At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 142 Eliminate the rebellion and make another miracle
Zhou Qi looked at Zhou Jing, who was looking slightly excited, and asked, "Do the followers brought by uncle know about this?"

Zhou Jing said: "This matter is of great importance. Except for the disciples of Xu You, a famous scholar in Nanyang, the rest, even if they are my confidants, don't know about it."

When Zhou Qi heard this, he couldn't help but smile a little.

He said to Zhou Jing: "Uncle, let's have a meal here and rest for a while. I will reply after discussing with my close friends."

After speaking, Zhou Qi immediately withdrew from the camp, and then signaled Zhou Cheng to lead his troops to surround the camp.

Zhou Jing felt that Zhou Qi's attitude seemed a bit wrong, so she couldn't help frowning slightly.

But considering the relationship between the two of them and the fact that this is a military camp and they are not allowed to walk around at will, he can only stay in the tent anxiously. Where can he think about eating and drinking?
Not long after, Zhou Jing heard a rush of footsteps.

He looked up and saw Zhou Qi striding in.

Next, Zhou Jing's expression changed drastically, and he looked at the head in Zhou Qi's hand with great horror.

Zhou Qi threw the bloody head on the ground, and bowed to Zhou Jing: "I have beheaded the rebellious thief, please forgive me for my crime of arbitrariness."

Zhou Jing looked at the human head on the ground, pointed at Zhou Qi tremblingly, and said, "You don't have to agree, why did you kill Xu You's disciples? Does this mean that you want to trap me in injustice?"

Zhou Qi said seriously: "If you don't kill this person, you and I will die without a place to die, and the Zhou family in Peiguo will also face the disaster of extermination."

Zhou Jing shouted: "Don't be alarmist."

Zhou Qi said solemnly, "Uncle, listen to me."

"It is the most ominous thing in the world that the husband abolishes the establishment. Gu Yiyin and Huo Guang weigh success and failure, measure the importance, and then implement it."

"Yi Yin cherishes the utmost loyalty and sincerity. According to the power of the minister, he ranks above a hundred officials, so he can advance, retreat, discard, and plan to establish."

"When Huo Guang was entrusted by the late emperor to the state, he took advantage of the position of clan relatives. Inside, there was the empress dowager who was responsible for governing the country, and outside, there were a group of ministers who acted together."

"What's more, the king of Changyi's accession to the throne is not long, and he has no confidantes of noble favors, nor courtiers who return his heart, so he can only rely on the close servants around him."

"In this way, Huo Guang can make plans like turning rounds, and accomplish things like destroying things."

"My uncle only saw the difficulties of Yihuo, but not the difficulties of today."

"Today, the son has been on the throne for more than [-] years. Although there are absurd actions, his momentum has been achieved, and his confidantes are everywhere."

"Wang Fen was careless in nature and not martial in nature. He used to fight against the civil servants and rashly started a rebellion to rob the emperor who had been on the throne for more than [-] years. This was bound to fail and would bring disaster to the entire clan."

Zhou Qi looked at Zhou Jing, whose face was becoming more and more serious, and continued: "It is said that things are done with secrets, and words are used to reveal failures. Wang Fen and the others have not raised the issue yet, and they don't know other people's intentions, so they contact their party members everywhere. Those who die will undoubtedly."

Zhou Jing was terrified when he heard the words, but still sighed: "Since Ziyi doesn't want to participate, he just refuses, why kill Xu You's followers?"

Zhou Qi said: "I have always heard that Xu You is not a humble gentleman."

"If he wants to drag my uncle into the water, he will use all his methods. If we know what he is doing and refuse, there is no guarantee that he will not do anything drastic in order to force us to submit."

He looked at Zhou Jing and said: "If anyone reveals the slightest word about this matter, we will all have the crime of concealing it and not reporting it. How can Your Majesty let it go?"

"not to mention."

"Your Majesty first appointed me General Zuo, bestowed favor on me, and ordered me to lead troops to put down the rebellion. If I agree with the thieves, I will be accused of being disloyal and unjust. Even though the world is big at that time, there is no place for me."

