Han family achievements

Chapter 227
Hearing Xi Zhicai's words, Xun Yu showed a strange expression, and said, "Same as the Huangmen North Temple Prison?"

As Huangmen Beisi Prison did more and more things, it was gradually exposed to the government and the public.

Compared with the newly established Imperial City Mansion, the North Temple Prison of Huangmen was originally a prison in the palace, so there was nothing to say, at most, it would only complain about the incompatibility of the ancestral system.

But the Imperial City Mansion, because of its secretive and low-key behavior, few people in the government and the public know about it.

Xun You nodded and said, "The Imperial City Mansion is closely related to the Da Sima Mansion, and they mainly spy on the military."

Xun Yu understood something, and said: "I want to find a suitable opportunity to call the prefects of various states to the capital to coordinate actions. What do you think?"

Xi Zhicai listened, and suddenly sat upright, saying: "This is a good way, preferably this year. Now the northern states are relatively calm, if we can keep pace, many things will go much smoother."

Xun You thought carefully for a while, and said, "I also think it's feasible, preferably in the name of Shangshutai."

Xun Yu said, "I'm going to see the Prime Minister tomorrow."

Xun You looked at him and said, "Bian Taichang is not very talkative."

Bian Rang succeeded Cai Yong as Taichangqing. As Taichangqing, Taixue and Hongdumenxue were under his control.

The current filling of vacancies in the imperial court is basically selected from Taixue and Hongdumenxue. Therefore, Taichangqing is a very important position.

Xun Yu said: "I will find time to visit. The matter of 'reducing redundant officials' has sunk down to Licao and Yushitai. What are your plans?"

Xun You said: "I have discussed carefully with Fu Zhongcheng, and I plan to follow the steps step by step. We should not be too eager and focus on stability."

Xi Zhicai answered and said: "I also think it should be like this. In the past, the imperial court was too hasty. Now all kinds of problems are partly caused by this reason."

Xun You glanced at him, but didn't answer.

The 'urgent' here is not the court, but the palace.

"Shangshu,"

At this time, a small official hurried in and said: "There is news from the palace that His Majesty intends to inspect Bingzhou after the spring begins."

Xun Yu, Xun You, and Xi Zhicai looked at each other, dismissed the little official, and the three of them sank like water.

Xun You took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, you still have to see it with your own eyes."

Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai nodded silently.

In the past, the emperors of the Han Dynasty almost never left the palace.

But their majesty is different, always going out of the palace and the city, showing distrust of the courtiers everywhere.

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On the other side, Cao Cao took over the handling of He Xian's funeral and got busy up and down the entire Luoyang city.

He Xian didn't have much reputation at first, but his father was very famous. In the imperial court, most of them were now subordinates of the General's Mansion, including Xun You, Cao Cao and others.

Cao Cao wanted to make it more lively, but not many people were willing to join in, so they all stayed away.

The ending of "Great General He Jin" was a relatively concealed way. After entering the palace, he "asked for leave" and then "resigned as an official", and there was no sound after that.

Many people don't know that He Jin is dead.

But for the liquidation of He Jin, He Miao, etc., under the auspices of Wang Yun, I don't know how many people were involved.

In the current ruling and opposition parties, few people are willing to get involved with the great generals of the past.

For three days in a row, there were very few guests in the He Mansion, even the Empress Dowager He and Liu Bian in the palace did not attend.

There was no movement in the palace, even those who wanted to go would naturally not dare to go.

"A generation of generals has come to an end."

Guo Jia was drinking, standing beside Cao Cao, talking to himself.

Cao Cao recalled the past of the Great General's Mansion in the past, his long and narrow eyes flashed coldly, and said: "Feng Xiao, if the general dies, will it be the same?"

Guo Jia laughed and said: "The general has not accomplished his achievements, how can we talk about life and death?"

Cao Cao looked at Yin Shi, who was not far away, who was waiting for Ai Ai, and suddenly laughed, and said: "What Feng Xiao said is true! I, Cao Cao, must have merit!"

Guo Jia drank the wine and said: "Since Your Majesty has allowed the general to preside over He Xian's funeral, it means that there is no suspicion, the general can rest assured."

Cao Cao glanced around from the corner of his eye, saw no one, and looked a little indifferent, said: "Recently, there have been many voices from Da Sima's Mansion, Shangshutai, Yushitai and Liucao, wanting to keep me in Luoyang and never let me go." I'm leaving Beijing."

Guo Jia was not surprised at all, and said, "The general hasn't seen His Majesty yet?"

Cao Cao nodded and said, "There is no summon from the palace."

Guo Jia slowly put down the jug, and said: "Now, there are only two possibilities. One is that His Majesty wants to use the general again, so he deliberately left it alone, first to be powerful and then to be kind. The second is that the court is under too much pressure, and His Majesty wants to The general is staying in Beijing."

