"Come on, come with me for a walk!" Liu Yang was still immersed in thoughts and looked at him. Emperor Liu put the silk scarf for wiping his mouth on the table and greeted him.
"Yes!" Seeing that Emperor Liu had already stood up and left the table, Liu Yang immediately came back to his senses and bowed in response.
There seems to be no conflict between the cold winter months and the clear sky. The winter sun seems a bit dim, but it is still warm when it shines on me.
"It's rare to have such sunshine in this cold winter!" Bathed in the winter sun, Emperor Liu's beard was somewhat reflective, and he sighed with emotion, looking like he was enjoying it: "It's too hard to hold back.
After a long time, people will soon become moldy..."
"I'll take you for a walk with me!" Liu Yang said.
The father and son were walking around the Long Live Hall, walking along the road steps without any purpose. As for Emperor Liu, his passion for military affairs and state affairs was actually aroused.
"Some time ago, there was heavy rain and snow, which affected a wide area. What was the loss to the officials and people in various places?" Emperor Liu asked.
Liu Yang replied: "The rain and snow this time were mainly concentrated in the Gyeonggi area and were very heavy. Fortunately, it stopped in time. There were many people with frostbite in various places, but no deaths were reported. Zhongshu also wrote a letter asking the local governments to help!"
"Have all the casualties been verified?" Emperor Liu directly expressed doubts.
"People have been sent there!" Liu Yang said: "In addition, Zheng, Hua, Chen, Xu and other prefectures have all reported that acres of crops have been seriously damaged. After discussing with Prime Minister Wei and Prime Minister Wang, they decided to reduce the number of affected prefectures and counties by half.
The people will harvest next summer!”
"Okay!" Emperor Liu nodded and said, with a look of reminiscence in his eyes: "This rain and snow reminds me of that year, when it was also the same deep winter, with heavy rain, continuous rain, ice and snow, and bone-chilling cold!
That should have been the twelfth year of Tianfu. When your emperor and I started fighting, the founding of the Han Dynasty was less than a year old, and you were not born yet. No, your mother was not married to me yet.
At that time, we were trying to destroy the traitor Du Chongwei. Such a winter rain caused numerous deaths and injuries among officers, soldiers and civilians. In this way, we have to thank God that the disaster came a little late. Otherwise, Du's rebellion would have been uncertain, the rebellion would have been delayed, and internal worries would have arisen.
Under foreign aggression, the initially planned country may collapse..."
Listening to Emperor Liu talking about the past, Liu Yang also listened carefully. Seeing his emotion, he also raised his hands and said: "I have learned about the founding of the Han Dynasty and the difficulties in the beginning of your rule. Now that I think about it, there are only people as wise and powerful as you."
Only a heroic leader can lead his subjects through such difficulties and create the prosperity of today's empire..."
When he said this, there was a kind of admiration in Liu Yang's eyes and tone. In response, Emperor Liu smiled and asked: "Have you ever thought about how I came here and how I managed to conquer the big man?"
Leading it to where it is now? The so-called wise and powerful are too general and too empty..."
"This..." Liu Yang was obviously a little surprised by this statement. He thought seriously for a moment, but his face still did not look relaxed, but became more serious.
Seeing this, Emperor Liu patted him on the shoulder and chuckled: "I don't ask you to answer either. When you have free time, just think about it and the answer will remain in your heart."
"Five Years", you can also read more!"
"Yes!" Liu Yang obeyed.
"Tell me, what's going on in the court recently?" After descending the steps and ascending to the palace platform, Emperor Liu asked, "Just tell me briefly!"
"The Metropolitan Procuratorate impeached Zhang Meiqiang, the salt and iron envoy, for taking a civilian girl as a concubine..." Liu Yang said.
"Is this happening?" Emperor Liu smiled slightly and looked very peaceful: "What is the result of the investigation?"
