Chapter 36 everything is ready

On the day Cao Song left, the Bingzhou Army's call to action against the eunuchs came to Luoyang.But how can such hypocritical raising of troops deceive the Queen Mother and He Miao, the matter of killing eunuchs is not allowed, and they don't send troops to pay attention. Ding Yuan only had a copy of He Jin's letter in his hand, so he didn't dare to enter the army easily.Every day, he led his soldiers forward for ten miles and eight miles, and he saw that he had reached Dutingyi. He really didn't dare to move forward, so he handed over 3,000 people to the command of his confidant Lu Bu, and he entered the city in disgrace.He Jin and Yuan Shao were full of apologies, so they could only comfort Ding Yuan with shame on their faces, and promoted him to Zhi Jin Wu, who will be used by the court for the time being.

Ding Yuan led troops into Beijing privately, but instead of being reprimanded, he was given an official post.The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knew that this was unreasonable, but who would dare to oppose the general's idea?I can only pretend to be confused, and follow the general shouting to kill the eunuch.Soon after, Qiaomao, the prefect of Dongjun, stationed troops in Chenggao, Wang Kuang fired his powerful crossbow on Mount Tai, and Dong Zhuo also diverted southeast to rush to the capital.Luoyang City became more and more panicked, the people were at a loss, and the officials were ignorant.In this case, He Jin entered the palace again and asked the Queen Mother to make a decision.

Now she has tried her best. If the Queen Mother is still clenching her teeth, everyone has nothing to do. Everything has to start from the beginning again, and they have to find a way to get rid of those soldiers who were recruited for no reason.Both Wang Qian and Cao Cao were anxious, pacing eagerly in the hall of the shogunate, waiting for He Jin to come back.But Yuan Shao sat on the side, ate oranges like a mountain, and chatted with them if he had nothing to say. "Benchu, are you not in a hurry at all?" Cao Cao became angrier the more he looked at him. "What's the use of worrying? A real man pays attention to the collapse of Mount Tai without being surprised." Yuan Shao spat out an orange core.

"If Mount Tai really collapses, I will smash you to death..." In the middle of the conversation, someone suddenly ran into the hall, knelt down in front of Wang Qian and said, "Report to the Chief Historian, and Dong Zhuo has made a list." After speaking, he presented a roll of bamboo slips sealed in soap. "There are quite a lot of ruffians in this veteran soldier." Wang Qian took the bamboo slips and put them on the table without tearing them apart, and waved the soldier away. Seeing this, Cao Cao hurriedly greeted, "Open it quickly and have a look."

"No." Wang Qian shook his head again and again, "This is a badge given to the imperial court by officials. If it wasn't for the general to assist the government temporarily, it should be handed over to the provincial government. It's fine to hand it over to the shogunate now. The general is not here, so it must not be dismantled easily. Look, this is the system of interfering with the imperial court." Cao Cao said anxiously: "Oh, when is the end of my long history? It's not too late. Dong Zhuo passed through Fufeng County a few days ago, and he will arrive soon. If he doesn't send someone to stop him, he will also Do you want to be like Ding Yuan?"

Yuan Shao laughed and said, "It's not a big deal, at worst, another three thousand soldiers will be stationed outside Luoyang City." Cao Cao ignored him, grabbed the bamboo slips on the table and said, "I will bear this crime!" He tore open the envelope and read.Seeing that Wang Qian couldn't stop him in time, he also came over to look at it, but seeing Dong Zhuo's words: 〖Chenfu is the only one who rebels in the world, each of them is insulted by Zhang Rang, the constant servant of Huangmen, and others, and he is good at the king's orders. Father, son and brother are all in charge of states and counties. If they go out with a book, they will get thousands of gold. Mei Tian is always giving way, until the resentment is steamed up, and the demons and thieves are swarming.The ministers were ordered to fight in Fuluo. The soldiers were hungry and refused to cross the river. They all said that they wanted to go to the capital to kill the eunuchs first to eliminate the harm to the people, and begged for funding from the Taige.The minister followed to comfort and even Xin'an.The minister heard that it is better to extinguish the fire and remove the salary than to raise the soup to stop the boiling. Mei Cheng remonstrated with the king of Wu, saying: "If you want the soup to be rich, one person cooks it, and a hundred people raise it, which is useless."It's better to cut off the salary to stop the fire, and the Cangyin will brighten and turn the cold.Although ulcerated carbuncle is painful, it is better than raising meat, and it is too late to regret if you drown in a boat. 〗

