Xie Xiang

Autumn is strong, and winter is approaching. Just when everyone thought that the emperor was going to send the talented people back to their hometowns, the emperor was in Shanglin Garden and received a volume of advice.

The remonstrance was given by a Confucian scholar, admonishing the emperor to think of filial piety, and bestowing the posthumous title of his biological father.

The emperor was greatly shocked when he heard the words, and ordered Yousi to discuss the posthumous posthumous titles of Prince Wei and Empress Wei on the spot. He also named the Confucian scholar an admonition doctor, with a rank ratio of eight hundred stones, and brought him with him to show that he always reminded himself of his filial piety.

When the ministers saw this, their intuition was wrong.His Majesty has been on the throne for five years, and he will not even forget the stigma of his biological father, but he has been avoiding talking about it until now, speaking through the mouth of a Confucian scholar.It's just that this move came for no reason, even though the officials were puzzled, they couldn't figure it out.Until there is a councilor who issues a posthumous title and submits it.

It is true that Prince Wei rebelled. Although Emperor Wu missed and regretted it, he did not issue an edict to rehabilitate him. Therefore, the prince is still guilty of crimes.

If you don't think and accept it, it's called cruelty;Li is an evil posthumous title.But cruel, Qu also.The word itself also has the meaning of being wronged.

The character of 极 is posthumous title, which not only shows the crime of Prince Wei, but also implies the injustice suffered by the prince. The ministers also put their heart into it.

And because they could not give the prince a beautiful posthumous title, fearing that the emperor would be angry, the ministers thought of empress Wei's posthumous posthumous title.The purity of morality is called thinking, and the repentance of the past is called thinking.Compared with the queen's suicide, the queen's body is obviously too high.

However, the emperor, Yu You, was dissatisfied, and made all the ministers reconsider the posthumous title of the prince.

When the edict was issued, all the ministers were astonished.It is true that the crown prince rebelled. Although His Majesty is the crown prince's daughter, he is also the grandson of Emperor Wu. Li is already the best posthumous title, but it is not enough. Do you want a beautiful posthumous title?If the posthumous posthumous title is beautiful, wouldn't it be a public announcement of Emperor Wu's fault?

But Liu Zao didn't care about it, and only asked to discuss it again.

The ministers were so embarrassed that they had to rack their brains to think about it, and invited great Confucian sages to ask for advice, but no matter how much they discussed, they couldn't come up with a better one.

At this time, the king and grandson of Jichuan wrote a letter, expressing the virtuousness of Prince Wei, telling the sorrow of Prince Wei generously, and pretending that the fault of the prince was filial piety, saying that Emperor Wu was deceived by a treacherous minister, and the prince's actions were on the side of the Qing emperor to admonish his father. However, it is for the sake of great filial piety, so the posthumous posthumous title of the prince should be chastity.

This is a mouthful of lies, a quibble.The ministers thought it was ridiculous and ignored it.I don't want the emperor to keep Wangsun's letter. Although he didn't say a word, he granted Wangsun an official position and gave him a house to stay in Beijing forever.

Seeing this, all the ministers felt the emperor's mind.At the beginning of her accession to the throne, her throne was unstable and her prestige was insufficient, so she kept silent. Now that she has power and dignity, she wants to win a good posthumous posthumous title for her late father. .

This is unavoidable.The issue of posthumous posthumous title turned into a major event that shocked the whole country, and everyone in Kyushu was discussing it.

The posthumous title of Prince Wei has been discussed for several months, but it is not good. Some honest ministers even bluntly said that the prince caused chaos, affected innocent people, and tens of thousands died of the prince's swordsman.Huwei's wanton behavior of calling him ugly also implies that Prince Wei is the ugliness of the Han Dynasty.

There are those who strongly oppose it, and those who agree with it. Many ministers praised the prince for his virtuousness.

Liu Zao kept all the memorials, and neither dealt with those who decried nor praised those who praised him. It seemed impartial, but everyone knew the emperor's bias.

Li Wen felt very strange.He is different from the other ministers in that he was the emperor's teacher, taught the emperor economics and classics, and can guess a little bit about the emperor's mind.

