Chapter 468: Witnesses and physical evidence, all ready
Zhang Rang was just about to speak about what Liu Bei had told him, but he didn't expect that Empress Dowager Dong spoke before him.
Empress Dowager Dong seemed very excited and held Liu Hong's hand.
"My son, there is a way!"
"any solution?"
"Destroy that poisonous woman He!"
Empress Dowager Dong said excitedly: "That vicious woman who dared to murder the prince! As long as she lives, my Han family will never be at peace! As long as she is still the queen, even I may be killed by her! You still stay?
What are you doing with her? Destroy her! Ben will no longer be your legitimate son!"
After hearing this, Liu Hong frowned and thought about it, unable to make up his mind.
"It's now time. If I depose the queen, how will the people in the world view this matter? Luoyang...is finally a little more stable. If I depose the queen now, I'm afraid the He family and the Yuan family will take action immediately. By that time,
How should you handle yourself?"
"Your Majesty, in addition to the Xiyuan Army and Palace Guards, aren't there Liu's more than 20,000 Liangzhou soldiers?"
Dong Chong reminded: "We are trying our best to defend Luoyang City, and Liu is echoing us outside the city, forming a horned force. No matter how many troops the He family and the Yuan family have, they will not be our opponents!"
"…………"
Liu Hong closed his eyes and shook his head, and said weakly: "If you oppose abolishing elders and establishing younger ones, he will not agree to you..."
"Your Majesty, Liu is a loyal minister. As long as Your Majesty opens his mouth, how can he object?"
Zhang Rang whispered: "As long as you call him here and tell him your decision, with his loyalty, how can he oppose you?"
Liu Hong opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling.
"Will you support you?"
"Liu will only support you."
Zhang Rang said: "Your Majesty, as long as you say a word, Liu will definitely support you. Even if you take Prince Xie as the crown prince, as long as you say a word, Liu will definitely not object!"
Liu Hong was noncommittal about this.
But he really didn't want to see his only two remaining sons die a happy death due to the political struggle in the court.
This is something he cannot accept as a father.
"Go find it..."
He waved his hands feebly.
Zhang Rang immediately rushed out of the palace.
Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Zhong almost cried with joy.
After Liu Bei received the news, he followed Zhang Rang to the palace. Before entering the palace, the two quietly discussed some details of what was going to happen later.
Zhang Rang seemed to have only reacted at this moment. In terms of the operation of this matter, it seemed that they were not completely passive.
"I never said anything about He Jin coming to find me, but if I did, it would be able to prove the truth about He Jin and Yuan Wei's ambition, right? In this case, isn't our matter justifiable?
Are there any other concerns?”
Liu Bei smiled.
"Do you have evidence? Do you have irrefutable evidence to prove that this thing really happened? This is your one-sided statement. As long as He Jin refuses to admit it, how many people will believe it based on your credibility?"
Zhang Rang was stunned on the spot, and then looked depressed.
"Damn scholars!"
"Don't blame the scholar. Don't tell each other about what you did before."
"At this time, you are still speaking for the scholars? Don't you think about it. There is no suitable reason. The emperor wants you to support the abolition of elders and the establishment of young ones. How should you explain to the people around you? They only follow He Jin Yuan because they believe in you.
Wei is right! Don’t you want to think about this?”
"Of course I want to, I also have a way."
Liu Bei looked at Zhang Rang with a smile.
Zhang Rang was stunned.
"Do you have any idea?"
Liu Bei took out two bamboo tubes from his arms.
"Do you know what this is?"
"What?"
"A secret letter written by Yuan Wei to Dong Zhuo asking him to mobilize troops to merge with the state."
"!!!"
Zhang Rang's eyes widened: "How did you get it? Dong Zhuo can even give you this?"
"Dong Zhuo also wants to live."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "From the moment he decided to help me, he wanted Yuan Wei to die more than I did. In order to let Yuan Wei die, he would do anything at all costs. Yuan Wei asked Dong Zhuo to burn these two secret letters after reading them.
It was dropped, but Dong Zhuo didn’t burn it in time for some unknown purpose, and then gave it to me.”
Zhang Rang looked at the two bamboo tubes in Liu Bei's hands and swallowed.
"Can this definitely be proven to be Yuan Wei's handiwork?"
"Dong Zhuo's testimony as a former official of the Yuan family, and then compare his handwriting with the memorial table he submitted in court."
"What if there are still people who say this is fake?"
