Two hundred and fifty-seventh chapter is about to trouble
As the saying goes, people need face and trees need bark.
Zhang Wu was hit by this, and immediately and consciously retreated.
The descendants of the Liu family are not good men and women.
At the beginning, Zhang Xiangru, Marquis of Dong'an, entered the palace as a general and as the prince's tutor. However, he was kicked out of the palace by the then prince and now the emperor, and he died of depression three years later.
In other words, the prince of the Liu family could even dismount the general when he made a bold move. Zhang Wu was just a former general, so why should he fight with the prince?
It's better to bow your head obediently and save the lives of the family!
Therefore, Zhang Wu kowtowed and said: "I am a foolish man and am greedy. Please punish me!"
Emperor Liu Qi chuckled and clasped his hands behind his back. He felt quite amused.
As an emperor, who are the Crown Prince, Grand Tutor, Young Master and Zhan Shi? It is of no importance to him.
If it were in the past, he wouldn't have to worry so much and just make the appointment casually.
However, at this moment, the prince and three ministers were involved in the whirlpool of the struggle for the prime minister's position.
Therefore, they had to be cautious and cautious, and even pulled Liu Che out as a shield.
The purpose is to rebalance the power of the court.
In the past six months, the Han Dynasty and the imperial court have experienced an earthquake-like change. Among the three ministers and nine ministers, the prime minister and the imperial censor have all fallen.
As a result, the power of the entire court was thrown out of balance.
It was precisely for this reason that he picked up Yuan An and asked Yuan An to balance Chao Cuo.
However, Chao Cuo's promotion of reducing vassal vassals was a national policy. Therefore, in addition to balancing, Chao Cuo's authority had to be strengthened.
Therefore, Jin Chao Cuo became the imperial censor.
However, under the current situation, Chao Cuo wanted to use his identity as a royal censor to suppress the government and the opposition and implement the policy of reducing the vassal state. The power was still not enough, so the prime minister had to give Chao Cuo the power.
But. In this way, once the combination of the prime minister and the imperial censor takes full control of the situation, let alone other ministers and nobles. Even he, the emperor, may not be able to control it!
Therefore, in order to ensure that his authority as the emperor would not be threatened or attacked in any form, it was necessary to completely cut off Chao Cuo's influence in the army.
It seems very complicated at first sight, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it is just a normal imperial mentality.
To put it simply, give him a slap in the face first, and then give him a sweet date.
Therefore, in fact, Chao Cuo recommended Zhang Wu with his hint and instigation.
The purpose was to make Chao Cuo completely lose the opportunity to gain military power!
And he also believed that Chao Cuo understood what he meant, so he recommended Zhang Wu. Otherwise, Chao Cuo would not have been stupid enough to risk his reputation by recommending Zhang Wu - who doesn't know how bad Zhang Wu's reputation is?
only……
"This kid Liu Che is really brave..." Emperor Liu Qi felt like he had a headache.
Originally, Zhang Wu was the target he had reserved for those who opposed Chao Cuo in the court.
Think about it, if Zhang Wu became the crown prince's third minister, wouldn't the whole government and the public be desperately trying to impeach him?
Then, Chao Cuo must learn from Xiao He, take the initiative to clear up the relationship, and abandon Zhang Wu.
In this way, he, the emperor, could follow the rules and comply with the people's hearts, remove Zhang Wu from his position, and choose a talented person.
After such an experience, both the government and the public, would that general dare to seek refuge with Chao Cuo again?
It's a pity that this good plan, this flawless plan, went wrong with Liu Che!
This made Emperor Liu Qi both angry and happy.
What makes Liu Che angry is that he is so brave. He obviously gave such big hints, but he actually pretended not to see it and acted only according to his own preferences!
The good news is that Liu Che can stick to his position, which shows that his son has entered the role very quickly and has already assumed the responsibilities of a prince in just a few days.
In the Han Dynasty, a qualified prince must be responsible.
Especially for him, the emperor, an irresponsible heir is not worthy of inheriting his throne!
I think back then, he even dared to drive away his teacher, and even dared to beat Prince Wu to death...
If the chosen heir is a weakling, a lame shrimp.
Then scrap it!
Anyway, he has many sons!
Thinking of this, the Emperor Liu Qi waved his hand and said: "General Zhang's words are serious. It is the prince who is unreasonable and has wronged the general. Someone, please send the general back to rest first..."
