At this time, Liu Hong, who had just been standing for a short time, was already in the twilight of the county, with white hair on his temples, half-lying on the couch, covering his mouth with a silk cloth, and coughing constantly.

Liu Hong finally held back the itch coming from the roar, stopped coughing, and spread out the silk cloth that had just covered his mouth, which was covered with dirty blood.

"Your Majesty!" Jian Shuo was serving Liu Hong on the side, and when he saw the dirty blood on the silk cloth, he called Liu Hong with worry. Liu Hong took the boiling water that was not too hot from Jian Shuo's hand, and said very indifferently: "It's okay, it's often like this for a few days, and it is estimated that my life will not be long!" ”

When Jian Shuo heard this, his heart was slightly depressed. First, Liu Hong is extremely fond of Jian Shuo, and in some respects even Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others are inferior; The second is that Jian Shuo is the leader of the eighth captain of the West Park at this time, and he controls the military power in the world, but everything comes from Liu Hong. If Liu Hong closes his eyes and climbs his legs, he dies, and he doesn't know what the outcome will be after his relatives and party members gain power.

"How are Zhang Rang and He Jin fighting?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Shuangfang is still trying to win over the important ministers of the DPRK at this time, and it is not too much for the time being!"

"Hmm!" Liu Hong nodded slightly when he heard this, raised his hand to greet Jian Shuo, and asked Jian Shuo to sit a little taller. Jian Shuo hurriedly stepped forward and gently dragged Liu Hong's body up a little.

"The dark old man once said that I can't resist in March, and now it's the middle of March!" Liu Hong had a slight smile on his face: "In this way, I have earned it!" ”

"Your Majesty is just a little cold, and he will recover in a few days!" Jian Shuo comforted Liu Hong and said: "Your Majesty is the true son of heaven, and if you are under the light of the sky, you will be able to live a long life!" ”

"Ah Shuo doesn't have to comfort me!" Liu Hong still smiled shallowly and said, "I know my body!" ”

"It's been more than a month since the dark old man traveled to the northern regions this time, why haven't he returned to Beijing yet?" Although he was indifferent on the surface, Liu Hong was anxious in his heart, and Liu Hong didn't know how long he could hold on, hoping to arrange the rest of the things when he returned to the west.

"Your Majesty, at this time, Fang Ruchun, the snow is melting, and the road to the land of the state is definitely muddy, and it is normal to delay a little time, but the minister expects that the dark old man should rush back to Luoyang today!"

When Liu Hong heard this, he nodded helplessly.

"In the entire court, now there are only two people who are sincere to me, Ah Shuo and Dark Lao Ru, maybe Xiang Ao of the Northern Regions can be counted as one of them, but I am not too sure." Liu Hong sighed and said.

"Although Jie'er is the eldest son, he is frivolous and has no prestige, and I want to establish Xie'er as the prince, what does Ah Shuo think?"

"Your Majesty, the Prince Association is smarter and more majestic than the Prince Zi, but the Prince Association is young after all. Moreover, since Gaozu founded the Han Dynasty, they have all been established to be elders and not young, if His Majesty insists on this, I am afraid that the ministers of the court and the central government..."

"I understand!" Liu Hong sighed and said: "Since you can't do anything, let's follow the old system and establish a prince as the prince!" ”

"Today's court and China are changeable, I don't know whether it is good or bad to set up a prince to distinguish between the prince!" After Liu Hong sighed again, his face gradually became fierce: "I entrusted Xie'er to Ah Shuo, if there is a change in the court after I leave, Ah Shuo must try to ensure Xie'er's safety." If the situation allows, even if you abolish Jie'er, you will help Xie'er ascend to the throne in the future! ”

"Your Majesty!" When Jian Shuo heard this, he was shocked. Even if Jian Shuo is loyal to Liu Hong, but at the risk of the world's disapproval, he will not be able to gain a foothold in the future.

