The brothers who traveled westward in those years

Chapter 291 0292, The Unstoppable Dragon Army

This was a trap, and after Long Fei left, he fell into the other party's trap.Fortunately, the Long family army arrived after hearing the news and wiped out these guys.Zhao Min's parents were rescued, but Long Fei was not found.

In 189 A.D., Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, was critically ill. The emperor who only liked money and beautiful women was finally about to die.But he is now facing a difficult problem, that is, to whom to pass the throne to.

Liu Hong has two sons in total. The eldest son is Liu Bian, who was born to Empress He.The youngest son, Liu Xie, was born to Wang Meiren.Wang Meisheng died after giving birth to Liu Xie, so Liu Xie was raised by the Queen Mother Dong since she was a child, and the Queen Mother Dong was naturally Liu Hong's mother.

To be honest, Liu Hong likes his youngest son Liu Xie, no matter in terms of temperament and talent, Liu Xie is undoubtedly the most suitable to be emperor.Moreover, Liu Hong has never liked Liu Bian.Although the palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, this is a major event concerning the world after all, and Liu Hong dare not be sloppy.

At that time, except for selling officials and eating and drinking, Liu Hong didn't do any serious work all day long.The government is run by eunuchs. Eunuchs do not specifically refer to eunuchs, but basically 80.00% of eunuchs are eunuchs.The twelve most famous eunuchs at that time were called the ten permanent attendants.

Because their positions are all Zhongchangshi, this position is only an official position without real power, and most of them are held by the emperor's most trusted people.They were responsible for advising the emperor. During Liu Hong's reign, these middle servants became the ones who maintained the government.

They watched Liu Hong grow up, so they are as close to Liu Hong as family members, and Liu Hong also compares them to a family.They were responsible for advising Liu Hong, and then making the Liu family world into a mess.

Before Liu Hong died, he wanted to make his youngest son Liu Xie the emperor.It can be considered that he has done a good thing for the people, but it is a pity that this matter does not get anyone's support.Shi Changshi did not support it, nor did Empress He. The only one who supported him was probably his mother, Empress Dowager Dong.

It's a pity that Empress Dowager Dong didn't have many people to help her at that time, and the ten permanent servants were all on Empress He's side.It's just that Empress He didn't expect that the ten permanent attendants actually liked Liu Xie's succession the most.That is to let Liu Hong's youngest son inherit the throne, because Liu Xie was only seven years old at that time.Let a seven-year-old child succeed to the throne, and their ten permanent servants can continue to control the government.

At that time, Liu Bian was already fourteen or fifteen years old. If he really became the emperor, there would definitely be nothing to do with the ten permanent servants in the future.

Before Liu Hong died, he recalled the general He Jin who was out.Who is He Jin?Empress He's half-brother and Liu Bian's uncle.He used to be a butcher, earning his living by slaughtering pigs and sheep.

He Jin's mother passed away early, and his father married another wife. After living together for a few years, he went to find his ex-wife.With orphans and widows left in the family, all the burdens were placed on He Jin's shoulders.

He Jin has a younger brother, and Empress He also has a younger brother, plus Empress He's mother.The whole family is supported by He Jin as a butcher. They live in poverty but not starving.

Later, Empress He was selected into the palace as a court lady, and was later favored by Han Lingdi Liu Hong.In the end, he helped Emperor Han Ling give birth to a son. In the era when mothers valued children, He Jin's younger sister suddenly became Queen He.Although Wang Meiren later gave birth to a son, it's a pity that her life was not hard enough.

He Jin is a great general, regardless of his previous background, now he is the person with the highest control over generals in this dynasty.Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were under his command, and he directly led the troops to surround the capital Luoyang.

Of course, He Jin wasn't the only force at that time.When Hanling Emperor Liu Hong was alive, in order to check and balance the military power of General He Jin, he specially set up a place called Xiyuan.Then eight school lieutenants were canonized there, and each school lieutenant led a group of troops. This can be regarded as the direct line of the Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong.

The eunuchs didn't want Liu Bian to be emperor, but He Jin was Liu Bian's backer.If you want to get rid of Liu Bian, you must kill He Jin first, otherwise there will be no good fruit for anyone.

At that time, someone suggested to He Jin to let him kill all the eunuchs directly.And the person who made such suggestions to He Jin was one of the eight captains of Xiyuan.But He Jin is very sloppy in his work, so he just told the Empress Dowager He about it.Because the emperor is dead, Empress He has now become Empress Dowager He.

He Jin told his sister Queen Mother He about this, and Queen Mother He was much smarter than He Jin, because He Jin was not often in the palace.Empress Dowager He often dealt with eunuchs, she didn't want to be involved in everything by herself.The eunuchs treated her well, so they disagreed with He Jin's proposal.

This matter soon reached the ears of the eunuchs, and the group of eunuchs held a meeting.The meeting was presided over by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, the most prestigious of the ten permanent attendants.These two guys really have skills. Hanling Emperor Liu Hong once said to people that Zhang Rang is his father and Zhao Zhong is his mother.

To be called father and mother by an emperor, isn't it a bit outrageous for such eunuchs to be so capable?

Anyway, they already knew that He Jin was going to kill them. Although they didn't get the approval of Queen Mother He, they couldn't just sit and wait for death.After all, He Jin held the military power, if he was determined to kill them, there would be nowhere for these eunuchs to escape.

At that time, Liu Hong, Emperor Lingdi of the Han Dynasty, hadn't died yet.After Liu Hong's death, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhongmi did not send a funeral, but sent people to the General's Mansion to invite He Jin.Because Liu Hong had a premonition, he recruited He Jin back from the outside in advance.Now that Liu Hong has something to look for He Jin, He Jin naturally has to rush into the palace.

