Chapter 2: Ten Permanent Attendants
Cai Yan, whose courtesy name is Wenji, or whose courtesy name is Zhaoji, changed to avoid Sima Zhao's taboo.
Her story is well known and there is no need to repeat it. The important thing is how to find her and take her to the Han Palace in Luoyang.
This is not an easy task, because in this year, Cai Yan's father Cai Yong was not in Luoyang, but fled abroad.
According to historical records known to Liu Bian, Cai Yong, who was the Confessional Counselor at the time, was framed by his uncle Wei Wei Cai Zhi and his general Yangqiu. He should have been beheaded and abandoned the market. Fortunately, he was merciful to the attendant Lu Qiang of the Central Constable and pleaded for mercy on behalf of him, so Emperor Ling exiled him and his family to Shuofang County.
Cai Yong and his relatives lived in Anyang County, Wuyuan for nine months. When Emperor Ling thought of Cai Yong again, he loved him and felt sorry for his talent. So when the following year's general amnesty, he pardoned Cai Yong and allowed him to return to his hometown.
At that time, the prefect of Wuyuan, Wang Zhi, set up a wine to see Cai Yong off. After drinking enough, Wang Zhi started dancing and persuade Yong. According to the customs, Cai Yong should respond to Wang Zhi and danced together to show that the host and guests were happy, just like to toast. Unexpectedly, Cai Yong ignored it after Wang Zhi finished dancing.
Wang Zhi, who felt that he had lost face in front of the guests, was immediately angry and called Cai Yong a criminal. Cai Yong shook his clothes and left.
The good farewell banquet made the two of them resentful. Afterwards, Wang Zhi told his brother, Wang Fu, the chief attendant, to frame Cai Yong for having resentment and slandering the court.
When Cai Yong was in Luoyang, most of the eunuchs offended, and many scholars offended him. So he fled to the Wuhui land, relied on the Taishan Goat family, and stayed for a total of twelve years.
His eldest daughter, Cai Zhenji, married Yang Qian, who was the Taishan Goat clan during this period, as his stepwife, and gave birth to two sons and one daughter, the youngest son was Yang Hu.
After that, Cai Yong returned to Luoyang, and he had to wait until the sixth year of Zhongping, when Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, he forced someone to summon Cai Yong.
By then, Cai Yong's second daughter Cai Wenji had already married Wei Zhongdao from Hedong, and even Wei Zhongdao might have died.
Therefore, if Liu Bian wants to intercept Hu and take Cai Yan to the Han Palace before marrying Wei Zhongdao, he must hurry up and send someone to the Wuhui land to find Cai Yong. But the problem is that he, a prince who had just been taken back to the Han Palace, was disliked by Emperor Ling and had no power and power. How could anyone send him to the Wuhui land?
Cheap dad, the foolish emperor of Han Ling?
Not to mention that Emperor Ling is very disappointed with him at the moment, but to say that Emperor Ling is lewd and lustful, Liu Bian dared not entrust this matter.
Although Emperor Ling only has two years left to live, who can guarantee whether the queen he likes will become a little mother?
Regarding the tyrant monarch who was comparable to Zhou Zhou of Shang, Liu Bian thought it would be better to be on guard.
Looking for his cheap uncle, General He Jin?
Liu Bian still thinks it is unreliable.
After all, his uncle, who was a butcher, was trying to be the leader of a scholar at this moment, how could he agree to find someone for him? Don’t forget that Liu Bian made up his mind to bring Cai Yan to him even if he used forced abduct. It would be strange if He Jin could agree to such a bad reputation.
So, what is the cheapest mother, Empress He, her second uncle, He Miao, or her grandmother, Wuyangjun?
To be honest, after getting along for the past few days, Empress He, He Miao and Wuyang Jun are still quite good to him. Even though Emperor Ling's comments on him were gradually spread in the palace, Empress He, He Miao and Wuyang Jun did not dislike or alienate him because of this.
Even the strong Empress He ordered the palace halls in the palace to not have any rumors about this. She was killed when she found out. She was very fierce in protecting the calf.
