My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 105 This is my century-long plan
Li House.

The residence of Grand Administrator Li Xi.

Li Xi used to be a general, but after sitting in the position of Jiuqing for several years, his former capable military style has been honed into a smooth and mellow one.

now.

He was playing with the teacup in his hand, his eyes lowered, and his voice was very textured, "Why don't you go find Li Guang?"

"Li Guang and Li Ji are not on good terms, and he is impulsive and reckless, not worthy of being a consultant." The scholar below said bluntly.

Li Xi smiled and said nothing. "Haha, I am not much better than Li Guang. Thank you for your kindness."

The elegant scholar remained calm, "Whether it's kindness or favor, your majesty has forced the Grand Order to side with Li Ji, hasn't he?"

"Fight for the throne, fight for the throne. Even if the Grand Chancellor doesn't want to, he has to fight!"

Hear this.

Li Xi laughed again, "Should I fight with Wei family or with the prince... hehe." He put down the teacup in his hand, and there was a little more alienation in his smile.

Seeing this, the scholar at the bottom said seriously: "What's the difference between opposing the Wei family and opposing the Crown Prince's Palace?"

"You are fighting with the Wei family. We think that the current crown prince is not a benevolent ruler. If you want to fight with the crown prince, you and I are on the same side..."

"Wait a minute!"

Li Xi stretched out his hand to interrupt him, "Whether we are on the same path or not is another matter. Today I am just acting as a middleman!"

Seeing that he was unmoved, the scholar frowned and said no more.

Soon.

A dull voice sounded from outside the secret room, "Master, the guests from the palace have arrived."

"Enter."

After receiving the response, the door was pushed open and a hooded person came in. Judging from her figure and clothes, it was a woman.

Without waiting for the woman to stand still, Li Xi stood up and introduced the scholar: "This is a guest from the east."

"He is a young man from a family with a capital of 2,000 liters. As for which county governors and county magistrates' families he represented, he spoke too quickly before and I didn't remember them all."

talking.

Li Xi looked at the scholar again and introduced the identity of the other party, "This is Li Ji's personal female official. There is absolutely no problem in trusting her!"

"I won't bother you any more, you two can talk."

He left as soon as he said so.

When there were only two people left in the secret room, the woman took off her hood, revealing a cute little face, and said softly, "Your Excellency sent a message with important matters to discuss, just tell me, Ying'er will pass it on..."

……

Trust Ying Er, you won’t go wrong.

“Which ones?”

In the Weiyang Palace, on a garden path near Cangchi Pond, Li Ji's personal maid handed a note to the crown prince, Liu Ju.

"I have noted down the specific families. Some of the people he mentioned were vague, and only mentioned the general positions..."

"It doesn't matter."

Liu Ju looked at the densely packed county names on the note and smiled, "Now that you know the place names and official titles, are you still worried about not being able to find the person?"

The vast majority of county and county governors in the Han Dynasty were local wealthy families.

With the occasional exception of the county magistrate, most of the other officials in the county magistrate's office, from the county magistrate to the clerk, were local people.

Notice.

There is no system of official avoidance nowadays.

Historically, written avoidance laws did not come into being until the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the first person to implement this concept was Emperor Wu of Han.

but not now.

At least for now, the emperor has not implemented this idea.

That’s why Liu Ju said that if you know the place names and official titles, you can find out which party is blowing the evil wind behind the scenes!
The conversation in the garden did not last long. When they walked out of the path, Liu Ju was the only one left.

He looked in the direction of Changning Palace from afar, thinking in his heart: "The desire to destroy me will never die!"

'pity. ’

"You are just like Li Cai. You have chosen the wrong allies and enemies!"

Because of the popularization of paper and classics, Li Ji and the wealthy families colluded with each other. Was their enemy Liu Ju?

From their perspective, yes.

But from Liu Ju's perspective, that's not entirely true. In his perspective where he is an enemy of the world, there is clearly a tall figure in front of him?

The figure was holding a flag with a line of large characters on it: 'This is my century-long plan!'

Since the nobles and Li Ji "could not see" the emperor, Liu Ju had to help them and let the emperor see them.

No need to do more.

Just by gently stirring the water, the emperor's eyes and ears can follow the ripples to trace the source...

……

"Your Majesty, the bookstore set up by the Shaofu in Yingchuan County was burned down. I was ordered to investigate and found that there was another hidden story."

In Chengming Hall, Liu Che stared at a hanging map and asked without turning his head, "What's the secret?"

The man in embroidered clothes said in a deep voice: "The burning of the bookstore implicates the family of Shi, the governor of Yingchuan County. I used some tricks and found out that the other party has connections with other county families!"

"After investigation, we found that there were more than 30 companies involved!"

Upon hearing this scale, Liu Che paused scanning the map. Then.

