Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 279 The duty of a minister
Yes.

After the news in the palace came out, Kong Yun's first thought was not about the grudges between the prince, the emperor, the king of Wu, and his son, nor was it whether the current man would experience trouble again.

The only question that came to his mind was: "We can bring down the prince!"

In Kong Yun's view, the prince smashed the prince of Wu to death. No matter what the reason was, it was an act that violated "propriety". He used this as an excuse to ask the emperor to depose the East Palace and re-establish the crown prince. What a good reason. .

Moreover, will King Wu, whose son was beaten to death by the prince, give up?

Absolutely not.

So King Wu will also support him.

What would Chen use to fight him?

Kong Yunying, who was gearing up, was fully prepared to let Chen and the prince know the power of Confucianism.

At this time, in Changle Palace.

After King Wu left, Liu Qi kept kneeling on the ground. He did not dare to raise his head or look at his father.

Liu Heng sat on the high platform with a gloomy expression. Even though he supported Liu Qi in front of others, now that there were no outsiders, he still felt indignant at what Liu Qi had done.

He knew why Liu Qi killed Liu Xian, and he also knew why Liu Qi was angry.

And it was precisely because of this that he became even more angry.

Yes, angry.

In Liu Heng's eyes, Liu Qi smashing Liu Xian to death was just a trivial matter. So what if Liu Xian was the eldest son of King Wu?

With Han Xin, Chen De and others here, is the big man still afraid of a small feudal country?
If the King of Wu does not move, he will be alone; if he moves, the country will be destroyed!
After Jia Yi submitted a letter of "public security policy" last year, Liu Heng paid great attention to it. In the public security policy, he saw a way to solve the problem of "closing the country".

But he never had the chance.

When the late emperor was in court, the kings rebelled, and the court therefore broke up the fiefdoms of the five kingdoms. Although the five kingdoms have regained some of their vitality, they are still not as good as before.

But in addition to Liu Bang's many descendants and his brothers, there are other Liu family kings in the world!
The most powerful among them is Liu Bi, the "King of Wu" in Linhai.

Summoning Liu Bi to Chang'an City this time was not only to appease Liu Bi, but also to beat Liu Bi. It was Liu Bi's move to appease the "imperial court" and "the emperor".

Liu Bi was a smart man. When he followed Emperor Gao to conquer the world, he understood one thing - a big tree attracts wind, so he has always been very low-key in developing the strength of his country. When the kings rebelled, he once asked King Wu for help, but King Wu refused.

Not only the King of Wu, but also the other kings of the Liu clan who were enfeoffed except for the descendants of the great ancestor who also conspired against him at that time, all rejected it.

It is precisely because of this that the kings will think of the unknown king at that time, that is, the emperor today.

Even Emperor Gao couldn't find an excuse to deal with Liu Bi and many clan kings, let alone Liu Heng today?
Are you talking about directly cutting down the vassal vassal for no reason?
First, Liu Heng still needs fame for the time being.

Second, if there is no reason for rebellion, I am afraid that it will leave a mark in the history books in the future. After the kings unite, they will be extremely powerful.

So Liu Heng could only wait for the opportunity.

In Liu Heng's view, Liu Qi beat Liu Xian to death. If Liu Bi could be forced to openly conspire against him, then it would be Liu Qi's "contribution" to this incident. However, although Liu Bi could not hide the anger in his eyes, he still He humbly apologized: "The dog has offended the power of God, which is an unforgivable crime. Since the prince has already started to kill the thief, I wonder if I can allow the minister to take the body back."

Not only did Liu Bi not care at all, he only wanted the corpse!

He said: "This thief is hateful, but he is of the blood of Emperor Gao Tai. If he is buried casually, he is afraid of losing the Liu family's face."

The meaning is: "Although this guy is very hateful, he is the blood of the Supreme Emperor Liu Taigong. He has the blood of my Liu family. If he is discarded casually, Liu family will lose his face. How about your emperor's face?"

You can't write two Lius in one stroke!
Seeing that Liu Heng could not force Liu Bi to rebel, he could only pretend to be generous and wanted to bury Liu Xian generously.

So what is Liu Heng angry about?
Liu Heng was angry because Liu Qi killed Liu Xian.

He could beat Liu Xian to death for no reason, he could beat Liu Xian to death because he didn't like Liu Xian, but... he definitely couldn't beat Liu Xian to death because Liu Xian mentioned Dai Wang and his previous failure!