Cao Cao naturally didn't want to waste time in the capital, so he said solemnly, "Feng Xiao still thinks that the first possibility is greater?"

Guo Jia nodded, looked to the far south, and said: "Now in the northern states, only the Sanqiang and the Black Mountain Army are left. These two places are not urgent. The attention of the imperial court and His Majesty is probably going to the south?"

When Cao Cao heard the words, his expression was lifted, and his eyes were shining brightly.

The exploits of the men of the Han family have always been on the battlefield.

The Taizu made a covenant, and he was not a marquis unless he had military merits, and a marquis who came from heresy would only be contemptuous.

Cao Cao was so excited that he had imagined the scene where he led an army of [-] to the south, put down the rebellion of Yuan Shu and Dong Zhuo, and returned with great victory.

At that time, His Majesty will go out of the city to greet him personally. For him, the Great Sima and the Great General are within his reach!

Snapped

"Let go!"

Suddenly, a loud shout woke Cao Cao from his dream.

Not far away, a young man was arguing with Yin Shi, and the shout was from Yin Shi.

The funeral was almost over, and there were not many people left in the He Mansion. Seeing this situation, Cao Cao's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he rushed over with big strides.

The young man looked at Yin with sincerity and said, "I fell in love with you for a while. Now that He Xian is dead, what should you do with your orphans and widowed mothers? Why don't you be my concubine? I will ensure that you, mother and son, have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life... ..."

Yin's charming face was full of embarrassment, and she said angrily, "Get lost!"

Looking at Yin's pretty face, the young man looked more serious, and said, "Do I need any proof of my love for you? I have been busy for you for so many days, and my belt is loose. You Didn't you see something?"

Seeing Cao Cao approaching, Yin became even more annoyed, and said, "Go away!"

Cao Cao had heard a lot, and reprimanded: "Her husband's bones were not cold, and you openly molested him under the mourning hall. People like you have corrupt conduct and no shame!"

The young man knew Cao Cao, but he was not afraid. He sneered and said, "Don't think I don't know, you don't look at her right! Cao Mengde, she is your friend's wife. Could it be that you can do it too?"

Yin's delicate body trembled when she heard it, and she couldn't help backing away.

Cao Cao squinted his narrow eyes and said, "I see that you are so young and vigorous, so shameless, it is because of lack of experience, our army is short of people."

The young man showed no fear, he raised his neck and said, "You treat me as a commoner on the side of the road. If you want to arrest me, I will tell you, my surname is Ma!"

Double surnames like Sima and Huangfu are relatively rare, but whenever one pops up, it is easy to associate it with family background.

And Cao Cao immediately thought of one person: Ma Rixun.

This person was a Taiwei in the sixth year of Zhongping, and he was exempted because of the Yellow Turban military. However, after Ma Rong, his prestige was prosperous, and the government and the public had special courtesy to the Ma family.

A trace of disdain flashed in Cao Cao's eyes, and he said: "I took you, and I will ask Ma Taiwei for guilt in the future. Come, take it down!"

Cao Cao presided over the funeral, and he arranged a lot of people throughout He's mansion. Immediately, six noble servants wanted to throw the young man down.

"presumptuous!"

The young man was held down and shouted anxiously: "I tell you, I am a student of the Tai, and my teacher is Tai Changqing, Cao Mengde, how dare you take me?!"

Guo Jia came over at this moment, stood behind Cao Cao, and coughed softly.

Cao Cao felt great hatred in his heart, but he also knew that he could not easily drag this bastard into the army because of the involvement of Tai Xue and Bian Rang.

Glancing at the trembling Mrs. Yin, Cao Cao's eyes flashed coldly, and he said, "Even Tai Changqing's disciples cannot coerce He Xian's widow. Today, Cao Cao will definitely take you!"

As he spoke, Cao Cao waved his hand fiercely.

Several powerful servants threw the young man down, and then tied him tightly.

The young man's face was ashen, and he roared angrily: "Cao Aman, she is just a woman, is it worth it for you to offend me like this?"

Cao Cao stood proudly and said, "Stop him and drag him out."

"Cao Ah Mo, I won't give up... Huh..." The young man struggled violently, but was still dragged away.

Not far away, Yin looked at Cao Cao's back, his eyes were red, and he bit his lip lightly.

Guo Jia, on the other hand, was thoughtful, judging the consequences of Cao Cao's actions.

Cao Cao's situation is not good, the government and the public are very vigilant against him, and people continue to turn over old accounts and want to send Cao Cao to prison.

"What happened!?"

Suddenly, a group of people appeared at the door, and there was a plain cold snort.

Seeing this, Cao Cao's face changed slightly, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and said: "Cao Cao, I have seen the Queen Mother."

Seeing this, Yin's face turned pale with fright, and she hurried over and said, "I have seen the Queen Mother."

The young man who was bound and pouting was still being lifted up by several big men, and he froze in place.

