Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 189: Liu Hong's Concern, Bohai Kingdom's Restoration!
Time flies and days feel like years, which is a true portrayal of Liu Hong's life during this period.

Due to abdominal disease and restricted eating, Liu Hong is much thinner than two months ago. As the weather turns cold, he seldom goes out, often lying on a couch covered with a blanket.

The Qiang rebels were defeated and retreated from Youfufeng.

The Xianbei army invaded Bingzhou and was repelled by Liu Qing.

And what Liu Hong holds in his hands is the good news that Changsha prefect Sun Jian put down the Xing Rebellion in Jingnan District.

Liu Hong looked at the report with a smile on his face, but there was a trace of sadness hidden in the smile, and only those close to him and himself could understand it.

One's own body is clear, even the emperor is no exception.

"Father, although thin porridge is boring, you should eat some for your health!"

Beside the dragon couch, a beautiful figure carefully held a jade bowl and a spoon, looking at Liu Hong.

Liu Hong shook his head, and said weakly, "Wannian, I'm not hungry."

Princess Wannian looked at her father's appearance. Although Liu Hong was smiling, she felt uncomfortable.

When people reach a certain age, they will have the feeling of licking the calf. Liu Hong has been sick for several months, and he has a little more feeling for the family affection in the world.

"Wannian, your mother left early, have you ever blamed me?"

Princess Wannian shook her head. Now that she has reached the age of the governor, she knows that Queen Song's death was caused by Queen He, and her father is capable of stopping it.

However, things have changed, even if she knows these old things, she can't blame her father, because her memory is full of Liu Hong's tolerance and love for her.

As an emperor, Liu Hong may not be qualified, but as the father of Wannian, he is the one who loves her all over his body, because he only has such a daughter.

Now Liu Hong knows that time is not long, he doesn't care about anything in the world, he has not even established a crown prince, but now he is thinking about his daughter's future.

If he doesn't intervene and there are no accidents, Liu Bian will naturally succeed to the throne. With the support of Queen He and the Great General, nothing will happen.

It's just that Princess Wannian was born to Empress Song, and Liu Hong was still a little worried. After Empress He gained power, she was afraid that the harem would be liquidated. Others didn't care, but Wannian couldn't.

As for Liu Xie, the youngest, even though Liu Hong likes him, he can be destroyed and there will be twists and turns, not now.

Even if it really fails, after Liu Bian succeeds to the throne, he can be crowned king.

Liu Hong thought about all the ministers, and found that there was no one he could entrust.

Yuan Kui is an old planner with bad intentions. If he promises Wannian to Yuan Shi, I am afraid he will go one step further.

Naturally, the He family can't do it, but Cao Song, the chief minister, is an option, because the Song family and the Cao family are related by marriage.

Promise ten thousand years to Cao Cao?
Liu Hong instantly dismissed this idea.

The ages don't match, and the Cao family doesn't seem to have any particularly outstanding children...

In addition, Cao Cao, who is acting like he is doing his best, is going fishing in Jizhou in the name of arresting Wang Fen, so he really doesn't know.

Liu Hong frowned and thought, Princess Wannian saw her father like this, and immediately said with concern: "Father, Wannian does not blame father, the most ruthless emperor's family, the child knows that father must have difficulties."

A grievance almost broke Liu Hong's defenses, he turned his head calmly, avoiding Princess Wannian with his eyes.

For so many years, everyone has said that Liu Hong is ruthless, but one person knows his difficulties.

At that time, Cao Jie and Wang Fu's party won the power struggle, their relatives were destroyed, and the scholars were imprisoned by the party. Even Liu Hong was walking on thin ice.

They can convict whoever they want, and persecute whoever they want to frame, even King Bohai is no exception.

In other words, even he, Liu Hong, was no exception.It is rare for powerful ministers to abolish and establish indiscriminately.

In addition, the King of Bohai did pose a threat to his throne, so Liu Hong acquiesced in this matter. Unexpectedly, the Queen of Bohai, the Song family, was implicated in the Queen of the Song Dynasty, and Wang Fu colluded with the He family to frame the Queen of Song.

