Chengdu.

Liu Yan was already lying on the bed in a groggy state at this time, unable to speak. A generation of heroes lingering on the sickbed is really a kind of sadness and irony.

A fire a few months ago almost burned the Mianzhu of Yizhou's administrative office, destroying countless government offices and people's houses, and causing heavy casualties.

The superstitious Liu Yan thought that this was God's punishment for his deviation from the Han, and after moving the office to Chengdu, he suffered a carbuncle attack and fell ill in bed all of a sudden.

Liu Yan was sometimes awake, sometimes unconscious, and the doctor had already made a statement that there was no doctor. In the hall outside the bedroom, all the important officials of Yizhou were gathered, and everyone's faces were worried.

Liu Yan has returned to heaven and lacks skills, and the medicine is difficult to treat, these people no longer have any hope that he can be cured, and what makes them frown is the question of the heir of Yizhou related to the future fate of Yizhou.

This is also related to the fate of all Yizhou officials, almost all the officials or representatives of the wealthy families in Yizhou gathered here to discuss nervously.

Liu Yan's four sons, in addition to the early death of the third son Liu Mao, the eldest son Liu Fan was the general of Zuo Zhonglang in the capital, and the second son Liu Dan and the youngest son Liu Zhang were by his side.

According to the Confucian inheritance order pursued by the scholars, the eldest son, Liu Fan, should be the lord of Yizhou, but it is better to let the imperial court directly send another Yizhou pastor.

Over the years, these people have followed Liu Yan to do a lot of things to stand on their own feet and work against the imperial court, if they let the power of the imperial court return to Yizhou, how can they have their good fruits to eat?

For this reason, the heir of Yizhou can only be produced between the second son Liu Dan and the fourth son Liu Zhang.

The entire Yizhou officials were divided into two camps at this time, on the one hand, the Yizhou scholar group headed by Dong Fu, the governor of Shu in the western part of Shu County, believed that the second son, Liu Dan, was older and should be the lord of Yizhou. On the other hand, led by Zhao Wei, representing a large part of the local forces in Yizhou, was dissatisfied with Liu Dan's attitude towards the imperial court, and was worried that it would damage the interests of Yizhou, so he promoted Liu Zhang as the pastor of Yizhou.

In fact, there is another deep reason why Zhao Wei recommended Liu Zhang as Yizhou Mu, that is, Zhao Wei felt that Liu Zhang's personality was weak, which was convenient for future control.

Liu Yan was dying at this time, and the two camps gathered together and began a-for-tat battle for the throne.

Zhao Wei first said to Wang Shang, who was engaged in governance: "There is an accident in the palace, and Yizhou is in danger. The fourth son, Wen Ren, can be the lord of Yizhou. ”

Wang Shang was silent. He also didn't like Liu Dan, who was pro-court, and valued Liu Zhang's gentleness more. However, he was recommended by Dong Fu to serve beside Liu Yan, and he was also a member of the Yizhou Shiren Group, so it was not easy to speak out against Dong Fu, so he had to retreat to the side and remain silent.

Dong Fu saw Zhao Wei on the side inciting everyone to support Liu Zhang, and said angrily: "The second son's birthday is also in Yizhou, how can he abolish the elder and the younger?" This is really the way to get into trouble. ”

Chen Shi, Zhu Gui and other Yizhou officials also stood up and spoke out in support of Dong Fuli's second son, Liu Dan.

Zhao Wei did not discuss with Dong Fu, but turned his head and said to Pang Xi, the general of Dongzhou Zhonglang, in private: "You are kind to the fourth son, why can't you stand up and support the fourth son?" ”

Zhao Wei's idea is very smart. Dong Fu is knowledgeable and good at debating, if he argues with him, he will fall behind, and Dong Fu and himself are also old officials who went to the official and followed Liu Yan into Shu. After arriving in Yizhou, Dong Fu recommended Wang Shang, Zhu Gui and many other celebrities to assist Liu Yan, and made great contributions to Liu Yan's establishment of Yizhou separatist forces, which can be said to be deeply trusted by Liu Yan. Similarly, Dong Fu is also a leader of the Yizhou Shiren Group.

