I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 256 The most loyal person is Liu Jian
For Empress Dowager He, since the death of her elder brother He Jin, looking at the entire Luoyang City, there is no longer a minister in the court who can gain her trust.

Some time ago, there was another Dong Zhuo that Empress Dowager He was willing to rely on, and wanted to use him as a relative to replace He Jin.

But as Dong Zhuo's power grew, and his attitude towards the emperor and Queen Mother He became less and less like a courtier, Queen Mother He's trust and affection for Dong Zhuo gradually decreased, and she even felt disgusted in her heart.

Now, looking at the entire Luoyang City, there is only one person who can make Empress Dowager He feel at ease.

That person is Lu Qiang.

Therefore, only in front of Lu Qiang can Empress Dowager He indulge herself so hysterically.

After Lu Qiang finished speaking to Empress Dowager He, Empress Dowager He did not answer.

She just bit her lips tightly, her eyes wide open, and the whites of her eyes were bloodshot.

Lu Qiang didn't express anything, he just sighed lightly, bent down to clean up the things that were broken by Queen Mother He on the ground.

He is also an elderly person, and his physical and mental strength have dropped a lot compared to the past. He shouldn't be allowed to do these rough jobs.

But Empress Dowager He didn't want others to see her embarrassment, so there was no one else in the room at this time, the other eunuchs were all guarding outside, and Lu Qiang was the only one in the room.

Therefore, the mess made by Queen Mother He can only be cleaned up by Lu Qiang alone.

Lu Qiang cleaned up very slowly, but he was not in a hurry, just patiently cleaned up bit by bit.

Seeing Lu Qiang patiently tidying up the "mess" left by his anger, Empress Dowager He's nose couldn't help but tears flowed from her eyes.

"Grandfather!" Empress Dowager He cried out.

It is said to be the queen mother, but after all, she is just a woman in her late thirties. No matter in terms of xinxing or concentration, she cannot be compared with the big shots in the court or Dong Zhuo. It is really far behind.

"Grandpa, I am not reconciled, I am not reconciled! First the surname is Yuan, and now the surname is Dong! They are all subjects of the big man, and they eat the salary of the big man, but in the end! Everyone is ambitious. , no one is sincerely loyal to the Han Dynasty, they all bully our orphans and widows! They are all animals!"

Lu Qiang sighed, comforted Empress Dowager He and said, "What the Empress Dowager said, I know in my heart, this is also the reason why I promised Dong Zhuo to return to the palace."

"This old slave knows the dangers in this palace, and I am afraid that one day, I will go the way of Cao Jie and Zhang Rang, but I have no choice but to come back... For the sake of the late emperor, your majesty and the queen mother, this old slave Even if you risk your life, you must protect the safety of Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager in order to repay the late Emperor's kindness."

Lu Qiang's words moved Empress Dowager He's heart.

She wiped away her tears and said, "Grandpa, the only thing our mother and son can rely on now is you."

Lu Qiang sighed: "Your Highness, now is the time of crisis for the Great Han Dynasty, all Your Highness can do is endure!"

"Although Dong Zhuo is rampant, if he wants to fight against the nobles in the world, he needs the support of His Majesty and the Queen Mother. If His Majesty and the Queen Mother want to stabilize the imperial power, they also need to use Dong Zhuo as an ax to deal with powerful people. Although this Liangzhou barbarian Rampant, but the Queen Mother still needs to be patient."

"After Dong Zhuo has done what he should do for His Majesty and the Empress Dowager, someone will naturally make him pay for his offense to the Empress Dowager and His Majesty!"

After hearing Lu Qiang's words, Queen Mother He mustered up her confidence again.

"If you want to take something, you must give it first. This is what Grandpa wants to say, right?"

Lu Qiang said: "This old slave is stupid. This is what this old slave wants to say. The Empress Dowager understands it."

"But, is it true that the woman from the clan of the Liangzhou old thief is really allowed to be my son's queen?"

Lu Qiang said: "Your Highness, there is no way to do this. In the current situation, His Majesty can only be patient for a while, but His Highness can rest assured that today Dong Zhuo can ask His Highness to abolish the daughter of the Tang family and make the daughter of his clan the queen."

"The next day, when His Majesty is in control of the world, he can also abolish his Dong's daughter!"

"This old slave thinks that, among the women in this world, His Majesty can be the queen whoever he wants! Can the empress whom Dong Zhuo supports will last for a long time? It's not at the moment of His Majesty's thought."

After hearing this, Empress Dowager He felt very comfortable, and followed Lu Qiang's words to vent most of the resentment and anger in her heart.

"Father, I can succumb to Dong Zhuo and ask him to support the daughter of his family to be the queen, but now I understand that this person is not available after all, and he will not treat me and His Majesty sincerely. Both to use and to defend, His Majesty and I still need to find someone as a foreign aid, thinking that it will be the backup."

