When Chen Cheng and Yan Zhong said in unison, "Jian Shuo went to kill He Jin," they had different thoughts. Yan Zhong did not expect that the eunuch could be so decisive and strike so quickly, but as long as he killed He Jin
That's fine, no matter who kills him. The eunuchs are better at taking action. When the time comes, they can summon the general's old troops and kill him back.
Chen Cheng, on the other hand, thought that he had to do what Yan Zhong said before, and first try his best to defeat the powerful families under the general's command. Thinking that he could not kill all the eunuchs in the Jiade Palace behind him, he felt a little regretful. But still
It’s hard to say, what if Jian Shuo misses? Sometimes, success or failure can happen in an instant, so you have to have enough patience.
Yan Zhong whispered: "Your Majesty, please discuss the aftermath with Zhongshu Ling and Dachangqiu immediately."
Chen Cheng glanced at him and said, "There's no rush, just wait."
"What are you waiting for?"
"We'll wait until the news is confirmed."
Yan Zhong stopped talking, and the two stood at the door of Jiade Hall, looking at the sky in the distance.
Not long after, the sound of swords clashing and screams came from the direction of Zhuolongyuan, and then hundreds of people shouted loudly: "The general is dead!"
Yan Zhong's tense nerves finally relaxed and he said relaxedly: "Your Majesty, it's not too late!"
Chen Cheng nodded, turned around and walked a few steps, crossed the threshold, and entered the Jiade Hall. On the brocade tower, Liu Hong was already furious. Zhang Rang heard the noise outside, listened for a while, and then turned to the people beside him.
The imperial doctor who was wiping his sweat said: "Give your Majesty some medicine!"
The imperial doctor looked at Empress Dowager Dong who was sitting next to the emperor, lowered her head and asked: "Empress Dowager, do you see this?"
Empress Dowager Dong has been bringing Dong Hou and Liu Xie here for a long time, and she has been crying. She only has such a son, and now the white-haired man is giving the black-haired man, she has been heartbroken for a long time, but she is not an ordinary person after all, she has seen too much
The palace is full of blood and blood, and its heart is much harder than ordinary people.
She stood up, moved her position, wiped her tears and said, "Take medicine."
The imperial doctor poured a bowl of the medicine that had been boiled on the stove, then opened the emperor's teeth and drank it. After the soup was poured down, a small part came out from the innermost part of Liu Hong's penis, covering his crimson silk
It was dyed a dim yellow color. But no one had the intention to pay attention to this at this time, but focused on the emperor's face.
Chen Cheng also waited for a while, but the emperor never opened his eyes. Zhang Rang turned around suddenly, kicked the imperial doctor over, and said angrily: "Why hasn't the emperor woke up yet? You quack doctor, I will kill you!"
The imperial doctor was kicked to the ground, but he did not dare to get up. He lay on the ground and said tremblingly: "Individual physiques are different, and the amount and time required for medicine are also different. Your Majesty is already weak..."
When the brocade collapsed, Liu Hong let out a long groan and opened his eyes. When he saw his mother, Empress Dowager Dong, and his son, Liu Xie, he whispered, "Why are you here?"
Zhang Rang was overjoyed when he heard this. He rushed over and knelt on the ground, crying: "Your Majesty, you are finally awake!"
Liu Hong moved, saw it was Zhang Rang, and said, "What are you kneeling for?"
He looked up and saw the room full of soldiers, maids and eunuchs. He suddenly understood and said with a wry smile: "It seems the time has come!"
Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others did not dare to speak. Empress Dowager Dong was in tears. Only Liu Xie walked over and shouted: "Father!"
Liu Hong showed a smile on his face and said: "Dong Hou is like me, he can succeed to the throne."
Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong looked at each other and said loudly: "As ordered, I will serve Dong Hou as the emperor!"
Although Liu Xie was only eight years old, he already understood many things. He cried and shouted: "Father, I don't want to be the emperor, I want you to get better!"
