Chapter 18: The Mystery Box
When Liu Wei hurried to the Changqiu Palace, his second uncle He Miao was already in the palace and was talking to Empress He.
The brother and sister were talking and laughing, when they suddenly saw Zhao Zhong smiling and saying: "Queen Mother, Shi Hou is here." ”
Empress He had some and ordered Zhao Zhong to bring Liu Wei in, and when she saw her son, she asked in surprise: "Bian'er, why are you here?"
Liu Wei explained: "The child learned that the second uncle had entered the palace, and he came to congratulate the second uncle. ”
As he spoke, his eyes fell on the emaciated figure in the hall, which was his second uncle He Miao.
His two uncles, the eldest uncle He Jin, the second uncle He Miao, and Liu Wei have all seen it, the former is very burly and strong, while the latter is very thin, and the appearance of the two is very different.
This is of course, because He Jin was born to his father He Zhen and his deceased ex-wife, while He Miao was born to his mother Wuyang Junxian and Zhu, and then remarried to He Jin, and gave birth to Queen He and Xiao He.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to call He Miao Zhu Miao.
When he first looked at this history, Liu Wei felt that the relationship between the family was very complicated, first of all, He Jin and He Miao, they were 'half-brothers' in the real sense, and secondly, He Jin and Empress He, Xiao He, and He Miao and Empress He and Xiao He, respectively, were half-brothers and sisters.
With such a complicated family, even ordinary people are afraid that there will be a lot of trouble, but the He family has also become a relative, which is simply a disaster for the Han family.
"Congratulations to the second uncle for worshipping the general of the chariot and cavalry, and sealing the Marquis of Jiyang. ”
Walking up to He Miao, Liu Wei congratulated him.
Under Liu Bian's observation, He Miao's eyes showed a slight hint of surprise, and then he showed a smile that seemed quite shy to Liu Bian, and replied calmly: "Thank you Shihou." ”
"Huh?"
Liu Wei deliberately pretended to be stunned and looked back at Queen He.
Sure enough, Queen He also complained: "Second brother, Bian'er is your nephew, why are you so unfamiliar?"
He Miao smiled shyly, shook his head and said, "Etiquette must not be wasted." ”
Seeing this, Empress He sighed lightly and explained to Liu Bian: "Bian'er, don't misunderstand your second uncle, he has been like this since he was ...... a child."
Childhood?
Liu Wei looked at He Miao with a little surprise and scrutiny, and vaguely guessed a few points in his heart.
The reason is mostly because of He Miao's embarrassing background, after all, he is the 'oil bottle' brought by his mother when he married He Zhen, and he is the son of his mother and ex-husband, and although the He family is not a famous family, but as a butcher in this era, the family must have some money, otherwise how to bribe Guo Sheng in the same county?
Just like Zhang Fei, who is also a butcher, he has a Zhuangzi and a peach orchard at home, and he can recruit 500 villagers to start an incident with Liu Bei, and the He family should not be bad.
Like such a wealthy He family, He Miao came to the He family as a drag oil bottle, and it must have been discriminated against, and it is not surprising that he has become withdrawn over time.
At this time, Zhao Zhong ordered two chairs to be moved, one for He Miao and one for Liu Wei.
After the two sat down, Queen He chatted with He Miao again, as if they were talking about worshipping her father He Zhen: "...... The day is coming, and my mother is urging me again, second brother, you should take a look at it first, and then go back and take your mother to worship. ”
"Good. He Miao nodded, and then asked, "Do you want to inform the general?"
Empress He sighed complicatedly: "I'll talk to him when I go back." ”
"Good. He Miao smiled shyly again.
From the side, Liu Wei muttered secretly: Historical data say that He Miao and He Jin are not close, but it is really not fiction.
If you think about it carefully, one is the eldest son of the He family, who has been scolded since he was a child, and the other is not even considered a concubine and has been discriminated against, so it is strange that these two brothers can come together.
In the following time, Queen He and He Miao chatted for a while, most of the time it was Queen He who was talking, and He Miao was listening quietly, nodding occasionally, and even if she replied, it was a very short 'um', 'good' and something like that.
Obviously, He Miao is the elder brother and Queen He is the younger sister, but to others, it seems to be reversed, as if Empress He is the eldest sister and is telling her younger brother.
After a long time, the brother and sister ended their conversation, and then He Miao went to the side hall of Changqiu Palace to meet his mother Wuyangjun.
Taking the opportunity, Liu Wei ran to Queen He's side and asked pretending to be puzzled: "Queen Mother, does the second uncle not like me?"
Queen He guessed that the second brother's previous performance might have caused her son to misunderstand something, shook her head and said, "Didn't you say it for your mother, your second uncle has been like this since he was a child...... There are some things that are not good to talk about for the mother, in short, your second uncle suffered a lot at home when he was a child, so his temperament became withdrawn and he did not like to contact outsiders. ”
Liu Wei nodded secretly: It seems that his judgment should be correct.
After a while, He Miao walked out of the hall and said goodbye to Queen He, and Liu Wei took the opportunity to shout: "Mother, I will send your second uncle for you." ”
"Good. Empress He agreed with a smile, while He Miao glanced at Liu Wei with some surprise, but didn't say anything.
The two uncles and nephews walked out of the Changqiu Palace, followed by Zhao Chun and the two little eunuchs far behind.
