Three Kingdoms

The Western Han Dynasty was founded by Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and his capital was Chang'an; the Eastern Han Dynasty was founded by Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and his capital was Luoyang. During this period, there was a short-lived new dynasty (8 AD - 23 AD) when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and established himself.

Although Liu Bang in the Han Dynasty was a second-rate man, the Han Dynasty he founded was indeed great.

Different from the short-lived unification of the Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty truly achieved recuperation and recuperation. The Huang-Lao philosophy advocated in the Western Han Dynasty, as well as the Confucian culture of the Eastern Han Dynasty, both paid great attention to the people's livelihood. During the Qin Dynasty, one said the population was 20 million, and another said it was 30 million, but by the Han Dynasty the population increased to 60 million.

The Han Dynasty was a great dynasty in the world at that time. From the period of Han Emperor Gaozu to Han Wenjing, the economic strength of the Han Dynasty skyrocketed and it became the first empire in the East. Together with Western Rome, it was called the two largest empires. All major countries in Central Asia and the Western Regions also heard about it and feared it. By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Empire had become the most powerful empire in the world. The Xiongnu Empire was defeated and fled north in embarrassment. Zhang Qian went out to the Western Regions and opened up the famous "Silk Road" for the first time, opening up the trade channel between the East and the West. From then on, China became the center of the world trade system until the Mongolian rebellion more than a thousand years later. It is precisely because the prestige of the Han Dynasty spread far and wide that foreigners began to call the Chinese "Han people", and the Han Dynasty people were also happy to call themselves this way. "Han" has since become the eternal name of the great Chinese nation.

"Anyone who offends a strong man will be punished no matter how far away he is!" This sentence is not just a slogan, it enhances the spirit of an entire nation. The Han Dynasty was the first time to take the initiative and drove the Xiongnu who had been invading the border like wild dogs. The sealing of the wolf to Xu was a monument of the Han Dynasty.

The heyday of the Han Dynasty was a dynasty with a clear division of labor between civil and military forces. Military generals were responsible for defending the country and expelling foreign enemies, while civil servants were responsible for political affairs and improving people's livelihood. There was no such thing as the Han Dynasty where military officers in later generations would always say that martial arts were vulgar when they saw that civil servants were three levels shorter. Throughout the Han Dynasty, from the nobles to the common people, they were still full of blood. The invaders must die!

Even in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, if someone held a barbarian or something, he would have to chop off not only his hands but also his head. There were many Su guards guarding the border. For example, Gongsun Zan, who was guarding the border in Youzhou, had he not been killed by Yuan Shao. It’s hard to say whether he might become the next Wei Qing.

During the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, the common people had become accustomed to the rule of the Emperor Liu of the Han Dynasty. According to most people, even if they suffered, they still believed that the Emperor was good. They were just deceived by his officials. As long as the Emperor found out. , the concept that everything will get better.

However, the emperors in the late Eastern Han Dynasty were more capable of seeking death than the other, and their abilities were hundreds of times worse than those of Liu Xiu and Liu Che. Therefore, no matter how big the family fortune was, it could not withstand the torment of the prodigal sons from generation to generation!

It can be said that after four hundred years of rule, the emperor of the Han Dynasty has become a deified figure. It was not until the end of the Three Kingdoms that anyone really tried to overthrow the orthodox dominance of the Han royal family. How many years has it been since Cao Pi made this farce of abdication? 220 or 221? And now it is 189, so it took thirty years of wars for the statue of the Han Dynasty to collapse, and the current Yellow Turban Rebellion is just a new big crack added to the statue before it collapsed.

Liu Bian is also quite pitiful. He was about to be poisoned to death after he had only been emperor for a short time. There is also Liu Xie. It is said that Liu Xie is quite good. If his business hadn't been so bad, he might still be the leader of the ZTE. …

Fei Qian was thinking irresponsibly while sitting on the bullock cart going to Cuijiazhuang in Beiman Mountain.

