Chapter 153: Death
He Jin naturally went to see Liu Hong immediately, but before He Jin arrived in front of Liu Hong's bedroom, he saw a little yellow door with a sad face and ran out in a hurry, He Jin grabbed the little yellow door and asked, "What's the alarm?" This little yellow door looked up and saw that it was He Jin, and even cried out loud: "General, Your Majesty has killed him." ”
When He Jin heard this, he also said that this little yellow door was still acting for himself, so he yelled: "Jian Shuo has already been ambushed, and you still want to deceive me?" He Jin was still proud of his words, and he said it with great momentum, but unexpectedly, Xiao Huangmen was even more miserable when he heard this: "Slave An dares to deceive the general? His Majesty died less than half a pillar of incense, and the general could see that the slave maid had to inform the Empress Dowager Dong and ask the general to let him go. ”
Hearing this, He Jin already believed half of it, but Pan Yin said before that Liu Hong deceived him into entering the palace, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like Liu Hong's real life is on the line, so He Jin let go of his hand and asked: "Your Majesty was fine two days ago, why did you die today?" Could it be that you are assassinating? Xiao Huangmen saw that although He Jin let go of his hand, he didn't mean to let him go, so he had to choke up and explain: "Your Majesty was also doing well today, but after lunch, he suddenly foamed at the mouth, and the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial doctor was not effective. ”
When He Jin heard this, there was a loud bang in his head, Liu Hong was really dead, this thing came too suddenly, He Jin originally planned to question Liu Hong, but he never expected Liu Hong to die. Seeing the astonishment on He Jin's face, Xiao Huangmen said again: "General, since you are here, please preside over the overall situation first, and the slave maid needs to inform everyone in the palace about the death of His Majesty." Farewell. With that, Xiao Huangmen left quickly.
He Jin was even a mess of his mind for a while, let alone presiding over the overall situation. He stepped into Liu Hong's bedroom and saw Liu Hong lying on the couch. His face was pale, and there were a few tear-stained eunuchs around the couch, He Jin rudely pushed away a few people to touch Liu Hong's body, it was already cold, and he was already dead and couldn't die anymore. He Jin immediately panicked in his heart, the emperor's death was a major event, and He Jin remembered that Liu Hong had not yet established an heir, and now once Liu Hong's death spread throughout Luoyang, it would inevitably cause chaos. It was also he who forced himself to calm down and shouted: "Give me quiet, go find Hu Ben Zhonglang to come here, and blockade the palace with me, and no one is allowed to go out!" ”
After all, He Jin is powerful, where do these little yellow doors dare to disobey the reason, naturally they hurriedly ran out of the palace to do things, and at this time, Liu Hong's bedroom was only He Jin alone, seeing that there was no one around, He Jin fell to the ground. He was really flustered in his heart, but as a general, he would never be able to do this, and it was already the limit for him to be calm before.
At this time, Yuan Shao was leading a group of wolf-like Imperial Forest Army to chase down the eunuchs, and I have to say that these Royal Forest Army may not be able to fight if they really go into battle. But dealing with these eunuchs really looks like an elite division, just when Yuan Shao was quite complacent, a person who looked like a eunuch was framed by the Imperial Forest Army, Yuan Shao frowned and asked, "Didn't you say that you killed the eunuchs?" Why did you bring this person here? The soldier holding the eunuch said helplessly: "This guy said that he came to find the lord on the order of the general." It's because we don't dare to make a mistake. ”
Yuan Shao asked Xiao Huangmen at this time, "What is the general looking for me?" Why did you come here? To be honest, Yuan Shao didn't believe that He Jin had to solve anything by himself, and he had already arranged a task before. Obviously, there shouldn't be any of this trouble at this time. And Xiao Huangmen also seemed to be quite flustered, but it didn't look like a lie after lying. The doubts in Yuan Shao's heart naturally became bigger and bigger.
The little yellow door who was asked looked at the soldiers around him and seemed to be a little unspeakable, Yuan Shao naturally knew what this meant, so he raised his head and said to the soldiers around him: "You guys stand down for the time being!" Although the surrounding Imperial Forest soldiers had doubts, after all, He Jin had explained before, and all actions this time were under Yuan Shao's orders, so they naturally did not dare to disobey.
