"It is related to the safety of the people in the world and the country of the great Han Dynasty."
"Brother Zhu, can you teach me?"
"What should I do now?" Yuan Wei saw Zhu Yuanzhang's confident look and clearly had an idea. This made him feel a little nervous.
As the contemporary head of the Yuan family and one of the three princes, Yuan Wei is undoubtedly an old hand if he faces a political struggle.
But now it is no longer as simple as a political struggle. What we are facing now is very likely to be a mutiny. He Jin directly turned over the table to lure the border troops into Sili, and did not play according to the rules set by everyone.
This made Yuan Wei a little confused, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
"What Brother Yuan does depends on whether Brother Yuan wants to be a famous minister or wants to replace him as a great man!"
The smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face remained unchanged and he said: "If Brother Yuan wants to replace the big Han, then punish He Jin and let the border troops enter Sili. As long as they are not provided with food and grass, the army over there will be in chaos."
"At that time, we can completely put the name of rebellious officials and traitors on Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan, and make the Han people completely in chaos."
"Then Brother Yuan can rely on the influence of the Yuan family to call on all the princes in the world to jointly attack Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan."
"As long as the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army are defeated, the Yuan family's reputation will undoubtedly rise to a higher level, and there will be no problem at all in taking over the Han Dynasty."
"If we do this, the most important thing is the young emperor. He must hold the young emperor tightly in his hand and use the emperor to command the princes. In this way, the Yuan family can be in an invincible position."
"No, no, no!"
"I was born as a Han minister and died as a Han ghost. How could I have such a rebellious and unethical thought!" Yuan Wei's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and his head shook like a drum.
Although the Yuan family had been quietly training private soldiers since the Yellow Turban Rebellion a few years ago, he had never thought of rebelling. The Yuan family's private soldiers were only for self-protection.
After all, fighting for the world is not so easy.
If a bad thing happens, the whole family will fall apart. How could the Yuan family, as a top family in the Han Dynasty, do such a risky thing!
"Then I want to be a famous minister!"
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly: "It is very simple to say so. Now that He Jin's secret decree has been issued and cannot be retrieved, it is unrealistic to completely prevent Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan from entering the Sili."
"But we can find a way to hold off most of the border troops."
"Let Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan each bring a small number of elites into Tongguan, so that they will naturally not be afraid of rebellion."
"Even if it is done well, this can still be regarded as an opportunity for the imperial court to weaken his military power."
"If I guess correctly, these two people should not be very obedient now, right?"
"Of course, the prerequisite for doing this is still He Jin. This person must be killed first no matter what."
"Only by killing He Jin, when Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan join Sili, can a new political balance be formed, and the political situation of the Han Dynasty be stable."
Yuan Wei couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this. Although Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy was bold, he had to say that there was room for maneuver.
As for He Jin's life and death, when this guy didn't abide by the rules of the game, he was already doomed.
"However, this is still a bit risky. The most difficult thing is how to get Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan to abandon their large forces and be willing to bring a small number of troops into Tongguan..." Yuan Wei's face was full of worry.
After all, both Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan were old foxes. The imperial court had asked them to return to the capital several times before, but they had always resisted. Under normal circumstances, how could they agree to bring only a few thousand people into Sili.
"Of course, under normal circumstances they will not be separated from the main force."
"But what if Sili falls into civil strife?"
A glint flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes and he said with a smile: "How about the quarrel between He Jin's Imperial Guards and Brother Yuan, your 12th Regiment Camp? Or what about the Ten Permanent Attendants launching a rebellion and trying to seize the military power of the imperial city?"
"You said, if such news reaches the ears of Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan, what will they do and choose?" Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly.
Yuan Wei grinned.
If this is the case, then the center of the imperial court will undoubtedly be paralyzed. It is difficult for Ding Yuan to know such a good opportunity, but Dong Zhuo will definitely not let it go.
He will definitely choose to take the risk and lead his elite troops to raid Luoyang in order to gain control of the imperial court.
"This matter is too big. I can't do it by myself alone. I need your help, Brother Zhu."
Yuan Wei stroked his beard and pondered for a moment before making up his mind and said: "How about this? The position of the Guard is still vacant. I will inform Your Majesty tomorrow and try to fight for this official position for Brother Zhu."
One of the Nine Qings of the Weiwei is a high-ranking official of the second rank, and is responsible for military equipment. If Zhu Yuanzhang becomes a Weiwei, then nominally all the armies in Luoyang will be under his control.
