99Chapter 99: The kings rise up and cleanse themselves of the rotten flesh
In fact, both the King of Huainan and other princes in the world had anticipated that Emperor Wu would eventually reduce the power of the princes. After all, the emperor... there were more than just one or two who had the idea of reducing the power of the princes.
They just wanted to know whether they could accept the emperor's reduction of the power of the princes.
They have already seen the consequences of resisting the central court, so they do not want to resist the central court.
Although Chen Qing has retired, he is not dead yet and is now in Guandu.
All the princes had their own spies in Guandu, constantly monitoring the Chen clan's movements. Why? Wasn't it because they were afraid that Chen clan would get the urge to kill them like monsters?
When they woke up every day, the first thing all the princes did was to check the latest intelligence to see what Chen Qing had been doing that day.
Or, to see if Chen Qing is dead.
Of course, even if Chen Qing was dead, these people would not dare to act rashly. After all, although Chen Qing was dead, there was still a more powerful Chen Ding.
As long as one of Chen Ding, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing is still alive, none of the princes will dare to act rashly.
The anger came and went quickly. When the anger disappeared, King Huainan sighed and looked at the letter in front of him. He read the contents of the letter.
It was originally a normal expression, but the more I looked at it, the more frightened I became...
After reading the entire letter, King Huainan had only one thought in his mind.
Chen Qing, or rather the Chen family, is too powerful!
But then he seemed to have thought of something and quickly looked at the eunuch beside him, asking him to summon the Prime Minister of Huainan. Then he looked at the Prime Minister and asked, "Sir, please take a look at this. This is the latest news from Guandu."
"Are we going to go crazy along with Lord Qing?"
When the prime minister came in a hurry, he was a little angry when he saw the King of Huainan standing there peacefully. However, after hearing the news about Chen, he calmed down.
He looked at the letter in his hand and raised his eyebrows.
"this....."
After a brief silence, he said, "I think it would be best if we follow Lord Qing's example and submit a petition together."
The Huainan Prime Minister's tone was filled with a hint of helplessness and sadness, while the Huainan King was somewhat puzzled and hesitant: "Do we need to catch up so quickly?"
"Perhaps this is just Lord Qing's own idea?"
The Prime Minister of Huainan looked at the foolish look of the King of Huainan and sighed. Why did he not think it through in the first place and agree to let His Majesty come to Huainan to serve as the Prime Minister?
He could only break down the fragments and ask the King of Huainan, "Your Majesty, do you think Marquis Qing has the wisdom to come up with the idea of 'Inspector' and 'Provincial Governor'?"
Seeing the bewildered look on the King of Huainan's face, the Prime Minister of Huainan felt even more helpless: "In other words, don't you think this matter is too strange?"
"How long has it been since Marquis Qing returned to Guandu? A year? Two years? But in just such a short time, Marquis Qing has already carried out a major cleanup of the entire Chen family, digging out all the rotten flesh and throwing it away. He even took the opportunity to propose the system of provincial governors and provincial governors."
"This is definitely not what Lord Qing wants."
He said solemnly, "I see the style of the first generation of Guandu Marquis in it, though a little immature. If it were the first generation of Guandu Marquis, it would probably be more subtle and brutal."
He used these two opposite words in one sentence. King Huainan thought about it and finally nodded, because it was indeed the case.
"The current Marquis of Guandu is currently serving as Prime Minister beside Your Majesty. How could he have come up with such a policy on the spur of the moment? There are traces of the Enfeoffment Order in it."
He said inconspicuously, "Your Majesty, whether it's the Enfeoffment Order or the Provincial Governorship, they are all meant to limit the power of local tyrants and princes."
"Since Your Majesty ascended the throne and performed such a feat, there are only two options before you."
"Just stretch out your neck and let His Majesty bleed you out bit by bit. As long as you are sensible, His Majesty will not do anything to you."
"The other one..."
The Prince of Huainan craned his neck to look at the Prime Minister, who simply smiled faintly. "As for the other, you instigated the Rebellion of the Seven Princes, and were subsequently besieged by the Han Dynasty's four most powerful generals—Marquis Qing, Marquis Changxin, Marquis Guanjun, and Marquis Lin'an—as well as the Han Dynasty's most magnificent emperor, Your Majesty. These five individuals ultimately beheaded you, stripped of your title, and your kingdom destroyed."
The King of Huainan, who had been hoping to hear the solution, felt a chill on his neck, and then he sighed, "I understand."
"I'll write a letter right now!"
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Guandu Garden
Chen Qing sat in front of the ancestral hall. Next to him sat the prefect of Guandu County. The prefect sat there very cautiously, not daring to relax at all, for fear that Chen Qing next to him would feel that he was being negligent.
In the ancestral hall behind the two of them are the ancestors of the Chen family.
The one at the top is naturally the first generation Marquis of Guandu, also the "King of Qin" Chen Xi, and below are Chen Xi's four children, and after that are the children of the four children.
The incense is passed down from generation to generation.
Among them, except for the eldest descendant of each generation of the Chen family who was posthumously conferred the title of "King of Qin" after his death, the others were posthumously conferred the title of "Marquis" by the emperor.
Without the status of a marquis, it seems embarrassing to stay in this ancestral hall.
Therefore, it is understandable that the Guandu County Magistrate was so nervous.
"Wang Junshou."
Chen Qing suddenly spoke, his voice tinged with fatigue. "Let's stop here for today. Take those who have been expelled from the Chen Clan and deal with them according to Han law. You must not violate the law."
"If I find out…"
There was a cold look in his brows: "I will definitely report this to His Majesty!"
The Guandu County Magistrate immediately bowed and saluted, with a humble look on his face: "I understand, Your Majesty, please rest assured."
After the Guandu County Magistrate left, Chen Qingcai slowly turned around and walked into the ancestral hall. Looking at the ancestral hall filled with incense, his voice was filled with vicissitudes of life.
After he returned to Guandu, he cleansed up the entire Chen family according to the backup plan formulated and left by Chen Rui.
No ethnic group can remain pure and clean all the time. This is the bad nature of human beings, but the process of cleaning the rotten flesh bit by bit is also a kind of self-purification for the Chen family.
"I may not be able to see the thousand-year-old family that our ancestors talked about, but..."
Chen Qing smiled and said, "But, it will definitely be seen by future generations!"
"Chen's words will never be changed!"
"I just don't know... whether this Inspectorate system can be implemented in an orderly manner?"