Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 709 The City Is Full of Sherlock Holmes
The atmosphere in Chang'an City suddenly became very strange.Although there is still a constant stream of traffic here, and the city gates also open early and close late, but no matter what, the atmosphere in the city is quite different from usual.The common people walking on the street seemed to know the appearance of the secret, and they stopped saying hello when they met acquaintances, but looked at them mysteriously, as if they were meeting each other, and then brushed each other away. Pass.

People who know the reasons for this situation naturally know, and those who don't know pretend to know.But in fact, whether they knew it or not, they all felt that the Han Dynasty was going to make a big move these days.

But they had been worried for many days, but the big move they imagined did not happen for a long time.The Golden Crow still rises from the east to the west and sets in the west every day, and the city of Chang'an is still full of traffic. As a result, the people of Chang'an, who have seen court fighting and political turmoil, feel a little uncomfortable for a while.

The son of heaven is not the son of the first emperor!

How could such a major event that overturned the world be so peaceful?

But after all, the people who don't know the deep palace and the court will never know that there will be no second possibility in Chang'an City other than this calm and calm.

There are basically two forms of unrest.One is a large-scale military unrest, and the other is a small-scale coup.

But in the military, Liu Xie is the absolute controller of the Han army.The prestige gained by his several personal expeditions, the benefits brought by his military system reform to the Han army, and the loyalty of his generals all prevented any military turmoil in Chang'an City.

As for the small-scale coup... Hehe, who is impatient?
Nowadays, those old officials in the court of the Han Dynasty seem to be blushing and thick necked with Liu Xie, but in fact, how do they know that they haven't won even once?
In today's court, even the Sangong is gone, and those who control the power in the court are all Liu Xie's confidants.The rest of those who are interested, looked around suddenly, only to realize that they want troops but no troops, power but no power, and if they want to contact a person, they are afraid that the person will turn around and sell themselves-how can they mobilize themselves in such a situation? Can afford a coup?
The most important thing is, did the Jinyiwei in the Han Dynasty eat rice?

However, the rumors finally spread out, even though Liu Xie took strict precautions to maintain the illusion of peace.But the doubts in the hearts of the people will still brew into a storm, and because of this, the weirdness of Chang'an City has entered the second stage: speculation.

There is no one who is not not interested in matters of life and death, and no one thinks himself a fool.Therefore, when the upper echelon of the imperial court is peaceful and peaceful, a powerful vortex will be rolled up here by the people at the bottom, and the power of rumors will be exerted to the extreme.

At this time, the common people, of course, dare not discuss the secrets of the palace in public.But after holding back the doubts in their hearts for so long, they will gather in small groups in places that are inaccessible, discussing a lot.

"You say, is our son of heaven the son of the late emperor?"

"I see, nine out of ten are not." Interestingly, human beings always talk about pessimistic judgments, although they also hope that they are false.But when I really spoke my mind, I felt that I was not good at it: "You said that Jizhou has a nose and eyes, and some people say that that person looks like His Majesty 20 years later, do you think this can be fake? "

"I think this is also true." Another person also came up, his tone full of worry: "When the Empress Dowager Dong adopted the emperor, I thought it was strange. You said that if your majesty is really the son of the late emperor, then the beauty Wang Just after he died, the late Emperor naturally regarded His Majesty as his closest relative, so how could he be willing to let Empress Dowager Dong adopt him?"

"Then why do you say that is?"

"Of course it's because Empress Dowager Dong wants to fight against Empress He!" The man looked like he hated iron but couldn't help but analyze complacently: "Think about it, Empress Dowager Dong was almost forced to control the harem back then. It's in a desperate situation. At this time, if Mrs. Dong doesn't support a prince, will she be killed by Empress He?"

"That's right, I think it's the same." Another person came out stroking his beard, his analytical expression was that of Sherlock Holmes in the Han Dynasty: "You see, in any case, after the first emperor is the young emperor, not our majesty. If the first emperor If you really think that His Majesty is his own son, then why would he leave a will, right? The Son of Heaven belongs to His Majesty, and if he makes a will, then he can only cover the sky with his hands, and he can’t ignore the last emperor’s will!"

"Hmm..." Everyone responded for a while, feeling that the analysis made sense.Afterwards, the crowd sighed again, lamenting that their lives were miserable: I finally hoped for a good emperor, but how could he be a fake, alas! ……sorrow!

Such discussions spread almost all over the streets and alleys of Chang'an, and everyone was mysterious, and everyone was Sherlock Holmes.Anyway, every time the people discussed it, their suspicions would increase, and the entire Chang'an city gradually turned into a depressed and desperate atmosphere at a slow but firm pace.

