Chapter 22 5. The Epitaph of the Noble Man

Over the years, Liu Ao's feelings for Wang Feng have jumped from one extreme to another.When he was young, he respected Wang Feng infinitely and relied on him naively.When he thought he had discovered the law of power balance cleverly and wanted Wang Shang to restrain Wang Feng, he didn't expect Wang Shang to be dismissed by Wang Feng, so he began to fear. Fear, he is terribly afraid, this feeling is like a terrible cold virus, gradually spreading throughout the body and getting into the bones.In addition to Wang Shang, Wang Feng also hurt two people.As soon as Liu Ao thought of those two things, his heart began to smoke.

Let me talk about the first one first.After Shi Xian was wiped out, all the people who had been bullied by him came out of the ground one after another and resumed their activities.Among these people, Liu Xiang, a master of Chinese studies, is one of them.Liu Xiang has a son who is very good, and later became a master of Chinese studies, he is Liu Xin.Perhaps because he inherited his ancestor Liu Jiao's gene of playing with academics, Liu Xin has been learned and talented since he was a child, and he has been hailed as a child prodigy.Liu Xin often went to play with Liu Ao, and what he played were high-level literary games of reciting poems and prose.So Liu Ao liked him very much, and planned to appoint him as Zhongchang servant.

In the Western Han Dynasty, Zhongchang Shi was not an official with real power. To put it bluntly, he was just a name, posted around the emperor, and it was convenient to come and go.However, when Liu Ao's left and right attendants heard that the emperor wanted Liu Xin to be his personal attendant, they hurriedly persuaded him, "For the appointment of Liu Xin, you have to consult the Great General Sima." Liu Ao said nonchalantly: "Why do you have to report this trivial matter to Da Sima! You just do as I tell you." The attendants on the left and right immediately knelt down on the ground and shouted: "Your Majesty, please don't be hasty, you must tell Da Sima, otherwise..."

Looking at the crying faces on the left and right, Liu Ao understood.So he had no choice but to send someone to inform Wang Feng, but Wang Feng sent a message: Let Liu Xin come to be the emperor's personal servant, this matter is not allowed. why not?Only Liu Ao knows the answer. The answer is that Liu Ao has been kidnapped by Wang Feng.Liu Ao knew better that Wang Feng's eyes and ears were everywhere around him, and every time he raised his head, pondered, had an epiphany, or sighed, he might be reported.The reason why Wang Feng refused Liu Ao's request was that strangers were not allowed to stay by the emperor's side, which was very unsafe.

Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, foreign relatives and imperial power have lived together.However, since the Han Dynasty, the most beautiful and happiest era for foreign relatives was the era when Liu Ao sat on the throne and was emptied.The most classic legend is that the Wang family once conferred five princes in one day, shaking the world.The news was about to spread underground, and Tian Fu, a once-very good relative, was probably going to drool. Except for the feudal marquis, the brothers and relatives of the Wang family basically controlled the key points of various departments of the Han Dynasty.Looking at it from the inside to the outside, it is still the world of the Liu family, it is simply the world of the Wang family, but the name has not been changed yet.

The Wang family was too prosperous, which made Liu Xiang worried, but he and Shi Xian experienced a life-and-death battle, and began to become slippery.Therefore, he was dissatisfied with Wang Feng, but he did not say it publicly. Instead, he collected many heresies about natural disasters and presented them to Liu Ao. As far as Liu Xiang clicked, Liu Ao also heard it.However, Wang Feng could also see that Liu Xiang was not on the same boat as him.Because of this, he thought it was not safe for Liu Xin to be next to Liu Ao, so he refused to appoint him. Let's talk about the second thing.The powerful genes of Liu's ancestors have been passed down for nearly two hundred years, and in the generation of Emperor Liu Shi of the Han Yuan Dynasty, they were completely sluggish.Liu Bang's pride in conscripting foreign enemies to play the "Great Wind Song" in his sixties is gone forever.In Liu Shi's generation, he can only play pure art music that lacks male hormones.In Liu Ao's generation, it's even worse, not to mention other things, the physical fitness alone has plummeted.

