Chapter 1241

As Grand General, He Jin originally had the right to mobilize troops across the country.

Unfortunately, this Grand General He Jin was basically sidelined in Luoyang.

Nowadays, the city defense troops guarding Luoyang, including the Huben Army, as well as the troops under Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, did not obey He Jin's orders.

It was precisely because of this that He Jin was desperate to control an army.

However, he had been troubled by the lack of money and grain, and Empress Dowager Dong would absolutely not spend a single copper or a grain of millet.

Fortunately, with the share of Duan Yu's white paper and snow salt business, He Jin finally had some money and grain foundation.

At this moment, inside the main tent of the Five Schools of the Northern Army.

He Jin was sitting in the sweltering tent.

His armor had been removed, and he was wearing only a thin long gown.

Two maids were kneeling on the left and right, using the cattail fans in their hands to drive away the sweltering heat for He Jin.

Since the establishment of the Five Schools of the Northern Army, He Jin had lived here most of the time.

Only every once in a while would he return home to visit Empress He and incidentally spend time with his concubines.

The sweltering weather made He Jin's face hang with a trace of irritability.

After picking up the cold honey water in front of him and taking a big gulp, he finally eased the heat a little.

And just as He Jin had placed the water bowl in his hand on the table.

A personal guard stepped into the main tent.

"Grand General, someone has come from the mansion, saying there is an urgent matter to report, and they are outside the camp wanting to see the Grand General."

He Jin waved his hand casually after hearing this: "Let them in."

Not long after, an attendant from the mansion came into the tent with his head bowed.

"What is the matter?"

He Jin asked, leaning on the recliner with his eyes closed.

The attendant hurriedly knelt on the ground, first swallowed a mouthful of saliva, then quietly looked up at He Jin, and then lowered his head and whispered: "Re... Reporting to the Grand General, Empress..."

"The Empress is about to give birth..."

Hmm?

He Jin, who was leaning on the Hu chair, immediately straightened up: "The Empress is about to give birth?"

The attendant kneeling on the ground with his head bowed nodded: "Yes... Yes, Grand General, the Empress specifically sent this small one over to inform the Grand General."

He Jin suddenly stood up from the Hu chair: "Someone, change clothes and prepare the carriage... No, prepare the horse!"

A look of excitement appeared on He Jin's face.

Liu Bian's disappearance had caused the He clan to lose any possibility of competing for the throne.

But fortunately, fortunately, there was still an imperial heir in the Empress's womb.

As long as this imperial heir was a prince, the He clan still had a glimmer of hope.

A moment later, He Jin had put on his robes and walked out of the tent with a horse whip.

A warhorse had already been prepared outside the tent.

Besides that, there were dozens of personal guard cavalrymen wearing armor.

He Jin, who could not wait, ignored the attendant behind him and instructed the personal guards beside the tent: "Immediately send someone to notify my younger brother."

After speaking, he could not wait to whip his horse and gallop toward the outside of the camp.

Dozens of personal guard cavalrymen followed closely behind.

He Jin's Northern Army camp was only a dozen miles away from the South Gate of Luoyang, and before long, He Jin's party had arrived outside the Pingcheng Gate.

At this moment, there was no one on the drawbridge of the moat leading to the Pingcheng Gate.

Even the city gate, which was usually congested, was empty.

"Grand General, it seems... something is not quite right."

A captain beside He Jin spoke up.

At this moment, He Jin had already ridden his horse onto the drawbridge over the moat.

Hearing the captain's reminder beside him, He Jin was slightly stunned.

At this noon hour, how could there be no one entering the city?

It does seem a bit strange.

Instinctively, He Jin raised his head and looked toward the city wall above his head.

On the windless city wall, the battle flags hung limply against the flagpoles, and there was not a single soldier in the middle of the battlements.

"Eh?"

He Jin frowned strangely.

How could there not even be a soldier guarding the city?

And usually, there should be soldiers guarding inside and outside the city gate; why were there not even any soldiers now?

Just as He Jin was puzzled, suddenly a large number of soldiers stood up from behind the battlements, and they were all holding bows and arrows, aiming downward.

"The Empress Dowager has a decree: the He clan has deceived the Emperor, their crimes deserve death, execute the entire He clan!"

A familiar voice entered He Jin's ears.

Huangfu Song, wearing armor and pressing his hand on the sword at his waist, appeared on the city wall.

He Jin was terrified.

"Huangfu Yizhen, you dare..."

"Fire arrows!"

Before He Jin could finish his sentence, Huangfu Song on the city wall had already lowered his raised arm.

In an instant, hundreds of sharp arrows poured down from the city wall.

He Jin hurriedly turned his horse's head, wanting to escape.

However, at such a close distance, He Jin was not even wearing armor; in an instant, several arrows pierced directly through He Jin's chest and the warhorse beneath him.

As for the personal guard cavalrymen who came with He Jin, they were better off because they were wearing armor.

But before they could escape, the sound of hoofbeats came from the direction they had come from behind.

The rider in the lead was none other than Zhu Jun.

"Exterminate them all, leave no one alive!"

Zhu Jun on horseback gave the order, and hundreds of cavalrymen behind him charged straight toward the Pingcheng Gate.

Not long after.

The battle ended, and only a pool of blood and arrowheads stuck in the drawbridge remained on the ground.

He Jin, lying in a pool of blood, kept spitting out blood foam from his mouth.

Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun came to He Jin's side and looked down at He Jin.

He Jin, with disbelief in his eyes, reached out his hand, looking as if he wanted to grab something.

However, Zhu Jun slowly drew the long sword at his waist.

As his arms were raised and then fell.

Pfft!

Fresh blood stained Zhu Jun's combat boots.

"Hmph."

Zhu Jun let out a cold snort and bent down to take He Jin's head in his hands.

A few days later, Henei Commandery.

A carriage was slowly traveling from the direction of Huaixian toward the direction of Wude County.

The carriage was not large, and it was pulled by an inconspicuous packhorse.

Sitting on the carriage was a young girl dressed as a maid.

On both sides of the carriage, there were two walking guards.

It looked as if it were an ordinary wealthy family traveling.

Inside the carriage windows that were opened from time to time, two women could be seen.

Inside the carriage, He Lingsi supported her bulging lower abdomen with one hand, her face filled with worry and haggardness.

And He Lingman beside He Lingsi was much the same, her beautiful eyes filled with haggardness.

Neither of the two sisters had expected that things would turn out like this. ===== CHAPTER 1243 =====