Xuande

Chapter 469 Yuan's Nemesis Dong Zhuo
After Liu Hong finished speaking, before Liu Bei had any reaction, Zhang Rang spoke immediately.

"Liu Huanqi, this is the only way to keep His Majesty's two beloved sons."

Zhang Rang looked at Liu Bei, and said slowly: "Liu Huanqi, even if someone objects, the Prince's Association is His Majesty's flesh and blood. He ascended the throne, and a big man is still a big man. There is no fundamental big mistake. As for the others, you don't have to worry about it. Your Majesty has decided to abolish Queen He!"

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, this..."

"it is true."

With a sullen face, Liu Hong nodded slowly: "I wanted to abolish the He family a long time ago. She was cruel and merciless. She hurt my concubine and my son. I can't tolerate such a poisonous woman in front of me. After taking power and harming my son, I must abolish her!"

Liu Hong's dissatisfaction with Empress He erupted at this time.

Maybe he has always wanted to abolish Empress He, but he has never had a good chance, and he doesn't want to cause any major turmoil, so he has been patient and hesitant.

But at the moment of life and death, he has no other scruples.

He just wants to do what he wants to do, and then give the things he can't finish to someone he trusts to continue to finish.

As for whether it can be completed...

He's going to die soon and he doesn't know anything.

Sure enough, from the beginning to the end, Liu Hong was a complete lazy guy.

There was even a hint of cowardice.

Liu Bei felt emotional in his heart, but his face was always sad, sad, and helpless.

"Your Majesty... my minister..."

"Xuande, don't you want to?"

"Chen... It's not that I don't want to, but..."

"But what?"

Liu Hong stared at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was speechless.

Finally, in front of Liu Hong's eyes, Liu Bei sighed helplessly.

"Your Majesty's order, I will resolutely implement it. If Your Majesty hopes that I can support the Prince's Association to ascend the throne, I will do my best! No matter what the price is!"

"it is good."

Liu Hong's expression suddenly relaxed.

Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Zhong were also overjoyed, with surprise expressions on their faces.

Zhang Rang still lowered his head and said nothing.

Everything seems to have been doomed, and Liu Bei will be the greatest support for Liu Xie's ascension to the throne, so Liu Hong issued an edict with confidence.

He asked Zhang Rang to write for him, write the edict of the abolished queen and the edict of the establishment of the prince, and use the seal.

After that, Zhang Rang showed two edicts in front of him. Liu Hong read them one by one and nodded with satisfaction.

"Once a long-cherished wish is fulfilled, it's actually very happy, but unfortunately...cough cough cough cough cough cough cough..."

Liu Hong coughed again, and after finally calming down, he was already exhausted.

"Xuande, take a look."

Zhang Rang handed the edict to Liu Bei again. Liu Bei thought about it after reading it.

"Your Majesty, these two imperial edicts are not enough."

"What deficiency?"

"More directly, the reasons for abolishing the empress that leave the world speechless."

"This……"

Liu Hong frowned, his eyes were lost, and he didn't know what to say.

At this time, Liu Bei gave Zhang Rang a wink indiscriminately.

Zhang Rang understood.

"Your Majesty, there is actually one thing that I didn't want to say at first. The doctor also said that His Majesty is weak and cannot be angry. I was worried that His Majesty would get angry after hearing this, so I didn't dare to say it. But now, it seems that I have to say it."

"whats the matter?"

Liu Hong frowned slightly, and looked at Zhang Rang: "Grandpa, you said, I won't be angry."

"He Jin and Yuan Wei, they...they really want to rebel."

Zhang Rang looked at Liu Hong.

Liu Hong also looked at Zhang Rang.

"what?"

Zhang Rang looked hesitant.

"Earlier, He Jin had come to look for the minister, hoping that the minister would stand by him. Their plan changed from forcing His Majesty to appoint the prince as the crown prince at the beginning, to a military remonstrance. They tried to use soldiers to eliminate Liu Xuande's Liangzhou soldiers. And Jian Shuo's Xiyuan Army, in order to control Luoyang.

Then, they will coerce you to abdicate for the Supreme Emperor, and then hand over the throne to the prince, and directly support the prince to become the emperor. In this way, the power of the Yuan family and the He family will be stable, and they will have the final say in the world . "

After saying this, Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Zhong turned pale with shock.

Liu Hong's eyes widened immediately, and then his face turned red. Just as he was about to say something, a mouthful of blood suddenly spewed out, and he fell directly on the bed. They were so frightened that they hurriedly called the doctor to do it for Liu Hong. Emergency treatment.

This emergency treatment took half an hour, but fortunately, Liu Hong did not pass out by accident.

Maybe too angry.

The doctor repeatedly begged Liu Hong not to be angry, otherwise Da Luo Jinxian would not be able to save him when he came. Liu Hong just waved the doctor impatiently and told the doctor to go away, still clutching the brocade on the bed tightly.

