In the fifth year of Zhongping, in 188 AD, the Central Plains suddenly changed, and the world was full of swords.

Beginning in February, the rest of the Yellow Turbans rose up one after another. Guo Tai is equal to the Baibo Valley of the West River, and attacked Taiyuan County, Hedong County and other places. Runan Gepi and other yellow turbans also responded successively.

In March, Taichang Liu Yan wrote to Emperor Ling with the world's unremitting soldiers, suggesting that the assassin be changed to the state pastor to re-enforce his duties. In order to suppress the uprisings one after another, Emperor Ling changed the assassination history to the state pastor from Liu Yan's proposal, and selected Lieqing and Shangshu as the state pastor. Because the state pastor holds the power of a state's administrative soldiers and horses, he is in a high position and power, and the imperial court is unable to control it, which is like a separatist regime. Eventually, it evolved into a situation in which the princes of the late Han Dynasty were divided and divided. At this point, the princes' struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains began to officially kick off.

In August, Emperor Ling placed the eighth lieutenant of the West Garden, and took Xiaohuangmen Jian Shuo as the captain of the military academy, etc., and even the general He Jin had to listen to Jian Shuo's orders, and the contradictions between the two gradually stimulated.

The annual rings of time, in the shadow of the sword and sword, turned to 189 AD.

In March, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty died, the government and the opposition mourned, and the prince Liu Wei ascended the throne as the young emperor. The young emperor was fourteen years old, and Empress He was respected as the queen mother and listened to the government in the court. Empress Dowager He and her brother General He Jin and Taifu Yuan Kui participated in the Shangshu affair, took charge of the government, and formed a situation of dictatorship of foreign relatives.

When Emperor Ling was alive, he wanted to succeed to the throne with his prince Liu Xie, and when he was dying, he entrusted Liu Xie to the eunuch Jian Shuo.

Since Emperor Ling died, Jian Shuo wanted to kill He Jin and set up Liu Xie as the emperor, but He Jin was aware of it, but it was unsuccessful. He Jin was in charge of the government, Jian Shuo was not at ease, but conspired with the eunuchs to kill He Jin. However, Zhao Sheng, the regular servant of the Central Committee, had always had a close relationship with He Jin, and told him when this matter was, so Jian Shuo was killed, and all the forbidden soldiers under his command were returned, thus obtaining the command of the eighth lieutenant of Xiyuan.

Jian Shuo's death, He Jin and the eunuch tore their faces and completely broke up. However, due to the power of the eunuchs, He Jin could not catch them all.

And the eunuchs Zhang Rang, Duan Qi and others because He Jin had the support of the Queen Mother, and they held the military power of the Eighth Captain of the West Garden, they were afraid at night, and began to join forces with the eunuchs and plot to kill He Jin.

He Chen held the idea of doing his best and obeying the destiny of heaven, and sent three urgent documents in a hundred miles in half a decade. Take the route of Hefu and send it to General He, and the eunuchs must be cut off immediately, otherwise they will suffer from chaos.

However, He Jin was bold in killing and drowning, and in the face of Empress Dowager He's hesitation, the eunuchs were jealous, and they couldn't make up their minds for a while. Later, he listened to the idea of Yuan Shao, the lieutenant of the Chinese military lieutenant Hu Ben, and summoned the former general Dong Zhuo and others to lead troops into Beijing, so that the Empress Dowager He could make up her mind to get rid of the eunuchs. At this point, Governor He Chen was inevitable, and after Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he completely buried the Eastern Han Dynasty regime, opened up the situation of princely disputes and fierce rivalries.

At this time, Wancheng, with He Zhen dying of illness last year, He Miao was transferred to Henan Yin, He Xian (He Jin's son, He Yan's father) was sick in bed again, and there was no strong figure in the He family. But fortunately, at this time, the He family is so powerful that no one dares to provoke it. And He Chen's foundation in Wancheng became more and more stable, and the governance of Wancheng was in good order, which won the hearts of the people. Although He Mansion leans towards the government and the opposition, He Chen is very low-key, and he deliberately marries the major wealthy families, with all interests, and is a corporal of courtesy and virtuous, and his reputation and prestige are getting stronger and stronger, and he is even supported by other families. From time to time, there are Nanyang people Liu Wangzhi, Xi Zhu and other knowledgeable, strategic, and Nanyang Bowang people Lu Chang, skilled in bows and horses, martial arts, Wen Chen virtuous, come to agree.

At this time, Wancheng Wen had Li Yan and Liu Wangzhi and others, and Wu had Liao Hua, Wen Ping, Lou Gui, and Lu Chang, and the army was prosperous.

To say that Li Yan couldn't let go of He Cai's marriage to He Chen for a long time, and wanted to dismiss the official several times, but after He Chen tried his best to stay, he reluctantly agreed.

He Chen saw that He Jin had sunk into the sea several times, and he knew that he could not do anything, and began to think about the great changes that the He family was about to make. It is said that the middle is long, and the full moon is lost; The prosperity must decline, and the extremes of things must be reversed. This is an eternal truth, and after the He family stepped into the pinnacle of power, although it was prosperous for a while, it also laid a deep foreshadowing for the decline of the future. A few months later, the eunuch pretended to be the edict of the Empress Dowager He and killed He Jin in the palace. As soon as He Jin fell, the Queen Mother was held hostage by the eunuchs, and as soon as the two pillars were gone, the He family inevitably went into decline. Although he bluntly stated the interests and disadvantages in his letters, He Jin was at the peak of his life at this time, his eyes were above the top, his eyes were empty, and he didn't care about what he said. In this case, He Chen could only start to save himself. When he got married to He Cai, He Chen had already prepared for the worst, and now the situation is still according to the history books.

