Chapter 383 The Han Emperor was delighted. The more chaotic the better
Author: Soy Sauce Mixed History
Chapter 383 The Han Emperor was delighted. The more chaotic the better
Since Liu Bei established the Han Dynasty, although Liu Chan, the prince, is still young, because of his status, he has always been the focus of attention from both the government and the public.
Meng Guang, the Great Sinong, had asked Yiji many times about Liu Chan's temperament and preferences, and wanted to hear Yiji's specific views on Liu Chan.
Yi Ji is famous for his ability to know people, and he is Liu Chan's tutor. In addition, Yi Ji has a noble character, so his answer is very informative.
However, after many inquiries from Meng Guang, Yi Ji only said that Liu Chan was a polite and virtuous corporal and had the style of an ancient gentleman.
Meng Guang was not satisfied with Yi Ji's answer. He said to Yi Ji: "What you said is what ordinary people should do. What I want to ask today is to know the prince's tactics and wisdom.
How about it."
Meng Guang has a straightforward temperament and is a rare critic among today's Han Dynasty.
He only asked these questions out of concern for the future of the Han Dynasty.
Yi Ji also knew Meng Guang's purpose, but he never directly answered Meng Guang's question.
After Yiji repeatedly avoided talking, Meng Guang understood what was probably going on.
Although Meng Guang did not publicize this matter, others would also inquire about things that Meng Guang would inquire about, and many ministers knew as much as Meng Guang did.
So at present, the entire Han Dynasty and the public basically know that Liu Chanren is weak and not good at intellectual skills.
It is precisely because they know this that these dozen ministers dare to be so "unscrupulous" today.
Liu Chan is the crown prince, and they just bully Liu Chan without understanding the reason.
Once Liu Chan is induced by them to say that Mi Yang's New Deal is wrong, it will bring a huge blow to Mi Yang's New Deal.
What these dozen ministers didn't expect was that everything was developing as they imagined, but Liu Chan began to be swayed by their deception.
But I didn't expect that Li Miao, the sixth person, would anger Liu Chan with just one sentence.
These dozen ministers may not know where Liu Chan was angry, but this did not prevent them from being so frightened by Liu Chan's rage that they all crawled to the ground and never dared to look at Liu Chan again.
Although the princes of the Han family received Confucian education, some of them became ruthless and killed people indiscriminately.
Don't forget that Liu Chan is a descendant of Emperor Xiaojing of Han Dynasty.
Compared to other ministers who were so frightened that they crawled to the ground, Li Miao's performance was even more embarrassing.
The pain caused by the bamboo slips hitting his body made Li Miao grimace in pain, and at the same time, the panic in his heart continued to accumulate.
This prince is different from what is widely rumored in the outside world.
Doesn’t it mean that he almost never loses his temper?
Looking at the ministers who were all frightened and panicked because of his anger, Liu Chan could not bear to see the anger in his eyes, but the anger on his face did not decrease at all.
What he did just now completely went against the teachings of many of his masters in the past.
But despite this, Liu Chan will not regret Cai Cai's actions.
He knew that he did not have the extraordinary intelligence of Zhuge Gong, and he also knew that he did not have the wise vision of distinguishing right from wrong like his father.
This caused him to waver in admonishing dozens of ministers just now.
But he knew that some people would never betray or deceive him.
It was also in this hall that day that he high-fived his cousin and vowed to live up to his promise.
The sound of the vow till death is still ringing in his ears, so how can he doubt his cousin?
He would never do such a thing.
Maybe he couldn't see why Mi Yang suddenly launched the New Deal, and he didn't understand why Mi Yang's New Deal aroused criticism from so many people.
But he knew that once a vow was made, it could not be reneged on for a day, a year, or a lifetime.
Liu Chan was now like a young dragon baring its teeth and claws. Due to the anger in his heart, Liu Chan pointed at the dozens of ministers kneeling on the ground and began to curse indiscriminately:
"Where were you when the champions fought bloody battles for the Han Dynasty? Where were you when the champion princes fought for the Han Dynasty to repel the enemies and promote the prestige of our country?
Now the champion is Liangzhou Mu, and he just wants to implement the New Deal, but you all jump out to slander and slander him. You guys have ulterior motives and are extremely abominable!"
Liu Chan was taught by famous teachers since he was a child, so his swearing skills are obviously not very good.
Just from his tone, you can hear the strong dissatisfaction in his heart.
To be honest, Liu Chan cannot understand the main content of Mi Yang's new policy now.
Is it just that important?
He believed in Mi Yang, so he believed that everything Mi Yang did was for the good of the man.
In this case, all he needs to do is support Mi Yang.
Even if this new policy fails in the end, it doesn't matter. Who can do anything without failure? If you fail, just try harder next time.
This is the simplest thought in Liu Chan's heart right now.
Not to mention doing this to Mi Yang, he will do the same to Zhuge Liang in the future.