"Okay... okay...they actually dared to rebel..."

Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Zhong glanced at each other, not only saw the joy on the other side, but also the surprise in the other side's eyes.

They still think that everyone is the same thing and are all fighting for power and profit, but there is still a framework within it, and everyone scrambles and snatches it without breaking away from this framework.

As a result, Zhang Rang's revelation brought a decisive turning point in the matter.

Liu Hong was so angry that he almost died on the spot.

But that's not the end.

After Zhang Rang broke the news, Dong Zhong suddenly had an idea.

"Your Majesty, I believe this matter is true, but it is only Zhang Changshi's words. If He Jin refuses to admit it, what should we do?"

Yes, this is also a problem.

Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang.

"Grandfather, do you have any other proof?"

Zhang Rang looked embarrassed.

"He came to see the minister in private, but he just talked and didn't leave any evidence, but there are witnesses."

"not enough."

Dong Zhong shook his head and said, "We need more evidence that they cannot deny."

So the scene reached a deadlock.

Then, Liu Bei, the breaker, stepped forward in due course.

"Your Majesty, there is actually one thing I didn't say. I was concerned about His Majesty's health before, and I thought about it. I also thought about waiting for His Majesty to recover, but I didn't expect..."

"Is it about He Jin and Yuan Kui's rebellious actions?"

Liu Hong turned his head and looked at Liu Bei: "Xuande, tell me, I've calmed down, you can talk now."

"Yes."

Liu Bei took out two bamboo tubes from his arms.

"Your Majesty, this is a secret letter sent to Luoyang by Dong Zhuo, the governor of Bingzhou. He said that Yuan Kui ordered him to secretly transport soldiers from Bingzhou to Luoyang in private. The reason is to recruit troops, and Bingzhou soldiers can enter He Jin's barracks openly to enrich their strength."

"them……"

Liu Hong's eyes widened again, and he coughed a few times, which frightened Empress Dowager Dong a lot.

But with Zhang Rang's previous revelations as a base, this time, Liu Hong was really not too excited.

His psychological expectations have dropped severely.

He took the two bamboo tubes, opened the letter inside and read it. After reading it, he closed his eyes and calmed down for a while.

"Dong Zhuo... I remember that he is an old official of the Yuan family, how could he..."

Liu Hong didn't finish his sentence, but Liu Bei knew what he meant.

"Dong Zhuo has a nephew, Dong Huang, who serves as the prefect of Wudu County as an official under the command of a minister. Presumably because of this relationship, he must have been very scared when he found out that Yuan's intention was to rebel, and he did not want to participate, so he told the matter Dong Huang, and then Dong Huang will convey it to the minister."

"........."

Liu Hong was silent for a while, then took a deep breath.

"Even though Dong Zhuo is an old official of the Yuan family, he still has a big man in his heart..."

"I think so too. As an old official of the Yuan family, if he did such a thing and let the world know, he should be under a lot of pressure."

Liu Bei said in a low voice: "But he still did this, and sent the secret letter Yuan Kui wrote to him to Luo Yanglai. In this way, Yuan Kui's charge of privately recruiting foreign soldiers for plotting to commit crimes will be confirmed. He Jin and His accomplice, if His Majesty wants to abolish the empress, he will have a legitimate reason."

"Yes."

Liu Hong closed his eyes, was silent for a while, and suddenly sneered.

"Back then, I hesitated for a long time, but I never decided to abolish her. Unexpectedly, I did not expect that when it came to abolishing me, she did not hesitate, and neither did my good son. It was a mistake, just a mistake! "

Liu Bei didn't want to understand what Liu Hong meant at first, but after thinking about it, he understood.

It seems that Liu Hong thought that Empress He and Liu Bian knew about this matter, but they did not take his side regardless of the relationship between husband and wife and father and son.

Whether Empress He knew about this matter, Liu Bei is not sure. Judging from the news of Dongyuan secret agents, it is difficult to say that there is a certain possibility that Empress He did not know about the conspiracy between He Jin and Yuan Kai, and it is even more impossible to let Liu Bian know in advance. .

However, it doesn't matter, anyway, she can't prove that she didn't know about this matter, and her brother's intention to abolish the emperor and rebel, there is ironclad evidence.

This is enough to drive the He family and the Yuan family into the bottomless abyss together.

As for Liu Bian, he seemed innocent, but his uncle and mother were involved in this matter. As the son of a sinner, he competed with his father for the throne. Does he still have the qualifications to inherit the throne?

Gone.

This blow was enough to destroy the entire eldest son group of the emperor.

Or Dong Zhuo.

Although Dong Zhuo did not come to Luoyang, it was Dong Zhuo who provided the key evidence for this matter, Dong Zhuo who betrayed Yuan Kui, and Dong Zhuo who made them fall into the abyss.

Dong Zhuo is more worthy of the title of [Yuan's Nemesis] than himself.

(End of this chapter)