I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 541 Why do treacherous ministers force me to kill people, and loyal ministers also force me to kill people! ?

After they stood in the cold wind for a long time, Zhang Anshicai continued to ask: "Mr. Wei Ge, what do you think the county magistrate's intention is today?"

"One day, a couple's kindness will last a hundred days, but His Majesty is sometimes too indecisive..."

"But being able to issue an edict to move the queen to Mingguang Palace today means that we have listened to our advice..."

"If we wait a few more days, maybe the county magistrate will be able to make up his mind."

Wei Xian is not a master at playing with power, but after staying in the court for so long, he always has a vicious eye.

"But I'm afraid the county magistrate's injury can't wait any longer." Zhang Anshi sighed.

"Zi Ru wants to..." Wei Xian stared at Zhang Anshi with his cloudy eyes and asked.

"Assassination cases and witchcraft cases make people panic. The world situation is changing rapidly. We must have a complete strategy to avoid falling into passivity." Zhang Anshi said.

"I'm already dim-sighted. This matter still needs to be handled by Ziru. But if there is anything you need me to do for the big man, feel free to speak up."

"Wei Ge Lao Gaoyi."

The riddle-like conversation between the two came to an abrupt end.

Even if someone passes by here and hears it by chance, they won't be able to tell the reason.

At this time, a cold wind blew, and several early swallows flew from the south: Unexpectedly, the winter of the year passed again.

……

The emperor's injury did not improve with the arrival of spring, and Chang'an City did not regain peace.

After the first month, the assassination and witchcraft cases still had no clues, but bad news came one after another.

The first bad news came from the Guangling Kingdom in the southeast corner of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Xiaowu's last living son was imprisoned by Liu He for ten years, and King Guangling Liu Xu, who had just been released five or six years ago, rebelled!

Liu He came to this world and changed the fate of many people. It also changed the fate of Guangling King Liu Xu.

In the original history, King Liu Xu of Guangling had been coveting the throne in Chang'an City for decades.

From Emperor Xiaowu to Emperor Xiaozhao, from Emperor Xiaozhao to the deposed Emperor of the Han Dynasty, until Emperor Xiaoxuan established Liu Shi as the crown prince...

As the oldest living son of Emperor Xiaowu, King Liu Xu of Guangling did have the possibility to aspire to the throne of emperor.

However, I missed it due to some accidental or inevitable reasons.

As a result, Liu Xu could not do much but curse the emperor with witchcraft in the palace, and finally committed suicide out of fear of guilt.

It is very aggrieved to commit suicide out of fear of crime, at least it is more aggrieved than starting an army to rebel now.

At the beginning of their accession to the throne, Liu He and Huo Guang jointly imprisoned Guangling King Liu Xu in the palace in order to scare the monkeys, but they did not deprive him of his title.

For more than ten years, Guangling King Liu Xu never left the palace, let alone caused any scandal.

Seven years ago, when Liu He issued a general amnesty to the world ten years after he ascended the throne, he also pardoned King Guangling.

It's not that Liu He is soft-hearted, he just wants to win people's hearts.

After all, King Guangling Liu Xu is the only living son of Emperor Xiaowu, and he is also the closest blood relative to Liu He.

More importantly, compared to the rapidly expanding Han Empire, Guangling King Liu Xu posed almost no threat.

After King Guangling was pardoned, he was honest and did not have many outrageous words and deeds. The court forgot about this person.

No one expected that Liu Xu would have the courage to rebel.

Although the Xiuyi Guards have spread all over the world, their number is limited after all. With the rapid expansion of the Han Dynasty's territory, it is even more stretched.

As a result, capable embroidered messengers can only be deployed in important places, and not many personnel are stationed in remote places.

Just like Guangling Kingdom, it is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Although it is rich in products, it does not pose a threat to Chang'an, so Xiuyiwei only arranged a few dozen people here.

This naturally left an opportunity for Guangling King Liu Xu to take advantage of.

