I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 58 Arranging Dark Chess
On that day, He Jin summoned the secretary in the mansion, and in the name of the general's mansion, wrote an official document to hold Dong Zhuo accountable.

At this time, Hussar General Dong Zhong impeached He Jin for Dong Zhuo's matter, and the quarrel between He Jin and He Miao brothers in front of Emperor Ling had been transmitted to the General's Mansion through a group of Huangmen servants, so the mansion officer He Yong hurriedly came to ask what happened , I want to ask He Jin if he lost against Dong Zhong this time.

If it is, then they have to find a way to get back for a while, lest Dong Zhong take the opportunity to become a big one.

Facing He Yong's question, He Jin shook his head and said helplessly: "It's not Dong Zhong, but Shi Hou. Guan Yu is Shi Hou's favorite person. Shi Hou is not allowed to punish Guan Yu, and I have nothing to do."

He Yong couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this, and he didn't mention anything about "turning back for a while".

To win back against the future prince?Of course he wouldn't do such a stupid thing.

He laughed dryly and said, "Then there's nothing we can do...Anyway, Dong Zhuo was guilty of conniving with his generals, and it's understandable to blame him. But then again, why did the memorials of Fu Xie and Gai Xun fall into Dong Zhong's hands? "

He Jin was startled for a moment, and then a look of doubt appeared on his face.

Yes, he can understand that Fu Xie and Gai Xun's memorial to impeach Dong Zhuo was handed over to Dong Zhong by Sun Zhang, but the question is, how did Sun Zhang get their memorial?

With this suspicion, the two ministers immediately thought of one person: Zhang Rang!
Now the only ones who can freely enter and leave the Chongde Hall are Lu Zhi, Liu Bian, and Zhang Rang. It is impossible for Lu Zhi and Liu Bian to frame him, He Jin?

As for the little eunuchs in Chongde Hall, aren't they still Zhang Rang's subordinates?Without Zhang Rang's acquiescence, those little eunuchs would have the guts to do such a thing?
"Damn it!"

He Jin cursed bitterly.

Don't look at him marrying his youngest sister to Zhang Rang's adopted son, imperial physician Ling Zhang Feng, but Zhang Rang has never completely sided with his He family until Liu Bian single-handedly dominated the internal confrontation among the ten servants. Forcing Zhang Rang to fall to the He family, it also gradually dispelled He Jin's suspicion of Zhang Rang, so that when Yuan Shao mentioned that he would eradicate the eunuchs in the palace in the future, he was not so determined.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Rang actually betrayed him behind his back? !

After thinking about it, He Jin finally ordered Xun You, the servant of the Huangmen, to question Zhang Rang by entering the palace.

Xun You was ordered to enter the palace, found Zhang Rang who was accompanying the Ling Emperor in Yutang Hall, and asked, "Zhang Changshi, the general ordered me to come and inquire. The memorials of Fu Xie, the prefect of Hanyang, and Gai Xun, the former prefect, should be preserved in Why did Chongde Hall fall into Dong Zhong's hands?"

"Uh..." Zhang Rang felt distressed.

Did he dare to reveal: "Shi Hou ordered me to send a spy to Sun Zhang's side. In order for the spy to deceive Sun Zhang into trusting him, he used the pretense of stealing Fu Xie's and Gai Xun's memorials as a personal achievement?" '

He thought that if he spread the word, that Shi Hou would definitely not spare him.

That is an intelligent and resourceful young gentleman, and what is even more commendable is that on the premise of their loyalty to the Han Dynasty, that young gentleman allowed them to commit a little bit of greed for money. This is simply a rare wise gentleman!
Unless Zhang Rang was stupid, how could he let that Ming Jun down on him?
"Is there such a thing?"

He opened his eyes wide and said: "Please waiter Xun to report to the General, our family will definitely investigate this matter and give the General an explanation."

Xun You left suspiciously and told General He Jin what Zhang Rang had said.

But Zhang Rang immediately went to Liu Bian.

