The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 723 Gossip, the strategy to punish the heart

Because Chen Du was not originally the capital of the Han court, it still retains many divisions that only ordinary cities can have. Moreover, because of the expansion of the imperial palace, the current Chen Du has actually expanded a lot, and the original city walls have long been destroyed. It was demolished and continued expansion began.

After the expansion of Chendu, the Imperial Palace became the Beicheng District.

There are many concentrated small workshops in Nancheng District, which are residential areas for residents in the city.
Xicheng District is a newly built garden, where the government offices and forbidden troops are located.

The imperial army has more than [-] people, and it is in charge of ten school lieutenants. Among them, five battalions are under the command of Fu De, who are responsible for the defense of the outer city.

The other five battalions were headed by Lu Yu, the son of the late Shangshu Lu Zhi, who were placed under the imperial guard.

Fu De is the eldest son of Fu Wan and the elder brother of Fu Shou, Empress of the Han Court.

Nowadays, apart from the main three-party forces, the Han court actually has a fourth-party force independent of the three parties.

And this fourth party force is Fu Shi, who is a relative.

In just a few years, Fu Wan has been promoted to several positions. Not long ago, he was promoted to the executive Jinwu, in charge of inspections, violence suppression, and rape supervision.

The Fu family did not participate in any struggles, and there were only two senior officials in the Fu family, one was Fu De and the other was Fu Wan.

Although today's son is young, he also has his own ideas.

In fact, Liu Xie is now considered a pro-government. Neither the Sangong nor Liu Chong and Sun Jian are qualified to make decisions on major court affairs. They must first submit to the emperor to obtain an edict before they can act.

It's just that Liu Xie mostly agreed to their request, and didn't refuse much.

In addition to the forbidden army, Chen Du also had two guards, Huben and Yulin.

Luoyang and Chang'an are two capitals, one is in the hands of Taipingdao, and the other is in the hands of Wei Ting.

Liu Chong used to be the king of Chen. At the beginning, Liu Xie fled to the east and fled to Chendu. Liu Chong, the king of Chen, and Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou, supported Liu Xie to re-elect the throne in Chen County, the capital of Chen State, and the name of Chen County was changed to Chen Du.

Later, everyone discussed and wanted to change the name.

But Liu Xie said that although the two capitals have fallen, there is still a day to restore the capitals. Why do we need to establish a new capital?

Chen Dusui retains its original name and has not changed so far.

The market in Chen Duzhong is mainly in the south of the residential area of ​​Dongshi.

Dongcheng District used to be a residential area in Chen County, where rich households around Chen County used to live. However, since Liu Xie entered Chen County, Chen County became Chen Capital, and the original owners here have moved out one after another.

The buildings here were also demolished and rebuilt as residences for official families, and as a place for foreign officials who came to Beijing from other places to wait for the imperial edict.

The Central Plains was in constant turmoil, and the wars almost never stopped.

However, the war has lasted for many years, but the flames of war have never spread to the vicinity of Chendu. Recently, it has only burned to the border of Yuzhou.

In Chendu, there is still a rare tranquility in this troubled world.

It's just that this peace can no longer be preserved.

In the fourth year of Chuping (193), October [-]th, early morning.

In Dongcheng District, around a mansion, there were many generals in armor and with swords around their heads.

This lifang has been isolated from other lifangs by the imperial army and has been listed as a restricted area.

Just yesterday in the workshop here, an official was found dead in the study at home with no external injuries and no signs of poisoning.

Originally, this kind of thing happened at an ordinary time, so the government would naturally handle it, and it would definitely not alarm the imperial army, but now it happened to be in a relatively tense atmosphere.

In the study room, a man dressed as a soldier in the military uniform of the imperial army was carefully inspecting the furnishings in the study room.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside.

The man in military uniform moved his eyes slightly, and then ordered the imperial guards under his command to continue searching for clues, and then walked out of the study.

Although these soldiers were wearing the uniforms of the Forbidden Army, they were not actually the Forbidden Army, but embroidered emissaries.

The Embroidered Clothes Emissary is hiding underground because of the loud opposition from the government and the public. In the outer court, except for Liu Chong and Sun Jian who know about it, the rest basically don't know about it.

Although the activities of the embroidered clothes messenger inevitably attracted some people's attention, but there is not enough evidence, and no one will bring it up. In this season, it is not a wise thing to raise the matter of the embroidered clothes messenger again. .

As soon as the embroidered emissary who was in charge of investigating the situation of the deceased walked out of the study, he saw a man in Chinese clothes and walked into the courtyard.

The man in the fine attire is the commander of the embroidered clothes envoy, Yubayashi Zhonglang General Wang Yue.

