The major event has been decided, and General He Jin has successfully taken control of the government with his support and position as assistant to the government. With the support of hundreds of officials, when the emperor was newly mourned, the regular attendants and his followers were discouraged, so they only kowtowed and saluted the new emperor at the ceremony, and then escorted the general and the new emperor back to the palace.
On the way back to the palace, the Northern Army led the way, followed by hundreds of officials. The new Queen Mother and the Emperor were on top of the jade banquet, while the general drove forward on horseback. There was no sign of any illness at all. In order to show their majesty, the mighty procession first detoured through Taixue, passed Piyong, and entered the city through Kaiyang Gate. The general also ordered the procession to walk more slowly to allow the people of Luoyang to walk a few more moments.
After passing Situ's Mansion, everyone entered the palace from Canglong Gate and walked another three hundred feet to Chongde Hall, where the ceremony officially came to an end. Then the general sent Empress Dowager Dong and King Bohai back to the palace, and ordered all the officials with official rank of 300 stone or above who attended the ceremony to stay in Chongde Hall to discuss matters and hold a court meeting.
At the court meeting, the Queen Mother came to the court to take the throne. Before waiting for the officials to give their opinions, she first issued an edict: the later general Yuan Wei had made outstanding achievements and was moved to the post of Taifu, and he and the general recorded the ministerial affairs. However, Cavalry General Dong Zhong performed his duties frivolously, except for the responsibility of guard, and transferred it to Cavalry General He Miao to take charge. The rest of the rewards will not be described in detail here.
After all the officials thanked him, the Queen Mother asked the officials to agree on the posthumous title of the late emperor. Situ Ding Gong's interpretation of the "Posthumous Law": If you are not diligent, you are called Ling; if you are chaotic but not damaged, you are called Ling; if you know ghosts and gods well, you are called Ling, so it is appropriate to pursue the posthumous title of the late Emperor as Ling Emperor. All the officials were convinced of this, so they notified the prefectures and counties, reported to the ancestral temple, and arranged for Taichang Ma Rixi to handle matters related to the late emperor's mourning. By now it was getting dark, and the Queen Mother issued another edict and agreed with the officials to hold a court meeting in two days, and the day came to an end.
After the court meeting, all the participating officials walked together, inquired about each other's knowledge and speculations in the past few days, and discussed the appointment and dismissal of today's court meeting. They joked and said: The late emperor favored the eunuchs and rebellious officials, which caused resentment in the nine states and the turmoil in the world. Now the general is in deep trouble. Jie Qingliu, presumably the Han Dynasty was not far away from its decline to prosperity.
The general didn't know that he was entrusted with the task of supporting the officials. At this moment, he just used illness as an excuse and did not stay in the palace for a moment. After the dispersion of the dynasty, the Queen Mother wanted to keep her brother in the palace to have meals, but he repeatedly declined, leaving Yuan Shao to handle the affairs of the Chancery on his behalf, while she drove out of the city. In his opinion, He Miao has not yet taken over the palace guards, and Dong Zhong has served as a guard for two years. The palace guards are all close followers. He Jin will never stay in the palace for a long time until He Miao replaces all the palace guards. .
But for Jian Shuo, all this was expected. He watched from behind the door as He Jin snatched the car and left. Thousands of swords were in his chest, and his eyes were about to burst into flames, but there was nothing he could do. The wind blows the fallen leaves, and the situation is over. This is what he understood beforehand. But even so, seeing hope slipping away like sand between his fingers, he still felt heartbroken.
On that day, he withdrew the ambush and ordered all the eunuchs in the palace to retreat. Dong Chong was quite dissatisfied with this and complained that his plan was not good enough, so that He Jin found out the clues. Jian Shuo did not refute, only said "Dong Jun takes care of you", and immediately walked into the Jiade Palace alone and sat there all day long. When Yuan Shao led the crowd to petition for the emperor, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Song Dian, Guo Sheng and other regular attendants They all discussed and said: The general is a member of the Qi family of the emperor and the brother of the queen mother. He has always been friendly to us. Why bother to fight to the death? Then they all left the palace, but Jian Shuo remained in the palace to sort out the remains of the late emperor Liu Hong.
