Great Han Empire

Chapter 481
General He Jin suddenly received the Queen's order.The queen hurriedly announced that the general would go to Changqiu Palace to discuss matters immediately.

He Jin was overjoyed.Along the way, he felt very anxious and uneasy.I don't know anything about the situation in the palace, if I can get accurate information from the queen, I can make a calm decision.Even if His Majesty wants to kill him, the Queen has a way to get him out of Changqiu Palace as soon as possible.He Jin intuitively believes that His Majesty is still in the imperial line, and the situation in the capital has not yet evolved to the point of brother-in-law fighting. The queen still has to rely on her own strength as a backing to establish the imperial line, that is to say, her younger sister Also very believable.

"My lord and all your lords go first, and I'll be there later." He Jin got out of the carriage, cupped his hands and said, "The queen has an order, so I have to go."

Yuan Kai looked at He Jin thoughtfully, and fell silent.He Jin's implication is that the emperor has no imperial decree to call him into the palace to have an audience. The reason why he entered the palace in a daze is because of Yuan Kai, Ding Gong and others' persuasion. Who knows whether the emperor said to Yuan Kai Ever want to be eager to see your own words?It is not impolite to go to the Changqiu Palace to meet the queen first.

Ding Gong wanted to persuade him, but when he saw He Jin was full of doubts and lost his mind, he swallowed the words again.

Sikong Liu Hong rushed over from behind, saw He Jin turned to leave, and hurriedly shouted: "The general is going to Changqiu Palace?"

He Jin nodded, ready to move.

Liu Hong stopped him and said, "The Jiade Hall is not far ahead. The General is now going to the Changqiu Palace because of the inappropriate etiquette and sentiment. Once His Majesty finds out, I'm afraid..."

He Jin smiled faintly, glanced at everyone slowly, and then his face gradually turned cold, "As long as you don't tell me, how can Your Majesty know?"

Yuan Kai had a smile on his face, but there was a hint of anger in his eyes.He Jin's words were obviously provocative.In this palace, every word and deed of the ministers falls in the eyes of the eunuch, how can the emperor not know?What He Jin relies on is nothing more than the fact that His Majesty is about to die and he is about to take power over the world.A butcher is so rampant when he is about to die, completely ignoring the knife on his neck, his butcher nature is undoubtedly exposed.Yuan Kui gestured at Liu Hong.Liu Hong stopped persuading him, and watched He Jin walk away with great dissatisfaction.

Yuan Kai didn't even raise the corner of his eyes, he waved and said, "Let's go to the Jiade Hall."

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Jian Shuo urgently reported the news to the Queen Mother.The queen mother didn't care, and said casually: "After seeing the queen, he will come to the Jiade Hall to meet the emperor. Can he leave without saying goodbye?"

Jian Shuo said in panic, "I have already ordered the Xiyuan army in the city to move out. Now Cao Cao, the captain of the Dianjun, and Chun Yuqiong, the captain of the right, are leading troops to surround the mansion of the Great General and the General of Cheqi. The captain of the left, Xia Mou Leading troops took control of Xiamen and Gumen in the north city of Luoyang. News of the mobilization of troops and horses would spread to the inner palace immediately. Once the queen learned of it, she would definitely try her best to send the general out of the capital with Zhao Zhong. If the general succeeds If we escape from Luoyang, we will lose all our previous efforts, and there will be no room for maneuver in the affairs of the emperor."

Only then did the Queen Mother realize the seriousness of the problem, and she hurriedly asked, "What should we do now?"

"In the name of His Majesty, the supervisor invites He Jin to meet you at the Jiade Hall immediately." Jian Shuo said without hesitation, "We will stop He Jin before he arrives at the Changqiu Palace."

"Decree in the name of the emperor?" the queen mother said in surprise, "the emperor didn't say..."

"But Your Majesty didn't say not to kill He Jin." Jian Shuo persuaded, "At this moment, the arrow has been fired, and there is no way out. Please make a decision early, the queen mother may change."

The queen mother hesitated for a long time, hesitating.

"Queen, once He Jin escapes from Luoyang, we will have no more chances." Jian Shuo persuaded impatiently, "If Marquis Shi inherits the throne and the Empress takes power alone, it will definitely be detrimental to the Empress Dowager and Young Marquis Dong. The Empress Dowager... "

"Go and do it, hurry up." The queen mother waved her hand without hesitation when she heard that Xiao Donghou was in danger, "Go in person, go in person..."