Wang Yue was originally one of the embroidered clothes envoys. Liu Xie was able to escape Luoyang successfully. Wang Yue contributed a lot, so he was trusted.

"How's it going?"

Wang Yue frowned and asked.

"The deceased should have just died yesterday afternoon, and the time difference from when he was discovered should not be too far away. No trauma was found on his body. After inspection, no trace of poisoning was found. It seems..."

"seem?"

Wang Yue put his hands behind his back, his eyes were slightly cold.

"It is still under investigation. The specific cause of death is unknown, but the deceased showed fear, and he should have been extremely frightened before he died. Therefore, I can infer that he encountered something that frightened him and frightened him to death."

"Scared to death..."

Listening to his subordinate's report, Wang Yue's heart sank slightly. It seemed that this case was about to become an unsolved case.

Wang Yue's eyes moved away from his subordinates to the outside of the house next to the courtyard.

Dozens of servants in the mansion were imprisoned in a side room.

In an instant, Wang Yue had already made up his mind, he took a step forward and lowered his voice.

"Now that the government and the public are in turmoil and there are many discussions, this case must not become an unsolved case..."

The embroidered clothes envoy paused and froze on the spot.

Those who can be selected as Embroidered Clothes Emissaries are all selected, and he naturally heard the implication in Wang Yue's words.

"General Zhonglang, please rest assured that the murderer has left traces in this case. It is only a matter of time before he is found out. The case will be closed tonight."

Wang Yue nodded slightly, he glanced into the study, but did not enter the study.

He is not good at criminal investigation. Since the people who are responsible for the investigation among these embroidered emissaries can't see the clues, it would be a waste of time for him to go in.

The most urgent task now is to suppress such things as soon as possible, so as not to let it continue to ferment and arouse public opinion.

In just one day, countless rumors and conspiracy theories spread among the market.

From someone from the ruling and opposition parties targeting Sun Jian, to Eagle Wolf Guards or evil spirits infiltrating into Chendu to assassinate officials, and even rumors of ghosts taking their lives appearing in the streets of Chendu.

Wang Yue was still the leader of the embroidered clothes envoy. He knew that this was obviously premeditated. Although the rumor spread quickly, it was far from that fast.

Even in this, there are a lot of details that are facts, not just speculation.

Wang Yue's reaction was also quick. He applied for an imperial edict to Liu Xie, and dispatched a whole army of forbidden troops, as well as embroidered clothes envoys, to deal with the case.

At the same time, the embroidered clothes envoys in Chendu City became active at the same time, secretly inspecting the entire Chendu City.

Whether it was really a political assassination, a demon or the Eagle Wolf Guard's activities, it was absolutely impossible for the criminals to stop there.

Just imprisoning a few insignificant officials and officials who died six hundred stones is not enough to cause too much trouble.

After Wang Yue left Lifang, the blockade of Lifang was lifted soon, and the government's notice was issued on the [-]st.

He said that he was a handyman in the kitchen of the official's house. Because he was beaten and scolded many times, he felt resentful. In a moment of anger, he put poison in the cake and poisoned the official to death.

The handyman was imprisoned, the owner of the pharmacy also admitted that he had sold poison, and several people in the house also corroborated the government's statement.

The evidence is conclusive, and the case has been solved, which can be regarded as calming down the impact of the case a little.

But it was only temporarily calmed down, and the rumors started, but it was difficult to calm down.

The mouth of the people is better than Fangchuan.

Three people become tigers, ten husbands knead their vertebrae, and when everyone speaks, they fly without wings.

The spies of the Eagle Wolf Guard caused a hot topic at first, and then disappeared.

The Eagle Wolf Guard has been established for a long time, and has already formed a systematic response plan.

The Eagle Wolf Guard had always known about the existence of the Embroidered Cloth Messenger.

The Tiqi of Yingwei knew very well that the Embroidered Cloth Messenger was by no means a sack of wine and rice. Although they hadn't appeared on the surface now, they still had a lot of influence and rich experience.

Therefore, when the rumors started to spread, Eagle Wolf Guard's spies stopped adding fuel to the flames, but let them develop and went into hiding again.

However, the rumors did not disappear with the suppression of the Embroidered Clothes Emissary, and even intensified.

In this large Chendu, there are not only Eagle Wolf Guards and Embroidered Clothes Envoys, but also "Demons".

Soon after Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, he took the embroidered clothes envoy who was originally in Jizhou for his own use, and changed his name to Qimei to guard against the eagle wolf guards and at the same time use them as minions.

When Jie Mei found out about the turmoil between the government and the public in Chendu, and knew that the court was discussing, he wanted to cancel Sun Jian's Yuzhou Shepherd and make Gai Xun the Yuzhou Shepherd. When they were investigated, they reacted quickly.