Liu Hong acquiesced again, causing Wannian to lose his mother.

Thinking of the Song family, Liu Hong thought of another person.

The Queen of Bohai King is the aunt of Queen Song, and Liu Qing is the youngest son of Queen Bohai. Speaking of which, Wannian should call him uncle.

And I heard that Liu Qingxian is famous, if he can let go of his old grievances...

A thought suddenly flashed in his mind, if Liu Qing is re-designated as King of Bohai, can he be made to let go?

Entrusting Princess Wannian to him should save Wannian from the chaos.

As for the identity, Liu Qing's contribution and the identity of the late emperor's nephew are enough.

"Alas..." Liu Hong sighed resignedly.

"Father, why do you sigh."

"In the past few months, I often think about it. I, Liu Hong, have been in power for more than ten years, but I haven't done a few good things. I'm afraid I will bear a bad name after I die."

"But father pacified the Yellow Turban and foreign aggression." Wan Nian seemed to understand but not understand.

"The first emperor had no heirs. I was originally an ordinary clan in Hejian. Because I was selected by Dou Wu, I was welcomed into Luoyang as the emperor. I knew that I was in the hands of powerful officials, so I trained eunuchs to fight against my relatives, and finally defeated my relatives. However, once the struggle for power begins, it will never end. The previous generations of emperors have all become victims of the struggle for power, and I am not willing to do so!"

Princess Wannian was silent and listened quietly.

"If my relatives are down, I will give the eunuch another enemy. I have been in power for a long time, and I have known the local counties and states. Relying on the powerful gentry, I will become bigger and stronger, monopolize the wealth and taxation, and eventually become a trend that cannot be lost. You know that no matter how strong the eunuch is, he still needs to rely on the imperial power. , and the bigger the place, the smaller the imperial power.”

Liu Hong straightened himself up, and continued: "So I sold my officials and lords, and at the same time imprisoned the nobles, and even persecuted the world's famous scholars in the name of eunuchs. In the end, the two were incompatible, but..."

Wan Nian looked at Liu Hong and listened carefully, as if she wanted to write down what her father said, because she knew what his father said was very important.

Liu Hong's eyes flickered and gradually deepened. Everyone knew that he was stupid, but he never revealed his inner thoughts to others.

"However, even so, the trend of the weakening of the imperial power and the strengthening of the counties and states has not changed, it has only slowed down. The general trend cannot be reversed by manpower. After the Yellow Turban, the strength of the states and counties has increased again. Now the governor of the district dares to rebel Perhaps in his opinion, what he did was according to Heaven's will." Liu Hong showed a hint of sarcasm in his smile.

"I dare to do this while I'm alive, but after I die, the world will be in chaos!"

Liu Hong's words hit the ground, making the jade bowl in Wan Nian's hand tremble.

"Above the court, all the princes, not to mention foreign relatives and eunuchs, are not their opponents. The imperial power is mighty, and they will also be reduced to puppets."

"What's the difference between whether I will stand up for the prince or not!"

"And what will happen to you, the noble princess of Tianhuang..."

Liu Hong's words became more and more serious. He didn't want to say these words. This was not something she could bear at this age, let alone what Liu Hong wanted to see, but Liu Hong was afraid.

He once dreamed that after his death, Luoyang would be turned into a sea of ​​flames, the country would be turned into hills and ruins, and the imperial power would be reduced to a plaything.

"Father, no!" Wan Nian silently shed tears, but did not sob.

"Alas..." Liu Hong sighed again, as if helpless that he couldn't do anything.

"Wannian, you have to listen to what I said. If what I said really happens, you have only one person to rely on, Wuzhou Marquis Liu Qing, the emperor has to admit that Liu Qing is the best of his generation. It’s a pity that I have an old grudge with her that cannot be reconciled, but you can ask for her protection in the name of your mother Empress Song, not my daughter, have you ever remembered?”