After walking more than 20 steps, neither of them spoke.
Liu Wei looked up at He Miao and looked at the second uncle carefully.
It is said that he observed that He Miao was about thirty years old, and his appearance was actually not bad, but it was a little gloomy, and he didn't like to talk, which inevitably made people feel indifferent.
He was looking, and suddenly He Miao also turned his head to look at him, and the two uncles and nephews met each other, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
"Uh......"
may feel that as an elder, he has the blame to be the first to break this embarrassing situation, although He Miao looked uncomfortable, he began to give a word: "Listen to the queen, Shi Hou has been working very hard to learn recently?"
Seeing that He Miao held back such a sentence for a long time, Liu Wei couldn't help but want to laugh.
I have to say that the performance of this second uncle made him think of a friend who suffers from mild social phobia.
He bet that as long as he replied with an 'um' at this time, the second uncle would not be able to get the conversation back immediately.
But I still didn't try, after all, Liu Wei's purpose was to have a good relationship with this second uncle who died in vain in history.
Why do you say that death is in vain?
The reason is very simple, because on the night He Jin died, He Miao also happened to be in the palace, and unfortunately bumped into He Jin's subordinate Wu Kuang.
At that time, Wu Kuang shouted: "He Miao conspired to kill his brother, he should be killed together!"
He Miao wanted to escape, but was surrounded by Wu Kuang's people on all sides and cut into powder.
Then the question arises, first of all, what was He Miao doing in the palace at that time?
Secondly, why is there no description of He Miao's retinue of guards?
You must know that He Miao was a general of Henan Yin and Che Cai, in charge of Henan's military and political affairs, and his position was equivalent to that of a high-ranking official in Beijing in later generations, and he also held military power in his hands, so he was hacked to death in the palace for some reason? What was He Miao doing in the palace at that time?
Could it be like Dong Zhuo, who entered the palace without authorization and caused trouble to the concubines and palace maids?
Or was he asked by Empress He, who was deceived by Zhang Rang, to enter the palace and prepare to persuade He Jin to prevent He Jin from eradicating the eunuchs in the palace?
Apparently the latter.
But unfortunately, Zhang Rang chose to kill He Jin in a desperate situation, he deceived Empress He, and tricked Empress He into summoning He Jin into the palace, so that they could be hacked to death, and He Miao was unfortunately implicated.
If He Jin is brave and unscrupulous, then He Miao really died unjustly, obviously he was invited by Queen He to persuade their brother He Jin, but he was involved in the Luoyang Palace Change, and the dignified Henan Yin and the general of the Che Cavalry were hacked to death with random knives.
It is no wonder that in history, Queen He only scolded He Jin for being unscrupulous before she died, but did not talk about He Miao, because she also understood that her second brother was also implicated and died very unjustly.
As for why there was no description of He Miao's entourage and guards at that time, just look at He Miao's performance today, he didn't even feel comfortable staying with his own nephew, how could he endure a group of guards following him?
It may have been in his mind that it was better to be alone and free than to endure discomfort and cultivate faithful guards.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this that at the moment of crisis, He Miao did not even have a guard who could block the sword, and his cousin, who held the power of the army, was killed by a group of rebels.
Wronged, really unjustly died.
Thinking of this, Liu Wei couldn't help but scold He Jin again: A reckless man!
"Hmm!"
All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, Liu Wei nodded in response to He Miao, and immediately chatted with the latter awkwardly: "...... I heard that the Xingyang thieves were very fierce, but I didn't expect the second uncle to calm down in only about 20 days, which is really amazing. ”
Shi Hou Miao praised, although the Xingyang thieves claim to be tens of thousands, in fact, there are only a few thousand, and the clothes and armor are not complete, even if they are replaced by others to lead the army to conquer, they can win completely. ”
"That'...... Uh, did the second uncle kill too?"
"Kill a few. ”
In the following time, most of them were Liu Wei asking about the topic, as for He Miao, it could be seen that he was actually trying very hard to answer, but the level of speaking was really poor, and it was easy to be cold.
It wasn't until he was only a few dozen zhang away from the palace gate that He Miao took the initiative to say: "Shi Hou will send me here, and then send it down...... Not so good. ”
Hearing this, even Liu Wei felt that this second uncle was too cautious in his life, which was simply not in line with the identity of his relative.
But then again, it was also because he found that this second uncle was so cautious and calm, that Liu Wei had more and more high hopes for him in his heart.
After all, such an uncle is really unlikely to compete with him for power in the future.
"Oh well. ”
Liu Wei arched his hand and said: "I will send my second uncle here, and if I have the opportunity in the future, I will go to play with my second uncle." ”
He Miao opened her mouth in surprise and surprise, and immediately showed a slightly shy smile: "Okay." ”
"Then I'll go back. ”
"Congratulations to Shi Hou. ”
"Second uncle, it's all a family, don't be so angry......"
"Okay. ”
After a while, He Miao looked at Liu Wei's departing back, and a few doubts flashed on his face.
He didn't understand why his nephew, who had only met him once or twice, seemed to want to be close to him, but it wasn't a bad feeling.
After all, if it weren't for the special circumstances, at his age, he would already have children under his knees, how could he have no children and no daughters?
Seeing his nephew's figure disappear from sight, He Miao turned around and walked towards the palace gate and left in a carriage.