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Chapter 185 Han and Ma ([-])

The lightning strike on the Jiade Palace seemed to be a shot in the arm for the scholars in Luoyang.

The next day, the imperial academy scholars headed by Liu Tao, an admonishing doctor, played in the court hall and said that there were traitors in the Han Dynasty, so lightning struck the Jiade Hall from heaven as a warning.Dong Pi, a native of Liangzhou, is contemptible and evil by nature, and he is the wicked person warned by the heavens.He should be beheaded, take back the military power of Dong Zhuo, the governor of Liangzhou, and take the Dong family and his family to the capital to be sentenced to death.

The memorial was eloquent, and Liu Tao shook his head even more, suddenly filled with righteous indignation, and suddenly looked sad.

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty responded one after another, and it seemed vigorous and lively.

But smart people saw the clues.

No matter whether it was General He Jin, Tai Fu Yuan Kui, or the ten permanent servants including Zhang Rang and others, they did not speak.

Seeing the anger of the crowd, Emperor Han seemed a little at a loss.

"From Taifu's point of view, how should we deal with the matter of the Dong family?"

Yuan Kai, who half-closed his eyes and seemed to be dozing all the time, suddenly said: "The lightning strike on the Jiade Palace is a warning from the heavens, but what exactly is the warning needs to be carefully figured out. The will of heaven is unpredictable, and the mind of heaven is unpredictable. Personally, it seems a bit too hasty to say that. The old minister thinks that he should invite someone who is proficient in the calendar to demonstrate to determine what the meaning of heaven is."

Before the words were finished, Zhang Rang said suddenly: "Your Majesty, I have someone to recommend for this old slave."

"Oh?"

"An idler will inevitably have something to do with the Dong family, but this person will definitely not. Moreover, he is a descendant of Lu Wang Liu Xing, the nephew of Emperor Guangwu. In comparison, this person is still a relative of the emperor, and he will definitely speak honestly and without falsehood."

"You mean..."

"The person recommended by the old slave is none other than Guchengmen Captain, Liu Hong and Liu Yuanzhuo."

Before Zhang Rang said this name, Liu Tao and others couldn't help but feel uneasy, for fear that Zhang Rang would say a name they didn't want to hear.

Because as far as Dong Bi's matter is concerned, it has evolved into a major matter of preserving the face of scholars.

As the Han Emperor continued to strengthen his control over the government, especially the reactivation of the prefectural animal husbandry system, the scholars were alarmed.

Liu Yan, Liu Yu, it's okay to say.

However, the appointment of Dong Zhuo, governor of Liangzhou, Ding Yuan, governor of Bingzhou, and others seemed to send a signal to the scholars: warriors should be prosperous!

It would be the greatest sorrow to see those warriors who they usually regard as synonymous with rude standing in the court hall.

Therefore, Dong Bi must be killed, and Dong Zhuo must be suppressed.

For Liu Tao and other scholars from Taiyuan Academy, this is their last chance.

However, Liu Tao and the others had nothing to say about the name Liu Hong.

Emperor Han was very satisfied with the name proposed by Zhang Rang, nodded repeatedly and said, "Father is right, Uncle Huang is indeed the best candidate."

According to seniority, Liu Hong is the uncle of Emperor Han.

Moreover, in terms of calendar and astronomy, it can be regarded as the No.1 of Dahan.

The doctor of the Taishi Department, who was in charge of the time and ephemeris, measured the position of the sun at the time of the 24 solar terms, and a series of data that were the most accurate in the entire world at that time, and were included in the four-point calendar.

In addition, Liu Hong is proficient in government affairs and is also familiar with numerology.

The Qiyaoshu and Bayuanshu he wrote were extremely authoritative in the entire heaven-human induction system at that time.

In the sixth year of Xiping, Liu Hong became an official because of his father's death. He compiled "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" at home and became famous all over the world.In the sixth year of Guanghe, he was dismissed from office because he offended the ten permanent attendants Feng Qiao, so he recuperated at home. At the same time, he compiled a wonderful book called "Qianxiang Calendar", which was praised by the world.

In the first year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out and Feng Xuan was killed.

Liu Hong became an official again because of this.However, because he didn't bribe Zhang Rang, he only got the post of captain of Guchengmen.

This person is indifferent and doesn't like to deal with people.Moreover, he is a fair person, and he is well-known in Luoyang City.

When Yuan Kai heard this name, his eyes suddenly opened.

He looked at Emperor Han with complicated eyes, sighed in his heart, and closed his eyes again.

Last night, Emperor Han sent someone to his home, and only asked him to say a word in the court hall, which was the words before.

At that time, Yuan Kai hadn't thought of Liu Hong, but now...

