Chapter 11 The Sunset of the Long River Section 10 Yuan Yao expressed the gratitude of Ying and Ru Shi to the general.

If it weren't for the general's initiative to give up the position of the great Sima this time, the eldest princess and the imperial court would not agree to the general's trial of the case.

The general gave up the official position of the Great Sima, in a sense, it was equivalent to returning part of the military power to the eldest princess and the imperial court, fulfilling their wishes.

In order to alleviate the fierce contradictions in the court and ensure the stability of the foundation of the great cause of Zhongxing, the general resolutely decided to exchange the power in his hands for the protection of the Ying and Ru Shi people.

Yuan Yao said a lot of grateful words, Li Hong laughed at them, and said very worriedly, the most headache in this case is that there is no evidence to prove that Xun Yu and Xin Ping and others met just to catch up.

On the contrary, if you want to prove that Xun Yu, Xin Ping and others got together to deliberately assassinate the Son of Heaven, it is very easy, just conjure up a few pieces of evidence, and then force them to draw a detention.

Of course, Yuan Yao knew that as long as any case was involved in rebellion, even if it was fake and wronged, it would become true under the deliberate promotion of all forces.

This is the best opportunity to fight against dissidents, and the undead will not solve the problem at all. Generally speaking, even if the officials who preside over such cases want to find out the facts, they can only violate their conscience in the face of the heavy pressure of the Son of Heaven and various powers, and in the face of their own lives and futures.

After all, killing people is more beneficial than protecting people, and everyone will weigh the pros and cons of this. Now the general is facing this difficult situation, although he has obtained the right to preside over the trial at all costs, but it is very difficult for him to overturn the case, to save the lives of Xun Yu, Xin Ping and others, and to protect the power of Ying and Rushi.

Yuan Yao didn't speak, he listened quietly. Since the general has made an appointment with him, there must be a solution.

"We don't have real and detailed evidence to prove that this case is an unjust case, so even if I try my best to delay the trial, the final outcome will be the same." Li Hong shook his head and said in a low voice,

"This is also the reason why the eldest princess and the imperial court agreed to my request and agreed to me to preside over the case, they knew that I could not find evidence and could not clear the charge for Xun Yu, Xin Ping and others."

"Right now, the only thing I have in my favor is time. I had plenty of time to look for evidence. Yuan Yao felt that Li Hong's words were ridiculous.

Xun Yu and Xin Ping and others have special identities, and they themselves have the possibility of rebellion, and when they get together, even if they don't say a word, they can be inferred that they have a conspiracy to assassinate the Son of Heaven.

It is simply impossible to find evidence.

The frustrated expression on Yuan Yao's face fell into Li Hong's eyes. Li Hong shook his head regretfully,

"Your father and I were ready to kill me before I even knew him. It was from that moment that our friendship began. There is a world of difference between you and your father. Sometimes, I often think, are you the son of Brother Lu (Yuan Shu)? Yuan Yao's heart trembled, his expression was frightened, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

"This is an unjust case, someone deliberately set a trap, on the surface it looks like it is against you, but in fact it is ......" Li Hong dragged out his voice and asked in a low voice,

"Who's set the trap, you say?"

"I think it's Master Li Wei." Yuan Yao said bluntly.

"Does everyone in the court think so?" Yuan Yao nodded without hesitation, his face showing anger.

"This trap is so powerful, first hit Ying and Ru Shiren, let Lord Li Wei become the target of everyone, and then unite all the people to besiege Lord Li Wei. When Master Li Wei falls, I will probably not be far from death. Li Hong said with a smile,

"What a plan, such a powerful serial plan, in order to kill me, he actually tried his best to set up such a clever plan to deceive everyone in the court." Yuan Yao was dizzy, suddenly thought of something, and his face changed suddenly.

Today's crisis in the court was the first provoked by Lord Cai Yong, who first hit Xu Shao, then Yang Biao, and then Li Wei.

At this moment, the court has formed a pattern in which the Qing Yanshi led by Cai Yong alone fought against the Guanluo Shi led by Yang Biao, the Ying Rushi led by Xu Shao and Xun You, and the Northern Xinjiang Shi led by Li Wei.

With one against three, the Prime Minister is obviously not an opponent, and Li Wei will not be so confused that in this situation of having an obvious advantage, he will deliberately provoke the contradiction between himself and Guan Luo and Ying Rushi, and destroy his position.

