Chapter 21 Chapter 3 A Good Plan Difficult to Reveal a Hero's Helplessness (8)

Xiao Huangmen, who was used to living in the palace, suddenly became pitiful like a bereaved dog.In desperation, they flocked to He Jin's mansion one after another, begging He Jin to spare their lives on the grounds that they were "dismissed and returned home, unable to make a living".He Jin pointed at them and cursed: "The world is raging, you caused it. Now Dong Zhuo's army will enter the capital, and there will be massacres. I think you should leave the capital as soon as possible to save your own lives!" Xiao Huangmen was already kneeling on the ground, crying and shouting.Not only was He Jin not tempted by this, but he ordered the guards to disperse him.

Xiao Huangmen's actions made Yuan Shao think that the secret had been exposed, and he could not wait any longer, and he should quickly launch an assault on the eunuch.But He Jin said: "The Empress Dowager must be very opposed to the killing of eunuchs. It is not appropriate to take direct action at present. Let Dong Zhuo put pressure on the capital before taking action. It will be a matter of course." He Jin did not agree, so Yuan Shao had to suspend his actions. During this period, the eunuchs stepped up their plans. A long time before that, Zhang Rang intentionally asked his adopted son to marry the younger sister of the Empress Dowager He. At this time, Zhang Rang complained to his daughter-in-law, saying: "The old minister offended the general. He should have resigned and returned home, but every time he misses The kindness of the former emperor and empress dowager, I really can't bear to abandon my post and stay away. Now the situation has developed very seriously, and the old minister is restless. Please plead with the empress dowager He for me, I hope I can have the opportunity to express my desire to serve, even if I die without complaint..."

The daughter-in-law was very sympathetic to her father-in-law's situation, and immediately said that she must report to her mother, Mr. Wuyang.Zhang Rang was so moved that he almost shed tears. The daughter-in-law walked up to Lord Wuyang and told how her father-in-law was utterly loyal to the court, but now he was forced by his elder brother He Jin. I agree with my daughter's words.So, someone immediately called Queen Mother He, asking her to try to ease the conflict between the general and the eunuch as soon as possible. At the same time, Lord Wuyang asked Zhang Rang to ask Queen Mother He himself.Under the arrangement of Lord Wuyang, Zhang Rang, together with He Jin's younger brother He Miao, went up to the palace and reported to Queen Mother He, "Now the general is using the emperor's decree to lure foreign troops into the Sili district. It is obvious that he wants to kill us. I hope that the Empress Dowager will remember the hard work of serving for a long time, and show mercy and help."

Empress Dowager He sighed helplessly, and said: "The estrangement between the general and you is getting deeper and deeper. Now that there is an intention to communicate, I think it would be better for you to go to the general's mansion to apologize in person and clearly express your intentions. " When Zhang Rang heard this, he felt bad, so he pleaded: "The queen mother doesn't know something, Yuan Shao is anxious to hunt us down. If we go, doesn't it mean that we have thrown ourselves into a trap? I hope the queen mother can help us invite the general to enter the palace, and let us go. The minister begged the general for mercy in front of the queen mother. If he refuses to forgive, the minister can only ask to die in front of the queen mother, so as not to interact with each other and endanger the peace of the palace."

Empress Dowager He couldn't help but be moved by these sincere words, and with He Miao's constant support, the Empress Dowager agreed to Zhang Rang's request. Therefore, the Empress Dowager issued an imperial edict to announce He Jindeng to negotiate the increasingly tense and serious disputes between the General's Mansion and the eunuch group. He Jin received the imperial edict on August 25th. At this time, the General's Mansion was entertaining the nobles of the Qingliu School to discuss important matters. After receiving the imperial edict, He Jin immediately prepared to leave for the palace.

Chief Registrar Chen Lin said: "The situation in the inner palace is unclear, and the intention of the Queen Mother's edict is suspicious. You must not go. It will be a disaster." He Jin smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager summoned me to the palace, what's the matter?" Yuan Shao was also worried and said: "Now, the plan of the foreign army to enter the capital has been leaked, and the eunuchs will surely counterattack. If the general wants to enter the forbidden palace, he must not be careless." Cao Cao said: "The matter is urgent, please call Zhang Rang and others as hostages first, and the general can enter the palace."

He Jin laughed loudly, and said in a disdainful tone: "We have already grasped the absolute advantage, and it is too late for the eunuch to beg for mercy. How dare we do anything to us?" He Jin insisted on going to the palace immediately, and Yuan Shao had no choice but to say: "The general must go to the palace, please allow us to use the imperial guards to make appropriate deployments around the palace. And let us guide the guards to guard against accidents." He Jin said: "Then do as you said. In short, the palace is to be ascended." So Yuan Shao's army selected a thousand elite soldiers, led by Yuan Shu, and deployed them on the outskirts of Nangong.Yuan Shu is fully armed, with the command center outside Qingdian, ready to respond at any time.In addition, the guard group composed of troops directly under the general, led by Cao Cao and Yuan Shao personally, escorted He into the palace.

Cao Cao was more careful. He was afraid of great changes, so he secretly ordered Cao Ren and Cao Hong to lead troops to deploy troops in the palace and private houses to block the eunuchs' possible stupidity and prevent the incident from expanding and causing complete chaos in Luoyang City. At around two o'clock in the afternoon, He Jin and his party arrived at the gate of the Nangong Palace and asked to go to the palace. Huangmen handed down the queen mother's will: "The queen mother specially announces the general, and the rest are not allowed to enter." Both Yuan Shao and Cao Cao said that if this is the case, the general should not go in.

He Jin said: "I have traveled so far, how can I not enter the palace. Others are not allowed to enter, it is also the rule of the palace, you just stay outside, nothing will happen." Thus, He Jin entered the gate of the South Palace, except for five or six personal guards, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others were blocked outside the palace gate.He Jin raised his head and chest, proudly, straight in.The personal guard followed behind him, stepped into the meeting hall between the Jiade Hall and the Sangong Mansion, and waited for the Queen Mother. However, after waiting for a while, the Queen Mother did not come.While looking forward to and wondering, Zhang Rang and Duan Gui suddenly saw a large group of armed soldiers rushing into the hall.He Jin was about to ask questions, when the armed soldiers shouted that they had surrounded him.

Zhang Rang accused He Jin loudly: "The great chaos in the world today is caused by long-term malpractice. How can you put the blame on us? Could it be said that without us, the government will immediately restore peace? Do you know that the late emperor had a relationship with He Jin?" The Empress Dowager was unhappy. If we hadn’t cried and knelt to persuade the late emperor to change his mind, how could your family be as rich as it is today? Wouldn’t it be too much for you to avenge your kindness and murder us? You say we are turbid streams, don’t you? Can you guarantee that you are all Qingliu?"

Knowing that He Jin had fallen for the trap, he bravely broke through with a few personal guards. Immediately after the gate of the Guardian Palace, more than 50 soldiers ambushed and surrounded He Jin even more tightly. He Jin and others fought hard, but in the end they were outnumbered, and several personal guards died in battle one after another.In the end, He Jin was the only one left. Relying on his strength to kill pigs, he knocked down many soldiers, fought and fled, and retreated to the gate of Jiade.Later, due to the exhaustion of his strength, but the continuous stream of armed soldiers, several knives fell on him almost at the same time. Before he could cry out, he fell into a pool of blood. Zhang Rang, who was shouting for help, came forward with a knife, and cut dozens of knives on He Jin's slightly wriggling body, causing his stomach and intestines to leak out.