The Young Prince Chapter 35 Guarding the Mausoleum
Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, complied with his father's edict and did not order a ban on civil weddings and funerals during the state funeral......
Liu Rong looked at his grandfather's coffin buried in the Baling Mausoleum, and was very emotional, at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang fled the Han Dynasty, causing peasant uprisings, and many imperial tombs were stolen and excavated by the so-called 'Red Eyebrow Righteous Army', Liu Yu's Mao Mausoleum was stolen the most, and only the Ba Mausoleum of Emperor Xiaowen was excavated.
Thinking of this, Liu Rong admired his grandfather even more in his heart.
As soon as the funeral is over, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty understand that the DPRK and China are bound to reshuffle......
Being relied on by today's son, he has naturally become the object of the ministers' friendship, such as the prince and the young Fu Chao, since the death of Emperor Xiaowen, someone has come to visit with a lot of money.
Chao is wrong about this person, he is stern and upright, fierce and harsh, and he is most disgusted with such a person, every time someone comes to "nodule", he always closes the door, and will record the names of these people one by one......
I secretly said in my heart: When I take power, I will definitely punish these people who see the wind and steer the rudder one by one.
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The next morning, when the Son of Heaven came to the court, he said: "I inherit the will of the previous emperor, in order to succeed the emperor, now I want to amnesty the world, give the people a first-class promotion, and let the people drink for three days, what do the ministers think?" ”。
Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, followed the example of his father Emperor Wen when he succeeded to the throne, granted amnesty to the world, and gave the people the title of knighthood, so that the people of the world would know the kindness of the new emperor.
In this way, it is also necessary to see how the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are going to be in the team, and how many people are sincerely loyal to him, Liu Qi has been the crown prince for more than 20 years, and the strength accumulated in the court is not weak.
Back then, even Zhao Gaodou was able to carry out the plan of 'pointing the deer as a horse' in the Qin court, so as to make the ministers stand in line, how could the Son of Heaven be?
Young Fu Chao got up and said, "Your Majesty cares about all the people, and this is the blessing of the people of the world."
Hearing Chao's wrong words, Liu Qi, the son of heaven, was of course very happy, and at this moment, one person got up and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, you have ascended to the throne, and you will have a great amnesty for the world.
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all turned their heads to look at this person, and the ministers did not expect that when the first edict since the succession of today's son, someone dared to speak out against it.
When Liu Qi, the son of heaven, was in high spirits, of course, he didn't expect that someone would oppose it, looked at the people in the hall, and said, "Who is standing below?" ”。
This person immediately knelt down and said: "Zhou Kaifang, Marquis of Chenfen Yin, meet Your Majesty."
"The father of the Marquis of Fenyin, Fenyin mourns the Marquis Zhou Chang, who is known for his outspokenness, and the actions of the Marquis of Fenyin are really the style of his ancestors."
When Zhou Kaifang heard this, he thought that Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, was praising him, and even saluted to thank the Son of Heaven for his appreciation.
Seeing this, the Son of Heaven was even more furious, and said, "What Emperor Xiaowen can do, why can't I?" ”。
"Minister... Zhou Kaifang saw that the Son of Heaven was angry, and he was so frightened that he couldn't speak, and those who didn't know thought that Zhou Kaifang was like his father Zhou Chang, and began to slurred his speech and stuttered......
"I see that the Marquis of Fenyin has been looking bad recently, and his words have been scolded, it is better to return to the fief to support the elderly, what does the prince think?"
Zhou Kaifang was frightened by the Son of Heaven and said tremblingly: "Thank you for Your Majesty's grace."
All the ministers know that the Son of Heaven's move today is to establish his prestige, and this Zhou Kaifang doesn't know if he is confused, and he actually jumped out to oppose the call of the Son of Heaven, he deserves it, of course, no one will come forward to save him at the risk of the world's disapproval......
Liu Qi, the son of heaven, took advantage of the situation to mistake the young Fu Chao for the internal history to be in charge of the world's finances and the affairs of Chang'an and Gyeonggi, and ordered Tang Wu, the original lieutenant in the imperial palace, to be the guard captain and lead the palace to guard the southern army and horses.
It was even more unexpected that Jia Yi was appointed as a doctor in Taizhong......
Liu Qi's move took all the military power and power in Chang'an into his own hands......
Just as he was about to disperse the court, the court lieutenant Zhang Shizhi saluted and stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the court lieutenant Zhang Shizhi wants to ask for resignation and return to his hometown, and I hope Your Majesty will approve it."
