In Chang'an's memory, many years ago, there was a prince who played against his cousin, because of a battle for the victory or defeat of a game, he killed someone by mistake, thus planting the seeds of hatred, which blossomed for ten years, with blood as a sacrifice, the mountains and rivers were turbulent, and the world was uneasy.

When the beacon fire was overwhelming, the outcome was unpredictable. Such a lesson, Liu Che, who was young at the time, witnessed it with his own eyes and never dared to forget it. The power of the princes and kings made his father dare not make further moves after he barely quelled the rebellion. With such regrets, when he left this world, he was in a state of unease!

If it was said that Yuan Zhao had said before that if he wanted to subdue Siyi, he must first stabilize the domain, which had already made him excited, what happened in Mingyue Tower this time made him completely determined.

The mistakes of the past must not be repeated, and the rebellion of the princes must not be staged again. Rather than let this hidden danger continue to exist and threaten future generations, it is better to solve it once and for all in your own hands. He is confident, he has this ability, and he has this ambition!

So when the document of the complaint of the Qi Wangfu was transmitted to the imperial front through the Tingwei Mansion, he didn't even look at it, so he pressed it down.

Just let it go! The emperor believed that the clever boy of Yuan Zhao would understand the meaning of this, and his own non-statement was the greatest support for him.

He believes that the princes and kings who are about to come to Chang'an will definitely be unwilling, and sooner or later there will be a conflict and duel, but I don't know if that kid can withstand the firepower of these behemoths?

His hunch was not wrong, but he didn't expect the fierce conflict to come so early. The King of Qi, who arrived in advance, fought with Yuan Zhao outside Chang'an City!

After listening to Xi Fengwei's report in detail, a cold glint flashed in the emperor's eyes. Outside the city of Chang'an, they dared to instruct the guards to kill people with bows and arrows, so they regarded human life as a mustard, and in their fiefdom, what kind of evil they did can be imagined.

Emperor Gaozu allocated guard swords and bows to the descendants of the feudal regions for the sake of their safety, which was a supreme grace. However, these are not for them to use for prestige, let alone for them to use to kill the people of the Han Dynasty at will!

Therefore, today, the first great court meeting after the princes of the world gathered in Chang'an, and hundreds of civil and military officials came very neatly. As long as you are in Chang'an, you have received an edict from the emperor, no matter what the reason, you must come!

The rain for several days and nights, although sometimes heavy and sometimes light, still shows no signs of stopping. But the early dynasty can not be delayed, after dawn, against the wind and rain, the officials' carriages, began to gather from all directions of Chang'an City, to Weiyang Palace.

Taizhong Doctor Zheng listened to the sound of raindrops hitting the roof of the carriage at that time, and his heart was very worried. He is an official in charge of the world's agriculture and forestry taxes, and the past two years have really been a bad time, either a major drought or a major flood, and the counties and counties in various localities have suffered greatly, and the harvest will inevitably be greatly reduced after this autumn, and it is not impossible for some places to even have no harvest at all.

In such a situation, it is nothing for the imperial court to reduce the treasury revenue a little, and the most feared thing is that there are too many affected places, and a large number of people may be displaced, and if a refugee wave is formed, it will be serious!

This is not alarmist, and in the information that came up in the county newspapers, there were already small riots in some places, and if they were not taken seriously, the consequences would be worrying.

Such examples are not uncommon, why did the powerful Qin Dynasty fall? Man-made disasters and natural disasters are evenly divided! Even in the prosperous era of this dynasty, there were several times when the people were hungry due to droughts and floods, which had a great impact on the imperial court. If such a thing is not handled properly, it is very likely to cause chaos.

In such a knotted eye, the princes and princes have all come to Chang'an, and if they are explored by some ill-intentioned people, they may be able to give birth to something that should not be there.

As one of the important ministers of Jiuqing, he also heard about King Qi. If in his heart, he does not approve of the relationship between the court and the princes being too stiff, it is better to get along well and go their own way. This is also the tendency of most courtiers.

Alas! The young man is still too impulsive. Thinking of Yuan Zhao, Zheng sighed secretly at that time. He used to be very optimistic about this little marquis and admired his steady work. But today he chose to oppose the princes and kings, which is extremely unwise.

"Inseparable"! All the children of the royal family, after all, are the blood of Emperor Gaozu. Even if they break their heads, it's just a family affair. As a courtier, if you don't know the importance of it, no matter whether it is right or wrong, its fate will be ...... Just think about Jia Yi and Chao Cuo.

With this in mind, Zheng walked into Weiyang Palace at that time, and like many ministers, walked through the corridors on both sides of the wide square, and came to the Hanyuan Hall in a tight rain.

In such weather, the majestic hall looks a little gloomy. Acquaintances exchanged a few words of greetings while complaining about the ghost weather, waiting for the emperor's arrival. Entering the palace half an hour in advance to wait, this is the rule of the court. Kneeling down in their respective positions step by step, everyone had their own thoughts, and they all had a faint premonition that today's special court meeting might not be very peaceful.

