Chapter 31 Fuli Shaodi

The General's Mansion is always on guard against Jian Shuo, but three days have passed and there is no news.Whether it was He Jin himself, or those captains, subordinates, and friends who rushed over, everyone was in a constant state of panic. Now we are all in the same boat, we can only keep He Jin in the same boat.During these three days, no one stepped out of the shogunate, and everyone regarded this place as their home for the time being.Until the evening of the third day, an angel suddenly arrived, saying that He entered the palace to entrust the edict.He Jin received the edict, went back to the back hall to change the court clothes, and took the opportunity to ask everyone.

"Impermanence is pressing for life, and the lamp is dry when the oil is exhausted." Wang Qian stroked his beard and said, "This time, it must be Long Live who will return to the dragon, and tell the future. When a person is about to die, his words are also good, and the general can go." "No, Jian Shuo's aggressive battle is today." Yuan Shu sneered, "I think Jian Shuo must be ambushing people in the palace to kill the general." Cao Cao walked around the hall twice, pondering, "This matter is still uncertain. Jian Shuo has been seizing the military power for a long time, and I'm afraid he wouldn't dare to do it at will. But if the legacy is passed on and the Shihou is respected, I don't think it may be true. ..."

Cao Cao didn't dare to say anything later, he felt that Jian Shuo wanted to coerce He Jinli Dong Hou Liu Xie.I'm afraid this general is too soft-boned, so he has to be led by the nose when he gets there!So the conversation changed, "Although we have received the order, we have to go. Let's lead the soldiers and horses to guard the palace courtyard, and then send people to inquire about the news of the soldiers and horses everywhere." Everyone has made a plan, guarding He Jin and leaving the door, and was about to go back to the camp and put on the leader of the army, but they saw a group of people coming in mighty, it turned out that Yuan Shao had returned.

"Ben Chu!" Seeing Yuan Shao, He Jin almost had tears in his eyes as he had a backbone.Yuan Shao hurriedly got off his horse and knelt down, "General, you have suffered." Everyone was happy to see Yuan Shao, Cao Cao patted him on the shoulder: "At the beginning, I really didn't expect you to come back alive." "In the land of Qingzhou, Xue Yan, Minister of the East China Sea, and Zang Ba, the captain of cavalry, cooperated with me to fight. After the incident was completed, I was afraid that Jian Shuo would harm me, so I left Sima Liu Zihuang to supervise the team. Back, I didn’t even dare to hand over a victory report along the way.” Yuan Shao’s words were true, and he could see that he had worked hard to escape, his face was dusty and haggard, he didn’t look like a victorious general.

With his arrival, there are ready-made soldiers and horses, and there is no need to send troops to Duting.Yuan Shao's 300 riders, plus the guards of the general's mansion, and the servants who accompanied them, made up a temporary gathering of more than 500 people, and everyone surrounded He Jin like stars and marched towards the palace.Walking on Zhengyang Street, there was a small yellow gate running to greet him. He knelt down and saluted: "The slave is waiting for the general under the order of Mr. Jian, the captain of the military academy. Mr. Jian said that there are many offenses in the past, so don't worry about it. Don't worry. The general saw doubts, Master Jian has transferred all the cavalry from Xiyuan back to Xiyuan. Please enter the palace with peace of mind, Long Live has something important to say."

He Jin was relieved after hearing this, and looked back at the crowd and said: "After all, the emperor has affection for me!" However, Cao Cao reminded: "Even though the Xiyuan riders are leaving, the Habayashi army is still there, the general should proceed with caution." He Jin repeatedly said.Because he was not allowed to enter the palace unless he was summoned, He Jin only took Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang to follow the little yellow gate.Seeing that He Jin had entered the palace gate, Yuan Shao quickly mobilized troops to surround the palace.At this moment, he is like a lieutenant in the military academy, Cao Cao and others are at his command.The accompanying subordinates also came with swords, and three groups of five groups seized the important points of communication.It stands to reason that soldiers besieging the palace is the same as rebellion, but the chaos these days is known to everyone in the capital, and the Habayashi soldiers guarding the palace do not dare to provoke and question casually. They just stand on their own posts and guard their own gates. Yuan Shao's people have spoken.

