Han emperor system

Chapter 210 The Death of Empress Dong (Part [-])
"My lord, it's not a difficult thing to do. It's the Empress Dowager Dong who tried to control the Han Dynasty, but was impeached by the ministers at the court. Now she is about to be driven out of Luoyang City and returned to Hejian Mansion. And Dong Uncle Guo was ransacked by the Imperial Forest Army because of his intention to rebel, and he himself died in fear of crime.

Some officials, who were coerced by Queen Mother Dong and Uncle Dong Guo, were forced to support her in the court and said something for her.But these people really have nothing to do with Empress Dowager Dong and Uncle Dong Guo. Hai'er has already sent someone to investigate clearly.

It's just that the eldest brother doesn't want to let them go, but wants to get rid of them, and then support the imperial power alone.These officials then begged their mother to come here, hoping that their mother could help them once and say a few good words in front of Queen Mother He so that their families would not suffer from it.

And mother, you don't know, elder brother has become more and more enthusiastic about power over the years, and some things have gone beyond the scope of courtiers. My son is worried that he will be greedy for profit if he continues like this, and it will bring disaster to our He family in the future.

So mother, you should go to the palace and tell your sister about this matter. The world is in chaos now, and the court is employing people. These ministers have expressed that as long as they can be punished lightly, they are willing to make up for their mistakes in the future, and they will definitely be loyal to the Lord. "

"It's just a trivial matter. I haven't been in the palace for a while, so I'm going to see your sister. And my little grandson is now the Son of Heaven. I don't know if it's hard work or not."

At that moment, Lord Wuyang entered the Forbidden Palace, and stayed overnight in Empress Dowager He's palace before returning. Naturally, he took the opportunity to intercede for those people, and Empress Dowager He is an extremely filial person, so she immediately agreed to Lord Wuyang's request. ask.

When Shaodi Liu Bian received the message from Queen Mother He, he already understood the reason, and he did not refuse, but agreed to Queen Mother He's request, because he knew that these people are not yet dead, and they are all in history. They have their own mission, and this is exactly what Liu Bian needs them to do.

Therefore, within two days, Situ Wang Yun, who was in charge of thoroughly investigating the matter, should have received the imperial decree, saying that in order to maintain the stability of Luoyang City and to ensure the stability of the court, only the chief villain, Dong, and other officials who were forced to participate were killed. I will not be held accountable, but I hope these people will remember that there must be no more incidents in the future, otherwise it will harm the family.

Those people breathed a sigh of relief. Although they spent a lot of money, not only did they not commit any crimes, but they also saved their positions, which surprised them and became more honest. Of course, there must be some undercurrents in the dark. , but it is impossible for them to make any waves in a short period of time.

General He Jin and some upright ministers were quite dissatisfied. They felt very unwilling to take the opportunity to remove the evils of the court and restore the court to a quiet one.

It's just that they don't know that this is exactly the situation that the young emperor Liu Bian wants to see now, because if all the ministers and eunuchs who opposed the general He Jin are removed, no one will come out to oppose him in the future, then the general He Jin's The power will become stronger, which is not a good thing for Shaodi Liu Bian.

"General, although Uncle Dong Guo is dead, but the Dong family still has the Empress Dowager alive, I am afraid that the Dong family will not be willing to leave Luoyang like this, and there will definitely be troubles in the future. The general should treat it with caution." One day, Yuan Shao went to see General He Jin and said.

"General Yuan is also reasonable, but now that Empress Dong has been sent back to the Hejian Mansion, we have no reason to do anything to her? And when it comes to her threat to the general, it does exist, unless she dies Otherwise, I really can't feel at ease."

"Now that the Dong family has just lost power, there must be no ministers in the court secretly communicating with them, and even local officials dare not get close to them. If it takes a long time, with the Dong family's prestige and financial resources, I am afraid things will change unexpectedly. In the opinion of the last general, it would be better to take the opportunity to send someone to go and settle the matter once and for all, and then everything will be over."

"You mean—" General He Jin's eyes lit up, he looked at Yuan Shao, raised his right palm and swiped down, making a beheading gesture, and Yuan Shao nodded.

"Okay, I will leave this matter to you and send someone to handle it. Be careful and don't leak any information."

General He Jin didn't have the ability to know people, and he didn't see Yuan Shao's evil intentions at all, instead he directly sent him to do such secret things, sowing troubles for himself in the future.

On the morning of the sixth day of the sixth lunar month in Xia, the officials still went to the court to discuss matters. The Taiwei Zhang Wen proposed to resign due to illness. Liu Bian approved it. Before Liu Yu took office, Xun Yu, the servant of the imperial court, acted as the Taiwei concurrently.

"My Majesty, news came from the Hejian Mansion in the middle of the night yesterday that the Empress Dowager died of an illness and had ascended to heaven." A shocking news came out suddenly, which shocked all the ministers in the court.

