A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 236: One woman is enough to destroy a clan, a time of great rule
The eighth year of Han Dynasty (the fourth year of Dijie)

New Year
Bai Du's son Bai Ke entered the Guangluxun Mansion by virtue of his family background and became the minister of the Han Emperor.

Earlier, the Han Emperor transferred Huo Shan to the court and appointed Xiuwu Marquis Bai Xian as the Fengche Captain, taking charge of the Hu Qi Xiaowei and Yue Qi Xiaowei of the Northern Army.

During the reign of Emperor Wu, the Northern Army was divided into eight schools: Zhongbao, Tunqi, Infantry, Yueqi, Changshui, Shesheng, Huben and Huqi. .

Among them, the Zhongbao Xiaowei is the chief officer of the Zhongbao, Tuenqi, Yueqi, Shesheng, and Huben commandos stationed in Chang'an City. The infantry, Changshui, and Huqi troops are located around Chang'an City and usually do not belong to the Zhongbao. It is under the jurisdiction of the base captain. In addition, there are also gatekeepers stationed at various city gates.

In addition to the garrison troops of each palace, the Southern Army was the Yulin Cavalry and Qimen Cavalry who often accompanied the emperor.

Now, with the exception of Captain Hu and Captain Yue, almost all the armies of the North and South are in the hands of the Huo family, including the guards of the East and West palaces.

February 3rd
The Han Emperor ordered Huo Guang's two sons-in-law to be relieved of their posts as guards in the East Palace (Channgle Palace) and West Palace (Weiyang Palace), and deprived them of the military power of the Imperial Guard.

Five days
He also transferred Huo Guang's nephew and grandson-in-law from the positions of Zhonglang General and Cavalry Captain and took back their official seals. He also made his trusted disciples of Xu and Shi, as well as some officers of the Xiuwu Hou family, serve as officers and soldiers of the Northern and Southern Army. The commander-in-chief of Habayashiro finally took the military power into his own hands.

Ten days
The Han Emperor promoted Huo Guang's son Huo Yu to the rank of Grand Sima on the grounds that Marquis Xuancheng had made great contributions to the country. He was promoted openly and secretly, depriving him of the real power to control the right general's garrison.

15th

The imperial censor, Wei Xiang, wrote that the current system of petitions was flawed and hoped that the Han Emperor could change it so that government orders could be passed through and the country could handle the overlapping government affairs in a timely manner.

So the Emperor of the Han Dynasty took advantage of the situation and reformed the system of petitions. He ordered that in the future, petitions from officials and people could be submitted directly to the emperor for review without having to go through the minister. Officials and ministers could also come and go alone when they came to see the emperor, thus eliminating the duties of Huo Shan and Huo Yun as ministers. .

Through this series of steps, and with the help of the Bai family, the Han Emperor quickly took control of the real power, and took over the real power held by the Huo family without any trouble. The Huo family's power in the court and the army was deprived of all power. Gradually concentrated in the hands of the Han Emperor.

Even the Han Emperor and others did not expect that seizing the real power of the Huo family would be so successful, with almost no obstacles.

Faced with the Han Emperor's comprehensive seizure of power, the Huo family group was first dissatisfied, and then confused, especially Huo Yu, Huo Yun and others, why they wanted to seize power directly. If the Han Emperor wanted to rule personally, he could just say no to us directly. ?

They have always followed Huo Guang's will and must try their best to assist the Han Emperor. They must not disrespect the Han Emperor by relying on the power in their hands. If the Han Emperor has the ability to handle state affairs on his own and feels that the Huo family is an eyesore, they must take the initiative to return the power to ensure that the Huo family is safe. .

It is really puzzling to seize power now without telling anyone.

So everyone in the Huo family held a meeting at home to discuss the matter.

Finally, under Huo Xian's obedience, he told the truth about Xu Pingjun's death. Everyone in the Huo family was angry at first, and then afraid.

"Okay, now that we know the truth of the matter, we can understand why His Majesty did such a thing. It seems that Your Majesty also knows the truth of what happened back then. In this way, I, Mr. Huo, and he, Liu Xun, will fight to the death."

Huo Shan knew that there was no room for change, but it was too late to take action at this time. The military power and the real power of the court had been taken back by the Han Emperor. Now he wanted to launch a coup, but he was probably not qualified enough, so Huo started an evil plot.

At this time, Zhang She, a good friend of Huo Yun's uncle Li Jing, saw that the Huo family was in danger, and suggested that Li Jing tell the Shangguan Queen Mother through Huo Xian, and then first kill the emperor's right-hand man, the censor Wei Xiang, Ping Enhou Xu Guanghan, and Guang Lu Xun Bingji, Dahonglu Baidu and others then deposed the emperor.

