Lord Yuan

Chapter 88 Cao Jie
"Report to the Marquis of Chang'an that Yin Xun, taking advantage of his status as a minister, placed cronies in the minister's desk and used nepotism."

As if he was tortured to death, several lines and marks that clearly did not belong to him suddenly appeared on Zhao Pushe's face.

He lowered his head and complained about the pain. When he talked about being sad, he would even burst into tears.

"He actually dared to add a ministerial servant privately without His Majesty's approval. This is enough to get a glimpse of his intentions. The Marquis of Chang'an still hopes to make the decision for his subordinates."

Zhao Pushe knelt in front of the stage, almost lying on the ground, his trembling body seemed to be telling his grievances.

And on stage.

The jaundiced face is covered with strange flesh, and the exquisite eyes protrude, covered with a layer of staggered black spots.

On his head was the eunuch's iconic long black hat, with a wooden hairpin-like instrument inserted across the middle. He was draped in a black long-sleeved robe, sitting on it calmly.

After learning what Zhao Pushe said below, the man's face suddenly frowned, his brows raised upwards, a hand passed in front of his face, and then he said calmly: "Is what you said true? That Yin Shangshu Ling is an extraordinary person. , it’s quite powerful.”

Knowing that the backer in front of him did not want to offend Yin Xun too much, Zhao Pushe immediately became impatient and hurriedly vowed to say: "The official must have investigated and confirmed before reporting to the Marquis of Chang'an. The wounds on his face are all from that fresh Yuan Pushe was beaten when he went to take office."

Zhao Pushe carefully raised his face, fearfully trying to let the people on the stage see clearly.

"You said that person's surname is Yuan? Is he the Yuan family from Runan?" Cao Jie looked at Zhao Pushe in confusion, looking at the injuries on his face.

Zhao Pushe was suddenly startled and lowered his head in a daze.

Only then did he recall that he didn't seem to have carefully investigated the origin of the so-called Yuan Pushe. He was blocked by Yin Xun's indifferent attitude and the indifferent guards at the Chancellor's desk. His mood changed so much that there was nothing left for him to do. mood to find out these.

He replied in a low voice with some uncertainty: "It shouldn't be the case. The Yuan family in Runan has Yuan Shiji appointed as Shangshu Ling in Luoyang. Not long ago, the Grand Tutor recruited Yuan Gongdao as Huben Zhonglang General."

"This Yuan Pushe doesn't seem to have anything to do with him. I understand that he was directly promoted to the position of Pushe by Yin Xun as a minister."

Cao Jie, who was sitting on the high platform, pondered thoughtfully for a long time.

When he reaches his position, he has to think a lot before doing anything.

It is necessary to consider the future without compromising the future.

Nowadays, the scholar group has begun to gradually take control of power. That damn Taifu Chen Fan only knows how to oppose the eunuchs like us and concentrates on recruiting scholars to win over the wealthy families to form a new force.

It is obvious that they have chosen to learn from the failure of the last party-controlled disaster and do not want to repeat the same mistakes again.

Whenever anything involves eunuchs, those hateful scholars are eager to turn their pens into weapons and attack them one after another.

Cao Jie understood that the eunuchs were now in a weak position. Facing Chen Fan and Dou Wu's actions, they urgently needed a good battle that could turn the tide of the war.

It must also be played beautifully.

Let this group of ignorant scholars understand clearly who is in charge of this big man's world now.

His Majesty the Emperor?

Scholars?

Family?

Qingliu celebrities?

Farts are just stepping stones for eunuchs like us.

I am above all others, but no one is below me.

How could the eunuchs, who were accustomed to their superior status, choose to surrender without mercy?These days, it’s not just the uncle who has the right to recruit officials, nor is it anyone who has the so-called Qing Council title and can evaluate us and other eunuchs at will.

In fact, even now, when Grand Tutor Chen Fan controls most of the power, eunuchs like them still control the remaining power in this deep palace.

However, even this remaining power is more convenient and faster than the one obtained by the Taifu.

Emperor Liu Hong is still young and does not know what power is. Compared with Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty who later tried to divide power and control the eunuchs and powerful families, he now seems too immature.

Being forcibly pressed on this throne, he could only listen to orders. He had no idea how big the sky was and how vast the earth was. Even in this palace, his words had no real effect.

The ones who can command all directions are these eunuchs and Empress Dowager Dou, Dou Miao, who governs personally as the empress dowager.

Liu Hong desperately wanted to grasp the imperial power in his hands and use it to control the whole country.

However, Empress Dowager Dou had not yet experienced enough of being in charge of power, and the eunuchs often fanned the flames, so that Liu Hong actually had no sense of security at all as a boy.

The only thing that could bring him was the towering city wall palace and a few small yellow gates where he could talk from time to time.

And all his senses about the scholars came from the eunuch's words.

all in all.

The eunuchs wanted to let the emperor know what those scholars were like, and that was what they would be like.

Ever since, Liu Hong understood.

If you want to hold the imperial power in your hands, those scholars are not convincing enough, let alone give them too much power. If any scholars want to expand their power, it will be embarrassing.

The emperor was the first to refuse.

Dou Miao, the Queen Mother at the time, knew all of this.

But she doesn't plan to change anything.

After all, at this time, the eunuchs under her command were like honey in their mouths, one after another using sugar-coated bullets at her. It took so long that the empress dowager and the general were obviously the closest to the scholar class. Dou Wu's daughter chose to trust the eunuch resolutely, instead of trusting her father.

Eunuchs seem to be born with skills in this area. If they lack something, they have other abilities that are extremely powerful.

Their sharp tongue was enough to defeat thousands of troops. Liu Hong and Dou Miao deeply believed in this and highly praised the eunuchs' abilities.

As for Cao Jie, when he served Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, he was awarded the title of Zhongchangshi and the captain of Che. Now he has been granted the title of Marquis of Chang'an Township for his merits, and his power is even greater than before.

Whenever Liu Hong had something he didn't understand, he would often choose to let Cao Jie accompany him to solve his doubts.

As time passed, Liu Hong seemed to have remembered every word and deed of Cao Jie, the eunuch named Cao Jie.

Cao Jie didn't say much about this. He would still give whatever His Majesty the Emperor needed, but while receiving it, he would instill some values ​​into the young Liu Hong.

This value has always influenced Liu Hong's life, so much so that in the days to come, Liu Hong would often think about what Cao Jie would do if he were here.

But now, when Cao Jie learned that the unyielding Yin Xun had something in his hands, a cold smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"It's just that we don't know where Yuan Pushe came from." Cao Jie said softly as if nothing had happened.

He is not afraid of the Yuan family in Runan.

After all, there are quite a few noble families that were destroyed at the hands of their predecessor, Zhong Changshi.

(End of this chapter)