Why?

It's very simple, who dotes on Liu Wu?
It's the emperor.

Who punished Liu Qi?

It's the emperor.

You killed Prince Wu because of this matter. Will you kill me again in the future?
This is Liu Heng's mental journey.

At this time, Queen Dou, who learned the news, also hurriedly walked in, knelt down on the ground, and apologized for Liu Qi.

Although Dou Yifang really wants her second son to inherit the throne, she also knows that if Liu Qi falls at this time, it will definitely not do any good to the king!

More importantly, this matter involves the majesty of the emperor!

After a long while, looking at the two people kneeling under the stage, Liu Heng sighed quietly: "Get up."

He sneered: "No matter what you are doing, you must remember one thing."

Liu Heng looked at the two of them condescendingly, with a gloomy look in his eyes: "I'm not dead yet!"

"The prince kneels down to his knees!"

"The Queen is coming with me."

When Liu Heng's shadow completely disappeared in the hall, Dou Yifang slowly stood up, his expression even colder: "You have to remember, no matter how fiercely you two argue, you should not do it in front of outsiders. Show it!"

"You have to know that I'm not the only one who has your father's concubines!"

"You two are not in a secure position either!"

"As long as your father wants, he can change to a queen at any time!"

"You can change to a prince at any time!"

After finishing speaking, Dou Yifang tidied his clothes and walked towards the back hall of Changle Palace.

She was not afraid that Liu Heng would know this, or she said it to Liu Heng on purpose to let Liu Heng know that she was working hard to restrain her "child".

Liu Qi knelt on the spot, his waist straight and looking very tough.

Daiwangfu

As a rare king with a residence in Chang'an City, King Dai is currently enjoying himself in the residence, with a look of extreme excitement on his face.

He looked at Kong Yun in front of him and said, "Mr. Kong, is this really true?"

Kong Yun chuckled: "How could I deceive the prince?"

"Tomorrow the prince will go to see King Wu to express his attitude and thoughts. King Wu will definitely support the prince in the court, and with the help of Confucianists, Taoists and others, we will definitely be able to completely remove the prince from the position of crown prince of the East Palace!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

Liu Wu was overwhelmed by thoughts at this time, with a proud look on his face. "No matter how much Chen helps eldest brother, eldest brother will still commit the world's wrong thing!"

"My father must also be angry at what my eldest brother has done."

His face was full of confidence: "But even if the eldest brother does such a wrong thing, he is still my eldest brother. After the father abolishes the eldest brother, I will definitely ask the father to forgive the eldest brother's crimes."

There is a saying that "those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black", but this situation may not be very appropriate at this time.

A word that is more suitable for the current situation is called "similar smell".

The acting king Liu Wu was as stupid as a donkey, and Kong Yun, the contemporary head of the Confucian family, was also a terrible person. It was a wonderful thing for these two people to come together.

These words came from the mouth of Xun Ji, a descendant of Xunzi, and came to the ears of Chen Bi, a descendant of Chenzi.

In the empty courtyard, Xun Ji, who was scolded by the Confucian people as "Chen's lackey", was sitting in front of Chen Bi. Both of them looked at the land in front of them with calmness and smiles on their faces.

After watching the letter in my hand, I laughed and said, "Hahahahahahahahahahahaha, the struggle for three years is finally coming to an end."

He directly spoke decisively: "After this incident, neither Confucianism nor Daiwang are able to fight with the prince anymore!"

Xun Ji raised his head and looked at Chen Bi and said, "How do you feel, sir?"

The expression on Chen Bi's face also bloomed quietly: "Yes, the struggle between the Confucianists and the Chen family has come to an end for the time being, but I'm afraid this world war will continue."

After listening to Chen Bi's words, Xun's expression became more cautious: "Sir, have you really decided?"

"Do you need to think about it again?"

Xun Ji frowned, with a bit of worry on his face: "Even if the Chen family no longer needs the honor of the prime minister to grace it, is it not a bit strange for all the Chen family to withdraw from the court except Chen Siqing and Chen Taiwei? "

Chen Bi raised his eyebrows: "Do you think that Chen's withdrawal from the court will have an impact on Chen?"

Xun Ji shook his head: "No."

"Sir, I have already said that the glory of the Chen family no longer needs the position of Sangong to enhance it."

