Great Wei Nengchen

If the world is a piece of cake, then the supreme imperial power is the knife that cuts the cake.

At the beginning of the founding of the Western Han Dynasty, because of the hard work of Han Xin, Yingbu and other generals, Han Gaozu Liu Bang had to give them a large area of ​​land. This is the founding king of the Western Han Dynasty with different surnames; The heroes are not at ease, because these kings with different surnames not only occupy a large piece of cake, but also have the ability to snatch the knife in their hands.This kind of ability is called meritorious service when conquering the world, but it becomes a threat after conquering the world.

And since the knife in the emperor's hand can cut cakes, it can also kill people; so the kings with different surnames began to suffer.

King Han Xin of Qi (later became King of Chu), was first demoted to Marquis of Huaiyin, and then killed by Empress Lu in the bell chamber of Changle Palace, among the Yiqi clan.

Peng Yue, the king of Liang, was exterminated by the three clans for the crime of "reversing the shape", and his head was displayed to the public. (this is the saddest)

Huainan Wang Yingbu was forced to rebel after seeing Peng Yue's meat sauce. After the defeat, he was beheaded in a private house.

All the kings with different surnames were killed, but the emperor was worried again, because the cake in the world was too big, and the emperor would not be able to eat it all by himself; therefore, someone had to help the emperor eat this cake. No problem at all, so Liu Bang began to wantonly entrust his brothers and nephews as kings, and out of psychological comfort, he killed a white horse and swore to the Tianmeng --- "The king who is not named Liu, the world will strike together!"

Liu Bang, who had been scheming all his life, saw that the cake in the world was now rotten in the pot of his Liu family, and finally closed his eyes and left with peace of mind.

It's a pity that history has proved countless times that one generation can only manage the affairs of one generation!No one can take care of the affairs behind him, not to mention Liu Bang who was born as a hooligan, even the great and powerful emperor who was almost deified later on.

When the external conflicts are resolved, the internal conflicts will immediately come to the fore. For the knife that represents unlimited power, the brothers will fight without mercy.

In 154 BC, seven vassal kings surnamed Liu headed by Wu Wang Liu Bi, under the name of "Qing Jun Fang" (this name was used repeatedly in later generations, but the patent right really belonged to Wu Wang Liu Bi) launched a The purpose of armed chaos is only one: to request a re-examination and division of the inheritance rights left by Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang!

Sitting on the throne at this time is Emperor Han Jing, who has long regarded the throne as his own private property, and private property is sacred and inviolable!Facts have proved that when people protect their own private property, their fighting power is more ferocious than a Tibetan mastiff protecting food.Although the number is seven to one; but at this time, Emperor Han Jing, whose combat power broke out, decisively waved the big stick policy in his hand, and directly sent troops to suppress it. It took only three months to win the "property defense war" .

The problem of the princes with the same surname was solved, and another problem came out. It is still impossible for the emperor to govern the country by himself. He is looking for helpers. The ministers are unreliable, and his brothers are untrustworthy. Those uncles can use it.

From then on, the relatives began to formally step onto the political stage of the Han Dynasty, and quickly became bigger without any exception. Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Huo Guang were all from relatives, and the peak period was the era of relatives Wang Mang. This dissatisfied Yu only got the largest piece of cake, and he even missed the knife for dividing the cake. In 8 AD, Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and established a new dynasty, changed the Yuan to "Shi Jianguo", and changed "Chang'an" to "Chang'an" as the capital of the new dynasty. .

However, Wang Mang's luck was bad. At this time, the grave of the Liu family's ancestral home was full of smoke, and another cattleman--Liu Xiu, a distant relative of the Han family who was born in farming and herding cattle, had only one poor man left. The small piece of cake was left with crumbs, but now that the Han Dynasty is gone, even the remaining life-saving rations will be taken away, so the cattle herders became angry, and they resolutely rode on the back of the cattle and started the great cause of rebellion (Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiudi A war is indeed riding an ox); when a person is driven to a desperate situation, the power that erupts is absolutely terrifying. The final result is that Liu Xiu tyrannically snatched back all the cakes and created the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It is a pity that the Eastern Han Dynasty not only inherited the political legacy of the Western Han Dynasty, but also inherited the habit of being afraid of his wife and reusing relatives.In addition, the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty were generally short-lived, which resulted in the consequences of the empress dowager's dictatorship. Naturally, it was her own natal family who held the power for a woman, so her relatives were once again active on the stage of history, and they often got the biggest cake.

Time is passing, the emperor is growing up, and the grown-up emperor is naturally dissatisfied with his rights being taken away by others, so the first thing every little emperor does when he becomes an adult is to take back the knife for dividing the cake.

