Although it is indeed a big deal for Liu Hong to establish an heir, but he is not in a hurry to do it at the moment, he is only in his thirties, and he is in the prime of life, but the government and the opposition are extremely sad about this matter, as far as Liu Hong himself is concerned, he is far from enjoying the power brought to him by the position of emperor, so he is not willing to establish an heir in such a hurry.

Although Liu Hong had such an idea in his heart, he still had to choose one of his two sons to become the crown prince, and to put it bluntly, these guys were already planning to stand in line, and according to He Jin's current power, there would definitely be more people who would support his eldest son Liu Bian, but Liu Hong would not choose Liu Biao no matter which angle he considered.

There is no need to repeat the reason, even if these external reasons are put aside, as far as Liu Hong himself is concerned, he also prefers his youngest son Liu Xie, but now Liu Hong finds that the family affairs of his heir do not seem to be able to be implemented according to his own ideas, He Jin does not need to say much, and even most of the civil and military forces in the Manchu Dynasty hold the saying that the elder does not stand the young, Liu Hong has no good impression of this, does the emperor still need to abide by the rules like you? However, although Liu Hong was unwilling in his heart, he could only give in after the most reluctance, He Jin's strength was not just talking, that is, Liu Hong also had He Jin's eyeliner around him, or he was simply He Jin's person, so Liu Hong had no choice.

And although Xu Ji was entrusted to take care of Liu Xie before, but now it seems that it is impossible to make Liu Xie the prince, otherwise I am afraid that it will lead to death, this is the old habit of the He family, the tragic death of Liu Xie's biological mother still appears in Liu Hong's nightmare from time to time, how He Jin and Queen He will treat Liu Xie is difficult to say, in case this happens, Liu Hong does not dare to take risks.

Say a thousand things and ten thousand. Liu Hong still just wanted to protect the dragon chair he was sitting on, at least he would never let go until he got tired of such power. And everyone who stands in the way is his Liu Hong's enemy, even his relatives.

But Liu Hong finally made a decision. He wants to set up Liu Wei as his heir, the reason is very simple, becoming the prince has always been the target of the public, although there are quite a lot of He Jin's henchmen in the court, but it is not that there are no people who are loyal to him Liu Hong, these old courtiers don't care who you are, as long as you do something wrong, they will definitely pick on them, so this position of the prince is not so simple, Liu Hong let Liu Wei as the heir naturally has no good intentions. Although there has always been nothing wrong with this son of Empress He, the most wrong thing is that he is the son of Empress He, which is destined to be inclined to He Jin in the future, and how can Liu Hong continue to increase He Jin's power?

The emperor's family has never had any affection to talk about, to a certain extent, Liu Wei is just a victim of Liu Hong's push to the stage, Liu Hong has never thought of passing on his throne to Liu Wei, this Liu Hong has always been buried in his heart, and the only thing that revealed this matter was just to ask Xu Ji about it.

But despite such a decision. But before that, it may not really be announced, it is enough to make a situation that he is going to make Liu Wei as his heir, and the best result for Liu Hong is to be able to delay it for a while, at least Liu Hong definitely does not want to make Liu Wei a reserve before he has to do so.

Liu Hong is certainly not a ruthless person. But his position is destined for him to be ruthless, and there is no shortage of such people among the ancestors, Liu Hong is at ease. Even he never thought that there was anyone in this world who could not be sacrificed except himself. It doesn't matter if it's pretentious, or it's arrogant. Liu Hong's heart has always been like this, so he will be absurd. It was a natural treat for him. It's just that he has never said such an idea to anyone, but there are always people who can see through it, Zhang Rang happens to be one of them, and it is through his understanding of Liu Hong that Zhang Rang can go from a small yellow door to the head of the ten permanent servants.

To say that the person who knows Liu Hong the most is indeed Zhang Rang, followed by Xu Ji, even if the number and time of contact with Liu Hong are not long, but Xu Ji's insight into people's hearts and human nature is enough to see through these, the eyes of the two generations are enough for Xu Ji to see through Liu Hong's true face under the disguise, and it is precisely because of this that Xu Ji broke off the idea of assisting Liu Hong, and it is precisely because of this that Xu Ji disdains Liu Hong's so-called "ZTE", because Liu Hong is not the master of ZTE at all.

