The great man will live forever

Chapter 160 The original curse
"Is this from Marquis Lanling?"

Looking at dozens of carts of money, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was silent at first, and then his face was full of smiles.

"Back to Your Majesty, Marquis Lanling sent someone to the palace early this morning. He said that he was a nephew who was filial to his uncle. Your Majesty was fighting wars and building Zhang Palace. He probably didn't have enough money to spend, so he sent most of his family's money."

"In all these years, I have only had people take money from me or take the initiative to give money. He is still the first. If only all the ministers in the world were like him, Su Wen."

"The slave is here."

"Send someone to ask our Grand Sima what reward he wants and if he has any requirements? I agreed."

So Su Wen personally came to Lanlinghou Mansion and asked Liu Han,
"Your Majesty's loyalty can be seen from the sun and the moon, and can be expressed by the heaven and the earth. Your Majesty has seen it and is very happy. He asked your servant to ask you if there is anything you want. Your Majesty is satisfied."

Liu Han thought about it and really didn't want anything, but just when he was about to speak, something came to his mind, "If your Majesty captures Dawan, I will ask for a few more horses."

"The Marquis is also a horse lover. I know this, so I will report it to Your Majesty."

After Su Wen returned to the palace, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty learned, "Haha, of course, there is no need to wait for Dawan to be destroyed. Go and send my Zhui Feng directly to Da Sima's house."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's Zhui Feng was like a bloody horse. He was well-fed and served by dozens or even hundreds of people. His worth could probably be exchanged for a small city.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty currently only has two horses, one chasing the wind and one chasing the sun. The horses are getting older and can no longer run, so they only keep them for a while to watch.

In the past few years, he has also actively bred sweat-blooded BMWs, but the effect has not been great, mainly because the number is too small.

"promise!"

"By the way, there have been no memorials from the prince recently to stop the construction of Jianzhang Palace?"

"Not really."

"Hey, it seems that our prince has changed his gender. If he had not been able to play one big song every three days and one small song every two days, he would be full of benevolence, justice and morality..."

Su Wen said quickly, "I guess I'm afraid of His Majesty's punishment."

"what happened?"

Su Wen said unhurriedly: "A few days ago, Lieutenant Jiang saw the prince's retainer Yu Liangji passing by in a carriage on the galloping road. On the basis that it is not allowed to follow a chariot and a rider, he confiscated his carriage and horse and ordered him to be treated." a felony.

After the prince learned about it, he quickly begged Mr. Jiang, hoping that he would be lenient. Mr. Jiang acted impartially and naturally refused, so he reported it. His Majesty probably didn't have time to read it.

Thinking hard, the prince was afraid that his majesty would blame him, so he naturally did not dare to mention the matter of building Zhang Palace. "

The Jiang Duwei and Lord Jiang in his mouth were Jiang Chong, the leader of the witchcraft disaster. Jiang Chong's real name was Jiang Qi. He was proficient in medicine. His sister was good at singing, dancing and playing the harp. She married Liu Dan, the crown prince of the Zhao Kingdom of the Han Dynasty. Became a guest of King Zhao Liu Pengzu

Looking at it this way, his status in Zhao State is not low.

King Zhao Liu Pengzu is amazing. He is the seventh son of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty Liu Qi and the brother of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. He was born to Mrs. Jia.

In the second year before Xiaojing, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty appointed Liu Pengzu as King of Guangchuan. Not long after, after King Zhao Liu Sui rebelled, Liu Pengzu changed his title to King Zhao.

This guy is famous for being two-faced, shady, cunning and sycophantic, and humble and flattering. On the surface, he is humble and respectful, but on the inside he is mean and vicious. He also likes to play with the law and slander others with sophistry.

Since Liu Che came to power, the prime ministers of various feudal states and the two thousand-ton high-ranking officials have been directly appointed by the imperial court. This guy always likes to make money and is a shady person.

Whenever the prime minister or two thousand-stone-level officials arrived, he would wear black cloth and pretend to be a slave. He would not hesitate to lower his status and personally sweep the couch to greet him, keeping his posture very low. When the officials saw this, they would feel relieved. Now, relax your vigilance.

This was the effect he wanted. He then slowly tricked the other party. Once these officials spoke inappropriately or did something that violated the court's taboos, he would write it down secretly.

If these officials wanted to be governed by the law, he would threaten them. If they did not comply, he would file a report and frame them for committing adultery and breaking the law for personal gain...

Isn’t this a very familiar routine? In later generations, many corrupt officials who came down from the top were corrupted by local officials and gentry.

It can be said that during Liu Pengzu's reign, none of the prime ministers and officials at the [-]-stone level could serve for more than two years. They often resigned due to crimes. Those who committed major crimes were executed, and those who committed minor crimes were punished. Therefore, no one of these officials dared to serve. He made a lot of money in the fiefdom and lived an extremely luxurious life.

He even indirectly killed two famous people. One was Zhufu Yan, the one who proposed the grace order. He felt that this person was too threatening, so he sent a letter to accuse Zhufu Yan of accepting bribes from the princes, and then added some political enemies to add fuel to the fire. , Lord Fu Yan was killed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Another one is Zhang Tang. The State of Zhao made money by smelting and casting. King Zhao Liu Pengzu accused the iron officials many times, but Zhang Tang always rejected King Zhao. This simply cut off his financial path. He held a grudge. After forbearing, he found an opportunity to write a letter. The report said: "Zhang Tang is a minister of the imperial court, and Shi Luyi is sick when he is here. Zhang Tang personally went to his place to massage his feet. I suspect they may have some big conspiracy." Later, Zhang Tang added fuel to the fire with the help of others. Afterwards, he had no choice but to commit suicide.

