Chapter 358 Zhao Hede 19
It was just that the previous rulers of the Wang family were, after all, his uncles, and the Wang family did not have any girls of the right age to be sent to the palace to give birth to another prince of the Wang family.
Therefore, no matter how rampant these relatives were or how much they made Liu Ao angry, he would not worry.
After all, whether they are eunuchs or relatives of the emperor, their rights are actually dependent on the imperial power.
Just like in history, when Emperor Ai of Han, Liu Xin, ascended the throne, the Wang family was immediately suppressed by Liu Xin's maternal grandfather, the Fu family, and his maternal clan, the Ding family. The same was true of the eunuchs. The saying "a new emperor, a new minister" may not have been true in the Western Han Dynasty, but it was generally true.
Then why is Liu Ao so angry today?
Considering that Liu Ao's political acumen was not very good in his previous life, he was indeed more angry at that time, and most of the time he took out his anger on Liu Fu.
But this time, with the few drops of spiritual spring water that Hede secretly leaked and her even more covert provocation, the miasma in front of Liu Ao was suddenly dispelled.
He could tolerate the Wang family showing off their power in the court because he could always cultivate another "Wang family" to suppress the other party, just like the Zhao family who had recently emerged in the court.
But he could not tolerate the Wang family being in cahoots with those aristocratic families who claimed to be upright and famous.
To him, this was simply a rebellion.
Damn, you descendants are the ones I pushed up to compete with those aristocratic families. What are you doing? Brothers?
Then I leave?
So, although Xiao Yu's words made sense, Liu Ao still hesitated. Ultimately, it didn't matter whether Liu Fu released him or not. But he didn't want the Wang family to take any of the credit.
Thinking of this, he even glanced at Xiao Yu with a hint of resentment. If he wanted to persuade him, why didn't Master Xiao make the suggestion himself? Or else, he could have chosen a few old, pedantic people like Liu Fu. Why did he have to bring Wang Yin along as well?
In fact, Xiao Yu also had his own difficulties. When he received the letter from the empress dowager, he had already decided on the way that he would unite with the upright and righteous people in the court to write a joint letter, and then advise the emperor alone.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Ke got involved this time and dragged Wang Mang into it, which made Wang Yin unwilling to hand over the matter to him.
Liu Ao pondered for a long time, then suddenly heard Hede tug at his sleeve and whisper, "Your Majesty, what about Wang Mang? Should he be released as well?"
Hearing this, his eyes suddenly lit up and a mischievous smile appeared on his face: "Hahaha, Zhaoyi reminded me."
"Uncle, are you sure you want me to release Liu Fu?"
Seeing the emperor suddenly address Wang Yin as uncle, Xiao Yu knew something was up. Wang Yin also felt something was amiss, but Wang Mang was captured after Xiao Yu had left, so he was still in the palace and naturally couldn't have known about it.
After thinking it over again and again, he nodded.
"But my uncle just imprisoned Wang Mang as well. What should I do?"
"What? Why are you putting Wang Mang in jail? Hasn't he already been demoted?"
"I admire my uncle for his strict law enforcement. When Lord Zhao sued Minister Wang, I clearly wanted to punish Minister Wang, but my uncle put Lord Zhao in jail. Isn't this just saying that I don't know how to manage things well?"
"So I'll just lock them all up and give them a thorough trial. I'm sure we'll figure out who's at fault."
Liu Ao spread his hands and asked humbly, "Uncle, who do you think I should release now?"
Seeing Wang Yin about to speak, Xiao Yu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, since you've already issued the decree for Lord Zhao's release, you've naturally made your decision. Furthermore, Wang Mang has already been punished, and there's no second chance for punishment. Why, Your Majesty, conflate this matter with Lord Liu's?"
"Sir, what you said makes sense. Then let Wang Mang be released first. He must have felt deeply about this imprisonment. Uncle, please be careful and comfort him when you get him out."
Liu Ao knew that he was going to kick Wang Yin out. Although Wang Yin was unwilling, he finally took his leave first.
When Xiao Yu was the only one left in the hall, his attitude became much more favorable: "Master Xiao, please come back tomorrow."
Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, then looked up and quickly glanced at the emperor's expression, unsure whether the emperor meant what he had guessed.
Has the emperor, who was emotional and naive before, grown up so fast?
He suddenly felt complicated. He understood the meaning of the emperor's words and bowed and left.
Tsk tsk tsk, this Liu Fu is really unlucky. He was supposed to be able to come out today, but now he has to wait another day.
Zhao Hede played with her hair and looked at Xiao Yu's back casually.
She knew that as soon as her brother Zhao Qin learned that the Grand Marshal had been to the Xuanshi Hall and that Wang Mang was subsequently released, he would immediately exaggerate and spread the news throughout Chang'an.
The specific contents are as follows:
Wang is indeed not worth having as a consultant. When something goes wrong, he only saves his own people and doesn't care about the lives of others.
Look at that Wang Mang, a mere Minister of Rites, who was taken into the imperial palace and was pulled out in less than two hours. What about our upright and loyal Lord Liu Fu? He's only got one breath left!
The Wang family is so powerful that they can put anyone in jail (referring to Zhao Ke) and release anyone (referring to Wang Mang), but they are unwilling to make even a little effort to save Lord Liu.
Oh my god, Master Liu must have been fooled! Wang Shi is deliberately using this incident to manipulate the Emperor and catch all these loyal and righteous people in one fell swoop! It turns out that no one with connections is a good person!
Zhao Hede turned her head to look at Liu Ao who handed her a piece of cake, and ate it obediently from his hand.
"My Hede is still the most considerate."
Liu Ao wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief and asked with a gentle smile, "Have you tried on the wedding dress the Shaofu sent? Are you satisfied?"
It was a scene of clear skies and bright moonlight, gentle and elegant.
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