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Chapter 205: The Three Brothers in Taoyuan! The ten constant servants are disrupting the government!

In the afternoon, everyone in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was looking forward to it.

It can be said that they have been looking forward to today's Romance of the Three Kingdoms since the live broadcast last night.

Although Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a TV series adapted from the novel of the same name, the plot may be different from the real history.

But the anchor said that Romance of the Three Kingdoms is based on the historical book Three Kingdoms, which means that at least most of the plots in the TV series Romance of the Three Kingdoms can still restore the true history.

It is precisely because of this that the ancient people in the late Eastern Han Dynasty will be particularly interested in the upcoming Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

They hope that through the plots in the TV series, they can learn about what will happen in their era, so that they can respond in time.

Especially the historical figures in this period, such as Cao Cao, Sun Quan, Liu Bei, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, etc., are even more concerned.

They know very well that although the plots in the TV series are not necessarily true, they can at least serve as a reference.

In addition to the ancients from the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the ancients from the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties were also very interested. They also wanted to see what happened when the Han Dynasty fell.

In addition, ancient people from other dynasties are also ready to watch.

It's not that they are interested in the history that happened in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, they just like to watch TV series and relax.

With the enthusiastic expectations of ancient people from all dynasties, the opening song of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms began to sound.

[Episode 1: Three Brothers in Taoyuan

As the old saying goes, the general trend of the world will be united if it is divided for a long time, and it will be divided if it is united for a long time.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the mountains and rivers were in turmoil, and the Liu Han Dynasty was almost at its end.

Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty was young, his relatives had exclusive power, and the eunuchs were involved in politics.

After the death of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, and power fell into the hands of Shi Changshi.

The ten regular servants confuse right and wrong, disrupt the government, sell officials to harm the people, impose excessive taxes and extort money, and force the people to rebel.

In 184 AD, in the first month of the seventh year of Emperor Guanghe's reign in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Zhang Jiao brothers shouted, "Heaven is dead, Huang Tiandang is standing. If you are born in Jiazi, the world will be auspicious", setting off the Yellow Turban Uprising that swept the Central Plains.

Suddenly, the smoke was everywhere and the war was raging. The Liu family's court was in danger as if a building was about to collapse.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty ordered the powerful landlords to lead troops to suppress it, and all states recruited troops to defend themselves.

The recruitment notice was posted at the gate of Zhuoxian City. Among the onlookers, there was a red-faced man named Guan Yu, who was from Jie County, Hedong.

Because he killed a powerful man in his hometown, he lived in Zhuoxian County and made a living selling mung beans.

There was another person in the crowd who read the list and sighed.

A black-faced man saw it and said to the sighing man: "What is a real man if he sighs here instead of contributing to the country?"

The sighing young man was named Liu Bei. He was originally a member of the Han clan. His father died when he was young, and he and his mother lived in Zhuoxian County, making a living by weaving mats and selling women.

A black-faced man named Zhang Fei runs a local butcher shop and specializes in making friends with the world's heroes.

Zhang Fei often put the unsold pork in a well and covered it with a millstone. Anyone who could remove the millstone could take any of the meat from the well.

Someone came to Zhang Fei's butcher's shop to buy meat, but the waiter couldn't bring out the meat. Guan Yu came over, removed the millstone, and took all the pork from the well and distributed it to everyone.

Zhang Fei learned that he wanted to compete with Guan Yu. When the two were fighting inseparably, Liu Bei pulled him away.

At Zhang Fei's house, Liu, Guan, and Zhang drank and talked. They shared the same goals, so they sworn brothers in the peach forest and swore an oath: "Work together to rescue the poor and help the people in danger; report to the country, and protect the common people. We don't want to be born in the same year, the same month, and the same day. I wish to die in the same year, the same month and the same day.”

Then the three brothers went to the blacksmith shop and each made weapons. Liu Bei used a double-pronged sword, Guan Yu used a Qinglong Yanyue Sword, and Zhang Fei used a Zhangba snake spear.

The Yellow Turban Uprising was suppressed. Liu Bei made many military exploits, but he only became the county captain of Anxi County, Zhongshan Prefecture.

Soon, the Ten Permanent Attendants ordered the prefects from various places to send supervisors to investigate and take the opportunity to eliminate a group of local officials.

The county's postal inspector came to Anxi County for an inspection. He was arrogant and rude to Liu Bei and even asked for bribes.

Zhang Fei was furious when he learned that he had the governor tied up and whipped with wicker sticks.

Liu Bei came after hearing the news and saw the governor begging for mercy and ordered Zhang Fei to stop.

Guan Yu believed: "Amidst thorns and thorns, there is no place for a luan and a phoenix to rest. It is better to abandon the official position and return home to pursue other plans."

So the three brothers abandoned their official positions and left. 】

When the emperors of various dynasties saw the first sentence at the beginning, their eyes widened and they nodded repeatedly.

