Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Mess
They're starting to kill!
As soon as the guard's voice fell, everyone was shocked!
Captain Sili kills? Kill someone, do you want to break into the palace and kill people?
Empress Dowager He panicked, looking at the red fire outside the palace, the sound of shouting and killing seemed to be in front of her, and pulled Liu Wei and said urgently: "Bian'er, isn't it, isn't it your uncle?" ”
Liu Wei's face sank like water, and he didn't know anything about the situation outside.
But now is not the time to pursue this, he took a deep breath, held down one hand of the Empress Dowager He, looked at Pan Yin and said: "You immediately pass the decree, everyone in the palace is not allowed to move, stay in place." Ordered Cao Cao to come to see me immediately! All the gates of the palace are closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave! ”
Liu Wei said, and said, "Let people go and bring the King of Bohai over." Jian Shuo, you escort me and the queen mother, and go to the Jiade Palace. ”
"Yes." A group of people responded, hurriedly guarding Liu Wei to the Jiade Palace.
Empress Dowager He was flustered and followed closely beside Liu Wei.
When he arrived at the Jiade Palace, Cao Cao was dressed in armor and led his troops to the front, and said with an awe-inspiring expression: "Minister Cao Cao sees Your Majesty!" ”
When Liu Wei saw him, his heart was slightly relieved, he sat on the chair, looked outside the palace gate, and said, "No courtesy." Any idea what's going on? ”
Cao Cao straightened up and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the minister inquired before he came, and it was ordered by Captain Sili, and the specific reason is unknown." There was chaos outside the palace, and the Yulin Army was arresting people and killing people everywhere. ”
"Where are the generals?" Empress Dowager He was anxious when she heard this.
Cao Cao bowed and said, "I don't know." ”
Liu Wei sat on the chair, although his face was still a little stiff, but his heart was already a lot calmer.
With Cao Cao and Jian Shuo's forbidden army here, even if something happens outside, he is sure to deal with it.
He took the teacup handed over by Pan Yin, handed it to the Empress Dowager He, and said with a smile: "Don't worry about the queen mother, there is me, this day, it won't collapse!" ”
Empress Dowager He took Liu Wei's teacup and looked at him reluctantly nodding, with a look of worry on her face.
Cao Cao's narrow eyes quietly observed Liu Wei, and he was quite surprised by his calmness.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother."
At this time, a group of guards escorted Liu Xie in through the side door.
Eight-year-old Liu Xie, with a young face, did not hurry to salute Liu Wei and Empress Dowager He.
Liu Wei looked at him and said, "Come on, move a chair for the emperor's brother." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Xie responded neither humbly nor arrogantly, and Yu Guang had been quietly looking at Liu Wei.
He and Liu Wei are both in the palace, although they don't meet much, they can be considered to understand.
detained Zhang Rang and others, drove away his grandmother, and repeatedly pressed He Jin...... These behaviors are not at all the timid and fearful royal brother he knows.
The shouting of killing outside the palace shook the sky, and he was still so calm?
Liu Wei sat on the chair and looked out of the palace, the flames were soaring, coming and going, flipping and moving, like a fire dragon swimming quickly.
'What the hell is He Jin going to do?' ’
Thinking in his heart, he suddenly looked at Cao Cao, who was not far in front of him, and said with a smile: "I heard that the general and the general have some quarrels today?" ”
Cao Cao bowed down and said, "It was Weichen who collided with the general, please forgive your majesty." ”
Liu Wei nodded and said, "For the general, you still have to be respectful." ”
"Yes." Cao Cao said, but there was no emotion on his face.
Liu Wei's eyes narrowed, staring at Cao Cao. It is rumored in Beijing that Cao Cao is a prodigal, lustful, and reckless person.
He glanced at Jian Shuo on his left hand side again, and the man bowed his head respectfully, his expression visibly nervous.
Empress Dowager He seemed to sense that the atmosphere was not quite right, took one of Liu Bian's hands, and said in a low voice: "Bian'er, what happened outside?" ”
Liu Wei smiled and said, "This, I also want to know." ”
The corners of Empress Dowager He's mouth moved, grabbed Liu Wei, and looked out of the palace gate worriedly.
