Ma Chao pretended to be surprised and said: "There is such a thing? Can there be an edict written by the first emperor left? If there is an edict in hand, the general can wave 100,000 troops to the throne of Luoyang Zheng and crusade against the rebellious ministers! ”

Zhang Rang said: "Champion Hou don't come unharmed!" What the Empress Dowager said is true, although there has never been an edict left by the first emperor, but the people close to the first emperor know about it, even He Jin is the same. It's just that the Empress Dowager was negligent for a while and let He Jin take the lead. ”

Ma Chao frowned and said, "So there is no edict from the first emperor?" The general has been fighting outside the country, and he has no knowledge of the affairs of the DPRK and China, so he must not listen to the words of one side and wave his army south to cause military trouble? Besides, abolishing the long and the young is the way to take chaos! If Ben would have been able to see the last face of the first emperor, he would have supported the establishment of the prince as the crown prince, and Ben would not be able to do anything about it! ”

"You" Empress Dowager Dong was suddenly so angry that she couldn't speak, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others didn't expect Ma Chao to turn her face when she said it, and she refused to leave no room at all.

"Do you believe that this palace immediately abolished your status as a courtier? And this champion Hou and the hussar general, don't want to be it? ”

Ma Chao smiled coldly, hugged his fists and said: "The princess of Wannian is the wife of the first emperor who personally promised the minister, and the hussar general is also the minister's meritorious service, the minister is dedicated to the people, and he is even more loyal to the Han, and now the first emperor's bones are not cold, and the empress dowager will depose the first emperor's important ministers, this move may damage the majesty of the first emperor!" After a pause, he said: "The minister came in a hurry, and before he met his parents, he took his leave!" ”

"You" Empress Dowager Dong was furious, and suddenly cried: "First emperor and my son! If you have a spirit in heaven, open your eyes and see! This is the horse you hand-picked, the champion of the Han Dynasty, who turned out to be a disloyal and unfilial person."

Ma Chao paused, shook his head and walked away quickly, but his heart was bright. Empress Dowager Dong and Zhang Rang undoubtedly wanted to use the power in their hands to confront the He Jin brothers and sisters, so as to achieve the goal of putting Liu Xie on the throne. But He Jin has 50,000 Yulin troops sitting in Luoyang, plus the two political capitals of Empress He and Liu Wei, even if he has an army of more than 100,000, it is useless, and if he is unknown, he is a rebellion, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Unless the prince and the Empress Dowager Dong are brought to Yecheng to set up another emperor and reorganize a group of ministers. This is a good plan, but firstly, there is no edict of the first emperor, and secondly, Liu Xie is the second son of the first emperor, if Liu Xie is forcibly established as the son of heaven just by the words of the Empress Dowager Dong, it is inevitable that some names are not right, and he will fall into the infamy of a chaotic country, and if he is not careful, he will be attacked by a group like Dong Zhuo, which is obviously not in line with his actual interests.

"The Empress Dowager is angry! At this moment, we must not offend the champion Hou, once we force him to rush to He Jin, we will have no room to turn over! Zhang Rang saw that Empress Dowager Dong was furious, and hurriedly persuaded her.

Zhao Zhong also said: "The Empress Dowager doesn't have to worry, then the He Jin brothers and sisters were originally slaughtered and killed dogs, if it wasn't for the Empress Dowager's promotion, how could they have today!" How could I have thought that today I would have raised tigers for trouble, if it weren't for Queen He who still needs me to serve, I'm afraid that I and other old ministers would have become ghosts under He Jin's knife! ”

Empress Dowager Dong wiped her tears and said angrily: "He Jin Pifu deceived people too much, then He Wan is also a femme fatale, first framed Queen Song, and then killed Wang Meiren, if it weren't for the protection of the palace, I'm afraid the prince association would not be able to escape his poisonous hands!" Hongu would never watch their brother and sister go on so rampantly. ”

Zhang Rang and others also wanted to overthrow He Jin to monopolize power, and besides, He Jin had already intended to kill them, if it weren't for Queen He's repeated protection, I am afraid that they would have died a few days ago, so they would have bewitched Empress Dowager Dong at all costs. At this time, seeing that Ma Chao was not cooperative, he immediately had a plan and said softly: "The brothers and sisters of the He family rely on nothing more than the military power in their hands!" If the son is still young today, as long as the Queen Mother comes to the government in person to support the party to fight against He Jin, plus our help, the brothers and sisters of the He family can't make any big waves? ”

But said that the horse was beyond the Yongle Palace and planned to go out of the palace to meet his parents, and just after walking a few steps, he heard a crisp voice behind him shouting: "Horse and stay first!" ”

Ma Chao looked back and saw that it was Liu Li, the princess of Wannian. I haven't seen her for more than a year, and Liu Li has grown from a young little Lori to a beautiful girl who can be picked at any time. Although her beauty is not as good as Du Xiuniang and Ren Hong, and her temperament is not as good as Cai Yan, as the only princess of the Han Dynasty, the graceful and luxurious extravagance on her body is unmatched. smiled at the moment and said: "It turned out to be Her Royal Highness the Princess Wannian, I haven't seen you for more than a year, but I want to spoil your husband!" ”

Liu Li's face turned red, and he said in a low voice: "Hugh is poor!" This is not the place to talk, donkey and concubine! ”

Ma Chao said: "In this case, it is better to be respectful, and please ask Her Royal Highness the princess to lead the way!" The pony had long wanted to talk to the princess. ”

Liu Lijiao glared at him with disgust, turned his head and left.

