I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 254 Impeachment
Selling elephants and stuff was just a joke, Liu Bian still had to be considerate of some decency after all.

Especially considering the location of Khotan, this elephant should still be an Indian elephant, and it is still valuable for collection and appreciation.

However, we can really let Zhen Yan and Mi Zhu make preparations first, look for Han and Hu merchants who have traveled to the Western Regions, and arrange for manpower to take goods to explore the Western Regions after the road is completely clear.

At this stage, Liu Bian only needs to make a general plan for the Western Regions, and leave the rest to the ministers for implementation. Even if the Silk Road is opened, if you want to profit from it, you will have to count your time.

In comparison, Bai Diezi's matter is the most urgent.

According to the experience of those who have grown cotton, it is best to sow Baidiezi in spring and summer. Now that the season has passed, it is not impossible to sow seeds in autumn, but we must be careful to prevent frostbite, plant as far south as possible, and save more seeds just in case. Because with the current climate, early frost is a common occurrence.

In addition, in order to facilitate Fu Xie and Sun Jian's military expedition to Liangzhou, Longxi County and Wuwei County, which mostly fell into the hands of the rebels, did not set up additional governors. They were both led by the Liangzhou Governor's Department and Hanyang County.

Later, the two places were recovered one after another, and they were both under military control. Now it is time for several counties, including Jiuquan Wuwei, to appoint prefects.

Liu Bian still learned from the previous discord between Kanto and Kansai scholars and tried his best to select suitable Kansai scholars.

After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty moved Hangu Pass 300 miles eastward, Hedong County and Hongnong County to the west of Luoyang also became Guanxi. And because the four counties in Hexi are remote, there is an old system to follow in selecting scholars from several counties in the east of Liangzhou.

That is to say, it was mentioned in the memorial that Li Shen and Li Xiangru, as the governor of Longxi, did not want to defend the land but rebelled from the kingdom. Only then did Liu Bian remember who Li Shen was.

Then Liu Bian instinctively became suspicious, why did these impeachments pop up at this time?

You know, Li Shen became a thief in the fourth year of Zhongping, and Zhao Qi was conquered by the Sangong Mansion and worshiped as Yilang. This matter was revealed when Zhao Qi was worshiped as the governor of Dunhuang. How could it be like this? What a coincidence?
Could it be that the Kanto scholars are plotting against the Kansai scholars?

After Liu Bian made these decisions, he suddenly heard that Zhao Qi, the governor of Dunhuang who was waiting to be impeached and took office, had recommended the traitor Li Shen.

Yuntai Palace had no reaction to this, as if it was going to be treated coldly, and then some courtiers sporadically wrote letters to impeach Zhao Qi over this matter.

For example, the prefect of Wuwei was appointed by Pei Mao, the current minister, who was born in the Pei family of Wenxi, Hedong.

However, Zhao Qi's loyalty to the throne and his unwillingness to become a thief had been proven before in Liangzhou. Liu Bian would not withdraw the edict appointing him as the governor of Dunhuang because of this, and there was no need to change it overnight.

When Zhao Qi served as the governor of Bingzhou, he recruited Li Shen, a native of Taiyuan County, to serve as the governor of the state. Later, although Zhao Qi resigned due to party ban, Li Shen worked step by step from the position of governor of the state to the prefect of Longxi.

Although Liu Bian thought it was unlikely - the volume of his voice was too low, and scholar-bureaucrats always had one or more leaders to provoke trouble. At the most, it was the role that Yuan Wei had played, at the least, he was the one who was sentenced. Zhou Hui.

In addition, the Zhangye vassal state and Zhangye Juyan vassal state located in the north of Zhangye County, which were originally used to resettle the surrendered Hu people, have been occupied by Hu people such as Lu Shuihu this morning. After that, whether to re-establish a vassal state, abandon it and merge it into Zhangye County, or establish another county can only be determined based on the local situation in Huangfu Songping.

