Yuan Shao's visit to He Jin was quickly reported to Zhang Rang. He immediately became aware of the crisis and quickly went to find his brother He Miao and bribe him.
He Miao naturally used money to do things and went to Empress Dowager He to report: "The general has just assisted the new king. He is not merciful and only wants to kill people. Today, there is no special reason, so he wants to kill Shi Changshi. This is not the right way.”
Queen Mother He felt it made sense and adopted this opinion.
Not long after He Miao left, He Jin came. His purpose was to see what Empress Dowager He meant and to kill Zhang Rang and others.
Empress Dowager He advised: "The Zhongguan is the person who leads the imperial army. They belong to half of the royal family. The late emperor has just passed away, so you have to kill these old ministers. This is an act of not paying attention to the country and the country."
After hearing this, He Jin also felt that it made sense, but fell into hesitation for a moment. He lacked the ability to judge right from wrong, so he immediately withdrew.
Yuan Shao was outside at this time. When he saw He Jin coming out, he hurriedly asked about the situation. He Jin sighed: "The Queen Mother does not agree with this matter. What should we do?"
After hearing this, Yuan Shao nodded, as if he already knew the outcome in advance, and said: "The general can summon the heroes and righteous men from all over the world and ask them to come with their soldiers and horses and kill all the officials. This matter is very urgent, no matter what You need to obey the Queen Mother’s wishes.”
He Jin smiled and said, "This is a good strategy."
So he followed Yuan Shao's suggestion and recruited heroes and martyrs from various places, asking them to go to Luoyang City together.
When Lord Bo Chen Lin learned about the situation, he immediately admonished him and said: "It's not okay to do this. As the saying goes, covering your eyes to catch sparrows is deceiving yourself and others. This kind of trivial matter cannot be achieved through deception, let alone What about national affairs? Now General He is extremely powerful, he is a member of the royal aristocracy, and he has a lot of troops. It is as easy to kill some eunuchs as burning your hair with a big stove. These eunuchs should be wiped out with the force of thunder. Only in this way can It is a matter of conforming to the form. Now we are recruiting foreign ministers and gathering them in Luoyang. They all have their own evil intentions. When the time comes, they will turn against each other. Not only will they not be able to put down the eunuch rebellion, but they will give birth to new rebellions!"
Yu Yi was standing next to He Jin at this time. He also thought that Chen Lin's words were reasonable, so he wanted to dissuade him.
He Jin just glared at Yu Yi, told him to step back, and laughed, "If there is really going to be a rebellion, what will the imperial guards under my command do for a living? You are acting like a coward."
At this moment, a person appeared next to him and clapped and laughed, saying: "This matter is really too simple, why bother arguing here!"
Yu Yi looked at the man and found that it was Cao Cao.
Every time this happens, Cao Cao will have something to say. Yu Yi also admires Cao Cao a little, especially his mind and vision.
He Jin spoke to He Jin and said: "The troubles caused by eunuchs have existed before and now, but those in power should not give them too much power. This is the root cause of this problem. If you want to cure them, If you want to commit a crime, you must find the root cause of the disease. Just one jailer can solve the problem. Just let them judge the ten regular servants and count their crimes. Why bother to invite foreign soldiers with great fanfare and make yourself uncomfortable? Besides, if foreign soldiers are recruited, there will be movement. It’s big, things will definitely be revealed, and I think it will definitely fail.”
Cao Cao's words made everyone nodded. Yu Yi also believed that this matter was feasible and wanted to give further advice, but He Jin did not give him a chance.
He became even more angry and said: "Do you, Cao Mengde, also have selfish motives?"
Cao Cao resigned, feeling aggrieved and said: "The person who brings trouble to the world must be He Jin himself!"
He Jin kept trying to dissuade him, but insisted on going his own way, and ordered secret edicts to be sent to counties and towns across the country.
Yu Yi also withdrew and caught up with Meng De, wanting to persuade him to stay, saying: "Don't leave yet, this matter may turn around."
Meng De turned to look at Yu Yi, took his hand and said, "You should follow me quickly, otherwise it will be too late!"
Yuyi asked: "Why is this so?"
Meng De replied: "He Jin's matter must have brought disaster to the inner court. The Yellow Turbans' rebellion was just over. Emperor Ling had just died, and the local armed forces were not under the control of the imperial court. So He Jin recruited foreign troops. If you give them a chance, they will definitely turn their backs on you and won’t be able to leave.”
Yu Yi looked at Cao Cao and admired him even more.
When he was in Luoyang City, he visited some officials and heard about Cao Cao's life experience.
His father, Cao Song, originally had a surname of Xiahou. Because he was the adopted son of Cao Teng, a minister of the Central Military Commission, he changed his surname to Cao. Cao Cao's nickname was Ah Ma, which was for good luck. When Cao Cao was young, he loved hunting and watching singing and dancing. As a young boy, he is somewhat cunning and able to adapt to changes in circumstances. When Cao Cao's uncle saw Cao Cao wandering around every day, he angrily complained to Cao Song.
One time, Cao Cao came to see his uncle and pretended to be lying on the ground as if he had a stroke. The uncle was very anxious and told his father that he came to watch and said that there was nothing wrong with Cao Cao. His father asked: "Your uncle said you had a stroke. Have you recovered now?" Cao Cao replied: "I was not ill in the first place. I was wronged because I was not loved by my uncle."
Later, whenever his uncle came to complain, Cao Song would ostensibly agree, but no longer take it seriously, and Cao Cao became even more indulgent. At that time, there was a hermit who saw Cao Cao and said, "The world is about to be in chaos. It's not that good talents destined to be stable cannot be stabilized. Are you the one who can do it?" Another person said: "The Han Dynasty is about to perish. , The person who can calm the world must be you!" Xu Shao of Runan was a very famous hermit. Cao Cao was able to meet him and asked: "Who am I?" He replied: "You are a capable minister in governing the world. The traitor in troubled times!"
All these rumors prove that Cao Cao is a man who does great things. Of course he feels good about himself and hopes to do something great. So when he was just about 20 years old, he was elected as Xiaolian and appointed as the Northern Wei of Luoyang. Set rules and punish anyone who makes a mistake, no matter how big an official you are or how much money you have at home. The uncle of Zhongchang's servant Jian Shuo once walked at night with a knife. When Cao Cao discovered it during his night patrol, he immediately punished him with a stick. This behavior won the support of the local people and made his reputation spread quickly.
Seeing that Yu Yi was still hesitating, Cao Cao urged: "I have observed that the general is also a very upright and good man with some wisdom. A butcher like He Jin is not worth your life, so why not just follow me."
Yu Yi thought to himself that Cao Cao wanted to start a business with him, but unfortunately, he participated in the Taoyuan sworn alliance and was Liu Bei's brother. It would definitely be unacceptable to worship Cao Cao again, so he replied: "Thank you Meng De. Good intentions, but I have sworn sworn vows with Liu Bei and have agreed to live and die together!"
Cao Cao smiled and said, "In that case, I will take my leave first."
