Chapter 157: He Jin died
Of course, Zhang Rang's preemption of the first move is not useless to He Jin, it was originally a matter of loss, and He Jin has no defense at all, and he looks like he is acquiescing, so what good results can he expect? Needless to say, He Jin's sluggishness once again made him fall into passivity, and this was almost the trouble He Jin's own stupidity caused him. Therefore, Yuan Shao is really anxious, and if He Jin continues to act so recklessly, I am afraid that it will be pointed out by Qianfu, and at that time, even the identity of the general will be difficult to compete with the mouth of the world. And He Jin's hesitation at this time has lost an opportunity to fight for the initiative for himself, and now not to mention dealing with Zhang Rang and others, it is already extremely difficult to calm down the rumors first.
And Zhang Rang bribed He Miao even more because he wanted the Empress Dowager He to slander, this is not the kind of offensive rhetoric, He Miao does not have a good impression of his brother, and even has a relationship with He Jin's wife behind He Jin's back, and now he is naturally more familiar with his brother without psychological pressure. In this way, what he said to Queen He was naturally really vicious: "The general assists the new monarch, does not practice mercy, and specializes in killing." Now for no reason, I want to kill the ten permanent servants, and this way to take chaos is also. ”
To put it bluntly, He Miao actually covets He Jin's position as a general, even as He Jin's younger brother, he has received a lot of benefits, but he is also a relative of the Queen Mother, why does he have to succumb to He Jin? For He Miao, he had been thinking about it for a long time, and now that he has the opportunity to take advantage of it and deal with He Jin by the way, he is naturally happy.
Empress Dowager He didn't believe that her brother could do these things, although she herself was extremely dislike Empress Dowager Dong. But since she has been expelled from Luoyang, why bother to kill her again? This was obviously an unnecessary thing, but as the rumors grew. With Zhang Rang and others constantly deliberately mentioning it, she finally believed it. In this way, Empress Dowager He naturally doesn't want to be on the same side as her stupid brother anymore. This is a bit ruthless, but He Jin is now the way to die, and the Empress Dowager He obviously doesn't have to be stupid with He Jin, so when He Miao said such a sentence, she also agreed, and even summoned He into the palace to see her that night.
He Jin originally had the idea of never going out if things didn't stop, but the summons of the Empress Dowager He was unreasonable and unreasonable, and to put it bluntly, most of his power was due to his sister, so He Jin still chose to meet Empress He from the summons. And after the meeting, the Empress Dowager He was not angry, and she counted He Jin when she met. He Jin knew that he was wrong, so naturally he couldn't refute it, but just asked: "The matter has come to this point, and the plan will be settled?" When Empress Dowager He heard this, she was even more angry in her heart, this fool had to ask herself what to do if she did such a stupid thing, and she suddenly had no patience at all, and said with a cold face: "The central official commands the forbidden province, the story of the Han family." The first emperor abandoned the world and wanted to kill the old ministers. Non-Chongzong temple also. ”
He Jin couldn't hear what he meant, this was clearly to ask He Jin not to point fingers at the courtiers, let alone use a butcher's knife against Liu Hong's old ministers. Earlier, he said that He Jin was a person who was not half decisive, and he would obey Yuan Shao's reasoning. Now that he heard his sister's words, he felt even more reasonable, so he resigned himself to claiming that it was and retreated. But this matter is not over, He Jin feels that what Queen He said is reasonable and ready to do what she says. But as soon as he returned to the house, he heard from his family that Yuan Shao was waiting for him, and He Jin had to go to see Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao was summoned by Empress Dowager He by He Jin. He originally thought that He Jinhui would take the opportunity to propose the matter of exterminating the eunuchs, and asked with joy: "What about the killing of Zhang Rang and others?" He Jin also knew that this was what Yuan Shao wanted to ask. But Queen He over there had only missed him, so it was naturally impossible, so he had to helplessly answer Yuan Shao: "The Queen Mother doesn't allow it, what can I do?" ”
Hearing this, Yuan Shao's heart was even more cold, how could a seven-foot husband be shaken by a woman? He Jin's appearance made Yuan Shao have no strength in his heart, but at this time Yuan Shao has no way out, for example, no one knows that he Yuan Shao is an official under He Jin, and He Jin's disaster is his Yuan Shao's suffering, so he still has to think of a way for He Jin. Yuan Shao was already very sure that He Jin would never dare to disobey Empress He's order, so it was almost hopeless to persuade He Jin to do it himself, so he could only think of a way from elsewhere. At this time, the matter is urgent, and the Queen Mother cannot be disobeyed. ”
At this time, Yuan Shao no longer cares about any taboos, this idea is good or bad, once the people who enter Luoyang are not controlled, it will be a situation where hungry wolves will come to the tiger. But at this time, where does Yuan Shao still care so much, if he continues like this, He Jin, a fool, will be played to death by Zhang Rang and others, who else will guarantee his Yuan Shao's future at that time? Who cares about the future of his Yuan family?
