Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 772
"Bah~~~"

Inside the prison car, Liu Jian poked his head out with great effort, just to spit in the face of his country's prime minister.

Lingsheng was expressionless, just watching the scene calmly.

Of course he was also in the prison van. The two prison vans walked side by side, and the soldiers followed behind, silently driving on the road.

"Your Majesty, if you can't vomit, save your energy."

Liu Jian was taken aback, and cursed: "If it weren't for you, a traitor, would I be able to go to Chang'an in a prison car? You are a disloyal thief!"

"Bah~~"

He spat hard again.

Ling Sheng explained seriously: "Your Majesty has fallen into the current situation, which has nothing to do with me. It is you who avenged your personal revenge, because the grievances between yourself and others have reached the point where they have already committed suicide and apologized. You still You have to kill the entire chamber of commerce. These merchants are all citizens of Jiaodong Kingdom. Don’t you have to blame yourself for doing this? That’s all. The biggest atrocity of the king is to order the local officials, saying that I want to rebel and let them block it. Road, do not obey my orders."

"As a result, the local officials were divided into two factions, and they didn't trust each other. If the king didn't come in time, I'm afraid there would be a fight. The continuous road blockade caused Wu and Yan's merchant ships to suffer huge losses. Your Majesty, you are responsible for these!"

Liu Jian scolded: "Am I telling lies? Which of the merchants who colluded with him did not benefit from his crimes? And you people always protect that traitor! I think you just accepted it." For his salary, when I see His Majesty, I will definitely request that you all be executed!!"

The two fought all the way, and the officials in charge of escorting them were a little speechless.

The dignified princes and state ministers of the Han Dynasty all sat in the prison car and were not honest, especially the king. He even talked with the soldiers along the way, hoping that these soldiers could clean up the state minister instead of him. I feel a little headache.

Fortunately, starting from Jiaodong Kingdom, it is still very fast to get to Chang'an along the waterway. It is only because the Weishui Wharf is too congested in the near future, so they changed to a horse-drawn carriage in the Heluo area. From here to Chang'an, officials do not need suffer for too long.

When they passed Tongguan and came to Chang'an, officials finally came to greet them.

The official who came here is Xuan Moru, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

Seeing this person, Liu Jian immediately shouted.

"Xuanjun!! The widow is innocent!!"

With a stern face, Xuan Moru exchanged documents with the escorting official, and immediately took over the two criminals. Xuan Moru was completely business-like, facing Liu Jian's yelling, he said very seriously: "Whether you are guilty or not, you can only know through the trial, not what you say!"

Liu Jian's arrogance suddenly weakened, and he asked timidly, "Where is my brother?"

"Your Majesty, it's best to be glad that I'm in charge of this matter. If your majesty is here to take charge of this matter, I'm afraid your end will be even more dangerous!"

Xuan Moru gave an order, and the soldiers pushed them towards the prison.

The temple still attaches great importance to the affairs of Jiaodong Kingdom. This is the first direct conflict between the king and the prime minister in the Han Dynasty. It caused an uproar. In these years, the temple has continued to suppress the princes and kings, strengthen the country's prime ministers, and continue to promote the puppets of the princes and kings. This actually intensifies the contradiction between the two. The phenomenon of Jiaodong Kingdom is not a special case. The prime minister of the country is not as harmonious as imagined, which has become a difficult problem that the temple must face when restricting power.

People from all over the world are watching the verdict here. The verdict this time can greatly affect the situation in the world, especially in the conflict between princes and kings.

Historically, this contradiction was uncovered during the Seven Kings Rebellion. This contradiction is a product of centralization and there is no way to avoid it.

On the same day, the two were sent to prison.

Xuan Moru brought people to interrogate.

When Liu Jian was complaining about his grievances, he didn't know that Liu Chang was also having a headache because of his affairs.

"This stick!! I will never forgive him!"