Jian Shuo had already prepared the imperial decree. He took ten Zhonghuangmen with him, went out of the palace and took a shortcut to Changqiu Palace.

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He Jin was stopped by Jian Shuo a hundred steps away from Changqiu Palace.The emperor hurriedly summoned the generals to meet and discuss the matter of imperial order.

He Jin stood up slowly and looked at the Changqiu Palace in the distance, feeling helpless and fearful in his heart.Jian Shuo said with a sad expression: "General, Your Majesty knows that he is terminally ill and his time is numbered, so he hopes day and night that the General can return to Beijing as soon as possible to discuss the imperial rule, entrust state affairs, and protect the great Han society forever."

He Jin smiled wryly to himself, turned around and walked slowly towards the Jiade Hall.Jian Shuo followed behind, introduced His Majesty's condition in a low voice, and tactfully stated that the Empress had obtained the emperor's acquiescence, and that the eldest prince would get his wish and successfully inherit the throne.Jian Shuo even managed to squeeze out a few smiles, and expressed to He Jin that he was willing to do his best to help.He Jin acted as if he hadn't heard of it, and just lowered his head to think about his own thoughts. Suddenly, he casually asked, "Has the Queen Mother ever objected?"

Jian Shuo approached He Jin's ear and whispered, "Your Majesty asked the Queen Mother to return to Hejian Kingdom as soon as possible."

He Jin was startled suddenly, his whole body broke out in a cold sweat.He stopped suddenly, and stared fiercely at Jian Shuo with a pair of eyes, revealing a bit of murderous intent.Jian Shuo looked at him puzzled.Jian Shuo was telling the truth, but he didn't know that his words of truth pierced He Jin's fearful heart like a sharp arrow.

His Majesty would never say such words, even if he wanted Shi Hou to inherit the throne, he would never say such words to let the Queen Mother leave Beijing and return to the country.Your Majesty is extremely filial to his mother. Will he let his mother leave the palace and the capital to return to Hejian Kingdom alone, and let the Queen Mother live alone in that troubled and rebellious place.Jian Shuo had only one purpose in saying this, and that was to relax his vigilance and follow him into the Jiade Palace with confidence and boldness.

Jian Shuo was flustered by He Jin's sharp eyes.Did He Jin guess that he was going to kill him?Jian Shuo tried his best to calm down, put on a very innocent expression and said in surprise: "What's wrong with the general? Did I say something wrong? This is indeed what His Majesty said to the Queen Mother himself. I was standing by the side and heard Clearly."

The murderous look in He Jin's eyes gradually disappeared, and a mocking look appeared on his face.He looked at Jian Shuo up and down, curled his lips, and said in a neutral tone: "Thank you Mr. Jian for telling the truth, I will definitely be rewarded in the future."

Jian Shuo heard that his tone was not kind, so he quickly bowed to thank him with a smile on his face, and cursed bitterly in his heart, I want you to die well later.

Zhao Zhong has been waiting outside the gate of Changqiu Palace. He heard that He Jin was stopped by Jianshuo of the little Huangmen, so he hurriedly led people out of the palace to meet him.Zhao Zhong ran out of breath, out of breath.Jian Shuo is His Majesty's absolute confidant, although Xiao Huangmen's official position is not big, but he is very powerful, even Zhao Zhong would not dare to put on the airs of a superior official when he met him.Zhao Zhong and He Jin exchanged salutes, and after a few pleasantries, Zhao Zhong said: "The empress is waiting for the general to discuss matters in the palace. Why is the general leaving before entering the palace? If the empress knows about this, she will blame her .”

He Jin pointed at Jian Shuo, "My lord Jian has come to convey His Majesty's decree, asking me to meet you at the Jiade Hall as soon as possible."

Zhao Zhong was taken aback. He looked at Jian Shuo suspiciously and asked, "Really?"

Jian Shuo nodded calmly.

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When the queen heard that He Jin was stopped by Jian Shuo of the little yellow family and urged He Jin to enter the Jiade Palace quickly with the order of the emperor, she was shocked and her hands and feet were cold. She looked at the sweating Zhao Zhong in a daze and asked : "What to do? What to do now?"

Zhao Zhong smiled nervously, and comforted him: "Don't worry, don't worry, let me think about it, let me think about it."

