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

Chapter 202 Assassination, princes and kings? Prince?
Weiyang Palace, Front Hall, Great Court Meeting
"I will see your majesty, your majesty will live forever!!!"

"Excuse me, gentlemen, I am at peace!"

On the high throne, there was a black lacquer table. On the left side of the table was a black and red wooden box. Inside was the symbol of the Han Dynasty's highest power, the Imperial Seal. There were two eunuchs standing on both sides, and two maids behind him holding two large semicircular fans.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was dressed in red and black court robes. After sitting for a few times, two ministers, civil and military, were dressed in red court robes with various seals and ribbons. There were two white feathers on their crowns. They sat opposite each other. .

"My lords, the Empress Dowager told me a few days ago that my Han brother has a long-standing tradition of succeeding to his younger brother. Since the King of Liang has done a great job in suppressing the rebellion in the country, he can be appointed as the crown prince. I will serve as the new king in a hundred years. What do you think?" How is it?"

Bai Zhou raised his head and glanced at Emperor Han. He felt that Emperor Han's smiling face had murderous eyes. He did not speak.

"Your Majesty, I think what the Queen Mother said is right. The princes are still young and are not qualified to take on the important responsibilities of the country. What's more, how can I hand over tens of thousands of miles of Han territory into the hands of a few children? Will it not make the surrounding barbarians laugh at me? unmanned.

In addition, the King of Liang has a reputation as a virtuous man in the world, and he has quelled the seven rebel kings. He has both civil and military skills. He is the best candidate for the future prince of the Han Dynasty. Otherwise, if the old story of the benevolent emperor and the emperor is revealed, wouldn't it be a loss for our Han Dynasty?

And now the power of the princes and kings is very weak. If something like this happens again, I wonder if there will be clan members like Emperor Wen who come out to turn the tide? This should be worthy of our deep thought. If the King of Liang is established as the crown prince, the Han Dynasty will definitely not repeat the mistakes of the emperor. I am loyal and loyal. Your Majesty, please give me a warning! "

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty took a look and saw that the person speaking was none other than Zongzheng Liu Li, a highly virtuous and respected person in the Liu clan. He didn't expect that he was old-hearted! It seems that I hit the princes and kings of the Liu family a little too hard, and I reacted so quickly.

The Han Emperor looked at Liu Li encouragingly, as if he agreed with what he said, and then looked at the others with a smile and said, "Liu Li, Ai Qing, is right. Do the other ministers have anything else to say?"

"Zongzheng's statement is an outspoken statement made by an old man seeking the country, and I second his opinion!"

"I second the proposal!"

People kept coming out to support the Han Emperor, accounting for about one-third of the ministers in the court. Baizhou, who was sitting in his seat, looked at them and sighed, as if he was looking at dead people.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty looked at the people listed out. Sure enough, they were either members of the Dou family or ministers recommended by the Dou family, and also relatives of the Liu family or ministers recommended by the Liu family.

"Mother, mother, am I so unpopular with you?" A sadness suddenly rose in Emperor Han's heart.

Looking at the generals, Dou Ying, the representative of the Dou family, did not come out, and the other generals also wanted to watch the fun.

"It seems that there are still smart people in the Dou family!" Emperor Han thought to himself, and looked at Prime Minister Baizhou again, only to see him sighing as he looked at the people walking out, and said with a thought in his heart: "I don't know what the Prime Minister thinks about this. What's going on?"

Baizhou was stunned, what does it have to do with me? But when his name was called, he had no choice but to stand up and say: "Your Majesty, as the prime minister, I only help your majesty handle the state affairs. As for who to appoint as the prince, this is your majesty's family matter, so I'd better not get involved!"

When Emperor Han saw that Bai was not participating, he felt relieved. He smiled and nodded at Bai Zhou and said, "You! It's always like this!"

Baizhou smiled, returned to his seat and sat down.

