The emperor suddenly woke up. As the eldest son of Emperor Xiaokang, he had followed Hezi since childhood, and even with Wang Fu. The emperor was not stupid. Of course, he had his own shortcomings, and he knew it well. He always wanted to surpass Xiaokang.
Emperor, this is not in his heart to be disrespectful to Emperor Xiaokang. He admires his father very much. Having read the Book of Heaven, he also knows very well what the world would be like today if it were not for his father.
But the more this happened, the more he wanted to surpass his father. Since he came to the throne, he has been living under this kind of oppression. He is the eldest son of Emperor Xiaokang. No matter what he does, everyone will take Emperor Xiaokang out and follow him.
He compared himself and then reprimanded himself for not being good enough, which caused Emperor Xiaokang's face and disappointed his late father. They all said that he was much luckier than Emperor Xiaokang. Emperor Xiaokang helped him clear out the thieves early, so that he did not have any worries.
There are many good friends around him, all of whom were carefully selected by Emperor Xiaokang. They are not as lonely as Emperor Xiaokang.
But what about actually?
After he ascended the throne, he had neither He Zi nor Liu Gong around him. He had to rely on himself for everything. Originally, he had Wang Fu to support him, but Wang Fu also died unfortunately. How could the emperor suffer less loneliness?
Yu Xiaokang? What’s more, everyone will praise my father and belittle themselves to their heart’s content.
No, I will not let my father down. Since I came to the throne, I have expanded my territory thousands of miles away, implemented benevolent government, garrisoned the army, punished the powerful, established official schools, promoted literary style, opened trade, and increased the national strength. I will do whatever my father has done.
Do it, do it better than him, even if you die today, you can still hold your head up and meet your father!!
The emperor often told himself this in his heart.
The emperor values love and wants to govern the country in a gentle way, but he also saw such an end. The death of the prince changed his mind, and layers of violent and fierce masks were put on his face.
However, he knew his shortcomings, but that didn't mean that Guan Yu, who had never even seen him, also knew that these words were really not something that Guan Yu could say. Thinking about it carefully, the emperor thought of another person. He was sitting there
After thinking about it for a long time, he finally let go. He smiled and said: "Highway...Thank you!"
He didn't wait any longer and directly asked the Han general Sun Jian to come in.
The next day, the emperor held a court meeting.
As soon as the court meeting started, everyone began to attack Liu Bei. Liu Bei was sitting in his seat, his face did not change at all, but he was a little arrogant, showing contempt for the ministers. This made the ministers even more angry. Lu Zhi did not come forward.
To protect him, perhaps Lu Zhi also had enough confidence in this disciple, thinking that he could solve these troubles without having to step forward himself. The emperor still suppressed everyone's impeachment forcefully as always.
They began to discuss how to deal with many officials in Jingzhou.
At this time, Cai Yong and Zhang Fei could not sit still. Except for Yang Biao, who was old and did not personally participate in these evil deeds, and should be dismissed for dereliction of duty, the rest of them, Cai Yong, had committed crimes, big and small.
Yongdu proposed that they be executed without mercy at all. Even for Huang Zu, who was under his command, he showed no mercy and demanded execution. Facing Cai Yong's statement, the officials argued endlessly and quarreled again.
Fortunately, there was Zhang Fei next to Cai Yong. He let out a loud roar and almost drowned out all the other's voices. In the temple, only Zhang Fei could be heard angrily denounced Jingzhou officials and listed their crimes one by one. In addition, these crimes,
In Han law, it is also a serious crime. You must know that the new law for officials today was written by Wang Fu and Yang Qiu. A series of death sentences are no less generous than the Qin law.
Of course, the new law does not have those cruel criminal laws, there are no cruel punishments such as dismemberment and castration, and some are just simple executions.
It's just a little less painful than those cool methods, but the results are still the same.
The officials who tried to refute opened their mouths and roared angrily, but found that their voices could not cover Zhang Fei in front of them. Under his roar, they could only listen, which made them feel particularly aggrieved.
Cai Yong looked at them with a smile, which made them even more furious. No, we have to find a strong man with a thunderous voice tomorrow, otherwise there will be no debate at all!!
In the end, Yushitai still gained a crushing advantage. The emperor could only hear Zhang Fei's voice. How could he lose?
The emperor ordered that all the officials involved in the incident be executed as a warning. If anyone dares to cause harm to the people again, first look at the heads of these people. Do they look like his own?
The emperor gave the order, and the historians on the side naturally began to record it. The emperor carried out cruel methods and killed the governors of six counties, which shocked the world.
The emperor had just made his decision and saw Liu Bei stand up. Seeing Liu Bei stand up suddenly, Zhang Fei stopped talking and stared at this person. To be honest, he still admired this person a little, but there was no chance of meeting him.
, Liu Bei stood up, but smiled at Zhang Fei, took out a letter from his sleeve, looked at the emperor, and said: "Your Majesty, I have been ill recently and can't speak clearly. This letter may make Zhang Jun
Read it for me?"
The emperor nodded, Liu Bei handed the letter to Zhang Fei, and Zhang Fei took it and read it.
"Weiwei Chun Yujia once received 500,000 yuan from the traitor Zhang Song to cover up his crimes. In the 16th year of Zhang Song's and Xiping's reign, he poisoned and killed a person. This person was a well-ranked person in Zhongmu Township, but he did not join the ranks of Zhang Song.
Therefore, Chun Yujia was killed. After taking bribes, Chun Yujia forged the cause of his death and interfered with the review of the court officials..." Zhang Fei said loudly, and the ministers were shocked, especially Chun Yujia, whose face was gray and his whole person was soft.
