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

Chapter 276: Execution of Zhongliang’s arbitrary decision on the dynasty and forcing the emperor to proclaim himself emperor

But he said that all the officials came to the table one after another to ask King Zhao to kill the rebel Yuan Shu.

However, Yuan Shao adopted Ju Shou's strategy and planned to use Yuan Shu to test the civil and military attitudes of the DPRK. He immediately summoned ministers in the palace to discuss how to deal with Yuan Shu.

At that time, there was Taiwei Yang Biao, who was born in the Yang family of Hongnong.

The Hongnong Yang family contributed to the founding of the Western Han Dynasty. Their ancestor Yang Xi was granted the title of Marquis of Chiquan for his merits.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Yang Chang, the ancestor of the Hongnong Yang family, rose to prominence as the son-in-law of Sima Qian, and eventually became the prime minister, thus starting the millennium-old Hongnong Yang family.

When it comes to Yang Biao's generation, if Yang Biao himself is counted, the Hongnong Yang family can be regarded as the fourth generation and the third prince. They have accumulated fame for many generations, but their disciples and former officials are not as good as the Yuan family.

The Yang family of Hongnong also intermarried with other aristocratic families. Yang Biao's wife came from the Yuan family of Runan. She was also a talented woman and the sister of brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

If based on seniority, Yuan Shao would also respectfully address Yang Biao as his brother-in-law.

This is why, after Yuan Shao welcomed the emperor to Yecheng, he treated Yang Biao very well and directly worshiped him as Taiwei.

In addition to Yang Biao's own high moral character and prominent family background, he also had this level of in-law relationship.

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Compared with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's ambitions, Yang Biao was loyal to the Han Dynasty.

Historically, it was precisely because of this that Yang Biao was not reused by Cao Cao. He was dismissed from his official position just after welcoming the emperor into Xu County.

After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Cao Cao imprisoned Yang Biao on the grounds that Yang Biao was related by marriage to the Yuan family. In the end, he was forced to release Yang Biao because Yang Biao was highly respected and many people interceded for him. It's too common.

However, Cao Cao later dismissed him from office on unfounded charges, and the following year, he even deprived Yang Biao of his title.

Yang Biao knew very well how fearful Cao Cao was of him, so he had to pretend to have a leg disease and stay at home.

According to the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty", Yuan Shu's nephew was thought to be a trouble in the future, so he killed him for some reason.

What we are talking about here is Cao Cao killing Yang Xiu.

Cao Cao didn't give up even after killing Yang Xiu, and even went to Yang Mansion to test him. After seeing Yang Biao, he deliberately asked him why he didn't want to eat or drink, and he was getting thinner day by day.

This is a gift proposition.

If Yang Biao doesn't answer well, it means he is resentful for Yang Xiu's death. At that time, I am afraid that the entire Yang family will be implicated.

Yang Biao was not an ordinary person, but he said frankly: "I am ashamed of Rixi's foresight, but I still have the love of an old cow licking its calf."

In this sentence, the former is an allusion.

Jin Rixi, the Huns, surrendered after his father, King Xiutu, was killed by the Han Dynasty, and he has been serving Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty carefully.

Once, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was teasing Jin Rixi's eldest son, his son strangled Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty from behind indiscriminately. Jin Rixi was extremely frightened when he saw it.

When Jin Rixi's children grew up, they openly molested good women. When Jin Rixi saw it, he killed him. Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty placed more emphasis on Jin Rixi.

Yang Biao quoted this allusion to tell Cao Cao that he did not have the foresight of Jin Rixi, and he could not do the righteousness of Jin Rixi to eliminate relatives, but he still had the fatherly love for Yang Xiu.

With this sentence, Yang Biao not only admitted that he had failed to teach his son well, but his son Yang Xiu behaved just like Jin Rixi's eldest son, taking all the blame for Yang Xiu's murder on himself. Causes of weight loss.

