| Zhang Fei Whips The...: |
And as Pan Yin finished speaking, the edict arrived summoning He Jin. "The matter for the moment is to set up the rightful heir," said Cao Cao. "We can deal with the traitors later."
"Who dare to join me in supporting the rightful heir —-Prince Bian?" asked He Jin, the Regent Marshal.
At once one stood forward, crying, "Give me five thousand veterans, and we will break into the Palace, set up the true heir, slay the eunuchs, and sweep clean the government! Then peace will come to the empire."
The energetic speaker was Yuan Shao, son of the former Minister of the Interior Yuan Feng and nephew of Imperial Guardian Yuan Wei. Yuan Shao then held the rank of Imperial Commander.
He Jin mustered five thousand royal guards. Yuan Shao put on complete armor and took command. He Jin, supported by He Yong, Xun You, Zheng Tai, and more than thirty other ministers and high-rank officials, went into the Palace. In the hall where lay the coffin of the late Emperor, they placed Liu Bian on the throne. |
