On the second day, the crown prince Liu Bao went to visit Cao Teng, but saw that Cao Teng had woken up and said, "Don't move, this palace has asked someone to give you the best wound medicine yesterday, and in a few days, it will get better, and presumably the skin injury will disappear." ”

"Why is Your Highness so ...... to the villain? Let's listen to Taifu's words and stay away from the villain......" Cao Teng struggled to get up and said.

"Brother Ji Xing, why do you say such things, you have been with me since you were a child, except for your father, you are the closest to me...... That old man Yan pressed me everywhere with his father, and this is ...... How could I alienate you! Liu Bao no longer held the identity of the prince, and said sincerely.

Saying that, Liu Bao took off a piece of jade pendant from his body and handed it to Cao Teng, "This is given to this palace by my father, and there is another piece, this piece will be given to you, even if you can be beaten this time, if this palace is not by your side in the future, and someone wants to harm you, take out this jade and show them!" ”

"Your Highness, quickly put it away, how can the jade given to you by Your Majesty be given to the villain......" Cao Teng said in fear.

"You must take it, from now on, this palace will study hard, and you will not let that old man Yan bully you again!" Saying that, Liu Baoguo said.

"Only the prince can read these books well and become a generation of Ming Jun, and then he can really protect the people he loves!" Cao Teng cheered on the side.

Liu Bao was stunned, and then nodded violently, but it was still a young man's heart, and Cao Teng accepted the jade with relief......

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Listening to Cao Teng's narration, Liang Shang said thoughtfully, "I didn't expect this jade pendant to have this past, the virtuous brother and His Majesty really have a deep relationship!" As he spoke, he took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully, and then gave it to Cao Teng again.

In fact, Cao Teng only said to Liang Shang that he had been beaten by Emperor Shun, who had been the crown prince, and he got this jade, and the other relatives Yan were afraid that Liang Shang would be too careful, but even if it was a few words, it also made Liang Shang feel that the relationship between Cao Teng and Emperor Shun was extraordinary, and the two pushed the cup and changed the lamp, until it was late Cao Teng said goodbye and left.

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"I didn't expect Liang Jun to pass away...... but Cao Teng thought of the scene when Liang Shang died.

Two years later, in the sixth year of Emperor Shun Yonghe, Liang Shang was seriously ill, and Cao Teng was invited to the sickbed, "Brother Ji Xingxian, my brother knows that he has run out of oil and the lamp is dry, and the dog is stubborn, I just hope that Brother Xian can help one or two in the future." Ji'er, come here, kneel down for your Uncle Ji Xing! Liang Ji knew Cao Teng's identity at this time, and he despised him very much in his heart, but he still had to kneel down according to his father's orders.

"Hurry up! Get up! Cao Teng didn't dare to let Liang Ji kneel on his knees, so he hurriedly resigned, but Liang Shang said again, "Your Uncle Ji Xing is cautious and decent, if you have any major decisions in the future, you can find him......" Liang Ji nodded hesitantly, and Cao Teng also hurriedly agreed.

Then Liang Shang and Liang Ji's father and son talked about some housework, and Cao Teng went out, "Son, I haven't made great achievements for my father in my life, but my Liang family has enjoyed great glory, all because of your sister and aunt, and now I don't have much time, according to the etiquette law, this funeral costs a lot of money, and now the border is unstable, and the country is in short supply of money and food, how can my family add to the burden of the court; After I go, you need to be as humble as a father and make more meritorious contributions to the court, if you are still as stubborn as you are now, I am afraid that the Liang family will ......."

Sure enough, a few days later, Liang Shang was driven west, along with his entrustment, and was completely forgotten by Liang Ji, attacking the rank of general and officer, and even more reckless. Then Emperor Shun also died in the first year of Jiankang, that is, in 144 A.D., his son was only two years old Emperor Chong ascended the throne, and this young son did not take long to die, and Emperor Shun has no queen, Liang Ji brothers and sisters found Liu Zhan, the son of the King of Bohai in the side branch, as the emperor, is the quality emperor.

The little emperor is young, but he is very smart, he can't get used to Liang Ji's arrogance in the court, and he can't live a lifetime, once the court called Liang Ji "General Bahu", Liang Ji was so angry that his face was pale, and he had a murderous intent, but he pretended to go to Cao Teng to discuss the abolition of the emperor, hoping to get the support of the eunuchs, and before Cao Teng made a decision, he poisoned the emperor on the second day, and there was no master on the throne at that time, and it was very important to set up who was the emperor.

At that time, there were two factions of opinion in the court, one was the famous scholar officials led by Taiwei Li Gu and Situ Huguang, who supported Liu Garlic, another heir of the Qinghe king's lineage. The other faction is Liang Ji, a relative of Liang Ji and the Empress Dowager Liang Yan, although they have no one in their hearts, they are not ready to listen to these scholars......

"General, Liu Lian, the king of Qinghe, is old and virtuous, and if he wants to deal with political affairs, he will be fair and reasonable, so that the civil and military forces and the people will be convinced......" But Li Gu ran to the Liang Ji Mansion to discuss the establishment of the emperor with him, and he knew that the court was still the Liang family.

