He Jin is crazy, right?

Zhang Huang's heart was full of shock and confusion.

Who is the Fifth House Moto? That is the head of Fang Xiandao, the national teacher of the Han Dynasty, who seems to be young but is indeed an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years, with a real half-immortal body, and is currently the first person in the entire Xuanmen Taoist world.

And He Jin is just a mortal child, although he is currently powerful in the Han Dynasty, and he can be said to be above 10,000 people under one person, but even so, can he really compete with the fifth palace yuan?

Or is there something else going on here?

Zhang Huang looked at Dong Zhuo with a puzzled gaze, and waited silently for the latter's next words.

Sure enough, after Dong Zhuo took a sip of tea, he explained slowly: "I don't know anything about this matter, but it's roughly like this: the general wants to preside over the military, but he doesn't want to marry someone instead." ”

As he spoke, Dong Zhuo explained to Zhang Huang in detail, only to hear Zhang Huang secretly surprised.

It turned out that General He Jin's prestige and authority in the court since the outbreak of the "Yellow Peril" has increased day by day, and the Son of Heaven canonized him as a Shenhou, coupled with the identity of his uncle and general, it is no exaggeration to say that in this era of "non-Gaozu left no king", his status has risen to the top, unless he wants to follow Wang Mang, otherwise he can not be promoted.

Stealing the country and usurping the throne, He Jin didn't dare, and he didn't have this idea, after all, he was born as a butcher and was very grateful to Liu Hong, because without Liu Hong's pampering of his sister He Meiren, He Jin would not have been able to sit in the position of a general in his prime of life, holding tens of thousands of male soldiers.

Moreover, his sister He Meiren has given birth to a son named Liu Wei, who is the eldest prince, and in this era of paying attention to the order of the eldest and youngest, the eldest prince is equivalent to the crown prince and the future monarch. It is impossible for He Jin to fight with his nephew, and he has to take huge risks.

Therefore, He Jin set his sights on the military, which he had not yet fully mastered.

Ma, Dou, Yan, Liang, Ban, Liu, Zhu, Sun, Huangfu, Duan, Zhang. There are many forces in the military, not to mention anything else, just the combination of Huangfu Song, Duan Cheng, and Zhang Huan, the "Liangzhou Sanming", which is all from the military family of tiger generals. In terms of the threshold of ranking, even those like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are from the "four doors and three princes", and they are not enough to see in the military.

Therefore, even if General He Jin, who is currently in full swing, wants to completely control the military, it will be very difficult.

However, an incident happened during the "Yellow Peril" that gave He Jin a golden opportunity, that is, Dong Zhuo secretly united with Zhang Huang to trap the Northern Army that went to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou. As a result, the prestige of the "Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army" existed in name only, and the entire military system lost face.

At this time, He Jin's subordinate Sima Wutang suggested to He Jin: He Jin should preside over the reconstruction of the Northern Army, so as to improve He Jin's prestige in the military.

However, some people suggested that the two corps in the south and north enjoyed a century-old reputation, and besides, they included the Tiger Army and the Yulin Army, which were famous in history.

He Jin felt that it made sense when he heard it. You must know that the establishment of the two armies in the south and north is the tradition of the Han Dynasty, although the Han Dynasty encountered Wang Mang's rebellion in the middle, but the army system was still inherited by the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu.

In other words, He Jin has done an excellent job in this regard. The prestige of the southern and northern armies is destined not to surpass Wei Qing and Huo Quzhi, legendary generals who have left their names in history, and perhaps even Dou Wu and Liang Ji are difficult to surpass, and they are destined to be covered by the aura of their ancestors.

And the only way to break the situation is to abandon the system of the southern and northern armies. Another establishment and a new army were added. Only in the new army, which is like a blank piece of paper, will He Jin's deeds become unfading outstanding feats for future generations to admire.

He Jin listened to this suggestion and was moved. You must know that although he is an invincible general, his situation is very embarrassing: at the moment when the prestige of "Liangzhou Sanming" is shrouded in the entire military, he is a nepotistic general who is rumored to be favored by his sister by virtue of his sister being favored by the Son of Heaven, and his prestige is far inferior to that of Huangfu Song.

