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1.26 The Empress Dowager Summons

My mentor called Liu Bei here, but he didn't want him to have a close relationship with his relatives. At least he didn't leave any excuses in front of outsiders.

"Come on, I will recommend you to me." The teacher smiled rare: "This is Yang Situ."

Liu Bei saluted: "Liu Bei met Situ."

First, he compared Your Majesty to Emperor Huan. Recently, he wrote a letter to persuade Your Majesty to prevent him from carrying out large-scale construction. Situ Yang Ci was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. Liu Bei held the etiquette of his disciples.

Situ Yangci replied happily: "I have seen you."

The mentor bowed to the person on the left again: "This is Zhang Sikong."

Zhang Ji, whose courtesy name is Yuanjiang, was from Xiyang County, Runan. After His Majesty ascended the throne, he was recommended by Yang Ci to Huaguang Hall to teach Confucian classics for His Majesty, and then became the emperor's teacher. In March of the second year of Guanghe, Yuan Feng was appointed Sikong.

They are all famous ministers. How could Liu Bei not worship: "Liu Bei pays homage to Sikong."

"I have seen the lord." Zhang Ji, who once was the emperor's teacher, was even older than Yang Ci, who claimed to be his husband. Liu Bei looked up slightly, but saw Zhang Ji bowing to the ground and hurriedly stepped forward to support him: "How can this be done, Sikong please get up quickly!"

"It's okay." Zhang Ji smiled and stood up straight: "I'm old and weak, and I'm not resistant to cold. I've lived in Luoyang for a long time and I've been in the bones. If it weren't for the Grand Marshal Cui to give me the magnetic pad in Linxiang to relieve the pain. How could I meet you in front of the tomb of the former emperor today?"

I see.

Liu Bei was about to answer, but his mentor had introduced another person to him: "This is Chen Taichang."

Chen Dan, whose courtesy name is Hangong, was from Donghai County. He has always been in the Three Sessions and is known for his loyalty. This person was the one who presided over the first lunar calendar meeting.

Liu Bei saluted again: "Liu Bei met Taichang."

"I heard that the name of the king and the marquis had long been heard. I met him at the meeting on the first lunar calendar, and his reputation was well-deserved." Chen Dan also smiled and replied.

There is also Taiwei Cui, the Censor Liu Tao whom he has known each other for a long time and has only met today.

The teacher’s introduction was very casual. It was not based on official positions or on the position. Not to mention personal preferences. It can only be said that it was too casual. Or maybe it was because the teacher did it deliberately.

"The king and the lords are pacifying refugees and the barbarians are defending the barbarians. Although they are far away in the northern border, they have made contributions to the country. Unlike us, they are all living in corpses and are old. If it were not for the king and the lords, Liu Jingshi and others, they would always argue with reason, and the court would have been in chaos." Chen Dan was very happy to see Liu Bei's outstanding appearance and handsome appearance.

"What's the use of our words?" When he was inspired by these words, Censor Liu couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty only believes in the internal officials and favors the foreign relatives. He killed loyal and kind people indiscriminately, opened the western residence to sell officials, and even the government's affairs became increasingly unrest. Most of the famous scholars in the pure and liar were imprisoned at home, and the court was increasingly controlled by treacherous people. We are weak, what can we do if we do it!"

Zhang Ji was once the emperor's teacher and was a peaceful and upright person. This made him realize: "Today I am worshiping the late emperor. I only talk about leisure and fun, regardless of national affairs."

Liu Bei knew this clearly.

Unlike Censor Liu, several adults have not regarded Liu Bei as a member of the party. Therefore, many political views should not be exposed in front of Liu Bei. Seeing that Censor Liu was unrestrained, Zhang Sikong then reminded him with kind words.

But the Imperial Censor Liu shook his head: "It's okay. The king is not an outsider."

Taiwei Cui advised again: "There are too many people and people who are interested in it will cause criticism."

Since meeting Liu Bei, Cui Taiwei has been extremely reserved. If Liu Bei had not taken the initiative to greet him, he would have never met him. In fact, no one here knew that the two sons of the Cui family were Linxiang's ministers who had a salary of 1,000 s. Why should we avoid suspicion?

"I heard that Your Majesty intends to promote He Jin to the Taiwei, I wonder if this is the case?" Taiwei Cui was concerned about this.

Since he spent five million yuan to buy the position of Taiwei, the Han Dynasty has suffered constant natural disasters. Fortunately, His Majesty showed mercy and the three men rotated several times, but none of them had taken action against his Taiwei. According to later generations, this was the warranty period. I don’t know how long the warranty would be in His Majesty’s mind. I believe that the day of the warranty would be not far from the day of the warranty.

