"What did Zi Heng say?" In the evening, as soon as Gongsun Xunfu arrived home with Han Dang and others, he was shocked. "Has any of Cao Jie's trusted guests taken the initiative to communicate with you privately?"

"That's right." Lu Fan quickly handed over his hand and made a detailed statement.

It turns out that as mentioned before, Yishe guards the southeastern main road of Luoyang and can easily recruit all kinds of idlers. However, idlers recruited from different people are not the same thing at all.

When in Han Dang's hands, they were basically just rangers and warriors;

When in the hands of Lu Fan, they were basically some down-and-out scholars who wanted to come to Luoyang to seek a way out;

When it was in the hands of Gongsun Fan, I heard that the style there was vaguely much higher;

But now in the hands of Lou Gui, it is said that they are basically careerists and desperadoes!

So back to the present, the person who contacted Lu Fan by sending a letter to the charity house this time was actually a down-and-out scholar whom Lu Ziheng took in when he was in charge of the charity house.

This man was from Xiling, Jiangxia. His surname was Luo, his given name was Mu, and his surname was Zixian. His background was actually much better than that of Lu Fan, because his ancestors had served in counties for generations, and his great-grandfather even once served as a county official with a salary of three hundred shi.

However, when it comes to his generation, he is no different from Lu Fan. He is a so-called poor scholar in a small county town, and there is no daughter of the rich Liu family who can even look at him from across the river, and none of his good classmates are willing to pay for him.

So, seeing that his family was in dire straits, Luo Mu from Shishi County had no choice but to abandon his family and ancestral land and come to Luoyang to make a living. And this kind of making a living is actually to cling to noble people and hope to make some money.

To sell goods, or even to work as an official... This has been a common thing among the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years.

But then again, this Luo Mu was ambitious at first.

After arriving in Luoyang, he saw that those high-ranking families looked down on him, and he himself looked down upon the eunuchs, so he was about to go back to his hometown, but he didn't expect that he was caught in the rain as soon as he walked out of Luoyang... so-called

"A stranger in a foreign land, but also poor and sick", so he had no choice but to stay at Yishe with a shy face.

"Wen Qi." Lu Fan, who was sitting on a high-backed chair in the hall, continued with emotion. "That day, I saw that he was quite talented but also a bit pitiful, so I couldn't help but think a little more.

, I still thought about waiting for you to come back and send me into your trap, but unexpectedly..."

"Unexpectedly?" Han Dang, who was sitting opposite, was fascinated by what he heard and couldn't help but put his head in to urge.

"Unexpectedly, after he had lived in Goushi for a while, he suddenly met a fellow villager from Jiangxia. The fellow villager told him that not long after he left, his younger sister fell ill and died of illness.

At this point, Lu Fan couldn't help but feel sad. "Moreover, when he asked about the location of the tomb, the other party bluntly said that after his little sister died, because he couldn't afford a coffin, he had to roll up a straw mat and throw it into a ditch...

…”

Hearing this, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but exclaimed: "How can a man be born in this world and let his little sister die in poverty and be eaten by wild dogs? If it were me, I would change my temperament and go directly to join him.

Eunuch!"

"That's right." Lu Fan nodded slowly, with a complicated expression. "He didn't say much that day, but the next day he left a letter with the pen and paper in the charity house, thanking Wen Qi and me for our generosity, and then left

He bluntly said that he was going to Luozhong to join the eunuch eunuch temple in order to obtain wealth and power."

"It seems that I got what I asked for?" Gongsun Xun calmed down slightly.

"Of course, after I received the letter today, I didn't actually go to see this person directly. Instead, I first went to the market near Cao Jie's residence to inquire about it, and then I found out that this person had indeed become Cao Jie's confidant. There were even rumors.

It is said that Cao Jie once intended to ask him to change his surname and become his adopted son, but even though he did not agree, he changed his name to calling him "sir"... which is really embarrassing."

"But it seems like we have become a true confidant." Gongsun Xun also nodded slightly with emotion.

It is said that eunuchs have no power, so they attach great importance to majesty. It is precisely because of this that they like anything that can be related to the display of majesty. Not to mention adopted sons and adopted fathers, titles such as adults and villains are indeed used in the Han Palace.

Extremely widespread.

