The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

When Yuan Shao faked He Jin's order and ordered the various states and counties to arrest the relatives of the eunuchs, Xun Zhen thought that Yuan Shao might use the same trick and called him to bring troops to the capital under the guise of He Jin, but it turned out that Yuan Shao did not do so .

This is not surprising.

Yes, Yuan Shao is indeed a bit of a "dog jumping over the wall" right now. In order to force He Jin to execute the eunuch, he has begun to do whatever he can, but summoning "the officials to lead the troops into the capital" is a very important matter. Even at this point, Yuan Shao will not Dare to do this.

From this, it is also understandable why Zhong Yao did not hesitate to force each other with death, and why none of Xi Zhicai, Xun You, and Cheng Jia agreed with Xun Zhen.

But it can also be seen how difficult Xun Zhen made this decision for the millions of living people in Luoyang at that time, and how disregarding her own future and her own reputation.

However, he said that Yuan Shao used He Jin's intention to order the various prefectures and counties to arrest the relatives of the middle officials. This incident might have become the fuse for He Jin and Yuan Shao's confrontation, but this situation did not occur in the end, because it happened immediately after. another thing.

Yuan Shao repeatedly persuaded He Jin to do everything he could to execute the eunuch. Because of the long delay, some eunuchs leaked out. Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other eunuchs were afraid of it, and they wanted to change this unfavorable situation. Therefore, Zhang Rang He invited his daughter-in-law, who is also the sister of the Queen Mother, to bow down and bow, and said: "The old minister has offended, he should return home, he has only received grace for many generations, and now he should stay away from the palace, with love and affection, I would like to serve in the palace again, so that I can temporarily When you see the queen mother, follow the color, and then retreat to the ditch, you will not hate it!"

These words are really affectionate and sincere, coupled with Zhang Rang's old age, it really makes those who hear it cry. His daughter-in-law then spoke to Jun Wuyang, the mother of Empress Dowager He's sisters, and Jun Wuyang entered the palace and told Empress Dowager He.

The Empress Dowager He was deeply moved. She was forced to tell the eunuchs such as Zhongchang Shi and Xiaohuangmen because of the current situation. In her heart, she was reluctant. Now, after listening to Zhang Rang's recitation from her mother, After speaking, as a woman, she would inevitably regret her decision, so she issued an edict and asked all the permanent servants to return to the palace to serve.

He Jin has spent a lot of hard work, just kicked the eunuchs out of the palace province, and it was too late to enjoy the joy of victory, only a few days later, just because of Zhang Rang's words, the eunuchs actually turned the situation again. Returning, this made He Jin fully realize the energy of the eunuchs. Recalling the sentence Yuan Shao said to him earlier, "Things will change over time, and I will be Dou again." He was in a cold sweat. At this time, he couldn't care about being annoyed by Yuan Shao's false rumors of his order, and he was so terrified that he had to form an alliance with Yuan Shao again.

The news that the Empress Dowager He summoned the permanent attendant back to the palace reached Xun Zhen's ears a few days later.

Xun Zhen didn't know the details of the history. For this history, he only knew that Yuan Shao and He Jin were trying to kill the eunuch, but He Jin died at the hands of the eunuch, which caused Yuan Shao to wash the palace city, and then caused Dong Zhuo to enter the capital. In this game, he only knew that the details of it would be so changeable and treacherous.

Earlier, when Empress Dowager He ordered the eunuchs to leave the palace to return home, Xun Zhen was already a little confused, and did not know what the route was. Now that Empress Dowager He has summoned the permanent attendant to return to the palace, he is even more suspicious.

He took this information and looked at it again and again, and said to himself: "The Chinese official left the palace for a few days, and then he was called back by the Queen Mother again. This..."

He summoned Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Cheng Jia, and Zhong Yao to present the news.

Cheng Jia stroked his beard, frowned, thought for a while, and said, "Kyoto may change."

