A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 188 Turmoil, Conspiracy

September
Emperor Han returned to Chang'an.

During the tour, there were more than thirty concubines. After returning to the palace, hundreds of houses in the two palaces all had their owners.

In order to support the sudden increase in the number of concubines, the Han Emperor ordered the recruitment of palace maids and eunuchs, and began to build a new palace in the north of the two palaces, named the North Palace. Two hundred thousand corvées in Guanzhong were levied and issued.

Bai Jun, the right prime minister, tried his best to write a letter against it, but was rejected by the Han emperor. After that, he even stopped seeing Bai Jun and appointed Shen Shi as the emperor's tutor, suppressing Bai Jun's status.

Bai Jun knew that he could no longer persuade Emperor Han to return, so he began to prepare to build momentum.

Soon, it was reported in the city of Chang'an that the Han Emperor tortured and killed the queen and raped the Qi King's favorite concubine, thereby losing the emperor's virtue. The Han emperor's move to impose corvee services further intensified the spread of this rumor.

Because the Han Emperor blocked the way of communication, Shen Shiqi and Lu Chan also deliberately concealed it from the Han Emperor, so the Han Emperor knew nothing about it.

In the same month, the Han Emperor and the princes and princes held a banquet in Beijing to enhance the relationship between the two parties. However, the Han Emperor was drunk at the banquet and completely lost his mind. He was jealous of the prince of Liang and beat him to death with a tray of meat. The princes and heirs were They were so frightened that they fled, thinking that Emperor Han was going to attack them.

Afterwards, when he sobered up, the Han Emperor confessed that he could not remember. He immediately asked someone to accuse the Crown Prince of Liang of being guilty of rebellion, and he was executed by the guards on the spot. He even sent an envoy to question the Crown Prince of Liang, whether the Crown Prince of Liang was a criminal or not. Under his instructions, King Liang was so frightened that he became seriously ill.

Soon, these words reached the ears of King Qi Liu Xiang. King Qi was very angry about the rumors about him and felt that he had been greatly insulted. As for the rumors about King Liang, King Qi knew that the time was coming, so he secretly prepared All ready.

October
An earthquake occurred in Guandong, affecting more than ten counties and counties, and millions of people's residences were lost. Under Bai Jun's instructions, the court immediately began to provide disaster relief. Fortunately, thanks to the accumulation and storage during the period of Emperor Ren and Queen Bai, the earthquake was not dangerous. No major changes were caused.

However, in the same month, the King of Qi thought that the Han Emperor had lost his virtue and that the earthquake was a disaster sent by heaven. In order to avoid this disaster, he had to find a reason for the Han Emperor to abdicate. He launched a campaign to attack Jingtian and sent 50,000 Qi troops to press westward. He wanted to force the Han Emperor to abdicate and make himself emperor.

Prime Minister Qi did not agree, so the King of Qi had to send people to kill him. Prime Minister Qi learned the news in advance, killed the visitor, and summoned the county soldiers from Linzi and the Prime Minister's Mansion Guards to attack the Palace of Qi. However, Prime Minister Qi finally ignored him. Xun Yixi continued to attack the palace gate for a long time, and was killed by the Qi army who rushed to rescue him.

The last constraint of King Qi was removed, and he immediately began to send troops to march westward.

October 20

The King of Qi used a trick to seize the military power of the King of Liang. The Qi and Liang armies combined 90,000 troops and continued to advance westward. Without the assistance of other princes and kings, the counties and counties along the way did not resist. The Qi army moved westward very smoothly. However, the King of Qi knew that there was still a big gap between his army and the central government, so he kept sending messengers to contact the nobles in Chang'an, hoping to seek their internal support.

The King of Qi wrote in the letter, "Emperor Gao pacified the world and made his children kings. King Hui Hui was named the King of Qi. After the death of King Hui Hui, Emperor Xiaoren sent Liu Hou Zhang Buyu to confer the widow as the new King of Qi.

