Two candles were lit in the bedroom. Perhaps the window in the outer hall was not closed properly, and the bead curtain leading to the outer hall was swayed by the wind.
The emperor's fallen iron basin was burning charcoal, and palace lanterns were placed on each side. Green smoke from the incense burner curled up on the table.
The first thing Lu Qiang did when he woke up was to turn around and look at the emperor's bed. Under the illumination of the palace lantern, he saw the emperor lying on the bed with his eyes open, as if he had woken up.
He quickly breathed a sigh of relief and climbed up from the ground. He was about to ask His Majesty how he was doing. When he took a closer look, he saw a person kneeling beside the emperor's bed. He was the "youngest" person in the palace.
Eunuch Wang Zhi.
"Wang Zhi, what are you doing?"
Lu Qiang shouted and asked.
What's the point of kneeling beside the emperor's bed in the middle of the night for no reason?
"Ahem...Lu Qiang."
Liu Yu coughed twice and called, "Help me up."
Lu Qiang glared at Wang Zhi, walked over quickly, helped Liu Yu up, and asked, "Your Majesty, are you okay?"
Liu Yu smiled bitterly and said: "I know my body very well. I probably won't be alive for long."
"His Majesty......"
Lu Qiang quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please don't say any more depressing words. Your Majesty is a benevolent and righteous king. He will be protected by God. Some stubborn illnesses will soon get better."
"Okay, get up."
Liu Yu waved his hand to signal Lu Qiang to stand up, then looked at Wang Zhi and said, "Wang Zhi, what did you just say?"
Wang Zhi gritted his teeth and repeated what he had just said: "Your Majesty, the late emperor and King Chenliu, as well as your Majesty's son Liu Shizhong, all request your Majesty, hoping that your Majesty will abdicate the throne to Liu Bei and Liu Xuande!"
"Boom!"
It was pouring rain outside and there was another flash of lightning.
Everyone in the palace was silent. Apart from the sound of heavy rain hitting the eaves outside, there was only the ghostly howling autumn wind beating against the doors and windows.
Lu Qiang was stunned and stared blankly at the young eunuch kneeling on the ground.
He never expected that this guy who had been in the palace for 20 years and said he was homeless and would definitely die on the roadside if no one collected his body if he was kicked out of the palace, was actually an internal agent arranged by Qingzhou!
When Liu Yu dismissed many palace maids and eunuchs, it was because many of these palace maids and eunuchs had relatives, so he gave them money and allowed them to go back and spend the rest of their lives.
The remaining dozens of people were all lonely, homeless, poor people with no relatives or close relatives, so they were allowed to stay by Liu Yu.
This means that Liu Yu was very kind to these people. If Liu Yu had not taken them in, these homeless eunuchs and maids would have died long ago without a burial place.
So after hearing that Wang Zhi actually said such rebellious words, Lu Qiang took the lead to speak out a moment later and couldn't help scolding: "Wang Zhi, do you know what you are talking about? What benefits did Liu Bei give you?
How dare you threaten His Majesty!"
Wang Zhi loudly defended Liu Bei and said: "Your Majesty, Sir Liu has never given me any benefits, and this matter was not his instigation. Mr. Liu has the ambition to help the Han Dynasty, and he has been kind to the world and is loved by all people. If
He is really a hypocrite who wants to usurp the throne, and I will never obey his orders and risk my life."
"Who is that?"
Lu Qiang asked.
"This is the Young Master, my adoptive father."
Wang Zhi frowned and replied.
"Chen Mu and Wang Jun?"
Lu Qiang said angrily: "I know it, I know that Chen Zigui... Your Majesty, I will call the Tiger Army."
"Lu Qiang, come back!"
"His Majesty....."
"Are you trying to force Liu Xuande to rebel?"
Liu Yu shouted.
But Xu had to use his strength and started coughing violently as soon as he finished speaking.
Lu Qiang was startled, and quickly came over and patted Liu Yu on the back and said guiltily: "I deserve death for my crime."
"It doesn't matter."
Liu Yu waved his hand. He was still reasonable and knew that if Wang Zhi was captured and executed today, Chen Mu's deeds would be exposed and the fish would surely die.
Because at that time everyone in the world knew that Chen Mu was forcing Liu Yuchan to abdicate, and Liu Bei had to rebel if he didn't want to.
Liu Bei had more than 200,000 troops, and more than half of Luoyang's 100,000 troops were under the control of Guan Yu. Whether it was the court or the army, Qingzhou's power spread throughout Luoyang.
Once he and Liu Bei broke up, when Yuan Shao was already in decline and many princes in the south were not strong enough, the Luoyang army counterattacked. It was impossible for any of the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, including him, to survive.
It doesn't matter if he dies, but there is another piece of information in Wang Zhi's words - that is, the late emperor, King Chen Liu and his son Liu He are still alive!
The late emperor does not refer to Emperor Xiaokang of the Han Dynasty, but to the young emperor Liu Bian who only served as emperor for three or four years and was poisoned by Wang Yun during the Chang'an Rebellion.
