At this time, Jian Shuo indeed ambushed the swordsman inside the Jiade Gate of the Inner Palace.
Why did He Jin clamor to kill the eunuchs in history?
It was because he had been threatened once.
At that time, Jian Shuo made the decision without authorization. After the emperor's death, he immediately prepared to trick He Jin into the palace and set up an ambush to ambush him.
As a result, Jian Shuo did not expect that his military commander, Ma Pan Yin, had an old relationship with He Jin and had a good personal relationship.
When He Jin was about to board the carriage and enter the palace, Pan Yin winked wildly, which finally allowed He Jin to escape.
From then on, including the period when the emperor was mourning, He Jin always claimed to be ill and did not dare to enter the palace. It was not until the mourning was over that He Jin led people into the palace to support Liu Bian's ascension to the throne.
It was precisely because of the threat that He Jin repeatedly wanted to lead troops into the palace to kill Jian Shuo after he supported Liu Bian's ascension to the throne. Note, it was Jian Shuo who was killed.
At first, He Jin really only wanted to kill Jian Shuo, but due to the instigation of people around him and the informant from Wuyang Lord He Miao and others, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others also felt threatened, and that's what happened later.
It can be said that Jian Shuo's action caused a chain reaction like a domino.
He Jin was forced to kill the eunuchs, and Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others were forced to unite to protect themselves. Then the two sides fought to the death, and finally died together. Dong Zhuo, who was led to Beijing with his troops, won the final victory.
So if it hadn't been for Jian Shuo's bold action this time, He Jin might not have been able to make up his mind. If it hadn't been for Jian Shuo to do it once, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong would not have participated in Jian Shuo's plan, and nothing would have happened later.
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Some people may ask, this is Jian Shuo's matter, and He Jin also stated that he only wanted to kill Jian Shuo, why did Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other regular attendants have to participate in it?
the reason is simple.
He Jin said that he only wanted to kill Jian Shuo, but the problem was that his staff wanted to kill all the eunuchs.
And Zhang asked Zhao Zhong and the others to gamble?
Bet that He Jin won't kill himself?
From a consequentialist point of view, they obviously do not dare to gamble.
So since you might kill us, we might as well strike first and kill you first.
At the moment, Jian Shuo is inside the Jiade Gate, nervously waiting for He Jin to come over.
After a while, the carriage and horses that went to pick up He Jin slowly arrived at Jiade Gate.
Unexpectedly, Pan Yin and Xiao Huangmen rushed to Jian Shuo in advance and reported: "The general is not here."
Jian Shuo was shocked and said: "What's going on?"
Pan Yin said: "The general was about to get in the car, but he didn't expect that the weather was hot. He suddenly got hit and almost fainted. Liu Xuande, the captain of the Sili School, happened to be passing by, so he ordered the general to be sent home."
Xiaohuangmen didn't see Pan Yin's hint to He Jin, so he naturally thought so, and said helplessly: "I wanted to let the general get in the car on the spot, and I used the pretext of asking the imperial physician to treat the general, and tricked the general into entering the palace.
, Unexpectedly, Liu Bei, the captain of the Sili School, said it first, and the Huben Army took the general outside the palace."
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Jian Shuo was furious: "Liu Xuande is so ignorant that he ruined my plan."
Pan Yin said hurriedly: "At least the general doesn't know about this yet. After the general recovers from his illness, it won't be too late to summon him into the palace in the name of Queen He and start planning big things."
"Oh, that's all it can do."
Jian Shuo sighed and could only give up and return to the palace.
On the second day, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Chen Mu entered the palace to see the body of His Majesty Emperor Xiaokang of Han Dynasty.
After entering the Jiade Gate, you must hand in your weapons and cannot bring them inside.
Liu Bei's double sword, Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue Sword, Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear, Chen Mu's Student Sword, in addition to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's sword.
The main weapons of Liu Bei and Chen Mu were swords, so they had no weapons after handing them over. However, in addition to the two main weapons of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, they also had swords hanging on their waists. This was not only for Han Dynasty officials, scholars, scholars and other classes
Power, even the common people in Guizhou can wear swords, is a symbol.
