readx;? Chapter 6: Preparations (1)

The prince was terminally ill. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

For the monarchs and ministers of the Great Han Kingdom, which had just been established for less than a year, this news was simply a bolt from the blue. Especially those old rivers and lakes who witnessed the rise and fall of the Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin and other dynasties, one by one they were hit to the point that they had no masters, and they were completely devoid of their former calmness in speaking or doing things.

It's not that they have deep feelings for the crown prince Liu Chengxun. In these years, it is not uncommon for monarchs and ministers to attack each other, and it is not uncommon for brothers to turn against each other, and it is impossible for a prince who is just twenty-six or seventeen years old and has never been on the battlefield with everyone to win the sincerity of a group of old rivers and lakes. However, if the prince of the Great Han Kingdom was replaced by Liu Chengxun, the second prince, all the plans for the future would have to be reconsidered and made other arrangements. In a hurry, there are inevitably some chickens and dogs.

An excellent heir means whether the national fortune can be continued. In this regard, all the old rivers and lakes are convinced. In the past 30 years, the imperial court of the Central Plains has been cursed, and no successor emperor can continue the wisdom and courage of its founding king. The imperial court where it was located, after a short period of glory, quickly went to extinction!

I think that at the beginning, Zhu Wen's Great Liang Kingdom was destroyed by the Later Tang Dynasty because there was no suitable heir. The national fortunes of the Later Tang Dynasty experienced the "Yedu Change", which only lasted for ten years, and was replaced by Shi Jingjiao's Later Jin because of the same problem. (Note 1)

Although the second emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty, Shi Chonggui, was far more ambitious than the first emperor Shi Jingjiao, he did not have the talent that matched his ambition, so five years after he ascended the throne, he was plundered by the Khitans and imprisoned, and the Central Plains was devastated. Now, the same curse has fallen on Liu Zhiyuan's Great Han Kingdom, and the crown prince Liu Chengxun, who has barely inherited most of his talents and has become an adult, is seriously ill and dying, and his second son Liu Chengyou is a fake and unscrupulous child!

"In this world, I'm afraid it's going to be chaotic again!" Not only are the well-informed old rivers and lakes full of pessimism about the future. Some people of insight also panicked inexplicably after learning the news that the prince was critically ill.

It is better to be a peaceful dog than a troubled world. In the nearly 70 years since Huang Chao entered Chang'an, has there ever been a change of dynasty that has not been a bloody pestle? Although in the books and scripts compiled by private individuals, in the past 70 years, most of the people who suffered the tragic disaster of family destruction and death were emperors and generals. However, in fact, the suffering of the grass people in the troubled times was ten times more tragic than that of the emperor and the generals. It's just that the miserable situation of the grass people has never attracted much attention, and they are not qualified to let the literati and artists do it for them!

"The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no chicken crying for thousands of miles!" The poems of Emperor Wu of Wei are the most true descriptions of the troubled times. After the Three Kingdoms, it was the darkest Wuhu Chaos era in history, when the foreign ethnic groups invaded in turn, and the ordinary people were only regarded as "two-legged sheep" in the eyes of the invading Hu people. And now, the Khitans in the north are rising, and their ferocity and barbarism are no less than the original Xiongnu and Qianhu...... (Note 2)

In this era, from the princes to the ordinary people, there is not much loyalty to the emperor who has been exchanged like a marquee. But for those Khitan Hulu who had just been forced out of the Central Plains by Liu Zhiyuan, he hated them even more. Therefore, the lesser of two evils, most normal people still hope that Liu Zhiyuan's Han Kingdom can last for a few more days, at least, let the land and people of the Central Plains recover a little, and resist the next round of southward expansion of the Khitans!

Of course, the same rice raises a hundred kinds of people, and not all Han family sons and daughters look forward to the long-term stability of the Central Plains. Individual "ambitious", or "talented", wish the turbulent years returned as soon as possible. Only in troubled times can they quickly grab the first pot of gold in their lives by betrayal and betrayal. It is only in troubled times that they have the opportunity to step on the bones of their compatriots for personal gain. As for how many innocent people will die in vain after the arrival of the troubled times, whether the Khitans will invade the south again, and whether their fathers and villagers will no longer be regarded as "two-legged sheep" by foreign races, it is not within their consideration at all!

The history of the head of the Left Guard General's Mansion and the confidant Guo Yunming, the confidant of the prince Liu Chengyou, is undoubtedly such a "ambitious" person. Because he was ineffective last year, and offended the Taiyuan Chang family and the Linzhou Yang family at the same time, his "mentor" Su Fengji did not dare to guarantee his future. So in a hurry, he simply turned his heart sideways and directly took refuge with Liu Chengyou, the second prince who was not optimistic about anyone, and took advantage of the other party's wings to seek a temporary respite.

Who would have thought that the "Jiren" would have God's help, Guo Yunming thought that after following Liu Chengyou, the second ancestor of the foolish bastard, he could only stagger to death in this life. But I never expected that this gamble would be desperate. Wise and brave, and known as Xiao Meng, the prince Liu Chengxun, was actually sent to the door of the Yama Palace by a small cold. Originally, no one was optimistic, but Liu Chengyou, the second prince who was at most a prince of peace in this life, became the only heir to the throne of the Han Kingdom. (Note 3)

In the past few days, no matter how sad and miserable the clouds and fog are outside, the second prince Liu Chengyou's Zuowei General's Mansion is full of joy. Everyone knows that the emperor has endured his grief and summoned Guo Wei, Shi Hongzhao, Wang Zhang, Murong Yanchao and other important ministers of the humerus in front of the army to discuss the new prince. And as the only choice, as long as Liu Chengyou doesn't take the initiative to provoke right and wrong in the past few days, being made the crown prince is a certainty. As the saying goes, a person ascends to heaven with a chicken and a dog. The general of the left guard became the crown prince, how could the long history, scribes, guards, and tent rooms in his palace not follow the rising tide?

