Chapter 371: Court and Conspiracy
Killing innocent people is called Li, which was the posthumous title given to the King of Jiujiang by court officials.
Liu Qi's posthumous title naturally could not be a high one, but a medium or bad one would both be acceptable. It all depends on how it is interpreted. Liu Che originally wanted to give him a medium one to demonstrate his benevolence. After all, the person is dead, so there is no need to hold on to it.
At the same time, Liu Che wanted to test the waters through this matter, and as expected, he encountered great resistance.
The court officials believed that the reason Liu Qi was deposed was that he killed the Crown Prince of Jiaodong and the Prince of Qi without reason, which perfectly fits the killing of innocent people in his posthumous title.
"Your Majesty, among the posthumous titles, except for Yi, Xi, etc., most of them are sympathetic. Does the King of Jiujiang still deserve sympathy?
If he deserves sympathy, then did the Crown Prince of Jiaodong and the Prince of Qi, who died tragically on his chessboard, deserve to die?
Your final verdict on King Jiujiang is not only about him, but also about King Jiaodong and Duke Qi.
The whole world is watching you, watching how you deal with the King of Jiujiang. If you really give him a middle posthumous title, wouldn't that hurt the kinship of your clan members and the hearts of the nobles in Qi?
The Chehous who fought desperately this time, the soldiers who participated in suppressing the rebellion, and those who died on the mountains and rivers of Jiujiang, all became a joke.
Your Majesty, I request that you give the King of Jiujiang a bad posthumous title to calm the people of the world!"
This was not just said by one person, but by everyone, even the old ministers of Liang State who followed Liu Che to Chang'an. Liu Che's tutor also advised: "Your Majesty, it's just a little reputation. A king who follows the right path will naturally have countless rumors. If you can't overcome this, how can you achieve great things in the future?
I have heard that the sage kings since ancient times were willing to listen to advice and admonition, and regarded what the world considers beautiful as beautiful, and what the world considers ugly as ugly. If one can reach this state, he will be able to pacify the world. "
Liu Che understood that this was telling himself that your foundation is still unstable and you should not confront the court officials. Whatever the court officials say is the truth. This is the trend of the times and there will be no good end if you go against it. Didn’t you see that even the Prime Minister and the Marquis of Dong'a did not speak for you?
Liu Che understood this and realized that his test had yielded results, so he agreed to the request to give the King of Jiujiang the evil posthumous name "Li".
Changle Palace.
Liu Che's face looked a little unhappy. He had been thinking about this matter these days. King Jiujiang Liu Qi died in the battle. The news from the front line was that he committed suicide out of fear of punishment. It was most likely true. After all, Liu Qi still had his dignity. But the real situation, no one knew whether it was true or not.
But Liu Che was very depressed about this result.
He wanted Liu Qi to die, but not like this. He was unwilling to give Liu Qi a bad posthumous title because it looked ugly.
Before, Liu Che thought that Liu Qi would commit suicide on his way back to Jiujiang State, or directly on the way to Jiujiang State, because Liu Che thought to himself that if he experienced such a thing, he would definitely not suffer such humiliation.
Liu Qi did not commit suicide, which was beyond Liu Che's expectations. After Liu Qi rebelled, he was really confused. What was the point of rebelling when the situation had reached this point?
How could Liu Qi not see this? Did he rebel simply to exile his entire family and all the nobles in the country?
I don't know what he was trying to achieve. He might as well have just committed suicide to save face for both sides. There would still be hope for his offspring to be given a higher title later. But now things have turned out to be so ugly.
Liu Che didn't understand why Liu Qi rebelled when he just sent someone to invite Liu Qi to Chang'an?
Because those envoys were dead, all the parties involved in that incident were dead, so Liu Che would never know that those envoys deliberately said a few more words, deliberately urged the matter a little more hastily, deliberately were a little more arrogant, and deliberately were a little vague.
This is a matter that can never be deciphered. The history books only have a simple record: "In the first year of Emperor Xiaowu's reign, the King of Jiujiang rebelled. He was suppressed within ten months and was posthumously named Li."
Liu Che certainly had doubts about this incomprehensible thing. In the end, Liu Che could only come to one conclusion - there were too many people in the world who wanted Liu Qi to die, and Liu Qi might have been forced to rebel.
Liu Che was of course very clear that those who wanted Liu Qi dead were not only the two princes who had a blood feud with Liu Qi, but also those who had previously overthrown the prince. Who among them did not want him dead? Not to mention the court officials who submitted memorials, even the students who were clamoring in the Imperial Academy, and even Prime Minister Jia Yi wanted the King of Jiujiang to die, because there were too many cases of failing to kill the snake and suffering from it instead.
Unless Liu Qi was willing to swear in front of the Luo River that he would stay in the Jiujiang Kingdom and never seek revenge, he would have a chance of saving his life.
Prime Minister Jia Yi was the vanguard in overthrowing the crown prince. Even if he did not take action, he at least kept silent about the death of Prince of Jiujiang and pretended nothing had happened.
Liu Che suspected that some people deliberately took advantage of the situation to kill the King of Jiujiang and put the blame on him. They not only wanted to kill Liu Qi, but also wanted to give him a warning.
These people were loyal ministers of the previous emperor, but that did not mean they were his loyal ministers, especially when he brought old ministers from the State of Liang with him, which was bound to cause conflicts.
