The Imperial City of Han Dynasty, Changle Palace.
The sun shines in front of the palace door, but there is no warmth at all. The dust is clearly visible in the light. There is silence in the palace, and a heavy atmosphere envelopes everything. This ray of light blows with the wind, and the palace door slowly creaks. Close it and disappear completely.
In the silent hall, even a pin falling on the ground could be clearly heard. However, there was no sound at all, and even the breathing was forcibly restrained, not daring to make a loud noise.
Even if the owner of the palace is always kind!
Only a few people were lying in the palace, their faces covered with tears. They had clearly cried just now. These people were the former followers of the Crown Prince of Jiaodong. Their master died in the hands of the Crown Prince, so they naturally wanted to go to the palace to complain. .
Liu Heng was sitting at the top with no expression on his face. Anyone who knew him well would know that he was extremely angry.
"Squeak."
The palace door was pushed open, and the sunlight came in again. Everyone turned their heads and looked at the palace door, wanting to know who was so unlucky to do such an unfortunate thing at this time.
Dong Ahou!
Everyone in the hall suddenly felt relieved, and even the stagnant air seemed to start flowing again.
Luo Jing seemed not to feel the atmosphere. He walked straight towards Liu Heng, and then bowed and said hello as usual. Liu Heng's expressionless face finally showed some warmth.
After about dozens of breaths, Jia Yi also walked in from outside the palace. He was not as calm as Luo Jing. He lowered his head slightly and was careful. Even if he walked in after Luo Jing, Jia Yi didn't want to do it at this time. Provoke unreasonable disasters.
Although given his status, he didn't pay much attention to the prince Liu Qi in the past, and even used Liu Qi to gain his reputation, but that was normal times, not now!
"boom!"
Liu Heng threw down the cup on the table, and a clear and loud shattering sound suddenly sounded. Several eunuchs were even injured by the fragments, but no one dared to say anything. Liu Heng was heard resounding throughout the hall. roared: "What a sin! He actually killed princes, crown princes, and young masters in broad daylight. It's lawless!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Luo Jing and Jia Yi had nothing to say about this matter. They could only say nonsense and persuade Liu Heng to calm down. However, they were naturally extremely dissatisfied with the Crown Prince Liu Qi. This incident was really too bad. .
Today's world is completely different from before Tuien split the country. In the past, there was great opposition between the royal family and the princes and kings. The two sides were even enemies to a certain extent. In that case, the crown prince killed the princes and princes. The prince and the emperor may still feel secretly happy, and there is a high probability that he will be saved.
However, after pushing back favor and splitting the country, the main thing between the royal family and the princes and kings was harmonious coexistence. Pushing favor and splitting up the country came with some political promises, that is, prosperity and wealth must at least be guaranteed. Liu Heng has been able to achieve such great achievements in these years. The results are inseparable from the cooperation of various kingdoms, and now they were smashed by Liu Qiyi's chessboard.
Liu Qi killed the crown prince of King Jiaodong and the son of Duke Qi in the street. This was simply outrageous. Such outrageous and vicious events had not happened since the founding of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Heng calmed down a little, and then said: "Envoys, please go back first. I will give an explanation to King Jiaodong and Duke Qi."
Several people looked at each other for a few times, and then slowly exited the hall. The palace people also left from both sides. Only Liu Heng and three people were left in the hall. Liu Heng's body suddenly collapsed and said angrily: "What an evil deed." , I only thought he had a bad temper, but I never imagined that something like this would happen. Does he think that his position as Crown Prince is really as secure as Mount Tai?"
Neither Luo Jing nor Jia Yi spoke in response to these words, but not speaking was an attitude. Normally, it should be to persuade, but now silence means that they think the same way.
Liu Heng had some understanding in his heart, knowing that the two important ministers in front of him were very dissatisfied with the Crown Prince Qi.
To say that the position of the crown prince is stable, we have to say that the Xiaohui Emperor Liu Ying was. The Lu family, the Luo family, and the founding hero group jointly supported the founding emperor Liu Bang. He gave up the idea of changing the crown prince and just wanted to To save Liu Ruyi's life.
That's what it means to be as stable as a mountain!
Where is Liu Qi?
Emperor Liu Heng didn't like him very much, and his mother's clan and his wife's clan were not strong enough to compete with the emperor.
His only advantage is that he is the eldest son. Generally speaking, Luo will support his eldest son. After all, this transfer of power is the most stable.
The problem is that Liu Qi has a normal relationship with Luo Jing, the only son of the Luo family currently living in Chang'an, and he has committed such an immoral act.
As a result, Luo Jing did not support him, and the advantage of the eldest son was greatly weakened.
Liu Heng slowly frowned, and the idea of changing the crown prince flashed through his mind again. He put away his anger and said in deep thought: "Prime Minister, what consequences might the crown prince's actions have? I want to Let me hear your opinion."
The reason why he didn't ask Luo Jing was because Liu Heng knew what Luo Jing was thinking. Jia Yi understood that his words might even determine whether Liu Qi's position as crown prince remained.