At this time, Liu Bian had just arrived at the Chongde Hall, and before he had finished reading the first memorial, he saw Zhang Rang walk in hurriedly, bowed his hands, and hinted at Liu Bian with winks, "Shihou, the old minister has something important to report. "

Liu Bian glanced at Lu Zhi, who was frowning and raised his head, and was also puzzled. He nodded and followed Zhang Rang to His Highness, and said angrily, "Mr. Zhang, there won't be another memorial for local rebellion, right?"

"No, no, no." Zhang Rang waved his hand, then lowered his voice and said, "Just now, the general ordered Xun You, the servant of Huangmen, to enter the palace to ask the old ministers, and asked Dong Zhong how he could get the memorial of Fu Xie and Gai Xun..."

Eh?
It was a pleasant surprise.

Liu Bian's heart moved slightly, and he asked Zhang Rang in a deep voice, "What did Mr. Zhang say?"

Hearing Liu Bian's change of tone, Zhang Rang's heart trembled, and he said hastily, "How dare the old minister spoil His Highness' plan?"

As he spoke, he informed Liu Bian of his reply at that time.

Liu Bian was secretly happy, and nodded pretending to be satisfied: "Very well, the matter of that person must not be revealed!"

To tell the truth, he pretended to let Zhang Rang plant a traitor next to Sun Zhang two days ago, in fact, he wanted to hand over the memorials of Fu Xie and Gai Xun to Dong Zhong, so that he could use Dong Zhong to create conflicts between He Jin and He Miao. He doesn't care if the internal response named Qu Mu succeeds or fails, after all, it's just a reason he gave to Zhang.

Unexpectedly, this matter turned out to be a trick by accident.

"The old minister understands." Zhang Rang nodded, and immediately said with a bitter face: "But how do you explain to the general? ... Or, the old minister hinted to him that someone stole the memorial from the Chongde Palace?"

"What do you think?" Liu Bian pretended to be profound and asked Zhang Rang: "If such things happen in the palace, how should we deal with them?"

As he expected, Zhang Rang said bitterly: "If the investigation fails, all those involved that day will be executed..."

"That's it." Liu Bian was secretly happy, but his face was pretending to be serious: "You and I managed to get Qu Mu to gain Sun Zhang's trust, how can we tear things down by ourselves?"

"Then... how to explain to the general?" Zhang Rang said helplessly.

Liu Bian wrote lightly: "It is said that the people who were in the Chongde Hall that day did not know who leaked the news."

"Your Highness, Dong Chong has a memorial for Fu Xie and his wife." Zhang Rang was so anxious that he was about to cry, he felt that the explanation given by Liu Bian was simply an insult to He Jin's IQ.

"Well, that's true."

Reminded by Zhang Rang, Liu Bian also felt that his statement was too deceptive, thought for a while and said: "Cover it up first, pretend to investigate, delay time, wait for Qu Mu to gain Sun Zhang's trust, and Sun Zhang will not hesitate to ask Yongle When the old lady in the palace comes forward to save Qu Mu, she will explain to the general about the theft of the memorial."

These words are indeed more reliable than before, but Zhang Rang is still very worried: "How long will this be covered? What if the general misunderstands and thinks that the old minister framed him... The old minister is really wronged."

Seeing his sad face, Liu Bian finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

Zhang Rang guessed right. Liu Bian wanted He Jin to misunderstand Zhang Rang. After all, although Zhang Rang is close to Liu Bian, most of them are because of He Jin. He can only rely on Liu Bian.

Again, Liu Bian will meet He Jin face to face sooner or later, so it is not bad to cut off the relationship between He Jin and He Jin in advance.

"What are you panicking about, Lord Zhongjun?"

Liu Bian glanced at Zhang Rang, and said in a firm tone: "It doesn't matter if the general misunderstands Mr. Zhang, just like today I protect Guan Yu... I still say the same thing, as long as Mr. Zhang is loyal to me, I will guarantee Mr. Zhang to die. Mr. Zhang Can you trust me?"

Hearing this, Zhang Rang lifted his spirits, and said with a flattering smile: "Trustworthy, trustworthy. For the sake of Marquis Shi, the old minister will not hesitate to be misunderstood by the general for a while."

"Very good." Liu Bian nodded in satisfaction.

Immediately, the two discussed about Qu Mu again, and finally decided that Zhang Rang would recommend Qu Mu as Xiao Huangmen, so as to strengthen Qu Mu's position in Sun Zhang's heart.

