Chongde Hall.

As the main hall of the South Palace, the Chongde Hall replaced the Fei Hall and became the political center of the empire during the Yongping period of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. Many resolutions are issued here, where the head of state power is located.

After Liu Wei inherited the throne, although he moved from Maolong Garden to live in the Deyang Hall of the North Palace, he spent most of his time in the Chongde Palace.

This is not to say how diligent Liu Wei is, (he does not have the opportunity to be pro-government) but staying in the Chongde Hall can better familiarize himself with the movements of the court, learn how to deal with government affairs, and lay the foundation for pro-government in the future. Moreover, Chongde Hall is also relatively close to Ren Hongchang and Xun Yu, and it is easier to talk to Ren Hongchang about lyrics and songs in his spare time, or talk with Xun Yu.

Recently, He Jin plotted to punish the ten permanent servants, and Liu Wei has been watching from the sidelines. The power struggle between relatives and eunuchs, which has begun since the time of Emperor He, is now about to reach the highest level in history.

He was familiar with history, and naturally knew that this would be a situation where the fish would die, so he made a detailed plan early on. First of all, he ordered Jiang Qi's army to be ready for war, and once there was chaos in the palace, he would immediately act according to Liu Wei's orders.

And Wei Yi scattered all the intelligence networks in the palace, no matter how big or small, all of them were reported to the Chongde Palace.

After learning that the Ten Standing Servants had re-entered the palace and were mysteriously mobilizing troops and horses, Liu Wei knew that they must be plotting against him. At that time, there was chaos in the palace, and Liu Wei was afraid that it would affect Tang Ji and others, so he ordered the guards to send Tang Ji, Princess Wannian and Ren Hongchang to Jiang Qi's military camp for resettlement.

Although Tang Ji and the other three daughters didn't know what was going to happen, they still keenly felt the tense atmosphere in the palace. was afraid that something would happen to Liu Bian, so he pestered Liu Bian one by one and refused to leave.

Liu Wei had no choice but to lie and say that he would arrive later, and Tang Ji and the others were willing to leave with the guards first.

Ren Hongchang seemed to sense something before leaving, and stopped and glanced back at Liu Wei.

With a smile on the corner of his mouth, Liu Wei asked, "What else is going on with Sister Ren?" ”

Ren Hongchang hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Your Majesty, take care, no matter what, my sisters and I will always wait for Your Majesty." ”

Looking at Ren Hongchang's worried and reluctant gaze, Liu Wei almost relented and wanted to take refuge in the barracks with them. However, in order for his plan to go smoothly, Liu Wei still held back the feelings in his heart, showed a playful face, and teased Ren Hongchang and said: "It's just a moment of separation, my sister doesn't need to be so concerned." It is necessary to know that if the two feelings are long, how can they be in the morning and twilight. ”

Ren Hongchang's cheeks were crimson by Liu Xuan's words, he stomped his feet angrily, and turned to leave.

Sending Ren Hongchang and the others away, the stone in Liu Bian's heart finally fell to the ground. called Wei Yi, told him vaguely about some things that were going to happen, and told him how to deal with it.

Although Liu Bi's words were vague, he felt a little shocking when he heard Wei Yi's ears. After following Liu Bian's side for so long, Wei Yi gradually discovered that Liu Bian's grasp of the future situation was unusually accurate, almost to the point of an unpredictable prophet. Contacting Liu Bi who was raised by Shi Ziyi's side in his early years, and Shi Ziyi had the title of Taoist supernatural powers, Wei Yi began to wonder if Liu Bi had learned a spell that could give insight into the future from Shi Ziyi's side.

Although he was amazed by Liu Bian's unpredictable prophet, Wei Yi's loyalty to Liu Bian did not change at all, but he put Liu Bian's ability with a mysterious aura and self-hypnotic worship in his heart.

After listening to Liu Yan's instructions, Wei Yi was about to leave. Liu Wei suddenly remembered someone and called him back again.

"He Jin and the Ten Standing Servants are fighting, and the jade will be burned. When the palace is in turmoil, there are no eggs under the nest, you help me save a person, don't let him enter the palace and wade into this troubled water. ”

"Your Majesty commands." Wei Yi said.

Liu Wei said the man's name.

Wei Yi was stunned for a moment, and asked puzzledly: "This person is a eunuch attached to the party, and he is often despised by the Qingliushi doctors, why did Your Majesty want to save him?" ”

Liu Wei didn't speak, he was fascinated for a while, and remembered a person's poem.

He ...... Quite a good officer. ”

Wei Yi didn't understand why Liu Wei said this, but he still took the order and left. The rest of the people were also dismissed from the palace by Liu Bian, and only more than ten personal guards around Liu Bian stayed in the palace and refused to leave.