Emperor Xiaoren passed away and Empress Bai came to power. She managed the government diligently and managed the Han Dynasty in an orderly manner, so that we all admired him. However, after the current emperor took charge of the government, he listened to the words of traitorous officials who interrogated him and the Lu family's children, causing chaos in the government and making the people miserable. .

Then he actually incited the emperor to travel, and led a large number of soldiers and horses to patrol Zhao, Dai, Yan and Qi. The purpose was for no other reason than to weaken the strength of our clan members surnamed Liu.

Later, it actually led to civil strife in Yan, poverty in Zhao, and alienation in Qi. They were like a source of trouble, which continuously weakened our strength. However, the Xiongnu still dominated the north and watched with eager eyes. Is this of any benefit to the Han Dynasty?

Then he killed the crown prince of Liang for no reason, causing the king of Liang to become ill, causing an earthquake in Guandong, and the people being displaced. Isn't this a warning from God to the great man? It shows that there are rebellious officials and traitors around the emperor.

I heard that the loyal ministers gave many advices, but the emperor was confused and unable to accept them. Now that the emperor is greedy for pleasure and ignores government affairs, he must rely on the power of ministers and princes.

However, those people of the Lu family appointed their own family members as high-ranking officials without authorization, gathered troops to establish their majesty, coerced the princes and loyal ministers, and falsely issued orders to command the world. As a result, the Han ancestral temple was in danger. I could no longer remain indifferent, so I led the army to the palace to execute him. Kill those who don't deserve to be in high positions. "

At this time, Shen Shiqi and others could not stop the news, so they reported it to the Han Emperor. The Han Emperor ordered the only remaining founding prince of the country, Yingyin Hou Guanying, to lead the army to fight.

Before Guan Ying set out, Jianghou Zhoubo went to Yingyinhou Mansion to talk with Guan Ying. The two parties chatted for an hour and finalized the countermeasures.

November 10

One hundred thousand Han troops, led by Yingyin Marquis Guan Ying, marched to Guandong to resist the Qi and Liang coalition forces and other princely armies that were about to arrive. Guan Ying came to Xingyang and told people: "The Lu family has controlled the army in Guanzhong. This is to harm the Liu family and make himself emperor. Now even if I defeat the Qi army and go back to resume my life, I will increase the Lu family's capital for rebellion." .”

So he stayed in Xingyang and sent envoys to inform the king of Qi and the princes, and formed an alliance with them to wait for Lu's rebellion and jointly kill them. After King Qi heard about it, he wisely withdrew his troops and led the coalition forces back to the western border of Liang State, waiting for the opportunity as agreed.

Guan Ying brought a large number of Guanzhong troops to Guandong. At this time, only the northern and southern armies were left in Guanzhong, and both were in the hands of the Lu brothers.

Lu Chan went to Lu Lu and said, "Brother Lu, the time has come. At this time, all the troops in Guanzhong are in the hands of my family, Lu. As long as I control the emperor, won't the whole world follow Lu's wishes?"

Lu Lu said worriedly: "But Guan Ying and the princes' army are still in Guandong. What if they come in?"

Lu Chan said: "Guanzhong has always been the best foundation for kingship and hegemony. As long as we tightly guard Hangu Pass, wait until we have digested the land and population of Guanzhong, and then capture the Hanzhong Granary, how come you don't know that we will not become What about the next Qin State?"

In the end, Lu Lu agreed, and the two finalized their determination to replace the Liu family. However, internally they were wary of the Bai family's power controlled by Bai Jun, the noble power controlled by Jianghou Zhou Bo, and the Liu family's power controlled by Zhu Xuhou Liu Zhang. As well as Guan Ying's army and the Kwantung Allied Army in Guandong, they agreed to wait until Guan Ying's army fought with the army of the coalition of princes, and both sides would suffer losses and no longer have the energy to control Chang'an before taking action.

Then the two of them contacted the generals and ministers of the Lu family respectively, hoping to give them a vaccination. When the time comes, they will be hit. The most important one is the prime minister Shen Shiqi, the prime minister of Piyanghou Zuo. As long as he gets his help , Lu's chances of winning are even greater.

