Before he died, the old man kept muttering to himself "Northern Expedition, Northern Expedition."
In November of the second year of Yonghan, a silver meteor fell from the Luoyang night sky, and Taichang Ma Rixi died of illness.
In December of the second year of Yonghan, there was an earthquake in Guanzhong, heavy snowfall in Luoyang, and Taiwei Zhu Jun died of illness.
Human beings live in this world firstly to live, and secondly to live meaningfully.
We cannot expect a better life for ourselves, but since we can do more meaningful things while ensuring survival, why not do it?
The people in power in the Luoyang court are all a group of old people, the youngest are all over fifty, and the oldest are even over 90 years old.
To put it bluntly, in an era when medicine was underdeveloped like the Han Dynasty, they might die at any time due to minor illnesses of some elderly people.
Therefore, their goal and the meaning of continuing to live have only one goal - to help the Han Dynasty and regain the mountains and rivers!
Liu Yu also fell ill due to excessive grief. Fortunately, his health was still good and he was not broken down. He supported his body and worked with many ministers to handle Zhu Jun's funeral.
The treatment was the same as that of Ma Rixi. He was suspended from court for seven days and rested for half a month. All the princes and ministers went to express their condolences. Yang Biao wrote an inscription, and Guan Yu and Zhao Yun carried the spirit to Mang Mountain and was buried near Emperor Kang's Mausoleum.
There was no way, when Yang Biao's father Yang Ci passed away, the whole court was still able to support him and take him all the way to Hongnong for burial.
But Hongnong County is not far from Luoyang, so it can be sent back, and Zhu Jun's hometown is in Kuaiji County, Yangzhou. Not to mention that Kuaiji is in chaos now, even if it is under the rule of the imperial court, it is thousands of kilometers away, and the body will be rotting when it is delivered. .
Because Zhu Jun was kind to Chen Mu in his early years, Chen Mu also came to Luoyang to mourn Zhu Jun. However, Luoyang was too far away from Qingzhou. Although he could take a ship owner to send messages, he had to go overland to get there, so when Chen Mu arrived in Luoyang , it was basically the end of the funeral.
Heavy snow covers the entire Mang Mountain, and the distant ridge is circling like a silver dragon. Kangling is located at the southern foot of Mang Mountain, northwest of Luoyang City. In the morning, there is a vast white fog, and it seems that there is only one thing left in the world. The next piece is pure white.
Since the morning, the Taiwei's mansion has been busy. Since Zhu Jun only had one son and his grandson was still young, it was inevitable that Zhu Hao could not handle everything by himself, so Guan Yu used his subordinate status as a family member to help with the funeral arrangements.
The original green robe was replaced by a plain white one. Chen Mu arrived yesterday and had been inactive for nearly half a month. The embalming technology of the Han Dynasty was excellent, but the body also began to rot, so he was buried in the coffin early.
When the funeral was held today, Liu Yu originally wanted to come over, but due to excessive grief in the past few days, he occasionally felt cold, so he had to write a eulogy for Zhu Jun himself, with Yang Biao, Zhao Wen and others to express his feelings on his behalf.
After the meal time, the fog dispersed slightly, and everyone put on white clothes. Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and other military heroes carried the coffin out. Behind him, the Zhu family members lined up in sequence. Yang Biao and Shisun Rui followed the procession for the funeral. , Zhao Wen and others stayed in the mansion because they were too old to go into the mountains.
In addition to the three ministers Yang Biao, Sun Rui and Chen Mu, Liu Yu also ordered Lantai Lingshi and ten people to send Yulin knights and light chariot intermediaries. They played and preached before and after. He also ordered the subordinates of the Hussar general and the Sikong honor guard to attend the funeral. At the cemetery, everyone from the Duke to the ministers attended the funeral. He was given the posthumous title of Wu Lie.
The last person to have such an honor was Yang Biao's father Yang Ci. Although Ma Rixi was also one of the veterans, he was not in the position of the Three Lords when he died. Therefore, according to the regulations, he could only be buried with the ceremony of Jiuqing. The specifications are not that high.
After leaving the mansion, we headed to Luoyang West City. The snow in the city had already been cleared away, and the people on the streets spontaneously organized a funeral for Zhu Jun. The band marched all the way to the outside of the west gate.
Then we followed the somewhat muddy dirt road further north towards Mang Mountain. After walking for about a few miles, we arrived at Liu Hong's Kangling.
Kangling was stolen by Dong Zhuo in the early years, and now it has been buried again. At the foot of a hillside about 500 meters southeast of Kangling, Lantai found a new acupuncture point for Zhu Jun to bury. land.
The cold winter wind was howling in the morning, because it was already mid-December, which according to the solar calendar was January 10th, and early spring was coming soon.
Although the world is still filled with the chill of winter at this time, it is obviously late winter. Although there are still a lot of dead grass growing in the surrounding land, there is also a faint green sprouting between the mud and rocks.
Everyone stood solemnly near the cemetery. Yang Biao, Chen Mu and Shi Sun Rui were at the front of the team. Guan Yu, whose muscles were all tangled, lowered the coffin with Zhao Yun and others, and then carried the coffin into the burial.
