Great Han Empire

Chapter 476
He Yong was very surprised, he frowned, and sat in the room silently.The emperor was seriously ill, and the emperor did not appoint a prince. These two news were so sudden that he was caught off guard.Just when the strategy of remonstrance, which had been carefully planned for more than half a year, was about to begin, the situation in Luoyang had a shocking reversal, and all my efforts were wasted in the blink of an eye.

Launching a mutiny when the emperor is seriously ill is indeed the best opportunity to eradicate traitors and relatives, but the risk is the greatest.Once the treacherous eunuchs and foreign relatives take advantage of the time when the emperor has just gone to the new emperor and the people's hearts are unstable, the scholars will definitely become the ministers of the country and will lose righteousness and people's hearts, and the army will not know the truth. Maybe they will turn against each other, and then the scholars will burn themselves to death.

But without this excellent opportunity in front of them, the scholars may no longer have the opportunity and strength to eradicate traitors and relatives.After the death of the emperor, the general must join forces with the traitor to control the affairs of the emperor, and the traitor must shake hands with the general in order to survive. Great power will not only pose a huge threat to the survival of scholars, but will also aggravate the country's disasters, and may even directly lead to the collapse of the Han Dynasty.

He Yong sighed in frustration.In fact, from the moment the emperor issued an order to disclose that he was seriously ill and refused to be crowned prince, this opportunity had already been lost.At this time, the general had a better way to support the emperor to save his life and power, and he would never lead his army back to Beijing to launch a mutiny at the risk of death.At this time, the middle-ranking officials in the palace have become important figures in the Han Dynasty, and their support will directly determine whether the palace is ruled by the queen mother or the queen, and will directly affect which prince will inherit the imperial line of the Han Dynasty And continuation, in He Jin's eyes, they are no longer enemies who want to be killed quickly, but relatives who can easily gain power and wealth.

Now that the great general has his troops outside, eyeing Luoyang covetously, as long as he is not an idiot, he will make the most sensible choice. It is an unchangeable fact that the eldest prince will inherit the great rule.In order to obtain the greatest benefits for themselves, the powers of all parties are bound to fight openly and secretly before the eldest prince inherits the rule. However, this will not affect the overall situation, let alone cause a shock in Luoyang.

A bloody storm was easily resolved by the dying emperor.The emperor picked out the dispute over imperial lineage, and the crisis in Luoyang was also deliberately caused by the emperor, but when he was about to die, he miraculously restored it all.He Yong couldn't help but feel a little bit of fear in addition to being frustrated and disappointed.The emperor is so wise, did he already have a solution to the mutiny?Does he want to kill heartily like himself, and return the big man to a bright future?
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"Who will inherit the rule?" He Yong asked softly, staring at Yuan Kai who was slowly pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.

It is very meaningful for him to ask this question.The emperor seems to have given up the struggle for imperial lineage out of helplessness, but has he really given up?
Why did the Son of Heaven ask Yuan Wei to take charge of the government temporarily when he was in Luoyang at the most critical time?Why didn't the emperor destroy the best policy of the ministers and leave a hidden danger for the new emperor and middle officials to threaten the scholars?Why did the Son of Heaven tell Yuan Wei to ask the princess to go north to recruit the North General to go south when he was unable to control the situation in Luoyang?Although the emperor restored the situation in Luoyang to the past, he left behind a huge variable. What does this variable mean for the future Han Dynasty?
In He Yong's view, the emperor did not give up the struggle for imperial lineage at all. On the contrary, the emperor cleverly passed on his unfinished business to the scholars.In the future, the generals and middle officials will join forces to control the imperial power. In this case, the emperor will take Liu Yu as the Taiwei to sit in the court, and Yuan Kai as the later general to take charge of the government. The powers were pushed together, so that the two powers had to merge into one due to the struggle for imperial power.As a result, the power of the scholars was greatly strengthened, and with the strong support of Li Hong, the general who conquered the north in the north, and Huangfusong, the left general in the west, the power of the scholars immediately surpassed the generals and middle officials.At that time, all the scholars need is an appropriate timing.

What happens after the scholar kills the traitor and eradicates his relatives?The only choice for the scholars is the little prince, otherwise, what awaits the scholars will be the crazy killings by the emperor and the emperor's mother for revenge or survival.

"Now or in the future?" Yuan Kai hesitated for a long time, then looked up at the gray sky outside the window and asked in a low voice.

