Chapter 95 Yuan Shao was angry and Luoyang was in turmoil, and Xu Chuque killed Zhao Zhong
said that He Jin rebelled, and it was the eunuch's crime of murdering He Jin. The details of He Jin's death, Xu Chu also learned later: but after He entered the palace, Empress Dowager He talked about dealing with eunuchs. The specific content of the conversation is unknown, but presumably He Jin said something unfavorable to the eunuchs, and after being eavesdropped by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, the eunuchs who were forced to the Jedi were forced to the party of eunuchs, led by Zhang Rang and dozens of people with sharp blades in their hands, ambushed in front of the palace gate, and waited for He to come in and out. After He Jin came out, the eunuch pretended to summon him by the will of the Queen Mother, and He Jin did not suspect him, came to the Xide Palace, and was killed by the eunuchs. The person who did it is said to be Liang Mu, the supervisor of Shang Fang.
Suddenly hearing the bad news of the general's death, everyone came out of the house, and one of them asked, "Does General Tiger Ben Zhonglang know?" Another person asked, "Where are Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang now?" ”
General Hu Ben Zhonglang was Yuan Shao's position about a month ago, after Yuan Shao was removed from the official and served as the lieutenant of the division, it was his brother Yuan Shu who succeeded Hu Ben Zhonglang General; Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang are the cronies and officers of He Jin's side, and every time He Jin enters the palace to meet the Son of Heaven or the Queen Mother, these two people are outside the palace.
The first sentence asked Yuan Shu if he knew was Bao Xin, and the last sentence asked Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang's movements was Wang Kuang.
The doorman only heard that the general had been killed, but he didn't know anything else. At the critical moment, everyone was a little flustered, and only Cao Cao and Xu Chu were calmer.
Cao Cao faced everyone and said solemnly: "Yuan Highway's duty is to be close to the palace, so he must have learned the news earlier than us." The general was murdered by the eunuchs, and the highway was furious when he heard the news, and at this time he should have taken Hu Benlang and his guests and subordinates to the palace! ”
Yuan Shao nodded, thinking deeply. He knew very well that his brother, known as the 'ghost in the road', had always been high-flying and domineering, and refused to be left behind. Especially for him, the elder brother, who is a concubine, he has a lot of opinions in his heart. Now that the general has been murdered, Yuan Shu, who is closer to the palace, will definitely take the lead and attack the palace province after learning the news.
Wang Kuang listened to Cao Cao's words, and was a little unconvinced, after all, it was the palace, how could he say that he would fight. Even if there is a reason, it is easy to be caught. Then he said: "It's better to find out the situation first, and then make a decision." ”
As soon as these words came out, Yuan Shao glanced at Wang Kuang with some dissatisfaction. What's wrong? I've been planning hard for a long time, and it's easy for the fruit to ripen, but I have to watch it be picked off by Yuan Shu?
Xu Chu was silent for a long time, and couldn't help but speak at this moment, and said: "Si Li, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others have already done such a thing as murdering the general, what else can't they do?" If we hesitate, the Son of Heaven, the Queen Mother, and Dong Hou may be coerced by the eunuchs, and then the eunuchs will order us in the name of the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother, and things will be even more tricky! When the interruption continues, it will be chaotic, and please give an order to the subordinates, and we will lead the troops to rescue the Son of Heaven! ”
"Zhong Kangguo is a warrior of the country, this is exactly what I want!" Yuan Shao said with satisfaction, "Yuncheng, Gongjie!" The two of you were ordered by the general to return to your hometown to recruit soldiers, and now that the general is dead, it is the time to repay, and the two of you are hunting and killing eunuch henchmen in Kyoto, but is it!? ”
Bao Xin said without hesitation: "Obey the orders of the subordinates!" Wang Kuang hesitated slightly, but also received the order.
"Mengde!" Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao.
"In!" Cao Cao replied loudly.
"Brother Xian went to the army, and quickly rushed to the palace with his troops!"
Cao Cao also took the order and left.
"Yuan Chang, Wen Ruo! The two of you go to Taifu's mansion quickly, if Taifu has instructions, report back to me quickly! Yuan Shao said to Xun Yu and Zhong Xuan again.
Xun Yu and Zhong Miao are Wenchen, and this arrangement is also appropriate. Yuan Kui should also get the news at this time, how to deal with it, he still has to talk to Yuan Kui.
Gao Gan and Xu Yu were Yuan Shao's guests, so they followed Yuan Shao to gather the troops under the command of Si Li's lieutenant and rushed to the palace together.
