Eastern Han Dynasty Eunuchs and scholars suffered bad luck, and the Kong brothers fought for fame and death
Since the defeat of Chen Fan and Dou Wu, Li Ying, Du Mi and others have suffered from sitting together again and have been imprisoned together. However, despite their reputation, they still stand out for themselves. Previously, the deaths of Dou Wu, Chen Fan, and Liu Shu made everyone in China grief. In addition, there are also eight jun, eight gu, eight and, eight chefs and other names: eight jun include Li Ying, Du Mi, Xun Yu, Wang Chang, Liu You, Wei Lang, Zhao Dian, Zhu Yu, the word Jun symbolizes their heroic talent among people; The eight Gu are Guo Tai, Dong Ci, Ba Su, Xia Fu, Fan Fan, Yin Xun, Cai Yan, and Yang Zhi, and the Gu character means that they can lead others with virtue; Eight and are Zhang Jian, Cen Hui, Liu Biao, Chen Xiang, Kong Yu, Fan Kang, Tan Fu, and Zhai Chao, and the characters show that they have the ability to guide others to follow the sages; The eight kitchens are Du Shang, Zhang Miao, Wang Xiao, Liu Ru, Hu Mu, Ban Qin, Zhou Fan, and Xiang Wang Zhang. Among these thirty-two figures, except for Yin Xun and Basu, the rest still exist and are highly admired by scholars; However, the eunuchs regarded him as an enemy, and each time they issued an edict, they strengthened the ban on the party. Hou Lan, the servant of Zhongchang, was resentful of Zhang Jian's destruction of the grave, and instructed the villager Zhu to write a letter to denounce Zhang Jian. Zhu He was known for his treachery, and because he was abandoned by Zhang Jian, he adhered to Hou Lan's intention and framed Zhang Jian and others for forming a party with 24 fellow villagers in an attempt to endanger the community. The seal was upward, and the edict was issued at night, and the officials were immediately ordered to urgently arrest Zhang Jian and others. Cao Jie, the commander of Changle Weiwei, further proposed that Sikong Yufang, as well as Li Ying, Du Mi, Zhu Yu, Xun Yu, Liu Ru, Zhai Chao, Fan Fan and others be arrested together. Emperor Ling, who was only fourteen years old, asked Cao Jie and others: "What is the so-called party ban?" Cao Jie replied: "It's a party member who colludes in private!" Emperor Han Ling asked again: "What is the great crime of the henchmen that they want to be killed?" Cao Jie replied: "Bad planning! Emperor Ling then asked, "What are the intentions of the wrongdoers?" Cao Jie said bluntly: "Trying to endanger the community!" Emperor Ling was silent and immediately ordered an arrest. These inquiries seem to be ignorant, but they are actually deceived by Xiaoxiao. When Li Ying's fellow villagers heard the news, they hurriedly came to inform: "Disaster has come, please flee quickly!" Li Ying said without hesitation: "It is difficult to say goodbye, and it is difficult to escape the crime, so you can be a courtier." I am more than 60 years old, life and death, where are I going? Eventually, he went straight to prison and was eventually captured; His wife was forced to move to the frontier, and his protégés were imprisoned. Jing Gu, the son of Shi Jingyi, is a disciple of Li Ying and has not yet been condemned, but Jing Yi sighed: "I thought that Li Ying was virtuous and sent his son to apprentice, but how could he let his reputation slip through the net, but he could enjoy wealth and wealth?" So, he asked himself to resign and go into hiding, and he was praised as a righteous man by the people of his time. Wu Dao, the governor of Runan, was ordered to arrest Fan Fan, who lived in Zhengqiang County. When Director Wu arrived at the post house, he closed the door and wept alone.