"future."

"In the future..." Yuan Kai smiled wryly, "in the future? In the future, we will still be courtiers of the great man, and we will still be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. How can we do such a rebellious thing that both humans and gods are angry with? So, Your Majesty gave me a secret decree to let the princess personally Going north and recruiting the Great General of the North to go south in order to abolish the emperor and establish a new emperor, but can we let the Great General Zheng go south? Can Liu Yu really control Li Hong? The emperor is gone, who else in this world can control Li Hong?"

He Yong bowed his head and was speechless, with helplessness and pain on his face.

"We need time, we need long-term calculations, and we need to be foolproof." Yuan Wei sighed, "Take your time, for His Majesty's great trust, and for the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty, we must come up with a foolproof plan."

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Now in Luoyang, the most powerful person is Yuan Kai. He now monopolizes the government. He can even recruit Huangfusong's Xiliang Army, Dong Zhuo's Northern Army, and the Xiyuan Army in Beijing to directly kill traitors and generals.Of course, this is impossible in fact. The situation in Luoyang is extremely tense right now, domestic rebellions are happening one after another, and northern Xinjiang is fighting a war. If the incident of the imperial reunification leads to domestic chaos, the Great Han Kingdom may collapse in an instant. The top priority is stability, and stability determines everything. .

Yuan Kui sat next to He Yong and said worriedly: "Once your Majesty returns to heaven, Empress He will become the Empress Dowager He. She will be in court, and she will urgently call the general back to Beijing, and she will be with the general and the eunuchs." Discuss who will inherit the great power. At this time, under the pressure of us and the general, the traitors had to obey and help the Queen Mother He, and the general might be able to take power quickly because of this, so as to control the internal and external courts. We will be very passive when we come here, and it is very likely that we will be hit by the general and the traitor and will never recover from it. Therefore, you have to rush to the general in person and delay his return to Beijing as much as possible, so that we can arrange it calmly, so that the queen mother can't do anything. Don't rely on us and traitors to control the overall situation. In this way, after establishing Shihou as emperor, we can quickly control the internal and external courts, and firmly restrain the power of the general, so that it is difficult for his power to expand violently in a short period of time. Buy enough time for us to eradicate traitors in the future."

"But in this way, the power of traitors will take advantage of the situation, and we may not be able to control the inner court?" He Yong said worriedly, "The power of traitors will be very strong, and it will be very unfavorable to us in the future."

"We only need to control the Shangshutai in the inner court, and at the same time take advantage of this opportunity to quickly strip off the military power that originally belonged to the Taiwei Mansion, and temporarily put it in charge of my Empress General's Mansion. Wei's Mansion." Yuan Wei said with a solemn expression, "As long as we control the foreign court and the Shangshutai, there will be no problems in various major affairs of the country. This is the foundation of stabilizing the great Han society."

"As for the other government offices in the inner court, they are still controlled by the traitors, and we have to make appropriate concessions to make the traitors more powerful. When the new king succeeds and Luoyang is stabilized, the power of the general will be restrained, and he will definitely not be able to bear it." At that time, the Great General needed us to govern the world, especially now when the country is in crisis, he dared not attack us, but would be swayed by us. Therefore, he had to deal with the inner court first and find a way to control the imperial power. The Great General Once he controls the imperial power, he can do whatever he wants, and can attack us at any time to control the internal and external courts and take charge of the country's power."

"Thus, although the traitors are powerful, the first thing they have to deal with is not us, but the generals. The more they fight, the more beneficial they are to us. When the Northern Xinjiang War is over, General Zhengbei will recover Once we are in Bianjun, our chance will come."

He Yong pondered for a long time, shook his head and said: "It's too difficult. The general will think of what we want. As long as the general returns to Luoyang in time, he can quickly control the imperial power without any effort. Why does he have to miss such a good opportunity for nothing? ? Is he also seriously ill?"

Yuan Kui stroked his beard with a long sigh, and asked, "Can Boqiu have a way to prevent the general from coming to Beijing? You have to know that when the general enters Beijing will directly affect our survival, and even more so, the safety of the great Han society."

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He Yong smiled and said: "Didn't your lord just tell me to tell the general to enter Mengjin quickly? The general has arrived in Mengjin and is very close to Luoyang. How can I stop it? There is no way but to urge him to advance quickly after His Majesty dies." Beijing discusses the emperor's plan."

