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

Chapter 326 Er Cheng, is your daughter plotting rebellion?!

When Jiang Chong rode his horse towards Ganquan Palace, a huge change was also taking place in the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City.

Crown Prince Liu Ju was sitting in the East Palace, standing at the highest position, looking at the people below and telling them that his sixth brother Liu Fuling had discovered a "witchcraft" puppet in his East Palace, and asked them what was going on.

Among the people standing in front of Liu Ju, including Li Guangli, they were all secretly complaining in their hearts.

What's going on you ask us?
But as to the answer to this question, except Li Guangli who knew it, the others, such as Sang Hongyang, Jin Midi, Huo Guang and others, all looked confused.

Among them, Sang Hongyang and Jin Midi were the emperor's favorites. At this time, they could see at a glance that this was a struggle between the emperor and the crown prince, and between the crown prince and the sixth prince and the fourth prince, and they both didn't want to get involved at all.

Jin Midi smiled and said: "Although I am already a Han official, I am a Xiongnu after all."

"This involves matters concerning His Majesty, how dare I speak up?"

"So, I can't talk about this."

"Your Highness, you should discuss this with other important officials."

Jin Midi didn't care about Liu Ju's feelings at all. After all, he just wanted to be a "pure minister", a pure minister who only obeyed the emperor's orders. Liu Ju would definitely like such a minister even after he became emperor.

So Jin Midi didn't need to get involved, nor did he want to get involved.

Liu Ju turned his head to look at Huo Guang and Sang Hongyang. Among the important ministers present, only these two and Li Guangli had some weight. Among them, Huo Guang was a member of his "foreign relatives group" Wei Huo Group. Strictly speaking, Huo Guang had to call Liu Ju cousin.

After all, Huo Qubing was nominally Liu Ju's cousin.

Huo Guang was Huo Qubing's younger brother.

Although he does not have Wei's blood in his body, blood ties and family ties are like this and cannot be eliminated in any way.

So when Liu Ju looked at him, Huo Guang said directly: "Since Your Highness can ask such a question, it means that this matter must not be done by Your Highness, but someone wants to slander Your Highness."

His expression was cold as he glanced at the ministers sitting in the hall: "Your Highness is testing me like this now, is it because the person who framed you is in the hall?"

After these words were spoken, everyone present quickly fell into silence.

People looked at each other, and finally the neutrals all looked at Sang Hongyang, while the people from the Weihuo Group looked at the prince. As for the rest of the people standing next to Li Guangli and Mrs. Gou Ge, they all looked at Li Guangli.

Li Guangli looked calm, as if he didn't understand what Huo Guang meant. He just said in surprise, "Oh? Is that so? This is really frightening."

"Your Highness, I ask Your Highness to take charge and control the imperial guards inside and outside Chang'an City, as well as the army under my command, to turn Chang'an City into an airtight iron passage. After the city gates are opened tomorrow, we will go to Ganquan Palace and ask Your Majesty to take charge."

Liu Ju looked at Li Guangli with a look of peace, and it was as quiet as death.

He understood that although he had given Li Guangli a way out, Li Guangli did not want it and even kicked down the ladder he gave him.

Under such circumstances, Liu Ju was not a good person, so he naturally would not insist on saving Li Guangli's life.

He asked calmly: "General Li, do you know where my mother is right now?"

Liu Ju's mother?
Li Guangli was stunned, then frowned.

Yes.

In this situation, where is the queen?

Where can the queen go?
He suddenly raised his head and looked at Liu Ju. He seemed to see something in Liu Ju's eyes. In an instant, all the hairs on Li Guangli's body stood up, and there was an expression of extreme fear in his eyes.

At this moment, the queen should also be in charge of the situation, after all, she is the queen.

Her absence only meant that there was no need to worry about the situation, and she had something more important to do.

What could be more important than this?

Li Guangli stood up suddenly. He looked at Liu Ju, his teeth almost breaking: "This is all your conspiracy!"

"Where is the fourth prince?"

Liu Ju's expression became even more indifferent, there was no expression in his eyes, like a calm lake.

"General Li, don't worry."

"My fourth brother will probably arrive at Ganquan Palace soon."

Seeing Li Guangli's horrified expression, Liu Ju slowly closed his eyes.

It was already this late and he was very tired.

