On the second day, when the hot summer wind blew through Luoyang City, there were far fewer people walking on the streets. In such hot weather, no one wanted to go out in the bright sun.
He Jin discussed with Xun He in the general's palace. Yuan Shao was marching today and expected to arrive in Luoyang at noon. He had to make up his mind when to take action.
"The situation is urgent and should be done sooner rather than later. After Yuan Benchu arrives in Luoyang, the general should immediately lead his troops into the palace."
Xun He gave suggestions.
He Jin nodded: "Just so, there are also the Sili Colonel Liu Bei and the Shangshu Ling Chen Mu. When the time comes, I will ask the emperor to summon them and remove them from their posts. They will be appointed as the Shangshu Ling and Yuan Benchu will be the Sili School.
Lieutenant."
Chen Mu?
Xun He thought in his heart, if he offended him...it didn't matter. Now the general was about to win, and the party members were about to take office. After all, Chen Zigui was not one of his own. When he got the fruits of victory, Chen Zigui would have no power.
, what can you do to me?
If he can understand current affairs and be of use to me, considering that he has helped me with advice before, I don’t mind letting him continue to be an official and use his talents to benefit the people. If he doesn’t understand current affairs...
A cold light flashed in Xun He's eyes. The party members have sacrificed too much for today. He Jin must succeed. Anyone who dares to stop him will be killed. The same goes for Chen Mu.
At this time, the guard outside the door suddenly came to report: "General, there is a visitor from outside the palace. The Queen Mother invites the general to come into the palace to have a talk."
"The Queen Mother called me?"
He Jin looked at Xun He slightly suspiciously.
Xun He thought: "It should be that the Queen Mother is not in a hurry and wants to ask the general when the Queen Mother can be overthrown."
He Jin asked: "Should I go?"
Xun He rolled his eyes: "Of course I want to go. In fact, even if the Queen Mother does not call the General, I will let the General enter the palace today and ask the General to invite the Queen Mother He and the Emperor to the East Palace."
"East Palace?"
He Jin wondered: "Why do you want the Queen Mother and the Emperor to go to the East Palace?"
Xun He explained: "The general led his troops into the palace to kill the eunuchs. The eunuchs would not be willing to sit back and wait for death. When the time comes, they will hold the queen mother and the emperor hostage. The general will throw a rat weapon, which will be difficult to deal with. Therefore, before taking action, the queen mother and the emperor must be invited to the East Palace.
The East Palace is surrounded by high walls and has only one entrance and exit, Lecheng Gate. As long as we send troops to guard it, everything will be safe. In this way, the eunuchs can be surrounded and suppressed in the West Palace without harming the Queen Mother and the Emperor."
He Jin suddenly realized: "What you said is indeed reasonable. I almost forgot about it."
It's not that He Jin forgot, but that the Queen Mother He and the Emperor were safe now, protected by several eunuchs close to him such as Guo Sheng and Zhao Zhong. Even if Jian Shuo had military power, the inner palace guards did not dare to attack the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
How about it.
It's just that now all the staff in the government are clamoring to kill the eunuchs. Even if He Jin wanted to save the group of eunuchs who were close to him, he had to give up because of too much internal and external pressure.
Many people think that He Jin is indecisive and cannot achieve great things. In fact, when you reach He Jin's position, you will also be very hesitant.
The reasons are as follows:
First, Jian Shuo and Empress Dowager Dong were eliminated, and there was no external pressure. He Jin felt that the eunuchs no longer had any ability to threaten him.
Second, many eunuchs decided to seek refuge with him and were willing to work for him.
Third, Guo Sheng and Zhao Zhong had an old relationship with him. It was Guo Sheng who helped the Queen Mother enter the palace, which led to He Jin's status today. It was Zhao Zhong who instigated the eunuchs to help persuade the late Emperor when the Queen Mother poisoned Wang Meiren when he was in charge of Changqiu.
, and encouraged many regular servants to help dig into their pockets and pay, so that the late emperor could calm down.
