Chapter 10: Get close first and then become distant
Time came to August of the first year of Guangxi, and there was silence inside and outside Luoyang City. Since Ding Yuan set fire to demonstrate in Mengjin, many people in the city realized that something was wrong, and began to move away their belongings from their homes, trying to go south to Jingzhou for refuge, but it was too late. Fu Yuankai thought this was a move that would shake people's hearts, so he ordered Zhu Jun to seal the city gates, and no imperial troops or officials were allowed to leave the city except for those coming and going.
When the residents of the city learned that Master Xiu had ordered such an order, they all sighed and said: There is still a disaster that cannot be avoided. They can only prepare food and water, nail the door with wooden boards, and sit in the room day and night to wait for the incident. Such a huge country. In the capital, there are only city guards wandering around on the streets, which can be said to be extremely ridiculous.
But in addition, He Jin felt even more exhausted mentally and physically. Luoyang would send piles of petitions to Xianyang Court every day, most of which asked him to withdraw his troops. The tone was either gentle advice or harsh rebuke, which made him upset. There were also a small number of letters submitted secretly, but all of them were burned to the ground.
He could ignore the list, but he could not ignore the generals he transferred. Dong Zhuoqiao and Mao Dingyuan sent envoys every two days to ask when the general would lead his troops into the city. They were willing to serve as pioneers and kill for the general. In order to win over the rebellious ministers, He Jin left these envoys to have a meal together, comforted them, and then asked them to bring gifts back to the camp.
After finally settling down for a while, Yuan Shao returned to the garden from the city, but still wanted to persuade He Jin to kill the regular servants. He Jin had long been tired of hearing it, and he waved to him every day and said: "Don't say more, I already have it in my heart." We have a plan." He Jin placed his hope in the regular attendants who would sign up and return home. After all, the regular attendants also promised He Jin in July that he would return to his hometown in August at the latest.
But on the night of the tenth day of August, He Yong sent an envoy to quickly drive out of the city from the palace and go to Xianyang Garden to report that Zhang Rang had persuaded the Queen Mother through his daughter-in-law He's relationship, and the Queen Mother issued a decree to allow it. The regular attendants returned to the palace to serve.
He Jin was furious and sent someone to inquire about the specific situation: It turned out that He was visiting relatives in the palace today and took the opportunity to hand over a statement of Zhang Rang to the Queen Mother. The statement said: "I have committed a crime and my whole family should return home to serve the country. It is just a crime." I thought about my family background and received the emperor's favor, but my money could only stay away from Luoyang. Therefore, I was so sentimental that I begged the Queen Mother and begged to be allowed to enter the palace for a few more days. If I could see the Queen Mother and Her Majesty for a few more days, it would be like this Come, even after returning home, I will be buried in the mountains and fields, and I will die with no regrets."
After the Queen Mother read the memorandum, in front of all the officials in the province, she took her little girl by the hand and sat down at the table. She covered her eyes with silk and leaned against He for a long time, and then she sobbed and said: "In the past, when the late Emperor was here, I often Under the pressure of the Empress Dowager Yongle, thanks to the care of Duke Zhang and Zhao Gong at home, the support of the eldest brother outside, and the unity of the inside and outside, we have the wealth and honor we have today. But unexpectedly, the eldest brother was instigated by someone and actually used bows, arrows and swords against his brothers."
Speaking of this, the Queen Mother wiped away her tears and solemnly gave the order: "I will let Mr. Zhang and others enter the palace for a few more days. Several of his people protected me back then, but I cannot be an unscrupulous person who does not know how to repay. If the eldest brother wants to If you depose me as queen, I will be considered worthy of my death." After these words, how did the officials in the province respond? They could only follow the Queen Mother's wishes and issue an edict to summon Zhang Rang and other regular attendants to the palace.
The army was approaching, but the Queen Mother still refused to give in. Instead, she protected the regular servants in the palace. There was nothing she could do about He Jin. That night, the general was extremely depressed and invited his only son He Xian to drink with him. His wife, Yin, was waiting by the side. He only drank.
