Chapter 2793: Dou Chen’s Past Cases, Compared to Jing’s Fellow Travelers Today

The devil was put into a bottle and thrown into the bottom of the ocean. From the first hundred years to the fourth hundred years, the transition from glory and wealth in one life to choosing how to die fully demonstrates the irritability and anger that arise when prayers are not answered.

Fortunately, Liu Bei did not wait until Dou and Chen were completely demonized before coming...

Of course, the history is not clear.

Anyway, officials in the feudal dynasty always only pay attention to their own buttocks. Very few people are willing to stand up and look into the distance, because they are afraid that after they stand up, the position under their buttocks will be stolen by others.

It’s really not a good look for a man in his thirties or forties to cry uncontrollably, but if a whole family of forty or fifty people is crying, it’s hard to describe the scene as good-looking or bad-looking. .

Zhang Fei despised the situation of these mothers-in-law the most, but this time he didn't have any anger, just silence.

Guan Yu just squinted his eyes and said nothing. After following Liu Bei back to the county government office in Bijing County, he asked: "Brother, why didn't you just say it was us on the spot..."

Liu Bei waved his hand.

Guan Yu immediately shut his mouth.

It wasn't until Liu Bei and Magistrate Bijing complimented each other for a while, fully demonstrating Liu Shijun's charm and making Magistrate Bijing laugh so hard that he receded like a bun, did Liu Bei slightly relax his straight waist. The pole looked a little tired.

Bijing County is actually a very small county. From one end of the county to the other, it only takes a quarter of an hour to ride a horse. There are two or three streets, and the county government office is the most "magnificent" building among them.

However, even this "magnificent" building is not only covered with moss, but is even dilapidated in many places. The tiles on the eaves are not complete, and there are still some holes that have not been repaired and are showing light. The wooden boards on the ground are old and cracked. Only the places where people often step on them are shiny. The other places...

Liu Bei looked at it, and then felt a little emotional in his heart.

Isn't this county government like the current Liu Bei himself?

So, will such a county government attract people to come?

The three of them sat in the hall and were silent for a long time.

After a while, Liu Bei took a long breath and broke the silence.

"I remembered something about General Dou back then..." Liu Bei said slowly, "Do you know why Dou was guilty?" 』

Zhang Fei let out a laugh and said, "I know!" Isn’t it just party imprisonment? 』

"Ah, third brother, tell me about it?" Liu Bei said with a smile.

Zhang Fei blinked and recalled, "It seems that during the reign of Emperor Xiaohuan, Li Gong, the captain of the Sili school, disobeyed the amnesty order and killed the alchemist's son. Later, more than two hundred people were imprisoned..."

Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "Eunuchs who are domineering should be killed!" 』

Liu Bei also nodded, "I thought so at first..."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were stunned.

"Haha," Liu Bei said with a smile, "I'm not saying anything nice to those corrupt eunuchs, I just want to say...what is this matter according to Hussar?" contradiction? Hmm, it’s a contradiction...』

According to the official or more "orthodox" records among the gentry's children, the party's imprisonment was after Emperor Huan Liu Zhi of the Han Dynasty took office, and the reliance and connivance on eunuchs reached an unprecedented level. The direct result was that the power of eunuchs spread throughout the country. Incidents of bullying, authoritarianism, chaos in government, and harm to the people have occurred in various places. These incidents aroused dissatisfaction among the nobles, so they formed parties to punish and attack the eunuchs.

Liu Bei clapped his fingers and said, "I remember, there were three things mentioned at that time. One was that the nephew of Marquis Wu Yuan robbed the daughter of the governor of Runan. The other was the alchemist's amnesty for killing people, which was what finally became Li Yuanli's crime. The other was The incident was that the Zhongchang Shihou inspected the 118 hectares of land that was seized from the people... Why do I remember this number? Because at that time, I felt that the 118 hectares of land were a lot. When I was in Zhuoxian, My family's Susukaku farmland is less than 30 acres...it's just that, now it looks like, huh..."

Of course, in fact, there were not only three things that resisted the eunuchs at that time, but also many illegal things by the eunuchs and their relatives and members, which were either exposed or punished by the gentry party members. However, these three things were widely publicized and became An important trigger of the party imprisonment incident.

Guan Yu squinted his eyes and seemed to have some understanding.

Zhang Fei hummed and stroked the beard on his chin, making a rustling sound.

