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

Chapter 445 Sang Hongyang is in jail

Sang Hongyang was sent to the Ministry of Punishment by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but Li Guangli was not dealt with.

After Sang Hongyang was suppressed, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Li Guangli to prepare to lead the expedition.

Master Fuyan came out again and clasped his fists, praying to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to calm down. Since ancient times, those who have no reputation will be defeated.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty refused to listen at all and said stubbornly: "Retreat from the court!"

After all, Master Fuyan didn't have the courage of Sang Hongyang, so he could only look back and sigh.

After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty retired, Li Guangli, Minister of War, personally took command and set out from Chang'an early the next morning to control the 150,000 troops from the northwest to conquer the Western Regions.

To be honest, most of the senior officials in the three provinces and six ministries are worried. They naturally know that the Han Dynasty has an absolute advantage in strength and weapons.

But this war was special. Different from previous wars, the big man made almost no preparations and went to fight all of a sudden. Everything seemed too hasty.

They didn't know why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suddenly seemed to have changed his temper, his mood became more and more unstable, and he no longer considered the decisions he made carefully.

Although the big man has an absolute advantage in this war, he may not win.

However, Sang Hongyang has already been imprisoned. Now no one dares to speak nonsense in front of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Who knows whether he will offend Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty with one word and be imprisoned himself?

……

After Li Guangli left Chang'an, the Minister of War was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War.

It had been three days since Sang Hongyang was imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment Prison, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty still had no intention of releasing him.

Wang Zang, the Minister of Punishment, wrote to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty more than once, hoping that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would release Sang Hongyang. After all, Sang Hongyang did not make any mistakes.

Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty imprisoned Sang Hongyang on the charge of disrespect, can you really convict Sang Hongyang on this charge?

However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not agree to the proposal of the Minister of Justice, and Sang Hongyang was still imprisoned in the Prison of the Ministry of Justice.

On the fifth day, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty seemed to be less angry, and then he asked the Minister of Punishment to release Sang Hongyang.

As soon as Sang Hongyang was released from prison, he clasped his fists and told Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to resign.

Regardless of whether Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty agreed or not, he insisted on resigning. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty knew that this was Sang Hongyang's provocation to his imperial power.

Since you want to resign, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not get used to Sang Hongyang. He immediately agreed to Sang Hongyang's request and dismissed him directly.

Weining has never known what happened in the court. These days, he still stayed at the gate of the East Palace and never left the door.

Until Huo Qubing found Weining and told Weining that Sang Hongyang resigned and Li Guangli went to the west.

Huo Qubing glanced at Weining and said, "Isn't it right? You don't know yet?"

Wei Ning's face was solemn. How could he know what was happening in the court? He said to Huo Qubing, "I'm leaving the palace to find Mr. Sang."

After saying that, he left in a hurry.

Huo Qubing sighed softly, cousin and uncle haven't reconciled yet? The time to release Qi this time was a bit long.

Huo Qubing did not stay in the East Palace for long. After Wei Ning left the East Palace, he also left. He went directly to the palace and found Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

"Uncle, you and your cousin..."

He wanted to persuade Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but was stopped by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said to Huo Qubing: "There is no need to say it, I have my own sense of proportion."

Huo Qubing: "But..."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "Is there anything else? You haven't gone back."

Huo Qubing groaned, took two steps, and suddenly looked back at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and said, "Uncle, you have become a lot stranger."

After saying this, he left, leaving Emperor Wu of Han alone in a daze.

He rubbed his aching head, finding it increasingly difficult to concentrate on thinking.

……

Wei Ning came to Sang Hongyang's residence, found Sang Hongyang who was packing his bags, and asked: "Master Sang, what are you going to do?" Sang Hongyang was a little surprised when he saw Wei Ning arriving, and said: "Your Highness, why are you here? "

He smiled bitterly and said, "I'm packing my things and planning to go back to my hometown in Luoyang."

"Since I came to Chang'an, I haven't been back for more than 20 years. It's time to go back and have a look."

Weining said hurriedly: "What will happen if you leave the household department?"

Sang Hongyang said: "There will always be someone who will take over my affairs. This court can run without anyone."

"Not now!" Weining said firmly, "I can't live without you now."

Everything in the Ministry of Household Affairs has not yet been sorted out, and commercial tax revenue has not yet been distributed. I don’t know what difficulties will be encountered in the practical process.

This was supervised by Weining and Sang Hongyang. After leaving Sang Hongyang, the people below may not be able to handle it.

Sang Hongyang sighed deeply and said to Wei Ning: "Your Highness, I understand you now."

"I tried to persuade you a lot at the beginning, but now it's my turn and I understand the pain involved."

"As His Highness said, I obviously consider your Majesty sincerely, why did I end up like this in the end?"

"His Majesty is so stubborn that he actually asked Li Guangli to conquer the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions. This is obviously a major decision-making mistake. No one can persuade him at all."

It can be seen that Sang Hongyang is very disappointed, otherwise he would not say this behind his back.

"Both Master Fu Yan and Dong Zhongshu are unwilling to say anything. I understand them and still want to contribute to the court."

"But how can His Majesty still listen to our words now?"

"Your Majesty has changed, but I don't know why he became so arrogant."

Wei Ning looked at Sang Hongyang and said, "Let's go to Henan first, just to relax."

"I'll give you two months, go and come back quickly."

Sang Hongyang: "Huh?"

"What else can I do when I come back?"

Wei Ning said: "The Ministry of Household Affairs will come up with troubles, and we can't do without you."

"You have to come back anyway."

After a pause, Wei Ning said: "This is Gu's order, you believe me."

Sang Hongyang looked at Wei Ning's serious look and sighed, "Your Highness, you have been wronged."

"Okay! I promise Your Highness that I will come back in two months."

Wei Ning hummed and said, "I'll send you a group of people to escort you back to Henan, the Central Plains, and go back in glory."

Sang Hongyang cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

……

Early the next morning, Sang Hongyang left the capital and went straight back to his hometown in Henan.

In the autumn and September of the second year of Yuanfeng, Li Guangli arrived in the northwest. There were 150,000 troops stationed in the northwest, but Li Guangli headed towards the Western Regions with only 50,000 troops.

He believed that the current fifty thousand soldiers of the Han Dynasty were enough to frighten the sixteen countries in the Western Regions.

The war came so fast that the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Region did not react at first. They were so shocked that they never expected that the Han Dynasty would raid their land.

So the sixteen countries in the Western Regions jointly issued diplomatic documents to all the surrounding small countries, protesting the Han's arrogant and rude invasion and accusing the Han of undeclared war.

At the same time, the sixteen countries in the Western Regions organized more than 100,000 combined troops to fight against Li Guangli's army.

The armies of both sides launched a massive war on the empty grasslands of the Western Region!

(End of this chapter)