He Jin was angry at Xu Chu's actions of killing the Zhang family and the Huang family, not only because of the incident itself against his will, but also because of his distrust of Yuan Shao, Xun Shuang and others.

In He Jin's opinion, Xu Chu dared to do such a 'big thing', and it was impossible without the instructions of Yuan Shao and others. This judgment stems from the fact that He Jin himself and Yuan Shao's attitude towards eunuchs are very different: He Jin is unwilling to exterminate all the eunuchs, and Yuan Shao wants to get rid of them as soon as possible.

He Jin made a fortune in his early years, and the eunuchs made great efforts, and the Empress Dowager He poisoned Emperor Lingdi's favorite concubine at that time, and it was also the eunuchs who helped to intercede to avoid heavy responsibility.

In addition, for the scholars, He Jin is not at ease. The power of the scholars is too strong, He Jin is afraid of it, and he has to use it, such as Yuan Shao, Xun Shuang, Zhong Xuan, Xun Yu, and Chen Lin, the chief secretary of the General's Mansion, etc., all of whom are famous at a young age and talented at home. Moreover, the scholars were connected into a big net by means of recommendation, former officials, protégés, marriages, etc., touting each other, getting close to each other, and excluding people other than scholars, thus monopolizing the career and occupying public opinion, which is really ten or a hundred times more difficult to deal with than the eunuchs.

If all the eunuchs were killed, the power structure of the Han Dynasty would change from a three-legged tripartite relationship between relatives, eunuchs and scholars to a situation in which relatives and scholars were equally divided. And the Son of Heaven is young, and the scholars have a strong background, and they are bound to grasp the power of the court in the near future.

Therefore, He Jin naturally thought that Xu Chu's actions were instructed by Yuan Shao and others, and the fall of the Zhang family and the Huang family undoubtedly forced He Jin to a situation where he had to completely break with the eunuchs, which was beneficial to Yuan Shao and others.

Yuan Shao naturally guessed eight or nine points about He Jin's thoughts, and he didn't know about Xu Chu's actions in advance, but Xu Chu inadvertently did him a big favor. Because even if Xu Chu did not kill the Zhang family, Yuan Shao had already prepared a fake edict of the general with his comrade He Yan and others, and prepared to spread it to all states and counties in the world, and the content was to order the hunting and killing of the eunuchs' clansmen in various places in the name of He Jin.

So when He Jin questioned Xun Shuang in a cold voice, Yuan Shao involuntarily calculated the matter of instructing Xu Chu to Xun Shuang, Xun Yu and Zhong Xuan. He Jin would not do such a thing, Yuan Shao knew that he had not done it, so looking at the world, only the officials from the Xun family and the Zhong family, who were close to Xu Chu, could command Xu Chu.

Xun Shuang was depressed in his heart, everyone is a smart person, and he can understand all the twists and turns without tea. For the Xun family and the Zhong family, this black cauldron of 'instructing Xu Chu to punish the eunuchs' is a backdrop. In this case, why not push the boat down the river, explain the benefits and disadvantages, and let He Jin make up his mind to kill Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others?

Xun Shuang skipped He Jin's questioning and said directly: "The matter has come to this point, if the general does not make a decision as soon as possible, there may be changes in the palace." ”

He Jin snorted coldly, but he also knew that Xun Shuang was right. Xu Chu's recital is currently only known to a few of them, but what he has done will definitely not be hidden for a long time, when Zhang Rang and the others learn about it, they must think that He Jin has already killed them, and they have to take risks.

The forbidden army is still in the hands of the eunuchs, and the Empress Dowager He has always trusted the eunuchs, and the most unreassuring thing is that Liu Xie is still in Luoyang.

Taking advantage of these points, Zhang Rang and others are not without the ability to compete and the hope of turning the tables.

Weighing the pros and cons, He Jin had no choice but to swallow the bitter fruit, and chose to meet the Empress Dowager He in person, and asked for the order to kill Zhang Rang and other eunuchs.

After discussing with Yuan Shao, Xun Shuang and others for a long time, he finalized many details before entering the palace.

After Xun Shuang, Xun Yu, and Zhong Xuan returned home, they were still a little frightened.