When the ceremony was over, he heard that He Jin still refused to enter the palace, and hope arose in his heart: He Jin could not enter the court, but instead used his brother's help to remove obstacles, and he had been cultivating the palace for twenty years. Can it be removed in one day? As long as he can persuade the other regular servants to be of one mind and heart with him, things may not be without hope.
That night Jian Shuo changed his appearance, put on dark black clothes and a gauze hat on his head. He found a close confidant, Huangmen, to send the guards, and he left the palace through the side door and walked two miles to see Zhang Rang. When Zhang Rang's Cangtou heard that Jian Shuo was visiting, he received another piece of gold cake and went to report it to the owner excitedly. When he came back, he looked sad and handed the gold cake back to Jian Shuo through the doorway. He only said that the owner was ill and could not help him at this time. Open the door to meet guests.
Hearing Xian Ge, he knew the elegant meaning. Jian Shuo knew the truth of being an official and thinking about danger before retreating. He waved his hand with a smile, stuffed the gold cake into Xiao Cangtou's arms through the doorway, put on the gauze hat and walked straight away.
That night, he searched the houses of eleven colleagues, including Zhao Zhong, Xia Yun, Guo Sheng, Sun Zhang, Bi Lan, Li Song, Duan Gui, Gao Wang, Zhang Gong, Han Kui and Song Dian. The results were all disappointing. meet. The reasons for refusal are also all kinds of strange: some are sick, some have not returned, some are entertaining guests, and some even claim that they have passed out due to excessive grief due to the death of the late emperor.
Jian Shuo walked all night, wasting time and again in the palace, but found nothing. When he walked back to his bedroom numbly, the sky was filled with white clouds and mist, and neither the bright moon nor the sun could be seen. He fell asleep without any sadness or joy.
After waking up from a dream, Jian Shuo put on his robe and went out to see that the sundial in the palace was pointing to the time. While he was thinking about it, he saw a tiger-like sergeant passing by in front of Jiade Gate. They wore plain scarves on their heads and plain clothes all over their bodies. There were thirty-two people in the center carrying a giant coffin. The giant coffin was made of yellow-heart cypress and was one foot and three feet high.
Yuan Shu, a tiger warrior dressed in mourning clothes, walked at the front of the team. He put his sword on his waist and looked at the enemy with an eagle eye. He walked like flying and repeatedly urged his subordinates to walk faster. When he saw Jian Shuo coming forward, with contempt in his eyes, he stopped and asked, "Jian Gong has been busy all night, why don't you rest for a few more hours?"
Jian Shuo pretended to be incomprehensible and only asked, "Where does the gentleman want to go now to carry the coffin?"
Yuan Shu patted the scabbard on his waist and sneered at Jian Shuo: "When the late emperor was buried, the general and the Taifu presided over the funeral. What does it have to do with Duke Jian? Now that Duke Jian is naked and has relatives to take care of him, is he still? Think about retreating as soon as possible. As the saying goes, you should be behind others first and stay outside others, so stop interfering in right and wrong! Yuan Shu was ordered by the general to escort the late emperor's spiritual body to Mingguang Palace. I hope Mr. Jian will be considerate."
Yuan Shu said he was "considerate", but pushed Jian Shuo aside in his hands and walked southward with Sergeant Huben.
Seeing Yuan Shu disappear in the palace corridor, Jian Shuo realized that time was not waiting for him. He returned to his room, closed the door, and wrote to his colleagues: "The late emperor has been in charge of personal affairs for more than 20 years, and there are only two people he loves, one of whom is Yongle. Empress Dowager, both of us are now empresses. However, in the four years since Guanghe, the empress became jealous of beauties and poisoned the harem. The late emperor was furious, and there was a lifelong gap. You all remember our relatives and show our sincere friendship. Please pray for the sun and mourn at the end of the month. , Fang Ling asked the late Emperor to look back and change his mind in anger. Thinking about it now, what should I do? "
"During the late emperor's reign, Yuan Shaoyin was raising soldiers to death, Cao Cao killed my relatives with his staff, and Wu Kuang repeatedly insulted the public name. These three sons were well-known among party members and were close confidants of the general and shogunate. It should be noted that the upper and lower are one, and it is difficult to distinguish between the inside and the outside. The party members Everyone in the world knows this: But they regard us as dogs and pigs that want to burn our feet with fire, add muscle to our muscles with our blades, and cut our flesh with our teeth. What should the general do?"
