Great Han Empire

Chapter 512 Immediately Shooting the Gun
Zhu Jun, the master craftsman, Liu Bo, the former Guang Luxun, and Zhou Shen, the former general of the bandits, hurried into the Taifu's residence.

The three of them were panicked, not knowing what happened to Luoyang, but when they saw Yuan Kai standing calmly and calmly in the corridor to meet them, they felt relieved.Everything is still under the master's control.

"My lord, why did the palace catch fire? What happened?" Zhu Jun asked eagerly.

"The traitor killed the general." Yuan Kai said flatly, "The people of the general's mansion set fire to the Suzaku gate in anger, rushed into the palace and killed the traitor wantonly, and now Yuan Shu is leading the tiger ben Yulin to hunt down the rebels. Rebel."

"Where are your majesty and queen mother?"

"Your Majesty has been kidnapped by the traitor and taken to the North Palace. The Queen Mother has been rescued by Lord Lu Zhi and has returned to Changqiu Palace."

While welcoming them into the hall, Yuan Kai said calmly, "I have already worshiped Yuan Shao as the captain of Sili, and led people to surround the Beigong, but considering the safety of the emperor, I dare not attack." He said a little bit about the matter, "I invite you to come, I want you to leave the city immediately to control the Northern Army."

The three of Zhu Jun were horrified, each of them stood dumbfounded, and stood in the lobby without speaking for a long time.

"Last night, the general just merged the fifth battalion of the Xiyuan Army into the Northern Army, and the camp was in chaos." Yuan Kai said anxiously, "Now Cao Cao, Bao Hong, and dozens of army Sima and fake Sima of the Xiyuan Army They are all optimistic, Duan Yan, Captain of Tunqi School, Wu Fu, Captain of Yueqi School of the Northern Army, Zhang Liao, Captain Zhang Yang, and Guan Qiuyi of the Northern Army are also optimistic. If the general is killed, the angry soldiers of the Northern Army may take the opportunity to massacre the soldiers of the West Garden Army, and the camp of the Northern Army may collapse in an instant, and the consequences will be dire, so you should leave the city immediately and rush to Pingoptimism."

"Master Zhu once led the Northern Army to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Nanyang. Lord Liu served in the Northern Army first, and later guarded the frontier for many years. He was the Du Liao General of our Han Dynasty. Lord Zhou once led the Northern Army to suppress the rebellion in the western border. You The three of them have very high prestige and prestige in the army." Yuan Kai looked at the three of them, and said with a slight smile, "I believe that after the three of you reach Ping'an, you will be able to quickly stabilize the morale of the army and secure the [-] soldiers of the Northern Army firmly. Get it under control."

At this time, Zhu Jun, Liu Bo, and Zhou Shen had a clear understanding of the situation in the capital.Now that the traitor and the general are dead together, as long as the northern army is controlled and the remnants of the traitor and the general are eradicated, the capital will be as stable as a rock, and there will be no more sources of trouble.

"According to the decree of the emperor, Lord Liu is honored as Guang Luxun, and Lord Zhou is the backbone general. All the divisions of the Northern Army are under the control of General Zhou." Yuan Kai said, "Wait a moment, I have sent someone to report to the Empress Dowager Ming, the imperial edict The Harmony Festival is coming soon."

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Yuan Shao, He Yong, and Han Fufei dismounted from their horses and rushed into Taifu's mansion.

"My lord, things are troublesome." He Yong was sweating profusely and said in panic, "Zhang Rang not only hijacked the emperor and King Chen Liu, but also took away all the Chuanguo Yuxi and the six emperor's seals."

Yuan Kui, Zhu Jun and others were taken aback.Now that the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu are in the hands of Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others, and the Queen Mother has been rescued again, who dares to attack Beigong on their own?But without the seal, the imperial decree is useless.Yuan Shao could lead soldiers and horses in Luoyang City to falsely preach the imperial decree to kill Xu Xiang, Fan Ling, and the clan disciples of the treacherous eunuchs, but who would dare to falsely preach the imperial decree when they arrived at the Northern Army camp?The school lieutenant of the Northern Army and the Zhonghou of the Northern Army had to verify the seal and talisman. Once the seal was found to be fake, it would be a bloodbath immediately.After all, the change of the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army also meant that something happened to General He Jin. How could He Jin's confidantes in the Northern Army be careless?This is not only related to the lives of the generals, but also to the safety of the capital and the country.

"Does Wu Qiong, the school captain of the city gate, have any news? Did General Hussars He Miao leave the city?" He Yong asked anxiously, "The Queen Mother said that Zhang Rang wrote an imperial edict and sent it to General Hussars. General Hussars will leave the city immediately to lead the Northern Army. We must intercept this imperial decree."

Yuan Kai turned to look at Yuan Shao.Yuan Shao nodded to him, then hurried out of the hall, and ordered several subordinates to immediately invite Henan Yin Wangyun and Fengche Duwei Dong Min to the Taifu's residence.

