It is the height of summer, the cicadas are singing, and the gate of the Qingliang Hall of Weiyang Palace is closed and heavily guarded. The people of the palace put a lot of ice in the corners of the Qingliang Palace, and cut all kinds of melons and fruits, Huo Guang stood up from the top position, and said to the three princes and nine kings who came to obey the order: "You are all humerus in the court, since the king of Changyi was deposed, the big position is empty, and the old man is sick, and he has not been able to deal with political affairs in time. I have summoned you here today to hear your views on the support of the new emperor. We are all acquaintances, so we don't need to say polite words, we can say whatever we want, and we don't care if we say anything wrong. ”

An Shi and Bingji had been waiting for this day for a long time, but they were in no hurry to stand up. Huo Guang saw that no one spoke, so he named him: "Prime Minister, do you have a candidate?" ”

Yang Chang reluctantly stood up and said: "It's all up to the general, as long as the general is decided, the prime minister's mansion can take good etiquette." ”

Huo Guang knew that he couldn't ask a fart from Yang Chang, so he said, "What about General Zhang?" ”

An Shidao: "When Liu He was supported last time, all the people who could be lined up were arranged, there were few people to push, and there was also Liu Xu, the king of Guangling, but the lower officials thought that they didn't support him last time, and if they supported him this time, wouldn't it be saying that the court and the East Palace were wrong last time?" ”

Huo Guang naturally thought so in his heart, and said: "What Ziru said is very right, when he decided not to establish Liu Xu, everyone was there, if you discuss him again, wouldn't you take a knife and a halberd - pierce your own foot." Let's discuss whether there is anyone else. Zibin, what do you think? ”

Tian Yannian listened to the third one and ordered him, and felt that his status in the new dynasty had risen, and he was very happy in his heart, so he followed Huo Guang's meaning and said: "What the general said is very true, although there are not many relatives of the Liu family, there are still some after all, there is no need to hang himself on a tree with a crooked neck, and you can also investigate from the heirs of the vassal kings in various places, that is, the next generation, to determine a virtuous successor to Emperor Xiaozhao." ”

Huo Guang stroked his beard and said thoughtfully: "Who is there in the next generation?" ”

Tian Yannian didn't think about it, so he had to be vague. Bingji saw that the time was ripe, and stood up and said: "General, when it comes to the next generation, the lower official suddenly remembered a person. ”

Huo Guang said: "Oh, let's hear it. ”

Bingji cleared his throat and said: "The general deposed the king of Changyi with great righteousness, and everyone in the world is respectful, and now, the fate of the community, the temple, and the people are all tied to the general, and we must be cautious." I have listened to the discussion of the common people, and I have learned that there is a general dissatisfaction with the clansmen who are now princes, and most of them are caused by arrogance. I don't know if the general still remembers, when the crown prince Liu Yi's family was destroyed, but he left a little baby to be thrown into the county prison, and the lower official happened to be in the county to arrive in prison, seeing that he was young and pitiful, he ordered someone to feed him, so he gave him a name, called Liu Aiji. The general was kind-hearted and begged for the edict of Emperor Xiaowu, giving him a clan identity. Although I haven't seen him for many years, he is in the house of Liu He, who is said to be proficient in Confucian scriptures, very talented, and peaceful manners, peaceful personality, never fight with others, of course, this is all hearsay, why not the general personally investigate, and then do divination, if it is appropriate, you can let him enter the palace to serve the queen mother, if you can, and then make a big plan, if it is really the destiny of heaven, the general's work will be unprecedented, and I am afraid that there will be no one in the future. ”

Huo Guang turned his head and asked Zhang Anshi: "Ziru, why haven't you ever heard you mention it?" ”

An Shidao: "What Dr. C said is extremely true, I have seen the emperor's great-grandson, he is outstanding in appearance, humble, and can be described as 'less and cheaper, so he can be contemptible', but the emperor's great-grandson is raised by the brother of the lower official, and he is also half a relative, how can the lower official not avoid suspicion." ”

Huo Guangdao: "Juxian does not avoid relatives and enemies, you should tell the old man as soon as possible." An Shi smiled awkwardly. Huo Guang was quite satisfied, first, if such a talented person was promoted to a big position, others would not say that he was selfish and deliberately found a wreck. Second, although the great-grandson of the emperor is a clan relative, he is actually alone, without the support of his brothers, and there is no support from his relatives, and the original prince snobbery has long dissipated, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Three, a commoner suddenly became the Son of Heaven, he must be grateful to Dade and will not do anything to himself. Fourth, when the crown prince Liu was framed and could not inherit the unification, there were many regrets at the time, and Emperor Xiaowu also regretted it. Besides, isn't such a young man just a good match for Chengjun?