He Jin naturally couldn't see this, and after hearing Yuan Shao's idea, he thought about it and immediately felt that it was very good, and it could solve the problem of Zhang Rang, and the eunuchs could put aside their own involvement, and immediately shouted: "This plan is wonderful!" He also praised Yuan Shao a lot.
But Yuan Shao knew in his heart that once the situation was out of control, the person who would bear the black pot would inevitably be himself, so he was extremely calm about He Jin's praise. These things are naturally not known to outsiders, and He Jin will send a document to Luoyang in various places, but at this time, someone spoke out to stop He Jin, this person is Chen Lin, who was the chief bookkeeper at the time, this person is already famous in the world, he advised He Jin: "The general can't do this!" As the saying goes: Covering your eyes and catching a bird's finch is self-deception, and small things can't be deceived to get your ambition, and the country is a big deal? Today, the general is fighting the emperor's prestige, taking charge of the troops, the dragon and the tiger are stepping, and the superiority is in the heart: if you want to punish the eunuchs, it is like a drum and a furnace that burns your hair and ears. But when you are angry and exercise your power and make a decision, heaven and man will obey it. However, they oppose the foreign ministers, and when they are about to invade the capital, the heroes gather, each with one heart: the so-called rebellion, giving people a handle, the merit will not be achieved, and the chaos will be caused. He Jin naturally said disapprerovitically: "Kong Zhang is inevitably a little unfounded, and worrying about this is a coward's doing." Needless to say. ”
At this moment, another person in the hall laughed and said, "The general wants to get rid of the castration? It's so easy, so why bother? He Jin couldn't help but look at it when he heard it, and saw that the person who spoke was Cao Cao. Then he remembered that Cao Cao had helped him before, so he wondered: "What is Meng De's clever plan?" Let's put it bluntly. He Jin asked Cao Cao so naturally, so he got up and arched his hand: "Disaster of eunuchs." Ancient and modern; But the lord of the world should not be favored by false power, so that it is so. If you want to punish sin. When the evil is eliminated, but it is enough to pay one jailer, why call foreign soldiers one after another? If you want to punish it, it will be revealed. I expect it to be defeated. When He Jin heard this, he still objected to the method he heard from Yuan Shao, and immediately angrily reprimanded Cao Cao and said: "Meng De also has selfish intentions? When Cao Cao heard this, he knew that the general was afraid that he had already made up his mind, and even if he didn't say anything anymore, Cao Cao naturally wondered who was in and out of this decision.
The discussion had been dismissed, and Cao Cao retreated to the West Garden, which happened to be in the West Garden at this time, so he talked to Xu Ji about the matter. When Xu Ji heard He Jin's idea, he immediately asserted: "This must be Yuan Benchu's handwriting!" Cao Cao was naturally puzzled, so he asked, "Why did Wen Lie assert this?" Xu Ji smiled and said contemptuously: "He Jin's way to die is not seen by himself, but I only ask Meng De who has the greatest profit when he dies?" As soon as he asked these words, Cao Cao was immediately shocked. He really hadn't thought about this problem, Cao Cao immediately thought about it when Xu Ji prompted him, and then his heart was empty, and then he sighed abruptly: "Those who mess with the world will be Yuan Shaoye!" ”
After saying this for a while, Xu Ji left on the grounds that there were still affairs in the Jinwu Mansion, and Cao Cao naturally had no interest in caring about Xu Ji's purpose of coming to the West Garden at this time, and Cao Cao's heart was full of a sense of loss at this time. After learning about Yuan Shao's intentions today, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed and frustrated, his former friends are now like this, and Cao Cao is really uncomfortable in his heart.
And He Jin sent people to various places that night to recruit princes from all over the world to enter Luoyang. Xu Ji also clearly realized that the time for him to leave Luoyang was not far off. Recently, Liu Wei also urged Xu Ji to hurry up, but Xu Ji refused on the grounds that the time was not ripe, but now he doesn't need it, because once a prince leads an army into Luoyang, it will inevitably cause turmoil. At that time, you will be able to take the opportunity to leave.