Xi Zhicai and Xun You are also wise men, they also saw this, and they looked at each other with worried expressions on their faces.

Xi Zhicai said: "The Chinese government is out, and it will be recalled in a few days. The general and Yuan Sili will be terrified.  …"

Speaking of which, Xi Zhi paused for a while, then turned to look at Xun You again.

Xun You interfaced and said: "The situation in Kyoto is irreversible! It's a few days as early as it is a few days later, and changes are bound to happen, I just don't know..."

Cheng Jia responded, "I just don't know if it was the general, Yuan Sili who got his volunteers, or the middle official?"

Xi Zhicai said, "What if it's a middle official?"

Everyone's eyes all focused on Xun Zhen's face.

In the event that Zhongguan gains power, He Jin and Yuan Shao are doomed, and Xun Zhen will be arrested again by the imperial court.

Although Xun Zhen has knowledge from his previous life, he only knows the general trend of history. He is not as knowledgeable and insightful as Xi Zhicai and others when it comes to speculating and speculating on details. Now he has these few words from Xi Zhicai and others. , when he was connected to the general trend of history, he was horrified.

He turned his head quickly and thought in his heart: "Yes, in just a few days, the eunuchs have turned the situation over, He Jin and Yuan Shao will be terrified, and the two of them will definitely react accordingly. , and since the eunuchs have turned the situation over, for their own sake, they will definitely not make concessions, but will instead take the initiative to attack, ... He Jin's death, I am afraid that it is right in front of you!"

He stood up suddenly, Gu said to Zhong Yao who was sitting below: "Yuanchang, the capital is about to change, do you still want to prevent me from entering the capital?"

Zhong Yao's resourcefulness is not as good as Xi Zhicai and others, but he is not a mediocre person, and he smells danger from this unusual situation.

Elimination of eunuchs is a very risky matter, but the current situation is changing every day. Anyone can see that this political struggle in Luoyang has reached a critical moment. Next, either the scholars will win or the eunuchs will win. Dezhi, if at this time, Xun Zhen leads the troops to approach the capital, it will undoubtedly be a great help to the scholars, but?

Zhong Yao was hesitant, and said to himself, "But? But it is not what a human minister should do to command private troops to come to the capital without an edict!"

"Yuan Chang! It won't take a few days for the Chinese officials to leave the palace, and soon after they are called back to the palace, it shows their potential! If the middle officials succeed, not only will my generation not be able to raise their eyebrows, but the party's troubles will also resume. It's up! At this moment, it's really hanging in the balance! ... Yuan Chang, even if you want to stop me, I will definitely bring troops into the capital this time!"

The voice fell, and before Zhong Yao could react, Xun Zhen ordered Dian Wei and others from outside the tent to rush in. They could not help but grab Zhong Yao. Dian Wei stretched out his hand and took off his sword, and threw it far away. aside.

Zhong Yao felt the seriousness of the situation and struggled subconsciously for a while. After that, he calmed down and let Dian Wei and the others hold him out of the tent. He just kept looking back at Xun Zhen with a worried look in his eyes. .

This worry is not only for the situation in Kyoto, but also for Xun Zhen.

Xun Zhen saw that he was worried about herself, and laughed loudly: "There is something a man can do, and something he can't do! If I can remove the harm for the people of the world, and if I can make a contribution to the court, I will be one of them. Infamy for thousands of years, so what? Knowing that I sinned against me, it is only "Spring and Autumn"!"

Outside the tent, Xun Zhen's generous words still echoed in his ears. Zhong Yao turned his head and looked forward. Since he was just out of the tent, he couldn't help feeling the sun was dazzling. The man said, "You are following a valiant hero!"

Zhong Yao was taken out of the tent. Although Xi Zhicai and others still disapproved of Xun Zhen's entry into Beijing, Xun Zhen was their "family head" and had to obey his orders.

At that moment, Xun Zhen sent out a military order, ordering Buqu to leave the baggage behind, leaving a few men and horses to guard, and the rest of the army set off lightly and rushed to the capital.