This seems to be inevitable in the development of the human species.In 24 BC, Liu Ao was twenty-nine years old, and he kept getting sick before he had a son.According to this poor physique, if Liu Ao can't hold on anymore, who should be the emperor?From Wang Feng's point of view, this problem may be extremely troublesome, but from Liu Ao's point of view, it is extremely simple. Liu Ao believes that there is a suitable candidate.This man, speaking out, frightened a whole lot of people.He was Liu Kang who almost made Liu Ao unable to be emperor at the beginning. As I said before, Liu Kang was born by Fu Zhaoyi, his mother was favored, and his son was talented, so Liu Shi once planned to replace the prince with Liu Kang.Now, everything has passed. According to the law of power struggle in the Han Dynasty, the winner will dig the grave for the loser and bury his opponent.

However, Liu Ao is very kind and kind, and treats Liu Kang very well, quite like Liu Ying protecting Liu Ruyi back then.To be honest, Liu Ao's mother, Wang Zhengjun, is indeed good. She treats Liu Kang sincerely, and she is completely different from Lu Zhi back then.Liu Ao often asked Liu Kang to come to Chang'an to play, and Wang Zhengjun never stopped him. At first glance, it seems that the fight between Liu Kang and Liu Ao for the crown prince had never happened. We know that the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty entered Chang'an to meet the emperor, when they came, when they left, and how many days they stayed at most.At that time, it was time for Liu Kang to return to his fief, but Liu Ao did not let him go.Instead, he said to Liu Kang: "Brother, you and I are dearest. I am sick in bed now and may leave at any time. Why don't you just stay and talk to me!"

Liu Ao stopped talking, and Liu Kang didn't ask further questions.But outsiders can see that if Liu Ao really collapses, Liu Kang must be his successor.So Liu Kang stayed with Liu Ao.When Liu Ao's condition improved, Wang Feng wanted to chase Liu Kang away. Wang Feng believes that it is not a good thing for Liu Kang to stick together with Liu Ao sooner or later.As soon as possible to be safe, he must leave Chang'an. Therefore, Wang Feng told Liu Ao that according to the rules of the Han Dynasty, Liu Kang's period of staying in Chang'an had passed long ago, and he should be asked to go back.

Liu Ao was very upset and disagreed. Wang Feng went on to say, this matter is not up to you to decide, you must listen to God's arrangement.You see, the solar eclipse happened recently, this is because Liu Kang violated the norm, and it was a warning from heaven. Liu Ao became dumb when he heard it.He couldn't find a better reason to defend Liu Kang, so he had to agree to let Liu Kang return to Fengguo. When Liu Ao and Liu Kang parted, the two brothers wept and wept, as if they were breaking up their lovers, as if they were parting for life and death.And the person who caused this injury was Wang Feng.From then on, Liu Ao hated Wang Feng to the core, his teeth itched, and his head smoked from hatred.