In other words, this matter was not done by Li Wei, but was carefully planned by the Prime Minister and the Qing Yanshi people, with the purpose of destroying the alliance between the Northern Xinjiang scholars and Guan Luo and Ying Ru people, and then with the help of the rebellion case, first destroy the Ying Ru Shi people with lightning speed, provoke the hatred of Guan Luo and Ying Ru Shi people against Li Wei and other Northern Xinjiang Shi people, and then unite Guan Luo and Ying Ru Shi people to besiege Li Wei.

As Li Hong said just now, Li Wei has fallen, the power of the Northern Xinjiang Department has been greatly reduced, and Li Hong's life in the court will be very difficult in the future.

On that day, Yang Biao told himself that the prime minister was the eldest princess's teacher, and many of the ministers of the Qingyan nationality were the eldest princess's people.

In other words, the eldest princess may have been using the power of the prime minister and the young Yanshi people in a premeditated and step-by-step manner to provoke infighting in the court, weaken the power of all parties in the court, and then attack the strength of Li Hong and Li Wei, and firmly control the power in her own hands.

Behind the Prime Minister and the Qing Yanshi are Lu Bu and Zhao Yun, even if Li Hong falls, the army can still be controlled, and Li Wei is down, and there are Jinyang Wang and Jizhou Cui families among the Northern Xinjiang scholars to win over, which is probably an important reason why the eldest princess chose the Prime Minister and the Qing Yanshi as her own strength to fight opponents and control authority.

If the person behind today's court crisis is the eldest princess, then the situation will be completely different. Yuan Yao shivered a few times in a row, in a cold sweat

And the "swish" came out.

"Now, you understand?" Li Hong's face was like water, and he asked calmly. Yuan Yao nodded.

"They were going to succeed, but I took a step back and grabbed the time to turn the tide." Li Hong waved his hand,

"I can only help you so much, and you have to solve the rest of the things yourself." Yuan Yao walked out of the Great General's Mansion in a daze.

Looking at Yuan Yao's panicked back, a sneer appeared on the corner of Li Hong's mouth, and he turned around and walked towards the study.

"You didn't frighten Lord Yuan, did you?" Xian Yufu saw Li Hong walk in and asked with a smile.

"If you want to help Zhong Yuan (Li Wei) enter the Prime Minister's Mansion, you must first eliminate the contradictions between Zhong Yuan and Guan Luo and Ying Rushi." Li Hong said,

"If they don't join forces, if they can't work together, they won't be able to crack down on the young Yanshi, and they won't be able to force the prime minister to take the blame and resign. As I said, you need to do something against your conscience as a last resort. ”

"What if Zhong Yuan sees through our intentions, tries his best to suppress his impulses, stops being prime minister for the time being, and continues to maintain the current situation?" Xian Yufu asked worriedly,

"I've been thinking about this just now. Zhong Yuan is very smart, he must consider the changes in the pattern of the court after he becomes the prime minister, if the development of the situation is not favorable to him, he may not be as we expected, the prime minister and all the ministers who are qualified to be the prime minister are driven out of the court. ”

"The initiative in the court is now in my hands. If I want him to be the prime minister, he has to be the prime minister, and he can't run away. Li Hong said with a smile.

Xian Yufu looked at Li Hong and sighed softly,

"Hopefully we can control the situation, otherwise there is a high risk of chaos in the court. The Prime Minister won't have an accident, right? ”

"No, it won't." Li Hong sat down on the seat and said easily,

"I hold the lives of Ying and Rushi in my hands, and if they lose control, I will raise my knife and scare them." The two looked at each other and smiled.

That night, Yuan Yao found an excuse and invited Guanglu Doctor Zhong Xuan, Taichang Cheng Yuan Lian, and Da Sima Mansion Governor Shi Chenwei to the mansion.

Yuan Yao told the three of them what the general said today, and asked about countermeasures.

"Wen Xin, you have always been by Lord Xu Rong's side, have you ever heard him say anything?" Chen Wei shook his head,

"You don't know, and I don't know. This kind of thing is usually known only to the ministers, and they don't talk about it casually, let alone discuss it with our subordinates. I think there is a mystery in the general's words, and I can't believe them all, but I can't disbelieve them. ”

"The general's meaning is obvious, he wants us to join forces with Lord Li Wei to deal with the prime minister and hit the Qingyan officials hard." Yuan Jian said,

"There are some things that the general can't say clearly, but the fact is that if you want to overturn the case and clear the charges of Xin Ping, Xun Chen and others, there is only one way, that is, to use the way of others, and to treat them as others, create another unjust case, and put the charge of assassinating the Son of Heaven on the heads of others." There was a dead silence in the room.

