The Fujiao scout waited outside the palace gate, logically speaking, he should go to see the captain first, or go to see the general He Jin, but I don't know if this Fujiao scout didn't understand the rules, or deliberately, he actually went directly to the palace gate, and he was going to meet the emperor directly, which was not only unruly, but also nonsense!

The emperor can see him if he wants to, even if he is a foreign envoy, if the country is not strong enough, and the envoy comes to Luoyang, he is not qualified to see the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and the ministers of the Han Dynasty are even more hierarchical, pressing one level at a time, even if the Beijing official has been an official in Luoyang all his life, he may not have seen the emperor, let alone the messenger from other places!

The Yulin army guarding the palace gate listened to the words of the Fujiao army scouts, and did not dare to delay, the vanguard of the Fujiao army arrived in half a day, they did not dare to rub it, if they rubbed for a while, they did not wait for them to send the news into the palace, and the Fujiao army arrived, then they must be unlucky to guard the palace gate.

Captain Yulin, who was in charge of the palace gate, set up the Fujiao scouts, and he immediately ran into the palace in person, shouting as he ran: "The Fujiao army has arrived, the Fujiao army has arrived!" ”

There are dozens of ministers sitting in the side hall of the palace, including He Jin, almost all the important ministers are there. The emperor is sick, and the Yellow Turban Army is about to hit Luoyang again, can they not be in a hurry, they are all waiting in the side hall, discussing what to do next. They all thought that Li Qin's Fujiao army could not come quickly, and it was even possible that they would not come, Li Qin occupied Chang'an, they all knew that Zhang Wen had taken refuge in Luoyang, didn't they know the fate of Chang'an? Therefore, it is very likely that Li Qin will not come to Luoyang in order to consolidate his rule in Chang'an, anyway, if he doesn't come, the current imperial court will not be able to send someone to arrest him.

Among the crowd, He Jin sat in the middle, and he said, "You say, will Li Qin bring the Fujiao Army here?" ”

Zhang Wen said hesitantly: "The general's question is good, will Li Qin bring the army here, I said that he will definitely come." ”

The ministers looked at Zhang Wen together, and one of the ministers said: "Not necessarily, I think this person is not ambitious, since he occupies Sizhou, it is necessary to consolidate the territory, and if the matter is not done, how can he leave Sizhou, what if he leaves on the front foot, and let others occupy Sizhou on the back foot, then what should I do?" ”

He Jin nodded and said, "I think it's the same thing!" ”

Zhang Wen shook his head lightly and said, "I said that he would definitely come, but I didn't say that he would definitely come immediately." I estimate that he will only bring his troops to the east after the Yellow Turban Army reaches Luoyang, and he will not come until the food in the capital is not enough and everyone is anxious, so that the people will be grateful to him and his prestige will be further improved! ”

The ministers nodded one after another, and they all said: "Reasonable, this is a charcoal in the snow, although it is hypocritical and false, but the people are ignorant and can't understand his intentions!" ”

He Jin sighed and said: "It seems that this will be the case, he has betrayed His Majesty's trust in him, this wolf-hearted thing, although he is my relative, if he is a thief, I will also have this fang!" ”

This is quite rigid, but no one takes it seriously, just kidding, He Jin still wants to slash Li Qin, and he thinks very beautifully!

The ministers were talking, when they heard someone shouting outside, saying that the Fujiao Army had arrived!

He Jin jumped up all of a sudden, and shouted in surprise: "What, what is the person outside shouting?" Did I hear me right? ”

The ministers also all stood up, Zhang Wen was the most anxious, he had just analyzed it, and he had the approval of his colleagues, but not long after he finished speaking, the Fujiao Army was called outside, which can be regarded as a slap in the face in public, and he was too prescient!

Zhang Wen ran out of the side hall and shouted at the Yulin Military Captain: "Come here, what are you shouting, what is the Fujiao Army coming, how can the Fujiao Army come!" ”

The captain of the Yulin military academy hurriedly turned around, followed, and shouted: "Back to General Zhang's words, the vanguard of the Fujiao Army will be able to arrive in half a day, and now there is a messenger who is resting at the palace gate, and the last general will go to report the news and report the good news to the emperor!" ”

Zhang Wen was stunned for a moment, the Fujiao Army really came, that Li Qin would leave Chang'an and come to Luoyang with soldiers and horses, didn't he know that a war with the Yellow Turban Army would greatly damage his strength?

Zhang Wen waved his hand and asked Captain Yulin to go and report the news, he slowly turned around and looked at He Jin and the ministers. He Jin and the ministers were also a little confused, and when everyone thought that Li Qin couldn't come, Li Qin just came!

Everyone was stunned for a while, and suddenly shouted together, He Jin took the lead and ran to the gate of the palace, shouting: "What about the messenger, I have something to ask him!" ”

The ministers ran after him!

The Emperor's Bedchamber.

Liu Hong was lying in the inner hall, panting in a heavy voice, making a hissing sound, and his chest was like a broken bellows.

Zhang Rang and a group of eunuchs sat in the outer hall, Zhang Rang's face was expressionless, but his eyes kept rolling, and the other eunuchs were also the same, all of them were pondering, and no one spoke.

The dormitory was quiet, except for the emperor's coughing from time to time, there was no other sound.

After Liu Hong coughed profusely, the palace maids in the inner hall were hurriedly serving him, and suddenly a palace maid accidentally broke a bowl and made a loud bang!

With this loud sound, the ten permanent attendants of the outer hall all raised their heads, and the eunuchs looked at Zhang Rang together, Zhang Rang was their leader, and at this time, he should speak first!

