I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 279 Your Majesty, the ministers impeach Huo Guang for disobedience (5K)

The greenhouse hall is on the east side of the Xuanshi hall, and it is the sleeping hall where the emperor lives in winter.

In order to ensure the room temperature, the doors and windows of the Xuanshi Hall were opened narrower, the outer walls and the four side walls were thicker, and there were heating channels under the four corners of the inner walls.

So it seems that the space required is much smaller.

Different from Xuanshi Hall and Qingliang Hall, because the Greenhouse Hall is only used as the sleeping hall of the emperor, it is not usually used to hold small court meetings.

But today, the Greenhouse Hall seems a bit different compared to usual.

At this time, it was already October, and under the invasion of the autumn wind from the north, the entire Chang'an City was getting colder and colder - except for the sun at noon and some heating, the rest of the time, everywhere was chilly .

In the morning and evening, white frost formed from time to time on the leaves, green grass, tiles, and roofs.

So much so that the officials and people in Chang'an are constantly thinking about when will the first snow of this winter fall.

In the chill from autumn to winter, people put on thicker robes, and when they walk on the road in the morning and evening, they are always in a hurry, unwilling to suffer from the cold wind for a while.

In this year, once one gets sick, death is not far away.

The wind tonight is stronger than the previous few days.

The giant trees in Weiyang Palace were bent back by the blow, and the leaves that had already withered and yellow were falling down in a rustle - the palace people who will clean up in the future, I am afraid they will have to work again.

Of course, this may be the last time they will be clearing the litter this fall, because after tonight, the trees will be completely leafless.

The strong wind was blowing recklessly, making the doors and windows of Weiyang Palace crackle and crackle, and the terrified palace guards and guards ran around to close the doors and windows, fearing to alarm Sheng Jia.

The entire Weiyang Palace seemed a little chaotic.

Amidst this chaos, the Greenhouse Hall was very peaceful.

Fan Ke had already led people to light the palace lanterns beside the wall in the hall, and the charcoal stove had been fired ahead of time.

The increasingly prosperous dark red charcoal fire is radiating heat outward, desperately driving the cold out of the hall.

It didn't take long for the entire greenhouse hall to become much warmer. The wind outside the door was cold and chaotic, and it was completely isolated from the outside.

When the numerous noises that could be faintly heard reached Liu He's ears, they seemed to have nothing to do with him.

There are only ten Changyi Lang outside the hall now, but Liu He feels more at ease than before, because the palace personnel and guards near Xuanshi Hall, Greenhouse Hall, Qingliang Hall and the front hall have just rotated.

People suspected of being Huo Dang have been dispersed and transferred to the Jiaofangdian area of ​​Weiyang Palace—the front hall of the queen, far away from Liu He's usual activity area.

The palace servants who have been replaced are all "old men" who served Liu He when they were in Changyi Kingdom, and they are all trustworthy; and the soldiers and guards stationed outside are also officials who have been rotated from various places for a few months-after all, the newcomers must be innocent .

At this moment, Liu He was sitting in the somewhat cramped front room of the conservatory hall, with more than a dozen couches placed on the left and right sides in front of him.

Seeing Fan Ke leading the people to light the palace lanterns one by one, and watching them leave, Liu He was in a very calm mood.

At this time, an old woman with a familiar face came in, holding many cushions filled with kapok in her arms—to be placed on the couch.

"Are you old woman Zhang from Changyi Kingdom?" Liu He asked.

The old woman hurried over and bowed down in front of Liu He: "The old maid greets Your Majesty."

"I remember that I left a message that all slaves and maids in Changyi Palace who are over 56 years old can be released, and there is no need to come to Chang'an with me."

"Your Majesty, the old servant girl wants to come. Everyone has said that His Majesty has no acquaintances in Chang'an City. They are afraid that His Majesty will not be used to life, so they all came."

These people from Changyi Kingdom grew up watching the Son of Heaven, especially after experiencing the changes of the Son of Heaven in the past two years, they became more close.

Facing the emperor, although they were still respectful, they really regarded the emperor as their nephew.

Just like this old woman Zhang, her little grandson was seriously ill last year. It was Liu He who donated two thousand dollars and a sheep to make old woman Zhang's little grandson survive.

