Chapter 7 3. An Evil Straw

In the air of the Han Dynasty, there was an inexplicable murderous aura.Xiao Wangzhi raised his nose to the air, and smelled an ominous smell.He found that he could no longer decide on major national affairs by himself.As long as Xiao Wangzhi agrees, Da Sima Shigao and Shi Xian oppose it, and vice versa. Deliberately bullying, unreasonable lifting.The reason why Shi Gao wanted to openly confront Xiao Wangzhi was because he hired Shi Xian as his assistant.It's really "strange things happen every year, especially this year".The rise of eunuchs to serve as the emperor's spokesperson has long been beyond Xiao Wangzhi's imagination.Then, the alliance between foreign relatives and eunuchs caused great consternation.

What should we do now? It's easy to do, instead of sitting still, it's better to take the initiative. Xiao Wangzhi thought so, and did so. In Xiao Wangzhi's view, Da Sima Shigao is not a tiger, nor is he a ruthless character.To put it bluntly, he was just a sheep that led the wolf into the house.To eliminate the opponent, one must start with Shi Xian.Take down the wolf, and the sheep will naturally surrender and stop running around. Therefore, Xiao Wangzhi wrote a letter to Liu Xi, clearly stating that he would remove Shi Xian from power.What he meant was roughly this: Zhongshu was the place where the emperor issued orders, and the nerve center of state power, which should be assumed by upright people.

Xiao Wangzhi said this very harshly, his subtext is that Shi Xian is not an upright person, and he is not worthy of being a letter at all.Then, Xiao Wang's intentions were still unfinished, and he said: eunuchs concurrently hold official positions, which is not in line with the Confucian tradition, and must be dismissed. In fact, it was not Liu Shi's first creation of the eunuch's part-time official position.As early as Liu Che's time, eunuchs already had official positions.When Liu Che was hunting, he would also be lazy and ask the eunuch to correct his homework for him.At that time, everyone turned a blind eye to this kind of thing.Now, Liu Xi asked others to criticize all his homework. As a subject, Xiao Wangzhi had to say a few words.

Xiao Wangzhi knew very well that when the book arrived in the palace, it must have been passed around in Shi Xian's hands before being transferred to Liu Shi's, but he had no choice.Then, Liu Shi also saw the book, but he hesitated. What is Liu Shi hesitating about?As we have said before, Liu Shi is a Confucian, benevolent and weak, without judgment, and his will is not firm.There are few advantages, but many disadvantages.A strong emperor must first have a strong body and soul.It's a pity that Liu Shi lacks both things. Master Bo Yang said that China's "sauce jar culture" originated from Confucianism.The ancients must be mentioned in everything, as if the ancients are a model for all generations.Because of this, generations of Confucianists have put "sauce" in the vat, and there has been a "sauce vat culture" that has been stinking for more than two thousand years.

In the Han Dynasty, Confucian culture had just become orthodox, and everyone had just worked hard to "sauce", and it was not very deep.But in any case, Liu Shi has already "sauced" in.Next, Liu Shi presided over a meeting to discuss whether or not to abolish eunuchs in the palace.This will be very procrastinating, like a light rain in March, which is scattered day and night, but there is no end in sight. Liu Xun used eunuchs to correct his homework, which was bolder than any previous emperor.But when he wanted to abolish the right of eunuch Zhongshu to walk, he had no idea, let alone courage.

There is a reason why Liu Shi didn't have the courage to make a decision.First of all, it was created by the ancestors for eunuchs to take important positions in the palace.All Confucians are proud of learning from their ancestors and ashamed of not learning.How dare the Confucian Liu Shi mess around in front of his ancestors? Secondly, it is not a day or two for eunuchs to walk in the palace, it has become a system.Liu Xi wants to abolish this system, who should be appointed?Power is the devil, who can guarantee that a new person can prove that he will always be aboveboard? Liu Xi didn't dare to make a decision, so the meeting turned into a quarrel.Noisily cursing, Xiao Wangzhi suddenly discovered that the situation was undergoing subtle changes.

Xiao Wangzhi was very vigilant, and his Iron Triangle Group was indeed tampered with by the other party.Just as Xiao Wangzhi and Shi Xian were arguing in full swing, Liu Xi suddenly issued an edict to promote Liu Xiang as Zongzheng. Zongzheng, one of the nine ministers, is a ministerial cadre.This position, in charge of important matters such as the royal family and foreign relatives, has always been held by relatives of the royal Liu family.Perhaps Xiao Wangzhi should be happy that Liu Xiang was promoted suddenly, but he couldn't be excited at all. Xiao Wangzhi's head was very clear, Liu Xiang had been promoted on the surface, but it did him no good at all.It's very simple, Liu Xiang's previous position was to give affairs, the official position is not big, but it is very useful, that is, he can keep an eye on the emperor anytime and anywhere.

Now, Liu Xiang has become Zongzheng, and has no eyes and ears. He cannot carry out satellite positioning on Liu Xi, let alone keep abreast of the emperor's movements.Without intelligence, it would be very dangerous to fight Shi Xian on the main battlefield. Everything was done so silently.Shi Xian is indeed a dangerous master.Inexplicably, Xiao Wangzhi's eyelids twitched wildly. Of course, Xiao Wangzhi has not yet reached the point of despair.So far, the two sides have only pulled a small point slightly.It is not too late to remedy the situation.Then, Xiao Wangzhi and Zhou Kan jointly recommended Confucianism experts to the emperor as admonishers.

