"Liu An?" A hint of murderous intent flashed across Emperor Liu Qi's face.
When he heard the name Liu An, he began to believe Liu De.
At that time, Liu An's father, King Li and Liu Chang of Huainan, starved to death in a prison car. For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the world, and the folk song "a foot of cloth can be sewn, but two brothers are incompatible" spread among the people.
, in order to prevent the situation from escalating and to save face, the late emperor adopted Yuan An's opinion and divided the Huainan Kingdom into three parts. He named Liu Chang's three youngest sons kings respectively.
The eldest Liu An inherited the title and title of King of Huainan, the second eldest Liu Bo became the King of Hengshan, and the third eldest Liu Ci became the King of Lujiang.
The Han court had never relaxed its control over these three brothers.
However, Liu An has been restless in Huainan for a long time. The supervisory ministers installed by the Han Dynasty in Shouchun (the capital of Huainan Kingdom) often reported that Liu An was training soldiers, strengthening war preparations, and accumulating food and grass. There were even reports.
Some people rumored that Liu An threatened to avenge his father...
But the emperor Liu Qi knew very well that King Huainan could not move!
Today, there are two vassal kings in the Han family. Even if they are caught for treason, they cannot be killed. At most, they can only be placed under house arrest.
Liu An is one of them.
Another Chengyang king Liu Xi.
Liu An couldn't move easily because his father died tragically, and Liu Xi couldn't move because his father had made great contributions to the reconstruction of the country - Liu Xi's father was Liu Zhang, King of Chengyang Jing. When he was pacifying Zhu Lu,
He once played a key role and even personally killed Lu Chan.
Therefore, although Chao Cuo strongly advocated the elimination of vassals, King Chengyang and King Huainan were never on his list.
As a result, all the news and reports from Huainan Kingdom have been suppressed by him. Even the prime minister does not know these things. In the eyes of the world, Huainan King Liu An is still a docile and respectful king.
Liu De did not talk about Wu Chu, nor did he mention Jiaoxi, Zichuan, etc. He directly named him by name and said it was Liu An, which made the emperor Liu Qi believe it 50% in his heart.
The emperor Liu Qi stood up. What he had just said to Tao Qing and Wang Hui was now forgotten by him.
Because he knew very well what would happen if a prince with ulterior motives had an insider in Chang'an!
No matter how strong the fortress is, it can be breached from within!
Traitors are always the most hated enemies of any ruler!
At this time, he couldn't help but think of it. Last year and the year before that, Liu An went to Chang'an and stayed in Chang'an for a long time. Especially last year, Liu An stayed in Chang'an for two months.
During this period, I met countless relatives of nobles and gave away a lot of money.
As the emperor alone, he knew that four eunuchs had accepted bribes from Liu An...
He didn't take it seriously at the time, because it was a tradition of the Han family. Even when his younger brother Liu Wu came to Chang'an, he was still very generous to the eunuchs, relatives and ministers.
But at this moment, he had to connect these things with Liu De's words.
"What a good thief..." Liu Qi felt murderous in his heart: "How dare you collude with the vassal officials and take advantage of them!"
The emperor was not angry with Liu An, because Liu An was not the only prince who was secretly thinking of rebellion. As long as Liu An didn't really raise a flag of rebellion, he didn't bother to care!
But for those who collude with the vassal officials and plot evil, even if they are cut to pieces, it is necessary!
"Who is colluding with Liu An?" Emperor Liu Qi looked at Liu De and could not hide the anger in his heart and roared in a low voice: "Liu De, tell me his name, I guarantee that he will not survive tomorrow!"
"I dare not say..." Liu De bowed and bowed.
Of course he didn't dare to really name them as Tian brothers.
Still need to wait...
When Liu De lowered his head, he also prayed in his heart: "Don't let me down, take action quickly, Tian Fu... Decisive killing has always been your specialty..."
Even his enemy Liu De admired Tian Fu's methods in his previous life.
In particular, the combination of punches used by Tian Fu to frame Dou Ying and kill Guan Fu simply blinded Liu De.
His attacks were so decisive and ruthless that even the politicians of later generations could only do this!
"I let you say it!" Emperor Liu Qi felt that his chest was full of anger at this time: "Who is he?!"
"Father..." Liu De was hesitant and tried to delay time: "My son..."
At this moment, Wang Dao's voice came from outside the palace: "Your Highness... Your Highness... Something serious has happened..."
Only then did a big stone fall into Liu De's heart: "Tian Fu, you really didn't disappoint me..."
The moment he knew that the man behind the scenes was Tian Fu, he no longer doubted that Tian Fu would not jump into the hole he dug.
He really knows Tian Fu’s character and conduct very well!
In his previous life, he had been feuding with the Tian brothers for more than ten years, and they had never stopped until his death. During this period, they fought with each other dozens of times, and he had already figured out the behavior of the Tian Fu brothers.
Tian Fu's character makes it impossible for him to sit firmly on Diaoyutai, and he will definitely make moves.
And Tian Fu is surprisingly courageous!
He repeatedly made shocking and exaggerated actions.
For example, in his previous life, in order to kill Dou Ying, Tian Fu actually set fire to a room in Shiqu Pavilion where the royal edict was stored...
How could someone who dared to set fire to the palace not have the guts to silence them?
But Liu De still pretended to be calm on the surface and asked: "What's going on in such a panic?"
