The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

In the floods and the wind and rain, the Han family went to August, the fifth year of Zhongping.

This month, a big incident happened in the DPRK.

This big deal is that the imperial court established the Eighth Colonel of the West Garden.

On the surface, the establishment of the Eighth Commander of the West Garden was due to the turmoil in the world today, with thieves everywhere, even in Gyeonggi. At the beginning of this year, the rest of the Yellow Turban "White Wave Army" arose at the western foot of Taihang Mountain to intimidate Si Li. Therefore, the imperial court set up eight captains to strengthen Luoyang's defense, but from a deeper perspective, the establishment of eight captains changed the military structure of Luoyang.

In the former Han Dynasty, the garrison troops in Chang'an, Kyoto, were mainly the southern army and the northern army. After entering the current dynasty, Emperor Guangwu's elite troops simplified the administration, not only reduced and saved the garrison of local prefectures and counties, but also vigorously compressed the forbidden army in Kyoto, and finally formed the imperial army. The garrison troops dominated by the "Five Schools of the Northern Army" were far less in the number of banned troops than in the former Han Dynasty. , the Nangong Guards and the Beigong Guards led by the Weiwei, as well as the Chengmen School Commander in charge of the twelve city gates of Luoyang, all are added together, and the Kyoto garrison troops in this dynasty are only 10,000 taels. About three thousand people.

Now, the imperial court has added the Eighth Commander of the West Garden. Although Xun Zhen only learned about it from the briefing, it is not clear how many troops and horses the Eighth Commander of the West Garden is commanded. The military strength of the commander of the commander is speculated that the total force of the eight commanders of the west park must be 6,000 cavalry, - the "North Army Five Schools", the cavalry, the Yue cavalry, the infantry, the shooting sound The four captains are all "seven hundred officers", and the Changshui captain has more troops, with thousands of cavalry on and off. Even if the eight West Garden captains each command 700 troops, add them to one. There are also 5,600 cavalry. In the former Han Dynasty, the Chang'an Imperial Army had about 100,000 cavalry at its peak, while there were only more than 10,000 people in this dynasty. In addition to the original more than 10,000 cavalry, there were suddenly 5,000 or 6,000 cavalry. , almost equivalent to more than half of the original forbidden army. It is conceivable that the establishment of the Eighth Colonel in the West Garden will definitely have a huge impact on the old military power structure in Luoyang.

The military is the continuation of political governance. The reason why there was a party-inflicted disaster before was, in the final analysis, because the scholars did not control Luoyang's armed forces ineffectively, and they were overwhelmed by the **** group in the military, so there were Dou Wu and Chen Fan. After the death of others, there will be the first appearance of party restraints. Scholars have also learned a lesson in this regard.——After Yuan Shao went into office, the first court position he got was the imperial censor. After a short transition, he He was immediately promoted to General of Hu Benzhong, which shows that he attaches great importance to military power.

Since the scholars have learned their lesson and Yuan Shao also attaches great importance to military power, Yuan Shao naturally has to contact allies in the DPRK and China to obtain the greatest benefit for the scholars when it comes to the selection of the Eighth Colonel of the West Garden.

If the newly established 6,000-foot cavalry force can be mastered, at least the scholars will not have to worry too much that the **** group will use military strikes to destroy them again.

However, Yuan Shao can see this, and the **** group can also see this.

Therefore, even though Xun Zhen was far away from the court, he didn't know how the candidates for the eight captains of the West Garden were selected, but from the list, it could be seen that they must have gone through a fierce competition between scholar-bureaucrats and eunuchs.

Among the eight school captains, there are not only the important towns of the **** group such as Jian Shuo and Feng Fang, but also the cadres of the scholar group such as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. In this competition, the final winner was not a scholar, but an eunuch.

Because the most important position among the eight captains, the captain of the army, was taken by Jian Shuo.

Captain Shangjun, as the name suggests, is the first of the eight captains, in charge of all the armies, and the remaining seven captains have to obey him. The son personally appointed this post, "although the general is also under the command", even the general He Jin has to obey his orders.

Speaking of Cao Cao, although he was in a state of turmoil, he refused to accept the appointment of the imperial court, and he did not go to Shanglu in Dongjun to serve as the prefect. He was listed. Needless to say, this must be due to his father Cao Song's credit for his operation. Cao Song was both a post-eunuch and a celebrity in front of the emperor. Just for his family background and the amount of money he paid, the eunuchs in the palace and today's son also have to give him face and give Cao Cao the post of captain. Under the commander Yuan Shao of the middle army and the commander Bao Hong of the lower army, he was ranked fourth among the eight commanders, and he was the commander of the Dian army.

After reading the briefing, Xun Zhen handed it to Xun You who was beside her.

After Xun You read it, he sighed and put it aside.

Xun Zhen asked, "Why does Gongda lament?"

"The imperial court set up eight captains of Xiyuan, with Jianshuo of Xiaohuangmen as the captain of the army, and all below Yuan Benchu ​​were under his control, and even the generals had to obey his orders. . . . It's better than before!"

Xun Zhen heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning, and smiled, "Is Gongda worried about me?"

The eunuch's power is stronger than before, and the subtext of this sentence is naturally: if the Zhao family in Ye County is wiped out, the risk that Xun Zhen will face will be even greater than before.

Xun You was silent for a moment.

