Whether it is about Wei Yan being demoted or Ma Dai being imprisoned, according to the "Gantang Code" established by Chen Chong, there is actually nothing wrong. However, both of them are important generals in the army. In addition to the law, they can also be punished by military discipline. Liu Xie
Even if the two people were convicted based on this, all the officials in the court could not blame them. They were just convicted for their words, and the crime could be big or small. If they were punished for demonic remarks, they could be beheaded on the spot. If they were punished for complaining, they could not be punished.
It's just a few levels of demotion. Now Wei Yan is treated lightly, but what will happen to Ma Dai who is imprisoned?
As the initiator, the emperor's attitude towards this matter was ambiguous. He did not come to a conclusion on his own. Instead, he waited until he returned to Luoyang from Chang'an to bring the matter to the court and make all Ma Dai's remarks known to the public.
, causing all the officials to discuss his crime. When everyone first heard Ma Dai's words, almost all of them changed their expressions. They couldn't help but secretly curse Ma Dai for being a fool for daring to contradict the emperor like this. But after hearing what happened, they couldn't help but be moved and thought of the new emperor.
The method of moving vigorously and resolutely, eliminating the old and establishing the new, makes me feel very sad.
First of all, Zhuge Liang, the captain of the Sili School, came out to express his position. He said in public: "Ma Dai relies on his talents and is arrogant, which is harmful to the country. It is a big mistake. However, considering his actions before and after, he has not lost any integrity, and he has indeed cooperated with him in the past.
It is a meritorious service to the country. If your Majesty had ordered Ma Dai to fight twenty battles this time, and then sent him to Yunbei to guard the border, and made him suffer some hardships, he would naturally remember the lesson, and there would be no need to mobilize troops like this."
Zhuge Liang, as a talented person appointed by the late emperor to serve as the king's assistant, Jingchu Wolong, naturally had great weight in his speech. However, at this time, he supported reducing the big matter to trivial matters, which was obviously not in line with the emperor's holy will. Therefore, although the ministers agreed in their hearts
, but did not dare to speak out, but continued to wait and see the development of the DPRK situation.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhuge Liang finished speaking, someone stood up and said: "What Zhuge Jun said is a big mistake. It is naturally not a big deal to rely on one's talents and one's anger, but it is not a big deal to contradict the emperor's father and interfere in the government's affairs. How can it be regarded as a small matter?" Everyone looked at it.
It turned out to be Chen Lin, a surrendered minister of the Eastern Dynasty. Now he is just a literary rafter in Luoyang, with an official rank of about 600 shi, but he dares to contradict the commander of Sili in public. It is really weird. But all the officials are clear in their hearts, this must be
It’s just with the emperor’s instructions.
Chen Lin continued: "If we talk about meritorious service, there are more than a hundred people who have made meritorious service to the imperial court. If everyone relies on meritorious deeds to pay for their crimes and praise their deeds and arbitrariness, where will the laws of the country be concerned? Sun Wu trained his troops and put strict law first, so he killed the second concubine of the King of Wu.
What's the crime for the second concubine? However, not killing him is not enough to establish the authority of the army and show the superiors and subordinates. If your majesty is a holy king and a master, you will never allow such a dissolute trend."
It should be noted that Zhuge Liang is a master of law and has always been known for his strict laws in the court. Now he was ridiculed by Chen Lin for being lenient, which made people laugh and laugh. However, Zhuge Liang still refused to give in and refuted it in public: "Chen Jun is like this."
Using allusions would be unfair. When Sun Wu trained troops, he had to follow orders and prohibitions, and be united as one, rather than silence the soldiers. Although Ma Dai complained, he did not disobey orders. How could he be guilty? Moreover, the method of training troops is not exclusive.
He goes up and caress his down. He is so inhumane and acts purely according to the law. Chen Jun is not afraid of repeating the mistakes of the former Qin Dynasty!"
Although Chen Lin was good at writing, she was not good at verbal disputes. She was left speechless by Zhuge Liang for a moment. She was entrusted to the emperor and did not dare to give up easily, so she talked about him left and right, making the situation deadlocked. Liu Xie saw Chen Lin
Lin was at a disadvantage, so the two stopped arguing and asked the officials for their opinions. Most of them were obedient. Although they were unwilling to disobey the emperor, they did not dare to embarrass Zhuge Liang, so they did not dare to express their opinions easily. p>
Liu Xie was extremely bored for a moment when he saw all the officials walking on thin ice. He couldn't help but think to himself that these people only care about their own interests and dare not express their own gains and losses. In comparison, Ma Dai is actually a good guy.
So he simply turned his head and asked Ma Teng, the hussar general who was watching: "In public opinion, how should I deal with it?"
Ma Tendun was frightened. He turned around quickly and wanted to stand up and salute, but he couldn't help the anxiety in his heart. Coupled with his old age and frailty, he fell to the ground for a while. He finally got up and raised his hands and said: "My nephew is contradicting Your Majesty."
, naturally the crime is unforgivable, but he is just a rough man, not good at words, and does not have much insight, but in the end he is still loyal to your majesty. I also ask your majesty to give you a lighter sentence." At the end, Ma Teng's words actually became vague.
Crying tone.
Liu Xie didn't want to cause such embarrassment, so he quickly went down the steps to support Ma Teng. Ma Teng lamented again: "Your Majesty, he is the only heir of my third brother. If he dies, I am afraid that my third brother will be extinct. Wait a hundred years from now."
, How can I go to see him under Jiuquan? Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Liu Xie had no choice but to respond: "General Hussar, hurry up and take your seat. I will definitely think twice."