Zheng turned his head to look at the Lord Duwei Jidi, who was two seats away from him, and his face was pale, and he looked even more haggard in this gloomy weather. Ji Di's health is not good, since the beginning of autumn, he has been recuperating at home from time to time, but today he is also forcibly dragging his sick body here.

"Brother Wang, you have to help me cheer for the Qi Kingdom today! I must put that kid to death to vent the hatred in my heart! ”

The hall of Hanyuan is very vast, and the voice of the person who speaks is very loud, with hatred, and many people can hear it clearly. But few people looked back, because all the ministers knew who they were.

In a certain area on the right side of the Hanyuan Palace, it is the location of the super minister. This is the position of the nobles, princes and nobles when they went to court. Today, it is occupied by princes and princes from all over the country.

"Needless to say! We are all one, Brother Wang, you are humiliated, no different from us, where did the wild boy come from, dare to oppose our brother! also hurt Liu Xuan's nephew, is it unbearable?"

"King Qi rest assured! Today is the time to seek justice...... ”

“…… The culprit will never let ...... go! ”

Liu Dingguo, the king of Qi, was indignantly telling his experience, this excited fat man, finally found the organization, more than 30 princes of the feudal kingdom, expressed their opinions with different expressions, and gave him firm support!

Tian Jue sat in the chief position of the courtier, silent, but his eyelids moved, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. He had already made up his mind that today, he would just be a spectator who stood by and watched.

Compared with the contest that the princes were about to initiate, Tian Jue, like many ministers, was concerned about another matter, an unusual thing: the seat that had been empty was put on a new cushion by the palace guards.

This was originally an inconspicuous change, however, in the eyes of those who care, it was given a different meaning.

The positions of the three princes and nine kings and the doctors are naturally at the forefront, and they sit in turn according to the level of the official position, and this order cannot be wrong, otherwise they don't understand the rules. And no one who can enter this hall does not understand this rule.

Since Dou Ying resigned and went into hiding, Wu'an Hou Tian Jue was promoted from Taiwei to Prime Minister, and the position of Taiwei of the Han Dynasty became vacant, and I don't know what the emperor thinks, for almost two years, this seat has been empty.

Although there are many speculations and many secret rumors, no one can really know the emperor's heart. The second seat of the hundred officials in the court, between Prime Minister Tian Ying and Imperial Historian Gongsun Hong, was empty, witnessing the court discussions again and again.

Today, at this special pilgrimage, will the brand-new cushion usher in its new owner? Many people's hearts are full of suspicion and expectation.

After waiting for a long time, the hour has come. After the sound of the three-way drum music, there were attendants who officially announced that the emperor had arrived, and all kinds of sounds in the hall quieted down.

The emperor of the Han Dynasty walked in a tiger's step, came to the throne, glanced at the south to inspect the kings, and then sat down. The three princes face north and east as the top, the Jiuqing doctors face the west and the north as the top, the royal nobles are on the right side of the center of the main hall, facing the south and the east are up, and then the rest of the courtiers are on the left side of the center, facing the south and west as the top. They each had serious plastic surgery, bowed to the emperor, and the Son of Heaven replied, and then returned to their positions and began to listen to affairs.

This set of etiquette was formulated by Liu Bang, a doctor of Confucianism, after the founding of the Han Dynasty.

After the Qin Dynasty's "book burning and pit Confucianism", the study of etiquette was shocked and collapsed. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the founding heroes of the court were also the same as Liu Bang, most of them were born as scoundrels in the market, and now they are suddenly in a high position, where do the princes and heroes know what the etiquette of the monarch and ministers, they are drunk all day long, shouting and fighting in the main hall, and even draw their swords to hit the pillars and slash with knives. Every time I go to court, it's a miasma of smoke and chaos.

Emperor Gaozu was very troubled, but he couldn't think of any good solution. Later, the uncle and grandson of the Confucian scholars in cloth wrote a book and presented a very practical set of court etiquette. After the rehearsal and practicality, the chaotic situation of lack of restraint in the past has been changed. The monarchs and ministers were in order, and the emperor's majesty was respected.

Emperor Gaozu was overjoyed, and said: "I know the emperor's nobility today!" Immediately worship Uncle Sun Tong as too often, ranked in Jiuqing, in charge of the etiquette of the dynasty, and gave 500 catties of gold. A group of disciples who followed him also became Dr. Taichang, and even the status of Confucianism was further improved, and they began to be valued by the royal family.

After years of development, this set of cumbersome etiquette has become a sign of the emperor's majesty. In particular, this kind of grand court meeting that brings together Chinese and foreign ministers shows the majesty of the royal family and cannot be lightly offended.

After the ministers returned to their seats after saluting, some people inadvertently raised their eyes and swept over, and their hearts were shocked, as if they had been struck by lightning, and they saw the most incredible thing in the world. Soon, everyone noticed the anomaly and looked in a certain direction together.

In the midst of all the attention, the high emperor Liu Che looked at the young man who had been led by the court etiquette officer to the seat that had been vacant for two years, and showed a smug smile .......