"There is no news from Wu Qiong, which means that He Miao has not left the city." Yuan Kai asked, "Has the rebellion who killed Nangong been eliminated? How is the Queen Mother?"

"Xu Liang, Wu Tang, Wu Kuang, Zhang Zhang and more than 3000 rebels have been put to death. Master Yuan Shu and Shang Shu Zheng Tai and Master Zheng have brought tigers and feathers to the General's Mansion to hunt down the remnants." Han Fu said out of breath, "The queen mother is frightened , has already rested in bed, Shangshu Xu Jing and Zhou Yu are guarding outside the Changqiu Palace with some Yulin guards. The Queen Mother said that all state affairs will be handled by the Grand Tutor for the time being."

"The seal is gone, what should I do?" Yuan Kai sneered, "Is my warrant more useful than His Majesty's edict?"

"Come here, please come to the Taifu's mansion to discuss matters immediately. Also, invite Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, Ma Rixun, Ding Gong, Liu Hong, Yuan Pang and other veterans to the mansion."

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In the middle of the night, the fire in the direction of the palace had been gradually extinguished, but the bloody storm in Luoyang City continued.Huben Zhonglang led Yuan Shu, Sili Xiaowei Yuan Shao, and Henan Yin Wangyun with fully armed soldiers to launch a bloody purge against the remnants of traitors and relatives.At the same time, the debate in Taifu's mansion was also very intense.

The traitor died, the great general died, and the hussar general He Miao also died. The long-cherished wishes of the scholars were fulfilled one day. Everyone was ecstatic, and some even wept with joy. But after congratulating each other, the cruel reality of Luoyang Let them fall into deep fear again.

Long-term worries and near-term worries are like two bloody butcher's knives on their necks.For a long time, I worry about the emperor and the queen mother, and I worry about the [-] Northern Army outside the city.

Look at the ministers of the court and the central government in the lobby. Now there is a lack of the general, the general of the hussars, the three important ministers of the nine ministers, the general servant, and more than 20 senior officials of two thousand stones. They are all in this sudden chaos Disappeared.No matter how good the reasons are in the future, it cannot conceal the fact that the scholars headed by Taifu Master Yuan Kai took advantage of the chaos in Luoyang to eradicate the power of middle officials and foreign relatives.In other words, although the scholars got their wish and controlled the court, as long as the Empress Dowager He is still in charge of the court, and the emperor is still on the throne today, these ministers sitting in the Taifu's mansion will have to pay for today's killing in the future. Painful price.

Before the emperor is an adult, the empress dowager must be in charge of the government. This is the ancestral system, and the ministers are powerless to change it. It is beyond the capabilities of these noble ministers to change the imperial power and the Han law.As long as the queen mother is in power, eunuchs will appear.It is impossible for the queen mother to violate the ancestral system and sit with the ministers to discuss state affairs every day, let alone go out of the Changqiu Palace to sit in the court openly, so she has to find eunuchs to serve in the palace again, and has to appoint criminals to send the order of the country , and the eunuch with the king in his hand and the constitution in his mouth will appear in the court again.Similarly, as long as the queen mother is in power, the relatives will be in power.This is also impossible. How many queen mothers know how to govern the country?How many queen mothers are not worried that their power will be left behind and controlled by others?The direct danger of the loss of power is the lives of the young emperor and the empress dowager herself, so the empress dowager can only trust her relatives.The death of He Jin and He Miao today does not mean that there are no more relatives.Empress Dowager He has no older brother, but she still has uncles, cousins, and countless relatives. As long as Empress Dowager He wishes, her relatives can appear in the court at any time.

Empress Dowager He has new eunuchs and new relatives, which can help the emperor gradually control the inner court. After the emperor takes power, those who should be settled will have to settle accounts, and the power that should be regained will also be taken back. All efforts will be in vain. Therefore, if you want to curb the serious disadvantages of the monopoly of foreign relatives and eunuchs that have plagued the Han Dynasty for decades, and completely eradicate the soil that foreign relatives and eunuchs rely on to breed and multiply, you must let the Queen Mother return to power, but Can the gentlemen do it?Obviously, scholars can't do such a deviant thing, which is related to the law of the Han Dynasty, the supremacy of the imperial power, and the prestige and life of the family.

The peaceful and optimistic [-] Northern Army died successively because of He Jin and He Miao, and because of the fall of the Son of Heaven and Yin Xi, it became a problem that could not be solved for the time being.Without a sealed imperial decree, it is useless for anyone to go, unless the emperor himself goes.Going with the Queen Mother's Yizhi and talisman will only be counterproductive, and may cause misunderstandings among the generals of the Northern Army.The West Garden Army and the Northern Army had just merged, and people were in panic. If there was any disturbance, there would be chaos immediately.If there is no one to command the army, and the generals of the various ministries go their own way, all the way to Luoyang City, it will be completely over.

