The nine years after Lu in the Han Dynasty is destined to be an extraordinary year.

As soon as the breath of spring covered Guanzhong, before the people of Chang'an could react, a sensational news came out again in the Weiyang Palace: the Son of Heaven, who was only fourteen years old, was stunned by an unknown courtier!

Legend has it that the courtiers and officials, without exception, knelt outside the Yongshou Hall where the Queen Mother lived for most of the day - from dawn in the morning, only kneeling until dusk, and then they returned home.

There are even rumors that several of the giants of the Three Princes and Nine Qing have knelt and fainted outside the Yongshou Palace!

On the day of the incident, before the courtiers and officials stood up from the square outside the Yongshou Palace, there was already a strange theory in Chang'an City: Your Majesty has been weak since childhood, and now he has physical problems one after another, and it is very likely that he will die soon!

In addition, His Majesty has no children, and most of the sons of filial piety are not strong...

In one day, there was an undercurrent surging between the high gates of Chang'an - the distant relatives and cousins of the princes and kings in Chang'an City all made a pair of 're-talking about the belonging of the supreme throne'.

When such a powerful news came out, the people of Chang'an were stunned, and they ate melons heartily.

The people's gossip desire was satisfied, but the nobles had not even cut the melons, and early the next morning, the news from the Changle Palace poured a basin of cold water on the hearts of the noble courtiers who were surging in the undercurrent.

——The prime minister is old and frail, and has no way to assist the government, but he thinks that the prime minister has worked hard and made great achievements, and it is not appropriate to give up; He ordered the Marquis of Biyang to judge and eat his (shěn yì jī) temporarily on behalf of the left minister, and the prime minister Chen Ping moved to the right!

When the news came out, the Chang'an temple was shocked!

- The Marquis of Biyang tried to eat it, it was an old minister who followed Emperor Gao from Pei County, during the period of the Chu and Han dynasties, when Empress Lu unfortunately fell into the hands of Xiang Yu, he served around Empress Lu.

Later, Emperor Gao ascended the throne and established the Han Dynasty, and began to feel more and more dissatisfied with the heir Liu Ying, thinking that he was 'not like himself', so he planned to depose Liu Ying as the crown prince and crown his youngest son Liu Ruyi as the crown prince.

When the situation was at its most severe, Empress Lu did not see Emperor Gao for several months; Liu Bang has been fortunate to be Liu Ruyi's biological mother, Mrs. Qi, for several months.

Deeply feeling that the only son's storage position was not guaranteed, Empress Lu hurriedly found his henchmen around him to interrogate him, asked for countermeasures, and finally suggested that Empress Lu should stay with Zhang Liang, and His Majesty had personally praised him for 'strategizing and winning thousands of miles away';

In the end, Zhang Liang really did not want to see the war-torn world as he said, because Emperor Gao Liu Bang said, 'This son is not like me' and fell into turmoil again? Immediately help Empress Lu to invite Shangshan Sihao? Support the prince Liu Ying.

Liu Bang was overjoyed when he saw the four old men who had been summoned for a long time and had not been able to get them come to Chang'an? Treat the four of them with great courtesy? After asking the four of them why they went down the mountain and were born, did they get the change of mind? Agree with the message that Liu Ying is the heir.

——Your Majesty coerced the sea and saved the world from the ethereal? This is a feat of sincerity! More fortunate? It is the prince's wisdom and filial piety, and after the family has a country, this sincerity is the blessing of Li Shu.

With these four old guys who lived in seclusion, they shot a rainbow fart, and by the way, praised and recognized Emperor Hui Liu Ying, who was the prince at the time? Liu Bangfang changed his mind? It was Liu Ruyi who was named the king of Zhao, and soon after that, Liu Ruyi, who was only ten years old, was inthroned.

Since then, both the benefactor Empress Lu and the later emperor Liu Ying have kept in mind the merits of the trial.

After eight years in power? Emperor Hui died, and the former young emperor Liu Gong became the emperor? When the power of the dynasty was in the hands of Empress Lu, he judged his 'support and protection' to Emperor Hui Liu Ying? Finally ushered in the return.

——According to the will of Emperor Gao Liu Bang, after Cao Shen's death? Wang Ling and Cao Shen joined forces to take over the prime minister's position? By Wang Ling as the right minister? in charge of state affairs; Chen Ping is the left minister, assisting and studying beside Wang Ling, and will take over Wang Ling's class in the future.

But after the death of Emperor Hui Liu Ying, Empress Lu could no longer stand the unknown Wang Ling, so he ascended and descended secretly, and on the grounds of 'the emperor's young age', he appointed the right minister Wang Ling as the emperor's concubine and taught the emperor.

The vacant position of the right phase was filled by Chen Ping, the left minister, and the big position of the left phase left by Chen Ping fell on the head of the judge in a trance.

