Three Kingdoms Swept the World II

Chapter 364 The Prologue of Troubled Times ([-])

The next day, the bright sun shone brightly on every corner of the palace.

"Xu Lao Nian, Xu Lao Nian, where's your lord?" Dian Wei came to the waiting area outside the palace, and saw Xu Chu lying on the horse, asleep.

Xu Chu woke up, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, stretched his waist and said: "The lord has entered the palace, but he hasn't come out yet."

Dian Wei was impatient and said, "Is something wrong?"

Xu Chu was dissatisfied and said: "What are you talking about? There are many intelligence guards in the imperial army, and they have reported it long ago when something happened."

"That's true..." Dian Wei scratched his head.

At the same time, in the Changle Palace of the Empress Dowager, a man's exclamation was heard, spreading inside and outside.

Outside the palace, Xu Chu was clever and called out, "I really want to hear my lord's cry, Dian Laohei, did you hear that?"

Dian Wei listened attentively, but heard nothing, and laughed, "Old Xu, you haven't woken up yet."

Changle Palace.

Qin Feng's scream woke up the dreamer beside the pillow.

When Empress Dowager He got up, she suddenly found that her upper body was cold, she hurriedly wrapped her body in a quilt, and blushed.

And Qin Feng looked at the queen mother who was obviously naked beside him, he lifted his quilt and took a look, his expression changed drastically.

Since ancient times, women have been drugged. It is good for Qin Feng to come here. He is an old man, but he was drugged by a woman.

Qin Feng felt that he was dying.His face was cloudy and uncertain, and he was at a loss.

Empress Dowager He cried when she saw Qin Feng like this, and said: "It's been so many years, can't Master Hou see Aijia's intentions? Can't Master Hou spare a little bit of heart to treat Aijia? If Master Hou Yes, the Ai family is willing to abandon their current status and marry into Lord Hou's residence as an ordinary person."

The queen mother got married.

Qin Feng was in a trap at the time, and he could marry if he married.However, General He Jin and Baiguanhui swallowed Qin Feng alive.Any reputation, prestige and prestige will be gone, and any famous minister and general will definitely roll their eyes for a while, then turn around and leave.

But to be honest, Qin Feng has feelings for Queen Mother He.In the previous life, it was also because of him that Empress Dowager He did many things.

Thinking about his past and present lives, Qin Feng felt somewhat reluctant, but he had to make a choice.He was silent for a long time, and Empress Dowager He looked at him longingly.Even, at some point, Empress Dowager He hugged Qin Feng's arm, for fear that he would suddenly disappear in front of her eyes.

Empress Dowager He seemed to be back when she was a young girl. She finally found someone she could entrust her whole life to. However, she had to wait for this person's "judgment" on her.

After a long time, Qin Feng took his arms out of the warm embrace, and said lightly: "Queen Mother, it is impossible for us. What happened today, I will leave as if it never happened."

Qin Feng gritted his teeth, jumped out of the bed, picked up the clothes beside him, and hurried away.

Behind her, Queen Mother He's aggrieved and painful cries were heard.She finally had the right to choose herself, and she chose this man.She could sense that Qin Feng had her in his heart, and she thought it was their identities that separated them.She thought that by cooking raw rice and cooked rice, she would be able to break through this barrier of identity.However, such a result was obtained.

Qin Feng did have the Empress Dowager in his heart, which came from his previous life as well as this life.But because of He's identity and the young emperor Liu Bian, he couldn't make such a choice.He could only go against his will and escape.

After Qin Feng successfully left the palace, he let out a sigh of relief, and felt very sorry for Empress Dowager He.He couldn't help himself, so he hurried home and stayed behind closed doors.

Seven days later, in mid-June of 189, news came that Empress Dowager Dong died of a sudden illness in Hejian Yiting.

On the fifth day, the coffin of Empress Dowager Dong returned to Beijing and was buried in Wenling.

In fact, He Jin killed Empress Dowager Dong in order to kill the weeds.In order to avoid suspicion, He Jin stayed at home on the pretext of illness.

This day, June [-]th.

Yuan Shao came to the General's Mansion and said, "General, there are rumors outside that the General poisoned Empress Dong in order to seek great things."

He Jin's heart tightened, and he was weak and furious: he pulled off the strip of white cloth on his forehead, and said angrily, "Someone must have framed me!"

Yuan Shao came here to remind He Jin. He said: "This must be the work of the eunuchs. If you don't punish the eunuchs at this time, it will be a disaster in the future. In the past, Dou Wu wanted to punish the internal officials, but the scheme was not secret, so he suffered from it." .Today’s generals and officials are all handsome men. If you try your best, you will be able to control the situation. You must not lose this moment of Heaven’s praise.”

He Jin nodded slightly, and said: "You are the captain of Sili, you go and find out where the rumors originated, and then discuss the future."

Yuan Shao began to investigate secretly.

The ten permanent attendants have controlled the government for many years, and there are people under their command.There was Zhongdutu, the "detective" of Sili Xiaowei's department, who reported Yuan Shao's secret investigation to Zhang Rang.

The matter of rumors is a strategy of Shi Changshi.

Since Jian Shuo's death, the ten permanent servants have become the nine permanent servants, but Zhang asked them to promote a great eunuch named Song Dian to make up the number of ten permanent servants.This strategy was thought up by Song Dian.

After Shi Changshi got the news, they followed the plan and went to find Queen Mother He together.

In Changqiu Palace, Empress Dowager He sat on the phoenix table with a gloomy face.

Zhang Rang and others have long known that the Empress Dowager He has lost her temper every day these days, punishing eunuchs and court ladies, and her temperament has changed drastically.When they saw Mrs. He's complexion was not looking good, they also felt terrified.Empress Dowager He has always been very happy since Prince Bian ascended the throne, but they were puzzled why it suddenly became like this.

