Yan Sheng and Wang Meng felt that what Gao Zheng said made sense and that this move to divert disaster to the east was somewhat interesting, so they both praised Gao Zheng as an old yin... and a smart man.
They reluctantly settled on a plan of action.
They themselves developed and expanded by conquering cities in Jizhou, and let the major canal commanders in the Central Plains lead their troops to attack Luoyang to attract firepower and share the pressure for them.
So around February 20th, Gao Zheng and others sent people south to various parts of the Central Plains to deliver the news.
At this moment, the news of the Taiping Dao turmoil in Jizhou has reached Luoyang, which has aroused great concern from the government and the public in Luoyang. The deaths of many county magistrates and Julu County Sheriffs, as well as the death of Huang Tiandang in "The Sky is Dead" The flag made Liu Hong even more angry.
Liu Hong was furious that Guaiguaipai, who in his eyes led people to be good, actually dared to rebel. For many others, this was very strange.
Because they all learned that another banner of the Taiping Dao rebellion was "revenge for the great virtuous teacher."
Zhang Jiao is dead?
For a time, Taiping Dao believers inside and outside Luoyang City were in panic all day long. Some civilian believers were crying in the streets, some were restless, and some were asking for news everywhere but could not believe it.
As for the believers with a certain status, they are much more sensible. After inquiring about the information from many parties, they urgently cut off contact with Taipingdao.
People who are not Taiping Dao believers but are relatively close to Taiping Dao are also quite surprised and panicked.
At this time, the three major forces that were fighting endlessly in Luoyang City had to temporarily reach a tacit truce.
Whether it is the eunuchs, the ancient literature school, or the modern literature school, they all have a tacit understanding and do not continue to participate in each other's affairs, because they themselves are full of shit.
Not to mention what happened to Zhang Jiao's death, the fact that Taiping Dao rebelled in Jizhou, conquered cities and massacred officials is irreversible. It is a crime that cannot be erased. The rebellion is a certainty and irreversible.
Although everyone secretly mocks the emperor of Han Dynasty for being the prefect of Luoyang, in the final analysis, no one dares to really abandon the banner of the Han Dynasty and establish a new branch. The four hundred years of the Han Dynasty have had a profound impact on the people of this country. Beyond anyone’s imagination.
Just like the hidden rules of the disciples and former officials that everyone usually plays, there is a discussion about rebellion. As long as you rebel, everything will return to zero, and no disciples and former officials will be cut off in time. No one can be related to the rebels, even if they are benefactors. host.
How could Zhang Jiao be regarded as the benefactor of these dignitaries in Luoyang?
Taipingdao is nothing more than providing them with a new social identity for social interaction and exchange of benefits.
Once it is connected with the rebellion, there is nothing to say, just cut it off as soon as possible.
The eunuchs in the palace were cutting.
Scholars of the ancient literary school are cutting.
Some scholars of Jinwen school are also cutting off.
Everyone was busy cutting things off, and they didn’t even have time to pay attention to Zhang Jiao’s death and the situation in Hebei.
Among these people, the eunuchs are undoubtedly more panicked, because the eunuch group has a very high degree of contact with Taiping Dao. Many eunuchs themselves are senior Taiping Dao believers, and even their identities are public and not concealed.
So Liu Hong also knew some inside information.
After the incident, Liu Hong did not immediately arrange military forces to quell the rebellion in Jizhou. Instead, he directly attacked the eunuchs. He called in the ten regular servants and asked them about Taiping Road. He asked them angrily what Taiping Road was. What's going on.
Most of the eunuchs themselves have a hard time saying it, because starting from Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty Liu Zhi, the eunuchs came into contact with and believed in Huang-Lao's learning, which was essentially a move to please the emperor. Except for a few guys with bad minds, Most eunuchs are really just like everyone else, they just regard Taiping Dao as a fashion style and do not study it deeply.
They felt that the Taiping Road was another path they could take, a way that could compete with the path of the scholars.
Who knows that Zhang Jiao died without any explanation?
Who knew they would actually rebel?
Of course Liu Hong was very angry.
"The Taiping Dao thieves are rebelling in Jizhou, and many of you have close contacts with Taiping Dao and communicate with each other. Are you going to rebel in the palace too?!"
