Chapter 187 The final layout before the emperor's death
Chapter 187 The emperor’s final plan before his death
In Luoyang City.
Liu Hong had not gone to court for a month in a row. After a long period of treatment, his tuberculosis finally reached its most severe stage - there was no cure and he could only wait to die.
Although Liu Hong was unwilling at this time, he still reluctantly accepted his fate. However, before his death, Liu Hong issued an edict and asked Ganling Prime Minister Liu Yu to go to Beijing.
This was the last beneficial thing Liu Hong wanted to do for the Han Dynasty and his son before he died.
He wanted to establish another loyal clan member as the state pastor for the Han Dynasty to help his son stabilize the Han Dynasty.
After Liu Yu arrived in Beijing, he went to the West Garden to pay homage to Liu Hong without any delay.
Liu Hong was lying on the bed, with a haggard face, dull eyes and chapped lips.
There seemed to be a lot of phlegm accumulated in his throat. When he spoke, his voice was extremely low, and he had to concentrate to hear clearly.
"My dear, I am going to die, I am going to die."
Liu Yu burst into tears after hearing this.
Liu Hong said in a hoarse voice: "At this time last year, the campaign against Liangzhou was progressing quite smoothly. Although Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song's first army suffered a slight defeat, since Zhang Wen arrived in Liangzhou, the Han army still fought continuously.
Winning streak, defeating the rebels such as Bian Yun, Song Yang, Beigong Boyu, etc., but after this year, the war has been stalemate. Although the Han still has the advantage, it has never been able to defeat the enemy... Last year, Taicang's finances
It's already showing red. If we continue fighting like this, before Liangzhou is pacified, the central government's finances will be unable to make ends meet, and the great Han Dynasty will be brought down sooner or later."
"Your Majesty is the chosen king. With heaven's blessing, how can you shorten your life? Your Majesty will live a long life. Please keep your dragon body well! After you recover the next day, you can return to the court and rule the world."
Liu Hong was panting and supported his body, and said angrily: "Ai Qing is saying that Zhang Wen, Huangfu Song, Dong Zhuo and others are deliberately not advancing, prolonging the war, and intending to support themselves with troops... He, they are so big
How brave! Cough, cough, cough, cough!"
Liu Yu sighed: "Your Majesty, this is a clear plan to transfer the capable ministers and generals on the northwest front to pave the way for Dong Zhuo... Zhang Wen promoted several generals of the Liangzhou rebels to Cao Teng in the past, and they also
Because he was born in Nanyang Imperial Township, he was close to the eunuchs and his heart was devoted to the royal family. Huangfu Song was born in Guanxi and was very close to the Yang family of Hongnong due to geographical relationship. Dong Zhuo was an old official of the Yuan family, and this fact is known to the whole world!"
Liu Hong shook his head in distress and said: "My dear, there is no need to comfort me. I also hoped to recover in the past, but now, I know that my destiny is approaching, and I have accepted my death, but I cannot
Don't worry, I really don't trust this world and the Han Dynasty's foundation."
Liu Hong didn't understand it for a while, but then he saw Liu Yu briefly describe to Liu Hong what he had discussed with Liu Jian before.
"The Wuhuan cavalry have withdrawn one after another, and Gongsun Zan also ordered them not to stay. Although Wuhuan surrendered to the Han, they have always been used by our Han Dynasty on a mercenary basis. Now that the Han Dynasty cannot pay the Wuhuan army, I am afraid that they will have trouble.
I am afraid that if this happens, not only Liangzhou, but also the border of Youzhou will be in chaos."
Having said this, Liu Hong turned his head and started coughing hard.
Liu Yu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the northwest general is still a chess piece of the imperial court. According to my experience, the battle of Kansai is still controlled by the clans of Kanto.
Liu Yu bowed to Liu Hong long.
He bowed to Liu Hong long and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that Liangzhou has rebelled repeatedly and has been going on since ancient times. Our dynasty has experienced a lot of it. Although it cannot be eliminated completely, it depends on whether we want to win quickly. We will return to the dynasty for the northwest.
