After Lu Duan left, Emperor Liu's expression changed immediately. He didn't want to express his nameless anger, but he felt like there was a lot of bad energy in his chest that he couldn't let go. His expression changed slightly, and his eyes changed from cold and ruthless to extremely complex. , there is resentment, murderous intent, helplessness, and eventually even turns into a touch of dejection.
His cold eyes moved down and fell on the memorials on the royal eucalyptus. He still couldn't hold it back and pushed hard, sweeping them to the ground. His strength was indeed weak, and he couldn't even vent his anger. He couldn't lift it. clean.
Faced with Emperor Liu's sudden action, Yan Tuo, who was waiting at the side, was frightened again. He looked at Emperor Liu, hesitated for a while, called a chamberlain, carefully picked up the memorials scattered on the ground, and placed them neatly. good.
However, as soon as he put it away, he was knocked down by Emperor Liu again. This time, Yantuo did not dare to put it away anymore. He noticed that the panting Emperor Liu was a little at a loss, but he did not dare to breathe.
Emperor Liu adjusted his posture slightly, and his old face became more and more distorted and ugly. After a long time, he pointed to the memorial on the ground and scolded Yan Tuo fiercely: "What are you doing in a daze? Pick it up!"
"Yes!" Yantuo didn't dare to be lazy, he immediately bent forward and started to use his hands without anyone's help.
Looking at Yantuo who was kneeling on the ground to clean up things, Emperor Liu closed his eyes slightly and sighed softly. What Emperor Liu saw recently was not just what he discussed with Lu Duan.
There was a reason for his anger. During this year, especially over the past six months, everything he saw and heard seemed to remind Emperor Liu that the official movement he launched and the anti-corruption and evil efforts he carried out were all Wrong, useless, even ridiculous.
Inside and outside the capital, up and down the imperial court, endless situations and all kinds of personnel seemed to be mocking Emperor Liu. If a good autocratic emperor does not act as a dictator and a tyrant of the people, what will he do to fight against corruption and other powerful bullies? What will be the result? It is not a compromise. I am seeking stability and do not dare to dig deep into the foundation of the empire.
Regardless of what happened in Henan, Liaodong, or other states, the chaos was like a slap in the face, a slap in the old face of Emperor Liu, without sparing any effort.
The administrative problems such as confusion and inefficiency seemed normal to many bureaucrats. They had sufficient reasons, as if to say that their previous suggestions were correct and Emperor Liu's decision was wrong. , after all the troubles, the court and the country are in chaos, and you, Emperor Liu, are troubled. In fact, if the "Double Ninth Edict" had not been changed last winter and the expansion was stopped in time, the current situation may have been more serious.
For Emperor Liu, it was really uncomfortable, but in the face of this situation, there was not much he could do. As an emperor, he often felt powerless. This increasing sense of helplessness made Emperor Liu feel Full of hostility.
However, no matter how violent the anger is, what can we do? Killing a few people to vent our anger will be of use? We have already killed so many corrupt officials and illegal honors. What is the result? The big man has not changed much. If we do not solve the problem fundamentally, the big man will There will never be real change, and Emperor Liu is obviously someone who will not and cannot dig up his own roots.
What he did was like a self-righteous and willful struggle. In the end, he found that everything seemed to be in vain. He just threw a stone into the calm lake water, causing ripples, and then quickly regained his balance. , if he wants to maintain this "vitality", he can only keep throwing stones. Thinking about it carefully, he did this when he was young, but in his old age, he no longer has so much energy and strong will.
Take this official movement as an example. Although the Han Dynasty had many shortcomings beforehand, and there were too many places where Emperor Liu looked unhappy and felt melancholy, at least it was stable and peaceful on the surface. Even if it was a castle in the air, it was still beautiful.
Even though everything is dirty and dirty, everyone from top to bottom still knows how to maintain it, and the noble bureaucrats also know how to do some superficial things.
