Chapter 19 Chapter Fifteen

Huainan King Liu An colluded with Hengshan King Liu Ci to rebel, dark clouds suddenly covered, and the young Emperor Wu faced a new test... Sima Tan sighed: "Alas, it seems that a storm is coming..." This morning, he was about to announce his withdrawal from the court.Suddenly, a servant came to report: "Your Majesty, King Huainan's palace guard Lei has been asked to see him." "Lei Bei? Is that the captain of the guard who is highly skilled in martial arts, brave and good at fighting?" Emperor Wu asked. Sima Qian replied, "Exactly." "What is he doing here? He is here to find out the truth." Emperor Wu thought.

After Lei was brought in, when he saw Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!" Emperor Wu shouted: "Lei Bei, as a guard of the Huainan Palace, if you don't do your duty there, what are you doing here?" "Your Majesty, the criminal has fled alone and has something important to report." "speak." "My lord, the king of Huainan wants to rebel." Emperor Wu was shocked, but he pretended to be disapproving and shouted: "Nonsense, the king of Huainan has always been loyal to the Han court and abided by the court guidelines. I treat him as an elder brother. How could he be rebellious? You must be guilty of absconding and slander him. Come here!" , take him down."

"My lord, the criminal is not a false accusation, not a false accusation..." After Lei was detained, Emperor Wu winked at Ting Wei Zhang Tang, and Zhang Tang withdrew. In the evening, in the imperial study room, Emperor Wu was reading the memorabilia, while Sima Qian was sorting out the history books. Emperor Wu asked, "Sima Aiqing, just after the "Tweeting Order" was promulgated, King Huainan wanted to rebel. What do you think?" "Returning to the emperor, the king of Huainan has recruited thousands of people from all sides. He has always been good at winning people's hearts, and he has spent a lot of money to win over the surrounding county kings and princes. Especially in recent years, he has stepped up recruitment, so the intention of treason is obvious."

While the two were talking, Zhang Tang came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Lei was exposed as a rebellion by the King of Huainan, and there are indeed facts." "Oh, tell me quickly." Emperor Wu put down the notebook with a solemn expression. "He said that Liu An, the king of Huainan, has even prepared the emperor's seal, and now it's time to train his soldiers and horses." Emperor Wu threw down the memorial book, stood up suddenly, opened his eyes wide, and roared angrily: "Liu An, you want to rebel, I will ruin your reputation!" "Zhang Tang, I sent you to Huainan to spy on the truth. If Liu An really dares to rebel, I will wipe him out."

Sima Qian said: "Your Majesty, the Huns are fighting very hard now, and the Huainan king's rebellion has not yet become a fact, should we appease him first?" Emperor Wu thought it made sense, so he nodded, sat down, and said: "Zhang Tang, let's make an unannounced visit first, don't disturb him, and wait until the truth is found out." "Follow the order." One day, Emperor Wu was reading a book when he suddenly heard a clear and sweet voice: "Brother Huang." Emperor Wu looked back, his eyes suddenly lit up, and there was a pretty woman standing in front of him, a pair of big charming eyes were staring at him, maybe he was stunned by the expression of this girl in front of him, you know, never Which concubine dared to face the emperor so squarely, Emperor Wu did not come to his senses for a while...

"Brother Huang, it's me, Sister Xiaoling." "Ah, it's Xiaolingmei. My God, why have you grown into a big girl? When the King of Huainan brought you here last time, you were just a child." "Hee hee, the emperor still recognized me." Liu Ling smiled coquettishly. "When did you arrive? Why don't you tell me first, is your father here?" "I just arrived, my father is not feeling well and can't come, because I miss you so much, so I asked my younger sister to visit the emperor's brother." "Oh, your father is sick?"

"Yes, but it doesn't matter. My father said that when he recovered from his illness, he would go to Beijing to pay homage to the emperor." "Yes, that would be great." "Brother Huang, I also brought you the fine wine my father gave you. This is the best wine in Huainan." As soon as Liu Ling waved his hand, his attendants brought in four large wine vats tied with red silk. "Brother Huang, today, I want to accompany you to get drunk." "Sister Ling also drinks?" "Not only can you drink, but it's huge!" "Okay, let's compete tonight."

"Sister Ling will accompany you." The palace people hurriedly arranged the wine and dishes, and Liu Ling drank with Emperor Wu, "Good wine, good wine..." Emperor Wu was full of praise. After three glasses of wine, Emperor Wu was slightly drunk, Liu Ling asked, "Brother Emperor, I want to ask you a question, may I?" "But it doesn't matter." Liu Ling looked left and right, and Emperor Wu waved his hand and ordered his attendants to leave. At this time, there were only the two brothers and sisters in the room. Seeing that there was no one around, Liu Ling said coquettishly, "Brother Huang, tell me, are you and I a family?"

"It's a family." "Then... aren't my father and you a family?" "It's a family." "Then... why does Brother Huang still believe what Lei Bei said? He is just a guard of our family. To put it simply, he is just a watchdog." Emperor Wu smiled and said: "Oh, it's because of this, why do you trust him as a brother?" Liu Ling smiled charmingly: "I also know that Brother Huang will not believe him, I am just talking casually. Brother Huang, think about it, he hurt my brother with a sword, can't you blame him a little bit? But he To avenge my kindness, I came here to falsely accuse Huainan King of plotting rebellion. Brother Huang, my father has always been loyal, will he rebel? Besides, he is already old."

