Xuande

Chapter 481 Xie, can inherit the throne
At this moment, there are many officials rushing to the palace like Lu Zhi and Cai Yong.

Because it was a holiday, and it was still in the afternoon, many officials were taking a nap after taking a bath and eating, but they were forcibly shouted by the messenger who came to the door suddenly, and rushed towards the palace with a dazed expression.

Not long after, a large number of officials gathered outside the palace, and they followed the team slowly into the palace with incomparable doubts on their faces.

After entering the palace, they realized that the situation was different from what they had imagined.

On both sides of the road in the palace hall, where they used to go, there were solemn and solemn soldiers in full armor.

Not only are the heavily armed soldiers standing on both sides of the road, but there are also crossbowmen looking down on the watchtowers behind the courtyard walls on both sides.

What's happening here?
Lu Zhi and Cai Yong, who were walking together, felt that something was wrong, and Ma Ridun, Xun Shuang, Fuqian and others who were scattered in different places also felt that the situation was not right.

Many officials felt the sense of oppression brought by the heavily armed soldiers, and felt fearful. They lowered their heads and did not dare to look around. They all quickened their pace, hoping to leave here as soon as possible.

The destination of their trip is the Chongde Hall, which is usually used to discuss the important affairs of the court. After arriving at the entrance of the hall, as usual, only officials with a certain status and above can enter the Chongde Hall to meet the emperor, and most other people can only be in the shop. Standing on the large square at the entrance, waiting for news from the hall to come out.

Lu Zhi's status is enough, and Cai Yong's status is also enough. They entered the Chongde Hall together, and were surprised to see the emperor Liu Hongzheng sitting on the throne in court clothes, and his face seemed a little unhappy.

Beside him, Zhang Rang, who should have been standing in the past, disappeared and was replaced by another person, Zhao Zhong.

In addition, there are two chairs beside Liu Hong, and there are two people sitting there, one is the Queen Mother Dong, and the other is Liu Hong's second son, Liu Xie.

The officials in the hall stood up according to their usual positions and looked around, only to find that many people among them did not show up, so that there were a lot of vacancies in the queue.

Lu Zhi saw at a glance that there was no one in Yuan Kui's place.

Yuan Kui was Situ, and Lu Zhi felt a little strange that he didn't come.

Could it be that what happened in the morning made the emperor resent him and deliberately not let him come?

"I know that you all have your own doubts, but don't worry, I will tell you everything... After listening, you will naturally make a decision."

Liu Hong's voice was not loud, even a little weak, but in the quiet hall, even if he stood in the farthest corner, he could still hear what Liu Hong said clearly as long as he held his breath and concentrated his attention.

So the officials are even more strange.

They desperately need an explanation.

"First of all, some of you should already know about the fact that Situ Yuan Kui and Queen He led people to break into the Queen Mother's palace this morning, right?"

All the ministers lowered their heads and remained silent, only a few showed surprise, obviously they were not well-informed.

"I am very angry about this matter. Yuan Kai heard the news that I had died of illness from somewhere. He suspected that someone had murdered them, so he forcibly broke into the Queen Mother's palace and spoke rudely to my mother. This made me very angry.

Because I heard the rumors that I was dead, I dared to forcibly break into the Queen Mother's palace. I have no respect for the Queen Mother and the royal family.

But the thing that really makes me angry is not this one, but another thing. You should all know that He Jin went to Xuzhou to lead troops to fight against the yellow turban bandits, and he used this as a reason to fight against the yellow scarves in Luoyang. Recruit soldiers.

This is something I allowed, but what I never expected was that Yuan Kai and He Jin would take this opportunity to hold a conspiracy and conspire in private to mobilize well-trained soldiers and horses from Bingzhou to Luoyang, and then serve as recruits. Enter He Jin's barracks, trying to enrich the army! "

As soon as Liu Hong said this, all the officials were stunned and shocked, not to mention Cai Yong, even Lu Zhi, who had experienced strong winds and waves, felt buzzing in his ears instantly.

