"Thinking of Zhang Tang's contribution to him over the years, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt sorry for him and decided to make an order to bury Zhang Tang."

"However, he was rejected by Zhang Tang's mother!"

She said: "A courtier who was slandered and committed suicide does not deserve such a generous burial"! ”

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very ashamed when he heard this, and sighed: "If it is not this mother, this son will not be born!" ”

"Subsequently, he killed Zhu Maichen, who impeached Zhang Tang, and the three prime ministers, Shi Qingzhai, and Prime Minister Zhuang Qingzhai was afraid of committing suicide because of this."

Zhang Tang is known as the "cool official" in the history books, he perfected the criminal laws and regulations for the Western Han Dynasty, formulated an order to maintain the majesty of the emperor around the "Buwu world" of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, resolutely opposed peace with the Xiongnu, and was full of care and sympathy for the common people. ”

"However, he is also recognized as a cool official, good at befriending powerful princes, and he is a delicate person."

"After Zhang Tang was imprisoned, he never pleaded guilty, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent his friend Zhao Yu to persuade him."

Zhao Yu was also born as a small official, and he knew Zhang Tang's psychological loopholes, and used a few words of "heart-wrenching words" to shake Zhang Tang's belief. ”

Zhang Tang immediately understood what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty meant, he wanted Zhang Tang, a "cool official", to confess first. ”

In the future, if needed, he can be used to "kill chickens and monkeys" to set off the emperor's wisdom and martial arts. ”

"That night, he wrote a letter to Liu Che in prison, and then committed suicide."

The letter said: "Tang started from a sword and pen official, and was promoted to the third prince because of His Majesty's favor, and now there is nothing to exonerate the guilt, but it is the three long histories of the Prime Minister's Mansion who conspired to frame Zhang Tang." ”

Zhang Tang did not have a trace of complaint about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the letter, but he also pointed out that "it is impossible to exonerate the guilt", indicating that he knew Liu Che's mind very well, but he did not break it, so that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was ashamed of himself. ”

However, he felt that he was really unwilling to die in such an unknown way, so he pulled out the three ministers who framed him to cushion his back.

"As long as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is ashamed, these three people will inevitably not be able to escape the fate of being killed, and the fact is also true, how can a person with eight faces not see the thoughts of the people around him."

This Zhu Maichen is also an important minister, known as the able minister of the world by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and he is the protagonist of the stories of "Brocade Night Walking" and "Difficult to Collect Water". ”

"When Zhu Maichen made his career, Zhang Tang was just a small official, and at that time, Zhang Tang was very respectful to him."

"When Zhu Maichen was promoted from the Hui Inspector to the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhang Tang had risen to the top of the power above the Prime Minister, and his attitude towards him gradually became arrogant."

"Zhu Maichen couldn't bear this breath, and the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion was divided by Zhang Tang, so he and the other two Changshi tried every means to falsely accuse Zhang Tang, and the public and private hatred were resolved together."

However, they didn't expect that a "cool official" like Zhang Tang would be so temperamental, and he would commit suicide, and in the end, he lifted a stone and shot himself in the foot! ”

"The Han Wu period was an era when cool officials prevailed, and the purpose of the prevalence was to serve the "Buwu world" of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. ”

"During the Han Dynasty, there were many people who understood Liu Che's ambitions, but there were even more people who did not support them."

In order to silence the opposition, Liu Che had to sacrifice the "cool officials" to tie the entire Han to the chariot! ”

Zhang Tang is a knife in Liu Che's hand, and he can endure the infamy of being a "cool official", because everything he has done is Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the Great Han Dynasty, and the history books will definitely judge him fairly. ”

However, he could not tolerate being charged with "corrupt officials". ”

"Once this crime is confirmed, not only will the faith he once fought for be shattered, but he will never be able to escape the criticism of the iron pen of history!"

"Although Zhang Tang's death awakened the goodness in the heart of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, since his death, the law and discipline of the Han Wu era have gradually relaxed, and corruption has gradually become serious, and the severity and clarity of Zhang Tang's life are no longer restored."

"During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were very few people who were loyal and good, so I will give you an example."

"If there are loyal ministers, there will be traitorous ministers, when I talked about Empress Wei in the early stage, I talked about a big mistake of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty - the art of witchcraft."

"In this witchcraft, Jiang Chong, the first traitor of the Western Han Dynasty, appeared."

"This Jiang pet was originally born as a scoundrel in the market, but he made his fortune overnight when he was poor and strange, and became a powerful man of the hour."

"In the later years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was a complaint case, and this complaint case was filed against the imperial court."

"In the Han Dynasty, he asked the people to sue step by step, that is, you can't go to the central government to sue all at once."

"If there's an emergency, you can skip the charge."

"Jiang Chong is engaged in a case of overstepping the level of the lawsuit, and in the later years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he received a case of the overstepping of the level."

"This case is against Liu Dan, the prince of Zhao State, and even the radish with mud has implicated many people, so Emperor Wu of Han was shocked when he saw this letter."

"Jiang Chong said that this person's moral character is extremely corrupt, corrupted to the point of incest with his father, queen, harem concubines, sisters, biological daughters, etc."

"And this person also colluded with the local Haoqiang and did a lot of illegal things, and the government can't control it."

"After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw this, he surrounded King Zhao's palace without saying a word and came to arrest this Liu Dan."

"After being arrested, he was put in prison to try this matter."

"The result of the trial showed that Jiang Chong's statement was true, so Emperor Wu of Han ordered Liu Dan, the crown prince of King Zhao, to be executed."

"As soon as the news that Liu Dan, the crown prince of King Zhao, was sentenced to death, it was a bombshell in Zhao State."

"In this case, Liu Dan's father, King Zhao, is very anxious."

"So he did two things, first of all, he gave a note to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, and complained that Jiang Chong was himself a wanted criminal on the run, and his words were not credible."

"The second is that he is willing to lead the warriors of Zhao to fight against the Xiongnu, and then remove the sin of the crown prince Liu Dan."

"The final result is to abolish Liu Dan's crown prince and abolish the death penalty."

"This case is a very big blow to Zhao Guo, and Liu Dan suddenly lost the position of prince because of this matter."

"This Prince Dan himself has indeed done a lot of bad things, and after the eldest brother Jiang Qi found out, Prince Dan killed his whole family in order to keep it a secret."

"The circumstances investigated by Jiang Chong are indeed true, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che will deal with that case so seriously."

"Because he has done too many bad things, he is also afraid that one day in the future, the secret will be spread, and his life will be in danger."

So he thought about it, and only his eldest brother Jiang Qi learned this secret, so Prince Dan wanted to kill Jiang Qi. But Jiang Qi knew the news in advance, and it didn't take long for him to run away. ”

"But his whole family is still there, but it's a pity that they all suffered and were wiped out by Prince Dan."

"Later, Jiang Qi assumed the name Jiang Chong and went to the capital to complain, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dealt with it seriously."

"At this point, he is bold and careful, and he is very cautious in doing things." (End of chapter)