Cao Cao and Xun You were in charge of guarding the west gate. They had just arrived on the west side of the palace, and they had not had time to disperse their troops.There was a commotion at the palace gate, and He Jin and the three rushed out from the west palace gate in a panic. "What's the matter? General?" Cao Cao stepped forward to meet him. Wu Kuang scolded: "Damn it, Jian Shuo is going to murder the general. Thanks to Pan Yin who tipped the news inside, otherwise he would be a murderer after passing the Tao! The eunuch who led the way is not a good thing either, he has already been slaughtered by me." Already!" After saying that, he shook the bloody weapon in his hand.

He Jin's face was pale, it seemed that he was quite shocked. "Go back to the mansion first." Cao Cao asked Xun You to take care of He Jin, and rushed to the front door to report the letter. After hearing this, Yuan Shu was furious: "Let's lead our troops to kill them! Take this opportunity to kill Jian Shuo and Shi Changshi!" Chun Yuqiong, Wu Dang, Xu Liang and a gang of warriors responded one after another. Yuan Shao's heart was clear, and he stopped immediately: "You can't make mistakes. Is it not conspiracy to lead troops into the country? If the queen and prince are injured, who can take care of them? Go back to the shogunate first and then discuss." Everyone told each other, the palace The people around all heard the news, and they retreated one after another.This time, he came quickly and went back even faster. After a while, he protected He Jin and returned to the shogunate.

When Cao Cao saw that Wu Dang wanted the soldiers to settle down in front of the street, he was very angry: "No! The soldiers and horses of the Chinese military camp must go back to the capital to garrison. This is Luoyang City, not a place to come and go casually." Those warriors didn't care where it was, they just wanted to open their eyes. They were displeased to hear Cao Cao's arrangement, but their arms couldn't twist their thighs, so they obeyed orders and left the city.Having said that, Wu Tang selected a hundred of the most capable soldiers to defend the shogunate.Everyone pushed and shoved back to the hall.He Jin was so frightened that he shook his head again and again: "It's dangerous! If Pan Yin hadn't told me that I have been dead for a long time, I really dare not enter this palace again."