"What? There is such a thing?" The young emperor Liu Bian was shocked, his eyes swept over the general He Jin, He Jin quickly lowered his head, and felt that the young emperor Liu Bian seemed to see through him.

"Your Majesty, the matter is absolutely true. The news came in the early hours of the morning. The ministers were afraid of disturbing the rest of the Majesty, so they did not go to the palace to report it immediately. Instead, they waited until the court to report to the Majesty."

"The Empress Dowager has ascended to heaven, all the ministers, Mr. Chen, the Taibao, what do you think the funeral should be handled according to?"

"My lord, although the Empress Dowager left Luoyang City and went to Hejian Mansion to restore her status as the Princess of Hejian, she still retains her identity as the Empress Dowager. Therefore, according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, her coffin should be sent back to the capital for burial. In the royal tomb."

"Oh, is that what the Queen Mother Huang did after her death?" Young Emperor Liu Bian asked.

"That's true, so there are laws to follow, what do you think, Your Majesty?"

"Then let's do it according to everyone's wishes. Mr. Chen will be in charge of the whole matter. He will take people to Hejian Mansion to escort the coffin of the Empress Dowager, and then be responsible for the burial. "

"The ministers obey the order."

"The empress dowager's body has always been in good health. I didn't expect to be sick and ascend to heaven after leaving Luoyang City and returning to Hejian for about half a month. Ladies and gentlemen, do you think I did something wrong and shouldn't release the empress dowager and her old man?" Return to Hejian Mansion, otherwise her old man will not be exhausted from the journey, and maybe she can live for decades."

"Your Majesty is merciful, with such filial piety, the Empress Dowager must be pleased to hear that."

"Yes, Your Majesty doesn't have to blame himself. The Empress Dowager also got sick accidentally, and it has nothing to do with Your Majesty."

"It can only be said that good luck tricks people. If the Empress Dowager could not work so hard a while ago, maybe she wouldn't be so tired and sick."

"That's right. Originally, I waited for the Empress Dowager to enjoy her old age peacefully, but I didn't expect her old man to be sick from work, so I can only ask His Majesty to express his condolences."

The ministers saw that the young emperor Liu Bian was a little sad, and they tried to persuade them one after another. After a while, the young emperor Liu Bian said to everyone in a low and choked voice:

"The empress dowager ascended to heaven, the whole country mourned for three days, and then held a state funeral for the empress dowager. During this period, all officials must abide by the precepts and must not violate them."

In the end, the young emperor Liu Bian issued the imperial decree before leaving the court, and the general He Jin was secretly happy, but he couldn't come out, so he called Yuan Shao and others to the general's mansion.

"It's true that God has eyes, so that we can feel at ease. I wanted to celebrate with everyone, but since the Holy Majesty has ordered us to observe the precepts, we can't let everyone stay for a drink today. Everything will wait until the state funeral is held in the future. Let's drink with you gentlemen."

General He Jin was very happy, but he didn't know that a conspiracy against him was about to unfold, which made him extremely passive and directly promoted the turbulent situation of Dahan.

At the palace of Sikong Ding, most of the former eunuchs from the lineage of the former Empress Dowager Dong gathered here, with sad expressions on their faces, feeling deeply saddened by the death of Empress Dowager Dong.

"Let's talk about it, isn't the death of the Empress Dowager too strange?" Zhongchang Attendant Zhang Rang asked.

"Yes, half a month ago when the Empress Dowager left Luoyang, the capital city, she was still mentally and physically healthy. How could she suddenly ascend to heaven?"

"We have always served the Empress Dowager, and we know that she is less likely to get sick, let alone go straight to heaven after one illness."

"You mean to say that the Empress Dowager's ascension to heaven is extremely abnormal?"

"That's right. From my point of view, this incident is quite weird. Maybe the Empress Dowager didn't die of an illness?"

"If it wasn't due to illness, then it was murder. But who murdered the Empress Dowager?"

"It doesn't matter. Of course it is the one in the harem now? Of course, it is also possible that General He Jin sent someone to murder the Empress Dowager. You didn't see that General He Jin heard the news of the Empress Dowager's ascension today. In the end, you weren't shocked at all but rather excited?"

"These are all our guesses, how can we convince the Holy One?"

"It's not easy to convince the Holy Majesty about this matter. Even if we find evidence, as long as Queen Mother He says a word, the Holy Majesty may not dare to pursue it."

"Yes, the Holy One announced today that he will hold a state funeral for the Empress Dowager. I am afraid that he is guessing in his heart that the death of the Empress Dowager is unusual, and he cannot investigate, so he can only use this method to make up for the Empress Dowager."

"No matter how you say it, we followed the Empress Dowager for a while, and we couldn't help her last time. Now that she has ascended to heaven, we must at least let the world know the truth."

"Yes, we can secretly spread the news that General He Jin sent people to murder the Empress Dowager, and when the people in Luoyang City know about it, maybe the imperial court will come out to investigate the matter under pressure. .”

(End of this chapter)