Chapter 45 Ambush

The Rebellion of Wu, Chu and Seven Kingdoms broke out when a very long "fuse" burned to the end.Who ignited this lead called "contradiction"? It was Liu Qi, and his bad temper. When Liu Heng was still alive in the early years, Liu Xian, the prince of Wu Wang Liu Bi, came to the central court to meet Liu Heng. After finishing his work, he would drink and play chess with Liu Qipao all day long to talk about feelings. This was probably a fashionable activity among young people in the Han Dynasty. , because until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the fifty-six-year-old Kong Rong was executed by Cao Cao, the history books said that his two children, a son and a daughter, were still playing chess with relish.

Wu Taizi Liu Xian's masters were all Chu people. At that time, Chu people's overall quality was relatively low, with little culture, simple mind and well-developed limbs. Therefore, Liu Xian also became grumpy and arrogant, unreasonable, and probably played chess. The level is also very low. Once Liu Qi and Liu Xian played chess there again, but Liu Xian's skills were not as good as others, so he wanted to regret playing chess.Liu Qi was the crown prince, so of course he didn't like Liu Xian's style, and the two finally had a big quarrel. Liu Xian was very rude to Liu Qi, and probably made a lot of foul language, which made Liu Qi furious.The Crown Prince hadn't experienced this kind of cowardice yet, so Liu Qi picked up the chessboard and threw it at Liu Xian's head. Liu Xian was caught off guard, and it was estimated that the son hadn't played much, so he was killed on the spot.

The coincidence of history is that today's archaeologists accidentally unearthed a damaged pottery chessboard from the Han Dynasty when they were excavating Liu Qi's mausoleum, the Nanque Gate site in Yangling.Could it be that after Liu Qi killed Liu Xian, he kept that "murder weapon" away as a funeral object?It's hard to say, but it's unlikely, because archaeologists think that the chessboard is rough, and it doesn't look like royal utensils at first glance. Maybe the mausoleum guard accidentally dropped the chessboard on the ground and buried it. It's in the soil.

Looking back, regarding Liu Qi’s killing of Liu Xian, in theory Liu Qi should apologize and accept punishment, but the privilege of an autocratic ruler lies in the innocence of human life, whether you are a commoner or an aristocrat, you are all lower than him Therefore, the ruler is always right, and others hold the "universal truth". So Liu Qi was not punished at all, and the imperial court just sent Liu Xian's body back to Wu State and did nothing, not even a letter of apology. Liu Bi, the King of Wu, never expected that his son's body would start to stink when he came back when he went to Chang'an.But Liu Bi, as a vassal king, is always inferior to Liu Heng and Liu Qi, especially Liu Heng, who is of the same level as Liu Bi, so naturally he is not someone to be trifled with.Therefore, Liu Bi, who was distraught, thought of escape instead of revenge, and he never went to the court meeting in Chang'an.

After seeing his son's body, Liu Bi scolded angrily: "Liu Heng of the dog day, I and him are obviously a family, and my son is his nephew after all. Wouldn't it be better to bury Liu Xian in the prosperous and prosperous Chang'an after his death?" Come on, why do you want to bring the corpse back? You really want to irritate the old man, right..." Liu Bi, who had suffered a huge mental blow, did not want to see his son's rotting body. Let the son rest in peace in a foreign land. Liu Bi was a master who refused to admit defeat, and finally dragged his son's body back to Chang'an, where he was buried.

We have reason to believe that since then, Liu Bi's psychology has become deformed, and the seeds of hatred have taken root in his heart, and he has secretly made up his mind to take revenge on the court when the time is right.Moreover, when Liu Heng was in power, he had already started to oppose the central government everywhere. This can also be seen as an initial retaliation against the central government. Let yourself become a confidant of the court.He was happy to enjoy the way Liu Heng, Liu Qi and the ministers were frightened because of his threat. From this, we can understand why Wu Guo did not seize the opportunity to rectify its internal affairs like other vassal states, but launched the "Great Leap Forward" movement vigorously, because Liu Bi found his greatest enemy in this life.