Of course, Xu Ji can't leave Liu Hong alone, Liu Hong is the emperor is only one reason, the most important reason is Yining, although Liu Hong disdains him, but after all, he is Yining's father, Xu Ji can see that Yining does not agree with Liu Hong but still has a father-daughter relationship after all, although Xu Ji does not have the idea of being loyal to Liu Hong, but it is still acceptable for him to help Liu Hong without violating his own interests.

And Xu Ji's psychology is like this, he never wanted to be loyal to the Han family, because he had long seen that the collapse of the Han family was already a doomed thing, and of course there were no people who could turn the tide, but Xu Ji was not willing to do such a thankless thing, and Liu Hong's personality probably couldn't tolerate the existence of Xu Ji.

And the uproar caused by the establishment of the heir has also greatly relieved Xu Ji's pressure, at least the attention of the outside world has shifted to Liu Hong's heir, and then Xu Ji can also start to deal with the contradictions within the Northern Army. And it is not so troublesome to solve these problems, in the final analysis, the reason why the subordinate officials of the Jinwu Mansion resisted Xu Ji was only because of distrust, they were all old men of the Northern Army, and naturally they had a general attachment to the banner of the Northern Army, once Xu Ji made a move, they could naturally change their attitude, and these came from the materials that Xu Ji won from Liu Hong.

However, these are trivial matters, and it is naturally impossible to calm down the matter of the opposing heirs in the Jinwu Mansion, after all, the Northern Army is the army that defends the imperial city, and this prince is equivalent to the future master, so he naturally will not care nothing. The only exception is the arsenal Ling Cheng Wei Yu.

Xu Ji was very curious about this, and specially asked Wei Yu the reason for this matter, and Wei Yu's answer was simple and unbelievable: "Let me ask my lord, who is the prince and what is the relationship with the Northern Army?" The responsibilities of the Northern Army have been predestined since ancient times, who is the master of this imperial city, and what does the Northern Army have to do? All I need to do is do what I need to do, and I don't care who the master of this imperial city is. ”

This was so straightforward and ugly that Wei Yu almost didn't say that he didn't care if there were people or ghosts in the imperial city. But the truth is extremely transparent, and it is true that individuals perform their own duties, so why should they care about the establishment of heirs. These people who care about this matter are nothing more than hopeful people. Of course, Xu Ji also belongs to people who don't care about these, he is already a colt. This is something that no one can change, so he naturally doesn't have to care.

But Luoyang is not as calm as these two people, the prince is definitely a big deal for a country, the people have no reaction but more talk after dinner, but for Luoyang's family, it is no less than a mobilization order, you must know that the prince of Ludao is the future emperor, and now the knot is always more useful than waiting for him to become the emperor. These clans are fighting nothing more than this idea, but this is destined to be a failure, not to mention that Liu Hong has no real intention of making Liu Wei the crown prince, even Liu Wei himself refuses these things.

From Liu Bian's behavior, Xu Ji could see that this prince was not a stupid person, he was only afraid and knew his father's intentions, so he was cautious in everything, and to put it bluntly, he was self-preservation. However, I am afraid that this will only make Liu Hong more dissatisfied, Xu Ji understands this truth, but Liu Wei may not know that he is just a child who wants to please his father after all. But Liu Hong did not regard Liu Wei as his heir, which is the sadness of being in the royal family.

Yuan Shao on the side of the Xiyuan Army finally showed his intention to give up, he had not returned to the Xiyuan for a long time, and all the soldiers under his command were thrown to Chun Yuqiong. According to the news from Shi A, Yuan Shao has been in and out of He Jin's mansion from time to time recently, so he probably has some actions again, but Xu Ji doesn't care about it. As long as Yuan Shao didn't make trouble for himself, Xu Ji didn't have the leisure to provoke him, but Cao Cao was a little depressed these days.

