three kings

Chapter 89 The Young Emperor's Wisdom

In mid-May of the same year, Shaodi's bedroom.

The 13-year-old Liu Bian has lost his usual quick-wittedness, replaced by a calm expression.He threw the memorial in his hand on the table and said, "The empress dowager is dead, and General Dong is also dead. He Jin is becoming more and more lawless."

Diao Chan who was at the side said: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has ulterior motives, General Dong has no law, so he should be beheaded."

Liu Bian looked at Diao Chan and said angrily: "Sister Chan'er, there are no outsiders here, so don't make fun of me. It's good that the Empress Dowager has ulterior motives, but the crime does not deserve death. If it is up to me to deal with it, you only need to deal with it. You can just kick her out of the palace. You must know that the Empress Dowager is a foreign vassal who entered the palace to rule. The original concubine only kept her in the palace because of her father. It is reasonable and reasonable to demote her from the palace at this moment. Two words.

It was a pity that General Dong died, because with him around, He Jin could be restrained.And I can also take advantage of the time when they restrain each other, help my confidants and loyal ministers, and then seize He Jin's military power.It's a pity that Dong Zhong was arrogant and was attacked by He Jin, which made my plan all lose.What's even more irritating is that such a big matter, He Jin and the queen mother didn't discuss it with me, and they didn't take me as the emperor at all, which is really hateful. "

Diao Chan said worriedly: "Your Majesty, be careful what you say, it will be troublesome if it spreads."

Liu Bian smiled at Diao Chan, and said, "Miss Chan'er, don't worry. Even Tang Ji (Liu Bian's wife) never said these things. You are the only person I can trust in the whole palace."

Diao Chan glanced at Liu Bian and asked, "Then what does His Majesty plan to do?"

Liu Bian looked out the window and said in a low voice, "I'm cultivating a Dong Zhong, a cunning Dong Zhong."

Diao Chan was thoughtful, he had lived in the palace for half his life, he was used to flattery and deceit, and he learned a lot, so he tried to ask, "Zhao Zhong?"

Liu Bian nodded, and said in a low voice, "That's right, I want to support Zhao Zhong and make him a force that can fight He Jin, and even surpass He Jin."

Diao Chan's eyes showed a hint of enlightenment, but he said in his mouth: "Then Zhao Zhong is too old to obey discipline, so what should we do?"

Liu Bian smiled strangely, showing a smile beyond his own age, and said: "Don't worry, I have my sense of proportion. Don't forget, He Jin is a great general, and he holds the power of half of the soldiers and horses in the world. As long as the situation is not right, he will He would immediately dispatch troops to Luoyang to help. He Jin could call three people, the closest was Big Brother Sun, the next was Ding Yuan, governor of Bingzhou, and Dong Zhuo, governor of Xiliang.

Brother Sun is courageous and resourceful, and he is a world-renowned talent. Apart from the case of Zhang Rang, he won the hearts of Luoyang people.Looking around the world, he is also the person I trust the most.

Ding Yuan stationed troops in Hanoi. He was far-sighted, brave, and good at riding and shooting.

But Dong Zhuo has wolf ambitions. He participated in the crusade against the Yellow Turban Uprising, but his skills were low and he was defeated several times. However, because of his good battle reports, he was still promoted to a former general and in charge of heavy troops.He supported his own self-respect and stationed troops in Hedong. Years ago, he refused to accept the imperial court's call and gave up his military power.I can see Dong Zhuo's ambition with a clear eye.

He Jin is an incompetent person, but he has capable people to help him.Therefore, as soon as Zhao Zhong gained the upper hand, He Jin would immediately send a letter of distress to Brother Sun, Ding Yuan, and Dong Zhuo.

Brother Sun is very loyal, if he knows that I need him.Then he will come with the fastest speed.Ding Yuan will also arrive before Dong Zhuo arrives.I first let He Jin and Zhao Zhong fight with each other, and then I let eldest brother and Ding Yuan, the fisherman benefit, as long as the two of them work together, they can take advantage of the situation and wipe out He Jin and Zhao Zhong.Then, while waiting for Dong Zhuo, invite him to enter the city, and work together to take him down. At that time, the big man will no longer have eunuchs and courtiers.

Immediately, I personally went to ask the Taifu to come out of the mountain.At that time, I will have Taifu, Wang Yun, Lu Zhi, and Cai Yong in the Chinese language, and my elder brother, Ding Yuan, Huangfusong, and Zhu Jun in Wu. Why don't you worry that the Han Dynasty will not flourish, and the Hanwu will not appear. "

Liu Bian has exhausted all the plans, it is hard to believe that this is a 13-year-old kid's trick.

Diao Chan smiled knowingly, and said, "Bian'er, you have really changed a lot in the past four years." The word Bian'er has never been called by Diao Chan since Liu Bian was appointed as the crown prince. up.At this moment, a momentary emotion flowed in, causing her to cry out involuntarily.Like Sun Can, the clever and lovely Liu Bian is the best candidate for his younger brother, and he gets along a lot with him.Diao Chan also regards him as his own younger brother, and takes great care of him.

Liu Bian's eyes showed gratitude, and he said seriously: "This is all thanks to Brother Sun and Sister Chan'er. If it weren't for Brother Sun's company, Bian'er would know a lot of truths, maybe I would know how to lose the prince's temper by myself If it wasn't for Sister Chaner who taught me how to recognize people and how to distinguish between loyal and traitorous, then I might be a puppet emperor who only listens to slander and allows others to control me. If there is no "Grandson" that Big Brother Sun gave to Bianer before he left Bian'er would not have comprehended so many truths from Art of War and 36 Strategies. If it weren't for the supervision of Sister Chan'er, Bian'er would not have achieved what she is today.

