Eunuchs are a special group.

Just imagine, you can be so cruel to yourself, and you will never hesitate to lose your children and grandchildren in order to make a name for yourself and make a fortune. What's more, others.

Because of this, this dynasty set up the "Yellow Gate", this special group.

There are roughly three sources of the eunuchs in the Yellow Gate: they are born incomplete, sentenced for crimes, and voluntarily punished.

There are very few eunuchs, but not without them.

"In the Emperor Shun Dynasty, (Luanba) served as an eunuch to serve the Yeting, and repaired the Yellow Gate... After the yang energy was unobstructed, he begged to retreat in Bai Shang." Luanba was a priest because the eunuch entered the palace and became an official. After "the yang energy was unobstructed", he left the palace by himself. As for why the yang energy was unobstructed", it was unknown.

The second type is the eunuch who has suffered "castration". The so-called "sawing and other people" are called this type. Needless to say more.

Another type is "corrupt body and intoxication", which is castrated into the palace by itself. It is similar to its origin and is called "children of the Yellow Family".

"Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Etiquette and Consciousness·Zhong": "One day before, Da Nuo was called chasing the epidemic. Its ritual: The Huangmen children were selected over ten years old, under twelve, and 120 people were selected as jails (the boy who chased ghosts). They were all made of red soap and held a rattle (táo rattle)."

"Children of the Yellow Family". He was the same as ordinary people before. He gave birth to normal, married and had children, and lived with wealth and honor, and then "went down to the silkworm room and became eunuchs later." Therefore, there were many eunuchs, not only adopted sons, but also biological sons.

Among the "Governor-born children" raised by the Yeting, the baby boys are all "children of the Yellow Family". Sooner or later, they will be stabbed.

Most of these people are extremely selfish and use any means to achieve their goals. They are bold and versatile, but they are cautious and abide by the rules.

Because of this, when Empress Dowager Dou persuaded Cheng Huang, Cheng Huang made a quick decision and secretly formed an alliance with his enemy Cao Jie. After the second party and the corruption, the two fought hard to resolve the struggle for power. Now the situation has changed. Seeing that the eunuchs of generations are in power, as the only remaining eunuchs of the older generation, the two immediately decided to join in to keep warm.

What is the hatred of killing a son-in-law and the hatred of seizing the throne? On the front line of life and death, when the enemy is in front of you, everything can be left behind.

He even reopened the Party and the corruption. He led the Party members into the court and fought with the Ten Eunuchs!

It's really vicious and vicious.

Knowing what Cao Jie and Cheng Huang were thinking. Let’s look at Empress Dowager Dou again.

Empress Dowager Dou first proposed to "reopen the Party and the Forbidden City" while visiting the garden with Empress Dowager Dong. Later, she used "Hehuan Yuanhu" to lead Cheng Huang into the palace and decided on the "reopening the Party and the Forbidden City". It can even be said that reopening the Party and the Forbidden City began with Empress Dowager Dou.

Why is the lifting of the party and bribery so important to Empress Dowager Dou?

On the surface, Empress Dowager Dou lost her father, former general Dou Wu, was always kind to famous scholars.

In the ninth year of Yanxi, Dou Wu was appointed as the captain of the city gate. During his tenure, he recruited famous scholars, was honest and dedicated to the public, and did not accept bribes. His wife only had enough food and clothing. At that time, he used military forces to Qiang for many years, and the grain was poor and the people were hungry. Dou Wu distributed all the rewards he received to Tai students. He also carried food on the car and gave it to refugees on the roadside.

In the first year of Yongkang (167), eunuchs were tyrannical, famous scholars Li Ying and Du Mi were arrested for party affairs. Dou Wu wrote a letter to advise and avenge the party members such as Li and Du. After submitting the report, Dou Wu resigned as an ill person and returned to the city gate captain and the seal of the Marquis of Huaili. The late emperor had to order the pardon of Li Ying and Du Mi, and release all the party members who were guilty of being impunciled.

Dou Wu became famous as a result. He was collectively known as the "Three Lords" together with Liu Shu and Chen Fan.

Later, he was conspired with Chen Fan to eliminate eunuchs and died, which was deeply respected by the party members.

It is precisely because of this that the prefect of the Hanging Fish, Yang Xu, wrote a letter to the people and went to Ji State to serve.

Therefore, in the eyes of Cao Jie and Cheng Huang, Empress Dowager Dou's family was destroyed, and only those who could rely on him were party members. If the party members returned to the court, Empress Dowager Dou would not have to regain power. Because she was the Queen Mother of the Han Dynasty who was just a fake one. In terms of identity, she was the "legitimate mother" of Your Majesty today.

