Chapter 4: The Storm and Rain (2) ()

In Changle Palace, the martial arts affairs were finished, and several princes accompanied Liu Chan to chat, saying that it was a chat, but in fact, there were not many people talking, and most of them were listening. Especially Liu Chan, he rarely spoke.

Although the outside world has already quarreled about Liu Chan's strange behavior, Changle Palace still maintains a pure land. Liu Chan is not unaware of the attitude of the outside world, but is powerless. In this Changle Palace, he often does inappropriate behaviors and contacts with the outside world for too much time, which will only be worse than now. If he is just an ordinary person, a commoner is okay, but the identity of a king of a country brings incredible rights and incomparable trouble. The ontological memory disappears too quickly, and Liu Chan only has time to digest a very small part.

The language alone is very difficult to understand. The civil officials in the palace are all knowledgeable. They quote many classics. For Liu Chan, who has only a high school education, it is simply a book of heaven. Friends can just say a joke, but you are the emperor. The only purpose of everyone looking for you is to summon you to make a judgment. How dare the emperor who is waiting for you to give orders and don’t understand the words?

The main chattering were the Crown Prince Liu Rui, King Anding Liu Yao, the fifth son Liu Chen, the Huangmen Minister Fei Cheng, the Crown Prince Zhang Yu, and the Crown Prince Jiang Xian. At first, everyone didn’t dare to talk loudly in front of Liu Chan. The so-called words were unintentional, and the listeners were intentional. It would be better to open their mouths in front of the emperor, and it would be a mistake to speak more often. After a long time, I found that Liu Chan was not disgusted with everyone’s chatting, and it was a bit encouraging. Gradually, everyone was let go.

As the crown prince, Liu Rui naturally had to show his abilities in front of his father. He called Zhang Yu, Jiang Xian and others every day, and showed as much as possible about governing the country, military affairs and major events in the world. The other six princes did not intend to seize the throne, but over time, they always showed that Liu Rui was capable, and everyone was a dragon son, and they were not good-looking in the face, so they participated in the debate. Zhang Yu and Jiang Xian were both famous for their talents, and even the name of the two of them was heard of. These two people intended to make wedding dresses for Liu Rui, and the princes were often willing to give up the disadvantage.

Liu Chan was leisurely and smiling, not thinking here. Liu Chan used the relationship between the Zhang family through Empress Zhang, and the news outside was conveyed by the minister Zhang Shao. Zhang Shao was the elder brother of Empress Zhang, and the uncle of the dynasty, all forces in the court were polite. Zhang Shao was good at everything and could eat everywhere. He could be said to be a good man. Zhang Fei, a powerful general of a generation, had such a son, which surprised Liu Chan. From where Zhang Shao, Liu Chan also learned about the situation in the palace, and he underestimated Huang Hao. If he hadn't kept his life in line with this era, Huang Hao would have moved home long ago.

Not only Zhang Shao, but another relative secretly approached Liu Chan almost at the same time, the chariot general Xiahou Ba. Xiahou Ba's sister was separated from her family and became Zhang Fei's wife. She was also the biological mother of Empress Zhang of the dynasty. According to this, Xiahou Ba and Liu Chan's uncle.

Jiang Wei lost Chen Wei's support in Chengdu, and the court and the Chinese unanimously opposed the Northern Expedition. Xiahou Ba returned to his mansion to think several times, and became depressed. He said that he was accidentally cold, but was discovered by Yang Xi. Yang Xi, whose courtesy name was Wenran, was highly valued from Zhuge Liang to Jiang Wan, and was one of the only capable ministers who had achieved success in Shu Han.

Yang Xi saw through Xiahou Ba's thoughts and was also concerned about the court. So she took the opportunity to stay and went to visit Xiahou Ba late at night. She explained Xiahou Ba's heart problems in one sentence, and then became a confidant. The two had a great time talking to each other. Xia Hou Ba also agreed with Yang Xi's views.

Although Your Majesty is different from the past, his actions have not harmed the country at all. On the contrary, Huang Hao was kicked away. All the civil and military officials in the court were talking about Your Majesty. Your Majesty may not know that it was in the palace. If this continues, there are people who are indiscreet and take the opportunity to cause chaos. As a relative of the country, Your Majesty is lacking a trustworthy minister at this time. Why didn’t Zhongquan volunteer to solve the predicament for Your Majesty? This is one of them.

