Han family achievements

Chapter 133 Guo Jia
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship between Empress Dowager He and Empress Dowager Dong can be said to be quite complicated.

Empress Dowager Dong hated Empress Dowager He and Liu Bian, who was born to Empress Dowager He, and Empress Dowager Dong liked Liu Xie, the grandson born to Wang Meisheng.

After the death of Emperor Ling, Empress Dowager He took out the edict that Emperor Ling made Liu Bian the crown prince, while Empress Dowager Dong insisted that Emperor Ling wanted to abolish the heir and establish the young.

Then, the eunuchs to which they belonged suddenly confronted fiercely with their foreign relatives, and the shopping was imminent.

It really hit the trigger.

He Jin led his troops into the palace, and the eunuchs were powerless, watching Liu Bian ascend the throne as emperor.On the day Liu Bian succeeded to the throne, Empress Dowager Dong was sent out of Beijing and sent to Hejian on the grounds that her nationality is not suitable for permanent residence in the palace.

When Liu Bianyu personally conquered the Xiongnu and was besieged in Shangdang County, Empress Dowager Dong suddenly asked to return to the palace, causing panic in the government and the public.

After Liu Bian returned to Beijing with a complete victory, he was placed in a temple outside Luoyang City.

Empress Dowager He was dissatisfied with this arrangement. She hated this mother-in-law and wished that Empress Dowager Dong would die.

Now that Liu Bian suddenly wanted to take Empress Dowager Dong into the palace, how could Empress Dowager He agree.

She stared at Liu Bian, with a determined face, and said: "What's so scary, when your father was around, were there few people who scolded you? Isn't it the same as the emperor? You let them talk and scold, so what can you do?" ?”

’ So, I’m left with a huge mess. '

Liu Bian sighed in his heart, that cheap old man, if he was less lewd and more focused on government affairs, there wouldn't be so many things in history.

The subjugation of the Han Dynasty was not caused by Liu Xie, but by Lingdi Liu Hong!

"Mother's Queen,"

Sitting aside, Tang Ji took Empress Dowager He's hand, and softly comforted her: "Your Majesty means to stay for a while, and then see you off."

"no!"

Empress Dowager He glared at her, and said: "I have the final say on this matter, I will send someone to send the old woman back to Hejian."

She is also a little dissatisfied with Tang Ji now, this is the second time Tang Ji has disobeyed her.

Liu Bian remained calm and said with a smile, "Queen Mother, what if Grandmother agrees with my succession and gives up the wishful thinking of Liu Xie?"

Empress Dowager He was startled, and said suspiciously: "The old woman is willing to bow her head?"

During the time of Emperor Ling, Empress Dowager He and Empress Dowager Dong fought openly and secretly for countless times, and suffered too much anger.If Empress Dowager Dong, who can suppress her, bowed her head, Empress Dowager He would feel at ease thinking about it.

"I have asked Liu Xie to pick her up. If grandma doesn't agree, she won't be picked up in the palace." Liu argued.

Empress Dowager He thought for a while, and said with some embarrassment: "Okay."

Seeing that Empress Dowager He agreed, Liu Bian picked up the chopsticks and handed them to her, saying, "Empress Mother, eat."

Empress Dowager He forced a smile, and said: "Okay, let's not talk about them, we have dinner, they have returned to the palace, throw them into the corner, so as not to be upset."

Picking up his job, Liu Bian thought to himself: The family ethics drama has been arranged properly, and next, there is a great harmony between the monarch and his ministers.

Liu Bian accompanied Empress Dowager He to dinner and talked for a long time before returning to Jingfu Hall.

In the study, after Liu Bian sat down, his gaze flickered slightly, he pondered over and over again, looked at Pan Yin and said, "Remember, first, the reduction of redundant officials, the restructuring of the Sili, the reform of the Yushitai, the transfer of taxes, and the preliminary regulation of the salt administration are all important. A final decision must be made before the end of the year. Second, the filling of vacancies in Bingzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Jizhou will be in place before the end of the year. Third, General Fenwu Gongsun Zan will be appointed as the captain of Yuzhou County, and he will be in charge of the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou. Fifth, order the Grand Sima Mansion to determine the selection of military generals to various places as soon as possible..."

