The next day, the news of Lin Nan's assassination spread throughout Jinyang City.

As soon as he heard that Lin Nan had been assassinated in the Marquis of Jinyang's mansion, Tian Feng impeached Guan Hai and Dian Wei for their dereliction of duty, but Lin Nan rejected Tian Feng's impeachment on the grounds of "there is no danger, and the assassin is beheaded", after all, no matter how high the assassin's martial arts are, it is impossible to be higher than himself, and there is no need to hold anyone accountable.

Seeing that Lin Nan was unharmed, and the ministers of the state did not hold Guan Hai and Dian Wei responsible, however, the defense of Jinyang City and the Hou Mansion was significantly strengthened.

On the third day, Fu Zhu came to the meeting hall of the Marquis of Jinyang's mansion.

Seeing that he was looking left and right, Lin Nan retreated and ordered Dian Wei to go to the door.

After the subordinates retired, only Lin Nan, Fu Zhu, and Wang Cang were left in the hall.

Seeing that everyone was gone, he said in frustration: "Do you know who sent someone to assassinate the lord?"

Lin Nan thought for a while, and suddenly asked, "What does Zizheng think?"

Fu Zhu took a breath and said, "It's the emperor." ”

As soon as he heard Fu Zhu say this, Wang Cang's body shook involuntarily at that time, and then, Wang Cang looked at Fu Zhu with a very suspicious gaze.

But Lin Nan said with a smile: "Nan thinks so too. ”

Immediately, Lin Nan said again: "Zi Zheng can be said in detail. ”

Fu Zhu calmed down for a while, and said: "The imperial court has treated meritorious heroes lightly since ancient times, and the lord has high merits, so the emperor will inevitably be jealous of the lord, and now the lord has forcibly occupied Qingzhou, although the court has no reaction, it does not mean that the emperor is indifferent to this, but because of the hundreds of thousands of troops in the hands of the lord, the emperor does not dare to do anything to the lord." So. I thought it was helpless. The emperor would have thought of such a decision. ”

Lin Nan smiled: "Zizheng is not bad, and this is exactly the case." A few days ago, according to the Ministry of Intelligence, the emperor was seriously ill and was afraid that he would die soon, and Zhang Rang and He Jin were seizing power from each other, so the emperor would think of finding someone to cushion him before he died, so he would send someone to assassinate me. ”

Frustrated for a moment. He said, "Then should we prepare early?"

Lin Nan smiled: "No need, as long as I don't leave Bingzhou, the emperor won't dare to do anything to me, what's more, everyone is going to die, what do we care?"

≥▽dǐng≥▽diǎn≥▽小≥▽ said,.↓.o√s_(); Frustrated, he said: "After the emperor dies, how does the lord plan to deal with himself?

Lin Nan thought for a while and said, "I'm also feeling embarrassed about this matter. I don't know what Zizheng's high opinion is?"

Frustrated, his eyes narrowed, his eyes closed, and he said fiercely: "The lord can take his place." ”

After he finished speaking, Wang Cang shuddered again. He looked at him in amazement, just like he looked at an alien.

Seeing that Lin Nan was silent in thought, he said in frustration: "If the lord waits and sees. Then the court will be in chaos, and the world will be in chaos. And if the lord returns to the court, I am afraid that those ministers in the court will make the lord at a loss. Moreover. Once the court is in chaos and the world is in chaos, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the lord to stay out of the matter. ”

Lin Nan thought for a moment, and then said to Fu Zhu: "Zizheng, if it is as you say, how many people will oppose it?"

Frustrated: "Except for Er Xun and Guan Ning and others, there should be no objection to the others. ”

After speaking, Lin Nan said: "Inside the state, it is not a monolith now, and Qingzhou and Xuzhou cannot use swords for the time being, so I want to replace them, now is not the time." ”

After Lin Nan finished speaking, he said in frustration: "However, after the new emperor ascends the throne, the world will be peaceful, and we still have hundreds of thousands of troops in our hands at that time, I am afraid that it will attract criticism." ”

Lin Nan smiled: "Zizheng is thinking too much, Zizheng thinks that the world will be peaceful?"

Frustrated Professor lowered his head and muttered for a moment, then raised his head sharply and said, "Could it be that there are still people in the world who want to replace them?"