He pulled Ma Teng up hard and asked the palace maid to help him to rest in the side hall, and then returned to the chairman to sit down. After this incident, all the officials in the court whispered, and the hall was buzzing. Liu Xie originally just wanted to take advantage of this.
To establish his authority, he didn’t even think about what happened to Ma Dai. At worst, he would be like Wei Yan and sent to Yanmen to raise horses. As a result, when Ma Teng cried like this, he was the one who was held up. Anything he said would undermine his authority.
.Thinking of this, Liu Xie simply ended today's court meeting hastily, using the excuse that he wanted to discuss it long-term and was unable to make a decision.
It was just that after several days, Liu Xie couldn't figure out a good way, how to take care of his own dignity and show his mercy at the same time? He really had no choice, but every time he went to court, he saw the courtiers looking weird,
I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and finally gave up my dignity and asked my friend Zhou Buyi for advice in private.
It was the first time that Zhou Buyi saw the emperor in such embarrassment, and he couldn't help but laugh a little. It was already the early summer of the second year of Long'an. He fanned the fan with one hand and drove away mosquitoes with the other, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, if you want to resolve this matter at court,
, I’m afraid it’s difficult, and I don’t have any good ideas. It’s better to just let Ma Dai go for Old General Ma’s sake, which will also show the emperor’s great kindness.”
"No." Liu Xie angrily slapped the table and said, "If we let it go this time, these old thieves will surely become so successful that they will judge me every day in terms of seniority and seniority. How can I govern? One step is worse than one step forward. I must ask them not to do it." Dare to cause trouble!"
"Let's talk about it later! The current matter is urgent right now. There is really no way inside the court, but your Majesty, don't forget that there is help outside the court!" Zhou Buji persuaded Liu Xie.
Liu Xie came to his senses and suddenly asked: "You mean my uncle? I asked him to be the peacemaker, wasn't it just me showing my cowardice?"
Zhou Buyi smiled and waved his hand and said: "Hey, the Prime Minister's ability is not what Your Majesty expected? But if you write a letter with him, he will definitely arrange everything for Your Majesty!"
Liu Xie had no other choice but to write a letter in his own name as Zhou Buyi said and asked him to deliver it to Chen Chong. Early the next morning, Buyi returned to Liu Xie and said: "Prime Minister
I have agreed, but my emperor will wait for a month and the arrangements will be made."
In fact, it could not wait until January, about twenty years later, that is, mid-May of the second year of Long'an. Hanzhong Prefect Han Ji suddenly reported that just last month, a white deer appeared in the Longting area of Nanzheng, and it was in a mountain.
It lingered on the top for a long time. After the officials got the news and approached, it left leisurely. At the place where it settled, a farmer picked up a stone and a tree root in the shape of a flying dragon. There was a piece of blue jade underneath, and there was a piece of blue jade on the surface of the jade.
It was engraved with the word "成". Han Ji thought this was a sign of auspiciousness coming from heaven, which meant good luck, so the jade was already on its way to Beijing, and he himself reported his congratulations to the court first.
As soon as Liu Xie received the report, he knew that this was Chen Chong's "arrangement", so he followed the trend and accepted the congratulatory form in public. He then turned to pretend to ask Zhou Bujie: "Wen Zhi, heaven has sent auspiciousness, how should I express it?" Zhou Buyi said: "The white deer is the most auspicious person in the world. The king's clear benefits will come to those below. It can be seen that your majesty acts benevolently and wisely, and heaven also feels it. Your majesty can grant a general pardon to the world, pardon those who have died without guilt, and share the land of the common people."
Half of the rent will be given to the filial piety and the land."
Liu Xie nodded slowly and said: "Since it is God's will, let's do it like this!" Then he ordered Wei Xi to draft an edict and notify the east and west states and counties about the matter. The people in the counties were all excited and encouraged when they heard about the tax reduction and rent exemption.
, singing the praises of the emperor's virtues, the whole country was in a festive scene. Seeing this warm atmosphere, the imperial court simply lifted the curfew for a few days, allowing the people to enjoy themselves in the night market.
At the same moment, Ma Dai was also released and returned to his hometown. Although he was released with great fanfare, it seems now that he was actually only stripped of his third-level title, and he was quickly activated and transferred to Ningzhou to appease him.
Qunman, this matter is officially settled.
After autumn, there was another new change in Shu, but this time it was military. After resisting for four years in a corner of Jiangzhou, King Liu Fan of Shu finally ran out of gas and died of illness in Jiangzhou. The remaining forces had no intention of
After discussion, Huang Quan, the minister of the palace, made the decision and led the crowd to surrender to Li Hui, the supervisor of the West Palace. Li Hui accepted the decision and sent a victory document to Luoyang.
This was Liu Xie's first expansion of territory after he ascended the throne. Although there was only one county, he was still very happy after hearing about it. In addition, there was no war with the northern and southern captives this year, and the weather was good. It was a very rare year of peace. So in
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, after Huang Quan and others entered Beijing, he held a rare banquet in the palace. All the officials and family members of the capital came to the Deyang Palace to gather. At the meeting, there were no distinctions between southerners, northerners, old ministers, and new ministers.
, everyone sat around the table, drank as much as they wanted, and enjoyed the rare harvest and tranquility. Of course, there were also hopes for next year.
Liu Xie himself was one of the few who did not drink alcohol at the banquet because of his agreement with Chen Chong. He drank tea and wine, and while chatting with Huang Quan and others, he was still thinking about the plan for the coming year. No matter how many episodes occurred in the middle,
The methods may be urgent or slow, but at least for now, he has initially established his prestige, but how to achieve his great cause next? After the Hebei War, he realized that maybe the great cause of Hun Yiyu is not as good as he originally imagined.