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Chapter 27, Hot Potatoes

On April 1st of the 12th year of Jian'an, the Minister of State ordered Xun Yu to become ill due to overwork and vomit blood. He wrote a letter to resign and recommended the court Wei Hua Xin to serve as a decree. ◎The emperor issued three edicts to keep him, but he was very sorry that if Xun Wen had decided to leave, he claimed that he could not get up and even more difficult to deal with. He then left Xudu and moved outside the city to recuperate.
Xun Yu left before his feet. According to Shixun's instructions, Lu Hong immediately visited the censor Xi Lu and the new Shangshu Ling Hua Xin at night, and shared the letter from the queen and Cao Cao's decree. Both of them were shocked, and Hua Xin was also a smart man, so he sighed: "I know why Xun Wen asked for a leave!"
Xun Yu is a very principled person, so he knew that Cao Cao's usurpation of the throne was caused by himself, and even though he knew that he could not stop the world's general trend, he still had to fight for the final survival of the Han Dynasty until his life ended. For such people, if they knew that they had to do many things, they would not be able to do it in the end.
So Shixun never thought of persuading Xun Yu, asking him to kill the Fu family on behalf of Cao Cao and help Cao Cao take the blame.
If Cao Cao really did something similar to the evil, and then asked Xun Yu to help cover it, or even take the blame for him, Xun Yu might have gritted his teeth and agreed, but if you want Xun Yu to do it yourself, he wouldn't do it even if he told the world!
Therefore, the last idea that Shi Xun gave to Xun Yu was: You should just flash the person quickly.
The difference between heroes and heroes or treacherous heroes is by no means a single word. The former is supported by the people and is remembered forever, so it will inevitably tie oneself tightly in the circle limited by traditional etiquette and morality, and it is inevitable to be bound to do things. Therefore, the word "hero" is often associated with the word "tragedy". Heroes or treacherous heroes are different, and they do not care too much about the evaluations of the time and later generations. They dare to break through the rut. They can do anything to succeed. Therefore, those who can often succeed are often the ones. For example, Liu Bei was a "hero of the world", and his benevolent gentleman was gradually painted on by later generations due to political needs. The real Liu Xuande in history is definitely not as kind and righteous as in the novel.
Liu Bei is a hero, while Cao Cao is a traitor. He acts decisively and kills heavily. Even if he is a fan of Cao Cao, he dare not portray him as a white lotus. In fact, Xun Yu also likes this and puts his hope of pacifying the troubled times on Cao Cao. If he is a kind gentleman, if Xun Wen still looks down on him, how many people who are still obsessed with Dong Dao in the troubled times will have a good end?
Xun Yu had been with Cao Cao for a long time and knew each other very well. With Cao Cao's personality, he could guess what he could do with his eyes closed. It was impossible to persuade Cao Cao to let Fu family go. Since he knew that the school affairs had searched for Fu Queen's letters and had reported to Cao Cao, Xun Yu understood that the matter of abolishing the queen is unstoppable. What he did was to abolish the queen early and late, and the difference between whether to abolish or kill.
Perhaps one or two years in advance, he would fantasize that he could use his own influence to persuade Cao Cao to let go, but after the matter of establishing the prime minister and adding Jiuxi, Xun Wenruo fully understood: Cao Cao was his lord and his ally, and not a puppet that he could shaped at will according to his political ideals.
The Han Dynasty would eventually perish in the hands of Cao. It was no longer a worry, but an inevitable reality that was getting closer. Xun Wenruo was worried and distressed. In the original history, he finally decided to end his life, and in the second half of his life, he chose to escape with death.
However, Shi Xun directly provoked the most vulnerable point in his heart and told him: Even if he dies, your reputation will be irreversible! Shi Hongfu himself is not afraid. He is from a relatively simple background and can be said to have received little favor from Han. In addition, he is a relative of the Cao family. Judging from the general social morality of this era, even if he helps Cao usurp the Han Dynasty, it will not cause too many bad comments. Why is Liu Xin scolded? Because he was a royal family in the Han Dynasty, he ended up being betrayed. Why is Li Ru scolded? Because his son-in-law of Dong Zhuo is only a novelist, Yan, but actually a doctor of the Han Dynasty and a doctorate. In addition, he directly poisoned the young emperor Liu Bian. As long as Shi Xun did not depose the queen and killed the emperor, he would not be ranked alongside those two guys.
There are not too many guys who have transformed from Han Chen into Wei Chen. How many people have been scolded in later generations? Only Hua Xin and Wang Lang are just old bureaucrats, and not even Liu Ye is scolded.
——Xun Yu could understand why Hongfu tried his best to rush Mencius to the point of being promoted. Even the Jian'an Stone Sutra had to force the "Mencius", which was originally unpredictable. Because Mencius once said: "The people are the most important, the country is the next, and the king is the least." He also said: "I heard that a man named Zhou was punished, but I never heard of killing a monarch." It can be regarded as a basis for public opinion for changing dynasties.
He was not afraid of helping Cao usurp the throne and being accomplice to the tiger, but Xun Yu was different. The Xun family was a Yingchuan family, with "family background and clothing", which means that they have been high-ranking officials of the Han Dynasty for many generations. In the future, they were deeply favored by the country. Therefore, if Cao Cao usurp the throne, Xun Yu's reputation would be very bad, and he would be stronger than Liu Xin, and perhaps he would be more likely to be scolded than Wang Lang and Hua Xin. Xun Yu was confused and confused about this, so he had to die in the end.
