Walking into the birth point of this time and space, the apse of Weiyang Palace, Liu Hong's heart was heavy.

On the way to the palace, as far as Liu Hong's vision could see, almost everywhere was scarlet!

Even if there is not a single corpse in the entire Weiyang Palace, Liu Hong can guess what kind of tragic battles have taken place in Chang'an City in the past time.

And most of those unjust souls that no one cared about were to defend Liu Hong, a thirteen-year-old boy who was killed by the sergeants who poured into the palace.

Perhaps, at this time, among the sergeants behind Liu Hong, a few people participated in that feast - the dragon feast that as long as they survived, they could ascend to heaven.

Of course, at this time, Liu Hong couldn't think so far, and he didn't have time to feel sorry for the loyal ministers and righteous people who swore to defend him to the death.

What really made him feel heavy was that he was assassinated on the way to the palace!

Even if Zhou Bo stood outside the North Gate, the Praetorian Guard sergeant threw his sword and bowed his head, and the civil and military officials knelt down to welcome Liu Hong into the palace; Even when Liu Hong was followed by most of the Northern Army, there were still people who dared to assassinate Liu Hong!

This makes Liu Hong's outlook for the future more and more pessimistic.

Irritably, he walked up the royal stairs and found that the royal collapse was still as messy as when he walked; The dilapidated screen is still lying between the collapse and the wall, and the blood-stained wine bottle is still on the table a few times...

Even the ghost who was found by the old eunuch to replace the dead was still wearing a dark dragon robe, lying peacefully on top of the royal collapse!

Seeing Liu Hong's gloomy face, the sergeant behind him hurriedly stepped forward, removed the corpse on the collapse, and tidied up the mess all over the place.

Ignoring this, Liu Hong sat on the edge of the collapse irritably, his right elbow and left palm were propped up on his knees, his brows were tightly locked, and he looked at the bottom of the imperial stairs.

The apse, which was already small, was filled with a rush of sergeants, and between the sergeants and the imperial steps, there was a mummy that was tightly bound by hemp rope.

What Liu Hong couldn't understand the most was that the person was wearing something similar to Liu Hong...

- The palace attendant!

"Who sent you to assassinate me?"

When he drank in a deep voice, the attendant did not react like a dead man; On the contrary, because Liu Hong used too much force, the burning pain surged into his lungs again, and the corners of his mouth were covered with blood droplets again.

Hearing this, among the sergeants who were carrying the broken screen behind Liu Hong, a man of medium height and stout physique walked out, walked quickly to Liu Hong's side, and bowed his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the last general will recognize this person." ”

The sudden sound behind him startled Liu Hong slightly, and he subconsciously turned around vigilantly and scolded: "Who !! ”

You can't blame Liu Hong for being timid, it's really a fat old eunuch holding a kitchen knife and chasing him to cut most of the square, it's too scary...

Especially Liu Hong's legs are not long enough!

Seeing Liu Hong's frightened look, the sergeant subconsciously retreated, and immediately knelt on the ground: "The last general is the commander of the Northern Army, Qin Mu..."

At this time, Liu Hong also relieved himself, realized that he was out of shape, and couldn't help coughing twice.

"Ahem... Well, get up. ”

Taking advantage of the dry cough, Liu Hong pretended to cover his mouth with his hands, wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth, and then stood up with his hands down.

"Then you say, who is this?"

Qin Mu didn't dare to stand up immediately, and knelt back two steps "carefully" before slowly standing up: "I saw this person when I was on duty at Xuanping Gate before the end of the year, and it was the eunuch order of Weiyang Palace, Zhang Ze..."

Bang!!!

A loud bang came, and Qin Mu, who had just stood up, fell to his knees again, only burying his head between his palms.

Even the soldiers of the Northern Army who were standing bowed in the hall were shocked by this sudden sound, and fell to their knees in order.

On the top of the imperial steps, Liu Hong supported the imperial case in front of him with both hands, and a monstrous anger ignited in his chest!

- It was the eunuch who assassinated him!

I thought it was an outlaw who knew that it was impossible to save his life, so he found a chamberlain uniform from somewhere and mixed into the palace to fight with him; Or maybe a little eunuch was bribed by a traitor outside the palace and came to assassinate him.

But Liu Hong never expected that it was actually the eunuch order of Weiyang Palace!

The eunuch order, with a rank ratio of two thousand stones, is in charge of all the palace maids and eunuchs in the Weiyang Palace, which is equivalent to the emperor's personal butler; The status in the palace is second only to Changle Palace.

- That's it, it's because the Han family rules the world with filial piety, and the queen mother's theoretical status is higher than that of the emperor.

Among the palace attendants, only the eunuch Ling and Da Changqiu can call themselves 'ministers' in front of the emperor and be buried in a beautiful manner after death!

What is the nature of the eunuch order to assassinate the emperor in Weiyang Palace?

Change to an irascible emperor, and if there is one palace maid and eunuch in the entire Weiyang Palace, they all have to die!

- There is a problem with the top boss, and the people below still want to live?

But looking at Zhang Ze, who was silent, Liu Hong felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.

This Zhang Ze is still a well-known figure in history - if it weren't for Taishi Gong's brain, when Liu Xingju came to "persuade" the original owner last night, it was the eunuch who ordered Zhang Ze to branch out of the last few guards around the original owner, so that Liu Xingju and Xiahou Ying could successfully "persuade" the original owner to death.

It seems that Zhang Ze and Liu Xingju and others are in the same group, but Liu Hong knows in his heart: Zhang Ze assassinated Liu Hong without anyone's instructions - without knowing that Liu Hong had 'changed people', Zhang Ze would inevitably think that Liu Hong remembered what happened last night;

What makes Liu Hong's chest even more depressed is that Liu Hong doesn't know how many of the eunuchs who serve him are like Zhang Ze, who wish he would return to the West as soon as possible - the pen and ink of the historian are very precious~ Leaving a representative Zhang Ze is already very face-saving for the eunuch group.

And Liu Hong's only reference for distinguishing loyalty and traitor is Taishi Gong's "Historical Records: Empress Dowager Lu Benji" and "Emperor Wen Benji".

Even these two historical records are only for reference - Sima Qian's historical records, everyone who understands them understands.

Thinking about it, a feeling of dizziness slowly came to his head, causing Liu Hong to hold his forehead and his body to sway.

Barely holding up his spirits, Liu Hong gave the first order after sitting back on the throne - to find the old eunuch.

The old eunuch is so loyal to Liu Hong, he should be the personal eunuch of the original owner, and it is not difficult to find it.

As soon as the words fell, dozens of sergeants took the order and went out of the temple gate to look around; Target: An old eunuch with gray hair and a height of about seven feet.

The second order made the sergeants in the palace completely confused.

——Gather the ministers, go to the front hall of Weiyang Palace, and participate in the court meeting!

The sun is lost, the sun is going to hang on the western mountain, and the courtiers are almost going home to rest, why do they still have a court?

Liu Hong didn't explain much, and after giving the third order, he waved his hand tiredly and ordered everyone to retreat, leaving Qin Mu alone to guard him, and then he laboriously lay back on top of the collapse and fell into a deep sleep.

- Doctor Xuan!

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PS: Zhang Ze, the eunuch order of the young emperor of the Han Dynasty Weiyang Palace, this paragraph quoted in the book is recorded in Sima Qian's "Historical Records: Empress Dowager Lu Benji".