I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 281 I see that this big man has more loyal ministers than treacherous ministers! (seeking subscription)
This majestic Han Zongzheng Liu De unexpectedly knelt down in front of Zhang Anshi's carriage without hesitation, and bowed solemnly.

"Uncle Lu, why are you doing this?" Zhang Anshi said in a panic, so much so that he forgot to help him up.

For Liu De, Zhang Anshi blamed him, but he couldn't afford this great gift.

"My obeisance is to make amends for the matter of Lingmei. Although I am out of a public heart, I still feel ashamed of Ziru. When the matter is urgent, I still hope that Ziru will forgive me."

"If Ziru ignores past suspicions, then from tonight on, Lingmei will be my sister. No matter what difficulties your Zhang clan encounters in the palace, I, Liu De, will do my best to escort the Zhang clan."

Zhang Anshi understands Liu De's usual behavior in the court - words must be done, and actions must be resolute.

This sect, which is not even afraid of Huo Guang, is a resounding and strong bone. At this moment, he is willing to bow down to Zhang Anjun's affairs, which has already shown enough apology and sincerity.

Add in the final "guarantee" and the portion is even heavier.

The bit of resentment in Zhang Anshi's heart was actually not much at all, and it was soon dispelled by Liu De's obeisance and reconciliation.

He sighed for a long time, and said hesitantly: "Uncle Lu, get up now, the misunderstanding between you and me will be wiped out, and we are waiting like this, and it is easier for others to see it."

Liu De finally stood up.

After he took two steps forward, he continued, "There is a second purpose of this prostration, which is to hope that Ziru will not forget what you said to me that day."

Zhang Anshi stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the looming lights in the distance.

Of course, what I said in the study that day would never be forgotten.

"Then what His Majesty said today, does Ziru think that someone is going to do something wrong, or is someone instigating the emperor to shake the foundation of the great man?"

Zhang Anshi knew what Liu De's intention was - to remind him to be loyal to the emperor, not to be one-sided.

"Uncle Lu, you are a loyal minister of the big man, and I am not a traitorous minister of the big man. I remember every word and every word that I said to you in the mansion that day." Zhang Anshi said seriously.

"Is Ziru serious?"

"If Uncle Lu continues to ask questions like this, I'm afraid you and I will really be strangers." Zhang Anshi replied, seeming to be a little sullen.

However, Zhang Anshi doesn't blame Liu De, who made him be cautious in the past few years, so that many people mistakenly think that he is also a member of the Huo Party.

"Okay, okay, Ziru's high righteousness, but I've saved the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and I'll apologize to Ziru again." Liu De quickly comforted him.

Zhang Anshi sighed again, and said: "Uncle Lu has doubts about me, so I won't say too much. The Master said: Listen to his words and watch his actions. We will see the outcome in a few days. You will naturally see my heart."

So far, the two of them had nothing to say at the moment, and the drivers on both sides also came back. After raising their hands to salute, Zhang Anshi got into the car first, and under the escort of Qiufeng, he drove towards Qi Li.

Liu De stood where he was, watching the other party gradually melt into the darkness, and even let the icy cold brush his face.

He didn't flinch in any way, but felt an unprecedented ease and comfort.

In the past few months, the emperor has experienced a lot, how can a courtier like Liu De experience less?
A few months ago, Liu De wanted to recommend Guangling King Liu Xu to succeed him, but now he has become the help of the "Changyi King" and has to participate in the "conspiracy" to destroy Huo.

Will the lineage of king Chu and Yuan continue to shine through the great man, or will he perish.

That's it.

Even though it was extremely dangerous, Liu De never flinched.

As long as the big man is still surnamed Liu, then the Liu clan will naturally protect the interests of the emperor - not just for the stability of the world and the people's living in peace, but also for their own interests.

When the big man dies, the relatives are still relatives, but the clan is not the clan.

Today, what the Son of Heaven and they are planning in the greenhouse is a big event, and it is not enough for him to be the only one, and other clans must also participate in it.

Each performed his duties, and contacting his clan members naturally became his task.

A hard blow is nothing more than that.

"Let's go back home immediately!" Liu De said immediately after getting into the car.

"promise!"

In the past few days, there are still many things to do. There are many prestigious clansmen in Chang'an City. Liu De will persuade them one by one to stand on the side of the emperor.

