"In the past, there was a saying in the Han Dynasty: The Han Dynasty suffered from the calamity of the Sixth and Seventh Dynasties, and Fa Ying was ordered to do it again. Who among the descendants of the clan should respond to this? Those who are the Han Dynasties in the Sixth, Seventh, and Forty-second Generations should be Tu Gaoye. Therefore, it is known all over the world that those who are the Han Dynasties should be Tu Gaoye.

, when Tu Gaoye!”

Yuan Benchu, who was hurriedly called over from the outskirts of Luoyang, picked up a piece of Gongsun paper on the case and read it carefully. After reading it, he felt that his father and uncle were making too much fuss... Who doesn't know this? It's cliche.

As for the source of prophecy, this kind of rumor even calls me from outside the city?

"Don't read it out, just read it yourself!" Yuan Wei, who was blushing at the side, couldn't help scolding. "There's more below."

"Here!" Yuan Shao, who was still wearing his mourning, quickly agreed casually, then picked up another wooden slip in order, looked at it carefully against the light, and saw that it read:

"However, the number six, seven and forty-two does not necessarily refer to the number of emperors, but can also be the number of years. It has been nearly three hundred and ninety years since the emperor of the Han Dynasty killed the white snake. It may be said that the monsters appear one after another, which is the natural phenomenon of the sky, showing the Han Dynasty

Only thirty years left to live!"

Seeing this, Yuan Shao's heart was already pounding a little... These words are not some cliche nonsense like "those who represent the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao".

And this fresh explanation is quite interesting... Tu Gaoli, who represents the Han Dynasty, thinks that "the Han Dynasty suffered from the calamity of sixty-seven years". It is generally believed to refer to the fall of the Han Dynasty after the 6742nd Emperor, but here it is believed that it means the fall of the Han Dynasty after the 6742nd Emperor.

The country perished in 420 years. It is also believed here that the starting point of time should be calculated from the time when the emperor of the Han Dynasty killed the white snake and inherited the destiny of heaven. It is actually 390 years ago this year.

Doesn’t this mean that the big man only has thirty years left?

After reading the second part, Yuan Shao quickly picked up the third object in order, which was a piece of silk cloth. After taking a closer look, he couldn't help but feel confused and speechless!

It turns out that the third paragraph actually says this:

"The fate of the Han Dynasty is in the fire, and those who succeed the Han Dynasty should be virtuous. The Yuan family came from Chen, so it should be here! Moreover, the four generations and three princes, the leaders of all surnames, are originally the most important surnames in the world, which is in line with the destiny! When Yuan Feng, the captain of Xu Changshui, goes to the palace with his sword

, Praise and worship without name, add nine tins, and grant Zhong the surname of Emperor. After thirty years, Yuan and Liu can follow the example of Yao and Shun, and the world can enter the peaceful world without the disaster of war!"

Uh, what does this paragraph mean?

it's actually really easy:

First of all, whether from the perspective of the five elements or from the perspective of strength, the Yuan family is the family that best matches the Dai Han family. After all, the Yuan family is now the second surname in the world after the Liu family.

Bo Zhong and Shu Ji, the surname Zhong means the second surname.

Then, the person who wrote this short article also creatively proposed a solution, saying that it would be better for the emperor of the Han family to grant Yuan Shao and his biological father Yuan Feng the title of "Emperor with the surname Zhong", which means "the second emperor", and

Slowly transfer power, and then wait until thirty years later when the two surnames can surrender peacefully, avoiding the phenomenon of bloody changes in the country.

Well, what should I say about such a creative method? No wonder Yuan Wei blushed and Yuan Shao fell silent.

"How do you feel about Benchu?" Yuan Fengke asked directly regardless of whether his son wanted to talk or not.

"Sir." Yuan Shao hesitated to speak, but finally had no choice but to speak. "Forgive me for being stupid, I really don't know how to 'feel', and I really don't know what to say!"

"There's always something to talk about." Yuan Feng pointed to Yuan Ji and Yuan Shu, who were kneeling outside the threshold, with their noses and faces swollen for some reason. "From your uncle to them, everything that needs to be said has been said..."

