At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

If someone else was the hussar general, He Jin's reaction would not be so great, but Dong Zhong couldn't.

The reason is very simple, Dong Zhong is the younger brother of Empress Dowager Dong, the mother of Emperor Ling, and also a relative.

The Empress Dowager Dong was the nurturer of Donghou Liuxie, another son of Emperor Ling.

Back then, Empress He killed Wang Meiren because she was jealous of Liu Xie's biological mother Wang Meiren. Emperor Ling was furious and ordered Liu Xie to be handed over to Empress Dowager Dong to be raised.

Over the years, Emperor Ling has always loved Liu Xie, but he has been very distant from Empress He's son Liu Bian.

Including He Jin, almost everyone who has a little knowledge of the system has realized that Emperor Ling may have the idea of ​​abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones.

He Jin was suddenly frightened, and everyone in the General's Mansion could see He Jin's panic.

After all, the He Jin family has a weak background, and their fear of imperial power is very serious.

At the critical moment, Yuan Shao stood up.

"Ming Gong, don't disturb, since ancient times, abolishing the elders and erecting the young is the way to bring disaster. In the past, Emperor Gao wanted to abolish the elders and establish the young, and Shangshan Sihao sat next to the crown prince, and Emperor Gao was helpless.

Even Emperor Gao could do nothing about it, how could he go against the people of the world today?What's more, Duke Ming has served as a general for several years and has a profound background, so how can Dong Zhong, a mere man, be able to fight against it? "

Yuan Shao unequivocally stood on He Jin's side, and He Jin was immediately moved and held Yuan Shao's hand tightly.

"With Ben Chu's words, I feel relieved!"

As a result, Yuan Shao gained He Jin's deeper trust. Basically, He Jin would discuss everything with Yuan Shao first, and then with others.

Not to mention other people from the General's Mansion, even Yuan Shu couldn't bear to see such a thing.

But there was no other way, who made Yuan Shao the first to stand up and support He Jin?

Cao Cao has often been in and out of the General's Mansion in recent days. Seeing that He Jin's trust in Yuan Shao is increasing day by day, he feels that this is not a good thing.

He always felt that Yuan Shao had some purpose that could not be known to others, and this kind of purpose might be very scary.

I and Yuan Shao are in different positions and backgrounds.

When they were young, they could hang out together, be friends, sneak around, and indulge themselves unbearably.

But with the growth of age and different grasp of resources, Cao Cao obviously found that Yuan Shao and him are no longer from the same world.

He is the son of the family of the fourth generation and the third prince, and he is very likely to enter a high position in the future. Thanks to Yuan Shao's recommendation, Cao Cao was able to enter the ranks of the eighth captain of Xiyuan, otherwise the eunuchs would not be willing to release Cao Cao came in.

Especially Jian Shuo, who had a feud with Cao Cao for killing his uncle. It is conceivable how difficult Cao Cao's life would be without Yuan Shao's support.

So Cao Cao often wrote to Guo Peng, pouring out his depression and helplessness to Guo Peng, and expressing his worries about the future situation by the way.

These letters are very important evidence for Guo Peng's understanding of the situation in Luoyang. From this, Guo Peng confirmed that drastic changes are taking place in Luoyang.

Emperor Ling planned to support Dong's relatives and some eunuchs who had close contacts with Dong.

Give them power, let them expand their power, and then use it as a force to support Liu Xie's superiority, and ensure that Liu Xie can be the emperor after his death.

The main contradiction in Luoyang during this period was the contradiction between the highest power struggle between Dong's relatives and He's relatives.

In this way, it seems that Lingdi doesn't have a long lifespan, right?

He died in his 30s, and the child was only in his teens. Under such a chaotic situation in the world, the appearance of an underage emperor, how can it be considered a good thing for the country?

But for an ambitious traitor like Guo, this is a great thing.

Mr. Guo has already started to imagine what will happen at that time in the future, and he has begun to imagine the moment when the world is in chaos.

What to do, how to plan, what to do if something goes wrong, plan A, plan B, plan C, and all have backup plans, etc.

He was alone in Shanggu, looking at the topographical map of Luoyang that he obtained secretly, and kept deducing various possible outcomes, planning the way to maximize his own interests.

This kind of thing can only be thought by himself, and no one can tell it, even Cheng Li is the same.

At the same time, Guo Peng accelerated the pace of squeezing the potential of Shanggu County, sending more and more important war preparation materials to Qiao County, just waiting for that moment to come.

