Liu Yu agreed to Chen Mu's request. If it was confirmed that Liu Bian, Liu Xie, and Liu He were indeed in his hands, he would be willing to hand over the throne.
The older a person gets, the easier it is for them to appreciate the things they once had.
Compared to this throne and this dilapidated country, Liu Yu actually cares more about whether he has descendants to continue his descendants.
He only has one son, Liu He, and if he has no sons, what use is the country and the country?
What's more, Chen Mu gave him an irresistible reason to refuse - that was Liu Bian and Liu Xie.
Liu Yu could complete the deal with Chen Mu with peace of mind in the name of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.
In this way, you can save your son and at the same time make yourself feel free of any psychological debt. Why not do it?
Soon Wang Zhi quickly sent the news to the front line through the network of the Military Intelligence Department in Luoyang City.
Two days later, Chen Mu in Liangqi County learned the news and immediately asked Liu Bei to resign.
The reason was that Liu Yu was ill and summoned many court ministers to discuss important matters and set off for Luoyang if necessary.
Liu Bei didn't know the truth and thought that the emperor was very ill and was probably entrusting him with important matters after his death. However, he happened to be in Jizhou and could not go back, so he could only entrust Chen Mu to handle matters in the court.
Accompanied by Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, the three brothers took Chen Mu to the Huan River in Anyang. The Huan River was rolling in waves, the autumn wind was blowing on both sides, and the Anyang City was towering on the river bank in the distance.
At this time, autumn is in full swing, the afternoon sun is shining brightly, and the vast Taihang Mountains in the northwest are shrouded in a world of withered yellow. The trees on the riverbanks are falling leaves, and the green grassland near the river embankment has withered in large quantities, showing a yellow color like the sunset.
"Eldest brother, second brother, third brother."
Chen Mu glanced at the sky and said to them: "Just send him here. Yuan Shao is like a hundred insects, dead and not dead. It will not be easy to completely get rid of him. You will have to continue to work hard."
Zhang Fei laughed loudly and said: "Don't worry, fourth brother. As long as Yuan Shao dares to appear in front of me, I will keep the dozens of holes in his body. You can go to Luoyang and come back soon."
Chen Mu smiled.
Guan Yu stroked his long beard and although he said nothing, everything was in silence.
Liu Bei asked: "The fourth brother is going to Luoyang here to resolve matters in the court as I was told before."
Chen Mu nodded: "Yes, the emperor is critically ill and may not be able to survive this winter. Taking advantage of the change of power in the court at this time, it is time for the eldest brother to go back and take charge of the court, instead of being marginalized in Qingzhou and becoming the local king.
Hegemony is far inferior to holding power at the center."
"well."
Liu Bei sighed: "It's not easy anywhere. When you go somewhere, you have to be careful about criticism in the court. When you go back to the court, it's like walking on thin ice. Even if you have the power over the world and one person is less than ten thousand people, you still have to be afraid.
"
So you have to be the emperor.
Chen Mu smiled in his heart, Liu Bei thought he was going to Luoyang to help him plan his return to the imperial court. Although Cao Cao conquered princes from all over the world in history, he spent most of his time in Xudu to consolidate his power.
It is very dangerous for a powerful official to be absent from the center all day long. In many African countries in later generations, the second-in-command or other powerful officials often launched a coup to seize power when the president of the country was visiting. Governments in exile and exiled kings were everywhere, and they were no longer counted.
Fresh.
Therefore, Chen Mu's advice to Liu Bei at the beginning was that he should discard the King of Qi as if it were a pair of worn shoes. He would rather go back to the central government and take the position of the Three Dukes than think about how good it would be to become the King of Qi.
However, this was Chen Mu's tactic to paralyze Liu Bei first and make him panic, so that he began to crave power.
In this way, when one day he is suddenly able to become the emperor, he will never refuse.
"The court is dangerous, but it's not as dangerous as the battlefield. As long as we have a large army, it doesn't matter how many open swords and hidden arrows we use. Don't worry, eldest brother, second brother, and third brother. The day I return to Luoyang will be the day when eldest brother aspires to be the king of the court. Just wait.
That’s my good news.”
Chen Mu bowed his hands to the three brothers, turned around and stepped onto the building boat behind him. Inside the building boat were Huang Zhong, Tai Shici and others. When he returned to Luoyang this time, he planned to bring 10,000 horses and two generals, Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, with him.
Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei stood on the shore, waved to him, and the boat started slowly. They did not leave until the building boat sailed downstream along the Huan River and disappeared.