Although the words were polite, they were tantamount to pronouncing the end of Zhang Wu's political life.
Zhang Wu felt as if he had been granted amnesty, and kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty..."
Then, accompanied by two eunuchs, he left respectfully.
The moment he walked out of the palace, Zhang Wu turned back and took one last look at the majestic and splendid Xuanshi Palace.
This hall has not changed much from what it was twenty-five years ago.
It's just that the emperor and ministers in the hall no longer look the same as they were familiar with.
After all, this world is no longer suitable for a late emperor like him to survive.
Zhang Wu let out a long breath. At this moment, Zhang Wu really felt that he had aged by more than ten years.
There is no greater sorrow than the death of one's heart.
Zhang Wu's exit also made people sigh.
At the beginning, when the late emperor moved to Chang'an to inherit the throne, the ministers who assisted the late emperor, with the departure of Zhang Wu, now no one is left.
All I can say is that in this political arena, there has always been one emperor and one courtier.
Watching Zhang Wu leave, Liu Che became worried.
Zhang Wu was eliminated.
But, of the three remaining people, none of them are easy to eliminate.
But he also agreed to Liu Che's prostitution and Wei Wan, which gave Liu Che a huge headache.
What Liu Che fears most now is that his father will speak up and settle this matter. In that case, he will not be able to explain to Queen Mother Dou.
But as the saying goes, whatever you fear will come to you.
I just heard the emperor's father saying next to me: "In that case, I will regard Mr. Feng as the prince's tutor, Mr. Zhang as the prince's young tutor, and Shi Jian as the prince's minister. If you have no objections, I will let Zhongtai make it."
Edict!"
Ministers, you look at me, I look at you, who dares to have an opinion?
They all kowtowed and said, "Officials and ministers respect the system!"
Liu Che only felt some pain in the muscles on his face, but there was nothing he could do. In this situation, he had no right to speak at all.
He could only follow: "My son, I only rely on my father's orders for everything!"
"How can I explain this to Empress Dowager Dou..." Liu Che lamented in his heart.
Fortunately, Empress Dowager Dou didn't blame him for Wei Wan. Liu's prostitution didn't matter either.
It's just that I always feel a little unhappy.
At this time, a eunuch's voice suddenly came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the country of Hengshan! Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the country of Hengshan!"
"Send it in..." Emperor Liu Qi returned to the throne and ordered. Not long after, a eunuch came in holding an urgent memorandum sealed in a bamboo tube. Immediately, an attendant presented it to the king.
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The emperor Liu Qi took the bamboo tube and opened it, revealing the silk book hidden inside. When he opened it, his face suddenly turned bad, and the good mood he had been in for many days was gone.
"Your Majesty, what happened to Hengshan Kingdom?" Lieutenant Zhou Yafu came out to pay his respects.
But Liu Che knew that what was supposed to come had come!
The Emperor Liu Qi put down the silk book and sighed. He said: "The King of Hengshan has urgently reported that on Xinmao in the eighth month, there was a hailstorm in Hengshan, which was as big as five inches and as deep as two feet. All two counties in the country were affected. The King of Hengshan has opened the palace.
Warehousing and releasing grain for disaster relief. However, the grain stored in the Hengshan Palace and the six warehouses was only 500,000 dan. It was not enough to feed Hengshan for one month. The King of Hengshan requested the court to immediately send a large army into Hengshan to rescue the victims and maintain order!
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August Xinmao was almost five days ago.
"All ministers, please come and discuss it and come up with a charter..." Emperor Liu Qidao said.
Obviously, Emperor Liu Qi did not consider the option of not saving Hengshan.
However, although Hengshan Kingdom was a small country among the many vassal states of the Han Dynasty, it had a population of nearly one million.
This food gap is a bottomless pit!
So, the emperor looked at Chao Cuo and asked: "Chao Cuo, you have been an internal historian. Can you tell me how much grain can be produced from each warehouse in Guanzhong?"
Chao Cuo came out and replied: "Reporting to your majesty, the weather in Guanzhong has been good for many years. In addition, grain is transported from Guandong every year. At present, each warehouse in Guanzhong has more than 3 million shi of grain reserves, and more than 2 million shi of beans and wheat... It's just that the water is far away.
We can't relieve the fire nearby, so disaster relief is like putting out fires. It's too slow to transfer grain from Guanzhong! It's better to transfer grain from Aocang, Huainan Kingdom, and Hedong County first, and then transport grain from Guanzhong to fill it up!"
