He walked steadily under the verdant of the Chui Gong Palace. The smooth polished road surface clearly reflected Zhao Pu's shadow. His expression was not as sad as Wang Pu's, but slightly serious and somewhat solemn.
My thoughts were flying, and what was active in my mind was still Emperor Liu's stern and tough statement in the Shicai Palace. I was not worried about Emperor Liu's undisguised reprimand. I have been serving the emperor for a long time. Who and what did Emperor Liu's reprimand target?
, serious or not, Zhao Pu has some experience.
What made Zhao Pu think deeply was Emperor Liu's final attitude and tone towards the turmoil in the court. Originally, Zhao Pu thought he knew something about Emperor Liu, but after seeing him this time, Zhao Pu felt that he still knew the emperor.
Insufficient understanding and unpredictable divine will, Emperor Liu relied on his authority to govern, but his thoughts became increasingly difficult to fathom.
As far as this political wave is concerned, so many nobles and nobles were involved, and so many ministers were actively or passively involved in it. The shock caused cannot be underestimated. Under Zhao Pu's calm appearance, he is actually very cautious.
I simply don't dare to take it lightly.
Emperor Liu had been holding back for a long time. Although some edicts were issued, Zhao Pu never realized that his attitude on this matter was so resolute. Given Emperor Liu's character and methods, this may not be so unexpected, but it is different from Zhao Pu's.
What was expected turned out to be somewhat different.
The memorial in Zhao Pu's sleeve is a very important regulation, which aims to restrict the powerful noble class in the DPRK. Specific measures include cutting the salary of the nobles, reducing various tax preferential treatment, and
The most important thing is to weaken those privileges that exist in fact even though they are not explicitly stated.
Zhao Pu has been planning this clause for a long time. From a vague concept in the early days of becoming prime minister, to careful discussion after his position was firmly established, and now, a relatively complete set of clauses has been brewed. It can even be said that this has become Zhao Pu's policy.
The most important point in the governing policy. After these years of exploration and testing, Zhao Pu was basically certain in his heart that this was one of the purposes of Emperor Liu using him as prime minister.
This is not an easy task, and it is also an offending thing. However, there are always some offending errands that need to be done in the court. Zhao Pu saw this very clearly, and Emperor Liu gave him full respect and power, and gave him
It was a stage where he could display his talents and realize his personal value, and he would do his best to repay it. This was fair and in line with Zhao Pu's pragmatic outlook on life.
In the past, there has never been a suitable opportunity to make a move. Even if he made some moves, he only showed some willingness and was beaten back by Emperor Liu.
Now, it has been suppressed for nearly a year. During this year, although Zhao Pu's main energy has been on the restoration of the country's governance and various financial reforms, he has never slackened on the policy preparations for restraints and restrictions.
When the Huazhou case occurred, Zhao Pu was initially surprised by the boldness of those people, but he did not pay too much attention to it. He just treated it as a normal corruption case, but the circumstances were more serious.
However, as the investigation of the case deepened, nobles and officials continued to be involved, and he began to become interested. Until the wave of surrenders started in the court starting from Zhao Kuangmei, nobles from all ethnic groups rushed to expose their shortcomings.
, the situation gradually expanded and its influence became increasingly far-reaching. From this increasingly restless situation, Zhao Pu finally spied a glimmer of an opportunity, an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and introduce policies to restrict the nobles.
Xungui, to the Han Dynasty, was a group, a class, with many groups, huge power, and profound influence. Even if there were some loopholes, it was difficult to talk about it.
A rash action may achieve some results and hit some people, but it will hardly damage its roots, and once it offends its interests, it will definitely arouse the hostility and resistance of the entire class.
Therefore, Zhao Pu, who was well aware of the stakes involved, did not act rashly. However, this time, nearly 30% of the nobles were implicated one after another because of Zhang Jin's case. This was to take the initiative to expose the flaws. How could Zhao Pu not have any ideas?
Seize this rare opportunity tightly.
Of course, with Zhao Pu's rationality, he would not try to capture all these nobles and depose them all. That would be unrealistic. Moreover, most of the cases brought by nobles and their descendants were selective, and not all of them were selected.
Someone as sincere as Zhao Kuangmei would hardly rise to the level of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan if judged by national law.
