Chapter 8 second quarter

At night, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty watched songs and dances in the palace.Several rows of court ladies sang and danced to the sound of the music, and their movements were uniform.Empress Fu and Concubine Dong sat next to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.Emperor Xian of Han watched contentedly and critically, sometimes caressing the hands of Empress Fu and Concubine Dong, sometimes shaking his head to beat the time for singing and dancing.He was suddenly annoyed, and pointed with his hand: "Stop!" Then he got up and walked to the front of the singing and dancing circle, pointing to a court lady and said, "Why are you not moving properly? Didn't I have repeated orders, so there must be no mistakes?" He fell to the ground, and the rest of the court ladies were also frightened into silence.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty shouted: "Huang Fu, take it down, a hundred sticks!" The chief eunuch Huang Fu looked at the queen and concubine Dong hesitantly, and immediately replied: "Yes." Two eunuchs waved up and held the maid hostage.Concubine Dong knelt down to Emperor Han Xian: "Seeing that today is my concubine's birthday, please forgive her." Emperor Xian waved his hand and said, "To celebrate your birthday is to celebrate your birthday, and the prohibition is the prohibition. The birthday must be celebrated. , There must be no mistakes in order and prohibition. If you pull it down, a hundred sticks will not be pardoned!" Concubine Dong wanted to ask again, but the queen signaled her to stop her.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty waved his hand authoritatively: "Continue singing and dancing." The music sounded again, and the court ladies danced together.You can see their fear.After dancing a few times, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty yelled again: "Stop!" Then he pointed to a court lady: "Why did you make a wrong step again?"Emperor Xian of the Han waved his hand again, "Huang Fu, take it down as usual, with a staff of one hundred!" Huang Fu looked at the queen, and waved up two eunuchs to hold the maid.This time the queen made a request: "The emperor calms down, it's not worth it..." Han Xiandi was annoyed: "There is no need to plead for them in a disguised form. Forget it, you can withdraw, today's singing and dancing is over." He waved off the court ladies to go down.The great eunuch Huang Fu immediately waved his hand to let the court ladies line up to withdraw. He looked at the situation of Han Xiandi, Empress Fu, and Concubine Dong by himself, and withdrew after a moment of hesitation.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty got angry at Empress Fu and Concubine Dong and said, "As the Son of Heaven, how can I control the world if I don't show my prestige?" Empress Fu said: "Your Majesty, it is better to put virtue first..." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was even more annoyed: "Why do I not have virtue? Since the Han Dynasty, the virtues of many generations have accumulated in me, and I can't eat the old virtues. I am now There is more than virtue but not enough prestige. There is only virtue and no prestige, so why not let Cao Cao and his ilk usurp power and steal the country? Do you think this song and dance practice is just for the eyes and ears? Do you know that during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period, Sun Wuzi trained for Wu Wang Helu What about the army? Sun Wuzi said that his art of war can not only be applied to soldiers, but even women and girls can be driven by him according to his military orders. King Helu of Wu laughed and didn't believe it, so he called three hundred court ladies to order Sun Wu to perform, and Let his two favorite concubines be the captains of the second team on the left and right. Sun Wuzi went to the teaching field on the second day and directed the second team of maids to practice wearing armor, swords and shields. Under the first order, the court ladies were laughing and laughing. Under the second order, the maids were still laughing as before. In the third order, Sun Wu personally beat the drums and ordered the drill. The second favorite concubine and the court ladies were all laughing. Sun Wu was furious and asked where the law enforcement was, and immediately ordered the two captain's favorite concubines Beheading. At that time, the king of Wu sent people to rescue them in a hurry to save them, but Sun Wuzi still beheaded the two according to the military order. After that, the palace ladies marched and retreated, neat and orderly, without any mistakes. Do you understand? I can perform singing and dancing today If you line up indoors, you will be able to command the army in the four fields." Empress Fu thoughtfully persuaded: "Sun Wu's exercise of court ladies, after all, is declared as a military exercise in advance, and they are all wearing helmets and armor in the teaching field. This is always different from singing and dancing in the palace. do not……"

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty became even more annoyed: "Could it be that you said that I was wrong?" Empress Fu dared not speak again.Concubine Dong was also a little trembling. At this time Huang Fu came in and reported: "Report to the emperor, the head of the country has arrived, and is waiting to see the emperor and the empress." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was still on fire, and he hurried back and forth in the palace for a few times before he stopped and said, "Come on. .” Then he sat down. As soon as Fu Wan came in, he kowtowed to the ground: "Chen Fu Wan kowtows to the emperor and queen."

