Killing innocent people is called "Li". This is the posthumous title given by the courtiers to the King of Jiujiang.
Liu Qi's posthumous title naturally cannot be a high posthumous title, but a middle posthumous title or a bad posthumous title is acceptable. It all depends on which direction it is interpreted. Liu Che originally wanted to give him a middle posthumous title to show his benevolence. After all, people They are all dead, there is no need to hold on to this.
At the same time, Liu Che wanted to test this matter, and then encountered great resistance as expected.
The court officials believed that the reason why Liu Qi was deposed was that he killed the Crown Prince of Jiaodong and the Duke of Qi without any reason, which perfectly fits the posthumous title of killing innocent people.
"Your Majesty, most of the posthumous titles, except for Yi, Xi, etc., are sympathetic. Is the King of Jiujiang still worthy of sympathy?
If he deserves sympathy, then do the Crown Prince of Jiaodong and the Young Master of Qi, who died tragically under his chessboard, deserve to die?
Your conclusion on the King of Jiujiang is not just for him alone, but also for the King of Jiaodong and Duke Qi.
Everyone in the world is watching you, watching how you deal with the King of Jiujiang. If you really give him a posthumous title, wouldn't it hurt the family ties of the clan and the hearts of the nobles of Qi?
This time, the Chehous who resisted desperately, the soldiers who participated in countering the rebellion, and the soldiers who died in the mountains and rivers of Jiujiang all became a joke.
Your Majesty, I would like to give you a posthumous title for the King of Jiujiang, in order to appease the people of the world! "
These words were not only spoken by one person, but by everyone, even the old ministers of the Liang Kingdom who came to Chang'an with Liu Che. Liu Che's Taifu also advised: "Your Majesty, it's just a little fame, the king If you follow the right path, there will naturally be countless rumors. If you cannot overcome this, will you still be able to achieve great things in the future?
I have heard that the sage kings from ancient times have always been willing to listen to advice. They regard what the world thinks is beautiful as beautiful, and what the world thinks is ugly as ugly. To reach this state, it is enough to be equal to the world. "
Liu Che understood that this was telling him that your foundation is not stable now. Don't stand up to the courtiers. The courtiers will say whatever they say. This is the general trend. If you fight against it, you will not end well. Even the Prime Minister and Dong'ahou didn't do anything for you. Talk?
Liu Che understood this and understood that his temptation had produced results, so he agreed to the request to be given the posthumous title "Li" for the King of Jiujiang.
Changle Palace.
Liu Che's face looked a little unsightly. He had been thinking about this incident all his life these days. The king of Jiujiang Liu Qi died in the battle. The news from the front line was that he committed suicide out of fear of crime. It is most likely true. After all, Liu Qi still wanted to face it, but the truth As for the situation, no one knows whether it is true or false.
But Liu Che was very depressed about this result.
He wanted Liu Qi to die, but not that way. His previous unwillingness to give Liu Qi a bad posthumous title was also because it looked unsightly.
Previously, Liu Che thought that Liu Qi would commit suicide when he returned to Jiujiang Kingdom, or directly went to Jiujiang Kingdom, because Liu Che thought to himself that if he had experienced such a thing, he would definitely not be so humiliated.
Liu Qi did not commit suicide, which was beyond Liu Che's expectation. After Liu Qi rebelled, he was really confused. With the situation at this point, what was the use of rebellion?
How could Liu Qi not see this? Did he rebel simply to exile his family and all the nobles in the country?
I don’t know what I’m trying to do, so I might as well commit suicide directly to give both parties some dignity. It’s not hopeless that the heirs will change the title later, but the result is so ugly now.
Liu Che didn't understand that he just sent someone to invite Liu Qi to Chang'an, so why would he rebel?
Because those messengers were dead, and all the parties involved who had experienced that incident were dead, Liu Che would never know that those messengers deliberately said a few more words, deliberately urged them to be more urgent, were deliberately arrogant, and were deliberately vague. Quit some.
This is something that can never be deciphered. There is only a simple record in the history books, "In the first year of Xiaowu, the king of Jiujiang rebelled, and he was defeated in ten months. He was given a posthumous title."
Of course, Liu Che had doubts about this incomprehensible thing. In the end, Liu Che could only come to one conclusion - there were too many people in the world who wanted Liu Qi to die, and Liu Qi might have been rebelled.
Of course Liu Che knew very well that the people who wanted Liu Qi's death were not only the two princes who had a bloody feud with Liu Qi, but also those who had deposed the prince before. Who didn't want him to die? Not to mention the courtiers who submitted the memorial. The noisy students in Taixue, and even the Prime Minister Jia Yi, wanted the King of Jiujiang dead, because there were too many things that happened to him instead of killing him.
Unless Liu Qi is willing to swear to Luo Shui that he will stay in the Jiujiang Kingdom and never retaliate, then he can possibly survive.
Prime Minister Jia Yi was the vanguard of the overthrow of the prince. Even if he did not take action, he at least said nothing about the death of the King of Jiujiang and pretended that nothing happened.
Liu Che suspected in his heart that some people deliberately took advantage of the situation to kill the King of Jiujiang and put the blame on him. They not only wanted to kill Liu Qi, but also wanted to give himself a blow.
