Liu An, who also participated in this court meeting, sat very low-key among the officials and witnessed the entire process of his father's arrogance and unreasonable behavior.
Liu An felt that if he encountered so many people's opposition, he would probably reflect on his behavior. Lu Jia's words were enough to shake him, and he would probably act according to what he said.
Since the last time An took the initiative to ask Ying to solve the official problem with Liu Chang, he started a long confrontation with Lu Jia.
At this moment, the centralization system has not reached the peak of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Although Liu Chang is very powerful, the ministers under his command are not vegetarian, especially the founding generals like Lu Jia. The power of the monarch and the power of the prime minister, or the power of the ministers, are not related
The struggle was an important contradiction in the ancient feudal dynasty and lasted for a long time. Even Liu Chang, let alone Liu An, would have to work hard to intervene in the fields of ministers by forcibly issuing orders.
Liu An wanted to draw up the content of the assessment himself and let him control, make decisions and promote it completely, but Lu Jia strongly disagreed. He believed that the power of assessment should still be limited to Fengchang Mansion. This is a very big power.
, whoever can formulate the content of the assessment can select officials who are useful to him according to his own ideas. With the words "The prince should not interfere", he drove out all Liu An's family members.
Even though Liu An issued the emperor's edict, which was what the emperor wanted to do himself, Lu Jia still said "the prince should not interfere" and refused to hand over the power to formulate the assessment content to the prince. Of course Liu An could do it again
He told the emperor to ask Liu Chang to force Lu Jia to hand over the power to him, but there were two problems. First, this would disappoint his father. My father had already agreed to let him do it, but he couldn't even get a ministerial title.
It's really inappropriate to ask my father for help in the end.
In addition, Lu Jia's attitude is also very important. Even if you have formulated the assessment content, in the end you still have to conduct the assessment nationwide. This national assessment is still inseparable from Fengchang Mansion. Just rely on the sacrifices under Liu An's command to be able to conduct the assessment nationwide.
Will the assessment be carried out within the government? If Lu Jia is unwilling to cooperate, as long as he pretends to be ill and does not see Liu An, Liu An will not be able to do anything even if he gets the power. The Fengchang Mansion will not listen to him at all. If Lu Jia is forced, he may
Zhang Shizhi was alarmed.
Zhang Shizhi is a madman who keeps an eye on the prince. As long as Liu An behaves slightly inappropriately, he will jump out and bite him. He impeaches him many times and even sends someone to talk to the prince. It can be said that he is caught
A sheep comes to gather wool. In these years, Liu An's reputation has been almost wiped out by him. Zhang Shizhi's own reputation is getting better and better. People all over the world say that he is upright and unyielding. Liu An is better.
It became Zhang Shizhi's background for the first time and became the villain in Zhang Shizhi's story.
Just when Liu An and Lu Jia started to quarrel, the Longxi giant bandit began to conduct a trial. Liu Chang invited Guo Xie's aunt to interrogate him. Lu Jia's thoughts were all focused on this matter, protecting the
The Han Dynasty was pardoned and was unwilling to talk to Liu An. Liu An was also forced to participate in this incident. However, in this incident, Liu An was on Liu Chang's side, mainly because Zhang Shizhi was on Liu Chang's side.
On Liu Chang's side, it was Zhang Shizhi who suggested the execution of the clan. In order to cope with the upcoming battle with Lu Jia, Liu An wanted to ease his relationship with Zhang Shizhi a little.
When Lu Jia stood up to refute his father, Liu An thought a lot about how to refute his content, but he never thought of his father's solution.
?This is not something an emperor can say at all. When his father said these words righteously, Liu An was shocked. It turns out that this emperor can still be like this?
Father, you are truly a Chu people. How come we Chu people still have this kind of virtue after all these years? When will Chu people stand up? When will we become less barbaric?
Not only Liu An was shocked, but the surrounding ministers also had their eyes widened.
Liu Chang cut through the mess quickly, giving almost no chance for the ministers to refute, and made a judgment directly. After making the judgment, he stretched his muscles and left the place in a big way, leaving no room for the ministers at all. The ministers
With a long sigh, he began to leave in different places. Liu An also saw the opportunity and caught up with Lu Jia, who had a sad face.
