In the early winter weather in Chang'an, the wind was strong and all the leaves in the courtyard had fallen dry, leaving only the dry treetops swaying and rustling in the strong wind. Heavy gray clouds hung low, making the afternoon sky extremely gloomy, as if it would be dark soon. In the inner courtyard of Situ Mansion, it was even darker because the door was closed to avoid the wind. On both sides of the room were exquisite copper crane-shaped candlesticks brought from Luoyang Palace, but only a few candles were lit. The dim light illuminated the room, revealing the figures of the people attending the meeting.
There were nine people participating in the meeting, one person sat in the center and eight people sat on both sides.
Sitting on the central couch is Wang Yun, the great Han Situ and the leader of the Shangshu Ling. The candlelight shines on his increasingly relaxed wrinkles, making his gloomy expression even more frightening.
The people on both sides were dressed in Confucian robes and were sitting upright on their knees. However, because of the cold weather, they were all wearing woolen cloaks on the outside. They gathered their hands and feet inside and rubbed them constantly. Two people seemed quite nervous and looked out the window from time to time.
These eight people are Huang Wan, the official of Guanglu, Yang Xun, the minister, Yang Zan, the captain of the Qiang guard, Sun Rui, the servant of Zuo Shangshu, Xun You, Shangshu of Erqianshi, Zhang Zhong, Shangshu of Kecao, and Zhang, Shangshu of Hucao. Xi, Min Cao Shangshu Lang was the fifth handsome man.
Xun You glanced at Zhang Xi and Wu Jun who were restless, patted his knees and said with a smile: "You two, since you are here, why worry anymore? Wang Situ asked me to wait, because he was 100% sure that he would not let Thief Dong discovered it."
After hearing this, the fifth handsome man looked at Xun You and saw that he had a happy expression and a smile at the corners of his mouth and eyes. He couldn't help but feel ashamed and laughed at himself: "I haven't mastered the art of nourishing qi yet, so I made Gongda laugh."
Zhang Xi, on the other hand, still had a worried look on his face. He sat firmly where he was, turned around and sighed to everyone: "I'm not worried about Thief Dong, I'm worried about Gongye (Zheng Tai)!" When everyone heard this, their faces changed. Feeling depressed, Yilang Zheng Tai was a resourceful man who was not only a backbone among the party members, but also highly valued by Dong Zhuo. He had personally participated in every secret meeting before, but at this time, he had contracted a cold disease and was lying in his house ignoring the situation. Three days later, this cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.
Zhang Xi stood up, stretched out his hands from his cloak, and gestured to everyone: "Unknowingly, Dong Zhuo has been stealing power for two years. The room was full of people with lofty ideals who were willing to serve the country with me and others. I still It’s vivid in my mind.”
He pointed to some vacant seats in the room and counted them one by one: "Deyu (Wu Qiong), Shenfu (Zhong Shao), Ancheng (Liu He), Yuangu Gong (Gai Xun), Bo Shengong (Zhang) Wen), Ciming Gong (Xun Shuang)." He counted halfway, stopped talking, let out a long sigh, and said to everyone: "In just two years, he will either die of illness, be imprisoned, or be falsely accused. If this continues, I'm afraid that even before Dong Zhuo died, this house would be empty."
As soon as these words came out, the temperature in the room became a little cooler. After a long while, Wang Yun patted the table and said: "Zi Yue, the more this happens, the more we must work together and cheer up! Can you stab thief Dong to death if you say something unfavorable here?"
Zhang Xi finally came to his senses and apologized to everyone again and again. Even so, this opening obviously added a very bad atmosphere to the room. Everyone in the room had a sinister look on their faces when they left Xun You and Wang Yunwai. Wang Yun was not untouched in his heart. He couldn't help but sigh, but he quickly cheered up and resumed presiding over the meeting.
