Chapter 447 The Emperor is particularly good at introspection
Emperor Liu's words were full of confidence. He might always be a little more cautious when managing the government, but in the inner court, no matter how much he tried to investigate the palace slaves, it was insignificant and insignificant, and the impact was limited to the palace.
"It turns out that I was a little ignorant of the situation in the palace in the past, and I was also a little tolerant of the servants around me, which is why so many people were so unscrupulous!
If you don't clean one house, why sweep the world? You should clean this house thoroughly so that the inner court is clean!" Emperor Liu said softly. His attitude did not relax at all, and two words seemed to be engraved on his face: strict carve.
"I can understand your anger. Those people in the palace are indeed daring!" After hearing Emperor Liu's statement, Empress Fu sighed softly: "It's just that I see that the Imperial City Department's investigation into the palace has gradually expanded, so that Everyone is in danger, and the palace is quite uneasy!"
"You didn't come to see me just for these trivial matters in the palace, did you?" After hearing what he said, Emperor Liu looked at the queen of Fu with curiosity and asked: "Is it possible that the Imperial City Division has overstepped something?"
How could there be no overstep? There are noble ladies everywhere in the Han Palace. If we really want to investigate them, even if we have Emperor Liu's edict and want to get things done, we will definitely have to do something offensive and offensive.
Empress Fu said calmly: "Zhang Dejun is an old man in the palace. He always has a sense of proportion. How dare he exceed it? However, my chamberlain of Kunming Palace was also summoned by him for questioning!"
Hearing this, Emperor Liu showed a bit of fake surprise on his face, as if he was very angry: "This Zhang Dejun is simply lawless. Who dares him to come to your Kunming Palace to cause trouble?"
Observing Emperor Liu's pretentious performance, Empress Fu smiled playfully: "No matter who gives him the courage, he will not dare to go to Kunming Palace to cause trouble. He is just doing official business and investigating carefully. The same is true for the entire inner court!"
"It's still magnanimous of you that you don't blame him for the offence, but instead excuse him!" Emperor Liu felt a little "indignation", and immediately called the servants who were waiting outside, and sternly ordered: "Go, come to the Imperial City to inform me. Oral instruction, Zhang Dejun holds his mouth for twenty years, you imprison him on the spot and let him reflect on his mistakes!"
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The chamberlain was about to leave after receiving the order, but was stopped by Empress Fu. Yong Rong became extremely serious and stared directly at Emperor Liu: "Are the officials punishing Zhang Dejun, or are they blaming me?"
"Why did you say that?" Emperor Liu was actually shocked by Empress Fu and smiled.
Empress Fu looked directly at Emperor Liu: "Zhang Dejun acted according to your order, not to mention the person who summoned Kunming Palace, even if he questioned me face to face, I could still beat him out and offend the officials. majesty?
I came to see you not to cover up favoritism and plead with you, nor to file a complaint against Zhang Dejun in front of you! The officials sent people to punish Zhang Dejun with such great fanfare. Do I need to say more about their intentions?"
"Look, why are you so angry?" Seeing the queen's power, Emperor Liu straightened up and grabbed her hand, with a flattering smile on his lips: "I was rash! My fault!"
"How could the officials be wrong?" Empress Fu's expression did not soften. She shook her head, stood up, and said, "I have one more thing to do here. I hold the Phoenix Treasure and manage the harem. There are so many ills in the palace, but I don't notice it. , I have made an oversight and failed to live up to the trust of the officials, so I should be punished. I am here to apologize to the officials!"
As he said that, Empress Fu was about to kneel down. Seeing this battle, Emperor Liu could not hold back. He quickly jumped off the couch and quickly supported Empress Fu without letting her fall to the ground. He comforted her: "Not only
That’s it! More than that!”
After supporting Empress Fu to sit on the couch again, Emperor Liu looked at her with a more real expression on his face and said solemnly: "If you really kneel down, do you want me to feel guilty?"
Empress Fu met Emperor Liu's gaze and said calmly: "I didn't mean that, it's just that I feel guilty!"
Seeing this, Emperor Liu sighed, gently held his hand and said, "How can I blame you for this? I have always boasted that I can see fire, but wasn't it the same in the past that I was unaware of it?
Those people below are very capable of deceiving superiors and concealing inferiors. It is even unimaginable. If not for a sudden inspection by chance, who would have thought that there would be so much evil in the palace and breed so many evil spirits?
I consider myself smart, and my officials often flatter me, but I'm afraid that in the eyes of those who try to cheat me, I, as an official, am easy to bully.
