Chapter 342: He Jin is killed
Taifu Yuan Kui's strategy is very simple, that is, to connive at the general He Jin and the eunuch to fight to the death, so that he can sit and reap the profits, at this time, how can the general be allowed to retreat? Otherwise, the Yuan family will suffer.
So while letting Yuan Shao intimidate the general, he sent Luoyang Fangluo military officials to monitor the eunuchs, so that Dong Zhuo and others galloped up and prepared to march into the army to be optimistic.
The news spread that the general and the Taifu jointly transferred foreign ministers to bring troops into Beijing, and of course the eunuchs could not sit on the ground and wait for death.
First of all, they continued to bribe He Miao, Wuyangjun and others, so that they could continue to lobby the Empress Dowager He and put pressure on He Jin.
Secondly, send someone to secretly go out of Beijing to contact Guangnian Hou and Champion Hou, Guangping Hou is too far away to move.
Guangnianhou's reply was that he, as a foreign minister of the imperial family, did not dare to meddle in the affairs of the capital, which disappointed the eunuchs very much; Gao Shun made it clear that he would not interfere in the affairs of the royal family, which was not the work of his courtiers, but if they had access to his territory, he would definitely protect their safety.
Gao Shun's reply comforted them somewhat, Zhang Rang and others began to secretly arrange the funeral, and their families and belongings began to transfer to Youzhou, Bingzhou and Qingzhou.
Finally, it is necessary to actively enlist the support of the foreign ministers who are close at hand.
The closest army to Luoyang is Zhou Fei of Hedong County, who is the emperor's son-in-law and will definitely protect the interests of the royal family; Another powerful military general is Lu Bu, the Taishou of Hedong County.
Lu Bu was originally loyal to the emperor Liu Hong, but now he has lost his backer, and he doesn't know what to do.
In this world, Lu Bu has become an independent force, and his strength is very strong, the important thing is that his position is even more important, only one step away from the capital Luoyang.
The general He Jin sent people to win over Lu Bu regardless of his past suspicions, and the Yuan family spared no effort to win over Lu Bu, and the eunuchs certainly would not give up on Lu Bu's support, and now he has become a key figure in the situation in the imperial court.
Lu Bu is not stupid, the Hanoi County where he is located seems to be a great threat to the capital, but it is surrounded on all sides, the west and north are Guangnian Hou Zhou Fei, the south is the capital Luoyang, the east is Jizhou, and the southeast is Yanzhou.
And he doesn't have the strong financial resources of Gao Shun, he must have the support of his backers before he can raise troops, otherwise, with the power of a county alone, at least half of these soldiers will be dismissed; If that is the case, his strength will be damaged, and he will definitely be easily annexed by outsiders.
Lu Bu was also trying his best to think that the scholars were unreliable, and even if they were thrown into the arms of the scholars, they would not be taken seriously; The eunuchs have become the target of the public, and they cannot cooperate; can only abandon the old suspicion with the general.
So, Gao Shun agreed to the general's wooing and was appointed by the general as the ruling Jinwu; Wang Kuang was appointed as the Taishou of Hedong County.
Lü Bu led the cavalry and part of the infantry back to Luoyang, leaving only Wang Kuang's army behind; The general He Jin asked his army to be temporarily stationed in Pingxian County, north of the city, to facilitate the deployment.
Zhang Ji, Wei Xu and Cheng Lian were also transferred back from Sanguan by Lu Bu.
Lü Buliu Wei continued to stay in Pingxian, and he brought 2,000 cavalry into Beijing, and took up the post of Jinwu, responsible for the security of the capital.
Whether it is a general or a scholar, they all support Lu Bu's transfer back to the Sanguan guards and the cavalry under his original jurisdiction; In this case, He Jin withdrew his jurisdiction over the three passes; For the Yuan family, it reduced the unfavorable behavior of Dong Zhuo's troops, and at the same time facilitated the contact with Jingzhou and Yuzhou.
At this point, Lü Bu became the most powerful army outside Luoyang; Because he was born as the eighth lieutenant of the West Garden, he is now stationed outside the capital, which did not cause dissatisfaction among the Beijing people.
Lu Bu was co-opted by He Jin, the Yuan family was very angry, the arrival of this northern barbarian completely disrupted the layout of the Yuan family, after Lu Bu was transferred back to the three guards, he immediately made a plan, let Dong Zhuo send someone to contact Zhang Ji, and befriend Lu Bu through Zhang Ji's relationship, and divide the relationship between Lu Bu and the general, it is best to win over for his own use, otherwise he would rather get rid of it.
