In the Chongde Hall, the atmosphere was extremely subtle. Liu Bei glared at him with his sword across his sword. More than a dozen guards slowly gathered around him, their swords tense, as if blood would be spilled on the spot in the next second.
Chen Mu sat on the mat, bowing his head, like an old monk sitting in meditation, motionless.
Unexpectedly, Big Brother caused trouble again.
However, Chen Mu knew that, firstly, due to his personality, Liu Bei had never been a good-tempered good man. Secondly, He Jin had indeed gone too far, and it was expected that the big brother would have such a reaction.
You know, Emperor Xiaokang is still lying in the Yutang Hall and has not yet been buried. He Jin and the Queen Mother He are so eager to attack the Queen Mother. It is really ugly to look at them.
Not to mention that now, in front of all the ministers of the court, he is openly trying to evade the power of the Queen Mother and driving the guards to drive her out of the palace.
Even the many disrespects shown by Empress Dowager He in the past were criticized in terms of etiquette.
After all, the Empress Dowager is the mother of the late Emperor, and she is also the mother-in-law of the Empress Dowager He. No matter how bad the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is, there must still be respect on the surface.
But now He Jin and the Queen Mother He are openly slandering the mother of the late emperor. This behavior is undoubtedly a typical example of arrogance and domineering. As soon as Emperor Xiaokang left this mountain, they already had the intention of domineering General Liang Ji. How could they let them
Can people bear it?
But all the ministers in the court were like clay Bodhisattvas, with their eyes looking at their noses, and their noses looking at their hearts, and they all pretended to turn a blind eye, as if nothing had happened.
Now with the death of Emperor Xiaokang, the power of Luoyang is obviously in the hands of He Jin.
The conflicts between eunuchs and scholars are obviously more than just loyalty and treachery, good and evil, light and darkness.
This world has never been a static white and black world, nor is it one in which good and evil are incompatible, but in gray. People do things that are in their own interests under the guise of justice and loyalty.
Children only talk about right and wrong, adults only look at the pros and cons.
Why do people kill eunuchs?
At first, many people thought that the eunuchs instigated Emperor Xiaokang to collect taxes, and that the losses suffered by the powerful in recent years were all the eunuchs' fault.
Secondly, they also needed an excuse to pass on the contradiction, publicize the dangers of eunuchs to the world, and tell people that it was the eunuchs who bewitched the emperor and brought trouble to the world.
Then he stood on the side of the people and the common people and killed the eunuchs to represent justice.
Three is relatively simple.
Seeing that He Jin is about to take power, as long as He Jin drives away Empress Dowager Dong and kills the eunuchs, Liu Bian will soon be controlled by the He family brothers and sisters.
When the time comes, the group of people who are attached to the He family will immediately become the heroes of Conglong. From then on, it will be a matter of course for them to reward each other according to their merits and divide the cake.
These representatives of the bureaucratic class and interest groups have always been faster than anyone else in duplicity and taking advantage of the situation. In the past two years, when the eunuchs came to power, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong's family were still in full bloom, but in the blink of an eye, they were all destitute and all went to the general.
The walls of the mansion fell down and everyone pushed them down. This is how the world is in trouble.
Now the old imperial power and interests collapsed with the death of Emperor Xiaokang Liu Hong. Even if the He family brothers and sisters were so domineering that they openly wanted to drive the late emperor's mother out of the palace, no one dared to speak out.
Only Liu Bei stood up.
He does not represent anyone's interests. His only position is because the late emperor treated him well and he does not want to see the late emperor's mother be humiliated.
That's all.
This may be the difference between realists and idealists, as well as rational people and emotional people.
Chen Mu thought in his heart.
As the guards approached step by step, the atmosphere of the scene solidified to the extreme.
Almost at the moment when the war was about to break out.
"Ahem!"
Chen Mu coughed, breaking the silence.
"Shang Shuling, do you have something to say?"
He Jin glanced at him indifferently. Originally, he wanted to win over Liu Bei and Chen Mu.
Firstly, the positions of Sili Xiaowei and Shangshuling are very important. Secondly, Liu Bei has military power in his hands, which is no better than other ministers present who do not have soldiers.
But since Liu Bei was so ignorant of current affairs, today he had to capture his brothers on the spot. First, they should be relieved of their duties, and then they could slowly deal with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Liu Bei's more than 20,000 troops.
After hearing his words, Chen Mu raised his head, with a calm look on his brows, and slowly said: "General, I have something to report to Your Majesty and the Queen Mother."
"What's the matter?"