This time Liu Hong walked into Emperor Han's sight again.Now Emperor Han enfeoffs the prefectural herdsman and appoints the royal family members.To be honest, Liu Yan, Liu Yu, and Yuan Kai didn't care much, but Liu Hong did have talent.

If the Han Emperor reused Liu Hong, then with Liu Hong's attainments in divination, the imperial power would definitely be consolidated.

Yuan Wei's mood is very complicated now.

The eunuch temple has not been eliminated, and the imperial party has flourished again.There are stretched elbows inside, and warriors staring at the outside, where is the way out for the scholars?

After a while, Liu Hong, the school lieutenant of Guchengmen, was ordered to arrive.

Liu Hong is about fifty years old and eight feet tall, but his body looks a bit bloated.There was always a harmless smile on Pang Pang's face.A pair of small eyes are rolling around, and he walks in small steps quickly, very energetic.

"My lord, Liu Hong kowtowed to the emperor."

It was not without reason that Emperor Han didn't like Liu Hong.

Regardless of Liu Yan or Liu Yu, these people are all handsome and well-groomed.

As for Liu Hong, he seemed too ordinary. If he was ordinary, he would immediately forget it at a glance.

But now, Emperor Han still had to keep a warm smile, "Please hurry up, Uncle Emperor, I summoned Uncle Emperor today to discuss something."

Liu Hong stood up and said, "May I ask what the emperor ordered?"

"Uncle Emperor, did you hear about the lightning strike on the Jiade Palace last night?"

"I know a thing or two."

"May I ask if this is a warning from the heavens?"

Liu Hong pondered for a moment, "The emperor is the son of heaven, the son of heaven, and is protected by heaven. If something happens in this country, heaven will definitely remind you. The old minister believes that the lightning strike on Jiade Hall is indeed a warning from heaven to the emperor."

Liu Tao and the others let out a sigh of relief, as expected of No. 1 in the ephemeris, the words are right.

"Dare to ask Uncle Huang, what warnings can you deduce from the sky?"

"Your Majesty, God's will is unpredictable. Whether this warning is good or bad, I can't tell for a while. If the Emperor can give me some time, I will try my best to measure God's will..."

"Is 30 days enough?"

"Well, that's enough!"

"Well, I will wait a month later and listen to the answer from the emperor."

Liu Tao was a little anxious, "Your Majesty, the death of Huangfu Yizhen..."

"Because it was Huangfusong's death that caused such a thing, I must understand God's will and let him make a decision. Dong Bi and others will continue to be detained, but in this way, there will be no one in charge of the Luanwei Camp. Would you like to share my worries?"

In a word, the whole court is silent.

Whoever wants to go to a place like Luanweiying to become an official, even if he is given the position of Sangong, he can't afford to lose that person.

Liu Tao and the others bowed their heads consciously and remained silent.

Instead, General He Jin said: "Your Majesty, the Luanwei Camp is quite organized now. If it is rash to change to someone else, I'm afraid it will not be beautiful. I have a proposal to let Dong Pi continue to serve as the captain of the Luanwei Camp, but if things don't work out, Before the truth is revealed, no one is allowed to step out of the Luanwei camp, and no one is allowed to meet Dong Pi without authorization, so wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

He Jin's idea made the scholars in the court hall stunned.

What kind of custody is this?In the eyes of Liu Tao and others, Dong Bi is not only not a punishment, but staying in Zhongxiang Country all day is even a beautiful thing.

But before they stood up to refute, Emperor Han seemed tired.

"Since the general proposes this, let's do it this way... Order Dong Pi to stay in the Luanwei camp. If he doesn't get the order, he can't step out of the Luanwei camp and retreat."

Emperor Han flung his sleeves and left, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

******
That night, Yuan Kai called Yuan Shao to discuss in the secret room.

"At the beginning, I thought that the Dong family son is now deeply loved by the emperor, and it seems to be a bit of a big deal."

Yuan Shao still looked calm, which made Yuan Wei very satisfied.To tell the truth, the reason why Yuan Shao is valued is because this kid has the education of not changing his face.On this point, Yuan Shu is far behind.

In the court, the first thing to learn is not to show emotions.

The more stable Yuan Shao is, the more he will bring out Yuan Shu's frivolity, and the more determined Yuan Kai's idea of ​​driving Yuan Shu out of Luoyang.

"Uncle, why doesn't the Dong family get away with it?"

Yuan Kui said: "Today the emperor ordered Liu Hong to observe the celestial phenomena and measure the will of heaven. It is obvious that he wants to keep the Dong family."

"Why did uncle say that?"

