Zhidu served as Jinan Taishou for more than a year, and Jinan County Road was not forgotten, and the night was not closed, and the appearance was new.

The great governance of Jinan County inadvertently opened up a new direction for the Han Empire. That is, you must not be too merciful when dealing with landlords, if you dare to break the law, I will dare to kill you.

Starting from Zhidu, he was the first, but by no means the only one.

Zhidu's thunderous means earned him widespread awe.

From the princely clan to the common people, as long as they saw this sharp-eyed official, they all looked sideways. The county guards adjacent to Jinan worship Uncle Zhi as a god.

Of course, it is a fact that Uncle Zhi admires strict punishment and strict laws, and it is also a fact that he is diligent in government and loves the people.

While Zhidu was in awe, he also gained Liu Qi's heartfelt appreciation.

Zhi are all loyal ministers.

The praise of loyal ministers is the highest honor that officials can obtain in that era, maybe the word loyal minister can not bring titles, can not bring wealth, sometimes bring death, but, for the sake of these two words, as a courtier, do not hesitate to go to the soup and fire. Because it is glory, it is temperance, it is identity, it is pursuit.

As a courtier, it is not difficult to win the favor of the emperor, but it is not easy to make the emperor call him a loyal minister. In Liu Qi's heart, Prime Minister Tao Qing is not, Taiwei Zhou Yafu is not, and neither is his younger brother Liu Wu.

Liu Qi has such an understanding, and it is only a matter of time before Zhidu returns to the central government, but this matter should be delayed rather than rushed.

Liu Qi knew better that with the connivance of the imperial court, the arrogance of the local tyrants and inferior gentry in Chang'an would not be inferior to that of Jinan.

If the goshawks come, will they still have a good life? Dogs can jump over the wall when they are in a hurry, but people are in a hurry, but there will be chaos.

Moreover, Liu Qi believes that the most important thing at the moment is not to let Zhidu return to the imperial court, but something that he has been brewing for a long time, and it is the series of reactions caused by this incident that has made many people feel different, including Zhidu in Jinan.

Liu Rong became the crown prince, and his mother Concubine Li was dissatisfied with being only a concubine, in order to become the queen, she kept blowing the pillow wind to Liu Qi.

Concubine Li's meaning is actually Liu Qi's idea, Queen Bo has no children, and she doesn't know how to please people, if it weren't for the face of the Empress Dowager, he would have turned the idea in his heart into reality a long time ago.

It has been many years since the empress dowager died, the vassal king has been pacified, and the crown prince has been established, so it is time to solve this problem.

In September of the sixth year of Emperor Jing (151 BC), in the midst of the uncertainty of the government and the opposition, Liu Qi issued an edict to abolish the empress Bo, and what is even more puzzling is that Liu Qi did not announce a new empress candidate.

There was a lot of discussion among the government and the opposition, they couldn't understand the suddenness of Liu Qi's abolition, the queen was the lord of the harem and the mother of a country, and she always had to come up with an explanation after the abolition. Since it is abolished, it is time to establish a new one. However, Liu Qi would rather let people talk about it and leave the back seat empty, is this the play that is sung?

Liu Qi naturally has his own hardships, the so-called one-day husband and wife hundred days, he does this completely to preserve the last dignity of his wife.

He didn't love her, but she wasn't at fault.

The position of the lord of the harem was vacant for a while, and Concubine Li became the best choice for the new queen.

Although she was not officially canonized, Concubine Li was the lord of the palace and could not be immortalized in the harem.

Having said that, Concubine Li has capital that is indispensable, she is deeply favored by Liu Qi, and her son Liu Rong is the current prince, in order to cultivate Liu Rong, Liu Qi made the most heartfelt minister Dou Ying the prince and the prince, which shows the high expectations for the prince Liu Rong.

However, Concubine Li still planted it.

The reason is that Concubine Li offended the princess Liu Yan, the chief princess of the pavilion.

Liu Concubine is Liu Qi's sister and married Chen Wu, the Marquis of Tangyi. In addition to the children who died young, Empress Dowager Dou has a daughter and two sons, needless to say, the daughter is Liu Xuan, she is Liu Qi's sister.

According to the Han system, Liu Yan's Tang Muyi is in the pavilion pottery, and she is the eldest among the princesses, so she is called the princess of the pavilion pottery.

Empress Dowager Dou dotes on her youngest son Liu Wu, but Liu Wu is not by her side, although Liu Qi is by her side, it is rare to meet, and she is disobedient to her in many things. Only this only daughter is intimate and can always accompany her, so she is also very pampered.

In Chang'an City, if you don't know this benevolent eldest princess, it is equivalent to fooling around.

Concubine Liu was not only kind and charitable, but also very interested in power, and in order to please her emperor brother, she offered beautiful women to him from time to time.

