Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 50 General Dou Wu
In the first year of Jianning, in February of spring.

The Eastern Qiang who had been silent on the frontier fortress for a year couldn't sit still, and often sent troops to invade the interior, causing Xiliang to suffer another military disaster. During the court meeting, he actually appeared and sat on the throne. Although he still had no right to speak, he showed his attitude by sitting there.

First, some party members recommended Zhang Huan to conquer foreign enemies.

However, Zhang Huan was in charge of the northern army, and Dou Wu was planning to use the northern army to get rid of the eunuchs, so how could he send Zhang Huan to the expedition at this time?And Duan Jiong, who was excellent in the battle against the Qiang last time, asked for orders to conquer. He was appointed Yilang, and he had nothing to do all day, but only tripped Dou Wu in the temple. Everyone knew that Dou Wu was dissatisfied with him. Yes, Dou Wu didn't even think about it for too long.

He directly ordered Duan Jiongwei to send out [-] cavalry, [-] infantry, and [-] chariots to attack the Eastern Qiang. , even larger than Zhang Huan's last expedition, but Dou Wu was still not at ease, and appointed a number of party members to be by Duan Jiong's side as supervisors, so he was relieved to let him go.

Naturally, the little fat man gave Duan Jiong instructions for a long time, expressing his encouragement and expectation for Duan Jiong.

However, the ministers didn't care much about this battle. After all, whether it was Duan Jiong or the soldiers of the Northern Army, they could feel at ease. The party members also admired him for his ability to fight. After deciding on this matter, there was nothing more important. However, the little fat man never thought that Dou Wu would actually launch an attack in the court meeting.

"Your Majesty, the clan of Zhongchang's servant, Guanba, has done evil with the local people. He has committed all sorts of crimes and harmed the people of one side, making the heavens angry and people resentful. Also, Su Lin, the younger brother of Zhongchang's servant Su Kang, killed a pregnant woman in Gaoyang County. The imperial court has not yet come, please give your Majesty the order to kill the regular servants in the palace, as a warning to others!" The little fat man was dumbfounded, is this going to use himself as a swordsman?

The little fat man frowned and asked, "Is this true?"

Dou Wu nodded.

"Such important matters are beyond my ability to discuss. You can discuss with your queen mother yourself! I will listen to your mother's opinion." The little fat man had no problem with this, and directly pushed the matter to Queen Mother Dou. After all, in name, But Empress Dowager Dou is in power in Linchao, not him, the little emperor, nor Dou Wu in front of him. Dou Wu is eager to get the emperor's permission just because the Empress Dowager did not agree.

He hurriedly said: "It is a major matter for the country, please give an order from Your Majesty!"

This is a bit of a blatant coercion. All the officials in the court frowned and didn't answer. They all felt that Dou Wu's actions were a bit inappropriate, but if this move can get rid of the eunuchs who have been endangering the great man for many years, it is worth it. Yes, the little fat man didn't answer, and turned to look at Empress Dowager Dou, who was sitting next to him, seeing the timid look in the little fat man's eyes, her heart softened.

He said gloomyly: "General, don't forget the courtesy of the monarch and his ministers!!"

Dou Wu ignored her at all, and just said to the little fat man again: "Please order the world! Slay Zhongchang's servants Guan Ba, Su Kang, Zhang Rang, Cao Jie, Hou Lan, Zhao Zhong, Guo Sheng, Sun Zhang, and Huang Huang!" Men Bilan, Li Song, Duan Gui, Gao Wang, Zhang Gong, Han Kui, Song Dian."

The little fat man was furious, he was too deceitful!

It's fine if you deal with those Zhongchang attendants, even Song Dian, Gao Wang, and Bi Lan under my command, you want to kill? ?
He stood up abruptly, and picked up the jade seal from the case of Shang Shuling beside him. Before everyone could react, he threw it lightly at Dou Wu. After damaging the jade seal, he rushed forward to catch it, startled and angry in his heart, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, what is the meaning of this?"

"Since Mr. Dou has rules in mind, why don't you seal the seal yourself?"

