Time flies and days pass like years, which is a true portrayal of Liu Hong’s life during this period.

Due to abdominal disease and restricted eating, Liu Hong is much thinner than two months ago. As the weather turns colder, he rarely goes out and often lies on the bed covered with blankets.

The Qiang rebels have been defeated and withdrawn from Youfufeng.

The Xianbei army invaded Bingzhou and was repulsed by Liu Qing.

What Liu Hong held in his hands was the good news that Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, had put down the Xing rebellion in Jingnan District.

Liu Hong looked at the report with a smile on his face, but there was a hint of sadness hidden in the smile. Only those close to him and himself could understand it.

He knows his own body well, even the emperor is no exception.

"Father, although thin porridge is boring, for the sake of your health, you should eat some!"

Next to the dragon couch, a beautiful figure carefully held a jade bowl and a spoon, looking at Liu Hong.

Liu Hong shook his head and said feebly: "I'm not hungry for ten thousand years."

The way Princess Wannian looked at her father, although Liu Hong was smiling, she felt uncomfortable in her heart.

When people reach a certain age, they will develop the feeling of licking the baby. Liu Hong has been sick for several months, and he has gained a greater sense of family affection in the world.

"Wannian, your mother died early, did you ever blame me?"

Princess Wannian shook her head. Now that she has reached the age of a governor, she knows that the death of her mother, Empress Song, was the result of Empress He, and that her father had the ability to stop it.

However, things have changed, and even if she knows these old things, she can't blame her father, because her memory is all about Liu Hong's tolerance and love for her.

As an emperor, Liu Hong may not be qualified, but as Wannian's father, he is favored by her because he only has one daughter.

Now Liu Hong knows that his time is short and he doesn't care about any affairs in the world. He has not even established a prince, but now he is thinking about his daughter's future.

As expected, it was Liu Bian who succeeded him. With the support of the queen and the general, he could not cause any trouble.

It's just that Princess Wannian was born to Empress Song. Liu Hong was still a little worried. After Empress He gained power, she was afraid of liquidating the harem. Others didn't care, but Wannian couldn't.

As for the youngest Liu Xie, after Liu Bian succeeds to the throne, he can be crowned king.

Liu Hong thought about his ministers and found that there was no one he could entrust.

Yuan Wei is a scheming man with evil intentions. If he promises ten thousand years to the Yuan family, I am afraid he will go further.

Naturally, the He family was not suitable, but Cao Song, the great agricultural minister, was a candidate because the Song family and the Cao family were related by marriage.

Promise ten thousand years to Cao Cao?

Liu Hong gave up the idea instantly.

The ages don't match up, and the Cao family doesn't seem to have any particularly outstanding children...

In addition, Cao Cao, a bastard, went fishing in Jizhou in the name of capturing Wang Fen. Do you really think he didn't know it?

Liu Hong frowned and thought, when Princess Wannian saw her father like this, she quickly expressed concern: "Father, Wannian doesn't blame my father. The most ruthless emperor's family, the child knows that his father must have his own reasons."

The words of difficulty almost made Liu Hong break his guard. He turned his head calmly and avoided Princess Wannian with his eyes.

For so many years, everyone has said that Liu Hong is ruthless, but one person knows his reasons.

At that time, Cao Jie and Wang Fu's party won the power struggle, their relatives were destroyed, and the scholar party was imprisoned. Even he, Liu Hong, was walking on thin ice.

They condemned whoever they wanted and persecuted whomever they wanted to frame, and even the King of Bohai was no exception.

In other words, even Liu Hong is no exception.

In addition, King Bohai was indeed a threat to his throne, so Liu Hong acquiesced to the matter. Unexpectedly, the Queen of Bohai, the Song family, implicated Empress Song, and Wang Fu colluded with the He family to frame Empress Song.

Liu Hong acquiesced again, causing Wannian to lose his mother.

Thinking of the Song family, Liu Hong thought of another person.

The Queen of Bohai King is the aunt of the Empress of Song Dynasty, and Liu Qing is the youngest son of Queen Bohai. Speaking of which, he should be called uncle for ten thousand years.

And I heard that Liu Qingxian is famous, if he can let go of his old grudges...

A thought suddenly flashed through my mind. If Liu Qing was re-proclaimed King of Bohai, could he be made to let go?

Entrusting Princess Wannian to him should save Wannian from chaos.

As for his identity, Liu Qing's merits and his identity as the late emperor's nephew are enough.

"Alas..." Liu Hong sighed as if he was resigned to his fate.

"Father, why are you sighing?"

"In the past few months, I have often thought back to the fact that I, Liu Hong, have been in office for more than ten years and have not done many good things. I am afraid that I will bear infamy after my death."

"But my father put an end to the Yellow Turbans and the foreign invasion." Wan Nian seemed to understand.

"The late emperor had no heirs. I was originally from an ordinary clan in Hejian. I was selected by Dou Wu to welcome me to Luoyang as the emperor. I knew that I was in the hands of powerful ministers, so I cultivated eunuchs to fight against my relatives, and finally defeated my relatives.

However, once the struggle for power begins, there will be no end. The previous generations of emperors have all become victims of the struggle for power, and I am not willing to do this!"

Princess Wannian remained silent and listened quietly.

