Zhang Rang led dozens of his party members, armed with weapons, to sneak in through the side door and ambush under the palace gate. When He came out, he pretended to summon him with the Queen Mother's decree. He Jin didn't think much about it, but he had just entered the palace.
He saw angry faces. Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Guo Sheng and more than a dozen middle-ranking officials. Then Huangmen ordered Yuan She and Shang Fangjian Qumu to rush from both sides of the hall with dozens of middle-ranking officials.
They came out and surrounded him with swords.
Zhang Rang and others accused He Jindao: "The chaos in the world is not only the fault of our eunuchs. The late emperor was angry with the queen mother and almost deposed her. We rescued her with tears, and each of us donated tens of millions of our family wealth as gifts to calm the late emperor.
Come down, now we just want to be under your sect. Now you actually want to kill us and exterminate the clan, isn't it too much!"
He Jin could only say helplessly at this time: "It's not that I want to kill you, but Yuan Shao and the others pretended to pass on my orders to kill your relatives!"
Zhao Zhong said angrily: "It is indeed these nobles who are provoking it. General, if you kill us all, will the nobles let you go? I know them. They are not even convinced by His Majesty. They want to use His Majesty as a puppet. How can they convince you?"
General, before you become a puppet, Yuan Shao dares to impersonate your orders. When we become a puppet, what else can you do to subdue the scholars, General?"
He Jin thought for a while and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Zhao Zhongdao: "We don't have high demands, we just want to save our lives. The Xiyuan Army belongs to us. If you hand over the Xiyuan Army, we will help you deal with Yuan Wei and the others!"
Zhang Rang also said: "This is our bottom line!"
But He Jin didn't want to hand over the Xiyuan Army at all, so the two sides broke up.
When the two sides were arguing, Shang Fang's supervisor Qu Mu accidentally killed He Jin, which left Zhang and them dumbfounded!
They didn’t want to kill He Jin either, because they knew they wouldn’t let Yuan Wei go if they killed He Jin!
But now the deal is done, and they can only find a way to save themselves!
Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others wrote edicts and appointed former Taiwei Fan Ling as Sili Xiaowei and Shaofu Xu Xiang as Henan Yin. They wanted to control the situation in Luoyang City first and then find ways to seize military power.
But when Lu Zhi saw the edict written by Zhang Rang and others, he felt suspicious and said, "Please invite General He Jin to come out and discuss it together."
Of course they couldn't invite He Jin!
Zhang Rang and others wanted to use He Jin's head to frighten the army led by He Jin, so they threw He Jin's head out of the palace and said: "He Jin has rebelled and has been executed!"
The generals who followed He Jin into the palace were shocked when they saw He Jin's head.
Yuan Shu was overjoyed when he saw He Jin's death, and then angrily said to the soldiers around him: "Brothers, the eunuchs have killed the general, everyone follow me and fight in to avenge the general!"
Celebrity Yuan Shu mobilized a battalion of 5,000 men and began to attack the palace!
Luoyang City, Yuan Mansion!
After receiving the news from Yuan Shu, Yuan Wei was very surprised. He immediately summoned all the masters of Luoyang City and told them that the general had been killed by Zhang Zhi!
Cui Lie worriedly said: "Now that the general is dead, if Zhang lets them use the imperial edict to instigate the rebellion of the northern and southern armies, we will be in danger!"
The Northern and Southern armies were the last line of defense for the Liu family. Although the generals at the top were members of aristocratic families, the camp commanders and army commanders at the bottom were all meritorious deeds from various places. Their real loyalty was to the emperor, not to those from aristocratic families who they could command.
moveable!
Dou Wu had to commit suicide because he could not command the northern and southern armies!
Yuan Wei was worried. If the eunuchs really controlled the northern and southern armies, Luoyang would be plunged into a bloody storm. I'm afraid that if the party doesn't imprison them by then, most of them will be eliminated by the eunuchs!
He Yong shouted: "It has come to this. We and the eunuchs are already fighting to the death. What else can we think of? Now we need to take advantage of Zhang Rang and the others to seize the city of Luoyang immediately and attack it before they can control the northern and southern armies."
The palace killed Zhang Rang and the others."
Many family heads were in an uproar. They wanted to kill the eunuchs, but attacking the palace was not a rebellion. No matter who became emperor in the future, they would not be able to spare the people behind the scenes. Many family heads immediately shook their heads and did not agree with He Yong's idea! Their family has a great cause.
Don't dare to take such a risk.
But He Yong said angrily: "If we don't attack the palace, how can we kill Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and the others? Are we just waiting for them to use the imperial edict to instigate the North and South armies? The longer we delay now, the more dangerous it will be for us! Now the general is
Death, the army in the hands of the general is commanded by our people. Only by killing Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong before everyone can react can our situation be improved by annihilating the eunuchs!"
