C335 (1/2)
In terms of succession to the throne, Hanling Emperor Liu Hong should still be considered lucky as he had two princes who survived. When he died, his first son, Liu Bian, was fourteen years old, and his Crown Prince Liu Tong was nine. As long as Jian Shuo did not take out Hanling Emperor Liu Hong's testamentary edict, there was no doubt that the eldest son, Liu Bian, would inherit the throne.
Thus, even if Liu Bian became the emperor and he himself became the empress dowager, the Empress Dowager He was still extremely worried. Hanling Emperor's mother, Queen Dong was still living in the palace, and Queen Dong's nephew, Dong Zhong, was currently a hussar general, only second to Great General.
Empress He knew that Jian Shuo was waiting for the right moment. As long as he captures and kills He Jin in one move, he would take out Hanling Emperor's testamentary edict and cripple Young Emperor Liu Bian in name and reestablish the prince alliance as emperor once more. It was precisely because of this that the dignified Grand General Ho Jin had always been hiding in his own military camp and did not dare to show his face. He did not even dare to attend Hanling Emperor's funeral.
”Military Advisor, the reason I said that the situation of the Luoyang is very tense is because of this.” Wu Feng frowned and said worriedly: ”Even though the New Emperor has succeeded to the throne and is in charge of the government, Jian Shuo, who holds the military power, holds the Spirit Emperor's testamentary edict, and has a good relationship with the Spirit Emperor's mother, the Queen Dong. Furthermore, the nephew of the Queen Dong is the current hussar general, and he also holds the military power. As long as they were willing, they could launch a bloody mutiny at any time. And Grand General Ho Jin can only hide in his own camp, unable to give Empress Dowager He any support at all. ”
And today, Empress Dowager He felt even more humiliated. hussar general Dong Zhong became more and more arrogant, and even the eunuchs in the palace started to submit themselves to him. The Queen Dong also interfered with the political affairs of the country. Just as the Empress Dowager He stopped him, he scolded angrily, ”The reason why you are so arrogant now is because you are relying on your brother He Jin! If I order hussar general to cut off He Jin's head, it would be a piece of cake! ”
Empress Dowager He was overwhelmed with shock. He had nothing to say, so he could only hide in his own bedroom and cry. Surrounding her were Zhang Jean, Zhao Zhong, Song Dian and some other eunuchs who were envious of Jian Shuo's power. This was not because of how loyal Zhang Jean, Zhao Zhong, Song Dian and the rest were, but because they had helped the Empress Dowager He kill the King's Association's biological mother, Royal Beauty. Even if they wanted to rely on the Queen Dong, it was impossible for the Queen Dong to accept them.
”Military Advisor, who do you think we should look for in the Luoyang City?” Wu Feng shook his head, and said with a wry smile: ”Who among the Empress Dowager He s will be the last? If we enter the wrong temple gate, we will be facing a disaster in the future. ”
The Queen Dong was precisely the mother of the Hanling Emperor's Liu Hong. Because of her son becoming the Emperor, she was bestowed the title of Empress. But her son died, and she did not become Empress Dowager. She didn't like the Empress Dowager He in the first place, but now she hated him even more.
If you stand on the side of the victor, you will be following the right person, and you will be able to achieve great things. If you stand on the side of the losers, you will be asking for the wrong temple gate, and you will definitely suffer from retaliation. What awaits you will be the deepest abyss in the world.
”When I left the Youzhou, the Lord General had told me this before. The eldest son, Liu Bian is the legal successor to the throne, so we will definitely stay loyal to the eldest son, Liu Bian. ” The Zhang Banxian did not need to choose, Yang Lin had already arranged a direction for him.
”What?” Lord General is still in Youzhou, so he already knows about the struggle between empires? ” Wu Feng was shocked, all the palace battles that he mentioned had only just occurred in the past few days. Furthermore, the Zhang Banxian had already been on the road for a few days, so when the Zhang Banxian left, none of these battles had happened yet!
”The Lord General does not know about the struggle between the imperial government and the imperial government. He has only predicted that the succession of the New Emperor will lead to a fight between the imperial government and the imperial government. Furthermore, he had predicted that Jian Shuo and her group would be annihilated very soon. ” The Zhang Banxian laughed, and then continued to speak mysteriously: ”Let me tell you a secret, no matter if it is your external relatives or eunuchs, all of them will die in this battle.”
”Ah …” This move had given Wu Feng quite a shock. If his relatives and eunuchs were to all perish, wouldn't the world be in chaos again? Since they are all going to perish, then we will just stand by the side and watch them perish. Wu Feng was not the only confused one, even Fei Hong, Liang Ming, Xin Ping and the others were confused.
”Fame!” We need a name! ” Zhang Banxian laughed sinisterly, and said lightly: ”You all have already known, before her death, Hanling Emperor issued a testamentary edict restricting Lord General. What we want now is a right to break this limit. A building is going to fall, but we need a building to rebuild it. ”
The night in Luoyang City was very quiet, even stray dogs rarely barked. After a long day's work, the commoners went to bed early, and even the nobles did not dare to stay awake at night. No one could have predicted when a group of soldiers would suddenly rush out, and the streets were filled with a bloody storm.
The backyard of the Chief Eunuch, Zhang Jean, was a secluded path. Few people walked during the day, and it was much lonelier during the night. Many trees grew on the path, and they were lush and lush. On a moonless night, the road was eerie and scary. Tonight was good, though the moonlight was still faint.
Wu Feng was a frequent guest of Zhang Jean's home, in these few years, he did not know how much money he had sent over. He even used his own abilities to steal treasures from other ministers' families and gave them to Zhang Jean, who almost treated him as his trusted aide.
The Zhang family servants all knew who Wu Feng was, more or less, they had received his favor. Therefore, when Wu Feng led Zhang Banxian and Xin Ping into Zhang Ren's house, they were not obstructed at all, and freely made their way to Zhang Ren's back hall.
”Grand Manager, this is Mr. Zhang Ling, the advisor to the rider general, the rider general.” Wu Feng casually walked into Zhang Jean's back hall, and paid his respects to Zhang Jean first, then introduced him to Zhang Banxian and Xin Ping who were accompanying him.