Great Han Empire

Chapter 550 Immediately Crossing the Gun
In December, in Huaili City, Fufeng County, it was snowing heavily and freezing to the bone.

Gai Xun, the advising doctor, immediately reported what happened in Luoyang to Huangfusong, the left general, after announcing the imperial edict, and took out the secret letter Yuan Kui gave him.

Dong Zhuo was tyrannical by nature, and after receiving the great victory of the chariot general, he immediately carried out a bloody massacre of the Confucian scholars in Beijing. , my lord, as the minister of my big man's brachial (gong) shares, how should I deal with it?Should Dong Zhuo be allowed to take power to ruin the country and overthrow the country, or should he hold high the banner of righteousness and save the great man from his downfall?

Huangfusong's expression was stern, his hands holding the imperial decree were trembling slightly.Yuan Kai's letter was placed on the table, but he didn't read it, nor did he intend to open it.

Dong Zhuo has been in Luoyang for less than four months, what has he done?In order to seize power, he deposed the young emperor and killed the empress dowager, and then disregarded the objections of the ministers of the court to issue orders to plunder and kill wantonly, not to mention increasing taxes regardless of the lives and lives of the people. The system forcibly added the study of ancient texts and classics as an official school, and established a doctor of ancient texts, which triggered a huge dispute between ancient and modern texts.However, we were all fooled by Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo Zeng’s study of ancient Chinese classics as an official school is false, and it is true that he used Confucian scholars to purge dissidents. He slaughtered the clan, ministers, and Luoyang people in blood, all for the purpose of harming the great man with impunity in the future. what.Isn't all this enough to make my lord raise righteous soldiers, shovel out traitors, and correct my big man?The general’s family has been loyal and good for generations. They have made countless contributions to protect our country, and have received great favor from the emperor. Today, the great man is at the critical point of life and death. How can the lord not come forward to fight against the chaos in the world to protect our 400-year-old foundation?With the prestige of an adult, as long as one shouts from the top, righteous men from all over the world will surely gather to respond.At that time, my lord will go down from the west, and the heroes of the Central Plains will go up from the east, pointing sharply at the Kanto, and the revival of the great Han Dynasty is just around the corner.

Chang Shi Liang Yan also persuaded Dong Zhuo to let the adults go to Jiuquan to prepare for the establishment of the Han'an Dufu, in fact, to deprive you of your military power and remove your threat to Chang'an and Luoyang.If my lord doesn't take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity to unite with lord Tai Tuo to eradicate Dong Zhuo, you will be the one who will die in the future.Could it be that Dong Zhuo will let you go after he settles down in Luoyang?At that time, not only the Huangfu family died, but even the disciples and officials of the Huangfu family could not escape the scourge of extermination.

Congzi Huangfu Li complained, as early as the first emperor recruited Dong Zhuo as Bingzhou Shepherd, I persuaded my father to take the opportunity to kill Dong Zhuo, but my lord refused to listen, which caused the big man to suffer today's disaster.At that time, Dong Zhuo resisted the decree first, and later refused to hand over his military power. The two crimes were concurrent and he deserved to die.How do you explain what happened today?If my father didn't kill Dong Zhuo and the big man was in danger of being overthrown, wouldn't it be a crime of extermination?

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Huangfusong waited for them to say that they were tired, so he stopped talking, this time he put down the imperial decree that he had read countless times.

"General Cheqi...oh, no, he is now General Huqi." Huangfusong said admiringly, "His achievements are comparable to that of Huo Qubing in Emperor Xiaowu's dynasty. Exaggerated. Today, the Hussar General Laoshi went on an expedition and laid down a large territory for my big man, but at the same time it also exhausted the last bit of my strength. This is like a scarred warrior on the battlefield. defeated his opponent, but at the same time he himself died from exhaustion."

"My Great Han Kingdom has come to this day, not scarred, but dying, so now the government and the public are talking about revitalization, but the battle of Hushi General has completely emptied the Great Han Kingdom, and a tree is on the verge of withering. The big tree in the sky is already hollow, and if there is another hurricane, this big tree will be uprooted." Huangfusong smiled lonely, pointing to Yuan Kai's secret letter on the case table and said, "The hurricane has begun to gather. When the situation changes, Luoyang, the center of the hurricane, will be destroyed in an instant, and when Luoyang dies, my big man will also collapse."

"In July, the General Hussars led his army south to threaten the emperor and the court. This is the real reason for the hurricane today. Yes, the General Hussars' heart is indeed for the safety of northern Xinjiang and for the expedition to the desert. It can even be said that it is to save the big tree that is about to die, but instead of watering and taking care of the big tree, he directly breaks the trunk and cuts the heart of the tree that has already decayed and smelled. Go, there is only an empty shell left. May I ask in the past dynasties, how many important officials of the country have trampled on the imperial power and insulted the laws of the great Han like the Hussar General?"

