Chapter 134: Lord of the Eight Schools
In 188 AD, the fifth year of Zhongping. Emperor Ling of Han recruited He Jin to lead the military exercise formation and the western suburbs of Luoyang. After the exercise, Emperor Ling of Han was furious and rebuked He Jin for being "unpretentious in his military presence"! Then, Emperor Ling issued an order to recruit 24,000 strong men and set up eight schools to lead them.
Emperor Ling of Han suddenly issued an order, which caught General He Jin a little off guard. Many court officials, including He Jin, heard of the eight schools in Xiyuan.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the establishment of the Eight Captains of Xiyuan was because Emperor Ling of Han was wary of He Jin, but no one could have imagined that the establishment of the Eight Captains of Xiyuan was so sudden!
The establishment of the Eighth School was a foregone conclusion. That night, He Jin urgently recruited Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Xun You and others to discuss matters in the study.
He Jin frowned and rubbed his hands lightly: "Everyone, today the emperor suddenly issued an edict to establish the Eight Schools of Xiyuan, which caught me off guard! Unexpectedly, He Jin, I, I, are you all good plans?"
He Jin's words of "serving the country with one mind" were basically ignored by everyone.
He Jin, who was on the right side of He Jin, narrowed his eyes and said, "What's the difficulty? General, the army of the eight schools, the morale of the army, He Xiang is only concerned about the leadership lieutenant. The general tried to take over the position of the eight schools, so doesn't that mean that these eight schools are actually generals?"
"Yeah!" He Jin nodded: "I'm very happy with my words! Haha, if I am the general's eight schools, who else in Luoyang City is my opponent, hahaha~~?"
He Jin's proud and forgetful look made Cao Cao, Xun You and others secretly despise him, and even a hint of contempt flashed in Yuan Shao's eyes!
A trace of worry flashed across Xun You's fair face, and he sighed in his heart: Alas! It seems that the world of this great man is in peace.
Xun You stood up and bowed to He Jin: "General, since you already know that the emperor is suspicious, if the general openly competes for the position of these eight lieutenants, wouldn't it add fuel to the fire and make the emperor deepen his suspicion? Besides, how could the emperor completely let go of the eight lieutenants and let others compete?"
These words made He Jin frown again: "With Gongda's intention, I should let it go?"
Stupid pig! Xun You cursed in his heart and continued, "No, the general should take it as a check and balance!"
Cao Cao nodded in line with the words: "Young Master said this very good, so the general can accept it!"
He Jin is a person with no opinion and has always been the "minority obeys the majority"! When he heard the two people agree, he immediately reiterated and said, "This plan is feasible, so how can we take this half of the army?"
Xun You twisted his beard and thought for a while: "Benchu's uncle is the Grand Marshal of the current dynasty, so he can choose one school; Meng De became famous for his 'Five-Colored Sticks' when he was young, so he can choose one school; Benchu's general Chunyu Qiong, who is extremely brave, so he can choose one school; this fourth school..."
He Jin asked, "Who should I take the fourth school?"
"Guan Yan, Guan Wende!" Xun You said word by word.
"Guan Wende?" He Jin hesitated.
Guan Yan's reliance is really complicated. He is Huangfu Song's apprentice. He has also worked as a military officer under He Jin. He was also recruited by the emperor to discuss secretly for half a day.
If Guan Yan is his He Jin's person, why has Guan Yan only been to the General's Mansion once since returning from the northwest? If Guan Yan is not his He Jin's person, but Guan Yan always regards himself as He Jin's disciple outside. It's really difficult to deal with!
He Jin patted his forehead, and he really didn't know how to make a choice in his mind. Subconsciously, He Jin raised his head: "What do you think of everyone?"
Cao Cao glanced at Yuan Shao. If it were not unexpected, Yuan Shao would definitely object. But this time it was really unexpected. Yuan Shao closed his eyes slightly, calmly like an old monk entering meditation!
This is strange! Yuan Shao, who has always been incompatible with Guan Yan, does not object to Guan Yan entering the Eighth School?
In fact, when Yuan Shao came, Yuan Wei, the old fox, explained: If the party members want to take power, they must mess up the government and the country. The more chaotic the government and the country, the more opportunities the party members have to take advantage of and take control of the government!
The establishment of the Eight Schools in Xiyuan this time was a battle between the emperor and the general. These two people would have to arrange their confidants to join the Eight Schools. In the end, one person won and his strength increased greatly; one person lost and his strength decreased. What Yuan Wei wanted to see was not this, but both sides suffered losses.
Therefore, the more vague the person's identity is, the more Yuan Wei needs to help him! Only by muddling the waters of this pool can the party members take advantage of the troubled waters.
Yuan Shao, who had already received instructions and explanations from Yuan Wei, naturally would not oppose Guan Yan, who had "vague identity", enters the Eighth School.
He Jin glanced at everyone, and when he saw that no one objected, he nodded and said, "Then the matter is settled, and the Japanese general of Ming Dynasty reported the recommendation list to the emperor!"
At this time, in Anfu Hall, Emperor Ling of Han was standing in front of the desk with his hands behind his back, while Jian Shuo stood behind his back. There was a piece of yellow silk on the desk, and dozens of names were densely written on the yellow thick ones.
Chapter completed!