Weiyang Palace.
Liu Bing had filled the porridge for his mother. He forced a smile, but the sadness in his eyes could not be hidden from the Empress Dowager Lu. The Empress Dowager Lu looked at her son who depended on each other and asked directly: "The emperor is because of that evil old dog Yang Chang." Are you worried about things?"
Empress Dowager Lu's words about "old dog" showed her strong character. Yang Chang was her aunt in terms of seniority, but she didn't take Yang Chang seriously at all.
Liu Bingji said with some worry on his face: "My son said that those who sit in law will never be lenient, but it happens to be Princess Yang. Her status is really high. She has just met such a troublesome person during the investigation. Why?" What can I do?"
Lu Ying's eyes suddenly became sharp and she said sternly: "Emperor!"
Liu Bing had not seen his mother like this for a long time since he ascended the throne. He straightened his waist like a reflex, lowered his head and said, "Mother!"
Empress Dowager Lu's voice was like gold and stone, hitting Liu Bingji's heart word by word, "Is there any king who has been perfect since ancient times?
Is the Holy Lord Mingjun born to be the Holy Lord Mingjun?
But at the most critical moment, he abandoned hesitation and worries, insisted on his ideals and realized them. This is the Holy Lord Mingjun.
You want to recreate the reign of Emperor Xiaowen, and you want to rebuild the martial arts of Emperor Xiaowu, but now a mere old dog and dead bones in a grave have stopped you from moving forward?
What's more, this is such a huge opportunity, but instead of being excited, you feel sad.
If this is always the case, you should just settle down and be a mediocre king, just like Emperor Xiaoding. "
After unceremoniously grabbing a gun and a stick, Liu Bing's face turned red and white again. When he heard about the great opportunity again, he was surprised and said shyly: "Please ask mother to teach me."
Empress Dowager Lu pondered: "Yang Chang is just relying on his status and filial piety to ask you to take into account your own reputation and prestige. Let's attack her from this aspect. Listen up."
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June of the first year of Yuanfeng.
The emperor went to Gaodi Temple to pray. The officials were very confused and didn't know what the emperor was going to do. After a month, the emperor reappeared and issued an order.
"Tap tap tap!"
The sound of countless horse hooves shook Chang'an City, which had been silent for a month.
Countless censors in embroidered clothes appeared in front of the people again, and everyone knew that something big was about to happen.
"The Censor of Xiuyi went to Princess Yang's manor!"
Everyone was shocked.
Xiuyi Zhizhi, who had been blocked by Princess Yang before, rushed into her manor holding back his anger. Fan Li led the Yulin army in the palace, broke in directly, and announced with a gloomy face Imperial decree.
"Edict: Since ancient times, has there been anyone who did not pay attention to relatives and made the country last for a long time?
Princess Yang had bad moral character, was greedy, harmed the people, destabilized the society, and ruined the country. She did all kinds of evil, and even the water from the rivers could not wash away her crimes.
Although she made such a big mistake, I still have a hard time making a choice.
Maintaining the country is filial piety, and obeying elders is filial piety. My virtue and ability are not enough to choose between them.
So I respectfully asked Emperor Gao to make a decision, and Emperor Gao gave me a response. The descendants who corrupted the country should be expelled from the family tree, and the actions to protect the country should be praised. The country is more important than the ancestral temple, and the ancestral temple is more important than the king.
I was so sad that I had to make an order to deprive Princess Yang of her title, remove her name from the genealogy, take back the manor given to her by previous emperors, liquidate the common people's land she had occupied, verify the numerous crimes against her, and finally use Han law came to judge her.
When you are punished, you are punished, when you are exiled, you are exiled, when you are condemned, you are condemned to death, that's all.
It is with great sadness that I hope all clan members will stop violating Han law. I am only willing to share wealth with you. "
As soon as the imperial edict was read, Princess Yang was shocked. The others were shaking like sieves. They couldn't believe that the emperor wanted to take someone.
Seeing that the Censor of Embroidered Clothes came and wanted to take someone away, the old woman, who was dressed in silk and satin, with heavy makeup on her face but could not hide her acrimonious look, immediately waved her paws and screamed: "Let go!
What are you?
How dare you come to arrest me?
I am the emperor's aunt and the biological sister of Emperor Xiaowu. Even if the emperor stood in front of me, he would not dare to be so rude! "
Fan Li, the son of Marquis Wuyang, saw that the old woman in front of him was so talkative, so he rushed forward and grabbed her, stuffed the cloth into her mouth, pushed her to the ground, and shouted: "Tie her up and take her with you. Walk!"
Princess Yang was still screaming there, but the censors in Xiuyi were all the sons of ministers who were fearless. The emperor took care of them because of their filial piety, but they were not afraid. If they really touched each other, we still don’t know who was behind it. Woolen cloth!
Fan Li looked at the magnificent mansion of Princess Yang, and sneered at the soldiers he brought with him: "Did you see the mansion? Conquer the house!"
