Chapter 1359 Carrying 9 Tins, Undercurrents in Yedu
Bai Xiaowen's expedition to the west pacified Hanzhong and Yizhou successively, destroyed Liu Bei's forces, and once again shocked the world.
Back in Yedu, the emperor led a hundred officials to meet him for thirty miles to show his glory.
The fun has only just begun.
Dong Zhao and Hua Xin jointly signed the table. The Duke of Yan has made great achievements in calming the chaos, clarifying the world and helping the world; the court should be promoted to the king and add nine tins to show the difference from the officials.
The so-called "nine tins (cì)" are actually nine "gifts", which are nine kinds of ritual utensils bestowed by ancient emperors to princes and ministers, representing the highest courtesy.
Nine tins include chariots and horses, crown clothes, musical instruments (music instruments), red households, tigers, bows and arrows, axes and axe. Throughout the ancient history of China, the powerful officials who have received nine tins have basically established their own regimes, which can be said to be synonymous with "usurping".
However, Jiuxi in the Three Kingdoms era cannot be equated with usurping, because it was from Wang Mang and Cao Cao that they gradually began to accept Jiuxi's courtesy.
And in the Three Kingdoms plane of the spiritual world, Bai Xiaowen was the first prince to accept the Nine Treasures after Wang Mang.
A stone stirs up a thousand waves.
Discussions from the government and the opposition are inevitable, but there are basically no voices of opposition.
The reason is very simple, Bai Xiaowen has flattened most of the princes, leaving only Jiangdong.
Many people began to count when Bai Xiaowen would really ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, replacing the Han Dynasty.
Yedu, Da Sima Mansion.
In front of Bai Xiaowen, Dong Zhao and Hua Xin stood with their hands folded.
"Did Xun Yu not raise objections?" Bai Xiaowen was a little puzzled.
Dong Zhao said: "Xun Yu seems to be in poor health and has been bedridden. After the ministers and others submitted the memorial to the King of Yan, Guangluqing's mansion closed its doors to thank guests and cut off outsiders."
Hua Xin guessed Bai Xiaowen's intentions, and said: "My lord, Xun Yu has not done anything to the court since he voted for the lord; on the contrary, he has repeatedly prevented the lord from advancing to the throne, and blocked the expectations of everyone with one person, so that the courtiers have the heart to imitate! My lord should not Keep this person, otherwise it will definitely hinder the master's plan."
Bai Xiaowen frowned and said, "How is Xun Yu's condition?"
Dong Zhao and Hua Xin looked at each other, but shook their heads. The two of them couldn't enter Xun Yu's house at all.
Bai Xiaowen sighed: "Hua Xin, you said that Xun Yu has not made any achievements, which is biased. Xun Yu also made great efforts when he recruited Cao Cao's old troops and stabilized Henan. He is blocking it now, because he is stubborn. I can't see the general situation clearly. If I want to win the world alone, how can I not tolerate a meritorious official? Dong Zhao can order the medical officer to do his best to diagnose and treat Xun Yu, and there must be no neglect."
Dong Zhao and Hua Xin said in unison: "Your Majesty has a heart like no other in the world."
Bai Xiaowen waved his hands and said, "You two can rest assured that Gu Duan will not treat meritorious ministers lightly."
Hua Xin understood, and said, "We will do our best to urge the imperial court to grant the king memorial as soon as possible."
Bai Xiaowen frowned slightly.
Dong Zhao said with a smile: "My lord's meritorious deeds can be summed up by the honorary title of King Yan? My lord can resign but not accept it, and the court will inevitably grant him many times; such three words and three concessions will leave everyone in the world speechless." explain."
Bai Xiaowen nodded, showing a satisfied smile.
It can be seen from this that Dong Zhao still uses Shuxin to force the palace party, and Hua Xin still needs to practice and practice.
Bai Xiaowen then said: "Is Yedu's people stable?"
Dong Zhao didn't understand what he meant, and replied, "Report to my lord, there is nothing unusual in Yedu."
Bai Xiaowen said: "I will add the title of King Yan, the son of heaven and the minister, and there may be changes. The order will be passed on, and all the palace guards and eunuchs will be replaced; the original eunuchs will expose each other.
I want to see who dares to flatter the emperor. "
Dong Zhao was startled and said, "My lord, could it be that I got some information."
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said: "People's hearts are fleshy. How can those eunuchs live with the emperor day and night without the slightest affection? Today's emperor is also a careless master. It is common to win over one or two eunuchs with kindness. "
Dong Zhao thought that Bai Xiaowen had received some secret report, and was even more shocked, so he bowed to accept the order.
Bai Xiaowen didn't actually get any information, but just in case. He could faintly feel the turbulent undercurrent lurking beneath the peaceful Yedu.
During this investigation, the eunuchs exposed each other, but it turned out that several people were actually rewarded by the emperor and empress.
Bai Xiaowen personally interrogated the four eunuchs, and with his meticulous insight, he quickly judged that three of them were unlucky ones who had been bitten randomly and did not seek refuge with the emperor; only the last one, from breathing, The heartbeat, expression and other subtleties can detect flaws.
"Mu Shun..."
Bai Xiaowen smiled slightly, for this one, he has been famous for a long time.
In the novel, Mu Shun received a letter from Empress Fu and passed it on to Zhang Fu Wan, intending to plot against Cao Cao. However, after the defeat, Cao Cao killed more than 200 members of the Mu Shun and Fuquan clans.
The advantage of foresight was manifested. Bai Xiaowen didn't need to torture Mu Shun at all. After having basic suspicions, he directly ordered the Huben soldiers to surround Mu Shun's and Fu Wan's houses and search them wantonly.
It doesn't matter if you can't find it, the big deal is that Bai Xiaowen served wine to shock Fu Wan. With his powerful position at this time, Fu Wan didn't dare to say anything at all.
After some searching, I found all the letter boxes for my daily correspondence. In the interlayer of the box, I got a secret letter written by Empress Fu to Fu Wan.
It turned out that when Bai Xiaowen was discussing the designation of King Yan, Empress Fu felt that the Han Dynasty would end in Bai Xiaowen's hands--Bai Xiaowen's usurping power was a bit too fast. It is Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it.
(Sima Zhao: Sorry, I went to the wrong set...)
Of course, Bai Xiaowen's contribution is indeed great, and he has successively pacified the princes of various places, and he also has the qualifications and capital to ask for seals.
But Empress Fu didn't want to sit still, so she wrote a letter to her father Fu Wan, the eunuch Mu Shun, begging Fu Wan to conspire to get rid of Bai Xiaowen.
Fu Wan's reply is that it is not appropriate to move lightly now, but Bai Xiaowen (Yuan Xi) is about to conquer Jiangnan, and Yedu will be empty by then. If given the chance, he would contact civil and military officials loyal to the emperor to bring order out of the chaos.
Fu Wan left the letter written by Empress Fu, which is not indiscreet, but the letter written by the queen, just like the clothes and belt edict back then, is a token representing the imperial edict, which can be used to command ministers.
The aborigines of the Three Kingdoms Plane regard this kind of righteousness very seriously.
For example, the Yidai Zhao, Dong Cheng and others all wrote their names on it as an oath; aren't they afraid that the Yidai Zhao will be searched out?
It's not that I'm not afraid, but the imperial edict, which is of great significance.
After reading the letter, Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "After crouching down on this old boy, he is slick in dealing with things and protecting himself wisely. It's a pity that this time, he was tricked by his daughter. If I don't use thunderous means, I can't deter people's hearts. Well, let's use this old guy's Use it on your head!"