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

For Liu Heng, the death of his mother, who had raised him, coupled with his old age, made it difficult for his body to accept the situation and he fainted on the ground.

Liu Hong's body also shook violently, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Bury Sang Wen in my imperial mausoleum. I will accompany her after I die. What I cannot make up for in this life, I will make up for in the next life."

The nobles who had made great military achievements booed in unison, and the aristocratic families also lowered their heads a lot.

Everyone knows that Liu Hong is in a bad mood now.

If you bring bad luck to Liu Hong, you will really die!
The atmosphere was silent and depressing.

Liu Qi was worried because he drove away his meritorious officials, killed his cousin Liu Xian, and arbitrarily provoked the war between the North and the South.

Faced with everyone's silence, I endured it for a while, but I couldn't stand it anymore.

Liu Qi stood up and spoke in a low voice.

"Grandfather, there are important matters in the court that I need to resolve. I have been stranded in Qianlong Bay for a few days. I have no choice but to leave."

Fatty Lu was so angry that he started coughing. He wanted to speak, but no words came out.

Why did Liu Qi leave?
Of course, they are sharpening their knives, ready to wipe out the aristocratic families and nobles with military merit.

Liu Hong's eyes regained some color and he whipped the hero with his horsewhip.

A whip hit Liu Qi in the face.

"what……"

Even though this whip did not use true energy, Liu Hong's body was no longer that of an ordinary person.

Liu Qi was thrown four or five meters away, the flesh on his face was torn, and he lay on the ground screaming in pain.

"Liu Qi, do you admit your guilt?"

Liu Hong's voice seemed calm, but it actually contained anger.

Hundreds of nobles with military merits were also frightened by Liu Hong’s personal actions.

They dispatched troops from their fiefdoms, shouting slogans of "clearing the imperial court and revitalizing the government", but they just wanted Liu Qi to abdicate.

I really have no intention of doing anything to Liu Qi!
After all, they were loyal subjects of the Han Dynasty, not rebels. What was the difference between a subject killing his king and treason?
Liu Qi's face was covered in blood, but he still looked at Liu Hong stubbornly.

"Grandfather! I'm not wrong."

"Shouldn't the Han Dynasty be completely stable? The meritorious officials are proud of their achievements. As an emperor, can I remain indifferent?"

The North and the South were unified, and the military nobles abdicated and were replaced by capable people.

This is indeed a point on which people all over the world have reached a consensus.

Liu Hong looked at Liu Qi's unrepentant expression and whipped him again.

He was rarely so angry, especially when facing his own children.

"You still don't know where you went wrong? Everything you do is just an excuse for yourself."

"The north and the south have been unified, and the south has rested for decades. Can my descendants sitting on the throne of the Qi Kingdom delay the process? But you killed your cousin because of personal grudges."

"The military nobles are quite proud of their achievements, but also quite gentle and humble! But you just beat them to death with one blow. How can you insult the meritorious officials when they have done nothing wrong? Is this how an emperor should behave?"

"In the face of your ministers' admonitions, not only did you not wake up, but you killed innocent ministers who talked back. Is this how an emperor of the Han Dynasty should behave?"

Everyone held their breath and concentrated.

I don’t know how happy I feel.

Fatty Lu took off his heavy armor, and the depression in his heart disappeared and he burst into laughter.

Why did these military nobles always go against Liu Qi and sometimes even use various methods to reject the imperial edicts, even if it exacerbated the conflicts?

Liu Heng also suppressed the military nobles, why didn't others oppose him!
That’s because Liu Heng always did things with reason and logic, and no one could find any fault with him.

However, Liu Qi's methods were too blatant, and his temperament was too impatient.

Among these old ministers, the youngest is over sixty years old.

Basically, in a few years, he will retire and return to his hometown like Versace.

But Liu Qi just couldn't wait any longer, even for several years, because of their childhood conflict, he was unwilling to give them even the last bit of face.

The rift between the king and his ministers reached such a level that the unspoken political rules were broken time and time again.

Liu Qi is indeed capable of governing the world, but what if his descendants are unfilial or follow his example?

Are they still so shameless as to ask these ministers to be loyal to the royal family?
Liu Qi noticed the teasing looks from others and felt extremely humiliated.