After seeing that the surrounding soldiers had retreated, Xiao Huangmen knelt down and said, "Returning to the Zhonglang General, Your Majesty has died." ”
Yuan Shao, who originally just wanted to see what tricks this eunuch wanted to play, was immediately shocked when he heard this, and then Yuan Shao stared at him and lowered his voice and asked, "Is this true?" Where is the general now? Yuan Shao was already shocked under the strong pressure, he and He Jin generally couldn't imagine why it happened suddenly at this time, Yuan Shao thought more deeply than He Jin, once Liu Hong really died, then who is the heir? Although Liu Hong intended to establish Liu Wei as his heir, he did not have a name, it must be known that the Empress Dowager Dong supported Liu Xie, not to mention the power of He Jin's side, the Empress Dowager Dong's party naturally has its own power, and the next Luoyang is only afraid that there will be a big chaos, but these are all based on the premise that Liu Hong really died, so Yuan Shao needs to confirm it again and again.
Xiao Huangmen naturally said resignedly: "The slave maid dares to lie, the general is in the palace under His Majesty at this time, and he is sending the slave and maid to find the lord to discuss." Hearing this, Yuan Shao has already determined eight or nine points, Liu Hong is only afraid that he really died, although it is not clear the reason, but now the most important thing for He Jin and Yuan Shao is of course not to investigate the cause of Liu Hong's death, the most important thing for Fang Jin is to stabilize the overall situation, and then first support Liu Wei as the emperor, as for Liu Hong, the dead naturally do not need to be put in the first place.
So Yuan Shao immediately said to Xiao Huangmen: "You wait, let me arrange the affairs at hand and then go with you to see the general." "Of course, Yuan Shao is not just for the affairs in hand, at this time, most of the ministers of the DPRK and China are afraid that most of them are not aware of this matter, and He Jin, a vulgar person, may not be able to remember this matter, Yuan Shao must inform his uncle of this news, and the matter has come to this point, and the more preparation will be more good, and it will naturally have some advantages in dealing with the development of the situation. However, at this time, Yuan Shao himself did not have time to deliver the news, so he casually tore off a strip of cloth from the placket of his clothes, bit his finger on the spot and wrote it on it, and after writing, he handed it to a royal forest sergeant and explained: "When it is handed over to Yuan Kui, it is said to be a very important matter." Don't miss out! After doing this, Yuan Shao hurriedly followed the little yellow door and went straight to Liu Hong's bedroom. But Yuan Shao was still quite satisfied with He Jin's trust in him, and Yuan Shao was thinking more about the development of the situation after that. It is obvious that Liu Hong's violent death is by no means simple, but what is the purpose of the people behind the scenes? Liu Hong's sudden death now was planned or forced to do so. If so, what is the purpose of the other party? These questions puzzled Yuan Shao very much.
However, before Yuan Shao could figure it out, the two arrived at Liu Hong's bedroom, He Jin had been waiting for a long time, and after retiring from the eunuch, He Jin immediately asked with an anxious face: "Originally, the matter has come to this, and the plan will be released?" Yuan Shao looked at Liu Hong's body with a deep groan, and then said: "The matter of exterminating the eunuchs still needs to be carried out, and the general should immediately support the prince to ascend the throne, and before that, don't leak the news." ”
Yuan Shao's suggestion is not a solution, but at least it is a pertinent one. It is obviously necessary to avoid the erosion of the situation first, but when He Jin heard the words of exterminating the eunuchs, he frowned and said: "I have already said before, and I will only be able to kill me, and I will do nothing else." Yuan Shao couldn't help but say: "If you don't cut the grass and eradicate the roots, it will be the foundation of your life!" General, think again. Hearing Yuan Shao's words, He Jin's face immediately changed and he reprimanded angrily: "I have made up my mind, I don't need to say more, and do my own thing!" ”
Yuan Shao was already displeased when he saw He Jin, so he naturally had to give up. But Yuan Shao already had an eye in his heart at this time, and after saying goodbye to He Jin, he went to see Yuan Kui alone, for Yuan Shao now, the most important thing now is to discuss with Yuan Kui the issue of Yuan's sideline, He Jin is no longer a good choice. Judging from today, this person will inevitably incur disaster sooner or later, and Yuan Shao is not willing to bury his future with this idiot.
