Chapter 51 5. Mediocre people lead wolves

After Yuan Shao's retainers left, He Jin never seemed so excited and busy as today.He is excited because he seems to see that success is close at hand, within reach, and he is busy because he is pulling people everywhere.In addition to the Yuan family, he also brought many heroes of the current world into the circle to jointly promote great things. Among these heroes are Huangmen servant Xunyou, Shangshu Zhengtai and so on. He Jin was busy, and his opponent was not idle either.At this time, Jian Shuo seemed to smell a strong smell of blood from the air.He thought that since he failed to mess with He Jin once, it was impossible for He Jin to let him go this time.

The only way is to ask the brothers of the same gang for help. Jian Shuo's gang brothers are of course the gang of eunuchs in the harem.He wrote a letter to Zhao Zhong and others, saying: He Jin's family has controlled the government and acted arbitrarily, trying to unite the dead in the world to get rid of the eunuchs.They didn't do anything for a while, because they were afraid of me as the marshal of the army.We might as well unite, act first, and get rid of He Jin first. When Zhao Zhong received Jian Shuo's memorial, he didn't express his opinion in a hurry, but called all the Zhongchang attendants, and they took turns to read it one by one.After reading it, everyone held a meeting to discuss how to deal with this crisis.

Soon, the results will come out.No one expected that in this meeting, the eunuchs collectively betrayed Jian Shuo. The eunuchs have fully proved a cruel truth with practice: there are no eternal brothers in the world, only eternal interests.Their philosophy of life is that for the sake of brothers, they can stab the enemy twice; for the sake of profit, they can stab the brothers several times. Speaking of which, Jian Shuo shouldn't blame the eunuchs for not supporting him, but he can only blame himself for being bewitched by an evil spirit.In terms of strength, he was no match for He Jin at all.By his side, there are He Jin's undercover agents, and in his eunuch group, there are also He Jin's staunch supporters.

The person who supported He Jin at all costs was Zhongchang servant Guo Sheng, a fellow of He Jin. If you use a very explicit sentence, Guo Sheng and the He family are in the same boat.At the beginning, it was Guo Sheng who made Liu Hong make He Jin's sister the queen after many efforts. Later, when Empress He heard that Wang Mei had given birth to Liu Xie, she was afraid that she would steal her position, so she immediately sent someone to poison Wang Meiren to death.When Liu Hong heard about it, he jumped up and scolded his mother, clamoring to abolish Queen He. However, Liu Hong still didn't abolish Queen He, do you know why?This is because Guo Sheng worked behind the scenes and united with the eunuchs to plead with Liu Hong before giving up.

That is to say, from the very beginning, the Zhongchang attendants have dealt with Queen Mother He, and the relationship is not bad.And Zhao Zhong also believed that if there were no eunuchs, there would be no Empress Dowager He today, and Empress Dowager He would not be the kind of person who wanted to tear down the bridge after crossing the river. The so-called help people to the end, send Buddha to the West.Based on the above considerations, between the He family and Jian Shuo, the only choice is to sacrifice the latter.So after the eunuchs reached a consensus, they rejected Jian Shuo's proposal and passed Jian Shuo's letter to the general for review.

At this time, He Jin was extremely proud.Jian Shuo, you are finished, no one from the same gang will help you, even if the gods come, it will be useless. On April 25th, He Jin ordered Huang Menling to arrest and kill Jian Shuo.At the same time, Jian Shuo's troops were taken over, and all the military power in the world fell into He Jin's hands. This is the craziest moment in the world. The eunuch is selling Jian Shuo, and He Jin is going to sell the eunuch, so who will He Jin wait for?Don't worry, look down patiently, there will be results. After killing one, He Jin also wanted to kill the ignorant Empress Dowager Dong in front of him.