He was a stingy person to begin with, and his grandfather Liu Hong insulted him in this way.

With his anger rising, Liu Qi grabbed Liu Hong's whip, stood up suddenly, and said angrily, "Your Majesty, am I an unforgivable emperor? Have taxes on the people increased during my four years in office?"

"Did the struggles between the courts affect the people? The war between the North and the South had no impact on people's livelihood."

"During Emperor Wen's reign, you did not issue any decrees. Do you want your descendants to be weak and incompetent emperors?"

Not to mention the nobles who had made great military achievements, even the officials in the Han Dynasty and even the aristocratic families could not help but gape in amazement when they saw Liu Qi like this.

This was the first person who dared to speak to Emperor Gao in this way in all these years, and he was the third emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Hong's eyes were dark, like a turbulent sea, with countless emotions deeply buried in them.

"Han Xin, tell me how you felt when I whipped Liu Qi."

Han Xin didn't expect Liu Hong to call him by name. He was stunned on the spot. After a long while, he gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Great pleasure!"

Yes! It was a great pleasure, and everyone present, whether they were on the same side or on the opposite side, nodded silently.

When Liu Qi saw the expressions of these people, his face turned pale.

He understood why his grandfather Liu Hong was so angry.

Because he left a big hole for future generations.

The hundreds of people present represented all the major forces in the world. If they united, they would be able to overthrow the Han Dynasty.

Liu Qi relied on his tyranny and the official system left by Emperor Wen to slowly build his own second-generation military aristocracy system.

As long as you are willing to pay the price! Of course, all opposition forces can be suppressed, but the taxation of the people will probably have to be restored to 10%.

But if we do this, the consequences will be quite serious.

Since the three reigns of Emperor Gao, Empress Sangwen, and Emperor Wen, the political situation in which the monarch and his subjects got along well and trusted each other no longer existed.

Ministers feared the loss of their power, so they either turned to flattery or formed cliques and engaged in factional strife.

Later emperors were naturally dissatisfied with these people.

The era of a hundred battles between the ruler and his subjects began with Liu Qi's generation and continued among successive Han emperors.

The kingly way no longer has any place to use. In order to quickly gain power, emperors will definitely use tyranny or even cunning means.

In the long run, the more an official does, the more mistakes he makes, and the less he does, the fewer mistakes he makes.

How many officials are willing to work for the people?
Thinking of this, Liu Qi broke out in a cold sweat. After calming down, he realized what a bad example he had set for future generations.

Liu Hong saw that Liu Qi understood and slowly took his position.

His grandson is a smart man, otherwise he would not be able to sit firmly on the throne now.

It's a pity that they are easily impulsive and don't have a long-term vision.

Liu Qi's voice was hoarse, and he knelt on the ground dejectedly.

"Grandfather, are you going to abolish my throne as emperor?"

As a feudal emperor, Liu Qi was very successful, but as an emperor of the Han Dynasty, he was a failure.

Liu Hong glanced at the dignitaries present and pondered for a while.

"I haven't asked about state affairs for a long time! This time, I issued the order mainly because you went too far and were suspected of destroying the foundation of the Han Dynasty."

Liu Qi's eyes suddenly burst into hope.

Of course, he still wanted to be an emperor with absolute power, and the worst that could happen was that he would correct his mistakes.

Liu Hong's next words shattered Liu Qi's hope.

"It is precisely because I have been away from the court for too long that I will not express my opinion."

"These are mostly old ministers who followed me in conquering the world. As long as they are more than half, they will agree that you can sit on the throne."

"Then you are still the emperor!"

Countless dignitaries exchanged glances, unable to conceal their shock.

This was a meeting to depose the emperor! And it was a meeting led by Emperor Gao himself.

Liu Qi seemed to have become a cow or sheep to be slaughtered at will, kneeling in front of Liu Hong in humiliation.

Waiting for the final results of the negotiations among these powerful people.

Fatty Lu was sorting the ballot box with a look of shock on his face.

"There were 351 votes in favor of deposing Liu Qi, and 120 votes in favor of keeping the throne unchanged." (End of this chapter)