In the inner court of the North Palace, Zhang Rang, a member of the Standing Chamber, convened a group of eunuchs to sit in the wing room to discuss, although the news of the death of the Empress Dowager was very secret, but it was still known by the Ten Standing Servants.

More importantly, when the Empress Dong was in the court, he had a lot of importance to the ten permanent servants, and at this time the Empress Dong was dead, and everyone in the ten permanent servants was in danger for a while, for fear of He Jin's thunderous anger.

"It's really relying on the mountains and mountains to fall, relying on everyone to die, what can I do?" Duan Gui, one of the ten permanent attendants, had a sad face and sighed.

"For today's plan, only to see the wind and rudder, why not take refuge? Maybe"

"Confused!" Zhang Rang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "He Jin is so scheming, which of his ministers does not hate us to the bone, and he will be killed sooner or later if he takes refuge in He Jin, and now He Jin has the courage to kill the emperor and queen, we will suffer a catastrophe if we waver, how can we go into the mouth of the tiger and dig our own grave!?" ”

When Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was there, the eunuchs controlled the government, and there were not a few courtiers who died in the hands of the eunuchs, and the ministers under He Jin had already hated the eunuchs.

All the eunuchs sighed for a long time, Emperor Yan of the Han Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Dong was poisoned, the young emperor was young and had no real power, and the general He Jin could not rely on it.

There was a silence for a while, and a eunuch's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a murderous and awe-inspiring cold voice: "The matter has come to this point, only by getting rid of He Jin first, can we curb the ministers, and we can live!" As soon as the words fell, all the eunuchs looked at Zhang Rang, the chief servant.

Zhang Rang groaned slightly, and then said slowly: "You and I are still in the inner court, only by controlling Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, can you do whatever you want, the Queen Mother is there to serve carefully, holding this big tree, I have no worries about my life, and it will be easy to remove He Jin in the future." ”

The eunuchs thought so, and sat around to plot specific matters, He Jin would never have thought that the eunuchs who had always lowered their eyebrows and were pleasing to their ears would actually have the audacity to snatch his head.

***

In the northern district of Luodu, Yuan Shao's headquarters had many losses and knew that he was ashamed, and for several months, he moved around a lot in front of He Jin, coupled with the intercession of Taifu Yuan Kui, and gradually regained He Jin's trust, He Jin relied on the Yuan family of the fourth and third princes, but he didn't say much, and transferred soldiers and horses to fill the vacancy in Yuan Shao's headquarters.

In the general's mansion, Yuan Shao and He Jin sat down as the guest of honor, drank a few glasses, Yuan Shao put down the wine glass and hugged his fist and said: "Today, Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others are spreading rumors in the capital, saying that the empress dowager was killed by the general, why don't the generals take the opportunity to order her to be captured and killed, the opportunity is rare and must not be missed." ”

"Why doesn't the old man want to sweep away the eunuchs, why don't the queen mother allow it, saying that the eunuchs are in charge of the forbidden court, but it is a system established by the first dynasty, and it cannot be abolished at will, and said that the first emperor Yan will kill the old ministers soon, which is disrespectful to the ancestral temple, what do you let the old man do?"

Yuan Shaoyan saw that He Jin was not determined to kill the eunuchs, and hurriedly persuaded: "When you continue to suffer from its chaos, the generals, eunuchs are chaotic, and they have controlled the government for many years. ”

"The Queen Mother doesn't allow it, so what's the matter." He Jin sighed, he was helpless against his sister Empress Dowager He, if Queen He didn't allow it, He Jin would still not be able to kill the eunuchs even if his power was monstrous.

"The subordinate has a plan, and he will be able to sweep away the eunuchs without embarrassing the general."

"Oh, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"The general can summon heroes from all over the world, lead troops into Beijing, sweep away eunuchs, and at that time the queen mother will not be allowed to disobey!"

Since the general is afraid of the Empress Dowager He, as long as he orders the foreign army to come, he can get rid of the eunuchs, and he can also put all the blame and the blame of the Empress Dowager on the foreign generals, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, but Yuan Shao would not have thought that this suggestion would bring endless suffering to the Han Dynasty.

"Brilliant idea! The old man immediately sent someone to draft an edict and ordered the foreign general to bring troops into Beijing! He Jin's face was full of joy, as long as the foreign soldiers came, even Queen He couldn't stop him, and these courtiers would not persuade him to kill the eunuchs every day.

"The general is wise." Seeing that the general adopted the strategy, and his eyes were full of joy, Yuan Shao finally breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he could win the trust of the general, he would be ranked as the third prince in the future.

***

The night was already dark, and in front of He Jin's general's mansion, a man rode a horse and galloped.

"Lord Cao, the general has been waiting for a long time, please." The horse's hooves gradually stopped, Cao Cao turned over and dismounted, handed the reins to the armor in front of the door, and strode towards the mansion.

"Cao Cao see the general!" Cao Cao walked into the hall, Yuan Shao and the others were already present, and nodded slightly as a courtesy.

He Jinyang pointed to the seat and said, "Sit down." ”

Cao Cao sat down and said: "It is easy for the general to sweep away the eunuchs, so why do you need to discuss it again?" This matter can be done by handing over to a prison officer, so why bother to summon foreign soldiers into Beijing. ”

"Meng De said cautiously, if the calamity of eunuchs can be leveled, won't our generals become wine bags and rice bags?" Yuan Shao sneered and sneered, this plan was what he was worried about, and now that he was so despised by Cao Cao, he was angry in his heart.

He Jin was slightly stunned, and then gently waved his hand to signal Cao Cao to approach.

"One jailer is enough?" He Jin asked with a slight hesitation.

"One jailer is enough!" Cao Cao's eyes were blazing, and his tone was very firm.