Tombs in the Han Dynasty were strictly regulated, and dignitaries were often buried in the "Huang Chang Ti Cou" style. The tomb chambers were like a maze, one layer inside another. The main tomb chamber was in the center, and there would be a trap for tomb robbers. Various agencies.
Because Zhu Jun was a prince and a prince, the official was buried with a coffin in addition to the coffin, so he had to put the coffin into the tomb first and then put the coffin into the coffin, which was quite troublesome.
The princes had one coffin and three coffins. After the coffins were placed, all the tomb chambers and funerary objects were sorted out. Finally, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others carried Zhu Jun and placed them in the main tomb chamber.
The last step is to fill in the soil.
After a series of processes were completed, it was already past noon, and there was still one last sacrificial activity.
Zhao Wen presided over the ceremony, Yang Biao read the eulogy, and then the ceremony ended.
On the way back, Yang Biao and Chen Mu walked together.
The two moved extremely slowly, and before they knew it, they were behind the large army, followed by only dozens of protective guards.
Chen Mu knew that his senior brother wanted to talk to him, so he deliberately slowed down his pace. When the army was a little farther away, he said to Yang Biao: "Senior brother, please express your condolences and obey the changes. After the Taiwei died of illness, senior brother has become the mainstay of the imperial court. There can be no more mishaps.”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yang Biao nodded with a heavy face, sighed and said: "You said in your memorial to the emperor last month that you will attack Jizhou early next year. You I also know that this is a matter of concern to all of us. We are all old and will not live long. Now we just want to watch the Han Dynasty recover during our lifetime. No one wants to die with regrets. Zigui, you understand. ?"
"I see."
"How sure are you on this matter?"
"It's about 70%."
Chen Mu replied: "I am also on the lookout for Gongsun Du's move. The game is about the same now. In the spring of next year, as long as we can hold Gongsun Du back and prevent him from stumbling behind, Xian Yufu will be able to gather manpower.
Go south and attack Yuan Shao from three sides, and you will definitely achieve great success."
"hope so."
Yang Biao responded noncommittally, pondered for a long time, and suddenly said: "Did you know? His Majesty's health is not very good."
"I heard that the death of Tai Chang and Tai Wei made His Majesty excessively sad."
Chen Mu pretended not to think too much and replied that he came back to Luoyang yesterday and as usual had to go to the palace to see Liu Yu, but Chang Shi said that the emperor had caught a cold and could not meet him. He seemed to be seriously ill.
Yang Biaoruo pointed out: "Now Jizhou has not been recovered, and the heirs of Emperor Zhang in Hejian have not returned. Your Majesty is thinking of them. I wonder when Hejian will be recovered and those princes can return to the embrace of the imperial court? Your Majesty has not
Heirs, the future emperor should also be a descendant of Emperor Zhang."
"Senior brother, what do you mean by this?"
Chen Mu said with a surprised look on his face: "Yuan Shao cannot be defeated in a day or two. Now we have just changed from a defensive war to a counterattack. We have to eat one bite at a time, and we have to fight one battle at a time, with food, grass, and weapons.
, armor, these all need to take time to prepare, senior brother, don't rush, it is easy to make mistakes. "
Yang Biao waved his hands in annoyance: "I won't beat around the bush with you. His Majesty is almost seventy years old. No one knows how long we old men can live. No one wants to wait patiently. You
Hejian must be recovered as soon as possible."
Chen Mu's face darkened: "Senior brother, do you suspect that my eldest brother has other intentions?"
"I don't doubt Xuande, I doubt you!"
Yang Biao looked at him with clear eyes and said calmly: "Xuande is indeed a gentleman. If he is the heir of Emperor Zhang, it is not impossible for us to elect him as the emperor. But Zigui, you have to know that Xuande is Prince Jing
After that, how can anyone who is not a descendant of Zhangwu ascend to the dragon position? I know you too well. Your Majesty’s current dragon body is very bad. If something happens to the emperor and Hejian is not recovered, I can’t guarantee that you won’t do something.
.”
"What can I do?"
Chen Mu looked into the distance, but his mind was full of thoughts. He didn't expect that his senior brother had begun to doubt himself. It seemed that Liu Yu's illness had made the civil and military officials of the dynasty and the wise men of the world have other ideas.
This is normal.
Why was Liu Yu elected emperor by everyone?
In addition to his high moral character and the fact that no one had any other choice at the time, the most important thing is that Liu Yu was born in the Eastern Han Dynasty royal family and was a descendant of Liu Qiang, Prince Gong of the East China Sea.
Who is Liu Qiang?
The eldest son of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, his mother was Liu Xiu's first empress Guo Shengtong. He could be said to be a direct descendant of the direct lineage.
Therefore, even if Guo Shengtong was deposed and Liu Jiang did not become emperor, Liu Yu was still of the bloodline of Emperor Guangwu and belonged to the royal family of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In terms of blood relationship, he was fully qualified to be the emperor.
So why can't Liu Bei do it?
