Chapter 228: King Zhao

In this way, all this was pushed in front of Liu Qi, the son of heaven.

However, let Liu Qi convict Liu Sui, the king of Zhao, this kind of thing, Liu Qi is naturally unwilling.

Glancing at the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, Liu Qi said: "King Zhao is a brother of my clan, a brother of the same clan, and I am not willing to punish him heavily."

Chao Qing's family, the responsibility of King Zhao's guilt is that the Qing family found and reported it, and the Qing family is the imperial historian, the responsibility of supervision, how can Qing not say anything about King Zhao's affairs."

The Son of Heaven said this, almost clearly telling Chao Cuo, you provoked this matter, and you can bear to stay out of it at this moment.

Seeing that the Son of Heaven said this, Chao Cuo even saluted and said: "Your Majesty, these several crimes of King Zhao are all major crimes, and only when they are punished can they be calmed down by the hearts of the people in the world."

The Ming canonical punishment in Chao Cuo's mouth is naturally to put him to death, although in the heart of Liu Qi, the son of heaven, he wished that Liu Sui, the king of Zhao, would die early.

But he also has to show a posture of unwillingness to punish Liu Sui.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" At this time, Zhou Yafu got up and echoed Chao Cuo's words.

Zhou Yafu has never been a mother-in-law, because of his military background, he is resolute and resolute in everything he does, and he does not shy away from it.

At the beginning, even Liu Wu, the heart and soul of Mrs. Dou, dared to use it as cannon fodder, so naturally he would not care about Liu Sui, the king of Zhao.

In this way, driven by these two people, the courtiers all said that King Zhao had no virtue and should be punished.

It changed its attitude so quickly, and it was not only because of Chao Cuo and Zhou Yafu's drive.

It was also because of the words that the Son of Heaven said to Chao Cuo, and I heard some off-string sounds.

Shicai Tianzi said that most of King Zhao's sins were reported by Chao Mistake, but Shicai, the ministers understood the meaning of the Son of Heaven, and they also jumped out one by one and scolded King Zhao for his lack of virtue.

In their mouths, Liu Sui is like a kingless, fatherless, arrogant and rebellious person............

Solidly, it is wrong to say this, and it is also saying that they can't stay out of the matter, and punishing King Zhao is not the intention of the Son of Heaven alone, but the final result of the entire court.

As the son of heaven of the Han family, Liu Qi adhered to the attitude of being highly responsible to the tens of millions of Li people of the Han family, and he could only agree to the advice of the courtiers and punish King Zhao.

However, the bottom line of the Son of Heaven is still very clear, at least to ensure that Liu Sui, the king of Zhao, cannot be executed, of course, whether Liu Sui's final result will be like Liu An, the king of Huainan, who "committed suicide" because of the revelation of the crime, or died in shame, that is really uncertain.

But the only thing that can be guaranteed is that on the bright side, the Son of Heaven will not issue an edict and execute Liu Sui.

Not only can it not be executed, but after punishing him, it is even more important to treat Liu Sui well.

In this way, the people of the Han family will understand that punishing Liu Sui is not the original intention of the Son of Heaven, but the Son of Heaven has to do it as a last resort for the stability of the world, and the Son of Heaven is actually very painful in his heart.

In this way, no one will say that when he is today, he is unvirtuous and ruthless, completely ignoring the life and death of the princes and kings of the same clan.

Compared with the successive dynasties, the Han family is almost the most susceptible to the influence of public opinion.

In particular, with the edict of Emperor Wen, the crime of rumor-mongering and slander was completely abolished, and in this regard, the Han family also has freedom of speech, and ordinary people can also speak of political affairs.

Theoretically, even if the people talk about it, the Son of Heaven cannot punish the Son of Heaven for his mistakes.

Of course, this only exists in theory, the Son of Heaven wants to kill people, wants to die alone, there is no need for a reason, saying that you deserve to die, you are deserving to die, and it is useless to say that there are many others.

However, Liu Heng, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, who abolished this law, obeyed a call from beginning to end, even at that time, the folk spread the rumor that "a foot of cloth can still be sewn, a bucket of corn can still be swept, and the two brothers are incompatible", Emperor Wen did not hold anyone accountable.

In this way, after more than an hour of in-depth discussion, the culpability of Zhao Wang Liu Sui was decided.

Under the "argument based on reason" of Liu Qi, the son of heaven, Liu Sui saved his life, but the throne of the princes and kings must be deprived of it.

In the end, Liu Sui was kicked out of Chang'an by Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, and kicked to a county near Changsha.

Changsha has been a bitter cold land since ancient times, otherwise, Wu Rui, the king of Changsha, would not have passed on for several generations, and he would be extinct, and the life span of the king of Changsha was the shortest among the princes and kings of the Han family.

The expulsion of Liu Sui to such a place is a death sentence for Liu Sui at his current age.

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However, among the many vassal states of the Han family, the Zhao state is also a good place, although it is close to the Xiongnu, but it is also a big country, and the country is rich, which is much better than some poor vassal states in the south of the Han family.

In this way, as soon as Liu Sui, the king of Zhao, fell, someone began to fight the idea of Zhao Guo.

At this time, Liu Qi, the son of heaven, had twelve sons, and his love was much more complicated than that of Emperor Wen, who only had four sons.

Among the four sons of Emperor Wen, Liu Qi, who was the eldest son, became the crown prince, and the second Liu Wu was the king of Huaiyang, and after the fourth Liang Huai King Liu Yi fell from a horse and died, he was reappointed as the king of Liang, and the third Liu Shen was the acting king.

So there are only three sons to be crowned kings, and they can be put wherever they are.

Among the sons of Liu Qi, the son of heaven, except for Liu Rong, who became the crown prince, the remaining eleven sons are all going to be crowned kings.

