Chapter 305: Mountain Collapse

"The general stops."

"Step aside."

"The gate of the palace is closed. If the general has something urgent to do, we can come back tomorrow morning..."

Before he could finish speaking, a treasured saber was put on his neck, and Xuanwu Sima felt a chill in his heart instantly. He is also a courtier of the Han family, and he should be a robe that depends on life and death, but now he is facing each other.

"Open the door, or die!"

"promise."

Immediately afterwards, the palace gate opened, and hundreds of warriors stepped into the Xuanwu gate, while the general He Jin retracted the saber into its sheath, without squinting, and went straight forward with ease.

Not long after, there were a few scattered shouts from the palace, and then there was no more movement.

In fact, this part of the guards also had good eyesight. Seeing that the more than 500 warriors below were all walking steadily, they could tell at a glance that they were the elite of the Northern Army.

However, the army Sima in charge of the sect did not resist, and they did not need to desperately.

"General."

At this moment, a voice came from the Xuanwu Gate behind.

"Nangong is the residence of the Son of Heaven. If there is no decree, the three princes are not allowed to enter. Now that you lead troops into the palace, aren't you afraid of leaving an eternal infamy?"

In the darkness, the flames of Weixi from the torch illuminated Sima Xuanwu's face.

At this moment, he was staring at the general with worry in his eyes, as if he had something important to say, but he stopped abruptly.

This worry is not only for the emperor's recent situation, but also for the great general He Jin.

However, He Jin, who was in the middle of the team, didn't see that he was worried about himself, or that he was very confident in the combat power of his subordinates, so he said in a deep voice: "The emperor lives in a secluded palace, and he doesn't know whether he will live or die. In order to see the emperor, and to secure the hearts of the courtiers, what if you will be infamous forever?"

He Jin is not stupid, he tied himself with the courtiers, after all, no one can bear the crime of breaking into the palace alone.

As for the reason why he broke into the palace, it was because the alchemist who had hoped for the emperor last year and said that "the two palaces bleed" came to the Baijun mansion not long ago and whispered to him: the mountain collapsed.

At first hearing, He Jin didn't understand what it meant. He wanted to ask, but found that the alchemist had suddenly disappeared. In desperation, he hurriedly summoned several counselors under his command to help guess.

The result was unexpected.

"Book of Rites · Qu Lixia": The death of the emperor is called Beng, the princes are said to be dead, the doctor is called death, the scholar is called Bulu, and the common people are called death.

Who is Shanling?

Naturally, it is the Son of Heaven, and only the Son of Heaven is qualified to use: Beng.

In addition, another counselor reminded him that there is a sentence in the "Five Emperors" compiled in the former Han Dynasty: the mountains will not collapse, and the rivers and valleys will not be blocked.

It is the death of the emperor!

Because of this, He Jin hastily ordered five hundred elite soldiers into the palace, wanting to find out.

Shi Chang serves as a black hand?

There is no way this could happen!

Once they dare to do this, they will not survive tomorrow.

You know, at this very moment, the Habayashi, Northern Army, and Tiqi surrounding the palace city are far more than thousands of brave people? As long as there is no news for more than half an hour, they will attack Miyagi.

"I hope the general will think twice."

However, Sima of the Xuanwu Gate Army did not receive an answer this time, and He Jin did not turn his head, and walked towards the palace with five hundred elite soldiers in a mighty manner.

For some reason, the ridge beast on the palace in the distance suddenly had a slightly more sinister aura.

at the same time.

Nangong, Jiade Hall.

All the ten permanent servants gathered here, weeping loudly around a coffin, without a trace of hypocrisy, the emperor died, they were rootless duckweed, and I am afraid they would not have long to live.

At this time, a well-built eunuch got up from the ground, wiped the snot and tears from his face, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, if there is no accident, He Jin is leading the generals to break into the palace at this moment, and wants to become a prince. emperor."

"And the late emperor ordered Dong Hou to succeed him."

Speaking of this, Jian Shuo gritted his teeth and said, "We have been blessed by the emperor for a long time. If we can't uphold the late emperor's will and protect the young master, what will it be like to meet with your majesty in Jiuquan after a hundred years?"

I have to say that Jian Shuo is indeed very heroic. If he sticks two beards around his lips, no one will see that he is an eunuch.

Hearing that, the expressions of the other nine people were different, some were gloomy, some were frightened, some were angry...

At this moment, a tall servant pushed open the door of the palace, and without paying attention to salute, he tiptoed and whispered something in Jian Shuo's ear.

There is a faint joy between the brows.

"What thief is crazy, thinking that we dare not do anything, and only brought five hundred songs into the palace through the Xuanwu Gate, and the big thing is done!" Jian Shuo said vigorously and resolutely, "Choose two hundred young people from the eunuchs Strong, ambush in Xide Hall."