"It is indeed true!" Liu Yang affirmed: "However, according to the investigation, Zhang Mei traveled and stayed in a folk house, saw the beauty of a folk girl, and still thought about her when she returned home. Later, she came to the door, revealed her identity and asked for marriage, but the folk girl had already
In the Xu family, his father was forced by Zhang Mei's status to break the old covenant and marry his daughter into the Zhang family.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is suspected of marrying by force. However, I think that this can also be said in another way, that the father of a common girl loves power and breaks the contract and sells his daughter in order to gain wealth."
Emperor Liu showed obvious interest on his face and said, "How are you going to deal with it?"
"I think this matter is not worthy of punishment, but in the end it was Zhang Mei who made a mistake in her private conduct, was not very disciplined, and harmed the dignity of the court, so she was fined half a year's salary as a punishment!" Liu Yang said.
"Zhang Mei is a talented person!" After hearing this, Emperor Liu said: "There are not many people in the imperial court who are good at managing finances, and even fewer who can have an overview of the overall situation and manage the country's finances. In those days, there was a lack of calculation skills, so I once sent someone to
More than a dozen planners were sent to various states for training. In the end, only Zhang Mei performed the best and lived up to Xue Juzheng's recommendation.
In addition, he was familiar with military affairs, had good supplies and supplies, and had no worries as a general. He had been in the southwest for many years and had made many achievements in rectifying the finances. He was transferred back to the court because of his ability to manage finances.
did not expect......"
Hearing Emperor Liu's emotion, Liu Yang said: "No one is a sage, how can he be without fault? Since you are interested in Zhang Mei's financial management talent, can't you still tolerate these small details? As long as he has never violated the law and committed a crime, his talent can be used for other purposes.
Court, why do you need to worry so much?"
Upon hearing his words, Emperor Liu looked at Liu Yang unexpectedly for the first time and asked, "Is this your opinion?"
Liu Yang responded: "You originally asked me to observe people. Over such a long period of time, I have silently observed many people, from the ministers to the ministers and guards. I found that no matter who they are, they often have their shortcomings.
It’s hard to find a perfect person, so I understand that when employing people, you just need to maximize their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. If you stick to their personal flaws, things will not be done well!”
Hearing what he said, Emperor Liu nodded and chuckled: "I'm very pleased that you have such insight. At least you were not fooled by Zhang Zhao's 'gentleman and villain' saying..."
Hearing this, Liu Yang smiled. Sometimes, he was also surprised that Emperor Liu didn't seem to particularly like some Confucian doctrines, but he also read the Analects of Confucius on weekdays and let Zhang Zhao, a well-educated Confucian scholar, teach the princes,
It seems very contradictory.
"As for Zhang Mei's matter, let's settle it like this!" Emperor Liu said: "Besides, doesn't he like beauties? Give him a palace servant!"
Liu Yang obeyed the order, knowing that Emperor Liu wanted to warn Zhang Mei.
"In addition, the prefect of Chengdu, Zhao Ju, petitioned to impeach the southwest governor Zhao Pu!" Liu Yang looked up at Emperor Liu and said, he knew that Emperor Liu had great trust in Zhao Pu.
Even though Zhao Pu was the one who worked for Emperor Liu, he was in charge of Sichuan and Sichuan, governor of the three provinces, and had held power for nearly ten years. There were still people who dared to go against Zhao Pu, such as the prefect of Chengdu, Zhao Jue.
This man was originally the observation judge of Qinfeng Prefectures in Meng Shu. He surrendered when the imperial court captured Qinfeng. Later, he served as Quanfeng, Cheng, and Chie Prefectures Affairs, providing logistical personnel for Xiang Xun to continue his attack on Hanzhong.
After the war between Qin and Feng was over, he was transferred from his original post and became the chief official of the state government. After the imperial court pacified Sichuan and Shu, it wanted to take over Sichuan and dispatch officials. Zhao Ding, with his resume, was also reused, and later succeeded Zhao Pu.
Became the prefect of Chengdu.
From that time on, the two people with the same surname Zhao disliked each other and often had disagreements. Zhao Pu was a strong man of action, and Zhao Ding was also capable, but he had a manic and outspoken temperament, and would not do anything he wanted when he encountered something that he did not like.