Unlike Chen Ping's 'assistant or study' during his time as the left minister, he was the left minister for eight years, and almost never asked about the affairs of the prime minister's mansion, but focused all his attention on snatching Lang Zhongling's authority - in prison.

If the various forces in the early Han Dynasty are roughly divided into 'Abundant Fathers', 'Founding Meritorious Achievements' and 'Lü's minions', they belong to the Lü Party in the absolute sense, and a little bit of the elements of the Rich Fathers.

Such a political component, whether it was during the time of Emperor Gao, or the Hui Dynasty, or the past eight years when Empress Lu was in charge of the government, is undoubtedly outstanding.

However, after the princes and ministers destroyed Zhu Lu, the position of the left minister was judged and determined by the court as a 'chaotic life', and he was immediately deposed.

Although in the end, Empress Lu convulsed from the quagmire of the 'Lu family' under the operation of Liu Hong today, but the trial of him was like Zhang Yan before he was respected as the queen mother, and was almost forgotten by the world.

And now, the Son of Heaven Liu Hong was stunned above the court, the Queen Mother was thundered and angry, and the background of punishing the kneeling ministers, judging the deep meaning of his 'official reinstatement' as the left minister and 'assisting' the right minister Chen Ping can be described as intriguing.

- Judging it, but it is the most favored close confidant of Empress Lu!

And the current relationship between the Empress Dowager Zhang Yan and Empress Lu, whether it is the relationship between her grandparents and grandchildren, or the more direct relationship between her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, is destined to judge her death after Empress Lu's death, and silently belong to the camp of the Empress Dowager.

What does this mean, the courtiers of the Han family are all too familiar with it - Zhang Yan, who is respected as the queen mother and has only moved to Changle Palace for ten months, has begun to stretch out her tentacles to the Han court.

In this regard, the court can't find the slightest mistake: the two-palace system stipulated in the Han law, the national policy of governing the country with filial piety that everyone in the world knows, coupled with the example made by Empress Lu, is destined to be 'the queen mother's involvement in politics' and will become the daily life of the Han family.

In addition, it is not difficult for the courtiers and officials to see how strong the connection between the empress dowager and the emperor Liu Hong is.

——Since around noon yesterday, Emperor Liu Hong walked into the Yongshou Hall and never walked out!

At least when dusk fell, when the courtiers and hundreds of officials were told by Li Xin, the eldest Changqiu of Changle Palace, 'The Queen Mother invites the princes to return', Liu Hong was still in the Yongshou Palace!

Although I don't know what Liu Hong talked about with the Queen Mother, he stayed from noon until late at night, and it was impossible to say that the matter of reinstating the officials of the trial did not mean the emperor Liu Hong.

And this is undoubtedly a very obvious signal - for Prime Minister Chen Ping and his henchmen, Liu Hong's last patience has been exhausted!

No matter according to the unspoken rules of officialdom or the atmosphere of public opinion, after Liu Hong's outspoken run, Chen Ping will inevitably resign as soon as possible and recognize the 'old and faint' hat that Liu Hong put on his head.

But one day passed, two days passed, three days passed...

In the past five days, the spring and March are coming to an end, but the Qu Shunhou Mansion is like being frozen, and there is no trend of 'resigning from the position of prime minister'.

At this point, all bureaucrats with a bit of political level already know in their hearts that the political struggle between the imperial party and the prime minister and the Taiwei family has come to the final decisive battle!

At the age of only fourteen, Emperor Liu Hong 'teamed up' with the twenty-two-year-old Empress Dowager Zhang Yan to arrange a 'left minister' for Chen Ping, and there was no more obvious political intention than this - to declare war!

And Chen Ping was cheeky and agreed with the Han family's special system of re-implementing the left and right phases, and his lines were also simple: no fall.

In addition, the other news revealed in the edict of the Empress Dowager Zhang Yan also added certainty to the speculation in the hearts of the courtiers and officials.

- Prince Yingke of Chu, gentle and benevolent, should succeed Chu Zongmiao; Let it be upright, and take charge of the clan affairs!

This news completely confirmed the earlier speculation of the courtiers and officials: Liu Jiao, the king of Chu, has completely stood on the side of Emperor Liu Hong.

With Liu Yingke serving as Zongzheng as the slash of the crown prince of Chu, coupled with the queen mother's righteous will, whether it is the matter of Yan Zhao or the matter of mourning the princes of King Hui, it has actually come to an end - Liu Hong has the final say!

In addition, in the decree of the Queen Mother, she also vaguely put forward the intention of 'the Son of Heaven has no queen, the government and the opposition are uneasy, and the temple is restless.

This made the courtiers, who were uneasy due to Liu Hong's frequent physical condition, calm down a little, and shifted part of their attention to the affairs of the Son of Heaven.

In addition, the last article of Yi's decree made the heroes of the Manchu Dynasty dumbfounded, and completely gave up the plan to stir up this muddy water.

