Chapter 25 4. The attempted coup

The Yellow Turban Uprising has created a large number of heroes, and they are about to flex their muscles on the stage of history.In a sense, General He Jin was also accomplished by the Yellow Turban Uprising, and in the following years he became the most powerful figure in the empire. In the fourth year of Zhongping (187), a small peasant uprising occurred in Xingyang County under the rule of Henan Yin. At that time, He Jin's younger brother He Miao was in charge of Henan Yin, and he organized forces to suppress the uprising.This is not much credit, but because the protagonist is He Miao, it has been greatly exaggerated. He Miao was actually named a chariot general, and he was directly promoted to the rank of lieutenant general from a local cadre.

Famous generals such as Huangfusong and Zhu Jun would definitely be pissed off when they saw it, because when they had worked hard for most of their lives in the South and North, they had only reached the level of brigadier generals and major generals.But everyone is very helpless, who will let everyone gain power inside and outside the palace? He Jin also understands in his heart that the identity of a foreign relative is what it is, and he can't take it too seriously, strength is everything.If you don't establish a solid foundation inside and outside the court, the higher your status, the easier it is to have accidents, and you may be executed in a daze when you wake up.The Dou family, the former relative, and the Liang family before the Dou family are all lessons learned from the past.

In order to have a solid foundation, you must cultivate your own power.At this time, Yuan Shao returned to Luoyang after mourning in his hometown. He Jin heard Yuan Shao's name and felt that he could win over and use it, so he offered to conscript him. Yuan Shao also regards He Jin as a banner that can be borrowed to achieve great things, so the two hit it off.He Jin told Yuan Shao that he could introduce all his friends over, and he could just mention any position he wanted.Yuan Shao was also polite, and immediately made a list of more than 20 people, not only He, Zhang Miao, and Xu You from "Friends of Running", but also Yuan Shu, Xun You, Zheng Tai, Wang Yun, etc. .He Jin appointed them to official positions, all of which were key positions.Among them, He is the joint chief of staff of the Northern Army (Zhonghou of the Northern Army), Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao's younger brother, is the commander of the Huben Guard (General of the Huben Zhonglang), Xun You is the confidential secretary of the emperor (Huangmen Servant), Zheng Tai is the minister, Wang Yun was appointed by He Jin as a staff officer (in Zhonglang).Among these people, apart from the "Friends of Running", Zheng Tai was a well-known party member, and Wang Yun was the one who was persecuted by eunuchs and almost beheaded as the governor of Yuzhou mentioned earlier.Here we will focus on introducing Yuan Shu and Xun You.

Yuan Shu is also Yuan Feng's son, Yuan Shao's half-brother in blood, but Yuan Shao's cousin in law.Because Yuan Shao had adopted him and became the heir of Yuan Shu's uncle Yuan Cheng. Although they both had the same father, Yuan Shu was born to Yuan Feng's royal family, and Yuan Shao was born to Yuan Feng's concubine or maid, because of this Yuan Shu always looked down on Yuan Shao. Yuan Shu's official career was also very smooth. Like Cao Cao, he was first promoted as Xiaolian in his hometown Runan County. Because of his good background, he was assigned a good job and served as a minister at Shangshutai. Later, he served as a military officer and became one of the five battalions of the Northern Army. Commander of Changshui Battalion (Changshui Captain).After He Miao was promoted to General Cheqi, he gave Yuan Shu the vacant position of Henan Yin. After that, he was promoted again and took on a more important position, becoming the commander of the Tianzi Guards at the brigadier level (General Huben Zhonglang).

Xun You, courtesy name Gongda, was born in the third year of Yongshou (157) of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao was two years old.He was a member of the famous Xun family in Yingchuan County, and was Xun's nephew (but six years older than Xun).Xun You's grandfather was Xun Tan, who was the prefect of Guangling County.According to history books, Xun You is dull and cowardly on the outside, but quick-witted and brave on the inside.Several years later, both Xun You and Xun Xun became important advisers of Cao Cao. Cao Cao returned to Beijing this time and became one of the generals of the new army, focusing on the training of the army.Yuan Shao appreciated Cao Cao's ability very much. Although Yuan Shu showed his disdain for Cao Cao many times in front of him, Yuan Shao always believed that Cao Cao was a person who could cooperate and discuss major issues together.The connection between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao was mainly passed on by old friends Xu You, Zhang Miao and others.