After Liu Ling finished speaking in one breath, Emperor Wu was attracted by her joyful eyebrows, and thought to himself, this little girl who was cute when she was a child has become even cuter now, thinking about it, he couldn't help wrapping his arms around her waist Limbs, Liu Ling threw himself into the arms of Emperor Wu. Just when the two were so excited that they forgot that they were cousins, when Emperor Wu picked her up and walked towards the dragon bed, footsteps came from behind. Emperor Wu looked back and saw that Wei Zifu had come back. He was so embarrassed that he woke up. He put Liu Ling down and said, "This is Princess Liu Ling, the daughter of King Huainan, my sister. I am just playing around with her."

Liu Ling hurriedly saluted Wei Zifu with a smile. "Ling'er has met the empress." Wei Zifu pretended not to have seen what happened just now, and said with a smile: "I don't know if the princess is here, I'm being rude." "Where, where, Ling'er is here to visit the emperor's elder brother on behalf of the father and the king, and I hope the empress will take care of it." Emperor Wu took advantage of the situation and said, "Come, let's have dinner together!" So all three sat down, and the attendants brought delicious food and wine again... Although Liu Ling hated Wei Zifu for spoiling her good deed, he still toasted her with a smile like a silver bell. "Empress, please be respected by Ling'er." Wei Zifu raised his wine glass and took a sip, then said with a smile, "I heard the emperor praise the princess earlier, and today I met the master, she is really talented and beautiful, I am really eye-opened." "Where, where, the empress has won the prize. Ling'er is not talented, so I hope the empress will teach her a lot." Liu Ling took a sneak look at Wei Zifu, and saw that she looked like a fairy, and she spoke and behaved dignifiedly. No wonder the emperor doted on her so much. Wei Zifu said again: "The princess's visit to Beijing this time is..." Before the queen finished speaking, Liu Ling replied: "Oh, to the queen, Ling'er came to Beijing to visit the emperor's brother and empress at the order of his father and king." "Oh, how is King Liu An?" "Thank you, ma'am, my father is in good health." After a while, Liu Ling saw the queen at the side, thinking that there was nothing to do with the emperor today, so he got up and dismissed. "The emperor and the empress use it well, and Ling'er will leave." Emperor Wu stared at Liu Ling's ecstatic eyes, and said with nostalgia: "Okay, okay..." Queen Wei Zifu breathed a sigh of relief.Said: "The princess should live in the palace!" "Thank you for your care, Ling'er is already living in a relative's house." "Alright, then please come to the palace more often." "Okay. Thank you, ma'am." In the courtyard of the palace, Princess Liu Ling was dancing with her sword. Emperor Wu stood aside and watched. She was as light as a swallow, spinning like flying, and the sword gleamed in the sun. A pair of beautiful red phoenix eyes shot at Emperor Wu from time to time, her fiery eyes dazzled Emperor Wu even more than the light of Jian Guang. Emperor Wu thought regretfully, how could such a beautiful woman with both talent and appearance be my imperial sister, otherwise she would definitely be accepted as a concubine. After the dance, Liu Ling came over and wiped his sweat and said, "I heard that Brother Huang also likes swordsmanship, why don't you compete with Ling'er." "Very good." Emperor Wu excitedly said to Yang Deyi, "Bring the sword." So Yang Deyi presented the sword to Emperor Wu. Liu Ling and Emperor Wu danced against each other.The two cooperated very well, and Emperor Wu felt very comfortable. Not far away, Wei Zifu saw it and had a plan in mind. "Your Majesty." She whispered. Emperor Wu stopped dancing his sword and came over. "Has the emperor forgotten that Qin Shihuang was once stabbed by the sword concubine of Yan?" Emperor Wu laughed and said, "Who am I afraid of being stabbed by such a sword?" After hearing this, Liu Ling put away the sword and smiled at the queen, "The queen is too worried. Liu Ling's sword is made of wood. Please examine it." Emperor Wu also laughed and said: "The queen is worrying too much, Liu Ling is my younger sister." This morning, Princess Liu Ling went hunting with Emperor Wu. Emperor Wu had three loves in his life: one was hunting, the other was women, and the third was talents. On the broad hills, Emperor Wu and Liu Ling galloped ahead on horseback.Princess Liu Ling was riding a fierce horse, and Emperor Wu was also riding a fierce black horse. The two horses galloped forward and backward. "Brother Huang, catch up with me quickly..." Liu Ling shouted loudly in front. "Haha, let's see if I can catch up to you or not." Emperor Wu also replied loudly. Emperor Wu swung his whip and whipped his horse. Seeing that he was about to catch up, Liu Ling said: "Your Majesty, let's have an archery competition to see who can shoot better." He shouted happily: "Your Majesty, I hit a deer." Emperor Wu also excitedly rode his horse forward to face a moose deer, and drew his bow, the moose fell down, and Emperor Wu shouted loudly: "I also shot one." The two jumped off their horses and ran towards the deer, and then they each held up a deer, laughing and shouting, and the warriors who followed behind also rushed up, cheering for