And Liu Qi has since then had his greatest enemy in this life. This time, the feud eventually led to the biggest disaster in Emperor Jing's dynasty.Anger and hatred coerce each other and twist into the lead wire called "contradiction". It lies in ambush for thousands of miles until it is ignited by gunpowder when the time is right. After Liu Qi came to the throne, a person stepped forward and urged his students to sprinkle salt on Liu Bi's wound. Chao Cuo, a courtier of the empire who was full of scheming and only wanted to realize the legalist dictatorship, should have appeared from Liu Qi's behind the scenes long ago.Liu Qi seems to be a marionette on a string, and Chao Cuo has been hiding in the power center of the empire for a long, long time with a string.

Chao Cuo was from Yingchuan. In his early years, he followed a man named Zhang Hui from Zhi County to learn the criminal names of Shen Buhai, Shang Yang and others.He has two very good classmates, one is a fellow with Jia Yi, Song Meng from Luoyang; the other is Liu Li.The history books do not record the deeds of Song and Meng. As for Liu Li, he was the son of Liu Jiao, the king of Chu and Yuan, who was later named the king of Chu after the rebellion between Wu and Chu was settled. After completing his studies, Chao Cuo became a professional in the study of criminal names, and then passed the postgraduate examination of Taichang Temple, and successfully entered Taichang Temple to work. post.

Chao Cuo first appeared on the stage of history as a scholar. When Liu Heng was in power, the Order of Holding Books was abolished. According to the deployment of the central government, there should be professional scholars and researchers for each school of thought and various classics. At that time, there were very few people studying "Shangshu" in the whole country. The academic research on "Shangshu" was a "unique science" at that time.The imperial court only heard that there was a man named Fu Sheng in Jinan County who was proficient in "Shangshu". He once served as a doctoral officer in the Qin Dynasty and was a very senior intellectual. It's almost falling apart, and it's impossible for the old man to go all the way to the Northwest.

The imperial court needs to choose a young academic backbone with great potential to study with the old gentleman. Good luck fell on Chao Cuo. Thanks to the recommendation of Taichang (in charge of national academic and religious affairs), Chao Cuo was successfully sent to Jinan and became the person in charge of the National Social Science Fund Project. After the completion of the project, he became a high-level Many academic talents were directly promoted to the National Confucianism National Team, and at the same time, they also had the privilege of speaking freely in front of the emperor.

Chao Cuo, who had returned from his studies, seemed to have an extraordinary bearing. He often quoted sentences from the "Shangshu" when he spoke, and he became obviously high-end and classy. He was full of scholarly style from head to toe, which made Liu Heng admire him very much.Chao Cuo was soon appointed as the prince's sheren, door doctor, and prince's family order one after another. He was responsible for teaching the prince's studies and became the prince's teacher.The prince Sheren is in charge of the work of the prince's guards, with a rank of two hundred stones.The door doctor is the gatekeeper of the prince's family, don't underestimate the idle job of this gatekeeper, with a rank of six hundred stones, and there are many opportunities to get close to the prince.The prince's family order is the prince's chief housekeeper, with a rank of eight hundred stones. From then on, he basically has the final say on the prince's daily life. Chao Cuo had already been very strong during Emperor Wen's reign. Chao Cuo's academic thinking is rooted in Shenshang and punishment, with Confucianism as the branch. He has a legalist style in his bones, and he wants to maintain the gentleness of Confucianism in face. The way of governing the country led to the extreme of "Confucianism and Legalism", a mixture of kings and tyrants, and admiration for autocracy. From this, we can imagine what the student trained by Chao Cuo would look like, a person who is hypocritical, good at covering up, kind on the outside, but rejects people thousands of miles away on the inside, looks very kind, but is very sinister behind the scenes... Yes, this is none other than Han Jingdi Liu Qi, the schizophrenic patient. Criminal name studies and legalist thought are essentially to satisfy the desire of autocrats to expand their power, and at the same time teach them how to control their subordinates and the people.This is not something that can be put on the table at all nowadays, but in ancient times it was a compulsory course for every emperor, the so-called "art of the emperor". Liu Qi was very excited to hear Chao Cuo's lecture. He felt that the eloquent Mr. Chao talked about his heart everywhere, as if he was a roundworm in his stomach.Liu Qi is very satisfied with his subordinate, and often calls Chao Cuo a "brain tank". Chao Cuo is a legalist at heart, which means that he is doomed to be at odds with those ministers in the court who talk about Huang Lao's techniques. Chao Cuo has always had a big plan in his heart, and this big plan has been buried in his heart for many years. , Dormant, quietly waiting for the time to come. Cut Fan!