The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 443
Strips of plain white curtains hung in the main hall, and all items related to the light mirror in the store were covered. .

Liu Hong's eyes were closed, and he was sleeping peacefully on the bed. Jian Shuo, dressed in military uniform and covered with a white battle robe, stood quietly in front of Liu Hong's bed.

In fact, Liu Hong has been dead for nearly nine days, but Jian Shuo has been keeping his funeral secret, using ice and other means of preserving the body to maintain the integrity of Liu Hong's body as much as possible.

But now it is impossible to hide it anymore, the pressure from the outer court and the inner court came at the same time, Jian Shuo could only stop hiding the news of the emperor's death.

Liu Hong's death was too sudden, and only he knew about the will. If those ministers refused to obey the edict, he would have nothing to do.

These eunuchs seem to be powerful, but in fact their power comes from the emperor.

With the death of the emperor, the power in their hands is not reliable at all. If outsiders know Liu Hong's death now, not only will they not be able to help Liu Xie ascend the throne, but in the end they will only die.

Jian Shuo had to come up with a perfect plan so that Liu Xie could justifiably ascend to the throne.

At the corner of the hall, there are both small coffins and large outer coffins. Everyone in the hall is dressed in linen and mourning.

The Suihou Pearl, the Snake Sword, and the Six Seals of the Son of Heaven are displayed on the desk one by one. In the center is a seal inlaid with gold horns. That seal was held by the former Emperor Shihuang. The Chuan Guoxie.

The front is engraved with eight seal characters of "Ordered by the sky, long life and eternal prosperity", as a token of "imperial power granted by heaven, orthodox and legal".

The Empress Dowager Dong was dressed in white and sat quietly in front of Liu Hong's couch. There was not a trace of tears in her eyes, nor a trace of expression.

Her tears had been shed as early as that day, and no one would kneel in front of her and wipe away her tears when she was crying.

A white-haired man sends a black-haired man away, and the only child he sends away is his only child. For a woman, there is nothing more bleak in the world than this.

Dong Shi just looked at Liu Hong's face quietly like this, the familiar court, the familiar palace now in her eyes, for some reason, it became ghastly.

She kept thinking about the last sentence that Liu Hong said in the Zhaixing Tower.

"If I... stayed in Jiedu Pavilion with Aunt all the time... that would be great..."

If she could choose again, she would never bring her son to Luoyang.

In the Jiedu Pavilion, the mother and son will surely be able to spend the rest of their lives happily, unlike fighting for those rights.

The sky was not yet bright, and the dim candlelight flickered slowly, reflecting on the bodies of the people in the hall, flickering and clearing, dimming and brightening.

Dong raised her head and looked at the dimly lit hall, feeling desolate in her heart.

In the hall, on six tables and cases are placed Dongyuan secret utensils, gold and silver wine utensils, Zhang Gui and Cong rings, bows and arrows, cauldrons and cups, and thirty-foot-long carts are neatly stacked on the tray.

The chime bells and big bells to be buried in the back are all available, and the vermilion lacquer is freshly painted.

In the main hall, the incense burners are constantly burning and the lights are always bright.

But these utensils, even if they were doubled, ten times, or hundreds of times, they would not be able to exchange for her dead son.

Liu Xie was wearing filial piety clothes, sitting beside the Empress Dowager Dong, and there were not many tears in his eyes. Regarding his father, Liu Xie actually did not have many good memories of Liu Hong.

He has always followed Empress Dowager Dong and grew up in the deep palace. He is even a little strange to his father and Liu Hong.

The number of times Liu Hong and Liu Xie meet each year is not long, and more time is spent on pleasure and blessing, indulging in a luxurious life.

When it comes to feelings, both Liu Xie and Liu Bian are not very close to Liu Hong.

A sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the hall, Jian Shuo turned his head when he heard the sound, and a soldier in embroidered clothes had already passed the heavy guards and walked into the hall quickly.

"Emergency report from outside the palace."