"According to the benevolence of the emperor today, even if you leave the court and no one from the Chen family serves in the court except Chen Qing, the emperor will quickly grant the title of Chen family."

Chen Bi looked at Xun Ji: "Then you think that the Han Dynasty's court cannot be separated from the Chen family? After leaving the Chen family, it will have a great impact?"

Xun Ji continued to shake his head: "Although it is a bit disrespectful to say this, but just like what my teacher said, the world will continue to operate without anyone leaving it, and it will not stop functioning."

Chen Bi put down the farm tools in his hands and threw them aside: "Then, why can't Mrs. Chen leave the court?"

"Jianghu, temples, all are just serving the world."

"A member of the Chen family will never stay in this court just because he wants to occupy a certain position. A member of the Chen family will only appear because the world needs him."

"The Chen family became an official in the Qin State because the Qin State had not yet completed its unification, and then became an official in the Qin State because the Chen family could not watch the Qin State decline like that."

"Initially, the Chen family became an official in the Han Dynasty because the world was not stable and the Chen family was needed."

"What now?"

"All the kings in the world are honest. Even if there is no Chen family, the world will still be the same."

"So it's time for people in the Chen family to do what they want to do."

His voice remained calm.

The Chen family is not a country, but a "family". This family always has something that needs to be done.

What's more, even when Qin was still there, it was not like Chen had never done such a thing.

When King Zhaoxiang was on the throne in the past, everyone in the court, except for the fourth ancestor of the Chen family, also quit the court.

What's more, three of the ten people in the Han Dynasty today are disciples of the Chen family.
In this situation, what difference does it make whether Chen leaves or not?

As long as Chen De and Chen Tuo are still there, there will be no chaos in the court.

Chen De may be leaving Dahan soon, or rather he is not just leaving Dahan.
But Chen Tuo alone is enough.

If the backbone is there, the Chen family cannot be disrupted, and the disciples and former officials will still have to rely on this "core" to stand here.

Looking at Chen Bi's determined look, Xun Ji sighed again.

But he also knew that Chen Bi's decision, let alone him, could not be changed even by the emperor today. Of course - the emperor probably didn't really want to keep Chen Bi, right?
The Chen family is a huge threat to any emperor.

Changle Palace
Liu Heng looked at the many secret reports in his hand, and the look in his eyes became even more melancholy.

He sighed and said, "Why don't teachers or Xun Ji want to believe that I really have no doubts about Mr. Chen?"

Liu Heng was very melancholy.

Because he really didn't have any doubts about Chen, and even thought it was good like this.

But in fact, no one believed what the emperor said
But Liu Heng really felt this way. He didn't even think about dealing with Chen, right? There was no preparation. If he had this idea, wouldn't he have many opportunities to restrain Chen?
"That's all. Since the teacher wants to leave, then let's follow the teacher's wishes."

"It's just. Why is the King so stupid?"

"I don't even want to continue talking about this thing. It's really embarrassing."

Prince Wu's Mansion

Liu Bi looked at Liu Wu sitting in front of him, and after confirming the purpose of this person's visit again and again, his expression was very strange.

Isn’t this really the emperor who asked this guy to test himself?
Are you really just stupid?
what?
Is such a stupid person really the son of today's emperor? Is he the biological son of the shrewd Queen Dou and the even shrewder Emperor?

At this moment, Liu Bi was really doubting this matter.

He even wondered if someone wanted to confuse the royal bloodline? Otherwise, why is this person so stupid?

Come to cooperate with him and let him support him in moving the prince?
While Liu Bi was calming down, he quickly reached a "cooperation" with Liu Wu. Anyway, that's what he said. How to do it will depend on the situation tomorrow.

Early morning, Changle Palace
Many courtiers gathered together. Chen De, Han Xin, Zhou Bo and other old ministers who had not appeared in the court for a long time all came.

The purpose of these people coming is simple.

Not to "support" the emperor and the prince, but to watch the jokes of the king and the emperor.

是 的
The emperor's jokes are not something you often see.

But after Confucian Kong Yun really took a step forward and spoke the impassioned words he had prepared, Kong Yun suddenly discovered something was wrong. Why did he feel that the court was particularly quiet today?

Is there anyone even looking at me?

Why are those people laughing?
What is the situation?

(End of this chapter)