Days are everlasting

"Water..." Liu Bian woke up vaguely from his dream, and let out a cry that was almost like talking in sleep.

Soon someone scooped up water with a spoon and touched Liu Bian's lips.

A person who has just woken up from a coma cannot drink too much water at once, and can only slightly dip it in water.

"Prince, you're awake! I really scared the empress to death. You've been in a coma these days, the empress really, really..." Liu Bian reluctantly opened his eyes, and saw the woman in front of her with tears in her eyelashes and sobbing.

Liu Bian tried his best to support: "Mother, don't be sad, my son is already awake."

"Okay, okay, my son is filial, the queen mother knows that you will wake up now, and you still need to rest, so stop talking and lie down for a while." Empress He said while wiping tears.

Liu Bian didn't even have the strength to nod his head, so he went back to sleep. Before he lost consciousness, he vaguely heard a palace lady come to report, saying that "the doctor who took care of Shihou came".

Liu Bian, the eldest son of Liu Hong, the current emperor of the great Han Dynasty, although he had several elder brothers before him, and his mother was also a queen who was later established, but now the emperor only has two sons, so Liu Bian is a well-deserved eldest son.

It's a pity that because of the successive deaths of his children, Liu Bian was fostered by a Taoist surnamed Shi after he was born, and was taken back to the palace when he was at an age where he would not die easily.

Today's son's two sons are both Marquis titles, the eldest son Liu Bian is Shi Hou, Shi Daoren's Shi, and the youngest son Liu Xie is Dong Hou, Dong Empress Dowager Dong.

Liu Bian will be 13 years old, and his younger brother Liu Xie will be [-] years old. The voices of the ministers asking for a crown prince are getting louder and louder, but the emperor, who is in poor health, has not yet made up his mind to establish a crown prince.

By the way, Liu Bian thought to himself mockingly, what was the reason for his illness this time?

The emperor whispered with his servants in private, revealing the reason why he did not want to make Liu Bian the crown prince-the prince Bian was "frivolous and lacks dignity, and cannot be the master of others."

Of course, two years later, after the emperor Liu Hong passed away, the eldest son of the emperor, Liu Bian, who was "unable to be the master", succeeded him as the emperor.

After just a few months of his career as emperor, he was deposed by Dong Zhuo and became King Hongnong, and then he was poisoned and ended his 15-year-old life.

There was no mausoleum after his death, and he was buried in the tomb of Zhongchang servant Zhao Zhong—no doubt, this is an eunuch—by Liu Xie, the good brother who was finally posthumously named Emperor Xian.

No matter how you look at it, the last few years of Liu Bian's short ten-year life were a tragedy.

And even in the first half of his life that seemed to be the most beautiful, because there was a queen mother who didn't get along with the queen mother, she was fostered outside the palace and left a vulgar and frivolous impression on the emperor. The days in China are quite delicate.

Liu Bian, who was really a teenager, would not know this, nor would he think about how to save himself—the existence of his mother, Empress He, and his uncle, General He Jin, gave him full confidence.

But now, in this young body, there is a soul that has seen all the vicissitudes of the world.

Ever since he was poisoned to death, Liu Bian's soul has been floating in the land of China. He has watched the rise and fall of history, seen enough dynasty changes, and the secrets that are not humane, even after the new century, The more thorough research on the period of the Three Kingdoms at the end of Han Dynasty made him think about the vicissitudes of the entire era at the end of Han Dynasty after reminiscing about his short life.

Liu Bian sneered.

It's a good time for him to come back.

Later generations recorded his history in this period in detail, including before his father died, he entrusted his youngest son Liu Xie to his confidant eunuch Jian Shuo, but if Liu Bian's uncle He Jin had not been powerful, Jian Shuo had not been able to fulfill his wish Except for He Jin, I'm afraid it wasn't Liu Bian who ascended the throne.

At that time, Liu Bian only knew a little bit about these vicissitudes. After Zhang Rang and other eunuchs killed He Jin, he could only escape from the palace in a daze.

And Dong Zhuo, who was ordered by the dead He Jin to enter the capital as "King Qin", after saving Liu Bian and his party, pushed him into the abyss again.

His father's posthumous title was Emperor Ling, and according to the evaluation of later generations, he was an out-and-out foolish emperor, but even in the era of the "notorious" Emperor Huanling in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the hearts of the great Han people were just floating.

The centuries-long rule of the Liu Han Dynasty over the world has already established the authority of this family. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the myth that Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu re-established the world of the Han Dynasty made countless people believe that the Han Dynasty is the destiny.

Therefore, when the world was divided into three parts, Cao Cao, the most powerful, could only "take the emperor to order the princes", and Liu Bei, who had settled down, was regarded by many people as the orthodoxy of the revival of the great Han by virtue of his status as an emperor's uncle.

Liu Bian narrowed his eyes.

Foreign relatives and eunuchs were the two major evils that plagued the Eastern Han Dynasty. However, at this time, Dong Zhuo hadn't entered the capital yet, and Liu Bian still had enough opportunities, so he couldn't give up easily.

When Liu Hong died, Liu Xie was still young. Compared with him, although Liu Bian could not satisfy him, he could only be the object of his choice.

Moreover, Liu Bian has a natural advantage, he is the eldest son.

Although the clan politics of this era is already obvious, who dares to question the blood inheritance of the Han royal family?

There are many famous families inherited from the Han Dynasty. Therefore, compared with the later Wei and Jin royal families, the Han imperial family has more confidence and advantages in the face of those scholar-bureaucrats who have a strong sense of family status.

Liu Xie's mother came from a famous Wang family, so what if Liu Bian's mother, the current Empress He, is just a butcher's daughter?

