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Chapter 45 A long sigh

The emperor died.

This news is like a stone that stirs up thousands of waves.

Almost all the forces in the world were paying attention to the situation in Luoyang, and the news spread overnight.

He Jin learned the news about the General's Mansion in Luoyang the next morning. He almost hurriedly put on his clothes and crawled out of the mansion, preparing to rush to the palace immediately.

But at this time, all the staff living in his mansion rushed to tell each other almost at the same time, running out and blocking He's way in and out.

He Jin walked through the mansion and walked out the door, and they followed and persuaded him all the way.

"General, this is a rare opportunity. Now that His Majesty has passed away, he no longer has the protection of the emperor, and the eunuchs no longer have any protection. We should lead our troops into the palace now, kill the eunuchs, and set the course for the dynasty."

"Yes, General. The emperor died last night and Shi Hou is still in the palace. If the eunuchs are unfavorable to Shi Hou and want to support Dong Hou to ascend the throne, everything will be over."

"General, good advice cannot go against your ears. You must listen to my advice. This is a good opportunity and you cannot miss it!"

Zheng Tai, Chen Lin, Lu Zhi, Kuai Yue, Zhang Jin, He Yong, Feng Ji, Bao Xin, Wang Yun and others spoke to each other and urged He Jin to lead people into the palace now.

He Jin walked out quickly and said angrily to everyone: "Don't say any more, the emperor has just passed away. If I engage in military action immediately, I will commit treason. Do you want me to bear the blame?" "

"this......."

Everyone looked at each other in shock. This was indeed the truth. The emperor had just died, and the general led his men to bloodbath the palace. What would the people of the world say?

It seems that He Jin does not want to bear the charge of "treason" that may be written into history books in the future.

Seeing that he could not be persuaded, Zheng Tai thought for a moment and said: "In this case, the general's first priority is to take over the imperial army immediately and support Shi Hou to ascend the throne. If it is too late, there will be changes."

"Yes, as long as Shihou ascends the throne, the general can use the new king's edict to issue an eunuch's death. At that time, it can be said to be justified."

"Everyone knows that the emperor loves Donghou. Once the emperor leaves his last words and asks the eunuchs to make Donghou emperor, then everything will be over. The general must not be confused about this matter."

Many aides knew that He Jin was not responsible, so they could only retreat and do the next best thing, hoping that He Jin could immediately support Liu Bian's ascension to the throne.

Whether Liu Bian can ascend the throne is also related to He Jin's power. He Jin nodded: "I understand, let me enter the palace first."

After that, he left the general's mansion, got on his horse and left quickly under the protection of the guards.

He was going to summon the three princes and nine ministers to go into the palace together to discuss important matters.

If the emperor really asked the eunuchs to support Dong Hou before he died, he would have to shoulder this responsibility no matter how reluctant he was. Even if he was accused of "treason" in the future, he would be bound to do so.

"The general has entered the palace."

"I see it."

Xun He and Li Du did not surround He Jin to persuade him like other staff, but stood in the distance and watched silently.

Looking at He Jin's retreating back, Xun He chuckled, shook his head and said, "The general still doesn't dare to take action."

Having followed He Jin for several years, he already knew what He Jin was like.

After all, he is the son of a butcher, he has no courage or responsibility, and he is really embarrassing.

Disappointment showed in Li Du's eyes: "At this moment, the general should make a decisive decision. How could he remain suspicious and miss a good opportunity?"

"Forget it, if he doesn't take action, we will."

Xun He said to Li Du: "De Gao, ask Zi Qian to send people to Dagoguan."

Zi Qian is Zhao Gong. Although Zhao Gong is also the son of a party member, his father is Zhao Yan, a famous scholar in Yizhou.

The problem is that Zhao Yan's reputation is far inferior to that of Li Yingxunyu.

And Zhao Gong himself was just a lieutenant in the northern part of Luoyang.

In front of He Jin, he had no reputation and no official position, so he could hardly enter the general's palace.

Therefore, Zhao Gong is usually responsible for external dispatch, and at the same time he also controls some hidden forces in the hands of the party members, such as private soldiers and underground party members.

Li Du nodded: "I'll go now."

Over there, He Jin discussed the matter with the Sangong and Jiuqing in the morning. In the afternoon, almost all the forces around Luoyang already knew the news of the emperor's death.

At least ten or more knights who delivered the message flew out of Luoyang.

