The retreat of the Western Liang army such as Li Dao and Guo Yan finally lifted the last external threat to the Han Empire. From the battle for the heir after the death of Emperor Ling of Han to the disaster of Dong Zhuo just ended, after a series of battles and chaos, the empire finally got a little respite.

Although the threat of the Western Liang Army was still a big problem for the empire, Liu Wei was confident that his boiling frogs and sowing discord would make them chaotic for a while. At that time, their own strength will increase, and after the government is stable, there will naturally be a day to clean them up.

The northern army, which had gone to Runan to exterminate the Yellow Turban thieves, returned to Luoyang under an edict from Liu Wei. Under Lu Zhi's deliberateness, this army did not go far at all, so as soon as he received Liu Wei's edict, he quickly returned.

At this time, Liu Wei had already gained the advantage of the troops in Luoyang City, Jiang Qi's own more than 4,000 people, plus more than 3,000 people who incorporated Dong Zhuo, and more than 1,000 people who Cao Cao, nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses have become the most powerful faction in the Beijing Division. And Yuan Shao's command could only use less than 3,000 soldiers and horses, as for Zhao Rong, Feng Fang and other other Xiyuan Eighth School saw that the situation in Luoyang had become a one-sided trend towards Liu Wei, they had the mind of the wall grass and prepared to see the wind and rudder.

Seeing this situation, the generals of the Northern Army who returned to Luoyang naturally did not hesitate to wait and see at both ends of the snake and mouse, and for these old generals of He Jin, Liu Wei gave an edict to comfort his heart.

With the support of the army and the elimination of external threats, Liu Wei, who had changed the fate of the empire and himself, rolled up his sleeves and prepared to show his strength. But he originally thought that with the support of force, he could successfully control the government, but he didn't expect that the reality gave him a head start, and Liu Wei tragically found that he had a huge obstacle - Empress Dowager He.

Later power has always held a great weight in the political life of the Han Empire. Since the dictatorship of Empress Lu in the early Han Dynasty, many women have left a brilliant mark in the history of the Han Dynasty. However, these women undoubtedly shine as the queen mother, because the emperors of the Han Dynasty advocate filial piety, and even add the word filial piety in front of their names, such as Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaowu. Therefore, the emperor of the Han Dynasty was still very obedient to what his mother said, and no one wanted to put an unfilial hat on his head. Moreover, the Han Dynasty had many young emperors succeeding to the throne, which made the emperor's mother have to come out to listen to the government, and thus formed a huge political group in the political system of the Han Dynasty - foreign relatives.

It is precisely because of this political tradition that even after Liu Wei eliminated the Dong Zhuo group and gained the support of the army, Empress Dowager He could still stand up and give orders with confidence, but the young Liu Wei could not get the opportunity to be pro-government.

Faced with the greed of his mother, Empress Dowager He, Liu Wei angrily hid in the Dragon Garden. However, if Empress Dowager He can lead the Han Empire to the right path, then forget it. But while Empress Dowager He was greedy for power, she also exposed her stupid side, which made Liu Wei can't help but complain.

Because He Jin and He Miao have died, it is natural that the form of the auxiliary government of foreign relatives cannot be formed, and after listening to Yuan Kui's opinion, the Empress Dowager He actually came to a stroke of six ministers to assist the government, and ordered the Marquis of Rongqiu and Liu Yu to be the Taishi, and recorded the Shangshu; ordered Sikong Yang Biao to be the Taibao and record the Shangshu; and Taifu Yuan Kui recorded the same book. This is the Three Publics. In addition, the Marquis of Guannei and Huang Wan of Yuzhou were recruited as Situ, Ma Riyan was Sikong, and Lu Zhi was appointed as the Tai Lieutenant by Zhonglang of the Northern Army.

After seizing the power of the court, Empress Dowager He immediately showed her politically stupid side, because she hated Wu Kuang and others for killing her own brother He Miao (He Jin is her half-brother, and He Miao is a cousin. Not only did he withhold Liu Bian's reward for them, but he was also ready to punish them.

