"Is this accurate?" He Hao asked.

He Jin nodded and said, "Someone heard it with their own ears." The queen summoned me to the palace in the morning, and that was for this purpose. ”

"If the eunuchs are not removed, there will be no peace in the country." Wang Yun said loudly, "The traitors are so blatant to instigate His Majesty to abolish the throne, interfere with the government, disrupt the court, and endanger the country, and the crime is unforgivable. If you want the emperor to give up the idea of abolishing the heir, eradicating the traitorous eunuchs should be the first priority. ”

"Without the eunuch, His Majesty will not be able to obtain the support of the Inner Palace, and he will not easily do anything to abolish the heir." Kuai Yue said, "If Your Majesty has the support of the lieutenant officials and the help of the generals of the important towns outside, it is very normal for him to want to do such unthinkable things. ”

"Your Majesty has done a lot of unthinkable things in the past few years. first listened to the treacherous eunuchs, launched a second party rebellion, and killed a large number of loyal and virtuous men, and then the eunuchs were the order. This is a groundbreaking feat made by His Majesty. ”

"Everyone should still remember that in the fourth year of Xiping, Your Majesty, under the command of the traitorous eunuchs, announced that the eunuchs of this dynasty could be ordered. Prior to this, the eunuchs had indirectly interfered in state affairs by preaching and instigating His Majesty, but since His Majesty decreed that eunuchs could make orders, the eunuchs in the inner palace could legally and directly participate in court discussions and intervene in state affairs. ”

"The third thing is that Your Majesty was instigated by the traitorous eunuchs such as Cao Jie and Wang Fu, who are often in the middle of the year, and openly sold his official position in the West Garden. You can think about it, there is such a group of traitors and villains around Your Majesty, what else do you dare not do? For him, Dahan Law is just a pile of cyan bamboo chips, and there is no binding force. ”

"The abolition of the heir is an earth-shattering event for us, but it may not be a big event for Your Majesty."

Kuai Yue's words fell, and there was silence in the room.

Zheng Tai suddenly sighed and said, "These three things that Xenodu said. The blow to the DPRK and the Chinese courts was fatal. The root causes of the troubles of the Han Dynasty in recent years were born from this. In other words, they all arose because of the traitorous eunuch who abused his power and brought disaster to the country. His Majesty's courage and perverse behavior are also outstanding among the emperors of all dynasties. If Your Majesty decides to abolish the eldest concubine, the fate of the empress can be imagined, and the fate of the general and the clan family can be imagined, and we ......"

He didn't go on, it was obvious. If the general is killed, their future as the general's staff will also be bleak.

Zheng Tai's outer court mainly refers to the government institutions composed of hundreds of officials such as the three dukes and nine kings, while the inner court mainly refers to the inner palace institutions composed of the emperor's close ministers and officials such as Shang Shutai, Huangmen Ling, and Zhong Huangmen.

Generally speaking, the emperor controls all the power in his own hands, and the three dukes are just noble in name, and the real power is in Shangshu. In other words, it is up to the emperor to do it. The inner court is weighted, and the outer court is light.

"You have repeatedly said that we have to eradicate the traitorous eunuchs, but we have neither a good time nor enough strength now, so let's listen to what the general has to say first." He Hao then turned his head to look at He Jin. Asked again, "General, what do you mean by the empress?" ”

"The queen means that she hopes that I can unite a group of ministers and jointly write to the Son of Heaven as soon as possible. Please make Shihou the crown prince. He Jin said, "The queen said, if the whole court insists on following the laws of the ancestors. With the establishment of the Marquis of Shi as the crown prince, His Majesty may find it difficult to disobey the will of the ministers and insist on going his own way. It doesn't matter if Your Majesty prevaricates the ministers for the time being and is unwilling to appoint the crown prince for the time being, and we have at least let Your Majesty know that all forces in the DPRK and China now support Shi Hou as the crown prince. Your Majesty should look up to the will of heaven and the hearts of the people, and dispel this idea for the sake of the safety of the Han Dynasty. ”

"I've been thinking about it for a long time, and I think it's the safest way to resolve the current crisis, but it's really tricky to join forces with the ministers of the DPRK and China to go to the risk of annoying the emperor, so I would like to ask you what you think?"

