C352 (2/2)
That night, a few soldiers brought the head of the West Garden Army's left field officer, Zhao Rong, to the Imperial Palace. Immediately after, all sorts of rumors spread around the Luoyang. Although the way she said it was different, there was one thing that she was sure of, and that was that Ding Yuan had led the troops into the capital, in response to the Grand General Ho Jin's Recruitment Order, to kill the eunuchs.
The Eunuch s panicked, knowing that a great disaster was about to befall them this time. Especially the few Chinese traditional medicine s, who also seemed to feel that their time had come. They rushed over to the eunuch's mansion in the middle of the night, as if only when they were together could they muster up their courage.
However, Chief Eunuch Zhang Rou was very calm, he ordered the Eunuch to take out some money and Zhao Zhong sent someone to deliver it to Dong Zhuo. These past few years, Dong Zhuo had always been filial to them, and now that they were able to repay him, Dong Zhuo would definitely give them this bit of face.
As long as Dong Zhuo did not come to the Luoyang, Zhang Rong believed that he could control the situation there. Ever since he had entered the palace, he had either fought with his relatives or with the scholars. It could be said that he knew his limits. Ever since Yang Lin had helped him last time, he was very confident that he could defeat He Jin and Yuan Yuan.
When this group of Eunuch left, he immediately sent people to invite them to the tavern. The calmness just now was all an act, just to give the Eunuch a boost. And only now did he truly understand just how important Yang Lin was to him. He desperately wanted Yang Lin to come and rescue them.
Although Yang Lin told the Zhang Banxian that there would be chaos in the Luoyang and asked him to sell the inn several times to lead everyone out of the Luoyang, the Zhang Banxian still insisted on staying in the Luoyang. It was not that he didn't believe Yang Lin's predictions, but he was the same as Dong Zhuo, wanting to take advantage of the chaos to fish, or should we say, take the drop of milk from the fire.
Ever since she saw that huge fire, Zhang Banxian knew that Zhang Nan would look for him. This was a good opportunity. Even if he had any requests, Zhang Jean wouldn't be able to describe it. Therefore, as soon as Zhang Jean's servants found him, he followed them to her residence.
”Mr. Zhang Ling, you must have seen the great fire of Mentinudu, right?” When they first met, Zhang Jean went straight to the point and said, ”Grand General Ho Jin wants to force us onto a dead end … You have to inform the hussar general and have him send troops south immediately to deter these small fries. ”
”Grand Manager, I was just about to report to you. The Grand General Ho Jin's Sima Zhang Jin had just left the hussar general's camp. On the orders of the Grand General Ho Jin, he personally went to the An Ping County to invite the hussar general to the capital. ” Zhang Banxian had also only just received Yang Lin's Eagle Message, she immediately told Zhang Gongzi.
”Ah …” What did hussar general say? ” Zhang Lian was really shocked. If He Jin contacted Yang Lin and gave him such a huge benefit, maybe Yang Lin would be like Dong Zhuo and offer the Recital s that could eradicate castration, and these eunuchs would really die without a burial ground.
”Of course, the cavalry general would not listen to Great General's Recruitment Order, but he also would not refuse. It only told Zhang Jin that as long as he had the emperor's decree, he could set off at any time. If there is no imperial edict, he will not listen to anyone's orders. ” Since the Zhang Banxian was talking about He Jin, it was also telling him that without an imperial edict, Yang Lin would not listen to him.
”hussar general is truly loyal!” Although Zhang Rong was relieved, he was also a bit disappointed. With the current situation, the Empress Dowager He would definitely not agree to Yang Lin's army heading south, and he would not be able to obtain the Emperor's decree. He looked at Zhang Banxian and said unwillingly: All these years, we have given hussar general a lot of help.
”How could that be?” Zhang Banxian immediately stood up and cupped her hands towards Zhang Jean: ”Grand Manager, we will not forget the help you have given us. hussar general wants me to tell him that since He Jin is powerful now, he should avoid our attacks. Let's go to our Youzhou instead and guarantee the safety of Grand Manager and his family. ”
”Thank you, hussar general.” In times of crisis, Zhang Shuang could not help but feel touched by such heartwarming words. However, the thought of losing power was even worse than killing him. ”No, I can't just leave the court like this.”
”Grand Manager, if you are unwilling to leave the Imperial Court, how can I help you?” The Zhang Banxian revealed a worried look and said awkwardly: ”hussar general is not a scholar, if we were to lead troops south without an imperial edict, we would definitely be scolded as traitors, maybe the Grand General Ho Jin would even take the opportunity to take over the troops.”
Zhang Jean's face darkened. She did not speak for a long time. He really couldn't think of a reason to get the Empress Dowager He to agree to Yang Lin's plan to head south. No matter what, He Jin was Empress Dowager He's brother, she would not let Yang Lin and He Jin fight. He raised his head and looked at Zhang Banxian, asking for help: ”Aren't you hussar general's advisor, help me think of an idea?”
”This …” Zhang Banxian seemed to hesitate for a moment. Actually, he had already thought of a plan in her heart a long time ago. ” Grand Manager, Lieutenant Wu Meng, and Hanoi County Imperial Guard Ding Yuan led their troops to Luoyang, causing a gap to appear in Hanoi County Imperial Guard. If Grand Manager had trusted people to lead troops and guard Hanoi County, what would Grand Manager be worried about? ”