After 185 years, compared with the great construction and development of Youzhou, the entire Han Dynasty became more and more decadent.

The remnants of the Yellow Turbans, rebellious parties and bandits in various places often riot and revolt, making people all over the world panic; The Qiang people rioted in Liangzhou, and the leader of the Qiang people, Beigong Boyu, colluded with local forces to attack the city and kill officials, and actually had the intention of establishing a country on his own; In recent years, natural disasters have continued to fall, drought, floods, insect plagues, and the population of the Central Plains has decreased sharply.

The Han Dynasty was in a hurry, and the armies in various places were frequently mobilized and suppressed everywhere, but they were like flies without a head, and it was difficult to achieve results.

As a result, someone proposed to Emperor Ling to revert to the state pastoral system, and the state pastor of a state should have full control over the military and political powers, and act cheaply in order to calm the situation. Emperor Ling thought about it, and under the impetus of people with intentions, he recognized the state pastoral system.

When Liu Yuan received the holy decree to be promoted to Youzhou Mu, he said left and right: "The world is going to be chaotic!" ”

The state pastor holds the military and political power, just like the princes of one side, plus the court is weak and unable to control the situation, and the small actions of the state pastor are even more frequent. Some even changed the official system, raised tax rates, and even privately increased the number of troops, and their wolf ambitions were clearly exposed.

But after all, the Han Dynasty has gone through four hundred years of ups and downs, and no matter how rampant the state pastor is, on the bright side, he does not dare to resist the will of the imperial court, that is, Liu Yuan is like this, with a strong army and an economic foundation behind him, and Emperor Ling's decree must be followed.

Therefore, the situation of the entire Han Dynasty is quite calm on the surface.

In a word, the Spirit Emperor is not dead, and the world is not chaotic!

In the summer of 188, a major event occurred in Youzhou.

Liu Yuan's wedding!

This year, Liu Yuan was twenty years old. All the undertakings in Youzhou are on the right track, so under the urging of Liu's mother, Liu Yuan held a grand wedding with Cai Yan and Zhen Mi.

As the only prince outside the direct royal family, as a world-famous general, Liu Yuan's wedding can be described as very lively.

The court, all the major officials, whether sincere or false, personally went to Youzhou to congratulate him, that is, the royal family, and also sent the crown prince Liu Wei to Youzhou. In the opposition, major chambers of commerce, families and other forces have also sent important missions, carrying generous gifts, and coming to join forces for various purposes.

What's more, even the countries of the Western Regions have sent envoys to celebrate. Since Huang Chang subdued the Hetao Zhuhu and brought the Hetao region under his control two years ago, Liu Yuan's power has bordered the countries of the Western Regions and become neighbors.

At the beginning, after many conflicts with the countries of the Western Regions and the fear of killing them, the countries of the Western Regions remembered that Liu Yuan had defeated Xianbei and other departments and unified the great achievements of the Northern Frontier, and he was really scared into a cold sweat, so he hurriedly begged for peace and showed goodwill, and gave up a considerable part of the interests of the Western Regions.

With the infiltration of Youzhou forces into the Western Regions, the Silk Road was reopened, and the trade of tea, porcelain, cattle, sheep and horses, weapons, armor and even the marine fishery of Youzhou gradually flourished.

The arrival of the envoys from the Western Regions pushed Liu Yuan's wedding to the top.

People were full of emotion, and even the Hu people in the Western Regions who were thousands of miles away came to celebrate Liu Yuan, which shows that Liu Yuan's reputation is high, and it can be seen that the reputation of the Han Dynasty is still there!

After the wedding, Liu Yuan had a cordial conversation with the representatives of the major forces for half the night, and then he was slightly drunk, and he was not as good as the new house.

In the room, the lights and candles were shining, and on the wide couch edge, two brides dressed in red wedding robes and red silk scarves on their heads sat motionless, but the two pairs of small hands with jade fingers intertwined showed the uneasy mood of their owners.

Liu Yuan laughed, walked over, gently uncovered the two red hijabs, led the two beautiful ladies like fairies, drank a glass of wine, and poured them into the couch!

Hongluan warm tent, **galloping!

In a trance, the sound of panting and heavy breathing is endless!

After Liu Yuan's wedding, the world fell into calm for the time being. And Liu Yuan, every time, takes his wife to wander around, and he is very good.

