Yuan Shao closed the bamboo slips in his hand and muttered to himself,""I've already successfully borrowed money and food from the Zhen family. He was exiled from marriage. The Zhen family has already been tied to our war chariot. Well done, as expected of Fang Xuanling.”
He stood up and left the table. He went to the window and looked out. It was already early April, and Liu Hong's health was getting worse by the day.
The year before, the kingdom rebelled, and Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju rebelled. There was also Guan Hu, a man from Lingling who called himself General Pingtian. He invaded Guiyang and was killed by Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha. Yizhou Yellow Turban Ma Xiang attacked and killed the governor Xi Jian, claiming to be the emperor, and invaded Bajun, killing the governor Zhao Bu, Yizhou engaged in Jia Long attack Ma Xiang, killed him. South chanyu rebellion, and white wave bandits invaded the east of the river. Bajun Bandun Man rebelled and sent Zhao Jin, Sima of the upper army, to quell the rebellion. The rebellion caused the Han Dynasty to be in turmoil.
"My lord, something bad has happened, something bad has happened!”Qianzhao ran in anxiously, followed by Xi Zhong. Guo Jia. Cheng Li and the others.
"What's the matter with Zi Jing? Why are you making such a fuss?" Yuan Shao turned around and sat on the main seat, asking about the method.
"My lord, His Majesty…has passed away!" Xi Zhong took a step forward and bowed.
"What?! Was this true? Where did the news come from?”Yuan Shao suddenly stood up and said anxiously.
"My lord, don't be anxious. Although there hasn't been a funeral, it's not far from it.”Guo Jia sat down slowly and said unhurriedly.
"In less than fifteen minutes, someone from the Great General's Estate will definitely come to invite you over.”Cheng Li said as he held his long beard.
"Calm down! I need to calm down. The most important thing now is to let Li Mancheng bring troops into the Yuan residence to protect uncle's safety. After that, we will let Dong Xi and Ling Cao gather their troops and wait for orders outside Luoyang. Then, we will transfer Huang Hansheng into the city…What do you think?”Yuan Shao suddenly calmed down and voiced out his thoughts.
"No, I can't! What the lord needs to do now is to head to the Great General's manor and find an opportunity to ask the Great General to recruit foreign officials into the capital.”Guo Jiayu said in a shocking manner.
"Why? Fengxiao, you should know the dangers of recruiting foreign officials into the capital?”Xi Zhong was puzzled.
"The big tree has already decayed from the center. We can't save it. We can only cut it down and rebuild it! Do you understand, Zhicai?" Guo Jia was implying something.
Shocking everyone! Everyone was silent!
That's right. Logically speaking, the eldest son, Liu Bian, should have been pushed to the throne by He Jin. The history books called him the Young Emperor of Han.
"Feng Xiao is right, Zhicai. Zhong De tried not to go out these days. It was too dangerous outside. Uncle Fu, prepare the horse. I'm going to the General's Mansion. If that's the case, then let Li Mancheng lead more than 300 people into the city in batches to enter the Yuan residence to protect your safety.”Yuan Shao put on the tiger skin and said to Guo Jia.
"This subordinate understands." Guo Jia got up and left.
In the sixth year of Zhongping (Year 189), Emperor Ling was seriously ill. In early April, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, who had been tormented for a lifetime, finally withdrew from the stage of history, leaving only the future generations to ridicule and curse.
When Emperor Ling of Han died, he entrusted Liu Xie to Jian Shuo. Jian Shuo and Empress He had a deep conflict, so of course he was unwilling to see her son inherit the throne. He knew that Empress He's brother, He Jin, had military power, while he only had a small number of guards. He could not compete with He Jin head-on. Moreover, under the hereditary system, Liu Bian was the eldest son and the rightful heir to the throne. It was against common sense to abolish the eldest and establish the youngest. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to take the risk. First kill He Jin, and then support Liu Xie.
At the end of the day, Jian Shuo was forced to do so. People often had no choice in the martial world, let alone in the court. Although those high-ranking officials with great power were awe-inspiring and bossy when they were in the limelight, their fate was unpredictable. When they were down and out, they could not even retire and return to their hometown. This was because politics was cruel. The rule was to eliminate the weeds and eliminate the roots. Jian Shuo had no choice but to take this path.
General He Jin and the scholar-officials under his command had no other choice. They had to launch a mutiny because once Liu Xie succeeded to the throne, Jian Shuo, who supported the new emperor, would take over the power. At that time, they would be the ones to die without a burial place.
This was no longer a simple struggle for power. This was a struggle that concerned the lives of one's family. It was a struggle that no one could afford to lose. Whoever lost would have the fate of extermination.
Emperor Ling of Han had just passed away and had yet to announce his funeral. Jian Shuo thought that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he immediately sent a fake imperial edict to summon He Jin into the palace. At the same time, he arranged troops in the palace to capture and kill He Jin immediately after he entered the palace.
He Jin was not prepared for this. Just as he was about to board the carriage, a small figure appeared in front of him. This person was Pan Yin.
