After the prince reported his report, Emperor Liu retired, and Emperor Liu just lay quietly in the sun for a whole day. When he opened his eyes again, the sun was setting in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun shrouded the entire imperial city, and the clouds in the sky were particularly pleasant.
Looking at the infinite scenery, Emperor Liu asked in a daze what time it was. After getting the answer, he sighed that it was almost dusk.
It was not a good thing to lie down for a long time. When he got up, he felt a little dizzy, but Yantuo saw the opportunity and stepped forward to support him. Emperor Liu was a little dissatisfied, so he pushed away the support, closed his eyes for a while, and then recovered.
"Officials, Duke Li has been waiting for a long time!" Yan Tuo reported while Emperor Liu was moving his somewhat stiff hands and feet.
After hearing this, Emperor Liu turned his head and searched for a while. Sure enough, he saw the figure of Li Chongju not far away, standing quietly under the sunset, with a calm face and a cautious attitude. Even if he saw Emperor Liu had already stood up, there was nothing extra. action.
But Li Chongju's slightly rickety posture gave people a sense of twilight. Emperor Liu immediately became angry: "Why didn't you wake me up? Why didn't you show Code the seat?"
Yantuo hurriedly explained: "It was requested by Duke Li. The official family has not slept so soundly for a long time, so it is inconvenient to disturb them."
Emperor Liu frowned slightly, and immediately understood that Li Chongju had relapsed into his old habit, and asked Yantuo to help Li Chongju over in person.
When Li Chongju approached, Emperor Liu asked him to sit down, looked at him carefully for a while, and then sighed softly: "You! Why are you doing this? Do you want to make me feel guilty by looking for sin?"
Hearing this, Li Chongju's expression changed slightly, and he immediately explained: "I heard that His Majesty has been sleeping less recently and rarely gets a sound sleep, so I asked Senior Officer Yan not to disturb you rashly."
As soon as he heard this, Emperor Liu subconsciously wanted to ask, who said it? Wude Si's spy was buried beside me? However, the words reached his throat and he swallowed them alive.
"That's all!" Emperor Liu waved his hand: "I know that I am unwilling to let you come out of the mountain again, so I will let you go. Just feel at ease!"
Emperor Liu said this, but Li Chongju could not sit still. He immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty's words make me extremely frightened!"
Seeing Li Chongju's behavior, Emperor Liu stared at him again, and then said: "It seems that I want to be honest with you now, and it is difficult for me to say anything about myself."
Li Chongju no longer knew how to answer these words, and he couldn't help but lament in his heart. With His Majesty's way of talking, how could the atmosphere be pleasant? There was no one in the court who was not frightened in front of the Emperor.
Fortunately, Emperor Liu did not embarrass Li Chongju anymore. He picked up the half cup of herbal tea on the coffee table, sipped it for a moment, and frowned: "It's cold, let's change it to hot tea, and give Code a cup too!"
"Yes!" Yantuo quickly ordered someone to change the tea.
Emperor Liu returned to his leisurely and contented look, and even crossed his legs, bouncing up and down, and looked at Li Chongju: "Code, you look a lot more haggard. Wu Desi has so many things going on during this time, Thanks a lot!"
Li Chongju also regained his composure and responded softly: "Thousands of things will eventually be sorted out! I saw you today and am about to report the affairs to your Majesty!"
"Oh?" Emperor Liu smiled and said easily: "It's been almost half a year. Even you, a former Wu Deshi, have spent such a long time. Obviously, Wu Desi is suffering from a serious illness!"
Li Chongju Shen Rong reported: "Your Majesty, the shortcomings of the Wude Department are mainly the employment of people. Improper employment of people has led to the weakening of the system and numerous ills. When Wang Yinwu was in office, he appointed private individuals, recruited cronies, and neglected justice, so that there were a large number of talented people at the top and bottom.
Coordinator.
After careful investigation and weighing by the officials, one hundred and thirty-six people who were inappropriate in their duties have been eliminated, and sixty-three people who relied on power to violate the law and committed evil crimes have been punished!"
"There are so many?" Emperor Liu asked curiously.
The words were questions, but from his attitude, there was not much surprise. On the contrary, it gave people a feeling that it was not enough.
"After such a rectification, Wude Si must be exhausted!" Emperor Liu said.
Li Chongju said: "I follow the imperial edict, and I only hope that the unhealthy tendencies can be eliminated and the Wude Secretary can be brought back to the right track!"
"You are right!" Emperor Liu nodded and said slowly: "The shortcomings of the Wude Department are primarily related to personnel! I am using you to rectify the affairs of the department, which means to solve the shortcomings from top to bottom.
Your rectification is the same as the government's administration. You cannot relax. If you relax even a little, chaos will occur frequently! The Wude Department is not an ordinary government office. If there are problems, it will be more serious than a few corrupt officials in the court.
