But with the great increase of Li Yi's prestige, the battle for the imperial throne that was previously suppressed by He Jin and the hundred officials of the imperial court was finally completely exposed.

The Son of Heaven slapped Liu Bian hard today, just because Liu Bian knocked over his piano platform and broke his piano. The piano was used by Wang Meiren since she was a child, and the Son of Heaven cherished it very much. The Son of Heaven was furious and scolded incessantly. The queen ran to intercede, but was also scolded by the Son of Heaven.

The queen has an arrogant temperament, likes to be competitive, and cannot suffer losses since she was a child. When she was at home, her brothers and sisters let her, and when she arrived in the palace, this character not only did not change, but intensified. Because of jealousy and fear that she would fall out of favor, she sent someone to poison Wang Meiren, offended the Son of Heaven, and almost lost her own life, but she didn't change her ways, relying on the support of the Middle Palace, and the Queen Mother, the Son of Heaven quarreled and quarreled, and now she finally caused trouble, and the Son of Heaven is going to abolish the heir.

In the morning, He Jin was called into the palace by the queen and listened to her cry. He Jin couldn't say anything, so he could only comfort and comfort her, but the queen asked He Jin to do one thing, something that made He Jin's soul fly.

He Jin was frightened, and left the palace in despair, he stood in the courtyard, held his hands to the sky, and let out a long breath to relieve the depression and distress in his heart, he was worried about the future of himself and his family. In recent years, my sister's bad temper has not only not been reined in, but has become more and more powerful, and it has also brought herself and her family to an unpredictable fate.

However, such is the case with the palace struggle. If my sister is virtuous and gentle, will she be poisoned like Wang Meiren, and her parents and family members will be killed? He couldn't imagine. In all dynasties, the struggle for imperial power has always been bloody and cruel, either you die or I live.

If he had listened to his father's last words, honestly did business at home, and married his two younger sisters to an ordinary family, would the family have fallen into the current crisis because of this?

He Jin's heart was sour, and he shook his head again and again. If you are doing business from home. It is the butcher, the butcher who is abused and abused. The corners of his mouth suddenly showed a trace of sadness, self-deprecation, and helpless smile.

Butcher? When did I work as a butcher? But today, there is no one who does not say that I am a butcher, as if I am a butcher with sleeves rolled up, wearing a leather skirt, standing behind the meat case to kill pigs and cut meat and chop bones.

He Jin is indeed not a butcher, his family is a scholar. If it weren't for the scholars, his sister would not be qualified to enter the palace as a palace maid. Before his family started, he was engaged in raising pigs, killing pigs and selling pigs for a living. After the ancestors became rich, they expanded their business in other industries, purchased land and granges, and accumulated a lot of wealth over several generations, which became the rich man of Nanyang. Otherwise, where did he get the money to bribe Guo Sheng? That's not a small amount. Who is Zhang Rang? has no power, no power and no money, will he marry He Jin?

The scholars were forced to engage in lowly industries for their livelihood, and they were generally spurned by the world, so although He Jin's family was rich, they were looked down upon. His sister became queen. The whole family enjoyed the glory and wealth because of this, and the world hated it much more.

Everyone in the world calls He Jin a butcher, and He Jin is angry. But what can he do when he is angry, he cannot shut the mouth of the people of the world.

Later he figured it out. The butcher is the butcher, so is Gaozu still a little rascal? Heroes don't ask where they come from, they are a butcher, and they can not only make their opponents despise and despise themselves. At the same time, it can also better hide its own strength, so as not to provoke a strong blow from the opponent, which is good for its own development of power.

Other than that. He found that a large part of the world's famous party members and scholars were also from poor backgrounds, or because of the same disease, as long as they sent out invitations, they came to vote one after another, and they flocked to them.

He Jin saw his younger brother He Miao hurrying over. He Miao was brought to the He family by He Jin's stepmother. He Miao is in his thirties, not tall, relatively thin, cautious, has no opinions, and is timid, and has always followed his brother.

He Miao whispered to He Jin: "Big brother, several guests have already arrived in the study. ”

He Jin nodded slightly.

"Does the queen have anything to do with her eldest brother?" He Miao glanced at him and asked, "I see that the eldest brother's face is very bad." ”

He Jin barely squeezed out a smile and said, "You'll know later." ”

………………

Several of He Jin's staff members sat around He Jin's spacious study, laughing and talking casually.

"Youzhou victory, what do you think?" Zhao Qi stroked his snow-white beard and asked with a smile, "You carefully designed a plan, but it didn't work, is it not an improper use of people?" ”

"The battle situation in Youzhou is indeed unexpected." He Hao took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "This is just the same as last year." Last year, everything was going according to our plan, and Fanhan City was also able to take it, but suddenly the situation changed abruptly, and the victory and defeat of the Liaodong battlefield were reversed. This scene was repeated again this year, and the Xianbei people obviously had our people to guide the way, but they still fell for Li Yi's tricks and suffered heavy losses. Why? ”

Kong Rong smiled: "Why? I don't think it's that we have a bad strategy, or that we don't have a good way to execute, but that we have bad luck. Last year, the death of the rebel leader Gongsun Zhang was the key to the sudden defeat of the war. And this year, after all, the Youzhou Army is a local snake, and it is extremely familiar with the situation in various parts of Youzhou, and it is not incomprehensible to be able to find the sneak attack of the Xianbei people. Duke Pi Qing is also familiar with the affairs of Youzhou, and Duke Pi Qing must know in his heart, what is he testing us? ”

