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Chapter 507: The King of Justice Fights the Enemy, and the Two Palaces Fight

"Who dares to fight with me, the righteous king?"

As soon as He Jin finished speaking, before Cao Cao could speak, a figure suddenly flashed out and shouted hurriedly:
"I am willing to borrow 5,000 elite soldiers, break through the gates, enthrone a new king, kill all the eunuchs, clean up the court, and bring peace to the world!"

When He Jin saw that it was Yuan Shao, the captain of the Xiyuan Army, he was overjoyed.

He was well aware that Yuan Shao's support marked the split of Jian Shuo's Xiyuan Army.

And then Cao Cao and others naturally expressed their support.

With the support of these people, He Jin immediately ordered his troops to march straight to the palace gate.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were fully armed and walked at the front of the team.

At this moment, all the eunuchs were panicked.

"It's over, it's over!"

"It's exposed, it's exposed!"

"Not only did the general not enter the palace, he even ordered his troops to force the emperor to abdicate!"

The report from the eunuch made the ten eunuchs panic.

"Jian Shuo, Jian Shuo, what's wrong with the troops you lead? Most of the Xiyuan Army have rebelled!"

"And that damn Cao Cao actually colluded with them to cause chaos."

"He is the Tiger Guard Lieutenant General. If he were to trick us into opening the palace gate, our lives would be over!"

"What should I do? What should I do?"

Zhao Zhong, Song Dian and others were extremely frightened, and Jian Shuo's face turned purple. Even Zhang Rang was helpless and could only ask Jian Shuo to guard the palace gate tightly. The imperial guards and the eunuchs all took up their weapons.

However, such a confrontation is naturally not a long-term solution.

The Xiyuan Army was split, and most of the Huben Army was unreliable. The eunuchs relied on the remaining troops guarding the Beigong Palace to fight against the entire Luoyang garrison, and were doomed to destruction.

In the end, when the battle was about to begin, the Ten Attendants chose to slide down and kneel under tremendous pressure, and they knelt faster and more thoroughly than in history.

They gave up Liu Hong's will and rushed to cling to Empress He, asking her to enthrone Liu Bian and beg her to intercede on their behalf.

"Brother, I know you feel wronged, but you must not trust those outsiders. I know everything that happens in the palace."

"It was only Jian Shuo who plotted to murder you. It had nothing to do with Zhang Rang."

"Now that they have captured and killed Jian Shuo, the best thing to do now is to let Bian'er ascend the throne as soon as possible."

The eunuch beside the queen brought Empress He's letter and Jian Shuo's head.

That’s right, Jian Shuo is dead.

Just as the great eunuch was busy running around, trying to reorganize the city's defenses, Guo Sheng, along with a few eunuchs, lured him out on the pretext of discussing important matters, beheaded him directly, and presented his head to He Jin.

——"General, please don't be too soft-hearted!"

Yuan Shao said anxiously:
"Now that Jian Shuo is dead, the enemy army is leaderless. The outer court surrendered immediately, and the inner court can be destroyed in one fell swoop."

"We should seize this opportunity to strike, eliminate the eunuch party in one fell swoop, clean up the court, and bring peace to the world!"

While He Jin was hesitating, Cao Cao said:
"General, please do not act too hastily. Now that the eunuchs have given in, we should first establish a new ruler as soon as possible, and then slowly plot against the traitors."

In this way, under the plea of ​​his sister and the suggestion of Cao Cao, He Jin postponed the castration.

Thus, overnight, the war disappeared without a trace, and all the imperial guards in the city surrendered.

The next morning, in the North Palace of Luoyang, in a solemn and heavy atmosphere, all the officials dressed in plain clothes, bowed their heads, lined up silently in front of the hall, their eyes flickering.

In the center of the hall, Liu Hong's coffin lay quietly, with various offerings placed around it. Incense was curling and candlelight was flickering, reflecting a solemn and slightly desolate scene.

After kneeling before Liu Hong's coffin with all the officials, He Jin stood up and put the dragon robe on Liu Bian:

"Your Highness, I respectfully invite you to take the throne as Emperor!"

In contrast to He Jin's generosity and even domineering attitude, Liu Bian, under the dragon robe, had a pale face and his eyes were full of anxiety and confusion.

He looked down at the dragon robe on his body, and felt as if he was being weighed down by a heavy burden and was unable to breathe.

He never thought that this day would come so soon.

He even thought at one point that he would never be able to ascend to the throne because of his father's performance in recent years.

After a long time, he raised his head and looked around. The whispers and gazes of the officials around him made him feel very uncomfortable. It was not until his eyes fell on his mother behind a bead curtain on the side that he felt a little relieved.

"Grand Empress Dowager, it seems that I am the final winner."

Behind the pearl curtain, Empress He was arrogant, while Empress Dowager Dong gritted her teeth, snorted coldly and turned her head away, her heart filled with resentment and anger.

She didn't expect that those eunuchs were so useless that they betrayed the emperor and them at the critical moment, leaving his son's last will in vain!

Liu Xie's failure to ascend the throne was not only a personal setback for her, but also a heavy blow to the future destiny of her family.

She secretly swore that she would never let this happen and would find an opportunity to fight back and restore the reputation of the Dong family.

"You vicious woman, don't be too proud too soon."

Queen Mother Dong responded coldly:
"This time, you just took advantage of your brother He Jin to strike first."

"But if you dare to act recklessly again, I will have the General of the Cavalry chop off your brother's head!"

The two women in the deep palace uttered harsh words to each other, but as the saying goes, trouble comes from the mouth.

Empress Dowager Dong seemed unaware that the current situation had changed dramatically.

Although Empress Dowager He did not continue to have an outburst in the palace that day, it seemed that she had suppressed it.

But then Empress Dowager He informed General He Jin of Empress Dowager Dong's threat.

How could He Jin, who controlled almost all the military power in the capital, allow a cavalry general from the Dong family to be independent of him in such a close place?

Not to mention, Empress Dowager Dong's subsequent actions made him even more unbearable.

This woman was not content with the dull life in the harem, and instead interfered in state affairs. She used the status of the Empress Dowager to share power with the Ten Attendants. She also established Liu Xie as the King of Chenliu and backed him up with the General of Cavalry Dong Chong, as if she was ready to have another fight with them.

So, after nearly a month of mutual tolerance, He Jin, who felt that he had almost integrated his troops, once again took the initiative.

General He Jin, together with the three ministers and General He Miao, submitted a memorial together, severely criticizing Empress Xiaoren for instigating the former eunuch Xia Yun and Yongle Grand Coachman Feng Yan to collude with the prefectures and counties to enrich themselves. They also cited the custom that foreign queens were not allowed to stay in the capital, and forced Empress Dowager Dong to leave.

Before Empress Dowager Dong could figure out how to respond, He Jin had already sent out a large army to surround the General of Cavalry's mansion.

Dong Chong, the General of Cavalry, was captured by He Jin before he even had time to mobilize his troops and died in prison.

Having lost the support of the outer court, Empress Dowager Dong was like a candle in the wind, while Empress Dowager He smiled and took out the poisoned wine that had been used to kill Concubine Wang and sent her off.

"Su Lang."

"I believe you will not die."

Princess Wannian, dressed in mourning, knelt in the mourning hall with a miserable look on her face:
"But where are you?"

(End of this chapter)