The New Biography of Han Lingdi

Chapter 41 Chen Fan
Chen Fan dealt with a lot of things and then slowly returned to his house. "Master, you are back." The servant helped Chen Fan enter the house.

He's in his 50s this year, he's been through a lot, and he's not a sycophant.

General Liang Ji was so powerful and powerful that he sent a letter to him asking him to handle private matters.The messenger couldn't see him, so he asked to see him on the pretext of other matters. He got angry and beat him to death. He was convicted and demoted to Xiuwu County Magistrate.

It can be said that he came to his current position with his talent and integrity, and of course with the help of his family background.

In order to prevent chaos in the court, he supported Dou Wu in recommending Liu Hong. Only in this way could the royal family and Dou Wu be balanced.Both sides took a step back,
But what he didn't expect was that after Dou Wu recommended Liu Hong, he relied on himself as a meritorious veteran, thinking that he was the biggest contributor to Liu Hong's ascension to the throne, and frantically placed his own people.

The entire Han Dynasty court was in a mess, and even many veteran officials were excluded and transferred away.Chen Fan tried to persuade him several times, but Dou Wu not only refused to listen, but even intensified it. It was as if the court was his word, and he did what he said.

It has been more than a month since the emperor ascended the throne, and Dou Wu's power has also reached its peak.

But recently he always feels weird. The royal family often goes out to the palace recently. Some members of the royal family are getting some promotions. Although it is said that they are all talented and there is no problem with promotion, but at this juncture, people have to pay attention. one time.

There is also the inner courtyard, it seems that some rights have been given to them under the impetus of the royal family.Although it is not big, it seems that someone is controlling everything a little bit.

But Dou Wu didn't care at all. He only knew how to arrange his cronies to control the court.If it is full, it will overflow. Dou Wu does not understand this problem.

"Patriarch, Master Wang is here." Menzi said.

"Master Wang. Wang Xu?" Chen Fan and Wang Xu had no similarities, and the only one they discussed was the emperor's education.Now Liu Hong is also starting to go to court. Although he can't decide anything, it's good to get acquainted with him in advance.

But why did Wang Xu come to him now?The worry that had been in his heart seemed to be coming soon.

If there is one person in the imperial court whom His Majesty trusts, then it is definitely Wang Xu. Wang Xu has been teaching Liu Hong for five years, and this feeling is not comparable to others.

"Master Wang? You are really flourishing when you come to the humble house." Chen Fan said kindly after seeing Wang Xu.

"Teacher." Wang Xu said that under Liu Hong's series of operations recently, Liu Hong has reached a settlement with the royal family.With the support of the royal family, some rights of the imperial court have been handed over to the inner court. With the support of Liu Hong, the chamber of commerce, and a few families who support Liu Hong, the talents of the royal family have also begun to be promoted.
Everything was according to Liu Hong's original expectation. The confrontation between the eunuch and Dou Wu became more and more frequent. A series of situations showed that Dou Wu was a little weak now. On the surface, it seemed that Dou Wu's strength had reached its peak, but the people below were against him. Dou Wu is also renounced.Persuaded by Li Yuan and Yang Jian, the Li family and the Yang family decided to support Liu Hong.

Although they were concubines, their talents were very powerful after all. In addition, the two of them were assigned to the inner courtyard this time, which meant that they had become the emperor's confidants.

Moreover, part of the power of the imperial court was given to the Inner Court, such as some royal income, and part of the decision-making power was in the hands of the Inner Court.The Inner Court has begun to slowly divide powers.Yang Jian and Li Yuan have also begun to gain more power. In the Li family and the Yang family's generation, it can undoubtedly be said that Yang Jian and Li Yuan have developed better.

In this situation, the Yang family and the Li family made a formal decision to support Liu Hong.But on the surface it is still in the Dou Wu Group.

After receiving the news, Liu Hong felt that the inner court's move was right. The Dou Wu Group's people could not be killed all at once, they had to be recruited.

"Please sit down. Master Wang is already like this at a young age, and his future is limitless." Chen Fan said sincerely.

Wang Xu was born in the royal family and was the emperor's teacher. If the emperor is said to be in charge of all the power in the future, then Wang Xu's position must be terrible. Moreover, he is young, less than 40 years old, and has a great reputation.His future will definitely not be worse than Chen Fan himself, and may even surpass him.

"Where, I still need a lot of guidance from seniors." Chen Fan is nearly 20 years older than Wang Xu, and it is not too much to talk about seniors.

The more they chatted, the more Chen Fan was surprised by Wang Xu's insights. Her insights on some government affairs hit the nail on the head.Let Chen Fan realize Wang Xu's talent for the first time.

It's just that he doesn't believe it.Wang Xu just came to him to talk about this. There must be something more important. He thought of the Wang family, the Li family, and the Yang family. The three families, which were originally the main families in the Dou Wu Group, had become somewhat alienated recently.

He always felt that Wang Xu and Liu Hong were planning something, yes, he felt that Liu Hong was also involved.And Liu Hong should also be in charge, he doesn't have any evidence, it's just his intuition, but sometimes people's intuition is very accurate.

"I don't know what's important to come to my place today? Just tell me." Chen Fan couldn't bear to gossip about him, so he finally asked directly.

"Teacher, please save the court." Wang Xu stood up and made a big gift.If Chen Fan disagreed with this matter, then the whole plan would be impossible to implement.

"Get up, what's the matter." Chen Fan was also confused by Wang Xu's situation. If Wang Xu can't solve it, then what are they going to do.

"Your Majesty is already dissatisfied with Dou Wu's exclusive power. The eunuch Cao Jie took the opportunity to persuade Your Majesty to join hands with His Majesty. The eunuch is about to attack the General." Wang Xu said weeping.

Wang Xu did not tell the truth.The eunuch is indeed ready to do something, but originally this incident should have happened around August, Liu Hong was secretly promoting the matter, and even asked the Yang family and the Li family to discuss the relationship between the eunuch faction in different states and counties. Suppress.

Let the eunuchs realize that Dou Wu is about to attack them, and Liu Hong also hinted at the eunuchs that if they act, then Liu Hong will directly write down the imperial decree to abolish the Queen Mother Dou and Dou Wu.

This made the eunuch feel confident, and the eunuch also got the news that Liu Hong acquiesced that His Majesty's personal guards would also participate.This made the eunuch feel that it should be possible to do something to Dou Wu.

"What? Why is Your Majesty doing this? Although Dou Wu is nepotism, how can he kill him?" Chen Fan heard this.He realized that this emperor is different from the previous ones, because he now has soldiers and horses, 300 people may not be many, but it is enough to control the court turmoil again and again.

"Master Wang and I will meet His Majesty together." Chen Fan pulled Wang Xu up and left.

The direct purpose of Wang Xu's coming here is to exaggerate the extent of the matter, and then leave it to Liu Hong to play by himself.

(End of this chapter)