But what's the use of death? Shixun exposes his fantasy and says, do you think that as long as you die and don't see Cao Cao's last step, the stains on your body can be completely cleared? Please don't hide your ears and steal the bell!
In fact, the key to the reputation of later generations is not how I do it, but what needs are in the future, people at that time were absolutely unexplainable and unclear. Zhuge Liang assisted Liu Bei and separating a corner, and later generations said that he did not know the time. Who would have thought that the Eastern Jin Dynasty was in a stable place, which was somewhat similar to the experience of Shu Han. Therefore, because of political needs, Kong Ming's image instantly became three-point taller. Not to mention Su Dingfang, Pan Mei and others, they inexplicably beaten the treacherous ministers because of folk verbal talk...
Therefore, Xun Wenruo's last name is actually good, and he died just the right time, but Shi Xun knew about this. Xun Yu was not a time traveler. He could not have thought that he was frightened by Shi Xun on the spot. In panic, he asked for advice in a mess. Shi Xun took the opportunity to say, "Don't die, but you must retreat."
Because just because of your old friendship with Cao Cao, when the ideas gradually disagree, Cao Cao will not only not be ashamed and angry, but will feel guilty towards you, so you will have the opportunity to make certain suggestions and take his bridle when he acts recklessly. For example, you can't stop the matter of adding Jiuxi and establishing a vassal state, but you can mediate from it and limit the damage to the country and Cao Cao himself to the minimum range. For example, you will not preside over the letters of Fuhou, but you can also use your political influence in the court to try to reduce the punishment of Fu family. When Cao Cao comes back a year or a half, you may persuade him a few more words, and they may be immune to death.
Going further away, the Cao family will usurp the Han Dynasty sooner or later, and even Liu Xie is worried that "the deposed emperor can live", but as long as you are still there and try your best to persuade Cao Cao, you may leave the child's life. This is the greatest contribution you can make to the Han Dynasty and the Liu family.
In fact, in the original history, after Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty, he did not kill Liu Xie, but made a good sacrifice. The original intention was to demonstrate the legitimacy of abdication. But this was a precedent, and no one could have imagined in advance why Liu Bei was abducted to be emperor in Chengdu? It was because it was said that Liu Xie was murdered by Cao Pi. So Xun used this false reason to persuade Xun Yu. His spirit was extremely tense, and his mind suddenly became stupid. Xun Wenruo immediately listened.
Shixun took the opportunity to add another sentence: "If you have the descendants of Liu, you can slightly reduce the sins of the king and make the future generations know the loyalty and gratitude of the king." If you can leave the bloodline of the Liu family through your efforts, your loyalty and Han heart will be known to the future generations, and your bad reputation may be restored to a certain extent.
Xun Wenruo was persuaded by Hongfu, who was so ill that he immediately claimed to be sick and submitted a letter to resign. As soon as Xun Yu left, Xun could hand over the important task of abolishing the queen to Xi Lu and Hua Xin.
Of course, even if it was not his own presidency, if Shi Xun still stayed in Xudu, he would definitely be hindered. His reputation would not be bad, but he would be somewhat damaged. Besides, those two guys, especially Xi Hongyu, would definitely come to discuss with him. Cao Cao threw away this hot potato, and Xun Yu threw it away. According to Shi Xun's plan, he threw it to Xi and Hua who were eager to show their loyalty to Cao. But it is hard to guarantee that he would only work together to burn a few bubbles on his hands. Since you all flicked, then I'll leave too!
Before going to lobby Xun Yu, Shi Xun received news that the Yellow Turban Remnants of Jinan and Le'an rose again, broke through the Dongpingling ling of Jinan and killed Liu Yun, King of Jinan. So when the lobby Xun Yu came back, Xun Wenruo was still trying to resign with the court. The prime minister's staff held a meeting to discuss quelling the chaos. Shi Xun took the initiative to stand up and slapped his chest: I'll go!
I remember that when the main force of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou entered Yanzhou and was surrounded by Cao Gong, I was the one who helped Guan Hai surrender. Now Guan Hai is still living in the manor outside my city. Many of my servants were former Yellow Turban Party members. Is there any more suitable candidate for pacifying the Yellow Turban Party in Qingzhou?
It was Hongfu just like that, Shi Shiran flashed. When Xi Lu and Hua Xin received the hot potato, she wanted to ask him for help but couldn't find anyone. The two met secretly and finally made a decision: It would be fine if they didn't know. Since they knew, if they couldn't do it, what would they think of us when Cao Gong returned in the future? There was nothing left to do!
So the Secretary of State issued an edict to abolish the Empress Fu family, and ordered the Guard Ma Teng to lead his troops to surround Fu Wan's mansion, and all the clans were captured. Xun Yu immediately used his influence to warn Xi and Hua that although Fu family had resentment and slander, his appearance was not obvious and it was not appropriate to kill him, which was to destroy Cao Gong's great virtue. Besides, if you really want to kill the Empress and the Father-in-law, you are only afraid of Cao Gong's anger, but not afraid of the long-lasting mouths of the world?
After all, Cao Cao did not directly order the two of them. Their backs were not strong enough, and they were really afraid of being angry with the public, so they took the opportunity to step down and put Fuhou in the cold palace. The Fu family was sentenced to death - leaving the lives of the whole family.
Chapter completed!
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