Chapter 23 3. The night is heavy

Since the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there have been many tragic scholar-bureaucrats.Yuan Shao's ancestor Yuan An, Guanxi Confucian Yang Zhen, and Li Gu, who is about to end in tragedy, these natural heroic scholar-bureaucrats, they have been fighting for one dream for several years - to seize power. Liu Bang in the Western Han Dynasty was born as a hooligan, but he respected intellectuals very much, so the power of the three princes of the Han Dynasty was very great;Without power, nothing can be done. The living is an official, unable to do business, which is tantamount to slow suicide and spending the rest of his life empty.What a cruel thing for a person who is interested in building a harmonious society.

So what Li Gu is going to do now is also the path taken by the predecessors: if you want the government to return to the state, and the officials and ministers get their own place, they have to seize power.To whom?Of course it belonged to a relative, which is tantamount to pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth, not to mention that Liang Ji is still a hungry tiger that eats people without spitting out bones. It's no wonder that Liang Ji snickered in his heart after reading Li Gu's memorial.When Li Gu said this, he didn't make it clear who they wanted to be the emperor, but they guessed eighty to ninety percent of the time.But has Li Gu ever thought that Liang Ji's character is not as good as Liang Shang's, and what Liang Shang can't do, Liang Ji can do?

If it can be done, unless the sun rises in the west.The result of Li Gu's waiting was that the sun of the Han Dynasty still rose from the east, and Liang Ji, who was like a mad dog, still shattered his dream. Liang Ji went to discuss with Queen Mother Liang.The two exchanged opinions on the candidate for the emperor, and soon reached an agreement-Liu Zan must be established. The answer speaks for itself. Li Gu asked Liang Ji to learn from Zhou Bo and Huo Guang, but what happened to Zhou Bo and Huo Guang?Zhou Bo welcomes Liu Heng into the city, and after Liu Heng gains power, why don't Zhou Bo be imprisoned?If Queen Mother Dou hadn't scolded him, maybe Zhou would have died unjustly in prison.What about Huo Guang?Ying Xuan Emperor Liu Bing has already entered the city, but the tea will be cold as soon as he leaves.Not long after Huo Guang died, the Huo family was uprooted and no one remained.

So in a word, Zhou Bo can't learn, and Huo Guang can't learn either.Empress Dowager Yan can't learn from it, and the one who should learn most is Empress Dowager Deng. In terms of character, Empress Dowager Liang and Empress Dowager Deng are relatively similar, both of them are keen on power and have great virtues.In order to control power, it is inevitable to abolish the elders and establish the younger ones, and Liu Yan is naturally the most ideal candidate. On the 24th day of the first lunar month, Liang Ji, on behalf of the Empress Dowager Liang, celebrated the festival and personally welcomed Bohai King Liu Zan into the palace.The next day, Liu Yan successfully ascended the throne, while another candidate, Liu Lian, was sent out of the capital and returned to the feudal kingdom.

It seems that there is an invisible hand pushing Li Gu step by step into the abyss. At this time, some people thought that it was time to repair Li Gu. This is a group of unknown people.There are a total of about one hundred of them, all of whom were in power in Liu Bao's era, but they are all laid off now.The reason why they hated Li Gu was because they were impeached by Li Gu one by one, they were all dismissed from office and left idle at home. The era of Liu Bao was actually the era of the rise of the Liang family.From this, it can be deduced that this group of people with unknown origins are actually people who were randomly recommended and promoted by the Liang family.Li Gu slapped them in the face to demolish Liang Ji's platform. As long as they shouted from one side and Liang Ji responded from the other side, Li Gu would be doomed.

After making up their minds, more than one hundred people jointly wrote a letter to impeach Li Gu. They charged Li Gu with the following charges: When the first emperor Liu Bing died, passers-by heard about it and knew that they were all sad, but Li Gu was different. He is supercilious, he does all the right things, and all the bad things are done by the king.Why do you keep this kind of person?Immediately kill. As soon as the memorial was delivered to the palace, Liang Ji moved.He went to see the Empress Dowager Liang and said, Li Gu is hateful, and he must be investigated. There was public opinion in the front, and his surname Liang cheered him up in the background. Liang Ji had no reason not to think that Li Gu was dead.

