Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 311 The Emperor's Plan

North Palace.

In the Changqiu Palace.

"Bian'er, what's the situation of the court meeting today?" The weather has gradually started to heat up. Behind the bead curtain and on the bamboo mat, Empress Dowager He is wearing a light blue palace skirt with a blue bird embroidered on the back of the palace skirt. The graceful and delicate body is vividly displayed, and there is also that incomparable nobility in it.

Her long and narrow phoenix eyes emitted a faint light, falling on her son who was growing up: "The Ai family heard that there was almost a fight in this palace!"

"You don't have to worry about the Queen Mother. Taifu Mu is watching over the matters of the future. I believe that Taifu Mu will not let those people mess around!"

Not long after Liu Bian came back from court, he had already changed into a dragon robe, and he was wearing a simple brocade robe. He was kneeling directly opposite his mother, smiling slightly, as innocent as a boy.

"Bian'er, what Aijia wants to ask is, what do you think of Mushan's request for talents?"

Empress Dowager He was silent for a while, and asked in a low voice.

Although she no longer goes to the court to listen to the government behind the curtain, people have reported to her all the affairs of the court, big and small, and she can know what happened even if she doesn't take a step out of the Changqiu Palace.

How could she not know that Mushan's order of seeking talents caused chaos in the court.

"Teacher Mu is currently in charge of the government and holds an important position, but he has no talented people to follow him!"

Liu Bian didn't care at all, he said with a smile: "The world's virtuous talents, let alone a person with no foundation, even I can hardly find one or two, because they are all controlled by the gentry, the reason why he issued the order to seek talents , Seeking talented people from all over the world is to stabilize our great Han country, which is understandable, I believe in him!"

"Bian'er, do you really think so in your heart?" Queen Mother He narrowed her eyes, looking at her son's heartless smiling face, she suddenly felt a slight chill, the boy in front of her should be very familiar to her, why? It will feel so strange.

"My queen, I know very well that I am still young, and I have not enough time to enthroned. I have no great achievements, and I have no prestige in the hearts of civil and military officials. Naturally, I cannot control the affairs of the court!"

Liu Bian said softly: "Now, I am afraid that Taifu Mu is the only one I can rely on. As for Taifu Mu's order to seek talents, although it will cause opposition from some gentry, it will be of great use to the government. My minister thinks it is! "

In fact, he recognized that Mushan issued the order to seek talents.

This search for talents made others see that it was an endless war between Mushan and the gentry.

And what he saw was a future.

If in the future, this sage seeking order can be used by him, then...

"Since you think so, the Ai family can rest assured!"

Hearing this, Empress Dowager He took a closer look at her son, and disappeared the trace of grievance in her heart, and said in a deep voice: "Although you are already in charge of the government, you must not be impatient about the affairs of the court. Soldiers of tigers and wolves don't have the right to seek wisdom and strategy, but they can use it. On the contrary, Yuan Sikong and others are cautious in their plans. Back then, your father and emperor couldn't suppress them, so it's not easy for you to suppress them!"

"I would like to obey my mother's teaching!" Liu Bian said in a deep voice.

"By the way, the Ai family has one more matter to discuss with you!"

Empress Dowager He's expression flashed with killing intent: "King Chen Liu was supposed to stay in the imperial tomb to guard the tomb of the late emperor, but now he has returned to Beijing for no reason. How do you plan to deal with it?"

"Empress Mother, I believe that the time for King Chenliu to guard the mausoleum has long passed. Since he has chosen to return to Beijing, I should settle him down. On the one hand, I can comfort my father's spirit in heaven. I think my father also wants to see that our brothers are in harmony." , On the other hand, it can also tell the people of the world that the relationship between the minister and King Chen Liu is brotherhood, and there is no gap!"

Liu Bian said respectfully.

"Bian'er, you never thought about why he came back?"

Empress Dowager He frowned, and the killing intent that could not dissipate always lingered on the center of her brows.

In today's world, Liu Bian is the righteous emperor.

But if there is a person who will directly endanger Liu Bian's throne, it is not Mushan, not Yuan Feng, but Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu. Although Liu Bian welcomed the queen, he has no children under his knees. The one who succeeded the throne was Liu Xie.

"Mother, my son thinks that the empress dowager is dead, and King Chenliu is helpless in the palace. In court, he has no foundation and is alone and helpless. He will not pose a threat to my son's throne. My son I beg my mother to be merciful!"

Liu Bian stood up, walked up to Empress Dowager He, bowed his head and knelt down in front of the bead curtain, and said sincerely: "He is the only sibling of my son, I don't want to end up with brothers and sisters, so I ask my mother to help me!"

"It's a good thing that my son is so affectionate!"

Hearing this, Empress Dowager He sighed, and said: "Since you protect him so much, I will give him a chance. If he does anything to harm my son in the future, then don't blame me for being cruel!"

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" Liu Bian breathed a sigh of relief.

Between the mother and the son, they discussed some minor matters in the palace. After about half an hour, Liu Bian bowed out and left the Changqiu Palace.

Watching his leaving back, the kindly smiling face of the Empress Dowager He was instantly wiped out by the cold killing intent.

"Little bird!" she called in a low voice.

"The Empress Dowager!"

A girl in black came out from behind a screen and bowed her head to stand by.

"The person monitoring Liu Xie, do you have a report?"

"Have!"

