Great Han Empire

Chapter 517 Immediately Shooting the Gun
August 29, afternoon, Changqiu Palace.

Dong Zhuo brought the emperor who was dethroned to an audience with the Queen Mother.The queen mother was shocked and didn't know why things developed like this.Now that the general is dead, so are the middle officials in the palace, and the inner and outer courts of the Han Dynasty are dominated by scholars. Why are the Tai Tuo and the ministers in the court still not satisfied?Why do you want to depose the emperor and force yourself to return to power?

"Where is Master Taifu?"

"Master Tai Tuo has been exhausted for several days and has fallen ill." Dong Zhuo replied respectfully.

"Where are Jiuqing and the ministers? I want to see them?"

"They are waiting for the Queen Mother's order in the Jiade Hall."

The Empress Dowager lost all thoughts in an instant, and she burst into tears like rain. She wept loudly: "Why did the Tai Tuo betray the Han Dynasty? Why did the ministers betray the Han Dynasty?"

Dong Zhuo sneered and said, "Your servants are loyal to the Great Han Kingdom, how can you say that you betrayed? The late emperor died three months ago, and the Great Han Kingdom is on the brink of subjugation. Who did this? If you don't do your best to turn the tide, the Great Han Kingdom will be gone. The 400-year foundation of my great man will be reduced to dust in a flash. I implore the Queen Mother to issue an order immediately to depose the emperor and return the government to the court."

The queen mother was distraught and covered her face and wept bitterly.

Dong Zhuo's expression was sharp, and he played again loudly: "I implore the Queen Mother to issue the imperial edict quickly."

The empress dowager was so frightened by Dong Zhuo's roar that she screamed involuntarily: "Come here, come here to escort you."

No one, not a single Zhonghuangmen, they would have died a long time ago.

Dong Zhuo stood up slowly, and took out a prepared imperial decree from his pocket, "I implore the queen mother to affix a seal on this imperial decree, so as not to miss state affairs."

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August 29, dusk.

Dong Zhuo ordered Duan Yan, captain of Tunqi school, and Dong Min, captain of Fengche, to lead [-] northern troops to station in Luoyang City to control the gates of Luoyang and guard the palace.

Order Huben Zhonglang General Yuan Shu to lead Huben Yulin Division to guard the north and south palaces.

Order Sili school lieutenant Yuan Shao and Henan Yin Wangyun to lead people to inspect Luoyang City.

He ordered Jinwu Dingyuan to lead his troops to patrol outside Luoyang city.

Dong Zhuo sat in the Jiade Hall and asked all the officials to discuss the deposed agenda overnight, and no one was allowed to leave.

Li Ru hurried over from outside the palace. "My lord, Master Lu Zhilu has left the city."

Dong Zhuo frowned slightly, and said unhappily: "I have already said that no one is allowed to leave the capital before the new emperor ascends the throne. Didn't you hear that?"

"My lord, Lord Lu is holding the warrant of Lord Taifu, and no one dares to stop him." Li Ru said, "With Lord Lu, Sima Zishao, Shi Qianzhao and Shi Qianzhao from the mansion of Hushi General are also accompanying him." I heard that they still carry the coffin of Shi Leyin, the head of the General Hussars."

Dong Zhuo asked strangely, "Is there anyone alive in General Hussar's residence?"

"I heard from Dong Min that Zishao and Qianzhao were rescued by Henan Yin Wangyun. Because the whole city of Luoyang is under martial law these days, it is estimated that they have not found a chance to leave the city." Li Ru thought for a while and said, "Lu My lord knows that my lord will not kill him, so it doesn't matter if he stays in the capital all the time, but why did he leave the capital in such a hurry? It's fine for him to leave the capital alone, why did he bring the people from the Hussar General's mansion with him?"

Li Ru looked at Dong Zhuo, and said in a low voice, "There must be something wrong here, sir, you'd better be more cautious."

Dong Zhuo pondered for a while, then waved his hands and said, "Go and invite Master Lu back to me, and kill all those people in General Hussar's residence."

"Let's go, let's go to the Yuan Mansion to see the Grand Tutor." Dong Zhuo said, "Tomorrow, he must go to the Jiade Palace to preside over the dethroning."

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Yuan Shao left the palace and went straight to Yuan Mansion.

Yuan Shao scolded Dong Zhuo angrily, "Uncle, if Dong Zhuo is allowed to do as he pleases, the world will soon be destroyed."

With a peaceful expression, Yuan Kui said calmly, "It's alarmist."