I have to admit that Chao Cuo responded very quickly.
But, how much grain can be transferred from Aocang, Huainan and Hedong?
In particular, Aocang has the important responsibility of supplying food to the Xingyang army and millions of soldiers and civilians in Luoyang. It is very risky to try to transfer food from Aocang!
Immediately, an official came out and said: "No, Your Majesty, Ao Cang is in charge of the world, and not a single grain of food can be transferred from outside!"
Emperor Liu Qi was stunned for a moment and hesitated.
Aocang is the Han Dynasty's largest strategic fulcrum in Guandong. Aocang's safety is closely related to the world. This official is right.
If too much of the grain stored in Aocang is diverted, affecting the supply of the military and civilians in Luoyang and Xingyang, there will be big trouble!
Liu Che looked at the official. He seemed to be a Qianshi Assistant Officer in the Prime Minister's Palace.
Now that the prime minister is vacant, these officials in the prime minister's palace have become active, hoping to gain enough benefits and prestige before the new prime minister is appointed as a way to advance.
But Liu Che doesn't want to get entangled with it now.
Because there are more important things to do!
He went out and paid homage: "Father, please listen to my words!"
Emperor Liu Qidao said: "If the prince has anything to say, just say it!"
Liu Che said: "Father, I think that now that the King of Hengshan has opened a warehouse to provide relief, Hengshan country will not be in danger of famine for the time being. Therefore, I think that the most urgent task is to immediately dispatch a large army into Hengshan to maintain order and recover the seized goods."
Bandits, beware of anyone taking the opportunity to conspire to cause trouble!"
Since ancient times, disasters and disasters have occurred at the same time.
After the disaster occurs, the local order is obviously chaotic, which will definitely provide some opportunities.
Not to mention the era before the Christian era, even in the later dynasties, during great disasters, there were countless beasts who took the opportunity to rob, rape, kill, and break the law!
What's more serious is that this hailstorm will undoubtedly give some restless people an excuse to cause trouble.
Taking advantage of disasters and coercing people into rebellion was the only way to rebel in ancient China.
In the previous life, several similar incidents occurred in the Hengshan Kingdom, although they were all suppressed.
But there is no guarantee that there will not be some butterfly effect in this life.
More importantly, if the imperial army reacts a little slower and gives King Wu Liu Bian an opportunity to take advantage of it, it will be terrible!
Think about it, a Wu ** team in the name of disaster relief is transporting a large amount of food northward. When the time comes, will the counties set up between the Jianghuai area and Wu Chu block them or not?
And once Liu Bi opened the channel to Jianghuai, the whole of Qi, Zhao and Luoyang would be open to King Wu.
This danger must be nipped in the bud.
"I ask you to lead the army into Hengshan according to the imperial edict!" Upon hearing Liu Che's words, Zhou Yafu immediately realized that he must not give King Wu Liu Bi any chance to interfere in Jianghuai! He immediately went out to pay homage.
Liu Che shook his head. Before his father could say anything, he said, "No, Lieutenant. The Lieutenant is the general of the Zhu Kingdom. Anke can move lightly. Besides, if the Lieutenant leads the army into Hengshan, what will the world think of it?"
After listening to Liu Che's words, the courtiers nodded their heads, saying that this was indeed the case.
Lieutenant leading troops to Hengshan? No matter how generous a person is, he will still murmur in his heart. What's more, the court has just killed Liu An. As Liu An's younger brother, Liu Bo is now suspicious.
So, the ministers said one after another: "What the family said is absolutely true!"
Emperor Liu Qi couldn't help but become curious and asked: "In the prince's opinion, what should we do?"
Liu Che rolled his eyes and kowtowed: "Father, I think that at this moment the imperial court should send a loyal and honest man to lead the army into Hengshan with integrity!"
"Do you have any recommendations for the crown prince?" Emperor Liu Qi became even more curious.
"My son..." Liu Che hesitated in his heart, thought about it, and finally made up his mind and said: "My son, I recommend the old general Wei Wan to be the general and lead the troops to Hengshan!"
After saying this, Liu Che prostrated on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
Wei Wan?
Emperor Liu Qi felt a toothache when he heard this name!
Back then, when he was still a prince, Wei Wan was the late emperor's lieutenant general and often drove the late emperor's carriages. Therefore, he was a close confidant of the late emperor and someone he deliberately wooed.
