When Yang Cheng received the imperial decree, he was not surprised at all.
Empress Dowager Wan Chun was quite capable; once she made up her mind, she acted decisively and immediately.
Compared to the cowardly, weak, and indecisive Zhou Heng, his beautiful mother seemed more suited to be the emperor.
Perhaps if Empress Dowager Wan Chun had ruled from behind the curtain, the Great Zhou Dynasty might have developed even better than it is now.
Holding the imperial edict, Chen Da laughed loudly, "Boss, we've finally made it through!"
"Kill that damned eunuch Han Jin, and from now on, we'll be in charge of the Imperial Guard!"
However, Chen Da suddenly paused and cautiously asked, "Boss, if you were to take charge of the Imperial Guard in the future, you wouldn't have to be castrated to become the Grand Eunuch, would you?"
I feel like this isn't a good deal.
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
Ye Meiniang gave Chen Da a slap in an annoyed tone.
Yang Cheng said in a deep voice, "Stop fooling around. The most important thing is to deal with that old eunuch Han Jin first."
If I'm not mistaken, Han Jin has probably already escaped the Guardian Division.
Yin Wuxie was taken aback: "The imperial edict to execute Han Jin was just sent here."
Surely the emperor wouldn't be so foolish as to issue an imperial edict to Han Jin, telling him to wait to be arrested?
Yang Cheng said calmly, "Although that old eunuch Han Jin is mean-spirited and ungrateful, he is also greedy by nature."
However, he had been in charge of the Imperial Palace and the Imperial Guard for nearly forty years. Even a pig would make some arrangements after holding the position for so many years.
Believe it or not, the moment the emperor decided to execute Han Jin, someone had already leaked the news to Han Jin.
We received the news much later than Han Jin.
Moreover, within the Imperial Guard, there are also some who are Han Jin's die-hard loyalists. Their interests are intertwined with Han Jin's, and if Han Jin dies, they will also suffer.
Therefore, even if there was an imperial decree, they would still flee with Han Jin; these people were the true elite of the Imperial Guard.
Chen Da, go and fetch Zhang Meng.
He's been working in the Imperial Guard for so many years, and although he's not Han Jin's confidant, he definitely knows Han Jin better than we do.
With him around, things are much easier for us.
A moment later, Zhang Meng entered the side hall. After Yang Cheng showed him the imperial edict, Zhang Meng bowed to Yang Cheng without hesitation and said, "Your subordinate is willing to follow Lord Yang to kill that old eunuch Han Jin!"
Although Zhang Meng has a rough and rugged appearance, he is actually a smart man.
He had witnessed Yang Cheng's methods and strength firsthand. In fact, he knew from the first time he met Yang Cheng that this man was no ordinary person.
He didn't know if it was a golden scale, but it was definitely unusual.
Later, Yang Cheng killed Huang Yunchang, thwarted the schemes of the Great Bright Sect, fought against the masters of the Vajra Bright Wheel Temple, and saved the Great Zhou Dynasty's reputation. These were things that Zhang Meng never dared to even think about.
He had never been loyal to Han Jin, and now that Yang Cheng held the imperial edict, Zhang Meng switched sides without any psychological burden.
"Brother Zhang, we've known each other for a long time, no need to be so polite."
Han Jin should have already escaped. Do you know which direction we should chase after him in?
Zhang Meng immediately said, "I noticed some unusual movements by some captains and chief officers of the Imperial Guard before, but I didn't pay much attention to it."
It seems now that it was that old bastard Han Jin who led his men to run away.
Han Jin was born in He County, a suburb of Beijing. As far as I know, he bought many properties in his hometown, and all kinds of gold, silver and jewelry were not in Beijing, but in He County.
Han Jin has accumulated countless riches over the years, and given his greedy nature, he certainly won't give them up. Therefore, they will definitely linger in He County for a while.
If we give chase now, we have a very good chance of intercepting Han Jin in He County!
Yang Cheng said directly, "Gather your men as quickly as possible and head to He County!"
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He County itself is not large, not even as large as Yi County when the sorcerers of the Great Brightness Sect were spreading their teachings.
However, the entire He County is filled with extremely luxurious mansions, pavilions, gardens and waterside pavilions, numbering in the countless, almost like a small palace.
These houses all belong to Han Jin alone, even though he wouldn't come here to stay for more than a few days a year.
At this moment, in the largest mansion in He County, hundreds of men were carrying gold and silver jewelry hidden in the basement of the mansion.
It was pitch black outside, and it was raining heavily. Han Jin was soaked to the bone, and his usually meticulously styled hair was now disheveled, making him look extremely disheveled.
"Our family has devoted decades of our lives to the Great Zhou, remaining loyal and steadfast without a single disloyalty, yet we have ended up in this state. We are filled with resentment!"
Han Jin gritted his teeth and cursed, angrily denouncing the emperor, empress dowager, Zhang Xiren, Grand Tutor Cai, and others.
Yang Cheng was right; Han Jin still had quite a few loyal followers in the palace.
The emperor had barely made his decision when a eunuch informed Han Jin, urging him to flee immediately.
But Han Jin had been the Grand Eunuch his whole life, and was used to a life of luxury. Even if he had to run away, he couldn't bear to part with all the gold and silver he had amassed.
Therefore, he had to come to He County to take all the gold and silver jewelry before he could feel at ease.
Han Jin had even planned his escape route.
Having served as the Grand Eunuch for so many years, he was quite familiar with various royal secrets and court intrigues.
I believe the Jurchens to the east and the Golden Horde to the north would be very interested.
So all I have to do is escape to the border, and then I'll see which side is sincere and I'll pledge allegiance to that side.
Han Jin even maliciously thought that he would tell these two families the true state of the Great Zhou's defenses, and that he would watch the Great Zhou be destroyed with his own eyes!
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