Emperor Liu continued to listen to some of Zhang Dejun's interesting anecdotes about Xijing, ranging from the private affairs of officials to the people's sentiments in the city. Emperor Liu also enjoyed it. This was also a way of entertainment for him recently.
"Recently, have the nobles gathered as frequently as before?" Looking at Zhang Dejun, Emperor Liu said calmly.
When Emperor Liu said this, his eyes were as deep and calm as an ancient well with no bottom. Hearing this, Zhang Dejun subconsciously bowed his head and responded with some caution: "Back to the official house, I have been a little quiet recently.
, has already restrained himself a lot, and is not arbitrarily discussing government affairs."
"Really!" Emperor Liu seemed to have some doubts.
"However, private meetings are still unavoidable!" Zhang Dejun said again.
Emperor Liu couldn't hide his interest and asked: "Who is there?"
"Fenyang Gongyao met again, Pingyuan Gongsun Li, Shi'an Marquis Li Jixun, Mayi Marquis Dangjin, Haining Marquis Liu Guangyi, Guang'an Bo Cao Yuangong, and Guangyang Bo Zhao Kuangyi was also very busy at the banquet!" Zhang Dejun said.
"Sun Li!" Emperor Liu frowned suddenly.
"Exactly!"
"If you don't take care of yourself properly, you will get involved in such things!" Emperor Liu said with a hint of disappointment in his tone.
Zhang Dejun buried his head even lower. Of course he knew the status of Sun Li in the eyes of Emperor Liu. He was a veteran of Yuan Cong who had been in charge of the army for more than 20 years. At the same time, he could not help but feel wary. Even Sun Li could trigger
The emperor is dissatisfied, so among the whole court, who else can remain in the holy family?
"Zhao Kuangyi? It won't take long for him to return to the court!" Emperor Liu seemed to be talking to himself: "Where is Zhao Kuangyin?"
Zhang Dejun said: "Rongguo Gong goes to the palace and is not on duty. He lives in seclusion and keeps silent about it!"
"These two brothers, haha!" Emperor Liu smiled. Among the nobles mentioned by Zhang Dejun just now, most of them were involved with the Zhao family. It was inevitable that Emperor Liu would think more: "Compared with his brother, Zhao Kuangyi is young after all.
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It is obvious that Zhao Kuangyi is much more active in matters such as gathering relationships, cultivating power, and improving reputation. Zhao Kuangyin, on the other hand, has a high and powerful position, but has always been low-key and reserved.
"Bring the memorial submitted by the Ministry of Personnel!" Emperor Liu suddenly raised his head and ordered Yantuo on the other side.
"yes!"
This is a transfer list involving high-ranking officials at home and abroad. After several discussions beforehand, the political hall reached a consensus and Emperor Liu also gave instructions. Now it is up to him, Zhu Pi, to make the final decision.
Emperor Liu's eyes fell on Zhao Kuangyi's proposal to appoint the governor of Luoyang. After pondering for a moment, he finally approved the proposal with a wave of his ink pen.
"Let Zhang Yong return this memorial to the Political Affairs Hall!" Emperor Liu Chongyan said.
"yes!"
"Where are the five families of Fu, Li, Gao and Guo?" Emperor Liu asked again.
These five families are the five most important and most prominent relatives of the Han Dynasty. Zhang Dejun did not dare to hide anything on this matter. He seemed to agree on it and kept to himself, not interfering or expressing his position.
However, in Emperor Liu's view, this is still not something worth gratifying. In recent days, Emperor Liu has not been constantly reflecting on his past policies. He has gained a lot from his past actions, and his relatives are also one of the important considerations.
I don't know when he started to feel that the influence of the powerful foreign relatives seemed to be a bit heavy.
"How is the condition of the British Duke?" Emperor Liu suddenly became concerned about Chai Rong.
"After the beginning of spring, things started to go back and forth, and I have been lying on the bed for a long time!" Zhang Dejun replied.
Since the return of the Northwestern Dynasty, Chai Rong's health has been unsatisfactory and has been recurring. Although he has received many treatments, he has never recovered. In the past ten years, he has worked loyally for the country, completely at the expense of his health.
In his later years, he was reduced to fighting against illness.