Yuan Shao had no choice but to sit down cross-legged and spoke to Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei in detail: "I'm sorry for my nephew's bluntness. At first glance, it looks like someone wants to harm our Yuan family, but if you think about it carefully, it may not be that person."

The sincerity of the disciple of Yuan Kuo. Didn’t my uncle recommend a famous person from Hanoi during his tenure as Taiwei? What’s his name? Xiang, Xiang..."

"Xiang Xu." Yuan Wei responded helplessly. "I'm going to be the Prime Minister of Zhao."

"Yes, Xiang Xu! I heard that this person once recited the Sutra of Filial Piety to the sky during the solar eclipse to pray for relief from the celestial phenomena. There are all such people. Doesn't it mean that there is no one who wants to be a hero of the dragon and is crazy?"

"Then what?"

"Then...if we consider the current political instability and repeated chaos, I think that in all likelihood, some people deliberately threw these things out to make us, the leader of the noble clan of the fourth generation and three princes, anxious and flawless.

Some of their plans!”

Yuan Feng nodded slightly, this was quite right, but precisely because of the rivalry, it was impossible to guess who did it... After all, the current situation is too chaotic.

"Of course, looking back, maybe someone really wants to harm our Yuan family!" Yuan Shao finally sighed. "The key is that the interpretation of this prophecy is too incredible. It is half true and half false, and it seems to be something and nothing.

'Position' is vaguely convincing, but the method proposed in the end is really dumbfounding! And the most powerless thing is that we have no way of judging how people in the world will view this silly rumor.

!”

"Finally, there is someone who understands!" Yuan Feng rarely sighed. "Original, you know... your uncle was so frightened when he saw this; when your brother saw this, he only thought about Gongsun Xun and that night.

Yang Wenxian had to tell me that those two families did what he did to humiliate him; your brother is the most incredible, he actually asked me if I did it secretly, and then really wanted to be the emperor of the Zhong family?!"

Even though Yuan Shao was in a state of confusion, he couldn't help but look back at Yuan Jiujiu with interest, which caused the latter to look at him angrily. However, Yuan Shu's expression was immediately replaced by a wooden clog from his own father.

Flying towards you!

"After talking for a long time, will the emperor believe this?" Yuan Wei couldn't help but interject during the intimate interaction between his brother and his family.

"I don't know!" Yuan Feng looked down at his bare feet and shook his head.

"Where is the minister?" Yuan Wei looked at Yuan Shao again like a barrage of shots.

Yuan Shao shook his head repeatedly: "I don't know!"

"Where are the people in the world?" Yuan Wei continued to ask sharply.

This time, the father and son said in unison: "I still don't know."

"What can you do?" Yuan Wei almost collapsed.

"Of course I need to confiscate these things that spread rumors, and then declare my innocence, and at the same time ask the court to investigate the matter thoroughly!" Yuan Shao, whose head was wrapped in linen, spread his hands and opened his mouth. "What else do you think, uncle?

"

Yuan Wei was silent for this.

Yuan Feng nodded slightly: "I've already done everything."

"I wonder if there are many such things?" Only then did Yuan Shao remember to ask about something else.

"It's enough for all Luoyang people to know." Yuan Feng looked up and looked out. "This is not a particularly difficult method. Just make these prophecies in advance, and then use a few confidants and several cars to sneak around the city in the dark before the curfew.

Walk around in a circle and sprinkle it everywhere, where can you stop it?"

"Indeed." Yuan Shao couldn't help but sigh. "This is actually the same as the prophecies and nursery rhymes in the past. It's just that after the emergence of Gongsun paper, it is convenient to write large paragraphs. It's not like we haven't done it before!"

Yuan Feng nodded slightly.

"And it's not necessarily a bad thing." Yuan Shao continued to cheer up. "Now that the abolition of the empress has begun, how can the emperor and your ministers really care about such a ridiculous 'prophecy'? And if you are the emperor, your ministers will not doubt us because of this.

, maybe people in the world will value us more because of this, and we, the Yuan family, will naturally become known as the Zhong family in the world!"

Yuan Feng glanced at his adopted son and said nothing more.

In this way, with Yuan Feng's gentle glance, in early February, the situation in Luozhong was completely out of control.

