Chapter 52: Palace Turmoil

The dull thunder cruising back and forth in the mountains, the aftermath curled like a long smoke, Liu Hong lay on the dragon couch, his head was dizzy, he heard the howling wind outside, and felt more and more light and fluttering, as if he was about to be blown by this wind in the sky.

"Hooray, take care of your health!" Jian Shuo saw Liu Hong crying, and hurriedly crawled to the couch.

Liu Hong raised his arm, angry as if he was angry: "Kill ...... He ......"

Jian Shuo kowtowed: "The slave risked death to say a word, although He Jin is stupid, he has a wide reputation, and the eldest prince is seventeen years old, and the emperor should not abolish the long standing ......"

"Presumptuous!" Empress Dowager Dong glared at him, "Is this what you should say?" ”

Jian Shuo lowered his head and didn't dare to say more.

Empress Dowager Dong knelt down in front of her son, tears flowing: "If you leave, what should I do with Xie'er?" ”

Liu Hongqiang was in good spirits, raised his head slightly, and saw his youngest son Liu Xie kneeling there crying at the corner of the hall.

Oh, yes...... Liu Xie is only nine years old, even if he is made the emperor, the He family is not abolished if he wants to, but as the saying goes, three years old looks big, this child will be able to become a generation of Ming Jun, at least better than himself.

He tried to take a breath, raised his right hand and pointed at Liu Xie, his eyes were firmly fixed on Jian Shuo, Jian Shuo understood: "Long live rest assured, the slave encourages it." ”

"It's not an encouragement, it's a must!" Empress Dowager Dong wiped away her tears, this old lady was born with a tough attitude: "Jian Shuo, you and my nephew Dong Zhong jointly support Xie'er as the emperor, you are the founding father, you think about Sun Cheng's favor, Cao Teng's gui, if you eradicate the He family, what do you want to mourn and give you!" ”

Jian Shuo was silent, he didn't care about rewards and official positions at all, as long as he did things for the emperor wholeheartedly.

But now it is impossible for me to do this by myself, and the queen mother and the emperor are too wishful thinking.

There is no way, he has already offended the general, he killed Bao Hong some time ago, this matter is equivalent to breaking with it, even if he doesn't take this errand, He Jin and others still have to rectify him.

is still the same sentence, He Jin is aggressive, the strength of the scholars behind him is too great, Jian Shuo lowered his head and thought for a long time, but still gritted his teeth and kowtowed to the emperor and the queen mother: "Long live rest assured, the queen mother rest assured, the slave is reluctant...... It will be done, it will be done! ”

General's Mansion,

He Jin sat on the main seat, and all the captains and Peng's subordinates sat on both sides, and they all gave advice to the general He Jin.

"What is it now?" Yuan Shao frowned, and looked at He Jin: "The palace door is closed, the news is closed, the death and life of the Son of Heaven are unknown, the queen and the two princes are trapped in the deep palace, and the subordinate officials of Shangshu are all in the hands of Jian Shuo, and they cannot communicate inside and outside. ”

"You don't have to be anxious at the beginning," Changshi Wang Qian said calmly: "Jian Shuo's conspiracy has been exposed, how can he make waves again with the small palace?" There is no need to work hard to mobilize the people, there will inevitably change after a long time, the people of the seven departments and even the ten permanent servants, they have to consider their lives, who can follow him to take this risk? ”

Before Wang Qian's words fell, he heard a big chaos outside, it seemed that someone wanted to break into the shogunate, but was captured by the guards, and Wu Kuang walked in when he was young: "General Qiyu, catch a sneaky eunuch, it seems that he has come to spy on our actions." ”

The captured people outside seemed to hear his words and hurriedly shouted: "I'm not a eunuch, let me in, Mengde, Mengde." I have something important to tell the general! ”

Cao Cao heard someone calling him, and hurriedly ran out to look, and saw Zhang Zhang's hands tied to a person, it was his brother Cao Chun.

He worships the Huangmen squire, so he wears a mink crown, a yellow robe, and a yellow lacquer saber around his waist, which is similar to the dress of most eunuchs, and Cao Chun is only nineteen years old, young and has never grown a beard, so it is inevitable that he will be mistaken for a eunuch.

"Hurry up, he's my brother!"

Zhang Zhang's rough nature didn't figure it out, he was dizzy and spread his hands, and muttered to himself: "Brother Cao's family is really weird, my grandfather is a eunuch, I haven't heard that my younger brother is also a eunuch!" ”

Cao Chun was in no mood to argue with him, so he hurriedly entered the hall with his brother, and saw that the room was full of people, most of whom he didn't know, so he made a circle.

Cao Cao hurriedly said: "This is my brother Cao Chun, the squire of the Yellow Gate...... Zihe, don't worry about being polite, the columns are all your own people, and it doesn't hurt if you say anything. ”

Cao Chun knew He Jin, bowed down and saluted: "General Qiyu, long live Yan drove last night." ”

Everyone didn't react when they heard this, and no one cares about the emperor's life or death at this time!