Of course, the emperor can't be involved yet, but Liu De's own prestige is convincing enough.

In this way, the two carriages, one behind the other, slowly drove out of the narrow official road and merged into the darkness.

On this huge chessboard of the Han Empire, the Son of Heaven made an offensive move.

……

The night is long, but it will pass after all. Two hours later, the light and sunshine once again descended on Chang'an City.

Because of the autumn wind overnight, Chang'an City was much colder than the previous few days, and the footsteps of winter were getting closer.

In the greenhouse hall, Liu He, who had only slept for two hours, had already woken up. He washed himself up and had breakfast, and immediately sent someone to call Wei Xuancheng from the monastery.

Wei Xuancheng left Weiyang Palace after midnight last night, and came to Menxia Temple again today at Maoshi, so he almost stayed up all night, and his originally sharp-edged face was slightly swollen due to overwork.

But it seems that the spirit is not bad.

Last night was the first time he knew what the emperor was thinking, so naturally he was a little emotional.

For him, from the moment he accepted the emperor's recruitment to be the chief historian of this Menxia Temple, he had no chance to choose a side—he had to stand with the emperor without reservation.

Outside the greenhouse hall, Wei Xuancheng saw that the emperor was writing something on the case, so he didn't go in, but stood respectfully outside the door all the time.

During the short time of waiting, Wei Xuancheng recalled the scenes of talking with his father, Da Honglu Wei Xian after returning home last night.

Yesterday afternoon, when Wei Xuancheng received the oral order from Dai Zong, he deliberately left the palace and went home, and told his father Wei Xian that the emperor summoned him late at night.

Wei Xian didn't say much, he only said that after Wei Xuancheng came back, the father and son would talk in depth.

Unexpectedly, this wait was overnight.

When Wei Xuancheng returned to the mansion, the whole Wei mansion could only hear the sound of chickens and dogs, no one spoke or moved.

Webster and his son met each other in the small study, sitting and talking to each other under a single lamp.

Wei Xian was also born as a Confucian student, and he followed the Great Confucian Jiang Gong to learn "Lu Shi" since he was a child. Later, because Emperor Xiaozhao liked "The Book of Songs", Wei Xian was ordered by the emperor to go to the palace to talk about the meaning of the scriptures, so he was also honored as a teacher by the late emperor.

Wei Xian is old enough to have children, so Wei Xuancheng is less than 35, his brother Wei Hong is only [-], and Wei Xian is already sixty-five this year.

"Father, the county magistrate ordered me to go tonight and talked with me about a big matter."

Wei Xuancheng didn't dare to show off his joints in front of his father, so before Wei Xian could ask, he told what happened in the greenhouse tonight, including the bloody edict.

After Wei Xian listened, he remained silent, his cloudy eyes turned after a long time, and he said in slightly desolate words: "I never thought that the county magistrate would have such great ambitions."

"Father, when I was in the conservatory hall, I also wrote my name on the blood book, and I didn't discuss it with my father. This is my son's recklessness." Wei Xuancheng said.

"Do you think I will stop you, or let you go to the general?" Wei Xian asked.

Wei Xuancheng did not speak, and expressed his attitude through silence.

Wei Xian did not take Wei Xuancheng's attitude as disobedience either.

A person's choice does not represent a family's choice - personal life and death are nothing compared to the continuation of a family.

"Then let me ask you, if I were to report this matter to the general tomorrow, and you knew about it, what choice would you make." Wei Xian's eyes showed a rare hint of amusement.

After a moment of silence, Wei Xuancheng said expressionlessly: "The son will commit a great unfilial act tonight, and after he is loyal to the county magistrate, he will kill himself and apologize."

Wei Xian was not angry, but the solemnity on his face turned into relief, then he nodded and smiled slightly: "That's very good, if you have this determination, you can rest assured as a father, just do what you want, just do it, The Wei family, advance and retreat with you, advance and retreat with the county magistrate."

"promise!"

Just when Wei Xuancheng thought of this, the voice of the Son of Heaven brought him back to his thoughts.

"Wei Qing, come in."

"promise!"

Liu He specially called Wei Xuancheng here today because he had several things to do.

Before the young temple head Shi entered the palace, Liu He was writing a letter, and Wei Xuancheng should send someone to deliver this letter immediately—this is also the most important thing today.