The matter of Cai Yong's letter has not yet reached a conclusion, and the emperor still insists on his own way regarding the Hongdu School.

But on the other hand, Wang Fu couldn't wait to openly accuse the Song Empress of practicing witchcraft, which aroused the emperor's anger, making the pending abolition of the empress in the harem officially kicked off in an extremely tragic way; at the same time,

As the leader of the clan, the Yuan family was inexplicably entangled by the prophecy of the so-called "Emperor with the surname Zhong"!

Officials, ministers, and ordinary people in the city are all at a loss, and everyone has their own thoughts.

Of course, things have their own priorities. Among these things, the most intense and frightening thing is the aftermath of the abolition.

In less than three days, Wang Fun claimed that "the evidence is conclusive", and then the emperor became furious and officially ordered Empress Song to be thrown into the cold palace, and the entire Song family was imprisoned and tortured. Not only that, all nobles involved with the Song family were

Officials will all be knighted, dismissed, and removed from office!

The most representative of these is the family of Cao Teng, the former Great Changqiu. This family almost lost all their official positions in an instant because of their marriage to the Song family.

To be honest, today's attitude and demeanor of completely tearing off the skin and launching a big purge will only cause two kinds of reactions. The cowardly people will naturally remain silent, and the people with a bit of backbone will naturally respond more fiercely!

And if you add in the Hongdu sect, which is really unbearable for the scholars, the confrontation between the Emperor of Heaven and the old forces in the DPRK becomes increasingly clear.

All in all, the emperor and the courtiers; the scholars and the eunuchs; the old and the new nobles... The game of various forces in the court made the situation chaotic, and the division of camps was extremely chaotic. Often everyone played multiple roles. Obviously this

The two are at odds with each other on this matter, but they will help each other on another matter, and then they are innocently involved in a third matter...

Relatively speaking, Cai Yong's matter seemed inconsequential. Even when Cheng Huang, the official of the Central Academy, wrote to an enemy of Cai Bojie, inviting him to join forces, the other party blatantly refused on the grounds that the affairs of Hongdu Sect were far higher than personal enmity.

He accepted the invitation and wrote a letter in favor of Cai Yong's attack on Hongdu School.

As for Yuan's 'prophecy', or 'rumor', or something that is more appropriate as a 'big-character poster', just as Yuan Benchu ​​thought, because it is too absurd... Although at the bottom

The common people were making a fuss, but among the officials and ministers, most of them just regarded it as a joke.

Of course, it's not like there weren't fools who went to the Yuan Mansion to express their loyalty, but were turned away by the enthusiastic crowd and sent to Captain Sili, and then there weren't people who were wise enough to actually write a letter demanding severe punishment for the Yuan family, but nothing happened.

But in any case, the real big shots in Luozhong didn't really take this matter to heart... Until mid-February, someone suddenly posted an article in front of the brand new gate of Nangong.

The article is very simple, even a little rough. It first lists the emperor's misdeeds since he came of age...from deepening the party's imprisonment to unreasonably abolishing the queen, from celestial warnings to indulging eunuchs, from rejecting sages to using Hongdu disciples...anyway

They are all words copied from famous recent articles.

Then, he listed the various virtues of the Yuan family in recommending sages over the years, as well as the support of the Ruyin and Wanluo scholars for the Yuan family...

However, the most shocking thing is the following paragraph. The article claims that before Yuan met Yuan Gong, he gave up being a servant and became a captain of Changshui in order to take charge of the military power;

Even Duke Cao of the Great Changqiu Cao Festival was on good terms with Yuan Gong!

Therefore, if the emperor understands current affairs, he should admit his innocence and let the "Emperor of the Zhong Family" take charge of the government! But if he does not understand current affairs, the Yiyin Huoguang incident will inevitably happen!

As soon as this standard "big-character poster" came out, the government and the public were immediately shocked... You know, prophecies became common in the Later Han Dynasty. Who hasn't studied "those who came to Han Dynasty should be painted high"? But posting this kind of big-character poster in front of the Nangong Gate requires the emperor

The nonsense about handing over power is really too shocking!

The last time it was a few imperial students who wrote in front of Nangong Gate, what happened? Duan Xi arrested thousands of imperial students in one breath and sent them to prison for torture!
To be continued...