Chapter 20 3. When dead knocking becomes a game

Chen Tang was rescued, and he had to thank Wang Feng first.But Wang Feng said, wait a minute, when I get rid of Kuang Heng for you, it won't be too late to thank you together. Kuang Heng's feeling was really accurate, he expected something to happen, and it really happened. This time, Kuang Heng was caught in the braid.Relevant departments wrote to impeach Kuang Heng, saying that he had embezzled 400 hectares of public land.Now, even Liu Ao couldn't protect him anymore, so he had to be dismissed and sent him home to retire. But Wang Feng never expected that after getting rid of Kuang Heng, he would attract another opponent for himself.This is a formidable opponent, his energy far surpasses that of Kuang Heng.This person's name is Wang Shang.

At the beginning, Wang Jin, the father of Wang Zhengjun with lofty aspirations, married several concubines in one go, and gave birth to four daughters and eight sons.Among the four daughters, Wang Zhengjun is the most outstanding. The other eight males are the eldest son Wang Feng, the second sons Wang Man, Wang Tan, Wang Chong, Wang Shang, Wang Li, Wang Gen, and Wang Fengshi.Only Wang Feng and Wang Chong were born with Wang Zhengjun's compatriots.From this point of view, Wang Shang and Wang Feng are half-brothers born of the same father. However, the energy superman who made Wang Feng restless was not Wang Shang from the Wang family class. That Wang Shang was also a relative, but belonged to another powerful faction.

Wang Shang, courtesy name Ziwei, was born in Liwu, Zhuojun (now Hebei Province).The relationship between Wang Shang and the Liu family can be traced back to the era of Liu Bingji, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.Back then, after Liu Bing became emperor, he missed his mother, so he looked for relatives of his grandmother's Guan family.As a result, only two uncles were found, one named Wang Wugui and the other named Wang Wu, both of whom were later enshrined as marquises. After Wang Wu's death, his son Wang Shang inherited the title of Marquis.As a foreign relative, Wang Shang is quite like the foreign relative Dou Ying back then.After his father's death, Wang Shang distributed all the inherited property to his half-brothers, and he had nothing to lose.Unexpectedly, after the news of this righteous deed, all the ministers of the central government of the Han Dynasty unanimously regarded him as a moral model.As a result, he was highly valued by Emperor Liu Shi of the Han and Yuan Dynasties, and his officials went to General You and Doctor Guanglu.

After Kuang Heng was driven out of Chang'an by everyone, Liu Ao's first choice for prime minister was Wang Shang.The reason why he relies heavily on Wang Shang is not only because of his seniority; more importantly, when Liu Xi favored Liu Kang, the prince of music, and wanted him to replace Liu Ao as the crown prince, Wang Shang made great efforts to protect Liu Ao. . Therefore, Kuang Heng only left Chang'an, and Liu Ao announced later that Wang Shang was appointed as the new prime minister of the Han Dynasty. Liu Ao, a novice in politics, believes that Wang Feng, an upstart foreign relative, is the chief minister, in charge of the military and the internal court; Wang Shang, an old foreign relative, is the prime minister, in charge of the external court.

It seems very high, very ideal.In fact, it's silly and naive. Liu Ao only cared about himself, but didn't think about his two relatives.Since the Han Dynasty had foreign relatives, have you ever seen old and new relatives coexist peacefully? When Dou Ying was in power, Tian Fu worshiped him; when Tian Fu was in power, Dou Ying wanted to get close, but he was coldly stuck to his face.In the end, the two sides fought to the death and ended badly. This is just one of them. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che established the Grand Sima, this position has been almost monopolized by his relatives, from Huo Guang to Wang Feng.However, the prime minister is basically an outsider.From Che Qianqiu in Huo Guang's era to Kuang Heng who just left the scene, this is the case.

From the perspective of the distribution of powers, the Great General Sima is in charge of all military and political affairs, and the prime minister is in charge of government affairs; the Great General Sima has the right to make decisions, and the prime minister also has the right to speak.One said that I had the right to make decisions, and the other said that I had the right to speak.Liu Ao brought two powerful relatives who were suspicious of each other to work together. Wasn't that deliberately bringing them into a fight? If Liu Ao wanted to watch his relatives fight, then the incompatible political combination in front of him could easily satisfy his desire.