However, after Wei Xuancheng entered the palace, Liu He did not immediately take out the letter, but first asked Wei Xuancheng about the Su Wu and Fu Jiezi missions that had left Chang'an for more than 40 days.

"Wei Qing, do you have a letter from Su Wu, Fu Jiezi and others?"

"Yes, according to our original plan, they will send letters back every five days. The last letter arrived five days ago. This letter was sent out on September [-]th. They are preparing to leave from Dunhuang The county went to the Xiongnu."

From Dahan to Shanwangting of the Xiongnu, the most convenient and direct route is of course starting from Chang'an, heading north all the way, entering the Huns' territory from Shuofang County.

However, the more than 1000-mile border between Shuofang and Dunhuang, which extends from east to west, is the front line of the confrontation between the Han and the Huns.

Although there have been fewer wars in the past ten years, the turmoil has not completely subsided, and conflicts, large and small, have never stopped.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to guard so many pawns who endured hunger and cold on the beacon towers of the Great Wall.

Therefore, it is impossible to follow this path openly and persistently.

If you want to go from the Han Dynasty to the Xiongnu, you must go west through the Hexi Corridor, leave Dunhuang from Yumenguan, and then enter the Western Regions from Dunhuang. After entering the Western Regions, turn back and head northeast to enter the territory of the Huns.

The Western Regions were the object of competition between the Han and the Huns, and they were also a buffer zone and a bridge for communication between the Han and the Huns.

From a national perspective, although the Huns and the Han are feuds for hundreds of years.

But for ordinary people at the bottom of the two countries, sometimes the oppression from above is more severe than the oppression of other races.

So they always have contacts in private, not to mention that in the Western Regions and surrounding areas, there are many people who are descendants of Han Huns and Han Hus. Naturally, it is difficult to tell whether they are Han Chinese or Huns.

In addition to these descendants who live together, there is another group of people who are also maintaining the private relationship between the Han and Hungarian countries.

That is a businessman who is born to seek profit - if he can't do business in Shuofang, Juyan and the Huns, then he can detour from the Western Regions.

In this way, countries in the Western Regions can earn another middle price.

Therefore, the Western Regions are not only the main roads of communication between the Han Dynasty and the Great Qin and other countries in the west, but also the main roads of communication between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu.

At this time, Su Wu, Fu Jiezi and others were able to successfully enter the Western Regions, which meant that they had traveled one-third of the way they had to go—and it had been a long time since the day of sending the letter, so they should have gone further.

"Did they encounter any difficulties along the way?"

"The letter sent back stated that everything was fine for the mission. Officials from Wuwei County, Zhangye County, Jiuquan County and Dunhuang County all gave them great convenience. Report the matter to His Majesty."

Liu He nodded in affirmation.

It not only affirmed that the counties and states of the Han Empire in Menxia Temple had been recognized, but also affirmed that Wei Xuancheng handled the matter properly.

What Liu He wants is a long history who can assist him in the affairs of Menxia Temple, not a respondent who can only upload and order.

"Did they mention in their letter when they will return?"

"If there are no other accidents on the way, according to my calculations, the mission entered the territory of the Xiongnu from the Western Regions on September 27th, and they can find the King's Court of the Huns on September [-]th. At this moment, I am afraid that they are ready to get up and return."

Although the King's Court of the Xiongnu is not a city, it will not move at will when there is no war-that's why Liu He wants to let them set off as soon as possible before the Han army goes out.

Hearing the news now, Liu He was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the mission was about to return when he didn't realize it.

It also means that the mission of the Su Fu mission has a result, but the result has not been sent back yet.

Liu He was very anxious. He really wanted to know whether Su Wu had brought back his family, whether the traitor Li Ling was willing to return to Han, and whether the two rangers Liu Bingji and Guo Kai had any adventures.

However, no matter how impatient he was, Liu He could only wait quietly.

"When is the fastest time to get their news."

"I'm afraid it won't be possible to know what happened to them in the royal court until after October 25."

That is, there are still [-] days left, and Liu He can only wait.

Liu He temporarily put the matter behind him.

The Huns are too far away, and Chang'an is too close, so the immediate matter must be resolved first.

"After going back last night, did Wei Qing talk to your father?" Liu He asked.

"Well, my father said that no matter whether it is the Dahonghe or the history of the Menxia Temple, it is the Dahonghe of the Han Dynasty and the history of the Menxia Temple of the Dahan." Wei Xuancheng said.