These people were loyal ministers of the late emperor, but it did not mean that they were his loyal ministers. Especially when he still brought along old ministers of the Liang Kingdom, conflicts were bound to arise.
He was a suspicious person by nature, and he had no base of his own in Chang'an. He suddenly became the prince from Liang Wang, and then became the emperor before he could accumulate political capital. Naturally, he was shocked and confused.
"Has Dong Ahou arrived?"
Thinking of this, Liu Che couldn't help but ask the attendant next to him. The attendant quickly said: "Your Majesty, I will ask you again."
As the attendant walked down, Liu Che began to rethink the situation in the court and what his father had told him before. In the future, if everything was in doubt, he would come to Luo Jing. Luo Jing could give him the greatest support.
He thought about it in the palace. If he wanted to break the situation as quickly as possible and take control of the government, he had to start with Luo Jing.
As long as he can get the support of Dong Ahou, he has nothing to fear even if he faces off against the prime minister and the general.
Moreover, Liu Che still knew Prime Minister Jia Yi. He was a direct minister and would most likely not cause trouble for him.
Luo Jing walked leisurely on the avenue of the palace, flanked by majestic palaces and palace walls on both sides. Some of those palaces were quite old, and some places on the palace walls were even damaged.
When Luo Xin was regent, some renovations were done. After Liu Heng took office, all these renovation projects stopped. He disliked these things as a waste of people and money.
Although he hasn't been here for a long time, Luo Jing is still very familiar with the roads here. His father was once half the owner here, and his cousin was the owner here. He spent 40 years of his life here. Year.
This place is more like his home than Dong'ahou Mansion.
But this time entering the palace felt quite different. Walking through the familiar avenue, it suddenly felt extremely strange.
Luo Jing couldn't help but look at the tallest main hall of Changle Palace, and sighed slightly, because the person he was so familiar with was no longer here, and this was no longer his home.
Things change and people change, that's probably it.
Of course Luo Jing understood what the emperor wanted to do, and he didn't mind giving Liu Che some necessary help to reduce the losses within the court.
The King of Jiujiang quickly rebelled and was quickly defeated. Luo Jing didn't know what was going on or who was involved. The forces in the world were so intertwined that no one could completely sort them out.
But Luo Jing hopes that this matter will end here. This prosperous age was created by his father and cousin, and he hopes that it can last forever.
Liu Heng hoped that Luo Jing could help Liu Che, but Luo Jing wanted to protect this hard-won prosperity. Anyone who dared to destroy this prosperity would be Luo Jing's enemy.
Luo Jing walked into Changle Palace. When Liu Heng was alive, this place was very plain because he was too frugal.
Now that the emperor had just passed away, it was impossible for Liu Che to start decorating luxuriously at this time anyway, so he restrained his desire for luxury and ostentation and did not start decorating Changle Palace yet.
As for the Queen Mother, she has moved to the Weiyang Palace in accordance with the regulations of the Han Dynasty. The Queen Mother Zhang Yan is also in the Weiyang Palace, but the Weiyang Palace is very large, so there is no big problem.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty has been waiting for a long time. Please come with your servant."
As soon as Luo Jing entered the palace, he met the valet who happened to be walking out. The valet said happily when he saw Luo Jing.
Luo Jing followed the attendant into the inner hall and saw the rather heroic Liu Che. There was a trace of anxiety between his brows, but his whole person seemed to be in high spirits, which is something common to young emperors.
That is the expectation for the future. Having just taken over the power, there are countless words in my heart that I want to write on the white paper of the world.
Looking at this scene, Luo Jing seemed to have returned to the past. At that time, the late emperor was still young and had just taken office. He was equally high-spirited and wanted to create an unprecedented prosperous age.
"so good."
After getting out of his past thoughts, Luo Jing stepped forward and saluted, "My lord, Jing, pays homage to my emperor. May your majesty be safe and may your majesty be blessed."
Liu Che forcibly suppressed all his inner thoughts and returned the favor to Luo Jing.
This was the first time Liu Che formally summoned Luo Jing.
According to the etiquette system formulated by Luochen for the monarch and his ministers, adhering to the concept that ministers worship the emperor and the emperor also worships ministers, when the monarch grants official positions to high-ranking officials such as the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers, and when he enthrones Wanhuhou, there is a set of fairly equal etiquette, which is called As a "gift".
The essence of this set of etiquette is to express that the emperor invited these talents to manage the country.
Of course, Luo Jing was a Marquis of Wanhu, and he was also a Jiuqing. Although he was not canonized by Liu Che, the first time he was summoned, it was as if he was canonized, so Luo Jing made a big salute. Liu Che was stunned for a moment before he realized, and he also saluted Luo Jing.
This worship between the monarch and his ministers is like the scene in the past when countries were competing for talents.
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When Xiaowu became the emperor, Xiaowen's old ministers were all worried, but Du Jing was calm and calm.
During the time of Xiaowen, the scenery was often kept in the palace, and it was divided into morning and evening. However, when there were visits, they were all open, and when it came to Xiaowu, the waiter called him superior, which was inappropriate.
It said: "Dong'a is a relative of the late emperor and my uncle. It is advisable to follow the old system and there is no way to prohibit it in the palace."
The prosperity of the scenery can be seen from this. ——"Historical Records: Dong'ahou Family"
(End of chapter)