Among the two relatives, Wang Shang was the most angry.Wang Shang is old, well-founded, and powerful, so he doesn't take Wang Feng seriously.Ever since, Wang Shang even publicly criticized Wang Feng on many occasions, saying that Wang Feng, a new relative, was too authoritarian, and he had the final say on everything, which was too much. Since Huo Guang became the first General Sima, no prime minister in the Han Dynasty dared to say a word of resistance to General Sima.Now, Wang Shang fired the first shot.The cannon was so fierce that it made Wang Feng feel depressed. However, Wang Feng pressed the sword and held back.He knew that he couldn't draw out his sharp sword and slash across the air before the enemy fully showed their hole cards.

In Wang Feng's view, Wang Shang is sophisticated and prudent, with a strong background and deep roots.To pull out this person is like pulling out a thousand-year-old demon tree, which is full of variables. Wang Feng saw Wang Shang's power because of a heavy rain.30 BC, autumn.The sky seemed to be broken, and water leaked continuously, and the leak lasted for forty days.Water was everywhere on the ground, and the water flowed to the Yellow River, and the Yellow River swelled, so it poured back onto the land. In the Han Dynasty, Huang He was like a shrew, often acting wild, and people took it for granted.However, this wild run was quite terrifying. Both banks of the Yellow River were flooded, and the flood was like a thousand-year-old snake, and it drove away people whenever it saw it, as if it wanted to catch up to Chang'an City.

At this moment, the entire city of Chang'an was shocked.The news spread to the palace immediately, Liu Ao was afraid, and Wang Feng was also afraid.When they understood the situation, Chang'an City was in chaos, and the residents panicked, as if the end was coming, so the whole city collectively cried to the sky. Liu Ao immediately called a meeting of monarchs and ministers to discuss countermeasures.General Wang Feng, the Great Sima, immediately proposed a plan. If the flood entered the city, the empress dowager and the emperor would board the ship first.Then an edict was issued to let the citizens of Chang'an take refuge in the Chang'an City Tower.

The senior officials present agreed that this idea is feasible, and there is no other way.However, someone stood up and raised objections.When Wang Feng saw it, it turned out that it was Wang Shang who was General Zuo at that time. Wang Shang believes that since ancient times, there has never been a flood flooding the capital, and even in the era of the innocent government, such strange things have never happened.Now that the world is peaceful, there is a sudden rumor that the Yellow River is pouring into Chang'an, which must be a rumor.In this case, suddenly ordering the citizens of Chang'an to take refuge in the building will only cause further panic and the consequences will be disastrous.

