I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 360 The Prince and the Queen (4k)

The little man looked at Xiao Xiao, and Liu Bian listened to the maids beside him praising how much the little prince looked like him. Even the Queen Mother He said that he was exactly the same as Liu Bian when he was a child.

Liu Bian felt that he was a little face-blind and couldn't distinguish these things. There was only a feeling of blood connection arising from his heart.

As he looked at it, he felt that his cub was gradually becoming more pleasing to the eye. After all, no matter how ugly it was, it was still his cub.

After seeing the child, Liu Bian was separated from Cai Yan by the palace ladies from beginning to end. Until he was chased out by the palace ladies and others, he had no chance to say a word to Cai Yan.

Cai Yan's body was still weak, so she closed her eyes and rested with peace of mind knowing that everything was fine with her child.

In the days that followed, Liu Bian entrusted some of his government affairs to Lu Zhi, whose health had improved, and General He Miao.

Even though he had already relieved many of his heavy burdens, Lu Zhi still fell seriously ill in the winter of the third year of Guangxi's reign. Fortunately, the Hongdu Menxue Medical School headed by Hua Tuo represented the pinnacle of the field of Han Dynasty medicine at this stage. Under their attention, they lived up to Liu Bian's trust.

Liu Bian spent his free time sometimes accompanying Cai Yan and his son, and sometimes visiting Tang Wan as the month was approaching.

Just seven days after Liu Bian welcomed the birth of his eldest son, Tang Wan also gave birth.

Therefore, Liu Bian's several well-thought-out names were not given to the two princes at the first time.

Liu Bian relived the anxiety he felt seven days ago.

Don't really become a dolphin dog.

Inheriting the fate of heaven and benefiting all people, these are all good wishes.

Although Liu Bian knew that this was feudal superstition, he could just follow the local customs and there was no harm in giving him a nickname.

Although the status of queens in the Eastern Han Dynasty was generally much higher than that in the Western Han Dynasty, it still could not change the standard that mother is more valuable than son. Empress Dowager He and Liu Bian are typical examples of the importance of mother to son.

However, considering that the nickname will accompany the two children for many years and may even be passed down to future generations, Liu Bian neatly rejected the simple and straightforward title of Empress Dowager Dong, such as dolphin or dog.

After Liu Bian was born, Queen Mother He was named empress. Who dares to say that he is not his legitimate son?

At this level, although Tang Wan, who was related to the eunuch, had a father worth two thousand stone, he still lost at the starting line.

After the empire celebrated the excitement of welcoming the two princes, another issue was nakedly placed in front of them - the age of the legitimate concubines, and the choice of the queen, which was crucial to this.

Later, Liu Bian simply didn't care about nicknames. His eldest son was born early and heavier at birth, so he named him Liu Cheng. Although his second son was relatively weak, he was also very energetic, so Liu Bian named his second son Liu Ze.

But just as Liu Bian decisively rejected Empress Dowager Dong's proposal, Liu Bian's vulgar and inelegant title was unanimously opposed by Cai Yan and Tang Wan.

Probably because Tang Wan often practiced dancing, it was much smoother than Cai Yan. Within seven days, Liu Bian gave birth to two sons.

Liu Bian served a bowl of water very evenly, Cai Yan and Tang Wan were both satisfied, and Empress Dowager Dong didn't say anything more. However, the family was very satisfied, but the courtiers were not.

After the birth of the prince, Liu Bian had no reason not to establish a queen.

Liu Bian followed the good example, so his two eldest sons were born more than ten days ago and still did not have a name. The palace maid could be called a prince or his highness. As for Liu Bian and the others, they have a good boy and a good boy. A common title such as Sun.

When it came to choosing the queen, the courtiers undoubtedly supported Cai Yan, not to mention that Cai Yan gave birth to the eldest son.

Nowadays, there is a saying among the people that a nickname is easy to make a living. According to Empress Dowager Dong, the two princes should first choose a nickname that can ward off disasters, especially the youngest son, and the eldest son can also choose a nickname just in case.

It's just that the physical fitness of Liu Bian's two sons seems to be opposite to that of their mother. The younger son is weaker than his elder brother.

Confucian etiquette was inherited from the Zhou rites. It was not like during the Yin and Shang Dynasties. Weizi Qi became a concubine because his mother did not have a descendant when he was born. Instead, King Zhou, who was born later, became a legitimate son.

Taking into account that at this time, there was already a saying that the neutrons of the twelve zodiac animals corresponded to the rat, Liu Bian took the meaning and replaced the dog with "Xu", which can refer to dog, and the pig replaced "Hai", and one was named Axu. , one named Ahai.

In Liu Bian's view, Cai Yan is the most suitable queen, not only because Cai Yan's identity is more in line with the expectations of the Qing Dynasty, but also because Cai Yan has the ability to help Liu Bian share some of the pressure in government affairs. This is something that Logan and the others find difficult to achieve.