Seeing that the clown was almost dancing, Emperor Han said: "Is there anyone else who agrees? Or if you have any different opinions, please come to the court and speak freely. I will forgive them."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Emperor Han looked at one person covertly. The person understood and suddenly jumped out and shouted: "Your Majesty, please kill these people standing on the field!"

The eunuchs standing on both sides of the emperor were startled, why do you want to kill me?
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty had a look on his face and said: "What did Yuan Aiqing say? I said that you can speak freely. Do you know what it means to speak freely? Is there any truth that you will be killed if you express different opinions? What a nonsense!"

Yuan Ang, the imperial censor, bowed to the Han emperor and said: "It is harmful to the country and harmful to the country and the country. Should your majesty kill him?"

Then he turned to look at the standing ministers and said loudly: "The Yu family is harmful to the Han Dynasty for generations to come. Should I behead him?" The sharp look in his eyes made those people feel uncomfortable.

"If you have anything to say, dear, please say it. It makes sense. Will I still refuse to listen?"

Yuan Ang cupped his hands and said: "Since the Zhou Dynasty, it has become a custom for the father to die and his son to succeed, and a system has been formed called "Zhou Rites". It is this set of Zhou Rites that have been followed and guaranteed the eight-year rule of the Zhou Dynasty. Hundreds of years of history. Don't you know how the Shang Dynasty perished? It was nothing more than a struggle for power between brothers, and the succession of brothers eventually led to chaos in the Shang royal family.

If brother-to-brother succession becomes the norm, then it will provide the princes with the rationality to inherit the throne. Then the Han Dynasty will not have peace for a day, and the brothers of the same clan will covet the throne and focus on fighting for power. After seizing the throne, do you still have the energy to govern the feudal country? Is this good for the country and the country?
Secondly, Emperor Ren said that the emperor is an example for the people of the world. If His Majesty agrees to give way to King Liang, then the people of the world will follow suit. When the time comes, brothers will fight for family property, and the clan will be full of thoughts. It is a brother's family business, and the work will definitely be relaxed. At that time, who will produce it? Who is going to work?
Is this good for the family and for the generations of Han Dynasty? If there is no benefit, then why do they admire it so much? They must have received the benefit from King Liang, so I ask you to kill the person you set up! "

What Yuan Ang said was so precise that it pierced people's hearts. Some officials even collapsed to the ground, unable to move.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was very satisfied with Yuan Ang's attack power, but he said on his face: "Hey, Yuan Aiqing is serious. All the ministers are doing it for the good of the Han Dynasty, so why should they accept bribes? It's serious! It's serious!"

Those ministers also spoke out to express their loyalty, and finally Baizhou spoke up: "Your Majesty, Yuan Yushi's words are words of loyalty. I hope your Majesty will take back his words!"

The ministers who followed followed suit and said, "Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty pretended to mean it: "But how can I tell the Queen Mother!" Yuan An spoke again: "The Queen Mother, as your Majesty's mother and the mother of the world, has always been for the sake of Your Majesty and the world. Your Majesty, just tell her the truth. alright!"

"Forget it! Even if the Queen Mother is to blame, it doesn't matter if I shoulder the responsibility for the sake of the world!"

As a result, the appointment of King Liang as the crown prince failed. For Yuan An, Queen Mother Dou and King Liang hated him to the core.

A few days later, Yuan Ang, the imperial censor, said that Jiaodong King Liu Che was smart and could be the crown prince. He asked him to make Jiaodong King the crown prince. The Han Emperor agreed.

15th

Liu Che, King of Jiaodong, was officially appointed as the crown prince.

16th

Yuan Ang, the imperial censor, was assassinated with a crossbow on the way to the court. The Han Emperor was furious and ordered the Tingwei Mansion to pursue the case with all his strength. When the Prime Minister Baizhou heard about it, he was also very angry and ordered the internal history of Guanzhong to fully cooperate with the Tingwei Mansion in the pursuit. To kill, all the Tiqi from the Neishi Mansion will be sent out.