But Zhang Zhang, a man from Chang'an, was Zhang She's younger brother, and he was also the straw sandal stall owner whom the jade stall owner initially questioned. Seeing that Zhang She was mysterious these days, he asked Zhang She what happened while they were drinking together.

Zhang She was a little drunk and laughed and said: "My wealth is coming soon." Zhang Zhang asked in detail. Zhang She told the matter after he was drunk. Zhang Zhang saw that there was also Bai Du's incident, and stayed up all night. Knocked on the door of Bai Gong's mansion and reported the matter to Bai Du.

Baidu then informed Emperor Han of the matter, and Emperor Han handed the matter over to Ting Wei. Zhi Jinwu arrested Zhang She and others and obtained specific answers. However, the Emperor of Han valued the face of the Queen Mother Shangguan, so he issued an edict to stop the arrest and did not investigate further.

Huo Shan and others were even more panicked, fearing that they would be traced and questioned over time, so they decided to take action first.

July
The Huo family wanted to use the hands of the Shangguan Queen Mother to kill Emperor Xuan's cronies, depose the emperor, and install other Liu family members as emperors, so as to protect their vested interests.

But the rebellion quickly collapsed in front of the prepared Emperor Xuan.

Afterwards, Huo Yun, Huo Shan, and Fan Mingyou committed suicide. Huo Xian, Huo Yu, Deng Guanghan and others were arrested. Huo Yu was cut in half, and Huo Xian and several of her daughters and brothers were executed.

Thousands of families connected to the Huo family were exterminated. Tens of thousands of people were imprisoned.

Later, when Emperor Han saw that the incident was getting worse, he issued an edict to make the incident public, and stated that all those implicated by Huo, who were not aware of the incident before Bingshen Day and were in custody, would be pardoned.

August
The Emperor of Han issued an edict to abolish Queen Huo.

September
The Han Emperor issued a grant to quell the Huo family rebellion.

Prime Minister Tian Yannian resigned because of his age. The Emperor of the Han Dynasty moved Wei Xiang, the censor doctor, to be the prime minister, Guang Luxun Bingji to be the censor doctor, Bai Xian, the captain of Fengche, to be the chief minister, and Da Honglu Baidu to be Taichang. The king moved Ji Ji to be the captain of Yue Cavalry School, moved Liu Jian to be the captain of Hu Cavalry School, and promoted Bai Ke to the rank of Shizhong...

The fourteenth year of Han Dynasty (the second year of Shenjue)
Xianxian Shan, the king of the Xiongnu who ruled the Western Regions, and the new Shanyu Yan Qutan had always been in conflict and had a bad relationship. They actually drew their swords against each other. In recent years, envoys from the Han Dynasty frequently traveled to various countries in the Western Regions and participated in the politics of various countries in the Western Regions. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to surrender to the Han Dynasty with tens of thousands of people. The Han Emperor was overjoyed when he learned about it and ordered Zhonglang General Zheng Ji to send 50,000 soldiers from Quli and Qiuci to meet the surrender and escort him to Chang'an, the capital. If there were any escapees on the way, they would be beheaded.

May
The Xiqiang and other tribes, which were attacked by the Han Dynasty many times, killed the leaders of the Xianling Qiang, Youfei and Yang Yu, and asked for surrender. The Han emperor then established the Jincheng vassal state to resettle the surrendered Qiang people.

autumn
King Ri Zhu came to court and was named the Marquis of Guide.

Zhonglang General Zheng Ji was a chariot-breaker, and he descended to the sun to chase the king. His reputation shocked the Western Regions. The Han Emperor worshiped him as the Protector of the Western Regions and granted him the title of Marquis of Anyuan. He also protected the chariot-master country and the northwest countries.

Zheng Ji then set up a shogunate and built Wulei City in the center of the Western Regions. It was more than 2,700 miles away from Yangguan, the border of the Han Dynasty, and commanded the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. The orders of the Han Dynasty were officially issued among the countries in the Western Regions.

There were early signs that the Xiongnu would come to surrender. As early as the second year of the Han Dynasty, the second year after the Han Emperor succeeded to the throne, the Han Dynasty, under the command of Huo Guang, recruited more than 160,000 cavalry and sent out five troops to attack the Xiongnu. This was the founding of the Han Dynasty. The largest foreign cavalry expedition since.

At the same time, he sent Colonel Chang Hui to Wusun to control more than 50,000 Wusun cavalry, and advanced east and west with the Han army, forming a huge pincer offensive to attack the Xiongnu.

The Xiongnu were afraid of the Han army, so they fled westward in panic and met the Wusun soldiers. They were defeated in a fierce battle and returned, so Chang Hui was granted the title of Marquis of Changluo.

The next year, in order to retaliate against the Wusun Kingdom, the Xiongnu launched a surprise attack. However, they encountered heavy snow and less than one-tenth of the survivors. In addition, Wusun, Wuhuan, and Ding Ling took advantage of the situation to attack. Three-tenths of the people and ten of the livestock were killed. Fifth, the national power is greatly weakened.