Wang Dao reported the report outside the door almost in a tearful tone: "Reporting to Your Highness, Zhang Shiling just sent people to the palace to report that several prisoners imprisoned in Tingwei Prison have been poisoned..."
"Ah...how could this happen?" Liu De immediately showed a panicked look and said, "What did Zhang Tang do? The prisoners held in the dignified Tingwei Prison were actually poisoned!"
But in his heart, Liu De gave Tian Fu a thumbs up: "He is indeed decisive in killing. He is worthy of being the hero who could kill Dou Ying in his previous life!"
It's a pity that I was a little timid and didn't poison all the scholars.
There is no doubt that the people who were poisoned must have been in contact with Tian Fu himself.
This is tantamount to asking for help.
As long as you follow this line of investigation, there will always be clues that will lead to someone catching you, and Tian Fu will not be able to escape no matter what!
If Liu De came to handle this matter, he would definitely poison everyone, at least it would confuse everyone's attention.
Moreover, Liu De felt that poisoning was too low-level!
Well, if you mix some fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C into shrimp or crab, it will be much more advanced.
When the emperor Liu Qi heard about this, he immediately became furious and killed people and silenced them!!!!!! Moreover, he killed people and silenced them in Tingwei's prison. This was a naked challenge to the authority of the Han emperor!!!!
Liu De turned around, knelt down and said with an expression of extreme disappointment and sadness: "Father, now that the witness is gone, I really don't dare to say that person's name..."
Emperor Liu Qi looked at Liu De and saw the disappointment and sadness on Liu De's face, and his heart inevitably softened.
"Liu De is still young!" The emperor sighed in his heart: "Too young..."
But this just fits Liu De’s age, doesn’t it?
Emperor Liu Qi felt that now was the perfect time to educate his son.
So he said: "Why are you panicking? The thief can't run away!"
How could the person who poisoned Tingwei's prison escape?
If this person is allowed to run away, then he, the emperor, will not have to do anything!
He asked directly: "Tell me, who was the instigator of what those scholars said earlier?"
At this moment, Liu Qi no longer has the patience to play the cat and mouse game with the thief!
"It's...Tian Sheng, brother Tian Fu..." Liu De said with a cry.
Emperor Liu Qi was also stunned when he heard this.
He’s actually a relative!!!!!!!!!!
The anger in his chest became even stronger!
Foreign relatives who collude with the princes should be damned! Damn! Damn!
but……
But we can no longer investigate this matter...
We can't even let people know that this happened...
Otherwise, once it is revealed to the world, the government and the public will be shaken, and the world will discuss things. It will also give the Kwantung princes one more reason to oppose Chang'an - even our relatives have rebelled, do we still have to endure it?
However, if this matter is not dealt with, Emperor Liu Qi will only feel a thorn in his chest, which is extremely uncomfortable!
"Come here to convey my decree. My cousin Tian is domineering and unreasonable. He repeatedly violates the laws of the country. I have repeatedly taught him and refused to change. I ordered him to commit suicide!" After walking around for a few steps, the emperor Liu Qi finally made up his mind and made a verdict. As the emperor,
, he wanted to kill two relatives. It was an extremely simple matter. One eunuch was enough. However, on this issue, Liu Qi had an extra thought. He went on to say: "Liu Lieutenant Zhou Yafu was ordered to be imprisoned and sentenced to death."
Tingwei Zhang Ou assists in inspecting Tian's property!"
Zhou Yafu and Zhang Ou are both his trusted ministers. With the cooperation of these two people, they will definitely be able to find enough evidence from the Tian brothers' homes.
And what if Zhou Yafu and Zhang Ou did not find any evidence of the Tian Fu brothers' crimes.
Then, it can only mean one thing - Liu De lied to him!
If that's the case, then...
It's not that he can't trust Liu De, but as the emperor, he can't trust anyone!
Think about how good his relationship with Liu Yi was back then?
For a certain period of time, he and Liu Yi were even in the same carriage when going out, and falling into the same trap when entering. But once Liu Yi had the opportunity to be the prince, wouldn't there be too many open and covert attacks on him?
"The Emperor, the Emperor, I am alone..." Thinking of this, the Emperor Liu Qi couldn't help but feel a little lonely.
He has indeed been lonely for too long since he became emperor...
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That night, Lieutenant Zhou Yafu suddenly entered the city from the military camp outside the city, led his troops to surround the Tian brothers' house in Chang'an City, and forced the Tian brothers to drink poisonous wine. Then, Ting Wei Zhang Ou, who was on vacation, also recovered under the emperor's order.
He went to work and led people to search the Tian family's property.
This matter is like a stone falling into a lake, causing a ripple and then disappearing - to the nobles of Chang'an City, the emperor's edict for two relatives to commit suicide was nothing more than a trivial matter, not even a small matter.
Several people are paying attention.
Except for the Wang Nuan sisters who had been crying in the palace for a long time and found that even the emperor did not send anyone to explain and comfort them, they knew that they had offended the emperor, so they shut up angrily and did not dare to talk about it anymore.
After a day or two, the nobles in Chang'an forgot about the Tian brothers.
Nobles have always been like this. When Bo Zhao was forced to commit suicide, to this day, who still remembers that majestic cavalry general?
Not to mention the little shrimps like Brother Tian Fu who don’t even have a thousand-stone official position!
However, Liu De's examination has attracted the attention of the whole world. At the critical moment, the examination is about to begin!