However, he kindly invited Wei Wan to the Prince's Palace for a banquet and drinks, but after waiting for a long time, Wei Wan was not seen, and there was no explanation.
How can this be tolerated?
Therefore, as soon as he came to the throne, he kicked Wei Wan out of the court and asked him to retire.
If the Queen Mother hadn't spoken, he would have even wanted to drag Wei Wan out and chop him down.
However, after all, it was the person recommended by the prince, and he did not want people to say that he was a stingy emperor who would retaliate. Besides, Empress Dowager Dou also had good words for Wei Wan.
Therefore, the emperor Liu Qi reluctantly suppressed his anger and asked: "Prince, tell me why you recommended Wei Wan?"
Liu Che knew that he couldn't hide anything from his father at this time.
Otherwise, if dad gets angry, no one can stop him.
He will have to be scolded at least once!
So, Liu Che organized his words, kowtowed and said: "I recommend Wei Wan for three reasons!"
"First, Wei Wan knows everything about the government and the public. He is an elder. He is generous and kind to others. If Wei Wan goes to Hengshan, he can settle up and down the mountain and help win the hearts of the people in Jianghuai!"
Emperor Liu Qi felt a little better after hearing this, because it was a fact and the whole world knew that Wei Wan was a good man!
"Secondly, Wei Wan has followed the late emperor for many years and has been in the military for a long time. He knows the government affairs and laws well, so he is sent to Hengshan. He can rectify the place and maintain order, but there is no risk!" When Liu Che said this, he knelt on the ground tightly.
, what he said is also true.
The situation in the Jianghuai region is complicated, especially in the Hengshan Kingdom, which is close to Danyang County.
Now, Danyang County is not very famous.
But in a few decades, the Danyang soldiers will attract the attention of the whole world.
The 5,000 Danyang cavalry led by Li Ling, even if they dismounted and fought on foot, still overwhelmed the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu mobilized all the troops to besiege them, but they were helpless. If Danyang soldiers did not run out of ammunition and food later, Li Ling might have been able to stage a thousand-mile breakout.
A good show.
Even so, the Danyang soldiers still shocked the world in that battle.
From then on, Danyang soldiers played an irreplaceable role in both the Guangwu ZTE and the Troubled Times of the Three Kingdoms.
By sending Wei Wan to stabilize Jianghuai, Danyang County will not fall into the hands of Wu Chu. This elite military unit, which has little reputation yet, will not be at risk of being controlled by Wu Chu.
In this era of cold weapons, an elite unit can play a role no less than a nuclear bomb!
But Emperor Liu Qi did not agree with Liu Che's explanation.
Sending Wei Wan can indeed stabilize the public sentiment in Jianghuai and prevent conflicts from intensifying.
But it’s almost the same if you send others.
For example, Zhidu.
However, Liu Che bowed his head and gave the third reason, which was also a reason that the emperor could not refuse: "Thirdly, the Queen Mother of the East Palace has long wanted to return to Wei Wan..."
When Emperor Liu Qi heard this, his pupils suddenly dilated.
After a long while, he said: "I will go hunting in Shanglin Garden tomorrow. Prince, please bring Wei Wan with us!"
He had to give the Queen Mother some face, especially since Liu Che was also dragged into the situation.
Emperor Liu Qi was very pleased with Liu Che's confession.
This shows that his son is really sincere to him and has nothing to hide.
From the perspective of Emperor Liu Qi, if he were Liu Che, he probably wouldn't be so frank.
And the emperor is so strange.
Sometimes, no matter how big the problem is, as long as you confess it to him, he will forget about it and even reward you.
Why?
Because. He will think you are a loyal minister and filial son!
"No!" Liu Che kowtowed quickly.
Even if his mission is successfully completed, the rest is up to Wei Wan himself!
As for him using Queen Mother Dou as a shield in public, it doesn't matter.
The relationship between Liu Che and Donggong is now in the honeymoon period!
With Liu's prostitute Chen Gillian and Chun Yuyi's help, Empress Dowager Dou wouldn't care about such small details at all. Well, she just needs to go over and confess and explain to her later!
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After the dynasty was dismissed, Liu Che took his carriage and went to Changle Palace to pay his respects to Empress Dowager Dou. At the same time, he turned around and told Empress Dowager Dou tactfully what he had said in front of the emperor.
As expected, Queen Mother Dou didn't take it to heart at all.
