Luoyang Imperial Palace, Zhangde Palace.

Twenty-seven-year-old Liu Zhao was lying on his back on the bed, staring at the high ceiling of the hall, his eyes a little hollow. He was only twenty-seven years old, he was still very young, and the great cause in his heart was not completed, and he did not want to die.

Queen Deng Sui hugged the newborn Liu Long by his side, with two lines of tears on her beautiful face, which was extremely distressing.

Liu Zhao's eyes regained a hint of brilliance, he knew that he was returning to the light, but he was afraid that he would not be able to hold on for a long time.

Turning his head to look at Deng Sui, she was still as beautiful as when she first saw her, it was really good! In this world, there are not many people who can always be the same as when they first met, and Liu Zhao was very fortunate to have read it.

In his life, he ascended the throne at a young age, expelled the ministers at the age of fourteen, and regained the power from the hands of the Empress Dowager Dou. He has been the emperor for 17 years and has been in power for 13 years. The country is stable, and the four Yi guests are served, which is enough to surpass the Guangwu event and be comparable to the prosperity of filial piety. In this life, he should be content.

"Sui'er, after my death, I will be succeeded by Long'er, and you will be in charge of the dynasty and follow the old story of the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan. Sheng'er has a chronic illness and can't be an emperor, so he will be crowned a king, and he will be rich all his life. ”

Deng Sui cried: "Your Majesty, how can I be like the Empress Dowager." In addition, it is taboo for foreign relatives to interfere in politics in this dynasty, so it is better for His Majesty to choose another auxiliary minister. ”

Liu Zhao stretched out his hand with all his might, gently touched Deng Sui's face, and said, "You and I are husband and wife, we are one." You know me, and I know you. Among the courtiers, there are many people who are greedy for power, and I don't want to create a powerful minister like Dou Xian. Sui'er, you have to take good care of this country on my behalf!"

"Your Majesty!"

With Deng Sui's cry, the twenty-seven-year-old emperor Liu Zhao died in the front hall of Zhangde in Luoyang Palace. The subordinates wept for it, and the ministers wept for it.

What does it feel like for the soul to be separated from the body? Liu Zhao felt as if he had risen, floating out of his body and landing on the ground on one side. Guan Gao stared at Liu Zhao with his eyes, he didn't make a fuss, he died awakely, and Liu Bang's grandson still had such a ???

Liu Zhao also noticed Guan Gao and the ghost pawns behind him, there shouldn't be this group of people in the hall, they are not people.

"Are you immortals or ghosts?"

Liu Zhao's bland reaction made Guan Gao a little unable to react, and only said after a while: "I am the judge of Luoyang Chenghuang Mansion, and I am on duty in Luoyang under the order of Yan Jun of the Prefecture Mansion, and I am in charge of receiving the soul. Liu Zhao, your longevity is over, I will come to pick you up. ”

Liu Zhao nodded and asked, "My lord, can you stay for a few days?" I want to see Long'er ascend the throne. ”

Guan Gao thought for a while and said, "If it's a walk around the palace, I can call the shots." If I wait for the new emperor to ascend the throne, I am afraid that it will take a few days, and I need to ask for instructions from the Yan Jun Palace. ”

Liu Zhao bowed and said, "There is Lord Lao!"

Guan Gao thought of it and did it, and took Liu Zhao back to Chenghuang Mansion first. took pen and ink and wrote an application to Yan Jundian.

The application was quickly approved, and Yan Jun, as always, showed the compassion of the Lin Mansion. "At the invitation of Liu Zhao, all ghosts in the world, if they want, can stay in the world for seven days. If there is an accident, then call the name of the Nine Yan Monarchs. Nine Yan Jun will deal with it personally!"

I have a big opinion about the new rules that the boss has set... , There are countless ghosts who die in the world, and one out of 10,000 has an accident, and I have to run several back and forth. I can't use it alone because my method is special!

My opinion was rejected on the grounds that the ghost pawns are not useless waste, so that not a single escaped ghost can't be caught, and there are only a few people who can avoid the pursuit of the City God's Mansion after all, and adding me to it is only an insurance to avoid accidents that the City God's Mansion can't handle.

