Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 398 Either curse to kill me, or I kill you!
The chaos in Chang'an this time seems to be caused by Wu Zui.

But in fact, the follow-up development of this matter has nothing to do with witch Gu.

This is an unintentional collision between the rear power and the imperial power, an occasional contest.

When Liu Chang was still in Chang'an, it was possible to avoid such a situation, but when he left Chang'an, the Queen Mother rushed to issue orders. When the Queen Mother's order endangered the interests of the imperial faction, the ministers made their own decisions. choose.

Zhaoping survived, but Hou Feng died.

Hou Feng's death read out the most important news to the ministers.

The imperial power wins, the latter power loses.

But a major problem is that the Queen Mother's order is not entirely to harm Liu Chang's interests. The starting point is to protect the safety of the emperor and eliminate traitors.Legalists, as born emperors, did nothing in it. Of course, they could say that it was because of the interests of the emperors, but from a deeper perspective, these young legalists, including many young ministers promoted by Liu Changxin, were very close to them. There are contradictions among the older generation of ministers.

And the empress dowager's action this time, most of the people involved are these old ministers. Some legalists have contributed to the flames, and some people are watching the fire from the other side. They are not incapable of participating. They probably just simply don't want to save them. The radical policies of the legalists have always been favored by Zhou Chang The suppression of the veteran faction headed by them is also an imperial party, and there are internal estrangements.

Zhang Budoubt found the best time. In name, he and Liu Zhang were the leaders who quelled the turmoil. Their success also marked the victory of the Lizhuang faction.

All those ministers who are sharp knives for the king, the end is always very bleak.

After they were covered in dirty blood, they would be kicked away mercilessly and twisted off abruptly. This was not just Empress Lu or a certain king, but all dynasties and dynasties.

The torturers probably knew their ultimate fate, but they still did it.

Hou Feng died, and most of the ministers of the Queen Mother who followed him were punished. Wang Tianqi was also very aware of current affairs. He immediately filed a petition for the emperor to punish those who participated in the killing of the imperial students. Undoubtedly He Zhaoping ordered to subdue the Queen Mother's ministers, and after claiming military power, Lang Zhongling, Lieutenant, Embroidery, Tingwei and other departments also completely broke with the Queen Mother.

But everyone with discernment knows that Lu Chan is a person with little ability, neither courage nor ability.

It's a little unrealistic to think that he will continue to be the queen mother's knife.

The power of the queen mother is so great, and on the one hand, it relies on these ministers who have military power.

In this turmoil, everyone has their own minds.

Liu Chang did not have the idea of ​​battling for power with the Queen Mother. However, the ministers had this idea.

Before Xiao He died, he was very worried about two issues.

One is worried about Liu Chang, and the other is worried about Lu Shi.

He always felt that the two would always be the opposite.

As a retainer of Xiao Xiang for many years, and as a retainer of Liu Chang, Zhao Ping has always been deeply jealous of the Lu family.

In the conflict between the two factions, there is probably no final winner, only the loser. The biggest loser is the honorable people in Chang'an.

There are about 300 high-ranking title holders in Chang'an with names and surnames, and Empress Lu killed half of them this time.

It is the kind of cutting grass and rooting to kill, chickens and dogs are not left.

This means that even if the Hou Feng is dead, and Liu Chang reverses the case for them, the only way is to pursue the title in the end. The entire clan has no survivors, and there is absolutely no way to set up these titles, and Empress Lu does not know whether it is intentional or not. These people killed, although they can all have something to do with Wu Zui, but most of them are the kind of lords who have nothing to do and have a very bad reputation. Like Qin Tong, who has a close relationship with Wu Zui, it is possible Instead, he survived.

However, what the queen mother did was still a bit too much. After all, no matter how bad her reputation was, she could not reach the level of the Zhu clan, and she was most related to Wu, so it was not necessarily a conspiracy.

Anyway, this incident has frightened these nobles of the big man. They have changed their original atmosphere. They used to hold banquets, invite each other, compare each other's wealth, show off, marry, and expand their influence. For a mine, I am in charge of transportation, cooperation in all aspects, coexistence and common prosperity, but when the queen mother did this, everyone immediately began to think that they had too many friends.

