Eunuchs are a special group.

Just imagine, you can be so ruthless to yourself, and you don't hesitate to cut off your children and grandchildren, in order to get ahead and soar. Not to mention others.

That's why. Only in this dynasty did the "Yellow Gate" be set up, this special group.

There are roughly three sources of eunuchs in the Yellow Gate: they were born crippled, were sentenced for their crimes, and were sentenced voluntarily.

There are very few eunuchs, but they are not nothing.

"Emperor Shun, (Luanba) used eunuchs to give things to the court, and made up for the Yellow Gate Order...... After the yang qi is smooth, the white beggars retreat. Luan Ba entered the palace as a eunuch because of the heavenly castration, and left the palace by himself after "Yang Qi was unobstructed". As for the reason for the "smooth yang energy", it is not known.

The second category is eunuchs who are subject to "corrupt punishment". The so-called "knife saw remnants" is called this type. Needless to say.

There is another category, which is "rotten smoke", which is castrated into the palace by itself. Similar background, called "Huangmen disciple".

"Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Etiquette Chronicles, Middle": "The first day, Dada, is called to chase the epidemic." Qiyi: Select the children of the Yellow Sect over ten years old, under twelve, and one hundred and twenty people as nephews (ghost chasing boys). All are red and white, and they hold a big moe (táo rattle). ”

"Children of the Yellow Gate". Before, it was no different from ordinary people. Born and raised normally, marry a wife and have children, and when the wealth is exhausted, then "go to the silkworm room, and then become a eunuch". Therefore, there are many eunuchs, not only adopted sons, but also biological sons.

Among the "palace children" raised by Ye Ting, the baby boys are all "children of the Yellow Gate". Sooner or later, you will be stabbed.

Most of these people are extremely selfish. Unscrupulous means to achieve the end. Bold, hands and eyes open to the sky, but cautious and abide by the rules.

That's why. When Empress Dowager Dou persuaded Cheng Huang. Cheng Huang made a quick decision and went to the door to secretly form an alliance with the enemy Cao Jie. After the second party revolt, the two fought for power, and the fight was inseparable. Now that the situation has reversed, seeing that the eunuchs of the Mesozoic Era are in power, as the only remaining eunuchs of the older generation, the two immediately decided to huddle together to keep warm.

What is the hatred of killing a son-in-law, the hatred of seizing the throne. The line of life and death, the current enemy, everything can be left behind.

He even did not hesitate to reopen the party. Lead the party into the court and fight with the ten permanent servants!

It's really, vicious and vicious to the marrow.

knows the thoughts of Cao Jie and Cheng Huang. Look at the Empress Dowager Dou again.

When the Empress Dowager Dou was watching the play in the garden with the Empress Dowager Dong, she personally mentioned "reopening the party". Later, he led Cheng Huang into the palace with "Hehuan Yuanju", and set the policy of "reopening the party". One could even say. The reopening of the party began with the Empress Dowager Dou.

Why is the lifting of the ban on the party so important to the Empress Dowager Dou?

On the surface. Empress Dowager Dou's deceased father, former general Dou Wu, was friendly with the Celebrity Party.

In the ninth year of Yanxi, Dou Wu worshiped the captain of the city gate. During his tenure, he recruited celebrities, was honest and honest, did not accept bribes, and his wife only had enough food and clothing to eat and wear. When the Qiang used troops for many years, the grain harvest failed, and the people were hungry. Dou Wu then distributed all the rewards he received to the students. They also carried food on their trucks and gave them to the roadside homeless.

In the first year of Yongkang (167), the eunuchs were autocratic, and the famous scholars Li Ying and Du Mi were arrested for party affairs. Dou Wu wrote a letter to admonish and avenge the grievances of Li, Du and other party members. After the performance, Dou Wu resigned from the official position due to illness, and returned the seal of the captain of the city gate and the marquis of Huaili. The first emperor had no choice but to order the pardon of Li Ying and Du Mi, and release all the party members who committed minor crimes.

Dou Wu's reputation was greatly shaken. Together with Liu Shu and Chen Fan, they are called the "Three Gentlemen".

Later, because of the conspiracy with Chen Fan to get rid of the eunuchs, he died and the clan was wiped out. Deeply respected by the party.

That's why. The hanging fish is too guarded by the sheep to continue, and this is the book to the people, out of the thistle country.

Therefore, in the eyes of Cao Jie and Cheng Huang. The Empress Dowager Dou's family was wiped out, and the only people who could rely on it were the party members. If the party members return to the court, the Empress Dowager Dou will not be able to regain power. Because. She is the queen mother of the Han Dynasty. In terms of identity, she is the "mother-in-law" of His Majesty today.

