PFC Chapter 550 It was already a blessing that he was spared!
Chapter 550 It was already a blessing that he was spared!
Or rather, he had a good impression of the eunuchs ever since he came to this challenge.
Aside from Zhang Liang, the only person who was unconditionally loyal to him, risked his life for him, and even asked for nothing in return was Jiao Bo, a eunuch!
"It's over! Emperor Gaozu was blinded by a single leaf!"
Seeing Liu Bang pondering repeatedly in the challenge scene, still unable to figure out the crux of the problem, Old Zhu instantly understood his thinking.
This is a dead end!
With the gentry in power, the eunuchs' authority was weakened to the extreme, coupled with the goodwill that Jiao Bo had developed towards eunuchs.
For various reasons, Liu Bang at this critical juncture was completely unaware of Huang Hao's existence!
"Then we can only wait and see if Liu Shan is really that confused, and whether Jiang Wei and others can come up with a better way to deal with it."
Li Er's view was clearly somewhat pessimistic.
In his view, if Jiang Wei really had a way to deal with Huang Hao, he wouldn't have been forced to stay outside Jiange to cultivate land and not dare to return to Shu to meet the emperor.
As for Liu Chen, after Liu Shan intervened and before the other princes, especially before it was confirmed that Liu Xuan would not return, his ascension to the throne was illegitimate.
Not only would Huang Hao try to pull him off the throne, but the officials who escorted Liu Shan through the siege would also not stand by and watch him secure his position.
Once Liu Chen is deposed and Liu Shan is restored to the throne, given his favoritism towards Huang Hao, the eunuch will have many ways to eliminate the two of them!
This treacherous minister may not be of much help in expanding territory and restoring the Han dynasty, but he is a master at internal strife, especially in framing loyal officials!
"It's difficult. We can only hope that the situation won't turn out the worst. Otherwise, even Father Emperor will have no choice but to abandon the Han Dynasty."
Even in the worst-case scenario, Liu Bang was still able to pull back from the brink and complete the challenge as the Emperor of Wei.
But in that case, this perfect plan would be a complete failure.
The idea of rebuilding the Han Dynasty three times has also completely fallen through!
Looking at the developments in the sky, Liu Heng kept frowning.
The situation seems to be getting increasingly out of control.
Most importantly, Liu Bang had not yet realized the threat posed by Huang Hao!
"Just watch, Liu Shan is about to enter the city."
"Perhaps the situation isn't as bad as you all suspect."
When nothing unexpected happens, time passes quickly in the sky.
Liu Chen entrusted his troops to Jiang Wei with peace of mind, and Jiang Wei, while ensuring the safety of the capital, carefully advanced towards the surrounding cities.
Liu Bang was also carefully managing the contingency plans he had left behind on all sides.
To ensure that the main force remains outside the range of Han scouts' activities, while being able to launch a general offensive at any time.
Han Xin was right when he spoke in court. The punishment for this challenge was severe. He was unwilling to lose either fifty years of his life or a natural disaster for the dynasty.
Fortunately, his micro-management skills are excellent, so it's not too difficult for him to prevent Jiang Wei from discovering the various ambushes in a short period of time.
Everything should have continued in this way, but on this day, Liu Shan and his entourage, disguised as commoners, arrived in the capital.
What Huang Hao did next was completely different from what he had previously proposed.
He didn't consider any other ways to test Liu Chen and Jiang Wei's loyalty, and he even barged into the palace without thoroughly investigating the situation.
Of course, he only dared to act so recklessly after inquiring that Jiang Wei was not in the capital.
"Huang Changshi?"
When the palace servants led him and several officials behind him into the palace, Liu Chen was dumbfounded.
"Huang Changshi, you're still alive? What about Father Emperor? Did he escape too?"
After a moment of stunned silence, I was overjoyed.
Just as Huang Hao had initially predicted, he was a person who valued filial piety.
After deducing that there was no hope left in Shu, he was able to decisively ascend the throne and become emperor in order to restore the foundation of the Han Dynasty.
However, upon learning that Liu Shan was still alive and had arrived in the capital, he could have decisively abdicated and, together with the ministers, reinstated his father as emperor!
"His Majesty is very fortunate and will be fine. He is currently inside the city."
"However, Prince of the North, you really have a lot of nerve. Upon learning of the attack on Shu, not only did you not send troops to reinforce it, but you also directly ascended the throne and became emperor with the support of that traitor Jiang Wei. Are you planning a rebellion?!"
"In your eyes, is there still any law? Is there still any respect for His Majesty?"
"Or is it that from the very beginning, you never wanted His Majesty to escape from Shu?"
Huang Hao didn't give him a kind look and directly pressed him with questions.
"Huh? Reinforcements?"
“Huang Changshi, you are unaware of the fact that in order to take the capital without any risk, the General and I abandoned most of the cities in Yongzhou and gathered almost all of our troops here.”
"It can be said that before we attacked the capital, we had already planned to pay the price of losing Yongzhou."
"After we captured the capital, we learned of the attack on Shu. However, by then, Yongzhou had already fallen into the hands of the Wei army. If we wanted to reinforce, we either had to abandon the capital we had just captured and force our troops to break out and reinforce Shu, but that would certainly result in heavy losses!"
"The only option is to follow the same route as the enemy Chen Tai and return through the Ziwu Valley."
"However, it would take at least half a month or even longer to cross the Ziwu Valley and extend the plank road to reinforce Shu."
"At that time, even if we immediately return to provide assistance, we may not be able to save Shu in time, and we will miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
Liu Chen explained, neither humble nor arrogant.
"As for my father, I am naturally happy that he was able to escape from Shu, and I am ready to support him to restore the throne at any time."
"I also believe that my father will understand me!"
"Furthermore, Attendant Huang, I hope that you can get along peacefully with the General from now on. This is my only request of you. Can you do it?"
Although he had not anticipated this situation, he did not covet the power of being the emperor too much.
Before Huang Hao could even utter any more hurtful provocations, Liu Chen readily agreed.
However, upon hearing his words, Huang Hao merely gave a cold laugh.
"If you can still be forgiven for being the Prince of Beidi, then Jiang Wei's actions of supporting you to become emperor when His Majesty's whereabouts were still unknown are tantamount to treason!"
"King of the North, I can certainly let him go, but what happens after that? How will the people of the world view my Great Han Dynasty in the future?"
"To be honest, His Majesty also has considerable reservations about Jiang Wei."
"He should be able to save his life, but beyond that, he shouldn't think too much about things like military power or status."
"You should know, King of the North, this is treason!"
"Not killing Jiang Wei and sparing his life is already a great favor!"