Considering the story of the rebel thief King Mang's usurpation of the Han, Empress Dowager He didn't want to put the power in her hands completely into the hands of her eldest brother He Jin.

With the support of Empress Dowager He, it was natural for the Ten Standing Servants to meddle in the affairs of Shangshutai again. Moreover, the behavior of the ten permanent servants does not rely on only the Empress Dowager He. For the biological mother of the Empress Dowager He, the stepmother of the general He Jin, the old lady He who was named Wuyangjun, and He Miao, who is now the general of the chariot cavalry, there are also many people in the ten permanent servants.

Empress Dowager He, He Miao, and Wuyang Jun, the three most important relatives to He Jin, were all co-opted by the Ten Standing Servants, and He Jin, who was a general, was not able to continue to deal with the Ten Standing Attendants.

Wuyangjun is just an old woman, and she can't understand the government and is not interested in understanding it. Empress Dowager He was the key figure in He Jin's ability to grasp the authority of the court, and He Miao was a chariot general with a slightly lower status than He Jin, and was qualified to establish a faction in the court.

As long as these two still agree with the ten permanent servants to continue to play a role in China and North Korea, even He Jin will not take those who don't. Ovum. Guy of the son, there's nothing to do.

Things have developed to such a point, if He Jin understands the truth of "contentment and happiness", presumably the government of the Han Dynasty should be able to continue to maintain it like this.

After all, the ten permanent servants are also smart people who know the truth of a son of heaven and a courtier. The ten permanent attendants, who knew that they were already angry, did not have the luxury of being able to turn their hands into clouds and rain in the court like Emperor Ling of Han did when he was alive. Their current wish is nothing more than to allow their side to escape smoothly under a smooth transition of power, and finally disappear in peace.

To do this, the Ten Standing Servants need to maintain their influence over the government and the opposition within five years. Otherwise, eunuchs who have no authority. Even if you want to go back to your hometown and live in seclusion, I'm afraid that you can't resist those scholars and heroes who are eyeing you.

You must know that there are many "party members" who have become famous all over the world by ignoring the laws of the Han Dynasty and arbitrarily hunting and killing the children of the eunuchs' relatives!

It's just that. The wish of the Ten Standing Servants was a little unbearable for the generals who wanted to take sole control of the imperial court. When a person, a normal man, finds that the supreme authority is not far away, how many people will not want to get that tempting world power immediately?

At least, He Jin is not.

Especially He Jin himself, he has tasted the sweetness brought by enough rights.

And so it goes. He Jin, who was anxious, regarded those old and immortal ten permanent servants as obstacles that must be removed as soon as possible. Not to mention, by He Jin's side, there are cronies such as Yuan Shao and He Yan who have a deep hatred with the eunuchs.

Get rid of the Ten Servants!

This is the thing that He Jin attaches the most importance to after the new emperor succeeds to the throne.

He Jin's attitude is Yuan Shao's opportunity. Taking advantage of He Jin's desire to defeat the Ten Standing Attendants, Yuan Shao took the opportunity to lobby He Jindao:

"The former Dou Wu wanted to punish the internal pet and became the victim. With his words, he leaked out, and the five battalions and hundreds of officials were afraid of the people. Today's general has the weight of an uncle. And the brothers and lead the strong soldiers, the generals are all handsome and famous, happy to do their best, things are under control, this day is also praised. The general should be a general who will eliminate troubles for the world and become famous for future generations. Although Zhou Zhishenbo. What a way! ”

——The former general Dou Wu failed to kill the eunuchs, but was killed by the eunuchs because his intentions were revealed. In addition, officers of the fifth battalion of the Northern Army. He was also extremely in awe of the eunuch's will and obeyed the eunuch's orders.

- Now the general is the uncle of the Son of Heaven, and his brother He Miao also holds the power of the army, and there are a large number of talented subordinates who are willing to serve the general. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, even God is helping you, the general!

- If the general seizes the opportunity and sends troops to kill the eunuchs, he will definitely be famous for generations to come! Even if it is Shen Bo of the Zhou Dynasty, his merits are not as good as you, the general! ①

Regarding Yuan Shao's advances, He Jin will not fully listen to them. The reason is very simple, there is a huge difference between He Jin, who was born in a poor family, and Yuan Shao, who was born in a high-ranking family. He Jin is not a fool, and he can't see Yuan Shao's attitude that he is just taking advantage of himself.

Even if He Jin has asked for Yuan's request at present, and Yuan Shao himself is a charismatic national warrior in the world, He Jin has not given up his vigilance against Yuan Shao and his ilk.

If He Jin really implemented Yuan Shao's advice and directly sent troops to arrest the eunuchs, it would be simple, but that kind of consequence was something He Jin was unwilling to accept. Not long after Jian Shuo's death, the adverse effects of Empress Dowager Dong's death have not yet dissipated. If he recklessly mobilized troops at this time, causing a riot in the Han Palace, He Jin was really not sure that he would be able to control the situation.

Moreover, the eunuchs have been entrenched in Luoyang for decades, and they can really be said to be deeply rooted. If you want to uproot it all at once, you will inevitably face the unreserved desperate counterattack of the eunuchs. Not to mention anything else, if any eunuch jumped off the wall in a hurry, and dared to hurt the Son of Heaven Liu Wei or Empress Dowager He, He Jin would really feel that the gains outweighed the losses.