Of course, the real situation is that this is just a polished commander, and he can't control anything.
There are now three armies in Luoyang City.
The imperial guard was in the hands of He Jin, who was responsible for guarding the safety of the imperial city. The control of the nine gates of Luoyang was in the Wubei camp, which was under the control of the hussar general Dong Chong.
There are twelve regiments and battalions stationed outside Luoyang City. There are about 30,000 people in these battalions. The chief officers of each battalion are basically close relatives of the noble families in the court.
For example, Yuan Shao is now the chief officer of the first battalion, and the same is true for Cao Cao.
However, this official position was perfect for Zhu Yuanzhang. It didn't matter if he was a mere commander. He had plenty of manpower. What he lacked now was a nominal official position.
So now that he heard Yuan Wei's promise, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but reveal a smile on his face.
He and Yuan Wei talked so much tonight that he finally got the old fox to spit.
"Then thank you Brother Yuan for your recommendation." Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and saluted solemnly.
"Brother Zhu, you're welcome!"
"My Yuan family actually also originated from Jizhou. Speaking of which, we are still fellow villagers, so naturally we need a lot of help from the fellow villagers!" Yuan Wei said with a smile.
Although the reason for agreeing to recommend Zhu Yuanzhang so easily was due to the news brought by Zhu Yuanzhang, the more reason was Zhu Yuanzhang's status as a powerful man in Jizhou.
As a powerful family with no roots in Luoyang, the sacred capital, it must be dependent on his Yuan family, and Zhu Yuanzhang is indeed quite capable.
At such a turbulent juncture in the court situation, Yuan Wei felt that it was necessary to have such an outstanding ally.
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed since Zhu Yuanzhang had a secret meeting with Yuan Wei.
Zhu Yuanzhang got his wish and became a Weiwei.
However, although the Weiwei is a second-rank official, the current political struggle in the court is fierce, and the court officials are replaced every three days. The appointment of a nine ministers in vain did not attract anyone's attention.
After all, guys like this before basically took the blame.
How can a scapegoat deserve a second look from the powerful bosses?
But soon a major event happened, which made the name Zhu Yuanzhang resound throughout Luoyang City.
The course of history finally changed after Zhu Yuanzhang, the butterfly, gently flapped his wings.
On the sixth day of June in 198 AD, General He Jin, as usual, dressed in rich attire, rode a carriage into the Zhuque Gate and entered the Deyang Palace to prepare for the court meeting that took place every three days.
Such a court meeting is very grand, not only the three princes and nine ministers of the imperial court will attend, but also the young emperor Liu Bian and the empress dowager will appear.
The moment he entered Deyang Hall, He Jin suddenly frowned.
In fact, he also experienced three times of age-strength quenching.
Although he has no awakening talent, his strength is not weak either. An ordinary seventh-grade or eighth-grade martial artist is no match for him.
So his feeling is also very keen.
The moment he entered Deyang Palace, He Jin suddenly felt an undisguised murderous intention.
He turned his head suddenly and looked in the direction of the source of murderous intent.
"Zhu Yuanzhang?" He Jin frowned even more.
Why would this guy who had just been promoted to guard have such strong murderous intent against him? Is he provoking himself?
He Jin couldn't help but sneered when he thought of this.
In the whole of Luoyang, no one who can kill him has been born yet!
He ignored Zhu Yuanzhang, but in his heart he was already thinking about what kind of crime he would use to kill this guy.
But he didn't expect that he ignored Zhu Yuanzhang, but Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to point the finger at him.
"His Majesty!"
Zhu Yuanzhang went directly out of the queue and said loudly: "I have this memorial."
"I want to report that General He Jin ignored the imperial decree and secretly transferred the border troops to Beijing. This is a serious crime of treason. In addition, I intercepted a letter from He Jin conspiring with Dong Zhuo. His intention to control the government is clearly exposed. Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager, please
The purpose is to kill this audacious traitor."
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang said this, everyone was shocked.
Both the Three Gongs and the Nine Qings below, as well as the Young Emperor Liu Bian and the Empress Dowager on the high platform, all looked shocked.
Recruiting border troops to Beijing and secretly befriending border generals who hold military power is indeed a serious crime of treason.
"What nonsense!"
"I have never done this before." He Jin stared at Zhu Yuanzhang, he was shocked at the moment.
