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

Chapter 328 History Headed in a Different Direction [End of this Volume]

At this time, Liu Ju was like an elder brother who was heartbroken that his younger brother had gone astray. He explained to Liu Xun in detail the mistakes he had made in this incident.

"Although my father asked Jiang Chong to go to Li Guangli and you, and told Li Guangli that as long as he could use the witchcraft technique, he could let you replace me."

"But Jiang Chong was just suggesting it."

Liu Ju asked softly: "But you agreed, not only Li Guangli, but you also agreed."

"Haven't you considered something else?"

"For example, although this witchcraft was used to frame me, my father's birth date was actually written on it. Aren't you worried or afraid that this witchcraft might actually work and harm your father's body?"

Liu Ju looked at Liu Biao. At this moment, Liu Biao looked a little stunned. He lowered his head quietly, not knowing what to say.

In this case, Liu Ju continued to ask: "Besides, have you ever thought about what kind of treatment I would receive if my father was really angry with me for this?"

"If I didn't have this sincere heart towards my father, and instead started a rebellion out of fear and terror, wouldn't my final fate be imprisonment until death, or even beheaded directly?"

Liu Que said here, with a hint of sadness in his voice: "Have I ever treated you unfairly in all these years?"

"And you, because of the throne, attacked me like this, intending to bring me to an irreparable end. Do you have any brotherly love in your heart?"

"After this is over, Father will surely realize that something is wrong. If Father knows the truth, won't he be even more sad?"

Liu Ju looked gloomy, and said silently: "So, you didn't consider what would happen to me, nor did you consider what would happen to your father. You just thought that this would allow you to ascend to the throne, didn't you?"

"In that case, why do you pretend to be so wronged?"

"The one who feels the most wronged in this palace is my father. His own son didn't care about him at all and used witchcraft to frame his other son. The second most wronged person is me."

"But no matter what, you have no right to feel wronged."

Liu Ju's voice was a little solemn at this time: "Fourth brother, you are the least qualified person in this hall to feel wronged, because you are not wronged at all."

As Liu Che listened to Liu Ju's words, tears flashed in his eyes. In fact, he felt that Liu Ju really understood him too well.

I am such a reasonable person!
Liu Yan really let him down and deeply hurt his heart.

He sighed and closed his eyes: "Forget it, I don't want to hear anything more from this evil beast."

"Come on, take him away."

Liu Xuan, who was collapsed on the ground with a stunned look on his face and seemed to be in a state of shock, was dragged out by the embroidered robe messenger. The only people left in the hall were Liu Che, Liu Ju, and many ministers.

Huo Qubing and Chen Qulu lowered their heads obediently at this time. They looked at each other and saw the caution in each other's eyes.

It’s better not to speak at this time.

Sang Hongyang, Huo Guang, Wei Qing and Jin Midi looked silently at Liu Che who was sitting on the high platform. On the one hand, they felt that Liu Ju would say anything to please Liu Che, but on the other hand, they also felt that what Liu Ju said seemed to be right.

It seemed that the emperor always had reasons and reasons for getting rid of someone.

He was not an emperor who was moody, but an emperor who had a bottom line and followed the "rules".

Of course, Jin Midi had the deepest understanding of this matter. After all, he was a Hun and was captured by Huo Qubing. After he accepted the teachings of the Han Dynasty, he actually reached his current position based on his merits.

Doesn't this just demonstrate that the Han emperor knew how to appoint the right people to the right positions and followed the rules?
Among the crowd, only Chen Wushi raised his head, his expression did not change at all. He just looked at Liu Che on the stage calmly with a calm face.

Liu Che's long sigh echoed in the hall, and after a moment he said softly: "You all should leave first, I have something to say to the crown prince."

After everyone left, Liu Che looked at Liu Ju and asked softly, "Prince, did I really do something wrong?"

At this time, if Liu Ju had no more sympathy, he could have directly said that Liu Che was right, but Liu Ju straightened his back and said, "It depends on the perspective from which you look at what my father did."

Liu Che said with great interest: "Tell me about it."

Liu Ju looked at Liu Che seriously and said calmly, "From your perspective, there is no problem at all. From the perspective of the emperor and the crown prince, your approach is not only correct, but also very correct."

