A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 201 The sun is soaring in the sky, witchcraft

Han Dynasty four years

New Year
The Seven Kings Rebellion, which lasted for three months, was completely put down, and the Han Emperor began to deal with the war.

First of all, in dealing with the seven kingdoms, the Han Emperor pardoned Liu Pei, the son of King Chu, and the soldiers who escaped during the war. He also established Liu Li, Marquis of Pinglu, son of King Yuan of Chu, as King of Chu to guard the south for the Han. The remaining six countries were all conquered by the Han. The emperor ordered the country to be eliminated.

Later, General Dou Ying was granted the title of Marquis of Wei Qi; General Luan Bu was granted the title of Marquis of Wei and served as Prime Minister of Chu; Taiwei Jianghou Zhou Yafu was granted the title of 3,000 households, with a reward of 1,000 gold; Prime Minister Bai Gongjun was granted the title of 2,000 households, with the reward of 1,000 gold; and he was granted the title of Governor of Hanoi. The Marquis of Gaoping, Wang Ji, and the Marquis of Guangwu Yuanzong Qianhu were rewarded with five hundred gold. They appointed General Bai Su as the captain of Changshan County and were rewarded with five hundred gold.

He also established the prince Liu Duan as the King of Jiaoxi, the prince Liu Sheng as the King of Jinan, and the prince Liu Che as the King of Jiaodong. Liu Yu, King of Huaiyang, was renamed King of Lu, and Liu Fei, King of Runan, was named King of Jiangdu.

So far, all the vassal states have been reduced to one county at most, and have lost the strength to confront the central court. Even the Bai Dukedom only has half a county, the Lu Duke only has two counties, and the remaining Chehou or Guanneihou are only With only one to half a county, or at least one township, the imperial court was already untouchable.

April
In order to prevent Liang Wang Liu Wu from coveting the throne, the Han Emperor ordered the emperor's eldest son Liu Rong to be crown prince.

The Han emperor's sister, Princess Liu Piao of Guantao, hoped that her daughter could become a queen, so she wanted to marry her daughter to the unmarried prince Liu Rong. However, Liu Rong's biological mother Li Ji was disgusted with Princess Guantao's repeated presentations of beautiful women to Liu Qijin, so she refused the marriage.

Liu Piao was very angry, but after hearing that six-year-old Liu Che actually said that he would build a golden house for his daughter in the future, it happened that Wang proposed to Liu Piao, so he made an engagement for his daughter to marry Liu Che, King of Jiaodong.

After that, Liu Piao often spoke ill of Li Ji and praised Liu Che in front of the Han Emperor. The Emperor of the Han Dynasty also believed that Liu Che had both political integrity and talent, so he was particularly fond of him.

May
When King Liu Wu of Liang Dynasty came to court, the Emperor of Han hosted a family banquet to entertain him. After drinking, the Emperor joked: "How do you think I will pass on to you after a long life?"

King Liang declined, but relying on Empress Dowager Dou's favor, he also coveted the throne.

June
The Han Emperor granted amnesty to the world
September
The Han court renamed Yiyang Yangling, and re-established checkpoints at ferries and passes, allowing entry and exit with certificates.

November

The imperial court abolished the state of Zhao and changed it to Handan County.

Han Dynasty five years

The eldest princess Liu Piao said to the Han Emperor: "Your Majesty, I heard that out of jealousy, Li Ji often asked the maids to use witchcraft to curse the concubine that your Majesty loves behind your back, in order to gain your favor. This woman is really Cruel."

After hearing this, Emperor Han frowned and felt disgusted with Li Ji. However, because he had a deep relationship with Li Ji in the past, he still had good thoughts and said to Liu Prostitute: "Sister, I must have heard some rumors. This rumor is not credible." Ah, I can’t tell for sure which concubine who is jealous of Li Ji made the news, I can’t tell for sure, hahaha!”

Liu Prostitute didn't expect to pull Li Ji down in one go, and didn't say much, because she knew that a seed had been planted in the Han Emperor's heart, just waiting for it to sprout.

In the same year, Emperor Han fell ill. He was puzzled as to why he suddenly fell ill because he had always been in good health. He thought of Liu Piao's words, so he tentatively asked Li Ji: "After I am a hundred years old, will you be kind to other concubines and their children?" Son."

