Ten Constant Attendants (IV): He Jin lied to the emperor

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After The Death of Emperor Hanling, did His Yi's son Liu Xie succeed to the throne? Let's take a look:

Emperor Huan of Han had no biological son, so he had to inherit the throne from the son of Liu Cang, the Marquis of Duting, and this was Emperor Ling of Han. After Emperor Ling succeeded to the throne, he welcomed his adoptive mother Dong Shi into the palace and honored her as empress. He Gui gave birth to the crown prince Liu Zhen, and was subsequently made empress by the Han Ling Emperor, so her brother He Jin was highly valued and had great power. At the same time, Emperor Ling was very fond of Wang Meiren and gave birth to a crown prince, Liu Xie. Empress He was jealous and poisoned Wang Meiren with poisonous wine. Crown Prince Liu Xie grew up in the palace of his grandmother, Empress Dowager Dong.

At this time, Emperor Ling was seriously ill, and Empress Dong persuaded the emperor to make Liu Xie, the son of Wang Meisheng, the crown prince, and the emperor also wanted to appoint him. Zhongchang Shu Shuo came up with the idea and said, "If you want to make Liu Xie crown prince, you must kill He Jin first to avoid any trouble." The emperor agreed, and Xuan He entered the palace. When He Jin walked to the palace gate, Sima Panyin told him, "Don't go in, Jian Shuo wants to kill you." He Jin was taken aback, hurried back, gathered his men, and said that he wanted to kill the eunuch. Cao Cao, a lieutenant of the Military Academy, said, "There are so many eunuchs, how can they be killed?" If secrecy is not strict, there will be the scourge of extermination. He Jin said, "You know what important things are in the imperial court." While hesitating, Pan Yin arrived and said, "The emperor is already dead, and now Jian Shuo has consulted with the Ten Permanent Attendants, and he plans to announce the emperor's holy will first to announce that you have entered the palace and been killed, and then appoint the crown prince Liu Xie as emperor." Before he could finish speaking, the order arrived, and Xuan He entered the palace. Cao Cao said, "Today we should first determine who will be the emperor, and then kill those eunuchs." He Jin said, "Who dares to go with me to "beg the thief of Zhengjun"? Yuan Shao, a lieutenant colonel, stepped forward and expressed his willingness to follow He Jin into the palace, appoint a new monarch, kill all the eunuchs, and sweep away the imperial court in order to secure the world. He Jin, dressed in full clothing, led more than thirty of his men and 5,000 imperial forest troops into the imperial palace one after another, and next to the coffin of Emperor Ling, he installed liu wei, the son born to his sister Empress He, as emperor.

After the hundred officials worshiped, Yuan Shao entered the harem to capture Jian Shuo, who fled to the Imperial Garden in a hurry and was killed by Guo Sheng, a servant of the Zhongtang. Yuan Shao advised He Jin to simply kill all the eunuchs without stopping. Zhang Rang and the other eunuchs saw that the situation was urgent, and hurriedly told Empress He, saying: "The only person who began to design the framing of the great general was Jian Shuo alone, not to do our business, and now General He wants to kill us and beg Niangniang to help us intercede." He Hou let He Jin in and said secretly, "You and I are both from humble backgrounds, if it weren't for Zhang letting these eunuchs help, would we be able to enjoy the glory and wealth we are now?" The original murderer Jian Shuo was dead, how could he listen to others and kill the eunuchs? After He Jin came out, he said to the officials: "Sai Shuo designed to harm me, and he could destroy his family." The rest of the people should stop being cruel. Yuan Shao said: "If you don't cut the grass and remove the roots, you will definitely be harmed by them." He Jin said: "I have decided not to say more." ”

It can be seen that emperor Ling of Han failed to establish his crown prince Liu Xie as emperor before his death, and after his death, He Jin also failed to do as he wished, but established Liu Xie as emperor. Foreign relatives interfered too much in politics, how could the Han Dynasty not decay.