Emperor Liu Xun was walking in the courtyard of Huo Mansion at this time.

The courtyard of Huofu is quite a bit of royal style, with five steps on the first floor, ten steps on the first floor, and a long corridor twisting and turning among the ancient trees. The stream drips out of the cracks in the rocks, forming a pool of blue pools, and occasionally a few waterfowl skim and startle the swimming fish.

Liu Xun couldn't help but stop while walking. Huo Yu, Wei Xiang and Bingji followed, and when they saw this, they also stood not far away.

The cold wind blew in his face, and the branches rattled again. Liu Xun's thoughts fluctuated, and in a trance, the commanding general stood in front of him again. The general's eagle-like sharp gaze stared at him, an ignorant young man, for a long time, and then led him into the grand Weiyang Palace.

In his memory, it was a long journey, and it seemed like they had walked for a long, long time. Just when he was in a trance, the general pointed to the emperor's throne on the steps and said, "You sit on it." Then I watched him tremble and sit on the dragon couch, and he sat on the lower right side. Since then, their seats in Weiyang Palace have never been moved.

"It's been six years." Liu Xun muttered.

Liu Xun's ascension to the throne is quite legendary.

Six years ago, Liu Fuling, a young emperor who ascended the throne at the age of eight and had reigned for 14 years, suddenly returned to the west and was nicknamed Xiaozhao. Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty had no heirs, so the selection of a successor became the top priority of the Han Empire.

Huo Guang, the minister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who has been assisting Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty for more than ten years, has been a general who leans towards the government and the opposition and is powerful in the sea, and the heavy responsibility of selecting a successor naturally falls on his shoulders.

At this time, among the six sons of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, only Liu Xu, the king of Guangling, was alive, and the ministers all advocated Liu Xu to succeed to the throne.

Huo Guang had another consideration, for more than ten years, he had wholeheartedly assisted Liu Fuling, and he had also gained the most lofty status and power as a courtier. He certainly didn't want to lose easily. At this time, Liu Xu was in the prime of life, and he was supported by the ministers, once he entered the Weiyang Palace, then the situation of his monopoly would be shaken, and his future fate would be unpredictable. Huo Guang would never tolerate this happening.

After excluding Liu Xu, Huo Guang personally selected Liu He, the seventeen-year-old king of Changyi, the grandson of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, to inherit the throne, and then sent the palace protocol officer and the royal family Zongzheng to Changyi, Shandong with the edict of the empress dowager.

Liu He was overjoyed when he received the edict, and took more than 200 ministers to Chang'an, singing and laughing all the way.

Huo Guang soon regretted it. After Liu He ascended the throne, he did not praise him for his meritorious service as a general, but lavishly rewarded the old people of Changyi, and appointed his cronies as the captain of Changle, intending to control the power of the palace guards.

"Dare to do so when you are young." Huo Guang was really angry, this Liu He didn't know what to do, so he would depose him.

Huo Guang did not come forward, but pointed out that the prime minister led hundreds of officials to play the empress dowager, and announced thousands of charges such as Liu He's "debauchery and confusion, loss of imperial courtesy, and chaos in the Han family system", and the conclusion was that "the king of Changyi cannot inherit the temple".

In just twenty-seven days, Liu He completed the ups and downs from the king of Changyi to the emperor and back to the king of Changyi, and the more than 200 ministers of Changyi he brought were all executed.

There was no emperor in the Han Empire, and Huo Guang was in a hurry. He never had the idea of usurping the throne, and his ideal was that the monarch and his ministers were unsuspicious and self-respecting. So, where to find another emperor, when he was worried, Guanglu doctor Bingji came to him.

Bingji figured out what was on his mind, and first met with some flattery: "Emperor Xiaozhao died early, there is no heir, everyone in the world is worried and afraid, the general has someone to serve in the Han Temple, and set Liu He as the heir, how upright." However, this person who was made emperor was too uncompetitive, and the general decisively deposed him for the sake of the great righteousness of the world, and there was no disapproval from the government and the opposition. ”

Huo Guang was of course happy to hear it, and felt that Bingji was a bosom friend.

Bingji saw that Huo Guang was in a good mood, so he said cautiously: "Emperor Xiaowu once issued an edict to raise his great-grandson Liu Yi in the court. I've seen this Liu since I was a child. Now eighteen or nineteen years old, well-versed in scripture, good conduct, peaceful in demeanor and peaceful in temperament. Did the general send someone to take a look first, understand his temperament, and then decide ——, decide to succeed to the throne. After he finished the last few words, he glanced up at Huo Guang, and found that Huo Guang was thoughtful and seemed to be moved by what he said.

After setting up an emperor and immediately deposing him, the government and the opposition could not help but talk about it. Huo Guang was worried, and when he heard Bingji say this, he seemed to see a ray of light in the dark night, and patted Bingji on the shoulder approvingly: "Okay, I'll send someone to investigate immediately." ”

Liu Aiji, the grandson of Prince Wei, the son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was just a commoner at this time. Huo Guang sent the royal Zongzheng to the court to carefully inspect it, and summarized the two outstanding advantages of Liu Aiji, one is young, and the other is simple.

