Chapter 5 Chapter Five Killing the Eunuchs

"Is there anything wrong?" When Yuan Shao asked this question, General He Jin replied, "It will be fine!" and entered the palace. He Jin felt a little close to the eunuchs emotionally, he didn't intend to kill all the eunuchs at all, he thought it would be enough to drive them out of the power center.Since he has no intention of killing the other party, his vigilance towards the other party is relatively relaxed. "It's none of my business..." Yuan Shao didn't dissuade him with a positive attitude.In fact, he did not recognize the butcher He Jin as a scholar-bureaucrat at all.

Even if He Jin, who entered the palace carelessly, was killed, it would not be considered a major event.What Yuan Shao and the others wanted was a man with the position of a general, but this man was not He Jin.Yuan Shao thought this was a good opportunity to replace a real scholar-bureaucrat as a general.People of this class have always been very cruel to people of other classes. Yuan Shao even hoped that He Jin would be killed. ——Once He Jin was killed, wouldn't it be an excuse to break into the palace and kill all the eunuchs? This is a once in a lifetime opportunity! "The butcher general should be killed!" Yuan Shao was gloating at this moment.However, he himself denied that he was such a person.

He hastily summoned his troops. ——The general may have an accident... For this reason, he also informed He Jin's generals Wu Kuang, Zhang Wei and others to send troops to stand by outside the palace. On the one hand, Yuan Shao also summoned his half-brother Yuan Shu.Yuan Shu's position is Huben Zhonglangjiang.The relationship between the brothers has never been harmonious.Yuan Shu, the son of his regular wife, has a strong sense of directness.Yuan Shao was born to a maid, and later adopted to his uncle Yuan, who died young, as an adopted son.Since this uncle was the eldest son, Yuan Shao used to regard himself as the pillar of the Yuan family.Although emotionally not harmonious, under the consciousness of the scholar-bureaucrats, their actions are consistent.

He Jin's younger brother, He Miao, had a good relationship with the eunuch.This is also the reason why He Jin was not wary of eunuchs at all.But from the eunuch's point of view, this is a last stand, if not, they may all be killed. - Kill the enemy leader first! Controlling the enemy first is the principle of war. Regardless of whether the enemy is the empress dowager's brother or a general, obtaining the head of the enemy general is the top priority. The eunuchs have fallen into a whirlpool of excitement. When the late Emperor Ling was extremely dissatisfied with Empress He and intended to abolish her, the eunuch entrusted by He Miao once begged for Empress He's favor, so that the matter of abolishing the throne could not be settled.

——The relative He Jin was able to become a general because of our help.If Empress He was abolished at that time, wouldn't He Jin have to go home and resume his old job as a butcher?This guy is simply ungrateful! When thinking of that incident, the eunuchs were all filled with righteous indignation. ——Get rid of the ungrateful general! An eunuch named Qu Mu beheaded General He Jin in front of the Jiade Hall in the palace. ——The general rebelled! He Jin's head was hung on the tip of a spear for public display. This matter quickly spread outside the city. "The time has come!"

Yuan Shao, who was waiting for an opportunity outside the city, immediately ordered his troops to attack the palace. Of course, the eunuchs closed the gates of the palace tightly to prevent the chaos from entering.Yuan Shu and Wu Kuang's troops smashed down the palace gate with giant logs and broke into the city. It was now evening.After nightfall, the situation turned to be more favorable for eunuchs who were familiar with the topography of the city. "Set fire to the palace gate!" Yuan Shu ordered to set fire to Qingsuo Gate of Nangong Palace.This measure is not only to make the eunuch panic, but also to increase the lighting effect.

"Kill! Kill!" The army of scholar-bureaucrats swung their white knives and killed all eunuchs they saw. The castrated men were all quite fat and beardless.Some people were killed by mistake because they looked like eunuchs.Non-eunuchs who did not have beards in the court had to strip off and run. They did this to prove that they were not eunuchs. Yuan Shao and chariot general He Miao marched to Zhuque Hall together. "After annihilating the eunuchs, the butcher's brother might regain real power..." Looking at He Miao, Yuan Shao thought so.He Miao commanded the troops very well, which was different from his brother He Jin.It is said that this person's communication skills with eunuchs are also very good...

