Chapter 41 Three, good boy, bad boy

In 57 AD, Liu Xiu was sixty-two years old.February 5th was a peaceful day with no visions or dreams.Like a quiet old man, Liu Xiu died of illness in the front hall of the Nangong Palace in Luoyang. Luoyang Palace is very peaceful.Taiwei Zhao Xi is in charge of the funeral. This guy is very serious and sophisticated.He dragged Prince Liu Zhuang to the steps of the palace, condescending; the princes were at the bottom of the steps, all looking up.The old guy Taiwei Zhao announced in the form of an order that the princes should return to the hotel in Luoyang, and all the officials brought by the princes must return to the country.

The meaning is obvious, Liu Xiuxin is mourning, and safety comes first.Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case, to prevent bold people from taking the opportunity to make trouble. As one would expect, everything was handled in an orderly manner.The prince Liu Zhuang officially ascended the throne, and his mother Yin Lihua was named the empress dowager. The gods returned to their place and everything was peaceful.At least that's what it looks like on the surface.In fact, it is not the case.Under the calm sea, there are often storms brewing.Luoyang City, which looks like a calm city, actually hides a current.

Liu Xiu left, and the princes were arranged to enter the palace on time every day to mourn.Crying is the most authentic and deceptive performance art in the world.It was discovered that one of the princes was not crying very hard, which seemed a bit perfunctory. However, no one dared to speak of him, let alone touch him.Because he is Liu Zhuang's younger brother, and he is the fruit of Yin Lihua's vine.His name was Liu Jing, and he was the king of Shanyang at that time. Liu Jing is very talented, and the article is well written.But he has a lot of problems, he is harsh, and his psychology is very dark, a typical person with talent but no virtue.This is the scariest person in the world.Anyone who falls into this category is born to cause trouble. If you want them to behave in a proper manner, it is better to kill them and let them reincarnate.

From Liu Jing's attitude towards Liu Xiu's mourning, it can be seen how much he has opinions on Liu Zhuang.Why this is so, no one knows.If you let me guess, there is only one reason - the emperor was snatched away by the eldest brother, and it was all caused by jealousy. In terms of talent alone, Liu Zhuang may not be Liu Jing's opponent.But his fate is good, he will come out of the mother's womb quickly.Although he has average savvy, he studies hard, is kind, and keeps a low profile.Therefore, he has always been favored by Liu Xiu.If Liu Jing wants to fight for the crown prince, he is asking for trouble, there is no way out.

Since I can't get it, I can't be the crown prince, and I can't be the emperor.But Liu Zhuang can't be too cheap, he has to fiddle with the whole thing, maybe he can really get unexpected results.This is the darkest philosophy of life for dark people. Liu Jing thinks so, and also does so. For Liu Jing, it's a common practice for a shady person to do shady tricks, and it doesn't need to be paid, and it will happen naturally.First of all, he wrote a letter, falsely claiming that it was a personal letter from Dahonglu Guo Kuang, and sent his servants to Liu Qiang, the king of the East China Sea.

Guo Kuang is the younger brother of former Empress Guo and the uncle of Liu Qiang.Guess what Liu Jing wrote in this letter?It turned out to be encouraging Liu Qiang to send troops to rebel.The reason for seizing power was that Empress Guo had no crime at all, and she was destined to be deposed. In order to strengthen persuasion, Liu Jing vigorously advocated in the letter. He said that back then, the great ancestor Liu Bang was just a small pavilion chief, and he could do a lot of things.Today, you are still the princes and kings on one side.Moreover, you are the eldest son of His Majesty, and you have been a prince.The emperor was originally yours, but Liu Zhuang snatched it halfway, aren't you depressed?You have concentrated the hatred of two generations.I don't even want to avenge this revenge, so I'm still a man?