Liu Xu launched his rebellion on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, relying on the 500 registered slaves in the government and 300 privately raised dead soldiers.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Liu Xu invited Guangling Prime Minister, Guangling Lieutenant and other important officials to the mansion for a banquet.

While the wine was in full swing, the swordsmen and axemen who were ambushing outside the palace rushed in.

The poor officials of the kingdom never expected that King Guangling, who seemed to have changed his temper, would suddenly attack. Without any precautions, they were all hacked to death with swords.

Overnight, all the subordinate officials of Guangling Kingdom who were more than 600 stone disappeared in the palace.

There are more than ten aristocratic families in Guangling Kingdom who were forcibly moved here by the emperor. These aristocratic families responded to King Guangling's rebellion and contributed people.

With their help, the Guangling Kingdom, which fell into a leaderless situation, was controlled by King Guangling.

Afterwards, Liu Xu posted a notice within the country, saying that Huo Guang was monopolizing power and messing up orders. He selected his descendants from Yue and privately appointed the king of Changyi to inherit the ancestral temple, which was inconsistent with the etiquette and patriarchal laws.

Therefore, the king of Changyi was a "false emperor" rather than a "true emperor".

The notice also enumerated all the evil deeds of the "fake emperor" after he ascended the throne: he was overjoyed in his achievements, wasted money on the people, conquered everywhere, attacked wealthy families...

Subsequently, a false edict "Emperor Xiaowu was passed down to King Guangling" was concocted and sent to surrounding counties to ask for their submission and help.

The situation in the Han Dynasty for more than ten years has been very peaceful, but that does not mean that everyone is satisfied.

Even if everyone is satisfied, there are still adventurers who want to take advantage of the fire.

As soon as Liu Xu's corrective edict was issued, these daring people joined in and wanted to become ministers of Conglong.

In addition to the Han people, there are more than 10,000 Japanese and Huns who were moved here in Guangling.

They already had grievances against the current emperor, so they joined in and wanted to regain their homeland.

In the next half month, 30,000 troops were gathered under the command of Guangling King Liu Xu.

Coupled with the ordinary people who were among them, their army was said to number one hundred thousand.

Today's Han army is very strong, but there are also many places for the Han Dynasty to use its troops.

The Southern and Northern armies had expanded from 60,000 to 150,000, but after being dispersed to several Protectorate Houses, they were still not enough.

As the reserve force of the Southern and Northern armies, the county soldiers had promising combat effectiveness, but their numbers were small and very scattered.

Take Guangling Kingdom as an example. There are only 3,000 county soldiers, and they are scattered in various counties. It is impossible to gather them at the moment.

On weekdays, those responsible for detecting thieves and maintaining public order are the patrol guards.

But no matter whether it is thousands of county soldiers or tens of thousands of soldiers patrolling the city, it is difficult to reach a well-prepared rebel army.

The entire Guangling Kingdom soon fell completely.

Then, the rebels of the Guangling Kingdom attacked Linhuai County and Donghai County and headed north.

The news of King Guangling's rebellion reached Chang'an City on the 20th of the first lunar month, and the emperor was furious.

Immediately issued an edict to the governors of the surrounding counties of Guangling to gather soldiers from the counties and recruit pavilion soldiers to defend the city.

Afterwards, he immediately sent General Chang Hui of the Guards to lead 30,000 Southern troops out of Hangu Pass to Guangling to quell the rebellion.

Chang'an has plenty of food and grass. Although the number of Han troops left in Sanfu is not large, they are all soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles. The rebellion can be put down soon.

However, it is not just as simple as sending troops to quell the rebellion, there are many other things to deal with.

In order to prevent other princes and kings from following suit and plotting rebellion, Liu He on one hand rewarded them and on the other hand asked them to send their legitimate sons to study at Chang'an Imperial College.

At the same time, a certain tolerant policy was implemented towards the Hu people, Huns and Japanese people who moved into the Han Dynasty, and their taxes were reduced or exempted for one year.

After the two-pronged approach, there was no chain reaction in Dahan.