"Because only this will be beneficial to the stability of the Han Dynasty and the court."

Liu Ju looked into Liu Che's eyes and sighed softly: "But if you look at it from the perspective of Liu Ju, rather than from the perspective of the Crown Prince or even Prince Liu Ju, your approach is indeed problematic."

He lowered his eyes and said something that made Liu Che a little sleepless.

"Father, human nature cannot stand the test."

"Those who can do it without any mistakes are saints, as Lao Tzu said in the Tao Te Ching. But are there really saints in this world?"

"We are all mortals. How can we possibly withstand the test of humanity?"

Liu Ju raised his head and looked at Liu Che: "So, if you look at it from the perspective of the fourth brother and the sixth brother, and from the perspective of father and son, I think you did something wrong."

At this point, Liu Ju smiled again and said, "But, who makes you not only our father, but also the master of the whole world?"

"So, I don't think you are wrong."

"You handled them very appropriately."

Liu Che looked disappointed, pointed at Liu Ju and said with a smile: "You really can talk."

He was silent for a moment before he said softly, "Okay, go down. I'm a little tired and want to have a good rest."

After Liu Ju bowed respectfully, he slowly left the hall.

In the entire empty hall, only Liu Che was left sitting there alone, with a gloomy look on his face. His head, which had always been noble and held high, was now drooped, like a lonely old man.

His voice was tired and weak.

A gust of wind blew from outside and the candle flame began to flicker.

It’s cold up there, dancing with my shadow doesn’t seem like being in the human world.

He became the emperor of the world, holding the power of life and death over all the people in the world.

Such people will naturally have to endure endless loneliness.

This has been true since ancient times.

Which truly wise emperor is not like this?
This seems to be the fate of all emperors throughout the ages.

As powerful as the First Emperor was, he was abandoned by his mother when he was young. After he grew up and returned to Xianyang City, he went through countless struggles and became the King of Qin. Later, his mother gave birth to a child with a lowly slave, who even threatened him.

When he grew older, his own son no longer understood him and even became his enemy.

After his death, his youngest son, the prime minister he trusted, and the imperial chariot officer who served him put abalone on his body, leaving behind the phrase "Ying Zheng's coffin was filled with abalone".

The huge empire he built collapsed after his death.

What about Li Shimin, who was called "the strongest creature on earth in the seventh century" and "the governor of Asia"? When he was young, his father was partial to him and he conquered almost the entire world by himself. However, he was always treated unfairly because of his status as the second son. In the end, his eldest brother wanted to kill him, so he was forced to fight back.

He left a reputation in history books as a man who killed his brother and imprisoned his father.

Later, although he worked hard to govern the country, his subordinate Wei Zheng used his reputation as a stepping stone and constantly impeached him. In this case, he could still tolerate it.

When he was middle-aged, his son "Li Chengqian", who was highly expected by the emperor, fell off his horse and became a cripple.

Doesn't he feel bad? That's the heir he has high hopes for!
What happened next? The heir had an affair with a male lover, and finally raised his sword to commit treason.

In middle age, he lost his beloved, Empress Changsun, who was known as the wisest empress of all time.

In his later years, he had to watch his sons fight for the throne.

In history, what about Zhu Yuanzhang, who was known as "the one who gained the country in a just way that no one could match"?

He was born into a poor family. His parents died when he was young. With the help of his neighbors, he managed to save his parents' bodies and buried them wrapped in a straw mat. After that, he worked as a beggar, a monk, and an insurgent.

What happens after becoming emperor?
He lost his wife in middle age, lost his son in middle age, and finally killed all his old friends with a sword.

Can such a Zhu Yuanzhang be considered perfect?
Can such a Li Shimin be considered perfect?
Can such a Ying Zheng be considered perfect?
No one knows.

In the endless silence and darkness, Liu Che slowly raised his head, his eyes as sharp as torches, and his loneliness just now seemed to be just a thing of the past.

At this moment, he is still the most powerful person in the world at this time! He is still the one who controls the lives of people in the world!

The so-called “I hope not to be born into an imperial family” are just the words of losers.