the two bloody deer... Emperor Wu was in a particularly good mood today, his eyes sparkled, and he smiled at Liu Ling.Liu Ling's cheeks were flushed. Seeing her smiling charmingly at Emperor Wu, he jumped on his horse and ran forward. Emperor Wu admired her riding and shooting very much. Liu Ling patted his horse and galloped desperately into the depths of the forest. Emperor Wu chased after the BMW with a whip. Seeing the emperor chasing after him, Liu Ling was secretly delighted. He jumped onto Emperor Wu's horse, and Emperor Wu held her and galloped forward. go.When the horse started walking in the forest, Liu Ling turned his head and looked at Emperor Wu charmingly, and Emperor Wu hugged her off the horse in a flash of enthusiasm. When the two embraced each other and were about to fall down on the grass, they suddenly heard: "Your Majesty, The escort is here." It turned out that Wei Qing was chasing him on a flying horse, so Emperor Wu had to let Liu Ling go. "Your majesty, the empress is here, she is afraid that you will ride into the deep forest alone, so let me escort you." Liu Ling cursed in his heart: "It's her who spoiled my good deed again." Emperor Wu had no choice but to ride back on his horse. Wei Zifu was helped down by the palace people from Yichengyu, and said: "My concubine greets the emperor." "Ah, empress, why are you here today?" Emperor Wu pretended to be surprised. "Oh, the concubine also wants to spend some time with the emperor." Wei Zifu looked forward while talking, at this time Liu Ling saw that Emperor Wu hadn't caught up, so he turned his horse back, and suddenly saw Wei Zifu coming too, Liu Ling shook his head angrily and cursed in his heart Dao, I'm really frustrated, good things have been disturbed by this woman again.Cursing in his heart, but with a smile on his face, he jumped off the horse and said to Wei Zifu, "ah, the empress is here. Ling'er greets the empress." "The princess is free of courtesy. I heard that the princess is very good at riding and shooting, so I want to come and feast my eyes." "Ah, the empress has won the prize, Ling'er is just as good at riding and shooting." "Since Ling'er refuses to let my sister ask for advice, let's go to the Emerald Palace to see flowers and birds, and let the men go hunting." Of course Ling'er knew Wei Zifu's intentions, but he didn't want to go against it. Although he was very annoyed in his heart, he smiled and said, "Ling'er is willing to accompany your mother." Wei Zifu said to Emperor Wu: "Your Majesty, Ling'er and I will go to the Jade Palace next door to see flowers and birds." Emperor Wu didn't know what Wei Zifu was thinking, but he couldn't get angry, so he replied: "Then you go." As soon as Emperor Wu said that, he raised his whip, and the horse galloped forward, so his followers and guards rushed to chase after him. After the emperor left, Liu Ling got off his horse and rode with Wei Zifu, talking and laughing all the way to the Emerald Palace. In the Emerald Palace, Wei Zifu and Liu Ling bathed in the hot spring. Wei Zifu soaked in the imperial pool full of petals, smiled and said to Liu Ling who was soaking in the side pool: "I heard that the spring pool in the princess's house is the most beautiful place in the world. Famous hot springs." Liu Ling replied with a smile: "Yes, empress, the spring water in our hometown is so big that it has become a big lake. When the empress and the emperor come, we will let Shengjia and you enjoy it." "OK." After bathing, the Empress and Princess Liu Ling watched the exotic flowers and herbs brought in from various places in the courtyard, and the palace staff carefully introduced them later. There was a faint fragrance, and the palace official pointed to a potted flower and said, "This is called Myanmar Osmanthus fragrans, also called Shilixiang, and it was brought as a tribute from Yunnan." "Ah, it smells so good." Liu Ling sighed inhaling the fragrance of the flowers. "It's very fragrant." Wei Zifu also said. After watching the flowers, they went to watch the birds again. The palace man played a tune beside a birdcage, and a peacock spread its beautiful wings and danced. Both Wei Zifu and Liu Ling laughed happily. After dinner, Emperor Wu watched the animal fighting performance with his attendants and concubines.This is a frightening dragon-tiger fight. At dusk in midsummer, the scorching sun still refused to set. There were spectators sitting on the stage of the Colosseum, protected by barbed wire fences. There was a sound of gongs and drums, and two animal trainers brought a big black bear and a big tiger into the net respectively. As soon as the animal trainers got out of the net, the two beasts began to fight. First, the tiger rushed to bite the big bear. I saw that the big bear was like a mountain, steadily raised its arm and slapped it, and the tiger was shocked to take three steps back. Emperor Wu and everyone applauded excitedly.The tiger roared and rushed over again, only to see the big bear dodge its bulky body, and the tiger flew into the air and fell on the iron net.When the tiger noticed that the big bear was gone, the onlookers all smiled at it. The tiger became furious and suddenly climbed up the high iron fence, trying to come down and bite these people. The onlookers were shocked and shouted back. At this time, the guards had surrounded Emperor Wu