The road is far away, Luoyang in front is impossible to see, and when I turn my head to look back, I can see the dark Songshan.

It was in the afternoon when we started, and after traveling for thirty miles, dusk came quietly.

It was cold in August, but Xun Zhen was anxious.

The whole army marched fast in the twilight, and hurried until nightfall, and just stopped to bury the pot to make rice. After the meal, they rested for half an hour and then marched.

At the village pavilion that passed along the way, he suddenly saw thousands of soldiers passing by in a hurry. All of them were shocked. To avoid causing confusion, Xun Zhen ordered people to shout at the front along the way: "Zuozhong Lang and Yingyin Marquis have been ordered to enter Beijing!" The daring pavilion chiefs and village officials who wanted to come up to inquire were ignored.

The army marched until the sky was dawn, and the army marched in a hurry for half a day and a night. At this time, it was not too far from Luoyang, only a few dozen miles away.

Xin Ai, who was leading the army ahead, ran back on his horse, galloped to the front of Xun Zhen, who was riding in the middle of the army, and pointed in the direction of Luoyang: "Luoyang seems to be on fire."

Xun Zhen was shocked when she heard the words, and she looked at it from the ground up. It was just dawn, and it was still dark in the distance. Sure enough, she could vaguely see a fire that seemed to be tens of miles away.

The fire can be seen from dozens of miles away, which shows how big the fire is.

"Luoyang is on fire, isn't it?"

Xun Zhen couldn't think about it, and ordered one after another, ordering Buqu to speed up the march.

Not far ahead, Xin Ai turned back and reported, "I ran into a few people in front of me, saying they all escaped from the city of Luoyang."

"Call me to see you!"

Xin Ai brought the leaders of these groups of people to the front of Xun Zhen's horse.

Xun Zhen was so anxious that she got straight to the point and asked directly, "Did you escape from Luoyang?"

"Yes."

"What happened in Luoyang?"

These leaders came up with an articulate, who answered Xun Zhen.

The man said: "The day before yesterday, the general rebelled and was killed in the palace. The commander of the Sili School killed the old captain Fan Gong and the young man Xu Gong, and attacked the palace province together with General Yuan, He Cheqi, Dong Duwei, etc. Zhao Changshi was killed, and He Cheqi was killed again, blood washing the palace city and chaos in Luoyang."

"The general rebelled? Yuan Sili killed Duke Fan and Duke Xu? He attacked the palace with General Yuan and others, and killed He Cheqi?"

"Yes."

Although this person is articulate, he is only a commoner in Luoyang after all. He doesn't know the inside story of He Jin's death and Yuan Shao's bloodbath in the palace, so Xun Zhen is confused.

Xun Zhen asked it carefully, but the man was dumbfounded and had no answer.

Xun Zhennai asked again, "Since it's a matter of the day before yesterday, why have you only escaped from Luoyang for dozens of miles?"

"The palace has changed, and the troops in Luoyang are in chaos. At first, I didn't dare to go out, so I didn't dare to escape until the soldiers on the street seemed to see a little less."

Seeing that there was nothing to ask from these people, Xun Zhen didn't ask any more questions, let them go, and even issued military orders, urging them to step up their march.

According to what this person just said, He Jin's death and Yuan Shao's bloodbath in the palace were the day before yesterday. That is to say, this incident happened two days before Xun Zhen left for Luoyang. Three days have passed since the incident. How has the situation developed? The most important thing: I wonder if Dong Zhuo has entered Luoyang City?

Going forward, more and more people fled from Luoyang, not only the leaders of Qian, but also some scholars and children of eunuchs. Xun Zhen ordered people to ask them separately. It was almost noon and less than thirty miles away from Luoyang. At that time, he finally figured out the whole story and the truth.