Later, the youngest son of the old lady Zhang went back to her hometown with frightened eyebrows. Although the land was allocated, it was not enough for the whole family to cultivate. It was Liu He who gave him a job as a watchman in the palace, and he could earn a thousand dollars a month. ——This salary is already very impressive in the Kanto region.

There are many people like Zhang Lao who have received the favor of the emperor.

So although Dai Zong said that people over the age of 56 should not come to Chang'an, most of the old people with good legs and feet still followed.

The common people don't know what "cruel court struggle" is, but when Dai Zong said that the emperor wanted to employ people in Chang'an, no one shirked it.

They are ignorant, but also simple; they are stingy, but also generous; they are cowardly, but also brave...

This is the epitome of the people of Changyi, and even more so of the people of the Han Dynasty.

"Is your youngest son frowning?"

"Come on, now I'm doing odd jobs in the dining room."

"Are you still used to your life in the palace?"

"Everything in Chang'an is good, except that there is too little rain, which is not as good as our Changyi." Although the old woman Zhang is a woman, she has been a slave in Changyi Palace for decades, and she can speak and talk with ease.

"Okay, someday when I'm free, I'll go and see Jingmei, maybe I can arrange a marriage for him here in Chang'an." Liu He said with a smile.

"My maidservant thanks Your Majesty for your kindness."

"Well, you go to work."

"promise!"

Looking at the somewhat hunched figure of old woman Zhang under the lamp, Liu He, who was about to do a big event, finally gradually relaxed.

"Meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land" is one of the four great joys in life. Ordinary people like Mrs. Zhang, are they not Liu He's old acquaintances?

Not long after, Old Woman Zhang arranged all the cushions, bowed again, and went out.

The entire greenhouse hall returned to silence, and there was no other sound except for short bursts of sparks bursting out.

This is the third autumn that Liu He has experienced in the Han Empire, and the third winter will soon be ushered in. For some reason, Liu He feels that this winter is extraordinarily cold.

Before Liu He could finish his reverie, Dai Zong opened the door and walked in.

"Your Majesty, Guang Luxun and the others are here, and they are waiting in a side hall right now."

"Is everything done in secret?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, everyone is very careful in their actions, and Mr. Wang Jifu is also very cautious. There should be nothing wrong." Dai Zong replied.

Liu He breathed a sigh of relief, but then he laughed at himself. It would be too late to ask about this matter now—if Huo Guang got the news, then Liu He would have no way to cover it up.

During the day, after deciding on a strategy of "head-to-head" with Huo Guang, Liu He should no longer be afraid of Huo Guang.

Even if Huo Guang knew it, so what, could he abolish the emperor immediately?I'm afraid not.

"Okay, please come in to discuss the matter, dear friends."

"promise!"

Dai Zong left, because he was in a hurry, so he didn't close the door, and the autumn wind blew in.

The lights were shaking violently, the curtains hanging in the hall were like monsters with teeth and claws, and the charcoal fire was also bursting more and more violently.

Liu He glanced outside the door, it was already dark.

Because the moon has not yet come out, it is a bit darker than usual.

After waiting for too long, there were waves of steady footsteps outside the greenhouse, and then eight or nine people filed in.

After they entered the hall, without saying a word, they knelt down in front of Liu He one by one.

Because the distance was so close, Liu He even felt the chill they brought from outside.

After everyone came in, Chang Yilang, who was on duty outside, slammed the heavy palace door shut.

During this time, it became a place isolated from Chang'an City.

I don't know who started it, but all the ministers who knelt down bowed down in unison: "The ministers greet His Majesty the Emperor."

"You don't need to be too polite, just give me your seat."

At present, the highest rank is Guang Luxun Zhang Anshi. After he bowed his head and paused, he stood up, and the rest of the people followed suit.

Without any pleasantries, Liu He went straight to today's topic.

"Tonight, I ordered all the ministers to come here, because I want to talk to you about an important military matter!"

As soon as the words "military and national affairs" were uttered, the spirits of everyone who was already full of doubts were immediately lifted.

All eyes lit up and turned to the Son of Heaven.

Military and state affairs are very different from those minutiae in government affairs.

