In the third year of the Son of Heaven, the twenty-third day of the second month of spring.

It has been fifty-three days since Liu Bi, the king of Wu, set off this rebellion between Wu and Chu in Guangling City.

It was also until this day that the main force of counterinsurgency sent by the Chang'an court finally set off from Chang'an and headed for Lantian and Wuguan south of Chang'an.

And when Zhou Yafu led the main force from Chang'an, in the Xuanshu Hall of Weiyang Palace, Tianzi Qi, Shen Tujia, Yuan Ang and other courtiers were conducting unfriendly exchanges on a rather sensitive issue.

But as the core of this problem, the figure of Shi Chao in the court did not appear in the Xuanshu Hall at this moment······

"Liu Bi and Liu Wu raised the banner of 'Zhu Chao Mistake, Qianjun Measure' to bewitch the people of Kanto and spontaneously join the rebellion."

"Although such a banner did not win too many people for Liu Bi, there are also many people who do not know why they have no action against the rebel crossing and have a tacit attitude."

"-There are even some people who really think that there are traitors around me, so they raise food and grass for Liu Bi's rebels!"

Sitting upright on the royal couch, Tianzi Qi only said the opening remarks with a gloomy face, raised his head, and took a deep breath;

Then he sighed and threw the bamboo slip in his hand to Yuan Ang in front of him.

After Yuan Ang took the bamboo slip, took a general look, and passed the bamboo slip to Shen Tujia on the side, Tianzi Qi's deep gaze finally stayed on Yuan Ang in front of him.

"Qing used to be the state minister of Wu Wang Liu Bi;"

"I should have some understanding of Liu Bi's personality and habits of dealing with the world."

"Is there any good solution to this matter?"

Tianzi Qi's low inquiry came from his ears, which also provoked Shen Tujia to subconsciously raise his head;

When he saw Tianzi Qi's gloomy face, Shen Tujia shook his head again and sighed and lowered his head, looking at the bamboo slip in his hand, not knowing what to say.

- This bamboo slip was sent back from Kanto;

But it's not a military newspaper.

It was the Yamen of the Imperial History under the control of Hou Taoqing of Kaifeng, who was sent to Kanto to 'collect the style', that is, the imperial history of the people's feelings, and sent back a report on the people's feelings and customs.

In the past, reports like this would not be of concern to the court unless they involved a major case involving the common anger of people and gods, a big man with a monstrous background, or a crooked atmosphere related to the stability of the temple.

After all, this collection report, even if it is written out as a flower, in a nutshell, is just a few sentences such as 'the night does not close the house, the road is not left behind, the chickens and dogs smell each other, and the people do not interact with each other until they are old and dead'.

Even if there is really any unhealthy trend among the people in Kanto, it is unlikely that through such a report, the Chang'an court can intuitively see the problem.

It's just that this time, the Imperial Historians who belong to the Imperial Historians have rarely brought back something valuable.

For example: In the current Kanto, many people think that what Liu Bi said is true!

These people all believe that Liu Bi's raising of troops is indeed like the banner he raised, and it is not at all for the purpose of raising troops to rebel;

But by the side of the Son of Heaven in Chang'an, there is really a thief called 'Chao Cuo', who needs to be killed by Liu Biao personally!

Therefore, in the eyes of these Kwantung people, Liu Bi, the king of Wu, is not a rebellious minister and thief who raised troops to rebel, but a good clan member who responds to the order of heaven and intends to support the Han family······

For the local people in the Kanto region, there will be such a distorted view, and Shen Tujia is not surprised.

- Liu Bi, so he will play the banner of 'Zhu Chao is wrong, Qianjun test', which is to achieve this purpose.

It is in order to deceive those ordinary people who do not know the truth and are in the clouds, that Liu Bi will use such a sentence that does not make logical sense as a banner for rebellion.

And in this backward era when communication basically relies on roaring and transportation basically depends on walking, the Chang'an court has a ······ for the cost of refuting the rumors of this sentence 'Zhu Chao is wrong, Qianjun is measured'

How so?

I can't say it's extremely difficult, but it's also a little powerless.

Liu Bi said, 'Zhu Chao is wrong, Qianjun test', and the people of Kanto believe it, what can the Chang'an court do?

Send Chao Cuo to Kanto, and show every Kanto people with their own eyes, Chao Cuo has a good face?