This……

it is true?
Yuan Kui and He Jin conspired to secretly recruit troops from Bingzhou to Luoyang?
This……

Is it to rebel?

Or is it just to give He Jin more chips to win the crusade against the Yellow Turban Army?

No matter how much you want to win, you can't do such a foolish thing!This is an absolute no-no!red line!Once touched, no matter what your reason is, it is basically a capital offense!

Confused, Yuan Kui!
When the ministers had different thoughts, Liu Hong smiled coldly.

"Do you think that Yuan Kai and He Jin did this because He Jin was worried about the failure of the crusade against the Yellow Turbans? You guessed wrong. You don't have to think so well about these two rebels. They did this to rebel and to force I abdicate!"

The entire courtroom exploded in an instant, and the officials were more than ten times astonished than before. Everyone was dumbfounded, some couldn't even stand upright, and some directly collapsed to the ground with dull expressions.

Even though Lu Zhi had seen strong winds and waves, he couldn't fully believe what Liu Hong said.

Yuan Kui and He Jin want to rebel?

They want to force the emperor to abdicate?
This……

Is this the emperor telling a joke?
"It seems that you don't want to believe it. Well, let me show you the hard evidence."

Liu Hong took a breath, looked at Zhao Zhong, Zhao Zhong understood, put the two secret letters that Dong Zhuo sent according to Liu Bei's intention on the tray, walked down the steps, and delivered them to Lu Zhi.

"Lieutenant Lu, let's take a look. After reading it, pass it on to the people behind, and let's take a look together."

Two secret letters, each written on silk cloth.

Lu Zhi picked up the first letter, read it, and then closed his eyes.

The content of this secret letter is that Yuan Kui asked Dong Zhuo to send troops to Luoyang, and then explained in detail how they should enter Luoyang through Hedong County, and then joined He Jin's barracks in a fair manner.

Lu Zhi handed the letter to the official behind him, and picked up the second letter.

The content of this letter is Yuan Wei's reprimand to Dong Zhuo. It seems that because Dong Zhuo had doubts about this matter before, Yuan Wei was very angry, so he reprimanded Dong Zhuo and told Dong Zhuo not to forget what happened back then.

It seems that Yuan Kai was not gentle with his old officials, and directly manipulated them as servants and servants.

Lu Zhi had no correspondence with Yuan Kai, and did not know Yuan Wei's handwriting, but it seemed that to prove that the letter was written by Yuan Kai himself, Zhao Zhong's tray also contained a public performance written by Yuan Kai himself.

Lu Zhi hesitated for a while, then reached out and picked up the table performance written on the bamboo slips, unfolded it, and compared the handwriting on the letter, desperately found that the handwriting was exactly the same.

Lu Zhi stopped talking, and handed the memorandum and the secret letter to the officials behind him, then sighed heavily, walked out of the queue, and saluted Liu Hong.

"Your Majesty, what Yuan Situ did has really disappointed the old minister. No matter what, the old minister can't imagine that Situ in a country would do such a rebellious thing. I don't know how His Majesty plans to deal with this matter?"

Liu Hong was drinking something under the service of Empress Dowager Dong. Hearing Lu Zhi's words, Liu Hong shook his head.

"You don't have to worry about this matter. I've already arranged someone to deal with it. You all read the letter without missing a single one. After reading the letter inside the palace, pass it on to those outside the palace. I want all court officials to read it. What kind of thief is he, Yuan Situ!"

Liu Hong's condition is obviously not good, and Lu Zhi is a little worried.

"Your Majesty, your body..."

"Don't worry, I'm not dead yet."

Liu Hong looked at Lu Zhi and smiled: "The thief is not dead yet, how can I die? If I die, wouldn't the thief be the happiest person? How can I let them get what they want?"

Lu Zhi's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt as if he had overlooked something.

What is it?
He thought for a while, but his mind was full of Yuan Kai and He Jin's conspiracy to rebel, and it was a mess.

