It was not the first time that Dong Zhuo had rejected an imperial decree, so he did not take it to heart. This time, the relatives, eunuchs and scholars were fighting with each other. Would he benefit from this? " "Alright, I'll immediately mount a Recital for the emperor and empress dowager and send them to the setting sun pavilion."
"Chinese traditional medicine, Zhang Jean and the rest were fortunate enough to be in love with him, and to be trapped in a sea of chaos. When people hear that the soup will stop boiling, it will be better to pay than to eat. In the past, Zhao Martingale had ascended to the peak of the Yang King for his evil side, and now I have sounded the bell and drums like Luo Yang. Please accept me as a bribe! "
"Enough." "The Empress Dowager He waved his hand angrily, interrupting the Grand General Ho Jin who was reciting the words' Dong Zhuo '. This is all your doing! Aren't you going to recruit all four generals? This Dong Zhuo was really fierce, repeatedly disobeying the emperor's imperial edict! What are you going to do now? Should we capture us both and give them to Dong Zhuo? "
"Calm down, empress dowager!" This humble one truly did not expect that not only did Dong Zhuo repeatedly disobey the imperial edict, he also did not give face to the Owner. " It was only until now that He Jin felt that he had taken a smelly move, and that he had not invited this Dong Zhuo into the capital. "It's all my fault for being stupid, for not seeing through Dong Zhuo's wolfish ambitions."
"Then where is Dong Zhuo's army now?" Empress Dowager He knew that there was no use blaming He Jin, so it was best to think of a solution early on. " Let your northern troop and West Garden Army go intercept them for a while, I do not believe that the tens of thousands of Imperial Guards will not be able to stop the three thousand West Cold Cavalry s. "
"Dong Zhuo's army has reached Sunset Pavilion, and is very close to Luoyang." He Jin laughed bitterly and shook his head, then said awkwardly: "The empress dowager might not know this, but although Dong Zhuo does not have many soldiers, they are all elite cavalry soldiers. Ding Yuan's Zhanzhou cavalry may be able to fight, but once the battle starts, the outcome of the battle will be unpredictable.
"Then where is Yang Lin? Didn't I appoint Zhang Ling as my Hanoi County Imperial Guard? Is Yang Lin's army here? " The Empress Dowager He asked impatiently. In this situation, only Yang Lin's army could give her some comfort.
"Empress Dowager, Yang Lin's army is far away from Jizhou's safe haven, mid mountain, Chang Shan, Zhao Guo and other places. When he receives his order to lead his army south, it will take at least a few days." In fact, He Jin also wished for Yang Lin's army to head south quickly now, so he could only count on Yang Lin to fight against him. " When he comes to stop Dong Zhuo, it will obviously be too late. "
"Didn't you send someone out to recruit new recruits? Are they back? " "Empress Dowager He suddenly remembered, not only did He Jin recruit external forces, he also sent people to recruit new soldiers, and this ignited a strand of hope." Could it be that the recruits you have no use at all? "
"It's not easy to recruit new soldiers. Currently, only Wang Kuang has recruited more than a thousand people from the river. Zhang Yang, Bao Xin, Qiuyi and the rest are still not back yet?" The four troops that were sent out to recruit new soldiers had only returned once, so He Jin was extremely anxious.
"So you're saying that we can only allow Dong Zhuo to do whatever he wants?" The Empress Dowager He gave He Jin a fierce glare and wished that he could slap him a few times. He said in a bad mood: "The mighty Great General of the dynasty, with tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands, actually was unable to do anything to Dong Zhuo."
"Majesty, it's useless to complain now. Didn't Dong Zhuo and the other ministers of Scholars want to kick out all the eunuchs? You can just order all the eunuchs to be chased out, and then you can just let those maids do whatever they want. Like this, Dong Zhuo and the ministers had no excuses and had no choice but to return to the West Cold.
He Jin finally understood that Dong Zhuo and the ministers of the Scholars were already supporting each other. This was what he was most worried about. If he let these warriors form an alliance with the external Generals, he, the Great General, would definitely die. He had to get the eunuchs out of the palace before they formed an alliance, and he had to write down the credit of destroying the adulterous castration in his own name.
"Why must you go against the eunuchs?" Empress Dowager He stared at He Jin in dissatisfaction and said angrily: "When we came from Nanyang, we were unaffiliated with anyone. It was all thanks to the help of our eunuchs that we have our status today.
"Empress Dowager, do you know how much money this subject gave to Guo Sheng in order to send you to the palace? I gave him half of my fortune, half of my fortune. Does the empress dowager even know how much this subject gave Zhao Zhong and Zhang to the eunuchs in order for you to live in this Changqiu Palace? Did Her Majesty know of all the wealth of her family? This subject has given his all. Otherwise, how could Empress Song be abolished by the first emperor? Could it just be the empress dowager giving birth to a prince? The Royal Beauty had also given birth to a prince, so why couldn't she be the empress? "Why is he dead?"
