Something big happened in Luoyang.

The starting point of the matter was actually the second month after Gongsun Xun accepted the appointment and left Luoyang. It was a leap month, and when he arrived at Caiyunzhinan with the imperial court's order to suppress bandits in Yizhou County, the prefect of Yongchang County who was also in Caiyunzhinan

A letter from Cao Luan also arrived at Luoyang Court.

The content of the petition is extremely simple. It simply states that Party members are all good people, and the current chaos in the world is all because you, the Emperor, imprisoned all the good people. Therefore, I formally submitted a letter requesting the opening of Party prisons!

How to say this kind of thing?

Although it is a bit scary, it is not unimaginable.

From Cao Luan's point of view, he was in Yongchang County, which was on the edge of Yizhou County, also in the southwest corner of the Han Dynasty, in a remote and remote area. Then he saw the prefect of Yizhou County next door being kidnapped by barbarians at every turn.

I guess I would rather resign and go home than stay there any longer.

Maybe, someone else promised something.

From the side of the party members, seeing the emperor coming of age, he began to have some opinions and "the appearance of a wise king"... For example, when he built stone scriptures and respected his teachers, it was inevitable that he would have some illusions. Or even if he didn't

"The appearance of a wise king", then it's time to test it out, right?

Therefore, Cao Luan's letter can really be called unexpected and reasonable. Even Gongsun Xun had known about it for a long time but did not take it seriously.

However, the emperor's reaction was not so calm.

In the beginning, he just wanted to get into Luoyang. This is of course understandable. Party supervision is an extremely sensitive issue and is also the core conflict between the government and the government. It would be strange if the eunuchs who dominate the government do not let him get into Luoyang. As for coming to Luoyang, he will not come.

How could Luoyang's words trigger discussion in the political center? How could one see clearly the emperor's true attitude and make the next move without sparking a big discussion?

However, from the leap month to the ninth month, from the south of Caiyun to Luoyang, Cao Luan, who had just come out of the carriage, was faced with the thundering wrath of the young emperor!

The emperor didn't see Cao Luan at all, nor did he let him speak, at least he didn't let him speak directly... This guy was escorted to prison as soon as he got out of the car, and then was he tortured. Was there someone behind the scenes? No one knows the result of the torture.

What is certain is that the former Yongchang prefect was beaten to death directly in prison.

Then, the emperor issued an edict, ordering a re-examination of the party's prison system to prevent any fish from slipping through the net. All party members' disciples, former officials, fathers, sons, brothers, and those who were officials were all dismissed from office, and those who were not officials were not allowed to serve. Even this time, it was further expanded.

Within the scope of party supervision, even clan members within the fifth service are not allowed to serve as officials!

This is a clear statement to the whole world about Liu Hong's position - the party's supervision will continue, and the quantity will be increased without increasing the price, so some people should stop daydreaming!

As a result, it is conceivable that panic, despair, anger, and all kinds of negative emotions are spreading from the center of Luoyang to the entire Han Dynasty. Before long, the entire world may be in silence... To put it bluntly, this

Public opinion and people's hearts are mostly decided by scholars and powerful people, and scholars and powerful people are always sympathetic to the party members.

"What do Ziheng think?" Gongsun Xun and others couldn't help but ask for confirmation after Lu Fan read the letter.

"The world is full of troubles!" Lu Fan, who was sitting on a pony above the gate of the military camp, folded the letter and replied frankly. "Although the party members probably know that the emperor will not open up the party prison, there is no fear of being so tyrannical and even getting worse.

What comes to mind... I am from Runan, and I know better than anyone what party members are thinking. The second party ban has been in place for eight years, and today we are young and powerful. If there are another eight years, or even eighteen years, a generation will

If they die without holding any official position, are they still considered scholars?"

"This is true," Gongsun Xun on the side smiled as he finally opened a maza and sat in the gatehouse. "Whether we are officials or scholars, the first thing we pay attention to is family background. If a generation does not

Officer, then this family is probably going to fall... so what?"