For the army, it is not difficult, but now, the war has been postponed for nearly two years, the court has spent countless money and food, and is still in debt, but it still cannot be settled. Crimes other than war are really harmful to people's hearts."
Liu Hong gasped and nodded, saying: "Okay, okay, my dear, then I will regard you as the pastor of Dongqingzhou, and you can accomplish this great thing for me and for the big man! It's a pity that God can't give me dozens of
In the years to come, I won’t be able to see the time that Aiqing talks about.”
Liu Hong's face turned red from holding back, he coughed with all his strength, and finally spit out a mouthful of blood. The feeling of depression seemed to disappear.
Then, Liu Hong looked at Liu Yu weakly: "My dear, I, I will issue an order now to replace Dong Zhuo, how about it?"
"I want to go to Qingzhou and help my great Han revitalize the Qingzhou paper industry and engraving printing."
Another bout of violent coughing and vomiting blood.
"My dear, I regard you as the shepherd of Youzhou. Can you help me to take charge of Youzhou and bring peace to Youzhou?"
"Cough, cough!"
Liu Hong looked at Liu Yu in surprise and said, "What does Aiqing mean by this?"
Liu Hong looked at Liu Yu doubtfully: "What's the big deal?"
When he said this, Liu Hong's face showed sadness again.
Only then did he lean to the side with some relief and let out a long sigh of relief.
Liu Hong In this situation, Liu Yu originally didn't want to irritate Liu Hong, but Liu Hong had already said this today, and Liu Yu couldn't help but speak.
"It's just, my dear, the current chaos in Liangzhou has allowed the Yuan family to use Dong Zhuo to control a large number of troops. If there is another chaos in Youzhou, wouldn't the big man be in danger of losing his eggs! If you can't go to Youzhou, who can take your place?
Where do I share my worries?"
"Since Zhang Wen has been worshiped as the Third Duke, the Chancellor ordered him to rebel against the capital within a time limit. Now, Dong Zhuo is fully responsible for the war from the west of Longxi, and there are local wealthy people in Changsha who seem to be disobedient. The Chancellor
Tai also urgently summoned Sun Jian as the governor of Changsha and ordered him to go south to Changsha to take charge..."
Liu Yu sighed: "I thought that no matter how short of money the imperial court was, it wouldn't be able to get even a little bit of Wuhuan's military pay. What I was afraid of was that someone in the imperial court was deliberately plotting to bring chaos to the north, and then to take advantage of it."
Profit...haha, for prominent families everywhere, this has always been their method."
Liu Yu said: "Exactly, but if you want to educate all people, I'm afraid it will take several generations. However, in the past few decades, as long as the world can be compiled into a book and made popular among the poor families of the common people all over the world, then for the poor families of the common people in the world.
Even a giant family like the Yuan family in Runan can be devastating! In this way, when the world is at peace, there will definitely be no giant family that can dominate the world!"
Liu Yu cupped his hands and said: "I can't take the position, so I ask your Majesty to let me go to Qingzhou. When I arrive in Qingzhou, I want to do a great thing for your Majesty and the Han Dynasty!"
"It's just a local wealthy family in Changsha County. It's just a rebellion. How big can it be? No one can defeat it. Why do you want to send Sun Jian alone?"
Liu Yu sighed: "Your Majesty, the powerful family in Guandong headed by the Yuan family has already seized the opportunity. I feel uneasy. Your Majesty is still here and the world is not in chaos. But once your Majesty really dies..."
Liu Yu sighed, shook his head and said nothing.
When Liu Hong heard this, he coughed violently again.
Liu Hong's lips were blue, and his teeth were trembling and fighting: "Old thief of the Yuan family, I, I'm going to kill him, kill them all! Cough, cough, cough!"
"Your Majesty is seriously ill and has been unable to govern for a long time. Now the clans in Guandong are taking advantage of the northwest war to divide their interests. I heard that the Four Governments and the Shangshutai have issued orders in order to alleviate the financial pressure brought by the war in Liangzhou on the DPRK.
