Xuande

Chapter 477

He Jin and Yuan Kai discussed this matter many times, and felt that what Empress He said made sense.

If the Empress Dowager Dong and others really persuade Liu Hong and change the situation, once the edict is promulgated, even if Liu Hong cannot succeed in the end, it is still possible to slightly shake Liu Bian's position and disgust them.

This kind of thing is unacceptable to them anyway, so they must continue this battle.

But first, they had to confirm whether something had happened to Liu Hong and whether he was dead. Otherwise, if they acted rashly, they might be directly labeled as rebellious.

Liu Hong's 20-year reign as emperor was not for nothing, and he still has the power to claim this.

So Yuan Kai mobilized all his interpersonal relationships to try to find out some news, and then he kept urging the ministers to ask Liu Hong's health problems and asked for a visit.

Of course, this wave is not only Yuan Wei and others who want to do this, but also officials who have nothing to do with this matter.

The emperor hasn't gone to the court to deal with state affairs for more than a month, and hasn't received ministers for seven or eight days. Even if he is sick, he should give everyone a chance to visit him, right?

Regardless of others, Lu Zhi began to ask Liu Bei if there was any similar news, and he was also very worried about Liu Hong's health.

Liu Bei hid the secret to death and did not disclose anything to Lu Zhi, so naturally he would not tell Lu Zhi the news that Liu Hong was terminally ill and died soon.

Otherwise, someone is sure to make trouble.

The plan he agreed with Liu Hong needed the cooperation of Liu Hong, but if Liu Hong really couldn't hold it, he could only activate the emergency plan. Even so, he still hoped that Liu Hong could hold it.

It's been absurd for a lifetime, now, let's do something serious, my lord.

Yuan Kai and He Jin were also trying their best to find out about Liu Hong, hoping to know what happened to Liu Hong and whether he was dead.

They didn't want to face Liu Bei passionately when Liu Hong was still alive, but they couldn't get specific news.

Zhang Rang replied to him that the palace of Empress Dowager Dong was under the control of Dong Zhong and Jian Shuo, and he could not approach it, nor could his people enter, so he could not know the specific situation.

Yuan Kui felt very anxious about this.

Although all the preparations had been made before, just before the incident happened, everyone unconsciously felt that it was a little uncomfortable to do such a thing in front of an emperor.

Liu Hong is like a fragile valve, no matter whether he leaks water or not, as long as he is still there, the situation that is about to collapse will not be able to collapse smoothly, and once he is gone...

Then ashes to ashes to ashes.

So the significance of Liu Hong's career as an emperor for more than 20 years lies in this.

Various forces in Luoyang City launched a round of secret confrontation around the issue of Liu Hong's life. No matter whether they were involved in this confrontation or not, they all tried to find out the answer to this question.

Empress He was even more anxious and asked to see Liu Hong at the gate of Empress Dowager Dong's palace many times, but the palace gate was always closed and she was not allowed to enter.

Empress He was so anxious that her somewhat simple brain circuit came up with a wonderful solution to the problem after a while of wonderful twists and turns.

So she decided to scale up her move.

On April 50th of the sixth year of Zhongping, the ninth day when Liu Hong did not summon the ministers, Empress He secretly negotiated with He Jin and Yuan Wei, united more than 50 courtiers, and asked Yuan Wei to lead these [-] people as Empress He's backing , and Empress He went to the palace of Empress Dowager Dong to see Liu Hong.

Empress He even called Liu Bian over, "teaching the opportunity face to face", and asked Liu Bian to kneel at the gate of the palace, side by side with Yuan Kai, and shouted into the palace to see Liu Hong, greet Liu Hong's condition and so on.

"I beg to see Your Majesty!"

"My son begged to see my father!"

Their voices were loud, their emotions were very excited and eager, and they had a tendency to rush into the palace gate if they disagreed.

In the palace, Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Zhong were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, feeling that they were about to be overwhelmed.

Jian Shuo simply went out from the small gate, preparing to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Xiyuan Army to suppress the formation, so as to prevent these people from really rushing into the palace gate.

When Liu Bian stepped forward to slap on the palace gate under Yuan Wei's instruction, Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Zhong couldn't bear it any longer. They knew that the gate had to be opened today, and they couldn't get through anyway.

And at this critical moment, Liu Hong, who had been unconscious all this time, suddenly woke up.

"My son?"

Empress Dowager Dong looked at the calm Liu Hong in surprise, and hurriedly stepped forward to watch his condition.

Liu Hong's complexion was relatively normal, not as weak as before, which made Empress Dowager Dong think that Liu Hong had recovered.

But Liu Hong didn't show any expression, he just turned his head and looked at Queen Mother Dong.

"Mother, is there someone making noise outside the palace gate?"