At the same time, the Yuan family stepped up their secret contact with Gongsun Zhan, the Taishou of Wei County, but Gongsun Zhan did not have the idea of bringing troops into Beijing at all after receiving the order, and only perfunctory with the general and the Yuan family, and asked for benefits, which made the Yuan family very disappointed.
At this time, Ding Yuan, the commander of Wumeng, attracted the attention of the Yuan family, and Ding Yuan, who was stationed in Mengjin, had 3,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry, which was also a considerable strength; The fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family are famous, and Ding Yuan responded immediately to the Yuan family's overtures.
The Yuan family immediately intervened to help Ding Yuan concurrently serve as the lieutenant marquis of the Northern Army to supervise the five battalions; Ding Yuan was He Jin's person, and He Jin readily agreed.
Ding Yuan's authority was expanded, and he was grateful to the Yuan family.
As a standing army of the imperial court, the Northern Army, plus the troops directly under the jurisdiction of Ding Yuan, was stronger than Zhijinwu.
Dong Zhuo was overjoyed when he received the order of the Yuan family, and took advantage of the relationship of the Yuan family to forge a holy decree and dispatch Zhonglang to garrison Duan Xuan in Huayin County, Hongnong County, and his son-in-law Niu Fu seized Hangu Pass and opened up the gateway between Luoyang and Guanzhong.
As more and more troops arrived outside Luoyang, the eunuchs began to submit to the general in order to gain time and facilitate the movement and transfer of property.
He Jin said to them: "The world is disturbing, and it is the kings who are harming!" Now that Dong Zhuo is coming soon, why don't you all go to the country as soon as possible? ”
Yuan Shao persuaded He Jin to execute them at this time, again and again, again and again, He Jin did not allow it.
The behavior of the generals and eunuchs made the Yuan family extremely angry; Taifu Yuan Kui asked Yuan Shao to write letters to the prefectures and counties, falsely spreading He Jin's intentions, and arresting the eunuchs' relatives.
Now that the general has the power of the imperial court, the local guards dare not disobey, and this is also a good opportunity to make a fortune and make a name for himself, so he immediately took action.
When the news came, the eunuchs were terrified.
Zhang Rang's son-in-law (daughter-in-law) is the sister of the Empress Dowager He, and Zhang Rang kowtows to the son-in-law and says: "If the old minister is offended, he should be in private with the bride." Thinking of the grace of the world, now to stay away from the palace, it is difficult to give up, please enter the palace again, to be able to temporarily visit the queen mother, the emperor, and then go back, there is no regret in death. ”
The son-in-law pleads with Wuyang-kun. Subsequently, Wuyangjun told the Empress Dowager He, so the Empress Dowager He ordered all the attendants to return to the palace.
In August, the general He entered the Changle Palace, asked the Empress Dowager He for permission, killed all the eunuchs below the regular attendants, and selected the three Lang Lang to enter the palace to guard the housing of the eunuch palace.
The eunuchs told each other: "In the past, the general did not mourn or send a funeral when he was sick, but now he suddenly comes to the palace, what do you want to do? Did the Dou family have a resurgence in the past? Zhang Rang and the others sent people to eavesdrop on what He Jin said, and completely listened to what He Jin said, so he led dozens of people such as Duan Qi and Bi Lan to quietly enter the side door with weapons and ambush the palace. When He came in and out, he pretended to be summoned by the Queen Mother.
He entered the confinement, and Zhang Rang and others scolded He Jin and said: "The chaos in the world is not only the sin of my generation. The first emperor once had a discord with the queen mother, and almost abolished the queen mother, we cried to rescue, and each took out tens of millions of family wealth as gifts, and the meaning of the first emperor of Yue, just want to rely on your He family's portal. Isn't it too much to want to kill our race now? You say that the palace is filthy and dirty, who is loyal and honest below the minister? ”
He Jin was speechless.
So Shang Fang Jian Qu Mu drew his sword and slashed He into front of the Jiade Palace.
Zhang Rang, Duan Qi and other edicts, with the late Taiwei Fan Ling as the division of the school attached, Shaofu Xu Xiang as Henan Yin. Shang Shu got the edict, suspected that it was false, and said, "Please ask the general to come out and discuss together."
Zhonghuangmen threw He Jin's head to Shang Shu and said, "He Jin rebelled and has been killed." ”
He Jin is dead, the eunuchs rebelled, the Yuan family was extremely excited when they learned the news, and the rise of the Yuan family was at that time.