Behind the eunuch were two warriors, approaching him with their sword handles pressed against them.
It was impossible for Huo Guang to let an ignorant person approach the emperor, so he went up to him and stopped the eunuchs and warriors.
He was a very thoughtful person, and he immediately recognized that this was the eunuch beside the prince, and his heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that the always restless prince had caused something again?
He asked urgently: "Why are you so anxious? Just tell me right here."
The eunuch with an anxious look on his face was trembling all over and his face was covered with cold sweat. He knelt down on the ground and said with fear and trembling: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was assassinated by a traitor and was seriously injured. I am here to report to Your Majesty. "
Uh-huh!
The expressions of several people in the hall changed.
In an instant, the hall fell into silence, and a cold air swept through the entire hall. Everyone felt a chill from the soles of their feet, and then went straight to the back of their heads along their spines, making them feel cold.
The prince of the Han Dynasty was assassinated in broad daylight?
Who dares to believe this?
Although ministers often ravage the prince, this is completely different!
Huo Guang asked sternly: "Do you know what you are talking about? If there is even the slightest bit of lies, I will definitely die."
The eunuch had been helpless since the prince was assassinated. He managed to hold on until he was stabbed by Huo Guang. He kowtowed and cried, "I dare not lie. The prince has indeed been assassinated. The Imperial Medical Office has sent people there."
When Liu Xun heard this, he closed and opened his eyes. Just now, he was delighted with the gradual prosperity of the world, but when he turned around, his heir gave him such a big surprise.
No one in the world knows a son better than his parents, and they know their son Liu Xun best, and he is the most capable of causing trouble.
His first reaction was that he was being retaliated for causing trouble.
However, the assassination of the prince is a matter of national and dynasty's face. We cannot sit idly by and investigate the matter clearly no matter the reason.
Liu Xun controlled his emotions and immediately said coldly: "Zizheng, the prince was assassinated in broad daylight. This is a shame for the court.
I leave this matter to you, Zimeng is responsible for assisting, and the murderer must be brought to justice. "
The two of them responded quickly, and Liu Xun apologized to Luo Qing: "Sir, it seems that we can no longer discuss with you today. We can only discuss it another day."
After something like this happened, neither the emperor nor the father could sit still. Luo Qing and others left the palace together. As soon as they left the emperor's sight, their faces instantly darkened.
The prince was assassinated!
This was something no one had ever expected.
The current prince is the eldest son of the emperor. A typical son is valued by his mother. The second son, Yuan Feng, was born in the 14th year of Yuanfeng. He is only three or four years old now and is still a baby. The prince's status is as stable as Mount Tai and can be said to be unshakable. He is almost certain to be the emperor. The next emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, the prince was assassinated at this time, and the emperor must have been filled with anger.
The current emperor is not a benevolent king. Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xun has definitely ranked first in terms of the number of bureaucrats and nobles killed. Liu Xun's renaissance was built on the bones and flesh of nobles and powerful officials. Get up!
Everyone had already foreseen that this would be another bloody storm. After all, since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the highest-ranking bureaucrat who had been assassinated was Sang Hongyang, the imperial censor during the period of the violent emperor, and the highest-ranking nobleman was the prince, who directly assassinated the undisputed prince. This is the first time for the heir.
Huo Guang's face was so gloomy that it was about to drip. He said in a deep voice: "Is there another group that conspired against the Han Dynasty and planned this secretly, just like Wu Ni? After all, if something happens to the prince, the country of the Han Dynasty will definitely be destroyed." There will be turmoil.
Your Majesty's legitimate second son is too young. If you make him a bastard, I'm afraid your Majesty would not be willing to do so. There will definitely be endless debates between the government and the public. What a treacherous intention. "
As a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, Huo Guang could not help but start thinking about Liu Xun. Another reason was that Queen Xu Pingjun admired him so much that he even married one of his sisters to him. He not only wanted to think about the emperor, but also the queen. So he is a staunch princeling.
Luo Qing is also thinking about the political turmoil that this matter may cause. He is very satisfied with the current situation. Liu Xun is a capable emperor, powerfully suppressing the unlimited growth ambitions of the world's powerful.
Liu Xiang heard what Huo Guang said and saw Luo Qing thinking, but his expression was different from the two of them, even a little strange, because among the three, only he and the prince were familiar with each other.
Although Huo Guang is the prince's uncle, it is definitely not an exaggeration to describe the two of them as unfamiliar.
Liu Xiang shook his head and said: "The top priority now is to find out why the assassin wanted to assassinate the crown prince. Was it someone who ordered it as Huo Shizhong said, or was it simply because the crown prince was too harsh on others and was retaliated against.
If it is the former, then the matter will be serious, and it may be another Wu Ni disaster that will spread throughout the world.
If it is the latter, then we must think of a way to deal with it and not expand it, otherwise the hard-won situation will be ruined. "
Huo Guang was startled when he heard the words. When he thought of the prince, the anger on his face calmed down a little. Luo Qing's gloomy expression also softened a lot. Both of them felt that maybe they were the ones in charge.
"What Mr. Zizheng said is absolutely true. It is Guang's negligence and the prince's character. Alas, this will happen sooner or later. Now that there are many righteous people in the world, if he does not restrain himself, sooner or later he will suffer the consequences."
