Ju Shou and Tian Feng were both smart people. Dong Zhuo proclaimed himself Grand Master and called himself "Shang Fu". He went to court with swords and shoes, praised and worshiped without any name, and showed no signs of being a minister. From then on, the imperial court existed in name only, and Liu Xie, the emperor, only
It's just a decoration. In this case, the golden-armored god said that Liu Xin should be kind to the people of the world, which is even more worth pondering.
However, Ju Shou and Tian Feng had different opinions on Liu Xin's proposal to bring the Empress Dowager He and her son to Xiangyang. Tian Feng felt that Dong Zhuo had established Liu Xie, and if Liu Bian, the deposed emperor, was brought to Xiangyang, it would be
It would become a burden, and it would tie up one's hands and feet when doing things. Jushu felt that the deposed emperor was also an emperor, and he could completely erect a banner in Xiangyang in the future to compete with Dong Zhuo.
Of these two people, Tian Feng wished that Liu Xin would ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor to attack Dong Zhuo now, but Ju Shou couldn't get rid of the old way of "holding the emperor to order the princes". After hearing what they said, Liu Xin couldn't help scratching his head and simply became angry.
Face came and said: "I want to bring their mother and son to Xiangyang. There is no special purpose. I just want them to live the rest of their lives in peace. You just need to help me think about how to bring them here. As for whether to pick them up, it is not up to you.
considerate."
Liu Xin was really sincere in bringing the Queen Mother He and her son to Xiangyang this time. Historically, the mother and son died tragically. The Queen Mother He was indeed a bit vicious in the murder of Wang Meiren, but Liu Bian was only a teenager.
, indeed innocent.
Seeing Liu Xin's rare expression of shame, Jushou and Tian Feng did not feel the slightest embarrassment. Instead, they were secretly happy. In their opinion, this was how a person who was about to become a monarch should behave. If Liu Xin knew what they were thinking in their hearts,
No matter what you think, you will definitely scold these two masochists!
Liu Xin's words really had an effect. Tian Feng leaned forward and said: "Back to my lord, since Dong Zhuo has put Queen Mother He and her son under house arrest in the palace, he will not let them go easily. He needs to be moved with affection and be aware of it for benefit. Lord, accept the late emperor
We trust each other deeply and wholeheartedly protect their mother and son. This is friendship."
Jushu continued: "The success of the imperial court in these years is all due to Jingzhou paying taxes on time. If Dong Zhuo refuses to hand over Queen Mother He and her son, Jingzhou will no longer pay money and food. This will be a benefit."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "Two gentlemen, please think carefully and write a memorial. As long as Dong Zhuo is willing to let Queen Mother He and her son come to Xiangyang, I am willing to pay all the tax revenue for the whole year this month."
Jushou, as soon as Tian Feng left, Cai Yong came to see him and said, "My lord, I have something to ask of you."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "My father-in-law, you don't have to be polite. You and I are a family. If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter."
Cai Yong said solemnly: "The superiors and subordinates respect each other, and the etiquette cannot be discarded. I want to take Zhao Ji and her son home for a short stay, and I hope my lord will agree!"
Just two months ago, Bian Yu and Cai Yan each gave birth to a son, and Zhu Qian gave birth to a daughter for Liu Xin. Bian Yu named his son Bian Zhang, following his mother's surname, which Liu Xin had agreed to long ago.
Qian has become indifferent to having children. Liu Xin loves her two daughters very much. She has nothing to regret. Besides, she is only a concubine. Even if she gives birth to a son, she is still a bastard.
It was better to give birth to a daughter. Moreover, the daughter would get married in the future, and it would not be very good to take her mother's surname. So she insisted on naming the little girl Liu Shan.
Cai Yan gave birth to a daughter last time, and finally gave birth to a son this time. She did not expect Liu Xin to agree to let the child take his mother's surname, but Liu Xin knew Cai Yong's thoughts and did not hesitate to let his son take his mother's surname.
And he personally named his son Cai Yi. Liu Xin chose this name in a bad way. He already knew that Cai Yan was originally named Zhaoji, but later changed it to Wenji to avoid Sima Zhao's taboo, so now he simply named his son
Yi, disgusting and disgusting Sima family.