"The Bingzhou soldiers and Bingzhou officers in He Jin's camp will not lie. As long as they stand up and say a word, He Jin and Yuan Wei will not be able to escape even if they jump into the Luo River."
Liu Bei sneered and said: "The witnesses and physical evidence are all here."
"That……"
"What else is there to say? He Jin and Yuan Wei conspired to rebel. It is natural to kill them. The queen knew about it but did not report it. It is natural to depose him. The son of the prince's defender is also suspected of knowing about it and did not report it. How can he still inherit the throne?
?”
"Should...can't..."
"So, any questions?"
"Gone……"
Zhang Rang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly ecstasy surged into his heart. He clenched his fists tightly and said with great joy: "Liu! I really saw you right! You can accomplish this kind of thing!"
"I really didn't contribute much, but I was really stunned by what they did."
Liu Bei put away the two bamboo tubes, shook his head and sighed: "If you want to do something big, how can you expose so many flaws and leak so much information? I really didn't target them, I just did what I should do.
As a result, when I finished what I was supposed to do, I found that all the favorable conditions were in my hands, and they did all the things they should not do to rebel!
And that He Jin, who didn’t know anything about our relationship and told you directly that he was going to rebel? He didn’t even think about you, so he really wouldn’t tell you?
I don’t know where he got his confidence from, but at this point, how can I lose? Lao Zhang, tell me, how can I lose? Against such a group of opponents, it’s hard for me not to win.”
Zhang Rang no longer cares about Liu Bei's evaluation, he only knows that this matter is done!
In the midst of ecstasy, Zhang Rang suddenly felt a little strange.
"That's not right. Since you are so sure, what do you mean when you said before that you would be an enemy of the world and flatten it? With such a legitimate reason, how could the people of the world oppose it? Who dares? This is rebellion, my benefactor.
A rebel who can even abandon it!"
"That's not what I'm talking about."
Liu Bei shook his head: "You will know sooner or later. There is no hurry. For now, let's finish this matter first."
Zhang Rang was a little confused and couldn't figure it out for a while, but he didn't have that intention now. He quickly led Liu Bei to meet Liu Hong.
"Your Majesty, Liu is here!"
Liu Hong waved his hand.
",come here."
Liu Hong stretched out his hand.
Liu Bei came forward, took Liu Hong's hand, and knelt down beside his bed.
"Your Majesty, I am here."
",I am almost dying..."
"Your Majesty, please don't speak nonsense! Your Majesty is in your prime, how can you be ill?"
Liu Bei said loudly: "Your Majesty will definitely recover! Which quack doctor treated Your Majesty carelessly? Please kill this person!"
Liu Bei was very excited, and in the eyes of Liu Hong and others, he looked like a loyal minister.
Empress Dowager Dong looked at Liu Bei with relief.
Dong Chong looked at Liu Bei with some emotion.
Only Zhang Rang lowered his head and didn't look at Liu Bei - for some reason, he always felt that he didn't want to witness this scene with his own eyes.
Liu Hong was even more emotional, so he squeezed Liu Bei's hand.
"..."
"His Majesty!"
Liu Bei wiped the corners of his eyes and looked at Liu Hong.
"Don't blame the doctors. They are not wrong. It's my fault that I have no destiny and should not live a long life..."
"Your Majesty, please don't say that! I will definitely seek medical advice, and I will definitely find a doctor who can cure Your Majesty!"
"No need."
Liu Hong shook his head vigorously and squeezed Liu Bei's hand: "I came to you because I have something to tell you."
"Your Majesty, please tell me. Even if I go through fire and water, I will accomplish this for Your Majesty!"
Liu Hong looked at Liu Bei steadily.
"I want to make my youngest son Xie the crown prince, and he will ascend the throne after my death."
Liu Bei was stunned on the spot, and it took him a while to react.
"Your Majesty, this...didn't you say before..."
"You are a loyal minister and a loyal member of the clan. I have no one else to entrust you with such matters. Only you can I entrust you to."
Liu Hong said slowly: "These days, I have also figured it out. If I let the eldest son Bian ascend the throne, it will be justified, but Xie's situation will be very unfavorable. He will be in danger, and you will also be in danger. But if I
Let Xie ascend the throne, and most of the people, except the He family and the Yuan family, can be preserved.
, I thought about it for a long time, and I have no other choice now. I really can’t accept that my beloved son will be bullied and cannot be saved after my death. There are not many people I can trust, and among these people, the most