King Chenliu naturally refers to Liu Xie, the second son of Emperor Kangxi.
The news that the two were still alive was no less than a major earthquake to Liu Yu.
After all, the position of the orthodox emperor of the Han Dynasty belonged to them. Liu Yu didn't know that he was just trying to become a temporary emperor. Now that the emperor is still alive, and his son is also still alive, this naturally shocked him.
If the two of them were still alive, the throne would not be in their turn. If they wanted to abdicate, they should return it to the Young Emperor and King Chenliu.
only......
However, Chen Mu used the Young Emperor, King Chen Liu and his own son to blackmail him into giving up the throne to Liu Bei.
This is a dilemma. Liu Yu certainly hopes that the Young Emperor and King Chenliu can come back, but if he does not abdicate the throne to Liu Bei, the Young Emperor and King Chenliu will never come back, and his son Liu He...
..
However, after thinking for a moment, Liu Yu made up his mind. If the young emperor Chen Liu and his son were really still alive, why not give up the throne to Liu Bei?
After all, the old Liu family is still the emperor, and the Han Dynasty is still the Han Dynasty.
As long as he does not have an heir, the Young Emperor and King Chen Liu can be safe and sound. The position of emperor is no longer attractive to Liu Yu, an old man who is already in his twilight years.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, Liu Yu would not believe Wang Zhi’s words rashly, so he decided to talk to Wang Zhi first to confirm the authenticity of the matter before considering the next step.
Intend.
After comforting Lu Qiang, Liu Yu looked at Wang Zhi. His originally cloudy eyes seemed to have become much clearer. He crossed his hands on the quilt, turned his head and said to him calmly: "Wang Zhi, I want to know, you
Why do you have the courage to do this? Aren't you afraid of death?"
Wang Zhi smiled miserably and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Zhi was poor since he was a child. He sought many opportunities before entering the palace as a slave. He thought that he would have no worries about food and clothing in the future, but he didn't know that the gate of the palace was like the sea. When he was in the ancestral hall, Zhi
Just because I accidentally knocked over a candlestick, I was almost beaten to death by the priest. It was my adoptive father who saved me. Later, Yuan Shao massacred the palace people, thousands of palace people were killed, and Zhi almost died. It was General Guan.
He sacrificed himself to fight for me; during the Chang'an Rebellion, the city was full of rioters who looted the palace, and Zhi was almost killed by the rebels. However, the Shaofu ordered someone to secretly protect us, and brought us disabled people back to Luoyang.
What a shameful life, I should have died three times. The young and old in the family have been arranged by the young master, and my younger brother has grown up, married a wife and had children. Zhi has no regrets, so what’s the harm if he dies again?"
Lu Qiang couldn't help but shouted: "Wang Zhi, you are a eunuch and should be loyal to His Majesty. Even if Wang Jun, Guan Yu and Chen Mu have saved your life, you should not be so rebellious!"
Wang Zhi scratched his neck and said: "Chang Shi, if it hadn't been for the Young Master to persuade Zhang Rang, you would have died today. Later, during the Luoyang Rebellion and the Chang'an Rebellion, the Young Master also saved you. Even His Majesty and the Duke of Manchu Dynasty saved you.
I owe my life to both Shijun Liu and Shaofu. You are just an ungrateful person. Who are you to accuse me of sacrificing my life to Shijun Liu and Shaofu just for the sake of kindness?"
"you......."
Although Lu Qiang was furious, he was speechless for a long time while pointing at him.
Because what Wang Zhi said was right, they, the eunuchs, maids, and even the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were all brought back to Luoyang by Liu Bei and Chen Mu.
If it weren't for Liu Bei and Chen Mu, they might have died in the rebellion. So if you really think about it, most of the high-ranking officials and nobles in Luoyang, including the emperor Liu Yu and all the maids and eunuchs in the palace, owed Liu Bei
and Chen Mu’s life.
"Yes, I and the Duke of Manchu Dynasty all owe him Liu Xuande."
Liu Yu sighed, shook his head, looked at Wang Zhi calmly, and said softly: "I know, I don't blame you. Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will not kill you. Tell me, Young Emperor and
What's going on with King Chenliu and my son Liu He?"
Wang Zhi then replied: "Does your Majesty know the Military Intelligence Department?"
"Of course I know."
Liu Yu nodded. The Military Intelligence Department was no longer a secret. It was a state affairs agency established in Qingzhou. It was said that the Secretary Wei Shen was haunted. He not only spied on military intelligence, but also placed spies around many princes.
Wang Zhi said: "The slaves are the people of the Military Intelligence Department. When Yuan Shao massacred the palace people, many eunuchs and maidens in the palace voluntarily joined the Military Intelligence Department because of the kindness of Liu Shijun and Chen Shaofu. Dong Zhuo was in trouble with the imperial court, and there were also military intelligence around him.
Si Neiying, when he poisoned King Chenliu, he sent his counselor Yan Zhong, several eunuchs and Xiliang army guards. When my foster father learned about this, he sent a message to King Chenliu. King Chenliu was alert.