After the last official in the hall had read Yuan Kai's handwritten letter, the hall became quiet again.

Liu Hong also finished drinking what Zhao Zhong brought. He forced himself to sit up straight, and tried his best to put on a majestic appearance.

"Yuan Kui and He Jin conspired to rebel. They wanted to use the Bingzhou soldiers they recruited, the troops they recruited, and the Luoyang soldiers and horses under their command to rebel, kill loyal officials and generals, and then force the palace and me to abdicate. Finally, Support my eldest son Liu Bian to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!"

Shocking noises reappeared in the hall that had been quiet for a while. Everyone was stunned and unable to speak. They looked at Liu Hong sitting at the top in shock, and were extremely shocked by what he said.

Not to mention Lu Zhi, one counts as one, and the officials were all shocked.

Yuan Kai and He Jin conspired to rebel, to force the palace, to let Liu Hong abdicate and replace Liu Bian with the throne, so... Yuan Kai and He Jin could become the actual rulers of the Han Empire.

For them, this is indeed the most beneficial situation, and judging from their previous actions, it is also very logical. They have been asking the emperor to confirm Liu Bian's status as the prince, but Liu Hong has never let go. , And called Liu Bei to be a helper.

then……

Yuan Kai and He Jin are going to take risks?
If so...

today……

Lu Zhi's eyes widened suddenly, and he immediately asked Liu Hong a question.

"Your Majesty! If Yuan Kai and He Jin rebel, you will be very dangerous, and the entire palace will be very dangerous. Are you fully prepared? Are Liu Huanqi's army and Xiyuan army ready to escort?"

Liu Hong looked at Lu Zhi and sighed slightly.

Lu Zhi is a loyal minister, but...

Can't use it!

"Lieutenant Lu, don't worry, the palace is safe. Since I have known about the thief's rebellious behavior, there is no possibility of winning. Master Wang will definitely win."

Officials, you look at me, I look at you, the emotions are very complicated, and I don't know what to say.

It sounds like the emperor has already decided to use troops against the Yuan and He families. The prophecy of [Luoyang fights troops and the two palaces bleeds] that was circulated at the beginning has really come true.

But this is not the end yet, the Dukang map in Liu Hong's hand has just expanded to the key part.

"For several months, the ups and downs in Luoyang City have not stopped. Rumors spread all over the streets and alleys. I have also heard a little bit. You may also have doubts in your heart, and you have never understood the true nature of this matter. Therefore, Here, I can make it clear.

Previously, many of the rumors in Luoyang City were false, but some of them were true. I, the Emperor of Han, had never really thought about abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones. It's too big to repeat what happened when the late emperor and I ascended the throne. "

Some officials felt a little baffled when they heard this.

But some smart officials have already sensed that something is wrong, such as Lu Zhi and Xun Shuang.

"But as soon as this incident happened, I knew that I was deceived, and I was deceived by the people closest to me. He Jin and Yuan Kai planned to rebel, and the Queen He did not report it, and even cooperated with Yuan Wei to go to the Empress Dowager Palace This kind of thing makes me feel extremely chilled!

Years of husband and wife together, in the end, I did not abolish her, but she wants to abolish me, good, very good, very good, Queen He intends to rebel, is jealous, murders, has no demeanor of the mother of a country, such a poisonous woman, definitely You can't be the mother of the country and depose the Queen He's position! "

The most critical part of Dukang's map was unfolded, and a gleaming dagger appeared in front of the officials.

Liu Hong, who seemed sick, suddenly had his eyes light up. He grabbed the dagger and stabbed it at the heart of everyone. Everyone was caught off guard and was shocked.

There is still the kind of bitterness that can only be swallowed in the stomach.

It was obviously the kind of thing that subconsciously wanted to object to, but when the words came to their lips, they found that their objection was simply untenable.

This is rebellion.

