At this time, Emperor Ling could only lie on the bed and pant. The palace was full of eunuchs serving him. Emperor Ling thought he was suffering from a minor illness, but he did not expect that he would be so sick that he could not even get out of bed.
It was not until then that the Ling Emperor realized that his end was approaching.
All the Shi Changshi and others came here. Ling Emperor's serious illness gave them a feeling of doomsday. They were all frightened and uneasy. Only when they came to Ling Emperor's side could they feel a sense of stability.
Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong's eyes turned red when they saw Emperor Ling like this. They had deep feelings for Emperor Ling, even beyond their family members, and Emperor Ling treated them like family members. No matter how many wrong things they did, Emperor Ling would forgive them.
They, Emperor Ling, even said, "Zhang Rang is my father and Zhao Zhong is my mother. This shows that the two sides have a deep relationship that cannot be compared with ordinary people."
The Emperor Ling, who was seriously ill, opened his eyes and groaned when he saw Shi Changshi surrounding him!
Zhang surprised them and said: "Your Majesty, you are awake!"
Emperor Ling said feebly: "I won't die for a while!"
Zhao Zhong said in surprise: "This is natural. Your Majesty is blessed with great blessings. He will definitely get better!"
"Your Majesty, don't you have a jade purification bottle? The immortal who bought the jade purification bottle said that using the jade purification bottle can prolong your life. Your majesty, this is just a little cold!"
However, Emperor Ling smiled bitterly and said: "I have been using the jade purification bottle for many years, and I have long discovered that it is just a bottle made of special materials, and has no function of extending life at all! If it can really live forever, it is impossible for anyone to sell it! But this bottle can be regarded as
Treasure, I have been looking for it for many years, but I have never found another bottle like this. Not even the raw materials for making this bottle have been found. It’s a pity that the functions it boasts are all fake!”
Then Emperor Ling said sadly: "I know my body well, and I can no longer protect you in the future. If you have any back-ups, use them as soon as possible. After I die, you can only rely on yourselves!"
Zhao Zhong felt sour when he heard this, and tears immediately flowed down. The eyes of the other Shichang servants were also red. They did not expect that Emperor Ling was still thinking of them at this time!
Looking at their looks, Emperor Ling shook his head and said, "Without my protection, you will be played to death by Yuan Wei and the others. You are really not making any progress at all!"
"After my death, you go to the Queen and let the Queen protect you. As long as you don't stand out, He Jin will definitely fall out with Yuan Wei and the others. I understand Yuan Wei and the others. Although they have some tricks, they are too arrogant.
If you are arrogant, you will fall out with He Jin sooner or later, and then He Jin will need you!"
Zhao Zhong whispered in Emperor Ling's ear: "I understand your majesty's intention. If you take refuge with the queen, I and others can avoid the bloody disaster in front of you and wait for the general and the scholars to fall out! The general will know when the time comes.
, the scholars have never looked down upon him! We can save our lives later!"
Emperor Ling nodded and said: "Emperor and courtiers, Luoyang City is a whirlpool after all. If you have a chance, you should find a way to leave Luoyang City!"
But these words made Zhang Rang and others look at each other. They relied on the imperial power to fight Yuan Wei and the others. After leaving Luoyang City, even a petty official could kill them!
Zhang Rang and the others regretted it now. They had done things so well in the past that they had no way out. If they had known better, they would have had a home to return to after learning from Boss Cao Teng.
Looking at Zhang Rang and the others, Emperor Ling knew that Zhang Rang and the others had not reserved any escape route, but even if he was the emperor, he had no choice but to rely on their own efforts.
Emperor Ling continued to ask: "What happened in the court during this time?"
Zhang Rang immediately said: "These are all good things. The rebellion in the Central Plains has stopped, the victims have been taken over by Thunder God, and the Yellow Turban Army in the Central Plains has no backup and was defeated by Tao Qian and the prefect of the underworld. Now they can only hide in the mountains and survive!"
Zhao Zhong also followed up and said: "Because the Xianbei people killed the men of Tengjia Army, Lei Gong of Bingzhou took the main force to the grassland to fight with the Xianbei people. The minister ordered Lu Zhi to take this opportunity to mobilize Liu Bei's army and Dong Zhuo's army to attack Zhang Yan's tribe.
, Zhang Yan’s 300,000-strong army was wiped out in one battle, and the entire Yellow Turban Rebellion in Jizhou was completely put down!”
When Emperor Ling heard the good news, he was also in high spirits and smiled: "Okay, okay! Lu Ziqian is indeed a famous general in the world. The situation of his planning of the court will be much better. With such ministers assisting the eldest prince, I can do it too."
Rest in peace!"
Zhang Rang thought for a while and then said: "But Liu Bei turned against everyone in Jizhou!"
Then Zhang Rang told Emperor Ling everything that happened in Jizhou!
After hearing this, Emperor Ling laughed so much that he coughed!
Zhang Rang was frightened and rushed to help Ling Emperor calm down!