——The first emperor died in the dying year and collapsed, and it has not been discussed for a long time, and his order is often discussed by the division to determine the aftermath of the first emperor!

It should be noted that the first emperor here is not talking about Liu Hongdi's cheap father Emperor Hui Liu Ying, but Liu Gong, who succeeded to the throne after the death of filial piety Liu Ying and reigned for four years!

Zhang Yan dared to bring up this matter in the current situation, and she must have been acquiesced in or even instructed by Emperor Liu Hong!

If the political goodwill revealed in the previous establishment of the left minister, the establishment of Liu Yingke as the sect, and the planning of the queen are not so obvious, then this last one is simply simple.

- Liu Hong, he has begun to smooth out his imperial succession and consolidate the legitimacy of his imperial system!

This made Zhou Bo, who was scurrying around like a headless fly after Chen Ping fainted, completely panicked; The situation between the government and the opposition has since fallen into turmoil.

However, in a few days, the people of Chang'an, who had gradually settled down and were preparing for spring ploughing, were also panicked.

As a political weather vane in the feudal era, the first reaction to the coming political changes was still the price of grain.

Within three days after the first decree of Empress Dowager Zhang Yan's career was issued, the price of grain in Chang'an rose from 81 yuan to 200 yuan again!

But this time, the businessmen who remember to eat and not to fight finally fully experienced the power of the iron fist of dictatorship.

After the grain shops in the east market hung out the bamboo signs of 'stone two hundred coins', and were ready to sell out at any time, within less than three hours, the official documents of the Shaofu subordinate government were pasted on the exposed cloth outside the east and west cities!

The strong crossbow commander department, which was rebuilt with the original Southern Army as the team, sent a full hundred people, just to ensure that when people passed by in front of the second city, they could understand this important information about their families.

——According to the order of the Holy Son of Heaven, Shaofu since the beginning of Dinghai (24) in the spring of the ninth year of the Empress Dowager Lu, the grain was sold in the city with 90 yuan of stone.

From the early morning of the second day after the news was announced, the strong crossbow commander stationed in Nanying entered the city to take over the city defense of Chang'an in the name of 'protecting the people and purchasing grain'.

There are forbidden troops patrolling the streets, and the conspiracy of the wealthy businessmen and tycoons in Guanzhong is bankrupt again; Even compared with the last time, this time Shaofu's strong 'macro control' has a more devastating impact on Guanzhong grain merchants!

Last time, Liu Hong intervened as the Son of Heaven and forced the price of grain above the iron line of eighty-five yuan; Although the grain merchants in Guanzhong have tasted the bitter fruits of the 'state monopoly', the actual impact is not very great - the cost of rice and grain in the hands of the grain merchants is originally around 80 yuan.

Suppressed by macroeconomic regulation and control, the unit price could only be sold at a price of 82 yuan, and the grain merchants could only say that they could not make any money or even make a small profit of one or two yuan per stone, and they could not talk about a loss at all.

But this time, the people of Chang'an, who were almost played with twice in a short period of time, didn't buy it at all.

Nowadays, all the rice shops that have risen in the price of grain in the past few days, even if they have only risen from 82 to 83 yuan, are completely unable to sell rice -- the people would rather buy grain from Shaofu at a price of 90 yuan per stone than buy grain from grain merchants at a price of 80 or even 75 yuan.

As time passed, the grain merchants could no longer sit still, and finally made a very dangerous decision: gather all the family property, do everything they can, and buy all the grain in Shaofu!

At first, things went well—the slaves sent by the grain merchants to buy grain for the common people almost all bought grain with the help of fake households.

But in the dark, there was already a pair of cold eyes, taking in all this.

No one knows who the person behind the scenes is, and in front of the people of Chang'an, there are only dozens of corpses in the ditch that is gradually unsealed, and there are dozens of corpses in a few days!

——Except for the Chang'an Tian clan, the corpses of all grain merchants with assets of more than 10 million!

Some people say that these people died in the fight between rangers, and some people say that these people offended a certain big man and were assassinated.

As the person in charge of public security in Guanzhong, De Neishi also followed up on the case as soon as possible, and soon targeted Tianfu outside the north of Weiyang Palace.

But before he could enter the house to get people, an old man with a wooden crutch, a white face and a hoarse cough from time to time came out of the palace, personally took the hand of Tian Lan, the head of the Tian family, and entered the palace through the door next to Sima Gate.

Since then, the matter has been closed; The internal history also gave the final result: this is all about the grain merchants, the grain is strange, and the grain prices are noisy, and the rebellious ministers and thieves are killed by chivalrous indignation!

And when the eyes of the entire Chang'an were focused on this horrific 'homicide case', but it did not give rise to any negative emotions, most of the grain shops in the east and west cities quietly hung plaques with unfamiliar fonts and inexplicable palpitations.

- Lord Captain!

Attached: Han Shaofu craftsman made the minister's seal!