Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 271
The first year of Guangxi, September.

The summer is gone, and the golden autumn is coming, and the hot temperature is gradually dropping. Between the sky and the earth, there are cool autumn winds, and the golden leaves are slowly blowing in the streets and alleys.

North Palace, Kaiyang Garden.

Unlike Xianyang Garden, this royal courtyard does not look very spectacular, but it has a lot of charm. The pavilions and buildings have been refreshed, and the layout of the rockery and flowing water has a hint of the flavor of the south of the Yangtze River.

"Chen, Mu Jing, I greet Your Majesty, Long live Your Majesty, Long live, Long live!"

On the pavilion of the lake, Mu Jing saluted the emperor Liu Bian respectfully.

This morning, he received the holy will and entered the palace to face the holy.

This was the first time Liu Bian had summoned him on a private occasion after he ascended the throne, which made him somewhat guess what Liu Bian's intentions were, but no matter what, Liu Bian is now honored as the king, and as a subject, he will take orders, so He put on the crown clothes and entered the palace alone for pilgrimage.

"Longtu doesn't need so much ceremony, get up!"

Liu Bian was wearing a bright yellow brocade robe, wearing a jade crown on his head, with his hands behind his back, facing the lake, his eyes were watching the red carp in the lake, when he heard Mu Jing's salute, he turned his head, took a look at Mu Jing, and gave a little support ,road.

After several months of enthronement, after several court meetings, under the pressure of the courtiers, this young emperor has already had a trace of being a king, but he is far behind the former emperor Liu Hong in terms of momentum.

In the past, when Mu Jing was in front of the first emperor Liu Hong, he didn't even dare to breathe.

Liu Hong seized power not long after he ascended the throne, eliminated the two powerful ministers who supported him to ascend the throne, and withdrew power from the courtiers. , are not comparable to Liu Bian.

Liu Bian, he is also a young monarch, but his personality is much weaker. Since he ascended the throne, he has no national policy to act. There is a queen mother in charge of the palace, and the old officials in the court are supported as puppets. His power is lost and his dignity is lost. It can only be supported by flower stands,

He gives people the feeling that although he has a trace of a monarch, but he is more of a strong outsider, and he has no sense of fear.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Mu Jing cupped his hands and saluted before standing up.

Courtesy is still to be done.

"Mulongtu, when I look at you now, I think of some past events. You were in the academy of the Taixue, and you played truant with me and the emperor. That is probably the only thing I have ever done in my entire life. matter!"

Liu Bian's gentle smile seemed a little gentle, and he looked at Mujing with complicated eyes.

Ever since his father's death, He Jin's rebellion, and Luo Yang's great change, he has been drifting with the tide in the wind and rain. He even thought that he would die on the way, but he never thought that one day he would use such a method. Ascending to the throne, he was surrounded by the Mu family and his son whom he despised.

"The minister was ignorant in the past, and under the mischief, His Majesty's reputation has been damaged, and he deserves death!"

When Mu Jing heard the words, he quickly bowed his head and condemned him.

He dared to do this at the beginning because he had calculated Liu Hong's mentality, but it is different now.

Today's Liu Bian is no longer the boy who can play truant with him. He is the current monarch, the emperor of the world, and the ninety-five kings above the court. His image is too important.

The incident of playing truant back then had seriously affected the reputation of this young monarch among scholars, and if there was a crime, Mu Jing would be the first to bear the brunt.

"Apologize? Such a picture of herding dragon is really not the picture of herding dragon that I knew at the beginning!" Emperor Liu Bian said indifferently: "The picture of shepherding dragon I knew back then is not a person who pleads guilty at every turn. He You are so courageous and lawless!"

"In the past, Your Majesty and I were classmates, and the friendship between classmates can still be noisy, but now Your Majesty is the king, and Long Tu is the minister, between the emperor and the minister, we should abide by the rules of etiquette!" Mu Jing said solemnly.

