Chapter 77: He Jin dies, Liu Hong dies(1/2)
Seeing Lu Bu's heroic appearance, He Jin sighed in his heart: What a heroic general, Ding Jianyang actually used such a general as his chief registrant!
He calmly glanced at his chief clerk, Chen Lin.
"How magnificent! The chief has done a great job in killing the thief and will be rewarded with millions of dollars!" He Jin shouted loudly, facing the soldiers, he said: "Soldiers, Jian Shuo is dead, follow me into the palace!"
"Ho! Ho! Ho!" the soldiers responded with passionate enthusiasm.
"Brother! Wait!" He Miao still stopped him.
Just now He Jin ordered people to kill Xiao Huangmen. He Miao knew that the situation tonight was out of control, but if He Jin really took the risk, the He family would be in danger.
He Jin doesn't want his life, but He Miao and his sister want their lives!
"General!" He Miao paused and changed his title.
"Brother! Your Majesty has summoned you. If you lead troops there, wouldn't you be guilty of treason? If Your Majesty blames you, the He family can't afford it!" He Miao advised as a member of the He family.
He Jin hesitated. After all, this was the palace, His Majesty was there, and he was a minister.
"General, if you continue to break the law, you will suffer chaos!" Yuan Shao looked solemn and tried his best to persuade, "General, please remember that Dou Wu failed to kill the eunuchs and was harmed instead. The eunuchs must know about today's formation.
Be prepared. The general has an important mission. How can he put himself in danger? We generals are willing to do our best to serve. Now that everything is ready, it is a God-given opportunity to eliminate thieves from the world. The general should be famous for future generations!"
After saying this, Yuan Shao turned to He Miao and said: "The hussar generals also command powerful troops. We should work together with the general brothers to kill the eunuchs!"
He Miao looked troubled. Yuan Shao's words could not be refuted, but they were inconsistent with his heart. So he advised: "Brother, don't worry. If you are worried, I will accompany you to the palace!"
He Jin struggled for a while, but He Miao's presence gave him an extra layer of protection. The most important thing was that Jian Shuo was dead and Shi Changshi was helpless.
"Soldiers, please wait a moment. I will go to see His Majesty first. You wait here!"
"No, General! Since the eunuchs are deliberately causing harm, the General must not put himself in danger!" Yuan Shao repeated again.
He Jin raised the long sword in his hand and said: "A mere eunuch is nothing to be afraid of. Jian Shuo is dead. How dare you make a mistake? Wu Kuang leads his bodyguard to accompany me!"
"Follow the order!" Wu Kuang said.
He Jin and He Miao entered the palace together. When passing through the inner court, the palace guards stopped Wu Kuang.
"The inner palace is forbidden, and no one else can enter!"
Wu Kuang glanced at He Jin, as if seeking his opinion.
"There are guards guarding the inner court. I am the general. I don't think they dare to try anything. You wait here!"
He Jin explained it and went in with He Miao.
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In the Changle Palace, Zhang Rang and a group of regular attendants gathered under the palace wall, whispering to each other. They already knew about He Jin. Zhang Rang brought Zhao Zhong and Duan Gui, as well as dozens of Xiaohuangmen and bribed guards.
"Changshi Zhang, are you really going to take action tonight?"
"Now that things have happened, it has to be like this. Have you brought all the weapons?" Zhang Rang confirmed.
"alright!"
"alright!"
Everyone responded one after another.
"Everyone is lying in ambush behind the Jiade Gate. When someone comes in, follow my orders and kill them all in one fell swoop!"
He Jin and He Miao were traveling along the way. They met palace maids and eunuchs on the way, and they would salute them as usual, but tonight the palace seemed a little deserted than before.
After He entered the Jiade Gate, there was a palace corridor. Before going very far, he saw Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others standing opposite him, holding lanterns.
"Zhang Rang!" He Jin recognized the other party, "What are you doing here!"
Zhang Rang took a few steps forward, and the dim light of the lantern shone on his pale face, making it look a little penetrating in the night.
"This old slave is here, naturally waiting for the general!"
"I want to see His Majesty!"
"His Majesty has already gone to bed. He Jin! You led troops to surround the palace with the intention of treason. You came to His Majesty with a weapon and attempted to assassinate him. Now the facts are all there. Today we are ordered to kill the rebels. Let's kill He Jin!"
Zhang Rang gave an order, and some sword-wielding Huangmen and guards suddenly emerged from the darkness behind them, and even the Jiade Gate closed with a bang.
He Jin saw that there were many people holding long swords behind him.
"Zhang Rang, eunuch! What do you want!"
"Kill the traitors! Go ahead!" Zhang Rang ordered.
The crowd rushed forward. He took two steps forward and retreated, but saw someone coming to kill him from behind. He immediately drew out his long sword and blocked it in front of him.
Seeing that the situation was not right, He Miao did not dare to say anything. He held the hilt of his sword and stepped back to the side, looking at Zhang Rang.
"Now that His Majesty is still here, you dare to risk the disapproval of the world, use force to force the palace, and commit a major crime. Today is the day of your death!" Zhang Rang also approached with a sword and said as he walked.
