I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 105 The Night of the Storm
On the night of the third day of May in the sixth year of Zhongping, Liu Hong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, died in Yutang Hall, and the prince Liu Bian succeeded to the throne.

It seems to be a simple sentence, but it is not.

While Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He were crying beside Emperor Ling's body, Liu Bian suppressed the grief in his heart, and ordered Zhang Rang and Zhao Chun: "Mr. Zhang, immediately ask the eunuchs in the palace to seal off the province. People are not allowed to enter, and then send someone to summon Huben Zhonglang General Cui Jun to seal off the two palaces... Zhao Chun, immediately notify Cao Chun and ask Cao Chun to lead Yulin Youqi to take over the passage from Pingcheng Gate to Nangong, and then you go out Gong went to see your brother Zhao Yan and ordered him to seal off the whole city, and no army would be allowed to enter unless I ordered it."

Zhang Rang didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly recruited Jian Shuo, Pan Yin and others to lead armed eunuchs to block the Yutang Hall. The guards who were on duty outside the Yutang Hall were all replaced by eunuchs.

Immediately afterward, Cui Jun was sent to order Cui Jun to lead the Huben army to blockade Nangong in the name of Prince Liu Bian.

During this period, Zhao Chun hurriedly went to see Cao Chun. After conveying Liu Bian's order, Zhao Chun left the palace to meet his elder brother Zhao Yan, the school captain of Chengmen. The passage between the city gate and the Nangong Palace.

As mentioned earlier, Pingcheng Gate is the only one of the twelve city gates in Luoyang that directly leads to Nangong. The general on duty is Nantun Sima, who is under the jurisdiction of Wei Wei.

In view of the fact that the current Wei Wei is Yang Biao, although he did not participate in He Jin, Yuan Shao and others' plan to eradicate the eunuchs, Liu Bian was worried that He Jin was instigated by Yuan Shao and led the army into the palace. , so it is natural to make preparations in advance and ask Cao Chun to take over the Pingcheng Gate.

When Nantun Sima heard that Cao Chun was sent by Prince Liu Bian to take over, he dared not resist.

And Cao Chun also guessed the reason why Liu Bian ordered him to come to take over the Pingcheng Gate, and said to Nantun Sima in a friendly manner: "A major event happened in the palace. As for what happened, I have no right to disclose it. As long as Sima knows that His Royal Highness sent me You can just come here...to prevent unnecessary misunderstandings, Sima's men are asked to take off their armor and hand over their weapons for the time being, and stay here with peace of mind and do not leave without permission."

Although Nantun Sima felt a little upset, he didn't dare to do anything wrong. He obediently asked his more than [-] soldiers to hand over their weapons and armor, and then sat in a corner of the city gate, guarded by the knights on the right of Habayashi like a prisoner.

There is no way, who will let others be the prince's confidant.

Seeing that Pingcheng Gate and the passage to Nangong had been controlled, Cao Chun sent his confidant to report to Liu Bian.

At this time, Cui Jun also assembled the Huben Army under Liu Bian's order, and was ordered to garrison all the entrances and exits of the Nangong Palace. The reason why he did not take over several palace gates like Cao Chun did was because it was unnecessary. After all, these few palace gates The palace gate does not lead directly to the outside of the city like the Pingcheng Gate. Moreover, Liu Bian himself does not trust the Huben Army. After all, the Huben Army followed He Jin and Yuan Shu at the beginning. I don't know how many He Jin and Dong Zhong's people are, so Liu Bian is also planning to recruit the Taifu, Zhi Jin Wuyang and continue to lead the guards to monitor the Huben army.

Half an hour later, under the summons sent by Liu Bian, Shangshu ordered Lu Zhi and Zhijin Wuyang to come in a hurry.

After learning about the death of Emperor Ling, Lu Zhi and Yang Xu also appreciated Liu Bian's handling. Together, Lu Zhi accompanied Liu Bian, while Yang Xu led Jin Wu to guard several palace gates in the South Palace. On the periphery, with Cui Jun's Huben army one outside and one inside, to achieve the goal of blocking Nangong.

At this time, Liu Biancai sent people to summon all the officials, including General He Jin, General Dong Zhong of Hussars, and He Miao, General of Chariots who also served as Henan Yin.

In fact, he also knew that He Jin, Dong Zhong, and He Miao might have received the news of Lingdi's death at this time.