Who among those who have truly become the "winner" and hold the power of the world would not wish to be born into an imperial family in the next life?
Is it pitiful to have no feelings? Is it pitiful to have endless fighting?
The most pitiful people in the world are those who are both emotionless and poor!

Liu Che would never cry like those losers, this was his dignity as an emperor!

He stood up and sighed, with a hint of smile in his tone.

“Perhaps this is the price.”

"The price of being an emperor."

Liu Che raised his head and looked towards the sky, as if there was something there: "I always say that I am the Son of Heaven, the son of God, but is there really a God?"

"If there is a God, how would God view me?"

He smiled softly, turned and walked towards the back hall.

"The merits and demerits of the past will be judged by future generations!"

"I am I! No one can stop me!"

The third year of Zhenghe, summer.

The current emperor announced that he would recuperate in Ganquan Palace. This time of recuperation was different from the previous ones. This time the emperor directly told the prince that he should not come to Ganquan Palace unless it was something important. As for government affairs, he only needed to discuss them with the four regent ministers.

He was recuperating in Ganquan Palace and didn't want to see anything related to government affairs.

If this signal wasn't obvious enough, then the next signal would shock everyone - even surprise them.

The emperor handed the tiger talisman to the crown prince, and also gave the crown prince part of the control over the Embroidered Robe Envoy - of course, the emperor still had the greatest control over the Embroidered Robe Envoy.

Moreover, after Li Guangli's death, the emperor completely relaxed restrictions on the Weihuo Group.

Everything indicates one thing: the emperor is handing over his power to the crown prince! The crown prince's position is now as stable as it can be!
To put it bluntly, even if the emperor suddenly went crazy and wanted to change the crown prince, there would be nothing he could do because he had almost handed over all the power in his hands!

It was better for Liu Ju not to ascend the throne than for him to ascend the throne.

The third year of Zhenghe passed in such an environment. The emperor seemed to have disappeared. He did not even attend the year-end banquet, but stayed alone in Ganquan Palace.

Autumn of the fourth year of Zhenghe.

When people thought there would be no more earth-shaking changes, an imperial edict from the emperor made people feel once again that "the world is unpredictable."

The emperor issued an edict, abdicated, named himself "Grand Emperor", and ordered the prince to ascend the throne.

While the court officials and people all over the world were surprised, they also began to carry out the preparations for the new emperor's enthronement in an orderly manner. Only after the new emperor really ascended the throne did people suddenly realize the emperor's courage.

Ganquan Palace
Liu Che, who had let go of everything, was very calm. He played with the chess pieces in his hand and looked at Chen Wu Shi in front of him.

"Why are you bothering me all day long instead of just taking care of government affairs?"

Chen Wushi just smiled faintly: "Your Majesty, don't you want me to accompany you?"

"Then let me go?"

Liu Che snorted coldly: "You little brat, I don't want to talk to you any more! Let's see the truth on the chessboard!"

Weiyang Palace
Liu Ju, sitting on the throne, looked gently in the direction of Ganquan Palace, with a hint of depth in his eyes.

Is this the throne of the emperor?

In the fifth year of Zhenghe, the new emperor ascended the throne and changed the era name to "Longfeng", which was the "First Year of Longfeng".

He honored his biological mother "Wei Zifu" as the empress dowager, his biological father "Liu Che" as the emperor emeritus, and made "Crown Princess" Chen Ming the queen, and moved into the Pepper Palace.

Chen Wushi was given the title of "Grand Master" and was given the additional title of "Purple Gold Light Doctor".

The emperor's eldest son "Liu Jin" was made crown prince.

All the other sons were given fiefdoms, and except for the crown prince, no one remained in Chang'an.

Peach Blossom Spring
The long river of time above his head rumbled, and countless thunders surged from it.

Wind! Strong wind!

The long river changed direction from its source and headed towards another place.

It seemed as if there was a carriage in the void galloping in different directions. The driver was holding the reins and looked a bit like Chen Ye, except that he was more unreal.

The sound of horses neighing echoed in the void.

Countless peach blossoms in the Peach Blossom Spring are released and flying all over the sky.

Chen Ye, who was lying under the peach tree, had his eyes closed, and his snoring could be heard throughout the Peach Blossom Land.

From today on, history officially heads in another direction.

(End of this chapter)