Fan Fan immediately understood when he heard the voice: "This must be because they can't bear to arrest me and feel sorry for me!" So he immediately went to the county seat and turned himself in. The county commander Guo Yi was very surprised to see Fan Fan, and hurriedly took off the seal, led him to flee together, and asked: "The world is so vast, where can't I make a living?" Why are you willing to be in prison? Fan replied, "I think that only death can stop the calamity, how dare I trouble you because of my sins?" Besides, my mother is already old, and if I run away from death, won't it affect my mother even more? Guo Yi then sent someone to pick up Fan Fan's mother and let them say goodbye to the mother and son. Fan Fan said goodbye to his mother and said: "My younger brother Zhongbo has always been filial and can take care of his mother, and my son is willing to follow my father Long Shujun to Huangquan (Fan Fan's father Fan Xian was once the Marquis of Long Shu), and he will gain both life and death." I hope that the mother can give up her kindness and not add to her sorrow, just like her son died of illness! The mother wiped away the tears when she heard this, gritted her teeth firmly with tears, and said slowly: "You can be as famous as Li Du now, why regret death?" If you both gain fame and pursue longevity, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have both worlds! "This mother is also an amazing woman. Fan Pan knelt down for a long time to receive the teachings, stood up and instructed his son, "I wanted you to do evil things, but how can you do evil things? If you were to do good, I would never have done anything bad in my life! Speaking of this, he couldn't help choking up, waved his son to leave, and then followed Director Wu into the capital, and was finally killed in prison. Others, such as the former Sikong Yufang, Sili Lieutenant Zhu Yu, Pei Xiang Xun Yu, Ren Cheng Xiang Liu Ru, Shanyang Taishou Zhai Chao and others were also imprisoned and unjustly killed, while their wives and children were exiled to the frontier.
What's even more infuriating is that the powerful people poison the Quartet and implicate others at will. At the slightest contradiction, they were put under party affiliation and either placed under house arrest or executed. Some people have no grudges with the eunuchs, just because they have the same name, as soon as the rumors came out, they were accused of being party members, and they were arrested all of a sudden. As a result, a large number of unjustly killed people were seated in the party prison, more than 100 people. In some places, the ** was unjustly hunted down and serialized, or died, or exiled, or deposed, or imprisoned, and the number of people reached as many as six or seven hundred. Only Guo Tai, although he was listed as one of the people who were suspected, he was able to be indifferent to fame and fortune and was not affected by alarmism, so he was not harmed and survived. But when I heard that there were many upright celebrities who had died unjustly, I couldn't help but feel sad, wiped away my tears in private, and sighed in my heart: "Zhou Poems once said: 'The clouds of people are dead, and the country is ruined. Now the Han family is also on the road to extinction, I'm afraid it is not far away! I just don't know when this catastrophe will end, and who is behind it? Zhang Jian, who was alone, has been fleeing and has never returned, and has never been found. Determined to kill Zhang Jian, Hou Lan ordered the search to be intensified, and if anyone hid him, he would be punished with Zhang Jian. The ** in various places followed the order to carry out investigations, searched everywhere, and as soon as they met the family of someone who had stayed with Zhang Jian, they were immediately tortured, whipped and punished until death. Kong Bao of Lu State had a deep friendship with Zhang Jian, Zhang Jian once fled to the door of Kong Bao's house, but unfortunately Kong Bao was not at home at that time, only his younger brother Kong Rong was outside to entertain guests. Zhang Jian learned that Kong Bao was not there, his expression was embarrassed, and Kong Rong continued to inquire about his whereabouts.
Kong Rong laughed and said, "Although my brother is out, don't you know that I can also make decisions for you?" So, he left Zhang Jian at home for a few days before leaving. After learning of this, the local ** came to arrest him, but Zhang Jian had already escaped, so Kong Bao and Kong Rong were detained for interrogation. Kong Rong was the first to admit his mistake and said: "Zhang Jian came to find Kong Rong, and this matter is originally related to me." He's gone now and doesn't know where to go. I just kept Zhang Jian, and if I need to take the guilt, I am willing to bear it, and it has nothing to do with my brother! Kong Bao listened to Kong Rong's statement, and immediately said: "He came to ask me for help, I didn't know about it, and Kong Bao should bear the blame." * After listening to their confessions, they fell into doubts and did not know how to adjudicate them, so they re-arraigned Confucius. Mother Confucius replied, "My husband is deceased, so it is supposed that the parents should be responsible for the housework and affairs. I'm willing to admit guilt! * Seeing that the family was struggling to bear the blame and it was difficult to make a decision to convict, they reported their statements to the imperial court. The imperial court issued an edict to make Kong Bao bear the responsibility for the crime and release his mother and Kong Rong. Kong Rong became famous as a result. According to historical records, Kong Rong is the twentieth grandson of Confucius, with a character and a father's name, and once served as the governor of Mount Tai. Kong Rong has shown extraordinary intellect since he was a child. When his family asked him why, he replied, "I'm just a child, and I should take small pears according to the rules." "The family was amazed. When he was ten years old, he went to Beijing with his father, and it happened that Li Ying served as Henan Yin, and strict access control measures were implemented, and he was not allowed to meet unless he was a contemporary celebrity or a person with a good family background. Kong Rong wanted to visit Li Ying, so he came to the gate of the mansion alone and said to the doorman: "I am a relative of Gong Li, and I have come to visit, please inform me!" Seeing that he was young and well-behaved, the doorman decided that he was extraordinary, so he reported it to Li Ying. Li Ying considered that he was a relative of the Tong family, so he couldn't help but meet him, so he specially asked the doorman to lead him in. Although the two did not know each other, Li Ying felt that Kong Rong was well-behaved and generous, and he was curious. So, he asked Kong Rong: "To be able to come here at such a young age must be very smart." But I don't know if your grandfather and father had any friendships, and if they had any grudges with me? Kong Rong replied calmly: "The ancestor Confucius and the nobleman Li Laojun have similar morals and respect each other, which shows that our family has had contacts for generations!" Although the words may seem rhetorical, there is a profound truth.