Or post a statement on social platforms to get the truth out?

Obviously, it's not possible.

It is no exaggeration to say: Unless Chao mistakenly dies to the people of the world, this rumor will never be successfully refuted.

- Because at the moment, the Kanto region is full of wars, and even the edict of the Son of Heaven may not be able to be successfully sent to the Kanto!

Even if it is delivered, it is difficult for this edict of the Son of Heaven to be heard by every person in the Kanto region······

"Alas······"

"There's no way around this······"

With a short sigh full of sorrow, Shen Tujia shook his head to himself;

Roll up the bamboo slip in his hand and gently hand it to the temple person beside him, so that he can send it back to Tianziqi.

- This matter is simply unsolvable;

The only way is to reduce Liu Bi's rebels without explanation!

After the rebellion is put down, it is enough to explain the matter clearly as a victor.

Since this is the case, Shen Tujia thought about it for a while, and naturally had no intention of opening his mouth.

But what Shen Tujia didn't notice was that after sending that question to Yuan An, Tianzi Qi looked at Yuan Ang with a faint expectation······

"Your Majesty;"

"When the minister was the minister of Wu Guoguo, he and Liu Wei were not often in the same room."

"At that time, Emperor Xiaowen of Xiantaizong once told his ministers: There is no need to interfere in the affairs of King Wu, you only need to record it and send it back to Chang'an to ······ immediately."

Shen Tu Jia was thinking about it, when he saw Yuan Ang stiffly smiling and raising his head, he first excused himself;

After Tianzi Qi nodded with a smile, Yuan Ang calmed down a little.

bowed his head and pondered for a moment, and finally gave a positive answer to Tianziqi's question.

"I don't know much about the temperament of Liu Bi and Liu Wu, as well as the habits of these two people."

"--Recently, the minister heard that the letters exchanged between Wu and Chu did not mention the rebellion;"

"But it is only said: the traitorous ministers are wrong, punish the princes without authorization, and deprive the princes of their land······"

As he spoke, Yuan Ang did not forget to quietly raise his head and look at the change in the expression on the face of the Son of Heaven without a trace.

And Shen Tujia on the side, but at the moment when Yuan An's words just came out, he subconsciously frowned!

Yu Guang swept Shen Tujia's frowning brows, but Tianzi Qi still did not divert his attention;

still had the same pretended to be light and breezy face, but his eyes were firmly locked on Yuan An, and he motioned for Yuan Ang to continue.

Seeing Tianziqi's posture, Yuan Ang couldn't help but be secretly happy again, and hurriedly arched his hand towards Tianziqi, and by the way, hid the smile on the corner of his mouth in an angle that Tianziqi couldn't see.

"Judging from the correspondence between Wu and Chu, Chen believes that there may be such a possibility······

"Well, the minister said, maybe, just maybe."

"- Perhaps there is a possibility that the reason why they want to raise an army is not that they really want to make trouble?"

"And just to unite the troops to the west and force His Majesty to kill Chao Cuo in order to restore the land that has been cut?"

"If that's the case, then they've achieved their goal, and perhaps, they'll retreat?"

Hearing Yuan An's words, Shen Tujia shook his head with sneer;

But when Shen Tujia raised his head and saw a smile on Tianziqi's face, Shen Tujia's heart finally sank to the bottom······

"Yuan Si, Yuan Si······"

"At this time, do you still have to grasp the grievances between yourself and Chao Cuo to announce your personal vendetta······"

Sighing like this in his heart, Shen Tujia looked at Yuan An's gaze, and then brought a touch of alienation and contempt that he had never felt before.

Yuan An, I really disappointed Shen Tujia······

Of course, Shen Tujia understood the meaning of Yuan An's words;

Shen Tujia is also clear: let alone the Son of Heaven, even those children who are bare-chested and chasing and fighting on the streets of Chang'an cannot be deceived by Yuan An's words.

Liu Biao didn't let the good King of Wu do it, recruited troops and horses, and contacted the princes, making such a big battle, just to kill a mistake?

- Joke!!

But any adult who has a brain and a little understanding of politics will not be blinded by the fig leaf of Liu Bi's sentence of 'punish chao wrong, Qianjun test'!

Liu Bi's rebellion is undoubtedly a rebellion!

It is undoubtedly a usurpation of the dynasty!

