flstandardbreds Chapter 179 The Deep Hatred Between Xun You and Dong Zhuo! Were Emperors Huan and Ling Incompetent R
Chapter 179 The Deep Hatred Between Xun You and Dong Zhuo! Were Emperors Huan and Ling Incompetent R
"Uncle, why are you so scared?"
"I'm not hanging myself."
"I'm just taking a look, that's all."
Xun Yu: “…”
Honestly, Xun Yu really wanted to open Xun You's head and see what was inside!
have a look?
What are you looking at?!
If I keep watching, what if he really hangs himself? Who will I cry to then?
Xun Yu silently signaled to the intelligence guards to remove the white silk that Xun You had hung up.
Xun You, however, reached out to the intelligence guard, indicating that he wanted the white silk to be returned to him.
Xun Yu was so angry that his veins bulged. He should probably fulfill his duties as an uncle and teach Xun You a lesson about family discipline!
Of course, Xun Yu ultimately gave up the urge to beat Xun You up.
After all, he was six years younger than Xun You.
Even though he's the uncle, it's still not a good thing to beat up your nephew just because he's the uncle.
For the next few days, similar events occurred to Xun You every day.
Was the white silk confiscated?
It's ok!
Xun You went for a walk by the river at three in the morning and even dipped his feet into the water to test its depth.
Xun You was forbidden from going to the riverbank?
It's ok!
Hearing that there were tigers in the mountains, Xun You also wanted to become a tiger-slaying hero and try his luck to see if the tiger was more resilient or he was.
Xun Yu was at his wit's end with Xun You.
Having exhausted all other options, he decided to send Xun You back to his clan.
But it wasn't until the eldest elder of the Xun family, who was over eighty years old, came to find Xun Yu that Xun Yu realized why Xun You was acting so strangely.
The elder Xun Chen, holding his cane, pointed at Xun Yu and said to him:
“Wenruo, Gongda has had a persistent thought in his heart all these years.”
"Do you know what happened when Gongda was ten years old?"
Xun Yu immediately shook his head.
Xun You was ten years old, while he was only four at the time. His memory was already hazy, and he had no idea what happened that year.
Moreover, nearly twenty years have passed since then.
The late Han Dynasty was not like later times; many events, both big and small, were recorded.
Through his recollections, Xun Yu could only vaguely recall that a major event had occurred in the Xun family that year, causing turmoil and unrest within the clan.
The elder Xun Chen of the great clan sighed deeply and began to recount:
"The persecution of the partisans had not yet begun at that time."
"The three-way mutual method was still in use at that time."
Xun You was quite familiar with the Three Mutuals Method.
There are always people who criticize Emperors Huan and Ling.
But a closer look reveals that, without exception, all those who criticized Emperors Huan and Ling were from aristocratic families.
Why criticize Emperors Huan and Ling?
Do you really think that the aristocratic families were seeking justice for the common people, which is why they criticized Emperors Huan and Ling?
Obviously not.
Compared to Emperors Huan and Ling, the aristocratic families oppressed the common people even more ruthlessly!
The real reason was that Emperors Huan and Ling implemented a series of checks and balances to suppress the development of powerful families!
This severely damaged the interests of the powerful families.
During the reign of Emperor Huan of Han, Liu Zhi, a policy was introduced called the "Three Mutual Law".
What is the Three Mutuals Method?
The most important rule is that locals are not allowed to hold positions such as governor, prefect, or magistrate in the locality.
It doesn't really matter if the prefect or the magistrate is in charge.
Even top-tier families don't take this level of position seriously.
But the governors, each one was equivalent to a regional governor, an absolute high-ranking official.
Imagine if someone from the Yuan family became the governor of Yu Province, what would they do next?
Of course, the goal is to further turn Yuzhou into the private property of the Yuan family!
The implementation of the Three Mutuals Method has had a profound impact.
To put it simply, without the three-mutual method...
Ju Shou, a super-powerful celestial being, was able to become the governor of Ji Province the year he came of age, leaving no room for other warlords.
That's how powerful it is.
But at this moment, a bugged character appeared.
This man was Xun You's biological father, Xun Yi.
The Xun family's base was Yingchuan in Yuzhou.
Xun Yi, a member of the Xun family, was born in Ji Province.
Furthermore, before the coming-of-age ceremony, that is, before adulthood, they stayed in Ji Province rather than Yu Province.
Xun Yi was different from the others; he was a royalist who was won over by Emperor Huan of Han, Liu Zhi, and entrusted with important responsibilities.
When Xun Yi was thirty-two years old, he became the governor of Yuzhou!
Yes, it was the Governor of Yuzhou.
Why was Xun Yi appointed as the governor of Yuzhou?
Xun Yi was an important pawn in Liu Zhi's strategy against the Yuan family.
At the same time, Xun Yi exploited a bug in the Three Mutuals Method, making him the only scholar in the world to have managed to reach that position by exploiting a bug.
Xun Yi's appointment as Governor of Yuzhou served two purposes: it would both antagonize the Yuan family, Liu Zhi's greatest threat, and prevent other powerful families from finding fault with him.
Anyway, Xun Yi meets the requirements of the Three Mutuals Method. He is from Ji Province, not Yu Province. What fault can your aristocratic families find?
pity.
Xun Yi died in a bandit suppression operation just one month after taking office.
The highest-ranking officer of the government forces in that bandit suppression operation was named Dong Zhuo, who held the position of Colonel of the Changshui School at the time.
Oh right, Dong Zhuo rose rapidly through the ranks, and after a few years he was transferred back to Liangzhou, where his Xiliang army grew stronger and stronger.
Not long after Xun Yi died, Emperor Huan of Han, Liu Zhi, also died of illness.
Later, Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, ascended the throne and launched the Disaster of the Partisan Prohibitions, but the Yuan family was instead officially established as the "head of all aristocratic families in the world".
……
now.
Xun Chen, the elder of the Xun family, explained the whole story to Xun Yu.
After listening, Xun Yu exclaimed in surprise:
"Elder, do you mean that it was Dong Zhuo who plotted to kill Gongda's father?"
Xun Chen nodded and said mockingly:
"There aren't that many coincidences in the world."
"Why did none of the other governors die at the hands of bandits, but only Gongda's father did?"
Xun Yu finally understood why Xun You was so determined to assassinate Dong Zhuo.
Previously, Xun Yu only thought that Xun You was a royalist and that Xun You wanted to restore the Han Dynasty.
But now, Xun Yu understands.
The extent of Xun You's loyalty to the Han Dynasty remains unknown.
However, the hatred he felt for Dong Zhuo because of his father's death was like a raging torrent that was difficult to extinguish.
"Perhaps it is because Dong Zhuo is dead that Gongda is in this state."
"It will be difficult to help him regain his confidence."
Elder Xun Chen of the powerful clan shook his head, his heart filled with helplessness.
Xun Yu, however, realized that something was amiss.
Why did Dong Zhuo kill Xun You's father, Xun Yi, out of the blue?
Who is behind this?
……