The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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【Author of the novel】: Zhao Ziyue

The book "The Loveliest of the Three Kingdoms" was first published: Vertical and Horizontal Chinese Network

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[Nature of novels]: works

[Fiction category]: Travel through history

[Introduction]: A young man travels through the end of the Han Dynasty, starts from the pavilion, and strives for the world.​​

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Although Zhong Yao's nature is upright, he is not a person who does not know how to change. The reason why he would block Xun Zhen so fiercely is only one of the reasons for his mission, and the other reason is that he has a very shallow friendship with Xun Zhen.

It was a crime to fight against the imperial edict and to bring troops into the capital. Although it was not a rebellion, it was similar in nature. As a courtier, how could you do such a treasonous thing?

Zhong Yao and Xun Zhen have known each other for many years. The Changshe and Yingyin are only a few tens of miles apart. Zhong Yao felt that it was his responsibility to stop Xun Zhen from doing such a foolish thing.

Xun Zhen reluctantly looked at his sword and neck, implying that Dian Wei and Zhao Yun went up to grab the sword in his hand, but Zhong Yao was so clever, he could see Xun Zhen's thoughts, and before Dian Wei and Zhao Yun stepped forward, With strength, bloodstains appeared on his neck.

"Yuanchang, didn't I tell you? I didn't want to defy the decree, I was just worried about General Dong."

"Don't say more! I just ask you one thing: Are you withdrawing or advancing?"

Looking at Zhong Yao's posture, if Xun Zhen answered "to march", he might actually kill himself.

Even though the possibility might not be high, Xun Zhen didn't dare to take the risk.

If Zhong Yao really committed suicide, then Xun Zhen would be "notorious for his good intentions".

Xi Zhicai was originally in the former army, and when he heard the news, he came in a hurry. When he saw the scene in front of him, he was astonished and asked, "This is?"

Cheng Jia and Xun You actually disapproved of Xun Zhen's violating the imperial edict to enter the capital, so they told Xi Zhicai clearly, and Xi Zhicai did not agree with Xun Zhen's decision, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, the general has passed the imperial edict, If you order Junhou to retreat from Luyuan Pass, and if Junhou violates the decree and advance strongly, then he knows Junhou, because he is worried about Dong Zhuo; "

Xun Zhen smiled bitterly and said to Xun You and Cheng Jia, "Gongda, Junchang, and the two of you should know what I'm worried about!"

Xun You was silent, Cheng Jia just kept blinking.

Xun Zhenben also counted on Xun You and Cheng Jia to help him persuade Zhong Yao a few words. Seeing the reaction of the two of them, he could only swallow the second half of the sentence, sighed, and said, "It's okay, it's okay, Yuan Chang, I am ordered to do so!"

Xun Zhen could not listen to the opinions of Xi Zhicai, Cheng Jia, and Xun You, but with Zhong Yao's posture, Xun Zhen had to temporarily compromise.

Zhong Yao knew that Xun Zhen was wise, but he didn't believe him. He still held the sword across his neck, and said, "You will first order you to turn around!"

Xun Zhen had just given the military order, and ordered the department to turn around and go to Kyoto, but now she had to issue another military order, and ordered the department to turn back and still head towards Luyuanguan.

Xun Zhen had nearly 4,000 choruses, and it took time to convey the military order. Zhong Yao had been standing for a long time, maintaining a vigilant posture for a long time. He was a little tired and his arms were sore. He simply took a few steps back and sat down against the stable. The sword in his hand was still in front of his neck.

The scene got a little funny.

In front of the tent in the camp, Xun Zhen, Dian Wei and Zhao Yun were on one side, and Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Cheng Jia and others were on the two sides. Surrounded by armored soldiers, knights to and fro.

If people who don't know it see this scene, they will definitely be at a loss.

Looking at Zhong Yao's posture, Xun Zhen also felt a little amused, and said with a smile, "Yuanchang, the ground is cold, how about I ask someone to move you to a couch?"

Zhong Yao ignored Xun Zhen's "mockery" and said to Xun Zhen earnestly: "Zhenzhi, the army of the entire family entered the capital, not to mention violating the edict, but following the orders of the generals, and there are hidden dangers in it. This is the truth. For the first time in more than 100 years of the Dynasty, before Qing left home, the elders and sages in the Qing family would have to explain to Qing, and at this time, Qing should not be arrogant, and must be careful!"

Xun Zhen was very moved, and said to Zhong Yao: "Yuan Chang's intentions, I know all about it! ... Well, Yuan Chang, the cadre has already entered the capital to meet Yuan Sili for me, and asked me to bring troops into the capital. Promise you, if I don’t get this edict, I will never stop marching towards the capital, but General Dong is approaching the Sunset Pavilion, I am really worried about the situation in Kyoto, don’t urge me to retreat to Luyuan Pass, I will fight How about staying here?"

