Han Dynasty Achievements

Chapter 9 Tension

The three dukes and Wang Yun also thought this was a good idea and gave Chen Lin an appreciative smile.

At this time, Ding Gong said again: "General, the post of Youzhou governor has been vacant for a long time, who should be sent?"

Now the Han Dynasty is not only in ruins, but the local areas are as well.

The governor of a state may seem to be the highest official, but in fact he has to look at the faces of local powerful people. Take Youzhou for example, General Gongsun Zan has already become powerful, and he pretends to obey the orders of the court but secretly disobeys them. The court knows it very well, but there is nothing it can do. It can only hope that the people it sends can restrain and suppress Gongsun Zan.

He Jin sat back and pretended to have a headache and said, "I have been worried about this for many days, but I haven't found a suitable candidate."

Liu Hong suddenly asked, "How about transferring Dong Zhuo from Xiliang?"

Ding Gong shook his head and said, "Dong Zhuo's treacherous heart has been exposed. He is the hegemon of Xiliang. How can he move easily?"

Liu Hong and Liu Yu frowned. Gongsun Zan was a proud and fierce general. It was extremely difficult for the civil officials in the court to control him.

At this time, a clerk hurried in from the side door and whispered something in He Jin's ear.

He Jin's face instantly changed. He turned around and shouted, "Are you serious?!"

The clerk said, "It's probably true that it came from the palace."

He Jin's eyes were wide open with a ferocious look.

After the clerk left, He Jin looked at the people's gazes and said bitterly, "There's news from the palace that your majesty has appointed Pan Yin, a eunuch under Jian Shuo, as the Grand Chamberlain."

"what!"

Liu Hong couldn't help but exclaim.

The Grand Chamberlain was in charge of the imperial palace. If it was anyone else, it would be fine. Why did it have to be Jian Shuo's man? Could it be that Jian Shuo was favored again?

They led their troops into the palace and forced Zhang Rang and eleven others to retreat, but this made the remaining Jian Shuo even more powerful?

Ding Gong, Liu Yu, Wang Yun, and Chen Lin all looked unhappy. After all their efforts, they still failed to completely eliminate the eunuch party?

He Jin looked at their expressions, suppressed his anger, and said, "There is another piece of news. The Queen Mother is holding a banquet and invites me to the palace."

"No!"

Chen Lin suddenly spoke, then realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly said: "General, the situation in the palace is unclear. Jian Shuo must hate you very much. Now he is in charge of the North Palace, and his subordinate is the Grand Chamberlain. It will be dangerous if you go there this time!"

He Jin knew very well that one of their most important targets when they broke into the palace this time was Jian Shuo, because Jian Shuo was in charge of the eight commanders of the Western Garden and was the most powerful person who contributed the most to supporting the prince to become emperor!

He Jin looked at Chen Lin and said, "But the Queen Mother is hosting a banquet, she can't harm me, right?"

Empress Dowager He was He Jin's biological sister.

Chen Lin sat in his seat and said worriedly, "General, His Majesty is inconsistent. There must be something fishy going on. The changes in the palace must be related to that fishy thing. If you don't find out the whole story, you can't enter the palace!"

Liu Yu said, "The Queen Mother invited me to a banquet. If I refuse this time, what about the next time? And how can I find out the whole story? I'm afraid that the Beigong is already in Jian Shuo's control."

Ding Gong pondered for a moment and said, "General, in my opinion, you still have to enter this palace, but you must know how to protect yourself."

"How to protect it?" He Jin asked hurriedly. He was anxious at the moment.

This question made the back hall quiet again.

I just led troops into the palace, but was severely reprimanded by Your Majesty. I can't lead troops into the palace again.

But the palace is now full of Jian Shuo's men. How can they protect themselves without soldiers?

The three ministers and Wang Yun remained silent. He Jin looked up at Chen Lin again.

Chen Lin had been thinking, and suddenly said, "I've got it! General, Cao Mengde has taken Nangong now, let him find an excuse to bring people into the palace at the same time as the general! No matter how daring Jian Shuo is, he won't dare to fight. Let Chunyu Qiong and others wait outside the palace gate. If there is any movement, they will immediately provide support, just in case!"

He Jin stood up after hearing this and said in a hateful tone, "What Kong Zhang said is exactly what I want to say! Someone, go to the palace! Send someone to find Meng De to pass on the message! I don't believe that Jian Shuo still has the guts to harm me!"

Although San Gong and others still felt that something was wrong, they had no other choice but to watch He Jin hurriedly leave through the side door.

He Jin wore plain clothes, sat in a carriage, came to the gate of Zhuque, and waited for Cao Cao to bring his men over.

Soon, a guard came running over and said, "General, the general is in a hurry to organize his troops and cannot leave for the time being. He ordered me to come here to apologize!"

He Jin's expression darkened, and he shouted, "Tell him that no matter how urgent the matter is, it is not as urgent as mine! Where is Chunyu Qiong?"

The soldier said, "Captain Chunyu, I don't know."

"Go!" He Jin waved his hand angrily.

The soldier immediately turned and left.

He Jin's face was trembling with anger.

He thought about it for a long time, snorted coldly, and said, "Jian Shuo is the only one left among the Twelve Eunuchs. What do I have to fear? Enter the palace!"

He Jin got off the carriage, walked into the palace gate, and went straight to Jingfu Hall, where Liu Bian was temporarily staying, deep in the Forbidden Palace.

At this moment, General Dong Zhong was in Empress Dowager Dong's palace, "confronting" her.

Empress Dowager Dong, with half of her hair white, stared at Dong Zhong gloomily and said, "Are you saying that you are the lobbyist sent by Liu Bian to exile me to Hejian?"

Dong Zhong was still a little afraid of his aunt, so he forced himself to smile and said, "Aunt, don't say that. His Majesty wants you to stay in Hejian temporarily."

Queen Mother Dong sneered and said, "That was the idea of ​​that vicious woman, right? Why didn't she just poison me like she did to Concubine Wang?"

Dong Zhong was startled and said, "Aunt, you are the Grand Empress Dowager. Who dares to do anything to you? Well, you go for now. When I have established a firm foothold in the court, I will welcome you back immediately."

Queen Mother Dong looked at Dong Zhong and sneered, "You are bribed by the title of General of the Cavalry? If I leave, will I be able to come back in this lifetime? Without me, how long can you be the General of the Cavalry? Go tell that vicious woman that I am not going anywhere, and ask her to be cruel and poison her son's grandmother to save her from all the trouble!"

Dong Zhongjian was unable to persuade her, so he said with a bitter face, "Aunt, if you don't go, I will definitely lose my position as General of the Cavalry. Then you will be isolated and helpless in the palace, at the mercy of others. I dare not say that they will harm you, but I am afraid that you will not even have enough money for food and drink. If you go to Hejian, at least you will feel at ease, and I have the General of the Cavalry in my hands, so everything can be achieved. If you don't go, there will be no hope at all..."

When Empress Dowager Dong heard his words, she was stunned. She seemed speechless, and also seemed surprised that her nephew, who was originally good for nothing, could say such a thing.

She looked at Dong Zhong suspiciously and said, "Didn't they teach you these words?"

Seeing that Empress Dowager Dong was moved, Dong Zhong quickly said, "Aunt, these are all my nephew's sincere words, and they are definitely not instigated by outsiders. You understand more than I do, so please think about it. At most, I will just give up this position of General of the Cavalry."

Empress Dowager Dong frowned and began to hesitate.

What Dong Zhong said made sense. Jian Shuo defected to Liu Bian, and Zhang Rang and others were arrested. She was indeed all alone in the palace without any help.