At this time, Cao Cao realized that time was running out. He originally wanted to clear the stumbling blocks for his son in advance, but he did not expect that Yang Biao's answer was watertight and he could not find an excuse to kill him.

The following year, Cao Cao died. After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, instead of neglecting Yang Biao because Yang Xiu had helped Cao Zhi, Cao Pi wanted to worship him as the third Duke.

Yang Biao thought that he had served as the third Duke of the Han Dynasty, but had done nothing useful for the country. Now that he was old and unable to serve as a minister of Wei, he tried his best to postpone it.

Cao Pi respected Yang Biao's personal wishes and did not force him.

Later, Cao Pi worshiped Yang Biao as Guanglu doctor. During the court meeting on the first day of the new year, Yang Biao was ranked below the three princes and treated as a guest.He also gave Yang Biao a year-long stick and Feng Ji, and allowed him to wear a deerskin crown, but Yang Biao refused.

At that time, almost all aristocratic families chose to side with Cao Wei, and almost no one supported the Han Dynasty. Only Yang Biao always remembered that he was a Han official.

But Yang Biao was also heartbroken when he learned that Yuan Shu had proclaimed himself emperor.

His wife was a virtuous person, but when she heard that her brother had committed such a rebellious and disgraceful act, she fell ill.

This time, Yang Biao took the lead in gathering all the ministers to advise Yuan Shao to execute Yuan Shu.

Inside the hall.

Yuan Shao looked at Yang Biao who was making an impassioned speech and arguing hard with his arguments, his face was gloomy and scary.

He originally entrusted Yang Biao with important tasks and had high hopes, but he did not expect that the other party would like the Han Dynasty and strongly demanded that Yuan Shu be dealt with in accordance with national laws.

Yuan Shao no longer cares whether Yuan Shu lives or dies.

However, he cares about his reputation and even more about whether these court ministers care about him.

Today, they can strongly advocate killing Yuan Shu on the grounds that he proclaims himself emperor, so when he proclaims himself emperor, these people will definitely come out to oppose it.

The great Confucian Kong Rong also said in a stern voice: "Yuan Shu falsely claimed to be a false emperor, which not only violated the etiquette of the emperor and his ministers, but also insulted the family tradition of the Yuan family. Such treasonous and unethical people should be punished according to the national law!"

Listening to everyone's noise, Yuan Shao felt his head was as big as a bucket, but he did not stop everyone from speaking.

While he was angry, he silently took note of those who insisted on dealing with Yuan Shu himself.

After everyone jumped out, Yuan Shao said calmly: "When Gu led his army to besiege Ruyang, he promised Yuan Jiujiu that if he was willing to get rid of the emperor and surrender to Kaicheng, not only could Gu If you save his life, you can still keep his title."

"But you all suggested that I should punish him according to the national law. Do you want me, Yuan Benchu, to break my trust in the world?"

The ministers did not expect that Yuan Shao not only did not intend to kill Yuan Shu, but also wanted to retain his title.

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Even if Yuan Shao himself became king, he encountered great resistance at the time, but now he wants Yuan Shu, a rebel, to retain the title of king. All the ministers immediately thought a lot.

Many people with weak minds, after figuring out the dangers involved, quietly retreated and did not dare to get involved in this matter again.

When Yang Biao and Kong Rong heard this, their expressions changed drastically.

They knew that Yuan Shao was challenging and trampling on the authority of the Han Dynasty. As long as they could retain Yuan Shu's title, there would be nothing that Yuan Shao could not do in the future.

You must know that at the beginning, the arrogant and domineering people such as Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si did not dare to rashly claim the throne.

Yuan Shao now not only proclaims himself king, but also wants to retain Yuan Shu's title. Any fool can guess what one sect and two kings means.

There was a complicated look in Yang Biao's eyes, but he still did not choose to give in. Instead, he stepped forward and shouted: "Compared with the prestige of the Han Dynasty and the dignity of the court, do you dare to ask which one is more important than the king's promise?"

