Text Chapter Ninety-Seven The Wind and Smoke Rise for a Thousand Miles, and the Years Passed and Sighed
There are verses to describe the ink:
The rivers and mountains are picturesque, and the bamboo is repaired to cover the palace wall.
Qiankun glazed tiles, the most unparalleled national color.
The wind and smoke are thousands of miles, and the years are not young.
Clear frost washes away old dust, snow dyes plum makeup.
When the second snow fell in Chang'an City this winter, the land was silvery white, and many ambitions and ill-intentioned intentions were temporarily covered.
But many schemes and conspiracies have been quietly fermented and brewed in invisible places, and when the time is ripe, they will naturally appear in front of the world in unexpected ways.
Wei Qihou Dou Ying finally resigned from the post of prime minister of the Han Dynasty. This is a symbol, marking that Changle Palace, which has held the invisible power behind the scenes for many years, has officially let go of its control over today's power.
At the same time, many people already have a hunch that the court may soon have a big change.
The emperor gave high praise to Dou Ying, an old minister of the Three Dynasties, and all kinds of rich rewards naturally needless to say.
And to everyone's surprise, Wu'an Hou Tian Jue was ordered by the emperor to go home for reflection because of trivial matters some time ago, and he did not immediately sit on the throne of the prime minister as he wished, and the seat in the court was temporarily vacant.
This has led to a lot of speculation. There are even rumors that the emperor does not want to continue to let the nobles continue to control the government, and his preferred candidate for prime minister is not Tian Jue.
According to the grapevine, the emperor's original plan was to let Han Anguo, the imperial historian, temporarily take charge of the government. However, there was a little accident some time ago, Han Anguo accidentally fell off his horse on the way to the early dynasty, injured his leg, and temporarily recuperated at home, so the position of the first person in the dynasty was vacant.
Many people feel sorry for Han Anguo, such a good opportunity was missed, and it is very likely that there will be variables during the period of his recuperation, maybe he will never have a chance to sit in that seat in the future.
However, there is another whispered theory circulating that Dr. Goshi deliberately injured his leg. Because Han Anguo seems to be an honest person, he is actually wise and foolish. After the Empress Dowager completely delegated power, looking at the weather of this young son of heaven, the future government plan will inevitably be completely different from before, as the chief auxiliary minister above the court, if what you think and think is not the same beat as the emperor, the consequences will naturally not be good! Therefore, Han Anguo, who thought that it was difficult to take on this responsibility, quietly avoided the past in this way.
Of course, these claims are inconsistent, confusing, and hard to believe. However, the emperor did not rush to adjust the court and political team, but successively issued several appointments that seemed inconsequential to others. At that time, not many people understood the mystery of this, and it was not until much later that it suddenly dawned on them.
First of all, the Imperial Forest Army in the palace has been adjusted. Li Guangbai, the guard captain of Weiyang Palace, is the general of the right cavalry, and also serves as the general of the Xiliu Battalion. Cheng Bu, the guard captain of Changle Palace, is the general of Zuo Xiaocai, and at the same time serves as the general of the Xiliu Battalion. Sun He, the servant of the ether, is the general of the light car. The appointment of several other generals does not need to be detailed.
And the most surprising thing this time is that Wang Hui, the doctor of Guangluxun, who has only been in office for a few months, was demoted and appointed to the official position of Daxing, and at the same time served as the general of the Tun army.
This is an unusual adjustment, and Wang Hui, who was demoted, was happy to take office, and the meaning contained in it is incomprehensible and adds many doubts.
Wang Hui, whose ancestral home is a native of Eryandi in the north, has been an envoy to several countries in the Western Regions as an envoy to the post of Daxing, and has a lot of rich experience in the exchanges between states, and is a highly qualified diplomat.
And this time he was reinstated to his old position, and one has to wonder if there is something in the dealings between the imperial court and neighboring countries that requires him to intervene?
In fact, if you are careful, there are still traces of some of these things.
In this winter, all the counties and counties in the world received a secret order, and the garrisons from all over the country sent elite soldiers and horses to secretly go north under different names, and finally gathered in various military camps in the land of Yanzhao.
The collected grain and grass were also secretly transferred to these places through different channels. When the envoy sent by the emperor finally reported the results of these military operations to the imperial case, the three armies of the Great Han and Mabu had gathered nearly 400,000 people!
Liu Che, the Son of Heaven, read the information carefully and nodded with satisfaction. It's okay, the material for weaving the net is enough! Now it's time to wait quietly for time and timing.
And when the year was about to pass, on the day of the New Year's Day celebration, the young Son of Heaven announced another shocking news.
According to the rules set by Gaozu, the vassal kings of the Liu family, who are divided into various parts of the world, on the occasion of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new year this year, unless they can't get on the road for special reasons, no matter who they are, they have to go to Chang'an to meet the Son of Heaven.
This rule must be followed by all the princes surnamed Liu. Of course, there are exceptions.
In the more than 70 years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, only two princes who have been fiefdoms have made exceptions, and both have caused serious consequences, because their identities are very special.
One of them is the youngest son of Empress Dowager Dou and the younger brother of the former Emperor Jingdi, Liu Wu, the king of Liangxiao.
In comparison, mothers in the world probably prefer their young sons more. Although Empress Dowager Dou has a noble status and an extraordinary mind, she is no exception to doting on her youngest son.
