The four hundred and sixtieth chapter of the grand ceremony (4)
Liu Che held Gaozu's White Snake Sword. The moment Li Ji and others hesitated, his heart was actually in his throat.
But as Li Ji and the others bowed their heads, Liu Che's nervousness suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Instead, there was an indescribable feeling of comfort.
At this moment, Liu Che had an impulse similar to "I am the only one in heaven and earth".
"This is the power of the emperor..." Liu Che sighed in his heart. He finally understood why there was such a huge contrast between before and after Yang Guang ascended the throne.
Anyone else, even a saint, would be unable to control the swelling desire in his heart if he were to occupy the position of this ninety-five-year-old man and the number one person in the world.
It’s no wonder that later Confucians worked hard to put a paper yoke around the emperor’s neck.
In fact, the power possessed by the emperor is almost unlimited.
Li Ji, Han Daidang, and Luan Bu together commanded an army of hundreds of thousands, with hundreds of captains and captains under their command, but they still collapsed in the face of the monarchy.
Fortunately, as a time traveler, Liu Che has seen too many examples in history books of people who were narcissistic and ended up miserable.
"It is precisely because my authority is so great that I should remain humble!" Liu Che said to himself in his heart.
He knew very well that the so-called imperial power came from the submission of others.
If he is really smart and thinks he can do anything.
Then, Yang Guang's end is imminent.
If you want to secure the throne and always make the world surrender, then you must always remember the unchangeable political principle of "uniting the majority and attacking the small group".
Always surround yourself with the support of the majority.
Therefore, Liu Che's eyes became gentle. With a smile on his face, he stood up and said: "The special senator, who is above the other princes, come and give seats to all the senators!"
Immediately, eunuchs carried five tables and futons, and then respectfully invited the five newly promoted elders to take their new positions - only behind the prime minister.
Dou Guangguo and Shen Tujia were both familiar with the storm. At this moment, they immediately knew what they should do. They immediately led Han Daandang and others to kowtow and thank you: "I, your Majesty, Guangguo, are waiting for your kindness!"
Since Dou Guangguo and others were so knowledgeable, Liu Che naturally wanted to reward them.
"Shang Shu orders Ji An!" Liu Che calmly ordered Ji An, who was holding a pen beside him and recording today's court proceedings: "Record the imperial edict: Specially appointed elders will be given special permission to praise and worship without naming them!"
Ji An was stunned for a moment, then bowed his head: "No!"
The ministers in the DPRK suddenly became noisy, and even Li Ji, who was a little unhappy at first, instantly became beaming, or maybe he was forcing himself to be beaming.
Dou Guangguo and the other five people immediately came out to express their gratitude: "Your Majesty is so kind, but I can't repay you!"
Praise and worship are not known, and entering the court is not a trend. Going to the palace with swords and shoes is the highest lifelong honor for a Han Dynasty minister, and it is also the goal that a minister should strive for throughout his life.
The so-called praise without name means that when a minister asks to see the emperor, the official does not call him by name, only by his official position, and the minister submits a memorial. There is no need to write such words as "the minister is waiting for such and such, and such and such officer is ignorant of death", you can directly
It starts with the word "someone is ignorant and dead".
In the eyes of future generations, maybe this is not a big deal.
But at this time, it was the emperor's highest level of respect for his ministers.
The salute officer no longer calls a minister by name. This means that the minister has the highest level of respect from the emperor.
In a sense, this kind of respect is equivalent to the emperor's recognition that the status of the minister and himself are almost equal.
In the more than fifty years of history of the Han Dynasty, only Xiao He, the founding prime minister, has been able to achieve the three honors of being praised without name, entering the court without following, and going to the palace with swords and shoes.
Even a single recipient of these three kinds of special treatment was very rare in the history of the Han Dynasty.
At that time, Chen Ping, the Marquis of Qu Ni, led the princes and ministers to destroy the Lu family and ushered in the throne, but they only received the courtesy of being praised and worshiped, and not being welcomed into the court.
As for swords and shoes going to the palace, no one has obtained them since Xiao He.
In history, after Wang Mang, these three kinds of honors became standard for powerful ministers and rebellious ministers and traitors.
As a so-called powerful minister, if you don't even receive praise or worship, don't follow the court, and don't get the treatment of wearing swords and shoes in the palace, you are embarrassed to say that you have power over the government and the public, and you can dethrone the emperor.
But at this time, Wang Mang has not jumped out to cause trouble. These three honors are not standard for rebels. On the contrary, they are the highest-level rewards given to a minister by the Han Dynasty, and they are also the lifetime achievement awards of ministers.