This Xu Ji is not surprised. Cao Cao joined the West Garden with the intention of serving the country, and in layman's terms, Cao Cao entered the West Garden with ideals. But Liu Hong didn't pay as much attention to the West Garden as he imagined, which naturally made Cao Cao, who had a heart on the West Garden, feel frustrated, but Xu Ji couldn't say anything, he was different from Cao Cao, originally entering the West Garden was a coincidence, and even all his current status in Luoyang was just a product of coincidence, so Xu Ji's mentality has always been very flat, the so-called I am fortunate to lose my life, naturally I can't understand Cao Cao's pain of disillusionment.

But it's funny to say that Xu Ji, who has no intention of West Garden, has become the controller of West Garden, but Cao Cao, who has the heart to serve the country, is just a melang. Of course, there is a reason for this, it has never been a secret that Cao Cao's grandfather was a eunuch, and Liu Hong is probably also worried about this so he does not reuse Cao Cao, but in all fairness, the most outstanding ability in the West Garden is Cao Cao, which Xu Ji himself admits, of course, this is not to say that Xu Ji is inferior to Cao Cao, but Xu Ji is not good at this thing, so Xu Ji has nothing to do to change the status quo except for Cao Cao, Liu Hong's eyes have been removed from the West Garden, Now Liu Hong only has his plan to regain his authority, but Xu Ji is not optimistic about Liu Hong's plan, because Liu Hong's idea is too taken for granted, and he may not know that there is a hidden unfathomable hunter behind him.

And on this day, Xu Ji was suddenly summoned, and the person who wanted to see him was none other than the dignified prince of the Han Dynasty, the prince Liu Wei. Xu Ji was quite surprised by this summoning order, it stands to reason that the prince should try to avoid meeting with the courtiers, and Xu Ji is still in charge of the imperial city garrison and forbidden army, isn't Liu Wei worried that his move will arouse Liu Hong's suspicion? Xu Ji was curious.

However, of course, there is no reason for the other party to summon Xu Ji, not to mention that this so-called summoning may be more appropriate to be replaced by an invitation, because what Liu Bi said was asking Xu Ji to bring Princess Zhaoning, Xu Ji could see that this was a disguise, but since Liu Bi must have asked for himself, it seems that there is no need to refuse, and Xu Ji himself is also very curious about Liu Bi, what kind of person is this prince, and what kind of experience does he have that makes him so precocious?

The venue of the meeting was Liu Bian's dormitory, which was not Xu Ji's expectation, after all, the pretense was a family banquet, and it was not something that Liu Bian dared to do.

Xu Ji naturally didn't take Yining with him, these things still can't get rid of the bad things in the government, Xu Ji didn't want his wife to come in at all, so Xu Ji only took Dian Wei to go. Liu Bian's bedroom was not luxurious, even quite simple, and Xu Ji couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw Liu Bian. Liu Wei's appearance is at least seven or eight points similar to Liu Hong, and even the younger Liu Hong. And when I saw Xu Ji Liu, it was the junior salute: "Brother-in-law is here, please take a seat." ”

Xu Ji's first impression of Liu Wei was that he was introverted. is even a little shy, this is not a character to be the master, at least in Xu Ji's opinion, such a character is not suitable for holding the power of life and death: "Ning'er has been busy with the affairs of the palace in recent days, so I didn't bring her here, presumably the prince won't blame the ministers for this, right?" Xu Ji made a little joke, but Liu Wei's reaction was a little unexpected, and he replied with some regret: "I originally wanted to see my sister, but I didn't want to have this opportunity, and my brother-in-law also knew that after my father made me the prince, I was afraid that I would have to be cautious in everything, and I was afraid that it would be difficult to have this chance to be alone with my brother-in-law in the future." ”

From these words, Xu Ji immediately heard that what Liu Wei said was not a lie. So he immediately asked, "Oh? The prince might as well talk about why he misses the princess. Liu Wei smiled and said: "Brother-in-law, don't misunderstand, my sister has taken care of me and my younger brother since I was a child, my mother has been busy all day long, and my father always can't see anyone, the queen mother doesn't like me, only my sister treats me and my brother equally, I always make my sister angry when I was young, and now that I have grown up, my sister is also married." I'm afraid the relationship will be even weaker in the future, but it's a pity that I haven't been able to say thank you to my sister in person. ”