Liu Hong didn't know where he got the strength. He reached out and touched Liu Xie's head and said with a smile: "Idiot, idiot, is there an immortal emperor in this world?"
He asked: "Where is the general?"
Zhang Rang lowered his head and said, "He has been killed by Jian Shuo."
Liu Hong was unmoved after hearing this, and said calmly: "Forget it if he dies, and let the rest of the He family go."
Zhang Rang whispered: "Yes."
Liu Hong said to Liu Xie again: "Be kind to your brother, and...be a good emperor. Don't be like me in this regard."
Liu Xie sobbed and said, "I understand, father."
Liu Hong looked to the left and right again and said: "Julu Hou is approaching."
Chen Cheng came over, and Liu Hong sighed and said: "Chen Qing once said that he longed for the champion, but the champion was not born until he was born. I would like you to be the Marquis of Changping."
He said to Zhang Rang: "The decree is proposed: to worship Chen Cheng, the Marquis of Julu, as a hussar general, and to worship Dong Zhong as a general."
Zhang Rang summoned Xiaohuangmen, personally drafted the edict, and then sealed it.
Liu Hong took a breath and said to Empress Dowager Dong again: "Mother, my child is unfilial and cannot support you until the end of his life."
Empress Dowager Dong shed tears and said: "What an injustice, what an injustice!"
Liu Hong also shed tears. He choked with sobs and said to Zhang Rang: "Commander Zhongshu ordered us to go out and declare the edict."
Zhang Rang kowtowed, walked out of Jiade Hall with the imperial edict, stood under the eaves of the corridor, and read loudly: "Summer and April in the sixth year of Zhongping..."
After the imperial edict was recited, the soldiers on and off the steps shouted long live the mountain. Just when the palace was shaken and rustled, a burst of crying suddenly came from the Jiade Hall. Hundreds of people knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly.
burst into tears.
Chen Cheng crossed the threshold, walked out, and said to Zhang Rang: "Your Majesty is leaving."
Zhang Rang's movements froze, and his waist that had been straightened suddenly bent down, as if all his energy and energy had been drained. He sighed and said, "Your Majesty!"
For Zhang Rang, the emperor was not only his emotional sustenance, but also the source of his power. He was able to dominate, be well-dressed, and be able to respond to a hundred calls, all because of the emperor's trust, but now the emperor is dead.
, how should he deal with himself?
The two of them stood at the door for a while. Zhang Rang raised his hand to Chen Cheng and said: "General Hussar, please restrain the soldiers and arrange defense. I will go and see your majesty off."
Chen Cheng nodded and said, "I know it myself."
He didn't have any sentimental emotions, maybe it was due to his nature... He thought for a moment and immediately rejected this conclusion. It should be caused by the environment the day after tomorrow...
He doesn't feel much about human death. Unless it's like the Jingguan he saw before, it would shock him for a while.
He didn't even care about his own life or death, so how could he care about others? Although Liu Hong was the emperor, he was only a human being in the final analysis. The emperor was good to him, and he accepted it calmly even if his titles and official positions were thrown away, because he did not
Unmoved by these external things, I am confident that I can give corresponding rewards to the emperor.
It should have been like this, but the emperor's words before his death made him feel not so calm.
The words "...I wish you to be the Marquis of Changping" still rang in his ears. For a moment, Chen Cheng didn't know whether this was the emperor's true feelings before his death, or whether he was trying to win over people's hearts.
Or, is it a combination of both?
Of course, Champion Marquis refers to Husband General Huo Qubing, and Changping Marquis refers to General Wei Qing. Let him be Changping Marquis... What is the name of the emperor's sister? Ah, even if the emperor has a widowed
Sister, he doesn’t want to take over. Wait, if the emperor refers to Liu Xie, he does have a sister, the Wannian Princess Liu Qian...
Bah, bah, bah, Liu Qian is only ten years old. Even if she is a princess, he will not be interested. He doesn't want to get married at all, okay?
