In April of the first year of Yuanping, in the suburbs of Huxian County, a masked man in black said to a man who looked like a yellow door: "Things are done well, Dasi Nong is very satisfied, and the gold belongs to you." Go ahead. ”

The person who looked like the Yellow Gate thanked him and said: "The little one will never appear in Chang'an again, I will go to the Qi country tonight to ensure that it disappears without a trace." With that, he grabbed the gold bag and turned to leave.

With a wave of his hand, two black-robed masked men flew down from a tree, and two long swords pierced the person who looked like the yellow door straight from behind.

The man in black smiled contemptuously: "Dead eunuch, of course you will never appear in Chang'an again, but only the dead man does not speak." You two, burn him, bury him, and dispose of it. We're going back to Dasi Nong. ”

The next day, Emperor Liu Fuling died suddenly at the age of twenty-one without an heir.

Back then, in order to prevent his relatives from becoming bigger, the first emperor gave Mrs. Gouyi to death, but he didn't know that Liu Fuling was weak and unable to compete with Huo Guang. The art of scheming, so unpredictable in consequences, merits and demerits, can only be evaluated after many years.

Somehow there were rumors inside and outside the court that Huo Guang had poisoned the Son of Heaven, and even the ignorant children on the street were saying so.

Huo Guang summoned Taichang and Zong Zhengdao: "The two of them are annoying, according to divination and celestial phenomena, the Son of Heaven should not mourn for the time being, and the new emperor should be presided over by the new emperor after ascending the throne into Pingling, and now the coffin of the Son of Heaven will stop at Weiyang Palace, if there is any suspicion that the Son of Heaven was killed by me, you can put it forward clearly, I Huo Guang is willing to bear the charge of great rebellion, and test the dragon body to correct the hearing, if you don't bring it up, but talk nonsense, don't blame the old man for being polite." He also asked the children of the Huo family to spread the word everywhere, so that no one dared to say anything.

The illness has also heard some rumors, and everyone rumors that Liu Fuling did not listen to Huo Guang and was poisoned by Huo Guang. Some people say that the Huo family was poisoned, but some people say that Liu Xu, the king of Guangling, was poisoned, and some people say that the Son of Heaven can't manage anything, he becomes depressed and dies of illness after a long time, and some people say that the Son of Heaven is unwilling to get close to the queen, and would rather commit suicide and die, and some people even say that the Son of Heaven is addicted to wine and died on the palace maid.

He always remembered what An Shituo Zhang He told him: "Don't express any opinion on this matter, don't echo anyone or anything." "I already know that Zhang Anshi is just afraid that someone will make a fuss about him, the emperor's great-grandson, and endanger his own safety. And now he is no longer the carefree teenager, especially Pingjun and Xi'er are still waiting for him at home, of course, you can't take the risk to discuss these haves and haves, Xiao'er is his and Pingjun's baby bump, and now it's just a little small, but there can't be any mess. There is only one thing he has to do, that is, according to Zong Zhengcheng's request, sort out the situation of copying Liu He, the king of Changyi. After all, this job to make a living was arranged by Zhang Anshi after opening his mouth to Zongzheng.

The illness has been accustomed to such a stable life, feeling that he has no desires, and Heping Jun planted an acacia tree in his small courtyard, which is already two people tall, and it blooms twice a year. The two also carved their names on the trunk of a tree, and the characters were so small that only they could see them.

Everything is very beautiful, only one thing, that is, they have a brutal neighbor, nicknamed Black Dog, babbling all day long, often taking the opportunity to play to Ping Jun leak his appearance, the illness has been extremely disgusted with this person, but there is no way, can not fight, can not kill, Ping Jun is also deeply afraid.

A day on the throne is never the way to go.

On this day, Bingji said to Huo Guangjin: "General, now that the throne is empty, there are many rumors among the people, which is not conducive to the general, and a new emperor needs to be established as soon as possible. ”

Huo Guang has always trusted Bingji, and also said: "Why not, I have been thinking about this for the past few days, if I don't set up a new monarch early, people in the world still think that I, Huo Guang, want to plot against me and want to be the emperor myself." It's just that there is no one to discuss, and the establishment of a new king is not what a courtier should do. ”

Bingji said: "The general's words are wrong, don't say it far away, the mirror is right in front of you, wasn't Emperor Xiaowen the one who stood up to Chen Ping and Zhou Bo before?" The general is the pillar of the country, and he should have come out to preside over the overall situation at this time, and if he wants to do things well, he only needs to catch one person. ”

Huo Guangdao: "Oh? Which person? ”

Bingji said: "It is your granddaughter Empress Shangguan, as long as the candidate is prepared, the queen can issue an edict." ”

Huo Guang nodded and said, "Who do you think should be promoted?" ”

The illness has already bowed and said: "Such a major matter must be decided by the general and the queen, how dare the lower officials say anything." ”

Huo Guangdao: "Don't panic, let's communicate privately, I have a good idea and tell me about your candidate." ”

Bingji said: "Liu Xu, the king of Guangling, was originally the only living son of the first emperor, but this person is strong and martial, and he is not liked by the first emperor, and the others are ......."

Huo Guang said: "Between you and me, it doesn't matter. ”

Bingji said: "Only." There are no other royal families, and the most orthodox bloodlines are Liu He, the king of Changyi, and ...... The great-grandson of the emperor of the people, I don't know if the general still remembers. ”

Huo Guang twisted his beard, took a few steps back and forth, and said: "Liu He, I know, it is far from the king of Changyi Wai, it is really not as good as the first generation." I still remember Liu Yao, do you know how he is now, is he a scoundrel in the market, or is he a rich man? Huo Guang suddenly looked at Bingji.

Bingji has followed Huo Guang for many years, and is most familiar with his "raid" gaze, and said without being surprised: "I don't know this, he was just a little baby when I saw him." However, now that he is in foster care, he can ask Zhang He to make a statement in person. ”

Huo Guangdao: "This is not necessary for the time being, you don't know, I know a little, but after all, Liu He, the king of Changyi, and the first emperor are only one generation apart, although the reputation is average, but it is not extravagant, and it makes no sense to choose the next generation." In fact, as long as there is the assistance of the minister, it is both a worm and a dragon. The Great Han Dynasty, from Gaozu to Emperor Xiaowen, Emperor Xiaojing, which one is not intellectual, the first emperor is Wen Tao Wuluo, powerful all over the world, like a god, when today's son ascended the throne at a young age, but he is strategic, extremely smart, and good at admonishment, so, don't worry about no one in the Han family, as long as the blood is orthodox, who can shake my Huaxia. ”

Bingji hurriedly said: "What the general said is very true, and he is short-sighted in the next day, and he is not as good as one of the generals. ”

Huo Guang laughed and said: "Tell people to spread the word, convene the prime minister, the imperial history, and the officials of more than 2,000 taels to discuss matters in the inner court, and jointly promote the new monarch, and each can express his own opinions!" ”