In the first few contacts, Liu An found that this old man did not take hard work.
Liu An negotiated with the old man several times, but always "returned in defeat". As the number one lecturer of Emperor Gao, Xun
The most favored disciple of the emperor, the head of the nine ministers of the emperor, the junior disciple of Zhang Xiang and Fu Qiu Bo, and the hero of the Western Regions and South Vietnam alone, it is still a little difficult to ride on Lu Jia's head and force him to do things.
Being too tough, Liu An had no choice but to use a combination of hardness and softness.
"Mr. Lu... Alas, this big man's three amnesties were trampled on by my father so easily. But don't worry, these three amnesties will still be useful in the future. With me here, you don't have to worry about this at all!"
Liu An discovered what Lu Jia cared about, so he used his identity to show his favor. As the future prince, he has the final say on the implementation of these systems in the future. This is also a threat. If you are now
If you offend me, I will be able to destroy what you hold on to in the future!
Lu Jia did not answer, but his face was full of helplessness and pain, and he ignored Liu An at all.
Several more ministers came to see Lu Jia. These people came to comfort Lu Jia.
"Mr. Lu, you have tried your best to dissuade me. This is not your fault... Oh, please don't pay attention."
Lu Jia shook his head, and someone else asked: "What should we do next?"
Lu Jia didn't seem to care at all about the King of Chengyang who just passed by. He said angrily: "There are female ministers like Zhang Buji, Chao Cuo, Jia Yi, and Lu Lu in the current dynasty. What they promote is not benevolent and righteous."
Policies, harming the people, they gather together to confuse the emperor and do evil. Please don't act rashly first, and then listen to my orders in the future!"
The officials said Wei.
Liu An pursed his lips. What a good person. It's a pity. It seems that he doesn't have to deal with him anymore. These words are enough to end his political life early. If he curses his father a few more words
, maybe even life in the physical sense has ended.
They walked out of the palace together, but Liu An still followed Lu Jia.
"Mr. Lu, this assessment matter is very important and cannot be delayed any longer. If you want to deal with the female ministers in the court, I can help you. Why are you so stubborn? If you don't leave the assessment content to me.
, it will definitely fall into the hands of Zhang Buyi, Chao Cuo, Jia Yi and others in the future. By then, your enemies will be happy..."
Liu An tried hard to persuade him all the way to Lu Jia's mansion.
"You have to think clearly. Today my father dealt with Xu Feng against your advice. Tomorrow, your power of assessment will fall into the hands of your enemies... My father doesn't care about these things.
He has already said that he is rude, but I am different. If you let me take charge, I will definitely recruit a large number of talents for you. Talents like you are not like Zhang Buyu..."
Just as he walked into the mansion, Lu Jia suddenly stopped and began to gently pat his stiff face, and then rubbed his eyes. Then he put away his anger and sorrow and spoke with a very calm expression.
His eyes looked at Liu An.
"Your Majesty knows etiquette, appeals to those who are wronged, and cries out for the weak. How can you say you don't know etiquette? The so-called etiquette is to punish the unjust."
"Your Highness can listen, but don't learn from me. Only Your Majesty can reach the point of being rude and polite. His Highness probably won't be able to reach it in this life... As for the assessment, I will handle it myself. If Your Highness insists on doing it, then please
I will stay with you and see how I deal with it. I know what a wise man is and what a female thief is. I know it for myself, so I don’t need Your Highness to come and help me.”
Liu An looked at Lu Jia who suddenly changed, his eyes full of surprise.
Liu An suddenly woke up, pointed at Lu Jia, and shouted: "You and my father are in the same group!!!"
The leader of all the "rebellious" ministers in the temple is secretly my father's man! He is the type who supports my father wholeheartedly, but he has no idea about it. No wonder this guy has so much power. Shang Fanling,
He is in charge of the Imperial Medical Order, Zhongshu Order, Shangshu Order, Taixue Order, and Tongwen Order, and his power is comparable to that of the Three Dukes.
"Everyone in the world is your Majesty's minister. Why is Your Highness so surprised?"