Pan concealed himself in the case, writing vigorously, until Liu Bian's voice disappeared, then he raised his head and asked questions.

Liu Bianzai calculated carefully and said, "When will Xun You arrive in Beijing?"

Pan Yin quickly put down her pen and said, "According to the distance, it will be within a day or two."

Liu Bian hummed, and said to himself, "I don't know if Xun Yu will come to Beijing together."

He has already reserved the post of Taicang Ling for Xun Yu, and he wants to train him seriously.

Xu Yan came in from the outside, stood at the door, raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Shangshutai has made a decision to complete the reduction of redundant officials within ten days. King Bohai has already left the palace, and Zhao Ya will escort him."

Liu Bian nodded and said, "Add Zhao Yun and Dian Wei as the left and right Zhonglang generals."

"Yes." Pan Yin said.

Xu Yan paused, and said: "Qiaozheng and more than [-] people have been escorted to Tingwei Mansion, and they are expected to be executed in the afternoon."

Liu Bian snorted coldly, and said, "Send a message to the officials. From now on, all the memorials for impeachment of courtiers will be sent directly to the Yushitai, and the Yushitai will deal with it according to the situation. Tell Liu Biao to keep it strictly confidential, and don't worry about it. Everyone knows about it, the city is full of wind and rain, and the government and the people are in turmoil!"

Pan Yin knew that Liu Bian's anger was still there, so he responded in a low voice, "Yes, the villain will go right away."

Xu Yan bowed, waited for Pan Yin to leave, and said: "Your Majesty, Shang Shutai asked about the construction of the imperial tomb..."

Liu Bian waved his hand directly and said, "Tell Shang Shutai that this matter will be postponed."

According to tradition, construction of Liu Bian's imperial tomb will begin next year.

Naturally, the imperial mausoleum must be huge and luxurious, and tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of craftsmen are employed, ranging from several years to decades, and the waste of money and food is simply unimaginable!
It's such a time, Liu Bian can't wait to get a hundred petals of flowers for a penny, how could it be wasted on the cemetery?

"The villain leads the order." Xu Yan responded and retreated slowly.

Liu Bian breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the 'Policy Outline', and continued to revise it.

Outside the palace, Caishikou.

Qiao was waiting for more than [-] people to kneel and sit on the execution platform, and the executioner was already in place.

And sitting on the supervisory bench was still Dong Zhuo.

He was a tall man with a big round face, which was extremely eye-catching.Sitting there, with a calm expression, not angry and pretentious.

Zhong Yao stood not far from him, looking up at the sun and down at the sundial, calculating the time silently.

There were so many onlookers, everyone was inexplicably excited.

"Look, look, these people killed Yinxian Cheng's family and blamed the prince!"

"It's still His Majesty's holy candle, and I can see the true colors of these treacherous men at a glance!"

"Let me tell you, my son is the servant of the Huangmen. He saw it with his own eyes. He said this bridge himself in the Jiade Hall, so he didn't pretend to be a fool!"

"Really? Isn't this courting death?"

"I tell you, don't tell others, my second brother works at Yushitai. These people are remnants of eunuchs, buying and selling officials, disregarding human lives, and doing everything!"

"The remnants of the eunuch party? Wasn't the eunuch party killed by the Yuan family?"

"Hey, you don't know that, Qiaozheng is also a student of the Yuan family."

"Yuan family? Looking for eunuchs to buy officials?"

"The Yuan family is a fart. In the past, General He asked the eunuchs to buy it!"

"Impossible! How could General He find eunuchs to buy officials? They are deadly enemies!"

"Then let me tell you, the eunuchs even bribed General He, do you believe it?"

The people onlookers were whispering at first, but then they started arguing, and even fought openly.