This is an obvious rebellion, and it is a serious crime to exterminate the three clans. If this can be forgiven, wouldn't all the monsters and monsters in the Han Dynasty be able to tolerate it?
So, needless to say, they have nothing to say.

It is inevitable that the Queen will be deposed. Unlike the previous one, this time, no one will intercede for her.

But at this moment, the smart officials already sensed that something was wrong, and they realized that the emperor might still have something to say.

Yes, Liu Hong did have something to say.

"He Jin and He's committed the crime of treason. The eldest son of the emperor, Bian, cannot be the heir to the throne regardless of whether he participated in it or not. Therefore, I only have my last son, Xie, who can inherit the throne."

Liu Hong beckoned, let Liu Xie come to his side, then put his arms around him, and faced the officials.

"It's not that I don't want the eldest son to inherit the throne, but the current situation is forced, the family is unfortunate, and I have no choice but to make the second son Xie the crown prince, and I hope you can help me!"

There was silence in the hall.

The teacher said that no matter what the purpose of Yuan Kai and He Jin's rebellion was, since Liu Hong can publicly say it and provide evidence, there is nothing to argue about.

If anyone still has doubts, after the matter is over, see how many Bingzhou soldiers are in He Jin's barracks, find them out, confirm their identities, and the truth will naturally come to light.

The scope of He Jin and Yuan Kai's conscription definitely does not include Bingzhou, but if a Bingzhou soldier is found out, this matter can be confirmed.

The rebellion of Yuan Kai and He Jin is already an irreversible truth.

As Liu Bian's most important and strongest supporter, He Jin's conspiracy against Liu Bian was a fatal blow. This blow directly determined that Liu Bian had actually lost the possibility of inheriting the throne.

Regardless of whether he was aware of or participated in this matter, even if he was completely innocent, He Jin rebelled, and he could hardly shirk the blame. He could no longer inherit the throne.

As a result, Liu Hong has only his last son-Liu Xie.

Although he is less than eight years old, he is the last son of Liu Hong who can inherit the throne.

If you don't choose him, should you choose Liu Bei?

The officials in the palace looked at each other, unable to respond for a long time.

"I only have this one son left, you don't want to respect him as the crown prince, do you want to choose someone else as the crown prince?"

Liu Hong looked at the officials with a cold face.

All the officials were shocked.

With a long sigh, Lu Zhi suppressed the strange emotions intertwined in his mind, and was the first to walk out of the line of officials, saluting Liu Hong and Liu Xie on the high platform.

"Chen Taiwei Lu Zhi, obey the emperor's orders!"

As the highest-ranking official present, Lu Zhi was the first to stand up.

Lu Zhi stood up, and the officials who had been hesitating before also stood up one by one. Anyway, someone took the lead, so they were not afraid anymore.

They came out one after another, expressed their support for Liu Xie's succession one after another, and expressed their approval and loyalty to Liu Xie's succession to the throne one after another.

From inside the palace to outside the palace, all the officials in the palace finally agreed with this matter.

At the same time when Luoyang's disease was launched, and when the bloody storm was launched, Liu Hong, who won the complete victory, smiled, from the bottom of his heart.

He looked at Liu Xie who showed a bewildered expression, and rubbed his face affectionately.

"My son, I can finally protect you as a father, my son, you can be the emperor now, you have to be the emperor well, you have to protect your elder brother, you two brothers have to support each other, and live a good life..."

Liu Xie still can't fully understand the meaning of Liu Hong's words, but he is happy that his father can get close to him.

So he smiled and hugged Liu Hong.

Liu Hong closed his eyes, countless pictures flashed in his mind, and finally he was frozen in the clip of talking and laughing with Wang Meiren, and the two were in love with each other.

After a long time, he opened his eyes, glanced over the saluting officials, and flew outside the imperial city, even outside Luoyang City.

His victory here is not a complete victory, and the real victory will not be considered until Liu Bei also wins all the victories outside.

So, Xuande.

Don't let me down!

(End of this chapter)