Eight hundred and twentieth chapters hardness and softness
Liu Liang took advantage of the opportunity of being wronged and asked Liu Xiu to let Fang Zhai take over as the magistrate of Huai County. Fang Zhai was the captain of Nanyang, so how could Liu Xiu not know him?
Fang Zhai had a particularly good relationship with Liu Shun, the governor of Nanyang. He was recommended by Liu Shun to take the position of Nanyang Captain.
The Fang family is one of the wealthy families in Nanyang. They have a strong family background and a lot of wealth. Perhaps because of this, Fang Zhai is a very honest official and has good abilities. Liu Xiu has a pretty good impression of Fang Zhai.
Now Liu Liang recommended Fang Zhai to be the magistrate of Huai County. Liu Xiu did not think much about it and nodded in agreement. Firstly, he really felt that Fang Zhai was qualified to be the magistrate of Huai County. Secondly, Liu Liang had just been wronged and he was not good either.
Reject him again.
In the end, Liu Liang left the palace with a sad face and returned home. Bao Hui was not punished in any way and continued to work as an official.
Among Liu Xiu's subordinates, there were always some ministers who dared to strictly enforce the law and were selfless. They dared to confront relatives of the emperor and his countrymen when they made mistakes.
In the past, there was Dong Xuan, the strong commander, who dared to kill the servants favored by Princess Liu Huang of Huyang. Later, there was Bao Hui, who dared to punish the servants of Liu Liang, King of Zhao.
This is of course related to Liu Xiu's good use of people, but there is also a more important reason, that is, as the emperor, Liu Xiu will do his best to protect these officials who are enforcing the law, so that they can feel confident when exercising their powers, even if
He pokes a hole in the sky, but as long as he does the right thing, as long as he does it in compliance with the law, then the emperor is his biggest protective umbrella and his biggest backer.
Even if the sky falls, the emperor will help hold him up.
Liu Xiu is lucky to have such a group of officials under his command who dare to enforce the law impartially, are selfless and disown their relatives. But having said that, is it not a blessing for them that these officials can serve as ministers under Liu Xiu?
If they go to declare themselves ministers to Wang Mang or Liu Xuan, they will probably be killed within two days.
Liu Xiu's personality tended to be gentle, and his philosophy of governing the country was also inclined to the Taoist approach of gentleness.
But a monarch who is blindly gentle is cowardly. Liu Xiu himself knew this very well, so during Liu Xiu's reign, he employed a large number of cruel officials.
These ruthless officials are all like Dong Xuan and Er Bao. They are honest officials and have a sharp style of work. They enforce the law and do not recognize their relatives. They treat all relatives of the emperor and the country equally.
The existence of these cruel officials also made Liu Xiu's governance a soft and strong one, a combination of hard and soft.
The next morning, Liu Xiu specially summoned the clan members of the Liu family in Luoyang. Although the clan members were either crowned kings or marquises, they had no actual official positions in the court. If the emperor did not summon them, they would not be eligible to participate.
Court meeting.
This time Liu Xiu called all the clan members to the court and talked about what happened to Liu Liang yesterday.
Liu Liang was also in the court, listening to Liu Xiu's story. Liu Liang was red-faced and ashamed. As soon as Liu Xiu finished telling the story, Bao Yong came out, holding the wat board in both hands, and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to report to you.
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Liu Xiu smiled slightly and said, "Captain Bao, please speak!"
Bao Yong waved outside, and two Yulin guards carried a large box into the hall. Bao Yong walked to the box, opened the lid, and looked at the people in the hall. He saw that the box contained everything.
Bamboo slip. Bao Yong picked up a bamboo slip, untied the rope, unfolded it, and read: "In the autumn of the second year, King Zhao forced the Wang family in the east of the city to sell a large medicine shop at a low price."
Liu Liang was shocked and said urgently: "I did not force the Wang family, it was the Wang family who wanted to sell the shop!"
Bao Yong looked at the bamboo slips and said: "Wang said that King Zhao recognized him as a remnant of Wang Mang. Wang was afraid of being persecuted, so she had no choice but to transfer the pharmacy to King Zhao at a low price to take refuge!"