However, the Han Dynasty did not regain peace. As soon as General Chang Hui's army left Hangu Pass, another commotion broke out in the Sanfu area.

Small groups of strong bandits appeared in Henan County, Shuofang County, Wuyuan County and other places, plundering merchants, attacking the court's postmen, and robbing remote villages.

The number of these strong bandits was not large, no more than a hundred in one group, but they were broken into pieces and attacked in all directions, causing a lot of trouble to the area around Sanfu. Among them, some of the most arrogant groups of bandits were active in the areas under the jurisdiction of You Fufeng and Zuo Fengyi, and even dared to go to the official roads outside Chang'an to attack merchants.

Suddenly, the entire Chang'an City and Sanfu area were in panic, and the people did not dare to leave the city in the afternoon.

What makes people most uneasy is that these bandits and strongmen are actually using the banner of the Huo Party.

They claim to be the old subordinates of Huo Yu, the general of Yulin Zhonglang. Now they are revolting. They are asking for orders for the people, asking the emperor to rectify the name of the Huo family and make Huo Guang's grandson Liu Zhe the crown prince.

In ancient times when the land was vast and sparsely populated, bandits and strongmen were always present, and it was impossible to completely ban them.

If you want to reduce the number of bandits and strongmen, the best way is to govern the country well and keep the people fed and clothed.

Today, Tianzi has done a good job in this matter, and there has not been a decent bandit strongman near Sanfu for several years.

As a result, many county captains and county captains complained that there were too few robbers and no chance to make meritorious deeds.

Now, bandits and bandits holding the banner of the Huo Party are rising fiercely. There are dozens or even hundreds of bandits, totaling more than 10,000 people.

Although these Huo bandits will not get the support of the people, they still make the soldiers and soldiers in various counties exhausted and pursue them everywhere.

The entire Sanfu and surrounding areas were "very lively", and many governors of counties and states asked the emperor to mobilize troops to assist in the suppression.

Then, there were rumors among the people that these Huo bandits were really the remnants of General Huo and General Huo, and were now trying to help the emperor's eldest son Liu Zhe ascend to power.

The reason why rumors can spread is that they conform to the people's curiosity for novelty.

During the more than ten years when the Han Dynasty expanded its territory and rose rapidly, there were always people who were forgotten by the times.

They did not catch up with the tide of the times, so of course they would feel sorry for themselves, and then transfer this resentment to the court and the emperor.

Now, if you hear rumors that are detrimental to the emperor and the court, you will of course spread them with added fuel and jealousy.

It didn't take long for the rumors to become widespread.

With the emergence of such rumors, another group of people are also scrambling to speak out.

They firmly believe that the emperor's assassination, the Chang'an witchcraft case and the Sanfu Huo bandit case broke out at the same time, and the culprit was Huo Chengjun, who was temporarily living in Jiaofang Hall.

And all the conflicts broke out at this time, of course because Liu Zhe will return to Chang'an in more than half a year - by then he will become the crown prince of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, the people of this group put forward their own demands and clamored that the emperor should be deposed and a new crown prince should be established.

The hearts of the people will eventually converge into the hearts of hundreds of officials, and then be fed back to the court.

Starting from the second half of the first lunar month, there were more and more petitions from various places to discuss the abolition, and the number was increasing day by day.

On the biggest day, the library on the bus received more than a thousand memorials, and 80% of them were for the abolition of the post.

The law does not punish the public, and the same applies to the emperor. Under such a huge public opinion about the abolition, the emperor seemed to be unable to be tough, and it was very rare that he did not take action against anyone who submitted the letter.

Perhaps seeing a glimmer of hope, the "abolition of the empress" group actually began to kneel down near Mingguang Palace to plead for her life, forcing the queen to submit a letter asking for her abolition.

Zhijinwu sent out several patrols to disperse the Jian bandits, but due to lack of manpower, they were never able to push them back.

In the end, the emperor issued three edicts in a row, admonishing the queen and telling her to "self-examine and self-examine", and then he barely satisfied the people.

