The clouds of the river are rising and the sun is sinking, and the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings.

Shendu Luo*** Hua Tianbao, Wang Qi steamed. The city is full of traffic, and the crown is full of Jinghua.

The time was just after noon, and at the west gate of Luoyang, there was an endless stream of people entering the city.

Suddenly, a rider flew from afar on the gallop road, broke up the long flow of people, shouted to the guards at the city gate, "Report on the Battle of the Western Expeditionary Army" and went straight into the city gate, leaving the dust.

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"The leaves are pale, and the white dew is frost. The so-called Iraqi people are on the water side. Tracing back to it, the road is obstructive and long. Tracing from it, it is like being in the middle of the water. The leaves are green, and the white dew is not dawning. The so-called Iraqi ......"

The General's Mansion, light singing and dancing. The orchestra is more open, and the silk and bamboo are pleasant.

At this moment, the general He Jin was feasting with a group of concubines in the mansion. Above the lobby, the singing voice is melodious, like a lark singing in the morning, dancing and light, but it is more than Ziyan Shuangfei.

"Master, Yuan Shao, the captain of the school, Wang Yun in the service, Yuan Peng, the captain of Jinwu, and Bao Xin, the captain of the cavalry, asked to see him, and said that he would discuss important matters. Do you see or don't see? At this time, the old man of the house walked into the lobby and said to He Jin.

He Jin couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, put down the wine glass in his hand, and wondered: "Why are they all here?" ”

The old man said: "These people come together, something big must happen, the master should see it." ”

After He Jin hesitated for a while, he said, "Okay! Elder family, let them in. After speaking, he pushed away the concubine in his arms and sent everyone in the lobby down.

"I'll see the general~"

After a while, the elder came to the lobby with a group of people.

"You're welcome, please take a seat." After leading everyone to sit down, He Jin asked, "I don't know if everyone came together, but what's the matter?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, and then Wang Yun opened his mouth and said, "General, something is wrong!" ”

"Oh?" He Jin was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Tell me quickly, what happened to the master?" ”

Wang Yun said: "General Hui, I received a battle report sent by Dong Zhuo in Zhongshu today, saying that General Huangfu was defeated by Chen Cang a few days ago, and more than 10,000 soldiers were lost. Bao Hong, the right wind, voted for Han Sui and was killed by Dong Zhuo. ”

He Jin was shocked when he heard this, and said in a trembling voice: "General Huangfu's army is defeated? How is this possible? At the beginning, hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban troops of the Zhang Jiao brothers were wiped out by General Huangfu, how could they be defeated by tens of thousands of Liangzhou rebels now? ”

At this time, Captain Yuan Shao said: "General, it doesn't matter how General Huangfu was defeated now, since Dong Zhuo dared to write that General Huangfu was defeated, then this matter should be true." The most important thing at this moment is how we should deal with this. ”

He Jin said blankly: "Come quickly." ”

Yuan Shao said with a heavy face: "Regarding the defeat of General Huangfu, the ten permanent servants in the palace should also get the news at this time." In this way, they will definitely slander and frame General Huangfu in front of the Son of Heaven, so as to break the general's arm, and we have to guard against it! ”

He Jin was born as a butcher, and he was fortunate to give birth to the prince by relying on his sister-in-law's favor from the Son of Heaven, so that he became a general, how much insight and strategy can he have. As soon as he heard Yuan Shao say that this matter was not good for him, he immediately said urgently: "What I said at the beginning is very true, I don't know if there is a countermeasure?" ”

When a general is like this, there is no one.

"This ......"

Yuan Shao pondered for a long time and said: "Back to the general, I think that we should take the first step of the ten permanent servants to present this matter to the son of tomorrow when the morning is in court, in case the ten permanent servants are not good for the general." ”

Zhijin Wu Yuan said: "What I said at the beginning is not bad, I will definitely wait for the son of heaven before the ten permanent servants." ”

He Jin frowned, still uneasy: "But even if you tell the Son of Heaven, the ten permanent servants can still frame General Huangfu, what will happen at that time?" ”

He Jin's words made everyone stunned, yes! Even if the general and them can't be implicated, what will Huangfu Song do?