Kong Rong was also a man who was not afraid of trouble. He shouted sharply: "Does Yuan Benchu ​​want to be superior to the imperial court?"

Faced with Kong Rong's accusation, Yuan Shao was angry, but he did not dare to get angry. He just said: "This is a big matter. How can we make a judgment rashly? We should be cautious!"

The court meeting broke up and Yuan Shu's matter was settled.

But everyone knew that there was going to be a storm in Yecheng.

Yuan Shao respected the reputations of Yang Biao and Kong Rong, so after the court meeting ended, he took the initiative to visit them, hoping that they would change their minds.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao was turned away, which made Yuan Shao, who had just destroyed Yuan Shu and was in high spirits, furious.

He didn't dare to do anything to Yang Biao, but he could kill Kong Rong and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.

Yuan Shao immediately ordered his confidants to fabricate evidence in accordance with the law, and collected Kong Rong's debauched remarks. Then, on the grounds that he "slandered the court, colluded with the princes, failed to follow etiquette, and failed to observe filial piety", he believed that Kong Rong was "treasonous and unethical and should be severely punished." ".

The collection of evidence and the pronouncement of the verdict were very fast. Just five days after the court meeting, Yuan Shao ordered the arrest of Kong Rong and his execution. Kong Rong's wife and son were all implicated.In this way, Kong Rong, a Miao descendant of the sage Kong and a great Confucian in his time, was killed and thrown out of the city for an unjust crime, and his wife and children were not spared.

After this happened, the whole world was shocked.

When several Confucian scholars who scolded Yuan Shao for being tyrannical and killing the pillars of the imperial court were imprisoned and executed, and their families were implicated, no matter how angry they were, they did not dare to continue to denounce Yuan Shao.

They may not be afraid of death, but they don't want their families to be implicated.

After killing Kong Rong, Yuan Shao dismissed Yang Biao from the post of Taiwei on trumped-up charges. Those who had spoken in the court and strongly advocated the execution of Yuan Shu were all purged.

From then on, almost all the people in the court were Yuan Shao's minions.

It is the eighth month of the year.

There are reports of auspiciousness from all over the world, including the arrival of phoenixes, the appearance of unicorns, and the birth of yellow dragons.

So Ju Shou, Feng Ji and others discussed: "All kinds of auspicious signs are signs that Zhao will become the Han Dynasty. We can arrange a Zen ceremony and ask the Han Emperor to surrender the world to King Zhao."

The two then went straight into the inner hall with a group of more than [-] civil and military officials, including Shen Pei, Xin Pi, Xun Chen, Zhong Yao, Chen Lin, etc., to report to the Han Emperor that he beg Yuan Shao, King of Zhao, to abdicate.

But he said that Shen Pei and a group of civil and military officials came to see the Han Emperor.

The reviewer said: "I met the king of Zhao. Since he came to the throne, his virtue has been spread all over the world. His benevolence extends to all things. He surpasses the past and the present. Although Tang and Yu could not surpass this, the ministers met and said that the Han Dynasty is over. I hope that your majesty will do it." Following the principles of Yao and Shun, using mountains and rivers, the country, Zen, and the King of Zhao, in harmony with the will of heaven and the will of the people, your majesty will enjoy the blessings of peace and quiet, and your ancestors will be very lucky! All living beings will be very lucky! I have decided to come here to report."

The emperor was shocked when he heard the memorial. He was speechless for a long time. He looked at all the officials and cried: "I think that the great ancestor raised the three-foot sword, killed the snake and rebelled, suppressed Qin and destroyed Chu, created a foundation, and passed down the world for 400 years. Although I am not talented. , I have done no wrong in the beginning, and I am willing to abandon the great cause of my ancestors so easily? All officials need to follow the public plan again. "

Fengji said: "Since King Zhao came to the throne, the unicorn has been born, the phoenix has come to the ceremony, the yellow dragon has appeared, the golden crops have grown, and the nectar has fallen. This is a sign of auspiciousness from heaven, and it is also a symbol of Zhao's contemporary Han Dynasty."