Yuan Yao and Chen Wei looked at Yuan Jian in horror. Zhong Xuan was thoughtful and silent.

"You mean...... Prime minister? Although Yuan Yao also had this thought, when he heard this sentence from Yuan Yao's mouth, he still felt extremely panicked and uneasy.

"Why did Li Wei help us? Could it be that this incident was really done by the prime minister and deliberately framed Li Wei? Chen Wei hesitated for a long time and shook his head,

"This matter must have been done by Li Wei, and it will not be wrong. Think about it, when Jingzhao Yin Yupeng arrested people, the general and the prime minister were in Liyang, and no one knew that the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess had accepted the general's suggestion to postpone the construction of Sanyong indefinitely. At that time, all parties in the court were gearing up for the great debate on the Mingtang system at the beginning of the year, which was a dispute between the schools of scripture at that time. ”

"Wen Xin is right." Zhong Xuan said,

"Originally, the Prime Minister's deal with Taifu Yang Biao, Taichang Xu Shao and Dasi Nong Li Wei was purely for the sake of Sanyong. At that time, all parties in the court were caught in the battle of scriptures and learning, and there was no power struggle between the scholars of Beijiang, Qingyan, Guanluo and Yingru. After the Son of Heaven issued an order to postpone the construction of Sanyong, the battle in the court suddenly changed direction and became a power struggle among scholars from all over the country. The general is misleading us, he wants to overthrow the prime minister. "If the prime minister falls, there are many ministers who have the opportunity to sit in the position of prime minister.

First of all, it is Liu He, the minister of the clan, followed by the brothers Yang Biao and Yang Qi among the Guanluo scholars, Xun You and Xu Shao among the Yingru scholars, Zhang Miao and Kong Rong among the Qingyanshi people, on the contrary, there is no one among the Northern Xinjiang scholars.

But the problem now is that Ying Rushi and Guan Luoshi want to overturn the case for Xin Ping and others, and they want to join forces to deal with the Qing Yanshi people, that is to say, Zhang Miao and Kong Rong may be the same as Yang Biao, Yang Qi, Xun You, and Xu Shao, the four ministers, because someone in the family has violated the law and has been implicated, and they have lost the opportunity to compete for the position of prime minister.

Then, the only one who has the strength to sit in the position of prime minister is Liu He, the imperial historian.

"If Lord Liu He can't be the prime minister for various reasons, then ......" Yuan Lian's gaze swept over the faces of Zhong Xuan, Yuan Yao, and Chen Wei one by one,

"That's Dasi Nong Li Wei." The four of them were shocked.

"In this case, the words of the Great General may be true." Zhong Xuan pointed at Yuan Jian and Chen Wei and said,

"The three of us have been in Northern Xinjiang for so many years, and we still know the eldest princess very well. From the beginning of the formulation and implementation of the New Deal, the eldest princess used different forces to seize and control power at different times. In just a few years, the imperial court revised the official system three times in a row, and with each revision of the official system, she regained some of her power. Last year's revision of the official system even directly led to the split of the northern Xinjiang system, which shows the means of the eldest princess. ”

"The reason for the outbreak of this court crisis, if it is the same as the general's speculation, then the dispute between Sanyong and the dispute over scripture may have been deliberately created by the eldest princess. When the parties in the court fought, she ordered the construction of Sanyong to be postponed under the pretext of stabilizing the court, and the direction of the court battle immediately turned to the power struggle between the scholars. ”

"Now that the general is forced to hand over part of the military power due to the situation, the position of the prime minister is also in jeopardy, if Li Wei is allowed to enter the Chengcun Mansion again, the inner and outer dynasties will be under her control. Even a great general would find it difficult to compete with her head-on. In this way, if the little emperor wants to govern in the future, it will be difficult to ascend to the sky. ”

"Then isn't Li Wei a generation of powerful ministers?" Yuan Yao shook his head in disbelief,

"Is it the prime minister who framed us, or Li Wei who framed us?"