In the Yuntai Hall, Liu Bian looked at Mr. Yulin who was stationed outside and waved. The Mr. Yulin soon appeared in front of Liu Bian with an excited look on his face.

"Bo Fu, how do you feel about entering the Yulin from Sandu?" Liu Bian asked.

This Yu Linlang is clearly Sun Ce.

If we compare the original Habayashiro and Sanshulang, Sun Ce's transfer this time is a proper demotion. Although Habayashiro is closer to the emperor, he cannot be compared with Sanshulang in terms of future.

"Your Majesty, when I go to the army, I feel like I'm home!" Sun Ce's answer was sonorous and powerful, and he obviously didn't feel that becoming Yu Linlang was a demotion.

What makes Sun Ce so happy is naturally because this Yulin Lang is not the other Yulin Lang.

To put it simply, after Huangfu Song returned to Beijing, he worked with Lu Zhi to assist Liu Bian in expanding the original quota of Habayashi Lang, including carefully selected brave military strategists from among the children of high-ranking officials with six hundred stones or more, and Talents can be created in the army, including the original Habayashi Lang.

As for the purpose, it is very simple. It is just to restore the ancient system of cultivating generals with the help of Yu Linlang during Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The first batch of such Habayashiro only had fifty people, and they were temporarily used as a pilot to observe the effects.

Not only Sun Ce, but also Ma Chao were included in this group. Both of them became the leaders of the fifty-person team.

Guarding for the emperor was also part of his training.

"Well, when I see Bo Fu, I know that my Han Dynasty will not have to worry about having handsome talents in the future..." After habitually preparing a big cake for Sun Ce to eat, Liu Bian asked again: "Speaking of which, I I already have two sons. Bo Fu is about the same age as me. I don’t know when we plan to get married.”

Sun Ce, who had always been confident, never thought that Liu Bian would suddenly raise this question. Even though he inevitably blushed slightly, he replied: "Years ago, Jia Ci sent a message from Wu County, saying that he had already arranged a marriage for me. Maybe it is It won’t be long before…”

Seeing this rare scene, Liu Bian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Bo Fu, I will personally prepare a wedding gift for you then!"

Sun Ce quickly thanked him.

After the two chatted for a while, Liu Bian got down to business again, "How is Zhang Fang's performance under Bo Fu?"

Sun Ce knew Zhang Fang's identity. He was the son of Pingnan Zhonglang General Zhang Yan. He had already made up his mind on how to treat Zhang Fang, so he replied: "Zhang Fang's qualifications are above those of other people. I will observe this in private." I think he is not a general. However, I always ask everyone to work together and help each other. I heard that Zhang Fang had studied classics with the governor of Jizhou before, and he performed very well in it." Liu Bian nodded, and Sun Ce was able to do so. After Sun Jian's death, he took back his father's old tribe from Yuan Shu and opened up the foundation of Soochow. There is no doubt about his ability. But looking at his current posture, the shortcoming of being "unprepared" caused by self-confidence has probably not changed.

However, Liu Bian didn't want to wake Sun Ce up immediately. They were all young people, so who didn't know who he was?

Then the two talked about the training and teaching Sun Ce received after becoming Yulin Lang.

During the conversation, Sun Ce gritted his teeth and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not."

"To put it bluntly, am I someone who cannot listen to good words?" Liu Bian said.

Sun Ce said seriously: "Now the position of the Queen has not been determined, and I have heard about it even though I am in the army. I know that Your Majesty has great ambitions, and I personally think that this should not disturb the imperial court."

Liu Bian nodded and said nothing.

At first, Liu Bian considered that Tang Wan had not given birth long after all. Although he had made a final decision on the candidate for the queen, he did not announce it immediately so as not to affect Tang Wan's cultivation.

Even if Liu Bian's three nobles always behaved very harmoniously in front of him, he planned to wait a month or two to prevent Tang Wan's depression from causing any problems. After all, there is only one queen.

"I already know what Bo Fu said." Liu Bian finally spoke.

Upon seeing this, Sun Ce promptly requested to resign and return to his duty post.

Liu Bian agreed.

After Sun Ce left, Liu Bian fell into deep thought.

Although he often saw memorials requesting the establishment of a queen, he did not expect that the impact of this matter would be so great? Sun Ce and other Yulin Langs, who were in a relatively closed situation, all heard the news.

Liu Bian did not think that this was a question of the queen's position, but a derivative of the issue of queenship: at the beginning of the birth of the heir, an issue that Liu Bian deliberately ignored was presented to him by Sun Ce with his own honest advice—— heir.

It is not so much that the courtiers hope that the queen will come from a Qingliu family, but rather that the courtiers hope that the prince will be close to the Qingliu family.