Zhang Rang's face was solemn, and he walked around the house with his hands behind his back.A few days ago when His Majesty summoned himself and Zhao Zhong, what he said was just deceit?The emperor said that not setting up a prince is a plan to delay the army?Once He Jin died, the He clan would inevitably be destroyed, and the old middle-ranking officials like himself and Zhao Zhong immediately became thorns in the eyes of all the powers in Luoyang.After Dong Hou inherited the great rule, the Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Zhong were going to hold the power in their hands. The first thing they killed was their own group of old middle-ranking officials. First, they could please the scholars in the court, and second, they also reported that Dong Chong was killed revenge for killing.His Majesty was not saving the lives of himself and the old middle officials at all, but was tricking himself and the old middle officials to help the queen and the He clan with all his strength, pushing himself and the old middle officials closer and closer to death.Zhang Rang cursed bitterly.No matter what, He Jin's life must be saved first, otherwise everyone will finish the game together.When Shi Hou inherited the Datong, if He Jin is still an ungrateful villain, and still follows the scholars clamoring to kill the middle officials, then he will die.There is no successful precedent in this world for a general fighting a middle official.

At this moment, Zhongchang Attendant Guo Sheng hurried into the Changqiu Palace with a terrified He Miao.

"Cao Cao and Chun Yuqiong were ordered by Jian Shuo to lead their men and horses to surround the mansion of the Great General and the Mansion of the Chariot General, blocking all the officials and followers of the two mansions inside the mansion." Guo Sheng said anxiously, "Xia Mou was ordered to take over Xiamen and Gumen in the northern city, blocking the way for the general to go north to Mengjin. Now the general is at a loss and is in danger."

"Where is Yuan Shao?" Zhao Zhong asked hastily, "Where are Yuan Shao's men? Did they surround the palace gate?"

"Yuan Shao has received Jian Shuo's order to lead his troops to take over Jinmen, Xiaoyuanmen, Pingchengmen and Kaiyangmen in Nancheng, cutting off the general's way to go south to Nanyang." Guo Sheng wiped the sweat from his face, trembling with fear Said, "Your Majesty obviously doesn't trust Yuan Shao, and put his army in Nancheng. If the general flees Luoyang from Nancheng and returns to Nanyang, he will lose his army, and he will die sooner or later."

"Yuan Shao was the one who sent us the news first." He Miao slumped on the ground with his fat body, and said dejectedly, "What should we do now?"

"It's the news from Yuan Shao?" Zhang Rang stared at He Miao suddenly and asked, "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure." He Miao took out Yuan Shao's secret letter from his bosom, "Look, this letter is in his handwriting, there is no mistake."

Zhang Rang snatched the letter and read it carefully, a smile gradually appeared on his face.

Zhao Zhong leaned over to him for a few glances, suddenly laughed, and then he scolded disdainfully: "This Yuan Benchu ​​is so courageous that he dared to write a book by himself at this time. Now that this kid's wings have grown hard, his mind is getting stronger and stronger. There are more and more, like Yuan Wei, the old bastard."

"I think Yuan Kai had expected this, otherwise Yuan Shao would never have left such a big hole in writing the book himself." Zhang Rang patted the letter in his hand and said relaxedly, "Since Yuan Shao wrote the book himself, it means that the scholar He is trying his best to rescue the general. His purpose of doing this is nothing more than hoping that we can help them in the palace."

Empress He was overjoyed when she heard the words, and asked impatiently, "How can I help?"

Zhang Rang bowed to Empress He and said, "The Empress, please get up and drive to the Jiade Palace to visit Your Majesty immediately, and delay the time for His Majesty to do anything as much as possible." Then he waved to Zhao Zhong and others, "Let's all go, go immediately, hurry up, quick……"

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He Jin walked slowly, constantly asking about the news of the Northern Xinjiang War.Li Hong, the general who conquered the North, has won consecutive battles and has led his troops into the cloud. Zhao Yun has succeeded in a surprise attack thousands of miles away, and has covered Xu Rongquyi's army to cross Hebei. The current situation in northern Xinjiang has entered the most critical encirclement stage.Only when He Jin learned the news, he was shocked by how quickly the Northern Expedition Army was progressing.Suddenly, He Jin thought of a very important question.