But if it can lead to the merger of the North and South armies, or the creation of a new army, it is very likely that his prestige will rise rapidly in the military.

So, General He Jin began to act. Of course, he will not take the initiative to petition the Son of Heaven to rectify the military, after all, it is easy for him to talk about this kind of matter, and he needs to find someone who can speak for him.

Originally, Huang Fu Song, who swept away the Yellow Turban Army, would be the best candidate for He Jin, but unfortunately, Huang Fu Song is a member of Huang Fu's family, and his limelight and fame are far above He Jin, a general, He Jin can't suppress him, how can he let Huang Fu Song have another chance to take the lead.

Later, He Jin took a fancy to Zhou Shen, the general of Dangkou.

Dangkou General Zhou Shen had served under Duan Cheng and Zhang Huan successively, and he also had a certain reputation in the military, so it was much better for him to speak than He Jin himself.

The problem is that the prestige of Zhou Shen, the general of Dangkou, is far less than that of Huangfu Song, and if Huang Fusong opposes it, I believe that most of the people in the military will support Huang Fusong.

At this time, the Xiliang Rebellion broke out, and General He Jin took the opportunity to stuff the general Zhou Shen into the army of the Western Expedition, and gave him the position of deputy marshal. He Jin hoped that Zhou Shen could be in the limelight in this battle, so that he could then build momentum for Zhou Shen and promote him to the throne.

You must know that if this kind of rebellion that frequently invades a state can be successfully suppressed, once the Son of Heaven is rewarded, the commander Zhang Wen and the deputy marshal Zhou Shen will only be able to get a military position with "west", and it is very possible to "conquer the west" and "Pingxi".

When the time comes, Zhou Shen, the general of Pingxi, with the wind of victory, will come forward to play to Liu Hong, the son of heaven, on behalf of He Jin, and most of the people who will be overjoyed will approve of it, so He Jin's opportunity will come.

What made He Jin almost vomit blood in anger was that Zhou Shen was too angry, even if He Jin supported him behind his back, it would be difficult for him to jump up in front of Han Sui.

A counterattack battle made Huangfu Song; A pursuit battle made Dong Zhuo a success.

And what about Zhou Shen?

Not to mention anything, two battles and two defeats, losses and generals, He Jin could only watch as he finally got the position of deputy marshal for Zhou Shenbo, and it fell on Yuan Peng as a matter of course.

In a fit of rage, General He Jin simply ignored General Zhou Shen and instead wooed Dong Zhuo, one of the two most eye-catching generals in this battle, and Dong Zhuo was also very knowledgeable. Hurriedly passed on the goodwill.

The next thing is very clear, under the operation of General He Jin, Huangfu Song, who is destined not to become his own person, is obviously the biggest hero, but he was moved to the royal cemetery to guard the tomb; And Dong Zhuo, whose merits are not as good as Huangfu Song, can be recalled to Luoyang in a beautiful manner.

Of course, if you get benefits, you have to do things for He Jin, Dong Zhuo understands, but he didn't open his mouth. He used his poor reputation as an excuse to beg He Jin to let him ask another more suitable person to come forward to ask for the matter.

He Jin was naturally very depressed at that time, after all, the main purpose of his promotion of Dong Zhuo was to let Dong Zhuo speak for him. If Dong Zhuo can't do it, what will he do with Dong Zhuo?

However, when Dong Zhuo said the name of the other person, He Jin was very happy.

This person is one of the captains of the fifth battalion of the Northern Army, Tun Cavalry Captain Bao Hong!

The surname Bao is also one of the main lords in the military, and more importantly, Bao Hong is a captain of the Tun cavalry, which belongs to the category of the Northern Army. For him to open his mouth to ask the Son of Heaven, it is extremely suitable and unobtrusive.

Dong Zhuo really persuaded Bao Hong, after all, as early as when the two of them were fighting for the Jizhou Yellow Turban together, Dong Zhuo spared no effort to win over Bao Hong because of the powerful tun cavalry camp. Bao Hong is greedy for money, and under Dong Zhuo's financial offensive, the two became close friends in a blink of an eye.

