Han family achievements

Chapter 254 The dark tide is surging
Listening to the tone of Xun You's words, Zhong Yao vaguely noticed something and pretended to be thoughtful and silent.

Xun You stared at him and said: "On the Six Cao side, the Punishment Cao Sima Shangshu also slandered, and the Jiu Temple Bian Taichang was not satisfied with it. I also heard that the Yushitai side has begun to secretly assassinate Cao Cao. checked."

Zhong Yao's face changed slightly and he said, "Did you do it?"

Xun You looked serious and said: "No, what Cao Cao did was too outrageous and caused uneasiness in the court."

Unknown to others, Zhong Yao was a little panicked now. He glanced outside the door, leaned over and whispered: "Cao Cao is the first person your Majesty has trained since he succeeded to the throne, and he is obviously going to take over as Grand Sima. You do this." , will attract the wrath of thunder!"

Seeing Zhong Yao's obvious objection, Xun You sighed softly and said, "I don't know. However, Cao Cao and I are both subordinates of the general's palace. I could tell many years ago that this person is definitely not a thing in the pool. If he is Without any constraints, who can predict whether he will be Huo Guang or Wang Mang based on the current situation?"

The most famous thing about Huo Guang is not that he is the younger brother of the champion Hou Huo Qubing, but that as a trusted official of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he controlled the government affairs and actually abolished the emperor and established a new one!

This is the biggest 'stain' in Huo Guang's life, challenging the 'Chao Gang' that the ministers can't touch the most!
But Wang Mang was even more ferocious. At that time, the Wang family was the most prominent family in the Western Han Dynasty. Nine people were granted the title of marquis, five of them were Grand Sima, and their power was unparalleled in the world.

Before the death of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, Wang Mang was already the Grand Sima, inherited the huge power of the Wang family, and naturally became a powerful minister.And Wang Mang has an unparalleled reputation, so many people even publicly advised him to "step up".

Wang Mang really came to power.

He usurped the throne and carried out huge and complicated reforms. In the end, he was defeated and died, and was classified as the 'first rebel' in the history books of the world!
It can be said that Huo Guang and Wang Mang are negative examples of courtiers. They cannot be imitated or even imitated!
Now, in the eyes of Xun You and many others, Cao Cao is similar to these two people!
Zhong Yao remained silent.

Judging from Cao Cao's deeds, he was indeed a rebellious person, but he felt a bit arbitrary in judging whether Cao Cao would be Huo Guang or Wang Mang.

But at the same time, he was also wary of Cao Cao and believed that he should be restrained and not allowed to act arbitrarily.

"Your Majesty is going to change the Prime Minister."

Suddenly, Xun Yu came in from outside, looked at the two of them and said calmly.

Zhong Yao and Xun You both looked at him, with shock and relief in their eyes.

Regarding Yang Biao, there has long been a consensus among the government and the public that this "inaction prime minister" will be "removed" sooner or later. The rumors were most popular last year.

Xun Yu sat down next to Xun You, with a calm look on his face, he said: "Don't touch Cao Cao's affairs for the time being, and concentrate on the 'New Deal'."

Xun You looked at his face and had a bad feeling in his heart, and said, "Your Majesty, are you putting pressure on you?"

Xun Yu took the teacup handed over by Zhong Yao, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty didn't say much, but I can feel that Your Majesty is brewing something."

Zhong Yao and Xun You looked at each other slightly and said, "What's the matter?"

Xun Yu took a sip of tea and said thoughtfully: "I don't know. However, it should have nothing to do with Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo and the affairs in the south. It should be in the imperial court."

Xun You and Zhong Yao started thinking.

It is not surprising that something big happened in the court.

One is the 'Inaction Prime Minister' Yang Biao, and the other is an empty treasury; if something happens to either of these two, it will be enough to shock the government and the opposition!
Zhong Yao could tell that Xun Yu was hiding something, and probably couldn't say it out loud. He glanced at Xun You and muttered, "Let's go and see."

His meaning is very simple, don't do other things, just wait for things to happen step by step.

Xun You understood, but felt unwilling to do so. The two people in front of him did not support him, and he was powerless, so he could only nod silently.

"correct,"

Xun You just nodded and suddenly said: "Uncle, I just discussed with Yuan Chang to ask Zhang Wen to visit Pei State to persuade Dong Zhuo."

Xun Yu paused for a moment, then felt that there was nothing wrong with it, and said, "Let's report it to the palace first."

Zhong Yao looked at him and said, "Do you have any other preparations in the palace?"

Xun Yu's worries were written all over his face. After a long time, he exhaled softly and said, "A storm is coming, so be careful."