Because Liu Bei's lineage is the Western Han Dynasty royal family, even the Eastern Han Dynasty royal family is descended from Liu Bang. However, according to the values at that time, the two Han Dynasties were actually separated. Otherwise, why do people call the Western Han Dynasty the Former Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty the Later Han Dynasty?
So in fact, in the eyes of people at that time, if the Eastern Han Dynasty was to be restored, the royal heirs must be the descendants of the Eastern Han emperors. For example, Liu Yu could do it, the descendants of Emperor Zhang in Jizhou could do it, but people like Liu Bei, Liu Biao, and Liu Yan could not.
Earlier, people like Liu Yu, Yang Biao, Zhao Wen and others might not have been suspicious of Liu Bei, because Liu Yu was still in good health at that time and was about to regain Jizhou. As long as Hejian was taken back, Liu Yu would immediately take back the princes and kings in Hejian.
It is naturally a matter of course to find one of the wiser among them to come and take the palace as a treasury.
And they are not worried about Liu Bei's rebellion. Everyone in the world can rebel, but Liu Bei cannot. That's because Liu Bei's character is that of a loyal minister, benevolent and righteous, and a gentleman.
As the saying goes, "The Duke of Zhou feared the day of rumors, but Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time."
Although this is a poem from the Tang Dynasty, it also explains the current situation of Liu Bei very well. That is, his personality has been accepted and fixed by people all over the world. Everyone feels that Liu Bei is a loyal minister who helps the Han Dynasty. Once he
If he suddenly usurps the throne, he will be like Wang Mang. His personality will instantly collapse and he will be cast aside by all the people.
Not to mention whether Liu Bei's men will fall apart at that time, all the princes in the world will also have excuses to attack him, and overnight they will become enemies of the whole world. The fate of Wang Mang at the end of the Western Han Dynasty was almost the same as the fate of Liu Bei who dared to usurp the throne.
Therefore, before Liu Yu had any health problems, no matter how powerful Liu Bei was, these veterans would not think about whether Liu Bei would usurp the throne.
But that's not necessarily the case now.
Because Liu Yu is ill. The old man is already nearly seventy years old and his body is not strong enough. No one can say whether he will die or not.
Once he died suddenly and Jizhou was not recovered, the most powerful person in the court at this time was Liu Bei. If Liu Bei used the excuse that the world cannot be left without a master, and he replaced him with royal status, who could stop him?
It would be better if Liu Yu adopted a descendant of Emperor Zhang, then at least he would have an heir. But now he has not adopted a descendant of Emperor Zhang, and there is no heir. Even if Liu Bei was born in the Western Han Dynasty royal family, he still has a royal status, and ascending to the throne is basically a matter of reluctance.
Barely.
Some of the princes in the world may not admit it, but the common people will recognize him even if they don't know what the former Han and the latter Han are.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This is the so-called legitimate question.
To put it simply, it is a bit like the arrangement of heirs to the throne in Europe. The first in line must be the current descendants of the emperor, and the following order naturally starts with those who are close and distant.
For example, after the death of Emperor Xiaokang of the Han Dynasty Liu Hong, the first heir would definitely be Liu Bian, and then Liu Xie. If these two are gone, it should be the nephew of Liu Hong or the nephew of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty Liu Zhi. If these are all
If not, then consider the other two lines, such as the descendants of Liu Zheng, King Hui of Hejian, and Liu De, King Xiao of Anping.
This is because after the death of Emperor He of the Han Dynasty, due to the early death of Han Shang Emperor Liu Long, and the subsequent Emperor Shun Emperor An Emperor Chongdi Zhi Emperor did not live long, so the two generations of emperors from Han Emperor Huan Emperor to Han Kang Emperor chose
Descendants of Liu Kai, the sixth son of Emperor Zhang of Han Dynasty, Xiao Wang of Hejian.
For example, Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty was the second son of Liu Kai and a descendant of Liu Yi, the Xiaowang of Pingyuan. Emperor Kangdi of the Han Dynasty was the descendant of the fourth son of Liu Kai and Liu Shu, the Marquis of Jiedu Ting. In addition to these two people, Liu Kai also had his eldest son Liu Zheng, King Hui of Hejian, and three
Zi Anping Xiao Wang Liu De.
For example, Liu Ye, the pseudo-emperor of Jizhou under Wang Fenli before, was the great-grandson of Liu Zheng, King Hui of Hejian. There were many more Liu Ye's contemporaries and sons of his father's brothers.
So in fact, according to the order of succession to the throne, after Liu Bian's death, Liu Yu's turn would not be his.
However, when Liu Yu came to power, Wang Fen occupied Jizhou, and Luoyang was unable to adopt Liu Kai's descendants from Hejian to inherit the throne, so it had no choice but to choose Liu Yu.
The situation now is exactly the same as before.
Liu Yu was in poor health and Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou. Once Liu Yu died, the court still could not raise Liu Kai's descendants from Hejian.
Then let’s see who in the imperial court can inherit the throne?
Apart from Zongzheng and Liu Ai, basically Liu Bei is the only one left.
The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty naturally began to worry.