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Chapter 517: Yuan's Attack, Burning the Palace Gate

The Yuan family was the only one that was in power, surpassing Huo Guang, Dou Xian, Liang Ji and others. This could be said to be the long-cherished wish of the Yuan family.

To this end, they made many plans. On the one hand, their own family closely followed the king's power and made friends with the eunuchs. On the other hand, they sent Yuan Shao to stand with the party members and push him to be the party leader. When the eunuchs had become rats crossing the street, they pushed for the plan to kill the eunuchs.

The purpose was to use He Jin to cut off the spies in the palace, and force this foreign relative general to destroy his own foundation, become alienated from Empress Dowager He, and sow the seeds of defeat.

In their plan, after helping He Jin defeat the eunuchs, they would take the opportunity to develop themselves, then eliminate the foreign relatives, rectify the world, and monopolize power.

And now, He Jin's quick death really gave them a godsend opportunity.

However, opportunities also hide risks.

Grand Tutor Yuan Wei seemed very hesitant:
"Although He Jin is dead, his brother He Miao is still alive."

"General Chariot and Cavalry is more qualified than us to inherit the general's legacy, both in terms of family ties and power."

"Uncle is right, so He Miao must die!"

Yuan Shao's eyes flashed with brilliance, and these harsh words shocked everyone.

"But this person must not die in our hands."

"Does Benchu ​​have any arrangements?" Yuan Wei asked in surprise.

At this time, Yuan Shu also came back to his senses and said:

"Wu Kuang, this man is a general under the general. He has a good personal relationship with me and has always been at odds with He Miao."

"We just need to tell him that it was He Miao who took the money from the eunuchs and conspired to kill the general. Then he will naturally help us solve this problem."

"But even if He Miao is gone, there are still many high-ranking officials in the capital who don't like us."

Before Yuan Ji finished speaking, Yuan Shao waved his hand and said, "Easy!"

"The eunuchs are causing chaos, and we are here to avenge the general."

"We just need to put those people on the list of rebels and catch them all in one fell swoop!"

"In that case, the only thing we have to worry about is the foreign troops around us."

Yuan Wei narrowed his eyes, stroked his mustache, and hesitated:

"Except Dong Zhuo, we cannot control Ding Yuan, Qiao Mao, and Su Yao."

"If any of them are tempted to take advantage of the situation, I'm afraid our plans will serve as a scapegoat for others."

"Uncle is right."

Yuan Shao thought for a moment and nodded:

"But if we act quickly enough, there is still a lot that can be done."

"The person closest to the capital now is only Dong Zhuo."

"The Sunset Pavilion is only twenty miles away from the capital, and we can reach it within a day."

"As long as we let Dong Zhuo go to the capital first and stabilize the situation, no one else will have a chance to intervene."

"You are too idealistic!"

Yuan Ji was stunned. He couldn't keep up with his cousin's pace at all:
"Dong Zhuo only has 3,000 soldiers. How can he stabilize the situation so easily?"

"Qiao Mao is far away in Chenggao, so we can just keep him out of Hulao Gate and ignore him for now."

"Ding Yuan is in Mengjin, north of the city, and he has more than 3,000 soldiers waiting for him."

"And Su Yao, even though he only led 800 soldiers, he never lost a single battle. You can't judge him by common sense!"

"Brother, you worry too much."

As Yuan Shao spoke, his thoughts gradually became clearer:

"Although Su Yao is indeed brave, Yique is not close to the capital, and there is also the Luo River blocking the way."

"The capital is under martial law now, and he doesn't have enough ships, so he is not a concern in the short term." "Besides, although Su Yao has always behaved frivolously, he is still a decent person."

"As long as we put an end to the chaos as soon as possible, gain the reputation of righteousness, and give him more rewards, then this difficulty can be resolved."

"Su Yao can't come over, but Ding Yuan is in Mengjin, Luobei, across the mountains from us." Yuan Wei was still hesitant.

"Ding Yuan is not difficult either."

