Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 42 Request for Execution
A close attendant advised that the queen was going to Luoyang. Although the journey was not very far, it was not too close.

Especially in this era, it is actually a very dangerous thing to travel far, and many people just walk away.Thieves, disease, beasts, anything can happen.And the son is so young, what should I do if something happens?

Empress Lu just replied coldly: This vertical body is stiff, it's fine.

For Liu Changer, how did happiness disappear?

He originally thought that as soon as his mother left, he would be able to let go of himself completely, but he never thought that his mother would bring him with him, probably because he was worried that the palace had already been demolished by Liu Chang when he came back.

However, looking at it from another angle, this is the first time he has traveled far, and he may be able to see a lot of interesting things. Liu Chang can only comfort himself like this.

When the queen traveled, the posture was similar to that of the emperor. Thousands of people left Chang'an City in a mighty manner.Liu Chang didn't even have time to say goodbye to his brothers, and was dragged away by Empress Lu.

Liu Chang happily jumped into his grandmother's car and watched the scene outside through the car curtain.

There are indeed people in Chang'an City.

When the frame slowly left the palace and entered the main street, in the distance, passers-by who were stopped by the accompanying samurai could be seen.Most of these people were carrying farm implements, and it seemed that they had just gone out to cultivate the land. They were almost no different from the craftsmen Liu Chang had seen at the time.

The same ragged clothes, the same sluggish, scrawny, after seeing the frame, he knelt down in horror and buried his head.

Of course, if you can see rich people occasionally, they will be much calmer. Although they are kneeling, they can still see their high crowns.

Liu Chang suddenly felt boring, the people of Chang'an City were all the same, and there was no difference at all.

When the frame left Chang'an, the road was even more bleak. Most of the time, all Liu Chang could see was endless trees, wilderness, not to mention pedestrians. Sometimes, when he saw a small thing, Liu Chang would Excited for a long time.

This trip was somewhat different from the trip Liu Chang thought of.

This grandfather's ability to govern the country is also too bad, the road is uneasy, the pedestrians, the merchants can't see, the people I see are not human, and the poor are shaking the world and crying ghosts and gods. Liu Chang secretly complained in his heart.

Compared to him, Empress Lu just closed her eyes and rested her mind. Only when she arrived in some counties would Empress Lu open her eyes and call the local officials. Sometimes they would reward them, sometimes they would reprimand them, and sometimes they would simply Just grab it.

When they passed through a county town, Liu Chang didn't know what it was called. Anyway, it was a county town with a small city wall. Almost all the people here came out to greet Empress Lv. It was very lively. All sorts of things, and eat pot pulp to welcome the king.

Liu Chang was very excited, and he was finally able to see the lively scene, but Empress Lu's face became quite ugly.

She immediately ordered that the county magistrate who took the lead to greet her was arrested, loaded into a prison cart, and the local people were deported.

"It's only February, it's not busy with farming, and he's also kind, why does my mother do this??"

Liu Chang's eyes widened in confusion, Empress Lu just shook his head and said nothing.

Peng Yue never thought that he would have such a day.

The Han envoy who left went back and forth, and with him came the missing servant.

The Han envoy took thousands of elites, and when Peng Yue was completely unprepared, they rushed into the capital. They first controlled Liang's army in the capital, and then went to arrest Hu Nie, who was discussing with the ministers to fight, Hu Nian. After hearing the Han envoy read out their crimes, they were furious, refused to be captured, and fiercely resisted.

After knocking down six armored soldiers, Hu Nian was shot to death.

When the envoy of the Han Dynasty threw the head of Huyu in front of Peng Yue, the elderly Liang King, trembling all over, fixed his eyes on the head on the ground, and began to cry.

From the beginning, Peng Yue was shocked and puzzled, and now, only sadness and pain are left.

However, the Chinese envoy did not give him time to mourn. The soldiers put him in the prison cart, covered with chains, and drove out of the capital like this.When the prison cart drove away quickly, the people of the capital looked at the king in the prison cart in astonishment.

Most of the people are afraid, they don't know what happened, they flee one after another and never dare to go out again, there are exceptions.

