The impact of the issuance of the Sinner's Edict on the world is unimaginable. In real history, the situation has reached a point where it has to be like this, but Liu Jin's Sinner's Edict is different. The Han Dynasty can still fight, and there are many people I want to continue the war.
But faced with the unprecedented edict of the emperor to sin against oneself, no one knew what to do, so they could only settle down temporarily and obey the will.
But interests will blind everything, even if it means losing your own wealth and life!
Under the surface calm, there are countless undercurrents surging, which may set off huge waves that shock everyone at any time, and then destroy everything.
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Zhaocheng, Luogong.
Luo Wuji lay on the bed, listening to his eldest son's story about the emperor's edict to sin against himself. After being silent for a long time, he asked, "How is the emperor's mood? Has he been depressed because of this matter?"
Luo Sheng said uncertainly: "It is said that the emperor laid off all the musicians in the palace, stopped the construction of all palaces, allowed the people to return home, did not increase taxes in the world, and slowly restored the national power of the imperial court. This is the right way. "
When Luo Wuji heard this, he waved his hands gently and said: "The great things in the world belong to the emperor, have you forgotten the old events of King Zhou Xuan?
This is the most important thing to ignore. "
King Xuan of Zhou.
The reason why he was able to get the posthumous title "Xuan" is because he was born early. If he was born after Luo Xuangong in Luocheng, he would definitely not get this high posthumous title. If it were in the era when the Han Dynasty was so strict about posthumous titles, he would Based on his later actions, there is a high probability that he will have a middle-to-lower posthumous title, and the explanation will not be very good.
Emperor Liu Jin and King Zhou Xuan were very similar. They were both good at martial arts, but in the later stages of the war, they stretched their hips and caused huge losses. The most important thing was the loss of the court's prestige and the court's imperial army.
Although Luo didn't want the imperial court to become dominant without any checks and balances, he also didn't want to see the local government become powerful, because local powerful people were a group of people who deserved to be killed.
Luo Sheng was shocked when he heard this. King Zhou Xuan was in chaos after that, and King Zhou Xuan finally died of depression because of his defeat. If he were today...
Liu Jin doesn't even have a prince, let alone a legitimate son. All of them are princesses. The Han Dynasty has been passed down in an orderly manner for so many generations. Is it going to cause chaos here?
Luo Wuji said: "Sheng'er, you go to the chief manager and ask the family to pay attention to Chang'an. I still have some understanding of the emperor's character. He is not someone who can afford to let go.
Now that he has suffered such a big setback and has been issued a sinner edict, can he really not care?
This worries me. "
Luo Sheng took the order and turned around to walk out. Luo Wuji lay on the bed, frowning slightly and thinking, "It is impossible for the nomads in the north to recover within thirty to fifty years. There are no foreign enemies that can destroy Zhuxia, but why do I always have something in my heart?" Where's the slightest bit of uneasiness?"
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Changle Palace.
Liu Jin woke up from his nightmare again. He gasped for air, then walked out of bed in a daze and walked to the outer hall. The palace ladies and eunuchs who came and went bowed their heads and saluted.
Liu Jin was extremely sensitive at this time. He felt that the reason why the palace maid and the eunuch lowered their heads was because they were worried that he would see the ridicule in their eyes. He was an embarrassing emperor, so he turned around and entered the inner palace.
Looking at the sword hanging in the inner hall, Liu Jin suddenly became jealous, rushed up to take it off, and then began to chop and chop randomly, and roared in a low voice: "Southwestern Yi! Beasts! I must kill you all! I must kill you all! Wash away today’s shame!”
I don't know how much time passed, but Liu Jin collapsed on the ground in exhaustion. His clothes were in a mess, his sword was casually thrown aside, and his face was filled with tears. His psychological pressure was really too great.
Starting from Emperor Gao, there were Emperor Xiaohui, Emperor Xiaowen, and Emperor Xiaowu, four consecutive generations of Mingjuns and Holy Lords, each of whom was an emperor with a temple title.
Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaowu were both kings who could be elected as holy kings. As the son of Emperor Xiaowu, Liu Jin was under too much pressure.
He was worried that he would not be able to get a temple title, he was worried that he would not be able to get a posthumous title, he was worried that his achievements were not enough and he would become a laughing stock, so he followed Emperor Xiaowu as an example everywhere, and ended up like this.
"I am still young and still have a chance. As long as I can make achievements in the future, I will be able to meet my ancestors."
Liu Jin lay on the ground and kept relieving himself and cheering himself up. He got up from the ground and said loudly: "Change my clothes."
Only then did the palace maids and eunuchs outside dare to walk in. A group of people filed in, and then they were startled by the chaos in the inner hall.
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and became increasingly quiet, walking without even a trace of sound, for fear of offending the emperor.
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Great court meeting.
This was the first major court meeting after Emperor Liu Jin issued the edict to sin against oneself.
