Chapter 1019: The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying
"What, His Majesty has passed away..."
"You damn eunuch, you dare to poison the emperor..."
"Kill the ten permanent servants to avenge His Majesty..."
All of a sudden, the important ministers who came with He Jin had angry expressions on their faces. At the same time, they also entered the palace and saw Liu Hong's body lying on the bed.
With a pop, several important ministers knelt down on the bed with sad expressions on their faces, and burst into tears as if they were loyal.
Yuan Huai now said to He Jin, who had an angry look on his face: "General, your Majesty has passed away. The affairs of the court still need the general to take charge. The most urgent task now is to ask the prince to inherit the throne and continue our great Han Dynasty.
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Several important ministers who were crying loudly on Liu Hong's bed reacted immediately after hearing this, and all turned to He Jin and said: "Please also ask the general to take charge of the overall situation, and ask the prince to inherit the throne and continue the great Han Dynasty!"
He Jin showed a bit of joy on his face, puffed up his chest and said: "This is a matter that the general is bound to do, but above the court, you still need to pay more attention to it. I believe that Bian'er will not treat him badly after he inherits the throne.
Got you all."
Here, He Jin, Yuan Shao and other important officials of the court were deciding who would be the next emperor of the Han Dynasty on Liu Hong's bed. At the same time, in the queen's palace, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong hurriedly broke into the queen's palace.
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Queen He, who had just rested for a short time, couldn't help but get up with a look of impatience when she heard the movement outside the palace. Suddenly the brocade quilt slipped down, revealing her fat body like mutton fat and white jade.
The maid serving at the side quickly helped He put on her shirt to cover up the leaking spring light.
A Xiaohuangmen knelt on the ground and bowed respectfully to Mr. He and said, "I would like to express my gratitude to you, Madam Qi, Changshi Zhang and Changshi Zhao. They have some requests and want to see you."
He frowned. She had a good relationship with Shi Changshi. She didn't yell at Shi Changshi like He Jin did. So when she heard that Shi Changshi asked for an audience, she was naturally quite upset.
curious.
He waved his hands and said: "Let's invite a few regular attendants to come in. I would like to see what they can do if they come to see me at this time."
Soon they saw Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and the others stumbled into the palace looking lost. When they saw Queen He, they immediately fell in front of Queen He and bowed to Queen He and said: "Your Majesty, help me, Your Majesty, please help me."
ah!"
He was stunned by the actions of Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and the others. How could He not understand Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and the others? With how favored these people were around the emperor, sometimes even she would
I don't dare to neglect these people too much, but when did Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong become so embarrassed?
It couldn't be that something happened to Zhang Rang and others that angered the emperor, but based on her understanding of the emperor, even if the emperor was angry, he wouldn't scare Zhang Rang and Mr. Zhao into such a look.
After looking at Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others, Queen He frowned slightly and said, "Why are you so panicked?"
Zhang Rang looked extremely panicked and said: "Something has gone wrong, Your Majesty, Your Majesty... Your Majesty, he has passed away..."
With a bang, the tea cup in He's hand immediately fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. Queen He seemed to have heard something incredible and exclaimed: "This... how is this possible? His Majesty's body is not always
Is everything okay?"
Although it had been known for a long time that Liu Hong was seriously ill, with the power of the Han Dynasty, it was not difficult to extend Liu Hong's longevity for one or two years.
Not to mention Queen He, I am afraid that anyone who suddenly hears the news of Liu Hong's death will have the same thoughts as Queen He.
Queen He breathed out a breath to calm down, and stared at Zhang Rang. Zhao Zhong and others said in a deep voice: "Please tell me in detail what is going on."
Empress He was obviously not a fool. Liu Hong died suddenly without any sign. It would be strange if there was nothing weird about it.
Zhang Rang had a mournful face, glanced at Queen He secretly, gritted his teeth and said: "The queen doesn't know something. Today, the general is talking to your majesty about Prince Bian. The general hopes that your majesty can make Prince Bian the crown prince as soon as possible."
, which caused His Majesty to vomit blood and fall into a coma. After His Majesty returned to the palace, he regained consciousness after being treated by the imperial physician. Later, His Majesty wanted to be alone, so the servants left the palace, but waited until we came to visit again.
When His Majesty arrived, he discovered that His Majesty had... been poisoned!"
The look of shock on He's face was not fake at all, and Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If the queen was involved in the poisoning of the emperor, then they would be afraid today.
There is really only one way to die.
Fortunately, the queen obviously didn't know about it, which meant that the poisoning of the emperor was done by General He Jin alone, so they had some hope of survival.
Queen He's expression changed. She was obviously stunned by the news told by Zhang Rang. She never thought that Liu Hong was poisoned by her brother.
Although Queen He learned that Liu Hong was dead, the first thought in her heart was extremely excited, because only when Liu Hong died could her prince ascend the throne and become the new emperor, and she could also become the new queen mother.
