As expected, the banquet at the manor ended in an unhappy manner.
As soon as Xia Houhui's words, "Future generations grieve without taking note of it, will also make future generations grieve again," Emperor Cao Rui's face darkened immediately, he stood up and walked away with a flick of his sleeves.
This is not surprising either.
Since he ascended the throne as emperor, Cao Rui has never acted foolishly, nor has he behaved like a tyrant or a tyrant.
On the contrary, his hard work and hard work are obvious to all!
Now he was just out of the palace to play, and he was just interested in enjoying the game of Ao Pu with his close ministers. Xia Houhui actually compared him to Hu Hai, the second king of Qin, the king of the country's subjugation. How could he not be filled with anger in his heart?
As for why he didn't take Xia Houhui down and punish him on the spot~
It's also easy to understand.
Xia Houhui, who was appointed as the Minister of Disciplined Cavalry, had the duty to advise the emperor on gains and losses.
The words were a bit abrupt and intense, but that was just an inappropriate way and did not constitute a reason for being punished.
If the emperor Cao Rui is so angry that he alienates him, finds someone else to depose him, or moves him to the left, etc., no one can criticize him. But if he insists on sending Xia Houhui to prison for questioning, then he will cut off his words and become the emperor. The capacity is insufficient.
Therefore, although the emperor was displeased, he did not get angry.
However, in the next ten days or so, the emperor did not take Xiahou Hui seriously, such as going out to the palace to play or inspecting the department, and did not let Xiahou Hui accompany him again.
At this point, the officials who knew what happened were a little surprised.
It's been more than ten days, why hasn't the emperor moved Xiahou Hui to the left?
Is it possible that we still need to find a high-sounding reason?
But when the emperor demoted Xia Houxuan to Yulin Supervisor before, he didn't give any reason!
How strange!
They are both from the Xiahou clan, so their treatment is completely different.
Whenever they saw Xia Houhui's figure still appearing in the East Hall to listen to politics, other ministers could not help but express such emotion in their hearts, and they began to become more and more deferential to the emperor Cao Rui.
The reason, of course, was that they suddenly discovered that they still had a long way to go before they could accurately figure out the emperor's intentions.
In fact, they already guessed it right.
The emperor Cao Rui was not that unpredictable, and he really annoyed Xia Houhui, and more than once he thought of moving him to the left or deposing him.
Every time I want to take action, I hesitate again.
To be precise, he was a little reluctant to let go.
Yes, reluctant to part with it.
After a brief contact, he could already make a conclusion about Xia Houhui.
First, this guy is quite talented.
For example, the grain that was previously transferred from Jizhou to Yongliang can be used to recruit Qiang and Hu tribes, or to exchange for cattle and horses with Zahu, or to provide disaster relief, or even to form military exercises for the new army, etc. possible.
When Xia Houhui, who had been living idle in the mountains, listened to the government for the first time, he directly confirmed that the temple would have the intention of launching troops against Bashu without knowing the situation of Yongliang counties at all, and also made suggestions that it was not appropriate to use troops.
Although I don’t know what the basis is for Xia Houhui’s claim that it is not appropriate to use troops.
But the emperor doesn't care about this now.
He knew that just by understanding the temple's intentions, Xia Houhui had already defeated countless people.
You know, this boy is weak at this young age!
Secondly, Xia Houhui is quite scheming.
By using "Afang Palace Fu" as a covert remonstrance, the emperor could conclude that Xia Houhui was not a reckless man with a straightforward temperament. In this way, thanking him for the horse was naturally intentional.
Thirdly, he had the courage to go against Yan Zhijian.
The Sanqi Shilang has the responsibility of accompanying people around and admonishing them for gains and losses, but many of them rarely have the courage to give direct advice when they are in office.
Because of the noble status of the emperor's close ministers, it was inevitable that they would go out to occupy the prefectures and counties in the future and join the Privy Council.
In this way, when admonishing, the words should be as tactful as possible and the posture should be respectful. As long as you fulfill your duties, there is no need to offend the emperor and ruin your future.
It is precisely for this reason that those who dare to speak out are so valuable.
That is the courage that only those who uphold a public spirit, do not think about their own selfish interests, and have no efforts to pursue an official career can have!
Although loyal and bright ministers are not as obedient and as pleasing to the monarch as smooth and worldly ministers, for the country, the latter is dispensable, while the former is indispensable.
Finally, it naturally comes from the surname Xiahou.
In the Wei Kingdom, the Xiahou family was a "clan" without the surname Cao, and it was the mainstay that the emperor relied on to defend the country.
