Chapter 20: The Secret Council

He Jin sent away Yuan Kui, Xun Shuang and other celebrities who came to visit, and returned to the house, but he was quite happy in his heart.

Although since the autocratic power of the ten permanent servants, the scholars in the court have been weakened, and there have been scholars who have been put into their own doors, but celebrities such as Yuan Kui and Xun Shuang still remain reserved and arrogant, and rarely interact with He Jin, this time because of the gambling between Ye Zhao and Yuan Shu, but it finally made these real celebrities bow to themselves, counting, I should thank Ye Zhao.

It's a pity that a young handsome man has to be suppressed.

In fact, even if Yuan Kui and Xun Shuang didn't come, with the current situation, Ye Zhao would have no chance of winning.

Five hundred women, three months into the army, is it possible?

Ye Zhao took eight hundred female soldiers into the Beibi Mountain to train the troops, and the Son of Heaven also specially sent the forbidden army to impose martial law in the Beibi Mountain area, but in the eyes of He Jin and the entire Luoyang City who knew about it, it was just Ye Zhao's bluff.

The battlefield has always been a man's business, and women ...... Hehe~

Not only He Jin, even Cao Cao, who was quite optimistic about Ye Zhao, didn't think that Ye Zhao had the possibility of winning this time, and the difference between the two sides, except for the number of people, was too big.

"Sir, there is a scribe outside the door who asks to see you." The butler said respectfully outside the door.

"Who?" He Jin asked the housekeeper to come in and speak, and asked.

"The person who came did not know his name, but said that he was entrusted by the prince to come." The butler bowed.

"Debate?" He Jin looked at the housekeeper in surprise when he heard this, although he was the uncle of Prince Bian, and he was also close on weekdays, but Liu Bian was still a child after all, and he was only ten years old after the New Year.

"Ask him to come in." He Jin said with a smile, he wanted to see what his nephew was looking for him?

Soon, a young scribe came to He Jin's study with the housekeeper, after all, he was a person sent by Liu Bian, and he was also a close person, so He Jin did not shy away from it, and met him directly in the study, which was also a kind of closeness.

"Luoyang ordered the diners to see the general!" The scribe smiled at He Jin and saluted.

"Luoyang Order?" He Jin raised his eyebrows, these three words of Luoyang Ling, I have heard a lot recently, I am a little sensitive, I looked at Xi Zhicai and said, "Which Luoyang Ling?" ”

Ye Zhao and Yuan Shu are gambling and fighting, and their original official positions have been relieved, but now when it comes to Luoyang Order, in Luoyang City, the first thing most people think of is Ye Zhao.

"My lord Ye Zhao, although the general has never seen it, he should have heard of it." Xi Zhicai smiled.

"This official naturally knows." He Jin snorted coldly and said: "You are so bold, you dare to pretend to be a subordinate official of the prince and deceive me, do you know what crime to be guilty of!?" ”

Xi Zhicai unhurriedly took out a seal letter from his bosom and handed it to He Jindao: "The general holds the military power of Luoyang, what happened in this Luoyang city, he must not hide it from the general's ears and eyes, when I know that my lord and the prince have gotten along for a while, and they get along very happily, the prince has learned something by my lord's side, this seal letter is given by the prince, and it is not an exaggeration to come with this seal letter and meet in the name of the prince." ”

When He Jin heard this, he also nodded, when Liu Wei followed Ye Zhao's side, although he could hide it from ordinary people, it was not a secret to them, the top figures in Luoyang City, and even at that time, He Jin sent a team of soldiers and horses to secretly protect him, so as not to have an accident with Liu Wei.

"If you come to intercede for Ye Zhao, don't say it, this matter is a foregone conclusion, what the outcome is, and it depends on his ability." He Jin sat down, but did not let Xi Zhicai sit, and said directly.

"No need to intercede." Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "My lord once said that if he can't pass this pass, then it is better to leave Luoyang and find another way to make a living." ”

"Oh? Ye Xiuming still has such ambition? He Jin glanced at Xi Zhicai differently, frowned, and said, "That...... Where did you come? ”

"Entrusted by my lord, if this battle is won, my lord can win by luck, and my lord hopes that the general can promote my lord to the position of guard lieutenant!" Xi Zhicai looked at He Jin and said with burning eyes.

"Your Majesty has already made a conclusion on this matter, if Ye Xiuming can really win, why should this official come to help?" He Jin looked at Xi Zhicai with a smile.

"After all, Yuan Shu is powerful, and the scholar hopes that Yuan Shu can serve as the guard captain this time, and I am worried that my lord will win at that time, and he will be blamed for various reasons, and my lord hopes that the general can help him to implement this matter." Xi Zhicai bowed down.

"Even so, why should I help him?" He Jin couldn't help but sneer.

"This is also a question that my lord can't figure out, why does the general want to help the scholars?" Xi Zhicai shook his head and sighed: "The scholars are under the command of the general, but in order to protect themselves, has the general ever remembered how those scholars treated the general when he first came to Luoyang?" ”

He Jin is not a general as soon as he enters Luoyang, he is first Langzhong, and then moves to Huben Zhonglang General, Yingchuan Taishou, until Guanghe three years, that is to say, the year Ye Zhao came out, because He Guiren was established as the queen, He Jin's status rose and rose, the official worshiped the servant, the craftsman was the general, Henan Yin, at that time He Jin and the ten permanent servants were not as incompatible as now, but relied on each other, until He Jin became a general, and the scholars were forced by the trend of the ten permanent servants, and gradually began to throw themselves into He Jin's command in large numbers, thinking about it at this moment, Even He Jin himself couldn't remember how he and the Ten Standing Servants had come to where they were today.