"I…"
Liu An was speechless. He had to lower his attitude again and said almost pleadingly: "Mr. Lu, I don't want to choose a confidant for myself, and I definitely don't want to cultivate my own power. I just want to
It’s just a big thing that really gets done. At my age now, it’s just a big thing
I can't do anything. I usually feel ashamed of my father's high expectations. This time is my best opportunity. For this reason, I have read a lot of books and thought about a lot of content. Please allow me.
Please do it this time, I won’t let you down."
After hearing the prince's sincere words, Lu Jia, who was unwilling to take hard measures, finally no longer firmly opposed it. Instead, he stroked his long beard and frowned in thought.
"It's not that I'm unkind, but it's a matter of great importance and His Highness has no experience. Moreover, there is Chao Cuo. If Your Highness does something, he will definitely be influenced by Chao Cuo. Once this guy becomes the leader, no matter how good it is,
Things will become radical. If His Highness really wants to do something, that's fine. However, the minister must take the lead. His Highness can do it, but if the minister feels that it is wrong, His Highness must stop and listen to the minister.
I wonder if it’s possible to make arrangements?”
Lu Jia originally wanted the prince to be the supervisor and himself to be the executor, but Liu An didn't want to be a mascot. This time, Lu Jia made a concession and became the mascot himself, but if Liu An did
If it's wrong, or if Chao makes a move, he will stop it.
Liu An was already satisfied to get such concessions from Lu Jia.
"Thank you Mr. Lu!!"
Lu Jia smiled and nodded, and accepted the prince's salute calmly.
…
"Your Majesty, Lu Jia did a great job cooperating with you today! I didn't even know that he actually loved Your Majesty."
Lu Lu said with a smile.
Liu Chang was shocked and asked quickly: "How did you know???"
"Today, there are three ministers who are against you... You just scolded the other two to a bloody pulp, but you did not curse Lu Jia, nor did you mention it... I knew that this person was arranged by your Majesty.
That’s it.”
Liu Chang suddenly realized, "So, what I did was a bit too obvious. Fortunately, there are no outsiders here... I will have to scold Lu Jia a few more times about the old dog. Speaking of the old dog, I thought of another person.
By the way, is Xia Wuji back?"
"Your Majesty, now that there are medical officers in various places, there is a serious shortage of medicinal materials. Xia Wuqi sent a report saying that he was going to open a medicinal plant planting field in some places, but he has not come back yet."
"Oh, remember to tell me when you come back."
Lu Lu nodded and took out another letter of his, "Your Majesty, this is a letter from Xiahou Zao. He has already arrived in Longxi. Before he took action, Ning Chengcheng was already in terrible condition. It is said that it seemed that the prince gave it to the doctor who was traveling with him.
He Tai students gave the order. These people have been making trouble for Ning Cheng all day long, especially Li Guang, who beat him three times a day. Xiahou Zao said that he did not dare to take action anymore, fearing that Ning Cheng would be killed if he did..."
Liu Chang was a little surprised, "What is he afraid of? As long as he doesn't kill anyone himself, it will be fine..."
"ah??"
"Didn't you hear what Lu Jia said? The three amnesties mean that disabled people cannot be held accountable for crimes. He doesn't have to be afraid at all. It is General Xiahou who should be afraid, and it is the caregiver who will be punished!"
"Hahahaha~~~"
Lu Lu couldn't help laughing. When these old brothers get together, they always make some jokes about Xiahou Zao. Even if Xiahou Zao is not around, they are willing to tease this not-so-smart partner. As long as there are more than two
When all the wise men gather together, Xiahou Zao jokes are bound to be made. A naval admiral like Zhou Shengzhi, who has been alone for too long, cannot find other wise men, so he will also make Xiahou Zao jokes to his subordinates. For example, there are
When the captain hits a rock, he will curse, "Did you learn how to sail a boat from Xiahou Zao?"
Therefore, in the yellow-headed army led by Zhou Shengzhi, they would call those who sailed the ship carelessly, got lost during the voyage, and could not keep up with the fleet as Zao.
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Longxi, the people of Longxi who have just experienced the earthquake, are not thinking about the earthquake today. They are very happy, because today, all the thieves and bandits who have been entrenched in Longxi for nearly two years have killed the merchants along the road and the people around the mountains and forests.