Zhong Yao glanced at it, waved his hand to let the guards deal with it, stared at the sundial for a while, and said to Dong Zhuo, "Taiwei, the time has come."

Dong Zhuo was very familiar with it, and directly shouted: "Cut!"

He gave an order, and the executioner brandished a big knife, ready to execute.

"Forgive me, forgive me!"

"We were wronged!"

"Help, help..."

People on the execution platform cried and shouted, and some even peed their pants and passed out.

Qiaozheng looked at Dong Zhuo and Zhong Yao and suddenly laughed, and said: "The sky has no eyes, and the villain is in power. Dong Zhuo, Zhong Yao, we are dead, you must not last long, we are waiting for you below!"

Zhong Yao looked serious and ignored him at all.

Dong Zhuo's eyes were gloomy, and his heart was terrified.

These days in Luoyang, he was completely isolated, no one cared, and he was completely dispensable.

Dispensable, so why have it?

'We must leave Luoyang as soon as possible! 'Dong Zhuo's face was expressionless, and his heart was ruthless.

Click click
The executioner swung his broadsword, and there was a clear sound, and a head rolled down, blood flowing horizontally.

The people onlookers suddenly cheered loudly, their voices were like thunder, piercing into the sky.

Behind the crowd, there were still some people in the shadowy restaurants, teahouses and other places, covering their figures and watching from afar.

They watched Qiaozheng and others being killed like this, they felt sorry for each other, and kept silent.

At this time, a pale man in his thirties walked out of the restaurant, holding a jug in his hand. He listened to the cheers on the execution ground, shook his head and said: "If you plan to do great things, you will be famous. You will be considerate of yourself, and everyone will embrace you. "

In his speech and demeanor, he made no secret of his disappointment with the court.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped and looked not far in front of him.

There is a big man with star-like eyebrows, deep temperament, eyes straight, walking like a dragon and walking like a tiger, coming towards him.

The man looked at this man, a blush appeared on his pale face, and he suddenly asked, "General Cao Zhong?"

Cao Cao paused, looked at the drunkard, but did not take it lightly, raised his hand and said, "It's Cao Cao, who is it?"

The drunkard smiled and said: "Guo Fengxiao of Yingchuan, he has been in the Eastern Capital for a long time, and he has exhausted all his money. I wonder if he can bother you for a few days and drink a few glasses of wine on credit?"

Cao Cao has been looking for good talents in Luoyang City these days, even spending a lot of money.

But his background is not good, his reputation is even worse, and he has been doing bad things recently, even if he has holy family members, not many people are willing to follow him, and Cao Cao still looks down on those few.

Therefore, nothing has been found for many days.

"Guo Fengxiao?"

Cao Cao's long and narrow eyes flashed thoughtful, and he was sure he hadn't heard of it. He said with a normal expression: "There are many guest rooms in the house, and there are enough drinks and water. You can stay as long as you want, sir."

Guo Jia's pale face became more and more blush, and a dark light flashed in his eyes. He picked up the jug and poured it into his mouth. Before he finished drinking, his body trembled, and then he staggered forward and hugged Cao Cao vomited heavily on Cao Cao's chest.

"Bold!" Xiahoudun next to Cao Cao was furious and wanted to kick him.

Cao Cao raised his hand and said calmly, "It's just a piece of clothing. Mr. is not feeling well, so go find a doctor."

As Cao Cao said, he backhanded Guo Jia, who was still vomiting, behind his back.

Guo Jia's face was pressed against Cao Cao's neck, and he was still vomiting.

Cao Cao didn't realize it, and some passers-by looked at him strangely. Cao Cao smiled and said, "Brother, you've had too much to drink."

Guo Jia stopped vomiting, tilted his head, found a more suitable position, and fell asleep with his eyes closed.

When Xiahou Dun saw it, his face was full of displeasure, and he said, "Meng De, this is a drunkard, why bother with him, I'll just throw him into the river!"