"Now that the generals and brothers are devoted to the country and the court, they will plan with the people of the world to kill the late emperor and his right and left, and to destroy our Cao. However, I am leading the army to ban the troops, so I am silent and have not done it for the time being. It is better to close the cabinet together now. , hurry up and arrest him. If you hesitate even a little, the country will fall and the world will decline. We are all responsible for it. Don’t lose the hope of the late Emperor Yin Yin!"
After Jian Shuo finished writing the letter, all his strength was exhausted. He reluctantly stood up, called two close associates to write a few copies, sealed them with letter paper and candle wax, and handed them to his subordinates to send to the houses of several old friends. The letter was delivered to the house, and Zhang asked them all to accept it, but like a mud cow entering the sea, Jian Shuo did not receive any reply.
Time passed day after day, and on the fourth day, Jian Shuo waited no longer. He left the palace gate and took an ox cart back to his mansion in the city. Everyone in the mansion was very surprised. Since Cao Cao killed his uncle with a stick in public more than ten years ago, the regular attendants moved into the palace and never stayed overnight in the mansion. , only when worshiping in the clan, and occasionally resting in the house when there is nowhere to stay.
The last time he went back to his hometown to rest was the year before last. There were about 20 Cangtou people in the family, who didn't recognize Jian Shuo's appearance. The leader, the old Cangtou, took him out of the bullock cart and asked, "When the leaves fall back to their roots, it seems that the master of the house is..." Are you tired?" Jian Shuo looked at their mournful expressions and said with a smile: "That's true."
Back at the mansion, Jian Shuo had a good dream for the first time. When he woke up, his face was radiant and he seemed to be floating in the wind when he walked. Several young people in the clan looked at him and said that they could vaguely see the horse riding Luoshui, A famous hero in Gyeonggi Province. Jian Shuo smiled and did not answer, but said to them: Nanyang has so many good fields. Now that the emperor is newly deceased, he just wants to spend his old age peacefully. You go to Wan County to buy some rice fields first!
After counting the belongings at the mansion, Jian Shuo asked the twenty-three clan members in the mansion to take the gold cakes out of the city. After his relatives left, Jian Shuo rewarded Cangtou with all the remaining trivial things and dismissed them all. He bought some Hu cakes himself, locked the door, and Hu sat in the courtyard among the built landscape gardens, lonely. Watch the sunrise and sunset.
On April 25th, Jian Shuo heard a rapid knock on the door and a series of strenuous scoldings. He ignored it and took out a painting from the calligraphy and painting beside him to appreciate it. It was a gift from the late emperor himself. "Investment Song", he couldn't help but read out loud:
"The cool breeze rises and the sun shines on the canal. The green lotus leaves are soft at night. But when the sun is not enough, there is more than enough joy. The clear silk flows and the jade bird sings. It is difficult to live for thousands of years."
Hearing a loud noise behind him, the Yulin Army opened the door latch, and more than eighty soldiers wearing black armor and holding knives stepped into Jian Shuo's mansion. When they saw Jian Shuo, they all cheered and surrounded him like a storm. The leader Huang Menling held an edict in his left hand and a secret letter in his right hand. He shouted sharply at his former superior: "The traitor Jian Shuo! I am plotting rebellion. He is harming Chao Gang and actually trying to assassinate an important minister of the country! It is extremely unwise and he is seeking his own death!"
Sergeant Yu Lin immediately shackled Jian Shuo and imprisoned him in the imperial prison.
That night, Jian Shuo broke two of his legs with a hammer for the jailer.
At noon the next day, Jian Shuo was dragged to the Zhuque Gate, where he bowed his head in front of everyone and passed it to the Capital Pavilion, where everyone laughed.
