When he heard He Jin's words, Yuan Shao finally understood why He Jin was frightened and why he felt a trace of uneasiness. Suppressing the panic in his heart, Yuan Shao immediately said to He Jin beside him," Great General, this is a serious matter. The Emperor is dead, but the Crown Prince has yet to be chosen. We must take this opportunity to immediately take Bian 'er as the Emperor. We must spread the news of the Emperor's death immediately. We must not let Empress Dowager Dong and Jian Shuo have the opportunity to announce the Emperor's will. When the Emperor's throne is set, even if Empress Dowager Dong and Jian Shuo have a will, it will be useless.”
Hearing Yuan Shao's words, He Jin also recovered. He immediately followed Yuan Shao's instructions and rushed out of the palace with Yuan Shao, shouting in panic,"Someone come! The emperor has passed away!" When the people outside the palace heard He Jin and Yuan Shao's shouts, they were stunned. Then, they also shouted loudly. In a short while, a large group of people gathered outside the Spirit Monarch's palace.
Seeing that almost everyone was here, He Jin pretended to be very sad and said,"This general originally came to visit the emperor, but when I saw the emperor, the emperor had already passed away. This general was really sad. This general's achievements were also appreciated by the emperor.”The listeners all thought to themselves, So if you want to be a high official, you have to be thick-skinned!”
"Although the Emperor's death has caused everyone to feel very sad, a country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Therefore, the most important thing now is to find a new ruler. Liu Bian is the Emperor's eldest son, so Liu Bian should be the current Emperor!”He Jin had just finished talking about how sad he was about the emperor's death, but he suddenly changed his tone and talked about the issue of a new emperor. The change in tone made everyone present sigh.
"No!" Suddenly, just as everyone was about to elect Liu Bian as the new emperor, a voice rang out. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice in shock. Jian Shuo led Empress Dowager Dong, Zhang Rang, and the others quickly to He Jin's side. When Jian Shuo came to He Jin's side, Jian Shuo looked at He Jin fearlessly and said,"Humph! How could a butcher decide the ruler of a country on his own?”Jian Shuo looked at the crowd and said,""This marshal received the emperor's will before the emperor died. The emperor clearly stated in the will that Liu Xie is the crown prince, so the new monarch should be Liu Xie!”After saying that, he took out a letter and passed it to everyone.
At this moment, He Jin's expression was as ugly as it could get. He Jin grabbed Jian Shuo and shouted at the crowd who were circulating the Spirit Monarch's will,""Bastard, how can a piece of paper prove that it's the Emperor's will!”As soon as he finished speaking, he heard an elder say,"The handwriting on this letter is indeed written by the Emperor.”He Jin had just said that when he heard someone refute him. He became even angrier and immediately glared at the old man and shouted,"Can't the handwriting be forged? This piece of paper could not prove that it was the Emperor's will. The new Emperor should put the eldest son first. How could he make the youngest son the Crown Prince?”
Jian Shuo took advantage of He Jin's lack of awareness and broke free from He Jin's grip. Then, he retreated to the side of the soldier and said,""He Jin, you want to make your nephew the emperor, so you slandered the emperor's will. You are plotting to usurp the throne.”When He Jin heard Jian Shuo say that he was plotting to usurp the throne, he could not help but panic. However, he immediately recovered and shouted,""Jian Shuo! You faked the emperor's will. I think you're the one who wants to usurp the throne!”
Jian Shuo did not panic at He Jin's words. He said calmly,""Hmph, He Jin, you don't have to quibble anymore. The Emperor's will was personally handed over to me by Empress Dowager Dong.”Jian Shuo's words immediately blocked He Jin's words. Looking at the suspicious eyes of the surrounding people, He Jin made up his mind and shouted,"How dare you threaten Empress Dowager Dong! Quickly take down Jian Shuo and the others!" As soon as He Jin finished shouting, many soldiers immediately rushed in. Some of the smart people around had already quietly left. If they didn't leave now, they might not have the chance to leave.
Jian Shuo did not panic when he saw the soldiers rushing in. Instead, he was very calm because he had already made preparations when he decided to come here. Jian Shuo shouted,"He Jin, you traitor, you're dreaming of usurping the throne. Quickly arrest the sinner He Jin!" As soon as he finished speaking, a group of soldiers rushed in from another place.
The soldiers from both sides immediately started fighting outside the palace. When the unarmed officials saw the soldiers rushing in, they all covered their heads and fled in all directions!
In the beginning, the two sides were locked in a stalemate. However, Jian Shuo's soldiers were the Imperial Guards after all, and their combat strength was much stronger than He Jin's. Therefore, Jian Shuo's side gradually suppressed He Jin's side. Just when Jian Shuo thought that he could eliminate He Jin in one fell swoop, Cao Cao led his troops and charged in.
When Cao Cao heard the commotion in the palace, he knew that something must have happened to He Jin and the others. Without hesitation, Cao Cao led his troops into the palace. When he arrived outside the Spirit Monarch's touring abode, he saw Jian Shuo suppressing He Jin and beating him up. Cao Cao immediately gave the order to attack Jian Shuo's troops. Jian Shuo immediately felt the pressure increase. Although they were the Imperial Guards, they had always been in the palace. Therefore, the Imperial Guards were not much stronger than He Jin's soldiers. Therefore, under the advantage of Cao Cao and He Jin, Jian Shuo was forced to retreat.
Jian Shuo saw the difference in strength and knew that he could not defeat He Jin. Therefore, Jian Shuo immediately ordered his men to fight and retreat, hoping that they could immediately come here and deal with He Jin and the others. After all, they now had the Emperor's will in their hands, and they would definitely be able to use it to isolate He Jin. He Jin, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and the others also knew this principle, so they ordered their subordinates to do their best to destroy Jian Shuo and the others here. The battle was extremely tragic.
After a series of bloody battles and hard work, Jian Shuo and the others were not far from the gates of the palace. They could leave as long as they put in more effort. However, there were not many imperial guards left in Jian Shuo's army, while He Jin's army still had a lot of soldiers left. According to this situation, Jian Shuo would definitely not be able to make it out alive. Just as Jian Shuo and the others were feeling despair, a group of about 500 unidentified soldiers suddenly rushed in from outside the palace gates and attacked He Jin's troops. He Jin's troops were killed without any means of retaliation. Jian Shuo took the opportunity to leave the palace with the remaining Imperial Guards.
When they saw Jian Shuo and the rest leave safely, the 500-man unidentified army also hurriedly struck a few times to shake off He Jinjun's men. Then, they fled the scene one after another. In the blink of an eye, the army that had killed them without any strength to fight back had disappeared without a trace, which made He Jin extremely annoyed.
Cao Cao was also very depressed. He was about to succeed, but it was ruined. How could he not feel depressed? Moreover, Cao Cao felt that he had seen the fighting style and aura of the army that had suddenly charged out before.
After feeling depressed, Cao Cao seemed to have thought of something and immediately said to He Jin,"Quickly go and see if Liu Xie is still there.”After saying that, he immediately led the way to Liu Xie's place. When He Jin heard Cao Cao's words, he also led the remaining troops and followed Cao Cao.
However, when they saw the empty room, He Jin, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao were both angry and helpless.
Since then, Luoyang had been completely divided into two factions. One faction was led by He Jin and supported Liu Bian as emperor; One faction consisted of the eunuchs led by Jian Shuo and the traditional royalists. For a moment, the people of Luoyang were terrified. Those who could escape fled Luoyang. In an instant, the prosperous Luoyang seemed to be a hell of Asura, making people feel extremely afraid.
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