C379 (1/2)
The Zhang Banxian knew that Hua Xin was accusing him of not sending troops to attack Luoyang, so she explained to him seriously, ”Without the Son of Heaven's orders, how could the hussar general cross the Yellow River so easily? And why would they dare to attack Luoyang and startle the Son of Heaven? ”
”Isn't it too shocking for the hussar general to request for the election of the Emperor in the report?” Hua Xin had been educated in Confucianism for many years, so he was still unable to accept the idea of electing an emperor. ”The Son of Heaven is under the orders of the heavens, how can he be elected by a mortal?”
”Mr. Hua Xin, if the Son of Heaven has received orders from the heavens, why did the heavens choose to send some unconscious Monarchs? Could the heavens have fainted as well? ” The Zhang Banxian herself was a fortune-teller, so she naturally knew what was going on in the heavens. He looked at Hua Xin and coldly said: ”Mr. Hua Xin, was the Emperor created by Dong Zhuo, or was it created by the heavens?”
Hua Xin was speechless, he himself also had the thought of crippling Hanling Emperor, but he did not participate because he felt that Wang Fen was someone who did great things. If he had established the Hefei Marquis, then he would have been in the sky? He thought for a moment that it might be better to elect an emperor than someone else. He nodded his head and said solemnly: ”How about this, I will go to hussar general to take a look.”
Ever since the Luoyang had returned to the Eastern Region, Qiao Mao's mood had always been extremely depressed. He was initially responding to the Grand General Ho Jin's summons to lead his troops to the Luoyang to exterminate Gouzhi. However, he didn't expect Dong Zhuo to take advantage of this opportunity and had instead retreated back dejectedly.
Following the continuous flow of news from the Luoyang, Qiao Mao gradually changed from depressed to angry. The Qiao family was also a Wealthy soldiers. Although they were not as big as the Yuan family, they were still a big family. Seeing Dong Zhuo rampaging through the imperial government, Qiao Mao was even more furious.
Just then, a guard suddenly came to report. He said that Master Tutor Yuan Mu's disciple Shi Guotu had rushed over from Luoyang and had something to report to Lord Taishang. Qiao Mao immediately thought that there must be a problem with the Master Tutor and immediately ordered the guards to invite Guo Tu in.
Guo Tu and Qiao Mao conversed for a bit before introducing the current situation of the Luoyang to Qiao Mao. When it came to Dong Zhuo killing Minister of the Court, Guo Tu cried even more, causing Qiao Mao to look at Dong Zhuo with even more hatred. Then, Guo Tu took out Yuan Wu's edict for Qiao Mao to copy out the various prefecture s.
Qiao Mao took the edict, and after looking at it carefully, he could not help but frown. Although he hated Dong Zhuo a lot, he was not stupid. If he was the first to go against Dong Zhuo, he would be roasted on fire. If he succeeded, then he would have done a great deed, but if he failed, then the Qiao Family would be annihilated.
”The Yuan clan is the current number one Scholars, the two young masters Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are today. Furthermore, they hold the posts of field officer and a general of Si Li, are in the court courtier, and have high reputations in the imperial court. If they were the ones who took the initiative, the whole world would respond, and things would come to an end. But I am only a small taiwai, I'm afraid that no one will respond to me … ”
In regards to Qiao Mao's rejection, Guo Tu was not one bit surprised. After all, this was related to Qiao Mao's personal political life, and even the entire family's life. But Guo Tu also prepared an excuse, he would not let Qiao Mao easily decline.
”It is precisely because Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are famous people and court courtier that if they were to take the initiative, it would be very easy for people in the world to mistake this as the Yuan clan competing for power and profits with Dong Zhuo, or as a personal grudge between them. And there is no entanglement between you and Dong Zhuo, there is only righteousness in this world. ”
”Why don't you let the Hussar General Yang Lin initiate a righteous cause? He held a heavy soldier in his hands, and according to Hanoi, he had the intention to attack the Luoyang and chase Dong Zhuo away. Furthermore, he has already once sent a command to the Twilight Zone, so he wouldn't mind giving Dong Zhuo an extra order to suppress him. ”
Qiao Mao immediately thought of Yang Lin. They had fought together against yellow scarves before, and could be considered to have had a comrade-in-arms relationship. Furthermore, Yang Lin's troops were brave and he was not afraid of Dong Zhuo taking revenge. Especially with Yang Lin's army attacking Dong Zhuo, their chances of winning should be even higher.
”Lord Taishang, what is our motive for going against Dong Zhuo? Wasn't it to drive away these military men who only knew how to fight, who didn't know how to govern, and establish a government run by scholars? If we let Yang Lin lead the people to suppress Dong Zhuo, wouldn't that mean that we have brought a military man to welcome another? ”
Regardless of whether Yang Lin was cultured or not, in the eyes of the warriors, he was just a military man. Just like Huangfu Song, although he took out a large amount of time to study the Confucian classics, and even had very deep attainments, the Scholars still treated him like a martial artist.
For so many years, scholars had always been at a disadvantage in the power struggle between them and the eunuchs and the outsiders. The most fundamental reason was that there was no army in their hands, and the national army was only controlled by the soldiers. For their own benefit, the soldiers would either join the eunuchs or the outsiders.
During the chaos, Hanling Emperor Liu Hong allowed the various prefecture s to increase the number of soldiers. At the same time, he also allowed the rich and powerful families to form their own draft soldier, giving the warriors an opportunity to own an army. But this time, in order to suppress Dong Zhuo, no matter what, he had to let the scholars completely control the army.
”Lord Taishang, among all us people from Guan Dong, only you and Hussar General Yang Lin have had the experience of fighting together, so our friendship is not bad. Thus, if you were to be the leader of this cause, not only can you win the support of the Scholars Guan Dong, you can also obtain the support of the Hussar General Yang Lin. ”Therefore, you are the best candidate to initiate a great cause.”