As a result, a huge military reorganization involving both the Southern and Northern armies began one after another. The scale is so large, not to mention that the eunuchs are frightened and suspicious, and even some civil officials are suspicious of He Jin.

After all, there are lessons from Wang Mang and Liang Ji. Who can guarantee that He Jin has no ambitions? Not to mention that the eunuchs led by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong began to speak ill of He Jin in front of the Son of Heaven in order to protect themselves.

Relatives and eunuchs have been incompatible since ancient times, and the fierceness of the struggle between the two far exceeds that between relatives and civil officials, civil officials and eunuchs. After all, when Dou Wu was a general, he had a good relationship with civilian officials, and among the eunuchs, there were also people like Lu Qiang who had a good relationship with civilian officials. But what about the relationship between relatives and eunuchs? Does it have a good relationship?

Never!

But all the eunuchs who have a little status in the palace have almost no compatibility with their relatives, and the root of it is nothing more than that the relatives want to be closer to the Son of Heaven, and the eunuchs are afraid that they will lose their status after the former Son of Heaven is close.

In addition, the contradictions between the concubines in the palace will also implicate the eunuch party, so that the eunuch party of one party is hated by the father and brother of the concubine of the other party, etc., that is more frequent.

Throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dou, Deng, Yan, and Liang, no matter good or evil, didn't they all want to take the eunuchs in the end? Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others are wary of He Jin, which is also reasonable.

The slanderous rumors of the eunuch party made He Jin's situation embarrassing, after all, he did plan to merge the southern and northern armies, and transfer the elite to recreate an army, this kind of move would be suspicious of Liu Hong, the son of heaven, and it was not surprising.

At this time, He Jin's staff proposed a feasible method, that is, to ask Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, to personally serve as the general of the new army, and He Jin to serve as a deputy, so that He Jin's prestige would not overshadow the Son of Heaven and would not arouse the suspicion of the Son of Heaven.

He Jin was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly put it into action.

Two days later, Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, accepted He Jin's proposal, set up the new army in the West Garden where he lived, gave the name "Xiyuan Forbidden Army" and proclaimed himself the "Supreme General", and recruited seven leaders to serve as captains as deployments, namely Yuan Shao, the lieutenant of the Central Military Colonel, the lieutenant of the Tun Cavalry, Bao Hong, the lieutenant of the Dian Army, Cao Cao, the left lieutenant of the auxiliary army, Feng Fang, the right lieutenant of the auxiliary army, the left lieutenant, the counselor Xia Mou, and the right lieutenant Chun Yuqiong.

What made He Jin unbelievable was that Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, handed over the commander of this new army to his trusted henchman, Xiao Huangmen, who was appointed as a military captain, and many officials below the captain of the Supervision Department.

The bamboo basket was empty, and he had worked hard to plan for so long, but in the end, he was making wedding dresses for others, how could General He Jin not be angry? !

What's worse is that the Northern Army and the Southern Army transferred elites to the Xiyuan Forbidden Army, and his strength of General He Jin was suddenly drained by thirty percent. What annoyed He Jin even more was that Jian Shuo, a military captain, still had the function of supervising him as General He Jin.

It's just a little eunuch!

Although this eunuch party has always been clean and self-conscious, and does not collude with Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others, he is still just a small eunuch party!!

He Jin was angry in his house, and after he calmed down after the seizure, a staff member reminded him that the Son of Heaven was wary of him.

He Jin felt very inexplicable about this incident, because he still remembered when he first played the proposal of "inviting the Son of Heaven to take the main position" to Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven. Liu Hong was still very friendly to him, nodding his head in approval from time to time, how could it be that in less than two days, the Son of Heaven completely changed his mind?

He Jin, who was puzzled, asked his sister He Meiren to inquire about this matter, and he knew that as soon as he left that day, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others jumped out to disagree with him, implying that the authority of the general, Liu Hong, the son of heaven, was too strong, and what was even more incredible was that Zhang Rang actually invited the national teacher who lived in seclusion in the north of the city. An old monster who has lived for more than a hundred years, the fifth house element.