After Liu Chan angrily denounced the above words, more than a dozen ministers were frightened by him and kowtowed repeatedly.
Being scolded by Banjun for having ulterior motives, how can this not frighten the ministers?
It's just that Liu Chan hasn't really taken power yet, so although he was angry with these dozen ministers, he still suppressed his inner desire to punish them in the end.
Liu Chan just looked at the dozens of ministers with angry eyes, and then uttered one word coldly:
"roll."
After hearing this word, these dozen ministers seemed to be relieved, and immediately bowed to Liu Chan hurriedly, and then left Liu Chan's hall one after another.
Before Li Miao left, he almost fell down because of the fear in his heart.
Seeing that the dozen or so celebrities who used to speak eloquently in front of him behaved like this today, Liu Chan's disdain for them deepened.
After more than a dozen ministers had left, Liu Chan turned to a little Huangmen next to him and said:
"If I hadn't been the prince now, I would have put Li Miao in jail long ago."
Hearing Liu Chan's words, this young man from the Huang family immediately praised Liu Chan and said, "The prince is wise, powerful, and benevolent and righteous. He is really a blessing to the country."
Seeing this little Huangmen praising him so much, Liu Chan had an embarrassed look on his face.
Usually, neither Liu Bei nor Zhuge Liang praised him like this, but they were embarrassed. It can be seen that Liu Chan took advantage of such compliments.
Liu Chan looked at the little Huangmen named Huang Hao with admiration.
Huang Hao was a valet assigned to him by the Shaofu not long ago. Compared with other valets, Huang Hao undoubtedly understood his meaning better and could please him more easily.
So in just a few months, Liu Chan had regarded Huang Hao as his confidant.
After looking at Huang Hao, Liu Chan suddenly remembered something.
It can be seen from the remarks of the dozen ministers just now that the entire Yizhou now maintains a negative attitude towards Mi Yang's new policy.
Liu Chan thought that his cousin must feel uncomfortable when faced with such a situation.
So Liu Chan took Huang Hao to the side and sat down on the desk.
He wanted to write a letter to comfort Mi Yang, and he wanted to tell Mi Yang that no matter what happened, he would stand behind him.
Huang Hao saw Liu Chan's eagerness, so he immediately made good ink for Liu Chan.
After Huang Hao finished polishing the ink, Liu Chan immediately raised the brush in his hand and began to write quickly at his desk.
Huang Hao on the side looked at the look of expectation on Liu Chan's face when he was writing a letter to Mi Yang, and then thought of Liu Chan's performance in front of the minister just now.
He understood Mi Yang's position in Liu Chan's mind.
After realizing this, Huang Hao secretly warned himself:
"You will never be an enemy of Liangzhou Mu in the future."
When Liu Chan angrily rebuked Li Miao, Liu Bei, who heard Liu Chan's performance, took Zhuge Liang and left the palace gate as early as possible.
Liu Bei took Zhuge Liang all the way towards the Imperial Garden.
Along the way, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were speechless to each other.
Before he came to a clear pool in the imperial garden, Liu Bei stopped.
After Liu Bei stopped, Zhuge Liang saw Liu Bei's shoulders begin to shake slightly.
Then bursts of laughter burst out from Liu Bei's mouth.
As Liu Bei's laughter floated in Zhuge Liang's ears, Zhuge Liang clearly heard his words.
"I have no worries, I have no worries."
This sentence explains why Liu Bei laughed suddenly.
What made Liu Bei feel worry-free was Liu Chan's performance just now.
There is nothing better than a father to know a son, not to mention Liu Bei is a monarch who is famous for his ability to recognize people.
The ministers knew something about Liu Chan's character, how could Liu Bei not know about it?
Precisely because he knew this, Liu Bei had worries in his heart in the past.
Will Adou, who is not good at wisdom and art, be able to protect the Han Dynasty he conquered in the future?
Such worries have been lingering in Liu Bei's mind in the past.
That's why when officials criticized Mi Yang's new policies, he claimed to be ill and refused to see the officials. Instead, he asked the officials to ask Liu Chan's opinion on the matter.
Many ministers had guessed Liu Bei's intention.
However, no one could guess Liu Bei's real intention behind doing this.
Since Liu Bei already knew Liu Chan's true situation, of course it was not his intelligence that he asked his ministers to test Liu Chan.
Things like resourcefulness often depend on talent.
Since Liu Chan did not have superb knowledge before, no matter how hard he is tested, it will be difficult for Liu Chan to improve his intelligence again.
What Liu Bei really wants to test is Liu Chan's character.
In the past days, many people praised Liu Chan for his gentle temperament, but as a monarch, it doesn't matter whether his temperament is gentle or not.
Among the many wise kings of the Western Han Dynasty, which of them had a gentle temperament?
In order to protect the country well, Liu Bei's minimum requirement for Liu Chan is to know who should be trusted and who should not be trusted.
It's just that in the past, even Liu Bei didn't have confidence in this point.
