Han family achievements

Chapter 375 Old and New Stories

Chancery desk.

Huangfu Jian was sitting under Xun Yu, sitting upright and not squinting. In fact, he was quietly looking at the room, muttering to himself: It seems like this is my first time here.

This is the prime minister's duty room. Logically speaking, as the second son of Huangfu Song and the captain of the Imperial City Mansion, it should not be the first time.

But Huangfu Jian had been wandering around for so many years, running around here and there, and rarely returned to Luoyang, let alone the chancellery.

Present here, in addition to Prime Minister Xun Yu, are Zhong Yao, Xun You, and Chen Gong, the governor of Luoyang.

Xun Yu was polite and said directly: "Can the manpower I want you mobilize arrive tomorrow?"

Huangfu Jianchang nodded decisively and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will definitely arrive tomorrow."

Zhong Yao looked serious and said, "Are you sure they are all strangers and have nothing to do with Luoyang?"

Huangfu Jianchang was even more serious than him and said: "Don't worry Zhong Pushe, these are secretly trained by Xiaguan in Yanzhou. They stay at the base all year round and rarely have contact with outsiders."

Xun Yu nodded and said: "Gather them secretly to Luoyang and wait for my order the day after tomorrow."

Huangfu Jianchang raised his hand in response, and then said: "The total number of people is one thousand, Prime Minister, is it enough? I heard that the Five Dou Rice Cult is said to be one hundred thousand people."

"Nothing to worry about,"

Xun You was calm and said: "Their main altar is just outside the city, and there are usually only a few hundred people. Your task is very simple. Get the roster and account books, and don't worry about the rest."

Huangfu Jianchang pondered for a moment and said, "Don't you have to worry about it?"

Xun You paused and turned to Xun Yu.

If Zhang Lu and others resisted and took action, casualties would be inevitable, but hundreds of people would be killed and injured at once, which would shock both the government and the opposition.

That's not easy to explain.

"do not worry about it."

Xun Yu looked calmly and said: "But you have to act quickly. If necessary, after it is over, the guards of the Imperial City Mansion will temporarily stay in Huangyuan. Don't show your face. You can give me the roster and account books."

"I accept my order!" Huangfu Jianchang no longer had any scruples, his expression was relaxed, and he obviously didn't care much about the rabble of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.

Seeing this, Zhong Yao grimaced and said in a deep voice: "Captain Huangfu, the Five Pecks of Rice Cult has developed beyond imagination. There are people in both the government and the public, even in the Yulin Army and the Forbidden Army, and they are involved in the palace. I remind you, you must get the things quickly and capture the bandit leader, and you must not conflict with the Imperial Army or the Yulin Army, let alone anger the palace!"

Huangfu Jianchang listened to Zhong Yao's words, looked at the others, understood instantly, put away his contempt, and said: "I will accept the order."

Xun Yu then nodded and asked Chen Gong, "Have you figured it out clearly?"

Chen Gongdao: "We have roughly figured it out. Halfway up the mountain in the west of the city, Zhang Lu will hold a forum to give lectures in two days. There may be tens of thousands of followers."

Xun Yu turned to Huangfu Jianchang again and said: "The current situation of the Forbidden Army and the Yulin Army is unknown and cannot be mobilized, so we must wait until the followers disperse before taking action to minimize the impact as much as possible."

Huangfu Jianchang already understood the seriousness of it and said: "I understand."

Xun Yu and Xun You looked at each other and Zhong Yao looked at each other. Seeing the two of them nodding, he said to Chen Gong: "People in Luoyang Mansion have many eyes, so you must be careful and don't let the news leak out!"

Chen Gong raised his hand and said: "Prime Minister, don't worry, I have carefully planned it and it will never be leaked!"

Xun Yu pondered for a moment and said: "Other matters will be handled by others. You should do your job well, and if... you turn a blind eye."

Chen Gong was startled, but then he realized.

Apparently, Shangshutai decided to take action not only because the Five Pecks of Rice Sect became powerful and infiltrated into the imperial court, posing a major threat to the Han Dynasty, but also had other deeper purposes hidden.

Huangfu Jianchang also understood, but he pretended not to hear anything and sat solemnly among these big shots, feeling secretly happy.

"Prime Minister!"

"Prime Minister!"

Suddenly, urgent footsteps sounded outside the door, followed by even more urgent shouts.

Xun Yu's heart felt inexplicably, and he said calmly: "Come in."

The clerk pushed the door open and walked in. He glanced at the people present and saw the stranger Huangfu Jianchang, but he hesitated to speak.

Xun Yu looked at him and said, "Second Young Master Huangfu, there is no harm in speaking out."

When the clerk heard this, he hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, the news has leaked. The members of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect in Luoyang City are making trouble. There are rumors that the court is going to arrest them. They are beating gongs and drums and shouting."