Dreams are beautiful, but reality is cruel. When the little emperor sitting on the dragon chair looked up, he was surprised to find that standing on the court hall was not his grandfather, but his uncles and cousins, and beside him, There are only a group of eunuchs standing and serving, and when no one is available, the little emperor has no choice but to use the eunuchs around him to seize power from his relatives. It can be said that the power of the eunuchs is closely connected with the imperial power, or that the eunuchs are a kind of mutated imperial power . ,

Power is probably the most seductive thing in this world. In this regard, even the apple that tempted Adam and Eve can't compare. The eunuchs who were originally cowardly and humble, who only served people with tea and water, immediately became extremely brave. Countless eunuchs started to fight for power like moths to the flame. The process of seizing power was dark, the means were cruel, and the ending was bloody. In the end, there was a separation of powers between relatives and eunuchs in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Thinking of this, everyone immediately understood what Zhang Rang meant. Although there were two princes, it was a multiple-choice question for them. The representative of foreign relatives was General He Jin, the uncle of the eldest son Liu Bian Once the eldest son of the emperor succeeds to the throne, the power of the foreign relatives will inevitably increase greatly, and only eunuchs like them will suffer. Therefore, in order to fight against the power of the foreign relatives group and keep their own rights, the eunuchs have only one choice—support the Queen Mother Dong, Support Liu Xie, the second son of the emperor!

"The old ancestor is wise!" Everyone bowed down again, admiring Zhang Rang's political wisdom.

"Let's all go down, let's do our best, especially Qian Shuo, hold on to the sword in your hand, it will be useful at critical moments!" Zhang Rang just waved his hand lightly to these flattering words, talking about his flattering skills, He is the real ancestor.

"promise!……"

After the others had retreated, Zhang Rang sneered at the direction they were leaving, turned around and said to Zhao Zhong, the only old partner who stayed behind, "You have to be careful with Empress He, and leave a way out. Never put all your eggs in one basket, understand..."

68. Chapter 68 Entering Beijing by Order

Bingzhou, outside Yanmen Pass, in the cold winter season, the thousand-year-old ancient road has already been completely covered by thick snow. Due to the cold weather and heavy snow, there are hardly any pedestrians at this time; but today is an exception. At dawn, when When Dongfang had just revealed a fish belly, with the sound of horse hoofs, a group of heavily armed red-shirted cavalry galloped to the city gate like a whirlwind, looking at the panting horses and the heavy dew on the soldiers , I know that they must have come from far away day and night.

In the faint morning light, the defenders at the city gate could clearly see that the escort of this team turned out to be a courier with feathers. The Han rule: "If there is an emergency, the courier will have swan feathers on his head and a red flag in his hand. Changing horses does not change people, when the switch is turned off, when the lock is locked, all vehicles and pedestrians will give way, and anyone who dares to stand in the way will be dealt with as obstructing the important affairs of the national military, and beheaded!" And those who can send feather messengers, except for national emergency military situations Besides, there is only the special edict of the emperor.

Knowing that the matter was important, the guards did not dare to stop them, so they hurriedly fell off the suspension bridge and opened the city gate. Just like that, they were severely whipped by the officer leading the team because they were suspected of being slow. I can only admit that I am unlucky, who is called a feathered messenger, and I am just a gatekeeper... Seeing several messengers go straight to the prefect's mansion without stopping, everyone can't help whispering, "What happened to the country? ? Even the feathered messengers were dispatched, could it be that the Huns invaded the border again? Or the Yellow Turban Army revived?..."

It didn't take long before the thunderous sound of gathering generals and drums came from the direction of the colonel's military field next to the prefect's mansion. It was an order for the entire army to gather urgently in case of a major event...

At this time, Xiao Yi was training soldiers and learning martial arts in the military camp; although he had never been a soldier in his previous life, he had read a lot of posts in the 'Iron Blood Military Forum' back then, based on the principle of "Dare to train soldiers when you see a pig running away" In the past few months, Xiao Yi has set an example, rewards and punishments are clearly defined, and military orders are like iron.In addition, Xiao Yi was a bold person, and after training, he sat on the ground with all the soldiers, singing and drinking; the soldiers followed him to eat and drink, so they respected this young commander even more, and thousands of soldiers obeyed every order.

The sound of gathering drums quickly spread throughout the entire Yanmen Pass, and the military order was like a mountain. Soon, the horns of assembly sounded in all the barracks, and then the soldiers of all ministries started to move towards the Grand Colonel’s military field next to the prefect’s mansion according to their camps. People shouted for a while. Hiss, the army array is like a mountain, and the flow of people is like a rushing river, which is continuously gathered by the trickle of the juanjuan, and finally becomes the momentum of the river, mighty and boundless...