"What?" Liu Hong said with a little contempt: "Ah Shuo is also scared? ”

"For Your Majesty, the ministers will not hesitate to do so!" Although Jian Shuo was shocked in his heart, his loyalty to Liu Hong was undoubted.

"Ah Shuo doesn't have to worry, I also have some way back!" Seeing Jian Shuo's attitude, Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction and said: "If it is impossible to do anything, the dark elder will help Ah Shuo take Hou Xiang Ao, the champion of the Northern Region of Xie'er Dao, to take refuge, even if it is incognito!" ”

"Your Majesty, how can this be? The surname of the world is Liu, is His Majesty willing to give the world to others? Jian Shuo was stunned when he heard this, why did Liu Hong have such an idea?

"How else?" Liu Hong smiled bitterly: "If it is true that the majesty of the Han Liu family is lost, and it cannot be convincing to the people and families of the world, how can my Liu room be able to govern the world?" ”

"Ah Shuo doesn't need to say much, I have my own plans!" Liu Hong shrank down with difficulty, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, no longer willing to say more.

Seeing this, Jian Shuo had no choice but to retreat, and softly withdrew from Liu Hong's bedroom in Weiyang Palace, feeling confused. Jian Shuo's loyalty to Liu Hong is true, but from Xiaohuangmen to the captain of the Han Army, how can he completely let go of his power? Jian Shuo thought about it alone to no avail, so he thought of Zhang Rang and Empress Dowager Dong, who were fighting with He Jin.

Although Zhang Rang and Jian Shuo are both eunuchs and accept Liu Hong's favor, Jian Shuo looks down on the short-sighted gaze of Zhang Rang and others. If he wasn't alone, he couldn't think of a way to keep his position in the future, and he wouldn't have found Zhang Rang and others.

At this time, in the city of Luoyang, Zhang Rang's mansion.

"Zhang Changshi!"

"Captain Jian!"

After the two of them saluted, they each sat down.

"I don't know what happened to Captain Jian today?" Zhang Rang was curious, in the past, when Zhang Rang was fighting with his relatives, he wanted to pull Jian Shuo to conspire, but Jian Shuo was pretentious and high, unwilling to be with Zhang Rang and others, and Zhang Rang was also a little resentful in his heart. Today, it is rare to meet Jian Shuo who took the initiative to come to the door, and it is inevitable to put some scores.

"There is nothing else to disturb Zhang Chang today, we are all serving Your Majesty wholeheartedly, and it is natural to move around a lot!" Jian Shuo didn't mean anything, and he didn't want to show his thoughts too quickly. Zhang Rang saw that Jian Shuo was like this, and it was also dispensable to chat with Jian Shuo about His Majesty's trivial matters on weekdays.

"Shuo has a lot to say today, Zhang Chang's fist can be a common thing!" Jian Shuo was too lazy to tear down with Zhang Rang again, put down the teacup and prepared to speak bluntly. Seeing this, Zhang Rang knew that Jian Shuo wanted to explain his intentions, and he also sat upright, ready to listen carefully.

"Your Majesty is critically ill, and the matter of establishing a prince is imminent, I don't know if Zhang Changshou has a way to deal with He Jin?"

Zhang Rang saw that Jian Shuo said it so clearly, and he was a little surprised at the same time. Jian Shuo is a captain of the military academy, commanding all the soldiers and horses in Luoyang, even if He Jin, who is a general, wants to move the soldiers and horses, he has to go through Jian Shuo, in this case, do you need to unite yourself to deal with He Jin? Zhang Rang didn't worry about Jian Shuo's accomplice with He Jin at all, who in the DPRK didn't know that He Jin had a gap with Jian Shuo? Besides, they are all powerful people, if they support Liu Bian at the same time, how should the military power of the DPRK and China be distributed in the future to satisfy the two of them? What's more, He Jin is a person who is a eunuch, no matter who it is, he is left to get rid of him as soon as possible.