Fourth, Zhang Rang is his in-law, and his other sister is married to Zhang Rang’s son.
Especially the third and fourth points, Wuyang Lord, He Miao and the Queen Mother all spoke for Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others, and the relatives around him objected. He Jin himself was too deeply involved with the eunuchs, and the entanglement of interests would only be a normal matter.
People don't make decisions so decisively.
Therefore, in history, after the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the staff in He Jin's mansion clamored to kill the eunuchs every day, instigating and urging He Jin to lead troops into the palace every day. As a result, until August, it took him three or four months to wait.
Haven't made up my mind yet.
After finally being ruthless, he was quickly betrayed by He Miao and Wuyang Jun, and was ambushed by the eunuchs in advance. Instead, he lost his life first. It was indeed a very sad thing.
However, the biggest reason why He Jin hesitated at that time was that the external pressure was removed. Empress Dowager Wuyang and Jun He Miao put a lot of internal pressure.
But now, before the internal pressure has been put on He Jin, the external pressure has already come on, making him make the decision without hesitation.
The biggest external pressure now is Jian Shuo and Queen Mother Dong. He Jin plans to kill Jian Shuo and Queen Mother Dong in the name of killing eunuchs. In this way, he will not only solve the eunuch problem, but also be able to kill Jian Shuo and Queen Mother Dong.
Killing two birds with one stone is very insidious.
At that moment, He Jin entered the palace with his troops and horses, guarded by soldiers.
Of course, instead of entering the West Palace, I went to the Chongde Hall of the Outer Palace to wait.
After a while, Queen Mother He Shi Shiran came over.
After He performed the ceremony, as soon as he sat down, the Queen Mother He said: "I heard that the general wants to kill all the ministers?"
Just this sentence made He Jin's scalp numb and he quickly asked: "Who told the Queen Mother?"
Queen Mother He said: "My mother told me."
He Jin frowned: "Please don't interfere in these matters."
Empress Dowager He was unhappy and said in a cold voice: "General, have you forgotten that we all came from Nanyang and were poor and humble? It was with the help of the eunuchs that we got where we are today. Now you are trying to destroy the rabbit and the dog."
, Are you breaking your promise?"
"this......"
He Jin hesitated for a while, not knowing how to answer.
The Empress Dowager He said again: "The affairs of the country are not easy! The water cannot be recovered. Besides, my daughter married Zhang Feng, and we have a close relationship with Mr. Zhang. If I kill Mr. Zhang, where will my daughter be? I hope the general will think deeply about it."
Therefore, we can also make peace with the province."
He Jin knelt down on the table and remained silent.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After a while, seeing that he did not speak, Queen Mother He said calmly: "Come out, everyone."
In the side halls on both sides, dozens of eunuchs and eunuchs who had been hiding for a long time ran out in small steps and knelt down in front of He Jin and Queen Mother He.
Jian Shuo's right shoulder was exposed, he was wearing tattered clothes, his hands were tied up, and a thorn stick was carried on his back. Xue Lian was forced to plead guilty.
Not only did he bare his flesh on the thorns according to ancient rituals, but he also tied himself up. It can be said that he was very sincere and the etiquette was very good.
Zhang Rang took the lead and cried loudly: "General, please spare my life. My son Zhang Feng has been married to the general's daughter for four years, and they are very loving. Can the general bear to see them without a father?"
Zhao Zhong also hurriedly said: "The chaos in the world is not only our fault. The late emperor once had a disagreement with the Queen Mother and almost deposed the Queen Mother. We cried to save her, and each gave tens of millions of our family wealth as gifts to please the late Emperor.
The late Emperor punished me. For the sake of this matter, please forgive me, General."
Guo Sheng kept kowtowing: "The general and I are from the same hometown, and it was I who recommended the queen mother to the palace. Although it is not a great kindness, I have served the queen mother all year round and have done my duty without making any mistakes. How can the general
Kill me for being innocent!"