Chen Lin, the chief secretary of the General's Mansion, smiled and talked eloquently, "The general doesn't have to worry, General Huangfu has worked hard, even if the Ten Standing Servants confuse the Son of Heaven and blame him this time, we can keep him fine." At most, the Ten Standing Servants can only say that the Son of Heaven has changed the chief general of the Western Expedition, but no matter who he changes, aren't they all the generals? ”

When He Jin heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and said: "It's really as Kong Zhang (Chen Lin) said, I have peace of mind!" ”

Cavalry Captain Bao Xin said: "If it is really like what Kong Zhang said, then I don't know who can replace General Huangfu as the main general of the Western Expedition?" ”

"This ...... How is the captain? After thinking for a moment, Chen Lin said uncertainly.

Yuan Shao denied it but said: "Even the general Huangfu has been defeated, Zhang Wen is a scholar, although he is a lieutenant, he has never led the troops to fight, it is good to win, if he is defeated, wouldn't he give the ten permanent servants another opportunity to impeach the general." ”

Everyone in the hall fell silent. Huangfu Song lost the battle and needed to be replaced, but it was easy to replace, and the difficulty was that the person who was replaced had to be able to win the battle. The question is, even the famous Han general Huangfu Song who is powerful in the world has been defeated, who else can he be replaced?

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Thousands of lights are lit, and the night is dark.

The inner court of the palace, Zhang Rang's residence. Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Feng Zhen, Duan Qi, Cao Jie, Hou Lan, Jian Shuo, Cheng Kuang, Xia Yun, and Guo Sheng gathered together to discuss important matters at the invitation of Zhang Rang, the head of the ten permanent attendants.

Zhang Rang was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Before, we discussed how to seize the power of the slaughter, but now the opportunity has come. ”

Zhao Zhong was puzzled: "The previous time I ordered the princess to wait for the opportunity, it's only been a few days, and the opportunity has come?" ”

Zhang Rang said: "I just received the news that Huangfu Song's army defeated Chen Cang and lost tens of thousands of soldiers. This is a godsend! ”

The regular attendants were shocked when they heard this, and Guo Sheng, the middle attendant, said: "Huangfu Song's army is defeated, is the rebel army about to fight in Chang'an?" ”

Xia Yun, the regular attendant, also said: "At this time, if we take away He Jin's military power, we are not good at leading the army, in case the thieves cannot be exterminated, wouldn't it be self-defeating?" ”

Zhang Rang was calm and said calmly: "You don't have to worry, you have your own plans for this matter." ”

Zhao Zhong said: "But there is no one in our army, if we take away the military power, who will lead it?" ”

Zhang Rang didn't say anything, just quietly looked at Zhongchang Waiter Jian Shuo.

Jian Shuo was a little uncomfortable by Zhang Rang, and wondered: "What is the prince doing staring at me?" ”

"Poof!" Zhang Rang couldn't help laughing, and said to Jian Shuo: "What you mean is that you will be asked to control the military power you have taken." What do you think? ”

When Jian Shuo heard this, he said, "Dare not obey your fate!" ”

The rest of the attendants also nodded, agreeing with Zhang Rang's decision. Jian Shuo is tall, has martial arts, and is his own person, so it is appropriate for him to lead the troops.

After discussing the selection of the unified army, the Ten Standing Attendants continued to negotiate some details under the auspices of Zhang Rang. And when the time had passed, the people dispersed.

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The next day, in the Deyang Palace, the Son of Heaven was in the early dynasty.

"Hooray!"

"Hooray!"

"Hooray!"

The civil and military ministers shouted long live three times, bowing and bowing.

After all the salutes were completed, after the ministers sat down, the general He Jin Chong made a look at Wang Yun, Wang Yun hurriedly walked out of class with the wat board, knelt on the Danqi, and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, the minister and the king have the right to play."

