Han family achievements

Chapter 376 Before Wang Mang usurped the throne

Gong Cao.

A group of waiters and lieutenants crowded into Wu Jing's duty room, their faces full of worry, and they talked a lot about their true feelings.

"Shang Shu, what happened? It's so good, why is the city closed in broad daylight?"

"Yes, Shangshu, what are Shangshutai and Da Sima Mansion going to do? The Yulin Army has already taken to the streets. This, this, won't they have to... and... again..."

"Shang Shu, if something happens, you have to protect us for the sake of your colleagues..."

"Shang Shu, can you tell me what happened? Could it be that someone is plotting against you?"

Wu Jing was so noisy that he had a headache, but there was nothing he could do.

He didn't know what happened. The Yulin Army closed the city very suddenly, and there was no news from the Chancellery in advance.

As for the young and old Qiao who had just been sent to the palace, Wu Jing did not dare to contact her rashly, lest the palace become suspicious.

Wu Jing was one of two adults. He didn't know how to appease these people. The steward Shi Shi came in and said: "Shang Shu, my friend Xun invites you to serve as an official."

Wu Jinggru was granted amnesty and stood up in a hurry, saying: "You guys are waiting here for me."

The others responded one after another, knowing that the court was relieved, and anxiously watched Wu Jing leave.

After Wu Jing arrived, Xun You's duty room was already filled with Sima Jun, Huangfu Jianshou, Kong Rong and a large group of top leaders from the Six Cao and Nine Temples.

Although Xun You was the official Cao Shangshu, he was still the right servant, and he was the leader of the "Yingchuan Party". No one dared to be careless, so he sat on both sides.

When Xun You saw that everyone had arrived, he looked indifferent and said straight to the point: "There are some things that I have not wanted to say all this time because His Majesty once made it clear that the past should not be investigated. The past is past. The historical reasons are too complicated and it is not appropriate to delve into them. As long as you are loyal to your duties, you will still be my good minister."

Everyone listened to Xun You's opening remarks and became inexplicably nervous. They observed Xun You's expression with different eyes and kept guessing in their minds.

Xun You also had a panoramic view of their expressions and continued: "But some people are ungrateful and dissatisfied. They are greedy, pervert the law, perfunctory, shirk the blame, and are hopelessly corrupt! Some people even have ulterior motives and deceive the emperor. , is still unclearly connected with the eunuchs, the Yuan family, the Dong thieves, the Yellow Turbans and other rebels, and is colluding..."

There were more than a dozen people sitting in the small check-in room. Listening to Xun You's words, their expressions changed one after another. Some even turned pale and looked away.

They never thought that this would be the reason!

Thinking of Dong Zhuo's downfall and Yuan Shao's rise, some people felt cold and trembling.

That's it!

Xun You noticed some of the expressions, his eyes were cold, and he said calmly: "I am not a ruthless person. Now I will give you a chance. If you are involved in everything, I will write it down in detail. I will do my best to protect those who can. If I have my heart It's a fluke, and we are stubbornly resisting. Once it is confirmed, the Yi tribe will be killed!"

There was complete silence in the small duty room.

Only five years have passed since the reign of the late Emperor. Who here can tell away the relationship with the eunuchs, the Yuan family, etc.?

Even people like Huangfu Jianshou, Wu Jing, and Kong Rong were silent, thinking about the past in their minds.

Others were more panicked.

The eunuchs used the late emperor's name to sell officials and titles, and forced bribes. Almost all those who had been promoted during that time went to Xiyuan to give money.

As for the fourth generation and the third prince of the Yuan family, their disciples and old officials are all over the world. Even if they are not direct, they have to consider roundabout relationships.

When they were silent, Xun You said again: "When you go back, ask the people under your command to tell the truth what I said. As long as you tell the truth, I will try my best to protect them from death."

Sima Jun slowly raised his head and said, "Xun Pushe, can you really protect them from death?"

As soon as Sima Jun opened his mouth, everyone looked at him in shock, and then turned to Xun You with expectant faces.

Xun You didn't expect anyone to actually ask, and looked at Sima Jun with an indifferent expression.

Although the Sima family also comes from Yingchuan, Sima Jun is clever in his methods and keeps a close distance from the "Yingchuan Party". He is recognized by the government and the public as a person who is "focused on the country and has no distractions."

Sima Jun met Xun You's gaze and said calmly: "To be honest, some people in Xing Cao are the disciples and grandsons of the Yuan family. Once the news comes out, I am worried that they will not be able to eat or sleep at night, which will affect Xing Cao's life." Affairs.”

Xun You didn't know whether he approved or disapproved of his explanation, and said: "If they are disciples and disciples who have some contacts with Yuan Shao and his like, it is understandable. As long as they tell the truth, I once again made it clear in public: I will protect them from death."

Sima Jun didn't know whether Xun You was sincere or fake, so he raised his hand and said, "I would like to thank Pu She on their behalf."