In the house of the Marquis of Piyang, Lu Chan and Shen Shi sat opposite each other.

"Prime Minister, now that I, the Lu family, have gained an absolute advantage in Guanzhong, we can change the world in just a snap of our fingers. As the saying goes, those who understand current affairs are heroes. What is the difference between Liu's becoming emperor and Lu's becoming emperor?"

If the Liu family becomes the emperor, you will be nothing more than a Marquis of Yiche, and your official position will not be that of Prime Minister Zuo. But if the Lu family becomes the emperor, I can guarantee that the You Shenshi family will be the third duke, and you will also be the prime minister in the future. "

Shen Shiqi hesitated and said: "Marquis Lu, you also know that I am old and have less than a few years to live. What use will any amount of wealth do to me?"

Lu Chan sneered and said: "Others don't know that you are careful about food. Don't I, Lu Chan, know about you? You won't give up the pursuit of wealth just because of your age. This is your nature, otherwise you wouldn't have agreed to marry me in the first place." They formed an alliance and jointly helped the emperor launch a coup.

Think about it, you are going to be buried, and finally earn a position as a prince for your descendants. This can be regarded as leaving a name in the history of history, isn't it? Besides, I, Mrs. Lu, have decided to overthrow the world. Do you think I will leave one person behind to leak the news? "

Under Lu Chan's coercion and inducement, Shen Shiqi finally agreed. After getting help from Shen Shiqi, Lu's actions became even faster, because with Shen Shiqi covering up in front of the Han Emperor, the Han Emperor was like a blind man and didn't know anything about it.

Others, such as Bai Jun, Zhou Bo and others, were already aware of Lu's actions, but were unable to respond due to the powerful force Lu had at his disposal.

Right Prime Minister Bai Jun, Taiwei Zhou Bo, and Zongzheng Liu Zhang gathered in a secret room to discuss the matter of fighting against the Lu family.

Zhu Xuhou Zongzheng Liu Zhang was the first to speak: "My wife is Lu Chan's daughter. Through her, I have basically determined that the Lu family will launch a rebellion at the time of the battle between Guan Ying and the Kwantung Allied Forces."

Zhou Bo said: "Fortunately, I have told Old General Guan Ying to put the overall situation first and not to fight easily with the coalition forces of the princes. In fact, the coalition forces of the princes are not willing to confront the imperial court, so we still have time to respond. .”

Bai Jun said: "It is better to be quick, and things will change later. Now that we have learned about the Lu family's conspiracy, let's first list the powers that we and the Lu family control! Our Bai family is controlled by Bai Qi, the Weiyang palace guard. There are three thousand guards of the Weiyang Palace, as well as the three hundred personal guards of the various princes' and princes' mansions."

Zhou Bo said: "We Chehous can summon about a thousand personal guards, and many of our sons serve in the northern and southern armies, but without the orders of lieutenants and guards, they can't mobilize the army at all!

Now that the military power is in the hands of the two brothers Lu Chan and Lu Lu, even if we control part of the military power, we still have no advantage over the Lu family. If the Lu family finds out, it will be all over. "

Liu Zhang said: "The clan surnamed Liu still has some force in Chang'an, about 700 people, but we have many people in the court. For example, Marquis Jitong of Xiangping, the Shaofu in charge of the Fujie, is one of our people. He can be asked to help when the time comes." We control the military."

Bai Jun and Zhou Bo nodded, Bai Jun continued: "This coup, the Lu family is not all one-hearted. As far as I know, Lu Gong Lu Tai has always disagreed with the Lu Chan brothers. This is the reason why we can preserve the strength of the Lu family." , if we bring them over, we will have a huge advantage."

Liu Zhang and Zhou Bo both agreed, and then the three of them talked for a long time, constantly exchanging information and opinions. Finally, they finalized a solution, left the secret room, and went their separate ways.

(End of this chapter)