Chapter 15 2. Heroes and small groups

How did Kuang Heng compete with Chen Tang?In fact, I didn't hear that the two parties had a feud. The problem was caused by another person, and that person was Chen Tang's boss Gan Yanshou.The thing is like this: Gan Yanshou went out to attack Zhizhi Shanyuqian, a powerful person in the palace took a fancy to him, as if he was expected to be a potential stock, and came to his door to propose marriage to him.He said to Gan Yanshou, I will marry my sister to you, and we will be in-laws, do you agree? However, without further ado, Gan Yanshou yelled out: No way! All of a sudden, the man's face turned black, and he walked away in a hurry.The in-laws didn't make it, but they became enemies.Gan Yanshou is really awesome. In the whole world, no one dares to offend someone. He actually offends him without blinking his eyes, without his heart beating, standing upright and high-spirited.

Because the person he offended was the most popular person around Liu Xi—Shi Xian. Back then, Xiao Wang was a bull, right?Liu Xiangniu, right?But so what, now one has turned into a ghost, and the other is still wandering around doing nothing.However, Shi Xian wants to repair Gan Yanshou, what's the matter with Guan Kuangheng?The answer is, it matters a lot! How did Kuang Heng climb up?It was promoted by Da Sima Shigao.At first, Da Sima Shi Gao was pinned down by Xiao Wangzhi, so he had to turn to Shi Xian for help, and finally got rid of Xiao Wangzhi's group.Although Da Sima Shigao stepped down, his group is still there, and his successor is still working with Shi Xian.In fact, you have to cooperate if you don’t cooperate.Since Shi Xian can kill Xiao Wangzhi, it's very simple to kill a few people whose prestige is far inferior to Xiao Wangzhi's.

Now I finally see it!It was Shi Xian who wanted to rectify Gan and prolong his life, so he asked Prime Minister Kuang Heng and Doctor Yushi to cooperate with him.If you cooperate well, you will have a bright future; if you cooperate poorly, you will be uprooted together. Therefore, Kuang Heng was forced to be a villain.Deep in Kuang Heng's incomparably remote heart, no one knows what kind of resentment he has buried towards Shi Xian. Shi Xian and Kuang Heng already knew how to deal with Gan Yanshou.Their most direct method is to deny Gan Yanshou's military exploits.To negate Gan Yanshou, he had to negate Chen Tang along the way.In this world, there are always too many people who are taken advantage of, and it is not too much for Chen Tang to be the one who is taken advantage of.

The military achievements of Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang can be put on the table and can stand the test of ghosts and gods. How can Shi Xian and Kuang Heng deny it if they want to?In fact, for Kuang Heng, this matter is not difficult at all. In this world, ghosts and gods are not scary, but the most terrifying thing is the tongue that grows in people's mouths.Therefore, among a hundred disasters, the tongue disaster is at the top of the list.Even Confucius kept warning his disciples that things can be eaten indiscriminately, but words should not be spoken indiscriminately, and that they should be thoughtful and cautious in their words and deeds.

Specifically how to deal with Gan and Chen, Shi Xian could only sit behind and watch.Because he is Lang Zhongling, only in charge of palace affairs.How to evaluate the merits of Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang is handled by Kuang Heng, the prime minister in charge of political affairs.Kuang Heng discussed with Dr. Yu Shi, and the following two aspects can be used as a breakthrough to kill Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang with one stick. First of all, it was a serious crime for Gan and Chen to pass on the imperial decree before the expedition. Secondly, Chen Tang was very fond of money. He visited the Western Regions and plundered all the jewels of the countries in the Western Regions, which violated military discipline. This is also a serious crime.If the two things add up, even if you don't kill your head, you will have to spend a lifetime in a black prison.

When Chen Tang sent Zhizhi Shanyu's head back, Emperor Liu Xi said that he would hang it on the head of Chang'an City for ten days.At that time, Kuang Heng was very opposed to it.Obviously, hanging up Zhizhi's head is tantamount to admitting that Chen Tang has meritorious service, and it will be difficult for them to make a move.However, Liu Xi had never seen such a great thing in his life, and no one could stop him, so he hung up Zhizhi Shanyu's dead head. It can be seen what kind of emotion Liu Shi has for Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang!Thinking of this, Kuang Heng's eyelids started to twitch.He must list and establish Chen Tang's crimes before Chen Tang's troops return to Chang'an.Otherwise, when he came back, everyone was eager to celebrate, and the plan to punish him would be in vain.

Therefore, Kuang Heng ordered the Gyeonggi General Garrison Commander (Sili Xiaowei) to notify the local government along the route of Chen Tang's troops to arrest Chen Tang's subordinates, interrogate them strictly, and fabricate charges.However, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, and the news spread back to Chen Tang's ears at the back. At first, Chen Tang was very puzzled.Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, it has never been seen that it has been repaired in this way when it returns from a foreign war.Chen Tang thought about it, and suddenly patted his head and shouted, oh, someone is jealous.

To untie this knot, the only way is to ask the emperor to come forward in person.Therefore, Chen Tang urgently repaired a book and sent it to Chang'an.Chen Tang's writing is short but powerful. To sum it up, the general idea is: Chen Tang and his generals fought against the enemy in the Western Regions, desperately, and finally defeated Zhizhi Shanyu and pacified the Western Regions.Why didn't the local government greet us on the way back, but instead arrested and tortured and interrogated the generals? What is the reason for this? The urgent book was sent to the emperor immediately. Liu Xi took a look, hey, is there such a strange thing?So he immediately issued a death order to the local government along the way: all arrestees must be released immediately, and at the same time hold a feast for the victorious army.