On this day, Liu Yuan received a tip, saying that Emperor Ling issued an order to set up eight schools in the West Garden, with Xiaohuangmen Jianshuo as the captain of the military academy to command the army. However, the real power of the Eighth School of the West Park is in the hands of He Jin, and Jian Shuo can only give orders in the name of the Son of Heaven, but in fact, he is just a bare-bones commander.

Reading the line newspaper, Liu Yuan groaned.

It is now 188 years, and according to the development of history, next year, that is, 189, will be the time when the Spirit Emperor and the Dragon will ascend to heaven. At that time, the Han Dynasty will exist in name only, opening the prelude to the century-old war of the Three Kingdoms.

Liu Yuan wanted to do something, but he couldn't, although he was anxious, he was helpless.

Without the will of Emperor Ling, as the King of Yuyang, who controls hundreds of thousands of troops, he has no reason to return to the Central Plains, otherwise it will be a great rebellion.

remembered that Emperor Ling entrusted him a few years ago and asked him to support the Prince's Association to ascend to the throne, but now he has no chance. However, he believes that there will be opportunities. If Emperor Ling wanted to let Wang Meiren's son, the prince Xie, ascend to the throne, before returning to heaven, he would definitely notify Liu Yuan with a secret decree. Even if Emperor Ling forgets, then when the situation in the Central Plains is so eroded that it can't be cleaned up, someone will naturally ask him to go back.

Therefore, Liu Yuan suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and was still leisurely and lazy every day, as if he didn't care about the world.

Time is a year, and it is the turn of summer and autumn.

Luoyang.

Since a few months ago, Emperor Ling had been bedridden, and now, he has been called Bo Xishan, and he has not had a few days to wake up all day, and the whole person is in a trance. the eunuch forces led by Zhang Rang; the forces of foreign relatives headed by He Hou and He Jin; and the ** forces headed by the Empress Dowager Dong, all of which are quietly operating, only the family forces in the court are actually very calm and do not see the slightest movement.

Imperial Palace, inside the Lingdi Bedroom.

The little yellow door was standing solemnly aside, and the two palace maids were supporting the Spirit Emperor on the dragon couch and feeding some gruel.

After drinking two mouthfuls of gruel, the Spirit Emperor opened his eyes slightly, and there was a divine light flickering in it.

"Let's go down." Emperor Ling lay on the backrest and waved his hand to let the palace maid leave. After a while, only Jian Shuo and Emperor Ling were left in the palace.

"Jian Shuo." The Spirit Emperor looked at Jian Shuo and shouted in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty!" The general doctor fell to his knees.

"Jian Shuo, I can't do it." Emperor Ling said lightly, as if he had seen through life and death, and he didn't care.

"How so? Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and he has the protection of God, and a little illness can be cured for a while! Jian Shuo raised his head, looking a little flustered. He is just a small yellow door, and he is not a big role in the palace, only because Emperor Ling attaches importance to his current status, so he is very loyal to Emperor Ling.

In these days when Emperor Ling was groggy, Jian Shuo accompanied him as long as he was free, and he did not slack off at all. At this time, the Spirit Emperor suddenly had a spirit, but it made Jian Shuoshen flustered-back to the light!

The Spirit Emperor shook his head, and a sarcastic smile curled up at the corner of his mouth: "Heaven bless? . Hehehe, you are the person I trust the most, and I want to entrust you with an important matter. ”

"Your Majesty" Jian Shuo was very moved when he heard that he was the most trusted person of the Son of Heaven, and he burst into tears at the moment.

"I want Xie'er to ascend the throne, but unfortunately there are any constraints outside, there is interference from the queen inside, I am powerless, but I am about to ascend to heaven, these troublesome things, I can't do it if I want to, Jian Shuo, after my death, if there is a chance, I will support Xie'er to ascend the throne, if not, go to Youzhou, find Liu Zihong, the king of Yuyang, he will definitely help Xie'er and revive the Han Dynasty!"

As he spoke, Emperor Ling took out a scroll of holy decrees from the fall, handed it to Jian Shuo, and said, "This is the holy decree of succession." Jian Shuo, if Xie'er can ascend the throne safely, he will read it at the enthronement ceremony, if not, he must not be exposed, and he must find a way to hand it over to the king of Yuyang. Also, the jade seal of the country must be preserved and cannot be lost! ”

Jian Shuo took the holy decree, cherished it in his arms, and looked at the divine light that gradually dissipated in the eyes of the Spirit Emperor, and he couldn't cry.

"Hehe, I've been ridiculous for a lifetime, and I've enjoyed a lifetime, it's worth it hahaha" Emperor Ling smiled and smiled, his brain was crooked, and there was no sound!