Those soldiers who were dismissed by Peng Yue and resumed farming, after seeing Peng Yue in the prison cart, roared and raised their agricultural tools, and charged towards the soldiers in front of them.

"Don't go back! All go back!"

Peng Yue roared.

"Come on! Save the general!"

Those aged souls who were about to wither seemed to have returned to the original battlefield at that moment. With the attitude of rushing towards the army of Chu State, they bravely rushed towards the fully armed soldiers in front of them, and came to escort the army of King Liang. Suddenly there was a commotion.

The soldiers fought against those people. They went all the way. Liang's soldiers did not resist, and Liang's ministers did not resist.The only people who resisted were an obscure general and a group of peasants who had put down their swords.

Perhaps these peasants were also illustrious warriors at the time, fierce men who once made the overlord of Chu helpless.However, they are also old, and they have no weapons in their hands, and no solid armor on their bodies. They fell one by one, but none of them retreated. More and more former soldiers who learned about this matter began to go on expeditions. With his own servants, his own family, and fighting against the Han army.

The envoy of Han felt that he could no longer delay like this. He took a group of people to fight back, and asked others to quickly send Peng Yue out of the city.

When the prison car left the capital, Peng Yue was in the prison car, with tears streaming down his face. He was speechless, but wept in a low voice, watching the tragic deaths of innocent brothers one after another in the past, his heart seemed to be overwhelmed. The sharp blade was gouged out fiercely.

Taipu was following Peng Yue on horseback at the moment, and his face was also very uneasy.

"This is all your fault, Your Majesty. Why did you rebel? If they didn't rebel, how would they die?"

"Although I also fight with you, but we are all ministers of the Han, I am doing this for the sake of righteousness and there is nothing wrong with it."

"If I wait for you to raise troops, I don't know how many people will die. I am saving people."

Tai Pu said in a panic, talking over and over again.

And Peng Yue didn't even look at him at all, didn't even make excuses, was in tears, looked in a trance, and was silent, as if he couldn't see Tai Pu at all.

Peng Yue was imprisoned in Luoyang, and at the same time, Liu Bang also let go of what he was doing and came to Luoyang to judge the former King of Liang.

"Are you rebelling?"

King Liang, covered in chains, knelt on the ground, facing the interrogation of the chief official, without saying a word.

"Has your subordinate Hu Nian advised you to revolt?"

King Liang still did not answer.

"Your Majesty still has an opportunity to appeal, is Your Majesty going to plead guilty?"

Peng Yue slowly raised his head and said with tears, "I am innocent. My subordinates are innocent."

After three or four days of interrogation by the officials, it was finally determined that Peng Yue, the king of Liang, had an attempt to rebel. His subordinates had persuaded him to revolt many times. In the process of arrest, they even encouraged the people of Liang to attack Jiashi. The servant of Liang can testify. The witnesses and materials are complete. According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, their clan and those involved should be executed for the crime of treason. clan.

Liu Bang came very low-key, and almost not many people knew that the emperor had come here.

He hurriedly came to the prison and looked at Peng Yue, who was covered in chains.

For some reason, there was no trace of joy on his face.

"Why did you rebel?"

"I have never rebelled, never rebelled"

Peng Yue, who had been ill before, looked even more miserable at the moment, his hair was disheveled and his expression was in a trance, and he could no longer see the slightest figure of the heroic King Liang.

"The ministers ask me to execute you."

Liu Bang said.

Peng Yue slowly raised his head, his eyes were numb, and he stared into Liu Bang's eyes.

Liu Bang looked at him, his hands sometimes clenched and sometimes loosened, his face changed, his lips trembled slightly, and his pupils seemed to be trembling.

After a long silence, Liu Bang finally spoke.

"I pardoned King Liang and his clan for their capital crimes, deposed King Liang as a commoner, removed his shackles, and exiled him to the land of Shu, so that he can spend his old age in peace."

"Your Majesty! No!"

Zhao Yao, the imperial censor, was shocked, and he shouted: "When the king of Chu rebelled, you didn't kill him, so there are so many rebellious princes in the world, and now you want to pardon the prince of Liang, do you want to let the princes in the world Are you all coming to rebel?!"

"I've made up my mind! There's no need to say more!"

Liu Bang turned domineeringly and left.

(End of this chapter)