Yuan Shao analyzed:
"This boy was promoted by the general out of turn. He has no connections in the court and no foundation in the wild. The burning of Mengjin Ferry also cut off his own retreat. The Bingzhou soldiers he recruited are rookies who have never seen a single battle."

"Dong Zhuo's Liangzhou soldiers are brave and good at fighting. They are an army that has won every battle. All we need to do is give Dong Zhuo a hint and allow him to annex Ding Yuan, and then let the two of them fight each other."

"By then, all the troops in the capital will be in the hands of our Yuan family, and Dong Zhuo, the foreign troops, will be a student and former official of my uncle."

"Our Yuan family is the only one that is strong enough to succeed!"

However, Yuan Shao's words made his blood boil, but apart from Yuan Shu's response, Yuan Wei, who was in charge, seemed unmoved.

This made Yuan Shao so angry that he drew his sword and threw it to the ground:

"Uncle!"

"This is a rare opportunity that only comes once in a thousand years. It is a great opportunity for our Yuan family to become the number one family in the world. Isn't it the hard work of several generations of our family for this moment? Why are you still hesitating?"

"The general was in such a desperate situation that he met with this fatal disaster."

"The eunuchs are now desperate. Without the help of our Yuan family, they will never be able to stabilize the situation."

"It's no exaggeration to say that the future of the world is in your hands."

"At this time, do you still want to shrink your head and serve as a pawn for the eunuchs, risking the wrath of the world?!"

When Yuan Shu heard this, his face changed drastically, and Yuan Wei and Yuan Ji turned even paler.

They stared at Yuan Shao in a daze. They never expected that this brother who was sent out to a distant place would grow up to be such an independent figure without them noticing.

However, Yuan Shao was right. In such a time of great change, they had no time to hesitate.

So, Yuan Wei finally gritted his teeth and accepted the advice of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

Immediately, the gates of Yuan's mansion were opened, and riders were sent everywhere, contacting their students and former officials and the army that supported them to gather urgently at the palace. At the same time, they pretended to surrender, and using their power as the Minister of the Chancellery, they forged an imperial edict to summon Xu Xiang, Fan Ling and others.

The two men thought that their luck had finally turned, and the clouds had cleared and the moon was shining. They were smiling and about to greet Yuan Wei and discuss how to control the court, when suddenly, swordsmen and axemen came out from behind the tent, rushed forward, and chopped these opponents who were dreaming of a counterattack into pieces.

Starting with this fierce killing, the Yuan family sounded the clarion call for a counterattack.

When night fell, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu each led their troops. Yuan Shao attacked the North Palace Zhuqueque, while Yuan Shu went to the South Palace Jiulongmen.

Here, Cao Cao, Wang Kuang and others were just sighing at the gate.

Ordinary weapons could not cut open the city gate, and after a lot of effort they could only cut through the hollow lintel. It was already dusk, and everyone was worried that if they delayed too long, the eunuchs inside would cause trouble again. Yuan Shu immediately became furious and ordered the city gate to be set on fire.

The fire burned open the city gate, but the flames that shot up into the sky and the deafening shouts of killing also spread the news of the coup throughout the capital.

All forces in Luoyang City were urgently mobilized.

The next morning, He Miao was the first to arrive at the Beigong Gate, wanting to rescue his sister and nephew, avenge his brother, and naturally integrate the capital's troops after the war.

Soon after, Dong Zhuo's younger brother, the Commandant of Imperial Chariots Dong Min, also rushed into the palace with his servants and subordinates after reporting the incident in the capital.

Liu Biao, the lieutenant general of the Northern Army, Kong Rong and Wang Lang, the officials of the General's Office, and the generals Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang also brought their family soldiers and troops to help in the battle.

As time went on, more and more military and civilians from aristocratic families joined in.

There was chaos inside and outside the palace.

The soldiers shouted loudly to kill the eunuchs. Wherever the army passed, any man without hair on his mouth would be stabbed.

Many young officials who had escaped from the past were frightened and took off their pants to show their penises to prove their identity in order to save their lives.
And in this chaos, almost no one noticed that Chen Zhi from the Guanjun Marquis's Mansion also broke into the palace among the crowd.

(End of this chapter)