Big Han Weiyang

What happened that night was like a gust of wind, and there was no trace anymore.

I don't know if Emperor Jing really fell asleep that day, and I don't intend to ask how Emperor Jing will respond, because everything is not important anymore, just bury it in my heart.

Emperor Jing gradually could only wake up occasionally.

As long as I have time, I will stay by his couch.

Today I am discussing political affairs with the ministers in Xuanshi Hall.Chuntuo came in and said that Emperor Jing was awake and wanted to see me.

Last night, Qin Tianjian reported the astrology, saying that the five stars are retrograde and guarding too small, and the moon pierces the sky, which is a sign of the weakening of the emperor's star and the excess of the sun.

My heart skipped a beat, with a bad premonition, I stood up and bid farewell to the ministers.

The aisle in spring is covered with green vines, and small flowers bloom in it.The air is humid and cool.The long vermilion corridor seems to lead to the secret environment in the mountains.

In the bedroom, Empress Dowager Dou, all concubines, princes and daughters are all there.Empress Dowager Dou wiped her tears. In less than half a year, she will face the departure of her two sons.

I nodded to them, knelt beside Emperor Jing's bed, and held his hand.

Han said that he has been guarding Emperor Jing for me, he whispered softly: "The emperor just woke up for a while, said he wanted to see His Royal Highness, and soon fell asleep again."

Emperor Jing's breath was weak, and his frowning brows could not be smoothed out.He looks similar to King Liang, but they are completely two people.He is gentle and elegant most of the time, and occasionally cold and gloomy.

At this time, a bit of fragility and deep exhaustion were added.

There were sobs in the hall from time to time.The imperial physicians and court ladies were busy coming and going.I stared at him steadfastly, if I could keep him in my eyes, it would be fine to just watch him like this for a lifetime.

After an unknown period of time, Emperor Jing woke up from his deep sleep.Seeing me, he showed a gratified smile.Chuntuo led the maids to move some screens, and asked Empress Dowager Dou and others to retreat.

"Prince." His voice was so small that it was almost inaudible.

"Father, don't worry, drink some water first."

I fed him a sip, he waved his hand and said, "Zhen, I have something to tell you." He was out of breath, and his speech was intermittent.

"Yes, please tell me, my father, and I will definitely obey you." My eyes were wet.It has come to the end.

"Take good care of the queen mother and concubine for me."

"Yes."

"Treat your brothers and uncles well, but when it's time to weaken, you must weaken."

"Yes."

"Archer did something wrong, I know you hate him, but he will always be the brother you grew up with. No matter how much the two brothers fight, if you need him, he will help you. Don't be arrogant. "

"My son will." I was silent for a while.

"There is another person, one day, I hope you can kill him. Don't ask who, don't ask when, can you promise me?" He closed his eyes for a while, and said.

I said without hesitation: "My son obeys orders."

He held my hand instead and asked me to approach him: "Prince, I will hand over the big man to you. It took me 20 years to turn this big man into what it is now. In the future, I will rely on you to realize my peace." It has been the ideal of the past emperors of the Liu family for many years."

"My son must live up to my father's expectations." Tears dripped down the back of his hand.

"Don't cry," Emperor Jing raised his hand with difficulty, trying to wipe my tears, but he couldn't.I quickly wiped away my tears and pressed his hand to my face.

"Call me Dad again."

I smiled slightly, and with a nasal voice, I called softly: "Father!"

Emperor Jing looked at me deeply, as if he wanted to remember my appearance, until he could no longer bear the fatigue and fell into a deep sleep.

I stood up silently, and the concubines and princes and princesses rushed forward like a tide.

Empress Dowager Dou was leaning on crutches, sitting sideways on the couch, tremblingly groping Emperor Jing's face: "You and Ah Wu, one by one, are still so young, why do you send an old man with white hair to a man with black hair?" Empress Dowager Dou really loved Liang more. King, but Emperor Jing is also her son.No matter how much she complained, she still loved him.

My heart ached, but I was a little dazed.

