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

Chapter 233 No virtue, no high position
Since Liu He accepted the emperor's seal and ribbon, his behavior has become more and more unrestrained.

According to etiquette, during the period of mourning, meat and fish should be prohibited, but Liu He often bought chickens and pigs to eat in private, and sent his entourage of officials with talismans to bring the former Congguan, Maguan, and More than 200 official slaves entered the palace and often played games with them in the forbidden palace.

Not only that, when Emperor Xiaozhao's coffin was still in the front hall, Liu He asked people to take out the Yuefu instruments and bring musicians from Changyi State into the palace to play drums, sing, play instruments, and act as actors for fun.

After Emperor Zhao's coffin was buried and returned, he returned to the front hall to beat the bells and chimes. He also led the musicians from the Taiyi Ancestral Temple to the Moushou along the chariot road, where they beat drums, sang and danced, and played various kinds of music.

In violation of etiquette, he took out the ribbons that could only be worn by princes, princes, and two thousand stones, as well as black and yellow ribbons, and gave them to the officials of Changyi State, and asked them to stand together for their viewing. It was changed to red, and the gold coins, swords, jades, and colorful silks and satins in the imperial palace were also awarded to those who were traveling and entertaining together.

In addition, the temple sacrifices for his ancestors had not yet been held, so Liu He sent an envoy to hold the talisman as a seal and use three sets of Tailao to worship the ancestral temple in the cemetery of his father, Liu Kun, King Ai of Changyi, and proclaimed himself the heir emperor.

In the twenty-seven days since Liu He received the emperor's seal, he has sent envoys to and from each other continuously, carrying talismans to issue edicts to various government offices and request items, a total of 1,127 times.

Literary Guanglu doctor Xia Housheng and others, as well as his servant Fu Jia, warned him several times about his mistakes, so he sent people with documents to blame Xia Housheng, and tied Fu Jia and imprisoned him.

Liu Hehuang was debauched and confused, lost the etiquette of the emperor, and destroyed the system of the Han Dynasty. The imperial censor Bai Bin, the censor Cheng Yang Chang and others gave advice several times, but he did not change his mistakes. Instead, he spoke rudely to them, and his behavior became worse day by day.

Bai Bin, who was insulted by Liu He, was very angry in his heart. Since Emperor Gaozu, no one has dared to insult the Bai family in this way. Although he is as gentle as the wind on the surface, Yang Chang and other subordinates who have followed him all year round feel the bloody wind.

Yang Chang, the imperial censor, was the knight who killed Xiang Yu. After Yang Xi was killed, Yang Xi was granted the title of Marquis of Chiquan for his contribution to Xiang Yu. Until the early period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, his father Yang Yin was dismissed from the title due to crimes, and was granted the title of Marquis later. He was the Marquis of Linru, but during the reign of Emperor Wu, he was found guilty because the fineness of the gold he offered was insufficient, so he was dismissed from the title.

Therefore, Yang Chang did not have a title at this time, and he was promoted entirely on his own ability. In the end, he was appreciated by Bai Bin and recommended as Yu Shicheng.

"Yang Chang."

"My subordinate is here."

After leaving the palace gate, Bai Bin stopped and Yang Chang stood up respectfully.

"I have always known that you have literary talent, and you have also seen it. Your Majesty is so presumptuous and destroys the etiquette before he takes the throne. I am afraid that he is another emperor. For the sake of the Han Dynasty and the people of the world, write a letter after you go back. I request the Empress Dowager to change the draft of the memorial to establish the emperor, and it will be useful after I discuss it with the general."

"Here!"

The most embarrassing thing at this time is that General Huo Guang, the new emperor he recommended with all his strength, turned out to be such an absurd and unruly person.

"Master, Mr. Bai Gong, the imperial censor, is here to visit."

Huo Guang was hesitating what to do. When he heard Bai Bin coming, he immediately asked someone to come in.

"General!"

"Brother Bai!"

After the two greeted each other, they took their seats.

"I heard that the general has been quite upset these days. How many times has he postponed visits?"

Huo Guang sighed.

"Could it be that the general's worries are in the palace?"

Huo Guang looked at Bai Bin.

"No one knows me better than Brother Bai."

"I heard that the general often compared himself to Yi Yin and Zhou Gong, so he never dared to violate etiquette in his behavior. He always enforced the law impartially and did not show favoritism. And it was precisely because of the general's behavior that the late emperor treated the general with sincerity. In short, entrusting the government to the government, I am afraid that there are not many people in the past who can do this like you."

"Brother Bai, that's wonderful. This is what I, Huo Guang, should do as a minister."

