However, he said that after He Jin took control of the government, the next step was naturally to start eradicating political enemies, and the eunuch group headed by Jian Shuo became his primary target. But before we can eradicate them, we must first weaken their power. As a result, He Jin recruited some talented people to serve him, and by appointing them to some important official positions, he achieved the goal of dealing with the eunuchs.

In this regard, Jian Shuo was naturally unwilling to sit still, so he secretly wrote to the Ten Standing Servants and others, asking everyone to join forces and take advantage of the opportunity to accompany the funeral of Emperor Ling, and kill He Jin in one fell swoop. I have to say that Jian Shuo's move is really a bit naïve, and where will the ten permanent servants be fuel-efficient lamps. You must know that Zhang Rang's son's daughter-in-law is the sister of Empress Dowager He, that is, He Jin's half-sister. Among the ten permanent servants, there was a man named Guo Sheng, who was also a fellow villager of He Jin, so Zhang Rang asked him to take this opportunity to take the letter written by Jian Shuo to He Jin.

He Jin couldn't help sneering, your dead eunuch still wants to murder General Ben, he has long seen that you are not pleasing to the eye, this time it will be up to General Ben to kill you. Then, on the 25th, He Jin ordered Xun You, the squire of the Yellow Gate, to arrest Jian Shuo and put him in prison for the crime of attempting to murder his uncle in the dynasty. Then, He Jin put Jian Shuo's forbidden army under his own control, so that he completely controlled the military power of the capital. In this regard, Zhang Yang couldn't help but sigh secretly, the water in the capital was too deep, and he knew that he wouldn't have come in the first place.

In other words, He Jin was a butcher in his early years, and he was quite ruthless. After killing Jian Shuo, it was not enough, and he wanted to eradicate all the eunuchs, including the ten permanent attendants. In this regard, Zhang Rang couldn't help but scold, you are a dog, you will take revenge, and you won't even let go of your own relatives, if it weren't for our family to ask someone to report to you, you would have been in a different place a long time ago!

In this situation, scolding is useless, and if you want to survive, you have to find another backer. As a result, the Ten Standing Servants turned to press the chips on the body of the cavalry general Dong Chong. Dong Zhong is the brother of the Empress Dowager Dong, and he is higher than He Jin in terms of seniority and seniority, so he is naturally unwilling to succumb to He Jin. So, Dong Chong also wanted to rely on Emperor Ling's mother, Empress Dowager Dong, to help him compete for power.

It just so happened that the Empress Dowager Dong couldn't get used to the arrogant and domineering appearance of the He Jin brothers and sisters, so she asked the Empress Dowager He to return under the pretext that she should not interfere in the government according to the ancestral family law. Empress Dowager He naturally wouldn't bother with the old woman, and continued to listen to the government. In this regard, the Empress Dowager Dong was extremely dissatisfied, so she also asked to listen to the government, why can your Empress Dowager listen to the government, but the Empress Dowager of the mourning family can't listen to the government?

He Jin couldn't help but sneer again, you damn old woman, I see that you have had enough of your birthday, and you are impatient, right? So, He Jin, together with Sangong and other party members, said that the Empress Dowager Dong secretly sent Xia Yun, a regular attendant, to secretly collude with the state and county officials, and to be embarrassed and rob the people everywhere; In addition, according to the family law, the queen of the county is not allowed to live in the capital, but should move her back to her own feudal state. Empress Dowager He pretended to approve this request. Subsequently, He Jin ordered Shang Shutai to remove Dong Chong from his position, and led people to surround the Cheqi General's Mansion and arrest him and imprison him. Dong Zhong was so humiliated that he committed suicide and died. In the second month after Dong Chong's death, the Empress Dowager Dong also died, and no one knows what the cause of her death was.

And during this time, the situation in Hedong still did not change much. Originally, we thought that we would just trap this bandit in the valley, but we didn't expect that there was a road behind the valley that could lead to Gaodu County (now Jincheng) in the south of Shangdang County. Therefore, Guo Da, the leader of the White Bo Army, left some people to defend the valley mouth, and led the other part of the people, including Yu Fuluo and others, to go to Shangdang and Hanoi from another road to plunder. Unexpectedly, the looting was unfavorable, and they were met with strong resistance from the people, not only did they fail to grab anything, but also lost a lot of men and horses.

Since Su Bu had died before, Yu Fuluo at this time wanted to go back and take over the position that originally belonged to him, so he sent someone back to the clan to express his intentions. However, the people were reluctant to accept him. In desperation, Yu Fuluo had no choice but to stay in Hedong and mingle with the Bai Bo army.