"When a relative fell, I gave the eunuch another enemy. Not long after I came to power, I spread all over the local counties. I relied on powerful noble families to become bigger and stronger. I monopolized finance and taxation, and finally became an unstoppable force. Do you know that no matter how strong the eunuch is, he still needs to rely on the imperial power.

, and the expansion of the local area means that the imperial power becomes smaller."

Liu Hong straightened his body and continued: "So on the one hand, I sold my official position and on the other hand, I punished the nobles, and I did not hesitate to persecute the famous people in the world in the name of eunuch. In the end, the two were incompatible. However..."

Wan Nian looked at Liu Hong and listened carefully, as if she wanted to write down what her father said, because she knew what his father said was very important.

Liu Hong's eyes flickered and gradually deepened. Everyone knew that he was stupid and ignorant, but his inner thoughts were never revealed to others.

"However, even so, the trend of the imperial power weakening and the prefectures and counties getting stronger has not changed, it has just slowed down. It is the general trend and cannot be reversed by human power. After the Yellow Turban, the power of the prefectures and counties increased greatly again. Nowadays, mere governors dare to rebel.

Maybe in his opinion, what he did was just the will of heaven." There was a trace of ridicule in Liu Hong's smile.

"How dare I do this while I'm alive? After my death, the world will be in chaos!"

Liu Hong's words made the jade bowl in Wan Nian's hand tremble.

"Above the court, all the princes, not to mention the relatives and eunuchs, are no match for him. The imperial power is so powerful that they will become puppets."

"What difference does it make if I establish this prince or not?"

"And what will happen to you, Huang Guixuan's princess..."

Liu Hong's words became more and more serious. He didn't want to say these words. This was not what she could bear at her age, and it was not what Liu Hong wanted to see, but Liu Hong was afraid.

He once dreamed that after his death, Luoyang would turn into a sea of ​​fire, the country would turn into ruins, and the imperial power would become a plaything.

"Father, I can't!" Wan Nian shed tears silently, but did not sob.

"Alas..." Liu Hong sighed again, as if helpless that he couldn't do anything.

"Wannian, you have to listen carefully to what I say. If what I say really happens, there is only one person you can rely on, Wuzhou Marquis Liu Qing. My father has to admit that Liu Qing is the best among the clan members of this generation.

"It's a pity that I have an old grudge with her that cannot be reconciled. However, you can ask for protection in the name of your mother, Empress Song, instead of my daughter. Have you ever remembered that?"

When Wan Nian heard this name, it was not what he thought, so he asked: "Father, why isn't it Uncle Liu Yan or Uncle Liu Yu?"

"The king is too selfish, and Bo'an is too weak. In troubled times, only the strong can stand. Liu Qing defeated the Yellow Turban, destroyed the Xiongnu, retreated from Xianbei, fought a hundred battles without danger, and his wisdom spread far and wide. I don't reward him, but it's not that I don't know him.

, have you written it down?"

Wan Nian nodded with tears in his eyes, "Father, I have written it down."

Liu Hong stretched out his hand to wipe away his daughter's tears, smiled, and seemed to have one less thing to worry about... and said no more.

There was silence in front of the bed for a while, and then Wannian's voice came.

"Father, the porridge is cold. I'll heat it up for you."

Liu Hong smiled and nodded. It wasn't until Wannian left that his smile disappeared and turned into pain.

"Come here! Ask Zhang Rang to come see me!"

After a while, Zhang Rang knelt down in front of the dragon couch.

"Officer Zhang, Liu Qing, the prefect of Yanmen, repelled tens of thousands of Xianbei troops with his troops and horses. Dong Zhuo asked for a reward for him. What do you think should be done?" Liu Hong asked, with a hint of confidence in his voice.

"Your Majesty, Liu Qing can repel tens of thousands of troops with his county soldiers. He must have a lot of soldiers in his hands. Your Majesty can make him the shepherd of Liangzhou and order him to lead the troops to attack Liangzhou! If he can regain Liangzhou,

It is your Majesty's meritorious service. If it cannot be recovered, Your Majesty will have less trouble to worry about." Zhang Rang said slowly.

Liu Hong felt really bad after hearing this, Zhang Rang was so cruel. Maybe before, he would have immediately agreed with Zhang Rang's words. After all, the historian wanted to record the loss of Liangzhou on his head.

It's best to go back to nature.

But Liu Hong's mentality has changed now. He doesn't care about the disaster after his death. He just wants to protect his daughter, and he wants to leave this matter to Liu Qing.

If Liu Qing is ordered to go to Liangzhou again, wouldn't it be like sending his daughter into a pit of fire?

"If Liu Qing goes to Liangzhou, who will stop Xianbei from Yanmen?" Liu Hong casually found an excuse.

"Your Majesty, Guo Jian of Taiyuan has been commissioned in Luoyang. This person can be reinstated as the prefect of Yanmen." Zhang Rang said.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Rang actually had a candidate, and Liu Hong had another idea in his mind.

"But there is Qiang chaos all over Liangzhou. How can I take away Liu Qing and bury him with thousands of soldiers? I can't bear it!" Liu Hong stopped pretending and directly rejected Zhang Rang's proposal.

Zhang Rang complained in his heart, Why is Your Majesty so virtuous?
To be continued...