After a long time, Emperor Ling smiled and said: "They are anxious. They are really anxious. Even with the support of the party, I can't make these wealthy nobles reveal their true colors. But I didn't expect that Zhang Yan, a small bandit, would give away the dignity of the noble nobles."
After revealing it, it seems that Zhang Yan really did a lot of harm to the powerful nobles in Jizhou, otherwise they would not directly attack the people regardless of their reputation.
From today onwards, the reputation of Jizhou's noble families will be notorious! I didn't expect that there would be a thousand-mile horse like Liu Bei in the clan. If I had known that Liu Bei would dare to fight with the scholars, why would I have to rely on you!"
Although Zhang Rang and others were obedient and dared to go down the mountain against the scholars, they did not have any great talents. Even with the help of Emperor Ling, they repeatedly gained the upper hand in the battles with the scholars, so that the reputation of the eunuch party was even higher than the wind.
Smelly!
As an emperor, Emperor Ling was not always a salty fish. He also wanted to get back his power and control the political power of the Han Dynasty, but he tried repeatedly and failed.
At first, Emperor Ling wanted to establish his prestige through war so that he could control the court. However, he sent out 50,000 troops to conquer the Xianbei people in the north but was defeated and returned. The first attempt failed.
A few years later, Emperor Ling once again gained confidence and wanted to challenge the powerful nobles again.
He ordered the correction of Confucian classics, and sent his teacher Cai Yong and other famous Confucian scholars in the Han Dynasty to correct the seven Confucian classics ("Lu Shi", "Shang Shu", "Zhou Yi", "Spring and Autumn", "Gongyang Zhuan", "Ritual" and "The Analects").
It took a total of 8 years to carve the book into stone, and it was carved into 46 stone tablets. Each stone tablet is more than 3 meters high and 1 meter wide.
Valley
The Xiping Stone Sutra once caused a sensation in Luoyang, the capital, and even the whole country. The stone sutra was carved and erected in front of the Imperial College. "Those who watched and copied it would travel with more than a thousand liang (cars) a day, filling the streets." It caused traffic.
The lively scene of the blockage lasted for a long time. This was the first time for the official to spread knowledge on a large scale, so that all the poor people in the world could have books to read.
This was Emperor Ling's intellectual challenge to the nobles. He wanted to pass the official standard version of the Seven Classics, which interrupted the way the nobles relied on family education to win over disciples and attract talents. Emperor Ling tried to win over the poor scholars through this Xiping Stone Classic.
The son is used for oneself!
Then the facts told Emperor Ling that you are thinking too much! Many people copied the Xiping Stone Scripture, and those who read it said it was good.
But if you want to be an official, you still have to rely on flattery. The nobles and aristocrats even came up with the "Yuedan Commentary". Without the praise of celebrities, it will be useless even if you learn and become rich! Therefore, apart from promoting Confucian classics, the Xiping Stone Classic has nothing to do with the Han Dynasty.
Change! After everyone copied it, they were no longer interested.
After that, Emperor Ling worked hard for a few more years and felt that he could not give up just like this, so Emperor Ling founded the Hongdu School to train his disciples and old officials and use them to run the court.
So Emperor Ling set up a school inside the Hongdu Gate of Luoyang Palace, where all the ministers who were well versed in literature and art were waiting for the imperial edict. They learned to build portraits of Confucius and his seventy-two disciples. The governors of the local prefectures and the three ministers in the court recommended those who were good at writing rulers, poems, poems, and official scripts.
Niao Zhuan scholars enrolled in the school, which was called Hongdu School at that time. At its peak, there were as many as 3,000 students.
Hongdumen students could be regarded as Emperor Ling's confidants, or even disciples of the Emperor. Emperor Ling trusted them. After completing their studies, these students would become governors, governors, ministers, or even be granted the title of marquis.
It's just that these students affect the interests of the noble families in the world, especially the Hongdu sect of Emperor Ling, which recruits mostly children from poor families and bypasses their noble families to train officials. How can they tolerate this!
As a result, all the noble families in the world began to slander the students of Hongdu Clan because they relied on the influence of others and were incompetent. People all over the world talked about them as "little people in Hongdu" and "all scholars and gentlemen are ashamed to be among the same."
In addition, Emperor Ling selected officials based on his own preferences based on his poems, calligraphy and paintings. The officials selected were really not very capable, and they could not compete with the powerful nobles in the local area, so soon the Hongdu Gate could no longer be opened.
Emperor Ling recalled the battles he had fought with noble families over the years. Unless he overturned the table as the emperor, he had never defeated them once by relying on conventional means.
Now he discovered that Liu Bei's men were collaborating with the nobles and nobles, and there was even a fierce conflict between the two sides. If he had discovered that Liu Bei was such a person, he would have transferred Liu Bei to Luoyang City.
You must know that even Liu Yu and Liu Yan, who are very capable and famous in the clan, are also on good terms with the nobles and nobles, and they cannot completely stand on the side of the Ling Emperor to fight against the nobles. However, Liu Bei is not the same as the nobles.