"At the beginning, have you noticed that the situation in Luoyang today is very similar to the situation after the Beigong Mutiny 21 years ago. At that time, the general Dou Wu was killed, the Queen Mother Dou was imprisoned, and there was only one young master and two people left in the court. Powers facing each other. What about today? In today's court, there is only one young master and two powers facing each other. It's just that our opponent has changed from a group of arrogant traitors to an arrogant warrior. "

"Which one is more harmful to the Han Dynasty when a traitor controls power or a warrior controls power?" Yuan Wei smiled slightly, "Of course the traitor is more harmful to the country. For decades, the traitor, the queen mother and the relatives have taken turns Holding power, they all like to support the young master to steal the imperial power, but in the end who can defeat my great man? Can a vulgar warrior who is ignorant of politics defeat my great man?" Yuan Kai snorted, "Idiots are talking about dreams."

Yuan Shao replied unconvinced: "Then what about the chariot general? Why does my uncle keep saying that the chariot general is the biggest disaster for a great man? Although warriors are ignorant of political affairs, they are bloody, cruel and greedy, and they can also defeat me. Dong Zhuo is such a person, my uncle should plan to eradicate it early to protect our country."

Yuan Kai waved his hand and said: "At the beginning, if we wanted to revive the Han Dynasty, we had to kill the traitors and relatives first. This time we did it, but have you ever thought about whether the traitors and relatives are gone? Extinct?" Yuan Kai sighed, "As long as there are relatives, there will be relatives in charge, and as long as there are relatives in charge, traitors will help the emperor regain the imperial power and exercise power. This disaster that harms the country will never disappear. "

"The Son of Heaven of the Great Han Kingdom has supreme authority. The change of the emperor is a major national event, which needs to be handled with caution. However, since Emperor Xiaohe, because the imperial line has been cut off repeatedly, the power has been vested in the female lead. As a result, the change of the emperor has become a harem lady." The master's family affairs." Yuan Wei said a little excitedly, "Our dynasty's Dahan law clearly stipulates that the descendants are not allowed to participate in politics, which made the early relatives restrained from intervening in politics. Empress Ma personally came forward to restrict the Ma family. Brothers participated in politics and became marquises. In order to achieve the goal of intervening in politics, the great general Dou Xian had to rely on the power of Taifu Deng Biao. But later, because the queen mother and relatives completely controlled the succession of the new king, they had With the supreme power of the Son of Heaven, the Empress Dowager and her relatives no longer have to submit to the restrictions and confinement of the Great Han Law, which means that the Great Han Law has instead become their sharp weapon to harm the country."

"The Empress Dowager sets the policy, appoints father and brother, is greedy for children to govern for a long time, and suppresses wise men to monopolize his prestige. This is the root cause of my great man's decline." Yuan Kai looked at Yuan Shao and asked with a serious expression, "At first , can you solve this problem? Can the ministers in the court solve this problem?"

Yuan Shaoruo realized something and remained silent.

"After killing the traitors and relatives, we have the hope of revitalizing the Great Han Kingdom, but we have no way to revive the Great Han Kingdom. We have the Great Han Law, which has been passed down for 400 years. It is the foundation of our Great Han Kingdom. Ben, but today's Han Law has been trampled by traitors and relatives beyond recognition, and its majesty and sharpness have disappeared. The same law is a tool for governing the country in our hands, but in the hands of traitors and relatives But it is a tool to protect their corruption and pervert the law to harm the country and the people."

Yuan Kai said in a deep voice: "The Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven of the Great Han Kingdom. No matter who is the Son of Heaven, the Great Han Kingdom will last forever. Whether we or the people, what we need is not the Son of Heaven, but the Great Han Kingdom. .”

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Yuan Shao blushed and fell to the ground.

"My uncle is dedicated to the country, and he has far-sightedness, which is not what the younger generation can guess." Yuan Shao said, "It's just that I don't understand, why did my uncle let Dong Zhuo enter the capital? Why did he allow Dong Zhuo to depose the emperor? Could this revive the Han Dynasty? To show the majesty of the Han law? Dong Zhuo is a warrior and holds a heavy army. Maybe he has done more harm to the Han country and trampled on the Han law than traitors and relatives."

"No." Yuan Kai said, "Although Dong Zhuo entered the court as a warrior, he is still far different from a traitor or a relative."

Yuan Kui said: "Why can traitorous eunuchs endanger the country?"