Zhang Rang sighed lightly and said, "Everyone is their own person, I won't say anything on the scene, just say the most real." ”

The eunuchs nodded at the same time, they all knew a little bit about it, everyone had been in the palace for so long, there was no need to say anything clearly, they all knew it in their hearts!

Zhang Rang said: "Is it better to be big, or is it better to be small?" ”

The big one is the crown prince Liu Wei, and the small one is the prince Liu Xie. Emperor Liu Hong was hollowed out by wine, and suddenly suffered a catastrophe, it seems that he can't stand it, so which prince to set up as the new monarch, the eunuchs have to discuss it in advance, only if they set up the right emperor, they can continue to hold power!

As soon as the words fell, the eunuchs said in unison: "The small one, if you set up a big one, we will die without a place to bury!" ”

The eldest crown prince Liu Wei is the son of Empress He and the nephew of He Jin, if you rank up, Liu Wei can still be regarded as Li Qin's nephew! But the Ten Standing Servants have always been at odds with He Jin, the enemy of life and death, if Liu Wei is put on the throne, then the Ten Standing Servants will all become Ten Standing Dead, and none of them will survive. For the Ten Standing Servants, they had no choice, they could only elect Liu Xie as the emperor.

In real history, for which prince to set up as the emperor, in this matter, the ten permanent servants have not done He Jin, He Jin's power is too great, almost all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty support him, and Liu Hong died, the new monarch is the crown prince, and it is also orthodox in name, and it is a matter of course, so the ten permanent servants have no way to do He Jin at all.

But now the situation is different, He Jin's forces have not been cultivated, not all the ministers in the capital listen to He Jin's words, He Jin has only been a general for a few days, and he has not had much appeal, and the princes everywhere have not moved closer to He Jin, and the biggest prince, Li Qin, is the person of the Ten Standing Servants, at least the Ten Standing Servants think so, thinking that Li Qin will definitely help them!

Zhang Rang said: "Let's send someone to talk to Li Qin first, let him play the chapter, pick the big fault, and then praise the small one, and when his music arrives, let's show it to the emperor, hint to the emperor, if you don't agree to set up a small one to be the prince, then Li Qin is afraid that he will not bring the army here, and the Yellow Turban Thief will have no one to quell the rebellion!" ”

The eunuchs nodded together, and one of the eunuchs said, "Can Li Qin come to Luoyang?" I don't think the Yellow Turban Army will surround the capital, until the last moment, he will not come with soldiers, if he comes in advance, when he asks the emperor for a reward, it will be difficult to speak, if he comes later, the emperor is in a hurry at that time, he will not have to give him what he wants! ”

Zhang Rang sighed and said, "I'm afraid that the emperor won't be able to support it at that time...... Well, in short, the yellow turban thieves will not be worried, and they will be suppressed, there is no doubt about that! ”

The ten permanent servants thought the same as the ministers outside, they all thought that Li Qin would not come so soon, no matter how Li Qin looked, he didn't seem to be a loyal minister, saying that he was a loyal minister, and the emperor was alone, and now he was sick and dying!

At this time, a small eunuch suddenly ran in in a panic outside, and Zhang Rang said angrily: "Bastard thing, who let you in!" ”

The little eunuch hurriedly said: "Back to Father Zhang's words, the little one has something urgent to report to you!" He pointed outside and said, "Someone came to report from the front just now, saying that the Fujiao Army has arrived!" ”

The eunuchs collectively lost their voices, and they were all stunned!

The little eunuch hurriedly said cautiously: "Father Zhang, my lords, the Fujiao Army is indeed here, as long as it takes half a day, you can get to Luoyang, and the scout who reported the news is waiting at the gate of the palace!" ”

Zhang Rang stood up and said, "I really didn't expect it!" This, this news can be verified? Go and call the messenger in, we have something to ask. ”

The little eunuch hurriedly went out and called the Yulin Army in, and Zhang Rang asked him if the news was true. That Yu Lin Jun said about the Fujiao scout, and said that He Jin and they went to verify, but they didn't know whether it was true or not.

Zhang Rang said to the little eunuch: "Go to the front and take a look, if someone comes to the back, guard the palace gates everywhere, and don't let them in without our family's order." ”

The little eunuch agreed, and even ran to the front, and the captain was also taken down.

Zhang Rang and the eunuch discussed, they all felt good about themselves, thinking that the reason why Li Qin was able to come so quickly showed that Li Qin was still under control, no matter how strong Li Qin's army was, but he was still very obedient, they supported Li Qin, without support in vain, and now they can finally get some money back!

After a while, the little eunuch ran back and said, "The Yulin army who delivered the letter is under house arrest and is not allowed to go out. ”

Zhang Rang said: "Okay, since they are in a hurry to see the emperor, it means that the news has been confirmed, the Fujiao Army is indeed coming, and this good news cannot be reported to the emperor by them, we have to report it!" ”

The eunuchs laughed together: "That's exactly how it should be! Together, they swarmed into the inner sanctum.

Zhang Rang came to the side of the couch and whispered to the emperor, seeing that Liu Hong opened his eyes, he said: "Your Majesty, under your call, the world's strongest army, the Fujiao Army, rushed to King Qin, only dozens of miles away from Luoyang, it will be there immediately, it will be there immediately!" ”

Liu Hong sighed, his face flushed, he sat up, and said, "What did I say, I said that Li Qin was loyal, you still don't believe me, now you can believe it!" ”

(To be continued)