Regardless of whether it is a big court meeting or a small court meeting, whenever "military affairs" are mentioned, the emperor will take the initiative to step aside and give the most dazzling position to the general.

This time, the emperor ordered them to come to the greenhouse hall late at night, but he took the initiative to mention "military and national affairs" when he opened his mouth.

Everyone had vaguely guessed what the emperor wanted to say.

All of them were silent, and responded to the emperor's words with firm eyes.

"Before, Father Zhong fought against all opinions and sent troops to attack the Xiongnu. Although I felt that sending troops should be postponed, we should not have any scruples about what the soldiers pointed out."

"Since sending troops, it is even more important for the three armies to use their lives and work together as one."

"However, I just learned that there is actually someone in the army who communicated with the Xiongnu and tried to do something wrong."

After Liu He finished the last sentence, all the courtiers who were sitting upright were suddenly a little surprised.

Litong Huns, this is a capital offense, who dares to do it?

Although there were endless doubts in their hearts, they had vaguely guessed something when they thought of the emperor's caution tonight.

"A few days ago, Wang Xian, who served as the military commander in the general's mansion, was exterminated. All the ministers must have known about this."

"I heard that under the urging of the general, Jing Zhaoyin hastily closed the case, claiming that the murderer was a ranger in Chang'an City."

"but……"

Liu He paused for a long time, glanced at everyone's faces, and finally said: "But today I received a secret letter from Wang Xian, which clearly stated that someone went north to the Xiongnu with evil intentions! "

Every word and sentence was like a bolt from the blue, and even the lights and shadows in the greenhouse hall instantly became scattered.

The death of Army Sima Wang Xian was already strange, but when the Son of Heaven said so, many things would fit together.

Zhang Anshi and others held their breaths and waited for the emperor to take out the secret letter.

Liu He took out the letter box from under the case, and poured out the secret letter written on plain silk from it.

For a long time, Liu He memorized the content above, but he still unfolded the secret letter and read it word by word.

"The sinful minister, General Sima Wang Xian, presented to the emperor, the Huo family, connected with the Xiongnu, smuggled arms, and had connections. He wanted to do something wrong. On the day he saw the letter, the criminal minister was dead. I ask the emperor to find out! "

After the emperor finished reading, the courtiers present finally couldn't control it, and they started discussing one after another.

Zhang Anshi, Liu De, and Bingji are Jiuqing, whose rank is quite higher than the rest. Shock and anger appear alternately on their faces, and their expressions seem to have completely lost control.

Yu Wuyou, who was the youngest, stood up involuntarily, wanting to go to the emperor's side to find out.

If what is said in this secret letter is true, half of the big man's sky will collapse!

The autumn wind outside the hall is blowing more and more fiercely, and the charcoal fire inside the hall is burning more and more vigorously.

I don't know why, but the chill seems to have invaded the bones of everyone. Everyone seems to be frozen, and they don't know what to say.

"Dai Zong, pass on this secret letter and let the courtiers identify it!"

"promise."

Dai Zong had already found Wang Xian's handwriting from elsewhere, and now he took the secret letter from the emperor and put it on the case in front of Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi felt like he was facing a big enemy, he didn't know whether he should watch it or not.

Look, it is disrespect to the emperor; don't look, it seems a little neglect of duty.

"Zhang Qing, you are Guang Luxun. You are in charge of the Southern Army of the Chief Security Department. My wealth and life are in your hands. This matter is of great importance. There must be no omissions. I will allow you to check, and you don't need to care about other things. matter."

Zhang Anshi didn't refuse any more, after he agreed, he compared them carefully.

"You can also check together."

The others finally couldn't bear it anymore, and they all stood up at once, and surrounded Zhang Anshi—Yu Wuyou and Wei Xuancheng, who were relatively junior in age and rank, could only pad their feet around the periphery and explore inside.

After about half a stick of incense, Zhang Anshi put down the secret letter, and the rest of the people also stood up straight again.

True or false has been determined, no more doubts.

This letter is true, and Wang Xian's death is also true. Although no direct evidence has been found, it is no longer important.

The court struggle is different from the investigation of the three assistants, and there is no need for strict evidence at all.