Xun You is familiar with Xun Zhen, and also knows that Xun Zhen is a person who will not make changes easily once he makes a decision, not to mention that Xun Zhen has planned the matter of "Zhu Zhao" for so long. To this day, the Zhao family in Ye County is illegal and disorderly. Ji's criminal evidence was almost collected, and Xuankang, Chen Dao, Luan Gu and others all knew about it. It was expected that Xun Zhen would never give up, so he simply gave up his plan to persuade Xun Zhen. , said with a smile: "Those who are plotted by the lords and lords are big troubles. Since ancient times, those who plan big troubles can't cherish their own bodies. Although You are humble, you also know the truth."

"Gongda, a man should do something, and he should not do it! It is precisely because the eunuchs are more powerful now than in the past, that's why I want to kill the Zhao family! vibrate?"

Xun Zhen spoke generously, but felt regret in her heart.

Not for himself, but for Yuan Shao and He Jin.

Before crossing, he didn't understand why He Jin and Yuan Shao wanted to call Dong Zhuo and other troops into the capital, but now, as he became more and more aware of the situation in the imperial court and Luoyang, he understood why He Jin and Yuan Shao came together. The main reason why the land refused to listen to the advice of others and insisted on summoning Dong Zhuo and other troops to the capital was the main reason.

Dou Wu and Chen Fan are the lessons learned from the dead soldiers. When He Jin and Yuan Shao were planning to execute the eunuchs, of course, they would first consider the military strength. Most of the forbidden troops in Kyoto were already controlled by the eunuchs. The Eighth Colonel of the West Garden, but this newly established armed force was taken away by the eunuchs. Under such circumstances, the military forces in the hands of political opponents are increasing, while their own family is becoming more and more disadvantaged. Repeating the footsteps of Dou Wu and Chen Fan, he had to call in troops from outside the capital.

If you think about it from another angle, if Yuan Shao could get the military power of the Eighth Colonel of the West Garden this time, and if Yuan Shao became the Colonel of the Army, then with these five or six thousand new troops at hand, maybe when he was planning to execute the eunuch, Yuan Shao would Will not insist on calling foreign soldiers.

However, Yuan Shao might not call in foreign troops, but He Jin might not.

Although He Jin and Yuan Shao were allies, one was a foreign relative and the other was a scholar. The two also had conflicting interests in politics, but when facing eunuchs, the two of them had conflicting interests in politics and politics. It has become a secondary conflict, but once Yuan Shao has mastered enough troops, the conflict between the two of them is very likely to surface. In this case, Yuan Shao will not call in foreign troops. In order to counter Yuan Shao, He Jin said They may insist on summoning foreign troops, that is, troops led by non-scholar-born warriors such as Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan into the capital.

All in all, the Han family is already old, and it is difficult to return to the sky with one hand. Even if there is a small change, it is expected that it will be difficult to change the ending of Dong Zhuo's chaos in Beijing.

Xun Zhen has deduced many times, unless He Jin and Yuan Shao cooperate sincerely, and at the same time they have sufficient military power, and only in this way, it is unlikely that Dong Zhuo will enter the capital.

But this is obviously impossible.

To blame can only blame He Jin and Yuan Shao for their own political and political interests. To blame can only blame He Jin and Yuan Shao for not realizing the danger of Dong Zhuo.

In fact, even if Xun Zhen was placed in the position of He Jin or Yuan Shao, he couldn't think of a way to solve this situation. Yes, he can cooperate sincerely with the other party, but the problem is that the other party has the other party's political interests. , the other party will never cooperate sincerely with him.

It can be said that before the establishment of the Eighth Commander of the West Garden, Yuan Shao and He Jin will inevitably take the road of summoning foreign troops to the capital if they want to punish the eunuch. down this road.

History is certainly accidental, but in the face of the general trend, before the power of individuals is not enough to change the trend, more is inevitable.

Xun You saw that Xun Zhen had a thoughtful look on his face, and asked, "Your Majesty, what are you thinking about?"

Xun Zhen couldn't tell him about the historical deduction, and replied, "I'm thinking, the Zhao family in Ye County has collected enough evidence, when is the best time to start?"

Xun You doesn't know the direction of history, so he doesn't have any good suggestions. In his opinion, since he has collected enough evidence, he can do it sooner or later.

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "I remember that shortly after the establishment of the Eighth Commander of the West Garden~www.wuxiaspot.com~ today, my son collapsed, and then Yuan Benchu ​​executed the eunuch. However, although in my impression, the establishment of the Eighth Commander of the West Garden, The interval between Yuan Benchu's execution is not very long, but I can't remember how long it was, should I do it before the end of this year, or wait until next year?"

It seems a bit early to start this year. Looking at the current situation, how can today’s son collapse this year, and Yuan Shao will definitely not be able to punish the **** this year. At home and abroad, they will not lose too much strength because they have fled for too long, and they can get the greatest benefits.

If the conclusion drawn from the deduction of the situation in Kyoto is that Xun Zhen realized the inevitability of history, then an event that happened next made Xun Zhen realize the contingency of history.

At the end of August, Xun Zhen received a letter from Wang Fen, the prefect of Jizhou.

At first Xun Zhen thought it was just an ordinary private letter.

He and Wang Fen are both scholars, and Wang Fen is one of the leaders of the party. He is his predecessor. In the battle against Zhang Niujiao and Zhang Feiyan, the two of them also had a period of friendship, so usually There are letters from time to time.

But after reading the contents of the letter, Xun Zhen was shocked, and hurriedly summoned Xun You and Cheng Jia, showed Wang Fen's letter to both of them, and said, "Uncle Fang will definitely lose. Those from the Zhao family, Even today!"

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1. The Kyoto garrison of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

During the Han and Wei Dynasties, Wang Lang once mentioned in his letter to Emperor Wen of Wei: "In the old days, the Huben, Yulin, the five battalions and the guards merged, although there were thousands of people."