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

Chapter 23: Bullying the King!

"You...you shut up!"

Liu Che slammed the table and stood up!

Lady Gouyi was pregnant for fourteen months before giving birth to Liu Fuling, and this was known to everyone in the palace.

"What do you want to say?"

At this moment, every word Liu Che said seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth. "Do you want to say something disrespectful again? Do you want to doubt my Liu family's bloodline?"

Liu Che glared angrily, and judging from his expression at the moment, he had obviously reached his limit.

"When Cangjie was born, he had two pupils and four eyes, so he created writing and passed on civilization!"

"Dayu had three holes in his ears, which enabled him to hear the sounds from the three realms and the outer world. Therefore, he was able to control the floods that overturned the world, divide the country into nine states, and establish his rule over the world!"

"King Wen of Zhou was born with four breasts, and thus had the blessing of having hundreds of sons. His son, King Wu, conquered the Shang Dynasty and destroyed King Zhou!"

"Emperor Gaozu, a true dragon has descended into the world, with a slender forehead and a royal face! He established the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Che gave examples one by one, then looked at Liu Jing and pointed at himself.

"My mother is also blessed with the throne, so I am the heir appointed by the late emperor."

"My son has the legend of Yao, so why not?"

"You are the grandson of the emperor, yet you are so disrespectful to your uncle. You deserve to be killed!"

The hall was solemn!

This was the first time that Liu Che openly uttered the word "kill".

At that moment, Su Wen, Andao Hou Han Shuo and others also breathed a sigh of relief. Although what Liu Jing had said before was offensive to the emperor, His Majesty could tolerate it.

But even dragons have reverse scales. As the grandson of the emperor, he openly questioned the birth of the prince. He deserves to die!
This also made Liu Jing realize once again how much importance the Han Dynasty attached to "legends"!

Liu Jing always thought that he had consciously deepened the "legendary color", otherwise he would not have thought of this method of "offering auspiciousness".

But he never expected it.

Although we think we are stronger, we are still “outliers” in the current social environment!
Unlike the "atheist" education he received since childhood, everyone in the Han Dynasty, from the common people to the emperor, truly believed in "the existence of gods."

Even the wisest people have said: Respect ghosts and gods.

Rather than not believing in ghosts and gods.

Perhaps in the future, if someone says that his son has the demeanor of the sage Yao and was born after fourteen months in the womb, the best result will be to make people laugh, and the worst result will be...

But now, in the eyes of people all over the world, court officials, and even Liu Che, this is the biggest plus point!
"Your Majesty believes so much in the legend of Yao, no wonder you want to dethrone the crown prince!"

Liu Jing did not talk about the falsification of Liu Fuling's birth information again, but changed the subject.

"I never said I wanted to abolish the crown prince!" Liu Che said again. At this moment, he did not seem to be talking to Liu Jing, or even to the full house of inner court officials.

really.

The ministers had different expressions on their faces.

They were just about to express their loyalty to His Majesty.

But Liu Jing had already spoken first. He realized that Liu Che had reached his limit of patience and did not waste any time.

"But someone wants to abolish the crown prince!"

"After Lady Gouyi gave birth to the child, she recommended Jiang Chong who had returned from the Xiongnu to your Majesty!"

"He was first your Majesty's Embroidered Uniform Envoy. Your Majesty valued his loyalty and his fearlessness of power, so he promoted him to the rank of Water Balance Commander."

"And it was this Shuiheng Commander who recommended Hu Wutanhe to your Majesty!"

"The witchcraft disaster...begins now!"

"People around the Crown Prince have died one after another because of witchcraft. The Prime Minister and his son died, Wei Qing's eldest son died, and the princess died. Is it possible that now even the Crown Prince will die in this witchcraft disaster?"

"Jiang Chong is a traitor who pretends to be loyal and uses witchcraft to harm people..."

"What is his intention in recommending Tan He?"

"What is the intention of the person who recommended him?"

this moment.

Liu Jing's voice was resounding, and every question he asked was like thunder in the hearts of the ministers and Liu Che.

Unconsciously, a huge conspiracy that seemed to affect the fate of the Han Dynasty slowly emerged.

"Bang!"

At the same time, the sound of jade falling to the ground was heard in the side hall, which was crisp and pleasant to the ears.

But the feeling it gave to the ministers was as if their hearts, like those broken pieces of jade, were shattered into pieces in their lungs!
Huo Guang looked up in a daze, first glancing towards the side hall, then he immediately looked at His Majesty as he thought of something.

Ganquan Palace is just His Majesty's summer palace, so naturally, it is not as formal as Weiyang Palace.

Because of the "auspicious sign" just now, Madam Gouyi took Prince Liu Fuling to the side hall. I'm afraid she has heard these words...

