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

Chapter 39: Deposed Prince!
Liu Che watched his ministers file in.

Since meeting the prince here yesterday, he seemed to have never left. He looked tired and fell into a deep sleep.

It was only when Huo Guang saw that most people had arrived that he hurriedly reminded him. Only then did the latter open his sleepy eyes, struggled to sit up, then he perked up and looked at the ministers.

The three dukes and nine ministers have all arrived.

All the dukes and marquises in Chang'an and old ministers of influence in the royal family were also listed.

"Your Majesty...would you like to take a rest?"

At this moment, the Chief of Imperial Clan Liu Changle had a worried look on his face and a somewhat sad look in his eyes, "Your Majesty has been working so hard since yesterday. I have seen it with my own eyes and I really cannot bear it."

Liu Che raised his hand and waved at the former.

"Is Li Guangli back?"

"Your Majesty, according to the news just reported, it should take another half an hour."

Liu Che nodded to show that he understood, and then looked at the owners of each face below, as if trying to spy on what was in their minds.

"Then tell me everything. I just went to Ganquan Palace to recuperate, but I didn't expect such a horrific thing to happen in the capital. What should I do next?"

It seems like he is asking the ministers, but considering the recent events, it seems that the answer has already been revealed.

Sure enough, an official soon came out and in just a few words, he summarized all of Liu Ju's crimes.

"Your Majesty! The Crown Prince cursed the Emperor with witchcraft this time in the capital. He was disloyal and unfilial!

"After the incident, he disobeyed the imperial order and wantonly killed officials appointed by the imperial court."

"Then he secretly opened the armory, released prisoners, and armed the people. He started a rebellion and sought to usurp the throne!"

"It is difficult to list all the evil deeds that have taken place."

"He is obviously no longer qualified to be the crown prince of our dynasty, and the Han Dynasty cannot have a crown prince who starts a rebellion."

"Therefore..."

Having said that, he looked around.

Before coming here this time, everyone's opinions had been unified, and His Majesty's attitude was clear enough. Even if history was a mirror, no one who committed such evil deeds could still sit on the throne of the Crown Prince.

Therefore, no one had any psychological burden. Once the official started talking, the voices of all the ministers sounded in unison.

"Your Majesty, please depose the Crown Prince!"

With the fluttering of the ministers' robes, they were kneeling on the ground, petitioning the emperor.

From beginning to end, Liu Che's expression did not change at all.

His old eyes swept across the ministers, and then looked at the prime minister who had been silent aside.

"Liu Quti, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, the fact that the Crown Prince has launched a war in the capital and released prisoners is enough to prove that he is not worthy of being the crown prince!"

"He should be stripped of his position as crown prince and handed over to the Imperial Clan Affairs Office or the Imperial Court for questioning!"

At this point, Liu Quti quietly raised his head and glanced at Liu Che. Seeing that the other party did not react, he became bolder in his heart, "This time, all the accomplices of the crown prince should be handed over to the court for questioning and dealt with according to the law to serve as a warning to others!"

"During this period, those who have made contributions in resisting the Crown Prince and his accomplices will be rewarded according to their merits."

"The Shuiheng Duwei and others who were executed by the Crown Prince should also be posthumously honored as soon as possible..."

Liu Quti's answer was flawless. He not only explained the process of questioning, but also thought about the meritorious service and even posthumous honors for the dead.

"The Prime Minister is indeed far-sighted." Liu Che couldn't help but praise.

Seeing Liu Che give in, the censor Zhang Gan on the side couldn't help but hurriedly stand up.

"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to ask..."

"Speak!" Liu Che looked at the latter.

"I examined the case last night and thought a lot. I found that the grandson of Emperor Jing and the crown prince should also be accomplices! No, not should, but... they are accomplices!"

As soon as these words came out.

If what everyone said just now were just polite words, following the procedures, rewarding people based on merit, and no one was surprised at all.

Now, the real surprise has finally arrived!

All of a sudden, all the officials perked up.

You know, everyone rushed here just for three things today!

Abandoned prince!
Remove auspiciousness!
Appoint a crown prince!
Of the three major events, the first is a given.

The second thing is connected to the first, so it must be removed!

The ministers could not allow a new legend to appear in the court, moreover, it was related to the deposed crown prince!
More importantly... we must not let it influence the new crown prince!

The third appointment of a crown prince might have happened too quickly for Liu Che. He would not agree so easily, let alone make a choice so quickly!

But it doesn’t matter…the new crown prince must be “blessed by God”.