Li Ying sighed and admired, and Binzo was also envious. Then, Dr. Chen Wei walked in, and the people in the seat relayed Kong Rong's conversation to him. Chen Wei said casually: "Being smart when you were a child may not be peculiar! Kong Rong immediately responded: "You're right, whether you are stupid when you are a child may not determine your future intelligence!" Chen Wei was speechless. Li Ying laughed and said: "If this is Gao Ming, he will definitely become a great person in the future!" Kong Rong said goodbye to everyone. Three years later, his father died, Kong Rong was grief-stricken, and after helping his father, the township called him a filial son; When arguing with his brother about the death penalty, he had both filial piety and cowardice, and his reputation rose to a higher level. Kong Rong's experience when he was young was recounted in this way. And Zhang Jian had already gone on an expedition and finally escaped, although he hurt some relatives and friends, but he only gloomy a few people, including Xia Fu of Chen Liu. Xia Fu heard that Zhang Jian escaped the fate of death, and thought that he was implicated because of this, and couldn't help but sigh privately: "The disasters are all caused by themselves, but they involve the innocent; What is the meaning of life when a man escapes death and causes disaster to thousands of families? So, he cut off his beard and hair, fled into the Lin Jing Mountain, and ruled the family under the pseudonym, doing it himself every day, and his body was haggard, and after two or three years, no one knew that he was Xia Fu. Xia Fu's younger brother Xia Jing sent some silks, but it aroused Xia Fu's anger and said to him angrily: "Why does my brother have to bear the calamity? Hurry up and take it back! Xia Jing had no choice but to retreat. Yuan Hong, a native of Runan, planned to go to the mountains for fear of being implicated, but because his mother was still alive, it was inconvenient to leave his hometown. So he built an earthen chamber, without a portal, but only a small window, through which he curled up and received food; Sometimes his mother missed Yuan Hong, so she came to visit, and Yuan Hong opened the window to answer, and closed the window after the mother left; Although his brothers, wives, and children could not see each other, they died in an earthen chamber after eighteen years.
A long time ago, in Taiqiu, there was a famous man Chen Shi, who lived in Yingchuan. He and his fellow townsman Zhang Rang were well-known figures of the same era. Once, Zhang Rang's father died, and the county officials went to the funeral, but only those celebrities who were stuck in the way were timid. However, Chen Shi did not hesitate to go to express his condolences. Zhang Rang was deeply grateful for this move, so all the celebrities in Yingchuan were spared from being implicated because of Chen Shi's bravery and kept themselves safe. On the other hand, Shen Tupan, who came from Chen Liu, heard that Li Ying, Fan Fan and others were fiercely talking about the government and politics, and they were highly valued by the world. He was deeply worried about the fact that, as was the case during the Warring States period, the discussion of scholars might lead to trouble. Therefore, he chose to live in seclusion among the beams, built a simple house, and lived the same simple life as a servant. At that time, the party struggle was turbulent, and Shen Tupan was fortunate to avoid being implicated, survived that turbulent period, and was able to wander freely in daily life.