"Does Dong Zhuo have such a serious crime? He has been an official for decades, guarding the western borders, and finally because of the power struggle in the court, he had to defy the imperial decree and refuse to hand over military power. Can this crime be compared with that of the Hussar General? ?Dong Zhuo deposed the young emperor, promulgated a decree to prosecute, increased taxes, and established ancient literature and classics as an official school. These things were all approved by the court and then implemented by the emperor. If it harms the country, then Grand Tutor Yuan Kui and the ministers in the court are also guilty, and they are also ministers who harm the country."

"I don't mean to exonerate Dong Zhuo by saying this. Dong Zhuo is guilty. He is a true warrior, not a capable minister who governs the country. He should return to the western borders to guard the frontiers. But the method of Tai Tuo is wrong. It is not very important at present whether Confucianism governs the country with morality or with Confucianism and law combined with morality to govern the country. The most important thing at present is to maintain the balance of power between warriors and scholars. This is the most urgent thing to stabilize and revitalize the Han Dynasty. But now The possibility of this balance has been turned into smoke with the bloodshed in Luoyang. After the ancient Chinese classics became an official school, the debate between the two strategies for governing the country will inevitably lead to the division of scholars, and it will also lead to more scholars. The scholars in various states and counties were driven to a desperate situation, and they had to fight. Now that this hurricane has formed, it will never dissipate."

"In fact, today's big man has temporarily got rid of internal strife and external troubles. Today's big man has also temporarily eradicated traitors and foreign relatives. Today's big man should have a brave and powerful warrior to protect this withered tree from wind and rain. It should be a learned man. The scholars fertilized and watered this withered tree, and there should not be another storm to cut off the last trace of vitality of my big man."

"After the Great General Hussars' victory in the expedition, the opportunity to force Dong Zhuo to give up his power is ripe. What is needed is the wisdom of scholars. The strength of scholars is in governing the country, not force. Using your own weaknesses to deal with the strengths of warriors is purely to take advantage of the strengths of warriors. The way of death. If you want to force Dong Zhuo back, you only need to use a leopard that is more ruthless and bloodier than Dong Zhuo. Fighting warriors with warriors is the way for scholars to win."

"The massacre in Luoyang was the failure of the scholars and the victory of the warriors. The massacre in Luoyang was like telling Dong Zhuo and Leopard clearly that the scholars were going to use swords against the warriors. I would like to ask you, if you are the generals of the hussars, Under the current circumstances, should I trust Dong Zhuo or Yuan Kui? If it were me, of course I would trust Dong Zhuo and the sword in my hand. Force can conquer the desert, and of course it can subdue the state.”

"Dong Zhuo is a veteran minister who has been loyal to the great man for more than 30 years, and the leopard is the tiger's ben who has fought bloody battles for the great man for six years. When these two forces are combined, no matter how big a hurricane is, it can be chopped off by the middle." Huangfusong picked up the letter on the case table Throwing it lightly into the brazier, "The hurricane has risen, the wind and clouds have gathered, it is no longer up to me to decide where the big man will go, let alone my [-] troops. Do you understand now?"

There was silence in the big tent.

The soft and gorgeous silk book burned under the charcoal fire, and a puff of green smoke slowly floated up.Everyone's hearts were as heavy as lead, and the curling green smoke seemed to be a beacon rising from the land of the Central Plains. In an instant, the horses neighed, the armor was like clouds, and the tragic cry went straight to the heart.

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Gai Xun sighed miserably, "Brother Yizhen, do you have anything to say to Master Taifu?"

Huangfusong smiled bitterly, "The massacre in Luoyang shows that Master Tai Tuo has lost control of the situation, and the uprising of the state and county will soon become a reality. With Dong Zhuo's strength, he will definitely not succumb to the threat of the state and county. It's just to cut off Dong Zhuo's retreat, force Dong Zhuo to become fierce, and finally destroy Luoyang, destroy Gyeonggi, and destroy the Dahan's community. Therefore, the most urgent task now is to ask the Hussar General to go south quickly to save the Dahan from falling. Checking and balancing warriors is the way to victory."

"The cause of the Luoyang dispute was the power struggle between Dong Zhuo and Yuan Kai. Even if Dong Zhuo left, could Yuan Kai take power alone? No, the differences in governance strategies caused by the dispute between ancient and modern literature will make the court The power struggle in Luoyang is even more bloody, and Luoyang is still undercurrents and crises. Therefore, there must be checks and balances between warriors and scholars, between warriors and warriors, and between scholars and scholars. Only in this way can my great man recover. Stablize."

"If the general Hushi has the intention of usurping the Han, he is determined not to go south, and even contributes to the flames, this hurricane will destroy Luoyang immediately, the great Han society will be destroyed once, and the thousands of miles of land will eventually become the leopard's pocket. If If he is willing to go south, Luoyang will immediately form a check and balance situation, and the power of the hurricane will be greatly weakened. Although my big man has been devastated, he has retained his vitality after all, and there is still hope of revitalization."

Liang Yan said in pain: "My lord, then your life..."