At this time, the head of the guard was called Zhang Tao, and he was also Jiang Qi's subordinate when he was the chief. Jiang Qi saw that he was loyal, had a careful personality, and his kung fu was not bad, so he recommended him to replace him as the captain of the guard after he became the captain of the left.

Although Zhang Tao and other guards did not know Liu Bian's overall plan as well as Wei Yi and Jiang Qi, they could also sensitively sense the tense atmosphere in the palace.

Hearing that Liu Wei ordered them to leave the palace, the guards stubbornly refused to leave, and Zhang Tao, who was the leader, replied to Liu Wei and said: "We have the heavy responsibility of guarding Your Majesty, Your Majesty has not left, how can we leave Your Majesty?" ”

Liu Wei's original intention was to conform to history and let Zhang Rang and others hold him hostage so that he could further develop his plan. But if Zhang Tao and others stay with him, they will inevitably clash with Zhang Rang and others, which will not only destroy their plans, but also may disregard their own lives.

Liu Wei was about to patiently persuade them, when suddenly a person ran in from outside. Because Liu Wei sent all the palace people away, naturally no one reported it. Zhang Tao and the others thought it was an assassin, and almost showed their blades.

Liu Wei's eyes were sharp, and he saw that the person who came was Xun Yu, and hurriedly ordered Zhang Tao and them to stop.

Liu Wei felt strange, he was going to arrange for Xun Yu to take refuge in Jiang Qi's military camp, but the people sent out came back to report that Xun Yu had left the palace early in the morning and did not know where to go, but who knew that he had broken into the palace at this time.

Seeing that Xun Yu was sweating profusely and panting when he came in, as if there was something urgent, Liu Wei asked in surprise: "What is the reason for Wen Ruo?" ”

Xun Yu let out a long breath of effort, bowed down first, and then said: "The palace is about to be in chaos, and Weichen has come to ask His Majesty to go elsewhere to avoid trouble." ”

Liu Wei was slightly stunned. He knew that there would be chaos in the palace because he knew the original history, but where did Xun Yu know about it? Thinking of this, Liu Wei couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why did Wen Ruo say that?" ”

Xun Yu replied: "The general wants to try to enter the temple, but he is hesitant and difficult to make a decision. The ten permanent servants are forced to be cornered, and they will inevitably jump over the wall in a hurry. Now that the general is ordered to enter the palace by the Queen Mother, it must be the strategy of the ten permanent servants. The nephew Xun You had a good relationship with the general, and he once persuaded the general not to be edicted to enter the palace, but the general insisted on not listening. If the general is harmed by the ten permanent servants, and the courtiers do not let it, there will be great changes in the palace. The nephew and the minister served in the palace, and he was afraid that the minister would be burdened by the palace change, so he called the minister out of the palace this morning to avoid the sword. The minister wanted to take refuge outside the palace, but he remembered that His Majesty was still in the palace and didn't know what to do, and the minister was afraid that His Majesty would make a mistake, so he entered the palace and begged His Majesty to take refuge outside the palace with his ministers. ”

After listening to what Xun Yu said, and then looking at Xun Yu's sweaty and anxious appearance, Liu Wei couldn't help but be extremely moved. This is not only because Xun Yu did not avoid the danger of the sword and rushed to save himself, but also because his emotional investment in the past year has finally paid off.

Xun Yu's heart was completely leaning towards him at this time, and Liu Wei couldn't help but feel relieved when he thought of this. It's just that I can't tell Xun Yu about my plan for the time being, and even if I want to say it, I can't explain it clearly for a while. Therefore, it was impossible for Liu Wei to leave the palace with Xun Yu, so he had to walk up to him, pat him on the shoulder and say, "Wen Ruo is loyal to me, and I am very pleased." But I am the lord of a country, and I can leave at will. ”

Xun Yu saw that Liu Wei was reluctant to leave, and said hurriedly: "If a gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, His Majesty is the respect of the Ninety-Five, and he is the world, how can he be in danger." ”

Liu Wei shook his head and said: "It is precisely because I am the respect of the Ninth Five-Year Plan that I should set an example for the world." If I am greedy for life and afraid of death, and I am reluctant to leave, how do I want my ministers to be loyal, how do my soldiers forget their lives, and how do the people of the world think of me! ”

"Your Majesty......"

"Wen Ruo doesn't need to say it, if the Han Dynasty is going to die today, as the lord of a country, I naturally have to live and die with the Yan Han!"

Seeing what Liu Wei said categorically, his eyes were burning, Xun Yu couldn't help but be stunned, and he couldn't find anything to persuade for a while. At this time, Liu Wei said: "Wen Ruo is the talent of the pillar of the country, and he must not waste his life here. Where is Zhang Tao? ”

"The subordinates are here." Zhang Tao stepped forward and replied.