Five thousand people should be able to guarantee his safety, but sometimes you have to be a little bit villainous. Although Chen Mu thought he had a handle on Liu Yu's psychology, he used Liu Bian, Liu Xie, and Liu He to successfully open up his psychology.
Line of defense.
But who can guarantee whether Liu Yu will have other ideas? For example, simply detain Chen Mu in Luoyang and use Chen Mu to blackmail Liu Bei? Or simply fight to the death?
You can't just believe what others say. The Military Intelligence Department is in charge, a large army is accompanying you, and you are sailing a thousand-year-old ship carefully. You still have the precautions you should have.
Soon on the second day, we sailed from Huanshui into the Yellow River, then went upstream to get off the boat at Xiaopingjin Ferry. This delayed the journey for three days. Originally, if we had taken the direct land route from Anyang to Luoyang, it would have only taken two days.
, but now it takes an extra day.
There is no way, going down the river will definitely be faster, and going upstream will naturally be slower. But it’s not that Chen Mu wants to use the naval escort, but that he has to transport the ships over. If everything goes well, these ships will escort him again.
The queen traveled eastward, entered Qingzhou, and boarded a ship from Laizhou Bay to North Korea.
There were seven or eight large ships and more than twenty medium-sized ships docked at Xiaopingjin Ferry. Chen Mu left a few captains behind and took Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci and 3,000 soldiers to pass Ping County and go south through Mang Mountain.
, heading towards Luoyang City in a mighty manner.
At this time, in the city of Luoyang, the palace was in chaos. After Liu Yu had eaten something in the morning, he started coughing up blood again. The ministers stood at a loss outside the Sima Gate one by one. The queen was so anxious that she kept wiping her tears, and the imperial doctor hurriedly cooked
After taking a portion of the decoction, Liu Yu managed to regain some of his complexion.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When Liu Yu was a little better, Lu Qiang hurried up and reported to him: "Your Majesty, the young master is back."
"Let him come over."
Liu Yudao.
There was an old woman beside her crying so hard that when she heard that Liu Yu wanted to see the ministers, she immediately cried and said: "Your Majesty, you are like this, why are you seeing any ministers? Take a good rest."
"You will go out first."
Liu Yu asked the eunuchs and maids serving around him to go out first, leaving only Lu Qiang and his queen.
"His Majesty......"
The queen looked surprised and didn't know what Liu Yu was doing.
After everyone in the palace went out, Liu Yu looked at his old wife and smiled happily: "Ayu, let me tell you some good news. He'er... is still alive."
"What?"
The Queen was stunned for a moment, then her originally sad face instantly turned to ecstasy, and she exclaimed with tears on her face: "Where is he?"
After Liu Yu coughed twice, he said slowly: "Some people say that he wandered to the Japanese slave country. This time, I just hope that you can go there. I don't have much time, I'm afraid I won't be able to see him in this life."
When it comes to him, if you see him and come back to tell me that you are safe, I will be satisfied."
"He'er is in the Japanese slave country? He'er is in the Japanese slave country?"
The queen kept rubbing her hands together, walked back and forth a few steps beside Liu Yu's bed, and murmured to herself: "Why did he go so far away? By the way, we must bring him back as soon as possible. We must
be quick!"
"He'er can't come back!"
Liu Yu quickly said: "You just need to go and see him and know that he is still alive."
The queen looked at Liu Yu in astonishment and said, "Why can't you come back?"
"There's a reason why he can't come back!"
Liu Yu said seriously.
Chen Mu made a deal with him. Unless Liu Bei's foundation was solid in the future and he succeeded in pacifying the world after becoming emperor, Liu He would never be able to set foot in the Han Dynasty for the rest of his life. This was their agreement.
Although this agreement itself has no binding force, Liu Yu is not stupid. If his son comes back, he may only come back with a corpse.
Don't forget that Liu Yu is still the emperor of the Han Dynasty. If Liu He is still alive, the ministers who support him in the Manchu Dynasty will not rule out the possibility of electing Liu He to the throne.
By then at least Liu He will occupy the right position, and in terms of successor, at least for now, he will definitely be ranked first.
Chen Mu would not tolerate it if it threatened Liu Bei's status.
Therefore, Liu Yu knew very well that even if Liu He could come back in the future, he would have to wait until Liu Bei issued an edict to recall him back instead of returning directly to Luoyang like now. Chen Mu would never allow such a thing to happen.
"What reason?"
The queen almost went crazy and shouted at Liu Yu: "That's our son, why can't he come back? What are you afraid of?"
