Ma Chao felt that it was reasonable when he heard this, so he had to retreat and frown: "Zhongdao's words are not unreasonable, so try to place Ben Jiang in the East Palace as a Zhonghuangmen first!" Ben will stay with the princess for a while! ”

Wei Zhongdao pondered for a moment and said: "There are thousands of Zhonghuang Doors in the palace, and the princess is young and her beard is not obvious, and it is not a problem to put it next to the princess with a little dress, so I will go back and arrange this matter!" ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "There is Lao Zhongdao!" In addition, Ben will sneak into the palace and don't let the second prince know about it for the time being, and the Empress Dowager Dong must also keep her mouth shut, Ben Jiang has his own calculations in his heart. ”

Wei Zhongdao agreed, and after returning to the palace, he began to handle the matter, he was not only a senior subordinate official by Liu Xie's side, but also the son-in-law of Yuan Shu, the general of Huben Zhonglang. The duty of General Huben Zhonglang is to defend the palace, so the senior generals under Yuan Shu have to give Wei Zhongdao some face, with this network, plus sparing no money and generous shots, it is too easy to arrange two personal soldiers to enter the Yongle Palace.

As for Ma Chao's entry into the East Palace, it is easier for Zhonghuangmen to enter the East Palace, Zhonghuangmen is the lowest eunuch, and his status is lower than that of Xiaohuangmen, mainly responsible for the hard labor of the palace, which is no different from the low-level eunuchs in the Tang and Song dynasties.

Zhao Yun and Pang De vaguely knew that Ma Chao was plotting a lot, but it was inconvenient to ask more about specific matters. According to Ma Chao's meaning, their task is only to secretly protect Liu Xie, try to figure out the environment of the palace, and wait for the order for the next move!

The East Palace, also known as the Inner Palace, is adjacent to the Changle Palace, where not only the Empress Dowager He and Liu Hong's nobles and beauties, but also Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other eunuchs also frequently appear in the East Palace, which can be said to be the base camp of the Empress Dowager He and the eunuchs. In addition to Empress Dowager He, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others are extremely familiar with Ma Chao, so Ma Chao does not plan to come out again after sneaking into Princess Wannian's bedroom, so as not to be recognized by acquaintances.

Princess Liu Li has not been favored since she was a child, and was taken care of by the Empress Dowager Dong and the palace maid, and now the Empress Dowager Dong has been degraded, and her status is a little lower, except for occasionally going to see Liu Xie, most of the time she is nested in the boudoir. Wei Zhongdao first spent a lot of money to buy off several Xiao Huangmen who were in charge of labor, and only after all the arrangements were made did he bring Ma Chao, who was dressed as Zhonghuangmen, into the palace and smoothly placed him beside Princess Wannian.

Liu Li was also surprised when he first saw Ma Chao dressed as Zhonghuangmen, and immediately understood what was going on under Ma Chao's eyes, and after retreating left and right, he exclaimed: "You, are you a colt?" ”

Ma Chao took off his hat, drank the rock sugar lotus seed soup dedicated to Liu Li in one gulp, and said with a smile: "Then who do you think I am?" In order to save your sister and brother from the tiger's mouth, this horse has even used such indiscriminate means, and it will be passed out, and I, the champion of the Han Dynasty, will inevitably be laughed at! ”

After determining Ma Chao's identity, Liu Li couldn't help but be surprised, and said: "The horse is so wronged by the emperor's last life, if the father has a spirit in the sky, he can rest in peace, please ask the husband to be a concubine!" "Say goodbye!

Ma Chao felt a little embarrassed in his heart, he came here with sinister intentions! It's definitely not as simple as making a prince. To be precise, he came to share Dong Zhuo's pie, and secretly cooperated with Dong Zhuo to completely destroy the only remaining prestige of the Liu family in the Han family, of course, as long as he has benefits, the black pot must find a way to push it to Dong Fatzi!

"Why should the princess be polite, we are husband and wife, the first emperor is kind to the general, and I do my best for the sake of the Han and do my duty! Plus, Ben has a surprise for you! ”

Liu Liqiao's face turned red, and she grabbed Ma Chao's hand and said coquettishly: "The concubine also wants to give the concubine a surprise, why don't you say it first!" ”

Ma Chao smiled slightly, and then told the story that Empress Dowager Dong was not killed and was placed in Yecheng. Liu Li was surprised and delighted when he heard this, and took the initiative to kiss Ma Chao on the cheek, and said with a red face: "Fortunately, there are horses to save me, I didn't expect He Jin's brothers and sisters to be so vicious, their father has just passed away, they dare to attack the queen mother, and the rebellious ministers and thieves are just like that!" ”

Ma Chao said: "He Jin's brothers and sisters will kill themselves if they do too much injustice, they don't need to send troops, they will soon be retributed!" The lord will wait and see! I just don't know what surprise Her Royal Highness the princess wants to give her husband? I have to make up my mind to make a promise in advance! ”

"Phew! Say something cool! Liu Li hesitated slightly, and said coquettishly: "Do you remember to let the concubine pay attention to the female official in the palace?" ”

Ma Chao's heart moved, and he nodded: "Of course I remember!" Isn't there already news! ”

"Exactly, not long after the last time the horse left Beijing, a minister named Wang Yun came, and he served as a Zhonglang beside the prince. Soon after Wang Yun took office, he replaced the original female official of Diao Chan in the palace, but she was a young and beautiful woman. According to the concubine's knowledge, this person is from Bingzhou, named Ren Hong, and now the ministers of the court and the central government call her Diao Chan, but I don't know if she is the person your husband is looking for! ”

Ma Chao is overjoyed, Ren Hong is really Diao Chan, and Wang Yun, this old thing, is playing beauty tricks again. He sent the most beautiful song in the family to the palace as a female official of Diao Chan, and the sinister intentions are self-evident, nothing more than to use Diao Chan to charm Liu Bian, if Liu Biao is obsessed with Diao Chan and will be included in the harem as a noble or beauty, then how can he Wang Yun become a relative in general, his career is smooth, and his promotion and fortune are only between turning hands.