Lin Nan smiled slightly and said: "In the past year, on the border of the Han Dynasty, rebellions have broken out, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun brothers in the north, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou in the west, and Shanyue and Ou Xing in the south, although the rebellions of these people have been suppressed one after another, but they have cultivated many new warlords, such as Gongsun Zan in the north, Dong Zhuo, Ma Teng, and Han Sui in the west, Ding Yuan and Sun Jian in the south, are these people all loyal to the Han?" With an army in his hand, his ambitions are naturally great, but Liu Yan is the one who has done the best. ”

After Lin Nan finished speaking, he also said: "Seeing the chaos in the world, Liu Yan, the assassin of Youzhou, submitted a table to the imperial court and asked to guard Yizhou to settle down, but after Liu Yan entered Yizhou, he actually sent Zhang Lu to entrench in Hanzhong, cut off traffic, kill Han envoys, and divide one side, and his ambition can be seen. ”

"So, although we don't move, there are still people who will covet the Han Dynasty, so there is no need for us to be the first bird, when these people have made enough, let's come forward to clean up the mess, and the world can settle down. ”

As soon as he heard Lin Nan say this, he laughed and said, "The lord is worried, and he can't give it." ”

Immediately, he said again: "It seems that I am too anxious in the future." ”

Lin Nan thought about it, then said with a smile: "Zizheng rest assured, the soldiers and horses in Bingzhou will not be idle." ”

In fact, as soon as he arrived in September of this year, Emperor Ling felt that his body was no longer good.

So, while hurriedly seeking medical advice and taking more decoctions, Emperor Ling hurriedly discussed the future with Zhang Rang, He Jin and others.

At the request of Emperor Ling, Zhang Rang and He Jin both swore allegiance to the Han Dynasty and would do their best to assist the crown prince Liu Wei in ascending the throne, and at the same time, they also promised not to harm the life of the prince Liu Xie.

But the affairs of the imperial court have been settled, but several warlords on the border have worried Emperor Ling, of course, Emperor Ling is most worried about Lin Nan and Dong Zhuo.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Emperor Ling finally adopted Zhang Rang's Jianyì and sent assassins to assassinate Lin Nan and Dong Zhuo.

Unfortunately, it backfired, and Emperor Ling's assassination plan failed.

After knowing that his assassination plan had failed, Emperor Ling was even more worried.

With another plan, Emperor Ling issued an edict ordering Lin Nan, Dong Zhuo, and Ding Yuan to go to Beijing to report on their work, wanting to take the opportunity to cut the military power of the three people.

As a result, only Jingzhou Thorn Shi Ding Yuan went to Luoyang City alone, and Lin Nan and Dong Zhuo both said that they couldn't afford to be sick.

Helpless. Emperor Ling had no choice but to crown Ding Yuan as the pastor of Jingzhou and give him the title of Marquis of Xiangyang. Houjia comforted him to balance Lin Nan and Dong Zhuo.

In apprehension. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty finally returned to the west in November 185 in the second year of Zhongping in the Great Han Dynasty.

After the death of Emperor Ling, Zhang Rang and He Jin assisted the crown prince Liu Wei to ascend the throne and claim the emperor, known as the young emperor in history, and changed the year name to Guangxian.

However, the Han court, which was calm on the surface, was full of contradictions internally.

After the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Seeing that the officials and troops were incompetent, Emperor Ling organized and trained the new army of the eight schools in the West Garden, and ordered Xiaohuangmen Jian Shuo to be the captain of the military academy to control the whole army, among them, Yuan Shao was the lieutenant of the middle military academy, and Cao Cao was the lieutenant of the military academy.

Before his death, Emperor Ling, considering the personal safety of the prince Liu Xie, entrusted the prince Liu Xie to the captain of the military academy.

The prince is in hand. Coupled with the new army of the Eighth School of the West Garden, Jian Shuo united with Zhang Rang and Empress Dowager Dong to abolish the young emperor Liu Wei and establish Liu Xie as the emperor. And the generals He Jin and Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others, naturally strongly opposed Jian Shuo's abolition.

As a result, the two sides confronted each other in a tense manner. The shape shì is unusually urgent.

Considering his own lack of strength, He Jin summoned Lin Nan, Dong Zhuo and others to lead the troops into Beijing. Eradicate the eunuchs.

So, it is precisely because of He Jin's incompetence. The Han court completely existed in name only.

And the Han Ao Xianghou, a former general, Xiliang assassin Shi Dong Zhuo, commanded more than 200,000 Xiliang troops, and often had a heart of disobedience.

Therefore, as soon as he received He Jin's edict, Dong Zhuo was overjoyed, on the one hand, he ordered his son-in-law, Zhonglang to leave Niu Fu in Xiliang, on the other hand, Dong Zhuo and his other son-in-law, Li Ru, the military division of Xiliang, led the army straight to Luoyang.

