NOVEL NEXT Chapter 164
With the joint efforts of Guo Jia, Jia Xu and Yao Guangxiao, many versions of Liu Hong's death appeared at once.
The most widely circulated version is that Liu Hong was murdered by eunuchs such as Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong. The second is that Liu Hong died of natural causes, but the news was blocked by eunuchs such as Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong.
In addition, there are more than ten rumors, and without exception, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other eunuchs were involved.
These rumors eventually reached the ears of He Jin, Yuan Kui and Cai Yong.
Yuan Kui did not care about it. After all, no matter who ascended the throne, the status of the Yuan family would not be shaken, so he was not anxious.
However, after learning about these rumors, Cai Yong immediately went to He Jin and said, "General, there are rumors all over Luoyang now. I believe you have heard about them. We must immediately go to the palace to meet His Majesty to determine the truth of these rumors!"
Cai Yong was loyal to the Han Dynasty and was extremely anxious at the moment.
He Jin nodded in agreement. Although he was not completely loyal to the Han Dynasty, he was also anxious for the future of himself and the He family.
After all, as long as his nephew Liu Bian ascended the throne and became emperor, He Jin could become the most powerful minister in the world. At that time, Yuan Wei would have to lower his head and take a detour when he saw him.
Therefore, just for this matter, He Jin was ready to follow Cai Yong directly into the palace to meet the emperor.
If he was alone, he might not dare to go in, but it would be different if he brought Cai Yong with him. Cai Yong was a contemporary great scholar. Anyone who dared to kill Cai Yong would inevitably be criticized by thousands of people and bear eternal infamy.
He Jin naturally expected that eunuchs such as Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong would never dare to kill Cai Yong, so Cai Yong was a life-saving talisman.
"Let's go together!" He Jin said, and then went back to the house to change into a suit of armor, then picked up his sword, called hundreds of guards in the palace and set off directly.
Although Cai Yong did not bring anyone with him, Cai Yong alone could be as powerful as thousands of troops, at least He Jin thought so.
Who is Cai Yong? He is a contemporary great scholar with a very high prestige among the scholars. Even the emperor has to give him some face.
With him by his side, He Jin felt that his safety should be worry-free.
Therefore, when Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others learned the news, it was too late.
They had just set off when He Jin led Cai Yong into the palace.
Everything went very smoothly when entering the palace, and there was no obstacle. He Jin, Cai Yong and the guards of He Mansion were allowed to enter the palace together.
However, just after the last person entered the palace, the palace gate was suddenly closed.
"Hahahaha, He Jin, He Jin, aren't you courting death?" Jian Shuo stood on the palace wall, laughed triumphantly, and waved his hand vigorously.
In an instant, the surrounding palace walls were covered with dense archers.
He Jin panicked, but seeing Cai Yong beside him, he felt more confident.
"Beside me is the famous Confucian scholar Cai Yong. If you dare to shoot arrows, you will be finished tomorrow morning!" He Jin shouted angrily.
Jian Shuo had been hiding in the dark and observing, and he was naturally aware of the fact that Cai Yong and He Jin entered the palace together, but what about it? At this point, even if his father Jian Shuo came in person, he would kill him.
Following Jian Shuo's order, the archers around immediately drew their bows and released arrows, and the rain of arrows shot at the crowd below like locusts.
In the blink of an eye, all the people below fell in a pool of blood, and no one was spared.
In this chaotic scene, only He Jin and Cai Yong waved their long swords in their hands, trying to resist the dense arrows.
However, despite their desperate resistance, Cai Yong's leg was unfortunately hit by an arrow, and the blood immediately stained his clothes red.
He Jin looked at the tragic scene in front of him and knew that he had no way out.
In the last moment before his death, he suddenly came to his senses, and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.
He used all his strength to pounce on Cai Yong, and used his huge body to build a flesh and blood shield for Cai Yong.
"Bo Ji, I, He Jin, have never done anything good in my life. I will do it once today, and it will be the last time!" He Jin pressed Cai Yong tightly under him, his voice firm and resolute.
Cai Yong struggled to push He Jin away, and said anxiously: "General, let me go! You will die if you continue like this!"
He Jin was unmoved, and held Cai Yong tightly, his eyes full of determination. "No, Bo Ji, I can't let you die here too. Let me use my last life to protect you!"
Cai Yong was anxious and couldn't help but shed tears. "General He, why are you doing this?"
He Jin smiled slightly, and a trace of tenderness flashed in his eyes.
"Bo Ji, you entered the palace because of me. Although you came to find me, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have died here.You will be in danger, so I owe you this life! "
"You must live well and live for the Han Dynasty. If my nephew is not dead, please support my nephew to ascend the throne and become emperor. He is the eldest son of the emperor and the orthodox of the world!"
Before he finished speaking, He Jin's back was full of arrows. His breath gradually weakened and finally stopped breathing.
Cai Yong was heartbroken. He pushed He Jin's body away with force. Looking at the corpses all over the ground, his heart was broken.
He remembered every bit of his time with He Jin, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.
"General, don't worry. As long as Prince Bian is alive, I, Cai Yong, will definitely do my best to support him to ascend the throne and become emperor! "
Cai Yong swore in his heart that he must not shout such words, otherwise he would surely die, and then he would not be able to complete the general's last wish.
Jian Shuo was about to shoot Cai Yong with an arrow, but was stopped by Zhang Rang.
"Cai Yong is a contemporary scholar. If he dies here, it will be detrimental to our plan. Put him in jail!"
"Next, your task is to guard the palace gate. Don't let the group of military officers break in. Send someone to clean up this passage!"
"As for their bodies, just throw them into the pond in the imperial garden or the dry well in the palace!"
Jian Shuo nodded and said, "Understood! "
Then Jian Shuo began to act according to Zhang Rang's instructions. When Yuan Shao and Cao Cao summoned a large number of military officers to the palace gate, Jian Shuo had already arranged everything.
The palace gate was closed, and the palace walls were full of archers. Even Yuan Shao and Cao Cao stopped outside the archers' range.
"Something must have happened to the general!" Cao Cao had guessed it when he saw the current situation.
If nothing had happened to the general, these archers would not have appeared here.
Yuan Shao nodded helplessly and said: "There is no way now. We don't have military power and can't get in!"
The Xiyuan Army was founded in 188, and now it is 187, so Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have no military power.