Xun Zhen's current camp is more than 200 miles away from Luoyang. If you leave the baggage behind and travel lightly, you can arrive all day and night. If you can station troops here, then even if the capital changes, you may be able to catch up. Take a step back and say that even if If he couldn't make it in time, with his four thousand soldiers and horses here, Dong Zhuo was expected to be a little bit afraid, and he didn't dare to act recklessly.

Zhong Yao knew that Xun Zhen was not a "domineering person" and was worried about Dong Zhuo and Zhong Yao. Hearing Xun Zhen's words at this time, he could see that it was Xun Zhen's sincere words, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Okay! As you said, as long as you no longer enter Luoyang, I will no longer urge you to retreat to Luyuanguan."

"Then can you get up?"

Although Zhong Yao was sitting, in order to prevent Xun Zhen from stealing his sword, he remained alert just like when he was standing. He reached an agreement with Xun Zhen at this moment, and when he was relaxed, he felt a twinge of joy. His legs were sore, he was leaning on the sword, and he couldn't stand up after two attempts.

Xun Zhen stepped forward, lifted him up, and returned his sword to his scabbard.

"Brother Yuanchang, I have known you for many years, and I will see your fierce face today."

"Zhenzhi, I've known you for many years, and it's only today that I saw you 'dominant'!"

Zhong Yao's words were ridiculing Xun Zhen.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the tense atmosphere that had just drawn swords was instantly dissipated.

Zhong Yao paused for a while, then said, "Zhenzhi, I was in your army for the past two days, and I only heard that when you passed by Yangzhai, you executed Zhang Changshi's family?"

"Yangzhai Zhang, relying on Zhang's constant presence, has been rampant in the counties and fish villages. I have wanted to get rid of it for a long time, and now I have the opportunity, how can I indulge it?"

"Zhang Changshi's daughter-in-law, the sister of the Empress Dowager He, is neither the prefect of Yingchuan nor the imperial edict, but he is good at killing Zhang Changshi's Manchus, which is very pleasing to the hearts of the people, but aren't you afraid of Zhang Changshi's wrath?"

"I have already offended Zhao Changshi, not less than a Zhang Changshi. Besides, I am a native of Yingchuan. I can help the elders of Wei County to eliminate the troubles of Ye and Zhao, and how can I not help the elders of this county to eliminate Yang? The evil of the Zhai Zhang clan?"

Zhong Yao shook his head and sighed, "Zhenzhi, I used to be an official in Yingchuan with Qing, although I knew that Qing had eliminated violence and banned evil, dared to fight, and had not seen him for several years, but I don't know that Qing is actually more eagle-eyed today. Fenhan, Ling Gang destroys the fortress! Qing is truly a hero!"

The first one was taunting Xun Zhen; the second one was praising Xun Zhen.

Although Xun Zhen's execution of Yang Zhai Zhang was an unauthorized killing, Zhong Yao had been in the capital for a long time, but he had long known the current situation. In today's court, the struggle between scholars and eunuchs has reached the final stage, and there is only one final outcome, not The death of a scholar means the death of an eunuch, and there is absolutely no possibility of compromise. Therefore, Xun Zhen's murder of Zhang Rang's clan may have been a big deal in the past, but it is not important now. ,——In this political battle, if the scholars win, no one will pursue Xun Zhen, and if the **** wins, let alone Xun Zhen, it is Yuan Shao, He Yong, Wang Yun, etc. Not one can escape.

In fact, even Zhong Yao, who was not at the center of the whirlpool, could see this, let alone Yuan Shao?

Yuan Shao knew very well that if he could not kill all the eunuchs, he would face only one path: go to jail and die.

Therefore, for Yuan Shao, although he was the main force in the execution of the eunuch, and he was vigorously promoting it, but the matter has developed to this point, he himself has actually been pushed to the corner, and he has also There is no way out.

Therefore, he first made concessions and compromises, and in order to reduce He Jin's fear of the scholars, he took the initiative to suggest that He Jin summon generals and heroes from all over the world to come to Beijing, and then he had the current private orders Dong Zhuo, Xun Zhen, Qiao Mao, etc. The Empress Dowager He also put pressure on He Jin.

——He Jin was later killed by the eunuchs. If he was not killed by the eunuchs, if this momentum continued, when Yuan Shao was forced to the Jedi, it was for himself, He Yong, Cao Cao, etc. The interests of the people in the party are saved by Xun Zhen, and maybe he will use some means to get rid of the eunuchs.

What the army pays attention to is that the order will not be changed. The disaster of the three armies begins with suspicion. Most of the soldiers brought by Xun Zhen have followed him for many years. Only he gave two different orders within half an hour. , "The decree of the morning and evening changes", I am afraid that it has caused instability in the military's heart, but fortunately there are Xu Zhong, Xun Cheng, Xin Ai and other soldiers who unconditionally obey him, but this situation did not occur.

