In 189 AD, shortly after the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, a famous 'assassination case' occurred in the palace of the Eastern Han Dynasty!
He Jin, who was a general at that time, always wanted to get rid of the eunuchs in the palace and control the power himself. But the problem is that for He Jin's proposal, his sister Empress Dowager He does not particularly agree.
Thinking from the perspective of the Empress Dowager He, the Empress Dowager He naturally wants to achieve a balance, so that her position can be stabilized. Therefore, there was a long-term dispute between the brother and sister over whether to kill the eunuch or not.
But it was in the process of the dispute that the news finally leaked out and was learned by the eunuchs in the palace. After knowing the news, many eunuchs in power in the palace suddenly couldn't sit still. They immediately joined forces, intending to kill He Jin directly in order to save their lives.
In this way, the most important assassination case in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the assassination of He Jin, was officially staged.
In August of this year, when He entered the palace and went to see Empress He. More than forty eunuchs, who had been preparing for a long time, suddenly rushed up with weapons and directly hacked He Jin to death!
In this way, He Jin, who originally wanted to purge the eunuch group, was directly killed by the eunuch group! And then, because He Jin was killed, the entire Eastern Han Dynasty high-level was completely chaotic. Next, Yuan Shao began to lead troops into the palace and bloody the eunuchs. At the same time, Dong Zhuo led his troops into Beijing and quickly became the final victor.
The vast majority of people have heard of the plot of He Jin's killing. Because He Jin's death is really too important! Because in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it was He Jin who was killed, which caused a civil war in the Eastern Han Dynasty and directly led to the beginning of the great chaos in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
But when most people read this story, they will have such a question: As an uncle of the country with heavy troops, why was He Jin easily killed by those eunuchs? Why did He Jin's death directly cause such a big mess in the back?
If you only look at "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the death of He Jin in history is the result of the struggle between the foreign relatives group and the eunuch group. But in fact, if you take the historical background of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty, the struggle behind He Jin's death is actually far more complicated than the description in "Three Kingdoms".
The real situation in history is not simply 'relatives and eunuchs' killing each other, but at least seven political forces fighting each other!
And these six political forces are: Empress Dowager He, He Jin, Shichang Shi, Jian Shuo, Dong Family, Shi Clan, and the Eastern Han Dynasty military!
If we want to better understand He Jin's death, we actually have to start with Emperor Han Ling before his death.
In May 189, Liu Hong, the Han Ling Emperor who was thirty-four years old at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve, suddenly fell seriously ill. And before he died, this famous 'faint king' in history began to worry about what happened after his death.
For Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, because of the existence of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", most people in later generations heard this name and felt that he was particularly mediocre and incompetent. But in fact, the real Emperor Ling of Han in history is actually a very complicated person.
As a collateral descendant of the royal family, Liu Hong ascended the throne at the age of twelve. Soon after he ascended the throne, he launched the second party scourge and directly suppressed the Shi clan and completely secured the throne. In the more than 20 years of emperor's career, although Emperor Ling of Han was greedy for pleasure for a long time, he spent extravagantly. But at the same time, he did control the imperial power very well, and suppressed all forces to surrender! And quickly suppressed the Yellow Turban Rebellion!
Therefore, for the real Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty in history, we can say that he is bad, but we can't say that he is a dish.
But at the same time, before he died, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was once again faint! It was precisely because of his faint move that he laid the biggest thunder for the following Eastern Han Dynasty.
This thunder, that is, he did not set up a prince.
Before Emperor Ling of Han died, he had only two sons. The eldest son's name was Liu Wei, who was later Emperor Shao of the Han Dynasty, and he was seventeen years old at the time. The youngest son's name was Liu Xie, who later became Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and he was eight years old at the time.
If it was a normal situation, Liu Wei, as the eldest son, should have been made the crown prince as a matter of course. First, he is the oldest, and secondly, his mother, He, is also the queen! Therefore, Liu Wei himself belongs to the eldest son of a proper concubine, and he already has the first inheritance right!
