I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 653
Under the city of Chang'an, King Ganling Liu Zhong vowed to let the gatekeeper on the city head open the city gate.

The gatekeeper faced a group of princes, princes and Liu family members outside the city, as well as Liu Jian's tens of thousands of troops stationed outside the city. Naturally, he did not dare to open the city easily.

Although he knew that Chang'an City was in danger of being overrun, as long as Liu Jian issued a military order at will, his [-] tiger and wolf troops would be able to break through the city gate, rush straight to Huanglong, and rush into the city. By then, he would be banned. Even if you guard the city gate, you can't hold it...

But even so, he couldn't let these people in.

After letting these people in, whether it was Wang Yun, Yang Biao, or the princes and kings who rushed into the city, or the current emperor, or Liu Jian deposed the emperor and established a new emperor...

No matter what the current situation is, once today's events are investigated, he will definitely be the first to be attacked.

The gatekeeper raised his hands to King Ganling below and said:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have not received your Majesty's imperial edict, nor the order from the Chancellor's Desk, nor the Prime Minister's Office. I must not open the door. If I open the door, I will be putting the safety of the country at risk. I will investigate later. Even if the purpose is to save the lives of the whole family, it is not enough to atone for this heinous crime."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

The King of Donghai said angrily: "Are you preventing us Han clan clan members from entering the city to discuss national affairs? Isn't it a capital crime to delay the important affairs of the country?"

The gatekeeper ordered: "If you kings want to come to the capital to discuss important matters with His Majesty, you can tie a letter to a bow and arrow, and use a strong archer to shoot it at the top of the city. I will order people to put down a target on the city to catch the arrow and take the letter." Come to the city and hand it over to the Shangshutai, and the officials of the Shangshutai will hand it over to Your Majesty."

"If your Majesty has a decree to invite the kings to come to the capital to discuss important matters, then the officials will naturally open the door immediately without any delay, and then stand on the bush to apologize and apologize to the kings."

King Donghai pointed at the gatekeeper and shouted: "You are a small gatekeeper, but you dare to tell us how to act?"

The gatekeeper smiled and said, "I am not giving orders to the kings. I am just acting in accordance with the laws of the imperial court."

When the King of Donghai wanted to say more, Wen Chou shouted at the side, "Do you think what I just said was coercion and intimidation?"

"Do you really think that I dare not lead my troops to attack your city?"

When the gatekeeper heard Wen Chou threatening him, he was trembling with fear.

Listening to Wen Chou's stern voice and looking at his expression, you knew that what he said was true and he was not trying to scare people.

If Wen Chou really drives Hebei warriors to attack the city now, then even if the gatekeeper has a hundred heads, he may not be enough for Wen Chou to kill.

It was at this tense moment that a fast horse came to the front from the rear. It was a sentinel sent from Liu Jian's middle army.

He approached Wen Chou, and then whispered Liu Jian's military order to him.

After Wen Chou heard this, he nodded immediately.

Then, he turned to look at the princes and kings present and said: "My lords and generals, I am here to come to the capital. Although it is for the sake of the imperial court, everything still needs to abide by the imperial laws. Since the gatekeeping order Let us shoot the memorial to the emperor on the city, and then I will help all the kings to work hard and write down the memorial to the emperor, present it clearly, and then shoot it at the top of the city, and he will forward it to the court."

After hearing this, all the princes, kings and relatives of the Liu family expressed their approval, and no one objected.

So everyone ordered people to bring in desks, pens and inkstones, and started writing one after another at the foot of the city.

After all, although this opinion was expressed by Wen Chou, what he relayed was Liu Jian's idea after all. Among all the people present, which of the Liu family members dared to object to Liu Jian's statement?

After everyone wrote the memorial into silk, Wen Chou recruited a group of warriors who were good at shooting, and more than ten targets were dropped on the city wall. Then they saw long arrows hanging on silk heading towards the city wall. The target was shot!

The city wall of Chang'an City is still relatively high, and ordinary arrows cannot be shot up at all, so the gatekeeper dropped the target along the rope so that the arrows do not need to be shot so high, so that they can be shot into the city. .

After a while, more than a hundred silk seals were shot onto the city.

The gatekeeper did not dare to neglect, and quickly sent these silks to the Chancery.

A group of officials in the Shangshu Taichung played the memorials of these clan members upwards.

Soon, both the emperor and his ministers and officials knew the contents of these letters from the princes and kings.

Some of these contents say that the current politics of the imperial court are too chaotic, and it is necessary for the princes and princes to come to Beijing to assist the imperial court and revitalize the imperial court.

