Chapter 142: The eunuch plotted to kill He Jin, and the young emperor Chen Liu, fled to the wilderness
With the slogan of eliminating the eunuchs, He Jin sent his subordinates Wang Kuang and Bao Xin, the cavalry commander, back to their hometowns to recruit troops, and both of them were from Taishan.
He also summoned the soldiers of Taishou Qiao Maotun of Dongjun in Chengxian County, and let Ding Yuan, the commander of Wumeng, lead thousands of people to march into Hanoi County, burn the Mengjin ferry of the Yellow River, and the fire of the burning ferry shined directly into the city of Luoyang.
Dong Zhuo received an order from He Jin to summon him to Beijing, and at the same time set off on the road, he wrote to the imperial court and said:
"In the middle of the often serve Zhang Rang and others, stealing the blessing of the favor, turbidity in the sea. When the minister heard the soup to stop boiling, Mo Ruo went to salary; Although the carbuncle is painful, it is better than internal food.
In the past, Zhao Yingxing Jinyang's armor chased the evil of the king's side, and now the ministers are ringing bells and drums like the sun, please accept and so on to clear the traitor! ”
When the book went to Luoyang, the Queen Mother saw it, so she disagreed and sent He Miao to see He Jin.
He Miao said to He Jin: "The great weapon of the soldier country, and Dong Zhuo is a tiger and wolf, and the eldest brother's plan is to devour the wolf in the district, how to destroy the tiger when the wolf is destroyed?" And the affairs of the country are not easy. It is difficult to recover when covered with water, so it is advisable to think deeply. ”
When He Jin heard this, he began to hesitate, and when Dong Zhuo arrived at Michi, He Jin was even more hesitant, and sent the counselor Chong Shao to stop Dong Zhuo with the emperor's edict. Dong Zhuo did not accept the edict and marched all the way to Henan.
Chong Shao greeted his army and persuaded him to retire. Dong Zhuo suspected that the political situation in Luoyang had changed, and ordered his subordinates to threaten Chong Shao with weapons.
Chong Shao was furious and rebuked them in the name of the emperor, and the soldiers scattered in fear. So Chong Shao stepped forward to question Dong Zhuo in person, and Dong Zhuoli resigned and had to withdraw his troops and return to the Sunset Pavilion.
And Yuan Shao knew about this, but thought that He Jin had changed his mind, so he advised him:
"The contradiction has been formed, at this time it is like an arrow on the string, it has to be sent, the general is acting so melancholy and unconsciously, but I don't know what the general is waiting for?
I'm just afraid that things will change if they drag on for too long, and the tragedy of Dou Wu's murder will be repeated! He Jin was shocked when he heard this.
So Yuan Shao was appointed as the lieutenant of the school, and he had the power to arrest or execute criminals without asking for instructions. He also appointed Wang Yun, who was engaged in Zhonglang, as Henan Yin.
Yuan Shao ordered his subordinate military officials to monitor the movements of the eunuchs, and urged Dong Zhuo and others to send envoys to play urgently, claiming in the recital that they would march to Pingchang.
So the Empress Dowager He was greatly frightened, and dismissed the eunuchs such as Zhongchang and Xiaohuangmen and went home, leaving only some of He Jin's cronies in the palace.
All the attendants and Xiao Huangmen went to He Jin to ask for guilt, indicating that everything was subject to his disposal.
He Jin said to them: "The world is turbulent, just because of resentment against you, and now Dong Zhuo will lead a large army to Luoyang, why don't you resign and return to the fiefdom, I will not pursue it." ”
He Jin is like this, but he wants to obey the Empress Dowager He and prevent a group of eunuchs from being a horse, but Yuan Shao shook his head secretly when he heard this, and then suggested that He Jin take this opportunity to wipe out the eunuchs.
However, He Jin did not allow it, and in desperation, Yuan Shao notified the state and county officials in an official document, and asked the relatives of the eunuchs to be arrested in various places in the name of He Jin.
He Jin planned the affairs of the eunuchs for too long, so that the eunuchs knew He Jin's plan and were afraid in their hearts, but they did not have a large army in their hands.