Li Ji happened to be resentful towards a concubine at that time. Instead of agreeing to Liu Qi's request, she said, "Your Majesty, you just contracted the cold accidentally and will recover soon. Don't think so much. It's just that you are here." There are really too many concubines in the palace, and all of them are people with ulterior motives.

Even if I treat them well, will they still treat me well? What else can I and my son do? If you want me to tell you, I will drive them all out of the inner palace. Only then will the crown prince's position be stable, and you won't be able to rest assured until you are a hundred years old, right? "

Emperor Han smiled and said nothing, but he was extremely disappointed in his heart.

Han six years

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty deposed Empress Bo because she had no children and was unworthy of the name of her ancestors, and made Li Ji, the prince's biological mother, empress.

Han 7th year

The Han Emperor was caught by cold again, so the eldest princess Liu Piao invited Taoist priests from the Five Emperors Temple to pray for the Han Emperor. Although the Han Emperor did not believe it, he still accepted his sister's kindness.

After praying, the Taoist priest's eyebrows were compacted and his face was full of sorrow. Emperor Han saw this and asked, "Why are Taoist priests' eyebrows compact? Is there something wrong with me?"

The Taoist priest hesitated to speak directly. The Han Emperor said impatiently: "Just tell me what you have to say. Can I still kill you for no reason?"

The Taoist priest had no choice but to say: "When I was praying for His Majesty, everything was fine at first, but later I saw a black energy rushing out of the palace. I wanted to stop it, but I was forced back by the Taoist, and my prayer was successful.

From the perspective of Pindao, it was like the energy of witchcraft, but this energy was not directly directed at His Majesty, so Pindao was able to suppress it forcefully, and His Majesty was able to recover this time.

But Your Majesty also knows that if a person lives in this kind of situation all year round, it may not be long before he gets sick again, or even becomes ill in the end. The plan for now is to dig it out as soon as possible to restore the purity of the palace. . "

"What? Is there such a thing? No wonder I have been sick frequently in the past few years! Someone come!" Emperor Han was furious.

"The general is here!" The guard outside the door came in and knelt down on one knee.

"Instruct the guards of Weiyang Palace, Zhonghuangmen and Langzhong Mansion to jointly enforce the law and find out the witchcraft spirit in the palace. I want to see who dares to cause trouble in the palace."

"Here!"

Soon, soldiers from the three departments, led by Taoist priests, arrived in front of Jiaofang Hall.

"This... this is the Queen's residence, Taoist, you are not mistaken, right?" Weiyang Palace Guard Wang Lu said.

The Taoist priest said with a serious face: "Yes, I felt a strong witchcraft energy in it, which almost suffocated me." After speaking, he vomited blood and said: "It's definitely here!" and then passed out.

"Master! Master!" Several apprentices of the Taoist priest stepped forward to help him up. One of them said to the chief of the third department: "My master was affected by the witchcraft energy and needs to go back to recuperate. Now that the source has been found, we will I'm leaving."

After saying this, the Taoist boys helped the Taoist priest and ran away quickly.

Wang Hao looked at the other two and asked, "What should we do now?"

Huangmen Ling Zhang Wan said coldly: "Now that the source has been found, let's go in and look for it! What else can we do?"

Wang Hao looked at the doctor, Liu Tang, who said expressionlessly: "We are here under the emperor's order. His Majesty said that no one can stop us!"

After saying this, Zhang Wan and Liu Tang led their subordinates into the Jiaofang Palace.

"Boss, what should we do?" a guard asked Wang Hao. Wang Hao gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go!" After that, he followed with his subordinates.

"How outrageous! This is the Queen's palace, you dare to bring weapons into it, don't you want to live?" the guards and eunuchs of Jiaofang Palace shouted at the three of them.

Huang Meng Zhang Wan looked at the eunuch and said, "Jiang Zhao, long time no see?"

Jiang Zhao looked at Zhang Wan and said: "Zhang Wan, as a Huangmen orderer, you dare to lead troops into the Queen's Palace. Do you want to rebel?"

Zhang Wan sneered and said: "Don't dare! I'll wait for Emperor Feng to come and search for the source of the witchcraft energy. You'd better get out of the way!"

"Fart, where did the witchcraft energy come from? It's obviously your intention to take revenge. Leave quickly, otherwise your life will be in danger!"

Zhang Wan sneered, turned to his subordinates and said: "Everyone, go in and search for us. Anyone who resists will be shot to death!"

"Here!"

A large number of armed eunuchs, doctors, and guards poured into Jiaofang Hall.