After the army set out on the road, Li Ru said: "Although the edict is issued today, there are many ambiguities in the middle, why doesn't my father-in-law send someone to the table? ”

As soon as he heard Li Ru say this, Dong Zhuo hurriedly sent someone to the table: "Those who eavesdrop on the world so chaotic and rebellious are all insulted by Zhang Rang, the regular servant of the Yellow Gate, and so on.

After receiving Dong Zhuo's table, He Jin was very happy and showed it to the ministers.

Seeing that He Jin was proud and didn't know the crisis, Taiwei Yang Biao said: "Dong Zhuo is a jackal, and if he introduces it into the capital, he will eat people." ”

He Jin was disdainful and said, "You are suspicious, and you are not enough to make a big deal." ”

And Sikong Huang Wan and Zhonglang General Lu Zhi also said: "We know that Dong Zhuo is a person, with a kind face and a ruthless heart, and once he enters the forbidden court, he will cause trouble, and since the general has already summoned Ziyang to Beijing, why should he summon others? ”

He Jin said: "Ziyang alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to help, so I summoned a few more people to conspire with great things." ”

Seeing that He Jin didn't listen, everyone was helpless, and Lu Zhi simply resigned and returned to his hometown.

Back in his own house, Taiwei Yang Biao also sighed.

Seeing his father's distress, Yang Biao's son Yang Xiu asked, "Why is my father like this?"

Yang Biao sighed again and said: "It's just that the general summoned Lin Ziyang into Beijing, but he also summoned Dong Zhuo, thinking that after Dong Zhuo enters Beijing, he will inevitably have a conflict with Ziyang, so the capital will be chaotic." ”

Yang Xiu has been smart and clever since he was a child, and he is quite scheming, so after listening to his father, Yang Xiu said: "Then the minister of the court, can you react?"

Yang Biao said: "Most of them oppose Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing, but they have no choice but to do so, Lord Lu actually resigned and returned to his hometown." ”

Yang Xiu thought about it for a while, and then said: "According to the child's opinion, the father might as well resign and leave." ”

As soon as he heard Yang Xiu say this, Yang Biao was furious and shouted: "What are you talking about? I am the imperial lieutenant and the third duke, how can I resign and leave?"

Seeing that his father was angry, Yang Xiu hurriedly said: "Father, don't be angry, please listen to the child's words." It is true that my father is an important minister of the imperial court, but now that my father has real power, how should my father deal with himself after foreign soldiers enter Beijing? Now my father is more than half a hundred years old, and his energy is not as good as before. Therefore, it is better for my father to retreat bravely and spend his old age in peace, and there will be someone to take care of the affairs of the court. ”

Yang Biao pondered for a long time, and finally sighed: "Xiu'er is reasonable, but although the world is big, where should I go as a father?"

Yang Xiu said: "If you go north and merge with the state, Lin Ziyang will definitely be demoted to greet you." ”

Yang Biao thought about it, then sighed: "Okay, order the family to pack up their things, and we will leave for the north tomorrow." ”

So, the next day, the Yang father and son resigned with Lu Zhi.

Seeing that the Yang father and son and Lu Zhi resigned and left. Many of the ministers of the DPRK and China also resigned one after another.

As soon as he received He Jin's edict, he consulted with the ministers. Lin Nan also decided to lead the army into King Qin of Luoyang.

Although there are many soldiers and horses in the state, it is necessary to pacify and transform the Xianbei people. Therefore, there are really not many soldiers who can be called.

Helpless, Lin Nan had no choice but to order Tuoba Yong to lead the 10,000 cavalry of the Fourth Army as the vanguard and enter Luoyang first, while he and Fu Zhu, Guo Jia, and Chen Deng led the guard battalion, special forces, the Flying Locust Army and the 20,000 infantry of the Fourth Army as the rear team to respond to Tuoba Yong, at the same time. Jingzhou Mu Ding Yuan also set off from Xiangyang.

In this way, the three-way army went straight to Luoyang.

A few days later, the three-way army approached Luoyang, among them, Tuoba Yong's 10,000 cavalry had arrived at Luoyang City, but because Lin Nan did not arrive, he was still a Xianbei person. He didn't understand the rules of the Han court, so he first set up camp outside Luoyang City and waited for Lin Nan.

And halfway. Lin Nan naturally met the father and son of the Yang family who went north to merge with the state.

As soon as he heard that the father and son of the Yang family were going to Bingzhou to defect to him, Lin Nan couldn't help but be greatly moved, so. Lin Nan hurriedly ordered a team of soldiers to escort the Yang family's father and son into the state, and at the same time wrote a letter to Wang Cang. Let him settle the Yang family father and son.

And He Jin and others saw that the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou had arrived, but they did not see Lin Nan enter the city. It's all weird.