As for Liu Bi's excuse of 'I don't want to usurp the throne, I just want to kill Chao Cuo', put it on Liu Bi himself, it is indeed reluctantly said in the past - at least the logic can be rounded.

What about the others?

Liu Wu, the king of Chu, how could he have been cut by Chao's wrong "Cutting Domain"?

The four kings of the Qi family, when did they form such a deep hatred with Chao Cuo?

Liu Bi's rebellion to 'punish Chao for his mistakes' can barely be explained as: It was Liu Bi who pointed the finger at the first author of "Cutting the Domain" for his own interests and in order not to cut the soil for himself.

So what are these clan princes who were instigated by Liu Bi and rebelled together?

Shen Tujia is very sure: whether it is Tianzi Qi sitting on the imperial couch, or Yuan Ang sitting in front of Shen Tujia, they all know this······

"Yuan Si ······"

"Yuan Si ·········"

"It's hard to make a big ······"

"It's hard to make a big deal············"

On the right side of the imperial couch, Shen Tujia shook his head and sighed for a while;

And Tianzi Qi's gaze was still locked on the left side of the imperial couch, still talking eloquently.

"As early as two years ago, when Chao Co made the "Cutting Strategy", the minister had already reminded His Majesty: What serious consequences will be caused by doing this."

"Right now, Liu Bi and Liu Wu are raising troops, the four kings of Qi are vying to respond, and King Zhao is also ready to move in Handan City;"

"The entire Kanto region has been affected by the flames of war!"

"——All these things here are all the bad consequences caused by the wrong "Cutting Domain" policy······"

Seeing that Yuan Ang blamed the rebellion of Liu Bi, Liu Wu, and even the four kings of the Qi family on Chao Cuo's "Cutting Domain" in a sad and nostalgic tone, the faint smile on Tianzi Qi's face only froze on his face suddenly.

But soon, Tianzi Qi was reacted to and returned to his previous smiling face;

nodded his head to Yuan Ang, looked at Yuan Ang's gaze, and then brought encouragement again!

"What Dr. Yuan said makes sense."

"——At that time, I was too stubborn, and I really didn't expect that Chao Mistake's "Cutting Domain" would lead to such bad consequences."

"But now, the disaster has been caused;"

"What should I do to successfully solve the disaster caused by the "Cutting Strategy"?"

With a face full of guilt, he said that he "regretted supporting the "Cutting Strategy", and asked with doubts, and the Son of Heaven looked at Yuan An's gaze, and he was a little apprehensive.

Seeing that Yuan Ang did not answer for a long time, Tianziqi did not forget to add a sentence with a little eagerness: "Originally, Dr. Yuan entered the court as an official in the same year as Jia Yi-Jia Changsha. ”

"Even if Doctor Yuan doesn't have the talent of Jia Yi, it's better than Chao Cuo, right?"

"Doctor Yuan, you should be able to give me a good way?"

Hearing the first half of Tianziqi's words, Yuan Ang only hurriedly smiled bitterly and shook his head, and was about to open his mouth to be humble, indicating that he 'dare not compare with Jia Yi';

But Tianzi Qi said in the second half of the sentence, saying that Yuan Ang is better than Chao Cuo, right? At that time, the wry smile on Yuan An's face also froze on his face.

Although he already had an idea in his heart, Yuan Ang did not forget to pretend to be entangled, and lowered his head and muttered for a while.

When Yuan Ang felt that the time was ripe, he finally raised his head and bowed his hand to the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty."

"There's only one way left for now."

"——Liu Bi raised troops because of Chao's "Cutting the Domain", which cut Liu Bi's two counties of Huiji and Yuzhang."

"Liu Bi didn't want to be cut down, so he raised troops;"

"In the name, it is 'Zhu Chao Wrong', but in fact, it is to force His Majesty to kill Chao Wrong and abolish the feudal domain!"

was full of firm words, and Yuan An's face couldn't help but bring a touch of solemnity.

It's as if Yuan An's words are really for the sake of Zongmiao, Sheji, and the reigning Liu Qi, rather than using this to announce personal vendettas.

"——Since Liu Bi raised troops because of such a stubbornness, as long as the goal is achieved, Liu Bi has no reason not to retreat."