Liu Wei looked around, saw that everyone had come, and beckoned to Pan Yin.
Pan Yin stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty." ”
"Give me the "Taishi Ji". Liu argued.
Pan Yin responded, turned around and asked people to get it.
It didn't take long to find it, Liu Wei took it, and looked at it seriously.
"Taishi Ji", better known as "Shiji", was compiled by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty.
In addition to practicing calligraphy recently, Liu Wei is reading this book, especially the part involving Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which he especially likes to read.
The "Taishi Ji" in his hand is much more detailed than that of later generations, and it is an uncut version.
At this time, paper was still a rare item, and only large families used it, while the aristocracy despised paper, and it was more silk.
Time passed slowly, and Liu Wei looked at it page by page, carefully and seriously.
It's not that he doesn't want to read it faster, there are a lot of 'rare words', and some words have meanings, and he has to figure it out with his heart.
The shouting and killing outside continued, and even the guards reported one after another, and people kept breaking into the palace.
Liu Wei didn't move, touched his lower lip with his index finger, and turned the page to continue.
Cao Cao, Jian Shuo, Pan Yin and others saw that Liu Wei was as immobile as a mountain, and their originally nervous mood unconsciously quietly relaxed.
After two hours, the rooster crowing was faintly heard, and the fire outside the palace decreased, and the shouting of killing gradually stopped.
Pan Yin couldn't bear it anymore, and stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want to open the palace door and send someone to investigate?" ”
Liu Wei flipped through the pages of the book and said, "Wait." ”
"Yes." Pan Yin cautiously retreated.
Cao Cao looked at Liu Wei and wrinkled his eyebrows in contemplation.
At this time, the Yulin Army outside the palace began to be consolidated and returned to the system.
Outside the South Palace, not far from the Xuanwu Gate.
Numerous soldiers gathered around, holding torches aloft.
In the center, He Jin was wearing armor, his face was full of flesh, his eyes were fiercely staring at Xuanfan, who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, and his right hand holding the knife was raised, wiping the blood from his helmet.
Xuan Fan was frightened and collapsed directly on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "General, I have nothing to do with the twelve permanent attendants, why did you arrest me?" ”
He Jin's eyes were blood-red, and he said, "Do you really think that the old man doesn't know your relationship with Zhao Zhong's eunuch?" said, I entered the palace last night to falsely accuse the old man, who instructed him! ”
Xuan Fan's face was pale without any blood, looking at He Jin, he was cold, terrified to the extreme, and said: "No, no, no one instructed, yes, they sued, I, I, as a court lieutenant, should be ......"
Poof
Before Xuan Fan finished speaking, Yuan Shu behind him glanced at He Jin, swung his knife violently, and cut off Xuan Fan's head!
The head rolled, the eyes widened, and the face was frightened.
Yuan Shu kicked away, stepped forward covered in blood, and said angrily: "General." ”
He Jin looked at Xuan Fan's body, wiped the sword in his hand, and said, "Who else?" ”
Yuan Shu looked in the direction of the east of the city and said, "General, according to your list, there are only hussar generals left." ”
"Dong Chong!"
He Jin's eyes swelled with coldness, and said: "Today's matter, he can't get out of it, go!" ”
Yuan Shu followed him and said, "The general is saying that the hussar general sent someone to assassinate you?" ”
He Jin turned over and got on his horse, the horizontal flesh on his face kept twitching, staring at the direction of Dong Chong's mansion, and said, "Who else can there be besides him!" ”
Yuan Shu followed and got on the horse and said, "General, he is a hussar general, we ......"
He Jin ignored him, had already beaten his horse, and went straight to the Hussar General's Mansion.
Not far from the Huangfu Song Mansion.
Huangfu hid in the door for a long time, looking out through a gap, listening to the sound of the horse's hooves approaching, his heart trembled, and his fingers trembled.