"The world is in chaos. Everyone says it is the fault of the Shichangshi. All the reputation belongs to you and others. The fault is all mine. Don't you think about it. If we hadn't taken care of the He family in the past, how could Queen He be the Queen today? If she hadn't been the Queen , you are just a Nanyang butcher, why do you come into the house and be with us!"
"Now that Your Majesty is in danger, we want to rely on the Queen, and we also rely on your He family, but you actually raise your troops to kill us, then don't blame us for attacking first! He Jin, you have finally made a move. Follow in the footsteps of Dou Wu!"
Zhang Rang spoke louder and louder as he walked, but He Jin had no time to respond.
He fended off two attacks with his sword, and when he was about to fight back, someone cut him in the back with a sword.
An unprecedented pain hit him, He Jin shuddered violently, and slashed forward with his sword.
He had been an official for many years, and for a period of time, he really worked hard to practice martial arts. However, as his status became higher and higher, He Jin gradually became lazy. In the past few years, his figure has become more and more swollen, and he can't even ride a horse. Very flexible.
Now, facing the attack of dozens of people, even a little force could not save him. He Jin swung his sword in all directions, but the effect was in vain.
After forcing back the enemy in front, he would be attacked from behind. If he hadn't been wearing armor, he would have been killed on the spot.
He Jin felt a pain in his waist and stretched out his hand to touch it. His hand was immediately covered with sticky blood. He instinctively struck the back with his sword. Unfortunately, the movement was too slow. The latter abandoned the sword and ran away. The sword was inserted into the back. On He Jin's waist.
"Brother! Help me!" He Jin shouted.
At this time, He Miao looked away, unable to bear to look directly at his "brother" who had been assassinated. Let alone rescuing him, his legs were trembling and he wished he was not here.
Zhang Rang, on the other hand, was staring at him with those sinister eyes.
After being injured, He Jin's resistance became even slower. A man from Huang Men who looked strong and powerful stepped forward to kill He Jin with a sword and cut off his head.
A great general died in the palace corridor.
"Chang Shi Zhang, how should we deal with this person?"
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I didn't see anything!" He Miao denied it without any hint of brotherhood.
He and He Jin were already ruthless, half-fathers and half-mothers, so where could the brotherly love come from.
Zhang Rang glanced at He Miao again, sneered, and turned his attention to He Jin's body.
"Keep it, someone will take care of this person!" Zhang Rang said, raising He Jin's head and saying, "Follow me to meet with Your Majesty to clarify the situation!"
After saying this, he took out the tray that had been prepared in advance, placed the head on it, covered it with a black cloth, and went to His Majesty's palace.
Before entering the palace, someone suddenly ran out in a hurry.
While running, he shouted: "Your Majesty is dying! Your Majesty is dying! Your Majesty is dying!"
With a "bang" sound, Zhang Rang, who heard the shouting, dropped the tray with He Jin's head to the ground, and the head rolled out.
His Majesty is dead? How could it be!
Zhang Rang and several other regular attendants rushed into the palace...
For a time, the news of the death of Liu Hong, the little yellow gatekeeper, spread throughout the palaces. The queen mother, empress, concubines, nobles, etc. all got the news one after another, and rushed to Liu Hong's palace with lanterns.
Even the generals outside the palace were stunned when they heard the news.
They are still waiting for the general. Why didn't the general hear the news? But they waited for the news of His Majesty's death. What happened in the palace!
Just when everyone was extremely anxious and didn't know what to do, Wu Kuang suddenly came out of the palace.
He raised his hand high, and in his hand was a bloody head. In the dim light of the fire, the soldiers in the front row discovered that it was the head of Cavalry General He Miao!
"The officers under the general's tent are listening. He Miao colluded with the eunuchs and lured the general into the palace. The Shichang servants ambushed the general in the palace corridor and attacked the general, causing the general to die tragically in the palace. Captain Yuan, how should we deal with this matter?
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Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows, drew out his sword with a "clang" sound, raised it high in front of him, and shouted to the soldiers: "The eunuchs killed the general and plotted rebellion. As the captain of the Sili school, I want to kill the thieves tonight. All the soldiers will follow."
I will enter the palace and kill all the eunuchs!"
He Jinjun was outraged by the crowd, and there were countless people who responded.
Wu Kuang took the opportunity and said: "He Miao has plotted to kill his brother and has become an accomplice of the eunuchs. The He family has rebelled. Now He Miao has been killed. Follow me and kill all of He Miao's army!"
After saying that, Wu Kuang took the lead and went straight to the location of He Miao's army.
He Miao was hiding something from Shi Le, and he felt bad. Although he didn't know what happened in the palace, it was impossible for He Miao to harm He Jin. There must be a misunderstanding.
However, there was no chance to explain now. Seeing Wu Kuang and others coming to kill, Le Yin quickly commanded the army to meet the enemy.
At the same time, he said to the two young generals beside him: "Zhao Zhao Shi Lu, you two leave quickly and send me and I out of Luoyang and back to Jizhou!"
Qianzhao was a student of Leyin, and Shi Lu was a student of Leyin.
"Teacher! Let's fight together!"
To be continued...