But for some reason, Queen He felt inexplicably uneasy and fearful when she thought that her brother had poisoned the emperor.
For people like Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, they were able to gain Liu Hong's trust by more than just flattering him. If they couldn't grasp the emperor's thoughts, how could they make the emperor rely on them so much?
Seeing Queen He's expression and reaction in their eyes, Zhang Rang and others could roughly guess what the Queen was thinking at this moment.
After they looked at each other, they heard Zhao Zhong say to Queen He: "Mother, it's not that the slaves and others are slandering the general. The general's move is really shocking. Even the emperor dares to kill him. I can't guarantee that he won't.
Let’s recreate what happened to Wang Mang in the past!”
It can be said that Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty was known to almost everyone in the huge Han Dynasty. Even Wang Mang's head was hidden in the palace as a warning. Naturally, the He family knew how Wang Mang usurped the throne.
Thinking of his brother's current position of power, it can be said that there is no way to advance. Once his prince ascends the throne at a young age, it is conceivable that the military and political power above the court will be controlled by his brother.
It would be fine if his brother assisted the emperor like Huo Guang, but if his brother wanted to do what Wang Mang did,
When he thought of this, a look of horror appeared on He's face.
Although this is just a guess, as a woman without much knowledge, He would naturally think the worst when encountering such a thing.
Just when the He family was left without a master, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong looked at each other with hope in their hearts.
"Empress..."
A low cry brought He back to her senses. Queen He's eyes fell on Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong. She hugged Ji Fenqi and said: "These are all people whom the late emperor relied on. Can the emperor succeed now?"
After ascending the throne, whether he can successfully take charge of the power in the future depends on asking a few people to assist the emperor."
Queen He instinctively made a choice, that is, with the help of Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others, she hoped to check and balance her brother to a certain extent and prevent her brother from doing things that would harm herself and Liu Bian.
The temptation of the emperor's throne is so great that even father and son may turn against each other, let alone uncles, nephews, brothers and sisters. He has no doubt that if given the chance, He Jin will definitely take away their mother and son without hesitation.
of power.
Here is He Jin, Yuan Huai and others made a decision in front of Liu Hong's bed, and decided to summon all civil and military officials tomorrow to ask the prince to come to Dabao and inherit Han Zuo.
He Jin exhaled, raised his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty was harmed by Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others. As ministers, we should remove these eunuchs for Your Majesty."
The interest sharing between the foreign relatives, the aristocratic family and the eunuch group has long been different. Now that there is an opportunity, He Jin, Yuan Huai and others will naturally beat up the lost dog. It is surprising that they can let a few people go.
He Jin said energetically: "I, the general, will lead people to capture Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and the others."
But it was said that Jian Shuo sneaked all the way, and finally quietly left the imperial city without alerting anyone, and then went straight to the Eighth School of Xiyuan.
However, not long after Jian Shuo left the imperial city, when Jian Shuo breathed a sigh of relief, a voice suddenly came and said: "Eunuch, where are you going!"
Jian Shuo felt a thunder-like sound ringing in his ears. His mind was shaken, and he almost instinctively jumped forward. The moment he fell to the ground, the sound of thunder whizzed past his head, and it was a gun.
The fatal arrow almost missed his scalp.
The pale-faced Jian Shuo rolled on the spot, and then saw arrows on the ground sinking into the ground, only to blast out large craters in the ground.
Turning over and leaping, Jian Shuo swept away a few arrows with a wave of his long sleeves. He was panting and finally stabilized his body. Looking around, he saw a tall man holding a bow and arrow locked on him from a distance.
When he saw that person, Jian Shuo couldn't help but shrink his eyes and exclaimed: "Yuan Shu, it's you!"
I saw two figures standing on the official road not far away. The leader was dressed in brocade clothes and had a dignified appearance. He was looking at Jian Shuo with a stern face. Who could it be if it wasn't Yuan Shu? And next to Yuan Shu was a man.
The great man named Angzang was actually Ji Ling, the most relied-upon general under Yuan Shu.
It was Ji Ling who had just shot Jian Shuo.
When he saw Yuan Shu, Jian Shuo was obviously a little panicked. Yuan Shu's appearance here was obviously not a coincidence, but someone had calculated this early, so there was this scene where Yuan Shu and his generals were waiting for him.
Yuan Shu could be heard sneering at Jian Shuo and saying, "Jian Shuo, I came here to capture you on the order of the general. You just surrendered and Yuan Shuo had to capture you himself!"
Jian Shuo looked at Yuan Shu, and then looked at Ji Ling next to Yuan Shu, whose aura was obviously much stronger than his own. A flash of madness flashed in his eyes and he laughed: "It is simply a delusion to want Jian Shuo to surrender. If you have the ability,
Just come and get me.”
While speaking, Jian Shuo turned around and ran away.
