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Chapter 513: Su Dong and others enter the pass together, the ten constant servants are desperate

"Damn it, what are they doing? What do they want to do?!" He Jin said angrily.

When he saw Dong Zhuo entering Hangu Pass and Su Yao about to reach Yique Pass, He Jin finally realized that something was wrong.

A chill ran down his back.

Hangu Pass and Yique Pass are both among the eight passes in Luoyang.

Once they enter, the capital will be undefendable. This is a red line that cannot be crossed!

"How did Dong Zhuo get into Hangu Pass?!"

"No, we must not let them come over!"

So, He Jin urged Wang Kuang, Bao Xin and others to return to the capital, and at the same time sent the Imperial Counselor Zhong Shao and the Imperial Court Assistant Minister Zhong Yao to reprimand Dong Zhuo and Su Yao respectively.

Dong Zhuo was very single about this.

He said he sent Zhong Shao away in a nice way, then turned around and continued to move eastward. He did not obey the order at all and instead began to speed up his eastward advance.

Why?

In addition to the Yuan family, Dong Zhuo also had a younger brother named Dong Min in the capital who served as the Commandant of the Imperial Chariot.

This commander of the imperial carriages had already explained the situation in the capital to Dong Zhuo in detail before Zhong Shao arrived.

As the saying goes, fortune and honor are sought in danger. He would have to be stupid to give up such an opportunity.

"Accelerate, accelerate!"

"You can't speed up, you can't speed up, my lord!"

When Dong Zhuo continued to march westwards, Su Yao's response to Zhong Yao was much more direct: "This is a chaotic order. Yao will not obey it."

After saying that, Su Yao was too lazy to explain, and directly detained Zhong Yao and charged forward with all his cavalry.

It has to be said that the development of the situation was somewhat beyond Su Yao's expectations.

As for his big event, something that was supposed to happen in August was moved up a full month. In order to prevent any accidents, Su Yao is now racing against time.

Luoyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty was the capital of the Eight Passes, with numerous strategic passes and surrounding areas.

If he cannot enter the Luoyang Pass before chaos occurs, then he is afraid that he will have no other way to interfere with the situation in Luoyang except to launch an army and declare war in advance.

His family is still in Luoyang City. Although he had made arrangements with Chen Zhi in a letter to prevent any unexpected events, Su Yao absolutely did not want to gamble on such a thing.

But it's okay.

He Jin probably didn't expect that Su Yao would be so stubborn.

He actually thought that he could keep Su Yao by just sending Zhong Yao to reprimand him, and did not notify the guards at the pass to be on high alert.

So much so that when the defenders of Yique Pass saw the imperial edict and Zhong Yao's seal held by Su Yao, they offered no resistance and let Su Yao in.

Then, Su Yao took over this level with a counterattack.

Just when Su Yao, Dong Zhuo and others were racing against time.

The situation in the capital further intensified.

News of the arrests of eunuchs' relatives from all over the country came back one by one, and the eunuchs finally could no longer sit still.

Zhang Rang, who was the first to receive the news, immediately called together the Ten Eunuchs who had left the palace and were hiding in their respective homes, and gathered them in the dark room of his house:

"No!"

"Can't wait any longer!"

"If it's any later, we'll be dead!"

Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others urged him on.

Zhao Zhong, Guo Sheng and Song Dian all looked bitter and were unable to make up their minds whether to kill He Jin.

Kill He Jin?

Yes, the Ten Eunuchs had actually planned to counterattack. However, as mentioned before, although the eunuchs seemed to be united in the outside court, in fact, their internal factions were also very obvious.

For example, Zhao Zhong, Guo Sheng and Song Dian were pro-He Jin people. They supported the He family and also made great efforts in killing Jian Shuo. They had been urging Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others not to rush into action, as there should be room for a turnaround.

It's not that they are naive.

How many of those who hold power in the world are complete idiots? Not to mention that these eunuchs all rely on power to get to the top, unlike those who rely on family background.

In their view, eunuchs have existed since ancient times. They are the emperor's eyes, ears and hands and feet. How could they all be killed?

Wouldn’t the emperor be deposed then?

They knew He Jin's true nature and knew he was not a heartless and ungrateful person.

Empress Dowager He and He Miao were not his brothers from the same mother, but He Jin treated them closer than his own brothers. After his father passed away, he took on the responsibility of slaughtering pigs and worked hard to raise his younger siblings, never letting them suffer any hardship.

Therefore, the beautiful Empress Dowager He was chosen to enter the palace.

It is natural for He Jin to want to monopolize power, but he cannot harm his own brothers and sisters and his nephew, the emperor.

Now that the public is outraged, they can just admit their mistakes and stay out of the spotlight.

Some of them even secretly thought that if they couldn't stand it any longer, they could push out a few of the Ten Attendants who had bad relations with He Jin and have them beheaded, so that the people of the world could vent their anger, and that would be the end of it.

He couldn't really kill all the eunuchs, could he?

Who will serve the emperor? Who will serve the empress dowager?
Invite those noble families? Isn't He Jin afraid that someone will cheat on his nephew in the future?

However, reality gave these compromising people a cruel slap in the face.

They could never have imagined that He Jin was so blinded by greed that he would really attack them all indiscriminately.

He doesn't care about past friendship at all.

Did he forget who made his sister the queen?
Have you forgotten who spoke well of him in front of the emperor and helped him to ascend to the position of general?

Even that good-for-nothing He Miao in his family, without our efforts, would he have been able to become a general and a duke so easily?

What's more, if we hadn't exerted our strength, how could Jian Shuo have died so easily?

For a moment, Guo Sheng, Zhao Zhong and others felt bitter and fearful, as if they had suffered a great injustice.

"We can't delay it any longer!"

Zhang Rang clapped his hands and said:
"The other troops may be acting, but as for the Champion Marquis, do you think He Suigao can control him?"

"If we let him in, none of us will survive!"

"Now, if you want to survive, you have to strike first!"

"This pig butcher is really hateful!"

Zhao Zhong said angrily:

"Since he is merciless and won't give us any chance to survive, we might as well fight him to the death. Maybe there is still a glimmer of hope!"

The sixth year of Zhongping, or should it be said the first year of Guangxi.

Due to the pressure from Su Yao's sudden appearance and Yuan Shao's conspiracy, on the seventh day of July, which happened to be the Qixi Festival, the eunuchs reached a consensus to strike first, more than a month earlier than in history.

"But now that we are at home, we are guilty of crimes. Even if we want to take action, I am afraid there is no way."

Guo Sheng sighed and felt very regretful.

If they had known that Guan Junhou was not dead, they would never have sold Jian Shuo so easily.

With Jian Shuo's military power, at least they can maintain the power of Beigong and will not be driven out of the palace.

Now, they have no military power and are all serving their sentences at home, so they don’t even have a chance to fight to the death.

You can't just stop people on the street and kill them, can you?

In response, Zhang Rang sneered:
"I have my own way, just listen to my news."

(End of this chapter)