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

Chapter 79
Regarding this problem, Zhou Qi has had countless beautiful ideas since he traveled to this era.

Reality taught him lessons again and again, making Zhou Qi deeply realize how difficult it is to climb up in this era.

Just like before he came to Luoyang, he had imagined that he could be like the protagonist in the novel, that he could make friends with many dignitaries, and that through his knowledge far beyond that of modern people, he could be sought after by countless people.

The reality is that he is busy with the affairs of Sili Xiaowei's mansion all day long, and has no time to make friends with those historical celebrities.

Even if they can spare time, they may be more concerned about the position of the capital officer of the Sili School Weifu than Zhou Qi.

If Yuan Shao had not received a letter from Cao Cao in which he praised Zhou Qi, I am afraid that even if Yuan wanted to test Yang Qiu's true attitude, he would never have allowed Yuan Shao to entertain him.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qi couldn't help but secretly smiled bitterly.

He put all the chips in his hand on the table, and sadly found that he could hardly find any other way out except Yang Qiu as his backer.

It's a pity that if historical trends are followed, Yangqiu's glory will not last long.

Should I fight hard to change Yang Qiu's existing fate, or should I gradually wait for the day when Yang Qiu will be killed, and finally become rootless duckweed again?
Logically speaking, Zhou Qi should choose the former, whether it is for his own future or Yang Qiu's respect.

But with Zhou Qiwei's meager power now, can he really change the trend of history?

"call."

Zhou Qi let out a deep breath, and walked back and forth in the room a little irritably, eager to have a top counselor in his heart, so that he might not be so distressed.

But soon, Zhou Qi smiled wryly and sighed.

With his current fame and status, even a country tycoon like Xu Chu can't be included under his command, let alone those top strategists.

At least for a long time, Zhou Qi could only fight alone.

"call!"

After letting out a long breath again, Zhou Qi had made up his mind that even for Yang Qiu's kindness, he should try to change the other party's fate.

It is not only to repay Yang Qiu's kindness, but also for the sake of his own future.

A scholar dies for a confidant.

Even if Zhou Qi couldn't do this, he was unwilling to regret it.

Although in order to gain fame and be able to climb up, he almost exhausted every possible means and worked step by step, but the blood in his body has not completely cooled down.

In any case, he will do his best to try.

To change Yang Qiu's fate!

After making up his mind, Zhou Qi immediately summoned Xiang Hong and told him: "When I go out on patrol in the next few days, you should not follow me around."

Xiang Hong looked puzzled and asked, "What should I do?"

Zhou Qi lowered his voice and said, "You can disguise yourself and help me monitor the concubine Cheng. If her father Cheng Huang comes to visit, you should observe her carefully and report to me quickly if there is any abnormality."

Xiang Hong was terrified when he heard the words, and asked: "The envoy is a superior official, and monitoring his family members is not something that a subordinate does."

Zhou Qi said with a solemn expression: "Bode doesn't know that Cheng Huang's concubine, Cheng Huang, is the daughter of Cheng Huang, and Cheng Huang is also a regular servant in the palace. Now, if you want to eradicate the eunuch, how can Cheng Huang remain indifferent?"

"I ordered you to monitor the Cheng family, not because you are disloyal to your envoy, but because you are considerate of your envoy."

Xiang Hong's expression softened slightly, and then he asked, "In that case, why didn't Ziyi inform the envoy directly?"

Zhou Qi sighed, "Does Bird know that we are close?"

"Although Mrs. Cheng is the daughter of a regular servant, she is still the person next to you. If I speak rashly, not only will you not accept my advice, but you may become angry with me."

Only then did Xiang Hong suddenly realize, "It's because I didn't think carefully."

"Zi Yi, please don't worry. I will try my best to handle this matter. However, I hope Zi Yi can help me hide it."

Zhou Qi naturally nodded in agreement.

Things are made secret, and words are leaked.

He asked Xiang Hong to monitor the Cheng family because he knew that in the original history, it was Cheng Huang's betrayal by his father-in-law that allowed Yang Qiu's plan to eradicate the eunuchs to be leaked, causing Yang Qiu and others to end in defeat.

Relying on Zhou Qi's current status, it is very difficult to change the general trend of history, so he is prepared to guard against the passing of time and start with Cheng Huang, the regular servant.

If we can find evidence that Cheng Huang is going to sell Yang Qiu, maybe he can persuade Yang Qiu to adjust his strategy to change his fate.

Time flies.

In the following months, Chun Yudeng, Yuan She, Feng Yu and others were successively convicted, and their family members and party members were either executed or exiled.

The thunderous tactics of Sili Xiaowei's mansion made the eunuch tremble even more.

Because Yang Qiu went to the palace to face the saint while Wang Fu was resting, and told the emperor about Wang Fu and others' crimes, Wang Fu and other eunuchs were arrested and ended up dead in prison.

With Wang Fu's lesson learned, Cao Jie and others never dared to leave the palace again. Instead, they sent people to closely monitor Yang Qiu's movements every day.

As long as Yang Qiu wanted to enter the palace to meet the emperor, Cao Jie would come to the emperor in advance and send Xiao Huangmen to stop him, so that Yang Qiu failed to enter the palace many times.

Without the emperor's edict and support, even though Yang Qiu was Sili Xiaowei, he would not dare to lead troops into the palace to capture people.

The matter of eradicating Cao Jie fell into a stalemate.