Seeing Xun You's attitude, the others felt a little relieved, and the tense expressions on their faces slowly relaxed.

Seeing this, Xun You said: "There are still some people who have joined the Five Dou Rice Cult, which is against the law. Yushitai, Shangshutai and Da Sima Mansion will jointly issue a document prohibiting court officials, soldiers and their relatives from joining without approval Any other organization is not allowed to participate in certain prohibited activities. I want you to send a message. If you have already joined, you should quit immediately, otherwise you will be severely punished according to the law!"

Most people didn't care much about this and took the opportunity to respond to relieve their tension.

Only a few people were aware of the potential and huge dangers of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, and they were thoughtful and did not follow the conversation.

Xun You estimated the time, looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "I'll stop here. The court will take various actions in the past few days. You must cooperate and don't cause trouble. For some stubborn people who are obsessed with treason, they can't do anything. The court will never forgive these traitorous people!"

Everyone present knew that the imperial court was about to take action. With suppressed anxiety, they all stood up and raised their hands and said: "I will retire."

Xun You watched them go out, thinking deeply in his heart.

Since the restructuring of the Shangshutai, from Yang Biao to Xun Yu, there has been almost no independent decision-making on major issues. This is the first time that the Five Pecks of Rice Sect has been dealt with!

Xun You was worried and confused.

"Pu She." At this time, a man came in and raised his hand in greeting.

When Xun You saw the visitor, he nodded calmly and said, "Kong Zhang, how are you?"

Kong Zhang, the nickname of Chen Lin.

Chen Lin was calmer than when she was at the General's Mansion, and said: "Xiaoguan persuaded a few people, but some people seemed to be a little afraid, and I didn't care about him."

Xun You snorted coldly and said: "I have expected it. Don't worry about them. Someone will take care of it."

Chen Lin sat down under Xun You and said with a worried look on her face: "Pu She, the action taken by the Chancellor this time is too big. I'm worried that innocent people will be affected and the reputation of the imperial court will be damaged."

Xun You understood Chen Lin's words instantly. It was not the imperial court that had its reputation damaged, but the Yingchuan Party representing the imperial court.

Once aristocratic families begin to resent the 'Yingchuan Party', the consequences will be serious and long-lasting.

Xun You didn't care, and said: "I have done my best to be benevolent, what's more, why should I be afraid of them? Kong Zhang, you draw up a code of ethics for officials, and then communicate with the Yushitai and report it to the Shangshutai."

Seeing that Xun You had made up his mind, Chen Lin knew that the other side of the Chancellor's desk was even more determined and could not change, so she had no choice but to say: "Pushe, I still need to do some comforting afterward."

Xun You, who was about to stand up, suddenly sat down when he heard these words, looked at Chen Lin strangely, and said: "Kong Zhang, in your eyes, does the imperial court always focus on appearance, but in fact it is indecisive, cowardly and incompetent?" ?”

Chen Lin was startled and said, "Why did Pushe say this?" Xun You looked at him and said, "Isn't it?"

Chen Lin thought that since she succeeded to the throne, she has indeed taken good care of the family, but that is just the appearance. The imperial court has been quietly suppressing the family, especially in Jizhou. Through many small and big things, the Jizhou family has been suppressed to the point where they can hardly breathe. Angry.

"That's not the case." Chen Lin said. But he didn't say more. The national treasury was in straits. For many things, especially local stability, the imperial court had relied on local families for a long time, implicitly granting them privileges. Even now, many local officials, such as county magistrates, prefects, and even state shepherds, are far less effective than the words of aristocratic families.

As for the imperial edict, it is not as good as those chief officials.

This is an established fact that has been established over the years and cannot be changed in a short time.

Xun You nodded thoughtfully and said, "Okay, let's make this decision first."

Chen Lin raised her hand and said: "I will accept your order."

Xun You watched Chen Lin leave again, his face a little cold, and said to himself: "It's time to reshape the majesty of the imperial court..."

At the same time, Dali Temple.

Qin Zheng, the Shaocheng of Dali Temple, was walking back and forth in the duty room at the moment, looking at the guard from time to time, his face full of anxiety and sweating.

I don't know how long it took, but a clerk hurried over and said breathlessly: "Shaocheng, I heard about it and said that the Five Pecks of Rice Cult was in collusion with Dong Zhuo and other rebels, and some court officials joined in with evil intentions."

Qin Zheng rushed to him and said urgently: "Have you heard clearly? It's Dong Zhuo, not someone else?"

The clerk was startled by him and said hesitantly: "Young man, are you going to inquire again?"

Qin Zheng's face was fierce, but he suppressed his anger and shouted: "Go quickly!"

It was the first time that the clerk saw Qin Zheng like this. He responded with fear and rolled away.

Qin Zheng stood there, staring at the door with flickering eyes, his heart racing.

