Chapter 136, He Jin's death
No wonder the world is in awe of tigresses, their appetite and combat power are really somewhat unexpected.
Guo has received the blessings of countless male tiger kings, but he was almost swallowed by the tiger. Fortunately, he shot in time and took down the tigress with difficulty.
After an hour-long fierce battle, he was also very tired, but fortunately, the trip was worthwhile, and the goal of taking down the tigress had been achieved.
Empress Dowager He did not disappoint him, and sent someone to summon He Jin after he was done.
The man claimed that if the name of Jian Shuo was mentioned, the family would definitely prevent the general from entering the palace, so he summoned He Jin under the pretext of discussing the official position of the minister of the court.
Empress Dowager He believed it, and did the same.
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"General, now is a critical moment, and we must not take it lightly."
He Jin received the edict from the Empress Dowager He and was about to leave for the palace immediately, but Yuan Shao on the side hurriedly dissuaded him. Although he didn't see it, he instinctively sought stability.
"The Queen Mother is the general's own sister, will she still harm me?" He Jin didn't care, after all, in his opinion, whether it was from the perspective of the relationship between brother and sister or the interests of both parties, the other party had no reason to harm him.
She will not fail to understand that she is the only person she can rely on in the court.
Yuan Shao persuaded a few more words, but after all, he couldn't resist He Jin's insistence, so he turned to say: "Since the general insists on entering the palace, it is better to let the last general lead the troops outside the palace to respond, just in case!" ”
"Well, then you immediately go and transfer 3,000 soldiers and horses to enter the city on the pretext of patrolling."
"Whoa!"
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Half an hour later, He Jin's carriage came to the palace gate.
According to the usual practice, ministers cannot bring troops into the palace without permission, the night of Liu Hong's death is an exception, He Jin is to ensure that his nephew ascends the throne smoothly, but he can't go on like this for a long time, otherwise he will be criticized for having a disobedient heart.
He was so alone and walked towards Yongle Palace under the guidance of the eunuchs, unaware that there were already countless guns and arrows waiting for him in the dark.
When He came in to the outside of Yongle Palace, he suddenly noticed something unusual. It's so quiet, it's a little weirdly quiet, especially when he often enters this place for the first time, and he can feel the difference between today and the past.
"Jian Shuo, have you thought about it, murdering the general is a serious crime, if the Queen Mother knows, she will definitely be furious."
"We don't have a choice, if we don't kill He Jin, we will die at his hands sooner or later!"
"How does the Queen Mother explain?"
"If Niangniang is entangled, then she can only do one thing and two endlessly, and change someone else to be the emperor."
In the dark, Zhang Rangzheng was whispering to Jian Shuo, obviously Zhang Rang was still a little hesitant to assassinate the general.
The subordinates on the side had already drawn their bows and arrows, and countless cold sharp arrows were aimed at He Jin, and they would release the arrows at the same time as they waited for an order.
Hearing Jian Shuo's words, Zhang Rang was taken aback.
"How dare you intend to depose the emperor?"
The deposition of the emperor is not without precedent, but it is only the powerful ministers who do it, and as a eunuch, he does not have the courage.
Jian Shuo said indifferently: "Zhang Rang, don't forget, the first emperor originally wanted the prince association to inherit the unification, and we are just fulfilling the will of the first emperor." ”
"Let's think again." Zhang Rang's face was complicated, the first emperor treated him well, but it was still difficult to make up his mind about abolishing the emperor.
At this moment, the general on the side suddenly said: "General, it's not good, He Jin wants to escape!" ”
Jian Shuo looked up, and sure enough, he found that He Jin had turned his head and was returning the same way quickly, putting it down and no longer hesitating, and shouted: "Release the arrow." ”
Zhang Rang was shocked: "You ......"
"He Jin has already discovered the clue, if he doesn't die, I will die sooner or later without a place to be buried."
Zhang Rang sighed, he was tied to a thief ship.
Countless sharp arrows pierced the sky and galloped towards He Jin's location in unison.
As if sensing something, he turned around stiffly.
Sneer......
In an instant, hundreds of arrows fell, and blood splattered in an instant, falling densely on He Jin's body, like a hedgehog. In addition to this, the ground was also littered with bows and arrows.
With a terrible scream, this powerful minister under one person and above ten thousand people hated the northwest.
Jian Shuo rushed up with the ambush soldiers in the shadows, and mended dozens of wounds on the dead corpse, perhaps for fear that this old enemy would not die, or perhaps to vent the long-pent-up sullenness.
At the same time, after hearing the movement, the palace gate of Yongle Palace slowly opened, and Empress Dowager He walked out with a group of eunuchs and palace maids.
When she saw the tragic situation ahead, Empress Dowager He seemed to understand something, and the whole person stood in place, her brain blank.
Brother......
Even though it was far away, she instantly guessed the identity of the corpse from the way she was dressed and the edict she had just issued.
At the same time, the cause and effect of the incident soon became clear.
She was deceived.
Where does Jian Shuo want to surrender to his brother, this thief clearly wants to kill his brother by her hand.
She thought of Xiao Yan who had just had a night with her, did you not know, or did you deliberately lie to me?
Empress Dowager He came back to her senses, tears couldn't stop flowing, and she scolded sharply: "You dare to murder the general, do you know that this is the crime of beheading?" ”
Jian Shuo turned around and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "He Jin intends to hold His Majesty hostage, monopolize the court, and obey the will of the first emperor to punish him!" ”
Everything needs a reason, if not, then find one, and he naturally thought of a reason.
Now that He Jin is dead, as long as he is incorporated under his command, he can replace him and become the most powerful man in the court, above 10,000 people under one person.
Becoming a general with a crippled body, I'm afraid he is the first person in the past, right?
For a while, Jian Shuo felt that the future was bright.
"Presumptuous, how could the first emperor leave such a will?" Empress Dowager He didn't know if the man who killed that day did this, but it was impossible to admit it, otherwise her brother would have died in vain.
Jian Shuo said indifferently: "This is the oracle of the first emperor before his death, and Gonggong Zhang can testify." ”
After speaking, he looked at Zhang Rang.
The latter knew that he had already boarded the thief ship and could only go all the way to the dark, so he echoed: "That's what the first emperor said. ”
Empress Dowager He immediately believed it again, because these two were the most trusted people of the first emperor.
The only one to rely on was that this beautiful woman seemed to have been hollowed out of her spirits, and the whole person fell too low.
No one noticed that a small eunuch not far away was looking, and when he learned that He Jin was dead, he walked quickly to the outside of the palace.
As soon as he walked out of the palace gate, he saw Yuan Shao leading soldiers circling on the street.
"General Yuan, it's not good, the general was murdered by Jian Shuo and Zhang Rang, and died in front of the gate of Yongle Palace."
Yuan Shao was shocked, and while secretly scolding He Jin for being ignorant, his brain was running rapidly.
"Let me ask you, can Jian Shuo be in the palace?"
"Yes."
"How many people are there around him?"
"About four or five hundred."
Yuan Shao made a decision in an instant.
"Soldiers, those shameless eunuchs murdered the general, so you can quickly follow me into the palace and avenge the general."
"Kill ......"
(End of chapter)