I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 388 Huo Guang begged for mercy, but the emperor refused. He not only had to die, but also died completely! (Please subscribe)

Although Huo Guang was imprisoned, his memorial to the emperor was still unstoppable.

From the soldiers to the commander, from the commander to the camp commander, from the camp commander to the team leader, and then from the team leader to Weiyang Weiwei Wang Ji...

Before noon the next day, Huo Guang's memorial was delivered to Liu He.

Liu He looked at the familiar handwriting on the cover and his thoughts moved slightly.

It seems that Huo Guang finally couldn't sit still after seeing the heads of Fan Mingyou and others. It seemed that he had lost all hope.

Liu He sent the head not only to dispel all of Huo Guang's hopes, but also to see how Huo Guang would explain Huo Yu's "killing and reporting" matter.

If Huo Guang is sensible, has some conscience, and is willing to tell the truth about Huo Yu's conspiracy, then he can be regarded as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and Liu He can save a few deaths in the Huo family.

The heads of Fan Mingyou and others are another opportunity Liu He gave Huo Guang.

However, when Liu He read the memorial written by Huo Guang in anticipation, he couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Although Huo Guang seems to be willing to give up his power, in fact he is still unwilling to be an ordinary rich man.

In the first part of this memorial, Huo Guang sincerely admitted most of his crimes.

Disrespect in front of the palace, disrespect to the Emperor and Queen Mother, ignorance of people, nepotism, being deceived by Fan thieves, killing Deng Polu without permission...

If the person who did these things was a human being, an ordinary courtier, it would have been enough to wipe out the family ten times.

But for Huo Guang, who was so powerful and once stood at the top of the Han Empire, it was not enough to punish him with death.

At least if he is sentenced to death for this, there will definitely be people in the civil court who will complain about Huo Guang - this is not the result Liu He wants, Liu He wants the Huo family to die.

The reason why some people are dissatisfied is simple. In the past few years, Huo Guang's power has exceeded that of all powerful officials in the past and present.

To govern on behalf of the emperor, designate candidates for the queen mother, designate candidates for the emperor, and solemnly control the political affairs of the world...

Having done all these things, what's wrong with being disrespectful to the Emperor?

Other courtiers could not do it, but Huo Guang could do it.

However, Huo Guang said nothing about Huo Yu's suspected rebellion.

In the second part of the memorial, Huo Guang put all the blame on Fan Mingyou and others, and even defended Huo Yu and others.

There was nothing new in the defense. It just repeatedly argued that Huo Yu and others were deceived by Fan Mingyou and others, and were unintentionally dragged into the conspiracy.

In addition, Huo Guang also pointed out that although Huo Yu was guilty, he also had the merit of killing the Fan thieves and his followers before the battle, and begged the emperor to be lenient.

In the third part of the memorial, Huo Guang began to play the emotional card, recounting Huo Qubing and his loyalty to the big man.

Although it was also a cliché scene, it still allowed Liu He to see Huo Guang's intentions.

Since Emperor Xiaowu's reign, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing have been the most outstanding military meritorious.

After the two died of illness, Emperor Xiaowu allowed them to be buried near Maoling.

Later, the Witch Gu Rebellion suddenly broke out, the Wei family was completely destroyed, and the position of Queen Wei Zifu was also abolished.

However, the graves of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were not removed and still stand beside Maoling.

The fact that the ungrateful Emperor Xiaowu could do this is enough to show his appreciation for Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.

Among Wei and Huo, Huo Qubing's achievements may not be as good as those of Wei Qing, but because of his untimely death, the world has even more regrets and illusions about him.

Just like Kong Zhongni's favorite disciple was not Zi Lu, but Yan Hui.

Yan Hui's talent was certainly the reason why he was loved by Kong Zhongni, but another reason was that he died young.

Since ancient times, famous generals are like beauties, and the world is not allowed to see gray hair.

But this sentence also makes sense in reverse. The reason why beauties are beautiful and the reason why famous generals are famous generals is because of early death.

If a beautiful woman lives for a long time, there will naturally be a day when she becomes old and annoying; if a famous general lives for a long time, there will naturally be a day when he will be defeated or his achievements will shock his master.

Therefore, compared with Wei Qing, Huo Qubing is the great hero admired by countless young people in the Han Empire.

Now, Huo Guang mentioned Huo Qubing in this memorial to the emperor, just to make the emperor feel moved.

However, what Huo Guang could not have imagined was that the emperor in Weiyang Palace was different from all the young people in the Han Empire.

Liu He only stopped at this third part for a moment, and then continued reading.

As expected, Huo Guang finally mentioned the iron coupon from the alchemy book that could exonerate him from guilt: Huo Guang was willing to use the iron coupon from the alchemy book in exchange for Huo Yu's immunity.

"You can forgive three deaths, and your descendants can forgive one death. The crime of rebellion is unpardonable."

The iron certificate of alchemy can absolve one from guilt, but it does not absolve oneself from the crime of treason.

According to Huo Guang's current rhetoric, Huo Yu was not treasonous, at least not the principal culprit.

In addition, the achievement of killing Fan Mingyou was not considered treason anyway.

Coupled with the iron coupon of the alchemy book, Huo Yu should be able to be exempted.

Once Huo Yu is exonerated, the Huo family will not be implicated.

