Chapter 1057: Summon Duan Yu to Luoyang, enthrone a new monarch!【1】

"What solution?"

He Jin turned his head to look at He Miao.

"Why doesn't elder brother summon outside troops into Luoyang?" He Miao said in a lowered voice.

"Outside troops?" He Jin was startled and said: "Which outside troops?"

He Miao pointed his hand toward the west.

Hmm?

He Jin's expression stiffened: "You mean Duan Yu?"

"No, no, no, no."

He Jin shook his head like a rattle-drum: "Impossible."

"Because of the snow salt and white paper matters before, Duan Yu is likely already dissatisfied with me. Summoning Duan Yu to the capital now will likely cause trouble."

"Besides, whether the jade pills Dong Zhuo presented are truly poisonous has yet to be determined. If it really was Dong Zhuo who harmed His Majesty, then..."

"Elder brother."

Before He Jin could finish speaking, he was interrupted by He Miao.

"Just a bit of white paper and snow salt, what is mere money compared to power?"

"Regardless of whether the jade pills Dong Zhuo presented are poisonous, that is Dong Zhuo's own problem; what does it have to do with Duan Yu?"

"Right now, the Empress is trapped in the Imperial Palace and the imperial succession is uncertain. If we do not take the initiative to strike, we will only be at the mercy of others in the end."

"If Empress Dowager Dong truly establishes the Marquis of Dong as Emperor, our He clan will be overthrown in an instant, and all these years of effort will have been in vain."

He Jin paced back and forth in the hall, rubbing his hands incessantly as if making some difficult decision.

"Elder brother, as long as you summon Duan Yu to bring troops into the capital and bring in outside reinforcements, with Duan Yu's troops, we can control Luoyang and even the Three Auxiliary regions. At that time, give Duan Yu the merit of 'following the dragon' and bestow heavy rewards, and the court situation can be stabilized."

"If anyone dares to disobey, just let Duan Yu suppress them."

"In today's world, is there any blade faster than Duan Yu's?"

"Elder brother, if you don't decide now, it will be too late."

"Once His Majesty dies, the situation will be set, and it will be beyond saving."

Just as He Miao's voice fell, a sound of transmission came from outside.

An attendant walked in from outside and made a report.

"Grand General, there is an imperial decree from the palace ordering all officials to enter the palace tomorrow to discuss the matter of establishing the Crown Prince."

Hearing this news, He Jin suddenly turned his gaze toward He Miao.

He Miao's eyes rolled, then he waved his hand to dismiss the attendant and said: "Elder brother, you must absolutely not enter the palace at this time."

"Why?" He Jin looked at He Miao.

"Elder brother, how can you be so muddled."

He Miao pointed toward the direction of the Southern Palace, speechless: "The palace guards are currently all in the hands of Jian Shuo, and Jian Shuo only takes orders from His Majesty. His Majesty has long had the intention to establish the Marquis of Dong as Crown Prince."

"If elder brother enters the palace at this time and gets trapped, wouldn't you be at the mercy of others just like the Empress?"

"What if that Jian Shuo..."

Having said this, He Miao made a throat-slitting gesture.

He Jin's expression immediately stiffened, and he shouted: "He dares? I am the Grand General..."

"Heh." He Miao shook his head and laughed: "Elder brother, was Liang Yi not a Grand General? Or was Dou Wu not a Grand General?"

"Elder brother, how do you think the He clan compares to the Liang clan?"

"And how about the Dou clan?"

He Jin was silenced by this question from He Miao.

Whether it was the former Grand General Dou Wu's Dou clan or Liang Yi's Liang clan, neither could be compared to the He clan.

The Dou and Liang clans were noble families, while the He clan was merely of local strongman origin.

Being able to reach this point today was entirely due to He Lingsi's position as Empress.

Compared to the Liang and Dou clans, the He clan's foundation was shallow by more than just a little.

Grand General?

He Miao sighed.

It sounded very impressive.

A Grand General can mobilize the world's troops.

But the problem is, where are there troops to mobilize now?

If the troops of the Five Colonels of the Northern Army were still there, that would be a different story.

But now, which unit of troops in Luoyang can He Jin command?

The Imperial Guards are in the hands of Upper Army Colonel Jian Shuo, and the Huben Army is in the hands of Huben Army General Yuan Shu.

He Jin only has some city defense troops in his hands.

But compared to the Imperial Guards and the Huben Army, they are simply unbearable.

If he were to voluntarily walk into the tiger's den and enter the palace now, he would truly become a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

After pondering for a long time, He Jin took a deep breath, as if he had made a difficult decision.

"Fine."

He Jin nodded and said: "I will do as you say, summon Duan Yu to Luoyang. Also... I will leave the city tomorrow and wait for Duan Yu's troops; only when they enter Luoyang will I enter the city."

The next morning.

The officials who had received Empress Dowager Dong's decree last night to enter the palace to discuss establishing the Crown Prince had gathered early before the Sima Gate.

Grand Marshal Ma Ridi, Minister of Works Cui Lie, Minister of Works Zhang Wen, as well as the Nine Ministers and hundreds of important court officials were all present.

Besides them, there was one person in the crowd surrounded by everyone, like stars around the moon.

Yuan Kui.

That's right, it was Yuan Kui.

Last night, Empress Dowager Dong issued a decree appointing Yuan Kui as Grand Tutor, preparing to assist the new monarch in ascending the throne after the new monarch was established.

And Yuan Kui, who had experienced three rises and three falls, was now basking in the spring breeze.

Surrounded by the crowd, he arrived before the Sima Gate.

"Lord Yuan."

"Lord Yuan."

"Lord Yuan has come, now everyone has a backbone."

"Indeed, Lord Yuan, it is only right that Lord Yuan should be in charge at this time."

"Lord Yuan." Minister of Works Cui Lie bowed to Yuan Kui with a smile on his face.

The Cui Lie of today was like a completely different person from the high-spirited man who had just taken over as Minister of Works a while ago.

Yuan Kui nodded slightly.

Minister of Works and Grand Tutor were theoretically both ranked among the Three Excellencies.

But the Grand Tutor was the teacher of the Emperor, at the core of the autocratic ruler's position, and a high-level spokesperson for the Emperor's rule over the four directions.

He directly participated in the formulation and decision-making of military and state affairs, and often became the true ruler when the Emperor was young or the royal family was weak.

Therefore, to some extent, the position of Grand Tutor was higher than that of the Minister of Works, Minister of Works, and Grand Marshal.

Yuan Kui had risen and fallen three times; everyone thought that after Yuan Kui lost his position as Minister of Works last time, it would be difficult for him to rise again.

After all, the Emperor favored Duan Yu, and Yuan Kui was removed from his position as Minister of Works because he was an enemy of Duan Yu.

But no one expected that the Emperor would suddenly fall seriously ill.

And Yuan Kui had actually risen again.

And this time, he was directly above the Three Excellencies, becoming the future teacher of the Emperor.

As soon as the Emperor died and the new Emperor succeeded to the throne, Yuan Kui would be equivalent to being under one person and above ten thousand.

"The time has come, open the palace gate..."

Accompanied by the sounds of transmission, the Sima Gate, which had been closed for nearly two days, reopened.

And inside the Sima Gate were rows of Imperial Guards holding weapons and wearing armor.

Upper Army Colonel Jian Shuo stood among the Imperial Guards, his eyes searching the crowd.

But after searching for a long time, Jian Shuo seemed unable to find the person he was looking for. ===== CHAPTER 1059 =====