Dahan first prince

Chapter 388 Strict father, loving mother.

For Liu Ying, overthrowing the imperial edict that she had already promulgated seemed to be an easy task;
But after just a few hours, the entire Chang'an, because of Liu Ying's decision, set off a wave of public opinion! ! !
What is a little magical is that the anger of the government and the public did not focus on Liu Ying, the emperor who "changed the order from day to day", but was highly concentrated on Wang Ling, the Marquis of Anguo who "forced Liu Ying to change the order from day to night".

Although Liu Ying was a little surprised by this phenomenon, she was relieved after simple thinking.

Compared with the feudal dynasties of later generations, one of the most unique "hidden political rules" of the Han Dynasty is fully revealed in this incident.

——In today's Han Dynasty, the emperor cannot be "wrong".

Different from the dialectical thinking system that became more and more perfect in later generations, today's Han Dynasty thought circle is still stuck in a very primitive "diode" thinking.

That is: if a person is 'right', then everything he does is right;
Even if this person refers to a deer as a horse, it's not that he was wrong, it's that the 'horse' grew up wrong and looked like a deer! !
Just like a few decades ago, Qin Zhongche ordered Zhao Gao to treat a deer as a horse, and Qin Tinggong and his ministers all let him go;
But in fact, Zhao Gao's fault did not refer to the fact that a deer is a horse, but Zhao Gao himself, and he did not have the power to refer to a deer as a horse, that is, the power to "never be wrong".

If in history, it was the first emperor Yingzheng or the second Huhai who turned the deer into a horse, then this incident is likely to become a glorious deed of "Qin Xzong's sophistication".

Conversely, if a person is 'wrong', then everything he does is wrong;
No matter how this person works for the country, the people, and everything, he must be demoted to Jie and Zhou.

Just like in the original history, Empress Lu's pheasant was classified as a "wrong" because of "the princes and ministers punished all Lus together"; so as long as the government orders came from the hands of Empress Lu, they were all banned without exception.

Such as Jinbu law, Jinguan law, and Luhou eight baht coins, and the nationalization of minting rights, etc...
And under this kind of diode thinking, the Son of Heaven obviously can never be classified as 'wrong';
Because if the emperor is 'wrong' in one thing, then in this mode of thinking, the whole person of the emperor is wrong.

Conversely, since the Son of Heaven cannot be classified as 'wrong', everything the Son of Heaven does must be 'right'.

This is also the reason why at present, even though Liu Ying himself changed the order from day to day, the courtiers and officials all pointed to the 'culprit' Wang Ling.

——Son of Heaven, there is absolutely no 'wrong'!

——Even if there is a mistake, it is the fault of this world!

In the original history, this kind of extreme thinking of "either wrong or right" was broken by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Shizong Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty, by an imperial edict of sin against oneself.

After that, the Son of Heaven changed from an ideal group of 'absolutely no mistakes' to a more realistic group of 'you can make mistakes, as long as you admit your mistakes'.

Of course, the reason why the Edict of Luntai Guilty has such a great effect is precisely because before this, no emperor has ever dared to issue an edict to sin against himself;

But Liu Che set the precedent of "criming oneself", but it also made the feudal kings of later generations weaker and weaker under the constraints of powerful officials. After thousands of years, they developed to the level of "Your Majesty and scholar-bureaucrats share the world".

Speaking of the present, Emperor Liu Yingzong had intentions about the political crisis that Wangling was facing, but it was really inconvenient for him to intervene.

But soon, the sound from Changle in the East Palace made Liu Ying bow to fate again.

——A qualified empress dowager is too important for a feudal emperor...
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"Mother..."

Changle Palace, Changxin Palace.

As usual, he appeared in Changle Palace on Changzhaori, and the emperor Liu Ying, who had an audience with his mother, sat beside the Queen Mother Lv Zhi and wept uncontrollably;

But at Liu Ying's side, the Empress Dowager Lu Zhi stretched out her hand lovingly, gently embraced Liu Ying in her arms, and patted Liu Ying's shoulders.

On the imperial case in front of the mother and son, there is a piece of imperial edict with the Queen Mother's seal on it.