As the old saying goes, the general trend of the world will be united if it is divided for a long time, and it will be divided if it is united for a long time.

Although this sentence is somewhat simple, the summary of history is somewhat general.

But looking at the entire historical dynasties, it seems that this is indeed the case. It has been this cycle through so many dynasties.

From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the general trend of the world was not always unified and always experienced a state of separation and reunification.

But they were confused as to why they had never heard of this old saying.

Logically speaking, this sentence has such profound meaning, and as emperors, they read a lot of books, so they should not miss this wise saying.

Scholars from various dynasties also had this doubt and asked about the origin of this sentence.

The video showed that Romance of the Three Kingdoms was adapted from the novel by Luo Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty, so many people directly asked the original author on the barrage.

Luo Guanzhong: To be honest, I forgot about it. Maybe I suddenly got inspiration when I was writing a novel. I just made up a sentence casually. Don’t pay attention to these small details.

He was a little speechless. Everyone was watching TV, so why did they focus on this sentence.

This TV series adaptation is so exciting. He was immersed in the wonderful plot throughout and had no time to care about anything else.

As for this seemingly powerful sentence, even he had forgotten its origin.

Liu Xiu: I finally know why it was called the Eastern Han Kindergarten in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

He looked at the Han Emperor Shang, Han An Emperor, Han Shun Emperor, Han Chong Emperor and other children who appeared at the beginning of the TV series, and sighed helplessly.

Although he had known about this situation before, seeing the history acted out by real people still made him feel uncomfortable.

Although the TV series is different from real history, it is adapted from real history after all. Overall, it is very similar and will not differ too much.

Seeing the scene in the final years of the Eastern Han Dynasty that he had established, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

He really wanted to help Sheji in the late Eastern Han Dynasty to change all this, but he was powerless.

Liu Che: This Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty must be seriously ill!

He almost couldn't help but curse, how stupid he must be to propose that each state recruit its own troops for defense.

If the imperial court does this, the people in power in various states and counties will inevitably support their troops and respect themselves.

Even if the Yellow Turban Uprising is suppressed, will it still be able to suppress the self-respecting county guards across the country?

It’s no wonder that you were overturned by others in the end. If you don’t make a decision with your brain, who will die if you don’t die?

The purpose of his large-scale promotion of favor orders was to weaken local power and concentrate power in the central court.

But Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty did the opposite and took the initiative to delegate the most important military power to states and counties across the country.

Especially in the TV series, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty lacks the majesty of an emperor. He looks timid and trembles in front of He Jin, like a mouse seeing a cat.

Such a useless look made him even more angry. He didn't have the royal demeanor of the Liu family at all. Although the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty were no longer from his lineage, the emperors of the Liu family were all descended from the lineage of Gaozu.

The Liu family emperor was so fearful and timid, which brought shame to the entire Liu family royal family and made him hate iron.

Guan Yu: This adaptation is quite interesting. It can be said that you don’t know each other without fighting.

In the TV series, he fought with Zhang Fei and the two got acquainted.

But in fact, he had no experience fighting against Zhang Fei, and had never done such a thing at all.

He and Liu Bei and Zhang Fei looked at each other and the three of them smiled knowingly, finding it very interesting and wonderful.

The process of the three of them getting acquainted was not like a TV series, but it was dramatized in the show.

But not to mention, Luo Guanzhong's treatment is quite interesting.

Luo Guanzhong: The acquaintance process of Liu, Guan, and Zhang is different from what I wrote. It seems that later generations may have dramatized it.

This is not what he wrote in the novel, but Liu Bei and Zhang Fei got to know each other first. On their way to drink, they met Guan Yu who was about to join the military camp, so the three of them got to know each other like this.

In the TV series, Guan Yu sells mung beans and Zhang Fei sells pork. They fight and Liu Bei comes to break up the fight.

It has to be said that later generations dealt with it more dramatically than what he wrote.

Looking at it this way, the plot of the three people's acquaintance he wrote seems a bit bland, and he needs to think of a new acquaintance plot that is more interesting than the TV series.

The scene of the whipping of the postal supervisor at the end of the first episode left everyone involved stunned.

Liu Bei: I was the one who whipped the governor, not my third brother.

Zhang Fei: Duyou was whipped by his eldest brother. Anyway, it’s pretty much the same. Duyou really deserves to be beaten.

Supervisor: Luo Guanzhong went too far. In order to portray Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, he deliberately described me as a sinister villain. I just acted in accordance with the imperial order and refused to see Liu Bei because I claimed to be ill. As a result, I was beaten for no reason. I was really unlucky for the rest of my life.

[Episode 2: Ten constant servants disrupt the government

After the main force of the Yellow Turban Rebel Army was suppressed, local separatist forces developed rapidly, and the struggle between relatives and eunuchs became increasingly acute.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was critically ill. Over the battle for the throne, ten ministers headed by Zhang Rang and General He Zhanzhi launched a fierce struggle.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had two sons, Queen He gave birth to the prince Liu Bian, and Wang Mei gave birth to the prince Liu Xie.

