I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 187 The final layout before the emperor's death
In Luoyang City.

Liu Hong has not been in court for a month. After a long period of treatment, his tuberculosis has finally developed to the most serious stage-there is no cure, and he can only wait for death.

Although Liu Hong was unwilling at this time, he still reluctantly accepted his fate, but before he died, Liu Hong issued an edict ordering Liu Yu, Minister of Ganling, to visit Beijing.

This was the last beneficial thing Liu Hong wanted to do for Dahan Jiangshan and his son before he died.

He wants to establish another loyal clan member as state shepherd for the great Han, and help his son stabilize the Han Dynasty.

After Liu Yu entered Beijing, he did not delay at all, so he went to the West Garden to meet Liu Hong.

Liu Hong was lying on the bed with a haggard face, dull eyes and chapped lips.

There seemed to be a lot of phlegm accumulated in his throat, and when he spoke, his voice was extremely low, and he had to concentrate to hear clearly.

"Aiqing, I'm going to die, I'm going to die."

After hearing this, Liu Yu couldn't help crying.

But I don't know whether the tears came from the heart or a show, or whether they were crying for the big man instead of Liu Hong, but in the end Liu Yu still cried.

"Your Majesty is the king chosen by heaven. With heaven's favor, how can you live a short life? Your Majesty will live a long life. Please also protect the body of the dragon! After recovering the next day, you can return to the court and rule the world."

Liu Hong shook his head distressedly, and said: "Aiqing, you don't need to comfort me. I used to hope that I could recover, but now, I know that my destiny is near, and I have accepted the matter of dying, but I don't want to Don't worry, I'm really worried about the world and the foundation of the great man."

Liu Yu hurriedly said: "What else is your Majesty worried about? I am willing to do my best for Your Majesty and swear allegiance to Your Majesty to the death!"

Liu Hong said in a hoarse voice: "At this time last year, the crusade against Liangzhou was progressing quite smoothly. Although Dong Zhuo and Huangfusong's first army suffered a small defeat, since Zhang Wen arrived in Liangzhou, the Han army has continued to fight. Winning streak, overpowering Bian Yun, Song Yang, Beigong Boyu and other rebels, but after this year, the war has been stalemate. It has become red, and if the fight continues like this, Liangzhou will not be pacified, and the central government will be unable to make ends meet, and the big man will be dragged down sooner or later."

Speaking of this, Liu Hong turned his head and began to cough vigorously.

A Cai Nu hurriedly stepped forward to comfort Liu Hong, and at the same time passed the spittoon over.

Liu Hong's face was flushed, he coughed with all his strength, and finally spat out a mouthful of blood, the feeling of oppression seemed to disappear.

Only then did he lean back slightly relaxed, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Liu Yu saw it, and sighed secretly, it seemed that the emperor's body was indeed finished.

It is estimated that at most it will not be more than a month, half a month.

Under Liu Hong's situation, Liu Yu originally didn't want to provoke Liu Hong, but Liu Hong had already said this far today, so Liu Yu had to say nothing.

He made a long bow to Liu Hong and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that Liangzhou has repeatedly rebelled, and it has lasted since ancient times. For the army, it is not a difficult task, but until now, the war has been delayed for nearly two years, the court has spent countless money and food, and the debts are still heavy, but it still cannot be settled. The crime of non-war is really a disaster in the hearts of the people."

Liu Hong looked at Liu Yu in surprise, and said, "What does Ai Qing mean by this?"

"Your Majesty, for this campaign against Liangzhou, the imperial court recruited almost the strongest soldiers from Sanhe and the six counties, and invested in the best horses, the strongest black armor and the sharpest weapons of the Han Dynasty. It can be said that the Han army conquering Liangzhou , is the essence of my great man, and holding such a powerful soldier is equivalent to controlling half of the great man's country."

