Wu Yong stayed on Zhoushan Island for a few days, then said goodbye to everyone and left the boundary of Chengxian County. Before leaving, he did not forget to remind Li Qing and Xian Yuce to be careful next.

He originally planned to go to Runan County next and get together with Yuan Shu. But he didn't want to just arrive at the boundary of Shanyin County, so he was sent by Yin Duan, the Taishou of Huiji County, to invite him over again.

After the salute, Yin Duan, Wu Yong, Cen Sheng, and Zhu Jun sat down in the living room. Yin Duan was the first to speak: "Wu Shiyu has heard that a major incident has happened in the DPRK and China recently!" Wu Yong was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" The kid has been living on the island lately, and the news is a bit blocked, and it's not clear what's going on. Yin Duan glanced at everyone and said softly: "Not long ago, Duan Cheng, the lieutenant of Sili, heard that Zheng Sa, the middle attendant, and Dong Teng, the middle yellow gate, had a good relationship with Liu Kui many times, so they arrested the two and tortured them. Subsequently, Shangshu ordered Lian Zhong to write to the Son of Heaven that Zheng and Dong were plotting against each other, and wanted to establish Liu Kui, the king of the Bohai Sea, as emperor. ”

"Your Majesty believes it?" Wu Yong's face became solemn. Yin Duan sighed and said: "I didn't believe it at first, but the relatives of the eunuchs in the court and the central government all said that this matter was not groundless, and asked the Son of Heaven to investigate the matter thoroughly, and many ministers seconded it. Then he sent Dahong Luqing Yuan Kui, Zong Zhengqing Liu Zu and Tingwei Chen Qiu to Jizhou Prison to question Liu Kui. Wu Yong listened, frowning and thinking about the impact of this matter.

At a glance, this is Wang Fu, the Zhongchang servant, taking revenge on Liu Kui, the king of the Bohai Sea. Zhu Jun opened his mouth and asked, "Why is it Duan Cheng, the captain of Sili?" Isn't Tingwei Chen Qiu interrogable? Yin Duan sighed and said: "It should have been investigated by Tingwei, but Wang Fu, Cao Jie and others all said that Duan Cheng arrested Taixue and made trouble last time, showing his talents, and should be the best person for this matter, so he jointly proposed that Duan Cheng inquire about the case." After hearing this, Zhu Jun said angrily: "The chaotic ministers and thieves are really hateful!" These eunuchs should be killed. Yin Duan shook his head and said: "King Bohai has offended Wang Fu very much before, and he must have been hated by Wang Fu for a long time, and I am afraid that this matter will be difficult to be good." "In the eighth year of Yanxi, Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, was convicted and deposed and demoted to the king of Liaotao, and there was only one Xiatao County in the fiefdom.

Since then, he has been anxious to restore the original Bohai Kingdom, so he bribed Wang Fu, a regular attendant beside Emperor Huan Liu Zhi, and promised that after the matter was completed, he would give Wang Fu 50 million yuan as a thank you.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Huan Liu Zhi was seriously ill, and before his death, he issued an edict to restore Liu Kui's Bohai Kingdom. Liu Kui decided that this was the last wish of his brother Liu Zhi, not the result of Wang Fu's efforts, so he refused to fulfill his promise.

This incident was still rumored at the time and became a joke for a while. Wang Fu suffered a dumb loss and was not good at attacking, so he could only secretly collect information that was unfavorable to Liu Kui and wait for an opportunity to retaliate.

Originally, everyone thought that this matter would end like this, but they didn't expect that now the King of Bohai suddenly had an accident, and Wang Fu must have played an unknown role in it.

Wu Yong has the soul of later generations, and of course he knows that this matter is completely from Wang Fu's handwriting. In this incident, not only Liu Kui committed suicide in despair, but more than 100 members of his family were executed.

Among them, Liu Kui's wife was the aunt of Empress Song, who also died in this political injustice. As a result, Wang Fu knew that he had offended Empress Song, so he began to think about his own safety.

Six years later, Wang Fu and Taizhong doctor Cheng A impeached Empress Song, falsely accusing Empress Song of holding a grudge because she had fallen out of favor and used it in private

"Witch Gu" cursed Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven. Perhaps Liu Hong at that time had long wanted to abolish the Empress Song who was upset by himself, whether he believed it or used the topic to play, the jade hand Liu Hong issued an edict to depose Empress Song and take back the queen's scarf.

Empress Song went to the riot room herself, and died of grief soon after. His father Song Yu and brother Song Qi were still condemned to death, and no one dared to collect their bodies.

Thinking of this, Wu Yong's heart was even more troubled, he knew that the impact of this matter was more than that. Perhaps in the eyes of Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, it is not a big deal to deal with a rebellious King of Bohai.