"You wait to send Wen Ruo to Captain Jiang's camp for refuge. No one shall turn back without my order. ”

Zhang Tao listened to what Liu Wei said, hesitated for a while, and stayed in place in embarrassment. At this time, Xun Yu on the side gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

Xun Yu knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and the minister is also the courtier of the Han Dynasty." If Your Majesty doesn't leave, the ministers are willing to stay with the festival of all the courtiers! ”

The emperor is dying, and he is ready to stay and wait for death. Xun Yu used practical actions to interpret the definition of loyal ministers of ancient Chinese scholars and doctors.

However, the reason why Liu Wei stayed was because he knew the history and knew that although he was kidnapped by Zhang Rang and others, he still returned to the palace unharmed, but he was in danger.

Xun Yu is different. There is no such thing as Xun Yu entering the palace in history. No one dares to guarantee that something will happen to Xun Yu. Especially after Yuan Shao and others rushed into the palace to kill the eunuchs, even the people who had no beard in their mouths were misunderstood as eunuchs and killed. Liu Wei looked at Xun Yu's smooth mouth, and couldn't help but feel anxious.

Xun Yu is the master of internal affairs that he relies on in the future, and he must not do anything here.

Thinking of this, Liu Wei hurriedly said: "Wen Ruo is the pillar of my Han Dynasty, and now that the Han Dynasty is in decline, if you want to revitalize the Han family and reorganize the rivers and mountains, you must rely on Wen Ruo's efforts." If Wen Ruo wasted his life here, who can rely on him to revive the Yan Han in the future? ”

Xun Yu couldn't help but be moved to tears after hearing this, and said sadly: "Your Majesty does not think that the ministers are stupid, but take them as confidants. As the old saying goes, 'A scholar dies for a confidant', and if you get the grace of Your Majesty's knowledge, you will be rewarded with death. ”

Seeing that Xun Yu insisted on staying, Liu Wei couldn't help but feel anxious, and shouted: "If I regard Wen Ruo as an arm and a sibling, if Wen has something, how can a minister live alone with a broken hand and a broken foot?" If Wen insists on not leaving here, doesn't he want me to kneel down and beg you to fail? ”

Saying that Liu Wei was about to kneel, the bluffing Xun Yu stepped forward to stop Liu Wei regardless of etiquette, and said bitterly: "Your Majesty is killing Weichen by doing this." The minister should be ordered to leave the palace, and I hope Your Majesty is not like this. ”

Seeing Xun Yu's promise, Liu Wei hurriedly instructed Zhang Tao: "You wait to send Wen Ruo out of the palace, there must be no mistake!" ”

Zhang Tao originally wanted to stay, but he didn't dare to disobey Liu Wei's order, so he had no choice but to take Xun Yu away.

When leaving, Xun Yu still looked back at Liu Wei as he walked, and said: "The minister is only a minister of His Majesty in this life, if His Majesty has anything in case, the minister will follow His Majesty and not be loyal to all his ministers." ”

Liu Wei was sad and saw Xun Yu and the others leave all the time. There was a moment of silence in the palace. In the empty palace, Liu Wei was the only one left waiting silently at this time.

After a while, the killing cries in the palace gradually came. The chaos is about to start, and the opportunity to change his fate that Liu Wei has been waiting for is also coming.

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Suzaku Gate.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao Chen Bing were in front of the Suzaku Gate of the South Palace, and when they saw He Jin entering the palace for a long time, they didn't come out, and they couldn't help but feel anxious in their hearts.

At the beginning, He Jin insisted on entering the palace alone, but the lord Bo Chenlin and Cao Cao refused to listen to the persuasion, and he only wanted to lead troops to accompany him, and was blocked outside the palace by the yellow gate in the palace.

In the middle of the ring, I didn't see any news in the palace, so I am afraid that there will be more than one bad luck if he enters here.

Cao Cao approached Yuan Shao at this time and said: "At the beginning, the general entered the palace for a long time, but there was no movement, I am afraid that things will change!" ”

Yuan Shao was also restless at this time, but in front of his little brother Cao Cao, he naturally couldn't show incompetence. Pretending to be confident, he said: "It's okay, I'll wait for Chen Bing to echo the general outside the palace, and the rats of the Eunuch Temple don't dare to move." ”

Cao Cao was his younger brother, so he was naturally appeased, but He Jin's subordinates Wu Kuang and others were not subordinate to him and were not under his control at all. When they saw that He Jin hadn't come out for a long time, they couldn't help but make noise.

Wu Kuang came to Yuan Shao and said loudly: "Captain Yuan, the general has been in the palace for a long time but has not moved, I am afraid that he has been poisoned by the traitorous eunuchs, and I should enter the palace immediately to rescue the general." ”

For Wu Kuang's request, Yuan Shao had a headache, and led his troops to rush into the palace to conspire against him, unless you have a full reason or the will of the emperor and the queen mother. If Yuan Shao led someone to rush in without anything, he would definitely be convinced, and even if He Jin was fine, he wouldn't be able to protect himself.

