Established a thousand-year family from the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 8 The Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms ([-])

The second year of the Han Dynasty

four months later
Cold
Zhengdan day

Yin Shi
Chang'an Great Court Meeting

duang——duang——duang——

The big bronze bell in the Weiyang Palace of the Chang'an court was struck three times.

"Point—year—lamp—" duang——

The eunuch shouted loudly, and the huge bronze bell in the palace rang once.

Immediately, more and more eunuchs shouted in succession.

"Point—year—lamp—"

"Point—year—lamp—"

"Point—year—lamp—"

Thousands of lanterns were instantly lit up in the originally dark palace, and the red light illuminated the whole world, covering even the starlight in the sky.

"Hundred—official—present—congratulations—" duang—

At this moment, the eunuch shouted loudly again, accompanied by the ringing of a bronze bell.

"Hundred-official-offering-congratulations-"

"Hundred-official-offering-congratulations-"

"Hundred-official-offering-congratulations-"

Immediately, more and more eunuchs spread the word ten or ten times, and finally spread it to every corner of the palace.

"Prime Minister Shentu Jia presents the jade of the East China Sea!"

"Chen, Shen Tujia, pay homage to the Son of Heaven, Your Majesty, ten thousand years!"

Prime Minister Shen Tujia came on foot, and the eunuch took the beautiful jade he presented and shouted at the top of his voice. After the eunuch finished shouting, Shen Tujia bowed again to celebrate the emperor's new year.

"Feng Jing, the imperial historian, presents a hundred Pu Chunyu!"

"Chen, Feng Jing, pay homage to the Son of Heaven, Your Majesty Wannian!"

It was the same process again, Feng Jing, the imperial historian, also presented beautiful jade and entered the hall.

After that, the process was exactly the same again. The Taiwei at the end of the three kilometers, Jiuqing, and other central officials, big and small, presented New Year gifts to the emperor one after another.

The princes and princes of the three princes offered jade biscuits, senior officials offered lambs, mid-level officials offered wild geese, and junior officials offered chickens. Only senior officials could see the emperor worship and shout to celebrate the emperor's ten thousand years.

In the main hall, only senior officials could enter, and they stood up one after another, waiting for the arrival of the emperor.

"Your Majesty is here—"

Following the eunuch's tearing voice, a noble man wearing a black crown suit and a crown came slowly.

When all the officials saw this person, they knelt down and shouted loudly: "I wait to pay my respects to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will live forever!"

duang—

The huge bronze bell rang again, and the emperor looked down at the crowd and said majesticly, "Your honor is flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The officials thanked each other again, then stood up and took their corresponding seats according to their respective official ranks.

At this time, all the maids brought food and wine for the officials, the prime minister held up a bottle of wine and smiled at the officials: "My colleagues, respect Your Majesty with me!"

"good!"

All the officials promised, and each raised a bottle of wine, and stood up with the prime minister to toast the emperor.

"You don't need to be too polite, just sit down and share the delicacies with me." After all the officials finished drinking, the emperor said that there is no need to be too polite, which is obviously necessary.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Baiguan thanked again, and then knelt down on their seats again, but no one dared to touch their chopsticks to eat.

All of the above are the traditions of the Han Dynasty for decades. Every New Year’s Day, such a court meeting will be held. All the officials will present congratulatory gifts to the emperor to celebrate the happy new year. At the same time, they will enjoy delicious food with the emperor and celebrate the new year together. Accompany the officials to toast, eat and drink.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in his 40s stood up among the officials, knelt down to the emperor and said, "Chao Cuo, I have a congratulatory gift for His Majesty!"

"Chao Neishi, you have already presented a gift just now!" The eunuch beside him hissed to remind him.

"What I want to present is another gift." Nei Shi Chao Cuo's voice was respectful and loud.

"Oh? I don't know what congratulatory gift it is?" On the main seat, the emperor who was about to pick up food and drink put down his elephant chopsticks and looked down at Chao Cuo who was kneeling below.

"The congratulatory gift presented by the minister can be used as a plan for the great man for thousands of years!" Chao Cuo said confidently.