But from the point of view of other princes, this is a bit terrible, the king of a county is framed to death at will, aren't they also lambs to be slaughtered!

What future is there for being loyal to such a Son of Heaven. Not only did the prince think so, but the people of other great families would also feel fear, and they were disappointed in Liu Hong, the son of today.

They all thought of other ways out. At this time, Yin Duan opened his mouth and asked Wu Yong again: "Can Wu Shiyu think of some way, Duan Cheng has already taken refuge in Wang Fu, and this time he will definitely do things for him wholeheartedly, if Zheng and Dong are beaten into tricks, the king of Bohai will be in danger, and the society will be in danger, and it will be too late to regret it." "Yin Duan, as a party guard, has been fighting in the border area for many years, and he knows what terrible consequences it will lead to if Wang Fu's framing of the King of Bohai is successful.

At that time, it is possible that the entire Han Dynasty will also lose the support of the people. Wu Yong shook his head and said: "The kid is not by the Son of Heaven now, and he is also powerless, and the King of Bohai was framed, so he can only resign himself to fate." At this time, his strength is still weak, and it is not a wise choice to turn his face with the eunuchs for the sake of a Bohai King.

But he didn't want Yin Duan and the others to be disappointed, so he said again: "Next, I will take a trip to Bohai Country to see if there is a turnaround." Saying that, he couldn't help sighing: "As long as the King of Bohai can insist that he has no intention of rebellion, Wang Fu will not dare to do too much." ”

"I hope so!" The matter has come to this, what else can Yin Duan say? For Liu Kui, the king of the Bohai Sea, although everyone sympathized, they didn't care too much, but this person's reputation was really not very good.

Speaking of which, I have to mention the life experience of Emperor Liu Zhi of the Han Dynasty, as well as the deeds of Liu Kui, the king of the Bohai Sea.

Liu Zhi is the great-grandson of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, the grandson of Liu Kai, the filial piety king of Hejian, and the son of Liu Yi, the Marquis of Liwu. Emperor Shun of Han died at the age of thirty, and on his deathbed he appointed his two-year-old son Liu Bing as emperor, which was Emperor Chong of Han.

Emperor Han Chong was ruled by Empress Dowager Liang at a young age. Emperor Chong of Han also died at the age of three, and this time Empress Dowager Liang chose Liu Zhang, the great-grandson of Liu Yan, the eldest son of Emperor Zhang of Han, as the emperor, this is Emperor Han Qian.

At that time, Liu Zhang was only eight years old, so he was still in power with the Empress Dowager Liang. After that, Liu Ji accused Liang Ji of being a general, which led Liang Ji to poison Liu Zhang.

Only then did Liu Zhi choose Liu Zhi as the emperor. According to the generation, Liu Zhi is Liu Zhang's uncle, and Liu Bao, Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, is a cousin.

Liu Zhi's father was Liu Yi, the Marquis of Liwu, and when Liu Yi died, he passed the title to Liu Zhi, and then Liu Zhi gave the title of Marquis of Liwu to his younger brother Liu Kui.

At this time, Liu Hong, the king of Bohai, died, Liu Hong was the father of Emperor Han Zhen, he only had one son, Liu Zhang, and after his death, the Bohai Kingdom was abolished.

So Liu Zhi named his younger brother Liu Kui as the king of Bohai and let him inherit Liu Hong's property in order to continue Liu Hong's lineage and sacrifice to Liu Hong.

So from this point of view, Liu Zhi still takes great care of his younger brother Liu Kui. But this Liu Kui is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he drills camps up and down, forms factions, and mixes with some ruffians and hooligans all day long, so Shi Bi, the candidate of the Northern Army, sent a secret letter to Emperor Liu Zhi of the Han Dynasty, talking about Liu Kui's problem.

The letter reads: "I have heard that the emperor must use his power to show his relatives, even if they are close relatives, and even if he is in a noble position, he must also use the law to forbid him. In this way, the way of harmony is prosperous, and the kindness of flesh and blood is comfortable. In the past, King Xiang of Zhou indulged his younger brother Gan Zhaogong, and Emperor Xiaojing was arrogant and arrogant of King Xiao of Liang. I heard that Wang Kui of Bohai, by virtue of his own close relatives and relying on the emperor's preference, has lost the great festival of serving the emperor, has the arrogance of not abiding by the legal system, gathers some fierce lawbreakers outside, drinks and has fun inside, has no moderation, and goes in and out, and the people who are with him are all people who are inconsistent in words and deeds, some are losers in the family, and some are exiled courtiers in the court. The state department did not dare to impeach and picket him, and Fu Xiang could not fulfill his responsibilities. The emperor is deep in brotherhood and can't bear to stop him, I'm afraid that if this development continues, the harm will be even greater. Please make my recital public, and show it to the hundred officials, so that I can clearly explain his mistakes in the court, and then the emperor will edict the ministers to deal with them equally. The law decided to convict him, and then the emperor couldn't bear to increase the punishment, and I still stuck to my own opinion and punished less. In this way, the Holy Dynasty did not damage the relatives of flesh and blood, and Bohai still enjoyed the celebration of the closure of the country. Otherwise, I am afraid that the prison will rise, and the messengers will look at each other, and it will be irretrievable. My duty is to be in charge of the forbidden army, to guard against extraordinary incidents, and to know the situation of the vassal country, which is a crime that cannot be punished. was indignant in his heart, and risked the death penalty to report to the emperor. In the Han Dynasty, the Northern Army was the main force of the Western Han Dynasty, and it was named because it was stationed north of the Weiyang Palace in Beijing.