The girl in black said in a deep voice: "Since King Chenliu returned to the capital, he has been in the residence of Prince Chenliu. He has never gone out. He has never seen all the officials in the court, nor has he talked to the senior officials of the clan. It is a bit pure-hearted. !"

"Ha ha!"

Hearing the words, Queen Mother He said coldly: "Liu Xie is just a young boy now, with a pure heart and few desires? Will he make up his mind?"

"What does the Empress Dowager mean?"

"Send more people to stare at him!" The Empress Dowager He said gloomyly: "The emperor has brotherhood in his heart, and Ai's family can't do it directly, but if he finds anything, then the emperor will blame Ai's family and execute him directly!"

"understand!"

The girl in black bowed her hands and took the order.

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After Emperor Liu Bian left Changqiu Palace, he did not return to his own palace, but went to Xianyang Wan, which was under construction. This palace was smashed into ruins, and now it is being rebuilt, with many craftsmen working on it.

"stop!"

"promise!"

Several palace guards carrying the dragon luan stopped.

Liu Bian walked down from the soft cave, and then looked at Xianyangwan's Gongwan gate, with a smile on his lips: "Father was defeated here in the past, and now he panics, it's time has passed!"

The first emperor Liu Hong competed with the great general He Jin, and the last battle was defeated here, and the imperial power, which had been painstakingly managed for 20 years, once again fell.

"Your Majesty, I will never let the past happen again!"

Beigong Ling, the chief general of the Yulin Army, Liu Fan, wearing a battle armor, walked up from behind with firm steps, and said with cupped hands.

He defended the North Palace and rebuilt the imperial forest. Although the imperial forest is under the command of Weiwei, it can form an army by itself and has always directly served the current emperor, and he is no exception.

"I just have some reflections, you guys go down!"

Liu Bian smiled slightly, waved his hand, and said, "I want to walk alone!"

"Your Majesty, although this is in the palace city, but..."

"do not worry!"

Liu Bian said: "In this northern palace, I trust the soldiers of the Imperial Forest, go down, I just want to be alone for a while!"

"promise!"

Liu Fan obeyed the emperor's orders, led the guards, and retreated slowly until Liu Bian couldn't see him, but he was hanging tightly, for fear that something would happen to Liu Bian in this palace city.

Liu Bian was alone, without escorting maids and eunuchs, walked around Xianyangwan, walked north, and came to the shore of a lake, looked at a willow tree, and stared at the floating lake.

"I don't want to be like the former emperor, so Mushan, I won't give you the chance to become He Jin!"

There has been some hesitation in his heart.

But after seeing the ruins of Xianyangwan, his mood became firmer.

"Zhao Zhong!"

"Your Majesty!" A figure gradually emerged from behind Liu Bian.

He dared to wander alone in this palace because he knew that there was always an amulet protecting him behind him.

"I want to kill Mushan!" Liu Bian said frankly.

"What Your Majesty thinks, this servant obeys!"

Zhao Zhong was very thin. He floated on the Yellow River for three days before he survived. He who survived still has his own mission. He can't forget the situation created by the former emperor with his life. He must be loyal to the new emperor.

"However, Your Majesty, if we want to kill Mu Shan, we must not do it ourselves, we need to borrow a knife!"

"Whose knife?" Liu Bian asked.

"The sword of the gentry!"

"Will they do it?"

"In the past, they might have some ideas of coexistence, but now, the slaves believe that the nobles want Mu Shan to die more than we do, and only after he dies can the power of the Mu clan disintegrate, and the court will fall back under the control of the nobles! "

Zhao Zhong's soft voice was a little cold.

"Seeking a virtuous order?" Facing the breeze blowing from the lake, Liu Bian's eyes flickered for a moment, "I'm afraid I would never have imagined that this Mushan residence is so bold and overbearing. Dare to promulgate!"

In the pre-Qin period, there was Qin Xiaogong, who issued a decree seeking talents to attract talents from all over the world.

His father, the former emperor Liu Hong, also had a bit of this mentality, but unfortunately he didn't dare to cross the bottom line of the gentry, and he didn't dare to gamble with the status of a big man.

"So the gentry and Mushan are immortal!"

Zhao Zhongdao.

"But if you want the gentry to do something, you still need some time!" Liu Bian is no longer the young man in the Imperial Academy who can play truant with Mu Jing, he is already today, so he has taken a deeper look at the problem: "I'm afraid they are also looking for I want to borrow my knife and kill Mushan in my name!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhao Zhong nodded.

"I have to find a way to ignite their anger!"

"The servant has an idea!"

"Say!"

"Mu Shan has gotten quite close to Cai Shangshu recently, and the two are still talking about marriage!"

"Dear?"

"Mu Shan's only son, Mu Jing, is now sixteen years old. He intends to marry Cai Yong. The daughter of Cai Yong's family is the head of Luoyang regardless of appearance and talent. It's just that Mu Shan insists on going his own way. Cai Yong seems to disagree. The two What a dispute!"

"Mu Longtu asks for a marriage? Now that the Mu Party has already taken over the power of the government, what is missing is just the prestige of scholars. If the Mu family and the Cai family marry, I am afraid that many people will not be able to sit still!"

Liu Bian's eyes flickered, and an idea flashed in his mind: "Zhao Zhong, what do you think will happen to him if I give him Mulong Tu to personally give him a marriage?"

(End of this chapter)