Huo Guang is very satisfied, what he wants is to be young and simple. As a result, Liu Yao, who was renamed Liu Xun, had been supported by Huo Guang to sit on the dragon couch and ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Statue as a common person.

As soon as he ascended the throne, Bingji earnestly admonished that he should obey the general in all political affairs.

Six years have passed, and the great general of Shenwu is now dying, is it relief or loss? Liu Xun didn't think about it, "No matter what, Huo Guang's grace in supporting him cannot be forgotten." He thought to himself.

He turned around and stared at Bingji silently, Bingji didn't speak, bowed his head slightly, and bowed for a long time.

Liu Xun walked out of Huo's Mansion and boarded Luan Yu on the shoulders of the palace attendants. Huo Yu, Wei Xiang and Bingji retreated to the side of the road and watched the six Luanyu set off.

Luan Yucai drove a few steps and stopped, and in the surprised eyes of everyone, an accompanying chamberlain trotted in front of Wei Xiang and said, "The emperor ordered you to ride." ”

Wei Xiang hurriedly stepped forward, and the attendant moved to the wooden steps of the car and placed it under the back door of the car, and opened the door curtain. Wei Xiang boarded the car and bowed in.

The so-called riding is to accompany the ride. Luanyu's carriage was very spacious, and although it was covered with a thick carpet, it was still a little cold. Wei Xiang sat down on the right side, and he couldn't see the emperor's demeanor clearly in the dark, so he arched his hand and said: "May Your Majesty live a thousand years and live a long life." "No more.

The royal convoy was unhurriedly walking down the street, and Liu Xun opened the curtain and looked outside. In the early spring of Chang'an, the branches of the trees have sprouted stars and green, and there is still a little residual snow on the street corners. There were not many people on the street, and when they saw the cavalry of the Yulin Army escorting Luan Yu over, they retreated to the side of the road to give their respects.

Liu Xun lowered the curtain and asked, "How much is the general's food?" ”

"Twenty thousand." Wei Xiang raised his eyes after answering, and cautiously peeked at the emperor's face, but he couldn't see it clearly.

He lowered his head and continued: "Since Emperor Gaozu Xinghan, although there are many marquis, only the Marquis of Pingyang has participated in the retention of Marquis Zhang Liang and the two of them, and Prime Minister Xiao He has only eight thousand households. His Majesty has 17,000 households in the general's favor, and in addition to the original households, the number of food estates has reached 20,000, which shows His Majesty's grace. ”

"Twenty thousand, twenty thousand." Liu Xun pondered a few times, and suddenly smiled: "I took out three thousand households, hehe." After a while, he asked, "You say, what is the purpose of the general's move?" ”

Wei Xiang was just about to speak, his heart moved, he swallowed it back, quietly glanced at the emperor, and said, "The minister is stupid, and he doesn't dare to guess the general's intentions." ”

"He is reminding me that the Huo family is meritorious to the Han family, and it is kind to me." Liu Xun looked out of the car thoughtfully, and after a while, he said slowly: "Every time I go to visit the high temple of the emperor after I ascend the throne, the general rides with me on the emperor's court, and I am like a thorn in the back. ”

Wei Xiang snorted: "The general is majestic. ”

"Yes, the Great General is majestic. For major national events, the courtiers also told the general first, and then started with me. Liu Xun said slowly.

Wei Xiang's cold sweat trickled down, and he stumbled and wanted to say but didn't speak.

The emperor shook the reins of the horse slightly, and the six horses leading Luan Yu accelerated their pace, Liu Xun did not speak, only heard the horse's hooves knocking on the road, and a rhythmic clattering sound.

"What does the emperor mean by saying these words? Is it to alienate the Huo family? Wei Xiang thought about it carefully, shivered for a while, and felt that the cold air had penetrated through his clothes, and secretly thought in his heart: "It's like a thorn in the back, that's how it feels." ”

Liu Xun saw that Wei Xiang was uncomfortable, and smiled slightly: "You can go down here, and go home closer." ”

Wei Xiang was just about to get out of the car, but Liu Xun stopped him again and ordered: "You draw up a decree tomorrow, seal Huo Yu as the right general, seal Huo Shan as the Marquis of Leping, and eat 3,000 households." ”

Wei Xiang answered the "promise" and got out of the car. Seeing Luan Yu walk away, he stood on the side of the street for a while, and then walked towards his mansion with his hands behind his back.

The trees on the side of the street already have a little greenery, and the breeze is blowing, which is also sultry. He suddenly saw a butterfly in the green shade fluttering its wings, and he couldn't help but open his mouth wide in surprise, and then he stepped forward to take a closer look, but there was nothing.

He shook his head slightly, and said to himself: "It's really old, how can there be butterflies at this time." Then I thought, if the general is unexpected, what kind of storm will be set off in Chang'an City.