Just as Shi Changshi was plotting, at the other end of the palace, outside the palace of Han Emperor Liu Hong, a tall man wearing black eunuch clothes was striding towards the palace. Looking at this man's face The gloomy expression showed that he was in a bad mood now. The eunuchs and maids who passed by him were all cautious when they saw him, for fear of accidentally angering this popular man who was favored by the Han Emperor.
This man is Huangmen Jian Shuo, who is now deeply trusted by Han Emperor Liu Hong. Although Jian Shuo's current official position is not high, he is the Han Emperor's personal confidant. The Han Emperor's trust in him is no less than that of Zhang Rang. and Zhao Zhong. And Jian Shuo was not alone at the moment. Beside him was a child who was only six or seven years old. This child was very well-behaved, but he was none other than the youngest son of Han Emperor Liu Hong, Prince Xie. !
"Jian Shuo! Does my father's illness really not matter?" Prince Xie blinked his big eyes and looked at Jian Shuo obediently. He followed Jian Shuo's steps with his calves and raised his head and asked.
When Jian Shuo heard the question from the Prince's Association, he quickly turned sideways, but did not dare to stop. He replied respectfully: "Return to Your Highness! With the care of so many imperial doctors in the palace, Your Majesty's illness will definitely be cured!" Your Highness, please hurry up! Your Majesty is waiting to see His Highness in the palace!"
"Oh!" The Prince Association nodded quickly and said: "Okay! Let's leave quickly! We can't keep my father waiting for too long! I also want to see my father! By the way! Jian Shuo! Did my father call me? Brother Wang? I haven’t seen Brother Wang for a long time! I don’t know how he is doing lately!”
"Uh!" Jian Shuo was speechless when asked by the Prince Association. Maybe it was because of his young age. Although the forces behind the two princes were fighting for the throne, the relationship between the two princes was still fierce. But it was excellent. If Empress He and Empress Dowager Dong hadn't forbidden the two princes from having too much contact, I'm afraid they would have stayed together every day and refused to separate!
Jian Shuo just didn't know how to answer the prince's question. By chance, the two of them had already walked outside the palace. Jian Shuo immediately turned to the prince and said: "Your Highness! We have arrived at your majesty's palace! Your highness should go to the palace to see your majesty!" "
"Oh!" Although he is smarter than his peers, Prince Xie is still young after all. Being teased like this by Jian Shuo, he forgot about the question just now, pretending that he straightened his clothes by himself, and then He followed Jian Shuo into the palace.
The identities of Jian Shuo and Prince Xie were not simple. The guards guarding outside the palace naturally did not dare to stop them, so they entered the palace smoothly. As soon as they entered the palace, Prince Xie smelled something coming from inside the palace. Jian Shuo has been used to the thick and pungent smell of medicine since he has been staying in the palace for most of these days, but the prince's association can't compare with it. He subconsciously wrinkled his nose, but this action made the prince's association... It does look a little cute when done.
"Your Majesty! His Highness the Prince Xie has arrived!" Jian Shuo quickly walked to the only big bed in the palace. Jian Shuo immediately let go of Prince Xie's hand and bowed directly towards the big bed.
When the prince met, he didn't know that his father was on the bed. He quickly followed Jian Shuo and bowed down, but he said loudly: "My son, I pay my respects to my father!"
"Ahem!" From the big bed, there were several coughs first, and then a weak voice slowly sounded: "Yes, is Xie'er here?"
"Yes! Father!" Prince Xie's voice was crisp and sweet. It fell on the ears of everyone in the palace, making everyone feel relieved. Prince Xie is so cute, no wonder Han
Emperor Liu Honghui loved him so much that he wanted to depose the eldest son and establish a younger one several times, and make him the prince.
A hand stretched out from the curtain of the big bed and waved it gently, and then Liu Hong's voice came out: "You all get out of here! Order, in the entire palace, except for Jian Shuo and Xie
Son, no one is allowed to be left behind! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!" Although Liu Hong is currently seriously ill, the majesty of having been in power for many years is still revealed from his words, which makes people dare not resist.
"Yes!" Those palace maids, eunuchs and guards who dared to disobey Liu Hong's orders all bowed to the big bed where Liu Hong was lying and walked out of the palace backwards. Of course, those guards naturally did not dare to leave the palace.
Yuan, without Liu Hong's explanation, they all consciously stayed outside the palace and continued to perform their duties.
Seeing that there was no one else in the palace, Liu Hong seemed to have just remembered that the princes Xie and Jian Shuo knelt on the ground and said slowly: "Okay! You all get up! Xie'er, come to your father's bedside!"
Let Father take a good look at you!"
"Yes! Father!" After the prince stood up, he immediately ran to the big bed and reached out to lift the curtain. Inside the curtain, a middle-aged man wearing a black dragon robe was lying on the bed.
