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

Chapter 58 Liu Jing's Goal

Liu Jing quickly came to the side of the carriage.

Across the carriage, he could clearly feel Liu Che's anger.

"Why let them go?"

"There are thousands of people captured this time. Does Your Majesty want to bring them all back to Chang'an?"

Liu Jing's sudden voice obviously choked Liu Che. The voice in the carriage seemed to pause, and then he said in a deep voice:

"Don't you want them to spread those miracles to Chang'an City... so that the whole Chang'an, and even the whole world, will know that our Han Dynasty has a grandson who is blessed by God and is valued by Emperor Gaozu?"

Liu Jing was silent for a moment, and then he said: "Isn't this what your majesty wants?"

When these words were spoken, Huo Guang, who was accompanying him, was stunned. He immediately reined in his horse, signaling it to speed up and move a little further away from here.

Grandson Jing is still the same... outspoken.

Sure enough, Liu Che also fell silent.

Just as Shaofu Shi De guessed, the witchcraft caused such a big mess, and what made Liu Che angry and uneasy was not Liu Jing's step-by-step pressure, but some people could cooperate with Tan He to poison in the Qimen camp without making any noise!
He felt like he had lost control of the people around him!
Now that he is old, his ministers are busy taking sides.

Therefore, he needed someone to stand up and kill these evil spirits. This person must have a "reputation" that the people can trust and the officials dare not resist. And he must be a "get-it-done" person like Zhang Tang or even Jiang Chong!
Liu Jing, who has three celestial signs, is the best choice.

I have to say that the Crown Prince's tutor Shi De is an expert at reading the direction of a situation, but when he gives advice, don't follow him!
Liu Jing disagreed with Shi De's suggestion of "appeasement and leaving a way out" and took the opportunity to win over people.

on the contrary!

He also wants to do things to the extreme.

Since everyone thinks he is a reckless grandson of the emperor and a stubborn person, there is no better character setting than this.

Because: Only when alone can...

A widower!

Most importantly, he knew that the crown prince chosen by Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, before his death, was an eight-year-old child.

It was Liu Che himself who directly ordered the death of "Lady Gouyi" without leaving any "child" who was supported by any relatives, noble families, or any other forces!
Before this, when the witchcraft incident occurred, Liu Jing's first priority was to save his life.

Now, the witchcraft case involving the Crown Prince's Palace has come to an end. As Liu Che is about to issue the "Decree to Abolish the Crown Prince", his most important goal is to

——No matter what, stay in Chang'an!

As a descendant of the Liu family, especially as the grandson of Emperor Jing who was born from the "Abandoned Crown Prince's Palace" and was blessed by the Emperor Taizu Gao, he is now blessed with the triple celestial phenomena.

Starting from offering auspicious signs, he gradually "changed and shaped the situation"...

The world situation is also forcing him to make a choice!

Liu Jing did not retreat!

To achieve this, two things must be done first.

First, reduce big things to small ones.

"I didn't ask you to let them go!" After a long time, Liu Che's voice sounded again.

"Since Your Majesty has asked me to deal with the witchcraft, then the people involved in the chaos are naturally innocent! The son who took advantage of his father's army should be whipped! As for opening the armory and releasing the prisoners..."

He paused, and suddenly said:
"Your Majesty, I have been recalling the dream of that night more and more recently. When Emperor Taizu looked at the Han Dynasty, he sighed... He said: When he was alive, he wanted to restore peace to the world as soon as possible. He and his ministers were so busy that they didn't know where to go..."

"As a result, some people are now building large-scale projects and forcing the people to do labor that is not their responsibility! Bandits are everywhere, and uprisings are everywhere..."

"So my father is releasing the prisoners who were imprisoned for labor this time in order to correct his mistakes. It is not appropriate to provoke a civil uprising near Chang'an."

"enough!"

Sure enough, hearing Liu Jing mention Emperor Taizu Gao again, Liu Che wanted to get angry at this moment, but when he thought of his original purpose, he forced himself to hold it back.

"Well, let's get to the bottom of it. Those people will be released eventually, it's just a matter of sooner or later. Next, you should go to the trial. I want to see the result as soon as possible!"

Liu Jing smiled slowly and said quickly: "Yes!"

"But your majesty, the Crown Prince's Palace incident is still unresolved. Although Jiang Chong is dead, according to Dao Hou Han Shuo, Su Wen, and even Wang Bi, they are all still here, and they have not been interrogated yet. Should we wait until the results come out before we can convict our father?"

This was Liu Jing's second purpose - to delay Liu Che's original "edict to abolish the crown prince", or to make some slight changes to it.