, the four prefectures have ordered Huangfu Song to lead his troops to retreat and station themselves in Fufeng,"
"who?"
When he said this, Liu Hong lowered his head again and coughed heavily.
Liu Yu said: "I have already thought about this matter. Your Majesty, in this critical time, your Majesty has only one person available."
"Your Majesty, for this campaign in Liangzhou, the imperial court mobilized almost the strongest soldiers from Sanhe and Six Counties, and invested in the best war horses, the strongest black armor and the sharpest weapons of the Han Dynasty. It can be said that the Han army conquered Liangzhou.
, is the most outstanding part of our Han Dynasty. Holding such a powerful army is equivalent to controlling half of the Han Dynasty."
Liu Yu hurriedly said: "What else is your Majesty worried about? I am willing to do my best for Your Majesty and swear allegiance to Your Majesty to the death!"
Liu Yu looked at it and sighed secretly in his heart. It seemed that the emperor's body was indeed in ruins.
"In the past, Yang Ci was still here, your majesty was still healthy, and all the generals in the northwest had backing and could restrain each other. But now your majesty is seriously ill and unable to govern. Jian Shuo, Zhang Rang, and Zhao Zhong do not have your majesty's support and dare not act rashly.
An imperial edict can be issued to make Zhang Wen return to the court;"
But he didn't know whether the tears were sincere or just for show, or whether they were crying not for Liu Hong but for the big man, but Liu Yu still cried in the end.
Liu Yu sighed: "Your Majesty, the current situation is getting worse than that of my Liu clan. During the Liangzhou Rebellion, the imperial court once dispatched Gongsun Zan to lead 3,000 Wuhuan cavalry to support the northwest. However, as of today, the food and wages are in arrears."
Liu Hong asked bitterly: "Is it possible that the Han Dynasty court was so poor that it could not even pay the troops to recruit Wuhuan?"
It's probably only a month or half a month at most.
"Yang Ci died, and the leader of the Guanxi gentry was left vacant for a while. Huangfu Song lost his support and asked him to return his troops to station in Fufeng. How could he refuse? At this time, it was a God-given opportunity for the Guandong gentry. Their leader, the Runan Yuan clan,
, if Dong Zhuo is not given full control of the military power in the northwest at this time, how can he stop?"
Liu Hong lay there weakly, without saying a word, just listening to Liu Yu's words quietly.
"I will not admit defeat!" Liu Hong roared hoarsely: "I will never admit defeat! I have been fighting with them all my life, and I cannot let them destroy all my years of hard work at this last juncture!"
Liu Hong was stunned when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "But, he is already the pastoral envoy of Southern Jizhou, how can he still reach out to Youzhou? Even if I move him to Youzhou as a pastor now, he will definitely be under the control of the ministers of the DPRK.
Refute it, after all, there are three mutual laws that are the foundation of the imperial court."
"Yes, yes, I have just sent out this edict. As long as Yuan and Dong Zhuo delay a little, by the time this edict arrives in Longxi, I will have already passed away. When the new king is established in the dynasty, he must first seek to stabilize the kingdom.
The state must not change its generals at will, and this edict of mine will be like a gray hair."
"Liu Deran."
A girl from Cai hurriedly stepped forward to smooth Liu Hong's back, and at the same time delivered the spittoon to him.
Liu Hong understood.
The more Liu Hong listened, the more excited his face became: "Engraving printing? Revitalizing the paper industry? If this is done, it will be read by all the people in the world. The academic advantage of the Confucian family is no longer there. It is to educate the people and open up the wisdom of all directions. This is to deal with it at the root."
Got them!"
Liu Yu said: "Your Majesty, I have a method that is feasible."
"What method?"
"Fake Festival Yue."
"Haha, now that things have come to this, who can my holiday yue be able to touch?"
"Your Majesty, please don't underestimate the imperial power of the Han Dynasty. No matter whether the local governors and ministers can be truly moved by the false holiday ax, I am sure that with your majesty's false holiday ax, Liu Deran can at least move him to order the opening of the palace.