Liu Che swept his indifferent eyes over the ministers below and sneered, "Are you dissatisfied with the Crown Prince, or with the Wei and Huo families? You are not dissatisfied with them, you are dissatisfied with me!"
Liu Che's words exploded in their ears like thunder. The ministers knelt down and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, please calm down. We dare not do this."
"I think you are very brave!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Liu Che did not say anything, and the hall was silent.
In the dimension where Liu Ju was defeated, after hearing the whole story, he could only smile bitterly.
It's fate.
But now he has indeed rebelled, so there is no chance of redemption.
The dimension where Liu Ju had just started his army was now in a dilemma. His father was still alive and the misunderstanding had been cleared up. Should he continue to raise an army or give up?
Zhou Jia continued:
"Some people may think that the matter ended here, but in fact it did not. After Liu Ju's lineage was liquidated, it took some time for Emperor Wu of Han to discover that there were many loopholes in it. After a careful investigation, he liquidated all those who participated in the witchcraft and framed Liu Ju.
But Liu Ju was already dead, and it was too late. Even if Liu Che re-employed the Yi people and liquidated the three Yi tribes of Jiang Chong's family, it would be useless because the dead cannot be resurrected.
In his later years, Emperor Liu Che lost his son and later built the Palace of Memory to mourn Liu Ju. Although Liu Xun was the only one left in Liu Ju's lineage, Emperor Liu Che did not allow Liu Xun to enjoy wealth and honor, but fortunately, Liu Xun eventually ascended the throne and posthumously named Liu Ju "Crown Prince".
I don't know what Liu Che was thinking either. It seems that he just turned a blind eye to Liu Ju's lineage. As for the title of Prince Li...
In the eyes of later generations, this is definitely a derogatory term.
According to the "Explanation of the Law of Posthumous Titles in the Book of the Later Zhou Dynasty," not regretting past mistakes is called "li"; not resigning oneself to failure is called "li"; and knowing one's mistakes but not correcting them is called "li." The "Book of the Later Zhou Dynasty" is an ancient book from the Zhou Dynasty, and "Explanation of the Law of Posthumous Titles" is also the earliest extant and longest-standing document on posthumous titles.
The Eastern Han Dynasty work "Shuowen Jiezi" says: "Li means curved, and it is derived from the character for dog coming out from under the door. Li means the body is curved and crooked." Therefore, the character "Li" means to be wronged and suffered injustice.
The title of Prince Li depends on how one understands it.
The Witchcraft and Poisoning Incident implicated hundreds of thousands of people, severely damaging the Han Dynasty's vitality and leaving everyone feeling insecure.
It was something that could have been avoided, but in the end... Being an emperor is indeed a very dangerous and difficult job. You are in the deep palace, and what you hear and see are what others want you to hear and see. You still need to make your own decisions.
Emperors of all dynasties fell into silence. As they were in high positions, it was indeed not easy for them to hear the voices of the lowest classes. However, with the Sky Curtain these days, they had an additional channel to listen to the voices of the people. But if there was no Sky Curtain, like the situation in the Han Dynasty, they would really be in the dark.
"When I was talking about this situation, there must have been a dimension where Liu Ju had just started his army and Liu Che had figured out the whole story. I just want to say that in his later years, Liu Che was really...
How about you become the emperor emeritus? Anyway, the things you did later were really outrageous. You killed all your sons, grandsons, and daughters. If it were me, I would definitely pull the elderly Liu Che off the throne. People tend to be confused when they get old. It’s better to replace him with a young and capable person.
Fusu and Li Chengqian are problematic, but I really don't think Liu Ju did anything wrong. Fusu's incident happened first, and he couldn't contact anyone, so he had no choice but to do this."
Zhou Jia shivered and touched the goose bumps on her arms.
It's so scary.
They were all killed cleanly.
There was dead silence in all dynasties.
Is this something that can be said?
As the elderly Liu Che listened to Zhou Jia's words, the hostility in his eyes became more and more undisguised.
"presumptuous!"
Liu Che was furious.
He couldn't be wrong. How could he easily give away the power he had obtained?
Zhou Jia was not satisfied after she finished speaking, and continued: "As for the men of the Liu family, except for Liu Xun, really, if you see other men, you should run away as soon as possible. They are really not suitable to be husbands..."
What people like Liu Bang and Liu Bei did was really... as a woman, she really couldn't accept it.
"But as emperors, they did a really good job. The Liu family felt like they were born to be emperors. Their quality was very high. This is something other dynasties should learn from, but let's forget about the rest. Okay, let's talk about Wei Zifu at the end.
Actually, I had no feelings towards Wei Zifu at first. She gave me the impression of being just a good wife and mother, nothing special. But later, when I learned that she supported Liu Ju's rebellion, I took her seriously for the first time.
At this moment, a tough and courageous woman appeared in front of me. At this moment, I saw her not because of Liu Che or Liu Ju, but because of herself. She really appeared in my perspective as Wei Zifu.
She had been married to Liu Che for so many years, sharing his bed for so many years. It was impossible for her not to know the temperament of the man beside her. Moreover, she probably didn't know whether Liu Che was alive or dead at the time. Under such circumstances, she firmly supported her child and embarked on a path that might seem irrational. After Liu Ju's defeat and her empress seal being taken away, she proudly committed suicide. It was then that I truly began to like Wei Zifu. I feel a little embarrassed to face Sister Wei Zifu. I am sorry for getting to know you and liking you in this way.
Zhou Jia felt a little regretful. "Why do I have to say this to myself? Actually, I want to say something to Sister Wei Zifu. I hope that Sister Wei, in the days to come, in every life to come, you can live for yourself, no longer being Wei Zifu and Wei Fu, but being a husband for your son."
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