Lu Qiang's expression was serious: "Your Highness said that, according to this old slave, no matter whether it is a nobleman or a general of Liangzhou, he cannot be trusted... When the late emperor was alive, the most trusted people were eunuchs and clan relatives,"

"Among the eunuchs left behind by the late emperor, there is only Lao Nu, and the most trusted relatives of the late emperor are Jizhou Mu and Yizhou Mu."

Empress Dowager He said: "Liu Junlang is getting old, hiding in Yizhou and not contacting the imperial court, he seems to have two intentions, it seems that only Liu Jian can be my mother and son's support."

Lu Qiang said: "Your Highness made a clear decision to use Dong Zhuo internally and rely on Liu Jian externally. When Dong Zhuo loses both sides in the fight with the princes and nobles, Liu Jian can be sent to Beijing to help the world!"

Empress Dowager He said: "But Liu Jian has done a lot of meritorious service, and now he is well-known among the clan. I am afraid that if he has the heart of disobedience in the future, what should he do? He is a member of the royal family, and now King Chen Liu is still alive. there."

"Your Highness, don't worry, this old slave understands Liu Jian, and if this old slave is willing to risk his life, then Liu Deran must be loyal to the Han family and is willing to sacrifice his life for the Han Dynasty. Besides, from the perspective of this old slave, whoever has a heart against His Majesty, Liu Deran Nor will it."

Empress Dowager He was silent for a long time, and said: "I believe in Grandpa's vision... How about I write a letter to Liu Deran personally and trouble Grandpa to send it to him?"

Lu Qiang hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

……

Empress Dowager He wrote a letter, and Lu Qiang secretly sent a confidant to send it to Liu Jian.

Dong Zhuo also commended Liu Jian's achievements in Qingzhou in the name of the prime minister's mansion.

The two groups of people almost arrived in Qingzhou.

After reading the letter that Empress Dowager He gave him, Liu Jian slowly put the letter on the table, with a slightly enlightened expression on his face.

In his tent, besides himself, there is Liu Bei.

Liu Jian didn't hide anything from him, so he showed him the letter from Queen Mother He.

In Empress Dowager He's letter, she didn't say anything about Dong Zhuo, but she kept praising Liu Jian as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, as the late emperor's arm, and at a critical moment, he could be the pillar of the Han Dynasty and so on.

But both Liu Jian and Liu Bei could see that there must be a conflict between the imperial power and prime minister power in Luoyang.

It was originally two political forces that united to fight against the nobles and gentry, but now there are also internal rifts.

"Alas, this Luo Yang... this big man really never rests for a moment, nor does he have a moment of peace!" Liu Bei sighed helplessly.

Liu Jian said: "The prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the world is full of hustle and bustle for profit. This power is also the greatest profit in the world, and it can make anyone crazy about it."

Liu Bei sneered, his expression seemed a little disdainful.

In his opinion, friendship and loyalty should be more important than power.

"Deran, what do you want?"

"Good thing! Through Lu Qiang, we can secretly unite with the Queen Mother, and maybe at some point in the future, we can get a Yizhi that is beneficial to us."

"But right now, we don't get involved in Luoyang's affairs, and our focus should still be on the land of Hebei!"

Speaking of this, Liu Jian put down the letter from Queen Mother He, and picked up the letter from Dong Zhuo.

After he read it through, he handed it to Liu Bei.

"This time you made such a great contribution, the court only rewarded you verbally, but didn't express anything?"

Liu Jian said: "It's also understandable. I'm already General Zuo, Jizhou Shepherd, and County Marquis. If the imperial court seals me again, what will I be sealed? Give me a Sangong, or give me a big general?"

"Even if the court really gives it, I still have to resign."

Liu Bei nodded, expressing his understanding.

"In Dong Zhuo's letter, he specifically mentioned that it was the intention of the emperor and the empress dowager not to give you a promotion.

Liu Jian said: "That's right, Old Bandit Dong doesn't want me to get too close to His Majesty! He even wants me to hate His Majesty and be close to him wholeheartedly."

"What about you?"

"Then pretend to be close to Mr. Dong, and I will act for him whatever he wants to see, that's all."

When talking about this, Liu Jian suddenly shouted to the people outside: "Bring the pen and ink!"

Then, someone sent a pen and ink.

"Brother, help me study ink, I want to write another letter to our big man Xiangguo!"

Liu Bei rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to help Liu Jian grind ink.

"what are you planning to do?"

Liu Jian said with a smile: "Today, Dong Xiangguo has established the Thirteen Caos of the Xiangfu, and has seized power from the Shangshutai. Yuan Wei's recording of the Shangshu has been emptied. At this time, I want to advise Dong Xiangguo a few times. A new policy, help him change the bad government of the Han Dynasty! The government of the court has been corrupted for too long, there must be a courageous and capable person to break the old situation, and this person, apart from our wise and powerful Besides Dong Xiangguo, who else can do it?"

(End of this chapter)