No one knows what the two of them chatted about separately after Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, respectfully invited the fifth palace yuan into the secret room, the only thing that is certain is that as soon as the fifth palace yuan left, Liu Hong's attitude towards He Jin changed, and he immediately recruited his confidant eunuch Jian Shuo and talked with him for a long time.

Fang Xiandao Sect, the national teacher of the Han Dynasty. Fifth House Element......

He Jin, who felt that he had been tricked, hated this person completely, and he knew very well that only this person, only this person's evaluation could determine the attitude of Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, towards He Jin.

He Jin couldn't wait to kill the immortal Guan above and unload the fifth palace yuan into eight pieces. But in the end, he endured it, after all, the fifth palace yuan has been the national teacher of the Han Dynasty for generations, and it is very likely that in the era of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, the old man of the fifth palace yuan has been under the command of the former. helped him calm down the chaos in the world.

Because of this, the status and prestige of the fifth palace yuan are very high, and the successive emperors after Emperor Guangwu have regarded this old man as a guest. Regarded as an uncle.

Such an old monster is not something he can easily touch.

As a result, He Jin dispelled the idea of dealing with the Fifth Gong Yuan, and turned to win over the captains of the Xiyuan Forbidden Army, such as Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Bao Hong, so that this matter was over.

It seemed that He Jin had swallowed this breath, but Dong Zhuo could see that there would definitely be a vicious battle between He Jin and the eunuchs and the Fifth Gong Yuan, who supported Zhang Rang for some reason.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo, who knew that Zhang Huang had a grudge against the Fifth Gong Yuan, immediately wrote a letter to summon Zhang Huang to Luoyang.

After all, he knew very well that Zhang Huang was powerful, especially the demon soul "Yiwu" that was lodged in Zhang Huang's body, the breath that seemed to be able to soak into the soul made even the "Nine Infants" in his body feel jealous and uneasy.

Of course, not all of them are Dong Zhuo's goodwill and selfishness, and the other part is He Jin's private order: slowly recruit martial artists with great power.

This made Dong Zhuo even more certain of his guess.

Regarding Dong Zhuo's invitation, Zhang Huang naturally would not refuse. After all, most of what he is doing so far is to be able to kill the Fifth Gong Yuan in the future to avenge his father-in-law, and now the general of the current dynasty, He Jin, has a conflict with the Fifth Gong Yuan, and it is his way to add fuel to the fire.

After negotiating, he also accepted Dong Zhuo's invitation to live in his house temporarily, still in the name of Zhang Xiu, Zhang Huang, who was in a good mood, could finally temporarily put down the burden in his heart, go to the street for a walk, and appreciate the style of Luoyang.

After all, when he came back last time, Zhang Huang was finally driven away from Luoyang because of a series of changes before he could settle down to shop.

Looking back on this incident now, Zhang Huang still feels a little ashamed.

The only thing I have to worry about is the thing called the armillary sphere suspended in the sky.

It's not that I'm afraid that there will be any trouble, after all, with Dong Zhuo as a bridge, Zhang Huang is currently regarded as a member of the general He Jin's party, and I believe that no one will provoke him easily.

Unless it's the fifth house......

However, if you think about it carefully, Zhang Huang doesn't think that someone like Fifth Gong Yuan who holds his own identity will be unfavorable to him on Luoyang Street.

However, after thinking about it again, Zhang Huang was not sure about this, after all, he knew too little about the fifth palace yuan, and he didn't know what kind of person the other party was.

"Probably not......

Zhang Huang raised his head to look at the armillary sphere that seemed to be a dark cloud hanging in the sky, and muttered.

And at this moment, someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder.

Zhang Huang was startled, and the whole person almost jumped up in shock. But when he suddenly turned back and looked at it, he breathed a sigh of relief.

is not the fifth palace yuan, but an old acquaintance, an overlord who will dominate the north in the future, Cao Cao and Cao Mengde.

And the sturdy young man beside Cao Cao, needless to say, is naturally the Xiahou clan who follows Cao Cao and is extremely loyal, Xiahou Tang and Xiahou Yuanrang. (To be continued......)