Chapter 124 He Jin: Yuan Huai, Yuan Shao, you uncle and nephew have misled me.
Imperial Palace, outside the Linde Hall.

He Jin appeared in high spirits. Seeing that Yuan Huai and Wang Yun had not entered the palace, he was puzzled and asked, "Your Majesty summoned us, why didn't you enter the palace?"

Yuan Huai was silent for a moment, then looked around and said, "General, something seems to be wrong."

Wang Yun also whispered, "Your Majesty may be ill."

He Jin was not nervous at all, and said with a relaxed face: "Everything has been arranged outside. Jian Shuo should be beheaded by now. The entire Luoyang City is under our control. Why should we be afraid of any unexpected events?"

"If your majesty is ill, we will help the prince ascend the throne. If he is fine,

"Hehe. Isn't it all up to us?"

Yuan Huai knew the plan and had no objection, but Wang Yun beside him was not aware of it. After a brief silence, he said seriously: "General, there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. How can we hide it from the eyes of the world?"

"Even if you really have other ideas, you should get rid of the treacherous people in the palace, otherwise..."

He paused for a moment and said, "General, please leave immediately. Don't do that."

Before he finished speaking, He Jin interrupted him: "Don't worry, Situ, how can a few eunuchs cause trouble?"

"In half an hour at most, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Chunyu Qiong will lead their troops to surround the imperial city. Unless these eunuchs are determined to die, how dare they touch us?"

"Come on, follow me into the Linde Palace. I want to see how His Majesty's dragon body is doing."

As he said this, he walked inside with his head held high.

The journey was smooth and they soon arrived at the emperor's bedroom.

He Jin clasped his fists and said, "I, your humble servant, am here upon your summons. Please give me your orders, Your Majesty."

Zhang Rang, who had been waiting for a long time, walked out from the inner room and saluted to the people: "General, Grand Tutor, Minister of the Interior, His Majesty just took medicine and fell asleep. Can you wait for a while?"

Today's Zhang Rang was not as arrogant as before, which made He Jin even more certain that the emperor would not live long.

With the corner of his mouth raised, He Jin looked at Zhang Rang with disdain: "Your backing is about to collapse. I wonder what plans you will make in the future, Lord Zhang?"

"The Queen Mother has told me that when Concubine Wang died, His Majesty was furious but was persuaded by you. This is a favor my family owes you. As long as you obey the Queen Mother, Prince, you can save your life."

"But if"

"hey-hey."

The threat was not finished, but everyone present knew what it meant.

Zhang Rang smiled flatteringly: "Your Majesty has been very kind to us servants, and we would never repay you with our lives."

He Jin smiled happily. After so many years, it was finally his turn to come to the fore.

As the emperor's uncle, the pillar of the court, the army's white jade pillar, with so many halos on his body, He Jin felt as if the world was in his hands.

"A man of insight is a wise man. It seems that you understand the situation that is about to happen."

"Tell me the truth, Your Majesty, how is it?"

Zhang Rang smiled and said, "Of course."

Before he could finish his words, a summons sounded from inside: "Your Majesty summons all the ministers!"

Zhang Rang made a gesture of invitation: "General, Grand Tutor, and Minister of Education, please come in."

Yuan Huai and Wang Yun felt something was not right when they saw Zhang Rang being so polite, but they couldn't tell what the problem was. Seeing He Jin step into the emperor's bedroom first, they naturally followed him.

As soon as I entered the emperor's bedroom, a strong smell of blood hit my nose.

Wang Yun was the first to shout: "Zhang Rang, do you want to rebel?"

Yuan Huai's eyes sparkled: "His Majesty has indeed passed away. You guys concealed the truth and didn't report it. You really deserve to die!"

"Do you really think that blocking the news will achieve your wish?"

"General, be careful!"

He Jin was stunned at first, then he laughed out loud: "Your Majesty has passed away, this is a good thing!"

"The crown prince succeeds to the throne, and the world will be at peace!!" "Zhang Rang, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Rang, who was walking in front, turned around abruptly with a mocking smile on his face: "Everyone, isn't it too late to understand now?"

"You are already trapped in a jar. Your life or death depends on my thoughts!"

Yuan Huai sighed lightly but was not too shocked. After all, he had made the worst plan before coming here. He just didn't expect that things would really develop in the worst direction. The courage of Zhang Rang and others exceeded their expectations.

Minister Wang Yun's face turned pale, his eyes full of anger: "Zhang Rang, do you really think that you can control the power of the world with your eunuch background?"

"Hiding the fact that His Majesty has passed away is a capital crime punishable by the death of all nine generations of your clan!"

Although He Jin was also surprised by Zhang Rang's harsh words, he was confident in his heart. He looked at Zhang Rang and said coldly: "You rootless people can only rely on the powerful and wealthy, and it is impossible for you to control power."

"We all know what the emperor is thinking. He just wants to change the crown prince and the emperor who has been chosen."

"But no one supports you, eunuchs, how can you accomplish anything?"

"I know you have something to rely on, the newly formed Xiyuan Eight Armies and Jian Shuo."

"But I have already made all the arrangements before entering the palace. Jian Shuo will definitely die tonight!"

"Let me tell you another secret. General Xia Mou, Jian Shuo's most trusted confidant, was willing to submit to me half a month ago."

"That means the entire Luoyang City is in my control, and your lives are in my hands."

These words made Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong's faces change, and they looked at each other subconsciously.

He Jin naturally noticed these details and laughed: "If you rely on me now, you may be able to avoid death and have a peaceful old age. Otherwise..."

"Otherwise, being torn to pieces would be a good outcome, but if life is worse than death, then..."

"hey-hey."

At this moment, He Jin felt that he had the demeanor of a great general and remained calm even in dangerous situations.

Zhang Rang thought for a moment, and Zhao Zhong said coldly: "When the time comes, you still don't know!"

"Even without Jian Shuo, the Imperial Guards are still under our control."

"Do you really dare to attack the palace?"

"This is a capital crime of rebellion!"

"Besides, if we kill a few of you, the remaining stragglers will have different morals. Will they really fight to the death with us?"

"I'm afraid not!"

He Jin's expression changed slightly, and his arrogance eased a lot: "His Majesty has passed away, and all order has been re-established. Your power in the palace has no conflict with ours, so why do you have to fight to the death?"

"How about we jointly support the crown prince to ascend the throne and share the glory and wealth?"

Zhang Rang smiled sinisterly: "If you hadn't reminded me just now, I really wouldn't have had such a strong desire to kill you. After all, you are the trump card in my hand."

"But since you don't let us live an easy life, why should I let you live an easy life?"

"Go ahead and kill them!"

More than a hundred soldiers around drew their swords from their waists, with murderous intent in their eyes.

He Jin was really panicking. He shouted, "Zhang Rang, do you know that Dong Zhuo's 200,000 Xiliang cavalry are not far from Luoyang? If you kill me, how can you survive?"

Zhang Rang yelled frantically, "You guys are the ones who forced me to do this!"

"kill!!"

More than a hundred soldiers rushed forward with swords in hand.

He Jin raised his sword, but after a short resistance he was hacked to pieces.

When he was dying, he looked at Yuan Huai, whose old eyes were tightly closed, and suddenly he understood everything: "Yuan Huai, Yuan Shao, you uncle and nephew have misled me."

(End of this chapter)