Originally thought it was one more friend and one more road, but unexpectedly, this road is actually Huangquan Road.

Those who survived today are not doing practical work, or those dead houses who rarely interact with outsiders and entertain themselves with their wives and concubines at home.

On weekdays, those who are full of social talents, have a wide network of contacts, can do anything, are full of friends, hold banquets and sing songs day and night, and whoever does not know you in Chang'an has died tragically at this moment. The cause of death is that there are too many friends.

It's not good to be friends with anyone, go and be friends with Wu Zui.

Those who survived did not dare to blame the Queen Mother, but put all their anger on Hou Feng.

After Hou Feng died, his family disappeared.

This is probably the Queen Mother's promise to help settle his family.

Hou Feng offended these nobles too hard. It would be good if he was able to save his family. If he didn't commit suicide, he would definitely usher in Xungui's crazy revenge. you? ?Think about how the noble ministers of the Manchu Dynasty united to deal with a person, how miserable the end of this person should be.

If nothing else, just say one thing, Chen Ping's son, Chen Dao, was executed because he had served under Wu Zui.

When Chen Ping was young, his family was very poor. He lived with his elder brother Chen Bo, and the family had [-] acres of land.

This [-] mu of land is calculated according to Qin and Han mu. If it is Qin mu, [-] mu can support a family. If it is Han mu, [-] mu can support a family, but it is a bit reluctant.

His elder brother Chen Bo knew that Chen Ping liked to study abroad, so he took on all the labor of the family, let Chen Ping'an go to study, and saved money for Chen Ping. When Chen Ping got older, he was very handsome and tall. , a strong man, and someone mocked him: "How can a poor family still eat so strong?"

Uncle Chen's wife disliked Chen Ping very much, and thought he was too lazy to do it, so she always helped others to insult Chen Ping.

Uncle Chen was furious and divorced his wife.

Chen Ping respected this elder brother very much. His elder brother passed away and left behind a son. Chen Ping also taught him to the fullest, but Youzi really has no talent, he likes leisure and dislikes labor, and he always hangs around with those prodigal sons. Chen Ping gave him an insignificant official position to make a living. As a result, he was hacked to death by Hou Feng on the charge of treason.

Chen Ping appeared in the palace at that time, probably to plead for his own son.

And with Chen Ping's respect and love for his brother, he killed his only son, his only son. After that, he might as well commit suicide and give himself a happy ending.

The queen mother was indeed right. When she did this, she directly changed the whole atmosphere of Chang'an.

Now, these people don't even dare to leave the door, let alone friends, they don't dare to know others even if they know each other. Who knows if this will happen again in the future? ?

Liu Chang sat in the Hall of Houde, Zhaoping just lowered his head and looked very sad and angry.

Zhaoping was a man from the Warring States Period, and for him to be alive now, it was more uncomfortable than death.

According to the extreme atmosphere of the Warring States period, it was the greatest humiliation for him to live another day like this.

Liu Chang was not from the Warring States Period, but he could understand this ethos.

The older he gets, the stronger this ethos becomes. If Zhang Budo scolds Luan Bu as old dogs, these people will at most quarrel with him, but if he scolds Zhou Chang like this, Zhou Chang will have to fight him.People in the Warring States period can only be killed, not humiliated.

Of course, while inheriting this ethos, Dahan has also made improvements, so he can be humiliated but not humiliated.If Liu Bang had repeatedly humiliated ministers according to the style of the Warring States Period, then the humiliated ministers in the temple should all commit suicide, and the temple would be empty. It can be said that Emperor Gao made an indelible contribution in changing the atmosphere. .

"No outsiders know about domestic affairs, and those who do know are all my confidants, and I dare not tell the outside world what you said about the emperor's edict. Everyone thinks it's my brother's. All the wrong things have been taken by Hou Feng, you Why is this necessary?"

"Your Majesty, how can this minister let Hou Feng and his like die in his place? This is a matter of morality, and it has nothing to do with whether the world knows it or not."