Ma Rixi said hesitantly: "But attacking the palace is an act of rebellion. My family has been loyal for generations. If you really do something like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to see your ancestors even after you die!"
"Yes! How could we, who have been loyal for generations, do such a heinous thing! We surrounded the palace and warned them that they would show up sooner or later, and it would be the same if we killed them when the time comes!"
Other families also had the same idea as Ma Rixi. It was fine for them to play tricks in secret, but to blatantly lead troops to attack the palace was to overturn the table, to deceive the emperor, and to rebel.
The old Liu family is very cautious. Even if they kill Zhang Rang and others today, as long as the emperor is still surnamed Liu, every one of them will be on the emperor's blacklist.
It is true that the aristocratic families can suppress even the imperial power when they unite, but it is a pity that they are a loose alliance, and even have fierce internal conflicts. For example, the Kansai generals and the Kanto aristocratic families, as well as the local tyrants in Shu, and the local tyrants in Jiangdong are all suppressed by the Kanto clan.
The other party is the dispute between the Yuan family and the Yang family, the first family of the Han Dynasty, etc. As long as the emperor does not attack the entire Han family and deals with one family alone, the imperial power has an overwhelming advantage. Even the Yuan family, the first family, cannot withstand the imperial power.
revenge.
Now everyone is interested in Yuan Wei as the leader. As the eldest brother of the aristocratic family, shouldn't you bear the blame?
Yuan Wei looked depressed. He had been tricked by a naughty boy. Yuan Shu had already begun to attack the palace. What other family heads thought was that since you were already on the blacklist, you might as well continue to take more blame. Everyone will remember your good deeds.
of!
His old Yuan family has already entered the Liu family's blacklist. No matter who becomes emperor in the future, it is impossible to trust the Yuan family. The glory of the fourth and third sons of the Yuan family may be ruined in his hands!
After thinking about it, Yuan Wei said solemnly: "Inform the Commander-in-Chief, Luoyang is under martial law from now on. No one is allowed to leave the city, and anyone who disobeys the order will be killed. Order the city gate commander to block all the gates of Luoyang City, and no one is allowed to leave the city.
Even if there is an imperial decree!"
What Yuan Wei is most worried about now is that Zhang let them kidnap the young emperor and leave Luoyang City. When Zhang Rang uses the young emperor to call on the prefects from all over the world to come to the capital, they will be dead!
He Yong said: "I'm afraid that ordinary school captains don't dare to block the imperial edict. If they let the eunuchs go, we will be passive."
Yuan Wei thought for a while and said: "Place our people at various gates of Luoyang City, and we must not let the eunuchs escape!"
Gu Ruo
He Yong said: "I'll get ready right now!"
"Order Luoyang to order Zhou Shen to surround the eunuch's mansion and not let any eunuch be spared!"
Yuan Wei immediately issued an order to control the entire Luoyang City. Now he can no longer retreat. As for the other family heads, they can only wait here for news!
On this day, the whole city of Luoyang was shouting and killing, and the people of Luoyang City were so frightened that they hid in their rooms.
At this moment, the flames in the direction of the palace soared into the sky, instantly turning half the sky red, and the entire city of Luoyang could see it!
Yuan Wei and others were shocked and said: "Did the eunuchs burn down the palace?"
Ma Rixi worriedly said: "The eunuchs will not be desperate and want to burn His Majesty to death and die with us!"
If even the emperor is killed, none of the people who launched the mutiny will be able to escape. Even if they barely survive, the reputation of a traitor will be left in the history of history. It is better for them to die.
!At least it won’t drag down the family’s reputation.
Yuan Wei immediately ordered people to inquire about the news, and found out that it was Yuan Shu who set fire to the Suzaku Gate.
"This bastard, does he want to destroy the nine Yuan clans? He has no idea at all!" Yuan Wei cursed angrily.
Yuan Wei really wants to strangle Yuan Shu to death now. Why do they, the heads of powerful families, have to let He Jin be the leader to kill the eunuchs? Don't they have the strength?
They are not worried about being resented by the young emperor and will give them little shoes in the future, but it is different to let He Jin go out. If the young emperor wants to hate, he will also hate his uncle. Moreover, if the young emperor wants to seize power in the future, they can also support the young emperor or the general.
But now it's better. When He Jin died, Yuan Shu danced so happily that all the eyes of the entire Luoyang City were focused on the Yuan family. This does not mean that the Yuan family was not the mastermind of the mutiny in Luoyang City.
From now on, no matter the He family, the eunuchs, or the royal family, they will all think that the Yuan family is the mastermind behind this, and they will definitely take revenge on the Yuan family afterwards.
Yuan Wei is now desperately thinking about how to get the Yuan family out of the current predicament!
