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

Chapter 427 The Zen Ceremony
In the summer and May of the fourth year of Yuanding, the Ministry of Rites made all preparations and arrangements. The Ministry of War mobilized 10,000 troops, and the Ministry of Household Affairs allocated a budget of 300,000 yuan.

It is self-evident that this ceremony will cost a lot of money. Three hundred thousand yuan is just the money for the ceremony, and there are also a lot of expenses for the food of the soldiers.

Huo Qubing also returned from his inspection in the southwest at this time.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty granted Zen status this time, he brought Wei Zifu, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Jiang Chong, Gongsun Qing, and some ministers and ministers from the six tribes with him.

Wei Ning stayed in Chang'an and was responsible for supervising the country.

By June, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty arrived at Mount Tai.

……

While Weining was supervising the country, a minor incident occurred in the harem.

A lady was accused of using a witchcraft villain to curse Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Wei Ning took Zhang Tang to the harem immediately. Wei Zifu was not in Chang'an now. Wei Zifu should have handled the harem affairs, and now Wei Ning had to take care of it.

Now, in addition to Wei Zifu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also had a Mrs. Li and a Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Li gave birth to a son, Liu Kui, to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Madam's rank in the harem is already extremely high. Zhao Jieyu had been sealed as Madam Gou Yi before.

It was Mrs. Li who cursed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Three years ago, she was recommended to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty by Princess Pingyang. Liu Kun was born last year. At this time, she was quite favored by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

When Wei Ning brought Zhang Tang to the harem, Mrs. Li was huddled in the corner shivering.

This was the beloved concubine of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Wei Ning had to handle it carefully.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, I have been wronged, I have been wronged!" Mrs. Li started to cry out after seeing Wei Ning.

Wei Ning pressed his hand to signal her to calm down first, and then glanced at Zhang Tang.

Zhang Tang nodded, and immediately came to Mrs. Li and asked, "Where did the little witchcraft guy come from?"

Mrs. Li looked confused and said, "I don't know. I don't know. He appeared under my bed this morning for no reason."

Zhang Tang took out the witchcraft villain from under the bed. It was densely covered with needles. The word "Liu Che" was written on the villain's chest, and all the needles were stuck in the villain's head.

After seeing the witchcraft villain, Mrs. Li's face became more frightened. Everyone knew that this was no small matter. Fortunately, it was the kind Crown Prince who was handling it now.

If His Majesty were in Chang'an, she would probably be killed by His Majesty immediately.

Zhang Tang looked at the witchcraft villain, pondered for a moment, and said to the outside world: "Come here, control all the eunuchs and maids in the palace."

"Your Highness, I will handle it."

Wei Ning hummed and told Zhang Tang, "Check it out."

He glanced at Mrs. Li again and said, "You don't have to worry. If it wasn't you, Zhang Tang would clear your name. There is always someone doing these things and they will definitely find out."

"Thank you, His Royal Highness."

Mrs. Li said gratefully to Weining.

When Weining returned to Qilin Hall, Li Yannian, a doctor from the Ministry of Punishment, met with Weining.

Li Yannian is Mrs. Li's brother, and he undoubtedly came here to plead for his sister.

Li Yannian also had a younger brother, who was also Mrs. Li's brother, named Li Guangli, who was guarding the frontier army in the Western Region at this time.

"Your Highness, my sister will never do such a treasonous and unethical thing. Please be aware of this, Your Highness."

Wei Ning nodded and said, "I know that Zhang Tang is already investigating."

Who is behind this sudden witchcraft incident in the harem, and what is its purpose?
Wei Ning didn't know.

Fortunately, that night, Zhang Tang found out that it was a maid in Mrs. Li's house who framed Mrs. Li.

Wei Ning stared at Zhang Tang in confusion and said, "Why?"

Zhang Tang understood what Weining meant. The maids in the palace were not fools. Why would they frame Mrs. Li for no reason?
This is no different from seeking death. How can a palace maid have such courage?
Zhang Tang told Wei Ning: "It doesn't mean anything. The palace maid said she was mistreated by Mrs. Li and she felt resentful."

He paused, seeming to be thinking about something. Wei Ning asked: "Is there a problem?"

Zhang Tang hummed and said, "Wei Chen asked other palace maids and eunuchs. They said that Mrs. Li is kind-hearted and would not scold the palace maids and eunuchs."

"Then why did you scold that palace maid? Have you asked Mrs. Li?"

Zhang Tang said: "I asked, and Mrs. Li said she didn't remember whether she scolded him."

"Weichen thinks that there may be something wrong with this palace maid."

Wei Ning asked noncommittally: "Is this really true? Or is there some other conspiracy?"

Zhang Tang shook his head. This was all he could find. As for whether there was a conspiracy, he couldn't find out.

Because he really couldn't figure out what kind of conspiracy there was. A palace maid framed the madam, and she was clearly harboring a grudge and planning to get rid of her master.

It can only be said that this palace maid is mentally abnormal, narrow-minded, and just - stupid!

He really couldn't think of anything else why.

This little episode didn't seem to cause any disturbance, and Wei Ning asked Zhang Tang to deal with the palace maid.

Zhang Tang asked Weining if she wanted to implicate her family. Weining asked Zhang Tang to investigate and kill her if there was any connection. If not, don't implicate the other person's family.

Zhang Tang was stunned for a moment.

Because if this matter is handled by His Majesty, no matter whether the other party's family will be involved or not, the outcome will definitely be death.

He always thought that Weining was a little too kind.

……

Mount Tai.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's large army has arrived at the foot of Mount Tai and will set up camp here tonight.

At night, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sat in Gongsun Qing's tent, covering his forehead and saying, "I have been having a headache recently."

Gongsun Qing hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, is it serious?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty shook his head and said: "It's not serious, but I don't know why. Let him go."

"You said that dreams may be the key to connecting with gods. I have been dreaming about a war to destroy the country recently. Why?"

Gongsun Qing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the authorities are confused."

"How do you say that?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Gongsun Qing in confusion.

Gongsun Qing asked: "Is Weiman Korea destroyed?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was stunned for a moment. It seemed that this was really the case. His dream was before Weiman Korea was destroyed, and Weiman Korea was destroyed later.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty couldn't help but sucked in a cold breath and said: "Then when I dreamed about Feng Chan recently, someone would assassinate me. What's the explanation?"

Gongsun Qing was stunned for a moment, then comforted Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and said: "Your Majesty is too worried. Don't act like this. No one will dare to assassinate Your Majesty!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty nodded and said, "I hope so."

"I'm going back first. You have to make arrangements for the ritual. Tomorrow you will go with me to the top of Mount Tai to worship heaven."

"According to the order!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty left with his hands behind his back, and looked back indifferently. He didn't know what he was thinking, and his expression was dark and unclear.

After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty left, Jiang Chong quietly found Gongsun Qing.

Gongsun Qing informed Jiang Chong about the dream of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and then said: "Don't do anything impulsive!"

These days, he has been secretly informing Jiang Chong about the current situation of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was Gongsun Qing who told Jiang Chong about the headaches faced by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty before.

Now Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said that he dreamed that someone was going to assassinate him. Gongsun Qing was really afraid that Jiang Chong would arrange for someone to assassinate Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty!
(End of this chapter)