Chapter 445 The old emperor cant sit still anymore
Zhao Kuangyi, it is not an exaggeration to praise him for his sagacity. Just as he estimated, someone had already forgotten what he was doing, which made the old emperor furious and made this confrontation between eunuchs and bureaucrats move into a more complicated situation.
The reason is very simple. Among the many memorials submitted to Emperor Liu, there was one memorial that angered Emperor Liu. Jiang Mu, the imperial censor of Zuo Qiandu of the Imperial Procuratorate, submitted a memorial, saying that the Imperial City Secretary had exceeded the regulations and violated the law, causing harm to the country and the people. This was not allowed by the laws of heaven and the state.
, requesting Emperor Liu to kill all the traitors and cruel officials who are illegal and chaotic, led by Wang Jien, and at the same time ban the Imperial City Department, a bureaucracy with heinous crimes, and restore a clear air to the court...
An impassioned speech, an upright and "loyal" statement, and extremely sincere and sincere, but it was obvious that Emperor Liu did not buy it and was even completely angered.
The reason is also simple. When such words of advice reached the ears of Emperor Liu, the translation can be understood as follows: Wang Jien is a lowly hawk and dog, spying on ministers, insulting the virtuous, rampant and excessive, abandoning both humans and gods. As for the Imperial City Division, he is under the control of everyone in the imperial court.
The virtuous ministers have been in trouble for a long time, and the ministers can't stand it. This time they are opposed, it is the explosion of public opinion.
Today, public sentiment is turbulent and boiling, and it is difficult to suppress it. In order to avoid instability in the hearts of the people and the collapse of the government, I ask Your Majesty to think twice before acting and not to make any mistakes.
When Emperor Liu thought in this direction, you can imagine the anger in his heart. But when he received this remonstrance, Emperor Liu only had two reactions.
First, he asked, who is Jiang Mu? After getting the answer, he gave an evaluation of "his heart is to be killed", and then said nothing. However, both the ministers and the servants around him could feel the calmness on his old face.
Repressed, frightening anger.
In fact, from the time when the Dengwen drum sounded again and Xue Che complained to the emperor, Emperor Liu also had some predictions about the subsequent development of the situation. This was the reading ability brought to him by his decades as emperor.
But until Lu Mengzheng and others attacked Wang Jien, he remained silent and never expressed his stance directly. He was just like an audience, watching the changes in the court.
This is naturally related to her contradictory psychology. She naturally has a desire to deal with Wang Jien, but not strongly. Therefore, her attitude shows a kind of hesitation and indecisiveness, without a trace of the crispness of the past.
Regardless of whether it was the crimes of the Imperial City Division or the evidence of the officials' crimes, even if they were all brought to the table, there was still no decision-making intention, as if they had truly integrated themselves into the role of a theatergoer.
It was precisely this ambiguous attitude that made the conflict intensify. Both the courtiers and the Imperial City Secretary held out hope and showed their magical powers and methods. The situation became increasingly tense, and even the court was in chaos.
But no matter how they fight, the decision-making power still lies with Emperor Liu. If he, the referee, does not step down, it will be difficult for the matter to end.
However, with the emergence of Jiang Mu's remonstrance, Emperor Liu's original "unbiased" attitude naturally changed.
If the struggle can be limited to Wang Jien, then Emperor Liu can still exercise some restraint, but of course when these people expand their targets to the entire Imperial City Division, they will touch Emperor Liu's back.
This move was regarded by Emperor Liu as a challenge to himself and a contempt for the imperial power. After all, the Imperial City Division was an important extension of Emperor Liu's supreme imperial power and the defender.
Of course, a small censor of Qiandu was not qualified to represent the ministerial power and challenge the imperial power, so Emperor Liu's jealous and even vindictive eyes naturally turned to the ministers who danced the most happily.
And still maintaining silence, just to see who else can jump out, then Jiang Mu has become another Xue Che in Emperor Liu's eyes, hoping to lead to some more valuable targets.
As for this measure of "value", in Emperor Liu's mind, even Lu Mengzheng and Zhang Xun were still not qualified. However, all of them at higher levels were old foxes, and one was as smart as a crystal monkey.
In such a complex and treacherous situation, any reckless and risky actions are taken.