After all, since Liu Chan was studying, most of his contacts were with Yizhou nobles. Under such circumstances, it is normal for Liu Chan to prefer them emotionally.
So Liu Bei arranged today's test and personally listened to the results of Liu Chan's test outside the hall.
Although Liu Chan's performance of being at a loss at first made Liu Bei very dissatisfied.
But when he heard Liu Chan supporting Mi Yang, Liu Bei's heart was filled with joy.
He already got the answer he wanted, so he took Zhuge Liang and left.
It was also because he was delighted with Liu Chan's performance that Liu Bei laughed so heartily in front of Zhuge Liang.
Listening to Liu Bei's bursts of hearty laughter, perhaps Zhuge Liang failed to guess Liu Bei's deeper intention at first, but after looking at Liu Bei's performance, he had already guessed it.
Zhuge Liang bowed to Liu Bei and congratulated: "Congratulations, Your Majesty."
Zhuge Liang didn't express his congratulations to Liu Bei, but Liu Bei knew that Zhuge Liang had guessed everything.
After Liu Bei finished laughing, he looked at Zhuge Liang and asked, "The fact that you are here today shows that the current public opinion situation is very unfavorable to Zi Sheng."
Facing Liu Bei's judgment, Zhuge Liang nodded with worry.
Compared to Zhuge Liang's worries, Liu Bei didn't have any sad look on his face.
Because as a monarch, he can use more methods than Zhuge Liang.
Liu Bei took Zhuge Liang's hand and came to the water pool. He looked at the calm water pool at his feet and said with profound meaning: "Since the Battle of Hanzhong, Chengdu has been too quiet.
Just like the pool of water beneath our feet, it is lifeless.
Does Kong Ming think this will be a good thing?"
After thinking about Liu Bei's question, Zhuge Liang looked at the waveless water pool at his feet and replied:
"It may look calm on the surface, but it is precisely because of the calmness that ordinary people cannot judge how many undercurrents and fish that want to pounce on prey are hidden in this deep pool."
After hearing Zhuge Liang's answer, Liu Bei sighed and nodded.
"I never thought that aristocratic families would be completely submissive because of the quelling of the chaos.
I have always been aware of their dissatisfaction with me.
To be honest with Kong Ming, I have always wanted to find an opportunity to quell the chaos again, but due to frequent wars between the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, I have been unable to do so.
In addition, those aristocratic families have seemed quite peaceful in recent years, so I have no idea what to do for a while."
"It's just that among all the greedy fish, how can one not bite the hook?
Fish die for bait, and people die for profit. This is an eternal truth."
"I will always do what I have to do, and besides, I have more and more gray hairs."
When Zhuge Liang suddenly heard Liu Bei's words, he had a shocked look on his face.
Although Liu Bei didn't say it clearly, Zhuge Liang knew the metaphor in Liu Bei's words.
The monarch's physical condition has always been the country's biggest secret. Liu Bei's ability to tell him this shows that Liu Bei has sufficient trust in him.
However, Zhuge Liang instinctively resisted this secret and wanted to comfort Liu Bei.
Liu Bei seemed to have expected it, and stretched out his hand to indicate that Zhuge Liang did not need to comfort him.
Liu Bei was naturally aware of his physical condition. After all, he was over sixty years old and suffered from old illnesses after many battles in his youth.
However, aspiring emperors of the Han family have never been afraid of life or death, they are only afraid of doing nothing in their lives.
So Liu Bei continued with a straight face: "Everyone is destined to die, and so is the king.
Besides, in this world, there are probably countless people who wish for my death, just like the crucian carp crossing the river.
But before that day comes, I will take care of many things for the prince, for you, and for Zi Sheng."
Hearing what Liu Bei said, Zhuge Liang had a sad look on his face and remained silent.
Seeing the sad look on Zhuge Liang's face, Liu Bei asked him: "Do you know how to reveal all the undercurrents hidden under the calm water surface?"
Regarding Liu Bei's test, Zhuge Liang recalled what Liu Bei had just said and already had some guesses in his mind.
But before Zhuge Liang could answer, Liu Bei told Zhuge Liang the answer with his actions.
I saw Liu Bei bending down to pick up a stone, and then threw it straight into the calm pool.
When a large stone is thrown into the water surface like a bronze mirror, the water surface instantly breaks into pieces of broken lenses.
Then, centered on the landing point of the boulder, waves of strong waves began to shoot towards the entire pool.
Under the rapid propagation of violent fluctuations, the originally calm water surface became turbulent.
Many filth and debris that were originally hidden deep under the water were now completely exposed in front of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.
Unobstructed view.
Looking at the disgusting filth and the greedy fish swimming around in panic in search of food, a cold look appeared on Liu Bei's face.
"Let it be chaotic, the more chaotic the better.
Did Zi Sheng do something wrong?
They all thought I was old.
I am old, but I still have the courage to go under the knife!"
(End of chapter)
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