Chapter VI Scandal

After the funeral of Emperor Zhang, Empress Dowager Dou announced that Liu Xian, the king of Xiping, would be renamed King Chen, and Liu Gong, the king of Lu'an, would be renamed the king of Pengcheng according to the so-called edict of the first emperor. Immediately afterwards, he issued an edict as the queen mother, Liu Xian, the king of Chen, Liu Gong, the king of Pengcheng, Liu Dang, the king of Lecheng, Liu Yan, the king of Xiapi, and Liu Chang, the king of Liang, all returned to China and were sealed, without delay.

Empress Dowager Dou's hand is indeed powerful and clever.

At that time, during the state funeral, several princes were close relatives of the first emperor Liu Wei, and they should have been at least three months before they could leave Beijing and be crowned. At the very least, you should wait until the funeral is completely done. However, it was less than ten days after Liu Wei was buried, and the Dou brothers and sisters couldn't wait to drive them out, obviously rejecting dissidents.

When the news came, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were surprised. When the kings received the edict, they were helpless in their hearts, even if they were golden branches and jade leaves, they could only roll up the covers with tears in their eyes and go on the road in a huff.

In the third year of Yuanhe, Liu Gang and his eldest brother Liu Huang, the king of Qi, fell out because of family conflicts with his mother Taiji, and the two sides accused each other**, and the lawsuit went all the way to the imperial case of the first emperor Liu Wei. In the end, Liu Wei had no choice, so he had to play fifty boards each.

Liu Huang, the king of Qi, was demoted to Wuhu Hou, Liu Gang's fief was cut down by 3,000 households, and Tai Ji was taken back the seal ribbon.

After the case was concluded, Liu Huang and Liu Gang lost their prestige and discredited. They even affected the heroic ancestors, and their great-ancestor Liu Xuan was also disgraced by this. The descendants of this branch of the royal family lost face and gradually couldn't raise their heads in the royal family.

Later, Emperor Zhang died, Wuhu waited for Liu Huang, Li Hou Liu Gang, and Duxiang Hou Liu Chang were also called to come to Luoyang for funeral this time.

Just because the fiefdom of these three people was too far away from Luoyang, although they immediately went on the road after receiving the edict, by the time the three of them arrived in Beijing one after another, the funeral had already ended, and Liu Wei had already been buried. The three of them felt very helpless, so they had to live in the pavilion and wait for a reply, hoping to get a few rewards or something, but they waited for a long time, but no one paid attention to them.

If this continues, these three people will really be desperate in Luoyang.

At this time, Liu Chang, the capital villager, thought of a way to find the Empress Dowager Dou. But as the Queen Mother, how can Empress Dowager Dou befriend her? Liu Chang said that he and the infantry captain Deng Die are relatives, he has come to the capital many times before, and he has befriended him, Deng Die's mother is very close to the Queen Mother, as long as Deng Die's mother is recommended, so that you can meet the face of the Queen Mother Dou.

The other two Hou Ye thought that there was no better way, so they had to follow Liu Chang's method.

Sure enough, Liu Chang found Deng Die's mansion and told him about the cause and effect, Deng Die immediately offered help, and he took Du Xianghou to see Dou Xian.

Dou Xian didn't look down on Liu Chang from the bottom of his heart, but Liu Chang did talk about people and talk nonsense, and he was extremely handsome, so Dou Xian had a small calculation in his heart.

Empress Dowager Dou has just lost her husband, and her heart is very empty, plus she is still a tiger wolf in her twenties and thirties, if this Liu Chang pleases the Empress Dowager. The Queen Mother will naturally pay less attention to state affairs, and when the time comes, she will be able to monopolize the power, saying that the wind is the wind, and that the rain is the rain.

With this layer of physiognomy, he agreed and took Liu Chang to see the Empress Dowager Dou. As expected, Empress Dowager Dou was full of spring when she saw Liu Chang.

But even if Empress Dowager Dou tried every possible means to cover it up, the matter was still exposed.

Liu Zhao sat behind the bookcase, although the weather was very hot, but he was dressed nakedly, and the palace maid next to him kept shaking the fan for him, but he looked a little annoyed and waved them to retreat. Huang Jun has been following him, and when he saw the palace maids retreating, he gave a salute and wanted to quit.

Liu Zhao waved his hand, "Huang Jun, you stay, I have something to ask you." ”

Huang Jun saluted again and stood still without moving. "What does Your Majesty command?"