At this moment, he was mentioned by Xi Zhicai, and He Jincai recalled the unbearable days, when he was in the eyes of scholars, he was really humble and cheap, and he was always inferior to the eyes of scholars.

Suddenly said with some annoyance in his heart: "That is a matter of the past, and General Ben doesn't want to mention it more." ”

Xi Zhicai smiled and nodded, and did not say anything more about this matter, but said: "Then let's talk about my lord, my lord and Prince Wei are friendly, this point, the general should know." ”

When He Jin heard this, his face softened a little, nodded, and looked at Xi Zhicai.

"The prince is not liked by His Majesty, and he has the courage to say a big rebellious word, if one day, His Majesty dies and leaves an edict to be passed on to the prince of Xie, how should the general deal with himself?" Xi Zhicai looked at the general, and his voice was a little more solemn.

"Presumptuous!" He Jin slapped the table, got up suddenly, looked at Xi Zhicai and said, "Do you know, what are you talking about?" Do you think that the general's sword is unfavorable? ”

"The general's sword is naturally sharp, but it is only an assumption below, and this matter is also a private discussion." Xi Zhicai said indifferently: "Have you ever thought about the general, if there is really that day, how many of these scholars under the general's command will still support the general?" ”

He Jin's face was cloudy, and he suddenly remembered that Liu Hong's body was not very good, and he had been overindulged for a long time, and his spirit was much weaker than a few years ago.

And since Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven has asked less and less about Liu Wei...... What Xi Zhicai said is really a little possible.

"The position of the guard is very important, it is the barrier of the forbidden palace, if it is handed over to Yuan Shu, if there is really this day, the life and death of the general can be in the hands of others." Xi Zhicai looked at He Jin and said: "But my lord is different, first, my lord is friendly with the prince of debate, and in this Luoyang City, there is no foundation, he has offended the scholars headed by the Yuan family, although Cai Weng is popular, but after all, he has no real power, in terms of appeal, in this Luoyang is far less powerful than the fourth and third dukes, even if my lord is a guard captain, he can rely on whom, except for His Majesty, there is only a general!" ”

"If Yuan Shu is in charge of the guard, he will be able to easily control the palace at that time, if there is an edict to pass on the throne, with the power of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, and the edict in hand, it is not a problem to support the prince of Xie, once the prince of Xie ascends the throne, has the general ever thought about how to deal with himself? The general is already a very popular minister, holding the power of the world's soldiers and horses, and he is the uncle of the prince of debate, even if the general is willing to back down at that time, the prince of Xie, or those scholars, is willing to let the general continue to hold the world's soldiers and horses? Xi Zhicai looked at He Jin's uncertain expression and smiled.

He Jin took a deep breath, and his heart, which had been held up by a group of scholars before, gradually fell, looked at Xi Zhicai and said, "Sir, please take a seat." ”

A smile appeared on Xi Zhicai's face, he knew that He Jin had already been moved by what he said, and he was not polite at the moment, kneeling at the position where He Jin was at his bottom.

After He Jin was silent for a long time, he sighed and said: "The talent of cultivation, General Ben has heard of it for a long time, but he doesn't want to have a wise man like Mr. under his command." ”

Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "It's just a convenient tongue in the next, these words are all what my lord said, he said that he is the same as the general, he is a person who has been excluded by the family, and he should have worked together to assist the government, but now he has to fight with each other under the manipulation of the scholars, and he can't bear it, so he ordered him to come forward to talk about it." ”

"It's just that now the overall situation has been decided, it's not a secret, the highway is all selected by the forbidden army, not to mention how the weapons are windpower, the armor alone is the armor that can only be worn by the generals in my Han army, weighing forty catties, Xiuming's subordinates are just a group of palace maids, this general is now willing to help, Xiuming this battle, I'm afraid it can't save the road." He Jin frowned.

Xi Zhicai smiled and said: "My lord uses soldiers, the general should have heard one or two, although Yuan Shu's armor is strong, but it may not be able to win my lord, of course, victory or defeat is determined, if my lord does not have this life, then lose to Yuan Shu, naturally everything will be closed, when the time comes, please also ask the general to make plans as soon as possible, but if my lord is lucky to win this battle, please also ask the general to help my lord, and there will be a lot of thanks in the future!" ”

"Don't worry!" He Jin nodded and smiled: "If Xiu Ming can really win this battle, this official will definitely help Xiu Ming get the position of guard captain." ”

"Then I will thank the general for his kindness on behalf of my lord, and then I will go back to report it." Xi Zhicai stood up and smiled.

"Sir, walk slowly." He Jin also got up, but he didn't send him off, just smiled.

Xi Zhicai was not surprised, after saluting again, he went out directly, found the housekeeper, and went straight out of the General's Mansion, but did not leave the city, but just went in the direction of Ye Mansion.