Above. Judging from the appearance, this middle-aged man is pale and thin, and he looks obviously terminally ill. Needless to say, this man is the current emperor of the Han Dynasty, Han Emperor Liu Hong!
Liu Hong opened his eyes slightly, glanced at the prince Xie who was standing beside the big bed, a smile appeared on his pale face, and said: "Xie'er, my father has not seen you for a long time. It's been a good time at the Queen Mother's place recently.
"Have you ever listened to the Queen Mother and studied hard?" Maybe Liu Hong is not a qualified emperor, but at this moment, Liu Hong is definitely a kind father.
"Father, don't worry!" Prince Xie replied crisply, "Although there is no supervision from my father these days, the Queen Mother has been teaching my son to read and practice calligraphy. Yesterday, the Queen Mother even praised my son and said that he is smart!"
"Haha! That's good! That's good!" After listening to Prince Xie's words, Liu Hong's smile became deeper and deeper, and his face even turned rosy, and he said: "Xie'er, you are so good! Father
The emperor believes that Xie'er will definitely become a good emperor in the future!"
As soon as Liu Hong said this, Jian Shuo, who had been standing silently by the side, felt his heart tighten, but he became more and more afraid to move, and his whole body became stiff. But at this moment, Liu Hong suddenly shouted: "Jian Shuo
!”
Hearing Liu Hong calling his name, Jian Shuo immediately knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty! Jian Shuo is here!"
Compared to Jian Shuo's nervousness, Liu Hong said calmly: "Did you understand what I just said?"
This time, Jian Shuo did not dare to answer casually. After hesitating for a moment, he finally bit the bullet and shouted: "Jian Shuo understands what you said to Your Majesty!"
"Very good!" Liu Hong shouted, but he didn't know if he was using too much force. He saw Liu Hong's face turned red, and then he began to cough violently. The sound of the cough was loud and clear.
His head felt tight for a while, for fear that Liu Hong would die.
Fortunately, Liu Hong only coughed for a while, and apart from his face becoming paler, there was no change at all. The Prince Xie crawled next to Liu Hong obediently, stretched out his little hand and gently touched Liu Hong's chest. See
Seeing the actions of the Prince Association, Liu Hong couldn't help but reveal a smile of relief on his face, but soon, the smile dissipated without a trace. Liu Hong still said in that light tone: "Jian Shuo
!Now that my uncle is so powerful, what can you do?"
Although Liu Hong asked simply, how could Jian Shuo not understand the meaning of Liu Hong's words? Obviously Liu Hong still had the same idea as before, wanting the prince to inherit his throne. But unlike before, Liu Hong seemed to know that he
The deadline is coming soon, so I am not going to compromise this time. I must get it done. The biggest obstacle to letting Prince Xie inherit the throne is that another heir to the throne, Prince Bian's uncle, is the current prince.
General, where can I go?
Over the years, He Jin's power has grown more and more. Although Liu Hong is the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he has to worry about He Jin's power. Therefore, although Liu Hong has always wanted to make Prince Xie the crown prince, he always fails to do so.
In the end, they had to let it go. After several local rebellions, He Jin has now completely controlled the military power of the imperial court. It can be said that as long as He Jin is in power, the Prince Association will never be able to ascend the throne!
Being able to gain such favor from Liu Hong, Jian Shuo is naturally a person of some ability. In addition, he has already figured out Liu Hong's wishes. These days, Jian Shuo is often thinking of ways to help Liu Hong deal with He Jin. So.
Now when Liu Hong asked, Jian Shuo didn't seem particularly surprised. He even said the method he had come up with in the past few days: "Your Majesty! I have thought of a method! It's just that this method is a bit risky!"
Hearing Jian Shuo's answer, Liu Hong's dim eyes suddenly flashed with light. He seemed to be a little surprised that Jian Shuo could come up with a solution so quickly, but Liu Hong's current body could no longer tolerate him.
His facial expressions were too big, so he could only say slowly: "Is there any good idea? Speak up quickly!"
"Yes!" Jian Shuo said quickly: "In fact, according to my opinion, although the uncle is now very powerful, if we study it carefully, the power in the hands of the uncle is mainly military power! As for the officials in the court, although they are attached to
Yu Guojiu, but mostly because of Guojiu's status as a general, he is worried about the military power in his hands! If part of Guojiu's military power can be divided, Guojiu will not be able to dominate the court! It won't take long
, those officials who are attached to the uncle will gradually leave the uncle! At that time, if Your Majesty wants to do something to the uncle, the uncle will be unable to resist! "
Although Jian Shuo said so much, Liu Hong was not satisfied. There was even a trace of anxiety in his eyes and he said directly: "I don't want to listen to this nonsense! Tell me the key points! How can we divide the military power in the hands of my uncle!