The war is inevitable, Xiao Wangzhi must deploy on the frontal battlefield and do a good job of the firewall.Just then, a person appeared.This person, like a straw, changed the balance and crushed the Gang of Four. This is a small person with little reputation and no background, just relying on his guts.In Chinese history, it is common for villains to open the way and make history turn a corner.The person in front of him named Zheng Peng should be considered one. Zheng Peng, a native of Kuaiji, is an out-and-out political speculator.The so-called speculators are not interested in the country's community or moral ideals, but in profits.In order to double their profits, the capitalists are willing to sell their lives and move forward bravely.This is especially true for political businessmen, where there are profits, there are them, just like flies cannot do without cow's blood.

In this world, some people are destined to be spectators forever;But Zheng Peng is not, he is a spoiler. Zheng Peng believes that Xiao Wangzhi's Iron Triangle will inevitably have a decisive battle with Shi Gao, Shi Xian and other groups.The current situation is very unfavorable to Xiao Wangzhi. To use a popular analogy, the stock of Xiao Wangzhi, a listed company, has fallen slightly and is in danger of plummeting. However, Zheng Peng also believed that with his skills, Xiao Wangzhi's stocks could climb up in twists and turns, bringing him back to life.Is there a guarantee?No.However, Zheng Peng didn't have two brushes, so how could he come out and mess around?He has a sharp weapon that Xiao Wangzhi's group doesn't have.

This weapon is: boldness, intelligence gathering, slander and rumors, daring to be the first in the world. Zheng Peng decided to place his bet on Xiao Wangzhi.Then, he wrote a report letter and sent it out.Soon, the report letter fell into the hands of the emperor.Liu Xi was dumbfounded when he saw it. It turned out that Zheng Peng blew up the scandal of Da Sima Shi Gao in his report letter.The main one is that Da Sima Shigao sent followers to various counties and feudal states to seek illegal benefits.At the same time, Zheng Peng's pen peak turned and aimed at the Xu family again.It is said that the two families of Xu's relatives and Shi's relatives have committed countless crimes. Zheng Peng's anti-aircraft gun is really hard to defend against.Liu Xi didn't even bother to change his own homework, so it was really hard for him to ask him to solve this emergency.He thought about it and decided to find someone to help. If a student has a problem, he must ask the teacher.The person Liu Xun was looking for was Zhou Kan.Zhou Kan was ecstatic after reading Zheng Peng's breaking news letter.Then, he sent someone to notify Zheng Peng urgently, report to Jinma Gate, and wait for his summons. Zheng Peng knew that he would have this day.Sure enough, Zheng Peng was called to talk, and the person who met him was Xiao Wangzhi, chief representative of Audio-Technica. Zheng Peng is very good. When he saw Xiao Wangzhi, he first used his momentum to overwhelm him, and asked cracklingly: "I'm here today, nothing else, just ask a question. May I ask General Xiao, do you want to be Guan Zhonglei?" People still want to be people like Duke Zhou? If you want to be Guan Zhong, then I can tell you now that I will automatically leave and go back to my hometown right now. Give me time, I'm sure I can give you a good plan." Guan Zhongxing is domineering and helps the king of Qi to dominate the world; Duke Zhou is regent and sees what is feasible in the world.In Zheng Peng's eyes, Guan Zhong is a model and Zhou Gong is a role model.I have seen awesome people, but never seen such awesome ones, Xiao Wangzhi was immediately overwhelmed by Zheng Peng's momentum.The two had a heart-to-heart chat for a while, hit it off and decided to cooperate. Zheng Peng, who "ask the heroes of the world, who else is better than me", seems to have the momentum of rolling up his sleeves and fighting desperately.However, when he was full of interest, Xiao Wangzhi suddenly poured him a basin of cold water. Xiao Wangzhi seemed to be suffering from the disease of three minutes of enthusiasm. After Zheng Peng left, he suddenly lost interest in the cooperation between the two.What the hell happened?no one knows. What we know is that soon, Xiao Wangzhi avoided Zheng Peng like the plague and cut off contact with him.That's enough. Then, Zhou Kan poured a second basin of cold water on Zheng Peng.At that time, Zheng Peng and another person were waiting to be summoned by the emperor at the same time, but Zhou Kan only recommended another person to enter the palace, leaving Zheng Peng in vain, without getting any officials. Zheng Peng suddenly understood that everything is a scam.After going around for a long time, he was taken advantage of. In fact, it was not Zheng Peng who was used, but Xiao Wangzhi who was almost used.After so many years of training, Xiao Wangzhi can be regarded as an old man in the officialdom.This guy has a bad habit, that is, he is not very broad-minded. He has always taken advantage of others. If he sees a potential person who wants to take advantage of him or wants to take advantage of him, he will be anxious to you. He has already seen that Zheng Peng is not a good bird.He made it clear that he was an opportunistic politician who wanted to squeeze into Xiao Wangzhi's circle in order to get promoted and make a fortune.A villain who lives for speculation, God knows what kind of tricks he will make in the future, the sooner he gets out of this kind of person, the more at ease. You are right, Zheng Peng is indeed not a good bird, but Xiao Wangzhi only knows one thing, not the other.The so-called villain, once he sticks to you, he doesn't kick people early and feel at ease, but kicks them early and cramps early.Isn't speculation just gambling?If you don't want me to bet on you, then I can always bet on someone else!Ever since, Zheng Peng's limelight changed, and he immediately turned to Da Sima Shi Gao and Shi Xian. Now, Xiao Wangzhi's big trouble really came.