Liu Bian successfully returned to Luoyang and participated in Liu Hong's funeral as a prince.
At the funeral, looking at Liu Hong's coffin, for him, something in his heart seemed to be hollowed out.
After living for more than ten years, he has completely integrated into the role of a prince.
And now Liu Hong, who is lying in the coffin, has become his real father.
Therefore, when he was sad, he clenched his fists tightly and tried to hold back the resentment in his heart.
Because long before setting off, Yan Pu's analysis revealed that Liu Hong was most likely poisoned and did not die from a normal death. After all, Liu Hong had not been heard of any major or minor illness in recent years.
Sudden death or something like that is really unscientific.
"Are you finally willing to come back?" He Hou came over and stood beside Liu Bian.
"My son came back, but after paying homage to his father, he returned to his fief." Liu Bian said truthfully.
"It's a pity that it's not that easy for you to leave..." He Hou just said lightly, then turned and left.
If anyone has become the biggest, it might be He. Now, in order to achieve her own goals, she has given up the family relationship between mother and son.
"As expected..." Looking at He Hou's figure, Liu Bian murmured with a wry smile.
"Nephew, you can rest assured that you will be the emperor. I will protect this world for you!" He Jin also came to pay homage on the way, and then whispered beside him.
"Brother, I will never give up the throne to you!" Liu Xie also came, but he was not as friendly as before. Instead, he made a cold declaration to him.
For the first time, Liu Bian felt that the throne was a terrifying thing.
In order to get it, mother will fight against mother, brother will fight against brother. At this moment, everyone seems to have become either enemies with deep hatred or indifferent passers-by.
After a series of procedures were completed, one day, Zhang Rang read out the so-called will:
In accordance with God's destiny, the emperor issued an edict: Since I came to the throne, I have worked hard to govern... I am exhausted all day long, but I am afraid that my time is running out. For the sake of my great Han Dynasty, which will last for thousands of generations, I will choose a new king in advance to prepare for any eventuality.
The prince argued... He has the image of an emperor, and he is worthy of a great responsibility. I specially appoint him as the new king. After a hundred years, I can ascend the throne and become the emperor! I admire this!!"
"Long live, long live, long live!!" A group of ministers seemed to have expected it, and they all obeyed and accepted the order.
At this moment, Liu Bian smiled bitterly, as if he already knew that things would turn out like this.
He Jin and He Hou breathed a sigh of relief, but the reasons for their relief were completely different.
Yuan Feng and Cao Cao showed understanding smiles, but the things hidden behind their smiles were completely different.
Only Liu Xie looked horrified, obviously not thinking why things would turn out like this.
"No, why is it like this! This is impossible! Father, father, it is absolutely impossible for him to pass the throne to the King of Hanzhong!" Liu Xie was young after all, so he immediately jumped out and shouted.
"You bastard! The late emperor's edict is being read out now. Since you are a prince, you don't abide by the late emperor's edict and instead come out to yell at him. How unbecoming is this!
Moreover, as the eldest son, the King of Hanzhong is the first choice whether he is the legitimate son or the eldest son. Moreover, his loyalty and filial piety are commendable. He has been talented and intelligent since he was a child, and he is generous to others. There is nothing wrong with the late emperor passing him on!
On the contrary, as a concubine prince and the younger brother of the King of Hanzhong, you are fine with not helping your brother, but you actually dare to roar when the edict is read out, how can such an unfaithful and unfilial person be qualified to take over the throne?!" See Zhang Rang.
When the time comes, he immediately yells.
Sure enough, after he scolded him like that, Liu Xie also noticed that he was too impulsive. But he also realized that it was too late now.
Because he found that the eyes of the people who were listening to the imperial edict looked at him with strong dissatisfaction.
At the same time, he also discovered that in a corner of the palace, there were some dark figures that were ready to move.
"Before, Xie Xie was excited for a while, so he apologized to everyone!" Liu Xie finally learned the basic skills of bending and stretching. Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately turned around and knelt down towards everyone.
In particular, he went out of his way to bow three times and kowtow to Liu Bian to express his submission.