He was a suspicious person and had no base of his own in Chang'an. He suddenly became the Crown Prince from the King of Liang, and then became the Emperor before he had time to accumulate political capital. Naturally, he was shocked and doubtful.
"Has the Duke of Dong'a arrived?"
Thinking of this, Liu Che could not help but ask the attendant beside him, who quickly said, "Your Majesty, I will ask for you again."
After the attendant left, Liu Che began to recall the situation in the court and what his father had told him before, that if he had any questions in the future, he should look for Luo Jing, as Luo Jing could give him the greatest support.
He thought about it over and over again in the palace. If he wanted to break the impasse as quickly as possible and take control of the government, he had to start with Luo Jing.
As long as he can get the support of Marquis Dong'a, he will have nothing to fear even if he goes against the prime minister and the general together.
Besides, Liu Che knew Prime Minister Jia Yi. He was a loyal minister and would most likely not cause trouble for him.
Luo Jing walked slowly on the avenue of the imperial palace. On both sides were towering palaces and palace walls. Some of those palaces were quite old, and there were even some damages on the palace walls.
Some renovations were done when Luo Xin was regent. But after Liu Heng took power, all the renovations were stopped as he disliked these things as a waste of time and money.
Although he hasn't been here for a long time, Luo Jing is still very familiar with the roads here. His father used to be half the owner of this place, his cousin was the owner here, and he has spent forty years of his life here.
This place feels more like his home than the Dong'ahou Mansion.
But this time, the feeling of entering the palace was quite different. Walking along the familiar avenue, I suddenly felt extremely unfamiliar.
Luo Jing couldn't help but look at the tallest main hall of Changle Palace, and then he sighed slightly, because the person he was so familiar with was gone, and this place was no longer his home.
Things have changed and people have changed, that's probably it.
Luo Jing certainly understood what the emperor wanted to do by looking for him, and he didn't mind giving Liu Che some necessary help to reduce the losses within the court.
The King of Jiujiang rebelled quickly, and then was defeated just as quickly. Luo Jing had no idea what was going on, or who was involved. The forces in this world were so intertwined that no one could fully understand them.
But Luo Jing hoped that the matter would end here. This prosperous era was created by his father and cousin, and he hoped that it would last forever.
Liu Heng hopes that Luo Jing can help Liu Che, but Luo Jing wants to protect this hard-won prosperity. Anyone who dares to destroy this prosperity is Luo Jing's enemy.
Luo Jing walked into Changle Palace. When Liu Heng was alive, this place was very plain because he was too frugal.
Now, because the emperor had just passed away, it was impossible for Liu Che to start decorating luxuriously at this time, so he restrained his desire for luxury and pomp and had not yet started decorating the Changle Palace.
As for the Empress Dowager, she has already moved to the Weiyang Palace in accordance with the regulations of the Han Dynasty. The Grand Empress Dowager Zhang Yan is also in the Weiyang Palace. However, the Weiyang Palace is very large, so there is no big problem.
"My Lord, Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time. Please follow me."
As soon as Luo Jing walked into the palace, he met a servant who happened to walk out. The servant said with joy when he saw Luo Jing.
Luo Jing followed the attendants into the inner hall and saw the heroic Liu Che. There was a hint of anxiety between his brows, but he looked very high-spirited, which was something common among young emperors.
That is the expectation for the future. Having just gained power, I have countless ideas in my mind that I want to express on the blank sheet of paper under the sky.
Looking at this scene, Luo Jing seemed to have returned to the past, when the late emperor was still young and had just taken power. He was also full of vigor and wanted to create an unprecedented prosperous era.
“That’s great.”
Coming out of his past thoughts, Luo Jing stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty, may your Majesty be well and may your Majesty be blessed."
Liu Che forced himself to suppress all the thoughts in his heart and returned the greeting to Luo Jing.
This was the first time Liu Che formally summoned Luo Jing.
According to the etiquette system established by Luo Chen for the relationship between the monarch and his subjects, adhering to the concept of subjects worshiping the monarch and the monarch also worshipping the subjects, the monarch has a set of fairly equal etiquette when granting official positions to high-ranking officials such as the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, and when conferring titles on marquises, which is called "the great ceremony."
The essence of this set of etiquette is to express that the emperor invites these talented people to govern the country.
Luo Jing was of course a marquis and also one of the Nine Ministers. Although he was not canonized by Liu Che, the first summons were like canonizations, so Luo Jing performed great salutes. Liu Che was stunned for a moment before he reacted and also performed great salutes to Luo Jing.
This greeting between the monarch and his subject was reminiscent of the times when various nations vied to seek talents.
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When Xiaowu became emperor, all the old ministers of Xiaowen were worried, except Jing, who remained calm as before.
During the reign of Emperor Xiaowen, Jing was often kept in the palace, and was allowed to visit at all times, morning and evening. When it came to Emperor Xiaowu, the attendants reported this to the emperor, saying that it was inappropriate.
The emperor said: "Dong'e is a relative of the late emperor and my uncle. We should follow the old rules. There is no way for the palace and government to stop him."
The prosperity of the scene can be seen from this. - "Historical Records: The Biography of the Marquis of Dong'e"
(End of this chapter)
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