"Who is the emperor appointed by the emperor?" Before He Jin asked, Yuan Shao was the first to speak.

Although Cao Chun is a scholar who has just entered the office, his brain is very flexible, in front of He Jin, how can he say that he has established Donghou Liu Xie?

He hurriedly made up a lie: "Long live on his deathbed, he has decided to make the great prince the emperor, and ordered the general to assist you, but Jian Shuo insisted on going his own way and wanted to abolish and occupy the court privately." Today's treacherous plan was leaked, he has ordered someone to close the palace gate, put the queen and the prince under house arrest, please ask the general to rescue him quickly! ”

As he spoke, he took out a piece of silk and handed it to Cao Cao: "Jian Shuo has gone to Changle Palace to imprison the queen, this is a secret letter he wrote to Zhao Zhong, the tenth permanent servant, which was intercepted by Guo Sheng, a eunuch from the same township of the general, take a look!" ”

Cao Cao took the letter to hand it over, and remembered that He Jin was illiterate, so he handed it to Wang Qian.

Wang Qian unfolded and said: "The general's brother Bingguo is in the dynasty, and today he is plotting with the party members of the world to punish the first emperor and sweep away my Cao, but he bans the army with Shuodian, so he groans, and it is advisable to close the cabinet and arrest him urgently...... General, Jian Shuo wants to collude with the Ten Standing Servants to do the old thing that Wang Fu harmed Dou Wu back then! ”

He Jin was at a loss, so he had to look at Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao didn't know how to deal with it, and suddenly remembered that He Hao had passed through the old affairs of the previous dynasty, and hurriedly said: "Brother Boqiu, what should I do at this time?" ”

He Hao, who had just conquered the court, waved his hand and sneered: "Don't worry about such naughty boy tricks, Jian Shuo stupid thieves don't know the current affairs, Wang Fu and Cao Jie had the help of the soldiers of the Northern Army back then, and now the military power is in the hands of the general, don't say that the ten permanent servants dare not join forces with him, that is, they dare to help the abuse, what is the use of these eunuchs holding empty edicts?" It's not twenty years ago. ”

Yuan Shu came to the spirit again: "In this case, raise troops to enter the palace, no matter what Jian Shuo, Guo Sheng, Zhang Rang, and Zhao Zhong are all killed, they will be clean!" ”

As soon as he shouted like this, those martial artists promoted by He Jin followed suit.

"Presumptuous!" Yuan Shao shouted again, "How can a minister do such an extraordinary thing? ”

Yuan Shuben was a little separated from his brother, and retorted: "If you use the big reason to suppress people at every turn, this is not your house." ”

Yuan Shao blushed for a while, and it was not good to quarrel with him in public.

"Hahaha......" A burst of laughter interrupted everyone's discussion, which was quite inconsistent with the tense atmosphere, and everyone saw that in the corner of the hall, Tian Feng, Kuai Yue, and Xun You were talking and laughing.

Cao Cao hurriedly asked, "What can a few sages do?" ”

Xun Youle said: "Fang Cai Wang Changshi said that there should be variables, isn't this variable already coming?" ”

Kuai Yue saw that everyone was puzzled, and walked in front of Cao Chun: "Zi and Xian Brother, you said that the forbidden palace is closed, who will help you escape?" ”

"It's also the eunuch Guo Sheng, he is a native of Nanyang, and he is a fellow villager with the general, so he intends to cling to the general, so he gave me this letter and helped me escape."

"Good!" Kuai Yue nodded, "Do you still know the soldiers who let you out?" ”

"I know it even in my dreams!" Cao Chun smiled.

"In that case, I also bothered Brother Lao Xian to return to the palace gate and send this letter back."

"What? Send it back? Cao Chun was stunned.

Xun You interjected: "Yes, send it back, isn't it from Jian Shuo to Zhao Zhong?" Send it back and let Guo Sheng return it to Zhao Zhong. ”

"But to be clear, tell him bluntly that it was the general who sent this letter back." Tian Feng added.

Everyone looked down and thought about it without knowing it, and Cao Cao was the first to suddenly realize: "A few brothers are good at planning, and the ten permanent servants will be frightened when they get this letter, and they will definitely try to get rid of their own crimes, and we can decide the affairs of the palace without a fight." ”

"What if Zhang Rang and the others can't eradicate Jian Shuo?"

"It's okay, the ten permanent servants can't get rid of Jian Shuo, isn't it also a good thing that Jian Shuo is in addition to the ten permanent servants? Let's just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight! ”

Cao Cao said, carefully looked at Tian Feng, Kuai Yue, and Xun You, and said in his heart: "He Jin has good people but can't know them, and the wisdom of these three people is no less than that of Zhang Liang and Deng Yu." ”

"If there's a way, then do it." He Jin landed with a word, and this matter was settled.

In addition, he also sent a few brave guards to escort Cao Chun back to the palace gate to deliver the book.

Sure enough, news came early the next morning that the Ten Standing Servants led their cronies to counterattack Jian Shuo, and Guo Sheng took advantage of the chaos to slash Jian Shuo. At this point, the civil strife in the palace was finally over.