If it weren't for the little prince Liu Wei suddenly interjecting, Empress Dowager Dong really couldn't think of arranging henchmen in the army, she fled from Luoyang in a hurry, and there were no close ministers around her, so naturally she would not have any henchmen, so naturally she would never think about this aspect, but as soon as Liu Bi reminded her, her thoughts in this area immediately became hot!

Empress Dowager Dong patted Liu Wei on the back, and thought: "I used to always look at this son unpleasantly, but now it seems that I was too small, this child is really the orthodoxy of the royal family, although the prince of my family is young, he can get things to the point with one mouth!" ”

After she asked if it was Liu Bei, she listened to Liu argue: "Yes, what my grandson said is my uncle!" "There are countless royal clansmen, and Yuancheng is not without it, but Liu Wei can be directly called his uncle by Liu Wei, and so far, Liu Bei is the only one.

Empress Dowager Dong nodded hurriedly and said: "The good boy is reasonable, the two Aiqing can hear it, this eighteenth prince is Liu Bei, I will make him the Marquis of Yuancheng, so I will write an edict to him and let him take office." ”

Cao Ying's eyes narrowed, and he thought: "This old lady doesn't know how to behave, do you think this is in Luoyang, and she is good at making claims!" ”

Yuan Shao's heart was also very unhappy, and he felt that Empress Dowager Dong was purely old and confused!

Cao Ying and Yuan Shao came to see the Empress Dowager Dong because of the matter of the eighteenth road princes, but they didn't listen to her opinion, but the two of them had a dispute, and they both wanted to set up their own faction as the eighteenth road princes, but they didn't have the power to set up the princes, even if the Han court was weak, but the Empress Dowager Dong could temporarily replace it, and the will issued was so-so, and everyone could think that it was legitimate.

For the princes of the Eighteenth Road, they each have proposed candidates, but they can't overwhelm each other, and they just want her to choose one of the two candidates, and correct the name first, so as to suppress the other party, but before they can put forward the candidates, Liu Wei actually mentioned Liu Bei, and the Empress Dowager Dong immediately sealed the Hou, this is a big peach, Liu Bei didn't spend any effort, and he wasn't even present, and he picked the peach without knowing it!

Cao Ying and Yuan Shao are as unhappy as they are, they are not happy, children are not sensible, and it is just a matter of talking nonsense, but this old lady is not sensible, and she actually agrees indiscriminately, which is really disgusting!

Yuan Shao said: "The Queen Mother, that Liu Bei is just a grass people, although he claims to be a member of the royal family, but he doesn't know whether it is true or not, in case he is a fake, he was actually made a marquis by the Queen Mother, and became a prince all the way, if he is exposed, will he not become the laughing stock of the people in the world, and the majesty of the court will be damaged!" ”

Empress Dowager Dong is not happy anymore, could it be that as soon as she leaves the palace and says something, will she dare to refute it in person as a courtier, who you want to make a marquis, and you have to go through the consent of these two people in front of you? The two of them are obviously jealous of Liu Bei, which is really unreasonable!

Empress Dowager Dong said: "I think he is a real clan, if not, then General Gongsun will be the first to jump out and expose it, besides, I think he has very big ears, the ears of the first emperor are also quite big, and the prince's ears are also quite big, and the ears are blessed, which is the evidence of the clan, you can no longer doubt his origin!" ”

Yuan Shao can't express doubts anymore this time, if you want to say that there are a few similarities in appearance, it can be regarded as reliable, but it can be seen from the ears that they are relatives, this is unreliable, according to the old lady, then as long as the surname is Liu, and then the ears are bigger, they are all descendants of Han Gaozu? So how big are the ears?

Yuan Shao couldn't go any further, and if he continued, he might have to pull the ears of the first emperor and the crown prince, which was very inappropriate. He glanced at Cao Ying and motioned for Cao Ying to speak, even if the peach didn't fall into their hands, it couldn't fall into Liu Bei's hands!

Cao Ying said: "Queen Mother, that Liu Bei has only been in the army for a short time, and there are only some mountain and wild villagers around him, all of whom are foolish people who can't hold weapons and can't go into battle, and Liu Bei has no talent to learn, so if he is a general, I'm afraid it will be a bad thing." All the princes are going to battle, if Liu Bei goes to fight against Li Qin, think what kind of person Li Qin is, if Liu Bei is defeated, it will not only cause losses to the entire battle situation, but also greatly damage the prestige of the queen mother and the crown prince. ”

After a pause, he said again: "I'm afraid that other clans will take advantage of the opportunity, after all, there are many children of the clan, with the precedent of Liu Bei, if the people in the future also ask for such treatment, how can the imperial court have so many titles to give them!" ”

What he said was more realistic than Yuan Shao, and he was like a threat, and clearly told the Empress Dowager Dong that if you really let Liu Bei be a prince, then be careful to lose the battle, you go around yourself, the prince can't successfully ascend to the throne, it's also your fault, if other clans and royal relatives also want to be crowned marquis, you will also go around, anyway, no matter what happens, you have to be responsible! The little prince can't be the emperor, there are so many clans, let's find another one to be the new king, there's nothing wrong with it, as long as we can work against Li Qin, anyway, everyone is not really loyal to the little prince, and a little kid is not worthy of our loyalty!

If you say this to others, even if it is a faint monarch like the first emperor Liu Hong, you can hear the threat, but the Empress Dowager Dong doesn't understand these at all, not only does she not feel any difficulty, but she is very happy!