But it turned out to be:

The day before yesterday, that is, on the fifth day of the eighth month, He entered the Changle Palace where Empress Dowager He lived, and told Empress Dowager He, please kill all the permanent attendants. After the death of Emperor Ling, He Jin, in order to avoid the occurrence of Jian Shuo's ambush to kill him again, complained of illness and did not go to mourning or funeral, but at this juncture he entered the palace and met the Queen Mother He, which caused a stir. Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang and others were suspicious, so they sent someone to eavesdrop and heard what He Jin said. Yuan Shao was forced to the Jedi, and Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang were also forced to the Jedi. At this time, it was time for you to die or I died. Therefore, Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang led dozens of people, armed with weapons, and attacked from the side door. Going in, ambushing under the palace gate, waiting for He to come in and out, the Empress Dowager He summoned him. It is said that He Jin was reprimanded in person, and then Shang Fang supervised Qu Mu and killed He Jin in front of Xide Hall.

After killing He Jin, Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang, etc. wrote an edict, with the former Taiwei Fan Ling as the commander of Sili, and Xu Xiang of the Shaofu as the Yin of Henan. Fan Ling and Xu Xiang were courtiers who were close to the eunuchs. According to the system, the imperial edict was issued by the Shang Shutai. The minister in charge of the matter saw the edict and felt suspicious. He Jin and Yuan Wei had recorded the official edict together, but how could they let Fan Ling and Xu Xiang, who were pro-eunuchs, serve as Sili school captains. , Henan Yin, these two important positions? Because please come out to discuss this matter. The eunuchs threw He Jin's head at the minister and said, "He Jin is conspiring against him, and he has already been executed!"

The minister turned pale in shock, and pretended to agree to convey the edict in person, left the palace, and immediately told the news to He Jin, who was waiting outside the palace.

Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang, the officers of He Jin's department, heard about it, and they were about to bring troops into the palace, but the gate of the palace was already closed. General Hu Benzhonglang served as the entourage of the guards, and was regarded as an official in the palace. Yuan Shu, who succeeded Yuan Shao as General Hubenzhonglang, was nearby. After hearing about it, he immediately rushed outside the palace with Hubenlang and Buqumen, along with Wu Kuang and others. They attacked the palace gate together. The eunuchs armed with weapons, defended the block.

Yuan Shu and others had been attacking the palace for a long time, but they were not allowed to break in. When twilight came, Yuan Shu burned the Qingsuo Gate, and wanted to threaten the palace with Zhang Rang and others. Zhang Rang and Duan Gui waited until the Changle Palace to report to the Empress Dowager He, saying that He Jin's minions had rebelled, set fire to the palace, and attacked Shang Shutar. "Shangshuguan" is the small door of the Shangshutai, and the Shangshutai is in the palace, so Zhang Rang and others have this word. Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others, no matter how frightened the Queen Mother He was, after they finished speaking, they wrapped the Queen Mother He, the Son of Heaven, and King Chenliu, and kidnapped other officials in the palace province from Fudao to the North Palace.

The palace city of Luoyang is divided into two palaces, north and south.

The complex is heavy, there is one road below and another road above, which is similar to the overpass of later generations. This is the complex road.

Shang Shu Lu Zhishi was in the palace, holding a long ge, standing on the road below, guarding under the window of the pavilion above, blocking Zhang Rang, Duan Gui, etc., and scolded Duan Gui with his face up. Lu Zhi is famous all over the world. Although he is a minister today, he was a general who commanded tens of thousands of troops in the past. The window jumped down and was spared.

Lu Zhi was at the bottom, Zhang Rang was waiting at the top, but he could only berate him. Although he saved the Queen Mother, he could no longer save the emperor, Chen Liuwang and others. He could only watch them be coerced by Zhang Rang and others Escape to the North Palace.

Yuan Shao, who was outside the palace, also got the message at this time, and immediately summoned Fan Ling and Xu Xiang to be executed with his uncle Yuan Wei, and then urgently summoned the Western Garden and the Northern Army, as well as his soldiers in the department and the warriors under his door. , marched to Suzaku Que.