"Look at his behavior. This Zhuzi has made a feud with Zhou Tie, and he wants to execute Zhou Tie without any evidence. All the merchants who get along well with him are regarded as his accomplices, and those who oppose him He treats the ministers of the country as bribe-takers and private soldiers, and he wants to kill all the ministers in the country!!"

Lu Lu sat aside, with a hesitant expression on his face.

"Your Majesty, if this matter is not handled properly, I'm afraid it will cause more conflicts in the local area. I believe that the King of Jiaodong has done something wrong, and the Prime Minister Ling Sheng did not report to the governor in time. He used troops privately to surround the palace and made a big mistake. .Both should suffer the same crime, without favoring either party, to"

"Heh, is this the fundamental way to govern?"

"It's nice to say that no one is partial. In fact, it's Heni. What's the use of this? The problem now is, if such a situation occurs again in the local area, what should be done, how to prevent it, and how to solve it?"

"The result of the disposal is closely related to these. If I severely punished that scorpion, the ministers of various places will definitely become stronger in the future. If I severely punish the ministers, the princes and kings will become stronger and have a great impact. I have to be cautious. !"

Lu Lu stopped talking, he knew that his knowledge and talents were only mediocre, not up to the level of giving advice to His Majesty.

In the group of sages, his strategy is probably higher than Xia Houzao's level, second to last.

There is no need to say anything to His Majesty, just do what he says.

Liu Chang stroked his chin, pondered for a long time, and then said: "Go and call Luan Bu over!"

Lu Lu was a little surprised. He felt that under the current circumstances, he should call Zhang Buyi or Zhang Cang. Yes, he can only do so.

Soon, Luan Bu appeared in front of Liu Chang.

Liu Chang took Luan Bu's hand and talked about this matter, "When I heard Chao Cuo's words to carry out this matter, I had already imagined that there would be such a day. The power struggle between the princes and the prime minister, this It's bound to happen, and I made special arrangements for the governor to rectify such things, but this incident proves that the governor is not of much use in such a situation, Luan Bu, what do you say How should this matter be resolved?"

"Your Majesty, I think."

Luan Bu opened his head, then heaved a long sigh and shook his head, "Your Majesty should just say it straight, what does Your Majesty want me to do?"

Luan Bu has followed Liu Chang for a long time, and he knows Liu Chang very well.

Is the emperor a good emperor who asks people to ask about policy?Obviously not, if he had to ask Ce, he wouldn't call himself here to ask Ce, and if he asked him to come over, he must have something to explain to him, and there was a high probability that it would not be a good thing.

Luan Bu had a hunch in his heart that no matter what the bad thing was, he would suffer it.

Who made me send that letter back then? ?
Looking at Luan Bu with a face full of despair, Liu Chang couldn't help but said, "Why do you have such an expression? Can I still harm you? This is a good thing!"

"Oh, your majesty just say it."

"You go and convict the King of Jiaodong as the Prime Minister of the country, and sentence him to be expelled from the country."

"Um???"

Luan Bu raised his head and asked in astonishment: "Your Majesty, the princes and states cannot destroy the country unless they rebel, murder, commit adultery and flee. The behavior of King Jiaodong today is not considered rebellion, nor did he kill innocent people indiscriminately. Hou, it is true that there is a crime of privately minting coins, so will this be too serious??"

"You think it's a bit too heavy? Well, you can convict him again, exterminate the country and the nobles and abandon the market!!"

"what?!"

Luan Bu jumped up abruptly, "Your Majesty! That's your brother! I've never heard that someone wants to execute his brother!!"

Liu Chang stretched out his hand and waved, making Luan Bu sit down again.

"Who said I was going to kill him. I thought it through clearly. Among the princes, kings and state ministers, I choose the prestige of the temple. Let these princes, kings and state ministers know, make trouble, don't mess with the temple! You Just do as I say, there is a lot of trouble, by the way, Lingsheng can't let it go!"

"Why didn't this fellow sue the governor and make his own decisions? Don't you want to make meritorious deeds? You should also sentence him to death!"

Luan Bu's mind was a little confused at the moment, "Your Majesty, are you planning to scare the princes, kings and prime ministers everywhere?"

