Chapter 4 National Peace
Zhang Rang, Duan Qi and others, who had just killed He Jin, showed He Jin's head to everyone outside the palace.
When He Jin's subordinates saw this scene, they were all furious, and they hated what the eunuch had done.
During this time period, Yuan Shao, who served as the lieutenant of the Central Military Academy, directly issued the order to attack the palace gate, and the Tiger Ben Zhonglang directly set fire to the Qingzuo Gate.
Seeing this, Zhang Rang, Duan Qi and others were extremely flustered, and couldn't help but run to the palace where the Empress Dowager He was.
The shouts of killing and the chaotic firelight woke up the people who were about to fall asleep in the entire palace, including Empress Dowager He.
"Go and see what's going on, is it because the palace is on fire?" Empress Dowager He looked at the fire in the distance and was very puzzled, as a palace with extremely complete fire prevention facilities, even if there was a fire, it could not be so bright.
When the palace maid on the side heard this, she immediately turned around and left, and went to inquire about the news, at this time.
"He Jin's subordinates rebelled, set fire to the palace gate, and asked the queen mother to issue an order to order the Yellow Gate to defend on the spot." Zhang Rang, Duan Qi and others hurriedly ran into the palace, and when they saw the Empress Dowager He who was sitting in the palace, they immediately knelt on the ground and began to speak.
"What do you say? How dare my brother do such a thing. "Empress Dowager He really can't believe that at noon today, her brother entered the palace and communicated with her.
Although he expressed his thoughts and willingness to eradicate the eunuchs, under his own persuasion, he still had the idea of wavering, and said that he could make up his mind so quickly after thinking about it.
How long has it been? began to use the army directly to start the offensive.
"Please make a quick decision for the Queen Mother, the army is about to come here, the Queen Mother should leave quickly." Zhang Rang saw that Empress Dowager He was hesitant, so he could only urge again.
Duan Jue looked at Empress Dowager He unmoved, and couldn't help but hold the sword he carried around his waist.
Empress Dowager He herself is also a ruthless person, and when she saw that although Duan Jue was kneeling on the ground, her hand was actually on the sword next to her, and she immediately understood that she had no choice.
"What about the two princes?" Empress Dowager He wanted to delay for as much time as possible.
"Back to the Queen Mother, we also sent someone to pick up the two princes, and then we can go to the North Palace to meet." Zhang Rang immediately replied, now is the moment when every second counts, it is a matter of life and death, how can it be delayed so much?
Empress Dowager He wrote an edict on the spot, ordering all the generals in the palace to fulfill their duties and not let foreign troops in.
Zhang Rang took the edict and handed it to the little eunuch on the side, asking him to hand over the edict to the person guarding the palace gate.
Of course, I don't expect the people guarding the palace gate to be able to stop the people outside.
It is precisely because I have seen enough and understood enough. I know very well what kind of people are the group of soldiers who are currently attacking the palace gate.
The vast majority of the soldiers were people who had participated in the Battle of the Yellow Turbans, how could it be that these soldiers guarding the palace gate could match and block?
What's more, the gap in numbers between the two sides is almost 15:1, and there is no hope of stopping it at all.
I just hope that this will delay a little time, so that you can leave the palace safely.
After writing the edict, Empress Dowager He followed Zhang Rang, Duan Qi and others to the North Palace.
As for why they went to that place, it was because Yuan Shao and the others attacked from the south, and the palace was close to the north gate of Luoyang.
Moreover, in the North Palace of the Imperial Palace, just in case, there are tunnels to go outside Luoyang City for temporary escape and defense.
Arriving at the location of the North Palace, Liu Wei, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Xie, the king of Chen Liu, were already waiting here for the Empress Dowager He and many of the middle attendants.
Seeing that everyone was gathered, he immediately crossed the bridge between the palace and the palace, stepped through the palace gate, and walked to the north palace.
At this time, not far from under the overpass, Yuan Shao led many elite soldiers, looking at the many eunuchs on the overpass, and a soldier took out the bow and crossbow on the spot.
Although the bridge is long, it is not wide, and can only allow three or four people to pass through.
Under the overpass, with the power of a bow and crossbow, and the force of a eunuch, if the eunuch is shot, he will definitely die.
Even if it was night now, under the illumination of the lights, Yuan Shao clearly saw the people on the overpass, and found that it was the Queen Mother, the Young Emperor, and King Chen Liu.
Hurriedly stopped all the soldiers who tried to fire bows and crossbows, once the prince and the queen mother were injured by mistake, even in the name of Qingjun's side, what should I do without a king?
The main task of this attack on the palace was to clean up the eunuchs, not the queen mother and the emperor.
"What are you doing? Chase. Yuan Shao saw that the soldiers put down their bows and crossbows, stopped directly, and roared directly on the spot.
Only then did many soldiers react, raise their weapons, and chase after them.
Empress Dowager He, who was walking on the overpass, looked at the soldiers not far away, and then looked at her son on the side, the young emperor Liu Wei.
As for the other prince Liu Xie, he is far away from him, after all, his mother died in his hands, and the guy who was raised by the Empress Dowager Dong has a bad relationship with him, which is normal.
"Listen to me next, wait and jump down." Empress Dowager He whispered to Liu Wei on the side.
As for the other prince, it doesn't matter if he lives or dies, if King Chen Liuwang dies, there will be no prince to compete with his son for the throne.
From the words of many soldiers and the exchanges between the eunuchs, it was very clear that his elder brother, the general He Jin, was dead.
As the pillar of the He family, once lost, it means that the He family, which is in full swing, will go downhill from now on.
And now the only chance is to focus on his son, as long as Liu Wei can become the emperor and continue to be in peace.
The He family will inevitably be able to prosper again.
Young Emperor Liu Wei looked at his mother a little strangely, why did he let himself jump from such a high overpass?
Below were all unfamiliar soldiers, and all the eunuchs who remained around him were familiar.
Shouldn't you follow the eunuchs?
"It's now, jump." Empress Dowager He followed the eunuchs to the overpass, and approached the overpass in an intentional walk.
Although he has never practiced martial arts, it is better to fall at this height and break bones at most than to follow this group of eunuchs to the unknown road from now on.
In the actions of the Empress Dowager He, there was no hesitation, and she directly grabbed the young emperor Liu Wei with her hand, and jumped down directly.
But he never thought that the hand of the young emperor Liu Wei had been held by Duan Jue, and there was no way to jump off the overpass with him.
As a result, only Empress Dowager He jumped off the overpass and landed on the ground, and the soldiers under the overpass hurriedly surrounded her, not knowing what to do.
"Fortunately, I was cautious, I didn't expect the Queen Mother to come up with this method." Duan Jue looked at the Queen Mother who jumped down, and was really a little scared in his heart, if there were no hostages in the many Zhongchang attendants.
With the bows and crossbows in the hands of the soldiers below, they were able to beat them into a sieve.