The great man will live forever

Chapter 312 A man is determined to die

Since Zhang Jiao's uprising, thieves from all over the country have started revolting one after another.

There are Zhang Niujiao from Boling, Chu Feiyan from Changshan, Huanglong, Zuoxiao, Yu Digen, Zhang Baiqi, Liu Shi, Zuo mustache Wenba, Pinghan Daji, Sili Yuancheng, Lei Gong, Fuyun, Baique, Yang Feng , Yudu, Wulu, Li Damu, Bairao, Suigu, Kushu, etc., there are simply too many to list.

The largest of these teams numbered 20,000 to 30,000 people, while the smaller ones numbered 6,000 to 7,000.

Zhang Niujiao and Chu Feiyan jointly attacked Yingtao. Zhang Niujiao was shot by a stray arrow. Before he died, he ordered his subordinates to respect Chu Feiyan as their commander-in-chief and asked Chu Feiyan to change his surname to Zhang.

Chu Feiyan's original name was Chu Yan. Because he was as light as a swallow and brave and good at fighting, the army called him "Feiyan". After Zhang Yan took over Zhang Niujiao's team, he retreated directly to the Taihang Mountains and defected to Zhang Bao.

At this time, the rebels in various mountainous areas joined Zhang Bao's command one after another. Their number gradually increased, reaching nearly one million people, and they were known as the "Taiping Army".

All counties and counties north of the Yellow River were invaded, but the imperial court was unable to send troops to encircle and suppress them.

Zhang Bao also learned from previous lessons and adopted the policy that Zhang Ning said before leaving: "When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue". His power grew stronger while slowly.

It is a pity that it is difficult for people to defeat heaven and earth. Time passed and came to the third year of Zhongping (186 years).

Mrs. Cheng, the wet nurse of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, continued to say: "Cui Lie is a famous scholar in Jizhou, how can he be willing to use money to buy an official position? Thanks to me, he is willing to pay so much, but you are not satisfied!"

Zhang Yan said firmly, "General, I will definitely take good care of them and inherit your legacy!"

I originally planned to send troops this year to capture the Zhongshan Kingdom, and then slowly occupy Hebei, and then bring the Saint back. Unfortunately, my eldest brother probably missed me. I am going to Huang Tian's world, and I will leave my children to you. Yes, they are useless. "

However, not long after the sale, Beigong Boyu and others attacked the Sanfu area. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty panicked and immediately issued an edict, ordering Zuo Chaqi General Huangfu Song to guard Chang'an and command the army to conduct a crusade.

Although Duan Juong, Zhang Wen and others had military exploits or were very prestigious, they first donated money and materials before they could ascend to the position of the Three Dukes.

Seeing that Zhang Yan was no longer jumping around, for a moment, the Han Dynasty seemed to be at peace again. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty felt that he had become more powerful again, and continued to sell his official position, going further and further on this road.

On the day of the official appointment, Emperor Linghan even attended in person, and hundreds of officials came to participate.

Zhang Yan was ordered to be pacified by the imperial court, and the good situation of the Taiping Army changed again. Like Song Jiang in later generations, he also chose such a path.

Not long after, Zhang Bao's two children died unexpectedly one after another. At the same time, Zhang Yan sent an envoy to Luoyang, the capital, to write to the court asking for surrender.

The title of Sanfu also started from the Han Dynasty. Originally it refers to the three officials who govern the Gyeonggi region, and later refers to the areas under the jurisdiction of these three officials.

According to records from the time of Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty, it governed 12 counties including Chang'an and Xinfeng.

"Okay, the wet nurse is still smart, I am very satisfied, let's continue selling!"

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was very happy, so he appointed Zhang Yan as the General of Pingnan Zhonglang, asking him to manage the administrative and public security affairs in the mountainous areas north of the Yellow River. He could recommend Xiaolian to the court every year and send planners to Luoyang to report.

He seemed very proud and regretful, not that he had sold out his position, but that he had less money. He said to his cronies: "I really regret not asking for more, otherwise I could have asked for 20 million yuan."

For a time, officials could only serve as three ministers after they donated property to the Western Garden through eunuchs or the wet nurse of Emperor Ling when he was a child.