He slumped in his seat, his eyes full of despair.
Just now, he was the one who shouted loudly to execute Liu Bei, but he didn't expect that Liu Bei's counterattack would come so quickly.
Except for Chun Yujia, many of the ministers present looked panicked, looking around, or lowering their heads, trembling all over. Fortunately, after Zhang Fei read Chun Yujia's crimes aloud, he didn't say much and put the letter away.
When he came down, the letter only recorded his crimes. Chun Yujia looked at Liu Bei in shock and was speechless. However, he saw many ministers moving away one after another and angrily reprimanded: "I never thought that you would be like this."
Traitor, from now on, we will break off all relations with you and never know you again!!"
Hearing everyone's scolding, Chunyu Jia trembled all over, pointed at them, and cursed angrily: "How dare you scold me? You are the same..." He was about to speak, but the emperor directly ordered,
Su Wei dragged him out of the temple, and Chun Yujia woke up. He raised his head, looked at the emperor, laughed miserably for a while, and then started to cry loudly. The cry became farther and farther away and disappeared.
The emperor smiled, looked at the ministers, and asked: "This man has committed a heinous crime, how about he be executed?"
"That's right!!"
The ministers spoke in unison, but none of them dared to raise their heads and look directly into the emperor's eyes. Even Sikong Yuan Shao lowered his head and tried to calm down, but sweat continued to fall from his forehead. At this moment, Sun Jian stood up and
Coming directly to the military science report, the officials were still in a daze, and they didn’t know if they heard what Sun Jian was saying. In short, when Sun Jian finished speaking and looked at everyone, everyone nodded blankly.
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I no longer dare to object.
They have realized that Liu Bei's hands, no, the emperor's hands, hold evidence of all of their crimes. Just now Chun Yujia was an example. Show them the consequences of opposing the emperor's decree, and Chun Yujia wants to tell the rest of the people.
At that time, the emperor took him down without saying a word, and without asking Liu Bei any more questions, he executed him directly. This further proves that the emperor knew everything about the situation, he just didn't want to bring it up. The premise is that the officials must be well-behaved.
, you have to be obedient.
If there are any opponents, they will be the next Chun Yujia.
Thinking of this, everyone felt uneasy, as if a sharp sword was hanging on their necks, leaving them nowhere to hide.
This court meeting that was particularly difficult for them was finally over. The officials left in fear. Only Liu Bei and a few others were smiling. Lu Bu, Huang Zhong, and Lu Zhi were still discussing with Sun Jian.
Regarding the specific matters of military science, Sun Jian very much recognized the military science. He decided to set up a military science at Luoyang Campus first, and he needed to implement the specific matters himself.
"When recruiting students for the first time, I think it's better not to recruit from among the common people. We select soldiers from the general brigade and find those who have made meritorious service and performed well. This can also be regarded as a reward for them. In this way, it will be a reward for them.
It can also revitalize the morale of the army... As for the chief priest of military science, I won't be the one to do it myself. I don't have that much time to teach, but I thought of one person..." Sun Jian smiled and said: "General Huangfu."
"Although General Huangfu is old and can no longer go to the battlefield, he is the most senior general and the nephew of the famous general Huangfu. He followed Zhang Gong and Duan Gong to conquer the Qiang people, Nanyue, Xianbei, Sanhan, and even Goguryeo.
He has fought countless battles. If he were not old, it would not be my turn to take this position. I am going to personally invite this person to come. What do you think of having this great general with a background as a general to teach you??"
When Sun Jian asked, everyone nodded quickly.
Lu Zhi, in particular, said with some admiration: "I have some complaints about Duke Sun being a Taiwei. Today I saw that Duke Sun is suitable for the position of Taiwei... Grandpa Sun will make his own decisions on these matters..."
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"This still requires the help of everyone, how can I accomplish it alone..." Sun Jian was still modest, and he added: "In addition, there is also the scale and location, which need to be discussed by us... By the way
, The most important thing is the name of military science, such as Taixue, Menzixue..." Sun Jian just spoke, and Lu Zhi beside him laughed and said: "Can the Taiwei expect to be rewarded by the emperor??"
Sun Jian was stunned, nodded and said, "Of course."
"If so, I have a name... Sun Gong named it Xiping Military Science..."
"In this case, the emperor will definitely reward..." Lu Zhi said with a smile, Sun Jian laughed and said, "Then I will follow what Lu Gong said!"
A few people were chatting when they saw Yuan Shao standing at the door with something wrong in his expression. Lu Zhi frowned and said nothing, but Sun Jian asked in confusion: "Yuan Sikong? Why haven't you left yet?"
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When Yuan Shao saw these people coming out, he calmed down and said with a smile: "There are still some political matters, I don't know whether I should report them to the emperor, so I am a little hesitant..." After hearing his words, Sun Jian stopped asking and just
After saying goodbye to him and leaving, Lu Zhi was the only one who was wearing shoes and moving a little slowly. He saw that several people were walking a little far away, so he stretched out his hand and said: "Benchu, come and help me.
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Yuan Shao quickly stepped forward and supported Lu Zhi.
While Lu Zhi slowly put on his shoes, he whispered: "What the emperor cares about is not the ministers' mistakes, but the ministers' disloyalty. The so-called disloyalty means concealment, deception, etc..."
After saying that, he put on his shoes, smiled at Yuan Shao, and left slowly.
Yuan Shao frowned, took a deep breath, turned around, and walked towards Houde Hall.