Empress Dowager Dong's eyes turned red immediately.

"Mr. He, Bian, and Yuan Kui, more than 50 ministers, are all beating on the palace gate over there, wanting to see you no matter what they say. They are all looking forward to your death and Bian's succession to the throne!"

Liu Hong pursed his lips.

"Xuande didn't make a move, did he?"

"No."

"Okay, mother, help me up and let them in."

"My son, you..."

"Mom, I'm fine."

"it is good."

Although she felt that something was wrong with Liu Hong, Empress Dowager Dong asked Dong Zhong to open the door without thinking too much in a hurry.

Outside the palace gate, Empress He and Yuan Kai were even about to knock on the door, but the door suddenly opened, and Dong Zhong stood at the door with an unhappy expression on his face.

"Are you too eager? Is it possible that you are planning to rush into the palace gate? Do you know that this is the queen mother's palace? What do you want to do when you run into the queen mother? Do you want to rebel?"

The ministers were silent.

Empress He and Yuan Wei glanced at each other, feeling something was wrong.

Could it be that you want to hide the truth?

Or is it something to rely on?

Wouldn't it be a dragon's pond and a tiger's lair here?There won't be an ambush, will there?

At that moment, Yuan Kai thought a lot, but seeing Liu Bian beside him, he regained his confidence.

No matter how tough Dong Zhong is, does he dare to hurt the future emperor?

Yuan Kui then "stepped forward".

"The ministers have offended, it is really a crime, but what the ministers did is not without reason. The emperor has not summoned the ministers for nine days. The ministers are really worried about the emperor's illness, and they do inappropriate things in a hurry. If there is any offense, please punish the Queen Mother!"

Compared with Yuan Kai, Empress He was less polite.

"I am the empress, and I brought the prince to visit His Majesty, do I still have to be harshly criticized by you?"

Dong Zhong stood in front of Empress He and did not back down.

"The prince can go, but the queen, your majesty has said many times that you don't want to see the queen, and the queen approaching rashly will only make your majesty feel unhappy. I privately think that the queen should not do such an unwise thing."

"you……"

Empress He was extremely angry, pointing at Dong Chong and said angrily: "Dong Zhong, don't think that you can act recklessly just because you are the Empress Dowager's nephew. Are you not afraid that my son will kill you after he ascends the throne?"

"The queen speaks carefully!"

Dong Zhong was suddenly furious: "Emperor Antai, how does the prince ascend the throne? Could it be that you can't wait to let the emperor die? Or is it that the empress is ready to rebel?!"

"you!"

Empress He knew she was wrong, so she stopped talking, and was about to move forward as soon as she waved her hands, but was stopped by Dong Zhong, who would never let her go.

So Empress He simply pushed Liu Bian to the front, let Liu Bian go first, and she followed behind, so Dong Zhong was forced to retreat step by step by the obedient toolman Liu Bian, unable to stop Empress He's advance.

With Liu Bian's human-shaped thruster, all the officials followed and moved forward step by step.

When he reached Liu Hong's dormitory, Dong Zhong had no choice but to retreat, so he stood still.

"Your Majesty is not in good health yet. Too many people can't go in. Just Yuan Situ and the eldest son of the emperor."

"I want to go in too!"

Empress He said angrily: "If you want to drive me away, then let Your Majesty drive me away personally! What are you?"

Dong Zhong was very angry, but he still couldn't really stop Empress He's pace. After all, she was a queen, and she was still the master of the empire in identity, while he was a courtier.

So Empress He took Liu Bian, and Yuan Wei, and the three of them stepped up the steps together and walked into the palace.

To be honest, at that moment, both Empress He and Yuan Wei had a scene they wanted to see-Liu Hong was dying and dying.

What they saw was Liu Hong's body.

But they didn't see the picture they wanted to see. Instead of seeing Liu Hong dying, they saw Liu Hong leaning on the bed, being fed porridge by Empress Dowager Dong herself, and he seemed to be in good condition.

Yuan Kai and Empress He's expressions changed, but Liu Bian showed joy.

"Father!"

Liu Bian yelled, and ran straight forward to greet Liu Hong.

Liu Hong looked at Liu Bian with a complicated expression, hesitated for a long time, and just nodded slightly.

"well."

Then he said nothing more.

He has this son in his heart.

Although he hated his mother, he didn't have any real dislike for this son. He also wanted to save this son's life, so there was such a series of measures.

The only thing he resented was that this son was born to that vicious woman.

He looked at the stunned woman he once loved, but now he loathed, and uttered harsh words.

"Why are you here? Didn't I say I don't want to see you again? How dare you trespass into my bedroom? Don't you know that you will be punished for disobeying the emperor's order?"

(End of this chapter)