The head of the three assistants was called Jingzhao Yin. It was established in the first year of Taichu in the Western Han Dynasty (104 BC) after changing the history of You Neishi, and its governance was in Chang'an County (now northwest of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province).

Sanfu was amazing. It was the agricultural and commercial center of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was also the cultural center of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was equivalent to the heart and brain.

Cui Lie donated five million yuan through Emperor Ling's wet nurse and became a Situ.

Sangong, he is the biggest official in the imperial court. The prices are clearly marked and can be bought and sold. The corruption of the big man can be imagined. This seems to be a worse era, only worse, not the worst.

In winter, it was snowing heavily. Zhang Bao was dying and held Zhang Yan's hand, "I'm afraid I won't survive this winter. After I die, I will send someone to bring a message to the saint..."

"Heaven is dead, Huang Tian must stand!" Zhang Bao shouted and died immediately. Zhang Yan suddenly became the leader of the Taiping Army.

The other two are Zuo Fengyi and You Fufeng. In the first year of Taichu, Emperor Wu changed Zuo Neishi's name to Zuo Fengyi, and changed the name of the Lord Commander to You Fufeng. At first, the administrative seat was in Chang'an County, but later it was changed.

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Zuo Fengyi had jurisdiction over 24 counties including Gaoling and Yueyang, and right Fufeng had jurisdiction over 21 counties including Weicheng and Huaili.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the capital was moved to Luoyang, but the name "Sanfu" did not disappear with it and was still used by people. This phenomenon continued until the Tang Dynasty.

As for Beigong Boyu, he was the one who launched a rebellion with Xian Ling, the Qiang people, and the bandits of Pou Han in Liangzhou two years ago, coerced Han Sui, Bian Zhang, and others to join the group, and attacked and killed Chen Yi, the prefect of Jincheng. The Liangzhou rebellion had actually always been Now, everyone just pretends not to see it.

Now, people are going to attack the Sanfu area. If they don't see it anymore, the country will be destroyed. Once Chang'an is lost, Sanfu will not survive. How can Luoyang be saved?

Seeing that Liangzhou was becoming more and more chaotic, the government continued to increase taxes in order to raise military expenses for the conquest. Situ Cui Lie believed that Liangzhou should be abandoned, heavy troops stationed at dangerous passes, and only the Sanfu area should be protected.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to ask the ministers and officials to discuss the matter. Fu Xie, the councilor, said sternly: "Behead Situ, and the world will be peaceful!"

Shangshu Han Guang immediately impeached Fu Xie for publicly insulting the minister in the palace.

Emperor Ling ordered Fu Xie to state his reasons, and Fu Xie replied: "In the past, Fan Kuai was outraged because the Huns had offended China. Out of loyalty and loyalty, he asked to send troops to conquer. He did not lose his courtesy as a minister. Ji Bu also said: 'Fan Kuai should Executed to death.'

Nowadays, Liangzhou is an important transportation artery in the world and has the important task of guarding the western gateway of the country. When Emperor Gaozu had just brought peace to the world, he asked Li Shang to occupy Longyou;

Emperor Wu expanded the territory and established the four counties of Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang. Public opinion at the time believed that this was cutting off the right arm of the Xiongnu.

Now, due to the mismanagement of local officials, the whole state has rebelled. As prime minister, Cui Lie, instead of considering strategies for the country to put down the rebellion, has to abandon this vast land. I feel very trapped and puzzled!

If the Hu people can live here, have strong soldiers and horses, and strong armor, and use them to cause chaos, this will be the biggest worry in the world and may even endanger the stability of the Han Dynasty.

If Cui Lie doesn't understand this, it means he is extremely stupid; if he understands and deliberately makes this suggestion, it is disloyal! "

A few years ago, Fu Xie followed Huangfu Song and led an army to fight with the Yellow Turban Army in Cangting, East County, Yanzhou. He defeated the Yellow Turban Army and beheaded more than 7,000 people.

Fu Xie's troops captured the Yellow Turban Army Qu Commander Zhang Bo, Liang Zhongning and others alive, which was the first achievement.

