Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 199 He Jin Conscripts Foreign Soldiers
In May of the sixth year of Zhongping, the news of Emperor Ling's death spread to Youzhou, and Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and others were all sad.

It is heard that He Jin killed Jian Shuo, embraced the prince Liu Bian to ascend the throne, Empress He was honored as the empress dowager, she was in charge of the government, and she called the butcher He Jin a traitor.

But everyone stays away from the court, worrying about the country is just complaining, it can't change the fait accompli, watching He get rid of dissidents and take charge of the government.

Liu He knew that the situation in the Han Dynasty had changed dramatically this year, but as a foreign official, he could not use troops easily, let alone go directly to Luoyang. He could only recall the history and wait and see the situation in the Central Plains.

At this time, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's rebels had been defeated by Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan, and they retreated to Donglai to survive. Cao Cao was appointed Xuzhou Mu due to his meritorious service, while Tao Qian, who was originally supposed to be Xuzhou Mu, became Yangzhou Mu.

The biggest variable that Liu He is worried about now is that Cao Cao, who was appointed an official because of his military exploits, did not return to Luoyang, nor did he worship the Eighth Lieutenant of Xiyuan.

On this day, I was discussing various information with Wei Dun, when Gao Cheng came to report, and Liu Yu sent Jushou to see him.

Liu He hurried to greet him. Jushou was now not only the governor of Youzhou, but also his brother-in-law. Normally Liu Yu would send soldiers to deliver orders. If Jushou came in person, something big must have happened.

As soon as Ju Shou sat down, before he had time to drink water, he said, "Boxing, I'm afraid you are going to Luoyang."

"What?" Liu He was taken aback, "What happened?"

Ju Shou frowned and said: "General He sent an order to ask General Liu to send troops to Beijing to punish the ten permanent servants, get rid of evil and strengthen the righteous, and clean up the court."

Liu He was stunned, and asked: "Youzhou is more than a thousand miles away from Luoyang, and the situation in Luoyang has changed suddenly, can this keep up?"

Ju Shou shook his head and sighed: "He Jin was born in a butcher. He has no strategy. He is indecisive when things happen. He is just afraid of eunuchs, so he recruits foreign soldiers to help him. This is really an act of chaos!"

Liu He smiled and said, "He Jin has a large army, and killed Jian Shuo to take charge of the Eighth Commandant of Xiyuan. Isn't that enough? Youzhou is thousands of miles away. I think he must not only recruit troops from Youzhou."

Ju Shou nodded and said: "I also guess that way. There are a lot of soldiers and horses around Luoyang, and Dong Zhuo, the state shepherd, has been reluctant to take office for a long time. He has the heart of coveting him when he waits and sees in Hedong. What he does is like leading a wolf into the house. That's why the general let him go." Go to Luoyang as soon as possible to help protect the emperor."

"You want me to stop Dong Zhuo?" Liu He was startled, and frowned, "I'm afraid the far water won't be able to save the near fire."

Ju Shou sighed: "The Shijun is worried about the safety of the emperor and the fate of the Han Dynasty. I have persuaded him, but he insists on sending troops. The general should make preparations early and set off immediately!"

Liu He had no choice but to agree that Liu Yu's loyalty was unquestionable, but he would not evaluate the situation objectively. Since there was an order, it would be good to go to Luoyang in advance, and maybe he could do something.

Instead of passively waiting for the current situation to do things, it is better to actively change and speculate.

He Jin recruited troops from all directions to Beijing to kill the eunuchs. This bad idea seems to be Yuan Shao's idea. As a result, Dong Zhuo went to Beijing and slaughtered the Yuan family.
After some consideration, Liu He decided to take 3000 troops to Luoyang. The situation is unclear now. If there are too many soldiers, if something happens, it is hundreds of miles away from Hebei, and food and grass are a big problem.

On the same day, they took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Fanyang, took Cheng Yu as their military adviser, and took Zhang He, Yan Liang, and Xu Rong to Jizhou.