As far as this matter is concerned, it's okay if you don't say that Liu Jing is mentally insecure.Obviously, he just wanted to fan the flames, lest the world would not be chaotic, and everyone would fight, so that he could reap the benefits of the fisherman. However, Liu Jing miscalculated a move.Liu Jing's trick may have worked among many princes and kings in the Han Dynasty, but he happened to meet Liu Qiang. Liu Jing didn't know that Liu Qiang was timid, he was a good boy who didn't make troubles, and never thought of making troubles.As soon as people read the letter, they were so frightened that they jumped up on the spot.Then, Liu Qiang decisively arrested the sender, sealed the envelope, and sent it to Luoyang together with him, and handed it to Liu Zhuang.

It was Liu Jing's servant who delivered the letter for Liu Jing.After Liu Zhuang's first trial, he understood everything.Liu Jing seemed to want to defend Queen Guo and Liu Qiang, but he actually had bad intentions. As far as this matter is concerned, Liu Qiang is a genuinely good boy, but Liu Jing is a downright bad boy.At this point, some people may think that Liu Jing may be over. However, the facts were unexpected.Soon, someone saw Liu Jing.He was unharmed, in excellent health, and was able to jump around.The slight difference is that he changed places and moved outside Luoyang City.

The above information is not some roadside news, but an objective news fact.The thing is like this, Liu Zhuang suppressed the case of Liu Jing's instigating Liu Qiang's rebellion as a confidential document.They are originally born from the same root, why is it too urgent to fry each other?Liu Zhuang is not Cao Zhi, he can't write such poems, but he still understands the truth.In order to prevent Liu Jing from causing trouble again, Liu Zhuang punished him a little and drove him out of the city to live in Henan Palace. Liu Zhuang finally realized that Liu Jing was angry with him.Anyone who wants to rebel sees it as a cause, not a joke.If Liu Jing really wanted to get along with Liu Zhuang, he wouldn't do it like that.Even if Liu Qiang wants to rebel, he has no chance to rebel.The body is the capital of the revolution, and Liu Qiang's health has long since failed, and he is lying on the hospital bed.

Liu Zhuang felt very guilty when he mentioned Liu Qiang.He knew he couldn't beat you, so he voluntarily gave up the crown prince, so Liu Zhuang won the throne.This time, they still protected him against Liu Jing, adding up, Liu Zhuang owed him two big favors. A debt of favor is also a debt and must be repaid. When it comes to repaying debts, Liu Zhuang is not ambiguous at all.He heard that his elder brother Liu Qiang was seriously ill, so he sent an envoy to visit him.Liu Zhuang's envoy didn't set out on a dark and stormy night to appear in front of the King of the East China Sea.

