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

Chapter 6 Two Solutions
Revitalize?

Liu Ju and Shi De looked at each other.

It would be good if Liu Jing could revitalize the situation instead of relying on his eloquence.

However, this is easier said than done.

Liu Ju even had a hidden worry in his heart. If he burned his boats this time, although the risk would be enormous, if he succeeded, he would be able to solve the problem once and for all.

His decades-long career as a crown prince will also come to an end.

Dominate the world!

Only then will he have the opportunity to prove to his father that he is not the cowardly person he claims, nor is he an incompetent monarch!
But before that, he decided to listen to his son again. After all, it was curfew and the night was still long...

"I want to hear how you make it happen."

Unlike Liu Ju, Liu Jing knew that he had wasted enough time just now and needed a lot of preparation until the final "big move".

Therefore, he spoke a little faster, thinking it would be wise to convince her as soon as possible.

"The most important difference between striking first this time and what you, Father, think is..."

"This time it's not about killing people, but arresting people!"

“A living person is more useful than a dead person who is killed in anger.”

Liu Jing still remembers what was originally planned - to change the disaster of witchcraft and make Emperor Wu willingly issue an edict to repent of his sins!

If he had traveled through time and space and found nothing, Liu Jing might have been really overwhelmed.

But the lucky coin was on him, and he wanted to complete it according to his own "thoughts".

After thinking about this, Liu Jing said:

"This thief Jiang Chong caught the emperor's attention by relying on Madam Gouyi. Now he and Huang Men Su Wen, Yushi Zhang Gan, and An Dao Hou Han Yue are together to search for witchcraft and evil things among powerful officials and nobles and the inner court of the imperial palace."

"The number of people involved is so large that the disasters that have affected the people are too numerous to count. This villain has long been doomed to die. Even though he is now valued by the emperor, in the eyes of the emperor, he is just a tool that will be thrown away after use."

Having said this.

He observed that Liu Ju nodded silently, Shi De also expressed his agreement, and even Shi Huang's grandson Liu Jin was not surprised at all.

His Majesty's cruelty is deep in his bones.

The selection and final treatment of cruel officials over the years were almost exactly the same.

Jiang Chong is indeed a tool.

The bad thing is that now it is a tool targeting their Crown Prince’s Palace!

Liu Jing obviously knew this as well, and he continued to look at Liu Ju.

"So, if we really want to take action, we should just capture him, but never kill him."

"My father is in charge of the country and can exercise his power to kill people. But the final right of interpretation lies with my grandfather."

Having said that, Liu Jing stretched out three fingers.

“And there are three benefits to doing this.”

"First, what my father is worried about is that there will be a big change in Ganquan Palace, and people like Zhao Gao and Li Si will act like treacherous ministers. If we capture Jiang Chong, we won't have to worry about that for a short period of time."

"Second, he occupied the righteous cause and arrested him but did not kill him. In the eyes of the ministers and the people, the prince acted decisively and did not allow him to harm others with witchcraft again. It was not like before, which was treason."

"Third, we can also use this incident to find out the true situation in Ganquan Palace."

When he said this, Liu Ju's eyes lit up.

Just a change of one word seemed to have changed things.

But in a moment.

His expression, which had just relaxed, turned serious.

wrong!

If they just wanted to capture without killing, they would have already chosen this path in their previous discussions.

It seems to have eased, but the real contradiction has not been resolved.

Not to mention the trend of "deposing the crown prince" that started in the first year of Zhenghe, the princes, ministers, meritorious generals and nobles in the court had already chosen their sides.

Now he knows without thinking who has the ability or even the plan.

There are two major forces.

One is the "King of Changyi" nominated by Prime Minister Liu Quti and the currently most powerful general Li Guangli!
King Changyi was the son of Lady Li. His father had an unforgettable affection for this concubine, and her son was also highly favored by him.

The other one is the son of Lady Gouyi, who has been the most favored by the emperor in recent years - the child known as "Da Yao" - Liu Fuling!

Jiang Chong, the traitor involved in the "Witchcraft Incident", was a disciple of Lady Gouyi.

In the past, Liu Ju would not have taken them seriously, but now, the fire has reached his doorstep.

Witchcraft was directed against himself and his mother.

I'm afraid my father also took this into consideration, or even tacitly agreed to it!

Thinking of this, Liu Ju suddenly became furious. This time, he changed his previous "cowardly" image and prepared for a final fight. This might be the reason. While he was thinking about it, Shi De, the young master beside him, immediately said:
"It sounds reasonable, but has Grandson Jing forgotten something? As you said, Jiang Chong is just a tool, a tool who discovered the Paulownia doll."

