My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 70 Going straight to Huanglong
There are not many people who can calm down Guan Jun Hou, and Liu Ju is not one of them.

But there must be a great general.

When Wei Qing rushed to the Prince's Palace, Huo Qubing controlled his temper. In front of his uncle, a nephew had to act like a nephew.

Well, this includes Liu Ju.

"You didn't participate?"

"No." Liu Ju repeated the answer again.

The rumor is very credible. If you really look into it, the coinage is indeed related to Liu Ju. Wasn't the white paper in the "white paper currency" invented by him?
Based on this connection alone, Liu Ju really couldn't explain it clearly.

Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and the previous Zhuang Qingzhai and others, obviously believed the rumors to some extent based on this incident.

If this is the case even with those close to us, what about others?
however.

Liu Ju really didn't say much about coinage and salt and iron. He always abided by his uncle's instructions at the time. In fact, he didn't need to say much.

Coinage, there’s no need to explain this thing.

Except for a period of time in the early Han Dynasty, if you look around afterwards, you will find that any unified dynasty, any central court with the ability, would never give up the right to mint coins!
And then there is salt and iron.

The salt and iron monopoly existed in the Spring and Autumn Period and was continued in the Qin Dynasty. It was not until the early Han Dynasty when the policy of inaction was implemented that the monopoly was decentralized to the general public.

In later dynasties, before the An-Shi Rebellion, market tax or special tax was levied on salt, but after the An-Shi Rebellion, it was a monopoly!
And the control becomes stricter day by day!
With the example right here, Liu Ju could tell with his toes that his father, the emperor, who had an extremely strong desire for power, would never give up the benefits involved.

Why would Liu Ju need to instigate anything?
"so……"

Wei Qing hesitated for a moment, "Someone is secretly plotting to bring disgrace upon the Crown Prince and ruin the reputation of the Crown Prince's Palace."

As he spoke, the general had a calm expression. He showed neither the panic of Doctor Dongfang nor the anxiety of Shao Fu and the others.

Always take your time.

Under his influence, his two nephews became much calmer.

Huo Qubing suppressed the sharpness on his face and said, "Others may not know, but Your Majesty must know that the prince is innocent."

Wei Qing guessed what he meant and shook his head, "Even if His Majesty knew, it would be inconvenient for him to clarify for the Crown Prince."

the reason is simple.

The emperor could not personally bear the conflicts and infamy caused by the court's withdrawal of coinage, salt and iron, so he pushed Zhang Tang and Sang Hongyang out.

If there was no trouble, everyone would just be deceiving themselves and holding a grudge against these two.

But now.

Rumors were flying everywhere, making everyone "suddenly realize". Oh, it turned out that there was someone instigating His Majesty behind the scenes, and they immediately threw away the two fig leaves put forward by the emperor.

Hate the real murderer, the prince!

If the emperor stood up to clarify the matter for the prince and cleared his name, wouldn't that be a disguised admission that he was the mastermind behind the incident? Would he have to bear the blame himself?
Based on Wei Qing's understanding of his brother-in-law, it would be inconvenient for the other party to clarify the matter for the prince.

But it won’t!

What the emperor would do is to pour out his anger on those who were secretly making trouble, both as a punishment for disrupting his plans and as compensation to the prince...

Wei Qing spoke very tactfully about this matter, without dwelling on it too much, and moved on to other things.

"Those who have attained the truth will receive much help, but those who have lost the path will receive little help."

"Even for Your Majesty, when he was able to be appointed as the crown prince as the tenth prince, the Grand Princess Guantao, Marquis Wu'an and others also made great efforts."

"On the other hand, the deposed crown prince Liu Rong, because his mother was arrogant and made enemies everywhere, ended up with a miserable end."

"The lesson is not far away..."

At this point, Wei Qing's calm tone was filled with a hint of dull pressure. A general who could command hundreds of thousands of troops to fight on the battlefield was not without temper.

It’s just not sent easily!

"The person hiding in secret obviously wants to force the current crown prince to follow the same path as deposed crown prince Liu Rong." Wei Qing's tone was light, but murderous intent was revealed in his eyes.

"If Your Highness ruins your reputation today, you will expose your flaws and hand others a knife in the future!" Having said that.

Who the "other party" Wei Qing was referring to was actually a hint. Just as Huo Qubing guessed, whoever would participate in the fight for the throne would have the greatest motive.

One is Wang, who is behind the second prince Liu Hong.

another.

It is the recently popular Li family!

It does not only refer to Li Ji, but also the prime minister in the court, the two nine ministers, and several generals in the army.

The effects of forces are reciprocal.

This sentence applies to physics and also to confrontation. How could they not notice that the Li family was banding together to fight against Wei Qing and Huo Qubing?

"Both the Wang and Li families may have done something wrong. Relatively speaking, it is more likely that the Li family framed the person." Wei Qing said calmly.

Huo Qubing raised his eyebrows and continued, "But Wang may also deliberately take advantage of our psychology and lure us into conflict with Li so that they can benefit from it."

"It is possible."

Wei Qing confirmed this and said, "The Wang and Li clans are so large that it is difficult to determine who arranged the personnel."

"Besides, if they dare to frame the crown prince, they must have done it very covertly, making it difficult to find specific witnesses and physical evidence."

Subsequently.

Huo Qubing concluded: "I can't be sure which family it is, nor can I be sure who it is. The only thing I can be sure of is that there must be an enemy in the harem!"

"Yes."

Wei Qing affirmed his nephew again and continued, "Struggle for the throne, struggle for the throne, the disturbance must have originated from the harem, either someone close to the second prince, or Li Ji herself!"

The two of them talked back and forth, quickly completing the analysis phase, and even using military tactics to guess people's hearts.

The meaning is also obvious.

The two of them never thought of letting the prince take the blame. What they talked about was exactly how to find each other and fight back!
Having said so much, I am actually also speaking to the third person in this hall at this moment—Liu Ju!
What does it mean to be broken into pieces and crushed?

that's!
When seeing off the Shaofu and others, Liu Ju had a vague idea. After listening to the analysis of the General and the General of Cavalry, he was completely determined in his mind.

He was not a fool. He knew what his uncle and cousin had said. When he thought about their various raids and attacks, he thought about how to deal with the thief hiding in the dark.

There is only one answer: "Catch the leader first!"

As soon as Liu Ju said this, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing fell silent at the same time, saying no more...

……

The next day.

According to the custom, the regular court meetings were held every five days. While his father the emperor was in court, Liu Ju took some gold and silver jewelry and went to the harem.

Empress Wei Zifu lived deep in the palace and was not well-informed about news from the outside world. She was unaware that her son was in big trouble.

He talked with his mother and stayed in the Pepper Room for a while.

As usual, Liu Ju walked out of the palace with his hands behind his back and a lackey by his side.

just.

Halfway through the journey, he suddenly turned a corner and headed towards Changning Palace.

Eunuch Wei was wiping his cold sweat while leading the way. When he arrived at the entrance of Changning Palace, he unexpectedly met a eunuch who stepped out with his right foot first.

Eunuch Wei was so angry!

Although he was young, he was very strong at this moment. He jumped up, raised his hand and slapped the man hard.

"Snapped!"

(End of this chapter)