The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 143 Liu Huan’s conspiracy

Nagato Palace, Wuyuan Palace.

After Li Shaoweng was killed, Liu Huan seemed a little worried about gains and losses.

Naturally, he knew everything his mother Chen Ajiao did. He originally thought that the intervention of Chen Yu and Li Shaoweng would completely alienate his father from Wei Ning.

Clearly the ploy failed.

After returning from Tianlu Pavilion today, Liu Huan heard another frightening news from his teacher Shi Qing.

Prime Minister Li Cai asked Shi Qing if he had been in contact with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the past few days.

Liu Huan didn't know what Prime Minister Li meant, so he asked his eunuch Su Wen afterwards.

Su Wen was the eunuch serving Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He spent a lot of money to bribe Su Wen. Su Wen told Liu Huan that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked the Prime Minister's Palace to issue an imperial edict two days ago.

But Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not return to the palace at that time.

By circling the whole story, Liu Huan could easily figure out why Prime Minister Li asked Shi Qing if he had been in contact with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty these days.

Obviously there was something wrong with the decentralization of the imperial edict. There was a high probability that the prime minister discovered that the edict might not have been issued by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so he speculated that it might be Liu Huan!
Others didn't know it, but Liu Huan knew it. How could he be qualified to issue an imperial edict?
Who else is there?

Only the one outside!

This made Liu Huan's eyes red with jealousy, and he also felt a deep sense of crisis.

This shows that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has begun to prepare to push Weining to the forefront in front of the outer court bureaucrats!

How could he not be frightened!
"Mom, what should I do?"

Liu Huan found Chen Ajiao, which was his only support.

Chen Ajiao stroked Liu Huan's head and said with a smile: "Son, your uncle has already helped you once. Although he failed, we are all working hard."

"Don't worry, there are many people behind you who are supporting you. They are all looking forward to one day using the power of the dragon to achieve great success."

"You are not alone in the battle."

"Listen to mother, go hunting with your father today. Doesn't your father like hunting the most?"

Liu Huan was a little confused. He said: "But the child is not good. You also know that the child is not good at riding horses and his shooting skills are average. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to accompany my father on hunting?"

"The child has disappointed his mother..."

Chen Ajiao smiled kindly and said: "Everyone has advantages and disadvantages. You are not proficient in horseback riding and archery. That is what a reckless man did. Since ancient times, no monarch has ever been able to fight and kill."

"Your benevolence, righteousness, and generosity are all highly praised by the civil servants in the outer court."

"They don't like the most ruthless monarch to ascend the throne."

Liu Huan was puzzled: "Why, mother."

Because such a monarch is difficult to control, the qualities you are showing now, in the eyes of the foreign court officials, are the qualities of a benevolent and righteous king.

The more this happens, the more they want to support you on the throne.

If a domineering king ascends the throne, they will not be able to share any power.

These are Liu Huan's advantages, but now Chen Ajiao is not willing to tell Liu Huan these cruel things.

Chen Ajiao smiled and said to Liu Huan, "Because these qualities you think are useless are actually the qualities a monarch should have."

Ajiao Chen really dotes on her son.

Liu Huan nodded lightly and asked Chen Ajiao: "Then why does the child go hunting with his father?"

Chen Ajiao said: "Of course I want to please your father."

"Only your father can make decisions about the position of crown prince. Bureaucrats can give you father's opinions, but the decision-making power lies in your father's hands."

"So you must know how to please your father and respect your father."

After a pause, Chen Ajiao continued: "Didn't your father like the lynx that Li Shaojun gave him the most before he died?"

"Please ask your father to take Wei Ning to hunt with you, and then let Wei Ning kill the lynx!"

Liu Huan: "Huh?" Chen Ajiao smiled and whispered in Liu Huan's ear.

After listening to this, Liu Huan said uncertainly: "Mom, is this really okay? What if Wei Ning tells my father that I asked him to do this?"

Chen Ajiao said: "You have a mouth, you can refute it."

Liu Huan hesitated and said, "Mom... let's forget it. I still think this is not good."

Chen Ajiao enlightened: "Son, you are a man, don't be so indecisive all the time."

……

Not long after spring arrived, there was another moderate snowfall in Guanzhong.

Weining got up early today. Someone from the palace came to convey the news to Weining. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked him to go hunting in Shanglin Garden.

Wei Ning tidied up and rode the red general towards Shanglin Garden.

Shanglin Garden is covered with white snow, and several people can be seen standing leaning on horses from a distance.

Weining rode his horse over. From a distance, he thought it was Huo Qubing, but standing next to the horse were Liu Huan and two forbidden soldiers.

"I see Your Highness."

Liu Huan glanced at Wei Ning, smiled and said, "Master Wei, don't be polite."

"My father went hunting first. Let me leave you a message here. When my father sees you again, he hopes to see more prey in your hands than he does."

Wei Ning snorted and said, "I know."

Liu Huan nodded and said nothing more to Wei Ning. He got on his horse and walked towards the distance accompanied by two forbidden soldiers.

Wei Ning took the crossbow that Liu Huan threw to him and got on his horse. At this moment, a lynx ran fast on the snow.

Without thinking, Wei Ning took aim at the flying lynx.

"Master Wei!"

A hurried cry interrupted Wei Ning. Wei Ning looked back in confusion and saw a fast horse galloping towards him.

On the horse was a young soldier. When he arrived in front of Weining, he said hurriedly: "You can't shoot."

Wei Ning said suspiciously: "Huh?"

The soldier explained to Wei Ning: "That lynx was given to His Majesty by Li Shaojun before his death. Your Majesty regards it as a treasure."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was superstitious about alchemists, and Li Shaojun was very important in Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The lynx he gave to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty before his death was deceived by Li Shaojun into being the protector of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Once in the palace, a eunuch was scratched by a lynx, so he cursed the lynx. Later, the news was reported to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who had the eunuch killed.

Wei Ning was silent for a while. He took a serious look at the young soldier and said, "Thank you."

"What's your name?"

The young soldier said: "Li Qi is in a humble position."

His father was Li Qingzhong. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty attacked Zhao Tuo's army in South Vietnam in the early stage, he was defeated and died of [-] soldiers due to a failure in command. Li Qingzhong committed suicide out of fear of crime.

His son Li Qi was also demoted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty from a hundred-man general in the Forbidden Army to a soldier guarding the Shanglin Garden.

Wei Ning silently remembered this little soldier in his heart, waved his hand and said, "You go on duty."

"Here!"

Wei Ning looked thoughtfully in the direction of Liu Huan's leaving figure just now.

is it him?
Is he setting me up?Or is it just a coincidence?
If it was a coincidence, it would be too much.

If it was Liu Huan...why did he deal with me like this?
Weining believed that he and Liu Huan had no direct conflicts.

Last time Liu Huan's uncle Chen Xi asked the alchemist Li Shaoweng to say that I had dragon energy. This time Liu Huan asked me to shoot the lynx that was the favorite of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Why exactly?How did I offend them?

(End of this chapter)