and Wei Zifu and retreated to the back. Only Liu Ling sat still, and the animal trainer had come out to take the tiger and bear away. Everyone had a false alarm. Emperor Wu asked Liu Ling: "The county Why is the Lord not afraid?" Liu Ling said: "The purpose of the tiger is to bite people. If it can get out, it will bite me first, and then it will not bite the emperor." Emperor Wu heard that Long Yan was very happy, and he valued Liu Ling even more. Since then, no matter where Emperor Wu went, he was accompanied by Ling'er, and Wei Zifu couldn't do anything about it. In the afternoon of that day, Liu Ling came to the gate of Sima Tan's mansion, ready to visit Sima Tan, and his family informed him. "My lord, Princess Liu Ling is here to visit you." Qing'er came in to report. "Princess Liu Ling...what is she doing here?" Sima Tan put down his pen, his brows furrowed, "...Just say, I'm not here." "Father, if I don't see her, I'm afraid..." Sima Qian said. "Okay, then invite her to the living room." "Father..." Sima Qian thought it was wrong. "Okay, then let's greet him outside the gate." "I didn't know the princess came here, I'm being rude." Sima Tan lowered his head and cupped his hands. "Tai Shigong doesn't need to be formal. I came today mainly to ask Tai Shigong for advice." "Please." After Princess Liu Ling sat down in the main hall of Sima Tan, the servants brought tea. Liu Ling took the cup boldly and drank a couple of sips, then put down the cup and said, "Taishigong is very knowledgeable and has won the favor of the emperor. Linger I want to ask a few questions, may I know?" Sima Tan had heard that Liu Ling was a heroine in high school who was good at martial arts, and knew that what she wanted to ask must be political and historical questions, so he said, "Princess, please tell me." So Liu Ling asked with a serious face. "Tai Shigong is proficient in history. I would like to ask, since ancient times, have fathers and sons, brothers, uncles and nephews killed each other in order to fight for the throne?" Sima Tan was startled when he heard this, and thought that this woman was really extraordinary. Although he understood her intentions, he still asked deliberately, "I don't know what the Princess asked this for?" Liu Ling smiled sweetly: "Oh, it's not interesting, just asking casually." "Well, there are still cases, such as ministers killing kings, sons killing fathers, brothers fighting each other, and uncles and nephews fighting each other. But those are extraordinary actions, and they should not happen under normal circumstances." "So Taishi generally believes that my brother's current dynasty is an extraordinary period, or is it a normal situation?" "Of course it's normal." "Tai Shigong means that we are now in a normal period, and those sons and nephews should not kill their uncles, but now some people say that my father, King Huainan, wants to rebel..." Sima Tan was shocked when he heard this, and just as he was about to speak, Liu Ling went on to say, "Think about it, Grand Envoy, my father has always been loyal to the imperial court, and every year he pays no less than the amount of tribute. They are all living and working in peace and contentment, how could they want to rebel?" Sima Tan hurriedly said: "The princess is too worried, we have never heard of it!" Liu Ling said angrily again: "Tai Shigong, now some people on the right are spreading rumors for no reason, don't they want to provoke the relationship between my father and my brother?" "This……" Liu Ling didn't wait for Sima Tan to answer, and continued: "Of course, there is no wind without waves. On the one hand, it is also because the sword hurt my brother's thunder quilt. My brother treats him like a brother, and my father and king treat him like a father and son, but he hurt me. Brother, not only is he not ashamed of himself, but even went to the capital to spread rumors, Tai Shigong, what do you mean if this is not sowing discord?" "Oh, this..." Before Sima Tan could reply, Liu Ling went on to say, "Taishi Gong, my father respects you the most, and the emperor trusts you the most. I hope you will speak squarely in front of the emperor." After hearing this, Sima Tan said solemnly: "The princess is serious. I am just a small historian. How dare I influence the Holy Majesty? However, it is indeed the bounden duty of a historian to respect historical facts. In fact, things in the world cannot be true or false. Really, please rest assured, Princess." "That's good, that's good, Liu Ling believes in Tai Shigong's character." "Princess Buding, what else do you want me to show you?" "Ah, dare not, dare not, then... then Liu Ling will leave." Sima Tan sent Liu Ling out of the gate. "Princess go well, the old man will not send you far." "Tai Shigong, please stay." Back inside, Sima Qian asked, "Father, what exactly did she want to do here?" "I confess that her father and king will not rebel. It is true that there is no silver three hundred taels in this place. In fact, if the king of Huainan did not rebel, why would he recruit troops and buy horses to win people's hearts everywhere! Besides, as early as a few years ago, the king of Huainan was against Tian Fu in Bashang. I said that I will replace the emperor sooner or later, are these accidental?" Sima Tan said with concern. Sima Qian also remembered that Tian Fu once said to King