Huangfu Song stood at the head of Luoyang City and watched for a long time, then said to He Jin: "This must be the vanguard of Bingzhou, Ziyang must not be in the army, so we can wait a few days." ”

As soon as Tuoba Yong set up camp, he heard a report from the herald: There was a secret agent from Bingzhou who wanted to see the general.

As soon as he heard the words "Bingzhou secret agent", Tuoba Yong was busy asking for it, because before leaving, Lin Nan had instructed himself that after arriving in Luoyang, he would first set up camp and set up a village, and then there would be a secret agent from Bingzhou to pick him up and tell him what to do.

After the so-called merging state spy entered the camp, Tuoba Yong saw that the person was actually a businessman.

After the man entered the camp, he took out his secret agent waist card and presented it to Tuoba Yong.

Tuoba Yong took the waist card, carefully proofread it, and saw that it was exactly the same as Lin Nan's explanation, so he was sure that this person must be a secret agent of the state.

Returning the waist card to the man, Tuoba Yong said, "Has the lord ever explained, what should we do?"

The man said: "Please pay close attention to the movements of Luoyang City, if you see the chaos in Luoyang City, you can lead troops into the city, and when the time comes, we will have someone to answer the general." ”

Tuoba Yong agreed, and the man turned away.

And Zhang Rang and the others knew that the state army had arrived, so they discussed together: "This is a plan to advance, if I don't start first, we will all be wiped out." ”

So, after ambushing fifty sword and axe men outside the Jiade Gate of Changle Palace, Zhang Rang entered and kowtowed to the Empress Dowager He and cried: "Today, the general Jiao Zhao summoned foreign soldiers to the Beijing Division, wanting to destroy the ministers, etc., and hope that Niangniang will have mercy and help." ”

Seeing that Zhang Rang was crying pitifully, Empress Dowager He said: "You can apologize to the General's Mansion." ”

Zhang Rang cried again: "If you go to the general's mansion, I will wait for the flesh and blood to be powdered, and I hope that Niangniang will announce that the general will enter the palace and stop it, if he does not obey, the ministers will only ask for death in front of the mother." ”

Empress Dowager He saw that Zhang Rang was reasonable, so she sent an edict to summon He inside.

As soon as he received the edict of the Empress Dowager He, He Jin prepared to enter the palace.

However, Chen Lin, the chief bookkeeper, said: "The edict of the Queen Mother must be a conspiracy of the ten permanent servants, and you must not go, and it will be a disaster if you go." ”

He Jin smiled and said, "The Queen Mother edicted me, what's the trouble?"

Yuan Shao also said: "Now the plot has been leaked, the matter has been revealed, and the general still wants to enter the palace?"

Cao Cao thought for a while, and then said: "If the general enters the palace, he can first summon the ten permanent attendants out, and then enter." ”

He Jin said with a smile: "This child's opinion is also, I am in charge of the power of the world, and the soldiers and horses of the state have arrived, how about the ten permanent servants dare to wait?"

Seeing that He Jin insisted on entering the palace, Yuan Shao said: "The public will want to go, and we will lead the armor guards to guard in case of accidents." ”

As a result, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao gathered five hundred elite soldiers and waited outside the Changle Palace, while He Jin entered with pride.

As soon as He Jin walked outside the Guardian Gate, he saw Zhang Rang and Jian Shuo coming out from inside, and dozens of swords and axes flashed out of the door, surrounding He Jin.

He Jin was shocked, and was just about to ask a question, when he heard Zhang Rang say sharply: "Ru Ben Tugu junior, I am waiting for the recommended son of heaven, so that you are honored, you don't want to repay the service, you want to murder each other, where is your conscience?"

And Yuan Shao and Cao Cao saw that He Jin didn't come out for a long time, so they shouted outside the palace gate: "Please get in the car!"

Before the words fell, the two saw He Jin's head fly out of the palace wall. Immediately, someone shouted at the palace gate: "He Jin rebelled." The rest of the coercion has been forgiven. ”

Seeing that He Jin was killed by the eunuch. Yuan Shao shouted sharply: "The eunuch murders the minister! The evil party has come to help in the war!" With that, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao led their troops into the palace, but when they saw the eunuch, no matter how big or small, they all killed him.

Seeing that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao led troops into the palace, Zhang Rang and Jian Shuo hijacked the young emperor and ran out of the palace in a panic.

However, as soon as the two of them left the palace gate, they saw Huangfu Song coming towards them. And behind Huangfu Song, there were still many soldiers and horses.

Seeing that Zhang Rang and Jian Shuo were kidnapping the young emperor, Huangfu Song was furious, and stepped forward, and the two swords killed them.