After spending a minute in silence for the emperor, Chen Cheng immediately began to calculate the current situation. Once He Jin died, the general's power would be at the end of the road. He only had to wait until dawn, and then in the name of the emperor's edict, those in the court or those in the court would be killed.
Just kill or drive them away.
Maybe there will be some back and forth, and the scholars will not be willing to accept it. Maybe they will raise the flag of rebellion in the local area, but what can it do? It is just killing more people. The Han family has never been afraid of bloodshed, Huangfu Song massacred
Hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans surrendered, but from the court to the local government, from eunuchs to scholars, few people ever said that massacring prisoners was wrong.
Then, it is not a big deal to kill some powerful people from aristocratic families to worship heaven. The scholars gnashed their teeth when they mentioned the disaster caused by the party's imprisonment, but that was just killing a few thousand people. But even if the people who died in the party's rebellion were no longer
Multiplied by ten times, how can it compare to the people Huangfu Song killed in one go?
In the Jiade Hall, Zhang Rang directed the eunuchs and maids to decorate the mourning hall. White cloths were hung everywhere. Liu Xie and Queen Mother Dong also tied white cloth strips. Chen Cheng asked people to bring some white cloths and opened them.
The soldiers were all tied to their left arms.
While he was busy, Jian Shuo led people from Changhua Gate. When he saw the white sails everywhere, he was stunned, and then immediately fell into shock and panic. He took two steps forward and was about to rush.
Entering the Jiade Hall, Jian Shuo was shocked. Chen Cheng was even more shocked than him.
You killed General He Jin and instead of rushing to control the Xiyuan Army, what kind of trouble would you make if you came back?
He stretched out his hand to stop Jian Shuo and said, "What are you doing here..."
Jian Shuo punched him and said angrily: "You dare to stop me?"
Chen Cheng grabbed Jian Shuo's fist and pulled it back. He tripped and fell to the ground. Jian Shuo, the senior military lieutenant, did not come alone. He was accompanied by hundreds of soldiers from the Xiyuan Army. When he saw him, he did not come alone.
The marshal was knocked down, and these men immediately drew their weapons and rushed forward.
The Yueqi battalion soldiers on the side also drew their weapons. Chen Cheng stepped on Jian Shuo and shouted: "Do you want to rebel?"
Wen Chou's voice was loud enough for half of the people in the palace to hear his shouts. Chen Cheng's voice was louder and more powerful, and he shouted loudly. Many of the soldiers of the Xiyuan Army on the opposite side felt dizzy.
They rioted for a while, but finally did not dare to mess around in the Jiade Hall without orders from their superiors, so they all looked at Chen Cheng angrily.
Jian Shuo was stepped on by Chen Cheng. He kept struggling and cursed: "Shuzi, how dare you be so rude! I have to kill you!"
Chen Cheng couldn't stand it anymore, so he picked him up and slapped him four times until he woke up.
"Pa, pa, pa, pa", four loud slaps were slapped not only on Jian Shuo's face, but also on the faces of all the Xiyuan Army soldiers below. Jian Shuo's face was red from the slaps, and tears flowed from his eyes.
He burst into tears and said: "Your Majesty!"
"Wake up!" Chen Cheng scolded: "When did you do this again? Wait until the emperor is buried before you cry again!"
Jian Shuo glared at him, "What do you know? People like you will never be loyal to anyone. How can you understand?"
He prostrated on the ground and cried bitterly in the direction of Jiade Hall.
Mudd, what's wrong with people like me?
"Stop crying!" Chen Cheng held back his anger and said, "What will happen to the Xiyuan Army when you come here? Your Majesty ordered Marquis Dong to inherit the throne. If you don't keep the military power in your hands, you will throw it to Yuan Shao.
Those people from Cao Cao?"
Jian Shuo then stood up, wiped the tears on his face, and said: "With the general here, those people in the Xiyuan Army will not listen to me at all. What difference does it make if they follow me or not?"
Chen Cheng had a suspicious look on his face, but before he could speak, Yan Zhong beside him exclaimed, "What? He Jin is not dead?"