Empress He was jealous and poisoned Beauty Wang to death. Prince Liu Xie was raised in the palace of Empress Dowager Dong.

After the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the Shichangshi wanted to get rid of He Jin first in order to make Liu Xie the emperor.

When He Jin learned the news, he discussed with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others to eliminate the eunuchs.

Queen He was originally established as queen through the power of eunuchs, so she was influenced by Zhang Rang and others to stop her.

Cao Cao suggested that the throne should be rectified first, and thieves should be dealt with later.

He Jin then supported Prince Liu Bian to succeed the throne in front of the coffin of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. The Queen Mother He came to assist the government. He Jin used the general to participate in the affairs of the minister and control the government.

Instigated by Zhang Rang and others, Empress Dowager Dong also went to the court to listen to the government. She named the prince Liu Xie the king of Chenliu, and made her uncle Dong Zhong the hussar general. She also appointed ten permanent attendants, intending to be equal to Queen He.

He Jin sent Empress Dowager Dong back to his hometown of Hejian for some pretext, and sent someone to poison Empress Dowager Dong to death.

He also issued an imperial edict to summon soldiers and horses from other places to Beijing, trying to kill the eunuchs.

Unexpectedly, the ten regular attendants had planned in advance and falsely conveyed the Queen Mother He's decree and summoned He into the palace.

He Jin refused to listen to Cao Cao's dissuasion and entered the palace alone. He was killed by Zhang Rang in Jiade Hall.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao led troops into the palace and killed all the eunuchs, causing a fire in the palace.

In the chaos, Zhang Rang kidnapped Young Emperor Liu Bian and Chenliu King Liu Xie and escaped from the palace.

Cao Cao sent troops to pursue Zhang Rang in search of the young emperor. All ten of his attendants were killed in the melee.

Young Emperor Liu Bian and Chenliu King Liu Xie hid in the bushes and were not discovered until dawn by Situ Wang Yun and other civil and military ministers.

Just as he was about to return to the court, Dong Zhuo, the governor of Xiliang, suddenly came from a distance. He had long been ambitious and took advantage of the chaos in Luoyang to lead troops to Beijing.

At this point, the eunuch power was completely eliminated, but a greater war began. 】

Zhang Rang: This is too bad. If He Jin finds out, I'm afraid he won't let me go.

Originally, they planned to trick He Jin into the palace to strike first, but now their intention was exposed by the TV series.

In this way, if He Jin was on guard, he might even attack them.

They have to think of other ways to get rid of He Jin, and Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are also a scourge.

The trouble is that Queen Mother He's line can no longer be used. It is completely useless and we have to find another way.

He Jin was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, full of resentment towards his sister.

He never imagined that his sister would join forces with the eunuchs to plot against him.

You know, thanks to him, my sister can sit on the throne of the Queen Mother.

But the final result was that he was really picking on the inside and outside, and united with outsiders to deal with him.

Although his sister did not want to kill him in the TV series, it is certain that she and the eunuch jointly wanted to contain him.

But now is not the time to denounce my sister, but to kill these eunuchs first.

In the TV series, he was too proud and refused to listen to Cao Cao's dissuasion and insisted on entering the palace alone.

As a result, Zhang asked these eunuchs to assassinate him, cut off his head and throw it directly outside the door.

Although he didn't know whether this plot was true history, he would not let these eunuchs go just in case.

Cao Cao saw that every time he made suggestions to He Jin in the TV series, they were rejected by He Jin.

Yuan Shao's treatment was much better than him, and he received courtesy from He Jin.

Such a comparison made him feel a little aggrieved.

What made him even more helpless and angry was that all his good suggestions were rejected, while Yuan Shaoti's bad ideas were adopted by He Jin.

He Jin wanted to eradicate the eunuchs, but Yuan Shao's proposal was to let foreign soldiers enter the capital. This idea was simply outrageous.

But He Jin adopted such an outrageous suggestion.

Foreign soldiers coming to Beijing are obviously luring wolves into the house, and they cannot control the foreign soldiers at all.

He suspected that Yuan Shao did it deliberately and wanted foreign soldiers to come to Beijing and fight He Jin so that both sides would suffer, and in the end Yuan Shao would reap the benefits.

But what's helpless is that He Jin insists on committing suicide, and he can't stop him.

When Yuan Shao saw this, he was speechless.

They wanted to eradicate the eunuchs, but unfortunately Queen Mother He didn't allow it.

So he thought about letting Dong Zhuo come to Beijing, so that he could threaten and balance Queen Mother He.

It's just a pity in the end. He originally thought he could control Dong Zhuo, but he still miscalculated.

(End of this chapter)