Chapter 20 Chapter 3 A Good Plan Difficult to Reveal a Hero's Helplessness (7)

Now, He Jin was very happy after receiving the document that Dong Zhuo was willing to support with military power, and immediately called the anti-eunuch group of the Qing School for a meeting, and expressed full confidence in his plan. Zheng Tai, the censor, said worriedly: "Dong Zhuo's wolf nature, if he leads an army into the capital, he will eat people!" He Jin retorted: "We have imperial power and an army, what can Dong Zhuo dare to do? What's more, these scholars are always suspicious of everything, so it is not enough to achieve great things." And Lu Zhi also held Zheng Tai's point of view, saying: "Zhisu knows that Dong Zhuozhi is a man with a kind face and a cruel heart. Once he enters the Forbidden City, disaster will happen. It is better to send an envoy to prevent him from coming, so as to avoid chaos."

Zheng Tai said again: "Dong Zhuo has always disrespected the emperor and has a tendency to be disobedient. Now, he has a large army, which is enough to threaten the court. If he is given important affairs of the court, won't it just accelerate the success of his ambition? If this continues, he will definitely It will endanger the imperial court. The general's killing of the eunuchs this time is to eliminate the courtiers around the emperor for the country. How can he take advantage of those who don't respect the king's law? Please stop Dong Zhuo from leading the Xiliang army into the Sili area immediately, or you will regret it That's too late……"

Due to the repeated opposition from everyone, He Jin also felt a little troubled.He couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he asked Yuan Shao for advice. Yuan Shao was the one who advocated the use of foreign forces to attack eunuchs, because he advocated the complete elimination of eunuchs, so after listening to everyone's words, he was most worried that He Jin's plan to kill eunuchs would change.He Jin asked his opinion at this time, and he said: "Actually, you don't have to take things too seriously. Dong Zhuo is a wild man, but he is actually quite obedient. The key is that the current situation is more serious. If the Xiliang army Being able to restrain the troops who are close to Dong Zhong in the Sili District will help our overall plan. What's wrong with that? Of course, if everyone is worried that the Xiliang Army's entry into Luoyang will disrupt the government, you can choose the next best thing and send a special envoy first Welcome Dong Zhuo to Mianchi, ask him to station there, and keep an eye on the Sili District Army nearby."

Of course, Yuan Shao's opinion had a great effect on He Jin, and He Jin strengthened his determination to act according to the original plan. Jung-tae blocks this again and protests strongly, but Ho-jin is stubborn. Zheng Tai had no choice but to retreat. After Zheng Tai withdrew, he told Huangmen servant Xun You, "He Gong doesn't listen to people's words, and I'm afraid there will be serious disasters." The next day, Zheng Tai hung up his seal and abandoned his official position. After Zheng Tai left, Shangshu Lu Zhi was even more disheartened.Because Lu Zhi has always had a grudge with Dong Zhuo, now that He Jin refuses to listen to the persuasion of the audience and decides to reuse Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo will definitely complain to him.Lu Zhi informed Huangfusong of this matter, and asked Huangfusong to support him to leave the court.Huangfusong had no choice but to express his sympathy and understanding.Therefore, Lu Zhi submitted his resignation to the court, planning to return home to avoid disaster.

Although the two important ministers left one after another, He Jin didn't take it seriously, he was still obsessed with following the plan.And, speed up the pace of action.Although he agreed with Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army to enter Sili District, on the one hand he was also worried about his own lack of strength, so he sent Wang Kuang, Secretary of the General's Mansion, and Bao Xin, Captain of the Cavalry, back to Qingzhou to enlist Qinhuang's troops. After Lu Zhi left, Huangfusong also changed his mind. He was afraid that Dong Zhuo would take the opportunity to seize power this time, so he also ordered Qiaomao, the prefect of Dongjun, to garrison troops in Chenggao, and dispatched the elite troops of Captain Wumeng Ding Yuan, the largest army in the Sili military region. Transferred to the vicinity of Luoyang, ready to respond at any time.