Cai Yong was influenced by feudal ethics and had always opposed his daughter returning to her parents' home without any reason. This time he actually offered to take her mother and son home for a short stay, which surprised Liu Xin. However, Liu Xin quickly figured it out. Cai Yong
He was already past the age of knowing his destiny and was considered an old man at that time. It was just an excuse to take Cai Yan and his son home for a short stay. He missed his grandson. Of course, Liu Xin readily agreed to Cai Yong's request.
He also asked Cai Yan to bring his four-year-old daughter with him.
Two days later, Jushu had prepared all the money and food to be delivered to Luoyang, a total of 700 million yuan, mainly copper coins, grain, and cloth, and 500 large carts. Regarding the candidates for the envoy to Luoyang, Liu Xin personally
Han Song was selected. On the one hand, Han Song was quite famous among scholars. On the other hand, Liu Xin also knew that Dong Zhuo was a murderous demon king. He could not trust Ju Sue and Tian Feng to take risks.
Han Song was reluctant to go to Luoyang and said to Liu Xin: "Back to my lord, my subordinates are going to the capital. If the emperor sends me any orders, I will no longer be able to serve my lord."
Liu Xin said disapprovingly: "Just go and talk about other things later."
However, Liu Xin could not ignore his safety and ordered Zhao Yun to lead five hundred flying tiger guards to escort him to Beijing. Considering that Lu Bu was known as the number one general in the Three Kingdoms and the Xiliang army had always been unreasonable, Liu Xin did not dare
He asked people to deliver the money and food directly to Luoyang, so as not to lose both people and money. He ordered Huang Zhong and Xu Chu to lead 20,000 troops to escort the money and food to the Yingchuan area and stationed them, pretending to hand over the money with one hand and the people with the other, waiting for Dong Zhuo
He sent someone to hand over the situation and ordered Xu Huang to lead his troops out of Nanyang as a response.
Liu Xin did not hide the fact that he wanted to bring the Queen Mother He and her son to Xiangyang. Not only his officials, but also many people in the city had heard about it. As the late emperor's queen, the Queen Mother He could not leave the palace at will.
, not to mention being taken to Xiangyang by a foreign minister. But Liu Xin's reputation in Jingzhou was at its peak. As long as he made a decision, everyone would naturally think that it was right.
When Cai Yong talked about this incident at home, he actually agreed with Liu Xin's approach, because after all, he had been an official for many years and knew how dark the officialdom was. The Queen Mother and her son were now under house arrest in the palace, and their lives must have been very miserable.
Hearing that Liu Xin was going to send someone to the capital to pick up Empress Dowager He and her son, Cai Yan started thinking. She quietly ordered her maid to invite General Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun was packing his luggage. When he heard that Cai Yan had summoned him, he hurried to Cai Yong's house, bowed his hands and said, "The last general, Zhao Yun, is here to see the mistress. I wonder if the mistress has summoned her, what are her orders?"
Ever since Zhao Yun, together with Ju Shou, Tian Feng and Xu Huang, heard Liu Xin talk about the golden-armored godman, Zhao Yun no longer refused to call Liu Xin his eldest brother. He addressed everyone as lord before and after him. No matter how Liu Xin tried to persuade him, Zhao Yun just refused to change.
Liu Xin had no choice but to give up the title. Even Ma Yun was used to being called "mistress".
Cai Yan usually didn't go out or step outside the door. He didn't meet Zhao Yun often. He was very uncomfortable with this title. He quickly returned the courtesy and said: "General Zilong, you don't need to be polite. I invite the general to come here. I have something to do."
Please, here is a letter, please ask the general to deliver it to Your Majesty Wang Yun, the Minister of Finance, when he arrives in the capital. There are also some gifts for Mr. Wang, and I also ask the general to ask for a person from Mr. Wang."
Since Zhao Yun entered the hall of Cai Mansion, he has always kept his eyes straight, raised his hands and said in agreement: "As the mistress has commanded, Zhao Yun should try his best. But I don't know who the mistress is asking for, so will Mr. Wang be willing to let him go?"
Seeing that Zhao Yun was so respectful to her, Cai Yan was not amused and said: "General, don't be so nervous. What I want is just a childhood playmate. She is a dancer in Wang Yun's house. This is a gift from me."
