Establishing a thousand-year family from the nobles of the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 87 Entering the Palace
The general's carriage passed through several checkpoints and drove all the way to the gate of the imperial palace, where it was stopped by armored soldiers.

"Your Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to set foot in the palace!"

Hearing this, the soldier driving the carriage walked down and looked at the soldiers with great arrogance:

"Hehe... Do you know whose carriage this is? Open your eyes and see who is inside. It's the Grand Marshal Huo Qubing, the Imperial Physician Xu Chu, and the Grand Prime Minister Xu Ye!"

"Do you still want this official uniform? Not to mention you, even if the lieutenant of the Northern Army came here, you have to open the door obediently!"

Among them are some of the most distinguished people in the Han Dynasty. They possess terrifying political power and are fully qualified to be arrogant.

"This...this..." Those soldiers had obviously never seen such a scene before. He could stop the Nine Ministers and even the Three Dukes by imperial decree.

But the problem is that there are too many bigwigs here, and even if His Majesty comes, they wouldn’t dare to refuse to give them any face.

In fact, the general Huo Qubing, who was regarded as a god by the soldiers, was a figure worthy of being recorded in history! He could brag about it for half a month after meeting him once.

Later, I was considered to be successful enough to stop the carriage of the general and the prime minister.

"They are also following orders, so don't make it difficult for them."

"Yes." Seeing the general speak, the guards did not dare to be too presumptuous.

Huo Qubing poked his head out and said, "Go and tell them to find General Wei Li Guangli. He is the only one who can make the decision on this matter."

"As you command, please wait a moment."

Only then did they feel relieved and began to report to their superiors.

Inside the carriage, Xu Ye still looked worried: "We are not familiar with Li Guangli, and His Majesty has authorized Jiang Chong to act at his discretion. His order to seal off the palace is His Majesty's decree!"

"Abandoning one's post without permission and disobeying an imperial order are serious crimes. Li Guangli has long been disliked by His Majesty. If he disobeys an imperial order again... I'm afraid he won't take the risk."

Although we now know that the prince has been wronged, the actual situation is still unclear. In the future, everyone will be happy when His Majesty settles accounts with Jiang Chong, but what if an accident occurs?
Even the general was persuaded, so it is inevitable that Your Majesty will take the opportunity to depose the crown prince.

The previous Liu Che would not be so suspicious, but the old Liu Che is. Now we can only hope that Your Majesty will not be confused on important matters.

It has to be said that they were somewhat envious of the ministers of the reigns of Emperor Wen and Emperor Gao. Both of them had a very clear understanding of death and their judgment was never affected by old age.

He was still adept at handling state affairs, but perhaps because he was born into a noble family and held all the power, Liu Che was not so good at this.

When Li Guangli was confronting the Huns, he actually killed all of Li's family members! Wasn't this forcing him to rebel?

All I can say is that some people cannot live too long, and dying early is a help to the world.

Over the years, Emperor Liu Che had waged frequent foreign wars, and the treasuries in various places were empty. However, thanks to Xu Gong's policy of recuperation and renewal of the people, there was still surplus grain in the treasury.

After Xu Ye came to power, he continued the policy, reclaimed a large amount of wasteland, and distributed the land confiscated from the powerful. This temporarily stopped the famine and there were no large-scale peasant uprisings.

The refugees were also arranged to open up wasteland elsewhere, and the situation was barely under control.

Soon, General Li Guangli arrived accompanied by armored soldiers. When he saw Huo Qubing, he immediately saluted.

"The last general has met the great general."

Huo Qubing waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. This general has important business to attend to in the palace. Please let him pass quickly."

Li Guangli was embarrassed: "General, I am not offending you. I have the emperor's order. If I let him go, I would be derelict in my duty." "You also know my current situation. If your majesty investigates, I may not even be able to keep this official uniform."

Although this was an order from Jiang Chong, one still has to look at the owner before beating the dog. No matter what, the imperial edict is the imperial edict.

Liu Che might understand everything later, but one thing is for sure, he cannot escape the crime of contempt for imperial power and may even be imprisoned for it.

Li Guangli did not dare to take the risk. His Majesty did not have many years to live, but His Majesty was His Majesty. As long as he lived, he would always be the emperor, holding the power of life and death over tens of millions of people in the world.

"Alas..." Huo Qubing advised: "From the perspective of the world, this is about the crown prince. The rise and fall of the world depends on it. Even from your personal perspective, you should always leave a way out."

That's right, the intentions of Jiang Chong and others can be guessed by anyone who knows the news. Everyone knows that His Majesty will not live for many more years, so why should the prince be so anxious? Even if he really wants to ascend the throne immediately, he can't use such despicable means as witchcraft.

Li Guangli was silent.

If he let him go, it would be dereliction of duty, but he couldn't afford to offend the general, so he could do whatever he wanted to him in the future war.

"Li Guangli, don't refuse my toast and drink a forfeit! Let me go immediately, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"

Huo Qubing stood up with a sharp look in his eyes. If soft tactics didn't work, he had to resort to hard tactics.

Immediately, hundreds of guards from the Huo Mansion drew their weapons and stepped forward. On the other hand, there were only some personal soldiers behind Li Guangli, and those Northern Army soldiers just watched and did not dare to step forward.

Huo Qubing has always been a trusted figure in the army, and almost no one dared to raise a weapon against him.

"Oh... never mind." Li Guangli knew what the general was thinking. The three families of Wei, Huo and Xu were all betting on the prince, so they would not let him lose even if they broke in by force.

This was the situation he was waiting for, so that he could pass on the blame entirely. After all, the soldiers were no longer able to be deployed, so it wasn't his fault.

"Let go!"

The soldiers opened the checkpoint very quickly. No one dared to stop the general. They did so simply because they didn't want to take responsibility.

The general certainly doesn't look like he wants to mobilize troops, he's just taking responsibility.

The carriage drove into the north gate unimpeded, but hundreds of guards were stopped outside, with only a dozen escorts accompanying it.

The once deserted palace has become quite lively. Tens of thousands of soldiers from the Northern and Southern armies have been mobilized to garrison here, as if they were deliberately guarding against the prince's rebellion.

Inside the car, Xu Chu sighed softly: "Qubing, you are on a pirate ship this time. If you can't protect the prince, you will probably be the next Dou Ying, the next Bo Zhao."

He never cared about anything when talking to his best friend.

"What's the big deal? The prince has been framed. How can I, as a minister of the Han Dynasty, sit idly by and do nothing? What's more, I am related to him." Huo Qubing didn't care much. If he was afraid of death, he would not have led a few hundred people to charge at hundreds of thousands of Hun cavalry.

As long as the prince can be cleared of injustice, everything will be worth it.

What's more, who can tell whether it is a blessing or a curse? With your majesty's current health, it would be good if he can live for two years. By then, the new emperor will ascend the throne, and everything will be over.

Unless witchcraft was really committed by the prince, or the prince had rebelled in advance, he would never be able to clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

But it may be very small, and Liu Ju is not a fool.

(End of this chapter)