When Emperor Xiaowen was the first emperor, when the crown prince Liu Qi and the king of Liang Liu Wu drove through the Sima Gate of the palace in a car, they did not get out of the car, Zhang Shizhi, as a court lieutenant, was in charge of the criminal law of the world, and actually wrote to Emperor Wen to impeach the prince and the king of Liang.
As soon as this incident came out, the world was shocked, and when Emperor Wen heard this, he had to take off his hat and cry bitterly to apologize to his mother, Empress Dowager Bo, and issued an edict to reprimand the prince.
How could Liu Qi not complain about Zhang Shizhi, when Liu Qi succeeded to the throne, Zhang Shizhi had entered the palace to ask the Son of Heaven for his guilt, but now that he saw the Son of Heaven like this, he was even more worried, afraid that the Son of Heaven would think of this matter again one day, and he would punish him, so he begged to return to his hometown............
When Liu Qi, the son of heaven, heard Zhang Shizhi's words, of course he was willing in his heart, but he couldn't say so, and said: "Zhang Qing enforces the law impartially, and he is my famous minister of the Han Dynasty, how can he just give up."
Zhang Shizhi had no choice but to bow down and say: "Your Majesty, the minister is already old, and his eyes are dizzy, how can he take charge of such a heavy responsibility as the court captain, and ask Your Majesty for mercy."
Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, showed a 'reluctant' look at this time, and sighed: "Since this is the case, I will allow Zhang Qing's invitation, but Zhang Qing's ability is rare in the world, how about Zhang Qing to serve as the prime minister of Huainan Kingdom?" ”。
"Where is the servant of the confessor?"
On the side, Wang Yan stepped forward and said: "The minister and the king are here."
"Prepare an edict to give Zhang Qing 10,000 taels of gold, 1,000 catties of gold, and 100 horses of Shu brocade to show Zhang Qing's merits."
At this time, Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, thought of his father's entrustment when he was dying, and he wanted to be tolerant......
Wang Yan said: "No."
When Zhang Shizhi heard the words of the Son of Heaven's 'Zhang Qing's merits', he was even more frightened in his heart, and he had to say "No, thank Your Majesty for your grace."
It seems that Zhang Shizhi underestimated the mind of Liu Qi, the son of heaven, and did not care about pursuing him after this incident......
On the Xiongnu side, when they learned that a new emperor had succeeded to the throne in the Han Dynasty, the military minister Shan Yu, under the advice of the Bank of China, asked for some gifts from the new emperor of the Han Dynasty, and led 50,000 elite horsemen to attack Yanmen, burning, killing and looting, plundering grain and grass to fill the army food, and robbing the people as slaves......
When the report of the border pass was submitted to Chang'an, Liu Qi, the son of heaven, saw this and really learned why his father hated the Huns so much.
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One day, in the Qilin Hall of Weiyang Palace, Neishi Chao was talking to Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, about cutting the domain.
"Your Majesty, the first emperor once said that the Xiongnu are just a problem of the skin, and now the princes and kings are the henchmen of the imperial court. Guchen please play to Your Majesty, and carry out the policy of cutting the domain, so as to settle the country and the society of my great Han."
Liu Qi, the son of heaven, was also very worried when he heard Chao's wrong words, and said: "The first emperor did say this, but if there are many princes today, if you blindly want to cut down the domain, I am only afraid that the society will be in danger at that time."
"Your Majesty rest assured, the ministers have a perfect strategy, the princes and kings, most of them are arrogant and lascivious, Your Majesty can choose the ministers of his cronies to be sent to the vassal states, obviously the princes and princes, and they can secretly investigate the evidence of the princes' crimes. When the time comes, Your Majesty will be able to cut down his kingdom with ironclad evidence."
Just as Liu Qi, the son of heaven, was talking in detail with Chao Cuo, the servant of the confessor shot Wang Yan into the palace to ask for a performance, and said, "Your Majesty, the emperor's eldest son Liu Rong asks to see him."
When the Son of Heaven heard this, he was a little displeased, and said: "I don't have words, and I don't have anything to worry about."
Wang Yan said: "Your Majesty, the eldest son of the emperor did say that there was something important, so he ordered the ministers to pass on the performance and want to meet Your Majesty."
At this time, Liu Qi, the son of heaven, was also a little puzzled, Liu Rong found out what was going on with him, so he ordered Wang Yan to go outside the palace to preach Liu Rong.
Liu Rong saluted and said: "My son Liu Rong has seen my father."
"I heard from the confessor that Rong'er has something important to look for, but why?"
"Reported to his father, his son Liu Rong begged his father to agree, and his son was allowed to go to Baling to guard the tomb for Emperor Xiaowen.
