The national mourning was about to end, the new king ascended the throne, and the late emperor was about to be buried. Empress Dowager Dong suddenly made this move, which was really unexpected.
During the few days of government affairs, Empress Dowager Dong, in her capacity as the Empress Dowager, listened to the affairs behind the curtain.
First, he issued an order to promote Dong Zhong to the rank of General of Hussars, and then the King of Bohai, who was originally named Liu Xie by Liu Bian, was named King of Chenliu.
It's not that there is any difference between the two kings, but it means that the emperor's edict has been changed, and it means that the authority of the empress dowager is superior to that of the emperor.
Therefore, in order to stop the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager He also listened to politics from behind the curtain and confronted the Empress Dowager tit for tat.
He Jin said he was ill and held court meetings every day. Whenever the Queen Mother He gave orders, the Queen Mother would stop her. Similarly, if the Queen Mother wanted to give orders, the Queen Mother He would also stop her.
The two of them fought for power in the court and fought against each other. On the contrary, Liu Hong, who should have been buried as soon as possible, was never buried.
The Empress Dowager He wanted to bury her as soon as possible and seal the coffin. However, the Empress Dowager used the excuse that the mausoleum had not been repaired to prevent her son from being buried in peace.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that she wanted to consolidate her power by considering that her son had just died and her authority had not yet dissipated.
After all, even though the tiger is dead, its power is still there.
Although the young tiger has ascended the throne, after all, it does not have the majesty of the big tiger.
It's a pity that Queen Mother He is also a tigress. Liu Hong dared to poison Wang Meiren when he was alive, let alone now that he is dead?
Seeing that this was not the way to go, two days later, the Queen Mother He held a banquet in the West Palace and invited the Queen Mother to discuss matters.
The Empress Dowager Dong lived in the North Palace, and came to the Nangong Palace accompanied by Zhang, Duan Gui and others. The Empress Dowager He was not to be outdone. She was also surrounded by Zhao Zhong, Guo Sheng and others, and the two sides were at odds with each other.
Zhao Zhong once served as Da Changqiu, the general manager of the Queen's Palace, and was close to the Queen Mother He, and Guo Sheng was a fellow villager of He Jin and the Queen Mother He. The reason why Han Xiao Emperor Liu Hong married He into the harem was because of Guo Sheng's
The introduction is a great favor to the He family.
Including later, because Jian Shuo failed to assassinate He Jin, he wanted to discuss with other Changshi. As a result, he was betrayed by Zhao Zhong and Guo Sheng. As a result, Jian Shuo, the only one with military power in the hands of the Ten Changshi, was killed by He Jin, and the Ten Changshi no longer had any chance.
military power.
From this point of view, the internal affairs of the Shichangshi are not a piece of iron. Everyone including Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Jian Shuo and others have their own thoughts.
For example, Jian Shuo firmly wanted to make Liu Xiewen the emperor in accordance with the late emperor's will, so he belonged to the opposition group of He Jin. Zhang Rang wanted to join He Jin, but was afraid of He Jin's plan to purge the ten permanent servants, so he belonged to the swing group. And Zhao
Zhongguo Sheng took advantage of his old relationship with He Jin and the Queen Mother He to defect to him early, and he belonged to the capitulation faction.
Although there was no overt conflict among the regular attendants, there were still a lot of gaps and quarrels secretly.
Accompanied by Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others, Empress Dowager Shi Shiran walked into the Changqiu Palace of Empress Dowager He.
At this time, Empress Dowager He had already hosted a banquet. When she saw Empress Dowager Dong coming in, Empress Dowager He stood up and saluted: "Queen Mother."
The term "mother queen" became popular from the Han Dynasty, and is frequently recorded in "Book of the Later Han" and "Three Kingdoms". For example, "Three Kingdoms" says: "Wei, because of the Han Dynasty, the title of mother queen is the same as the old system."
Empress Dowager Dong smiled and said: "You still know that I am your queen mother, but those who don't know think that I am some kind of country woman from the mountains, not the mother of the late emperor."
After being choked by the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager He didn't know how to reply for a moment.
