Hearing this, Zhang Rang, the head of the ten permanent attendants, sent someone to congratulate him, and everyone was shocked.

When Lu Zhi saw it, he said angrily to Liu Bei: "Xuande, when did you become friends with the eunuchs." ”

Today's Lu Zhi is amazing, two students, one Liu Bei and one Gongsun Zhan. Those are all famous generals in the world, if it weren't for the troubled times soon, just with these two students, Lu Zhi would be indispensable in the future for the position of the third duke. He himself is also very proud of this, where can Liu Bei be allowed to make friends with eunuchs, isn't that a loss of his face as a Confucian Lu Zhi.

Liu Bei called out and said, "Teacher, the student is wronged." The students only entered Luoyang yesterday. Immediately go to see the teacher, today the court is a marquis, where is the time to make friends with the eunuchs. ”

Lu Zhi was right when he thought about it, and said, "In that case, you go to Zhang Rang's housekeeper and leave quickly." ”

Liu Bei said: "Teacher, today is a big day for students to be crowned marquis. Zhang Rang's housekeeper is also here to congratulate him, and see him first, lest people say that we are rude. ”

Lu Zhi snorted coldly and stopped talking. Liu Bei knew that this was a tacit acquiescence, so he invited Zhang Rang's housekeeper to come in.

After Zhang Rang's housekeeper came in, he didn't say much. Just sent a congratulatory gift, there are 100 catties of gold, and there are other rare things such as silk and satin. The butler, as if he knew that he was not welcomed, gave a gift and congratulated him, and wanted to go quietly without taking a cloud with him.

However, Liu Bei stopped him and said: "Please return to Zhang Gong, I want Liu Bei to accept it, but the gift is too expensive, and Liu Bei really doesn't dare to accept it." ”

With that, the gift was sent back.

Zhang Rang's housekeeper came, as if it was a flare gun, followed by Zhao Zhong's housekeeper, and then the ten permanent attendants all sent housekeepers to congratulate him. Everyone gave a hundred pounds of gold and various gifts as congratulatory gifts. It is a congratulatory gift from the ten permanent servants. It was enough for 1,200 pounds of gold.

Naturally, Liu Bei, the gift of the ten permanent servants, all resigned. At this time, you can't have anything to do with the eunuchs, and it's not your own territory, in Luoyang, if you are really cut down, there is no place to reason.

It's just that Liu Bei's heart is dripping blood. 1,200 catties of gold, 250 grams per catty in the Han Dynasty, this is 300 kilograms of gold.

It's no wonder that the scholar faction can't fight the eunuchs, so they rush at others to buy people's hearts, which is much stronger than the mess sent by a group of scholars. There are only a few who are good friends with Lu Zhi and send a few books, which can be regarded as relatively valuable things.

In the end, the eunuch went to the military academy and came to congratulate him in person.

Lu Zhi's face became darker and darker, and Liu Bei scolded secretly, you bastards with no eggs, this is trying to trap me.

However, Jian Shuo was a military captain after all, and Liu Bei had to go out to welcome Jian Shuo in.

Jian Shuo saw Liu Bei, and said with a smile: "Our family is happy to the prince, the Son of Heaven has a secret purpose for this, and he also asks the prince to accept the decree." ”

Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Quickly put the incense case and prepare to receive the order." ”

But there was a sigh of relief in my heart. The heart said: It's okay, it's okay, if it weren't for the will of the Son of Heaven, I'm afraid that tomorrow, everyone will treat me as a figure of the eunuch faction. If it's okay in normal times, at this point in time, it's not a good thing to mix with the eunuchs.

Jian Shuo waved his hand and said, "No need, the Son of Heaven has issued a secret decree, and I also ask the prince to take a step to speak." ”

Hearing Jian Shuo's words, Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, this so-called secret purpose, many times, it is difficult to distinguish the true and false. What is wrong is that the Han Dynasty paid attention to procedural justice for the holy decree. To put it simply, the emperor's decree is divided into two parts, one for the minister, and the other for the palace as a copy. Those who have a copy are the true decrees, and those who do not are all false. What's even worse is that the emperor can send someone to take this copy away, artificially causing the true holy decree in the minister's hand to become a forged holy decree.

"This way, please, this way, please." Liu Bei was polite, and at the same time secretly thought to himself, just listen to this kind of holy decree, don't take it too seriously. Anyway, Emperor Han Ling won't live for a few days, so you kind of crawl out and bite me.

Jian Shuo was invited into the side room, and Liu Bei was about to salute.

Jian Shuo smiled: "No need to salute, this is the secret purpose." The Son of Heaven asked me to ask the prince: Are you a loyal servant? ”

This question cannot be hesitated, Liu Bei immediately replied: "I am naturally a loyal minister. ”

When Jian Shuo heard this, he smiled, and said: "Since the prince is a loyal minister, he should obey the will of the Son of Heaven." ”

"It's nature." Liu Bei Zhengse replied: "If the Son of Heaven has a will, Liu Bei will go to the soup and fight the fire, and he will not give up. ”

"Okay." Jian Shuo shouted hello and said, "The Son of Heaven wants to make Dong Hou the crown prince." If the general He Jin does not obey, what should the prince do. ”

Hearing this, Liu Bei frowned and asked, "Is this what the Son of Heaven said himself?" ”

Jian Shuo said: "This is the meaning of the Son of Heaven. ”

Liu Bei understood that this was indeed the meaning of the Son of Heaven. However, I'm afraid that I have never said it myself.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty wanted to make Liu Xie the crown prince, how easy it was to talk about it. Unless Liu Bian suddenly dies of illness, and then Queen He recognizes Liu Xie as her son, the question is that Queen He killed Liu Xie's wife, where would she dare to accept Liu Xie as her son. I am not afraid of Liu Xie's sentence: "I am not strong, and if I am strong, there will be changes." ”

At that time, Emperor Hui's empress Zhang Xuanping had no children, and Empress Lu killed one of Emperor Hui's favorite concubines, and then passed it on to Empress Xuanping. The bear child's brain was in the water and said, "I am not strong, but when I am strong, I will change." When Empress Lu heard about it, he was placed under house arrest and killed. This unlucky kid left such a sentence, and he didn't even leave a name.

Besides, Liu Bian doesn't look like he's sick, Emperor Han Ling just prefers his old son. Isn't it good to say "old son, eldest grandson, old man, the root of life"? But it is impossible for Emperor Han Ling to kill his eldest son, it is his own son.

Or, abolish Queen He and posthumously crown Wang Meimei as the queen. In this way, Liu Xie has changed from a concubine to a concubine, and he can be established as a prince. It's just that if you do this, you really can't do it. Besides, when Queen He poisoned Wang Meiren, there was still a reason to abolish her, and now Queen He is not guilty, and if she insists on doing this, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty will jump to their feet. Even the scholars and doctors in the whole world who abide by the courtesy of respect for the elders and the young will never agree.

Liu Bian has always been the eldest son, and from the patriarchal inheritance system, as long as no one else is made the crown prince, he is the first heir to the throne, regardless of whether he is the prince or not.

Thinking about it, Liu Bei couldn't see the feasibility of Emperor Han Ling appointing Liu Xie as the crown prince.

I really thought that if you were the emperor, you could do whatever you wanted.