As the saying goes, people need face and trees need bark.

Zhang Wu was hit by this, and immediately and consciously retreated.

The descendants of the Liu family are not good men and women.

At the beginning, Zhang Xiangru, Marquis of Dong'an, entered the palace as a general and as the prince's tutor. However, he was kicked out of the palace by the then prince and now the emperor, and he died of depression three years later.

In other words, the prince of the Liu family could even dismount the general when he made a bold move. Zhang Wu was just a former general, so why should he fight with the prince?

It's better to bow your head obediently and save the lives of the family!

Therefore, Zhang Wu kowtowed and said: "I am a foolish man and am greedy. Please punish me!"

Emperor Liu Qi chuckled and clasped his hands behind his back. He felt quite amused.

As an emperor, who are the Crown Prince, Grand Tutor, Young Master and Zhan Shi? It is of no importance to him.

If it were in the past, he wouldn't have to worry so much and just make the appointment casually.

However, at this moment, the prince and three ministers were involved in the whirlpool of the struggle for the prime minister's position.

Therefore, they had to be cautious and cautious, and even pulled Liu Che out as a shield.

The purpose is to rebalance the power of the court.

In the past six months, the Han Dynasty and the imperial court have experienced an earthquake-like change. Among the three ministers and nine ministers, the prime minister and the imperial censor have all fallen.

As a result, the power of the entire court was thrown out of balance.

It was precisely for this reason that he picked up Yuan An and asked Yuan An to balance Chao Cuo.

However, Chao Cuo's promotion of reducing vassal vassals was a national policy. Therefore, in addition to balancing, Chao Cuo's authority had to be strengthened.

Therefore, Jin Chao Cuo became the imperial censor.

However, under the current situation, Chao Cuo wanted to use his identity as a royal censor to suppress the government and the opposition and implement the policy of reducing the vassal state. The power was still not enough, so the prime minister had to give Chao Cuo the power.

But. In this way, once the combination of the prime minister and the imperial censor takes full control of the situation, let alone other ministers and nobles. Even he, the emperor, may not be able to control it!

Therefore, in order to ensure that his authority as the emperor would not be threatened or attacked in any form, it was necessary to completely cut off Chao Cuo's influence in the army.

It seems very complicated at first sight, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it is just a normal imperial mentality.

To put it simply, give him a slap in the face first, and then give him a sweet date.

Therefore, in fact, Chao Cuo recommended Zhang Wu with his hint and instigation.

The purpose was to make Chao Cuo completely lose the opportunity to gain military power!

And he also believed that Chao Cuo understood what he meant, so he recommended Zhang Wu. Otherwise, Chao Cuo would not have been stupid enough to risk his reputation by recommending Zhang Wu - who doesn't know how bad Zhang Wu's reputation is?

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"This kid Liu Che is really brave..." Emperor Liu Qi felt like he had a headache.

Originally, Zhang Wu was the target he had reserved for those who opposed Chao Cuo in the court.

Think about it, if Zhang Wu became the crown prince's third minister, wouldn't the whole government and the public be desperately trying to impeach him?

Then, Chao Cuo must learn from Xiao He, take the initiative to clear up the relationship, and abandon Zhang Wu.

In this way, he, the emperor, could follow the rules and comply with the people's hearts, remove Zhang Wu from his position, and choose a talented person.

After such an experience, both the government and the public, would that general dare to seek refuge with Chao Cuo again?

It's a pity that this good plan, this flawless plan, went wrong with Liu Che!

This made Emperor Liu Qi both angry and happy.

What makes Liu Che angry is that he is so brave. He obviously gave such big hints, but he actually pretended not to see it and acted only according to his own preferences!

The good news is that Liu Che can stick to his position, which shows that his son has entered the role very quickly and has already assumed the responsibilities of a prince in just a few days.

In the Han Dynasty, a qualified prince must be responsible.

Especially for him, the emperor, an irresponsible heir is not worthy of inheriting his throne!

I think back then, he even dared to drive away his teacher, and even dared to beat Prince Wu to death...

If the chosen heir is a weakling, a lame shrimp.

Then scrap it!

Anyway, he has many sons!

Thinking of this, the Emperor Liu Qi waved his hand and said: "General Zhang's words are serious. It is the prince who is unreasonable and has wronged the general. Someone, please send the general back to rest first..."

Although the words were polite, they were tantamount to pronouncing the end of Zhang Wu's political life.