It was precisely this decree that caused Liu Ying to spend her entire life, never feeling the slightest dislike for her mother Lu Zhi...
——I have heard: Every virtuous and heroic ruler must develop his aspirations when he is young. If he is not strong enough, he will be known to the world;

During the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, the court officials often said: Prince Liu Ying is unparalleled in filial piety, with a heart of benevolence, righteousness and love for the people, worthy of the importance of the ancestral temple and the community;
Emperor Gao, the Empress Taizu, was about to go on a grand trip, and he respected and taught on the sick bed: 嗌!Kid Ying!All the plans of the people are in your hands!
And now, the emperor is approaching the Ninth Five-Year Plan to rule the world, and he will rule the world with his ministers. The local counties and states will sweep away the exhaustion of the disputes at the end of the Qin Dynasty, so that the people will have a little food, warm clothes, and live and work in peace. omen.

However, because of my own selfishness and the benevolence of a woman, I ignored the will of my ancestors and forcibly obstructed the construction of mausoleums and towns;

The emperor was benevolent and filial, and never said anything wrong.

Thanks to the blessing of the ancestors and the favor of the gods, there are loyal ministers and righteous men who said: "An Guohou Ling, live up to his title of 'An Guo', disregarding the status of the Queen Mother, and directly admonish him to protect the mausoleum."

When I heard it, I felt ashamed.

This is an edict to the world: all the emperors of the later generations of the Han Dynasty, who dare to speak out and stop the mausoleum, will go to the throne and let the virtuous, and the side branches will inherit and inherit the ancestral temple;
Dare to speak words to persuade the kings of later generations to stop, and the ministers who abolished the mausoleum will all die without forgiveness;

I am guilty, and I can't help the emperor Wanfang; Wanfang is guilty, and I am guilty.

It is to order the gate of Changle to tell the meritorious officials and ministers: I am guilty of sin, and I forbid Changle to avoid the world; all the politics of Han Dynasty come from Weiyang...

"Mother~"

Being gently hugged and patted and comforted by her mother, Liu Ying's sobbing did not show any signs of weakening.

Liu Ying never imagined that a small negligence of her own could cause such serious consequences; even her mother, Lu Zhi, would make sacrifices to protect herself, and even wanted to award such an award for herself, the chief culprit. A letter of guilt.....

Liu Ying is not very clear whether Emperor Wu Liu Che's edict of guilt is the only one in Chinese history;

But Liu Ying is sure: Lu Zhi's edict of guilt will definitely become the only one in the history of China...

A negligence that couldn't be smaller, but the mother who should have been famous in history and was praised by later generations as the "No.

Liu Ying really couldn't accept such a result.

Lu Zhi, on the other hand, didn't seem to care about it. While patting Liu Ying patiently, comforting and reassuring, he didn't forget to say something.

"As a mother and empress dowager, even if there is nothing to do here, I will eventually give up the government~"

"It just so happens that there is such a change, and besides returning me, it can also help my son, so why not do it?"

It was full of free and easy words, and Lu Zhi smiled and shook his head indifferently, and the tone of his voice was still the gentleness and kindness that made Liu Ying feel like a knife.

"Ying'er must remember: governing a big country is no small matter."

"Emperor You's words and deeds should be carefully considered, and there must be no jokes."

"This time, Ying'er accidentally touched the foundation of the mausoleum, and risked the pollution of 'changing orders at night'. This is a lesson..."

"Remember the lesson and don't do it again..."

Listening to her mother's kind words, Liu Ying only cried louder, and the tears flowed out unstoppably like a broken faucet.

This result is really beyond Liu Ying's expectations and beyond Liu Ying's tolerance...
On that day, when Anling decided to resist this big pot, at the cost of "changing orders overnight" and injecting a shot in the arm for the Lingyi system, Liu Ying only thought that this move would at most only make her The political reputation of the party has been damaged within an acceptable range;

Afterwards, when the courtiers gathered together involuntarily and pointed their heads at the tomb of the Marquis of Anguo, Liu Ying naively thought that as long as the tomb had passed this stage, Liu Ying would not even have to bear the blame for this scapegoat!

Afterwards, give some compensation to the scapegoat Wang Ling, and this matter will be over like this.

But from that day on, when the dirges began to sound outside Shang Guanli's An Guohou's mansion, Liu Ying finally realized that the development of the situation seemed to be far beyond her control!
Especially after receiving the news that 'Wang Ling almost hanged himself at home', Liu Ying's heart almost completely dropped to freezing point.

After that, there was a noise from the Changle Palace, which had been silent for a long time, and the black pot was finally pushed down by the Empress Dowager Lu Zhi;

It was not until that moment that Liu Ying really realized: What does the change from day to day mean to the feudal emperor...