Wannian heard that the name was not the one he thought of, so he asked, "Father, why isn't it Uncle Liu Yan or Uncle Liu Yu?"

"Jun Lang is too selfish, Bo An is too weak, in troubled times, only the strong can gain a foothold, Liu Qing breaks the yellow scarf, destroys the Huns, retreats from the Xianbei, wins a hundred battles, and wise men spread far and wide, I don't reward him, but it's not that I don't know him , can you remember it?"

Wan Nian nodded with tears in his eyes, "Father, I have made a note."

Liu Hong stretched out his hand to wipe away his daughter's tears, smiled, and seemed to have one thing on his mind...and didn't speak again.

There was a moment of silence in front of the bed, and then Wannian's voice came.

"Father, the porridge is cold, I'll go and warm it up for you."

Liu Hong nodded with a smile. His smile didn't disappear until Wan Nian left, and it turned into pain in an instant.

"Come here! Tell Zhang Rang to come see me!"

After a while, Zhang Rang knelt down in front of the dragon couch.

"Zhang Changshi, Liu Qing, the prefect of Yanmen, repelled tens of thousands of Xianbei's army with his own soldiers and horses. Dong Zhuo asked for a reward for him. What do you think should be done?" Liu Hong asked, with a hint of anger in his voice.

"Your Majesty, Liu Qing can repel tens of thousands of troops with county soldiers. There must be many soldiers in his hands. Your Majesty can make him the shepherd of Liangzhou and order him to lead the army to attack Liangzhou! If he can regain Liangzhou, It's your Majesty's meritorious deeds, if it can't be recovered, your Majesty will have less worries." Zhang Rang said slowly.

Liu Hong was really lying when he heard this, Zhang Rang is ruthless, maybe before that, he would immediately agree with Zhang Rang's words, after all, the historian wanted to put the account on him for the loss of Liangzhou. It's best to go back to nature.

But Liu Hong's mentality has changed now. Regardless of what happens behind him, he just wants to protect his daughter, and he wants to hand over this matter to Liu Qing.

If Liu Qing were ordered to go to Liangzhou, wouldn't it be sending his daughter to the fire pit?

"If Liu Qing goes to Liangzhou, who will stop Xianbei from Yanmen?" Liu Hong randomly found an excuse.

"Your Majesty, Guo Yu from Taiyuan has already been employed in Luoyang. This person can be reinstated as the prefect of Yanmen." Zhang Rang said.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Rang really had someone to choose, and Liu Hong had another idea in his mind.

"But Liangzhou is full of Qiang riots, Liu Qing, how can he take it, and be buried with thousands of soldiers, how can I bear it!" Liu Hong didn't pretend anymore, and directly rejected Zhang Rang's proposal.

Zhang Rang complained in his heart, when did His Majesty become so virtuous?
But Liu Qing has made too many meritorious deeds, and now he is the prefect of Jiaxianhou. If he continues to seal it, only the state shepherd will be left. , Other states, is he worthy!
Eh?Jiaozhou!

"Your Majesty, Jia Cong, the governor of Jiaozhou, was transferred to Jizhou, and Liu Qing can be made the governor of Jiaozhou."

Liu Hong thought for a while, Jiaozhou is far away from the Central Plains, and it is indeed a safe place to avoid disasters, but letting his daughter go to such a place... It's too bitter!

"I still feel that state shepherds are very important and should not be established." Liu Hong said.

Zhang Rang thought that Liu Hong is really ruthless, then how much credit Liu Qing has made for you, isn't it greater than the current state shepherds?
Liu Yan Liu Yu?Dong Zhuo and Huang Wan?Which credit can be compared with Liu Qing?

But the meaner Liu Hong was to Liu Qing, the more Zhang Rang liked to hear about it. Who would let them have any grudges!

"Your Majesty is wise. It's because this old slave didn't think carefully. This matter is entirely up to His Majesty!" Zhang Rang planned to retreat, but Liu Hong's bad ideas never let him down.