Yuan Kai sneered: "Liu Tao's idiots don't know, but I know. In the third year of Yanxi, Liu Hong and Cai Yong got acquainted, and they formulated the calendar at one time, and they had a close relationship. In the first year of Guanghe, it was Cai Yong again. It was recommended that Liu Yuanzhuo serve as a doctor, and compile Lv Li Zhi together with Cai Yong and Lu Zhi in Dongguan, and the three are called the three friends of Dongguan, and they are very close."

"My nephew doesn't know much about it."

"Of course you don't know... These three people often quarrel endlessly because of their knowledge. From the perspective of outsiders, the three of them are like fire and water. But I understand that this is also a means for the three of them to protect themselves. Cai Yong Liu Yuanzhuo is proficient in writing and rhythm, and Liu Yuanzhuo is proficient in calendar and calculation; Lu Zigan can be called a master of Confucian classics, but his reputation is not as loud as Zheng Xuan, so not many people know about it."

Sighing, Yuan Kai said again: "In the first year of Guanghe, Liu Yuanzhuo speculated on the will of heaven without authorization and falsely said that the celestial phenomenon in the second year of Guanghe was not right, but it caused a great earthquake in Donglai, terrified the royal family, and was convicted and almost killed. Or Cai Yong secretly came forward to intercede for him...the emperor spared his death penalty and let him go to Gucheng Gate to be a gatekeeper. Tell me, what is their relationship?"

"This is indeed a bit too secret."

"I'm afraid that Zhang Rang's recommendation of Liu Yuanzhuo is also the emperor's intention. I always feel that Cai Bojie's shadow is reflected in today's court affairs."

Yuan Shao was taken aback, "Uncle, Cai Bojie is a loyal person, he doesn't know how to play tricks."

"At the beginning, you are still young... Cai Bojie is one of the three monarchs. He has been through the officialdom for a long time. Although he has had ups and downs, his life has never been in danger. Why? , but disdain to play tricks, afraid of insulting his reputation as a great Confucian. But if this old man is really playing tricks, he is extremely old-fashioned... Look at the emperor's words and deeds in the court today, including Zhang Rang and He Jin, I'm afraid he's tricked him."

Yuan Shao couldn't help but fell silent after hearing this.

"Uncle, in this way, isn't Cai Bozhe a serious problem for us?"

"That's not the case. Cai Yong cherishes his name more than his life. If it wasn't for his precious daughter this time, he probably wouldn't make a move. As long as Dong's son is not dead, Cai Bojie will not get involved. Our top priority is to protect Dong Bi."

"and then?"

Yuan Shao was confused, "My nephew really doesn't understand if he wants to suppress the Dong family and protect the Dong family."

"The Dong family's protection is to prevent the expansion of the imperial party's power. If Dong's family is not dead, Cai Yong will not show up. If he does not come forward, the imperial party's momentum will be difficult to strengthen. Suppress Dong's family, but because he is not dead, it will be because of Cai Yong. I am afraid that when the time comes...Dong Jiazi joins the imperial party, then he will really be full-fledged."

After hearing these words, Yuan Shao laughed instead.

"Uncle, my nephew thinks you are overthinking... So what if the Dong family's son joins the imperial party? He has no fame, just a martial artist. As long as old man Cai doesn't show up, how many people will draw closer to the imperial party because of Dong's joining What? As for Dong Zhuo, there is nothing to worry about. Even if he is strong and strong, so what? At that time, the general will be recruited, and he will go to Beijing obediently? After entering Beijing, Dong Zhuo will become a tiger in a cage, so what? What about threats?"

When Yuan Kai heard this, his eyes lit up.

What Yuan Shao said is right, as long as He Jin is caught, what kind of waves can Dong Zhuo make?

It seems that I am indeed a little overwhelmed...

"Then what should we do with the original view?"

After Yuan Shao pondered for a long time, he said in a soft voice: "Uncle, I plan to ask the general to send Zhang Mengzhuo to Liangzhou, and at the same time ask my uncle to write a letter to Taiwei Zhang Wen, ordering him to send General Zhou Shen to send troops to stabilize and watch Dong Zhuo on the flanks. Zhou Shen was supported by his uncle, and Zhang Miao was my confidant and friend. The two entered Liangzhou. On the one hand, they urged Dong Zhuo to fight a decisive battle. On the other hand, they took the opportunity to share Dong Zhuo’s achievements and military power. To comfort my uncle's worries."

"But Zhang Mengzhuo, one of the eight chefs?"

"Exactly!"

Yuan Kai nodded again and again, "If so, I feel at ease."

Yuan Shao smiled slightly and said, "As for us, we still want to protect the Dong family and take care of Dong Zhongying. In this way, we can make friends with Dong Zhongying, and in the second place, we can also show our affection to Cai Weng... We have the right and wrong, maybe we will add a general to the Yuan family."

"This plan is very good, just follow the original."

(End of this chapter)