"Then why doesn't the princess want her to be a personal maidservant, you princess of the Han Dynasty, you won't even have this face!"

Liu Li said helplessly: "The princess of the concubine is just a name, except for the brocade clothes and jade food, there is no princess due treatment, this matter The concubine has also privately argued with the prince, but the prince is also a puppet, although he agreed, but in the end he was vetoed by the Empress Dowager He." At present, Diao Chan has become the exclusive female official next to Empress Dowager He, and she wants to give it to Liu Wei soon. ”

Ma Chao nodded, and when he calculated, it was not far from Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing, and there would be a large-scale battle between the eunuch group and He Jin Group. Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, He Jin, He Miao and others will be wiped out, and the eunuchs in the palace will also be killed.

made up his mind, Ma Chao lived in Liu Li's dormitory, in order to prevent being recognized, the surname Suo did not go out of the gate every day, and the second door did not enter, and Liu Li became his eyes and ears and the errand boy who contacted Zhao Yun and Pang De!

On the one hand, he ordered Li Ru to write back to He Jin and other ministers, saying that he was called by the general to enter Beijing to kill the eunuchs, but on the other hand, he secretly mobilized a large army, and ordered his younger brother Dong Min to lead a thousand elite soldiers to Luoyang to listen to He Jin's transfer, so as to keep abreast of the movements of the DPRK and China, and he himself took 3,000 cavalry to march slowly to Luoyang.

Jin Wu Ding Yuan, who had been stationed in Hanoi for more than a year, also led 15,000 soldiers to entrench in Mengjindu, which was only dozens of miles away from Luoyang. Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Song Xian, Hao Meng, Hou Cheng and others led their troops to firmly control the nearest Yellow River crossing to the north of Luoyang, and they could go to Luoyang City only after He Jin's order.

In August, the Quartet warlords marched towards Luoyang from four directions, southeast, northwest, and north. In the west, Dong Zhuo, the assassin of Liangzhou, was stationed in Shanglin Yuan, Guanzhong, and Wang Kuang, the Taishou of Hanoi, mobilized the strong crossbowmen of Hanoi County, and summoned the Taishou Qiaomao of Dongjun to be stationed in the Tiger Prison Pass. The ruling Jin Wu Ding Yuan burned Meng Jindu at night, and the fire made the city red, and they all said that they would kill the eunuchs, the purpose was to create momentum to threaten the Empress Dowager He.

It is impossible to hide such a big momentum from Zhang Rang and others, not to mention that He Miao, the general of the chariot cavalry, has never agreed to kill the eunuchs, so he informed the Empress Dowager He of the matter. Zhang Rang and the others even knelt on the ground and begged, firmly holding the big thick leg of the Empress Dowager He.

Empress Dowager He still did not agree to kill all the eunuchs, and while asking He Miao to go to He Jin's mansion to persuade her, she ordered all the eunuchs close to her to enter the inner palace.

He Miao found He Jin's affection, knew it with reason, and said: "My He family is just a local tyrant in Nanyang, with a humble identity, all because of the care of Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others. Now that my brother is in charge of the world, why do you have to kill all the eunuchs? Wouldn't it be better to leave them a way to live and work for my family! Zhang Changshou and others asked me to send a message to my brother, and they were willing to pay 500 million yuan to buy my brother's edict to withdraw from the army! ”

He Jin frowned and was silent when he heard this, but he kept thinking about the gains and losses in his heart. Yuan Shao, who was on the side, was afraid that He Jin would change his mind, so he hurriedly persuaded: "Now that the foreign army is close to Luoyang, the situation is gradually becoming clear, the general must not change his mind, as long as he kills the eunuchs in one fell swoop, he can lead troops to confiscate their family property, far more than 500 million yuan!" Besides, the general said that if he let them go today, he will suffer from them when he comes! Wasn't Dou Wu's lesson enough? ”

He Jin thought deeply when he heard this, waved his hand and said: "Second brother, you don't need to say anything, I will mobilize the people this time, and I will not give up until I achieve my goal!" If you give up halfway, won't it make the world laugh? After speaking, he continued to Yuan Shao: "At the beginning, he immediately sent people to surround the palace and monitor the eunuchs in the palace, and they must not be allowed to escape!" In addition, Dong Zhuo was ordered to let his troops be stationed in Ping Ping, so if this thing is successful, he can be allowed to serve as a former general, and those who have meritorious service will also be rewarded! In the end, a letter was sent to the county order in various places, and all the family members of the eunuchs in various places were to be arrested and imprisoned, and the family property was confiscated! ”

"The last general obeys!" Yuan Shao was overjoyed and immediately began to arrange this matter! He Miao felt helpless for a while, and after going back, he informed Empress Dowager He and Zhang Rang and others of the matter.

When He Wan heard this, she was immediately frightened, and after thinking about it, she sent someone to invite He Jin into the inner palace, and asked Zhang Rang and many other middle servants and all the Huangmen to kneel down and kowtow to spare their lives! He Jin led Yuan Shao, Cao Ying, Yuan Shu, Liyi and other generals into the palace, facing the eunuchs who knelt on the ground, he was very proud, shook his head and said: "The chaos in the world is endless, and it is all caused by eunuchs such as you!" Now that Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan's army will soon arrive in Luoyang, the general is not willing to wait for the queen mother! But Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan will never give up, and this general is also powerless! (To be continued.) )