Chapter 78 The Son of Heaven Collapses
"General, there is an angel from the palace outside the door to deliver the edict." At the General's Mansion, a general came to report in a hurry.
He Jin was discussing military power with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others. He had control of the world's military power. However, in Luoyang, as the emperor established the Eighth School of Xiyuan, He Jin's military power was cut in half.
Don't forget that the eight schools of Xiyuan only have 8,000 people in total. Luoyang originally had nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses, but not all of those 20,000 people were under He Jin's command. Most of Luoyang's military power can be divided into several parts.
Wei, the fifth school of the Northern Army, Guang Luxun, Zhi Jinwu and the Weibu of Chengmen School.
Dong Zhong was a Weiwei, so he was not on the same side as He Jin. Now that he was added to the Eighth School of Xiyuan, the balance suddenly turned.
Of course, if there are only these two troops, there is no way to compare with He Jin. However, with the establishment of the Xiyuan New Army, He Jin nominally controls all the troops, but in fact, if he really fights against the imperial power, how many people will he have?
If you listen to him, that's not necessarily the case.
Previously, the queen suddenly sent someone from the palace to convey the news that the emperor was dying and might die soon, so He Jin had to make early preparations.
The visitor didn't say what preparations were needed, but He Jin understood that the next step was to help his nephew inherit the throne.
"An edict?" He Jin frowned slightly when he heard this and said, "An edict from the emperor?"
"Probably." The general nodded.
"Invite the angel into the side hall!" He Jin quickly stood up and ordered his people to welcome the angel into the side hall. As for the main hall, if the eunuchs and minions saw so many powerful figures in the army, they would not know what label they would label themselves.
"Everyone, please wait a moment. I'll go take a look." He Jin nodded to everyone, turned around and left in a stride.
After a while, the palace envoy came in under the leadership of the family general and bowed to He Jin.
"Brother Pan?" He Jin was a little surprised when he saw the person coming, why are you here?
"I was ordered to come here to deliver the edict." Pan Yin handed the edict to He Jin, but felt a little tangled in his heart: "Your Majesty invites the general to enter the palace."
"Your Majesty summons me to the palace?" He Jin looked happy when he heard this. The queen said that your majesty will pass away soon. If you summon me to the palace at this time, does it mean that your majesty is preparing to become the new king and wants my assistance?
Thinking of this, He Jin smiled and said: "Brother Pan, wait a moment, I will change my clothes right now."
"This..." Pan Yin couldn't help but said: "General, wait a moment."
"What else is there?" He Jin looked at Pan Yin and asked in confusion.
"This matter is not too urgent. General, why don't you wait a little longer?" Pan Yin didn't want to betray Jian Shuo, but he was a little tangled up in why he was kind to him, and he didn't want to get out of trouble.
"Why is this?" He Jin asked with a frown. How could the envoy sent by the emperor tell people that there was no need to worry?
"Your Majesty is ill and may have fallen asleep at this moment." Pan Yin said hesitantly: "If the general enters the palace at this time, I am afraid he will have to wait for a long time."
He Jin frowned and looked at Pan Yin who was hesitating to speak. He felt suspicious in his heart and nodded silently: "Just wait here for a while. I'll be back when I go."
"Here!" Pan Yin nodded in agreement and stayed respectfully in the side hall, while He Jin took the edict and went straight to the main hall.
"General, is there an edict from the emperor?" Yuan Shao asked when he saw He Jin coming in.
"Yes." He Jin nodded and handed the edict to Yuan Shao to circulate to everyone.
"Your Majesty is recruiting you now. Is it because you want to entrust the general?" Feng Fang said with a smile.
"I thought that was the case at first." He Jin shook his head and said, "But Pan Yin was quite cryptic in his words. I have a history with this person, so I'm afraid it's not that simple."
"If it's not Tuogu, then it's because he wants to kill the general!" Yuan Shao frowned and said.
"What's the explanation?" He Jin asked with a frown.
"His Majesty has long wanted to abolish the elders and establish younger ones. The purpose of establishing the Xiyuan School Captain is to check and balance the General. If Your Majesty is really... powerless and wants to establish a partnership with the prince to inherit the empire, then the biggest obstacle will be the General.
, we must first get rid of the general to avoid future troubles!" Yuan Shao said in a deep voice.
He Jin was covered in cold sweat by what Yuan Shao said. He looked at Yuan Shao and said, "Do you really mean what Ben Chu said?"
"Shao is just guessing, but since Pan Yin hesitated to say anything, I'm afraid it's probably true. General, it's better to claim that he's ill and I won't wait until tomorrow when I go to court to see if it's too late." Yuan Shao shook his head, he couldn't be sure.
But if you look at it from the emperor's point of view, if you want Liu Xie to succeed to the throne, He Jin must be eliminated.
Cao Cao sighed silently, as a result, the big man would go back to the old path of monopolizing power from his relatives.
"General, there is a military captain Chen Mo outside the door asking to see you!" A general came in hurriedly and saluted He Jin.
"Chen Mo? What's the reason for him coming here?" He Jin frowned when he heard this. He was quite unhappy about Chen Mo's arrival. After all, he regarded Bao Hong as his confidant, and Chen Mo was stepping on Bao Hong to get the position, and there were eunuchs behind him.
Support is naturally regarded as the opposite by He Jin.
"General, Chen Mo is a man of both civil and military talents. Although Chen Mo benefited from Bao Hong's incident, he was not involved in it." Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Want to meet him."