In the garrison locality, I spent three days in anxiety.

This afternoon, I got news:

Xun Zhen, Dong Zhuo, and others demanded that the Execution of the Eunuch be sent to the court respectively. The Empress Dowager He was terrified, and under the pressure of the foreign soldiers, she had to pay attention to it She left, leaving only some of He Jin's cronies to stay in the palace province.

Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other permanent attendants, as well as Xiao Huangmen and other eunuchs all went to He Jin's house to plead guilty to He Jin, expressing their willingness to obey his disposal.

He Jin said to them, "The world is turbulent, and it is afflicting the ears of the lords. Today, Dong Zhuo's troops are stationed at the Sunset Pavilion, and they will enter Luoyang.

There are many eunuchs who have been named marquis, and each has a fief. The so-called "early countries", He Jin is asking them to leave the capital and assign them to their respective feudal lords. As for not being named marquis, there is no The fiefs of the Hou Kingdom, naturally, each returned to his own home.

Cao Cao sent a letter along with this news, in which he wrote: "Yuan Sili persuaded the general to make this decision easier, but the general did not allow it."

"It is convenient for this decision", that is to say, Yuan Shao advised He Jin that it is better to take this opportunity to wipe out Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other regular servants and Xiao Huangmen, and simply kill them all. But He Jin disagreed.

He Jin would definitely not agree.

As mentioned above, for their respective interests, although He Jin and Yuan Shao have a common goal: "Both want to get rid of the eunuchs' power in the palace and the court", but they are also for their own interests. This goal is inherently divergent.

As a scholar, Yuan Shao, of course, wanted to wipe out all the eunuchs and kill them all, because only in this way can the scholars completely get rid of the eunuch's oppression and hold the power alone.

But as He Jin, a relative from a humble background, he didn't want to kill all the eunuchs at all. He also hoped that he could use the power of the eunuchs and use the way of balance to urge the two groups of eunuchs and scholars to fight endlessly, in order to ensure that. The power in his hands will not be taken away from him.

For He Jin, the best situation should be: the eunuchs surrendered, returned to their own countries, and left the capital, but at the same time, the eunuchs' influence in the prefectures and counties still existed. In later generations, in the battle between eunuchs and scholars, they could maintain a detached position, so that they could exclusively enjoy the authority of the court.

Xun Zhen could even guess Yuan Shao's state of mind at this time.

Yuan Shao must be extremely annoyed at this moment. Although all the eunuchs were kicked out of the palace province, he certainly did not feel the slightest joy in winning. On the contrary, he might be feeling uneasy and under heavy pressure all the time.

For Yuan Shao, only dead eunuchs are good eunuchs. If he can't seize the opportunity to kill all the eunuchs, then once the eunuchs recover, the possibility is very high. First of all, Zhang Rang, Zhao The loyal and Empress Dowager He got along day and night in the palace, and they had a good relationship, and the reason why Empress Dowager He was able to be favored by Emperor Ling was thanks to the help of Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong. After being abolished, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others were all crying and begging. Sister, they are related by in-laws, and secondly, the clans, children, relatives, disciples, and old people of the eunuchs are mostly officials in the prefectures and prefectures, and they are very powerful. The eunuchs turned the tables. He Jin was the elder brother of the Empress Dowager He~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and the uncle of the emperor. He might not die, but Yuan Shao and the others were sure to die.

It was as if a sword was hanging over his head, why didn't Yuan Shao toss and turn, sleepless, frightened and worried?

If it is said that getting rid of the eunuchs' influence in the court and the palace is the common goal of Yuan Shao and He Jin, then the alliance between the two of them is close to disintegrating.

To analyze the main contradiction and the secondary contradiction:

The harm of eunuchs is no longer the main contradiction He Jin has to face. On the contrary, the power of scholars has risen from the secondary contradiction before to the point where it is close to the main contradiction; on Yuan Shao's side, the harm of eunuchs is still theirs. The main contradiction to be faced.

If things go on like this, Yuan Shao and He Jin will part ways and even become enemies with each other.

Not even sure, if Yuan Shao pushed him a little more, He Jin might in turn join forces with the eunuchs to deal with Yuan Shao's party.

What happened next confirmed Xun Zhen's conjecture.

Not long after Cao Cao's letter and this news were sent, another news came.

However, this news was the "General's Order", ordering the states and counties to arrest the relatives of the eunuchs.

As a member of Yuan Shao's small political clique, Xun Zhen soon learned the inside story. This general's order was not passed down by He Jin, but was passed on to various prefectures and counties by Yuan Shao under the guise of He Jin.

It stands to reason that this incident is enough to make He Jin angry and turn against Yuan Shao, but another incident that happened next made He Jin not only did not turn against Yuan Shao, but instead stood on the same front with Yuan Shao again.