Chapter 33: Consultation
After Liu Xie drove everyone out, he sat alone in the big tent and thought about how to reply to Cai Wenji's letter. It would be better to write the letter in what way and in what tone it should be.
Just as Liu Xie was meditating, he was in the Luoyang Palace.
Empress He, who had just met Emperor Liu Hong, returned to her bedroom after returning to her bedroom, and asked her brother He Jin and Zhang Jiao's advisor Jia Xu to come over.
Empress He didn't wait long, and He Jin and Jia Xu came to Empress He's bedroom together. After the two saluted Queen He, they sat on the chair prepared by Queen He for the two.
Looking at Queen He, who was sitting there dignified, He Jin couldn't help but look forward and ask: Queen Mother, how about meeting Your Majesty today, what did Your Majesty say, and when will Liu Xie be recalled. When will Liu Xie be abolished and the prince will be established?
Queen He looked at He Jin and asked her a bunch of questions as soon as she opened her mouth, glanced at He Jin angrily, and did not answer He Jin's words, but looked at Jia Xu and asked: Sir, is it really good for me to do this? Will this be detrimental to Bian'er in the future, and what will His Majesty think of Bian'er?
Jia Xu listened to Queen He's question, and was very helpless in his heart, how did he survive in the harem with such an IQ and ascend to the throne of the queen.
Jia Xu didn't know that Queen He was a typical mother and son. Because he gave birth to the first male under the name of Emperor Liu Hong, the overjoyed Emperor Liu Hong was immediately canonized as the queen. Later, Queen He, with the respect of the queen, was also horizontal and unhindered in the harem, and no one dared to provoke her. So Queen He can be said to have become a queen all the way, and she has very little real experience in struggle.
But Jia Xu still had to patiently answer Queen He's questions. Jia Xu looked at Queen He and asked directly: "Then the queen mother, if you don't do it, will your son still have a chance to become the crown prince?" Does His Majesty's opinion still matter so much? This is your last chance, when we bring down Liu Xie, my general will immediately surrender to the new crown prince, will the new crown prince be completely seated in the crown prince at that time?
Listening to Jia Xu's words, Queen He hadn't reacted yet, but He Jin was already excited, he looked at Queen He and persuaded: Yes, sister, this is our last chance, you have to step up. Hurry up and tell me how the result of looking for Your Majesty today?
Hearing He Jin's words, even Jia Xu cheered up, and he also wanted to know the result.
Empress He saw that both of them sat up straight and were about to listen to him, so she had to recount the results of meeting Liu Hong today.
"I met Your Majesty today, but unfortunately Your Majesty is still hesitating, and still hasn't made up your mind to recall Liu Xie." He Huanggong said slowly. "However, compared with yesterday's results, Your Majesty has already been greatly shaken, and I believe that in two days at the latest, Your Majesty will be relieved. The problem now is that the voice of the court speaking for us is too small, and we urgently need someone with a strong force to speak out and support us. ”
After listening to Queen He's words, Jia Xu nodded and said that he understood, but he didn't expect that as a queen, in such a big court, there were few people who spoke for him. On the contrary, Liu Xie, who had just ascended to the throne of the crown prince for a few days, had a large group of people to help speak, although Xun Yu and Zhong Xuan jumped up and down to contact Liu Xie in the center, but Liu Xie himself must have contributed to this.
Jia Xu did not object to Queen He's words, and now if there is a strong and powerful person who speaks out to support Queen He, then the possibility of Liu Xie being recalled will be much greater.
Jia Xu looked at Queen He and suddenly asked: The relationship between Niangniang and the Yuan family is like this, the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family are very prestigious inside and outside the court, if they can speak out to support Niangniang, then our chances of winning will be much higher.
Empress He looked at Jia Xu with an expectant face, and sighed and said: "It's not good, Yuan Shao, the eldest son of the Yuan family, is a lieutenant of the Central Military Academy under Liu Xie, and a general of the Tiger Ben. Especially the lieutenant of the Chinese military academy, it is impossible for non-Liu Xie's cronies to hold this position, and not long ago he had a dispute with the second son of the Yuan family because of a tangle.
After finishing speaking, Queen He glanced at He Jin angrily.
He Jin also knew now that his actions had caused them and the Yuan family to completely lose the possibility of reuniting, so they sat there, lowered their heads, and didn't speak.
Jia Xu listened to Queen He's words, and had a headache, this is the real pig teammate. Worse than useless.
Jia Xu thought for a while and continued: What about the court generals?
"Winger?" Empress He thought to Liu Xie and said: There is no contact, there is no correspondence at ordinary times, and Ma Teng of Liangzhou has already responded to Liu Xie's order to go south? Can the side generals still be trusted?
Jia Xu looked at Queen He with an innocent face, and had to patiently answer for him: Bian Jiang is not only Ma Teng, but also Bian Zhang, Han Sui, Dong Zhuo and many others. Niangniang, you can write to them now, promise them benefits, and ask them to speak out for support.
Queen He listened to Jia Xu's suggestion and asked weakly: Can this work?
Jia Xu looked at Queen He, nodded very affirmatively and said: We can only fight with all our strength now, and whether we can achieve it depends on the will of heaven.
Empress He listened to Jia Xu's words, thought about it, and agreed.
Jia Xu saw that Queen He agreed, then turned his head and continued to He Jin: Lord Zhonglang, regarding the rumors, we still need to continue to make up more rumors, as for the content of the rumors, it can be exaggerated, even if it is said that Liu Xie will lead troops back to Beijing to seize power in the next second, as for one, we must let everyone in the world know the news, we must let Liu Xie return to Beijing in the end, and there is no room for manoeuvre. Let him surrender his power of arms. Liu Xie, who has no military power, doesn't we play how we want?
He Jin listened to Jia Xu's words, and immediately patted his chest and promised that he would definitely do what Jia Xu said, and ensure that everyone in the world would know what kind of person Liu Xie was.
At this time, Empress He looked at Jia Xu and suddenly asked: After the matter is completed, can Zhang Jiao really surrender to me?
Jia Xu looked at Empress He, immediately patted her chest, and swore a promise: Of course, this is what my general told me personally when I set off. What Jia Xu didn't finish saying was that this was just the first half of what my general said. As for the second half of the sentence, there is no need to tell you.
Queen He listened to Jia Xu's words, and she was also relieved, looking at where He Jin was still sitting, she said directly angrily: Why are you still sitting here, don't you hurry up and do what Mr. said.
As soon as He Jin heard Queen He's words, he quickly got up, walked out of the palace, and continued to arrange rumors.
Jia Xu saw that there was nothing to do here, so he got up and said goodbye and walked out.