Of course, for Huo Guang, it doesn’t matter whether Lady Gouyi heard it or not. What matters is what the current emperor thinks!
Among the concubines of the time, Lady Gouyi is the most favored by His Majesty because she looks very similar to the late Lady Li.

This time when His Majesty came to Ganquan Palace, apart from the inner court officials and the three thousand beauties in the harem, he only brought one lady, Lady Gouyi.
And the prince she gave birth to will naturally follow Your Majesty.

In the current murky situation... when the crown prince's position is in jeopardy, he is like the shining pearl of the Han Empire! Anyone, even His Majesty, looking at him may be looking at the future of the Han Empire!

of course.

Huo Guang also knew that besides this, there was another prince.

It is said that he is extremely beautiful and the son of Lady Li, the one that Your Majesty is most obsessed with and misses the most - King Changyi Liu Bo.

The then General Li Guangli was his uncle, and Prime Minister Liu Quti and Li Guangli were relatives.

In other words, if Crown Prince Liu Ju was really deposed.

So the person who truly replaced Liu Ju in terms of "power" was King Changyi Liu Bo.

After all, the power of his external relatives that he possesses now is almost a replica of Liu Ju!
Of course, comparing Li Guangli's military exploits to Wei Qing's is an insult to Wei Qing, like comparing a firefly to the bright moon. But at this moment, the degree to which His Majesty values ​​him is even greater than that of Wei Qing.

But Your Majesty is old.

The situation in the dynasty has reached a point where changes are most drastic. Being beside His Majesty, it is no exaggeration to say that I am at the center of the thunderstorm.

Therefore, Huo Guang was cautious and careful in every step, not taking any unnecessary steps and not saying any extra words.

He was like this, and so were the other discerning officials in the Han officialdom.

Therefore...

Yao is Yao!

No matter what you, Liu Jing, say or how much you fabricate...it is difficult to shake His Majesty's true determination.

Your Majesty said that the fourteenth month of pregnancy is the birth of the great saint Yao.

Then Liu Fuling is the Yao of the Han Dynasty!

Grandson Jing, the Emperor is too naive. Do you think you can change the Crown Prince's Palace by doing this and commit the great crime of cursing Your Majesty with witchcraft?
I’m afraid even my ministers won’t believe it.

really!

"Your Majesty, Emperor Jing's grandson is spreading rumors to confuse the people. Your Majesty must not believe them!" At this moment, the censor Zhang Gan immediately spoke.

Beside him, Han Shuo, the Marquis of Andao, could not help but say, "Your Majesty, don't forget that the grandson of Emperor Jing is deceiving Your Majesty in the name of auspiciousness; what he said is a bunch of perverse theories and heresies."

"We are here under the order of His Majesty to investigate witchcraft!"

"It is a fact that your Majesty is in poor health due to witchcraft."

"It is also true that we found the Paulownia doll in the Crown Prince's Palace."

"In order to allow the Crown Prince's Palace to escape the crime of witchcraft, the Imperial Grandson Jing fabricated this outrageous lie to deceive Your Majesty, and even went so far as to fabricate a conspiracy to affect the relationship between Your Majesty and the prince..."

"It's still the truth!"

"I really have something to say!"

"Grandson Jing, you really deserve to be killed!"

As his voice sounded, Su Wen seemed to remember something and quickly pointed at Liu Jing.

"That's right, Your Majesty!"

"But don't forget that what Emperor Jing said is self-contradictory and full of loopholes."

"He told Your Majesty not to believe in immortality and witchcraft, but he deceived you with auspicious omens and even said... a divine turtle emerged from the water and rain fell from the sky."

"Grandson Jing, do you admit your guilt?"

Liu Che had obviously reached his limit. "I just said that I answered your question because I thought you were brave and indignant. But I didn't expect that I could be wrong about you."

"Such a huge conspiracy, and you just come up with it casually, Liu Jing..."

As Su Wen and the others said, Liu Che's gaze turned to the thing that seemed to be a good omen at first, but was actually the source of his curse.

"I ask you again, do you plead guilty?"

Liu Jing looked up suddenly, "What crime have you committed?"

"Deceit!"

"This is a good omen!" Liu Jing said again.

"Hahaha..." Liu Che seemed to be really disappointed with this grandson.

"You are still deceiving the emperor until now? If your conspiracy fails, curse your grandfather!"

Swish!
Liu Che suddenly pointed at the auspicious sign and said, "I will never forgive you!"

He waved his sleeves angrily and stood up suddenly, having already made the decision to finalize the matter.

"It is an auspicious sign. Everyone says: The divine turtle emerges from the water. God blesses the Han Dynasty and brings rain. Now our Han Dynasty has suffered from droughts and disasters year after year!"

"Come here, since it is said to be a good omen from heaven, then send it to the place closest to heaven in our Han Dynasty!"

"Don't let him eat or drink!"

"Let's see if this auspicious sign can bring down rain of blessings for our great Han people!"

(End of this chapter)