Liu Bian never thinks that he is a perfect person, and he is not lacking in selfishness. On the contrary, although he loved his two young sons very much, he did not think that they would definitely become the pillars he expected when they grew up.

Therefore, although Liu Bian himself relied on the first-mover advantage of his eldest son to successfully win in the past, he was not shameless enough to say that his achievements today were all due to his own efforts, but he was not willing to use his eldest son's advantage. Succession establishes heirs.

But Liu Bian also has a reason. After all, the nature of human beings is double standards.

Establishing a leader or establishing a virtuous person?

This has always been a problem.

But Liu Bian searched for the knowledge in his mind, and only came up with a seemingly more progressive method - the secret establishment of "I, the Qing Dynasty".

I can only say that the Qing Dynasty deserves to be at the pinnacle of the feudal system, with the pinnacle of various systems from top to bottom - from secretly appointing princes to let the princes get involved, to dividing the land between farmers and letting rich peasants and poor peasants fight against each other for their own interests. fight.

When Liu Bian looked at the memorials from different ministers and realized that the issue of establishing a queen had become a top priority in the court, he decided to cut the knot quickly and directly summoned the Taifu, Sangong, General, Chariot and Cavalry General, and Shangshu Ling. Seven people.

Regardless of whether there are any who can make up the number, according to the Han family system, these seven people represent the core of power of the Han family today.

Liu Bian said frankly to everyone: "The selection of the crown prince is very important to the future of the country and cannot be ignored. Looking back at the beginning, when I was appointed crown prince by the late emperor, it was generally smooth, but there were some twists and turns."

After hearing this, Dong Zhong understood that Liu Bian was not targeting him specifically and was just stating the facts, but he still lowered his head in shame.

Liu Bian noticed this scene and emphasized: "All the gentlemen are the mainstay of the Han family, so I will not make any false claims, but only speak frankly, and I hope that all the gentlemen will know that they will say everything."

After saying that, Liu Bian sat on the heel support, solemnly bowed his hands and made a small half circle, starting with Lu Zhi and ending with Gaixun.

Dong Zhong originally felt even more ashamed when he heard the mainstay's praise. Later, when he saw Liu Bian's behavior, he was deeply moved. He was the first to express his position and shouted: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will do my best!"

Liu Bian nodded and said first: "I have already decided on the position of the queen, but now that the two nobles are still recuperating, it is not appropriate to announce it immediately... As long as everyone understands the meaning of this."

Lu Zhi heard this and looked at Gai Xun, who immediately said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the Chancellery will screen out such memorials in the future."

"Do you have any objections?" Liu Bian asked.

After a moment of silence, Lu Zhi took the lead and said, "I agree."

Liu Bian continued: "The next step is to discuss the crown prince. I have looked at the history books and found that since the rule of the three generations, the establishment of elders and virtuous people has its own advantages and disadvantages, and my two sons are both in their infancy. I don't know whether they will be virtuous or not in the future. , I don’t know whether I can entrust him with this important task. In the past, Emperor Xuan once sighed to Emperor Yuan, "The prince is the one who messes up my family." Later, Emperor Yuan was easily deceived by traitors and could not wake up. But if the throne is left empty because of this, I am afraid. The only thing left is partisanship.”

"Therefore, after much thought, I decided to make a secret edict and store it in a secret box. One copy will be hung behind the plaque in the court hall, and the other will be kept by me personally. I will be prepared in case of emergency. The two edicts can be combined into one.”

As soon as Liu Bian's words came out, Lu Zhi was the first to refute: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty is now in the prime of life and has great virtues. Why do you say such ominous words?"

He Miao and others also agreed one after another. Even though Liu Bian smiled and defended himself and said he could speak freely, they were immediately blocked by Lu Zhi with the "frankness" mentioned by Liu Bian first.

Liu Bian did not expect that they did not express their opinions on the secret establishment of the throne. Instead, they struggled with his speech problems and quickly retracted his ominous remarks.

Little did he know that he had summoned several people to come, and the news was so explosive. Lu Zhi, Huang Fusong and others would inevitably think that he was dissatisfied with the recent uproar in the DPRK regarding the posthumous position. In addition, Liu Bian was indeed dissatisfied. I should say this without any reason, so I can't help but react.

According to the Han system, there should be two copies of each imperial edict, one for execution and one for archiving. During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Bo Zhao did not want to commit suicide but was ordered to mourn by hundreds of officials. The evidence of his guilt was that the edict he issued could not be archived.

After the interlude, Liu Bian said again: "Since I am being honest, I will tell you directly. If this method is followed, the name of the prince in the imperial edict will be Liu Cheng."

"What do you think?"

Lu Zhi knew Liu Bian's nature best and responded: "Your Majesty, this matter has a great impact. I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to think about it completely. Please give me more time..."

Liu Bian came here to solve the problem, and there was no reason why he should not do so.

(End of this chapter)