He didn't seem to be so serious, the main reason was that too many eyes were fixed on the Mu family and his son inside and out. Any act of infidelity would affect the structure of the court.

Now many people in the court are standing still, not because of Mushan's powerful suppression, but because they are watching, watching the plans of the Mu family and the character of the Mu family, as long as the Mu father and son show a trace of "replacing the Han with herds" Heart, will be condemned.

Even if more than half of the 400-year-old foundation of the Han Dynasty has been damaged, it can still allow the Han Dynasty to stand for some years, and loyal officials still exist.

"Perhaps you are right!"

There was a trace of disappointment on Liu Bian's face: "Now that I am the emperor and the lord of the world, I should be cautious in my words and deeds, but I am always a little unhappy. Since I became the throne, even the emperor's younger brother has been alienated a lot. He took the initiative to invite Ying to guard the mausoleum, I know what he is thinking, he is smart, so he will naturally think about it, but I have never thought about it!"

"Your Majesty, perhaps King Chen Liu (Liu Xie has been named King Chen Liu, the younger brother of the current Emperor, is enfeoffed as Chen Liu) is also for this brotherhood with His Majesty!"

Mu Jing looked at Liu Bian, and felt a little soft in his heart. This young man was only about his age. After all, he was just a young man who had not yet reached the crown. His sensitive heart was overshadowed by the imperial power, so he rushed to lose it. .

"No, it's because he hates me!"

"what?"

Mu Jing frowned, looking confused.

"The Empress Dowager is dead!"

Liu Bian suddenly said: "She asked to return to her hometown, but on the way back to Hejian, she committed suicide by taking poison and said to the outside world that she would die at the end of the year!"

Mu Jing was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, but soon figured it out.

The empress dowager is the empress dowager Dong, the mother of the first emperor Liu Hong. She has always supported the king of Chenliu. Now that Liu Bian is on the throne, someone will naturally remove some hidden dangers for Liu Bian, such as the empress dowager who is in charge of the harem alone .

Her death was not surprising.

But because of her death, brothers Liu Bian and Liu Xie couldn't care about anything anymore.

"King Chen Liu and His Majesty are blood brothers. He must understand His Majesty's heart and understand that His Majesty will not do such a thing. Perhaps he will not blame His Majesty!"

Mu Jing said in a low voice.

King Chen Liu himself was brought up by Empress Dowager Dong, otherwise in this palace, how could he have escaped the evil hands of Empress Dowager He who was the queen back then? His affection for Empress Dowager Dong is naturally extraordinary.

But this matter may not have been done by Liu Bian.

"I know that my mother did it, but my mother did it for my own good. This should be my responsibility. I have lost a brother since then!" Liu Bian didn't know why today. Jing let go of his heart, perhaps it was because Mujing had liberated his restrained mind for a moment, and made him trust instinctively: "He can return to Luoyang after three months of guarding the mausoleum, but now it's September. He doesn't want to come back, maybe he would rather be with the imperial mausoleum than see me!"

"With His Majesty's holy will, he will return to Luoyang!"

"I don't want to force him!"

Liu Bian shook his head: "Let him go, I believe that one day, he will come back!"

For this only brother, Liu Bian still had deep feelings in his heart, and he didn't want to force Liu Xie to come back, because it would only be counterproductive.

"Your Majesty reckons that brotherhood is a great fortune!" Mu Jing cupped his hands and said in admiration.

"Mu Longtu, if one day you take my place, what will you do?" Liu Bian spoke erratically, the last sentence was still brotherly love, but the next sentence made Mu Jing's heart tremble suddenly, There was some cold sweat down the back.

"Your Majesty is very observant, and I have the heart to obey you!"

Mu Jing hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed in salute.

"Hehe, I'm just joking with you!" Liu Bian helped Mu Jing up, and said with a smile: "How can I not know how loyal Master Mu is to me!"

"Your Majesty, you can't make a joke about this. If it gets out, the minister has ten lives, which is not enough for the ruling of the Han law!"