But by chance, a "big shot" jumped out, a person that Emperor Liu cursed loudly - Wu Guogong Liu Hui.
"Idiot!" An angry scolding resounded in the Chui Gong Palace. The old emperor hunched over his waist and wandered in front of the royal case, with a look of defenselessness on his face, and his sullen old face even looked a little distorted.
As for Jiang Mu's memorial on the abolition of the Imperial City Division, Emperor Liu did not express his position, just for fishing. There were indeed some small fish and shrimps floating around, but there was no trace of the "big fish" that Emperor Liu expected.
But Emperor Liu never expected that after fishing for several days, a prince finally jumped out, which caused Emperor Liu to have a cerebral hemorrhage. From the memorial spread out on the imperial desk, a few passages could be vaguely seen, and Liu Hui's flying literary talent was vividly visible.
In the meantime, what Emperor Liu felt was a stupid son, jumping up and down under the eyes of many theatergoers, feeling triumphant and unaware of it.
In the memorial, Wu Guogong Liu Hui also made a righteous suggestion to Emperor Liu to abolish the Imperial City Division. This alone was enough to make Emperor Liu angry.
At this moment, Emperor Liu really wanted to call Liu Hui, open his head and see what was inside. After all, Liu Hui was not an ordinary prince now. He was in the political hall and had the authority to cover himself, regardless of Emperor Liu.
No matter what he has in mind, it is all a matter of importance, and it is a rare opportunity for Liu Hui.
After all, the last royal representative placed in the political hall by Emperor Liu was Jin Wang Liu Xi. The gap between the two is incalculable.
However, Liu Hui once again disappointed Emperor Liu. He had been working with Zhao Pu and others for several months. He failed to learn the clever things, but learned to wade through muddy waters.
"Come here, pass the message——" Emperor Liu blurted out in anger, but stopped abruptly.
Emperor Liu could not help but suspect that Liu Hui's memorial was not just because of his hot head, but that there might be someone behind the scenes who was playing tricks and causing trouble, and this was definitely not something Emperor Liu could tolerate.
To investigate this matter, Emperor Liu's first reaction in the past was to find Wang Jien, even if it was like this before him. However, considering the current situation in the court and the change in his inner attitude towards Wang Jien, he finally changed his mind after decades.
Habits developed.
"Password to the young eunuch Zhou Fang!" Emperor Liu calmed down a bit and said in a deep voice.
"yes!"
The young eunuch Zhou Fang is also the eunuch in the palace. He is one of the top three figures in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but he is not as eye-catching as Yantuo and Wang Jien. And the most important thing is that Zhou Fang is also the secret agent of Emperor Liu.
The person in charge of the secret service "Xiao", whenever Emperor Liu needed to use Zhou Fang, it also meant that something big was going to happen in the court.
After giving the instructions, Emperor Liu had a gloomy face and pondered for a long time. He looked up and sighed softly: "It's hard to carve out rotten wood!"
"You go and deliver the edict!" After sighing, Emperor Liu regained his calm and indifferent expression, and coldly said to Yan Tuo, who was standing aside with a low eyebrow: "I will give up all the official titles of Wu Guogong Liu Hui! You can deliver the message to Liu Hui on my behalf. Let him go back to his hometown, and from now on, he will write his articles and poems, and there will be no need for him to speak and interfere in court affairs!"
"Yes!" Hearing Emperor Liu's instructions, Yantuo was suddenly surprised. He never expected that the first person to be "captured" in this political turmoil would be the dignified prince.
After this incident, Wu Guogong Liu Hui may have completely lost his political future in the court. Emperor Liu has made his disappointment clear.
At the same time, a chill started from the top of Yan Tuo's head and gradually spread to the whole body. The moment he bowed his head and retreated, Yan Tuo's old eyes could not hide the fear and worry, and he was worried and lost.
Judging from Emperor Liu's reaction, the situation is not good.
Zhou Fang quickly came to see him according to the imperial edict. After receiving the courtesy, he calmly and calmly waited for instructions. That extremely ordinary face seemed unusual at this moment.
Staring at him, Emperor Liu didn't say anything nonsense and directly ordered coldly: "Go check Liu Hui and see who he has been interacting with recently and what's the difference!
In addition, the spies and spies under you are all activated. They will summarize the results of surveillance and detection during this period and give me a report!"