"One hundred and eighteen hectares..." Liu Bei repeated again, "How much?" One hectare is fifty acres, more than one hundred hectares, nearly six thousand acres, which is two hundred times the acres of land at my home... I remember that when I heard about this, I was also very angry... But, I remember Xiaoling later In the time of the Emperor, how much did the position of the Three Dukes cost, at least 30 million yuan... Then some people donated money when they said they would... These people who donated money were not eunuchs... Then I thought, These six thousand acres of land and thirty million dollars... Third brother, how much does one acre of land over there cost you? 』

"Three to four thousand dollars... middle-income fields, the better ones are more expensive, but there are also cheap ones, about a thousand dollars..." Zhang Fei replied, and then he suddenly realized and couldn't help but snorted, "These guys..."

"Not long after the party imprisoned him, Emperor Xiaohuan passed away..." Liu Bei stroked his beard, "On the 30th of the year, six..."

Guan Yu's eyes flashed, "Brother means..."

Liu Bei shook his head, "I don't know... maybe it's just a coincidence, maybe... after all, Emperor Xiaohuan often took elixirs, and eating too much of them is said to be bad... This is what the doctor at the medical center said..."

It's an elixir. It's the kind that will definitely make you escape from the mortal world after taking it. There are some that take effect immediately and some that take effect slowly. So it's not impossible that Emperor Xiaohuan accidentally took a few more pills when he was doing something he liked to do.

"After Emperor Xiaohuan died, Emperor Xiaoling came to the throne. Liu Bei said slowly, "There are three ministers who care about life, General Dou, Taiwei Chen, and Situ Hu... This should have been decided before Emperor Xiaohuan died..."

After Liu Hong's death, among the three ministers, Hu Guang was the moderate faction. He was known as "If you don't care about everything, ask Bo Shi, and the moderate people in the world have Hu Gong." Therefore, it is generally clear that the initial configuration was actually Hu Guang's actions. To coordinate, Dou Wu and Chen Fan came together, and Waiqin and Qingliu restricted and balanced each other, but Dou Wu and Chen Fan came together.

"Did I think before that General Dou is a fool..." Liu Bei laughed a few times, "Not keeping things confidential, hesitating and indecisive, having a false reputation, not enough to punish eunuchs, and more than enough to commit death, how stupid is that?" Haha, that’s all. Then I had some other ideas..."

The relationship between Dou Wu and Chen Fan at that time should not be as close as a family like in Bijing County, but they used each other.

After the death of Emperor Huan of Han Dynasty, his queen Dou Miao was promoted to the empress dowager and took the title of emperor. Dou Miao's father, Dou Wu, was naturally promoted to general, and together they welcomed Liu Hong, the 12-year-old Marquis of Jieduting, as emperor.

It is said that when Dou Wu came to Chen Fan to plot how to get rid of the eunuchs, Chen Fan happily "rose from the table with his hands." Therefore, Chen Fan never expected that Dou Wu would take the initiative to pose...

Up?

Come on!

The two hit it off immediately.

As a result, Empress Dowager Dou disagreed. At first, it seemed like a stupid father gave birth to a stupid daughter, and the whole family was stupid.

"Now it seems... General Dou is not trying to get rid of the official, but to raise Wang..." Liu Bei said with a smile, "Do you know why I said he wanted to raise Wang?" 』

Guan Yu pondered for a while and said, "Emperor Xiaoling?" 』

Liu Bei nodded, "Emperor Xiaoling was not born from the Dou family." 』

Today, Liu Bei feels that Dou Wu and Chen Fan are not stupid, but too shrewd and calculating, so that they end up doing stupid things. If you are really stupid, then go ahead and finish the job, just swing it with a hammer. The big hammer is eighty and the small hammer is forty. It is just like when Yuan Shao was forced to a dead end, didn't he kill everyone in one night? A eunuch in the palace?

So among them, there are Dou Wu's calculations, Dou Miao's plan, the Empress Dowager Dou, and Chen Fan and others' calculations. Everyone wants to take the opportunity to suppress their opponents and strengthen themselves, or to preserve themselves and eliminate hidden dangers. As a result... …

Dou Wu wanted to kill the eunuch, not for the sake of the Han Dynasty, but because he knew that he would no longer be a general soon. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was about to marry a new queen. He would not be a general for long. In order to ensure the interests of the Dou family , he would want to eliminate the power around the emperor, and would not hesitate to pretend that he wanted to wear a pair of pants with Qingliu.