But at the end of May, He Chen received a secret letter, which made him overjoyed and couldn't help but shout: God help me.

Where did the faith come in?

There were only simple numbers on the letter: "Quickly raise the county soldiers, enter Beijing and remove the eunuchs." ”

It turned out that He Jin was very relieved that the former general Dong Zhuo was not there, and He Chen finally moved his mind with urgent orders. As soon as He Zhen was alive, he wrote many letters, saying that He Chen's martial arts and writings were of great use, which made him curious. Second, Wancheng is the place where he started, and He Fu is his own foundation, and He Chen led the troops north, which can be relied on as an arm to intimidate Kyoto. Third, he has been very popular with the Queen Mother since he was a child, and if he is allowed to speak from it, he will strengthen the Queen Mother's determination.

And He Chen knew that after several years of hard work, he finally began to incite the historical wings of butterflies.

In the city.

The people in Wancheng who He Chen relied on sat solemnly.

After several years of tempering, He Chen already had a faint majesty on his body, but when he sat down lightly in the middle hall, a momentum of not being angry and arrogant filled the entire hall. Everyone sat there quietly, and a few people were swept by He Chen's sharp gaze, and they couldn't help but bow their heads slightly.

The quiet leaves in the lobby can be heard.

A heavy atmosphere slowly filled the field.

After a long time, He Chen coughed lightly.

Everyone was stunned, and everyone was highly concentrated.

He Chen held the letterhead in his hand, stood up from the chair, slowly walked in the middle, and in the eyes of everyone, raised the letterhead in his hand and said in a deep voice: "General He Jin said that the secret letter is here today, summoning me to lead the troops into Beijing and help him get rid of the eunuch." The stakes are very high, and I would like to invite you to come and discuss. ”

"Is that so?" Everyone in the audience was stunned.

"It is precisely that since Gaozu established the Han Dynasty and built the capital Chang'an, it has gone through more than 300 years. During the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, eunuchs formed a party, controlled the government, and searched the people's skin, and the people were miserable and miserable. Now it is a storm and a crumbling critical moment, although General He has the heart to revitalize the dynasty, but helplessly the eunuch is powerful, and now recruit me to lead the troops into Beijing to help him get rid of the thief, what do you think? He Chen's eyes scanned the audience, and his tone was excited.

"He Chengling, this is a good opportunity, it is a great opportunity for us to make meritorious contributions, if we can clear the eunuchs, we will definitely be able to return my Han a bright future." Li Yan was the first to speak excitedly.

"What Zhengfang said is reasonable, throughout the changes of dynasties, there are eunuchs in it. After Qin unified the Six Kingdoms, it was the eunuch Zhao Gao who launched the Wangyi Palace Coup, and until the death of Qin II Hu Hai, the Qin Dynasty began to fall apart. In the early years of the Han Dynasty, in view of the lessons of Qin's death, Gaozu occasionally used scribes to serve as regular servants to curb the power of eunuchs. But after Emperor Yuan, the power of eunuchs resurged. Emperor Zhiwai was even more indifferent to the political platform, favored Dong Xian (eunuch), and worshiped as the assistant of the Great Sima at the age of twenty-two. often get up and sit together and sleep on the dragon couch, and then there is the origin of the habit of broken sleeves. Now Zhang Rang, Duan Qi and other Zhongchang servants control the government, corrupt the government, and act recklessly. The city order must not miss the opportunity. The next speaker was Liu Wangzhi.

"City Order, if you can get rid of the eunuchs this time, I hope that the City Order will be sympathetic to the common people, talk about General He, less court disputes, and more for the benefit of the people of the world." This is Lu Chang, a person who dares to speak up.

He Chen nodded, although he relied on the He family to take the throne and made some achievements, some loyal people still disdainful of themselves, and they also turned a blind eye to He Chen's solicitation, all because He Jin was an external authority, controlled the government, and ignored the suffering of the people in the world, but only fought with the eunuchs for power and profit, and deeply disdainful.

"City order, but the subordinates think that something is wrong, although General He originally intended to be castrated, but the transfer of troops into the capital as a foreign relative, it is inevitable that people will be suspicious, if there are rumors to slander General He, and the words of the troops into Beijing are deliberately rebelled, then I am afraid it will damage the name of the general." Lou Gui had some scruples and said worriedly.

He Chen thought deeply and said: "Uncle Zi's words are reasonable, and this matter must be guarded against." ”

He Chen thought about it and looked at Wen Ping with questioning eyes.

Wen Ping had a calm face, his eyes drooped slightly, his hands trembled slightly, as if he felt He Chen's gaze, raised his head and stood up, and said in a calm tone: "Can you write a letter?" ”

He Chen nodded and gave the letter to Wen Ping.

Wen Ping just glanced at it lightly and quickly, and there was a faint confusion in his eyes.

He Chen was a little surprised: "What does Zhongye think?" ”

Wen Ping took a deep breath and said slowly: "Isn't there a decision in the heart of the city commander? How can you ask your subordinates? ”

He Chen nodded secretly in his heart, and among the people present, Wen Ping grasped his own thoughts.

He Chen pondered for a while, suddenly raised the decibels, and shouted: "The generals will listen to the order." ”

"The subordinates are here."

Everyone in the hall stood up almost at the same time and shouted.