Liu Liang's face turned red, his body was shaking with anger, and he said angrily: "Nonsense! It's all nonsense!"
Bao Yong turned a blind eye to Liu Liang's embarrassment and said, "Wang has moved away from Luoyang, but his current residence can be found by my subordinates. If it is as Wang Zhao said, it was framed by Wang, I can send someone to find him."
Wang, confront King Zhao face to face."
Liu Liang's face was no longer red, but livid, and he glared at Bao Yong without saying a word.
Bao Yong put down the bamboo slip in his hand, picked up another one, unfolded it, and said: "In the autumn of the second year, the Marquis of Guanghan had an argument with local fishermen in Ping County, and the fisherman Zhong Lun was seriously injured."
The Marquis of Guanghan is Liu Xin. Liu Xin's character is the same as that of his uncle Shenhou Liu Ci. He is impulsive and has a quick temper. Speaking of which, before the rebellion, both uncle and nephew were desperadoes.
After hearing what Bao Yong said, Liu Xin hurriedly came out of the queue, knelt down to Liu Xiu, and stammered: "Your Majesty, this... I can explain this matter..."
Liu Xiu waved his hand, then stood up and walked down from the throne. Bao Yong, who was standing next to the box, knelt down. Liu Xiu walked closer and looked inside the box. There were really many bamboo slips, and most of them were packed away.
box.
He casually picked up a volume and unfolded it. The content inside was about the impeachment of Liu Ci. He read several more volumes in succession, all of which were about the impeachment of the Liu clan.
Liu Xiu slammed the bamboo slips into the box, turned around, and looked at the Liu clan members.
At this time, all the clan members were like eggplants beaten by frost, with their heads drooped and not daring to breathe.
Bao Yong kowtowed forward and said: "Your Majesty, these are just what we have collected in the past month. If we review them, there must be more cases!"
Hearing this, the clan members who were kneeling on the ground began to tremble, and there were beads of sweat on their foreheads.
Liu Xiu became the emperor, and their relatives all followed him to great success. Who has not done a few things of bullying men and dominating women? If we really want to dig deeper, no one can escape. Liu Xiu looked down at the box,
His brows were furrowed.
After a while, he waved outside. Two Yulin guards came in and stepped in to salute. Liu Xiu pointed to the box and said, "Carry it out!"
The two Yulin guards agreed, carried the box, and left the hall. Liu Xiu then walked out of the hall and raised his head to Xuying on the side.
Xuying understood, and quickly stepped forward, poured a jar of kerosene into the box, then took a torch and threw it into the box. Hearing a roar, the box caught fire and burst into blazing flames.
"Your Majesty!" Bao Yong said anxiously when he saw this.
Liu Xiu waved his hand to him and signaled him not to speak yet. He walked back to the main hall, came to stand in front of all the sects, and said: "I can let go of what you have done before, but I also want to remind you.
Everyone, if you commit another crime in the future and are found out by Captain Bao and Engagement Bao, I will not intervene again, and will leave full authority to Captain Bao and Engagement Bao to deal with it." After saying this, Liu Xiu tossed his sleeves and walked back to the throne.
superior.
All the clan members looked at each other in disbelief, kowtowed forward and said, "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"
Looking at the relatives who were kneeling together, Liu Xiu sighed softly and said meaningfully: "Your relatives should hold back your hands to avoid the two enemies!" (This is Liu Xiu's original words recorded in history books.)
The clan members who are amassing money and doing evil should stop now, otherwise I won’t be able to protect you if Er Bao finds out in the future!
All the clan members knelt on the ground, sweating like raindrops, and felt deep fear for Bao Yong and Bao Hui in their hearts.
Bao Yong and Bao Hui are not incompetent people. They can even uncover the old cases from the second year of Jianwu. What's more terrible is that these two are masters who are not afraid of death. Even Zhao Wang Liu Liang dared to provoke him, and Liu Liang
The good thing was in the hands of the two of them, and they really didn't get any advantage.
This time, Liu Xiu took advantage of Liu Liang's incident and greatly dealt a blow to the arrogance of the Liu clan, which also made all the ministers present applaud in their hearts.