Besides, at this time, He Jin was still at a loss and didn't know that death was coming, and he still cowered and didn't come out of the mansion every day, and soon someone reported that Xiliang Thorn Shi came on the order of the general. He Jin was naturally overjoyed, but Yuan Shao dissuaded He Jin from revealing his flaws. Otherwise, I am afraid that there will be complications, and He Jin naturally acts according to his words. And Xu Ji also learned the news from the Hero Building. Xiliang's big troop transfer action naturally couldn't hide Shi A's eyebrows, not to mention that Wang Yue himself was a member of Xiliang's clan.
However, it was said that Dong Zhuo's Xu Ji had also heard of it, and he replaced Lu Zhi to conquer the Yellow Turban but had no merit, and he had the ability to punish him, and he was later spared because of bribery to the Ten Standing Servants, and then he befriended the powerful and was able to move to Xiliang Thorn History. And what Xu Ji noticed was that Dong Zhuo was also exempted from his guilt through the Ten Standing Attendants, to put it bluntly, this person can basically be regarded as a member of Zhang Rang's party, but Zhang Rang did not mention to himself that this person is probably out of control of him, so Xu Ji does not think that Dong Zhuo's arrival will bring him any convenience. What's more, the information transmitted by Shi A shows that Dong Zhuo is a brutal person, and he is even more murderous, and he is definitely not a good character, which strengthens Xu Ji's determination to leave Luoyang.
At this time, Dong Zhuo had already set off from Xiliang. A few days later, He Jinyi showed a recital from Dong Zhuo in the early dynasty, which read: "Those who eavesdrop on the world so chaotic and rebellious are all insulted by Zhang Rang, the regular attendant of the Yellow Gate. When the minister hears the soup to stop boiling, it is better to go to the salary; Although the carbuncle is painful, it is better than nourishing poison. The minister dares to ring the bell and drum into Luoyang, please let it go. Sheji is very lucky! The world is very lucky! Then there was a servant Zheng Tai admonished: "Dong Zhuo is a jackal, if you introduce it into the capital, you will eat people!" He Jin smiled and said, "Isn't the public business suspicious? How does this make a big deal? Zheng Tai couldn't help but be furious when he heard this, and when he was about to ridicule him, he stepped out of the queue to press Zheng Tai, He Jin took a closer look, it turned out to be Lu Zhi, so he smiled and said: "What does Lu Zigan have to say?" ”
Lu Zhi smiled indifferently and then said solemnly: "The minister had seen Dong Zhuo when he was conquering the Yellow Turban, and the minister knew that Dong Zhuo was a person, and he was kind and ruthless; When you enter the forbidden court, you will bring disaster. It's better not to stop, so as not to cause chaos! After all, Lu Zhi is a highly respected minister, He Jin didn't dare to ridicule, but he didn't comment on Lu Zhi's words, Lu Zhi didn't know what He Jin meant, and he didn't say much at the moment but retreated to the ministers. He Jin saw that no one could stop him, so he ignored Zheng Tai and Lu Zhi, and sent an order to send people to meet Dong Zhuo.
After the early dynasty, Zheng Tai and Lu Zhi took the lead in abandoning their official positions, both of whom were highly regarded ministers, and they abandoned their official positions at first sight. There were many followers, and most of the ministers of civil and military affairs of the imperial court abandoned their officials for a while. Seeing this, He Jin was overjoyed. It just so happens that he can install his own people in these vacated professions, which is a wonderful thing.
At this time, Dong Zhuo met He Jin, who was waiting there, and arranged for people to welcome Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo followed the advice of his advisor Li Ru, and temporarily stood still to see the reaction in Luoyang City before making a decision. At this time, Zhang Rang naturally had already learned the news of Dong Zhuo's arrival, so everyone started to discuss this matter. Zhang Rang was naturally very clear about Dong Zhuo's purpose for entering Luoyang: "This is also a plan." If we don't seize the opportunity, we will all be wiped out! Zhang Rang's words were naturally agreed by everyone, and the immediate calculation was decided, but the knife and axe hand was secretly ambushed in the Jiade Gate of Changle Palace, Zhang Rang went to see Queen He alone, and after seeing Queen He, Zhang Rang knelt on the ground and wept and said: "Today, the general Jiao Zhao summoned foreign soldiers to the Beijing Division, wanting to destroy the ministers, etc., and I hope that Niangniang will have mercy and help." ”
Empress Dowager He was naturally shocked when she heard this. secretly thought that his foolish brother would still do such a thing, but Zhang Rang's plea for help couldn't ignore her and said: "You can go to the General's Mansion to apologize, there is this palace, and the general will not embarrass you." Zhang Rang cried even more when he heard this: "If the envoy waits for the prime minister's mansion, his flesh and bones will be powdered." Wang Niangniang announced that the general would enter the palace and stop it. If he does not comply, the ministers will only ask for death in front of the mother. ”
Empress Dowager He thought to herself, she knew very well what kind of character her brother was, not to mention that Zhang Rang and others helped her a lot, and she did have some kindness. In this way, it is not indispensable for Xuan He to enter the palace. If so, Empress Dowager He nodded and agreed to Zhang Rang's request.
