[Vol. 1] § 204: Aftermath

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Ten years after Liu Ai ascended the throne, he changed his name to Liu Xun. From here on, I will always call him Liu Xun.

Who would have thought that eighteen years after the scourge of witchcraft, the emperor's throne would return to the bloodline of the crown prince Liu Yiyi, which seems to confirm the old saying, eighteen years later, he will be a good man again.

Whether Liu Xun is a good man or not, it is not known at present, he used to be just a fool in Chang'an, but now he is sitting on the dragon chair, and the future is unpredictable, because no one dares to guarantee that he will not be bombarded by Huo Guang like the bastard Liu He in front.

Liu Xun was ten meters away from Huo Guang, and he smelled the momentum of the world's number one minister. Huo Guang accompanied him to the Gao Temple, Liu Xun was highly nervous for some reason, and his palms were full of sweat. Replaced by the chariot general Zhang Anshi to accompany the car, Liu Xun gradually calmed down.

After all, Liu Xun has been mixed in society, has seen some of the world, and has a flexible and smooth mind.

He drew a conclusion from the officials' respectful attitude towards Huo Guang, Huo Guang, he must not provoke this person, he can't afford to provoke now, and he can't afford to provoke in the future. He didn't want to be the second Liu He, so he was smiling and generous.

Liu Xun didn't want to be Liu He, because he had some missions that he had to complete.

Eighteen years ago, his grandparents and parents died in witch Gu, and he almost died in infancy. Eighteen years later, he gained the power to clear the grievances and restore the honors of those who died unjustly.

However, Liu Xun also knew very well that the time to end this matter had not yet come, and the imperial court was not yet his imperial court.

Soon, he confirmed his analysis.

Liu Xun entered the palace and became the emperor for a few days, and the attribution of the throne became the focus of discussion among the ministers.

Liu Xun didn't know how to speak, but the ministers spoke first, they agreed that Huo Guang's youngest daughter should be the queen, the ministers fooled Liu Xun like this, the emperor married the daughter of the minister, it has been the same since ancient times, so it is conducive to the unity of the monarch and the minister.

Don't look at Liu Xun's youth, he is so proficient, I think that when he was a cockfighting lackey and traveled around, he had never seen anyone and heard anything.

He knew that the better he spoke, the more he couldn't listen, he had a wife, and his wife would not leave him when he was most down-and-out, how could he let a man he had never met come to his harem? He Liu Xun is not such a person.

In this matter, Huo Guang very much hoped that the little girl would become the queen, but he couldn't express his position. He expressed his position, and it was inevitable that someone would gossip, "Liu Xun's ass is not hot yet, you have to send your daughter to be the queen, besides, the queen mother is your family, the queen is your family, and even the court is yours, isn't it a little inappropriate?" ”

Huo Guang can't express his position, but his granddaughter can have no scruples, the Empress Dowager Shangguan is similar to Liu Xun in terms of age, young people are easy to communicate, in terms of seniority, Shangguan is two levels higher than Liu Xun, and her words Liu Xun also have to be weighed.

Therefore, the Empress Dowager Shangguan expressed her support for the ministers' proposal.

Huo Guang has been smiling and listening to the suggestions of the ministers and his granddaughter, and Liu Xun is not confused, he knows that he can't express his position, and it is not good for him to oppose them in public, but it is against his heart not to oppose them. Therefore, Liu Xun also showed a sunny smile.

Liu Xun is an optimist, despite his miserable background, he can always find a way to make himself happy, so he has cultivated an optimistic character of being covered by a quilt when the sky falls.

The ministers who can go to the palace to discuss politics are not stupid, they can see that Liu Xun has been slow to express his position, and it is estimated that he does not agree, but what makes them puzzled is that this kid is indeed a little capable, and everyone is happy to discuss his wife's affairs, but he looks like he is watching a play, and he looks happy, which is really unpredictable.

Liu Xun finally cleared his throat, he didn't speak much, and his voice was a little trembling.

He said, "When I was poor, I had an old sword, I missed it very much, I want to issue an edict today, please help me find it!" ”

When the ministers heard this, they were stunned for a while, they looked at each other, we are not discussing the queen's affairs, how can the emperor pull out a sword?

Some anxious courtiers felt the embarrassment that the bull's head was not in the horse's mouth, and they wanted to jump out and remind Liu Xun, Your Majesty, you have a meeting in the upper court, can you pay attention and don't desert.

But after all, they are all people who have been in the court for a long time, and their skills are first-class, and many ministers quickly reacted, this emperor has something to say! The emperor wants to find an old sword, which means that the emperor is a person who loves the old. Doesn't this mean that the emperor wants to make his wife Xu Pingjun the queen?

Yes, that's what it means.

Some ministers understood Liu Xun's meaning, and they couldn't care about Huo Guang's thoughts, because many of them also complained about Huo Guang's arbitrariness, so naturally, they wanted to jump out and propose to set up Empress Xu Pingjun.

As soon as this proposal came out, Liu Xun bowed slightly, and his face was still a youthful and invincible smile.

But Huo Guang's face was not good-looking, but he had no choice, he couldn't express his position on this matter anyway, because he didn't want to give someone a handle. A few days ago, he heard that the imperial servant Yan Yannian impeached him for abolishing the establishment without authorization, and asked the emperor to punish him.

Seeing that there were more and more ministers who echoed and established Xu Pingjun as the queen, Huo Guang could only be anxious in his heart.

Liu Xun saw that the time had come, so he issued an edict to settle the matter, and issued an edict to first appoint Xu Pingjun as Jieyu.

In November of the first year of Yuanping (74 BC), Xu was appointed as the queen.

Liu Xun achieved what he wanted, but this result was beyond Huo Guang's expectations.

Huo Guang intended to let the new emperor understand his authority. After Xu Pingjun was crowned, according to the convention, Xu Guanghan, the queen's father, wanted to be crowned a marquis.

Liu Xun found that this had become an almost impossible task.

Huo Guang clearly opposed the sealing of Xu Guanghan on the grounds that Xu Guanghan had been punished by the palace, looking at that posture, if anyone dared to intercede for Xu Guanghan, he would be tied to a dead knot.

Liu Xun couldn't laugh this time.

Because of Huo Guang's clear opposition, almost no official dared to jump out.

This matter has been put on hold for a year, and it took a year to seal Chang Chengjun. Lord Guozhang didn't even have a title, which also set a precedent for the Han Dynasty.

Huo Guang once again told Liu Xun, although you are the emperor, but with me, you can't do whatever you want.