Chapter 20 Secret Meeting
He Jin sent away the famous scholars such as Yuan Wei and Xun Shuang who were visiting him, and returned to the house, but he was quite happy.
Although since the ten general servants were in power and the scholars continued to weaken in the court, scholars began to continue to join their subordinates, famous scholars such as Yuan Wei and Xun Shuang still maintained their reserve and arrogance, and rarely interacted with He Jin. This time, because of the bet between Ye Zhao and Yuan Shu, these real celebrities finally bowed to him. Calculate that, I should thank Ye Zhao.
What a pity, a young hero is going to be suppressed.
In fact, even if Yuan Wei, Xun Shuang and the others don’t come, Ye Zhao has no chance of winning with the current situation.
Is it possible to have five hundred women in three months?
Ye Zhao brought 800 female soldiers into Beimang Mountain to train troops. The emperor also specially sent an imperial guard general to the Beimang Mountain area to conduct martial law. However, in the eyes of He Jin and the entire Luoyang City who knew about this, it was just Ye Zhao's bluffing strategy.
The battlefield has always been a matter of men, women...hehe~
Not only He Jin, even Cao Cao is quite optimistic about Ye Zhao, he doesn't think Ye Zhao has the possibility of winning this time. The difference between the two sides is too big except for the number of people.
"Master, there is a scholar outside the door asking for a visit." The housekeeper said respectfully outside the door.
"Who?" He Jin asked the butler to come in and talk.
"The person who came is not well-known, but just said that he was entrusted by the prince to come." The housekeeper bowed.
"Bian?" He Jin looked at the housekeeper in surprise when he heard this. Although he was Prince Bian's uncle and was close to him on weekdays, Liu Bian was still a child after all. After the New Year, he was only ten years old. On weekdays, even if the message was passed in the palace, it should be his sister. That is to say, Empress He sent someone to come, and Liu Bian sent someone to come, which was the first time.
"Please come in." He Jin smiled. He wanted to see what his nephew is doing to him?
Soon, a young scholar followed the housekeeper to He Jin's study. After all, he was sent by Liu Bian and was considered close to him, so He Jin did not shy away and directly met him in the study, which was also a manifestation of closeness.
"The diner Xi Zhicai from Luoyang Order's disciples met with the general!" The scholar smiled and bowed to He Jin.
"Luoyang Order?" He Jin raised his eyebrows. He had heard the three words "Luoyang Order" more recently, and he was a little sensitive. He looked at Xi Zhicai and said, "Which Luoyang Order?"
Ye Zhao and Yuan Shu were fighting in a bet, and their original official position had been removed, but now when talking about Luoyang Order and Luoyang City, most people think of Ye Zhao at the first time.
"My lord Ye Zhao, although the general has never seen him, he must have heard of him." Xi Zhicai said with a smile.
"I know naturally." He Jin snorted coldly, "You are so brave. You dare to pretend to be a prince's official and deceive me. Do you know what crime should you be??"
Xi Zhicai calmly took out a seal from his arms and gave it to He Jin and said, "The general holds the military power of Luoyang. What happened in Luoyang City must be hidden from the general. You should know that our lord and the prince had been together for a while, and they had a great time. The prince had learned something from my lord. This seal was given by the prince. It is not an exaggeration to see him in the name of the prince."
He Jin nodded when he heard this. Although Liu Bian was following Ye Zhao, he could not hide it from ordinary people, but for those top figures in Luoyang City, this was not a secret. He Jin even sent a group of troops to protect him secretly to avoid accidents from Liu Bian.
"If you come to plead for Ye Zhao, don't say it. This matter has become a foregone conclusion. It depends on his ability." He Jin sat down, but did not let Xi Zhicai sit down and said directly.
"There is no need to plead with mercy." Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "My Lord once said that if he can't pass this barrier, it would be better to leave Luoyang and make another way to live."
"Oh? Ye Xiuming still has such ambition?" He Jin looked at Xi Zhicai with a different look and frowned, "Then... what did you come from?"
"According to my lord's lord's lord, if my lord is lucky enough to win this battle, my lord hopes that the general can promote my lord to be promoted to the position of Weiwei!" Xi Zhicai looked at He Jin and said with a bright look.
"Your Majesty has made a conclusion about this matter. If Ye Xiuming can really win, why should I help me?" He Jin looked at Xi Zhicai with a smile.
"After all, Yuan Shu is powerful, and the scholars hope that Yuan Shu can take up the position of Weiwei this time. I am worried that if our master wins, he will be criticized for various reasons. Our master hopes that the general can help him with his help to implement this matter." Xi Zhicai bowed.
"Even so, why should I help him?" He Jin couldn't help but sneer.
"This is also a question that my Lord can't understand. Why should the general help the scholars?" Xi Zhicai shook his head and sighed: "The scholars joined the general's command, but in order to protect themselves, did the general remember how those scholars treated the general when they first came to Luoyang?"
