Chapter 286: Separation of the Three Chambers
The rebellion of the prince of Chang'an City gradually subsided, and Emperor Wu of Han also woke up from a coma. However, when Emperor Wu of Han woke up, the first thing he asked was not about the prince's rebellion, but about Liu Quyu's news about his eldest grandson Liu Jin.
The crown prince and empress are dead, and it is a fait accompli that Emperor Wu of Han cannot change. Now what he is most worried about is whether his eldest grandson is still there, but Liu Quyu's answer made his heart sink to the bottom again.
"Back to Your Majesty..... The minister has searched all over Chang'an City, but he has not found any trace of His Royal Highness the eldest grandson. It's just that..... It's just that we found the bodies of some of the soldiers of the Prince's Guard in the palace where His Royal Highness Changsun lived, these should be the people who protected His Highness Changsun, but these people did not die in the battle between the two armies, but died before we entered the city. After Liu Quyu took over Chang'an City, he detained all the people related to the prince, but Liu Jin was the only one missing.
"Find me ..... Even if you search through Chang'an City, you have to find it for me...... If you live to see people, you have to see corpses when you die! Emperor Wu of Han roared hysterically, this accident made Emperor Wu of Han look even older.
Seeing that Chang'an City, which was just about to calm down, once again set off stormy waves, this time the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, door to door, have become the object of search, and they really did not let go of an inch of bricks and tiles.
This kind of search lasted for several days, and ordinary people thought that this was a search for the prince's chaotic party, and only some ministers in the court knew that this was actually looking for the emperor's eldest grandson, Liu Jin. In the past few days, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gradually began to deal with government affairs, and first buried the queen and the prince hastily. Later, some courtiers and nobles who clearly participated in the rebellion with the crown prince were executed one after another, and those women, children and children were still imprisoned in the prison, including Wang Wengxu and her and Liu Jin's sons.
When the time passed, Emperor Wu of Han's mood became heavier and heavier, because Liu Jin still did not have the slightest news. As more and more places were searched, Emperor Wu of Han knew that hope was getting slimmer and slimmer.
"Where else haven't you found? You can't let go of any place...... Check the place again. Emperor Wu of Han didn't want to give up yet, and shouted at the several ministers of the court who were standing in front of him.
"Your Majesty, now only the Marquis of Anyang Mansion has not been searched...... However, the door of the Hou Mansion was closed, and the soldiers who searched kept knocking on the door but did not respond, and no one in the mansion paid attention to the shouting. Liu Quyu lowered his head and said helplessly. He forcibly searched other places directly on the emperor's order, but he didn't dare to be the Marquis of Anyang's mansion.
In fact, not only did Liu Quyu not dare, but no one in the entire Chang'an City dared to forcibly search the Marquis of Anyang Mansion at this time. Because everyone knows that the Marquis of Anyang, who has an army of nearly 200,000 troops, is nominally the prince's cousin. If you are a little careless at this time, I am afraid that there will really be another rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, and at this time, there are still more than 100,000 resting troops in the Western Regions.
"On the orders of the prime minister, search the whole city. No exception is made in any mansion. If you don't open the door again, I'm going to give the order for a storm. Outside the Hou Mansion in Anyang, a person who looked like a lieutenant shouted loudly at the Hou Mansion. They have been here for several hours, according to the order, they are not afraid to forcibly break in, but it is easy to break in, and the consequences are not easy to bear, this captain is not stupid, he is not willing to forcibly attack the Anyang Hou Mansion.
"Prepare for ....." Lieutenant gave the order, and he had delayed it for too long, and it was not a way to go on for a long time, so he had to give an order.
Just as Du Wei was about to forcibly break the door, the gate of the Marquis of Anyang Mansion slowly opened. A group of guards armed with swords quickly rushed out of the mansion and stood on the stone steps in formation.
But just behind these guards, there were three figures slowly walking out, Zhuo Wenjun walked in the middle, the golden bottle stood on the left side to support her, Zhen Youcai stood on the right side, and the three of them crossed the door and stood on the stone steps.
"Which of you is the one who leads?" Zhuo Wenjun looked at the formation of swords and guns outside the mansion, and asked calmly. There was not the slightest hint of fear and fear in his face.
"Who are you?" Seeing that it was just an old woman coming out, Du Wei stepped forward and asked rhetorically.
"Old body Zhuo Wenjun, I heard that you are on the orders of the prime minister?" Zhuo Wenjun reported his name, and then continued to ask unhurriedly.
"Exactly." Du Wei had naturally heard of Zhuo Wenjun's name, but he didn't expect that this generation of talented women he had heard of when he was a child was still alive now, and he was not sure how to act for a while.
"Go back and tell the prime minister, the Marquis of Anyang doesn't have the person he is looking for, at this time, please don't make a mistake with the prime minister, now the governor is fighting in the Western Regions, if there are any bad consequences, even if he is the prime minister, he can't afford it." Zhuo Wenjun opened his mouth lightly, and he didn't put the prime minister in his eyes at all.
"Eh....." Zhuo Wenjun's words led the soldiers at a loss.
"Alright, close the door." Zhuo Wenjun turned around and left after speaking, and then under the gaze of many soldiers besieging the Hou Mansion, the gate of the Hou Mansion slowly closed again.
When Liu Quyu and others were still in front of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the news of the Marquis of Anyang also came. This time, Zhuo Wenjun's words were not only known to the prime minister Liu Quyu, but also to several other important ministers in the court, as well as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
"This ...... There is really no court, no emperor....." Liu Quyu said angrily. Zhuo Wenjun's words were exactly what he was worried about, but even if these words were clarified, he still didn't dare to say that he forcibly searched the Anyang Marquis Mansion.