Both of them are not sour Confucian, seeing Jian Shuo saying so bluntly, Zhang Rang did not hide it and said: "The miscellaneous family has united many ministers in the DPRK and China, and there is even the Empress Dowager Dong in the future. Besides, His Majesty already likes the Prince's Association more, and after everything is in order, the miscellaneous family will say to His Majesty and set up the Prince's Association as the prince, as long as the majority of the court can agree, it is expected that He Jin and others will not be able to. ”

"Shuo Fang served His Majesty and came out of the palace." Jian Shuo's face was slightly uneasy: "Your Majesty is still a little jealous of the ministers of the court, maybe he will follow the old system and establish the prince as the prince!" ”

"Huh?!" Zhang Rang exclaimed softly, his eyes widening.

"How is this good, how is this good?" Zhang Rang, who came back to his senses, could no longer be calm, pacing left and right in front of Jian Shuo's eyes, muttering to himself all the time.

"Fang Caishuo has been thinking about why Your Majesty is like this on the way here?"

"Why?"

"Maybe Your Majesty hopes that the court can be more stable!" Jian Shuo said with a slight sigh. Zhang Ran was stunned again when he heard this, thinking that Liu Hong was seriously ill and didn't know anything about the court in the inner palace. However, at this time, it seems that the events that happened in the imperial court have hardly been hidden from Liu Hong's eyes. Thinking of this, Zhang Rang's eyelids jumped, and he secretly begged in his heart: Fortunately, His Majesty has grace, otherwise, if we participate in the matter of establishing the prince, Xiang Shang's head may have already been lost, and Zhang Rang's back is full of cold sweat.

Zhang Rang, who was frightened, finally calmed down, knelt down to the side and bowed his head and said in a deep voice: "If He Jin gains momentum, I'm afraid we will all have a hard time, I don't know if Captain Jian has a plan?" ”

"This time I came to discuss with Zhang Changshi!" Jian Shuo looked a little calm at this time and said: "He Jin wants to dictate the dynasty, and he must seize the military power, but the military power of Luoyang is in my hands at this time." As long as the captain of this school receives the edict of the first emperor and is a minister of Tuogu, he can fight with He Jin in the court. At that time, I also asked Zhang Changzhi to join forces with the Empress Dowager Dong in the harem to get rid of Empress He, and then abolish Chang Liyu in the name of the first emperor, so that we will have no worries! ”

When Zhang Rang heard this, he calmed down and thought about the pros and cons. According to Jian Shuo's strategy, it is not impossible. If you don't participate in the battle at this time, you can also reduce He Jin's suspicion of our eunuchs, and after we sum up, you will be hit with one blow and put He Jin to death. It's just that in this way, if the plan is successful, I Zhang Rang is still just a permanent servant, and he Jian Shuo is an auxiliary minister above 10,000 people under one person, I am unwilling!

Seeing Zhang Rang's expression, Jian Shuo suddenly understood why Zhang Rang had been thinking about it for a long time and refused to answer. Then he got up and hugged his fists and said: "Zhang Changshi, please rest assured, we are all eunuchs, even if I am already in an important position, I can't leave the title of eunuch." In the future, if the eradication of foreign relatives is successful, the party members in the court still need us to deal with it together, and Shuo will definitely not cross the river and tear down the bridge! ”

When Zhang Rang heard this, he also felt that this was the case. If this were the case, Jian Shuo would not have found himself to discuss this time! After figuring it out, Zhang Rang no longer hesitated, got up and said, "So, the two of us are a blood alliance?" ”

"That's great!" Although the two are eunuchs, they also have righteousness, since they are a blood alliance, they will not tear up today's covenant at will unless they have to.

Jian Shuo had no choice but to find Zhang Rang to conspire, and when Emperor Ling died, He Jin, who was in power, must first and foremost be Jian Shuo. As long as the military power is in hand, isn't the entire court just He Jinyitang? Don't talk about the power of the soldiers and horses in hand, whether your life can be saved is a question. Even if Liu Hong has made it clear that he will leave a way out for Liu Xie to drink, who will put his life in the hands of others? In Jian Shuo's view, it is better to find a way out for yourself is the king.