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"Liu Zhi, come some men." Liu Bang glanced at the crowd casually and said in a cold voice.

Liu Zhi had a proud smile on his face, "Grandfather, this is Liang Ji, and these are his followers."

Swish!
Liang Ji was not willing to sit and wait for death, so he drew his sword from his waist.

"Your Majesty is foolish and has been deceived to such an extent. I will kill the traitor for the people of the world!"

Having said that, the long sword went straight towards Liu Zhi.

Liu Zhi panicked, his legs went weak and he fell to the ground, then he rolled and crawled to hide behind Liu Ying.

"Ancestor, help me!"

"Capture him!" Liu Ying shouted harshly.

The soldiers behind him took out their firearms and fired continuously.

Bang bang bang!
The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder and blood.

In an instant, the entire hall was in chaos. Queen Liang wanted to take the opportunity to escape, but was hit in the chest, and there were traces of burning around her.

Liu Zhi shrank into a corner in fear, not daring to get close at all.

However, Tang Heng had always been protecting Liu Zhi.

Xiao Ran drank a pot of tea slowly, and the situation finally calmed down.

The surviving ministers knelt on the ground with pale faces, their heads lowered and they did not dare to look away.

Liu Ying pointed the musket at the head of one of the ministers and said in a deep voice, "Liang Ji and his gang are plotting rebellion and are corrupt and perverting the law. They are all guilty of capital crimes."

"Do you have any objections?"

The ministers were shaking all over. They had witnessed the power of the muskets and shouted, "Taizu is wise! Your Majesty is wise!"

No one wants to experience the fate of being killed.

Liu Bang suddenly said, "Let's stop here today."

……

Civil and military officials walked out of the palace in a trance, and did not dare to mention what had happened in the palace.

The next day, the Liang family was confiscated, the emperor announced Liang Ji's crime to the people, and granted amnesty to the whole nation.

During the morning court session, no ministers spoke. As Liu Zhi was still thinking about discussing the matter of re-entering the empress with Liu Bang, the court ended in a hurry.

North Palace.

Xiao Ran and Liu Bang were drinking tea, and Liu Ying was sitting quietly beside them.

"Once Liang Ji dies, the order will be completed." Xiao Ran said.

"Let Liu Zhi pay for it."

Liu Zhi, who was outside the hall, walked in quickly. Behind him, Tang Heng was holding a wooden box containing gold.

"Ancestor, Mr. Xiao, this is the reward."

After Tang Heng handed the wooden box to Xiao, Liu Zhi spoke again with some trepidation, "The Liang family has been dealt with, and the queen is dead. What do you think of me appointing another queen? Someone has to take care of the harem."

"You don't want to make Deng Mengnu the queen, do you?" Xiao Ran couldn't help but ask. Liu Zhi smiled awkwardly. He originally wanted Deng Mengnu, but what happened at the banquet made him a little angry and he already felt disgusted with her.

"I want to choose from among the daughters of ministers in the court."

"Then choose Dou Miao."

"Why?" Liu Zhi hesitated.

Xiao Ran calmly explained, "Dou Miao was quite qualified as a queen, and she would have been good even if she later served as a regent."

"In the eighth year of Yanxi, you deposed Empress Deng Mengnu and conferred the title of noble lady on Dou Miao. At that time, you wanted to make Tian Sheng, the concubine you had favored, the empress, the empress. The lieutenant of the imperial court Ying Feng and the general Chen Fan strongly advised you that the Tian family was of humble origin while the Dou family was of noble birth. You had no choice but to compromise and make Dou Miao the empress."

"Because of this incident, he should be dismissed from office."

Noticing the gazes of Liu Bang and Liu Ying, Liu Zhi felt inexplicably guilty.

Xiao Ran continued, "Dou Miao was the queen, but she was not favored. It was not until the first year of the Yongkang period, which was 167 AD, that you died of illness. While your coffin was still in the front hall, Dou Miao killed Tian Sheng and wanted to kill all the nobles. She gave up after being persuaded by the eunuchs Guan Ba ​​and Su Kang."

"How could she do this? Those nobles were so innocent." Liu Zhi said with great dissatisfaction. He was not happy with what Dou Miao did.

"It was you who conferred honorary titles on Tian Sheng and others before you died." Xiao Ran was speechless.

If Tian Sheng and others were left behind, there would be endless trouble.

