Chapter 0013: The Eve of the Chang Dynasty
Standing alone by the lookout outside the Xuanshu Palace, Liu Hong overlooked Chang'an City under the night sky, and couldn't help but feel relaxed.
In the entire Chang'an City, except for Shangguanli, which is close to the east palace wall, the lights are bright, and only the bonfires on the city wall light up the night sky.
The piles of bonfires faintly outline the outline of Chang'an City in the Han Dynasty, forming a 'bucket' shape that does not conform to the architectural aesthetics at all.
Behind Liu Hong, the old eunuch stood quietly aside.
After sending Cao Yan away, Liu Hong finally knew the origin of the old eunuch.
A native of Qinghe County, forty-two years old, his parents starved to death in the war when Chu and Han fought for hegemony, and the old eunuch had no way to make a living, so he had to go into the palace to eat.
After the death of Gaozu Liu Bang, Lu Houji hated Mrs. Qi's competition for favor, hated the house and Wu, and wanted to kill Liu Ruyi, the king of Zhao who had almost replaced Liu Ying's throne, so he summoned him to Chang'an.
Liu Ying learned of her mother's plan, so she personally went out of the city to greet her younger brother Liu Ruyi, and then went out with the car, and when she entered, she collapsed together, and did not leave Liu Ruyi for a moment to protect her well.
One day, Liu Ying asked a few clan elders to go hunting, and the young Liu Ruyi couldn't get up early, so he was left in the palace to sleep lazily; After Empress Lu got the news, she hurriedly sent two personal eunuchs to feed Xiao Liu a cup of poisoned wine.
By the time Liu Ying returned from hunting, Xiao Liu Ruyi had already died, and his body was almost stiff...
Although this matter has not been passed on to the people, the people in the court have heard about it somewhat; Liu Hong also read about this in a later history book that he did not remember the title of.
But after learning the details of the old eunuch, Liu Hong was very taken aback - the follow-up of that incident simply made people look at the 'benevolent and weak' Liu Ying!
Out of filial piety, Liu Ying didn't dare to question her mother, Empress Dowager Lu, so she had to ask the eunuchs who stayed behind to take care of Liu Ruyi: What's going on?
Seeing that the eunuchs who stayed behind bowed their heads and remained silent, Liu Ying was angry and did something very unkind.
The eunuchs who were on duty in Weiyang Palace that day were all killed!
His mother Lu Pheasant was really taken aback by Liu Ying's actions, so she tentatively said during the meal: King Zhao died when he died, why should my son implicate so many innocent eunuchs?
The benevolent and weak Liu Ying raised her head with a smile and replied respectfully: The Lu of the Eater, the Matter of Loyalty...
After this incident, Empress Lu had a problem with the emperor's son, and for the purpose of surveillance, he sent a group of eunuchs to take care of Liu Ying's daily life, but in fact, he monitored Liu Ying for Empress Lu.
The old eunuch was one of the eunuchs who went to spy on Liu Ying.
After being frightened by her mother's human beings and doubting her life, Liu Ying's ambition in her heart disappeared suddenly, and she was addicted to alcohol all day long before she was young, and finally succeeded in killing herself at the age of twenty-three...
Out of this painful lesson, Lu Pheasant selected the most powerful people from the group of eunuchs who were responsible for monitoring Liu Ying, and sent them to Liu Ying's eldest son, the new emperor Liu Gong, with only one task: if anyone dares to stick it on the little emperor, he will be beaten to death!
And in the task called "Watching for the Mother and Son", the old eunuch who was abandoned by Empress Lu for shielding Liu Ying from messing around spontaneously came to Liu Hong's side after Liu Gong succeeded to the throne and took care of the young master's 'preservation of yang qi'.
After learning about these palace secrets from the mouth of the old eunuch, Liu Hong had only one thought in his heart: Daddy Cow Pi!
Sure enough, Liu Bang's children and grandchildren are not good stubble!