On the contrary, Liu Zhuang's ostentation was very big, and the envoys and imperial doctors went to the Kingdom of the East China Sea one after another.There are people everywhere on the road, with no front and no end.Then, Liu Zhuang issued an edict, ordering all princes and kings to visit Liu Qiang in Lu County, the capital of the East China Sea Kingdom. A few months later, Liu Qiang died of illness.He only left a suicide note, not wanting his son Liu Zheng to inherit the title, but asking Liu Zhuang to send him back to his hometown.Liu Zhuang read the suicide note and was very sad. Xiongtai is indeed a kind person, he has reached this point, and he still wants to leave a way for future generations to survive. Liu Zhuang decided to hold a grand funeral for Liu Qiang.He ordered Sikong to go to Lu County to attend the funeral, and at the same time ordered all princes and princes to attend. This is the most perfect ending in Liu Qiang's imperfect life.Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, no deposed prince can start well and end well.But, he did.Like his mother, he lost to the right person at the right time.Life is like this, enough. Liu Qiang was finally able to leave, but Liu Jing was still alive.The Henan Palace where he lives is called a palace under the euphemistic name, but it is actually no different from being in prison.Frustrated in life, no friends to have fun, full of complaints and nowhere to go. Therefore, the frustrated Liu Jing could only sit in the palace, looking at the starry sky every night.He longed for a vision to appear in the sky and give him a surprise.However, he watched every night and was lost every night.The dew wets the eyes, blurs the distance, and the hope of life seems to be more at a loss. Soon, Liu Jingpan received great news—the Xiqiang people rebelled. At this time, Liu Jing suddenly understood a truth.The Qiang people rebelled, and the celestial phenomena must have changed, but I can't see the strange changes with my naked eyes.At critical moments, experts are still reliable.Ever since, he went out secretly and invited a master who is proficient in astronomy to his home to guide the planning. However, the wind was leaked for some reason. As Liu Xiu's child, Liu Zhuang kept his filial piety and kept the Tao until his death; as an emperor, he worked conscientiously and conscientiously;However, under all the appearance of benevolence and righteousness, Liu Zhuang still hides a cunning heart. Liu Zhuang got Liu Jing to Henan Palace, not just sending him away.In fact, the Henan Palace is full of cameras inside and out, and there are eyes watching Liu Jing everywhere.Monitoring you is not to restrain you, but to protect you.As long as you don't mess around, your day is still yours. However, Liu Jing did not understand.The ignorant is fearless, he can't talk about being fearless, but he is ignorant. After Liu Zhuang intercepted the information about Liu Jing's strange actions, he treated it as a state secret as before.Then, he issued an imperial edict, changing Liu Jing to be the king of Guangling, ordering him not to stay, and to go to Fengguo immediately. Liu Jing was originally the king of Shanyang, and Changyi, the capital of Shanyang, is 320 kilometers away from Luoyang Airlines; now he is the king of Guangling, and Guangling, the capital of Guangling King, is 750 kilometers away from Luoyang Airlines.From this distance, anyone with long eyes could tell that Liu Zhuang threw him far away, clearly to prevent disaster from splashing on him. This time, Liu Zhuang was finally at peace.After Liu Jing was kicked to Guangling, he seemed to have become much better, and there was no sign of him making trouble again. Illusion, Liu Jing is creating an illusion.In fact, Liu Jing wanted to numb Liu Zhuang and deceive all eyes and ears, so he decided to pretend to be good.It was indeed cruel enough, Liu Jing pretended for eight years.One day eight years later, Liu Jing thought that the people Liu Zhuang sent to monitor him had long since become insensitive.So, the opportunity should come. One day, Liu Jing invited a master of physiognomy.After the master sat down, Liu Jing spoke first.He said, my father, Liu Xiu, became emperor at the age of thirty.I look similar to my father, and I happen to be thirty years old this year. Is it time to start a war? As soon as Liu Jing said something, the face master was so frightened that he couldn't speak.The master came here to earn some money to spend, but Liu Jing wanted to rebel, what a joke.You can talk nonsense according to the appearance, but when it comes to rebellion, you can't be confused.Ever since, the physiognomy master ran to the local government to file a complaint. The news quickly spread to Luoyang.When Liu Zhuang saw it, he was dizzy, Liu Jing hid it so deeply, and he thought he didn't toss it enough. However, after this time, Liu Zhuang finally understood why Liu Jing still had a grudge about his brother being the emperor for many years.The reason lies in the sentence he said earlier - his face is similar to that of the late emperor Liu Xiu. He has a similar face and outstanding talent, but it's a pity that his head is flooded.For a short-circuited brother like Liu Jing, killing him seemed to tarnish his reputation.When Liu Zhuangrao Liu Jing died, he was only punished and deprived of all his powers. However, Liu Jing can continue to collect taxes in the closed country.It's just that he is not as free as before, and he is followed wherever he goes.Activities within the prescribed range, doing prescribed things, what is this called?Shuanggui. Although Liu Jing was shuanggui, his addiction to crime reappeared soon.He invited a group of mages to perform rituals at home.There is only one content of the ceremony, which is to curse Liu Zhuang to die early. Fortunately, he could figure it out, it was already the fourth time. Liu Zhuang can bear it, and the officials of the central government probably couldn't bear it long ago.Then, the relevant departments of the central government immediately interrogated Liu Jing, and then played Liu Zhuang, requesting to kill him. Liu Zhuang was very depressed.He has endured it three times, and he doesn't know if he can bear it one more time.Just when Liu Zhuang was hesitating, someone told Liu Zhuang that His Majesty doesn't have to bear it anymore, and you don't have to do it yourself. Because Liu Jing had committed suicide. This is not a perfect ending, but it is the most reasonable ending.