Just as the officials were about to leave, someone suddenly asked loudly,""Emperor, this minister has something to say."
Everyone turned around and looked at the person who dared to speak at this time. They saw that this person was full of righteousness. He was wearing a robe unique to civil officials and stood on the jade steps, waiting for the Emperor's answer.
The Spirit Monarch looked at who he thought it was, but he didn't expect it to be him.""Lu Qing, please speak."
Dongfang Jian looked at the person in front of him and kept wondering who he was. Now that he heard the Spirit Emperor say that this person's surname was Lu, there was only one person with the surname Lu in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and that was the Grand Scholar and North General Lu Zhi, the teacher of Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan.
Lu Zhi's life was erudite and talented. He was loyal and upright. He was praised as a famous work in the world. He was a Confucian scholar, a model for scholars and a pillar of the country. He was framed and almost executed because he did not bribe the eunuch Zuo Feng when he was pacifying the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Fortunately, Huangfu Song reported that Lu Zhi was meritorious and innocent, and the court restored Lu Zhi's original official position. Later, he resigned and lived in seclusion in Shanggu.
Dongfang Jian, the Spirit Monarch, and the other officials were all looking at Lu Zhi, waiting to hear what he had to say. "Your Majesty, if Dongfang Jian takes over as the governor of Youzhou, where should the current governor of Youzhou, Liu Yan, be transferred to?" Lu Zhi said.”
When the Spirit Emperor heard this, he thought for a moment and said," Uncle Liu, you can't treat my Han clan members unfairly. How about this? I'll transfer you back to the capital to serve as the chief of the Han clan."”
Lu Zhi said,"If this is the case, I'm afraid Governor Liu won't accept it."”
The Spirit Monarch was furious." What's there to be unhappy about? I am the Emperor. Do I need his approval to appoint an official?" The imperial edict told him that he had to arrive in the capital within ten days. Otherwise, he would be punished for disobeying the imperial edict. "After saying that, he flung his sleeves and left in a huff.
Once the Emperor left, everyone came to persuade Lu Zhi, hoping that he would apologize to the Emperor, but Lu Zhi still did his own thing. In fact, it was no wonder that the Emperor was angry. The Spirit Monarch had been the Emperor for so many years and thought that everything was under his control. After hearing Lu Zhi's words today, did he understand that Liu Yan had become powerful in Youzhou and was no longer following the orders of the imperial court? How could the arrogant territory accept this?
After Dongfang Jian returned to the inn, he said to Zhang Fei,"Immediately inform Mister Tian that everything has been settled and let him carry out the plan.”
"Got it." Zhang Fei nodded.”With that, he walked out of the inn.
Dongfang Jian said to Lu Bu after he brought Zhang Fei away,""Fengxian, go and pack up. We're going to pay a visit to the few great sages in Luoyang.”
Lu Bu didn't say anything and turned to leave the room. In the next few days, Dongfang Jian visited Lu Zhi, Wang Yun, Huangfu Song, Yang Biao, and other famous figures in the Great Han Dynasty and had a very good conversation with them. While Dongfang Jian was visiting the famous people in Luoyang, his name had already spread throughout Luoyang and even the Central Plains. Everyone believed that Dongfang Jian was an out-and-out patriot who could be compared to Zhang Qian and Su Wu in the Han Dynasty, and that he was the pride of all the Han people, even though he had given up his excellent life and huge wealth overseas to return to the Central Plains after much hardship.
After visiting the leaders of the literati, Dongfang Jian still had to visit He Jin, the current imperial uncle who was later promoted to the rank of Great General. Although Dongfang Jian looked down on this incompetent butcher who had relied on his sister to rise to this point, he still had power, so he had to treat him well. Dongfang Jian cleaned up and prepared himself before arriving at the General's Estate.
He Jin was very happy to see Dongfang Jian arrive. After all, he had already seen Dongfang Jian's position in the Emperor's heart today. In addition, he had a good impression of Dongfang Jian. How could he not be happy that he was the first to visit him today? Just now, he was discussing with his strategist how to pull him to his side. Thus, he personally went to the door to welcome them. When he arrived at the living room, He Jin asked,"I wonder why Ziheng has come?”
"I came here today to pay a visit to you, General, and to ask for your help," Dongfang Jian said with a smile.”
He Jin looked at his strategists and smiled.""Ziheng's words are quite puzzling.”
"Actually, early this morning, I received an invitation from Zhang Rang, the Ten Generals Attendant. He invited me to drink at his place tonight. I just arrived in Luoyang a few days ago, and he already knows the next day. What does this mean? To be honest, General should know that I just returned and don't want to offend any of the high officials and nobles in Luoyang. The most important ones are General and the Ten Generals. If I go to the banquet, I will definitely offend the general and the people of the imperial family. If I don't go, I will definitely offend the Shi Chang Shi. Therefore, I came here today to ask the general to forgive me for going to the Shi Chang Shi's banquet.”Dongfang Jian said solemnly.
