Chapter 21: King Liang was stunned
Empress Dowager Liao had been looking at the picture of the tiger descending the mountain on the table, and at this time, an old eunuch entered the hall and asked An to say, "Queen Mother, there is news over there, saying that Your Majesty was assassinated yesterday!" ”
"What?" Empress Dowager Liao was shocked, the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes were crowded together, and she said uneasily, "But the emperor didn't show anything today, and he still talked and laughed with the mourning family?" ”
When she thought of the scroll on the table, she asked again, "Is it related to King Liang?" ”
The eunuch nodded, "That assassin said that if you kill Your Majesty, King Liang will succeed to the throne!"
"Smack!" Empress Dowager Liao slapped the table and said angrily, "This is slander, nonsense!" It's really angry with the mourning family, he is going to harm the son of the mourning family! ”
The eunuch hesitated, leaned over and said, "Queen Mother, the old slave also heard that the assassin had indeed entered and left the mansion of King Liang before, and now Wang Changzhi is investigating the details of the assassin, His Majesty once said that he would pursue the accountability of the relevant people, if it was not for the Prime Minister to stop him, it is estimated that His Royal Highness King Liang has been arrested at this moment." The old slave was afraid that His Majesty would find out that King Liang was indeed having an affair with the assassin, and he would be angry with His Highness! ”
Empress Dowager Liao lowered her head and thought, and soon he shook his head and said, "No!" Zhang Bao, let's take a look at this painting, what is the meaning? ”
The old eunuch promised, and then focused his eyes on the scroll on the table.
"The Queen Mother, the emperor is telling the Queen Mother that in the face of two mountains and a fierce tiger, it is difficult for him to resist, and His Royal Highness King Liang is even more impossible!"
"yes!" Empress Dowager Liao sighed and said, "When the first emperor collapsed, the world has been divided into three, Cao Wei and Sun Wu are these two mountains, the prime minister is this tiger, when the first emperor is there, the tiger can still be suppressed, but the first emperor has collapsed, the tiger has no constraints, usually the tiger is asleep, if it is forced to show its fangs, the industry created by the first emperor is in danger!" ”
The old eunuch served a cup of tea to the Queen Mother and said, "Queen Mother, the old slave has served the first emperor for many years, and the old slave feels that there are some things that the old slave must say!" ”
Empress Dowager Liao said, "Zhang Bao, you serve the first emperor, serve the mourning family, and are loyal to the first emperor's mourning family, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it!" ”
Zhang Baoyi said, "Your Majesty succeeded to the throne at the age of sixteen, when the Battle of Yiling had just ended, the Shu Han was in danger, and Prime Minister Shangshu was entrusted by the first emperor to reorganize the Han court, so that His Majesty could succeed to the throne. Everyone in the world knows that His Majesty is not talented, but the old slave thinks that His Majesty's talent is very within the reach of others. ”
"Oh?" Empress Dowager Liao was a little puzzled, she really didn't know how the emperor, who had been suppressed by the prime minister's courtiers, was very accessible?
Zhang Bao continued, "Queen Mother, please think about it, my Shu Han needs to resist Cao Wei externally, reach Sun Wu, and look at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, only the prime minister can do it." Internally, strong governance is also needed, without the military support of the prime minister's army, there are refugees and barbarians in the whole of Shu, which are not the same as an emperor who has just succeeded to the throne and is not yet a young man can do it. Therefore, His Majesty needs the prime minister, and he needs these civil ministers and military generals. ”
"Moreover, if Your Majesty imposes the power of the king, it will put the powerful ministers in danger and force them to show their fangs! At this time, His Majesty is not able to be considerate. Since he is already weak, why not show a little weaker and let these powerful ministers retract their fangs. Queen Mother, think about it again, in the past few years, although His Majesty is weak, he still sits firmly on the throne, and the whole dynasty is full of courtesy, and he also has to act as a monarch and minister, why? ”
Empress Dowager Liao said, "Show weakness, retreat as advance?" ”
"Queen Mother Mingjian!" Zhang Bao nodded and said, "According to the old slave's opinion, that's exactly the case!" And the old slave has a hunch that His Majesty's might is about to bloom! ”
Empress Dowager Liao was silent for a moment, looked at Liu Bao, and asked, "The mourning family has the courage to ask, if the mourning family wants to support King Liang to ascend the throne, is it possible?" ”
Zhang Bao shook his head expressionlessly and said, "It's not enough in case!" ”
"Why?"
