I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 619 Death of Lu Qiang
Lu Qiang is old. Logically speaking, he should no longer participate in these court battles. Instead, he can be his old employee with peace of mind, ignoring what is going on outside the window and only serving Queen Mother He.

The problem is that at such an old age, Lu Qiang is a little confused.

Liu Jian once asked him to correct one problem...that is, he should not show his debt all the time.

But it was obvious that Lu Qiang could not change his shortcomings.

He has been a saint among eunuchs all his life. He is a different kind of person. He wants to think about everything from the perspective of the emperor and the world before getting involved.

Of course, the reason why he did this was also to gain a virtuous reputation. In addition, Lu Qiang's doing this was also a good thing for the Han Dynasty.

But to be honest, the current situation is no longer what Lu Qiang was in the court.

Although the imperial court is still the same imperial court, the place is no longer the same place.

The power of the emperor, the power of the prime minister, the power of ministers and noble families, the power of local places, the power of clans, the power of wealthy families... The conflict of forces between the various parties has become very superficial.

And Liu Bian is in this whirlpool, the top existence of all whirlpool forces. On the surface, he seems to rule the world, but in fact, he lives in the waves crashing on the shore every day.

Casting small coins was an opportunity for him, an opportunity to get ashore from this huge wave, and it was also a warship he built for himself.

This is a hope Liu Bian gave himself.

But now Lu Qiang told him that this hope was unrealistic. The battleship he built was actually just a broken ship full of holes.

Liu Bian was naturally unwilling to admit this.

Moreover, Lu Qiang's words also made him feel that Lu Qiang had always been an outsider.

This outsider was none other than his imperial uncle Liu Jian.

Liu Bian was very suspicious that Lu Qiang wanted to bring Liu Jian in.

This old eunuch cannot be kept!

Liu Zhui made such a determination for himself.

Although he had made up his mind, he naturally couldn't show it to Lu Qiang.

He just told Lu Qiang that he would carefully consider his idea.

Afterwards, Liu Bian returned to his bedroom.

After he returned to the palace, he threw everything in sight to the ground.

The eunuchs beside Liu Bian did not dare to speak, let alone dissuade him. The emperor lost his temper not once or twice.

It's okay to throw things, but once he is in a bad mood and wants to kill two people, these eunuchs will inevitably become his first choice.

Liu Bian lost his temper enough, and then sat on the dragon couch, breathing heavily.

Then he saw him squinting at a young eunuch next to him, which frightened the young eunuch so much that he almost peed on the spot.

"Go and send someone to summon Li Ru to the inner palace. I have something to tell him."

When the young eunuch heard what Liu Bian said, he felt like he was being pardoned.

He let out a long breath, hurriedly bowed to Liu Bian, and then stumbled out and ran back.

About an hour later, Li Ru panted heavily and appeared in front of Liu Bian along with the young eunuch.

Obviously, Li Ru took the emperor's summons very seriously, and he rushed to the inner palace at a trot.

When Liu Bian saw Li Ru panting like this, he felt quite relieved, and he also had a good impression of Li Ru.

He waved to Li Ru and said, "Li Aiqing, sit down."

Li Ru couldn't help being shocked when he heard this.

How could he deserve a word of invitation from the emperor?

So a bad feeling suddenly popped up in his heart.

Today, the emperor's summons may not bring any good things.

"Your Majesty, Li Ru, pays homage to your Majesty!"

"Come on, okay, no need to be so polite! Sit down quickly, I have something to discuss with you."

Logically speaking, Li Ru, who joined Dong Zhuo's sect, did not have to fully obey Liu Bian's orders. Especially for such private meetings, he did not even have to come.

Only now Li Ru is in a rather embarrassing situation.

He had completely surrendered to Dong Zhuo, and all he had to do was follow Dong Zhuo's orders.

However, at this juncture, Dong Zhuo became seriously ill.

There is a shortage of medical treatment and medicine in Xiliang, and Dong Zhuo is already very old. Everyone now has an ambiguous attitude as to whether Dong Zhuo can survive.

Among the warlords in Xiliang, except for Dong Zhuo, the other warriors did not particularly respect Li Ru, or they did not value him very much at all.

If Dong Zhuo dies, Li Ru's thigh will be gone.Whose lap do you think he should hug at this moment?
The place of Chang'an was turbulent. Li Ru had betrayed the noble community in order to join Dong Zhuo's command in the past, and had always been despised by the Kanto nobles.