But the problem is that it has only been ten years since the He family entered Luoyang. Even if the power can cover Luoyang and even the entire Henan Yin, it cannot cover Mount Tai, the land of Wuhui.
After thinking about it, I'm afraid that the only group of people who can help him with this matter are probably the only ones left...
Ten eunuchs!
At that time, people called the eunuchs such as the Central Constant Emperor and the Xiaohuangmen who bewitched the government and controlled the government were generally called the Ten Constant Emperor, but in fact there were more than ten people. Some of these people depended on Emperor Ling, while others depended on Emperor Ling's biological mother, Empress Dowager Dong, and they united with each other externally and fed each other internally, which was not a real ironclad piece.
There are also more tendencies, or semi-dependent on the He family, and Guo Sheng is one of them.
Thinking of this, Liu Bian, who was sitting in the Jiafang Hall of Beigong, ordered the eunuchs standing beside him and said, "Go and invite the attendant Guo Chang, and I will say I have something to ask for."
Several eunuchs looked at each other, and one of them quickly responded.
Looking at the eunuch's back as he left, Liu Bian gently pressed his fingers against the wall table beside the window, thinking about something.
Although the ten regular attendants such as Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Sun Zhang bewitched the Ling Emperor and controlled the government, it was not difficult for Liu Bian, who knew this history, simply getting rid of these people was not difficult. The difficulty was how to hold the throne in two years...
At that time, the Empress Dowager He, the Queen Mother, will rule the government behind the curtain, the General He Jin will control the government, and the scholars led by Yuan Shao and others will provoke He Jin and the eunuchs. Dong Zhuo will come to the fisherman to benefit. He must hold the throne among these forces and gradually take back the power. This is the biggest problem.
Soon, the Zhongchang Shi Guo Sheng came in a hurry.
I saw that Guo Sheng had a slightly wrinkled face. He was about 40 years old, wearing a brocade robe with a soap-blue pattern, a plain white dark clothes, a Huiwen crown, a golden crocodile in front of the crown, a cicada as an ornament, and a marten tail. This is the decoration of the regular servant, and very few people can wear it. He also held a whisk in his hand, indicating that this person was a close servant in the palace, and was not comparable to an ordinary eunuch.
Just as Liu Bian looked at Guo Sheng secretly, Guo Sheng came forward with a smile on his face and took the initiative to call him "Shi Hou."
Seeing this, Liu Bian deliberately pretended to be very deliberate and saluted with a bit of frivolousness: "Mr. Guo."
Guo Sheng was stunned, then smiled and shook his head repeatedly, "I can't do it, I can't do it, Shi Hou will kill the old minister..."
"snort."
Liu Bian snorted softly in his heart, thinking that if I hadn't been able to ask for you, how could I call you that?
But then again, even if he wants to get rid of the Ten Constellations one day, Guo Sheng is not the one that must be eliminated. After all, eunuchs are constantly killed. If the suppression of the land is too fierce, then the foreign relatives and powerful ministers will come to power again. In the history that Liu Bian knows, similar things have been repeated many times, and they are historical materials made up of countless people with blood.
In short, Guo Sheng can be protected in the future and can be kept to check and balance the scholars. After all, contemporary scholars, although they have experienced two party corruptions, are still very strong, and the threat to the imperial power is far above the ten eunuchs.
Of course, there is no rush to these. The most urgent task is to use good words to coax Guo Sheng and let him do his best to send people to the Wuhui land.
Thinking of this, the smile on Liu Bian's face became even better. He continued to pretend to be an adult and said to Guo Sheng: "What did Mr. Guo say? I have heard about it these days when I returned to the palace. If it weren't for Mr. Guo, how could my mother be entered into the palace? How could she have the mother's conscience to the world today?"
"This, this..."
Guo Sheng restrained his joy and was very happy.
Indeed, when Empress He was able to enter the palace, Guo Sheng made great efforts. Otherwise, most of the people who chose the palace were from Wancheng, Nanyang County, He family, and the daughter of a butcher. Why was he selected into the palace?
The reason is that Guo Sheng is also from Wancheng, Nanyang. Because of the friendship between the villagers in the same county, he accepted He Jin's bribe and sent He to the palace.