He thought that this matter was extremely abnormal, and with His Majesty's disposition, he would not go against the ministers for a posthumous title.And the crime of Prince Wei, to put it bluntly, is also a stain on His Majesty's background. Instead of deceiving one's ears and stealing one's bell and seeking a beautiful posthumous posthumous title, it is better to blur the crime with a word of cruelty and win the sympathy of the world.

No matter how much Li Wen thought about it, he couldn't understand why the emperor insisted on winning the posthumous posthumous title for Prince Wei.The prince passed away before she was born, and he would never believe that there was any deep father-daughter relationship.

After much deliberation, I can only vaguely guess that His Majesty may have other plans. It seems that he wants to posthumously posthumously his biological father, but in fact, most of his intentions are elsewhere.He couldn't figure it out, so he called Li Lin to ask.Li Lin served the driver and often met with the emperor. Maybe she saw something or knew something, but she couldn't say for sure.

As soon as Li Lin arrived, Li Wen frowned and said, "What do you look like?"

She was sluggish, and she could smell the depression just by looking at her.

Li Lin didn't dare to say anything in front of her grandfather, she just bowed her head and listened to the instruction.

Li Wendun felt that it was very annoying, and couldn't help scolding: "If you are so depressed, how can you serve the king?" In the early years, the family discussed marriage for her, but she refused to say anything. So far, the age is getting older, a good family Also hard to find.When Li Wen thought of this, he became angry, but he only endured his dissatisfaction and never reprimanded him because he thought that his granddaughter was quite talented and won the Sacred Heart.Unexpectedly, she is so depressed this time.

Li Lin lowered her head and said, "Grandson knows his mistake."

He said he knew he was wrong, but he didn't mean to feel guilty.Li Wen was angry from his heart, thinking about other important matters at the moment, he endured his anger, and said coldly: "You also know about the affairs of the court, you are by His Majesty's side, can you notice anything unusual?"

When Li Lin heard this, her tongue was full of bitterness, and she whispered: "There is nothing unusual."

"No abnormality?" Li Wen asked back.

Li Lin nodded, thought for a while, and added a sentence: "Grandfather follows the prime minister closely, so there is nothing wrong with it." She knew that her grandfather was a very kind minister, but the prime minister might not give up his position. Will not change the name of others.

The officials didn't know what His Majesty wanted to do, but she could clearly see that this time His Majesty was probably trying to test out which ministers in the court would be obedient and which ministers would be rebellious and oppose her by using the posthumous posthumous matter.

The reason is naturally to thank Xiang.

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw her grandfather staring at her coldly.Li Lin was startled, and there was a lot of cold sweat on her back. Li Wen said slowly, "You never persuaded me to follow Xie Yi closely. What's wrong with your majesty, don't tell the truth!"

During the Zhengdan Grand Sacrifice, Liu Zao paid homage to Gaomiao. On his way back to the palace, he suddenly ordered a diversion to go to Hu County.

The ministers were shocked when they saw this, but they didn't know how to persuade them.

When Prince Wei was defeated and fled to Hu County, at the end of his life, he committed suicide and his body was buried in Hu County.His Majesty is going here at this time, he must want to pay homage to his deceased father.

On the day of Zhengdan, offering sacrifices to the Heavenly Emperor and previous emperors, there has never been a precedent of offering sacrifices to a prince who committed suicide in fear of sin.The officials were panicked, could it be that His Majesty not only wanted to pursue the posthumous title of the crown prince, but also crowned the crown prince Wei as emperor?

The ministers were either angry or depressed, but none of them dared to step forward to stop Shengjia.

The emperor suddenly issued an edict, and all the officials were unprepared. If they blocked the holy car at this time, it would definitely make Long Yan furious.Xie Yi was riding on a horse, surrounded by ministers whispering.An old minister was already trembling with anger, and many ministers surrounded her and asked about her strategy.

No matter how panicked the ministers behind him were, the emperor's car still drove towards Hu County without hesitation.The tall car is completely covered by the four walls, and no one knows what the emperor looks like in it.

Shengjia was about to enter Hu County, but Habayashi stopped in front of him. After a while, Habayashi Zhonglang came quickly, reined in the horse before driving, and said to the closed door: "Your Majesty, there is Crazy students stop driving."

