I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 4 Empress He

That day, because Zhang Rang interceded for Liu Bian, although Emperor Ling still reprimanded Liu Bian, he did not actually punish him, but only proposed to find a teacher for Liu Bian.

Zhang Rang did not expect this, and his complexion changed slightly.

Could it be that there is no one in the court who can be the teacher of the prince?
of course not.

At this time, there were Yang Biao, the son of the late Taiwei Yang Ci, Ma Rizun, the grandson of Ma Rong, and Lu Zhi, who had made great contributions to the disaster of the Yellow Turban, and many other virtuous officials in the court. The problem is that most of these people are scholars who are capable of being the prince's teachers. How dare Zhang Rang let these people be Liu Bian's teachers?

You must know that once Liu Bian establishes the status of the prince, his teacher will be the prince and grand master. When Liu Bian succeeds to the throne as the emperor in the future, he will be the grand master.

How could Zhang Rang let a scholar take such an important position?

It should be said that Zhang Rang is worthy of being the "eunuch of the two dynasties" who had entered the palace when Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty. Teacher... the veteran thought that it would be better to choose from Hongxue's Shi Yiguan, Liang Menghuang, and Mao Daya."

Who is this talking about?
Even though Liu Bian thought he was familiar with this period of history, he didn't know who the people Zhang Rang mentioned were, but he knew the "Hongxue" Zhang Rang said.

Hongxue, the full name of Hongdumen School, is a new school established by Emperor Ling in Luoyang about ten years ago. It got its name because the school is located in the Hongdumen area of ​​Luoyang.

This new school was established by Shi Changshi in order to fight against the scholars, win over and cultivate scholars who support him, and encouraged Emperor Ling to establish it. It was born to fight against the Taixue, which was occupied by the gentry forces, and it did everything it could product of political struggle.

In view of the gentry's disdain for the eunuchs such as Shichangshi, most of the students of Hongdu School are the children of the common people—yes, they are the common people, not the children of the poor. It provides an upward channel for the lower civilian class. If it was born in the peaceful and prosperous period, I believe that future generations will give it a high evaluation.

This can be regarded as one of the few achievements of Emperor Ling and Shi Changshi, although their original intention was not like this.

Different from Taixue, Hongdumenxue mainly teaches Ci, Fu, calligraphy, and painting. Shi Yiguan, Liang Menghuang, and Mao Daya mentioned by Zhang Rang just now are also well-known calligraphers in contemporary times. Cai Yong and other calligraphers in the camp were perfect, which won Emperor Ling's favor.

To use an inappropriate metaphor, Hongxue and Taixue are like the difference between a junior college and an undergraduate.

Of course, although it is a 'specialist', because it was established by Emperor Ling, and because of the previous two times of party imprisonment, the reputation of Hongxue is not bad at all.

Thinking about it, one is an institution where the children of ordinary people can also study, and the other is an institution where the children of the gentry have to entrust their connections. Naturally, the reputation of Hongxue will overshadow the Imperial Academy. It is easier to get high-ranking officials and generous salaries.

"Well."

Emperor Ling thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Let's choose someone from Hongxue's Ph.D., father, and I will leave this matter to you."

Zhang Rang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the old minister will definitely choose a few teachers for Shi Hou that will satisfy His Majesty."

Emperor Ling nodded, and then waved his hand to signal Zhang Rang to send someone to send Liu Bian back to his residence.

Zhang Rang understood and personally sent Liu Bian outside the hall.

At this time, Liu Bian naturally did not forget to seize the opportunity to express his closeness: "Mr. Zhang, this time is thanks to you."

It has to be said that no matter how people in the world evaluate Shi Changshi, but from his standpoint, he wants to successfully inherit the throne in two years, so Shi Changshi belongs to a force that should be wooed and can be wooed .

As for the danger of the ten permanent servants, can it be as harmful as that of Dong Zhuo?

After Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, he committed adultery in the harem, killed the young emperor and the empress dowager, burned down the Han Palace in Luoyang before retreating to Chang'an, and dug up the tombs of the emperors of all dynasties.The thieves in the Han Dynasty!
In contrast, Zhang Rang and other ten permanent attendants hijacked Shaodi Liu Bian and Chenliu Wang Liu Xie to flee. Before they had nowhere to go and jumped into the river to commit suicide, they did not forget to kowtow farewell to Shaodi, crying loudly: "When you are killed, the world will be in chaos. But Your Majesty loves himself!"

The so-called people who are about to die have good words. Before they died, Zhang Rang and other ten permanent attendants did not forget to kowtow goodbye to the young emperor, hoping that the young emperor would take care of himself. It can be seen that at least in terms of loyalty to the Han Dynasty, Zhang Rang and others are still far behind. He is a real rebellious minister and thief, and it doesn't matter if he can be beaten and used again in the future, at least Liu Bian never thought of driving out all the eunuchs in the palace in the future.

Even the prime minister of Shu Han, Zhuge Liang, who later wrote in the list of apprentices that he "sighed and hated Yu Huan and Ling Ye", didn't he still have nothing to do with Liu Chan's Zhongchang attendant Huang Hao?

Eunuchs, relatives, powerful ministers, and harem are all objective existences that always surround the imperial power. If the imperial power is strong, these four forces will be peaceful; This has been the case in all dynasties.

As the great man said: Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind.