Lu Qiang on the side reminded softly: "Queen, if the prince comes back, it will threaten some people's covetousness for the throne. Your Majesty was able to be elected emperor because he had no heirs. Now that the prince returns to Luoyang, I'm afraid...
..”
The queen became even more angry and said to Liu Yu: "Because of this? It's true that they are descendants of Emperor Zhang, aren't you the queen of Guangwu? We are all descendants of Guangwu. What they can do, but He'er can't?"
The position of this emperor should have belonged to our Donghai King lineage!"
"You do not understand......."
Liu Yu showed a bitter smile. He had been worried about this before. Sure enough, when his old wife heard the news that He'er was still alive, she immediately had thoughts about the throne.
He got the throne for free, so logically speaking, he shouldn't take it so seriously.
After all, before taking the throne, Liu Yu made a three-part agreement with his ministers, saying that after the peace was settled in the future, he would return the throne to the Hejian Kingdom. The descendants of Emperor Zhang would never have any nostalgia for the throne.
But everyone has selfish motives. If he was given a choice, he still hoped to pass the position to Liu He.
After all, he is his own son, and it is understandable in itself to hope that he can become the supreme king in the world. What's more, in terms of status, Guangwu Donghai King's lineage is more legitimate than Liu Bei's successor, Zhongshan King Jing.
But he could only choose one son or the throne, so what could he do?
The queen didn't understand the powerful relationship at all. Faced with Liu Yu's perfunctory behavior, she became even more dissatisfied, with obvious anger on her face: "What don't you understand? Yes, I don't understand anything, but you are now
Emperor, I still understand that you want to pass the throne to outsiders and not to your son, are you old and confused?"
"Queen..."
Seeing the Queen being so disrespectful, Lu Qiang was startled and said quickly: "You can't do this to Your Majesty..."
"Forget it, I owe you two, Ayu, I beg you, please go to the Wonu Kingdom to see if He'er is really still alive. If so, I will consider this matter carefully.
of."
Liu Yu coughed a few times and felt increasingly fragile. He didn't want to argue with his old wife. They had argued many times about their son.
Although as an emperor and the head of a family, Liu Yu should not be afraid of women.
But it happened that he was the one who sent Liu He to ask for help. As a result, after leaving Guanzhong, no one was seen alive or dead. Everyone thought he died in the rebellion. It can be said that Liu He's disappearance was caused by him, which made the old wife
Very resentful of him.
Liu Yu felt guilty, so he never had an argument in the face of his wife's accusations over the years. Now that Liu He might be resurrected, he didn't want to quarrel with his wife anymore.
Now his only wish is to know the news that Liu Bian, Liu Xie, and Liu He are indeed alive!
And sending the queen is the most appropriate choice.
The queen would not help Chen Mu hide it. She would come back and tell him immediately if she was sure that he was her son. Although the queen did not know Liu Bian and Liu Xie, Liu He knew them.
At the beginning, Liu He was a member of the imperial court and often accompanied Liu Bian. As long as the identity of Liu He was determined, the identity of Liu Bian and Liu Xie could naturally be determined.
Therefore, Liu Yu thought that this trip should be foolproof.
The queen was comforted by Liu Yu and managed to suppress her anger. Just as she was about to ask Liu Yu whether he planned to pass on the throne when his son came back, she heard the eunuch outside shouting: "Your Majesty, the young master has arrived outside the palace gate."
"Ayu, please go out first. This time, the young master will escort you to Qingzhou. I want to discuss some specific matters with him."
Liu Yu said to the queen.
The queen snorted coldly, turned around and went out first.
She is an old woman in her fifties. She just hopes that her son will live and ascend to the throne. She doesn't think she has done anything wrong.
After the queen left, the eunuch outside hurriedly came in and said: "Your Majesty, the young master has brought some soldiers."
Liu Yu's face changed slightly: "How much?"
"Thousands of people are outside the palace gate, and dozens of people are accompanying them. They all entered the palace with weapons."
The eunuch replied.
Lu Qiang said angrily: "Why did he bring troops to Luoyang!"
Liu Yu thought for a moment, waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let him come in, as long as he is not allowed to enter the West Palace. He is demonstrating to me."
"His Majesty......"
Lu Qiang wanted to say something else. Yuan Shao brought weapons into the palace to cause trouble. These things are still vivid in his mind.
However, Liu Yu said: "It doesn't matter, there are only dozens of people, it won't cause any trouble."
Seeing Liu Yu's insistence, Lu Qiang could only say: "Wei!"
At that moment, the eunuch hurried out to prepare for Chen Mu's arrival.
At this time, Chen Mu saw Wang Zhi outside the Zhuque Gate.