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Chapter 17 Tangled
Chapter 17 Tangled
Yuan Kui sat down beside his bed, sighed softly, and said, "It's not like he led troops to break into the palace. Just now, He Jin and I entered the palace and witnessed the dispute between He Jin and Your Majesty. In fact, the reason why Your Majesty detained Benchu was to use Benchu to hold He Jin back and suppress him."
Yuan Feng was also a long-time official, and he understood something after hearing Yuan Wei's words. He said, "In that case, Benchu should be fine."
Yuan Wei nodded and said, "As long as Your Majesty can completely suppress He Jin, Benchu should be released for a reason, and he may even have a future."
In Yuan Wei's opinion, Liu Bian should remember that it was Yuan Shao who led his troops into the palace, rectified the emperor and eliminated the thieves, which allowed Liu Bian to sit on the throne. Once the throne is stable, he will definitely reward him.
The dilemma is that the newly enthroned emperor has long realized that his uncle, the great general, is his biggest threat.
Yuan Feng no longer had any worries, and knowing that he could not afford it, he was not worried about the court, but only about his two sons. He looked at Yuan Wei and said, "The court judge has always been at odds with He Jin. Without an imperial decree, Benchu will not be released, but nothing will happen. Brother, I want to send Gonglu to Runan."
Gonglu was Yuan Shu's courtesy name. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were both sons of Yuan Feng.
Yuan Wei was still thinking about the political situation. Hearing this, he said, "I'll make the arrangements. What do you think of the new emperor and He Jin?"
Yuan Feng coughed, and a sickly blush appeared on his pale face. He said, "He Jin is different from before. First, Empress Dowager He has no skills. Second, He Jin was born a butcher and has no reputation. Before, he was restrained by the late emperor and the twelve eunuchs, so he was still cautious. Once he gets out of control, he will be like a wild horse, the source of disaster and chaos!"
Yuan Wei's face slightly tensed, and he said, "Your thoughts are the same as mine, but I don't know what kind of personality our new emperor has."
Yuan Feng suppressed his cough and took a few sharp breaths. After a while, he said, "He Jin can't be Dou Xian, let alone King Huo. Don't worry, just wait and see."
Yuan Wei saw Yuan Feng's appearance and knew that he would not live long. He felt sad and stood up and said, "Take good care of yourself. I'll be there for you."
Yuan Feng hummed in a depressed tone, pulled up the quilt and lay down.
On the other hand, as soon as He Jin returned to the General's Mansion, he ordered people to close the door, yelled and cursed, and smashed things.
In the afternoon, word spread that the general was ill, and many people who wanted to see him were turned away.
Under the eaves of Jingfu Hall, Liu Bian was lying on a chair with his eyes closed.
Pan Yin stood behind him, turning the silk over and over again, still reading it.
However, it is not the previous twenty questions. I have already memorized those by Liu Bian. The most important thing is to recognize the characters and recognize them comprehensively.
It was almost dark when Liu Bian felt that he had recognized most of the things and sat up slowly.
At this time, a eunuch not far away hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, the general is sick."
Liu Bian smiled when he heard this and said, "It's okay. I can cure this disease. Just leave him alone. What else do you want to do?"
Pan Yin put down the silk and continued, "Your Majesty, other matters are in progress. It is said that the three officials and the general of the cavalry have some disputes."
It would be strange if you didn't fight.
There is no telling how many things there are to fight about when it comes to the burial of the previous emperor and the enthronement of the new emperor. These are related to the subsequent court structure, or simply put, the power structure.
Who doesn’t want to fight more?
The young emperor thought quietly for a while and asked, "Where is Yuan Wei?"
The eunuch said, "Master Yuan didn't seem to say much."
Liu Bian looked at Pan Yin and asked, "How is the interrogation of Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others going?"
Pan Yin's expression tensed up, and he dismissed the eunuchs in front of him. He stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, we used severe torture, and they confessed more. The jailers are still cross-examining them to verify the truth."
Liu Bian narrowed his eyes and looked at the distance. He thought to himself, "We need to continue the interrogation. They must have a lot of secrets in their hearts. We must dig them out. The money they have collected is equally important. By the way, how is the cleaning of the palace going?"
Pan Yin took out a piece of silk from his bosom and handed it to Liu Bian, saying, "Your Majesty, I have completely replaced the people in the palace. Those who are responsible for Zhang Rang and others have been locked up, and the rest have been released from the palace. I have drawn up a list of Huangmen, Yufu, Neizhe, Pushe, Taipu, etc. Please make your decision, Your Majesty."
Liu Bian took it, glanced at it, handed it back without changing his expression, and said, "Go and ask the Queen Mother for instructions."
He couldn't understand most of the names on this list, let alone the people.
"I am an illiterate..." Liu Bian felt bitter.
Just as Pan Yin agreed to leave, Liu Bian suddenly said, "Show this list to Jian Shuo first."
Pan Yin felt a little itchy, so he bowed and said, "Yes."
Liu Bian turned and went into the study, looking at the silk by himself.
Outside, Pan Yin found Jian Shuo, handed him the silk, and said with a smile: "Attendant Jian, Your Majesty, please take a look at this list and see if there are any deletions or additions."
Jian Shuo took it and looked at it, trying his best to control himself, but his expression was still becoming gloomy.
The densely packed names were all from their Twelve Eunuchs, including his!
Jian Shuo raised his head and said slowly, "Grand Autumn, can we keep some of these people? They are also loyal to His Majesty."
Pan Yin and Jian Shuo looked at each other and said, "Attendant Jian, do you want me to reply to Your Majesty in this way?"
Jian Shuo's expression changed, and he said fiercely: "Slow down!"
He took a deep breath and smiled again, saying, "These people and Zhang Rang and others have evil intentions and should be severely punished. As for the others, I will talk to the Grand Chamberlain in detail. Please, Grand Chamberlain."
Pan Yin walked forward with him and said, "Attendant Jian, some of these people must be handed over to the palace, some must be locked up in the dungeon, and some must be sent out of the palace... We still need Attendant Jian's help in placing them in different places."
Just as Jian Shuo was about to speak, he saw some eunuchs and imperial guards holding big sticks and driving away more than thirty palace maids and eunuchs.
These palace maids and eunuchs cried and kept shouting that they were wronged.
Jian Shuo saw several familiar figures, but did not say anything. He turned around and walked forward with Pan Yin, smiling.
Sikong Mansion.
Ding Gong, Liu Hong, and Liu Yu were all here, sitting around a table, on which was placed the funeral ceremonies of the late emperor that were sent by He Jin.
Ding Gong said expressionlessly, "Did you see that? Most of the people at the front of the funeral are He Jin's people."
Liu Yu sighed and said, "What can we do? The situation is stronger than us."
Liu Hong also had a helpless expression.
After the Twelve Eunuchs fell, there was no one to control He Jin, and the three ministers had no room to refute what he said.
Ding Gong looked at their expressions and snorted, "He Jin has asked for leave. How about we draft another one and present it to His Majesty?"
Liu Yu shook his head and said, "Your Majesty ordered the six of us to govern the country, except He Jin. Yuan Wei was dismissed by He Jin not long ago. How dare he agree? Dong Zhong is a mean person with ulterior motives."
Liu Hong looked hesitant, then shook his head and said, "If we anger He Jin, I'm afraid the three of us won't be able to survive for long."
At this time in the Han Dynasty, the three ministers were replaced like a revolving door and window, and the three of them actually came to power one after the other.
The three of them looked at each other, with both determination and helplessness in their eyes.
It’s hard to support a tree alone!