When his grandfather was alive, he was very fond of the child, but now that the grandfather has passed away, the son cannot follow his grandfather to serve, and the child, as a prince, has no other way to share his father's worries.
Gu came here to see his father, and the child was allowed to guard the tomb for his grandfather on behalf of his father."
When the Son of Heaven heard this, he did not speak, and Chao Cuo stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor is willing to go to the tomb for His Majesty and guard the tomb for the first emperor, it is enough to see that the prince is the purest and most filial person, and the minister is very moved, and I hope Your Majesty will approve it." ”
Liu Qi was also moved in his heart at this time, and said: "Rong'er has this intention, and I am very relieved. ”
After Liu Rong left, Liu Qi, the son of heaven, asked Chao Cuo with a little meaning: "What does Chao Qing think, how about my son?" ”。
Chao made a bow and said: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, the affairs of the heavenly family are not for your subordinates to say."
"There are no outsiders here, you and I are teachers and students, why can't you speak, come quickly."
"Back to Your Majesty, the minister only understood a truth today, why Emperor Xiaowen would favor His Royal Highness Liu Rong ......."
Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, looked at the mistake in front of him, and said in his heart: Old fox, I asked you how Liu Rong was, but I blamed Emperor Xiaowen on this matter.
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Liu Rong is now asking to go to the mausoleum, not just to go to his grandfather's filial piety.
Liu Rong knew that his father would not be in a hurry to establish the crown prince at this time, and he should observe them among their brothers for a while, although he was the eldest son and had been favored since he was a child, it was not foolproof.
Since the prince will not be established, it is useless to stay in the palace at this time, it is better to go to the tomb, first, you can guard the tomb for your grandfather, and second, you can also create a reputation for yourself as benevolent and filial, why not......
Before that, Liu Rong did not explain to his mother Li Ji that at this time, he was afraid that Li Ji would not allow it, so he reported to his father first.
Li Ji took Liu Rong's hand and said sadly: "Rong'er, it must be miserable to go to the mausoleum, your mother is not here, you must take care of yourself."
"Mother rest assured, the son will take care of his body, wait for his grandfather to return from guarding the mausoleum, and then do his filial piety for his mother."
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When Liu Rong left Chang'an, of course, he also left eyeliner in Chang'an.
In the palace, he summoned a close attendant to his side and said, "Wang Sheng, when I leave the palace, there is an important matter for you to do, are you willing?" ”。
At this time, the transmission of information was extremely slow, and Liu Rong was afraid that he would not know anything about the affairs of the DPRK and China as soon as he arrived in Baling, so he made this move.
Wang Sheng looked at the prince in front of him, who was not angry and arrogant, and was also very puzzled, this was really only fourteen years old......
Wang Sheng replied tremblingly: "Your Highness commands, and the slaves and maids will definitely serve Your Highness."
"Tomorrow, you will go out of the palace with me, but you don't have to go to Baling, I want you to be in Chang'an City and deliver the news of Chang'an City for me, are you willing?"
Hearing this, Wang Sheng was a little at a loss and said, "This... This...".
Seeing Wang Sheng like this, Liu Rong took out a few gold cakes from the box on the side and handed them to Wang Sheng, saying: "This is two hundred taels of gold, and I will reward you.
Looking at the golden gold in front of him, Wang Sheng's heart was immediately moved, where had he seen a battle, and he immediately responded.
Seeing that Wang Sheng was overjoyed and stuffed the gold into his arms, Liu Rong said again: "Since the gold is collected, you must do good things for Your Highness, if this matter leaks out, Your Highness will definitely break the corpse into ten thousand pieces!" ”。
Hearing Liu Rong's words, the frightened Wang Sheng immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your Highness, rest assured, except for heaven, earth, ghosts and gods, no one else can know about this matter, and the villain will keep his mouth shut."
Liu Rong was a little relieved when he saw Wang Sheng like this, so he ordered Wang Sheng to step back and go to prepare......
These gold are still dang, and the grandfather Emperor Xiaowen rewarded Liu Rong, which can be regarded as handy today.
Liu Rong is very aware of the role of money, when Qin Shi Huang launched the war to unify the six countries, Wei Liao made a statement to the first emperor, bribing the kings and ministers of various countries with heavy money, causing King Zhao to kill Li Mu, and Tian Jian, the king of Qi, listened to slander and surrendered the whole country to Qin. There is a saying: "Wouldn't it be beautiful to get the world by changing its gold."
After the arrangements were made, Liu Rong said goodbye to his parents on the second day, left the palace, and went to the tomb......