"Your Majesty, learn from Xunzi's teachings. Xunzi once said that even a person who does good deeds in private should not forget to reward him. If he is to be rewarded in public, even a person who commits a minor crime must also Pull him before the world to deal with him, and let him get the punishment he deserves!"

Liu Chang looked at the stubborn sweetheart in front of him, with many reservations in his heart, but he gave in under his aggrieved expression and pale hair.

"Okay, now I will spare you from the common people's eyes, and when you are old, I will spare you the death penalty and cut off your hair!"

"Let's keep this life for the time being, go to Tang country, find a place, go to farm for me, and get more food, it's an atonement."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!!!"

Zhao Ping possessed himself and saluted, and the grief and anger on his face finally dissipated.

Liu Chang couldn't help but say, "Why is this?"

Zhaoping shook his head and said resolutely, "If there is no clear distinction between rewards and punishments, how will Your Majesty govern the world well?"

Liu Chang stood up, walked in front of Zhao Ping, and looked at the old man seriously.

"I still think that after you resign at an old age, I will build a house for you next to Xiao Xiangling, so that you can retire there."

Zhao Ping said guiltily: "What face do I have to serve Xiao Xiang?"

He pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I have not done much for the time I have followed you, and I will not be able to repay your kindness and continue to serve you in the future. Please take care."

"I don't know how much time is left, but I heard Zengzi say: The bird is dying, its cry is sad, and the man is dying, and what he said is kind."

"Governing a country is like driving a car forward. The queen mother is arrogant. However, the whip is too harsh. It is right to use the whip to urge the horse to move forward, but if the force is too strong, the horse will be easily injured, and the car will not be able to continue. Hurry up. His Majesty is the opposite of him. Although His Majesty does not beat hard, it is very frequent, which will easily make the horse lose its reverence for the whip, and may also lose control over the horse."

"Your Majesty is good at driving. You should know that when driving a chariot on the battlefield, the most important thing is to appease the horse and not let the horse be frightened."

"I don't have much ability, but I know that the best way to govern a country in the world can't compare to stability."

"Only when the temple and the world are stable can the world prosper."

"The world has experienced a long period of wars and turmoil in temples. After Emperor Gao founded the country, he fought every year. There are frequent rioters in the country. This is not conducive to the rule. The incident made the horses frightened and the people uneasy. In the early days of the war, a strict code should have been used, but now it is different. For some small matters, Your Majesty does not have to deal with it in a big way."

"The queen mother is the same as the minister. She has experienced the things in the past and faced the current situation. It is easy to use the original method to govern the minister. Although he knows this truth, it is unavoidable when he actually does things."

To Zhaoping's advice, Liu Chang just listened calmly.

In order to make His Majesty understand, Zhaoping didn't use too many allusions, he just kept it simple.

Liu Chang could probably understand what he meant.

"Okay, I got it."

The soldier stepped forward, preparing to take Zhaoping away.

Liu Chang just stood there and watched Zhaoping leave.

"It's all caused by this witchcraft."

Liu Chang narrowed his eyes, his eyes were particularly bad.

The next day's meeting, the atmosphere was still a little serious.

After all, such an incident has just happened. Among the ministers, some people just came out of the court, some are friends, and their relatives were implicated. Of course, some people did not dare to do more because of their inaction in this incident. Say.As soon as Liu Chang sat up, his eyes began to look at the newcomers under his command.

Undoubtedly, the one who played the biggest role was Zhang Wuxuan. You can tell by looking at his proud face at this moment.

And Zhi Du is not weak. Zhi Du works under the Queen Mother. When Liu Zhang passed the news, this man directly held Wang Tianqi and Chai Wu hostage, forcing them to be ordered by the emperor.In this regard, Wang Tianqi and Chai Wu were very angry, and Nai Gong did not say that he would not be ordered!How dare you let us go!
Although Zhang Shizhi did not block the queen mother, but after all, the queen mother came in person, and no one could stop it.

And what disappointed Liu Chang the most was Chao Cuo.