"Dong Zhuo has already passed Mianchi and arrived in Xin'an." Cao Cao handed the memorial to Wang Qian, and estimated the distance, "If he marches rapidly and will reach Luoyang in less than two days, we have to find a way to tell him to stop." Wang Qian looked stunned: "Do any of you know Dong Zhuo?" Cao Cao shook his head, Yuan Shao smiled and said, "What's the matter with you? Do you want to know him?" "I'm a little worried." Now that the bamboo slips have been opened anyway, Wang Qian simply handed the bamboo slips to Yuan Shao, "Looking at his writing is like seeing his knowledge. People in the court say that Dong Zhuo is rough and ignorant, but what this table says is all There is a source, and he cited Zhao Yang's extermination of traitors before, and later used his beautiful speeches, is such a person without talent and plan?"

Yuan Shao took it over and took a look, "Puchi" laughed and said, "This form must be written by the official Lai. My long history, many of our great generals' watches and seals are still written by you." But Wang Qian was still worried: "I'm still not at ease. Although the words of this letter are measured, but after careful consideration, it's all about his army. It's not so much that he is begging for eunuchs for the court. It's better to say that He came to beg eunuchs for soldiers." "Is there a way to stop him from advancing?" Cao Cao reminded.

"It's quite simple, as long as the general writes a letter, or the imperial court issues an edict. But I'm afraid..." Wang Qian frowned. "I'm afraid those Xiliang people won't listen to orders, so we need to find someone who can deter Xiliang soldiers." Cao Cao racked his brains, thinking hard about who can be competent. Yuan Shao picked up the oranges again, laughed while eating: "You guys are too troublesome, you didn't allow them to be dismantled just now, and now you are worrying about issuing an edict. Don't worry, Dong Zhuo only has three thousand troops, It can’t be a big disaster. And he is my uncle’s former official, even if he comes to Luoyang, my uncle will deal with it himself.”

Cao Cao was thinking about candidates, when he suddenly heard that he was an old official, his eyes lit up: "I have a candidate who is worthy of this post! In the Emperor's Filial Piety Dynasty, there was Xiliang Governor Zhong Haozhong Jingbo, who was very popular in Liangzhou. Move him At that time, the common people went to Luoyang to ask him to stay in office." "Chong Hao passed away in the previous dynasty!" Wang Qian was stunned, and suddenly woke up like a dream, "His descendants are..." "His grandson Zhong Shaozhong Shen Fu has just been transferred to the position of admonishment doctor, and now he is in Luoyang. Isn't it appropriate to ask him to go?"