Sometimes, it was not necessarily the big shots who changed history. Small people could also rewrite history.
Pan Yin told He Jin that Jian Shuo was going to kill him in the palace. He Jin was shocked and hurried back to the mansion to discuss countermeasures with his staff.
Yuan Shao had just walked in when he heard a noisy quarrel.
"Benchu is here, sit down." When He Jin saw that it was Yuan Shao, he called Yuan Shao to sit down.
"Great General, Shao is late. Forgive me!”Yuan Shao cupped his fists towards He Jin before sitting down on his seat.
Looking around, he realized that there were quite a number of people. There was General Yuan Shu, Commanding Officer Cao Cao, Assistant Minister Xun You, and Sima Pan Yin. Chen Lin and the others.
"Benchu, Pan Yin just reported that Jian Shuo, that eunuch, wanted to kill me in the palace. How should I deal with him?”He Jin looked at Yuan Shao as if he had seen his backbone and asked for a plan.
"Great General, this matter is very simple. A country could not live without a ruler for a day. The most important thing now was to help the prince ascend to the throne. By then, the Great General would be able to use the merit of supporting the new emperor. Jian Shuo and the others would be meat in the Great General's hands. He could eat them whenever he wanted.”Yuan Shao stood up, cupped his fists, and suggested.
"Yes, Benchu is right. A country can't go a day without a ruler. Please help the general prince debate ascended the throne.”Cao Cao stepped forward and said.
"Great General, this matter has to be done quickly!" Sima Panyin said anxiously.
"Alright, everyone, follow me to the Imperial Palace and help Prince Bian ascend to the throne.”He Jin waved his hand and walked out.
"I am willing to follow the Great General." Everyone shouted in unison.
He Jin led Cao Cao. Yuan Shao. Yuan Shu and the others had 800 elite soldiers behind them. They were the soldiers of the Northern Army's 5th Battalion. They were all wearing mourning clothes and white cloth on their heads.
As soon as they arrived at Nangong Zhuque's door, the guard came forward and asked,""May I know why Great General has come?”
"Get lost! If you don't want to die today, get lost!”He Jin drew his sword and pressed it against the captain's neck.
"What are you trying to do? He Jin?" The captain's pupils suddenly constricted, and his voice trembled.
"Tonight, we have received a secret edict from His Majesty, asking the Great General to elect Prince Bian as the Emperor. Those who don't want to die, get out of my way!”Yuan Shao drew his sword from his waist and shouted.
"Yes! Quickly open the door, I have His Majesty's secret edict!”He Jin gripped the sword in his hand tightly. Blood was already flowing out of the lieutenant's neck.
"Okay…open the door, open the door quickly." The captain was already a little afraid. Death was so close to him.
The Vermilion Bird Gate slowly opened.
He Jin led everyone into Nangong…
In the mourning hall, Prince Liu Bian and Liu Xie knelt in front of the mourning hall. He Jin took a look at the two of them and went forward to pay his respects.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" His Highness's ministers all cried bitterly.
Yuan Shao was beside He Jin. He bowed and whispered,"Great General, it is time to establish a new ruler, with His Majesty's posthumous edict in hand as the main.”
Good! In that case, I'll take the throne first." He Jin replied,
After saying that, He Jin stood up and walked straight to Liu Bian, who was kneeling in the mourning hall. Behind the curtain of the mourning hall, Empress He and Empress Dowager Dong were watching this scene. Empress He's lips curled up slightly, while Empress Dowager Dong's expression was extremely gloomy.
"I, He Jin, request Prince Bian to ascend the throne and take the throne as soon as possible.”
He Jin bowed to Liu Bian.
Liu Bian was somewhat at a loss by He Jin's bow.
He Jin did not care about Liu Bian. He stood up, picked up the black dragon robe, and draped it over Liu Bian's body. The ministers looked at each other in dismay when they saw this scene. No one went forward to say anything. After all, Liu Bian was the son of Empress He and Liu Hong's legitimate son. It was not inappropriate for him to ascend the throne.
Empress Dowager Dong was furious, but she couldn't stop him. She snorted coldly and left.
Empress He was all smiles.
"I, He Jin, congratulate Prince Bian on inheriting the throne! Long live our emperor! Hooray! Long live!"
Seeing He Jin shouting long live, the officials did not dare to be negligent and knelt down one after another!
On this day, He Jin supported Prince Bian to ascend the throne and called him the Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty. The Young Emperor respected his mother, Empress He, as the Empress Dowager. Because the Young Emperor was young, Empress Dowager He ruled the court. He announced a general amnesty and changed the year title to Guangxi. Liu Xie, the emperor's younger brother, was granted the title of King of Bohai Sea at the age of nine. Later, General Yuan Kui was appointed as Taifu, and General He Jin was appointed as Shangshu.
Luoyang, the eastern capital, had officially entered the era of Great General He Jin.
The one who benefited was the Yuan family of Ruyang.
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