"It's best to eliminate such a guy as soon as possible..." Yuan Shao had this idea.The other party is not a scholar-bureaucrat, so it shouldn't hurt to kill him.Keeping such a person alive may prevent Qingliu from gaining real power in the future. When Yuan Shao was inspecting the formation, he saw Wu Kuang who was leaning on the palace pillar and weeping.Wu Kuang was a loyal subordinate of the great general He Jin. When he found the head of his master He Jin, he was so excited that he slammed his head against the pillar and knocked on the door with both fists, weeping like hell.

Seeing this, Yuan Shao stepped forward. "Did you know? It was Cheqi (He Miao) who killed the general (He Jin)..." "what?" Wu Kuang stopped hitting the pillars and looked back at Yuan Shao. Wu Kuang is a loyal and stubborn person. "It is well known that He Miao and the eunuchs have a good relationship. After overthrowing his elder brother, He Miao will be the number one person among his relatives and can wield greater power. Therefore, he conspired with the eunuchs to have them kill General..." Yuan Shao said in a low voice. "Oh shit!" Wu Kuang stared round his bloodshot eyes.Yuan Shao knew that his words had already had an effect.

Wu Kuang immediately selected a group of elite soldiers and led them to attack He Miao's Zhuque Temple. The scene of chasing and killing the eunuch is unfolding in the palace, and the eunuch has no resistance at all.The invading troops, who were busy driving the eunuchs to death, never dreamed that they would be attacked by surprise. When they saw Wu Kuang, who was showing a fierce look and leading the troops, everyone thought he was going to seek revenge from the eunuch.He Miao thought so too, but he didn't expect that this army was coming for him. "You... what are you doing?"