"But there is another problem. Yi Yin and Zhou Gong can only complement each other because they meet monarchs like Wai Bing, Zhong Ren, and Cheng Wang. They are in harmony with each other. But if they meet a naughty monarch like Taijia, even Yi Yin and Zhou Gong will be in trouble." A wise and famous minister like Yin has no choice but to do something that violates etiquette, so I hope the general will think twice before taking action."

Although Huo Guang wanted to do what Yi Yin did, he was worried about being criticized by the world, because even a wise minister like Yi Yin was criticized in the history books for banishing Taijia, so he could not keep his reputation before and after him like the Duke of Zhou. .

Seeing that Huo Guang was still hesitant, Bai Bin continued:
"General, you are Emperor Wu's entrusted minister and the most trusted minister of the late emperor. You have been in charge of the world's political affairs for many years. Because of your governance, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the barbarians dare not invade. Naturally, the people of the world know this well. .

Why worry about becoming Yi Yin instead of becoming Duke of Zhou? So what if it's Yi Yin, has his contribution to the Shang Dynasty been wiped out just because of the Taijia incident? I don't think so.

Secondly, the general is the leader of the ministers. If you let an absurd king like your majesty be allowed, I am afraid that the destructive emperor and the disaster of the world will happen again. By then, you would have had the opportunity to abolish the absurd king, but because it will affect yourself If you leave your feathers alone, then should the world praise you? Or should I slander you?
And you also know that Duke Zhou became Duke of Zhou because he did not have Taijia, and Yi Yin became Taijia because of Taijia. If Duke Zhou had Taijia, do you think he is Duke of Zhou or Taijia?
Moreover, even with Taijia, will Yi Yin's reputation as a wise and capable minister be erased? Isn't he also a famous official from ancient times who is compared with Duke Zhou now? "

With Bai Bin's continuous enlightenment, the only worry in Huo Guang's heart disappeared. He turned back to the confident general he was before, even more confident than the original Huo Guang, as if he had seen through the reputation.

"If it weren't for what Brother Bai said today, I would probably be burdened by my reputation and cause unnecessary disasters to the people of the world."

Huo Guang bowed respectfully to Bai Bin. Bai Bin quickly returned the gift and said frankly that he didn't dare, and said:

"The ministers have long been dissatisfied with what His Majesty is doing today. As long as the general agrees, we will report to the Queen Mother today. If he is removed from that position as soon as possible, the people will be free from his harm as soon as possible."

Huo Guang nodded, thought for a while and said:
"But if His Majesty goes down, who can we choose to succeed him?"

After thinking about it, Bai Bin said: "We have to exclude the feudal princes and kings. We must not start this way. As the saying goes, we are not worried about the lack of numbers but the inequality. If we give them hope, it may lead to chaos in the Seven Kingdoms. "

Huo Guang also agreed to this, and then Bai Bin suddenly thought of something: "General, does he still remember the late prince Liu Ju?"

"of course."

"I suddenly remembered that the late prince still had a grandson living among the people. He is the direct grandson of Emperor Wu and is suitable to succeed to the throne."

"But he has lived in the world for a long time. I don't know what his character and ability are. He is not just another Liu He."

"I remember that it was Bingji from Tingwei Prison who saved him at the beginning. At this time, he was already a doctor of Guanglu and a minister. I think he knows the matter best, so it is better to ask him."

"I think so."

Not long after, Guanglu doctor Bingji came to the general's mansion, and Huo Guang asked him about the situation of the late prince Liu Ju's direct grandson.

Bingji, who had already received the news from Bai Bin, knew the inside story, so he strongly recommended: "Therefore, the prince's direct grandson is named Liu Bingji. When Emperor Wu died, he left a legacy, ordering me to raise his great-grandson Liu Bingji." In the people's homes outside Yeting.

When I let him live in the county residence, he was still young. He must be eighteen or nineteen years old now. I heard from people that he was proficient in classics, quite talented, and he was steady and polite in his work. "

Huo Guang sent people to inquire about the news secretly outside Yeting, and it turned out to be exactly what Bingji said.

Now that there is a successor, those who are not worthy of occupying high positions should also come down. Then other ministers were called to discuss, and almost everyone agreed with Huo Guang's move.