Another official of Si Tian Supervisor reported: "I am in charge of Si Tian, ​​and I look at the Qianxiang at night. I see that the period of the Yanhan Dynasty has ended, and His Majesty's Emperor's Star is hidden. The Qianxiang of Zhao State is as far as the sky and the earth, and it is difficult to describe it."

The emperor said: "Auspiciousness is a false thing. Why do you suddenly want me to sacrifice the inheritance of my ancestors with a false thing?"

Xin Pizou said: "Since ancient times, there has been prosperity but also decline, and prosperity must have decline. How can there be an undying country and an undefeated family? The Han Dynasty has been passed down for more than four hundred years, and it has been extended to your majesty. It is exhausted. It is appropriate If you retreat early, don’t hesitate. If you retreat too late, things will change.”

Hearing Xin Pi's slightly threatening words, the emperor felt fear in his heart. He looked at the officials but no one dared to speak for him. He couldn't help but burst into tears, but he still didn't let go and went into the back hall.

All the officials laughed and retreated, not paying attention.

The next day, hundreds of officials gathered in the main hall and ordered the eunuchs to come in to invite the Han emperor. The emperor was too afraid to come out.

Gao Gan and Yuan Shang came in with swords and asked the emperor to come out of the palace. The emperor was afraid and obeyed.

Feng Ji reported: "Your Majesty, you can follow yesterday's discussion and avoid catastrophe."

The emperor cried bitterly and said: "You and others have been living in Han Dynasty for a long time. There are many descendants of Han Dynasty meritorious officials. How can you bear to do this dishonorable thing?"

Xinpi said: "If your Majesty does not follow the opinions of the public, I am afraid that the wall will collapse in the evening and disaster will occur, and the ministers will not be loyal to your Majesty."

The emperor said: "Who dares to kill me?"

Xin Pi shouted sternly: "Everyone in the world knows that your majesty has no king's blessings, which has led to chaos in all directions! If King Zhao were not in the court, more than one person would kill your majesty? Your majesty still doesn't know how to repay kindness, and just wants everyone in the world to attack your majesty. ?”

The emperor was shocked and stood up with a flick of his sleeves. Xinpi looked at Chunyu Qiong with his eyes.

Chunyu Qiong stepped forward, grabbed the dragon robe, changed his expression and said: "Yes or no, let me say something earlier!"

The emperor was trembling and unable to answer. Yan Liang and Wen Chou drew their swords and shouted: "Your Majesty, please do not make any mistakes!"

The confidant eunuch was loyal and stood tremblingly in front of the emperor. Yan Liang and Wen Chou were furious and stepped forward to kill several people, staining the hall red with blood.

The emperor trembled.

I saw hundreds of people wearing armor and holding swords at the bottom of the stairs, all of them Yuan soldiers.

The emperor was helpless, sobbed and said to his ministers: "I would like to surrender the world to King Zhao, and survive to the end of my life."

Ju said: "King Zhao will live up to your majesty, and please ask your majesty to issue an edict immediately to reassure everyone."

The emperor had no choice but to order Chen Lin to draft an edict for the Zen Kingdom, and ordered Xin Pizu to hold the edict seal and lead hundreds of officials to the Zhao palace to present it.

Seeing that something big was about to happen, Mrs. Yang Biao's wife, Yuan Shi, who was seriously ill and couldn't afford it, was carried over by a servant and rushed into the palace of Prince Zhao to meet Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sister, I am ill. Why don't you recuperate at home?"

