Three Kingdoms: I am not Liu Bian

Chapter 3 The sky of the Han Dynasty has changed!
The next morning, when the edict informing Liu Hong that he would appoint Liu Bian as the crown prince was passed to the Secretariat, everyone from Shangshu Ling Liu Tao to the other secretaries were stunned. They quickly sent people to invite the Yin of Henan and the three officials. He Jin, Sikong Zhang Ji, Taiwei Yang Ci, and Situ Yuan Wei, who hurried over after receiving the message, were also very confused.

Why was the crown prince suddenly appointed?

As He Jin's political ally, Yuan Wei had one of the conditions agreed upon when they first started working together: supporting Liu Bian in taking the throne.

Although Sikong Zhang Ji was a scholar from the eunuch faction, he would rather see a prince who was close to the eunuch faction ascend to the throne than Liu Xie.

Although He Jin, the butcher, turned to cooperate with the gentry in order to help Liu Bian become the crown prince after he came to power, it did not change Empress He's attitude of still being close to the eunuchs. What's more, Empress He married her sister to Zhang Rang's adopted son Zhang Feng, and Liu Bian took Gao Wang, one of the Ten Attendants, as his confidant. In any case, he was closer to Liu Xie than Liu Xie, right?
Furthermore, some things are not as simple as the apparent interest relationship. The core of the patriarchal system is the inheritance system of the eldest son. Now, if the eldest son is not appointed as the heir and the second son is appointed as the heir, doesn't this encourage the sons of concubines in the aristocratic and wealthy families to come out and compete?

This will shake the orthodoxy and interests of these family heads!
The country may be in chaos, but their families cannot be in chaos!
You who died were just a bunch of untouchables, but we lost our real interests!
Therefore, although they belonged to different factions on this matter, they all reached a surprising consensus on this matter.

But the four of them still didn't understand how this troublesome thing that had troubled them for a long time was accomplished. Yuan Wei looked at Zhang Ji and Yang Ci, but saw that the two of them shook their heads.

"Is this Henan Yin's method?"

Yuan Wei suddenly turned his head to look at He Jin. Although he looked down on this guy who came from a butcher's family from the bottom of his heart, since he and the two guys from the eunuch group opposite him were unaware of the situation, it could only be He Jin's method.

"Lord Ci Yang, please don't look at me like that. I'm also confused." He Jin was really confused, but he still smiled. "I will go to the palace to pay my respects to the Queen later and see if she knows anything."

As for the process of enthroning the crown prince, is it somewhat abnormal?

After all, according to the etiquette, at the grand court meeting at the beginning of the month, a highly respected official should propose to appoint Prince Bian as the crown prince, and then the emperor would ask all the officials for their opinions. All the officials would praise in unison that "Prince Bian is respectful, kind, and has the demeanor of a sage ruler, and he should be appointed the crown prince." Then Liu Bian declined three times, and finally the enthronement process was completed and Liu Bian was officially appointed as the crown prince of the Han Dynasty.

Anyway, it was a good thing that Liu Bian was appointed as the crown prince by Liu Hong.

As long as it is in line with the core values ​​and interests of the scholars, it is not a process error. At most, it is a temporary measure and is harmless.

Regardless of whether the matter is "urgent" or not, the power to define it lies in the hands of scholars.

But just when everyone was sighing that Liu Hong had finally done something great, Liu Hong's order to appoint Crown Prince Liu Bian as regent and to take charge of the five schools of the Northern Army was also conveyed to the Secretariat, causing the Henan Yin, the Three Dukes, the Shangshu Ling, and the Shangshu who had just dispersed to gather again.

If they were full of joy just now, their hearts were now as restless as a storm.

Is the emperor crazy?

The most important affairs of a country are sacrifices and war. The reason why the Han Dynasty could still maintain its dignity even though it was so rotten was because it relied on the five schools of the Northern Army, a full-time force of more than 4,000 people.

At that moment, everyone was restless. They dispersed according to their different forces and requested to enter the palace to meet Liu Hong, but they were all rejected. They could only mobilize their forces to investigate what had happened in the palace.