At this time, the situation in Luoyang was only calm on the surface, and there was an undercurrent surging in it. Wu Kuang and others were all He Jin's old subordinates and were in charge of the Northern Army. If they are punished at this time, it will inevitably cause them to rebound, and if they provoke a mutiny, Luoyang will fall into chaos again.

However, what is even more infuriating is the attitude of Empress Dowager He and the six ministers who care for their lives towards Dong Zhuo's subordinates. Although Dong Zhuo was controlled in Beijing, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others were still caught with heavy troops, although Liu Wei used a soft policy against them to temporarily appease them. But the court scholars did not agree with Liu Wei's approach.

In September of the first year of Guangxi, Wang Yun, who had been promoted from Henan Yin to the imperial court, wrote to the imperial court, saying that Dong Zhuo threatened the Beijing division with his troops, and the crime was extremely evil, and the Son of Heaven did not take criminal responsibility, but gave a heavy reward, which would make the ambitious people in the world think that the imperial court was weak and could be bullied. The imperial court should recover Dong Zhuo's reward and take his knighthood and hand it over to the court for trial. As for Dong Zhuo's subordinates Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, Wang Yun believed that the reason why Dong Zhuo was arrogant and domineering was the result of their helping to do evil, so they should not be appeased, but seized their military power and took them down for punishment.

Wang Yun's idea was simply a stupid move, which was to push the Han Empire into the fire. Originally, in history, it was because Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo but did not pardon Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, that the rebellion of the Xiliang Army was caused, and Li Dao Guo Yan marched into Chang'an.

To Liu Wei's surprise, this form was approved by the Empress Dowager He and submitted to the six auxiliary ministers for consultation.

After learning the news, Liu Wei was completely furious. It was not easy for him to save the Han Empire, but he didn't expect that Empress Dowager He's series of stupid decisions would lead the Han into chaos again.

And the most unbearable thing for Liu Wei is that he endured and urine and endured, and pretended to be a grandson for so long, just so that one day he could come to the government in person, make decisions and show what he wanted. As a result, now he has set up a stage but has sung for others.

Liu Bian knew in his heart that if the problem of Empress Dowager He could not be solved as soon as possible, it would bring unimaginable disasters to the empire. But dealing with the Empress Dowager He can't resort to force like dealing with Dong Zhuo, after all, she is her mother, and the Han Dynasty rules the world by flaunting filial piety, if she openly deals with the Empress Dowager He, I am afraid that she will be condemned by public opinion and affect her rule.

Among the reasons why the Ten Standing Servants killed He Jin, it was not that there was a poison to the mother of the country (Empress Dowager Dong) and rebellion. Therefore, Liu Wei must maintain a cautious attitude towards the issue of Empress Dowager He.

Just as Liu Wei was alone in the other house in the Dragon Garden thinking about solving the problem of the Empress Dowager He, Tang Ji hurriedly ran in with Princess Wannian.

Princess Wannian's face was red because of urgency, her eyes were like peaches, and her eyes were full of tears, as if she had just cried.

As soon as she ran in, Princess Wannian cried to Liu Wei: "Your Majesty, go and save your brother, the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will send someone to kill Brother Xie!" ”

"What?" Liu Bianteng got up from the chair with a bang.

"What the hell is going on, Sister Wannian?"

Princess Wannian sobbed and said: "This morning, the Queen Mother issued an edict to give her brother to death, and at this time she has already sent Xiao Huangmen to Gao'an Pavilion." ”

"Bastard!" Liu Wei kicked over the table in front of him and rushed out.

Before Liu Wei succeeded to the throne, Liu Xie originally lived in the Jiade Hall with the Empress Dowager Dong. Later, because Liu Wei succeeded to the throne, the Empress Dowager He listened to the government and forcibly occupied the Jiade Palace, and Liu Xie moved out of the Jiade Hall and took refuge in the Gao'an Pavilion.

