Nine hundred and twentieth third of the chicken and dog (2)
Liu Che looked coldly at these courtiers, these scholar-bureaucrats and nobles in front of him.
In his heart, a volcano was erupting.
"Is there no one who can help me?" Liu Che asked coldly.
Every word was like a sharp sword thrust into the hearts of these ministers.
However, no one among the officials dared to stand up.
But all of them were like primary school students, bowing their heads and saying: "I am incompetent..."
"You are not incompetent..." Liu Che stood up with the Emperor's Sword in hand and looked at them: "It's just that you don't dare!"
I don’t know since when, an evil trend began to spread in the Han family, both in the government and in the public.
Especially among the two thousand stone court officials, this evil trend was very strong.
Shifting responsibilities to each other and kicking the ball around.
This is just commonplace.
What's even more frightening is that these nine ministers with two thousand stones are shirking responsibilities and playing ball with each other for the sake of political achievements and reputation.
Some people may wonder: When can passing the buck and playing ball to each other become political achievements?
But that's the truth.
When the political situation of the Han Dynasty gradually stabilized, the unhealthy trend of "doing more will lead to mistakes, doing less will lead to mistakes, and not doing anything will be good" appeared in the court.
Of course, Liu Che's grandfather, the 'sage' emperor, had to take the blame for this.
At the beginning, Beiping Wenhou Zhang Cangzuo served as Prime Minister for fourteen years.
Because on the Xinhengping case and Gaishuo issue, Zhang Cang insisted on his opinion and confronted the emperor.
Although the final facts proved that Zhang Cang was correct.
But the tragedy comes precisely from this.
Just because Zhang Cang was correct, he was dismissed as prime minister and expelled from Chang'an.
Since then, the so-called "elder style" has become popular among officials.
What is the elder style?
Zhang Shizhi once explained: Fu Jianghou and Dongyang Hou are called the elders. The two of them have never been able to speak out. How can they learn from Qiangfu's eloquence and eloquence!?
Zhang Shizhi's statement may not be an exaggeration.
But the crux of the problem is that the people behind have ruined this trend.
The success of people like Shi Fen, Zhang Ou and Zhi Buyi who became officials without relying on ability and relying on qualifications and reputation has pushed this unhealthy trend to its peak.
Shi Fen served as an official for fifty years and did nothing, but finally retired with two thousand stone honors as a doctor.
Zhang Ou served as a court captain for three years and approved the death penalty for more than a dozen prisoners.
Even so, he still shed tears and approved with grief.
It was as if he was killing his nephew...
It would be even better if he didn't doubt it. Apart from his appearance and character, Liu Che had almost never heard of him having any other special qualities.
Does the so-called founder of the figurines have no descendants?
When bureaucrats look at these successful examples, how can they not understand how to learn?
Even though you work so hard, it's not necessarily as good as a person standing in the court like a sculpture with his hands in his sleeves.
Why work so hard?
As scholar-bureaucrats of our generation, wouldn’t it be nice to sit at home and talk about elegant matters?
But this time Qilu's battle frightened these bureaucrats.
For such a big thing, no matter how you say it or do it, something will go wrong in the end.
In this case, the emperor can scold him if he wants to, and rant if he wants to.
No piece of meat will fall off!
Liu Che had a very clear idea of what these guys were thinking.
In the past, Liu Che really couldn't do anything to them!
Look at these guys!
The patron’s surname is either Dou or Bo. They are both products of inbreeding!
"One emperor, one courtier!" Liu Che thought in his heart: "It's time for some fresh blood to enter the court!"
Fortunately, these idiots gave Liu Che the best excuse.
He actually admitted his incompetence!
Perhaps, they thought that the current situation in the DPRK was still the same as that of a month ago!
"Since you admit that you are incompetent..." Liu Che held up the Emperor's Sword and sneered, "Then just beg for the bones!"
"My world, my country, will not support incompetent people, nor will it use corrupt ministers!"
"Where is the minister's order?" Liu Che unsheathed his sword and pointed it forward.
"I'm here!" Ji An immediately walked to the steps, knelt down, and respectfully accepted the order.
"Record the imperial edict!" Liu Che said: "Zong Zhengcheng, Shangdafu Rong, Neishi Chengzhang, Shaofu Cheng Xu, etc., if they can't help me to govern the country, they will all be dismissed!"
Putting the sword back into its sheath, Liu Che turned around, picked up the ribbon, and returned to the throne.
Behind him, more than a dozen courtiers ranging from a thousand to two thousand dan, prominent figures in the past, and even close relatives of Bo Dou's relatives were all stunned.