So with the cooperation of two powerful departments in the investigation, the Neishi Mansion was responsible for arresting people, and the Tingwei Mansion was responsible for interrogation.

20th

The Tingwei Mansion first passed the crossbow arrows and found out that it was a military crossbow. Finally, with the cooperation of the Lieutenant Mansion, they followed the clues and caught the logistics officer who was selling arms privately. They also caught the buyer at a private house in the west of Chang'an. They tortured him to extract a confession. The people who bought the crossbows were a group of Liang people.

Hearing that they had just left not long ago, Nei Shifu Tiqi immediately gave chase. With his familiarity with the terrain, he took a shortcut and successfully intercepted this group of people twenty miles west of Hangu Pass.

This group of people drew knives to arrest them, and Tiqi fought with them. With the help of passing rangers and inkmen, the Tiqi successfully captured him, but only three of the twenty criminals survived.

After thanking several rangers and Mohists and saying that he would credit them with merit, Tiqi led three criminal suspects into Tingwei's Mansion. So under the friendly reception of Tingwei's Mansion, the three of them talked happily. Everything, so the biggest and most egregious shocking case since the founding of the Han Dynasty was announced to be solved on the fourth day.

"Bang!!!" Emperor Han held the investigation results in his hands and angrily knocked the things on the table to the ground.

"Liu Wu!!!"

The Emperor of Han was about to order King Liang to be beheaded, but he thought of Queen Mother Dou, so he had to suppress his emotions. If King Liang was really dealt with according to law, Queen Mother Dou's old body would definitely not be able to hold on. No matter what the reason was, she had to suppress her emotions. Come down.

Emperor Han looked at Ting Wei, who was bowing down in the hall, and said, "Who else knows about this?"

Tingwei said expressionlessly: "His Majesty was the only one who got the result, but I guess the Prime Minister must know about it because Tingweicheng of Tingwei's Mansion is an old official of the Prime Minister's Mansion."

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty said coldly: "I will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion immediately and tell the Prime Minister that this matter will not be spread easily. I will explain it to Yuan An!"

"As ordered!"

Seeing Wei Ting retreat, Emperor Han rubbed his head and ordered: "Go and draw up the imperial edict!"

The doctor standing next to him immediately went to a table and sat down, spread out the imperial edict and cloth, and stood with a pen in hand.

"Yuan An, the imperial censor, has made great contributions to the country. Now he has encountered an unexpected event. I feel deeply saddened and decided to posthumously confer Yuan An, the imperial censor, as a Marquis of Zhizhong, with an estate of 1,000 households. The title will be inherited by his son Yuan Sui. In addition, I appointed Yuan Sui is the governor of Hedong County. I hope he will not fall short of his father's ambitions and serve the country loyally!"

Just as the doctor was about to stand up, Emperor Han ordered: "Draft another edict!"

The doctor sat down again and spread out a new piece of cloth.

"I am deeply aware that the princes and kings in various places have different personalities, talents, and ages, and I am afraid that they will not be able to govern the country. Therefore, I have decided to take back the power of each country to appoint and dismiss officials and collect taxes. The chiefs of counties and counties in each country shall be appointed by the central government. The princes The king cannot continue to govern the feudal country.

In addition, in order to demonstrate the majesty of the central government, each vassal state must reorganize its system, change the prime minister of each vassal state to the state minister, and lay off most of the officials such as the imperial censor, Taiwei, and Jiuqing. The vassal kings cannot govern their own countries and have no power. To intervene in the political affairs of a feudal country, one can only collect the country's taxes as a salary according to the amount stipulated by the court.

That's all, you go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to deliver the edict! "

"Here!" The doctor walked out with two edicts.

After the doctor went out, he looked at the dark clouds sweeping over the sky and murmured: "The weather has changed!"

(End of this chapter)