By the time you realize something is wrong, it's too late. Wu Kuang's troops attacked in one fell swoop and took He Miao's head.This happened in an instant, and He Miao's body was abandoned in the palace yard. Zhao Zhong, one of the chief eunuchs, was beheaded by Yuan Shaojun.Zhang Rang and Duan Gui fled into the North Palace with the emperor and his younger brother Chen Liuwang (Xie). Luoyang Palace City has a very large area, and there are many secret passages in the city, just in case.Only the head eunuch next to the emperor knows this secret.No matter how hard the invading army searched, they could not find the shadow of the emperor. Yuan Shao and others, who led the combined army of literati and bureaucrats, intended to support the emperor and declared that "eunuchs conspired against each other."However, without the emperor, they could not achieve this goal. Miyagi was a sea of ​​blood. According to legend, more than 2,000 people were killed at this time. Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others who had fled into the North Palace, took the emperor and his younger brother and sneaked out of the city through the valley gate of the palace.There are only dozens of followers.They are all eunuchs, without a single minister, and they all walk on foot. The emperor and his party came to a place called Xiaopingjin by the Yellow River in the middle of the night.Just as he was planning to rest here temporarily, the sound of horseshoes came from the south.The group suddenly panicked. "Calm down! That's just the sound of hooves, not a large army!" Zhang Rang told everyone to keep calm. The fourteen-year-old emperor burst into tears. "Brother, that's not an enemy. How can the Son of Heaven have enemies?" The nine-year-old brother hurriedly comforted the emperor. Chasing the emperor and his party were Noh Shik and Min Gong who were serving as ministers.These two people are not eunuchs, but ministers.Among them, Lu Zhi was humiliated by the prison cart because he refused to bribe the eunuch during the Yellow Turban War. "Zhang Rang, Duan Gui! You should be ashamed!" Lu Zhi jumped off his horse and shouted loudly. Min Gong, who also jumped off his horse, shouted: "You kill yourself immediately! Otherwise, I will cut off your heads!" The emperor burst into tears again. Lu Zhi knelt down and played: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, we are here to welcome His Majesty back to the palace, and all the ministers are waiting for His Majesty's return!" Min Gong held a waist knife in his hand, and he had the tendency to kill Zhang Rang at any time.One of Zhang Rang's men drew a dagger and rushed at Min Gong.Ming Gong dodged, swung his knife horizontally, and chopped into the man's body.The man screamed and fell to the ground on the spot. "The eunuch still knows how to sacrifice his life to save the Lord, the spirit is commendable!" Min Gong presents the bloody knife to Jang Rang. "The matter has come to this, and I will not love my life!" After Zhang Rang finished speaking, he staggered to the emperor and knelt down. "I hereby bid farewell to the emperor and bid farewell to this life. Please take care of the emperor..." As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Rang threw himself down from the river bank.Duan Gui also jumped off.The rest of the eunuchs were also followed one after another, but most of them chose to escape. "All the evils around the emperor have been destroyed so far. Now please return to the palace quickly, the queen mother is waiting!" Lu Zhi knelt on the ground and kowtowed. "Your performance is commendable, and I express my appreciation on behalf of the emperor." Since the emperor was speechless, King Chen Liu spoke in this way.There is such a disparity in talent between the half-brothers. Although he was a mediocre person, the emperor was still the center of the world after all, and Luoyang City, which had lost its center, fell into chaos.However, the news that the emperor was safe and sound in the north of the city soon came. "Go!" The officials immediately rushed to the north of the city.Of course they are to please the emperor. After the eunuchs are wiped out, the palace sequence list will of course be rewritten.The sooner the person goes to greet him, the more likely he will be listed.So, this is a time when every second counts. Originally, there were only Lu Zhi and Mingong and their group, but as they traveled southward, the number of people increased. A group of people came to the bottom of Beimansaka.The area is full of cemeteries, and they decided to rest at this place for a while. "Huh? Why is the dust blowing up over there?" A minister pointed to the west and said. There was indeed a cloud of dust over there.From the looks of it, it seemed to be a rather large army.When riding a horse in the loess area, dust will definitely be raised.Wars at that time usually relied on the situation of flying dust to infer the direction and number of the enemy. "The number of people is about 3,000 to 5,000..." A person with experience in the Yellow Turban War murmured. "That's the Xianyang Garden area. If the army came from the west, could it be..." The minister stopped here. Everyone knew the name of the man who led this army, but no one dared to say it. ——Dong Zhuo who led Liangzhou soldiers... Dong Zhuo is famous for his might and strength. In fact, he who succeeded Lu Zhi fought against the Yellow Turban Army in Yu Guangzong, but was dismissed because he failed to win.People are afraid of this general because of his character. This person has always been called "the heart is like a beast". ——Absolutely don’t look for Dong Zhuo. When He Jin issued a call to "expel eunuchs" to warlords everywhere, almost all of them advised him in this way.But He Jin didn't listen to this advice, and issued a call to Dong Zhuo. The army that appeared from the northwest was empty except for Dong Zhuo. After the sand and dust approached, it was indeed Dong Zhuo who was right.Dull-colored armor, shiny spears—the burly Liangzhou soldiers all have majestic beards. "Woo... Whoa! Woo... Whoa!" Dong Zhuo's cavalry corps, roaring like a beast, galloped back and forth around the emperor.Dong Zhuo came to find out what the group of hundreds of people gathered under Beimangban was doing.Therefore, it is not surprising that the cavalry generals took a semi-threatening attitude towards the emperor and his party. Knowing that this group was the emperor's party, Dong Zhuo stepped forward, ready to pay his respects. "The Holy Spirit has a decree, retreat quickly!" A minister shouted.In fact, the emperor cried out of fear.Dong Zhuo's generals were not supposed to frighten the emperor, so there was nothing wrong with ordering Dong Zhuo to retreat under the guise of an imperial decree. "What! Want me to retreat?" Dong Zhuo glared at the minister angrily.Not only did his eyebrows stand upside down, but his cheeks trembled even more.