He was executed. Upon hearing the news, the whole of Longxi was boiling. Many people along the road went to the victim's grave to offer sacrifices and went to the mountains and forests to hold special ceremonies, usually with a dozen straw men, representing those
thieves and then set them on fire.
These
In two years, the thieves made the entire Longxi area restless and everyone was in danger. Merchants did not dare to pass, and ordinary people did not dare to go out easily. Even to cut firewood, they had to set out in groups, and they did not dare to go up the mountain alone.
The fear brought by thieves to Longxi is huge.
Luan Bu stood at the top of the city, looking at the cheering people, his face full of bitterness, and the new county governor Lu Qing beside him couldn't help but frown.
"It's so outrageous that people are so angry... Dozens of thieves and bandits actually put a county into such a situation... I used to feel sorry for General Wei, but now it seems that the punishment His Majesty gave him is still too light."
Luan Bu shook his head, "There is a reason why he has been unable to put down these bandits. These bandits are not ordinary bandits. The people behind the bandits have been protecting these bandits. Officials from various counties have given orders to the governor.
The prefect has to keep an eye on the west for a long time... If someone hadn't protected him, how could the bandits have been able to stay for so long? Your Majesty did not kill by mistake this time..."
Lu Qing couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty is too tolerant this time. Those ministers who said they should not be executed should be exiled to Longxi to let them taste the enthusiasm of the people in Longxi."
"Your Majesty is now older and has lost his temper. These people think that Your Majesty is easy to bully... They still don't understand Your Majesty well enough. If they really offend His Majesty, their fate will be even worse than that of Kuai Che, Zhang Yuewu and others."
Luan Bu came to Longxi to provide disaster relief and restore local agricultural production. As supplies from the temples continued to enter Longxi, the reconstruction work in Longxi was carried out rapidly. Luan Bu was a perseverant man and could endure hardships. He led the people who were affected by the disaster to rebuild their homes.
They took the lead, worked hard all day, ate and lived with them, even the nine ministers from the temple were like this. The local officials did not dare to neglect and followed suit. For a time, the entire Longxi exploded with unprecedented vitality, and the ruins once again became
Although the damaged roads were difficult to repair, Luan Bu estimated that it would take another three or four years.
Today was because the bandits were executed, so Lu Qing specially set aside a day to give people from all over Longxi a day of celebration. This was also a time for him to support the emperor from a distance and express his attitude in his own way.
The two of them were looking at the people at the top of the city. Suddenly, Lu Qing pointed to the distance and said, "Why does the leader of the grass-burning people look so much like Marquis Ruyin?"
Luan Bu squinted his eyes, looked at it for a moment, and then shouted: "Isn't that Xiahou Zao?"
Among the crowd, Xiahou Zao seemed to have become a local, and he was happily following them to burn grass. Maybe he himself didn't know what these people were doing, but because it was so lively, he couldn't help but participate.
The people who followed him stood at a distance with helpless expressions, their heads lowered. They really didn't want to admit that they had anything to do with the captain.
"Luan Gong!!!"
The sages all had some special feelings for Luan Bu, probably because Luan Bu kept pulling them out of Tingwei's prison, so they instinctively respected Luan Bu.
"Are you taking people to the West Courtyard?"
"Yes... There is too much shortage of officials in Xiting now. These are the people given by His Majesty, and they can all be recruited to serve as officials in Xiting Kingdom... Our Xiting Kingdom is not what it used to be. We have all the manpower and material resources.
None of the Tang, Liang, or Qi countries are worthy of carrying our shoes! Soon, a poisonous king will come to pay homage to us... When the time comes, I will catch him like that, and that will be the credit of the Marquis Che!
"
"...."
While Xiahou Zao and Luan Bu were bragging, Ning Cheng, who was covered in injuries, lay helplessly on the carriage. He kept comforting himself in his heart. If he endured it, he would be able to get rid of these things when he arrived at Xiting Kingdom.
When the time comes, I will be able to follow King Xi Ting to make great achievements, and all my hatred will be avenged!!