"So," Lu Fan couldn't help shaking his head and sighed. "The party members may have to give up their illusions and save their strength to fight for their lives. I estimate that within a few years, the emperor and the scholars, the eunuchs and the party members will have to do something wonderful and wonderful."

After a few scenes, the so-called breaking down of the family and annihilating the clan is probably very possible... What does Wen Qi think of this party and the eunuchs?"

"Me?" Gongsun Xun shook his head and smiled. "I have already had prejudices."

"Let's talk about it." Lu Fan said unconcernedly. "Are you still afraid of being overheard here?"

"I thought... although the eunuchs are hateful, the party members may not be innocent." Gongsun Xun said thoughtfully. "Although the eunuchs are arrogant and have the upper hand for the time being, the party members are stronger. After all, although the hearts of the people in this world are

Not all of it may be on the party members, but not half of it is on the eunuchs. In the final analysis, it still depends on the emperor and whether he has the skill and prestige to suppress people's hearts."

Lu Fan suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky: "So what does Wen Qi think of the emperor?"

"Judging from his actions, I'm afraid he's not as good as the late emperor." For some reason, Gongsun Xun also looked up at the sky for a moment.

Just like that, after the two of them finished speaking, they both looked at the sky and remained silent for a long time.

"After all, it won't affect the border defense, right?" After an unknown period of time, Gongsun Xun suddenly twisted his neck and laughed. "We don't have to look at the sky, just watch the fire from the other side."

"I hope it can be as Wen Qi said." Lu Fan also held his neck and laughed. "Let's watch the fire from the other side."

Just when Gongsun Xun and Lu Fan were scratching their necks in thought because of this incident, the intensification of the party's scourge has begun to spread outwards... Just think about it, you will know that there are so many party members in the world,

There are so many celebrities, and the culture of the Han Dynasty originally valued fame and friendship. Now one person is designated as a party member, and his entire family, disciples and former officials are implicated. For a time, everyone is in danger and public opinion is shaken.

There are people everywhere jumping up and down in tandem and swaying from side to side.

In this case, the eunuchs who were in charge of the government and experienced in political struggles immediately became vigilant... Well, let's put it this way, who are the top eunuchs in the government today?

Putting aside the so-called ten permanent attendants who are just a make-up, it is generally believed that there are four people in total:

Cao Jie, Wang Fu, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong.

Even if we look more closely, there are still differences between these four people.

Among them, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong are probably younger and weaker in power. The reason why they are considered very powerful is just because they have a closer relationship with the emperor. They are not currently the leaders of the government.

...Cao Jie and Wang Fucai were the ones who assisted the young emperor in managing the Shangshutai and leading the government in these years. In fact, it was these people who were the leaders and leaders of the eunuchs in the September coup.

Two people.

Of course, there are still differences between Cao Jie and Wang Fu, mainly because the former's status is particularly prominent.

In other words, Cao Jie is not only the eldest among the four, but also the current Da Changqiu. This position is the official leader of the eunuch group. At the same time, he also has the merit of supporting the establishment. When he went to Anping State to control the

It was he who took the young emperor to Luoyang. In addition, although it was only because of a temporary serious illness, he was actually a eunuch who had served as a general on horseback!

And what is a general of chariots and cavalry? It is the position second only to the general who held the position when his relatives were in charge of the government. As a eunuch, he can receive this appointment... It can only be said that he has personal power, and the emperor's trust in him today.

It has reached a level.

All in all, Cao Jie can be said to be the real power in the government; Wang Fu is second, more like his deputy; Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong are second, but they are younger and have a closer personal relationship with the emperor.

So back to the present, the first people to be alert were naturally Cao and Wang. They had so much experience in political struggles. How could they still not know what to do?

So, just a few days later, Duan Xi, the prefect of Yingchuan who had a very close relationship with Wang Fu, was recruited into the court and served as Taizhong doctor.

This is a clear and unmistakable warning... if he continues to be dishonest, Duan Xi will be transformed into a Sili lieutenant who supervises all officials in the imperial court. When the time comes, be careful of the bloodshed between Wanluo and Luo again!