Zhang Baodao, "Your Majesty was ordered by the first emperor, and the prime minister was also entrusted by the first emperor and had the responsibility of assisting, so there is a prime minister, and Your Majesty is safe." Even if the first emperor left a posthumous photo, he could be allowed to replace him, but if His Majesty was not at fault, Zhuge Liang would definitely not be able to replace him. King Liang is different, first, His Majesty still exists, and King Liang has no chance. Second, even if His Majesty collapses and King Liang succeeds to the throne, with King Liang or even the Queen Mother, he can suppress two mountains and one tiger? And if His Majesty collapses, the whole country in the DPRK will inevitably be in chaos, and there will be many people who are thinking about the throne. At that time, the prime minister can completely replace Shu Han in the name of Zhenchaogang. ”
"The emperor is located in the prime minister, it is not suitable to take it, and it is difficult to take it in the world, which greatly damages the reputation of the prime minister's loyalty. You don't have to take it either! Because the military and political affairs of the Shu Han Dynasty are all out of the prime minister, there is no need for him to commit the great rebellion of the world, usurp the throne, think about Cao Wei and Cao Pi, usurp the Han and rebel, and it is still rumored to this day! This situation is the result of His Majesty's four-year operation, and the Queen Mother thinks again, is Your Majesty talented? ”
Empress Dowager Liao nodded slowly and said, "Listen to what you say, it's true!" So according to what you say, what should the mourning family do? If His Majesty really blames King Liang, what should he do? ”
Zhang Bao shook his head and said, "Since Your Majesty sent this painting, it was intended to inform the Queen Mother that if the mansion falls, as a descendant of the royal family, how can it be finished?" It is also intended to implore the Queen Mother, exhort, and restrain His Royal Highness King Liang not to do the things that make the enemy happy. It is more intended to tell the Queen Mother that Her Majesty will not pursue the brotherhood and will not pursue it, if there is a next time, it is estimated that Your Majesty will not be like this, although Your Majesty is weak, but you have the right to deal with the rebellion. The old slave thought about it at this moment, not only was he impressed by His Majesty's mind, but also thought about Cao Pi of the Wei State, forcing his younger brother Cao Zhi to become a poem in seven steps. ”
"It's the same root, why is it too anxious?" Empress Dowager Liao muttered to herself, and gradually burst into tears, just now, when she knew that her son had such ambitions, she actually had the idea of helping him to ascend to the throne.
At this moment, thinking about the first emperor Liu Bei, thinking about the mind of the current emperor, he suddenly felt ashamed, and cried at the moment, "First emperor, the mourning family is sorry for you!" ”
After crying for a while, Empress Dowager Liao raised her head and said, "Wait for Liu Li to come, and the mourning family will kill this ignorant child who doesn't care about his brotherhood and doesn't know the height of the sky!" ”
At this time, the eunuch Zhang Bao also breathed a deep sigh of relief, quietly faced the north, and said secretly, "First emperor, this is all the old slave can do, the old slave really doesn't want to see the son of the first emperor, in the same room!" ”
At this moment, Liu Li, the king of Liang, ran into the hall, heard his mother crying from afar, and took a closer look, only to see that his mother's face was full of tears, and he grabbed the queen mother's hand at the moment, and said angrily, "Queen Mother, who is not long-eyed?" Provoke the queen mother to cry? Look at the son's anger for his mother! ”
Empress Dowager Liao shook off King Liang, bent down to take off her shoes, and fanned King Liang's forehead!
"The mourning family beat you to death, an unfilial son." ”
Twice, "The mourning family killed you daring." ”
Three times, "The mourning family killed you brainless thing." ”
Forehead...... Ahh......h
King Liang was stunned......