After two cups, I felt a surge of sadness pouring into my mouth, and I couldn't help but pour out my bitterness to He Xian:
"Why did my father ever want to go against the Queen Mother? But for more than twenty years, all the ministers have been rebellious and deeply hostile to the party members. Nowadays, the criticism of the party members has become a trend, and their reputation has spread to the countryside. It has become a general trend. With the ability of the late emperor, he still wants to lift the shackles of the party.
Relying on members of the party. But now the Queen Mother and her younger brothers and sisters are protecting Chang Shi, which will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the party members. This is the way to bring disaster!"
He Xian quite agreed with this, but he was also doubtful. He asked his father puzzledly: "In that case, why don't you send someone to arrest the regular servants and kill them on the spot? But you insist on bringing troops into the capital and threatening the eunuchs to remove themselves from their posts?" He Jin glanced at him, shook his finger slightly, and admonished him: "Young man, you don't even understand this." Then he poured himself two cups and sighed: "Now that the Queen Mother is in power, everyone inside and outside is a party member.
, there are only a few people who praise me, and only Chang Shi has a little respect for himself. If I kill him, I will be known as a dictatorship. When Your Majesty grows up, how should I deal with myself as a father?"
Speaking of this, He Jin went through several of the successive generals since the ZTE: Dou Xian committed suicide, Deng Zhi committed suicide, Geng Bao committed suicide, Liang Shang died well, Liang Ji committed suicide by the Yi Tribe, Dou Wu committed suicide by the Yi Tribe, among the six
Only one person died well.
He Xian sweated through his deep clothes after hearing this, leaving He Jin to sigh in vain: "Bo Cheng, there is a precedent here. Since my father took up the post of general, he has been fighting hard and not daring to slack off. How much more is he good at killing the late emperor's left and right men? Compared with this
I said, moving troops into Luo is nothing more than a trivial matter."
At this point, both father and son were silent in the case. Only Yin made soup with sour plums and came in. At this time, Yin was six months pregnant and was very inconvenient. He Jin saw his daughter-in-law cheering and rushed to pick her up.
After drinking the soup, he apologized to Mrs. Yin and said: "I have not thought well about my father. You are pregnant now. Please rest early. I will call the maid."
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Yin shook her head, but still knelt down on one side, and said to the father-in-law in a gentle manner: "Listen to what you said, how can I sleep peacefully? Now, everyone inside and outside Luoyang is paying attention to you, and you are a little careless.
, it is difficult for me and Bocheng to survive. When life and death are at stake, I also have something to say: According to what I have seen, your administration has not been successful so far, it is just that you don’t know the Queen Mother’s thoughts.”
He Jin was greatly surprised. He looked squarely at Mr. Yin and said, "I would like to hear the details."
Mrs. Yin then put her hands on her knees and spoke eloquently: "Since the late emperor's death, your Excellency has taken refuge in Xianyang Garden, hidden among the troops, and called himself sick outside the city. He does not attend funerals or funerals, and does not enter the palace in the fourth month.
"In the middle, who is the one you are guarding against?"
He Jin blurted out: "Jian Shuo failed to stab me, and he was killed by me, but Jian Shuo has many friends in the palace, so I must guard against him!"
Yin shook his head and said: "At that time, the emperor's throne was uncertain and the artifact had no owner. Only Jian Shuo dared to do such a treasonous act. But now that the emperor has ascended the throne, it has been three months, the Dong family has been executed, and it has been two months since the Queen Mother came to the court to take the throne.
, and there are chariots and cavalry to assist, how can there be another assassination? As the Queen Mother thought, your Excellency did not enter the palace, but also sent troops to Luo, it is because you have no brotherly feelings and have a disobedient heart!" p>
He Jin suddenly realized, he stood up, the oil lamp swayed, and the figure on the wall moved back and forth. He Jin turned his back to the two of them, thought for a moment, then turned back to Yin and said: "You are right, Bocheng
He is lucky to be able to marry you. I will go to the palace tomorrow to talk about old friendship with the Queen Mother in person and reveal my difficulties. I believe that the Queen Mother will feel my affection and her grudges will be gone, and those regular attendants will not have anything to worry about."