This frightened the eunuchs. They really could not bear such responsibility and had never thought of accepting such accusations.
Of course, some people have no ghosts in their hearts, and some people have ghosts in their hearts, but in this situation, they really don't dare to move.
So, headed by Zhang Rang, the current ten permanent servants had to kneel in front of Liu Hong to plead guilty, and blamed the eunuch group for having more contact with Taiping Road on the previous generation of ten permanent servants Wang Fu, Hou Lan and others. They began to contact Taipingdao.
Then they competed one by one with Taiping Dao and expressed in front of the emperor that they had absolutely no incorrect dealings with Taiping Dao. They were all very healthy and purely academic dealings. They felt that they had not seen through the wolfish ambitions of the Taiping Dao thieves. Very hateful.
Liu Hong felt even more hatred for this. He hated that they didn't cherish his trust and actually did such a sinful thing, which seriously hurt his soul. Is this something a normal person can endure?
Can that emperor tolerate a group of rebels serving him by his side? Do you still want to die?
The eunuchs again appealed to Liu Hong, saying that they were really innocent.
Liu Hong was angry.
"Are you the only ones who are innocent? Am I not innocent? Isn't it your fault that we live with a group of rebels day and night, putting our lives at risk?"
Some eunuchs still don't understand what Liu Hong means. Why are they so unwilling to let go? Do they really want to take action against us?
It was Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, senior-level players who were able to figure out people's hearts, who reacted first and understood what Liu Hong meant.
Liu Hong's meaning was very clear. He didn't really believe that the eunuchs were all traitors and would collude with Zhang Jiao and kill him, but he needed an explanation, a decent explanation.
Want me to read the article?
Can.
Need more money!
Good thing, this is really a good thing.
For them, problems that can be solved with money are not problems.
After some discussion, the eunuchs chose to join forces, saying that such a crime was really great. They decided to pay a huge sum of money to Liu Hong as a fine to punish themselves and once again demonstrate their loyalty to Liu Hong.
This money is our loyalty.
Your Majesty, have you seen our loyalty?
Since ancient times, wealth and silk have moved people's hearts, but Liu Hong is just a mortal sitting on the throne.
He is very greedy, very greedy, so he loves money very, very, very much.
Liu Hong was really angry when he saw such a large amount of money lying in front of him. He really wanted to severely punish these guys who were not related to the Taiping Dao thieves, so as to show the emperor and the law. majesty.
but……
They gave too much.
Looking at the money, Liu Hong unconsciously began to excuse them in his mind. He felt that each of these guys were vested interests. They were fat and strong, and their lives were so fast. What exactly did Taiping Dao promise? Instigate rebellion against them?
Let them break the earth and seal the king?
Or is it to regain some ability they have lost?
So Liu Hong raised it high, put it down gently, and scolded them fiercely, asking them to purify themselves immediately, and arrest all the guys who had contact with the Taiping Dao thieves for questioning. Dongyuan, who was led by Zhang Rang, must interrogate this strictly!
Search the entire city for the Taiping Dao thieves, and investigate everything for me!
By the way, there is also the matter before. Those who assassinated me before were the Taiping Dao thieves, right?
Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang with strange eyes.
Zhang Rang suddenly understood and understood.
After Dongyuan was boycotted by the scholars for his excessive behavior in the assassination case, he was worried that he did not have a suitable scapegoat to give the scholars an explanation. Now, just in time, the explanation came to his door!
So Zhang Rang sighed very much.
As the saying goes, money can make a ghost grind a millstone. It is indeed true. Even ghosts can grind a millstone, let alone a human being.
The emperor is also a human being. After spending such a large sum of money, the emperor finally chose to give them a hard time.
So the crisis in Dongyuan was resolved.
Your own crisis will be solved easily.
He could calmly arrange for his followers to erase all the information between him and Zhang Jiao.
After leaving the palace, Zhang Rang sighed, but at the same time he remembered Liu Bei's vigilance against Taiping Dao and his desire to investigate Taiping Dao.
For a moment, he had mixed feelings in his heart, and he didn't even know whether he was right or Liu Bei was right.
So he decided to find Liu Bei and talk to him about this matter.
(End of chapter)
