The great man will live forever

Chapter 112: Breaking South Vietnam (old friends gradually wither away)
112 BC, the fourth day of July, Weiyang Palace,

"Snapped!"

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard the news, he was so angry that he dropped the bowl.

"So, my envoy An Guo Shaoji and others were killed?"

"All the more than 2000 Han soldiers led by Han Qianqiu and Yu Le were also killed?"

No one dared to answer him. In the main hall, a group of people just knelt down, and several personal servants shouted: "Your Majesty, calm down!"

They chanted and kowtowed.

"How to calm down? How dare they?"

"Pass on my order, summon all the officials, and discuss sending troops. I want to conquer South Vietnam!"

"promise!"

……

At the Lanling Hou Mansion, Liu Han, who received the news, was also about to enter the palace to see Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but Shu Yuzhu stopped him.

"Your Majesty, is it about South Vietnam?"

"You know this and still ask me?" Liu Han rolled his eyes at her.

"This time, you'd better take the initiative and offer part of your family's money. Also, it won't be long before you have to offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple and offer gold. It's best to prepare more gold. The more the better. Don't be reluctant to give up money, otherwise it won't work. You will be punished.”

"Hey, it looks like something big is going to happen?"

"Does your husband know how to buy gold to win a title?"

"I've already told you to call me husband. What's your name? You're not from the Han Dynasty."

Over the years, Liu Han has naturally brought Shu Yuzhu into his house, and only in this way can he feel more at ease.

Up to now, they have known each other for 7 years, and they are almost always together. Even if they have a dog, they have feelings for each other, let alone a person?

Feelings are an emotional bond cultivated between people.Whether it is family, friendship or love, they all need to be established and developed through communication, understanding and care.The cultivation of relationships can be said to be a long-term process that requires sincerity and hard work from both parties.

If Liu Han was asked to kill Shu Yuzhu now, it would be difficult for him to do so. Of course, if she wanted to kill him, he would have to do it reluctantly. Faith comes first, followed by life.

Liu Han currently has no faith, or he believes more in himself.

"When you go to the countryside, do as the Romans do!" Shu Yuzhu smiled brightly, with white teeth and red lips, and a breath like orchid. Every move, every frown, and every smile carried the magic power that seduces people's soul.

She has grown up completely over the years, her height has caught up with Liu Han's, and she has those long legs. Liu Han has been playing for seven years and is a master. He enjoys it, which is not enough for outsiders to say.

That figure is another unique thing. It is really thin where it should be thin, big where it should be, and especially round where it should be round, like a ripe peach...

"Okay, just be happy. Sometimes, if I don't remind myself specifically, I almost forget that we never belong here. Habits are a terrible thing."

Liu Han sighed with emotion, and then looked at Shu Yuzhu, "Let's talk about the gold medal as soon as possible. I don't have much time. I have to go to the palace to see His Majesty immediately."

So, Shu Yuzhu talked about the gold medal.

Only then did Liu Han know that many people would be unlucky this year, and many world-shaking events would also happen!

Two months later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Chehui issued an order to deprive more than 100 marquises of their titles. At the same time, Prime Minister Zhao Zhou was arrested and imprisoned, and eventually committed suicide. This was the famous "gold seizing of titles" event in history, which was also known as It is called "lost marquis of gold".

Most of these marquises were heroes of the Western Han Dynasty and their descendants, so why were they stripped of their titles by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?
The reason of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was that there was something wrong with the "jinjin" paid by these princes, and the weight and fineness were insufficient.

The so-called mint gold refers to the tribute gold presented by the princes to the court for use in sacrifices.

According to the system of the Western Han Dynasty, when the emperor made sacrifices to the ancestral temple, the princes and princes had to send people to the capital to pay a certain amount of gold to assist in the sacrifice, which was accepted by the Shaofu.This is how the system of gold mint came into being.When the princes offered gold, the emperor came to receive the gold in person.

The amount of mint gold is based on the population of the feudal state. Every thousand people pay a tribute of four taels, and the tribute is also four taels for 1000 to 500 people.If the weight or fineness of the gold is found to be insufficient, he will be punished, and the princes and kings will cut off their counties and the princes will be exempted from the country.

This kind of law on gold mint is called the "Law of Gold Gold". It was an important law at that time that weakened and attacked the power of princes, kings and princes, and strengthened the centralization of power.

