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

Chapter 479: Tit for tat, fire and water are incompatible

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sat on the desk in the main hall with sadness, staring at Weining without saying a word.

Wei Ning respectfully clasped his fists and said to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "My son, I will see my father."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said indifferently: "What a good method!"

"My good prince!"

This voice was a little trembling, with a bit of anger, his face was livid, and his words were cold.

Wei Ning said neither humble nor arrogantly: "I don't know what my father is talking about."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said indifferently: "For your own selfish interests, you plunged the people of the entire southern Xinjiang into war. The Han army began to be in chaos, Jiangnan's finance and taxation were affected, and the country was short of food..."

"Okay, one method after another, forcing me to surrender to the small southern barbarian country. Your goal has been achieved."

"My face was already swollen from your beating. I gave in and shamelessly went to South Vietnam to cooperate again."

"Now the price for buying grain from South Vietnam is higher than before."

"Prince!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty changed his words, stood up suddenly, pointed at Weining and said, "Is this your idea of ​​a king and a father?"

"Which king are you loyal to, and which father are you filial to?!"

Wei Ning listened quietly to what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said without refuting. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty finished speaking, Wei Ning just said lightly: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. My son did not do these treasonous things."

"My son has been in the East Palace for a long time and doesn't know what's going on outside. I just heard about it from His Majesty now."

"However, I think it is right to resume trade in southern Xinjiang. The continuous heavy rains in the north and the suppression of rebellion in the south will mean that once a natural or man-made disaster breaks out in the Han Dynasty, the current food reserves will not be enough."

"This also reminds us that there is nothing wrong with resuming trade with South Vietnam."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty stared at Weining for a long time, laughed loudly, and said: "That's right! That's absolutely right!"

"Very good!"

"Prince, do you really think you can make me surrender like this?"

Wei Ning cupped his fists and said, "I don't dare."

"Your Majesty, take less medicine, it will affect your judgment."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said coldly: "Are you saying that I am old and confused?"

Wei Ning: "I dare not... I wonder if your Majesty has anything else to do?"

At this point, he was unwilling to say anything more to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. If he had nothing else to do, he would say goodbye and go back.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said angrily: "There is nothing else!"

"Go."

"According to the order!"

……

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty stood in the main hall, his face extremely gloomy.

Sang Hongyang and the two ministers of Hubu were all summoned back, the trade in southern Xinjiang was restored, and everything he had done was overturned. This is enough to show that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the highest decision-maker of the empire, could no longer make decisions on his own will. Church affairs.

All his authority has been divided up by Weining.

The reason why Wei Ning was confident was because Wei Qing and other court officials secretly supported him.

As long as these powerful courtiers work together to support the prince, Weining, there is really nothing he can do!

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty narrowed his eyes and said: "Go and summon Qi Bin to me."

"Here!" Not long after, Detective Secretary Qi Bin arrived at the Qilin Hall, clasped his fists and said, "I see your Majesty."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said coldly: "Find a way to accuse Sang Hongyang and gangsters and collect evidence of their crimes."

"Before, I will first look for suitable candidates among the six departments. This group of people must have a strong willingness to be promoted."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't say much. He had tested Qi Bin, his emotional intelligence should pass, and he should know what to do.

Qi Bin cupped his fists and said, "I obey your order!"

In other words, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has now given Qi Bin a lot of power. If Qi Bin wants to, he can now infinitely expand the power of the Detective Department and make all officials uneasy.

But now Qi Bin did not do this, which inevitably made Emperor Wu of Han a little disappointed.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could not personally kill his political opponents, but he could cultivate a group of government agencies that were disliked by everyone. Through this agency, he could deal with any political opponents without restraint.

Today Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty secretly gave Qi Bin a hint. The implication is that your Detective Department should not be so insignificant.

Later generations of institutions such as Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Xichang. When the emperor established the government office, didn't he know the harm these institutions would bring to the country?
Isn’t it because of the emperor’s political needs?
But in the end, all the infamy was shouldered by these government agencies, and the emperor stayed out of the matter.

Now Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is doing the same thing.

Qi Bin left Weiyang Palace and looked at the sky outside and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Your Majesty, you want our Detective Department to take some action."

"It doesn't matter if you frame some officials."

Qi Bin quickly and accurately figured out the potential meaning of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and quickly stepped back to the Detective Department. He summoned several spies from the Detective Department and ordered indifferently: "Go and find Sang Hongyang and Hu." Evidence that two ministers formed a gang and committed crimes.”

"If you can't find it, make some evidence yourself."

"Here!"

After Qi Bin gave his instructions, he personally went to contact some low-level officials in the Sixth Department. These officials should not be too low-ranking, but they also need to have a great desire for power. These things are difficult to do and cannot be said publicly. It is a bit difficult to contact him secretly.

……

Three days later, the Detective Department took action and directly sent people to arrest Sang Hongyang and the left and right ministers of the Household Department, on the grounds that these people had enriched their own pockets and embezzled the property of the Household Department.

The execution was soon carried out in the Detective Department Prison. Sang Hongyang and others could not bear the punishment and directly signed a confession.

The three senior officials of the Hubu were eventually imprisoned. Immediately afterwards, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immediately promoted the two chiefs of the Hubu to ministers, leaving the position of Shangshu of the Hubu temporarily vacant.

This happened so fast that many people didn't react.

Immediately, the Detective Department arrested Gongsun He as quickly as possible because Gongsun He illegally promoted his son Gongsun Jingsheng to the supervisor of the Northern Army during his tenure as Minister of Civil Affairs.

Moreover, the Detective Division had immediately arrested Gongsun Jingsheng and made him confess his embezzlement of military expenses in prison.

Before the matter of Gongsun He and Gongsun Jingsheng was settled, Fu Yan, the Minister of Rites, was also arrested for colluding with Gongsun He to abuse his power.

In the entire six departments, all three ministers were imprisoned in less than three days.

Immediately, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty promoted two ministers and two ministers with thunderous tactics. The three government offices of the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Households were all under the control of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

As for Liu Quyou from the Ministry of War, he was originally from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, while the other two departments had neutral opinions.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty completely changed the leaders of the six departments in less than half a month.

The arrogance and cruelty displayed by the Detective Department in this operation was enough to tremble the entire Chang'an officials.

……

Wei Mansion.

Wei Junru anxiously found Wei Qing and said: "Zhongqing, please save your brother-in-law!"

(End of this chapter)