On the twenty-fifth day of August, He Jin put on his mountain-pattern court clothes, a red turban on his head, and military boots on his feet. He looked at himself in the bronze mirror and looked at his expression. He couldn't help but smile to his son and said, "I have been in the garden for four months, and I have a lot of fat on my waist."
"Meat". Then he ordered to summon his generals Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang, and said to them: "I am going into the city today to meet the Queen Mother. You each bring 500 men and horses to follow me into the city." Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang looked happy.
, asked He Jin: "The general is determined to enter the palace and kill the regular servants?"
He Jin frowned when he heard this, but then he smiled with relief and said: "How can you kill people in the palace? Don't think too much. But I have a plan, and I will be able to convince the Queen Mother to kill the regular servants." The two of them returned happily. He Jin
Then he chose his mount in the stable, and when the two men led the team, he finally selected a white-fronted horse, pulled the bridle, the horse neighed, and He Jin immediately rode in front.
Thousands of people rode horses out of Xianyang Garden and walked on the outskirts of Luoyang City. The rain stopped for a while, and the land on both sides of the official road was golden. The waves of wheat were rolling, so that the wind was filled with the fragrance of ripeness. The farmers were burying their heads in the streets.
, harvesting tons of wheat ears, showing that this year is a rare harvest year. He Jin felt happy when he saw this scene, so he asked the teams to line up in twos and form a long thin line on the official road, so as not to disturb the common people.
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The north wind was strong and the horses' hooves were beating slowly. After walking for an hour, He Jin finally saw the Yongmen Gate again. There were few people walking in front of the Yongmen Gate. He only saw an old general who was politely greeting the guards in front of the gate for dereliction of duty. His voice could be heard clearly even half a mile away.
He Jin knew that it was Zhu Jun, the captain of the city gate. He rode up to greet him. Zhu Jun was stunned when he heard the sound. He turned around and looked up and saw He Jin. Only then did he show a satisfied look on his face and asked him: "General, what are you going to do?"
Entering the palace to meet the saint?"
He Jin nodded and said yes, and Zhu Jun sighed and said: "Once this matter is over, the general will definitely restrain Yuan Benzhu, Dong Zhuo and others. They will do whatever they want, but the reputation of the general will be damaged."
He Jin was stunned when he heard the words, feeling that he had missed something, but he didn't have time to think about it carefully and couldn't figure it out. At this time, Zhu Jun stroked his beard and asked: "If the general is free tonight, can he come?
Tell me about it in my house?" He Jin replied with a smile: "If Mr. Zhu invites you, I can do anything for you."
The two of them said goodbye. He Jin went to Baihumen and asked Wu Kuang, Zhang Zhang and other soldiers to wait here. He dismounted and walked to the Jiade Hall to see the Queen Mother.
At this time, Luoyang was already a pyre, and any disturbance would become a spark that ignited the torch. As soon as the general entered the city, the news spread throughout Luoyang in just an hour.
Yuan Shao was stationed at Pingcheng Gate at this time. When he received the news from Xun You, he couldn't help but smile. He then summoned Wu Chen and told him: "You can directly send my message to Taifu and say
The time has come tonight, wait for my news, and as soon as the general dies, we will act as planned!"
Wu Chen bowed and agreed. He had been traveling back and forth to the state for Yuan Shao in the past six months, and he had long been impressed by Yuan Shao's layout. But at this time, he still couldn't help asking: "What if the general does not die?"
Yuan Shao sneered when he heard this. He looked up at the towering palace wall of Nangong and said calmly: "If the general enters the palace in June, the Queen Mother may let him go. But now it is August, the time has passed, and there is no gap.
Eliminate. As the saying goes, what can be gained after overturning the water? The He family was destroyed, and the party members’ revival began today.”