North Palace, the Son of Heaven's dormitory.

On the dragon couch, Liu Hong's face was pale, his hands were clutching the bed blanket tightly, above his frowning brows, dense sweat was oozing, and he shouted vigorously in his mouth: "Get out, get out of here!" Don't come here, don't ......"

The voice gradually changed from irritable at first to pleading, cowardly and helpless.

Several eunuchs of the Yellow Gate who were close to the dragon couch hurriedly stepped forward, carefully wiped the beads of sweat on the forehead of the Son of Heaven, and whispered: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty ......"

The sleeping Son of Heaven suddenly opened his eyes, full of anger, grabbed his right hand to the side of the couch, and the sharp long sword 'choked', and he pulled it out of its sheath.

The Son of Heaven stared at the yellow doors in front of him, his face was hideous, and he reprimanded sharply: "Slut, you want to take my life!" ”

With that, the horizontal sword waved, and blood spilled down immediately.

The hot blood stimulated Liu Hong's nerves, he became more and more manic, turned over and sat up, and slashed at the few Huangmen who were close to him.

Blood and water were sprinkled, and the eunuchs who were close to them saw that the Son of Heaven was crazy, how could they dare to come forward to serve, and stood in place in a daze, their hearts were up and down, and their legs trembled.

The Son of Heaven wielded a blood-stained sword, looked around at the hazy figures, narrowed a pair of long eyes, and shouted gloomily: "Don't you want to kill me?" Come on! ”

The close servants of the Yellow Gate only regarded it as the Son of Heaven who had fallen into evil, and no matter what, they did not dare to make a move with the Son of Heaven.

Liu Hong saw that no one came up, so he raised his sword and rushed in the direction of someone, whether it was a eunuch or a palace maid, he would cut down when he met someone, and kill someone when he saw him.

For a moment, there was a loud howl in the dormitory.

The figures in the hall began to flee, and Liu Hong, who was so killed, wiped the blood on his face, laughed fiercely, and shouted to the guards at the door: "Close the door for me!" ”

When the guards outside saw this posture, who dared to eat arsenic in the past, they did not dare to disobey the order of the Son of Heaven, closed the door of the palace with both hands, and let the Son of Heaven kill wantonly in the dormitory.

When Zhang Rang arrived at the news, the massacre was over.

None of the palace maids and eunuchs in the dormitory were alive, with broken arms and limbs, and blood flowed all over the hall.

Liu Hong sat on the couch, his plain white clothes were mottled with blood, he supported the edge of the couch with both hands, his face was tired, and he was panting.

Zhang Rang asked people to clean up the blood and water of these corpses, and then slowly walked to the Son of Heaven, bowed down and asked softly, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" ”

Liu Hong looked up, his pale face looked particularly weak, he saw that it was Zhang Rang, his heart was a lot more relieved, and his tone was mixed with horror that he had never felt before: "Father, the Empress Song, Liu Kui, Chen Qiu, and Liu Jaw who I executed are all back, and they ask me for their lives to kill me and divide my body." ”

Liu Hong grabbed the hilt of the sword, peeked around, and looked at everyone's eyes, full of suspicion and indirect dodge.

He's scared.

Zhang Rang saw Liu Hong's frightened bird's demeanor, and felt sad in his heart, how did the former emperor become what he is now.

"Your Majesty, don't be afraid, I think it's because you have worked hard in recent days and become infected with evil spirits. The old slave has asked the master to come here to exorcise evil spirits, His Majesty is relieved to recuperate, and in time, it will be fine. ”

Zhang Rang was kind to soothe, and after cleaning the hall, he asked someone to light the incense of the town god, take off the shoes of the Son of Heaven, cover him with a brocade quilt, and let him rest and sleep.

Liu Hong has had very poor sleep in recent days, often has nightmares, dark eye circles around his eye sockets, and heavy eye bags.

Lying back on the couch, Liu Hong soon became tired, gradually closed his eyes, and when he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a dull sound of 'knock, knock'. He opened his eyes suddenly, sat up from the bed in excitement, and exclaimed expectantly: "Horseshoe, horseshoe!" It's Lu Qing, Lu Qing is back! ”

The fatigue and sleepiness were swept away, Liu Hong sat up from the couch, made a gesture to put on his clothes and boots, and went to meet him in person.

Zhang Rang hurriedly stepped forward, stopped the movement in Liu Hong's hand, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, you heard it wrong. It was the two royal highnesses, chasing and playing outside. ”

Even if Lu Bu came back, it would be impossible to ride a horse in the palace.

Liu Hong listened quietly, the expectation on his face was lonely, he lay back on the couch, opened his eyes, looked at the top of the hall above his gaze, and asked in a daze: "Father, how long has the edict gone?" ”

"More than a month."

"That'...... Why hasn't Lu Qing come back yet? Liu Hong's eyes were a little dazed.

Zhang Rang thought about it and replied in a low voice: "I think it's because the news in Youzhou is blocked, and it will inevitably take some time." General Lu should have received His Majesty's edict and is now on his way back. ”

Liu Hong listened to it, and his heart was a little calm.

As everyone knows, Zhang Rang's answer is undoubtedly self-deception. Although the news in Youzhou is closed, he sent someone to leave quickly, and he should have come back to recover his life a long time ago. Now it is sunk into the sea, and even the henchmen sent to deliver the letter are gone.

Later, Zhang Rang sent several batches out, and the results he got were also nothing.

The news from outside can come in, but the news from Luoyang can't get out. The forces of all parties are ready to move, and in the seemingly calm Luoyang City, the waves are treacherous.

Ninety percent of this matter was done by He Jin's gang, and He Jin didn't have the guts, but the Fuke staff under his command, as well as the Shi clan party members who manipulated him behind him, may not be able to do such things.

Even if Zhang Rang knew, he couldn't tell the truth.

At this juncture, Liu Hong's condition is getting heavier and heavier, and he can no longer be stimulated violently. The imperial doctor in the palace was helpless half a month ago, and if he said something disrespectful, he was terminally ill and had no skills to recover.

In the days that followed, the Son of Heaven's physical condition deteriorated day by day.

In early March, Liu Hong had not been in the court for more than half a month.

On this day, Liu Yan came to ask for a meeting.

Liu Hong let him in, and according to the seniority, Liu Yan is still his uncle.

Liu Yan, who had two scribes' beards, came in and saw the Son of Heaven.

Liu Hong was dressed in imperial clothes, with skinny cheekbones, sunken eye sockets, and a sickly look on his face becoming more and more obvious. He looked at Liu Yan, who came to meet him, and was weak: "Tai Changqing is here, why is it that he is here?" ”

When Liu Yan saw the state of the Son of Heaven, he was even more convinced of the matter that had been privately spread by the ministers in recent days, but his mouth was earnest: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body!" ”

Take care of these blank words, Liu Hong has heard countless times, he glanced at Liu Yan, and said with a little impatience: "Talk about business." ”

Although its form is weak, its momentum remains.

The imperial majesty of the emperor of the Han family made Liu Yan's heart tremble, he hurriedly lowered his head, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, in recent years, there have been smokes everywhere, all because of the assassination of history, Taishou, bribery for officials, cutting off the people, so that everyone rebelled and left. The minister thought that he was elected to the imperial court and thought that he was a pastor and served as the governor of the state and county, so as to guard the world. ”