Chapter 467 Entrust the Orphan (Part 2)

Chen Ping was so anxious that he was like an ant on a hot pan, paced back and forth outside the county government office of Shengchi. From time to time, he would stop and look at the west end of the long street. When he saw no one coming, he would sigh in annoyance, then continued to carry his hands on his back and forth outside the county government office gate, and the pace was getting faster and faster.

Not far behind Chen Ping, the veteran general Li Shang stood.

Li Shang was the magistrate of Sanchuan County appointed by Xiao Hegang. He was about to go to Luoyang to take office, but unexpectedly heard that the king was stationed in Zhengchi County, so he came to pay a visit. However, the Imperial Guard at the gate stopped Li Shang outside the gate without hesitation. Chen Ping had no intention of letting him in. At this time, Li Shang could not be told that the king was critically ill.

It has been three days since the condemnation of the flying cavalry to Xianyang to pass the imperial edict. Calculate the time, it should be almost here.

Chen Ping was not seen on the left and right, and was not seen on the right. When he was about to send the Imperial Guard to the outside of the city, the rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the long street in the west. When Chen Ping looked at it closely, he saw more than a hundred cavalry Imperial Guards galloping towards the county government, and wasn't the person in the first place the crown prince Liu Heng?

"Crown Prince?Crown Prince!" Chen Ping quickly came up.

Liu Heng turned over and dismounted, bowed quickly to Chen Ping, turned around and ran into the county government office.

Chen Ping and Bai Mo also followed him into the county government office. When Li Shang was about to drill into the gate, Sun Ying, the Imperial Guard General of the Imperial Guard, said lightly: "General Li, the Sanchuan County Magistrate is the border guard, so you must not be unavailable for a day. You should hurry to Luoyang to take office, so don't waste time here."

Li Shang stepped down the steps awkwardly and took office with disappointment.

Li Shang was loyal and honest, but he didn't think much about it, just felt that he was a little regretful that he could not worship King Jie.

Not to mention that Li Shang went to Luoyang to take office with disappointment, and Liu Heng hurried into the Houya, without any guidance. He just followed the Imperial Guard standing in a stance and found Liu Bang's sick north room. As soon as he entered the door, Liu Heng saw Liu Bang who was sleeping on the sickbed. Looking at Liu Bang with a gray look, Liu Heng felt sad and immediately knelt in front of the bed and cried loudly. (--net.)

Bai Mo and Chen Ping followed in, but did not dissuade him, but stood behind Liu Heng on the left and right.

As if awakened by Liu Heng's crying, Liu Bang opened his eyes extremely hard. Seeing Liu Heng kneeling in front of the couch, a rare look of kindness appeared in Liu Bang's dim eyes. Liu Heng became more and more heartbroken and cried more and more sadly. No wonder Liu Bang has always been extremely indifferent to him. Have you ever been as warm as today?

"Crown Prince, don't be sad, how can one die?" Liu Bang stretched out his dry palm with great effort, gently stroked Liu Heng's dusty face, and said, "I am seventy-two years old this year, which is already a rare longevity."

Liu Heng didn't say anything, but just knelt in front of Liu Bang's bed and cried loudly. At this time, Liu Heng was completely shrouded in a strange mood. He just wanted to vent all the grievances he had suffered for the past eighteen years.

Liu Bang sighed lightly, of course he knew what Liu Heng was wronged.

Liu Bang looked up again, but only saw Chen Ping. Bai Mo was standing in front of the couch, but did not see Xiao He. He asked, "Ziyan, how can you not see the old prime minister?"

Bai Mo did not dare to deceive, so he bowed and said with a dim expression: "The old prime minister heard that the king was critically ill, and he was already ill in his heart. He may not be able to live long."

Liu Bang was stunned when he heard this, and then sighed: "The old friend has withered."

Bai Mo and Chen Ping remained silent. Now is not the time for them to interrupt.

Liu Bang suddenly struggled to sit up. Bai Mo and Chen Ping rushed forward and helped Liu Bang up from the left and right. Liu Bang's originally extremely decayed face suddenly flushed, and his turbid eyes suddenly became brighter. He said to Liu Heng: "Crown Prince, kneel down to the Yaxiang and the military advisor."

Liu Heng did not dare to be negligent, so he turned around and faced Bai Mo, while Chen Ping knelt down.

Liu Bang took a breath and said to Bai Mo first: "Zi Yan, I am now abolishing the Prime Minister of the State and the position of Ya Prime Minister, and re-establishing the Prime Minister. I also regard you as the Prime Minister of the Great Han Dynasty. I hope you can do your best to assist the new king."

Bai Mo bowed deeply and said with a sob in his voice: "A scholar who is a confidant dies, but I... I dare not repay him if I fail to die."

Liu Bang nodded happily and told Liu Heng: "Crown Prince, the Prime Minister is a national scholar, you should serve him with the etiquette of your father."

Without a trace of hesitation, Liu Heng immediately kowtowed to Bai Mo and said sincerely: "Xiangfu."

"I dare not, I definitely dare not." Bai Mo was very frightened when he heard this and quickly reached out to help Liu Heng up.

Liu Bang said to Chen Ping again: "Chen Ping, I want to establish the Grand Tutor, and I think it is the leader of the honorary family. This is yours. Now that Zifang has been dead, you are the only one in the army to plan and strategize. We should work with the Prime Minister and work hard to assist the new king together."

Although Chen Ping was a little angry, Bai Mo even came to take over the position of prime minister, no matter what, he was now entrusting the orphan minister, and bowed deeply: "I... I will obey the emperor's imperial edict."

