Time passes little by little.

For Jian Shuo, who has stopped his plans, this kind of waiting is simply an ordeal. However, no matter how difficult it is, Jian Shuo must also keep his eyes open, looking forward to the figure of the great general He Jin in his sight.

The three princes and nine ministers in the court have all visited the emperor's body. However, as a general above the Three Princes, he has never appeared!

- This He Jin, what a faux pas!

Not only Jian Shuo thinks so, but the officials up and down the court are thinking so.

When the Son of Heaven died, the funeral rites can be said to be more important than everything. He Jin dared not to appear at this time, and if it was spread out, there would be at least hundreds of letters to impeach him!

Jian Shuo continued to wait.

The emperor's funeral in the palace is coming to an end. However, the general still did not appear!

Jian Shuo no longer waited. At this time, he was sure that the general would not appear in the palace.

The plan fails, what next?

Jian Shuo didn't think about it carefully. In other words, there is nothing to think about in this matter.

The general He Jin will not die, and above the court, no one can really prevent the prince from succeeding to the throne. Of course, because of He Jin's faux pas, he may need to do a lot of remedial work to the important ministers of the court. But none of these things have anything to do with Jian Shuo.

――Why didn't He Jin appear?

Xiao Huangmen, who was sent out to inquire about the news, reported that the general suddenly fell ill and was bedridden.

――Is this news true?

Jian Shuo was skeptical. It's just that he has no choice, so he can go to the heavily guarded General's Mansion and see the truth with his own eyes. For him, if he wants to deal with He Jin, there is only one last chance left. That is, at the great court meeting to confirm the heir to the throne.

If He Jin didn't even attend this court meeting, Jian Shuo believed that with his military power, coupled with the cooperation of the hussar general Dong Chong, he should be able to forcibly change the heir to the throne.

Of course, if He Jin dares to attend this court meeting. Jian Shuo believes that the fifteen masters he personally selected will definitely let He Jin receive a big gift.

After the death of the emperor, the most important thing, in addition to mourning the dead emperor, is to determine the succession of the new emperor. In the summer of the year, on the afternoon of April 13, that is, on May 15, 189 A.D., the court meeting was watched by everyone inside and outside the city. It's finally begun.

Jian Shuo, as a military captain of the Xiyuan Army with a rank of 2,000 stones, did not have a high status in the court. However, in view of his status as a eunuch and his military power, Jian Shuo's position was arranged to a rather high position. In this place, Jian Shuo could recognize at a glance all the important ministers who were above 2,000 stones.

――He Jin didn't come!

Jian Shuo sneered in his heart.

-- When it came time for the poor dagger to meet, the butcher didn't show his face. He doesn't know. Is the seriousness of the matter?

The presiding officer of the court meeting, as always, is one of the ten permanent attendants. looked at Zhang Rang's slow and logical hosting. It's as if this is an ordinary pilgrimage meeting. However, as long as the ministers look up, they can appreciate the difference of this court:

Today's dragon chair is empty!

Because of the issue that everyone was concerned about, the morning meeting began to move towards the most critical place.

Tai Changqing, one of the nine Qings. After talking about the funeral of the previous emperor in a few words, he announced the final name of the emperor Liu Hong.

The doctors of Taichangli, after pacifying Emperor Liu Hong's lifelong achievements, unanimously agreed that his nickname was: Emperor Xiaoling.

The word "filial piety" in the nickname. It is a common word used by every emperor of the Han dynasty since Emperor Liu Xiu of Guangwu. Therefore, the real evaluation of Emperor Liu Wei by the ministers is actually a "spirit" word.

The word "spirit" is not a good name. According to the law, if you don't become famous and say the spirit diligently, you will become the spirit when you die, and when you see the god in death, you can say the spirit, and you can say the spirit without damaging the chaos, and you can sacrifice the ghosts and monsters to say the spirit, and you know the ghosts and gods very well.

The word "spirit" given by Dr. Taichang comes from "chaos without damaging the spirit", which means that there is turmoil in the country and cannot be stopped. Thinking of the disaster of the party in the early days of the late Son of Heaven's succession, the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the later period, and the Xiqiang Rebellion throughout his reign, the ministers listened to it and felt that it was appropriate. Even Jian Shuo has no opinion on this.

It can be seen from this that Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, is not treated well by the people.

Of course, this nickname is only to inform the important ministers of the imperial court in advance and solicit opinions by the way. The real time for the announcement of the name is to wait until the new emperor succeeds to the throne, and the important ministers of the court will announce it in the name of the new emperor. Therefore, Tai Changqing was also extremely interested, and after simply talking for half an hour, he finished explaining his duties, and then shrank his head and hid to the side.

Taiwei Liu Yu, Situ Ding Gong, Sikong Liu Hong, these three three dukes of the imperial court, among the ministers, the status is second only to the general He Jin. Now that the general He Jin has not arrived, just by his identity, these three big men at the level of the three princes must come forward to decide who the emperor's heir is!

It's just that at this time, Liu Yu, the Taiwei who has the highest status and the most prestige in the government and the opposition, is far away in Youzhou in the north to deal with border stability and stability, and is not in the capital city of Luoyang. The remaining two glanced at each other, and Sikong Liu Hong took the initiative to come out and said to the ministers:

"The country is mourning, and the throne cannot be vacant. With the Han ritual system, the eldest son of the first emperor can be established, and the prince will be the heir! ”

In the Han Dynasty, there was a son-in-law who first established a son-in-law, and only if there was no son-in-law could the eldest son be established. The prince is both a concubine and the eldest son, and his identity is obviously much more noble than that of the prince who is a concubine. As long as there are no accidents, people all over the world will feel that the succession of the prince is justified.