However, as soon as he saw Zhang Rang and Jian Shuo's heads falling to the ground, blood splashing everywhere, the young emperor Liu Wei was so frightened that he fainted.

Seeing that the young emperor fainted, Huangfu Song hurriedly entered the palace with the young emperor on his back. And the team of soldiers and horses behind him had no choice but to follow in.

It turned out that as soon as he saw the chaos in Luoyang City, Tuoba Yong led his troops into the city. And, under the instructions of the secret agents of the state, Tuoba Yong and Huangfu Song stayed outside the palace gate. So. Huangfu Song accidentally made a contribution to the rescue.

And Yuan Shao and Cao Cao killed for a long time, but they didn't see the young emperor. The two were greatly frightened, and they were just about to go out of the palace to look for them. saw Huangfu Song carrying the young emperor into the palace, so the three of them settled the young emperor together.

Removed the soldiers and horses, turned back to clear the things in the palace, but disappeared the jade seal of the country, the three of them were shocked, but they were helpless.

The next day, after drinking a few bowls of decoction, the young emperor finally had the courage to go to court. Under the construction of hundreds of officials, the young emperor ordered He Jin to be buried thickly, confiscated the family property of Zhang Rang and others, and rewarded the emperor Fu Song, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao, so the Han court finally ushered in a few days of stability.

However, a few days later, Lin Nan, Ding Yuan, and Dong Zhuo entered Beijing in a row.

Among the three, Lin Nan was the first to arrive, because Jinyang was the closest to Luoyang.

In the first year of the Han Dynasty, in December 185 AD, Lin Nan came to Luoyang City for the second time.

After Lin Nan arrived, he learned about the shape in front of Luoyang, praised Tuoba Yong, stationed soldiers and horses outside the city, and hurriedly entered the palace to face the saint.

After being appeased by the young emperor, Lin Nan hurriedly withdrew from the palace, because Lin Nan didn't want to deal with the Han royal family more, Dong Zhuo was about to arrive, and he didn't know how to face Dong Zhuo.

As soon as he left the palace, Lin Nan was pulled to the palace of Huangfu Song by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

When Lin Nan arrived, most of the ministers in the court were there, and this was simply a ******, and as soon as everyone saw Lin Nan arrive, they all got up and stepped forward at once, surrounded Lin Nan, and kept greeting each other.

Seeing that everyone was so attentive, Lin Nan was stunned for a while, and he really didn't know what to do, but Lin Nan immediately understood. A few years ago, he was just a scholar who traveled to study, following Cai Yong's ass around asking for officials, but now, he is already a big Han prince with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Lin Nan sighed in his heart, and at the same time, he hurriedly returned the courtesy.

After finishing the ceremony with everyone, Lin Nan hurriedly saluted Huangfu Song again, after all, he and Huangfu Song have a master-apprentice relationship.

Helping Lin Nan up, Huangfu Song said with a smile: "Ziyang can come, the old man is very pleased." ”

Lin Nandao: "The society is in danger, how can a minister stay out of the matter." ”

Huangfu Song said: "All the adults gathered together today to discuss the future of the Han court. ”

After Huangfu Song finished speaking, he ordered Lin Nan to sit down first. At the same time, he also ordered everyone to take their seats first.

After everyone was seated, Huangfu Song said, "I don't know what you think about the future of the Han Dynasty?"

As soon as they heard Huangfu Song ask, everyone bowed their heads and remained silent, looking like they were secretive.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Huangfu Song turned his head and asked Lin Nandao, "What does Ziyang think?"

Lin Nan thought about it, and saw that Huangfu Song wanted to enter the court, so he said: "Now that the general He Jin and the ten permanent servants have been defeated, the Han court should be on the right track." However, the emperor is still young, so Nanjian yì is assisted by Lord Sikong Huang, Lord Situ Xun and Lord Huangfu, so as to return the court to a bright and prosperous world. ”

After Lin Nan finished speaking, everyone nodded and agreed, after all, there were tens of thousands of troops outside the city, and they couldn't agree with it.

Seeing that Lin Nan supported his own government, Huangfu Song was relieved to diǎn the head.

Immediately, Cao Cao said: "After Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses enter Beijing in a few days, what does Zi Yang think should be done?"

Seeing Cao Cao say this, Lin Nan couldn't help but secretly praise himself in his heart: Cao Cao is worthy of Cao Cao, and he can always see the key to the problem at a glance.

Lin Nan said with a smile: "When the imperial court is on the right track, where are the soldiers and horses, naturally they have to go back." ”

As soon as they heard Lin Nan say this, everyone was relieved. (To be continued.) )