Liang Ji was wrong.He didn't expect that Li Gu had a powerful person backing him up.And this person is the Empress Dowager Liang in front of her. Liang Ji and Queen Mother Liang are not in the same class.The former is a senior migrant worker, while the latter is the head of the family.The Empress Dowager Liang, who is in charge of the family, believes that the Han Dynasty can only be supported by the Liang family, and it must be relied on.Therefore, she will basically listen to the suggestions of Li Gu and other ministers, and all reasonable opinions. Empress Dowager Liang read the memorial book for a long time, then looked at her brother Liang Ji, and sent her brother away without saying anything.Her opinion is self-evident: Li Gu must be protected.

It can be said that the person who knows Liang Ji is really the Queen Mother of Liang. Liang Ji moved his butt, and the Empress Dowager Liang knew what he was about to fart.Perhaps in the dark, she has already sensed that the one who is messing up the world is not her, the Queen Mother of Liang, but this old scum of the Liang family. This is life.Empress Dowager Liang had Liang Ji, just as Empress Dowager Deng had Deng Zhi.Deng Zhi eliminated the Xiongnu, who did Liang Ji eliminate?The answer is very scary, what he wants to eliminate is everyone he dislikes, including the emperor. In 146 A.D., Liu Zuan was nine years old.Once in court, this guy looked at the arrogant Liang Ji, and said to others: "Liang Ji is really a domineering general." Tong Yan said it very truthfully, but Tong Yan was also very harmful.Hearing this, Liang Ji gritted his teeth with hatred.

Everyone in the world thinks that Liu Yan is a smart man.Why do smart people forget that if I, Liang Ji, hadn't helped you ascend the throne and sat on it, it would have been Liu Lian long ago.You are a little brat, now you are superior, you can scold me in public, but when you grow up in the future, why don't you kill the entire Liang family? Suddenly, a chill came from Liang Ji's back.At this moment, a terrible thought only flashed across his forehead, and then it was firmly fixed. Liang Ji doesn't beat around the bush when he thinks about things, his idea is-to cut the grass and roots, and kill Liu Yan.

He said it and did it. On June 1, everything was arranged properly, and Liang Ji started.He ordered people to put the poison in soup cakes and let the emperor's attendants bring it over.Liu Yan didn't know it, so he ate it, and soon the poison took effect.Liu Yan is very smart, he figured it out at once, and ordered his attendants to call Li Gu here as soon as possible. Li Guwen heard that the emperor had food poisoning, so he rushed over in a hurry, and rushed to Liu Yan, asking what was going on.At this time, Liu Yan was still alive and his head could still turn. He said, "I just ate soup cakes and my stomach hurts. I must be poisoned. Give me water quickly."