During this period of time, apart from completing the tasks assigned by Yang Qiu every day, Zhou Qi hangs out with Yuan Shao when he has free time, and because of this, he got acquainted with Zhang Miao, Yuan Shu and others.

Zhang Miao, nicknamed Meng Zhuo, came from a noble family. He was famous for his chivalry when he was young. He helped the poor and helped others despite losing all his money. Many scholars joined him and was called one of the "Eight Chefs". Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were both Zhang Miao's good friends.

With the admiration of Cao Mengde and Yuan Benchu, Zhang Miao also treated Zhou Qi very enthusiastically and regarded him as a confidant.

With in-depth contact, Zhou Qi can feel that Zhang Miao is indeed a friend worth making, but unfortunately, this person is also scheming, soft-hearted, and can be regarded as a big Yuan Shao.

Zhou Qi's evaluation to Zhang Miao is: You can be a friend, but you can't entrust him with important responsibilities, let alone take him as the master.

As for Yuan Shu, he was a typical official's son, full of arrogance, and did not like Zhou Qi, a man from a humble background.

Zhou Qi didn't take it seriously at all. He just deliberately made friends with Yuan Shao and Zhang Miao and liked them. The three of them had a close relationship.

How good is the relationship between a few people?

In front of outsiders, Yuan Shao and Zhang Miao seemed to be gentlemen, but after getting acquainted with them, Zhou Qi discovered that they also had a slutty side.

The three of them once drank too much wine, and unexpectedly ran to peek at the widow taking a bath under Yuan Shao's instigation.

Unexpectedly, the widow's family raised a vicious dog, and after discovering the three peeking people, they broke free from the rope and ran wildly. The three people who were so scared and drunk ran away.

Yuan Shao drank the least amount of alcohol, fell to the ground top-heavy, and was almost bitten by a dog.

Fortunately, Zhou Qi stood in front of Yuan Shao in time, swung his sword and beheaded the vicious dog, carried Yuan Shao on his back and ran away, almost being overtaken by the villagers.

After that incident, the three swore that they would never tell the fourth person about this embarrassing incident.

Because Zhou Qi saved his life, the relationship between Yuan Shao and Zhou Qi seemed to be sublimated. He held Zhou Qi's hand and said: "If one day I can be ranked among the three men, I will share the honor with Ziyi!"

These trivial matters are not listed for the time being.

But it was said that Xiang Hong had monitored the Cheng family for several months, but because he could not get close contact, although Cheng Huang, the regular attendant, came over several times during this period, he never saw any clues.

On this day, Emperor Shun Yu was buried, and all the officials returned from the funeral and passed by the gate of Xia City. Cao Jie saw Wang Fu's body, which had almost turned into bones. It was still lying on the roadside. There were official documents erected next to it. The crimes committed by Wang Fu are recorded in detail.

Seeing Wang Fu's miserable end, Cao Jie felt as if a rabbit had died and a fox had died.

After returning to the palace, Cao Jie called all the palace attendants and said with tears: "I, Cao, can eat each other, so why should we let dogs lick the juice?"

"I Cao" here means "I wait".

Zhongchang servants are not monolithic in order to compete for favor, they will also fight for power and profit with each other, especially Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others newly promoted by the emperor, and Cao Jie and other senior Zhongchang servants. It is also gradually becoming white-hot.

If Cao Jie, Wang Fu and other senior servants and their henchmen refused to hand over their power, how could Zhang Rang and others be able to control the palace?

It is precisely because of this kind of internal struggle that Yang Qiu can take advantage of it. Even if Wang Fu, Wang Meng and others are arrested and imprisoned, there will be no other servants to help.

There are only so many prominent official positions in the palace, and only the death of Wang Fu and others can vacate positions.

When all the attendants heard this, they felt a little sad in their hearts.

Seeing this, Cao Jie knew that everyone had been persuaded by him, so he immediately said in a deep voice, "Don't go home now, and go into the palace to speak to His Majesty. If we are all in one mind, don't we fear the yang ball?"

All the regular attendants thought so, so they went into the palace and cried to the emperor: "Yang Qiu is a cruel and violent official. The first three palaces have reported that he should be dismissed from office. He will be promoted again for his minor achievements in Jiujiang. People who have made mistakes tend to do reckless things, and it is not appropriate to do so. The envoys are in Sili, and they are used to poison and abuse."

Although the emperor intends to use Yangqiu to rectify Luoyang, the Zhongchang servants who are close to him all come to the front and cry, accusing Yangqiu of cruel governance, which immediately makes the emperor feel a little headache.

He frowned and thought, considering that the death of Wang Fu and others had calmed down the anger in the hearts of the scholars and clansmen for the time being, and also that Yang Qiu hadn't done much in recent months, he took advantage of the situation and agreed to the orders of the attendants. ask.

Considering Yang Qiu's loyalty and courage, the emperor did not demote him. Instead, he sent an imperial edict to transfer Qiu to be a guard and lead the soldiers to guard the palace.

Weiwei was ranked among the nine ministers, with a rank of two thousand stones. According to the rank, he was even higher than the captain of Sili. He also had military power and was responsible for guarding the palace. It seemed extremely prominent.

However, unless someone rebels, guarding the palace is just a sinecure. It seems that he has a prominent position and is highly valued by the emperor, but he does not have the real power of Sili Xiaowei. Instead, he is promoted openly and secretly.

　The word count has increased in two chapters. Brothers, please read it and don’t keep reading. Please.

　　
　
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