If he stayed, Jian Shuo asked himself that he was definitely no match for Yuan Shu and Ji Ling. If he could get to the Eighth School of Xiyuan earlier, he would have hope of survival.
When Yuan Shu saw Jian Shuo escaping, he couldn't help but frowned and said, "Ji Ling, kill him!"
The arrogant Yuan Shu looked at the fleeing Jian Shuo with disdain, and shouted to the general Ji Ling beside him without hesitation.
Ji Ling shouted in a low voice and stepped out more than ten feet away. He threw out the bow and arrow in his hand, gripped the three-pointed knife tightly, and stepped forward with an astonishing speed, closing the distance between Jian Shuo and Jian Shuo extremely quickly.
Perhaps Ji Ling's cultivation was not as good as Yan Liangwen Chou, and even worse than peerless generals like Lu Bu and Huang Zhong, but he was not a weakling.
At least compared to Jian Shuo, he was naturally much stronger. It only took a dozen breaths for Ji Ling to catch up with Jian Shuo.
Then I heard Ji Ling shout: "You eunuch, suffer death!"
The three-pointed knife in his hand went straight towards Jian Shuo's vest. Jian Shuo felt chills all over his body and rolled on the spot almost instinctively. There was a roar next to him, but he was knocked into the air by Ji Ling.
Jian Shuo, who was rolling and crawling, was extremely embarrassed. He saw the campus of Xiyuan No. 8 School from a distance, his eyes flashed with hope, and he roared.
With Jian Shuo's cultivation level, a roar could easily alarm the strong men among the eight schools of Xiyuan.
When Chu Yi, Huang Zhong, Lu Bu and others heard the roar, they almost immediately looked in the direction of the sound.
At the same time, Chu Yi's figure soared into the sky, followed closely by Huang Zhong and Fang Yue.
As for Yan Xing, Xu Huang, Lu Bu and others who were training soldiers and horses, when they saw Huang Zhong and Fang Yue following Chu Yi, they suppressed the idea of following them.
After all, none of them knew that Huang Zhong's force could suppress the entire army. With Huang Zhong by Chu Yi's side, it would be meaningless for them all to follow him. If there was an opponent that even Huang Zhong couldn't deal with, they would follow him.
It doesn't have any effect either.
Chu Yi let out a loud roar, and Jian Shuo couldn't help but feel overjoyed. However, at this moment, a pain suddenly came from his vest. When he looked down, he saw that the extremely sharp three-pointed knife had penetrated his chest and shattered his heart.
Ji Ling used his trump card and threw the three-pointed knife directly, killing Jian Shuo with one blow and ending his life. Then he strode forward and withdrew the three-pointed knife that was submerged in Ji Ling's body.
He wiped the three-pointed knife on Jian Shuo's body and looked up into the sky.
At first glance, Ji Ling felt a hint of fear in his heart. After a few ups and downs, he returned to Yuan Shu's side and subconsciously protected him.
At this moment, Chu Yi and others also rushed over, looking down at Jian Shuo's unwilling eyes and the pool of blood on the ground.
Just seeing this scene, Chu Yi roughly guessed the beginning of the matter, and turned his eyes to Yuan Shu and the two men standing in the distance.
Chu Yi is naturally no stranger to Yuan Shu. This is the most popular second generation in the capital. Among the aristocratic families, even Yuan Shao is not as popular as Yuan Shu. It can be said that this person is simply the representative figure of all the aristocratic families.
It shows the arrogance of most people from aristocratic families.
When Yuan Shu saw Chu Yi, a smile appeared on his face, he cupped his hands towards Chu Yi and said: "It turns out he is the Marquis of Pingze Township. Yuan has been ordered by the general to kill the rebel Jian Shuo."
, I never thought that it would alarm the Marquis of Pingze Township!"
Taking a step forward, an invisible power spread out. At the same time, Huang Zhong followed Chu Yi and took a step forward. The terrifying momentum suddenly swept towards Yuan Shu and Ji Ling like a stormy sea.
Facing Huang Zhong's terrifying power, Yuan Shu and Ji Ling felt that the sky suddenly became extremely dark, as if a majestic sacred mountain was rushing towards them to suppress them.
Yuan Shu stepped back a few steps, with cold sweat on his back. He glanced at Chu Yi who turned around and walked towards Jian Shuo's body with a palpitating look on his face. He gritted his teeth and said with some reluctance: "Let's go!
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Arriving in front of Jian Shuo's body, Chu Yi stepped forward, closed Jian Shuo's eyes that were staring blankly, and whispered: "Brother Jian, please rest in peace."
Huangzhou and Fang Yue, who were following Chu Yi, were speechless. They were loyal to Chu Yi. As for Jian Shuo, they didn't have any good impressions at all, so they didn't have much concern about Jian Shuo's death.
I just feel a little strange why Chu Yi let Yuan Shu go just now.
