At this moment, there are many officials who are rushing to the palace like Lu Zhi and Cai Yong.

Because it was a day off or in the afternoon, many officials were taking a nap after taking a bath and eating, but they were forcibly shouted by the messenger who suddenly came to the door, and they rushed to the palace with a confused face.

It didn't take long for a large number of officials to gather outside the palace, and they slowly entered the palace with great doubts on each other's faces.

After entering the palace, they found that the situation was not what they had imagined.

On both sides of the road in the palace hall, where they had been walking in the past, there were soldiers with solemn expressions in full armor, and they lined up, not squinting, and could not see the end at all.

Not only were the roads lined with heavily armed soldiers, but there were also crossbowmen looking down from the watchtowers behind the courtyard walls on both sides.

What's going on?

Lu Zhi and Cai Yong, who walked together, felt that something was wrong, and Ma Riyan, Xun Shuang, Fu Qian and others who were scattered in different places also felt that the situation was wrong.

Feeling the oppression brought by the heavily armed soldiers, many officials were so frightened that they lowered their heads and did not dare to look around, and they quickened their pace, hoping to leave here as soon as possible.

After arriving at the gate of the palace, only officials of a certain status or above can enter the Chongde Hall to meet the emperor, and most of the other people can only stand in the large square at the entrance of the store, waiting for the news in the hall to come out.

Lu Zhi's status is enough, Cai Yong's status is also enough, they entered the Chongde Hall together, and were surprised to see Liu Hong, the son of heaven, sitting on the throne in court clothes, and his face seemed to be a little not good.

Beside him, Zhang Rang, who should have been standing in the past, disappeared and was replaced by another person, Zhao Zhong.

In addition, there are two chairs next to Liu Hong, and there are two people sitting respectively, one is the Empress Dowager Dong, and the other is Liu Hong's second son, Liu Xie.

The ministers in the palace stood according to their previous positions and looked around, only to find that many of them did not show up, so that there were a lot of vacancies in the queue.

Lu Zhi saw at a glance that there was no one in Yuan Kui's position.

Yuan Kui is Situ, and he didn't come, which made Lu Zhi feel a little strange.

Could it be that the events of the morning made the Son of Heaven resent him and deliberately did not let him come?

"I know you all have your doubts, but don't worry, I'll take care of everything...... I tell you that after listening to it, you will naturally make a decision. ”

Liu Hong's voice was not loud, and he was even a little weak, but in the quiet hall, even if he stood in the corner, as long as he held his breath and concentrated, he could still hear what Liu Hong said clearly.

So the officials are even more strange.

They desperately need an explanation.

"First of all, some of you should already know about Situ Yuan Kui and Empress He taking people to break into the Empress Dowager's palace this morning, right?"

The ministers lowered their heads and remained silent, only a few of them showed surprise, obviously not well-informed.

"I was very angry about this matter, Yuan Kui didn't know where he heard the news that I had died of illness, and suspected that someone was plotting to kill them, so he forcibly broke into the palace of the Queen Mother and spoke disrespectfully to my mother, which made me very angry.

Because I heard the rumor that I was dead, I dared to break into the palace of the Queen Mother, and I had no respect for the Queen Mother and the royal family.

But what really makes me angry is not this one, but another thing, you should also know that He Jin was going to lead troops to Xuzhou to fight the Yellow Turban Thieves, and used this as a reason to recruit soldiers in Luoyang.

This is something I allowed, but what I never expected was that Yuan Kui and He Jin actually took this opportunity to conspire to privately mobilize well-trained soldiers and horses from Bingzhou to enter Luoyang, and then enter He Jinjun's camp as a recruit, trying to enrich the army! ”

As soon as Liu Hong's words came out, the ministers were all stunned and extremely shocked, not to mention Cai Yong, even Lu Zhi, who had experienced strong winds and waves, instantly felt a buzzing in his ears.

This......

It's true?

