Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Emperor Liu Heng was deeply aware that as the power of the military nobles expanded, the power of the poor and small and medium-sized landlords was compressed, causing dissatisfaction in social contradictions.

By means of first praising and then suppressing, the scholars were used to check and balance the military nobles.

During this period, without affecting people's livelihood, a large number of corrupt officials' lands were redistributed to farmers under the leadership of young scholars from local prefectures and counties, and grain production exploded again.

People respectfully call him Emperor Wen.

Liu Qi, the crown prince born to Empress Huo, was influenced by Emperor Gao and Emperor Wen and aspired to be a wise ruler.

He thus imitated the ways of Emperor Wen and Emperor Gao in every aspect, understood the sufferings of the people, and was extremely dissatisfied with his father Emperor Liu Heng's treatment of the military nobles.

During the 30 years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wen only punished the nobles with military merit. Except for one King of Chu, Ergou, many other nobles with military merit were still in the court, serving as ministers.

Throughout history, there has never been such a large group holding power so firmly.

The most important thing is that Liu Qi became the crown prince at the age of six and is now twelve years old. For six whole years, he has been criticized by military nobles in an attempt to improve his reputation and political achievements.

The military nobles recalled the past and felt that they were too lenient when they trained Emperor Wen, which caused Emperor Wen to lose respect for the military nobles.

In line with the principle that education should start from childhood, this group of military nobles vowed to make Crown Prince Liu Qi respect the military nobles.

How could Liu Qi, who has the blood of Emperor Gao and Emperor Wen, tolerate this humiliation?

Once, he directly opposed the Minister of Revenue, Versace, who was teaching him, and even cursed at him.

"You are a thief if you are too old to die!"

Liu Qi was directly imprisoned for three months by Emperor Wen Liu Heng.

Today, because the royal family members of various vassal states gathered together, Liu Qi was able to go out and drink and have fun with his brothers.

Liu Yong, the son of King Liu Fei of Wu, Liu Xian, the son of Emperor Liu Ying of Qi, and their uncles, Liu Jian, the King of Wei, and Liu Chan, the King of Shu.

Drinking and having fun, there are actually only so many entertainment options.

Emperor Wen advocated frugality and disliked dancers. Even when the royal family members had banquets, they would at most play chess, ride horses or shoot arrows.

"Hey! Isn't this Crown Prince Liu Qi? He just came out of confinement."

As soon as Liu Qi arrived in the hall, Liu Ying's son Liu Xian began to mock him.

Liu Ying was convinced of Emperor Wen's lineage and felt that he was not as good as his younger brother Liu Heng.

But Liu Xian, the crown prince of the Qi State, did not think so.

Liu Xian always felt that it was Emperor Wen who had usurped his father's position. Although his father was nominally the ruler of a country, in reality he could only control the capital city of Shangjing.

In addition, under the instigation of the children of the surrounding aristocratic families, Liu Xian was not interested in the royal family in the south.

If the royal family was too powerful, Liu Xian would have wanted to seize the throne himself.

They are all descendants of Emperor Gao, so it doesn't matter who becomes the emperor.

Emperor Gao was like a god, so wouldn’t Liu’s descendants become wise rulers?

When Liu Qi saw Liu Xian, who had always been at odds with him, mocking him, his face immediately darkened.

If it weren't for his father's constant teachings to build good relations with the Qi clan, Liu Qi would have taken action directly given his personality.

"Humph! If you can't speak, don't speak. I don't want to play with you."

Liu Qi sat on the couch and took a big gulp of wine.

When Liu Xian saw that Liu Qi was weak, the disdain in his eyes became more intense, and he ordered his servants to bring a chessboard.

"Why is your Highness drinking so quietly? This is the heyday of Emperor Wen. We don't have the ability to compose poetry, but playing chess to cultivate our sentiments is still possible."

Liu Yong, the prince of Wu in Dongyi City, could not help but speak when he saw Liu Xian's aggressive attitude.

"Forget it, cousin!"

"You know that the prince is not good at chess."

