Eight hundred and sixtieth chapters the official appearance
After hearing Yin Lihua's words, Liu Xiu felt much relieved. Seeing Liu Xiu's brows unfurling, Yin Lihua smiled and said, "I, my concubine, go and make some snacks for your majesty!"
"Okay!" Liu Xiu nodded with a smile.
After Yin Lihua went out, Liu Xiu looked at Liu Yang for a while, then turned and left the room. When he reached the main hall outside, he waved to the door of the hall. Zhang Kun walked in, bowed and saluted, and said: "
His Majesty!"
"Zhang Kun, go find out the imperial emissary's memorial to impeach Gongsun, send someone to Chang'an, and deliver it to Gongsun," Liu Xiu said.
After Zhang Kun heard this, he nodded in agreement, and then he asked in confusion: "Didn't your Majesty have a letter to General Feng?"
"It's not necessary, just send someone to deliver the memorial!"
"Yes! Your Majesty! I understand." Zhang Kun bowed, turned around and walked out.
Given the relationship between Liu Xiu and Feng Yi, some words did not need to be said too directly. All he had to do was send the imperial emissary's impeachment memorial to Feng Yi, and Feng Yi naturally knew what was going on.
After Zhang Kun left, Liu Xiu sat down on the mat and saw Yin Lihua's embroidery on the side, so he picked it up casually.
What Yin Lihua embroidered was a white horse, but the embroidery was not finished. There was a line of small words embroidered next to it: A bright white horse, in that empty valley, there is a bunch of cud, and its person is like jade.
This is a poem in "The Book of Songs·Xiaoya", which roughly means that the white horse is grazing in the valley, and the man is as beautiful as jade.
To the ancients, many poems in the Book of Songs were like fairy tales, as fascinating as they were.
Liu Xiu looked at it and smiled. He felt that there could be another person beside this horse, and that was him.
While he was admiring Yin Lihua's embroidery, a maid came over, placed a cup of tea in front of Liu Xiu, and whispered softly: "Your Majesty, please have some tea."
Liu Xiu looked up and saw that the maid bringing tea was Luo You. Liu Xiu had no impression of Luo You. He remembered her because she had saved Lihua.
However, Luo You looked very miserable at that time, with a bruised nose and swollen face, and his whole body was almost skin and bones.
Now Luo You's appearance seems to have transformed from the inside out. Her hands are like catkins, her skin is like gelatin, her face is like a quill, her teeth are like a rhinoceros, she has a charming smile, and her beautiful eyes are full of hope.
Even if her beauty is not as good as that of Yin Lihua, she is not far behind, at least better than Guo Shengtong, Xu Xiling, and Xi Cheying.
Liu Xiu had a problem. He always had a natural affinity for people with good image, no matter whether they were men or women. He looked at Luo You happily and asked with a smile: "Luo You, how have you been doing since you were transferred to Xigong?"
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Luo You bowed respectfully and said, "The noble man took great care of me, and I will always remember your kindness to me!"
Liu Xiu nodded with satisfaction, picked up the tea cup, lowered his head and smelled it, and asked, "What kind of tea is this?"
Luo You said: "This is scented tea made by my maid. Your Majesty likes to drink it very much." After a pause, she said cautiously: "If His Majesty doesn't like drinking scented tea, my maid will go and change a cup for His Majesty!"
"No need." Liu Xiu smiled and said, "I like everything Lihua likes." As he spoke, he took a slow sip of tea. It tasted sweet, which was indeed the taste that Lihua would like.
Liu Xiu picked up Yin Lihua's embroidery and asked, "Luo You, what do you think of your noble embroidery?"
Luo You said sternly: "Your embroidery skills are outstanding, and your embroidery is exquisite, lifelike, and lifelike. People will fall in love with it at a glance!"
After Liu Xiu heard this, he burst into laughter. Yin Lihua was really not good at embroidery, but this Luo You was very good at flattery.
He was about to send Luo You away when the latter spoke again: "It can also be seen from your embroidery that your Majesty hopes that your majesty will come to the West Palace more often."
"Oh?" Liu Xiu became interested when he heard this, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Why did you say that?"