Yuan Kui looked at He Yong calmly, waiting for him to continue.He knew that He Yong must have a good strategy.

"Your Majesty has summoned 2 Xiyuan troops back to Beijing, and there are [-] Southern troops stationed in the palace. At present, there are [-] troops in Luoyang, which is solid. If we persuade Jian Shuo to recruit all the remaining [-] Xiyuan troops to the The pass north of Luoyang is garrisoned, and my lord orders Dong Zhuo to lead the [-] Northern Army to station at Fenglingdu, so what is the use of the [-] troops brought to Mengjin by the general? Does he dare to lead the army into Beijing without permission?"

Yuan Kai remained silent.

"Since the general's army has lost its threat to us, what can he rely on after he enters Beijing? At this moment, he can't believe that we will help him. The only thing he can trust is the two thousand guests in the general's mansion. There are a thousand guests in the mansion of General He Miao, and that’s all. My lord can let Jian Shuo order Cao Cao, the captain of Dianjun, and Wu Qiong, the captain of Chengmen, to lead troops and horses to control the two mansions."

"Although the general has no soldiers, he can rely on the Empress Dowager He and the eunuchs in the palace to completely control the imperial power." Yuan Kai said with a frown, "This strategy still cannot prevent the general from entering the palace."

"Yes, this plan can't prevent the general from entering the palace, but as long as the general enters the palace, his life will lose protection, and the traitors can kill the general at any time." He Yong laughed, "But the traitor The eunuchs will never kill the general. As long as they kill the general at this time, Luoyang will fall into chaos, and we will have an excuse to kill them, so they will never do it, except for one person. It is Jian Shuo from the Little Yellow Family. Among the many traitors, Jian Shuo is the only one who will resolutely kill He Jin."

"Jian Shuo is His Majesty's confidant. He controls [-] Xiyuan troops. Behind him is the support of the Queen Mother Dong and General Hussars. As long as he kills He Jin, he can support Dong Hou as emperor. The promise to His Majesty will not turn against him for the time being. On the contrary, I will help him. The existence of Jian Shuo directly threatens the safety of the general. After the new emperor takes the throne, the general will kill him first. So now Jian Shuo must kill He Jin, otherwise he will be killed by He Jin."

"The general has no soldiers to use after he enters Beijing, and we are watching and waiting to go. If Jian Shuo suddenly wants to kill him, what will the general do?" He Yong said, "for your own safety The best way, of course, is to hide in the barracks and threaten the soldiers. Although staying out of the way made him temporarily lose the best opportunity to seize power, it did not cause much damage to him, but instead allowed him to occupy a lot of initiative .”

Yuan Kai thought for a long time, then bowed his head and said, "It's just that the general will be more eager to kill Jian Shuo to seize control of the Xiyuan Army and solve the threat from the palace. Once Jian Shuo died, the Queen Mother lost her protection. Her life is in danger."

He Yong sighed: "Once the emperor returns to heaven, the Empress Dowager Dong and Jian Shuo are like water without a source. Although they look noble and powerful, they are actually vulnerable. He Jin must put them to death to avoid future troubles. Under the current circumstances, it is very difficult for us to keep the Queen Mother Dong, unless Jian Shuo dies soon. Once Jian Shuo dies, the Queen Mother Dong will lose her support, and her threat to He Jin will be gone. In this way, we can try our best to make her Leave Luoyang quickly and return to Hejian Kingdom. As long as Queen Mother Dong leaves Luoyang, little Donghou’s life will be saved. If something happens to little Donghou, we will be in trouble in the future.”

Yuan Kai asked in a low voice: "You mean to let me talk to Jian Shuo to strengthen his determination to kill He Jin quickly?"

"Yes, although Jian Shuo wanted to kill He Jin, but Zhao Zhong and other gangsters didn't want to see He Jin die immediately, so they would definitely stop him to save He Jin's life. In this way, He Jin He was temporarily kicked out of Luoyang, and the first thing he will do next time he comes to Beijing is to kill Jian Shuo. As long as Jian Shuo is killed as soon as possible, Queen Mother Dong should be able to return to Hejian Kingdom safely."

Yuan Kui praised: "This plan is very good. I will go to the palace to summon the ministers of Shangshutai to discuss the matter, and then have a private talk with Jian Shuo. You go north to meet the general."

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(End of this chapter)