"At the beginning...but the beginning has arrived?"

While Ding Yuan was marching towards Luoyang city at a faster speed, He Jin was sitting in the army camp with a melancholy face outside the city wall of Luoyang, as if he was waiting for someone.

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"Come here... Go to the city and urge Yuan Shao for me, tell him to come here as soon as possible, and tell him that I have something urgent to find him."

"Didn't you just let you go to the Yuan's mansion last night... How many hours have passed, why is there still no sign of him!"

Wiping his cheeks a little irritably, He Jin squeezed his sore eyes, and whispered instructions to the soldiers in the camp beside him.

From his tone, it can be heard that compared to a few months ago, He Jin now does not have that peaceful and calm feeling, but always gives people a feeling of restlessness.

"This... General, our people have indeed arrived at the Yuan Mansion long ago, but you also know Yuan Shao's temperament. The more our brothers persuade him, the more he dawdles. Go out after dark..."

"Fortunately, it's dawn now, and it won't be long before Yuan Shao arrives."

Beside him, the soldiers looked at each other for a moment, and then the oldest soldier spoke up and explained to He Jin.

……

That's right, shortly after He Jin left the palace yesterday, before his subordinates sealed off the palace, Yuan Shao keenly noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and slipped out of the palace first by virtue of his position.

After all, he is also the Sili captain of this big man, and it is normal for him to have some business duties temporarily.

Not only the civil and military officials who were present yesterday, but even big men like Wang Yun and Lu Zhi didn't have the slightest doubt.

Although Zhang Rang frowned at that time and seemed to realize something, but when he thought of Yuan Shao's special identity, he still pursed his lips lightly, and released Yuan Shao without saying anything.

Nowadays, as long as the officials in Luoyang reach a certain level, they basically learned the news of Liu Hong's "death" through their own channels yesterday, and because of their own curiosity, they were all locked up in Luoyang by He Jin. in the palace.

As the saying goes, there are no tigers in the mountains, and the hozen becomes the overlord.In today's Luoyang City, Yuan Shao, who is a captain of Sili, has become one of the few "talkable" high officials.

It is precisely because of this that after He Jin left Luoyang yesterday, he immediately sent a waiter to the Yuan Mansion to search for someone. He wanted to find his loyal and good subordinate Yuan Benchu ​​and ask him to give him advice.

As for the rest of the people...

Either they are stuck inside the General's Mansion, and it is difficult to meet He Jin, or they are like Cao Cao, although they are also named under He Jin's name, but they are in a state of listening to the tune and not listening to the announcement, which makes He Jin not at ease. .

"Okay, I see. You must keep an eye out for me. If Yuan Benchu ​​arrives, bring him to see me immediately."

Looking around, He Jin found sadly that in this huge city of Luoyang, apart from Yuan Shao, he couldn't find anyone who could help him in times of difficulty.

While this made him more anxious, he also deeply regretted what he did a while ago.

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"Oh, sure enough, you can't put all your eggs in one basket. The Kuai family had already reminded me once before. I didn't expect to make the same mistake again."

"From this point of view, that guy Kuai Yue is also a usable talent."

"I don't know where he is now, and whether the affairs in his hometown of Jingzhou have been dealt with well..."

"If he still plans to become an official, after this incident is over, I have to bring him back no matter what!"

Sitting firmly in the tent, He Jin just poured cups of tea, and at the same time, like a slideshow, his experiences during this period of time flashed continuously in his mind.

Too much mental stress and lack of sleep made his state very unstable.

At the very least, when Yuan Shao arrived at the barracks, he saw a slight nervousness on He Jin.

……

"General He, you... haven't slept all night?"

Looking at the bloodshot middle-aged man in front of him with some uncertainty, Yuan Shao walked into the camp wearing a light armor and a sword on his waist, not knowing whether to comfort him or what.

"Well... almost."

"You know, what happened yesterday... I can't sleep. It's not my style to sit and wait for death. How can I rest when I think of myself waiting for Zhang Rang? "

Wearily waving his hand at Yuan Shao, He Jin's voice became a little dry.

"Sit down, at the beginning... Although this big camp is said to be stationed by a big man's army, it can actually be regarded as my private army. You are here, just like being in the mansion of my great general." Same, no difference."

Signaling the soldiers in the army to clear a place for Yuan Shao to sit down, He Jin just took a deep breath, rubbed his temple vigorously, and did not speak immediately.

When the slight buzzing in his mind subsided, He Jin opened his eyes, and looked at the man beside him very weakly.

"At the beginning, I think you know the reason why I called you here today, so I won't talk nonsense."

"Tell me, what should I do now?"

After a whole night of meaningless thinking, He Jin's mind has become extremely messy.Therefore, he didn't say much, just pinched his brow with one hand, and asked Yuan Shaofa softly.

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"……How to do it?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shao was slightly taken aback, then frowned.

"How to do what?"

"General, haven't you rested for a long time, so you are a little delirious?"

Looking at He Jin's figure with some worry, Yuan Shao didn't know why, but suddenly had a premonition in his heart, maybe it was not a very wise decision for him to take sides in the battle between He Jin and Zhang Rang.