He slowly turned around and looked at the person in front of him, squinting and saying, "More than 30 families are colluding, what do they want to do?"

The man in embroidered clothes lowered his head and told the truth, "According to the other party's account, it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is rebellious and has no moral principles, and has done many perverse things, so..."

Liu Che took over the conversation in a cold voice, "So they colluded with each other to deal with the crown prince?"

"Yes."

The man continued, "The paper and printing techniques invented by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have affected the interests of the local nobles. They..."

Tear it apart!

The embroidered robe envoy was interrupted again before he could finish his words. Liu Che tore off the map beside him and asked, "Whose interests are these?!"

The emperor was extremely angry at this moment, an anger that came out of nowhere and was suddenly ignited.

A cold voice resounded in the hall: "They have held the official positions for hundreds of years, and the Han Dynasty has been indulged for decades, but they are still not satisfied!?"

"Do I have to be at their mercy in the future? Whoever they recommend, I will use!?"

"Their interests?"

Liu Che's eyes were filled with anger, and his tone suddenly rose, "In this great Han Dynasty, there is no one else's interest, only my own!"

"My!!"

Upon hearing this, the man in embroidered clothes immediately knelt on one knee and said with a pale face: "I have spoken out of turn, Your Majesty will punish me!"

Liu Che stared at the man with a cold look in his eyes. He didn't punish him, but he didn't ask him to stand up either. He just said indifferently, "Say it again."

“Who is colluding, what do they want to do, and how do they do it?”

"Yes!"

The man's forehead was sweating, but he didn't dare to wipe it. He clasped his fists and said, "More than 30 local officials and wealthy families colluded with each other and were dissatisfied with the prince, so they went to the Grand Magistrate."

"After that, he reached an agreement with Li Ji in the palace and wanted to compete for the throne!"

After hearing these words.

Liu Che didn't say anything and sat back on the dragon couch. After he sat down, there was no expression on his face and there was no trace of his previous anger.

"Fight for the throne? A great decree?"

"Ah."

Liu Che suddenly remembered a similar event from the past.

When his elder brother Liu Rong was the crown prince, Liu Che's mother, Wang Zhi, tried to overthrow the elder brother and fight for the throne for her son.

He secretly instructed the former Grand Chancellor to petition Emperor Jing to make Liu Rong's mother Li Ji the empress.

move.

This made Emperor Jing's dissatisfaction with Li Ji reach its peak. Soon after, he deposed Liu Rong, first made Liu Che's mother the queen, and then made Liu Che the crown prince!
What happened in the past is just like what is happening today.

On the dragon couch.

Liu Che sneered, "Li Ji wants to emulate the Queen Mother?"

The man in embroidered clothes knelt on the ground. He knew that this question was not asked to him. Liu Che did not ask him.

The emperor was talking to himself and weighing the pros and cons.

No one knew what he was thinking at the moment. Only by looking at his right hand, which clenched and unclenched from time to time, could one sense the emperor's inner wavering.

The hall was quiet for a long time.

When Liu Che spoke again, he did not ask Li Ji again, but asked: "Did the Grand Secretary also participate in the conspiracy?"

"not at all."

This time he was asking the man, and he answered quickly: "Grand Order Li Xi was just the middleman."

The emperor pondered for a moment and said calmly, "Give the list you found to the court judge and ask him to find evidence. Those who can be executed will be executed, and those who cannot be executed will be exiled to Hexi."

"Remember, it's the whole clan!"

The man in embroidered clothes paused for a moment, and seeing that there was no follow-up, he immediately clasped his fists and said, "Yes!"

Dealing with dozens of powerful families in the Han Dynasty is difficult, but also not difficult. The easy part is finding evidence of their crimes.

Given the social status of this group of people, are there still any smugglers of salt, any coinage, or iron smelting?

None of the above?
Then we can investigate further. If we let the local officials investigate themselves, they will definitely not find anything, but the imperial court can send envoys to investigate.

Check it out!

It is not difficult to find their sore spots, but the difficulty lies in the fact that the number to be handled at one time is too large and too urgent, and one careless mistake may cause a riot.

But the emperor was patient.

Facing the questioning of the court judge, the emperor said: "Take your time, there is no rush. Anyway, within a year, either they will be imprisoned or exiled, or you will be!"

"I am not in a hurry..."

Liu Ju was as anxious as his father the emperor. He threw stones into the lake, causing ripples but no reaction.

Wait left and wait right.

Just when Liu Ju thought that the embroidered robe envoy hired by his father was wasted, the reaction finally came belatedly, and the court judge questioned several local officials one after another!
And then.

It's the standard routine, a one-stop service of imprisonment, house search, exile or execution.

Seeing this scene, Liu Ju breathed a sigh of relief. Old Liu was still the same Old Liu. He really didn't let him down...

(End of this chapter)