The Gao'an Pavilion is located in the southeast corner of the North Palace, but the Maolong Garden is in the southwest of the North Palace, the two sides are separated by a long distance, and Liu Wei is anxious, and he can't reach the speed, and he hasn't even had time to ride the horse, so he runs towards the Gao'an Pavilion with just two feet.

The other guards didn't know it, and when they saw Liu Wei running out like crazy, they were so frightened that the head of the guard, Zhang Tao and others, hurriedly followed.

Although Liu Wei often exercises, he is young after all, and his leg strength is insufficient. didn't run far before Zhang Tao and the others caught up, and when Liu Wei saw Zhang Tao and them coming, he said, "You wait for me to go to Gao'an Hall to save people." ”

Zhang Tao admonished: "The Gao'an Pavilion is far away from here, so it is better for your subordinates to bring horses and go with Your Majesty." ”

Liu Wei was in a hurry, didn't listen to Zhang Tao's words, and said angrily: "Between the crises, if you wait here for the horse to be brought here, wouldn't the assistant brother die early!" ”

At this time, a guard next to him, who looked like a minority person, said loudly: "Your Majesty can ride on your subordinates, and your subordinates will take Your Majesty there." ”

Zhang Tao reprimanded the guard: "Hu Che'er, don't talk nonsense, your foot strength is as fast as a horse's?" Besides, the body of the Son of Heaven is more precious than heaven and earth, if there is anything wrong with riding on you, can you afford it? ”

The guard named Hu Che'er was originally from the Hu people, and he was used to being casual in Dong Zhuo's army, although he didn't dare to speak up to the commander's reprimand, he also glared at Zhang Tao angrily.

Zhang Tao didn't let Hu Che'er carry Liu Wei, firstly, because he did not understand his ability, and secondly, Hu Che'er was originally a member of the Xiliang Army, and he was newly attached, and he still had doubts about his loyalty to Zhang Tao.

But as soon as Liu Wei heard that this guard was called Hu Che'er, he was relieved and said: "I can trust the ability of Hu Guard, so let him carry me." ”

Liu Wei patted Hu Che'er on the shoulder again and encouraged him: "Guard Hu, don't let me down." ”

Hu Che'er's eyes were red, and there were tears in his eyes, since he and a group of Xiliang comrades were incorporated into the palace guards, all he felt was the distrustful gaze of others. And Liu Weigui is the Son of Heaven, with thousands of connections, but he trusts himself so much in a person he has never met, and the person who is a confidant dies, Hu Che'er is not good at words, so he can only kneel on the ground with a plop, and say with a resolute and solemn expression: "Your Majesty, please." ”

Hu Che'er was moved, and Liu Wei saw it in his eyes, and nodded with satisfaction in his heart. Although he didn't mean to buy people's hearts, it has always been a question of how the dismantled and reorganized Xiliang Army can be integrated into the current army. If you can take this as an opportunity to promote the court's friendly attitude towards the Xiliang army, it is also a good thing.

Liu Wei rode on Hu Che'er's shoulder, Hu Che'er stood up steadily, called Your Majesty to sit down, and then galloped up like an arrow from the string.

Hu Che'er's foot strength is really extraordinary, and he strides with meteoric steps, and the speed is extremely fast. The other guards were far behind, only Zhang Tao's martial arts were not bad, and secondly, he was also worried about Liu Wei's safety, so he gritted his teeth and followed closely behind.

Liu Bian, who was riding on Hu Che'er, felt the wind in his ears whirring by, but he didn't feel any bumps at all. After a while, I came to the Gao'an Pavilion.

The gate of the Gao'an Pavilion was closed, and Liu Xie's Yellow Gate and the palace people were all driven outside, guarded by a team of soldiers.

Hu Che'er gently put Liu Ban down, and the team of soldiers in front of the door recognized that it was the Son of Heaven coming, and knelt down to salute one after another.

