Han: The witchcraft disaster begins, I fight against Emperor Wu of Han

Chapter 14 Who is scolding Your Majesty?
"Cough cough!"

Liu Che was already old, and he was so angry that his lungs could not bear it and he started coughing continuously.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down!"

At this time, Su Wen, Han Shuo, and Chang Rong and others beside him knelt down and comforted him: "Your Majesty's health is related to the foundation of the country. You must not dare to get angry and hurt yourself."

"Why should I get angry and hurt myself for giving birth to such an evil son? He alone is enough!" Liu Che covered his chest.

He took several breaths, until he finally calmed down.

Suddenly, he thought of something and sneered, "This evil boy, I just gave him this opportunity, does he really think he can turn into a dragon?"

"The eight lieutenants are in my hands, as are the southern and northern armies. Does he think that he can be the emperor of the Han Dynasty just by controlling the center of a mere city called Chang'an?"

"Send an order to Liu Quti to mobilize all the troops in the capital to stop the prince first..."

He hasn't finished speaking yet.

Just at this moment, Huo Guang and Jin Midi stepped out almost at the same time.

The former was the Commandant of the Imperial Chariot and concurrently the Grand Master of Imperial Households, while the latter was the Commandant of the Imperial Son-in-law and concurrently the Grand Master of Imperial Households.

The Han Dynasty had a system of three dukes and nine ministers, with the Grand Marshal, the Imperial Censor, and the Prime Minister in charge of military affairs, supervision, and civil affairs, respectively. The nine ministers were responsible for their respective duties.

Among them, at the beginning of Liu Che's reign, the emperor's power was weak. Tian Fen, as Liu Che's uncle and prime minister, could suppress the emperor's power.

In fact, this was not unique to Liu Che's reign, but had been the case before.

To a certain extent, the imperial power and the prime minister's power were even equal. The emperor had to obtain the prime minister's consent before appointing or dismissing his ministers. At the beginning, Liu Che and Tian Fen fell out over this matter.

In his youth, Liu Che was wise and capable. Not to mention his achievements in civil affairs and the expansion of territorial territory, his reform measures in the government regarding official positions alone had already reached an extreme that ordinary emperors could not achieve.

Just to say one thing, in order to implement government orders without being constrained by the prime minister and other court officials, he reformed the inner court and established inner court officials.

The Shangshutai was established in the inner court to replace the power of the prime minister, and even directly impeach the prime minister. Looking at the reign of Emperor Liu Che, the position of prime minister in the middle and late period had completely become a scapegoat.

Most of those who truly assisted the emperor and exercised imperial power were inner court officials, who were directly appointed, dismissed, and abolished by Liu Che himself without the need for the consent of any outer court officials.

Such a centralized emperor is rare in ancient and modern times.

This also resulted in the fact that even though he was arbitrary and believed in witchcraft in his later years, causing chaos in the court, he was still able to sit firmly on the throne!

Huo Guang and Jin Midi were both officials in the inner court, each in charge of the positions of chief and deputy commander of the chariots and horses. They were ministers that Emperor Liu Che truly trusted.

At this moment, the two of them stood up together, not to plead for Liu Ju, but because they were truly thinking about Chang'an.

"Your Majesty, there are still many omissions in this matter. Giving the order to start a war now will be detrimental to the country and the people, and will probably result in countless casualties." Huo Guang said.

Jin Midi said, "Your Majesty, we don't know what's going on in Chang'an City yet, so it's not appropriate to act rashly. Why don't we send someone to check what's going on in Chang'an City right now?"

"If it is true as they say, that the prince is plotting treason, I am afraid that the city of Chang'an would have been engulfed in flames tonight. If that is the case, it will not be too late to summon him."

Liu Che obviously realized that he was too anxious, so he calmed himself down and began to think about the loopholes in this incident.

"Did anyone ask to see you at the Crown Prince's Palace or Changle Palace yesterday?"

At this moment, he suddenly thought of something and asked immediately.

"Yes!" Huo Guang said, "But your Majesty has ordered that all envoys from these two palaces will not be seen."

"Hmph, do you want to hear their excuses? Isn't witchcraft and curse enough?" Liu Che said angrily, "I'm afraid they think I won't see them, so they just made up their minds. Their wolfish ambitions are obvious!"

Sudden.

After hearing these words, Huo Guang seemed to have finally figured out his confusion.

He immediately looked at Han Shuo, Su Wen and the others, "Lord Han, you said before that you all would go to the Crown Prince's Palace together?"