Although Guo Sheng accepted the bribe, if we really want to talk about it, the He family still owes Guo Shengtian a great favor. I don’t know how many people in the world want to spend money to bribe the eunuch to send their daughter to the palace, but they don’t know where the palace gate is going to open!
Because of this, since entering the palace, Empress He and her second brother He Miao have always maintained close relationships with Guo Sheng. Only He Jin was so sharp that he wanted to be a leader of a scholar, so he gradually became distant from Guo Sheng and even the power of officials. As a result, he did not kill his family, but also caused the decline of the Han Dynasty.
When Liu Bian first looked at this history, he once felt that He Miao and Empress He were both stupid. After reading it after some experience, he understood that He Jin was the perfect fool. Tian Hu played a good hand in the beginning and finally killed himself, his relatives, and the Han Dynasty.
When the relatives of the Han Dynasty failed to dominate the power of the court and the country were destroyed, and finally let the ministers of the foreign surname take advantage. If the powerful relatives of the Han Dynasty who failed to rebel and usurp the throne were informed, they would probably want to slap He Jin in the face.
After sighing in his heart, Liu Bian calmed down and continued to deliberately pretend to be an adult and win over Guo Sheng.
The reason why he pretended to be like this was because after the real Liu Bian was taken back to the palace, he was the frivolous look of "I wish I could become the crown prince or even succeed to the throne" and his behavior was very ostentatious, so Emperor Ling was disliked and commented that Liu Bian's behavior was not steady enough and did not have the majesty of an emperor.
Today, Liu Bian continued to pretend to be his previous attitude in order to avoid being suspected.
As for whether it will cause dislike of Emperor Ling, then in the future, you can give up trying to please Emperor Ling. Anyway, it is just a title of prince. It’s best to have it, and it’s okay to not have it. As long as he can convince He Jin not to be stupid before the Luoyang Palace Transformation two years later, Dong Zhuo will not be able to take advantage of the situation.
He Jin and He Miao’s two uncles supported him. Liu Bian’s throne was also stable, but he was not too righteous.
After Liu Bian's intentional approach, Guo Sheng became more and more enthusiastic about Liu Bian. After all, no matter how Liu Bian said that, he was the eldest son of a gangster. He Jin and He Miao's two uncles, even if Emperor Ling didn't like it, Guo Sheng believed that Liu Bian would be the new king in the future.
What is more important than having a good relationship with the future new man?
While being enthusiastic, Guo Sheng thought of Liu Bian's intention to invite him to come today, and hurriedly bowed and asked, "Mr. Shi summoned the old minister today. Could it be that he had any instructions?"
Seeing that they were much closer to each other than before, Liu Bian no longer concealed it and whispered: "I invited Mr. Guo to come today because I wanted to entrust Mr. Guo to a big event. Please Mr. Guo must help me..."
"Please tell me."
"This..." Liu Bian glanced at the eunuchs standing in the hall.
Most of the eunuchs in the palace were the eyeliners of the Central Eunuchs, and the eunuchs around Liu Bian were no exception. However, Guo Sheng was one of the ten regular eunuchs. He waved his whisk to signal the eunuchs to retreat, so the latter naturally did not dare to refuse.
At this time, Liu Biancai pretended to be shy and said to Guo Sheng: "Mr. Guo, when I lived at my master's house in the past, I heard that the second daughter of Doctor Cai was knowledgeable and talented since childhood and proficient in music. She could distinguish the sound of broken strings at the age of nine. I have loved her for a long time and hoped that she could enter the palace to accompany me..."
“…”
Guo Sheng looked at Liu Bian, who was only ten years old with a strange expression. He was mostly surprised that Liu Bian was a lewd embryo at such a young age.
Of course, this has nothing to do with him. He even hoped that Liu Bian would become addicted to women in the future, and would be easily bewitched and controlled by them like his father Lingdi.
"This matter is easy!"
Guo Sheng took it in one go, then frowned and asked, "But Shi Hou, which doctor Cai are you talking about?"
"It's the one who proofreads the book in Dongguan before, Cai Yong and Cai's Doctor."
"Ah, it's Cai Boji..."
Chapter completed!