I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 144 Killing the Guangling Kingdom
Chang'an City is more than 1000 miles away from Changyi State, but more than [-] miles away from Guangling State.

Liu He learned of the news of the emperor's trip on April 26, while Liu Xu, the king of Guangling, did not receive the news of the emperor's trip until ten days later.

At that time, Liu Xu, the king of Guangling, was overjoyed. He thought that the witch Li Nuxu he had found from Chudi had finally succeeded and killed the emperor.

Therefore, as soon as Liu Xu received the imperial edict issued by the imperial court, he ordered without any sadness to pack his bags with great fanfare and prepare to go to Beijing to ascend the throne.

It seems that the throne of Chang'an City is within reach.

However, the will to enthroned him could not wait, nor could he wait.

When he was burning with anxiety, the officials of the Guangling Mansion who stayed in Chang'an finally sent a secret report-the person who was chosen as the emperor was not the Guangling King, but the Huangkou child Liu He.

At that moment, Liu Xu was furious, and in a rage, he drew a knife and killed a bear he was raising.

However, no matter how angry they are, there is nothing they can do, whether it is Liu Xu or Liu He, there is absolutely no possibility of them rebelling in the feudal state.

The edict that came first was written very clearly - the ministers and lieutenants of the counties and states must stick to the dangerous points, and the princes and kings are not allowed to leave the feudal country unless they obey the edict.

Regardless of whether it is Guangling Kingdom or Changyi Kingdom, the Prime Minister and Lieutenant are all officials appointed by the court, and they will not obey the orders of the princes and kings at all.

In this era, it is almost impossible for the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty to rebel.

According to common sense, the princes and kings can mobilize less than 300 domestic slaves-not to mention rebellion, even if they are unable to wipe out a large number of bandits and water bandits.

Therefore, no matter how angry Liu Xu was, he couldn't move.

The dizzy King Guangling had no other choice but to pin his hopes on Li Nvxu, hoping that she could once again show her might and kill the new emperor with witchcraft.

However, more than ten days later, that is, on June [-]th, the Tingwei Mansion in Chang'an sent someone.

Together with Prime Minister Guangling and Lieutenant Guangling, they led troops into the palace of Guangling. After a lot of raids, they captured the witch Li Nuxu and created a puppet that performed witchcraft.

When Li Nvxu was taken away from Guangling Palace, Liu Xu knew that everything was over.

From that day on, Guangling Palace was tightly surrounded.

All people who come in and out are subject to careful interrogation.

Liu Xu could only drink alcohol every day and play songs every night in the palace to numb himself.

Liu Xu lived angrily and fearfully, knowing that the siege of the palace was just the beginning.

Waiting for him, there is even more terrible punishment.

Therefore, the moment Liu Xu saw Liu Anmin, he knew that the emperor's punishment was coming.

But, he can still be angry.

"The widow remembers very clearly that a year ago, when the widow went to Chang'an to offer gold, he personally told the widow in the Guangling mansion that if the emperor of Daxing died without heirs, he would use the power of the Liu clan to Pushing the widow to the throne of God, why did he break his word in the end?"

King Guangling said with a cold smile, and then said: "Was it bought by Huo Guang, or was he frightened by Huo Guang? He turned his back on what he said, and he simply tarnished Liu's blood!"

Liu Anmin listened to Liu Xu's accusation against his father, his expression remained unchanged, until the other party finished speaking, he said: "My father never said that he would help King Guangling ascend the throne. The heir of Emperor Xiaowu, who is most suitable for enthronement, ascends to the throne."

"Hmph, the widow is the only son of Emperor Xiaowu, isn't he the most suitable candidate?" King Guangling looked at Liu Anmin with contemptuous eyes and said, as if he was about to swallow him alive in the next moment.

"At the court that day, my father had already elected King Guangling, and all the officials had no objection, but one official wrote a letter saying that King Guangling had no virtue and should not be made emperor. This gave Huo Guang an excuse."

"Huo Guang, this is..." The expression on Liu Xu's face became even more distorted, and the foul language in his stomach was about to burst out.

"Huo Guang is very accurate!" Liu Anmin suddenly raised his voice, and the sudden burst of voice suppressed the voice of King Guangling.

"Especially the matter of witchcraft is the best evidence that King Guangling has no virtue," Liu Anmin continued, "Although the Son of Heaven has no political experience, words and deeds are shameless, but in the past month, he has advanced and retreated in the court more slowly than King Guangling. It is tens of thousands of times stronger, and it is even more incapable of doing witchcraft."