"Emperor Xiaohuan's party imprisoned the scholars, but they could not do without the scholars, so they had no choice but to ask the Dou family to come forward as guarantees..." Liu Bei said with a smile, "If what I expected is true...this is actually the two sides of yin and yang...not to mention General Dou's actions, now that I think about it... seem to be somewhat similar to Wang Mang..."

In the ninth year of Yanxi's reign, Dou Wu became the captain of the city gate. During his tenure, he recruited famous people, acted honestly and faithfully, and did not accept gifts or bribes. His wife's food and clothing was only enough for food and clothing. At that time, the war against the Western Qiang was continued for many years, the grain harvest was poor, and the people were hungry. All the rewards received by General Dou were given to the imperial students, and he also used cars to carry grain and meals and gave them to the poor on the roads.

Dou Shao, Dou Wu's nephew, was appointed as Huben Zhonglang General and had a lazy and extravagant temperament. Dou Wu often reprimanded him severely, but Dou Shao still didn't realize it, so Dou Wu wrote a letter requesting that he be removed from his post. He also blamed himself for not being able to discipline Dou Shao well, so he should suffer first...

Guan Yu frowned and said, "In this case, there are some similarities...but does Mr. Dou really have the courage?" 』

Liu Bei shook his head, "Maybe not... but the Dou family may not really want to get rid of the eunuchs... This can be seen from the hesitation of Empress Dowager Dou... Or maybe Empress Dowager Dou had her at the time My own thoughts are not willing to cooperate with Mr. Dou..."

As the Empress Dowager Dou Miao, when she was about sixteen years old, her father threw her to Emperor Huan of Han like trading goods. Then because she could not give birth to her own prince, she had to hold her nose and admit that she was a prince who was more powerful than herself. The cheap son Han Lingdi, who is seven or eight years younger, may have been wasted away by the gloom and cruelty in the palace, even if he devoted his youthful blood to the Dou family at the beginning.

Logically speaking, although Queen Mother Dou is the Queen Mother, Dou Wu is her father. What reason does the daughter have to object to what her father wants to do? Either Dou Miao and Dou Wu have serious differences, or it's actually just a show...

"Fake it?" Zhang Fei's eyes widened, "Why is it so complicated?" 』

"Didn't my brother just say that?" Fame! ” Guan Yu sneered disdainfully, “They are all just seeking fame and reputation! 』

Liu Bei nodded and said: "While purging the eunuchs and gaining the support of scholars, he is also cultivating his disciples and controlling the court... Anyway, at any stage, it is estimated that the people recommended by General Dou will be The arrangement went on smoothly...but the process was interrupted..."

"Brother, are you talking about the Revolution of 1911?" ” asked Guan Yu.

Liu Bei hummed, "At first I also thought about this, how could General Dou be so stupid... Then when I thought about it, I just thought of a person..."

"who? ” asked Zhang Fei.

"The late Emperor's filial piety." Liu Bei said.

Liu Bei had previously thought that the then teenage Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty might not be considered a big deal. Who could treat him as a dish of bean sprouts? But now when he looked back and thought about it, Liu Bei suddenly felt that this plate of bean sprouts might be the key soul...

It's like the last spoonful of pepper oil poured on top of Maoxuewang.

It is said to be the main ingredient, but it is not, but if it is missing, it means it is not flavorful enough.

By the way, the eunuchs attached to Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty also had their lives extended for another twenty or thirty years.

You must know that Emperor Han Ling was not the son of Empress Dowager Dou, and when he took over as emperor, Emperor Ling of Han was already twelve years old.

Twelve years old was not considered young in the Han Dynasty.

"ah? Zhang Fei didn't quite believe it, "No way, this... was he only eleven or twelve years old at that time?" 』

Liu Bei nodded, "So there is another person, Zhongchang Shi Cao Jie Cao Hanfeng..."

Guan Yu stroked his long beard and said, "By the way, that makes sense... This was the man who welcomed Emperor Xiaoling to the throne." 』

Cao Jie was the official who went to Hejian to welcome Liu Hong to the capital and became emperor. In addition, he lived in the palace for a long time, so he naturally had a good relationship with Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, during the incident, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty pulled out his sword to show his respect for the eunuch. actively support their behavior.