Zhang Rang and Duan Gui in the Forbidden Palace soon learned of He Jin's entire actions.Zhang, Duan and others were extremely shocked. Regardless of the consequences, He Jin led the foreign army to station in Sili District, which was obviously a prelude to the massacre of the harem.Zhang and Duan decided to act first, because the situation forced them to do so. On the same day, Zhang Rang urgently summoned Zhao Zhong, Feng Xu, Cao Jie, Guo Sheng and other eunuchs to discuss ways to protect themselves. Duan Gui shouted loudly: "If we don't act again, we will only have a dead end!"

Feng Xu said: "Since there is no way out, the only thing we can do is fight with our backs!" The rest of the eunuchs were all extremely angry and agreed. Finally, it was agreed that an incident would be launched on August 25, and He Jin should be assassinated first, so as to disrupt the assault plan of He Jin and Yuan Shao's group.Without further ado, the eunuchs worked out a detailed action plan with careful thinking: 1. In the name of Empress Dowager He, he summoned General He Jin and said that Empress Dowager He would come forward to coordinate the deteriorating dispute between the eunuch group and the General's House.

2. Zhang Rang personally commanded 50 knife and axemen to lie in ambush inside the gate of the Jiade Palace in Nangong, preparing to assassinate He Jin who had entered the palace from here. 3. More than 500 elite troops led by Zhao Zhong, deployed in front of the gate of Nangong, and bravely prevented Yuan Shao's troops from entering. 4. Three hundred imperial guards led by Cao Jie, Feng Xu, etc., set up defenses in the North Palace. If Zhao Zhong and others could not stop Yuan Jun's pressure, they immediately ordered all to retreat into the North Palace, and Cao Jie tried his best to resist Yuan Jun. To gain the time required for retreat.

5. Guo Sheng led the more courageous imperial guards to form a commando team of 200 people.When Zhang Rang succeeds in assassinating He Jin, Yuan Shao's army will surely enter Nangong. Guo Sheng's commando immediately took advantage of the momentum to attack the rich houses in Xicheng City and set them on fire. Enter Luoyang City to suppress Yuan Shao's troops. 6. If the countermeasure fails, Guo Sheng's troops can break out from Yongmen, attack the houses in the western and southern suburbs, and immediately set fire to the houses, and then use the chaos as a cover to escape from Luoyang and join the relatives stationed in Sili District. Dong Zhong's army.

7. When the countermeasures failed, Cao Jie and Feng Xu led a team from Beigong to the northeast corner of Buguangli and Yongheli official residence areas.He Jin's base camp is here. When the imperial guards break out, they can set fires along the way, thinking that they are suspicious soldiers.It can also cover Zhang Rang, Duan Gui, etc. to hold the emperor and Empress Dowager He hostage, and retreat from Yong'an Palace to the east gate.Break out of Luoyang City, defect to the friendly army separately, and then regroup, and join forces with Dong Zhong's army to return to attack Luoyang.

8. Cao Jie was the commander-in-chief of the military operation, and Zhang Rang and Duan Gui were responsible for holding the emperor and the queen mother hostage as escape hostages when necessary. There is no doubt that this is a very meticulous and meticulous plan, worthy of the work of eunuchs who use their brains all day long.He Jin and Yuan Shao really underestimated the eunuchs in terms of strategy. They only pursued big plans and ignored "small" plans. In mid-August, He Jin took Yuan Shao as the captain of Sili and Wang Yun as Henan Yin, who was in charge of supervising the actions of the eunuchs, and Dong Zhuo wrote to the emperor under the instruction of He Jin, expressing the willingness of King Qin, and marching to peace and optimism. After a series of developments, Empress Dowager He also felt that the problem was a bit serious. In order to ease the situation, the Empress Dowager He, except for a few small eunuchs who served as servants, all the middle and long servants of the Huangmen were dismissed and sent back to their hometowns.