"Therefore, the minister thinks: Your Majesty can kill Chao Cuo, and then send envoys to pardon Wu, Chu and other countries for the crime of rebellion, and restore Liu Bi's Huiji and Yuzhang counties to the fiefdom of Wu."

"In this way, the present calamity can be quelled without a single soldier or clan;"

"King Liang, there is no need to fight to the death with Liu Bi and Liu Wu's army at the head of Suiyang City······"

When Yuan Antu on the left side of the imperial couch saw the dagger, Tianzi Qi, who was sitting on the imperial couch, finally showed a satisfied smile.

On the right side of the imperial couch, Prime Minister Shen Tujia had already closed his eyes in despair······

"Hmmm······"

"What does the Prime Minister think?"

Yuan An's words fell, and he saw that the Son of Heaven pretended to be thoughtful for a moment, and then turned his head sideways coldly and asked Shen Tujia.

"Doctor Yuan's suggestion, should I take it?"

Without waiting for Shen Tujia to react, Tianzi Qi asked again, which only caused Shen Tujia to raise his head worriedly, and only gave Tianzi Qi on the royal couch, revealing a mixed look.

But seeing the left side of the imperial couch, Yuan Ang quietly got up from his seat and took two steps forward with a chuckle.

"The prime minister is also against Chao Cuo's "Cutting Feudal Strategy".

"It's just that before, Your Majesty was very firm in the matter of "Cutting the Domain", and the prime minister was loyal to the country, so he did not continue to oppose Your Majesty."

"Now, Your Majesty has realized the harm of the "Cutting Domain" and has decided to kill Chao Wrong and abolish the Cutting Domain, of course, the Prime Minister has no reason to object······

As he spoke, Yuan Ang didn't forget to raise his head with a smile and show a tacit smile towards Shen Tujia.

The vivid expression seemed to be saying to Shen Tujia: Prime Minister~

Let's laugh~

Chao Cuo is going to finish playing~

"Cutting the Domain" is about to be deposed······

"Minister······

"Minister·········

Hearing Yuan An's words of 'expressing his attitude for himself', and feeling his side, Tianzi Qi's deep gaze full of temptation, Shen Tujia only opened his lips again and again;

But except for one 'minister', Shen Tujia, he couldn't say the second word.

Seeing Shen Tujia's reaction, Yuan Ang frowned a little suspiciously, as if he had finally discovered: Shen Tujia was not as happy as he imagined about his suggestion of 'killing Chao Wrong'?

As for Tianzi Qi, who was sitting on the imperial couch, he also turned sideways with confusion and cast a strange look at Shen Tujia.

"Previously, I wanted to support the "Cutting Domain", but the prime minister stepped in to stop it."

"Now, I have realized my mistake and want to depose the "Cutting Domain" as the Prime Minister hoped;

"How did the prime minister ······?"

The meaningful words provoked Shen Tujia to raise his head leisurely, but he saw that there was already a slight resentment on the face of Tianzi Qi.

Although Tianziqi did not say it explicitly in the second half of the sentence, it is not difficult to see such a sentence from the raised eyebrows of Tianziqi, Shen Tujia;

- Prime Minister, is it iron-hearted, do you want to fight against me everywhere······

"Minister······

"Minister·········

There were a few more 'ministers' in succession, but he still couldn't say the second word, and Shen Tujia only felt a feeling of annoyance in his heart.

Only a moment later, Shen Tujia felt that his abdomen was hot, and his face instantly turned red!

"Ahem!"

"Cough cough!"

"Ahem, ahem, ahem·······"

Suddenly there was a sharp cough, which caused everyone in the hall to be surprised!

It was Yuan An, who also hurriedly shrank his neck, stepped aside like a child who had done something wrong and said the wrong thing, and from time to time he cast his worried eyes on Shen Tujia's flushed face.

And on the royal couch, Tianzi Qi was obviously taken aback by Shen Tujia's posture;

hurriedly stepped forward, squatted beside Shen Tujia, anxiously stroked Shen Tujia's chest, and did not forget to scold the palace people who were standing beside him.

"Why don't you go and ask for a doctor!!"

A moment later, the entire Xuan Room Hall was completely chaotic because of Shen Tujia's violent cough.

So much so that no one noticed: Shen Tujia, who was flushed and coughing incessantly, locked his eyes on the middle doctor not far from him: Yuan An, who was still stunned······

(End of chapter)