Liu Che quietly raised his head and looked at his father's smiling face.
At this moment, Liu Che had a doubt in his mind.
Logically speaking, the prince himself has no say in who becomes the prince's tutor, young tutor, or minister.
In the history of the Han Dynasty, there has never been an example of the emperor seeking advice from the prince.
Basically, they are all blind marriages.
"That is to say..." Liu Che thought in his mind: "I'm afraid dad is using my mouth to eliminate someone..."
Liu Che knew that as an emperor, his father would not act blindly, let alone act on a whim.
Everything he does is generally well thought out.
So the key now is, who is the person that Dad wants to eliminate?
Then, find some reason to eliminate the other one and make way for Wei Wan.
Liu Che knew deeply in his heart that he, the prince, wanted to do things properly.
The first thing is to flatter the emperor's father. The emperor's father's support is more important to him than anything else.
Secondly, Empress Dowager Dou of the East Palace also needs to be cheered up. Only by coaxing Empress Dowager Dou well can he avoid a fire in the backyard.
Liu Che's eyes circled around Shi Fen, Zhang Wu, Zhang Shizhi and Feng Tang.
First of all, Shi Fen can be sure and must have obtained his father's permission and promise, otherwise, Shi Fen would not appear here.
Shi's people are cautious all their lives, and they will not do anything that they are not completely sure of!
One of the remaining three people must have been displeased by his father, but due to feelings or other reasons, he couldn't say no, so he put the blame on Liu Che and let Liu Che make his own decision.
In this case, even if Liu Che chooses the wrong person, the emperor can still veto it calmly.
Thinking of this, Liu Che couldn't help but glance at Zhang Shizhi.
It is Zhang Shizhi who is the most suspect!
but……
Liu Che looked at Zhou Yafu who was kneeling next to Zhang Shizhi, and he was not sure again.
Zhou Yafu's current status is self-evident. Among all the courtiers, Zhou Yafu is absolutely indispensable.
In order to win over Liu Wu, the emperor's father even used the title of crown prince as bait.
In order to win over Emperor Zhou Yafu's father, it is not unusual for him to use the official position of one of the three assistant ministers of the prince.
What's more, now that Liu An is dead, Zhang Shizhi must have meritorious service.
Because if Zhang Shizhi’s contribution is not recognized, then Liu An is not guilty. This is a very simple political reasoning. It is also an unchangeable truth in politics. If you don’t see it, the giants of the later dynasties who collapsed will not be the same.
If he killed Qincheng, then everything he did in the past was wrong. Even if he was right, he was wrong! On the contrary, all the people he hit were overturned. Even if he was wrong, he was right!
So it can’t be Zhang Shizhi!
It's very simple. Since Zhou Yafu dared to recommend Zhang Shizhi, he must have negotiated with the emperor's father and even obtained the emperor's support.
No, given Zhou Yafu's character, he wouldn't be so bold.
You must know that the Zhou Yafu at this moment is not the Zhou Yafu who in his previous life was the Taiwei who put an end to the rebellion between Wu and Chu. He had great achievements in serving himself and had the Prime Minister's bonus.
If Liu Che remembers it correctly, the famous idiom, the sweaty protagonist is Zhou Yafu.
It is impossible for a person who can be frightened by the emperor to sweat profusely and risk offending the emperor by blatantly recommending people who the emperor does not like or accept as prince ministers.
In that case, Zhou Yafu would be seeking death!
As for Zhang Wu, it seems to be the same thing.
But after looking at Chao Cuo, Liu Che hesitated again.
Everyone knows that Zhang Wu's current reputation is no better than horse dung on the street.
But Chao Cuo still dared to recommend Zhang Wu. If he was not sure, then Chao Cuo would be too stupid!
Liu Che did not think that Chao Cuo would make such a mistake.
Obviously, there is a story behind this!
So……
Liu Che looked down at Feng Tang.
After passing the elimination method, Liu Che believed that Feng Tang's elimination was destined.
