He heard about the Empress Dowager Dong's illness, but he took it for granted.

She is a person in her fifties and sixties, if she just eats lightly and takes care of herself, plus she lives a comfortable life, then she will naturally have a life.

However, because Liu Bei sent her money and things every three or five days, any good inventions were given to her as soon as possible, including hot pot and stir-fried vegetables and fried food, which were all enjoyed by the old lady first.

It is difficult for people in these years to eat more oil and water to replenish their bodies, most of them are malnourished, there is no disease on the body, and if they are sick, they will basically die.

It is really rare to be able to ensure adequate nutrition, and an overnutrition such as an old lady can be regarded as one in a million.

The conscience of heaven and earth, Liu Bei really doesn't have any bad intentions, these new things are absolutely good things in Dahan, luxuries, few people can enjoy them, and it is also a kind of flattery to give them to the old lady to enjoy.

But who would have thought that the old lady would completely let go of herself, and eat fried food three times a day, unless she is a high-intensity manual laborer, no one can resist three meals of fried food a day.

It is said that the old lady's recipe has been based on deep frying and frying since two years ago.

In the morning, eat some simple fried meat, fried eggs, and then drink some porridge, and eat fried chicken and fried pork at noon, and the main course in the evening is fried lamb chops.

Anyway, the one who can eat fresh fruits all year round has to be an old lady, who eats fried ones while eating them, and eats fruits when she is tired of eating, and then casually mixes some grains, and drinks fish soup, chicken soup, and sheep soup, and eats with a mouth full of oil.

When you finish eating, you will lean on the recliner and ask someone to carry it out to watch juggling, cockfighting, dog fighting and burlesque, and the high-quality peach and Jiuquan peach wine produced in the Western Regions are the snacks at this time.

Eat and drink peach wine while watching and laughing, sleep when you are tired, get up and watch when you are full, eat when you are hungry, sleep and sleep after eating, and the days are extremely erosive.

So in the past two years, every time Liu Bei saw the Empress Dowager Dong, he could feel that her body was constantly expanding.

He also persuaded the Empress Dowager Dong not to eat so wildly, it is not good to eat too much fried things, it is not easy to digest, it is easy to burden the stomach, and it will not be good if you get sick at that time.

The old lady always said that it was good, but it never changed.

Dare next time!

After the invention of stir-frying, the old lady became obsessed with egg fried rice, eating it three times a day, and then adding barbecue meat to it, it became barbecue egg fried rice, which was eaten three times a day, and sometimes had to eat supper at night.

In addition to the precious Jiuquan peach wine, there is also the best quality honey water, which has developed into a peach wine and honey water, and the old lady does not drink white water at all.

So the old lady successfully suffered from dental caries, and from time to time she had a toothache and headache, Liu Bei could only seek medical advice everywhere, and then collect things that could clean her teeth and mouth for her to use to help her relieve her pain.

As a result, she healed her scars and forgot about the pain, and she just got better here, and she began to drink peach wine and honey again, so her oral problems never improved.

The old lady herself is not a young person, and she has no exercise, and her weight is constantly increasing.

Two months ago, the old lady suddenly fell into a coma, and after waking up, she was mentally sluggish, lingering on the sickbed, and she couldn't eat or drink anything delicious and delicious, so she could only drink some gruel and clear soup, and then drink medicine in a big bowl, which tortured the old lady to death.

Despite this, the old lady's condition showed no signs of improvement, and recently she began to complain of a pain in her chest and a burning sensation, followed by a headache that lasted for a long time, and she was in a coma from time to time.

As a result, it was at this juncture that rumors broke out.

The old lady didn't care much at first, she felt that it was all nonsense, what had happened happened happened again, and it was estimated that some boring people were cheating Liu Bei.

It wasn't until later when Dong Chong came to visit the patient that he repeatedly asked the old lady to ask Liu Bei's mind and ensure the safety of Liu Xie's throne.

"All you need is Liu Bei's promise, there is no problem, Liu Bei promised, what he promised you, he will definitely do it, you can't protect the association forever, and I can't protect the association forever, so you must let Liu Bei swear!"