The Son of Heaven, who was sitting high on the imperial steps, slowly spat out a word from his mouth, "Speak!" ”

"Your Majesty, yesterday Pingxi General Hedong Taishou Dong Zhuo sent someone to send a battle report, saying that the left car cavalry general Huangfu Song was defeated by Chen Cang a few days ago, and the army was lost. Bao Hong, who was on the right side of the wind, surrendered to the enemy and was killed by Dong Zhuo. ”

The Son of Heaven was shocked, two days ago He Jin swore that Huangfu Song would be able to quell the rebellion immediately, why did he say that Huangfu Song was defeated now? couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhang Rang beside him with a pleading gaze, but saw Zhang Rang nodding slowly.

The Son of Heaven was furious: "Huangfu Song's army was defeated, and he also lost his soldiers? It seems that he is really old, and he can't even beat tens of thousands of Qiang Hu barbarians? What do I want him to do? ”

Zhang had already asked a party official to go out to impeach Huang Fu Song, saying: "Your Majesty, Huang Fu Song is proud of his high merits, hated and arrogant, disrespectful to the Son of Heaven, and disrespectful to the soldiers, so there is such a defeat." The minister thought that it was the best policy to change the general at this time. ”

When the Son of Heaven heard this, he nodded and said: "Aiqing's words are very good, Huangfu Song is so presumptuous, he should be replaced." issued an order to cut off the title of Huangfu Song, hand over the right to recruit troops in the west, and order him to return to Beijing. ”

It was expected that the Son of Heaven would replace Huangfu Song in He Jin's party, so he did not disobey the Son of Heaven, but he couldn't do nothing.

At this time, Situ Yuan Kui came out of class and knelt on the Danqi and played: "Your Majesty, if you remove General Huangfu, but you don't know who Your Majesty wants to be the main general?" ”

"This ......" The Son of Heaven was embarrassed, just now he was angry, and he heard someone say that he would replace Huangfu Song, and he didn't want to follow and said to replace it. Now Yuan Kui asked him who he was going to change to, who did he know he was going to change to?

After thinking about it for a long time, the Son of Heaven looked at He Jin and said, "What does the general think about Zhu Jun, the general of the right car?" "After all, He Jin is a general, and the Son of Heaven naturally wants to ask him about military matters.

He Jin couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, this son really doesn't know anything! If Zhu Jun could go, they wouldn't have discussed who to change until midnight.

Immediately walked to the Danqi, bowed down and played: "Back to Your Majesty, Zhu Jun, the general of the right chariot cavalry, resigned a few days ago due to his mother's funeral and went home. ”

The Son of Heaven was quite surprised when he heard this, and said, "How can this be good? I don't know who the general is going to be? ”

He Jin secretly scarlet his belly, thinking of me at this time, why do you usually believe in the ten permanent servants. But he didn't dare to say this, otherwise the He family, which had just made a fortune, would be completely abolished.

Although He Jin was dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't dare to hesitate at all, and immediately said: "The minister thinks that Dong Pingxi can be the main general." ”

"Dong Pingxi?" The Son of Heaven wondered, who is this?

He Jin was completely speechless, "Back to Your Majesty, this Dong Pingxi is Dong Zhuo, the Taishou of Hedong who His Majesty worshiped as General Pingxi a few days ago." This person had previously connected three cities in one day, and he was a native of Liangzhou, so he would definitely be able to exterminate the rebellion in Liangzhou. ”

Last night, He Jin and his party discussed until midnight, and finally decided that Dong Zhuo would be the commander. The reason why Dong Zhuo was chosen was that there were three benefits. First of all, Dong Zhuo is the general He Jinyi's own person. Secondly, Dong Zhuo has been on the battlefield for a long time and is quite capable of fighting, and there is a great possibility that he will win. Again, Dong Zhuo is not the core figure of He Jin's party, even if Dong Zhuo loses and puts all the blame on Dong Zhuo, He Jin will not be involved.

In this way, Dong Zhuo won the battle, so the general He Jin recommended meritorious service, if Dong Zhuo was defeated, it had nothing to do with He Jin.