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

Chapter 325 Kill this traitor! With all my heart!
After listening to Jiang Chong's plan, Li Guangli looked at Jiang Chong as if he were a fool.

Jiang Chong did not say anything about Li Guangli's suspicious look. He just explained his plan again, especially focusing on the part that Li Guangli could not understand.

In the end, no one knew what Jiang Chong said, but Li Guangli finally believed in the plan.

He felt that as long as this plan succeeded, he would be able to replace Chen.

Even at this time, the naive and foolish Li Guangli still firmly believed in one thing, that is, Chen's status was because Chen was now the emperor's "family". He almost obsessed with believing in another thing - even if he failed, the emperor would let him go for the sake of her sister.

He even felt that the emperor would keep his wealth and glory, but he would not be able to do it as openly as he did now.

When Chen Wushi learned about Li Guangli's mental journey and the plans of Jiang Chong and others through Heibingtai, his face was filled with shock and confusion. He even went back several times to confirm the truth of this matter with the people from Heibingtai.

After the people at Heibingtai confirmed this matter many times with a helpless look on their faces, Chen Wushi asked Chen Duobing beside him in a puzzled tone.

"Tell me, what exactly does Li Guangli think?"

"Why does he feel that way?"

Chen Duobing has a completely opposite personality to his father. However, because he often played with Chen Qulu when he was young and was raised by Chen Qulu, his personality is more similar to Chen Qulu's, and they are both equally outspoken.

Hearing this, he even laughed and said, "Father, isn't this a good thing for us?"

"This shows that the emperor cares about the crown prince to a certain extent. The crown prince's position is unshakable, and the crown prince's eldest son has been born."

"If the emperor dies, then His Royal Highness the eldest grandson will be the crown prince."

"Although the Chen family will not become more powerful because of the appearance of an emperor with Chen blood, it will save a lot of trouble."

Chen Wushi shook his head: "Much sickness, you have to understand one thing, Chen's daughter and Chen's grandson are different."

There was a hint of sarcasm on his lips: "Even the sons and daughters of the Chen family are different."

Chen Wu Shi turned his head, looked towards the distant direction of the imperial palace, and sighed softly.

He does not favor boys over girls, but in fact what he said makes the most sense.

After a woman gives birth, most of her energy and emotions will be transferred from her parents and her mother's family to her child. To put it bluntly, if it requires sacrificing their own life in exchange for the life of their children, most parents will agree and be happy to do so.

But if they have to exchange their own lives for their parents' lives, most people will hesitate.

Don't think that they will still be willing in the end. This little hesitation represents everything.

The typical symbol is that the women in the harem will do everything to make their sons sit on the throne, but they will not do everything for their mother's family. Why do they seek benefits for their mother's family? Because after the mother's family occupies a larger position, they can help their children.

This is what extrovert girls are like.

If this is the case for children, what about grandchildren?
Chen Wushi lowered his eyes and said, "After my grandson, your nephew, ascends the throne, or even becomes the crown prince, you and I will gradually withdraw from the court, and even the Chen family will have to withdraw from the court for a period of time."

"I don't want to put your sister in a dilemma."

After Liu Jin ascended the throne, would Chen and Liu Jin have a conflict? Of course they would, and it would even be a huge conflict. This was why Liu wanted to marry Chen's daughter.

Chen Duobing also understood something from Chen Wushi's thoughts. He just frowned and said, "If that's the case, why did you let your sister marry the prince in the first place?"

"This is not a good thing for the Chen family."

Chen Wushi turned around and whispered, "This is your sister's hope. She thought she would never be like those women in the palace, but now she is still like this, isn't she?"

There was helplessness on his lips: "Forget it, let's not talk about these things."

"Since your majesty has set up the stage, we will just wait and watch the show below."

"As for the rest, you and I don't need to do much."

At this point, Chen Wushi thought for a moment and then looked at Chen Duobing and said, "After a while, pretend to contact Da Sima and Guanjun Hou casually, so that they can also know the inside story of this matter."

He hesitated for a moment and then changed his words: "Forget it, you can tell them that I want to go to Ganquan Palace to live with His Majesty for a while to recuperate, and ask them if they want to go with me."

