The New Biography of Han Lingdi

Chapter 31 The Undercurrent Under Luoyang City

Luoyang is now one of the largest cities in the world. He has been the emperor of the Han Dynasty for 200 years without knowing it. During this time, he has witnessed the brilliant life of countless famous officials and generals.

He also witnessed the various overt and covert struggles for the supreme throne and the world.

The death of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty once again cast a haze on the city. Everyone in the city looked dignified. No one knows what the situation will develop, and whether it will even trigger a war. These are all unknown.

In front of the General Dou Wu's mansion, Chen Fan slowly got out of the car, and now he is called Taifu, one of the three princes of the empire, with a high position and authority.The death of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty was actually expected. He was addicted to pleasure, and his body was already empty.So premature death was something they expected.

"My lord, please," the gate in front of Dou Wu's gate respectfully led Chen Fan in.His current interests are linked with Dou Wu.

There are only three people who are qualified to inherit the throne. The 21-year-old Liu Che cannot continue to use this name because he is the former Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so his current name is Liu Che. The 20-year-old Liu Xiu, for this reason, is now His name is Liu Xiu.

Liu Hong is now 12 years old.Needless to say Liu Hong's strength, Liu Xiu is now attached to Dou Wu, he put his bet on Dou Wu will support him in this succession to the throne, Liu Che is now attached to the strength of the entire royal family in the capital, after all the royal family is now is also very powerful.

The eunuch Liu Kuan, the Taiwei Liu Ju, and Zongzheng Liu Chong are all one of the three princes and nine ministers. It seems that only Liu Hong seems to have no support for such a huge strength.But this is also Wang Xu's suggestion.

Turn your strength into the secret, don't put it on the bright side, and then do nothing, just wait quietly, waiting for all the power to be unleashed at the last moment, allowing him to successfully ascend the throne.

"General." Chen Fan said to Dou Wu after entering.Dou Wu was a little tired after the death of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty.

Each faction puts forward its own suitable emperor for its own benefit.Want to get greater benefits for yourself.

"Mr. Chen, sit down." Dou Wu pointed to another stool and said to Chen Fan. Chen Fan was getting old now. Although he was the Grand Tutor, he had gradually stopped managing the government.

"Thank you Dou Gong," Chen Fan thanked and sat down.

"The emperor died without leaving any heirs, but a country cannot live without a king for a day. I would like to ask Mr. Chen for his opinion." Dou Wu wanted to support Liu Xiu. After all, Liu Xiu had been following him for several years. If you support Liu Xiu's rise to power, will it bring him enough benefits?Therefore, this is also the reason why Dou Wu currently wants to recommend Liu Xiu.

"It's difficult to decide on major national affairs." Chen Fan didn't want to answer this question. None of the three candidates was recommended by him. Even if he supported one person, and this person became the emperor, he would get little benefit Pitiful,
It's better not to participate and throw away this hot potato.

"General Bingda. Hu Situ is here." A disciple came in while the two of them were silent.

"Three people, I'm afraid we have to make a statement today." After hearing Hu Guang's arrival, Chen Fan realized that today's excuses cannot be evaded.

For the three of them, there are only two choices, because Liu Che is attached to the royal family, if he is in power.The person appointed must be a member of the royal family, and they will be suppressed, so this person must not be selected.

Then Liu Che can't choose, there are only two candidates, one is Liu Xiu and the other is Liu Hong.Liu Xiu has been with Dou Wu for two or three years. Dou Wu attaches great importance to him. If he is promoted to the throne, he will get a lot of benefits.

Liu Hong is still a 12-year-old boy with a reputation as a child prodigy in the world. A few poems have made him very famous, which is not bad. The most important thing is that Liu Hong has no power in the capital and is easy to control.

Moreover, Liu Hong still has a huge advantage. He is young, he is only 12 years old now, and Liu Xiu is already in his twenties. After taking the throne, he must hand over the throne to him. Will it be because he wants to grasp all the rights? And to start with them, this kind of thing is not certain.

"Mr. Hu." After watching Hu Guang come in, Chen Fan stood up. Everyone is an official in the same court. Although sometimes they have different political views, they are at least in the same camp now. At least this face-saving etiquette should be noticed of.

"Please, everyone is here, let's discuss it." Dou Wu said.

He was a little dissatisfied with Chen Fan's refusal to answer the matter just now. He was all his own, so there was nothing he couldn't say. Now the fire was imminent. The royal family was now trying to woo officials to support Liu Che. If they didn't quickly recommend a candidate, they would fall into Downwind.

"Liu Xiu has been with me for a while. He is decisive and talented. What do you think?" Dou Wu directly pushed out Liu Xiu, and this is the only person he can push out.

This candidate is also the person whom the royal family thinks Dou Wuhui is most likely to introduce. "Dou Gong, you can think clearly, Liu Xiu is already 20 years old." Hu Guang said.

When they ascended the throne at the age of 20, they had to be in charge, and their ministers had to hand over their rights. This is something they can allow. If they don't hand over, will they be the next Huo Guang?
Huo Guang, a power official in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was able to abolish the emperor, but after his death, his whole family was killed.

The reason why the first few emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty were relatively young was because they were young and easy to control, and they could exercise power on behalf of the emperor.

If an adult emperor is directly enthroned now, will the other ministers agree?The royal family is not afraid, because they are a family, and now the emperor needs to have his own followers to form his own core of power in order to balance his strength, so who will this core be?The royal family helped him ascend the throne, so he can take the opportunity to ascend to the throne at this time.

Liu Xiu also needs it, but he is controlled by Dou Wu, the first thing to do is to get rid of Dou Wu's control, and the result is obvious.Dou Wu probably doesn't have that much strength to abolish an emperor, so Liu Xiu is actually not suitable.

"This..." Dou Wu understood what Hu Guang said, without Liu Xiu or Liu Che, then there would be only one person and only Liu Hong.

"Push Liu Hong." Chen Fan also expressed his opinion, at least they can be prepared when Liu Hong is not in charge.

"So, just appoint Liu Hong?" Dou Wu also thought that there was only one choice. He always pushed Liu Xiu to the position, thinking that he was promoted by himself, but he ignored that if Liu Xiu came to the position, then in Liu Xiu's mind I'm afraid he is the first person to be eliminated.

"On the surface, we still recommend Liu Xiu. When the two sides reach a stalemate, we will recommend Liu Hong." Chen Fan said.

"That's great." The other two nodded frequently.

(End of this chapter)