"In other words, the reputation of witchcraft still lingers in the Crown Prince's palace."

"If he is still alive, once he tells His Majesty about this, the story of Gongsun and his son will be unavoidable inside and outside the Crown Prince's Palace..."

When Liu Ju heard this, he was also suddenly awakened.

That's right!

Not to mention the so-called "crown prince" dispute, the biggest dilemma at present is witchcraft!
As for witchcraft, it was the emperor who ordered the investigation!

“That’s why we have a second plan.”

Liu Jing looked at the two of them.

"The first one is to let my father take decisive action and take the lead in justice."

"As for the second one, it is the most important."

At this moment, Liu Jing said seriously: "Father and Master, do you believe in ghosts, gods and witchcraft?"

After these words were spoken, Liu Ju didn't know what he was thinking of, and his expression was a little complicated. He didn't say anything, but his attitude said a lot.

Junior Master Shi De said, "Although you don't talk about strange things, the words of witches and sorcerers are naturally untrustworthy! But ghosts and gods should be kept at a distance."

Well, it’s the same as not saying anything.

In fact, what the two meant was very clear: there are ghosts and gods in this world.

And this is almost the tone of the entire Han Dynasty.

Emperor Gaozu of Han held a three-foot sword and killed a white snake. Even his birthplace was that of a dragon, which was full of mystery.

The current emperor, Liu Che, after establishing Confucianism as the only doctrine of imperial rule, declared his sovereignty with the theory of "Mandate of Heaven". He also adopted all of Dong Zhongshu's ideas of "the interaction between Heaven and man, and the divine right of kings".

For the entire Han Dynasty, there are traces that Liu Che was superstitious about immortality and worshipped witchcraft.

They even built various landmark buildings that were close to the "heaven". The 50-meter-high Shenming Terrace outside the Jianzhang Palace came from this.

Therefore!
Liu Jing will not promote atheism at this moment.

But do the opposite!
"At this moment, the Crown Prince's Palace is deeply mired in the "ghost, god, witchcraft" theory, as if it were stuck in a quagmire. Even my father and the young master have fallen into the trap of self-proof."

Liu Jing looked at everyone and said, "Conviction requires evidence, but the accusation of witchcraft is based on words!"

"As for the so-called Paulownia wood puppet, it is even more like the tongue comes first and then the puppet."

"Since we are all just talking, then we will have the final say."

"Therefore..."

Liu Jing looked serious. Suddenly, he pointed outside the window and asked, "Has the Crown Prince's Palace also found many "auspicious" objects in recent years?"

Liu Ju didn't know why Liu Jing asked this question.

However, because Taoists, overseas alchemists, and even the search for immortals were popular in the Han Dynasty, basically every household would "discover" some very useless but magical-sounding things.

Among them, there are records in the court that there is a auspicious beast every three months and auspicious scene every six months.

As for the common people, there are even more numerous.

And in the Prince's Palace, there are even more similar things, such as rare stones from otherworldly places, evergreen ancient trees, and auspicious beasts that represent good fortune.

Of course, compared with my father's side, the situation here in the Prince's Palace is nothing.

At this moment, when Liu Ju saw Liu Jing suddenly talking about these things, he, who was deeply involved in witchcraft, instinctively felt disgusted.

"Why are you asking this?"

Liu Jing laughed and said, "They are allowed to use witchcraft to harm people, but we are not allowed to bring auspicious signs to the emperor?"

"Since you are using ghosts and gods as tools to benefit yourself, then we will listen to whoever has the right to interpret the scriptures."

At this moment, Liu Jing looked serious and said solemnly:
"They found witchcraft in the Crown Prince's Palace!"

"And we have discovered auspicious signs!"

"They've already taken out Dayao, who was fourteen months pregnant, so why is the Crown Prince's Palace still doing nothing?"

Sometimes, in Liu Jing's opinion, absurd things need to be solved with absurd solutions.

"I want to see... Grandfather wants to hear whether the city of Chang'an where he lives, the entire capital of the Han Dynasty, is filled with what they call witchcraft!"

“It’s still a blessing from heaven!”

　There is another chapter tonight.

　　Brothers, it is very important to catch up on the reading of a new book, but I am afraid that I will not be able to keep up if I update two chapters a day, so I will temporarily update three chapters.

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(End of this chapter)