Chapter 328: The Mountains Collapse Again
Luoyang, the Son of Heaven Liu Wei only knew that this winter was exceptionally cold. No matter how many charcoal stoves he had in the temple, no matter how thick the robe he put on. The bone-chilling cold still occupied his body and mind, and it couldn't be dispelled.
Stress and responsibility can make a person mature quickly. And when stress and responsibility make a person unable to shoulder, he will quickly break down.
Before the age of fourteen, Liu Wei lived happily. has a father and a mother, his uncle is a general, and as the eldest son of the emperor, he is the first heir to the throne of this empire. If he wants something new or wants to do something, as long as he opens his mouth, the people around him will always think of getting it for him and doing it for him. He thought that such days would continue for a long time. But the young father suddenly said no, no, no.
After his father's death, Liu Wei felt that he had watched a dazzling play. The ministers helped him to ascend the throne as emperor, and then the ten permanent servants and the ministers fought fiercely. First, his uncle and general He Jin died, and then Yuan Shao summoned Dong Zhuo into Beijing, and Yuan Shu led people to attack the palace, killing people and setting fires. Until now, he still clearly remembers that the fire in Luoyang Palace City was blazing, reflecting half of the sky in the dark night.
In order to save his life, the eunuch kidnapped him and his mother, the emperor's brother and the minister's ministers and fled all the way, but fortunately Lu Zhi, Lu Zigan and Liu Xuande came to save him. In this disaster, the ministers were killed and injured countless times, and the palace attendants were even more corpses filling the ravines. I thought that the turmoil would end here, but who knew that Dong Zhuo would lead troops into Beijing...... Liu Wei is no longer willing to recall the rest of the matter.
After finally arriving in Luoyang and being established as the Son of Heaven by Yuan Shao, Liu Wei thought that with the dedicated assistance of Yuan Shao and other ministers, the Han Dynasty was prosperous in his hands. Who knew that the princes were fighting Dong Tiger and Snake Tail, and the Yuan family was in the name of the fourth and third dukes, and after Lu Shangshu took charge of the government, he had two ambitions, and Yuan Shao divided the Ji and annexed; Yuan Shuba has Yu and Yang. The queen mother wanted to go back to Luoyang at the beginning, and she wanted to rely on Yuan Shao. Now look at Yuan Shao, the three princes and nine kings are all members of his shogunate, and the government is in his hands, but he doesn't see that he has a strategy to benefit the court.
Even the supply in the palace depends on Yuan Shao's face and mood. What is the point of such a puppet genius? But even if he knew it was boring, Liu Wei had to continue to do it. Life and death are all in Yuan Shao's thoughts, and now, what can he do if he is not attached? After the death of several old ministers, the huge Luoyang became more and more deserted.
Liu Wei had nothing to do all day, and he was depressed and incomprehensible. There is no other way but to indulge in alcohol and pleasure to anesthetize yourself. Empress Dowager He was heartbroken when she saw the emperor so depressed, and repeatedly advised, but the emperor agreed in person, but behind her back, she indulged in the same lust. Empress Dowager He was a woman, and she had no choice but to cry secretly.
In August this year, Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor in Shouchun, and the news reached Luoyang, just like a thunderbolt on a sunny day. Emperor Liu Wei listened, and Mu Ran was in a daze all morning. When he arrived at the meal, he saw the Empress Dowager He and said, "Queen Mother, this is the Runan Yuan clan that you regard as a humerus." A good fourth world and three dukes, a good Yuan Shu, who has always been hypocritical, and now he has revealed his true face, that is, a traitor! ”
Speaking of the back, Liu Wei is already full of voice. He has always been weak and filial, and he has never roared so gaffe in front of his mother. Empress Dowager He was also frightened by the emperor and was silent. The mother and son didn't eat either, and they parted unhappily.
The emperor ran out of Yongle Palace angrily, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, at the beginning, their mother and son were rescued by Liu Bei with great difficulty, but the queen mother was unwilling to stay in Liu Bei's camp, and was bent on attaching to Yuan Shao, saying that his family was a prince for many generations, and he was expected to be the leader of the Dong League. The result? At that time, there were only a few people who were bent on courting Dong, Liu Bei and Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao and others were just ghosts. If Liu Bei had been ordered to uphold the government, how could he have suffered today's humiliation?
Later, there were also various opportunities, when the old general Zhu Jun was still there, didn't he mention Liu Bei's auxiliary government. It's all fate. It's too late to say anything. Yuan Shudu has already been proclaimed emperor, and his brother Yuan Shao said that he has no such ambition, who in the world will believe it? The emperor ran to the ancestral temple and cried profusely. cried not only for the fate of the Han Dynasty, but also for his weakness and indecision. Remembering that he and his mother were pinched in the palm of his hand by Yuan Shao, a careerist, and he didn't know when three feet of white silk and a pot of poisonous wine would be delivered to him, he cried even more sadly.
The emperor, who had vented his emotions in the ancestral temple, recovered slightly. When he returned to the palace, he didn't care about it, and devoted all his body and mind to pleasure. He didn't know when Yuan Shao would also be the emperor, and he didn't know how long he would live. In that case, let's take advantage of the time and get drunk and dream of death.
Liu Wei was born noble and had never exercised. As the saying goes, wine is a poison that pierces the intestines, and color is a steel knife that scrapes bones. He tossed day and night, how to eat. Even under the nourishment of various tonics, his body was still rapidly emaciating. Empress Dowager He couldn't persuade her, and she killed several of the emperor's close attendants, but the emperor still did his own thing. Empress Dowager He and Empress Tang were crying in the palace, but they didn't know what to do.
When winter came, the emperor's body and bones finally collapsed. After a heavy snowfall, the city of Luoyang was plain. Outside, although the north wind was howling, it was freezing cold. But the palace, especially the residence of the emperor and the queen mother, is still as warm as spring. A large number of palace curtains blocked the cold wind. And in countless hearths, charcoal fires are blazing, emitting light and heat. But in such a place, Emperor Liu Wei still kept talking coldly.
When the Empress Dowager He heard the news, she shook the emperor's hand and found that she was holding cold ice, looking at her son who was still trembling in his robe around the fire, Empress Dowager He's heart sank, and she was busy passing on the imperial doctor.
The imperial doctor rushed all the way to the palace, and took the pulse for the emperor, and his heart was groaning. Seeing that the imperial physician frowned and was just silent, Empress Dowager He asked, "What is wrong with the Son of Heaven?" ”
The imperial doctor thought for a long time and came up with a prescription, so he said: "Back to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty is just because of the cold weather and the wind evil enters the body. The minister has a way to control it, but after taking the medicine, he must take care of himself. After finishing speaking, I wrote a big tonic soup and served it.
Liu Yan took the medicine and got better. He also warmed the bed and waited for the emperor to sleep. Empress Dowager He summoned the imperial physician to her palace and asked, "How is the emperor's health, please tell me the truth?" ”
Seeing that the imperial doctor was struggling, he said impatiently: "Say, the mourning family will give you innocence." ”
The imperial physician carefully worded: "Your Majesty has already entered the body, so you can only rest and then slowly pull it out, if you get closer to the wine, I am afraid there will be unspeakable signs." ”
Empress Dowager He's head was dizzy, and her heart was cold. He sent the imperial doctor out indiscriminately, and began to mourn and weep. In the past, the first emperor was her support, and after the death of the first emperor, the current emperor is her backbone and support. If the emperor is gone, what should she do with the empress? The queen still has a maiden home to go to, her brother's parents are dead, who else can she rely on in this troubled world?