Guan Gao is happy with the compassion of the underworld, which is worthy of his allegiance and deeds. But while being happy, I also felt a little bitter, Luoyang City God's Mansion governs Luoyang City and the surrounding hundreds of miles of large county towns, and every dead ghost stays in the world for seven days. How many devils do you have to arrange to deal with these things?

On the one hand, he arranged for the ghost guards to accompany Liu Zhao back to the palace to see his funeral, and on the other hand, he hurriedly sent a letter to Yan Jundian and asked for more ghost pawns.

Not only Guan Gao, but the judges of the City God's Mansion in the whole world are all writing to Yan Jun.

Zhang Liang had already anticipated this matter, and had already given an order to the Taiwei Mansion in advance, dispatching 300,000 ghost soldiers to various Chenghuang Mansions in the world. There are more than 100 counties in the world, and if you don't leave the state capital, each county is only assigned to less than 300 people, and then it is distributed to each county, and there is nothing left.

It is necessary for the prefecture to launch a new round of conscription, on the one hand, to continue to increase the number of human duty posts, and on the other hand, to fill the standing military strength of the prefecture.

Guiguzi got this thing done, and the disarmament of the Qin and Han dynasties caused hundreds of thousands of unemployed ghosts to appear out of thin air in the underworld, and now they are all collected and retrained to be put into use.

Liu Zhao, accompanied by the ghost pawn, watched seven in the palace. Deng Sui held Liu Long, who had just passed 100, and ascended to the high Dan Majesty in the kneeling of the ministers, and the dragon robe was put on Liu Long's doll, which looked naïve and cute.

Deng Sui was honored as the empress dowager and officially became the ruler of the dynasty. A new stage has opened in the world, and Liu Zhao has become a memory of the past.

Returning to the City God's Mansion from the Imperial Palace, I thanked Guan Gao again.

Guan Gao admires Liu Zhao very much, smart, polite, and young. It's hard not to be liked.

Liu Zhao enjoyed treatment far beyond that of his grandfather and father, and Guan Gao sent him down alone, laughing and laughing along the way. Guan Gao talked a lot about the underworld, and a lot about his ancestors.

"Liu Bang is now punished to carry stones, the Han camp is currently in charge by Liu Xiu, and the emperors of your Han Dynasty are basically in that Chang'an city. Only Liu Heng and Liu Yi have not participated, and they are still serving in the prefecture. I suggest that you go to find Liu Aiji, the two of you are very similar, and he is now the personal disciple of Jiuyan Jun, teaching the Fa on behalf of the teacher, and you may also have the fate to practice if you follow him. ”

Liu Zhao wrote down all the things in the high school one by one, and thanked: "Thank you for your advice, I haven't asked the adults for their names." ”

Guan Gao said with a smile: "Before you were in power, Empress Dowager Dou had many restrictions on you, and you didn't read history books. Later, when you become pro-government, I don't think you have time to read any history books. You shouldn't have heard my name, my name is Guan Gao, I was born at the end of the Qin Dynasty, and the minister of Zhao in the early years of the Han Dynasty. ”

Liu Zhao had indeed never heard of this name, he had only read Ban Gu's book "The Biography of Foreign Relatives", focusing on learning how the emperors of previous dynasties killed their relatives and cleaned up their ministers. After he became pro-government, he only listened to the ministers talk about the books of the previous emperors, and did not read those historical books deeply. Naturally, the ministers will not mention Guan Gao, after all, it is the black history of Emperor Gaozu, there is no need to mention it, what if the emperor of the trick is upset and keeps an account for himself.

Liu Zhao didn't ask, he had already made up his mind to listen to Guan Gao and go to Emperor Xiaoxuan to settle down. He had an inexplicable affection for this former emperor, probably because when he killed Dou Xian, he learned a lot of methods from the incident of Emperor Xuan's punishment of Huo Yu.