In the past two days, there had been several quarrels in the court, and it seemed that the Empress Dowager did not take her seriously. Everyone seemed to have some complaints, both inside and outside the palace, but He Jin suppressed them.
"What did your mother say? I have offended you a lot in the past few days. I am holding a banquet today to apologize to my mother."
Queen Mother He personally poured a glass of wine for Queen Mother Dong.
Empress Dowager Dong sneered: "Are you sure you want to apologize to me instead of poisoning me like you poisoned Beauty Wang?"
Upon hearing this, Queen Mother He was so angry.
This matter is already known to everyone in the palace, and the reputation of the vicious woman has been spread throughout the palace and outside the palace.
But everyone knows in their hearts that there are two different concepts from saying it in person.
To say it to her face would be to slap her in the face.
Since she was about to lose her face, Empress Dowager He did not say politely: "Mother, logically speaking, you are the Empress Dowager, and I am not qualified to teach you. But we are all women and should live in the deep palace. In the past, Empress Lu
Because of the great power, thousands of members of the clan were killed. Those important national affairs should be left to the court ministers. This is also a great blessing for the country. I hope you can think about it in the long term. "
"What do you mean by this?"
Empress Dowager Dong said coldly: "Are you trying to teach me a lesson?"
"Don't dare."
Queen Mother He took a sip of wine and said, "I just don't want to see the Lu Rebellion happen again."
"Asshole."
Hearing this, Empress Dowager Dong was furious and said: "You are just a massacrer. When you poisoned Miss Wang, you were jealous of everyone. Now your son has become the emperor, and relying on your brother He Jin's power,
You dare to talk nonsense like this. Be careful, I will let General Hussar behead your brother and destroy your son!"
The Queen Mother He also said angrily: "I am just telling the truth and giving good advice. Why is the Queen Mother so angry?"
After two, they started to quarrel.
Zhang asked Zhao Zhong and other attendants to hurriedly dissuade them, but Empress Dowager Dong left angrily.
As soon as Queen Mother He left, she immediately ordered Zhao Zhong: "Recruit the general into the palace."
Over there, Empress Dowager Dong returned to Yongle Palace. After a while, Wang Jun came to report: "It's not good, Empress Dowager."
Empress Dowager Dong was still angry and said angrily: "Why are you so alarmed?"
"The Queen Mother He recruits a general into the palace, she is afraid that it will be detrimental to the Queen Mother."
Wang Jun secretly admired Chen Mu's clever calculation in his heart.
Knowing that there would actually be a conflict between the two empresses, and even Mrs. He actually went to find He Jin.
"What can we do?"
Empress Dowager Dong was shocked.
Zhang Rang said hurriedly: "The Empress Dowager should immediately issue an edict and let General Hussar and Dong Zhuo lead troops to guard the palace."
"Quickly, issue an edict."
Empress Dowager Dong was also panicked.
Zhang Rang knew that this was a critical moment of life and death, so he immediately took the order and left.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The dispute between the two empresses here has begun, which can be regarded as the beginning of the struggle for imperial power.
And the Yuzhou rebels over there have also entered Taigu Pass.
If Xun He was really a traitor and wanted to overthrow the dynasty, now would definitely be a good opportunity.
But he was a scholar after all, and he had the world in mind. What he wanted was to kill the eunuchs and help Liu Bian stabilize the throne. What he wanted in his heart was to help the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, it is naturally impossible to really attack Luoyang on a large scale.
In fact, in Xun He's opinion, this time he was forced to launch the "Qingjun Side", which was completely wiping the butt of the previous emperor Xiaokang.
Emperor Xiaokang's tax collection caused a large-scale backlash among powerful people. Except for Jizhou and Yuzhou, other states in the world were at war with each other and wars continued.
Therefore, Xun He had to guide the strongest rebels in Jizhou and Yuzhou, kill the eunuchs in the name of "Qingjun side", and then tell the world, restore the original tax collection system, appease the local powerful, safeguard their interests, and quell the rebellion.
Only in this way can the current problem of chaos in the world be solved.