He did this very secretly, and he really couldn't figure out how Zhu Yuanzhang knew about it.
"I have evidence!" Zhu Yuanzhang took out a secret letter from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang Rang, the official of the Central Committee, and asked him to present it to the Empress Dowager.
He Jin stared at the secret letter, his expression extremely ugly.
"General, what do you have to say?" Queen Mother He, who was listening behind the curtains on the high platform, said coldly.
"This is slander!"
"I have never done this."
"This is a conspiracy of thieves. Please focus on investigating the guard Zhu Yuanzhang. This person must have evil intentions." He Jin said.
Both sides insisted on their own opinions. Although Zhu Yuanzhang presented evidence, He Jin was the brother of Queen Mother He, and Queen Mother He naturally trusted his brother more than Zhu Yuanzhang.
But Queen Mother He had to pay attention to the evidence presented by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The final result was to let Zhang Rang, the official of the Central Military Commission, investigate the matter.
After going to court, He Jin left with a gloomy look.
When relatives and eunuchs fought for power, they actually fought for the right to represent the imperial power. Normally, they relied on the imperial power to fight against the bureaucracy composed of noble families.
But now He Jin's move of befriending the generals and privately recruiting the generals to serve as Sili was obviously to get rid of this kind of dependence on the imperial power.
This kind of thing cannot withstand investigation, and it will be accurate once it is investigated.
And the most important thing is that the right to investigate now falls in the hands of Shi Changshi.
As a foreign relative, his struggle for power with the eunuchs over the years has already reached a fever pitch, and you don't need to think about it to know what the result of Zhang Rang's investigation will be.
Even if there is nothing, he can find something for you, not to mention that this is a fact.
"No, we can't sit still and wait for death!"
After He Jin returned to his mansion, he immediately wrote another secret letter to Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan.
The content is very simple, let them speed up their march and get to Luoyang as soon as possible. The situation has changed.
"The secret message has been sent!" On the other side, the Jinyiwei spies who had been monitoring He Jin saw this scene and immediately reported it to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang found Yuan Wei again and informed him of the news.
To be honest, He Jin's reaction was within Zhu Yuanzhang's expectation. The reason why he suddenly reported He Jin today was to scare off the enemy.
The purpose was to tell Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan about the current situation in Luoyang through He Jin.
"The next step is to seize the military power from He Jin."
"I believe that with the foreshadowing made today and the fact that those eunuchs turned a deaf ear, Queen Mother He will not be able to hold on for long before she will take over the military power from He Jin."
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly and continued: "But I predict that He Jin will never hand over the military power in his hands, so he will definitely rebel before long, and then we can kill him openly."
"This is a conspiracy!"
Yuan Wei sighed with emotion, but was a little worried: "However, the Imperial Guards are elites. Coupled with He Jin's private army, he may have tens of thousands of troops at his disposal. Our 12th Regiment Battalion may not be able to suppress it.
Him!"
"If we really get into a fight, maybe both sides will be injured!"
"If this is the case, then if Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan lead their elite troops to Beijing, it may be difficult to suppress them."
"Don't worry!"
"Just leave it to me!"
"It's easy to get rid of this person!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.
Things progressed as Zhu Yuanzhang predicted. Under the instigation of the Shi Changshi, Queen Mother He quickly wavered, and finally issued an edict three days later to take away He Jin's military power.
After all, a brother's rights are not as important as his own son's interests.
Naturally, He Jin couldn't hand it over like this.
He knew very well that if he handed over his military power just like that, the Ten Permanent Attendants would definitely make him die an ugly death.
So he just did the opposite.
Of course, his banner was that the imperial ministers were disrupting the government, and he wanted to clear the emperor's side.
As the leader of the Royal Guard, this is not difficult for him. After all, the duty of the Royal Guard is to protect the safety of the emperor.
He directly closed the nine gates of the inner city, and then led his people straight to the harem.
As long as those gossiping eunuchs are killed and the young emperor Liu Bian is controlled, the empress dowager, who is his sister, will definitely compromise. He knows this sister very well.
He had already sent secret messages to Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan again, urging them to come over as soon as possible.
As long as he persists for a few days, when Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan arrive, the world of the Han Dynasty will still be his.
"Bang!" Just when He Jinchang was thinking about a bright future, a gunshot suddenly fired.
He Jin, who was striding forward, suddenly trembled and fell to the ground with a thud.