Ordinary ministers would probably not dare to participate in these matters, but although Jia Yi was unwilling to interfere with the reserve position, he naturally had a great sense of righteousness in his heart and always had the ideal of serving the country and the people.
In his view, Crown Prince Qi acted absurdly and had a violent personality. He killed the princes and princes of the princes and the Duke of Qi in the street. This was a complete disregard for the turmoil of the country and the country. Now he was just a prince and acted rampantly. He made such a move. What will happen to such evil deeds if he really becomes an emperor in the future?
Are we going to force the vassal kingdoms to rebel and start a vigorous civil war?
The world has finally prospered, is it going to fall into endless war again?
As a Confucian scholar who truly has the ambition to govern the country and bring peace to the world, Jia Yi was so excited that he immediately bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have a few words to say. If I have overstepped my bounds, please forgive me."
Liu Heng's expression remained unchanged and he said, "Prime Minister, please speak."
Jia Yi said loudly: "Your Majesty, I once heard a story. A rabbit was killed by a hunter. The fox who saw this scene felt sad. The other foxes asked: 'Why are you sad when the rabbit dies?'
The fox said: 'Because the hunter killed the rabbit today, he will kill us tomorrow, so I feel sad, not for the rabbit, but for us in the future. '"
Jia Yi added: "In the past, the King of Wu and the King of Huainan rebelled, and all the princes and kings in the world were ready to take action. The Dukes and Chehous of Qi sharpened their weapons, fed their horses, and recruited soldiers on their fiefdoms, so Qi was The most stable thing is loyalty to the big man.
If the loyal are allowed to have second thoughts and the evil are allowed to ascend to high places, can the world of the Han Dynasty still be so prosperous?
I thought it would not happen. You govern the world with kindness, and the princes and kingdoms who support the court will prosper, while those who follow the law will lose their kingdoms. This has been the case since you came to power, so the royal family members treat you respectfully.
The prince of Qi and the prince of Jiaodong came to Chang'an. Isn't this their trust in you and their loyalty to the court?
The result was such a violent death.
King Su once said: "If the king regards his ministers as his hands and feet, then his ministers will regard him as his heart and soul; if his ministers regard his ministers as dogs and horses, his ministers will regard him as a fellow countryman; if his ministers regard his ministers as earth and mustard, then his ministers will regard him as a bandit." '
If we cannot give an explanation to the King of Jiaodong and the Duke of Qi, then it is not just a matter for these two people, but I am worried about the country of the Han Dynasty. "
Jia Yi was born in Meng Confucianism and attached great importance to the relationship between monarch and ministers. He did not have the idea that the monarch was definitely right. At the same time, this was considered the mainstream of this era.
Everyone is reasonable!
If the emperor is really unreasonable and loses his support, he may even lose his country.
"Ahem."
Luo Jing suddenly coughed twice, and Jia Yi stopped talking. He knew that Luo Jing was reminding him that what he had said was almost done, and if he continued, he would directly propose to depose the crown prince.
This can be said, but not now, not by Jia Yi alone, but first to communicate with all officials and create public opinion momentum.
Deposing the crown prince is not just a political matter. If Liu Qi is deposed, he will definitely die. This is equivalent to asking Liu Heng to kill his own son with his own hands.
Therefore, the most important thing is to see what the emperor thinks. If the emperor is unwilling to abolish the crown prince, no matter how hard he talks, it will be in vain.
Luo Jing guessed that Liu Heng could make this determination. After all, from every aspect, Liu Qi continuing to serve as the prince would do more harm than good.
Although Jia Yi didn't say it out loud, Liu Heng certainly knew that this was asking him to depose the prince. He mused: "Prime Minister, what you said is to seek for the country. I will listen to your opinion carefully. You are trying to reconcile yin and yang. Commander-in-Chief Prime Minister of the hundreds of officials, please collect the opinions of the officials for me, the country of the Han Dynasty rests on your shoulders."
After receiving the order, Jia Yi sat back down. He was not afraid, only excited. In fact, he still had a trump card that he had not released, and that was that the crown prince Qi once expressed dissatisfaction with Dong'a Hou Jing after drinking.
However, Jia Yi is not a conspirator after all, so he is unwilling to go to this step unless he has to. He still knows very well that he is not Dong'ahou Luojing, who is trusted by the emperor. The reason why the Holy Family is now prosperous is firstly because of these years. He is dedicated to his work and has a noble character. The second reason is that he was recommended by King Luo Wen and named as a prime minister reserved for the emperor.
Once he used devious means to alienate the emperor's relatives, in the emperor's heart, he was no longer just a minister who could get close to him, and it was really not worth the gain.
But just because he didn't say it didn't mean that others didn't say it. Liu Qimou's identity was kept secret, and interested people had been eyeing his position as crown prince for a long time. These things had been suppressed all the time, just to give Liu Qi a hard blow at the critical moment.
It's just that there has never been a chance. Unexpectedly, Liu Qi actually gave away the knife himself, which made many people overjoyed.
There was a turmoil in Chang'an City because of this incident, and countless undercurrents were surging in it, and then rushed towards the imperial city!
(End of chapter)