Chen Duobing nodded slightly, he understood what Chen Wushi meant.

Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Chen Qulu, and Chen Wushi, the four of them are the most staunch members of the prince's party. They are also the four people who now hold the greatest power in the Han Dynasty, especially Huo Qubing, Wei Qing, and Chen Qulu.

These three people hold military power!
This is what the emperor fears most.

The emperor's main purpose this time was to uproot the fourth and sixth princes who had evil intentions, especially the fourth prince, but he probably also wanted to test the crown prince, or to test the crown prince's party.

When disaster strikes, when he is framed, when he is involved in a witchcraft scandal, what will the prince do?
As he grew older, the emperor's mind became less clear and his heart became more suspicious and sensitive, but the old emperor was still the emperor. Even if Chen still had the same power as before, Chen could not do anything bad at this time.

Especially when the emperor did not do anything to threaten the country.

Is it a threat to the people and the country that the emperor deposed the crown prince? If you must say it is, then you can say it is, but in most cases it is not. If Chen directly drew his sword and threatened the emperor in the court because the crown princess was his daughter, then he would not be Chen.

From the time of Duke Xiaogong to the present day, the Chen family’s political credibility has almost been maxed out.

This time, the emperor used a very clever chess game, a chess game that spanned more than ten years, to trap Chen, leaving him with nothing but watching.

He wanted to test the prince.

If the prince's answer was in line with his expectations, he would hand over his power.

And if it doesn't meet his expectations, the prince will die!
What if Chen wants to overturn the table?

At this time, even the crazy emperor would overturn the table!

An emperor who has controlled the court for more than 30 years, is gifted and born to be an emperor, and a family that has controlled the political direction of the world for more than 200 years, who will win and who will lose?

For the emperor, he may not necessarily win, but he will definitely not lose too badly.

As for the Chen family, they would not necessarily lose, but they would definitely not win, because the emperor only cared about the Liu family and whether the power in his hands would be stolen, and the emperor followed the rules.

But Chen was interested in the people of the world.

This is the biggest difference.

To a certain extent, unless the emperor really did something inhumane, Chen would never rush forward with a sword in hand.

It's like you have a lethal weapon, but it's the same whether you use it often or only at critical moments or never use it but you have it.

But if Chen chooses to stand idly by, then there will be real problems. The emperor will think, "I have bullied you so much, and you haven't done anything yet?"
Is it because your Chen family has declined and you can't do anything, so you are not moving?
With this idea in mind, the emperor is not just likely to appear, but will definitely appear.

Every emperor is a "Lao Deng", a self-centered Lao Deng; but not every Lao Deng is "Emperor Wu of Han". Lao Deng like Emperor Wu of Han is definitely the oldest among the old Dengs, a talent among the talents.

Of course, it is precisely because of this that Emperor Wu of Han is one of the figures in history whose name can be recorded and even the mention of the words "Emperor Wu of Han" or "Liu Che" can instantly excite people.

How many years did the Chinese feudal society last? Since the Qin Dynasty began more than 2,000 years ago, how many emperors have appeared in these 2,000 years?

There were a total of four hundred and twenty-two emperors.

Among these 422 emperors, only "Qin Shi Huang, Han Wudi, Tang Taizong and Mingzu" are at the pinnacle without any doubt. You can say that these four people have poor personal morals, but you absolutely cannot say that these four people are incompetent.

In more than two thousand years, only these four people have appeared. Isn’t that enough?

Among such choices, Chen Wushi chose to "jump out". Don't you want to test the prince and Chen?

Then I'll just go directly to Ganquan Palace and recuperate with you there. I won't know anything and naturally won't have to do anything.

Chen Wushi also took Wei Qing and others to Ganquan Palace to show the emperor a different attitude.

"Old Deng, it's okay to test people's hearts and play this trick to see the prince's attitude, but if you go too far, do you believe that the four of us can stab you in the back with eighteen swords and then let you die of old age?"

The empire's civil and military officials gathered together, with the world's number one aristocratic family and the world's number one foreign relatives group. If they really wanted to do these things, there would not be any sign of something wrong even in the history books.