But the problem is that for his eldest son, Emperor Han Ling doesn't like it very much!
Judging from the various records in the history books, we have reason to believe that Liu Wei may really have no talent! As for Liu Bian, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty once said that he 'behaved frivolously and had no majesty of a master.' Later, after Liu Wei became the emperor, he failed to control the court situation, which directly led to the collapse of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Even Dong Zhuo, who later entered Beijing to control the power, despised him very much, and later abolished him directly on the grounds that 'he is not as good as Liu Xie'!
And many other cattle of the same era, such as Lu Zhi, Zhu Jun, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Wang Yun and others, also did not have a good impression of Liu Wei.
Therefore, many historians in later generations believe that the real Liu Wei in history may indeed be relatively poor, and he really does not have the talent to be an emperor.
In the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there has always been no shortage of children who ascended the throne early, but they showed quite superb political skills, and finally quickly sat on the throne. For example, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty himself was like this, and Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Han He and others were also like this. But in the end, they were able to use their own wrists to successfully sit on the throne.
On the other hand, when Liu Wei ascended the throne, he was already 17 years old! Far older than the previous emperors who ascended the throne at a young age! The most important thing is that his mother was the empress dowager at that time, his uncle was a general, and his father, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, left him an army completely under his command!
If this resource is in the hands of Emperor Han He or Emperor Shun of Han back then, it will basically be equivalent to the start of Tianhu. As a result, when it came to Liu Bian, Liu Biao didn't use it at all in the end.
Regardless of Liu Wei's true situation, in short, when Emperor Han Ling was alive, Emperor Han Ling definitely didn't like him very much. So until Emperor Han Ling died, Emperor Han Ling did not clearly appoint a prince!
And judging from all indications, Emperor Han Ling's plan at that time should be to delay it for a few more years. After the youngest son Liu Xie was older, he made Liu Xie the crown prince! It's a pity that Emperor Han Ling didn't wait for that day, and Emperor Han Ling died directly.
In this way, without a clear crown prince, Emperor Ling of Han became seriously ill.
At this time, Emperor Han Ling actually wanted to make up for this mistake as soon as possible. Judging from the historical records, at that time, he wanted to make an immediate decree and make his second son Liu Xie the crown prince. But the problem is that Emperor Ling of Han was completely ill at that time. Even if he forcibly gives an edict, it is easy for someone to tamper with the edict, and it is meaningless!
Therefore, at this time, Emperor Ling of Han had to find someone he could trust to support him. This person must have enough influence, be loyal enough to Emperor Han Ling, and be willing to support Liu Xie's ascension. The most important thing is that after supporting Liu Xie's ascension, this person can arbitrarily power, but he must not usurp the throne!
After screening these criteria, Emperor Han Ling quickly found a 'suitable' candidate.
This man's name is Jian Shuo.
He was a eunuch.
At this time, there are actually many people who have the ability or power in the court. For example, the He family, a relative supported by Emperor Han Ling, or the family of Emperor Han Ling's mother, Empress Dowager Dong, or those scholars and ministers in the court! But if you want to screen according to the previous criteria, these forces are obviously not suitable.
Needless to say, once the He family takes power, it is impossible for them to allow Liu Xie to be the emperor, and they will definitely support Empress He's own son Liu Wei. Empress Dowager Dong's family is too weak to control the situation. As for those ministers of the scholar clan, if they really hand over the power to them, the best result would be to produce a Huo Guang! If the luck is bad, then wait for another Wang Mang!
In contrast, Jian Shuo, who was a eunuch, was obviously more reassuring to Emperor Han Ling.
On the one hand, Jian Shuo, as a eunuch, even if he takes power in the future, he will not be able to usurp the throne. On the other hand, Jian Shuo was a confidant of Emperor Han Ling, who had always trusted him.
The most important thing is that Jian Shuo was in charge of the strongest army in the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty at that time, the Xiyuan Army! With this army, Jian Shuo was fully capable of controlling the situation and ensuring that Liu Xie sat firmly on the throne.
