Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 58 The Emperor Dies
Since discussing the next step in Le Lang, every core figure of Youzhou Group who participated in the meeting was full of fighting spirit.Especially these generals.Now only Xu Rong and Yan Liang were sent out to stand alone. This made the other generals feel very uncomfortable. No one wanted to admit that they were inferior to others.

For example, Gao Shun, who has always been silent, is as capable as Yan Liang and Xu Rong, but Gongsun Xu left him to train troops. Zhao Yun is also a qualified cavalry commander. Now guarding the grassland needs such talents, but Gongsun Xu deliberately Leave him alone.

As for the other generals, Gongsun Xu didn't make any specific arrangements. He just asked them to stick to their posts and wait for orders. No one could understand why Gongsun Xu did this. After all, it was a waste of talent.

Although these generals were not sent out to guard the place, Gongsun Xu still gave them a task. Tai Shici went to the grassland, listened to orders under Yan Liang's account, and learned cavalry combat and other tactics. Gao Shun, Huang Zhong, and Yan Liang were sent To train soldiers, mainly infantry.

Gongsun Xu made a request that after three months, these [-] recruits will be sent to Sanhan to guard the place after completing the basic training, which means that these recruits will have to go to see the blood after three months It is riding and shooting, reflexive shooting, guerrilla and other tactics.

Zhang Fei was sent to serve as the instructor of the heavy cavalry. The heavy cavalry is currently full of 3 people, which is the limit of Youzhou's financial resources. Moreover, once the power of the light cavalry is fully exerted, the heavy cavalry will also withdraw from the stage of history, so , the number of heavy cavalry will not increase for the time being.

Gongsun Xu felt that the number of his personal guards and frontier battalion was still a bit small.In view of this, Gongsun Xu announced that one year later, brave and loyal soldiers will be selected from all armies to be selected as personal guards and forward battalions.For this reason, the main task of the army now is to train troops, train troops, and prepare for the upcoming battle.

Gongsun Xu himself set up another secret training camp in the Lelang military camp. In this training camp, 3000 young soldiers were concentrated. These people were secretly selected by Gongsun Xu three years ago. It is a child between 15 and [-] years old, about the same age as Gongsun Xu.

Gongsun Xu intends to train these people as young guards. After three years of basic training, each of them is a qualified fighter, but Gongsun Xu is still not satisfied. In the past three years, he spent so much time and The energy is to lay the foundation for them, practice basic skills, and learn all kinds of knowledge, just to wait for this training.

Gongsun Xu intends to train them into special forces, the type of arms he was most familiar with in his last life. As long as these people train seriously, even if only two or three hundred people pass the test in the end, Gongsun Xu will be very satisfied. After all, everything is still the same now. In the initial stage, there is no guarantee that everything will go well.

These 3000 people don't know how long they will be trained, maybe three months, maybe a year, maybe three to five years, or even more likely, they will never leave this barracks.This is what Gongsun Xu warned them before bringing them here. Those who can go out are warriors selected from a thousand miles, and those who cannot go out have no one to blame.

After Gan Ning returned to the old base area of ​​the Yangtze River, he called up a group of old troops, and at the same time recruited the nearby rogues and water thieves. In less than half a month, all the water thieves within a hundred miles were gathered under Gan Ning's tent.There is no way, Gan Ning's worth has changed after he went to Youzhou.

The financial resources are also strong, and the confidence to speak is stronger. Even the armor of Gan Ning's subordinate Erlang is much better than that of the official army.Under the suppression of this strong momentum, the nearby water thieves had no choice but to come and surrender.Gan Ning did not attack some of them who were not open-minded. After all, it is not easy to make a living on the Yangtze River. Gan Ning only told these people through certain channels and methods.

His backer is General Hussars of Youzhou, so I won't say anything else, let them choose what to do.Sure enough, upon hearing this, the rest of the water thieves had to surrender if they didn't. Some people were really not something they could afford.Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, the Dongting Lake water thieves who used to deal with Gan Ning often, were finally persuaded by Gan Ning.

Now, Gan Ning has opened his own branch in Dongting Lake.Feeling that he was busy here, Gan Ning took tokens, gifts and money to Jiangdong.He went there with three major tasks, recruiting talents and recruiting boatmen.Among the four major families in Jiangdong, the Lu family, which is famous for shipbuilding, became Gan Ning's primary visit.

After constant negotiations and negotiations, the head of the Lu family did not agree to move his family to Youzhou, but he still contributed half of his family's 3000 excellent boatmen, together with about 1 family members, Gan Ning used land and water. There are two ways to transport these people to Youzhou in batches. In the end, when Gan Ning left the Lu family, he also took a few outstanding young children of the Lu family with him. Among them was Lu Xun, who was specially requested by Gongsun Xu.

Then, in the name of doing business, Gan Ning persuaded Lu Su to submit to Gongsun Xu through the Zhen family's branch in Jiangdong. It was a huge challenge for Lu Su, who was only 25 years old, for his father to take over the position of patriarch.