Zhong Yu and Xun You were stunned. How could they hear a sense of crisis in Xun Yu's words?
At this time, at the headquarters of the Sanfa Division, Cao Cao was sentenced.

Sima Lang was busy and had some free time, so he dared to enter the check-in room of his grandfather Sima Jun.

Sima Jun is over 80 years old. He has been in poor health recently and has been coughing constantly. However, he is in good spirits and has never taken a leave of absence.Sima Lang walked in cautiously and whispered: "Grandpa, something seems to have happened over there at Liucao."

Sima Jun coughed, finished handling what he was doing, picked up the tea cup, took a sip of strong tea, suppressed his itchy throat and said, "Because of Cao Cao?"

Only then did Sima Lang dare to take a step forward, stood next to Sima Jun, and said, "Yes. I heard that those ministers were driven out by His Majesty?"

Sima Jun looked up at him, his cloudy eyes moved slightly, and said, "Did you drive him out?"

Sima Lang said quickly: "This is the news coming from the palace."

Sima Jun was expressionless and silent for a while, then said: "It seems that your Majesty still wants to protect Cao Cao."

Sima Lang was puzzled and said: "Cao Cao used troops without authorization, which is a serious crime that cannot be pardoned. Your Majesty still wants to protect him?"

Sima Jun suppressed his cough, looked out the door, and said, "It seems that Xun Wenruo and others had a conflict with His Majesty."

Sima Lang looked outside the door, leaned closer and whispered: "Grandpa, I also heard that Ambassador Liu of Youzhou and Ambassador Zhu of Qingzhou will go to Beijing to report on their duties next month."

Sima Jun took another sip of strong tea and said, "Are you saying that your Majesty is going to change the prime minister?"

Sima Lang became extra cautious and said, "Yes, my uncle at home also guessed the same."

The strong tea did not suppress him. Sima Jun coughed repeatedly. It took him a while to calm down. He picked up a handkerchief and wiped his mouth. He said, "Let them all calm down. Your Majesty will not change them for the time being."

Sima Lang was startled and said: "Why? Your Majesty has long been dissatisfied with the Prime Minister, and so many things have happened. The Chancellor should be replaced."

Sima Jun's eyes were cloudy and as deep as the abyss, and said: "If you look at it this way, those people outside the palace must also look at it this way. I wonder if Er Xun will be confused."

When Sima Lang heard this, he felt inexplicably excited.

If Er Xun offended the palace, and Yang Biao wanted to become an official, in terms of prestige and status, would his uncle become the minister?
Sima Jun seemed to have a premonition of what Sima Lang was thinking, and he sighed with sadness and said: "Don't count on me, that position will not belong to me."

Sima Lang quickly calmed down his expression and asked carefully, "Grandpa, is that one of Liu Yu and Zhu Jun?"

Sima Jun was silent, but finally shook his head and said: "Probably not. If the two of them could be in power, they would have returned to Beijing the year before last."

Sima Lang was puzzled, bowed and said: "Uncle, then, who could it be?"

The Han Dynasty actually had quite a few important figures. Most of the civil servants and generals who rose up in the wars such as the Qiang Rebellion and the Yellow Turban Army were still alive and had sufficient qualifications and fame.

However, in the series of battles after Liu Bian succeeded to the throne, most of them were on the wrong team, and those who were marginalized disappeared.

In fact, there are only a handful of people who are qualified to enter the chancellery and become the prime minister.

In the imperial court, Er Xun, Zhong Yao and others were all too junior. Xun You, as a former subordinate of the general's palace, entered the official position as Huangmen's minister, and his full service was only five or six years.

Zhong Yao is similar.

However, Xun Yu's official career resume was barely more than three years, and he was ranked as the Minister of Hucao. This was because the Minister of Public Affairs had just emerged and was inconspicuous at the time.

With the qualifications and prestige of these three people, it is simply unimaginable that they want to be prime minister again!
Sima Jun picked up the teacup again and drank heavily. He calmed down for a while before saying, "Let's wait and see."

He wasn't sure either.

Sima Lang was a little uneasy, but he didn't dare to ask.

The current situation in the DPRK seems to be calm, but in fact there is a turbulent undercurrent. Once the prime minister changes hands, the new prime minister will not be Yang Biao's "inaction", and the situation in the DPRK and the power structure will definitely be reshuffled.

For the rising Sima family, an unfamiliar prime minister is too dangerous!

When Sima Lang fell into panic, Sima Jun suddenly turned his head, looked at him, and said, "Is there anyone in the family who has contact with Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shu?"

Sima Lang was startled and trembled all over. He hurriedly looked outside the door and saw no one. He shook his head and said, "No, no, grandfather, absolutely not!"

(End of this chapter)