"Meng De! You are so knowledgeable and memorized!" Wang Qian admired, "You have noticed such trivial corners of the officialdom." "I don't have such great skills. That old Zhong Hao was recommended by my grandfather to the Emperor of Filial Piety." Cao Cao smiled and glanced at Yuan Shao. Bar!" Yuan Shao got angry when he heard this, it seemed that Cao Cao was deliberately taking advantage of his family, but he couldn't argue with it, he just said: "You are all worrying about nothing, you don't know the reason behind it." "You know, but you don't want to say it. You should explain it clearly. Why did you give He Jinchu such an idea?" Cao Cao wanted to ask clearly for a long time. Yuan Shao still hesitated to speak. Seeing this, Wang Qian said: "Since there is no delay, I will go to the province to draft an edict under the order of the general. If I can send Zhong Shao out of Beijing immediately, I will be able to stop Dong Zhuo outside Henan." Not long after Wang Qian went out, someone reported that the general had returned to his residence.Cao Cao and Yuan Shao hurriedly arranged their clothes and went out to greet them.I saw that He Jin had a happy expression on his face, and he seemed to walk very briskly.Cao Cao's hanging heart finally fell down, and he was welcomed into the mansion respectfully and took a seat. "The queen mother finally nodded in agreement, hahaha..." He Jin looked up and laughed. "When will we go to Shu Shen Zuo, will we use the Seven Departments to get people?" Cao Cao asked immediately, fearing that there would be another accident. "No, I didn't make it clear, I didn't agree to kill them." He Jin explained, "The queen mother agreed to send the eunuchs out of the palace, leaving only one or two servants who are as close as Guo Sheng, and they will be replaced by the three bureaus of Habayashi. People replaced most of the eunuchs." Cao Cao and Yuan Shao looked at each other, they were a little discouraged. He Jin smiled to himself: "You are all satisfied this time, the eunuchs will not be able to harm anyone after they leave the palace." Cao Cao held his hands patiently and said: "General, although the eunuch is out of the palace, he only needs one order, and he can be called back in the future. The Queen Mother's actions are just a delay. When the soldiers and horses from all directions are withdrawn, she will definitely come back." Recalling the eunuch, this matter must not be acted hastily. It would be fine if the general had never mentioned the matter of execution. Now that he has mentioned it, it is not only the queen mother and the general of chariots, but it is already known to the whole world. If the general is no longer among the prime ministers at that time, wouldn't he be harmed by villains in vain?" "Ah?" He Jin's eyes widened, "I was fooled...this is..." "Hahaha...these eunuchs have wiped out their families." Yuan Shao laughed out loud, his voice distorted.Cao Cao was taken aback by his sharp laughter, and was very puzzled: "What did you mean at the beginning?" "My subordinates ask the general to appoint me an official." Yuan Shao bowed solemnly. "What officer do you want?" "This subordinate is willing to serve as Captain of Sili. Captain of Sili has the right to supervise officials. All behaviors of eunuchs when they leave the palace can be reported. None of these people can escape the law of the country for corruption and bribery. At that time, I only need to report the crimes and report them to the police. They can be punished according to the laws of the country.” "That's right!" Cao Cao changed his mind, "At first, this method was feasible." He Jin nodded and said, "That's fine, but the superior will punish them, what if my sister is still unwilling to punish them?" Yuan Shao bowed again: "This subordinate will ask for leave again." Cao Cao felt as if he had been hit by something in the chest: He Jin backed him up and killed him first, but if he was false, he would give Yuan Shao the highest authority in the court. He could mobilize troops as he wanted, and kill anyone he wanted. At that time, even He Jin might not be able to deal with him. The butcher Guojiu didn't seem to understand the weight of fake festivals, so he just asked ignorantly, "So you can kill eunuchs without going through the queen mother?" "Yes." Yuan Shao replied cautiously, not explaining its meaning like before. "Okay! Then I'll tell Wang Qian and the others to do it." He Jin nodded and squeezed his brows vigorously, "Oh... this matter is finally over, and it's about to kill me." Cao Cao laughed secretly: Are you going to boil to death?We are almost dying of anxiety!He glanced at Yuan Shao, only to see that his face was grim, the chattering and laughing just now had disappeared, but there was an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth, Yuan Shao bowed again and saluted: "General, to kill the eunuch, we need to search for the eunuch's stolen goods." I am afraid that I will not be able to do it alone. I need the help of Henan Yin in this matter, and my subordinates will invite another person to be Henan Yin." "Isn't it over yet? It's so troublesome, who do you want to recommend?" He Jin was a little impatient. "Prince Wang Yun's teacher." "That's right. He was framed and sent to jail by the Ten Permanent Attendants. If you use him to handle affairs, you will definitely not be merciless. You can arrange everything according to your schedule. If you have anything else to discuss, discuss it with Wang Qian." He Jin waved it impatiently. He waved his hands and yawned. "In this case, my subordinate will leave, and I will go back and wait for the edict." Yuan Shao retreated respectfully, and smiled at Cao Cao reservedly before leaving the door. Cao Cao was a little confused: Why is Yuan Shao's smile so reserved?It seems that he deliberately kept his dignity and did not dare to laugh... Wait!Yuan Shao was originally such