Liu Quyu's eyes fell on Emperor Wu of Han, and at this moment he was also glad that this news was known to Emperor Wu of Han at the same time. At least now think about whether to rush into the Anyang Marquis Mansion, and he doesn't have to worry about it.
"Your Majesty, you see..... Do you want this Anyang Hou Mansion? Liu Quyu saw that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had not spoken for a long time, so he took the initiative to remind him.
"Your Majesty, I don't think this is the case..... Now the news of the prince and the queen may have already reached the Governor's Mansion of the Western Regions, and the Governor has not yet expressed his attitude. On the occasion of this eventful time in the country, everything should be stable! Sang Hongyang, the imperial historian, opened his mouth and said, but he was the first to stand up against the forcible search of the Anyang Marquis Mansion.
"The prime minister asked your people to withdraw...... Don't disturb the family of the Metropolitan Governor. Emperor Wu of Han said in a decadent tone.
In fact, at this moment, Emperor Wu of Han was not worried about the consequences of searching the Hou Mansion, what he was really worried about was what if there was still no news of Liu Jin after the search? Now it's like a treasure chest placed in front of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and among all the treasure chests, there may be only one treasure in it that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wants, when all the treasure chests are opened and no treasures are found, and the last treasure chest is not opened, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty chooses never to open the last treasure chest, because maybe there is still nothing in it after opening it, but as long as the last treasure chest is not opened, there will always be a hope.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who was desperate, is now afraid that he will not even have the last bit of hope. With the relationship between Liu Jin and Huo Guang, it is not impossible for him to hide in the Hou Mansion, and because of this possibility, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would rather not go to uncover the mystery.
Dunhuang Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. Huo Guang and Li Yan reunited after a long absence, and the two naturally stayed together.
"Madam, this is a gift from the supreme ruler of the distant country we call Great Qin, this is the most precious gem in the world, only it can be worthy of you, Madame." Huo Guang took out the ruby given by Sula and placed it in front of Li Yan's eyes.
"This ..... This gem has been rumored in Chang'an City for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be so big and so beautiful! "No woman can resist such a rare treasure, this is their nature, but also because this ruby has long been famous all over the world, and Li Yan has long known what Huo Guang said when he got the gem, when she heard these rumors in Chang'an, her heart was sweet and she was looking forward to it.
"Madame, give her a name." Huo Guang put the ruby in Li Yan's palm, and stared at Li Yan intently. After so many years, Li Yan is actually not young anymore, plus she has given birth to two children, and her figure is slightly out of shape, but in Huo Guang's eyes, the woman in front of her will always be the most beautiful woman in the world.
"Actually..... The husband should give it to Sister Tang. Li Yan lowered her head and looked at the gem in her palm, but suddenly proposed to give this gem to Huo Tang.
"I know Sister Tang's dedication, without her, there would be no family reunion for us, and my husband would not be able to leave Chang'an with peace of mind. In fact, the existence of Tang Mei has long been irreplaceable, she is her, and you are you. I have prepared a great gift for her, a glory that belongs to her alone, but it is no worse than this gem! Huo Guang held Li Yan's hand and said solemnly.
"Since the husband has made arrangements, the concubine will wait and see." Li Yanwan said with a smile, she and Huo Guang actually had similar ideas, and always felt that they owed Huo Tang too much over the years, which is why when Huo Tang proposed to let Huo An recognize her as her adoptive mother, Li Yan readily agreed.
"Madame, do you have a favorite name?" Huo Guang didn't want to talk too much about other things, so he asked Li Yanlai with an expectant face.
"This ....." Li Yan looked down at the ruby again, and after thinking for a moment, she said: "All women in the world wish to be with you for a long time, I have been separated from my husband for many years, but I also know that my husband has always had a concubine in his heart." This treasure was given by the husband, so he named it 'Junxin'. ”
"Junxin..... That's a good name.... Not to mention, it really looks like a heart. Huo Guang looked at the ruby and said, although Li Yan's name is not amazing, it is also quite meaningful, and it is quite consistent with the shape of the gemstone.
Chang'an City gradually came out of the Prince's Rebellion, the trade market slowly began to recover, and the pedestrians on Chang'an Avenue gradually increased. And this time. Huo Guang also convened a high-level meeting in Hexi at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in Dunhuang.
In this meeting, in addition to the few generals who were on the front line and Yi Jixuan, who was far away in Lucheng, did not appear, even the Taishou of the four counties of Hexi, and Wu Ya, the leader of the Juyan Department, were all present, and Huo Tang and Zhao Yinhua also appeared in the main hall.
"The Governor of the Metropolitan Government decided to set up a Privy Council to preside over the military affairs under the jurisdiction of the Governor of the Western Regions, as well as all intelligence secrets. At the same time, the post of the former governor of the Western Regions was abolished, and the Executive Yuan was set up to lead the six divisions and the internal affairs of the counties under the jurisdiction of the former governor. In addition, the Imperial Court was added to oversee the departments of the Western Regions Governor's Office, as well as all diplomatic exchanges. Huo Guang sat on top of the main hall and said a decision that he had not discussed with anyone beforehand.
Everyone can see that Huo Guang's establishment of the Privy, Administration, and Domain Courts is actually equivalent to completely emptying the power of the Western Regions Governor's Office. Once the three courts began to operate, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was completely reduced to an empty shell.
No one could have imagined that the first decision Huo Guang made after reuniting with his family was to set up three courtyards and completely empty his own power as the governor of the capital. This unexpected decision, not only did no one think of it, but no one even understood the deep meaning of Huo Guang!