Including Xun Yu, everyone's expression changed.

Xun Yu repeatedly emphasized the need to keep it secret just now. Has it already been leaked?

"Do you know who leaked it!?" Xun You's face was cold and his tone contained suppressed anger.

The clerk said: "I don't know yet, but it's already a mess outside."

Xun Yu took a deep breath and said: "Zhong Yao, you go to the Sanfa Division and ask them to help control the situation. Chen Gong, you go back immediately. All six captains are mobilized. Anyone who dares to act randomly at this time will be thrown directly into the sky prison." , take the punishment seriously!”

"Yes." Zhong Yao and Chen Gong raised their hands. Knowing that the matter was serious, they did not dare to delay any longer and left in a hurry.

Xun Yu looked at Xun You again and said: "Gongda, go to Liu Cao Jiu Temple and appease them. No matter whether they have joined the Five Dou Rice Cult or who has joined them, they must not be allowed to mess around at this time. !”

Xun You nodded heavily, stood up and left.

There was only one Huangfu Jianchang left, and he quietly showed his eagerness for the tasks assigned by Xun Yu.

"Second Young Master, please transfer as many people as you can immediately, and wait for my orders at any time!" Xun Yu and Huangfu Jian said in a deep voice.

"I accept my order!" Huangfu Jianchang said nothing, raised his hand in response, got up and left quickly.

He doesn't have many guards in Luoyang City, and he has to mobilize them from all over.

Xun Yu sat there, pondered for a moment, then got up and left.

He left the Chancellor's Desk, walked through the corridor in front of Jiade Hall, and came to Da Sima's Mansion.

Liu Yu was still immersed in writing something. He was not polite about Xun Yu's arrival and said without raising his head: "Prime Minister, I'll finish writing this as you wish."

Xun Yu was not surprised either. He sat across from him and said, "The news about the deal with the Five Pecks of Rice Cult has been leaked. There is chaos outside now."

Liu Yu raised his head fiercely, his sunken eyes were like sharp swords, cold and piercing. He stared at Xun Yu and said: "Isn't it just your chancery who knows? Why did it leak?"

Xun Yu said: "Now is not the time to pursue these matters. In order to prevent Five Pecks of Rice from teaching a dog to jump over the wall, some measures must be taken, especially the Forbidden Army and the Yulin Army."

Liu Yu understood and came over, was silent for a moment, and said: "Come, please tell Zhao Yun and Zhang Yang to come see me. Also, please invite Dian Wei to come over."

"Yes." A clerk not far away stood up and left in a hurry.

"The news has leaked, what are your plans next?" Liu Yu's haggard face showed no expression.

Xun Yu felt quite depressed and said: "The fact that they are causing trouble publicly gives the court a reason to deal with them. The plan remains unchanged, but we need soldiers to suppress it to ensure that Luoyang is safe."

Liu Yu looked at him for a moment and said: "It won't cause trouble, but you must act quickly and not let the situation escalate." Xun Yu nodded and said, "I have a job to do, Sima."

Liu Yu said nothing and continued to immerse himself in writing.

Xun Yu raised his hand and said goodbye silently.

When Xun Yu's footsteps disappeared, Liu Yu opened his eyes wide, took a long breath, looked at the gloomy sky outside the house, and sighed: "Your Majesty has not changed. He always likes to fatten fish before killing them."

Perhaps when he was about to die, Liu Yu had a strange perspective of being a bystander. At this time, he suddenly understood and saw clearly things that had been confusing in the past.

For example, in this case, how could the Five Dou Rice Cult develop and grow to such an extent?

Similarly, he also guessed why the palace would cultivate the Five Dou Rice Cult.

"Liu Gong,"

From the side door, Gongsun Du came out, as respectful as ever, and said: "What exactly is this minister's desk going to do? Such a big movement reminds me of Luoyang City five years ago."

Five years ago was the period before and after Liu Bian succeeded to the throne.

Non-stop killings broke out in the city of Luoyang. First, the palace was bloodbathed, and then outside the city. In that short period of time, tens of thousands of people died under the bright butcher's knife.

Liu Yu also remembered, his expression was a little dazed and his eyes flickered.

At that time, everyone in Luoyang City seemed to have become the same and could die at any time under the butcher's knife.

The entire dynasty was full of civil and military officials, including the illustrious general He Jin, the twelve arrogant attendants, and even the supreme emperor, whose troops were approaching.

"This is the third snow this year, and it's a little different from last year." Liu Yu looked out the door in a daze.

At that time, His Majesty, who had just succeeded to the throne in the palace, was walking on thin ice and had no choice but to bite the bullet and suppress He Jinxu with the overwhelming force, and treated He Jinxu like a snake.