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Yuan Kui and the ministers are all aware of the current situation. Now that the general of the chariots and riders has gone to the desert, Luoyang cannot be chaotic anyway. For the sake of the country, the most important thing at present is to quickly stabilize the situation in Luoyang. The future can only be discussed in the future.The debate among the ministers mainly focused on whether to control the Northern Army first or save the emperor first.

If the emperor can be rescued first, the matter of the northern army will be solved, but the problem is that the empress dowager will not allow the use of force to enter the northern palace because of the safety of the emperor.Since force cannot be used, we had no choice but to send someone to Beigong to discuss with the traitor.The traitor has nowhere to go, Zhang Rang will not release the emperor easily, and the negotiations will not yield results in the short term.

Han Fu said: "How many days can we hide the matter in Luoyang? The Northern Army is merging with the Xiyuan Army. They have to go to the General's Mansion to report the situation to the General every day. They will know what happened in Luoyang by tomorrow morning at the latest."

He Yong said: "The northern army must have known about the accident in Luoyang. We suddenly closed the city gate in the afternoon. They are close at hand. How could they not know? If they don't receive the news from the general tomorrow morning, they may have to surround Luoyang city. gone."

Some ministers believed that if the Northern Army had not received any news, they would never dare to leave the camp.The generals of the Northern Army will not send troops to Luoyang City at the risk of rebellion.They insisted on saving the emperor first.

The ministers who disagreed believed that it was better to deal with the threat of the North Army first.Does Zhang Rang still dare to kill the emperor?

Yuan Kai didn't want to waste time, so he immediately proposed a solution, let Dong Zhuo lead his army into Hangu Pass, and join forces with Ding Yuan, Wang Kuang and others to deal with the current crisis.Yuan Kui said: "Let's solve the problem of the Northern Army first. After surrounding the Northern Army, we will send Zhu Jun and other three adults to Ping Optimism with the Queen Mother's edict to publicize and stabilize the morale of the Northern Army. The crisis of the Northern Army is resolved. Afterwards, we will continue to solve the matter of Zhang Rang and Duan Gui abducting the emperor. However, we can send people to the North Palace to talk to Zhang Rang right now."

Lu Zhi said, let me go, I will talk to him.

Although the ministers also expressed their concerns about Bing Weiping's optimism, there are too many things to worry about now, and the ministers have no time to take care of them.Now the Son of Heaven is being held hostage, the Empress Dowager is too frightened to be in charge, the general is gone, the Taiwei is in Youzhou, Situ and Sikong are vacant, and only Liuqing is present in the Jiuqing. Calculate.Now that he has made up his mind, the others don't want to say anything more, it's just a waste of time.

"Master Yuan Pang and Yuan continue to be in charge of the Dasinong Mansion." Yuan Wei stood up and said exhaustedly, "Remember, we must do everything possible to provide food, grass and supplies for the expeditionary army, and we must not cut it off one day."

"Let's leave, everyone. Tomorrow, everyone will perform their duties and do what they should do."

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Yuan Kai, Ding Gong, Liu Hong, and Lu Zhi were sitting in the study, looking solemnly at the dim candlelight, looking at each other speechlessly.

"My lord has decided." Ding Gong asked in a low voice.

"How can I live up to the entrustment of the late emperor?" Yuan Kai smiled wryly, "the four of us discussed carefully that day, we can only rely on the hands of others to depose, and we can't do it by ourselves. Although the ministers all know that if the young emperor is not deposed , What will be the result of waiting for us in the future, but when it comes to dethronement, how many people in the court can agree? Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, Ma Rixun, Huangfusong, Zhu Jun, Yang Biao, etc., how many people can they accept? How many people are willing to bear this eternal infamy?"

"Forcing the Empress Dowager He to return to power, deposing the young emperor, and re-establishing a new monarch, the benefits to the Great Han Kingdom are obvious. At least within ten years, there will be no more evil eunuchs and foreign relatives. Therefore, the Great Han Kingdom can get ten years of recuperation." Lu Zhi sighed, "So, for these ten years, we will not hesitate even if we are smashed to pieces."

"The most important thing at the moment is the Northern Army. As long as the Northern Army is in hand, we can control the situation in Luoyang. After the new emperor succeeds, we can join hands with Li Wei from Hedong and Huangfusong from Chang'an to force him out of the capital. Thinking that Zhang Rang is so vicious, he actually took away the seal at this time. Now we are helpless, and the variables in Luoyang have greatly increased."

"The variables in Luoyang are indeed huge. I think it's time for Huangfusong and Li Wei to arrive in Luoyang earlier." Ding Gong said.

"No." Yuan Wei shook his hand and said, "If Luoyang has no chance, he won't be fooled. When the time is right, we can sacrifice part of the West Garden Army."

"If the future situation is out of our control, what shall we do?" Liu Hong asked worriedly.

"The first emperor has made arrangements." Yuan Kai sighed softly, "The first emperor has seen everything and thought of everything. He will help us."

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(End of this chapter)