However, not long ago, Liu Yu, who was not very old, was crowned king, and the two sons of Wang Erjiao, who was still in the palace at this time, Liu Ji and Liu Cheng, will also be crowned kings in the future.

Because of Wang Wan's matter, Wang Erjiao, who was originally favored by Liu Rong's father, has been completely left out in the cold.

Although he has not been beaten into the cold palace, his current situation is almost the same as that of entering the cold palace.

Solid this, Liu Shun, the thirteenth son of Emperor Jing in history, Changshan King, should not appear in this world again.

However, most of these people, when they were crowned kings, their feudal kingdoms were less than one county, only a few counties, and most of them were poor counties.

In this way, seeing that Zhao Wang Liu Sui vacated such a large area, these people were naturally a little unbearable.

As early as the Son of Heaven issued an edict to summon Liu Sui, the king of Zhao, to enter Chang'an, he stared at the ............ one by one

There are even a few of them, who can't bear the throbbing in their hearts, and they wrote to their father early and admonished their father that they would severely punish Liu Sui to set an example.

At this time, the Son of Heaven, who is the father, wants to severely punish Liu Sui, the emperor's uncle of the same brother.

It's not stupidity or anything, it's just stupidity.

Seeing such a recital, how could Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, not be annoyed.

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However, Liu Sui left Chang'an, but Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, issued an edict and summoned his sons from the vassal states to Chang'an.

Liu Yu was the only one who was told by the Son of Heaven Liu Qi that the distance was far away and it was not suitable to travel, so that he did not have to come.

And the rest of the people, after receiving the edict, immediately got into the carriage and wanted to go to Chang'an to get a piece of the pie.

Especially Liu Fa, the king of Changsha, and Liu Fei, the king of Linjiang, heard the news and went to Chang'an non-stop, but they were afraid that they would be too late and the benefits would be taken away by others.

As a result, for more than ten days, many of Liu Rong's brothers arrived in Chang'an one after another.

However, when he came to Chang'an, the first thing he had to do was naturally to meet Liu Qi, the son of heaven, and Mrs. Dou.

However, people who don't want to use their brains more on weekdays, but at this time, they are also clever, and all kinds of tentative tricks on the words of Liu Qi, the son of heaven, to see who his father intends to put in the position of King Zhao.

For their incomparably immature, even stupid tricks, Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, naturally saw through it at a glance.

But Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, did not expose them, let alone talk about Zhao Guo.

Anyway, these people are also at a loss, and they are all guessing what their father means.

Liu De is in Zichuan State, and compared with most princes and kings, it is still much closer to Chang'an.

Of course, it was close, so he naturally arrived first, and after meeting Liu Qi, the son of heaven, and the Empress Dowager Dou in the palace, Liu De naturally came to the door and went to the palace to see Liu Rong.

Listening to the attendant's report, it was Liu De, the king of Zichuan, who came, and Liu Rong personally went to the palace to welcome him.

Seeing Liu Rong, Liu De bowed respectfully and said, "De, meet the prince's eldest brother."

Immediately, Liu Rong stepped forward, grabbed Liu De's hand, and said: "Second brother, excuse me, it's been less than two months since the last time the second brother left Beijing, but now you and my brother are seeing each other again."

The princes and kings of the Han family, except for going to Chang'an to see the Son of Heaven once every three years, could not easily come to Chang'an without the call of the Son of Heaven.

Liu De said with a smile: "The first emperor is naturally happy to see his brother in Chang'an again."

Then, Liu Rong and Liu De joined hands in the painting hall, and the two sat down.

Liu Rong asked Liu De straight to the point, "Does the second brother want to be King Zhao?" ”。

Hearing this, Liu De immediately saluted and said, "Back to my brother's words, little brother...... The younger brother has no idea of being the king of Zhao."

"Zhao is a big country compared to Zichuan country, and its country is vast and has many people, and the land is fertile, compared to the land of Qilu, it is not too much, why is the second brother unwilling?

Lone originally wanted to play his father and make two as the kings of Zhao."

Hearing Liu Rong's words, Liu De explained: "Back to my brother's words, although Zhao Guo is good, it is not loved by his ministers, and although Zichuan is small, he is loyal to his ministers."

What Liu De's pursuit is, of course, to be able to swim in the ocean of Confucianism, but he doesn't care much about the big country and the small country.

Liu De is like this, Liu Rong, who is kneeling at the top, is naturally relieved.

Although the location of Zhao is not as important as that of Liang, it is also a strategic place.

It is only a few hundred miles north of Zhao State, where the Xiongnu Aries Department and the Lou Fu Department are located, and there are tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry.

At the beginning, before the edict of cutting the feudal domain, if it was not for the news found in advance, the main force of the Xiongnu was expanding westward, far away from Henan, and the Han family was in civil strife, even if it wanted to intervene, it was beyond the reach of the whip.

Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, would not agree to Chao Wrong's advice so easily, and issued an edict to cut the domain.

If Liu Sui, the king of Zhao, and his expected general and Xiongnu divisions, led the Xiongnu troops into Zhao, and turned to attack the pass, then the balance of victory in the war might have to be reversed.

Therefore, Liu Rong also began to consider the candidate of King Zhao early.

The person who is placed in the position of King Zhao must be a trustworthy person.

Speaking of which, among the many brothers, Liu Rong's most trusted is, of course, his younger brother Liu De, who belongs to the same mother and has gotten along with him since childhood.

But Liu De is essentially a literati who loves poetry and books, and it seems that soldiers are not suitable to be the king of Zhao.

And today Liu De also said that what he loves is Zichuan Kingdom, so it is reasonable and reasonable, and Liu De cannot be made the king of Zhao........................