Liu Wei, along with his civil and military officials and ten thousand soldiers, entered the city amidst the welcoming crowds of the populace and headed straight for the palace!
Prince Liu Xie of Chenliu rode in an open carriage, with Liu Wei personally driving for him.
Following closely behind were Yao Guangxiao, Xun You, Jia Xu, Liu Yu, Liu Hua, Yang Lian, Dong Cheng, and others.
Dong Cheng and Liu Xie were brought out of Luoyang by the Embroidered Uniform Guard and stayed in Liu Wei's camp.
Meanwhile, officials from the Hetao region, including Wei Ji and Cai Yong, were already on their way to Luoyang.
The situation in the world is clear: the era in which Liu Wei controls the Han Dynasty is about to begin.
What followed was the replenishment and establishment of the central government agencies.
Yuan Wei and his group were naturally no longer an option.
Liu Wei had already excluded them.
The new central government must be entirely new; otherwise, it will revert to its old ways.
Furthermore, he should also give an explanation to his subordinates, including those who followed him and the original members of the royal family.
The people of Luoyang understood when they saw this scene: the Liu family was going to change emperors!
Liu Wei instructed Yao Guangxiao and others to first escort the Prince of Chenliu to Zhanghan Hall for resettlement.
He chose the General's Mansion as his office location, and the court officials who had previously sided with Liu Hua came to congratulate him.
"Yao Guangxiao is hereby appointed as the Acting Commandant of the Capital Region and Governor of Henan Province. He is to clear waterways, dredge wells, extinguish fires, sweep streets, and issue proclamations to reassure the people!"
"Jia Xu and Xun You served as his assistants, helping Yao Guangxiao handle government affairs."
"The rest of you will remain in your original positions for the time being, and will be reassigned after the Prince of Chenliu ascends the throne!"
The Prince of Chenliu has not yet ascended the throne, and the young emperor there has not abdicated, so Liu Wei is not in a hurry to appoint officials to his subordinates.
The city of Luoyang was in ruins, and there was still much to be done in cleaning up the mess.
"Shen Lian, please bring these people here. I want to see them."
Liu Wei gave Shen Lian a list, and Cao Mengde's name was prominently at the top.
"Your Highness, we have found Empress Dowager Dong in the Cold Palace. She is pleading to see you!" someone reported at that moment.
"Bring her here, and please have *** come here!"
Liu Wei's face remained calm, but his heart was already rippled with emotion.
The Liu family's affairs should be resolved by family members.
There must be an explanation for Empress Dowager Dong's order for Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, and Guo Sheng to kill Consort Jing and more than one hundred households in Niujiazhuang.
Before long, Liu Hua rushed over.
Empress Dowager Dong was then brought in as well.
In just half a year in the cold palace, the middle-aged empress dowager had already turned her hair white and her face full of wrinkles.
After dismissing everyone else, only the three generations of the family remained in the hall.
When Empress Dowager Dong saw that her daughter Liu Hua was also there, she became very excited:
"Wei'er, my good grandson, Hua'er, my daughter, we've finally been waiting for you to come!"
"Where is Xie'er? And where is my younger brother? Can I see them?"
"We can see them! However, since our family is here now, there's something we'd like you to explain."
Liu Wei had no feelings for her, and didn't want to call her "grandmother" anymore, so he went straight to the point.
"Tell me, tell me!" Empress Dowager Dong asked impatiently.
"Shouldn't you give me an explanation for having my mother killed back then?"
Liu Wei's words were like a cold wind, sending a shiver down Empress Dowager Dong's spine.
She paused for a moment, a look of disappointment crossing her face, then her eyes lit up again: "Did you come to Luoyang this time to prepare to become emperor yourself?"
"What if I'm the emperor? What if I'm not the emperor?" Liu Wei said coldly.
"You must never become emperor, you absolutely cannot!"
Empress Dowager Dong suddenly shouted at Liu Hua, "Daughter, he... he is not a descendant of our Liu family."
What?
Liu Hua was struck dumb, feeling as if the sky was about to collapse: "Mother, what... what nonsense are you talking about? My brother has already recognized him, how could there be any mistake?"
Liu Wei was also stunned. Could it be that this old woman actually knew that he was a time traveler?
But I myself am a transmigrated soul!
"Hehe, I gave you the imperial edict you wanted back then, so that you would have a reason to go to the capital and kill that vixen He Hui."
"You think I don't know? You must have secretly found out that Consort Jing died at my hands."
"Moreover, you plan to first put Xie'er on the throne, then sideline him and force him to abdicate, so that you can rightfully become emperor, right?"
Suddenly, Empress Dowager Dong smiled sinisterly, "Liu Hua, my good daughter, you married your daughter to him and placed your bets on him!"
"But you don't know that he doesn't have any Liu family blood in him at all!"
"Mother, you've gone mad! Have you been in the Cold Palace for too long and lost your mind? I don't believe your one-sided story. He is the child of my elder brother and Consort Jing!"
Liu Hua didn't believe Empress Dowager Dong's words at all. She rushed forward, grabbed Empress Dowager Dong's emaciated body, and shook her violently, "What do you want?"
"Heh heh heh! He's actually the child of that couple from the Niu family. Consort Jing isn't pregnant at all. She's trying to deceive me with the Niu family's child. She wants to be Empress? No way!"
Liu Hua froze, almost fainting.
"Heh, you're just making this up! How could such a bizarre thing be possible? Has Father Emperor gone blind?" Liu Wei said calmly.
"If you don't believe me, you can go to the Yongle Palace, to the hidden compartment under my bed. There's a box there with proof that you're a child of the Niu family."
Empress Dowager Dong's face twisted in rage. "Furthermore, the fire at Niujiazhuang was not started by Zhao Zhong. The one who set the fire was none other than your so-called mother, Consort Jing!"
What!
Now it's Liu Wei's turn to have his worldview turned upside down.
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