She shook her head, hiding the hurt in her eyes: "Okay, let the ministers come in, and see what the emperor has to order at the end."

Several important officials walked into the gate, and the Taifu was among them.

The next day, Emperor Jing did not wake up.The whole big man was in mourning.

Emperor Jing was buried in Yangling, which had been repaired long ago, together with the queen.

The cumbersome enthronement ceremony, the chaotic government due to the departure of Emperor Jing, and the Xiongnu attacking the border left me no time to be sad.

After ascending the throne, I began to try to formally take over the government.Only then did I discover that many problems can be solved without getting a memorial, analyzing the problems submitted by the courtiers, and drawing conclusions.

The consequence of handling it that way is either to stray far from the topic, or to be fooled by the courtiers to satisfy their selfish desires.

I don't want to be fooled, I have to understand the temperament of each minister, understand what interests their positions are involved in, understand the background of each issue, and the inextricable relationship between the issues, and finally have to figure it out. Are they planning to use my hand to settle personal grievances?

This is a power tug-of-war between the monarch and his ministers.These days of enthronement, there are countless similar temptations.

Every minister wants to know whether I, the newly enthroned young emperor, is smart or not, what his methods are, and what kind of heart he is.In order to confirm how to step on my bottom line in the future, exert the least effort and seek the greatest benefit.

I have just ascended the throne, and there are not many people available in the court.In this matter, only the Tai Tuo and Dou Ying are reliable.The Taifu is still the Taifu, and also a doctor of imperial history.In the eyes of the courtiers, he is the second Chao Cuo, and I obey him.

Dou Ying worshiped as prime minister.Dou Ying is my cousin and the nephew of Empress Dowager Dou. Let him be the prime minister, which can not only support the overall situation, but also balance the relationship between me and the Dou family.

At the same time, in order to prevent Dou's family from becoming bigger, I wantonly entrusted members of my mother's clan so that someone could fight against Dou's family.

Uncle Tian Fu was granted the title of Marquis of Wu'an and served as a servant.Tian Shengfeng was named Zhou Yanghou.

Sang Hongyang, Zhang Tang, Guo Sheren, Wei Qing, Gouli Lake, Han Shuo, Han Anguo, Zhuang Qingzhai, Ji An and others, Sang Hongyang served as the Prime Minister of Dasinongzhong, Zhang Tang served as Tingwei Cao, Guo Sheren entered the Shaofu, Han Shuo Ren Shangshuling, Han Anguo entered Dahonglu Temple, Wei Qing's Habayashi Army expanded greatly.Liu Rong's status is embarrassing, so I let him take charge of the inner court.Everyone performs their duties.

The power center of the big man has shifted slightly to the former princelings.

As for Juli Lake, he already has a title, and I have high hopes for him, so I directly appointed him as the governor of the border county.Juli Lake felt that he had no qualifications and experience, so he was worried about gains and losses, so he stayed by my side for a few days.

I told him impatiently that I didn't expect anything from him this time.I have already made plans for the refugees in the border counties to be scattered everywhere, and the lives plundered by the Huns will be ruined.So he can rest assured.

Then kicked him away.Gou Lihu patted his butt in a daze and got up, awkwardly going to take office.

The Xiongnu sneaked in, but the big man was unable to fight back because of the national mourning.The deaths and losses caused by the Huns in the memorial are getting higher and higher in the imperial case.At the beginning, I would drop the memorial, draw my sword angrily, and summon the generals to discuss how to fight back.

Afterwards, after listening to many accusations from Queen Dowager Dou and the veteran ministers, I gradually stopped showing my anger on my face, and just let the anger accumulate in my chest.

I ordered the country to store money and food, train soldiers and horses, manufacture weapons and armor, clear roads, and wait for the day when we fight back.

However, these are the end points.Before counterattacking the Huns, what I need to do is to concentrate domestic power so that my orders can be conveyed unimpeded.To do this, there are too many obstacles.

Standing in the front are Empress Dowager Dou, Tian Fu, and Dou Ying.

The veterans in the imperial court are still in a wait-and-see state relying on their qualifications. Compared with using them, it is better to use newcomers.