"But what should we do now?" Yuan Shao didn't know what to do. "The life and death of the emperor is unknown, the empress and prince are trapped deep in the palace, and the ministers and officials are all under the control of Jian Shuo. There is no communication between the inside and the outside, so this stalemate cannot be resolved. When do you know it?" "Don't worry." Tian Feng took his seat safely, "Jian Shuo's plot has been exposed, how can there be another disturbance with the help of a small palace? There is no need to mobilize people, and there will be changes over time. The people of the Seven Departments and even the Ten Permanent Attendants, they He has to consider his family and life, who can follow him to take this risk? I guess the variable is not far away, and it will be between this moment and three moments."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a commotion outside.It seems that someone wanted to break into the shogunate, but was captured by the guards.Wu Kuang walked in when he was young: "Sign up to the general, and catch a sneaky eunuch, who seems to be here to secretly spy on our actions." The captured people outside seemed to have heard his words, and hurriedly shouted: "I'm not an eunuch! Let me in! Meng De! Meng De! I have something important to report to the General!" Cao Cao heard someone calling him, so he ran out to look, and saw that Zhang Zhang had tied his hands to a person, it was Cao Chun, the younger brother of the clan.He is a servant of the Huangmen, so he wears a sable crown, a yellow robe, and a yellow lacquer saber around his waist, which is similar to that of most eunuchs.In addition, Cao Chun was only nineteen years old and had never grown a beard at such a young age, so he would inevitably be mistaken for an eunuch. "Let go quickly, he is my younger brother!" Zhang Zhang was careless by nature and didn't figure it out, so he let go of his head in a daze, and muttered to himself: "Brother Cao's family is really strange, my grandfather is an eunuch, I didn't hear that my younger brother is also an eunuch!" Cao Chun didn't have the mood to argue with him, so he hurriedly entered the hall with his elder brother. Seeing that the room was full of people, most of whom didn't know each other, he bowed in circles. Cao Cao hurriedly said: "This is Cao Chun, the servant of the Huangmen, my younger brother...Zihe, don't care about Xuli, you are all on your own. If you have anything to do, you can say it." Cao Chun knew He Jin, and bowed his head. Shi Li said: "Report to the General, Long Live died last night." Everyone didn't respond to what they heard. No one cares about the emperor's life or death at this moment! "Who will the emperor appoint as emperor?" Before He Jin could ask, Yuan Shao eagerly said it out first. Although Cao Chun is a scholar who has just entered an official position, his mind is very flexible.In front of He Jin and these people, how can it be said that Dong Hou and Liu Xie were established?He hurriedly made up a lie: "Long Live has decided to establish the eldest prince as emperor and ordered you to assist the government, but Jian Shuo insisted on going his own way and wanted to abolish the establishment and occupy the court without permission. Today's treacherous plan has been leaked, and he has ordered people to close the palace gates. The queen and the eldest prince are under house arrest. Please rescue them quickly, the general!" After saying that, he took out a piece of silk and handed it to Cao Cao, "Jian Shuo has gone to Changle Palace to imprison the queen. This is a secret letter he wrote to Zhao Zhong, the ten permanent attendant. , was intercepted by Guo Sheng, the eunuch from the same town as the general. Take a quick look!" Cao Cao took the letter and wanted to pass it on, but remembered that He Jin was illiterate, so he handed it to Wang Qian. Wang Qian opened his mouth and said: "Brothers of the great generals ruled the country, and now they are plotting with the party members of the world to kill the late emperor and wipe out our Cao. But the soldiers are banned by the book, so let's ponder. It is better to close the pavilion together and arrest them urgently. Punish it...General, Jian Shuo is trying to collude with the ten servants to do what Wang Fu did to Dou Wu!" He Jin was at a loss, so he could only look at Yuan Shao.Yuan Shao didn't know how to deal with it, he suddenly remembered He Yong's past events, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Brother Boqiu, what should we do at this time?" He Yong waved his hand, and said with a sneer, "Don't worry about such naughty tricks! Jian Shuo is a stupid thief who doesn't know the current affairs. Back then, Wang Fu and Cao Jie were assisted by soldiers from the Northern Army. Now the military power is in the hands of the general. Don't say it." The ten permanent attendants dare not join forces with him, they dare to help the evildoers, what is the use of these eunuchs holding empty edicts? It is not twenty years ago now." Yuan Shu regained his spirits: "In that case, when the soldiers are promoted to the palace, no matter what Jian Shuo, Guo Sheng, Zhang Rang, and Zhao Zhong, they are all killed!" Just follow suit. "Presumptuous!" Yuan Shao shouted again, "How can a minister do such an extraordinary thing?" Yuan Shuben was somewhat at odds with his concubine elder brother, and retorted: "Using great principles to suppress people every now and then, this is not your mansion." Yuan Shao blushed for a while, and he didn't feel comfortable arguing with him in public. "Hahaha..." A burst of laughter interrupted everyone's discussion, which was quite inconsistent with the tense atmosphere.Everyone saw that Tian Feng, Kuai Yue, and Xun You were talking and laughing at the corner of the hall.Cao Cao hurriedly asked: "What can the sages do?" Xun You said cheerfully: "Just now Tian Yuanhao said that there must be a change in Taoism. Hasn't this change already come?" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Kuai Yue strolled up to Cao Chun, "Your brother, you said that the Forbidden Palace is closed, who will help you escape?" "It's also the eunuch Guo Sheng. He is from Nanyang. He is from the same town as the General. He intends to cling to the General. Therefore, he gave me this letter and helped me escape." "Okay!" Kuai Yue nodded, "Do you still know the soldiers who let you out?" "I can recognize it even in dreams!" Cao Chun laughed. "Since this is the case, I will trouble you to go back to the palace gate and send this letter back." "What? Send it back?" Cao Chun was taken aback. Xun You interjected, "Yes, send it back! Didn't Jian Shuo give it to Zhao Zhong? Send it back and ask Guo Sheng to return it to Zhao Zhong." "But to be clear, tell him directly that the general is going to send this letter back." Tian Feng added. Everyone bowed their heads and thought about it without knowing it, and Cao Cao was the first to realize: "Sirs, you have a good plan! The ten permanent servants will be frightened when they receive this letter, and they will definitely plan to get rid of their own crimes. We don't have to fight about the palace. Depends." "What if Zhang Rang and others can't eradicate Jian Shuo?" "It's okay, the ten regular servants can't get rid of Jian Shuo, isn't it a good thing for Jian Shuo to have the ten regular servants? Let's just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight!" After Cao Cao said, he looked at Tian Feng, Kuai Yue, and Xun You carefully, and said to himself: "Why? If there are good men but cannot know them, the wisdom of these three men is no less than that of Zhang Liang and Deng Yu." "If there is a way, then let's do it this way." With He Jin's words on the ground, the matter was considered settled.A few brave guards were specially sent to protect Cao Chun and return to the palace gate to deliver the book. Sure enough, news came early the next morning that Shi Changshi led his cronies to counterattack Jian Shuo, and Guo Sheng took advantage of the chaos to kill Jian Shuo.At this point, the civil strife in the palace was finally over. Unusual etiquette was not followed at an extraordinary time, and the people did not change their court clothes, so they kept He Jin and went to the palace. This time, all the Yubayashi soldiers put down their weapons, and the ten permanent servants, the generals of the Seventh Department, and the two Sima of the upper army all knelt at the gate of the palace to welcome them.The scholars these days seemed to be having a long nightmare, and they didn't wake up until this moment, and He Jin was also smiling. Now the ten permanent attendants are dependent on others, and their life and death are all tied to the thought of He Jin.Zhang Rang hurriedly crawled to He Jin's feet, raised his head and said with a smile: "General, we have been secretly protecting the Empress Dowager and the Emperor these days. Their mother and son are very good, you don't have to worry about it." Before the new emperor ascended the throne, he had already called Empress He and Shi Hou "the empress dowager and the emperor", and the flattery was self-evident.But He Jin had no scheming, and it was very useful to hear: "Please hurry up, you are all heroes who killed Jian Shuo!" Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows when he heard it from behind, and when he was about to speak, Cao Cao grabbed him and said softly, "Now is not the time, it's important to set the position first. We will deal with these slaves later!" Yuan Shao calmed down a little. Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong are also very old. After all, they are often servants in the official worship, and they really hope that Liu Hong's second half will be powerful and rich. Who knows that his life will not last long, and they will be ashamed before He Jin. slave.Zhao Zhong is still in charge of the post of Great Changqiu now, leading the way in front, it is almost not walking but climbing, and finally brought everyone outside the Jiade Hall, he was so tired that he had to raise his head and report: "General, General! The Zi Palace of Xing Emperor is here." Everyone kneeled down three times and kowtowed nine times to salute, and the little yellow gate opened the palace gate. When everyone saw it, they were all amazed: plain white curtains were hung all over the hall, and everything in the light and mirror was covered.The small coffin and the large outer coffin are complete, and they are temporarily placed in the corner of the hall.On the six tables