Just take the rewards Liu Zhi received before his death as an example. If they had a family background, they would definitely be able to influence Dou Miao's status.

Liu Zhi didn't dare to say anything else.

"What happened next?" Liu Ying asked.

"Afterwards, Dou Miao was honored as the Empress Dowager. Because Liu Zhi had no son, he recommended Liu Hong, the Marquis of Duting, to the throne through the recommendation of Liu Zhun, the censor and a native of Hejian. He also appointed his father Dou Wu as the general. He held the imperial seal and welcomed Liu Hong into the palace in a carriage with a royal blue canopy. On the 21st day of the first lunar month, Liu Hong ascended the throne as Emperor Ling of Han."

"How old is Liu Hong now?" Liu Bang asked.

"Only one year old."

Xiao Ran guessed Liu Bang's thoughts and glanced at Liu Zhi.

It might indeed be better to change the emperor and the court.

"Go on."

"After Emperor Ling of Han ascended the throne, Dou Miao came to power and entrusted the government to Chen Fan. Chen Fan and Dou Wu jointly assisted in the administration and recruited many famous people from all over the world, such as Li Ying, Du Mi, Yin Xun, Liu Yu, etc., all of whom were listed in the court. At the same time, Dou Miao used Zhao Rao, the wet nurse of Emperor Ling of Han, and appointed a large number of female ministers who stayed with him day and night. The eunuchs Cao Jie and Wang Fu colluded with Zhao Rao to flatter and serve Dou Miao."

"For this reason, Dou Wu persuaded Dou Miao to kill all the eunuchs. Dou Miao believed that eunuchs had existed since ancient times and that it was enough to kill the guilty eunuchs. So the eunuchs Guan Ba ​​and Su Kang were imprisoned and executed. But Dou Miao was hesitant to kill Cao Jie and others."

"Soon after, Chen Fan submitted a memorial pointing out that the eunuchs Zheng Sa, Wang Fu, Cao Jie and others, together with the female ministers, were causing chaos in the country. However, the female ministers and the eunuchs were Dou Miao's right-hand men. Dealing with them would be like cutting off his own wings, which would lead to him being sidelined by the gentry. Therefore, Dou Miao did not agree."

"In August of the first year of Jianning, the star Venus offended the star of the general. The attendant Liu Yu wrote to persuade Dou Miao to close the palace gates, and also wrote to Dou Wu and Chen Fan, asking them to make a quick decision. Dou Wu and Chen Fan appointed officials privately, and reported to the emperor to remove Wei Biao, the Yellow Gate Order, from his post, and replaced him with a confidant, and then arrested Zheng Sa, the Minister of Changle. Chen Fan proposed to execute him directly, but Dou Wu disagreed and ordered people to torture and interrogate the eunuch Zheng Sa. Zheng Sa gave out Cao Jie, Wang Fu and other eunuchs, and immediately secretly ordered people to report to the emperor to arrest him."

"In September, someone sent Dou Wu's memorial to the Changle Palace where Dou Miao lived. Zhu Yu felt that he was wronged. It was unreasonable to kill the eunuchs who made mistakes and to exterminate the innocent. Therefore, Zhu Yu and 17 other eunuchs who had good relations with him, including Wang Fu and Cao Jie, defected to Emperor Ling of Han and persuaded him to appoint Wang Fu as the Yellow Gate Order. At this time, Empress Dowager Dou Miao had not yet returned power to Emperor Ling of Han, and the officials of the Secretariat refused to follow Emperor Ling of Han's orders to prepare edicts."

Liu Bang frowned, "Is Emperor Ling of Han young?"

"At that time, Emperor Ling of Han was eleven years old, indeed very young. Dou Miao and Dou Wu had disagreements, and in the struggle for power between father and daughter, many people defected to Emperor Ling of Han, of course most of them were eunuchs." Xiao Ran replied.

"They drew their swords and threatened to formally appoint Wang Fu as the Imperial Guards, and immediately arrested Shan Bing, the Imperial Guards appointed by Dou Wu. Shan Bing refused to obey the order and was killed. Then they released Zheng Sa, led their troops to kidnap Empress Dowager Dou Miao, seized the imperial seal and sent it to Emperor Ling of Han."

Emperor Ling of Han was able to seize power successfully thanks to the help of Zhu Yu, Wang Fu, Cao Jie and other 17 eunuchs. (End of this chapter)