He called Yuan Shao's novel and ordered: "The He family has been completely offended by us. The people of the He family cannot stay. Find someone to kill He Miao!"
Then Yuan Wei went to other family heads and said: "Now that the general is dead and His Majesty's whereabouts are unknown, we have the final say in Luoyang City. It's time to liquidate the eunuch party. Except for Zhang Rang and others, we have the scum of the gentry who have taken refuge in the eunuch party.
You can’t stay either.”
Cui Lie shouted: "Yes, we should take this opportunity to kill them all and let the world see the consequences of defecting to the eunuchs!"
Zhang Wen said: "Xu Xiang went to the eunuch party, which would bring disaster to the big man and he couldn't stay!"
Wang Yundao said: "Fan Ling has taken refuge in the eunuchs and has done all kinds of evil, so he cannot stay!"
Then each family head mentioned some nobles who had defected to the eunuch party, and they obviously wanted to take this opportunity to kill all their political opponents!
After doing all this, Yuan Wei was thinking about whether there were political enemies of the Yuan family. He soon thought that today he had killed the entire He family, and he had become a life-or-death enemy with the current Empress Dowager He.
As long as the Queen Mother He is still alive, she will definitely avenge his two brothers and the He family. In other words, after getting rid of the eunuchs, he will also find a way to abolish the Queen Mother He.
But if you want to abolish the Queen Mother He, you must abolish the current Emperor. Otherwise, the Emperor will also avenge the Queen Mother, and even revenge for Yuan Shu's attack on the palace and the burning of the palace. Thinking of this, Yuan Wei had a headache. Yuan Shu, an unfilial son, really wanted to do this.
The entire Yuan clan has been dragged down to death, and it has provoked such a powerful political opponent. It is really hard to think that no one in the Yuan clan dares to provoke them!
Depose him as the emperor! This was something Yuan Wei never dared to think about before, but now it is something he has to find a way to do. He was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty and was forced to become a traitor!
Everything he did was obviously for the sake of the Han Dynasty, so why did he end up like this?
He, the fourth and third prince of the Yuan family, has received so much favor from the emperor, will he really become a rebellious minister despised by the world in the future?
Everything he did was to completely eradicate eunuchs and relatives, to stabilize the Han Dynasty, and to revive the Tianwei of the Han Dynasty.
There is obviously no selfish intention, but why has it reached this point today? I, the Yuan family, have actually become a rebellious minister of the imperial court!
Yuan Wei knew that even if he was the fourth and third prince of the Yuan family and had disciples and former officials all over the world, if he really went against the emperor, his disciples and former officials would abandon him. The best outcome would be for the Yuan family to be destroyed. If he were not careful, the nine clans would be destroyed.
Kill it!
Yuan Wei didn't want the Yuan family's centuries-old foundation to be ruined in one fell swoop, let alone his own family's infamy for thousands of years. He now had to find a way to get out of this situation, and he couldn't let the Yuan family stand out like this anymore.
At this time, Yuan Wei suddenly thought of a very good scapegoat, Dong Zhuo!
Dong Zhuo's army is not far from Luoyang City. Originally, he did not intend to let Dong Zhuo enter Luoyang City, but now it seems that some things really require Dong Zhuo, a reckless man, to do it.
Only when Dong Zhuo comes forward will the Yuan family slowly withdraw, and people in the world will slowly forget what the Yuan family did. Moreover, some things that are difficult to do can also be done by Dong Zhuo.
Thinking of this, Yuan Wei wrote a letter and asked his cronies to hand it over to Dong Zhuo!
At this time, Dong Zhuo was leading his army to cross the Yellow River!
Because there are a large number of troops and a large number of war horses, we have barely read the vanguard of 3,000 people now, and the others are still waiting slowly!
At this time, Li Ru said happily: "General, Luoyang City is in chaos. General He Jun was killed by Zhang Rang and others. Now the situation in Luoyang City is most beneficial to us! This is a letter from the Grand Master to you!"
Dong Zhuo immediately read the letter in Li Ru's hand. After a long time, he burst into laughter and said, "Yuan Wei really wants me to come to suppress the situation. The money he spent this time was really enough, and he actually gave it to the Taiwei!"
Li Ru smiled at this salute and said: "I will first pay my respects to the Taiwei! Yuan Wei is the leader of the world, and he has acknowledged it. This means that the princes in Luoyang City are also willing to let the general become a Taiwei!"
Dong Zhuo sneered and said: "It doesn't matter if Duan Xi becomes a Taiwei, or he was killed by the nobles. It can be seen that if we warriors become a Taiwei, we are still a dog of the noble nobles. I have been a dog all my life, and I don't want to be a dog anymore."
Lei Gong reminded me that the princes in Luoyang City are just rats without power. Why can't I stand up and let Yuan Wei and the others be dogs! This time when I go to Luoyang City, I want to be the master and the man.