The emperor felt that he was not his biological son and could be replaced at any time, while the eunuchs felt that the knife was on their necks, so the two "vulnerable groups" got along day and night, and had a lot of time to cherish each other...

After having Emperor Ling's sword, everything Cao Jie did became smoother.

When the incident happened, Chen Fan probably just wanted to let his relatives and eunuchs die together and then come back to take advantage, so he didn't even think about helping Dou Wu to the end, and he didn't care whether Emperor Xiaoling lived or died, so in Dou When Wu Zhen was in danger, Chen Fan was not prepared at all. In the end, an old man could only bring some men to go out and "rescue" Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.

That's right, even Chen Fan didn't go to join his ally Dou Wu, but went to find Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. He made a mistake and rescued the Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. Chen Fan and others were naturally still alive...

As for Dou Wu, who is that?

As a result, the Dou family and Chen family were exiled to Bijing, and then the two families lived closely in a manor...

Of course, no one knows exactly what happened back then. They only know that the eunuchs who benefited in the end were the eunuchs, and the twelve-year-old Emperor Xiaoling, who was definitely on the throne.

"I'm just saying this to draw lessons from the past..." Liu Bei said slowly, "The Dou family and the Chen family were exiled here... We are similar... But, the weak may not always be weak... But the important thing is If we are of the same mind, if we are not of the same mind, no matter how powerful and famous we are, it will soon collapse..."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other without speaking.

Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs. For Liu Bei, he did not think that this place in Jiaozhi was the end of his life.

"We need manpower. If these people...are willing to join us, that would be great..." Liu Bei changed the topic, "Only those who share the same goals can join forces." If I said on the spot that the edict was coming from me...it would be a bit of a coercion, so the person who comes may not be sincere..."

"No one will be sacrificed willingly..." Liu Bei said in a deep voice, "Even if cattle and sheep are tied to the altar, they will howl and struggle, let alone humans?" Are the children of sinners sinners? Party prison... Haha, the party prison has been there since the beginning, and it has never been really removed. It is just a new name... What I need are these people who are unwilling... As for those who are "willing" , just let them go back... You can't keep them if you force them to stay, so why bother? 』

For Liu Bei, he can indeed take credit from someone, saying that without Liu Bei's efforts, efforts, and things, he would have received such a pardon edict, but it is like He is like Dou Wu. He can deceive him for a while, but he may not be able to cover it up for the rest of his life.

The edict was brought by Liu Bei, but it was not issued by the Shandong court, but by General Fei Qian of the Hussars in the name of Xishang Shutai...

Liu Bei went to Fei Qian to ask for someone, and then Qiao Qi said that there was no one, so he gave you an edict.

From a certain perspective, it doesn't matter whether it is Liu Bei's credit or not.

However, this is also an edict.

In the current chaotic situation, when even the emperor kills him when he says it, and kidnaps him when he says it, the local governors of Sangong and Jiuqing who were killed are extraordinary. In comparison, the edict of amnesty for the exiled Han people in Jiaozhi area is unparalleled. , it’s almost an extremely small thing.

What Liu Bei needs more now is a pragmatic person who does not come here based on false reputation. Just like Dou Wu has gained so much fame, what is the use of acting with this and pretending to do that? It's like Dou Wu kept scolding his nephew Dou Shao, and seemed to dislike him, but when Cao Jie wanted to kill him, Dou Wu immediately ran to Dou Shao's place...

Liu Bei was willing to give the Dou family and the Chen family a chance, and at the same time he was eager for useful people from the Dou family and the Chen family to supplement the lack of official positions. Of course, the most important thing was that Liu Bei wanted to be truly "like-minded" People must not be in a situation similar to Dou Wu and Chen Fan.

"In addition," Liu Bei's voice was lowered, "Think about it, actually speaking of this whole thing...who benefits in the end?" Are you a regular servant? 』

Guan Yu squinted his eyes and said, "It's Emperor Xiaoling." 』

Liu Bei nodded, "Yes...at that time, Emperor Xiaoling was the weakest..."

Liu Bei smiled slightly and did not continue.

Guan Yu raised his eyebrows and then stroked his long beard.

Zhang Fei started to rub the beard on his chin again, tugging at it...

The three people fell into silence again.

The sound of footsteps came, and the soldiers reported in front of the hall, "To the envoy, the son of the Dou family has come to ask for an audience!" 』

Liu Bei smiled, exchanged glances with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and then said loudly, "Please..."