The emperor always chooses his concubine as he pleases, and it is not uncommon in the past. The famous Empress Wei of Emperor Sejong Xiaowu was only a dancer.

Empress Wei of the Western Han Dynasty was supported by Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, and Empress He also had the help of He Jin, the elder brother who served as a general.

Moreover, if someone dared to mention the prince's natal blood, and compared whose origin was more "noble", Liu Bian dared to make people turn the topic around to the Empress Dowager Dong to see who was the unlucky one in the end!

After Liu Bian's physical condition improved, he went to visit his father, Emperor Liu Hong.

Although Liu Hong didn't express anything special during Liu Bian's illness, perhaps he still wanted to let Liu Bian die of such an illness, but Liu Bian got better, so he couldn't help but visit him.

Liu Bian first went to meet his grandmother, the Empress Dowager Dong, who never liked him very much. Although the emperor Liu Hong's many behaviors were criticized by the courtiers, he was recognized by everyone in terms of filial piety.

Because Dong Hou and Liu Xie were raised by the Empress Dowager Dong, the emperor Liu Hong would go to Yongle Palace where the Empress Dowager lived to meet his mother and young son every now and then.

It can be considered that Liu Bian was lucky. When Empress He reluctantly took him to see the Queen Mother Dong, the emperor Liu Hong's car came after a while.

At that time, in February of the fifth year of Zhongping, the remnants of the Yellow Turbans revived, and until the end of the year, news of the remnants of the Yellow Turbans would spread all over the country.

Shocked by the Yellow Turban Uprising, Emperor Liu Hong gradually woke up from the enjoyment of the West Garden, so there was an uncommon worry in his brows.

He seemed very surprised to see Empress He and Liu Bian here. Although he prefers the youngest son, Liu Bian is also one of his only two sons. Besides, Empress He has always been favored, so the emperor said kindly: "The emperor Is your body already healed?"

Liu Bian saluted respectfully, and replied: "My father and emperor will not abandon me, my son is safe now."

"This time the emperor is ill, he has learned a lot. Soon, your younger brother will learn from you." Liu Hong said so, and when he heard what he said, Empress He still had a smile on her face. , the veil has been quietly tightened on the hand.

Empress He was born as the daughter of a butcher, but back then it wasn't enough to quarrel with the emperor, and she wanted to fight fiercely.

Liu Hong reprimanded Liu Bian in the past, saying that he did not look like a prince, and asked him to learn etiquette with his younger brother. Although he praised Liu Bian this time, it always sounded uncomfortable.

Liu Bian replied with a smile: "Er Chi is five years older than my younger brother, but he is better than the folks and has a lack of etiquette. He should learn from his younger brother."

Liu Bian's self-modest words, to Empress He's ears, were close to "self-deprecation", and she immediately raised her brows coldly, looking displeased.

Liu Bian bowed his head slightly. His mother's empress thought she was pretty, had an elder brother who was a general, and grew up in a butcher's family.

Liu Hong didn't care about his queen's current appearance. On the issue of treating Liu Xie, the two of them always couldn't agree, and they had quarreled countless times.

"That's right, you're grown up too... I heard your mother say a few words that she is already choosing a wife for you." Liu Hong seemed to be muttering to himself, and Liu Bian lowered his head silently.

Since February of the fifth year of Zhongping, the remnants of the Yellow Turbans have started large-scale activities again, and there have been responses from all over the country. At this time, the emperor Liu Hong, who only has two princes and is not in good health, wants to be safe, let the throne continue to be with him If the line is passed down, the only choice is Liu Bian, the prince who is five years older than Liu Xie.

Of course, the premise is that Liu Bian wants to change Liu Hong from now on, and don't let Liu Xie, who is five years younger than him, continue to step on his reputation and be praised as "talented and intelligent".

Before resigning, Liu Hong instructed Liu Bian, saying: "You are already grown up now, and you are about to choose a concubine. Be a sensible governor. Dongguan and Lantai have a lot of books. You should go and read more. If there is anything you don't understand, Just go to the elders in the court and ask. If you really don’t understand something, come to me.”

Liu Bian repeatedly said yes.

Empress He also knew that her son's performance in front of the emperor was good this time, but when she returned to her Changqiu Palace, she still scolded Liu Bian: "Even if you are acting, why do you seem to be so close to that kid? You put him Look at it as a brother, be careful that your position is robbed! Without me and your uncle, let alone you can't be crowned prince, even the honorific title of Marquis Shi, you can't be guaranteed!"

Liu Bian knew that no matter what her selfishness was, she was always thinking of herself at this time, so she replied: "Mother, don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Just watch, I will let the emperor make an order to let my son move to Chengguang Palace!"

Who in the palace doesn't know that the Chengguang Palace exists as the palace of the crown prince?

Even though the throne has been turbulent in recent generations, the Chengguang Hall has not been inhabited for a long time, this is also a symbol of the prince!

The author has something to say: Think about classmate Liu Bian, he is also quite tricky.

"Frivolous and unpretentious, not to be the master of others" or something, he lived in a folk Taoist family since he was a child, and the education he received when he was a child was definitely not as good as Liu Xie, and Liu Xie was raised by the Queen Mother Dong. As the emperor's own mother, it is clear at a glance which grandson Empress Dowager Dong will like.

Before the death of Emperor Ling, he entrusted Liu Xie to his confidant eunuch Jian Shuo, and then this buddy thought about killing He Jin and Liu Bian to help Liu Xie take the throne. It is said that Liu Bian did not kill this younger brother after he ascended the throne, but instead made him look after him. It's not easy.

And after Emperor Xian learned of his brother's death, he had someone stuff it into the eunuch's tomb... Your father's tomb is so big, there is no place to be buried with him, or what?