Huang Hao was demoted and his power was greatly damaged. Although he controlled the palace, he was just a false appearance and was vulnerable. Zhong Quan held an important position and was deeply favored by His Majesty. He was right to support His Majesty, and he could wipe out his destruction and avoid the opportunity to go forward. This is the second thing.

Zhongquan hated the Sima family to the core and had different hatreds from Dai Tian. Even if the ministers in the court opposed the matter of the Northern Expedition, if His Majesty agreed, how dare the ministers not follow it? These are the third ones. If these three points are there, will Zhongquan still be in bed and groan?

Liu Chan felt aroused when he read Xiahou Ba's memorial. Although Xiahou Ba was both civil and military, he was straightforward. A secret memorial was just a truthful narration and did not refer to classics. Liu Chan was quite interested in his appetite, especially the passage in the text that Yang opera persuaded Xiahou Ba was a long time of drought and met an old friend in a foreign land. Yang opera said more realistically and completely understood his own situation. So Liu Chan had constant letters with Xiahou Ba every night. Sometimes Liu Chan thought he was writing slowly, so he wrote by Empress Zhang. The relationship between Empress Zhang and Liu Chan was closer.

Shangshu Taichung, Dong Jue was proud, and Chen Fu finally gritted his teeth to agree to Dong Jue's proposal, announcing the collapse of Chen Fu and Huang Hao's alliance. Huang Hao in the deep palace was still unaware. At this time, there were more than ten people in the house, including Taichang Hancheng, Guanglu doctor Qiao Zhou, Zhongsan doctor, Right General Li Zhuang, General Zhishen Lai Min, Censor Xiang Tiao, etc. Next is the question of the candidates for entering the palace. The eunuchs in the palace naturally had to be replaced, but the candidates for entering and leaving the emperor were the key.

As the first candidate, no one objected. As the minister of the sermon, Fan Jian himself had the power to accompany the emperor. Another candidate was Zhang Shao, the three ministers of Shu Han, Chen Fu, Fan Jian, Zhang Shao, and Chen Fu naturally could not enter the palace to accompany the sermon. Chen Fu, who was guarding the Shangshu Order, controlled all the state's government affairs. This position was inseparable from Chen Fu, and Chen Fu was unwilling to leave. This was the ultimate of the civil officials of Shu Han, below one person and above ten thousand people. Zhang Shao actually also had the position of Shangshu Pushe, but Chen Fu was too strong, Zhang Shao was easy-going and did not like disputes, and the position of Shangshu Pushe had been vague.

Chen Qi was not willing to let Zhang Shao go. Although Chen Qi was in power, there were rules. There must be no less than four people in charge of the Shangshutai. Nowadays, the Shangshutai is in charge of Chen Qi, Zhang Shao, Deng Liang and Xu You. Once Zhang Shao concentrates on the emperor's affairs, the Shangshutai must add one person. At that time, the candidates were mostly Dong Jue, the Nanxiang Hou. Dong Jue had a title of Pushe in the court, and had been involved in politics for many years and had a high reputation. It was not only natural for Dong Jue to enter the Shangshutai with Dong Jue's qualifications, but also surpassed Xu You and Deng Liang, and directly became Chen Shi's deputy. In comparison, Zhang Shao, who was ignorant of the supervisor, was suitable as the deputy. In any case, it was not a good thing to have Dong Jue in the Shangshutai. Besides, the hero cut off his arm and decided to give up Huang Hao and lose foreign aid first. Shangshutai must not lose another place to settle down.

In the evening, a large number of carts sneaked into the palace, and dozens of soldiers were still following behind the cart. Seeing that their clothes were not guards in the palace. One of Huang Hao's confidants, Gao Xu, the Huangmen Assistant Minister, personally led the convoy to Huang Hao's residence. The imperial guards guarded along the way were all Huang Hao's followers. Everyone was in a hurry, and someone from the opposite side came. They were noted to see them clearly, but they were Huang Hao's confidants, Chu De. At that time, Chu De led the convoy to the other courtyard, and Gao Xu led a person to Huang Hao's room.

"My benefactor summons me so urgently, what's the matter?" Seeing Gao Xu leave, Changshui Chief Hu Bo asked.

"Hmph, you can take a look for it yourself." Huang Hao obviously hadn't let go of his anger and handed over a secret letter to Hu Bo.