As the long history of Liu Chengyou, the "poor and lowly friend" of the two princes, Guo Yunming's future future must be more than one book or a state assassin history. Tongpingzhang's affairs, the official hat of the privy envoy, all faintly began to shine above his head.

When the way out is guaranteed, people will naturally be full of enthusiasm when they start doing things. In the past few days, Guo Yunming has been in the general's mansion, constantly transferring troops and sending generals, and doing his best to cover up and eliminate hidden dangers that may affect Liu Chengyou being established as the prince. Cartloads of gold and silver were sent out by him. Liu Chengyou used to work hard to collect beauties from all over the country, and he also gave them to the military generals who stayed in Bianliang. Including the Imperial Physician Pavilion and Qin Tianjian, who are rarely courteous, have not been left behind. Among the several well-known Langzhong, all of them are holding beauties in their arms. Many stargazing envoys are also fully satisfied, and continue to discover from the sky the auspicious signs of the prosperity of the Han Dynasty and the reappearance of the prosperous era!

And Liu Chengyou, who has always been greedy for money and lustful, made a rare fall in love with Guo Yunming, and all the strategies offered by the latter were readily adopted. Whatever the latter thinks needs to be done, they will be fully supported. Even when the two got along in private, they stroked Guo Yunming's soft and smooth back, and promised, "Even if you let it go, I will take care of it myself." Anyway, my grandfather only has two sons, and my sister-in-law gave birth to all female babies, so I don't believe that he can pass the throne to a third person besides me!"

"The ministers are fighting hard to break their bones, and they want to make His Highness get what he wants!" Guo Yunming was so moved that his eyes turned red, turned his head, took a few steps back, and bowed to the ground.

"Don't, don't, don't, why are you talking so seriously? Hurry up, quickly spit on the ground twice, lest the good ones not be the bad ones!" Liu Chengyou's hand fell into the air, and he was not angry, and he ordered with a smile on his face. "Being an emperor is actually the same thing for me. Look at my grandfather, he is busy all day long, he has been the emperor for so long, and he hasn't even had time to see what Bianliang City looks like! There are so many beauties in the harem, and they all guard the empty room every day. My brother is even more so, he cares about this and there every day, but before he can take the throne, he vomits blood from exhaustion. So even if you go to Zhang Luo, I don't blame you if you don't succeed. If God really made me the crown prince, a second-grade title, you would definitely be indispensable. If one day I really become the emperor, the privy envoy will still be a peaceful political matter, and you can choose the two positions. If you can find out your parents and family, whether it is a posthumous seal or a real seal, I will never treat them badly!"

"Minister, minister, His Royal Highness's kindness to each other, Wechen will never forget. Guo Yunming's heart warmed when he heard this, and he bowed down again with red eyes and thanked him.

He only remembered his milk name Dou Shi, what his original surname was, but he couldn't remember it at all. Therefore, honoring the ancestors and benefiting the brothers is destined to be a good dream. However, Liu Chengyou's promises made him feel an unprecedented level of attention. makes him willing to give everything he has in order to repay the other party.

"Look, I told you, don't be so serious! In life, you have to be open, sitting on thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, it may not be like a good dream to stay in a square inch!" Liu Chengyou smiled and took a few steps forward, holding Guo Yunmingying's transparent fingers with both hands, and slowly pulled them upward.

"Lord!" Guo Yunming shuddered slightly, his back instantly tightened, and his body tensed like a horned bow that had just been drawn. This time, however, he didn't immediately back down. Instead, he quickly took a few breaths and slowly relaxed all his muscles and nerves.

If you want to eat the cake, you have to pay!

When he was very young, the old beggar master taught him this.

Later, he found an opportunity to kill the old beggar, but he never forgot this truth!

Note 1: The Later Tang Dynasty lasted thirteen years from the founding of Li Cunqiao to the loss of Li Congke. However, the founding emperor Li Cunxuan was usurped by Mingzong Li Siyuan and died, so strictly speaking, it can only be regarded as two generations. The three years of Li Cunmiao's reign should be counted separately.

Note 2: The Qianghu was one of the most brutal ethnic groups during the Wuhu Rebellion. He likes to marinate human flesh for military rations. At that time, the northern Han Chinese, Xiongnu and Xianbei people were all massacred. Later, it was replaced by Xianbei, and some soldiers went into exile in Jiangnan. The Liang Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River treated him as a distinguished guest, but this clan soon rebelled under the leadership of its leader Hou Jing, and openly declared: "If the city is broken, it will be killed, and the world will know my prestige!" Later, because he did too much evil, he was collectively rejected by the Jiangnan Shi clan and the people, and was defeated and died.

Note 3: In the official history, Liu Zhiyuan also had a son, Liu Chengxun, who was sick when he was young. Therefore, it is not considered as an heir. For the sake of simplification, the novel ignores his existence.

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