liu Chen thought about it and realized that this worry was not unreasonable.

Cui Cong on the side said:
"Chang Qing is too worried. Your first worry will never come true.

The situation at this time was very different from that in the late Han Dynasty. The reason why Dong Zhuo was in chaos was because Dong Zhuo was a border general who guarded the border all year round.

The imperial court has never been very close to him, so he has no rules at all.

But now this is just a matter of mobilizing the Central Army into Beijing. The two of them are not foreign troops. The Central Army has followed His Majesty and the previous emperors on expeditions all year round. Their loyalty to the royal family cannot be compared to that of the previous Han Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that as long as the 100,000 troops stationed in Beijing are under control, even if the Sima family has deep roots in the local area, it will not be able to cause big troubles, and the court can decide it by changing hands.

Secondly, the current Talisman Order is in the hands of the Empress Dowager. In any case, the Empress Dowager is still a member of the Liu family, not their Sima family, and her heart is still towards the big man.

Besides, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, you have not treated the Queen Mother badly. As long as Your Majesty presents the pros and cons, the Queen Mother will definitely support Your Majesty and hand over the talisman for troop deployment.

Therefore, I believe that your Majesty's strategy is feasible. "

Liu Chen would not be able to get the Talisman Festival from the Talisman Festival Order without the seal from the Zhongshutai and Shangshutai.

But Fu Jiiling is a member of the Zhen family, and he only needs the approval of Empress Dowager Zhen. Presumably Fu Jiiling will also be generous and give him the right procedures first.

Liu Chen saw that Cui Cong agreed with his opinion and that no one else had any better opinions, so he immediately made a plan.

So Liu Chen asked Baicheng and Cui Cong to return to the army first, and Liu Chen went to Empress Dowager Zhen to ask for the warrant. After receiving the talisman, Meng Huo took the troop mobilizing talisman and rushed out of the city and handed it to the two.

On the other side, Xia Houxuan also arrived at the city gate with the captain's talisman. After the two men arrived with their troops, he forced the city gate captain to open the door to prevent the two troops from entering the city.

Baicheng and Cui Cong changed their defenses against Luoyang and Nangong, and surrounded Sima's mansion, forcing Sima Shi to hand over his position as Taiwei.

Such a big thing can be decided.

In the afternoon of that day, Liu Chen came to the Queen Mother Zhen in the Beigong and cried to the Queen Mother Zhen that Master Sima was too rude and that he could no longer bear it.

If no action is taken, the big man will fall into the hands of Sima.

For the sake of Emperor Zhuang and Emperor Yuan, they also asked Empress Dowager Zhen to issue a warrant from the Empress Dowager, asking Fu Jieliang to obey Liu Chen's orders.

Queen Mother Zhen was very hesitant after hearing this, because Liu Chen was never her child, so she still had a layer of defense in her heart.

The talisman in her hand is what allows her to live in Beigong and survive. Otherwise, she will be demoted to live in Yedu like the Queen Mother Zhang. But seeing Liu Chen burst into tears, she couldn't tell whether this was a pros or cons, so she had to ask Liu Chen to give her one night to think about it, and she would definitely give him an answer tomorrow.

When Liu Chen saw this, he knew not to force him too much, otherwise he would be afraid of bad things, so he had to leave.

As soon as Liu Chen left, Empress Dowager Zhen immediately summoned Fuguo General Zhen Qian to the palace overnight.

Because Empress Dowager Zhen lives in the palace all year round, the information about the court matters is not very timely, so she wanted to ask Zhen Qian, who has been at the court all year round, for her opinion.

When Zhen Qian heard that he wanted to deal with Master Sima, he immediately persuaded him:
"Auntie, no, our Zhen family's power now is all due to relying on the power of Master Sima.

You think, since we are not related to His Majesty, why can you still live in the Beigong for a long time instead of being assigned to guard the mausoleum of Emperor Yi.

Why can I still serve as the general of Fuguo and hold military power?

This is all because we rely on Master Sima.

I can say with certainty that as soon as Sima Division loses power, the next person Your Majesty will have to deal with is our Zhen family.