Xu You also often went to other places to move around according to Yuan Shao's arrangements.The objects they contact are heroes from all over the country and important officials in the local area. Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, is one of the objects they develop. In the process of suppressing the Yellow Turban Uprising, Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, accumulated a certain amount of strength in his hands. Several people were active around him, including Chen Yi, the son of the late Taiwei Chen Fan, the famous anarchist warlock Xiang Kai, and a man named The people of Peiguo in Zhoujing all have one thing in common: they dream of changing the dynasty.

After Xu You arrived in Jizhou, he established a secret relationship with Wang Fen.Xu You brought an important piece of information that Lingdi Liu Hong was planning to go back to his hometown in Hejian Country to have a look, probably in the summer of that year.From Luoyang to Hejian State, one must pass through the jurisdiction of Jizhou Governor's Department. The news brought by Xu You made everyone excited, and Wang Fen asked Xiangkai to make a fortune teller.Xiang Kai's forte is astrology. He looked at the celestial phenomena and said that there was a change in the celestial phenomena, which indicated that eunuchs and villains would perish.

So Wang Fen decided to do something big, and they quickly formulated a plan to launch a mutiny on Emperor Ling's way back to his hometown, hold Emperor Ling hostage, and then make Hefei Hou of the Liu clan as emperor. This is an unimaginable plan, and it is impossible to accomplish such a major event with the power of a mere assassin.What's even more unreliable is that these people still made a lot of noise. On the one hand, Wang Fen came forward to write to the imperial court asking for the expansion of the army on the grounds that the rest of the Yellow Turbans were causing trouble; Get more people to participate.

They also found Cao Cao.Cao Cao wrote a letter to Xu You, which is completely included in the "Book of Wei" written by Wang Chen.Cao Cao quoted the examples of Huo Guang and Yi Yin in his letter, explaining that abolishing the old emperor and establishing a new emperor is "the most unlucky thing in the world", and advised them not to make such a plan. Cao Cao knew very well that relying on the strength of Wang Fen, Xu You and others to accomplish such a big event, the result would inevitably be ruined, so he would not participate. The affair then ended mysteriously.According to historical records, in the summer of that year, one night a stream of red air pierced the sky from east to west. The Taishi ordered a letter to the Emperor Ling, saying that there was a hidden conspiracy in the north and he must not go there.Emperor Ling then canceled his plan to return to his hometown for a visit, and at the same time ordered Wang Fen to disband the newly recruited army, and conscripted Wang Fen to come to Luoyang to report on his work.Wang Fen thought that the plot had been exposed, so he abandoned his official position and fled, committing suicide when he fled to Pingyuan.

This record is very strange, full of loopholes in the middle.Could Tai Shiling see the sky so accurately?Looking up at the sky, can you see the coup plot of the governor Wang?The location, time, and participants are all judged so accurately, which is basically impossible. Even if the plan fails, how can Wang Fen judge that Emperor Ling has seen everything?He had already fled to the plain country far away, why did he commit suicide? There is only one possibility hidden behind all kinds of strange phenomena: someone informs. Wang Fen and Xu You seemed to be afraid that people in the world would not know that they were planning a coup d'etat, so they spread the word and recruited people everywhere. Even Hua Xin and Tao Qiuhong, who were still civilians, received invitations to join the group.If the coup is not kept secret, the final result will inevitably fail.

Emperor Ling must have obtained secret information when he canceled the northbound plan, so he must have summoned Wang Fen back for interrogation.Wang Fen fled, further proving the accuracy of the intelligence.After Wang Fen fled to Pingyuan County, one possibility was that people sent by the imperial court chased him from behind. Wang Fen felt that his future was hopeless, so he committed suicide. Another possibility is that someone else killed Wang Fen.After the plan is exposed, everyone involved in the conspiracy will face danger. If Wang Fen dies, these secrets can be brought underground. In any case, the accident soon subsided.