"Only by killing Xu You's guest and then reporting it to the emperor can we completely distance ourselves from this matter."

Zhou Jing said in amazement: "Ziyi is going to play this matter?"

Zhou Qi's face was full of solemnity and he said: "Everyone can find and punish the rebellious ministers and traitors, so naturally they will be reported to the emperor."

Zhou Jing said hurriedly: "They are not rebellious ministers and traitors. They are just worried about the country and the country, so they want to abolish the emperor and replace him with a capable person."

Zhou Qi sneered and said, "Does Uncle believe these words?"

Zhou Jing heard the words, but remained silent.

Although Wang Fen and others used the banner of killing eunuchs, they were only for the benefit of the scholars themselves.

Now that the Han society has collapsed, the emperor can still barely maintain the situation when he is in power.

Once the emperor dies or is abolished, the careerists will inevitably rule the Quartet, the princes will rise together, and the people will have no means of living.

Those who clamored to abolish the establishment of the emperor did not expect this, but they only valued the interests of the scholars and wanted to eradicate the eunuchs, the main enemy of the nobles, but they didn't care how bad the big man was going to collapse.

Zhou Qi didn't mind seeing the princes rise together, but was still waiting for that day silently.

only.

The big man has enjoyed the fortune of the country for hundreds of years, even if it is already in decline, those who are the first to replace him will definitely not end well.

Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si, Yuan Shu are all like this.

The so-called "shooting the first bird" means that you can only slowly develop until the general trend is achieved, and then you can truly stand on your own feet.

At this time, whoever takes the lead will die!

Zhou Qi looked at Zhou Jing, and said earnestly, "Uncle, my nephew has now worshiped General Zuo. As long as the rebellion in Liangzhou can be put down, at least he will be named Marquis of Qianhu."

"If Wang Fen and others can report the rebellion to the Son of Heaven, it might not be impossible to enshrine ten thousand households after success."

"As long as I'm here, the Zhou family of Peiguo will sooner or later become one of the most famous families. Why risk the whole family being wiped out and abolish it with mediocre people like Wang Fen?"

Zhou Jing asked: "Huangfusong and Zhang Wen command tens of thousands of troops, but they still cannot put down the rebellion in Liangzhou. Ziyi only has [-] troops under his command. How can it be done?"

Zhou Jing is not stupid, the reason why he chose to take the risk of persuading Zhou Qi to abolish the establishment is because he wants to take advantage of Zhou Qi's power when he is the most powerful, and risk his life and wealth to gamble.

If he wins, the Zhou family of Peiguo will enter the court, which is invaluable.

If you fail, everything will be empty.

Zhou Jing had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, so he took risks.

Zhou Qi's ups and downs over the years have also made Zhou Jing's mood feel like a roller coaster, always hanging in mid-air.

He was also worried that Zhou Qi would not be able to keep his current official position if he was not successful in fighting against thieves. Instead, he would be punished by the court, and he might not be able to rise again in the future.

If Zhou Qi is able to quell the rebellion, the future will be bright, and the Peiguo Zhou family is expected to be promoted to a family, so naturally Zhou Jing will not continue to take risks.

Zhou Qi said sternly: "Uncle, don't worry, I have a strategy to defeat the enemy. I only need to be promoted step by step to lead the family to rise."

Zhou Jing stared at Zhou Qi, and when he saw that the other party didn't seem to be lying, he immediately sighed: "In that case, let's just go with it."

"However, this matter is very involved and involves many famous families. If Ziyi denounces them all, he will surely offend many people."

"In my opinion, this matter may be handed over to Colonel Gai. This can not only show his loyalty to His Majesty, but also make Captain Gai more important to His Majesty, and will not offend too many people."

"If Colonel Gai's power in the court can be stabilized, it will be of great benefit to Ziyi."

Hearing this, Zhou Qi couldn't help but secretly nodded.