By the way, how old are Liu Bian and Liu Xie this year? Liu Bian seems to be older, the eldest son, fifteen or sixteen years old? Roughly the same. Liu Xie seems to be much younger. Is he seven or eight years old?

In future generations, one of them would have just gone to middle school and the other to elementary school, and they would still be pink and tender young ladies!

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When Fei Qian was enjoying himself outside the city without any burden, General He Jin's head almost exploded.

How come the guys under his command can tell so many things about a seemingly simple matter? The key is that it still makes some sense. How to choose?

The eunuch had just sent an edict, the content of which was that the Queen Mother He invited General He Jin to come to the palace to talk.

Although He Jin was born a butcher, he was now a general, and he still had a group of people under his command. For example, his chief secretary was Chen Lin, his general was Wu Kuang, and the three later famous princes, Yuan Shao, , Yuan Shu, Cao Cao.

Although He Jin has become a general, he comes from a humble background, which makes him very conflicted when facing the gentry. He appears to be arrogant, but also feels extremely inferior in his own heart. In fact, he is very eager to be recognized by the gentry family. I thought he would eventually become a member of a noble family.

Therefore, when Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, a son of a super aristocratic family with four generations and three fathers, came to him and became his subordinates, He Jin drank all night long that night. He was so happy that he was a butcher who cut and sold meat. Now he has a first-class noble family bowing his head and obeying his orders. How can he make people unhappy and excited?

But after all, his background is too poor. Although he tried to study hard in private after he reached a high position, he had no one to guide him, and he lacked the perseverance to work hard. Therefore, so far, he has only half a bucket of water and has learned some superficial skills. , I don’t know anything about governing, governing, planning, etc.

He didn't understand his political opponents, didn't have an iron fist, and was weak-minded and inflexible. This was the fundamental reason why He Jin wavered in dealing with the eunuchs, which ultimately led to his own tragedy.

Just like now, He Jin felt undecided. He summoned all his men to discuss it, but he found that the discussion was more nerve-wracking.

The most troublesome ones are his chief clerks, Chen Lin and Chen Kongzhang.

He Jin's chief clerk, Chen Lin, is known as one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an". He has profound literary attainments and is especially good at poetry. It turns out that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty arranged for Chen Lin to be the chief clerk of the general's palace in order to increase the cultural value of the unlearned He Jin. However, Chen Lin and He Jin really couldn't urinate in the same pot. One is a scholar, the other is a rough man, one likes romance, and the other likes women with fine wines. They really have nothing in common. At first, He Jin had some intention of learning and improving, but later he found that it was very difficult for him to improve his knowledge, so he started to cheat in all kinds of ways.

Chen Lin tried to persuade her, but to no avail, and finally gave up completely. She originally looked down on Butcher He, but now she no longer has any hope for He Jin, and just does the things at hand. If He Jin has Ask him a question, and he will answer it, not caring whether He Jin listens or does it. He has completely become a wooden statue. He responds to everything he asks for. He does his own thing without asking for anything and doesn't care about anything else.

Just like when He Jin asked him what he thought of the edict from the Empress Dowager He, he said with a slight contempt, "This edict from the Empress Dowager must be the plan of the Shi Changshi. You must not go away. If you go, there will be disaster." He didn't even finish. Explain, why do you want to hear it, or get out if you don't - you can't even notice such a simple thing, your head is filled with fair-weather women?

He Jin is actually very depressed. I'm just a rough guy. Every time I talk to you, I'm careful and put a lot of effort into it. This is obviously an edict from the Queen Mother, so how come I've contacted Shi Chang Shi again? Why don't you explain it? Is it dangerous for me to go? What kind of danger is there? How big is the danger? You have such a look of disdain on your face. You think I'm a rough guy, so you can't tell? If you weren't so famous, I would have asked someone to whip you to show you how red the flowers are!

