Since He Jin can become a general, even though he has benefited from his sister, Queen He, he is not really worthless and just waiting to die.
At least, General He Jin also knew that he had many informants in the palace so that he could receive news from the palace in time. Therefore, He Jin had already received relevant news not long after the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
General He Jin, who received the news, reacted very quickly. On the one hand, he asked his brother He Miao to mobilize the Northern Army. On the other hand, he quietly sent an order to the few captains in the Xiyuan New Army who were loyal to him.
Let them hold back Jian Shuo as much as possible.
When Jian Shuo was mobilizing troops in the Xiyuan Army, he did not realize that He Jin had received the news. In order to prevent the news about Han Ling Emperor from leaking out, Jian Shuo was even smarter and pretended to be one of the captains.
While he was there, he pretended to chat for a while, completely unaware that these people were sent by General He Jin to hold him back.
Therefore, due to various reasons, Jian Shuo was still a step too late, allowing General He Jin to lead his troops into the palace first.
The moment Jian Shuo saw He Miao appearing on the palace wall, he had already realized that he would never be able to enter the palace gate today. The forces of General He Jin and his group would never give in.
He has a chance.
If Jian Shuo really wanted to enter the palace gate, he could only lead his troops and force his way in.
But Jian Shuo naturally did not have the courage to do this. The crime of leading an army to attack the palace was not something he could bear.
What's more, compared to the new army of the Xiyuan Army, the Northern Army had been established for a long time, and its combat effectiveness was terrifying. It had even been tempered by the Yellow Turban Uprising. Jian Shuo did not have the confidence to use the newly established Xiyuan Army to defeat the enemy.
A new army was formed to fight against the Northern Army, a strong army that had experienced battlefield training.
Moreover, once he really leads the Xiyuan Army to fight against the Northern Army, the Xiyuan Army will definitely suffer heavy losses. At that time, the Xiyuan Army will probably exist in name only. Once the Xiyuan Army suffers heavy losses or even disappears, this will
For Shi Changshi, who had now lost the protection of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, he would not hesitate to give a fatal blow.
Jian Shuo knew better than anyone else that the Eighth School of Xiyuan must not suffer any losses. Because once they failed to support Liu Xie, the Eighth School of Xiyuan would be the only means of survival for their eunuch group. At this time, the only way to control a military force was to
Only hands can give them real peace of mind.
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In the palace, the sound of a large number of soldiers advancing forward was like a drum in the evening and a bell in the morning, ringing in the hearts of the Shi Changshi. This scene made the Shi Changshi and others who were already full of fear feel even more uneasy.
"Damn it, what's going on with Jian Shuo? Why hasn't he led his troops over yet?" Zhao Zhong said with an ugly face.
Zhang Rang looked at Zhao Zhong who was scurrying back and forth, and felt depressed in his heart. He had no choice but to say, "Don't be impatient for a moment. Just wait and see what happens."
"Surround it up."
As loud voices rang out, each of the soldiers of the Northern Army held weapons in their hands and tightly controlled every corner of the palace to guard against other accidents.
In this case, even the Shi Changshi, who has always been in a high position, did not dare to get into trouble easily. After all, Jian Shuo and his Xiyuan Army are still far from being seen, and eunuchs like them do not have military power to rely on.
If so, these Northern soldiers would have no power to protect themselves now.
By then, without the protection of Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong, even if they were killed by these soldiers, no one would look at them twice. By then, their deaths would be considered in vain.
At this moment, the ten permanent servants headed by Zhang Rang wanted to downplay their presence as much as possible to prevent He Jin from suddenly thinking of them and easily deal with them who were now powerless to resist.
However, what these ten ministers don't know is that He Jin has no intention to deal with them, let alone deal with them. For He Jin, at this moment, it is necessary to stabilize the situation in the palace and ensure Liu Bian's smooth accession to the throne.
is the most important.
As for his always-rival Shi Changshi, He Jin felt that after Liu Bian ascended the throne, he would have plenty of time to deal with these eunuchs.
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Luoyang Imperial Court, Deyang Hall.
At this time, hundreds of civil and military officials headed by Sangong and Jiuqing stood outside the palace with solemn expressions. Not to mention the news of Liu Hong's death, He Jin and the others did not deliberately block it. By now, it had spread like wildfire and spread throughout Luoyang City. Even He Jin
Jin deliberately blocked this news, and using the methods of these powerful families, it was enough to find out the news in one night.
They knew that at this moment, the struggle between Shi Changshi and He Jin was probably over. This meant that the emperor's position had already been decided, but they did not know which of the two sides had won.
"The Queen Mother has a decree, and all officials will come to court early."
As a loud voice came out from the hall, the civil and military officials who were in deep thought were instantly awakened.
In the Deyang Hall, the still immature Liu Bian pretended to be strong and sat on the dragon chair, but there was still a trace of hesitation flashing through his eyes from time to time.
Beside Liu Bian, the former Empress He and the future Empress Dowager He were sitting quietly behind Liu Bian. Below, General He Jin stood there majestic and proud, looking proud.
Anyone can see the color at a glance.
At the same time, all the civil and military officials also observed that the once arrogant Shi Changshi stood there carefully without saying a word, trying his best to downplay his presence.
At this moment, how could these civil and military officials not see that the victor last night was General He Jin and his group. Otherwise, it would not be the prince sitting on the dragon throne now.
Speaking of which, it is not unreasonable for these ten permanent servants to be prominent for a while. Last night, after Zhang Rang discovered that the situation had changed drastically, in order to survive, he immediately made a decision and expressed his surrender to Queen He and expressed his willingness to support the prince's debate for the throne.
Originally, the biggest gap between the two parties was the succession issue between Liu Bian and Liu Xie. But now that the ten permanent ministers have been willing to support Liu Bian's ascension to the throne, the biggest problem between them is gone.
In addition, when Queen He first entered the palace, many of the ten ministers helped her. Queen He's subsequent status was also thanks to their support, otherwise Queen He might have died in the palace long ago.
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Therefore, with this kindness and some other reasons, Queen He forgave a few Shi Changshi.
Although He Jin was a little unwilling to let go of the Ten Constant Attendants, he also understood that the biggest problem now was to help Liu Bian ascend the throne as soon as possible, and everything else could be put aside!
"My dear friends, Your Majesty passed away unfortunately last night, but the country cannot be without a king for a day! His Majesty's deathbed decree ordered Prince Ben to succeed him to the throne, so it is necessary for Prince Ben to succeed as soon as possible..." As the civil and military officials entered one after another,
Palace, Queen He immediately spoke.
After hearing what Empress He said, all the civil and military officials immediately began to express their agreement.
The situation is now very clear. The victorious party last night was the faction of Prince Bian and General He Jin. Naturally, there is no need for civil and military officials like them to oppose.
Anyway, for them, it doesn't matter which prince succeeds to the throne, as long as it doesn't affect their status and power.