Weiyang Palace West Palace.

Emperor Liu Xin, who was only twenty-five years old, was lying on the sickbed, his face was sallow, his face was haggard, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and his lips were tightly pursed, and there was no blood at all. Dong Zhaoyi was holding a bowl of medicinal soup, kneeling in front of the bed sweating profusely, waiting to serve the emperor to take medicine.

In order to facilitate the consultation, the Great Sima and the Wei General Dong Xian specially summoned all the imperial doctors, and after giving the death order of "misdiagnosis will not protect the head", they were placed next door to the West Palace, so that they could be summoned at any time. At this time, seeing Dong Zhaoyi, who was very anxious, couldn't help but feel compassion:

"Sister, you go back to the palace to rest for a while, and I will take care of Your Majesty. A few of you, help your mother go back to the palace. ”

Dong Zhaoyi wanted to continue to accompany the emperor, but she couldn't stand Dong Xian's advice, took out a handkerchief, wiped her eyes, and went back to the palace.

At this time, Liu Xin, who was on the sickbed, also slowly opened his eyes, and when he saw Dong Xian kneeling in front of the bed, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. He really loves this beautiful man too much, otherwise he would not have given him an official knighthood in just a few years, and he was already a very popular minister at the age of twenty-two.

Dong Xian, whose name is Shengqing, was stained with the light of Dong Gong, the father of the then imperial historian, when he was young, and became the prince's housekeeper, which is to accompany the prince to study, and sometimes he also serves as a security guard. Later, Liu Xin became the emperor, once he saw Dong Xian in the palace, he loved it very much, and promoted him to Huangmenlang, and later promoted him to the rank of captain and servant. But Liu Xinjue was not enough, Jianping four years to seal Dong Xian as the Marquis of Gao'an, 2,000 households, a year later, Dong Xian was promoted to the Great Sima, General Wei, in charge of the national military, officially became the third duke, this year, Dong Xian was twenty-two years old. The so-called one person ascended to heaven, and Dong Xian's father, Dong Gong, was promoted to Guanglu Doctor and given the title of Marquis of Guannei. His younger brother Dong Kuanxin was promoted to the rank of lieutenant of the horse, and his younger sister Dong Wan'er was favored by the emperor and became Zhaoyi in the palace second only to the queen.

"Qingqing," Liu Xin called hoarsely.

Dong Xian hurriedly stepped up and said with a crying voice: "Your Majesty, you can be regarded as awake, scared to death of the slave." ”

"Qingqing, it's good that I can see you. I feel that this serious illness should be due to my poor governance on weekdays, which offended the heavens, and I have decided to make a holy decree to amnesty the world, what do you think? ”

Dong Xian hurriedly responded: "Your Majesty must take care of the dragon's body, the slave is willing to draw up this holy decree for Your Majesty, please rest for a while." ”

"Good, good, good!" Liu Xin said three good things in a row before falling asleep again.

Dong Xian stood up and said sharply to the Imperial Physician Ling who was kneeling beside him: "If Your Majesty still can't wake up tomorrow, the head on your neck will wait to move!" After speaking, he brushed his sleeves away, leaving only the gray-haired Imperial Physician Ling trembling.

On the first day of June in the second year of Yuanshou, Liu Xin, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, in order to pray for good health, issued a holy decree to amnesty the world, Dong Xian led hundreds of officials to build the Temple of Heaven in the northwest of Chang'an City, worship heaven and earth, and read the holy decree:

serve

Day carrier, the emperor's edict

Said: In ancient times, the holy king ruled the world, the monarch was virtuous, and the virtuous was the country.

Since Yao Shun, the three emperors laid the foundation, and the five emperors were divided. The emperor educated and the subjects benefited, and the old man and the son of the bachelor all relied on the emperor's grace. King Xiwen performed a hexagram, King Wu hanged and killed, saved the people of Li from hanging upside down, saved all things from fire and water, and was admired by all the people, and died of a long life. In the previous dynasty, although there were famous ministers and fierce generals, the first emperor disregarded people's lives, rejoiced in great achievements, and ignored the suffering of the people, causing the scholars to rise up and die.

Since Emperor Gao beheaded the snake, he has been lightly punished, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment. Emperor Wu tried his best to save the general and invade the Xiongnu in the north, so that the Han Dynasty had no worries. Since I ascended the throne, I have not trembled for a while, fearing that I will be entrusted by the emperor. However, in recent days, I have been so deeply dyed that I can hardly stay. This will be punished by heaven. I am thinking about the great plan and creating a prosperous era for all nations. In order to pray for good health, the prisoners of the world will be pardoned, no matter what the guilt, they will be reduced by two degrees, and the exiles will be ordered to return to their hometowns, so as to show my heart and show my painstaking efforts. Ask for the grace of heaven to increase life and prolong life.

Chin this!