Xie Yi looked forward, and sure enough, he saw a Confucian scholar being detained by Habayashi.The Confucian scholar was full of anger, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. He was dragged to the front of the car, and he reprimanded loudly: "Your Majesty inherits the sacrifice of the ancestors after Emperor Xiaozhao, and sacrifices sinners at Zhengdan. This is the most absurd in the world!"

All the ministers held their breaths and remained silent, and many of them showed expressions of emotion.

Liu Zao's voice came from the car, it was cold and could not be heard: "Put into prison."

Habayashi Zhonglang hesitated for a moment, cupped his hands and said, "No!"

He is trying to make people drag this Confucian scholar down.More than a dozen ministers seemed to have found courage from the Confucian scholar. They got off their horses and went forward, knelt down and said, "Please Your Majesty, listen to the opinions of the people."

Habayashi Zhonglang paused his movements and stepped aside.All the officials looked at the car, Xie Yi closed her eyes, her heart sank heavily.

The door of the car was still closed, Liu Zao did not come out, she spoke, her voice was very steady and clear, and each word fell into everyone's ears: "Slandering the Emperor Kao in this life is a big treason. If the officials follow suit, The crime is the same as the treason."

As soon as the words fell, the anger on the faces of the ministers was replaced by hesitation.More than a dozen eunuchs stepped forward to help the kneeling minister.

For the crime of treason, the whole clan, the barbarians, and the three clans of Yi were punished. Even though they were angry, the ministers did not dare to speak out. They were all dragged up, and only a small official in his thirties was left, kneeling down.

Seeing that he couldn't help him, the eunuch bowed his head and retreated to the side. The Habayashi army stepped forward, captured him and the Confucian scholar, and dragged him down.

The person who blocked the driver took it down, and the holy driver continued to move forward, and finally let Liu Zao pay homage to his late father.

On the way back to Beijing, no one spoke, and the whole journey was silent.Xie Yi got into Liu Zao's car, Liu Zao closed his eyes and pursed his mouth tightly. Others seemed to be obsessed with the holy will, but in Xie Yi's eyes, he was just stubborn and unconvinced.

She secretly sighed, and her heart that sank into the abyss floated up again, and she asked: "When I taught His Majesty to study, I once recommended a book to His Majesty, do you still remember it?"

Liu Zao opened his eyes, looked at Xie Yi, and replied, "Remember, "Tai Shi Gong Shu."

Xie Yi smiled, seemingly relieved, Liu Zao saw that she was smiling, and bent her lips accordingly, the corners of her tightly pursed mouth became soft and lively.When Xie Yi saw it, her heart felt unspeakably distressed, and she said, "There is a story in it, which tells about the events of Qin Er Shi."

Liu Zao's smile subsided in an instant, she knew what Xiang Xie was going to say, but she didn't interrupt, but lowered her head and listened to Xie Yi's words.

Xie Yi then continued slowly: "During Qin Er Shi, Zhao Gao wanted to cause chaos, but he was worried that the officials would not accept him, so he came to test him. He brought a deer and presented it to the second emperor, saying that it was a horse. Shi thought it was funny, and corrected him, the prime minister was wrong, why did he point to the deer and say it was a horse. Zhao Gao asked the people around him whether it was a deer or a horse. Some of the people around were silent, some said it was a horse, and some said it was a horse. , It’s a deer. Zhao Gao figured it out, and later framed those who said it was a deer. Since then, the ministers have been afraid of Zhao Gao.”

Liu Zao bit her lower lip and said, "Stop talking."

Xie Yi shook his head lightly, and continued: "Your Majesty, do you want to be Zhao Gao? Prince Wei is a deer thrown by His Majesty. To call the prince a sage is to agree with Zhao Gao and others. To say that the prince is wrong is to speak bluntly." Those who are deer. Will His Majesty continue to reuse those who call a deer a horse and exclude those who bluntly say they are a deer?"

At that time, the imperial court will really become the emperor's voice, no matter what she wants to do, no one will dare to object.

Liu Zao turned her head away, unwilling to look at Xie Yi again.