"My royal family has been loyal and good for generations, and has received the grace of the emperor. It is only natural that I should be loyal to the big man. If I can exchange one person's death for the last breath of vitality of the big man, I can be regarded as worthy of my ancestors and worthy of the big man who gave birth to me and raised me."

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In December, Yecheng, Jizhou, wrapped in silver makeup.

In the lobby of the post house where Yuan Shao lived temporarily, Yuan Shao sat in the middle, surrounded by Liu Biao, Qiao Mao, Xu You, Xin Ping, Guo Tu, Feng Ji, Xun Chen, Chen Lin, Chun Yuqiong, etc.

Liu Biao has been here for two days, and the bag that Yuan Kui asked him to bring to Yuan Shao contained a letter of appeal to Dong Dong.According to the agreement, after Yuan Shao got this document, he should immediately pass it on to the states and counties, and then Qiao Mao, the son of the former Taiwei Qiaoxuan and the prefect of Dongjun, raised the banner of begging Dong, and announced the document against Dong to the people of the world, but this document Haven't sent it out yet.

Let Qiao Mao take the lead in raising the banner of begging Dong, which was decided by Yuan Kai after careful consideration.Since the future of gathering soldiers and horses from various states and counties to intimidate Luoyang is quite unpredictable, Yuan Kui did not intend to let his family members jump out first to provoke the upper body, so as not to endanger the safety of himself and the Yuan faction living in Luoyang.If he was arrested by Dong Zhuo, he would not be able to control the development of the matter.Yuan Kai had to ensure that he could always control the development of the situation, so he chose Qiao Mao, who had a very close relationship with the Yuan Clan.

Among the officials in various prefectures and counties at present, in terms of family background, apart from Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, Qiao Mao is the most prominent.

After the former Taiwei Qiaoxuan died of illness in the first year of Zhongping (184 AD), the Qiao family moved back to Liangguo, Yuzhou.In order to avoid the flames of war, Qiao Yu, the eldest son of Qiao, moved to Wancheng, Yangzhou with his clan, and his son, Qiao Mao, was established in the Sangong Mansion.The Qiao family is a family of officials and eunuchs in the Han Dynasty. Qiaoxuan successively served as Prime Minister of Qi State, Prefect of Hanyang, General Du Liao, and later as Jiuqing until Taiwei.Qiao Xuan has a strong temperament, modest and frugal, and no one among his children and relatives has ever become a high official because of his relationship.When Qiaoxuan died, his family had no place to live and no place to bury him. He was praised by the world.If such a descendant of a noble family raises the banner of begging Dong, he will definitely get the unanimous support of the ruling and opposition parties, and the call for calling on Dong announced by him will definitely be recognized and trusted by scholars from all over the world. benefit.

Secondly, Qiao Xuan suffered several fatal disasters, but they were all saved by the Yuan Clan.Qiao Xuanshao was the meritorious officer of Suiyang County at that time, and he exposed Chen Xiang Yangchang to Zhou Jing, the governor of Yuzhou, for being corrupt and perverting the law.Zhou Jing appreciated him very much, so he sent him to Chen (now Huaiyang) to investigate and deal with it.From Qiaoxuan to Chen, they arrested all the guests of Yangchang and investigated Yangchang's crimes.General Liang Ji had a close relationship with Yangchang, and after hearing the news, he hurriedly sent someone to rescue him.Zhou Jing was frightened and hurriedly ordered Qiao Xuan to return to Suiyang.Qiao Xuanyi was not afraid, he took the imperial decree in one hand and killed Yang Chang in the other.Qiao Xuan was convicted for this.Yuan Tang, who was a Taiwei at the time, admired Qiao Xuan very much, rescued him, and recommended him as Luoyang Zuobuwei.Later, Liang Yi's younger brother, Henan Yin Liang, accused Qiao Xuan of violating the law and arrested him in order to vent his personal anger.Yuan Tang came forward again to rescue Qiao Xuan and sent someone to send him back to his hometown.After the general Liang Yi was killed, Qiao Xuan began to rise to the top.

Qiaomao was not willing to be this early bird at first.If this matter was successful, Dong Zhuo would lose his authority, and he would certainly be the first to contribute, but if he failed, he would be doomed.Yuan Kui later promised him that if the matter came true, he would ask the emperor to worship him as the third prince.Qiao Mao immediately decided to take on the important task of revitalizing the big man.

The reason why the call to action was not sent out was because the last sentence on the call to action left Yuan Shao and others at a loss as to what to do.

The last sentence was added temporarily by Yuan Kui, which means that the current emperor was supported by Dong Zhuo. After the traitors are eradicated, the current emperor will be deposed and the Hongnong king Liu Bian will be supported to regain the throne.

Why is that?At that time, everyone knew the reason why Hongnong King Liu Bian was dethroned. If you say that now, don't you slap yourself in the mouth?Moreover, to dethrone the current emperor would definitely anger the General Hussars, wouldn't this force the Generals Hussars and Dong Zhuo to join forces?What is the intention of Mr. Tai Tu doing this sure-fire move?
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