I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 58
On this day, Emperor Liu Qi and Prime Minister Shen Tujia talked a lot.

From the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, Han Wangxin rebelled against the Han and defected to the Hu, which triggered the first large-scale battle between the Han and Hungarians: the Battle of Pingcheng;
In this battle, Emperor Taizu Gao Liu Bang underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, and fell into the siege of Baideng.

From the time of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, the first emperor planned for many years, and finally decided to fight the Xiongnu in the Taiyuan area;

Later, Liu Xingju, king of Jinbei, rebelled, so that the late emperor could only give up the idea of ​​a decisive battle with the Huns, and stabilized the Huns through marriage, so that he could turn around and put down the rebellion.

In the end, the two monarchs and ministers chatted tacitly about the past of Prince Wu.

The more we talked, the more Liu Qi felt that many of his thoughts actually coincided with Shen Tujia's.

——For example, Emperor Taizu Gao was trapped in the siege of Baideng, which shows that if the Han Dynasty wants to deal with the Huns, it must have methods or arms to contain the Huns cavalry;
At worst, you must have enough cavalry to fight against the Huns, that is, 'fight cavalry with cavalry'.

When it comes to the first emperor, the rebellion of Liu Xingju, King of Jibei, and Liu Chang, King Li of Huainan, and the past incident of "Prince Wu Wang", the two monarchs and ministers came to a very tacit conclusion: To fight against the outside world, you must first settle the inside. !
In order to concentrate on dealing with external threats, the Han Dynasty must first solve internal problems!

When he said this, Emperor Liu Qi even showed a rare smile, and looked at Shen Tujia with full approval and joy.

But in the end, the two monarchs and ministers still failed to reach an agreement on the issue of "Strategy to Cut Fans".

——Liu Qi believes that although Chao Cuo's "Strategy for Cutting Fans" is a bit eager for quick success, but today's Han Dynasty has reached a critical moment when "heavy poison should be treated with strong medicine";

However, Shen Tujia believes that no matter what the current situation of the Han Dynasty is, Chao Cuo's "Strategy to Cut Fans" will make the situation even more unfavorable to the Chang'an Central Committee.

At the end of the chat, Liu Qizi turned dark again;
As for Shen Tujia, he quietly left the begging form on the seat, said 'Think twice, Your Majesty', and quietly retreated.

In the next few days, the Chang'an court fell into a strange silence.

Some departments are operating normally, and the court meeting every five days is held as usual. Prime Minister Shen Tujia and Nei Shi Chao Cuo have never been absent, but no one has taken the initiative to mention the "Strategy for Cutting Fans".

It wasn't until spring and April, more than 20 days after the "Tai Temple" incident, that the eerie tranquility of the Chang'an court was broken by an unexpected change.

——Empress Dowager Bo, summoned Emperor Liu Qi to the palace to have an audience...

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"Let's all go back."

When Liu Qi appeared in the Changxin Hall of Changle Palace in a nervous mood, there were only a few figures left in the huge palace;

And after Empress Dowager Bo whispered, even the last few people retreated quietly.

——Including the birth mother of the emperor Liu Qi, the current empress dowager: Dou Shi...
"Kneel down."

The crowd retreated, and the door of the temple was closed;

When there were only the Empress Dowager Bo's family and the emperor Liu Qi left in the hall, a very calm voice of instructions sounded on the imperial couch;
If an outsider sees someone and makes the Emperor Liu Qi kneel down, they will definitely think that this person is daring!
But when Mrs. Bo said this "kneel down", her tone was so indifferent that it seemed to say: Sit down.

After a short period of astonishment, Liu Qi quickly adjusted his expression, and knelt down obediently in the center of the hall.

When he raised his head again, Liu Qi also finally saw: On top of the weak and sickly face of the grandmother Bo Taihou, the embarrassing coldness and indifference of contempt for everything appeared again... ·
"The minister is not worthy, let it go;"

"A minister who is disloyal can be killed."

"The dignified son of heaven is forced by his subordinates to the point where he has to destroy the Taimiao in order to compete with it?"

Asked with a calm expression, Empress Dowager Bo's piercing eyes were fixed on Liu Qiyin's panicked face;

After a while, Bo looked away, coughed twice, and then shook his head slightly to Liu Qi's side.

"Since you are already the emperor, it is not appropriate to let others beat you;"

"Emperor, do it yourself."

Hearing this, Liu Qi turned his head slowly, and saw an old bamboo ruler lying quietly on the ground not far away.

Without any hesitation, Liu Qi stepped forward to pick up the ruler, then returned to the center of the hall, knelt down, and slapped his palm with the ruler.

Snapped,
啪；
Snapped.

The very regular sound of slapping makes people feel that they seem to have heard the rhythm after listening to it;

But if he knew that the sound of slapping turned out to be the emperor Liu Qi who was "physically punishing" himself, then no one would dare to appreciate the graceful rhythm.

After an unknown period of time, when Liu Qi's palms were red and his forehead was covered with cold sweat, Empress Dowager Bo's cold voice sounded again.

"Can the wall of the Taimiao be repaired?"

Liu Qi said nothing, only nodded heavily;

"Where is the person who digs the wall?"

Liu Qi nodded again.

At this time, the cold look on the back of Mrs. Bo was once again replaced by the usual dullness;

He let out a long sigh that seemed to be extremely exhausted, and then slowly lay down on the couch. Empress Dowager Bo's lecture to Liu Qi did not come to an end.

"After that incident back then, Aqi has improved a lot;"

"But after succeeding to the throne, the emperor focused too much on maneuvering..."

"—As a descendant, destroy the temple of the ancestors and disturb the spirit of the ancestors;"

"—As the Son of Heaven, I don't want to be dignified and upright. Instead, I spend all day manipulating power and tricks, doing all kinds of intrigue and heresy."

"Have you ever thought about the consequences of this incident?"

Speaking of this, the Empress Dowager Bo was still lying weakly on the couch, only slightly opened her eyes, and turned her head slightly.

"Now there are rumors on the streets of Chang'an: Chao Cuo, the internal historian, chiseled the outer wall of the Taimiao;"

"If this rumor comes out of Chang'an, I'm afraid it will become 'the temple wall of the Taimiao was chiseled'."

"Wait out of Guanzhong, pass Liang Guo, and then spread to Wu, Chu..."

"——If the thieves start an incident with 'digging the emperor's mausoleum', how should the emperor respond?"

"Taking such a risk, just to make Shentu Jia retreat?"

"Just to let Shentujia know that the emperor can even ignore the temple of his ancestors for the sake of the "Policy to Cut Fans"?"

"In case Shen Tujia didn't retreat despite the difficulties, and even died of anger at the prime minister's appointment..."

At the end, the Empress Dowager Bo only quietly stopped talking, and stood up slightly with a gloomy expression;

Looking at Liu Qi, there was even more sarcasm visible to the naked eye.

"Emperor, is this the idea?"

"Cutting open the wall of the Taimiao, risking being accused by all the people in the world, just to see Shen Tujia, will you be mad at him?"

　Sao Rui, Sao Rui, just woke up.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)