"This last opportunity must be seized, otherwise, our Dong family will be doomed."

Thinking about his sister's words along the way, Dong Xian suddenly made up his mind, his grandmother's, anyway, after the emperor's funeral, I will definitely not get a good end, it is better to get the edict and ascend the throne justifiably, isn't it not afraid of anything?

Thinking of this, Dong Xian couldn't help but look up at Weiyang Palace not far away.

Tonight's gloomy clouds, the night is like a thick inkstone, so deep that it can't be dissolved, which makes people feel very depressed. A team of eunuchs and palace maids played with dim lanterns, ghostly and ghostly came out of the Yang Palace. Jin Wuwei was holding Changge and was changing shifts, Dong Xian knew that it was time to get out soon.

Before entering the West Palace, he saw the gray-haired Imperial Physician Ling running out on tiptoe, and when he saw Dong Xian, he hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Lord Sima, Your Majesty is awake." ”

Dong Xian was happy in his heart, and he didn't care about interrogating the imperial doctor, so he ran out of the West Palace in three steps and two steps, and saw the palace maid drinking water in Liu Xin, who was sitting on the bed in costume.

Dong Xian is young, how do you know that this is Liu Xin's return, just now the imperial doctor ordered that the emperor was no longer saved, so he panicked and went to Changle Palace to report the news, where did he think that he had just gone out and saw the big Sima Dong Xian who came in a hurry.

Liu Xin sat on the bed, radiant, not at all like he had been lying on the sickbed for a long time, Dong Xian was speechless for a while, and the words he had just thought of suddenly found that he couldn't tell Liu Xin. This emperor is doing well now, if he lets the emperor Zen, will he let the emperor have any ideas? Thinking of this, Dong Xian hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Xin: "Your Majesty, you have finally woken up, you are about to scare the slave to death, the slave and maid think, if you have three long and two short, the slave and maid will not live, and will go directly with you." ”

Liu Xin looked at Dong Xian, who was kneeling on the ground and crying bitterly, and felt warm in his heart. In addition to bringing him physical pleasure, this man is also obedient to him, thinking of this, the Zen half a year ago made his mind come back to his heart. Liu Xin has no heirs, and he loves Dong Xian, at this moment he understands that he is returning to the light, thinking of this, he decided to give Dong Xian a big gift.

"Qingqing, sit down."

When Dong Xian heard this, his nose was sour, tears flowed down again, he sat down against the edge of the bed, and the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids retreated in amusement.

Liu Xin took out a square box from the inside of the pillow, handed it to Dong Xian, and said: "Since I know that my time is short, I want the jade seal from Fu Xilang's hand, today, I want to pass it on to Qingqing, I can't do it, I want to pass it on to you, but unfortunately I can't walk, I can't prepare a grand Zen ceremony for Qingqing, so that you and I will go down in history, I can't live with you." After that, Liu Xin burst into tears.

After a while, he beckoned to the attendant: "Summoning the Great Situ Kongguang." ”

Kong Guang is the fourteenth grandson of Confucius, who is upright and straightforward, so his popularity is extremely poor. He was an official many times in the Yuan Emperor and Emperor Cheng dynasties, and the highest official was a general and prime minister. Kong Guang refused to do it, so he simply resigned and returned to his hometown in Qufu to accept apprentices and give lectures. Why is he too famous, the scholars at that time also called Confucius the most holy teacher, and there was an endless stream of scholars, and most of the disciples he taught became doctors and doctors, all over the government and the opposition, and his reputation became more irritating for a while. After Liu Xin ascended the throne, he summoned Kong Guang twice to enter the court, awarded Guanglu Doctor, worshiped as the prime minister, and later changed his name to Da Situ, and Kong Guang became Liu Xin's right-hand man.

In less than a moment, Kong Guang entered the palace panting. It turned out that Liu Xin was seriously ill, and the Empress Dowager was worried that something would change, so she ordered Kong Guang to be on duty day and night and not to leave the palace. When the waiter arrived, Kong Guang was still reading under the lamp, and when he heard the call, he didn't have time to put on his coat and immediately came to see him.

"Situ, I know that time is running out, I have never had a man and a woman in my life, and now I am about to travel far away, I plan to follow the example of Emperor Yao and cede the throne to the great Sima Dong Xian, so I will draft the holy decree immediately."

