Chapter 69: The collapse of the Han emperor and the chaos (1)
Liu Hong leaned against the cushion, his somewhat cracked lips kept opening and closing, like a fish struggling dyingly on the shore. Every time he breathed, he felt like he couldn't catch the breath.
Liu Hong felt very tired. In the past more than an hour, he wanted to close his eyes and rest countless times, even if it was only a moment, but he did not dare to support himself not to close his eyes. He was afraid that he would never open his eyes again after closing his eyes.
From time to time, the sound of weapons colliding came from outside, but it was not intense. It should have been a move. Liu Hong knew that Ye Zhao was good at martial arts, but there were 800 imperial guards in Changle Palace. Ye Zhao could not block a thousand, right?
Such a talent was strangled by himself, which made Liu Hong feel a little regretful. Originally, he was planning to leave Ye Zhao to Liu Xie. Ye Zhao was brave and resourceful. If he was willing to assist Liu Xie wholeheartedly, the Han Dynasty could save some vitality no matter what.
Unfortunately, Liu Hong found that this idea was a bit wishful thinking. He found that Ye Zhao's ambition was too late. The way he paved for Liu Xie before was successful and failed. Ye Zhao was definitely not something that Liu Xie could control, a child. Keeping him would only accelerate the destruction of the great man, so he had to die!
This is also the reason why Liu Hong changed his heir to Liu Bian, because he had no time to pave a way for Liu Xie again.
The sound of fighting outside the hall soon disappeared, and Liu Hong breathed a sigh of relief. Ye Zhao could not lead his troops into the palace, otherwise it would not be just such a little fighting sound. This means that Qian Shuo had succeeded. After waiting for a while, Qian Shuo did not come to report his life. The uneasiness in his heart suddenly became stronger and stronger, but he couldn't think of what ability Ye Zhao had to turn the tables?
"Tait ~"
The footsteps were extremely clear in the silent palace. Liu Hong tried hard to hold up and shouted to the air: "Shuo, is it you?"
"Shuo Gong is busy with military affairs and cannot say goodbye to Your Majesty. I would like to ask you to pass on your Majesty on your behalf." A familiar voice sounded in the hall, but it was not Qian Shuo.
The sound was strong and powerful, dispersing a little bit of the gloomy atmosphere in the hall. However, when Liu Hong heard the sound, his face turned pale, and he felt his hands and feet were cold, and his pupils began to scatter.
"Ye~Zhao~" Liu Hong seemed to have used all his strength to roar these two words.
"I... see Your Majesty!" Ye Zhao's figure finally appeared in front of Liu Hong. Looking at Liu Hong who seemed to be drooping old, Ye Zhao sighed, knelt on one knee, and saluted at Liu Hong.
"Okay! Haha! OK!" Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao and suddenly burst into laughter in a nervous manner: "I should have thought that even thousands of troops will not be able to defeat Ye Qing. How can I kill Ye Qing by just eight hundred imperial guards!"
"I asked myself that I have never done anything unfaithful to Your Majesty, and I have always been loyal to Your Majesty. How can you make Your Majesty murderous?" Ye Zhao stood up and looked at Liu Hong and asked in a deep voice. This is something he can't understand until now. It's a good thing. Why did Liu Hong destroy the Great Wall and kill him? With the current situation in Luoyang, if he wants Liu Xie to succeed to the throne, he must rely on himself and have no reason to kill him.
"The king wants the minister to die, but the minister is unfaithful!" Liu Hong glared at Ye Zhao and said in a serene way: "Since Ye Qing appears here, how can he still breathe Yan and say he is loyal?"
"That's just the words of Confucian fools!" Ye Zhao sneered: "I want to say that you treat me with a national scholar, and I should repay you with a national scholar! Now that Your Majesty wants to kill me, no matter what the reason is, I don't want to die so unclear."
"You dare to say that you are loyal to me and have no selfishness at all!" Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao and said in a serene way.
"If you have no selfishness, why should I become an official? In life, what I want is nothing more than fame and fortune. Don't say that I am a minister. Looking at the ancient times, how many people dare to say that they have no selfishness in their lives?" Ye Zhao looked at Liu Hong and said, "I just want to know where His Majesty had the idea of killing me?"
"Is this meaningful to say now?" Liu Hong leaned on the bed, looked at his head in a daze, and said softly: "I don't want the 400-year foundation of the Han Dynasty to be destroyed by my hands today. I am ashamed of my ancestors."
Ye Zhao frowned and looked at Liu Hong, but did not ask again. At this time, Liu Hong didn't want to say anything, and he couldn't pry Liu Hong's mouth open. He looked at Liu Hong deeply. Ye Zhao turned around and walked out of the hall.
"Don't you kill me?" Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao's back and sneered.
"I don't want to blame the name of a monarch, but Your Majesty has said nothing wrong. The 400-year foundation of the Han Dynasty is almost the same, and it is time to end, but it is not destroyed by me, Ye Zhao, or you. The general trend is the point. Whether it is Your Majesty or I, it is impossible to change my destiny. I have made some plans, and they all imagined how I should deal with myself after the collapse of the Han Dynasty. No matter why Your Majesty has thought of killing me, the reason is no longer important. I came here, just to see Your Majesty for the last time. The relationship between you and my monarch and minister has been gone. The road to the underworld is far away, so I can't send it far away." Ye Zhao turned around and bowed to Liu Hong again.
