Cao Ju's suggestion was very correct, Yuan Shao did not sing a confrontation with Cao Ju this time, but even persuaded He Jin to enter the palace immediately, and told the Empress Dowager He about it, directly depriving Zhang Rang and others of their military rights. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The queen mother is in the dynasty, and the general is in power, which is a practice in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

During the time of Emperor Han He, Empress Dowager Dou was in power, and Dou Xian was in power; During the time of Emperor An of the Han Dynasty, Empress Dowager Deng was in power, and Deng Qiu was in power; When the Marquis of Beixiang, the Empress Dowager Yan was in power, and Yan Xian was in power; During the time of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Liang was in power, and Liang Ji was in power; During the time of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Empress Dowager Dou was in power, and Dou Wu was in power; During the time of Emperor Shao of the Han Dynasty, Empress Dowager He was in power, and He Jin was in power.

At present, the power in the world is equal to the control of He Jin alone, so in Yuan Shao's opinion, as long as He Jin informs the Empress Dowager He of this matter, there will naturally be no problem with the removal of eunuch military power.

In order to prevent accidents, He Jin asked Yuan Shao to secretly gather 5,000 Praetorian Guards, and took Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu to the North Palace together, in case Zhang Rang and others would fight to the death.

Soon, in the Changle Palace, He Jin met with the Empress Dowager He and told him all about Qu Mu's assassination and his guesses.

Empress Dowager He was taken aback when she heard this, and asked, "General, what should you do about this matter?" ”

He Jin immediately said: "Queen Mother, immediately remove the military power from the hands of the eunuchs, so that peace can be guaranteed." ”

Empress Dowager He immediately hesitated: "The palace forbidden province has always been in charge of eunuchs, this is an old rule, how can it be easily broken?" Besides, Qu Mu's assassination may not have been instigated by Zhang Rang and others, and the general can't guess. ”

He Jin was immediately displeased: "Queen Mother, the first emperor once left an edict to let Liu Xie ascend the throne and entrusted it to Eunuch Er, but you and I helped Jie'er to ascend the throne. Although that Jian Shuo has been removed, but Zhang Rang and others are still there, they sent people to assassinate Jie'er, once successful, then Liu Xie ascended the throne, the authority of the official eunuch increased, how can there be a way for you and my brother and sister to live? ”

"No, it won't." Empress Dowager He shook her head lightly and said, "General, when the mourning family killed Liu Xie's mother, Wang Meiren, the first emperor was furious, and he had to execute the mourning family. Later, the mourning family became the queen, if it weren't for Zhang Rang and others who spoke well in front of the emperor every day, it would be impossible, how could you become a general and occupy an important position. Therefore, Zhang Rang and others are kind to our brothers and sisters, and they are even more loyal to the mourning family, and it is impossible to do something to assassinate the child, and the mourning family thinks that there must be something else wrong with this matter, and the general should torture Na Qu Mu and ask him to confess who the person behind the command is. ”

What the Empress Dowager He said was the truth, and He Jin was speechless, silent for a while, and said: "The Empress Dowager, the power of the Han world is in the hands of you and me, in order to avoid accidents, I think it is possible to avoid the crimes of Zhang Rang and others, but the power of the palace to prohibit the province should be taken back at the opportunity." ”

Empress Dowager He smiled slightly and said: "General, Beigong Guard Ling Cao Ju is already your person, if you hand over the second army of Qimen and Yulin to you, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among others, this matter is not appropriate." ”

Seeing that Empress Dowager He disagreed, He Jin didn't continue to insist after thinking about it, so he changed the topic and asked, "Empress Dowager, there is one more thing, the matter between the princess of ten thousand years and Cao Ju......"

Hearing He Jin ask about this, before he finished speaking, the Empress Dowager He said with a smile: "The mourning family is about to tell you about this, that day of the rebellion, Cao Ju was the first to enter the North Palace, and inadvertently saved Mu'er, which made Mu'er very fond of him. ”

He Jin sighed: "Queen Mother, that Cao Ju was originally just a woodcutter in Qian County, and he borrowed the relationship of the Cao family, and in just a few months, he soared to the extreme. Now the Queen Mother will marry Princess Wannian to him, making her a big man and a horse, in case his ambitions swell, you and my brother and sister are not in danger. ”

Empress Dowager He said with a smile: "The general is too worried, after Cao Ju becomes a concubine, he will only be grateful to you and me, and it is impossible to do anything sorry for you and me. ”

He Jin didn't know that Cao Ju and Empress Dowager He already had that relationship, not to mention that Cao Ju was passive in this matter, even if Cao Ju really made any mistakes, Empress Dowager He would protect him.

Seeing that Empress Dowager He trusted Cao Ju so much, He Jin felt a little displeased in his heart, but he didn't show much of it, and said: "Empress Dowager, be careful in everything, the matter of the palace forbidden province, you should think about it again, I will leave." ”

Cao Ju is He Jin's confidant, and He Jin trusts Cao Ju very much, otherwise he would not let He Yan recognize him as his father-in-law. However, if Empress Dowager He also regarded Cao Ju as a confidant, the nature would change, and He Jin suspected that Empress Dowager He would use Cao Ju to restrain his thoughts.

As soon as He Jin left, Empress Dowager He immediately asked Zhang Rang and others to call over and question Qu Mu's assassination.

Zhang Rang and others immediately knelt in front of the Empress Dowager He, Zhang Rang cried and said: "The Empress Dowager, the old slaves and others are loyal to the Queen Mother and the emperor. ”

Empress Dowager He sighed: "Actually, the mourning family also understands in their hearts that you are loyal to the mourning family and the emperor, but the general He Jin seems to be unable to tolerate you. ”

Zhang Rang was shocked: "Queen Mother, that Qu Mu falls into the hands of the general, if he is tortured into a trick, wouldn't the old slave and the others be a dead end?" The Queen Mother, you are the ruler of the Han Dynasty, the general must listen to you, and ask the Queen Mother to save the lives of the old slave and others, and the old slave and others are grateful. ”

Duan Jue said tentatively: "The Queen Mother, the emperor is young, the Queen Mother is in the dynasty, the general is in power, this dynasty is not the first time, but the general has always had to listen to the will of the Queen Mother, in the eyes of the old slave, the general seems to be a little too arrogant......"

Zhang Rang immediately shouted: "Duan Jue, don't talk nonsense, how could the general not listen to the will of the Queen Mother, do you know that your words are already a big crime to kill your head?" ”

Duan Jue pretended to be shocked, and hurriedly said: "The Queen Mother spares her life, the old slave doesn't mean that, the old slave is all for the sake of the Queen Mother, and begs the Queen Mother to spare the old slave's sin of quick talk." ”

Empress Dowager He hesitated, sighed, waved her hand and said: "That's it, that's it, the mourning family knows this matter, so naturally they won't let you be harmed by the general, just retreat." ”

After Zhang Rang and the others retreated, Empress Dowager He came to the window, fiddling with her favorite Yingtian peony flowers, while secretly thinking, how to resolve the contradiction between the general and the eunuch, the mourning family?

If Empress Dowager He's idea was known to Cao Ju, she would definitely be scolded for being big-minded and brainless, this is an irreconcilable contradiction, only one party is defeated or both are defeated.