He thought that the success or failure of the Northern Xinjiang War is directly related to the stability of the Great Han Dynasty, and the stability of Luoyang is directly related to the success of the Northern Xinjiang War. When the Northern Xinjiang War enters the most critical time, if he is killed, who can guarantee Luoyang? No mess?The scholars will definitely try to save themselves.Yuan Kai and Ding Gong may have heard the news long ago, and they may have arranged everything a long time ago. It is obviously against the prudence and caution of the past to directly connect themselves into the palace without any scruples. They may have a proper solution. All it takes is time.

Under the current situation in the Great Han Kingdom, of course Yuan Kui, He Yong, and Yuan Shao would not intentionally kill themselves. If I guarantee that it is very safe to return to Luoyang, then Luoyang must be safe, and there will never be a sudden attack by His Majesty to kill me.

He Jin even thought with self-deprecation that since he entered Beijing until now, nothing out of the ordinary had occurred, and the so-called His Majesty's plan to kill him was nothing more than his own random speculation.Perhaps the palace was already very safe, and His Majesty had no plans or schemes to kill him, and he was just worrying and disturbing himself.He Jin is waiting, hoping for a miracle.

With a smile on He Jin's face, he talked lively with Jian Shuo, but in his heart he was full of dreams.Sometimes he also looks up at the blue sky and the clouds floating in the sky, and he fantasizes that he can become the free white cloud and go with the wind.He Jin seemed to have forgotten the endless murderous potential hidden in the palace, he and Jian Shuo were discussing the battle situation in northern Xinjiang with great interest, with a leisurely demeanor.

At this time, he saw Pan Yin.

Jian Shuo greeted He Jin and hurried up to meet him.Pan Yin was very nervous, and explained the unexpected situation outside the palace.Jian Shuo patted him on the shoulder very satisfied, praised him a few words, and then said: "Your Majesty's condition is getting worse day by day, and I'm afraid it won't last for a few days. Considering that Luoyang may be turbulent after His Majesty's death, some temporary precautionary measures have been taken. , there is no other intention. Don't panic. When you go back, comfort the other Shi Keqings in the mansion for me and tell them to stay in the mansion recently and not to walk around to prevent accidents. If something unusual happens outside the palace , you still rush into the palace to report to me like in the past."

Pan Yin is in his 30s, with fair skin and three long beards. He looks smart and capable.He bowed in agreement, and then said: "Before I entered the palace, I saw Wu Qiong, the captain of the city gate, leading two hundred guards, coming towards the palace gate of Nangong Palace. I don't know why he is here?"

Jian Shuo was slightly surprised, he was stunned for a moment, and said, "Maybe something happened near the palace gate? You go and have a look, and if there is anything wrong, please tell me."

Pan Yin hurried towards the palace gate.He Jin has been watching him from a distance, hoping that his sudden appearance can bring him some information.Sure enough, when Pan Yin turned his back on Jian Shuo and walked towards him, he made a very small beheading gesture to He Jin at a very fast speed.

He Jin's heart beat violently, and the sound of "Boom..." was clearly audible, and the strong suffocation almost made him dizzy.He widened his eyes and looked at Pan Yin in the distance again, he wanted to see more clearly.

Pan Yin looked forward without squinting, raised his right hand to his chest and made another beheading gesture, and then his figure quickly disappeared from He Jin's sight.

He Jin's whole body was as cold as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. He shivered a few times, and involuntarily raised his head to look at the dazzling sun in the sky.He Jin's eyes instantly turned white, and he couldn't see anything.

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Jiade Hall.

Jian Shuo reached out his hand to stop Yuan Kai, and said with a smile, "My lord, your Majesty ordered the general to go to the hall first to have an audience."

Yuan Kai said "Oh..." in surprise, and grabbed He Jin who was about to step in, "General, please wait for a while."

Jian Shuo's face changed, and he stared at Yuan Kai dissatisfiedly and said, "My lord, this is His Majesty's oral order, you won't..."

Yuan Kai glanced at Jian Shuo in disgust, and said with a half-smile: "Master Jian, please tell Your Majesty again, just say that the old minister needs to see His Majesty first because of something urgent."

Just as Jian Shuo was about to say more, Situ Dinggong waved his hand to stop him and said, "My lord Yuan will now be in charge of the affairs of the general secretary and the official affairs temporarily. What Master Yuan said is a major matter for the country. What are you talking about, a little yellow man standing at the door and pushing three things and four things? Go quickly." Report to Your Majesty."