Yuan shouted sternly: "My family, the fourth generation and the third male, has accumulated many fame and fortunes, and has been honored by the Han Dynasty. Your two brothers do not want to serve the imperial court and revive the Han Dynasty. Instead, they are ambitious, pretending to be emperor, and ruining the Yuan family's family tradition."

"A hundred years from now, how will you meet the ancestors of the Yuan family?"

Yuan Shao's face darkened when he heard this. At that moment, the emperor led hundreds of officials to the gate of Prince Zhao's Mansion and called Yuan Shao in unison to go out and accept the abdication.

Yuan Shao said in a deep voice: "How can a woman get involved in military and state affairs?"

"Come here, send my sister back to the mansion quickly. She is not allowed to step out of Yang's mansion until her condition improves!"

Yuan laughed miserably, and then suddenly walked down from the bed, shouting sternly: "The Han and the scholar-bureaucrats share the world. Now you are forcing the emperor to usurp the Han. Even if you are lucky enough to win the world, you will surely follow suit in the future." !”

After saying that, Yuan directly hit the nearby pillar.

"boom!"

There was only a muffled sound, and Yuan's brain immediately burst, blood gurgled out, and her body fell limply to the ground.

"sister!"

Yuan Shao did not expect his sister to be so strong, so he hurried forward and hugged her body, crying bitterly.

At this moment, the senior official who had not seen Yuan Shao come out for a long time came in. Seeing this scene, he also stood blankly on the spot.

When Yuan Shao saw Gao Gan come in, his voice was slightly hoarse and he said, "What's the matter?"

Gao Gan said cautiously: "The emperor and all the officials are outside the door, and they would like to invite the king to go out and accept the abdication."

Yuan Shao took a deep breath, slowly put down Yuan's body, then stood up and took off the blood-stained brocade robe, and asked someone to bring another brocade robe, and said in a deep voice: "Let people tidy up my sister's body, don't put it away." Spread the word."

After speaking, Yuan Shao's eyes gradually became firm and he strode outside.

When they arrived outside the door, someone sent an edict from the emperor to abdicate. He read out the edict: "During my reign, the world was overthrown. Fortunately, thanks to the spirit of my ancestors, I survived the crisis. But now, looking up at the sky and observing the hearts of the people, Yan Jing's The number is over, and the fate depends on the Yuan family. The husband's journey on the great road, the world is public. Yao of the Tang Dynasty was not private to his son, but his reputation spread to infinity. I secretly admire him. Now he follows Yao's canon, and his Zen is in the king of Zhao. I hope he won’t say goodbye!”

After Yuan Shao heard this, he was about to accept the imperial edict, but Zhong Yao admonished him: "No, although the imperial edict has arrived, your Majesty should express your humble words to avoid slander from the world."

Yuan Shao followed this and ordered Chen Lin to make a statement, claiming that she was of poor virtue and asked not to ask for a great sage to inherit the throne.

When the emperor looked at the table, he was shocked and doubtful. He said to his ministers, "The King of Zhao is humble. What can I do?"

Xin Pi said: "In the past, when King Wu of Wei accepted the royal title, he made three speeches but was not allowed by the imperial edict, and then accepted it. Now your majesty can issue another imperial edict, and King Zhao should accept it."

The emperor had no choice but to go back and forth three times before Yuan Shao received the imperial edict.

In order to express his sincerity, the emperor also ordered people to build a three-story altar and hold the abdication ceremony on an auspicious day.

At the end of the period, the emperor invited Zhao Wang Yuan Shao to go to the altar to accept Zen. More than [-] officials, big and small, gathered under the altar, and more than [-] imperial guards guarded the imperial army. The emperor personally presented the jade seal to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao accepted it, thanked heaven and earth, named the country "Zhao", established the capital at Yecheng, changed the Yuan Dynasty to Huangchu, established the Three Dukes, ennobled all ministers, and granted amnesty to the world.

Among the hundreds of officials, Yuan Shao's trusted ministers, only Xun You was nowhere to be seen.

(End of this chapter)