The four hundred and sixtieth chapter of the grand ceremony (5)
Since Chao Cuo is so understanding, Liu Che will naturally repay him.n∈
"The royal way!" Liu Che looked at Chao Cuo and ordered with satisfaction: "Give the imperial censor a seat!"
"Promise!" Wang Dao bowed slightly. Before today, he had received Liu Che's instructions, and he was already familiar with the various changes that might occur during the court meeting and how to judge the emperor's instructions.
I saw Wang Dao whispering a few words to the Huangmen servant beside him, and the other party immediately took the order to do it.
It should be pointed out that this Huangmen servant was not a eunuch.
In the early and middle periods of the Qin and Han Dynasties, not all the emperor's ministers were eunuchs.
In particular, Emperor Liu always knew the art of checks and balances and never put eggs in one basket.
Therefore, around the emperor, there were close eunuchs who served him, as well as gentry, nobles, and even local tyrants who donated money to the court through the beneficiary system and then sent their children to the emperor for training.
official.
Such checks and balances fully ensured that the emperor would not be deceived by the flattery of the eunuchs, nor would he fall into the embarrassing situation of having no one available to him.
The full name of Huangmen Shilang in the Han Dynasty is: Huangmen Shilang, who belongs to the Shaofu Shangshutai.
Liu Xin, who lived in the late Western Han Dynasty, once lamented: If I were to get the title of Huangmen Shilang at such a young age, I would be in trouble!
This proves that even in times of mourning, Huangmen Shilang is still a hot commodity, which is roughly equivalent to the training mechanism for future giants such as the Secretary of the Communist Youth League in later generations.
Nowadays, Huangmen Shilang is not as noble as he was at the end of the Western Han Dynasty. He is just an official with a salary of 600 dan under the chancellery, but the power he holds cannot be underestimated.
According to the Han Dynasty system, the Huangmen Shilang was in charge of the attendants (the emperor), who were responsible for matters, communications between China and foreign countries, and the princes and dynasties who met in the palace. They led the king to sit down.
Basically, it was the authority of the Minister of Rites in later generations. Therefore, the position of Huangmen Minister had always been forbidden to the scholar-bureaucrat class in the Han Dynasty, and even the nobles were not allowed to interfere.
On the contrary, the subordinate officials under Huangmen Shilang, such as Xiaohuangmen, Huangmenling, etc., are mostly filled by eunuchs.
This is also consistent with common sense.
At that time, Zhao Tong was riding in the same car as Emperor Taizong Xiaowen. Yuan Ang, who was accompanying him, felt it was a shame and could not accept it. He was angry and stopped the car to complain, which led to the rapid collapse of the powerful eunuch Zhao Tong.
How could the scholar-bureaucrat class allow themselves to be manipulated by the so-called "cutting off the rest" in a serious political occasion like the Imperial Court Ceremony?
Even the later Grand Historian felt that becoming an eunuch was truly the greatest tragedy in the world. He would feel inferior even when talking to others without realizing it.
I saw the Huangmen Shilang personally exiting the scene, taking two eunuchs, carrying a table and a futon, and came to Chao Cuo. He bowed and said, "Master Yushi, please follow me!"
Then, under the watchful eyes of all the civil and military officials of the dynasty, the Huangmen Minister followed the instructions he had received long ago and arranged Chao Cuo's seat to a place on the right side of Prime Minister Zhou Yafu.
This was no big deal!
The imperial censor of the Han Dynasty had always been in that position, but the next move of the Huangmen Shilang made everyone in the court unable to take their eyes away - the Huangmen Shilang asked Chao Cuo to sit down.
. He took a pair of small scissors from the hand of a eunuch behind him, then squatted down. After measuring carefully, he quickly used the scissors to cut open the futon beside Chao Cuo and the room between the table and the prime minister.
Enter the place where the senators' seats are connected. There is a blank space of about five inches between the two.
Not only that, the Huangmen Minister also cut a hole in the futon behind Chao Cuo. He did not let go until Chao Cuo's seat no longer had any connection with the seats of any officials and ministers.
Take the eunuchs and step aside.
In politics, nothing is too small!
Even if the emperor just sneezed, to the ministers, it was important information worth pondering, breaking it apart and crushing it, and discussing it detail by detail.
What's more, in an occasion like a grand court ceremony, what is the seating arrangement for the prime minister who is the censor?
Countless people stared at Chao Cuo with burning eyes, hoping to read some information from it.
But Liu Che didn't want to guess riddles with them. In political matters, the most taboo thing is for people below to speculate randomly!
Therefore, without giving the courtiers much time to think about it, he stood up and said: "Master Yushi, as the second prime minister, command the imperial censors and impeach hundreds of officials. Before I took over the throne, I once toured Hedong to see
The official system has collapsed, the people's livelihood is difficult, some people have no food to eat, no clothes to cover their bodies, and counties are suffering from disasters, but the officials dare not report it!"
Liu Che said sadly: "I still dare not or forget what I saw and heard during my trip to Hedong. I will always keep it in my heart!"
Liu Che didn't mind at all, pulling Zhou Yang out of this unlucky guy again and whipping his corpse.
However, this can only go so far.
Liu Che does not yet have the ability and prestige of the Ming Dynasty Taizu and the Celestial Dynasty Taizu, who can hang up the world's bureaucrats and whip them at will.
Therefore, Liu Che immediately turned around and said: "Of course, I also know that the incident in Hedong is an isolated case. Most of the officials in the world are diligent and loyal ministers..."