"It's useless to be tolerant to both parties, and it will aggravate the conflict if you favor any party. If this is the case, then hit both sides hard!! I see who will dare to make such a thing in the future! This time it is a warning , in the future, if such a thing happens again in the locality, future generations will have a precedent to follow, and they will be executed immediately!"

Luan Bu frowned, knowing what His Majesty wanted to do.

Liu Chang said helplessly: "Originally, this kind of thing should be handled by Zhang Buyi, but ah, everyone knows that this guy can't disobey my order, and there is no way to proceed with this follow-up. Chao Cuo is not around, I can only wrong you, a gentleman. Everyone in the world knows your reputation, and your stubborn temper is also famous in the court. You came to confront me because of the temple system, and you almost executed the princes and ministers. It's more reasonable."

"You are the only direct minister in the temple, and there is nothing I can do about it!"

Luan Bu nodded helplessly, "Your Majesty, I will obey your orders, but it still doesn't seem like a fundamental solution, does it?"

"Hahaha, it will take time. The current policies will take decades to ferment, including the Twitter order. As long as they can be suppressed for 50 years, the rest will be left to time. As time goes by, their conflicts will become lower and lower, and finally the prime minister will become a county guard, and the princes and kings will be in nameless. Don't doubt that when Liu An ascends the throne, the princes and kings will probably have no more. What have you done? When you move to the throne, the affairs of the princes and kings probably won’t be able to enter the temple.”

When Luan Bu walked out of the palace, his expression was not good.

He knew that there was nothing good to be summoned by the emperor.

Thinking of the image of the cruel official he was going to play next, he couldn't help but sighed, his reputation was completely ruined, alas, why was I born in the first place?
While Liu Jian was waiting for a fair verdict from the Minister of Criminal Affairs, Luan Bu intervened in the judicial verdict as the Prime Minister of the State.

After fully listening to the suggestions of all parties and reviewing the evidence presented by the local officials.

Luan Bu made his own verdict.

Liu Jian, King of Jiaodong, did not ask the temple, used troops privately, and executed him. The Prime Minister Lingsheng did not report to the temple, surrounded the palace privately, and executed him!
When Luan Bu announced his verdict, Xuan Moru's face was full of horror, and he looked at Luan Bu beside him in disbelief, almost calling Luan Bu for a doctor's order.

Are you crazy? ?Execute princes and kings? ?

It wasn't just Xuan Moru who was shocked, Liu Jian's eyes were dull, he looked at Luan Bu stupidly, and suddenly shouted: "I want to see Brother Seven!!! I want to see Brother Seven!!!"

Lingsheng looked at this scene in disbelief as if his soul had been taken away.

The king can see his seventh brother and pray for his life, but who can he see? ?

With a serious face, Luan Bu pointed at the two criminals and said, "Put them in prison and execute them in the autumn!!"

They were dragged away by the soldiers just like that, Liu Jian was still yelling, his eyes full of horror.

"Duke Luan, Duke Luan, why are you being executed?"

"Sending troops without permission, isn't this an act of treason? Rebellion will result in death!"

"But, he."

Xuan Moru didn't know what to say for a while, even so, this is the emperor's own younger brother! !

Luan Bu turned around and left here. When the final verdict came out, the entire Chang'an was shocked. Is this true? ?Even those who were waiting for the news were trembling with fright, princes and kings, the temple will kill if it says so? ?Is this what the emperor meant? ?What is the situation? ?
The emperor is quite tolerant towards the princes and kings. Everyone knows this. Even people like Liu Ang, the king of Jiaoxi, were pardoned and became the king of Beiting. This Liu Jian is his own younger brother. Why is he about to be executed? Woolen cloth? ?
For a while, the entire Chang'an was discussing this matter.

Great influence.

Luan Bu's mansion was completely blown up. During these days, countless people came to see him, all of them came to ask why, but Luan Bu still used the old way of talking, focusing on temples, and anyone could You can't go against the temple and make a decision in private. No matter whether the decision is right or wrong, as long as you go against the temple, it is a capital offense. It won't work for anyone who comes, and you must be executed if you say death! !
Under such circumstances, Zhang Buyi came to Luan Bu's mansion.

