The sky was already bright, and after a busy night, He Jin sat in Changle Palace a little tired.

The forbidden army in the palace has been taken care of, the fifth colonel of the Northern Army has taken over the defense of the palace, and the corpses in the Changle Palace have also been cleaned up.

"Brother." He Miao walked in from the outside, leaving a scribe at the door, He Miao came to He Jin's side and said, "An old man has come to see him." ”

Old friend?

He Jin raised his head, glanced at his brother, and then looked in the direction of the scribe, he couldn't see clearly, but the figure was vaguely familiar, but what old man would come to the palace to see him at this time?

"Let him come." He Jin said a little tiredly.

He Miao hurriedly turned his head and beckoned, and the scribe walked up with a gentle step, saluted He Jin, and said with a smile: "Xi Zhicai sees the general." ”

"Is that you?" He Jin looked at Xi Zhicai, his eyes were cold: "That Ye Zhao asked you to come here?" ”

"Exactly." Xi Zhicai nodded without hesitation.

"Good courage, wait for me to take you first, and then settle accounts with that Ye Zhao." He Jin slapped the armrest and shouted: "Left and right, take it down for me!" ”

"Whoa!" Two of them rushed out and held down Xi Zhicai.

"If I were a general, what I should be thinking about at this time is how to save my life." Xi Zhicai didn't struggle, glanced at He Jin, shook his head regretfully, and said: "It seems that Xi Mou came to die this time, but he came by mistake, the general cherishes it, he will meet again in Huangquan in the future, don't forget to bring a glass of water and wine to Xi Mou." ”

"Brother, Mr. Xi, this time, he has brought important news." Seeing that Xi Zhi was driven away, He Miao hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.

"Message? What's the news? He Jin stopped Xi Zhicai and frowned.

"Before the play entered the palace, Yuan Shao had already taken advantage of the time when the general led the army into the palace, and gathered the new army in Xiyuan outside the city, and Wang Yun instigated the family in the city, gathered the soldiers of various prefectures, and also gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Xi Zhicai shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity, the drama is wrong." ”

When He Jin heard this, his face changed, and he hurriedly waved away the two armor soldiers, and stepped forward and said, "What Mr. said is true?" ”

"This matter is personally explored by my lord, this Yuan family has sinister intentions, the last play has already told the general, the people of the family should not be gullible, the general can know, this time the family helped the general to plan, in fact, it is to want the general to fight with my lord, in the end, regardless of the victory or defeat, you and I, no one can compete with the Yuan family who holds the new army in Xiyuan."

Looking at He Jin's face, Xi Zhicai said: "My lord is an insight into this matter, unwilling to be the enemy of the general, has led the brigade Ben Sanwei to withdraw from Luoyang, I really don't know what grievances the general and my lord have, my lord has been worried about the general several times, but the general has been listening to the words of the scholar and regards my lord as an enemy?" ”

"This ......" He Jin was a little embarrassed, thinking about it carefully, he and Ye Zhao really didn't seem to have any inextricable contradictions, almost every time he stood on the opposite side of Ye Zhao, there were scholars behind his back, and then looked at Xi Zhicai: "So, the horse has withdrawn from Luoyang at the moment?" ”

"Not bad." Xi Zhicai nodded and said: "But the general should not be happy too early, my lord just doesn't want to have a conflict with the general, so that the plan of the scholar succeeds, but now Yuan Shao has taken over the eighth school of the new army, and there is more help from the whole city, in this Luoyang City, it can be said that it is a hundred responses, the general thinks that these people will still be the same as in the past, and the general is friendly?" ”

When He Jin heard this, his face couldn't help but be a little gloomy, if it was really as Xi Zhicai said, he had already lost the opportunity to collect the new army, no wonder Yuan Kui would let him lead the soldiers and horses to clean up Ye Zhao, and his feelings were based on this idea.

"General, think about it, has anyone been talking in the ear of the general how my lord threatened the position of the general, and provoked the general to attack with me?" Seeing that He Jin's face became more ugly, Xi Zhicai knew that he had guessed correctly, and said with a smile: "But does the general know, where are these people now?" There was such a big thing in the palace, why did Xi come here first, but no one else was seen? ”

"Just because my lord withdrew from Luoyang, in this Luoyang city, only the general can still threaten them, I am afraid that at this moment I have begun to deploy in the city, the next step, I am afraid is to expel the general!" Xi Zhicai smiled.

"Someone, soldiers!" He Jin gritted his teeth and said.

"What does the general want?" Xi Zhicai frowned.

"Naturally, before these people make a move, strike first!" He Jin said coldly.

"At this moment, the general has lost the opportunity, and if he starts it again at this moment, he will definitely be calculated by the other party." Xi Zhicai persuaded.

"Then, according to the opinion of the ancestors, what should General Ben do?" He Jin frowned.

"Now the general still has an advantage, that is, the prince of debate, and there is no queen in the palace to help the general quickly stabilize the palace." Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "In addition, Beigong Wei still has the strength to fight, the general sent troops at this moment, that is, let the other party occupy the initiative, unwise, according to the view of the play, the general now holds orthodoxy, at this moment, why not use the name of the death of the Son of Heaven to recruit Yuan Shao, Yuan Kui, Wang Yun and others into the palace, as long as these people enter the palace, the general can take the opportunity to contact the old department and bring the new army into his hands, then the soldiers will have no military power, how to compete with the general?" ”

"What does Ye Zhao mean?" He Jin frowned and looked at Xi Zhicai and said, Ye Zhao planned for himself like this, he was a little puzzled.