Therefore, before his death, Emperor Ling of Han could only rely on Jian Shuo.
After that, Emperor Ling of Han died.
It was from this moment that the situation in the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty gradually began to get out of control.
After the death of Emperor Han Ling, Jian Shuo, who first knew the news, chose to block the news as soon as possible. He and Emperor Han Ling's most trusted ten permanent attendants began to join forces to prepare. They planned to directly launch a coup d'état, first kill He Jin, solve the He family, and then support Liu Xie to ascend the throne.
Here's one more thing: In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Jian Shuo is also one of the ten permanent servants. Therefore, many people will subconsciously feel that the entire eunuch group is a whole of interests, which can be regarded as an iron plate.
This is obviously a classic 'historical illusion'.
In fact, the real Jian Shuo in history is not one of the 'Ten Standing Attendants'. The Ten Standing Attendants refer to the more than a dozen 'middle attendants' within the Imperial Palace, whose duty is to give things to the sway, and to deal with them as advisors. The Ten Standing Servants were more than a dozen eunuchs represented by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong. In the era of Emperor Han Ling, they could directly help Emperor Han Ling make decisions, so they had great power.
But at the same time, the dozen or so middle servants did not have military power in their hands.
On the other hand, Jian Shuo, although he was a confidant eunuch of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty back then, he was not a regular servant. Before taking charge of the Xiyuan Army, Jian Shuo was only a middle-level eunuch in the palace. Back then, in front of the Ten Standing Attendants, Jian Shuo was just a small role.
It was only later that Emperor Ling of Han needed an army that only obeyed his orders and formed the Xiyuan Army. Jian Shuo was selected by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty as the leader of the Xiyuan Army, so his status improved rapidly, and he became a figure equal to or even more than the Ten Standing Servants.
Therefore, Jian Shuo and Shichang Servants, although they are both eunuchs, their interests are not completely identical. If Jian Shuo and the Ten Standing Servants at that time could really work together and unite as one, they were actually fully capable of completely overthrowing the He family. But apparently, this is impossible!
When Emperor Ling of Han died, they really wanted to support Liu Xie. But at the same time, Jian Shuo's interest appeal is to support Liu Xie, and then he will be in charge alone. And the appeal of the Ten Standing Servants is that after supporting Liu Xie, they can maintain their current status and take away part of Jian Shuo's military power.
Please note this slight difference.
Because in the next few months, it was this little difference that directly determined the course of history.
Because Jian Shuo and the Ten Standing Servants joined forces, they did not mourn and hid the news of the death of Emperor Ling of Han. Therefore, in the first time after the death of Emperor Han Ling, the outside world actually did not know that Emperor Han Ling was dead. It was at this time that Jian Shuo sent someone to invite He into the palace. He wanted to wait for He to enter the palace and kill He Jin directly.
As long as He Jin is killed, the He family will be leaderless outside, and they will lose control of the army. At that time, all the things in the capital will be decided by Jian Shuo and the Ten Standing Attendants!
However, what no one expected was that at this critical moment, an accident happened.
Just when He Jin got the news and was about to enter the palace in the car, a person named Pan Yin gave He Jin a look and told him that Emperor Han Ling had died.
After learning the news, He Jin naturally noticed the problem for the first time. So after that, He Jin, who had already walked to the edge of the palace, quickly retreated. And then, He Jin returned to the barracks as soon as possible, mobilized the army, and directly settled in the areas where the dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital lived.
In this way, within the palace, the He family, who has become the queen mother, has the highest right of interpretation. Outside the palace, He Jin controlled a large number of troops and held hostage hundreds of officials in the court. At this time, the He family had completely controlled the situation. Even if Jian Shuo took out the edict of Emperor Ling of Han at this time, or mobilized the army to suppress the He family, it would be useless.
In this way, when he was only one step away from success, Jian Shuo failed.
But it was at this time that a problem that was not easy for everyone to pay attention to arose.
Excuse me: Who is Pan Yin, who leaked information before?