It's a pity that it can't be used now and can only be left to the eldest prince!
Emperor Ling closed his eyes and asked: "What is the opinion of the whole court towards Liu Bei?"
Zhang Rang's novel said: "Most of them were shouting and killing, saying that Liu Bei controlled the entire Jizhou and wanted to usurp the throne. Moreover, he had hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, accounting for half of the elite of the imperial court. He was a great threat to the imperial court.
This army in Liu Bei's hands will also be weakened!"
After hearing this, Emperor Ling sneered and said: "Those who say this have never thought about it. Jizhou is surrounded by Bingzhou's Lei Gong. They want to weaken Jizhou's troops and horses. When Lei Gong rushes out of the Taihang Mountains, what can Jizhou do to resist Lei Gong's army? Rely on their strength."
Mouth?
And if Liu Bei really wants to rebel, what he needs to do is to please the nobles in Jizhou. Now that Liu Bei has offended the entire wealthy nobles in Jizhou and made himself lonely, you still tell me that Liu Bei wants to rebel. This is not
Let the fool among me come and see!"
"The most important thing is, have these people thought that Liu Bei would imprison them at most, but if Lei Gong rushed out of the Taihang Mountains and hanged them all, didn't the wealthy nobles in Bingzhou let them learn their lesson? Lei Gong doesn't care who they are.
A famous family, many generations of hairpins! A bunch of short-sighted guys!"
Emperor Ling thought for a while and said, "What do Lu Ziqian have to say? After all, Liu Bei is his proud disciple, so he can't ignore it, right?"
Zhang Rang looked for Lu Zhi's memorial and said: "The purpose of Shangshu Ling is that Liu Bei has offended the officials in Jizhou and cannot stay in Jizhou. Liu Bei can be transferred to Xiliang to suppress the rebellion in Xiliang, and Huangfu Song can be transferred to take charge of Jizhou.
Shangshu Ling said that the only rebellion that poses the greatest threat to the Han Dynasty is the Thunder Lord in Bingzhou. As long as the Thunder Lord is eliminated, the Han Dynasty will be generally at peace. The court can support the Xianbei people and let the Thunder Lord and the Xianbei people fight for several years, so that the Tengjia army will not have the energy to deal with it.
It is also difficult for the imperial court to expand its strength."
"And the imperial court can take this opportunity to recuperate. After three to five years, when the imperial army is strong and the horses and horses are strong, and the money and food are sufficient, Huangfu Song can lead the army to completely wipe out the Thunder Lord in Bingzhou!"
Emperor Ling thought for a while and said: "This is a pertinent statement. The Thunder Lord in Bingzhou needs to be restricted. I have underestimated the Thunder Lord these years, so that when the Thunder Lord became big, he relied on Mayi, a barren land, to fight against horse thieves and fight.
The Xianbei people, the Huns, and even the refugees who even the court couldn't deal with this time, he completely settled in a barren place like Bingzhou."
"It is simply beyond my imagination. The barren Bingzhou can actually support tens of millions of people. There has never been such a thing since ancient times. The ability of this Lei Gong is unparalleled in the country!"
Then Emperor Ling glanced at Zhao Zhong. As Lei Gong became more and more famous, his strength became stronger and stronger. The story between Lei Gong and Zhao Zhong also spread more and more widely. Such an unparalleled national warrior was killed by Zhao Zhong.
The cousin forced him to rebel, and all the wise men in the world shouted to Zhao Zhong to kill him.
Fortunately, Emperor Ling understood that Lei Gong was killing nobles and dividing the land in Bingzhou. He knew that such people were born to be rebellious. Even if there was no Zhao Zhong's cousin, he would rebel because of other things, so he didn't blame Zhao Zhong too much.
"The imperial court must prepare to deal with Thunder Lord now, otherwise it will definitely bring disaster to future generations!"
Although Emperor Ling is not a qualified father, he still has to think about the future of his eldest son at this time!
Lei Gong now has more than tens of millions of subordinates. In this era, apart from the Han Dynasty, he is almost the country with the largest population. He is also trying to find ways to help future generations solve future troubles like Lei Gong. At the very least, he must be prepared for this!
After thinking about Lu Zhi's proposal, Emperor Ling said: "Promote Liu Bei to General Zhenxi to crusade against the rebellion of Xiliang, and promote General Huangfu Song to General of the Left to suppress Jizhou and guard against the Thunder Lord of Bingzhou!"
Then Emperor Ling said with a cold face: "The officials in Jizhou are lawless and murder our people. Their crimes are heinous. He ordered Liu Bei to arrest officials from Zhongshan, Changshan, Zhao, and Wei, and bring them to Luoyang with more than 600 shi of officials.
Let us examine the culpability of these officials!"
Zhang Rang's novel said: "The minister's order also said that Jizhou now needs a respected and famous minister to suppress it, otherwise the conflict between the noble families and the people in Jizhou will be difficult to control, which will not be conducive to the court's future crusade against Thunder Lord!"