Xu Ji couldn't help but feel a little sentimental, Liu Wei's character was revealed in these words, this is an extremely smart child. But it's a pity that Liu Hong has already made up his mind to sacrifice him, although Liu Wei is not suitable for the emperor, but if he is an official, he must be a good official, but it is a pity that he is in the royal family. However, after being sentimental, Xu Ji immediately remembered what was going on. So he asked, "I don't know what the prince has to do when he invites his ministers here?" ”

Liu Wei smiled shyly when he heard this: "Brother-in-law, it is indeed not a business to invite my brother-in-law and sister this time. My brother-in-law can call me Liu Wei, a professional prince. It's just that the government and the opposition say so, and the father has no decision at all. After hearing this, Xu Ji's evaluation of Liu Wei went to the next level, Liu Wei was very calm, he saw it very clearly, and Liu Wei also knew that Liu Hong didn't like him, and he had no intention of making him a prince at all.

And Xu Ji naturally couldn't say anything, since Liu Wei said so, Xu Ji also nodded and agreed, and Liu Wei continued: "A few days ago, I heard that the little yellow door in the palace mentioned that my brother-in-law took office as the governor of Jinwu, and I heard a lot about my brother-in-law's exploits before, so Liu Wei was quite curious, so I invited my brother-in-law to come. After that, he looked at Xu Ji quite embarrassedly.

Xu Ji naturally couldn't cry or laugh, speaking of age, Xu Ji was not much older than Liu Bian, but Liu Bian obviously admired himself, which made Xu Ji a little embarrassed, but this is because Xu Ji underestimated the legend of his own experience, and he achieved the position of Jinwu at a young age, which is almost impossible for a teenager of Xu Ji's age. To a certain extent, Xu Ji is already the benchmark and idol of the Han boy, no one does not want to achieve Xu Ji's status, and no one does not envy Xu Ji's experience, and all this has been achieved under the condition that he has not yet reached the crown, in other words, as long as Xu Ji naturally does not commit any heinous things, his career will be far longer and smoother than others.

Liu Wei is just an ordinary teenager, as a prince has not erased his worship of legendary figures, those young heroes in books and legends seem too far away, and there is a living example around him, which makes a young man full of longing not curious?

And although Xu Ji was embarrassed, he was used to these after all, so he just replied indifferently: "Everyone is the same person, I am no different from you, only I am very lucky to have today's achievements, and you are far better than me as a prince." Hearing Xu Ji's words, Liu Wei said bitterly: "Brother-in-law doesn't know, if I could, I would prefer to be that ordinary poor boy, the royal family seems to be noble, but in fact, it is not so good." ”

Xu Ji smiled but didn't speak, Liu Wei also knew that Xu Ji was not negative or unbelieving, but he didn't want to comment on it, but for Liu Bian, his goal had already been half achieved, and he also changed his mood at this time: "Brother-in-law, please come to the table, I ordered someone to make authentic Yingchuan dishes, and I don't know if it suits my brother-in-law's taste." ”

Xu Ji smiled and nodded and sat down, this meal was naturally extremely harmonious, both sides tacitly avoided the sensitive topics of the moment, Xu Ji said some of his own experiences over the years and interesting things in the new army, while Liu Wei listened quietly, exclaiming and yearning from time to time, and Xu Ji said goodbye and left after being full of wine and food.

For Xu Ji, this time the incident was just an episode, the only thing that made him a little sorry was that Liu Wei probably couldn't have predicted that no matter how smart he was, he was just a shield that Liu Hong put in front of the stage, Xu Ji naturally wouldn't tell Liu Wei about this, how cruel and ruthless this world is only when he sees it.

Xu Ji knew that he couldn't save Liu Bian, so he was even more reluctant to expose the cruel reality in front of him, but what Xu Ji didn't know was that after sending him away, Liu Bian looked up at the sky revealing the stars and sighed long, with a sadness that did not match his age.

"Brother-in-law, I'm afraid, this is the first and last time you and I will meet, but unfortunately, I'm afraid I'll never see my sister again." (To be continued......)