In the end, Lu Su agreed to go to Youzhou himself. As for the result, it all depends on God's will.When Gan Ning left Lu Su's house, he felt that his mission was almost completed, so he arranged for his servants to recruit boatmen in Jiangdong and Jingzhou, and he took Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai back to Youzhou. Gongsun Xu wrote that the navy needs Fighting, therefore, Gan Ning had to go back.

While everything in Youzhou was in full swing, the city of Luoyang was filled with a strange atmosphere.Emperor Han Ling was seriously ill and lay in bed all day long. Due to his indulgence in drinking and sex for many years, Emperor Han Ling could not afford to be ill this time. Emperor Han Ling knew that his death was approaching, but he couldn't let go of his two children.

Fortunately, Liu Bian said that with He Jin and Empress He backing him, nothing would happen to him, and his youngest son, Liu Xie, might not have such a good life, and it was very likely that he would die in a court struggle.Emperor Han Ling actually wanted to pass the throne to Liu Xie, because he saw the shadow of his favorite woman from Liu Xie.

Moreover, Liu Bian's character is not suitable to be an emperor, and he might become a puppet.After much deliberation, Emperor Han Ling decided to pass the throne safely to Liu Xie before his death.

At present, there are only two people that Emperor Han Ling trusts the most. One is Zhang Rang. He believes that Zhang Rang will not lie to him, and the other is Gongsun Xu. Moreover, he even ran [-] miles a day to rescue him.

If Gongsun Xu was in Luoyang, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty would definitely rely on Gongsun Xu. After all, Gongsun Xu had military power in his hands, and he was the only one who could challenge He Jin.As a last resort, Emperor Han Ling issued a secret edict to Gongsun Xu, asking him to bring troops to Beijing as quickly as possible. Keep it under control, and He Jinsui can no longer take advantage of the loopholes.

In addition to the military strength of the Eighth School of the West Garden, Emperor Hanling currently has 5 troops at his disposal. This is why He Jin dare not act recklessly now. Five of the Eighth Schools in the West Garden are under the control of Jian Shuo. , and Jian Shuo is a small yellow family, his wealth and life are linked to Emperor Han Ling, so he also hopes that Emperor Han Ling can hand over the throne smoothly.

After the secret edict was sent out, Emperor Ling of Han asked Zhang Rang again to discuss how to pass the throne to his second son Liu Xie.

As for He Jin's General's Mansion, He Jin and his advisers were discussing how to support Liu Bian to ascend the throne.He Jin tended to call foreign vassals into Beijing, because he only accounted for less than 2 troops in Luoyang, and his remaining tens of thousands were deliberately arranged [-] miles outside Luoyang city.

In the event of a coup, the troops outside the city would definitely be useless, so He Jin had no choice but to call the foreign vassals into Beijing.

He Jin's subordinate Yuan Shao also agreed to call foreign feudal vassals to Beijing, but he strongly suggested: "The general wants to call foreign vassals to Beijing, and I, Yuan Shao, are the first to agree, but I can only issue an edict to Xiliang Dong Zhuo and Bingzhou Dingyuan, because these two people They have a deep friendship with the general, and it will be easy to control them at that time. In addition, Xiliang and Bingzhou are both places of bitter cold. As long as they control their food and grass, they will have to obey the general's orders.

As for Youzhou Gongsun Zan and his son, they must not be allowed to come to Luoyang, otherwise, His Majesty will have a lot more troops. "

He Jin nodded in deep agreement and said: "What I said at the beginning is very suitable for me. I will issue an edict to Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan overnight. In addition, I will send people to strictly blockade all the roads to Youzhou. Allow the emperor to send rescue to Youzhou."

When everyone was complimenting He Jin on his wisdom, Cao Cao frowned, as if he was very worried.But no one cared about him at this time.

Both sides are trying their best to compete for the throne.As long as the Hanling Emperor can drag on for another month or two, the throne will definitely be passed on to Liu Xie smoothly. At that time, with Gongsun Xu as the Minister of Tuogu, Liu Xie's seat will be able to sit securely. Liu Hong's condition worsened day by day.Finally, one late night in April of the sixth year of Zhongping, Liu Hong collapsed.

Only a few eunuchs including Zhang Rang and Jian Shuo knew about Liu Hong's death.The death of Hanling Emperor also means that their biggest backer has fallen. Now, what they have to do is to conceal the news of the emperor's death, then find a way to kill He Jin, and then help Liu Xie ascend the throne. Finally, wait for the reinforcements from Youzhou Come, be the Minister of Tuogu with Gongsun Xu.

After deliberation, Zhang Rang and others decided to deceive He Jin into the palace with a false imperial decree, and then secretly kill him.

In the middle of the night, He Jin was still sleeping with his diva in his arms.But he was still woken up by the knocking on the door, and when he heard that Emperor Ling of Han called him into the palace, He Jin didn't dare to neglect, and immediately dressed up and rushed to the palace.When He Jin came to the palace gate, Sima Panyin reported: "You must not enter the palace, Jian Shuo will kill you."