After all the weapons were handed over, they were allowed to enter the inner palace.
The emperor's body was placed in the Yutang Hall. This place was built by Abbot Chen Mu and he was very familiar with it. Under the leadership of the eunuch, the group came to the hall.
This is already the sixth day after the emperor's death. Because the embalming was done very well, the temperature in the palace was extremely low, and there were many spices laid out, the smell in the Yutang Palace was very peculiar, cold, fragrant, moist, and with a hint of rot.
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His Majesty Emperor Xiaokang of the Han Dynasty, Liu Hong, was lying quietly on a mat made of pu mats and bamboo mats. It was not that the eunuchs abused the emperor's body, but that this had been a traditional rule since ancient times.
"The Book of Songs" says: "The quilt below is the bed of Ansi."
This means that the mat under the body must have two layers, the upper layer is bamboo mat, and the lower layer is cattail mat, so that one can sleep peacefully.
So when the emperor dies, this is the rule.
Liu Hong's body was covered with a layer of silk quilt, surrounded by a large amount of antiseptic spices and ice cubes. Liu Hong lay in it, and except for his livid face, he looked lifelike, as if he was asleep.
When Chen Mu and Liu Bei came in and saw this scene, they couldn't help but feel sad and shouted: "Your Majesty!"
Then he fell to his knees on the ground and cried bitterly.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also knelt down and kowtowed. Although they did not shed tears, they looked sad.
The death of the emperor is a national mourning, and all officials must wear plain clothes and mourn loudly.
Chen Mu said loudly: "Oh, your majesty, it is unfortunate that you died young! If you shorten the old world, won't people be hurt? My heart is really hurt, so I have a glass of wine; the emperor has spirit, enjoy my taste!"
The sound of crying made those who heard it sad and those who saw it shed tears.
"woo woo woo woo."
Liu Bei burst into tears and said in great pain: "Your Majesty, I am late. I am a royal family member, and your Majesty personally calls me your imperial brother. Today I have the guts to call you my imperial brother. My brother's kindness must never be forgotten."
.In the beginning, I fought for His Majesty with the Yellow Turbans and fought against Zhangjiao. Your Majesty ordered me to be the Prime Minister of Jinan, and I also worked hard and diligently. Now I also fight against the Jizhou bandits from the east for Your Majesty. Seeing that the world is settled and the world is at peace, Your Majesty...
The dragon died in the funeral and left the minister. Alas, the sky is long, how can it be inferior to the emperor? This is so extreme. I am extremely sad. I can only use the head of the thief to comfort your majesty's spirit."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After they cried, Wang Jun, who was also crying, came over and pulled them up and said: "Xuande, Zigui, get up. Your Majesty
If there were spirits in heaven, they wouldn’t want to see you and others so sad.”
"嘤嘤嘤."
Liu Bei was still sobbing quietly.
Zhang Rang then came out and said: "Xuande is the captain of the Sili School and is in charge of the Sili. He has a high and powerful position and must not be sad and uneasy. Now that His Majesty has passed away, Xuande should cheer up and help the Han Dynasty. Tomorrow is the day of mourning.
At this time, all the officials in Luoyang will go to the palace to see the ceremony and mourn. At that time, Xuande and other ministers will have to take charge of the overall situation and maintain order."
Liu Bei felt baffled.
I thought to myself that Wang Jun and I are friends, but I don’t know you Zhang Rang. How come you look so familiar with me?
However, since he didn't say anything bad and didn't hit the smiling person, Liu Bei could only say with a sad face: "Hey, Your Majesty suddenly suffered a misfortune. I really can't feel at peace in my heart. I lost my temper and made Duke Zhang laugh."
At this time, Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He came out of the back hall.
Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Chen Mu quickly bowed again and saluted: "I have met the Queen Mother, the Queen."
Empress Dowager Dong is not yet the Empress Dowager, nor is Empress He. They will have to wait until Liu Bian succeeds to the throne before they can move up the ranks.
When Empress Dowager Dong saw Liu Bei, she thought of her son Liu Hong and said sadly: "Xuande is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. The emperor once mentioned to me that Xuande was quite talented. Now he has defeated the Jizhou rebels. I am very happy.