In fact, bringing troops into the palace was a matter of risking the disgrace of the world. If He Jin dared to lead an army to forcibly break into the emperor's living place, not to mention, he would really cut himself off from the world.

Therefore, Jian Shuo was sure that He Jin would place the trilogy outside the palace and only take a few guards inside to visit the emperor.

If you don't bet right, then fight head-on. Anyway, there are countless eunuchs in the palace, only five hundred people, it won't take long at all.

A moment later, a group of eunuchs who had been prepared for a long time entered the Xide Hall. The leader was Qumu, the Shangfang supervisor.

In other words,

It is more than enough to deal with He Jin who is physically deficient.

Xu Zheng.

A team of 500 elite troops from the Northern Army marched mightily to the front of the steps of the Hall of Xide.

General He Jin saw a burly eunuch descending from the ranks, and it was his arch-enemy Captain Jian Shuo, so he ignored it and directly fought for the ranks, leading his troops to the Xide Palace where the emperor recuperated. go.

And Jian Shuo glanced at the Northern Army soldiers below: Sure enough, there were only five hundred soldiers.

He hurriedly suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and asked, "The general wants to rebel?"

Hearing this, He Jin's complexion instantly turned cold, and he stopped in the middle of the steps, cursing in a low voice between his lips and teeth: "Bitch!"

"You are secretly plotting to kill the emperor."

He Jin couldn't help but put a hat on Shi Changshi when he came up.

He thought that Jian Shuo would refute, but he held back and said with a sullen face: "The truth is, the general will know when he goes in."

After hearing this, He Jin thought to himself: Damn, what is this eunuch planning to do, he let him go so quickly, could it be that the alchemist lied to me? My sister-in-law did not die!

He opened his mouth, and various emotions came to his heart, hatred for the eunuchs, worry about the emperor's situation, a little fear... All of a sudden, He Jin couldn't say anything.

Seeing this, Jian Shuo decided to retreat: "If the general repents in time, it's not too late to retreat outside the palace gate. When His Majesty wakes up..."

"roll!"

He Jincheng was irritated, he cursed loudly, and gave himself a strong reputation, then looked behind him, ordered six warriors to accompany him, and walked towards Xide Hall.

Outside the palace gate, the maids who had received hints in advance bowed their heads, their bodies trembling like chaff——

His Majesty is not in this palace, the dragon body has been transported to the Jiade Palace not far away, where two hundred knives and axes are hidden, as soon as the general enters, he will be chopped into a pulp.

However, He Jin didn't know anything about it. Up to now, he still felt that the Ten Permanent Attendants didn't dare to make a move when there were more than ten thousand warriors surrounding Miyagi.

As for why the court ladies were afraid, it was naturally because they were afraid of the front of the five hundred soldiers of the northern army.

Therefore, without even thinking about it, He Jin pushed open the door of the palace, and Shi Shiran walked in. He was very familiar with this place, and he often came here to discuss state affairs with the emperor earlier.

There are countless curtains covering the dragon couch, layer upon layer, and thick smoke from the beast head incense burner, which is made of unknown material, can block the sight of those who comprehend the spirit of war.

That's right, He Jin won the position of Great General not only because his sister is the queen, but also because of his own strength.

At this moment, he sensed that something was wrong. Now that the sky is dark, why is there only a candle on the lamp stand hanging at the gate of the temple?

Subconsciously, He Jin's hair stood on end, and he pulled out the treasured sword at his waist, but slowly retreated. Seeing this scene, the six guards didn't know there was any deceit, so they quickly formed a battle formation and escorted the general to retreat.

Not far away, behind a curtain, a black shadow flashed past.

Qu Mu, who was hiding his breath, stared at his prey. On his body, two green-headed black snakes with black mist swirled around and danced continuously.

call out! call out!

There was a sound of breaking wind, and dozens of throwing axes tore through the air, cutting down countless curtains, attacking from all directions.

Even if they were on guard, the guards couldn't hold back, and collapsed to the ground one by one, without a sound.

He Jin was the only exception. A bloody light burst out behind him. It should be a sharp knife with a bull's ear.

However, the increase in strength did not bring him any sense of security, and he even became more afraid, as if death was imminent.

According to legend, people can see the review of their own life before they die, but what flashed before the eyes of the generals were human faces: Grand Tutor Yuan Kai, Zhongjun Captain Yuan Shao, Huben Zhonglang General Yuan Shu, Dianjun Captain Cao Cao , Chariot General He Miao...

And every face wanted to say something to him, the lips kept moving, and He Jin focused on it for a long time before he barely recognized what they wanted to say.

In fact, there are only two sentences:

Why is it so big?

Why not discuss with us?

Thoughts stop here,

The gate of the Jiade Hall was covered with blood.