Luo You said: "The noble embroidery is "The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·White Horse". What this poem expresses is the host's desire to retain the guest."
She is right, "The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Baiju" does have this meaning. The general idea of this poem is that the host is particularly happy when the guests come to visit. To retain the guests, let everyone have a longer good time together.
Some.
The guest is a talented gentleman with great ambitions. However, he was born in troubled times and has no way to display his talents. He just wants to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests.
After hearing Luo You's explanation, Liu Xiu's eyes flashed, she put down her embroidery, and asked with interest: "Have you read a book before?"
At that time, ordinary women did not study, and they did not have the spare money to educate women. Luo You was able to talk about the white horse in the Book of Songs, which made Liu Xiu a little curious about her.
Luo You nodded and said: "The reason why your servant knows these things is because the noble man taught you! The noble man said that your servant cannot stay in the palace all your life. Sooner or later, you will have to leave the palace to get married. Now read more books and learn more."
It’s always good to know some words.”
Liu Xiu nodded thoughtfully, Lihua was not only kind-hearted, but also considerate! At this time, Yin Lihua came in from the outside and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, try the pastries made by my concubine!"
His eyes lit up, and he immediately stood up, walked to Yin Lihua, took the plate, picked up a piece of pastry, and took a big bite. Yin Lihua asked, "How do you think it tastes, Your Majesty?"
Liu Xiu swallowed the cake in his mouth and said with a smile: "Lihua's current craftsmanship is no less than that of the imperial chef!"
Yin Lihua was amused by Liu Xiu's flattery, and the two sat down chatting and laughing. You and I ate each bite while chatting. Seeing that Luo You was still staying next to her, Xueying stepped forward, pulled Luo You up, and then
Exit the main hall.
Outside the main hall, Xueying's face immediately darkened, and she said coldly to Luo You: "Luo You, you have to remember that you are from the West Palace now. The noble is so kind to you. If you dare to do something that is sorry for the noble,
I won't let you go first!"
There is nothing wrong with Luo You serving tea to Liu Xiu, but using the opportunity of serving tea to seduce His Majesty intentionally or unintentionally is absolutely intolerable.
In this regard, Hong Jian also stood with Xueying. When Li Xiu'e saw this, she frowned dissatisfied and said: "Xueying, what are you talking about? Luo You only said a few words to His Majesty, how can you talk to such a sorry noble?
Got a relationship?"
Xueying ignored Li Xiu'e, who was fighting an injustice, and only stared at Luo You coldly. Luo You lowered her head and whispered: "My maid understands her mistake."
"Humph!" Xueying snorted heavily before giving up.
Liu Xiu sent the imperial emissary's memorial to impeach Feng Yi intact and sent it to Feng Yi who was far away in Chang'an. Feng Yi received the memorial and read it from beginning to end. At the same time, he was also shocked.
of cold sweat.
Feng Yi didn't hesitate and immediately wrote a reply to Liu Xiu.
In the letter, he said that he was originally a Confucian scholar, and thanks to His Majesty's persistence, he accepted ministers under his account, gave him trust, and entrusted him with important tasks. I will never forget His Majesty's kindness.
Now, although I am leading the troops outside, I am working conscientiously and walking on thin ice, fearing that my relationship will embarrass Your Majesty.
Every time I receive an order from His Majesty, I will be overjoyed, because I know that as long as I follow His Majesty's order, I will definitely win a great victory in the battle.
Without His Majesty's will, I am left to make my own decisions. During the battle, I will always be frightened and uneasy. This should be the difference between me as an ordinary person and the emperor.
I was worshiped as a general, granted the title of Tonghou, commanded the Western Expeditionary Army, and was deeply favored by the Holy Spirit. I just want to be cautious, diligent, and consistent.
Now that I see the memorial sent by Your Majesty, I am extremely frightened, but I believe that Your Majesty knows that I am stupid, so I can express my feelings to Your Majesty.
In Feng Yi's reply, he did not give any explanation for the private execution of the Chang'an order, nor did he explain why the people of Chang'an called him King Xianyang. The whole article was about his own mental journey.
