I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 3 Kiss me

In Yutang Hall, Emperor Ling is still here, but Liu Bian and Lu Zhi have already left.

Emperor Ling, who was reviewing official documents, suddenly sighed and asked Zhang Rang: "Is Bian'er and the Queen also getting along like this in the middle palace?"

Zhang Rang did not dare to tell lies when it came to this kind of royal father-son relationship. He changed his approach and replied: "Your Majesty is kind and generous. In order to allow Shi Hou to study with peace of mind, Shi Hou is exempted from having to study every day. However, Shi Hou is smart and often fails in his studies." If we can finish it as soon as possible, your Majesty can call Marquis Shi to Yutang Hall from time to time, and your Majesty can also teach you a thing or two."

It's not that Zhang Rang didn't want to suggest that Emperor Ling resume his morning and dusk meditation, it was because Emperor Ling himself had to play games at night and couldn't get away.

Emperor Ling got the answer to the question from Zhang Rang's answer. He currently has only two surviving children, two sons and one daughter. The reason why he suddenly took Liu Bian back to the palace was not only that Liu Bian was already ten years old and he would miss the age of cultivation if he didn't take him back, but also because Emperor Ling realized that his body had already Not as good as in the early years.

He needed to raise an heir.

However, Emperor Ling's decision was opposed by Empress Dowager Dong, who preferred to make the young Liu Xie the crown prince. Emperor Ling was absurd but also filial. He was well aware of the bad relationship between Empress He and Empress Dowager Dong, and was obsessed with the consequences of hastily appointing a prince. He was wavering... Emperor Ling's worries were not unreasonable. In history, there were countless people after his death. Empress Dowager Yue Dong died of "illness". As for how she died of illness, Empress He was very suspicious.

Liu Bian didn't know about Emperor Ling's dilemma. He was considering how to further contact Lu Zhi. If Lu Zhi is willing to help himself become famous, he will soon become a wise prince among the scholars, which will be the hope of the empire.

After all, the Han Dynasty has not lost its popularity yet. To take a step back, if Lu Zhi can become Liu Bian's teacher, with Lu Zhi's appeal, a group of scholars will immediately become his supporters through Lu Zhi.

It's just that Liu Bian couldn't get over Emperor Ling to complete this matter after much thought, and Guo Sheng and others would not help him.

In the evening, Liu Bian received a notice that Zhang Rang had arrived.

Liu Bian didn't know why Zhang Rang came, but Zhang Rang finally got to the point after a few words.

"Your Highness, please know that later today, Marquis Dong will also come to Yutang Palace..."

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Rang vividly described to Liu Bian how Liu Xie, who was five years younger than him, pleased Emperor Ling, how he acted coquettishly, and so on. It also revealed Emperor Ling's preference for poetry, calligraphy and painting.

Only then did Liu Bian realize that Zhang Rang was here to teach him how to please Emperor Ling...

It's just that Liu Bian only imagined in his mind how he would act coquettishly towards the Ling Emperor, and his whole body was shocked. That scene... I beg your pardon that he couldn't do it!

Calligraphy is what he is practicing, and he can copy the "Book of Filial Piety" in the future, but he has no intention of studying the poems and fus in detail. It is enough to be able to read and understand. He can't make up the numbers with the "Afang Palace Fu" he memorized before. , which pointed out that the main purpose of Sang scolding Huai was not to anger Emperor Ling to death.

Liu Bian didn't know that Zhang Rang came with a mission. During the day, the Ling Emperor just sighed, but for Zhang Rang, it was more than a simple sigh. He needed to bridge the gap, but he could not reveal to Liu Bian that this was the Ling Emperor's wish.

Liu Bian suddenly thought of a good way to get in touch with Lu Zhi more.

He asked Zhang Rang: "Mr. Zhang, tell me the truth, if I often go to Yutang Hall to ask for an audience with my father, will my father get bored?"

Lu Zhi is a minister. Although he is only one of the six ministers in the minister's desk, he can be called into the Yutang Palace. It is obvious that he is not an ordinary minister in the heart of Emperor Ling. Lu Zhi originally applied to go to Dongguan to edit Confucian classics and continue to write "Han Ji". However, Emperor Ling asked Lu Zhi to serve as a minister and then as a minister successively on the grounds that political affairs were more important than compiling books. Liu Bian thought that if he went to see Emperor Ling often, he would also be able to see Lu Zhi often.

