Three Kingdoms: I am not Liu Bian

Chapter 14 He Jin and He Miao are tired of each other
"Why do you say that, Your Highness?"

"Rulers rule, ministers serve, fathers serve, sons serve. How can the laws of propriety be violated? Big brother, you can't be as rude as that uneducated and uncouth man just now, right?"

Just as Liu Bian helped He Jin up, another sudden and sarcastic voice came from the palace gate, accompanied by a figure striding forward.

"Your servant He Miao pays homage to the Queen and the Crown Prince."

Liu Bian looked carefully and saw that the man was wearing a scarlet robe, a tiger-shaped crown on his head, and two white cock's tails standing high. He immediately understood.

"Second uncle, is the position of Imperial Chariot Commander a leisurely one?"

"Of course I'm free, and I have to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for this. I've been enjoying myself these past few days, and I've even married a new beauty!"

Liu Bian greeted He Miao with a smile. The relationship between them as uncle and nephew was obviously much more harmonious than that with He Jin.

Although the two met for the first time, it was Liu Bian who appointed He Miao to the position of Fengche Duwei.

Since Empress He was crowned as empress, the He family naturally rose to prominence. He Jin was appointed as the governor of Henan, the chief architect and the attendant of the imperial court, and He Miao was also appointed as the captain of the Yue cavalry, which was equivalent to the rank of two thousand stones.

However, He Miao had no ambition and was not willing to make progress. He even left the military affairs to the Yueqi Xiaowei Cheng, and acted as a leisurely boss.

However, He Miao was not indifferent to everything. He was very clear about his position and understood that the emperor appointed him as the commander of the Yue cavalry in order to help the emperor firmly grasp the military power.

Therefore, when he was free and easy on weekdays, he would also bring military officers with him, and during festivals, even the lowly soldiers could get a few bags of food.

This was also the important reason why Liu Bian brought Queen He with him when he wanted to take control of the five schools of the Northern Army.

In order to completely take charge of the five schools of the Northern Army and improve their combat effectiveness, Liu Bian naturally would not allow He Miao to continue to stay in this position.

However, when adjusting her uncle's position, she naturally had to inform Empress He. Empress He simply sent someone to ask He Miao whether he wanted a military or civil position, and whether he wanted a leisurely position or one with real power.

He Miao had no objection to the job adjustment and said that he had long intended to resign. As for the new position, it didn't matter whether it was a civil or military position, as long as it was leisurely.

He Miao was so sensible that Liu Bian returned the favor, not to mention that he was his own uncle. So he appointed him as the Commandant of the Imperial Chariot, equivalent to a rank of two thousand stones, in charge of the imperial carriage. It can be said that his life was not busy, but it was also noble.

Speaking of which, the relationship between the four siblings of the He family is actually a bit complicated.

He Miao, He Jin, Empress He, and He Xiaomei, who married Zhang Rang's adopted son Zhang Feng, did not have the same father. He Miao was the son of Empress He's mother, Wuyang Jun, and her first husband, Zhu, and his real name was Zhu Miao.

After Zhu died of illness, Wuyang Jun remarried He Zhen, the father of He Jin, and gave birth to Empress He and He Xiaomei.

In other words, He Jin and He Miao have no blood relationship. He Jin, Empress He and He Xiaomei are siblings with the same father but different mother, while He Miao, Empress He and He Xiaomei are siblings with the same mother but different father.

Zhu Miao entered the He family when Wuyang Jun remarried. For Wuyang Jun's sake, He Zhen also accepted this stepson. Zhu Miao was also very sensible and took the initiative to change his surname from Zhu to He.

But He Jin always looked down on He Miao. He had been at odds with him since childhood and often bullied him by taking advantage of his status. Even though both of them are now in their forties, He Jin still often humiliates He Miao in public, so that the conflict between the two has become more and more intense, and they start fighting as soon as they meet.

"You fake son!"

He Jin naturally had no good face when facing He Miao, and directly called him "fake son".

A fake son refers to the son of the husband's ex-wife or the son of the wife's ex-husband, but this word is not used in spoken language. Even if it is really a fake son, people do not want to call him a brother, and often call him by his courtesy name, unless it is to humiliate others.

Now, in front of Queen He and him, the two of them started to quarrel directly, which shows how bad their relationship is.

"Alright, are you guys going to quarrel like this in front of me and the prince? If you continue to quarrel, go back to your hometown in Nanyang!" Queen He frowned slightly, a hint of angry red appeared on her fair cheeks, and she directly acted like a queen and scolded the two of them.

