I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 266 Father Zhong Burns Qili, I Burn Mingguang Palace (Part [-])
"Neither of these two things can be put on the table, so when you do it, you must be careful and don't leak the news."

"No." Dai Zong's face was more serious than before.

"The first thing to do is to go to Wang Fu and ask him to compose a few songs for children to sing. After compiling, find a way to spread it. I hope that within three to five days, everyone in the city can hear this song." Ballad."

Then, Liu He roughly stated the content of the ballad: the general used his troops from time to time, and sent fire from heaven as a warning.

It was a very common method in the Qin and Han Dynasties to convey a kind of public opinion by fabricating and singing ballads.

In fact, this is the same as the weird auspicious catastrophe, it is a hint from heaven to the world.

Back then, when Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled, didn't they also send people first to "cry the fox on the campfire: 'King Chen Sheng'"? .

These invisible folk songs can sometimes represent "public opinion" and prepare for some "conspiracy" in advance.

Today, Liu He asked Dai Zong to spread the ballad, in order to use this method to guide the people of Chang'an to question Huo Guang's authority.

Including openly opposing the dispatch of troops in the court before, including raising hesitation about the expedition in front of Zhao Chongguo, Liu He was preparing to shake Huo Guang's prestige in the army.

"As for the second matter, it is more dangerous. Tonight, I hope you all go to Mingguang Palace to light a fire." Liu He said in a calm voice.

"Burn Mingguang Palace?" Dai Zong asked in surprise.

Because of the imperial examination a few months ago, the Mingguang Palace was renovated not long ago. Although the cost is not much, it will take a lot of effort to rebuild it if it is burned down.

But that's trivial.

As with months, chaos is the ladder.

The fire last night would cause a lot of chaos, so Liu He will make Chang'an City even more chaotic.

Now is also the time to help Wang Ji clean up the sand in Weiyang Weiwei Temple.

"Yes, set a fire, but don't burn too much, just enough to alarm Father Zhong."

"What evidence do you want to leave behind?"

"No, it's clean and tidy, without leaving any handles."

"promise!"

That night, a small fire broke out in the Mingguang Palace that had been in disrepair for a long time. Although only one side hall was burned down, it still caused a shock.

In the next few days, the Han army continued to advance, but the atmosphere in Chang'an City became a little weird.

A strange nursery rhyme began to be sung in the mouths of the children in the streets and alleys.

"After the county magistrate, before the general, he used his troops to burn the madman. This year he burned the Sima Fang, and next year he destroyed the Great Han Wall."

The original Zhijinwu Han Zeng was going to lead the army, so the position of Zhijinwu is now held by a person named Su Chang.

Zhi Jinwu maintains the safety of the entire Chang'an City, and his power is not under Jing Zhaoyin and other three assistant chiefs. The original Han Zeng was not a core member of the Huo Party, so Huo Guang took the opportunity to send troops to replace him this time. Plan ahead.

After Su Chang took office, he immediately came across Wang Xian's case, and before he found a clue, he encountered the fire in Mingguang Palace.

Coupled with this nursery rhyme spread from nowhere, it made Su Chang even more anxious.

Su Chang was well aware of the general's character, so he didn't dare to hide anything. He immediately sent someone to copy the nursery rhymes and sent them to the general's residence in person.

What is different from the past is that these nursery rhymes are not copied on bamboo slips, but on rice paper.

When the thin and white piece of paper was handed over to Huo Guang, he couldn't help sighing again, this rice paper is really easy to use.

As the most important government office of the Han Dynasty, the General's Mansion was the first to replace bamboo slips with Xuan paper.

Not to mention other conveniences, those low-level clerks are much easier - moving bamboo slips back and forth is also a physical job.

As for other government offices, they gradually started to use Xuan paper to replace bamboo slips and wooden slips.

But none of the courtiers and officials who have used Xuan paper did not say that it was the emperor's benevolent government.

After a while, Huo Guang finally put down the rice paper in his hand, his expression normal.

"Is Mingguang Palace badly destroyed?"

"It's just burning down a side hall, it's not a serious problem."

If a side hall is burned, it will be burned, and it will not cost a lot of money.

But still have to play to the emperor.