Lady Gou Ge's Palace
At this time, Mrs. Gou Ge was having a sweet dream. She dreamed of her son becoming the emperor and herself becoming the empress dowager and her word was law.

After all, the current emperor is seriously ill and it seems that he will not live for many more years. But Liu Fuling is still young. Even if I can't become Empress Lu, I can at least be Empress Dowager Dou for a while, right?

There is a high probability that she was even stronger than Empress Dowager Dou, because Liu Fuling was only six or seven years old at that time!

She even woke up laughing in her dreams.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall, followed by the voice of her personal maid: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty - Your Majesty has already rested, isn't it a bad idea to force your way in at this time?"

Before Madam Gou Ge could react, Wei Zifu stood in front of her, her expression as gentle as before.

But what Wei Zifu said at this time made Madam Gou Ge shiver all over: "Not good? Not to mention that she hasn't rested yet, even if she is already dying of illness, she has to get up!"

Years of keeping a low profile made Lady Gou Ge feel that Wei Zifu was nothing special. When she was in favor in recent years, she often showed off in front of the queen.

And the Wei Zifu who is showing her talent at this time is the real Wei Zifu!
Even in the original version of the harem of Emperor Wu, who was self-willed, held all power, and was born to be an emperor, Wei Zifu was able to survive to the end. Could she be just an ordinary person?

People in later generations often said that Wei Zifu brought two SSRs as her dowry, and the Wei family’s ancestral tombs must be smoking.

But they often overlook another thing.

They ignored Wei Zifu herself, who survived such a harsh struggle and almost had the last laugh!
Chen Ajiao, Madam Li, Madam Gou Ge and many other beauties, there was never a shortage of beauties in Emperor Wu's harem. After Wei Zifu gained favor and became the empress, there were those who were even more favored, but could anyone defeat Wei Zifu and become the empress?

Some people say that this is Wei Huo's credit.

But more than ten years after Wei Huo's death, Wei Zifu was still the queen!
Her son is still the prince!
Therefore, the Wei family’s ancestral tomb should not be smoking, but on fire.

Because the two sps Wei and Huo were released, the two ssr Huo Guang and Wei Zifu were released, and a slightly inferior sr Liu Ju was also released!

A ten-pull burst, two red lights, two gold lights and one purple light.

This is more than just smoke coming out of the ancestral grave!

Wei Zifu lowered her eyes and looked at the flustered Madam Gou Ge, still with that decent and ordinary smile on her face.

"Mrs. Gou Ge, there is no need to worry."

She sighed and said, "Mother Yao, your child discovered that there was a doll that cursed His Majesty hidden in my child's palace, and together with the Fourth Prince's mother's family and Li Guangli, they set off this rumbling tragedy in an attempt to ruin my son's future."

Wei Zifu looked at Lady Gou Ge, who was no longer panicked and seemed to have recovered, and the smile on her face became even more peaceful.

"Now, I'm here to catch you."

"Aren't you prepared?" Madam Gou Ge gritted her teeth and sneered, "So what?"

"Have you explained the witchcraft case clearly?"

"You may suspect it, but do you have any evidence to prove that I did it?"

Wei Zifu looked at Madam Gou Ge with a look that was like she was looking at an idiot. Didn't this idiot hear what she just said? She didn't say that this matter had anything to do with them.

As for the explanation?

Perhaps no one knows the ins and outs of this matter better than the emperor, right?
She shook her head slightly and said, "It is just as your majesty said, a beautiful face but a dog brain."

"To say you have a dog brain is a compliment to you."

Wei Zifu turned and left, not wanting to say anything more to Lady Gou Ge.

Mrs. Gou Ge's roar spread behind her.

The maid beside her asked in a low voice: "My Lady, are we just going to let her go?"

"Do you want"

Wei Zifu only glanced at the maid, and then said calmly: "Although Madam Gou Ge committed the great crime of slandering the prince, she is still the mother of a prince. How can we deal with her?"

"Wait until tomorrow morning and take them to Ganquan Palace to wait for His Majesty to deal with it."

Weiyang Palace

A figure came over and whispered, "Your Highness, the Queen has arrested Madam Gou Ge. The guards in the capital said that the Fourth Prince left the city under the cover of darkness an hour ago. They have already let him and Jiang Chong go."

"Now we just have to wait for the city gates to open at daybreak."

