Chapter 119: Stand on the sidelines
Two days later, Jian Shuo, who failed to assassinate He Jin, finally could not hide the news of Emperor Ling of Han's death. He could no longer control himself in his cold eyes inside and outside. He had to use a normal method to ask He to enter the palace and go to the Jiade Palace to deal with the funeral of Emperor Ling of Han.
However, when He Bai persuaded him, He Jin, who had been eagerly waiting for him, excitedly invited all officials to enter the palace together, and supported the prince Bin to ascend the throne in front of Emperor Ling of Han. Later, because the emperor was young, Empress Dowager He came to the court to rule the affairs behind the curtain. He Jin did not dare to monopolize the power of the court, so he asked the promotion of the Later General Yuan Wei as the Grand Tutor and participated in the record of the Shangshu together with the General He Jin.
He Bai shook his head from the side. As the saying goes, the more he reaches the critical moment, the more he should act cautiously. Anyway, the power is in control, and there is no rebellion, so why should he be in a hurry? Isn't it possible to handle the funeral of Emperor Ling of Han first? Isn't it better to support Liu Bian to ascend the throne in a few days? Is it better to support Liu Bian in a legitimate way? Such a hurry to support Liu Bian ascend the throne, as if there were still people robbing him. I couldn't wait to see him in vain.
Moreover, as a general, He Jin was obviously in power and had the support of his sister as the queen mother, but he did not dare to dominate the court alone. He actually brought Yuan Wei to participate in the Shangshu. He didn't think about who Yuan Wei was? He was the head of the Yuan family of the fourth generation and three dukes of Runan. With Yuan's influence and connections with prefectures and counties in the court, the power of the court would be completely in his hands in the short time.
He Jin did not go to win over and get close to the three ruling Dukes, but Ma Riyan, Ding Gong and Liu Hong, who were relatively weak, but he went to win over Yuan Wei, who was a descendant general but had a huge power. It was really a mistake.
All of this was thought by He Jin, who was blinded by power, and he never asked He Bai a single sentence. He Bai naturally ignored him and let him go.
A few days later, Jian Shuo, who wanted to be a loyal minister, was in panic all day long, so he discussed with the Ten General Assassinations to assassinate He Jin again. However, his good time passed early, so there was no one who could seek death.
Jian Shuo was then attacked by everyone in the palace. He was captured alive by the eunuchs and handed over to He Jin to imprisonment. He was killed in prison that night. Jian Shuo's military power was so powerful that he fell into He Jin's hands. From then on, He Jin could freely enter and exit the palace.
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Although the Ten Constables' betrayal of Jian Shuo appeased He Jin's heart, Yuan Shao triggered his murderous intention toward the Ten Constables. The reason why Yuan Shao was famous all over the world was that in addition to filial piety, he used his family background to help the Party escape the persecution of eunuchs during the party and corruption disaster. Yuan Shao, who tasted the sweetness, could be said to be eyeing the eunuchs and had the possibility of attacking at any time.
The Ten Constant Attendants abandoned their martial arts, which was a great joy for Yuan Shao. However, before Yuan Shao finished his plan, the Ten Constant Attendants who also reacted at the same time did not think that it would be foolproof to comfort He Jin. So he brought out the mother of Emperor Ling of Han, and the Empress Dowager Dong came out to rule the country from behind. One was to compete for a good treatment for the prince, and the other was to protect the royal loyal servants, the Ten Constant Attendants, and not ask the scholars to destroy them.
This strategy seems good, but the ten eunuchs overestimated the political wisdom of Empress Dowager Dong. He Bai also shook his head for this Empress Dowager Dong. When Emperor Ling of Han was young, this old woman instigated Emperor Ling of Han to sell official positions and titles. As the empress dowager, she did not educate the emperor well, nor did she consider the world of his son, she acted randomly, and made money greedy. It can be said that she would bear most of the responsibility for the chaos of Emperor Ling of Han during the dynasty.
Now that his son is dead, the man who has no support wants to rule the country from behind the curtain and fight for power with the ministers, he is simply seeking death. He doesn't think about why he is right?
In order to make Liu Xie the crown prince, she gave Han Ling a lot of eye drops from Empress Dowager He and Liu Bian, but she offended Empress Dowager He very much. Now the new emperor is Liu Bian, who is in power, and his mother and uncle, but the grandmother who has resentment has to come out to rule behind the curtain and fight for power and profit. It makes people feel disheartened when thinking about it.
It would be fine if Empress Dowager Dong was smart and skilled. However, she was rude and arrogant, and not only offended Empress Dowager He and He Jin again, but also aroused the disgust of all officials. Empress Dowager He held a banquet in the harem, and wanted to persuade him to refuse to listen. Instead, she threatened Empress Dowager He, who wanted to kill He Jin with her nephew, General Dong Chong, and even abolished Liu Bian and re-established Liu Xie. It was extremely stupid.
How could Empress Dowager He and He Jin, who were so proud, bear this? They even more suspected that Jian Shuo wanted to kill He Jin, but they were probably instructed by Empress Dowager Dong. After all, Emperor Ling of Han died in Empress Dowager Dong's palace at that time, and only said that he would conceal the emperor's death, so Empress Dowager Dong could not escape.
To prevent it, He Jin immediately summoned the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei, and the three public discussions. Yuan Wei and the Three Dukes also did not like the Queen Mother Dong, so they were all right. So they asked the court officials to report that the Queen Mother Dong was originally a vassal concubine and should not be staying in the palace for a long time. They would still be moved back to Hejian Kingdom to settle the palace and leave the palace gate at a limited time.
