Han Dynasty Achievements

Chapter 41 Tonight

Huangfu Mansion.

Huangfu Jian has grown in good health, but he rarely goes out recently because his brother Huangfu Jianshou has returned.

He held the pen and lay on the table, his face full of confusion. He suddenly threw away the pen and said irritably: "After all the calculations, it's still halfway!"

He owed Liu Bian 10 million coins, and now he has only raised 50 million. If he cannot pay the full amount by the time, he and his father will have to be sent to the border as soldiers.

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Suddenly, the window was pushed open and the sound of something heavy falling was heard.

Huangfu Jian was startled and turned around to see Shi A, who was lying by the window with difficulty, looking at him with blood on his face.

Huangfu Jianchang showed a look of shock, and hurried over to look out the window, then quickly closed it. He squatted down and looked at Shi'a's lower abdomen covered in blood. He felt a little panicked and asked, "How did you come back alive?"

Shi Ada frowned, trying to endure the pain in his body, and said, "I'll tell you something I can't get out of that bastard's mouth. You can't take it into the coffin."

Huangfu Jian tilted his head to listen to the noise outside and said, "You won't lure anyone here, will you? If I'm dead, it's useless for you to tell me."

Shi A's lips turned pale and he said in a short breath, "Don't worry, those rubbish can't catch up with me. I'm telling you, someone sent a false letter to Dong Zhuo, the governor of Bingzhou, ordering him to lead troops into the capital to eliminate the bandits and defend the king. Also, 800 million yuan and many treasures were secretly transported out of the city. I tracked them for two days but couldn't track them down."

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Huangfu Jian was anxious and said, "Why are you telling me all this? Go find whoever asked you to do this!"

He is just a playboy who lives a life of idleness and waits for death. If I tell him such a big secret, wouldn't it kill him?!

Shi A looked at him, suddenly smiled, and said: "I know a lot of people in this capital, but in the end, I found that I can't trust anyone. I only trust you."

Huangfu Jian was stunned and looked at Shi A quietly. He had accomplished nothing since he was a child, and no one looked up to him. This was the first time someone told him "I only trust you".

While he was distracted, Shi A's head tilted and he fell down.

"Hey, hey, don't die!"

Huangfu Jianchang looked terrified. He patted Shi A's face, then suddenly came to his senses. He laid him down, took off his bloody clothes, turned around and found a bunch of medicine, silk cloth and the like.

These are the things he has the least of lately.

Captain Huangfu Jian did not dare to call for help. He frantically gave first aid to Shi A, pinching his Ren Zhong acupoint, patting his face, cleaning the wound and applying medicine. After working for quite a while, he actually managed to save Shi A.

Shia was still unconscious, but his breathing had returned to normal.

"Damn it, I'm so tired!"

Huangfu Jianchang wiped the sweat from his head, looked at his hands and body covered in blood, climbed up, got a quilt for Shi A, and then went to wash it.

After washing, he stood behind the closed door, looking at the door panel, as if he could see outside. He gritted his teeth secretly, struggling for a long time, glanced at Shi A, and said hatefully: "Anyway, I will die if I can't raise the money, so I might as well do you a favor and expose this matter to the sky!"

He was originally just a playboy who thought he was virtuous, but today, he decided to do something big and take a big risk for a word from an irrelevant person!

Huangfu Jianchang changed his clothes, hid Shi A, leaned on a crutch, opened the door, and left the house without telling anyone.

In the palace.

Liu Bian and Yuan Wei had a very pleasant conversation and had already talked about the administration of officials.

Although Yuan Wei knew that Liu Bian was deliberately delaying time to trap him, he had no choice but to accompany Liu Bian.

"The Twelve Eunuchs are in chaos, corruption and bribery are rampant,"

Liu Bian took a sip of tea and said, "But this does not mean that everyone is forced. Let alone the local areas, even in the court, buying and selling official positions is an open business with clear prices. Except for my position, there is almost nothing that cannot be bought..."

Yuan Wei bowed his body, without showing any emotion on his face, as if he was listening attentively to the emperor's teachings.

"Your family thinks..."

"His Majesty."

Before Liu Bian finished speaking, Pan Yin hurried over and stood in front of Yuan Wei, his face full of nervousness.

Liu Bian smiled and stood up, saying, "Please sit down for a moment."

Yuan Wei bowed and raised his hand, but his eyes were solemn.

"It's almost two hours. Even if there is something wrong, there should be a result by now, right?" he thought to himself.

Liu Bian led Pan Yin out for more than 20 steps, looked at Yuan Wei in the light of the small pavilion, and said to Pan Yin, "What's the matter?"

Pan Yin waved his hand to a nearby place, and listening to the footsteps, he said: "Your Majesty, Huangfu Jianchang has entered the palace. He said that the Yulin Army killed so many people that day because someone paid the Yulin Army to silence them. The money that was confiscated has been sent out of the capital. In addition, someone forged a letter to order Dong Zhuo to lead his troops into the capital to eliminate the bandits and defend the king!"

Liu Bian's eyes widened in anger. This was what he had been guarding against!

