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

Chapter 37: "Fulfilling a Vow"

At this moment, Liu Jing was completely unaware of the changes in the outside world.

After Liu Che allowed the prince to enter the Jianzhang Palace, he immediately analyzed the current situation.

nowadays……

Liu Che had a total of six princes.

In the early years, with the exception of Liu Ju, the second prince Liu Hong, the third prince Liu Dan, the fourth prince Liu Xu, and the fifth prince Liu Bo were all recommended by ministers to be enfeoffed as kings in various places before and after they came of age!
It is customary for the prince to leave the capital when he reaches adulthood, which can maintain the status of the crown prince.

Among them, the second prince Liu Hong was named King of Qi, but he died before he reached adulthood.

Including the remaining three princes who were granted titles outside the capital.

Now, there are still two princes in the capital.

Crown Prince Liu Ju and Sixth Prince Liu Fuling.

The latter was deeply loved by Liu Che, and even in the original history, he did ascend the throne to become emperor. It was a pity that he died after only thirteen years in office.

With Liu Ju raising his army, Liu Che's idea of ​​deposing the crown prince will probably be realized in the next few days.

The next big man will definitely face twists and turns.

Not surprisingly, Liu Jing could even think that when Liu Che summoned his ministers tomorrow, they would bring up the matter of "deposing the crown prince". Then ministers from all sides would stand up and start to list the crimes of "Liu Ju".

This official procedure must be followed.

After all, the crown prince is related to the ancestral temple and the country, and the inheritance is orderly, but the current Majesty is now old.

If a crown prince is deposed, a new one must be appointed.

Not to mention whether the other three princes can react and return to Beijing as soon as possible in the next few months.

Anyway, there will definitely be people in the court who will support Changyi King Liu Bo and Liu Fuling...

Therefore, Liu Jing must make plans early.

Whether it was for himself, for the Prince's Mansion, or for the people he saw when he went to Shanglin Garden.

He needs to disrupt all their plans and processes at the most critical "time point" in the next few days!

Right now, because of praying for rain at the Shenmingtai, he has been given the halo of "God's will" and is what the people hope for.

Defeat witchcraft with auspiciousness, and defeat falsehood with truth!
This was a plan he had made long ago.

Now... the rain has just fallen, the people are convinced, and all the groundwork has been laid.

But the luck value is empty and needs to be added again.

Therefore...

Liu Jing's mind moved, and the next paragraph of content appeared.

"It has been 120 years since Emperor Taizu Gao established the Han Dynasty. When the Han Dynasty was first established, the world was in turmoil both inside and outside. The princes were restless and rebelled, and the Xiongnu were eyeing them covetously. Fortunately, Emperor Gaozu fought wars in the south and the north, suppressed the rebellions, promoted the Huang-Lao doctrine of inaction, and finally brought peace to the world!"

"However, at that time, the Xiongnu were strong and the Han Dynasty was weak. After the siege of Baideng, for the sake of world peace, the Han Dynasty initiated the plan of marrying the princess of the Han Dynasty to the Xiongnu. Although the Han Dynasty wanted peace, the Xiongnu had no intention of peace."

"Even though the Han Dynasty was so humble, the Xiongnu invaded our territory time and again, captured our people, destroyed our towns, and killed our people!"

"Therefore, the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu cannot coexist!"

This paragraph sets the tone first to avoid Liu Che hearing that there is something wrong with the first sentence and having him kicked off the stage.

Then, Liu Jing started to think about it again.

He continued:
"It's a pity that the Han Dynasty, the descendant of Emperor Taizu Gao, was almost destroyed by the chaos of the Lu family. Fortunately, there were good ministers and loyal generals who helped Emperor Wen ascend the throne after many disasters caused by meritorious officials, relatives and royal family members. The rise of the Han Dynasty began from this!"

"Since the Spring and Autumn Period, the most virtuous ruler is Emperor Xiaowen of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wen was virtuous because he was respectful and frugal, loved the people, and was lenient in his policies!"

"In ancient times, all dukes and marquises competed with the people for profits. Only Emperor Xiaowen knew that one hundred gold pieces were the property of ten middle-class families, so he abandoned the terrace and saved one hundred gold pieces. The clothes he wore and the curtains he used were all without embroidery. When he built his mausoleum, he used no gold, silver, copper or tin, but only earthenware!"

"Emperor Wen loved the people, followed their wishes, encouraged farming and sericulture, reduced taxes and levies, punished the failure of the Qin Dynasty, and implemented lenient policies. Emperor Jing eliminated the troubles of the seven kings and continued Emperor Wen's policies until the beginning of your Majesty's accession to the throne..."

"For the past seventy years, unless there were disasters, the people have been self-sufficient. The treasury has surplus wealth, and the granaries are full. The money in the capital has accumulated to millions. The grain in the granaries is piled up one after another, overflowing and leaking out, becoming rotten and inedible. The people have cattle and horses in herds on the roadsides..."