King Guangling in the south regarded the emperor and the Huo family as the same party and called them false emperors.

The Huo bandits in the north criticized the emperor for being unkind and unjust, calling him a coward.

The people in the middle thought that the emperor was trapped by love and had no thunderous skills.

Suddenly, the Han Dynasty fell into a kind of turmoil, and everyone's spearhead was inexplicably pointed at the emperor.

It happened that at this time, news came from Weiyang Palace that the emperor's injury had become serious.

Suddenly, the people and officials became even more panicked. They didn't know what path this man who had been powerful for more than ten years would take.

From prosperity and peace to being on fire everywhere, it only took a few months.

This situation may seem strange and unbelievable, but it has its own internal logic.

This is the drawback of a feudal dynasty ruled by one person. The fate of the country rests entirely on the emperor and his successors.

In the original history, the trajectory was very similar to the present.

When Emperor Xiaoxuan was on the throne, the Han Dynasty entered the most prosperous Zhaoxuan Zhongxing.

However, Liu Shi only reigned for sixteen years. His favor with eunuchs led to the decline of imperial power and political chaos, which ultimately led to the decline of the Western Han Dynasty.

The same is true today.

Liu Zhe is a controversial heir. The emperor who could have determined everything has temporarily lost control of the court due to injury.

Coupled with the inexplicable appearance of several fire spots, the big man naturally became chaotic.

On February 15th of the seventeenth year of Dingxin, the air in the greenhouse of Weiyang Palace was particularly solemn, and the smell of medicine was much stronger than last time.

The unknown incense was lit, emitting a pungent smell that made the emperor's face somewhat blurry.

Dai Zong, the captain of Xiuyi, had just presented a love letter to the emperor. These love letters explained the current situation in the Han Dynasty very clearly.

The emperor looked at him silently for a long time, his face gloomy, and Dai Zong naturally did not dare to say anything.

Half an hour later, the emperor finally slowly placed the love letter on the case in front of him.

"The clouds in the stream are just beginning to rise, the sun is setting in the pavilion, and the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is filling the building." Liu He recited a poem that had not yet appeared in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, I am waiting for you!" Dai Zong said without hesitation.

"In the past, when I didn't kill people, they weren't afraid of me; but later when I killed people, they were afraid of me."

"Dai Zong, you have been with me the longest. I want to ask you, why do they insist on forcing me to kill people?"

The emperor's words were pun-intended, which frightened Dai Zong.

This is not only saying that some people force the emperor to kill other people, but also that some people force the emperor to kill themselves.

"The humble ministers are stupid. They only know that Your Majesty is far-sighted and can see clearly better than anyone else. They should not oppose His Majesty."

"Your Majesty has devoted all his efforts for the great man. No matter who you are, you should understand your Majesty's painstaking efforts and must not be disloyal."

Dai Zong spoke truthfully, and he was actually choked up in his words.

The emperor could only wave his hand and didn't pay too much attention to this matter.

"Fan Ke, have you written down everything that has happened in the world these days?"

"Weichen has written it down." Fan Ke said, standing in the dark.

"After I go to Huangquan to meet the ancestors of the Han Dynasty, I hope you can follow the example of Tai Shigong and write another history book. Is it possible for you to do it?" Liu He said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is at his peak in the Spring and Autumn Period and can live for thousands of years. A humble minister cannot write this history book." Fan Ke knelt down quickly and said, and he was also a little choked with sobs.

"Hahaha, long live, have you ever seen someone who can really live for tens of thousands of years?" Liu He laughed loudly, and then coughed again and again.

After Liu He, who looked unhappy, took a deep breath, he looked at the void at the palace door again.

"Let's proceed according to the previously decided strategy." Liu He said.

"Wei!" Dai Zong responded quickly.

"Is Mr. Zhang Ge here?" Liu He asked.

"Here we are, we have been waiting in the side hall for a long time." Fan Ke said.

"Dai Zong step back and let him come in."

"only!"

(End of this chapter)