Although the surname Chai was adopted early, in the eyes of many people, Guo Chai was still a member of the same family, and Emperor Liu actually thought so. But the other pillar of the Guo family, Guo Wei, Duke of Xing, was always old and strong, living strong and healthy.
Very moisturizing.
After much consideration, Emperor Liu said: "Be prepared, I will choose a day to leave the palace and visit Chai Mansion to visit the patient!"
"yes!"
With his eyes slightly closed, Emperor Liu leaned back on the recliner, with thoughts in his mind. Emperor Liu really had no intention of targeting the distinguished ministers. As long as they abide by the law and spend some salary and rice to support them, it doesn't matter. They are meritorious ministers.
, and worthy of those treatments.
Emperor Liu admitted that he was not the kind of person who could only share adversity but not wealth and wealth. The reason why he treated the heroes favorably and promoted the noble status was not only a certain compensation for taking over the power, but also because he wanted to have such a class that was close to the country.
Defend the imperial power and maintain the empire.
However, the development of things is always independent of human will, even if Emperor Liu is the emperor, ruling the world and rich all over the world. After so many years, he found that the situation was not as he expected.
The nobles of the Han Dynasty, especially the founding heroes and military nobles, indeed played a very important role in the Han Dynasty. This was the cornerstone of the rule of the Han Empire. But at the same time, the influence of the nobles was inevitably expanding and gradually deepening.
Go up and down the imperial court, inside and outside the central government.
Not long ago, Emperor Liu reviewed the lists of military and political officials at the central and local levels of the Han Dynasty, and made a comparative analysis of the promotion, appointment and dismissal of officials in the past ten years.
It can be clearly found that the proportion of nobles among them is inevitably increasing and gradually occupying a large number of key positions. Especially as time goes by and the second and even third generations gradually grow up.
Even if you start from official positions and honorary positions, those with status and connections will rise faster and more steadily. This is especially obvious after the Kai Bao Year, and has already formed a trend. The rest,
There are also a large number of people who have inextricable relationships with the nobles.
In contrast, those who take the scientific examination and are promoted through general official positions have a much slower and more difficult process. In order to improve the "quality" of the scientific examination, there are considerable restrictions on the difficulty of the examination and the number of students admitted.
This also led to the slow development of the common people's bureaucracy in the Han Dynasty. Even after nine years of Dao Kaibao, the scholar-bureaucrats and landlord bureaucracy were still in a state of suppression in the Han Dynasty.
The reason why Emperor Liu wanted to support a noble class in the first place was not only for the political consideration of compromise, but also because he took the "Song Dynasty" as a warning to suppress the literati to avoid using culture to control military force.
But the facts proved that the suppression seemed to be overdone. In the end, if the country wanted to develop normally and stably, it was necessary to reuse civil servants. And the influence and growth of the noble class had the tendency to infringe on the imperial power. How could this not make Emperor Liu worried?
Be wary.
During this period, only some vague rumors and some high-level policies and guidelines aroused a lot of discussion and noise. This made Emperor Liu even more unhappy. Just showing some signs, some people couldn't sit still.
If one day, due to national affairs, the interests of the nobles are infringed, what will happen? Will they unite to resist the policy, boycott the court, and even force him to marry him?
Emperor Liu has always had the mentality that "there are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me", and every time he thinks of this, his heart feels itchy, as if a poisonous snake is biting him.
After so many years, the only thing that Emperor Liu has not changed is probably his passion and love for unlimited power. When he sensed the threat of the noble class, he inevitably had strange thoughts.
The so-called reduction of the salaries and benefits of honorable men and women is only superficial. In essence, it is to limit their power so as not to threaten the imperial power and shake the emperor's status. Among them, relatives + nobles are the most likely to arouse suspicion.
Already.
There is no doubt that Zhao Pu belongs to the common people's bureaucratic class and is completely different from those military aristocrats. Of course, he wants to introduce some policies, which may not necessarily be the same as Emperor Liu's starting point, but at least to a certain extent, it suits Emperor Liu's psychology.
, consistent with it in the general direction.
And after going round and round, in the end, Emperor Liu seemed to be going back to the old path of supporting civil servants and the common people bureaucracy.
This also seems to be a strange circle, people get lost in it and can't get out of it. There is no real way out whether they turn left or right...