Huainan: "Now the emperor has no prince, as long as the emperor has a right and wrong, shouldn't the throne belong to you." He frowned two thick eyebrows. "That's right, Princess Liu Ling went to the capital to lobby for a reason. I heard that she even went to Zhang Tang and Dongfang Shuo." Sima Qian said. "Oh," Sima Tan sighed, "It seems that a storm is coming, and the emperor must be warned." In the early dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was promoted to the palace, with hundreds of civil and military officials lined up on both sides. Emperor Wu said: "My dear friends, what's the matter now, you can play it quickly." Sima Tan went out and said: "Qi Zuo, Your Majesty, I have heard recently that the King of Huainan has the intention of rebellion. They recruit soldiers and horses, and build weapons. They are not very safe and guard themselves. I'm afraid they have to guard against it." After hearing this, the emperor looked around and asked, "Which minister has the same opinion?" A minister said: "Report to the Holy Majesty, what Sima Tan said is very true, and I have also heard about it. The king of Huainan has been in close contact with the king of Hengshan recently, so we have to be careful." Another old official came forward and said: "Your Majesty, this old official also feels the same way. The king of Huainan is becoming more and more powerful. I'm afraid you should be careful." Emperor Wu smiled lightly when he heard this, looked around, and said: "You are worrying too much. The king of Huainan is my uncle. He is also knowledgeable and reasonable, and has a great literary talent. How can he put himself in the wrong." Emperor Wu looked at the prime minister Gongsun Hong , asked: "What about Xiang's opinion?" When Gongsun Hong saw his name, he came out and shook his white beard and said: "Qi Zou, the old minister thinks that the holy man looks at people with benevolence and virtue. The holy man is really noble. If the king of Huainan knows, he will go down even if he wants to rebel." I can't do it, but..." Emperor Wu smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I am kind to people." After the dynasty was over, Emperor Wu asked Sima Qian in the imperial study: "Sima Qian, do you think the King of Huainan will rebel?" Sima Qian replied: "My lord, are you imitating Zheng Zhuanggong?" Emperor Wu was shocked. This Sima Qian was really smart.Then he said, "Oh, go on." "Zheng Zhuanggong knew that his younger brother was going to rebel, but he didn't show his face. When he himself fell into injustice, he killed him in one fell swoop." Emperor Wu smiled and said, "In your opinion..." Sima Qian replied: "I admire the wisdom of the Holy One." "Ha..." Emperor Wu laughed loudly. On this day, Emperor Wu was reading the memorial in Yushulu, and Yang Deyi came in to report: "Your Majesty, a close friend of Liu Jian, the grandson of King Huainan, is asking to see you." "Liu Jian?" Emperor Wu raised his thick eyebrows, then said calmly, "Let him in." After the man came in, he fell to the ground and wept, "Kowtow to the Holy One." "What's the matter?" "Your Majesty, the King of Huainan and the King of Hengshan have conspired secretly to plan a rebellion." Emperor Wu was startled, but said with a serious face: "Don't talk nonsense, I have always been close to Liu Jian's grandfather, how could he rebel? Could it be that he violated some family rules and came here to frame his grandfather... come here Lah, let me take him down." Two guards came up and escorted the visitor before leaving. "Your Majesty, listen to me, please listen to my argument..." After the man was detained, Emperor Wu quietly told Sima Qian, "Go to the prison and ask him." Sima Qian replied: "Yes, Your Majesty." Of course Sima Qian understood Emperor Wu's intentions, and he also knew that Liu Jian had always been dissatisfied with his grandfather Huainan Wang for failing to make his father the crown prince, so sending someone to inform him this time must have a purpose. How could Emperor Wu not know, it was just a posturing . Thunder rumbled in the distance, Emperor Wu stared out the window, the sky was covered with dark clouds, the young emperor faced a new test... Sima Qian came to the prison at night and questioned Liu Jian's cronies carefully, and reported it to Emperor Wu the next day. Emperor Wu immediately sent Duan Hong to investigate, and secretly ordered Zhang Tang to make an unannounced visit. Duan Hong arrived at the Huainan Palace. After being informed to enter, Duan Hong waited outside the palace gate as if nothing had happened. After being informed, he saw a murderous scene. Huainan King Liu An sat on the throne with a serious face, standing on both sides holding iron The fierce and vicious guards with halberds are very ready to attack. Seeing this, Duan Hong smiled, and said, "Could it be that the King of Huainan doesn't welcome me, otherwise why are we so tense?" The King of Huainan also laughed and said: "The lieutenant is serious. Where do you start when the sword is on the verge of breaking out? The left and right are just the attendants of the dog Liu Qian." Duan Hong then turned to the main topic: "King Huainan, I have come to condole you with the order of the sage." Then he turned around and waved his hands, and his subordinates presented generous gifts. The king of Huainan hurriedly got up and