When He Jin heard this, he was furious." How can eunuchs like the Ten Attendants be allowed to be so presumptuous? It's fine if Ziheng doesn't go. If anyone dares to attack you, I'll help you deal with them." I'll see what the Ten Attendants of the Eternal Court dare to do to me.”
Dongfang Jian said excitedly," In that case, I'll thank you, General. If you need my help in the future, please let me know. I'll die for you."”
"Alright, with Ziheng's words, I'm relieved.”He Jin smiled.
Just as He Jin finished speaking, he heard someone say,"It seems that Lord Dongfang had no intention of going from the beginning.”
Dongfang Jian looked in the direction of the voice and saw a person sitting at the side with a wine cup in his hand, observing Dongfang Jian coldly. Dongfang Jian could not help but feel a sense of familiarity when he saw this person, and he hurriedly turned around to ask He Jin. "This man is Xun You of Yingchuan, Xun Gongda, the current assistant minister of the Yellow Gate.”
Dongfang Jianxin said,"He is the descendant of the Xun Eight Dragons, one of the two most famous people in the Xun Family during the Three Kingdoms Period, and Cao Cao's super strategist." Dongfang Jian looked at Xun You and went through Xun You's information in his mind. Xun You was the assistant minister of the Yellow Gate when He Jin was in power. When Dong Zhuo entered the capital, he was imprisoned for plotting to assassinate Dong Zhuo. Later, he abandoned his official position and returned home. After Cao Cao welcomed the emperor into Xudu, Xun You became the prefect of Jinan and the commander of Cao Cao's army. When Cao Cao attacked Lu Bu, Xun You and Guo Jia offered a plan to capture Lu Bu alive. During the period of pacifying Hebei, Xun You tried his best to oppose public opinion and advocated Cao Cao to eliminate Yuan Shao's sons. He was granted the title of Marquis of Lingshu Pavilion by Cao Cao. In the 12th year of Jian 'an (207 AD), he became the military advisor. After the establishment of Wei, he became the Shangshu Ling. Xun You acted carefully and carefully, and was praised by Cao Cao. In the 19th year of Jian 'an (214 AD), Xun You died on the road to Cao Cao's attack on Wu. At the beginning of the year, he was awarded the title of Marquis Jing. (In fact, Xun You was appointed as the assistant minister of the Yellow Gate in the first year of Zhongping (184). Now it was brought forward.)
Dongfang Jian retracted his excitement and said,""Mister Xun is right. I have no intention of going at all. Who are the Ten Attendants? They were a group of villains who colluded with each other to bewitch the Emperor, bully the officials, levy exorbitant taxes, and sell official positions. Their fathers, brothers, and children were all over the world, rampaging through the countryside and harming the people. No official dared to control them, and they relied on the Emperor's favor to do all the bad things in the world. The mentality of people with physical defects like them is completely different from ordinary people like us. People like him will take pleasure in fooling the world once they are in power. However, such people were the closest to the emperor, and the emperor trusted them the most.”
After Dongfang Jian finished speaking, he looked at everyone's expressions and knew that he had fooled them again. Using the psychology of the 21st century to analyze it was indeed a very good step. People nowadays had never heard of psychology.
Xun You couldn't help but ask,""Is there no way to get rid of these eunuchs?”
" These eunuchs are able to bring chaos to the world because of the Emperor's trust," Dongfang Jian said." We just need to find a way to remove the trust in the Emperor's heart. When the time comes, the Emperor will personally send them to the General for punishment."”
When He Jin heard that there was a way to get rid of the Ten Attendants, he hurriedly asked,"How?"
Dongfang Jian smiled." Although you are in charge of the court now, your power is still inferior to that of the eunuchs. Everyone knew that the Emperor favored Zhang Rang and called him 'father'. The Ten Attendants of the Everlasting Peace were in cahoots with each other to bewitch the Emperor and bully the officials. This was the current situation. In such a situation, even you, the general, who is a relative of the royal family, might not be able to do anything.”
"What Master Dongfang said makes sense," Xun You said. However, with the Emperor's wisdom, he would never condone Zhang Rang's party. He believed that soon, the Emperor would wake up and depose Zhang Rang and the others. Moreover, with the Great General's abilities, he believed that it wouldn't be long before he could defeat Zhang Rang's faction and return the court to its former glory.”Xun You couldn't help but praise the Emperor and He Jin.
As expected, when He Jin heard this, his face lit up. Dongfang Jianxin said," Xun You is indeed Xun You. You can dissolve my words with just a few words. But what are you thinking?" Is it really as you said?
"Hehe, the words of a fair person are too illusory. Given the Emperor's current level of trust in Zhang Rang, it would not be easy for the Emperor to depose Zhang Rang and the others. Moreover, General He was alone and did not have any help in the court. It would be extremely difficult to defeat Zhang Rang and the others. There had to be some evidence.”Eastern Kendo
"Before Master Dongfang came to the capital, he must have had a deep understanding of the situation in the imperial court. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said these words today. Today, Dongfang Daren came to visit the general, so he must have a plan in mind. I wonder if you have any good plan to defeat Zhang Rang's party?”