Son of Heaven, die!

"Your Majesty!"

Jian Shuo fell to his knees with a thud and fell to the ground.

Soon, the news of the death of the Son of Heaven spread all over Luoyang, and there was a lot of silence in the huge Luoyang.

Jian Shuo remembered Emperor Ling's instructions and knew that if he wanted to support Liu Xie's ascension, he must get rid of the generals He Jin and Empress He, otherwise, with the support of these two people, the superior must be Liu Wei, not Liu Xie.

So, Jian Shuo summoned his confidants, held a sharp blade and axe, and ambushed in the hall containing the coffin of the Spirit Emperor, just waiting for He Jin and He Hou to come to mourn, and waited for the opportunity to kill him.

Who expected that there would be any spies in the henchmen, so the matter was known to He Hou, He Hou was shocked, and immediately sent someone to inform He Jin.

After He Jin found out, he was also shocked, thought about it, and decided to lead troops into the palace, and meet Empress He to put Liu Wei on the throne first.

So, He Jin gathered his subordinates and led the eight schools of the West Garden, with a total of 30,000 troops, and went straight to the palace.

The palace guards were He Jin's people, so the army entered the palace without encountering any obstacles.

Then, He Jin issued an edict to convene hundreds of civil and military officials to gather in the Zhengxuan Palace.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Son of Heaven has returned to the West, and Heaven and Earth are sad. But the so-called country can not be said to be ownerless, this general thinks, should first set up a new emperor, and then bury the first emperor, what do you think? ”

Civil and military officials, you look at me, I look at you, and look at the tens of thousands of troops around you, and they collectively lost their voices.

"Well, since you don't speak, you agree." He Jin's face flashed red, he was very excited, and said: "The prince argues that he is the eldest son of the first emperor, and the queen is the new emperor, and he will ascend the throne immediately!" ”

As soon as He Jin's voice fell, he saw He Hou walking out of the side and arguing with the prince who was already wearing a dragon robe.

Empress He helped the prince to board the dragon chair, and he sat next to him and glanced at the general He Jin.

He Jin smiled slightly, and immediately bowed down: "Minister He Jin, please see Your Majesty!" ”

"Meet Your Majesty!"

The officials of He Jin's department immediately followed and bowed down.

"Meet Your Majesty!"

Immediately after, the other civil and military officers also fell to the ground.

In this way, the prince argued on the throne, because he was young, he was listened to by the queen mother, who had become the queen mother, and the general He Jin assisted.

When Jian Shuo, who was waiting in the coffin hall, heard the news, he almost fainted.

The emperor is newly mourned, these people don't come to mourn and visit, and actually set up a new emperor, which is simply a big rebellion!

However, Jian Shuo is not a stupid person, and when he calms down and thinks about it, he knows that his plan may have gone wrong, so he hid it at the moment.

Jian Shuo, who was hiding in **, still didn't want to give up the idea of getting rid of He Jin and others, but he knew that he was probably not enough alone, so he decided to contact Zhang Rang and other eunuchs and Empress Dowager Dong and others to work together to solve He Jin!

However, at this time, He Jin had already ordered the arrest of Jian Shuo, who avoided several waves of searches, and his heart gradually cooled down.

After a few turns of thought, Jian Shuo suddenly said to a little eunuch beside him: "Xiao Qi, are you loyal to the emperor?" Are you loyal to me? ”

The little eunuch named Xiao Qi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Xiao Qi has received the great favor of the emperor and the adult, and it is difficult to repay ten thousand deaths!" ”

"Hmm." Jian Shuo pondered for a long time, suddenly took out a small package from his arms, handed it to Xiao Qi, and said solemnly: "Xiao Qi, this is an important matter entrusted to me before His Majesty returns to heaven, and now I will hand it over to you, you immediately mix out of the palace, go straight to Youzhou, and hand over these things to Liu Yuan, the king of Yuyang!" ”

Jian Shuo knew that it would be difficult to survive, but he was arranging a way back.

Xiao Qi took the package, gritted his teeth, and replied: "Don't worry, adults, even if you don't want to fight Xiao Qi's bad life, you have to complete the task!" ”

"Good!" Jian Shuo patted him on the shoulder with relief, and was about to say a few more words, but when he heard the noise approaching, he immediately shouted: "Xiao Qi, go quickly!" ”

In the end, Xiao Qi escaped from the palace, and Jian Shuo died tragically, and his body was dismembered!

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