My aunt must not agree to His Majesty's request. "

When Empress Dowager Zhen heard this, she broke into a cold sweat. She almost fell into Liu Chen's trap and said:

"You are right, but now your Majesty is requesting me like this. If I don't agree, I'm afraid your Majesty will be resentful of me, and it will be equally detrimental to me, Mrs. Zhen."

Zhen Qian frowned and thought for a moment, then relaxed his brows and said:

"In this way, aunt, you agree to His Majesty's request tomorrow. I will go to Sima's house tonight to inform the Taiwei about the matter. I believe that according to the Taiwei's ability, as long as His Majesty knows about this matter, His Majesty will definitely not succeed."

"that's it."

Empress Dowager Zhen accepted Zhen Qian's advice and asked him to leave the palace quickly.

It was night, it was dark, and there was no moonlight or starlight to be seen.

Zhen Qian sat in a carriage and knocked on the door of Sima Mansion under the cover of night.

In the secret room, Zhen Qian told Master Sima all about Liu Chen's request to Empress Dowager Zhen to issue an edict to take the talisman in violation of the regulations.

Master Sima kept thanking Zhen Qian, made a heavy promise, and sent him out of the mansion through the back door.

Then he woke Sima Yi from his sleep and told him what happened just now.

Sima Yi was very keenly aware that this was a sign that Liu Chen wanted to take action against their Sima family.

"Father, Zhen Qian said that His Majesty just wants to abolish my position as Taiwei. Do you think it is true?"

Master Sima hesitated when he saw that Liu Chen only wanted to abolish his position as Taiwei and had no intention of touching the Sima family.

Faced with Sima Shi's naive thoughts, Sima Yi decisively pointed out:

"Stupid, if I, the Sima clan, lose our military power, we will become a fish and insect at the mercy of others. Do you want to put hundreds of people in the Sima clan to rely on Liu Chen's kindness?"

Master Sima sighed: "I know, kid."

September

Liu Chen came to Beigong again early in the morning and once again asked Empress Dowager Zhen for the right to the talisman festival.

This time, Empress Dowager Zhen happily wrote the warrant, stamped it with her private seal, and handed it to Liu Chen.

Liu Chen was very excited after getting the warrant. As soon as he left the North Palace, he handed the order to Meng Huo, who had been waiting for a long time, and asked him to go to the Talisman Order Office to get the Talisman Festival.

Liu Chen looked at Meng Huo who was walking away, knowing that he had succeeded and that he was no longer a puppet king.

Meng Huo successfully obtained the Taiwei's seal and the talisman for mobilizing troops.

First, he went to Xia Houxuan, handed him the seal of the Taiwei and the edict written by Liu Chen to remove him from the position of Taiwei of Sima Shi and appointed Xia Houxuan as the Taiwei, and then quickly walked out of the city. Run.

This kind of edict cannot become a formal edict because it lacks the symbols of Zhongshutai and Shangshutai.

It depends on whether the person who issued the edict is loyal to Liu Chen.

That night
Baicheng and Cui Cong, who obtained the talisman overnight, successfully mobilized a total of 5,000 people in their headquarters with the talisman. They led Meng Huo and quickly headed for Luoyang.

In just an hour or two, we arrived at the east gate of Luoyang.

By the light of the torch, Bai Cheng and the two showed their identities and talismans and asked the city gate captain to open the door.

At this time, Xia Houxuan appeared at the city gate and showed the Taiwei's talisman:

"I am the Taiwei personally appointed by the Emperor. Sima Shi has been removed from the position of Taiwei by His Majesty. Please pass on my order to open the door."

Xia Houxuan forcefully ordered the city gate captain to open the city in person, but received only silence.

Xia Houxuan said angrily:

"Do you want to disobey? Do you know that if I hold this talisman, I can behead you on the spot for violating military orders."

But what I got was still silence.

Just when Xia Houxuan was about to take action, a voice appeared from behind:

"You are a lieutenant, so who do you think I am?"

Xia Houxuan turned around and looked as if he was seeing a ghost:
"Master Sima, why are you here?"

(End of this chapter)