Liu Ao figured it out, in the hunting ground of life, he was just a prey in Wang Feng's hands. Ever seen a siege?Surrounded on all sides, there must be a gap.The reason is simple. When animals are cornered, they will resist beyond imagination.So, open a gap, give the animal the hope of escape, and jump towards the gap.As long as the hunter guards the gap, he will be able to catch the prey. Later, hunting ideas and techniques were used by soldiers on the battlefield.Military strategists believe that animals are still stubborn when they are in danger. If there is no absolute force to surround the enemy on the battlefield, once the opponent resists, the price will be heavy. This is summarized in "Sun Tzu's Art of War": the encircled division must be lacking. Doesn't Wang Feng know this truth?If you knew, why did you surround the emperor on all sides to prevent him from escaping?Ok!Surround yourself and see if I can tear through your net. Liu Ao wanted to resist.Suddenly, he longed so much to live like a real man.At this time, Wang Zhang came. When Liu Ao saw Wang Zhang's memorial, he really relieved his hatred!Wang Zhang seemed to be a brave man who acted bravely at the first sight, and he really vindicated Liu Ao and vented his anger, which is really happy. Why is it said that Wang Zhang vindicated Liu Ao? The main reason is that Wang Zhang also mentioned the solar eclipse in his memorial.According to Wang Feng, when there was a solar eclipse in the sky, it was Liu Kang's violation of the norm; after Wang Zhang's explanation, he realized that Wang Feng was simply spitting blood. Wang Zhang said that the main reason for the solar eclipse in the sky was that Wang Feng was too authoritarian and harmed people everywhere.Liu Ao very much agrees with this view.Therefore, Liu Ao decided to meet Wang Zhang. In front of Liu Ao, Wang Zhang couldn't calm down, and accused Wang Feng of various things.Finally, Wang Zhang said conclusively: "Your Majesty, Wang Feng can no longer be allowed to stay in the position of Da Sima. He must be sent away as soon as possible, and a virtuous man must be re-elected to preside over the government." Liu Ao was very moved and excited when he heard it.He said to Wang Zhang: "Thank you Jing Zhaoyin for speaking out. To be honest, I can't stand the matter of Wang Feng's dictatorship for a long time. The question is, do you have a good candidate to drive him away?" Wang Zhang replied confidently: "Yes, Your Majesty, I have already found a candidate for you." Liu Ao's eyelids twitched and asked, "Who do you want to recommend?" Wang Zhang said without thinking, "King Feng Ye is the best candidate." King Feng Ye?Yes, King Feng Ye. King Feng Ye, whose name is Junqing.His father, Feng Fengshi, was as famous as the famous general Zhao Chongguo, and his official rank was General Zuo.Feng Fengshi had nine sons and four daughters, and King Feng Ye was the most talented.In the early days, Feng Yewang received a doctorate and was familiar with it. With his father's relationship, he went to the harem to become the concubine of the prince.That prince was the later Han Yuan Emperor Liu Shi. I seem to see a wide and beautiful avenue extending from the foot of King Feng Ye to the distance.It's a pity that the real Feng Yewang has been depressed all his life. The first person to push him forward was Wei Xiang.Back then, Liu Bing, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, thought that King Feng Ye was talented and ambitious, and planned to promote him, so he went to consult Wei Xiang.Wei Xiang only said: "I don't think it's appropriate to promote Feng Yewang." Liu Bingji had no choice but to give up. The second person who suppressed King Feng Ye was Shi Xian.In the era of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, King Feng Ye was the county magistrate in the local area, and his political achievements were the best in the world.At that time, there happened to be a vacancy in the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Han Yuan planned to promote King Feng Ye.However, Shi Xian stomped on King Feng Ye fiercely behind his back and told Emperor Han Yuan: "If you promote King Feng Ye, outsiders will say that you are selfish, and it is not appropriate to promote your relatives." Feng Yewang's sister married Liu Shi and was named Zhaoyi.When Shi Xian interfered in this way, a good thing turned into a bad thing. Upon hearing this, Liu Xi thought that Shi Xian was justified, so he chose someone else to be the censor doctor. When the news came out, King Feng Ye couldn't help but sighed to the sky: everyone favors women, but my brother is the only one who is cheap. Others have made their fortunes by relying on the harem relationship, and there is no such thing as Feng Yewang who cannot be raised because of the suppression of the harem relationship. In fact, this is not the truth.The truth is, Feng Yewang's elder brother offended Shi Xian, and Shi Xian used this to take revenge on Feng Yewang.This is not the worst.After Liu Ao became emperor, someone warned Liu Ao that King Feng Ye was an uncle of the state and was not suitable to be an official in the central government.Therefore, Liu Ao transferred him to another place and served as the prefect of Shangjun. It wasn't until Wang Zhang's memorial appeared that Feng Yewang saw a glimmer of hope in life. It all happened so fast.Anyone with a little bit of political common sense knows that suddenly gaining fame has bad luck and one must be cautious.However, after all these years, isn't King Feng Ye not careful enough?Is he not patient enough?Why did he refuse to replace Wang Feng's temptation? Liu Ao had heard of King Feng Ye's name as early as when he was the prince.Therefore, Wang Zhang recommended Feng Yewang to replace Wang Feng, and Liu Ao had no objection.Yes, he has no opinion, but someone has a