Panting, Liu Hong supported his body, and said angrily: "Ai Qing is saying that Zhang Wen, Huangfusong, Dong Zhuo and the others deliberately did not enter, postponed the war period, and deliberately supported their own self-respect... He, they are so big Your guts! Cough, cough, cough!"

When he said this, Liu Hong lowered his head again and coughed heavily.

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the Northwest General is still a pawn of the imperial court. From the perspective of the veterans, the Battle of Kansai is still controlled by the Kanto faction.

Liu Hong lay there weakly, without saying a word, just listening to Liu Yu's story quietly.

"Your Majesty is seriously ill and has been unable to govern for a long time. Now the Kanto Clan is taking advantage of the Northwest War to divide up their interests. I have heard that the Sifu and Shangshutai have issued an order to ease the financial pressure brought by the Liangzhou War. , the Four Mansions have ordered Huangfu Song to lead his troops back and station in Fufeng,"

"And because Zhang Wen has been worshiped as the third prince, the Shangshutai ordered him to fight against Beijing within a time limit. Now the war from the west of Longxi is fully in charge of Dong Zhuo, and Changsha has local wealthy districts where the stars gather. It seems that there is a heart of disobedience. Shangshu Taiwan also urgently summoned Sun Jian to be the prefect of Changsha, and ordered him to go south to Changsha to sit in command..."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Hearing this, Liu Hong coughed violently again.

"It's just a local rich family in Changsha County. It's a rebellion. How big can it be? No one can beat him. Why should Sun Jian be transferred?"

Liu Yu sighed: "Your Majesty, this is to make it clear that the capable ministers and generals transferred to the northwest front line will pave the way for Dong Zhuo... Zhang Wen was promoted by Cao Teng in the past years to conquer the rebels in Liangzhou. Because he was born in Nanyang Emperor's Township, he was close to the eunuchs, and his heart was towards the royal family, Huangfu Song was born in Kansai, and because of the geographical relationship, he was very close to the Hongnong Yang family, and Dong Zhuo is an old official of the Yuan family, this is known all over the world!"

"In the past, Yang Ci was still alive, His Majesty was still healthy, and all the generals in the Northwest had backers behind them, and they were still able to restrain each other. Now, His Majesty is seriously ill and unable to govern. Jian Shuo, Zhang Rang, and Zhao Zhong did not dare to act rashly without His Majesty's support. Zhang Wen can return to court with only one copy of the imperial edict;"

"Yang Ci died, and the leaders of the Guanxi gentry were suspended for a while. Huangfusong lost his support. He was asked to return to Fufeng to garrison. How could he not? At this time, it was a god-sent opportunity for the Kanto gentry. The leader of the Runan Yuan family , if Dong Zhuo is not allowed to take full control of the military power in the northwest at this time, how can he rest?"

Liu Hong's lips were turning blue, and his teeth were constantly shaking and fighting: "Old thief of the Yuan family, I, I want to kill him, kill them all! Cough cough, cough cough!"

Another burst of coughing and vomiting blood.

Afterwards, Liu Hong looked at Liu Yu weakly: "Aiqing, I, I will make an order now to replace Dong Zhuo, how about it?"

Liu Yuchang sighed, shook his head and said nothing.

Liu Hong understood.

"Yes, yes, this imperial edict has just been sent out. As long as Yuan and Dong Zhuo delay a little bit, when this edict arrives in Longxi, I will have already returned to heaven. The new king must first seek to stabilize the imperial edict. Zhou, absolutely cannot change generals at will, this imperial edict of mine is tantamount to gray hair."

Liu Yu sighed and said: "Your Majesty, the Kanto giants headed by the Yuan family have already grasped the opportunity, and I feel uneasy. Your Majesty is still here, and the world is not in chaos, but once your Majesty really returns to heaven..."

"I will not admit defeat!" Liu Hong roared hoarsely: "I will never admit defeat! I have fought against them all my life, and I cannot allow them to destroy my years of hard work at this last juncture!"