"Yes, General, we are really not guilty."
"Jian Shuo is willing to hand over his military power and give everything to the general. I only ask that the general wait for my life."
"General, please wait for me."
Many eunuchs cried and begged one after another, asking for reason and understanding.
Especially Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and Guo Sheng are really difficult to deal with.
Zhang Rang and He Jin are in-laws. Zhang Rang's son married He Jin's other sister, and this sister is also the half-sister of the Queen Mother He. She has always had the best relationship with the Queen Mother He. If she comes forward, the Queen Mother He
His attitude will be very tough, making it difficult for He Jin to handle it.
As for Zhao Zhong, it was still the matter with Wang Meiren. If Zhao Zhong had not taken the lead and summoned Zhang Rang and others to plead with the late emperor, the Queen Mother He would have been deposed long ago. It was also a great favor to the He family.
Needless to say more about Guo Sheng. Without Guo Sheng, the He family would still be selling pork in Nanyang. How could they possibly enter the palace?
So as soon as the three of them talked about the matter, He Jin was immediately hesitant and didn't know what to do.
After a while, seeing that He Jin's face turned green and white, as if he was having an inner dispute, the Queen Mother He said again: "What else is the general thinking about? Jian Shuo is willing to hand over his military power and let you do whatever you want. That's all you have to do."
How do you deal with the emperor's cronies? Could it be that you have the intention of using your power to weaken the emperor?"
Hearing these words, He Jincheng was horrified. He quickly stood up and bent down, cupping his hands and saying, "The Queen Mother's words are serious. I never have such thoughts."
After saying that, he faced the eunuchs and shouted coldly: "The kings in the world are troubled by the kings. But since the Queen Mother is interceding, she should be spared from death. Why don't the kings go to their respective countries early to enjoy their long life?"
The eunuchs looked at each other.
All of them are county princes. In theory, they can indeed return to their feudal kingdoms and become local overlords.
The problem is that the Empress Dowager can protect her while she is in the palace. After leaving the palace, let alone returning to her own vassal territory, she might turn into a corpse before leaving Luoyang City.
So it is definitely unrealistic for them to leave the country.
Zhang Rang rolled and crawled on the ground and came to He Jin's feet. He bravely raised the huge Forbidden Army Suwei Tiger Talisman in his hand and cried: "General, this is the Forbidden Army Tiger Talisman. We only want to die of old age."
Palace, if you don’t want to return to the country and become a vassal, please ask the general to do it.”
Empress Dowager He also advised: "Since Jian Shuo has given the military power, there are already generals and horses inside and outside the palace. What are the generals still afraid of?"
"Um."
He Jin took the tiger talisman, tapped his chin, glanced at Zhang Rang with satisfaction and said, "In that case, let's do this for now. If you dare to act recklessly again in the future, be careful with your heads."
"Yes, yes, from now on I will only be in the deep palace, always with the Queen Mother, and I will not dare to act rashly."
"Thank you, General. Your kindness will be remembered by us and will never be forgotten."
"The general is my reborn parent. From now on, I will wear a grass ring and go through fire and water to do whatever the general orders."
The eunuchs swore and swore one after another to express their loyalty to He Jin.
He Jin felt a little tired, so he bowed to the Queen Mother He and said, "That's it for today. I'll take my leave first."
When he turned around and went out, many eunuchs were still lying on the ground and did not dare to get up.
Only Zhang Rang turned around and glanced at He Jin's back with a hateful look.
When the late Emperor was here, they were the ones who helped Queen Mother He eliminate the Wang Meiren incident, and they were also the ones who helped He Jin gain military power.
If He Jin's sister hadn't married his son, He Jin would have been crawling at the feet of the late emperor like a dog, and he wouldn't have been in charge of the Northern Army.
It has only been a little over a month since the death of the late emperor, and before his coffin was buried, He Jin turned his back on the emperor, crossed the river, demolished the bridge, unloaded the mill and killed the donkey.