Chapter 18 The Capital Is in Chaos
In May, the Yellow Turban Uprising led by the Zhang brothers swept through more than ten counties in the Central Plains. In less than two months, Nanpi, Pingyuan, Chenliu, Xuchang, Qiaocheng, Wancheng, and Runan fell, and Beihai and Puyang were in danger.
The court was shocked. Huangfu Song led his army out of Luoyang to attack Xuchang, Lu Zhi led his army out of Ye City to attack Pingyuan, Liu Yan led his army out of Dai County to attack Nanpi, and sent troops to attack Zhang Jiao in three ways. At the same time, the imperial edict ordered the county magistrate to work hard.
Jin Xuan saw that the opportunity had come and discussed with the civil officials and generals. Study the overall strategy:
"To the northwest of Wuling is Yong 'an. This is the territory of Liu Yan's father, Liu Qi (the King of Sichuan). To the northeast of Wuling was Jiangling, which was the territory of Liu Biao (King of Jingzhou). To the north of Changsha was Xiakou, which was also Liu Biao's territory. Both of them were important ministers of the royal family and could not compete with them for the time being. The counties in the east of the Yangtze River are Yuzhang, Luling and Poyang from Changsha to the east. Poyang is a strategic place. You can attack Lujiang River in the north, Kuaiji in the east, Yizhou and Wucheng in the east, and Jianye in the north of Wucheng.
If we get the eight prefectures of Yuzhang, Luling, Poyang, Kuaiji, Yizhou, Wucheng, Jianye and Lujiang, plus the four prefectures of Wuling, Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang, a total of twelve prefectures, we will get a quarter of the world's land. Lingling, Guiyang, Yuzhang, Luling, Poyang, Kuaiji, Yizhou and Wucheng are all inner prefectures, so we only need to station heavy troops in Wuling, Changsha, Jianye and Lujiang prefectures, and attack and defense are all by our own hands. Then he marched west into Yong 'an, captured seven counties in Sichuan and five counties in Jingxiang to the North. This is to divide the world equally.
At present, our four prefectures have a total of 180,000 troops. Wuling and Changsha have 30,000 troops each, Lingling and Guiyang have 5,000 troops, and the remaining 110,000 troops have been divided into 60,000 troops to attack the prefectures of Jiangdong. I will lead 50,000 troops north along Lujiang, Shouchun and Xuzhou to meet Duke Qiao of Puyang. Then he stationed his troops in Hefei to cooperate with them to take Jiangdong.”
Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, and the others had no objections to this strategy. Assignment of personnel:
Pang Tong and Zhang Liao led 30,000 troops stationed in Wuling, while Xu Shu and Wei Yan led 30,000 troops stationed in Changsha. Former Guiyang deputy general Bao Long led 5,000 troops stationed in Lingling, deputy general Chen Ying led 5,000 troops stationed in Guiyang. []
Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Huang Zhong, Xing Daorong, Gan Ning, Lu Su, Jiang Wan, and Ma Liang led 60,000 troops to capture the counties of Jiangdong. Jin Xuan, Guo Jia, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and Taishi Ci led 50,000 troops north to meet Qiao Xuan in Puyang.
At the same time that the Golden Whirlwind Army attacked the East of the River, the Yellow Turban Uprising in the Central Plains started a brutal battle with the Han army. The local powerful forces rose one after another, and the prefects of various places supported their troops. The imperial edict of the Han Emperor only reached more than ten counties.
The brothers Qiao Xuan and Qiao Mao had long received Jin Xuan's letter. They had heard of the chaos in the Central Plains and had already made preparations. He heard that Zhang Liang had raised an army of 100,000 to attack Puyang. He led 30,000 soldiers and horses from his county to escort his family, grain, and baggage out of Puyang. He followed the route Jin Xuan had informed him to come to Hefei through Xuzhou and Shouchun to join Jin Xuan's army. Zhang Liang went down to Puyang without a fight. Puyang was almost an empty city, and all the money and food had been moved away by the Qiao brothers.
Zhang Jiao and the others had no military discipline and only knew how to plunder. The people were disappointed. Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Bao were defeated by Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, and Liu Yan. Zhang Jiao and his brothers were all killed. The rest of the troops moved to Runan, Pingyuan, and other places, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.
In Luoyang, the power struggle between Zhang Rang and He Jin had already entered a white-hot stage. Under the deliberate instigation of Wang Yun, Cai Yi, and other old officials, the struggle between the two forces had entered a state of life and death.
The Ten Attendants of the Everlasting Peace held great power and discussed with each other. Anyone who disobeys him will be killed. Zhang Rang and others sent people to ask the soldiers who broke the yellow turban to ask for gold and silk, and those who did not listen to them asked for dismissal. Huangfu Song and others refused to give him, Zhang Rang and others all petitioned to remove his official position. The emperor also granted Zhang Rang and other thirteen people the title of marquis. The government is getting worse and worse, and the people are complaining. As a result, the world is more chaotic, the table chapter snowflakes emergency, ten constant attendants are hidden do not play.
In July of the fourth year of Zhongping, Emperor Ling was seriously ill and wanted to summon General He Jin into the palace to discuss the future. Zhang Rang said,"If you want to establish a union, you must first kill He Jin to prevent future troubles.”The emperor thought he was right, so he summoned He Jin into the palace. When He Jin arrived at the palace gate, Sima Pan Yin said to He Jin,""You can't enter the palace. Zhang Rang wanted to kill you." He Jin was shocked and hurried back to his private house. He summoned all the ministers and wanted to kill all the eunuchs. One of them stood up and said,"The power of eunuchs began with Chong and Zhi. The court has spread far and wide. How can we kill them all? If the plan is not careful, there will be the disaster of extermination. Please tell me in detail." He Jin saw that it was Cao Cao, the commander of the army. "How can you, young man, know what is going on in the court?”As he was hesitating, Pan Yin came and said,"The Emperor has died. Now Zhang Rang and others discussed, secretly did not announce the funeral, falsely issued an edict to summon He Guojiu into the palace, want to cut off future troubles, canonize Prince He Xie as emperor.”Before he could say anything, the messenger came. He Xuan entered the palace quickly to settle the matter.