Liu Bang nodded with a smile, then lay down on the couch depressedly, and died of anger.

Liu Heng immediately rushed forward and hugged Liu Bang's body tightly, and cried out loudly: "Father, how can the father bear it? He abandoned his son and left, father..."

Bai Mo sighed, and Liu Heng cried to the previous king. This was a father-son relationship, and he was not easy to stop him. However, now that the previous king has died, the new king is still in a state of internal and external troubles, the new Han Dynasty is even more worried about internal and external troubles. However, he, the newly released prime minister, dared not be negligent, and now invites the same freshly released Grand Tutor Chen Ping outside to discuss secretly.

Whenever the old and new kings change, they are always accompanied by bloody storms!

The Han Dynasty is probably no exception. Now it is also internal and external troubles, and it is extremely dangerous.

In terms of external troubles, there were Chu State, South Korea and the Huns, who relied on Chen Ping's plague and poisonous plan, which finally temporarily blocked the Chu army's large-scale attack. However, as the weather turned colder, the plague would surely subside. At that time, the Chu army would be seriously injured and unable to invade Guanzhong, but the threat to Hanzhong, especially Sanchuan County, cannot be ignored.

South Korea has a minor disease of scabies, so there is no need to worry.

As for the Huns, they were also a big concern, but the Huns had just robbed Yan, Zhao, and Han. According to the detailed information provided by various places, the Huns had plundered at least 300,000 women, children and craftsmen from Yan, Zhao, and Han. In this way, at least this year, the Huns were unlikely to go south to "draw grass valley" again.

Therefore, the biggest external trouble is the State of Chu.

As for internal worries, it is complicated. Lu Wan, who guards Jiuyuan and has 100,000 soldiers, is a big worry.

There was naturally no problem when the previous king was there, but once the previous king died, it would be difficult to tell whether Lu Wan would have a strange intention! There was also General Lu Tai, who did not know the news of Guanzhong, but Bai Mo knew Lu Tai clearly about Lu Tai's whereabouts. Now Lu Tai has 50,000 troops in Han area. If he knew about the news of the previous king's death, would he have a strange intention?

In fact, Lu Wan and Lu Tai are not the biggest internal worries, and the biggest internal worries are precisely his own!

Although Bai Mo is the descendant of Guigu, the achievements made in the ten years of reform are recognized by the whole country. However, Bai Mo is very experienced after all. When the former king was still there, many veterans and veterans dare not say anything. Once the former king dies, will these senior officials still submit to him? In the future, will the military and political orders of the Han Kingdom be unimpeded?

Thinking of this, Bai Mo couldn't help but glance at Chen Ping beside him. Not to mention others for now, but Master Chen is just afraid that he will be very angry, right?

This is really a lot of clues, as wise as Bai Mo, and I don’t know where to start. However, one thing he knew very well was that the news of the king’s death would never be revealed. At least before Lu Wan and Lu Tai returned to Xianyang, they would definitely not be disclosed in advance, otherwise the Han Dynasty would be destroyed forever.

Bai Mo asked Chen Ping: "Taoshi, will you not be mourning for the time being?"

Chen Ping nodded silently. He was indeed a little angry about Bai Mo's possession of the high position of Prime Minister, but he also knew that there was no reason for the former king's will to appoint Bai Mo as prime minister. Chen Ping's wisdom was definitely not inferior to Zhang Liang, but when it comes to governing the country, he could not catch up with Bai Mo. Therefore, the position of Prime Minister is indeed Bai Mo.

Moreover, Chen Ping was also very clear that once the news of the collapse of the previous king was leaked, Lu Wan and Lu Tai would definitely have a strange intention. Lu Tai might not raise the flag to rebel, but it is quite possible to have a self-respecting force and harm the country's autocracy. As for Lu Wan, he would definitely raise his troops south without hesitation and usurp the throne. Chen Ping was confident that he would never miss Lu Wan.

Bai Mo said again: "Li Shang, the governor of Sanchuan County, and Mei Jing, the governor of Hanzhong County, are all loyal and righteous people. I wonder if they will not do anything. Moreover, they have a long-standing hatred with Chu, so they will definitely not turn against Han and surrender to Chu. However, General Lu Tai, Shang County, Lu Shizhi, and Northern County, the governor of Beidi, will react after hearing the news of the death of the previous king. It is hard to predict what kind of reaction will be."

After the assassination of Changle Palace, the power of the Lü family was greatly weakened. However, because Lu Ze made great contributions to rescue the emperor in front of the emperor, he still left a considerable amount of power for the Lü family. When the former king was there, this power was of course nothing, and the General Lu Tai would definitely not be able to make any trouble. But once the former king collapsed, it would be a different matter.

After a pause, Bai Mo said again: "The more considerate is Lu Wan, the governor of Jiuyuan County."

Lu Wan was definitely a transcendent among many senior officials in the Han Dynasty. With her extraordinary relationship with Liu Bang, she often acted in Guanzhong. Although Liu Bang couldn't stand it, she did not make things difficult for him too much. She just sent him to Jiuyuan to be the county magistrate. It was originally a good arrangement, but now it has become a big move.

Especially when Xiao He transferred Li Shang and Mei Jiao from Jiuyuan not long ago, Lu Wan lost control.

After pondering for a while, Chen Ping said, "It is not easy to deal with the general, but Lu Wan can write a secret letter to imitate the tone of the previous kings and deceive him back to Xianyang."

Bai Mo said: "In this way, I will be responsible for the General, and Lu Wan will ask the Grand Tutor."

Chen Ping said: "Prime Minister can rest assured. I am a mere Lu Wan, but I haven't taken it seriously yet."
Chapter completed!