"Day, in the future, if there is something that can't be resolved, my son, I must first seek advice from my mother..."

While talking with sobs, Liu Ying finally straightened up from her mother's arms, but the tears in her eyes still showed no signs of diminishing.

Hearing Liu Ying's words, Lu Zhi also smiled gently, neither nodding nor shaking his head.

"The matter of Lingyi will end here."

"Yu Jianghou, what is my son's plan?"

Before Lu Zhi finished speaking, Liu Ying, who was out of breath from crying, immediately got up from the couch and bowed to Lu Zhi.

"I still look forward to my mother's advice..."

As soon as the words were spoken, the gentleness on Lu Zhi's face disappeared, replaced by a touch of heart-pounding ruthlessness!

"Don't cry!"

"Get up straight!!!"

The sudden yell made Liu Ying stunned for a moment. After she realized it, she could only straighten her waist, bit her lips tightly, and blinked vigorously to squeeze out the tears from her eye sockets.

But on the imperial couch, Lu Zhi was furious, and even clenched his teeth!

"The majestic body of the son of heaven, the co-lord of the world, weeping and crying all day long, acting like a daughter!"

"—The one born to me is the second female evil?!"

Another stern shout caused another thick fog to form in front of Liu Ying's eyes, but she never dared to raise her hand again to wipe away the layer of tear mist.

"Say!"

"Jiang Hou's false edict! How should I deal with it!!!"

"Dang, the current prison..."

"And then!!!"

"Torture him for a while, then release him, and allow him to disarm and return to the field..."

"Repeat!"

"Jiang Hou's false edict!!!"

"How to deal with it!!!!!!"

After sternly shouting several times, Liu Ying finally couldn't hold back the sadness in her heart, fell to her knees with a 'plop', and burst into tears again in the blink of an eye.

"Currently ordered to prison~"

"Torture for a while~~"

"Shi Qi disarms and returns to the fields~~~"

"Prison now!"

"Torture for a while!!"

"Shi Qi, disarm and return to the fields~~~~~~"

Exhausting all the strength in her body, she cried out the last cry, Liu Ying couldn't restrain her emotions anymore, she just kowtowed on the ground and sobbed to herself.

But above the imperial steps, Empress Dowager Lv Zhi immediately had a look of unbearable expression on Liu Ying's knees and kowtow.

After a long time, when Liu Ying's crying became hoarse, Lu Zhi finally calmed down and put on that ruthless mask again.

"Go back."

"I am guilty of avoiding the world, and I forbid Changle; if the emperor has nothing important to do, I will never go to Changle..."

Said a word indifferently, barely able to endure the choked tone until the whole sentence was finished, Lu Zhi stood up coldly and turned his back.

Under the imperial steps, Liu Ying cried hoarsely, but finally had no choice but to kowtow to her mother's back again and again, and died forever.

When Liu Ying was sobbing and crying, and was helped out of the palace by the palace servants, Lu Zhi, who had his back to the gate of the palace, was already crying from an angle that Liu Ying could not see.

That ice-cold face that had been weather-beaten but never moved was filled with bursts of love and firmness that flashed from time to time.

"My son..."

"My son Liu Ying..."

"My son of the emperor..."

With a few choked murmurs, Lu Zhi finally let go of his defenses, and slowly sat back on the imperial couch, tears streaming down his eyes.

"This world, this ancestral temple, this community..."

"Too heavy, too heavy..."

"There's only so much mother can do..."

"In the future, my son must learn to straighten his back, and learn to carry this weight of ten thousand by himself..."

Weeping and talking to himself for a long time, when the hall was illuminated by the setting sun, Lu Zhi finally recovered from his sad mood;

That day and night, in the city of Chang'an in the 16th year of the Han Dynasty, a strange phenomenon that only appeared in the new era appeared in later generations.

——Overnight, the gates of the six palaces of Changle Palace were sealed for a total of five! ! !

As for the only Nangong Gate that was not sealed, there was only an opening next to the main gate;
And outside this doorway that can only allow three or two people to enter and exit at the same time, across Zhangtai Street from Changle Palace is the Taimiao of the late Taishang Emperor Liu Xi;

Walking out of the doorway, it takes only a hundred steps to reach the late Taizu Emperor Gao: the Gaomiao of Liu Bang...
(End of this chapter)