Liu Xian was bullying Liu Qi because he couldn't play chess! That's why he deliberately humiliated him.

He spends all day in contact with children of aristocratic families. Although it is hard to say anything else about him, at least he is an expert at playing chess.

"Come on, we are all brothers anyway! What's the big deal?"

Liu Xian continued to put pressure on Liu Qi.

"It doesn't matter if the prince loses. As for me, I can use this as a bragging right when I return home to Qi."

Liu Jian and Liu Chan smiled and continued to clink glasses and drink. It was just a fight between children! It was just a fight at most, no big deal.

The servant quickly brought the chessboard over.

When Liu Qi saw the proud Liu Xian, he could no longer control his temper.

He kicked the servant away, snatched the chessboard, and used all his strength to hit Liu Xian hard on the head.

"I'll fuck you!"

"Winning at chess is nothing. In the end, it's all about strength."

"boom……"

There was a loud bang and the whole place was silent.

Liu Xian sat on the couch in a daze, not coming to his senses for a while. He felt the warmth flowing on his head and reached out to touch it.

After seeing the scarlet and sticky blood, he fainted immediately.

Liu Yong was so frightened that he looked at Liu Qi in surprise, his lips turning blue and trembling.

Chaos quickly descended upon the hall.

When Emperor Wen Liu Heng heard the bad news, he was stunned on the spot. He immediately brought many famous doctors from the Imperial Hospital to treat Liu Xian.
As for Liu Qi, who had done something wrong, he was put in solitary confinement again, awaiting his fate in the future.

Twenty years ago, when Liu Ying's power was restricted to Shangjing City, he was already depressed and in poor health. His son Liu Xian was a weak scholar.

The imperial physician sighed and shook his head at Liu Heng.

Liu Heng, who was always known for his gentleness and generosity, roared at Liu Qi.

"Rebellious son, look at what you have done! He is the son of a prince, of royal blood, and your cousin. He has done nothing wrong."

"And now I've been beaten to death by you on a chessboard."

Liu Qi was a little flustered at first, but after hearing that Liu Xian had died, he calmed down.

He raised his head, looked at Liu Heng calmly, and spoke in a confident voice.

"Father! Our relationship with the North has never been good. The aristocratic families in the North have always been making excuses for your policy of light taxes and levies."

"The officials you sent there are either in cahoots with the aristocratic families or have been sidelined."

"There will be a war between the North and the South sooner or later, so why not do it now and ruin the righteousness of the North?"

Liu Heng heard Liu Qi's subtext clearly and felt a slight chill in his heart.

Liu Xian was obviously corrupted by the aristocratic family. If he were to come to power, the north would probably rebel and declare a division between the north and the south.

It would be better to strike first and kill Liu Xian directly, and then wait for Liu Ying to die.

Since there are no people of Emperor Gao’s bloodline in the north, the world will not approve of their rebellion.

This is the truth! But this is blood and flesh.

Liu Heng waved his hand impatiently and ordered the eunuch to lock Liu Qi up.

"It's not your turn to worry about the affairs of the court. Think about whether you can keep your position as the crown prince after the chaos in the court and the country."

If the public was outraged, given Liu Heng's temperament, he would definitely not protect Liu Qi.

Anyway, he has five or six sons, so the worst that can happen is that he can just change the crown prince.

Liu Qi gently stroked the chessboard in his hand and smiled with confidence.

"Father, I will not be deposed! Because I am like Emperor Gao."

Liu Heng seemed to have thought of something and his expression immediately turned ugly.

A grand court meeting was quickly convened after the death of Liu Xian, the crown prince of the Qi State.

Liu Heng originally thought that these ministers would complain that Liu Qi had caused a lot of trouble for the Han Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, none of these military nobles talked about this incident. Instead, they all smiled and reminisced about the past.

Emperor Gao once made a mistake in playing chess and killed Qin Yu, the illegitimate son of the Qin family.

Unexpectedly, today's Crown Prince Liu Qi also has such strength.

As for the North-South War, these nobles with military merits were eager to try, their eyes were burning with enthusiasm. (End of this chapter)