The old lady thought about it, thinking about her increasingly haggard and weak body, and suddenly felt that what Dong Zhong said was not completely unreasonable.

It seems that she needs Liu Bei to give a complete commitment, a promise to support Liu Xie forever, with Liu Bei's heavy commitment character, once this promise is made, it will never be violated, so no matter what happens after that, she will not worry.

She will be able to heal with confidence, or if there are three long and two short, she will not have the face to see the short-lived son.

But she couldn't tell Liu Bei directly about this matter, so she found Liu Yu, an important minister of the clan and an elder, explained her intentions to him, and asked Liu Yu to handle all this.

Of course, Liu Yu is obliged, but some things are not something that Liu Yu can handle, Liu Bei did not plan to use Liu Yu as an intermediary to have a showdown with the old lady, he decided to visit the old lady himself and explain this matter to the old lady.

The old lady's time was running out, and he hoped that the old lady would leave with a clear mind.

He felt that he had nothing to be sorry for the old lady.

Without him, the old lady was poisoned by Empress He five years ago, and her death was miserable.

Now, the old lady has lived for five years, and she has enjoyed all the glory and wealth that this era can enjoy, and she has enjoyed so many delicious foods in advance.

Although the last moment was just as uncomfortable, compared to so many people who were born and died, the old lady was extremely lucky.

There is nothing to owe and nothing to be sorry for, only mutual understanding and understanding.

When Liu Bei went to visit the old lady, he happened to meet a group of doctors who came out of the Empress Dowager's bedroom, and a group of people had poor faces and frowned.

So Liu Bei stepped forward to ask them about the specific situation.

The first doctor saw that it was Liu Bei, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"How is the Empress Dowager doing?"

"Back to the general, the Empress Dowager's condition is not very good, there are often repetitions, a few days ago it was obviously better, but in recent days there have been relapses, the situation seems to be more serious, the Empress Dowager is old, we can only do our best."

"Can it be cured?"

"This ......"

"I see, you guys go ahead and do your best."

"Thank you, General, for your understanding."

The healers hurriedly thanked them, and then quickly left the dormitory.

Liu Bei sighed slowly, entered the Empress Dowager's bedroom, crossed the main hall of the Jiade Palace, and went to the apse where the old lady lived for recuperation.

In the apse, the eunuchs and maids ran back and forth, Liu Bei stopped a person to ask, and learned that he was preparing medicinal materials for the old lady, and the doctors made a lot of strange medicinal materials to treat diseases, and there were several medicinal materials that were particularly difficult to do.

For example, boy urine or something, they are looking all over the palace for child urine that can be used.

Liu Bei was speechless.

When he was allowed to enter the old lady's dormitory, he smelled a strong smell of medicine, and the old lady's uncomfortable moaning from time to time.

Some time ago, every time Liu Bei saw her, he could feel that she was fatter than the last time.

And this time, after only three months' work, the old lady lost a lot of weight, her face was gray and discouraged, and her hair lost its black and bright color, and it turned much paler.

"The Empress Dowager, the minister is here."

Liu Bei knelt in front of the old lady's sickbed, took the medicine bowl from the hand of the maid beside the old lady, waved his hand to let the maid and the eunuch withdraw, and served the old lady alone.

When the old lady opened her eyes and saw Liu Bei coming, she let out a long sigh.

"I'm sorry for you, you're so busy with government affairs, and you still called you to come over to see my old woman...... Ouch ......"

"Is the Empress Dowager uncomfortable?"

Liu Bei scooped a spoonful of medicinal juice and handed it to the old lady's mouth.

The old lady drank it with difficulty.

"It's uncomfortable, my chest hurts, and I often can't breathe, it's uncomfortable...... Ouch...... Why should I suffer such a sin......"

"The minister has long told you not to eat and drink so much, although those oils are delicious, but they are too greasy, eating too much is naturally not good for the body, you always promise, but never do."

Liu Bei sighed and said: "If you can listen to the persuasion of your ministers more, walk around more, and eat some light things, you won't get sick." ”

The old lady smiled wryly.

"It's too late to say anything now, it's all my fault, as soon as I relax, I don't care about anything, I just want to live a comfortable life, I don't care about anything else, who ever wants to be blessed, my body can't support so many blessings, and I collapse to Fu, hehehehehe......"