The plan goes through!

This was exactly what Zhang Rang wanted. He promised: "Your Highness, don't worry. The old minister will send someone to inform Your Highness. Your Majesty will definitely not be in a bad mood." Liu Bian suddenly felt that something had changed in the plan, and Zhang Rang would really be there. Did Lu Zhi send someone to notify him when he was there?

I just have to take one step at a time.

When Zhang Rang left, Liu Bian asked on a whim: "What does Mr. Zhang think of today's scholars?"

Zhang Rang did not panic at all and replied: "I am stupid and only know about kings, kings and ministers. But Yuan Shao, who is said to have been born in the fourth generation and the third prince, has a very high reputation, shouts and kills us. But in Luoyang He made friends with desperadoes, and the streets were blocked by cars and horses. Such facts cannot be false! Who knows what his selfish motives are?"

Another six or seven days passed like this, Liu Bian went to Yutang Palace four times, and actually met Lu Zhi once.

It's just that Liu Bian really didn't know how to get along with Emperor Ling. The mother-child relationship he gradually developed with Queen He originally came from Queen He's unconditional dedication, but for Emperor Ling... Liu Bian inevitably separated him from the one in history. The absurd emperor corresponds.

After all, as far as Liu Bian knows, the official in Xiyuan is still selling it!

Last year, Cui Lie, then Tingwei, bought the post of Situ with a price tag of 100 million for only 5 million through the Ling Emperor's mother-in-law, Mrs. Cheng. The Ling Emperor later regretted the lack of money. He felt that even if Cui Lie was famous and qualified, he could have been a San Gong, but he still had to sell it for at least 10 million yuan.

Moreover, even those who have not bought an official position will be asked for a part of the money to buy an official position when they are awarded an official position. You can even bargain based on your origin, reputation and other conditions.

Another day, Liu Bian asked Liang Hu for leave in advance, and also communicated the news with Zhang Rang. He Miao was going to the palace to visit the queen, and his nephew also wanted to meet.

Speaking of which, He Jin and He Miao have a rather special relationship. They are truly half-brothers.

Queen He's mother, Wuyang Junxing, had a son, Zhu Miao, with the Zhu family before marrying He Zhen, and He Zhen also had a son, He Jin, before marrying Wuyang Jun. The two later had Queen He and Queen He's sister, and Zhu Miao became He Miao.

After all, it is forbidden for relatives to enter the palace, and the restrictions on the areas they can reach are very strict. The Luoyang Palace is generally divided into two palaces, the North and South. Emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty would choose to live in one of them. Emperor Ling originally lived in the North Palace after his succession, but moved to the South Palace after the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

In the Taige area where the inner court of the Nangong is located, there are complex roads in the air that lead directly to the middle palace (Changqiu Palace) where the queen is located. Of course, these complex roads are guarded and managed by special Fu Daocheng leaders.

When He Jin and He Miao came down from Fudao, Liu Bian could tell which one was He Jin and which one was He Miao without any introduction. Without him, the temperament is a bit different.

He Jin is an outgoing person both in appearance and temperament, which is completely opposite to the more reserved He Miao.

"Bian'er!" He Jin's voice was loud. He patted Liu Bian's shoulder and said without shying away from the people around him, "I heard Lu Ziqian praised you in my house. It's very good! Lu Ziqian is an honest man and never Tell lies."

Liu Bian didn't know how to evaluate it for a moment. Was he afraid that others wouldn't know that the Minister at the Shangshutai was a frequent visitor to the General? Or maybe He Jin is not afraid of Emperor Ling at all.

Seeing that He Jin wanted to say more, Liu Bian quickly stopped him: "My mother has been waiting for a long time."

Not long after, looking at He Jin talking eloquently in front of Queen He, Liu Bian guessed that he was probably really deceived and lame in history, so he would not listen to the advice and use several mysterious operations to send the whole family to a dead end. .

(End of this chapter)