"Rebellion, rebellion, Zhang Wan, you are going to rebel!" Jiang Zhao shouted like crazy.

"Noisy!" Zhang Wan kicked him to the ground and asked his men to take him into custody, then he went into the palace on his own.

"Who are you?" Queen Li appeared majestically in front of them. No one dared to move. Guard Wang Lu had already lowered his head. The doctor ordered Liu Tang to turn away from looking at her. Zhang Wan gritted his teeth and said sternly: "We are searching for the spirit of witchcraft on your Majesty's orders. Please don't stop us, Queen."

Mr. Li sneered and said: "The spirit of witchcraft? You've found me here. Who gave you the courage to stop?"

Liu Tang looked at Zhang Wan, and Wang Hao lowered his head and glanced at him. Zhang Wan said cruelly: "We acted as ordered, and the Queen has been offended!"

After speaking, he motioned to his men to continue. The Huangmen eunuch, Langzhongfu Langzhong and Weiyang Palace guards obeyed the order.

Li's face was very ugly, but due to his identity, he had to say: "Okay, let's search, I want to see what you can find, but I will remember you, Zhang Wan, right? Very good!"

Zhang Wanqiang held on and saluted.

After a while, an eunuch rushed over quickly, holding a small straw man in his hand, and shouted: "Found it!"

Then, eunuchs, doctors or guards came to find the little straw man one after another. There were more than a dozen in total.

Mrs. Li's expression changed greatly, and she was in disbelief at Zhang Wan. Zhang Wan breathed a sigh of relief, bowed to Mr. Li, and left with the results and his men, as did Liu Tang and Wang Lu.

After everyone left, Ms. Li collapsed to the ground. Jiang Zhao stepped forward to help her and said, "My queen, my queen, what's wrong with you!"

Li just murmured: "It's over, everything is over!"

April
Yisi day

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty abolished Queen Li's family and demoted her to Yongxiang for her superstitious belief in witchcraft and causing trouble in the harem.

The mother of King Jiaodong, Wang Quan, was appointed queen.

May
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty deposed the prince because of his lack of virtue and made him the King of Linjiang. He immediately left the palace and was granted the title.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is here!" said an eunuch.

"Oh? Queen Mother is here, please come in!" Emperor Han put down his work and stood up to greet her!
A lady, about forty or fifty years old, walked in slowly.

"Mother!" Emperor Han saluted her.

"Emperor, don't be polite! Sit down quickly!" Empress Dowager Dou said with a smile.

Mother and son sat down on the seats beside them. Emperor Han asked happily: "Is the queen looking for the emperor today for something?"

Empress Dowager Dou looked at the Han Emperor and said distressedly: "The emperor is only in his thirties. He handles government affairs every day and becomes as old as a man in his forties. You are working too hard!"

Emperor Han smiled bitterly and said: "Now that all the major events in the world are tied to the shoulders of the emperor, how can the emperor dare to relax?"

Queen Mother Dou sighed: "There is still no one to help you! If someone helped you, wouldn't it be much easier for you?"

Emperor Han smiled and said nothing. Empress Dowager Dou continued: "Look at the late emperor, it is precisely because he inherited the position of his elder brother that the country would not be ruined by Emperor Dang. I just heard that you deposed Liu Rong. How about asking your brother to help you?"

Emperor Han suppressed his anger and said with a smile: "Mother, which brother do you think is suitable to help the emperor?"

Empress Dowager Dou thought there was hope and said happily: "I think King Liang is good. During the Seven Kings Rebellion, wasn't it because King Liang blocked the rebels from Liang and prevented them from attacking Guanzhong? From this point of view, it seems that he is still the one who owns the country. Man, your brother is reliable!"

Emperor Han forced a smile and said, "Really?"

Empress Dowager Dou said enthusiastically: "Of course, don't you think the late emperor and the benevolent emperor are the best proof?"

Emperor Han thought for a while, looked at Empress Dowager Dou and said with a smile: "Let's do this. The emperor will discuss this matter in the court. If the ministers agree, I have no objection!"

Queen Mother Dou said happily: "Okay, okay! You brothers love each other. As a mother, I am the happiest. Okay, I won't disturb you anymore. Remember, you need to rest more. Look at you, your hair is all white." ”

Emperor Han said with a smile: "Your Majesty knows, Queen Mother, please walk slowly!"

When Queen Mother Dou went out, Emperor Han's face was as cold as ice.

(End of this chapter)