Unless it is deliberately expanded and targeted for involvement. However, this is not Zhao Pu's original intention and is beyond his ability. It requires strong support from the imperial power. Whether Emperor Liu will do this will depend on Emperor Liu's attitude in the Shicai Chuigong Palace.
It can be seen that the emperor especially emphasized that the first priority is national law.
Zhao Kuangyi was able to make a clear judgment on the behavior of the nobles and bureaucrats following the trend, but Zhao Pu could not see it. Therefore, in Zhao Pu's eyes, this presented an opportunity for a transaction. The relationship between the court or the imperial power and the nobles
trade.
What the honorable nobles seek is that the law does not punish the public, forgetting the past, and refreshing the past. Then the court can use this to issue a restrictive policy. The two parties can reach a consensus on this matter to resolve the crisis, restore the dignity of the court, and the upper-level politics of the Han Dynasty.
You can also open a new chapter.
What Zhao Pu wanted from the beginning to the end was just a fulcrum, a fulcrum to leverage the noble class. This incident gave him an extremely powerful fulcrum.
Taking this political trend as a guide, we can deal with a group of people, appease a group of people, and achieve restrictions on the entire noble class. This can control the impact to a minimum and reduce future consequences.
Although there is an element of compromise, it is the safest choice for the court. In fact, although Zhao Pu clearly rejected the proposal to submit a joint memorial with Wang Pu, from his true heart, he did not care about Wang Pu's
Concerns and suggestions are recognition.
It's just that the way is different and the position of the butt is different, he can't hold the same opinions as him. In the final analysis, Zhao Pu is still a scholar-official born and raised in this era. Even if he has outstanding insight and ability, he is still a bureaucrat, and as the Prime Minister, he is conservative.
Its instinct.
For Zhao Pu, maintaining the stability of the court was beneficial and harmless. However, after all, he, the prime minister, had an emperor above him, and the most important thing to him was the emperor's attitude.
Especially for a powerful founding monarch like Emperor Liu, if he cannot keep in line with him and follow his footsteps, then he will not be able to serve as prime minister for long. Zhao Pu has a very thorough understanding in this regard.
Judging from Zhao Pu's thoughts on this turmoil, based on his observation and thinking about Emperor Liu's administration for more than 20 years, Emperor Liu would never have thought of these, and it is entirely possible for Emperor Liu to accept the suggestions.
However, after this encounter, Zhao Pu suddenly felt that he was wrong, even a little outrageous. Emperor Liu's attitude was so clear that all personnel involved would be punished without any room for compromise. So with his
The remonstrance and advice chapter, which is obviously compromising in character and ugly in the nature of political transactions, is somewhat out of date or inconsistent with the holy will when it is submitted.
As he walked, Zhao Pu thought about what went wrong. He didn't relax his frown until he stopped in front of the political hall.
Immediately afterwards, he showed a bitterness similar to that of Wang Pu. Previously, in his thinking, he only saw the benefits of compromise and the difficulty of implementing the policy, and he always looked at the matter from his own perspective.
However, if he were Emperor Liu, what would he think? Zhao Pu often speculates on the Holy Will, but thinking about issues from Emperor Liu's perspective, Zhao Pu rarely does this. There is always a kind of awe in his heart, and he is afraid of getting lost in it.
Emperor Liu did have many moments of compromise in the past, but that was the past after all, and now, times are different, and so is Emperor Liu.
How difficult it is for such a determined and iron-hearted entrepreneur to compromise. What's more, even in the past, compromise was done on a case-by-case basis.
Like this time, those short-sighted and shallow nobles followed the trend and even stirred up public opinion and created a general trend. To put it bluntly, they were forcing the palace, forcing Emperor Liu to make concessions, and forcing Emperor Liu to forgive.
If we compromise on such matters, if we compromise this time, what about next time? Will it give the nobles an illusion, a way to safeguard their own class interests, and a means to fight against Emperor Liu? As long as we unite
If they get up, they will be invincible. Their power is extremely powerful. Emperor Liu will always compromise!
What's more, everyone who knows Emperor Liu's suspicion and suspicion understands it. After thinking about this, Zhao Pu's face not only showed no trace of relief, but also became more solemn. He looked up at the sky, and from the winter sun and winter snow, the
In the pure white sky, he seemed to see a layer of blood brewing.
This time, if there weren't so many people pretending to be clever and getting involved, how many people would be involved? And how much impact would it really have?
However, there are not so many ifs. Zhao Pu can imagine that many people will die this time!