This was the place where King Lu Liu Ai mainly studied and worked when he lived in the palace. The Mid-Autumn Festival wind was already a bit cold, but the anxiety brought by the wind was obviously not as much as the pressure brought by the owner's emotional changes.
King Lu's expression was obviously not that good-looking, and the invisible pressure enveloped everyone in the hall, making it almost breathless, especially for the prefect Liu Wei who was kneeling in the hall.
"So you came back like this?" Liu Yan asked coldly, staring directly at the frightened Liu Wei.
Feeling the anger of King Lu, Liu Wei kowtowed in fear and said: "Your Majesty, if I don't try my best, I am really helpless. The whole government of the Bin Dynasty has been eroded by the Andong Kingdom. King Andong's orders are far more useful than the imperial decrees. If I stay here for a long time,
, fearing that one's life might be in danger.
I am not afraid of death, but I have not only received the emperor's salary but also been favored by the king. After careful consideration, I boldly decided to hide my face and leave. I returned to the capital with hatred, reported my situation, and warned the court."
Hearing what Liu Wei said, Liu Yan was stunned. This explanation can be called "fresh and refined". The key is that he really dared to say it in front of his face. He was so sincere and sincere, as if
They are really consistent with what they say and what they say with deeds
"So, you still bear the humiliation and are loyal to the country. Should I, on behalf of the imperial court, reward you for your loyalty?" Liu Miao laughed angrily and said in a serious tone: "Resigning your official position, abandoning the city and sacrificing the people is what you should do.
, You are right and confident, Liu Wei, Liu Wei, I really underestimated you in the past!"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty," faced Liu Wei's cold gaze. After all, Liu Wei's psychology was not "strong" to that point. Even if he wanted to defend himself, it would be difficult for him to make any "big talk". He could only
There was a lot of hesitation and difficulty in speaking.
"What kind of loyalty are you showing, what kind of warning are you showing!" Liu Yan started to scold directly: "An Dong is a feudal state of the Han Dynasty, established by the ancestors of the Han Dynasty, and is connected by blood with the Han Dynasty. It is difficult to distinguish each other. What do you want to do, alienate the family ties of the Tian family?
, Gossip to disrupt government, and evil talk to harm the country?”
None of the things Liu Yan said could be tolerated by a mere prefect (or a prefect who abandoned his post and fled). For a moment, Liu Wei could not care about anything else and kowtowed in apology: "I made a mistake!
I am guilty!"
After venting his anger, Liu Yan slowly calmed down and stared at Liu Wei with cold eyes, his mind spinning wildly. He still had time to look at Liu Wei. He looked embarrassed. He had escaped from Shubin's house and was wearing no clothes.
But very bright and clean
It is foreseeable that Liu Wei's escape from the official position will cause shock and bad influence in the Han Dynasty. First of all, since the time of Shizu, there have not been many cases of "abandoning the city" during the war years, but now
The era of peace has emerged, so naturally and smoothly.
Secondly, Liu Wei was born in the Prince Lu's Palace and was a staff member that Liu Ai valued highly before. He was assigned to the Bin Palace half a year ago. He was originally entrusted with an important task. I hoped that he could clean up the chaos there and control the Anton Kingdom.
Erosion over there.
But in the end, things went against expectations. Liu Wei was obviously just a "strong-mouthed king". He failed to control the situation in the Bin Mansion and was instead dealt with by others, creating a scandalous "abandonment of official position incident".
A small Liu Wei is insignificant, but when King Lu is involved, the impact is huge. Liu Ai himself is at the center of the vortex of right and wrong in power. Once this incident spreads, it will definitely have a blow to Liu Ai's reputation.
At the same time, this matter also exposed an issue that the court had always ignored or deliberately avoided, that is, the issue of handling relations with feudal states at home and abroad. In this regard, it has always been a mess.
During the Taizong era, it was completely clear that "living separately" should be done, but relatives still needed to be maintained and relationships were maintained, so they were bound to face a series of contradictions and problems.