According to historical records, Pan Yin is Jian Shuo's Sima in the army, and he is Jian Shuo's subordinate. Moreover, he also made friends with the Zhao Zhong family, one of the ten permanent servants. From this point of view, he should be a proper eunuch. But at the same time, it is also recorded in the history books that he and He Jin are old friends, and the two are also close.
Therefore, as for who this Pan Yin is, and why did he leak the news to He Jin? These things are no longer clear to future generations.
But obviously, after He Jin refused to enter the palace, the entire eunuch group completely lost the opportunity.
At this time, even if Jian Shuo had an army in his hands and the edict of Emperor Ling of Han, he still had no chance of winning. Because at this time, the supreme power of interpretation and the supreme command of the army are in the hands of the He family.
After that, the eunuchs had to abandon all plans for the time being. Then, He began to preside over the overall situation as the queen.
Under the support of the He family, soon, Liu Wei, the eldest son born to Empress He, was put on the throne, this is Emperor Shao of the Han Dynasty. But at the same time, the He family asked Empress He to come out to the dynasty in the name of the young Emperor of the Han Dynasty.
And after Empress He took power, she ordered as soon as possible to appoint her brother He Jin and Taifu Yuan Kui to come out to preside over the government together.
By this time, a new political force had entered the game
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This force is the Shi clan group headed by Yuan Kui.
In the chaotic war at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao always said that his family was 'the fourth world and three dukes'. The fourth generation and three dukes here do not mean that the four generations of the Yuan family have been crowned three dukes, but the four generations of elders before the Yuan family, and there are people in each generation who have been officials at the level of the third duke!
This Yuan Kui is the third-level official of the fourth generation of the Yuan family. If you want to talk about kinship, Yuan Shao has to call him uncle.
As a veteran historian, the family history of the Yuan family is definitely quite explosive. Yuan An, the founder of the Yuan family, made his debut by judging Liu Xiu's son. Later, relying on his political achievements, he walked step by step to the position of the third prince. And after arriving in this position, Yuan An represented the entire Shi clan group to compete with the Dou family, who controlled the government at that time.
Starting from Yuan An, for nearly a hundred years thereafter, until the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the Yuan family has always been the top scholar family. Many officials of the scholar clan were recommended by their families to become officials. Therefore, in that environment at that time, the Yuan family, headed by Yuan Kui, could completely represent the entire Shi clan.
As for why Empress He wanted Yuan Kui and her eldest brother to assist in the government after she came to the throne of the dynasty, this reason was very simple! Because under the circumstances at that time, although the He family was powerful, it could not cover the sky with one hand. For example, the eunuch faction led by Jian Shuo also has huge power and may overthrow the He family at any time.
Therefore, the He family must cede part of their interests to the Shi clan. In this way, the Shi clan and their relatives joined forces, and naturally they could easily suppress the eunuch group and completely control the situation.
Things have developed to this point, with Liu Wei ascending the throne and the He family taking power, everything seems to have been decided. But the problem is that at this time, Jian Shuo still hasn't given up.
Jian Shuo did not rashly launch a coup d'état before, mainly because he was not prepared enough. Although he can nominally mobilize the strongest force in the capital, the Xiyuan Army. But within the West Park Army, the following captains belong to different forces. When Emperor Ling of Han was alive, he could mobilize the Xiyuan Army at will. But after the death of Emperor Ling of Han, he couldn't move people at all.
Therefore, before he was completely persuaded by the Ten Standing Attendants, Jian Shuo did not dare to launch rashly.
And after Liu Wei ascended the throne, Jian Shuo still remembered the edict of Emperor Ling of Han and was still trying to overthrow the He family. And in order to achieve this, Jian Shuo must win over enough allies.
The first ally, of course, is the Ten Permanent Servants. Everyone is a eunuch, and their interests are relatively consistent. So for the next period of time, Jian Shuo has been communicating with several other middle attendants, hoping to get their support.
As for the second ally, it was more unexpected.
The second ally is the family of Emperor Ling of Han's mother, the Dong family.