"Have you found any suspicious traces?"

"I haven't found it yet. The sky is dry and things are dry. The lower official guesses that the palace people may have been careless for a while. They didn't take good care of the lights, so the water went out."

"In the past few days, we need to send more people to patrol the city of Chang'an, so that there will be no more troubles. Besides, this matter is Zuo Fengyi's responsibility. Let them investigate it as soon as possible."

"promise."

Huo Guang naturally knew what happened in Wang Xian's house, so he couldn't help but feel that Huo Shan had acted recklessly and even caused trouble later on.

There are still a few Han armies that have not yet deployed, among them Tian Guangming's troops have many Huo's children, so nothing can go wrong at this time.

The matter of the fire in the Mingguang Palace was easy to get over, but the nursery rhyme was a little tricky.

"After the county magistrate, before the general, he used his troops to burn the madman. This year he burned the Sima Fang, and next year he destroyed the Great Han Wall."

Huo Guang read in a low voice, his face became more and more ugly.

There are too many things implied in this little nursery rhyme.

The first sentence refers to Huo Guangluezu acting on behalf of the emperor.

The second sentence refers to the improper use of soldiers, which attracted the fire from heaven.

The third sentence refers to the conspiracies between the fire at Sima Wang Xian's house and the dispatch of troops.

The fourth sentence is that sending troops will destroy the foundation of the great man.

Taken together, it is said that Huo Guang usurped power and used troops improperly, which aroused dissatisfaction from the heavens and shook the foundation of the great man.

Little nursery rhymes, the heart is not small.

Although Huo Guang had a bad feeling, it was really not easy to deal with.

"Who is singing now?"

"Children in the city have a popular game of skipping hemp rope, singing nursery rhymes while skipping hemp rope, and this nursery rhyme is one of them."

"Can you find out where the source is?"

"It's just some orphans and poor children spreading the songs, so there's no way to find out." Su Chang said with some hesitation.

This is the troublesome part of this matter. There are many rich and powerful families in Chang'an City, but more of them are poor people—there are countless orphans and children. It is impossible to find out the source.

And Zhi Jinwu can't arrest them all just because of a few nursery rhymes.

It's a bit too heartless, and it's the work of a faint king to prevent the common people from talking.

"From today onwards, when the pavilion soldiers are on patrol, if they encounter orphans who gather and sing this demon song, they will all be dispersed, and they must not be allowed to shake the morale of the army."

"promise."

"The old man will enter the palace now and report the fire in the Mingguang Palace to the county magistrate, lest the magistrate think too much."

"promise."

Of course Huo Guang would not mention nursery rhymes, such trivial matters would not bother the emperor.

And Su Chang is so smart, he naturally knew that this matter should be suppressed and not reported.

……

Huo Guang didn't delay too much, and rushed to Weiyang Palace immediately after Su Chang left.

After seeing the emperor in Xuanshi Hall, he played the incident of the fire in Mingguang Palace in detail.

Huo Guang just finished talking about the cause and effect, and before he had time to comfort him, Liu He immediately pretended to be absent-minded and knocked over the inkstone in hand.

The jet-black ink stained Liu He's robe, making it particularly eye-catching.

"Father Zhong, why did Mingguang Palace catch fire again? A few days ago, Qi Li caught fire, and last night Mingguang Palace caught fire again. In the future, the Xuanshi Palace will also be on fire, right?"

Liu He raised his head and looked around in panic, and then asked: "Father Zhong, did I make a big mistake, and the heavens will send a bad omen to warn me?"

For a moment, Huo Guang even thought that the emperor already knew about the nursery rhyme, but when he saw the panic of the emperor, it didn't seem like it was staged, and he felt that the emperor's temperament was still somewhat unclear.

In the past two months, the Son of Heaven has done a lot of things, and he seems to be more and more like a Mingjun. Why is he scared again at this time?

It seems that the emperor's mind is still not calm enough?

"Your Majesty, don't worry. With the old man here, everything will be properly arranged. Your Majesty doesn't need to worry."

　Try to make three updates today, one update first, and the second update at 06:30 pm.I'm in a hurry today, so I don't have time to focus on posting.

　　
　
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