Empress Dowager He glanced at her and said expressionlessly, "What's going on?"

Cao Cao didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Yin Shi was even more afraid, she lowered her head, her lips moved, and she didn't make a sound.

It was the young man who kept whining.

Seeing that no one spoke, Empress Dowager He looked a little unfriendly, pointed to a familiar maidservant, and said, "Come here."

The people in the He Mansion were basically arranged by the Empress Dowager He. Seeing this, the servant girl hurried forward.

But he didn't dare to say it aloud, and came to the Empress Dowager He and muttered.

Empress Dowager He listened, her body trembling with anger, her eyes were indifferent, and she even stared fiercely at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's heart sank, his face remained still, and he raised his hand and said, "I want to report to the Empress Dowager, the thief molested the Yin family and was captured by the minister."

'late. Guo Jia, who was on the side, sighed inwardly when he saw Empress Dowager He's expression.

"Come on, let me take it down!"

Sure enough, Empress Dowager He was furious, pointing at Cao Cao and shouting.

The imperial guards who followed directly captured Cao Cao.

Cao Cao also knew that it was too late, so he hastily explained: "Empress Dowager, I didn't..."

Having said that, Cao Cao couldn't go on.

At this time, justifying is actually a kind of acknowledgment.

Empress Dowager He didn't want to listen to his explanation at all, and said with a cold face: "Let them all be brought into the palace!"

"Yes." The imperial guards responded and took away Cao Cao and the bound young man.

Empress Dowager He ignored Guo Jia, snorted coldly at Yin Shi, and turned around with her sleeves thrown.

She came to send He Xian off for the last time today, but she never expected to encounter such a thing.

Yin's delicate body trembled in fright, full of grievances, but she couldn't say a word.

When Empress Dowager He rushed back to the palace angrily, Cao Cao was serving Zhonglu at the moment.

Once out of the ordinary room, Tai Changqing was teaching, and sitting there were Lu Yu, Sima Yi and other half-grown boys.

While making a serious face, he taught with a serious look on his face.

Liu Bian quietly observed for a while, then quietly left.

After walking a few steps, Pan Yin said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army, has written a letter of apology."

Liu Bian waved his hand and said, "Leave it to Shangshutai."

The Black Mountain Army was defeated in Jizhou last year, Zhang Yan's prestige was damaged, and many people under his command dispersed. The Black Mountain Army has already fallen apart.

In addition, they have to survive the harsh winter, wait for the summer harvest, and lack clothing and food. On the surface, they write a letter to plead guilty, but in fact they still want the court to give them money and food.

Liu Bian will not be as used to these black mountain troops who are recruiting for security on the surface, but are still bandit-infested.

Pan Yin responded, and took back the playbook he handed over.

After leaving the Shizhonglu and returning to the Chongde Hall, Liu Bian thought about it and said, "If you look for more, the juniors with potential in Beijing can be sent to the palace, and when they are of the right age, they can be sent to the Taixue."

"The villain understands." Pan Yin said.

Liu Bian let out a sigh, paced back and forth, thinking about the affairs of the court, and said: "Lu Qing's family is not in good health. You should keep an eye on the Forbidden Army camp. Zhao Yun is there, and Cao Cao... also put it there first." One month, train your troops well, settle down..."

"His Majesty,"

Before Liu Bian finished his sentence, Xu Yan trotted over and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, Cao Cao was bound into the palace by the Empress Dowager."

Liu Bian's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Why? Did Cao Cao bump into his mother?"

Xu Yan hesitated, and said, "Which one, Cao Cao presided over He Yan's funeral, on the last day, with Ma Zheng, for..."

Seeing Xu Yan hesitating, Liu Bian frowned and said, "For what? Say it!"

The corners of Xu Yan's face stiffened, and he said, "Because of He Xian's widow, he was jealous with Ma Zheng, and fought a big fight, and was bumped into by the empress dowager."

On the empty palace road, you can hear the quiet drop of a needle.

Liu Bian's frowning brows slowly loosened, and his expression gradually became expressionless.

Seeing this, Pan Yin quickly lowered her head, not daring to breathe.

He still remembered that when Cao Cao went to Qingzhou last year, His Majesty personally taught Cao Cao not to be confused with women.

Now, just after He Xian died, Cao Cao fought for his widow, and was caught by the Queen Mother on the spot.

Pan Yin could no longer imagine how angry His Majesty was.

The corners of Liu Bian's face twitched again and again, his eyes were burning with anger, he raised his feet and said calmly, "Go to Yongle Palace."

Pan Yin and others didn't dare to respond, and followed Liu Bian to Yongle Palace in the silence.

When Liu Bian arrived, he saw Empress Dowager He's face covered with frost, her eyes like knives like swords.

In front of her, Cao Cao, Ma Zheng and Yin Shi were kneeling on the ground, even Yin Shi was tightly bound.

(End of this chapter)