"My father said that today's emperor is the emperor who is most suitable for a big man, and the clan is the only one who looks after the emperor."

"You...how dare you..."

"The King of Guangling accepts the edict." Liu Anmin didn't care about Liu Xu's anger at all, he took out the emperor's edict and unfolded it slowly.

"Does the King of Guangling want to rebel?" Liu Anmin said to Liu Xu, who was standing still and didn't understand. You should kneel down to receive the imperial edict."

This is not a tone of discussion, but a tone of command; this not only represents Huangkou Xiaoer's remarks, but also represents the collective will of the Han Empire.

In front of the huge empire, Liu Xu is like a praying mantis blocking a car.

Once Liu Xu refused, then Liu Anmin would wave his hand, and then the officials outside the hall would rush in and escort Liu Xu all the way to Chang'an, where he would be thrown into imperial prison.In Guangling Palace, everyone will be slaughtered.

Liu Xu gritted his teeth, but finally knelt down in the bedroom.

"Prince Xu of Guangling behaved insanely, unfaithfully, and unfilially. When Emperor Xiaowu was there, he called him immoral and incompetent. When Emperor Xiaozhao died and the Son of Heaven succeeded him, he went to the palace to collude with the witches of Chu and practice witchcraft. The book, its heart can be punished, its actions can be killed..."

"I think he is the son of Emperor Xiaowu, and my uncle. I can't bear to be severely punished... I am ordered to be secluded in the Guangling Palace, to reflect on myself, and not to leave the palace without an order..."

"Witch Li Nv must confuse the crowd with evil words, kill!"

"Guangling Palace Lang Zhong Ling's guards are not strict, kill!"

"Guangling Prince Fu Weixing is responsible for teaching, kill!"

"Prince Guangling's servants know but don't report, kill!"

"Guangling Wang Langguan 15 people have not fulfilled the duty of admonishment, kill them!"

……

Liu Anmin read without expression, and the heads fell to the ground one by one.

Liu Xu has the blood of the great ancestors, so naturally he can't move, but these subordinate officials will kill a "head rolling"!
There seems to be a bloody smell emanating from the sleeping hall...

The list was very long, and it took a long time for Liu Anmin to finish reading the edict in a calm and indifferent tone. Liu Xu, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but tremble all over.

Not rejoicing, not joy, but deep-seated hatred.

However, now that the overall situation has been decided, nothing can be reversed now.

"Liu Xu, Prince of Guangling, do you want to accept the imperial edict?"

Liu Xu had to accept the move, otherwise there would be more names on the blood-stained edict.

"The minister... the minister accepts the imperial edict..."

Liu Anmin walked up to Liu Xu, put the edict in Liu Xu's hand a step away, and then backed away, still worried that Liu Xu would act recklessly.

But fortunately, Liu Xu didn't stand up and do anything drastic, and he didn't even look up at Liu Anmin.

This time, many people came to Guangling from Chang'an. When they were in Chang'an, Zongzheng Temple and Tingwei Mansion checked the matter clearly, and the imperial edict was drawn up in advance.

Liu Anmin's duty was only to pass on the imperial edict, as for other matters, he had Guangling Prime Minister and Ting Wei to do it.

After confirming that everything was fine, Liu Anmin walked out of the hall. He wanted to return to Chang'an immediately to advise his father on the selection of concubines by the emperor. Find some trouble.

Liu Anmin left, and the gate of the palace was closed again by the material officer guarding the gate.

The rain outside the house became heavier, and the continuous raindrops hit the roof tiles of the main hall, making a crackling sound.

If Liu He was here, he would definitely say something elegant, "Big pearls and small pearls fall on a jade plate", which would then attract a faint compliment from Yu Wuyou.

But the reckless Liu Xu didn't have such a mood, he stood up and looked at the silk book in his hand.

Without a moment's hesitation, he tore the silk scroll into pieces with a pair of big hands capable of fighting a bear and a tiger, and threw them all over the palace.

"Little Liu He, old Liu De, old Huo Guang, the widow is the son of Emperor Xiaowu, and you will never continue to insult me ​​like this!"

The material officials outside the hall suddenly heard a sound like the roar of a wild animal coming from the hall. They all looked sideways, but none of them dared to approach.

For more than a month, they already knew what kind of violent virtue this Guangling King is. Going in now is tantamount to seeking their own death.

The rain in Guangling Kingdom is still falling, and I'm afraid it won't stop for a long time.

(End of this chapter)