bowed his hands to Chang'an Weiyang official Xiang: "The king of Huainan thanked the sage, and prayed for the sage's safety." Then he said to his son Liu Qian: "Hurry up and set up a banquet for Mr. Lieutenant." "yes." Liu Qian gave a look, and the soldiers with halberds hurriedly bowed their heads and retreated. At the banquet, King Huainan deliberately asked his daughter Liu Ling to accompany him.Liu Ling kept teasing Duan Hong with her winking eyes, and raised his glass to Duan Hong and said, "Master Lieutenant, my father is a scholar, and he doesn't practice martial arts. Tell me, how can such a scholar still rebel?" Then he recited a poem: She said: "This is my father's new work. My father is obsessed with poetry and prose all day long, so why would he have the slightest thought of playing with guns and martial arts?" "Yes, yes, Huainan Wang is really talented." After the banquet, Duan Hong, who was drunk, was sent to rest in the palace. In a daze, he saw Princess Liu Ling, who was stripped down to only a red bellyband, standing beside him, smiling coquettishly at him... Duan Hong woke up suddenly, broke out in a cold sweat, and rushed out of the room... Seeing that Duan Hong was not tempted by sex, the King of Huainan became more vigilant when he knew that Duan Hong must be killed, and politely detained Duan Hong. Zhang Tang disguised himself and sneaked into Huainan Kingdom. On the way, he rescued Liu Jian, the son of Liu Buhai, the eldest son of Huainan Prince who had fled and was arrested. In the dark night, the two were talking in a low voice. Liu Jian said: "Liu An has made the imperial seal, the weapons have been made, and the troops have been trained, and the time to raise troops is just waiting." Feeling the seriousness of the situation, Zhang Tang asked two guards to escort Liu Jian to meet Emperor Wu, and took a few warriors with him on the road again.Before this, Lei Bei had introduced him to some of his friends in Wang Guanli, and asked Zhang Tang to find them to investigate the situation. After Zhang Tang's unannounced visit was clear, he quickly returned to Chang'an to report to Emperor Wu about his rescue of King Huainan's grandson Liu Jian, Duan Hong's detention and his own investigation. "Your Majesty, the King of Huainan does show signs of rebellion. He attracts thousands of guests and advises him on his rebellion every day. He also has close contacts with Hengshan King Liu Ci and colludes with Jiangdu King Liu Fei. I'm afraid it's inevitable." Emperor Wu heard the case and said loudly: "Yang Deyi, order the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to be promoted to the palace for discussion!" So the horsemen rode horses, and the officials who took the Yuyu, all the civil and military officials rushed to the Weiyang official. Seeing that Emperor Wu was sitting upright on the dragon chair with a serious face, all the nobles guessed about seven or eight points. "Loves, I have always treated the King of Huainan as an uncle and respected him very much, but I never thought that he would collude with King Hengshan and King Jiangdu to rebel. I couldn't believe it at first, so I sent Lieutenant Duan Hong and Ting Wei Zhang Tang to investigate secretly. , confirming that Huainan King is indeed planning to rebel. Zhang Tang, tell everyone about your unannounced visit." Zhang Tang went out and reported: "My Majesty, I went to Huainan Kingdom for an unannounced visit. On the way, I rescued Liu Jian who had fled. He revealed that the King of Huainan had already made the imperial seal. When I arrived in Huainan Kingdom, I visited Huainan Kingdom secretly and confirmed that Knowing that the King of Huainan is indeed in collusion with the King of Hengshan, they forged weapons, recruited troops and bought horses, and there are thousands of people from all sides, Liu Jian, the grandson of King Huainan, knows the situation best, and the Holy Majesty can ask him to confirm it to everyone." Emperor Wu said: "Xuan Liujian speaks." "Take Liu Jian." Yang Deyi shouted. After Liu Jian entered the palace, he knelt down to Emperor Wu and kowtowed: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the villain escaped from the Huainan Palace. He was hunted down by them on the way. Fortunately, he was rescued by Master Zhang. The villain was originally the grandson of the King of Huainan. My father escaped because of his injustice, and as for King Huainan's rebellion, this is something that has been planned for a long time, they have even made the imperial seal." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "Okay, you can step back." After Liu Jian went down, Emperor Wu said again: "Duan Hong has been detained in the Huainan Kingdom, which means that the King of Huainan is afraid of him coming back to report. Now the ministers say that the King of Huainan is going to rebel, what should we do?" As soon as Emperor Wu's words fell, several generals came out to ask for a fight. "Report to Your Majesty, the final general is willing to fight against the rebels!" "The general is willing to go." "The general is willing to go." "My love, what's your opinion?" Emperor Wu asked. So the civil servants also expressed their opinions and agreed to send troops to denounce the rebels. Seeing that the Prime Minister Gongsun Hong hadn't spoken, Emperor Wu asked him, "Why didn't the Prime Minister say a