I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 15 Heart Disease

The battle between Queen He and Queen Mother Dong was fierce.

For Empress He, Liu's argument could be regarded as her defiance, and she still had to fight for three points for being unreasonable, not to mention that she was still being reasonable.

Empress Dowager Dong was not intimidated. She was not willing to give in at all.

As usual, the ten permanent attendants would stand on their own sides only when Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He noticed them, and they would only argue openly and remain neutral secretly.

Then the story began to develop as usual. The quarrel between Yongle Palace and Changqiu Palace had no winner, and in the palace, only one person could make the decision.

Emperor Ling's head was getting big. In the past, although Empress He would argue with Empress Dowager Dong, Empress Dowager Dong was the biological mother of Emperor Ling after all. In the end, Empress He would often give in.

But this time, Emperor Ling looked at Queen He's posture and showed no intention of giving in.

Lingdi and Xiniliban each played fifty pieces, and before both parties could react, they left the palace and ran to the West Garden to relax.

When Emperor Ling came to Xiyuan, he was troubled about the choice of the crown prince. In the past few months, he had seen all Liu Bian's performance. To be fair, in Emperor Ling's heart, Liu Bian was qualified to be his crown prince. And he gradually began to try to expose Liu Bian to specific government affairs.

But today, the conflict between Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He once again brought out the hidden worries in his heart.

At night, Emperor Ling tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Accompanied by Zhang Rang, he walked around the garden by candlelight for half an hour before he felt sleepy.

At night, Emperor Ling dreamed of Emperor Huan and heard Emperor Huan angrily rebuke him - "The king of Bohai, Liu Kui, was demoted, but later he was punished and died. Now Liu Kui is crying in the sky and complaining about his grievances. The Emperor and God are furious, Your sins are beyond redemption."

The next day, Xiyuan informed the imperial doctor early in the morning that Emperor Ling was ill.

It is both a cold and a heart disease.

In fact, Emperor Ling had never met Emperor Huan. The so-called dream about him was just that he thought about it day by day.

Bohai King Liu Kui was the younger brother of Emperor Huan. During the reign of Emperor Huan, Liu Kui was accused of treason and was demoted and lost the right to inherit the throne. It was only after Emperor Huan's death that he left an edict to restore Liu Kui's position as King of Bohai. If not, it would not have been Ling Emperor Liu Hong's turn to be the emperor.

In the fifth year after Emperor Ling ascended the throne, Wang Fu, the Changshi, told Emperor Ling that Liu Kui was plotting to rebel, so Emperor Ling personally issued an edict to arrest Liu Kui.

In fact, Emperor Ling didn't know whether Liu Kui had rebelled, but the final result was that Liu Kui and his family died in prison.

The death of Liu Xie's mother Wang Meiren sounded the alarm for Emperor Ling. Due to Queen He's cruelty, he was always worried that once Liu Bian was appointed as the crown prince in the future, there would be a situation where brothers would be at odds with each other, and Liu Xie would fall into the Bohai Sea again. Wang Liukui’s mistakes. In fact, what Emperor Ling was most afraid of was that if something unexpected happened to him, Empress Dowager Dong would also...

It was already afternoon when Liu Bian learned from Zhang Rang that Emperor Ling was ill, and he was studying in Dongguan.

Zhang Rang brought a car to Xiyuan, which was nothing. What surprised Liu Bian was that Liu Xie was still sitting in the car.

Zhang Rang said: "Your Majesty was originally unwilling to let the two highnesses go to the West Garden. But now both Yongle Palace and Changqiu Palace are angry, and your majesty is feeling cold again. It is difficult to reconcile the grievances between the two palaces, so the two highnesses can only go separately. I am comforted. When you arrive at the West Garden later in the evening, be sure not to come to His Majesty's bed, lest you get over the illness."