Yanmen, as a strategic point to defend against the Huns, has always been heavily defended. In addition to the newly recruited 2 Xuanjia cavalry, there are also [-] elite infantry, [-] crossbowmen, and [-] chariot soldiers. Coupled with some miscellaneous auxiliary soldiers, the total strength is as high as [-] or more.

Among the armies that were ordered to assemble, the Xuanjia Cavalry moved the fastest. After several months of hard training by Xiao Yi, the entire army has already achieved the goal of "people never leave their horses, and their horses never leave their saddles. Once an order is issued, gatherings and dispersal will continue as usual!" Soon, the first batch gathered on the field of the colonel. Xiao Yi, who was the "commander of the army", wore a cold iron armor with chi pattern and held a dragon-slaying sword, standing proudly at the forefront of the team. Led by dozens of lieutenants including Daniu and Ma Liu, the [-] black-armored iron cavalrymen were all brightly armored, men like dragons, horses like tigers, each holding a weapon, and the formation was as neat as a knife or an axe; Although the soldiers and horses of other ministries of Yanmen also have high morale, most of them move slowly.

"Now it's the twelfth lunar month of winter, and the Huns are hiding in the cellars to avoid the wind and snow, and they will definitely not come to the border to make trouble. Since it is not a foreign enemy invasion, it can only be an internal matter"; standing in the forefront of the team Xiao Yi secretly calculated the time in his heart, and finally looked in the direction of Luoyang, the capital. According to the development trend of history, in a few months there will be a catastrophe, and a big drama will begin!

Today's troop counting platform is very solemnly decorated, with high colored sheds and flags everywhere, a middle-ranking eunuch envoy holding a yellow silk edict stands with his head held high, and the guards of the surrounding brigade string their bows and draw their knives out of their sheaths one by one. , Protecting the high platform with a murderous look, it seems that this is the reason for the whole army to gather.

"Xuan! Shangdang eunuch Zhang Yang stepped forward to receive the order!" After San Tongju beat the drum, all the garrison soldiers in Yanmen County had arrived, and the eunuch envoy stepped forward slowly, shouting in a characteristic sharp voice.

"Chen, General Anguo, Zhang Yang, the prefect of the Shangdang, led the three armies to respectfully invite Shengan!" Tiandijun relatives, besides Tiandi, the emperor Laozi is the biggest. It stands to reason that to see the imperial decree is like seeing the emperor, you must pay a respectful visit; but fortunately here is In the military field of the school, according to the rules, "A man in armor does not worship!" Xiao Yi and his generals lined up on both sides of the prefect Zhang Yang according to their positions, beat their chests with their right hands and marched to salute.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: General Anguo, Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangdang, has practiced soldiers day and night since he took office. Wan, 1000 bolts of silk and satin, are used to reward the officers and men of the Yanmen Armies; order them to return to Beijing immediately to face the saint from the day they receive the order, to state the defense of the Huns in the four counties of Yanmen, and to participate in the Luoyang Parade, there must be no mistakes! Qin this!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!..." The sun came out from the west, and His Majesty the Emperor, who always only knew how to collect money, actually distributed money to everyone. There are many, but no matter how small a grasshopper is, it is still meat!The generals and soldiers of Yanmen who lived in the bitter cold all the year round were full of mountains and tsunami, so Xiao Yi had no choice but to mix in the crowd, he bowed when others bowed, and clapped his hands when others applauded, just follow suit.

"Master Zhang, accept the decree!" The eunuch of the middle official handed the decree to Zhang Yang with a smile on his face, and at the same time said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has rewarded you so generously, sir, don't forget to 'thank you'!" The little finger stroked Zhang Yang's palm lightly.

How can Zhang Yang, who is old in the officialdom, not understand the meaning of this eunuch, "Thank you? Who is it to thank? If you want to bribe you, just say so!" Otherwise, a few words of slander would blow into the emperor's ears, enough to drink a pot by himself, so he forced a smile and said: "My lord envoy has worked hard all the way, please go to the back tent to rest and drink tea and sweep the dust. I have already given it to you all." We have prepared local 'souvenirs' from Yanmen! Please accept them with a smile! In addition, several 'ancestors' in the palace also have a gift from them, and please take them with you."

"Hehe! Mr. Zhang is so kind, you have eyesight! You have eyesight!" After finishing speaking, the eunuch of the middle official walked towards the back hall with a smile on his face, thinking to himself while walking: "It seems that this errand was not in vain, but after returning I have to honor the 'ten ancestors' above, and exploit them layer by layer, so I don't think there is much left, hey! Eunuchs are not easy to mess around with these days!"