The prince who could make Luo Qing and the three of them shake their heads and sigh is certainly not an ordinary person.
Liu Xun was a very steady man. Although he was ruthless, he rarely showed it. On the contrary, he was a benevolent king among the people. He was called "Little Taizong" and "Reincarnation Xiaowen".
Xu Pingjun is also a very gentle and virtuous lady.
As a result, the son born by these two people has a completely different personality from the two of them!
Because the prince was born in the New Year, Liu Xun named him He.
Liu He has a violent personality and likes to fight with others. He is happy when he wins and gets angry when he loses. He even beats and scolds at every turn. Most people don't have the energy to do such things, but he never tires of it.
He treats his ministers and subordinate officials like cattle and horses, beating, scolding and humiliating them at every turn, and will not stop until the ministers cry bitterly and become extremely humble.
Moreover, he didn't just beat and scold him randomly, but he watched what was served, and gave benefits to those who were willing to obey. Those who were unwilling to obey him were removed from the palace.
It's not like he's choosing ministers and subordinates, but training dogs.
Liu Xun naturally devoted countless efforts to his eldest son, and found various great Confucian scholars to teach him how to read. Liu Xun personally practiced the Way of Overlordship, so he not only taught him to read Confucian classics, but also taught him the way of criminal law. The way to be king.
Liu Xiang was his criminal law teacher at first, but the prince seemed to be born with an evil nature.
Liu Xiang spent a lot of effort to improve the criminal law, but he could easily break it back and incorporate into it the way of being a king that Liu Xun taught him.
Liu Xiang's evaluation is that this prince should have been born when Legalism was flourishing, and may have something in common with Han Feizi, Li Si and others.
In the end, Liu Xiang resigned directly from the emperor because he could not bear the responsibility of teaching a country's crown prince bad. The criminal law family was a small family, unlike the Confucian family, which had a big business and could not afford this great master.
With a character like the prince's, it's normal to provoke enemies, and it's reasonable for some people to be humiliated and fight back.
The three of them looked at each other, and they all saw some hidden worries in their eyes. If the prince is unstable, chaos will inevitably arise.
The three people left in a hurry. Liu Xiang and Huo Guang went to do the things assigned by the emperor, while Luo Qing returned to the Imperial Academy. Offering wine to the Imperial Academy was his current main job.
Liu Xun naturally went straight to the crown prince's palace. With such a big event as the prince's injury, the whole palace became busy.
Thanks to the trees planted by Liu Dan's predecessors, and the descendants of Liu Xun enjoying the shade, the palace today is much more magnificent than before. It took Liu Xun a quarter of an hour on horseback to leave the palace and go to the palace specially built for the crown prince's palace. .
As soon as you arrive at the Taiwong Palace, you can see the busy ladies walking in and out. Everyone's face is relatively pale, and there is deep fear in their eyes. They are no different from the eunuchs who went to report the news before.
Liu Xun walked into the palace and saw the prince wrapped in white cloth lying on the bed. His face was as pale as blood loss, and even rosy with a bit of gray. It looked like he was seriously injured.
Queen Xu Pingjun is sitting in the room. She is in her thirties and has a good figure. She is not as beautiful as the newly admitted beauties in the harem, but she is dignified, graceful and luxurious. She is worthy of being the queen of the Han Dynasty. Now she lowers her head and secretly weeps. Liu looks at it. I felt sad for a while.
The woman in front of him was the reason why he clearly didn't like Liu He, but still wanted to keep Liu He's position as the crown prince. Liu He was rare in the world for a son to be so valuable based on his mother.
Seeing Liu Xun appear, Xu Pingjun wiped her tears and saluted. Liu Xun held her catkin, and the queen burst into tears and said, "Your Majesty, how did He'er end up in this situation?"
Liu Xun said sadly: "Queen, don't worry, I have asked the imperial censor Liu Zizheng to investigate, and the results will be available soon. No matter who hurt the prince, I will make him pay the price."
Xu Pingjun opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something. She was Liu He's mother, and she knew Liu He's character well. She even suspected that this incident was Liu He's fault.
Outside, news of the prince's assassination gradually spread!
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Prince He was violent in nature and loved punishment. He was fond of magic and had many suspicions. He offered forgiveness to Shi Zong's family. The prince said: "The monarch controls the world with punishment. This is the reason why Emperor Qin used weapons of life and death to take away and take away. This is why the Han Dynasty attaches great importance to Confucianism, Confucian scholars like to talk about ancient sayings, and their words are like those of the sages, but their words are bound to be unreasonable. They are incompetent and hate the imperial power, so they should be abandoned.
My father's strict punishments and laws have made the world safe, but there are some shortcomings. The legal network is not tight, the punishments are not heavy, and the deterrence is weak. Therefore, there are murderers in the world, there are rebellious ministers in the court, and the people of the world are not convinced. "
Shang angrily said: "The Han family has its own system, which is based on the overlord's way. However, it is purely punishment, so use Qin's government! Qin's government is tyrannical, the second generation collapsed, and the ruthless emperor used it, and his body and government were destroyed. Your nature is Evil, so use Confucianism and Law to balance it.
Alas!
The prince is the one who messed up my house! ”——"Book of Han·Xiaoxuan Benji"
Le, Ah He has been demoted.
(End of chapter)