It's not that the ministers don't know about some lawless clan members, but they're just not willing to take care of them. The emperor is a person who values family ties more. If he interferes with his clan members, he's likely to make the emperor unhappy and unhappy.
Now that the emperor has re-employed Erbao and severely punished the clan members, I believe that from now on, the atmosphere in Luoyang will definitely be corrected. This is of course what the ministers are willing to see.
After the court ended, Liu Xiu was obviously in a good mood. He went to Qingliang Hall with a smile on his face and also summoned Bao Yong and Bao Hui.
Looking at Bao Yong, Bao Hui and Liu Xiu who were kneeling on both sides, the smile on Liu Xiu's face became even stronger and he said, "I burned those letters in the court hall. Captain Bao won't be angry with me, right?"
Bao Yong quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty is a wise man, and I admire you greatly!"
"Oh?" Liu Xiu looked at Bao Yong with a smile.
Bao Yong said seriously: "Not burning these bamboo slips will only make it more difficult for Your Majesty. Burning these bamboo slips will not only demonstrate your Majesty's benevolence, but also have the effect of knocking down the mountain and shaking the tiger."
What could Liu Xiu do if he left behind the evidence of these clan members' crimes? Did he really punish all the clan members? That's impossible! The people of the world may not want a cold-blooded emperor who disowns all his relatives.
Since it is troublesome to leave evidence of guilt, it is better to burn them all. After all, the warning effect that should be played has been achieved, and what should be beaten has been beaten. As long as the clan members are in their right minds, they will definitely restrain their behavior in the future.
Come, Liu Xiu's goal will be achieved.
After listening to Bao Yong's words, Liu Xiu laughed loudly, nodded and said, "Bao Jun knows my heart well."
While they were talking, Zhang Kun came in from outside, bowed his hands to Liu Xiu, and said, "Your Majesty, King Zhao just sent five dancing girls."
Liu Xiu was startled for a moment, then asked: "Where are the people of King Zhao?"
Zhang Kun said: "King Zhao has returned to his mansion! King Zhao said... that he has no face to see His Majesty and wants to go back to his mansion to think about his mistakes behind closed doors."
Liu Xiu blinked, shook his head, and said, "Uncle, you are angry with me!"
Bao Yong and Bao Hui looked at each other, kowtowed to Liu Xiu together, and said, "This is the fault of a humble minister."
Liu Xiu waved his hands to the two of them and said: "It has nothing to do with the two gentlemen! The two gentlemen strictly enforce the law and have no fault." After a pause, he added: "With my uncle's behavior, I should think about my mistakes carefully.
Got it!"
This is what Bao Yong and Bao Hui admire very much about Liu Xiu. The emperor is a human being, and a human being has selfish motives. Sometimes it is unavoidable to show favoritism, but in the face of major events, the emperor puts himself in a right position.
The emperor is not only the emperor of the clansmen, but also the emperor of the people in the world. In many cases, the emperor must treat everyone equally. Only in this way can this hard-won empire be long-lasting.
Zhang Kun asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, those five dancers..."
Liu Xiu thought for a while and said, "Let's place it in Yutang Palace first!"
"Yes!" Zhang Kun agreed, and then asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, won't you go see them?"
Liu Xiu turned his head and looked at Zhang Kun with deep eyes. The latter immediately realized that he had made a mistake. His Majesty was meeting with ministers. It was indeed inappropriate for His Majesty to go see the dancing girl sent by King Zhao at this time.
He hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said: "My slave made a mistake, please forgive me!"
Liu Xiu rolled her eyes at him and waved her hand. Zhang Kun bowed and exited the hall.
After Zhang Kun left, Liu Xiu said meaningfully to Bao Yong and Bao Hui: "From now on, the two kings will supervise the behavior of your relatives on my behalf. If you find that your relatives have done anything illegal, you can investigate first and then report it."
Bao Yong and Bao Hui both bowed to Liu Xiu and saluted, saying: "Wei ministers obey your orders! Wei ministers will do their best to live up to your majesty's mission!"