Yuan Kui and He Jin conspired to secretly recruit soldiers and horses from Bingzhou to arrive in Luoyang?

This......

Is it to rebel?

Or is it just to increase the bargaining chips for He Jin to win the crusade against the Yellow Turban Army?

No matter how much you want to win, you can't do such a foolish thing! This is an absolute no-no! Red line! Once touched, no matter what your reason is, it is basically a capital offense!

Confused, Yuan Kui!

When the ministers had different thoughts, Liu Hong smiled coldly.

"Do you think that Yuan Kui He Jin did this because He Jin was worried that the crusade against the Yellow Turban would fail? You guessed wrong, you don't have to think so well of these two traitors, they are doing this to rebel and force me to abdicate! ”

The entire court exploded in an instant, and the ministers were more than ten times more shocked than just now, everyone was dumbfounded, some couldn't even stand on their feet, and some people collapsed directly to the ground, looking sluggish.

Rao is Lu Zhi has seen strong winds and waves, and he doesn't dare to completely believe these words that came out of Liu Hong's mouth.

Yuan Kui and He Jin want to rebel?

They want to force the emperor to abdicate?

This......

Is this the emperor telling a joke?

"It looks like you don't want to believe it, well, I'll show you the proof."

Liu Hong took a breath, looked at Zhao Zhong, Zhao Zhong understood, put the two secret letters sent by Dong Zhuo according to Liu Bei's intentions in the tray, walked down the steps, and sent them to Lu Zhi.

"Captain Lu, take a look, after reading it, pass it to the people behind you, let's take a look."

Two secret letters, each written in silk cloth.

Lu Zhi picked up the first one, read it, and then closed his eyes.

The content of this secret letter was that Yuan Kui asked Dong Zhuo to send troops to Luoyang, and then explained in detail how they should enter Luoyang through Hedong County, and then join He Jin's military camp in a bright and bright manner.

Lu Zhi handed the letter to the official behind him and picked up the second letter.

The content of this letter is Yuan Kui's reprimand for Dong Zhuo, it seems that because Dong Zhuo had doubts about this matter before, Yuan Kui was very angry, so he reprimanded Dong Zhuo and asked Dong Zhuo not to forget what happened back then.

It seems that Yuan Kui does not seem to be gentle towards his own former officials, and directly controls them as subordinates and servants.

Lu Zhi and Yuan Kui did not have much correspondence and did not know Yuan Kui's handwriting, but it seemed that in order to confirm that the letter was written by Yuan Kui himself, Zhao Zhong also had a public performance in Yuan Kui's tray.

Lu Zhi hesitated for a while, reached out and picked up the note written on the bamboo slip, unfolded it, and compared the handwriting on the letter, desperately found that the handwriting was exactly the same.

Lu Zhi stopped talking, handed the sheet and the secret letter to the official behind him, and then sighed heavily, walked out of the ranks, and saluted Liu Hong.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Situ's actions are really a big disappointment for the old minister, the old minister can't imagine that Situ of a country would actually do such a rebellious thing anyway, I don't know how Your Majesty intends to deal with this matter?"

Liu Hong was drinking something under the service of Empress Dowager Dong, and after listening to Lu Zhi's words, Liu Hong shook his head.

"You don't have to worry about this matter, I have already arranged for someone to deal with it, you read the letter, don't leave any of them behind, after reading it in the palace, and then pass it on to the outside of the palace, I want all the court officials to see, what kind of thief is he Yuan Situ!"

Liu Hong's state is obviously not good, and Lu Zhi is a little worried.

"Your Majesty, your body ......"

"You don't have to worry, I'm not dead yet."

Liu Hong looked at Lu Zhi and smiled: "The thief is not dead, how can I die?" If I die, wouldn't I be the happiest thief? How can I get them? ”

Lu Zhi's heart suddenly sudden, and he suddenly felt as if he had neglected something.

What is it?

He thought about it for a while, but his mind was full of Yuan Kui and He Jin's plot to rebel, and it was chaos.