"Empress Dowager, do you think that this subject's Great General was given to this subject for nothing by those eunuchs? No, I paid for it. Even if I don't have those adulterous castration s, I can still buy this Great General from him. The empress dowager's surname was He, not the adulterous castration. The empress dowager came from the He family, not from the adulterous castration's family. This subject asks the empress dowager to think more about the kinship of siblings and not be blinded by the lies of eunuchs and treat her loved ones as enemies. "
"Empress Dowager, now that the Arrows is already on the bowstring, we have no choice but to make our move. All the people that dared to ignore the emperor's decree was all incited by the officials and officials. Am I the one who forced Eunuch onto a dead end? No, they were the ones who forced themselves onto the path of no return. The enmity between the Eunuch and the scholars was just too deep. If I don't chase these eunuchs out of the palace today, they might form an alliance tomorrow and chase me out of the Luoyang, or even take my life. "
He Jin clasped his hands together, and bowed deeply towards Empress Dowager He. When he looked up again, his eyes were filled with tears. After so many years, he had climbed from a butcher to a Great General. Who knew how hard he had been working? Who could understand the bitterness behind it?
Empress Dowager He was at a loss for words. She actually couldn't say anything, her beautiful face revealing a look of puzzlement. Of course, she knew what He Jin was saying. It was already an open secret that the eunuchs and the outsiders would use each other. Was he about to abandon these eunuchs now that he had power in his hands?
"Alright, I'll immediately issue an order to all the eunuchs in the palace to return home. In the future, the palace maids will be the ones to handle the matters in the palace. However, you must guarantee me that you will not kill them. Let them go home and take care of their families. "
Finally, Empress Dowager He made up his mind. Compared to the future of these eunuchs, the future of the He family was more important, and the future of the Emperor and Empress Dowager were the most important. For the sake of her son, she could sacrifice everything, not to mention a few eunuchs. This was all she could do. Leaving them with their lives could be considered as repaying them for helping her all these years.
It was abnormally hot in the eighth month of Luoyang. The sun was like a huge fireball hanging in the sky, scorching the ground. There were almost no pedestrians on the street, only people sitting in the shade, waving their fans, talking about this and that.
A carriage was speeding down the street. Judging from the decorations of the carriage, it was the carriage belonging to the Wealthy Class family. Yuan Shao sat on the carriage with a head full of sweat as he anxiously urged the coachman. As the saying goes, being rich in heat and poor in cold. In this hot season, how rich you are, you can't escape this hot air.
The horse carriage stopped in front of a mansion, Yuan Shao immediately jumped down from the carriage, and rushed through the main entrance with three steps. The gatekeeper obviously recognized him and bowed deeply towards him. When Yuan Shao disappeared, the servants finally stood up.
"Uncle and Uncle, what's the matter?" Yuan Shao rushed into Yuan Jun's study room and hurriedly bowed to Yuan Ji. He didn't even have time to wipe off the sweat on his forehead.
"After receiving the orders from the Emperor, the Grand General Ho Jin and the Empress Dowager He reached an agreement. They joined hands to drive all of the palace's eunuchs out of the palace. Right now, only a few palace maids remain in the palace. Even the ones who transmitted the Recital and the imperial edict were these palace maids. "
Yuan Yuan frowned and his expression was exceptionally solemn. When he saw Yuan Shao coming in, he didn't have any expression, and only waved his hand, allowing him to find a seat. He paced back and forth a few steps in the study, trying to come up with a solution.
"We misjudged the situation and underestimated this butcher's resilience. At this time, he had already explained everything that happened in the Empress Dowager He and chased away the eunuch. Since that's the case, we have lost the excuse of having the foreign troops stay in the Luoyang, and thus did not have the chance to seize He Jin's military power. "
These two days, Yuan Shao stayed in Wang Kuang's camp to help him train his newly recruited soldiers. Although He Jin removed his military power, he still maintained a close relationship with the army. He especially wanted to rope in these Scholar s, so he did not dare to relax.
Yuan Shao was completely unaware of what was happening in the palace. It was no wonder He Jin hadn't come to the camp for the past two days. This Tu Clan disciple, on the other hand, was capable of yielding. He didn't even bother about Dong Zhuo's disobedience and directly attacked his eunuchs.
"Uncle and Uncle, we finally managed to bring the foreign troops into the Luoyang, which is why we reached the current situation. He Jin easily drove the Eunuch out of the palace, and not only did he gain the reputation of exterminating the adulterous castration, he also gained complete control of the imperial court.
If it was just to chase away the eunuchs, was there a need to gather so many people? But now, it had allowed He Jin to accomplish his goal. The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the angrier he got. He could not help but raise his fist and ruthlessly smash the table.
"Of course we can't just let it go like this. Our hard work can't be wasted. The reason I called you back so urgently is because I want to discuss a strategy with you. " Yuan touched his goatee and slowly said, "I think the only way to do it is to start from Eunuch's body. Tomorrow, I will invite a few ministers to immediately join forces with Great General and ask for a severe punishment of the eunuchs. Just expelling the Eunuch from the palace is not enough, they must be investigated for their crimes, and they must pay the price for their crimes. "