Naturally, they will be more tolerant in terms of treatment.
Now that Xia Houhui had offended the emperor Cao Rui with his words, Cao Rui would not be angry because of the mutual dependence between the two clans.
In other words, Xiahou Xuan and Xiahou Hui are from the same clan. Why did Emperor Cao Rui move the former to the left without hesitation before, but now he is hesitant about the latter?
Why is Xia Houhui favored and Xuanxie despised?
In the eyes of ordinary people, this approach is indeed difficult to understand.
However, if you start from the perspective of the emperor and consider the long-term stability of the country, you will find that this approach is understandable and inevitable!
Because the Xiahou clan is not a noble family.
At the earliest, the Xiahou family was a wealthy Qiaopei family that had been on good terms with the Cao family for generations.
In the process of Wei Wu and Cao Cao's founding, the Xiahou family devoted all their efforts and followed them to the death. Therefore, after the foundation of Cao Wei was established, they should also become the pillars of consolidating the country.
However, Xia Houxuan has now forgotten this.
Not only did he hang out with the nobles all day long, making him famous in the world, but he was also praised as one of the "Four Smarts", and he already regarded himself as a noble!
You must know that after Wei Wen Cao Pi learned the lessons of the previous dynasty, he had isolated the possibility of the harem interfering in politics, relatives taking power, and eunuchs taking power, creating a situation where monarchy and the nobles directly competed.
Xia Houxuan, who came from a noble family, while enjoying the merits of his fathers, should also serve as the monarch's pawn and be determined to defend the monarch's power. How could he mix with the nobles?
In this way, as the emperor Cao Rui, An Neng would favor him and add evil to him!
A similar situation also happened to Qin Lang and He Yan.
Many people think that He Yan, the adopted son of Cao Cao of Wei Dynasty, is not as valued as Qin Lang. The reason is that He Yan offended Wei Wen Cao Pi in his early years, so Cao Rui is not happy with him now after he succeeds to the throne.
In fact, the biggest reason is that Qin Lang has always adhered to his duty and never forgotten his origin and position, while He Yan actively moved closer to the gentry!
He has forgotten that he should defend the monarchy to the death!
well.
And on this point, Xia Houhui did a good job.
I would rather go back to Sangzi and Qiao County to study behind closed doors than stay in the capital to gain fame and fame, and do not forget my duty.
It is easy to understand why Emperor Cao Rui was reluctant to depose or move this kind of person to his left, who abides by his duties, has outstanding talents and does not care about his personal career.
After all, the gentry is getting bigger and bigger now!
And among the many clans and Qiao Pei heroes, there are not only a few people with Xia Houhui's talents, but none at all!
Cao Rui really has no choice.
"Zuo Zhuan: Year of Zhao Gong" says: "The state of Lu is based on tolerance. How can we use it if we can tolerate the outside but not the inside?"
With the country's first priority, Cao Rui suppressed his anger and acted patiently to serve the country.
Of course, the younger Xia Houhui used Qin II as an example to criticize Huai. It was hard for Cao Rui to swallow this tone and to express his anger.
Even if he has a reputation for being accommodating, he can't go so far as to ask him to humiliate himself, right?
After all, he is the emperor!
This was the reason why he had turned a blind eye to Xia Houhui for more than ten days.
But sometimes not dealing with it is also a kind of treatment.
Perhaps, even the emperor Cao Rui himself did not realize that he did not immediately punish Xia Houhui after he violated Yan Zhi's remonstrance, which means that he listened to the remonstrance. It was just difficult to accept it for a while, and he planned to give himself time to let go. .
As for why he, who has a good reputation for knowing and making judgments, has not let go after more than ten days~
After Xia Houhui offended Tian Yan, he actually felt at ease!
When I came back to the East Hall to listen to the government, it was as if nothing had happened.
In other words, he seemed to regard his guilty look as normal as eating when he was hungry or drinking water when he was thirsty, without any fear!
Regardless of what is right or wrong, since you are a close minister, shouldn't you bow your head first in a respectful manner to accuse him?
Shuzi!
It's really hateful!
After the emperor Cao Rui was embarrassed and annoyed for more than ten days, Xiahou Hui finally got what he wanted and went to the palace to apologize.
The only drawback is that Xia Houheng came with him.
In other words, if Xia Houheng had not learned the whole story and brought him here with the authority of an elder brother like a father, perhaps the emperor Cao Rui would not have waited for Xia Houhui to bow his head first.