Chapter 9: Brotherly Incompatibility
Liu Chang immediately entered the palace. He took off his shirt, begged to be beaten nakedly, and cried to the emperor's brother: "The Marquis of Biyang has committed three major crimes!" My biological mother was innocent and implicated, and the Marquis of Biyang refused to fight; Mrs. Qi's mother and son were innocently killed, but the Marquis of Biyang did not advise; The Lu family was crowned king and threatened the Liu family in the world, but the Marquis of Biyang did not stand up to stop it. I avenged my biological mother and asked for my life for the people of the world, so I killed him. I have come to ask for my guilt. ”
This is a request for sin, which is clearly like making a merit to ask for a reward.
Liu Heng felt uncomfortable, no matter how guilty he was, it would not be your turn to kill!
In the end, it was his own brother, Liu Heng felt sorry for Liu Chang who had no mother when he was born, so he pardoned him.
Liu Chang became more and more proud. Both inside and outside the palace are afraid of this King of Huainan, and the crown prince Liu Qi is also afraid of Uncle King Huainan.
In the winter of the same year, the prime minister died of illness. Liu Heng appointed Zhang Cang, the imperial historian, as the prime minister. Before entering Beijing as the imperial historian, Zhang Cang served as the minister of Huainan, and he had always been unaccustomed to what Liu Chang did, and he did not have a seizure because of the emperor's face. Zhang Cang secretly paid attention to the restless King of Huainan.
Liu Chang returned to Huainan and began to imitate the specifications of the emperor's elder brother, and made another set of decrees, entering and exiting the Guarded Qingdao (vigilant), calling the orders he issued "system".
The younger brother's performance became more and more dangerous, and Liu Heng was very sad. The emperor's uncle, Bo Zhao, had a very high status both in the imperial family and in the court. Liu Heng asked his uncle to come forward and discipline this younger brother. Until this moment, Liu Heng still wanted to treat it as a family matter and try to protect Liu Chang.
Bo Zhao wrote a long letter to Liu Chang, earnestly instructing, quoting the allusion of Zhou Gong to kill Uncle Guan, reminding Liu Chang not to be too out of line, to be honest, it is best to write to the emperor's brother to admit his mistake.
Liu Chang's stomach was full of unhappiness. He consulted with Chai Qi, the son of Chai Wu, the Marquis of Thorn Pu, planned a rebellion, and sent envoys to Minyue and Xiongnu to liaison. The matter was leaked, and the imperial court hunted down Liu Chang's henchmen. Chai Qi died and cheated his father, and Chai Wu's hard-earned title of Marquis of Thorn Pu was cut off.
Liu Chang was taken back to Chang'an by the envoys. Prime Minister Zhang Cang led the ministers of several departments to write to the emperor, demanding that the king of Huainan be executed according to the law!
Liu Chang's black materials, Zhang Cang has already collected a basket of black materials: snare party henchmen, communicate with foreign countries, kill people and eliminate mouths, and resist the imperial court investigation......
There are all human and material evidence, the evidence is conclusive, and even some of what Liu Chang said in private are recorded.
You can't offend the people around you! If you don't make a move, it's just a killer move.
After carefully reading his brother's black materials, Liu Heng felt cold, "Brother, brother, if you act recklessly, don't blame your brother for being ruthless." ”
There is only one younger brother left, and if you want to do it, you have to do it better.
He issued an edict saying: "I can't bear to punish the king of Huainan according to the law, and leave it to the senior officials for discussion." ”
The ministers wrote again, requesting that Liu Chang be dealt with in accordance with the law.
Liu Heng replied: "I can't bear to punish the king of Huainan according to the law, pardon his capital crimes, and abolish his throne." ”
The ministers wrote for the third time: "The ministers request that Liu Changfa be sent to the Qionglai Mountain Post Pavilion in Yandao County, Shu County, so that his children and concubines who have given birth will accompany him, and the county will arrange a place for them to live and provide them with daily necessities such as food and vegetables." ”
Liu Heng's instructions: quasi-playing. An additional five catties of meat and two buckets of wine are provided every day. Ten favored concubines also accompanied him.
Liu Chang took the prisoner car on the road.
Zhonglang played Yuan Ang and said: "Your Majesty has always been proud of the King of Huainan, and did not choose an upright Taifu and the minister of state for him, so that he could fall into such a situation. The king of Huainan had a strong temperament, and after such a great setback, the ministers were worried that he would suddenly fall ill and die. Your Majesty will be infamous for killing your brother! ”
Liu Heng said perfunctorily: "I just want him to taste the bitterness, and I will let him come back in the future." ”
Liu Chang went crazy in frustration, and along the way, the people who escorted him didn't even open the door of the prisoner car. Liu Chang ate, drank, and slept in a small prison car. Liu Chang couldn't stand it and died of hunger strike.
News of Liu Chang's death was transmitted back to Chang'an.
Liu Heng cried very sadly and said to Yuan An: "I didn't listen to your persuasion, which led to the death of King Huainan." ”
Yuan Ang persuaded: "The matter has come to this, Your Majesty wants to open something." ”
Liu Heng wiped his tears and asked, "What should I do now?" ”
The nerd Yuan Ang was set, and he replied loudly: "Just kill the prime minister and the imperial history to apologize to the people of the world!" ”
Liu Heng ordered the prime minister and the imperial historian to arrest and torture the people responsible for escorting Liu Chang, and all of them were beheaded. Liu Chang was buried according to the etiquette of the liehous, and thirty families were arranged to guard the tomb and worship.
Emperor Liu Heng successfully got rid of the ambitious King Huainan, and finally sold his personal favor to Prime Minister Zhang Cang and other senior cadres. The nerd Yuan Ang successfully became a backstabber and offended several bosses.
In the future, Yuan Ang will be a backstabber a few times, and in the end, he died here.