Liu Bian didn't care about them, grabbed a palace man from Liu Xie and asked, "Where is King Chen Liu?" ”

The palace people trembled and said, "I am in the main hall of the hall with the queen mother's envoy." ”

Liu Bian left the palace people and was about to go in, when a man who looked like the leader of the group of soldiers stepped forward to stop him, bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has an edict that no one is allowed to enter." ”

As soon as the words fell, Liu Yan's flying kick had already risen. The man hunched over and kicked right in front of him. It was also Liu Wei who was so angry that he used all his strength, and the man was kicked with a face covered in blood, and he fell to the ground on his back.

The group of soldiers next to him saw that the commander was kicked by the Son of Heaven, and they looked at each other one by one, not knowing what to do. The other party is the emperor, the Ninety-Five, and no one dares to step forward to help and use force against Liu Wei.

The soldiers didn't dare to move, but it didn't mean that Liu Wei's guards would stand stupidly on the side. Zhang Tao and the others had already rushed over at this time, although they were all tired and out of breath, but as soon as they saw that someone was rude to Liu Wei, they immediately drew their swords, and Zhang Tao took the lead in shouting: "Dare to be rude to the Son of Heaven, are you impatient?" ”

The group of soldiers was so frightened that they dropped their weapons and fell to the ground.

The chief who was kicked down by Liu Wei lay on the ground and screamed in pain. Liu Wei didn't bother to pay attention to him, and walked a few steps forward to push the door.

Who knew that the door had been locked inside, and Liu Wei, who couldn't open the door, suddenly felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly shouted to Zhang Tao and them: "Go and get a rough wood and knock the door open!" ”

Hu Che'er, who was on the side, volunteered and said: "Why bother so much with the small door, Your Majesty will step aside for the time being and I will open the door for Your Majesty." ”

Hearing this, Liu Wenyan retreated to the side, Hu Che'er walked to a stone horse, and with a cat's waist and arms, he lifted the one-man tall stone horse. Then he took a few steps towards the door, screamed, and threw the stone horse towards the door.

The stone horse weighed seven or eight hundred pounds, and Hu Che'er not only lifted it, but also threw it effortlessly, what kind of divine power was it at this time? Zhang Tao and the others looked at him again, and they were already full of awe.

The gate was smashed by a stone horse, and Liu Wei was the first to rush into the door and hurriedly ran towards the main hall. Zhang Tao and others followed closely behind for personal protection.

As soon as he entered the main hall, Liu Wei saw several yellow doors twisting Liu Xie's neck with a piece of white cloth. At this time, Liu Xie's eyes were closed, his face turned blue, and Liu Wei shouted angrily: "Stop!" ”

Several yellow gates were startled, and when they saw that the emperor had led someone to break in, they were so frightened that they let go of the white cloth and knelt on the ground.

"What are you bastards doing?" Liu Wei was angry and incoherent.

One of the yellow doors didn't know the depth, but he straightened up and replied: "Your Majesty, the villain is waiting for the Queen Mother...... Yes! ”

Before the Yellow Gate could finish speaking, Liu Wei had already drawn Zhang Tao's saber and stabbed him to death.

The rest of the Huangmen killed people when they saw Liu Wei coming up, and they were all trembling with fright. Zhang Tao and the others had never seen Liu Bian's hair so angry, and they didn't wait for Liu Bian to speak, so they automatically stepped forward and pressed them and tied them up.

Liu Wei stepped forward and hugged Liu Xie and called his name loudly.

"Brother Xie, Brother Xie?"

Huang Men, who was tied up next to him, shouted and begged Liu Wei to spare his life, and Liu Wei shouted angrily: "Take them all down, if there is anything to do with Brother Xie, I will let their whole family come to the funeral!" ”

Liu Xie bit his lips tightly, no matter how much Liu Wei called, he didn't respond, Liu Wei stretched out two fingers to probe his snort, but found that Liu Xie's breath was gone.

Liu Wei was taken aback and shouted in despair: "Quickly pass the imperial doctor, save my brother!"

To be continued......

PS: Hu Chi'er in the original work has been modified to Hu Che'er, once again for my lax investigation of history, I apologize for the inconvenience caused to readers!