At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

After Yuan Shao learned about this, he asked Dong Min to tell Dong Zhuo to ignore him and approach Luoyang at a slower pace. , Kill the eunuch.

At this time, He Jin hesitated again because of the continuous dissuasion from his mother Wuyang Jun, his sister Empress Dowager He, and his younger brother He Miao.

With the desperate dissuasion of his family members and the strong request of Yuan Shao and others, He Jin's indecisive character made him unable to make a decision for a long time.

Then he planned not to kill the eunuch directly, but to take a compromise plan, let Ding Yuan lead troops to threaten, and asked Empress Dowager He to dismiss the eunuch and go home.

Empress Dowager He was frightened, so she had no choice but to let the eunuchs go home first, and the eunuchs left the palace crying. Yuan Shao immediately persuaded He Jin to arrest and kill the eunuchs, but He Jin refused.

Yuan Shao asked He Jin to do this loudly, even with a threatening meaning, which angered He Jin. He Jin slammed the table and severely criticized Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao realized that he had slipped his words, so he had no choice but to leave.

Back home, Yuan Shao told his uncle Yuan Kai about the matter, expressing his dissatisfaction.

"He Suigao is mediocre, incompetent, indecisive, and he regretted it again when the situation came to an end! He even prevented Dong Zhuo from coming to the capital!"

After hearing Yuan Shao's words, Yuan Kai was very calm.

"This shows that He Jin has come to his senses. He thinks that killing eunuchs in such a vigorous manner may not be a good thing for him. Moreover, he has doubts about us. Otherwise, why would he only stop Dong Zhuo and not Lu Zhi's disciple Guo Peng? ?”

Yuan Shao calmed down and asked, "What does uncle mean?"

"Let's wait and see the situation first, and don't let He Jin feel too much dislike for us, otherwise He Jin will join hands with the eunuch in a fit of anger, and our plan will come to naught."

Yuan Kai said slowly: "But you can't do nothing. You don't want to come forward directly. You have to let the people in the General's Mansion persuade He Jin one by one, so that He Jin will have the illusion of what people want, and He Jin will not react. , In this way, there is still room for this matter to continue.”

"My nephew understands."

Yuan Shao frowned tightly, and said again: "But our purpose is not to make a wedding dress for He Jin, uncle, if He Jin has a different heart, what should we do?"

"Do what you have to do."

Yuan Kai took a sip of water, and said slowly: "He Suigao, don't you understand him? As long as we don't do it directly, we can do anything, but before that, we must at least make sure that Dong Zhuo and him Only when the soldiers and horses under his command have already entered the range of Luo Yang."

Yuan Shao expressed his understanding.

Luo Yang's soldiers and horses are weak, while Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses are the real elite.

Including Yuan Shu, the central army that Yuan's current control is not enough in quantity and quality to support Yuan's ascending to the pinnacle of power afterwards to control the government.

So Dong Zhuo is where their greatest confidence lies.

Under Yuan Kui's guidance, Yuan Shao began to change his plans and actions, and sent former officials of the Yuan family in the general's mansion to frequently insinuate, in order to achieve the effect of women blowing pillows.

This effect is not bad. Although He Jin was hesitant, he did not change his mind to kill the eunuch group and never thought of joining forces with the eunuch.

At the same time, in order to keep a hand, Yuan Kui instructed Yuan Shao to write letters to the magistrates of various counties and counties under the guise of He Jin.

He asked them to follow He Jin's order to take all the eunuch's family children in the county and counties into prison for execution.

Then he deliberately leaked this news to the eunuchs, cutting off any possibility of the eunuchs and He Jin joining forces.

When the eunuchs learned the news through their own channels, they were immediately terrified and despaired. Under the despair, the eunuchs' hearts were aroused.

"If He Suigao doesn't give us a way to live, we will find a way to live by ourselves!"

Headed by Zhang Rang, the eunuchs decided to carry out the last extreme operation, adopting Jian Shuo's strategy before his death, whether to live or die, it depends on the moment!

The eunuchs entered the palace and met the Empress Dowager He through the channel of He Jin's mother, Lord Wuyang, and asked the Empress Dowager He for a last meeting and a final farewell.

At this time, it was already August 25th in the first year of Guangxi.

Chapter 181-The Death of He Jin (Revised)

On this day, August 25, the first year of Guangxi, He Jin made a decision.

Under the bombarding request of Yuan's old official, He Jin finally decided to kill the eunuch in a daze.

So He Jin swaggered into Changle Palace with no defensive measures, and issued an ultimatum to Queen Mother He.

And on August [-], Guo Peng led his troops to Hanoi County and marched to the north bank of the Yellow River.

Looking at Xiaopingjin Pass, an important crossing on the other side of the Yellow River, Guo Peng ordered the whole army to rest on the spot, eat some food, replenish their strength, and then retreat a certain distance to cut trees and set up camp.

"My lord, don't you cross the river now?"

Cheng Li came to Guo Peng's side and stood together with Guo Peng, looking at Xiaopingjin Pass in the distance.