Hu Bo did not dare to neglect it. When he took it, he complained secretly. Although he didn't know who wrote it, the content was surprising. Dong Jue and Fan Jian forced Chen Fu to give up power at the Shangshu Desk and decided to clean up the forces in the palace. Chen Fu was under pressure and nodded helplessly. After the letter, he listed the candidates for redistribution of power and responsibilities in the palace, such as Dong Jue and Fan Jian.

Huang Hao's eyes were lowered, and he stared at Hu Bo's every move carefully. His protruding nose bones revealed a violent aura. Hu Bo held the letter in both hands, couldn't help trembling, looked up and wanted to say something, but found that his voice was already dull.

"This matter is very important. I don't know what kind of countermeasures can you do? You can summon Meng Shan and Zi Du to discuss... Bo received the great kindness of the benefactor, and the benefactor has orders, so no one dared not to obey!" Hu Bo said, peeking at Huang Hao, seeing Huang Hao's face was not kind, he hurriedly changed his words until he said this, and Huang Hao's face finally calmed down.

"It's great, it's worth my promotion." Huang Hao walked to the window and said to himself, "Since entering the palace, I have been observing my words and expressions, enduring humiliation and embracing the emperor. The old bones in the palace are afraid that I will seize power and force me. They try every means to spread rumors and slander me, and even send people to harm me. I am still desperate." Hu Bo didn't know what Huang Hao wanted to say, so he lowered his hand behind him, listened carefully, and was very nervous.

"Later, when Fengzong became the Shizhong, we hit it off immediately. Not only in the palace, but also those noisy people in the court who claim to be loyal to the emperor were eliminated one by one. Now they are just losing power for a while, and some people think that their wings are hard and disobeyed. Humph, I have been in charge of the inner court for decades, what are these twists and turns?"

Hu Bo thought about it but still didn't ask, and continued to listen.

Since leaving Chengdu, Liu Chen was depressed. Since he had been moved out with his father, Liu Yong, the King of Ganling, had been unable to attend the court for more than ten years, and even the letters were cut off by Huang Hao. After hearing that His Majesty had demoted Huang Hao, his father was overjoyed and reported a letter overnight. His beloved son Liu Chen personally sent it to Chengdu, asking His Majesty to eliminate all evil things. He rushed over without stopping, but he did not want to be disappointed. The little eunuch's words "Eunuch Huang" mean that Huang Hao still controlled the inner court.

It was because of his disgust of Huang Hao that Liu Yong was slandered by Huang Hao in front of His Majesty and left a foreign land. Thinking of the joy that my father had never seen him for many years, thinking about the depressed feeling of being disappointed again after receiving the news, Liu Chen felt like a knife cut, gritted his teeth, and turned around and left.

In Dong Jue's mansion, the feast was over. Fan Jian, Xiang Tiao, Deng Liang and others did not leave the crowd and stayed in the mansion to discuss matters with Dong Jue. Today, Chen Qi was severely defeated by the Shangshu Dean, and everyone who had been suppressed for a long time was very happy. Everyone drank a few more drinks and talked endlessly. Most of the candidates for the important positions in the palace were the ones who were the ones in the palace. The Chen Qi faction only occupied some of the lower levels. After tomorrow, all the sects in the court would follow Dong Jue and others. Fan Jian was relatively silent and sat aside without talking. After seeing Xiang Tiao off, Deng Liang and others. Fan Jianfang said: "Chen Fengzong has been in charge of the government for many years, but today he has no dispute. He has been thinking about it and cannot understand it and feel at ease."

Dong Jue smiled and said, "Changyuan is worried too much. Today, all the officials in the court are here. Under pressure, how dare he not follow?"

"Even so, why don't you fight for the important position of eunuch?"

"Unless he enters the palace in person, who is Changyuan's opponent? Your Majesty now favors the queen, and Chen Qi refuses to let go of it, and he also wants to suppress it."

"Tomorrow, the ministers will enter the palace and there will be many abrupt results. It is better to wait a few days for the court to start the report to comply with the rules."

"It is good for Changyuan to be cautious, but the major events have been settled. I am afraid that there will be many dreams in the night. We will enter the palace to ask for a report, which is in accordance with etiquette. Your Majesty's affairs have been circulated in the public. Although we have tried our best to suppress them, it will not be a long-term solution."
Chapter completed!