It has to be said that Zhou Jing is indeed a cunning person. At least he is obviously more experienced than Zhou Qi in dealing with aristocratic families.

However, since Zhou Qi led the troops into Meiyang, in order not to be restrained to counter the rebellion, Gai Xun was ordered to escort grain, grass and ordnance.

Needless to say, Gai Xun is talented, and he is also very concerned about Zhou Qi's affairs.

this day.

Gai Xun had just escorted a batch of grain and grass into Meiyang, when he saw Zhou Qi leading Zhou Jing, rushing over to visit.

Gai Xun asked, "Isn't Ziyi busy with military training today?"

Zhou Qi said anxiously: "There is a big event here, which is more important than military training and countering rebellion, so I came to visit you in such a hurry."

Gai Xun showed doubts and asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhou Qi pointed to Zhou Jing beside him and said, "This is Qi's clan uncle, and he is Zhou Jing of Pei Kingdom."

Gai Xun looked solemn when he heard this, and said politely: "I have always heard of Mr.

Zhou Jing also hurriedly returned the gift and said: "It's just a humble name, but Captain Gai's face is like a firefly compared to the bright moon. I heard that Captain Gai has helped my nephew a lot, so I would like to thank you sir!"

After the ceremony between the two of them, Zhou Qi continued: "Therefore, Chen Yi, the son of Grand Tutor Chen Fan, Xiang Kai, a magician from Qingzhou, Xu You, a famous scholar from Nanyang, and Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, joined forces with local heroes in Jizhou to take advantage of your majesty's northern tour of Hejian's old house. At that time, a great rebellion was conspired, the emperor was abolished, and the Marquis of Hefei was replaced as emperor."

"Xu You, a famous scholar in Nanyang, sent his close followers to persuade my uncle to participate in this matter. My uncle did not dare to neglect, so he first stabilized Xu You's followers with words, and then hurriedly came to Meiyang to find me."

"Xu Youmenke has been beheaded by me, and his head has been marinated. It can be presented to the emperor as evidence."

Hearing this, Gai Xun couldn't help but turn pale with shock, and then cursed angrily: "How dare you, thief!"

"I will return to Luoyang quickly, and advise His Majesty not to go on a northern tour, and then order to kill the rebels!"

But Zhou Qi sighed: "Wang Fen and others used the excuse of killing eunuchs to commit treasonous and unethical acts, and this matter has wide implications."

"Nowadays there are rebellions all over the world, and Zhang Chun of Youzhou has tens of thousands of soldiers supporting the independent emperor, and the imperial court is powerless to encircle and suppress them."

"If Wang Fen and others are hunted down at this time, and all participants are exterminated, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

Hearing this, Gai Xun fell silent on the spot.

The world is already in chaos, unlike before, if Wang Fen and other scholars are hunted down again, many big families will inevitably be implicated.

Not to mention other things, it is even possible to directly force Wang Fen to rebel against Jizhou and Juzhou.

It should be noted that during the four years that Wang Fen served as the governor of Jizhou, the people's livelihood was prosperous and he was widely supported by the common people and nobles. There were also many heroes of Jizhou who participated in the rebellion.

If the emperor wants to pursue this matter to the end, Jizhou will rebel.

Gai Xun looked at Zhou Qi, and said: "Before, I also felt that Your Majesty is a fatuous and incompetent monarch, and wished he could abolish and establish him."

"However, since I have met His Majesty, I have known how clever I am, but I am surrounded by you."

"If all the eunuchs are killed together, and then the handsome men are recruited, and the Quartet is pacified, then the world can be settled, and the Han Dynasty can be prosperous."

"It is natural to kill the eunuchs, but His Majesty has been in office for more than twenty years and can still barely stabilize the current situation. Wang Fen and others' actions to abolish and establish eunuchs are not saving the Han Dynasty, but will completely collapse the Han Dynasty. I How can we just sit back and ignore it?”

