In June, Hejian County Post Pavilion, heavy rain.

Empress Dowager Dong knelt on the straw couch with a depressed expression.

Twenty years ago, he seemed to be resting in such a post pavilion, waiting for his son, Emperor Liu Hong, to take him into the palace. It's just that at that time, she was dressed in gold and magnificent, but now she was dressed in sackcloth and sent here in a dilapidated carriage.

As if to correspond to her defeat, this post pavilion was not as prosperous as it was twenty years ago. Outside, the wind and rain poured in, and the cold wind poured in from between the broken windows and cracked walls, and the straw randomly piled up in the hall was swept up by the wind and suddenly fell again.

Empress Dowager Dong didn't know that the dilapidated of this small post pavilion was the epitome of the entire Han society. And the culprit of this decay is her traitorous son, Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. And she also played a role in contributing to it.

It was she who encouraged Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty to sell his official title and gave advice for this, which caused the consequences of the empire's corrupt officials and corrupt officials running rampant and the people living in poverty.

The reason of heaven is clear, and the retribution is unpleasant. At this moment, it was finally her time.

A sergeant came in from outside and offered food and drink, saying that it was a gift from the general He Jin.

How could Empress Dowager Dong, who had been fighting in the palace for a long time, not know what this meant, sneered and watched the sergeants put the wine and food in front of them, and then stood in a row, each waiting for the Empress Dowager Dong to drink the wine and cut herself with indifferent eyes.

Although she was surprised by He Jin's boldness and dared to kill the mother of the country, since the death of her nephew Dong Chong, Empress Dowager Dong knew that her end would not be good.

At this time, she was also prepared.

Empress Dowager Dong calmly raised the ear glass full of wine, glanced coldly at a circle of indifferent sergeants gathered in front of her, and said: "The He brothers and sisters are ruthless and vicious, and they kill the mother of the country, and heaven is intolerable!" He will be punished with the same evil in the future! ”

After speaking, Empress Dowager Dong drank all the wine in the ear cup. In an instant, the poison was released, and the body fell to the ground.

Empress Dowager Dong died, and someone had already reported to He Jin.

got rid of a big trouble, He Jin naturally felt as if he had left a big stone in his heart. Discussed with the three princes of the court, honored the Empress Dowager Dong as the Empress Dowager of Xiaoren, and was buried in the Shen Mausoleum between the rivers.

Liu Wei was just a puppet emperor at this time, and he didn't have much affection for Empress Dowager Dong, so he could be said to be completely indifferent to He Jin's ruthless political methods. It's just that after hearing that Liu Xie cried a few times in the palace, he felt a little guilty, and he had to ask Princess Wannian to comfort him more.

In the same month, the court agreed to bury Liu Hong, the Emperor of Han Ling, in Wenling, and gave him a nickname called Ling, which means chaos without damage, and the full name is Emperor Xiaoling of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty tossed the country full of devastation, but he did not become the king of the country, but he really deserved this evil slander of chaos without damage.

The first emperor went out to the funeral, and the funeral procession was naturally very spectacular and luxurious. Liu Wei, as the new monarch, must also be present.

Looking at the surrounding ministers pretending to be a heart-rending cry like a mourner, Liu Wei naturally wanted to show grief, shouting in front of Emperor Ling's coffin and grabbing the ground, and wanted to hit Emperor Ling's coffin several times, showing a pure filial piety that wanted to go with the first emperor.

The bluffed ministers such as Yuan Kui, Lu Zhi and other ministers rushed up to hold Liu Bian, and under the persuasion of the ministers, Liu Biao stopped his grief and ordered someone to send the coffin of Emperor Ling to the mausoleum.

As the general of the third duke, He Jin did not come to attend the funeral of Emperor Ling of Han, and he said that he was not sick under the persuasion of Yuan Shao. Now that the new monarch has just been established, the situation in Luoyang is not very stable. Yuan Shao advised him not to enter and leave the palace province easily, after all, attending other people's funerals like this ended up giving political enemies an opportunity to take advantage of, and it became his own funeral, and things abound in history.

The past does not forget the teacher of the future, and He Jin, who is afraid of death, will naturally not take this risk. Just didn't expect that this would become the truth of others attacking him, and within a few days, rumors spread in the capital that He Jin killed the mother of the country and disrespected the first emperor, implying that He Jin wanted to seek a dynasty and usurp the throne, and he was Wang Mang and others who were chaotic people.