Based on his relationship with Liu Xiu, there is really no need to explain many things one by one. He only needs to express his feelings. If your majesty believes in him, he will naturally continue to believe in him. If your majesty does not believe him, no matter how much he explains,
Useless.
Soon, Feng Yi's reply was sent to Luoyang. Liu Xiu read it, nodded, and then wrote a reply to Feng Yi. Compared with Feng Yi's lengthy letter, Liu Xiu's reply was more concise.
Much more, just a few words.
To me, Gongsun and Sun are righteous as kings and ministers, but in reality they are brothers and sisters. How can you be suspicious? What do you have to be afraid of?!
After receiving Liu Xiu's reply, Feng Yi felt relieved after reading it.
This is just a small episode that happened between Liu Xiu and Feng Yi, but it can also be seen from this incident that the imperial emissary system is fully activated at this stage.
The imperial envoys are scattered all over the country, and they all recognize the affairs but not the people. No matter what the identity of the other party is or how high the official position is, as long as there is a problem, they will be impeached.
It's just that if the emperor doesn't handle their impeachment, then it's not their business. Their job is to report it. As for the final result, that's a matter for the imperial court and the chancellery.
Feng Yi was impeached by the imperial envoy Shangshu. Liu Xiu only exchanged letters with Feng Yi privately and did not deal with it publicly in court. A few days later, Wang Yuan, the admonishing doctor, asked Liu Xiu in court how to deal with Feng Yi.
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There has always been a Yanguan system in the imperial court. Yanguan, as the name suggests, is a person who advises the emperor. The Yanguan in Liu Xiu's court can be divided into two parts, one is the imperial envoy and the other is the admonishment officer.
The imperial emissary is responsible for dealing with the subordinates. There are lawless officials below. The imperial emissary is responsible for reporting to the emperor. The admonishing officer is dedicated for dealing with the superiors. They don't care about other officials and are only responsible for finding faults with the emperor.
The admonishing officer is the head of the admonishing officials. At first, Liu Xiu wanted Yan Guang to be the admonishing officer. He felt more at ease when Yan Guang came to correct his mistakes.
It was a pity that Yan Guang did not want to serve as an official in the court. He only liked to live in seclusion in the mountains and travel around the world, so Liu Xiu retreated to the next best thing and appointed Wang Yuan.
This Wang Yuan was already over sixty years old, and at that time, he was a highly respected old scholar. Liu Xiu also spent a lot of effort to persuade Wang Yuan to accept the official position of admonishment doctor.
In terms of rank, the admonishment officer is not a high-ranking official, and his salary is only 600 dan, which is not even as good as the county magistrate. However, this official wants to find fault with the emperor. To put it bluntly, he wants to find fault with the emperor, and fight with him every day.
It is really not something that ordinary people can do, and it is not something that ordinary people dare to do.
The imperial envoy had already impeached Feng Yi, but when he arrived at Liu Xiu's place, nothing happened. Wang Yuan, as an admonishing official, naturally had to stand up and ask questions clearly.
Liu Xiu looked at the old man with gray hair and beard, and said with a smile: "I know what General Feng is like. Based on my understanding of General Feng, General Feng will never commit rebellion."
Wang Yuan asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, I would like to know whether the impeachment of the imperial envoy is true or not?"
"this……"
"Did General Feng secretly execute the Chang'an order? Did the people of Chang'an and even Sanfu call General Feng 'King of Xianyang' in private? Did General Feng know about these things? If he knew, did he give an order to stop it?"
"Uh..." Wang Yuan asked a barrage of questions, leaving Liu Xiu speechless.
Seeing that Liu Xiu couldn't answer, Wang Yuan frowned, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please immediately send General Feng back to Beijing to find out the reason and then make a decision!"
After Liu Xiu heard this, he frowned. Feng Yi was the commander-in-chief of the Western Expeditionary Army. Now the Western Expeditionary Army guards the three auxiliaries to resist the invasion of Gongsun Shu from the south, and at the same time guard against the rebellion of Kaixiao from the north. This is very important. Now
If Feng Yi is transferred back to Beijing, what will happen to the Western Expeditionary Army?