I have no chance of winning against him at all, and I can't talk about him, and his fame is not as big as him. So Zhao Wei chose to avoid his edge and turned his head to win over Pang Xi.

Pang Xi's reputation is not as good as Dong Fuda's, but what he has is strength. Zhao Wei valued the Dongzhou Army behind Pang Xi.

The Dongzhou Army was an elite army composed of displaced people in Nanyang and Sanfu regions in order to consolidate his rule in Yizhou. Pang Xi, who led the army, was originally a speaker of the imperial court, and was ordered to escort Liu Dan and Liu Zhang into Shu, Liu Yan valued his force, and in order to thank him for his escort, he reused him as a Zhonglang general to lead the Dongzhou soldiers.

Zhao Wei wooed Pang Xi precisely to win over the military force of the Dongzhou Army. No matter how good Dong Fu's group is in terms of knowledge and fame, in the troubled times, the right to speak is still in the hands of the person with the knife.

Pang Xi originally had a good relationship with Liu Zhang, and when he heard Zhao Wei say this, he immediately stood up to support Liu Zhang: "The prince of the house is seriously ill, and the fourth prince has been serving in front of the bed, and he is not slacking off in food and clothing. ”

Pang Xi is not stupid, and knows how to use filial piety, which is most valued by Confucianism, to plug the mouths of these scholars. And the last sentence is also the most threatening, many people who support Liu Dan but are timid really shrank back, and the forces that support Liu Zhang immediately became active, and they all said that Liu Zhang's entry into Yizhou was expected by everyone.

Pang Xi's words dealt a big blow to the camp that supported Liu Dan, and Dong Fu suddenly realized an important problem:

Why hasn't Liu Dan come back yet?

After Liu Yan moved the administrative office to Chengdu, he ordered Liu Dan to stay in Mianzhu to be responsible for disaster relief and reconstruction. Mianzhu is only seven or eight miles away from Chengdu, and after Liu Yan became seriously ill, Dong Fu had already sent someone to inform Liu Dan to come to Chengdu quickly, why didn't he show up now?

Dong Fu hurriedly summoned the school captain Sun Ji to come and ask: "I ordered you to send someone to Mianzhu to inform the second son to return to Chengdu, have you ever sent it?" ”

Sun Meng replied: "The main roads outside the city are blocked by soldiers, and the envoy has not arrived. ”

Dong Fu was shocked and asked, "Who is so bold and blocking the road?" ”

Sun Wei replied, "Zhao Wei." ”

Dong Fu immediately understood Zhao Wei's trick, Liu Dan did not appear at such an important moment, it was equivalent to giving up the battle for the position of Yizhou, even if Liu Yan made him the heir in the end, Zhao Wei could take the opportunity to take the opportunity.

Dong Fu walked up to Zhao Wei and asked loudly: "Who is you, who dares to block the road and block the messenger, doesn't you want to betray the Lord and stand on your own?" ”

Zhao Wei replied unhurriedly: "Fujun is critically ill, so in order to prevent the villain from taking advantage of the opportunity, he blocked the news." ”

How could Dong Fu believe such nonsense, and said with a sneer: "I'm afraid you want to follow Zhao Gao's edict to support the second." ”

Zhao Wei said angrily: "There is no definite number with whom the prince will pass on the throne, how can he follow Zhao Gao's edict?" Thou shalt filthy innocence, don't you deceive me without a sword? ”

Zhao Wei drew his sword, and the hall was immediately tense and full of tension.

Although I don't believe that Zhao Wei really dared to stab Dong Fu to death with a sword, after all, Zhao Wei had a military career, and Dong Fuchun was a scholar, and only Dong Fu suffered when the two of them moved.

Wang Shang hurriedly came out to play a round and said, "Why should the two of you fight for outsiders? ”

The two were arguing, and an attendant came to report: "The prince has woken up." ”

When everyone heard this, they hurriedly rushed to Liu Yan's bedroom. On the way, he met Wu Yi, and Dong Fu asked first: "How is the prince?" ”

Wu Yi's family and Liu Yan are in-laws, and Wu Yi's sister is married to Liu Yan's third son, Liu Mao. After Liu Mao's early death, his sister was widowed, but her close relationship with Liu Yan was not interrupted. After Liu Yan became seriously ill, he also accompanied Liu Zhang in the inner hall.