To her, the opinions of the government and the public, the opinions of others, are all unimportant.
She is the Queen Mother, not the Queen, and no one can shake her status.
After leaving Changle Palace, Liu Che rode a carriage and took the ceremonial guard back to his crown prince's palace.
As soon as he returned to the palace, Liu Che immediately ordered Sima Xiangru to come see him immediately.
"Chang Qing..." As soon as he saw Sima Xiangru, Liu Che came forward very affectionately, helped him up, sat down, and then asked with a gentle face: "I ordered Ai Qing to write the poem two days ago.
How's it going?"
After Sima Xiangru sat down, he replied: "My... family... minister... has... written... well... well... it's... done..."
Liu Che found it difficult to listen to Sima Xiangru speak every time.
After reluctantly listening to Sima Xiangru's statement, Liu Che smiled and said: "In the future, Changqing will write his replies on paper in front of me..."
When Sima Xiangru heard this, he was overjoyed and nodded quickly.
Then, he presented a poem he wrote to Liu Che.
Liu Che took it and took a look, and saw that the whole text was gorgeous and the rhetoric was beautiful. Although he couldn't quite appreciate it, he intuitively felt that this poem was still very good!
The most important thing is that this poem is the propaganda that Liu Che urgently needs now.
Liu Che called Wang Dao in, handed the poem to Wang Dao, and ordered: "Go and spread this poem as far as possible...let more people read it!"
"No!" Although Wang Dao was puzzled, he still accepted the order and left.
After Liu Che waited for Wang Dao to leave, he said to Sima Xiangru: "From today on, it's best for Aiqing to write three or five poems like just now to Gu, focusing on the two points that Gu said!
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"No..." Sima Xiangru nodded quickly. This task was very easy for him.
He picked up the pen, wrote a sentence on a piece of white paper, and then presented it to Liu Che. Liu Che took it, looked at it, nodded, and said, "That's the central idea!"
I saw a famous saying from Xunzi written on the paper: Heaven's movement is always constant, and it does not exist because of Yao, nor does it perish because of Jie.
There was nothing Liu Che could do.
He was canonized as prince in August.
The prince's buttocks were still hot from sitting, so there was a heavy hailstorm in Hengshan Kingdom, and the hailstones hit the ground two feet deep...
This would be a very bad omen for any dynasty.
But this is just the beginning.
Soon, before things in Hengshan Kingdom are over, comets will appear in the northeastern starry sky, and then Mars will come out to join in the fun, running around in the sky and visiting Beichen Star.
Then, the moon will also follow Beichen.
Saturn and Jupiter will also be unwilling to be lonely and retrograde in the heaven.
It is no exaggeration to say that throughout the rest of the Year of 1898, Liu Che and his father would never have a chance to live a good life!
Especially Liu Che has to withstand more firepower.
Who told him that he would no longer be lonely just now after being named a prince?
In his previous life, Dad was able to survive all these ominous situations because he was an emperor.
But Liu Che is just the prince now, he can't afford it!
What's even more troublesome is that there is no way to explain this kind of thing. With the three of them becoming a tiger, unless Liu Che can bring out the astronomical telescope, no one will listen to him no matter what he says.
Therefore, we can only try to eliminate the influence of these ominous omens.
At the same time, Liu Che also had to prepare to use the little power he had to crack down on big businessmen and restrict the powerful.
This will undoubtedly give some people an excuse to attack.
Therefore, Liu Che must be more vigilant in this regard.
Therefore, in addition to Sima Xiangru's propaganda work, Liu Che also has to contact the nobles of Chehou these days to get these guys to come to his side.
Although it seems that among the Chehou nobles in Chang'an City, except for cockfighting lackeys, few of them are capable of anything.
However, using these guys to deal with businessmen, bullies and gangsters will always be detrimental!
……………………………………………… (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
ps: This chapter is the guarantee for today~ There will be another chapter later~
There is really nothing to say about what happened yesterday. I can only say that it is a problem that every author will inevitably encounter every once in a while~
Well, it’s the legendary attack of lazy cancer.
The symptom is that I don’t want to write anything. Sitting in front of the computer, all I can think about is playing -0-
But, I feel like my updates this month are quite impressive~
Well, by visual inspection as of today, at least 200,000 words have been updated this month.
Well, don’t look at me as lazy, but I’m actually very hardworking~
At the end of this month, if the number of words in the update is less than 250,000 words, I will raise my head to see you!