There are several towers in Luoyang Palace City, including White Tiger Tower, Canglong Tower, Suzaku Tower, North Tower, and Nangong Tower. Suzaku Que is one of these ques. Although Xun Zhen has never been in Luoyang, she has heard of this queer. On a clear day, even a master Yan from more than 40 kilometers away can see this queu. , it can be seen that it is tall and magnificent.

He Miao also got the news. Although he did not agree with He Jin's execution of the eunuch, he was He Jin's younger brother after all. If He Jin died, he would not be able to escape, so he also brought his troops and soldiers to the outside of the palace, and happened to meet Yuan Shao. Join forces.

Under the Vermilion Que, they stopped Zhao Zhong and others who were trying to summon soldiers from the palace and killed them on the spot.

When He Jin died, Yuan Shao took the lead, Yuan Shu, Wu Kuang, Zhang Zhang and others also came to join him.

Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang complained that He Miao did not agree with He Jin, and suspected that he was conspiring with the eunuchs. "He Jin was very generous to the people under his command, and the officials were very kind. After hearing Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang's words, they all burst into tears and said, "I would like to die!" revenge.

Although Dong Zhuo was feared by scholars, why did Jin use it? As a party of He Jin, like Ding Yuan, Ding Yuan sent Zhang Yang and Zhang Liao to the capital successively. Following He Jin's command, Dong Zhuo also sent them. His younger brother Dong Min was sent to the capital, under the command of He Jin. Dong Min was also worshipped as the Captain of Fengche. At this time, he had also heard the news and arrived with troops.

So, Wu Kuang, Zhang Zhang, and Dong Min joined forces, attacked and killed He Miao, and threw He Miao's body in the palace garden. ——Empress Dowager He's single thought not only ruined He Jin, but also ruined He Miao's life. Without He Jin and without He Miao, the fate of the Empress Dowager He herself can be imagined.

After killing He Miao, Yuan Shao reorganized his army, closed the palace gate of the North Palace, and sent troops in to arrest the eunuchs. More than 2,000 people were killed, some were accidentally killed because they had no hair, or some had to take off their clothes and expose their lower bodies to avoid death.

The eunuchs in the palace were all killed, and Yuan Shao took advantage of the situation to command troops and horses to sweep the palace, and then began to attack the province.

The province of the palace is the province of the palace, and the province is in the palace.

There are many official offices in the palace, such as the Shangshutai, and the province is the place where the emperor lives.

He Jin died on the day of Wuchen. Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others attacked the South Palace first, then the North Palace, killing more than 2,000 people. When they attacked the province, it was already Gengwu Day, which is two days later.

Zhang Rang and Duan Gui were trapped in the palace and had no choice but to take the Emperor, King Chenliu and dozens of others to escape from the palace. After dark, they arrived at Xiaopingjin. Xiaopingjin is located in the north of Luoyang City and is a ferry on the Yellow River.

At that time, Luoyang was in great turmoil, and the court officials were too busy to take care of themselves, and none of them followed the emperor. Only Shangshu Lu Zhi and Yumin Gong in central Henan found the trace of the emperor and chased them to the river.

Min Gong sternly rebuked Zhang Rang and the others, and said, "If you don't die now, I will kill you!" The swordsman cut off several people.

Zhang Rang and the others were terrified. To be honest, they never thought that when He Jin died, Wu Kuang, Zhang Zhang, and then Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and others would be attracted to attack Gongshang "lawlessly". At this point, they knew that there was no way to survive, so they crossed their hands and bowed again, bowed their heads and said goodbye to the emperor, saying: "I wait for your death, Your Majesty loves and takes care of yourself!" Then they threw themselves into the river and died.

Wuchen is the twenty-fifth day, Gengwu is the twenty-seventh day, and today is the twenty-eighth day.

Zhang Rang and the others threw themselves into the river last night, so where is the emperor now?