Therefore, Yuan Shao's words cannot be listened to. You can't be so reckless when dealing with the Ten Standing Servants.

So, how do you get started?

He Jin thought about it for a whole month, and finally had an idea.

If you want the eunuchs to obediently hand over the authority of China and North Korea, force cannot really be used.

You must know that although the group of scholars led by Yuan Shao showed a certain degree of obedience, they were still eyeing from the sidelines, always wanting to seek greater authority. If He Jin really wiped out the eunuchs and his gang at once, then he, the general, would definitely be the next target that the scholars would be defeated.

However, by taking advantage of the existence of eunuchs, He Jin was able to become a pair of big hands that balanced the left and right sides when the scholars and eunuchs fought. In case the scholars really did anything wrong to him, He Jin could immediately join forces with the eunuchs and defeat the conspiracy of the scholars in an instant.

Therefore, completely defeating the eunuch faction is definitely not what He Jin wants to do. What's more, it's unlikely to happen. As long as the palace of the Son of Heaven still needs those who have no eggs to serve, it is impossible for the eunuch family to be truly wiped out. If you go to the old ones, there will naturally be a new batch of eunuchs popping up.

However, it is still possible to use the force at hand to make corresponding threats to the Ten Standing Servants and the gang.

After all, the biggest advantage of today's great general He Jin for the eunuchs is not the close relationship with the Son of Heaven, not the deep foundation in the court, but the military power in the world.

Whether it is the younger sister Empress Dowager He or the brother He Miao, they can stop the dispatch of troops within the Beijing Division, but it is impossible to give orders to the county soldiers outside the Beijing Division. In the current Han Empire, there is, and only one, who can control military power throughout the country.

As long as the overwhelming superiority of forces in the hands of He Jin, the general, is displayed, the ten permanent attendants should be able to understand what the general wants to do when this kind of matter is at stake. After He Jin shows his crushing advantage over the Ten Standing Servants and his gang in front of the world, as long as he leaves a way for the Ten Standing Servants to live, the Ten Standing Servants will definitely not dare to disobey!

Therefore, starting in June of the sixth year of Zhongping [198], He Jin issued orders one after another with great fanfare, asking several cronies of the prefectures and counties close to Luoyang to show their force in the nearby prefectures and counties, and put on a posture of leading the army to the city. For a time, Dongjun Taishou Qiaoqiao Maotun soldiers Chenggao, and cavalry captain Ding Yuantun soldiers Mengjin, successively lit beacon fireworks representing the war, making the entire Luoyang become agitated.

In addition, the general He Jin also ordered that Wang Kuang, a famous man who served in the general's mansion, be reappointed as the Taishou of Hanoi, and send county soldiers to support Ding Yuan; He sent cavalry lieutenants Bao Xin, Zhang Liao and others to recruit new soldiers in various places to strengthen the strength of the Northern Han Army.

Next, Wang Yun, who has always had a grudge against the eunuchs, was worshiped as Henan Yin, the party member He Hao was the candidate of the Northern Army, Xu You was the Huangmen Shilang, and Zheng Tai was the Shangshu, putting on a posture of sharpening knives and aiming at the eunuchs.

Just when these He Jin's cronies were tossing around the periphery of Luoyang, a letter from Hedong County set off an uproar in the already extremely tense Han court.

Dong Zhuo, the former general, the pastor of Bingzhou, and the Taishou of Hedong, asked to enter Luoyang City and defend the palace for the Son of Heaven on the grounds that he received an order from the general He Jin. Moreover, Dong Zhuo's words were extremely sharp, and he directly said to the court that he was coming to "chase the evil of the king's side" and "collect the army to clear the traitorous and filthy".

Moreover, Dong Zhuo also clearly stated in the above table that before achieving the goal, he will follow the ancient precept of "the general will not obey the king's order" and will no longer accept any orders!

At the same time as Dong Zhuo's table, there was another news. Dong Zhuo's army actually left the garrison and began to advance eastward without receiving a clear edict from the imperial court! (To be continued......)

PS: PS: (1) Shen Bo, a native of the period from King Li of the Western Zhou Dynasty to King Xuan, and the uncle of King Xuan of Zhou.

During the reign of King Xuan of the Western Zhou Dynasty (827 BC ~ 782 BC), in order to curb the rise of the power of the "Southern Tu" Chu State and to "feudal relatives to Fanping State", King Xuan changed the title of his uncle Shen Bo to Nanyang in 827 BC or later to establish the Shen State.

When Shen Bo was inaugurated, King Xuan held a grand farewell ceremony for him. Minister Yin Jifu wrote a poem "Song Gao", which was later included in the "Book of Songs".

In the year of the Western Weekend, Yijiu, the son born to King Zhou You's abolition of Shen, made Bofu, the son of Bao Xi, the crown prince, which caused the dissatisfaction of Shenhou (the son of Shen Bo). Shenhou joined forces with the State of Xuan and Xirong to attack the Zhou, leading to the demise of the Western Zhou. In 770 B.C., Shenhou appointed the crown prince Yijiu as the king of Zhou (King Zhou Ping) and moved the capital to Luoyi, once again playing the role of turning things around and opening up a new era.