Cao Cao felt uncomfortable all over, and his nose was full of stench, but his expression remained unchanged, and he said, "How can a man judge a man by his appearance? Besides, there is no shortage of a pair of bowls and chopsticks at home."

Xiahou Dun hesitated to speak.

He can see Cao Cao's pursuit of talents, but he can't take every drunkard on the street home, right?

Guo Jia was lying on Cao Cao's back, snoring lightly with drunken eyes.

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In the evening, Yongle Palace.

This place used to be the residence of Empress Dowager Dong, but now it belongs to Empress Dowager He.

Around the small table, in the north is Liu Bian, on the left is Empress Dowager He, on the opposite is Liu Xie, and on the right is Empress Dowager Dong.

Empress Dowager He faced Empress Dowager Dong, squinting her eyes, with a smug expression, and a sneer on the corner of her mouth.

Empress Dowager Dong sat upright, with a stiff face and raised head.

Liu Xie was calm on the surface, sat down with his hands tightly clasped, his head lowered, and his peripheral vision was always on Liu Bian.

Although he is young, he is precocious and intelligent. This imperial brother must have a plan to bring his grandmother back to the palace!

Empress Dowager He gently picked up the teacup, took a sip gracefully, then raised her eyelids to look at Empress Dowager Dong, and said, "Empress Mother, do you still recognize the road to Yongle Palace?"

Empress Dowager Dong opened her eyes angrily, and subconsciously opened her mouth to refute, just like before.

She stopped her mouth abruptly, and said lightly: "Queen Lao, don't worry, the old lady is not so old and dizzy."

Empress Dowager He snorted, and said in a strange way: "The queen mother is really in good health. It has been almost 30 years since the death of Marquis Jieduting."

Empress Dowager Dong was furious and was about to yell at Liu Bian. She glanced at Liu Bian from the corner of her eye, and forcibly took it back.

The so-called "Marquis of Jieduting" is the title of Emperor Ling before Emperor Huan died without a son. Empress Dou and her father greeted Liu Hong, who was still "Marquis of Jieduting" at that time, to succeed him.

In other words, Empress Dowager Dong has nothing to do with Emperor Huan. After Liu Hong succeeded to the throne, the mother was more expensive than her son, so she became the empress dowager.

Empress Dowager He saw that Empress Dowager Dong had lost her former vigor and was completely suppressed by her. She was so refreshed that the corners of her eyes and brows almost flew up, and she drank tea more gracefully.

Liu Bian saw that it was almost done, coughed lightly, smiled and said to Empress Dowager Dong: "Grandmother, the emperor told me that the mountains are damp and cold, and it is facing cold winter, so it is not suitable for living. I thought it was right, so I invited my grandmother to live in the palace. .”

Empress Dowager Dong suppressed her anger and stared at Liu Bian, thinking that like a mother like a son, like a son, she is very vicious!
If it wasn't for Liu Xie, she wouldn't let this grandson be at the mercy of her!

Regardless of what the old woman thought, Liu Bian said, "Grandmother, the yuan will be changed next year. There are still many gossips inside and outside the palace."

The Empress Dowager Dong didn't know what Liu Bian meant, she glanced at Liu Xie who was sitting still, feeling both hatred and helplessness in her heart, straightened her face, and said: "You are the eldest son of the first emperor, and you are the son of the empress, you are the eldest son of the first line. Succession is a matter of course, and there is no doubt about it.”

Empress Dowager He became more and more proud when she heard this, her eyes turned white.

Liu Bian was also very satisfied with Empress Dowager Dong's answer, so he took a bite of food for her, and said, "The end of the year is approaching, so I have to walk around, and I would like to ask my grandmother to talk about it publicly. In addition, I will have a big banquet at the end of the year, and I also invite my grandmother to list Sit behind the curtain."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pan Yin hurried in and said, "Your Majesty, Xun Shangshu has returned to Beijing."

Liu Bian turned his head to look at him fiercely, and said, "Let him enter the palace immediately!"

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