After all, Liu Bian thought about it carefully, and felt that it would not be a bad idea to have a spy beside Dong Zhong and Sun Zhang. On the one hand, he wanted to use Qu Mu's mouth to give advice to Dong Zhong and Sun Zhang. After all, Dong Zhong's performance in confronting He Jin in the temple was too worrisome.

Furthermore, with Qu Mu, he can do some things that were inconvenient before, such as weakening the Yuan family with the help of Dong Zhong.

At present, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, and Guo Sheng are inconvenient to do this matter, and they dare not do it.

Thinking about it this way, Liu Bian felt more and more that it was a trick to place a spy beside Sun Zhang. After thinking about it for a while, he told Zhang Rang: "Find a way to arrange for me to meet Qu Mu."

"The old minister understands." Zhang Rang understood.

Around three quarters of the night, Zhang Rang's confidant, Qu Mu, was ordered to come to Jiafang Hall, and met Zhao Chun who was ordered by Liu Bian to wait outside the hall.

The two looked at each other, and then Zhao Chun brought Qu Mu into the hall to meet Liu Bian.

Liu Bian didn't say anything else when he saw Qu Mu, he just told Qu Mu: "...as long as you are loyal, I will guarantee your prosperity and wealth."

How could Qu Mu not believe the promise made by Shi Hou, who was of the same status as the prince?
He suppressed surprise and said: "Qu Mu has always been loyal to His Highness, if there is even half a lie, heaven and man will kill each other!"

"Very good." Liu Bian nodded in satisfaction, and then told Qu Mu: "In the next few days, I will ask Mr. Zhang to recommend you as Xiaohuangmen and give you a full-time job. You can find a way to get Yongle Palace and Sun Zhang by yourself." If you encounter any problems during the period, find a way to contact Zhao Chun and ask Zhao Chun to let me know."

"Of order!" Qu Mu happily replied.

A few days later, Zhang Rang recommended Qu Mu to Emperor Ling as his deputy, on the grounds that he needed to serve Emperor Ling and was unable to take care of the Chongde Hall because he needed to serve Emperor Ling.

Upon learning of this, Sun Zhang was secretly delighted, and made great efforts to win over Qu Mu, who had secretly taken refuge in him before.

And Qu Mu did not disappoint Sun Zhang. With Liu Bian's acquiescence, he leaked the memorials of Chongde Hall to Sun Zhang one after another, which made Sun Zhang very happy.

Ever since, Qu Muming was Zhang Rang's man, and secretly pretended to join Gongle Palace to spy on Empress Dowager Dong, Dong Zhong, Sun Zhang and others for Liu Bian.

However, in this favorable situation, Zhang Rang was forced to make sacrifices.

Sure enough, seeing that Zhang Rang clearly said to 'scrutinize this matter', but there was no movement after a few days, He Jin was immediately annoyed.

Yuan Shao took the opportunity to instigate He Jin: "Zhang Rang must have an affair with Yongle Palace again."

He Jin was also suspicious, and went to the palace several times to remind Queen He.

Empress He was also suspicious at first, and Zhang Rang questioned her, so Zhang Rang asked Liu Bian to come forward.

Liu Bian said to Empress He: "Mr. Zhang is loyal to us. How can there be a betrayal? It's probably because the scholars around Uncle wanted to instigate Uncle to eradicate the eunuch again. It's unbelievable."

"Shi Hou Mingjian."

Zhang Rang shouted, taking the opportunity to show his loyalty.

Zhao Zhong and Guo Sheng also offered guarantees on their behalf.

Seeing that even her clever son interceded for Zhang Rang, Empress He naturally believed it. She turned a deaf ear to He Jin's warning and instead advised He Jin several times not to be instigated by scholars.

In this regard, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, He Yong, Zheng Tai and others all insisted that Zhang Rang and others bewitched Empress He and Shi Hou, which made General He Jin and Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, and Guo Sheng gradually improve their relationship. Relations froze again.

Of course, this does not affect Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, and Guo Sheng's support for the He family, but the He family they support is no longer the gradually alienated general He Jin, but Liu Bian, Queen He, The He clan headed by He Miao.

(End of this chapter)