Jian Shuo blushed with anger, and his eyes widened even further, but he didn't dare to say anything more. The people standing opposite him were all important ministers of the Han Kingdom, so he didn't even have the right to sneer back.Jian Shuo resentfully turned and walked into the hall.

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Huben Zhonglang general Yuan Shu suddenly appeared in people's sight with fifty Huben guards.

Yuan Kai let out a sigh of relief.He Jin was overjoyed, and quietly stepped back a few steps, the expression on his face suddenly became very painful.

Jian Shuo trotted, hurried to the door, and shouted loudly in a demonstrative voice: "Your Majesty has an order, General Xuan enters the palace..."

Yuan Kai snorted coldly.Situ Dinggong waved his hands in frustration and stood away.He Jin's complexion became more and more painful, he looked up at the sky, his body suddenly shook violently twice, and he fell to the ground.

Jian Shuo turned pale in shock, and waved his hands and shouted: "Quick, quick, bring the general in, bring in..." More than a dozen central yellow gates in the main hall rushed out, everyone was in a hurry, lifted He Jin and went to the Jiade Hall rush away.

Yuan Shu rushed over and knocked down a Zhonghuangmen with a punch, "Brothers, grab the general here, grab it for me..."

Fifty tiger and cardinal guards roared up like wolves and tigers. Everyone punched and kicked, and in the blink of an eye, all the dozen or so Zhonghuangmen fell to the ground.

Jian Shuo was about to burst into tears, pointing at Yuan Shu and shouting angrily, "Master Yuan, what do you want to do?"

Yuan Shu smiled contemptuously at him, and punched him with a raised fist.Jian Shuo's reaction was extremely quick, and he dodged back.Yuan Shu laughed, turned around and shouted: "Hurry up, get the general into the car, and send him back to the general's mansion immediately, hurry up..."

Jian Shuo roared loudly: "Lord Yuan, the emperor has a decree to ask the general to enter the palace immediately."

Yuan Shu ignored him at all, and ordered several Huben soldiers to carry He Jin to the carriage.

Jian Shuo was so angry that he wanted to kick Yuan Shu to death, but now there were a group of important court officials standing at the gate of the main hall, and Yuan Shu's uncle, Yuan Kui, was still acting as the minister of the Prime Minister for the time being, so how could Jian Shuo dare to be presumptuous.He yelled loudly at the dozen or so Zhonghuangmen who stood up crookedly: "Quickly, stop the carriage."

"Lord Yuan, even if the general wants to leave, he must report to His Majesty first, otherwise it will be a serious crime of deceiving the emperor."

Yuan Shu looked at the Queen's carriage approaching quickly from a distance, jumped onto the carriage, then turned around and smiled triumphantly at Jian Shuo, who was full of smoke from his orifices, "You scared me, haha..."

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When the queen came to the gate of the Jiade Hall, everyone knelt down to greet her.

The queen glanced at the unconscious general He Jin with heartache, and couldn't help feeling sad, and two lines of tears burst out of her eyes.

"Quick, send the general back to the mansion."

Jian Shuo raised his head and was about to speak, but met Zhao Zhong's gloomy eyes.Jian Shuo had a ghost in his heart, so he lowered his head and didn't dare to say a word.

Yuan Kui said: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Xiao Huangmen Jian said that Your Majesty has a decree that the general enter the palace to see you, and he is not allowed to leave without permission."

The queen glared at Jian Shuo, and said softly, "I will enter the palace now."

Yuan Kai took the opportunity to kick Jian Shuo, "Hurry up and report."

As soon as Jian Shuo entered the hall, Yuan Shu drove away like flying, and a dozen Zhonghuangmen who were standing in front of the carriage were unable to dodge and were knocked down a large area.

"Quick, hurry out of the palace, hurry up..."

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Nangong Suzaku Gate.Chengmen school captain Wu Qiong went up to Yuan Shu's carriage and asked loudly, "Where is the general?"

"In the carriage." Yuan Shu flew out of the carriage and handed the reins to Wu Qiong's subordinates, "I'll go back to the palace to check the situation. If there are any changes in the palace, I'll send someone to Xiamen to tell you immediately."

Luoyang Xiamen.City gate school captain Wu Qiong rushed there with two hundred soldiers guarding the general's carriage.There are soldiers and soldiers in Xiyuan on the left and right of the city gate, and they are heavily guarded.

Zuo Xiaowei Xia Mou stood under the city gate and shouted: "By the emperor's decree, leave the general."

(End of this chapter)