Soon, three thousand Han troops attacked the Xiongnu, captured several thousand Xiongnu and returned them. The Xiongnu did not dare to retaliate, and they yearned for peace with the Han rather than war.

In the same year, Bai Gong passed away, and his posthumous title was "Jing Zhao", which was Bai Jing Zhaogong. His eldest son, Bai Bin, succeeded him.

【Descent】

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Zhao Xuanzu (90 years old): His surname was Bai Shihe. [Last words]: If the lonely yang does not flourish, the lonely yin will not grow long.

Jing Zhaozu (93 years old): His surname was Bai Shiyun. [Last words]: When the water is full, it will overflow. If you are in a high position, you will not be affected by yourself.

The twenty-first year of Han Dynasty (the third year of Ganlu)

Hu Hanxie Shanyu of the Xiongnu personally went to Chang'an, the imperial capital, to pay homage to him and expressed his willingness to become the Northern Fan of the Han Dynasty.

After the Shanyu's court ceremony was completed, the Han Dynasty sent envoys to guide the Shanyu to go ahead and live in Changping. The Emperor of the Han Dynasty went from Ganquan Palace to Chiyang Palace and climbed up the Changping hillside. He ordered the Chanyu not to come to pay homage, and only allowed those ministers from the left and right households to line up to see him. There were also tens of thousands of leaders and princes of various barbarian tribes. They lined up along the road under the Wei Bridge to welcome the Han Emperor.

When the Emperor of Han boarded the Wei Bridge, people shouted long live.

During the reign of Emperor Wu, because he respected "Gongyang" and suppressed "Baizhuan", he ordered the prince Liu Ju to study "Gongyang Chunqiu". From then on, "Gongyang" flourished.

But after Liu Ju understood it, he liked "Baizhuan" again and studied it privately.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty heard that his grandfather Liu Zhi liked "Bai Shi Chun Qiu", and also heard that there were also "Gu Liang Chun Qiu", "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu", etc., but he did not understand the meaning.

Asked the Prime Minister Wei Xian, Changxin Shaofu Xia Housheng and Zhongsan Doctor Shi Baike.

Bai Ke told the Han Emperor the conclusion and process of the debate conference held during the reign of Emperor Ren, so that the Han Emperor had some enlightenment.

Since the death of Emperor Ren, almost no later emperors have held debate conferences. As a result, Confucianism in Taixue has been dominated by "Baizhuan" and other schools have attacked "Baizhuan". Until the reign of Emperor Wu, "Baizhuan" The proportion in Taixue is already very small.

The "Gongyang" which advocated great revenge and the Legalist "Shang Shu" which controlled the people became so popular that they almost excluded "Bai Zhuan" from Taixue. Other schools such as Taoism, Nongjia, Yang Zhujia, and Mohism were even more popular for a while. Disappeared.

If it were not for Jia Yi, Dong Zhongshu and other great Confucian scholars in the "Baizhuan" who occupied the dominant position in Taixue, I am afraid that Taixue would have been reduced to a mere talk hall of "Gongyang" and "Shangshu".

At that time, Bai's power in the court was shrinking. It was not until Zhang Tang was involved in the witchcraft disaster that he was killed, and Emperor Wu's thoughts turned to recuperation, with farmers as the mainstream. Legalism suffered a major blow, and the Bai family gradually regained the position that Legalism had lost.

During the reign of Emperor Zhao, the Bai family had a great scholar, Bai Tuo, who was famous for his literature. He and Sima Xiangru were ranked as literary giants of the East and West.

Until now, Bai Tuo is ninety-six years old, and he still serves as the imperial priest. His disciples are all over the world. He is a well-known Confucian in the world today. He also serves as the prince and tutor, responsible for teaching the future emperor of the Han Dynasty. responsibility.

June of the same year
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty thought that Gongyang's theory was too harsh, so he ordered Bai Tiao, a famous Confucian in the Five Classics, Taifu Taifu, and others to have a big debate in the palace to balance the similarities and differences between Bai Zhuan, Gongyang, Gu Liang, Zuo Zhuan, etc. Each uses scriptures to discuss right and wrong.

"Ram" was mostly not approved of. Bai Tao and other eleven people checked it with the scriptures and meanings, and most of them agreed with "Bai Zhuan".

Later, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty personally conducted the review and established the Liangqiu family's "Yi", the Daxiahou family's "Shangshu", and the Bai family's "Spring and Autumn". From then on, the study of "Baizhuan" flourished.

Not only that, due to the relaxed political environment of the Han emperor, Yang Yun, the grandson of Sima Qian and the youngest son of Yang Chang, found an opportunity and decisively stated the "Historical Records" written by his grandfather Sima Qian, allowing the "Historical Records" to be publicly disseminated.

(End of this chapter)