Therefore, it is necessary to be hard on yourself, as long as the imperial power remains awake, the disaster of eunuchs is just a minor illness, which is far worse than the other three threats. After all, eunuchs will never be able to usurp the throne, but relatives, powerful officials, and harem can!
Zhang Rang was satisfied and happy with Liu Bian's gesture of favor, and quickly said: "Shihou's words are serious, and the veteran's incomplete person only wants to be loyal to the Han Dynasty in his life, and he can share the worries for your majesty and Shihou. Blessings. If Marquis Shi needs anything in the future, the veteran will definitely do his best."

Liu Bian, who knew his life story, smiled inwardly, but he didn't show it.

At this moment, one of the ten permanent attendants, Da Changqiu Zhao Zhong came in a hurry with four young eunuchs, saw Liu Bian and Zhang Rang from a distance, and came quickly.

"Zhao Changshi, you are in a hurry, don't know what is urgent?"

Because of Liu Bian's presence, Zhang Rang did not call Zhao Zhong "gong" as usual.

Obviously Zhao Zhong also guessed Zhang Rang's considerations, and after saluting Liu Bian and Zhang Rang, he explained with a smile: "Shihou, Zhang Changshi, it's like this. Said that His Majesty called Shi Hou to give a lecture, so he urgently ordered me to intercede."

Although he said 'urgent', in fact he was not in a hurry.

Ever since Liu Bian took the initiative to show his favor to Guo Sheng, currying favor with this Marquis Shi has become a tacit understanding within Shi Changshi. Of course, Zhao Zhong had guessed in advance that Zhang Rang next to Emperor Ling would intercede for this Marquis Shi.

If he insisted on saying that he was anxious, it was purely because he wanted to show off in front of Liu Bian, just like Zhang Rang wanted to intercede for him in front of Emperor Ling in front of Liu Bian.

It's not shameful to show merit to the future prince.

"I see."

Suddenly, Zhang Rang smiled and said to Liu Bian, "Since it's the Queen's call, Shi Hou shouldn't delay."

So, Liu Bian bid farewell to the head of the ten permanent servants, and followed Zhao Zhong, the second number of the ten permanent servants, to the Changqiu Palace, where he met the current queen He of the Han Dynasty.

Empress He, the younger sister of General He Jin and the mother of Shihou Liu Bian, is said to have entered the palace at the age of thirteen or four under the arrangement of her elder brother He Jin and Zhongchang Attendant Guo Sheng, and later by chance, she was born in the presence of Emperor Ling Pregnant Liu Bian was named a nobleman, and at this time, Empress Song was abolished, so the daughter of a butcher in Nanyang became the queen of the world, which is very miraculous.

Although I don't know her exact age, judging from her appearance, this Empress He is no more than 26 or [-] years old now. Lazy, I have to say that she has both looks, temperament, and charm.

This made Liu Bian unavoidably a little stressed. When he bowed his hands and saluted, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

"Mother... Empress."

Empress He may have noticed that Liu Bian was a little strange to her, but she didn't care too much. After all, this son was raised outside the palace since childhood, and it has not been a month since he was brought back to the palace. She didn't think it was strange that he was unfamiliar with her.

"My poor child..."

She took the initiative to step forward and took her son in her arms.

This made Liu Bian feel even more uncomfortable. After all, from the perspective of his previous life, Empress He's appearance and age were just within his suitable range, but it was a pity that she was the biological mother of this body...

Fortunately, at the age of ten, he didn't have that kind of impulse at all, but he still felt a little uncomfortable psychologically, so he struggled subconsciously.

Empress He sensitively felt her son's struggle, and seeing her son's uncomfortable face, she had no choice but to let him go, but her expression was a little resentful.

"Mother, I..."

"Bian'er doesn't need to explain, my mother understands."

Perhaps it was Liu Bian's embarrassment that made Empress He a little unbearable. She reached out and touched Liu Bian's head, with a doting smile on her face.

I have to say that it is said that Empress He in history was stubborn and jealous. She poisoned the beauty Wang and expelled Empress Dowager Dong. tolerate.

"Bian'er, Your Majesty didn't punish you, did he?"

"No……"

Liu Bian glanced calmly at Zhao Zhong, who was standing aside with a whisk in his hand, and pretended to be grateful, and said, "Fortunately, Zhang Changshi pleaded for me..."

As he spoke, he briefly explained what had happened, including how Lingdi asked Zhang Rang to choose a few people as teachers in the Hongdu school.

As he expected, Zhao Zhong smiled slightly.

"That's good."

Empress He also breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately took Liu Bian's hand and said earnestly: "Bian'er, you want Cai Langzhong's daughter to enter the palace to be your companion, why didn't you tell your mother about this? Fortunately, your father This time I didn't blame you...I promised Wei Niang that I would tell Wei Niang if I had anything to do in the future, and Wei Niang would find a way for you, you know?"

"Yes……"

Liu Bian nodded slightly.

It has to be said that Empress He's performance reminded him of the phrase 'a loving mother loses her fortune'.

Of course, judging from the historical data, Empress He is still a long way from 'compassion', especially for Wang Meiren and Empress Dowager Dong, but in any case, her love for his only son cannot be faked, and this It also prompted Liu Bian to make a secret decision to change the fate of this woman.

In addition, he had to find a way to coax the queen mother to stand with him, so as to prevent his uncle He Jin from doing stupid things in the future.

(End of this chapter)