"Luan Bu!! I think you don't take His Majesty seriously after you become the prime minister!!"

"Who gave you the power! Let you sentence a prince to death!!"

"What a guts!!!"

Before Zhang Buyi came in, the scolding had already spread.

When Zhang Buyi rushed into the mansion with a dark face and stared at Luan Bu viciously, the officials hurriedly got up and pushed them to the sides, fighting with each other, they dare not intervene.

Luan Bu still had a straight face, "I just acted according to the system of the temple. The local princes and kings are not in harmony with the state. I can't manage this, but I did something that was not good for the big man. I violated the order of the temple and did it privately. If a decision is made, it is an act of treason! I absolutely cannot let their behavior go! They should be executed!!"

Zhang Buyi was very angry, "I said no! The king of Jiaodong is His Majesty's brother, and the crime is not worthy of death! Let them be released now!"

"Forgive me for not taking it!"

"This is His Majesty's order!!"

"Then please Your Majesty dismiss me first!!"

Luan Bu looked at the ministers around him, and said excitedly: "My lords, I heard that the ruler puts the country first and sacrifices his personal feelings for the sake of righteousness. Today's Jiaodong Kingdom's affairs seem to be just a personal dispute, but if we don't take it seriously Disposal will definitely become the norm in the local area. For the sake of the state affairs of the big man, I would rather die than retreat! What do you think?!"

The ministers were fighting with the locals, but because the matter involved the emperor's younger brother, they dared not come forward. Now that Luan Bu took the lead, they were immediately aroused. The ministers in the early Han Dynasty were really not afraid of trouble .

Especially in this kind of trade-off between country and life.

They stood up abruptly and said, "I would like to persuade Your Majesty together! For the sake of a big man, why are you afraid of dying?!"

Seeing that everyone was mobilized by Luan Bu, Zhang Buyi became even more indignant, "Don't you dare to collectively disobey His Majesty's edict?!"

"We dare not disobey His Majesty's edict, but we will definitely persuade His Majesty with death!!"

When Luan Bu gathered the ministers, Zhang Buyi's power was not enough, and his power still depended on the emperor.

However, Zhang Buyi failed to make Luan Bu give up. After the news spread, it immediately caused a bigger commotion.

Luan Bu took his officials to visit the emperor, and wanted to persuade the emperor to let go of his personal affair and deal with the matter from the beginning.

While this incident was raging, a familiar guest broke into Liu An's mansion.

"Big Brother!!!"

King Xia crashed into eldest brother's study, sat panting by the side, and said excitedly: "All the ministers proposed to execute Father Zhong. I think this is a conspiracy against our princes. They just want to kill us princes. You You must come forward!"

Liu An took a sip of tea comfortably, "It's none of my business that the ministers attack the princes? I'm not a prince."

"You, yes, you are in the same group as those ministers."

Liu Ci reacted and scratched his head, "But King Jiaodong is our Zhongfu after all, so we can't just watch him be executed?"

Liu An finally put down the lamp in his hand, and he said casually: "Ci, if you come to a place in the future, you have trouble with your prime minister on some issues, and he doesn't listen to you, what will you do? ?”

"Ah? Dare you not listen to the widow? Of course the widow wants to lead the army"

Liu Ci remembered something, and hastily changed his words: "Of course I want to go to the temple! Let the temple punish him severely!"

"Why don't you just lead the troops to kill him?"

"I'm not stupid. It's not like I didn't see that I was better than him in the fate of our second father. It's a lot of fun to lead soldiers and beat people. After the fun, you will be pulled out and beheaded. That's okay."

"Then when you quarrel with the Prime Minister, will your Prime Minister lead troops to surround your palace?"

"Of course not, this is not the case."

Liu Ci woke up with a start, "Oh, I got it!!"

"Kill pigs to make an example of bulls!!"

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