Outside Dagu Pass, 80,000 Yuzhou rebels were stationed in a camp stretching for more than ten miles. A flying horse entered the camp from the north.

When Xu You saw the letter, he was overjoyed and said: "Bring up camp and send troops to Luoyang!"

At Dagu Pass, Yuan Shao saw the letter from Luoyang and waved to the soldiers guarding the pass: "Switch!"

In Hedong County, Dong Zhuo held an edict from General He Jin ordering him to garrison troops outside Luoyang. He pulled out his long sword, pointed in the direction of Luoyang, and shouted to the five thousand Xiliang cavalry behind him who were armed to the teeth: "March!

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At Shenyuan Pass, Lieutenant Colonel Feng Fang of the Zuo Military Academy was shocked when he heard the report from the eunuch messenger. He hesitated for a moment and whispered to the people around him: "Call two thousand men and horses to follow me back to Luoyang."

At Mengjin Pass, Xia Mou, the captain of the right military academy, received the message from the eunuch's messenger and drove away the eunuch's messenger calmly. After a while, he said to his left and right: "We are stationed at Mengjin and cannot move lightly, so we stationed troops here to observe

situation."

At Yique Pass, Cao Cao, a lieutenant of the Southern Army, looked at the letter sent to him by the Cao family and hesitated.

Cao Song meant that he should wait and see what happens and not act rashly.

However, Cao Cao knew that there was a high probability that He Jin's forces would win. After all, once the emperor died, military power would inevitably be in He Jin's hands. With the few eunuchs in the palace, nothing could be accomplished.

Therefore, he wanted to immediately lead his troops back to Luoyang to help He Jin in order to gain support and ensure that the Cao family, which relied on eunuchs, would not decline.

Cao Cao thought for a moment but still didn't take action.

After all, he is a man who made his fortune as an eunuch. If he turns back at this time and takes action against the eunuch group, even if he wins in the end, people in the world will not think highly of him. Some people may say that he is immature.

The white-eyed wolf, repaying kindness with hatred.

Therefore, he had to consider preventing this from happening. Cao Cao decided to stand still and wait and see the situation.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In addition to the movements of the fifth captain of the Southern Army, Dong Zhuo, and the Yuzhou rebels, Qiao Mao, the governor of Yanzhou, and Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, also got the news and rushed to Luoyang.

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For a time, there was a turmoil around Luoyang, and the forces from all sides were turbulent. Soldiers and horses from all over the world, and heroes from all over the world, had the tendency to gather in Luoyang.

Yewang County, the straight-line distance from Luoyang to Yewang is more than 200 miles. In ancient times, marching was inconvenient. Even if the horse was galloping, when the news reached Yewang County, it was already noon on the third day.

At this time, Liu Bei and others were discussing matters at the county government office.

The emperor's edict appointing Liu Bei as the Commander-in-Chief of Sili had arrived in Yewang County the day before yesterday. As the Commander-in-Chief of Sili, Liu Bei could not only manage all affairs of the seven counties of Sili, but also have greater independent military power.

Therefore, Liu Bei is considering continuing to expand his army and then attacking eastward to defeat the Jizhou rebels.

Although Shen Pei and others were defeated, they were not injured. In the two battles, they only lost more than 20,000 people. They are now resting in Shanyang County. A steady stream of baggage continues to be transported to Yewang County, and they may make a comeback at any time.

Continue to threaten the east of Luoyang.

Liu Bei thought that if he could defeat the Jizhou rebels head-on, he could lead his troops south and defeat the Yuzhou rebels. In this way, he could break the siege of the capital and achieve an unprecedented feat.

However, his idea was strongly opposed by Chen Mu, because in recent years they had allowed Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping to cooperate with Gongsun Zan in business, opening up the north-south trade route, and they had indeed made a lot of money, and their net worth was already hundreds of millions.

But before Liu Bei recruited 10,000 soldiers, he had to pay for the daily expenses himself, and he had already spent half of it. If he continued to expand his army, his family would be completely wiped out.

You know, they are fighting against dozens or hundreds of powerful families in Jizhou and Yuzhou. Which of these powerful families does not have tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of wealth?

With Liu Bei's little wealth, he wouldn't be able to fight them if he threw them all in.

Therefore, Chen Mu firmly opposed it.