But after Emperor Liu's rule, all peace was destroyed and the balance was broken. The prosperity of the past seemed to be false and too fragile to be believed. The ruling class seemed to be telling Emperor Liu with practical actions that something was wrong.
, it’s not that you can do whatever you want or change if you want. They may not dare to openly confront Emperor Liu, but their ability to make subtle innuendo and insinuate themselves seems to be innate and they are very familiar with it.
In the past, the country was led by Emperor Liu. He was a well-deserved helmsman and navigator. Everyone up and down, either forced by authority or lured by interests, were willing to follow Emperor Liu's footsteps, step by step, and brought out today's
Han Empire.
But now, the situation has obviously changed. When Emperor Liu's ideas conflict with the interests of the nobles and bureaucrats, they still insist on following Emperor Liu's footsteps and obeying his will, but in fact
, but have already begun to look for ways to resist.
Anti-corruption and criminal gangs are politically correct, and no one disagrees with it, but don’t blame them, especially on such a large scale and without mercy.
In the past six months or so, even Emperor Liu could not fully know how many vested interests were behind the chaos that had occurred across the country, both in government and among the people. Some of them were floating on the surface of the water, while others were under the pond, and even Emperor Liu was unable to grasp them.
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Sometimes, Emperor Liu felt that he was quite pathetic...
Regardless of his original intention, the goal is definitely good, but not many people understand him now, including his prince, brother, and son. Some people express their dissent directly, while others think so in their hearts.
, I just don’t dare to say it.
As for the ministers in the court, Emperor Liu had long distrusted people like Li Fang and Zhao Kuangyi. Even Wang Zhu, who had always taken loyalty to the emperor as his motto, Emperor Liu also had doubts. In his opinion, Wang Zhu
The one who is loyal is not Emperor Liu, but the emperor he expects. Like Lu Duan, his conduct is excellent and he has always been fair and conscientious in doing things. However, regardless of his attitude toward Emperor Liu's policies, Emperor Liu no longer has any extravagant expectations.
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As far as Emperor Liu was concerned, his loneliness was becoming more and more intense. In the past, his loneliness came from his lofty status and supreme power, which allowed him to trample the world under his feet. Now, however, he felt it from his thoughts.
Loneliness that makes people desperate and even crazy.
What about the time traveler? He can change everything, but many times, he can't actually change anything!
Before the official movement, the bureaucracy was generally balanced and stable even though it was full of filth and dross. But now, if the old man has fallen and a new man has replaced him, what will they develop into? Judging from the current results, Emperor Liu
Be pessimistic.
Under the system of the Han Dynasty, power was limited. If some people lost their jobs, there would be people standing on their corpses to forage for food. Not to mention anything else, in Henan Province, after this great movement, Shi De, the chief envoy,
Nearly 30% of the officials have been recommended for promotion or have direct or covert involvement with them...
Is this situation what Emperor Liu wants to see? Obviously not! And when he thought that his rectification actions would only make room for others, swallow up more power and increase opportunities for influence, Emperor Liu couldn't contain himself.
Live with murderous intent!
Do you want to kill some more people? Emperor Liu suddenly had such an idea in his mind. Thinking like this, he couldn't help but take out a thick memorial. It was from the Wude Division, about the current power structure of each state and the situation of officials.
, Henan Dao Shi Dejun is ranked in a more eye-catching position...
Perhaps Shi Dejun did not deliberately cultivate party members and expand his power, or even he just tried his best to be loyal to the court and wanted to help Emperor Liu manage Henan, appease the people and stabilize the local situation.
But judging from the results, it fell into the eyes of Emperor Liu that the expansion of power and influence there had sinister intentions...
Kill! At this point, Emperor Liu would have this word pop up in his mind from time to time, even though he knew in his heart that this would not solve the problem, but other than this method, he could no longer come up with any feasible solution.
As for laws and systems, at least for the ruling class, they must always be viewed dialectically and not taken too seriously.
"Look around..." Emperor Liu suddenly said this, and then slowly, step by step, walked out of the Chui Gong Hall under Yan Tuo's confused eyes.