I issued orders to seek and promote talents to all counties across the country, and asked about national policies.

Talent came one after another.

Among them, Dong Zhongshu's policy theory caught my eye.To sum it up, it is through the sole respect of Confucianism, the emperor is held on the altar, the power of the monarch is strengthened, and the power of the ministers and the people are weakened, so as to form a unified thought of the monarch, the minister, the father, the son, and the son.At the same time, Wei Wan wrote a letter hoping to depose Baijia.

The big man has been resting and recuperating before, and Huang Lao's thinking is the mainstream, but when it comes to attacking, he needs to change his thinking.

Empress Dowager Dou respects Huang Lao, so naturally she doesn't like it.Dong Zhongshu himself is a great Confucianist, and he has his own selfishness in respecting Confucianism.As a result of the compromise, the proposal to depose Baijia was rejected, Dong Zhongshu was expelled, Wei Wan was dismissed from office and returned home, and most of the Confucian scholars I brought up were dismissed by Empress Dowager Dou.

Respecting Confucianism alone has turned into emphasizing Confucianism.With this result, I am satisfied.

However, the Empress Dowager Dou did this, although she had no selfish intentions, it was to make the Han government order stable.But just like she forced Emperor Jing to kill Chao Cuo in order to solve the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, in the eyes of my courtiers, this is a compromise between me and Empress Dowager Dou after I failed in the struggle.

Since then, Empress Dowager Dou has become more and more powerful in the court.If the ministers have any important matters, they will first find the Queen Mother Dou, and then find me.

The first year of his enthronement passed amidst many headaches.

In March of the second year of Kaiyuan, Gillian and I had a big wedding.

This marriage dragged on for two years, Gillian almost blamed me to death.And Empress Dowager Dou promised that after my wedding, I will return some of my rights in the court.

Therefore, although this big wedding happened like Gillian, Princess Guantao and Queen Dowager threatened me, I have no objection to this big wedding.

At the beginning of the month, all the princes and princes went to Beijing at the same time.

There are clusters of rhododendrons and willow branches.The wheels are rolling and the crowd is rushing.Chang'an, which had been silent for a year due to the national mourning, began to be lively.

Jiaodong King Liu Che was also among them. I didn't treat him specially, but asked Han Shuo to greet him.

After hanging out with Liu Che for a few days, by mid-March, I had already forgotten to see him.This morning the court affairs were over, and I was going to ask Queen Mother Dou some questions, when a group of people walked through the corridor, they heard the sound of weapons crossing.

Turning to see a familiar figure.

Liu Che was wearing a black armor and was fighting swords with Wei Qing in the hallway.

One of them has a fierce temperament, while the other is kind and generous, but also has a bit of a stubborn temper.

During the fight, Wei Qing saw us in the corridor.

I drew my sword and motioned him to step aside.

Wei Qing retracted his sword and stepped back, I stepped down to the ground and swung my sword over.Liu Che blocked it with his backhand, turned around, and was stunned for a moment.

I stabbed again, and said with a smile: "King Jiaodong, you haven't competed with me for many years. My swordsmanship has been abandoned for a long time, and King Jiaodong has improved again. Let me see today how far I have regressed."

The petals fell from the branches and spread all over the square garden.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Liu Che looked at me, the dark water in his eyes stirred slightly.

Han Yue and Wei Qing guarded nervously, fearing that something might be wrong with Liu Che.

But they were overthinking.I haven't seen him for two years, and Liu Che's skills are quite rusty. Under my pressure, he retreated step by step. In the end, I knocked his saber into the air, with the horizontal sword on his neck and his back against the peach tree.

"King Jiaodong, you lost." The blade pressed against Liu Che's neck.

Liu Che leaned back slightly, and smiled complicatedly at me.He is tall and tall, with fair skin, stern and unruly.I don't need to look at this face, I can also describe it in my heart.

His temperament has become much thicker, and the years have dyed him a deep black.

However, he is still the proud son of heaven.

"The minister lost." Liu Che said.