He Jin was extremely angry when he heard this, and he not only did not have the ambition to usurp the throne, but also did not have the ability, so he took on a false name in vain. At this time, Yuan Shao, who had always wanted to deal with the Ten Standing Attendants, took the opportunity to burn a fire next to him.

"General, now there are rumors outside, all of which are done by Zhang Rang and other ten permanent servants. In the past, Dou Wu wanted to get rid of the eunuchs, but the matter was not secret, but he was killed by the eunuchs. Now the general is the emperor's family, with soldiers and horses in hand, soldiers and soldiers, and the support of ministers, which is a godsend opportunity to eradicate traitorous eunuchs. The general should eliminate traitors for the world and live on them through the ages. ”

He Jin was already persecuted by the courtiers and doctors, and asked him to get rid of the ten permanent servants. It's just that because the Empress Dowager He disagreed, she thought that the He family came from a humble background, and without the help of eunuchs, they would not have the wealth they have today. He Jin himself was also because when he got rid of Jian Shuo, the Ten Standing Servants turned against him, which was regarded as a surrender to himself, and he was not so disgusted with the Ten Standing Servants.

Therefore, He Jin has been discussing and hesitating to get rid of the ten permanent servants. Now that he heard Yuan Shao's agitation, he was also afraid that he would end up with Dou Wu, so he made up his mind to enter the palace to meet the Empress Dowager He and kill the eunuchs.

Who knew that Zhang Rang and others were widely around He Jin, and when they learned the news, they hurriedly bribed He Miao with a lot of money, and told He Miao to intercede in front of the Queen Mother.

He Miao then entered the palace first and said to the Empress Dowager He: "The general assists the new emperor, but he does not practice benevolent government, and specializes in killing, which is suspected of abusing power and weakening the society." ”

When Empress Dowager He heard what He Miao said, she naturally became suspicious. Although He Jin is her brother, he is far from his son. Recently, she has also heard rumors about He Jin's plot outside, although she also knows that she can't believe it, but if her relatives have too much power and no one restricts it, it is also a threat to her son's rule.

After a while, He Jin entered the palace and told her about the punishment of the eunuchs. The Empress Dowager He, who was puzzled in her heart, vetoed He Jin's proposal and said: "The eunuch ruling the forbidden palace is an ancestral system, and it cannot be abolished. Not long after the death of the emperor, there are no introspective eunuchs to spread the word inside and outside, do you let me let a woman and a Taoist family show up all day long? ”

He Jin was originally a scheming and indecisive person, and seeing that Empress Dowager He was resolute, he had no choice but to promise to say yes. In fact, he himself has little confidence in the punishment of eunuchs, after all, eunuchs have been running the introspective palace for decades and are deeply rooted. He Jin didn't think that he would be able to solve it completely overnight.

and He Jin returned to the General's Mansion, and many courtiers and strategists gathered in the mansion to wait for news. He Jin told them that the Queen Mother would not allow it, and he was helpless. When they heard this, they shook their heads, sighed, or were anxious.

At this time, Yuan Shao, who was also anxious, offered another plan, saying: "The general can secretly edict the fierce generals of the Quartet and the heroes of the world to enter the Beijing division in the name of the Qing monarch, causing a scene of chaos in the world if the eunuchs are not punished, so as to coerce the queen mother to agree to our actions." ”

This strategy was completely a stupid trick, but He Jin regarded it as a peerless plan.

However, there are still people who understand around He Jin, and his lord Bo Chen Lin admonished: "How can national affairs rely on those conspiracy methods alone? As a royal relative, the general has a heavy army, and it is easy to punish the traitorous eunuchs. Now the general has to use the hands of outsiders to give people and handles, and the success will not be successful, and the number of people will increase chaos. ”

He Jin didn't listen to Chen Lin's advice, but ridiculed him and said: "Kong Zhangzhi's words are really coward's words.

So he sent people to rush to various places in the starry night, and secretly ordered Dong Zhuo to be too shou in the east of the river, Ding Yuan to assassinate Shi Ding Yuan in the state, and Qiao Mao to be too shou in the east of the county to lead troops to force the palace in the name of "chasing the evil of the king's side", "collecting the army, and clearing the traitorous filth".