In this way, Liu Xisheng messed up Shi Xian's whole person plan.This is already the second time. As a result, the troops of Chen Tang and Gan Yanshou returned to Chang'an smoothly.The next thing Liu Shi has to do is to assess their merits so that they can be knighted.If there is no accident, the two of them will definitely be sealed as marquises, but how many households to be sealed as marquises will have to be discussed in a meeting. However, when he heard that Liu Shi was going to grant Chen Tang and Gan Yanshou the title of marquis, Shi Xian became anxious at first.He is really anxious, anxious!

In this world, many, many careers are worth fighting for a lifetime.However, there is a kind of career that Poor Shixian has struggled all his life and still enjoys it.So what kind of career is worthy of Shi Xian's exhaustion?That's nothing else, it's the whole person. Shi Xian made his fortune by manipulating people, he must make this matter bigger and stronger, make it more refined and beautiful, and even carry it forward.However, unexpectedly, in the matter of rectifying Gan Yanshou, he really met an opponent.And this opponent is none other than Emperor Liu Shi. For a long time, Shi Xian has been fooling Liu Xi as a fool, why suddenly in the case of Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang, Liu Xi's head seems to be different from before?However, since repairing others is regarded as a lifelong career, it has to be carried on unconditionally.Even if you lose, you can sum up the lessons learned and continue to advance your career.

In business, you can lose other things, but you can't lose your spirit. Therefore, in the spirit of not admitting defeat, Shi Xian had no choice but to go out in person.This time, he and Kuang Heng wrote a letter to Liu Shi, saying: "Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang falsely passed the imperial decree and mobilized troops to go out without authorization, causing huge and bad effects. If they don't kill them, it's already very cheap for them. Now your majesty wants to Give them titles of marquis and titles, and if there are any disputes between the Han Dynasty and foreign countries in the future, the generals will learn from them? If so, it will simply bring disaster to the country!" As soon as the words came out, Liu Xi slapped his head when he heard it, and suddenly felt right!The stone bird man is right! According to the rules, Chen Tang and Gan Yanshou had to be punished for their crimes; however, the two of them worked hard to earn face for the emperor and the country, so it seemed unreasonable to punish them.As a result, Liu Xi, who suddenly had a bright head, suddenly became incompetent like a computer infected with a virus. He is hesitating, wandering, struggling.At the same time, he longed for someone to take the initiative to clear up the entanglements and viruses in his heart. At this time, a master appeared. No one expected that the person who came to rescue Liu Xi who was struggling with thinking was a master who was once arrogant but now wandering among the people.This master does not refer to a political master, but an academic master.This person is Liu Xiang, the former Minister of Royal Affairs (Zong Zheng) who fought and failed repeatedly with Shi Xian. At this time, even though Liu Xiang was in the rivers and lakes, his ears were still sharp. When he heard that Shi Xian was going to make a fuss about Chen Tang's false preaching of imperial edicts, he immediately became excited.It is correct to say that Liu Xiang is an academic master.However, this master possesses unique skills, and now is the time for him to roar when he sees injustice. Liu Xiang's unique skill is to be able to quote scriptures and write eloquent essays as soon as he starts his pen.Ever since, he immediately wrote a letter to Liu Xi, suggesting that Chen Tang and Gan Yanshou be named marquises.The article is long and the stories quoted are classic.However, what really moved Liu Shi was one sentence.Those words, like a strong medicine, awakened Liu Xi from his confused dream. Liu Xiangna's crucial words are: Chen Tang and Gan Yanshou established extraordinary achievements through the ages without using a grain of grain from the rear of the Han Dynasty.Compared to Li Guangli back then, he was a hundred times better.However, when Li Guangli returned from a disastrous victory, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was even conferred the title, so why couldn't Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang be conferred?Also, the first governor of the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty, without the emperor's order, led the army to return and still enjoyed the title. Could it be that Gan and Chen are not as good as Zheng Ji? Strong medicine, really strong medicine. Liu Xun slapped his head and woke up completely.Therefore, he immediately issued an order to pardon Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang, and no one was allowed to talk anymore.Then, he gave Kuang Heng another death order, and quickly assessed the merits of Gan and Chen. What's even more awesome is the latter sentence, only discussing the feudal lords is allowed, not their faults. Liu Shi's words have reached this point, and Shi Xian's attack failed again.However, Shi Xian still acted against the wind, and said to Liu Shi: "Zhizhi Shanyu is just a fake Shanyu, and he is not worthy of being named Marquis for Gan and Chen." This time, Liu Shi seemed to have cotton in his ears, and nothing hear.The knighthood continued.Liu Xun even said that Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang must be granted a thousand households each. Shi Xian and Kuang Heng were still making the last stubborn resistance, but they took a step back and said that it is okay to confer a Marquis, but not such a big Marquis.In the end, Gan Yanshou was granted the title of Marquis of Yicheng, Chen Tang was given the title of Marquis of Guannei, each with 300 households in Shiyi, and each was rewarded with a thousand catties of gold. Finally, Chen Tang still won.Thank God, thank Liu Shi, thank Zhizhi Shanyu, and finally let Chen Tang fulfill the legendary dream of becoming a marquis.