After listening to Liu Che's words, many people suddenly felt burning pain on their faces.
Especially Dou Guangguo, the Dou family produced a talented person last year!
But fortunately, everyone is very thick-skinned, so this small blow can't hurt them.
However, since the Emperor's words come to this level, everyone has to show his expression.
Then, all the ministers kowtowed together and said: "The official administration in Hedong has collapsed, affecting the common people. This is all the fault of the ministers..."
Chao Cuo even took off his hat and apologized: "As a censor, I am responsible for inspecting the prefectures and states in the world. What happened in Hedong is my fault. Please punish me..."
What a punishment!
Many people roared in their hearts.
Especially for many princes, they only felt that a hundred thousand grass and mud horses were whizzing by.
Who doesn't know that when the Hedong Incident occurred, Chao Cuo was only an internal historian, and the imperial censor at that time was Tao Qing, Marquis of Kaifeng.
Later, Tao Qing turned his back on Chao Cuo and almost killed Chao Cuo. This matter was well known to everyone.
At this moment, Chao Cuo jumped out and took on the responsibility that should not have been his, which was to step on the grave of that dead guy Tao Qing ten thousand times and even urinate afterward!
Tao Qing is dead. It's all over, and he won't be able to roll around in the grave anyway.
but……
The princes are all still alive!
Everyone still thinks that one day they can directly serve as Jiuqing or even Yushi doctor or prime minister.
Chao Cuo jumped out like this. It was tantamount to a subtle announcement to the world, especially to the emperor: the princes are not reliable in their affairs. It is the ministers who were born as scholar-bureaucrats who are reliable. Your Majesty, you see, I have the courage to take on responsibilities that do not belong to me.
',What about those princes?
Although the emperor may not necessarily think of this section, it is always possible, isn't it?
Moreover, there are so many smart people around the emperor. The emperor may not think of it for a while, but he will think of it one day.
In the past fifty years of the history of the Han Dynasty, the feudal princes class and the scholar-bureaucrat class both cooperated and struggled, compromised and fought against each other.
In the past twenty years, as the world has been at peace, the scholar-bureaucrat class has become more numerous and has the power to speak, and has continuously pressed forward step by step towards the power of the feudal class.
There was Zhang Shizhi before him, Chao Cuo and Zhidu after him. They all bitten a lot of flesh and blood on the bodies of the princes, and even bitten some princes to death and the country was destroyed.
The rabbit dies and the fox is sad. The princes are naturally very wary of the ambitions of the scholar-bureaucrat class.
However, if Chao makes a mistake, no one can find fault and no one can object.
However, many people secretly made a note for Chao Cuo in their little notebooks.
Now, everyone has no choice but to deal with Chao Cuo, the imperial censor who holds the power of sub-prime minister and is responsible for impeaching and appointing officials all over the world.
But if people stumble and horses stumble, no one in this world will have smooth sailing. Especially in the political arena, today's winner may be tomorrow's prisoner.
Many people are saying in their hearts: "Chao Cuo, Chao Cuo, don't be complacent. One day, I will make you look good!"
The princes who are still able to rank in court may not be good at other abilities, but their ability to add insult to injury is better than the last.
Liu Che didn't know that Chao Cuo's big mouth would immediately arouse hatred again. He said to the ministers: "Zhou Yang is a thief who is cunning. Even I and the late emperor were deceived by him, so you don't need to worry about it!"
What else could happen?
It was the late emperor who appointed Zhou Yangyou as the governor of Hedong County!
If we really want to pursue it, the late Emperor's face will not look good!
"However, the incident of Zhou Yang's thieves made me understand that the importance of official governance is more important than Mount Tai!" Liu Che said with his hands behind his hands: "In order to prevent cunning thieves like Zhou Yang's thieves from harming the common people and causing harm to the local area, I thought that strengthening
Official governance is the best way, and the quality of official governance depends on the work of the Yushi Dafu Yamen and the Tingwei Yamen. In order to inform the world, I swear to be incompatible with thieves like Zhou Yang's thieves. I have decided that from now on
From now on, the imperial censors and court officials will all sit without their seats when discussing government affairs in the court. The scholar-bureaucrats, princes and nobles should know my intentions clearly, think about them widely, and declare my intentions to the people of the world. They must not be officials who harm the people.
Stay where you are!"
Only then did the ministers sigh in their hearts.
You probably know that this is one of the new policies after the emperor ascended the throne.
New emperor, new atmosphere!
Beating up corrupt officials and killing corrupt officials are things that everyone likes to hear and see, and it is also something that everyone in the world likes.
As for the ministers in the DPRK, they didn't have much feelings about it.
It's just a wave of fads. At most, it's a targeted anti-corruption. If we really want to be more serious and investigate the dirty things in the local area, I'm afraid the emperor himself won't be able to stand it!
But no one thought that Liu Che was serious this time.
Guanzhong barely digested last year's examination.
But where to place the officials selected this year, next year, and in the future has become a big problem.
Positions in this officialdom are a carrot and a pit, especially local petty officials, such as pavilion chiefs, ministers, and grassroots officials in various counties. They have always been controlled by the confidants of local officials' political achievements.
Where are the places reserved for scholars taking the exams?
However, the scale of examinations will continue to grow in the foreseeable future.
This forced Liu Che to think of a way to make room for future scholars.
Targeted anti-corruption is a good choice, and it is worth persisting in for a long time. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