He Jin was not the general as soon as he entered Luoyang. He was the doctor first, and later promoted to the General of the Huben Central Army and the Prefect of Yingchuan. Until the third year of Guanghe, that is, the year when Ye Zhao became an official, He Jin was appointed as the queen. He Jin's status rose to prominence. He was appointed as the chief officer and became the general. Henan Yin. At that time, He Jin and the Tenth Constellation were not as incompatible as they are now, but instead depended on each other. Until later, He Jin became the general. Under the power of the Tenth Constellation, the scholars gradually began to surrender to He Jin's command in large numbers. At this moment, even He Jin could not remember how he and the Tenth Constellation had come step by step to this day.
When Xi Zhicai mentioned it, He Jincai recalled those unbearable days. At that time, he was really humble and cheap in the eyes of scholars, and he was still inferior to the eyes of scholars.
Suddenly, he said with some annoyance in his heart: "That's a thing in the past, and I don't want to mention it more."
Xi Zhicai nodded with a smile, and did not say much about this matter anymore, but said, "Then let me talk about my Lord, my Lord is kind to Prince Bian. The general should know this."
He Jin's expression calmed down a little when he heard this, nodded, and looked at Xi Zhicai.
"Prince Bian is not favored by Your Majesty. He dared to say something ruthless. If one day your Majesty dies and leave a will to be passed on to the Prince of Xie, how should the General handle himself?" Xi Zhicai looked at the General and his voice became a little solemn.
"Rareless!" He Jin slapped the table, stood up suddenly, looked at Xi Zhicai and said, "Do you know, what are you talking about? Do you think this general's sword is unfavorable?"
"The general's sword is naturally sharp, but I'm just thinking about it, and this matter is also a private discussion." Xi Zhicai said calmly: "The general has thought that if there really is one day, how many of these scholars under the general's command will still support the general?"
He Jin's face became gloomy and unstable. He suddenly remembered that Liu Hong's body was not very good, and he had been overly indulging in desire for a long time, and his spirit was much weaker than a few years ago.
Moreover, since Liu Xie was born, the emperor’s concerns about Liu Bian have become less and less... What Xi Zhicai said is really possible.
"The position of Weiwei is of great importance, and is the barrier of the forbidden palace. If it is handed over to Yuan Shu, if it really happens, the general's life and death will be in the hands of others." Xi Zhicai looked at He Jin and said, "But my master is different. First of all, my master is kind to Prince Bian, and there is no foundation in this Luoyang city. He has offended the scholars led by the Yuan family. Although there are people who want him, he has no real power after all. In terms of appeal, Luoyang is far less powerful than the three masters of the four generations. Even if my master becomes Weiwei, he can rely on him except Your Majesty, only the general!"
"If Yuan Shu had taken over the Weiwei, he would easily control the palace. If there was an edict to pass the throne, with the power of the four generations and three officials of the Yuan family, and the edict in hand, it would be no problem to support Prince Xie. Once Prince Xie ascended the throne, has the general ever thought about how to deal with himself? The general is already the most powerful minister, holding the power of the world's troops and horses, and is also the uncle of Prince Jian. Even if the general is willing to give in, Prince Xie or those scholars are willing to let the general continue to hold the world's troops and horses?" Xi Zhicai looked at He Jin's uncertain expression and smiled.
He Jin took a deep breath, and his heart, which had been praised by a group of scholars before, gradually fell down. He looked at Xi Zhicai and said, "Sir, please sit down."
A smile appeared on Xi Zhicai's face. He knew that He Jin had been moved by him, so he was not polite at the moment and knelt down at the position where He Jin started.
After a long time of silence, He Jin sighed and said, "I have heard of the talent of cultivating wisdom for a long time, but I don't expect that there are wise men like me under his command."
Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "It's not easy to talk about the words. These words are all my words. He said that like the general, he was all excluded by aristocratic families. He should have worked together to assist the government, but now he has to fight with the scholastic people. He really can't bear it, so he will tell me about it."
"But now the overall situation has been settled, and it is not to be concealed that the selected highways are all imperial guards. Not to mention how powerful the weapons are, the armor alone is only armor that only the generals of our Han army can wear, weighing forty kilograms. Xiuming's subordinates are only a group of palace maids. Now this general is willing to help. Xiuming is afraid that he will not be able to save the road in this battle." He Jin frowned.
Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "My commander is using troops. General, even though Yuan Shu has strong military armor, he may not win. Of course, victory or defeat is determined by heaven. If our commander has no such fate, if he loses to Yuan Shu, then everything will be stopped. At that time, please ask the general to make plans early. But if our commander wins this battle by chance, please ask the general to help our commander. I will thank you very much in the future!"
"Don't worry!" He Jin nodded and smiled, "If Xiuming really wins this battle, I will definitely assist Xiuming in getting the position of Guard."
"Then I will thank the general for his kindness on behalf of my Lord first, and then go back and report it." Xi Zhicai stood up and smiled.
"Sir, go slowly." He Jin also stood up, but did not see him off, but just smiled.
Chapter completed!