For Empress Dowager He, since the death of her brother He Jin, looking at the entire Luoyang City, there is no minister in the court who can gain her trust.

Some time ago, there was also a Dong Zhuo who made Empress Dowager He willing to rely on him, and wanted to use him as a relative to replace He Jin's position.

But as Dong Zhuo's power increased, and his attitude towards the Son of Heaven and Empress Dowager He became less and less like a courtier, Empress Dowager He's trust and favor towards Dong Zhuo gradually decreased, and even had a disgust in her heart.

Now, looking at the entire Luoyang City, there is only one person who can make Empress Dowager He feel at ease.

That person is Lu Qiang.

Therefore, now only in front of Lu Qiang, Empress Dowager He can indulge herself so hysterically.

After Lu Qiang finished speaking to the Empress Dowager He, the Empress Dowager He did not answer.

She just bit her lip tightly, her eyes wide open, and the whites of her eyes were bloodshot.

Lu Qiang didn't say anything, he just sighed lightly and bent down to clean up the things on the ground that were broken by Empress Dowager He.

He is also an elderly person, both physically and mentally, compared to the past, it has decreased a lot, and these menial jobs should not be allowed to be done.

However, Empress Dowager He didn't want others to see her embarrassment, so there was no one else in the room at this time, and the other little eunuchs were all guarding outside, and there was only Lu Qiang in the house.

Therefore, these messes made by Empress Dowager He can only be cleaned up by Lu Qiang alone.

Lu Qiang cleaned up very slowly, but he was not in a hurry, he was just patient and cleaned up little by little.

Seeing Lu Qiang patiently sorting out the "mess" left by his anger over there, Empress Dowager He's nose couldn't help but sour, and tears flowed out of her eyes.

"Ah Gong!" Empress Dowager He cried.

said that she was the queen mother, but in the end, she was just a woman less than thirty years old, whether in terms of heart or concentration, she could not be compared with the bigwigs in the court or Dong Zhuo, it was really too far behind.

"Grandpa, I'm unwilling, unwilling! First surnamed Yuan, and now surnamed Dong! They are all courtiers of the Han Dynasty, eating the Han Dynasty's food, but in the end! Everyone is ambitious, no one is truly loyal to the Han Dynasty, and they all bully our orphans and widows! They're all brutes! ”

Lu Qiang sighed and comforted the Empress Dowager He: "What the Empress Dowager said, the old slave knows in his heart, and this is also the reason why the old slave promised Dong Zhuo to return to the palace,"

"The old slave knew the danger in this palace, and the old slave was afraid that one day, he would take the back road of Cao Jie and Zhang Rang, but the old slave had to come back...... For the sake of the first emperor, for the sake of His Majesty and the Queen Mother, even if the old slave gave up his life, he had to protect the safety of His Majesty and the Queen Mother in order to repay the favor of the first emperor. ”

Lu Qiang's words moved Empress Dowager He's heart.

She wiped her tears and said, "Grandpa, the only thing our mother and son can rely on now is you." ”

Lu Qiang sighed: "Your Highness, now is the crisis season of the Han Dynasty, and all Your Highness can do is to endure!" ”

"Although Dong Zhuo is rampant, if he wants to fight against the world's scholars, he needs the support of His Majesty and the Queen Mother, and if His Majesty and the Queen Mother want to stabilize the imperial power, they also need to use Dong Zhuo as a sword and axe to deal with powerful people, although this Liangzhou barbarian thief is rampant, but the Queen Mother still needs to be patient,"

"After waiting for Dong Zhuo to do what he should do for His Majesty and the Queen Mother, his offense to the Queen Mother and His Majesty, naturally someone will make him pay the price!"

Empress Dowager He listened to Lu Qiang's words and plucked up confidence again.

"If you want to take it, you must give it first, what Ah Gong wants to say, is this?"

Lu Qiang said: "The old slave is stupid, what the old slave wants to say is what it means, the Queen Mother Mingjian." ”

"But, can it be that the woman of the old thief in Liangzhou really let Wu'er be the queen?"

Lu Qiang said: "Your Highness, this is also a matter of no choice, the current situation, you can only ask Your Majesty to be patient for a while, but Your Highness rest assured, today he Dong Zhuo can ask His Highness to abolish the daughter of the Tang clan and make the daughter of his clan the queen,"

"The next day, when His Majesty is in charge of the world, he can also abolish his Dong family's woman!"

"The old slave thinks that the women of this world, whoever His Royal Highness wants to be the queen can do it! Can the queen who was supported by Dong Zhuo last for a long time? It's not just a thought of His Highness. ”

When Empress Dowager He heard this, she was very comfortable, and most of the resentment and anger in her heart were also vented with Lu Qiang's words.

"Father, I can be subservient to Dong Zhuo and let him make the daughter of his clan the queen, but I understand now that this person is not a usable person after all, he will not treat me and Your Majesty sincerely, this person must be used, and guarded against, Your Majesty and I also need to find someone as foreign aid, thinking that the back hand is."