Liu He nodded with great satisfaction, which meant that among the Nine Qings, Liu He won another vote, and his chances of winning naturally increased by one point.

"I asked you to come today because I want you to deliver a letter. This letter is very important, so you must choose someone you can trust to deliver it."

"No." Wei Xuancheng answered simply.

"Wei Qing doesn't want to know, who is this letter addressed to?" Liu He asked with a smile.

"Since His Majesty said that this letter is very important, then I just need to send the letter to be delivered by others. As for what is written in the letter, it is not important, nor is it my concern."

"This letter is to be sent to General Zhao Chongguo, who is leading the army outside the army."

Wei Xuancheng's expression froze, when he was in the greenhouse yesterday, the emperor never mentioned Zhao Chongguo.

Today, the emperor wants to send him a letter, so many things are self-evident-this Zhao Chongguo seems to be the person the emperor is looking for.

Now that the emperor wants to send a letter to Zhao Chongguo, it is naturally closely related to the matter of killing Huo in the court.

"So who is Wei Qing planning to send to deliver this letter?" Liu He asked.

"My younger brother, Wei Hong, is now the Lang Guan of Guanglu Temple. He once traveled around the Western Regions for half a year. I feel that I can send him to deliver this letter."

Wei Hong, in the original historical line, would become the prefect of the East China Sea, so naturally he is not an ordinary person.

Wei Xuancheng asked his own brother to deliver this letter, which shows that what he just said is true, the entire Wei family has firmly stood behind him.

Compared with An Le's scumbag, the judgment is superior.

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to Wei Hong." After Liu He finished speaking, he handed the wet rice paper to Wei Xuancheng from his bosom.

"Your Majesty, don't you need to use a messenger tube to seal it?" Wei Xuancheng asked suspiciously.

"Just in case, take the letter back and ask Wei Hong to memorize it, and then burn the letter."

Wei Xuancheng was a little surprised, but also a little moved.

Passing the oral order means that the emperor has absolute trust in Wei Xuancheng and Wei Hong.

"Weichen understands, and I will let my younger brother live up to your kindness."

……

Wei Xuancheng was just the first person Liu He wanted to meet. Not long after he left the greenhouse hall, Dai Zong brought an old man outside the hall.

This old man is none other than one of the three lords - Cai Yi, the imperial historian.

Doctor Yushi was originally the deputy of the prime minister and the head of the censor, and he had a detached position in the court.

When the Han Dynasty was first built, the prime minister's mansion and the censor's mansion were collectively called the two mansions. For a long time, military and state affairs were jointly discussed and decided by the emperor, the prime minister, and the censor.

As the "head of a hundred officials", the prime minister actually had a natural conflict with the emperor in terms of power, so the doctor Yushi became the glue between the two, so he was closer to the emperor.

In addition to assisting the prime minister in supervising and assessing officials, the former Yushi doctor also had an important duty-the chapters written by the people and officials to the emperor were sorted out by the Yushi doctor's house on behalf of the emperor.

But starting from Emperor Xiaowu, the responsibility of Doctor Yushi was stripped away and incorporated into the powers and responsibilities of the Shangshu Office.

This was originally a means for Emperor Xiaowu to seize the power of the court—but now, it has become a tool for Huo Guang to monopolize power.

If Liu He wants to weaken the power of the Shangshu Office and Huo Guang, then he must overthrow some of the things that Emperor Xiaowu did to consolidate the monarchy. own power.

The best way to reduce the power of the emperor is to support the "prime minister" and let the Sangong Jiuqing divide the power of the Shangshu Office.

Among the three lords, Prime Minister Ren Gong must be Huo Guang's staunch henchman, of course Liu He can't pin his hopes on him, then only Cai Yi, the official censor, is left.

The prime ministers were all weakened by Emperor Xiaowu and turned into decorations, and the doctor Yushi was even more of a decoration.

The fact that officials and common people wrote letters to the Son of Heaven was originally a matter under the jurisdiction of Dr. Yushi, so it would be normal for him to bring it up again.

There are many loyal ministers in the Han Dynasty, and letting Cai Yilai be the vanguard is also giving him a chance to prove himself.

If you are given a chance, it depends on whether you are successful or not.

　I'm guilty, I want to add more every day, I can't finish writing every day, try to adjust and adjust!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)