At this time, Fanyang county magistrate has been taken over by Sun Qian, Gu Yong is the county magistrate of Beixincheng, Zhang Liao is training Xiaoyao Army to fight against Black Mountain Army in Zhongshan Kingdom, Tian Feng still needs to prepare for the Golden Terrace, so there is no need to go to war for the time being.

In fact, with these five generals, Liu He was already confident that even if he met Lu Bu, he would be able to take care of him.

Soldiers came to Julu, Huangfusong personally received Liu He, deeply worried about why he recruited foreign soldiers to Beijing, he was also worried about Dong Zhuo, as a former subordinate, Huangfusong knew Dong Zhuo quite well, he was kind-hearted, He is cruel by nature, and once he enters Luoyang, disaster will surely arise.

Huangfusong was also not optimistic about foreign soldiers, but Liu He was the only one who was a member of the Han family. Instead, he gave him high hopes. He sent two thousand elite soldiers and ordered Zhu Ling to follow Liu He to Jingqin Wang.

Liu He led the troops and traveled concurrently, and it was already July in the territory of Weijun. After crossing the river from Baima, he came to the territory of Xingyang. Suddenly, news came that He Jin had been killed by the ten servants. The way back, don't make a mess.

Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi who responded to He Jin in advance, and Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, all returned to their respective places, but Liu He was separated by hundreds of miles, in a dilemma.

Cheng Yu said: "At this time, there will be great chaos in the court. Since the troops have already arrived in Henan, it is not easy to enter Beijing. It is better to retreat to Ao Cang. There is enough food and grass here, so we can plan for a long time and see the situation."

Liu Heshen took it for granted, and immediately led his troops to Aocang in the northeast of Xingyang. Zheng Hun, the prefect of Aocang, was the younger brother of the famous censor Zheng Tai.

Zheng Tai was summoned by He Jinzheng to the palace to assist the government. Hearing that Liu He was ordered by the general to serve as king, he was welcomed to the city to provide food for the soldiers.

Zheng Hun sighed: "That day when He Jin recruited foreign soldiers, my brother repeatedly warned me not to lure wolves into the house, but he did not enter the house for any reason, which would lead to the disaster of killing people."

Liu He said helplessly: "He Jin is hesitant to do things and kill the eunuchs. Why do we need these foreign soldiers? Now that we have not arrived in Luoyang, all the eunuchs in the palace have been killed. It can be seen that it is unnecessary."

Zheng Hun frowned and said, "However, Dong Zhuo took the opportunity to enter the capital. This man is a tiger and wolf, and there may be chaos!"

Liu Heyan said: "Mr. Wen is near the capital, so how is the current situation in the court?"

Zheng Hun shook his head and said: "When my brother saw that He Jin was not going to remonstrate, he abandoned his official position and left. At that time, most of the court ministers also left. Now that He Jin has been killed, the lower officials have long intended to step down, but there is no one to replace them for a while. Now the general is here. It's just right, I want to hand over this place to the general, what does the general think?"

"This can't be done!" Liu He quickly waved his hand and said, "Aocang is the hub of water transportation in the Central Plains and Guanzhong. It's far away in Youzhou, and I won't stay here for a long time, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient."

Zheng Hun had no choice but to let Liu He garrison here first, and let him take the food and grass in the army, and temporarily help Liu He arrange the troops.

It has to be said that Cheng Yu's vision is still very vicious. Aocang is located at the junction of Guanzhong and Shandong. It is located at the junction of the Yellow River and the Jishui River. Then go overland into Guanzhong.

This place is the granary that Qin built in Aoshan, just to deal with possible wars at any time. At that time, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu fought fiercely in Ao Cang for food.

Although the location of Ao Cang in peacetime is not that important, it still has abundant grain storage, which is what Liu He needs most. Moreover, he can go straight to Luoyang and retreat to Hebei, which has extremely high strategic value.

One day, he was taking Dian Wei out to investigate the surrounding terrain, when suddenly Zheng Hun sent someone to report, and the rear military academy lieutenant Bao Xin led his troops from Cheng Gao, wanting to meet him, Liu He hurried back to the city to meet him.

(End of this chapter)