After the last official in the hall also read Yuan Kui's handwritten letter, the hall was quiet again.

Liu Hong also drank what Zhao Zhong brought and didn't know what it was, so he sat up straight, trying his best to put on a majestic appearance.

"Yuan Kui and He Jin conspired to rebel, they wanted to rebel through the Bingzhou soldiers they found and the men and horses they recruited, as well as the soldiers and horses of Luoyang who obeyed their command, killed loyal ministers and good generals, and then forced the palace, forced me to abdicate, and finally, supported my eldest son Liu Wei to ascend the throne and become emperor!"

There was a shocking sound in the hall that had just been quiet for a while, and everyone was stunned and speechless, looking at Liu Hong who was sitting on the top in shock, and felt extremely shocked by what he said.

Not to mention Lu Zhi, one counts as one, and the officials were all shocked.

Yuan Kui and He Jin conspired to rebel, to force the palace, to make Liu Hong abdicate and replace Liu Wei in the throne, so as to ...... Yuan Kui and He Jin would become the de facto rulers of the Han Empire.

This is indeed the most in line with their interests, and judging from their previous actions, it is also very logical, they have been asking the emperor to determine Liu Wei's identity as the crown prince, but Liu Hong has never let go, and called Liu Bei as a helper.

Thereupon......

Yuan Kui and He Jin are ready to take risks?

So what to say......

Today......

Lu Zhi's eyes widened suddenly, and he immediately asked Liu Hong a question.

"Your Majesty! If Yuan Kui and He Jin rebel, you will be very dangerous, and the entire palace will be very dangerous, are you ready for everything? Are Liu Hucai's army and Xiyuan army ready to escort? ”

Liu Hong looked at Lu Zhi and sighed slightly.

Lu Zhi was a loyal minister, but ......

It doesn't work!

"Captain Lu is relieved, the palace is safe, and since the thief's rebellion has been known, there will be no possibility of victory, and the king will definitely win."

Officials, you look at me, I look at you, your emotions are very complicated, and I don't know what to say.

It sounds like the emperor has decided to use troops against the Yuan family and the He family, and the rumor that circulated at the beginning of the boiling [Luoyang Battle, Two Palaces Bloodshed] has really come true.

But this is not the end, the map in Liu Hong's hand has just unfolded to the critical part.

"For several months, the ups and downs in Luoyang City have not stopped, rumors have spread all over the streets and alleys, and I have heard a little, and you may also have some doubts in your hearts, and you have never understood the true face of this matter, so here, I can say it clearly.

Before, many of the rumors in Luoyang City were false, but some of them were true, I, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, really didn't think about abolishing Chang Liyu before, what I thought was nothing more than not letting the He clan have too much power, so that the things at the beginning of the first emperor and my ascension to the throne were repeated. ”

When some officials heard this, they felt a little inexplicable.

But some smart officials have already smelled something wrong, such as Lu Zhi and Xun Shuang.

"But as soon as this incident appeared, I knew that I was deceived, I was deceived by the closest people, He Jin and Yuan Kui plotted to rebel, and the queen He did not report it, and even cooperated with Yuan Kui to spy on me in the queen mother's palace, this kind of thing makes me extremely chilled!

After many years of husband and wife companionship, in the end, I didn't abolish her, but she wanted to abolish me, good, very good, very good, Queen He's intention to rebel, jealousy, murder, no mother of a country, such a poisonous woman, she can't be the mother of the country, and depose the queen of He! ”

The most crucial part of the map was unfolded, and a dagger with a cold light appeared in front of the ministers.

Liu Hong, who seemed to be sick, suddenly had a light in his eyes, grabbed the dagger and stabbed it at everyone's heart, everyone was caught off guard and was stabbed through the heart.

There is still bitterness that can only be swallowed in the stomach.

It's obviously the kind of thing that you subconsciously want to oppose, but when the words come to your lips, you find that their opposition is not tenable at all.