Logically speaking, Empress He and He Xiaomei both favor He Miao, their brother from the same mother.

Before Empress He entered the palace, He Jin's attitude towards Empress He and He Xiaomei was only average. His mother, Lady Wuyang, had always known about the difficulties He Miao faced in the He Mansion, so she hoped that the three siblings would help each other. Naturally, Empress He favored He Miao emotionally.

Moreover, it was obvious that the He family had achieved its current prosperity with the help of the eunuchs. Even his father He Zhen, who had died many years ago, was posthumously conferred the title of General of Chariots and Cavalry and Marquis Xuande of Wuyang by Liu Hong. However, He Jin turned against himself and formed an alliance with the scholars, completely betraying Liu Hong's arrangement to use him to check and balance the scholars.

As a result, Empress He was quite embarrassed in the palace for a time, and He Miao, He Xiaomei, and even Lord Wuyang all complained about it.

But no matter how emotionally inclined he is to He Miao, after all, it was He Miao who started the conflict this time.

Even if what He Miao said was reasonable, he was only consolidating the authority of his opponent.

Seeing that Empress He claimed to be the real queen, He Jin and He Miao naturally could not continue to fight, and they all confessed their crimes to Empress He and Liu Bian.

Seeing that the two had calmed down, Empress He also used her status as a member of the He family to mediate the conflict between the two: "Second brother, don't always contradict the eldest brother. You are the same, we are all family. As the eldest brother and father, you should also tolerate the second brother. Why bother with him?"

Empress He has always been like this. Knowing that He Jin was very concerned about his reputation, she nominally pushed the blame onto He Miao, giving him enough room to maneuver, but He Jin often only agreed verbally.

"Alright, today we are all gathered together as a family. First, we want Liu Bian to recognize you two uncles. We hope you will take good care of your nephew in the future. Second..." Empress He turned her head to look at Liu Bian, held his hand and said softly, "My son should also make use of your two uncles."

Liu Bian was stunned for a moment, then he understood what Queen He meant.

Give He Jin and He Miao promotions and titles.

Moreover, according to the official titles of the relatives of the emperor during the Han Dynasty, He Jin should be the general!
Oh, without assessing his talent or merit, just because he is a relative of the emperor, he can soar to the sky and become the general who is above the prime minister and the three highest officials!
However, the power of the maternal relatives comes from the emperor. In fact, there is no difference between eunuchs and maternal relatives. They are all knives in the emperor's palm. The difference is only between being stabbed once and being stabbed a thousand times.

The fate of the foreign relatives in the Han Dynasty was often that the new emperor allowed his new foreign relatives to ascend to the throne by stepping on the corpses of the previous emperor's old foreign relatives.

From the Lu family who founded the Han Dynasty to the He family today, almost none of the foreign relatives of the Han Dynasty were able to land smoothly in the end, especially in the hands of those emperors who succeeded to the throne abnormally, the old foreign relatives had no chance of having a good ending.

He Jin was not a fool. He knew that in order to escape such a fate, he had to gradually transform the Nanyang He family from a family of relatives of the emperor into a family of gentry. Therefore, he tried to change from being the emperor's knife in his hand to being the one holding the knife, and move closer to the gentry of the Modern Literature School headed by the Runan Yuan family.

Liu Hong's dislike for Empress He also intensified, to the point where they were completely disgusted with each other.

But He Jin didn't care too much. After all, his nephew was the eldest son and had the support of the modern literary school aristocrats behind him.

Even if the ancient literature school aristocrats were hostile to them, they would not oppose the system of primogeniture. Therefore, Liu Hong had no choice but to appoint Liu Bian as the crown prince. The only difference was that they had to ask for the appointment of a crown prince several times before Liu Hong could enthrone Liu Bian as his crown prince.

As a result, you, He Suigao, saw that I had accomplished everything by myself. Not only was I appointed as the crown prince, but I also held the power of regent and placed the emperor under house arrest. You didn't contribute, didn't accept the token of surrender, and didn't even have a proper attitude. Yet you still want to get a piece of the pie?

This dog is from the Nanyang butcher!

Liu Bian did not refute Queen He, but just lowered his eyes and shook the rambutan wine in the cup, watching the red wine swirling in the cup, which was as enchanting and strange as blood.

"I know that blood is thicker than water. I think both uncles know who to help, and I also know who to use."

Hearing Liu Bian's words, Empress He thought that he had taken her words to heart, and the smile on her face grew even wider.

(End of this chapter)