Empress Dowager Dong clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Wouldn't that be better, the more children of the clan, the more stable the prince's throne will be, and the stronger the power against Li Thief will be, as for the title or something, you don't have to worry, as long as we can let our ancestors and grandchildren return to Luoyang, the title is just the end, and the prince and I will not be stingy!" ”

She felt that she trusted the children of the clan too much, so she inevitably neglected Cao Ying and Yuan Shao a little, so she hurriedly added another sentence: "When the time comes, I will also make you a marquis, and you can also be a prince, as long as you assist the prince wholeheartedly!" ”

In the hearts of Cao Ying and Yuan Shao, four words rose at the same time: "Ignorant woman! ”

But the two of them were helpless, this was really lifting a stone and hitting their own feet, what kind of thing is Liu Bei, he suddenly became a prince all the way, or because of the two of them, this is really unexpected!

Empress Dowager Dong was confused just now, but now she is sober, and she actually understands the truth of grasping military power, she said: "You said that Liu Bei's subordinates are too few, and I can also see that what he can do is two righteous brothers, why don't you two and Gongsun Chan each divide 1,000 people to Liu Bei's men to help him build an army, mainly to protect me and the prince." ”

Cao Ying and Yuan Shao were furious, this old lady is really inexplicable, in the troubled times, the most important military power, we finally recruited these generals, how can we give them to others, isn't this cutting our flesh with a knife!

Yuan Shao didn't have a city like Cao Ying, so he immediately said: "Queen Mother, this matter is not appropriate!" There are too few soldiers and generals in the ranks, how can they be divided among others, not to mention how can Liu Bei and He De ......"

Empress Dowager Dong has lived in the deep palace for many years, don't talk about government affairs, even in the palace fight, she is at a disadvantage, if you want to talk about ability, there is really no big ability, but the more incapable people are, the more afraid others will look down on her!

Hearing Yuan Shao's direct refutation in person, Empress Dowager Dong was very angry and said, "Yuan Qingjia, how is this talking?" It's just a thousand soldiers and horses for Liu Bei, and it's mainly to protect me and the prince, isn't it possible that the prince and I can't even have a guard of 3,000 people? ”

Cao Ying glanced at Yuan Shao and thought: "If you quarrel with her, you can't win the quarrel, but you will be taken advantage of by others, in case you are dismissed again, is it possible that after you are frustrated, there is somewhere else to go?" Go to vote for Li Qin? You have to be able to do it like you! It's not okay to refute in person, you have to draw a salary from the bottom of the kettle! ”

Cao Ying said: "The Queen Mother is angry. The minister thought that Liu Bei could be the Marquis of Yuancheng, and he also had the ability to lead 3,000 troops. ”

Empress Dowager Dong smiled and said, "It's still Cao Qing's family who is insightful, isn't that the case!" ”

Yuan Shao was very dissatisfied, how did this Cao Ying do it, he actually agreed, and if he agreed, it meant that he wanted to divide the troops to Liu Bei, and it was his business that he was willing to share, but he was unwilling!

Cao Ying continued: "Queen Mother, but Liu Bei has no merit after all, he is presumptuous to become a marquis, and he leads elite soldiers, I am afraid that it will be difficult to help the people, it is better to let him make some military exploits first, so that others will have no gossip!" ”

Empress Dowager Dong was a little hesitant, she originally wanted Liu Bei to form a team similar to the Yulin Army, to protect herself nearby, there were no reliable generals around her, and she was always a little worried!

Without waiting for Empress Dowager Dong to answer, Cao Ying said again: "When the two armies are fighting, the vanguard officer seems to be dangerous, but it is the easiest to make meritorious contributions. The queen mother didn't know that the vanguard officer was mainly to open the road in the mountains and build bridges when encountering water, and if he encountered the enemy, it was mainly a temptation, and there would be no bloody fighting, mainly to occupy favorable terrain and wait for the people in the headquarters behind to come immediately, so it seemed dangerous, but in fact it was not dangerous, and it was easy to make meritorious contributions, and everyone could see it. The minister thought that it was better to let Liu Bei be the vanguard officer, as the first prince, to fight against the Li thief, so that after making some contributions, he could come back to serve the queen mother and the prince justifiably, and secondly, it was also a test for Liu Bei, if he couldn't even do a good job as a pioneer officer, how could he protect the queen mother and the prince well, this kind of person didn't dare to put it around! ”

This is said sincerely, reasoned and well-founded, and people who don't know the truth will really think that this is the case, thinking that the vanguard officer is a very easy job to bargain for, and he can also test the generals by the way!

Empress Dowager Dong happened to be the one who didn't understand military affairs, and after listening to Cao Ying's words, she immediately nodded and said, "That's very good, then let Liu Bei be the vanguard officer, you call him in, I have something to say!" ”

Cao Ying and Yuan Shao agreed at the same time, so that one person did not need two people to go together, but they went out of the temporary palace together! Out of the palace gate, Yuan Shao said: "Meng De, let Liu Bei be the vanguard officer, this is a good idea, lest he live in the world, you can divide his soldiers and horses...... Anyway, I won't really divide him into good soldiers, let alone elite soldiers! ”

Cao Ying smiled and said: "I will divide his elite soldiers, the elite soldiers are good, the elite soldiers run fast, as soon as Liu Bei has an accident, they can quickly run back to our command!" "Anyway, hey hey!

Yuan Shao took a sizzling breath and nodded, "Reasonable, this plan is very good!" But in his heart, he thought: "Meng De Mengde, it's really lacking in virtue, I have to guard against him in the future, don't set a trap one day and throw me in!" ”

(To be continued)