He Jin hurried back to the mansion, summoned all the officials overnight, and expressed that he would kill all the eunuchs.Cao Cao, the captain of Dianjun, said: "The eunuchs are very powerful in the court. How can we kill them all? If the secrets are revealed, the nine clans will be destroyed."

He Jin scolded and said: "You are a junior, what do you know?" Just as he was speaking, Pan Yin came to report: "The emperor has passed away, and the ten ministers will not mourn. He is going to kill Uncle He and set up the prince Liu Xie." For God."

Before the words fell, the imperial envoy arrived, and Xuan He entered the palace.Cao Cao suggested to rectify the throne first, and then seek out the thieves.Yuan Shao, the lieutenant of Sili, was willing to lead the army to fight against the thieves.He Jin asked Yuan Shao to bring 30 imperial troops to protect him and more than [-] ministers into the palace, and put the prince Liu Bian on the throne in front of Emperor Ling's coffin.Yuan Shao went to arrest Jian Shuo, but Jian Shuo fled to the Imperial Garden, where he was killed by his accomplice Guo Sheng.

After Jian Shuo's death, all the eight schools in Xiyuan fell into He Jin's hands, but Dian Wei and Zhang Jai still had [-] Imperial Forest Army in their hands. Do a good job of military power and protect Liu Xie.

Although He Jin now has more than 5 troops in Luoyang, he still does not dare to remove Dian Wei and Zhang Jai's military power directly. He Jin knows in his heart that once the two armies clash, he must be the one who suffers. The combat effectiveness of the Qian Yulin Army is obvious to all, and since Dian Wei and Zhang Zhe were originally Gongsun Xu's subordinates, He Jin dared not act recklessly.

After Liu Bian ascended the throne, Zhang Jai also knew that he could not reverse the situation, so he immediately discussed with Dian Wei and wrote to He Jin to support Liu Bian's ascension to the throne, but he would never let go of the military power. Without Gongsun Xu's order, no one would Their military power cannot be lifted.He Jin couldn't bear it, so he had to agree, and since they only had 5000 people, it wouldn't cause too much trouble, so He Jin didn't continue to argue with Zhang Ja and Dian Wei about military power.In fact, what He Jin didn’t know was that Zhang Jai’s cavalry had 7000 soldiers, while Dian Wei’s infantry had 5000. Of course, only Dian Wei, Zhang Jai, and Gongsun had these things. continue to know.After all, according to people's traditional thinking, heavy soldiers can only be regarded as civilian husbands, not soldiers.

After stabilizing the situation in Luoyang, He Jin was a little bit flustered.But Yuan Shao said to He Jin: "We should take this opportunity to eradicate the eunuchs." Zhang Rang and other eunuchs rushed to the harem and begged Empress He: "Jian Shuo is the only one who murdered the general. It has nothing to do with us. Please help me."

Empress He also received a lot of favors from Zhang Rang when she entered the palace, so he didn't want to kill them all.So Empress He Xuan came to He Jin to intercede for the eunuchs.He Jin announced that he was not allowed to kill eunuchs indiscriminately.Yuan Shao said: "If you don't take the opportunity to cut the grass and roots, you will be the root of the catastrophe." He Jin refused to listen, and the officials dispersed.Yuan Shao also went back angrily.

The next day, Empress He promoted her elder brother and ministers to ranks.Empress Dowager Dong was not convinced, so she asked Zhang Rang to conspire. Zhang Rang said: "Your Majesty can listen to the government behind the curtain, make the prince Liu Xie the king, and the uncle Dong Zhong will be a high-ranking official. He will control the military power and use us. The world is ours."

The next day, Empress Dowager Dong came to the court, and named Liu Xie the king of Chenliu, Dong Zhong as the general of hussars, and Zhang Rang and other eunuchs to assist the government.Empress He hosted a banquet for Empress Dowager Dong, and persuaded her not to interfere in the government affairs by taking advantage of the scourge of Empress Lv's dictatorship during the time of Gaozu.Empress Dowager Dong scolded Empress He for being vicious, killed Wang Meiren with medicine, made her own son emperor, and threatened to have Dong Zhong behead He Jin.The two palaces quarreled endlessly and were persuaded by Zhang Rang.

While fighting in Luoyang, Gongsun Xu, who was training eagles, also received a military order and a letter from his father, Gongsun Zan, saying that Emperor Han Ling had sent another secret edict and must rush back to Youbeiping as soon as possible.In fact, Gongsun Xu had already received the news of Han Lingdi's death through his own secret line in Luoyang.

Gongsun Xu immediately summoned Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu, and handed over the affairs of the navy to Lu Su and Gan Ning. After arranging everything, he immediately led five thousand soldiers back to Youbeiping.Before returning to You Beiping, Gongsun Xu wrote letters to Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and others: "Stick to your duties, and chaos has come."

(End of this chapter)