For decades, there was a fierce power struggle between scholars and traitors and relatives, but they failed repeatedly, ultimately because they could not effectively control the army.

During the lifetime of the first emperor, in order to suppress the rebellions that occurred one after another in various places, he allowed the prefectures and counties to increase the number of county soldiers, and at the same time allowed the wealthy lords in various places to form their own volunteers, which gave the scholars the opportunity to have force.

After the young emperor succeeded to the throne, the general He Jin, in order to hold the authority alone, with the acquiescence and connivance of Yuan Kui, the Taifu who was also a member of the Shangshu at that time, ordered the prefectures and counties to quickly expand the county soldiers with the edict of the Son of Heaven.

In the Luoyang Rebellion at the end of August, the scholars fell short and lost the opportunity to take sole authority just because they delayed the control of the northern army under such good conditions, which not only made the scholars' efforts for many years come to naught, but also made the scholars' ambition to revitalize the Han Dynasty more unattainable.

This unforgettable lesson made the scholars thoroughly realize that the power of the army was far greater than the power of the law of the Han Dynasty. Today's Han is no longer the Han of the past, and if today's Han wants to rebuild the dignity and power of the Han law, what is needed is not a mountain of scriptures and scriptures, but an invincible force!

In the land of the Great Han Kingdom, the gate lords and scholars had strong power and strong financial resources, and they took the edict of the Son of Heaven and formed an army of hundreds of thousands in a very short time.

With enough troops, all that remains is to make a comeback and seize state authority again to realize the ideal of revitalizing the Han kingdom and making the people strong.

To achieve this, they need an opposing goal, and this goal is already there, and that is Dong Zhuo.

But it is not enough to have a target to crusade, they need an edict, a righteousness, and a high-sounding reason.

Raising troops without incident is a rebellion and a cause of chaos in society. Therefore, none of the scholars wanted to be accused of rebellion. They must conform to the etiquette and law in everything they do, conform to the laws of the Han Dynasty, and conform to the righteousness, in order to gain the support of the people of the world and win the reputation of the world. Otherwise, what is the difference between them and the object of their own crusade? How did the scholars cultivate Qi and rule peace, and how did they survive and establish their lives?

Now the scholars do not have the edict of the Son of Heaven, only a letter stamped with the seal of the Three Princes, but this is barely enough.

The state pastors of various prefectures and counties have different opinions on the matter of sending troops, and some of them have a firm stance and can't wait. Some of those who follow the rules are still hesitating to look ahead and hesitate, while some of those who have other ambitions are still waiting and seeing, and it is still unknown whether they can send troops to support. Therefore, this proclamation of the world has become the key.

Yuan Shao, Xu You, Guo Tu and others also drafted an essay, but they always felt that the essay had no power. What's missing?

There are many reasons to crusade against Dong Zhuo, from Dong Zhuo's past to the present, from the fact that he violated the law of different severity, as long as it violates the etiquette and law, the scholars are all listed, but the crusade against Dong Zhuo is only a means. A means to achieve the ultimate goal, then what is this ultimate goal?

Of course, the ultimate goal of the Dong is not to let the scholars hold power alone. Holding authority alone is only one purpose of courting Dong, an invisible thing, and there must be an ultimate goal for courting Dong. A substance that everyone can see and feel.

Dong Zhuo's actions so far are based on the edict of the Son of Heaven, and they are all in line with the laws of the Han Dynasty. Even if there is a violation of the law, it is not enough to be a heinous sin. The slaughter of scholars is still a rumor, and Dong Zhuo quickly told the world on the grounds of the clan rebellion. Temporarily concealed his guilt.

After the banner of Dong was raised, if the Son of Heaven issued an edict saying that the states and counties in various prefectures and counties would raise troops to rebel, and the soldiers who participated in the fight against Dong were all traitors of the Han Dynasty, what would be the consequences? Will it be scattered in a hurry under the grace of the Son of Heaven who is not to blame in the past? Today, the Son has become an insurmountable barrier for scholars.

The reason for deposing the young emperor in the first place and supporting him as the son of today, Yuan Shao and the state pastors of various prefectures and counties were very clear in their hearts, and the scholars had no choice but to make such a choice in order to force the Empress Dowager He to return to power and avoid their own crimes. The scholars introduced Dong Zhuo to Luoyang, hinted at and connived at Dong Zhuo's deposition of the young emperor, and acquiesced in Dong Zhuo's house arrest of the Empress Dowager He and the killing of the He clansmen.

In order to make this deposition conform to the etiquette law, the scholars even moved out of the Spring and Autumn Period, and Shangshu ordered the Ding Palace to announce to the world, "The heavenly disaster Han family, the funeral chaos is large." In the past, the sacrifice was abolished, and the spring and autumn period was great. Today's minister should be a social plan, sincere to heaven and people, please call long live. ”

When they were deposed, the scholars could never have imagined that the present would be the greatest obstacle to their future seizure of power.

As long as the son is on the throne today, even if the scholars win Dong Zhuo and drive Dong Zhuo out of Luoyang, they will be ministers of the same palace in the future. After taking power, how will the soldiers deal with Dong Zhuo, who has a heavy army? How will the matter of Dong Dong be justified? Shall the scholars be vassals in the same house as the traitors they have crusaded against? So what are you talking about Dong today? Let's just pack up the guys and go to Luoyang to call Dong Zhuo brothers, forget it, no one is in danger of becoming a rebellious Han for thousands of years.

Yuan Shao had neither enough reason to stir up public anger to crusade against Dong Zhuo, nor did he have the ultimate goal of crusading against Dong Zhuo, he could not win the trust of the world, let alone get those who hesitated to dispel their concerns and participate in the crusade. Yuan Shao and everyone were at a loss.