Therefore, after Liu Che threw out this big gift package, no matter how resentful people were, they no longer had any resentment.
Because, in the history of the Han Dynasty, if anyone can receive praise and worship without fame, enter the court without being incestuous, go to the palace with swords and shoes, receive any one of the three major courtesies, and have a coffin sealed after death, the court will give him a good posthumous title, and even a special title of Huangchang.
He was dressed in gold and jade clothes, and was allowed to be buried according to the standards of princes, kings and even the emperor.
For today's scholar-officials and nobles, they are willing to give up everything for the sake of mourning and honor after death!
But Liu Che's attention has been diverted from Dou Guangguo and other five newly promoted senior veterans.
Today's imperial ceremony will be his reorganization and layout of the future political structure.
Liu Che cannot and cannot make large-scale personnel adjustments and drastic reform measures now.
Because, no one!
For at least ten years, he will still need to rely on the inherent bureaucratic class and scholar-official class to maintain his rule.
However, the forces between the government and the opposition, as well as the direction of public opinion, all need to be adjusted.
Besides, once the emperor and his courtiers are appointed, and the new official takes office, and he doesn't make any noise, how can he prove that he, the emperor, has grasped the overall situation and is the head of the empire?
Therefore, after Dou Guangguo and the other five people returned to their positions, Liu Che turned his attention to Chao Cuo, who was now a little uneasy and even so nervous that veins were visible on the back of his hands.
In Liu Che's view, the current status of the Yushi Dafu Yamen, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Western Han Dynasty, is far from enough to reflect its importance.
After taking a short rest and giving the ministers a certain amount of time to digest what had just happened, Liu Che continued: "Chao Cuo, the imperial censor!"
When Chao Cuo heard this, he immediately came out of the queue, bowed his head and said, "I am wrong!"
"As a censor, you are responsible for supervising hundreds of officials. The responsibilities are heavy and heavy, so you must be cautious!" Liu Che sat under the throne, looking at Chao Cuo who was bowing his head in front of him through the beads, and said loudly
: "I believe that the most important thing in the world is the administration of officials. If the officials govern well, the country will be safe. If the officials govern badly, there will be police in the ancestral temple. You are responsible for the safety of the country, so you must be alert at all times!"
When Chao Cuo heard this, he was sweating profusely.
Others may not understand what the emperor meant, but he heard it clearly.
The emperor was just beating him and warning him.
The Emperor is very dissatisfied with the work of the Imperial Censor's Yamen in the past ten months!
The reason for dissatisfaction is that the Yushi Dafu Yamen only focuses on promoting and clamoring for the reduction of vassals, and even puts aside its own work. In the past ten months, the Yushi Dafu Yamen has not reported a single corrupt official, and has not arrested or reported any powerful family.
Cases of oppressing people.
This frightened Chao Cuo.
However, the only thing that comforted Chao Cuo was that the emperor criticized him, and it was only a subtle criticism. This shows that the emperor still recognized him as the censor. Otherwise, the emperor would not have said that, but directly hinted that he should
The beggar went home to farm.
Of course, Chao Cuo also understood that if he didn't show some signs, then the emperor would definitely let him go home and farm!
Chao Cuo knew very well that in this dynasty, anyone who was a minister of civil and military affairs in China could enjoy his old age in peace, and would even be visited by angels occasionally.
But he can't!
As long as he goes out into the field, those past enemies and those he has offended will all attack him in groups.
By that time, I'm afraid even asking for death will be a luxury!
Therefore, Chao Cuo immediately kowtowed in fear and said: "Your Majesty's teachings, I will keep them in mind and be alert at all times to clarify the world's officialdom for Your Majesty!"
When Liu Che heard this, he realized that Chao Cuo was quite good. He was worthy of being an elite among hundreds of people in the late emperor's residence!
It’s good to be on the road so quickly!
Liu Che still felt good about Chao Cuo.
Because Chao Cuo has offended almost half of the world.
And his big mouth, which was almost taunting, brought countless hatred to himself.
The emperor doesn't like such a minister?
It's just that... Chao Cuo is a person with a very stubborn temper. He won't look back until he hits Nanshan.
Liu Che was also a little unsure whether he would be obedient and use it as a knife in his hand.
Now it seems that Chao Cuo is still very knowledgeable! (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
ps: Sorry, my lymph nodes have been hurting again in the past two days~ I feel a little uncomfortable~
Well, let’s make up for yesterday’s and today’s debts tomorrow.