Xu Chu stood in place, and he didn't see Yuan Shao's task arrangement for a long time, so he hurriedly said: "Si Li, Xu Mou is also stationed near the Upper East Gate with more than 1,000 soldiers, and he can attack the palace city with Si Li!" ”
The reason why Yuan Shao omitted Xu Chu was because Xu Chu met him for the first time, and whether it could come in handy was not discussed, and there were doubts about his loyalty. But Xu Chu's suggestion to attack Miyagi just now was obviously considering Yuan Shao, and it meant a bit of effectiveness. Yuan Shao was speechless for a while, and his groaning was hard to break.
Seeing this, Xu You said to Yuan Shaochen: "Xu Yingchuan came from afar, and he was ordered by the general and the secretary of your command, and his loyalty and patriotism can be seen. Moreover, when Dong Zhuo's soldiers arrived at the Sunset Pavilion, they had to be guarded, so they asked Xu Yingchuan to lead the crowd to the west of Luoyang to prevent Dong Zhuo from entering the city. ”
Gao Gan listened, opened his mouth, and finally swallowed back.
Xu Chu was extremely unhappy with Xu Yu's words in his heart, when is it now? The credit for destroying the eunuch is in front of him, and Xu Yu said this because he didn't want Xu Chu to get a little light. Besides, Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses are still some distance from Luoyang City, and when Dong Zhuo gets the news, he will come by galloping, when tomorrow. This is in terms of time, and it is really useless for Xu Chu to go to the west of the city. Besides, in terms of strength, can Xu Chu stop Dong Zhuo from entering Luoyang? Apparently impossible. Dong Zhuo's subordinates are all Xiliang elite soldiers, and the number of cavalry is no longer a few, rushing over, Xu Chu has a tiger guard, he can block it for a while, but he still can't escape the end of being repelled by Dong Zhuo.
Xu You is a smart person, he wouldn't have thought of this, so he said this to Yuan Shao, obviously because he didn't want Xu Chu to enter Yuan Shao's small group.
Where is Xu Chu willing to agree.
Judging from the recent events, this life-and-death political dispute is clearly dominated by the eunuch group headed by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, the foreign relatives group headed by He Jin, and the scholar group represented by the Yuan family dominated by Yuan Kui and Yuan Shao. He Jin is dead, the foreign relatives group has lost a major force, and the death of Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others is approaching, so even if Dong Zhuo comes to Luoyang in the future, when he 'rewards for meritorious deeds', Yuan Shao's subjective opinion is still very important.
At this critical juncture, if Yuan Shao fails to be accepted to some extent, then no matter what Xu Chu does, the trip to Luoyang will be a failure.
Xu Chu lifted his clothes and said sincerely to Yuan Shao: "Chu was born in a small family, and he is only a martial artist, so he is not enough to worry about. However, seeing that the people of the world were in distress, most of them were harmed by eunuchs, so they rose up and punished the entire Zhang clan when they were in Yingchuan. Yuan Sili's voice shook the world, and Chu heard Sili's prestige when he was in Yingchuan, and he was the world's leading hero. So when the general's edict came, Chu hesitated slightly, but after meeting Gao Yuancai in Yu County, he immediately set off to Luoyang, why? Because of the name of Yuan Sili, Chu admired it in his heart. Now Hu Ben Zhonglang will lead his troops to attack the palace province, and the matter of destroying the eunuchs has changed hands with others, please give an order to Si Li, let Xu Chu lead the army to unite the people, and make a great contribution to Si Li! ”
Xu Chu's words were sincere, and Yuan Shao and Gao Gan were all moved. Xu You's eyes flashed with surprise, but he refused to say anything more. In the end, Gao Gan said for Xu Chufen, and said: "Si Li, Yuan Huben has taken the lead, and he is indeed worried about abandoning his previous achievements, so it is better to let Zhong Kang lead the troops to come, and under the command of Captain Cao, Yuan Huben can be overpowered!" As for Dong Zhuo, when the major events in the palace have been decided, it will be too late for Zhongkang to go to the west of the city! ”
In the words of Xu Chu and Gao Gan, Hu Ben Zhonglang will Yuan Shu is the key word. Yuan Shao has been secretly wrestling with Yuan Shu, vying to be the successor of the Yuan family. Yuan Shao's reputation and connections are now higher than Yuan Shu, but if Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other powerful eunuchs die in the hands of Yuan Shu today, it will indeed be very unfavorable to him.
Xu Chu grasped Yuan Shao's heart very well, and finally made Yuan Shao tempted, but listened to Yuan Shao's jaw and said: "It's Shao's negligence, Zhong Kang, you quickly summon the troops to the palace and go to rescue the Son of Heaven!" ”
Call...... Xu Chu breathed a sigh of relief and took the order.