The Xiyuan Army is practicing here, and the world continues to be in chaos.

In October, Xuzhou Yellow Turban revived, and Xuzhou faced a crisis.

So the imperial court selected Tao Qian, who had been on the Liangzhou battlefield, to become the governor of Xuzhou, and was parachuted into Xuzhou to be responsible for the suppression of the Xuzhou Yellow Turban.

In November, the imperial court sent Bao Hong, a lieutenant of the military academy, to lead the army to crusade against the Yellow Turban Army in Gepi, Runan. As a result, Bao Hong fought poorly and failed to win.

Fortunately, the battle in Xiliang has achieved some results. Huangfusong led the army to gain some advantages on the battlefield, and the situation in Xiliang has stabilized for the time being.

Due to the chaos in the world, Lingdi, who was exhausted physically and mentally, fell ill again.

Chapter 176

Lingdi's illness this time was different from the previous few times.

At the beginning, the condition was not serious, and even the eunuchs, including Emperor Ling, didn't care much about it.

In addition to dealing with the necessary things, Emperor Ling continued to eat, drink and have fun, indulged with the maids in the West Garden, and the eunuchs continued to try their best to make Emperor Ling happy. .

However, the illness lasted for several months on and off, Lingdi felt that something was wrong, so he stepped up and started his own arrangements.

Help Dong's relatives consolidate their strength, give Jian Shuo more power, and even personally end up supporting him.

Not only that, Emperor Ling also tried to cut off He Jin's wings outside Luoyang, such as Dong Zhuo who was leading the army in Sanfu to fight against Han Sui with Huangfusong.

Before and after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo climbed to He Jin's high branch with Yuan Shao's recommendation and became He Jin's subordinate.

This time, Emperor Ling used the positions of Shaofu and Bingzhou Mu to lure Dong Zhuo to give up his troops in order to cut off He Jin's wings, but all failed. Dong Zhuo used various excuses not to hand over his troops.

Emperor Ling knew very well that this was caused by He Jin, so he directly ordered He Jin to give Dong Zhuo an order to let Dong Zhuo hand over his troops and horses to Bingzhou to take up his post.

On Yuan Shao's suggestion, He Jin gave Dong Zhuo an order not to hand over all of his soldiers and horses, but to hand over some of them, and then lead the troops to move forward slowly, towards Bingzhou, to gain a buffer time.

Be careful, be slow.

To be honest, Dong Zhuo really wanted to go to Bingzhou.

Bingzhou Mu!

The third state shepherd in the whole world!

Grasp the military and political power!

Earth emperor ah!

If this kind of good thing is missed this time, is there a next time?

However, He (yuan) Jin (shi) dared not disobey the order, so he could only swallow his teeth, and became a pawn in the power struggle of the central bosses.

Originally, He Jin didn't dare to do this, and felt that blatantly confronting Emperor Ling would be of no benefit to him.

However, through some connections within the palace, Yuan Shao accidentally learned that the eunuchs had found a famous doctor to enter the palace to treat Emperor Ling.

Combined with Lingdi's recent behavior of not going to court and not showing his face, Yuan Shao made some bold guesses.

Could it be that Emperor Ling was seriously ill, and that's why he was so anxious to cut off He Jin's wings to give Dong's relatives extra points?

Yuan Shao's guess was right and wrong.

It was not until March of the sixth year of Zhongping that Lingdi's condition suddenly worsened, and the eunuchs were in a mess. Before that, they were all at ease.

The emperor is their guarantee and their heaven. Every death and replacement of the emperor is a life and death disaster for the eunuchs, especially the great eunuchs in power.

They really don't want Emperor Ling to fall here, he is only in his 30s, shouldn't he?

It's a pity that Lingdi's body was hollowed out by the long-term indulging in alcohol and sex, and his body collapsed and he couldn't recover after a setback.

The eunuchs secretly invited famous doctors to diagnose Lingdi, and the conclusions they drew were not optimistic.

Under such a premise, the eunuchs had to start thinking about how to survive this life and death disaster.

And Emperor Ling seemed to have a premonition himself, feeling that he might be on the verge of dying this time.

Not reconciled, really not reconciled, I am only in my 30s, only in my 30s, why did I have to fall here?

And then there's the deep worry.

If I really fell here, would the children be able to hold on?

Can you sit firmly on the throne instead of becoming a puppet?

At this time, Emperor Ling realized how correct he was to hand over Luoyang's military power to Jian Shuo, because at this time, only the most trusted eunuchs around him who depended on him to survive could be trusted.