Facts also proved that Liu Bian's guess was correct. He Jin and Dong Zhong received the news not long after Lingdi's death. On the contrary, Liu Bian's most trusted second uncle, He Miao, was the latest to know about this matter. Cao Chun sent someone to send a message to He Miao after he took control of the Pingcheng Gate.

So He Jin was the first to know about it.

After receiving the news, He Jin ordered Wu Kuang to assemble his troops in the General's Mansion to prevent Dong Chong from jumping over the wall in a hurry and leading the army to rebellion, and took advantage of the chaos to support Dong Hou and Liu Xie.

But in fact, Liu Bian saw Dong Zhong very accurately. After learning the news of Emperor Ling's death, Dong Zhong was in chaos, and he didn't dare to lead his army to make chaos.

In contrast, Dong Cheng, who had the intention of murdering Cao Cao in history, still had some guts. He suggested to Dong Zhong that he gather his subordinate Yubayashi Zuoqi and Dong Zhong's private trilogy, enter the palace, support Dong Hou and Liu Xie, Be the first to strike first.

But Dong Zhong hesitated for a while, and finally he didn't dare to do it.

After all, before his death, Emperor Ling had clearly appointed Liu Bian as the crown prince. If his brothers led the army to force the palace to support Donghou Liu Xie, it would be treason and rebellion. Fang has a large army, Wei Wei, Chengmen Xiaowei, Zhi Jinwu, Huben Army, and half of the Habayashi Army all support Prince Liu Bian. With such a small force of Dong brothers, how can they defeat him?
So Dong Zhong thought again and again, and decided to hide in the mansion. After all, in his opinion, although Emperor Ling passed away, his aunt, the Queen Mother Dong, was still there. .

But he didn't know that Empress He and General He Jin really dared to do this in history.

All in all, when Sili Xiaowei Yuan Shao arrived at He Jin's place, the spies He Jin sent out to monitor Dong Zhong's mansion had sent back news that the gate of Dong Zhong's mansion was closed and nothing unusual happened.

He Jin didn't know that Dong Zhong was actually a stern guy, even if there were no abnormalities in Dong Chong's house, he would not dare to take it lightly.

Until the eunuch in the palace came to send a message: "By the order of the prince, please invite the general into the palace."

He Jin didn't take any precautions against his nephew Liu Bian, and he was about to enter the palace when he heard the news. Get rid of the eunuchs in the palace?"

He Jin hesitated after hearing this, because eunuchs have had a bad reputation for a long time, if he can eradicate Zhang Rang and other eunuchs in one fell swoop, he will surely become famous all over the world and become the leader of scholars in the world.

But on the night of the late emperor's death, is it really appropriate to do so?

Shouldn't the top priority be to support his nephew, Prince Liu Bian?
He Jin was hesitant, but in view of Yuan Shao, Wu Kuang and others persuading him, he finally gathered hundreds of people from his private team and went to the palace.

During this period, due to the lack of troops in hand, the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army under the jurisdiction of He Jin is now not in Luoyang, so He Jin sent Yuan Shao to the palace first, and he took He Yong and Wang Yun to Henan Yinfu, hoping to He borrowed thousands of Henan troops from his younger brother He Miao to conspire against eunuchs.

Compared with He Jin and Dong Zhong, He Miao was the latest to get the news.

After receiving the news, he immediately went out of the city with his younger brother Juzong, and went to the barracks outside the city. He ordered Zhang Yun to gather the Henan Army and stationed outside the Pingcheng Gate, in case there was any chaos in the palace. Enter Nangong.

At this time, Zhao Yan, the school captain of the city gate, had been ordered by Liu Bian to seal off the eleven palace gates in Luoyang, and he was not allowed to enter or leave, but He Miao's messenger was naturally not among them.

Afterwards, He Miao left Henan Cheng Jushou to sit in Yinfu and went to the palace, entering the palace earlier than He Jin and Dong Zhong.

A while later, when He Jin brought He Yong and Wang Yun to Henan Yin's Mansion, He Miao had already rushed to the imperial palace, and there was only Fu Cheng Jushou in the mansion.

He Jin asked Jushou, "Where is my brother?"

Ju Shou said respectfully: "After learning that the emperor has passed away, the prefect has gone to the palace first."

He Jin was stunned, and said to Jushou again: "The emperor died. I want to lead the army to support the crown prince. I hope to borrow soldiers from the Yin's mansion. My brother is not here. Just hand over the soldier talisman to me."