So, Zhang Rang sent his daughter-in-law, the sister of the Empress Dowager He, to ask the Empress Dowager He for help, but Zhang Rang's daughter-in-law first said that she and her mother danced Yangjun.
Then Wuyangjun took this daughter-in-law to find the Empress Dowager He in the palace, and said that Zhang Rang and others knew their crimes, and were willing to sue the old man and return to his hometown, but he was very grateful to the Empress Dowager He in his heart, so he begged the Empress Dowager to let Zhang Rang and others enter the palace to serve again!
So the Empress Dowager He issued an edict to let all the permanent servants re-enter the palace to serve, and no longer mention the dismissal of the eunuchs!
On August 25, He entered the Changle Palace, told the Empress Dowager He, and asked to kill all the Zhongchang attendants.
Zhang Rang and Duan discussed: "The general He Jin claimed to be sick, did not participate in the funeral of the first emperor, and did not send the funeral to the cemetery, but now he suddenly entered the palace, what is his intention?" Could it be that the Dou Wu incident is going to be repeated? ”
So he sent someone to eavesdrop on the conversation between He Jin's brothers and sisters, and learned all the content of the conversation.
Hearing that He Jin wanted to kill himself, Zhang Rang led dozens of his henchmen, armed with weapons, secretly entered through the side door and ambushed under the palace gate.
When He came in and out, he summoned him by falsely preaching the will of the Queen Mother. He entered the palace. When He entered the palace, Zhang Rang and others questioned He Jin and said:
"The chaos in the world is not only the sin of our eunuchs. And the first emperor once disliked the queen mother because of the matter, and almost deposed the queen mother, and we rescued it with tears.
Everyone gave tens of millions of gifts to ease the emperor, just to support himself under your door.
Now you want to kill us, but you don't remember what you did then! Now you are not merciful, and you will not blame us for our injustice. ”
Then he ordered everyone to kill the general. Shang Fang Jian Qu Mu drew his sword and killed He Jin in front of the Xide Palace. Zhang Rang, Duan Qi and others wrote an edict, appointing the former Taiwei Fan Ling as the lieutenant of Sili, and the Shaofu Xu Xiang as Henan Yin.
When Shang Shu saw the edict, he felt suspicious and said, "Please come in and out of the general to discuss together." Zhonghuangmen threw He Jin's head to Shang Shu and said, "He Jin rebelled and has been executed!" ”
Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang, the officers of He Jin's subordinates, heard that He Jin had been killed and planned to lead the army into the palace, but the palace gate was closed.
Hu Ben Zhonglang attacked the palace together with Yuan Shu and Wu Kuang, but the Yellow Gate and others in the palace held weapons and guarded the palace gate.
At dusk, Yuan Shu suddenly had a plan, so he set fire to the Qingzuo Gate of Nangong, wanting to threaten the palace to hand over Zhang Rang and others.
Zhang Rang and others went to the harem to report to the Empress Dowager He, saying: "The subordinates of the great general He Jin rebelled, set fire to the palace, and attacked Shangshumen. ”
Empress Dowager He was shocked, and when there was nothing to be done, Zhang Rang and others coerced Empress Dowager He, the Young Emperor, and Liu Xie, the king of Chen Liu, and kidnapped other officials in the palace to flee to the North Palace from Tianqiao Pavilion Road.
When Shangshu Lu Zhi heard this, he went to chase after him, but he only intercepted Duan Jue, so he raised his head and reprimanded Duan Jue, Duan Jue was frightened and frightened, so he let go of the Empress Dowager He, and the Empress Dowager He jumped from the window and was spared.
Yuan Shao and his uncle Yuan Kui falsely passed on the holy decree, summoned Fan Ling and Xu Xiang, and beheaded them. Yuan Shao and He Miao led troops to be stationed under Zhu Yumen, captured Zhao Zhong and others and beheaded them.
Wu Kuang and others have always resented He Miao for not being of the same heart as He Jin, and suspected that he had colluded with the eunuchs, so they ordered the army to say:
"The person who killed the general is the general He Miao, can the soldiers avenge the general?"