"Wait, let the soldiers rest for a while. They rushed all the way and fought a few battles. They finally arrived. Take a rest. It's hard to say whether there are still battles to fight after arriving in Luoyang."

When Guo Peng led his army to Hanoi County, he originally wanted to rush to Luoyang as soon as possible to join the historical process. As a result, he encountered several groups of Yellow Turbans besieging the county on the way.

Guo Peng couldn't just watch the city fall, so he led his army to defeat several yellow scarf troops with thousands of people and rescued several counties.

As a result, they encountered a group of Hun cavalry on the road, and saw them looting a group of men and women and marching in the direction of Shangdang.

Guo Peng was furious and led his troops to attack the Huns. They won a big victory, killed more than 1000 Huns, robbed more than 2000 horses, and rescued more than [-] men and women.

They thanked Guo Peng with great gratitude, and then ran for their lives.

After delaying for some time along the way, Guo Peng found that the situation in Hebei was very chaotic, with the Yellow Turban Army making trouble, and the Southern Huns taking advantage of the fire to loot. Thinking of this, his desire to rush to Luoyang with all his strength became weaker.

He suddenly thought that it was meaningless for him to go to Luoyang now. He had no intention of changing the course of history. He hoped that Dong Zhuo could disturb the world and destroy the authority of the Han court.

With Yuan Shu and Lu Zhi in the court, no matter how I look at it, now and in the past, I can't help but be used as a spear.

Why not step in at the most critical time and strive for the initiative?

Guo Peng carefully prepared to create the best entry point for himself.

He kept asking the intelligence soldiers in Luoyang City to send him the latest information so that he could easily judge the situation in Luoyang.

Judging when He Jin died, judging when the young emperor fled, judging when to cross the river to gain the greatest benefit.

Or use the most straightforward method.

After He Jin died, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu joined He Jin's old army and led troops to attack the palace. Yuan Shu set fire to the palace to force out the eunuchs. Jin is dead, and Luoyang begins to be in chaos.

Coincidentally, Dong Zhuo was actually watching the situation.

Of course, he didn't take the initiative not to enter Luoyang, he wanted to enter Luoyang, but He Jin refused.

He Jin refused to let him in, but Yuan Shi wanted him in, which made Dong Zhuo very embarrassed.

On the surface, he is a member of He Jin and has been promoted and taken care of by He Jin, but secretly he is an old official of the Yuan family. He contacted the Yuan family through Dong Min from the very beginning of this operation.

On the surface, he followed He Jin's order, but in fact he followed Yuan's order.

From the bottom of his heart, Dong Zhuo really wanted to go to Bingzhou to be a shepherd of Bingzhou, to be a local emperor and have a good time.

But Yuan Shi refused to let him. Yuan Shi said that Dong Zhuo should come to the central government. At that time, the position of Jiuqing and general can be chosen at will, so that you can make a fortune.

Dong Zhuo felt that Yuan's promise was very attractive, and it was obviously better to come to the center to make a fortune than to stay in the border and suffer.

That's why Dong Zhuo followed Yuan's instructions and came to the surrounding area of ​​Luoyang, but He Jin stopped him from entering Luoyang, and even sent officials to reprimand Dong Zhuo, making Dong Zhuo not a human being inside and outside, which made Dong Zhuo very dissatisfied .

What are you doing?

Dong Zhuo asked again, and this time, he got an order for Dong Zhuo to lead his troops to the sunset pavilion in the west of Luoyang to wait for the notice.

The Sunset Pavilion is more than [-] miles away from Luoyang, not far away. Dong Zhuo's cavalry will reach Luoyang soon after advancing at full speed. It is a good place to watch the situation. Dong Zhuo doesn't want to continue to be bullied, so he leads his army to the west Walk.

When he arrived at the Sunset Pavilion, Dong Zhuo stopped and sent his subordinates to wait and see the situation, waiting for Yuan's next instruction. At the same time, he was thinking about it.

Dong Zhuo is not stupid at all. In the early years, he fought for a position with his courage, but was dismissed every minute. Since then, Dong Zhuo has known the importance of reading.

So when he became an official later, he often read books, learned the truth, understood ancient and modern history, and tried to see through the mystery of the government.

I don't know if I see it or not, anyway, Dong Zhuo's cultural level is quite prominent among the Liangzhou people, much better than his subordinates who don't know a lot of characters.

The Yuan family promised to give Dong Zhuo a certain position, and Dong Zhuo was also thinking about whether it was worth it. The situation in Luoyang is very strange now. I don’t know what kind of relationship between the Yuan family and He Jin. As an outsider, Dong Zhuo got the information Very limited.

Fortunately, his younger brother Dong Min was in the court and told Dong Zhuo some important information, such as how He Jin hesitated repeatedly, and how Yuan Shao pushed He Jin to do things, all told Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo thought about it and felt that it was not He Jin who wanted to kill the eunuch, but Yuan Shi, and no matter how he thought about it, he felt that Yuan Shi was using He Jin, otherwise why would he hold himself here and not let him be the state shepherd?