He wants to turn around now, but he's afraid that no one will accept him. By then, he will be a precarious and isolated person, and anyone who catches him can crush him to death.

After looking around for a long time, Li Ru finally laid his eyes on Emperor Liu Bian.

If Li Ru was a lonely minister, Liu Bian was actually a lonely king now.

He didn't even have as many assistants as his father Liu Hong when he was emperor. At least Liu Hong had a bunch of regular attendants and relatives around him.

But Liu Bian has no one except his big-breasted and brainless mother...

Now that Liu Bian can take the initiative to discuss some confidential matters with Li Ru, it means that he now has great intentions to win over Li Ru.

Perhaps Liu Bian also knew that with Li Ru's status, no one could rely on him, and as the emperor, he could protect him, at least in name.

This is an opportunity for both Li Ru and Liu Bian.

Dong Zhuo can't be a director, this is their chance to reach an agreement again.

After Li Ru sat down, he immediately asked Liu Bian what he wanted to do.

Liu Bian is still a child after all, so he speaks relatively directly.

He didn't exchange too many greetings with Li Ru, nor did he comfort him too much, but went straight to the topic.

"Actually, I have always appreciated Aiqing's abilities. The Prime Minister is seriously ill, and the affairs in the northwest are very important to me and the Prime Minister. You also know in your heart that the rebellions in Guandong and Sizhou are too high now. At this moment, Ai Qing You and I should unite as one and not be taken advantage of by outsiders, so that the court can be saved from danger."

"There is really a big thing that needs to be entrusted to you right now. You must handle it well. If you can handle it well, I have treated you favorably and put you in a good position. No one can harm you in Chang'an. My dear, do you understand what I mean? ?”

This is said so clearly that even a fool can understand it.

Not to mention a smart person like Li Ru.

"I understand what your Majesty means. Don't worry, your Majesty. If you have anything to do, just tell me. I will do it properly and keep it to your satisfaction."

Liu Bian nodded in satisfaction.

Afterwards, Liu Bian told Li Ru what he asked him to do this time.

After listening to what Liu Bian said, Li Ru's heart felt like it was in an ice cellar. He felt a kind of fear in his heart towards the emperor in front of him... He didn't expect that he actually asked him to kill Lu Qiang.

Although this matter was not difficult for Li Ru, after all, Lu Qiang was the eunuch who was kind to the emperor and Queen Mother He, and in terms of position, Lu Qiang also received relatively good evaluations from scholars all over the world.

At least this eunuch is much better than those who used to be Shi Changshi.

Liu Bian was able to deal with such a person, but in fact he did not do anything that could threaten Liu Bian's imperial power.

According to Li Ru's wisdom, he could guess that the most fundamental reason why Liu Bian wanted to kill Lu Qiang now was just because of his pettiness.

Thinking of this, Li Ru couldn't help but sigh. Although he had some contempt for Liu Bian's behavior in his heart, under the current circumstances, he could only do this.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will definitely do this in a safe and sound manner, and your Majesty's reputation will not be slandered in the slightest."

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A few days later, Lu Qiang suddenly died of illness at home in Changqiu.

Lu Qiang had devoted a lot to the Liu family's imperial power throughout his life, and the impact of his death in Chang'an City was also huge.

Logically speaking, people will go through a period of torture before death, but Lu Qiang did not seem to be in this stage. He could still go to and from the palace normally, but he suddenly died suddenly.

And the cause of the sudden death seems unclear.

Many people have doubts and speculations about his death, but even if they have doubts, they cannot go into detail on this matter.Because everyone knows that there are only a few people who can kill Lu Qiang.

With the current chaos in Guanzhong and Sizhou, too much investigation into Lu Qiang's death is likely to cause instability.

Therefore, after most people heard about the matter, they stopped pursuing it too much.

To be honest, there is no use in tracing.

However, those big shots who are truly powerful and capable will never let this matter go by like this.

Yuan Shao, who had now assembled a certain amount of troops in Nanyang, couldn't help but be overjoyed after hearing this.

Yuan Shao was a smart man, and he immediately guessed who was behind Lu Qiang's death.

This incident was a good opportunity for him to attack the emperor.

Even though Lu Qiang was just a eunuch, he was helpful to the Emperor and the Queen Mother He, and the Emperor and the Queen Mother He always called him grandpa and great father.

Although this incident cannot bring down the emperor, it is an opportunity for Yuan Shao to take advantage of.

(End of this chapter)