Du Yannian also said: "The emperor's great-grandson is friendly with the youngest son of the lower official, and the lower official has seen it, and it is indeed the dragon and phoenix among the people." ”

Zongzheng Liu Dedao: "The emperor's great-grandson Liu is ill, and the lower officials are familiar with it, and he has been in my house for a while. ”

Huo Guang said: "Come and listen." ”

Liu Dedao: "He was on an errand in Zongzheng Mansion a few days ago, and his appearance was not to say, the prince Liu Ju was rare in the world, and he was three points better than the late prince." He is proficient in Confucian scriptures and righteousness, and he speaks and does things very decently, I know that when he was in the Shi family, he worked in agriculture and suffered a lot, and he was simple and heavy, and he was really a good offspring. However, two days ago, I resigned from my mission and went home to serve the court order, which is really an example of benevolence and filial piety. ”

Huo Guang nodded again and again. He said, "How is the body of the court order?" There is no good healing. ”

An Shidao: "My brother's illness has been prolonged for a long time, and I am afraid it will be difficult to support it for a long time." I should have respected the righteousness of filial piety and served in front of the bed, but my brother had a strong personality, and he would never abolish the public for personal reasons, and only let the younger generation serve in front of the bed. ”

Huo Guang was quite moved, and said: "Be sure to diagnose and treat it well, and if you lack any medicinal materials, call the pharmacist to dispense." Also, I don't know if the emperor's great-grandson has ever been married? ”

An Shidao: "The emperor's great-grandson is already married. ”

Huo Guang's heart was cold: "Oh, what kind of person is a wife?" ”

An Shidao: "She is the daughter of the miscellaneous servants of the court." ”

Huo Guang smiled slightly and said, "The daughter of the miscellaneous servant, I'm afraid I can't ...... Forget it, let's discuss this later. Do you know where the emperor's great-grandson lives now? ”

An Shidao: "He has set up his own door, and there are some small courtyards in Shangguanli, and he lives in one of them. Counting, it's a neighborhood with the general. ”

Huo Guang was shocked: "Shang Guanli! Huo Guang almost screamed, didn't that blind man say that it was Shang Guanli? Providence, really providence! ”

Seeing Huo Guang in a daze, An Shi said, "General, do you want to go to the emperor's great-grandson's house to inspect it in person?" ”

Huo Guang picked up a piece of melon and put it in his mouth and said, "Oh, no need, you all support him, how can I object." ”

Everyone shouted: "The lower officials unanimously recommended the emperor's great-grandson Liu Ai, but please rule on the general!" ”

Tian Yannian smiled secretly in his heart: "At that time, many people supported the establishment of King Guangling, but you Huo Guang didn't veto it by one person?" Why are you listening to us again now? Whoever has a big official and whose mouth is big, the words are all in your mouth. ”

The plan has been decided, and it is not appropriate to delay it for a long time, Huo Guangfa ordered: "General Che Cai, send people and horses to guard the mansion of the emperor's great-grandson tightly, and do not make any extraneous branches." ”

An Shi said "only" forcefully. In fact, since Liu He was deposed, he had already sent his henchmen to guard the sick house, and also defused a murder attempt, although there was no conclusive evidence, but he deduced that these killers were most likely sent by the King of Guangling to lurk in Chang'an City. However, he did not report to Huo Guang, lest Huo Guang feel that he had attracted forces to support the illness, but it would backfire.

Huo Guang said again: "Yang Gong, let's go to the Empress Dowager now?" ”

Yang Chang woke up like a dream, opened his eyes and said: "Good, good, good, Emperor Xiaowu will be happy if he has a spirit in the sky." And they went out.

Bingji walked behind slowly, looking at the blue sky, and suddenly felt in a good mood, how many years, the wish hidden in my heart will be fulfilled, Sister Shi, do you remember the plane tree in your hometown, it is also this kind of weather, the broad leaves are just on your head to shade the sun, how good it would be if you had not left the country of Lu, how good it would be if you had not entered the palace! However, now that your descendants finally have a bright future, we haven't known each other in vain. The Sister Shi that Bingji thought in his heart was Shi Liangdi, his grandmother who was already sick. Back then, Bingji and her childhood sweetheart had feelings for her, but unfortunately she later entered the palace and ended up with a broken family.