Xuande

Chapter 393 The Mutual Targeting of God-level Monarchs and Subjects

Yuan Shao was also a little surprised that the emperor wanted to build a new army.

He felt that this matter was a bit strange.

"There has never been a rumor before. Why is the emperor going to build a new army all of a sudden? Is someone provoking the emperor behind his back? Is it an eunuch?"

"I also feel puzzled. I also feel that someone is provoking the emperor. The emperor wants to form a new army. As a general, I don't know the news. This is clearly aimed at me. Can I turn a blind eye to such a situation?"

He Jin was very annoyed and said: "Before, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong talked with me about some things, but we didn't agree, and it was very unpleasant. Thinking about it, this matter has something to do with Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others!"

Yuan Shao also felt a little uneasy.

"Establishing a new army is indeed not a trivial matter. There must be eunuchs involved. However, your position is as stable as Mount Tai. You have made no mistakes. The emperor has no reason to limit your power. You can rest assured."

Yuan Shao's reassurance did not make He Jin feel better.

He Jin was pacing back and forth in his mansion when he suddenly thought of a terrifying possibility.

"At the beginning, not to mention the eunuch's instigation, you said that the emperor is targeting me so much and wants to set up a new army. Do you... have any thoughts about the candidate for the crown prince?"

He Jin's question surprised Yuan Shao.

He really didn't have such an idea before, but when He Jin mentioned it, Yuan Shao suddenly felt that there was something wrong with it.

The eldest son of the emperor, Liu Bian, was the son of He Jin's younger sister, Empress He. The two were closely related. He Jin was naturally a supporter of Liu Bian. As Liu Bian was the emperor, he could protect the interests of the He family to the greatest extent. Everyone knew this.

Before, Liu Hong never mentioned the matter of establishing a prince.

It has been brought up repeatedly, but because the political and external struggle environment in recent years has been too harsh, various major events have taken turns to grab the headlines and occupy everyone's energy.

So the big guys in the court didn't put much effort into this place.

Moreover, Liu Hong is only in his 30s, and he seems to be in good health. There is no sign of early death, and no one will put their minds on any place.

Let's fight for power first.

Liu Bian is the queen's son, Liu Hong's direct son, and the natural heir to the throne. As long as there are no major problems, there will be no mistakes in the inheritance of the throne.

In terms of competitors, besides Liu Bian, the only living son of Liu Hong is Liu Xie, and Liu Xie is only seven years old this year, which is even less convincing than the 15-year-old Liu Bian.

Who will pay attention to the inheritance of the throne at this time?
However, Liu Hong's sudden move made many people's thinking go astray to the battle for the reserve position, and then they thought of a shocking word that could shake the stability of Luoyang Central Committee and the legitimacy of the throne-waste long Li Xiao.

The conscience of heaven and earth, Liu Hong just doesn't like Liu Bian, but he has never thought about abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones. He himself is a junior sect and a major sect. In order to maintain the legitimacy of the system's ruling status, the eldest son's succession is a very necessary political measure.

Moreover, Liu Bian has a great age advantage. As long as there is a little possibility, Liu Hong will not choose the young Liu Xie and give up the older Liu Bian, although Liu Bian's character is indeed very weak.

But he is old!

However, it may be because Liu Hong has done too many ridiculous things that are unreliable in the eyes of everyone, so that when he rarely wants to do something that is beneficial to the power of the Liu family, he is widely misunderstood by the outside world as a Abandon the old and establish the young mind.

Abolishing the elders and establishing the younger is difficult for both the ancient literature school and the modern literature school. This is a matter that seriously shakes the state system and fundamental law, and is an important choice that will affect the legitimacy of the rule of the Han Empire.

Unless Liu Bian committed treason or died of illness, then it would be Liu Xie's turn. As long as Liu Bian was still alive and did not commit a crime, the Manchu civil and military would naturally support Liu Bian instead of Liu Xie.

Of course there are people who will support Liu Xie, such as Liu Hong's mother, Queen Mother Dong, and her nephew Dong Zhong. These two people are definitely important forces supporting Liu Xie.

He Jin knew some real information from the palace.