Why? Because usually, I can't see them, and I don't have the thought or energy to take care of them..."
"The more you say this, the more I seem to have been negligent!" Emperor Liu obviously spoke from the bottom of his heart, and Empress Fu also sighed.
"If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if the people are careful, there will be no disciples. I still understand this truth!" Emperor Liu tried his best to comfort him: "I don't expect that this palace will be peaceful and peaceful.
However, after all, this palace cannot become a hotbed for those scoundrels. It’s just that they didn’t pay attention to it in the past. Now that they have noticed it, they must find out what it is. At least, let everyone be more vigilant and reverent when doing things in the future!
Don’t worry, when the time comes, the effect will be almost achieved, and peace will return to the palace!”
After hearing what Emperor Liu said, Empress Fu's expression finally returned to calmness, and her previous emotional expression seemed to be just deliberate. Emperor Liu also came to his senses, stared at Empress Fu, and couldn't help laughing: "What are you doing?
Try your best to comfort me!"
"I can't hide it from your eyes!" Facing Emperor Liu's gaze, Empress Fu said softly: "However, I am also very curious, how could you let yourself avoid Qianning Palace for these things?"
Mentioning this, Emperor Liu's face became a little darker. He turned around, handed the memorials on his pillow to Empress Fu, and said, "Take a look!"
While the queen was looking through the pages, Emperor Liu said sadly: "Before, I asked Zhang Dejun how much the palace's daily expenses were every year? He said more than two million yuan. I know that he was a little afraid to tell the truth. Now I have found out.
, last year alone, more than 2.57 million yuan.
This is only daily expenses, not counting other expenses. This is even after I issued a reduction order. It can be seen that the Han Dynasty court is becoming increasingly wasteful!
Although I am angry at these palace officials and officials who were found out this time for their greed, corruption and wanton behavior, I also have to consider one thing: who gave them the courage and who gave them the opportunity. When discussing the root cause, is it not the same?
Is it on me, on this palace regulation?"
"The former checked the internal funds and the royal property under the control of the young master. The results were staggering. It is said that the wealth is so rich that it can rival the country. Indeed, it is not too difficult to support the current consumption of the palace, but I am always depressed in my heart.
Among the royal family's properties, there are too many jewels, jade and treasures, which were brought into the palace after the pacification of Shu, Jiangnan, and Southern Guangdong. Behind this, there is a lot of plunder, looting and exploitation, and they eventually became my trophies. They have never been in the past.
Thinking deeply, now looking into it carefully, can I enjoy this with peace of mind?
Romance, extravagance and licentiousness were the reasons for the ruin of Meng Chang, Liu Yuan and Li Yu. Although I treated them well, I definitely looked down on them in my heart, and even despised and disgusted them!
Dafu, do you know how I feel lately? I suddenly feel that I am following the old path of those subjugated slaves, and my life is becoming more and more like them..."
Listening to Emperor Liu confiding his heart like this, Empress Fu was obviously also deeply affected. Seeing Emperor Liu's self-doubt, analysis and reflection, a hint of worry appeared in his eyes. He held Emperor Liu's hand with both hands and comforted him: "Erlang
, your mind is too heavy, and you are too demanding on yourself. The matter is far from that serious, you just have too strong sense of worry..."
Emperor Liu sighed: "For more than twenty years, I have wiped out the separatist regimes, unified the world, conquered Khitan in the north, and harvested my homeland in the west. I have established great achievements that I can be proud of, and created this peaceful and prosperous era that everyone praises.
Now that I have gained fame and wealth, I seem to be satisfied and live a comfortable life. I often talk about being prepared for danger in times of peace, but how do I do it?
After being at ease for a long time, I will become numb! The disaster of Tianbao is not far away. If I don't be vigilant, who can guarantee that there will not be a treasure-opening chaos in the future?"
"Erlang!" After hearing what Emperor Liu said, Fu Hou's expression suddenly changed. He held Emperor Liu's hand harder and looked at him with worry on his face. There was concern and worry in his eyes.
Seeing this, Emperor Liu smiled, and his smile was somewhat calm: "It doesn't matter, this is just a discussion between us husband and wife, just expressing some heartfelt words. This is what I have gained from reflection in Qianning Hall these days!"
Seeing that Emperor Liu's mentality was not really unbalanced, Empress Fu breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a moment, and advised: "If you reflect on this, you won't make the same mistakes again! Just take the opportunity to rectify and change the problems in the palace!"
