Han emperor system

Chapter 205 Plan to Chase the Empress (Part [-])

"What the empress mother said, the concubines are really worthless for the late emperor, and they are also ashamed for the empress mother. Is what the empress mother is doing now really to protect the world for the late emperor? I am afraid it is just to satisfy her desire for power, and I am afraid she wants to control the big man Let’s go to court affairs. As the first emperor and empress, the minister and concubine are the mothers of today’s sons, and I will never allow you to act so recklessly.”

"Stop pretending to be a good person here, who doesn't know that your He family has evil intentions, and wants to replace the Liu family and take control of the Han world. Otherwise, how can you explain your brother, the great general He Jin, who has held the power of the Habayashi army for a long time and refused to hand it over? Is it not a clear proof that he wantonly cultivated party members among the ministers of civil and military affairs?"

"The concubine's elder brother was appointed by the first emperor himself. It was the first emperor's trust in him, so he entrusted the safety of Luoyang City to his hands. Unlike your mother, you are in the court for your brother. To persecute the Son of Heaven and ask for military power is to punish him. Also, during this period of time, he has interfered in the government affairs in the court and placed cronies arbitrarily. Doesn’t everyone in the world understand the truth of the empress mother?"

"Stop talking nonsense, my palace let my uncle be in charge of the Imperial Forest Army, just to protect the great Han world, and not let your He family dominate. Most of the court ministers are He's lackeys, this situation must be changed. As long as I am here, your plot will never succeed, and the big man is still the big man of the Liu family."

"The empress mother is so determined to go her own way, I am afraid that it is not a blessing for the big man. Nowadays, there are chaos and thieves everywhere in the world, but Luoyang City is still safe and sound. If the empress mother really wants to provoke something, the concubines may not be able to protect the safety of the empress mother. .”

"Hmph, are you threatening me? Don't think that your elder brother, General He Jin, has the military power. If I want to kill you, I just need to give orders, and the imperial uncle's imperial army can destroy the He family in an instant. I really thought that This Luoyang City belongs to your family, it is simply ridiculous."

"Empress mother, don't think that the Imperial Forest Army is really the private soldiers of the uncle of the country. They are the imperial guards of the big man anyway, and I am afraid they will not do anything that violates the law. No wonder the mother is so careless. It turns out that the general The Imperial Forest Army is really your private soldier, no wonder the uncle of the country is always shouting and hugging when he goes in and out every day, a large number of Imperial Forest Army soldiers have become his slaves, this is something that makes people laugh."

"Let's stop gossip. I was in a good mood today, but I don't want to argue with you. In short, with my palace here, the Han court will not let you mess around."

Empress Dowager Dong sneered, stood up, raised her arms and stretched herself, then walked away waddlingly.And Empress Dowager He stared at her back for a long time, her eyes became more and more gloomy, she didn't know what she was thinking.

The young emperor Liu Bian saw the quarrel between the two palaces. Of course, he knew about it through the natural voyeur, Green Starling, but he did not stop it, but secretly issued a few orders. He knew that the turmoil in the Han court was about to begin Now, what he has to do is to control this turbulent situation, and use various opportunities to eliminate opponents who hinder him, so as to gain control of the court.

"Empress Dowager, I don't know why I called my ministers into the palace?"

In the evening of that day, General He Jin was called into the palace by Empress Dowager He. He didn't know what happened today, but seeing Empress Dowager He's ugly face, he had some guesses in his heart.

"Show the seat to the general, you all step back."

Empress Dowager He asked the maid to bring a chair for General He Jin, then waved everyone to get back, sighed before telling General He Jin what happened today, of course, her voice was full of anger.

"The empress dowager is deceiving people too much. How should we deal with it? Please show me the empress dowager."

"I'm also in a dilemma. The Empress Dowager is too aggressive, and people worry that her threat is not just a threat. If one day she and Uncle Guo suddenly make trouble, I'm afraid we will really die without a place to die. I didn't want to compete with her, but for the sake of Bian'er, I can't back down, otherwise I will regret it if I hurt Bian'er in the future."

"The empress means that we are going to do it."

"Yes, it's better to act first, and then to attack badly. We have to be hard-hearted and find a way to completely eliminate their threat, otherwise we will really have trouble sleeping and eating."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I'll leave everything to you. Your Majesty should pay attention to safety in the palace during this time, and ask someone to protect the Young Emperor so that they don't jump over the wall in a hurry."

"In the palace, you can rest assured that these big inner guards are all from the East Palace before, and they are all the young emperor's cronies. With them guarding the palace, even if there is trouble outside, we will be fine."

After the general He Jin left the palace, he immediately sent people to summon Tai Fu Cai Yong, Tai Bao Chen Dan, the rear general Yuan Kui, Situ Wang Yun and others, and told them the Queen Mother's will.

The actions of Dong's lineage have indeed seriously affected and threatened the authority of the young emperor, so Taifu Cai Yong, Taibao Chen Dan and others decided to overthrow the lineage of Empress Dowager Dong in one fell swoop.

"Then let's talk about it, is there any way for Empress Dowager Dong to hand over her military power, retire to the harem, and stop interfering in court affairs?"

"I find it difficult. Judging from Empress Dowager Dong's performance during this period, she has a very strong desire for power. I am afraid that she wants to emulate the Empress Dowager Lu and Empress Dou of the previous dynasty. It is impossible for her to withdraw automatically."

"So, we can't simply let her quit, we have to let her leave Luoyang City in one fell swoop."

"That's right, Empress Dowager Dong was originally the princess of Hejian, but she entered the palace as empress dowager only because the late emperor ascended the throne. Now that the late emperor has passed away, she is no longer suitable to stay in the palace according to the rules, so she can be directly sent to the palace. Expelled from Luoyang City, returned to Hejian Mansion to retire."

"Yes, there is an opportunity now. We have found out that local officials in Hejian collected taxes privately. There must be someone behind them to back them up. Hejian is the fiefdom of Empress Dowager Dong's husband, although the current king of Hejian is only hers. The second son, but it can still be seen that the Empress Dowager Dong ordered him behind the scenes, so he can be expelled from Luoyang on this ground."

"That's right. Tomorrow, everyone will impeach Empress Dong at the imperial court, and the general will lead the army to besiege Dong Guojiu's mansion, so as to prevent him from using the Imperial Forest Army to cause chaos, and avoid further incidents."

At the moment, several important officials of the imperial court made up their plans and acted separately, and He Jin and Taifu Cai Yong went to the palace to face the saint at night. What they didn't expect was that after the young emperor Liu Bian heard their impeachment, he immediately agreed to their plan.

Originally, the general and the Tai Tuo were afraid that the young emperor would not agree, so they prepared a lot of reasons to persuade him, but they didn't use them at all, which made them a little unpredictable about the young emperor.

(End of this chapter)