At this time, if the prince's association faction does not refute it in time, there will be no way to change the matter.

"No!"

Not long after becoming a hussar general, Dong Chong, who usually did not say a word in the court, was extremely active at this time. He stood up loudly and shouted to his courtiers:

"The first emperor has an edict! Be the heir of the prince's association! ”

As he spoke, the hussar general Dong Zhong took out a silk book from his arms and spread it out to show it to the ministers. On behalf of the ministers, the three dukes went up to inspect it and confirmed that it was indeed promulgated by the former emperor Liu Xie.

When Situ Ding Gong saw this edict, he said nothing more and retreated to his place. Indicates no comment.

However, Sikong Liu Hong is a relative of the Liu family, and among the clansmen of the Han family, he is also known for his brand and high seniority. This world belongs to the Liu family, as the eldest predecessor of the Liu family, Liu Hong. Of course, he is qualified to meddle in the question of the succession of the emperor.

"The first emperor was dying of illness and his thoughts were confused. If it is a chaotic life, how can it be disobeyed? ”

-- Liu Hong was sick and confused before he died, and most of the edicts he issued were "chaotic deaths", that is, the last words left by people when they were in a coma before they died. Don't pay attention to this kind of talk!

With Liu Hong's status as a clan relative of the Han family, coupled with his high position, Dong Chong, a hussar general who has never had a sense of presence in the court, relies only on an edict from the previous emperor. I really can't hold him down. Jian Shuo saw that the ministers were discussing a lot below, and there were quite a few people who supported Sikong Liu Hong's point of view, and he was also a little uneasy in his heart, so he had to look at the little yellow door standing aside.

-- Now, it's time to turn over the hole cards one by one!

The figure of the little yellow door quietly disappeared. Just when Liu Yu, the chief lieutenant, with his own identity and status, firmly suppressed the hussar general Dong Chong, he suddenly heard the drums in the hall. A slightly experienced courtier. As soon as you listen to this tune, you know. The first emperor's biological mother, Mrs. Dong, is later!

This Empress Dowager Dong also has a story.

At the beginning, although she gave birth to a son who was the emperor, because there was a genuine queen mother in the palace at that time, she was still just the wife of a pavilion marquis, and she belonged to the "feudal concubine". Identity is not as expensive as a mother and a child.

It was not until the second "disaster of the party" that the eunuchs killed the father of the then empress dowager Dou Miao, the general Dou Wu, that the Empress Dowager Dong was able to enter Beijing and was respected as the "filial piety" queen by the important ministers of the imperial court.

"The mourning family heard. Some people questioned that the emperor's edict was a disorderly fate. This is nonsense! When the emperor issued the edict, the mourning family was by his side, and he saw that the emperor was thinking clearly. Besides, it's not the first time that the emperor has said that he wants Xie'er to succeed to the throne! As early as last year, the emperor had this meaning! ”

As soon as Empress Dowager Dong appeared, Sikong Liu Hong couldn't insist anymore. After all, Empress Dowager Dong is the biological mother of the first emperor, and her seniority is extremely high, and her relationship with the former emperor is far closer than Liu Hong. Logically speaking, Liu Hong could no longer insist that the edict in the hands of the hussar general Dong Zhong was a mess.

"Minister, there is no objection."

Sikong Liu Hong didn't say much more and returned to his position. The hussar general Dong Zhong was in high spirits and was about to read out the edict of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty, but he heard another drum in the hall. Dong Zhong was a spirit, looked back in astonishment, and saw a lady dressed in the palace, who came to the main hall in a hurry.

"Meet the Queen Mother!"

The voice of the comer was extremely pleasant. But in the ears of Dong Chong and Empress Dowager Dong, it seemed as piercing as a needle. If it is said that from the perspective of the law and reason of the Han Dynasty, there is no one in the world who can disobey the will of the Empress Dowager Dong. Then, the lady in the palace in front of her is the only exception in the world.

This person is none other than the official wife of Emperor Ling of Han, Empress Lingsihe.

"You don't stay in the harem, what are you doing here!"

Empress Dowager Dong's tone was marked with obvious disgust. Obviously, even in the family of the Son of Heaven, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will not be much better than that of ordinary people. However, Empress He ignored the meaning of Empress Dowager Dong's words, and said with a smile on her face:

"Queen Mother, now the imperial court is discussing national affairs. We women don't know much. These national affairs should still be handled by the ministers in the court. If the queen mother always points fingers in the court, it will inevitably make the world laugh at my big man 'Ji Si Chen'! ”

Ji Si Chen, from "Shang Shu. Pastoral Oath: "There is no morning for the chicken." The morning of the rooster is the only way to find home. "So, too. If the male generation of the female generation is gone, the family will be destroyed, and if the woman takes the husband, the country will die. To explain it in modern Chinese, it is: "The hen is not in the morning." If the hen (if) is in the morning, the family will be defeated. ”

Queen He is worthy of being a strong woman who dominates the harem and dies in Shunchang. As soon as Pu showed up, he gave a good meal to his mother-in-law. Especially the last sentence "Ji Ji Si Chen", I almost didn't make the Empress Dowager Dong angry! (To be continued......)