Therefore, Yuan Shao had to reluctantly comfort Wu Kuang and said: "The general is there, and we can't act rashly." ”

Wu Kuang was not comforted by Yuan Shao at all, and shouted: "If you wait, I'm afraid it's too late to regret it!" ”

After Wu Kuang finished shouting, the soldiers under his command also began to shout, and more than ten other generals under He Jin came to ask Yuan Shao to lead troops into the palace to rescue He Jin.

In the face of the excited soldiers, Yuan Shao, who was originally determined, also began to waver, and was hesitating, when suddenly there was a crowd of people in the tower of the Vermilion Bird Gate, and someone was holding a person's head and standing on top of the palace.

Cao Cao's eyes were sharp, and he saw at a glance who the head was, and couldn't help but exclaim: "General! ”

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Garter Hall.

As the palace where the Han Dynasty formulated ceremonies, the Jiade Hall is located in the northeast of the South Palace, next to the Mingguang Palace. During the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, his mother Empress Dowager Dong lived in this place and called it Yongle Palace. He himself died here.

Throughout the end of Emperor Ling, many people who were involved in the Jiade Hall died unexpectedly, such as Empress Dowager Dong, Jian Shuo and others. As a palace of the Han Dynasty's standardized etiquette, it has witnessed too much deceit, swords and swords.

He Jin stood in front of the palace in the Jiade Gate, looked at the majestic palace in front of him, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Today, he is in power, and there seems to be no rival in the world. But in the face of such a heavy Garde Hall, thinking of those political enemies who came out of here one by one and fell at his feet, I felt an inexplicable chill in my heart.

At this time, the Ten Standing Attendants and others walked out of the Jiade Hall and walked towards He Jin. He Jin was slightly stunned, his guards and soldiers and horses were all blocked from the palace gate, and now he was just alone, and he suddenly saw the ten permanent servants and others inevitably felt nervous.

But when I thought about it, I thought that now the ten permanent servants are already lost dogs, and life and death are in their own hands, so what is my fear.

Thinking of this, He Jin took the first step of death towards the Jiade Hall.

Although it is a lost dog, there are still times when the dog jumps off the wall.

He Jin met with the Ten Standing Attendants, and Zhang Rang, who was the leader, suddenly blocked his way and asked, "Where is the general going?" ”

He Jin glanced at them contemptuously and said, "I entered the palace by the edict of the Queen Mother." ”

Then he said to the ten permanent attendants: "Why is the filthy eunuch temple still in the palace, but I don't know that everyone in the world is angry about the sin, and I can't wait for the skin and flesh." Ruoer and the others are still greedy for power and do not leave the palace quickly, I am afraid that the world will not tolerate it! ”

Zhang Rang replied indignantly: "The chaos in the world is not just the sin of our palace eunuchs. The first emperor and the queen mother had a bad relationship and wanted to degrade the queen mother as a concubine. If it weren't for us to cry and advise the Queen Mother, and scatter all the family wealth and Yue Sheng, how could your family have today's wealth. Now that you have great power, but you want to kill us all, is it too much to take revenge like this! You say that these of us are filthy eunuchs, but who are the scholars and ministers in the court? ”

As he spoke, the ten permanent attendants came around. Seeing that the situation was not good, He Jin did not speak, and turned away.

Who knew that Guo Sheng had already blocked behind him, and when he saw He Jin coming, he was a sword in his chest.

He Jin didn't have a weapon, so he was caught off guard by a sword. Zhang Rang and the others took the opportunity to rush from behind, each holding a sharp sword and stabbing a few times, and in an instant, He Jin died of anger.

He Jin died, Zhang Rang ordered people to leave the palace, and falsely passed the holy edict to appoint Fan Ling as the lieutenant of Si Li, and Xu Xiang as Henan Yin, and ordered them to control the situation in Beijing. On the one hand, he cut off He Jin's head, let Zhao Zhong lead people to hang it outside the Vermilion Bird Gate, and declared: "He Jin has rebelled and has been ambushed." The remnants of the coercion can be pardoned and retreat quickly! ”

He Jin has always been kind to the soldiers under his command, everyone saw that He Jin was killed by the ten permanent servants, the crowd was excited, and the general Wu Kuang even shouted: "The general was killed by traitors, and we want to avenge the general!" ”

Yuan Shao saw that He Jin was dead, and knew that the matter had reached a critical juncture, so he shouted loudly: "The eunuch party plotted to kill the minister, and all those who punish evil will come with me!" ”

For a while, the sound of killing shook the sky, and Yuan Shao led his soldiers to break through the palace gate and enter the palace.

To be continued