What do they want their troops for?

Dong Zhuo felt that Yuan Shi was playing a big game of chess, but the content and result of this game were beyond Dong Zhuo's knowledge.

He'll have a chance to know.

On August 25th of the first year of Guangxi, He Jin once again entered the palace and issued an ultimatum to his sister, Queen Mother He, saying that all eunuchs below the regular servants would be killed and replaced by scholar-officials to serve the royal family.

Empress Dowager He angrily scolded He Jin for being mentally ill.

"You took the initiative to throw away the steel knife and put our lives in the hands of others! How could I have such a stupid brother like you!!"

He Jin was in a daze, trying not to understand why the Empress Dowager He said that.

When they were talking, Zhang asked Zhao Zhong and others to eavesdrop, and when they heard He Jin's idea of ​​killing them all, he was immediately terrified.

"One does not do the other, He Jin wants us to die, let's let He Jin die first!"

Zhang Rangsui and all the ten servants personally held weapons in ambush in the palace, and when He Jin came out from the Empress Dowager, they sent someone to tell He Jin that the Empress Dowager He had something to look for him, so he took He Jin into the eunuch In their ambush circle.

"What are you guys doing?!"

He Jin panicked, seeing the eunuchs surrounding him with weapons, he was shocked.

"What are we going to do? We should ask you this question! General, we have spared no expense in order to survive. Jian Shuo was killed and all the money was given to you. Don't tell me you don't even have a way to survive?" Won't you give it to us?"

"In the past, the late emperor hated the empress dowager and wanted to abolish the empress dowager. It was I who gave the money I had saved to the late emperor in exchange for the late emperor's favor. That's why I kept the position of the empress dowager. This is how you are today! You actually want to kill us?"

"It's not enough just to kill us, but also to question our family members. Is there such a reason in the world?"

"You always say that we eunuchs are the ones who harm the world. Are we the only ones who are traitors? Are those corrupt and bribe-taking scholars not traitors?"

"All the people who say that the inner palace is filthy and filthy are damned, but who is really innocent? Are we the only ones who are filthy?"

The eunuchs said the words of grief and indignation in their hearts one by one, He Jin was so dizzy that he didn't know what to do, he couldn't escape if he wanted to, and he couldn't make theories.

The eunuchs were furious, and in the end, Qu Mu, the supervisor of Shangfang, drew his sword and beheaded He Jin in front of the Jiade Hall.

General He Jin started counting from April, when he defeated Dong's relatives and Jian Shuo after the death of Emperor Ling, and now in August, he has only been in power for four months.

In four months, the world's No.1 General He was very useless in the deep palace and was beheaded by a group of eunuchs who were as weak as lambs.

Chapter 182 .180 The second eunuch fled, Guo Peng crossed the river

He Jin is dead.

Very worthless dead.

The eunuchs "perfectly" realized Jian Shuo's beheading plan before his death, and were ready to start the extreme operation afterwards.

They were excited about their victory, but also a little apprehensive, so they quickened their pace of action.

But they forgot that the reason why Jian Shuo dared to do this was because he still had at least a considerable number of forbidden troops in his hands, and these forbidden troops could protect the palace.

Moreover, Dong's relatives hadn't completely failed at that time, so hurry up and kill He Jin, and there is still a chance to come back.

With the death of Jian Shuo, the eunuchs lost their military power, and the imperial army that can guard the palace is already very limited. With the death of Dong's relatives, foreign aid was cut off, and the plan had no chance of success.

But Zhang Rang Zhao Zhong and the others didn't know.

They used He Jin's name to falsely transmit orders, and used the old Taiwei Fan Ling as the captain of Sili, and Xu Xiang of the Shaofu as Henan Yin.

They are all members of the eunuch group, and the eunuchs are trying to change the situation.

But after receiving the order, Shangshu suspected that it was false, and said that the general should come out to discuss it together.

When the eunuchs saw that they couldn't bluff anyone, they wanted to get rough, so they threw He Jin's head at Shang Shu, saying that He Jin had rebelled against him, and they had already killed him.

Seeing He Jin's bloody head, the officials at Shangshutai immediately exploded.

Then the news quickly spread wildly, so everyone who should be bombed was bombed.

The first time Yuan Shao heard the news, he collapsed on the ground with an incredulous expression on his face, and then burst into tears, almost fainting, and the people in the general's mansion surrounded Yuan Shao to persuade him.

"Since the general is dead, who else can lead us besides Colonel Yuan? Captain Yuan! Please lead us to avenge the general!!"

The old officials of the Yuan family immediately began to cooperate with Yuan Shao in acting according to the script they had written before.

Cao Cao could tell at a glance that this matter had nothing to do with Yuan Shao, but he had no choice. At this moment, he also panicked. He never imagined that the eunuch would dare to kill He Jin.

When He Jin died, the fragile political balance in Luoyang City was instantly broken.