"Chao Neishi, don't talk nonsense in front of His Majesty!" The prime minister, who was toasting each other with all the officials, saw this situation and quickly scolded.

"It doesn't matter, let him talk about it." The emperor was extremely calm, he and Chao Cuo had known each other for a long time, and they had often discussed state affairs together when they were princes before, and their behavior today was premeditated by both of them.

"The congratulatory gift presented by the minister is called cutting the feudal clan!" At this time, Chao Cuo suddenly couldn't stop talking.

"Boldly Chao Cuo! The vassal kings of various countries were granted by my Great Han Emperor, how dare you talk about cutting the vassals?"

"Chao Cuo, are you crazy? Talking nonsense in front of His Majesty?"

"Chao Neishi, it's still too late to apologize to His Majesty, don't regret it!"

The hundred officials scolded Chao Cuo angrily, but the emperor waved his hand to stop the crowd, and said to Chao Cuo with a smile: "The New Year's gift you want to present is indeed very novel, but now it's the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting, and it's between me and the officials. On the day of enjoying the delicious food, you will come back to the palace tomorrow to present this congratulatory gift."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chao Cuo thanked him again, and the idea of ​​realizing his lofty ambition became more and more firm in his heart.
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another three months later

Summer
Weiyang Palace

"Emperor's decree, Nei Shi Chao Cuo, promoted to imperial doctor!" The eunuch read the imperial decree to all the officials, and everyone in the court was shocked.

This Chao Cuo had been promoted to Doctor Yushi in just a few months since the end of the ceremony at the Grand Court Meeting on Zhengdan Day.

"Chen, Chao Cuo, present "Strategy for Cutting Fans" again"

However, this is not the end of Chao Cuo. After he was promoted to Doctor Yushi, he continued to pursue and fight fiercely, intending to put the ideas in his mind into practice.

This time, the officials did not dare to scold Chao Cuo again.

Because, in the past few months, all the officials have discovered that the emperor is determined to cut down the vassal, and no one can stop it.

But they don't understand, does this Chao Cuo have enmity with the vassal kings?Why we must present "Strategy for Cutting Feudal Fans"
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another three months later

beginning of autumn
wangjiazhuang

"Cousin, the envoy of the King of Jiaodong has arrived." Wang Luojiao was wearing a pink and white gauze dress, showing her beauty even more.

"En." Wang Taihao responded lightly, put the baby in his hand into the arms of a servant girl, and then said to Wang Yaojiao: "Let's go, go see the envoy of the king."

This child was born to his concubine Lan'er, named Wang Changming, and it is not yet full moon.

As for the purpose of the Jiaodong King's envoy, he had already secretly guessed.

In the past few months, the Chang'an court has been turbulent.

An official named Chao Cuo was promoted repeatedly by the emperor, and the speed of his promotion was dizzying.

And this Chao Cuo is even more important. Every time he opens his mouth in court, he will cut down the feudal clan, and if he shuts up, he will still cut down the feudal clan.

Several vassal kings have already been deprived of fiefs and food households, and they will soon be deposed to King Jiaodong. He must not sit still and wait for death.

"Could it be that foster father really wants to rebel against the imperial court? Then what about my royal family?"

As Wang Taihao walked, he was very entangled in his heart. If King Jiaodong really rebelled, he didn't know whether he should support him or not.

"The lord is worried that the king will...rebel?" Zhang Long asked beside him.

Wang Taihao nodded and glanced at Zhang Xiao. This was the leader of the rebel army he subdued when he personally suppressed the serf rebellion ten months ago, and now he has become his staff.

Staff member Zhang Long thought for a while and replied: "Sun Tzuyun, the image of a soldier is water. The shape of water is to avoid heights and go down. The shape of soldiers is to avoid reality and attack the void. Water controls the flow because of the ground, and soldiers win because of the enemy." Therefore, soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and those who can win because of the enemy's changes are called gods."

"Ok?"

Hearing such an answer, Wang Taihao was not too surprised. His aide was familiar with the art of war and often liked to use the words in military books to give him advice.

(End of this chapter)