Wei Xiaobao's Three Kingdoms Adventure

Chapter 31 Poor Emperor
Wei Xiaobao loosened his dragon claw hand, remembering that Liu Xie was going to guard the casket. Everyone in the palace should be busy with this matter. This was a good time to steal the imperial seal. He said to Liu Xie, "Tell the eunuch outside, the little yellow gate, to send in a set of eunuch clothes and a set of palace maid clothes. After we change clothes, you take Shuang'er to guard the casket for your emperor father, and I will go find the imperial seal. We will meet here again."

Liu Xie nodded and said, "Let's go our separate ways, but I have to say one thing first. The man who died outside was not my father. You are not allowed to talk nonsense in the future."

Wei Xiaobao laughed and said, "That's the emperor. How many people want to recognize him as their father? Besides, aren't you his son now? Maybe you can even take over and become the emperor?"

Liu Xie said, "I don't want to be the emperor. The eunuchs have the final say in the court affairs, and the people are rebelling everywhere."

Wei Xiaobao said, "Hahahaha, it would be best if you were the emperor. You are the one who is rebelling, and you are also the emperor. You are rebelling against yourself."

Liu Xie knew that it would be useless to continue talking to this ignorant and unreasonable Wei Xiaobao, so he turned around, walked to the door, patted his chest, opened the door and asked someone to bring in some clothes.

After changing his clothes, Wei Xiaobao sighed and said, "I didn't expect that after all this time, I'm still a eunuch."

Shuang'er stepped forward to help him tidy up and said, "Xiaobao, you are not familiar with the palace here. Do you want me to go with you?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "Too many people would only arouse suspicion. Since everyone outside is busy mourning, I'll search for him slowly by myself. You just follow this old fellow."

Liu Xie said, "Don't worry, I won't run away. I'm just a child now, and I don't have any magical powers. Where can I escape to? The three of us must work together now. Why don't you trust me?"

Wei Xiaobao pushed Liu Xie from behind and said, "Who knows if you brought us here on purpose! When will you send me back to my own territory? Only then will I trust you."

Liu Xie was pushed out of the room by Wei Xiaobao, and ignoring the strange looks of the two palace maids outside the room, he went straight to the palace of the dead.

While no one was paying attention, Wei Xiaobao turned around and hid in the dark corner of the corridor. He waited until Liu Xie, Shuang'er and the two palace maids disappeared before coming out.

Wei Xiaobao looked down the empty hallway, unsure of where to begin his search. He figured that since Liu Xie was the emperor's son, this must be his bedroom, and the emperor's seal must be in the upper study, where government affairs were handled. So he decided to look further afield first. He chose a direction opposite to Liu Xie's, crossed his arms, and trotted off into the distance. He ran around the palace, not caring which way was east, but always picking out deserted areas. The further he went, the farther he felt from the destination until he heard voices in the room ahead.

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "The Emperor is still lying in his coffin. Why are these people hiding here instead of going to mourn in front of the coffin? Could it be that they are a bunch of young eunuchs hiding here to gamble while the Emperor is dead?"

Wei Xiaobao hadn't touched the dice for a long time. Thinking of gambling, his hands and heart were itching. He didn't care whether anyone was gambling inside or not. He decided to go over and take a look. He leaned against the wall and slipped under the window, listening to the movement inside with his ears.

A voice came from inside the room: "Who leaked the news?"

Wei Xiaobao's heart skipped a beat, and he thought, "Could they have discovered me?"

The voice continued, "Jian Shuo, go and try to stop He Jin first. Don't let him enter the palace. Once we have secured Liu Xie's throne, we can seize his title of general. That way, we can survive."

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "So it's not gambling. Who is involved here? How could they allow Liu Xie to ascend the throne? Wouldn't that mean Zhang Jue, the traitor, would really be the emperor?"

There was a sound of footsteps in the room, and Wei Xiaobao quickly hid himself. After the man left in a hurry, Wei Xiaobao returned to the window again.

"Why do you think He Jin wants to enter the palace? Isn't it just to make his nephew Liu Bian the emperor? We have all received the favor of Empress Dowager Dong. We must speak with one voice at this time and not let He Jin succeed!"

Wei Xiaobao didn't understand either, and thought to himself, "I think I heard someone mention this He Jin? Oh, right, the gentleman in the Yangzhou teahouse once said that He Jin was the Queen's brother, who was later killed by a group of eunuchs. Then that big bad guy Dong Zhuo killed the eunuchs, and then Cao Cao and Liu Bei went to fight Dong Zhuo, and that's how the story of the Three Kingdoms came about. I remember Chen Bai also mentioned that He Jin was some kind of general, and it seemed like he was there during the war against the Yellow Turbans. Shouldn't he be fighting the Yellow Turbans now? How could he have run back to the palace? Could it be that the Yellow Turbans have been wiped out by now?"

Wei Xiaobao didn't know that he had followed Zhang Jue to the later period of four years. Although the Yellow Turban Army at this time was not as powerful as at the beginning of the uprising, the remaining leaders of various factions were still fighting with the imperial army.

Another voice came from inside the room: "Master Zhang Rang, you are the emperor's father. You naturally understand that the emperor wants Liu Xie to succeed him, but we must also be on guard against the troops in He Jin's hands. It is best to prepare for both situations at this time."

The first voice rang out again, "Yes, Jian Shuo's Xiyuan Imperial Guards might not be able to stop He Jin. Why not follow our original plan and support Liu Xie? That way, we can give Empress Dowager Dong an explanation. If He Jin breaks through the palace gates, and the situation becomes irreversible, we can then shift the blame onto Jian Shuo."

“How to shirk responsibility?”

"There is only one word, kill!"

"Kill Jian Shuo?"

"Well! No ruthless man, no hero!"

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "This Zhang Rang is truly ruthless. He's already planned a retreat and can even kill his own people."

Zhang Rang said, "No matter who becomes emperor, we, the eunuchs, must not lose our position. Even if Liu Bian ascends the throne, He Jin will still have to rely on us. Everyone, this matter cannot leak out again, or you will all lose your heads. Disband."

Wei Xiaobao quickly slipped away around the corner, still thinking on the way: "These people are all the Imperial Household Officials. Weren't the people that Ma Yuanyi contacted in the court before also Imperial Household Officials and Little Yellow Gates? After all this time, you are all eunuchs."

Remembering Zhang Rang's saying, "No poison, no hero," Wei Xiaobao laughed as he walked, muttering to himself, "Eunuchs dare to call themselves heroes. How dare I become a hero? The emperors of the Han Dynasty are really as pathetic as Zhang Jue said. Even the emperorship depends on these eunuchs. Our Qing Dynasty is still better. Although Xiao Xuanzi was bullied by Oboi, the young eunuchs around him are all loyal ministers, especially me, Eunuch Gui. I am extremely loyal, even more loyal than Master Guan."

When he thought of Guan Yu again, Wei Xiaobao imitated Guan Yu on the stage, pretending to hold his beard in front of his chest and walking on the stage with the board sideways.

When I got carried away by my success, I didn't realize that my voice had become louder.

A door beside him suddenly opened, and a voice scolded: "Which servant is so presumptuous!"

(End of this chapter)