The ferocious soldiers rushed forward immediately, and all the female relatives in the mansion were driven out, waiting to be punished.
…
Princess Yang is a greedy and stupid person. Decades of wanton behavior have left her brainless. Even if she is caught, she is still arrogant.
No matter what the officials who came to judge said, she would curse in anger. Even the most important ministers of the Nine Palaces would not be able to torture her, let alone secretly instigate people to force her to death. Even facing the prince would not be so difficult.
The prince is just a little monster who wants to gain experience, but this one is a hedgehog who has nowhere to go.
What's even more frightening is that countless royal nobles came to intercede for this person, and the officials in charge of the trial didn't know how many families came to say hello to him.
Although most of them are families that are gradually declining, these royal nobles who have been entrenched for decades still cannot be underestimated.
The most important thing is that the emperor kept silent and allowed these people to connect with each other, which many people thought was private permission. This made Princess Yang grow even more arrogant, and even the emperor did not dare to kill him.
More and more noble families appeared, the pressure on the trial officials increased, and the emperor finally appeared.
August.
An imperial edict was sent from the forbidden area, and a sword was taken out of the palace.
Fan Li, the Censor of Embroidered Clothes, reappeared and was a blessing in disguise. His protection of the emperor made him one of the Emperor's closest censors.
Princess Yang was a little afraid of the only person who had ever beaten her, but when she recalled what had happened in the past few days, she became courageous again, "You evil son of the Wuyang Hou family, I will let you know when I get out of here." , why is the surname Liu in this world?
Yuan Congxungui? The hero of Jingnan? "
Ah. "
As if looking at a dead person, Fan Li sneered and said to everyone in all directions: "Your Majesty has a message, all ministers should step aside first."
"what are you up to?"
Princess Yang Chang screamed in fear, Fan Li looked at her with disgust, waited until everyone left, and then reprimanded: "Your Majesty said: Yang Chang, you are really an evil thief.
Emperor Xiaowu gave you 10,000 qing of land, Emperor Xiaoding gave you 10,000 qing of land, and the rest of the treasures were so much gold and silver that they would fill the treasury. Many times among the royal family and nobles, even the princes and kings, like It's rare to find someone as rich as you.
As a result, you were not satisfied and actually wanted to plunder the land of the common people.
Are you so happy to see people displaced and living in misery?
Can you sleep peacefully when you see the country in turmoil and the country unstable?
Why were you, a shameless, countryless and familyless person, born into my Liu family?
Do you think that because of your high status, I won’t dare to kill you?
Do you think that because of my status as Emperor Xiaowu's sister, I will compromise?
I'm telling you now, I will definitely kill you, even if the gods come, it will be useless!
I will use your death to tell all the lawless powerful people in the world that this is the fate of sitting on the law!
What a disgusting insect! "
A hearty curse made Princess Yang feel dizzy. She never expected that it would end like this. Didn't the emperor say nothing?
Didn’t the emperor let her go by default?
Isn't the emperor afraid of what people in the world will say when he says this?
After Fan Li finished his speech, he called everyone in. When they saw Princess Yang Chang lost her mind and was full of fear, everyone was a little curious about what Fan Li said.
"Edict: Emperor Gao told me that clan members who corrupt the country must be severely punished.
Because Princess Yang is my elder and very old, I want to forgive her, but she is unwilling to admit her mistake.
This worries me.
What kind of person is one who knows his mistakes and never changes them?
After much thought, I realized that Emperor Ru was such a person.
How far-sighted Emperor Gao was. If such people were released, would the Han Dynasty collapse?
Will the people in Guanzhong revolt because they have no land to cultivate?
It is precisely because of these worries that I set up the Censor of Embroidered Clothes.
I was unwilling to take risks, and I was deeply afraid that my improper behavior would damage the Holy Dynasty's kindness in governing the world with filial piety, so I went to the ancestral temple to listen to the instructions of my ancestors. Now I have made up my mind that those who sit in law should be killed!
I don’t want to soil my clan’s blood with my own hands, so I respectfully request Emperor Gao to give me the Chixiao Sword, and I respectfully request Emperor Gao to use his divine power to kill my clan relatives with this sword. "
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According to the "Book of Han" records, the "Princess Yangchang Case" involved thirty-seven people from the royal family, eleven of whom died, twenty-six of whom were exiled, one hundred and thirty-six officials at all levels, and two attendants. Thirty-five hundred people were exiled. This was the first time since the founding of the Han Dynasty that powerful officials were punished on a large scale for annexing land. It proved that Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty put alleviating land conflicts at the top of his governance. After serious investigation and handling, the land conflicts in Guanzhong were solved. The situation was greatly alleviated, the refugee phenomenon largely disappeared, and the prestige and strength of the central court were re-established.
At the same time, after several purges, the dignitaries who had emerged during the thirty years of Emperor Han Ding's reign to Emperor Han Ru were largely cleared out of Guanzhong. With the help of the Guandong nobles, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty finally gained an extremely stable foundation, and ZTE began from here. . ——"The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
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