Dongfang Jian smiled and said," Lord Xun is indeed a man of discernment. I'm here today to offer advice to General He."”
As soon as he said this, He Jin's expression was a little unhappy. It could be seen that he was trying his best to hide his displeasure. From Dongfang Jian's praise for Xun You, it could be seen that Dongfang Jian had a good impression of Xun You. Xun You also had a good impression of Dongfang Jian. If not for the fact that there were so many people sitting here, he would have flipped the table on the spot.
He didn't know if Xun You saw He Jin's expression, but even if he did, he probably wouldn't care. "I wish to hear the details," replied Xun You.
"The power of the court can be divided into three parts: the eunuchs, General He, and the scholars. The eunuchs were the strongest, followed by the generals, and the shilin was the weakest.”
"Indeed." Xun You nodded.”
Dongfang Jian continued," Although the Great General is nominally in charge of the government, he doesn't have much real power in reality. Of course, this is because of the constraints of Zhang Rang's party. At the same time, the uncooperation of the people in the intellectual circle is also an important reason. It was precisely because of the mutual division and control of power that the position of General He was only in name. For now, if General He wanted to truly rule the country, he would have to overthrow Zhang Rang's party. And if he wanted to overthrow Zhang Rang's faction, the Great General's only way out was to cooperate with the people of Shilin.”
Hearing this, He Jin smiled bitterly and continued,"I also wanted to cooperate with the people from the Shilin Academy, but they just didn't buy it.”
" General, please think about it." Dongfang Jian said with a smile," The current situation in the court is a three-pronged confrontation. If any party wants to survive, they must ally with the other party and attack the third party. Among the three factions, the Shilin faction was the weakest, so the people of the Shilin faction had to ally with the other party to survive. Between the general and the eunuchs, the scholars would definitely choose the general and would never stand with the eunuchs. This was a gift from God to the general. It would be a pity if the general did not accept it.”
He Jin said,"These words are reasonable, but sometimes, people in the intellectual circle always sing the opposite tune."”
"Hehe, General, you are wrong. The ten fingers were not exactly the same, and it was inevitable that there would be disputes between people. General, please think about it. Are some of the things that you have argued with the people of the intellectual world all trivial matters? Why should you care about these trivial matters? The overall situation was more important. And on some major issues of right and wrong, the people of the intellectual world would definitely stand on the same side as the Great General.”
"That's right, that's the truth." He Jin nodded.
"Therefore, if the Great General and the people of the Shilin can each take a step back and think about the big picture and stand together, then it shouldn't be difficult to overthrow Zhang Rang.”
"But right now, I'm already at loggerheads with the people from the School of Scholars, so how can we join forces?" He Jin smiled bitterly.”
Dongfang Kendo said," There are no eternal friends or enemies in the world. There are only eternal interests. Now, there was a chance for the Great General and the people of the Shilin to bury the hatchet and reunite.”
"Ziheng, please speak clearly."
Dongfang Jian smiled and said," It is to let the Emperor attend court. As long as the Emperor is able to attend court, the plot of the Ten Attendants to seal off the unfavorable news in the court will lose its effect. As long as the Emperor attends court, the generals and the people in the imperial family will report together to expose the evil deeds of the Ten Attendants. It may be useless if one person says it, but if everyone in the court says it, the Emperor will suspect it even if he does not believe it completely. At that time, the Emperor may send someone to investigate. Then, the person investigating the case will definitely not be one of the Ten Attendants. Even if the Emperor did not listen, it was fine. He would continue to report every few days. The Emperor would believe him if he said more. After all, three people could become a tiger. Moreover, the general had an advantage that no one else had.”
"What advantage?" He Jin asked.
"The Empress, the mother of the country."
He Jin slapped his thigh after hearing this." Aiya, why didn't I think of such a good plan? When the time comes, the court will be full of civil and military officials, plus the harem. It will be impossible for the ten constant attendants not to die."”
"The most important thing now is for the Emperor to go to court. As long as the Emperor was in court, then the next thing would be very simple. Of course, we can't always say it in the emperor's ear, because saying too much will affect the emperor's senses and make the emperor feel that you're forcing him again. This way, things will go against each other when they reach an extreme, and it's not good for us. In this way, the general could express goodwill to the people of Shilin and win their support. And with the support of the people of the intellectual circle, the general could rightfully rule the court and defeat Zhang Rang. At the same time, if we don't do anything after we arrive at Youzhou, it will be no loss to the general. And if they had some achievements, they could echo the general inside and outside. At that time, the general will be in charge of the interior and we will be in charge of the exterior. Then, the world will be settled."
Hearing Dongfang Jian's words, He Jin was very happy and repeatedly cheered. Xun You could not help but secretly admire Dongfang Jian's strategy. Now, he started to pay attention to this person. This was an open and aboveboard scheme. At that time, even if the Ten Attendants knew it was a trap, they would still have to jump into it. They would think of a way to get rid of him, but the more they did so, the more the Emperor would suspect him. Dongfang Jian, you're really vicious.
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