The six staff members of the Great General's Mansion in the room looked at each other with unkind expressions. Everyone seemed to want to say something, but they felt that it was difficult to say, so they looked at Zhao Qi.

Zhao Qi smiled slightly, and said slowly: "According to the law of the Great Han Dynasty of our dynasty, it is a matter of course to appoint the eldest prince as the crown prince, and the Son of Heaven has already said that the eldest prince has not yet reached adulthood, so he will not consider it for the time being, so at this time, the general suddenly came forward to invite the three princes and nine secretaries and other officials of the court to jointly write a letter to persuade the crown prince, which will cause many unexpected troubles." ”

Zhao Qi thought for a moment and continued: "I have lived for more than seventy years, and I have seen too much, so today I will say something that the general does not like to hear." Today's bureaucrats, whether in the opposition or in the DPRK, do not want the general to be a general who is a relative of a foreign relative, but to be a general who is a scholar. Since the filial piety of the emperor in this dynasty, the imperial system has been repeatedly extinct, the state authority or to the relatives, or to the eunuchs, the dynasty is disordered, and it is difficult to return, resulting in the decline of the national strength of my Han Dynasty, such as people with lofty ideals today want to get rid of the traitors and eunuchs, and revitalize the Han Dynasty, at this time, the general is actively trying to establish the crown prince early, what does it mean? The disaster of the dictatorship of the great general Liang Yi more than 30 years ago, and the incident of the great general Dou Wu Beigong 18 years ago are still vividly remembered. ”

He Jin's face was solemn, his expression was a little nervous, he obviously didn't expect that if he did this, he would violate the taboo of the Son of Heaven, the bureaucrats and lieutenants of the Shi clan, and be unanimously hostile to everyone.

Zhao Qi continued: "As long as the young emperor ascends the throne in this dynasty, in order to prevent the clan from encroaching on the imperial power, the empress dowager is required to be the regent of the dynasty. Because the queen mother lives in the harem and is inconvenient to contact the courtiers, she generally reuses her father and brother to preside over the inner court, which results in the loss of power, and the relatives are greedy for the young emperor in order to achieve the goal of controlling the state for a long time. ”

"In the first year of Yongjia (145 AD), Emperor Xiaochong died. The general Liang Ji and the empress dowager decided to ban the eight-year-old son of Liu Hong, the marquis of Jianping, as the emperor, and he was the emperor of filial piety. Emperor Xiaozhi knew that Liang Ji was arrogant and said that he was a general. Liang Ji was furious when he heard this, worried that he would become a trouble, so he immediately killed him to death. ”

Liang Ji also established Liu Zhi, the Marquis of Liwu, as the emperor, Liu Zhi was fifteen years old at the time, and he was the emperor of Xiaohuan. At that time, the Queen Mother was in the regent of the dynasty, and the Queen Mother's sister was established as the queen. Liang Yi's family is all favored, and the official is high. In the first year of peace (150 AD), the Empress Dowager collapsed and returned to Emperor Xiaohuan. ”

At that time, Liang Ji held the authority of the country, tyrannical and tyrannical. He installed his cronies in the palace guards to monitor every move in the palace. For the treasures of the state and county tribute, he first picked the best products for himself, and left the defective products to Emperor Xiaohuan. Liang Yi built the first garden, was poor and luxurious, and accepted countless bribes and gifts every day. ”