Having said this, he looked at Zhou Qi with a slight pleading, and then solemnly bowed: "I know that Ziyi is good at strategy. Since I have raised concerns, I must have a countermeasure, please teach me!"

Zhou Qi hurriedly supported Gai Xun, and said: "Sir and I are both Han officials, and it is our duty to be loyal to His Majesty and revive the Han Dynasty. How can Qi just sit idly by?"

"Wang Fen and others wanted to abolish and establish the throne, and they started by killing the eunuchs and traitorous ministers. This alone can win the pity of many scholars."

"If Your Majesty makes such a big show of exterminating Wang Fen and others in the name of rebellion, it will definitely lose the hearts of the people and undermine the majesty of the Emperor."

"In my opinion, it's better to let His Majesty pretend not to know, and then find an excuse not to go on a northern tour, and then call Wang Fen to Beijing."

"Wang Fen is bold and cowardly, and he is not the one who will make a big deal. Peter Chao must be terrified. He has no courage to raise troops to rebel, and he is also worried that he will go to Luoyang and be punished and the whole family will be implicated. He may commit suicide in fear of crime."

"If Wang Fen dies, the rest will have nothing to fear."

"Wouldn't it be beautiful to eliminate the rebellion invisible without compromising His Majesty's majesty?"

"As for Chen Yi, the son of the old Taifu Chen Fan, Xiang Kai, a warlock from Qingzhou, Xu You, a famous scholar from Nanyang, and others, they are itching with scabies. Your Majesty only needs an imperial edict and dispatches three or five servants to capture them and put them in prison."

"At that time, killing or scraping, wouldn't it all depend on His Majesty's will?"

Zhou Qi's concerns are indeed correct.

If Wang Fen and others were executed with great fanfare in the name of rebellion, it would not only be possible to force them to rebel, but it would also disgrace the emperor.

After all, what dignity can there be in an emperor who can be reduced to letting his ministers plot to depose him?

If we deal with it coldly like this, we can quietly quell the rebellion and kill the leader of the thieves, without making the rebellion known to the world.

Even those who know the inside story don't dare to gossip.

Although this did not kill Wang Fen and the rest of the clan, it was still the best choice.

Gai Xun was overjoyed when he heard this and sighed: "Zi Yi's words have made me enlightened. I will rush back to Luoyang to discuss this matter with Your Majesty."

However, Zhou Qi held Gai Xun back and said, "Mr. Zhang Rang and the others may have revealed this matter inadvertently."

Gai Xun frowned and said, "Why?"

Zhou Qi said calmly: "Now Zhang Rang and others are extremely powerful. If we can't wipe them all out in one fell swoop, there is no need to make enemies."

"The world is in chaos today. We should focus on the overall situation. Whether it is so that I can more easily defeat the bandits, or for the reputation of the emperor, it is more appropriate to leave it to the ten permanent servants to send people to kill Chen Yi, Xiang Kai, and Xu You."

"In this way, even if the nobles hold grudges in the future, they will only point their finger at the ten permanent servants, not the emperor."

Gai Xun heard that, although he didn't want to have an affair with the ten permanent servants, but he thought of the emperor's reputation, and finally decided to adopt Zhou Qi's suggestion.

In today's world, if the emperor's majesty is swept away and he is cast aside by the scholar-bureaucrats, then there is really no hope for the Han Dynasty.

Knowing the importance of the matter, Gai Xun didn't dare to stay any longer. After bidding farewell to Zhou Qi, he hurried back to Luoyang with Xu You's head.

Watching Gai Xun leave, Zhou Jing asked, "You asked Colonel Gai to deliberately leak the matter to the ten servants. I'm afraid it's not that simple."

Zhou Qi nodded and said, "Wang Fen and others plot to abolish the Son of Heaven in order to get rid of the eunuchs."

"If the Ten Permanent Attendants know that my husband and I have lodged a complaint with His Majesty, they will definitely appreciate our affection."

"In this way, I will no longer be hindered in leading the army to suppress the rebellion, and my husband will no longer be deliberately targeted by the ten permanent servants in the court."