At this time, Liu Biao came. The text that Liu Biao brought from the capital was heavy enough, and after people all over the world read it, they were afraid that they would be stunned, filled with righteous indignation, and gathered under the banner of begging for Dong.

In this essay, Yuan Kui's strong stroke is that Dong Zhuo deposed the Young Emperor, and the ultimate goal of courting Dong is to rescue King Hongnong and return the society to the Young Emperor.

In other words, Dong Zhuo is now the biggest traitor of the Great Han Kingdom for more than 200 years, except for Wang Mang, and his biggest responsibility is to rely on force to depose the young emperor.

Wang Mang directly usurped the Han Dynasty and became independent, and Dong Zhuo was not far from this step. If Dong Zhuo is not removed, the Han will be overthrown. When today's son was established by Dong Zhuo, it was Dong Zhuo's puppet who relied on him to bring disaster to the world, so it was natural for today's son to step down from the throne with Dong Zhuo's defeat.

Now, there are enough reasons to ask for Dong, and the ultimate goal of courting Dong is also there.

After Dong Zhuo's defeat, Liu Wei, the king of Hongnong, reascended the throne. The scholars who participated in the discussion of Dong Daye became the heroes who saved the Han Dynasty from peril, and became the ministers of Zhongxing who revitalized the Han Dynasty, and their outstanding deeds can be passed on for centuries.

In this way, although the scholars who remained in the capital bore all the blame for acquiescing in the deposition of the young emperor under Dong Zhuo's coercion, they succeeded in saving their lives.

The scholars in Luoyang had to stand with Dong Zhuo because they supported the current day, and Dong Zhuo had to rely on these Luoyang scholars if he wanted to quell the disaster that affected most of the territory.

At this time, Yuan Kui and a group of like-minded scholars could take the opportunity to help and deal with Dong Dajun in Luoyang, in order to quickly achieve their goal.

The scholars gathered under the banner of Dong Da because they supported the young emperor, the righteousness was awe-inspiring, and they had the ultimate goal of courting Dong, so their morale was greatly boosted, and they vowed to carry out the great cause of Dong to the end.

Although this document solves the current problems of Yuan Shao and others, it also brings many new problems. If there is no solution to these problems, the state pastors and governors of various prefectures and counties will still have many misgivings, and the determination and number of people participating in the Dong Alliance may be greatly reduced.

Yuan Shao discussed with everyone for two days, hoping that he could understand all the meanings conveyed by Yuan Kui through this text.

"What does Taifu mean, do you really want to establish King Hongnong as the emperor?" Xu You shook his head again and again, "I don't think so." This may be a murder with a knife. ”

"Dong Zhuo is good to the Son of Heaven, everything must be invited, and the Son of Heaven must be invited to participate in every meeting, giving the Son of Heaven enough face. Moreover, he also invited Ma Riyan, Cui Lie and others to be the teachers of the Son of Heaven to teach the way of governing the country. I heard that he also asked Li Ru to teach the Son of Heaven the art of war, and asked Zhonglang to teach Fan Chou to teach the Son of Heaven to ride and shoot, saying that he wanted to let the Son of Heaven have both civil and military skills. ”

"Everyone, please think about it, who would a nine-year-old son of heaven who has no father and no mother trust at this moment? Therefore, Taifu's consideration is very right, if he defeats Dong Zhuo, he must depose the son of today, so as not to suffer from it. ”

"We refuse to recognize the Son of Heaven, and we also refuse to recognize all the edicts issued by the Son of Heaven, so that the Decree of the Son of Heaven cannot be implemented in the prefectures and counties, and Dong Zhuo will lose foreign aid, and the speed of defeat will be greatly accelerated."

"How did King Hongnong lose his throne in the past? How did Empress Dowager He and the He clan perish? The fourteen-year-old King Hongnong is not a child anymore, he knows in his heart that if he becomes the emperor, he will first kill Dong Zhuo, and then kill today's son, and then he will have to settle accounts with us, so Taifu is called Kuang Zheng Han Room, which is really a plan to kill people with a knife. ”

"We are making a big deal about re-embracing King Hongnong as emperor, how will Dong Zhuo react? Of course, it is to kill him, firstly, to avoid future troubles, and secondly, to cut off our thoughts and make us lose the truth to please Dong. ”

"As soon as King Hongnong died, Dong Zhuo was even more guilty of conspiracy to usurp the Han, he will be spurned by the people of the world, and at the same time, more states and counties will join the alliance against Dong. After Dong Zhuo killed King Hongnong, it was difficult to be undefeated. ”

"Where did Dong Zhuo fall? Chang'an and Western Xinjiang are just that, that is where his foundation lies, and we can easily foresee that Dong Zhuo will definitely take the Son of Heaven to retreat westward together. ”

"King Hongnong is dead, and the Son of Heaven has arrived in the Western Frontier, what should we do? Taifu's intention is obvious, he wants us to elect another vassal king as the new emperor, so as to ensure that we are in sole power and can promulgate new policies without hindrance, and quickly adjust the national policies and revitalize the society with the way of Confucianism and law, and virtue and punishment. ”

Qiao Mao, Guo Tu and others all have this understanding of Taifu Yuan Kui's decision, and Feng Ji even jokingly said, I think, Brother Jingsheng can be the emperor.

Liu Biao was furious, drew his sword and was about to assassinate Feng Ji, almost turning his face with him.

Now that the imperial power is so weak, although Liu Biao is heartbroken, he knows that the fundamental reason for the weakness of the imperial power is still the treacherous and unauthorized power, which has caused the damage of Gangchang, and if he does not save it, the Liu family will really be ruined in the world for 400 years. (To be continued.) )