I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 77
After a year of recuperation, the people of Bingzhou have gradually lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the bandits in the territory have disappeared. Although it is not as clear as Yanhe in Shanghai, it is still full of vitality and thriving.

The wheel of history finally came to the sixth year of Zhongping, 189 AD.

In March of this year, Liu Hong died in Nangong Jiade Hall, only 33 years old, posthumously named Emperor Xiaoling.His eldest son, Liu Bian, succeeded him as Emperor Shaodi of the Han Dynasty.

This year, the struggle between the eunuchs and their relatives became increasingly fierce. The foreign relatives group headed by General He Jin and the ten permanent servants group headed by Zhang Rang collided fiercely in order to manipulate the political power and seek personal gain. The two sides have reached the point of life and death.

In order to deal with eunuchs, under the persuasion of his disciple Zhang Jin, He Jin recruited famous people from all over the world, selected virtuous talents, rectified the world, and eliminated harm for the country.

Therefore, He Jin took advantage of the prestige of the fourth generation and third prince of the Yuan family to get acquainted with resourceful men such as Feng Ji, He Yong, Xun You, etc. through Yuan Shao, and became confidantes with them.

Empress Dowager He's mother, Lord Wuyang and He Miao, accepted bribes from various eunuchs for many times. Knowing that He Jin was going to kill them, she told Empress Dowager He many times to protect them.He also said: "The great general kills his cronies without authorization, and uses his power to weaken the emperor." The queen mother suspected that this was indeed the case, so she summoned He Jin many times to ask him not to embarrass the eunuch.

So He Jin was also very hesitant, not knowing what to do.

One day, he called his confidants and important ministers over to discuss countermeasures.

He Jin said with some distress: "Eunuchs are a common evil in the world. I want to kill them all, but some of these eunuchs have been around the emperor for decades. I get rid of them, but in vain."

After all, he drank the wine in his glass helplessly.

At this time, Yuan Shao who was drinking at the side stood up and said for He Jinout: "General, you should gather more powerful generals and a large number of heroes from all directions, so that they will all lead their troops to the capital and threaten the Queen Mother He. I am not afraid that she will disagree."

When He Jin heard this, he was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Haha, I'm still smart at the beginning, this method is very wonderful."

Cao Cao, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, immediately stood up and said in unison: "There have been eunuchs in ancient and modern times. But the wrong ruler of the world, the fake eunuch favored power, which made the situation come to this. Since the crime of the eunuch should be punished, the original evil should be punished. One jailer is enough, so why bother to summon foreign general Dong Zhuo? General He's killing of eunuchs will surely be leaked, and you will be harmed by it instead."

Yuan Shao was not happy when he heard it, he thought what Cao A was hiding, and before he had time to refute, He Jin, who was sitting high, said with a smile: "You may not know at first, how could Meng De be so cruel after he was an eunuch?" kill them? lol"

All the guests in the hall also laughed, Cao Cao left angrily with a sullen face, and sighed secretly: "He Jinye must be the one who is in chaos. One day you will regret it."

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Because of Li Shimin's appearance, Dong Zhuo's succession as governor of Bingzhou did not happen anymore.Originally, after Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song put down the rebellion in Liangzhou, Liu Hong issued an edict to worship Dong Zhuo as the shepherd of Bingzhou.

However, now that Li Shimin appeared out of nowhere, after Dong Zhuo suppressed the Liangzhou rebellion, he was transferred by the imperial court to Hedong County to put down the Baibo Army.

Under the suppression of the government army, the Baibo army was gradually pacified. After the suppression of the rebellion, Dong Zhuo already knew that Liu Hong had passed away, so he has been stationed at the Sunset Pavilion [-] miles away from Luoyang City, watching the changes.

Soon, he received a secret order from He Jin, asking him to quickly go to Luoyang to destroy the eunuch forces together.

Dong Zhuo wanted to lead his army to Luoyang immediately, but Jia Xu, the famous "poisoner" under his command, admonished him.

He said to Dong Zhuo: "My lord, right now the eunuchs and relatives are in conflict, and the struggle is intensifying. My lord, why don't you take action after they lose both sides of the fight? Wouldn't it be easy to get the most benefit? Now is not the time."

Li Ru also said in agreement: "My lord, what Mr. Wen He said is reasonable, why don't we just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and when the two sides are almost fighting, we can go pick peaches, wouldn't it be wonderful."

Although Dong Zhuo was a martial artist, he was not stupid. He readily accepted Jia Xu's and Li Ru's suggestions, and continued to stand still and wait for the opportunity.

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Ding Yuan was originally appointed by Liu Hong as General Zhonglang to destroy the Baibo army. The Bingzhou soldiers under his command left their hometowns and escaped from Bingzhou miserably.

In the many battles with the Baibo army, he lost more than he won, and most of the victories relied on Lu Bu's bravery to turn the tables against the wind on the battlefield, behead the enemy generals, and then win the victory.

Under the encirclement and suppression by the imperial army, Dong Zhuojun and Li Shimin's Zhao Yun army, the Baibo rebels were finally eradicated, but there were less than 3 Bingzhou elites under Ding Yuan's original command, and their morale was low.

After Liu Hong passed away, both Dong Zhuo and He Jin tried their best to win over Ding Yuan. After all, he still had [-] elites in his hand, and both sides offered a high price, which made Ding Yuan feel a little smug.

He Jin even offered the official position of Jinwu in the capital, which made Ding Yuan very excited, and he was ready to embrace He Jin's thigh without even thinking about it. Originally, he also wanted to join He Jin, after all, there was some relationship between the two of them by marriage.

However, Lu Bu and other generals lacked interest, especially Lu Bu, who found that he could no longer follow Ding Yuan, and went all the way to the dark.

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At this moment, a mysterious person secretly sent two letters to Lu Bu, claiming to be from an old friend.

After receiving the letter, Lu Bu was puzzled and thought, "Who could it be?"

Lu Bu opened it, and found that the letter was written by his father. The envelope was intact, so no one had ever opened it.

After Lu Bu defected to Ding Yuan before, he lied that he was ordered by the court and had to leave Li Shimin as a last resort.After Lu's father knew about it, he still refused to forgive Lu Bu for betraying Li Shimin and going to Ding Yuan, so he stayed in Mayi all the time and never went to Jinyang to reunite with Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was very helpless, he had defected to Ding Yuan, so he couldn't go back on his word and return to Li Shimin's command, a man would despise him.

Therefore, he put down his dignity and asked Li Shimin to take good care of his father for him. He would not thank him for his great kindness, and he would repay him generously in the future.

Li Shimin naturally agreed, and arranged for Lu Bu's father, Lu Liang, to serve as a subordinate official in Mayi to help him appease the refugees.Lu Liang had served as a minor official of the imperial court before, so he was able to do it with ease.

Later, Lu Bu also asked someone to find out about his father's situation. On the one hand, he admired Li Shimin's mind very much, and on the other hand, he also regretted his impulsive actions back then.

In addition, Ding Yuan abandoned Zhang Yi so contemptuously that Zhang Inspector died at the hands of Hu people. Lu Bu was completely disappointed in Ding Yuan.Comparing the two, the judgment is judged.

It's just that it's a done deal, and returning to Li Shimin's command will make his arrogant self-esteem unacceptable.

(End of this chapter)