We all know that Emperor Ling of Han is about to die, so no matter how stupid He Jin is, he can guess that his brother-in-law must be looking for him to discuss the passing of the throne.Liu Hong has two sons in total, and Liu Bian has at least a 50.00% probability of becoming emperor.If according to the rules of the Eastern Han Dynasty, under normal circumstances, the eldest son was appointed as the successor, then Liu Bian's succession probability directly increased to 80.00%.

He Jin entered the palace excitedly, and at the gate of the palace, he saw the person who came to pick him up.This person is in the eunuch group, and he is indeed He Jin's confidant.He Jin had kindness to him in the early years, now is the time for him to repay the kindness.

He told He Jin a shocking news, prevented He Jin from entering the palace, and asked He Jin to leave the palace immediately.Because Liu Hong, Emperor Lingdi of the Han Dynasty, was dead, the eunuchs kept the funeral secret, just wanting to have General He Jin entered the palace.As long as He Jin entered the inner palace, he would be killed by the eunuchs who were ambushing there.

This frightened He Jin, and hurriedly left the palace.Back to the big tent of the Chinese army, I told my subordinates about it.He was really angry this time. If the person who holds the power of life and death is angry, he will die every minute.

The eunuchs failed to kill He Jin, and then they all ran to find Queen He.Crying, making trouble and hanging himself three times, anyway, he used all available moves.They not only bewitched Empress Dowager He, but also her mother and younger brother.But anyone with a little discernment can see that these eunuchs are really not scared.

Treat the Empress Dowager He's family so courteously, and then offer cart after cart of gold, silver and jewelry.Empress Dowager He was happy, as were her mother and younger brother.This matter is basically over, after all, they were not the ones who were almost killed.They were originally half-brothers, so how can there be so much family affection at all.

He Jin entered the palace again, and now he wanted to plead with Queen Mother He.Ask Queen Mother He to allow him to kill the eunuchs, and kill all the eunuchs in the palace.Empress Dowager He became impatient when she heard this, scolded He Jin first, and then told He Jin not to mention this matter again.The eunuchs were also very smart, and they introduced a few scapegoats, which can be regarded as an explanation for He Jin.

On May 189, 5 AD, the assassination attempt on General He Jin failed, and the ten permanent attendants unanimously recommended Liu Bian, the eldest son of Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong, to inherit the throne, but did not follow Han Ling Emperor's wishes.Because Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty meant to establish his youngest son Liu Xie, and Shi Changshi was under pressure to make Liu Bian the emperor.

Han Shaodi Liu Bian officially succeeded to the throne on May 5 and became the supreme ruler of the Eastern Han Dynasty.But he has no rights, and he just has the title of emperor for nothing.The government is controlled by the ten permanent attendants, and finally the consent of the Empress Dowager He is needed.This matter is naturally getting more and more outrageous. The Empress Dowager He is a woman who understands bullshit government affairs. She seems to be in charge of it, but in fact she is still in charge of it.

Empress Dowager Dong was naturally very angry when Liu Bian was made emperor.But He Jin is a general, and Empress Dowager Dong's son is only a general of hussars.In terms of position, he is two levels lower than the general, and the number of subordinates is much smaller than that of the general.

Eunuchs have been involved in politics for a long time, but in the past, at any rate, the emperor could occasionally be the master of the house.When Emperor Han Ling was in power, he ignored the government at all.He only knows to eat, drink and have fun every day, and leaves all the government affairs to the ten servants to take care of them.An emperor who doesn't know how to do his job will have to pay for it.

The Yellow Turban Uprising is the best proof.Several years of severe drought, the people have no harvest.Emperor Han Ling didn't know how to appease the people, and even raised taxes.

Officials force the people to rebel against the officials and the people to rebel against the officials. It is not that they are in a desperate situation, and no one will do such things as beheading.Since the imperial court did not give them a way out, the common people could only rebel with the Yellow Turban Army.It's death anyway, it's better to resist and be beaten to death than starve to death directly.

Of course, there is another point. At that time, the three brothers Zhang Jiao grasped the weakness of the common people.The more the court does nothing, the better their Yellow Turban Gang will do.You don’t need money to see a doctor, you can control your food, and you will be blessed by heavenly soldiers and generals.Anyway, common people believe that the Yellow Turban Gang is an invincible army of justice with the blessing of God.

Liu Bian, who succeeded to the throne in May, would never have dreamed that he would become an intern who was jokingly called by later generations.Because he had been in office for a total of several months, before he could take care of the government affairs, he was replaced with a bewildered expression.

Liu Bian became the emperor, and He Jin's officials became the biggest.Of course, He Jin is not what he used to be.He is a great general, with the highest official position among military generals in the world.Anyone who dares not to listen to him will kill you in minutes.

Once a person has power, it is easy to expand, especially for people like He Jin who rely on luck to get promoted.There is no real skill but luck, if his official position is obtained by military merit.Not to mention the ministers in the court, even the generals in the world will not be dissatisfied.

But everyone knows that He Jin's great general relies on his sister, Queen Mother He.Getting promoted is like riding a rocket, at most every few days.

When Empress Dowager He became a queen, He Jin was promoted to Hussar General, and there were two more ranks up.One is the chariot general and the other is the general.

He Jin will not be satisfied if he has power and does not use it for nothing.He arranged heavy troops outside Luoyang City, and then began to make small calculations.Because He Jin is not interested in anything, the only thing he is interested in is power.

Guan'er has done his best, but his power has no limit.As the saying goes, there is another mountain as high as the mountain. If you get it, you always hope to have something better.

(End of this chapter)