Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 3 Give it a try and replace it

"After Prince Jing of Zhongshan, the great-great-grandson of His Excellency Emperor Xiaojing."

In his previous life, as an author who favored the Three Kingdoms theme, Liu Ming was very familiar with this description of his life experience. This was a sentence that Liu Bei often talked about, telling almost everyone he met.

Today, I was directly borrowed by Liu Ming. I just want to show that my surname is Liu and I am also a descendant of the clan!

Whether it is true or not cannot be verified at all. He is currently the only bachelor left in his family.

Emperor Jing had a son named Liu Sheng, who was King Jing of Zhongshan. He had more than 120 sons. More than 300 years have passed since this point in time.

In an era when there was no family planning, after three hundred years of reproduction, one hundred and twenty sons were about to give birth to a small country. It could be said that their bloodline could be found all over Kyushu.

Why can't I, Liu Ming, be one of them?
  Anyway, it’s the Gourd Monk’s case of breaking the gourd. No one can figure it out clearly, so just use it directly.

Jian Shuo stopped, looked at Liu Ming blankly, and said in surprise: "So you are also of royal family blood?"

"That's natural!" Liu Ming said confidently, "Being able to serve as a substitute for His Majesty this time is also a return to his roots."

Jian Shuo's eyes were chattering and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After a long time, he turned around and continued walking forward, looking thoughtful.

Soon, Jian Shuo led Liu Ming to a side hall and said: "You change into the clothes of Xiaohuangmen first. I will take you to familiarize yourself with the terrain of the palace. You should keep it in mind. If you go wrong, you may be killed."

Liu Ming followed the instructions and, with Jian Shuo's help, changed into the clothes of a Huangmen eunuch and put on a special hat.

Jian Shuo specially pushed the brim of his hat down for him, and then led him to walk around the palace.

There are South Palace and North Palace in the imperial city. Jian Shuo took Liu Ming, who was dressed as a young eunuch, to visit the North and South Palaces. It took him an entire afternoon. Jian Shuo softly explained the precautions for each place as he walked.

Of course, during this period, Liu Ming also figured out the reason why Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty found a substitute.

Jian Shuo's attitude towards him was obviously much more polite. In order to make him feel at ease, he chose what he could say and revealed something concisely -

Nowadays, the world is in chaos. In the west, the Qiang people are rebelling, attacking cities and plundering territory; in the north, Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju are rebelling with the grassland barbarians; in the south, there is a rebellion by Changsha bandits Qu Xing;

There were too many important matters for the emperor to deal with, but Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was in poor health and was getting worse day by day, and could not handle government affairs in person.

As a result, various forces inside and outside the court were ready to move. For example, General He Jin and Queen He tried their best to make Liu Bian the crown prince, while Queen Mother Dong and people in her line wanted Liu Xie to inherit the throne.

It can be described as internal and external troubles.

In order to stabilize his rule and prevent the loss of power, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty established the Xiyuan Forbidden Army and put his most favored Huangmen eunuch Jian Shuo in command.

In order to show his authority and the illusion of good health, he also personally inspected the troops and horses.

But the body has been hollowed out by alcohol and sex, and its foundation has been damaged. There is no hope of recovery, and it is getting worse every day.

Emperor Ling has changed the time for going to court to once every ten days, but he still cannot go to court on time.

Seeing that the world was about to fall into chaos, the court was on the verge of collapse. Even the palace was full of overt and covert struggles, and the two princes were still young and unable to manage the affairs of Emperor Ling.

After discussing with Jian Shuo, Emperor Ling came up with a plan to find a person who looked similar to him to be his substitute, and temporarily walked and worked in the name of the emperor.

Filling the power void left during his serious illness. Jian Shuo said it very implicitly, but Liu Ming combined the historical data he knew in his previous life and could understand the cause and effect with a little judgment.

It's just that this foolish king probably didn't believe that he was going to die at such a young age until his death, so he never established a prince.

If the calculation is correct, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty died in April of the sixth year of Zhongping, and it is now October of the fifth year of Zhongping, which means that he could only live for six months at most.

"In these six months, I will be safe." Liu Ming secretly calculated, "If the emperor dies, my status will no longer be guaranteed, so I must build up enough self-protection power during my safety period."

Now his position is very embarrassing, and time is very tight.

Whether Ling Emperor recovers or dies, it is his end. He can only do things while Ling Emperor is lying on his bed.

But six months is too short. During this period, Jian Shuo and his cronies will inevitably keep a close eye on him.

Historically, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty reigned for more than thirty years. He tried all kinds of tricks but failed to get rid of Cao Cao's control and establish his own power.

How can I build my own power in just six months?

Difficult!

However, no matter how difficult it is, you have to give it a try!
  He was still a common man in the morning, but now he has become the emperor's substitute? Give it a try and replace it...

Of course, this kind of thing cannot be done in a hurry or too slowly. It must be done step by step while taking advantage of every opportunity.

……

Jian Shuo took Liu Ming to familiarize himself with the topography of the palace and the basic conditions of each palace. Special attention was paid to the preferences and habits of key figures such as Empress Dowager Dong, Empress He, Zhang Rang, and Zhao Zhong.

It was not until evening that they returned to the Changle Palace in the South Palace. This was the publicly declared residence of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, not far from the Jiade Palace where he actually lived now.

"First take a bath, change into His Majesty's clothes, and then have dinner. You need to master the royal etiquette as soon as possible and understand His Majesty's daily habits."

Jian Shuo said, pointing to a set of clothes next to him, and motioned Liu Ming to change clothes as soon as possible.

Liu Ming immediately took off Xiao Huangmen's clothes and put on a regular uniform worn by Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong.

Jian Shuo looked at it and saw that there were no flaws, so he waved his hand towards the outside of the hall and said: "Your Majesty has just returned from visiting the Xiyuan Market. Please help your Majesty to bathe and change clothes."

Two young palace maids came over immediately, lowered their heads, and helped Liu Ming towards the back hall.

"The minister is waiting for His Majesty to have dinner in the front hall." Jian Shuo bowed towards Liu Ming's back.

The two maids did not get the order and did not dare to raise their heads and look directly at the emperor's face. Moreover, they were no longer surprised by the emperor's strange costumes.

Especially after I heard that after returning from the Xiyuan Market, everything is possible.

From the historical data of his previous life, Liu Ming also knew that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was a ridiculous and idle emperor, so he set up a market in the West Garden. The concubines pretended to be traders, and he pretended to be a noble prince to go shopping and play. .

This is what Jian Shuo's Xiyuan Market excuse should be referring to. Even if there are some holes in the decoration, there won't be anything wrong, not to mention that they have already replaced it in advance.

But now Liu Ming has no time to think about these things. With the support of the two palace maids, he feels light all over. He walks with one foot deep and one foot shallow. He feels that everything he has experienced is so incredible, but he is... Really happening.

(End of this chapter)