"You and I are brothers. The future of this big man depends on us brothers working together!" Liu Bian did not intend to give up on his younger brother, so he kindly walked up and helped him up.
At this moment, Liu Xie met Liu Bian's eyes for the first time.
He suddenly felt that this brother was not as bad or as stupid as Chang Shi and his father said.
Especially when he saw the concern in Liu Bian's eyes, his heart that had been hollowed out by the death of his father seemed to be filled with something.
After some polite greetings, Liu Bian pulled Liu Xie back to the team.
Then, with the expectation of all the ministers, he walked onto the dragon chair and changed into the dragon robe under the service of Huangmen.
"Long live, long live, long live!!" All the ministers cheered in unison.
"My dear, come back!" Liu Bian sighed secretly and motioned for everyone to get up.
So, just like history, Liu Bian successfully ascended the throne and became emperor. Then, as emperor, he personally presided over the burial ceremony of the late emperor Liu Hong.
Since then, Liu Hong's era has officially passed, his posthumous title was Emperor Xiaoling, and his coffin was buried in Wenling.
Within a few days, Liu Bian had not really taken charge of the government. A minister reported that Liu Bian was not old enough to take charge of the government. How about selecting a few auxiliary ministers to assist him?
Upon hearing his words, Liu Bian immediately slapped him like a brick.
But before he could say anything, He Hou appeared in person, and after a back-and-forth conversation, it was confirmed that He Hou would assist the government.
Liu Bian actually had no room to refute all this.
At this time, he couldn't help but think: It would be better to be the king of Hanzhong than to be the emperor here.
But helplessness does not mean despair. Just when He Hou and He Jin began to fight for power, Liu Bian secretly met with Xun You, who was serving as a Langguan in the palace.
"I have seen your Majesty!" Xun You bowed respectfully when he saw Liu Bian.
"My dear, please get up quickly!" Liu Bian smiled and stepped forward to help him up.
The two talked secretly for half an hour, and then started playing openly.
When the news reached the hands of various forces, they all felt that His Majesty was just looking for companions for fun, so they did not explore the issue in depth.
Of course, just in case, Xun You's actions naturally attracted attention from all parties.
It's just that Xun You went home right after leaving the palace. His life was very regular and normal, so normal that those who monitored him felt like they were going crazy.
But everyone still overlooked one issue, that is, Xun You's uncle Xun Yu, who lived in Xun You's home not long ago, has said goodbye and left in the past few days.
He Hou was still fighting for power with He Jin, and began to conspire with the ten permanent servants to kill He Jin.
But before that, they cooperated to force the Empress Dowager Dong who wanted to gain power to leave the capital and return to the country. They also took over the military power of the Empress Dowager Dong's brother, the hussar general Dong Chong, and completely eliminated future troubles.
Liu Bian, on the other hand, still went to court every day when he had to go to court, and rested when he needed to. He left the government affairs to He Hou, and he spent all day playing in the palace with Xun You, Tian Feng, Ju Sue, and Jia Xu.
Tian Feng, Ju Shou and Jia Xu were talents who were promoted in the competition between the Han Dynasties, but their official positions were not very high, so they were not taken seriously by everyone.
The five of them played together, as if they had become friends for years. They tried poems, songs, and folk stuff every day, constantly changing their tricks.
But as time slowly reached July, Tian Feng, Ju Shou and Jia Xu resigned one after another.
The apparent meaning was that he felt that Liu Bian only loved playing and did not care about government affairs. Seeing that he failed to persuade him to work hard in governing the country, and seeing that the Han Dynasty was increasingly collapsing, he had no choice but to resign angrily and leave.
As for what it actually means, I’m afraid only the person involved knows.
Finally, the time came to July 189.
He Jin, who could no longer bear it, made up his mind to kill the eunuchs and completely remove He Hou's minions.
For this reason, he secretly wrote to Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan, recruiting them to go to Luoyang to help him kill the eunuchs.
But what he didn't expect was that Dong Zhuo was actually a member of the eunuch party early on. After getting the news, he immediately passed the news back to Luoyang and handed it over to the hands of the Shi Chang Shi.
This gift strengthened the determination of the Shichangshi to kill He Jin.