Some clan members said that there were traitorous officials around the emperor who needed to be purged.
Some say that since Liu Bian ascended the throne, there has been turmoil in all directions, chaos in the world, and unrest in the Han Dynasty. Now is a critical moment for the country, and it is necessary for a group of clan members, ministers and the emperor to discuss the future of the Han Dynasty...

In short, no matter whether it is said lightly or seriously, good or bad, the one goal that everyone agrees on is that we have to enter the city and we have to discuss what the Han Dynasty should do!
This world cannot be left to Liu Bian alone to act as a monster. There must be a systematic charter!

No matter Emperor Liu Bian, Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others knew the contents of these letters, they were all very angry, especially Emperor Liu Bian. He can't sleep every day now, with all this in his mind. The contents of the letters from the princes and kings made his head buzz.

His heart was also full of regret, but he didn't know what he should regret!
Did he regret listening to Dong Zhuo's opinion, or did he regret that the late emperor used Liu Jian, or did he reuse these noble officials in the court?
Anyway, he felt that he had mistrusted everyone. None of the officials of the Han Dynasty could be trusted.

He, Liu Bian, has been tricked by these ministers all the way to this day.

In addition to Liu Bianguo being frightened and unable to sleep at night, his mother, the Queen Mother He, was also crying every day. Now that Chang'an is in this situation, the Queen Mother He naturally knows that their mother and son will face a huge crisis.

But looking around now, except for the ministers, no one between mother and son can be trusted, but those ministers are too busy taking care of themselves now, so how can they have extra energy to protect their mother and son.

Finally, Wang Yun and Yang Biao submitted a petition, asking Liu Bian to use the majesty of an emperor to refute these princes, kings and clan members of the Han Dynasty, and ordered them to return to their respective jurisdictions immediately and not stay in the capital, otherwise they would all be punished for treason. .

Everyone knew that there was no point in doing so, but Wang Yun and Yang Biao still insisted on doing so.

After the edict was issued, the clan members of the Han Dynasty were not in a hurry. They just continued to present the edict. Some even wrote blood letters as a memorial to the emperor and flew arrows into the city to spread the edict.

In short, the same sentence remains, they will not leave until the emperor sees them!
Not long after, I saw that the emperor's case at the court was piled with memorials from princes and kings.

The entire table was almost flooded with memorials from princes and relatives of the Liu family.

As for the young Liu Bian, his eyes were red and his hands were trembling as he looked at the memorials.

He wished he could cut all the people who wrote memorials into pieces without leaving a single one alive.

But it's a pity that he doesn't have the power to kill any of these people now.

There was only one thing he could do, which was to continue to issue an edict, strictly ordering these people to return to their jurisdiction immediately.

But who can listen to him?

Faced with all kinds of desperation, Liu Bian could only convene a court meeting and summon his ministers to discuss how this matter should be handled.

The Qingliu nobles headed by Xun You lowered their heads and remained silent, allowing Emperor Liu Bian and the nobles and ministers to argue endlessly about this matter.

They argued and argued, but they couldn't come up with an effective solution at all.

The final conclusion was that the emperor still issued an edict and continued to order these Liu clan members to retreat from Chang'an.

The emperor's edict was issued again. This time, all the princes and the Liu clan changed their routine. They no longer asked to continue to see the emperor, but instead submitted a memorial to the emperor to make it clear that they could withdraw, but for the sake of In the Han Dynasty, for the sake of the Liu family, Emperor Liu Bian must hand over the leaders of the traitorous ministers around him.

The so-called leaders of traitors are Wang Yun, Yang Biao, and Chunyu Jia.

As long as the emperor Liu Bian hands over these three people, they will withdraw immediately, including Liu Jian.

In the past, most of the courtiers in the capital would not believe the words of the princes and kings.
But at this moment of life and death, their hearts were already in chaos.

Even if there is a glimmer of hope, they still have to give it a try.

This method was proposed by Jia Xu, who wanted to divide the political structure of Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others in the court.

I have to say that Jia Xu's poisonous plan is still very effective.

As long as Wang Yun, Yang Biao, and Chunyu Jia are handed over, all the Liu clan members will withdraw. The emperor will still be the emperor, the court will still be the court, and the remaining ministers will still maintain their previous positions.

After seeing these memorials, the hearts of Wang Yun, Yang Biao, and Chunyu Jia suddenly became cold.