However, today's emperor talks about the Constitution of Heaven and follows the law when he speaks.
Immediately, a silent warrior came forward, holding an ax and ax, and said to them: "Dear nobles, please come!"
These ministers, these distinguished nobles, were once the so-called Qingliu team with huge power and boundless power in the government and the public.
At this moment, all of them had dull eyes. They could only kneel down and bow deeply. Then they took off the ribbons around their waists, presented the seals, took off their crowns and hats, bowed their heads and bowed again, saying: "I sincerely honor you.
Edict!"
If you don’t obey the imperial edict, what else can you do?
Emperor Liu used such sudden attacks and cold arrow attacks not once or twice to eradicate political forces and political groups that he disliked and admired.
This was always the case when Emperor Taizong released Prime Minister Jiang to serve Zhou Bo, and when he drove to Peiping to serve Zhang Cang, he caught one of their mistakes or made up an excuse at the court meeting.
Easily and simply, one of these two men had made a contribution to the establishment, and the other had assisted him for fourteen years. The giant who had achieved outstanding political achievements sadly retired, and his later life was even miserable.
Seeing these old bureaucrats from the old era withdraw, Liu Che sat on the throne and asked others: "Who else is incompetent now?"
Previously, in this hall, in addition to the prime minister and the imperial censor, as well as Taichang and Dahonglu who were responsible for handling the funerals of Pingluhou and Honghou, there were also officials such as Zhijinwu and Tingwei who supervised the Qilu cases in Qilu and Xingyang.
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The nine ministers of the Han family, including Cao Qianshi and above, gathered together.
More than forty well-dressed dignitaries wearing seals and ribbons were sitting in front of them.
But at this moment, the wind and rain were blowing, and more than a quarter of his colleagues were missing in one fell swoop.
Almost all of these people were the so-called "Qingliu" and "Elder Faction" in the Han family's court in the past.
To put it simply, I usually just sit back and make sculptures, and thank you for your kindness when something happens.
Since Taizong, this faction has gradually grown stronger and prosperous, and even had Zhang Ou serve as prime minister.
At that time, they were very high-spirited and arrogant.
But now, they are like chickens and dogs. They are all expelled from the court and released into the wild with just one sentence.
Many people haven't even realized what this is.
A once-large faction disappeared into thin air.
"I am waiting for His Majesty's orders!" After a brief silence, the other ministers immediately rushed to kowtow, fearing that if they hesitated for a moment, they would be expelled from the court.
"Let Fan Xun, the great agricultural minister, be the chief minister, Sima An, the supervisor of Shanglinyuan, be the Shaofu Cheng, and the prime minister Huishi Wenjin should be the Zongzhengcheng..." Since a group of officials have been dismissed, of course a group of officials must be promoted.
Liu Che naturally did not hesitate to promote a group of capable middle-level officials whom he had impressed since he came to the throne directly to the position of courtiers.
In this way, it is equivalent to telling others: I have no shortage of people to serve as officials!
As a result, the ministers trembled even more.
But apart from being trembling, not many people were surprised.
The emperor and his ministers were all in one dynasty, and it was already a great honor to have the emperor wait until now before he began to intervene on a large scale and arrange for his trusted ministers!
As soon as the late emperor ascended the throne, he changed all the ministers in the court!
Liu Che glanced at the frightened ministers, clapped his hands and said, "Then let's continue discussing the grievances of the people of Qilu..."
"What do you think I should do?" Liu Che asked with a smile.
Now, the minister can no longer pretend to be mute, let alone shrink his hands into his sleeves and act like a sculpture or a yes-man.
You know, people are queuing up outside the Xuanshi Palace to enter this hall. Even those who have a seat in the corner can queue all the way from Chang'an City to Luoyang.
What's even more frightening is that the local county guards are also watching with eager eyes.
They even wished that the emperor would be furious and drive all the courtiers home to farm.
In this way, they can take the lead!
"Your Majesty, I think your Majesty why not order a highly respected elder to go and appease him, and express his kindness to the people of Qilu..." Someone suggested.
Although this idea would offend the Legalist bureaucrats in Zhidu and Tingwei.
However, it is undoubtedly the most mainstream and most intuitive view.
Since ancient times, children who cry have milk to drink.
Especially for bureaucrats, they can appease whoever makes a big fuss, as long as they can stabilize the situation and avoid giving themselves a headache.
What's more, this is politically correct.
Since ancient times, hasn’t this been what the three kings, five emperors, and three generations of wise kings and famous ministers have done?