However, Empress Dowager He is in a bad mood and is irritable, which is a good thing for Shi Changshi.Because people are in a bad mood, they are prone to doubt and deal with others.

"Thousands of thousands of years..."

The ten servants knelt down for a while, the respect, the etiquette, people can't fault it, he is worthy of being a great eunuch who has been working all his life.

"What's the matter?" Queen Mother He asked with a cold face.

Zhang Rang hurriedly said: "Queen Dowager, everyone outside is saying that it was the General who killed Queen Mother Dong, and she wanted to plot big things."

Empress Dowager He snorted softly, "Death deserves it."

The ten permanent servants looked at each other secretly, and their hearts tightened.Fortunately, Empress Dowager He quickly asked, "What big event do you want to seek?"

Zhang Rang heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly "applied eye medicine" to He Jin, saying: "Don't blame the old slave for saying bluntly, the general is now in charge of the court, and if he does what Wang Mang does, no one can resist."

Empress Dowager He was taken aback. Although she and He Jin are brother and sister, the Tian family has been ruthless since ancient times. For the throne, they can do anything.Xue Linlin's historical lessons from the past flashed through Empress Dowager He's mind.Empress Dowager He said angrily: "They are all untrustworthy, and the Ai family's trust in them is in vain."

Although Shi Changshi didn't know why the queen mother used plural names, she was delighted to hear that, and the queen mother became angry. This was the best result for Shi Changshi.

Empress Dowager He knew that military power was the most important thing if she wanted to accomplish great things.She wrote a letter and handed it to Zhang Rang, saying: "From now on, Zhang Changshi will be in charge of the imperial army temporarily, until there is another order from Ai's family."

So Zhang let them take charge of the Forbidden Army temporarily.

Zhang made them very happy.

It can also be seen that after the royal family suspected the minister, there was no one available around them, and they could only use eunuchs.

If Empress Dowager He and He Jin turned against each other, Zhang Rang and the others would be able to make trouble out of it.This strategy is still double insurance, even if there is no backlash, there will definitely be gaps.Empress Dowager He has no one available outside, only eunuchs around her.Naturally, Zhang Rang and the others will be reused. With the life-saving talisman of Empress Dowager He, Zhang Rang will be invincible again when facing He Jin.

How did Zhang let them know that Empress Dowager He had already found the most considerate person outside, but...

Empress Dowager He was afraid that what Zhang Rang said would come true. After she handed over the power of the imperial army to Zhang Rang, she asked Zhang Rang to send someone to find his younger brother He Miao.

Zhang asked them to leave Changqiu Palace and return to his own palace.

The ten servants happily sat around in a circle, in the same posture as a round table meeting.

Zhang Rang was overjoyed and said: "This must be the queen mother who wants to get news from He Miao. Our chance has come."

Zhao Zhong said, "He Miao loves money, and we gave him a lot of money, so, so, so, so, so..., we decided not to mention the matter of He Jin, and only let He Miao speak well for us."

Ever since, Shi Changshi took action.

An hour later, He Miao entered the palace.

Empress Dowager He summoned He Miao in the Nangong Imperial Study, and asked coldly: "It is said that your eldest brother is planning something big, but what is it?
He Miao saw that his sister was very angry, and hurriedly said: "What's the big deal here, big brother? But he's assisting the new king, he can't be merciful, he's all about killing, and now he wants to kill the ten servants for no reason, this is the way to bring chaos. People have seen so many things, so there are such rumors."

Because some things happened around Queen Mother He, which hit her hard, this made her temperament change drastically, and she changed to the point where she didn't believe anyone.Regarding He Miao's words, he was dubious.

at the same time.

General's House.

Yuan Shao came to He Jin, "General, I have definite information. The rumors came from the palace, and they were spread by the ten servants." He put forward his opinion, "Let this go on, and the ten servants will definitely kill you. Only Only by killing the eunuch can the future troubles be eliminated forever!"

After what happened to Empress Dowager Dong, He Jin had long wanted to deal with Shi Changshi, and now it seems that it is imminent.He nodded heavily, and said: "This matter should be triggered by thunder, and it should not be passed on to too many people. Who can use it?"

Yuan Shao said without any hesitation, "The former general Qin Feng and the latter general Cao Cao are our own, so they can be used."

He Jin thought the same way, and said, "The three of you are really my arms, and they will be used again when the big things are done."

Yuan Shao was overjoyed, and said: "In that case, General, please send troops, we will immediately lead the troops into the palace to kill the eunuchs."

Unexpectedly, He Jin shook his head again, and said: "It's different now. There are His Majesty and the Queen Mother in the palace. As foreign ministers, we brought troops into the palace to kill the ten servants without asking for orders. How is it different from rebellion? This matter still needs to be resolved." With the consent of the Queen Mother..."

Yuan Shao was taken aback when he heard the words, and felt dissatisfied with He Jin's hesitation.

He Jin hurriedly said: "This time, I will definitely fight with reason, and the Queen Mother will definitely agree. Benchu ​​immediately went to find Zijin and Meng Delai, and when I come back, we will do it right away!"

So, the two left the palace together, Yuan Shao went to find Qin Feng and Cao Cao, and He Jin rushed into the palace.

For a while, Luoyang was still prosperous and peaceful.But in private, Shi Changshi and He Jin acted one after another, and the storm was about to come again.This also shows that after the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han court was in an unstable situation, and various forces continued to conspire in order to fight for power and profit.

I don't know when it will be a head.

I don't know, this time, who will win?

(End of this chapter)