How dissatisfied he is, he doesn't give Zhao Pu any face at all.
Back and forth, there were many conflicts between the two Zhaos. However, Zhao Pu, the governor of the southwest, could be regarded as a high-ranking and powerful person, but he did not have much binding force on an important position in the state government with real power, such as the prefect of Chengdu. The one who controlled them was still
Chief envoy. As for the chief envoy, it was impossible for him to be completely at the mercy of Zhao Pu. In addition, the person in charge in the early years was Song Yanwo.
As a result, the battle between the two Zhaos, which was unequal in status, ended up being fought vigorously in the political arena of the Han Dynasty, which was somewhat similar to the Taoist dispute that took place in Hebei. Over the years, Emperor Liu received a lot of attention from the two sides.
There were many criticisms of impeachment, but they were all just issued to persuade and seek relaxation.
Emperor Liu could tolerate this situation, and he also saw that although the competition between the two Zhaos was fierce, the recovery and development of the Sichuan-Sichuan region did not fall behind, whether it was Chengdu or other places.
Needless to say, Zhao Pu, without that ability, Emperor Liu would not be able to gain power with him. Zhao Jue was a surprise. His personality may be annoying, but his experience and methods of governing political affairs are also there.
In this way, Fang allowed this major contradiction in the southwest political arena to continue to this day. When it was mentioned that Zhao Jue impeached Zhao Pu again, Emperor Liu's first reaction was: "Huh? These two people are arguing again? This time,
What did you say about Zhao Pu again?"
"Zhao Jue reported in his memorial that the Lingzhou salt mine collapsed, poisonous gas escaped, and hundreds of salt people died! From the governor down to the salt supervisor, in order to escape responsibility, they concealed the mine disaster..." Liu Yang
The tone is serious.
"This is a big deal! Why didn't you talk about it just now!" Emperor Liu's tone also became colder: "Since the Kaibao Year, has there ever been such an incident in the Han Dynasty that killed a hundred people?"
"The true truth has not been found out yet!" Liu Yang said.
"What does this have to do with Zhao Pu?" Liu Chengyou frowned.
Liu Yang said: "Wang Pin, the governor of Lingzhou, and Zheng Liang, the salt supervisor, were all recommended by Zhao Pu..."
"What did Zhao Pu say?"
"I haven't received Zhao Pu's memorial yet!"
"What do you think?" Emperor Liu asked.
"We should wait for the results of the investigation to come out before we make a decision!"
"What if the facts are confirmed?" Emperor Liu asked again.
"If this is the case, maybe Zhao Pu can be transferred away from the southwest!" Liu Yang said after thinking about it.
"I see, this Zhao Ding is not suitable to stay in Chengdu Mansion anymore!" Emperor Liu said coldly: "After such a mining disaster happened and human lives were at stake, does he only take the opportunity to criticize his political opponents?"
"Please calm down! Take care of yourself!" Seeing his anger, Liu Yang advised.
"Keep an eye on this matter yourself!" Emperor Liu warned.
"yes!"
It didn't take long for the memorial from Zhao Pu to arrive. The Lingzhou mining accident happened a few months ago, during the mourning period of the Queen Mother, and the Lingzhou government also concealed the report for several months before anyone reported it.
After learning about the situation, Zhao Pu personally went to Lingzhou to investigate the matter, and reconstructed the story from the officials, salt workers, etc., and then personally wrote a memorial, reported to the court, and apologized for not knowing the person.
As a result, the court's handling was very straightforward. The governor and salt supervisor concealed the information from the court, ignored the livelihood of the people, and sentenced to death. Most of the officials involved were demoted and exiled, even though Lingzhou was already a remote place.
As for the salt miners who died, after confirmation, the government paid compensation. The biggest impact of this incident in the southwest region was that Zhao Pu and Zhao Ding were transferred out one after another.
Zhao Pu coincided with the death of his mother and returned to his hometown Ding You. As for Zhao Ju, his temper also got worse. After learning about Emperor Liu's attitude, he simply resigned and stopped serving.