This fellow did nothing during the period, and was even summoned and arrested.

Are you not very good at dancing on weekdays?Why is it so quiet this time? ?
When reusing these young people, we must think about this. This involves a problem of experience. Compared with those old people who have seen the war at the end of Qin Dynasty, they react like children when encountering emergencies. The biggest thing they've ever experienced is the Yingbo Rebellion.

But if you ask Zhou Chang, he can tell you about being chased by Xiang Yu in Pengcheng.

If you ask Zhang Cang, he can tell you what happened when King Qin almost executed him in anger.

If you go to Qi State and ask Fu Sheng, maybe he can tell you about the Battle of Changping.

It's still too little experience, I don't have such experience when encountering a big scene.

Fortunately for the temple, the Northern Army did not participate in this operation, and they refused to implement the Queen Mother's edict.

And it was General Zhou Yafu who took the lead in rejecting the Queen Mother's edict.

Zhou Yafu believed that the Northern Army was the army of the Son of Heaven, and he would not take action unless it was ordered by the Son of Heaven.

He even captured the messengers sent by the queen mother, detained them, and sent back only one person to return to life.

As for Han Xin, he doesn't care about these things at all.

Liu Chang looked at the people in front of him coldly, and said, "A few witches have made you so unbearable. My ministers are useless!!"

The crowd hurriedly prayed and pleaded guilty.

Liu Chang asked, "Are those witches still alive?!"

Zhang Shizhi came out and replied: "Your Majesty, there are more than 20 people who have already made a judgment and have not killed them yet."

"It's good that there are still alive. Bring these witches to me!!"

Zhou Chang was stunned for a moment, then got up hastily, "Your Majesty, Xuan Shi Hall is not a place of execution."

"Who said I was going to be executed here?! Bring them all to me!!"

Liu Chang issued an order, but Tingwei did not dare to disobey.

The ministers were all a little scared at the moment, this tyrant would not kill these witches in front of everyone, right? ?

Xiang Yu liked to do this at the beginning, and he would bring the people who offended him to cook in front of everyone, and sometimes he would distribute the meat to others.

Just when the ministers were discussing, the witches were finally brought over.

These people were crying, and their expressions were extremely uneasy. They were pulled in front of Liu Chang, and they were so scared that they almost urinated.

Seeing their appearance, Liu Chang couldn't help laughing.

"What are you afraid of?! I'm not going to kill you!"

"I will arrange a room for you, food and drink, everything you need, and I will prepare you all the sacrificial supplies you need. From today onwards, you will not go anywhere, and you will curse me from the daytime, and curse until night, for a month. Curse for one year, curse for ten years!! When will you be able to curse me to death?!”

Hearing this sentence, the ministers were terrified.

"Your Majesty!! Impossible!!!"

Bye bye ministers.

However, Liu Chang's face was full of disdain, "The so-called witches are just some liars who actually scared you into this?!"

"If they could predict the future, why didn't they expect that they would die at the hands of Hou Feng?! If they could curse others, when the initial emperor buried so many alchemists, how could no one curse him to death? It's a fart! The people of the countryside are stupid to believe in these people, I didn't expect that even you would believe these people!"

"absurd!"

Among them, the great witch trembled and couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, we dare not"

"You must curse! If you can't curse me, I will cook you! Punish your entire clan!!"

Wudu was about to cry, he knew best whether they had this ability. Besides, this young man in front of him was as strong as an ox and cursed him to death? ? ?

He had no choice but to explain: "His Majesty has the spirit of the Son of Heaven, and no curse can be directed against it!!"

Liu Chang sneered, "I'm too young, you can't do anything, right?"

He looked around, "Okay, I'll find you two old Zhang Shaofu who have no emperor's temperament! King of Nanyue! Come out!"

Liu Chang looked at the witch, "Just curse the three of us! These two are the oldest ministers in the temple, and they are in their sixties. You curse. If you can curse one to death, I will let you go!!!"

Zhang Cang's expression was very calm, he didn't believe these things at all.

And Zhao Tuo was a little terrified.

It's over, the widow is really running out of time this time!

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