King Zhao Liu Pengzu likes to inform people, and his subordinates also like to inform people. He is not a good person, and his son is not even a good person. They are the ones who are talking about the top beam and the bottom beam.

His son Liu Dan was dissolute and shameless, and had no conscience.Playing with women reaches a perverted level.

Because Jiang Qi knew too much about Liu Dan, Liu Dan was afraid that he would tell Liu Pengzu or Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so he sent people to arrest him and let him escape. Liu Dan captured and killed his father and brother.

Jiang Qi had long since realized that the prince Liu Dan might be plotting against him, so he immediately fled to Chang'an in a panic, changed his name to Jiang Chong, and reported to the court that Liu Dan had committed adultery and was a treacherous and cunning person, colluding with others, and causing harm at will.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, was furious and ordered the Zhao palace to be surrounded, captured Prince Zhao Dan, moved him to Zhaodi Prison in Wei County, severely punished him, and sentenced him to death.

Although Liu Pengzu felt that his son was a bastard, Liu Dan was still his son. In order to save his son's life, he wrote a letter saying: "Jiang Chong is a small minister who was arrested and fled. Now he is playing tricks and treacherous ways to make the emperor angry. I want to borrow your money." I used my majesty to retaliate for personal grudges, but in the end I will not be able to escape the punishment of being cooked with gravy, and I still don’t know how to repent. I am willing to select the brave men of Zhao State to join the army, fight against the Xiongnu, and serve the imperial court, in order to atone for Liu Dan’s sin."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pardoned Liu Dan's death sentence for the sake of Liu Pengzu, but his status as the prince of Zhao was abolished.

In this way, Jiang Chong came into the sight of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He summoned Jiang Chong in Quan Tai Palace. Jiang Chong requested to bow before him in ordinary clothes, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty agreed.

On that day, Jiang Chong was wearing a woven silk Zen suit, which was somewhat feminine. The silk hat was tasseled with bird feathers, and when he walked around, he shook his crown and flew the tassels.With his burly figure and majestic appearance, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt that he was different when he saw him, and said to those around him: "There are so many wonderful people in Yanzhao."

After Jiang Chong came forward, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had a discussion with him and felt that this person was talented, so he began to reuse him.

So, he naturally began to make a fortune.

A few years ago, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty granted him the title of Captain of Shuiheng. He was an official in charge of royal finances in the Han Dynasty.In the second year of Yuanding, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he established the Shuiheng Duwei, who was subordinated to Zhong Guan, Bian Tong, Shan Lin, Ji Ji and other officials. He was in charge of Linyuan and was also in charge of taxation, royal fiscal revenue and expenditure, and coinage. It was similar in nature to the Shaofu.

Later, he was asked to serve as the messenger of embroidered clothes, supervise the thieves in Sanfu territory, and monitor the excessive behavior of the nobles.

As expected, Jiang Chong lived up to the high expectations of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. After taking office, he continuously impeached those who violated the etiquette system and had problems with their style, and strongly demanded that not only should their carriages and horses be confiscated, but they should also be sent to the front line to fight against the Huns.

Jiang Chong's idea pleased Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and he agreed to his suggestion.

However, how could the impeached royal family members be willing to serve as cannon fodder on the front lines?

So they thought of a way to have the best of both worlds - paying for atonement.Due to the large number of people, the imperial court soon had an income of tens of millions of dollars, which filled the national treasury a lot.

As a result, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty valued and trusted Jiang Chong even more.

In fact, Jiang Chong was a sinful dog released by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who was specifically responsible for making money.

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard that Jiang Chong had collected the prince's carriage, he frowned slightly and said, "I gave the order to scold the prince. Even a retainer can't take care of it. Why do you want to take care of me? Let him take care of himself first."

Immediately, he continued: "Jiang Chong's move is very good, as a minister should do."

On this day, the prince's retainers were executed, the carriage was confiscated, fines were paid, and the story of being scolded by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty spread almost throughout Chang'an.

"This Jiang Chong clings to every little thing and even has Yu Liangji executed. He is simply a cruel official."

Liu Zhi was very angry when he heard the news, but there was nothing he could do.

Shi Liangdi quickly comforted him: "It's Zhang Tang again. Don't be angry, Your Majesty. You should think about how to apologize to Your Majesty. When Your Majesty becomes the emperor in the future, you will naturally have a way to deal with these cruel officials."

Liu Ju could only admit his mistake. For a while, Jiang Chong became famous in the capital, but this also caused a rift between him and Liu Ju.

An inconspicuous thing became the original origin of the witchcraft disaster, but it was without the help of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

He didn't think about deposing the prince, he just wanted to suppress him and teach him a lesson, but things often didn't develop according to his ideas, even if he was an emperor.

No one would have thought that a conflict more than ten years ago would turn into a huge disaster more than ten years later.

This was something that no one expected, except Liu Han.

　In fact, some of the chapters I wrote may be annoying to you, or you may not like them, or they may be inappropriate. Sometimes I feel that too, and the presence of my protagonist in the early stage does not seem to be that strong. In fact, I want to write about many characters from the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but maybe My ability is limited. Maybe I have read too many online articles, so I don’t really want to write about the protagonist who is in the air every second. I think too much, but when I write it in the book, it is very different from what I think. , I’m still too weak, so I’ll just try my best to write what I want to write. Anyway, I don’t have much subscription, so I just have to pay full attendance. You can read it if you want to, but forget it if you don’t want to. History has a heavy feeling and a sense of powerlessness. Sometimes it can give people a kind of surprise and spiritual support
　　
　
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