According to Guan Gao, the foundation of the Han family in the underworld is not, but because it is too capable of making trouble, it was restricted by the Yan monarchs, and even the Qin Dynasty was trapped. Liu Zhao was very smart enough to understand what Guan Gao meant. No matter how big the foundation of the Han family is in the underworld, it is not orthodox, and only the Yan monarchs in the underworld can transcend things.

Emperor Xiaoxuan is a disciple of Yan Jun, a continuation of orthodoxy, and it is the wisest to follow Emperor Xiaoxuan.

Shang Ying personally interrogated the emperor, who died young, and he was very interested in Liu Zhao, such a brilliant king was rare, and it was worth meeting him personally.

Of course, Liu Zhao's examination is superior, the country and the people are safe, and the dragon of Yongyuan is not an empty word. Although he died too early, he did not do anything at all.

As for how to settle Liu Zhao, Shang Ying sought his own opinion. Liu Zhao asked to see Liu Aiji, and Shang Ying affirmed his choice and sent a letter to Liu Aiji.

Liu Yi was a little surprised after receiving the letter, the newly dead emperor in the world was a descendant of Liu Xiu's lineage, and he had to trace it back to Emperor Xiaojing. He is not related by blood.

If it has to, it is that Liu Xiu posthumously recognized Liu Zheng as his father and recognized him as his grandfather, and Liu Zhao can be regarded as his descendant grandson in terms of patriarchy. He also has a good impression of Liu Zhao, and Liu Zheng has always sent him news about things in the world, and he knows Liu Zhao's achievements.

Although surprised, he still said hello to Xu Pingjun, personally set up a carriage, and ran to Yan Juncheng to pick up Liu Zhao.

Liu Zhao didn't expect Emperor Xiaoxuan to be such a young looking ghost, and Liu Ying didn't expect Liu Zhao to die so early. The entrance of the judge's mansion is not the place to talk, Liu Ying has already called him to get in the car. There is a lot of seniority difference between the two, Liu Zhao is respectful, and he doesn't dare to sit in the car, but he and Liu Yi have sat on the wheel.

Liu Yi has already asked his doubts: "Why did you die so early, how old are you?"

Liu Zhao said with a little emotion: "I am seriously ill and incurable, and it is difficult to disobey my order." I'm only twenty-seven years old, and my ambition is hard to achieve. ”

Liu Yi had comforted him and said: "There is a fixed number between the earth, and it is always difficult for people to control it, and all you and I can do is do our best." ”

Liu Zhao nodded and said no more. He now suspects that there is something wrong with the palace, the first emperor was only thirty-three years old when he died, he was twenty-seven years old when he died, and more than a dozen sons all died young, and only one Liu Sheng, who had suffered from illness since childhood, and Liu Long, who was born just over 100 days ago, survived.

Liu Yi has said again: "Your biological mother Liang Guiren has been waiting for you in the underworld, wait for you to settle down, go and meet her, she misses you very much." ”

Hearing that Liu Ying had mentioned his biological mother who he had never met, Liu Zhao couldn't help but feel a trace of expectation. Although Empress Dowager Dou had the grace to nurture him, she disappeared and treated him as a puppet, a precocious child, who had great expectations for family affection.

Xu Pingjun prepared a whole table of meals at home, the dead emperor was the descendant of her husband, it was necessary to treat him well, and he was also a poor child before.

Liu Zhao was very grateful for the hospitality of Emperor Xuan and his wife, and he was very envious of them, and their shortcomings in the world could be made up after death, so as not to become permanent regrets.

Liu Zhao was finally placed in the Dao Palace of Yan Jun City, he was a very good emperor, and it was very easy to manage a Dao Palace.

The emperors of the Han dynasty received a letter from Liu Ai and knew that Liu Zhao had gone to him. I didn't show any opinion on this, the grassland has changed a lot recently, and the expansion of Chang'an is too urgent, and many places need to be dealt with. From a vast territory to a city, the Han Dynasty had many redundant officials out of thin air. At this time, it was useless for Liu Zhao to come, so he could only sit dry, it was better to stay in Liu Zhao's place and mix with the establishment of the underground.