And there must be no competitors!
This is the bottom line for all ministers, even the heirs to the empire, including the current emperor!

really……

After hearing this sentence, Liu Che, who was exhausted just now, finally lost his sleepiness and woke up all of a sudden.

"Keep talking!"

"Your Majesty, when Grandson Jing sent the auspicious message, those four sentences were indeed offensive to the Emperor..."

Liu Che interrupted him immediately, "But there are three more sentences later."

"That's exactly what I'm talking about. It's just poetry, not auspicious!"

"But the prayer for rain was indeed successful!" Liu Che emphasized, "He also said that this was a prophecy from heaven!"

"Coincidence!" Zhang Gan said immediately.

"coincide?"

"Your Majesty! It's just a coincidence! If you ask him, he came out of the Crown Prince's Palace. The Crown Prince had already planned a big change. The so-called auspicious sign is actually just to delay time."

"Fortunately, your majesty was alert and the eunuchs he sent brought back news early, so he discovered the conspiracy in the Crown Prince's Palace."

When Zhang Gan said this, he thought of how His Majesty had asked Grandson Jing to appease the people yesterday when he was happy. Now that the halo favored by God has been formed, it is not so easy to use coincidence to get away with it.

Therefore, he changed the subject and continued, "Although it was a coincidence, it was indeed an accident that the rain from heaven averted a disaster."

He simply turned this inexplicable "legend" into a matter of accident.

Completely put an end to the "auspicious talk" in the court!

This can also achieve their purpose.

Thinking of this, he continued:

"Now, the people who have been suffering from the drought have hope of regaining their lives because of Emperor Jing's grandson's prayer for rain at the Divine Platform."

"So...Grandson Jing has done his fair share with a guilty conscience!"

"Don't worry about their faults, just focus on their merits!"

"Oh?" At this moment, even Liu Che was a little moved.

Otherwise, he really didn't know how to deal with these troubles next. The phrase "God's will" is not something that everyone can bear, especially the royal family.

Now that I hear it, it seems to make sense.

"Your Majesty, I also have important matters to report." At this moment, a voice also sounded.

Liu Che turned around and found that Hu Wu Tan He had also stood up.

After Liu Jing's rampage in Ganquan Palace last time, Liu Che no longer had the same trust in this Hu witch. After all, it was he who pointed out that the stone turtle was an "auspicious sign."

However, he was lucky.

As the rain fell, the stone turtle, no matter how offensive it was, became a true auspicious sign.

As soon as it rained yesterday, Liu Che ordered people to go to Ganquan Palace to bring back the sacred turtle, and then asked the stonemason to carve the last three sentences.

And after this incident.

On the contrary, Hu Wu Tan He's status in Liu Che's heart was further deepened.

"I observed the celestial phenomena at night and found that the auspicious sign was not brought by Emperor Jing's grandson."

"Hmm?" Liu Che became more confused.

"It was brought by the little prince!" Tan He said again.

As soon as these words were spoken, the censor Zhang Gan, who had just stood up, suddenly brightened up his eyes.

Liu Quti's expression changed and he thought something was wrong.

He was just about to stand up and suppress the nonsense of this witch.

This is outrageous! Everyone is just convicting the crown prince and hasn't even started the process of "appointing a crown prince", but these people get ahead of him.

Being the first to arrive is a violation of martial ethics!
However, Tan He had already prepared for it, and now he quickly said, "Yesterday, when the sky was about to change, I suddenly heard a boy crying from Jianzhang Palace!"

"Its sound is faint, its voice is tender, but it is like the thunder of a newborn, so heaven and earth send down sweet rain."

"Really?" Liu Che thought of the fact that Gongsun Qing was also here yesterday and swore four words - God does not lie!
Even now, he still feels scared when he hears these words.

That was the first time he truly came into contact with a hint of divine power.

Therefore, Tan He's statement is not credible...

only……

That's it.

"So, it was Fuling who caused the change in the weather? Did I make a mistake yesterday?"

"How could your majesty be mistaken?" Tan He said quickly, "The power of heaven is hard to predict. At that time, the heavens were in chaos, so it was natural to mistakenly believe that the emperor's grandson Jing had successfully prayed for rain on the platform of the gods closest to heaven."

"But there have been no similar rumors about Emperor Jing's grandson before, so naturally there is no divine revelation..."

"On the contrary, it is Prince Fuling who is the reincarnation of the Yao Saint of our Han Dynasty. Now that I think about it, it is just the result and the cause."

　Today there are three more updates, and one more update

　　
　
(End of this chapter)