At this time, Liang Ji was by his side.He stood up gloomyly and stopped Li Gu from saying: "You can't give him water. If you drink water, you may vomit, and that will kill you." As soon as Liang Ji finished speaking, Liu Yan couldn't hold it anymore, his neck tilted, and he died.Li Gu cried bitterly.After leaving the palace, he immediately wrote a letter impeaching the imperial doctor for his ineffective rescue. When Liang Ji saw it, he panicked immediately.It was a well-thought-out conspiracy, but if Li Gu stirs it up again and again, and the world is in turmoil, the trick may be exposed. At that moment, Liang Ji had another thought - Li Gu must die! must! Li Gu is like a sword hanging over Liang Ji's head.However, Liang Ji knew how difficult it was to move Li Gu.You know, Li Gu is currently the boss of the scholar-bureaucrat group, and the Empress Dowager Liang is protecting him, which is really a nerve-wracking thing. Just when Liang Ji had a headache, the master Li Gu punched again.In Li Gu's view, Liu Yan's sudden death and how he died are not very important.The most important thing is that he must be ahead of Liang Ji and think about the candidate for the emperor.Last time he wrote letters to the Empress Dowager Liang and Liang Ji by himself, but it didn't work. This time, he learned well and invited several big names to jointly write letters. In addition to Taiwei Li Gu, there are also Situ Hu Guang and Sikong Zhao Jie.There are many people and strength is great. This time they simply opened the skylight and said to Liang Ji: It is a misfortune to have three emperors die in three years.We know that both Queen Mother Liang and General Liang want to find a suitable candidate.But we want to tell General Liang, no matter what, don't forget one big event. The big thing is that, from ancient times to modern times, in the system of kings ascending the throne, there is a very clear statement that every time a candidate for the emperor is nominated, the opinions of the public ministers must be sought. These words were really fierce, and Liang Ji's eyelids twitched when he heard it.Li Gu seemed to be about to tell him that what he said was earlier, don't imagine that just you and the Queen Mother Liang finalized the candidate for the emperor like last time.Liang Ji really has a big head.But he was helpless, like someone had tied a string around his neck, and he had to follow. In this way, he had no choice but to convene a meeting of senior officials of the Central Committee, and the three princes of the Han Dynasty, ministers of various ministries, Marquis and others all came.There is only one issue: who is more suitable to sit on the emperor's seat vacated by Liu Yan. Four people immediately stood up and said in unison: "The emperor must be the king of Qinghe." King Qinghe is Liu Lian who was eliminated by Liang Ji before.The four people who supported Liu Suan with one voice, in addition to the Sangong of the Han Dynasty, also had a heavyweight minister.This person is Taichang Duccio.Liu Suan's ghost is still haunting, and Li Gu's presence is indeed not small. Even though Liang Ji has all kinds of skills, he seems to be a little bit overwhelmed.Among these four people, Situ and Sikong are fearless, and Li Gu and Du Qiao are the ones who worry him the most.These two people have a common feature - their temper is more stubborn than a cow, as long as they look for the truth, they will go one way to the dark. Du Qiao, courtesy name Shurong, was born in Linli, Hanoi (now Linzhou, Henan Province).When he was young, he used to work in Yang Zhen's house. To a certain extent, he was Yang Zhen's political follower and vowed to fight the evil relatives to the end. Just last year, Liu Junshi, the governor of Yongchang County, cast a colorful snake out of gold, and planned to give it to Liang Ji as a gift.This matter was known by others, and the impeachment was played. As a result, this matter caused a lot of trouble, and the Empress Dowager Liang knew about it.Empress Dowager Liang ordered that the golden snake be confiscated and handed over to the Sinong Treasury for safekeeping. Even though the golden snake was confiscated, Liang Ji couldn't forget it all the time, so he sent someone to tell Da Sinong, can I borrow it to have a look?However, Da Sinong directly refused and said, do you want to see it?Tell you, there is no door. The Da Si Nong at that time was the current Tai Chang Duccio.He dared to argue with Liang Ji without blinking his eyes, Liang Ji was so angry that he jumped, but there was nothing he could do.Now, if this group of big names in public affairs who recognize reason and risk their lives want to unite to deal with a cult leader like Liang Ji, he is powerless. What to do, just give in to them?Just when Liang Ji was exhausted physically and mentally, someone gave him a slap from behind, which almost made him fly with joy. We know that there were four political sects in the Eastern Han Dynasty, namely the royal family, scholar-bureaucrats, foreign relatives, and eunuchs.Now, when the scholar-bureaucrats led by Li Gu united unprecedentedly and together with the royal family launched an attack against their relatives, they forgot another sect, which was the eunuch who had been hiding in the deep palace for a long time but had influence everywhere. At this time, the boss of the eunuch in the deep palace was Cao Teng, who was once considered to be in the same gang as Li Gu.Cao Teng and Liang Ji were not in the same group, but there was a thread in the dark that tied them tightly together. This line, of course, is visible, and its name is interest. At that time, Liu Lian, who was recommended by Li Gu's gang, didn't like Cao Teng very much, and he didn't pay attention to the eunuchs, obviously looking down on them.In this way, the problem is obvious. Liu Suan doesn't like Liang Ji, and he doesn't like eunuchs. In other words, in his political philosophy, he only knows that there are royal family and scholar-bureaucrats, but he doesn't know that there are foreign relatives and eunuchs.If you don't treat us as your own, we will be kicked out by you like dogs? So, after the meeting ended on the first day, Cao Teng went to meet Liang Ji quietly at night.He told the surname Liang that Liu Suan, the king of Qinghe, is wise and upright, and if he becomes emperor, there will be nowhere for you to escape.If you want to escape this difficulty, there is only one way, that is, support Liwu Hou Liu Zhi, only he can keep you rich and honored for a long time. It's like a small boat floating in the vast sea, suddenly saw the aerial light projected from afar, Liang Ji saw Cao Teng, in this vast night, he will no longer get lost, and will only reach the other shore where the conspiracy succeeds smoothly .