Ju Shou questioned: "The emperor died and the prince succeeded to the throne. The name is justified. It is enough for the general to enter the palace to preside over the overall situation. Why borrow troops?"

He Jin couldn't say that he borrowed soldiers to take the opportunity to eradicate the eunuch, and said angrily, "I order you to hand over the soldier talisman to me!"

Ju Shou frowned and said: "Fu Yin's military talisman is naturally in the hands of the Fu Yin, how can I get it?"

He also didn't tell He Jin that He Miao's soldier talisman had already been handed over to Zhang Yun through his younger brother Juzong, and he ordered Zhang Yun to use it to mobilize the Henan army.

He Jin was annoyed, and asked Jushou to write a temporary transfer order in He Miao's name, but Jushou naturally refused.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhang, a confidant who followed He Jin, was furious. He drew his sword and threatened Jushou, forcing Jushou to submit.

This person and Wu Kuang, both He Jin's confidantes, were favored by He Jin's favourites, but He Miao had always regarded the two of them as sycophants and hated them very much. Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang, and because of this, Wu and Zhang hated He Miao, slandered He Miao in front of He Jin, and praised He Jin, so they became more and more loved by He Jin.

But today Zhang Zhang threatened Jushou, but he encountered a tough bone. Is Jushou a person who fears death?

Regarding Zhang Zhang's sharp sword, Ju Shou refused on the spot without changing his face.

Even though He Jin and the others were annoyed by this, there was nothing they could do. Even Zhang Zhang did not dare to kill Jushou. After all, he also knew that Jushou was the favorite of Prince Liu Bian. If he killed Jushou, the soon-to-be enthroned The crown prince is determined not to let him go, He Jin will not be able to save him then.

In desperation, He Yong could only persuade them with good words, and by the way, secretly told them their intention to murder the eunuch, so as to dispel Jushou's suspicion.

It's a pity that Jushou refused to accept the soft and the hard, and heard the words seriously: "The prince ordered Cao Chun, the right supervisor of Yulin, to convey to the Fu Yin on his behalf, ordering the Henan army not to move without authorization. Without the order of the prince, no one can mobilize the Henan army, even the big General!"

He Jin was short-tempered, he walked away, and led everyone to join Yuan Shao outside the palace.

Not only did He Jin run into a wall at Jushou, Yuan Shao also ran into a wall outside the palace gate, and was ordered to disband the army. This person was none other than Zhijin Wuyangxu who also served as the Taifu.

His reason is the same as that of Ju Shou: "The emperor died, and the emperor summoned the general and all the officials in the court. The general can enter the palace alone. Why do you need to lead troops?"

Although He Jin's prestige and status are high, he is not easy to use in front of Yang Xu. After all, Yang Xu is a veteran party member, and now he is also the prince's tutor. Liu Bian succeeded to the throne and became the Taifu. He was undoubtedly the closest minister to the crown prince.

Not to mention that Yang Xu is also famously stubborn, He Jin can't even make Jushou submit, how can he make Yang Xu submit?

Just when He Jin was hesitating whether to disband the trilogy, Yuan Shao said to He Jin in a low voice: "The emperor died, and the eunuchs in the palace lost their support, so they must please the prince. If Zhang Rang and others are asked to please the prince, we will get rid of them in the future." Hopeless, why not rush in and take the opportunity to get rid of the eunuchs in the palace."

He Jin hesitated and said, "If the empress and the crown prince blame me, what should I do?"

Yuan Shao said in a low voice: "The general is the queen's brother and the prince's uncle. Even if there is a slight fault, how can the queen and the prince really blame it? Besides, compared to breaking into the palace, eradicating the eunuch is a great achievement. Miss today , When the eunuch attaches himself to the young monarch, it will be difficult to eradicate."

Hearing this, He Jin hesitated again and again, finally gritted his teeth and nodded.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed in his heart, raised his arms and shouted: "The general has an order, all the lords should break into the palace, support the crown prince, and eradicate the villains!"

He Jin's hundreds of songs rushed to the palace gate, and Canglong Sima, who was guarding the palace gate here, also ordered his men to open the palace gate and let He Jin and his party enter the palace under Yuan Shao's call.

Seeing this, no matter it was Yang Xu who was stationed outside the palace, or Cui Jun who was stationed inside the palace, they were all shocked, shocked and angry.

(End of this chapter)