Xun Yu said to Zhong Xuan: "Yuan Chang, are you involved in this matter?" ”

Zhong Xuan shook his head and sighed: "It should be Xu Zhongkang's own doing." ”

Xun Shuang praised Xu Chu for not being afraid of the eunuch's temperament, and was dissatisfied with his 'willful and reckless', and said: "At the beginning, I strongly recommended Xu Zhongkang to the general as the Taishou of Yingchuan, but I didn't want him to be a bold and reckless person. We need to write back to the Yingchuan clan, so that Youruo, Xiuruo and others can pay more attention to Xu Zhongkang's actions, and major events such as the punishment of the Zhang clan cannot happen without our knowledge. ”

Xun Yu and Zhong Xuan said yes, and each wrote a letter, one back to the clan, and one back to Xu Chu. It's just that when I put down the pen, I found that Xu Chu no longer seemed to be able to use the tone of "showing humility with respect", and the two smiled at each other and shook their heads.

Before Xun Yu and Zhong Xuan came to Luoyang, they knew that Xu Chu had Xu Shu and Guo Jia as a conspiracy, and there were brothers who followed from Runan as a martial artist, with more than 1,000 armors, killing Han Zong, beheading He Yi, and Yongguan three armies.

Now on the throne of Taishou, there was a letter from Yingchuan before that Xu Chu reused the jujube and carried out the Tuntian order to enrich the warehouse; Set up Jin Cao Peng and collect iron ore to enrich the armament. The two-pronged approach is a good strategy to strengthen the army and the people, but what is his strength now?

"Wen Ruo."

"Huh?"

"Maybe it will be more beneficial for you to stay in Yingchuan, which is more beneficial to the general situation of the imperial court."

Xun Yu heard this and said with a smile: "Maybe." However, Xu Zhongkang is not a person who is willing to be driven by us, he has his own ambitions, and no one can say in which direction things will develop. ”

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Xu Chu's recital was sent to the Luoyang General's Mansion immediately after the Zhang clan was destroyed.

After five days of back and forth, when Xun Yu's letter from Zhong Xuan arrived, he was ready to march to Chaoyang City.

In the early morning of that day, he personally led his soldiers to attack, as Guo Jia expected, the time and place were favorable, and the people were all facing him, an hour before and after, the death of the dead descended, and the Yang Zhai Zhang family, the Huang family and other wealthy clans who had been evil for many years and dared not speak out dared to speak out, officially withdrew from the historical stage.

The specific treatment is: all the Haonu men who participated in the confrontation against the official army were immediately beheaded; The Zhang family and the Huang family were the first evil, and the clansmen were all beheaded; Zhang Zhi and Huang Guan were notorious and abandoned the city. On the three days of abandoning the city, the people of Yangzhai flocked to the city and scolded the corpses of Zhang Zhi and Huang Guan for three days.

Unlike Duan Wei, who is bent on death, Lejin is still alive. This famous general, after receiving the olive branch thrown by Xu Chu, agreed to come to Xu Chu's account. At the same time, he put forward conditions for Xu Chu to allow him to bury Huang Guan, who was kind to him, and Duan Wei, who knew him.

Xu Chu readily agreed, and looked at Lejin even more differently.

Even Guo Jia said: "Right and wrong are clear, affectionate and righteous, and Lejun's cultivation is admirable." ”

After dealing with the follow-up matters, Xu Chu wanted to use Lejin as a military candidate and lead 500 people. Guo Jia disagreed, and said: "After all, Le Wenqian is a newcomer, and he is on an equal footing with Dian Wei and Gong Su all of a sudden, which will make people feel that the lord's rewards and punishments are unclear and the employment of people is unfair. ”

Previously, Xu Chu made an exception to promote Gan Ning to Sima of other departments, and promoted Dian Wei to the military candidate, which had already made Wang Yan, Gong Su and others have ideas in their hearts. Dian Wei said that Gan Ning's other Sima was too jealous.

The military Sima and the other divisions are nominally at the same level, but the military Sima is a permanent military position, and there are provisions for personnel matching, and they are subject to the direct jurisdiction of Xu Chu. Sima of other departments is different, the commander of the army can be more or less, and since it is called "other department", it naturally has the meaning of leading the army alone to fight with the enemy, the military Sima and the military candidate must have Xu Chu's order to move the army, and the Sima of the other department can decide independently.

Xu Chu thought of this section, so he had to cancel the decision to let Le Jin directly serve as a military candidate.

Guo Jia also proposed to let Le Jin start as a subordinate official and go to Zaoyi to do Cao Shi.

Xu Chu thinks that this arrangement is good, Zao only walks the counties of Tuntian, which can be plated with a layer of "Tuntian meritorious" gold for Lejin, and then dethrone Lejin, and everyone will be less disgusted.

After talking about Lejin, Fei Liang, who temporarily helped Xu Chu, came in to report that a messenger from Luoyang came.

No need to ask, it must be Xun Yu and Zhong Xuan's letter.