"It doesn't matter anymore." Yuan Jian smiled bitterly,

"Whether it is the prime minister or Li Wei, if you lose the support of the general, you can still gain a foothold in the court, but if you lose the support of the eldest princess, it will be a dead end. The dispute between Sanyong was the prime minister's most misstep, which directly caused the eldest princess to give up her support for him and instead support Li Wei, intending to let him enter the prime minister's mansion. Although Li Wei is very powerful, his power is given by the eldest princess, especially after he loses the support of the general, he has to rely on the eldest princess even more. Li Wei obeyed the eldest princess, and the eldest princess relied on him to control the internal and external dynasties, and as time passed, the authority of the eldest princess became stronger and stronger, and the future ......"

"In the future, the history of Empress Lu's intervention in politics may reappear in the court." Chen Wei muttered quietly. The four of them consulted all night and did not come up with anything to stop the situation from developing.

At present, Ying Rushi people want to protect themselves, to rescue Xin Ping, Xun Chen and others, and at the same time, the Central Plains urgently needs stability, and Xun Yu is also urgently needed, so it is imperative to shake hands with Li Wei now and join forces against the prime minister and Qingyan.

However, they came up with a way that could effectively curb the eldest princess's control of power for a long time, that is, they resolutely supported the general, tried to divide and split the relationship between the eldest princess and Li Wei, and tried their best to maintain the balance of power in the court.

The general is trying his best to support the little emperor and lay the foundation for the future of the little emperor, and at this moment, no matter what, he must work with the Guanluo people, resolutely stand on the side of the general, and cooperate with the warriors of northern Xinjiang.

Force is the last weapon to solve the problem of the court, if there is a similar one in the court

This kind of thing has endangered the safety of the society, and the general may take action.

After all, he had led an army of 100,000 to the south to threaten Luoyang, and he dared to do anything. Although the eldest princess is very powerful, her biggest weakness is that she has not been able to control the army so far.

Li Wei became the prime minister, he had a lot of power, and at the same time he controlled the internal and external courts, which would inevitably not cause the eldest princess to be jealous.

At this time, as long as you seize the opportunity and try to provoke the contradictions between the two sides, drive a wedge between the two sides, and turn the two sides into enemies, Li Wei will be dead.

From this point of view, Li Wei can now be vigorously supported until he is sent to the mass grave. After dawn, the four of them broke up in a hurry, each doing their own thing.

Yuan Jian used the excuse of reporting government affairs to Xu Shao and went to visit Xu Shao. Chen Wei consulted with Taiwei under the pretext that there was something in the Great Sima Mansion and went to Xunyou Mansion.

Yuan Yao hurried to the Taifu Mansion and reported the details to Yang Biao for help. Zhong Xuan went to visit Li Wei, the chief farmer, and the two sides talked happily.

When Zhong Xuan said goodbye and left, Li Wei said with a smile, I heard that Lord Xi Wei is a filial son, and the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month is his mother's birthday.

Even when he was studying thousands of miles away, he was rain or shine, and it was not easy for decades.

On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, Taichang Cheng Yuan Lian visited the Zhishu Yushi Xi and sent a heavy gift to congratulate his mother on her birthday.

Xi is low-key, except for a very few ministers such as Li Wei, Cui Yan, and Zhao Song, no one knows that today is his mother's birthday.

Xi was very moved. The next day, Xi Xi returned his prayers and gave Yuan Jian a copy

"Bo Gift" as a thank you. That night, Yuan Jian sent someone to take this

The "thin gift" was transferred to Yuan Yao. Yuan Yao gave it to the general overnight. After reading it, the general was furious and took the case.

"How can the Han have such an official who has brought disaster to the country and the people?" Lord Bo Jiang Ji was summoned overnight. This is an impeachment note written by Chen Liujiyang County to the imperial court, and the object of impeachment is Chen Liutaishou Zhang Chao.

It is said that during the Luoyang War, Zhang Chao took advantage of the opportunity of hoarding military supplies in his own county, and together with his three brothers, embezzled military supplies without authorization to engage in illegal activities such as buying and selling land, and profited from his position.

The county magistrate also suspected that Zhang Chao and his brothers used some merchants to secretly communicate with the rebels to sell prohibited materials such as food and ordnance.

This impeachment note was sent to Chang'an last year, when the imperial court was moving and it was chaotic.

Then the piece disappeared inexplicably. It is said that the prefectural magistrate was assassinated at the beginning of this year, and more than a dozen of his subordinates also died.

After hearing the news, Ding Li, who was the assassin of Yanzhou at the time, personally went to Jiyang County and heard a little rumor, so he wrote to Chen Hao and asked him to investigate carefully in the Yushitai.