When it was placed under Emperor Xiaowu, a single edict could send all the Sangong and Jiuqing to the imperial prison.

When the time comes, torture and investigate slowly, and the truth will always be revealed-it doesn't matter if you make a mistake in the investigation, and it will be over after some persuasion.

Even if there are some unjust, false and wrongly decided cases that have been tortured into tricks, that doesn't matter.

There is nothing new under the sun. When did unjust, false and wrongly decided cases happen in all dynasties?

He has not handled many unjust cases, so he is not qualified to be called Mingjun.

The most important thing is to ensure the uniqueness of the imperial power as much as possible and the continuity of the ancestral temple.

Zhang Anshi stood up, walked in front of Liu He, and placed the messenger tube and the secret letter on the emperor's case.

Then, Guang Luxun, who was upright but cautious, whose parents had been involved in court struggles before and died in the end, solemnly bowed down.

"My minister Guang Luxun's right general Zhang Anshi impeached Habayashi Nakaro and general Huo Yu was suspected of colluding with the Xiongnu. I beg your majesty to issue an order to arrest him!"

Zongzheng Liu De, who had always been at odds with Huo Guang, also came over at this moment, and knelt behind Zhang Anshi.

"The humble minister Yangcheng Hou Zongzheng Liu De impeached Habayashi Zhonglang and accused Huo Yu of colluding with the Xiongnu. I beg your Majesty to issue an order to arrest him!"

The third person to follow was Shaofu Bingji, who had assassinated Liu He, and he knelt beside Liu De.

"Weichen Shaofu Bingji impeached Habayashi Zhonglang and accused Huo Yu of colluding with the Xiongnu. I beg your Majesty to issue an order to take him into custody!"

Kneeling at the back is Shi Weixuancheng, head of the monastery, Xue Yu, the imperial servant, and Yu Wuyou, the counselor...they all said the same thing.

Liu He is very satisfied, which means that everyone is in harmony.

However, what Liu He didn't expect was that among the kneeling people, there were actually two standing people—although they were somewhat stooped, they were unusually straight.

It turned out to be two old men, Changyi doctor Zhongling and Taixue Ling Wangshi.

"Veteran king style..."

"Veteran Gong Sui..."

"Impeach Huo Guang, the great general of Bo Wang Hou, for usurping power, teaching his son ineffectively, nepotism, great success, and disobedience. Please order your majesty to take him into custody!"

The voices of the two veterans were hoarse and desolate. They prostrated themselves on the ground after they finished speaking.

When they knelt down, the "young people" in front were a little ashamed.

Whether it was Zhang Anshi or Bingji, or Wei Xuancheng and Yu Wuyou, or even the emperor himself, when dealing with this matter, they all consciously or subconsciously wanted to bypass Huo Guang.

There is a kind of luck in everyone's heart. The emperor can't touch the general, but Huo Yu can do it.

But these few words of Gong Sui and Wang Shi blatantly tore apart their fantasies.

If one day, the emperor wants Huo Guang to sue the old man to hand over power, Huo Guang may still hand it over.

But if the Son of Heaven wants to send someone to arrest Huo Yu and take him to prison, I'm afraid Huo Guang will not hesitate to kill him.

Liu He thought of his neurotic mother-in-law Huo Xian, not to mention Huo Guang, even if Huo Xian went crazy, he would be worried.

Looking at these courtiers kneeling in front of him, Liu He knew about "Huo Yutong the Huns", but he just let himself have "righteousness".

As for bringing them to justice, further planning is needed-whether it is a conspiracy or a conspiracy, it is all a conspiracy.

This is a delicate matter, fortunately Liu He is not facing it alone today.

"I have already understood the meaning of all my dear ones. You all have taken the risk to order you to come here today to discuss this important military and national issue. Tonight is very long, and I will wait for a long-term discussion."

"promise!"

After the ministers sat down, Liu He first asked Gong Sui, "Gong Qing, what you and Wang Qing just said is different from other ministers. I want to hear your opinions."

"Your Majesty, apart from this personal letter presented by King Sima, is there any other evidence to prove that Huo Yu communicated with the Xiongnu?" Gong Sui asked.

"Not yet." Liu He replied.

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