Sure enough, as soon as Liu Jian said this, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong stood up from the side, knelt down in front of Liu Hong, and cried to the emperor with tears:
"Your Majesty, the policy of Party Confinement was created to curb the evil rule of the Han Dynasty. It has been implemented for more than ten years. Over the years, Your Majesty and the slaves have had many disputes with the ministers of the family and the ancient and modern scholars because of the Party Confinement Policy. To this day,
The remaining strength of the scholars has been exhausted. As long as you persist a little longer, your majesty's wish will come true! At this time, Colonel Liu actually asked your majesty to lift the imprisonment of the party, which is really a disservice to the country!"
Zhao Zhong also cried and said: "If Your Majesty breaks the shackles of the Party, I will be willing to die! It is not a pity for a slave to die. I just hope that Your Majesty will never listen to the villain's slander and ruin ten years of hard work. If Your Majesty does not break the shackles of the Party, then I will die."
I request your Majesty to conduct a detailed investigation of Captain Liu. This person is an acquaintance of Yuan Jinai's neck, and he must be a member of his family! He deliberately helped Yuan Jilai to persuade Your Majesty from the sidelines!"
It's no wonder that Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong began to criticize Liu Jian directly in front of Liu Hong without any scruples.
In the party's policy of imprisonment, the eunuchs were at the forefront, especially Cao Jie, Wang Fu, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others.
Once the party members are released and can serve as officials in the court, just imagine what will happen to Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others?
Above the court, many political opponents will appear out of thin air...political opponents who wish they could be killed!
Liu Hong was not in a hurry to make a conclusion or make a judgment.
He didn't even look at Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong.
The emperor just knocked on a few tables gently, and after a while he said: "You will go down first, leaving only Liu Aiqing here to talk to me."
After Zhang Rang heard this, he suddenly felt a sense of despair in his heart.
"Your Majesty! If you listen to the words of the sycophant, everything will be over!" He shouted excitedly again.
However, Liu Hong had already stretched out his hand to block his words.
"Your Majesty, please retreat temporarily."
Liu Hong repeated the imperial order, and it was also the last time that was unquestionable.
Zhang Rang looked at Liu Hong, who looked unhappy, and sighed in his heart.
I hope your Majesty will not be foolish.
I only hope that Your Majesty can kill this villain Liu Jian!
Afterwards, everyone including Liu Yan exited.
Lu Qiang was worried and wanted to speak for Liu Jian, but he didn't know how to say it, so he had no choice but to retreat.
After everyone left, only Liu Hong and Liu Jian were left.
"Snapped!"
A lacquer plate carrying fruits was knocked over in front of Liu Jian.
Liu Jian just raised his eyebrows slightly, but didn't say much.
Liu Hong looked at Liu Jian gloomily, with a rather scary expression on his face: "Liu Deran, not only did you hit my bottom line, but you also hit the bottom line of Zhang Qing and Zhao Qing. Do you know that based on what you just said?
, can I kill you immediately?"
Liu Jian was well aware of Liu Hong's tricks to scare people.
If it were really a matter of death, you wouldn't explain it to me.
But even so, Liu Jian still fearfully said to Liu Hongcheng: "I just expressed my loyalty and had no selfish motives. Why did your Majesty kill me? Besides, everyone else can make suggestions to lift the imprisonment of the party, so why can't I do it alone?"
"Because you were promoted by me! Do you want to go against me? Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong just finished explaining the reasons for killing you. Isn't that sufficient?"
Liu Jian did not answer, but pretended to be nervous and stood motionless, his eyes wandering around, appearing hesitant.
This ridiculous emperor wants to see himself nervous, so be nervous to him.
You act and I act, who can’t act?
Liu Hong stared at Liu Jian for a while, feeling quite satisfied.
"My dear, what I just said is just a joke!"
Liu Hong put away his cold and stern expression just now and put on his usual smiling expression.
He stood up, walked to Liu Jian, pulled him to the desk, and said, "Why are you so nervous? You are my clan brother!"
Liu Jian thought to himself:
Haha... hit a stick and give me a sweet date, right?
This is a routine that has been played out in China for thousands of years.
However, he still made a long salute to Liu Hong: "Your Majesty and Zong Zheng have proved that I am a kinsman of the Han Dynasty, but I never dare to call myself the emperor's younger brother. In front of Your Majesty, I will always be a minister, and one is for Your Majesty." A loyal minister who dares to rebuke directly!"
Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction and sighed: "Ai Qing is so loyal! After becoming a clan relative, you are as respectful and fearful to me as before. You can learn from your loyalty and I am very relieved!"
At this time, Liu Hong felt a little regretful for testing Liu Jian.
After all, in his opinion, Liu Jian at this time was indeed a good minister, the kind of person he liked, capable and obedient.
For such people, it is better to try less in the future, as it is easy to hurt feelings.
"My dear, tell me the reason for what you just said? I am not an unreasonable person. If you can say the words to lift the party's imprisonment, you must have your reason, right?"
Liu Jian pondered for a while and asked: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask your Majesty, among the scholars in the world, from ancient times to the present, is there any emperor who can completely subdue them?"
Liu Hong shook his head and said: "No one is possible."
"Then in your Majesty's opinion, can the gate of the clan and the ministers of all generations be completely eliminated?"
Liu Hong pondered for a moment and said: "The reason why I visited aristocratic families is because I monopolized the promotion channels of officials, controlled the interpretation of the Five Classics, and recruited many disciples. Over time, like a snowball, it grew bigger and bigger. If it weren't for these, I wouldn't believe it. Can’t deal with them?”
Liu Jian shook his head and sighed: "Your Majesty, I thought that even if you have the talent to understand the world and the world, you can defeat the clans that monopolize the power to interpret the Five Classics and take over the imperial power. However, as the world's land is reclaimed, people's ideas are gradually opened up, and culture is becoming more and more prosperous. As things get richer and richer, the group of people who monopolize the key resources in this world will still emerge in endlessly, and the number of people will continue to grow."
"They may no longer appear as members of the aristocratic family, but they have just changed to another situation. Your Majesty, the power of monopoly is inexhaustible and cannot be eliminated... Just like today's Jinwen Jing monopolizes the court, Gu Wen After fighting with them, my father-in-law founded Zheng Xue, a scholar of both ancient and modern literature, and was highly praised by ancient and modern literati all over the world. However, I dare to assert that within fifty years, a school that can compete with Zheng Xue will definitely appear! Your Majesty, as long as someone is here, Such things and things are endless, inexhaustible and inexhaustible, they will only appear in another form."
Liu Hong fell silent upon hearing this.
After a long while, I heard him say slowly: "Ai Qing's meaning, my party's supervision, is it wrong?"
"Your Majesty's party control is not wrong. Your majesty only wants to regain the imperial power. What's wrong with that? It's just that some policies are not long-lasting, and in the long run they become weak. Your majesty's party control is indeed very effective in regaining power, but this effect is At most, it was reflected in the Xiping period. Now that the party has been in prison for ten years, scholars from all over the world, ancient and modern, have formed a barrier. The two schools of thought resisted each other, but they gradually merged. For ancient and modern literature, they competed with each other. What is important is Taoism, but for the scholars and Your Majesty, what they are fighting with Your Majesty is life and death. How much benefit will it gain if Your Majesty traps them year after year with the Party prison of life and death?"
Liu Hong narrowed his eyes and said, "Is it too bad to go too far?"