For party members who regard ethics as life, Empress Dowager Dou was the orthodox Han Dynasty.

As Cheng Huang expected, it would be so difficult for the party members to regain their past momentum. At least ten years, as many as dozens of years. At that time, the two had already left. So: "After I die, I will not care about the flood!"

As Queen Mother Dou said in her heart: In order to continue her ten years of glory, you can give it a try.

So Cao Jie and Cheng Huang hit it off.

All the reasons are clear. But is the consequences of Queen Dowager Dou as the two of them think?

Let's wait and see.

Longyou, Daxia Pass.

The good craftsmen of Ji Guo who were sent to check the mountains and rivers of Longyou returned one after another. They pieced together all the mountains and rivers of Longyou into miniature models.

Liu Bei looked along the winding river and looked southwest: the small and small Yugu, and the river head was given to the river...

"The Big and Big Yu Valley is one of them. The rivers in the north are solid, and the fish and salt in the West Sea are gained from the benefits of fish and salt in the west. The land is fertile, and the Western Qiang lives here for generations and is used to be powerful. In the first year of Zhanghe (87), Mitang led the Qiang to attack Longxi Sai, and was defeated by the prefect Kou Xu, and led the Dalu to return to the Big and Big Yu Valley. This is the way." Li Ru, the right chief of the capital, told the story.

"The Qiang land is bounded by the Qizhi, and it reaches the river head, and it is thousands of miles long. The Qizhi branch is what the so-called "Xizhi" in "Yu Gong". However, the Qizhi river curves and the river heads, the power of the earth is second to the Big and Big Yugu. Then it goes up, the terrain is high and convex, and the grains are extinct."

Liu Bei nodded gently: "I heard from Di Chief that there are still grains above the river head. The Qiang people called it "high barley wheat". It can grow on the top of the snow-capped mountains. If the fertilizer and water are suitable, and the farming is intensive, the yield per mu can also be obtained with six stones."

"It can withstand extreme cold." Li Ru asked, "Can you send someone to check it out?"

"I have sent someone to investigate." Liu Bei smiled and said, "If you get barley, there will be no danger to the Western Qiang."

Li Ru nodded gently: "There are no tall trees in the bitter and cold land of the Western Qiang. There is no way to burn charcoal to keep warm. However, the lord has ordered people to dig charcoal. Just transport charcoal, giant trees and other things to the West Sea to build a city. Then plant barley and wheat, you can stay for a long time."

"It can be like it dry. Rammed earth is used as walls, giant woods are built with beams, Qin bricks and Han tiles. The water is warm, water is washed, and water is sprayed. Then the rain and sewage are divided, and the canals are dug outside the city to open up fields. Everything is like the Western Regions." Liu Bei pointed to the West Sea and said, "At the juncture of the Han Dynasty, Wang Mang sent a large amount of money to bribe Qiangqu and lure Beihe Qiang to offer land. He obtained the Xihai, Dayungu, Yanchi and other places, and then established Xihai County to govern Longqi. Around the lake, it was Xiuyuan, Jian Qiang, Xingwu, Military Gu, and Shunli County. Although it was repeatedly abolished and established, Xihai County allowed our western territory to penetrate into the western grasslands of the Western Qiang for the first time."

The creation of territory is a great ruler of a generation.

How could Li Ru not know Liu Bei's heart? He was also prepared: "After Wang Mang established the West Sea, fifty new laws were added. Anyone who violated the law moved to the West Sea. In just a few years, tens of thousands of people were moved to the West Sea. Even the people were resentful. Two years after the establishment of the county, the Western Qiang rich chief Pang Tian, ​​Fu Wan and others raised their troops to attack the West Sea, trying to regain the land surrounded by abundant water and grass. The West Sea prefect Cheng Yong abandoned the city and left, and the West Sea returned to the hands of the Qiang people. The following year, Wang Mang sent the Qiang guards Dou Kuang to defeat the Qiang and restore the West Sea. Later, due to the green forest and the Red Eyebrow Rebellion, Wang Mang was out of reach. Beihe Qiang took the opportunity to regain his hometown, and Xihai County was abandoned."

Liu Bei asked with a smile: "How can the Right Prime Minister know about the details?"

He smiled at the plotter present, and Li Ru asked back: "The lord ordered Song Jian to burn the fire and rebel against the white horse Qiang. Could it be that he was not for the West Sea?"

"Oh?" Liu Bei smiled happily: "Those who know me are good people."
Chapter completed!