He Hao shook his head and said, "Although Gongsun Zhang's death last year was an accident, it was not Gongsun Zhang's death that determined the outcome of the war, but the interests of the Liaodong Gate Lords. They fought among themselves because of their interests, and they were defeated because of their infighting. And this year, I found such a person who was robbed by the Xianbei people in the early years to go to Xianbei as a guide, how can I fight the local snakes under Li Yi who have lived in Youzhou all their lives. The lesson of the Emperor is that I did use the wrong people. ”

"Now Youzhou is no longer possible, and the future must be dealt with." Zhao Qi smiled, "Don't make trouble for us." ”

"Don't worry, Duke Sui, that kid from Yan Rou will disappear soon." Zheng Tai bowed down and said with a smile, "We haven't handled the affairs of Youzhou well, and the general seems to have some opinions." ”

Zhao Qi waved his hand slightly, and said indifferently: "Li Yi escaped death, and the traitor suffered the greatest loss, and now the ones who want to kill him the most are Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang." This is also an unexpected bonus. ”

The generals He Jin and He Miao walked in one after another. Several people stood up and bowed.

"I called you here to discuss something with you." He Jin waved his hand and invited everyone to sit down, and said slowly, "It's about establishing the prince." ”

Zhao Qi frowned slightly, and said: "General, Your Majesty has long said that before the crown prince is crowned, there will be no talk about the canonization of the crown prince. Why did the general suddenly mention this? ”

Wang Yun said: "Yes, general, I remember that His Majesty said this in front of all the ministers. The eldest prince is only eleven years old this year, and there are still nine years before the coronation, so it is still early. ”

He Jin sighed: "Nineteen years? Nine years later, who can guarantee that Shi Hou will be on the throne? ”

As soon as He Jin's words came out, several staff members in the house were silent. He Jin is telling the truth, nine years is really a long time, who knows what will happen in these nine years?

"You all know that Your Majesty doesn't like Shi Hou. Shi Hou grew up outside the palace since he was a child, pampered, naughty, unlearned, frivolous and rude, although he was trained by the teacher in the past two years, but because of his young age, he was still stubborn, and his majesty was deeply disgusted. His Majesty likes Dong Hou. Dong Hou has always been raised by the Queen Mother, smart, quiet and well-behaved, knowledgeable and polite. He Jin said slowly, "Your Majesty has publicly stated that he likes Dong Hou on many occasions, and he has mentioned many times that Shi Hou is not suitable to be a master, and I think everyone understands the meaning of this?" ”

"The general's consideration is not unreasonable." He Hao hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is this what the queen means or is it the general's own meaning?" ”

He Jin rubbed his temples with his hands, did not answer He Hao's words, looked at the desk in front of him, and said softly: "Zhang Rang and Xia Yun were summoned into the palace by His Majesty today. ”

Everyone in the room was amazed.

Zheng Tai said hatefully: "Your Majesty is too soft-hearted to see these eunuchs kneeling in front of him crying, as long as the eunuchs kowtow a few bloody rings, a handful of snot and tears of repentance, any heinous sins will be written off." ”

Kuai Yue groaned a little and said, "General, what benefits did they give the emperor?" Is it a curiosity or a field manor this time? ”

Wang Yun also said: "Now Your Majesty is greedy for money, and without money, Your Majesty will not summon them to the palace to serve as attendants." ”

Kong Rong said with a smile: "The general suddenly mentioned that His Majesty let Zhang Rang and Xia Yun enter the palace at this time, it must have something to do with the two princes?" Could it be that in order to regain the emperor's trust and favor, they have already expressed their willingness to support Dong Hou as the crown prince? ”

Kong Rong's words did not fall, and everyone was shocked.

He Jin glanced at Kong Rong in surprise and praised: "Wenju is extremely intelligent, and what he says is not bad. ”

"Your Majesty, don't you think the big man is messing up enough, and you need to add another fire." Zhao Qi was heartbroken, shook his head and said, "These eunuchs are for their own selfish interests, and they vote for His Majesty's favor and cause chaos in the government, so they really deserve to be killed." If Your Majesty wants to abolish the heir, it will inevitably cause a bloody storm, which is a disaster for the precarious Han. Why did Your Majesty do this? Why did he provoke the dispute between the princes? ”

"If Your Majesty wants to abolish the heir, you must first clear all obstacles......" Wang Yun looked at the general He Jin and said slowly, "In this way, the queen, Shi Hou, and the general will bear the brunt." But now that the general has a heavy army, His Majesty ......"

He immediately thought of Li Yi, compared with Li Yi, the soldiers in the hands of the general really have no combat effectiveness. Think about the past three years, the performance of the officers and troops led by the Northern Army, whether on the battlefield of exterminating the Yellow Turban rebels or on the battlefield of the Xiliang rebellion, can only be described as disaster. But the Youzhou Army under Li Yi has always won a hundred battles and made great achievements.

In the past, it can also be said that the size of the army in the hands of the general was much stronger than Li Yi's Youzhou army, with nearly 200,000 troops. But now the scale of the Youzhou Army under Li Yi is not much smaller.

Wang Yun's words were suddenly stuck in his mouth and did not come out.

The Son of Heaven protected Li Yi, and it turned out that he had a purpose. (To be continued.) )