Chapter 102 Sang Hong Yang Gains Momentum
"You don't have to worry too much, I think since you're fine, it seems that the rest of the Li family has no impact." Ya * Wen * Yan * Qing * Shou * Fa (Pingnan Romance) But your second uncle ...... "There are only two people in Huo Guang's room in the county ya, he and Li Ling." It can be said that as soon as Li Cai fell, Li Ling was the only one left in the Li family, and since Li Guang's death, these people are all related to Wei Huo. One is indirectly killed by Wei Qing, the other is directly killed by Huo Quzhi, and now this is also indirectly killed by Huo Guang.
Strictly speaking, Li Cai and Huo Guang don't seem to have any conflict of interest at all, but Huo Guang knows that from the very beginning, Wei Huo's relatives have stood on the opposite side of the prime minister, this does not only refer to Li Cai, but all the people who become prime ministers have become the opponents of Wei Huo's relatives, this is not Wei Qing nor Huo Quai's will, but the will of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
In fact, if you think about Huo Guang carefully, it is not difficult to understand that Wei Huo's relatives became the main force of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and their role was to weaken the Three Princes Power Group headed by the Prime Minister. On that day, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty borrowed Li Cai, Zhang Tang, Yang Ke and other foreign court officials to belittle Gao Buzhi, in fact, he was playing a balance of power, and what he wanted was to let these two forces fight each other. This is the manifestation of a mature emperor, because for an emperor, the best situation in the court is not a group of harmony, but two opposing groups, so that the emperor can play the balance of power.
At this time, Huo Guang suddenly had an idea that every prime minister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in history did it for a short time, and it didn't end well. Could this be the reason why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty cultivated too much power in order to prevent the prime minister from reigning for too long?
It's hard to say whether it's like Huo Guang thought, but Li Cai's ending will definitely not be good, so Huo Guang will say this to Li Ling, so that Li Ling has a preparation in his heart.
"My lord, please help my second uncle, Li Ling is willing to repay my lord by being a cow and a horse!" Li Ling knelt in front of Huo Guang with a sad face, at this time he still hoped that someone could help Li Cai. ( Pingnan Romance)
"Li Ling, you are my subordinate, it stands to reason that I can't refuse your request. Have you thought about it though? Don't say it's me, even my brother can't save An Lehou, because since Your Majesty arrested him with such fanfare, then this already shows Your Majesty's attitude. Huo Guang helped Li Ling up, not to mention that Li Cai was deliberately brought down by him, and what Huo Guang analyzed was not completely unreasonable. At least Li Cai's crime is not a rebellion at all, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also arrested Li Cai under martial law in the whole city, which has made a lot of momentum, which means that no matter what crime Li Cai is arrested, there will be only one end.
"My lord, the Qimen army has withdrawn!" Outside Huo Guang's house, Du Yannian suddenly shouted inward, it was only half an hour from martial law to the withdrawal of the Qimen army, and it seemed that Li Cai was still arrested.
"Li Ling, you go first, don't be impulsive, the future of the Li family depends on you!" Huo Guang looked at Li Ling and said, he is not an unkind person, at this time Li Ling was already anxious.
Looking at Li Ling's back as he turned around and ran, Huo Guang was also very conflicted in his heart, in fact, he was the initiator of Li Cai's downfall, but Li Ling didn't know what was behind this, and he didn't know how Li Ling would look at Huo Guang if he knew the truth? Huo Guang has no bottom in his heart, and at the same time he has some contempt for himself, but Huo Guang is also very helpless in the officialdom, and sometimes being soft-hearted may not make others grateful to Dade,.
"It's best that you don't know for the rest of your life, without me Huo Guang there will be other people, your second uncle may be doomed to today's end when he achieves the position of prime minister!" Huo Guang sighed in his heart, it is true that without him, Huo Guang does not mean that Li Cai can be his prime minister in peace, and as long as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty does not want Li Cai to die, no one can defeat him.
After the end of martial law in the period gate army, many people gathered on the streets of Chang'an City, whether it was dignitaries or ordinary people, they didn't know what was going on at the moment, not everyone in Chang'an had the ability of Huo Guang to ask the reason for the incident from the mouth of the period gate army.
Of course, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and less than half an hour after the end of martial law, the news of the prime minister's arrest has already spread throughout Chang'an City, and even some well-informed people already know why Li Cai was arrested, and his crime is to occupy the land of the imperial tomb.