and tables are placed the secret artifacts of the East Garden, gold and silver wine utensils, rings of jade and cong, bows and arrows, cauldrons and retorts, and objects that Liu Hong liked to play with during his lifetime. Neatly placed on the tray.The chime bells and big bells to be buried in the back are complete, and the vermilion lacquer is freshly painted.The coffin arrangement is complete, the incense burner is uninterrupted, the lights are always on, the Suihou Pearl, the Snake Sword, and the Six Seals of the Son of Heaven are listed on the altar. He Jin didn't understand the etiquette, and Kong Rong, the censor who stood behind him, couldn't help but admire: "Who arranges the Zi Palace? Everything is in order!" Zhang Rang hurriedly came to him and cried: "The slaves are deeply aware of the virtue of the great emperor, and they were unable to serve the master wholeheartedly in their lifetime, so they will do this on their behalf. I hope the general and all the adults will forgive me." The kneeling ten servants wept.Even if they have done all the bad things, this situation is still sad to watch. At this time, the Huangmen came to report that the Taiwei Ma Rixun, Situ Dinggong, Sikong Liuhong, and the chariot general He Miao had led all civil and military officials into the palace and entered the Nangong Yutang Hall to wait for them; White clothes have been distributed. Upon hearing this, Cao Cao hurriedly asked the Huangmen, "Has Hussar General Dong Zhong arrived?" "not yet." Cao Cao tried to make fun of He Jin, but He Jin understood exactly this time: "Call Dong Zhong to come and arrange the funeral together. We must come!" Seeing this, Zhao Zhong crawled into the hall wiping away his tears.After giving the great gift, he took the jade seal of Chuanguo from the tribute table, held it high above his head and slowly withdrew, turned around and knelt down, and presented it to He Jin: "The country cannot be without a king for a day, please, the general, quickly place the new emperor on the throne." He Jin asked in confusion, "Is it my nephew?" Everyone was shocked by his words!The emperor is the son of heaven, and his father is called the emperor, how can he call him uncle or nephew?It's fine to talk about it in private, how could Emperor Daxing say such things before his death?Everyone knew that he was stupid, so no one mentioned anything, Duan Gui and Bi Lan, the ten permanent attendants, helped him take him to his seat, and everyone retreated to Nangong to change clothes. Cao Cao felt someone tugging at his sleeve, and turned around to see that it was Cao Chun.Cao Chun led him to a remote place on the west side of the Jiade Hall, where a straw mat was rolled up. "This is Jian Shuo." Cao Cao took a deep breath and lifted the straw mat with courage.The first thing I saw was Bai Huanghuang's filial piety clothes. He didn't wear a crown, his head was covered with a white scarf, and the two bloody stab wounds on his chest and abdomen dyed his white clothes red.The big and rebellious face was already pale, the corners of the mouth were drooping, and the two fierce eyes were not closed, staring straight at the sky. "Why did you tell me to look at this?" Cao Cao looked away, not looking at the corpse. Cao Chun seemed a little sympathetic: "Zhang told them to tell lies, all the funeral things were arranged by him himself, and he even wore filial piety...Jian Shuo is a loyal minister!" Cao Cao sneered: "Hmph! What happened to the loyal minister? If he doesn't die, we must die!" Cao Chun lowered his hands to close Jian Shuo's eyes, and sighed, "Actually, the emperor's last edict is to be passed on to..." "Shut up!" Cao Cao hurriedly interrupted, "Your nonsense yesterday is nothing, everyone knows what's going on, and there have been many such things since ancient times. Don't think about it, let's go!" Cao Cao took Cao Chun away quickly, and suddenly heard a few people in the ten permanent attendants talking: "Jian Shuo is a national traitor, and his head must be cut off as a sacrifice to the general. Quickly ask the boys to do it!" Although Cao Cao just now I taught my brother a lesson, but I still looked back at the loyal minister for the last time... In March of the sixth year of Zhongping (AD 189), Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty died at the age of 34 and reigned for a total of 21 years.In the past twenty-one years, there was Wang Fu who was good at governing and disordered the country, and Shi Chang served the fish and meat people, and then there was the Yellow Turban Rebellion.The people's livelihood is in decline, the loyal and the good are suffering, the treacherous and the evil are officials, and the tyrannical and powerful are rampant.Liu Hong's posthumous title of "Ling" after his death was for Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty - he was called "Ling" if he was so chaotic! He Hou's son "Shihou" Liu Bian succeeded to the throne as emperor at the age of seventeen.Yuan Guangxi was changed, with Empress He as the empress dowager, and Liu Xie, the emperor's younger brother "Donghou", as the king of Bohai.The empress dowager was in charge of the court, and Yuan Kui of the Jin Dynasty was the Taifu, and he and the general He Jin participated in the recording of Shangshu.