"Now the Han River is turbulent, my lord really does not want to have more turbulent twists and turns, is my lord took the initiative to withdraw from Luoyang, willing to respect the general's order, I only hope that the general will raise his noble hand, and then encounter provocation, can be calmly treated, do not want to do the relatives pain, the enemy is happy, you need to know that all along, my lord and the prince are very friendly, but also several times to advise His Majesty to argue that the prince is the prince, is really on the side of the general, but the general is deceived by the traitor, has been embarrassed with my lord, the general think carefully, Has my lord ever taken the initiative to provoke a general? Xi Zhicai said sadly.

Not really!

At this time, as soon as Xi Zhicai said it, He Jin thought about it carefully, it seemed that every time he clashed with Ye Zhao, he did it first, Ye Zhao passively counterattacked, and people really didn't seem to take the initiative to provoke themselves.

"The matter of the edict ......" He Jin suddenly looked at Xi Zhicai, and He Jin was always a little worried about the edict.

"The general forgives the sin, but the edict cannot be handed over to the general for the time being." Xi Zhicai said indifferently.

"Oh?" When He Jin heard this, he frowned: "Didn't Ye Zhao say that he wanted to respect General Ben's orders?" ”

"It's not my lord's will." Xi Zhicai looked at He Jin with a helpless face: "It's just that the general has been instigated to embarrass my lord several times, but I don't know that this time I will not be confused by traitors again, although my lord has the heart to help, but the past things really make my lord unable to rest assured to assist the general and the new emperor." ”

When He Jin heard this, his old face turned red, and then he frowned a little and said, "If there is no edict, how can you support Libi and ascend the throne?" ”

"The general is confused!" Xi Zhicai sighed: "Since ancient times, if the Son of Heaven dies without an edict left, it is natural to be the emperor, not to mention that the prince is now just a child, how can he take on the important task of this country?" Besides, the country cannot be without a king for a day, is there no edict, there is no son of heaven in this world? The general rest assured, my lord left the edict in hand, and just want to have a way to protect himself, there is no threat to the general, as long as the general is no longer an enemy of my lord, my lord guarantees, as long as the general is alive for a day, this edict will never see the light of day again! ”

Although He Jin is still thinking about the edict, but who let himself do things unauthentically before, Ye Zhao is vigilant, and he is helpless, the most important thing now is to support Liu Wei as the emperor as soon as possible and stabilize the situation, as for the edict, as long as Ye Zhao does not take out the edict, it is logical for him to support Liu Biao to inherit the throne.

"Thank you, sir, for your advice." He Jin said solemnly: "Please tell the Marquis of Yu Ting, on the day when Prince Wei ascends the throne, this general will definitely not forget his friendship and will never be his enemy again!" ”

"The general is wise." Xi Zhicai smiled and said: "My lord will garrison troops in the tiger prison to deter the general from Kanto!" ”

"Good!" He Jin said with a smile: "I will send Mr. out of the palace." ”

"Don't do this, in this way, it is easy to attract people's attention, the general should convene the ministers as soon as possible at this time, and it is only right that the military power is taken under the account!" Xi Zhicai hurriedly dissuaded.

He Jin just said that he was more anxious than anyone else now, how could he have time to send Xi Zhicai, not to mention that Xi Zhicai was just a staff member of Ye Zhao's door, what qualifications did he have to let the general deign to send him off, and after pretending to say a few words, he asked He Miao to send Xi Zhicai out of the palace.

"General, who is that?" Wei Qi came in from outside the door, and when he saw He Miao sending Xi Zhicai away, he looked at He Jindao suspiciously.

"It's fine, but it's just a dead person." He Jin glanced at Wei Qi, and suddenly thought that Wei Qi was also a scholar, and he had a grudge against Ye Zhao, so he couldn't help but distance himself a little from his previous closeness, and said indifferently: "Send someone to pass on the courtiers immediately, Your Majesty will die, and an hour later, the Jiade Hall will discuss politics." ”

Wei Qian was a little puzzled, why did he suddenly feel that He Jin was a lot more distant from him, but this matter was also discussed before, He Jin didn't ask about the military power of Xiyuan, it was exactly what he wanted, and he nodded and went to pass the edict at the moment.

As soon as Wei Qi left, He Jin recruited his henchmen and generals, secretly discussed, and wrote an edict, covered with a jade seal, the new army in Xiyuan is directly under the Son of Heaven, even if Yuan Shao is forcibly subdued, the military heart must not be attached, and there is also his henchman Bao Hong in the new army, Cao Cao is also quite valued by He Jin, in addition, Xia Mu only listens to the emperor's orders, with the help of these people, He Jin will be able to master the new army as soon as possible, and when the time comes, the military power of Luoyang, except for Ye Zhao's people, will be in the hands of him He Jin.

The news quickly reached the ears of Yuan Kui, Wang Yun and others, although it was a little regrettable that Ye Zhao withdrew from Luoyang and could not completely finish Ye Zhao in one fell swoop, but after the new monarch succeeded to the throne, it was not too late to clean up.