Therefore, many people immediately seconded the proposal.
However, Liu Che swept his eyes over them.
Then, write down their names one by one.
These people have all been classified into the ranks of politicians by Liu Che.
You can be a dog, but you can never be entrusted with heavy responsibilities!
Not to mention letting them serve as Jiuqing, local county governors, etc. in the future.
The reason is very simple. Politicians must be in charge of the nine ministers, local governors and other important affairs.
The difference between a politician and a statesman is this.
When politicians encounter a problem, their first reaction is whether they can keep their status and reputation, then they will consider whether there will be trouble, and finally they will think about how to solve the problem.
Not so with politicians.
When politicians encounter a problem, the first thing they consider is how to solve it.
If they need to kill, they will never show mercy; if they need to comfort and tolerate, they will never delay.
Their eyes never look at the present, but focus on the future ten or even twenty years, or even a hundred years in the future.
Therefore, politicians can solve problems, but politicians will always only create problems.
It is a pity that since ancient times, among a hundred officials, at least ninety-nine are politicians, and the remaining ones are not necessarily politicians.
Now Liu Che has officials who can be called politicians.
Actually, four and a half.
One is the Prime Minister Zhou Yafu, the other is the imperial censor Chao Cuo, and the other is the Zhijin Wu Zhidu.
The remaining one and a half are Ji An, Gongsun Hong and Zhang Tang. These three people can only be regarded as half politicians.
They are either too naive, too utilitarian, or too immature.
It still takes time and experience to hone.
Even so, Liu Che feels that he is very lucky.
A wise king in ancient times was enough to bring peace to the world if he could be assisted by a statesman.
If there are two, there will be peace.
Three people are enough to dominate the world.
Now he actually has four and a half!
This achievement alone is enough for him to brag and show off for hundreds of years.
But Liu Che's heart is very big.
So, four and a half is still not enough!
At least half of the courtiers in the court must be politicians to satisfy his ambitions.
Therefore, in the foreseeable future, he will continue to promote emerging officials and attack and banish politicians who do nothing.
This is to ensure that the country can always introduce fresh blood and avoid inbreeding.
Of course, this method and strategy still need to be discussed.
Just like now, of course Liu Che cannot directly deny the suggestions of these politicians.
Because it is politically incorrect.
In China, no matter what, the emperor cannot openly ask his ministers to kill his own people.
Even those so-called ‘common people’ were never common people at all.
Benevolence is the most basic requirement for people in the world to judge an emperor.
In the hearts of the people of the world, their emperor must be full of "love" for all his subjects.
At least that's how it looks on the surface.
Even if he kills someone, he still sheds tears and is forced to kill helplessly.
But this trend cannot be encouraged!
Liu Che knew very well that if he appeases and compromises now.
Then the laws of the country and the majesty of the court will be lost in one fell swoop!
What's even more frightening is that these people, these Qilu landlords and scholar-bureaucrats, don't appreciate it at all, let alone reflect on it!
Once they regain their freedom, they will inevitably intensify their behavior and become more unscrupulous than before.
Even Zhijinwu and Tingwei, who were appointed by the imperial court and the emperor, are not able to punish us. The world is so big, who else can punish us?
They will jump higher and higher.
In the end, it turned into a huge and deep-rooted monster that future generations would not even dare to attack!
That is the so-called wealthy family!
How could Liu Che allow such a monster to be born?
If you find any signs of it, kill him immediately!
The Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System and the clan politics derived from it should not appear!
"In your eyes, can the laws established by my ancestor Gao, my grandfather Emperor Taizong, and my father Emperor Renzong be allowed to be passed on to each other privately and tampered with at will?" Liu Che asked in a low voice, and then he raised his tone.
: "I dare not be insulted by the late emperor's legislation!"
But in fact, he himself didn't believe it.
The old Liu family is known as one generation of emperors and one generation of law.
He has been in power for four years and has completely changed the laws of his ancestors.
If Xiao He were to be resurrected now, he would hardly recognize the Han laws he had formulated.
But, this is also politically correct.
In the Han Dynasty, filial piety was the most important.
Who dares to say to the emperor: The laws of the ancestors are not lawful?
Besides, someone with such courage would not be a politician.
"Let's discuss it later..." Liu Che waved his hand.
But in fact, he already had an idea in his mind.
**** Taizu said that all reactionaries are paper tigers.
In Liu Che's eyes, all bureaucrats, landlords and powerful people are just paper tigers and local chickens and dogs! (To be continued.)