But no matter how much force was mobilized, everyone only found out one thing, that is, Prince Bian seemed to have a "very pleasant conversation" with Liu Hong in Qingliang Palace, and then Prince Bian left Qingliang Palace with the imperial seal and military token. With the help of the empress, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and Guo Sheng, the three eunuchs, he used the emperor's edict, the imperial seal and the military token as a token to capture Jian Shuo and take control of the five schools of the Northern Army.

The most crucial point is that since yesterday, no eunuchs or palace maids have seen the emperor!

Were all those who had seen the emperor killed, or was the emperor...

In an instant, people from several forces were a little terrified. Could it be that Prince Bian was imitating the former "King Mu of Chu" and killing his emperor and father to seize power?

But soon, everyone turned their eyes to He Jin.

The prince is only twelve years old, how could he have such planning and courage?
It must be the plan of the butcher He Jin!

Only this butcher could do such an indecent thing as overturning the table!

Even Yuan Wei angrily went to He Jin to question whether Liu Hong was dead or alive, and said that even if the emperor had many faults, it was unacceptable to kill the king!

Even though He Jin and Yuan Wei were political allies, he couldn't help but curse in his heart.

Ugh! Are you now claiming to be a loyal subject to the emperor? Are you even acting like that to me?

But He Jin still patiently shook off the fat on his face, repeatedly explaining that this matter had absolutely nothing to do with him, otherwise his ancestors would be in turmoil and his descendants would be extinct!

After making such a cruel oath, everyone temporarily believed He Jin.

Anyway, the grand court meeting on the first day of the new year will be held in half a month. If the emperor really passed away, it would not be hidden from everyone.

Luoyang Imperial Palace, Yong'an Palace

Yong'an Palace is a palace independent of the North Palace and the South Palace on the east side, which is often called the East Palace and the residence of the prince.

Liu Bian did not want to stay in the North Palace with Liu Hong for the time being, nor did he want to go to the South Palace which was stained with Liu Xie's blood. It was also inconvenient for him to live in the "Changqiu Palace", commonly known as the West Palace, the queen's palace. So he simply moved into the Yong'an Palace in advance. It was nothing more than moving everything from this palace to that palace.

As for living in Yong'an Palace before being officially enthroned?

They have done even more outrageous things, but it’s just a matter of getting on the bus first and buying the ticket later.

Liu Bian was shocked by the idea that came to his mind, and then he began to understand why so many people became ambitious after the Rebellion of the Ten Attendants.

They have led troops to attack the imperial palace, so what is there for them to fear about the emperor?
What’s more, the person sitting on the throne is just a young boy!

As the sun gradually rose higher, the scorching summer sun shone into the bedroom through the gaps in the window.

Liu Bian awoke drowsily from his couch. The soft murmurs of his headache startled a palace maid sleeping in a corner of the hall. The maid, still fully clothed, immediately came to Liu Bian's side and whispered, "Your Highness, are you feeling unwell? Do you need me to call a physician?"

"I'm fine, just give me a cup of warm water."

"promise!"

Soon, a cup of warm water that had been prepared long ago was brought to Liu Bian's couch by a palace maid. The palace maid gently held the cup and fed Liu Bian a few sips.

This was a habit he had developed in his previous life, drinking a glass of warm water after waking up. This was a habit he had developed when he replaced his original body at the age of four.

The palace maids carefully trained by Empress He also took good care of his daily life, and naturally always had a pot of warm water ready for Liu Bian to drink at any time.

This is just the most basic service provided by the palace maids.

If Liu Bian needed it, they also had a series of services that would make people indulge in them like Liu Hong, but he really didn't have the heart to do so.

This big guy is almost rotten!

The Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Rebellion of the Ten Eunuchs, the Dong Zhuo Rebellion... these turmoils were the three kicks that finally kicked off the fig leaf that covered the Han Dynasty's corrupt foundation.

He didn't want to die at such a young age. Not to mention the revival of the Han Dynasty, at least he couldn't let the Han Dynasty perish like this!

His death is basically tied to the demise of the Han Dynasty, so whoever wants to destroy the Han Dynasty must kill him!

Liu Bian considered himself a man who was afraid of death.

So whoever wants him dead, he will kill him first!

(End of this chapter)