I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 116 The Imperial Family

There are also gardens in the palace. The North and South Palaces are mirror images of each other, and there are gardens in each. However, due to the river topography, the scenery is different.

Nangong Garden is located to the north of Yongle Palace (West Palace) and west of Changqiu Palace (Middle Palace) and Yeting.

Liu Bian often walked this way when he went to Dongguan.

In April, even if the weather is generally cold, most of the flowers are in bloom, which is when the flowers and leaves are in full bloom.

Emperor Ling's health improved a little, but he felt that the palace was stuffy and couldn't bear the loneliness, so he wanted to go to the garden for a walk.

His body cannot support him to do other things for the time being.

This was the first time he went out since his serious illness. He was in a good mood and called the Empress Dowager Dong, Empress He and their three children.

Because of Emperor Ling's illness, the open confrontation between Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He basically disappeared.

This gave Emperor Ling hope. Although during the time when he was ill in bed, the Queen Mother and the Empress had a tacit agreement to stagger the time for visits and care.

The concept of family in the Eastern Han Dynasty was more important. This was not only reflected in the Confucian classics, but even the layout of the imperial palace was based on the layout of ordinary people's homes.

Although Qing Wu belongs to the imperial family, Emperor Ling's upbringing made him hope for family harmony.

That's why he was so angry that he wanted to depose Queen He after she poisoned Wang Meiren. In addition, Queen He is also the only queen since Emperor Guangwu who is not from a wealthy family.

At first Emperor Huan had no children and wanted to make his favorite Tian family his queen, but Chen Fan persuaded him because of Tian's humble background and instead made Dou Wu's daughter his queen.

At that time, some people directly wrote a letter, saying that "the Han Dynasty established Feiyan, and Yin's successor was completely lost." Taking Zhao Feiyan and Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty as examples, it was no different from pointing at a monk and scolding a bald donkey.

The scenery in the garden has long been commonplace for Emperor Ling, but Liu Shou and Liu Xie were very happy when Emperor Ling went out these days, and laughed again and again in the garden.

Emperor Ling was lying on the recliner specially made by Liu Bian, talking to Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He.

The late spring sun shone warmly on people, and Liu Bian temporarily put aside his worries about government affairs. He was also sitting on the lounge chair, hiding his head in the shadow of the parasol.

Listening to the bursts of sounds coming from his ears, he fell asleep in a daze.

The first one to discover it was Queen He. She took a thin quilt and carefully covered Liu Bian's body.

Liu Shou and Liu Xie discovered this scene, and the noise of the play was much smaller than before.

Emperor Ling lowered his voice when he saw Liu Bian asleep.

Emperor Ling was still very satisfied with Liu Bian's performance since he became seriously ill.

Not to mention serving patients every day, in recent days, as Tingwei Yangxu has been dedicated to handling cases, the cases submitted by Guan Yu have been finally tried and convicted one by one. Of course, the much-loved house searches are indispensable in the execution process.

Emperor Ling could ignore other troubles, but he must send eunuchs to supervise the house confiscation.

Although in most cases it’s just an extra penny…

Most of the individual properties of these criminals cannot be said to be rich. There are many with more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan, and only a few have more than one million yuan.

This is also one of the great wonders of the Eastern Han Dynasty. People who were born into wealthy families were able to maintain their integrity when they became officials because of their rich family assets. On the other hand, once a person from a poor family becomes corrupt, his appearance will be ugly and his methods will be cruel and he will not restrain himself. Although the family property is small, it can’t be accumulated into a big thing!

Put it in front of Emperor Ling, this is all the joy of harvest.

After a long time, Emperor Ling suddenly said to Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He: "Bian'er has been working hard on the government affairs for me these days."

Empress Dowager Dong knew the occasion at least, and didn't say anything to ask Liu Xie to help share the burden. She also knew that Liu Xie couldn't help, otherwise there would be another war.

She also learned from Dong Zhong that Liu Bian had not used Dong Zhong's group to commit crimes to implicate Dong Zhong.

She hated Queen He and therefore didn't like Liu Bian very much. However, in Empress Dowager Dong's simple thoughts, Liu Bian was still her grandson. Even if Liu Xie succeeded to the throne in the future, Liu Bian would still be crowned a king.

Although based on the current situation, Empress Dowager Dong actually knew in her heart that the overall situation had been decided, but she still had some luck in her heart.

After all, her son is the emperor!

Last month, Liu Hong fell seriously ill, and Empress Dowager Dong was in a panic. Liu Bian was not the only one to blame Zhang Feng and the imperial doctors, but she couldn't find a solution, but Liu Bian found one.

Only then did Empress Dowager Dong happily reward Liu Bian with 10,000 pieces of silk.

For Empress Dowager Dong, who had always loved hoarding goods, this reward made her feel distressed for a long time.

In fact, after listening to Emperor Ling's words, Empress Dowager Dong originally had some thoughts of saying a few words of concern for Liu Bian, but she immediately recalled that Liu Bian had not hesitated to reward her with the silk she had given her a few days ago, and immediately gave it up. Got this idea.

In the final analysis, Empress Dowager Dong lacked experience in political struggle and at the same time had limited knowledge, which made her ideas become childish at certain times.

Empress He did not have as many ideas as Empress Dowager Dong. She said with concern: "Bian'er told me that state affairs are heavy and there may not be any serious consequences for slacking off for a moment, but tomorrow comes tomorrow. How can it last? A nine-story platform starts from the earth. , don’t slack off.”

Empress He originally wanted to express her gratitude to Liu Bian, but she never thought that Emperor Ling would actually feel a little ashamed after hearing this.

In Emperor Ling's mind, Liu Bian could understand the importance of running a country well when he was thirteen or fourteen years old. He didn't really understand this until he was twenty-seven or eighty-years-old.

However, Emperor Ling then thought about it and realized that Liu Bian was trained under his own arrangement. His words and deeds during the two and a half years since he entered the palace must have contributed a lot.

He became happy: "Bian'er is right."

Empress He sighed again and said, "I don't understand state affairs. I don't know if there have been more important events in the country recently. But Bian'er looks at me and feels much more tired than when His Majesty went on tour last year."

Queen He did not say this out of a sudden inspiration. Earlier, He Jin's trustee told her that Liu Bian had been opposed by the three princes in Yuntai Palace and had been wronged. But He Jin thought that Liu Bian probably refused to mention it to her, so he asked someone to make the trip, and also told her how to get He Jin to help Liu Bian at Yuntai Palace.

Emperor Ling gained some fighting spirit because of Queen He's previous words, and said, "Now that my health is getting better, Bian'er no longer has to bury himself in documents all day long."

Zhang Rang, who was serving on the side, heard this and quickly persuaded: "Your Majesty, Hua Tuo also said during his consultation yesterday that Your Majesty needs to continue to rest and it is not appropriate to worry about it..."

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Dong also hurriedly advised: "My son should continue to recuperate, and the state affairs will be left to... Bian'er. I feel that Bian'er usually handles state affairs well."

For Empress Dowager Dong, nothing could compare to the emperor's recovery.

Because of her impatience, Empress Dowager Dong's voice became louder. Liu Bian, who was not sleeping deeply at first, opened his eyes hazily.

(End of this chapter)