August st

General Huo Guang and his ministers went to see the Empress Dowager Shangguan and stated in detail the situation in which King Changyi could not inherit the throne. The person who submitted the letter was "Information on the Deposition of the King of Changyi" written by Yang Chang:
"The Prime Minister Yannian, the Great Sima General Chen Guang, the chariot general An Shi, the general who conquered the Liao Dynasty Mingyou, the former general Zeng, the latter general Chongguo, the imperial censor Chen Bin, Taichang Chenchang, the great Si Nongchen Yannian, Zong Zhengchen De, Shaofu Chen Lecheng, Tingwei Chenguang, Zhijin Wuchendu, Dahonglu Chenxian, left Feng Yichen Guangming, right Fufeng Chende, Changxin Shaofu Chenjia, Dianxu Guochen Wu, various officials, literature, Guanglu, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers...
The reason why the emperor always protects the ancestral temple in the same sea is based on kindness, filial piety, etiquette and friendship, rewards and punishments. Emperor Xiaozhao abandoned the world early and lost his heir. Chen Chang and others discussed it, and the ceremony said: "The latter is his son." The king of Changyi succeeded, and sent Zongzheng, Dahonglu and Guanglu to serve as envoys to conquer the king of Changyi. .

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"Spring and Autumn" says, "The king of heaven came to live in Zheng," and if Yao is unfilial, he will be eliminated from the world. The ancestral temple is more important than the king. Your Majesty has not ordered the high temple to inherit the heavenly order. The ancestral temple and the surnames of the children should be abolished. I asked the censors Chen Bin, Zong Zheng, Chen De, Taichang Chenchang and Tai Zhu to report to the high temple of the ancestral hall with a Tailao tool. I am waiting for you to hear this. "

The Empress Dowager Shangguanyin then drove to the Chengming Hall of Weiyang Palace and ordered the guards of each palace not to let the officials of Changyi King Liu He into the palace.

Liu He returned from entering the palace to meet the Queen Mother, and was about to take a chariot back to the Greenhouse Palace. However, the Huangmen eunuchs in the palace each held door leaves to prevent him from leaving. When Liu He entered the palace, they had already killed all of Liu He's old ministers. Behind closed doors.

At that time, Liu He felt something was wrong and immediately yelled at the Zhonghuang Gate: "Bold, what are you doing? Why don't you open the door quickly and let my ministers in?"

It happened that the general Huo Guang arrived at this time, knelt down and said to Liu He: "The Queen Mother has an edict not to let the officials of King Changyi come in."

When Liu He saw this scene, he felt a little confused: "General, slow down, what is this, why do you have to make it so scary!"

Huo Guang ignored it and sent people to expel all Liu He's ministers from the palace and gather them outside the Golden Horse Gate. The cavalry general Zhang Anshi led the Yulin knights to arrest and tie all the more than 200 people, and handed them over to Tingwei to be imprisoned in the imperial edict.

Huo Guang also ordered the former Zhao Emperor's servants, Zhongchangshi, to guard Liu He, and said: "You must be careful of the guards on duty. If your Majesty dies suddenly or commits suicide, I will be guilty of killing the king. "

Not long after, the Queen Mother was wearing a short coat embellished with pearls and dressed in fine clothes, sitting in a curtain decorated with weapons. Hundreds of palace guards were holding weapons, and Qimen warriors were guarding the steps with halberds. They were all lined up with Her Highness.

The ministers walked into the palace in order and asked the king of Changyi to lie in front and listen to the edict. Huo Guang and other ministers jointly impeached the king of Changyi. Shangshu Ling read the impeachment memorial in court, detailing Liu He's various unfilial and illegal acts since he came to the throne.

The Empress Dowager issued an edict: "Accurately."

Huo Guang asked Liu He to get up and kneel down to accept the edict. Liu He said urgently: "I heard that as long as the emperor has seven ministers who can disobey and remonstrate, he will not lose the world even if he is unethical."

Huo Guang said: "The Empress Dowager has issued an edict to depose you, so you are still the emperor!"

So he stepped forward and grabbed his hand, took off the seal ribbon on his body, handed it to the Queen Mother, and then helped Liu He down the palace and out of the Golden Horse Gate. All the officials behind him followed him to see him off.

Second day

Still in the same place, with the same group of people.

It was still Yang Chang who sent a letter to ask for the establishment of a new emperor:
"The Book of Rites says: 'Humanity respects ancestors when one is close to one's relatives, and respects one's ancestors when one respects ancestors.' Emperor Gaozong had no heirs, so he chose the virtuous descendants as his heirs. Emperor Xiaowu's great-grandson was ill, and Emperor Wu sometimes issued an edict to raise children in the courtyard. Until this year Eighteenth, learn the "Poetry", "The Analects", and "The Classic of Filial Piety" as a teacher, practice frugality, be kind and loving to others, and be able to succeed Emperor Xiaozhao, flatter the ancestral temple, and have thousands of descendants with surnames. I will die knowingly."

The Empress Dowager issued an edict: "Yes."

(End of this chapter)