"Therefore, the rise of the Han Dynasty is the rise of the people!"

"Your Majesty has the ambition to dominate the world and encompass the universe. When he first ascended the throne, he made drastic changes to the government, dismissed hundreds of schools of thought, and cleared out idle officials. He promoted people based on their talents, regardless of their background!"

"Since your majesty took office, you have wiped out the Xiongnu and avenged the previous humiliation! You have opened up the Western Regions, conquered Dayuan, conquered the east and the west, and expanded the territory!" "Until now..."

"The Xiongnu are weak, and the Han Dynasty is strong!"

"If there is any merit in the Han Dynasty that will be passed down to future generations, it will be your Majesty who will be the first one to do so!"

Having written this far, the first part is almost over.

Fulfilling a vow and offering sacrifices to heaven, all are good words.

However, the next moment, Liu Jing's eyes showed his determination and he picked up the pen again.

"However, all wise kings in history have made mistakes."

"Although Emperor Wen was good at loving his people, he also had some lazy and inefficient policies. Although Emperor Jing was able to put an end to the rebellion of the Seven Princes, the cause and effect of this was that when he was young, he held a chessboard and executed the crown prince of Wu."

"So, your majesty has had it too!"

"Jing is a descendant of the Liu family. I have seen many mistakes of your majesty. Now that I have fulfilled my vow, I should inform the heavens and hope that they will judge me..."

"First, believe in immortality and build large-scale projects!"

"Your Majesty now says that immortality is attainable, and you are bent on seeking immortality. You have traveled the world three times, spending a lot of money. Although you are rich, you are greedy for the people's money, building large-scale palaces!"

"Emperor Xiaowen used to spend a hundred gold coins to build a palace."

"How much is the palace that Your Majesty is building now worth?"

"The alchemist whom your majesty worships and trusts is in high positions in the imperial court. He has slandered the Han Dynasty and falsely implicated the crown prince in the Eastern Palace. If there is no auspicious sign from heaven, I am afraid that the father and son will kill each other and the people of Chang'an will suffer. This is a rare disaster for the Han Dynasty!"

"Now the country is in chaos, officials are corrupt and rampant, the people are living in misery, the land is barren and thieves are rampant! This is one of your Majesty's faults!"

In fact, Liu Jing has talked about this part a lot before.

But the reason why he brought it up again this time was because he had to use this opportunity to throw back all the disgusting things that others had thrown to the "Crown Palace".

At the same time, he also wanted to use this incident to make an example of the person who framed the Prince's Palace!
Defense first, then offense.

Thinking of this, Liu Ju wrote again:
"Second, he is ambitious, aggressive, and has a poor grasp of people!"

"The ancient sage once said: Those who forget war will be in danger, and those who love war will perish!"

"Your Majesty conquered the four seas and drove out the Xiongnu in his early years, with the intention of ensuring the eternal peace of the Han Dynasty. Your Majesty promotes talents, regardless of their status, and only selects those who are talented."

"Thus, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, the two pillars of the empire, emerged out of nowhere!"

"If Your Majesty stops here, Your Majesty's martial arts virtue will naturally shine for thousands of years!"

"But since then, Your Majesty has sent troops on a long expedition to seek a thousand-mile horse, and has no longer selected generals based on their talents, but has chosen ministers who are close to you!"

"Li Guangli, what merits and achievements do you have to be the Second General? And you deserve your majesty's attention. Why have you repeatedly let our Han Dynasty's talents fall into your hands and are buried in the hands of the enemy because of your short-sightedness?"

"Is it the feat of using 6,000 cavalrymen and tens of thousands of zealous men to attack Dayuan, which only had 3,000 archers? Moreover, the first attack ended in a disastrous defeat before it even reached Dayuan. Only a few thousand remnants were left, begging for food on the border?"

"Or was it the victory of leading an army of 60,000 to 70,000 elite soldiers to invade the small country of Dayuan, and only having more than 10,000 wounded soldiers left in the end?"

"During the second expedition, the elite army suffered heavy casualties, and the soldiers bled for thousands of miles. Is that worse than a few animals?"

"As expected of General Ershi!"

"The so-called sweat and blood is actually blood and sweat!"

"Dyed with the blood of our Han Dynasty's expeditionary soldiers from thousands of miles away!"

This sentence fell.

In Liu Jing's mind, the image of Liu Che's thundering rage flashed.

Then he thought about it and felt that it was not enough, so he added some more ingredients.

"Your Majesty has been on expeditions for decades, and we don't mention the money spent, but only the lives lost!"

"There have long been rumors among the people that your majesty has been a teacher for more than 30 years..."

"The number of households in the world has been halved!"

(End of this chapter)