Their group was secretly established after Yuan Shao escaped. They hold secret meetings every half month. The theme of the secret meetings has always been only one, and that is how to assassinate Dong Zhuo. However, since Wu Qiong failed, the defense around Dong Zhuo has become much tighter, and Dong Zhuo no longer They met with the party members alone, and to this day, they still have not been able to find an opportunity to assassinate Dong.
So they turned to another goal. Under Dong Zhuo's command, they recruited a general with military power in Chang'an City to launch a coup against Dong Zhuo. But so far, they have tried three times and all failed.
The first time was when Gongsun Zan captured Puban. They roped in a dozen Yulin Langs and planned to kidnap the emperor and defect to Gongsun Zan directly. However, just as they were about to take action, they were noticed by Dong Min. As a result, most of the Yulin Langs they had roped in died overnight. disappeared, Liu, Liu Fanzhong, Shao and other key figures were all forced into prison. But fortunately, they found the traitor Ma Cen and quickly killed all the clues in this case.
The second time was when he heard that Huangfu Song was re-employed. Wang Yun was overjoyed after hearing this. Huangfu Song had always had conflicts with Dong Zhuo, so he would definitely support the coup. When he contacted Huangfu Song late at night, unexpectedly, Huangfu Song refused sternly. However, Huangfu Song did not disclose it to anyone afterwards, so Wang Yun thought that Huangfu Song could be won over. However, Huangfu Song publicly planned for Dong Zhuo and launched an autumn offensive against Bingzhou. This greatly disappointed Wang Yun, who knew in his heart that the matter would not succeed.
The third time was recently. They tried to win over Duan Xuan. Although Duan Xuan was Dong Zhuo's general, he was rarely friendly with the party members and rarely got along with his colleagues. This made the party members appreciate him very much and invited him several times. Although Duan Xuan remained friendly, he was also very vigilant and refused to attend the banquet every time. Therefore, once again, the coup plan came to a standstill.
Thinking of this, Shisun Rui was filled with hatred and anger. He banged the desk and said, "Huangfu Yi really deserves to die! Duan Zhongming is the only one. The late emperor used him so highly. Not only did he not want to serve the country, but he helped the evildoers! Now there is no one to help him." What can I do?"
"The Evil God"
Wang Yun didn't care on his face. He replied without raising his head: "We all knew that Huangfu Yizhen loved himself. He didn't betray us to the Dong thieves, so he can be considered worthy of us."
"How could Situ say that?" After hearing this, Huang Wan, the Guanglu doctor, interjected. "Huangfu Song first led his troops to defeat the Yishi, and then planned an invasion and annexation for Dong Zhuo. Now there is a severe famine in Hedong, and the vitality of Bingzhou is severely damaged. I think even if Ting Jian had the intention to help, he is now unable to do anything. Everyone in the government and the public is now in shock. Most of Dong Zhuo’s military prowess must be attributed to him!”
"Dong Zhuo has Cai Yong and Liu Ai in literature, and Huangfu Song in military affairs. The month before last, even Zhao Qian took over the appointment of conquering Shu. If things continue like this, the people in the government and the public will be convinced that Dong Zhuo's position in power will be completely secure. Then what else can I do?"
"What do you want, doctor?"
"Even if we fail to kill Dong Zhuo, we can kill Huangfu Song to rectify the world!"
At this point, Wang Yun couldn't sit down any longer. He turned to Huang Wan and said, "I don't know what Ziyan said. But now, the Dong thieves have achieved a small victory in the merger, and Huangfusong is being reused by the Dong thieves. And he has always lived in isolation, not making friends with others, and often coming and going with guards, so what can I do about it?" It turned out that he had already thought of getting rid of Huangfu Song.
When Xun You heard this, he nodded first, then shook his head and said: "What Mr. Zi Yan said is not unreasonable, but in my opinion, it is a bit ridiculous to try to achieve something with this."
"Why did Gongda say this?"