Zhang Wu felt as if he had been granted amnesty, and kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty..."

Then, accompanied by two eunuchs, he left respectfully.

The moment he walked out of the palace, Zhang Wu turned back and took one last look at the majestic and splendid Xuanshi Palace.

This hall has not changed much from what it was twenty-five years ago.

It's just that the emperor and ministers in the hall no longer look the same as they were familiar with.

After all, this world is no longer suitable for a late emperor like him to survive.

Zhang Wu let out a long breath. At this moment, Zhang Wu really felt that he had aged by more than ten years.

There is no greater sorrow than the death of one's heart.

Zhang Wu's exit also made people sigh.

At the beginning, when the late emperor moved to Chang'an to inherit the throne, the ministers who assisted the late emperor, with the departure of Zhang Wu, now no one is left.

All I can say is that in this political arena, there has always been one emperor and one courtier.

Watching Zhang Wu leave, Liu Che became worried.

Zhang Wu was eliminated.

But, of the three remaining people, none of them are easy to eliminate.

But he also agreed to Liu Che's prostitution and Wei Wan, which gave Liu Che a huge headache.

What Liu Che fears most now is that his father will speak up and settle this matter. In that case, he will not be able to explain to Queen Mother Dou.

But as the saying goes, whatever you fear will come to you.

I just heard the emperor's father saying next to me: "In that case, I will regard Mr. Feng as the prince's tutor, Mr. Zhang as the prince's young tutor, and Shi Jian as the prince's minister. If you have no objections, I will let Zhongtai make it."

Edict!"

Ministers, you look at me, I look at you, who dares to have an opinion?

They all kowtowed and said, "Officials and ministers respect the system!"

Liu Che only felt some pain in the muscles on his face, but there was nothing he could do. In this situation, he had no right to speak at all.

He could only follow: "My son, I only rely on my father's orders for everything!"

"How can I explain this to Empress Dowager Dou..." Liu Che lamented in his heart.

Fortunately, Empress Dowager Dou didn't blame him for Wei Wan. Liu's prostitution didn't matter either.

It's just that I always feel a little unhappy.

At this time, a eunuch's voice suddenly came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the country of Hengshan! Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the country of Hengshan!"

"Send it in..." Emperor Liu Qi returned to the throne and ordered. Not long after, a eunuch came in holding an urgent memorandum sealed in a bamboo tube. Immediately, an attendant presented it to the king.

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The emperor Liu Qi took the bamboo tube and opened it, revealing the silk book hidden inside. When he opened it, his face suddenly turned bad, and the good mood he had been in for many days was gone.

"Your Majesty, what happened to Hengshan Kingdom?" Lieutenant Zhou Yafu came out to pay his respects.

But Liu Che knew that what was supposed to come had come!

The Emperor Liu Qi put down the silk book and sighed. He said: "The King of Hengshan has urgently reported that on Xinmao in the eighth month, there was a hailstorm in Hengshan, which was as big as five inches and as deep as two feet. All two counties in the country were affected. The King of Hengshan has opened the palace.

Warehousing and releasing grain for disaster relief. However, the grain stored in the Hengshan Palace and the six warehouses was only 500,000 dan. It was not enough to feed Hengshan for one month. The King of Hengshan requested the court to immediately send a large army into Hengshan to rescue the victims and maintain order!

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August Xinmao was almost five days ago.

"All ministers, please come and discuss it and come up with a charter..." Emperor Liu Qidao said.

Obviously, Emperor Liu Qi did not consider the option of not saving Hengshan.

However, although Hengshan Kingdom was a small country among the many vassal states of the Han Dynasty, it had a population of nearly one million.

This food gap is a bottomless pit!

So, the emperor looked at Chao Cuo and asked: "Chao Cuo, you have been an internal historian. Can you tell me how much grain can be produced from each warehouse in Guanzhong?"

Chao Cuo came out and replied: "Reporting to your majesty, the weather in Guanzhong has been good for many years. In addition, grain is transported from Guandong every year. At present, each warehouse in Guanzhong has more than 3 million shi of grain reserves, and more than 2 million shi of beans and wheat... It's just that the water is far away.

We can't relieve the fire nearby, so disaster relief is like putting out fires. It's too slow to transfer grain from Guanzhong! It's better to transfer grain from Aocang, Huainan Kingdom, and Hedong County first, and then transport grain from Guanzhong to fill it up!"
To be continued...