However, Liu Bei is a person who will listen to what you say makes sense, but if it is not in line with his values, he will insist on his own opinion.

In this matter, the value is not a question of whether to spend money, but a question of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

The emperor valued himself highly, appointed him as the Sili Colonel, and entrusted him with important responsibilities, hoping that he could put down the rebellion and defeat the rebels.

As a person with a sense of loyalty, of course he must die to repay the emperor's kindness.

Now let alone bankrupt Liu Bei, even if he is asked to fight for his life, he will do it.

Therefore, Chen Mu couldn't persuade him at all, and Liu Bei was very stubborn on this matter.

"Fourth brother, you don't need to persuade me, I have already made up my mind."

In the county government office, Liu Bei faced everyone and said slowly: "The Emperor appointed me as the Commander-in-Chief and treated me well. I can only repay the favor with death. Even if I spend all my family property, so what?"

"All right."

Seeing that Liu Bei was so stubborn, Chen Mu had no choice but to give up and sighed: "Since my elder brother insists, let's send people to Luoyang to recruit troops. Now that Henan's war is on the rise again, most of the population is concentrated around Luoyang, so it's a good time to recruit troops."

Liu Bei then said to Qianzhao: "Zijing, I have appointed you as the capital official, and I will leave it to you to go to Luoyang to recruit troops."

Du Guan is a subordinate officer of the Si Li Xiao Wei, six hundred stones.

Although Qianzhao has a good relationship with Liu Bei, he only held a temporary position as a military commander a few days ago. Now he has been promoted to a military officer. It is a huge promotion, comparable to when Lu Zhi appointed Liu Bei as the lieutenant of the Northern Army.

"only!"

Lian Zhao was overjoyed and was about to go out after receiving the order.

But at this moment, a soldier rushed out of the door. He came in and knelt down on one knee and said: "Captain, there is a messenger from Luoyang outside the county government office."

"Let him in"

Liu Bei looked around and wondered: "I don't know what it is."

From Luoyang?

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

Counting the days, I'm afraid the day of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty has arrived.

Could it be...

A person came in quickly outside the door. Both Liu Bei and Chen Mu knew him. He was a prison slave of Wang Jun's family.

When this man saw Liu Bei, he hurriedly said: "Liu Shijun, something bad has happened. Your Majesty has passed away. My master asked me to inform you as soon as possible."

"What?"

Liu Bei stood up for a moment, only to feel that his vision went dark, and he almost fainted.

"Brother!"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei quickly came over to help him.

Below, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun Qian Zhao and others looked at each other in shock. This news was too sudden for them.

"His Majesty!"

Liu Bei was mourning, tears streaming from the corners of his eyes.

Although he only met the emperor a few times, the emperor always treated him well. Not only did he praise him for having the style of the ancestors of the Liu family, but he also promoted him many times, so that he had no choice but to die in return.

Now when he suddenly heard the news of the emperor's death, Liu Bei was devastated. He was so sad for the first time, his face was painful, and his tears kept falling.

"Colonel, you must not feel sad at this time. As the Colonel of Sili, you should return to Beijing immediately to take charge of the overall situation."

"Yes, Sir, Luoyang can't live without you now, so go back as soon as possible."

"Brother, we should go back to Luoyang."

Everyone hurriedly came over to persuade him and helped Liu Bei with all their hands.

Liu Bei was still in grief and could not listen to any advice.

In the corner beside him, Chen Mu had an expressionless face.

Emperor Ling of Han Dynasty.

Finally died.

Many people in this world are looking forward to his death.

Also includes Chen Mu.

Born in infirmity, died in enjoyment.

Perhaps this is the most true portrayal of his life.

His life was worth living.

But for some reason, I originally thought that I could be hard-hearted and face this moment calmly.

Chen Mu felt a little heartbroken.

Maybe.

I mean maybe.

Emperor Ling of Han might be a good emperor.

If he can live a long life, if he can let his power go to capable ministers, and then lock the ten permanent servants and himself in the Western Garden to enjoy themselves every day...

It's not that this can't happen.

But he died.

Medical treatment in the Han Dynasty could not guarantee that a person who had indulged in excessive pleasures for a long time could live a long and stable life.

So in the end, everything is just a conclusion, leaving it to future generations to comment.

After a while, Chen Mu finally let out a deep sigh.

There was also a trace of tears in the corner of his eyes.

"Alas! The emperor has fallen."


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