He Jin was actually calmly waving his hand to a forbidden soldier not far away, gesturing for him to go outside and call someone.
After all, he was a guard in the palace, with only a dozen or so people standing guard. Although Liu Bei was surrounded, many people knew that Liu Xuande had been fighting in the north and south for many years, and his martial arts was not weak. These people might not be able to take him down.
Chen Mu glanced at He Jin's small movements and chuckled. Naturally, he knew that he was stalling for time, but he just said calmly: "Such a great general. This morning, there were two documents at the Chancellor's desk that should have been submitted."
The emperor approved it, but now that the emperor is still unable to manage the government, I made the decision without authorization and affixed the official seal."
The Shangshutai is in charge of the world's government affairs, and official documents from various places will be sent to the Mingguang Palace. If everything had been approved by the emperor, Liu Hong would have been exhausted long ago, so except for major matters, ordinary minor matters must either be sent to other departments or handled by himself. The Shangshutai has
Qualified for review and memorial.
While waiting for the guards outside to come in, He Jin said casually, "Oh? It's He Gongwen."
Chen Mu smiled: "They are two memorials to mobilize troops. One is for the Empress Dowager's nephew, the newly appointed cavalry general Dong Zhuo. The Empress Dowager issued an edict to summon Dong Zhuo to Beijing, and Dong Zhuo wrote a request.
I agreed. Now, in addition to Guanlong's five thousand cavalry, Dong Zhuo has also brought 20,000 new troops from Hedong to Luoyang to guard the imperial capital. Mianchi is only a hundred miles away from Luoyang, and it can be reached in two or three days.
"
Hearing these words, the originally dejected Empress Dowager Dong instantly seemed ten years younger. Her whole face was radiant. She stood up, straightened her back, and said in a sharp voice: "Yes, this is my edict. Dong Zhuo will do it for me."
Nephew, I have the military power, if you do anything against me, be careful of your heads."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He Jin's pupils suddenly shrank, and the expression on Gujing Mubo's expression changed in shock.
The other ministers who were standing by and waiting for the fruits of victory also changed their expressions instantly. They all looked at each other, and you could see the shock and astonishment in each other's eyes.
You must know that the military strength in Luoyang is very empty now. The Northern Army is in Chang'an, and the Southern Army is deployed around Luoyang to defend against local rebellions. The total number is only more than 10,000 people, plus the Inner Palace Guards who are in the hands of the eunuchs.
Therefore, if Luoyang's military strength is only over 10,000, and the more than 20,000 troops brought by Dong Zhuo suddenly turn to the Empress Dowager and enter the capital in the name of the Empress Dowager, then the capital's military strength will instantly be unbalanced.
By that time, He Jin's power will inevitably be lost.
If the Empress Dowager were in power...
Many ministers looked at each other one after another, and they had to consider changing their court and siding with the Empress Dowager.
Ding Gong's face turned pale in an instant. He was the advocate of driving the Empress Dowager out of the palace. The Empress Dowager must hate him to death. Once the Empress Dowager takes power, even if he wants to join him, the Empress Dowager will not accept it.
, in case the accounts are settled after autumn, the whole family...
"Taifu, I remember that Dong Zhongying is not an old official of your Yuan family? Will he listen to your words?"
Ding Gong suddenly remembered something and looked at the new Taifu Yuan Wei.
"Book of Wu" records: Duan Jiong, the governor of Bingzhou, recommended Duke Zhuo's Mansion, and Yuan Kui, the situ, appointed him as a detainee.
That was seventeen or eight years ago. At that time, Dong Zhuo had not yet made a fortune. After he followed Duan Ji in fighting the Qiang people and made great achievements, Duan Xi recommended Dong Zhuo to Yuan Wei's mansion as a Situ Tuo, that is, a low-level official in the Situ Mansion.
According to the concept of dual monarchy in the Eastern Han Dynasty, if a person is conquered by officials such as the Governor, Sangong and Jiuqing, he is considered a disciple of that person.
For example, Chen Mu once recruited Pi Shiyi to work for Qingzhou Biejia, so Shiyi was his old official.
Although Jushou followed Liu Bei, Liu Bei did not recruit Jushou as a low-level official in the prefecture. Instead, he appointed Jushou as the temporary county magistrate of Jinan. Later, on the recommendation of Chen Mu, Jushou served as the local county magistrate, chief historian, and
Qingzhou governor.
Therefore, Jushou was not considered to be conquered, and naturally he was not considered to be Liu Bei's disciple.
Dong Zhuo was defeated by Yuan Wei, so of course it can be related.