The city is closed, and you can’t escape, so you have to find someone to protect you...

"I don't know if Wang Lang will protect me this time because I follow him wholeheartedly!"

Qin Zheng was covered in cold sweat and felt extremely anxious.

He did join the Five Dou Rice Sect, but this was not a big deal. As long as the Five Dou Rice Sect did not rebel like Zhang Jiao, everything could be turned around.

What he was worried about was that the court would use the pretext of cleaning up the Five Pecks of Rice Sect to investigate some things that were not secret.

For example, he exchanged letters with Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao many times!

At the same time, at the east gate of Luoyang City, some people and business travelers lined up to enter the city.

Even if the city of Luoyang is closed and cannot be entered, there are still many people who have reasons to enter. At the same time, they also believe that the major events in Luoyang have nothing to do with them, ordinary people like them.

Among the crowd, there were two people who looked ordinary, but upon closer inspection, they were not ordinary.

A young man who seemed to be thirteen or fourteen years old stood calmly in the crowd, with penetrating eyes and a sense of excitement all over his body.

He curiously looked at the crowd in front of him, especially the heavily patrolled city gate, and whispered, "What's going on?"

Huang Gai's eyes widened and he said: "It should have nothing to do with us, otherwise Wu Shangshu will warn us."

Sun Quan hummed in a low voice and said, "I hope everything goes well with my brother."

Huang Gai said: "The imperial court has approved the eldest son to inherit the title. As soon as the title arrives, everything will be settled and no one will comment."

Although Sun Quan was young, he still had a lot of experience. He said rather worriedly: "The imperial court has no intention. Yuan Shao is eyeing us. Liu Bei of Xuzhou and Liu Biao of Jingzhou are enemies on three sides. We still have to find a way to break the situation."

Huang Gai was a rough man and not so smart, so he said: "Marquis Cheng must have a way."

The former Marquis of Cheng was Sun Jian, and the current Marquis of Cheng is Sun Ce.

Sun Quan said nothing, but he could not think of a way to break the situation.

He came to Beijing this time actually as a proton to reassure the court.

The team was advancing slowly, and finally it was their turn to arrive at the city gate.

The soldier guarding the door briefly checked their household registration documents and the opening documents from the local government, then waved his hand and said: "Come in, remember, when you get to the place, don't go out, or you will cause trouble for yourself."

Sun Quan wanted to lift up and leave, but when he heard this, he said curiously: "I've seen you tell me countless times, but what big thing is going to happen in the city?"

The already impatient soldier suddenly widened his eyes and said, "Boy, this is Luoyang City. Put away your curiosity. If you don't want to die, you can turn back now. Once you go in, you must learn to control your tongue!"

Sun Quan was the second prince in Wu County. When he was taught the lesson of guarding the city gate, he immediately turned red and was about to get angry. Huang Gai grabbed him and said with a silly smile: "My young master rarely goes out, so don't be angry. Don’t be angry.”

The soldier snorted coldly, ignored it, and continued to check.

Sun Quan was taken away, but he was still very angry. He and Huang Gai said angrily: "Sure enough, we are under the emperor's feet, and these gatekeepers are so mean-spirited!"

Huang Gai shook his head and said: "Second Young Master, although I don't know what happened in the city, he is right. You must be careful about your words and deeds here."

Sun Quan was furious, but Luoyang was not Wu County after all, so he had to say bitterly: "Go and see your uncle first."

Huang Gai nodded and escorted Sun Quan, keeping a low profile. After the two entered the city, they went straight to Wu Jing's mansion.

In a teahouse not far away, Cheng Yu watched Sun Quan come in, smiled and said to Huangfu Jian who was sitting drinking tea: "Second Young Master, this is also called Second Young Master!"

Huangfu Jianchang was immediately furious. He slammed the table and said, "I am the only second son in this world! Sir, please send someone to arrest Sun Quan. Don't let him go to see Wu Jing. Directly Send him to Honglu Temple and don't let anyone know that he has entered the city."

As soon as Cheng Yu thought about it, he knew Huangfu Jianchang's purpose, and then glanced at the city gate and said, "Second Young Master, Cao Cao is about to arrive too."

Huangfu Jianchang immediately put away his joking expression, stared at the city gate, and said to himself: "I am also suspicious of Cao Cao's actions, but I can't find any evidence. Do you think he is really loyal? , or are you hiding it too well?"

Cheng Yu pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Second Young Master, if Wang Mang died before his rebellion, do you think he was a loyal person or a traitor?"

Huangfu Jian was stunned for a moment. This was a path he had never thought of. He turned around and looked at Cheng Yu, but couldn't say a word for a long time.

Yes, the reason why Wang Mang was able to usurp the uprising was because his reputation was so high that he was respected all over the world. If he had died before the uprising, wouldn't he have become a famous minister and be praised throughout the ages?

(End of this chapter)