It's a pity that Liu Hong still didn't know the name of the old eunuch; When asked about his name, the old eunuch said, "The crippled body has no face and will be the ancestors and ancestors, and they dare not reuse the ancestors to defile the family ancestral hall." โ
In desperation, Liu Hong had no choice but to learn from a well-known novel author in later generations and give the old eunuch a new name: Wang Zhong.
Being given a name is to establish the relationship between master and servant, Wang Zhong naturally cried with joy, and Xie Enxie's head was about to break.
But at this time, Liu Hong didn't have the energy to think about these things.
- Tomorrow morning, he will face two urgent problems that need to be solved: how should the matter of the princes and ministers jointly punish Zhu Lu?
In the original history, this was originally one thing, but after Liu Hong returned to Weiyang Palace alive, this matter became two things, namely, 'the princes and ministers jointly punished Zhu Lu', and the 'princes and ministers jointly punished Liu Hong'...
Before he could adapt to his new identity, Liu Hong subconsciously ruled out the first thing - of course it was correct to punish Zhu Lu; It's just that the original owner was forced to kill and need to consider how to deal with it.
In this situation, in fact, Liu Hongdi does not have many choices: either treat it as if the incident did not happen, or only punish the evil - Xiahou Ying and Liu Xingju.
If that incident hadn't happened, the little majesty that Liu Hongcai had erected would have been gone, and he would have turned into a clay statue; However, it will ensure the stability of the court situation to the greatest extent, which can buy Liu Hong enough time to develop and plan for the future.
If you punish the evil, it will definitely make the rest of the people sad, resulting in some unknown hidden dangers; However, the means are still quite tough, and they can win the hearts and minds of the military and the people to a large extent, as well as the temporary shouts and cheers of some wall grass.
After weighing the pros and cons, Liu Hong decided to adopt the latter option - the support of the army was undoubtedly more important to Liu Hong than the 'Nazhong' whose courtiers would disappear at any time.
But now, Liu Hong reacted that the matter of the princes and ministers jointly punishing Zhu Lu was not as easy to deal with as he imagined.
If it is correct for the princes and ministers to condemn Zhu Lu, then Liu Hong is faced with a very difficult question: Is Empress Lu right or wrong?
The politics of the feudal era was like this, if one person was wrong, everything was wrong, and if one person was right, even if he poked a hole in the sky, Nuwa was still alive.
If Empress Lu is right, then it is wrong to kill the courtiers of the entire Lu clan!
If Empress Lu is wrong, it is even more terrifying: in the Han family, where filial piety governs the world, as a grandson, Liu Hong actually made his grandmother a 'wrong' person?
In the Han Dynasty, there is no more serious crime than this - unfilial piety!
After careful consideration, Liu Hong came to the conclusion: First of all, Empress Lu must be righteous and holy, otherwise Liu Hong will not be able to eat and walk around!
Secondly, in order to win the support of most of the courtiers, or even if it is neutral, it is necessary to ensure that the entire Lu clan is guilty except for Empress Lu!
Only in this way can he wipe his buttocks for the courtiers who killed all the children of the Lu family.
As for what kind of sins, it is possible to ensure that all the Lu clan members are guilty, even if it is an infant child, they must die?
Liu Hong already had the answer in his heart.
But he still lacks one thing, or one program.
Turning around slowly, Liu Hong asked Wang Zhong, "Where is the jade seal of the country?" โ
Wang Zhong groaned for a while, and said: "After Your Majesty returns to the palace, the acting king will send the acting king to Weiyang Palace to return the jade seal of the country. โ
Liu Hong nodded, the jade seal was in his hand, and the procedure was half completed.
As for the remaining half...
Liu Hong took out a small piece of cloth from his arms, looked at the flirtatious numbers written on it, and showed a bright smile on his face.
On November 19, 180 B.C., the moon waned, there were no clouds, and the stars were in the sky.
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PS: Hmm... This time it's not popular science, it's that I have a reluctant request for help.
What a feeling of shame...
That...
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