As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Hong could not help but feel a little surprised when he looked at the child in front of him who was only thirteen years old.
Perhaps he was surprised by this unhesitating answer.
Or maybe I was just surprised by the answer itself.
In short, Liu Hong has a new understanding of his son this time.
Looking at Liu Bian in front of him, he saw that his eldest son, or rather the eldest son of the royal family, should have been the crown prince of the Han Dynasty to whom he was destined.
Liu Hong's expression became very strange. Originally, he should be very considerate of this child, teach him well, make him familiar with the government affairs of the court, and let him follow him in everything he needs to do in the court.
Even...the Gong Gong princes in the Han Dynasty, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty should be full of awe for this child.
But otherwise, none of this ever happened.
It's not even possible!
He is a prince, but since he was born, it seems that this prince has not enjoyed any treatment that a prince should have.
And the reason for all this is inseparable from his mother.
At least that's what Liu Hong himself has always thought.
If it weren't for that woman, this son, his actual first son, he should have received all his love.
But just because of that woman, my queen, everything changed!
Even though Liu Hong is now seriously ill and dying, he will die soon.
But Liu Hong's mind was still very clear. He couldn't help but look back on his life on the hospital bed, and a helpless smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He suddenly thought, if one day he went to Jiuquan and met the previous emperors, and the former emperor asked him if he was a good emperor, how would he answer?
Liu Hong thought about it for a long time, and he probably felt that the person who asked this question was mocking him.
Liu Hong is absurd, but not stupid.
Don’t you know what he did?
He appointed eunuchs and even called them father and mother, re-established the party system, suppressed and exiled countless celebrities and courtiers, reused relatives, and made He Jin, a butcher, a high-ranking general.
Let alone the rest who sell their official positions and get titles and are content with their pleasures. As an emperor, even having some small hobbies is a reasonable thing.
But a few years ago... I don't know why I was persuaded by Tai Chang Liu Yan to restart the state pastoral system, and personally handed over the state capitals and counties of the Han Dynasty.
Even those who ushered in were not extremely grateful to Zi.
But villains such as Wang Fenna!
Those people actually wanted to do such evil things to themselves, such as disobedience and rebellion.
Liu Hong never felt like he was a famous king.
As for some of the actions he made when he established the Eighth School Lieutenant of Xiyuan, such as finally appointing his trusted eunuch Jian Shuo as a senior military school captain to lead various ministries, etc.
He didn't even think it was a big deal.
After doing these things, let Liu Hong put it aside for now. He is not stupid. He still doesn't know what kind of reputation he will have in the book in the future.
But... Liu Hong knew that he was not a wise king, but couldn't he be a good person?
Liu Hong would probably sneer at this, "How could the Emperor of Han... be a good person?"
Liu Hong still remembers that he came here in the first year of Yongkang, when he was just eleven years old!
When he didn't understand anything, Liu Hong entered Kyoto.
From that moment on, he lived in a whirlpool.
From the first year of Yongkang until now... He Liu Hong should have been the emperor for a full twenty-two years.
Twenty-two years, not twenty-two days!
Over the years, I have seen many things with my own eyes and experienced many things myself.
Rebellion, rebellion, party control, alien invasion, millions of refugees rebelling...
Changes had happened to him again and again, but he allowed these things to happen one after another.
He still made his position so solid.
So... is he a good person?
I'm afraid he doesn't believe it himself!
After all, how could a good man become emperor?
As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he was incompetent. As the emperor of the dynasty, he was obviously incompetent in terms of character. In fact, he was not a good husband or a good father.
The gentle and dignified Empress of Song Dynasty kept the harem in order even though she was not favored. However, she was directly framed by Wang Fun for causing the Bohai King's fish pond disaster. A tragic end.
It seems that Wang Fu is in charge of everything, but what role does Liu Bian's biological mother and his queen play in this?
Again, put aside whether you are confused or not, Liu Hong is definitely not a fool. He sees many things very clearly, but he just sees it and doesn't want to talk about it.
General He Jin's background is indeed not as simple as a butcher, but how can his background be compared with the famous Han Dynasty family?
I wanted a relative and a queen. There were so many famous families and so many ladies, so why did I choose He Jin and their brother and sister?
After all, it was not only because he needed a ruthless man like He Jin to help him overcome obstacles in the court, but also because he needed such a thug who would not hesitate to act as his vanguard.
Maybe it's not that easy to use, but it's better than nothing.
And He seems to have completed his ideas very well.
But that's all in the past.
Especially when he treats the queen, he just loves the house and the bird.
When he faced the court before, he could reuse He Jin as a general.
Now when this love and need turned into hatred, Liu Bian became another fish in the pond.
When Beauty Wang died in her bedroom, and when Liu Hong saw his son Liu Xie sleeping soundly next to Beauty Wang's body, Liu Hong really hated the queen.
Compared with Liu Bian, the son who had been raised by Queen He in an outside Taoist temple since childhood and whom he had never met a few times, he still liked the younger son who was carried deep into the harem by his own hands to the side of Queen Mother Dong.
The son who is smart, seems to be able to understand his own thoughts, and is very similar to himself.
At this time, Liu Bian's words "ordinary people" made Liu Hong feel stunned, but it did not make him feel any pity or guilt for his son.
On the contrary, after hearing Liu Bian's reply, Liu Hong said something pointedly.
"For ordinary people, the most important thing is to be brothers and friends."