And He Jin got the edict of the Empress Dowager He and was about to set off, and the chief bookkeeper Chen Lin admonished again: "There is something strange, at this time, the Empress Dowager summoned it, it must be the conspiracy of Zhang Rang and others." The general must not go! Otherwise, there may be a catastrophe. He Jin smiled disdainfully when he heard this: "The Queen Mother is my own sister, what is the trouble for me?" Chen Lin was speechless for a while. Yuan Shao on the side hurriedly said: "General, please listen to a word, now the plan is known." The matter has come to this point, and the general still wants to enter the palace to commit danger? After saying this, Cao Cao, who was at the end of the seat, also said: "That's exactly the reason. The general can first summon the ten permanent attendants to enter the palace! He Jin heard the words and said with a smile: "You are all children's opinions. Now as a general, in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, why is he afraid of Zhang Rang and other eunuchs? ”
Everyone was speechless when they heard this, and He Jin was about to set off when he saw that no one stopped him, and at this time Yuan Shao said again: "The public will want to go, and I will lead the armor to escort him, just in case." He Jin did not object to Yuan Shao's suggestion, in his opinion, although there was no danger in this trip, there was no harm in some protection. So Yuan Shao and Cao Cao each selected 500 elite soldiers under their command, led by Yuan Shao's brother Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu's whole body was draped neatly and lined up outside the Qingzuo Gate.
And Yuan Shao and Cao Cao escorted He Jin all the way to Changle Palace with swords, but they were blocked by the small yellow gate, and announced: "The Queen Mother specially declares the general, and the rest are not allowed to enter." Yuan Shao and Cao Cao wanted to force their way in, but He Jin made them not act rashly, and the two had to give up, so He Jin entered the Changle Palace alone.
He Jin was naturally not afraid, and went straight into Changle Palace with his head held high, until he was in front of the Jiade Gate. Zhang Rang and Duan Jue suddenly turned out left and right, and there were also a group of sword and axe hands behind him, He Jin was already panicked when he saw such a battle, but he still forced himself to calm down and said: "What do you want?" Don't you know that the Queen Mother can't let me in? ”
Hearing this, Zhang Rang smiled coldly and said: "The general is so calm, but I don't know if he knows why he waited here for a long time today?" He Jin knew that something was wrong when he heard this, but he still insisted and said, "Is there some misunderstanding between Chang Shi and Jin?" But before He Jin finished speaking, Zhang Rang reprimanded sharply: "What is the crime of Empress Dong, to die in vain?" The funeral of the mother of the country, I can't help it! Ru Ben Tugu junior, the son of heaven recommended by us, so as to be honored; If you don't want to repay the reward, you want to murder each other, and you say that we are very turbid, who is the one who is clear? When He Jin heard this, he knew that he was afraid that something would inevitably happen today, so he hurriedly fled outside the Jiade Gate, but at this time, He Jin found that the palace doors were all closed, and the surrounding area was full of armor soldiers arranged by Zhang Rang and others.
And Cao Cao and Yuan Shao waited outside the door for a long time and did not see He come in and out, and when they were in a hurry, they heard a chaos in the palace gate, so Yuan Shao shouted: "Please get in the car!" But there was no answer, and after a while, a head was thrown out of the palace gate, and he looked closely, who was he who was not He Jin?
Yuan Shao's eyes were torn apart, and when he was about to get angry, a shrill voice came from within the palace wall, as if he was reading out the edict: "He Jin has rebelled and has been ambushed!" The rest of the coercion will be forgiven. Yuan Shao was furious and stood up and shouted: "The eunuch murdered the minister!" Those who punish the evil party come to help in the war! ”
At this time, when the soldiers saw it, how could they enter the first rank, and how could they have the fighting spirit? Even if Yuan Shao was the leader, there were few people with him, and he had to be accompanied by a few personal guards, and Cao Cao was also stunned.
At this moment, a burst of gunpowder smoke floated outside the Qingzuo Gate, obviously Yuan Shu came. Yuan Shao then shouted again: "Reinforcements have come, although I will kill the eunuch!" Only then did someone follow. (To be continued......)