Yuan Wei and He Jin made an appointment in private at a secret place to meet.
After the meeting, Yuan Wei got straight to the point and put forward his ideas directly.
"Suigao, the emperor's thoughts are no longer concealed. The emperor has decided to abolish the elders and establish younger ones. At this time, can't you do nothing? If you watch the emperor act recklessly, what will happen to your family without mentioning it? What will happen to the big man? It’s all going to collapse!”
This is not Yuan Wei telling lies.
Yuan Wei really wanted to win over He Jin for his own use and enhance his original power, but at the same time, after careful observation, Yuan Wei also really believed that Liu Hong wanted to abolish the elder and establish the younger.
In other words, after Liu Hong caused such a big incident, no one thought that Liu Hong was simply suppressing He Jin's power and asserting his own power.
Who is He Jin?
Not only is he a relative of the general, he is also the uncle of the emperor's eldest son Liu Bian. It would be fine if there was no such thing as the emperor's eldest son Liu Bian. The key point is that a young man like the emperor's eldest son Liu Bian is standing there, and there is really no way to stop it. Others think in that direction.
And according to rumors, the emperor did not like the current Queen He and had a very bad relationship with Queen He, so for so many years, except for Liu Bian, the two of them had nothing to do.
This is almost an open secret, and many people inside and outside the palace know about it, otherwise the emperor would not have refused to appoint a prince for such a long time.
Yuan Wei was scheming, but he didn't have Liu Bei's foresight. Combining all the information he had, plus his understanding of Liu Hong's behavior, he could only draw one conclusion - Liu Hong wanted to abolish the elders and establish the younger ones. .
Of course he also felt that Liu Hong was acting recklessly, but this was a particularly good opportunity for him.
It is worth mentioning that no matter what era, no matter how high the emperor's power has been, when it comes to establishing a prince, it is difficult for officials with power to stay out of the matter, either passively or actively, and they all want to get involved and get a share of the pie.
Even if they risk their lives for this, they can't stop their enthusiasm.
The reason is simply that the power of Conglong is too great. Just as the prince cannot avoid the temptation of the throne, the ministers cannot avoid the temptation of power.
This situation becomes even more clear when the minister himself has an inseparable interest relationship with the candidate for the throne.
Even if He Jin wanted to avoid it, he couldn't avoid it. What's more, He Jin didn't want to avoid it. He was the general, the emperor's eldest son's uncle, and he was connected by blood. Why should he avoid it?
Yuan Wei didn't want to avoid it either.
Conglong's merit is one of the greatest achievements of a minister, and it is also the only way for people of his background who want to further explore the supreme authority. For Yuan Kailai, who wants to promote the Yuan family to the world's number one Said, this step must be taken.
On the one hand, he was close to He Jin because He Jin had the power of the general and his mind was relatively simple. On the other hand, the reason was that He Jin had a good nephew.
"Good" nephew.
As a high-ranking official at the three-gong level, Yuan Wei had contact with Liu Bian and had a certain understanding of the emperor's eldest son Liu Bian. He also participated in the invitation of the ministers to establish the crown prince.
That was quite a few years ago, and before Beauty Wang favored her and gave birth to Liu Xie, Liu Hong only had Liu Bian as his only living son.
That year, the ministers asked Liu Hong to establish the crown prince to stabilize the country. Although the relationship between Liu Hong and Queen He had not broken down at that time, and Queen He's appearance and skills were still in line with Liu Hong's taste, Liu Hong still There was no relenting.
The reason was that Liu Hong felt that Liu Bian was frivolous, did not have the dignity that the Tian family should have, and was not suitable to be an emperor, so he did not agree to the ministers' request for the time being.
At that time, Liu Hong was still young, and the ministers thought that Liu Hong could have other sons with the queen, so they did not fight for it. If Liu Hong really didn't like Liu Bian, then it would be easy to negotiate as long as he was the legitimate son.
But times have changed, so many years have passed, the relationship between the emperor and the empress has broken down, and Empress He can no longer have children. Liu Hong himself only has Liu Xie, his concubine son alive. Liu Bian is already fifteen years old, and he has not established a prince. Hong's thoughts are clearly revealed.
Of course, according to Yuan Wei's own observation, it is true that the eldest son of the emperor, Liu Bian, grew up at the hands of a woman in the palace. Because his mother was relatively strong, Liu Bian's character was relatively weak and he had little self-confidence. He felt a bit like others. He is not excellent in all aspects of studying and practicing martial arts.
From Yuan Wei's point of view, if Liu Bian was his own son, he would also be very worried about whether the Yuan family business could be passed down safely in Liu Bian's hands. But on the other hand, Yuan Wei felt from the bottom of his heart that Liu Hong had no right to look down on him. His own son.
He said Liu Bian was frivolous. Could it be that the feeling he left to the world was not "frivolous"?
The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. He himself cannot be serious and upright. How can he set a good example for his son?
Do you still have the nerve to think your son is "frivolous"?
He was embarrassed to say it, but Yuan Wei was embarrassed to listen.
If you just say stupid, it's better than this!
But that's what happened. He is the emperor. No matter how shameless he is, he is still justified. He just dislikes Liu Bian and doesn't want to pass the throne to Liu Bian. What can he do?
Waste the elders and create young ones!
But this is unacceptable to everyone.
He Jin has been a general for more than five years. Are these people who have been attracted by He Jin and surrounded him for such a long time, are they here for He Jin himself?
Could it be He Jin's own super charm that attracted such a group of people?
He Jin, who was born as a butcher in Nanyang, is really not that attractive.
The eldest son of the emperor, Liu Bian, was even more attractive.
Everyone came here for Liu Bian and Conglong Zhigong.
It can be said that although Liu Bian, the eldest son of the emperor, has not yet been established as the prince, the power of the party that wants to promote Liu Bian to become the prince has been formed. The interests are clear and the unity is tight. Even in the period of the modern ancient literature dispute, this party None of the interest groups swayed.
Even though Liu Bian himself didn't know these people at all, the group of royalists who wanted Liu Bian to be emperor had already been established, and their power was far stronger than the forces that wanted to push Liu Xie to the throne.
At present, the forces that want to push Liu Xie to ascend the throne are very small. There are only Liu Hong's mother, Empress Dowager Dong, and Empress Dowager Dong's nephew, Dong Chong.
There is no comparison between the two sides at all.
So no matter what Liu Hong was thinking, at the same time as he acted, although he had strengthened his own weight through the establishment of the Xiyuan Army, he had also pushed a considerable group of people to oppose him.
He Jin felt particularly strongly.
Therefore, when facing Yuan Wei, He Jin did not hold back at all and vomited out everything he was thinking.
"I have done so many things for the emperor, made so many achievements, fought for such a long time, and worked hard without any credit. But the emperor was deceived by someone, and he wants to do this to me? I did something wrong. What? Am I going to usurp his Han Dynasty?
If the prince becomes emperor, of course I will protect him with my life! He will definitely be able to secure his throne! Isn't Prince Bian the emperor's biological son? Still from the Queen! From the Queen! legitimate son! Can't he inherit the throne? "
(End of chapter)