In fact, speaking of it, the position of the Three Dukes who are not worthy of their name is like the gilding of overseas in later generations. But I brag about it when I meet others, "I was once ranked as the Three Dukes", my family's "Four Generations Three Dukes" and so on.

Without waiting for an answer, the hall gate was slowly opened.

The yellow gate made Zuo Feng step out and sing loudly: "Jiubin worship--"

The three dukes ranked first, and the officials scattered everywhere took their place. They were all Jiubins in Luoyang, which was much faster than when many novices were involved in the first lunar calendar meeting.

The Huangmen Order Zuo Feng saw Liu Bei at a glance. Then he sent his side to follow the little Huangmen and led Liu Bei into the royal family line.

Sacrifices are no different. It is also the three dukes who are in front of them, bowing three times and nine times, offering sacrifices, offerings, and reciting eulogies.

Liu Bei just needs to bow in turn with everyone.

The only difference is that this is a sacrifice to the emperor's family, and Empress Dowager Dou is also present.

By the way, if it weren't for Liu Bei's birth mother being brought back from Bijing, the empress dowager's biological mother had already passed away in Bijing in June of the first year of Xiping. Empress Dowager Dou also became depressed and became ill due to her mother's death, and died of illness on the 10th of July of the same year.

It was Liu Bei's unintentional action that changed the original history. Empress Dowager Dou, who lived alone in Yuntai, Nangong, lived to this day.

When Your Majesty ascended the throne, he pursued the reign of Emperor Xiaoren (biological father) and soon welcomed his biological mother Dong (lan) into the Nangong and called Empress Xiaoren of Yongle Palace. In other words, there were two empress dowagers in Nangong at this time.

These books have nothing to do with Liu Bei. Besides, the family affairs of the emperor were not something that he, a small marquis of Linxiang, could be involved in.

However, after the ceremony of attending the tomb, Liu Bei had just stepped out of the hall with the crowd. The empress dowager actually sent him to accompany him and secretly summoned him to meet in the side hall of the backyard.

Perhaps, it was because the empress dowager, who was called the biological mother of the mother by Liu Bei, that he now lives in Linxiang. The orphanage Hu Fu is also a handsome young man in the school. I believe that the mother and daughter had already communicated with Empress Dowager Dou. Therefore, he summoned Liu Bei on the day of Shangling Lu.

But, in such a public eye, when Your Majesty and all the officials came in person, went to see the Empress Dowager?

Aren't you asking for trouble?

Liu Bei was in a dilemma for a moment.

Seeing that Liu Bei's expression was strange, Jia Xu, the chief clerk who was waiting outside the hall, hurriedly greeted him and asked in a low voice: "What's the worry of lord?"

"Let me follow me." Liu Bei pulled him aside and summoned the Empress Dowager to a brief explanation.

Although he didn't know why the empress dowager summoned him, Jia Xu also knew that this matter was not small: "Your Majesty will have a grudge if you go to see the empress dowager in front of you. Moreover, the empress dowager's name is a separate residence, but in fact he is under house arrest. The attendants around His Majesty all hated her to the core and were very afraid. When he went there, he decided to form a strong enemy! Dong Meng, the former Huangmen Order, had complained about the empress dowager many times, and His Majesty adopted it one by one, and treated him with many preferential treatment. Cao Jie, the attendant of the empress dowager, hated Dong Meng for relying on the empress dowager, so he falsely accused him of slandering His Majesty's biological mother, Empress Xiaoren, and Dong Meng died of prison for the crime!"

Wang Fu has been chopped and fed to the dog by Yangqiu. Cao Jie just saw him today and is about to die.

even so.

It is really unwise to rashly intervene in the dispute between Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager!

In a dilemma, Liu Bei suddenly thought of Zuo Feng. He called Huangmen Order to follow Xiaohuangmen and pass on the message on his behalf.

Soon, the little yellow gate came out and said, "Your Majesty is sick today and has not been able to come in person. The Shangling Ceremony was presided over by the Empress Dowager. The Lord and the Marquis are his family members. On the first day of the first lunar month, Your Majesty personally took the plan. He once looked around and said, "Is my appearance like a Qilin?" This has been spread throughout the palace, and the name of the Lord and the Marquis is known to everyone in the forbidden area. It is normal for the Empress Dowager to see him. Don't think too much. But it's okay to go."

"The emperor has not arrived in person for such a big event?" Liu Bei was a little skeptical.

The little yellow sect was followed by Zuo Feng, and he repeatedly passed messages, and he felt close to him. Then he whispered: "The late emperor has no son. Your Majesty and him..."

Understood.

After all, it was not his own father. Your Majesty had no feelings for the late emperor. This was why he did not come to worship him.
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