"This dynasty has experienced twelve emperors since Emperor Guangwu Zhongxing. From the fourth emperor Xiaohe, all those who were able to preside over the government during their reign were all due to the loyal support of middle officials. The closest ones are like Emperor Xiaoling, Without the Beigong Mutiny, without the support of Cao Jie, Wang Fu, Zhao Zhong and other treacherous eunuchs, how could he be in power? The distant one is like Emperor Xiaohe. He was only ten years old when Dou Xian, the general of his relatives, made him emperor. In the first month of 91, when the emperor was in uniform, Zheng Zhong and other middle officials, through careful planning, eliminated the power of the general Dou Xian in one fell swoop, allowing Emperor Xiaohe to be in charge for 15 years."

"Emperor Xiaohe's youngest son is Emperor Xiaoshang. He ascended the throne at the age of only a hundred days and died at the age of two. Empress Dowager Deng then appointed his 13-year-old cousin as emperor, who was later Emperor Xiao'an. He was only 32 years old. If it hadn’t been for the death of Empress Dowager Deng, Emperor Xiao’an would not have even had the chance to rule in person for the last five years. Emperor Xiao’an had only one son, but was deposed as King Jiyin because of the firm opposition of Empress Yan. After Emperor Xiao’an passed away, Yan The relatives of the queen mother wanted to choose a young master in the royal family. At this time, Sun Cheng and others of the Zhonghuang family launched the Chongde Palace Mutiny and welcomed the 11-year-old Jiyin King as the emperor. He died in the year of 19. After that, Liang’s relatives supported the two young masters Xiao Chong and Xiao Zhi. The two young masters died one after another, so they established the 15-year-old Emperor Xiaohuan. Twelve years later, Emperor Xiaohuan While going to the toilet, he conspired with Xiaohuangmen Tang Heng, Zhongchang Shi Shanchao and others, and killed the domineering general Liang Ji."

"The eunuchs can endanger the country because they help the emperor to gain power, and their relationship with the emperor is extraordinary."

"The eunuchs are loyal to the emperor, and they are very angry about the dictatorship of foreign relatives and harming the country. I remember that the Zhongchang servant Zheng Zhong is a middle-ranking official with a good reputation, and his colleague Cai Lun has a good reputation. At that time, Cai Lun's reputation was higher than his. The paper is more admired by the world. Later Cao Teng and Lu Qiang are also praised by the world. But the traitor is like his relatives, once he holds power, his selfish desires will inflate. He ignores the laws of the Han Dynasty and manipulates the emperor to applaud , the power to harm the country is better than that of foreign relatives."

"Without the trust of the emperor, without the rule of the emperor, the eunuch cannot endanger the country. Without the trust of the queen mother, without the young and ignorant master, the relatives cannot endanger the country."

"After Dong Zhuo dethroned the emperor and forced the empress dowager to return to power, he neither had the trust of the emperor nor the empress dowager. He only had a young master in his hands, that is to say, he could do whatever he wanted, but have you noticed? He is a warrior, a A military man who has guarded the country's frontiers for decades, he suffered from the blows of eunuchs and relatives, and the wanton trampling and humiliation of the Han law. He knows the reason for the decline of the country. What is it? He already has the power and money he wants, the enemy he wants to eradicate is dead, and the court ministers are standing by him to help and support him to dethrone him, so what does he want to do now?"

Yuan Shao blurted out: "My lord uncle, there is only a thin line between loyalty and treachery. This is too dangerous."

Yuan Kai said with a smile: "How can there be no danger to revive the great man? Today's situation in the great man has shown hope for resurgence. How can we ministers live up to the great trust of our ancestors?"

"Many ministers in the court only saw the danger of military chaos, but did not see the decisive side of warriors. In the early days of the founding of the dynasty, warriors and scholars were in charge of the court together. Wasn't the country very prosperous? Emperor Wu asked Gu Didn’t the ministers have several military ministers? Jin Rixun was even a Hun, but Emperor Wu was very talented and generous, and he still relied on the community.” Yuan Kai said, “Although Dong Zhuo’s strength is strong, he has the chariot and cavalry general Li Hong. The strength? Now there is Huangfusong's army in Chang'an, if Dong Zhuo wants to rape the eunuch and wreak havoc on the country like his relatives, he knows better than anyone else what the final outcome will be."

Yuan Kui stroked his beard very excitedly and said: "For this day, I have worked hard and tried my best, and finally completed it. I want to use Dong Zhuo's force to do three things. The first thing has been done, rape eunuchs and relatives He has been slaughtered. The second thing is being done, which is to depose the emperor and force the queen mother to return to power. This can be regarded as fulfilling the wish of the late emperor. The third thing is to restore the majesty of the Han law, which is the key to revitalizing the Han country. Fundamentally, and to achieve this, currently only Dong Zhuo can do it."