After saying that, Zhang Rang confessed to Xiao Huangmen who was driving the carriage, got out of the carriage, and took his attendant Guo Zhi to get into another carriage, leaving only Liu Bian and Liu Xie.

Liu Xie is young but smart. Although he is only seven years old, he can already vaguely understand the reason for the poor relationship between Yongle Palace and Changqiu Palace. He looked at Liu Bian timidly, as if Liu Bian would be detrimental to him.

Liu Bian also felt that the relationship between them was a bit awkward. He had been in the palace for four or five months and had only met Liu Xie a handful of times. It was unprecedented to be alone together like this.

He didn't know what to say, and he didn't bother to close the relationship, so he just closed his eyes and rested.

There was no words all the way. When they arrived at Emperor Ling's palace in the West Garden, Liu Bian and Liu Xie could only talk to Emperor Ling through the gauze curtain. Emperor Ling first told them that they should make it clear to Empress He or Empress Dowager Dong when they returned that his illness needed rest, so there was no need for the Empress Dowager and the Empress to come to see him in person; and then he advised the Empress Dowager and Empress to stop being angry with each other.

Liu Bian tentatively asked Emperor Ling to express his willingness to stay as a servant, but Emperor Ling refused directly.

I don’t know if it was because Liu Bian said this more often. When Emperor Ling felt tired and asked Liu Bian and Liu Xie to leave, Emperor Ling told Liu Bian that he had arranged for Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and others to be in the court. To discuss Pingliang Prefecture policy, Liu Bian can go and listen to it tomorrow.

On the way back, Liu Bian and Liu Xie were still riding in the same car. Halfway through, Liu Xie couldn't help but ask: "Brother, is the Pingliang Prefecture Policy that my father said very interesting?"

Liu Bian opened his eyes and looked at Liu Xie's uncontrollable curiosity. After thinking for a while, he replied: "It's not very interesting, but it is very important. It involves many, many people and needs to be treated with caution."

"I heard my uncle tell me that my grandmother was angry because of Liangzhou. Is it related to the policy of Pingliang Prefecture that my father mentioned?"

"Yeah, if you have that kind of money, you can save a lot of people."

"Oh, then I understand. I will definitely persuade my grandmother when I go back!"

……

"Brother, I found it!"

"What did you find?"

"You are different from what uncle said. You are not as bad as uncle said."

Liu Bian couldn't help but laugh out loud. He pointed to his head and said, "There's something wrong with Uncle You. Just don't take everything he says seriously from now on, otherwise you will be as stupid as him."

Returning to Nangong, when Liu Bian got out of the car, he saw Xiao Huangmen, who was driving the car, with a majestic figure. He asked curiously: "I have never seen you before. What is your name?"

In Liu Bian's impression, driving a train was not the job that Xiao Huang Men should do.

"Go back to your highness, I am Xiao Huangmen Jian Shuo."

Is this Jian Shuo? Historically, Emperor Ling will establish the Eighth School Lieutenant of Xiyuan next year. Jian Shuo is the head of the Eighth School Lieutenant, commanding the Eighth School Lieutenant and below.

How could he come to drive?

Half an hour later, all the exchanges between Liu Bian and Liu Xie in the car appeared in the hands of Emperor Ling.

The next day, Liu Bian remembered what Emperor Ling said that he was going to court today.

Chaotang is the name of a palace, located in the middle of the inner court, where meetings are held.

Liu Bian thought he had arrived very early, but when he arrived, he realized that Zhang Wen, Lu Zhi, and Huangfu Song had arrived earlier, and they were discussing with a minister whom Liu Bian had never met.

Zhang Wen and others received a message from Emperor Ling in advance and knew of Liu Bian's arrival, and reserved a special viewing seat for Liu Bian.

At this time, Liu Bian learned the name of the minister, Zhu Jun, whose courtesy name was Gongwei. He was now the servant of one of the Nine Ministers. He was a famous general as famous as Huangfu Song. Both of them had great military exploits.

(End of this chapter)