Even so, not every eunuch can be trusted, those eunuchs who are closer to He Jin and Queen He cannot be trusted, only a small group of people from the Jian Shuo Group can be trusted.

So Lingdi secretly called Jian Shuo to his bedside while he was still awake.

"I'm afraid it won't work, but the Prince Xie is young and has no external force to rely on. Except you, except you can use soldiers and horses to help the Prince Xie ascend to the throne of God, no one else can do it."

Emperor Ling held Jian Shuo's hand tightly: "Prince Bian is cowardly and cowardly, and He's arrogant and domineering. I think he is another Emperor Hui. I can't let Bian inherit the throne, but He Jin will definitely not allow it.

Now that I am terminally ill, there is nothing I can do, so I can only rely on you. Make sure, make sure that the prince Xie ascends to the throne of God and becomes the emperor of the Han Dynasty. You have to watch him grow up and protect him well. "

Jian Shuo kowtowed with tears streaming down his face and said, "Your Majesty's grace, I will keep this servant in mind, even if I have this fate, I must let the prince Xie be enthroned as emperor!"

"Ok!"

Emperor Ling nodded vigorously.

Then he rolled his eyes and passed out.

Jian Shuo panicked all of a sudden.

At this point, he was finally sure that Emperor Ling couldn't last long.

He begins to prepare.

On April [-]th of the sixth year of Zhongping, after Emperor Ling really died, he had already made enough psychological preparations.

He made a plan.

"Secrets are not to be mourned, and the imperial edict announces that He enters the palace, and then deploys the soldiers and horses of the imperial army under my command. When He comes in, kill him! The overall situation can be determined, and the late emperor's last wish can be fulfilled."

Jian Shuo still had some brains, and the plan was indeed not bad. After He Jin received the announcement, he didn't doubt it, nor did the people around him, so he let him in.

If it wasn't for Jian Shuo who came out with a whistleblower, He Jin might have died on the spot.

The young man was called Pan Yin, who was He Jin's old friend, and he quietly ran to the palace gate to inform He Jin, who was ostentatiously defenseless.

"The Son of Heaven has already passed away, and I have set up a death situation, just waiting for the general to step into the dead situation! Let the prince Xie be the emperor! The general must not enter!"

Pan Yin was very nervous to inform He Jin, He Jin was shocked and ran away.

When Jian Shuo, who was ready, realized that there was a problem when he realized that Zuo Waiting He couldn't come in and Right Waiting He couldn't come in.

Sure enough, after He Jin went back, he told his subordinates about this matter. Yuan Shao took the lead and was furious.

Jian Shuo led an army loyal to him to guard the palace, and the two sides faced off for a while. In the end, Jian Shuo, who was born with insufficient background, was persuaded.

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, Empress He and He Jin presided over Liu Bian's enthronement ceremony on April [-], and the eldest son Liu Bian officially became emperor at the age of fourteen.

Not only that, in order to create established facts, after He Jin and Empress He announced amnesty for the world, they immediately announced the change of Yuan, changing the Yuan from the sixth year of Zhongping to the first year of Guangxi.

Empress He was called the empress dowager when she came to the court, and the Taifu Yuan Kui and the general He Jin assisted the government and recorded the affairs of the minister.

Chapter 177. 170 Seven Soldiers Admonish Empress Dowager He (Revised)

He's relatives won a comprehensive victory.

Armed with the prestige of a great victory, He Jin appointed Yuan Shao as Sili Captain and Yuan Shu as Huben Zhonglang General.

In addition, the children of the top gentry in Yingchuan and Runan areas recommended by Yuan were recruited, such as He Yong as the middle marshal of the Northern Army, Xun You as the servant of the Huangmen, Zheng Tai as the minister, and so on.

The gentry forces finally won a comprehensive counterattack, entered Luoyang in an all-round way, and took control of all aspects of Luoyang's military and political systems. Soon, the Hongdu School was destroyed by the scholars.

Not only that, He Jin's faction also forced the Queen Mother Dong to death, killed Dong Zhong, wiped out Dong's relatives, and wiped out Liu Xie's foreign aid wings.

The situation is very good, and the scholars are all touting He Jin as a great hero who brought order out of chaos, a perfect man from ancient to modern times, and so on.

He Jin was a little flustered, thinking that Liu Bian's throne would be secure in this way.

Indeed, it is temporarily stable, but under this situation, there are too many people who want to make trouble.

Others don't talk about it, just Jian Shuo, who still wants to make Liu Xie emperor.