For example, Gongsun Xun's immediate boss, Yang Qiu, befriended Cheng Huang, a minister of the Zhongchang, when he was awaiting trial in Luozhong. As a result, Cheng Huang gave him a maid to be his wife, and she was treated as an adopted daughter. And this Zhongchang was treated as an adopted daughter.

Taking advantage of his age when serving in Beigong, he forced others to call him "Sir" every day, so that his nickname was "Sir Cheng"!

In fact, these court figures are probably the source of the semantic meaning that adults refer to powerful people and villains refer to themselves as humble ones.

Of course, these are off topic.

"But Zi Heng." Gongsun Xun continued to ask seriously. "Since he has become Cao Jie's confidant, then this Luo Muluo Zixian can be regarded as benevolent and benevolent. How can he have a secret meeting with you? It's impossible.

Do you think that the kindness we received from a few meals that day is worth what Cao Jie, the Great Changqiu, gave you?"

"According to himself, on the one hand, he certainly wants to repay his past kindness, but on the other hand, he is uneasy because of some things he has learned recently."

"disturbed?"

"He told me two important things during this trip, and it was one of them that made him quite uneasy." Lu Fan couldn't help but look serious. "He said that Wang Fu has been living in seclusion these days, not because he wants to deal with you Wenqi.

Instead, she vaguely wants to trick the emperor into dethroning the queen!"

As soon as he said this, Han Dang stood up in shock, while Gongsun Xun's expression remained normal, making Lu Fan have to admire his calmness.

"How do you say this? There must be a cause and effect, right?" Gongsun Xun asked lightly. "He is Cao Jie's confidant, not Wang Fu's."

"It's like this. According to what he said, Wang Fu wanted to go to the North Palace to meet the saint after being disturbed by Lord Yi that day, but was blocked by Cao Jie. At that time, Cao Jie also advised the older ministers to pay attention to the queen.

Lu. Who would have thought that Wang Fu’s first reaction after hearing this was to abolish the empress. This is because when he was at the peak of his power, he killed the whole family of Empress Song’s aunt for fifty million dollars. For this reason, he even specifically found Cao Jie.

I hope Cao Jie will not stop him... This matter is really sensational at first glance, but it is well-founded. Although I believe it somewhat, it is hard to make a conclusion."

Gongsun Xun knew this matter clearly from beginning to end, so he had already believed it without Lu Fan paraphrasing and judging it here. At this time, he nodded slightly and explained it to his two confidants:

"The eunuchs are powerful and have power over the government and the public. However, due to the system of this dynasty, the core position among the eunuchs, that is, the position of the two thousand stone ministers, is only twelve. Since there are only those positions, there must be competition between the old and the new.

It is also common for this group of older Zhongchang servants to think about the future... With Wang Fu's character, it is reasonable to react like this; but from Cao Jie's point of view, he is afraid that he will just watch the fire from the other side without commenting. "

"Is it true?!" Han Dang didn't know what to say anymore. "Isn't there anything immoral about this queen?"

"When the old and the new are fighting, who cares what is immoral or not?" Lu Fan seemed to have realized it already. "Besides, Empress Song herself may be innocent, but just from her uncle's promise of fifty million yuan, we know that she

The family behind him may not be innocent... However, I think ordinary scholars would be shocked when they hear such deeds, so it is no wonder that Luo Mu is resentful of people like Wang Fu."

"In short, the emperor's dethronement has long been expected." Because of Zhao Zhong, Gongsun Xun was unwilling to explain more reasons behind the dethronement, and just made a hasty conclusion. "And this matter is not something you and I can do.

Keep those influences and interferences in mind, and then sell some good ones to He Suigao. What is the other thing he said?"

"Oh, another thing is that the emperor wants to turn the Hongdu School into an official school and grant prominent positions to the best in this school. In fact, this matter is quite sensational. I have also heard about the Hongdu School.

Most of the people inside are good at poetry, calligraphy, painting, and music. Wouldn't it be ridiculous to confer officials on this?"

Speaking of the second thing, Han Dang didn't take it seriously because he didn't know it, but Lu Fan seemed a little hard to accept it.

Gongsun Xun became more and more emotional: "Nine times out of ten, this is true. When the emperor comes of age, as long as he is not a fool, how can he not want to use his own people? But nowadays, who are the so-called serious scholars who are familiar with the classics?

Learning Yuanyuan'? It's already good to find someone with Tongcifu. But if you do this, the emperor will be even more separated from the mainstream scholars in the world!"