While sending people to send Empress Dowager Dong, he also called the imperial guards to surround the mansion of the cavalry general Dong Chong and searched for seals and ribbons. There were only one thousand soldiers and horses in Dong Chong's mansion, how could he fight? In order to protect his family, Dong Chong committed suicide in the mansion. Once Dong Chong died, the troops and horses surrounding the mansion dispersed.
All these political struggles are a matter of duty compared to He Jin. He Bai did not pay much attention to it. He just persuaded not to move Empress Dong back to Hejian Country, because the journey was long and Empress Dong was all lost, and she was old and weak, so she could not go so far. Moreover, Empress Dong was the biological mother of Emperor Ling of Han after all, and she should not be taken too little, otherwise the people in the world would have complaints.
However, the proud He Jin did not listen at all. He insisted on driving Dong Hou away and let him die. He did not expect that Dong Hou would return to Hejian Country with a storm of spirits, fear and longing for Liu Xie, and finally died of illness at the post station.
Now He Jin fell into his crotch with yellow mud, and it was either shit or shit. Rumors of forcing the poisoning of Emperor Ling of Han to death. There were also rumors that He Jin not only murdered Empress Dowager Dong, but also wanted to follow Wang Mang's affairs and wanted to seize the entire Han Dynasty.
The violent rumors suddenly caught He Jin off guard. After burying Emperor Ling of Han in Wenling, Empress Dowager Dong's Lingshu was buried in Shenling in Hejian. He Jin then claimed that he was sick and wanted to temporarily avoid the limelight and avoid suspicion. The power of the court was immediately brought to the hands of the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei.
Yuan Wei then promoted Yuan's disciples, and even promoted Henan Yin Yuan Yuan Shu to the General of Hu Ben and commanded Hu Ben's banished troops. Yuan Shao was promoted to the Sili lieutenant, supervising ministers and royal relatives in the court, as well as officials from seven counties including Jingzhao Yin, Zuo Fengyi, You Fufeng, Hedong, Henan, Hanoi and Hongnong near Kyoto.
However, although Yuan Wei held great power in the court, he did not receive support from the emperor and the empress dowager in the court, and his status was unstable after all. However, Empress Dowager He did not have his brother He Jin to help the young emperor and himself in the court, and he felt quite uneasy.
In addition, Empress Dowager He was unwilling to deal with the officials and scholars in the court themselves as a woman. Now she distrusts the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei’s actions in the court recently, so she re-appointed the Ten Constables to compete with Yuan Wei for power in the court.
Without the support of the imperial power, Yuan Wei was suppressed by the ten regular attendants of the political struggle masters in less than a month and retreated repeatedly. With no choice, Yuan Wei was determined to invite General He Jin again to participate in the affairs of the Shangshu, and regain the power of the court.
However, just using rumors to force He Jin to retreat, and Yuan Shao, who saw that Yuan had dominated the court, was reluctant to give up. Yuan Shao did not want the government to fall into a vicious circle of eunuchs and relatives taking turns to rule, but he had nothing to do with all officials and scholars. So he thought about driving dogs and driving rabbits, and trying to lure He Jin to kill all the eunuchs. As long as the eunuchs were destroyed, how could He Jin, who was indifferent to the world, fight against the Yuan family of Runan, who was expected by scholars in the world.
Yuan Shao's plan immediately made He Jin, who had returned from power, fall into a dilemma.
"It's dawn, Yuan Benchu said to me: 'Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others were rumored outside. The Duke poisoned Empress Dong to plan a major event. If he did not kill the eunuchs at this time, the queen would definitely cause a great disaster. In the past, Dou Wu wanted to kill the inner priest, but the plan was not secret, and he would suffer the disaster. Now the Duke brothers and subordinates are all handsome men; if he tried his best, the matter was in control. This time, the time when heaven was praising him, he should not be lost.' Do you think this matter can be accomplished?" He Jin asked with distressed grinding his eyebrows.
It was already early July. In just over two months, the political competition and struggle in Luoyang City made He Bai, who was watching coldly, amazed. What he saw in history books was not enjoyable after all.
The Yuan family's methods were too clever and almost dominated the court, which made He Jin, who suffered a great loss, had no doubt about them. If he had not been a bystander and had historical results, he could have seen something from it. If he had changed his position with He Jin, he might have been fooled by the Yuan family.
He Bai sighed and asked, "What kind of grudge should the General and the Ten Generals? Why do you have to kill them?"
He Jin was stunned, yes, he was frightened by the Ten Constellation Master He, why did he kill them? In the past, Empress Dowager He was hated by Emperor Ling of Han because he killed Prince Xie's mother Wang Meiren. If it weren't for the Ten Constellation Masters running around, Empress Dowager He would have almost been deposed. The wealth of the He clan was gathered in Empress Dowager He at that time. The Ten Constellation Master had only kindness to the He clan, but no hatred.
After a long time, He Jin said hesitantly: "At the beginning, Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others were rumored, saying that I poisoned Empress Dong and wanted to plan a major event. I almost lost my authority. Who would be hateful..."
He Bai smiled and shook his head and said, "Even if the general loses power for a while, how can the general stay idle? Dou Wu was killed in the past because His Majesty Emperor Huan had no relatives. However, His Majesty the emperor is the nephew of the general. Who in the world dares to harm you? Is the rumors spread by them? Even if they spread them, they are just to protect themselves. If the general doesn't have malice to them, they will be grateful to you, so how dare they harm you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, He Bai secretly cursed for his own troubles. If He Jin did not die, then the relatives in the foreign court would be in power and the court would not be in chaos. The world would be difficult to completely confusing for a while, and his idea of the country would be difficult to realize.
Chapter completed!