Liu Yu sighed: "Your Majesty, the current situation is not as good as my Liu clan's. Before the chaos in Liangzhou, the imperial court sent Gongsun Zan to take [-] Wuhuan cavalry to support the northwest, but today, the food and payment are in arrears."

"The Wuhuan cavalry have already withdrawn one after another, and Gongsun Zan also ordered them not to stay. Although Wuhuan is subject to the Han, it has always been used by my big man through employment. Now that the big man can't pay Wuhuan's military salary, I fear that they will have dissatisfaction." The heart of the minister, in this way, not only Liangzhou, but the border of Youzhou may also be chaotic."

Liu Hong said bitterly: "Could it be that the Han court is so poor that it can't even pay Wuhuan's military salary?"

Liu Yu sighed: "I think that no matter how short the court is of money, it won't be so that Wuhuan's military salary can't come out. What I'm afraid of is that someone in the court will deliberately use tricks to make the north chaotic, and then take it out of the chaos." Li...hehe, for the famous families everywhere, this is their traditional method."

"Aiqing, I regard you as the shepherd of Youzhou, may you help me to sit in Youzhou, so that Youzhou will not be chaotic?"

Liu Yu cupped his hands and said: "I can't be a minister. I ask your majesty to let me go to Qingzhou. When I arrive in Qingzhou, I want to do a great thing for your majesty and for the great Han world!"

Liu Hong looked at Liu Yu suspiciously: "What's the big deal?"

"I want to go to Qingzhou to revitalize the Qingzhou paper industry and woodblock printing for me."

Liu Hong didn't think about it for a while, and then Liu Yu roughly explained what he had discussed with Liu Jian before, and Liu Hong listened to it.

The more Liu Hong listened, the more excited his face became: "engraving and printing? Revitalize the paper industry? If this is done, it will be read by the world. The academic advantages of the family of Confucian classics are not there. To educate the people and open up the wisdom of all parties is to deal with it at the root. kill them!"

Liu Yudao: "That's right, but if we talk about enlightening the people, I'm afraid it will take several generations of merit. However, in the past few decades, as long as the world's scriptures can be compiled into books and made popular in the world, it will be of great help to the common people. For a powerful family like the Yuan family in Runan, it can also become a trend of destruction! In this way, after the world is peaceful, there will definitely be no such powerful family that can control the universe!"

Liu Hong gasped and nodded, and said: "Okay, okay, Aiqing, then I will take you as the shepherd of Dongqingzhou, and you will go and do this big thing for me and the big man! It's a pity, the sky can't give me dozens Years later, I can't see the time that Ai Qing said."

Speaking of this, Liu Hong once again showed sadness on his face.

Liu Yu made a long bow to Liu Hong.

"It's just, Aiqing, now that the chaos in Liangzhou has caused the Yuan family to use a single Dong Zhuo to control the heavy soldiers, if the chaos continues in Youzhou, then the big man will be in danger of being exhausted! If you can't go to Youzhou, who can take your place?" Where do I share my worries?"

Liu Yuyan said: "I have already thought about this matter, Your Majesty, at this time of crisis, Your Majesty has only one person available."

"Who?"

"Liu Deran."

Liu Hong was stunned when he heard the words, and said with a wry smile: "But, he is already the shepherd envoy of Southern Jizhou, how can he still extend his hand to Youzhou? Even if we move him to Youzhou as a shepherd now, he will definitely be punished by the court officials. Refutation, after all, there are three mutual laws as the foundation of the court.”

Liu Yudao: "Your Majesty, I have a method, which is feasible."

"How?"

"Fake festival axe."

"Hehe, now that things are going on, who else can I move with my fake axe?"

"Your Majesty, don't underestimate the imperial power of the Han family. Regardless of whether the local county guards and state ministers can really be mobilized by the fake Jieyue, I am sure that with His Majesty's fake Jieyue, Liu Deran can at least mobilize His Majesty to personally order the opening of the government. Those princes and kings!"

(End of this chapter)