I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 167 Within the Forbidden Zone

The queen did not need to be settled as quickly as the princess. At the suggestion of Queen Mother He, Liu Bian granted himself two noble titles.

Originally, Empress Dowager He was planning to send Ye Tingling to various places to select women to enrich Yeting, but Liu Bian decisively refused.

The first step is to advocate frugality, and the second step is to go to the private sector to recruit women on a large scale?

Even if you have to choose, it will be a matter of the future!

The Queen Mother He wanted a grandson very much. She missed the upbringing of her son, and all she could count on were grandchildren.

"Mom, I saw that you lived in Yuntai Hall all day long. Your father didn't work so hard during the Yellow Turbans... Look, you have lost weight..." Queen Mother He continued to hold Liu Bian's hand, "No more. It’s still not possible to take care of my mother... Fortunately, your two nobles are both gentle and virtuous people, so I can rest assured that they can take care of my mother... They are still in the middle palace, so I should be able to get used to living there. "

Of course Liu Bian didn't want to be so busy.

But at the beginning of the new dynasty, the dynasty was full of old ministers, and Liu Bian needed to identify who could be used by him.

Sitting in the court hall, looking at the palace full of courtiers, who knows what they are thinking?

The more classic thing is that after Yuan Wei became Situ, Liu Bianeng could clearly feel that the efficiency of Situ's mansion had improved from the feedback on his work.

Among the nine ministers, Honglu Qing Dong Zhuo always spared no effort to support and praise Liu Bian's decisions, and he was ranked first.

Some courtiers thought Dong Zhuo was flattering and looked down upon him. After hearing this, Dong Zhuo said plausibly, "Are you dissatisfied with the Holy Emperor in court?" He also wanted to write a letter of impeachment.

All these things reached Liu Bian's ears through Jia Xu and Zhang Rang.

In addition to the central government, there are also governors and governors from various places. In this era, personal abilities have too great an impact on governance.

His succession to the throne went smoothly, which was inseparable from the support of the bureaucracy represented by the ministers. Therefore, Liu Bian tried his best to follow the rules in the appointment and dismissal of officials.

At Queen Mother He's place, Liu Bian lowered his guard for the first time in a long time.

Empress Dowager He remembered the late emperor's advice, and even though she felt sorry for Liu Bian's hard work, she never mentioned the matter of watching the government during the dynasty.

Faced with her instructions, Liu Bian said: "The child will go to the palace in two days..."

Empress Dowager He was not fooled and said with a smile: "If you talk about these two days, it will actually take five, six, seven or eight days!"

Liu Bian laughed twice and turned to other topics.

He felt that his self-control was limited, and if he indulged in Wenwen Township, it would not be impossible for the king not to go to court early from now on.

The main theme is self-knowledge.

Queen Mother He didn't expose him either.

During the chat, Liu Benyao pointed to the west and asked, "Do the queen mother and grandmother still quarrel whenever they meet?"

As soon as she mentioned this matter, Queen Mother He's expression suddenly changed and she said angrily: "How could I not know what that ignorant old woman was thinking? She looked at Liu Xie all day long and suspected that I wanted to harm him. How could I do such a thing? Woolen cloth!"

"Yes, yes!" Liu Bian agreed with his face, "My mother is so kind, how can I bear it!"

The Queen Mother He was very impressed by Liu Bian's attitude and continued: "If you ask me, Liu Xie should be sent to the fiefdom to join the country. If the old woman is willing to follow, let her follow to Chenliu!"

At this time, Liu Bian had to persuade: "Mom, Xie'er is still too young. Moreover, the child also promised his father that he would take good care of his grandmother and Xie'er..."

Liu Bian understood that before his heir was born, Liu Xie had a hidden successor identity. Unless Liu Xie committed a major crime such as rebellion, Liu Xie would be Liu Bian's first successor during this period.

Queen Mother He could only sigh when she heard this.

How can the two dislike each other for many years be easily resolved? Now we are both in the West Palace, and you can always meet him when you go out to the gardens to the north of the West Palace.

Queen Mother He suddenly said: "Bian'er, how about sending her and Liu Xie to live in Beigong?"

The northern and southern palaces of Luoyang Palace were backups for each other. Now that Liu Bian lived in the southern palace, the northern palace became like a cold palace. Some of the maids and maids who could not be accommodated by the southern palace would also live in the northern palace.

"Beigong?" Liu Bian was stunned. Queen Mother He would not harm him. She probably just didn't expect that this move would arouse people's discussion if word spread. The issue of filial piety must be considered.

When he was stunned for a moment, Queen Mother He changed her subject: "There has only been a fire in the Beigong. It is not appropriate."

Liu Bian hesitated and said, "It's best to wait for two years."

"Don't bother me, Bian'er. The worst is, my mother will just ignore the old woman when she sees her in the future. What else can the old woman do to me?"

"If my mother can think like this, I feel relieved. When I'm angry with others, I'm only angry with myself."

……

In the eunuch's residence in the palace, Qu Mu, a regular attendant, came to pay homage to Zhao Zhong.

There was uneasiness on Qu Mu's face: "Mr. Zhao, these days, I still feel that my future is unknown, and I feel really uneasy."

"Gong Zhang, who led us to donate his family property, is now highly valued by His Majesty. His adopted son Zhang Feng even married the Queen Mother's sister, but we are different!"

"Mr. Zhao and Mr. Zhang have always been close, what do you know?"

Zhao Zhong frowned and scolded: "You take care of your supervisor Shang Fang! There is no one else to compete with you."

He knew that he was dissatisfied with the current situation.

In the past, during the reign of Emperor Xian, the expenses in the palace were quite high, which gave them room to do whatever they wanted.

But today it is not easy to be extravagant and reduce personnel, and we also attach great importance to the administration of officials. Some of the eunuchs below were still unable to control their actions, but they, the regular servants, did not dare to be as wanton and unobstructed as in the past, for fear of becoming a chicken that killed the chicken to scare the monkeys.

At first they dared to use their power to make small moves outside, but now, the scholar-bureaucrats outside are watching them, and there are still Tai students in the countryside. Their families and children have no chance to make money unless they go to distant counties.

"It's because of fear!" Qu Mu looked very sincere.

Zhao Zhong sighed: "Oh, Mr. Zhang has been quite mysterious recently. I don't know what he is doing!"

His words were half true and half false. Recently, Zhang Rang often sent Xiao Huangmen in and out of the palace, and sometimes went out on his own.

Zhao Zhong once asked tentatively, but Zhang Rang could only answer with pride, "The emperor's order cannot be said."

In this way, it was difficult for him to even inquire.

I only know that it has something to do with the school affairs captain through a sneak peek at Xiaohuangmen.

How could Zhao Zhong not know what the school captain does? Zhang Rang has finally established a foothold in the new dynasty.

Qu Mu was worried: "What should I do?"

"Your Majesty must work hard to govern today, so naturally we cannot lag behind others. You should also ask the people below to pay more attention, so that the current situation cannot be stabilized..."

After Zhao Zhong comforted Qu Mu, he looked at his leaving back and shook his head slightly.

Whether it is the late emperor or today, the prerequisite for being reused is that it must be useful. How could Qu Mu not know this truth, but he was still anxious.

I just don’t know if there was anyone behind it.

Zhao Zhong is not as panicked as Qu Mu. Qu Mu has no sense of presence in front of Jin Shang, but he is different!

How can the two be compared?

(End of this chapter)