Immediately, he saw Huangfu Jianchang limping towards him out of the corner of his eye.

Liu Bian took two steps forward, facing Huangfu Jianchang, and shouted in a low voice: "Are you telling the truth!?"

Huangfu Jianchang entered the palace in fear. When he saw Liu Bian's expression, he fell to the ground and said, "What I said is absolutely true. If it is false, I am willing to die by the sword!"

Liu Bian's eyes twitched and his heart was shaken, but then he quickly calmed down.

It was not surprising that he could guess that the Yulin Army killed so many people that day to silence them. Although he cared about the money, it was not enough to move him.

What really made him angry was that someone tried to order Dong Zhuo to come to the capital!

He had issued a clear decree on the day of the palace coup that occurred on the day he ascended the throne, stating that without his order, no one was allowed to issue an order to mobilize troops to local areas!

Liu Bian took a deep breath, suppressed his emotions, stared at Huangfu Jianchang on the ground, and said, "Jiao Xin? Whose letter?"

After asking, Liu Bian regretted it. This was a stupid question. Who else could it be?!

"I don't know." Huangfu Jian's face was pressed to the ground, and his lips were trembling. He used to avoid such a big event, but this time, he really risked his life to come to the emperor to expose it.

Liu Bian had a blank expression on his face. He turned around and looked at Yuan Wei in the small pavilion. He thought to himself: My uncle is really stupid. He is being played around by the Yuan family like this, and I'm afraid he still doesn't know it!

After calming down for a while, Liu Bian calculated the time and said, "It's almost time. Summon the general and the lieutenant of the imperial court to the palace."

"His Majesty!"

At this time, Zuo Li, who looked like a pretty boy, ran over in a hurry. Seeing that there was no one around, he hurried forward and whispered, "There's news from Hejian that someone is trying to murder the Empress Dowager!"

Liu Bian looked at him, his frown slowly relaxed, and his tense face gradually became expressionless.

Zuo Li panicked and said angrily, "Yes, I'll check it out right away."

Liu Bian ignored him and turned to look outside the palace.

There are only three people in the world who have the courage, ability, and motive to murder Empress Dowager Dong: him, Empress Dowager He, and He Jin.

He didn't. If Empress Dowager He wanted to, she wouldn't have let Empress Dowager Dong go.

Then there is only one person left.

Liu Bian also remembered that in history, Empress Dowager Dong was poisoned to death by He Jin.

This uncle is stupid and arrogant!

"Okay, let's do it today."

Liu Bian muttered to himself.

When Pan Yin listened, he felt as if thunder had struck his heart and his scalp went numb.

No one knew more than Pan Yin, and the words "Just today" frightened Pan Yin.

Zuo Li naturally didn't understand, but he felt that the atmosphere was a little weird. He became cautious and didn't dare to make a sound.

"You humble servant, I'll take my leave now!" Huangfu Jian said in a trembling voice.

Liu Bian collected his thoughts, glanced at him, and said, "Go ahead, I'll find you when I have time."

Huangfu Jian shook his long legs, crawled backwards, stood up, turned around and ran.

Liu Bian looked at his back and said softly, "Before that, we still need to make some preparations."

Originally, he had no intention of taking action against He Jin today, but after these things happened, he was not going to continue to tolerate He Jin.

Although it's a bit hasty, there won't be any big trouble.

Liu Bian looked at Yuan Wei, who looked like an ordinary old man in the small pavilion, and said with a twinkle in his eyes, "With him here, it will be easier to deal with any trouble."

After thinking it over carefully, Liu Bian let out a sigh and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on the Queen Mother's bedroom. If there is any unusual movement, report to me immediately."

There was no Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty who did not take charge of the government. Empress Dowager He had the same idea. Besides, Liu Bian had to deal with her brother.

"Yes." Pan Yin said with a trembling voice.

Liu Bian continued, "After the general enters the palace, order Jian Shuo to take my military token and guard the palace."

"Yes." Pan Yin said more carefully.

Liu Bian glanced at Zuo Li and said, "Take your men and keep an eye on the residences of the ministers. Any unusual movements must be recorded in detail and reported to me."

Zuo Li understood what was going on. He was both frightened and excited. He raised his hand and said, "I obey your order."

After arranging all this, Liu Bian rubbed his face, walked towards the small pavilion, and said, "Go, remember to prepare some food for the three officials. I will meet the head of the Yuan family again."

Pan Yin and Zuo Li responded, each with their own emotions, and left in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Before Liu Bian had taken a few steps, Pan Yin returned, looking excited and anxious. He came behind Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, we're here!"

"Who's here?"

Liu Bian turned to look at him, but when he saw Pan Yin's expression, his face suddenly changed and he said in a deep voice: "So fast!?"

Pan Yin said: "Yes, we have arrived at Chengming Gate."

Liu Bian gritted his teeth and his face was as hard as iron.

He has waited for this day for too long!

Liu Bian took several deep breaths, forced himself to calm down, and asked, "Does the general already know?"

