Empress Dowager Dong was very dissatisfied with Liu Hong's excuse.
She angrily scolded Liu Hong.
"You always have so many reasons, so nothing can be done! If you are really determined and perseverant to do something, how can you not do it? You are the emperor, the supreme king in the world, what can you do?
It can’t be done? I just didn’t do anything, which led to today!”
Liu Hong sighed.
"It's meaningless to say this now. The son knows what the mother said. At the moment, isn't the son thinking of ways to deal with the He family and the Yuan family? But they are indeed... they are indeed going too far! They... cough cough cough
Cough...cough cough cough cough!"
Speaking of He Jin and Yuan Wei, Liu Hong became angry again and couldn't help coughing. Empress Dowager Dong and Jian Shuo quickly helped him calm down.
After coughing for a while, Liu Hong felt a little better and then sighed.
"They used the prophecy to deceive Yu Er and recruit troops from outside Luoyang into Luoyang. Now those troops obey He Jin's orders. If Er wants to take it away again, it will be very difficult. Originally, there was no such thing.
Now it is even more difficult..."
"So, Hong, do you still want to be crown prince?"
Empress Dowager Dong looked at Liu Hong and slowly asked this question.
Liu Hong was silent for a long time and nodded slowly.
"Er does hate the He family, and has no favorable impression of Bian for this reason, but Bian is also of royal blood after all, and is the most suitable candidate at present. As for Xie...er really likes Xie, but Xie's status is really not good enough. If forced
Registering will avoid ups and downs, and it will also affect my mother's health in her later years..."
"But if you register and register for defense, will my union be in good health?"
Empress Dowager Dong wiped away her tears: "It's okay for you to be here. If you have any shortcomings, once He becomes powerful, will he spare me, an old woman, and Xie's poor child? Have you ever thought about this? What does He mean to me?"
Can’t you see the hatred?”
Liu Hong slowly stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears of Empress Dowager Dong.
"Of course I've thought about it. Isn't this why the Xiyuan Army was established? For this reason, I gave up everything and didn't let anyone interfere, just so that the Xiyuan Army can truly defend the royal family. If I can use the Xiyuan Army
Suppress the He family and eradicate the Yuan family, and everything will be fine. If not, the Xiyuan Army will be the mother's last support."
Empress Dowager Dong was a little surprised.
"Hong, do you want to hand over Xiyuan Army to Xie?"
"It's too early to talk about this now."
Liu Hong chuckled and said, "We'll take a look at the situation when I'm in better health. All in all, I'll try my best to preserve your peace and harmony and never let you get hurt."
Empress Dowager Dong wiped away a few more tears.
"I am old, and my future well-being depends on my son. My son, you must be careful!"
"You know."
Liu Hong nodded slowly.
After seeing off Queen Mother Dong, Liu Hong lay on the bed and thought about many things quietly. After Jian Shuo came back, Liu Hong looked at Jian Shuo and said, "Jian Shuo, if I die now, you are sure to use it."
Will the Xiyuan Army defeat the forces of the He family and the Yuan family?"
Jian Shuo looked at Liu Hong in confusion. He didn't know that Liu Hong had taken the wrong medicine and had gone crazy here.
"I...I will...I will do my best."
"That's all, I'm just making things difficult for you."
Liu Hong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "After all, you have to face two ministers. It is really difficult. Even I find it difficult, let alone you. If you can protect yourself, it is already very good."
After another period of silence, Liu Hong suddenly spoke.
"Would it be better if I brought a helper back?"
"What is the helper Your Majesty is talking about?"
"Liu."
"Liu?"
Jian Shuo wondered: "Isn't he working as a shepherd in Liangzhou? He is still in charge of Yizhou's military affairs and has important responsibilities. How can he come back? Does your Majesty want him to end his term and return to Luoyang to serve?
Is that possible? But it will take some time, right?"
"I have this idea."
Liu Hong said slowly: "There are not many people I can trust. There is just one person. He is very capable, has military ability, and is more prestigious. If he can come back to Luoyang and be used by me, he will definitely be able to compete with He Jinhe."
Yuan Wei, if this is the case, your pressure will not be so great."
Jian Shuo didn't know much about Liu Bei and didn't have much contact with him, so it was difficult to say that this matter would definitely come true, but if Liu Hong trusted Liu Bei, he certainly had nothing to say.
"If His Majesty has decided, I have nothing to say. It's just that the matters in Liangzhou and Yizhou may need some arrangements."
"This matter is serious and I need to discuss it with you in detail."
Liu Hong said slowly: "Jian Shuo, please find a reliable person to pass the news to me. I want to discuss with you his return to Luoyang to take up a post. This matter must be kept absolutely confidential. Before the dust settles, it cannot be disclosed to outsiders."
Zhi, you know what I mean."
"I know."
Jian Shuo said slowly: "I will personally check this matter and will definitely not let outsiders know about it."
"Um."
Liu Hong nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Liu Bei, He Jin and Yuan Wei could come back, he felt there was no need to worry.
However, Liu Hong still has some concerns about making money.
If the amount of money he makes becomes less due to Liu Bei's return and the possibility of squandering is reduced, Liu Hong will feel a little distressed.
All in all, Liu Hong's current situation is that he wants Liu Bei to help him handle things in Luoyang, and he also wants Liu Bei to help him maintain the current amount and scale of making money, and continue to pursue higher amounts.
After all, it still costs a lot of money to raise a Xiyuan Army.
Liu Hong likes power, but he likes money even more.
Liu Hong was thinking about longer-term things in the future, and Yuan Wei and He Jin were also celebrating their victory.
They felt that Liu Hong must have realized the will of the people through this incident and would definitely restrain his actions a little.
They never realized that Liu Hong's fight was different from what they thought from the beginning, so Liu Hong did not regard the gathering of soldiers from all directions to Luoyang as a response from the people of the world to He Jin. He only felt that he
Been cheated.
So Liu Hong wanted to take revenge.
He had no intention of stopping at all, and was even preparing to make a big move and bring back a powerful foreign aid, so that this powerful foreign aid could give He Jin and Yuan Wei a little Liu's shock.
It can be said that Liu Hong, He Jin and Yuan Wei are engaged in a very strange struggle.
And because he did not know whether Liu Hong planned to abolish the elders and establish younger ones, even Liu Bei did not realize how this strange struggle was operated and carried out.
But after receiving a secret contact from Liu Hong, Liu Bei realized that his opportunity had come.