Chinese monarchic system

  Finally returned to the unit this afternoon, and this is the fourth update tonight. Starting from tomorrow, there will be regular updates, about two updates per day, and a temporary task for updates will be released every week. Please rest assured to collect, I wrote 56,000 words during this holiday!

  "Gentlemen, please rise. If I, the marquis, become prosperous in the future, I will definitely share wealth and honor with all of you, and we will go through joys and sorrows together. General Qian, would you please send someone to invite Generalissimo over? Remember, if the Imperial Guards arrive, hand over the corpses of these black-clad men to them, and they won't be allowed into the mansion."

  "General Mo, you take orders. You few bring people to search the mansion again, in case the two escaped assassins are still hiding, you are responsible for guarding outside the young master's bedroom, and must not let a fly enter the young master's room. General Liu, please trouble you three to accompany the young master nearby, and let him rest well."

  Qian Mingchun replied, and immediately stood up to direct the Youlin Army officers to make some arrangements. At the same time, he was afraid that Liu Bian would be frightened, so he asked Liu, Guan, and Zhang to accompany him, because he knew that the three of them were all highly skilled in martial arts.

  "Ah, General Qian, don't be polite, we're freeloading off Lord Hou, it's only natural that we should do some chores to repay his kindness. Don't worry about it." Liu Bei replied after a moment of stunned silence.

  Liu Bian's original room could no longer be occupied, so he moved to his own study. After bathing and dressing, he pretended to rest in bed, while Liu Guan Zhang chatted outside, with more than a dozen imperial guards guarding the surroundings of the study.

  Liu Bian understood that the person who came to assassinate him today must be from the palace, because currently the only ones with a chance of becoming crown prince were either him or Prince Liu Xie, so it was easy to guess who wanted him dead.

  Liu Bian believed that although Emperor Ling had never been fond of him, he would not send someone to assassinate him, after all, he was his son, and he wouldn't be so cruel as to do something like this.

  So the one who sent the assassins must be Wang Meiren, the mother of Emperor Liu Bian. And the one who is close to Wang Meiren is Huangmen Zhongyao, the newly established leader of the Imperial Guard. Therefore, these assassins must be soldiers from the Imperial Guard sent by Zhongyao.

  Liu Bian thought back to the history, at this time Emperor Ling in order to counterbalance the power of General-in-Chief He Jin, specially formed a bodyguard called the West Garden Imperial Guard, with his trusted aide, also one of the Ten Attendants, Zhong Huangmen Shentong as its commander.

  It wasn't until the eighth month of autumn that the Western Garden Imperial Guard reached a scale of 3,000 people. Emperor Ling specially established the Eight Banners of the Western Garden and selected a group of young talents such as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to serve as the captains of the Western Garden Imperial Guard, known in history as the "Eight Captains of the Western Garden".

  "It seems that in the future, there will be another obstacle for me, the Western Garden Imperial Guard. Although I have the support of my uncle, General-in-Chief He Jin, and can ascend to the throne without doing anything, but if I were to do so, I would only be a puppet. That's not what I want. In the next period of time, I need to do two things: first, gain more support from my uncle; second, secretly gather a group of officials who support me and wait for an opportunity to speak out for myself."

  Liu Bian's misfortune was that his three personal guards had only just become his personal guards a few days ago, and now they had met with disaster; at the same time, he also became wary of Liu Bei. Today, that last black-clad man seemed to be someone Liu Bei had deliberately let go, but he didn't know why he would do such a thing.

  "Ah, it's not easy to get three merit points, and I've just gotten three loyal people to follow me, only to have them die now. What a waste! By the way, I killed three assassins today, wonder if I got any merit points for that?"

  Liu Bian opened the system interface and found that his merits had actually increased to 120 points. It turned out that those Youlin Army soldiers were moved by Liu Bian's actions, representing their deceased comrades who were filled with gratitude towards him.

  In addition, Liu Bian discovered that his faith points had actually reached over thirty points. It turned out that more than thirty of the Imperial Guards soldiers had a loyalty rate of over 80% towards him, which was something he hadn't expected.

  "It seems that my approach is correct, and I believe that in the future, more Youlin Army soldiers will be loyal to me. Also, in the future, we must pay attention to winning people's hearts, after all, whoever gains the support of the people can gain the world."

  Liu Bian fell asleep in a daze, thinking to himself. Today, he had done something beyond his imagination - killing people for the first time, and not just one person, but three. His emotions were still churning, after all, he was just a young man.

  However, Liu Bian did not regret it. If things could be done again, he would still kill those three assassins. This was not only to win people's hearts but also to reduce the troubles.

  This is also the reason why Liu Bian did not want to leave any survivors. Since he could analyze who sent the assassin, if there were survivors, the mastermind behind the scenes would be worried that things would be exposed and might even take a risk to send someone to assassinate him again.

  Now that all the assassins are dead, the mastermind behind them should not make any other moves for the time being, so Liu Bian will be relatively safe during this period. Moreover, General-in-Chief He Jin will definitely strengthen his protection of Liu Bian, so he won't have to worry about his safety from now on.

  Liu Bian was in a daze when he suddenly heard the noise outside, which woke him up. He then found out that it was General-in-Chief He Jin who had arrived personally, and also Zhang Rang, the eunuch who attended Empress He.

  The assassination of the Crown Prince Liu Bian was a shocking event that shook the entire city of Luoyang, from Emperor Ling of Han to the ministers in court, and countless people did not sleep all night.

  General-in-Chief He Jin was enraged, and ordered the Imperial Guards to seal off the entire city of Luoyang, searching everywhere for the escaped assassins. Meanwhile, he personally led 500 Imperial Guards to Shi's residence, intending to leave all 500 there.

  Empress He was also enraged, and rushed to the Lan Hui Palace where Emperor Ling of Han was staying with Wang Meiren overnight. After learning about this, Emperor Ling of Han was also enraged, and immediately dispatched the Imperial Guards to guard the Shi residence, ordering the廷尉府 to thoroughly investigate the matter.

  Liu Bian woke up and heard a voice shouting: "You little scoundrel, you dare to send someone to assassinate the Crown Prince. It's clear that you have evil intentions. Tomorrow, I will definitely impeach him in front of the Emperor, otherwise, I won't let it go."

  "Thanks, uncle."

  Liu Bian pushed open the door and walked out, his eyes immediately fell on He Jin sitting in the upper seat. His stout figure, full of fleshy face, ferocious complexion, although wearing a silk robe, still couldn't shake off the aura of a butcher from the market.

  "Great Crown Prince, are you alright?" He Jin's eyes lit up when he saw Liu Bian.

  "Thank you, Uncle, for your concern. Liu Bian is safe and sound, thanks to the arrangements made by you, and the bravery of these Imperial Guards who fought to the death to save me. I hope that you can provide a proper burial for those Imperial Guards who died in battle, and reward their families generously, to comfort the hearts of our soldiers."

  "Don't worry, I'll arrange it. By the way, I've also dispatched 500 more troops from Lin Jun to come over, led by Huang Duiwei, to be responsible for guarding the Shi Mansion and ensuring your safety from now on."

  General-in-Chief He Jin waved his hand, and a general in his thirties came in from outside. Liu Bian took a closer look and saw that this man was eight feet tall, with a majestic appearance, a few strands of long whiskers under his chin, looking extraordinary heroic. He bowed to Liu Bian:

  "The late General Huang Zhong of the Feathered Forest Guard is here to pay his respects to Your Highness."

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