word?" Gongsun Hong came out tremblingly and knelt down and said: "Qizou Shengshang, Huainan King Hengshan dared to rebel. It is the veteran's management negligence. The veteran feels ashamed. He is willing to resign from his post and return to his hometown when he is old." After hearing this, Emperor Wu laughed and said, "What does Huainan King's rebellion have to do with you? Why do you blame yourself for this? I didn't blame you. Now that Aiqing has a minor illness, she can stay at home for a few days to recuperate. Why do you need to resign?" Gongsun Hong was moved to tears when he heard this, and kowtowed again and again: "The old minister complies with the order, and the old minister thanks the sage Long En..." Sima Qian was very moved when he heard this. He admired Emperor Wu's behavior at the critical moment. Finally, Emperor Wu of the Han raised his voice and said, "I am going to conquest immediately, so that the King of Huainan will be caught off guard." "My sage is wise, my sage is long live..." all civil and military officials fell to the ground excitedly and shouted. In the Huainan Palace, Huainan King Liu An was admiring his new work by candlelight. He read to his daughter Liu Ling: Liu Ling said excitedly after hearing this: "Ah, father, you have written your enthronement into a poem. It seems that my father has really made up his mind." King Huainan twisted his beard with his hand and said, "Your father has made up his mind after hearing Tian Fu's words in Bashang five years ago. My mausoleum, by then, you will be the first princess of the Han Dynasty. Father The king wants to find you the best man in the world as his son-in-law, and he wants to make your marriage even more grand than the emperor's wedding." "Ling'er, thank you father, Wang Longen..." Liu Ling kowtowed happily. "Haha..." King Huainan's laughter echoed around the palace... "Ling'er, make another trip to Hengshan Country to discuss with your uncle the time for raising troops. If it is possible to let him come again secretly, in order to avoid people's eyes and ears, you will disguise yourself as a man, understand?" "Father, Ling'er understands. Didn't Ling'er dress up as a warrior to offer him a sword last time? This time, my daughter will dress up as a merchant and deliver goods to him." Huainan Wang said happily: "My daughter can be used as ten sons. After the matter is completed, my father will become the emperor, and I will let you ascend the throne and be a queen in the future." "Father, what about my elder brother Liu Qian?" "Haha, my father said that after Liu Qian died." "Father, you are really biased." "Okay, get ready to go!" When Liu Ling arrived in Hengshan Kingdom, he met his uncle Hengshan King Liu Ci. Liu Ci was the younger brother of Huainan King, and the two brothers had a close relationship. "Uncle Wang, my father said that you'd better go there again to decide when to raise troops." "Is your father ready?" "Everything is ready. Since Lei was escaped, my father and king have made emergency preparations. Now everything is ready, and I will wait for Uncle Wang." "Tell your father, I have already built the weapon, and the men and horses are not a problem. What I am most worried about now is the leak of the news. I heard that your Lei Bei has fled to report the letter." "Hmph, Lei was a scumbag, my father said that it was because of him that my father decided to act early and asked me to contact you." Liu Ling said again: "My father wants you to go there. My father wants to have an interview with you." "Okay, you go to your sister's to rest first, and then we leave early." Hengshan King Liu Ci secretly came to Huainan King's palace, and the two had a secret talk. "Brother, we are brothers from the same mother." Huainan Wang said. "Brother Wang, I know that my brother is too wronged. That Liu Che is ranked tenth among the princes, and it is impossible for him to be the emperor. Then Liu Rong was deposed as the crown prince without knowing it. That uncle Liang Xiaowu has a wife. With the support of the empress dowager, he couldn't become the emperor, and in the end he committed suicide, it's really evil." King Huainan said: "So we have to turn things upside down. Zhu Fuyan's push-en policy is actually a copy of Chao Cuo's cutting of the vassals in the time of the first emperor. The purpose is to weaken us and strengthen them. It is too vicious. We can Do you tolerate it?" "Brother Wang is right. The late emperor had Wu, Chu and seven kingdoms to resist. Are we just waiting to be captured?" "Brother, we must succeed this time. By then, we will share the world equally." "No, brother Wang, the emperor should do it for you. As a brother, I just don't need to be bullied." "With the protection of my brother, who dares to bully you, then we will rule the world together." "Brother, go and contact King Jiangdu and the others again, at least keep them from moving." "Brother, don't worry, I'm close to them, I will go to find them, at least King Jiangdu will refuse." "Okay. Then let's adjust the soldiers and horses separately, and catch Liu Che by surprise." The two talked in secret until late at night. After King Hengshan left, King Huainan, Liu Qian, and Liu Ling were admiring their seals excitedly. Liu Ling said: "Father, how about you try this dragon robe?" King Huainan happily put on the new dragon robe, and