"Only if my husband stays in the court, can I be reused by His Majesty."

Historically, Gai Xun planned to transfer the Shi Changshi away from Luoyang and away from the center of power precisely because he was worried that he would be too favored by the emperor.

Zhou Qi also hopes that through this incident, Gai Xun can be kept in Luoyang forever.

In this way, Zhou Qi and Gai Xun get the credit, but let Shi Changshi do the dirty and tiring work, and let Shi Changshi bear the infamy and notoriety.

Such a beautiful thing, why not do it?
He doesn't have to worry about being fooled by Shi Changshi.

In terms of loyalty to the emperor, perhaps no one can compare with the ten constant attendants, because their power comes from the emperor.

If the emperor is deposed, the ten permanent servants will definitely come to destroy him.

Whether it's for his own golden thighs or his own wealth and life, after receiving the news, Shi Changshi will hunt down Xu You and other rebels like a vicious dog like a vicious dog.

Zhou Jing looked at his nephew and sighed: "I never thought that in just a few years, you have grown from the young boy you were to where you are now."

"The Zhou family has you, why worry about it?"

Zhou Qi said modestly: "Uncle is too famous."

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

But Gai Xun brought Xu You's head back to Luoyang, and after telling the matter to the emperor, the emperor was furious and wanted to send troops to kill the rebels, but Gai Xun persuaded him with emotion and reason. .

The Son of Heaven asked: "The thief has a rebellious heart, but I can't raise an army to attack him. What can I do?"

Gai Xun said: "General Zuo suggested to my ministers that Your Majesty can find an excuse not to go on a northern tour, and then call Wang Fen to Beijing for rewards. The governor has been exposed, and he must commit suicide in fear of crime."

"In this way, the rebellion can be eliminated invisible, without damaging His Majesty's majesty."

The emperor said with some concern: "If he doesn't want to enter the capital, and doesn't commit suicide in fear of crime, but raises troops to rebel, what can we do?"

Gai Xun said: "Wang Fen is stern and cowardly, if His Majesty summons him to Beijing on the grounds of promotion, he will not dare to oppose him."

The emperor followed his words.

The next day, a good fortune teller said: "There must be a conspiracy in the north, which is a sign of great danger. It is not suitable to go north."

The emperor accepted his words, so he did not tour the north, and then called Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, who had been in power for several years and had considerable political achievements, to come to Beijing for other purposes.

Wang Fen got the emperor's edict, fearing that His Majesty would know about the abolition of the establishment, and was terrified in his heart.

His subordinates and confidants advised: "Now that things have come to this, why don't you just raise your troops, support the Marquis of Hefei as emperor, and call on all the prefectures and counties in the world to raise troops to attack Luoyang, kill the eunuchs, bring peace to the court, and restore the Han Dynasty."

"To make the king's prestige in Jizhou, the whole state will inevitably respond."

Wang Fen scolded: "If you do this, you will have little chance of winning. Instead, it will harm the whole clan. I won't do it."

Rejecting the advice of his confidants to raise troops, Wang Fen became more and more frightened as he thought about it, worried that the court would implicate his family, and ultimately committed suicide in order to save his family.

When the emperor learned of this incident, he did not pursue the Wang Fen family, as if it had never happened.

However, when Shi Changshi heard the news accidentally, he was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat and sent his minions to secretly search for those who participated in the rebellion.

Chen Yi, Xiang Kai, Xu You and others were all arrested and killed.

A catastrophe was eliminated invisible, and Zhou Qi and Gai Xun were now more valued by the emperor.

Even the ten regular attendants had a great impression of the two of them.

　Yesterday, the child had a high fever. I saw it at the town hospital during the day, and at night the fever reached [-] degrees. I went all the way to the city hospital for emergency treatment. I came back very late. After I came back, I took turns to watch the night. I was afraid that the child would have a high fever and convulsions. That’s why the update was late. .Brothers, don't blame me, I used to update basically on time.

　　
　
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