Liu Ju finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Li Guangli. After staying on his cheek for a few seconds, he moved to the faces of others: "Everyone, how about you wait here with me for a while?"

"When it's daybreak, you can go see Father."

Jin Midi and Sang Hongyang both lowered their heads. At this time, they both had some guesses about the ins and outs of this matter, so they said nothing. Huo Guang naturally listened to his prince, but he was a little hesitant.

"Your Highness, this matter is urgent. Do we need to leave the city overnight to meet His Majesty at Ganquan Palace?"

He said cautiously: "After all."

The meaning of the words was not fully expressed, but everyone present understood.

After all, the imperial guards now control the city of Chang'an, and Ganquan Palace is unaware of the news. Will Li Guangli and others just sit there and wait to die? There must be someone going to Ganquan Palace to support them.

If the people over there directly said that Liu Ju was plotting a rebellion
Who will the emperor believe?
What decision will the furious emperor make?
No one knows.

But Liu Ju just shook his head: "After the emperor became seriously ill, his health has not been very good and his sleep has been very poor. It's so late tonight. If you and I disturb the emperor again, I'm afraid that the emperor will not be able to sleep well tonight."

"Wait until tomorrow morning."

"You and I will be ready at daybreak. As soon as the city gates are opened, you will immediately lead everyone to Ganquan Palace!"

In the original history, what was the cause of the tragedy of Prince Li?
It's because the son doesn't know his father and the father doesn't know his son. The most important thing is that Liu Ju really has no backing. Wei Huo is dead and the Wei Huo Group has been disintegrated.

He would naturally be afraid without help.

And now?

He knew exactly what his father was thinking, and his father also knew exactly what he was thinking.

The group of his in-laws standing beside him was even larger than before, with even one more member of the Chen family.

Would Liu Ju be afraid of such a person?
Afraid of ghosts.

Even if Liu Ju really committed treason at this time, the emperor had to suppress it and say that he did not do it.

After all, the emperor was really not sure that Chen would not take direct action just because Liu Ju was her son-in-law and the future emperor was a family member.

Li Guangli's eyes flashed with excitement for a moment.

He kept hoping and hoping in his heart.

Jiang Chong, Jiang Chong.

You must do what you promised that day! Not to mention successfully fooling the emperor, as long as you can make the emperor doubt you, you will be a great success.

There was a hint of trust in his brow.

Can we win this game?
It’s up to you, Jiang Chong!
If Jiang Chong, who was far away in Ganquan Palace, could hear Li Guangli's voice, he would definitely say, "You are guaranteed to win, brother, but the winner is not you, but His Majesty."

As for Li Guangli?
I'm gonna kill you, brother!

Liu Che had already put a knife to his neck, but Li Guangli still didn't know why he was going to die.
Jiang Chong even wanted to observe three seconds of silence for Li Guangli.

It's dawn

While Liu Ju was feeling normal, Huo Guang was somewhat excited, Sang Hongyang and Jin Midi were in tacit agreement, and Li Guangli was somewhat excited, uneasy and nervous, the gate of Chang'an City opened!
The group of people from the former dynasty, led by Liu Ju, and the people from the harem, led by the Queen, instantly rushed towards the direction of Ganquan Palace!

At this time, inside Ganquan Palace.

Liu Che slept well the night before, and he felt excited at the thought that there would be a big show to watch today.

How could he not like this big show that he directed himself?
So, in front of Chen Wushi, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and Chen Duobing, Liu Ju summoned Jiang Chong and the four princes who followed Jiang Chong.

Yes.

When Jiang Chong came last night, the Fourth Prince was with him.

Before Jiang Chong could say anything, the Fourth Prince quickly recounted everything that had happened in the capital, and finally whispered, "Father, the Crown Prince has teamed up with Chen, Huo Guang and others to rebel!"

"After their actions were discovered, they no longer tried to hide them."

"I have escaped. The city of Chang'an has been controlled by my brother!"

Liu Xuan's face was filled with grief: "Father!"

"The prince has rebelled—"

He emphasized this matter once again, but he did not see the scene he expected.

Liu Che just turned his head, looked at Chen Wushi and asked, "Ercheng, is your daughter plotting a rebellion?"

With just one sentence, everyone present was overwhelmed with questions.

Chen Wushi spread his hands and said, "Your Majesty, didn't you direct and act in this play yourself?"

"Why do you need to ask me again?"

(End of this chapter)