Chapter 275: The crime of assassinating the king, selfish Jiang Boyue
Wang Chen smiled and clasped his fists to smooth things over and said: "Your Majesty is absolutely right. Previously, Guo Xiu had been serving as a county lieutenant in a remote area of Liangzhou, working under servants.
Even when he was working under the pseudo-Wei general Cao Shuang in Luoyang, he didn't have much chance to see the pseudo-Wei king, let alone Guo Xiaoxian, who had been in Xiping, and had no chance to see the pseudo-Wei king at all.
After all, the false king of Wei does not often visit Liangzhou, so there is no proper etiquette for meeting the king. It is understandable that he behaves inappropriately when meeting the king for the first time. It is also the first time for a servant to meet the false king of Wei. There is something slightly inappropriate.”
Jiang Wei also said: "Xiao Xian, please don't dare to do this in the future. It is a serious crime to be disobedient in front of the king. Fortunately, your majesty is kind and has forgiven you for the crime of disobeying the king." Jiang Wei did not expose Guo Xiu. An act that seemed like an assassination attempt,
After all, people are recommended by him. If someone commits an assassination attempt to kill the king when he is accepting the reward today, regardless of the motive for the assassination, the person he recommended will most likely be implicated.
You must know that no matter whether the regicide assassination is successful or not, even if he is slightly implicated in it, dismissal from office and exile is still a minor matter. It will most likely involve the whole family being executed, even if he is a general of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, we can only stop the assassination, rather than expose him in front of the emperor. We must be more careful in the future and not let him get close to the emperor. Only in this way can we be safe for the time being. After all, not everyone can be like the emperor. Gao is so lucky.
Assassinating the emperor or plotting rebellion are very serious crimes, which are not allowed by the country and the ruling class, and must be severely punished. The lightest case may be beheading in public, and the most serious case may involve implicating the nine tribes.
Guan Gao was a man who lived during the change of Qin and Han Dynasties. After the Battle of Baishan Mountain, Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, returned to Chang'an with his troops.
On the way, we passed through the State of Zhao. King Zhao Zhang Ao was Zhang Er's son and Liu Bang's son-in-law, so he took care of Liu Bang's daily life very humbly.
Zhang Ao also offered his beauty Zhao Ji, who was lucky enough to become pregnant.
Zhang Ao did not dare to enter the palace, so he built an outer palace for Zhao Ji to live in.
Even though he offered his woman, Liu Bang still didn't appreciate it. Instead, he often insulted Zhang Ao. Maybe it was because Zhang Ao was his son-in-law, so he didn't like him.
Zhao Wu and others couldn't stand it because the prime minister of Zhao State was so powerful, so they persuaded Zhang Ao to kill Liu Bang without any further action.
But Zhang Ao was timid and did not agree to them. Finally, Guan Gao and Zhao Wu secretly discussed assassinating Liu Bang and agreed that no one would reveal Zhang Ao.
In the eighth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (199 BC), Liu Bang pursued the remnants of King Xin of Han in Dongyuan (now Shijiazhuang, Hebei), passing by Bairen (now Neiqiu County, Hebei) on the way.
Guan Gao and others secretly ambush assassins in the toilet, hoping to kill Liu Bang. At night, when Liu Bang was about to go to bed, he suddenly felt flustered, so he asked his neighbors: "What is the name of this county?"
The waiter replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, the name of this county is Bairen."
Liu Bang said thoughtfully: "The Bai people... don't mean to persecute people! No, you can't stay here for a long time, it's better to leave early." Liu Bang seemed to have a premonition and escaped. Therefore, this plan
It became an attempted assassination, but nothing happened for the time being.
The next year, an enemy of Guangao learned of their plan and reported the matter to Liu Bang.
When Liu Bang found out, he was furious and immediately ordered people to arrest Zhang Er, Guan Gao, Zhao Wu and other people who participated in the rebellion.
Now the state of Zhao was in chaos. Zhao Wu and more than a dozen people were so frightened that they all planned to die to avoid being tortured.
Seeing those people scared to death, Guangao was very angry and cursed: "What are you doing? Are you scared out of your wits? Who told you to commit suicide? You don't even think about it. Now that the king is implicated by us, he is also implicated."
After being arrested, you will be happy to die, but who will prove the king's innocence?" So, Guan Gao and others shaved their heads, then put on the shackles and followed King Zhao to Chang'an.
The brutal interrogation began, and the official responsible for interrogating Guan Gao asked him to truthfully confess how King Zhao had rebelled.
Guan Gao said to the presiding judge: "Don't waste your time. I did everything by myself and have nothing to do with King Zhao."
The presiding judge said fiercely: "Did you do it yourself? Do you think I am a three-year-old child? It seems that you will not tell the truth without giving you some color to see." So, he ordered someone to whip him across the body with a whip.
Gao Gao then burned him with a red-hot iron bar. However, Gao Gao never said a word until there was no place on his body that could be tortured.
Later, Empress Lu learned about this and said to Liu Bang: "Your Majesty, Zhang Ao is our son-in-law. How could he rebel? Someone must have framed him."
Liu Bang was furious: "Nonsense, after Zhang Ao wins the world, will he still lack women around him? I think Zhang Ao is a traitor. Don't intercede for him in front of me in the future. I must punish him this time."
He cannot be cured."
A few days later, Tingwei came to report the interrogation to Liu Bang and told Liu Bang about Guan Gao.
After hearing this, Liu Bang nodded and said: "Oh! I didn't expect that this Guan Gao is still a man. He is indeed a strong man! We can't torture him anymore. Even if he is beaten to death, he won't say anything."
Speaking of this, Liu Bang said to the ministers: "Who among you has any friendship with this Guan Gao? We can't be soft if we are tough. If we ask him in private, we can definitely find out the matter."
In the end, Liu Bang pardoned his crime of assassinating the emperor after hearing Gong Xie's report, and did not implicate his family or King Zhao. However, Guan Gao still committed suicide. It is rare for someone to have a good ending after assassinating the emperor.
Less,
In the first year of Houyuan (88 BC), Jiang Chong's remaining party members Ma Tong, Ma Heluo and others plotted to assassinate Liu Che.
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty stayed at Linguang Palace for the night, Ma Heluo and others falsely conveyed the imperial edict and disbanded all the personal guards of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. At the same time, they began to assemble their own small group of troops to prepare to enter Linguang Palace.
Fortunately, the valet officer Jin Rixi found out and worked together with the other two valet officers Huo Guang and Shangguan Jie to smash the conspiracy and protect Liu Che.
In the end, Ma Tong, Ma Heluo and others were not as lucky as Guan Gao to be pardoned. According to the law of treason, they were beheaded together. The whole family was executed. At least three tribes were exterminated.
Whether it was in the Qin and Han Dynasties or now, this was a serious crime that was punishable by death and could not be forgiven. It was a serious crime that was dealt with severely, severely and quickly. He did not want to get involved in any case.
But now that Guo Xiu has some signs of being involved, he can only stop it but cannot expose it. After all, the matter has already implicated him. Everyone has selfish motives, and Jiang Wei also has them.
Moreover, he still wants to inherit the Prime Minister's legacy and restore the Han Dynasty. If he is charged with assisting His Majesty's assassination and rebellion, how can he restore the Han Dynasty?