"This matter only needs to be subtracted from the culprit, why do you have to get rid of it all, if you want to kill it all, the matter will be leaked, the eunuch party will inevitably jump over the wall in a hurry, and fight back when they die, I expect this matter to be defeated!" Cao Cao's words were conclusive, lest He Jin insist on bringing foreign troops into Beijing.

He Jin groaned for a while and suddenly said: "I remember, Meng De is a eunuch, so he has a personal relationship." ”

"You!" Cao Cao frowned angrily, only to feel a wave of anger brewing in his heart, forcibly pressed, and was very disappointed in the general He Jin in his heart, and snorted coldly and brushed his sleeves away.

"Hahahaha." He Jin couldn't stop laughing, and Yuan Shao and the others all echoed and laughed.

Coming to the door, Cao Cao looked up to the sky and sighed: "Those who mess with the world must be respected!" ”

***

On this day, He Jin summoned all the ministers to discuss matters in the palace, all the officials sat down, He Jin laughed and entered, all the way to the main seat and took a seat, looked around and said: "Dong Zhuo has removed the eunuchs and led heavy troops into Beijing." ”

"When Lu Shangshu was unjustly imprisoned, Dong Zhuo took over Lu Shangshu to lead the troops into battle, and the soldiers were defeated for thousands of miles, and he should have been punished, but Dong Zhuo was close to the ten permanent servants, not only escaped the responsibility but also became an official and a knight, how could such a villain be a cronie!" A courtier clenched his fists and said.

"Dong Zhuo is a jackal, all jackals in the world choose meat and eat it, how can they live in peace with their troops in Beijing!" Yushi Zheng Tai clenched his fists and admonished.

"You worry too much to do great things." He Jin's face was full of displeasure, he thought that the courtiers would approve, but he didn't expect it to backfire.

Shangshu Lu Zhi clasped his fists and saluted: "General, I know that Dong Zhuo is a person, his face is kind and ruthless, once he enters the Beijing Division, there will be disaster, it is better to let him be stationed outside the city, so as to avoid accidents." ”

"In the opinion of scholars, the old man has already made up his mind, so there is no need to discuss it!" He Jin said sharply, his eyes fiercely scanning the ministers.

Zheng Tai and Lu Zhi got up and bowed to He Jin, put the seal ribbon on the table and hugged their fists and said, "This official can't do it, take his leave." ”

He Jin's face was terrifying, he looked at the two of them coldly, and said coldly: "Let's all retreat." ”

***

"Zheng Yushi, Lu Shangshu, two adults, please stay." Yang Yi hurriedly chased after him, and saw the imperial history Zheng Tai and Shangshu Lu Zhi in the distance and hurriedly shouted.

"We have all resigned, but we are grass people, and we can't be adults, I don't know what Lord Gongsun has to say?" Lu Zhi's attitude was cold, and he had no good impression of Gongsun Yi, a close confidant of the general He Jin, and his eyes were indifferent and he had no intention of talking.

"I don't dare to teach him, but the strategy of summoning Dong Zhuo into Beijing is not planned in the next place, even if he persuades the general, it is mostly useless, I am not afraid of the jokes of the two adults, and I am preparing troops and horses to fight against Dong Zhuo in Beijing at any time."

Lu Zhi and Zheng Tai glanced at each other, and they both hugged their fists and saluted Yang Yi: "Fortunately, there is a sensible general like Lord Gongsun, even if Dong Zhuo has wolf ambitions, there is no need to worry. ”

"The lower officials are courageous, I hope that the two adults can wish you a helping hand then." Yang Yi was happy in his heart, if Zheng Tai and Lu Zhi helped him, he would have a few more chances of winning against Dong Zhuo.

"Don't worry, Lord Gongsun, although we don't have an official position now, we are also competent as a small school." Lu Zhi said with a polite chuckle.

"Thank you, two adults, the lower official Tang Tu also asked Haihan to leave." Yang Yi bowed and left happily.

After Yang Yi left, Zheng Tai asked in a low voice, "Lord Lu, do you think that Gongsun Yi's words are true?" ”

"What is true, what is false, even if Sun Yi, the ruling Jinwu Gong, has the intention to prepare troops to resist Dong Zhuo, what can he do with the 2,000 troops of the cavalry battalion under his command, not to mention that as long as the general is in power, what can he do, if he is not in his position, he will not seek his own government, let's go, the affairs of the court have nothing to do with us." Lu Zhi sighed slightly, and went first, and Zheng Tai sighed slightly and followed him.

Yang Yi didn't know that Lu Zhi didn't pay attention to his suggestion at all, and it was perfunctory to promise to help, as the day of Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing was approaching, presumably a group of eunuchs would also take the opportunity to do it, Yang Yi asked himself countless times if he should tell He Jin that the ten permanent servants were ready to slaughter him.

It's just that if Yang Yi reports to the general He Jin, he will be asked how he knows, if he can't justify himself, it is very likely that He Jin will think that he still has a connection with the ten permanent servants, He Jin is easy to kill, and all those who are threatened will not let go, and the example of the Empress Dowager Dong is in front.

What's more, for Yang Yi, the general He Jin is alive and has no chance to grasp the Yulin Northern Army, even if Dong Zhuo is strong, and his subordinates Li Ru, Xu Rong and others are all great talents in the world, but Yang Yi finally decided to sacrifice his life and hide the news of He Jin, the secretary of the Ten Standing Guards.

What's more, Yang Yi clearly remembered that when Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, there were only 3,000 elite soldiers around him, as long as he controlled the Yulin Northern Army, he could easily drown Dong Zhuo with the number of people, even if Dong Zhuo's strong men gathered, what was there to fear.

It's just that Yang Yi obviously underestimated the cruelty of the war, and didn't understand that many times the key to victory in the war was not the large number of people.