After sacrificing heaven and earth, Dong Xian hurriedly returned to Weiyang Palace. But when he arrived at the West Palace, he found that Liu Xin was still unconscious. Dong Xian was helpless and sat in the West Palace for half a night, and then went home dejected.

Dong Xian's Grand Sima Mansion is located in the north of the palace, and the scale is extremely grand. This is built by the master craftsman in the palace, that is, Dong Xian's father-in-law. The Great Sima Mansion covers an area of several hundred acres, and there are front and rear halls and doors facing each other, and the building is extremely exquisite and luxurious. Liu Xin especially likes Dong Xian, and the building materials are also top-class to Dong Xian, as for the interior decoration, it is decorated with gold and jade, and the entire mansion is splendid, even the emperor does not have this treatment.

Dong Xian got off the sedan chair in front of the mansion, and the guard at the door was about to salute, when he suddenly heard a clang, followed by dust, everyone was startled, and when he came back to his senses, the gate didn't know how, and it fell in from the outside in, and the door was broken in two. Dong Xian panicked and said in a trembling voice: "Who is so bold and dares to assassinate this official!" ”

The guard hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "Your Excellency, it should be that the gate is broken by itself, and no one will stab you." ”

Dong Xian breathed a long sigh of relief, and just wanted to have a seizure and kill the officials who supervised the construction of the mansion, but suddenly remembered that he was going to be a master craftsman was his father-in-law, and he couldn't help but hate twice, so he had to give up. After thinking about it, he felt that he still didn't want to go to the house, so he ordered the sedan chair man to turn around and go back to the palace, he was going to Jiaofeng to see his sister, he felt that there was something strange about it.

Dong Zhaoyi was already panicking.

Today she went to visit the emperor in the palace, and when she came back, she was called by the empress dowager to be reprimanded, saying that she did not abide by court etiquette, and the emperor was still wandering around during his serious illness. Dong Zhaoyi wanted to refute, but how noble the identity of the empress dowager was, even if she was the queen, she could only be obedient and obedient in front of her, let alone her Zhaoyi. At this moment, when I heard that my brother had entered the palace, I felt that I had a backbone. After the sacrifice, the emperor was still unconscious, and she already felt a deep crisis. Once the emperor is buried, the empress dowager will definitely not let go of their family.

"Brother, I heard that last time you said that Your Majesty wants to Zen you, is this true?"

Dong Xian asked with a solemn face, "Yes, do you want to?" ”

"That's right. Brother, you also know that the reason why our family can soar is due to His Majesty's reward and love, if Your Majesty once the heavens are lost, with the strength of the Queen Mother and the Wang family, we are afraid that we will be in a catastrophe. Why don't you ask the emperor to write a Zen paperwork, we have made this emperor's position, what do you think? ”

Dong Xian was so frightened that he couldn't speak, he looked at his sister, Dong Zhaoyi, in a daze, and said sharply: "Don't you want to rebel!" ”

"Brother! In vain your manly husband, this time continues, and when to wait! Listen to me, your brother-in-law is a lieutenant, and he is in charge of the ruling kingo. You are also the Great Sima, in charge of the national army. We first asked His Majesty to personally promise Chan Rang, and then wrote a testament, and my brother took the opportunity to ask for the Tiger Talisman and transferred the army to be stationed outside the city gate. The brother-in-law led the ruling Jinwu to control the court, as long as he went to the court tomorrow, his brother could coerce His Majesty's edict, order hundreds of officials, and ascend the throne as the emperor, what does my brother think? ”

Dong Xian's mind was already blank. He didn't know what the emperor wanted to give him the throne, but the reaction of the ministers at that time also made him tremble. One day, the emperor held a banquet in the Linqi Palace, and drank with Dong Xian's father and son and relatives, and Wang Hong, a regular attendant, waited beside him. When the wine was half-drunk, Liu Xin had some alcohol, and looked at Dong Xian unhurriedly and smiled: "I want to imitate Yao Chan Shun, how about it?" Dong Xian was still stunned, but Wang Hong said: "The world is the world of Emperor Gao, not owned by His Majesty. Your Majesty inherits the imperial lineage, and shall pass on the throne to your descendants until infinity. Major events that have been passed down from generation to generation are of paramount importance, and Your Majesty should not say it casually! Liu Xin was very unhappy when she heard this, and everyone on the left and right was scared. Liu Xin was silent for a while, drove Wang Hong out, and ordered him not to serve any more banquets in the future. I thought that this matter was over, but I didn't expect that from the next day, there were ministers who kept talking about this matter, and some people wrote Dong Xian's ten crimes. At this moment, how can he not be frightened when the old things are brought up again?

But at this time, the emperor was seriously ill, and Dong Xian had no choice, and after discussing with Dong Zhaoyi for a while, he quietly left the palace and walked towards Weiyang Palace.

He was going to see the emperor.

Anyway, he wanted to give it a try!