Chapter 318: The First Traitor
"In fact, the power to bring down Prince Dan did not come from him, and more importantly, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty at that time wanted to suppress the vassal king."
"Pushing the boat down the river, the final result is that Jiang Chong has brought down the prince Dan of Zhao State."
"Although Jiang Chong has made a lot of efforts in this, without the support of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, everything is in vain."
"After Liu Che became the emperor, he was very strict with the management of the princes and kings."
"He always wants to find an opportunity to suppress the power of the princes and kings."
"Jiang Chong's complaint just gave Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, an excuse to hit Liu Pengzu, the king of Zhao."
"After this case, Jiang Chong slowly attracted the attention of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty."
"So Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, one day, ordered to see this Jiang Chong."
After learning the news, Jiang Chong said that he had been very poor since he was a child, and hoped that the emperor would let him wear an "ordinary" dress to meet him. ”
"This dress was designed by Jiang Chong himself, a bit like that kind of national clothes."
"As soon as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che met, he immediately had a good impression of him."
"At this time, Jiang Chong still has a sense of justice."
"He was reused by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, volunteered to envoy the Xiongnu, and after returning to Beijing, he was worshiped as the messenger of Zhizhi embroidered clothes, responsible for the security of the capital and its vicinity, as well as inspecting the officials and nobles who exceeded extravagance."
"Jiang Chong was very conscientious, impeached many extravagant and arrogant nobles and close ministers, and won the support and praise of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and was soon promoted to Guangluxun and Zhonghuangmen, responsible for guarding the palace portal."
"Jiang Chong did what Emperor Wu liked, did not enforce the law, intimidated the children of noble relatives everywhere, asked them to pay money to Emperor Wu to atone for their crimes, and confiscated the car of Princess Guantao, the eldest princess of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and reported that the prince's retainers were driving on the emperor's special road in violation of regulations."
Jiang Chong's move was praised by Emperor Wu: "People and ministers should be like this." ””
Since then, Jiang Chong has been a "great credibility and a powerful master", and was appointed as the lieutenant of Shui Heng. ”
"As the saying goes, if you want to destroy a person, you must first inflate it."
"Since then, Jiang Chong has become a high-ranking official and nobleman, and the clan and royal family have competed with each other, and his family and friends have also received a lot of benefits from him."
"Jiang Chong finally failed to keep the bottom line and began to slide into the abyss of destruction."
"It can be seen that Jiang Chong's life is not all smooth sailing, and there have been times in his political career."
"Why can this witch curse implicate the prince and Wei Zifu, or is it because there is a small feud between the prince and Jiang Chong."
"The crown prince Liu was kind and kind, and often advised Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty not to start wars, and the father and son often broke up because of political disagreements."
Jiang Chong was favored by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty because he looked like he was thinking about everything for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and insisting on a fair and just attitude. The more Emperor Wu of Han praised him, the less he took other people seriously, even the crown prince. ”
"Once, Jiang Chong followed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to Ganquan Palace, and saw the retainers of the crown prince Liu Ju walking on the gallop road in a chariot and horse, so he arrested the man and handed it over to the government for disposal."
"The crown prince later pleaded with Jiang Chong and asked Jiang Chong to spare his retainers, and he was willing to hand over the carriage."
"But Jiang Chong didn't appreciate it, he was business-like, and insisted on playing to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty praised him for his ability."
In the later years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, his health was not as good as before, and he was often ill, Emperor Wu consulted Jiang Chong, and Jiang Chong said to Emperor Wu: "In the palace, there is a witch spirit, which is the source of His Majesty's illness." ”
"So, the old and mediocre Emperor Wu of Han gave Jiang Chong the privilege and ordered him to thoroughly investigate the matter of witch Gu."
"Jiang Chong's power has reached its peak, and his power is tilted towards the government and the opposition."
"Jiang Chong was afraid that the prince would target him because of his old grudges, so he didn't want the prince to succeed him."
"Then he bribed Hu Wu, saying that someone was cursing Emperor Wu, which is why Emperor Wu was so sick."
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Jiang Chong to investigate, and Jiang Chong deliberately found the Prince's Mansion, and also found a witch puppet in the Prince's Mansion."
"Liu Ju was frightened and couldn't argue, so in a hurry, he actually raised troops to arrest Jiang Chong, Jiang Chong's ending was not good, he was directly killed by the prince."
"But the witch curse also caused Liu Ju to lose his qualification as a prince, and he also knew that the consequences of doing so were serious, so he committed suicide after being defeated."
"And Wei Zifu, as the queen, was naturally implicated, and she also committed suicide."
In fact, there was nothing to check in the "Witch Gu Case" at that time, and those who should have been killed and those who should not have been killed were all killed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. ”
In order to curry favor with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and suppress dissidents, Jiang Chong framed a group of princes and nobles who did not have a good relationship with him, which further expanded the harm of the "witch case", and the situation in the court was turbulent and the people's hearts were unstable for a while. ”
"It was precisely because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fully trusted Jiang Chong that he convicted the crown prince Liu Ju without any investigation, causing his favorite son and wife to commit suicide."
"Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who later learned the truth, killed Jiang Chong's three clans."
"But in the final analysis, it was caused by the mediocrity of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."
"From ancient times to the present, traitorous ministers will harm the peace of the world, causing the situation in the DPRK and China to become increasingly chaotic, and if all this is not for the emperor's backing, how can the traitors who are subordinate to others have such great power to stir up the storm."
"These traitors are the best at figuring out the emperor's mind and knowing what to do to get the results he wants."
"If the emperor is clear-minded, he may be able to identify the loyalty and treachery of his courtiers, but the emperor who is already deaf often falls into the trap of traitorous ministers, and this is the case with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in his later years."
"Because he killed too many people when he was young, and in his later years, he was very eager for immortality and wanted to create another glory of the Han Dynasty, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fell into the court of deceit."
"He was full of fear of witchcraft, and often suspected that someone cursed him for not allowing him to live long, so that in the end, the traitor Jiang Chong took this as an opportunity to sweep away dissidents."
Empress Ma: Actually, there is a reason why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty hated and was angry with witchcraft.
Wei Zifu: Your Majesty has experienced several witchcraft persecutions in his life, which has caused him to have a lingering strong shadow on this.
Zhu Yuanzhang: When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty first suffered the curse of the witch Gu, he was still a young and vigorous young adult!
Liu Che: It was Zhu Shi'an who had too much influence on me.
"Why do I think Zhu Shi'an and Jiang Chong are a little similar, the last connection point between the two is actually the prince Liu Ju at that time!"
Liu Che: Can't you? Does anyone want this crown prince?
Cao Cao: Miss Zhang, you really think that if it's really all about getting rid of this prince, then this person is hiding deep enough!
Liu Xiu: Liu Dan? Liu Xu? They also failed!
Li Shimin: Why the prince? Isn't it the princess of the pavilion?