As soon as Wu Yi saw Dong Fu and the others, he immediately gave a respectful salute. His father and Dong Fu and Zhao Wei were both early members of the team who abandoned the official and followed Liu Yan into Shu, although Wu's father had passed away, but Wu Yi still had to meet Dong Fu and Zhao Yun and others as a younger generation.

Wu Yi replied to Dong Fudao: "The prince of the palace has already woken up, but he can't speak yet, and it was the fourth prince who sent someone to pass the princess over." ”

Everyone hurriedly walked into Liu Yan's bedroom, and when Zhao Wei saw Liu Zhang standing at the head of the bed, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "Fourth son, is the prince better?" ”

Liu Zhang's face showed grief and wept: "My father just woke up, and he was in a coma at this time. ”

Zhao Wei asked again: "What can the prince say?" ”

Liu Zhang shook his head. Zhao Wei thought in his heart that it was not a way to drag on like this, and now the situation was in his favor, so he had to settle the matter of the heir as soon as possible, in case it would change later.

Zhao Wei came to the couch in a few steps, and called Liu Yan softly: "Fujun! Fujun! ”

Dong Fu was dissatisfied: "Zhao Wei can't be rude!" ”

Zhao Wei also ignored it. continued to shout Liu Yan. Suddenly, Liu Yan really opened his eyes.

As soon as everyone saw that Liu Yan had woken up, they all suddenly came to their senses, and even Dong Fu no longer cared about Zhao Wei's rudeness, and bowed down to Liu Yan's couch together.

Zhao Wei first asked: "Fujun has been ill for a long time, and no one has to deal with the affairs of Yizhou, and the people are panicking. Wangfu Jun has long been virtuous and wise, and the hearts of the people in Anyi Prefecture are safe. ”

Liu Yan was silent.

Dong Fu interjected on the side: "Second Gongzixian, is it okay?" ”

Liu Yan still didn't answer.

Zhao Wei said again: "The fourth prince is benevolent, and we are willing to sincerely assist." ”

Pang Xi and the others also immediately echoed behind Zhao Wei: "We are all willing to assist the fourth prince." ”

Liu Yan glanced at Zhao Wei, and finally raised his hand weakly and clicked again and again, and then fell into a deep sleep.

Zhao Wei couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw Fujun nodding, and shouted excitedly: "Fujun refers to the establishment of the fourth prince to inherit the position of Yizhou." ”

After speaking, he pulled everyone to pay homage to Liu Zhang, who was still a little enlightened next to him, and everyone called him "Lord".

Dong Fu sighed secretly on the side. I have been with Liu Yan for a long time and know him very well. The attitude of the second son, Liu Dan, to the imperial court Liu Yan has always been disliked, and the weak character of the fourth son Liu Zhang Liu Yan also does not look down on it, so Liu Yan has been hesitating about the heir of Yizhou, which is also the main reason why he has not established the heir of Yizhou for a long time.

And in the end, Liu Zhang was chosen only because he saw that the forces supporting Liu Zhang were relatively large, so he had to do it as a last resort.

Suddenly, Dong Fu felt that he was much older again, and it seemed that he was no longer suitable for crawling and intriguing in his career. At the beginning, he chose to abandon his official position and follow Liu Yan into Shu, the purpose was to find a paradise to live in. It's just that after coming to Yizhou, the sea fluctuated, and it seemed that he was getting farther and farther away from his original ideals. Now that even Liu Yan is dying, Dong Fu is a little disheartened about his career, and he has a desire to retreat.

The issue of Yizhou's heir has settled, and everyone supports Liu Yan as the pastor of Yizhou and leads Yizhou.

That night, Liu Yan died of illness. This late Han dynasty hero finally came to the end of his life. He had pushed the Han Empire to the brink of division because of his own selfishness. It was he who offered advice to the imperial court and delegated power to the local governors, who planted the seeds of division in the Han Empire.

It's a pity that he didn't have a chance to see what kind of situation the chaos in the world he caused would go. I didn't have the opportunity to see the colorful Guangxi era created by Liu Wei.

To be continued, stay tuned for the next chapter.