"Brother is sure that it was Wuqiang Marquis Zhuang Qingzhai who wrote to His Majesty to expose Li Cai's invasion of the imperial tomb?" Champion Hou Fuzhong Huo Guangzheng asked Huo Quzhi about Li Cai's follow-up.
"I can't be wrong about this, I heard it with my own ears. It's also strange to say, Wu Qianghou has never asked about the government, why did he suddenly make such a big move, but this is not bad, he brought down Li Cai's old horseman, and he also calculated that he was a bad breath in his brother's heart. Huo Quzhi said happily, he is not as guilty of Li Cai as Huo Guang because of Li Ling, Huo Quzhi only hates Li Cai for bringing down Gao Buzhi, and now that Li Cai has also ended up like this, Huo Quzhi is very happy.
"Li Cai thinks that there are very few murders this time, even if he doesn't affect the clansmen, even if he is lucky, I don't know who will take over the position of prime minister? Brother thinks that the Imperial Doctor will directly ascend to the throne? Huo Guang asked almost everyone's questions, in fact, compared to Li Cai's fate, people are now more concerned about who will take over the position of prime minister.
I have to say that this is also the sorrow of all officials throughout the ages, as long as you lose power, no one cares what fate you fall into, people are more concerned about who will go to your vacated position, especially the prime minister, who is above 10,000 people under one person, is even more eye-catching.
"It's really hard to say, it stands to reason that the most promising one is Zhang Tang, but it seems that His Majesty has no intention of letting Zhang Tang take over as prime minister. Zhang Tang is too strong, and it is suitable to be a doctor of imperial history, but he may not be suitable for the position of prime minister, and it may be beyond all expectations this time. Huo Quzhi also said with a contemplative face, from Huo Quzhi's point of view, he denied the possibility of Zhang Tang, but at this moment, most people thought that Zhang Tang could successfully ascend to the position this time.
Imperial History Mansion, Zhang Tang just interrogated Li Cai, he didn't expect Li Cai's bone to be so difficult to gnaw, no matter how he asked Li Cai, he just didn't open his mouth, neither denied nor admitted, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had no clear will, although Zhang Tang was strong, but he didn't dare to rashly torture Li Cai.
At this moment, Zhang Tang's heart is similar to everyone else, he is also concerned about who will take over Li Cai's position as prime minister, at this time Zhang Tang also wants to run to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to find out, although Zhang Tang is incorruptible, it does not mean that he can resist the temptation of the prime minister. Not to mention Zhang Tang, it is estimated that there are really few people who don't want to be prime ministers. Even though many people now realize that the prime minister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty often ends badly, but after all, it is the position of prime minister!
"Whatever, let's go to the palace, even if you report the situation here!" Zhang Tang paced back and forth under the eaves, and finally made up his mind to meet Emperor Wu of Han.
On the road of Weiyang Palace, Zhang Tang was worried in his heart, Li Cai could interrogate him slowly, but he also had to let him know who took over the position of prime minister in order to feel at ease. Just as he was thinking about how to answer when he saw Emperor Wu of Han, Zhang Tang suddenly heard an extremely familiar voice coming from not far away.
"Doctor Yushi, please stay!" The reason why Zhang Tang felt that this voice was extremely familiar was because it was his son Zhang Anshi who made the sound.
"Anshi, what are you doing?" Zhang Tang stopped and looked at Zhang Anshi suspiciously, he didn't understand why his son didn't call his father, but instead called him an official.
"Please forgive me, the lower official is on duty, and the Imperial Doctor can call me Shang Shuling." Zhang Anshi walked up to Zhang Tang and said, completely official. I have to say that this An Shi deserves to be the second-ranked hero of the Qilin Pavilion in the future, and his degree of caution is not much more than that of Huo Guang, who ranks first.
"I don't know what Shang Shuling has to say?" Zhang Tang then said in a businesslike manner, he suddenly thought that his son was a close minister of His Majesty, and Zhang Anshi might know a lot of news that he didn't know, and he must have something to do when he stopped himself at this time.
"Xiaguan just wants to tell the Imperial Doctor that His Majesty is waiting for the outcome of the trial of An Lehou, if it is not an important matter, Xiaguan suggests that the adult will judge the result and see Your Majesty!" Zhang Anshi bowed down and said, there is nothing special in saying this, but it is just a kind reminder from ordinary colleagues.