Mu Jing stood up with Liu Bian's support, but the way he looked at Liu Bian changed slightly.

This young emperor may not be strong enough.

But he is not stupid.

He can clearly see the situation in the world, and he also understands the situation in the court, but he just has no chance.

This is not a willing puppet.

One day, he might explode.

Historically, Dong Zhuo must bear the name of a regicide, and also support Liu Xie to replace Liu Bian's throne, perhaps because he found out that he couldn't control the young emperor at all.

"Actually, I called you here today because I need to discuss something with you!" After scaring Mu Jing for a long time, Liu Bian began to get to the point.

"Please order, Your Majesty, I will never give up!"

Mu Jing bowed his hand.

"The Imperial Forest Army is defending the North Palace. My life and death are in the hands of the Imperial Forest Army. I trust Liu Fan, the leader of the Imperial Forest Army, but I am a little worried about the new recruits in the Imperial Forest Army!"

Liu Bian said in a deep voice, "We need a supervisor!"

The reconstruction of the Imperial Forest and the defense of the Northern Palace were led by the Empress Dowager He, and it was also what the court officials wanted to see. Mu Shan did not object, and he did not think that the Imperial Forest could hold back his own army.

After all, both the Violent Bear Army and the Southern Army are currently expanding, and Nanyang recruits are constantly entering the city. Once the number of soldiers exceeds [-], they will be trained, their combat effectiveness will be restored, and they will be able to take control of the capital.

"Supervisor?"

Mu Jing squinted at Liu Bian, saw the determination in his expression, and understood a thing or two, he planned to hold this army in his hands, not the Empress Dowager He.

As for why he used himself as the supervisor, this needs to be considered.

However, Mu Jing still continued with this task: "I would like to obey the holy order!"

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After walking out of the palace, Mu Jing touched the sweat on his forehead. In this autumn, he was still sweating coldly, which made him laugh at himself: "It's fine if he couldn't count on his father back then, but his son was scared out of it." I'm in a cold sweat, it really is a dragon begets a dragon, and a phoenix begets a phoenix, I'm a bit underestimating him!"

"Your Majesty!" In front of the palace gate, Huo Shao stepped forward to greet him with a carriage.

"go home!"

Mu Jing got into the carriage and said in a deep voice.

"promise!"

Huo Shao nodded, and drove towards the Taifu's mansion with the carriage.

In the carriage, Mu Jing sat cross-legged, and his mind began to turn: "The Son of Heaven, the Empress Dowager He, should not be fighting for military power. If Liu Bian can see the current situation clearly, he will understand that in the palace, he can rely on Only his mother, unless Queen Mother He wants to listen to politics behind the curtain, is it possible that Queen Mother He still imitated the ambition of Queen Lu 400 years ago, or Liu Bian was simply testing me, but if it was testing me, the price would be too high Come on, Yulin Army, this is the only army they can control in the capital!"

He didn't see Liu Bian's move very thoroughly.

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In Kaiyang Garden.

On the pavilion, the emperor Liu Bian stood tall, holding fish food in his hand, and was throwing it to the carp in the lake.

"His Majesty!"

An old eunuch stood behind him in an erratic manner.

"Have you checked it out?"

"The empress dowager has summoned Mushan for the third time, and she even rejected the maid!" The old eunuch said respectfully, "They discussed something, but found nothing. After all, Mushan is also a powerful warrior. As long as our people get close, they will be killed by his blood. Feel it!"

"understood!"

Liu Bian waved his hand and said, "Get rid of all eyes and ears around the queen mother!"

"His Majesty?"

"Do it!"

"promise!"

"Also, you are the last strength left to me by the emperor, and I will not use you unless it is absolutely necessary. During this time, no one is allowed to stand up, whether it is in this palace or above the court, Those who should go back to the imperial mausoleum should go back, those who should be hidden, should be hidden, I have no ability to fight against those people in the court, I can't let it go by the wayside!"