He Jin thought about it and still didn't know clearly, so he had to lower his face and ask: "What harm does the Queen Mother order me to do?" Do you know that if I don't go, I will be disobeying the imperial edict. Although the Queen Mother He is my sister, she can't bear it. There are so many trolls watching eagerly, it will be strange if they don’t get sprayed into pieces when the time comes!

It's a pity that when He Jin asked, he didn't face Chen Lin, and he didn't ask Chen Lin by name, so Chen Lin just pretended not to hear, and made it clear that a stupid person would ask stupid questions, so just be obedient. A look that needs explanation.

There was silence in the hall.

General, what kind of question are you asking?

Master Chen remained silent, and the people below were not very easy to answer.

It was Yuan Shao who broke the silence and saved He Jin's situation: "Now that the plot has been leaked and the matter has been exposed, the general still wants to enter the palace?" General He Jin, you are so good to ask! How do we know what kind of danger there is? We are not those eunuchs. How can we know how they are going to deal with you?

What's more, General He Jin, what were you doing earlier? Didn't I remind you about Dou Wu? You hesitated to take action. Now it's fine. The eunuchs all know that you are going to deal with them. Now that our plan has been leaked, why are you still going into the palace to look for trouble? Anyway, entering the palace is dangerous. As for how dangerous it is, I'm sorry, I don't know.

Cao Cao also said something to the side: "First call the ten permanent servants out, and then you can come in." Cao Cao came up with the idea of ​​​​drawing firepower from the bottom of the cauldron. Didn't he say that the ten permanent servants were going to make a crooked move? Get these people outside the palace first, then Even if there is any danger in the palace, it won't work without someone taking the lead. Then He Jin, you will definitely not be in danger if you go in.

This idea sounds good, but like the last idea, it's not very executable.

In addition to Cao Cao's background being related to the eunuchs, he himself was really not optimistic about He Jin's break with the eunuchs. Fighting between relatives and eunuchs was an excellent tradition in the Han Dynasty. How capable do you, a butcher He, have to completely eliminate the eunuchs? Although I don't know what the danger is, I will give you an idea to ensure that you can solve this danger. Whether it can be done is another matter.

He Jin was furious after hearing Cao Cao's suggestion. Last time you said that you could just deal with the eunuchs and find a jailer. I really believed it. In the end, it was Yuan Shao who was better. Explain it to me and said that this is a good-looking person. It's actually impossible, and I haven't even asked you to settle the score yet. What idea are you giving me?

If I could directly order Shi Changshi to go here and there, would I still have to deal with Shi Changshi? It's because they disobey my orders. Why do you call them out? What to call?

He Jinqi smiled and said, "This is my opinion. I am in charge of the world. How dare you treat me?" Do you hear me, my child? I am talking about you, Cao Cao, Cao A'mao. Don't think that I am easy to fool, I am in charge. General, be careful if I fall out.

Yuan Shao cupped his hands and said, "Young Master wants to go. We will recruit some soldiers to protect you in case something unexpected happens." If you want to die, then go ahead and die. Anyway, we have done everything we should do. Bring more people to deal with those eunuchs. There is also some deterrence.

He Jin nodded, this was a good suggestion, so he took out the tiger talisman and asked Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to send 500 people each as guards. If we want to do it, we need to make it louder. How can dozens or hundreds of people bring out the prestige of my He Jin?

At this time, Yuan Shu stood up unexpectedly and took the initiative to ask for help: "Brother Meng De is currently on duty. I'm afraid there will be inconvenience. If you don't let me take charge, you will ensure the safety of the general." Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had a formal official post. The eighth captain of Xiyuan, with the general's tiger talisman, can mobilize troops, but after all, there is no emperor's order. If he is investigated, it will be difficult to explain. It is better to be led by me, who has no official position, and he will not fall behind. The population is confirmed.

This theory is true, but why is Yuan Shu, who usually does not work hard, so proactive today? Yuan Shao's heart moved and he turned to look at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao also reacted at the same time and gave Yuan Shao a wink. If something goes wrong, there must be something fishy!