Xuande

Chapter 467 The Last Persuasion
If Zhang Rang was hesitant before, now that Liu Bei has confessed to him, he certainly won't have any hesitation.

For the sake of his life and future wealth, Zhang Rang decided to give it a go.

"Is one serving enough?"

Zhang Rang said in a low voice: "Isn't it enough just to let the Prince Xie take the throne? Is He's queen position to be retained? If it is retained, the He family is the imperial mother of the Prince Xie. Is this acceptable?"

"That's true, but the abolished empress...does it have a big impact?"

Dong Zhong said worriedly: "I'm worried that people in the world will talk about it. At that time, people will panic and the court will not end well."

"Mr. He does not practice virtue. Although she is the mother of the country, she has never had a good reputation. Even if she is deposed, no one will feel sorry for her."

Zhang Rang despised Dong Zhong's sternness in his heart, so he said slowly: "Since you want to let the prince Xie ascend the throne, you should eradicate all the influence of the He family and uproot the He family. There should be no omissions, what do you think?"

Dong Zhong lowered his head and thought for a while, thinking it made sense.

"No matter what the situation is, get the rightful name first. As long as the emperor's edict is in hand, the righteous name is in hand. I'm not afraid that the He family will turn the world upside down!"

"exactly."

"Since that's the case, the only problem now is Liu Xuande's side..."

"Is it just Liu Xuande? Jian Shuo has already decided to support the Prince's Association?"

Zhang Rang was a little surprised: "I didn't hear any news before."

"Jian Shuo agreed."

Dong nodded: "Jian Shuo was used by the emperor to fight against He Jin. He has long been in the same position. If he doesn't support the prince's association, Jian Shuo can't even save his life. He naturally agrees, but Liu Xuande, the queen mother said that his attitude is just not Opposition is not support, without his support, it would be difficult for us to succeed."

"You leave this to me, and I will convince him."

Zhang Rang nodded and said: "Let's settle the edict and persuading the emperor first. With these, I'm not worried that I won't be able to persuade Liu Xuande."

"you?"

Dong Zhong wondered, "Can you persuade Liu Xuande?"

"I used to have some friendship with him, and you can persuade him, so it's okay for me to add a size at the end, right?"

Zhang Rang patted his chest: "Leave it to me, let's find a way to persuade the emperor first."

"Okay, let's try it first while the Son of Heaven wakes up."

Zhang Rang then went back to the dormitory together with Dong Zhong, and as soon as he entered, he saw the Empress Dowager Dong earnestly persuading Liu Hong to change Liu Xie.

But Liu Hong's meaning still seems to have not changed.

"Mother, stop talking, Xie is too young to be emperor."

"Then if you are gone, how can I keep Xie? Don't you love your son? Don't you want your son to live?"

"Of course I want to, so I arranged a lot of people to protect him."

Liu Xie saw Zhang Rang and Dong Zhong who walked in.

"Dong Zhong controls the soldiers and horses in Luoyang City, which can protect the safety of the Xie. Zhang Rang has spies in the East Garden, who can spy on any news that is not good for the Xie. Jian Shuo has [-] troops in the West Garden, which are used to protect the Xie. , and Xuande... Xuande...he can definitely protect Xie."

"You can't guarantee this!"

Empress Dowager Dong let out a long sigh: "When Bian becomes emperor, no matter He Jin is still around or not, He is the queen mother and Bian's mother. She has always been vicious and hates Xie. Even if Bian is willing to protect Xie, how can he keep it? Are you not afraid that Empress Lu poisoned Liu Ruyi again?
Let’s talk about the people you left behind, if they can keep themselves, you’re not here anymore, it’s the emperor, the He family and the Yuan family are fierce, and they hold the righteous name, how do you want these people of yours to protect the association?They might be eradicated one by one!

In the end, I was left alone as an old woman. I cried and cried, and my throat was broken by crying, how can I keep the co-existence?They must kill Xie, I can only stand in front of Xie and die before him, what else can I do? "

Empress Dowager Dong wiped away her tears one by one.

"I think you child is so ruthless that you won't worry about watching your mother and youngest son go to death! When the three of us, grandparents and grandchildren, meet in the underground, how will you face me and your little one?" son?"

When Liu Hong heard this, his complexion was extremely ugly.

Then there was another severe cough, Zhang Rang and others came up in a hurry to calm him down, and finally comforted him, Liu Hong was in a state of breathlessness again.

Zhang Rang saw that the heat was almost ready, and quickly knelt down in front of Liu Hong.

"Your Majesty, I didn't say anything before, but now, I can't stand it anymore. Although I am dull, I can see that if you choose the prince to inherit the throne, and the He family is in charge, the prince's association will undoubtedly die. If you choose Prince Xie to succeed, and the He clan loses power, then Prince Bian will definitely be preserved!"

Liu Hong's complexion changed.