But because he wrote a letter to impeach Zhang Rang and others, they hated him. After the war, Zhao Zhong and others obstructed him and framed Fu Xie.

Fortunately, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was not stupid and was deeply impressed by Fu Xie. He appointed him as the captain of Anding without questioning him. Later Fu Xie resigned due to illness.

Last year, in the second year of Zhongping (185), Fu Xie was recruited into the court as Yilang.

Although Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was greedy for money and lustful, he was still not stupid at certain times, otherwise he might have been done with it during the Yellow Turban Uprising. He decisively agreed and listened to Fu Xie's opinion.

Zhang Rang, the official of the Central Academy, once privately asked Huangfu Song for a bribe of 50 million yuan, but Huangfu Song refused. He went to conquer Beigong Boyu, but was unable to win for a long time and had no military exploits. In addition, when he was conquering the Yellow Turbans, he passed by Ye and found that The residence of Zhao Zhong, the official of the Central Committee, exceeded the regulations, so he reported to the emperor to have it confiscated...

At this time, almost all the eunuchs hated him and reported to Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, "Your Majesty, General Zuo Chaqi has been campaigning against the rebels for three months. He has not achieved any success at all. He has also wasted a large amount of military supplies and spent every day." Money is like running water..."

"How much did it cost?" "About fifteen million."

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was distressed because it was all my money. What belonged to the country belonged to him, but what belonged to him did not belong to the country. In his eyes, the distinction was very clear.

"Quickly, call him back."

Therefore, Emperor Ling recalled Huangfu Song to Luoyang, took back the seal ribbon of General Zuo Chaqi, and reduced his fiefdom by 6,000 households.

In August of this year, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty re-appointed Sikong Zhang Wen as the general of chariots and cavalry, and held Jinwu Yuan Pang as his deputy, and led the army to conquer Beigong Boyu.

He also appointed Zhonglang General Dong Zhuo as the Polu General, and together with the Dangqi General Zhou Shen, he was under the command of Zhang Wen.

When Zhang Wen was attacking the rebel Beigong Boyu, Liu Tao, an admonishing official, wrote a letter saying: "First there was the Zhangjiao Rebellion in the world, and then there was the Bianzhang Rebellion.

Now the Qiang rebels in the west are attacking Hedong County. They are afraid that the trouble will become bigger and bigger, threatening the security of the capital city of Luoyang.

The people only had many thoughts of retreating and escaping, but no plans to move forward and fight for survival.

The rebels from the west are advancing day by day, and the cavalry general Zhang Wen is alone and helpless. If he loses on the battlefield, the defeat will be unstoppable.

I know that such repeated submissions will surely annoy His Majesty, but I still cannot restrain myself and continue to make suggestions to His Majesty.

Because I know that if the country is safe, I will also benefit from it; on the contrary, if the country is in danger, I will destroy it first.

There is a country first, then a home!

Now, let me state again the eight things that need to be dealt with right now. "

Moreover, the main purpose of his eight important things is to point out that the reason why the world is in chaos is all caused by eunuchs.

So the eunuchs came together to frame Liu Tao to Emperor Ling, saying: "In the past, after Zhang Jiao rebelled, your Majesty issued an edict and showed kindness and grace. Since then, the rebels have repented, and Zhang Yan has surrendered to the court.

Now there is peace in all directions, but Liu Tao is dissatisfied with His Majesty Shengming's politics and specializes in exposing the dark side of evildoers. What Liu Tao said was not reported to the state or county, so how did he know about it? We suspect that Liu Tao has connections with the thieves. "

Since 'Mom and Dad' said so, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty ordered people to arrest Liu Tao and send him to the Huangmen Beisi Prison controlled by the eunuchs for severe torture.

Liu Tao was filled with grief and anger in prison. He cried bitterly and said to the envoy who was interrogating the emperor on behalf of the emperor: "I hate that I can't contribute to the Ming Dynasty like Yi Yin and Lu Shang, but I have the same relationship with Wei Zi, Ji Zi, and Ji Zi in the late Shang Dynasty. Bigan's three benevolent people share the same fate.