"Let's see Ben Chu today and let him in." He Jin snorted coldly and nodded to the general.
"Here!"
Not long after the general left, Chen Mo and Chen Deng walked in side by side, saluted He Jin and said, "I will see the general at the end."
"Huaipu Chen Deng, I have met the general!" Chen Deng also smiled and saluted.
"Oh? Are you Chen Yuanlong? The son of Han Yu?" He Jin was startled when he saw Chen Deng, and then asked.
"Exactly." Chen Deng smiled.
"Take a seat!" He Jin pointed to the seat and asked Chen Mo to take a seat, but he ignored Chen Mo.
Chen Mo was not angry and sat directly next to Chen Deng, pretending not to notice the hostility towards He Jin. In Luoyang, if you don't have a background and want to get ahead, you must have a thick skin.
"When did Yuan Long arrive in Luoyang?" He Jin looked at Chen Deng and said with a smile. Although he had never seen him before, Chen Deng was also one of the many celebrities in Xuzhou. How could he not know?
"I just arrived today, but it's not convenient to show up." Chen Deng pointed at Chen Mo and said with a smile: "My uncle's incident caused my Chen family to be separated. I came here this time to invite my brother Mo to join the Chen family."
"That's it." He Jin nodded when he heard the words, and his eyes looked at Chen Mo much softer.
Back then, Chen Qiu was assassinated by an eunuch, and the Chen family fell because of it. Now that Chen Mo has returned to the Chen family and is recognized by the Chen family, he is naturally opposed to the eunuchs.
"I wonder what the important matter is for Captain Chen to come here suddenly?" He Jin sat down again and asked Chen Mo.
"I shouldn't bother you, but I am an old friend of Cui Geng, who served under the military commander. Today Cui Geng suddenly sent someone to deliver a bamboo note, which is related to the general. I have no choice but to come here to inform you." Chen Mo took out the bamboo note from his arms.
, a servant came forward to take the bamboo note and put it in He Jin's hand.
Hearing that the news came from the palace, He Jin looked solemn and took it quickly. Now the queen has to rely on the eunuchs to spread the news. Obviously the queen's situation in the palace is not very good. Now Chen Mo can bring
The exact news is naturally more credible than Pan Yin.
Opening the bamboo paper and looking at the few numbers on it, He Jin's expression changed slightly and he looked at Chen Mo.
"General, there is no need to doubt it. After this letter was delivered to me, I immediately rushed to inform the general." Chen Momo nodded seriously.
"Everyone..." He Jin sighed, handed the bamboo note to Yuan Shao for circulation, and said bitterly: "Jin has no intention of overstepping his bounds, but..."
"General, why don't you use cavalry to serve the king and kill the eunuchs?" Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at He Jindao.
"No!" He Miao on the side frowned and said: "How can we, the ministers, send our troops to attack the imperial city? How is this different from rebellion?"
"What He Miao said is not unreasonable." He Jin stood up and said in a deep voice: "How can I deceive the emperor with my ministers? This statement is a bit reckless at first, but I will let Pan Yin go back and resume his life."
At that moment, He Jin went into the side hall, found Pan Yin, and asked Pan Yin to tell him that He Jin was worried about His Majesty's health and had become ill with thoughts, making it difficult to stay. After he recovered from his illness, he would go to the palace to apologize.
Pan Yin breathed a sigh of relief, but felt a little guilty. By doing this, he was betraying Jian Shuo. Jian Shuo also treated him well. He was worried all the way back when he saw Jian Shuo's face outside the palace.
Anxious waiting.
"Where is the butcher?" Jian Shuo's expression changed when he saw Pan Yin coming back alone. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed Pan Yin and asked.
"Shuo Gong, forgive me!" Pan Yin took a deep breath and saluted Jian Shuo: "The general said that he is not in good health and it is inconvenient to visit His Majesty. I will apologize again after I recover."
"How could this be so!?" Jian Shuo frowned and said, "You can see that he is really sick?"
"This..." Pan Yin didn't know how to answer.
"Tell me the truth!" Jian Shuo said angrily upon seeing this.
"Here!" Pan Yin said hurriedly: "The general was entertaining guests at that time. When he met me, he didn't feel uncomfortable at all!"
"The butcher deceives the master, the butcher deceives the master!" Jian Shuo cursed angrily.
"Mr. Shuo, Your Majesty is vomiting blood!" Just when Jian Shuo was anxious, he saw a small yellow gate coming in a hurry and bowed to Jian Shuo.
Jian Shuo was shocked when he heard this. He turned around quickly and rushed into the palace. He saw Liu Hong lying beside the couch and vomiting blood. A group of palace people all turned pale with fear.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Jian Shuo quickly ran to the couch to help Liu Hong calm down.
"Has He Jin ever entered the palace?" Liu Hong's eyes were already a little distracted and he stared blankly ahead.
"Your Majesty, wait a moment, butcher He is already pedaling his cart and is about to come!" Jian Shuo said in a panic.
With Jian Shuo's support, Liu Hong leaned against the palace wall. The light in his eyes gradually faded, and he murmured to himself: "Kill him, kill him for me, and assist Xie to ascend the throne. I, the great Han Dynasty, will never do it."
Fall into the hands of a relative! Kill him...kill..."
"Your Majesty?" Jian Shuo saw that there was suddenly no movement, his eyes were staring at Liu Hong in front of him, his expression changed slightly, and he called out several times, but Liu Hong had no response, and he put his finger to Liu Hong's nose with some trembling.
Chapter completed!