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

Chapter 265: Persuasion

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty naturally said angry words. Weiyang Palace cannot be sealed. There are too many people entering and leaving the palace for work every day.

What if the city gate is closed?

From the outside, I thought he, the majestic emperor, was afraid of the Confucian people.

But now that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was angry, the people below could only execute it. No one dared to persuade Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty at this time.

Zhenbeihou Mansion.

Wei Qing, wearing a large cloak, stepped forward to find Wei Ning.

There are snowflakes all over the sky outside, but it’s as warm as summer inside.

Wei Ning poured a pot of hot water for Wei Qing. After Wei Qing sat down, he said solemnly to Wei Ning: "Liu Huan has been made king by your Majesty. Next year he will be transferred out of Chang'an to the vassal states."

Wei Ning's pouring hand froze for a moment, and asked Wei Qing: "Does Your Majesty intend to make Liu Huan the crown prince?"

The political intention of this matter is too obvious.

Wei Qing nodded, but he knew that this should be a test by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to the ministers.

Who could have known that a sudden stir would arouse fierce opposition from so many Confucian officials.

Since ancient times, the establishment of a heir apparent has required the fulfillment of three conditions: establishment of direct lineage, establishment of virtuousness, and establishment of ability.

The historical education that ancient dynasties in feudal society can draw from can only be learned from the history of previous dynasties. In this way, the dynasty's path forward will not overturn.

If the dynasty cannot learn from experience, it can only find it from the Zhou Rites. This is a utopian concept of governing the country. It is correct to follow the Zhou Rites. Courtiers and emperors of all dynasties have regarded it as a guideline.

Now that Empress Chen has been deposed, in other words, Liu Huan is no longer a direct descendant, but he still meets the two conditions of virtuous and capable.

The Han Dynasty still does not have a queen, so there is no one who can meet the conditions of a crown prince better than Liu Huan.

To put it bluntly, Liu Huan won the support of Confucian forces for his attitude towards Confucianism.

The seemingly inconspicuous decision of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could cause such a big disturbance, mostly because of this.

Confucians should respect Liu Huan!

Wei Ning thought for a long time before asking Wei Qing: "Uncle, what do you think His Majesty is planning to do?"

"Are you going to make Fourth Yiniang your queen?"

Wei Qing took a deep look at Wei Ning and muttered: "It should be for you."

"What?"

Wei Qing shook his head and said, "I said I didn't know, but now His Majesty is in crisis."

Wei Ning asked suspiciously: "What's wrong?"

Wei Qing said: "Dozens of Confucian officials headed by Yan Zhongyuan knelt down and cried bitterly in the official field outside the Qilin Hall of Weiyang Palace, begging His Majesty to take back his life."

Force the palace?

Or is it the Han Dynasty version of the Great Ceremony Incident?

No matter what, this is a challenge to the emperor's imperial power!

Although these Confucian officials do not hold important positions in the court, they have a fatal power point. They control the right to speak.

For example, a group of councilors have the power to discuss matters in the court. For example, Taishi Ling and other historians have the power to record history and so on.

All in all, although they do not have great real power, they do have unlimited disgusting power.

They are not afraid that your emperor will kill them, even if they don't ask for it, it will be fine if they die.

He has almost reached the end of his official career, and now he has been killed by the emperor. It is not a matter of leaving his name in the history books. In the future, when people mention his family, they will have to say that his ancestors are awesome and he is an upright person. How can future generations still be respected? ?

Wei Ning's expression gradually became serious and he asked Wei Qing: "How did your Majesty handle it?"

Wei Qing said: "How can we deal with this? His Majesty ordered the palace to be sealed and these people are not allowed to enter the palace."

But does this mean the palace will no longer be open for business?

Seeing that there are only two days left for the holiday, the Han Dynasty will have a public holiday on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Tomorrow is crucial, Yan Zhongyuan and his group will definitely block Weiyang Palace.

It seems that His Majesty is helpless against this group of people, otherwise he would not say such angry words and do such angry things. Only when there is nothing you can do about something, will you say or do angry things. If you have the ability to solve the problem, you will have dealt with the other party long ago.

Wei Ning stopped thinking about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for the time being. He asked Wei Qing, "Uncle, why do you think your Majesty did this?"

"Why do you suddenly start transferring Liu Huan to the vassal states now?"

Wei Qing thought: How do I know?

He looked at Wei Ning and asked, "Has His Majesty said anything to you before? For example, he wanted to give you a surprise or something."

Wei Ning: "Huh?"

"Does it matter?"

He thought about it carefully, then suddenly his eyes lit up and he said, "It really does exist."

"His Majesty said that when I return from Hexi in the spring, he would give me a great gift."

"Is this going to make you a king?"

Wei Qing took a deep breath and looked clear. No wonder, His Majesty intends to reveal your identity.

Liu Huan is a resistance in the court, and so are the courtiers. He is now starting to split the thorns for you and pave the way for you in advance.

Wei Qing was still wondering why at this juncture, His Majesty suddenly proposed to grant Liu Huan the title of king.

"Uncle, does this matter?"

Wei Qing snorted and said, "I don't know."

have no idea? So what do you mean by nodding your head just now? I totally thought you knew something.

"You enter the palace to appease His Majesty." Wei Qing came here this time just to let Wei Ning enter the palace.

Now none of the ministers dared to persuade Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. I am afraid that only Weining could do so.

"Please don't be impulsive, Your Majesty. If those rotten scholars really cause trouble, Your Majesty's reputation will be ruined."

Wei Ning snorted and said, "Okay, I know what to do."

Wei Qing nodded and told Wei Ning: "Please give your Majesty some good advice. He also has his own difficulties. You must not talk to His Majesty about big principles. He doesn't need any big reasons."

"do you know?"

Wei Ning hummed: "I know."

After Wei Qing left, Wei Ning did not stay at the mansion any longer and walked towards Weiyang Palace without stopping.

The outer gate of Weiyang Palace is where all the government offices work, and the inner city is the imperial city.

Weining arrived at the outer city and found many officials gathered between the outer city gate and the inner city.

Weining did not walk over, but looked at them from a distance, as if he had discovered something, with a look of contempt on his face.

If you force a woman to have a baby, you should look like she has a baby. What's the matter with you guys wearing fur jackets?

No wonder you can kneel in Weiyang Palace for so long in such cold weather. It turns out you have self-defense. I asked, why are you not afraid of the cold?

Wei Ning thought for a while and found the Forbidden Army at Jianzhang Camp.

The leader of the Forbidden Army naturally knew Wei Ning, so he hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "I have met the Marquis."

Wei Ning pressed his hands and said, "No more greetings. What are they doing?"

Jianzhang Yingqi sighed: "If we want to enter the palace, His Majesty asked us to stop him. Wouldn't this lead to a confrontation?"

"We don't dare to be too rough. If something happens to them, we won't be able to explain it to them."

Wei Ning groaned and said, "Then let them in and let them kneel outside the Qilin Hall."

The leader of the Forbidden Army looked embarrassed and said: "Master Marquis, this..."

Wei Ning shook his head and said, "It's okay. I'll go and tell His Majesty. You do as I say first. If anything goes wrong, it's my fault."

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)