Nowadays, loyal and upright ministers are being killed indiscriminately above, and the people below are haggard. This big man will not hold on for too long, and it will be too late to regret in the future! "

So, he held his breath and committed suicide. There was no one in the world who was not grieving.

Oh my god, it's so brave to die by holding your own breath. How do you do it?

Of course, this is mostly an exaggeration. According to scientific explanation, people cannot suffocate themselves to death by holding their breath.

In real life, I’ve probably never heard of anyone holding their breath and committing suicide, right? Even TV dramas have never dared to shoot like this.

Judging from the common sense that people will die after lack of oxygen, committing suicide by holding your breath is definitely feasible, but it ignores that the human body has two different respiratory system mechanisms.

For example, humans can control exhalation and inhalation at will. This is breathing that we complete through nervous and conscious control, which is called voluntary breathing.

But when we are asleep, we can still keep breathing. That is because the human body also has a physiological breathing mechanism. This physiological breathing system is controlled by the autonomic nerves in the brainstem, just like the heartbeat, and does not require conscious participation. I can't participate or control it.

When humans hold their breath for a long time, carbon dioxide in the blood increases sharply, phosphoric acid and lactic acid increase, lowering the PH value in the blood.

At this time, the physiological respiratory system will take over the voluntary respiratory system to prompt the human body to inhale oxygen again. Even if humans try their best to control their bodies not to breathe at this time, the human brain is also very sensitive to oxygen, and the human brain will soon become deprived of oxygen and fall into a coma. .

After coma, physiological breathing will also take over the respiratory system.

Of course, if your will is strong enough and you are unconscious for many times, your brain may be deprived of oxygen, which may damage your brain and make you a fool. But you will not die, you will only be stupid. Is it stupid to death?

Therefore, it is unlikely that Liu Tao committed suicide by holding his breath. He probably died by hitting a wall, not by biting his tongue.

Because the so-called suicide by biting the tongue is mostly unreliable. Most people usually bite their tongue accidentally and it will be painful. In the TV series, it is said that if you bite your tongue, you will die. This is simply impossible.

There are about 639 muscles in the human body, and the tongue is the strongest muscle. The tongue is composed of about 17 muscles, and they are distributed in a criss-cross direction.

Want to bite it in half, unless you bite someone else's tongue.

Secondly, it is probably impossible to bleed to death by biting off the tongue.

You know, the tongue area we can see is only 1/3 of the entire tongue. The remaining 2/3 is hidden near the throat, and the aorta is also here.

If you bite your tongue, you won't be able to bite the aorta.

Also, do you think that when you bite your tongue to commit suicide, your tongue will just let you bite it? Do you think you can control it?

Many times, you can't control it at all. Your tongue is not stupid. The moment you bite it hard, the severe pain will cause it to jump directly to the brain and issue a command to release your teeth immediately.

In this special state, your body will not be controlled by your will, because this is the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, which is the nature of living things.

In the end, it’s a question of whether it hurts or not. You have to know that the nerves in the tongue are very developed. The human brain has 24 nerves, 10 of which are connected to the tongue.

If you can bite it, you will be able to experience the most painful feeling in the world, and this pain will make you faint in an instant.

Therefore, it is probably not true that if you bite your tongue and die immediately, you will just pass out. There are only two ways to die. The first is to die of pain or to die of pain while alive.

The second blood from biting his tongue blocked his trachea and entered his lungs, suffocating himself to death. However, the probability of both of these was very small, almost zero.

Probably because they didn't understand science in ancient times, in order to highlight Liu Tao's loyalty, it was said that he died by holding his breath.

In the same year, the eunuchs resented the former Situ Chen Dan for his loyalty and uprightness, and framed him, causing him to die in prison.

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Big man, big man, how many people do you have to let down before you fall?

Big man, big man, how powerful and prosperous were you?

That’s why loyal ministers one after another know clearly that you are dying, and yet there are still people who want to help the building collapse, turn the tide from its collapse, and save lives from ruin?

History books will give them fair records. Even if history books don't, people's hearts will.

The man's heart is as hard as iron, let's try it out and mend the cracks in the sky!

(End of this chapter)