Liu Han was a little shocked after hearing this, "Good guy, this quality is not good enough. Didn't His Majesty have the final say? More than 100 marquises, are you going to shake things up?"

"This is actually a conspiracy by His Majesty, or the minting of gold is just an excuse. During the Yuanshou period, His Majesty continued to use troops abroad, spending a lot of financial resources, and the army was still in disarray, and the whole world was working for him, which triggered a financial crisis in the Western Han Dynasty. The treasury is empty and the world is wasted. Although His Majesty has tried every means, the finances are still very difficult.

But this time, they were going to fight South Vietnam again. How could they send troops without money?We can only find a way from the princes, and it can weaken and attack the power of princes, kings and princes, and strengthen the centralization of power. After this incident, although the princes still exist, they can only clothe, feed, tax, and rent, and are not allowed to interfere with the political affairs of the feudal country. , sealing the land but not governing the people. "

"Oh no!" Liu Han said, hugged her and kissed her, "You are really my golden finger, otherwise I wouldn't know it."

Shu Yuzhu's face turned slightly red, "Yeah, yeah, I said back then that I wanted to tell you everything that would happen next to the big man, but you said forget it, and now you can only do it temporarily."

Liu Han shook his head, "You are stupid. The more I know, the less valuable you will be."

"Am I not valuable in myself?"

Shu Yuzhu was happy in her heart. She could feel that Liu Han was passionate about her. She licked her tongue and blew into Liu Han's ear. "ah!"

Liu Han pinched her waist gently, causing Shu Yuzhu to smile sweetly, "Fairy, look at my grandson's golden cudgel tonight."

After he finished speaking, he stepped onto the carriage and entered the palace.

He thought about asking Shu Yuzhu what would happen next. It would be best to be precise about the specific year and who did what.

But think about it, even if he knew that Huo Qubing would die and had tried his best, Huo Qubing still died. He was not that curious, or he was disappointed.

Sometimes, he couldn't help but ask himself, can he really change?
Some things have changed, but some things remain unchanged. Many things cannot be changed if you want to, so why do you know so much?
When it's time to know, you will know. Sometimes ignorance is happiness.

……

In the Weiyang Palace, in the main hall, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is sitting high in the main hall. When he comes down, there are mostly civil servants on the left and military generals on the right. Standing in the first row of civil servants are the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, Gaoling Hou Zhao Zhou, the Great Nong Ling Sang Hongyang, and the Imperial Servant Nan Yihou. Gongsun He...

In fact, Gongsun He was considered a military general, but during Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were so many distinctions between civil and military affairs. Military generals were overwhelmingly superior to civil servants. The dominance of Confucianism had just begun to take shape. Many prime ministers during Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were military generals.

The first row on the right belongs to Wei Qing, who is the Grand Sima, followed by Liu Han, Marquis of Lanling. The current Liu Han is Zongzheng, one of the Nine Qings, with a second-rank official position, silver seal and green ribbon, and manages the affairs of the Liu family. Generally, the clan As a member, he is a member of Zhen Erba Jing's clan and the nephew of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Wei Qing was already full of white hair. Liu Han specifically asked Shu Yuzhu that Wei Qing could only live for six years. The death of Huo Qubing also hit Wei Qing very hard. He was visibly old. Wei Qing, who was only 42 years old, already coughed frequently. He looks like a 60-year-old man.

Liu Han looked around and saw that the people he knew had disappeared one after another. Zhang Qian returned from his envoy to the Western Regions a few years ago. He was listed among the Nine Qings due to his meritorious service, but he passed away last year.

There was also the then Tingwei Zhang Tang, who later became a censor, with high prestige and was only one step away from the prime minister. Unfortunately, he died a few years ago and was framed.

Liu Han also learned more about this incident in detail. Most of it involved a struggle for power and selfish desires.

A few years ago, Zhang Tang, the imperial censor, had the highest prestige in the court because Li Cai was dead. He fully hoped that he could be the prime minister. However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not use him as prime minister, and instead appointed the crown prince Shaofu Zhuang Qingzhai.

Zhang Tang believed that Zhuang Qingzhai accepted the offer without hesitation, so he secretly had suspicions about Zhuang Qingzhai and wanted to find ways to trap him, but he had nothing to do at the moment.

As for why he thought Zhuang Qingzhai would not want to be prime minister, it was because he had tried to kill the previous prime minister Li Cai (Li Guang's cousin).

