Chapter 47 Chapter 47

Officialdom is like the stock market, there is always an upward or downward trend, so although people in the officialdom have their own ideas, it is easy to reach a consensus on the choice of right and wrong.However, the characteristics of power itself determine the uncertainty in the officialdom. Once those in power run amok, the mainstream values ​​of the officialdom will suffer a strong impact. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the eunuchs were in disorder, and the scholar-bureaucrats in the court were very angry, and they had a head-on collision with the power of the eunuchs.At this time, there was General Du Liao Huangfu Gui, who was quite far-sighted. He knew that there would be a bloody massacre between the government and the opposition in the near future, so he wrote a letter saying he was sick and asked to retire and resign.The court did not approve.So Huangfugui had a plan. He deliberately went out of the area under his administration to handle private affairs for a friend, and then sent one of his retainers to pretend to go to Bingzhou Governor Hu Fang to inform him.He reported that Huangfu Gui stayed away from the barracks without authorization, and wanted Hu Fang to impeach him, so that the court could cut off his official position.

But I don't think so, because the power of the scholar-bureaucrats and the power of the eunuchs are in conflict, and a decisive battle will start in a few days, everyone can see this clearly.So after Hu Fang received the tip, she immediately understood, and said, "This Huangfugui is really too cunning. He just wants to take this opportunity to escape from the officialdom, so as to stay away from conflicts. Don't think about it. I want to cherish it for the court." Talent, not only do not impeach him, but also hide it for him." Huangfugui's intentions were seen through, and he had no choice but to sit and wait for the battle between the government and the opposition.Not long after, Emperor Han Huan died, and the new young emperor was Emperor Han Ling. The eunuchs Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong took advantage of Emperor Han Ling's greed for money and searched for gold, silver and jewels to lure the emperor.Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was really overjoyed, and publicly declared: "Zhang Rang is my father, and Zhao Zhong is my mother. In this world, they are the people who love me the most." So Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong demanded that the scholar-officials be killed , and called the scholar-officials party members.Emperor Han Ling didn't understand, so he asked: "What do you mean by party members?" Zhang Rang said: "It means they want to rebel." Emperor Han Ling asked: "What do you mean by rebellion?" Zhang Rang said: "It means they want to rebel." Overthrow you, and stop making you an emperor to make money."

When Emperor Hanling heard this, he was furious, and immediately issued an order to kill the virtuous ministers in the court. For a while, countless scholar-bureaucrats were massacred in this unjust prison, but on the list of being hunted down by the court, But there is no Liao general Huangfugui's name.However, Huangfugui thought that he was also a famous hero. This time the eunuchs massacred virtuous scholars and bureaucrats, he must be one of them.But it's none of his business to kill and kill.Huangfugui was furious, thinking that this was an insult to him by the court, so he wrote angrily: "The virtuous scholars and bureaucrats who were killed by you are all my close friends, and many of them became officials because of my recommendation. Therefore , I should not be missing from the list of killings this time, and I strongly demand to be killed."

The letter was handed up, and everyone in the world was sweating for Huangfugui, but the strange thing was that after seeing the letter, the eunuch faction didn't react at all, and didn't send anyone to arrest Huangfugui.Huangfugui wrote a letter begging to die but did not die, but won him a clear name and honor.Later, when the unjust case of the scholar-officials was cleared up, Huangfugui seemed to have gained a great reputation and was already the leader of the scholar-officials. In fact, when Huangfugui submitted this letter, he already knew the result.Although the eunuch power group is vicious, they are all stupid people who can't read the big characters. It's only because they have confused Emperor Han Ling that they dare to act like this.Moreover, although the eunuchs' revenge against the scholar-bureaucrats was fierce, these people knew their own shortcomings and were particularly eager to gain the approval of the scholar-bureaucrats.Those who were executed only triggered the murderous intent of the eunuch group because they showed the utmost contempt for the eunuchs.

Because Huangfugui understood the psychological weakness of the eunuch group, he bucked the trend and publicly challenged him, which not only won the appreciation of the government and the public, but also made the eunuchs appreciate him more in their hearts, and even longed to make friends with him. Chen Shi, a famous scholar in Yingchuan, also had the same insight into the psychology of eunuchs as Huangfugui.Chen Shi was famous all over the world for his reputation and morality. When Emperor Ling of Han issued an edict to kill virtuous scholars and officials, he said: "If I don't go to hell, everyone will have nothing to rely on, so now is the time for me to come forward." So Chen Shi Leaning on a cane, he came to the prison and asked to detain him, so the people in the world praised him again.

While everyone was sweating for Chen Shi's righteous deed, eunuch Zhang Rang's father died of old age.And Zhang Rang's hometown is also in Yingchuan. Zhang Rang himself is an eunuch, and what he desires most is to honor the village and wash away the shame, so he ordered the magistrate: "All local celebrities and celebrities in Yingchuan must come to my father The funeral." But unexpectedly, when the funeral was held, all the local people in Yingchuan came to the funeral, but none of the famous scholars showed up. Just as Zhang Rang was embarrassed, Chen Shi spoke again.He said: "If I don't go to hell, how can I save others from hell?" After saying this, Chen Shi went to attend the funeral of the traitor Zhang Rang's father alone with a cane.The local scholars were astonished by this, and they all thought that Chen Shi should not have done this, but the eunuch Zhang Rang was very grateful.Later, when punishing scholars, he specifically ordered that the scholars in Yingchuan area must be lenient, and officials from all over the place were not allowed to kill or detain scholars without authorization.At this time, everyone understood the reason why Chen Shi went against the trend, and they all thanked him in their hearts and praised him endlessly.

Going against the trend, grabbing profits and stopping, the rules and rules of this game of officialdom are not only understood by educated scholars such as Huangfu Gui, Chen Shi and others, even the common people at that time knew it well of. It is recorded in the book that just when the scholar-bureaucrats were hunted down by eunuch forces and the whole of China was in a bloodbath, suddenly dozens of people in Luoyang City, the capital, gathered in front of the mausoleum of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, wailing loudly, claiming to be the son of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty.Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was deeply moved when he learned of this situation, so he issued an edict to appoint all these people as officials to fill the vacancies of the murdered scholar-bureaucrats.

As a result, the imperial court lost many courageous and knowledgeable scholar-bureaucrats, but a group of cunning villagers who could not read.Using these people to rule the world, the result can be imagined.As a result, it didn't take long for the Yellow Turbans to rise up, and the Eastern Han Empire collapsed. These few stories tell us the truth that the mainstream values ​​above the officialdom cannot be subverted.Therefore, although going against the trend can be effective in the short term and achieve the goal of promotion, if you want to go further in the long run, you must further study the art of thick and dark to maintain the mainstream values ​​in the officialdom. To reach the supreme realm like Huangfugui and Chen Shi.