Emperor Han Xian waved his hand and said tolerantly: "The head of the country is old, and the ceremony will be waived." While gesturing to the eunuchs to help the father-in-law, he said, "I asked you to come here a long time ago. I heard that you are ill again." After Fu Wan looked around, Emperor Han Xian waved his hand and repelled the eunuchs who came in after Fu Wan.Fu Wan said: "Your Majesty, I have taken care of a serious illness." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was dissatisfied: "I can't live with Cao thief for a day. Let you plan, what's the matter? Why do you have a serious illness?" " Fu Wan sat down and said: "I took the opportunity of convalescing to investigate the whole court for your majesty, and finally got my wish." Emperor Xian of Han's eyes lit up: "Oh?" Fu Wan said: "It is inconvenient for me and the courtiers to communicate with each other on weekdays. , lying down with this illness, they all came in the name of visiting, between the words, the overtones, the minister has almost touched it. Your Majesty, don't worry, the situation is Yuan Henry Zhen." Han Xiandi came emotionally: "Speak." Fu Wan said: "I dare to make such an assertion for seven reasons." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty nodded.Fu Wan said: "The princes of the four directions all have the heart to oppose Cao. Yuan Shao in the north, Yuan Shu in the Huainan, Sun Ce in the south, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang in the south, Han Sui and Ma Teng in the west, all these princes have people in Xudu, and they all come to the minister's house to communicate. .Although the princes disobey each other, they are quite consistent in their opposition to Cao Cao. Cao Cao coerced the emperor to command the princes. At first glance, he gained power, but in fact he made enemies on all sides. They all wanted to attack Cao, but they didn't know His Majesty's attitude very well. As long as you let them know that His Majesty is very dissatisfied with Cao, it is tantamount to issuing secret decrees to destroy Cao."

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty asked: "Do they understand your metaphor?" Fu Wan said: "Of course, this is the first reason for His Majesty's situation." Fu Wan took a sip of tea and said, "Secondly, Taiwei Yang Biao is very anti-Cao." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty paid great attention to it.Fu Wan said: "Although Cao Cao's strength is in the army that conquers all sides, Yang Biao and Cao Cao each have half of the troops in the guards of the capital and the imperial guards. This person is very important. Yang Biao had a feud with Yuan Shao in the past, and Yuan Shao He wanted to use Cao Cao's sword to kill Yang Biao, but Cao Cao didn't respond. Yang Biao seemed to have feelings for Cao Cao. But time has passed, and now he and Cao Cao have the most competition. Your Majesty, please think about it, the two are close at hand, and the power struggle is very close. Inevitably. Yang Biao came to visit the minister's mansion in person this time, and we have a good understanding between each other, and we have built a bridge."

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was so excited that he was gearing up: "Well, good." Fu Wan continued: "The third is that Liu Bei has arrived. Your Majesty must have known it already. Tomorrow Cao Cao will go to the court with him to kowtow to Your Majesty. Liu Bei is an extraordinary person. Your Majesty should reward him enough for his meritorious deeds. After that A powerful person to contain Cao Cao." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said: "I have already thought about this." Fu Wan went on to say: "The fourth reason for the situation tycoon is that Zheng Kangcheng in Xuzhou is there. Zheng Gong is famous all over the world. Half of the officials inside and outside the court are not his students but also his students' students. One word is enough to move the world. After finding out, he opposed Cao. Undoubtedly, there are also many anti-Cao exchanges with Yuan Shao and others. The above four points are all about important figures and forces today. Looking at the inside and outside the court, the fifth reason is that except for Cao’s cronies, the rest of the officials are anti-Cao , Cao Yi dominates the government, excludes dissidents, and everyone dares to be angry and dare not speak out. This only needs to provoke them a little bit, and wait for the evil deeds of Cao thief to be further exposed. The combination of cameras will become a general trend. The sixth reason is that the people will oppose Cao. After many years of war, the people have long hated Cao Cao’s militarism. The seventh reason is that the Han Dynasty was four hundred years old, and the orthodoxy was unshakable. Although it was temporarily weakened, the officials and people only knew that the world’s surname was Liu, and no one wanted his surname to be Cao. Dong Zhuo’s family was ruined Death without a place of burial is a lesson from the past." Emperor Xian of the Han then said: "Cao Cao coerced the emperor to make the princes have to fight my banner? I..." Fu Wan spoke eloquently: "So the minister Just now I said, Your Majesty don’t need to be anxious, the minister has already planned for His Majesty, just—” Emperor Han Xian was quite unhappy when his words were interrupted, Queen Fu had already noticed it, and said at this time: “Father, you can’t hold back when you open your mouth. I still need to listen to the emperor's words." Fu Wan immediately said: "The emperor's lesson, please forgive me for talking too much for a while." Han Xiandi waved his hand magnanimously again: "I let you speak freely first, and I have my own country in my heart. .”