"The jade seal has been given to Mr. Dou, and Mr. Dou can pass it on to the family!"

Finally, for the first time, the emperor, who was smiling all day long, showed his fangs among the courtiers, as if he was dealing with an eunuch. He held it up high and shouted: "Your Majesty framed and killed the old minister, how dare I have two hearts??" The ministers also shook their heads helplessly, Dou Wu, I am still too anxious to threaten the emperor so much.

This little fat man also looks harmless to humans and animals on weekdays, why is he so deadly at this moment, if Dou Wu has not been forgiven by the little fat man today, his reputation will be completely ruined among the party members, and in the future, he will not be the one who is dedicated to the public The party leader, I am afraid that he will be called Liang Ji II by everyone, no, the emperor reprimanded him for wanting to pass on the jade seal to his family, I am afraid that he will be called Wang Mang II.

The performance of the little fat man, I have to say, still shocked the officials. If in the past, the little fat man only showed his courteous corporal and gentle demeanor of Emperor Xiaowen, then at this moment, he actually showed a domineering like Xiaowu. Under the blow, Dou Wu, who has power over the court, will suffer a lot, and he will not dare to be rude!

Dou Wu was terrified, he never imagined that this little guy who he had never thought of would burst out with such energy today, he looked around, Chen Fan and others hesitated for a moment, but no one stepped forward Pleading for him, the little fat man has been in contact with them before, and he gave them a good image. Besides, if he is too busy with Dou Wu at this moment, the nature of this matter will become a threat to the officials. They don't want to bear such a reputation. .

Seeing Dou Wu's appearance, Empress Dowager Dou also felt a little distressed, and suddenly turned her head to look at the little fat man. The little fat man saw the unbearable look in the eyes of the queen mother, and sighed helplessly, turned around, bowed and saluted, and said: "It's me Acting hastily has offended the general, I hope the general will not blame you!" After speaking, he turned and left without waiting for Dou Wu to reply.

Dou Wu carefully returned the jade seal, and his heart gradually relaxed. However, the idea of ​​​​killing the eunuchs was particularly strong. The emperor became stronger day by day. If he didn't take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of the eunuchs now, he was afraid that the eunuchs would rise again in the future. In this thought, he didn't even have time to communicate with the Queen Mother, so he left directly.

Back in the mansion, they discussed with Chen Fan and others, but they didn't talk about the matter of the emperor. When Chen Fan and others learned that the Queen Mother objected, they persuaded Dou Wu to act cautiously, hoping to get the Queen Mother's consent before doing what he did. Dou Wu, whose mind is all about getting rid of eunuchs, can't listen to it. He has already felt the threat of the emperor. It is estimated that the emperor will soon attack the core of power in the court.

At this time, you must act quickly and cut the grass and roots. If you wait until the emperor takes power, you will never have a chance to get rid of the eunuch!
With this in mind, General Dou Wu started his own arrangement regardless of the objections of his officials.

First, Dou Wu asked him to be granted the title of Marquis Wenxi, and his son Dou Ji, who was given the title of Marquis of Weiyang, served as a servant. Feng Xixianghou, as a servant, supervised Yulin Zuoqi, arbitrarily arranged for Dou's children, and mastered the real power in the court.

But Dou Wu still felt that the preparations were not sufficient, so he recruited his cronies Yin Xun as the minister, Liu Yu as the servant, Feng Shu as the captain of the Tuenqi school, and recruited the deposed celebrities Li Ying, Liu Meng, and the eunuch Du Mi. Zhu Yu gathered at the imperial court, invited Xun Yi, the prefect of Yuejue, to serve as Zhonglang, and recruited Chen Shi from Yingchuan to be a subordinate. The whole court was replaced by Dou's faction.

Even the Northern Army, the most reassuring little fat man, was instantly controlled by the Dou family!

Even Su Wei was no longer completely controlled by the little fat man.

This series of changes made the little fat man somewhat startled and vigilant. Could it be that Dou Wu is going to do something to him?

(End of this chapter)