Chapter 393 God-level monarchs and ministers target each other
Yuan Shao was also a little surprised that the emperor wanted to establish a new army.
He thought this matter was a bit strange.
"There has never been any news before. Why is it that the emperor is suddenly establishing a new army? Is someone instigating the emperor behind his back? Is it a eunuch?"
"I also feel confused, and I also feel that someone is provoking the emperor. The emperor wants to establish a new army, but as a general, I don't know the news. This is clearly aimed at me. Can I turn a blind eye to such a situation?"
He Jin was very angry and said: "Before, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong discussed some things with me, but we didn't reach an agreement, which was very unpleasant. Come to think of it, this matter has nothing to do with Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others!"
Yuan Shao also felt vaguely uneasy.
"The establishment of a new army is indeed not a trivial matter. There must be eunuchs involved. However, your position is as stable as Mount Tai. You have made no mistakes. The emperor has no reason to limit your power. You can rest assured."
Yuan Shao's comfort did not make He Jin feel better.
He Jin was pacing back and forth in his mansion, and suddenly thought of a shocking possibility.
"At the beginning, let alone the instigation of the eunuchs, you said that the emperor was targeting me so much that he wanted to establish a new army. Do you... have some ideas about the choice of the crown prince?"
He Jin's question shocked Yuan Shao.
He really didn't have such an idea before, but when He Jin mentioned it, Yuan Shao suddenly felt that there was something wrong with it.
The eldest son of the emperor, Liu Bian, was the son of He Jin's sister, Empress He. The two were related, and He Jin was naturally Liu Bian's supporter. Liu Bian could protect the interests of the He family to the greatest extent as emperor, and everyone knew this.
Before, Liu Hong had never mentioned the matter of establishing a prince.
Some people have mentioned it constantly, but because the political struggle and external struggle environment in recent years have been too harsh, various major events have taken turns competing to be on the front page, occupying all of everyone's energy.
So everyone in the court didn't put much effort into this place.
Moreover, Liu Hong was only in his thirties and seemed to be in good health. There was no sign of premature death, and no one was paying attention to anything else.
Let’s fight for power first and then talk about it.
Liu Bian is the son of the empress, the legitimate son of Liu Hong, and the natural heir to the throne. As long as there are no major problems, there will be no mistakes in the inheritance of the throne.
Speaking of competitors, apart from Liu Bian, the only living son of Liu Hong is Liu Xie, and Liu Xie is only seven years old this year, making him even less convincing compared with the fifteen-year-old Liu Bian.
Who will pay attention to the inheritance of the throne at this time?
However, Liu Hong's sudden move caused many people's thoughts to stray to the battle for the reserve, and then thought of a shocking word that could shake the stability of Luoyang Central Committee and the legitimacy of the throne - deposed chief
Establish a young child.
As a conscience, Liu Hong just didn't like Liu Bian, but he never thought about abolishing the eldest son and establishing a younger one. He himself was a small sect and a large sect. In order to maintain the legitimacy of the ruling status, inheritance by the eldest son was a very necessary political move.
Moreover, Liu Bian has a great age advantage. If there is even the slightest possibility, Liu Hong will not choose the young Liu Xie over the older Liu Bian, although Liu Bian's character is indeed very weak.
But he is old!
But maybe it’s because Liu Hong has done so many ridiculous things that everyone thinks are unreliable, so that when he rarely wants to do something beneficial to the power of the Liu family, he is widely misunderstood by the outside world.
The thought of abolishing the old and establishing the young.
Abolition of elders and establishment of younger ones is difficult for both the ancient and modern schools of literature to accept. This is something that seriously shakes the national system and fundamental laws, and is an important decision that will affect the legitimacy of the rule of the Han Empire.
Unless Liu Bian committed a rebellion or died of illness, then it would be Liu Xie's turn. As long as Liu Bian was still alive and did not commit crimes, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty would naturally support Liu Bian instead of Liu Xie.
Of course there are people who will support Liu Xie, such as Liu Hong's mother, Queen Mother Dong, and her nephew Dong Chong. These two people are definitely important forces supporting Liu Xie.
He Jin knew some real information in the palace.
For example, Empress Dowager Dong has always disliked Empress He because of Empress He's poisoning of Wang Meiren, and she often looked down upon her. Whether it was a party during a festival or a major sacrificial ceremony, Empress Dowager Dong would always give Empress He a favor.