For the Party members who regard the ethics of the program as their life. Empress Dowager Dou is the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty.

As Cheng Huang expected. How difficult it is for the party to regain its former momentum. Ten years at least, decades at most. At that time, the two had already sailed west. So, "After I die, the flood will be monstrous!" ”

As Empress Dowager Dou said from the bottom of her heart: In order to continue the glory of ten years, you are willing to give it a go.

So Cao Jie and Cheng Huang hit it off.

The reasons are all the same. But is the consequence of Dou Tai as the two think?

We'll see.

Longyou, the big earthquake pass.

The good craftsmen of the Ji Kingdom who were sent to check the topography of the mountains and rivers of Longyou returned one after another. The Longyou landscape is pieced together into a miniature model.

Liu Bei looked along the winding river and looked to the southwest: the big and small elm valleys, the meanders of the Cizhi River, and the head of the Cizhi River......

"The big and small elm valleys, one is 'two elms'. The north blocks the big river as solid, and it is close to the benefit of fish and salt in the West Sea. The land is fertile, the animal husbandry is promoted, and the Xiqiang family lives here, so as to be strong. In the first year of Zhanghe (87 years), Mi Tang led Zhuqiang to attack Longxisai, which was defeated by Taishou Kou Xu, and led back to the big and small elm valleys, that is. "All protect the right Cheng Li Ru, and tell the story.

"The Qiang land is on the shore of the Cizhi, to the head of the river, and the land is thousands of miles. The giver of the branch, the so-called "analysis of the branch" of "Yu Gong". However, the river meanders and the head of the river are cited, but the soil strength is inferior to the large and small elm valleys. Again upside down, the terrain is high and convex, and the grains are extinct. ”

Liu Bei bowed his head lightly: "Lonely but I heard Chief Di say that there is still grain on the head of the river." The Qiang people call it 'barley wheat'. It can be born on the top of the snow-capped mountain, if the fertilizer and water are suitable, intensive cultivation, and the yield per mu can also get six stones. ”

"It can withstand the extreme cold." Li Ru then asked: "Can the lord send someone to check the facts?" ”

"Someone has been sent to investigate." Liu Bei said with a smile: "If you get barley wheat, Xiqiang will not be in trouble." ”

Li Ru nodded lightly: "In the bitter cold land of Xiqiang, there are no tall trees. There is no way to burn charcoal for heating. However, the lord has ordered people to dig up coal. It is only necessary to transport charcoal, giant trees and other materials to the West Sea, and build a city and change ears. Planting barley wheat again is enough to stay for a long time. ”

"But it's dry. Rammed earth for the wall, giant wooden beams, Qin bricks and Han tiles. Plumbing, washing, and water showering are complete, and then rain and sewage are diverted, and ditches are dug outside the city to open up fields. Everything, like the Western Regions. Liu Bei pointed to the West Sea and said: "At the turn of the two Han Dynasty, Wang Mang sent people to bribe Qiangqu with heavy money to lure Heqiang to donate land. Dexihai, Dayun Valley, Yanchi and other places, then set up Xihai County to govern Longqi. Around the lake again: Xiuyuan, Jianqiang, Xingwu, Junqing, Shunli five counties. Although it has been repeatedly abolished. However, Xihai County made the western territory of the Han Dynasty penetrate deep into the western grasslands of Xiqiang for the first time. ”

Break new ground. It is a generation of heroes.

Liu Bei's heart, Li Ruyan can not know. He also made preparations: "After Wang Mang established the West Sea, he added 50 new laws. Whoever breaks the law will be exiled to the West Sea. In just a few years, tens of thousands of people have been displaced. and even the people's resentment boiling. Two years after the establishment of the county, Pang Tian, Fu Wan and others raised troops to attack the West Sea, in a vain attempt to recapture the land around the lake with abundant water and grass. Xihai Taishou Cheng Yong abandoned the city and left, and Xihai returned to the hands of the Qiang people. In the following year, Wang Mang sent Dou Guo, the captain of the Qiang school, to defeat Zhuqiang and recover the West Sea. Later, due to the rebellion of the green forest and the red eyebrows, Wang Mang's whip was beyond his reach, and Beiheqiang took the opportunity to regain his homeland, and Xihai County was abandoned. ”

Liu Bei smiled and asked: "How do you know the details?" ”

Looking at each other and smiling at the masterminds present, Li Ru asked rhetorically: "The lord ordered Song Jian to be coerced and burned, and the white horse was reversed. Could it be that it's not for the West Sea? ”

"Oh?" Liu Bei smiled happily: "Those who know me, Wen Youye." ”

Everyone laughed.