It's a complicated thing to say. To put it simply, Emperor Ling of Han was originally just a descendant of a partial branch of the imperial family, and his biological father was just an ordinary pavilion marquis. So when his father was looking for a daughter-in-law, he didn't find any women from top families, but he just married a woman from an average background, Dong, that is, the mother of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
Later, after the death of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, due to various coincidences, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was finally taken to the capital and inherited the throne. Later, after Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty took power, he naturally respected his mother Dong as the queen mother. At the same time, he also began to vigorously support the Dong family, hoping that the Dong family could become a powerful force of relatives to help him sit on the throne.
But as a result, the performance of the Dong family disappointed Emperor Han Ling.
After becoming the empress dowager, the Empress Dowager Dong did not understand politics at all, and was only bent on embezzling and making money! Even the entire Dong family became useless, and she could not support the shelf of the foreign relatives group at all.
So later, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had to make the He family the queen and chose to support the He family to become a relative.
But at the same time, in the era of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the Dong family and the He family were indeed family relatives. It's just that the He family is a little more sensible, and his family is more powerful.
As for the Dong family, Emperor Han Ling has never had any expectations, so he rarely asks his family to do things. But in the later part of the reign of Emperor Han Ling, Emperor Han Ling gave his own mother an 'important task', that is, to help raise Liu Xie.
About ten years before the death of Emperor Han Ling, Emperor Han Ling pampered a beauty in the palace, who later became pregnant, and then gave birth to Liu Xie. But later, that Queen He was more jealous, so she directly found an opportunity and poisoned this Wang beauty.
After Emperor Han Ling knew about this, he was afraid that the He family would attack Liu Xie again, so he directly handed over Liu Xie to his own mother to raise.
As for the Empress Dowager Dong, although Liu Wei and Liu Xie are both her own grandsons, she is obviously better to Liu Xie. Because Liu Xie was raised by her since she was a child, but Liu Wei has no feelings for her. And the most important thing is that the relationship between Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He has not been very good, and the two have always had a conflict between their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law!
In short, on the question of who to be the emperor, the Empress Dowager Dong and the Dong family are more inclined to Liu Xie. On this issue, the interests of the Dong family and the eunuch group are the same!
It was precisely because of this that Jian Shuo began to do his best to pull the Dong family into the water, hoping that the Dong family could support his side. And Empress Dowager Dong, after knowing Jian Shuo's position, was also willing to stand in line and support Liu Xie as emperor together.
In this way, two opposing political forces gradually took shape.
One force was the He family and the Shi clan, who temporarily advocated supporting Liu Wei as emperor. The other force was the opposition, led by Jian Shuo, the Dong family, and the Ten Standing Servants, who advocated the establishment of Liu Xie as emperor.
As the sides of the two sides gradually became clear, the struggle between the two sides began to be like fire and water. The next struggle, we can roughly divide it into three rounds.
The first round is called Killing Jian Shuo.
After the two sides stood in line, the first to shoot was the He family. Or more accurately, He Jin himself.
He Jin knew very well that at this time, the strength on Jian Shuo's side seemed to be strong, but there was a fatal flaw, that is, Jian Shuo himself!
Only Jian Shuo himself has the ability to contact the army. Once Jian Shuo was killed, the Dong family and the Ten Standing Servants were completely out of force, and there was nothing to fear after that.
So next, He Jin began to get in touch with the Ten Standing Attendants, hoping to win over the Ten Standing Servants to his side. He Jin knew very well that the real interests of the Ten Standing Servants were not to make Liu Xie the emperor! For these eunuchs, whoever became the emperor was the same! What they wanted was actually glory and wealth.
And these things, the He family is actually fully capable of giving them to them!
In this way, for a period of time after that, He Jin and Jian Shuo began to win over the ten permanent servants at the same time. And in the end, He Jin quickly got Guo Sheng, one of the ten permanent servants. Guo Sheng was originally good friends with He Jin, and the two sides have always been in contact. Now He Jin is willing to show goodwill, and he is naturally happy to accept it. So soon, Guo Sheng sold Jian Shuo and told He Jin all of Jian Shuo's entire plan.