Having said this, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but think of Cai Yong, whom he had just parted with.

By the way, maybe Cai Bojie is so crazy because he has vaguely heard the relevant rumors... You know, Cai Yong has been famous for decades, but he has also wasted his career for decades. Now I see that those poems, calligraphy and paintings are not as good as him

How can he feel at ease when someone who is not as good as him and whose music is not as good as him can suddenly rise to a high position by relying on those gadgets?

No wonder this fellow said in the memorial that the two thousand stones were useless and that Jiu Qing was a bastard.

"If we follow what Shaojun said." Han Dang couldn't help but try to make a judgment. "Is this man named Luo really credible? The two major events he said are actually true."

"The thing is true, and it is quite valuable." Gongsun Xun said frankly. "But people still have to be careful..."

"What Wen Qi means..." Lu Fan couldn't help but ask in a low voice. "Perhaps this Luo Mu was really touched by the sensational things like the deposed queen, so he sincerely sought our words; or maybe he was simply instructed by Cao Jie.

Deliberately disclosed this matter to us in order to counterattack with false information when necessary?"

"Of course." Gongsun Xun said without hesitation. "But as long as Zi Heng has thought about it in his heart, this person's message still needs to be heard... I think he must have had some opinions with Zi Heng?"

"Yes, he and I agreed on some methods of contacting each other. But what's interesting is that he also said it beforehand. As long as it does not involve Cao Jie's safety, he is willing to inform him as much as possible about the eunuch. But if it involves Cao Jie himself."

At this point, Lu Fan couldn't help but sigh. "He will never speak, because after all, he feels that he has been favored by Cao Jie."

"This seems more reasonable." Gongsun Xun nodded slightly. "You can deal with this yourself. If you have any news, you can report it to me... Yi Gong, thank you for your hard work. Let's go out again!"

"What?" Han Dang was probably still uneasy about the previous incident of abolishing the queen, so Han Dang didn't come back to his senses for a while. "At this time, the second semester has finished...it's time to curfew."

"I am an official of the Central Capital." Gongsun Xun said without taking it seriously. "Is the curfew in charge of me? It's not like He Suigao. After Wang Fu wanted to depose the queen, he had told him to stay with him for one day, and he would have accepted the favor.

It’s ten times more than that… Tonight I will make him burst into tears of gratitude to me and be my lifelong helping hand in the future!”

Han Dang thought for a moment, but had nothing to say, so he went straight out to prepare.

The people who enforced the curfew were the patrol officers directly under the Luoyang Order, and they did not dare to say anything to the Zhongdu officials who had the power to enforce the law.

So Gongsun Xun galloped all the way with only a few guards, and came directly to the door of He Jin's house, which did not look very good. Then he immediately dismounted and smashed the door.

There was a panic in the hospital for a while, but when He Jin heard Gongsun Xun's voice, He Jin quickly asked someone to open the door.

"Why did Wen Qi come to visit in the middle of the night?" He Suigao was wrapped in a robe, but his feet were bare and he only had time to put on clogs.

"Brother Suigao." Gongsun Xun came in alone and closed the door directly. Then he pushed away the servant of He Mansion who was holding a lantern, and took He Jin's hand and walked away to the corner of the courtyard. "I have something.

I have something important to talk to you about..."

He Jin was in a panic and was at a loss, but Nono was dragged away by the other party without even asking what the matter was... but Gongsun Xun felt a little pity for the other party's good skin and his honesty.

Character.

"Brother Suigao, does he know that Wang Fu is planning to do something big?" In the darkness of the courtyard, Gongsun Xun did not say the source of the information, but just told He Jin about Wang Fu's plan to take the initiative to depose the queen.

After finishing speaking, Gongsun Xun immediately asked again: "Brother Suigao, can you explain what you said before about praying for rain?"

"I..." He Jin finally had some reaction. "To be honest with Wen Qi, I, I did receive an order from Beigong yesterday, asking me to go to Nanyang to pray for rain. Today, I told my wife that she would go to you tomorrow.

Let’s talk about it at home!”

"That's right, and it's just right!" Gongsun Xun nodded immediately, and then asked with a serious face. "I was worried that Brother Suigao wouldn't be able to escape... Brother Suigao, does he know how you should handle yourself in this matter?"
To be continued...