Establishing a thousand-year family from the nobles of the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 89

Liu Quti looked at the backs of the people leaving, his face ashen. Logically speaking, the news should have been blocked very well.

Even if someone knew about it, they would not think it was the prince. How could the news leak out? The only outsider who knew about it was Zhang Tang.

But Zhang Tang was a lone minister, and it didn't matter to him who became emperor.

There must have been a mistake in some part. Alas...after all, one wrong move led to failure in the end.

He knew very well how risky it was to do so. If he failed, it would be a great sin for the Yi tribe.

.........

Ganquan Hall.

Liu Che had just taken the elixir and his face looked a little pale. It turned out that the elixir not only could not prolong one's life, but could shorten it.

Maybe he could live longer if he didn't take the pills.

At this time, the sound of long footsteps was heard.

"Your Majesty, I, Jiang Chong, pay my respects to you."

Below was a man who was probably in his thirties. He had a very mean look and didn't look like someone who was easy to get along with.

This is indeed the case. He was a famous cruel official. Although he was a close minister to the emperor, he was not a eunuch. In that era, even the servants in the palace were not all rootless people.

There were no longer a small number of eunuchs.

Ganquan Palace is located at the westernmost part of the imperial palace, very far away from the Crown Prince's Palace, so Liu Ju was never able to contact his father.

Jiang Chong was in power, but he believed that the prince would not dare to rebel on a large scale, so he was rather lax in defense.

"Well, stand up." Liu Ju coughed a few times. His health was not very good, and due to his old age, his mind was not as sharp.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Jiang Chong stood up. He was in the limelight during this period. He was in charge of thoroughly investigating the witchcraft in Chang'an, and no one dared to offend him.

It was only with the help of Prime Minister Liu Quti that he was able to monopolize the information in the palace, to the extent that even Xu Ye did not know about it, and Zhang Tang only found out about it because he happened to be in charge of criminal law.

Liu Che looked at him and said calmly, "How is the investigation going? If you still can't find anything after I gave you so much power, don't blame me for not remembering our friendship."

"Don't think I don't know your little tricks."

Jiang Chong felt a little guilty, but when he thought carefully, His Majesty should still not know about the Crown Prince, otherwise he would not be standing here.

So he calmed down and reported: "Your Majesty, the number of witchcraft found in the concubines in the palace is about..."

"That's enough." Liu Che called out coldly, "You should know what I'm talking about."

"As you command." Jiang Chong continued, "It has almost been confirmed that the Crown Prince used witchcraft to curse Your Majesty. According to the servants in the Crown Prince's palace, these were all planted by the Crown Prince himself."

"This is impossible. Er'er knows my health better than anyone else. Why should he be in such a hurry?" Liu Che still couldn't believe it. The prince he had trained for so many years couldn't be a fool.

But the facts are here, and we have to believe it.

"Jiang Chong, please continue investigating. There must be something hidden." Liu Che was not satisfied with the result. There must be something wrong.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty."

Just as Jiang Chong was about to leave, a guard quickly walked up to him, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Xu, the general and Doctor Xu want to see you."

"Xu Ye... Qubing?" Liu Che asked in surprise. He remembered that the palace had been blocked. How did these three people get in?

"Prime Minister Xu said he has something important to report, and it concerns the Crown Prince."

"Please come in." Liu Che pondered for a moment.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince happens to be under my charge, so why not leave it to me?" Jiang Chong wanted to struggle again. "You go down." Liu Che also began to doubt this favorite minister.

"Yes."

Jiang Chong had no choice but to leave. During this time, he passed by Xu Ye, and their moods were completely different.

The three of them bowed and said, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"What is it?"

Huo Qubing first said: "Your Majesty, the prince has been wronged greatly, please treat it with caution..."

He told His Majesty all the previous news in detail. Given His Majesty's suspicious character, it is impossible that he was unaware of it.

"How could this happen... Jiang Chong has actually been lying to me!" Liu Che said angrily. What he could not tolerate the most now was deception, and since it involved the crown prince, he could not be careless.

He was very satisfied with Liu Ju, who was kind, capable of governing the country, and not lacking in courage. He was simply the perfect successor.

It is for this reason that he ordered people to conduct frequent investigations.

"Tell the prince to come and see me immediately."

.........

Liu Ju, who had been feeling very uneasy in the Prince's Palace, was finally summoned by his father. Still feeling terrified, he rode in a carriage to Ganquan Palace.

Now all the problems have been solved. As long as he can see his father, he will be able to explain everything clearly!
"Is this true..." Liu Che had a look of doubt on his face. He didn't trust anyone now. Jiang Chong might be lying to him, but the words of these people were not absolutely reliable.

Alas... It is a pity that he can't even find a few close ministers in such a big world. He misses Xu Gong all the time.

If the teacher was still here, this kind of thing would never happen. How could those guys dare to fight for power? Unfortunately, such a good minister is hard to come by. Xu Ye is far inferior to his father.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true. Don't you understand my character?"

Liu Ju knelt on the ground, his voice filled with tears.

At my father's age, he is actually very nostalgic, and what he values ​​most is family, so it's absolutely right for him to play the victim.

Liu Che's eyes revealed compassion: "I believe you."

Then he looked at the eunuch next to him and said, "Draft an imperial decree to appoint Xu Zhou, the Imperial Academy Commandant, as the Inspector General of the Capital Region, to take full charge of this matter. We must get to the bottom of this matter!"

Now he trusted no one of these ministers, so he chose Xu Zhou, who was far away from the court. With his prestige and ability, he could accomplish anything.

Afterwards, the witchcraft case was thoroughly reinvestigated. Xu Zhou was still in good shape, and his prestige accumulated over the years had not disappeared. All the ministers in the court cooperated with the investigation.

The small actions of Liu Quti's faction could no longer be concealed. All kinds of concealed details were found out, and various officials reported on each other, and Jiang Chong's investigation was not true.

Even the case of Liu Ju's witchcraft was deliberately framed by Jiang Chong and had many suspicious points. Even the puppet was not buried by the prince.

It's pure frame-up.

Liu Che suddenly came to his senses and lamented that he had almost made a serious mistake. He ordered the extermination of the three clans of Jiang Chong, Liu Quti, and all the other officials involved were sentenced to be beheaded.

A possible catastrophe was thus avoided, and Liu Ju did not lose his position as crown prince, because Liu Che was very satisfied with him and had no intention of deposing him.

However, there is one interesting point. The emperor actually took this opportunity to get rid of quite a number of ministers he disliked, including Li Guangli. He was identified as a member of Liu Quti's party, removed from his official position, and sent back to his hometown.

Even the favorite concubine in the palace, Madam Li, was affected and no longer favored.

This is enough to show how much resentment Liu Che had. After all, tens of thousands of cavalry were wiped out, and no emperor would remain indifferent.

　Ganquan Palace is not in Chang'an. The author changed it.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)