The effect was immediate. Duan Xi's reputation was there. As the man who probably killed the most people alive in the Han Dynasty, although he was a little older and dared not say anything to stop the child from crying at night, he could still open his mouth to stop the famous scholar.

Arrived.

As a result, the world immediately became peaceful...at least it was peaceful here in Luoyang.

But while the situation in Luoyang seemed calm on the surface, the traffic between foreign counties and counties became more and more frequent. At least Gongsun Zan, who was far away in Shanggu County, Youzhou, saw a lot of them.

"Wangmen, how many times has this happened in the past ten days?" Gongsun Zan, who was watching several brave men galloping past on the official road of Shanggu County, reining in his horse to avoid the roadside, couldn't help but turn around and ask himself.

Deputy.

By the way, Gongsun Zan was serving as a minor official with two hundred shi at this time. The so-called driving a chariot was... well, this position definitely did not allow him to drive a car for his old father-in-law, just like the job of the Public Transport Department certainly did not help the emperor drive the car.

.In fact, this position is indeed very similar to the responsibilities of the Public Transport Department.

First of all, Gongsun Zan is responsible for the transmission and reception of government information in a county; secondly, he often has to serve as the leader of an honor guard to greet the scholars recruited by the prefect's official car; finally, this job also vaguely involves some counties.

Mamoru feels like he is directly subordinate to the head of the personal guard.

Therefore, this position is already considered a very good job, and the person who is not the most trusted by the prefect would not be able to do it... Of course, it is only relatively good among county officials. Gongsun Bogui's goal is to become a serious official.

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As for the royal family who followed Gongsun Zan, they were the children of the local wealthy family that the former recruited for his father-in-law. Because of their excellent bows and horses, he was appointed as a chariot official by him, with a rank of one hundred stones.

"It must have been four or five times." Wang Men also looked puzzled. "Could it be that the army is about to be mobilized? But it doesn't look like an official envoy of the imperial court, right? There is no scepter, and no official documents are seen on the back.

The box..."

"Where will a large army be mobilized?" Gongsun Zan immediately said disapprovingly. "If the imperial court decides to send troops, it will definitely send an official document to our prefect. How could you and I not know about it? Besides, Captain Xia Yuxia is here.

How can we subdue the Wuhuan people here after only one year? The Wuhuan people here have more than 9,000 tents... Without Wuhuan sudden cavalry, how can we fight this battle?"

Wang Men nodded repeatedly: "Indeed, don't talk about the Wuhuan people. I'm afraid that the soldiers from Shanggu and Daijun have not yet been prepared."

"Moreover, there is no movement in terms of food, grass, rewards, and civilians." Gongsun Zan finally concluded. "So this matter must have nothing to do with sending troops. It is a personal communication of Xia Xiaowei. He rose from the Qiang rebellion and returned to his old relatives and friends.

They all hold military positions, so it is understandable that most of the messengers are brave men."

"Brother Bogui's words are quite right." Wang Men nodded in agreement again. "Then we...are still the same as last time?"

"Same as last time." Gongsun Zan nodded. "Let's go slowly and let Captain Xia receive private messages first. As for these official documents, they only need to be delivered today."

After the chief has spoken, the others will not say much.

A few hours later, when the sky was almost dark, Gongsun Zan and his party slowly arrived at Ningcheng (near Zhangjiakou in later generations), the residence of Colonel Huwuhuan on the border between Shanggu and Daijun, and presented their plans to Xia Yu in the city hall.

Went up to the valley to wait for the official document sent by the prefect.

Xia Yu is less than forty years old this year. He is fair and fair, and looks like a scholar at first glance. However, everyone knows that he is a rare and famous general in the Han Dynasty. Starting from being a subordinate in the army, he has always been with himself.

Duan Xi was assisted by his old partner Tian Yan, and the three of them fought consecutively in the Qiang rebellion. After countless hard and fierce battles, they finally pacified the Xiqiang. As a result, he himself made two thousand shi along the way and was called

Reliance was the pillar of the Han Dynasty in northern Xinjiang.

He used to be the governor of the North, but now he is the Colonel of Wuhuan...and the Colonel of Wuhuan is a man of integrity.
To be continued...