However, Yuan Wei said calmly: "Although I conquered Dong Zhongying, first of all, it happened more than ten years ago. Secondly, if Situ were Dong Zhuo, the righteousness of the Empress Dowager and the great righteousness of the Empress Dowager would be compared with this rotting rotten wood of mine."
Which one will Situ choose?"
"this......"
Ding Gong was speechless for a moment.
All fools know that if you bring soldiers and horses to support the Empress Dowager and defeat the He family brothers and sisters, you will have gained the right to do so.
When the time comes, the Empress Dowager will come to the court like Empress Lu and control the young emperor.
Dong Zhuo was recognized by the Empress Dowager as his clan nephew, and because of his extraordinary achievements, it was very possible that he could ascend to heaven overnight. It was not impossible to replace He Jin as the Han's relative.
No ambitious person would miss such an opportunity to stand at the pinnacle of power. How could he give up this perfect opportunity because he missed an old relationship?
Therefore, Ding Gong knew very well that now he could only go all the way to the dark side. Apart from continuing to support He Jin, there was no way out.
He Jin was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Dong Zhongying... I wonder what the big event is. Didn't the Minister's Order say that there were two troop deployment memorials? Is there anyone else besides him?"
Chen Mu grinned: "It's like this. In the morning, the Empress Dowager issued an edict to Lieutenant Sili, instructing him to recall the 20,000 soldiers and horses from Yewang City to Luoyang to guard the capital. This edict was not reviewed by me.
Yes, it’s just a hand across the chancellor’s desk.”
"The general also knows that when the emperor is young and the holy dynasty has lasted for hundreds of years, when the emperor is weak, it is not uncommon for the emperor to come to the court with the dignity of the empress dowager. In the former Han Dynasty, Empress Lu was not a good person. In this dynasty, Empress Deng and Empress Dou both
That’s true.”
"And the current Empress Dowager is the former emperor's biological mother, and she has the late emperor's decree. She takes the supreme position of the empress dowager and calls the court, and she has great righteousness. She is more justified than the empress dowager."
"So after hearing Yi's decree, the captain did not dare to neglect it and had already ordered people to mobilize the troops."
"Nowadays, Luoyang is surrounded by rebellions and surrounded by wolves. There seems to be some unrest in the city. There are always some young people who seem to want to murder the Supreme Being."
"If something unexpected happens to the Empress Dowager at this time, maybe the cavalry general and the captain's troops will be ordered to punish the thieves and uphold justice. I think the general does not want anything messy to happen in Luoyang at this time.
Bar."
At the end of the sentence, Chen Mu's eyes showed a hint of fierceness.
Although he was afraid of death, he also knew very well that he must not show weakness at this time. He must show his fangs and muscles.
The brothers and sisters of the He family dared to attack even the Empress Dowager, and their ambitions were fully exposed. If they did not threaten him, they and their eldest brother would definitely be killed on the spot today.
Therefore, he must make He Jin use the trap to prevent him from taking action here, otherwise, the fish will die and the net will be broken.
Liu Bei's troops were also summoned?
After hearing this, He Jin's expression changed drastically. Dong Zhuo's more than 20,000 people were already difficult to deal with, plus Liu Bei's more than 20,000 people...
For a moment, the atmosphere in Chongde Hall seemed to solidify. No one spoke, and it was so quiet that one could hear everyone's rapid and short breathing.
After a while, dozens of guards suddenly came in from outside the house, breaking the tense atmosphere in the house.
"go out!"
He Jin suddenly shouted loudly.
The new guards who came in were confused and looked at each other, but since the general had given the order, he naturally had no choice but to listen and walked backwards out of the palace gate.
Seeing this scene, Chen Mu chuckled. He knew that He Jin was scared, so he stood up and said slowly: "I think this is the end of today's court meeting. The Empress Dowager is also tired and it's time to return to the palace.
There are still some matters to be dealt with at Shangshutai and Captain Sili's Mansion, so Lieutenant Sili and I will take our leave first."
The little Huangmen next to Empress Dowager Dong still had some winks, and immediately helped Empress Dowager Dong leave through the back door of the side hall.
Liu Bei held his sword and looked at the guards beside him warily, then slowly walked to Chen Mu.
Chen Mu bowed his hands to the young emperor Liu Bian, who was kneeling on the throne and was too frightened by the scene in front of him to speak, and then walked backwards with Liu Bei out of the Chongde Hall.
Liu Xuande and Chen Zigui!
Liu Hong, you are already dead, but you still want to leave these two scourges to control me!
Seeing the two people leaving, He Jin clenched his fists, and the anger deep in his heart could hardly be suppressed.