Chapter 252
Empress He looked at Shi Changshi who was kneeling on the ground in front of her, but she looked embarrassed, not knowing what to do.
Logically speaking, if she helps her relatives or not, the General He Jin is her own brother, and she should stand firmly on her brother's side. However, even though the ten permanent servants are at odds with He Jin, they usually treat her with respect.
Empress He sighed: "This palace is just a woman's family, unarmed, and His Majesty is newly mourned. How can we orphans and widows protect the regular attendants?"
Zhang Rang said in a low voice: "Now that your majesty is newly mourned and the ruler has not yet been established, please ask the queen mother to come forward and let the general out of the palace with the courtesy of a minister. Firstly, it can protect us, and secondly, it can save the general's face."
In fact, after hearing about Jian Shuo's death, Empress He knew that there was no one else in the position of emperor except her own son, so Liu Bian would become the new emperor regardless of whether He Jin worked hard or not.
In this way, selling to Shi Changshi to save face is all right, and it is also for the good of his brother He Jin, otherwise, if the news spreads, He Jin's reputation will inevitably be bad.
"Okay, the Ai family will send an order." Empress He was secretly delighted, Liu Bian was still young, and it was inevitable that she would be allowed to participate in politics. The first thing that time would be to let that beauty Wang drink the poisonous wine first!
At the beginning of May in the sixth year of Zhongping, the prince Liu Bian was established as emperor. Because he was too young, Empress Dowager He came to the court to listen to the government.
Liu Bian succeeded to the throne, and He Jin won a major political victory, but in his mind, he still hated eunuchs, so he still wanted to kill eunuchs wholeheartedly.
"Now that the general is in charge of the internal and external military power in Luoyang, he should eliminate harm for the world and kill the eunuchs. However, the late emperor's coffin is in the palace, so the general should not enter and leave the palace at will."
He Jin was very appreciative of Yuan Shao's opinion, so he said he was sick and did not attend the funeral ceremony with Emperor Ling, and discussed with the lords in the shogunate about plans to get rid of the ten permanent attendants.
The news reached the Empress Dowager He, but she didn't listen to her brother's words.
Eunuchs rule the forbidden area. This is a rule that has been handed down since ancient times. Now that the first emperor has just passed away, the ten permanent attendants have been abolished. How can this palace get along with scholars?
Under the insistence of Empress He, Shi Changshi saved his life for the time being, and He Jin had an indecisive temperament, so he couldn't directly tear himself apart with his sister, so he had to stand in a stalemate with each other.
General's Mansion.
He Jin frowned and said, "The general wanted to get rid of the ten permanent attendants a long time ago. Unexpectedly, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others would seek the queen mother's protection. What should we do for the current plan?"
All the generals looked at each other, and after a while, Yuan Shao stood up and said, "The general has a plan."
He Jin nodded: "Benchu, if you have something to say, hurry up."
Yuan Shaodao: "The queen mother protects the ten permanent servants because she judges that the general will take care of the brother and sister and dare not lead troops to kill the ten permanent servants. There is a plan to kill the ten permanent servants here."
When He Jin heard this, he immediately became interested: "Oh? Whose knife do you want to borrow?"
Yuan Shao smiled slightly: "The prefect of Hanoi, General Wang Kuang, is now stationed in Hanoi. The general can order Wang Kuang to lead his strong crossbowmen to march to Luoyang."
"The former general, Bingzhou Mu Dong Zhuo has tens of thousands of troops, and he can be ordered to station in Shanglin Garden."
"Lieutenant Wu Meng and Inspector Ding Yuan of Bingzhou can order him to lead his troops to threaten Meng Jin."
"Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, can order him to be stationed in Chenggao."
Yuan Shao smiled and said: "In this way, Empress Dowager He will definitely feel panic, maybe she will hand over the ten permanent servants and let the general slaughter her."
As soon as this remark came out, the faces of all the people present changed drastically, and He Jin laughed out loud.
"Okay, this strategy was very good at the beginning. The bones of the late emperor were not cold, so I couldn't bring troops into the palace to arrest the ten permanent attendants. It would be the best to let the empress dowager release the ten permanent attendants."
"No!"
Everyone followed the sound and saw that the person who spoke was Cao Cao, Lieutenant of the Dian Army, his face was flushed red.
He Jin asked suspiciously, "What is Meng De's opinion?"
Cao Cao said coldly: "It's just to kill a few eunuchs, why use Dong Zhuo, Ding Yuan, Qiao Mao and Wang Kuang's troops? How can you kill a chicken with a sledgehammer?"
After finishing speaking, Cao Cao cupped his hands and said: "I invite the general to join me with five hundred elite soldiers. If a certain soldier enters the palace today, Zhang Rang Zhao Zhong's head will definitely be brought here."
He Jin frowned, and said that he should try not to use force, but you Cao Aman, you are still talking nonsense to me here.
He Jin said coldly: "It is important for the country, what do eunuchs know afterward, you will step down!"
"General!"
"Back off!"
Cao Cao let out a long sigh and walked out of the room.
"Those who mess up the world must be introduced and advanced!"
And Chen Lin, the master book on the side, also advised: ""The Book of Changes" says that the deer can't get away. Now the general holds the military power, and he is powerful in the world. To eradicate eunuchs is like singeing hair with a stove. What is the embarrassment, why do you need to go to war? I am afraid it will be the cause of chaos."
He Jin's face was cold: "Kong Zhang, you don't need to say too much, this matter will be decided by itself."
In fact, many of the remaining people wanted to say something, but when they saw He Jin's cold face, they immediately swallowed everything they wanted to say.
"At the beginning, I will leave this matter to you."
Yuan Shao was overjoyed: "Here."
"At first, what were you thinking?"
Cao Cao looked angrily at this little boy, cut off his head with a sword, and took a good look at what was inside.
Yuan Shao said calmly: "Meng De, I know that you are dissatisfied because you were rejected by the general, but there is no need to do so."
Cao Cao said coldly: "Since ancient times, foreign ministers with military power entering the capital have always been a catastrophe. Qiao Mao and Wang Kuang can talk about it, but Dong Zhuo and Ding were originally heroes with heavy troops in their hands. These people entered the capital , don't you know what the consequences will be?"
Yuan Shao said disdainfully: "Meng De, the general also has heavy troops in his hands. Besides, even if there is a disaster, the King Qin's troops from all over the place will arrive in no time. There is nothing to worry about."
After all, he patted Cao Cao on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Meng De, you have to think more from the perspective of the general. The queen mother is the general's sister. If the two of them go to war, wouldn't they be fighting in the same room? It's a brother's plan. You can let the general's soldiers execute the ten servants without bloodshed, so the general will agree."
Cao Cao glanced at Yuan Shao with a complicated expression, then turned around.
"I still have some miscellaneous things to deal with, so I won't delay Brother Benchu."
"Good to go."
Yuan Shao watched Cao Cao go, his eyes suddenly became cunning.
"If the two hungry wolves, Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, are not brought in to fight for power with the general, how can my Yuan family benefit from it?"
Several armies including Dong Zhuo, Ding Yuan and others marched in at the same time, and troops were stationed in all directions of Luoyang.