Chapter 4 The Turning Point of the Times
Speaking of which, He Jin wanted to kill the eunuchs, not because he had a grudge against these eunuchs, but because he wanted to increase his prestige among the party, so he wanted to use the matter of getting rid of the eunuchs to achieve his wish. However, he didn't expect that the eunuchs would jump over the wall in a hurry, and in the end, because of his procrastination and carelessness, he was killed by the eunuchs, which is really more than worth the loss.
However, He Jin hesitated and hesitated, and procrastination returned to procrastination, and he also used a fairly clever method, which was to drive all the eunuchs out of the palace. However, the eunuchs who returned home were all frightened, they were afraid that they would be assassinated by the party in private in the middle of the road before they could return to their respective fiefdoms, so they had to break the jar and break it, intending to break the net with He Jin. Unexpectedly, He Jin was careless and underestimated the enemy, so he was ambushed by them.
He Jin's death directly became the fuse for the collective outbreak of the party. The party group headed by Yuan Shao and others, under the pretext of "avenging He Jin", led troops to attack the forbidden palace with great fanfare, and also set fire to the palace gate. Of course, the matter of setting fire to the palace was done by Yuan Shu, the general of the tiger Ben Zhonglang at that time, because he couldn't attack it for a while, so Yuan Shu would set fire to the door. It is said that the eunuchs murdered the general of the dynasty, and they were also the emperor's uncle and the queen mother's brother. As long as Empress Dowager He gives an order, these eunuchs can be disposed of according to law, and there is no need for them to take revenge.
After Yuan Shao and others invaded the forbidden palace, whether they were eunuchs or not, as long as they didn't have a beard, they were all killed. In such a situation, wouldn't it be killing innocent people in vain? From the actions of these people, it can be seen that avenging He Jin is just a cover for them, and it is their real goal to eliminate the eunuchs to ensure their own interests.
After the eunuch killed He Jin, he wrongly said that He Jin was going to rebel, and then planned to arrange his own men to seize power in order to move back to the situation. At that time, the Ten Standing Servants were ready to replace the two important powers of Si Li's lieutenant and Henan Yin, where was Yuan Shao willing to do so after he knew? So, forced by the situation, Yuan Shao and others hurriedly led their troops to attack the forbidden palace, in order to get rid of all the eunuchs in the shortest possible time.
Later, the brothers Liu Wei and Liu Xie, who were taken away by the Ten Standing Attendants, were found back by Dong Zhuo. Then Dong Zhuo naturally led his troops into Luoyang. He first incorporated He Jin and He Miao's old troops under his command, and then asked Lu Bu to kill Ding Yuan and annex Ding Yuan's troops. At this point, the military power of the capital completely fell into the hands of Dong Zhuo.
However, just after Yuan Shao and others invaded the Forbidden Palace, and Zhang Rang and others fled with Liu Wei and Liu Xie, Wu Kuang, a subordinate general of He Jin, suddenly incited the soldiers and said: "The person who killed the general is the general of the chariot, are you willing to avenge the general?" Then for a while, the crowd was excited, and the soldiers said, "I am willing to serve my life!" So, Wu Kuang and Dong Zhuo's younger brother Dong Min led troops to attack and kill He Miao.
Judging from this incident, I think this should be Dong Zhuo's means behind the scenes, although the history books do not clearly say who made the conspiracy, but the discerning person can still see some clues.
Speaking of which, there are two points to mention by the way, and I think this is also something that many Three Kingdoms fans are more concerned about.
The first point is that the record of Lü Bu's killing of Ding Yuan, the records in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" and the "Book of the Later Han" are the same, both of which are "Zhuo induced Lü Bu to kill Yuan and join the others". In this regard, Sima Guang, the author of "Zizhi Tongjian", does not think so, perhaps in his opinion that this is due to political reasons, not because of interests, so his account is "Yin made Ding Yuan's tribe Sima Lu Bu kill Yuan, and join the others". That is, secretly (or conspiracy) instructed Lü Bu to kill Ding Yuan and annexed Ding Yuan's subordinates.
From this sentence, two pieces of information can be disclosed, one is the word "Yin Envoy", which indicates Sima Guang's opinion on Lu Bu's killing of Ding Yuan; The second is that Sima Guang also adopted the method of wanting to cover up, believing that Lu Bu had served under Ding Yuan from beginning to end. And taking a step back in this matter, even if Lu Bu has always served under Ding Yuan, it cannot be said that Lu Bu must be wrong to kill Ding Yuan, because no one knows what Lu Bu's political position is.
First of all, after He Jin died, Ding Yuan was appointed as the ruling Jinwu, and he belonged to the Yuan camp. From Bao Xin's words of exhorting Yuan Shao to strike first, it can be seen that Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo are two opposing camps, and there is a direct conflict of power between the two. The main reason is that Dong Zhuo wants to set up Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, as the emperor, while Yuan Shao wants to continue to support the young emperor Liu Wei.
There is an important piece of information in this that many people may not have noticed, that is, according to the law at the time, things like Yuan Shao and others leading troops to attack the forbidden palace and set fire to the palace are all suspected of rebellion. Therefore, no matter what your reason is, as long as you lead your troops to attack the Forbidden Palace, you will be considered to have committed the great crime of killing your head.
However, Yuan Shao and the others were not punished afterwards, and it is thought that this may be because the Yuan group is quite powerful in the court and nominally supports the position of the young emperor, so they did not bear the corresponding responsibility. From this point of view, Lu Bu's choice to break away from the Yuan camp reflects his personal values in looking at things.
In fact, people like Yuan Shao were just a bunch of gentlemen at that time, and their own abilities were not enough to deal with the situation at that time. This can be glimpsed from the state that Dong Zhuo gradually became bigger in the capital and Yuan Shao and others could not deal with it.
The second point is that some people say that when Ding Yuan burned Mengjin, he ordered the troops to disguise themselves as black mountain thieves who came from the north to rob and set fire. I don't know where this comes from, but I don't think it's quite true.
According to the record of "Zizhi Tongjian": in the spring of 185 AD, about February, Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain thieves, sent an envoy to the imperial court to request surrender, and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty issued an edict appointing Zhang Yan as the general of the middle of the peace, so that he was responsible for managing the affairs of the valleys in Hebei.
Judging from this piece of information, Zhang Yan's Montenegrin army has been transformed into officers and soldiers, so how can they do anything like they did before? However, when Emperor Ling of Han died, there are records of the Xiongnu attacking Hanoi together with the White Wave Thieves in Fuluo. And Ding Yuan led the army to be stationed in Hanoi, which should have something to do with this matter. Therefore, if Ding Yuan wants his subordinates to disguise themselves as thieves, then they should also disguise themselves as white wave thieves.
In just a few months, the political situation in the capital was completely controlled by Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo was promoted to Xiangguo and crowned Marquis of Yi. This proves from a realistic point of view that Lu Bu's previous choice was wise. However, what Dong Zhuo didn't expect was that although Lu Bu was born in a slight cold, he was not something that people like him could easily control. From a certain point of view, the last glory of Dong Zhuo's life is Lu Bu in success, and Lu Bu in defeat.
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