"This ...... I'm afraid I'm too hasty......" Liang Ji didn't clearly state his position, only chatting about irrelevant things in the east and west, but not talking about the topic, which made Li Gu depressed.

"Go, find Cao Teng, no, please serve Master Cao Teng Cao to the house!" After Li Gu left, Liang Ji said to his subordinates.

Only an hour later, Cao Teng has appeared on the Liang Ji Mansion, since the death of Liang Shang, Cao Teng has been to the Liang Mansion for a long time, at this time Liang Ji asked to see, I thought that it was for the establishment of the emperor, and it could not be shirked, one is because of the lifeblood of the Han family, and the other is because of the death of Liang Shang.

"Uncle Cao, this matter of establishing a monarch is a top priority, and the little nephew does not dare to be arbitrary, so I invite you to come to the mansion to discuss, I hope you will guide the little nephew in the relationship between your father and you......" Liang Ji said seemingly modestly.

"This Qinghe King Liu Garlic is respectful, I think he is a good candidate, I don't know if the general has any favorites?" Cao Teng didn't dare to hold it up, although Liang Ji called him an elder, he didn't dare to call Liang Jixian nephew.

"Well...... The little nephew looks at this Liwu Marquis Liu Zhi is also generous and benevolent...... I wonder what Uncle Cao thinks? Liang Shang pretended to hesitate for a long time before he said.

"Liu Zhi? This Liwu Marquis Liu Zhifang is fifteen years old, but he has not heard of anything extraordinary, he wants to be a mediocre person, he thinks that this Liang Ji wants to learn from Huo Guang, Liu Garlic is old, and he can make his own decisions, but it is not easy to control, and this Liu Zhi is young and mediocre, and he is an excellent candidate for his Liang family. Cao Teng's heart turned, and he already understood what Liang Ji was thinking.

Cao Teng didn't want to be entrusted by Liang Shang, let alone the wish of Emperor Shun, and he was also inclined to set up Liu Garlic, so he thought for a moment at this time, and said to Liang Ji, "If you don't see it in person, it's not easy to decide, so I'm going to visit Liu Garlic, the king of Qinghe, to see if he is really as virtuous as everyone says, and then make a decision......" Liang Ji knew Cao Teng's plan to delay the army, but he didn't say anything, only said, "That bothers Uncle Cao as a little nephew, oh, no, the Han family has gone down to the world......"

"That's how it should be!" Cao Teng also no longer delayed, immediately out of the Liang Mansion, looking for a carriage and went to the Qinghe Palace, in fact, Cao Teng went to be entrusted by others, that is, a eunuch in the palace, the emperor replaced, they naturally want to change a backer, so they are ready to befriend him before Liu Garlic is the emperor, and when the new emperor ascends the throne, they are meritorious ministers, especially the two newly promoted Huangmen called Shan Chao and Xu Huang, these days to Cao Teng is rubbing his legs and beating his shoulders, I want to hear some news.

Cao Teng's carriage arrived at the Qinghe Palace, and went to call the door with the gifts purchased yesterday, and the servant said that he was entering the mansion, and Cao Teng waited outside the gate of this mansion.

"Lord Wang, Cao Teng, a regular attendant outside the door, asks to see you." The servant informed a clear-faced scholar-looking man in the room, who was about twenty years old, and was holding a book and looking at it, it was Liu Garlic, the king of Qinghe.

Liu Garlic put down the scroll in his hand quite unhappily, frowned and said, "What is this eunuch coming to me for?" I think I know that I want to make me the emperor, so I came to stammer. With a conclusion in his heart, he said, "No, say that I haven't gotten up yet, let him wait." As he spoke, he picked up the book and read it, thinking that this Liu Garlic, as a royal family, was immersed in ancient Confucian scriptures and ancient books on weekdays, pretended to be high, and made friends with people who were full of knowledge and elegance, and he was disgusted with these eunuchs.

Cao Teng heard the servant outside the door, and felt that he had come early, so he went back to the sedan chair to rest, and waited until noon, before he went to call the door again, and the servant went to pass again. ”

After another hour, Liu Garlic let people open the door and enter the main hall, Cao Teng saw a young man sitting in the right position, drinking tea with a glass in one hand, and knew that it was the King of Qinghe, so he stepped forward to bow and salute, but Liu Garlic did not return the salute, still drinking tea, and said after a while, "This king slept late last night, and he only got up at this time, so don't blame Cao Changshi." But there was no concern in his tone.

"How dare you, disturbing the prince's rest is the crime of the lower officials!" Cao Teng raised his eyes again and again, but saw that the scroll beside Liu Garlic had been turned over, and he said in his heart, "It turns out that he has already woken up, so he doesn't want to see me......" couldn't help frowning slightly, and then eased.

Who knew that after Liu Garlic finished speaking, he picked up the book and read it, as if he didn't want to pay attention to Cao Teng, and he didn't even prepare tea for him, Cao Teng was also extremely embarrassed in his heart, but it was inconvenient to speak first, so the two of them sat quietly in this mansion......