And He Jin's side, after learning this information, naturally took the lead. Fourteen days after the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, He Jin suddenly ordered Jian Shuo to be arrested and put to death! At the same time, all the elite troops in the capital that were originally under Jian Shuo's control were also captured by He Jin!
By this time, the He family had actually taken control of the capital. If He Jin stops and assists his nephew and sister well, the He family will be able to cover the sky in the capital in the future!
But the interesting thing is that after Jian Shuo was killed, He Jin didn't stop. On the contrary, after this, He Jin showed greater ambition!
So the next fight entered the second round.
The second round is called brother and sister power struggle.
After killing Jian Shuo, He Jin has already leaned towards the opposition. But at this time, he was eyeing his sister again. At this time, He, as the queen mother, had the highest power. No matter how powerful He Jin is, he still can't disobey his sister's orders.
This made He Jin very unhappy.
Before talking about the next struggle between the brothers and sisters of the He family, we must first talk about the relationship between family members within the He family. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to understand why everyone is a family, but they have to fight so hard!
Although everyone has the surname He, the relationship within the He family is more delicate. This is mainly because Queen He's family belonged to a reorganized family!
To put it simply, Queen He's father married a woman in her early years and gave birth to He Jin. Queen He's mother married another person in her early years and gave birth to a boy named Zhu Miao. But later, the other half of these two people died early. So in the end, Queen He's parents got married for the second time and came together and gave birth to Queen He.
Therefore, Queen He and He Jin belong to a half-sibling relationship. And Queen He and that Zhu Miao belong to the half-sibling relationship. But later, after Queen He's mother remarried to the He family, the son she brought with her, Zhu Miao, followed his stepfather's surname, changed his surname to He, and changed his name to He Miao.
Because of this special family relationship, after Queen He developed, the relationship within the He family was not particularly united. In particular, He Jin and He Miao, although they are brothers in name, they are actually not related by blood! In order to compete for power, there is a great conflict of interest between the two!
Therefore, within the He family alone, between the three brothers and sisters, there are three kinds of interest appeals! Empress He's demand is that her son will sit firmly on the throne, grasp the imperial power, and be a powerful emperor. He Jin's need is for him to become a real top minister, including his sister and nephew, and he must also obey his orders. And that He Miao hopes to replace He Jin and become the spokesperson of his cousin He family in the court.
If the He family is able to unite as one. Then when Jian Shuo is killed, the entire capital will be all up to the He family. But the problem is that the interests of the three brothers and sisters are inconsistent. Therefore, when Jian Shuo was killed, serious disagreements began to arise between the three brothers and sisters of the He family!
He Jin's side, after killing Jian Shuo, soon began to put pressure on his sister. He Jin advocated that all the ten permanent servants in power should be executed and the entire eunuch group should be completely cleansed.
And Empress Dowager He, for the sake of herself and her son's status, is definitely unwilling to support He Jin. Everyone can see that if the entire eunuch group is really cleansed, then in the next place in the capital, He Jin will be able to completely cover the sky and control everything.
So next, there was a serious difference of opinion between Empress Dowager He and He Jin around whether to clean up the eunuch group or not. So after that, the entire group of He's relatives was directly split!
And when the He group split, the attitude of the other force became very important.
This force is the Shi clan group headed by Yuan Kui.
As the leader of the ministers of the DPRK and China, Yuan Kui's attitude at this time seems to directly determine the direction of the court. And at this critical moment, the Yuan family chose to stand on He Jin's side!
Of course, it was not Yuan Kui himself who stood in line on behalf of the Yuan family at that time, but several young people from the Yuan family. And the most important one of them is Yuan Shao!
At this critical moment, Yuan Shao not only chose to stand on He Jin's side, but also proposed to He Jin to transfer troops from outside the capital.
At this time, in the capital, if Empress Dowager He insisted on joining forces with the eunuch group, she could still suppress He Jin. But if the troops are transferred from outside the capital, those troops who only obey He Jin's orders are recruited into the capital. Then, as long as these troops enter Beijing, He Jin will be able to easily control everything! Even if Empress Dowager He opposes it, it will be of no avail.
