Liu Qi, the hegemon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 49

Zhang Rang quickly ran outside the palace of Empress He. This was a matter of life and death, and he could not be neglected.

When has he, who has always been in power, been so embarrassed, running all the way, exhausted and out of breath, but it is not time to rest, if you hurry up, it may be too late.

He didn't even tidy up his messy appearance, changed his expression, and stepped into Empress He's palace.

Seeing Empress He, he knelt down and cried bitterly: "I hope Empress Empress will save me!"

"Master Zhang, why is this?" Empress He originally heard Zhang Rang begging to see her, and she didn't know what it was, so she let her in. Unexpectedly, Zhang Rang knelt down and cried bitterly as soon as she came in, which made her a little unresponsive.

"Empress, Jian Shuo wanted to murder the general, and the matter was revealed. I also asked Guo Sheng to kill Jian Shuo. Now Jian Shuo has been killed, but Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu ​​refused to let me go. They wanted to wait for me for a while." And kill him." The more Zhang Rang said, the more sad he became, with tears and snot streaming down his nose, "Jian Shuo was the only one who planned to kill the general, and I didn't know it, but Yuan Shao wanted to use the name of the general to kill me Wait, I hope the empress empress can take pity on me and give me a way of life based on what I have done in the past!"

Hearing this, Empress He also seemed to have thought of something, a look of hesitation flashed in her eyes, and she said: "Don't worry, Aijia will definitely keep you waiting!"

"Thank you, Empress!"

"You retreat behind the screen first, and the Ai family will send someone to General Xuan!" Empress He said.

"No!" Zhang Rang stood up and hid behind the screen with a look of gratitude.

After Zhang Rang hid behind the screen, Empress He's eyes also flickered. After all, she knew a little about such a big thing that happened in the palace, but she didn't attack the harem.

And before that, her half-brother He Jin sent someone to pick up her son. No matter how stupid he was, he knew that something big must happen, but he never thought it would be so serious.

Slowly sipping tea, waiting for He Jin's arrival.

……

He Jin followed the maid and soon came to Empress He's palace.

"I've seen the emperor...oh, no, I've seen the queen mother!" He Jin cupped his hands.

"Queen Mother? Brother, be careful!" Queen He said.

He Jin shook his head and said, "Queen Mother, now the former emperor was poisoned by Jian Shuo, and has passed away. Prince Bian inherits the throne and becomes the new emperor, so the Empress Dowager is now the Empress Dowager!"

Hearing this, Empress He became surprised, she did not expect Emperor Ling to die suddenly, and her own son became the new emperor.

Zhang Rang behind the screen also shook his head. He didn't expect Lingdi to die, but he didn't believe that Jian Shuo would kill Lingdi. Both he and Jian Shuo knew that Lingdi was their backer. Otherwise, they wouldn't be in high positions as eunuchs. Without Emperor Ling, they would have been killed by gentry officials long ago. The possible reason for the crime is this sudden change, and they were directly pissed off.

Empress Dowager He calmed down, remembered the business, and said: "I heard that Yuan Shaoyuan of the Yuan family wanted to use the name of eldest brother to kill all the ten servants and others?"

"I agreed to this matter, and the ten permanent attendants have held power in the court for many years, and now there is a Jian Shuo who wants to take my life, there is no guarantee that there will be a second one!" He Jin said truthfully.

"Brother, you are so confused!" Empress Dowager He hated her for indisputable.

He Jin was a little confused. He didn't know what the problem was. Aren't there only advantages and no disadvantages in getting rid of the ten permanent attendants?

"Brother, don't forget, you and I came from a humble background, if it weren't for Zhang Rang and others, would we have such a high status and wealth? How can we listen to other people's words and kill all the ten servants?" The Queen Mother paused After a pause, he continued: "What's more, the officials of the gentry have wanted to kill the eunuch for a long time. Brother, you were just pushed out to check and balance the ten permanent servants. Now that the new emperor has just been established, without the ten permanent servants, you can only let the noble officials Make it bigger, how can you and I still have the right to speak at that time!"

"But, what if someone among the ten permanent attendants wants to take my life?" He Jin was also said to be a little loose!
Empress Dowager He has not spoken yet.

Zhang Rang, who was behind the screen, knew that it was done, and walked out from behind the screen, knelt down and said, "Please rest assured, General, this is just a plan by Jian Shuo alone, and it has nothing to do with me. The heart of the general will be struck by lightning from the sky, and there will be no place to die. From now on, the general will be the leader in the court, and I hope the general will give me a way out!"

What he said was so affectionate that he almost believed it himself.

When He Jin saw Zhang Rang walking out, he also knew why his younger sister, Queen Mother He, had summoned him. It turned out that it was Zhang Rang who begged him.

However, after listening to Zhang Rang's words, He Jin also pondered. He also knew that although he had the position of a general and controlled the real power of the Imperial Forest Army, compared with the gentry, he still had many shortcomings.

If there were no ten servants to restrain the officials of the gentry, even if the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he would not have much power to speak, and he would not dare not listen to the words of his sister, Queen Mother He.

"Then I will trust you once and spare your life, and if there is another time, I will kill you and the other nine clans!" He Jin scolded.

"General Xie, Queen Mother Xie, I will definitely live up to this kindness!" Zhang Rang said gratefully.

He Jin made a decision and ignored Zhang Rang. He cupped his hands at the Empress Dowager He and said, "Empress Dowager, if this is the case, I will go down first!"

"Go!" Empress Dowager He waved.

He Jin bowed and exited Empress Dowager He's palace, and walked back the same way.

At this time, Yuan Shao also tied up the other eight people to Emperor Ling's bedroom, and dragged Jian Shuo's body back here and threw it on the ground.

He Jin walked in, saw this situation, and said: "Jian Shuo wants to murder me, but he can't do it. He poisoned the late emperor, and the first culprit will be punished, and then his nine clans can be killed. There is no need to do more harm to the rest!"

Guo Sheng and others, who were waiting for the final trial, relaxed their nervous hearts. It seems that Zhang Rang's persuasion has been successful, and they can all save their lives.

However, the ministers were stunned.

Yuan Shao, who worked so hard to capture him, was also stunned.

With such a good opportunity, all the ten servants can be eradicated, and the court can be restored, but He Jin said that the rest are innocent, and if they want to release them all, wouldn't that mean letting the tiger go back to the mountain?

"You mustn't do it, General. If you don't cut the grass, you will be thrown into chaos!" Yuan Shao advised.

As soon as these words came out, no one noticed the gloom in the eyes of Guo Sheng and the other eight people.

"I've made up my mind, you don't need to say anything!" He Jin said resolutely.

Hearing this, Cao Cao, who was about to stand up and persuade together, also stopped, and shook his head slightly. Although he didn't like He Jin and Yuan Shao's way of invading the palace, he was not in agreement with the idea of ​​eradicating the ten permanent servants. Yuan Shao is consistent, it's a pity.

Afterwards, Guo Sheng and others were all let go, but only copied Jian Shuo's nine clans.

(End of this chapter)