The main responsibility of the Northern Army was to be responsible for the defense of Chang'an and the surrounding Sanfu areas. The one who commanded the Northern Army before was Zhi Jinwu, who was particularly beautiful in Liu Xiu's eyes, and later came to the Eastern Han Dynasty and used the Marquis of the Northern Army to command the Northern Army.

Since the Northern Army is the most important army and is related to the royal security, the degree of trust between the lieutenant and the emperor of the Northern Army can also be said to be unusual.

That's why this Shi Bi sent a secret letter to Emperor Han Huan, saying that Liu Kui had a problem, and suggested that Liu Zhi quickly take some measures not to let Liu Kui make things bigger.

Deal with it before the matter is bigger, on the one hand, let Liu Kui rein in the precipice, give a small punishment, prevent the matter from becoming irretrievable, and show the sainthood of the dynasty externally.

But Liu Zhi couldn't bear to let Yousi investigate Liu Kui because of his close relatives, so he ignored Shi Bi's secret letter.

Finally, in the eighth year of Yanxi, Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, was arrogant, drunken and promiscuous, and had impermanent appearances, gathering officials and outlaws who had been reprimanded by the court, plotting to rebel, and being exposed.

Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty saw the brotherhood, but demoted Liu Kui to the king of Liaotao, and the fief was much smaller, and he did not give any legal punishment.

Liu Kui was unwilling, he promised Wang Fu, the middle attendant: You speak well for me in front of my brother, as long as I restore the King of Bohai, I will give you 50 million money.

How could Wang Fu miss this good thing, so he kept talking, and finally before the death of Emperor Huan of Han, he ordered Liu Kui to be the king of Bohai.

It stands to reason that Wang Fu should fulfill his promise if Liu Kui did it, but this guy repented. Because of all kinds of deeds, the hundred officials and ministers did not treat this king of Bohai very much, so when he was framed by Wang Fu, no one pleaded with the Son of Heaven for him.

One is that he is not used to being a person, and the other is that he does not want to offend Wang Fu and others. It doesn't matter if this King of Bohai suffers, they don't believe that Liu Hong, the son of heaven, will really execute Liu Kui ruthlessly.

But they still underestimated Liu Hong's courage, it was not his ruthlessness as an emperor, but the two things Liu Kui did that touched his bottom line.

The first thing is that in the first year of Jianning, when Liu Hong ascended the throne, it was rumored that Liu Kui was dissatisfied with his brother Liu Zhi not passing on the throne to him, and wanted to snatch the edict of Liu Hong's entry into Beijing.

The second thing is that Liu Kui's concubine Song is the aunt of Queen Song. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, foreign relatives replaced the imperial power, and the marriages of all emperors were the mode of exchange of interests between the royal family and the wealthy clan group.

Since Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, most of the harem women of the emperors have not been able to run out of several major families such as the Liang family, the Dou family, the Ma family, the Yin family, and the Song family, and the marriage between these major families is also

"Internal communication", thus forming a strong network of interests. The coming to power of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty was the will of the Liang family, and the coming to power of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was the will of the Dou family, and this situation also ran through the beginning and end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Therefore, the imperial power of the Eastern Han Dynasty was quite weak. Liang Ji's arrogance is a living example, and Liu Hong, the son of heaven, does not want his descendants to end up as a quality emperor.

At this time, Zheng Sa, the regular servant of Zhongzhong, and Dong Teng, the Zhonghuangmen, had a good relationship with Liu Kui many times, not to mention Liu Hong, the son of heaven, it was strange that ordinary people didn't think much about it.

According to the law of the Han court, court officials were not allowed to have dealings with local vassal kings, and Liu Kui's practice violated Liu Hong's taboo.

Therefore, Liu Hong also wanted to borrow Wang Fu's hand to get rid of Liu Kui, the king of Bohai.