the brothers and sisters Liu Qian and Liu Ling knelt down and kowtowed: "Long live father, long live, long live!" "Pingshen." Huainan Wang spread his arms and said. "Ha ha……" The three of them were laughing obsessively, when they suddenly heard a commotion outside the palace, King Huainan was startled, his attendants rushed in and reported: "Your Majesty, it's not good, the palace was suddenly surrounded." "Who surrounded us?" "Zhang Tang, the emperor sent the court officer Zhang Tang. Liu Jian fled to Chang'an, but was not chased." "Hmph! If I catch him, I will skin him alive." King Shangwen of Huainan did not practice martial arts. When he heard that the palace was surrounded by people sent by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he felt a little flustered and asked his son, "Qian'er, what should we do?" Liu Qian hurriedly said: "Father, don't be nervous, the child will immediately lead the imperial guards to fight them bloody." Liu Ling also said: "Father, don't be afraid, there is Ling'er." After that, he rushed out with Liu Qian. When the forward troops led by Zhang Tang were fighting fiercely with the palace guards led by Liu Qian's brothers and sisters, the brigade led by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty arrived.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was sitting on the chariot, with Wei Qing and Zhang Tang riding horses on both sides. When Emperor Wu saw Liu Ling in armor, he patted his horse and fought bloody battles with the soldiers. He squinted his eyes and thought, this woman is really extraordinary. After Emperor Wu gave the order to "eliminate the rebel bandits", Wei Qing and Zhang Tang rushed up immediately, and soon the rebel army retreated and retreated into the palace to guard behind closed doors. Emperor Wu sent someone to say no, so he launched an attack, and the palace gate was quickly knocked open.Emperor Wu's army rushed into the palace.Liu Qian was wounded in battle, and Liu Ling was captured. When King Huainan climbed to the top of the palace, he saw Emperor Wu's soldiers and horses with banners covering the sun, the main gate of the palace had been breached, and the soldiers rushed into the palace like a tide... Alas, the general situation is over, and Qian'er and Ling'er don't know whether they are alive or dead... Could it be that I really don't have the destiny of the emperor? After all, I took off the dragon robe and threw it on the ground, and threw the emperor's jade seal in my hand on the ground, and then raised my sword fiercely. Cut off to Yuxi. "My lord, Prince Liu Qian was wounded in battle, Princess Liu Ling was captured, and the emperor's troops have entered the main hall..." Ah, Liu Che, why are you so fast... Oh, I lost, Uncle Emperor, I lost... Accepted my fate... But I can't fall into your hands... 言罢，举剑向自己的脖子抹去…… 王宫广场上，旌旗蔽日，战火的硝烟还在弥漫，武帝威严地站在战车上，将士们都雄赳赳地站在后面。 刘迁、刘陵被带了上来，刘迁扑通一声，向武帝跪了下来：“圣命。” 武帝把头一偏，喝道：“大胆刘迁，你伙同你的父亲谋反叛乱，已犯了滔天罪行，来人呀，给我斩了。” "My lord..." 刘迁的头立即被两个武士砍下，滚到了一边。 “王兄……”刘陵高喊着扑了上去，被两个武士拉住，她一眼看见骑在马上的雷被，便扑了过去，跟他厮打起来：“你这个叛徒，我非咬死你不可。” “把她拉过来。”武帝吩咐。 武帝下了马，向刘陵慢慢走过去……刘陵傲慢地看着他…… 啊，她太有魅力了，真是色艺双绝，文武皆能，真想纳她为妃子……又怕……唉，怕什么！朕贵为天子，普天之下，莫非王土，何况她一个小女子…… “你们都远点。”武帝对卫士们一挥手。 “是。”卫士们奉命退到一边。 武帝走到刘陵面前，两人对视着…… “你太迷人了，朕不杀你，朕要纳你为妃子。” “呸！皇帝，你太小看人了，告诉你，本女子也要做皇帝，告诉你吧，我这一切都是为了当上皇帝。所以我必须杀了你。”刘陵咬牙切齿地说。 “你已经是俘虏了还那么狂妄。” “你俘虏的本来应该是未来的女皇。” “痴心妄想。”武帝说，“你已经失败了。” “自古不以胜败论英雄，我仍然是女中豪杰。” “朕头一次碰到如此狂妄的女人。”武帝开始恼怒了。 “那就让你长长见识。” “哼，不吃敬酒吃罚酒，不过……朕仍然不想杀你。刘陵，念你有勇有谋，算得上女中一杰，只要你答应嫁到胡地去，朕就封你为公主。” “呸！皇兄，你太小看陵儿了，陵儿现在虽然败了，但也是一个有大汉皇室血统的人，宁愿一死也不会嫁给那些胡虏。” “好，有志气，朕就成全你，来人啦，赐她凌迟处死。” “谢皇兄隆恩。”刘陵拱手对武帝揖了揖。 刘陵被武士带走了，武帝呆呆地看着她的背影半天不动…… 解决了淮南王的叛乱，武帝大军又挥师南下直扑衡山国，兵临城下，衡山王刘赐自知不敌，在宫中畏罪自杀。接着武帝又以江都王刘非制造皇帝玉玺、符节、兵器为由处死了这个荒淫无耻，罪恶累累的藩王，然后班师回长安。 始终跟在武帝旁的司马迁经历了这一切，感叹道：武帝太伟大了！这一切都必须载入史册。 武帝完成了对三国的平叛，废除了三国建制，改设为中央直辐的九江郡、衡山郡和广陵郡。 武帝班师回长安，留下张汤审理清肃参加谋反的人，张汤大令一挥，把谋划谋反的淮南王、衡山王他们的后、妃、王子全部杀死，又把涉及谋反的人，连坐的人全部杀绝。短短几天，就杀了几万人。 也许是因为太累、太紧张，张汤办理完淮南谋反案回到长安便病倒了。 夫人端了药进来，把张汤扶了坐起来，把药碗递给他，，张汤正要喝，忽听家人来报：“大人，皇上驾到。” 张汤急着要起来接驾，却又倒了下去，这时武帝已大步进入。 “皇上……”张汤挣扎着要起来，被武帝摁了下去。 “爱卿免礼，快躺下。” 张汤夫人忙跪下：“民妇给皇上请安，皇上万岁，万万岁！” "Free of courtesy, flat body." “爱卿，朕给你送滋补药来了。”武帝一摆手，杨得意便把一碗鹿血呈上：“张大人，这是皇上赐您喝的。” 宫里内侍又依次呈上山珍海味。 “爱卿，你辛苦了，你好好休养吧。” “你平叛有功，朕封你为御史大夫。” “臣谢主隆恩。”张汤感动得涕泪俱下…… 武帝亲临张汤府探望张汤的消息传开了，张汤的声望也更大了。 皇宫御书房，武帝放下奏本，问：“司马迁。” "The minister is here." “你说，朕对淮南王这样好，他为什么还要谋反。” 司马迁放下手中的奏本，说：“皇上，宫廷无父子，谁都想当皇帝，何况他还是皇叔。” “是啊，宫廷无父子。”武帝若有所思地说，“……司马迁，你把这方面的历史说说。” “是。昔春秋时，孔子周游列国，卫国世子蒯聩与其父卫灵公争王权戮母逼父未遂，出逃在外。卫灵公死后，立蒯聩的儿子力卫出公，逃亡在外的父亲蒯聩不服，从此开始了漫长的父子争权的动乱。” “后来呢？”武帝问。 “后来，蒯聩又杀了回来，夺了王位，其子卫出公逃走鲁国，孔子的高徒子路就是在这次夺权斗争中被蒯聩的人杀死的！” 武帝点了点头说：“唔，这可以说是父子夺权比较残忍的了。” 司马迁接着说：“兄弟之间争权夺位更加残忍。春秋时期郑国老谋深算的郑庄公就是设下圈套，让他的生母及胞弟中计而败北的。” 武帝点头道：“宫廷确实无父子。”武帝又说：“爱卿，往下说。” 司马迁说：“且不谈远时，就近而讲，先帝废刘荣太子后，梁孝武王不是在太皇太后的支持下想夺位吗？先帝这才下决心封皇上您为太子。这难道不是叔与侄争位吗？” “大胆，司马迁，朕是你能随便举例的人吗？” 司马迁忙跪下：“皇上恕罪，臣下无意。” “好啦，好啦，起来吧。” “司马迁，你把君臣争权的历史说说。” “历史上，臣夺君权、臣弑君、臣僭君的情况并不少见，有些是正义的，有些是非正义的，如武王伐纣就是正义的，而孔子时期鲁国的臣僭君就是越位，就是非正义的，所以被孔子叱为礼崩乐坏而发出君君臣臣父父子子的呼吁。孔子写《春秋》掷笔，就是因为感叹鲁国无明君、臣僭位，致君不君，国不国之故。” 武帝站起采，走到窗旁，凝望着窗外，暗想，朕决不容许臣僭君…… 司马迁又说：“臣僭君大多因为权臣功高盖主之故，高祖时，为加强中央集权，用了很大的精力一一翦除了异姓诸侯的势力，先帝在时，不是也使周亚夫……” “好啦，就说到这，朕知道。”武帝生怕司马迁说出景帝设宴逼死了周亚夫所以制止了他。 司马迁又说：“高祖所以决定非刘姓不封王侯，就是为了防止外戚势力膨胀对中央集权造成威胁。” “说得好，太好了。” 武帝暗想，朕决不培养权臣，包括宰相。 董仲舒早在江都王谋反前就已辞官回家。垂垂老矣的公孙弘听皇帝要召董仲舒，就对武帝说：“皇上，胶西王那儿缺相，以老臣之见，派董仲舒去最合适不过了。” “何以见得？”武帝问。 “因为胶西王太刚，董仲舒是谦谦君子，以柔克刚，岂非好事！” 武帝本来也不太想让董仲舒留在身边，就顺水推舟说：“也好，就依你的。” 这样董仲舒就永远失去了在武帝身边辅佐的机遇。司马迁在旁边听了，气愤地想：这个公孙弘，气量太狭小，都要死的人了，还不忘记排挤别人。