"I..." Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao with some complicated eyes when he heard this, and opened his mouth and said, "There is another thing I want to ask you."
"Your Majesty, please tell me." Ye Zhao didn't care about any inappropriate words anymore. At this point, his grudges with the royal family were almost over.
"Don't let Wei'er know about this. If possible, I ask you to protect my Han Dynasty's bloodline." Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao and said, "Shuo has two of my wills in his hand, one is to make Bian the emperor and the other is to make Xie the emperor. Ye Qing can take it himself. If you think who can help them, Ye Qing can decide for himself."
"Your Majesty still wants to give it to me at this time?" Ye Zhao looked at Liu Hong and suddenly smiled, smiling a little helplessly.
"Why did you say this?" Liu Hong's breathing stopped for a moment, and he looked at Ye Zhao and said.
"Ye is also self-aware. With Ye's background, it is not Ye's turn to lead the support. No matter which prince succeeds to the throne, Ye will become the enemy of the world to conquer the enemy, but the Han Dynasty will be divided. How much does Your Majesty hate me? I would rather use the Han Dynasty to destroy me?" Ye Zhao looked at Liu Hong and shook his head in disappointment and said, "It's a pity that although I came from a poor family, I still have some wisdom. Your Majesty should ask others to use such a strategy."
"Don't you want to know why I want to kill you?" Liu Hong's eyes flashed with disappointment and looked at Ye Zhao and said.
"I really want to know." Ye Zhao nodded, he was really curious.
"At the beginning, I always regarded you as a loyal minister!" Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao and said, "Printing can indeed change the current situation and cause an impact on the aristocratic families! However, why is it that I am the anger of the scholars in the world!?"
Ye Zhao looked at Liu Hong and frowned and said, "I am just offering advice, but I don't want to die."
"The past Shang Yang's reforms had the power to become stronger than Qin. If you were truly a great man, why not imitate Shang Yang? Do you know that I have today, it can be said that it is all because of your printing technique. Now my life is in a single day, and you are powerful and powerful. If I die, you may still be famous for all ages. But you, Ye Zhao, may be famous for a lifetime. Should I kill you??" Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao and said with a hiss.
"I have told Your Majesty about the risks of this matter." Ye Zhao frowned.
"Ha~" Liu Hong sneered: "I heard that you are good at calculating people's hearts. Now that I think about it, you probably have already figured out my mind clearly?"
Ye Zhao was silent when he heard this. He really saw Liu Hong's character. With such great benefits, Liu Hong would not pretend to be others. When he made suggestions, although he mentioned the risks, he also led to Liu Hong's involvement in this matter. It was indeed a use of Liu Hong's hand, which made it difficult for scholars to control now that books are popularized.
"Do you know why I want to tell you this?" Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao and suddenly laughed.
"I don't know." Ye Zhao shook his head.
"The situation is now chaotic. Scholars, butcher, and you, Ye Zhao, have become a big shot. I hope you can fight in the internal battle. Therefore, I hope you will be the name of monarch!" Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao and said with a smile.
"Prespond time?" Ye Zhao looked at Liu Hong and suddenly smiled: "Your Majesty may have already notified He Jin to come and protect the carriage?"
"Why are you laughing?" Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao, and suddenly felt a little inexplicably panicked.
"Your Majesty is sometimes too naive. Since you know that you are good at calculating, how can you know that you didn't expect this step?" Ye Zhao looked at Liu Hong and said with a smile: "I have not brought a soldier and a soldier into the palace. Don't say that Your Majesty was not killed. Even if you were killed, the name of the lord will not fall on me. Since He Jin is coming, I will give him the name of the lord."
"You..." Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao and wanted to ask him how he could see him since he had not brought a soldier or a soldier, but then his face changed and he said shrillly: "Beigong Wei!? These bitches!"
"Don't underestimate women too much." Ye Zhao shook his head and strode out, leaving only Liu Hong's hysterical roar echoing in the hall.
"Lord!" After leaving the hall, Ren Hongchang handed over the two edicts to Ye Zhao: "This was found from Qian Shuo, please check it out."
"Ye Zhao, what's wrong with Your Majesty?" Qian Shuo struggled to grab Ye Zhao's robe and roared shrillly: "This is the crime of regicide. Do you want to be killed all over the family?"
Ye Zhao took two wills, frowned and thought for a while, but did not destroy it, but put it away directly. Although he was not going to use this thing, it was a big bargaining chip. As long as it was used appropriately, it could bring greater benefits to himself.
"Report~"
A palace guard rushed in and looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but be stunned.
"What's the matter?" Ye Zhao asked.
"Return to the prince-in-law, the city is in chaos. General He Jin has led his troops outside the palace to call the door!" The guard bowed and said.
"Don't panic. The general came and his Majesty asked him to open the door and let them in!" Ye Zhao said calmly.
"Here!" the guard agreed, turned around and left.
"Lord, I'm waiting to protect you from the palace!" Ren Hongchang bowed to Ye Zhao and said.
"No, I'm free to escape!" Ye Zhao shook his head and said, "You should immediately lead the Beigong Guard to protect the Queen Mother and the Queen, and send someone to inform Zhang Rang and them that if you want to survive, go and ask for protection from the Queen."
"But the lord's security is in danger..." Ren Hongchang hesitated.
Chapter completed!