"Emperor Xiaohuan was very afraid of him, and his courtesy was still higher than that of the third duke, but he still hated the courtesy and wanted to be the duke of Zhou. The queen is also overshadowed and extravagant. The queen has no children, and every palace person is pregnant, she is poisoned, and it is difficult to have a preservation. Emperor Xiaohuan didn't dare to be angry, so be careful to annoy Liang Yi. ”

In the second year of Yanxi (159 AD), the queen fell out of favor and died of depression. Emperor Xiaohuan was dissatisfied with Liang Yi's tyranny, so he conspired with Zhongchang servants Shan Chao, Xu Huang, Gu Ying, Zuo Yi, and Tang Heng to get rid of Liang Ji. In order to show his determination, Emperor Xiaohuan even bit Shan Chao's arm, and the monarch and ministers made an alliance with blood. ”

Soon they killed Liang Yi and slaughtered him all over the house. However, the authoritarian relatives were removed, but new troubles arose. The five eunuchs were named marquis on the same day, and they were called 'five marquis' at the time. The five marquis were arrogant and greedy, which made the whole country sad. ”

"In the first year of Yongkang (167 AD), Emperor Xiaohuan honored Empress Dou as the queen mother, and the queen mother was in the court. The queen mother and her father, Dou Wu, the captain of the city gate, decided to ban the middle school, and welcomed the twelve-year-old Emperor Tinghou as the emperor, that is, today's son. ”

Soon, the Son of Heaven moved Dou Wu to be a general, entered the title of Wen Xihou, and Zhu Dou also worshiped the official and the marquis. The general Dou Wu and the Taifu Chen Fan participated in the Shangshu affair, requisitioned the famous sages, and wanted to kill all the eunuchs in the palace. Dou Wu lobbied the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother said that there were eunuchs in the Han family, and those who were guilty could certainly be killed, but those who were not guilty could not be killed, and there could not even be a person around him who served. ”

The general Dou Wu hesitated and delayed for many days, causing the strategy to be leaked. After Cao Jie and Wang Fu learned about it, Jiao Zhao Dou Wu and Chen Fan plotted to abolish the Son of Heaven, led the Zhonghuangmen, and the Yulin soldiers killed them all, and the Queen Mother was also imprisoned in the cold palace. The eunuchs were notorious and virtuous, so they engaged in party rebellion and killed party members. ”

"Liang Yi is the fierce of disaster, Dou Wu's heart of killing eunuchs, the Son of Heaven, the traitorous eunuchs, and the bureaucrats of the scholar clan are all taken as a warning, so the general's blatant intervention in the canonization of the crown prince is to put it more seriously, it is greedy for authority and plotting against him. The general is so swaggering, attracting the attention of all forces, I am afraid that he will cause trouble. ”

"In this matter, please think twice before acting."

When He Jin heard this, he sat for a long time before asking, "What is the solution for Duke Suiqing?" ”

Zhao Qi looked at everyone and said with a smile: "The general is asking?" Who's to say? ”

Wang Yun arched his hand and said: "In my opinion, it is better for the general not to come forward for the joint minister to write to the Son of Heaven." The general can send someone to give the traitor to the favor of the Son of Heaven and instigate the Son of Heaven to abolish the throne and quietly leak it to a certain Kyoto gate valve or a celebrity who is very close to the gate valve. ”

"Once the gate lord clan knows this news, they will be able to guess the consequences, for the safety of the Han Dynasty, in order to stop the conspiracy of the traitorous eunuchs, they will definitely join hands to write a letter to advise the Son of Heaven. I think they will come to the general, because if the eunuchs' tricks succeed, the general will be the first to suffer, and it seems to them that the general must be worried at home, and he will not be able to live in fear. ”

"No matter how clever they may say, the general will not agree to their request. The general is the elder brother of the queen and the uncle of the eldest prince, so you must avoid suspicion, don't annoy Your Majesty, and don't let the traitors mistakenly think that you have formed an alliance with the Gate Lord's family, and take the opportunity to slander in front of Your Majesty. (To be continued.) )