Xun You smiled when he heard this, and he didn't know who he was laughing at. He said, "Please think about it carefully. Although Huangfu Song and others conspired for Dong Zhuo, they did not try their best. They were just protecting themselves. In this way, they would kill for us. What will most of the ministers think? Dong Zhuo has been stealing power for two years, who has not done anything for Dong Zhuo? If we, who wanted to kill Dong Zhuo, failed one after another, it would be fine, but now we are assassinating our colleagues, so how can we kill Dong Zhuo? It will definitely be heartbreaking!”
Everyone was silent when they heard the words. But Wang Yun obviously agreed. Following Xun You's train of thought, he stroked his beard and asked, "If this is the case, how can we win back the hearts of the ruling and opposition parties? Gongda can speak in detail."
Xun You walked into the house and bowed to everyone. Although Xun You was very young, everyone knew that he was intelligent and they all returned the courtesy to him solemnly. Only then did they hear him say: "Although people's hearts are biased towards Dong Zhuo, the world is in chaos. Dong Zhuo's day If we don't bring peace to Guandong, people's hearts will be unstable. We are in the government and the opposition, how can we use the blade to do things all day long? What we should do now is to sow discord, make the government and the opposition discord, and make everyone suspicious. "
Everyone was greatly surprised, but they felt that it was reasonable. They heard Xun You say again:
"Situ Gui is the minister, and all the affairs of the government and the public are in the hands of Situ. Situ Zheng can take advantage of his position and do the things of his uncle in the name of discussing affairs. As long as Wu Qi is in front of the government, there will be no chaos in the government and the public. ?"
After Tian Wen's death, Gongshu Cuo served as the prime minister of the Wei state, but he was very afraid of Wu Qi, the governor of Xihe. He wanted to kill Wu Qi but was not found guilty. So he said to Wei Wuhou: "Wu Qi is a wise man, so he should be betrothed to a princess." Wei Wuhou agreed to him. Later, Gongsun Cuo came to Wu Qi for a banquet to congratulate him. At the meeting, Gongsun Cuo's wife was also a princess of Wei, and she belittled Gongsun Cuo in public, so that Wu Qi did not dare to marry the royal family.
As a result, Gongshu Cuo did not find Wu Qi guilty of any crime, but Wu Qi and Wei Wuhou were suspicious of each other. Wu Qi fled Chu State, which was also a symbolic event that Wei State turned from prosperity to decline.
The more Wang Yun thought about it, the more it made sense. He smiled and said, "The Wu Qi Gongda said should be Huangfu Song!"
Xun You nodded.
"It's not that difficult." Wang Yun thought for a moment and already made a judgment in his mind. He smiled and said to everyone: "Thanks to Gongda's words, I already have a plan in mind. Please consult with me carefully to see if it is feasible. no?"
After that, he asked everyone to lean in front of him and spoke softly to them. After Xun You heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Situ is so self-effacing! Xun You only wanted to alienate people, but Situ actually linked up all the plans and came up with a series of plans. He must be able to succeed in killing Dong!"
Wang Yun sighed: "It's just that if this happens, some of you will need to be imprisoned. I wonder which of you is willing to make this difficult?"
Xun You immediately replied: "Since Situ has a brilliant plan, why would Xun You regret this?"
Shi Sunrui asked: "Is it just when things are done, or do we need to win over a general to establish the government and turn it into something?"
"It's not difficult." Wang Yun followed the new idea and quickly replied: "I already have a candidate in mind."
The rest of the people also got the task, and the meeting soon ended.
After everyone had dispersed, Wang Yun returned to the study and asked Cang Tou if there was anything unusual. Cang Tou shook his head and said everything was the same. Wang Yun felt relieved. He picked up a brush and dipped it in ink and began to deal with the pile of papers.
Not long after, a few ballads were suddenly sung in the city of Chang'an, saying: "The emperor is as handsome as the moon, and the true sky covers Chang'an." He also said: "The mountain will not collapse for ten days, and the child's grass will not help the beautiful woman." And: " The obese husband carried a big ax on his back, and his wife, children, cattle and plums all ascended to heaven."
These ballads were in popular language and catchy, and soon became popular in Xijing.