I am pleased and hope that Xuande will do his best to assist the next emperor and revive the Han Dynasty."
Here Empress Dowager Dong calls herself "I" instead of the so-called "Aijia".
In fact, the term Aijia was never a self-proclaimed term. It was a coined word in later movies and TV dramas, and there is no record in official history.
In daily life, the empress dowagers of the Han Dynasty, just like ordinary people, called themselves "I".
In fact, not only the empress dowager, but also the emperor is like this. He usually calls himself me, me. When he calls himself me, it is usually when he meets his ministers, or issues an edict or holds a court meeting and other formal occasions.
In formal occasions, the Queen Mother also calls herself "I". This fact is quite common in the history books of the Han Dynasty, and it is clearly recorded in the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty".
Therefore, Empress Dowager Dong could not call herself Aijia, and the queen would not call herself concubine. She would usually call herself Gu, or me, me, or the like.
After hearing the words of Empress Dowager Dong, Liu Bei also lowered his head and sobbed: "Bei, I respectfully respect the edict of the Empress Dowager."
"Xuande is now the captain of the Sili School. He can be said to be a lonely and important minister entrusted by the emperor. He came with me to the back hall to discuss matters and talk about the affairs behind your majesty's death."
Empress Dowager Dong suddenly remembered something. Liu Bei had military power, and he could be relied upon to help Liu Xie ascend to power, so she asked him to go to the back hall to see if she could win him over.
Historically, Empress Dowager Dong also moved towards Liu Xie, because Liu Xie was raised by her and was named Dong Hou.
Now that He Jin is in power, it will be difficult for Empress Dowager Dong to help Liu Xie ascend to power. If she can win over Liu Bei, it will be a good help.
The Queen Mother had an order, so Liu Bei naturally did not dare to disobey and had no choice but to go.
Seeing Liu Bei being taken away, Queen He snorted coldly and turned to leave.
After the Queen Mother left, Wang Jun winked at Chen Mu. Chen Mu understood and said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei: "Second brother and third brother, you go and wait outside the palace while I talk to Xiang Heng about something."
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei stood outside the Yutang Hall, taking the place of the guards at the palace gate, standing upright like two door gods.
Chen Mu followed Wang Jun to another side hall, where Zhang Rang was already waiting.
Seeing him come in, Zhang Rang hurriedly approached him, held his hand, and said with tears in his eyes: "Zi Gui."
"Mr. Zhang."
Chen Mu said hurriedly: "I'm late."
"What should we do? What should we do? Zigui, please help me think of a solution."
Zhang Rang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
Because Jian Shuo ambushed his troops outside Jiade Gate yesterday and did it without telling them.
Now that He Jin claimed to be ill, there was another news from He Miao and Wuyang Jun, saying that the palace already knew about the matter and that the general's palace was planning to kill the eunuch.
Although Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others did not know, Jian Shuo was also a eunuch after all, and He Jin would definitely regard them as one.
When the time comes to vent your anger on them, they will really be dead. What can we do?
Chen Mu thought: "Don't panic, Mr. Zhang. The general doesn't dare to take action against you now. The emperor will mourn tomorrow. For more than ten days in a row, officials from all over the dynasty have expressed their condolences. All the princes and officials from all over the world will arrive in Luoyang to mourn. This period of time is very long."
It’s safe and no big deal.”
Zhang Rang said with a sad face: "But what should we do after this period of time? Jian Shuo is really a person who succeeds more than he fails!"
Chen Mu said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, now is the time to express your attitude. After the emperor is mourned and buried, the general will definitely enter the palace to support Marquis Shi on his ascension to the throne. At this time, Gong Zhang will express his support and go to the Queen Mother to intercede.
Only then can there be no hindrance.”
"If...if even so, we are willing to surrender to the general, but the general still won't agree?"
Zhang Rang felt sad.
Jian Shuo's move simply offended He Jin to death. What should they do if He Jin still wants to kill the servants even if they are willing to take refuge in He Jin?
Chen Mu's eyes moved and flickered. After a moment, he slowly said: "When the time comes... I will think of a solution."