Embarrassing.
Empress He was angered by Empress Dowager Dong many times, and she was full of complaints and even hatred towards Empress Dowager Dong. She often complained to He in private, thinking that Empress Dowager Dong was so bad that she wanted to tear up that hateful old face.
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It can be said that the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is very sharp. They hate each other and will target each other whenever possible.
In a modern urban context, to be able to produce more than 70 episodes of a bloody family ethics drama in which mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fight, it is necessary to tear a family apart.
And this is the best result, because there are perfect laws in modern times, but not in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Eastern Han Dynasty only had "two palaces bleeding".
Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that after Wang Meiren was poisoned by Queen He, in order to protect the young Liu Xie, Liu Hong gave Liu Xie to the Queen Mother Dong to raise, so everyone in the palace said
Liu Xie was named "Dong Hou".
Obviously, Liu Xie, who was raised by the Empress Dowager Dong, must have been closer to the Empress Dowager Dong and naturally harbored hatred for Empress He, who had the hatred of killing his mother.
Therefore, Liu Xie's existence has always been a thorn in the side of the He family.
They knew that if Liu Xie came to power, the He family would definitely be liquidated. Even if Liu Xie himself did not hate the He family, social ethics could not tolerate his indifference to the He family out of filial piety. This was beyond doubt.
Even if Liu Xie cannot become emperor, as long as he is still alive, he will have a natural and irresolvable hatred with Queen He. It is hard to say what this hatred will turn into in the end.
Therefore, the brother and sister Queen He and He Jin have always been very uneasy about Liu Xie's existence.
Therefore, as soon as the news that Liu Hong was recruiting young men to form a new army came out, even He Jin's political sense, which was not too keen, immediately smelled the danger, and he thought about it along the channel of thought, and soon came up with the idea.
The possibility of abolishing the elders and establishing younger ones and liquidating the He family.
He Jin was greatly alarmed.
"If the emperor wants to target the He family and abolish the elders and establish younger ones, what should we do? Did the He family commit such a big crime at the beginning? Is it time for the He family to be eliminated?"
Yuan Shao looked at He Jin's panicked look, feeling a little disdainful and worried at the same time.
He couldn't figure out whether the real purpose of this wave of operations by the emperor and the eunuchs was to target the He family. After all, it was a fatal matter to abolish the elder and establish a younger one. If the emperor really took the wrong medicine and decided to abolish the elder and establish a younger one, the problem would be
But it's too big.
If an adult emperor wants to target a particular person, no matter how powerful that person is, he will feel very uncomfortable.
Gang Chang's ethics are supreme. How can I resist the emperor?
"All in all, we can't be sure of too many things in this current situation. We should immediately send people to inquire about the news!"
Yuan Shao said seriously: "Before that, we must not mess up our position. General, please be patient."
After much deliberation, He Jin had no other choice but to entrust Yuan Shao to inquire about the news, and at the same time mobilize the officials of the General's Mansion to go together to find out the information.
After hearing the news, General Shi Wangqian, Dong Cao's subordinates Yu Wufu, Dong Cao Yu Kuai Yue, Yu Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Han Zhuo, Ling Shi Bianrang, etc., no matter what thoughts they had in their hearts, all came together
Go out to find out the news.
Yuan Shao also mobilized his friends and associates, such as He Yong, Xu You and others, to work together and mobilize their connections to inquire about information everywhere, just to determine whether this matter had anything to do with the abolition of elders and the establishment of young ones.
As soon as He Jin took action, Zhang Rang quickly learned the news through the Dongyuan spies. He Jin, Yuan Shao and others started to take action, and they inquired about the news from various sources, so they told Liu Hong about the incident.
Liu Hong sneered, thinking that He Jin was already nervous, which was a good thing.
Now that you know you are nervous, you should curb your behavior as soon as possible. If you continue to do wrong things, don't blame him for further suppressing He Jin's power.
This pair of god-level monarchs and ministers have completely failed to understand the core interests they care about. They also lack political mutual trust and key political understanding channels. Once they start targeting each other, they will inevitably slide into confrontation.
It was not a big deal at first, but it changed inexplicably.
The situation in Luoyang City suddenly escalated due to this incident and became very tense.
At the same time, war broke out again in Sichuan and Shu.