"What do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, this is the end of the matter, can you still not see through it?"

Zhang Rang wiped away his tears: "With the queen's cruelty, she was able to poison the beauty Wang back then. Once you are gone in the future, you will definitely try to kill the prince's association and eradicate all future troubles. Well, General Dong, as well as Xiaowei Jian, are all thorns in He's eyes, and there will be disputes again!
If the ministers lose, the ministers will surely die, and the Prince's Association will also surely die. Is this what you would like to see, Your Majesty?If the subject wins, how will the prince argue with himself?The He family is overthrown, so how can Prince Bian secure the throne?Is this the ending His Majesty would like to see? "

After hearing this, Liu Hong lay on the hospital bed and stared, without making a sound for a long time.

Dong Zhong wanted to say something, but was stopped by Zhang Rang, who signaled him not to say anything with his eyes.

Empress Dowager Dong looked at Zhang Rang, but said nothing.

Liu Hong thought about it quietly for a while, and finally heaved a long sigh.

"Grandpa, back then, when I wanted to abolish the He family, it was you who stopped me... If you hadn't stopped me back then... how could I be here today? How could there be so much trouble?"

Hearing this, Zhang Rang burst into tears and kowtowed hard in front of Liu Hong.

"Your Majesty should know that the reason why the He family can be favored by His Majesty is because of spending a lot of money. I saw that money was blinded by money back then, so I beg your majesty not to abolish He's post. Every time I think of it, I feel ashamed of His Majesty's kindness!

Today's situation is all the fault of the ministers. It is the ministers who have betrayed His Majesty's trust and committed such scandals. The ministers hate themselves and the He family to the bone. As long as your majesty orders, the ministers I am willing to use my life to make up for the mistakes of the year! "

Both Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Zhong looked at Zhang Rang who was kneeling on the ground crying and talking with surprised eyes.

Good guy, you said all these things in front of Liu Hong, you Zhang Rang is indeed a man without eggs.

Liu Hong also turned his head laboriously because he was too surprised, and looked at Zhang Rang fixedly.

"Are you serious when you say these words?"

"Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, how can I not be serious?"

Zhang Rang said with tears streaming down his face: "Your majesty is so kind to me, but because of greed, I was blinded and mistrusted the treacherous villain, which caused my majesty to suffer such suffering. Every time I think of it, I wish I could kill He Jin and He Miao. Cut yourself off again, thank you Your Majesty!"

Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang for a long time, sighed again, and then stretched out his hand.

"Mother."

"Hey."

Empress Dowager Dong held Liu Hong's hand.

"Am I dying?"

"what?"

Empress Dowager Dong froze on the spot.

Zhang Rang and Dong Zhong also froze on the spot because they were too surprised.

Who leaked the wind?

They didn't know who could leak the news under their noses. If they could leak the news, they would just collectively judge themselves.

"Mother, I know my body, I can feel it, I may...can't recover..."

Liu Hong blinked his eyes, and said slowly: "It's useless for you to lie to me, the body is my own, how could I not know? Grandpa, what you said is a bit like a person who is about to die, but his words are kind." Yes, hehehehehe..."

Liu Hong's laugh sounded like the sound of a dilapidated bellows, extremely difficult to hear.

Zhang Rang was startled and burst into tears again.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The minister is guilty! The minister is guilty!!!"

While crying, he slammed his head against the ground, making muffled noises.

"OK OK."

Liu Hong waved his hand feebly: "It's meaningless to say these things now, it's done, what else is there to say, Grandpa, do you think that if I let Bian inherit the throne, then Xie will definitely die, don't you?"

Zhang Rang rolled his eyes.

"I only know that the Queen will try every means to kill the Prince's Association, and I will do my best to protect the Prince's Association. No matter what, I will die before the Prince's Association. If this is the case, I will live up to Your Majesty's favor!"

Dong Zhong didn't know where his quick wit came from, and knelt down with Zhang Rang.

"Your Majesty, I will protect the Prince's Association with my life. If they want to hurt the Prince's Association, I will die before the Prince's Association! Never let the Prince's Association be harmed before I wait!"

Empress Dowager Dong looked at this situation and instantly realized what she should do.

"One or two of them will die before the Association, so what can I, an orphan, say? Emperor, don't worry, I am the last person in the Protection Association, and I will definitely die before the Association, you Just rest assured."

After speaking, Empress Dowager Dong began to sob.

Faced with such a situation, Liu Hong only felt an extremely sad emotion hit his heart, making him extremely uncomfortable.

"You... oh..."

After a long sigh, Liu Hong spoke.

"Even if I can promise you, how will the courtiers agree to you? After all, Xie is a concubine, not a son, and he is still very young. Which of the courtiers who pay attention to the eldest son will agree to you? How will Xie sit firmly in this position? Emperor Zhang?"

(End of this chapter)