Although this matter has been going on for more than 20 years, and Zhao Qi has not been the governor of Bingzhou for a long time, if he really wants to pursue it, Zhao Qi will certainly not be able to get it right.

But he still sent Zhang Rang to send a message to Jia Xu to find out what was going on.

As a result, within two days, Zhang Rang, who was often responsible for communicating information between Liu Bian and Jia Xu, actually said - "This matter involves a noble person of the Tang Dynasty, and I dare not say anything more."

Zhang Rang didn't dare to tell lies, and it wasn't like Liu Bian couldn't meet Jia Xu, it was just because it was more convenient and faster to have him in the middle. Liu Bian didn't know what Zhang Rang was thinking. There were only two people in the harem who were most qualified to compete for the position of queen.

He estimated that Jia Xu was unwilling to do this, so he made excuses to pass it on to Zhang Rang.

Liu Bian asked directly: "What did Wen He say?"

Zhang Rang then answered honestly.

This matter is indeed somewhat related to Tang Wan, or in other words, related to Tang Wan's clan.

As a famous party member, Zhao Qi had a public case with the eunuch. Unlike Cai Yong, who fled safely with his family, the conflict between Zhao Qi and the eunuchs was based on clan blood feud. The target is Tang Xuan, the younger brother of Tang Heng, who was once one of the "Five Lords".

Tang Xuan was not like Tang Wan's grandfather Tang Zhen, who had always publicized that he was ashamed of having a powerful eunuch brother. Although the official careers of both men are inseparable from Tang Heng.

This is actually similar to that of Sima Fu, the pure minister of the Great Wei Dynasty. Sima Fu cried bitterly while holding Cao Mao on his lips, but actually did nothing and benefited from all the benefits of the Sima family.

Tang Xuan was once the captain of Jingzhao Huya. Before taking office, he was targeted and despised by Zhao Qicongzi and Jingzhao Yin Gongcao Zhao Xi. For example, when Tang Xuan wrote a letter to thank his boss Jing Zhaoyin after taking office, Zhao Xi deliberately ignored the messenger and told Jing Zhaoyin about the matter many days later.

Whether Zhao Xi sincerely despised Tang Xuan for his high position as a eunuch's son, or he wanted to become famous for it, in short, in the following time, Zhao Xi relied on this method to offend Tang Xuan to death.

At that time, the power of the eunuchs was at its peak under Emperor Huan. It would be good if the eunuchs’ family members who were serving as officials outside did not bully others. How could they still be bullied? Tang Xuan was quickly manipulated by Tang Heng as Jing Zhaoyin to retaliate. This revenge was met with blood, and few of the Zhao Xi family were spared.

At that time, Zhao Qi and his nephew were working as officials abroad. They got the news in advance and were able to escape.

In the end, this public case ended with the deaths of Tang Heng and Tang Xuan, and Zhao Qi, who was forced to flee, was able to return to the official office.

But the hatred between the two sides is real after all.

This can also be regarded as the epitome of the fierce conflict between scholar-officials and eunuchs in the past - scholar-officials are not just white flowers, and eunuchs undoubtedly have no bottom line.

After that, there were no outstanding figures among the descendants of Tang Heng and Tang Xuan. However, Tang Zhen, who had openly distanced herself from the eunuchs, became the third Duke in the Xian Emperor's dynasty. His son Tang Mao brought his daughter Tang Wan into the palace early and became a noble person.

After that, one person attains enlightenment, and chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

The Tang family, which had already shown signs of decline after the death of Tang Heng and Tang Zhen, was once again gaining momentum.

Not only did Tang Mao secure his position as the governor of Kuaiji, but Tang Wan's elder brother Tang Xiang entered the official position as a filial and honest man and is now serving as a county magistrate in Jizhou.

Before Liu Bian paid attention, there were always people showing favor to the Tang family, and the best way to show favor was through official career. Among them was Tang Qun, the son of Tang Heng.

(End of this chapter)