After Dong Chong's death, the eunuchs felt extremely frightened, so they began to send valuable belongings to Empress Dowager He in order to win her favor with the young emperor. Therefore, with the blessing of the Queen Mother, these people were temporarily safe and sound. On June 17, Emperor Ling was buried in Wenling. In the two months from the funeral to the burial, He Jin thought that his power was enough to smash the sky, and no one could shake his position. So, except for the previous court, he has always stayed in his own mansion to covet comfort, and even did not go to the funeral on the day when Emperor Ling was in the coffin.

However, he said that the relationship between Liu Xie, the king of Bohai, and Liu Wei, the young emperor, was very good, and Liu Wei felt that it was better to give Liu Xie's feudal kingdom closer, so that they could often play together. Empress Dowager He thought to herself that now that the overall situation has been decided, it doesn't matter whether Liu Xie's fief is far or near from the capital, since the young emperor has asked for it, then follow his wishes. Subsequently, Empress Dowager He issued an edict to change the title of Liu Xie as the king of Chen Liu. Chen Liuguo is in the western part of Yanzhou and Sizhou in the border area, only more than 300 miles away from Luoyang, and it is also a relatively wealthy county.

Situ Ding Gong was dissatisfied with He Jin's previous behavior of not going to the funeral of Emperor Ling, so he wrote to the Empress Dowager to ask for punishment. This move was hated by He Jin, and then Ding Gong was removed from the post of Situ.

As the Ten Standing Servants continued to gain power in the court, the people in their clans still occupied important positions in the counties and counties in Sizhou, corrupt and bribed, arrogant, and domineering, as always. Then, Yuan Shao persuaded He Jin to find an opportunity to wipe out the eunuchs, so as not to persecute the party members again as before after he gained power. He Jin thought so, so he asked the Empress Dowager He to remove all the eunuchs who served in the palace. Where is the Empress Dowager He willing, you must know that every month the ten permanent servants will regularly present some rare treasures to her, if the ten permanent servants are replaced, how can she get these offerings again. In this regard, He Jin had no choice but to slowly figure it out.

Subsequently, He Jin adopted Yuan Shao's suggestion and recruited the generals who commanded the troops from all over the country to come, with the slogan of exterminating the eunuchs, trying to force the Empress Dowager He not to continue to protect the eunuchs by making a big noise. In this regard, Chen Lin, the chief bookkeeper, and Cao Cao, the captain of the military academy, both sighed secretly, feeling that these people in power only know intrigue and power all day long, and they don't care about the suffering of the people. The servant Shi Zheng Tai hated such a thing, and simply resigned and left.

In addition to recruiting generals to command troops from all over the country, He Jin also sent his own Fu Peng Wang Kuang, cavalry captain Bao Xin, soldier Cao Zhang Liao and others to Yan and Hebei to recruit troops, and let Ding Yuan lead troops to loot Hanoi and set fire to Mengjindu. In order to continue to put pressure on Empress Dowager He.

When the struggle in the imperial court was in full swing, we, who were far away in Hedong, enjoyed playing "Chinese chess" every day when we were bored.

Originally, we went to the front of the battle to call for a heads-up, but after the other side lost a few generals, they didn't dare to come forward to fight again. Speaking of heads-up fighting, this can make Dong Zhuo very enjoyable, and when he couldn't bear it, he also came to the battle to call for a heads-up. Then, a man named Xu Huang came out to fight.

Not to mention, Dong Zhuo, the fat man, really has two hits, and he has a close fight with Xu Huang. The two fought dozens of times, and when they were tired, they each retreated to the formation to rest, and after resting, they continued to fight, and they fought several games in a row without distinguishing the winner.

Dong Zhuo couldn't help grinning and said: "His grandma, this fight is really enjoyable, it's really thanks to Cheng Lian that you can come up with such a match." ”

Before this era, there were no examples of generals fighting each other in a heads-up duel, but since I came, it has been.

I smiled and said, "Where, it's idle anyway, it's better to kill time." ”

Dong Zhuo smiled: "Haha, it makes sense; Well, the kid who fought with the old man had good martial arts, and the old man couldn't defeat him after several fights; Which of you will capture him, and the old man will be rewarded? ”

At this time, Niu Fu stepped forward and asked, "Father-in-law, my son-in-law is willing to go." ”

Dong Zhuo couldn't help but say: "Your martial arts old man knows, and you can't defeat him; I think only Feng Xian and Cheng Lian have the ability to take him down in the army, who will go to the two of you? ”

I smiled and said, "The eldest brother comes first, so let's go with the elder brother." ”

Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "Well, it's okay, you can take down that kid and capture him in the old man's tent." ”

"No." I was ordered to go first.

At this moment, Niu Fu couldn't help but wonder a little, and his face looked a little unpleasant. Come to think of it, he may be jealous of Feng Xian's favor for the two of us in front of Dong Zhuo.