Good guy, I killed my previous prime minister just to become prime minister. Who dares to compete with me, aren't they afraid that I will kill him?

But this Zhuang Qingzhai was so stubborn that he became the prime minister, which made Zhang Tang so angry that he almost smoked.

Later, Zhang Tang also tried some tricks, but for a while he was unable to do anything to Zhuang Qingzhai, who was already the prime minister. In addition, he had offended many people over the years, so trouble came.

Two years ago, the three chief ministers Zhu Renchen, Chao Chao and Bian Tongsu were insulted by Zhang Tang and became resentful, so they planned with the prime minister Zhuang Qingzhai. After some planning, the trap was finally successful.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was furious and sent envoys to blame Tang. Zhang Tang denied it in every possible way, but none of them admitted it.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered the newly appointed court captain Zhao Yu to question Zhang Tang, but Zhang Tang still refused to accept.

Yu Wei did not use the punishment, but just smiled and said: "You are too ignorant of the weight! Just imagine how many people have been killed since you were released from prison? How many clans have been exterminated? Now that you are criticized, everything is well-founded. The emperor cannot bear to punish you, and wants to order you to do so." Why do you have to argue for your own plan? Why don't you decide on your own and save the family?"

At this time, Zhang Tang, who had interrogated many people and served as a court captain, naturally knew the fate of those people.

Back then, he was the one who interrogated others and used methods. Some of the people he killed were innocent and some were really guilty. In fact, if we break them all down, how many people in the officialdom of the Han Dynasty really had no fault at all?
If the water is clear, there will be no fish, let alone in ancient times.

Now it was finally his turn. After hearing this, Zhang Tang burst into tears. Knowing that he could not escape, for the sake of his family, he asked Yu for a piece of paper and wrote in writing: "Chen Tang's merits are immeasurable. I am a good official with swords and pens. Fortunately, I can't escape." I have been favored by His Majesty, and I am the third Duke, so I have no responsibility for myself. However, the person who plotted to trap Tang was the Third Chief of History. I will hear about it before I die!"

After writing, he handed the paper to Zhao Yu. He took the sword in his hand and waved it with all his strength. His throat was severed and blood spattered everywhere. He died immediately and committed suicide.

It has to be said that many officials and princes committed suicide in the Han Dynasty, and it has almost become a tradition.

Zhang Tang had been a high-ranking official for decades, and when he died, his family property was less than five hundred gold. His brothers wanted to give him a grand burial, but his mother said, "As a minister of the emperor, Zhang Tang died after being slandered by evil words. Why should he be buried in a grand ceremony?" "

Therefore, his family buried him in a hasty coffin. They only used an ox cart to carry the coffin out for burial. There was no coffin outside the coffin, and they were buried in the earth.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty received Zhao Yu's report and read Zhang Tang's suicide note, and he couldn't help but regret.Later, when he heard that Zhang Tang had no money left, Tang's mother ordered him to be buried in a grand manner. Yijia sighed and said, "But for this mother, I would not have given birth to this son!"

Later, the three chief historians were arrested and all were punished. Zhu Renchen, Dynasty, Bian Tong, and Shi Cao died in Pian Dynasty.

Zhuang Qingzhai, who was already the prime minister, was also imprisoned and finally committed suicide by drinking medicine.

Was Zhang Tang wronged?It is true, but he also wronged others in his early years. It can only be said that the law of heaven is cyclical. Moreover, before his death, because of his familiarity with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Tang left a suicide note and arranged for the people who framed him to kill a Han prime minister. It's really awesome to pull it off.

At that time, Liu Han was very surprised when he learned about it, so he rarely went out in recent years. He did not cause trouble or show off. He did not even go to court unless necessary to reduce his sense of presence.

This official struggle was too fierce. Prime Minister Zhuang Qingzhai would die, and Zhang Tang, who was already a minister, would also die. The two of them framed each other for the position of prime minister. In the end, there was no winner.

Liu Han looked around and sighed in his heart: "Old friends are like leaves falling in the wind, one after another."

Huo Qubing, Zhang Tang, Zhang Qian...

There were some other people, and the one that hurt him the most was Huo Qubing. Even though he had tried hard, he still let him go early.

This may be a regret of history, I can only miss the championship forever!

(End of this chapter)