In the third year of Zhenghe, Prime Minister Chen Wushi; Grand Marshal, General, and Duke of Changping Wei Qing; Duke of Lin'an, Military Marshal, and General Chen Qulu; and Marquis of Guanjun, Military Commander, and General Huo Qubing were all seriously ill at the same time. After treating them, the imperial physician said that these four people were too tired and should pay attention to rest.

After discussion, the four people resigned to the emperor who was recuperating in Ganquan Palace.

The emperor refused and said that although you are seriously ill, you can still serve the Han Dynasty; but I am not the kind of person who does not know what is good for him, so you can come to Ganquan Palace to recuperate with me.

The original words were not like this. This was how the ministers in the court translated it in their minds.

The emperor's attitude is very clear.

He gave Chen Wu Shi and the other three a way out and told them, "I know, come on, I won't go too far."

In the spring of the third year of Zhenghe, the four most powerful nobles of the dynasty and the emperor were all recuperating in Ganquan Palace. At this time, only Li Guangli, Jiang Chong and others, as well as the crown prince, the crown princess, and Wei Zifu who lived in the palace were left in Chang'an City.

The entire court became simpler than before.

Although there were only five people living in Ganquan Palace, his importance was even greater than that of all the nobles in Chang'an City.

March 3rd, the transition between spring and summer.

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory reported that it had discovered an evil star had descended, obstructing the light of the Emperor's star. At the same time, news came from the Ganquan Palace that the Emperor was seriously ill again and had even fallen into a coma.

Rumors spread instantly in Chang'an City.

March 4
A very ordinary day, a very ordinary night.

If the night had not been cut short by a scream, it would not even have been recorded in the books "The Veritable Records of Emperor Wu" and "The Veritable Records of Emperor Sejong".

Can.
As the stars twinkled in the sky, the peaceful night was broken by a scream!

The Sixth Prince had a look of horror on his face as he looked at the thing in front of him, while the maid beside him had a face full of fear and her voice had already broken through the sky!

What was placed in front of them was a puppet!
The puppet was wearing a black and red robe, with densely packed fine needles all over its body, and blood was constantly oozing from its head!

The palace maid tremblingly turned the doll over, and clearly written on it were the birth date of the current emperor!
Witchcraft!

These four words instantly burst out in the hearts of all the people who hurried over, and the Crown Princess and her husband who were awakened by the screams looked at each other and sighed.

It seems that their plan has reached this stage!

Next, it depends on whether the Fourth Prince, the Sixth Prince, Madam Gou Ge, and Li Guangli can make the most correct choice!
That night, everyone in Chang'an City gathered together.

Li Guangli was waiting for the news, and sure enough, a group of imperial guards rushed out on the street!
The imperial guards took control of the entire Chang'an City, and then honestly invited Li Guangli to go to the Weiyang Palace, saying that the prince had important matters to discuss!
Also going there was Liu Quwei, an official in the Prime Minister's Office, and all officials of the dynasty with a salary of more than 2,000 stones.

Doctor of the Palace Dong Zhongshu, Shaofu Sang Hongyang, Langzhong Ling Huo Guang, and General Jin Midi were also among them.

Except for the four powerful ministers who were recuperating in Ganquan Palace, all the others who could decide the fate of the Han Dynasty were called over.

Before entering the palace, Li Guangli looked back at the dark clouds in the sky and the moon that was blocked, and secretly encouraged himself.

no problem!

Weiyang Palace
Jin Midi, Huo Guang, Sang Hongyang and others looked at each other with confusion on their faces. Why did the prince suddenly call them all over so late at night?

A moment later, hurried footsteps were heard outside the hall, and Liu Ju walked in hurriedly. As soon as he came in, he looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, disaster is about to happen!"

He threw the bloody puppet in his hand to the ground, and then said: "For some reason, my sixth brother found this thing in the East Palace today!"

"Written on it is my father's birth date!"

Ten miles outside Ganquan Palace
Looking at Jiang Chong who had just left the city gate of Chang'an, riding on horseback, with an excited look on his face.

Ganquan Palace, here he comes!
(End of this chapter)