The Quartet rose up, the world shook, and all kinds of gossip filled the Beijing Division. First of all, Dong Zhuo's department was stationed in Guanzhong, and the Empress Dowager He wanted to cut off the traitors, and the state assassin Shi Dingyuan sent troops to burn Mengjin County, and the fire was so bright that even the Beijing division could see the smoke and dust in the sky.

He Jin also took Yuan Shao as the lieutenant of the division, and engaged in Lang Wangyun as Henan Yin, specializing in investigating and prosecuting eunuchs. At this time, Dong Zhuo's troops had been marching day and night, and they were about to approach Ping's optimism.

Empress Dowager He was frightened at this time, knowing that if she shielded the Ten Standing Servants and the others again, she would cause a big disaster. had to order the expulsion of the eunuchs in the palace, leaving only those who were good with He Jin as people inside and outside the palace to stay in the palace. He also ordered the ten permanent attendants to go to He Jin's place to apologize and wait for the disposal.

Finally won.

Looking at the eunuchs waiting for the ten permanent servants who were trembling on their knees, He Jin patiently tasted the thrill of victory. Now that he has mastered the internal and external powers, and no one can check and balance, the Han Empire is about to usher in its own era.

Facing the cries and begs for mercy of the ten permanent attendants, He Jin just said coldly: "People in the world, no one doesn't want your life, now that the foreign army is coming, you don't leave the capital as soon as possible, and never return to the court!" ”

After being reprimanded by He Jin, the ten permanent attendants left in panic. Although the power in his hands was gone, He Jin at least did not ask for their lives. One by one, they were going to leave Beijing with the looted family property, but they didn't expect that although He Jin let them go, it didn't mean that the Qingliushi doctors would let them leave safely.

Over the years, how many loyal and upright people have been killed by the Ten Standing Servants, and the hatred between them and the courtiers and doctors is basically irresolvable. Now that they have lost power, how can these ministers let go of the opportunity to beat the water dogs.

Among them, Yuan Shao, the representative of the scholars, said to He Jin, asking him to take this opportunity to kill the ten permanent servants and cut the grass and eradicate the roots. However, He Jin already felt that the victory was in his hands at this time, and besides, the eunuchs such as the Ten Standing Servants had also helped him several times, so there was no need to kill them all, so he rejected Yuan Shao's proposal.

Yuan Shao saw that He Jin flatly refused, and he was unwilling to write letters to various states and counties in the name of He Jin, ordering them to arrest the family members and cronies of the Ten Standing Servants. Who knew that this move would completely force the ten permanent servants to a dead end.

The ten permanent attendants, who learned that their relatives were in prison, gathered together to discuss countermeasures. Knowing that the end was approaching, they all cried with sad faces, and the hot-tempered Duan Qi saw that everyone was gloomy and silent, and shouted loudly: "He Jin wants to take my family disciples and others, obviously he wants to kill us and others, everyone should think of a way!" ”

Everyone didn't have a plan, just another sigh. Duan Jue was in a hurry, and was about to quarrel, when Zhao Zhong waved his hand and told him not to be impatient.

Zhao Zhong looked at Zhang Rang and said murderous words: "Now He Jin doesn't wait for me to live, and we have to break the net with him." Zhang Gong has always been the master of our group, and this matter is decided by Zhang Gong. ”

Zhang Rang also had the intention of killing He Jin in his heart, but he had been hesitant. Seeing that Zhao Zhong mentioned it today, and then seeing that everyone else nodded firmly in agreement, he made up his mind. Duan Jue even shouted that he wanted to lead people to rush into the General's Mansion and kill He Jin.

Zhang Rang naturally would not do that kind of thing without IQ like Duan Jue, but made people close to the Empress Dowager He to intercede and say that he and others had been repeatedly favored by the emperor, and they were grateful, and they wanted to re-enter the palace to meet the Empress Dowager and the emperor before leaving Beijing, so as to relieve the parting feelings. And said, "If you can see the face of the sky, you will retreat into a ravine, and you will not hate death."

Empress Dowager He was moved by what the ten permanent servants said, and missed the former benefits of the eunuchs, so she summoned Zhang Rang and others to the palace to meet them.

Zhang Rang and others were able to enter the palace again, gathered their cronies in the palace, and pretended to be summoned by the Queen Mother, and ordered He to enter the palace Jiade Hall to discuss matters, and prepare to capture and kill He after entering the palace.

The "Jiade Hall Incident", which had a far-reaching impact in the history of the Han Empire, finally officially kicked off.

To be continued