In this way, Liu Qi and his sister are also very close, under the favor of the Empress Dowager Dou and the connivance of Liu Qi, Liu Concubine can enter and leave the palace at will.

Queen Bo was deposed, and seeing that Concubine Li, who had the best chance, was about to ascend the throne, Concubine Liu also wanted to tie up Concubine Li's mother and son.

She thought about it and set her sights on her only daughter, Chen Ajiao, who was still in her infancy.

Looking at her young daughter, Concubine Liu showed a sly smile.

My daughter is worthy of your son, and she is right!

Just do it, Liu Concubine immediately sent a matchmaker to Concubine Li to explain that she was willing to marry her daughter to the prince.

Waiting excitedly and anxiously, the matchmaker came back with a black face.

When the matchmaker recounted Concubine Li's refusal to marry the marriage contract with added fuel and vinegar, Liu Concubine took the case and said angrily: "Slut, I want to be a queen, dream!" ”

Concubine Li's nightmare began from this, she underestimated Liu Yan's energy and overestimated her own energy, she should have thought that if she could marry Liu Yan, it would make her position more stable. But she hates Liu Qijin, in her eyes, Liu Yan is not a good person, a princess, she doesn't do serious things, but she often presents beauties to Liu Qijin. Each of those beauties has now become a thorn in her side.

The daughter of such a greedy woman still wants to marry my son, it's a fool's dream!

Concubine Li sternly rejected Liu Yan's matchmaking.

If rejecting Concubine Liu was the biggest mistake in Concubine Li's life, then this mistake ultimately sent her and her son to a dead end.

Concubine Liu clearly gave Concubine Li a multiple-choice question, but in fact there was only one option, either agree, or if you don't agree, you don't want to go down in the palace.

Because, Liu Qi can have many concubines, but he can only have one sister.

Liu Concubine was not discouraged, she found Liu Qi's other favorite concubine, Wang Meiren, and told Wang Meiren the same meaning.

is completely different from Concubine Li, Wang Meiren readily agreed.

Wang Meiren's surname is Wang Mingwan, and her life experience is also quite legendary.

Her mother Zang Er is the Yan King Zang Di who made Liu Banganti in the Gaozu era, Zang married Wang Zhong, a commoner in Huaili, and gave birth to a son named Wang Xin, and two daughters, the eldest queen and the second queen Huanjiao. Later, Wang Zhong died, and Zang remarried to Changling Tian and gave birth to two sons, Tian Wei and Tian Sheng.

Wang Wan originally married Jin Wangsun and gave birth to a daughter, Jin Shu. When Zang was looking for someone to do fortune for his children, he learned that her two daughters were nobles.

After listening to Xiangshi's words, Zang made a decision that made his in-laws Jin crazy. She took her daughter back and annulled the two marriages.

Jin Wangsun was extremely angry about his mother-in-law's rogue behavior and refused to break off with his wife.

In the face of Jin Wangsun's bitter pleading, Zang was indifferent.

What this arrogant mother-in-law did afterwards made Jin Wangsun completely collapse. The Zang family contacted the eunuchs in the palace and sent their two daughters to the palace of the then crown prince Liu Qi. In the eyes of others, this is a very crazy speculation, a good daughter-in-law of a well-off family is inappropriate, she wants to be a palace maid, if she is not favored by the prince, her two daughters will be finished in this life.

Despite all the rumors on the outside, Zang is very confident in her own speculation, and her confidence comes from a woman's most unique weapon—the beauty of her daughter.

Sure enough, Wang Huan's gentleness, beauty, prudence and kindness quickly won Liu Qi's favor.

In the first year of Emperor Jing (157 BC), she gave birth to a son for Liu Qi, who named his son Liu Che.

In the fourth year of Emperor Jing (153 BC), Liu Che was four years old and was named the king of Jiaodong.

In the sixth year of Emperor Jing (151 BC), Liu Che was six years old, and Liu Concubine came to the door and wanted to marry Gillian to him. The young Liu Che flashed his big smart eyes and said with a smile: "If you have Gillian as a wife, you will store it as a golden house." (Kanaya Zangjiao)

Liu Yan and Wang Meiren both laughed heartily at the little one's childish words. They went one step further and confirmed the marriage of Chen Chan, the second son of Liu Yan, and Princess Longxi, the youngest daughter of Wang Meiren.

As for what to do after the marriage, the two women completed the transaction with their eyes.

From this moment on, they will be in the same boat through thick and thin, advancing and retreating together.

They will work hard for the same goal, and in any case, they must not let Concubine Li ascend to the back seat, and if they can, pull her son off the horse along with her.

A conspiracy was quietly staged in Liu Qi's harem.