lot of opinion. When Liu Ao met Wang Zhang, he separated him from the left and right, and had a private conversation alone.There is no impenetrable wall in the world.He didn't expect that a pair of eyes and two ears were watching his every move.Soon, news spread that Liu Ao wanted to dismiss Wang Feng. Wang Feng was able to obtain this top-secret information, thanks to the undercover agent he placed beside Liu Ao.This undercover agent is Wang Feng's cousin servant Wang Yin.After Wang Yin successfully eavesdropped, he reported it to Wang Feng.When Wang Feng heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded. To be honest, he has never been calm when he is doing big things.Just because this psychological quality is not strong enough, when the Yellow River flooded, he made up his mind in front of Liu Ao and lost to Wang Shang.Now, he thought that he was so strong that no one could shake him.But he was wrong, if Liu Ao wanted to punish him, even ghosts and gods would not be able to stop him. Could it be that the legendary Wang Feng is so fragile?When Wang Feng panicked, someone gave him a trick.It was this person who made him turn the tide and not fall. The person who advised Wang Feng was a queen named Du Qin.You may not know Du Qin, but you may know two great people, one is Du Zhou and the other is Du Yannian.The latter, in particular, has a great reputation.Du Yannian is Du Qin's father, and Du Zhou is Du Qin's grandfather.Both father and grandfather had been imperial historians in the Han Dynasty. The Duqin family is prominent and talented, but unfortunately, he lost one eye and became a one-eyed dragon due to bad luck.This was a fatal blow, because his image was ruined, and he was no longer in the officialdom.Later, recommended by his elder brother Du Huan, Wang Feng got him a idle job, and when there was an urgent matter, he would come to him to find a solution. It is very reliable for Wang Feng to ask Du Qin for an idea.Du Qin was born smart, scheming, and judged things like a god.When Wang Feng asked him how to resolve the crisis that Liu Ao wanted to dismiss him, Du Qin smiled slightly and said to Wang Feng: "Don't be nervous, listen to me, you will always be right." Du Qin told Wang Feng that you immediately declared that you were sick, quit the prime minister's mansion, and returned to your fief.Then, bring out all the saddest words in the world, write a sad resignation letter, and send someone to the palace. Du Qin’s move is called—retreat as advance.He believes that once this move is made, it will undoubtedly win. Sure enough, after Wang Feng's resignation letter was delivered, the news reached Wang Zhengjun's ears.Wang Zhengjun prepared a table of meals and called Liu Ao over.As soon as Liu Ao came, Wang Zhengjun just kept crying and looked at the food without even moving his chopsticks. Now, it was Liu Ao's turn to be anxious. In the Han Dynasty, which ruled the country with filial piety, no matter how powerful the emperor was, he was no more powerful than the empress dowager.If the empress dowager wants to scold you, you have to bow your head and listen to her scolding. After scolding, you have to submissively say that the scolding is good.In fact, the scolding is still light, if you are harsh, the empress dowager might even fuck you and beat you up. Have you ever remembered that Liu Heng, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, couldn't bear Zhou Bo's pride and decided to repair him.Ever since, Zhou Bo was accused of attempting to rebel, and he was arrested and imprisoned.As soon as the news came out, Liu Heng's mother, Empress Dowager Bo, called her son, picked up Maoxu (a kind of scarf) and threw it at Liu Heng, scolding Liu Heng for being too much.Liu Heng couldn't stand his mother's curse, so he had to let Zhou Bo go and let him die. The empress dowager is not the most powerful, the empress dowager is more powerful than the empress dowager.At that time, Liu Che was young and vigorous, dismissed the prime minister and the censor, which angered the empress dowager Dou.Empress Dowager Dou also dismissed all the officials appointed by Liu Che. Liu Che's mother, the Queen, dared not hum, and Liu Che did not dare to hum.After the death of Empress Dowager Dou, Liu Che finally survived. After Liu Che, the emperors of the Han Dynasty were not as good as one generation after another.In terms of character traits, Liu Xi did not inherit the advantages of his father Liu Bing who was already decisive and fierce.However, in Liu Ao's generation, he has inherited all the shortcomings of his father Liu Shi's cowardice and cowardice. Is this the fate of history? Faced with the tears of his mother, Wang Zhengjun, Liu Ao couldn't bear it anymore.Next, things were extremely unexpected.Liu Ao's attitude towards Wang Feng has undergone a 180-degree change, and all the previous anger has been wiped out. This is not the most classic.At the same time, Liu Ao suddenly pointed the finger at Wang Zhang.He sent someone to impeach Wang Zhang, saying that Wang Zhang clearly knew that King Feng Ye was not suitable to be an official in the central government, but he even recommended illegally, with selfish intentions. It is estimated that Wang Zhang jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't clean up. Wang Zhang didn't have to jump into the Yellow River at all.Soon, the Ministry of Justice weaved Wang Zhang with a basket of crimes and arrested him and put him in prison.Soon, he was secretly executed again and died in prison. I seem to see that the so-called history is a history of blood and tears in which the winners step on the blood of the losers, drink and revel.And Wang Zhang is just a drop of blood splashed on the ground. He once again confirmed Bei Dao's wonderful thesis: Meanness is the passport of the mean, and nobility is the epitaph of the noble.