Xuande

Chapter 459 I came to Luoyang just for real power
Liu Bei didn't know exactly what Dong Zhong wanted to say, but he vaguely guessed Dong Zhong's purpose.

Subsequent developments also proved that Liu Bei's guess was correct.

"Is such that."

Dong Zhong asked cautiously, "Xuande, the Prince Xie is a poor child. Not long after he was born, his mother was killed by the queen. The queen was so fierce that she even wanted to kill the prince Xie. Fortunately, With the blessing of the Empress Dowager, the Prince's Association was able to be preserved.

The Prince Xie had no mother since he was a child, and the Queen Mother single-handedly raised him up. Your Majesty looked at the Prince Xie pitifully, and also showed great pity for him. We thought we could protect the Prince Xie when he grew up safely, but we didn't expect this to happen. matter. "

Dong Chong turned his head and looked at the palace.

"As a subject, I shouldn't talk about your majesty, but His Majesty's condition really does not allow us to be optimistic. It is related to the life and safety of the Prince's Association. We have to make more plans. Xuande, this is what the Queen Mother means. Whatever happens, Xuande can take action to protect the safety of the Prince's Association."

Liu Bei was slightly aware of the meaning of Dong Zhong's words, but he didn't intend to point it out.

"Dong Jun, not to mention that your Majesty's auspicious people have their own fortune, and they will definitely turn the crisis into safety. Even if something unpredictable happens, the prince, as the eldest brother of the prince's association, can't he protect the life of the prince's association? Why bother?" Where should I make a move?"

Dong Zhong shook his head again and again.

"After the death of Gaozu, Emperor Hui and Liu Ruyi were brothers. Why didn't they want to save Liu Ruyi? In order to protect Liu Ruyi, Emperor Hui even ate and lived with him. Even so, Liu Ruyi still couldn't escape the murderous hand of Empress Lu. was killed.

How is the current situation similar to that of the past?In case something unexpected happens, Prince Bian ascends the throne as the emperor, with the cruelty and viciousness of the current empress, can Prince Bian be able to preserve the Prince's Association?Who can guarantee?Xuande, can you do it?Can you guarantee the safety of the Prince's Association? "

Liu Bei was not interested in the bloody court stories, but he also knew that if he really got to that point, Liu Xie would lose his life in all likelihood, so he could only shake his head.

So Dong Zhong continued to speak.

"The queen mother raised the prince's association to grow up, and loves him very much. If something happens to the prince's association, the queen mother will probably want to die, so the queen mother hopes to save the life of the prince's association, and right now, those who can help the queen, Only you, Xuande."

Liu Bei feigned surprise.

"I am a foreign minister, how can I intervene in the emperor's family affairs? This kind of matter is of great importance, and should be decided by the emperor, not by me. Dong Jun should wait for the emperor to wake up, and then inform the emperor."

"It's useless."

Dong Zhong smiled wryly and said: "It's okay to talk to Xuande about these things. The Empress Dowager mentioned the safety of the Prince's Association to His Majesty many times, and even asked the emperor to make the Prince's Association the crown prince, so that both the Prince's Association and the Prince's Debate can be preserved, but His Majesty was full of worries and never let go, even to this day.

Before, the queen mother thought that her majesty did these things to support the prince's association, and she was very happy. As a result, her majesty and the queen mother made it clear that she would not let the prince's association ascend the throne. He did this for the prince's defense, which made the queen mother very worried. "

"How can I intervene in things that His Majesty will not do?"

Liu Bei smiled wryly and said, "I follow His Majesty's orders and work for His Majesty. It is difficult for me to do things that His Majesty has not said. It is related to the future of the country, and it is even more difficult for me to intervene in it."

"Xuande was wrong."

Dong Zhong looked around and made sure that no one could hear their conversation, so he said in a low voice: "Hasn't Xuande ever thought about it? Xuande did his best to suppress the He family for His Majesty, and even wanted to get rid of the He family. What does it mean?
The prince could not say how much he has deep feelings for the He family, he has the blood of the He family on his body, Xuande is loyal to His Majesty, and suppresses the He family, so what does the prince Bian feel in his heart?Xuande, Prince Bian and Queen live together!

The queen is from the He family, so she must hate Xuande very much. This hatred will definitely be brought up repeatedly with Prince Bian. In this way, after Prince Bian ascends the throne and becomes emperor, will Xuande be able to ensure his own safety?Can Xuande be sure that Prince Bian will not embarrass Xuande because of this matter? "

Liu Bei heard the words, looked at Dong Zhong, and felt that this guy really had the talent and ability to be a lobbyist.

Putting these words in the ears of ordinary people will indeed make them feel extremely worried.