Next, Yuan Shu massacred Luoyang, and the beacon lighted up the entire city of Luoyang. His Majesty hid in the palace, trembling with fear, and could only sit and watch everything happen.

And the third snow this year came from inside the palace, not outside.

Over the past five years, the situation has changed, and His Majesty is no longer the same as before.

Gongsun Du looked at Da Sima who was in a trance. He didn't understand what he said at all. He didn't ask further questions. He pretended to hesitate and said: "Da Sima, Liaodong has been quite uneasy recently. Please take up your post as soon as possible."

Liu Yu quickly came back to his senses, his cloudy eyes flashed with light, and said: "I'm going to die, why are you so impatient?"

Gongsun Du bowed more, raised his hand and said: "Mr. Liu, I am worried that if you don't leave, something big will happen in Liaodong."

Liu Yu slowly looked back, as usual, and said calmly: "I can't see what will happen to you in the future. I hope you can take care of yourself."

Gongsun Du breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand and said, "Thank you so much, Sima."

Gongsun Du slowly withdrew and walked towards the outside of the palace. Unknowingly, his steps were a little fast.

He heard and saw so many things in Da Sima's Mansion that he had never been exposed to before, or even imagined, and fear arose in his heart. He was worried that if he didn't leave, he might not be able to leave!

Not long after Gongsun Du left, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Zhang Yang entered Da Sima's mansion one after another, and left in a hurry not long after.

The small palace was filled with an air of murderousness, and naturally, someone did die.

Outside the palace, it was even more lively.

"Five thunder gods, subjugate demons and eliminate demons!"

Members of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, including men, women and children, dressed in black and holding white sails, walked in groups in the streets and alleys, shouting loudly, beating gongs and drums, shocking the neighbors.

"What's going on? Why do so many people suddenly appear in the Five Dou Rice Sect?"

"Yes, I also saw it in the west of the city. There were strange faces coming and going, all over Luoyang."

"Luoyang City may not seem big, but it's everywhere. A few must be tens of thousands, right?"

"Five Dou Rice Cult, are there so many?"

"They, what are they going to do?"

Ordinary people can feel that after becoming an official, they are more sensitive, and they feel scared unconsciously, as if they have recalled something.

Official positions are better, but those who know some inside information are even more frightened.

"Go, go, go!"

Doctor Li Cao was a gray-haired old man. He skipped work and returned to his house tremblingly. He found his old wife who had been out of favor for many years and said urgently: "Quickly, pack your things and leave the city immediately."

Although the old woman fell out of favor, as the head wife, she still controlled the gold cabinet in the house. When she heard this, she just mocked and said, "Didn't you say that I will always be the head wife? Which family's young lady is this? Our new official has divorced his wife?"

The old man jumped to his feet anxiously and said: "Nonsense! Something is going to happen. We all have to leave. We must pack up the belongings and bury the others in the dry well in the backyard. We will leave the city today and hide in Jizhou for a year and a half."

"Oh, have you offended a big shot? Is it his wife or concubine?" The old woman sat there unmoved, still sarcastic.

The old man became anxious and said, "Do you still remember what happened five years ago? Your brothers were all killed, and you still want to take me and your children with you?"

The old woman opened her eyes, stood up in panic, and said, "Is someone going to massacre the city again?"

The old doctor was always calm, but now his face was full of panic, and he said in a trembling voice: "It's almost, it's almost, hurry up, it's too late if you don't leave!"

Just as the old woman was about to respond, the old servant who had been following her for many years staggered over and said, "Master, master, it's not good, the Yulin Army has closed the city."

The old man sat down on the ground and muttered to himself with absent-minded eyes: "It's over, it's over..."

Although the old doctor has never been a high-ranking official, he has traveled around the officialdom and can see clearly things that senior officials still cannot understand.

From this series of events, it is obvious that someone is sharpening a knife and preparing to kill!

"But what should I do?" The old woman and the old man had been fighting for a lifetime, and now they could only hug each other and cry continuously.

"Yeah,"

The old doctor suddenly got up and said to the old woman: "Quickly, quickly, burn all the things related to the Five Pecks of Rice Sect in the house, as well as all the letters..."

When the old woman heard "those letters", she suddenly realized what she was saying, got up and left.

The old man sat on the ground and stood up at all. He looked up at the tall old servant. He looked like a good old man with stern eyes and gritted his teeth and said: "Go, give them a large sum of money to those who know those things. They disappear."

The word "disappear" has a particularly strong accent.

The old servant didn't seem to understand, and was stunned for a while. Then he realized it and said urgently: "Yes, yes, I will do it now."

The old doctor looked at his back, and then got excited.

Outside the hospital, he remembered again the sound of gongs and drums of 'Five Thunder Gods, subduing demons and destroying demons'. The shouts that refreshed him in the past were now like reminders, making his mouth dry and his heart pounding.

(End of this chapter)