First of all, Feng Tang did not serve as an official for twenty years after Liu Che resigned in his previous life. He was not elected until Xiaozhu ascended the throne. At that time, Feng Tang was already over ninety years old. Therefore, people said in history books that Feng Tang Yi Lao,
Li Guang is difficult to seal.
Furthermore, what is Yuan An going to do?
I want to have a hand in everything!
Liu Che felt that if he were the emperor, he would also be wary of such ministers and such momentum.
Think about it, if you are the emperor, and one of your ministers has just been resurrected and is still in the stage of making meritorious deeds, but he is jumping up and down to oppose the minister you support, and he is also entangled with his party members to compete for the position of prime minister.
That's all, he actually wanted to put his hand into the crown prince's womb and infiltrate the prince's side.
You are the emperor, what would you think?
Anyone who is not an idiot will choose to let the guy who wants to die die!
Liu Che thought he figured it out.
However, he really didn't want to take the blame for Feng Tang Yi Lao.
After pondering for a moment, Liu Che looked at the ministers present.
If you don’t want to take the blame, you have to find a scapegoat...
But looking around at the ministers sitting here, none of them could be used or instigated by Liu Che.
what to do?
Liu Che mobilized his brain with all his strength to think of countermeasures.
Suddenly, he thought of an idea.
Maybe it can be like this...
So, Liu Che bowed and said: "Your Majesty, my father, please let me report to you: The king of heaven and earth is my teacher, not a son of man can discuss it. If my father asks my son, I can only say that the old master is highly virtuous and respected.
Once in Hedong, I heard the teachings of an elder from the village: A man is the most beautiful when his family governs the country and brings peace to the world! The old master teaches filial piety and respects his family, and his children and ministers respect him!"
As soon as Liu Che said these words, Shi Fen's face immediately smiled and he said humbly: "I don't dare to be the best in my family!"
"If the family manages the country and brings peace to the world?" Emperor Liu Qi said: "Sure enough, there is a great sage in this village!"
This seems to be the ideal of later generations of Confucian scholars, but there is no such statement at the moment. Liu Che then quickly changed the subject and continued: "Zhang Tingwei abides by the law but does not obey his will, Feng Gonglun will take the lead in promoting the virtuous, Kong Zhongni
He said: "If you don't know the person, treat him as a friend." These are the two elders you are talking about! The book says: "Be impartial and not party-minded, the king's way is unreliable; neither party nor party, the king's way is nothing. Such a sincere statement!"
Everyone likes to hear good words. When they heard Liu Che's praise, Feng Tang and Zhang Shizhi hurriedly bowed and said, "My lord, I have praised you! I am ashamed that I cannot live up to it!"
Liu Che turned to look at Zhang Wu and said: "General Zhang has been in Chang'an for twenty-three years since the late emperor. He has been loyal to the emperor and has made many achievements. Therefore, the late emperor thought it was beautiful and praised him for his beauty. I have passed the Dayang, and I went up.
I was worshiping Taiyi in Mount Wu. When I climbed up and looked far away, I vaguely heard people writing a song in the mountains and forests. The words were: "Your salary is generous, your people are fat and your people are anointed. It is easy for the people to be abused, but it is difficult for heaven to bully you! I think this song should be included in the Yuefu
I thought it was a warning and let the officials in the world know about it!"
Zhang Wu listened with a smile on his face at first, but when he heard the rest, his face became embarrassed, especially when he heard "Er Lu Er Salary, Min Zhu Min Gao", his whole person suddenly felt bad.
God shows mercy!
None of the bribes he accepted at the beginning belonged to the common people.
All were worshiped by nobles and officials.
However, he did not dare to defend himself.
He could only stagger to his knees and apologize: "I will remember the teachings from my family..."
The prince has clearly expressed his opinion. If he still doesn't understand, his life will be in vain.
What's more, no matter what, it is indeed a stain that he cannot deny.
Although it is said that there are very few people in the court who are not greedy.
But who told him to be caught and treated as a role model? (To be continued...)
