The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 14: Eight Gentlemen of Wei and Jin

Zhong Shao was eventually beaten to death in this Xuanshi Hall.

A warrior stepped forward and dragged Zhong Shao's body away, leaving a bright red drag mark.

Inside the Xuan room, everyone was silent again, not daring to make the slightest movement.

Even the ministers did not dare to breathe too hard, for fear that their noses would be choked by the smell of blood.

Dong Zhuo glanced at the ministers and finally set his sights on Wang Yun in front of him.

Now, Wang Yun didn't even dare to look at Dong Zhuo's jade feet. He just lowered his head to the ground and held it firmly.

A full ten breaths.

Only then did Dong Zhuo turn his gaze away from Wang Yun.

At this moment, Wang Yun no longer had any ambitions in his heart. He just begged Dong Zhuo tremblingly to spare his life because of their past friendship.

"In addition, His Majesty has ordered the Grand Tutor to enter the palace to assist in government affairs."

Jia Xu, who had just been playing a double act with Dong Zhuo, also continued to speak at this moment.

If everyone regarded Jia Xu as a righteous man just now, now they are all criticizing him as a running dog.

Summon the Grand Tutor into the palace?
This is completely cutting off everyone's way of survival!

I don’t know how much effort Wang Yun spent to trick Dong Zhuo into going to Meiwu, but now you want to bring Dong Zhuo back?

Everyone was almost certain that this was Dong Zhuo's own intention!

What is this “Emperor’s order”? Are they really taking us for fools?

But although I felt this in my heart, I couldn't express it on my face.

Zhong Shao's blood hasn't dried yet.

The smell of blood that permeated the Xuanshi Hall has not dissipated yet.

The truly tough ministers had already died in Luoyang.

In fact, everyone knows what kind of people the civil and military officials who were willing to follow Dong Zhuo to Chang'an were.

Since everyone had no objection to Dong Zhuo moving into the Weiyang Palace, they would have no objection to Jia Xu serving as the Minister of the Chancellery.

Thus, this court meeting, which could be regarded as a turning point in the fate of the Han Dynasty, ended in solemnity and harmony.

The morning meeting is an end and also a beginning.

Liu Xie hardly spoke a word during the court meeting, but this did not prevent some people from ignoring him as the emperor.

As soon as he returned to the side hall, a eunuch came to report that the new Shangshu Ling Jia Xu came to ask for a meeting.

"He has not even accepted the seal and the imperial seal, yet he comes to see me. This Jia Xu is really impatient."

Liu Xie thought that the person who would come to see him first would be Dong Zhuo, but he didn't expect it would be Jia Xu.

"Xuan."

Although it was Jia Xu's first time to meet the emperor, he was not at all flustered and did not make any mistakes in etiquette.

But Jia Xu's first words made Liu Xie frown.

"Your Majesty, I, Jia Xu, request that I be dismissed from my position as Minister of the Chancellery!"

When ordinary people get promoted, they come running over to express their gratitude.

Jia Xu, on the other hand, came to ask Liu Xie to remove him from his official position.

Liu Xie still wanted to play dumb: "The appointment and dismissal of court officials are all decided by the Grand Tutor, why do you have to embarrass me?"

Jia Xu kowtowed heavily and said: "I have already asked the Grand Tutor, and he said that Your Majesty recommended me to be the Minister of the Chancellery."

Tsk!
Liu Xie finally realized that Dong Zhuo really had no resistance to famous scholars.

Why are you telling everything out loud?
However, Liu Xie was not surprised. With Jia Xu's wisdom, it seemed not difficult to get some words out of Dong Zhuo.

"Since Wenhe doesn't want to be the Minister of Chancellery, why bother to come to me? Why not just resign directly?"

Jia Xu raised his eyes, his face full of bitterness: "Your Majesty is wise, I will not resign from my post, and I came to see Your Majesty, aren't these the same thing?" Liu Xie: "How is it the same thing?"

……

Jia Xu knew that the emperor had to force him to tell the truth.

"His Majesty."

Jia Xu knelt on the ground and bowed with his hands.

"Although I am old, I still have an old mother at home."

"My mother cried until she went blind because my father died young. Now I and I are the only ones supporting each other and barely making ends meet."

"If I were to die first, I'm afraid she would be extremely sad and have no one to rely on!"

"And now, Your Majesty and the Grand Master have asked me to take on the position of Shangshu Ling. Although it seems honorable, it is actually full of dangers. I don't know when I will be killed."

Jia Xu kowtowed again and said, "I hope Your Majesty will dismiss me from my position as Minister of the Chancellery for my loyalty and filial piety!"

The position of Shangshu Ling is a huge pit!
Although he seemed to be in control of the government affairs of the court, he was actually caught between Grand Tutor Dong Zhuo and the aristocratic bureaucrats, becoming a punching bag. He could offend either side at any time and become a discarded pawn.

This position is much more important than the third highest position.

Jia Xu is good at planning for his own future. Because of his mother, he has a reason to live.

Putting Jia Xu in the position of Shangshu Ling now, isn't that like putting Jia Xu's neck on the chopping block and hanging his life on a thread?
If you want to live safely, it is best not to get involved in this position.

It is definitely not an option to just resign.

He was chosen by Dong Zhuo to be the Minister of the Chancellery, but he resigned directly. Wasn't that a slap in Dong Zhuo's face?
According to Dong Zhuo's temperament, even if Jia Xu could return home, he would be cut into pieces and sent home.

Therefore, if there was any second option, Jia Xu would not choose to come and meet the emperor, the most troublesome person in the world.

Liu Xie was not in Xuanshi at the moment, so he was much more relaxed.

He clenched his fist, held his chin, and listened carefully to what Jia Xu said.

Jia Xu's words did not generally surprise Liu Xie.

The only surprise was to hear that the reason Jia Xu wanted to find a job was not for himself, but for his mother.

It was at this time that Liu Xie remembered that Jia Xu was not just the "poisonous scholar" as passed down in later generations, but also Jia Wenhe who was evaluated in "Tang Hui Yao" as "the first of the eight gentlemen of Wei and Jin Dynasties".

If he was only seeking personal gain without any sense of justice, he would not be so highly respected by people in later generations.

It is indeed respectable to provide for your mother.

"I understand."

Jia Xu's mouth relaxed, thinking that Liu Xie had changed his mind.

"But for the position of Shangshu Ling at the moment, Wenhe, you are the only candidate at this moment!"

Liu Xie slowly stood up, walked to Jia Xu and helped him up.

Jia Xu followed etiquette and did not dare to look up.

"Wenhe, don't worry. Lift your head and look at me."

After receiving the imperial decree, Jia Xu calmed down and looked into Liu Xie's eyes.

"Wenhe, do you know why I was in a hurry to order the Grand Tutor to dismiss Wang Yun from his position as Minister of the Chancellery and rush you to take over?"

Jia Xu did not dare to respond.

However, subconsciously, Jia Xu has already given the answer -

What else is there besides a struggle for power?
All of Dong Zhuo's subordinates were military men, and not many of them were qualified to be the Shangshu Ling.

Now that there is suddenly a decent and famous scholar like Jia Xu who comes from a filial and honest family, shouldn't he be pushed to the position of Shangshu Ling first?
But as soon as Liu Xie opened his mouth, Jia Xu overturned all his speculations and turned them into guilt.

"Wenhe, the rain in Guanzhong is really heavy."

"The people in Guanzhong are really having a hard time."

(End of this chapter)