Emperor Liu Jin will announce new major policies to the world at this meeting, and will focus all his energy on the power of the court, striving to return to the level of Emperor Wu, who could fight big battles without damaging the foundation.
The ministers filed in and knelt down on the seats on both sides. Their expressions were almost the same. They were all expressionless and must hide their inner thoughts, but the eyes they exchanged with each other revealed these people's hearts. Thoughts are very different.
Liu Jin walked into the palace, and all the ministers stood up and said in unison: "May your Majesty be safe, may your Majesty be blessed."
"Good morning to you, everyone!"
Liu Jin was sitting on his knees and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a very high-pitched young male voice, "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
A young official walked to the center of the hall, bowed to the emperor, and then said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
There was a commotion in the main hall. Some officials were whispering to each other and guessing what they were going to do. Some officials remained motionless, as if they knew what was going on.
The Prime Minister immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty has not spoken yet, and you have come out to make an announcement. This is disrupting the order of the court and you should be dragged out of the palace."
The young official sneered when he heard this and said loudly: "Prime Minister, are you in such a hurry, is there anything shameful about it?"
The prime minister was stunned and saw the young official bowing to Liu Jin and saying loudly: "Your Majesty, I, the Han Dynasty, are the supreme dynasty. Even evil wolves like the Xiongnu can only crawl at the feet of my Han Dynasty. The southwestern barbarians are just people in the mountains. Isn't it the most ridiculous thing in the world that a monkey can actually defeat a big man?
Can the weak defeat the strong?
Can a man with bare hands defeat a man with armor?
Can the barbaric defeat the advanced?
cannot!
But the Han Dynasty failed. This was not because the soldiers of the Han Dynasty were not brave, but because there were traitors in the court. "
At this point, the whole hall was already in an uproar. He never expected that the Great Court Meeting would start with such a bang. Combined with the attitude towards the Prime Minister just now, an unimaginable thing appeared in the emperor's mind.
The emperor trembled and asked: "My beloved, you continue to speak, you continue to speak."
The young official straightened his spine and said: "I want to impeach the prime minister for embezzling military supplies during the Southern War. He did not provide medicine for the army due to personal grudges, which ultimately led to the army's defeat. However, such a traitor ranks above all the other princes. Is it possible? Isn't it the most ironic thing?
I request your Majesty’s Holy Judgment!
If such a traitor is not killed, how can justice and justice be manifested?
If such a traitor is not killed, how can the two hundred thousand soldiers who died in the battle express their grievances?
If you don't kill such a traitor, how are you going to explain it to Emperor Gao, Emperor Xiaohui, Emperor Xiaowen, and Emperor Xiaowu?
Your Majesty, please uphold justice for the people of the world! "
As he said that, the official knelt down directly in the hall, his eyes full of hatred and joy, and a little sobbing.
The Prime Minister felt cold all over his body. This was a conspiracy. This was a conspiracy to get rid of himself.
Why?
The prime minister quickly thought about the political opponents he might encounter, and then suddenly realized that a few days ago, he agreed to the emperor's suggestion to rest and recuperate.
He suddenly became a thorn in the side of the main war faction.
He looked at the figure kneeling in the hall with difficulty, then turned to look at the expressionless general, and then looked at the princes who were sitting upright. He didn't know who wanted to kill him, but he knew who People must be among these people.
Even owned by these people, the power of the military nobles was so great that they could even blackmail the emperor, especially when the court suffered heavy losses.
The Prime Minister realized that he had made a huge mistake. During the reign of Emperor Wen, the military nobles obeyed the Prime Minister's orders. Needless to say, King Luo Wen also had great power and could subdue the military nobles.
But starting from Emperor Wu, the prime minister has lost his supreme status because of the existence of the Great Sima General Changping Wulie Hou Weiqing, the Great Sima Hussar General Champion Jinghuan Hou Huo Qubing, and the Great Sima Xiaoqi General Wushuang Hou.
The prime minister of the Han Dynasty was a logistics worker who arranged food and fodder for the military nobles, and he had long lost his superior status.
Now that he supported the emperor's policy, he not only offended the main war faction, but was even considered by the military nobles as wanting to regain the supreme power under the emperor.
As soon as he thought of this, the Prime Minister suddenly felt that his vision was darkened, and he was even a little unable to stand. He didn't know how he could solve the current situation, unless he immediately changed his attitude to support the idea of the military nobles, and started the war in the Southern Kingdom.
"Prime Minister!"
The emperor's voice came from above. There was uncontrollable anger in the voice. At this moment, his heart exploded to the point where he could not control it at all.
The Prime Minister walked towards the main hall, bowed and said directly: "Your Majesty, I am wronged!
Since ancient times, those who make false accusations and slanders should have their tongues pulled out and their mouths broken. Only in this way can the person who has been falsely accused and slandered be cleared.
I ask your Majesty to uphold justice for me.
What a scandal it is for a dignified prime minister to be slandered like this in a court meeting. If such a person cannot be punished, will any ministers dare to stand in this palace in the future? "
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