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However, these warriors had one common enemy, which was a eunuch led by the Chinese traditional medicine. Since the beginning of time, the officials had been dissatisfied with the misrule of the eunuchs, and quarreled with the eunuchs many times, but in the end, they were imprisoned by the eunuchs as a ”member of the Communist Party”. After two massacres, the Man of the World and the eunuchs had formed a blood feud.

The reason why He Jin recruited such famous people was not just to put on airs. As a butcher, He Jin had a meteoric rise because of his mother's love for him. He became the Great General and was conferred the title of Marquis. But to be an official, one has to deal with all sorts of things, and these men can work for themselves.

However, these scholars had stated their condition, and that was to kill the eunuchs. In fact, they were not only taking revenge for the Man of the World, they were also doing so for the good of the entire world, and at the same time, for their own safety. Who knew when the eunuchs would raise their butchered sabers again?

When Yuan Shao mentioned about Dou Wu, it did deeply hurt him. Even if it wasn't for the sake of these scholars, but just for his own sake, he should have killed these eunuchs. His sister, brother, and mother were bewitched by the immediate benefits, and he could not afford to be careless.

”These eunuchs should indeed be killed. I wish I could hack them into a thousand pieces.” He Jin frowned, gritting his teeth as he cursed. He turned around and said to Yuan Shao: ”However, we need to send some people to help the hussar general first, his army is not far from there.”

”Don't worry Great General, the advisor Master Tutor met just now was Zhang Ling, the person who killed Jian Shuo. He repeatedly guaranteed that the hussar general would only listen to the Young Emperor's imperial edict, and did not have any intentions of doing so in the imperial court. If it wasn't for Young Emperor's orders, he definitely wouldn't have crossed the Yellow River. ”

It was because he received Yang Lin's guarantee that Yuan Zhong called for Yuan Shao in a hurry to encourage him to kill his eunuch. Yuan Yuan's goal was very clear, He Jin had killed the eunuchs, so he could only rely on them to rule the world, and the scholars could stand up again.

”All right, I'll write to Her Majesty immediately and ask her to agree to the murder of the eunuch.” Since He Jin did not dare to enter the palace, he could only send a letter to the Empress Dowager He. To a Great General, not even daring to enter the imperial palace was a great wonder of the world.

When Empress Dowager He finished reading Grand General Ho Jin's letter, his face was also full of confusion and hesitated for a moment. As the queen of the court, there was no conflict of interest between her and the eunuchs. Furthermore, the eunuchs had helped her greatly since she was able to become the Empress and receive Hanling Emperor's favor. Thus, she did not have the will to kill them.

However, she also knew that her position and the Young Emperor's could not be separated from the Grand General Ho Jin. Only under the protection of the Great General would they be able to sit steadily in the palace. Because of this, she was in a dilemma. The eunuch and the external relatives were a dead knot that could never be untied.

”Empress Dowager, I heard that the Great General has sent a letter to the empress dowager?” It was unknown when, Zhang Jean, Zhao Zhong, Song Dian and a few other eunuchs appeared in front of Empress Dowager He like ghosts. Their noses were very sensitive, as if they were sensing danger.

”Take it and take a look.” Empress Dowager He glanced at the eunuchs and passed the letter to Zhang Jean. It had already been more than ten years, and Empress Dowager He seemed to have gotten used to it. If there was anything difficult, she would always look for these eunuchs to discuss, even if it was difficult to kill them!

Zhang Jean hurriedly glanced at her and knelt on the ground with a thump. In an instant, tears fell like rain. ”Oh, empress dowager …” We servants are all loyal to the empress dowager … Back then when the first emperor and the empress dowager were at odds, we almost crippled the empress dowager. It was us servants crying as we solved the problem, giving our treasures as gifts.

Zhao Zhong and Song Dian were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly received the letter. After reading a few lines just now, they also kneeled on the ground and cried. These eunuchs had lived in the palace for dozens of years, and they had long since mastered the art of adaptability. Tears came easily, and it was even more convenient than running water.

”Ah, empress dowager … This subject shall not lament over his death, but I am afraid that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor will be tricked by the Great General, and will have to repeat the incident where the Great General, Liang Yi, monopolized the imperial court, and harmed the nation. ”

Empress Dowager He was stunned. Back then, the incident of the Great General's Liang Yi being the sole ruler of the imperial court was not too far away, and she could not help but feel a chill coming from her back. Even though she was her older brother, she had to be on guard. Since ancient times, there had never been a relationship in the Overlord's family. She waved her hand, allowing the eunuchs to stand up.

”Forget it, forget it. Didn't I say that I would kill you?” Since ancient times, it had always been the eunuchs who were in charge of matters within the Imperial Palace. This traditional system of the Han Dynasty could not be destroyed. Furthermore, first emperor has just passed away, how can I neatly work together with a scholar? ”

”The general wants to kill us. He seems to be the nation, but he is actually the enemy …” ”I don't know if the empress dowager has ever thought about it, but once the Great General kills the close servants of my side, the empress dowager will not be able to work with the scholar. With regards to matters of the imperial court, the empress dowager will have to decide them all by himself, so where will we place the empress dowager?”

Although he hadn't read many books, Empress Dowager He still understood one basic principle, which was that he couldn't let the eunuchs control the power and the foreigners control the power. Only by allowing the two sides to fight each other over the power, would he be able to control the other side.

”The reason the Great General is becoming more and more arrogant is because he alone controls the northern troop and the authority of the West Garden Army. How about this, I will let you guys nominate one person to lead the West Garden Army, what do you think? ”