Empress Dowager Dong and Liang Zi of the He family had married as early as when Empress He poisoned Wang Meiren to death.Empress Dowager Dong adopted Liu Xie from Wang Mei's life, probably with two meanings. One is that Liu Xie is safe by her side, and Empress Dowager He dare not kill this child; . Therefore, Empress Dowager Dong's attitude towards Empress Dowager He was intolerable, and she wished she could eat her in one bite.Invisibly, the discord between the two queen mothers also caused discord among the eunuchs.Most of the eunuchs are supporters of Empress Dowager Dong; while the eunuchs, mainly Guo Sheng, are supporters of Empress Dowager He.

It's true that women quarreled so much that they were superb.For He Jin and Yuan Shao, his favorite thing to watch is the eunuch split.Wild animals do not gather in groups and are easy to be hunted down; eunuchs want to divide and repair them, it seems that it is not very difficult. However, before killing the group of eunuchs, He Jin must first deal with Empress Dowager Dong.Because the conflict between Empress Dowager Dong and Empress Dowager He has reached a fever pitch, and it is necessary to decide the outcome between them. There is also a reason why the old woman, Empress Dowager Dong, was so angry that she dared to make a deal with Empress Dowager He.

One reason is that the power of the Dong family is not weak. Dong Zhong, the nephew of Empress Dowager Dong, was a hussar general at that time. This is one reason; Empress Dowager Dong relies on the old to sell the old. As a mother-in-law, how can she be bullied by her daughter-in-law? Based on the above reasons, Empress Dowager Dong has repeatedly intervened in politics and challenged Empress Dowager He.Of course, Empress Dowager He is not easy to bully. As long as Empress Dowager Dong comes out to do politics, she will beat the old woman's hand back without saying a word. So, Empress Dowager Dong jumped up and scolded Empress Dowager He in embarrassment: What are you arrogant about? Isn't it your elder brother He Jin who you rely on?Let me tell you, if I want my hussars general Dong Zhong to cut off the head of your family He Jin, that will happen in the blink of an eye.

The last fig leaf was ripped off by the old woman. In this case, is it necessary for Empress Dowager He to be patient?Empress Dowager He told He Jin that Empress Dowager Dong bullied me, brother, you want to avenge me. When He Jin heard this, he couldn't help feeling sorry for Queen Mother Dong.If there is a way to heaven, you don’t go, but if there is no way to hell, you just come.Well, let the facts tell, it's easier to cut who. In May, He Jin joined forces with the three princes to impeach Empress Dowager Dong, saying that she had colluded with the state and county governments for corruption, and all her money was accumulated in Yongle Palace.Also, according to tradition, the queen of the feudal country cannot stay in the capital.