They hurriedly ran to Liu Bian's palace, crying and shouting, and reported to Liu Bian to show their loyalty, hoping that Liu Bian would not fall into the trap of the traitor.

Liu Bian only comforted them, saying that he would not sacrifice them in exchange for the support of his uncles and brothers.

But having said that, no one knows what Liu Bian is thinking.

In fact, I still wanted to give it a try today, but unfortunately Wang Yun and others were too powerful and they did not dare.

But in fact, not only the emperor, but also the courtiers and even many of the comrades of Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others began to consider whether to hand over Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others in exchange for peace in Chang'an. Woolen cloth?
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When the Chang'an court was in chaos, Liu Jian hosted a banquet for more than a hundred princes and famous Liu family members in his camp.

Today's banquet came very suddenly, making everyone very surprised.

But since it was Liu Jian who invited him, everyone naturally wanted to give him face.

So, I saw a group of Han clan members and princes heading to Liu Jian's commander's tent.

After everyone arrived one after another, they finally understood the purpose of Liu Jian's banquet.

It turned out that a heavyweight also arrived in Chang'an.This person is Chenliu Wang Liu Xie, the younger brother of the emperor.

The 15-year-old Liu Xie has grown up and looks quite elegant and handsome. In appearance, he is quite similar to his late mother Wang.

However, a group of princes and kings heard that Liu Xie was as disorderly as the late emperor in his daily behavior.

Especially in terms of female sex.

15-year-old Liu Xie is in puberty, which is also the time when men’s sexual desire begins to bloom and their desires become relatively strong.

Since Liu Xie started having sex last year, he has been as enthusiastic about men and women as his father.

Under Liu Jian's guidance, Liu Jin did not warn Liu Xie about his behavior. On the contrary, he was extremely supportive and indulgent.

For more than a year, King Chenliu has been conducting beauty pageants in Hebei and secretly recruiting beautiful women into the palace. Although Liu Jian later acted as a matchmaker for him and asked him to marry a girl from the Hu family, this did not prevent Liu Xie from secretly recruiting beauties. , the more the merrier.

He is also young and vigorous, with sufficient physical strength. Even the groom does not appear to be emaciated every night.

However, his reputation as a womanizer is now relatively loud in the world.

After everyone saw the young King Chenliu, they suddenly realized that Liu Jian invited the kings and clan members to a banquet today to introduce Liu Xie to them.

Many smart people reacted immediately.

Is Liu Jian planning to support King Chen Liu?

After the understanding people understood Liu Jian's intention, their attitude towards King Chenliu naturally became extremely respectful. During the banquet, they frequently raised their glasses to respect King Chenliu.

Although Liu Xie was born into a noble family, he had never experienced this kind of situation before. However, he was a smart man after all. He was suddenly faced with so many uncles and uncles, but he could barely cope with it without losing his composure.

Liu Jian was very satisfied with Liu Xie's behavior.

As for Liu Jin, he did not dare to attend the banquet because he was afraid that some of the princes and kings would recognize him.

After all, in the hearts of people all over the world, Zhang Rang was already dead.

If you can show up less often, you can show up less often on such big occasions.

Halfway through the drinking, Liu Jian suddenly placed the wine cup in his hand on the table, and then let out a long sigh.

He looked around at all the Liu family members and said with emotion: "Thinking back to the past, when our Liu family ancestors were running the Han Dynasty, when it was at its peak, it could be said that all nations came to court, but today, the Han Dynasty is declining, jackals are in power, and the world It collapsed, and most of the Nine Provinces and the Four Seas fell into the hands of traitors!"

"It's a pity that as members of the clan, we can't save the country. We watch helplessly in the chaos in all directions. Countless common people rebel because of the suffering. The Han Dynasty is riddled with holes. How far is it from the past?"

"It took me ten years to stabilize Hebei and make the northern land prosperous. But this time when I came to Sizhou and Guanzhong, what I saw was shocking and made me feel miserable."

"Everyone in the world says that I defeated Li Xiang's army of millions and achieved great military success..."

"But what I defeated was not millions of soldiers. It was clearly millions of people of my Han Dynasty, millions of people who had to rebel because of hunger!"

When talking about this, Liu Jian looked really sad.

His face was full of grief and anger, and his tone was extremely sad.

Liu Yu and Liu Jian had known each other for many years. He knew that Liu Jian's words were not false. He had great ambitions and regarded thousands of Li Shu as the sons and daughters of the Han Dynasty. In the impression of Liu Yu'er and others, there was no one in a high position in the world who could be like Liu Jian. He loves the people as much as he does frugality.