Cao Cao said,"Today's plan is to first restore the throne of the king, and then deal with the rebels.”"Who dares to fight with my prince?" said He Jin.”One of them stepped forward and said,"I am willing to lend you five thousand good soldiers to cut through the pass and enter the palace. You will be crowned a new king, and all the eunuchs will be killed. The court will be swept clean and the world will be at peace.”He Jin saw that it was Yuan Shao, also known as Ben Chu, who was now a lieutenant of Si Li. He Jin was very happy and ordered 5,000 soldiers to join the army. He Jin led more than 30 ministers such as He Yu, Xun You and Zheng Tai into the palace one after another. They went to the coffin of Emperor Ling and supported Prince Liu Bian to the throne.
When the officials had finished their greetings, Yuan Shao went into the palace to arrest Zhang Rang and others. Zhang Rang and others knew that the situation was urgent and hurriedly went in to tell Empress He:"The person who plotted against the Great General had nothing to do with us. Now the general listened to Yuan Shao's words and wanted to kill all of us. Please have mercy on us!”Empress Dowager He said,"Don't worry, I'll protect you.”the imperial edict was issued to announce the arrival of He. The Empress Dowager secretly said to He Jin,"You and I are of humble birth. If it weren't for Zhang Rang and the others, how could we have enjoyed such wealth? Why do you listen to people's words and want to kill all eunuchs?”When He Jin heard this, he went out and said to the officials,"There is no need to harm them.”Yuan Shao said,"If you don't get rid of the weeds by the roots, you'll die.”"I have made up my mind," said He Jin,"and you say no more.”All the officials retired.
Although Zhang Rang and others managed to survive, their hearts were still unstable. He Jin was summoned into the palace by the Empress Dowager's will, and the soldiers were secretly ambushed. He Jin walked straight in. Arriving at the gate of Jiade Hall, Zhang Rang and others came out to meet him and surrounded him from left to right. He Jin was shocked. Zhang Rang rebuked He Jin sternly, saying,"You are a junior of Tu Gu. We recommended you to the Son of Heaven, so that you may be honored and honored. You don't want to repay your kindness, but want to kill each other. You say we are very dirty. Who is the honest one?”He Jin panicked and wanted to find a way out. The palace gates were closed, and the soldiers in ambush rushed out and cut He Jin into two pieces.
After Zhang Rang and others killed He Jin, Yuan Shao did not go in or out for a long time, so he shouted outside the palace gate: "General, please get in the car!" Zhang Rang and others threw He Jin's head from the wall and announced: "He Jin has been executed for treason! The rest of the coerced followers will be forgiven." "Eunuch murdered a minister!" Yuan Shao shouted. The Evil Punisher Party has come to help!" Yuan Shu led his troops into the palace and killed all the eunuchs he saw, big and small. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao cut off the pass and entered the city. Zhao Zhong, Cheng Kuang, Xia Yun, and Guo Sheng were chased to the front of Emerald Flower Pavilion and chopped into meat paste. The palace was on fire. Zhang Rang, Duan Gui, Cao Jie and Hou Lan led the Empress Dowager, the Prince and the King of Chen Liu to abduct them from the inner palace and escape from the back road to the North Palace. At that time, Lu Zhi abandoned his official position and did not leave. When he saw the incident in the palace, he put on armor and stood in front of you with a spear in his hand. The queen mother jumped out of the window, Lu Zhi emergency rescue was saved. Yuan Shao also ordered his soldiers to separate and kill the families of the ten constant attendants, regardless of their size, all killed. Cao Cao put out the fire in the palace and asked Empress Dowager He to temporarily take charge of the matter. He sent troops to pursue Zhang Rang and others and search for the young emperor.
Zhang Rang and Duan Gui kidnapped the Young Emperor and King Chen Liu. They rushed to Beimang Mountain overnight. About the second watch, the people behind shouted loudly, and the horses and horses rushed over. Min Gong, an official in central Henan, shouted,"Rebel, don't run!”Zhang Rang saw that things were urgent, so he threw himself into the river and died. Emperor Wu and King Chen Liu did not know the actual situation, did not dare to shout loudly, but hid in the grass by the river. The army and horses fled in all directions, but they did not know where the emperor was.
At daybreak, Situ Wang Yun, Marshal Yang Biao, and Lieutenant Yuan Shao of the Central Army, together with hundreds of men, found the place where Emperor Wu was and followed Emperor Wu. The king and his subjects wept.
The emperor had not traveled a few miles when he suddenly saw banners blocking the sun and dust covering the sky. A group of people and horses came. Baiguan pale, the emperor is also very surprised. "Who is it?" asked Yuan Shao. In the shadow of the embroidered flag, a general flew out and shouted,"It's the governor of Xiliang, Dong Zhuo.”
Dong Zhuo stationed his troops outside the city. Every day, he led his armored cavalry into the city and ran amok in the streets. The people were in panic. When he went in and out of the palace, he was very cautious. Dong Zhuo lured He Jin's brothers and soldiers into his hands. From then on, Dong Zhuo was in charge of Luoyang, and no one dared to say anything. Situ Wang Yun, Shang Shu Ling Cai Yi province from Jin Xuan's words, told the old man to take his family to Changsha. --
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