The Three Great Han Dynasties: Awaken Liu Bei with a scolding; you weave mats and sell sandals.

"His Majesty has passed away."

Outside the hall, Lü Bu's pupils contracted, and a faint bitterness appeared on his face.

He, Lü Bu, was a loyal subject to the emperor, but unfortunately, the emperor had already passed away.

Therefore, Lü Bu could only be loyal to the Han Dynasty, not to any particular emperor.

Apart from him, He Miao raised an eyebrow, realizing that the joy on his face was inappropriate. He quickly lowered his head, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably. From a distance, he appeared to be filled with grief. However, no one knew that his true thoughts at this moment were not sadness, but rather that the He family was safe.

Even though the He family no longer enjoys its former glory, it can still survive and maintain its power in this new dynasty. Although it is not as powerful as before, all of this belongs to He Miao and to the He family of He Miao.

The He family should take him as their leader.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu exchanged a glance and bowed down in unison.

Similarly, Liu Bei also had Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and the other officers of the Western Garden Colonel bowing down at this moment, and everyone could see the current situation.

"Your Majesty. Your Majesty."

At this moment, cries of pain rang out again, and everyone cried out to heaven and earth.

Time flew by, from day to night. By the time the emperor's body was placed in the coffin, although it had not yet been sent to the imperial mausoleum, the news had already spread throughout the capital and then throughout Luoyang.

Subsequently, all the people in the city wore mourning clothes and wept bitterly along the streets.

This atmosphere persisted throughout Luoyang for quite some time.

At this very moment, in Luoyang, people with ulterior motives began to act in secret, and many people began to seek refuge with the Liu family of Youzhou, some with the Yuan family, and others with the He family.

This incident clearly reveals their intentions: to protect themselves during this new dynasty.

And this moment.

Within the inner palace, figures looked at Liu Hong, their eyes filled with deep apprehension.

After the mourning period ended, Empress He, leading Crown Prince Liu Bian behind her, turned her gaze to Liu Hong, her face still bearing the lingering sobs of a convincing sob: "Now that His Majesty has passed away, the country cannot be without a ruler for a single day, nor can Heaven be without a sovereign. Therefore, General, you should now support the Crown Prince on the throne. Only in this way can His Majesty's wishes be fulfilled. What is your opinion, General?"

Empress He sobbed, using this to mask his inner terror.

After all, at this critical juncture, if Liu Hong refuses...

They, a widow and her orphan, may not have a good life.

The deeper meaning behind Liu Hongruo's refusal to take this action was even more profound, causing this woman great anxiety and leaving her at a loss.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Liu Hong agreed without expression and handled the matter very quickly.

Your Majesty, since you promised this on your deathbed, I will absolutely do it.

Moreover, it is only natural for the crown prince to ascend the throne and succeed the emperor.

Your Majesty need not worry about any proposals.

Liu Hong spoke slowly and deliberately, and Empress He visibly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

In this way...

Only then could she hold onto her position as Empress Dowager and avoid any other mishaps.

"Thank you very much, General," Empress He said immediately, her face beaming with joy that she could not contain.

After all, it doesn't matter who becomes emperor.

She, as the Empress Dowager, was the most important person, and this sentiment could almost be said to represent the feelings of any woman throughout history.

Not long after, Empress He and Liu Bian had already departed.

Liu Bei looked sad and confused. He stepped forward, about to speak, when Liu Hong's words silenced him completely.

"There's no need to repeat what the Empress said."

Liu Bei looked puzzled, even more puzzled: "Father, why can't you say it?"

It is absolutely unacceptable for the Empress to do this.

"His Majesty's body is barely cold, yet he is so eager to ascend the throne. If His Majesty were still alive, this would truly chill the hearts of the people."

"Is His Majesty still alive?"

Liu Hong spoke again, and Liu Bei's face immediately stiffened.

At the critical moment, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei quickly pulled their elder brother away, as they absolutely did not want their brother to continue arguing with Liu Hong over this matter, and there was really no need for them to do so for the sake of outsiders.

Liu Bei was speechless, while Liu Hong looked at the coffin in front of him. The emperor, a man of such stature, had indeed ended up in such a ridiculous state.

Liu Hong will absolutely not repeat this mistake.

After an unknown amount of time, Liu Hong also got up and left.

When a person is about to die, they will eventually become a dead person. What follows is the business of the living, and the business of the living is always much more complicated than that of the dead.

Several days later, Liu Hong's coffin was placed in the imperial mausoleum, and the ceremony that day was quite grand.

This is something that must be done.

Liu Hong felt disdain in his heart, but his face remained extremely solemn.

In Liu Hong's view, things should be kept simple, just like Emperor Xuan of Han did. Why make a big fuss? Even if there are gods in this world, they cannot be affected by this so-called imperial mausoleum.

It's nothing more than a mortal thing.

After the coffin was placed in the imperial mausoleum, the discussion of enthroning a new emperor became the most important matter in the court, with minor arguments every three days and major arguments every five days during court meetings.

Fortunately, since Liu Bian was made crown prince early on, there was not much to say about this matter. It was just a matter of all parties vying for power and weighing their interests.

Empress He, who is now practically ruling from behind the curtain in order to get her son to the throne as soon as possible, is willing to agree to any conditions, behaving like a spendthrift woman.

It's true what they say, "the son sells the grandfather's land," they really don't feel a single penny of heartache.

At least Liu Hong was watching from the side.

If he were Liu Hong, he would have wanted to crawl out of that imperial tomb and rebuke her on the spot: "Women have long hair but short brains. They lose the power that generations have fought for just because of a moment's gain. They are utterly stupid."

At this time, without an emperor, the clan could not speak out, which is why Liu Yan and others in the historical timeline have almost no presence. This has always been the rule within the clan, otherwise, wouldn't the Liu family be in complete internal strife?

Is another Xuanwu Gate Incident about to occur?

Although the royal succession ceremony still appears cruel, it doesn't follow the bad precedent set by Li Shimin. So, at least on the surface, it still maintains the dignity of the royal family and doesn't reach the point of the so-called son killing father or father killing son. Everything seems so open and aboveboard, as if this is the proper way for the royal family to behave.

At least for the Liu family at present, the situation is definitely not that serious, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people in the world who have remained so loyal to the Han Dynasty for decades.