He Jin's subordinates all shed tears and said: "I am willing to die to avenge the general!" ”
So Wu Kuang led his troops to attack He Miao with Dong Zhuo's younger brother Che Du Lieutenant Dong Hao, and threw his body in the palace.
In the end, Yuan Shao closed the gate of the North Palace, sent troops to arrest the eunuchs, regardless of the aged, all killed, a total of more than 2,000 people were killed, and many people were killed by mistake because they did not grow beards.
Yuan Shao took advantage of the situation to lead the army to attack, sweep the palace ban, and storm the palace.
Let's say that on August 27, Zhang Rang and Duan Jue robbed the young emperor and Chen Liuwang, burst into smoke and fire, and ran to Beibi Mountain overnight.
At about two o'clock, there was a loud shout from behind, and people and horses arrived; At present, Min Gong, a Peng official in central Henan, shouted "The rebel is gone!" ”
Zhang Rang saw that the situation was urgent, so he threw himself into the river and died. The emperor and King Chen Liuwang did not know the truth and did not dare to raise their voices, and crouched in the grass by the river. The military horses scattered in all directions, and they didn't know where the young emperor was.
The young emperor and the king fell to the fourth watch, the dew fell again, the stomach was hungry, hugged each other and cried; and afraid of human perception, swallowing the sound of recklessness.
Seeing this, King Chen Liuwang said: "You can't fall in love for a long time here, you must not find a way to live." So the two of them relied on each other and climbed ashore. The earth is full of thorns, and in darkness there is no way to go.
In desperation, there were suddenly thousands of swarms of fireflies, shining brightly, only flying in front of the emperor. King Chen Liu said: "Help my brother this day!" ”
Then he walked with the fireflies and gradually saw the way. When they reached the fifth watch, the walking time was worn, and the foot pain was unbearable, so the two brothers were able to rest in a haystack near the hill!
But he didn't want the grass to be a house, and the owner of the village dreamed that night, and dreamed that two golden dragons fell behind the village, so he got up in shock. Dressed and out of the house, looking around, seeing the golden light on the grass in front of the village, hurriedly looked up, but the two of them were lying on the grass.
The owner asked, "Who are the two children??" The young emperor did not dare to answer because he was afraid,
However, King Chen Liuwang pointed to the young emperor and said: "This is today's son, who was rebelled by the ten permanent servants and fled here." I am the brother of the Son of Heaven, Chen Liuwang. ”
The owner of the village was shocked and hurriedly bowed: "I am the first to worship Cui Yiye, the younger brother of Situ Cui Lie." Because he saw that the ten permanent servants were jealous of the officials, they were hidden here. ”
Then he helped the emperor to enter the village and kneel down to drink and eat. But he said that Min Gong caught up with Duan Jue, took it and asked, "Where is the Son of Heaven?" Duan Qi said: "I have lost each other halfway, and I don't know where to go." ”
Min Gong then killed Duan Jue, hung his head under the horse, and scattered his troops to look for it; But he rode alone.
Following the road, even to Cui Yizhuang, Cui Yi saw the head, asked, Min Gong explained the situation in detail, and then Cui Yi led the tribute to see the young emperor, and the monarch and ministers cried bitterly.
Min Gong then said to the young emperor: "The country cannot be without a king for a day, and please return the imperial capital to Your Majesty." ”
Cui Yizhuang only had a thin horse, and then gave it to the young emperor to ride. And Min Gong rode a horse with King Chen Liu.
Less than three miles away from Zhuang, Situ Wang Yun, Tai Lieutenant Yang Biao, Left Military Academy Captain Chun Yuqiong, Right Military Academy Captain Zhao Meng, Later Military Academy Captain Bao Xin, and Central Military Captain Yuan Shao, a group of hundreds of people received the young emperor's car.
When the young emperor saw the civil and military officials, he hugged his head and cried with the ministers. Then he first ordered Duan Jue's head to go to Beijing, and then changed his horse to sit with the young emperor and Chen Liuwang, and the emperor returned to Beijing.