At this time, Cao Cao was waiting in the main hall with a group of courtiers, listening to the shouts of killing from outside, Cao Cao thought about Xu Ji's intentions in his heart. Judging from Cao Cao's understanding of Xu Ji. Now is a good time to fish in troubled waters, and He Jin must have no time to take care of him at this time. Why didn't Xu Ji react? The strangeness that exudes here makes Cao Cao quite concerned. But at this moment, He entered the main hall, and the hall was suddenly suffocated. Cao Cao looked closely, and saw that He Jin seemed to be hiding his heart and was not acting as usual, but directly said to the Zhu Wenwu in the hall: "Your Majesty, the dragon body is not safe today, and the court meeting will be dispersed." ”
This thing is not nothing, but Cao Cao feels that it is wrong, the reason is very simple, Yuan Shao and Uncle Yuan Kui are not there, this is obviously not an ordinary thing, Cao Cao is keenly aware of the wrong, but he still pressed the idea that he wanted to ask, He Jin's face at this time was clearly not to provoke him, Cao Cao was not stupid enough to ask for trouble.
Speaking of Xu Ji, although He Jin had blocked the palace at this time, Xu Ji still got some news, for example, Liu Hong was dead. Xu Ji, who learned the news, immediately knew that Zhang Dao Zhang's plan to assassinate He Jin was afraid that it had failed, so Liu Hong became the one who had to die, and then He Jin must have to deal with the troublesome situation after the emperor's death, Xu Ji was liberated, but Xu Ji also knew that this was only temporary, once He Jin solved these problems, he would still be a thorn in his side, presumably He Jin would not mind getting rid of himself quickly, so Xu Ji must always pay attention to the development of the situation in Luoyang, He was ready to leave this real place, of course, Xu Ji did not inform Yining of Liu Hong's death, although he didn't want her to be sad, but Xu Ji was more afraid that once something happened, he would delay his plan, even if Yin Ning had a grudge against Xu Ji in his heart or was dissatisfied with Xu Ji, he would never be able to fight against He Jin with his mantis arm, and the real murderer was Zhang Rang, in the final analysis, Liu Hong's death was inseparable from Xu Ji, so Xu Ji never thought about avenging Liu Hong.
Moreover, Zhang Rang is afraid that his life will not be long in coming, and these truths will be buried by history from now on.
On the same day, Zhang Rang got up early in the morning, because he and a group of party friends did not dare to leave the palace yesterday, of course, these do not include Zhang Rang, for Zhang Rang, staying in the palace is only because he can do a lot, and Zhang Rang himself has no idea of living.
At this moment, a small yellow door who had been on an errand under Zhang Rang suddenly came in, and when he saw Zhang Rang, he bowed and saluted: "Empress Dowager Dong Xuanchang is always in to see you." Zhang Rang secretly sneered in his heart, this is what he was waiting for, the tension between Empress He and Empress Dowager Dong is no secret in Luoyang, and now that Liu Hong has died without leaving the question of who will succeed him, Empress Dowager Dong must find someone to help no matter what her thoughts are, and Zhang Rang, who is a close attendant, is the best choice.
So Zhang Rang didn't say a word, and went to the place where Empress Dowager Dong lived with Xiaohuangmen. After Zhang Rang arrived with a stick of incense, Empress Dowager Dong was obviously a little anxious to wait. Seeing Zhang Rang coming, he immediately ordered outsiders not to disturb and closed the door, although Zhang Rang knew the purpose of the Empress Dowager Dong, but he still pretended to be frightened and knelt down and saluted: "I don't know what the Empress Dowager Xuan Lao Nu is talking about?" "Empress Dowager Dong, a woman, where can you see Zhang Rang's reality and reality. When even said: "Sister He Jin, I lifted him up at the beginning. Today, her child will soon be the emperor, and the internal and external ministers are all her confidants: the authority is too heavy, what will I do? Zhang Rang heard the words and knew that the Empress Dowager Dong was afraid that she would not be able to do anything before announcing that she had come to see her, and you must know that the palace had been sealed at this time, and even the nephew of the Empress Dowager Dong, Dong Chong, was not allowed to enter.
Thinking about this section, Zhang Rang was not in a hurry: "The queen mother is afraid that she is asking the wrong person, the old slave is an internal servant, and it is not allowed to discuss the government in vain." "Empress Dowager Dong is also an old man. Of course, Zhilu Dao Zhang let this be a condition, so he said: "Don't worry about the permanent servant, as long as the mourning family can be preserved, the mourning family will protect the permanent servant." But in fact, Zhang Rang didn't care about his life or death at all, the reason why he said this was to dispel the suspicion of the Empress Dowager Dong, if he directly said that the Empress Dowager Dong might not be believed, but in this way, the Empress Dowager Dong would inevitably believe it.