At this moment, all the generals at Yanmen Pass stood up, whispering to each other and discussing, "Master Taishou and military parade, the prefect will definitely not go to Beijing alone. If you can go to Beijing to face the Holy Spirit with you, wouldn't it be a prosperous future?" ..."

After figuring out the key point, all the generals and academies present all raised their chests and raised their heads, and each of them became more energetic, trying to show their most powerful side, and at the same time they used a kind of pitiful 'Little Jingba' Looking at the prefect Zhang Yang with the same gaze, if this group of people had tails, they would probably have been wagging them long ago.

Xiao Yi was also staring eagerly, but what he was looking at was not Zhang Yang himself, but the imperial decree in Zhang Yang's hand: "This is the legendary imperial decree! My dear! It is a cultural relic of the national level!  … ...If you can take this home and leave it to future generations, it will not be a problem to exchange it for a villa after 2000. At that time, your...n generation grandson will not have to worry about marrying a wife and losing a house; It’s why I can’t find a girlfriend for a long time in the house.”

Xiao Yi, whose greedy saliva was almost drenching his feet at this time, could never have imagined that a few years later, when he was an extremely powerful minister with power all over the world, the most common catch phrase would be: "What? Do you want an imperial decree? It's easy. Come here! Let's write him a card!..."

"The city of Luoyang today is full of dark clouds, and every step of the way is murderous!" Zhang Yang, the prefect holding the imperial decree, looked at the generals and school under his command, and couldn't help shaking his head secretly with his eyes that were either fiery or greedy; People who are greedy for profit cannot be entrusted with great responsibilities, what is needed now is someone who is both capable and loyal!"

Undecided, Zhang Yang began to repeatedly select the generals under his command in his mind. As his eyes turned, he suddenly saw a figure with a wolf's back and a waist---Xiao Yi!

At this time, Xiao Yi still maintained the respectful posture just now, and his eyes were fixed on the imperial decree, "That obsession, that fiery gaze, it can be seen that this son is loyal to the big man! And this son is amazing in martial arts. Looking at the rapid assembly of the mysterious armored cavalry and the strict formation just now, it must be well-trained; combining all the above... Well! Zhang Yang nodded slightly, with a conclusion in his mind.

"Where is Dianjun Sima-Xiao Yi?" Zhang Yang held the imperial decree in his hand, and began to give orders with a serious face;

"The last general is here!" Hearing someone calling his name, Xiao Yi woke up from his fantasy about the imperial decree, wiped his saliva, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute!

"When you enter the capital this time, you will command [-] Xuanjia cavalry to guard the side of the official, and see the Luoyang Grand Parade, there must be no mistake!

"promise!"

Xiao Yi was given the opportunity to see his success, and although the rest of the crowd was in a commotion, none of them felt jealous or dissatisfied; whether it was martial arts, appearance, background, or intelligence, Xiao Yi was indeed the best choice. And since this period of time, everyone has seen the training of the black armored cavalry. They are definitely first-class elite soldiers and strong generals. !

Satisfied with the performance of the generals and schools under him, Zhang Yang continued to order: "The rest of the generals and schools will guard the pass closely to prevent the Huns from invading, and there must be no mistakes!"

"promise!……"

69. Chapter 69 The world is like chess

All things in the world, a game of chess, with a thought of the chess player, a small chess piece has to run from one distant position to another.The same emperor's decree transferred Xiao Yi from the Yanmen frontier in northern Xinjiang to Luoyang, Zhongzhou thousands of miles away.

After receiving the order, Xiao Yi immediately took six brave generals including Daniu, Ma Liuzhangzhuan, and Yang He, and assembled all the soldiers of the Xuanjia cavalry, not even Fatty Cao who was in charge of the logistics and supplies, and all the members dispatched, Escorting the eunuch Zhang Yang, he set off immediately, and traveled day and night to Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Han Dynasty; because they were all cavalry troops, and there were counties and counties along the way to provide food and grass, which reduced the drag on the luggage, so the march was extremely fast. Ling, across the city and across the county, without stopping; just half a month later, the brigade followed the official road and entered the border of Sizhou, which belongs to the eastern capital Luoyang.

Sizhou, also known as Sili Xiaowei Department; governs seven prefectures and one hundred and six counties; its political status is as important as that of the capital city directly under the central government of later generations; this place is irrigated by the Yellow River and Luoshui River, the land is fertile, the population is dense, and there are merchants from all over the world. It is even more concentrated here, and the economy is extremely developed, which is the essence of the entire Eastern Han Empire.