Out of the Sili Lieutenant's Mansion, Le Jin, Li Quan, and the Zhang brothers had already led the horses to wait at the door, and after seeing Xu Chu, the four of them were at ease, and Le Jin asked: "Fu Jun, what happened?" ”
Xu Chu said: "Let's talk about it!" ”
The five of them rode their horses in the direction of the upper east gate, and on the way they heard that the general He Jin had died, and the four of them were extremely surprised.
Li Quandao: "Now that the general is dead, what am I waiting for?" ”
Xu Chu looked at Li Cheng and said, "Attack the palace!" ”
"Ahh Li Cheng didn't want to have the opportunity to attack the Han Palace in his lifetime, and sighed with emotion: "The eldest husband has gone through this trip, and this life is not in vain!" ”
Not only Li Quan, but also the Zhang brothers have the same feeling in their hearts. Riding a horse in Luoyang City, because of the death of the general He Jin, the entire capital exploded. Although there were not many people on the street, there were many noisy voices before passing by the mansion official office, and the news of He Jin's death spread throughout the capital at a very fast speed.
When Xu Chu arrived at the place where the Upper East Gate was stationed, he saw Xi Zhong, and saw that everyone was ready to go.
It turned out that Xi Zhong was not idle during this time, always paying attention to the development of the situation, and after seeing the increasing number of knights and cars coming and going, he realized that the change might have happened, so he finished the work before Xu Chu arrived.
Xu Chu was overjoyed, how important time was at this time, and said to Xi Zhong: "Zhicai, thanks to you!" ”
didn't have to say more, and rushed to the palace with more than a thousand soldiers. At this time, on the way to the palace, there were obviously more people. The henchmen of the eunuchs and the henchmen of the Yuan clan are all eagerly active. Some of those who saw things early had already gathered their guests and subordinates to deal with the chaos that followed.
On the way, Xu Chu bumped into Bao Xin, Bao Xin rushed with more than 100 knights, Xu Chu asked loudly: "Where is Captain Bao going?" ”
Bao Xin saw a troop rushing towards him, and when he saw that it was Xu Chufang, he was relieved, and replied while running wildly: "It's going to Fan Ling and Xu Xiang's house!" ”
Xu Chu heard the voice, and Bao Xin had already run more than a dozen steps on his horse.
Fan Ling and Xu Xiang are both courtiers who are attached to the eunuchs, and Bao Xin is going to kill these two scourges.
Because Xi Zhong had reorganized his troops in advance, Xu Chu arrived at Zhuque Que before Cao Cao's Xiyuan Army, Yuan Shao's soldiers of the Department, and the warriors of the doorman.
Que, in fact, is the two sides of the arch used to look out on the building built on the high platform.
At this time, outside the Suzaku Que, there happened to be a group of people with about ten people hurriedly walked out, Xu Chu looked at it, these people were white, and laughed wildly in his heart: Could it be that he had bumped into a treasure?
So he chased after Le Jin and Li Quan, those people saw Xu Chu coming on horseback, and immediately turned around and ran to the palace, Xu Chu was even more sure that these people were eunuchs, and rushed over with a clamp on the horse's belly, and took advantage of the ring knife in his hand to cut several people first.
The eunuchs hugged their heads and ran around, but how could Li Quan and Le Jin let them escape, rushed left and right, and killed several people. The survivors were paralyzed on the ground, and the only one stood tall and looked at Xu Chu proudly, despite the panic on his face.
"Who are you who dare to spread wild in this place!"
But there is also some backbone.
Xu Chuguan was not young, and he was hidden as the head of everyone, so he asked, "Who are you?" ”
The man snorted coldly: "A certain family is Zhao Hou, you still don't retreat!" ”
Calling himself Zhao Hou, don't think about it, it should be Zhao Zhong. Zhao Zhong has always been favored, and he participated in the plot against the general Liang Ji, and was even more valued by the two emperors of Huan and Ling, and was once sealed as a hometown.
Because Xu Chu killed Zhang Zhi, he paid a lot of attention to the eunuchs, and immediately knew that this person was Zhao Zhong. Knowing that it was Zhao Zhong, Xu Chu had no reason to let it go, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Zhao Hou, I will send you to see Zhang Hou's relatives first!" ”
After Zhao Zhong heard this, he came to his senses and said, "It's you!" Xu Chu killed Zhang Rang's clansmen, Zhang Rang was grief-stricken, and confided in Zhao Zhong more, so Zhao Zhong immediately reacted that the big man in front of him was the one surnamed Xu. Zhao Zhong knew that he could not be spared, so he drew his sword and killed himself, Xu Chu, Le Jin and others did not expect him to have the courage to commit suicide, and it was too late to stop it.
Blood stained the ground, and Zhao Zhong fell softly. A generation of powerful eunuchs ended their life of arrogance, greed, and looting by committing suicide.