After looking at Emperor Xian's color, he continued: "I'm still planning the most important thing." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty seemed to have already figured it out and said calmly: "You speak." Fu Wan said: "At the moment, we need to choose a central figure, who will carry out confidential matters in the court, contact his best friends to form a blood alliance, and unite with the princes of the four directions to secretly plan and raise incidents. This person is the most important, and it is inconvenient for me to take up this role. There is a loyal and reliable person who is in an important position and works inside and outside the court." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had understood it, and at this time he waved his hands with confidence: "I have thought about it for a long time, and I don't think about it." Fu Wan said: "Your Majesty is holy."

Emperor Xian of the Han stood up and was about to perform his duties, when Huang Fu came in and reported in a low voice: "Xuzhou secret report." "It's a secret report from the emperor's eyeliner in Zheng Kangcheng's mansion." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty paid attention: "Tell me." Huang Fu said: "Cao Cao was on the way to his class, so he ordered his military commander Xun You to send a letter to Zheng Kangcheng and send it to Zheng Kangcheng five hundred miles away." Go to the poem written by Cao Cao himself, the last four sentences are..." Huang Fu looked at the secret document in his hand: "The moon and stars are sparse, and the black magpie flies south. Three turns around the tree, where can I rely on it? The mountains are never too high, and the sea is not too deep. When the Duke of Zhou vomits his nourishment, the world will return to his heart." Emperor Xian of Han sneered: "He thinks that the Duke of Zhou spitting out his nourishment will make the world return to its heart?" Fu Wan interjected, "This is to win over Zheng Kangcheng." Huang Fu said: "No. It is said that Cao Cao saw it. I fell in love with Zheng Kangcheng's granddaughter Bai Shao, and I want her to study with Cao Mansion." Han Xiandi was stunned for a moment, then sneered even more, picked up a teacup and played with it in his hand, and suddenly fell to the ground, the teacup shattered.

Concubine Dong was so frightened that she leaned against Empress Fu.Empress Fu, Huang Fu, and Fu Wan all looked up at Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said: "Isn't it enough for the Cao thief to dominate the world? It's really abominable." Empress Fu observed her words and said: "Zheng Kangcheng will not be wooed, and that talented woman will not go to Cao's residence." Huang Fu looked at Han Xiandi, and carefully added the report: "The Zheng family seems to be preparing to send Zheng Kangcheng's granddaughter to leave." Han Xiandi was annoyed: "Get out, go down."Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty strode up and down, stopped, and said to Fu Wan with his hands behind his back: "Didn't you say that Zheng Kangcheng had no doubt against Cao Cao? Why did he flatter Cao Cao?" Fu Wan said, "That may not be the case." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty Said: "If so? Did you really send someone to the Cao Mansion?" Fu Wan said: "Yichen speculates that one, it is very likely that he will use his tricks to install a spy in the Cao Mansion." Han Xiandi sneered: "Zheng Kangcheng is willing To make such a sacrifice?" Fu Wan said: "Another one, Zheng Kangcheng may also step on two boats, leaving a way out for himself." Han Xiandi picked up a plate and threw it hard, sat down and said: "I see That's it." Empress Fu persuaded: "It's okay, I think he is at most half a foot on Cao Cao's boat, and most of them are the emperor's people." The eunuch Huang Fu came in again and reported: "I have something important to report to the emperor..." Emperor Han Xian was still on fire: "Is it over?" Huang Fu looked at Emperor Han Xian's face and said: "Fang received a secret report that Cao Cao will go out in disguise tonight , arrested Yang Diao, the deputy prefect of Xudu, the son of the Taiwei Yang Biao, on charges of violating the prohibition on alcohol, and immediately put a hundred sticks in the prefect's mansion of Xudu." Emperor Han Xian turned his anger: "Oh?" Huang Fu Surely it would have this effect, and then he grinned: "I heard that Xu Chu's supervisor's stick was implemented, and Yang Diao was beaten to pieces. He has been detained in the prefect's mansion of Xudu tonight, and he will be punished for robbing the women of the people." If you don't do it right, your head will be gone." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty became interested and waved Huang Fu back.Fu Wan immediately said: "Didn't this force the Taiwei Yang Biao to become his sworn enemy? The minister said just now that he will wait for Cao's evil deeds to become apparent day by day. Isn't that true?" With a wave of his hand: "What is good and what is bad, Yang Biao, Zheng Kangcheng and others will eventually know it well." Fu Wan just kept paying attention to Huang Fu who came in, and asked at this time: "How about Huang Fu?" Han Xiandi said: "My man is absolutely reliable." He also said: "He can only act in the palace, don't Involved in the conspiracy you just mentioned. He is one-on-one, and he only works directly for me." Fu Wan said: "I am worried..." Han Xiandi said: "Don't worry about it, I will only trust people no matter how much I trust. Seven points. The little eunuch who is closest to him is the one I sent to monitor him." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty shook his head and thought for a few times, then suddenly smiled contentedly, waved his hands and said, "I will go to court tomorrow, and there will be a good show waiting for Cao Cao."