Liu Ao thought that Wang Shang was right.Immediately send people to find out the situation first, and soon, the people sent out came back to report, and it was true that rumors were spread outside, the chaos has been calmed down, and the citizens of Chang'an have gone home. As soon as these words came out, Liu Ao looked at Wang Shang with admiration.Wang Feng was extremely ashamed and humiliated. At that time, Wang Feng had an ominous premonition. If he guessed correctly, Wang Shang was his potential opponent.Sure enough, Wang Feng contributed to the flames and finally drove Kuang Heng back to his hometown. Liu Ao then announced Wang Shang as prime minister. To be honest, after Liu Ao appointed Wang Shang as prime minister, Wang Feng was very hurt.After working for a long time, it turned out to be paving the way for friends and making wedding clothes for others.What kind of reason is this! Behind every powerful opponent, there is a strong capital.It is one of the things that Wang Shang is highly valued by the emperor; what makes Wang Feng even more depressed is that Wang Shang is also very handsome, eight feet tall, with extraordinary looks and a very charming personality.It is said that once the Xiongnu Shanyu came to Chang'an and met Wang Shang on the road. He was immediately overwhelmed by Wang Shang's charm, and couldn't help sighing: "The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty is really handsome and cool." Wang Shang's talent is outstanding and his prestige is outstanding, this is the second, and it is what Wang Feng hates to death.However, Wang Feng still persevered.However, what happened right now made Wang Feng unable to bear it anymore, so he decided to take action. This is a small matter, but in Wang Feng's view, it is very big.The thing is like this: a disaster occurred in Langya County, and nearly half of the area was affected.Therefore, Wang Shang decided to hold him accountable, sent people to investigate, and prepared to punish the county chief.As soon as the news came out, Wang Feng came. Wang Feng said to Wang Shang in a deliberative tone: "The disaster in Langya County is a natural disaster, and it was not caused by manpower. The county chief is a good official. You want to remove him like this. Isn't it too rash? In my opinion , Let’s forget it!” In fact, Wang Feng’s intercession was on behalf of the county chief, because the county chief was Wang Feng’s relative.However, Wang Shang told Wang Feng decisively, no, he must be dealt with according to the procedure. Sure enough, Wang Shang immediately wrote a letter to Emperor Liu Ao, suggesting that he should be removed from the position of the county magistrate of Langya County.But there has been no reply.Liu Ao didn't explain either, as if this incident never happened at all, and the preparations just let it go. Wang Shang has already annoyed Wang Feng.Since Wang Shang doesn't give up, well, let's fight! Wang Feng finally figured out one thing, instead of sitting around waiting to be swallowed to death by Wang Shang, it is better to take the initiative to control it.Thousand-year-old trees are not scary, old snakes are not scary, and old demons are not scary either.The terrible thing is that the sword in your hand is not sharp.As long as the sword in your hand is sharp, even if it's all demons attacking at once, you can still cut it. Wang Feng firmly believed that he held a sharp sword in his hand.This sword is enough to kill Wang Shang. In ancient and modern China and abroad, almost all power struggles are no different from the routines of modern martial arts movies.First of all, the two sides set up a formation, and Ma Zai goes first;Sure enough, soon after, Wang Feng's young man rushed out and wrote a long report letter, accusing Wang Shang of the following major crimes: Domineering, attempting to control China from other courts, this is the first crime; adultery with women, adultery with her father's closest maid, this is the second crime; younger sister's adultery, the adulterer was killed by a slave, suspected to be ordered by Wang Shang, this is the third crime ; Editing lies, claiming that the daughter is sick, and not letting her enter the palace, this is the fourth crime; The above crimes have not been carefully examined, and they are all collected from Lubian News.The collector was a gangster from a local area without a proper job, and his sponsor was Wang Feng. Although the content of this report letter is very unreliable, the firepower is quite fierce.Because, the person who passed the report letter to Liu Ao was the current left general Shi Dan.Shi Dan's daughter is married to Wang Shang's son, and they are in-laws.However, on the political front, he and Wang Feng are on the same team.For the benefit of China and North Korea, he decided not to have this in-law and turned against Wang Shang. Ever since, Shi Dan handed over the report letter to Liu Ao, and at the same time stepped on Wang Shang's foot: Liu Ao strongly suggested that Wang Shang report to the prison as soon as possible for investigation. Liu Ao was not stupid, he smelled a strong smell of gunpowder.His reply to Stan was: This is the end of this matter, don't mess with Prime Minister Wang Shang. Liu Ao's meaning is obvious, calm down, and no one wants to cause trouble for him. However, at this time, the eldest brother came forward.Wang Feng said to Liu Ao: "Wang Shang's matter can't be left like this, it must be investigated and dealt with seriously." When Liu Ao heard it, it was over, Wang Shang was over. The Han Dynasty was like a big ship, Liu Ao was the captain, Wang Feng and Wang Shang were in charge of commanding the ship, and the other was in charge of sailing.Suddenly, those who sailed the boat were dissatisfied with Wang Feng's blind command, and the two sides fought. How can the boat sail? Therefore, in Liu Ao's view, it is best for everyone to get along in harmony, help each other in the same boat, and each take his place.But now all this is impossible.For a long time, Wang Shang has given all kinds of limelight, and never gave Wang Feng face, so why should Wang Feng give Wang Shang face? It will be a matter of time before the two factions fight each other.The first accusation of Wang Shang listed above is very clear: Wang Shang is self-righteous, trying to empty Wang Feng, a group of Chinese and Korean figures.If you want to stand against North Korea, you must not only ask whether Wang Fengtong agrees, but also ask Shi Dantong whether he agrees. They are the chief representatives and powerful figures in the Chinese and North Korean teams. Judging from the current situation, one faction must be out, and the one out must be Wang Shang. Liu Ao believed that it would be more secure for the two factions of foreign relatives to assist the government.Now it seems that he is too tender.All he can do now is to overthrow and reshuffle the cards. 25 BC, summer, April 20th.The helpless Liu Ao issued an imperial edict, dismissing Wang Shang and ordering him to return to the prime minister's seal within a time limit. When the news came, Wang Shang was like a tiger crashing into a mountain, distraught and indignant. On the third day, Wang Shang vomited blood and died.