a reserved person.Could it be that in the past half a year or so, his sloppiness, his laughter and teasing were all fake?what the hell is it?What does Yuan Shao want to do?The identities of Captain Sili and Fake Festival were all taken away by him...or were they easily debunked by him?What earth-shattering event is he going to do next?Cao Cao hadn't had time to think about it any further, when suddenly a servant came in and reported, "General Che Qi went to the house to discuss matters." Hearing that He Miao was coming, Cao Cao knew how inconvenient he was, so he hurriedly bowed and said goodbye.He Jin was afraid that his family's ugliness would be publicized, so he didn't insist on staying with him.After leaving the hall, Cao Cao did not leave. Seeing Wu Kuang holding the door with his chest up, he bowed to him and stood behind him quietly.Wu Kuang had gotten close to Cao Cao in the past few months, so he expected to eavesdrop, so he just laughed it off and ignored it.Cao Cao was wearing casual clothes, and he stood by the door in such a majestic manner. Anyone who saw it could only think it was an ordinary guard or Ling Shi, and would not go into it. He Jin didn't go out to greet him, and after a short while, he saw the guards at the door lined up and let the general of chariots in.He Miao was not tall, but he was very handsome, and he behaved well, much more dignified than He Jin. In fact, this person has no blood relationship with He Jin at all. His surname is Zhu, and he was born after Empress He's mother remarried to the Zhu family.And He Jin and He Empress were not born of the same mother, He Jin was born of He's first wife, who has died now.He Hou and He Miao's mother is still alive, that is, the old lady Wuyang Jun. Cao Cao noticed that He Miao followed another person quietly behind him.This person was wearing old clothes, without a crown on his head, and was pinned to the top by an ordinary wooden hairpin. He kept his head down and bent over, and he exuded an aura of despondency—it was the Shichang Attendant. Zhang Rang, the leader.He Miao treated Zhang Rang as if he were a domestic slave, so he let him kneel in the courtyard with his head bowed, while he tidied up his sleeves and walked up to the hall. Cao Cao suddenly realized: He Miao must have come to intercede with Shi Changshi, and Zhang Rang dressed so shabby to win He Jin's mercy. He Miao's slow voice came from inside: "Little brother salutes elder brother." He Jin didn't seem to answer, which showed that he was very dissatisfied with this unrelated brother. "Brother, how are you recently, why do I see that you have lost weight?" "No, I can eat enough and sleep well, don't bother you." "Brother, I don't need to tell you what our backgrounds are. I think you were the shopkeeper of the old He family's butcher, and I was just a gambler and rascal in Nanyang. When I had nothing to do, I went to your house to eat and drink. Now you have He is under one person and above tens of thousands. The little brother couldn't offend you back then, and now he dares not compete with the elder brother even more." He Miao's voice was quite humble. "The surname is Zhu!" He Jin never regarded him as a family member. "You never said a word of truth. You were a rascal back then, and you are still a rascal now." "If you open your hands and don't slap the smiling face, why are you angry with me?" He Miao said calmly, "There are no outsiders, let's talk about our conscience." "Do you have a conscience, kid?" "Don't say that, hehe..." He Miao smiled, "Okay! You don't believe in my conscience, you have to believe in your own conscience, right? Think about it with your conscience, we were all poor people back then, Thanks to Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, two introspective officials, we are rich today, can't you deny that?" He Jin remained silent. "We should repay others for their kindness. Not only did you not repay them, but now you are killing them. What's the matter? Are you afraid that the scandals of the past will be spread and made people laugh?" He Miao said with a smile, "If you think about it, who is powerful these days, who is popular and hot, and who can laugh at whom?" "Don't say such things, I'm not afraid of being laughed at." He Jin said proudly, "I did this for the sake of the court and society." He Miao clicked his tongue again and again: "Are you still working for the imperial court? Can you write these four characters? Do you hang out with those scholars every day, making them confused? Is it so easy to manage national affairs? Don't forget If it’s overwhelmed, it’s hard to get back, so don’t regret killing those eunuchs.” "There's nothing to regret about it." He Jin retorted, "You kid said I have no conscience, and you have no conscience. Did you kill Empress Dowager Dong?" "So what? Isn't it for our family's benefit to poison that bad old woman? She and that Jian Shuo almost killed us all." Cao Cao shuddered when he heard this: There is also an unexpected harvest. The Empress Dowager Dong was really killed by He Miao. "Okay! You're right, kid. But I want to kill the eunuchs, what are you doing? Although you didn't kill them, you stole all their money. Now your family's money is about to catch up with the treasury, right?" "Brother, it's meaningless for you to say that. If you want, I can transfer everything to you in one sentence!" "I don't care about it." He Jin was displeased, "Guangsha has a thousand rooms sleeping seven feet, and I have a fucking place to sleep. I didn't feel bitter when I didn't have money. I didn't feel bitter when I went back to be a pig butcher." Don't be afraid." "You! You... What kind of ecstasy did you take?" He Jin sighed: "Lao San! I call you Lao San today, and I treat you as my own younger brother. I don't care for money or power. I just want to do something for the court as much as I can. Today I Let me tell you from the bottom