Chen Hao didn't find out and told Xi Hao. Xi Xi Xi thought about reading this chapter, and he handed it to Liu He with his own hands, and he immediately thought about it, but this matter involved Liu He and Zhang Miao, the two ministers, how dare he dare to find something to do with the imperial history, so the matter is over.

The recital that is now on the table of Li Hong's case was written by Xi Xi based on his own memory. He has a knack for memorization, and this time it came in handy.

"You immediately rush to Yanzhou and secretly investigate with Lord Zhang Liao." Li Hong said angrily,

"This matter may involve generals in the army, you have to be careful not to leak secrets." Jiang Ji bowed down to receive the order.

"I'll give you a month. Within a month, you must find out the problem. Li Hong wrote a warrant to him,

"If there is an emergency and you need to use the army, you use this warrant to transfer troops to the captive general Lei Daren in Xingyang." Jiang Ji left Chang'an City overnight and rushed to Yanzhou.

The New Year is just around the corner. On the first day of the first lunar month, the ministers gathered in Liyang Palace to participate in the New Year's ceremony. The Son of Heaven decreed that the name of the year should be changed

"Yuan Ping", amnesty to the world. In the first year of Yuanping of the Han Dynasty (203 AD), the first month. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, hundreds of officials gathered in Liyang Palace to participate in the first court meeting of the new year.

Dahonglu Yuan Yao, Guanglu doctor Zhong Xuan, and Shangshu Ling Cui Yan jointly played and asked for the revision of "Tian Law".

Three days later, the recital was dismissed. On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Prime Minister Cai Yong, Imperial Historian Liu He, Imperial Governor Zhang Miao, and Imperial Servant Kong Rong jointly signed a concert, demanding that the former Yanzhou Assassin Ding Li, the former Ganling State Minister Xu Ming, and the former Jiyin County Taishou Zhu Wei be escorted to the capital for trial as soon as possible, so that the case could be concluded as soon as possible.

The edict of the Son of Heaven approved. On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, the eldest princess summoned the general Li Hong and urged him to conclude the case of the assassination of the Son of Heaven as soon as possible...... Li Hong was helpless and returned to Chang'an City perfunctory.

On the 24th day of the first month, the lord Bo Jiang Ji replied to Li Hong that the power of Chen Liujun was too great to guard Zhang Chao, and the investigation was seriously blocked, and asked the general to try to transfer Zhang Chao away from Chen Liujun.

On the first day of the second lunar month, the great Sima Xu Rong, the acting Taiwei Guangluxun Zhang Yan, the general Li Hong, and the left cavalry general Xian Yufu jointly played the Son of Heaven, considering that Yingchuan County was in the middle of the attack on both sides of Jingzhou and Yuzhou, and it was not convenient to block the enemy by separating the military and the government, it was suggested that the Xiaocai general Wang should lead the Yingchuan military and political affairs and recall the Yingchuan County Taishou Han Ming.

Prime Minister Cai Yong and other ministers had a negative attitude towards this proposal. The eldest princess consulted with the ministers of the Phoenix Pool. Chen Qun, the superintendent of the Central Committee, said that it is better to recall Han Ming, because it is said that Han Ming has a bad relationship with Wang Dang and others, and it is easy to make mistakes.

He suggested that Zhang Chao, the Taishou of Chenliujun, be appointed to Yingchuan, and that Zhang Liao, the assassin of Yanzhou, temporarily lead the Taishou of Chenliujun.

If the rebels attack Yingchuan this year, let Wang be the general and lead the Taishou, and then let Zhang Chao return to Chenliu County, so that both can not be offended.

The eldest princess issued an order to recall Han Ming, the Taishou of Yingchuan County, and let Zhang Chao take the post of Taishou of Yingchuan County, and Chen Liujun Taishou was temporarily led by Zhang Liao.

On the eighth day of the second month, the eldest princess issued an edict again to urge the general. If the case is not concluded, I will preside over it myself.

The general was anxious, and then urged Jiang Ji to secretly arrest Zhang Chao's three brothers, raid their mansions, and first get evidence of corruption and perversion of the law.

Something happened, and I'm responsible. On the tenth day of the first month of February, Prime Minister Cai Yong and other ministers jointly impeached the general, believing that he deliberately delayed the trial time and was suspected of protecting the prisoners, and implored the eldest princess to preside over the trial in person.

On February 12, the eldest princess visited Changyang City in person. Jump to