Zhang Tang couldn't figure out what his son was doing, but out of trust Zhang Tang still said: "Then thank you Shang Shuling for reminding me, I'll go back and continue to interrogate An Lehou." "If there are outsiders here at this moment, I guess I will think that this father and son are weird enough, obviously the father and son are like colleagues.
Zhang Tang turned around and walked back, and he and Zhang Anshi just passed by. At this moment, Zhang Anshi suddenly whispered: "The choice of prime minister has been decided. ”
Zhang Anshi happened to be parallel to Zhang Tang when he spoke, and his voice was small, if it weren't for the front, it would not be obvious that Zhang Anshi was still talking at this time. However, this sentence fell on Zhang Tang's ears, but his heart was cold, because it meant that the prime minister's position had nothing to do with him, and Zhang Anshi reminded him that he just wanted him not to be bored.
Zhang Tang, who was a little disappointed, left Weiyang Palace again before he saw Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but when he just went out, he saw a hurried figure running towards him, and as soon as this person approached Zhang Tang, he whispered: "My lord, it's not good." An Lehou committed suicide in prison! ”
"Li Cai committed suicide? What were his last words? As soon as Zhang Tang heard the news, he immediately turned back to Weiyang Palace. At this time, he really had to see Emperor Wu of Han, and the same question came out of Emperor Wu of Han's mouth.
"Back to Your Majesty, An Lehou did not leave a last word, and he has not yet confessed his guilt!" Zhang Tang replied truthfully, it stands to reason that a criminal like Li Cai committed suicide in prison, and Zhang Tang was responsible, but judging from Emperor Wu of Han's reaction, Zhang Tang knew that Emperor Wu of Han was still eager for such a result.
"Return the body to his family, and the title of Marquis of Anle will be abolished, so be it!" Sure enough, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was silent for a moment and finally made a decision, and the seemingly turbulent situation suddenly calmed down after Li Cai's suicide.
This year's attention must be an eventful season, first Yan Yi, one of the Jiuqing, was executed for slander, and then Prime Minister Li Cai committed suicide in prison for encroaching on the land of the former emperor's mausoleum, and when Li Cai's turmoil gradually subsided, it was only three or four days before the end of the year.
Perhaps in order to ease the atmosphere and stabilize people's hearts, finally two days before the arrival of the New Year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made several wills in a row. The first and most important of these is to determine the new prime minister, and this new prime minister really exceeded everyone's expectations, it turned out to be Zhuang Qingzhai, the Marquis of Wuqiang, who had been snubbed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for more than 20 years.
Zhuang Qingzhai succeeded Li Cai as the prime minister, and naturally became the biggest news in the entire Han Dynasty. However, compared to this news, Huo Guang cares more about the second article. This decree is somewhat suspicious of adding to the atmosphere of the New Year, because this is an edict of reward, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sealed four titles at once, although the rank of the title is not high, it is only the title of Zuo Shuchang, but Huo Guang noticed these four people, three of them are Kong Wei, Dongguo Xianyang and Sang Hongyang, and the last person is a person Huo Guang does not understand, this person is named Bu Shi.
Giving Sang Hongyang the title of the three of them, it can be seen that the highlight of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the next year must be economic governance, of course, this is the most direct signal to Huo Guang that Sang Hongyang has gained power, which is very bad news. However, the person named Bu Shi was given a knighthood at this time, which made Huo Guang confused. At the same time, Huo Guang was also a little disappointed, that is, he had made so many credits, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was reluctant to even give him the lowest title, but let Sang Hongyang take the lead, and it was normal for people to be unbalanced in his heart!
The third edict was ignored by almost everyone, and Huo Guang also ignored the edict issued before the end of the year. That is, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued an order to change Chaoge County, Hanoi County to Anyang County. The emperor ordered the name of the place to be changed, which happened from time to time, and was naturally ignored by people.
When he saw this edict, Huo Guang didn't care, he just felt that the name of Chaoge County was a little familiar, and Du Yannian hurriedly explained: "This Chaoge County is just a small county, with a population of only more than 4,000 households, and its county magistrate is the lowest county magistrate of 300 stones. However, this place has a long history, and Chaoge County is the former capital of Yin Shang. ”
"Anyang, Henan?" Listening to Du Yannian's explanation, Huo Guang suddenly understood in his heart, and then a bronze tripod and countless tortoise shells couldn't help but appear in his mind. In Anyang, Henan Province in later generations, the most famous place is the unearthed national treasure Simu Wuding and Yinxu oracle bone inscriptions.