"Yes!"

The old eunuch nodded, turned around and retreated.

Liu Bian squatted down, threw a piece of fish food, a carp jumped up, he grabbed it with his backhand, and caught it in his hand, he stared at the fish, squeezed the fish to death with force, muttering to himself He said: "Father, maybe, I understand what you said. It turns out that the bait is so easy to use. Don't worry, I will not let you down. Since the country of this big man has been handed over to me, it will not be in my hands." For this reason, I can give up everything, including my mother's reputation, so father, don't blame me for being cruel!"

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It was already afternoon when Mu Jing returned to Taifu's mansion.

Sitting in the book pavilion of Jingpingyuan, he stared at the window sill, the afterglow of the setting sun in the west, and after a while, he wrote a letter with a pen. After writing a secret letter, the red lacquer sealed it, and then called Huo Shao.

"Send it to Sishui Pass, and hand it over to the Xi military division!"

Xi Zhicai is currently acting as the commander-in-chief of Jing Ping's army, so he naturally has a title, a military division school lieutenant.

"promise!"

Huo Shao nodded, took the secret letter and left.

Mu Jingchang sighed, forgetting the scene in the palace, he still has too many things to do, whether it is a business war that Jingping Trading Company is preparing, or the request he proposed to his father. All the sages need him to plan in person.

Half an hour later, the sun was almost setting in the sky, and Tan Zong came in a hurry.

"My lord, check it out!"

"Say!"

"Wei Zhongdao traveled here and there these days, visiting the heads of many aristocratic families in Guanzhong and great Confucian scholars in shilin. He also invited Yuan Sikong, Jinwu Yang Biao, Luoyang Commander Sima Fang and others to jointly force Cai Yong to admit The marriage contract between the Wei family and the Cai family in the past!"

"What's the deal with this marriage?"

"Back then Cai Jijiu was framed and imprisoned by the ten servants, and he was tortured almost to death. He was the former head of the Wei family. He was the minister of the Jiuqing. The chief minister, Wei Shen, ran around and tried his best to save each other. Wei Shen lost his life because of this. Official position, and then Cai Jijiu was exiled to Jiangdong, before leaving. The verbal marriage contract with the Wei family, the daughter of the Cai family will match the son of the Wei family!"

Tan Zong said carefully: "However, after Cai Yong returned to Luoyang, he only accepted Wei Zhongdao as his disciple, so he didn't mention the marriage contract, it's not willing!"

"It's not that he's unwilling, it's that he doesn't want to wrong his daughter. He can understand the muddy water. If he marries Wei Shi, he will be implicated!"

Mu Jing sneered: "What about the Wei family?"

"The current Patriarch of the Wei family, Wei Zhongdao's elder brother, Wei Ji has arrived in the capital!"

When Mu Jing heard the words, the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "Well done, such a good show, how could I not get involved with you, Tan Zong, go and do something for me!"

"Please order, my son!"

"Come over with your ear!" Mu Jing waved his hand.

Tan Zong stretched out his ears obediently.

Mujing was in his ear, and said a few words in a soft voice that could only be heard by him alone.

"This..." Tan Zong glanced at Mujing, and was embarrassed to say something.

"It's too bad, isn't it?"

"En!" Tan Zong nodded quickly.

"It's a bit of a loss, but it's guaranteed to work!" Mu Jing said with a smile: "If this Cai Yan marries Wei Zhongdao, it will be a flower stuck in cow dung, I don't want to see such a thing! "

"If the prince likes it, you can actually ask the lord to come forward and ask for marriage. In this way, you will surely win the beauty back!"

Tan Zong said slyly.

"Get out!" Mu Jing looked at him sideways, and said angrily: "Do what I said, immediately, if you can't do it well, I will punish you!"

"I'll do it right away!"

Tan Zong carried out Mujing's order unconditionally.

　Sorry for asking for a day off tomorrow!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)