Huo Guang's calculation was very good, and it seems that it has not collapsed yet.

Liu He put down the thick memorial letter without much confusion in his heart.

Huo Guang has Huo Guang's plan, and Liu He also has Liu He's plan - there is no way Huo Guang will get his wish.Now, Chang'an City has stabilized, and Beidi County and Anding County have gradually stabilized.

There are still more than half a month before the Chinese New Year, and Liu He must completely resolve the Huo Dang matter this year.

Only when Huo Guang, Huo Xian and Huo Yu, the core figures of the Huo family, are convicted and sentenced can this matter really come to an end.

In two days, Huo Yu and many of the captains and generals will be escorted back to Chang'an City. Liu He must give Huo Dang a result by then.

Thinking of this, Liu He immediately picked up his pen and wanted to reply to Huo Guang.

But after getting the pen and paper ready, he couldn't write for a long time.

For some reason, he felt that he and Huo Guang had nothing to say.

After pondering for a moment, Liu He only wrote four words on the memorial: I understand.

Finally, without even printing the private seal of his name, he sealed it again: Huo Guang, just guess, what I will do with you.

"Fan Ke!"

"Wei Chen is here!" Fan Ke ran in from outside the palace door.

"Send this memorial back to Huo Guang!"

"promise!"

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Two days later, at Mao hour, the genius was bright. Sima Tao, the gatekeeper of the Hengmen of the north wall of Chang'an City, was eating the cake in his hand on the city wall and looking into the distance.

The remaining half of the cake in Tao Anran's hand is called Roujiamo, which is a new food that has only recently appeared in Chang'an City.

To make Roujiamo, you need to cut the Xuan cake into two, and then stuff the minced wax meat in the middle. Each one weighs two or three taels.

Tao Anran has a huge appetite, and he has to patrol back and forth on the city wall all day long. He gets hungry easily, but eating one meat bun can keep him busy for several hours.

What's more, this Roujiamo tastes very good, so it is even more popular among the people.

Not only the Roujiamo, but also the Xuanbing outside is said to be a kind of food that the emperor came up with.

In the Han Dynasty, pancakes are not uncommon, but all pancakes taste hard.

It is difficult to eat it when eaten empty-mouthed, and it often has to be boiled in soup. The taste is not satisfactory, and it is not the favorite food of the common people.

But this rice cake is very different. It tastes very crispy and fluffy, and is easy to swallow.

Tao Anran asked those selling Xuan cakes and found out that it was the work officer's envoy who summoned them to the Yamen to teach them the method.

Ordinary pancakes are kneaded and baked directly, but when making xuan pancakes, the soft dough needs to be placed in a clay pot, covered with dry flour, and stored overnight.

Nowadays, Xuan cakes can not only be eaten with meat, but can also be soaked in mutton soup, which adds another flavor.

If someone wants to go on a long journey, they can also bring a dozen rice cakes as dry food, which is cheap and very hungry: a rice cake only costs three cents, and adding meat only costs five or six cents.

Tao Anran stuffed the last mouthful of Roujiamo into his mouth, wiped his greasy hands on his robe, and began to patrol the corridor to remind the guards guarding the city to cheer up.

In the past half month, many changes have occurred in Chang'an City, which have made the people panic.

Although Tao Anran was a city gate Sima with a rank of two hundred stones, in the end he was no different from ordinary people - he couldn't figure out why the general would be involved in the rebellion.

He only knew that tens of thousands of troops were watching with eager eyes, and he didn't know how many people would suffer when the city of Chang'an was destroyed.

If it weren't for his responsibilities, Tao Anran would have fled to Maoling County with his whole family to avoid the disaster.

But God bless Chang'an City. News finally came a few days ago that the rebels in Beidi County, Anding County and Shuofang County were all wiped out.

The heads of the leader Fan Mingyou and others have also been sent to Chang'an.

This made ordinary people like Tao Anran breathe a sigh of relief.

No matter how the battle was won, now that the rebels have been eliminated, this year will finally be easier.

However, Tao Anran also received an order from Zhi Jinwu, saying that the rebel captains would be escorted back to Chang'an City in the next few days, so they must cheer up.

At this moment, the sun has not yet emerged from the east, but a little fish belly white has appeared on the horizon. Things nearby can gradually be seen clearly, but the scenery in the distance is still blurry.

Tao Anran patrolled the city for a week before returning to the eaves of the city tower.

When he wanted to sit down and rest for a while, the faint sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the distance.

Following the sound, a group of people appeared on the official road in the distance.

Before Tao Anran could clearly see the appearance of this group of people, the city wall suddenly became lively: a group of hundreds of cavalry galloped from the city and arrived at the city gate.

The leader, Tao Anran, recognized him as the newly appointed Guangluxun Wang Ji: it was he who accompanied the emperor out of the North City Gate that day and seized the military power of the Zhongbao Colonel.

"I am Wang Ji, Guang Luxun. I want to escort the rebel prisoners into the city. Please open the door quickly!" Wang Ji shouted.

Then, someone sent the edict issued by the Shangshu Office to the top of the city. After checking that it was correct, Tao Anran did not dare to neglect, and quickly issued an order to the soldiers to open the city gate.

Soon, under the "eager gaze" of hundreds of Yu Linlang, the thick horizontal door was slowly opened.

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