Much more!”
"Your Majesty clearly shows you!"
"What a clear warning, it's just a cliché!" Emperor Liu smiled faintly.
"Your Majesty, I am hesitant about how to deal with one of Wang Yinwu's private parties. I still need to ask your Majesty for instructions!" Li Chongju said again.
"Who is it? What's so special that I asked you to tell me about it!" Listening to his words, Emperor Liu couldn't help but feel a little interested.
Li Chongju reported: "Wang Xuanzhen! This man is Wang Yinwu's nephew!"
"Continue!" Emperor Liu responded softly.
Li Chongju: "After many investigations, I found that although this person was Wang Yinwu's private person, he was shrewd, diligent, capable, and insightful. During his tenure as Wude Secretary, he did not commit any evil acts. On the contrary, he made many achievements. Regardless of Li Jiqian's rebellion
, or the chaos in the northwest, he was aware of it in advance, but Wang Yinwu didn't pay attention to it."
"As you said, this is quite a talent!" Emperor Liu smiled and said, "Have you started to love talents?"
Li Chongju cupped his hands and said: "This man is indeed very talented, and he is also outstanding among all the officials in the Wude Department. It's just that he has a close relationship with Wang Yinwu, which is a pity!"
"You don't mean what you say!" Emperor Liu said immediately: "Now that you have spoken, how can I not give you face? Besides, when I employ people, why do I ever look at their background?
Employing people based on their talents is the basis of government administration, and Wude Division is a place where talents are better than virtues, so there are so many scruples! If you want to use Wang Xuanzhen, then use it boldly, I have no objection!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Chongju was slightly happy when he heard this, and immediately said: "To be honest with Your Majesty, I intend to place Wang Xuanzhen in the northwest!"
Emperor Liu frowned slightly, but soon became relieved, and said meaningfully: "The northwest is now a troubled place, and it is in need of capable and promising talents! Please give me a message to Wang Xuanzhen, Wang Yinwu is Wang Yinwu, he
It’s him, don’t worry about being involved, let him do his best and I will be rewarded. Northwest is a stage, let him perform well and make new achievements, I will watch!”
"Yes!" Hearing this, Li Chongju secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, Li Chongju was very hesitant about Wang Xuanzhen's recommendation. Even if Emperor Liu said he didn't care, this person was promoted by Wang Yinwu after all, and he was an uncle and nephew with a close relationship. Even Wang Yinwu ended up like that.
How could Emperor Liu not have a grudge against this "royal party" core?
However, after thinking about it carefully, Li Chongju still planned to speak this way, not only to retain a talent for Wu Desi, but also to express his feelings to Emperor Liu. He acted for the public and had no selfish feelings.
In the final analysis, the rectification of Wude Si is to liquidate Wang Yinwu’s forces and eliminate the ills and influence of his ten years in office. However, such a large-scale rectification inherently means chaos and unrest, and Wude Si’s top and bottom staff also
People are already panicking.
Using Wang Xuanzhen also sent a signal to the officials below that the rectification was over. From Li Chongju's own heart, he was not willing to carry out such a purge-style rectification. To do it across the board would be to destroy the system and rules. If
Every time a new chief officer is replaced, there must be such a "movement", which is not a good thing for the development of Wude Division.
"Now that things have been sorted out, let's focus on business!" Emperor Liu ignored Li Chongju's complicated thoughts and continued to instruct: "I have tolerated the chaos in the northwest for a long time, and now it is intolerable. There is also need there.
A thorough liquidation should be carried out, and all the corrupt officials, dirty officials, rebellious people, traitors, and rebellious bandits involved need to be eliminated, and everything must be clarified to create a bright future!"
When he said this, Emperor Liu was full of murderous intent. He pondered for a while and then said leisurely: "When we first captured the northwest, it was still too easy. Taking it all together left too many hidden dangers. The disadvantages have been accumulated to this day, causing serious diseases.
Since you are sick, you must treat it. If you have a malignant sore, even if it bleeds a little more, you must dig it out together with the rotten flesh! I have been running the country for so many years, and I understand a truth. If you want long-term peace and stability, don't be afraid of trouble! I have
This determination is not afraid of bleeding thousands of miles!"
Past experience told Emperor Liu that great chaos must be followed by great governance, and the situation in various places seemed to prove this. In the process of unifying the world, whether it was Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, or Guangdong and Guangxi, great chaos occurred, and there were
Serious cleaning, but now, everything is stable.
Due to the special environment of the northwest, there has been no thorough rectification in the past, and no excessive actions have been taken. However, it has backfired and has left a legacy to this day. As a result, the vast northwest has become the most unstable region in the Han Empire.