"Then let's draw up an imperial edict. Liu Qing defeated Xianbei several times, personally beheaded the three chief brothers, frightened the grasslands, and exalted our country's prestige. His contribution is indispensable, and he was specially conferred the title of King of Bohai, a county in the city."

what!Zhang Rang felt like a heavy hammer in his head, and suspected that he had auditory hallucinations.

The word Bohai King is really too jarring.

"His Majesty……"

Your Majesty is sick and confused?still is……

Zhang Rang didn't know how to respond for a moment. He raised his head and looked at Liu Hong with horror on his face. Liu Hong's face was very pale, but his eyes were full of energy.

"Think twice, Your Majesty." Zhang Rang said lightly, expressing his objection tactfully.

Liu Hong didn't understand it, so he said to himself: "Yanmen County is a big matter, ask Guo Yan to come and see me!"

Zhang Rang knelt down again, left, and left the garden with a heavy heart.

What's wrong, Your Majesty?I have never seen His Majesty have such thoughts before, what stimulated him?

Zhang Rang couldn't figure it out, Liu Hong would restore the country of Bohai, and also named Liu Qing the king of Bohai.

Could it be that people are about to die... Liu Hong was afraid of being ashamed of the late emperor, so he decided to compensate the son of King Bohai?After all, King Bohai is the younger brother of the first emperor!
This move is similar to that of the first emperor. Emperor Huan also restored the country for the king of Bohai before his death. I really don't know what these emperors think!
Guo Yan, who was in Luoyang, took orders to go to the West Garden soon, and was led by Zhang Rang to Liu Hong's bedroom.

"Minister Taiyuan Guo Yan, please greet Your Majesty!"

Liu Hong gave Zhang Rang a wink, Zhang Rang understood immediately, and left the bedroom, thinking that the familiar Liu Hong had returned, and he could understand every look and every movement.

So he went out of the bedroom, and began to speculate on the meaning of His Majesty's seal of Liu Qing.

There must be a deep meaning, but he didn't expect it. It seems that he has to go back to Luoyang to communicate with the regular servants at night.

"Get up!"

Guo Yan stood up, and the respectful Hou was beside him.

"Guo Yan, I have something that I need to rely on you..."

In the middle of Liu Hong's words, Guo Yan immediately knelt down, kowtowed to the ground, and said: "I would like to ruin your majesty's heart and brains, and I will not hesitate!"

It turned out to be scared.

"Listen, I want to make you the prefect of Yanmen, and guard the border for me. Moreover, I need you to take someone to Yanmen and hand it over to the current prefect Liu Qing in person. If this happens, I will guarantee your Guo family to be prosperous , However, if this person makes a mistake, the Guo family will destroy the three clans!"

Guo Yan shuddered violently when he heard that the three tribes were destroyed. Who is he? It's so important!
Guo Yan's mind turned rapidly, he wanted to replace Mr. Liu Qing as the prefect, what about Mr. Liu Qing?As a child of a scholar family, he must know about the festivities between His Majesty and the young master.

"I don't know, Your Majesty, who do you want to send?"

"You don't need to know, all you need to know is that this man is extremely honorable! Your uncle Guo Zun is now Doctor Guanglu, and if you made this happen, he will be Doctor Yushi. It is not impossible for him to be the Sangong in my lifetime."

Guo Yan's eyes lit up suddenly, but his heart felt heavy again.

His Majesty actually promised him the position of the Three Dukes, which shows the importance of this person. He has already vaguely guessed that this person must be a relative of His Majesty, and it is very likely that he is a child.

Your Majesty is entrusting his children to Mr. Liu Qing!

Guo Yan quickly suppressed his reverie, these things are beyond his concern.

Guo Yan raised his head, glanced at His Majesty, and then bowed deeply again, "This humble minister will be smashed to pieces, and he must fulfill His Majesty's entrustment!"

It was only at this moment that Guo Yan realized that His Majesty's face was pale, which was a sign of terminal illness.

"Remember, only you know about this matter, Guo's decline and prosperity are all tied to you!"

Liu Hong confessed softly that he said too much today, and the last sentence was almost inaudible.

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