For example, Empress Dowager Dong has always disliked Empress He because of Queen He's poisonous killing of Wang Meiren. Embarrassed.

Empress He has been angry with Empress Dowager Dong many times, and she is full of complaints and even hatred towards Empress Dowager Dong. She often complains to Import He in private, thinking that Empress Dowager Dong is too bad, and she really wants to tear that hateful old face some type of.

It can be said that the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is very sharp, and they hate each other, but they must target each other whenever possible.

In the context of a modern city, more than 70 episodes of dog-blooded family ethics dramas of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fights can be produced, and a family must be torn apart.

And this is the best result, because there are perfect laws in modern times, but not in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and there is only "bleeding in the two palaces" in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that after Wang Meiren was poisoned by Empress He, Liu Hong gave Liu Xie to the Queen Mother Dong to raise him in order to protect the young Liu Xie. Liu Xie is "Dong Hou".

Obviously, Liu Xie, who was brought up by Queen Mother Dong, must be closer to Queen Mother Dong, and naturally has hatred for Queen He, who has the hatred of killing her mother.

Therefore, the existence of Liu Xie has always been a thorn in the heart of the He family.

They knew that if Liu Xie came to power, the He family would definitely be liquidated. Even if Liu Xie himself did not dislike the He family, out of the requirement of filial piety, social ethics would not allow him to be indifferent to the He family. This is beyond doubt.

And even if Liu Xie can't become the emperor, as long as he is still alive, he will have a natural and irresolvable hatred with Empress He. It's hard to say what this kind of hatred will become in the end.

So the brothers and sisters, Queen He and He Jin, have always been very worried about the existence of Liu Xie.

Therefore, as soon as the news that Liu Hong recruited strong men to form a new army came out, even He Jin's not-so-sharp political sense immediately sensed the danger. The possibility of abolishing the old and establishing the young, and liquidating the He family.

He Jin panicked.

"If the Son of Heaven wants to target the He family, what should we do? Did the He family commit such a serious crime at the beginning? Is it time for the He family to be eliminated?"

Yuan Shao looked at He Jin's panic-stricken look, feeling a little disdainful and worried at the same time.

He couldn't figure out whether the real purpose of this wave of operations by the emperor and the eunuch was aimed at the He family. After all, abolishing the elders and establishing the young is a fatal thing. If the emperor really took the wrong medicine and decided to abolish the elders and establish the young, there would be problems. But it's big.

If an adult emperor wants to target a special person, no matter how powerful that person is, he will feel very uncomfortable.

Gangchang ethics is above, minister, how can you fight against the emperor?

"All in all, we can't confirm too many things in the current state, and we should immediately send people to inquire about the news!"

Yuan Shao said solemnly: "Before that, we must not mess up our own positions, and the general should not be impatient."

He Jinsi had no choice but to entrust Yuan Shao to inquire about the news, and at the same time mobilize the officials of the General's Mansion to inquire about the news together.

After hearing the news, General Shi Wangqian, Dong Cao's subordinate Wu Fu, Dong Cao's Kuai Yue, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Han Zhuo, Ling Shi Bianrang, etc., no matter what kind of thoughts they had in their hearts, they all came together. Go out to find out the news.

Yuan Shao also mobilized his friends and partners, such as He Yong, Xu You, etc., to work together for why, and mobilized his contacts to inquire about the news everywhere, just to determine whether this matter has anything to do with the abolition of the elders and the establishment of the younger ones.

As soon as He Jin took action, Zhang Rang quickly got the news through the Dongyuan spies, and learned that He Jin, Yuan Shao and others had started to act and inquired about the news, so he told Liu Hong about it.

Liu Hong sneered, thinking that He Jin has become nervous, which is a good thing.

Now that you know you are nervous, you should curb your behavior as soon as possible. If you continue to do wrong things, don't blame him for further suppressing He Jin's power.

This pair of god-level monarchs and ministers did not understand the core interests of each other at all. They also lacked political mutual trust and key political understanding channels. Once they started to target, they would inevitably slide to the point of confrontation.

It wasn't a big deal at first, but it changed inexplicably.

The situation in Luoyang City suddenly escalated because of this incident and became very tense.

At the same time, war broke out again in Sichuan and Shu.

(End of this chapter)