They don't know the inside story, but they know that this is an opportunity that can be used.

The news of the defeat of the Wei army on the front line made everyone feel uneasy. If there is civil strife in the Han court at this time, especially if there is a gap between Sun Jian, Wang Yun and Liu Chong, then Wei Ting will benefit.

As a result, although the Eagle Wolf Guard hid himself, the Mei Mei became active.

Even though the Embroidered Clothes Emissary had already taken action, Qi Mei didn't want to give up this rare opportunity.

And with the fuel of evil spirits, the rumors gradually fermented, and several complete and logical conspiracies were gradually woven out.

The Eagle Wolf Guard also followed in the footsteps of the evil, and began to add fuel to the flames, making the fire of public opinion in Chendu even more intense.

On October [-], an official who was detained in Zhao Prison died in prison, although it was said that he committed suicide in the end.

However, there are rumors in the market that there are different versions.

As a result, the court meeting had to be terminated, and the position of shepherd in Yuzhou was also put on hold again.

And then a conspiracy theory reappeared in the court of the Han court.

Those officials who opposed Gai Xun's appointment as Yuzhou pastor were killed. In fact, they were just self-directed and self-acted, in order to let public opinion suspend the court discussion.

Gossip can kill one's heart.

Although Fangmin's mouth is better than Fangchuan, comprehensive measures must not be taken now.

The Embroidered Cloth Messenger and the Forbidden Army began to arrest people on a large scale, and at the same time it was strictly forbidden to discuss the government.

But everything had already happened, and under the simultaneous promotion of Yinglangwei and Qimei, the matter still spread out of Chendu and reached the front line.

After Sun Jian received the news from Chen Du, although he didn't know the inside story, he instinctively felt that this was definitely not something Wang Yun, Liu Chong and others did.

Although Liu Chong didn't quite deal with him, it was absolutely impossible for him to use such despicable means.

Liu Chong has always been an upright person, and he is outspoken about his political disagreements.

Although Wang Yun is suspicious, Wang Yun should not be such an ignorant person.

At this critical juncture of the Northern Expedition, he should not do such a thing, causing too much gap.

As for Wang Yun and Liu Chong wanting to get rid of his Yuzhou pastoral leather, Sun Jian actually knew why they did so.

Now that he has a high position and power, he has reached the situation that Cheng Pu said back then.

Now that the emperor is already in charge, how can a young and vigorous emperor indulge a high-achievement master, a military exploiter, and a highly respected minister to oppress him in the court?
Not to mention that the powerful minister still controls most of the troops.

Therefore, when the court asked Sun Jian for his opinion when it was proposed to appoint the governor of Yangzhou, Sun Jian did not recommend anyone.

Seeing that the position of governor of Yangzhou fell on Liu Yao, Liu Dai, the former governor of Yanzhou, was Liu Yao's elder brother and died in his hands.

Sun Jian knew why Liu Yao was appointed governor of Yangzhou.

Sun Jian knew that Liu Xie trusted him, but Liu Chong and his staff were not at ease with him, so Sun Jian retreated to express his position.

He is now conferred the title of General Conquering the North, Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, and Jieyue. He has received the favor of the Son of Heaven, and his position is high and powerful. He is almost at the peak of being a minister.

At the beginning in Luoyang, he did not choose to hide the jade seal, but handed it over to Liu Xie, so he had already made his choice.

In fact, he didn't want to take up the post of Yuzhou pastor, but when Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou, died of illness suddenly, he had no choice but to take over.

Now that his power is growing, the position of Yuzhou Mu actually doesn't make him feel very good, on the contrary, it's like a light on his back.

If he wants to steal the country, then Yuzhou Mu is undoubtedly something he must fight for.

But Sun Jian made a choice, he chose to be a Hanchen, and the position of Muzhou Mu was a hot potato for him.

This time there was a discussion about Gai Xun taking over as Yuzhou Mu. Sun Jian did not object, and the Wei army's offensive was frustrated.

If Yuan Shao does not rescue Qingzhou, once the Han army captures Qingzhou, Yuan Shao will lose a large number of people and troops, and his morale will plummet.

If Yuan Shao rescues Qingzhou, then he can weaken Wei Ting's strength as much as possible in a battlefield with advantages.

Now that Taiping Road occupies the western region, this is a great opportunity to attack Wei.

Sun Jian also understands this truth.

　Naturally, the arrangement of Eagle Wolf Guards in the Han Court did not just cause a little disturbance.

　　In fact, I want to bring it up at the end, but no matter how I write it, it doesn’t feel right, so let’s put it in the next chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)