Pan Yin paused and said, "The general was worried about changes, so he returned to the capital as quickly as possible. He didn't have time to inform the city in advance. Once he arrived at the city gate, the whole city of Luoyang would know about it very quickly."

“He did the right thing!”

Liu Bian said without hesitation.

He paced back and forth, his mind racing.

Huangfu Song's early return to the capital disrupted his plans somewhat, and he was unable to lure He Jin into the palace in advance.

Suddenly, Liu Bian's expression became firm, and he said in a deep voice: "Proceed as planned, summon him to the palace!"

"Yes." Pan Yin responded and was about to turn around.

"Block the news and don't let the Queen Mother know for the time being." Liu Bian said again.

"Yes, I understand." Pan Yin responded quickly and hurried to make arrangements.

He Jin had just pacified the Yulin Army and returned home to bathe and prepare to enter the palace when he heard the news that Huangfu Song was leading a large army into the city.

He Jin was horrified and ran all the way from the back hall to the front hall. He looked at Chun Yuqiong who had reported the news and shouted, "Who told him to return to the capital? How many soldiers did he bring with him?!"

Although He Jin was stupid, he understood that if an army not under his control suddenly entered Luoyang City, the situation in the court would change drastically in an instant!

Chun Yuqiong was also panicked and said, "I don't know either. He appeared suddenly and there was no report before. He opened the city gate with your majesty's tiger talisman and has now entered the city. General, what should we do?"

When He Jin heard the word "tiger talisman", he understood everything. He was so angry that the flesh on his face twitched and he looked as ferocious as a wolf.

"General, His Majesty has sent the eunuch to convey the imperial decree, inviting you to enter the palace." At this time, a servant came in and said.

Chun Yuqiong immediately said in a hurry: "General, you can't enter the palace!"

He Jin's chest was about to explode with rage. He gnashed his teeth and made a humming sound. He wanted to draw his sword and chop someone, and his eyes were extremely gloomy.

He knew very well that his eldest nephew suddenly transferred Huangfu Song to lead troops into the capital without telling him, either for someone else, but to deal with him!

But He Jin didn't understand. It was clearly he who helped Liu Bian to the position, and he was Liu Bian's uncle. Why did Liu Bian go against him and deliberately try to deal with him?

"Enter the palace!"

He Jin couldn't figure it out, so he yelled and walked out quickly.

He wants to go to Liu Bian to find out clearly!

At this time, Xun You came in from outside, looked at He Jin and said, "General, after entering the palace, don't say too much, and wait for His Majesty's will in everything. Don't argue, maybe there will be a way out!"

He Jin didn't like him in the first place, and he couldn't listen to him at this time, so he left angrily.

Chunyu Qiong wanted to chase him, but Xun You stopped him and said, "How can the general refuse a summons from His Majesty?"

Chun Yuqiong was frightened, and said with trembling lips: "But, this, but... Hey!"

In the carriage, He Jin held a sword in his hand, the corners of his face twitched constantly, his eyes were bloodshot, and he seemed to be ready to bite anyone.

He Jin entered the palace without any hindrance. He was led by the eunuchs straight to the small pavilion where Liu Bian was.

He had a hard face and walked as fast as if no one was around. He was extremely angry.

As soon as he approached the pavilion, He Jin saw Liu Bian. He didn't even have Yuan Wei in his eyes. He shouted angrily, "Liu Bian! What on earth do you want to do? I am your uncle. I helped you get to the top. Without me, you wouldn't be where you are today! You want to deal with me!"

Yuan Wei had seen He Jin a long time ago, and he felt a little relieved to see that he was still there, but when he heard him speak, he knew that something bad was going to happen!

Liu Bian sat still, drank his tea slowly, and said without raising his head: "General, just based on what you said, it is enough to exterminate your three clans."

He Jin entered the pavilion and looked down at Liu Bian from above. His face was twisted with anger, and he shouted, "I helped you to sit on the throne, but you want to exterminate my three clans. Is there such a nephew in the world? Without me, can you control the court? Without me, can you deal with those people!?"

When Yuan Wei saw He Jin like this, he sighed and shook his head.

How did this man become a powerful general?

Liu Bian stood up and looked at him.

Just as He Jin was about to speak, seven or eight guards suddenly rushed over, pinned He Jin down, and forced him to kneel in front of Liu Bian.

He Jin struggled violently and shouted, "Let me go! Let me go! Liu Bian, I am your uncle!"

Liu Bian looked down at him expressionlessly, letting him shout, and said calmly: "Uncle, you have been dismissed from office."

He Jin, who was yelling, trembled suddenly, raised his head, and looked at Liu Bian with extremely surprised eyes.

He was angry, and had been angry since he was in the mansion until now. He had always wanted to question Liu Bian, but he never thought about what the consequences would be.

Until Liu Bian said, "Uncle, you have been dismissed from office."

He suddenly realized that his nephew was really attacking him!

Immediately, he opened his eyes wide and shouted desperately: "Liu Bian, I am your uncle, I am your mother's brother! Queen Mother, Queen Mother, I want to see the Queen Mother!"

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