Shizu was still in the business construction period, and all problems were just development issues. By the time of Taizong, the feudal system had passed its infancy and had achieved certain results. However, due to Taizong's absolute orthodoxy and sufficient authority, all the
The brothers and nephews of the country did not dare to do anything, and everything was done according to the rules of the empire.
After Taizong also left, the situation slowly changed. In the long years of development and accumulation, each feudal state gradually formed a self-awareness, and one issue became increasingly clear, that is, the interests of the states and the empire.
The centers are not entirely consistent.
This inconsistency will inevitably lead to some conflicts between the two parties in the process of dealing with each other. If the feudal state wants something from the center, the center must respond. This situation has completely passed, but the situation of the feudal state wanting something from the center is still a reality.
, and will continue for a long time, and conflicts will also develop with the development of interest demands.
At the moment, Anton is the feudal state that is most adaptable to such subtle and complex changes in relationships, or it can be said that he is actively seeking change. The problem with the Bin Mansion is the product of the mentality of seeking change and greed for profit. This has even started with the ancestors.
The enfeoffment of Anton was already doomed from the beginning.
After all, the Shuibin Mansion, which has a port that leads directly to the Whale Sea, is the most important window for Anton's external exchanges besides Liaodong Road. However, this window is in the hands of the imperial court.
In the past ten years, Anton's dignitaries, landowners, and merchants have led Binfu to transport goods by sea, earning profits and Anton's scarce resources, and their scale has become larger and larger. Although land transactions are
Frequent, but the restrictions are huge after all, and it is far less free than the freedom of Zuibin Mansion.
The interests are great and there are many involvements. Anton naturally wants to ask for safety and stability, and puts the Bin Mansion into his own hands. Real control of this commercial port is what the powerful Anton people led by Anton King Liu Wenyuan are striving for.
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For more than ten years, little secret actions have been going on. Of course, during the Taizong period, they had to be relatively restrained. They just added sand to the Binfu Mansion. Unable to get a breakthrough from the court level, they started from the bottom up, with officials, soldiers, officials dispatched by the court, etc.
, but much easier to prepare.
In the second year of Pingkang, Zhu Cong, the prefect of Zuibin, passed away. The Ministry of Civil Affairs discussed the candidate for his successor. Considering the special situation there and the restless actions of the Andong Kingdom in Zuibin Mansion and the surrounding areas, Liu Wei was recommended by Liu Ming.
Wei goes.
Before leaving, Liu Ai specifically told Liu Wei that he should quickly rectify the chaos in the Bin Mansion and restore "order". The hands, feet, and minions of the Andong Kingdom should be beheaded as needed.
He had many worries, and the imperial court gave him support. Liu Wei even bluntly said that Liu Wei went to lead the Bin Mansion to rectify political and business affairs, just to give Anton a warning and make him calm down.
However, Liu Wei was overwhelmed and returned in embarrassment. Although it is not clear what means Liu Wenyuan used to scare Liu Wei to pieces, but the result was that King Lu was placed in an embarrassing situation and the court also suffered a great loss of face.
In the hall, the invisible aura was always oppressing everyone. After a long time, Liu Ai came back to his senses from the thoughts about the impact of this matter. He raised his eyes and looked at Liu Wei. How much he appreciated it at the beginning, he now hates it.
The troubles in the future will be solved later, but if the person in front of him is not dealt with, Liu Yan will not be able to get through it no matter what.
"Someone is coming!"
Hearing the sound, an attendant immediately stood out from the left side of the hall: "Listen to your Majesty's instructions!"
Liu Yan took out a piece of official paper and started writing. From his eyes to his movements, everything showed a sharp aura. After waving it, he signed his seal, handed it to the attendant, and coldly ordered: "You take this
Wen, take this thief into custody and go to the Ministry of Punishment, and let Xu Shilian (the Minister of Punishment) punish him in accordance with the law, with severe severity!"
"yes!"
Obviously, Liu Yan had murderous intentions. Of course, with Liu Wei's behavior, it would be difficult to survive. When Liu Wei heard this, his face turned pale and he collapsed to the ground, begging for mercy: "Your Majesty, have mercy on me! Your Majesty, have mercy on me!"