As soon as he learned about this matter, Liu Bei found Lu Zhi and had a discussion with Lu Zhi.
Lu Zhi suggested that Liu Bei should not be impulsive and calm down, because this matter is not just Liu Bei's business.
There were twenty-six local governors and governors who were implicated, and Han Rong was just one of them. The eunuchs attacked twenty-six people at once, so the involvement must be huge.
So there is no need for Liu Bei to jump out first.
"My master will inquire about information from acquaintances in the court. Xuande, you and Yuan Benchu have a good relationship. You can ask Yuan Benchu. The eunuch participated in the performance of twenty-six people at once. I think it is difficult for Yuan Benchu to be alone. You can borrow Act on the momentum.”
Lu Zhi suggested that Liu Bei use Yuan Shao's power to help him achieve his goals.
And even if Lu Zhi didn't say it, Liu Bei would do it.
With his help to Yuan Shao, isn't it now time for Yuan Shao to give back to him and show his political energy?
If Liu Bei's father-in-law, the most valued talent under his command, cannot be saved, Yuan Shao's gang will really lose their support.
So at this moment, Yuan Shao must be more anxious than himself.
Liu Bei guessed so.
In fact, Liu Bei's guess was correct.
Yuan Shao immediately got the list of officials targeted by the eunuchs. When he saw Han Rong's name, he immediately realized that he could not stay out of this matter.
In addition to Liu Bei, several county officials who had good relations with Zhang Miao were targeted by eunuchs, which aroused Zhang Miao's worry and hatred.
Zhang Miao also had a good relationship with Yuan Shao. He helped Yuan Shao a lot and gave Yuan Shao a lot of money. Yuan Shao could not refuse Zhang Miao's help.
Now it seems that Yuan Shao must have a battle with the eunuchs this time. He must use the forces at his disposal and join forces with other court forces to carry out a resolute attack on the eunuchs.
Men want to fight!
Of course, this is very dangerous.
Due to the emperor's bias, it was difficult for the scholars to confront the eunuchs head-on.
Of course, Yuan Shao's personal power is not enough. Even the Yuan family in Runan is now politically biased towards eunuchs, so it is impossible for him to get help from his family.
He can only rely on his own efforts, and this behavior is quite dangerous.
The second disaster of party imprisonment was different from the first disaster of party imprisonment.
Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, Liu Zhi, recruited eunuchs for support in order to fight against Liang Ji. He knew how to balance the forces in the court, so he did not blindly favor the eunuchs in the struggle between scholars and eunuchs. He dealt with eunuchs who violated the law in the same way.
Part of the reason why he launched the party ban was that the scholars repeatedly challenged his legal authority. First, he killed a large number of eunuchs' families in the local area. This was a mockery, so that he could not tolerate the arrogance of the scholars.
In order to fight against the scholars, he also sacrificed magic weapons, personally worshiped Lao Tzu, and declared that he believed in Huang Lao's learning. This caused a wave of people to learn Huang Lao's learning and used it to combat the arrogance of the scholars.
The disaster of party imprisonment in Liu Zhi's hands can be said to be one of the components of the combo boxing to defend the imperial power. It is a means, not an end.
But Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong was different.
He was only twelve years old when he was welcomed into Luoyang and ascended the throne. He was a young boy. In the palace, he was surrounded by a large and small bureaucracy of eunuchs and pro-eunuchs, and he was completely controlled by others.
It can be said that he grew up in the company of the eunuch group, and it is obvious what the eunuchs instilled in him.
When he came to power personally, he naturally regarded the eunuchs as his confidants. It is only human nature to trust eunuchs.
His trust in eunuchs far exceeded his trust in scholar-officials.
Therefore, the intensity of the second disaster of party imprisonment was far greater than that of the first time, and the intensity of the emperor's efforts to deflect the conflict far exceeded that of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty. As a result, the disaster of party imprisonment went out of control, and it was dominated by the eunuchs instead of the emperor.
At this point, the power of eunuchs completely overwhelmed the power of scholars and bureaucrats.
Those who always say that the emperor should trust the scholars rather than the eunuchs do so without backache.
In August of the second year of Yanxi, Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty suddenly launched a coup in order to eliminate the general Liang Ji.
At that time, the political force Liu Zhi relied on was mainly eunuchs, and there were only a handful of scholar-officials who were willing to side with the emperor.
There are only six ministers in Sili School, Zhang Biao, Guangluxun Yuan Xu, Tingwei Handan Yi, Shangshu Ling Yinxun, Shangshu Pushe Huo Xu and Shangshu Taili.
In such a large court, there were so many scholars and officials, but only a few were willing to side with the emperor. Even the three princes at that time - Taiwei Hu Guang, Situ Hanyan, and Sikong Sunlang did not dare to enter the palace to escort him. They only dared to wait and see the situation and wait. Whoever wins helps whom.
Under such circumstances, how could the emperor regard scholars as his most important confidants?
The emperor is willing, but are the scholars willing?
They themselves did not stand in line at the critical moment, forcing the emperor to launch an attack with all his might, and then shamelessly share the fruits of victory. It was too shameless.
Therefore, Liu Bei believes that regardless of the so-called political integrity, most of the political actions of senior officials in the imperial court are in line with their own political interests. This is the only unchanging rule of the political game. History books record that they go for "social fairness and justice" Just take a look at the arguments of the corrupt eunuch group, don't take them seriously.
History books are written by scholars.
The history books were written by Yuan Shao's class.
The fight between them is just for political gain.
Fairness and justice?
How much is it worth?
So when Liu Bei arrived at Yuan Shao's mansion and was about to ask him for help, Yuan Shao waved his hand to signal Liu Bei to stop talking.
"Xuande, don't disturb me. The eunuch's behavior this time was too bad. He killed loyal people for no reason. They have aroused public anger. Yuan Benchu will never let the eunuch succeed!"
Yuan Shao clenched his fist and hit the table hard.
Liu Bei looked at Yuan Shao's political statement, expressed his gratitude with tears, and then further stated that he would let Yuan Shao handle matters and closely follow his footsteps.
Yuan Shao was very satisfied and patted Liu Bei on the shoulder to express his approval.
Yuan Shao decided to fight with the eunuchs, but what should he do this time? This is a very serious question, because in the end, his family cannot stand up, he can only rely on himself, and relying on himself is difficult. What are the chances of winning?
Yuan Shao summoned Cao Cao, Xu You, Zhang Miao, Liu Bei, He Yong and his friend Wu Fu to brainstorm and discuss solutions.
Zhang Miao, Xu You, and He Yong each proposed several methods, including taking the initiative to impeach the eunuchs, bribing the eunuchs with money, asking high-ranking officials in the DPRK and central government for help, etc.
In Liu Bei's view, these methods are either to open the door to the thieves or seek reincarnation. Doing it is more in everyone's interest than not doing it.
Liu Bei could see it, and of course Yuan Shao could see it, so he denied them one by one, thinking that doing so would only make the eunuch happier.
"Then why not assassinate the eunuch!"
Cao Cao suddenly proposed a solution: "As long as the leading evil eunuchs are assassinated, they will naturally not be able to fully promote this matter, and then everyone else will be safe."