Don't fight against anyone and don't fight against the emperor. The emperor is the most unreasonable person in the world. If you fight against the emperor, you will not end well.

Unless you usurped the throne and seized power, emptied the emperor, and even killed the emperor.

But that would run the risk of the world's disgrace.

Liu Bei helped Liu Hong deal with the He family, and maybe the He family would be destroyed. Of course, it was nothing. If the He family were all destroyed, there would not be a few people who would stand up for them, but the problem is that the current queen is also surnamed He.

Liu Bei killed He Jin, could he still kill Queen He?

If the queen is killed, then Liu Bian will definitely not let Liu Bei go.

If you don't kill the queen, the queen will become the queen mother and speak ill of Liu Bei in Liu Bian's ears every day. It is hard to guarantee that Liu Bian will not try to attack Liu Bei in the future.

Even if you can't attack Liu Bei himself because of Liu Bei's strength, can't you attack his descendants after Liu Bei dies?

It's not that such a thing has never happened in the past. Prince Bian is more than ten years younger than Liu Bei. This is the age advantage.

Hearing this, Liu Bei showed a hesitant expression.

"Dong Jun, this..."

"Xuande, I'm thinking about you."

Seeing that Liu Bei seemed to be moving, Dong Zhong hurriedly chased after the victory and said: "You are loyal and a good minister of the big man. The big man cannot live without you. I really don't want you to be treated unfairly because of your involvement in this kind of thing.

You are loyal to His Majesty, but has His Majesty considered this matter for you?Your Majesty has considered that the prince will ascend the throne a hundred years later, so what will he think of you, a Han clan member who beat his uncle?

Xuande, I know you are loyal, but the more loyal you are right now, the less good it will be for your future. Now is the time to think about the future. If you don't think about it now, it will be too late! "

Dong Zhong looked sincere for Liu Bei's sake.

What he said was indeed the case, and it did make sense.

But... I came to Luoyang for real power.

If it weren't for the power of the world, I would stay in Liangzhou or Yizhou, be my local emperor, and wait for the world to be in chaos before coming out to pick peaches, wouldn't it be good?

I want to control the real power by myself, how can I hand it over to Liu Bian or Liu Xie?

This Dong Zhong will not think that I have worked so hard, done so much work and laid the groundwork, just to let Liu Bian or Liu Xie pick up ready-made ones, right?

Of course, Liu Bei can't say this, and he still has to maintain a high-sounding posture to the outside world.

"Dong Jun, I can understand what you mean, but right now, it's not the time for me to make these considerations. I still obey His Majesty's orders. I believe His Majesty has arrangements for the Prince's Association. Now we just need to wait for His Majesty to recover. That's it."

"Then what if His Majesty cannot recover?"

Dong Zhong was a little anxious, and said disrespectful words: "Xuande, you have to think about this possibility."

"A loyal courtier would not consider such a question."

Liu Bei shook his head: "Dong Jun, the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, and auspicious people have their own celestial features. You have made a mistake."

After speaking, Liu Bei left here, leaving Dong Zhong alone at the gate of the palace in a daze.

Zhang Rang followed Liu Bei's footsteps and asked him what happened just now.

"Dong Zhong and the Empress Dowager want to use my strength to support the Prince's Association to become the emperor."

Liu Bei said it very straightforwardly.

Zhang Rang was taken aback.

"Did he really say that?"

"Beating around the bush, that's what it means."

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Prince Bian will remember my attack on the He family, and when he becomes emperor in the future, he will try his best to retaliate against me, so I can't let prince Bian be emperor, but let prince Bian be the emperor, so that I can protect myself .”

Zhang Rang thought about it.

"Don't tell me, what this person said is really reasonable. If you target and attack the He family so badly, He Jin will die in your hands, and the queen will hate you to death. She will never forgive you.

When the time comes when Prince Bian ascends the throne and the Empress whispers about it in his ears every day, it is hard to guarantee that Prince Bian will not attack you. There are too many uncertainties to deal with a courtier with the dignity of the Son of Heaven. "

"So you also think it's better to support the prince to be the emperor?"

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Rang with a half-smile: "Old Zhang, this doesn't seem like something you would say. Don't you never get involved in these things?"

"Isn't it for you?"

Zhang Rang gave Liu Bei a white look: "I can only live if you live. If you die accidentally, I will be killed immediately, so I hope you can live longer, at least die behind me, let me live in peace." old age!"

"Don't worry, I will let you spend your old age in peace."

Liu Bei smiled and walked straight forward: "No one can threaten me, and no one can kill me. I have my own arrangements and plans for the future."

(End of this chapter)