Miss Chan'er, do you know?The method I thought of before was abstracted from "36 Strategies". "

Diao Chan touched the back of Liu Bian's head like a younger brother, and sighed: "Bian'er has really grown up!" Then he thought in his heart: "I supervise Bian'er so strictly, it is nothing more than a sentence you said back then. Now You should be happy that Bian'er is so outstanding, but I am..." Thinking of the secret letter that Bian'er hid secretly from himself a few days ago, I felt a twinge of pain in my heart, and a burst of sadness, There was still a bit of grievance.

Liu Bian suddenly felt a drop of something cool on his face.Looking back, I saw Diao Chan's eyes were crimson, and a stream of crystal tears hung in the corner of his eyes, raining with pear blossoms. It was really Xi Shi reincarnated, and Wang Zhaojun was alive.

Seeing Diao Chan's appearance, Liu Bian felt pain in his heart for no reason, and blurted out a sentence: "Sister Chan'er, I recognize you as my god-sister, how about making you a princess?"

Diao Chan smiled bitterly and said, "Let's leave this princess to Miss Cai, even if you make me a princess, he won't marry me, so it's better to let him and Miss Cai."

Liu Bian said in surprise, "You know?" Just when Liu Bian became emperor, Sun Can wrote a secret letter to Liu Bian according to the method Liu Hua had come up with for him.Because Liu Bian knew that Diao Chan liked Sun Can, and was afraid that she would be sad, so he never made a decision, and secretly hid it.Unexpectedly, Diao Chan still discovered it.

Diao Chan sighed: "I'm the one who organizes everything about you. If you just stuff such important letterheads into the booklet, can I not find it?"

"So you agree?" Liu Bian asked.

Diao Chan looked miserable for a while, thought for a while, and finally nodded, but couldn't say anything.

Liu Bian said: "I've met Cai Yong's daughter before. It's true that she is a good match with Brother Sun, but in my opinion, only Sister Chan'er is the most suitable for Brother Sun."

On the second day, Liu Bian took Cai Yong's daughter Cai Yan as a righteous sister for no reason, and named her Princess Anle, and built a princess mansion in Anle County, Nanyang County.

Seeing that Liu Bian's actions were not harmful to him, He Jin agreed to Liu Bian's request.

Calm and harmonious days last until July.

On this day, He Jin proposed to his sister, Queen Mother He, to relieve the eunuch from commanding the imperial guards.

That night, Liu Bian found Empress Dowager He and said, "Mother, the eunuch's power to command the Imperial Guard cannot be removed. Now, uncle's power has no one to govern. If the eunuch's power to command the Imperial Guard is removed, then, The foreign ministers are too powerful and will seriously threaten the inner palace. As the emperor, I can't even command a single subordinate, so why should I treat him as him?"

The two choices of children and elder brothers, I believe most mothers will choose children.The same is true for Empress Dowager He, Liu Bian is her flesh and blood, she will never allow her child's power to be emptied, and with Zhao Zhong and Guo Sheng's goodwill, she said: "The imperial guards belong to the emperor and the empress dowager. It aims to protect the inner court from being bullied by powerful officials."

Empress Dowager He believed Zhao Zhong and Guo Sheng's words, and understood Liu Bian's concerns, so she explained to He Jin: "It is a tradition handed down by Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty that eunuchs command the imperial guards. The ancestors' will should not be abolished casually."

He Jin did not continue to insist.

Gradually under Liu Bian's deliberate favor, Zhao Zhong became more and more powerful.Huang Fusong, Zhu Jun and other veterans also stood on Liu Bian's side.

At the beginning of August, Yuan Shao roughly assessed the strength of the two sides, and immediately realized that the situation was deteriorating, and Zhao Zhong's strength was no longer inferior to He Jin.

Immediately, an absurd idea came out, which was to suggest that He Jin call up legions stationed in other states and counties, lead troops into Luoyang, and use compulsory means to remove the eunuch's military power, so as to avoid future troubles.

He Jin immediately agreed with Yuan Shao's idea, although Cao Cao and Chen Lin objected.

But He Jin thought that one of them had selfish intentions, and the other was Confucianism, so he ignored them.

Cao Cao said helplessly: "Since this is the case, the general can quickly call Sun Can, the prefect of Wancheng, and Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, to come to help."

He Jin said, "Dong Zhuo, governor of Liangzhou, has the strongest military strength, so he is the most suitable."

Zheng Tai, the censor, said worriedly: "Dong Zhuo's wolf nature, if he leads an army into the imperial city, he will eat people!"

But He Jin said disdainfully: "We have imperial power and an army, so how can Dong Zhuo dare to do anything? You scholars are always suspicious of everything, not enough to achieve great things."

Cao Cao also objected, "Dong Zhuo has a kind face and a ruthless heart. Once he enters the imperial city, disaster will inevitably arise."

Just when He Jin hesitated, Yuan Shao's words locked He Jin's thoughts: "The situation is more serious now, and we must have a large army to accomplish anything."

He Jin agreed with Yuan Shao's opinion, and at the same time confirmed his idea of ​​recruiting Dong Zhuo into Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)