"General, don't be too sad. Some things are not accomplished in a day. They are the shortcomings accumulated over time and over the years. Although the Han Dynasty has suffered many setbacks in recent years, it is fortunate that there is a clan like the general sitting in charge, which has brought the north to the north. The territory was not lost, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan restrained their efforts, and the border troubles were eliminated. It was not suitable for our great Han Dynasty to be threatened by foreigners during the civil strife... This is all the result of the great general!"

All the princes and kings said one after another: "Yes, it is all the result of the great general!"

"Hebei is now so prosperous and industrially developed, all thanks to the general's ten years of planning!"

"Yes, even 30 years ago, Hebei was not as wealthy as it is now!"

"The Xianbei tribes have been divided many times in recent years and have been used by our great Han Dynasty. This is especially due to the great general's contribution."

Liu Jian was very emotional after hearing this.

Later, I saw him sighing and saying: "You sir, don't comfort me. When the late emperor entrusted me with the solitude, it was because I did not properly assist your majesty and advise your majesty. Your majesty's behavior caused your majesty to be close to villains and far away from virtuous ministers. As a result, the great Han Dynasty is like today." Woe, I really deserve to die!"

Naturally, everyone disagreed with what Liu Jian said.

"General, how can this be your fault?"

"Deran, don't blame yourself so much!"

"General, you can't put so much pressure on yourself. This big man cannot do without you."

"General, you still need to adjust your mood and take care of yourself!"

Liu Jian was very moved by the words of these officials.

"Liu Jian was moved by what the gentlemen said, but you don't need to comfort me. It's my responsibility. After all, none of you are the ministers who are in charge of the orphans. I am the only one, so the sadness in this is , none of you will understand.”

At this moment, King Zhao Liu Yu was heard to say: "We all know that the general is loyal and loyal to the country, but today's emperor is really unscrupulous and trusted and treacherous ministers are recklessly carrying out bad government, which has led to the current chaos and great chaos in the world. Even if the general has a good plan to help the country, but the emperor doesn't listen, there is nothing we can do."

"In my opinion, this world should be filled with virtuous people. Although this emperor is the direct descendant of the late emperor, he is really not suitable to control this great Han Dynasty. If he continues to act like this, our Liu family will be destroyed sooner or later."

Liu Yu's words can be regarded as bringing the matter to the main topic. All the princes, kings and Liu family members present were in high spirits.

Liu Jian frowned.

"What King Zhao said is a bit extreme."

Liu Yu said: "Whether this statement is excessive or not, everyone present knows clearly."

"The general's dedication to serving the country and serving the country can be seen from heaven and earth. It is obvious to all the members of the Liu family like us."

"It's a pity that today's people are definitely not people who can establish a career."

"So when we all the princes and princes and the Liu clan enter the court, we can abolish the establishment, install a general, take charge of the world, and restore the Liu family to its former glory. I wonder what you think?"

These words immediately won the unanimous applause of everyone present.

After all, Liu Jian was kind to the princes and kings in the world, and what he has done over the years is all for the sake of the country, the country, and the country. Therefore, he is the one who admires the most among the princes and kings, and everyone also feels that he is the most capable of taking charge of the country. He was also the one who made life better for the Liu clan.

"I agree!"

"This new emperor is indeed a great general."

"If there is no general in charge of this country, it will surely collapse."

However, Liu Jian waved his hand and said: "You want to trap me in a place of disloyalty and injustice!"

Liu Yu stood up suddenly.

He stepped to the side of the young King Chen Liu, reached out and patted King Chen Liu on the shoulder.

"Everyone, I have something to say. Please listen carefully."

"In my opinion, the person who can inherit the great unification in the world today is none other than King Chenliu."

"After all, he is the son of the late emperor."

"If we abolish the throne today and prevent the late emperor's son from ascending the throne, how will he be able to meet the late emperor under the Nine Springs in the future?"

"The late emperor's orphan is here. If we want to establish a new king, it must be King Chenliu. I think the general must also think so."

Liu Jian secretly thought that Liu Yu had indeed succeeded.

He did not communicate with Liu Yu about this matter beforehand.

But Liu Yu could clearly understand his context.

"What Liu Qingzhou said...is true!"

"I also agree with King Chenliu as the new king."

"King Chenliu has been smart since he was a child, and he has the style of his father. This is what I have witnessed with my own eyes over the years."

"If we can bring King Chenliu to the throne, it will definitely bring a new style to our court."

"The position of the new king belongs to none other than King Chenliu!"

(End of this chapter)