The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 223 Li Cai was executed
  At the end of autumn, the weather is getting cooler.

In the early morning on Chang'an Avenue, the crowds were already sparse.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, the most difficult thing to endure was winter. The rich and powerful had animal skins to wear to keep them from being too cold, while ordinary people could only wear a few layers of linen to wrap their bodies.

Every time winter comes, the population declines.

Compared with the desolate Chang'an Avenue, the atmosphere in Weiyang Palace today was also terrifyingly cold.

Weining was also summoned to the court by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty today.

In the Qilin Hall, all the officials stood in an orderly manner.

Although Weining is not an official, he is a nobleman with a distinguished status and stands at the forefront of the officials.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty arrived late and looked gloomy.

Naturally, the officials still didn't know what happened last night and just regarded today as an ordinary court meeting.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not sit down, but stood on the high steps with his hands behind his back, overlooking the officials.

Li Cai stood behind the officials, looking extremely nervous.

Before all the officials could greet him, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said indifferently: "Don't salute."

"I salute you."

As soon as these words came out, all the officials roared and said in unison: "I don't dare."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sneered: "There is nothing you dare not do. You dare to violate my orders. What else do you dare not?"

Zhuang Qingzhai and Wei Qing looked at each other, while Dong Zhongshu, Dongfang Shuo and others looked confused.

Who has offended the emperor again?
  Zhuang Qingzhai gritted his teeth and clasped his fists and said, "How dare you, Your Majesty, what happened?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sneered: "The tribes of Jiaozhi have been unified by the Luoyue people."

hiss!
  The hall suddenly fell into deathly silence.

Sang Hongyang and Wei Qing knew about this, and the Luoyue people began to push their troops eastwards a month ago.

At that time, even Wei Qing did not think that the Luoyue people were crazy enough to dare to use force against the Han Dynasty.

Weining raised a possibility at that time: Will the Luoyue people attack the Jiaozhi tribes?

Wei Qing thought it was impossible, Sang Hongyang thought the probability was extremely low, and Li Cai thought it was a fantasy.

Everyone thinks that Luoyue is just a small tribe in southern Xinjiang. How can it have the strength to use force against the entire Jiaozhi tribe?
  The officials' faces were ashen.

Zhuang Qingzhai said sternly: "Luo Yue is a little barbarian, he is so daring!"

"Those who are rude and insult their neighbors will die!"

So arrogant!

A small tribe in southern Xinjiang dared to launch troops against the Han tribes in southern Xinjiang without the permission of the Han Dynasty!

This doesn’t take the big man seriously at all!

Have they forgotten that the Han Dynasty crushed the tribes of South Vietnam more than ten years ago?
  What a bunch of dogs who care about eating but not beating!

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty glanced at Zhuang Qingzhai and said, "Don't be angry, Zhuang Xiangbang. You might as well ask Mr. Li Caili how the Luoyue people unified the various tribes in Jiaozhi."

"Li Caiyi came out to speak."

Li Cai walked out of the train tremblingly, his body trembling slightly, and he clasped his fists and said, "My lord, I see you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "You don't want to see me, I want to see you."

"I gave the Marquis of Zhenbei a handwriting and a token. I asked you to cooperate with him in governing Southern Xinjiang."

"Are you cooperating?"

Li Cai: "Here, I will die."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sneered: "I know what you mean, nobles? They have been nobles since the Qin Dynasty. Your ancestor Li Xin, the famous general of the Qin Dynasty, is so majestic."

"Your Li family has been inherited from the Qin Dynasty until now. You are so proud that you look down on everyone. I can understand it."

"It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from extravagance to frugality, right? Nobles must have the pride of nobility, and their heads should be looking at the sky. Lowering your head is not acceptable."    "Then in the face of national events, can you put down your proud heads?"

"I want to ask you, is it okay? If not, can I chop off your head for you and lower it?"

Li Cai was a little unsteady on his feet, swaying, and his eyesight turned black: "This, your Majesty..."

The deathly silence of the main hall sent chills down the spine. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not make any noise or roar, as if he was talking about a trivial matter. The more so, the more frightened the officials became.

Suddenly, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pointed at Li Cai and said, "You deserve to die!"

He rushed up the steps and kicked Li Cai in the stomach. With a bang, Li Cai was thrown around.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had red eyes and shouted angrily: "The Marquis of Zhenbei asked you to check the military equipment of the Luoyue Department! It's been a month and you haven't even found out!"

"Have you checked?! Have you checked!"

Li Cai: "This, this, this... Your Majesty, I, I know the crime!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty shouted again: "The Marquis of Zhenbei asked you to notify the Jiaozhi tribes to take precautions in advance. Have you notified them? Have you notified them?!"

"You treat national affairs as a trivial matter. You despise the Marquis of Zhenbei from the bottom of your heart. You think that a child with a yellow mouth is not worthy of mentioning national affairs with you, a former prime minister. You rely on your old age and act like an old man. You are great and noble!"

"Come on!"

"Pull this bitch out! Can't he keep his head down? Cut off his head! Cut it off!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was furious.

The various tribes in South Vietnam were unified. Although they were still nominally attached to the Han Dynasty, it was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who was slapped in the face!
  Let the foreign countries see that the Han Dynasty has lost control of its internal stability and allowed a small tribe in southern Xinjiang to complete its unification under the eyes of the Han court!

And the Han court didn’t know anything about these things!
  Where should the face of this big country be placed? Where could Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty put his imperial power?

"Your Majesty, have mercy on me. Your Majesty, please have mercy on me. I know the crime. I know the crime. Your Majesty has mercy. Your Majesty has mercy."

Li Cai's pleas for mercy became smaller and smaller, and he was pulled out by the imperial army.

Even though there were members of the Li family in the court who wanted to intercede for Li Cai, no one dared to act like a hero at this time.

Things happened too quickly and too urgently, leaving no time for the Li family to prepare for the incident.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked around at the officials, and all the officials did not dare to breathe.

"Leave Southern Xinjiang to the Marquis of Zhenbei to rule. You all must cooperate with me. If another Li Cai comes out, I will kill his clan!"

"Here!"

"Retreat!"

"Marquis Zhenbei, please follow me."

"Here."

Wei Ning followed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty towards the harem, leaving behind all the officials looking at each other.

Sang Hongyang glanced at Dongfang Shuo and whispered: "Your Majesty has begun to train him to govern the country."

Dongfang Shuo nodded tacitly.

Previously, Weining was allowed to govern in secret, but now it was openly revealed. The entire southern Xinjiang was handed over to Weining, and all the resources of the court were given to Weining. This was already an unlimited delegation of power.

Wei Qing glanced at Gongsun Ao, Zhang Cigong and others. Their eyes met and they both seemed to understand the meaning and couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

Zhuang Qingzhai looked a little solemn and puzzled. His Majesty paid too much attention to the Marquis of Zhenbei. This kind of authority was already equivalent to that of a vassal king. Where is the power that a marquis should have?

Want to be crowned king?
  Impossible! He doesn't believe in Liu. No matter how great his achievements are, there is no living king with a different surname in the Han Dynasty, right?
  Moreover, Wei Ning's achievements are not to this level, and there is a big gap between him and Wei Qing.

Li House.

When Li Gan learned that his cousin Li Cai had been killed, he couldn't help being shocked. He immediately wrote a letter to Hexi and gave it to Li Guang.

Li Jiao's face was rosy, he slapped the document angrily and cursed: "Weining, you bitch!"

"He deserves to die! I'm going to kill him!"

Li Gan glanced at Li Jiao and said calmly: "Second brother, your legs are just right, and now you want to be interrupted by him?"

(End of this chapter)