"Yes!" Han Shuo replied hurriedly. He could be disrespectful to the people in the Prince's Palace, but he dared not disrespect this person who was obviously highly valued by His Majesty and also had the blessing of his brother.

"Strange." Huo Guang asked in confusion, "Since you are going there at the same time, considering the number of palace guards in the Crown Prince's Palace, and if the Crown Prince really has wolfish ambitions, wouldn't you be walking into a tiger's mouth if you go there today?"

As he spoke, his doubts grew deeper.

Liu Che also reacted and looked over immediately.

Yes, even if the power of the Prince's Palace was reduced, you guys all ran to their hinterland. In the end, except for Jiang Chong, the other three ran back without a hair left?

"Did you see Jiang Chong being killed with your own eyes?" Huo Guang asked again.

Suddenly, Han felt a chill on his back.

Su Wen saw that if they continued to ask, they would not achieve their goal. In his anxiety, he seemed to remember something and said quickly:

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince sent out palace guards last night to various places in Chang'an to arrest alchemists, which disturbed the people. We went there suddenly with the intention of questioning, so the Crown Prince's palace was naturally unable to expect it, and of course there were not enough people."

"Oh, right!" Su Wen continued, "I suddenly remembered that when we went there, the Crown Prince's Palace was on guard. The Crown Prince sent someone to guard the gate. I think it was to protect the auspicious sign. But he didn't expect us to go there and ruin the plan?"

"Who?" Liu Che asked suddenly.

Su Wen was about to answer, but Han Shuo beside him seemed to understand and was filled with resentment. "Your Majesty, I also remember it. When we went there, the door of the Crown Prince's Palace was closed. I knocked on the door and accidentally fell to the ground. This person also claimed that I should kneel down to him."

"I am a military marquis of the Han Dynasty and I only kneel to Your Majesty, but he has no manners at all and is breaking the rules!"

Liu Che narrowed his eyes, "Oh, where did this cowardly prince's palace come from?"

Han said he was about to say that name.

Suddenly, Zhang Gan, who had been silent from the beginning to the end, said, "Lord Han, could this person be the one you mentioned, who said disrespectful things to Your Majesty in the inner courtyard of the Crown Prince's Palace?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Han said with his eyes shining. He had understood what the other party meant. It was to accumulate enough crimes and then deliver a fatal blow!
But after he reacted, he quickly looked up at His Majesty.

"But, I...I dare not say it."

"What else are you afraid to say now?" The more the other party said this, the more angry Liu Che became. At the same time, he also realized that anything that made them afraid to say must be directed at him.

"Say!"

One word of command.

Han Shuo was waiting for this sentence, and then he hesitated and said:

"This person... this person said that Jiang Chong, the commander of Hengshui, used witchcraft to eliminate dissidents and destabilize the country, which led to the witchcraft disaster in the capital and the people were living in misery."

"All these reasons are because... all because..."

Having said this, he raised his head and looked at His Majesty several times.

Liu Che was angered by this look and said, "I will forgive you for anything you say!"

Immediately, Han Shuo knelt down and kowtowed.

"I deserve to die for stating my disrespectful words."

"He said: This is all because Your Majesty is old and confused... and believed your slander!"

……

Swish!
silence!

The silence is so quiet that you can hear a pin drop!
At this moment in the hall, when these words resounded, no matter whether it was Su Wen and others, or Huo Guang and Jin Midi, they didn't even dare to breathe.

During his more than fifty years as an emperor, Liu Che had never heard anyone dare to speak of him in this way.

He even said it clearly in front of everyone and in front of the cruel officials he sent.

For a moment, he was even a little blank from the shock.

"Who! Who is being disrespectful?"

At this moment, Chang Rong, who had been standing beside Liu Che, looked frightened and questioned immediately.

He had never heard of this news before.

"Why not arrest him immediately and execute his entire clan as a warning to others!"

Hear this.

Han Shuo suddenly looked up and stared at Chang Rong in a daze. He was about to blurt out the name, but he couldn't say it at all.

"Han Hou, speak!"

Chang Rong seemed unaware and just continued to question.

"This...this..." Han said hesitantly.

"I let you say it!"

At this time, Liu Che finally reacted and knocked on the table beside him loudly.

Han said he could no longer control himself, and he knocked his head to the ground, almost prostrating himself. Only a dull sound could be heard.

The sound was not loud, but it shook the hall.

"Grandson Jing——"

"Liu Jing!"

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