of my heart, you don't care what your last name is, but I do! Our old He family has never had an official in many generations, but now we both lead the army and become officials. And this is more than Sangong Jiuqing is still a high-ranking official! We are all bullying our ancestors!" Cao Cao tried to hold back his laughter, but Wu Kuang waved his hand at him to show him to be reserved. He Jin went on to say: "Is it easy for a person to live for a lifetime? Can't he accumulate some virtues for his descendants? Yes, I can't do it like Dou Wu. We don't have ink in our stomachs, so the **** can't be Liang Ji." Ah! Our eldest nephew is seventeen, how many days can the two of us still play in the hall? When he is in power, who will remember our old He family? So we have to accumulate some virtues now, at least we are here On the seat. A few days ago, I wanted to ask my daughter to marry my long history, Wang Qian. They didn't agree! Why? I am a general, and they didn't agree to a long history. It's because we are big bosses, we don't I have studied, I have no education, and I have no background. We have been like this for the rest of our lives, but our children and grandchildren can’t do this anymore! Let’s do something for the court. In the future, our children and grandchildren will hit the bridge of the nose when we go out, and say "I It’s He Suigao’s son, so he’s so happy and makes people look up to him. Brother, how much brother wants to be respected by others, why don’t you understand my heart? Why don’t you know how to make progress?” This remark only made Cao Cao feel sore outside the door. But He Miao didn't buy it: "Okay, you, why are there so many salty ones? Let me tell you, if you really killed the eunuch, our family will not have a good life, so don't think about it!" "You're talking nonsense!" "You said I didn't make progress, but I don't think you have made progress!" He Miao sneered, "Once the eunuch is gone, who will serve your sister in the palace? At that time, there will be no one we want to find someone to pass on. They are orphans Widowed mother is like making others look like you. Don't look at the officials now calling you a general. When the eunuchs are gone, they should turn against us. Our soldiers are controlled by others, and our pens are controlled by others. Let's say, when people turn against us and say that foreign relatives' interference in politics is against the law of the country, what else can we do? Sending troops can't be done, people don't listen, and the queen mother will be controlled by others. They will work together to find someone with The chief official came out to say hello, the ruler is the ruler, the minister is the minister, and the world is governed, so let's drive him out of Luoyang!" He Miao's few rude words were no less than the most reasonable words. After listening to Cao Cao, he figured out that the reason why Yuan Shao hijacked the power of fake festivals was to deal with the He family after getting rid of the eunuchs. "I admit it!" He Jin said angrily, "At the worst, go back to Nanyang, so what if I don't become a general?" "You don't want to live a good life, but I still want to live a good life!" "You have made so much money, isn't it enough for you to live a good life?" "I fucking want to avoid disaster." The two brothers started arguing, and at first they could understand each other, but later they all spoke Nanyang dialect.Zhang Rang had been kneeling for a long time, and at this moment, seeing their brothers quarreling, he slowly crawled into the hall: "The two uncles of the country, stop arguing, it's all the fault of the old slaves, please forgive the old slaves! We are all at this age, and the money is gone, the general will let us live..." After that, the old eunuch started to cry, it didn't seem like it was pretending. "The world is in turmoil because of you." He Jin sighed, "Alas...whether it's ordinary people or officials, is there anyone who doesn't hate you? You have offended the world! Now that Ding Yuan's soldiers have arrived at Duting, Dong Zhuo has also gone to Henan, you should leave the palace as soon as possible, if you have a prince, go to the country, and if you don't, go home and be honest." "Don't you miss his kindness to you?" He Miao mentioned this again. He Jin said impatiently: "I have many people who read kindness, he is not the only one? When Jian Shuo wanted to kill me, how many people helped me? I still owe favors over there!" "You... Big brother! Big brother! Come back!" He Jin seemed to have turned back, Cao Cao stopped listening, thanked Wu Kuang, and walked towards the gate of the shogunate.Before going out, he took a look: He Miao was stretching his neck and scolding He Jin, while Zhang Rang was kneeling on the ground, crying like a tearful man.The old eunuch who ruined the country and the people, only now knows how to cry, it's too late! He Jin, a hesitant person, finally made up his mind. As soon as the eunuch left the palace, Yuan Shao and Wang Yun waited for them sharpening their knives.At that time, there will be no need for any crimes of stealing. With Yuan Shao's identity as a fake festival, they will all be settled once they meet and kill.Cao Cao felt relieved for a while, no matter what Yuan Shaozhu planned after killing the eunuch, at least he could relax a little for a day or two. Just when Cao Cao was relieved, it was not easy for Chong Shao, who was ordered to stop Dong Zhuo's advance, on the border between Hongnong and Henan.Xiliang soldiers refused to obey the order and wanted to move on.In the end, Zhong Shao also let go, pulled out his sword, blocked the road and yelled at the top of his voice, and finally controlled the gang of Qianghu soldiers.Dong Zhuo was frightened by the prestige of the Zhong family in Xiliang, so he had to garrison Hongnong Xiyang Pavilion. Even so, this distance is still too short in Cao Cao's view.