Liu Zhao stood up from behind the case, took down the small bow behind the case, fiddled with it in his hand, pulled it away a few times and felt bored, then put it down again, obviously uncertain.

Seeing this, Huang Jun said, "Your Majesty, you have something on your mind, would you like to talk to your subordinates?" Although his subordinates are stupid, but many people help His Majesty, maybe there are any good ideas? ”

Liu Zhao listened and glanced at the diminutive Huang Jun, walked up to him, put his hand on his shoulder, and his eyes flashed with a cold light, "Are you the person sent by the Queen Mother to monitor me?" Say! ”

Huang Jun's heart trembled, his feet softened, and he knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, although your subordinates are eunuchs, they won't be that kind of slaves, if Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can kill your subordinates." ”

Liu Zhao stood up straight and stared at Huang Jun's eyes fiercely for a long time. Huang Jun straightened his neck, his face was gray and white, but he bit his lip and didn't snort, looking very stubborn.

But I heard Liu Zhao suddenly laugh and say, "You get up, I believe you." ”

Huang Jun was stunned for a moment, not knowing what this young man was thinking in his heart, he stood up tremblingly, and his heart shrank into a ball. He knows very well that although Liu Zhao is young, his mind is extremely heavy, sometimes childlike and naïve, sometimes mean and vicious.

Liu Zhao took a sip of the ** on the case, with a smile on the case, but said in a cold tone, "I don't have henchmen around me, and those palace maids and eunuchs are all people around the queen mother." Therefore I ask you, do not be afraid, for I will not do unto those who are faithful to me. ”

Huang Jun only understood what the little emperor meant at this time, not only because he was so young and so delicate. Hurriedly knelt down and said, "Thank you for Your Majesty's trust, your subordinates will be loyal and will never let Your Majesty down." ”

"Okay, get up! Two things, first, I am not a broad-minded person, loyal to the Lord, no matter how big the mistake, I will protect you, if you have two hearts for me, no matter how small the mistake, I will also severely punish it, and will never be spared. Second, the palace is the world of the queen mother, although I am the emperor, but I still have to be careful everywhere, the errands I order are all matters of life and death, I only explain everything once, and until I die, I will rot in the stomach, and I must not confide in the slightest rumor. ”

He looked at Huang Jun again and said in a deep voice, "I have observed you for a long time, and found that you are indeed a loyal and trustworthy person. ”

Huang Jun kowtowed again to thank him, "Thank you for Your Majesty's grace, your subordinates will work hard for Your Majesty to repay Your Majesty's kindness." ”

Liu Zhao changed his smiling face at this moment, and his expression was much more easy-going, he helped Huang Jun up and said, "You are loyal to me, and I will treat you as a brother." In the future, when it's just the two of us, you don't have to be so formal. ”

Huang Jun let out a long sigh, waking up like a nightmare, and many things that he couldn't figure out in the past few days seemed to have answers, not only adding another layer of respect to this young man. There was a layer of mist in his eyes, and his heart was also moved, and he had made up his mind to die for the Son of Heaven in an instant.

Liu Zhao sighed, "Have you heard about the queen mother and the capital of the country?" ”

Huang Jun said, "Your Majesty, everyone knows about this matter, but everyone is talking a few words behind their backs, who doesn't want their heads, they will criticize the Queen Mother." ”

Liu Zhao gritted his fine white teeth, "It's so hateful, the first emperor has only been dead for a year, and there is such a scandal, which is really intolerable." ”

Huang Jun said in a yin voice, "Your Majesty, only now, the only way to get rid of that capital is to never suffer in the future." ”

Liu Zhao said calmly, "If you have a plan, you may be able to talk about it." Although Liu Chang is a member of the royal family, he did such things that disgraced the royal family, and he died innocently. He said lightly, he didn't seem to have a seizure, but there was coldness in his bones, Huang Jun not only fought a cold war.

"The minister has a plan, he can borrow a knife to kill people." Huang Jun took a heavy breath and said what was in his heart.

Outside the hall, the sky began to be gloomy again, and a thin breeze blew through the copper bells at the corners of the eaves, clanging sounds.