Undoubtedly, at this time, as long as there is a powerful force infiltrating in, stirring up troubles in Chang'an, and taking advantage of the fear of the people, something will definitely happen.In fact, these signs did appear. The soldiers of Captain Sili appeared on the street more often, and a secret war broke out where the common people could not see.But generally speaking, these small fights have not yet caused a catastrophe to overthrow Chang'an.

However, no one can see that this is only a matter of time.As long as accumulations become accumulations and accumulations become accumulations, such quantitative changes will eventually lead to qualitative changes.At that time, the catastrophe that the people of Chang'an are worried about will suddenly envelope the city of Chang'an.

But at this time, a major event suddenly occurred in Chang'an City: the great hermit Zheng Xuan was ordered to enter the court, and he had arrived at Dutingyi!
When the Han Dynasty came to the era of Liu Xie, Confucian classics ruled the world.But when it comes to Confucian classics, one has to mention the character of Confucian classics Taishan Beidou: Zheng Xuan.

Zheng Xuan studied under Ma Rong, and he is proficient in everything in "Book of Changes", "Spring and Autumn", "Book of Rites", and "Book of Songs".The greatest achievement in life is to integrate the strengths of the present and the past, and forge it into "Zheng Xue", which will last forever.This can be described as unique in the literary world.

Zheng Xuan, Xun Shuang, and Chen Shi are the three great sages of this era. Whenever the three princes of the court are vacant, they will always issue edicts to them symbolically, but these three never obey the edicts.In particular, Zheng Xuan was rejected by the state more than ten times, and he was rejected by Fangzheng and Maocai.Zuo Zhonglang, Doctor, Zhao Xiang, Shizhong, and Da Sinong did not take up their posts either.

Zheng Xuan intended to maintain the integrity of his celebrities, and refused to associate with those foreign relatives, eunuchs, and pseudo-celebrities who he despised, and devoted himself to displaying his talents academically.To look up to the world with commoner clothes is worthy of being a true celebrity of this era.Especially after the death of Xun Shuang and Chen Shi, Zheng Xuan, as the only surviving person, seemed to be the best in the world.

Unexpectedly, such a person came to Chang'an today!
What a blessing!
And the meaning of this person's arrival in Chang'an is definitely not as simple as in the prosperous literary world.When a person's prestige reaches its peak, sometimes one thing he does is enough to affect the world.From Zhengxuan to Chang'an, Chang'an was the undisputed cultural and political center with Cai Yong, Kong Rong, Fu Wan, Chen Ji and other great Confucian scholars gathered together.At this time, even if Liu Xie is not the real son of the brain-dead emperor Hanling, then this Han family is definitely the undisputed Zhengshuo in this world!
As a result, the wind direction in Chang'an City changed for a moment, and everyone seemed to be injected with a shot in the arm. At the same time, they couldn't help distracting themselves and asked why Zheng Xuan accepted the conquest by the imperial court this time.

Some say that when Zheng Xuan lived in seclusion in Gaomi, Yuan Tan rebelled, and Zheng Xuan's only son led troops to resist and died in battle, which made Zheng Xuan hate Yuan Shao to the bone.

Some also said that the emperor ordered Kong Rong, a doctor in the Taizhong, and Liu Bei, the shepherd of Yuzhou, to invite each other repeatedly, and Zheng Xuan was deeply moved. After all, Kong Rong was close to Zheng Xuan when he lived in seclusion in Gaomi.And Liu Bei is a student of Lu Zhi, and Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan are from the same family, and the two also have a certain degree of love.

Others said that Zheng Xuan also felt that the Han Dynasty was now feasting in the Qing court even after the emperor invited him several times, so he was willing to go out and write a book for the people.

But no matter what, when Zheng Xuan entered Chang'an, everyone saw that the emperor invited Zheng Xuan, who was more than seventy years old and gray-haired, into the Weiyang Palace with the specifications of installing a cart and a wheel, and adding silk and walls.

The car is flat and wide, the wheels are wrapped with cattail leaves, and silk is hung on the wall of the car to avoid bumps.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used this method to connect Meicheng to Beijing, and since then this method has been regarded as the highest courtesy of the Han Dynasty to respect the virtuous.Zheng Xuan is the most famous Confucianist in the world, no one thinks this etiquette is too much for him.

However, no one knew that when the Son of Heaven accepted Zheng Xuan into Weiyang Palace, he also brought all of Zheng Xuan's outstanding disciples into the court.No one knew that when Liu Xie and Zheng Xuan played against each other in Xuanshi Hall, the first thing Liu Xie said was: "Zheng Jun, how about taking another apprentice?"

Zheng Xuan squinted his eyes, and smiled so much that his toothless gums were exposed, with a knowing expression on his face: "Your Majesty, the old minister came here just for this..."

(End of this chapter)