Lu Qiang's expression was serious: "What His Highness said is that in the eyes of the old slave, whether it is the public secretary or the Liangzhou general, it is not credible...... When the first emperor was alive, the most trusted people were eunuchs and clan relatives,"

"Now among the eunuchs left by the first emperor, there is only one old slave, and the most trusted clan relatives of the first emperor are none other than Jizhou Mu and Yizhou Mu."

Empress Dowager He said: "Liu Junlang is old, hiding in Yizhou and not contacting the imperial court, he seems to have two hearts, and it seems that only Liu Jian can be my mother and son's support." ”

Lu Qiang said: "His Royal Highness is clearly decisive, Dong Zhuo is used internally, and Liu Jian is relied on externally, and one day Dong Zhuo and Gongqing Wang's family fight will be defeated, so that Liu Jian can enter Beijing and help the world!" ”

Empress Dowager He said: "But Liu Jian has made a lot of contributions, and now he is also famous among the clansmen, I am afraid that once he has a disobedient heart in the future, what should he do?" He is a member of the royal family, and now King Chen Liuwang is still there. ”

"Your Royal Highness, rest assured, the old slave understands Liu Jian, and the old slave is willing to guarantee his life, then Liu Deran must be loyal to the Han family, and he is willing to use his life to be loyal to the Han Dynasty, and in the eyes of the old slave, whoever has an objection to His Majesty, Liu Deran will not."

Empress Dowager He was silent for a long time and said, "I believe in Ah Gong's vision...... In this way, I personally wrote a letter to Liu Deran, and asked my grandfather to send someone to transfer it to him, how about it? ”

Lu Qiang hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

……

Empress Dowager He wrote a letter, and Lu Qiang secretly sent a confidant to Liu Jian.

And Dong Zhuo, in the name of the Prime Minister's Office, also commended Liu Jian's achievements in Qingzhou.

The two groups of people arrived in Qingzhou almost front and back.

After reading the letter from the Empress Dowager He, Liu Jian slowly put the letter on the table, with a slightly enlightened expression on his face.

In his tent, in addition to himself, there was Liu Bei.

Liu Jian didn't hide anything from him, so he showed him the letter from the Empress Dowager He.

In the letter of the Empress Dowager He, there was no mention of Dong Zhuo, but he only praised Liu Jian as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, the son of the first emperor, and at a critical moment, he could be the pillar of optimus of the Han Dynasty and so on.

But Liu Jian and Liu Bei can see that there must be a conflict between the imperial power and the relative power in Luoyang.

Originally, it was two political forces that united to unite against the Gongqing clan, but now there are rifts within them.

"Alas, this Luoyang...... This big man, there is really no moment, and there is not a moment of peace! Liu Bei sighed helplessly.

Liu Jian said: "The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, the world is bustling, all for profit, this right is also the biggest benefit in the world, which can make anyone crazy about it." ”

Liu Bei sneered, his expression seemed a little disdainful.

In his view, friendship and loyalty should be more important than power.

"Deran, what do you want?"

"Good thing! We can secretly unite with the Queen Mother through Lu Qiang, and maybe when we will get a decree that is beneficial to us in the future. ”

"But right now, we don't get involved in the affairs of Luoyang, and our concentration is still in Hebei!"

Speaking of this, Liu Jian put down the letter from the Empress Dowager He and picked up the letter sent to him by Dong Zhuo.

After reading through it, he handed it to Liu Bei.

"You have made such a great contribution this time, and the imperial court only gave a verbal reward, but did not express anything?"

Liu Jian said: "It's understandable, I'm already General Zuo, Jizhou Mu, the county waits, the court will seal it again, what will I be sealed?" Give me a third duke, or give me a general? ”

"Even if the court really gives it, I still have to resign."

Liu Bei nodded in understanding.

In the letter, Dong Zhuo specifically mentioned that it was the intention of the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother not to be promoted, and he was helpless...... Is this a divisive ploy? ”

Liu Jian said: "Yes, Old Thief Dong doesn't want me to get too close to Your Majesty!" He even wanted me to resent His Majesty and be close to him. ”

"And what do you do?"

"Then pretend to be close to Dong Gong, whatever he wants to watch, I will play for him, that's all."

When he said this, Liu Jian suddenly shouted to the people outside: "Bring pen and ink!" ”

Afterwards, someone sent pen and ink.

"Brother, help me study ink, I want to write another letter to our Han Xiangguo!"

Liu Bei rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to help Liu Jian sharpen his ink.

"What are you going to do?"

Liu Jian said with a smile: "Today's Dong Xiangguo has established the Thirteen Cao of the Prime Minister's Mansion and seized power from Shangshutai, and Yuan Kui's record of Shangshu has been hollowed out. The government of the imperial court has been corrupted for too long, and there must be a person with courage and ability to open up the old situation, and this person, except for our wise and martial Dong Xiangguo, who can be competent? ”

(End of chapter)