Before Kong Guang could take a breath, he was shocked by this sentence, as if a thousand pounds of giant hammer had been smashed into his chest, and he was speechless for a long time. After a long time, he reacted, hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said without words: "Your Majesty, you are crazy, although Your Majesty does not have a son and a half daughter, but there are still princes in the royal family, how can you be Zen?" ”

Dong Xian originally felt that there was no hope, but suddenly the emperor said that he wanted to Zen Rang, and suddenly felt a huge sense of happiness coming, but he didn't expect Kong Guang's words to make him cold from his head to his heels. He stood up and said hatefully, "Lord Situ, do you want to resist the decree? ”

Kong Guang didn't expect Dong Xian to say such a thing, so he couldn't help but scold: "Dong Xian, don't you want to take advantage of Your Majesty's serious illness to disturb the Holy Hearing, to tell you the truth, it is impossible for Zen to make this matter, and the old man will never write this holy decree for His Majesty!" ”

After saying that, he turned his head and knelt down towards Liu Xin again, kowtowing heavily: "Please take back your majesty's order, the old minister would rather die than write this holy decree!" ”

Liu Xin didn't expect Kong Guang to be so difficult, he originally thought that he was the emperor, as long as he gave an order, the ministers would not be dissatisfied, but he didn't expect to meet a master who didn't want to die. He was annoyed and angry, felt that his majesty had been provoked, pointed at Kong Guang, and just wanted to reprimand him harshly, but suddenly the whole person was stunned, and he only said you, and then fell down and traveled west.

It's really happy and sad, Dong Xian couldn't help but be annoyed and angry, he hated Kong Guang to death, pointed at Kong Guang and shouted: "Kong Guang, you forced Your Majesty to death, you are a great rebellion, I want to punish your nine clans!" ”

At this moment, a coquettish voice came: "I see who dares!" ”

Everyone looked back, it turned out that the imperial physician had invited the empress dowager over, and when a few people entered the door, they saw Dong Xian scolding Kong Guang. The Empress Dowager had long hated Dong Xian to death, and immediately shouted.

Kong Guang seemed to have seen a savior at this time, turned around and walked towards the Empress Dowager, and shouted in his mouth: "Empress Dowager, the old minister participates in the Great Sima Dong Xian's intention to rebel, snatch the jade seal of the country, and prepare to usurp the throne and stand on his own!" ”

The Empress Dowager was very satisfied, what she wanted was this result, and she had already instructed Wang Hong, who was accompanying her to participate in Dong Xian, but she didn't expect Kong Guang to impeach Dong Xian first. The Empress Dowager had a gloomy face and said to Dong Xian: "Lord Sima, is what Da Situ said true? ”

Dong Xian didn't expect the Empress Dowager to come to Weiyang Palace so quickly, and he didn't expect that his words just now would be heard by the Empress Dowager and wanted to refute, but he saw Wang Hong come out sideways, and shouted: "Lord Sima, the jade seal of the country has been kept by Fu Xilang since ancient times, but today it is in your hands, and Your Majesty also happens to return to the sky, doesn't Lord Sima plan to explain?" ”

Dong Xian's face flushed, he never expected that Wang Hong would command him on the jade seal.

"Empress Dowager Qiqi, this jade seal was handed down to me by His Majesty before his funeral, and His Majesty intends to give it to me, and Lord Situ is also present in this matter."

"Hahahaha!" The Empress Dowager laughed loudly, and after a long time she asked, "Zen Rang?" Is Master Dong joking? Lord Wang, the jade seal of the country is with Lord Sima, I don't feel at ease, I bother you to get it back. ”

"No!"

Wang Hong flashed in response, unsheathed the saber in his hand, put the blade against Dong Xian's neck, and said gently: "Lord Sima, the jade seal is too heavy, be careful to flash your waist, or keep it for you!" ”

Dong Xian couldn't stop regretting it at the moment, he was too careless, he just wanted to get the jade seal and the edict as soon as possible, but he didn't expect the emperor to die without the aftermath, now there is no help inside, there are no reinforcements outside, people are under the low eaves, there is no way.

The Empress Dowager looked at Wang Hong forcing back the jade seal, and her mood seemed to be better, she slowed down her speech and asked Dong Xian: "Lord Sima, the emperor favored you the most during his lifetime, you say, how to arrange the national funeral?" ”

Dong Xian hadn't recovered from Wang Hong's sword aura at the moment, and he didn't know how to respond, so he had to take off his hat and smash his head on the ground, unable to speak.

The Empress Dowager glanced at him contemptuously and said: "The emperor's funeral is a national ceremony, and as the Great Sima, you are ranked as the third duke, and you don't know what to ask three questions, what is the use of you!" Wang Mang, the Marquis of the new capital, once handled the funeral of the first emperor as a great Sima, and knows the old calendar, I will let Wang Mang help you! Passed the decree, announced that Wang Mang, the marquis of the new capital, entered the palace and presided over the state funeral ceremony. Prior to this, no one was allowed to leave Weiyang Palace. Lord Situ, let's go! ”

On June 26, the second year of Yuanshou (1 BC), Liu Xin, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, died.