However, "Qing Jun's side" is one thing. Today is after all the period of mourning for the emperor. Xun He dare not risk the disapproval of the world and lead his army into Luoyang. Once the matter is exposed, he will be scolded to death from a moral perspective.
What's more, even if the national mourning is over, Xun He does not dare to let all the troops really enter Luoyang.
Because the components of the Yuzhou rebels are the same as those of the Jizhou rebels, they are all powerful private armies from various places. The quality and combat effectiveness of these private armies are different, and their levels of strength are uneven. Except for the high-level commanders who are superior to Apart from the Yellow Turban Army, the underlying structure is actually no different from the Yellow Turban Army.
Such troops entered the capital of Luoyang on a large scale in the name of rebellion. Once discipline problems occurred and they burned, killed, and looted everywhere, the consequences would be disastrous.
Therefore, Xun He had already considered it carefully. After the national mourning was over, he immediately asked Xu You and others to lead 10,000 elite troops north to join the imperial army in the hands of the general He Jin. They rushed into the palace in one fell swoop and defeated the eunuchs in charge of the inner army. The palace guards then killed the eunuchs.
At this moment, Xun He, Li Du, Liu Biao and others were making final plans.
"Have you checked it out?"
"Checked it out."
Li Du said: "Feng Fang brought two thousand Confederate troops back to Luoyang and added them to the Forbidden Army. Now, in addition to the Su Wei Army, Jian Shuo also has these two thousand Confederate troops. His strength is already faintly superior to that of the general."
Xun He pondered and said: "The only troops that the general can command are Huben and Yulin's two imperial guards. The total number is about four thousand. With Jian Shuo's acquisition of Feng Fang, the number has doubled, and there are probably more than five thousand."
"Exactly."
Liu Biao said: "So I was wondering if ten thousand elite soldiers would not be enough. After all, the inner palace is heavily guarded and each gate is tightly defended. I am afraid that even if you enter the outer palace, it will be difficult to break through the Zhangtai and Jiade gates."
Xun He shook his head: "It shouldn't matter. Now Xu Liang and Wu Dang are appointed as General Hu Ben and Yu Lin Erlang, and are in charge of the guards of the outer palace. They are the general's confidants, so they must have a way to open the palace gate."
"We still have to choose a good time. If the eunuchs jump over the wall in a hurry and hurt the emperor, the Queen Mother He, the Queen Mother, and King Chen Liu, I am afraid that we and others will not be able to escape the blame."
"It is better to let the general deceive the eunuchs. If we do it in the outer palace outside the Jiade Gate and catch all the eunuchs, the emperor will not be hurt."
"The eunuchs are already frightened. Now they are hiding in the deep palace. It is said that they have not left the palace for a month, and they are afraid that they will not come out later."
Li Du said: "Moreover, the general is indecisive and only resents Jian Shuo. The other eunuchs were dissuaded by Queen He and have not yet made up their minds to kill them."
Xun He thought: "That's true, otherwise we wouldn't think about Qing Jun. If you don't come out, then we will find a way to get in. As soon as the national mourning is over, we will immediately persuade the general to lead the army into the palace.
First protect the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and then let the soldiers and horses rush into the city. With more than 10,000 people fighting thousands of imperial troops, there will definitely be no serious harm."
Liu Biao said: "It is estimated that the national mourning will be over in these two days. Yuan Benchu and Xu Ziyuan are still at Dagu Pass. Why don't we order Yuan Benchu to lead his troops over now? Once he arrives, we will inform the general immediately."
"Yes, the arrow has to be fired when it is on the string. Send someone to talk to Yuan Benchu."
Xun He said to Li Du.
Li Du nodded: "Then I'll go right away."
That morning, He Jin went to the palace to discuss matters with Queen He.
Empress Dowager Dong's edicts also came out of Luoyang.
At the same time, Li Du also went to find Zhao Gong and sent people to Dagoguan to look for Yuan Shao.
For a time, as the national mourning was coming to an end, Luoyang began to be turbulent.
There are undercurrents of forces going on underneath, and each has its own plan.