Yuan Shao looked at Yuan Kai suspiciously.

"Who has damaged the majesty of the Han Law? The traitors, relatives, important generals, and us." Yuan Kai said solemnly, "The traitors and relatives are just gone for the time being. What about in the future? We must prevent the heroine from arbitrating power To put an end to eunuchs and foreign relatives interfering in politics, we can only start with the laws of the Han Dynasty. Li Hong, the chariot general, ignored the laws of the Han Dynasty and trampled on the imperial power wantonly. His actions are heinous. Who will solve him in the future? Who will control him? Currently there is no People can do it, only by strengthening the national power, and using the power of the whole country to frighten the northern border. How to strengthen the national power, the only way is to revive the law of the Han Dynasty."

"Why are we aristocratic families repeatedly frustrated by traitors and foreign relatives? Because we are restricted by academic opinions, everyone can't work together to fundamentally consolidate the supreme majesty of the Great Han Law. As a result, the Great Han Law has become a useless volume in the hands of the emperor. , has become a sharp weapon for traitors and foreign relatives to control us. For hundreds of years, our ancestors have repeatedly argued with us whether to use Jinwen Confucianism or ancient Chinese Confucianism? Because this is directly related to the foundation of governing the country. Ruling the country by virtue or by law? Is the highest authority of the Han Dynasty the law of the Han Dynasty or the Son of Heaven?" Yuan Kui shook his head with emotion, "Nowadays, government schools use modern classics and private schools learn ancient classics. There are many schools of thought, and no one can convince anyone. Therefore, we need to borrow external force, Dong Zhuo's force, and use the fastest, most powerful, and bloodiest method to quickly resolve this issue that has been debated for hundreds of years."

"As long as the laws of the Han Dynasty are the highest authority of the Han Kingdom, and as long as the Son of Heaven is subject to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the Han Kingdom will be able to regain its power in a very short period of time."

Yuan Shao stared at Yuan Kai dumbfounded, speechless.

Yuan Kui calmed down a bit, and continued: "Ben Chu, now you understand why I want Dong Zhuo to enter Beijing? Are you going to let Dong Zhuo be deposed?"

Yuan Shao nodded.

"There are some things that we cannot and cannot do. For example, your uncle is Ma Rong, and your aunt Ma Lun is quick-witted and knowledgeable, but your aunt and I have completely opposite views. How do you ask me to tell the world in ancient Chinese? Confucian classics as an official school? Some things must be done by warriors, and only they dare to do them. As long as it is beneficial to the country, warriors will do what we say."

"Of course, no matter who it is, as long as it holds power for a long time, it is possible to do illegal things, so we must have our own army, and we must have enough strength to deter and force Dong Zhuo away." Yuan Kai immediately put himself and Lu Zhi together. The discussed strategy was repeated, "Leave Beijing early and go to Jizhou. It is rich, has a large population, and is a place where powerful and noble families are concentrated. It is easy to form an army and get support."

Yuan Shao hesitated, "Why don't you go back to your hometown, Runan?"

"That's too obvious. The slightest disturbance will arouse Dong Zhuo's suspicion." Yuan Kai said, "Besides, Runan is a little far away from Gyeonggi, so it's better to station troops in prefectures and counties near Gyeonggi. You go first, and after a while, I will continue to send ministers to various places as backup."

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Dong Zhuo had just entered Yuan's mansion when he ran into Yuan Shao head-on.

Yuan Shao also didn't salute, pointing at Dong Zhuo angrily and began to curse.Yuan Shao said: "I have been a great man for 400 years since the founding of the country. I have great kindness and great kindness, and I am loved by all people. Now that the emperor is still young and has no faults spread to the world, you dare to rely on force to abolish your son and establish a concubine. This will definitely be cast aside by the people of the world. My lord will surely become the eternal sinner of the Great Han Kingdom."

Dong Zhuo was inexplicably scolded.

"Boy, you are too presumptuous, do you think I dare not kill you?"

Yuan Shao sneered and said, "If you kill me, you are also a traitor to the Han Kingdom." After speaking, he walked away.

Dong Zhuo was so angry that his lungs exploded.Yuan Shao is Yuan Kai's nephew, he can't be killed, and he can't be arrested, he can only stare.

"My lord, it seems that among the ministers there are many people who are unwilling like Yuan Shao, we should settle this matter quickly, so as not to have long nights and dreams." Li Ru persuaded, "Let's go, this kid will be dealt with by the Grand Tutor. "

Yuan Shao hung the talisman of Sili Xiaowei on the upper east gate, left Luoyang and fled to Jizhou.

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(End of this chapter)