The two of them walked one after the other, passed through several pavilions, and soon came to Changle Palace, the dormitory of Princess Wannian. Liu Li first retreated from the palace maids, and then couldn't help but reproach: "Why did the concubine collide with the empress dowager like this?" Even if you don't look at the face of the emperor, you have to take care of the face of the concubine, Mo Feifujun really dislikes the concubine and doesn't want to be this concubine. As he spoke, a pair of beautiful eyes were crystal clear and tears were shining.

Ma Chao's heart softened suddenly, stepped forward to take Princess Wannian's little hand, and sighed lightly: "The Empress Dowager is the biological mother of the first emperor, how dare the general collide with her?" But is it child's play to abolish the establishment? If the news leaks out, it may cause trouble, and this Luoyang City and even the palace are under He Jin's control, so he will have to be cautious. ”

The princess of Wannian struggled for a while and couldn't open her eyes, so she had to let Ma Chao do it, and said coquettishly: "The horse has hundreds of thousands of armor soldiers in his hands, how can he be so afraid of the general?" In vain, I used to say that you were the number one hero in the world, and now I see you like that! ”

Ma Chao smiled slightly, his actual age is almost forty, how can he be excited, he raised his hand and pinched the pink face of the princess of Wannian, and said with a chuckle: "Then He Jin is the uncle of the Son of Heaven, not to mention that the Son of Heaven supports him, and most of the ministers in the court and the central government support the establishment of the emperor as the emperor." Unless there is an edict from the first emperor, if the soldiers come to Luoyang, will they not be honest and benevolent people shouting and beating anti-thieves? At that time, not only my parents will suffer, but even you and the Queen Mother will not escape the disaster of death. ”

Liu Li nodded, and suddenly said, "Then what if my father has an edict left?" ”

Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "If there is an edict, it is another matter, at that time, it is a legitimate thing for the general to send troops, could it be that the first emperor really wants to establish the prince association as the emperor?" ”

Princess Wannian shook her head and said: "My father has never been close to the concubine, but when he was dying, he summoned the concubine to him and left a secret edict for the concubine to be handed over to the concubine?" ”

"If there is such a thing, show it to me quickly!"

Princess Wannian glared at him and said angrily, "Then you don't let me go quickly!" ”

Ma Chao smiled, but it was difficult to remain calm in his heart. I didn't expect Liu Hong to keep a hand, and this secret edict can be guessed without looking at it, most likely to let himself support the prince's association to take the throne. But Liu Xie is not a faint gentleman who is willing to be manipulated, on the contrary, he is very assertive. The historical Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty can be said to have been fighting against Cao Ying, although he couldn't play Cao Ying, but he also slept Cao Ying's daughter all over again, and finally lived to be in his fifties and died a good death!

After receiving the secret edict, seeing that the fire paint on it was still intact, Ma Chao was not in a hurry to open it, and asked tentatively: "I don't know if Her Royal Highness the princess knows what the first emperor's secret edict said?" ”

Liu Li said: "How can the concubine know? Otherwise, this edict is not a secret edict, but the father does like the second brother more, and it is not impossible to make him the crown prince! The horse knew at a glance, why did he come to ask the concubine! ”

Ma Chao was not afraid to let Princess Wannian see it, after all, this was their family matter, and immediately opened the secret edict with a solemn face, only to see that it was written: "Woohoo, the four seas are undecided, and they are about to ascend to heaven!" The heir has not been established, and the heart is involved. I have two princes, the eldest son argues frivolously, has a weak surname, and is impetuous, so he is not suitable to inherit the unification! Although the second son Xie is young, he is smart and wise, calm in trouble, and has the majesty of the emperor, and he is really the wise monarch who revitalizes my Han family. However, the abolition of the long and young is the way to take chaos, and I have the heart and fear of being discussed, so when I am dying, I leave an edict to the horse, hoping that Aiqing can think about the Han Dynasty and the people of the world, and must help the prince to support God's throne, and fully assist, dare to criticize those who can be punished! Afterwards, he can lead the position of general, lead the government, control the power of the world, and quell local warlords and rebellions everywhere. After the success, you can be crowned as a loyal and brave duke, and the hereditary land of Yongzhen Xiliang! ”

Ma Chao was shocked after reading it, his arrival changed history after all, Liu Hong has such a horse with a heavy army in his hands, it is not a waste at all, and his wishful thinking is so loud!

This matter seems to be a great thing, and with the edict, you can indeed send troops to Luoyang justly! But He Jin is by no means a soft persimmon? Now He Jin has completely mastered all the soldiers and horses in Luoyang, as many as fifty or sixty thousand, in addition to Cao Ying, Yuan Shao and other henchmen, and most of the ministers of the court and the central government also support the prince's debate.

If he immediately raised an army to crusade against He Jin, most of those elders of the court and the world's corporal clan would not support him, even if there was an edict from the Son of Heaven, otherwise Liu Hong would not need to be so troublesome, and he would directly establish the prince as the crown prince when he was alive, so why did he need to come forward?

Now that Liu Hong is dead, he lets himself do this offending thing, and he thinks about it! However, there is an excellent opportunity in front of him, as long as he tries to get Liu Xie and Empress Dowager Dong secrets to Yecheng, he can publish the edict of the Son of Heaven to the world and set up another imperial court. In this way, there are two emperors in the world, and they are both the heirs of Liu Hong, which can hit the only remaining majesty of the Liu family of the Han family, and secondly, it can also use Liu Xie to achieve the purpose of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the political capital is full.

But this Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Xie are not easy to fiddle with, it is inevitable that things will not be said, but also to give people a handle, expose ambitions, the most important thing is that this move will completely change the original historical trajectory, what will happen in the future is unpredictable, and he will lose the advantage of a prophet. (To be continued.) )