It's Xiang paper and porcelain. After seeing these things, I think Mr. Wang has no reason to disapprove."
Only then did Zhao Yun understand that she wanted to trade the paper and porcelain with Wang Yun for a woman. This matter would naturally not be difficult, so she immediately agreed.
Liu Xin paid great attention to the matter of bringing the Empress Dowager He and his son to Xiangyang. He sent Zhao Yun and Han Song to the Ten Mile Changting Pavilion and gave them many instructions before parting ways with them.
But he said that Dong Zhuo had deposed Liu Bian and had great power. He listened to the advice of his son-in-law Li Ru, and in order to win people's hearts, on the one hand, he confiscated the eunuchs' properties, and on the other hand, he searched for famous people and filled all the official positions that were vacant when Liu Hong was in power.
Dai, Kong Min, Zhang Miao and others were not Dong Zhuo's relatives and friends, and they were all allowed to serve as officials. Even Yuan Shao, who fled Luoyang, was appointed as the governor of Bohai. The chaos in the capital gradually calmed down.
However, the good times did not last long. Dong Zhuo was greedy for money and lustful. Now that he was satisfied with his ambition, he gradually revealed his true colors and began to connive with soldiers to search the homes of rich people. They took the wealth when they saw it and captured it when they saw sex. There were many rich people and relatives in Luoyang City, and these
He has countless wealth, has a lovely wife, has beautiful concubines, and enjoys endless glory and wealth. Who knows that disaster will fall from the sky, and his family will be destroyed in an instant. Even the beauty on the bedside will be snatched away by the soldiers and sent to the hospital.
The Prime Minister's Mansion doesn't know life or death.
Dong Zhuo sat in his mansion every day, waiting for the soldiers to return from looting. He would personally inspect the treasures and send the best treasures to the warehouse, the most beautiful women to the back house, and the rest of the wealth and silk women to all his soldiers, euphemistically known as "
"Have fun with everyone", and the capital was once again filled with chaos.
Even so, Dong Zhuo still felt that this was not enough, so he went to the palace to inspect the maidens. However, those who saw lovely looks, no matter whether they had been favored by Liu Hong or not, were all sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion for his pleasure. Empress Dowager He was not yet young at the time.
Thirty-year-old, well-maintained and beautiful, Dong Zhuo drooled when he saw her, and he actually wanted to seduce her. Li Ru persuaded her again and again, and then he gave up the idea.
At this time, the chamberlain beside Liu Bian quietly sent a poem: "The tender grass is green and the smoke is condensed, and the two flying swallows are flying. The Luoshui River is green, and people on the road admire it. Looking into the distance, the blue clouds are deep, it is my old palace. Who is loyal and loyal?
Vent the resentment in my heart!" This poem was written by Liu Bian. Dong Zhuo was not angry but happy, saying: "Liu Bian harbored resentment in his heart, and now he is famous for killing him." He immediately ordered Li Ru to kill Liu Bian who was under house arrest in Yong'an Palace.
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Li Ru entered the palace, took out three things, and said to Liu Bian: "Xiang Guoli is waiting for a return. You can take one of these three things for yourself."
The three items were a glass of wine, a long white silk ribbon, and a dagger. Empress Dowager He and her son, as well as Liu Bian's concubine Tang Xian, were all shocked. Empress Dowager He no longer looked as fierce as when she poisoned Wang Meiren.
She trembled and begged. However, Tang Xian was not afraid in the face of danger and was willing to die on Liu Bian's behalf.
Li Ru laughed loudly, pointed at Liu Bian and said, "After he dies, do you still want to live? If you don't want to choose for yourself, then I will choose for you. Someone come and strangle him to death with white silk."
The soldiers on the left and right were impatient for a long time. They held Liu Bian down, wrapped a white silk ribbon around his neck, and strangled him tightly. Liu Bian's eyes turned white, his legs kicked wildly, and after a while, he lost his breath.
Empress Dowager He and Tang Ji burst into tears and wanted to come forward to rescue them, but they were caught tightly by the soldiers and could not move. Li Ru looked at the two women, one was the emperor and the other was the princess, and they were being held down by the soldiers.
Kneeling in front of him, I couldn't help but feel superior, and said proudly: "You two bitches, cry as much as you want, and I will send you on your way right away!"