Whether Empress Dowager Dong has been corrupted or not, in fact, we can know a thing or two from Liu Hong's love for money.If there is a son, there must be a mother. It should be true that the old woman has accumulated a lot of money.Secondly, the reason why Queen Mother Dong is today is not because her husband is the emperor, but because she gave birth to a lucky son and became the emperor.If people want to send her back to Hejian Country according to the rules, that's okay. Now it's finally time to see who's the best. On May 6th, He Jin sent troops to surround the Hussar General's mansion, arrested Dong Zhong and dismissed him.Knowing that the situation was over, Dong Zhong committed suicide.A month later, Empress Dowager Dong died. There are said to be two versions of how the old woman died: some say she died of depression, while others say she committed suicide. After clearing all the roads, the next step is to drag all the eunuchs onto the chopping block and chop them up. This is what Yuan Shao has been thinking about since He Jin destroyed the Dong family.However, he waited for half a month, but he still didn't see any movement from He Jin. Now, Yuan Shao was in a hurry. Yuan Shao was really in a hurry.He looked around, waiting for this day, but he thought in his heart, He Jin didn't do anything for a long time, maybe Zhao Zhong did him some favors, helped him get rid of Jian Shuo, so he was merciful and soft-hearted, and shook hands with him to make peace Bar. If this is the case, it is a big bad thing. Therefore, Yuan Shao personally went to He Jin and said: "My General He, do you take our great cause to heart? If you haven't forgotten, please recall how Dou Wu died before. Yes. At that time, Grand Tutor Chen Fan warned Dou Wu that the attack must be ruthless, but Dou Wu did not listen and was killed by the eunuch. Today you hold the power of the world and control the world. If you are not in a hurry to act, when will you wait? " He Jin listened and was speechless for a while. The angry youth Yuan Shao knew how to kill people, but why didn't he know He Jin's difficulties?You know, it is easy to kill eunuchs, but the problem is, who will run the errands in the court?This is a technical problem.If this problem is not solved, the harem will be messed up, and there will be endless troubles. However, soon after, He Jin went to the palace to persuade the Queen Mother to go. By the way, since He Jin experienced Jian Shuo's flickering incident last time, he basically doesn't enter the palace anymore.It's not that he's scared, but Yuan Shao warned him that the harem is not your domain, don't go in easily, for fear of never returning, it's better to stay in your own domain.Therefore, when the Han Dynasty buried Liu Hong, He Jin did not enter the palace to accompany him, nor did he go out to attend the funeral in person. No way, eunuchs are not a good thing, so we have to guard against them. So this time when He Jin entered the palace, he made a lot of determination.Moreover, after some discussions with Yuan Shao, he believed that after the eunuchs were eliminated, officials from Sanshulang could be used instead of eunuchs.As long as the Empress Dowager He can accept this approach, the matter will be more or less complete. However, when He Jin told the Empress Dowager He about this ridiculous idea, she was immediately rejected. Empress Dowager He has two objections: from ancient times to the present, eunuchs run errands in the palace, and the same is true of the old Han Dynasty. It is inappropriate to ask her to abolish the old ancestor's practice overnight.Just after the funeral of the late Emperor Liu Hong, you asked me to work with a group of scholars, how can this work? Two words, enough to make He Jin have nothing to say.He had no choice but to go out of the palace in desperation and tell Yuan Shao: "The Empress Dowager He disagrees with killing the eunuchs. My idea is, why don't we just kill a few eunuchs who are particularly arrogant and destroy their prestige." Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao shouted: "How can this be done! The eunuchs are close to the empress dowager and the emperor, they are the only channel for communication between the upper and lower levels, and they have scarce information. As long as they still have someone in that position, we can't even think about it for a day." Have a safe day." Yuan Shao seemed to be right.For a moment, He Jin was in a dilemma again. What He Jin didn't expect was that the development of the matter was beyond his expectation. Then, within the He family, there were also great differences on the issue of He Jin's killing of eunuchs.There are two important figures in the He family, and they went to the Queen Mother He's ears to blow the news, which strengthened the Queen Mother He's determination to prevent the eunuch from being killed. It is the Empress Dowager's mother, Wuyang Jun, and He Jin's younger brother, He Miao, who are giving the Queen Mother He the wind. It needs to be explained that He Jin and Empress Dowager He are half brothers and sisters, and He Miao and Empress Dowager He's mother are not in vain. They have collected a lot of money from eunuchs many times. They told Empress Dowager He: "He Jin killed eunuchs in order to monopolize power and weaken the power of the state." To weaken the power of the state is to weaken the power of Queen Mother He.When Empress Dowager He heard this, she felt really uncomfortable. He Jin was very helpless, so he had to tell Yuan Shao the above situation truthfully. At this time, Yuan Shao seemed to understand He Jin's predicament very well.However, after he pondered for a moment, he gave He Jin another move.He told He Jin: "Since Empress Dowager He does not agree to kill the eunuch, we have no choice but to be tough." He Jin asked: "How hard?" Yuan Shao said: "Let's summon the world's heroes and generals, and lead the army into Beijing. When the soldiers come to the city, does Empress Dowager He want Luoyang City or want to protect her eunuchs? In my opinion, it will be difficult for her to push out eunuchs for us." .” Upon hearing this, He Jin slapped his thigh and shouted, "Good idea. Let's do it like this." He Jin sent people to various places to spread the word, and soon, He Jin's meaning reached Dong Zhuo. As soon as Dong Zhuo received the order, he couldn't help but looked up to the sky and smiled: "Heaven has eyes, I was forced to have nowhere to go by Huangfusong, and I will finally get through it today." Tragedy is about to take place, and the Han Dynasty is about to end: Dong Zhuo's tomorrow is the end of the Han Dynasty.