Even if the crown prince was deposed, Liu Ju would not be demoted to a commoner!
No matter what, the legal system must be there!

Inside the carriage, Liu Che fell silent again.

After a long time, he did not answer Liu Jing's words, but said coldly: "I want to see the results as soon as possible!"

"promise!"

Liu Jing agreed.

He knew that letting the people go in advance was nothing for Emperor Liu Che. After all, even after the Witchcraft and Poisoning Incident in history, Emperor Liu Che granted amnesty to the people in order to quell the incident as quickly as possible.

What made him angry was his own self-assertion and his ulterior motives.

But as long as I, Liu Jing, continue to mention Emperor Taizu Gao and continue to be stubborn, what is there for him to be angry about?
……

Sure enough, not long after Liu Jing left.

"Huo Guang."

"I'm here." Huo Guang came up to him immediately. "Has the edict been written?"

Huo Guang was about to answer, but Liu Che said, "Burn it first. I need to think about whether to draft a new one..."

Huo Guang was stunned for a moment, then looked thoughtfully at the direction in which Liu Jing left.

Wasn’t Your Majesty very angry just now?

Did he change his mind after talking with Emperor Jing's grandson?

While he was thinking, Liu Che's voice sounded again.

"Also, to prevent what happened just now, I will send a few more people to interrogate him together! I will also let the court judge Bing Ji and the imperial censor Bao Sheng supervise the trial!"

Huo Guang was unaware of the contest that had just taken place.

But when he heard these words at this moment, he was shocked and didn't dare to think too much.

Just bowed his head and said:
"promise!"

……

Liu Jing returned to Liu Ju and others again.

"Have you finished explaining?" Liu Ju looked over quickly.

Liu Jin was also worried, "How is the emperor going to punish you?"

Shi De sighed, "Your Highness just won't listen to what I say."

Liu Jing shook his head, indicating that there was nothing to say, and said no more.

Things are accomplished through secrecy, and are ruined through disclosure.

Faced with Shi De's random suggestions, he didn't want to reveal too many of his thoughts.

Finally... we followed the convoy into Chang'an.

Liu Che also ordered all his ministers to return home. With so many things happening recently, order needed to be restored in Chang'an as soon as possible.

Along the way, no matter how Liu Ju asked, Liu Jing never said a word.

As the convoy dispersed, Liu Ju also said:

"I want to go to the Zongzheng Mansion with Zongzheng. You guys get ready and go to the other garden to stay."

If nothing unexpected happens, the imperial edict will come down tomorrow, and Liu Ju has made all preparations.

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin and Shi De were speechless, filled with fear and confusion about the future.

Without exception, all those in the Liu family who failed in the race for the throne either committed suicide or died soon after from illness.

Then the imperial edict came down.

If Liu Ju was not decent, someone would help him to be decent.

In fact, Chang'an at this moment was like a giant beast that was about to devour them. With every step they took, they felt that they were one step closer to the belly of the beast.

And just then.

"No need to go to the villa, go directly back to the Prince's Palace!"

Ok?
Several people looked away.

But Liu Jing had already ridden forward and said loudly, "I will go to the court first and interrogate you immediately!"

"This……"

Looking at Liu Jingyuan's back.

Liu Ju and Liu Jin both stood there in shock, while Shi De sighed bitterly, "Grandson Jing knows nothing about state affairs. Now he doesn't even know where to go back to. How can he shoulder such an important responsibility?"

As he said this, he looked at Liu Jin who was standing beside him, "Your Highness, that day I advised you to change the dragon and snake... Alas!"

Before, Liu Jing was poisoned. If he had not dreamed that Emperor Taizu Gao was alive again, the task of investigating Wang Bi and Su Wen might have been assigned to the emperor's eldest grandson, and he would have followed his plan by now.

pity!

The grandson of Emperor Jing was reckless, rebellious, and lawless. He acted out of anger. Such a stubborn grandson of the emperor would probably be played around by those officials who were good at fooling people when he went to the court.

If he were the emperor's eldest grandson, I could still come up with some ideas.

The more Shi De thought about it, the more unwilling he became.

Liu Jin didn't care and went forward first.

"No problem! Listen to my second brother and go back to the Crown Prince's Palace first. We have to clean up eventually."

Shi De felt powerless after hearing this. He had thousands of plans but was unable to use them.

Otherwise, if the Prince's Palace had listened to him, it might have been possible to escape from danger.

"Alas, it's a pity that although I have a keen eye, Grandson Jing insists on having his own way. I can only hope that he will come to see me again after he hits a wall..."

(End of this chapter)