This is rebellion.

This is an obvious rebellion, a great sin to exterminate the three clans, if this can still be forgiven, wouldn't all the demons and monsters in the Han world be able to accommodate it?

So, needless to say, they have nothing to say.

The deposition of the queen is inevitable, unlike the previous time, this time, no one will intercede for her.

But at this moment, the clever officials had sensed that something was wrong, and they realized that the emperor might still have something to say.

That's right, Liu Hong does have something to say.

"He Jin and He committed the crime of rebellion, and the eldest son of the emperor argues that no matter whether he participates in it or not, he cannot become the heir to the throne, so I only have the last son, Xie, who can inherit the throne."

Liu Hong beckoned, let Liu Xie come to his side, and then put his arms around him and faced the ministers.

"It's not that I don't want to inherit the throne with my eldest son, but the situation is forced and my family is unfortunate, so I have no choice but to take the second son Xie as the crown prince, and I hope that the monarchs will assist me!"

There was silence in the courtroom.

The teacher said that no matter what the purpose of Yuan Kui and He Jin's rebellion was, since Liu Hong could say it publicly and produce evidence, there was nothing to argue.

If anyone still has doubts, after the matter is over, see how many soldiers are in He Jin's barracks, find out, determine the identity, and naturally the truth will be revealed.

The scope of recruitment of He Jin and Yuan Kui definitely does not include the merger of states, but as long as a merger of states is found, this matter can be confirmed.

The rebellion between Yuan Kui and He Jin is already an irreversible truth.

As Liu Wei's most important and strongest supporter, He Jin's attack against Liu Wei was fatal, and this blow directly determined that Liu Wei had actually lost the possibility of inheriting the throne.

Regardless of whether he knew about and participated in this matter, even if he was completely innocent and He Jin rebelled, he could not escape the blame, and it was impossible for him to inherit the throne again.

As a result, Liu Hong only had his last son, Liu Xie.

Although he is less than eight years old, he is the last son of Liu Hong who can inherit the throne.

If you don't choose him, do you choose Liu Bei?

The ministers in the palace looked at each other, and they couldn't react for a long time.

"I only have this one son left, don't you want to respect him as the crown prince, do you want to choose someone else as the crown prince?"

Liu Hong looked at the ministers with a cold face.

The ministers were shocked.

Lu Zhi sighed, endured the strange emotions intertwined in his mind, and was the first to walk out of the ranks of ministers and salute Liu Hong and Liu Xie on the high platform.

"Captain Lu Zhi, obey the emperor's orders!"

As the official present with the highest official position, Lu Zhi was the first to stand up.

Lu Zhi stood up, and the officials who were hesitating before all stood up one by two, anyway, someone took the lead, and they were not afraid.

One after another, they expressed their support for Liu Xie's succession, and expressed their recognition and loyalty to Liu Xie's succession to the emperor.

From the palace to the outside of the palace, the officials in the palace finally agreed to this matter.

At the same time as the Luoyang lesion was launched, and at the same time as the bloody rain and bloody wind were launched, Liu Hong, who had won the total victory, smiled heartily.

He looked at Liu Xie, who looked ignorant, and rubbed his face affectionately.

"Wu'er, my father can finally protect you, Wu'er, you can be the emperor, you have to be the emperor well, you have to protect your brother, you two brothers must support each other and live well......"

Liu Xie still couldn't fully understand the meaning of Liu Hong's words, but he was happy that his father could be close to him.

So he smiled and hugged Liu Hong.

Liu Hong closed his eyes, and countless pictures flashed in his mind, and finally froze in the clip of talking and laughing with Wang Meiren and being happy with each other.

After a long time, he opened his eyes, his eyes swept over the saluting ministers, and flew outside the imperial city, and even outside the city of Luoyang.

His victory here is not a complete victory, and it will not be a real victory until Liu Bei also wins all the victories outside.

So, Xuande.

Don't let me down!