With a snap of his fingers, Qu Mu, who was hiding in the dark, made a move. The cold light was as quick as the fangs of a poisonous python. The head of the general was detached from his neck and landed on the ground with the flying saber. Can't believe this is true.

"It's so dirty."

At this time, Qu Mu wiped the blood on his face, without any hesitation, took the spear from the eunuch beside him, picked up He Jin's head and tied it on it, then stepped on the bodyguard's body, opened the door and left He raised his voice and shouted: "General He Jin conspired to rebel, and I have already beheaded him! He Jin is dead..."

Immediately afterwards, the eunuchs holding weapons shouted: "The traitor He Jin is dead!" "He Jin is dead!"

Shouting and rushing down the stone steps, while the soldiers of the northern army were parrying, they were distractedly looking at Qu Mu and the head in his hand——

Because of middle-aged fat, General He Jin's cheeks are abnormally fat, which is easy to identify.

Gradually, more and more soldiers of the Northern Army showed frustration and sadness on their faces, and their morale was very low. Some of them had already started to run and avoid.

Afterwards, the shouting and killing stopped.

Standing at the top of the stone steps, Jian Shuo gathered up his clothes, took the spear from Qu Mu, Shang Fang's supervisor, and silently took off the general's head, with an indescribably strange expression, both happy and worried.

But there is no turning back when the bow is opened,

According to the plan, after He Jin was killed, Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang and others would fabricate the imperial edict, ordering the former Taiwei Fan Ling to be the captain of Sili, and the Shaofu Xu Xiang to be Henan Yin.

Both of these two were courtiers who were close to the eunuchs. Once they took power, they would definitely help them deal with the scholar group headed by Taifu Yuan Wei and gain a foothold in the court.

As for the warriors in the city, after getting the news of the general's death, there is a high probability that they will be in chaos, and they may not care about revenge.

Of course, this is only the most ideal result. If the northern army outside the palace begins to attack the city, it will be a desperate fight. The combined guards and eunuchs in the city will not be less than 10,000 people. Can stick to ten days.

At that time, the master of Qin Wang will come——

The empress dowager, empress, and two princes are all in the palace, as is the body of the emperor.

This is righteousness!

He Jin broke into the palace and was killed. He died without guilt. The general will take revenge and attack the North and South Palaces. He is also a traitor.

Thinking about it this way, the situation is great!

At the same time, outside the Xuanwu Gate.

The soldiers of the Northern Army looked at the huge gate in front of them, and they all became anxious. The general entered the palace for almost half an hour, and there was no news at all.

"Quickly open the palace gate, we will..."

Before he finished shouting, a head was thrown out and rolled to the feet of Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang in a whirl.

His cheeks were pale, and his obese and slender eyes were wide open, obviously seeing something terrifying.

"He Jin's rebellion has already been executed!"

Xuanwu Sima's voice came from behind the door. As the saying goes, good words are hard to persuade the damn ghost, he has done his best, and the death of the general can only be attributed to his own frivolous actions.

"kill!"

"Siege the city with ladders and avenge the general!"

Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang, who were the officers of the why entered the trilogy, immediately led troops to attack the Xuanwu Gate, and at the same time sent dozens of cavalry to send a message——

Some went to Canglongmen, some went to Suzakumen, some went to Shuopingmen, and some went to West Garden and Dianjun Xiaowei's Mansion by themselves.

So far, the chaos in Luoyang City has been settled.

The ministries began to gather.

It was neither Yuan Shao nor Yuan Kai who came first, but Yuan Shu, the general of Huben Zhonglang.

In fact, he is responsible for the safety of the North and South Palaces. Therefore, after hearing the news, he, who was watching the situation nearby, did not dare to hesitate. They attacked Xuanwu Gate together.

The gate guards, together with the eunuchs, held weapons and defended against them.

Not long after, Yuan Shao, who was guarding the Eight Departments of the West Garden, also got the news, he was anxious and angry, he really couldn't figure out why the general left the Baijun mansion in the middle of the night, and brought five hundred infantry into the palace.

If you don't talk about it, you will ruin the good situation that was hard-won.

"Go and ask Chunyu Qiong, Zhao Rong and others to discuss matters without delay!"

Xu Shi was shocked by the news of the general's death, Yuan Shao deviated from his indecisive attitude, and thought of a way to make up for it: break into the palace, do nothing, and kill all ten servants in one go!

The premise is fast, and all this must be done tomorrow morning at the latest.

"My lord, the sky has fallen, General He Jin was killed!"

Ten miles away, Cao Mansion.

The doorman rushed into the courtyard and interrupted the people who were drinking and chatting.

In history, He Jin's death was even more hasty than this: He originally claimed that he would not be sick, and refused to enter the palace, and he would be able to win if he waited for a while, but suddenly one day he lost his mind and went to the Queen Mother to discuss matters, and in the end, he was singled out. was killed.