Faced with such a big temptation, He Jin naturally chose to follow Yuan Shao's advice in the end, and directly transferred troops to Beijing as a general. However, when choosing the army to deploy, Yuan Shao kept an eye on it. The few options he gave to He Jin were all forces in the army supported by the Yuan family!
No one knew what Yuan Shao was thinking at that time.
Perhaps, at that time, the Yuan family was also carrying out a plan! Once these troops successfully entered Beijing, the Yuan family who promoted them would naturally be easier to command these troops than He Jin. After that, who has the final say in the capital, it is uncertain.
And then, it was under the dispatch of He Jin that Dong Zhuo, Ding Yuan, Wang Kuang, Qiao Mao and others led their troops to the vicinity of the capital and began to put pressure on the Empress Dowager He. With the support of these troops, He Jin's confidence in speaking has also begun to become more sufficient.
And on Empress Dowager He's side, there was nothing she could do when she saw He Jin privately transferring troops into Beijing. Because according to the previous order of the Empress Dowager He, the affairs of the court and politics were completely handed over by her to He Jin and Yuan Kui. And now that the two have joined forces to transfer troops to Beijing, even if it is Empress Dowager He, there is nothing to be done for the time being.
At this critical moment, Empress Dowager He can only seek all strength, hoping to continue to suppress her brother. And the only person she could ask for help at this time was the eunuch group that had been suppressed by the He family before.
In this way, as Empress Dowager He and the eunuch group joined forces, this struggle entered the third stage.
The third stage is called the assassination of He Jin!
In fact, the relationship between Empress Dowager He and the eunuch group is far more complicated than later generations imagined. For Empress Dowager He, her trust in some of the Ten Standing Servants may be far higher than He Jin. A younger sister of Empress Dowager He married the son of Zhang Rang, the leader of the Ten Standing Attendants.
And at this critical moment, Empress Dowager He gradually leaked He Jin's plan to the eunuchs through these secret relationships.
After learning the news, the Ten Standing Servants were naturally terrified. Originally, these eunuchs just wanted to fight for power, but they didn't expect He Jin to kill all of them. The same thing happened more than 20 years ago. When Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty first ascended the throne, the relatives and scholars led by Dou Wu and Chen Fan and others once thought about killing all the eunuchs.
In that struggle, the eunuchs took the lead and killed Dou Wu and Chen Fan.
With this precedent, the ten permanent servants at this time will naturally not be soft. So next, they made a plan to assassinate He Jin.
On this day, August 189, the eunuchs lied that Empress Dowager He was going to summon He Jin. At this time, He Jin, who had already occupied an absolute advantage, was rarely careless and chose to enter the palace directly.
It was at this time that an eternal puzzle appeared!
No one knows, when the Ten Standing Servants carried out this assassination plan, did the Empress Dowager He know about this plan, or was this plan originally acquiesced in her?
Perhaps, it is precisely because He Jin never thought that his sister would kill him. Therefore, when those eunuchs falsely passed the edict and let him enter the palace, he would enter the palace without warning.
And after that, just after He Jin entered the palace, what was waiting for him were dozens of eunuchs with weapons in their hands. In the end, these eunuchs swarmed up and directly killed He Jin.
This is the whole process of He Jin being killed.
For the eunuchs, killing He Jin seemed to indicate that they had won! But what no one expected at that time was that He Jin's death was not an end, but a beginning!
Just after the news of He Jin's killing came out, the situation was completely out of control. After learning the news, the Shi clan faction led by Yuan Shao directly led troops into the palace and forcibly killed those eunuchs. At the same time, Dong Zhuo, who was outside the capital, also quickly led troops into Beijing. Later, after a series of more complicated struggles, Dong Zhuo, who was originally out of the way, became the final victor......
And from the moment He Jin was killed, the high-level political struggle in the Eastern Han Dynasty was completely out of control! An unprecedented chaotic era has completely arrived!