A servant hurriedly ran over and said in a low voice: "Second son, it's the Yulin Army, the general's soldiers and horses." ”
Huangfu Jian looked at the firelight outside the wall and said, "What about Dad?" ”
The servant said, "The master left the city yesterday, and he should not be in the city." ”
Huangfu Jian breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "That's good, that's good." ”
He still didn't dare to be careless, and seeing the firelight gradually approaching, he shrunk his neck, his body seemed to be swinging, and he trembled.
It wasn't until the torches passed through the gate and drifted away that they slowly collapsed on the ground, muttering, "How many people are going to be killed......
Hussar General's Palace.
The Yulin army was heavily surrounded, and the torches were as bright as day.
The door was closed, and Dong Zhong behind the door was wearing heavy armor, looking frightened, holding the knife in both hands, holding it high above his head, staring at the door.
Behind him were more than thirty powerful servants, also armed with swords, waiting for him.
A servant behind Dong Chong stepped forward in fear and said, "Master, listen to the brother who came back from the outside to inquire about it, the Yulin Army killed Taiwei Zhao, Ma Taifu and more than ten other people in the whole clan, and there was not a single ...... left alive."
Dong Zhong gritted his teeth, flustered to the extreme, but he said forcefully: "Even if he He Jin kills the red eye, he won't dare to kill me!" I am the nephew of the Empress Dowager Dong, and I am the hussar general of His Majesty's decree, and if he does not kill me, he is plotting rebellion! ”
Hearing Dong Zhong say this, the uneasy expressions of the servants eased slightly.
"Dong heavy thief, come out!"
At this time, outside the gate, He Jin's shouting suddenly sounded!
Dong Chong was taken aback, immediately craned his neck, and shouted through the door: "General, I am the hussar general of His Majesty's imperial seal, and I have no will, and I must not surround my mansion!" ”
"Dong Chong, you are plotting to assassinate the general, and you should be punished! Collusion with the eunuch party, causing chaos in the government, and the sin is heavy! ”
Yuan Shudang pulled out his knife and said loudly: "If you are arrested, you can still reduce the crime, dare to gather the crowd to disobey, and correct the law on the spot!" ”
Dong Zhong listened to the sound of drawing the knife, his neck was cold, and he immediately shouted: "Fart!" He Jin, there is no will, if you dare to kill me, Your Majesty will not spare you! ”
Outside the door, He Jin sat on a tall horse, his face under the firelight, without a trace of expression, but even more fierce.
Yuan Shu glanced at him, strode forward with a knife, and said: "Dong Chongmou assassinated the general, colluded with the eunuchs, resisted the decree and disrespected, and the crime was unforgivable!" ”
The Yulin guards received the order and began to bang on the door, and some soldiers climbed over the fence and jumped into the courtyard.
The guards who jumped into the courtyard didn't talk nonsense at all, they killed people when they saw them, and rushed to Dong Zhong in a swarm.
Dong Chong saw that he was surrounded, and the door was about to be rushed open, so he was so frightened that he almost couldn't hold the knife, panicked, and defended the left and right.
His servants were resisting, but they couldn't compare to more and more Yulin troops, and in the blink of an eye, there were corpses everywhere.
bang
As soon as the door was knocked open, Yuan Shu was covered in blood, his face was full of cold killing intent, and he walked straight to Dong Zhong with a knife.
Dong Chong trembled, angry and sad, seeing that he couldn't escape, he looked up to the sky and roared: "He Jin, you can't die well!" ”
After speaking, he put a knife on his neck, gritted his teeth, closed his eyes violently, and touched his neck with the knife in his hand.
The knife fell to the ground, and Dong Zhong fell to the ground with a deep unwillingness.
The Yulin army dealt with the rest of the servants in the blink of an eye, and then rushed into the courtyard, killing people when they saw them, leaving no one behind, and the screams echoed in the dark night, which was extremely harsh.
Yuan Shu looked at Dong Chong's corpse, turned around and walked towards He Jin, and said, "General, Dong Chong committed suicide in fear of sin. ”
He Jin snorted coldly, his eyes were indifferent, he looked up and saw that the sky was slightly bright, he was silent for a moment, turned the horse's head, and said, "Enter the palace!" ”
Yuan Shu's expression changed suddenly, and he quickly chased after him, and said, "General, enter the palace?" ”
The last palace change, Yuan Shao has not been released yet, do you want to do it again?