The old lady let out a worn-out bellows laugh, unpleasant, hoarse, just as she was in now.

Liu Bei didn't say anything more, and fed her half a bowl of medicine, and then the old lady said that she wouldn't drink it anymore.

"Bitter, unpleasant, useless, should it be uncomfortable or uncomfortable......"

Liu Bei didn't force the old lady to drink the medicine again.

"Xuande, give me a piece of caramel candy, it's bitter in your mouth."

"The Queen Mother, you are sick, it is best not to eat sugar, and at the same time, you must strictly avoid eating, you can only eat some light things, so that you can recover."

"How are you like those healers? I can't eat sugar, I can't drink wine, I can't eat meat, so what's the point of my life! ”

The old lady looked pained: "It's better to die, go find my child!" ”

"The Empress Dowager!"

Liu Bei said helplessly: "If you are like this, it will only be more uncomfortable." ”

"Alas......"

The old lady just shook her head, just sighed, full of pain: "In the end, it is a blessing, I can't support such a great blessing, Xuande, do you think my old wife is too useless?" It's been a long time to be blessed, and it's only been a few years? That's it......"

"You are already a blessed person in the world, and you can't be considered blessed, if you are blessed, who else is blessed?"

Liu Bei smiled and said: "You can recuperate with peace of mind, take care of your body, and the future will be long." ”

"You can't eat this, you can't drink it, what else is there to come!"

The old lady sighed for a while, then took a few breaths and turned her head to look at Liu Bei.

"Xuande, how did you find out about that matter in the city?"

"The rumor was spread by Taizhong doctor Zheng Tai, the purpose of which was to ruin the reputation of the minister, trying to make the minister in a dilemma, and the whole world rebelled, so as to completely destroy the current situation of the minister and the Han."

Liu Bei said in a low voice: "And the reason is because the government conference promoted by the minister and the system of eliminating officials have harmed their interests, they asked the minister to make amends, but the minister refused, so this person was angry, and contacted people everywhere to try to attack the minister, but no one responded, so he did this kind of thing." ”

"What a thief, with a vicious mind, he actually ruined the reputation of the pillars of my Han family so much!"

The old lady said angrily: "Arrest him and ask him for his guilt!" Sentence! Sentenced to life! told him to only eat prison food in the future, not to give him wine and meat, and only to drink one gruel a day, so that he could taste the bitterness of the old woman now! Look at how he is better off than dead! ”

Liu Bei suddenly couldn't cry or laugh.

The old lady's revenge is really strong.

So what did she know next, and how would she retaliate?

"Empress Dowager, I will definitely carry out the disposal of Zheng Tai properly, you don't have to worry, but once this incident happens, many things in the Han Dynasty will also change, and the situation that can be maintained in the past is likely to be unmaintainable."

"What do you mean?"

The old lady took a breath and looked at Liu Bei suspiciously.

"That is......"

Liu Bei said helplessly: "The final solution of this matter is not easy, and it may be necessary for the minister himself to ascend the throne and become the emperor to solve it, although the minister is not very willing, but there is no other way." ”

“………………”

The old lady didn't seem to understand the meaning of Liu Bei's words at first, so she stared at Liu Bei for a while without reacting, and when she finally reacted, she still had a confused look.

"Xuande, what do you say...... What is the meaning? ”

Liu Bei then carefully analyzed the current situation of the Han Dynasty to the old lady, including that his own power is too huge, especially the army is completely formed by himself and obeys his orders, this situation has been maintained for a long time and cannot be changed.

And the longer it lasts, the more it can't be changed.

All the reforms, all the system promotion, all carried out by him, and the natural clerks were also his subordinates.

Many things may not have been what he expected, but if he could not maintain the status and power of the ruler, then the entire Han Empire could collapse because of it.

Officials will do everything in their power to defend their own interests.

Generals are more likely to be self-respecting and take the blame, turning from defenders of the Han dynasty to destroyers.

The troubled times that he desperately tried to stop will come back.

All of this is not what he wants to see.

Therefore, the only way is for him to replace Liu Xie and become the emperor.

(End of chapter)