Here Li Xiang is busy all day long in Hanoi, but over there in Luoyang he is also uneasy.
Luoyang.
The wind was howling, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and from time to time a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky. It was as if someone had done something extremely evil and aroused the wrath of God. But the atmosphere in the imperial palace, the center of the Han Dynasty, was deathly silent.
In the past few days, the Han Emperor Liu Hong, the Han Ling Emperor, had a bad temper. He would unleash thunderous fury from time to time. In the past few days, he killed more than a dozen eunuchs and maids for no reason. Under the killing, countless lowly palace maids and eunuchs were all trembling with fear.
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"Your Majesty, it's time to take medicine."
Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, the ten permanent servants, were coming towards Liu Hong with medicine bowls in their hands. The steps of the two of them were trembling, and the hands holding the bowls were also slightly trembling.
For these eunuchs, Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong was the guarantee of all their glory and wealth. If Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty is gone, it will be difficult for these eunuchs to live in the future!
Therefore, if there is anyone in the palace who is unwilling to let anything happen to Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, these ten permanent attendants must be one of them! In fact, these ten regular attendants hope that Emperor Han Ling is safe and sound more than the concubines in Emperor Han Ling's harem and even Queen He!
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Liu Hong covered his mouth and coughed hard. His face turned black, and it was obvious that he was about to die soon. After hearing Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong coming over with medicine, they immediately said feebly, "Quick!"
The urgency in his tone was extremely strong. There is no one in this world who is not afraid of death, especially the emperor.
Once upon a time, even the famous Ancestral Dragon Qin Shihuang sent Xu Fu to lead three thousand boys and girls eastward from Penglai in search of the elixir of immortality. Similarly, in his later years, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also changed from his former wisdom. Instead, he began to be enthusiastic about immortality alchemy, raising Taoist priests in captivity, and practicing elixirs in order to seek the illusory immortality.
In this world, the more powerful people are, the more they fear death. In the face of death, everyone is equal and there is no distinction between high and low. No matter whether it is the emperor who is so high above others or the common people who are as humble as the earth, once they die, they are nothing more than a handful of loess.
At this moment, as the emperor, Liu Hong was about to die soon, and he was also terrified. Otherwise, Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong would not have lost his temper and killed eunuchs and maids one after another for no reason in the past few days.
Under the threat of death, Liu Hong did not have any imperial air in him. At this moment, he was like a person on the verge of death, extremely crazy.
"Gudong."
As he approached, Liu Hong, who was lying on the hospital bed, suddenly stood up, grabbed the medicine bowl, and drank it all, leaving traces of medicine on the corners of his mouth.
However, unlike in the past, after taking the medicine this time, Emperor Han Ling's condition did not improve at all, and he was still lying on the bed helplessly!
Feeling his physical condition, Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong felt infinite panic in his heart, but after the panic, there were bursts of emptiness.
After a long time, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty finally said to Zhang Rang beside him, "Jian Shuo."
When the emperor calls, who dares to delay? Not long after, Jian Shuo ran over, rolling and crawling: "Your Majesty, you are here to send your slave, and your slave is here!"
Different from the cold looks of other eunuchs, although they were both eunuchs, Jian Shuo was physically strong and well versed in military affairs. He doesn't dress like a eunuch, but like a military general.
Liu Hong said feebly: "The prince cannot be brought up. I intend to support the prince Xie as the emperor. You are the captain of the army and the marshal of the Xiyuan Army. You should be able to protect the new prince. Xie'er is generous and kind. I will hand you over to him." rest assured."
History is still surprisingly similar. Although the trajectory of things in this world has changed greatly with the arrival of Li Xiang, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty still established the Xiyuan New Army.
However, because people like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao went out to serve as county guards, the Eight Captains of Xiyuan were also somewhat different from those in history. However, it was still generally in the hands of Jian Shuo's forces and the forces under General He Jin.
As soon as they heard Emperor Han Ling's words, no matter how stupid he was, he would know that these were probably Emperor Han Ling's words to entrust him. Emperor Han Ling might really be in danger this time. Upon thinking of this, several eunuchs immediately cried and kowtowed: "Your Majesty! We will definitely do our best to help the new king ascend the throne!"
After hearing the promises made by Zhang Rang and Jian Shuo, Emperor Han Ling finally nodded with peace of mind. Immediately afterwards, he rolled his eyes, kicked his legs, twitched and died.
Everyone in the hall was crying. Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and Jian Shuo immediately rushed to the prince's residence in the harem, hoping to quickly invite Liu Xie to prepare for the next step.
Zhang Rang said eagerly as he jogged: "Go to the prince's residence quickly. We must make Prince Xie the new emperor. If we let Prince Ben ascend the throne, you and I will die without a burial place!"
Zhao Zhong was also somewhat thankful and said, "Thanks to the great power of General He Jin's family, His Majesty is worried. Otherwise, if Prince Bian is really allowed to take the throne, we will quickly come to have a grudge against General He Jin. At that time, there will be no way for you and me to survive, Jian Shuo, our survival lies with you, you are the commander of the Xiyuan Campus Lieutenant, you quickly go to Xiyuan to mobilize troops to guard the palace, and we go to welcome the new king!"
"You still have to go to Kunning Hall to lie down." Zhang Rang immediately added.
Zhang Rang and others understood that the prince's mother had died early and the power of his relatives was almost zero, so they had to help him get the support of Empress Dowager Dong.
However, fortunately, Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He had always had a grudge, and Empress Dowager Dong had always valued the Prince's Association, and with Emperor Ling's order, it shouldn't be a problem to get Empress Dowager Dong's support!
In fact, Zhang asked them to obey Han Ling Emperor's order and support Liu Xie's ascension to the throne, but it was not at all because of Han Ling Emperor's death. It was just a forced choice!
During Liu Hong's lifetime, he had a huge harem with three thousand beauties. However, there were only two princes who survived. Therefore, at this moment, the Shichangshi Group could only choose to support Liu Xie to prevent their Shichangshi Group from being liquidated by General He Jin after Liu Bian ascended the throne.
And Liu Xie could only rely on the ten regular attendants so that he could successfully ascend to the throne. Otherwise, no matter whether one of the two parties faces the prince and the generals alone, they will not be their opponents at all.
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"Quick, speed up."
Jian Shuo commanded the new army in Xiyuan and quickly rushed towards the location of the palace. Time waits not for us, this is basically a big competition of speed between the two parties.
At this moment, speed determines fate.
After finally seeing the direction of the palace gate, Jian Shuo immediately shouted: "Hey! I have mobilized my troops according to the emperor's order. Open the palace gate quickly and let me in!"
Logically speaking, as Jian Shuo was the commander of the Xiyuan Army and a popular figure around Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the soldiers guarding the palace gate would naturally know him. Under normal circumstances, once Jian Shuo asked them to open the palace gate, the soldiers guarding the palace gate would naturally not dare to disobey.
However, the situation today was a bit strange. Jian Shuo waited and waited, but no one opened the door.
When Jian Shuo saw this situation, his heart suddenly thumped. According to his guess, he must have arrived a step too late, right?
Looking up, Jian Shuo still saw a very familiar face but he didn't want to face it. At this time, on the palace wall, He Miao, the younger brother of General He Jin, was looking at Jian Shuo with a playful look on his face.
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