Although He Jin came from a foreign relative, he is a high-level form of aristocratic family, and he was born to be compatible with his Yuan family...

But in terms of personal ability and risk tolerance, He Jin doesn't feel like someone who can wrestle with Zhang Rang.

You know, adequate rest is very important for a person's decision-making.

A qualified lord or power leader, even if he can't fall asleep to the sound of swords and swords on the battlefield, at least he should not easily shake his mind in the face of any unexpected situation.

Like He Jin, it's just that something happened, which made him anxious to the point where he couldn't sleep...

Yuan Shao is really not optimistic about how many misjudgments He Jin will make in the future confrontation with Zhang Rang in this state.

As for the simplest, He Jin just asked this question:

"What should I do now?"

It fully exposed that although He Jin looks normal on the outside, deep down he has completely lost even the most basic judgment.

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"How to do what... At first I thought you were the one who didn't even know how to talk nonsense to me."

"Of course I'm talking about Zhang Rang, what can I do now to bring down or even kill Zhang Rang?"

"Now that the emperor Liu Hong is gone, and the candidate for the new emperor and the succession time have not yet been determined, now is a good time to take action against him."

"You saw that guy's appearance yesterday, and I wish I could be dismissed directly by all civil and military officials. If I don't react quickly, won't I be suppressed by him in vain?"

……

Tiredly rubbing the sides of the bridge of his nose, He Jin spoke to Yuan Shao impatiently.

He didn't notice that Yuan Shao looked at him at this moment, wanted to speak several times, but finally swallowed the words back.

In the final analysis, Yuan Shao was born in a noble family, and he joined He Jin's team early, and now he has no chance to change his appearance, so he can only accompany him all the way to the dark.

In addition, considering that He Jin's current state is not very good, Yuan Shao swallowed his saliva, and in the end he gave He Jin an idea in a good voice.

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"Oh, that's all, just trust him again, maybe he just didn't have a good rest, that's why he made himself like this."

"The current situation has not reached that point. As long as he moves in time, our chances of winning are still very high."

Thinking silently in his heart, Yuan Shao organized his words, and then said to He Jin:

"General, if this is the case, it is relatively simple to simply move to Zhang Rang..."

"You think, the difficulties and obstructions you are encountering now are nothing more than Zhang Rang's 'slander' of your reputation, sending you to the checkpoints around Luoyang to arrest you, and some other means."

"These seem to be useful, but in fact they are not the essence, nor are they the basis of your current conflicts. They are all trivial details."

"Let me tell you, the reason why you are encountering these problems now, if you want to solve them completely, the easiest way is to kill Zhang Rang directly."

"Whether it is directly sending troops to kill him forcibly, inviting him out of the palace to assassinate him or other means, as long as Zhang Rang is dead, these problems of yours will naturally be solved."

Facing He Jin's direction, Yuan Shao gestured with a sword in his hand. Seeing that He Jin was thinking, Yuan Shao continued to speak.

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"General, don't blame me for saying something ugly..."

"The reason why you now feel that the various methods you have taken to deal with Zhang Rang is a bit restrained... In the final analysis, it is not a question of methods, but because of the confrontation between you and Zhang Rang himself."

"Take the assassination as an example... If Zhang Rang is alive, you may be used to smear him as a stain on you by assassinating him, making your situation even worse..."

"But that's assassination!"

Looking at the silly He Jin in front of him with a half-smile, Yuan Shao shook his head, with a look of helplessness all over his face.

"If you assassinate him directly, then this big man will no longer have ten servants. At that time, you will be the biggest official in the court and the most important person for this big man. Who will care?" Did you assassinate a palace eunuch before?"

"As the old saying goes, the winner is the king, and the loser is the captive. When you succeed, you will have the final say on the whole man. No matter who the future emperor is, he will have to pass your test first. .”

"Zhang Rang wants to intervene...but by that time, everyone else will be killed by you, so how can he have the ability to hurt you?"

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Perhaps this is what the authorities are obsessed with, and the bystanders are clear.

After hearing Yuan Shao's words, He Jin's eyes lit up suddenly, and he felt a sense of enlightenment in his heart.

Indeed, he had been hesitating before, hesitating that no matter what he did, no matter what he did, he would be criticized by the courtiers under the influence of Zhang Rang. This can be said to be something that existed in his subconscious after fighting against Zhang Rang for so many years.

It’s just that He Jin forgot that if he simply killed Zhang Rang without saying a word, then no matter what method he used, as long as no one can fight him, the history in the middle is not written by him as the winner of?

Reluctantly pulling himself together, He Jin yawned, and then asked Yuan Shao about the details of the plan with great interest.

"At the beginning, according to what you mean... Actually, it doesn't matter what I do, as long as I kill Zhang Rang, then whatever I do is right."

"And if I don't kill Zhang Rang, as long as he exists for a day, then no matter what I do, it will be wrong, and even if I don't take any action for too long, I will expose my flaws."

"Is that what you mean?"

And Yuan Shao showed a teachable expression of a child at the right time:

"That's right, General."

"General, sometimes, whether you did something is more important than what you did and how you did it."

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