Han emperor system

Chapter 209 Greedy Mother and Child (Part [-])
When General He Jin and his entourage returned to the main hall, the officials on the side of Empress Dowager Dong all looked ashen, and bowed their heads and retreated behind. They knew that their doomsday was coming.

"General, how is Uncle Dong Guo doing now?"

"Qizou Shengshang, Uncle Dong Guo committed suicide in fear of crime and died. The Dong Manor has now been fully taken over by the Yulin Army. I have ordered all the soldiers of the Yulin Army to withdraw from Luoyang City and return to the North and South camps."

"Where are the rest of the Dong family?"

"Except for Dong Guojiu's suicide, everyone else has been controlled by the Imperial Forest Army, and there is no embarrassment for Dong Guojiu's family. Everything is waiting for the Holy Majesty's ruling."

"Uncle Dong Guo is dead. Don't pursue any other charges. Let the Dong clan transport his body back to his hometown for burial. All other members of the Dong clan will be dismissed from all positions and demoted to common people. Send them back to their original places. One-tenth of Dong’s property is reserved for the members of the Dong family, and the rest is filled with the national treasury. Now that the imperial court’s funds are tight, it can just be replenished.”

"Your Majesty, although Dong Guojiu's crimes have not been investigated, but I am worried that he may have accomplices, but I have to investigate, lest these people will be harmful to the Holy Majesty and the court in the future." He Jin finally pointed the finger at him. Pointing to those old officials and eunuchs who took refuge in the Dong family.

Immediately, a group of people headed by Taiwei Zhang Wen, Sikong Dinggong, Zhongchang Attendant Zhao Zhong, and Zhang Rang all knelt down and kowtowed to the young emperor Liu Bian again and again, like pounding garlic.

"My Emperor Shengming, although the ministers often go to Weiyang Palace to greet the Empress Dowager, but they are just talking about family affairs, never discussing state affairs, and never having a rebellious heart. Please be careful."

"My lords, please, I believe that justice is in the hearts of the people, and everything is cleared by itself, so in order to return everyone's justice, Lord Situ Wangyun is responsible for a thorough investigation of this matter, and then report the results. There are many things today, Let’s do it ourselves, everyone.”

After the dynasty was over, Taiwei Zhang Wen, Sikong Dinggong, Zhongchang Attendant Zhao Zhong, and Zhang Rang gathered in the Taiwei's mansion, all of them frowning, not knowing their fate.

"Everyone, we can't sit still, we have to find a way to avoid this disaster." Finally, Zhongchang Attendant Zhao Zhongxian said.

"That's right, if we keep the green hills, we don't have to worry about running out of firewood. Even if we go bankrupt, we have to pass this test." Taiwei Zhang Wen also nodded.

"But now that Empress Dowager Dong is leaving Luoyang and Uncle Dong Guo is dead, who else would dare to speak for us?" Sikong Dinggong frowned.

"Now even the Holy Majesty may have opinions on us. It may be difficult to find someone to speak for us. I think this time we will be doomed." Fan Ling, the Young Master of Yongle, regretted it very much. At that time, he did not seek refuge with the Empress Dowager Dong, but later saw that Dong Guojiu had gained military power, so he did so. Who knew that he had sent himself to a dead end now.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid he will only listen to Queen Mother He now, but can we speak to Queen Mother He? This is something you don't even need to think about."

"Don't be pessimistic, everyone. Although we can't talk to Queen Mother He, there are people who can talk to her. We have persuaded Queen Mother He's mother Wuyang Jun many times before to persuade Queen Mother He to let us go. This time we have to Only if it lands on Lord Wuyang."

In the end, Zhang Rang, the Zhongchang servant, said to everyone in a calm manner. Although their ten permanent servants are in the court, they have faced several crises in the past year. It took a lot of treasures, but as long as they can keep their status, everything will be there.

"That's right, Chariot General He Miao and Lord Wuyang's mother and son are the most greedy. As long as we present rare treasures, we will be able to persuade their mother and son to enter the palace to persuade Queen Mother He."

Many eunuchs said one after another that they could be said to know Wuyang Lord's mother and son best, because they have relied on their mother and son to escape many times, so they are sure.

"The only way we can do now is to try this way. If Lord Wuyang can stand up for us, then Empress Dowager He will be able to forgive us, and Young Emperor and General He Jin must listen to Empress Dowager He. It's safe."

After the plan was made, all the old ministers and eunuchs went home one after another to prepare, and raised a lot of rare treasures, including gold and silver, and secretly found the mansion of He Miao, the chariot general.

"General He, the ministers and others did not mean to offend the general, but because of the majesty of the Queen Mother Dong, they are willing to obey the general's orders in the future. I hope the general will accept it with a smile. At the same time, we will recommend Mrs. Wuyang Jun to convey our respect."

"My lords, this matter may be a bit tricky. The empress dowager wants to seize power and secretly control the government. This matter is not a trivial matter. The empress dowager is very angry. I am afraid that if my mother intercedes, the empress dowager may not forgive her. You guys."

"General He, of course we know that this time the matter is more difficult, so we have prepared these gifts for Mrs. Wuyangjun and the general. In fact, we have no intention of forming a party with Queen Mother Dong, and we have nothing to do with Uncle Dong's rebellion." We only hope that the Empress Dowager can see that we have served the late emperor for so many years, and let us return to our hometowns and enjoy our old age, we will be satisfied."

"Well, I can only say try it out, but I can't guarantee that you will be able to keep you." He Miao looked at the gift list they sent up, his eyes lit up, he put it away halfway, and then said pretendingly.

"It's a matter of course for the general to go out on horseback. With the general's talent, few of us can match it. He must be the backbone of the country in the future. We all believe in General He."

Feeling very comfortable being flattered by all of us, He Miao came to Lord Wuyang's yard with some gifts and presented them to Mrs. Wuyang Lord, which made the old man very happy.

"Oh, which minister honored such a good baby? Why are there so many things? What do they want to do? Are they asking for an official or exempting them from crime?"

Although Mr. Wuyang is illiterate, she is not stupid. She has lived for 70 to [-] years, and she has seen many people with sophistication. Now that she saw these things, she knew that others wanted her.

However, she did not reject these things. When she thought about it, her daughter was the empress dowager, her two sons were both great generals, and the current emperor was her grandson. What else in this world could she not enjoy?Is there anything in this world that I can't do?
Therefore, over the years, especially since her daughter became Queen He, she has received all kinds of rare treasures, and various officials have come to her to do business, and she is He never refuses anyone who comes, and he doesn't care who the other party is, anyway, as long as he tells his daughter, everything will be easy to handle.

(End of this chapter)