After Yan Zhong came, he tricked him into taking poison. King Chenliu pretended to take the poison, but he just held the poison in his mouth and pretended to be poisoned and fell to the ground. In fact, he spit the poison into his sleeve. Yan Zhong did not check carefully and ordered several eunuchs to take Chen Liu's poison.
King Liu's body was taken out of the palace to be buried as he wished. After leaving the city, his adoptive father stole the body and pretended to be King Chen Liu with the corpse of an unknown child. He drove all the way to Qingzhou."
This story seems perfect, but if you think about it carefully, you will see flaws. The most typical one is that Yan Zhong, as Dong Zhuo's most trusted adviser, has long been famous all over the world. Such a man who is good at calculating would be so negligent that he would not check.
As soon as Liu Xie was really dead, he was dragged out and buried hastily.
However, it is impossible for Chen Mu to spread the word that Yan Zhong is his, because Yan Zhong has used many vicious tricks. Once the world knows that Yan Zhong is his, I am afraid everyone will know that Dong Zhuo, the only man, was used by Chen Mu.
Cholera struck Chao Gang.
At that time, it will no longer be like a rat crossing the street, and everyone in the world will kill him. I am afraid that Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei will all have to turn against his brother.
After all, the three of them were loyal to the Han Dynasty, but the fourth child almost ruined the Han Dynasty.
So the story has to be re-arranged. As for how to make it reasonable, it actually doesn’t matter. Because only novels need logic, reality often does not require logic.
Maybe Yan Zhong was really negligent at the time, maybe he suddenly softened, or maybe Liu Xie was a good actor, who knows?
Chen Mu only needs to let Liu Yu know that Liu Xie is really alive. It doesn't matter whether the story goes smoothly or logically. Because Liu Xie is alive, it proves that no matter how bizarre the story is, it is true. Therefore, it doesn't matter whether the story is well written or not.
unimportant.
"King Chenliu is in Qingzhou now?"
Liu Yu asked hurriedly.
Wang Zhi shook his head and said, "Not here."
"Where is that."
"Japanese slave country."
"Japanese slave country?"
Liu Yu frowned and said, "It's so far away."
Wang Zhi added: "Not only King Chenliu, but also the late emperor and Liu Shizhong are all in the Japanese slave country."
Liu Yu's frown became even more solemn.
Where is the Japanese slave country?
Japan in later generations.
At this time, Japan was at the end of the Yayoi period. The only country was called Yamatai Kingdom, which was composed of many tribes. Its king was called Himiko.
Liu Yu knew this because the name Wonu Kingdom was given by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. From the pre-Han Dynasty to the present, many people from the Wonu Kingdom came to pay tribute. The most recent tribute was during the period of Emperor An of the Han Dynasty, and there are many records in the palace.
As far as Liu Yu knew, the Japanese slave country was far overseas, very far away.
Chen Mu placed the late emperor, King Chen Liu and his son Liu He in the Wonu Kingdom. They were thousands of miles away from the Han Dynasty. How to confirm whether they really existed?
"During the Chang'an Rebellion, Wang Yun did not dare to actually poison the late emperor, but just used mafei powder to stun the late emperor. There was a chaos in the city at that time, and no one checked His Majesty's body. The internal intelligence of the Military Intelligence Department took the opportunity to transport His Majesty out of the city.
Sent to Qingzhou."
Seeing that Liu Yu didn't respond, Wang Zhi continued: "As for your majesty's son Liu Shizhong, he was sent to Guanzhong to ask for help. Liu Shizhong found Yuan Shu, but he didn't know that Yuan Shu was ambitious and didn't want to come to his rescue. Liu Shizhong was angry and criticized by Yuan Shu.
He was almost beaten to death, but was later rescued by Ambassador Liu, and has been recuperating in Qingzhou."
"Why did you send my son to the Japanese slave country?"
Liu Yu couldn't help but ask.
Liu Bian and Liu Xie were sent overseas by Chen Mu. Liu Yu could still understand. After all, Chen Mu wanted to support his brother to ascend the throne. Their existence would threaten Liu Bei. But his son was not a big shot, so as for sending him
The Japanese slave country?
In these years, Liu Yu thought about his son day and night. He was the only son. Because he disappeared in the rebellion, his wife complained countless times. Every time Liu He was mentioned in an argument, it made people cry secretly.
The older a person gets, the more he hopes to have descendants to carry on the family line. Although Liu Yu is noble and upright, when it comes to his son, he can no longer remain calm.
Wang Zhi said: "Because Your Majesty has become the emperor, if Liu Shizhong does not go to the Japanese slave country, he will become the prince."
"That's right."
Liu Yu murmured to himself, then shook his head with a wry smile. The position beneath him had killed so many people from ancient times to the present.
But this bitterness lasted very short. After listening to the story of how Liu Bian, Liu Xie, Liu and the three of them escaped death, his eyes gradually sharpened, and he stared at Wang Zhi, word by word:
"Then...how do you prove that what you say is true?"