The embroidered emissary came in a hurry, walked up to Jian Shuo, and bowed his head to Jian Shuo with the silk book in both hands.

Jian Shuo squinted his eyes and frowned slightly. He had been urging He Jin to enter the palace for the past few days, but He Jin never entered the palace. Instead, he began to call the army.

These days, he finally persuaded the ten permanent servants and took control of a group of guards under the command of the ten permanent servants.

But compared to He Jin, the hole cards and strength in his hand are still too few after all.

Liu Hong's body took a turn for the worse, and many schemes and influences could not be mobilized.

Jian Shuo's upper camp stayed in Jizhou, and the imperial army led by Feng Fang followed Liu Yu to Youzhou.

The only person he could rely on was Dong Zhong, the cavalry general. It was a pity that Yuan Shu and He Miao still had quite a few guards in their hands. Otherwise, as long as Liu Bian was killed, everything would be solved.

As for the aftermath of killing Liu Bian, Jian Shuo didn't think about it. He promised Liu Hong that he would support Liu Xie to succeed to the throne, help Liu Xie control the court, stabilize the great man's country, and not be stolen by Xiaoxiao and the family.

To complete the following tasks, the first thing is to support Liu Xie to take the lead. In order to support Liu Xie to take the lead, he can use all means.

He is ready to bear the responsibility of killing the prince, and the Embroidered Clothes Emissary has become a powerful force. Even if he dies, with Dong Zhong, the Empress Dowager Dong assisting Liu Xie, and the Embroidered Clothes Emissary to control the world, the world will be as solid as gold. .

Although there are powerful enemies around outside, Huangfusong and Lu Zhi are both loyal ministers. With them outside, as long as the central government is not chaotic, the world will surely restore stability again.

Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju in Youzhou are no more than jumping clowns, not enough to cause trouble. The Qiang people in Liangzhou are newly defeated. Although the Yellow Turbans in Bingzhou are in full swing, Bingzhou is sparsely populated and there is no way to threaten the central government for the time being.

The former Jian Shuo really valued money and power. He wanted to ascend to a high position, want a lot of money, and want to hold power.

But when Liu Hong died, he died with the person who trusted him so much.

Money and power have all been left behind by Jian Shuo.

"call--"

Jian Shuo breathed out a turbid breath, and slowly unfolded the silk scroll in his hand, his eyes sharpened suddenly, and his heart couldn't help being stirred up, he just stared at the silk scroll in his hand, without saying a word for a while.

His brows gradually frowned, and the hand holding the silk book trembled slightly.

"Jian Shuo." Dong Shi finally noticed Jian Shuo's strangeness, and she called softly.

"The minister is here."

Jian Shuo finally came to his senses when he heard Queen Mother Dong's voice. He turned around again, bowed respectfully to Queen Mother Dong and replied.

"Did something happen outside the palace?"

At this time, Empress Dowager Dong's empty eyes also showed a little expression, and she asked Jian Shuo.

"It's just a few little thieves."

Jian Shuo quietly put away the silk scroll, and replied calmly with his usual expression.

"The queen mother is at ease, I will deal with it now."

After saying that, Jian Shuo stood up and walked quickly towards the outside of the hall.

Seeing Jian Shuo's back going away, Dong's eyes flickered several times, but in the end she didn't ask any more questions.

As soon as she turned around, Jian Shuo's firm voice came from behind Dong.

"Received the emperor's favor, the minister will definitely not disappoint the late emperor, and will definitely support Dong Hou to ascend the throne of the emperor."

Dong could not help but tighten Liu Xie's hand, she is a woman, she doesn't understand government affairs, but she knows that what is written in the silk script must be very important.

A bloody storm may be set off in this palace, she knows that Empress He and He Jin will never allow Liu Xie to become emperor, and they will definitely support Liu Bian's enthronement at all costs.

Liu Xie felt the temperature in Dong's hands, and he remembered the scene when he was separated from his brother.

Although he is young, he can still feel the changes in the atmosphere in the palace.

In this seemingly peaceful court, something seems to be brewing again.

(End of this chapter)