"Niangniang can come to the court, hang the curtain and listen to the government; The crown prince association is king; Uncle Dong of Canada, a major official, holds military power; Reuse ministers, etc.: big things can be done. Hearing Zhang Rang's words, Empress Dowager Dong was overjoyed, just as Zhang Rang said. Empress Dowager Dong just doesn't have enough helpers, or party friends, but Empress Dowager Dong has an unparalleled identity, she is the Empress Dowager. is Liu Hong's biological mother, which is enough to give her enough capital.
As for why Empress Dowager Dong was not sad about the unexplained violent death of her child, Zhang Rang did not feel strange, Liu Hong really hadn't been to see Empress Dowager Dong a few times over the years. In addition to handing over Liu Xie to the care of Empress Dowager Dong, there is almost no mother-son relationship at all, and Zhang Rang's coping methods are not clever. But for the Empress Dowager Dong, it is already the best solution that can be thought of, but the Empress Dowager Dong probably doesn't know that Zhang Rang actually just wants the Empress Dowager Dong to make some trouble for He Jin again.
After Empress Dowager Dong had a case record in her heart, she was naturally indifferent. Immediately waved his hand to signal Zhang Rang to step back, and Zhang Rang naturally didn't say anything. For Zhang Rang, his goal has been achieved, as long as the Empress Dowager Dong really acts according to what he said, it will inevitably anger Queen He, and once it angers Queen He, it will inevitably lead to He Jin, if He Jin wants to solve the problem of Empress Dowager Dong is not strong, it is absolutely impossible, Zhang Rang's intentions will be unobstructed, he not only wants to make trouble for He Jin but also to make He Jin bear the charge of disrespect, in the final analysis, Zhang Rang is doing a business without capital, he doesn't care about the result at all, but he is still a little worried about whether it is safe, or whether Xu Ji has already made a decision, he spent so much time to gain time is nothing more than for Xu Ji to have more space and more time.
As for Xu Ji, in fact, Xu Ji has already made plans, once the situation deteriorates, he will inevitably leave Luoyang overnight with his subordinates, but now it doesn't seem to be so bad, at least He Jin has temporarily stabilized the situation, and the news of Liu Hong's death can be regarded as being blocked in the palace, the reason why Xu Ji knows is because he didn't get the news of Zhang Rang's death, and He Jin is also alive and well, plus the martial law of the palace, it is not difficult for Xu Ji to guess the fact that Liu Hong has died. For Xu Ji, whether Liu Hong's life or death actually will not affect his plans, even if He Jin dies Xu Ji is bound to leave Luoyang, Luoyang is not a dragon land for Xu Ji, although Xu Ji has accumulated a lot of fame and prestige in the past few months, but Xu Ji is very clear about the reality in this, it is just the glitz brought by his identity as a horse, and what can really be useful is only a little bit of it, so Xu Ji naturally will not have any nostalgia for Luoyang.
Early in the morning, Xu Ji climbed high and sat down, he was waiting for He to enter the palace, presumably He Jin would not be hiding Liu Hong's death today, and at that time, he was only afraid that Liu Wei would take the throne, and there would be a dispute at that time, but there was no need to say much, but Xu Ji was curious about what interesting changes would be made in these things if he was not present? Xu Ji, who was a colt, was not told about this, and Xu Ji was curious about how He Jin planned to explain this matter. But that was also a matter later, at this time, He Jin obviously didn't pay attention to Xu Ji's intentions, which was right, once Xu Ji got involved, it became more troublesome, and this young Zhijin Wu was much more difficult to deal with than he looked.
As Xu Ji expected, He Jin really made public the death of Liu Hong in the early dynasty, and forged a holy decree to support Liu Wei to ascend the throne as the emperor. In the final analysis, it is He Jin and Empress He who control the government, which obviously cannot satisfy the party members and Qingliu, for them He Jin is just using tools, but Fang Jin He Jin is so powerful that it is really difficult to shake, so he has to swallow his anger for the time being.
But Xu Ji had already seen He Jin's strange way. (To be continued......)