The next day, Dou Xian was drinking at home, he had become a habit of drinking, and he had nothing to do in the next dynasty, he would drink with his concubine until late at night, drunk and lying, full of ugliness. At this time, the doorman came to report, "My lord, a small official has come to see him and said that he has something important." ”

Dou Xian pushed the concubine in his arms aside and asked, "A little official?" Whose servant may ask him what is the matter? ”

"He said he was from the palace." The doorkeeper reported the truth.

"Oh? You call him in. As soon as Dou Xian heard that he was from the palace, he naturally thought of his sister who was the queen mother in the palace, the queen mother had not been summoned for a long time, and he was simply full of ambition in the court these days, arrogant and domineering, and his temperament became more and more violent, even the trivial things that some people in the courtiers glared at him, he held a grudge. In order to show the right to kill in his hands, he has killed many people under the pretext of shocking the court.

He was wondering if his actions over the past few days had made the Queen Mother a little worried, when he saw a small official enter from outside.

The young official is about ten years old, not tall, his face is slightly gray, and he looks very nervous. This made him even more suspicious, and he forgot to drink the wine, and cried out, "Who are you, and who sent you?" ”

The little official gave a deep salute, "My lord, my subordinate is the Huangmen Order next to the Queen Mother in the palace, I heard a little news, and I wanted to report it here." ”

"Oh?" Dou Xian looked the little official up and down with a suspicious gaze, "You are the person next to the Queen Mother, why haven't I seen you." ”

"There are so many palace people around the Queen Mother, and there is a small yellow door order under her, how can you get into the eyes of adults? However, this matter is related to the honor and disgrace of adults, so I am here to inform you. The eyes of the little official were burning, and the initial fear was gone.

"Okay, you say, Lord Ben will be rewarded, in the future, the Queen Mother's side will be in trouble, you will come to inform you, the benefits are indispensable to you. What is your name? Dou Xian had already relaxed, and his tone was no longer as cold as it was at the beginning.

"Subordinate Huang Duo. My lord, do you know about Liu Chang's entry into the palace? "Huang Duo is Huang Jun, the commander of the Yellow Gate, and he came to see Dou Xian today to kill people with Liu Zhao's sword.

"That Liu Chang's frequent entry into the palace is now known to everyone, and I naturally knew it for a long time, since the Queen Mother likes it, I can't stop it as a brother!" Dou Xian laughed, extremely obscene.

Huang Duo glanced at him coldly, "My lord, I heard that it's not like that!" ”

"How?" Dou Xian sat up straight and leaned forward a little nervously, "What do you mean?" ”

"My lord, the villain secretly heard that Liu Chang said to the Queen Mother yesterday that he wanted to move the family capital into Luoyang City, and begged the Queen Mother to make Wuhu Hou Liu Huang and Lihou Liu Gang in Luoyang City the king and give them a mansion to live in. said that they have a deep brotherhood, and also said that they are loyal to the royal family, and they want the queen mother to arrange some official positions in the court, such as being a Shangshutai or something. ”

"What?" Dou Xian was furious, pushed down the wine case with one palm, and shouted, "What an important official position is Shang Shutai, you want that Chenghuan villain to take on it, is the Queen Mother dizzy?" ”

Huang Jun smiled, "My lord, haven't you seen it yet? The Queen Mother is now obedient to the country's words, my lord, sooner or later, your position will be in jeopardy. ”

"Queen Mother, after all, it's my sister." Dou Xian hesitated for a moment and replied.

"My lord, you don't have the bottom in your heart, the little sprout, in a few days, the roots will be firmly rooted, and it will grow into a towering tree. Think, my lord! ”

Dou Xian's heart was in turmoil, and he waved his hand and said, "You go down and go to the tent to get two thousand pieces of silver." ”

Huang Jun saluted again and withdrew with a smile. He believes that with Dou Xian's personality, Liu Chang's life is in the blink of an eye.

(Shang Shutai issued both edicts and government decrees; Responsible for drafting and issuing the Emperor's edicts; the election of courtiers, which was supervised by Shang Shutai; It also has the right to picket, impeach, and pawn hundreds of officials; Although the power of Shangshutai to participate in the planning and decision-making of major national political affairs is heavy, the position of the Taiwan official is humble, and the chief Shangshu order is not more than a thousand stones, and it is still under the Jiuqing. )

(Duxiang Hou Liu Chang and Liang King Liu Chang are not the same person, Liang King Liu Chang is the son of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, and Duxiang Hou Liu Chang is the son of King Qi Yan.) ）