And because of her too doting and partiality, in the end, Emperor Han Jing, who was not broad-minded enough, also had a grudge against his own brother.
For Liu Wu, Empress Dowager Dou's doting was both a blessing and a curse for him. The exclusion, suppression and coldness from the emperor's brother finally made his already sensitive heart deeply lost, and he died depressed at a young age.
And when King Liang Xiao died, it was a few days after New Year's Day. Because he was sick in winter, he was weak and difficult to walk, and he did not travel thousands of miles to Chang'an to celebrate the Dan, which made the emperor's suspicion of him deeper, and he didn't even send anyone to condole with his illness.
Disappointment, resentment, sadness...... finally let Liu Wu die when spring was coming. And his death directly led to the anger of the Empress Dowager Dou, who had always been dissatisfied with her emperor's son, and the relationship between mother and son was once cold to the freezing point, which also caused many contradictions between Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace.
And in the end, the untimely death of Emperor Jing of Han has to be said to be inseparable from his disappointment and sadness in this cold mother-son relationship.
Another prince who did not come to congratulate on New Year's Day was Liu Bi, the king of Wu.
The "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu" shocked the world and remained in the annals of history, and was the most serious national rebellion since the founding of the Han Dynasty.
But the first cause of this rebellion, because of the royal family's deliberate concealment, the truth is as secret, but few people know.
The person who caused this serious consequence was actually Emperor Jing of Han himself, but he was only the crown prince at that time.
According to the records circulating in various historical books, it is not unreasonable to say that Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty had a fierce temperament since he was a child, his temper was a little impatient, and he lacked the amount of tolerance for people, and his character was just the opposite of his father's magnanimity.
Liu Bi, the king of Wu, was the nephew of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and his fief was between Wu and Yue, and he had been guarding the southeast for a long time. Because of the copper mountain to mint money, and boiled seawater for salt, monopolizing the profits, therefore, the national strength is getting stronger and stronger!
He never took his cousin Emperor Wen of Han in his eyes, and Emperor Wen succeeded to the throne for more than ten years. Later, he listened to the advice of his courtiers, and in order not to let the world say that he was not good manners, he sent his son Liu Xian to Chang'an to greet the emperor, and by the way, he stayed to be a proton, indicating that he had no disobedience.
Liu Qi, who was the crown prince at the time, and Liu Xian were of the same age, but they were compatible. One day, the two sat down and played chess under the tree in the East Palace, and the entourages they brought with them made suggestions behind the little master, and each had a victory or defeat.
Liu Qi relied on himself to be the prince, and he had to win over Liu Xian to stop, a game of chess went to the key point, Liu Qi mistakenly made a son, surrounded by Liu Xian's chess pieces, and saw that this game was about to lose again, Liu Qi wanted to regret it, but Liu Xian refused to comply.
Both of them are young and vigorous, and gradually quarrel over a chess piece. The crown prince Liu Qi was angry, and he picked up the iron chessboard, and smashed it on Liu Xian's head.
Liu Qi was also in his teens at the time, and when he saw this scene, he knew that he had caused a big disaster, so he quickly hid in his mother, Queen Dou's Changle Palace, to ask for help.
Emperor Wen of Han was taken aback when he heard the news. With his character, he originally wanted to punish the prince heavily to appease the anger of King Wu.
But Empress Dou was too protective, crying and begging in front of her husband, remembering the suffering of their mother and son in the distant northern frontier, Emperor Wen was helpless, and his heart softened, so he had to throw down the sword in his hand, sighed, and let go of his son who had caused a big disaster.
Later, after consulting with the ministers of the DPRK and China, Liu Xian was thickened with a good coffin, and prepared to send a cavalry battalion to escort him back to Wu.
When Liu Bi, the king of Wu, heard the news, he was filled with grief and indignation. Liu Xian, the son of the world, is his best son, who is going to take over his throne, and now he is dead in such an unknown way, where is he willing to give up!
He sent elite men and horses to intercept the envoys of the imperial court at the border of the fiefdom of Wu, refusing to accept the coffin into the country.
"Death in Chang'an, that is, burial in Chang'an!"
When this sentence full of grief and indignation was transferred back to Chang'an along with the coffin, no one knew the state of mind of Emperor Wen of Han, but this emperor, who had always been gentle and elegant, slashed the sword in his hand heavily on the imperial case!
Since then, Liu Bi, the king of Wu, has never come to Chang'an, and the New Year's Day court only sent envoys to pay tribute.
Three years later, Emperor Wen died. Three years later, King Wu united the Six Kingdoms to rebel!
Therefore, New Year's Day is a very important day, unless you die of illness or rebellion, the princes everywhere are coming. Many of the emperor's major policies and new policies were often announced at this time.
Especially some time ago, there have been many rumors that the empress dowager of Changle Palace has returned to the government and the Son of Heaven, and she has been recuperating with peace of mind since then, and no longer asks about the affairs of the imperial court. That's a big deal! The princes need to come to Chang'an to find out in person.
Liu An, the king of Huainan, is naturally among these princes. When they entered the Hanyuan Hall with different moods, the various ceremonies were completed, and the ministers of the court and the central government stood in separate shifts, they heard the emperor announce the first edict, which surprised everyone!
"There is an edict, canonize the prince Liu Ju as the crown prince, and hold a ceremony on ...... day!"