The two hundred and twenty-eighth section chairs the court meeting for the first time
On this day, Liu Dezheng accompanied the acting king Liu Deng to visit the scenery near Wushan.
At this time, Wang Dao came over quietly and whispered in Liu De's ear for a while.
After listening, Liu De shook his head and sighed.
"Which part of the song is this?" Liu De sighed in his heart, turned around and cupped his hands to Liu Deng and said: "Brother Wang, please forgive me for being with me!"
After saying that, he boarded the carriage brought by Wang Dao and hurried towards the emperor's camp on Mount Wu.
When Liu De came to the emperor's tent, the tent was already filled with two thousand stone ministers and accompanying generals above the rank of captain.
Seeing Liu De's arrival, the civil and military ministers stood up to greet him.
"Your Highness... Your Majesty summoned us and other ministers of civil and military affairs, but what happened?" Dou Ying walked beside Liu De and asked softly.
"Huainan King Liu An was placed under house arrest by his prime minister..." Liu De took a deep breath and told what he knew.
"Ah..." Dou Ying could hardly believe his ears: "How could this happen?"
Yes, how could this happen?
Liu De looked up at the top of the tent.
All we can say is that Liu An and Zhang Shizhi are seeking death!
From the standpoint of the ruler, analyze the situation at this time.
Liu An was arrested by his own prime minister and must have been disgraced. No matter what the final result was, he would be thrown into his grandma's house in disgrace.
And Zhang Shizhi...
Without the order of the court, he would put his own monarch under house arrest privately.
No matter how you look at it, it's not a wise choice.
Especially from the standpoint of the emperor and the ruler. This kind of minister is unacceptable!
It is difficult to understand the thinking mode of the rulers at this time using the thinking of later generations.
A simple example.
At first, Ji Bu's uncle Ding Gong was a general under Xiang Yu. Han Gao Emperor Liu Bang was almost completely destroyed in the battle at Pengcheng and fled in embarrassment.
Ding Gong was ordered by Xiang Yu to pursue Liu Bang.
The two were in close combat in the wilderness west of Pengcheng, and Liu Bang was almost killed at the hands of Ding Gong. At this time, Liu Bang became anxious and sent a letter to Ding Gong to plead for mercy: How can two wise men be in trouble with each other? This means that you are a hero.
I am also a hero. Why do we two kill each other? This is not good for you, why not let me go!
Therefore, whether it was out of self-respect to support the bandits or because he was really mentally retarded, Duke Ding no longer embarrassed Liu Bang.
When Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu, he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
Ding Gong thought he had merit, so he ran to ask for credit. But he was killed by Liu Bang...
The reason is: The one who lost the world to King Xiang is Duke Ding. He wants to ‘make the ministers of future generations invalid, Duke Ding’
The opposite example is Luan Bu.
At the beginning, Liu Bang chopped off Peng Yue's head and led him to Luoyang. He issued an edict: Anyone who dares to watch the TV show will be arrested at will.
Luan Bu rushed from Qi to Luoyang, knelt down under Peng Yue's head, cried and offered sacrifices, and then buried Peng Yue.
As a result, nothing happened, and he was promoted to a higher rank. He was worshiped as a captain, and is still respected by the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Liu Bang, Empress Lu, Emperor Hui, and Taizong are all regarded as loyal ministers and pillars of the country to this day.
This is the difference!
From the emperor's standpoint, as a minister, you should be loyal to your master.
Even if King Liu An of Huainan wants to rebel, as a minister, he should not take action before he rebels. Instead, he should give hard advice and then report it to the emperor, who will make a decision.
This is the template of a loyal minister.
But now, Zhang Shizhi did not ask the emperor to report to the emperor, nor did he try to persuade him. Instead, he used deception to gain military power, and then put Liu An under house arrest.
At this time, it is unlikely that any superior would appreciate such behavior.
On the contrary, I am afraid that I will be disgusted with such behavior.
If everyone follows Zhang Shizhi’s behavior in the future, wouldn’t the order of the world be disrupted?
Do we still need to respect superiors and inferiors? Do we still talk about the ethics of human beings and ministers?
After thinking about it this way, Liu De also understood why Zhang Shi was disgusted by Chang'an instead of rewarding him for his merits in his previous life. Liu De remembered that after Zhang Shizhi put Liu An under house arrest, his father did not immediately
He rewarded Zhang Shizhi, but immediately ordered Qucheng Hou Gujie to lead his troops to Shouchun, and under the banner of rescue, he took over Zhang Shizhi's military power, which was equivalent to removing Zhang Shizhi from all his duties.
As a result, Zhang Shizhi's condition quickly worsened and he died within a few months.
Thinking like this, Liu De sighed: "I'm afraid Liu An raised it high and put it down gently in the end, but Zhang Shizhi will be punished!"
The reason is very simple. Liu An did not actually raise troops to rebel, he just said that verbally.
There are no actual charges of rebellion.
Originally, in this case, ordinary princes and kings would definitely die, and even if they did not die, they would be demoted to common people.
However, Liu An is not an ordinary prince and king!
His father Liu Chang died so tragically, even if it was for the sake of the late emperor's face, he had to be given preferential treatment. At least, the world could not let the world think that Liu was taking advantage of the situation, retaliating, and settling accounts after the fall.
What's more, even if you don't consider these issues, you still have to consider what Liu An's two younger brothers think.
If these two princes, Liu Bo, King of Hengshan, and Liu Ci, King of Lujiang, felt that the imperial court wanted to attack them, they would immediately raise troops and contact Wu Chu. This would allow Wu Chu to immediately follow the Jianghuai River and attack Qi Zhao and Xingyang, threatening them.
Luoyang.
Once the situation develops to that point, the honest princes of Qi and Zhao will probably become restless.
It is the combination of these problems that is the reason why Liu An was not charged or even punished in his previous life after the Wu-Chu Rebellion was suppressed.
"But, I have to find a way to save Zhang Shizhi. At least, I won't let him end up like his previous life!" Liu De thought to himself.
If you want to save Zhang Shizhi and make him innocent and meritorious, you must prove that Liu An indeed conspired to rebel, not just by saying it, but by actually doing it, and the evidence must be ironclad and convincing!
"Maybe Gencang is a breakthrough..." Liu De thought.
Zhou Yang burned down more than one million stones of grain in Gencang due to a fire. Liu De always felt that this might have something to do with Liu An.
Originally, Liu De planned to leave this matter to ferment slowly, and did not want to burst the hornet's nest right away.
But now, for Zhang Shizhi, there is no choice but to make changes!
With this in mind, Liu De walked to his seat and sat down.
Not long after, a eunuch came in, came to Liu De's side, and whispered a few times in Liu De's ear. Liu De listened and kept nodding.
Then, Liu De stood up, raised his hands to the room full of ministers and generals and said, "Dear ministers, I have been ordered by my father to preside over this court meeting!"
As soon as Liu De said these words, all the civil and military officials immediately became silent.
In the Han Dynasty system, the court meeting was the most serious and important agenda.
It is generally used to review national affairs, war and peace policies, and extremely important crimes.
Now is definitely not the time to review changes in national policies, and there is no need for debates and questions. Then there is only one thing left: to review whether someone is guilty or not.
And this person must be a prince or a relative.
If it is not a crime committed by a prince or a relative, there is no need for the ministers to discuss it, and the Tingwei is enough to punish it.
"Your Highness, please tell me!" Chao Cuo, the internal historian, came out to pay homage and said, "What are you talking about?" (To be continued...)