He Jin hit the horse and said, "Enter the palace and resume your life." ”
Yuan Shu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and got on the horse to keep up with He Jin.
As the two turned to the palace, the Yulin army began to wrap up, and the soldiers on the street returned one after another, leaving only blood and corpses everywhere.
The huge Luoyang City, on this night, is like hell.
Inside the Hall of the Garter.
Liu Wei was still slowly turning the pages of the book, and this was the second time he had read it.
As time passed, he could no longer concentrate on reading, and his mind was all thinking about the situation outside and the situation he might face.
'How far will he go?' Liu Wei thought silently in his heart, his way of dealing with it depended on how far He Jin went.
"Your Majesty, the Yulin Army has withdrawn its troops." A Praetorian guard hurried in and got down on one knee.
The oppressive and quiet hall suddenly loosened, and the Empress Dowager He looked at the guard and said urgently: "Where is the general?" ”
The guard said: "I don't know for the time being. ”
Liu Wei remained motionless, his eyes were on the pages of the book, and said, "Cao Cao, Jian Shuo, you send someone out of the palace to investigate." ”
"Yes." Cao Cao and Jian Shuo responded.
In fact, they couldn't bear it for a long time, but their Emperor Majesty was too calm and kept reading, so he had to endure it forcibly.
Empress Dowager He was unconsciously a little nervous, looked at Liu Wei and said, "Bian'er, you say, what is your uncle going to do?" ”
Even if you want to capture the eunuchs, you don't need such a battle.
Liu Wei didn't know the reason for it, but He Jin's reckless behavior of using troops without asking for orders in advance made him very angry!
He put down the book, took the teacup handed over by Pan Yin, looked out the door quietly, and said, "I don't know." The previous time was a palace change, and this time it was a lockdown and killing. ”
Empress Dowager He didn't know anything anymore, and she also realized that something was wrong, her expression hesitated, and she looked at Liu Wei and said: "Bian'er, he is your uncle in the end, we are outside the palace, and we have to rely on him." ”
Liu Wei nodded silently, and said in his heart: Temporary.
He has not yet held an enthronement ceremony, and he needs He Jin to stabilize the situation, give him time, let the courtiers, and let the world know and accept him as the new emperor.
Not long after, Jian Shuo came back in a hurry, his face was pale, his legs were trembling, and he couldn't even stand steadily, he stumbled and fell down directly, and crawled forward, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, General, no, Taiwei Zhao, Matthew Fu, Hussar General, Xuan Tingwei...... There are also Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang and so on...... They were all wiped out, and not a single one was left alive......"
Liu Wei changed color in horror, stood up violently, and said loudly: "You say, exterminate the clan? Taiwei, Taifu, Dong Chong, and Xuanfan were all exterminated...... How many people died? ”
Jian Shuo knelt on the ground, his shoulders shrunk together, trembling, and said, "I don't know for the time being, but it is estimated that there are at least five thousand people ......."
A high-ranking family often lives in a compound for several generations, and the clansmen range from a dozen to hundreds, and the maids and servants are several times larger.
The extermination of one family is often the death of hundreds of people!
"Five Thousand ......"
Liu Wei couldn't believe that overnight, He Jin actually slaughtered more than 5,000 people!
Liu Wei was angry, panicked, and a little frightened.
Five thousand!
He had never seen such a situation before, and he didn't dare to think about it!
Liu Wei forcibly suppressed the vibration in his heart, took a deep breath, and said, "What about the generals? ”
Jian Shuo said: "The general is already on his way to the palace with Yuan Shu, the captain of Si Li. ”
Hearing this, Liu Wei slowly sat back, his face was like iron, and he was anxiously thinking about how to deal with the current situation.
He Jin has killed so many people, including the former Sangong, Jiuqing, the current court captain, and the hussar general, which one is not an important minister of the court, how can he dispose of it at will, let alone exterminate the clan!
The most important thing is that He Jin is so ruthless, after dawn, the news came out of Luoyang City, what would be the reaction of those state pastors and those who were entangled with the twelve permanent servants with heavy troops, assassination history, and generals?