When he heard the words of the Han clan and Yuan Shao came to see him, the emperor already thought of something. He tapped his fingers on the document, thought for a moment, nodded, and let Yuan Shao come in.
When Yuan Shao walked into the Houde Hall, he no longer looked like he was chatting and laughing as usual. His face was pale and his eyes were lifeless. After entering the Houde Hall, he bowed to the emperor, his voice was trembling, but the emperor didn't care.
With these words, Yuan Shao waved and asked Yuan Shao to sit down in front of him. Yuan Shao sat down. He didn't know how to speak. Speaking of which, he already regretted walking into the Hall of Houde in such a hurry.
Lu Zhi's words made him summon up the remaining courage and walked into the Hall of Houde. However, when he actually sat in front of the emperor and prepared to tell his sins, his courage seemed a little insufficient.
The rhetoric and excuses he had concocted were forgotten somewhere. Yuan Shao was not sure whether he came here to seek death. The emperor's temper had always been irritable and irritable.
He didn't know whether he would immediately accompany Chun Yujia and see his father and Erlang if he confessed his crime.
Yuan Shao lowered his head and his face turned slightly red. The emperor said nothing, but squinted his eyes and looked at him. This made Yuan Shao even more uncomfortable. He already understood in his heart that the list Erlang mentioned would be released after his death.
, must have fallen into the hands of the emperor. The emperor already has the evidence of the crimes of most people in the court. As long as the emperor is willing, he can even reorganize a new temple.
Today, the emperor lent one of the lists to Liu Bei, not only to protect Liu Bei, but also to reveal it to the ministers and make them obedient.
Now that the emperor already knows it, he can still enter the Hall of Houde. Is this because the emperor doesn't want to pursue it too much? Do you want to tell me? Is your majesty waiting for me to confess?? Numerous thoughts passed through Yuan Shao's mind.
Finally, he sighed, raised his head, looked at the emperor, and already made a decision. He stood up, bowed to the emperor, and said: "I am guilty, and I hope your majesty will forgive me!!"
Hearing his words, the emperor was not surprised, and said very calmly: "Don't worry, I will not blame you for not reporting the crime of knowing the truth. After all, he is your brother. You did not reveal it out of favor, and it is also
normal..."
"Huh?" Yuan Shao was a little stunned. He raised his head and looked at the emperor in front of him with a confused look on his face. What is the emperor talking about?? Not reporting what he knows?? My brother?? Are you talking about Erlang? Yuan Shao hasn't done it yet.
Understood, the emperor continued to speak: "Captain Hua got a letter from Zhang Song's mansion, which contains a detailed list of officials. Ben Chu, would you like to see it?"
Before Yuan Shao could come to his senses, the emperor handed him the letter. Yuan Shao stretched out his trembling hand and took the letter. When he saw it, he was stunned. At the top, what was written was
Erlang Yuan Shu's name, Yuan Shao looked at the name blankly. He recognized the handwriting and knew who wrote it. Seeing Yuan Shao's whole body motionless and in a daze, the emperor stared at him and said seriously: "
I am going to move Yuan Shu out of Zhonglie Hall..."
At that moment, Yuan Shao's mind went blank. The Yuan family always needs someone to live, to live innocently, to lead the whole family. Erlang died and suffered all the stigma, but he lived innocently, continued to be the third official, and continued to lead.
Sangong...but...revitalize the family and lead the family. This is the belief that Yuan Shao has been instilled in since he was a child. For this belief, he can trap himself in the wilderness and voluntarily observe filial piety for his parents who are not his own for several years.
He can serve as a model scholar throughout his life. Every move, word and deed conforms to all the moral standards of scholars.
"No... Your Majesty, it's not him... I did it. For political achievements and false reputation, I protected Zhang Song and asked him to increase taxes... I also accepted his bribes. Erlang only accepted it on behalf of his ministers.
He is not guilty. He has done more noble things in his life than me. He should not be a sinner... I am the sinner..." Yuan Shao held the letter and said tremblingly, holding back his tears.
He raised his head, looked directly at the emperor, took off the Jin Xian Guan, put it beside him, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, please punish me severely."
"I regarded you as Sikong, entrusted me with important matters, and had high hopes. But I didn't expect that you would repay me like this..." The emperor sneered.
Yuan Shao did not defend or refute, he just listened quietly.
"Since you have also confessed, I will fine you one year's salary."
Um???
Yuan Shao looked at the emperor in surprise. This punishment was not serious, especially for Yuan Shao, whose family had plenty of food.
"Okay, put on the virtuous crown... No one has ever made a mistake, and he can correct his mistakes. There is no great virtue. Although this sentence is from Zuo Chuan, it still has some truth... You are an important minister in the country.
You have held the position of Sikong for so many years. Whether it is the expedition to Guishan or domestic affairs, your contribution is indispensable... I am very happy that you can confess to me today. This shows that you have not
I regard myself as a foolish lord who can tell the truth..."
"If you are determined to change your ways, don't do such a thing again. It's a matter of state and a matter of the king... I still trust you Yuan Benchu..." the emperor said slowly.
Yuan Shao stood up quickly and bowed to the emperor. He was so excited that he was speechless.
"Okay, get up. You are here to lead the Yuan family. Then think about your country and the people, and don't be like those traitors in Jingzhou. If the Yuan family does the same, I will not forgive you anymore..." The Emperor
After another warning, Yuan Shao quickly said: "I am giving an order to separate the cultivated land and the people. The Yuan family will never do anything evil. If not, please behead me!!"
"Hahaha!" The emperor laughed and helped him up. There was no blame in his words.
Yuan Shao left the palace with a different style. He had just returned to Sikong Mansion. He sat in the study and with a wave of his hand, he immediately dismissed more than a dozen officials from Sikong's family and wrote out a list of a group of people. These were all
They are outstanding talents who have passed the examination. He is going to recommend these people to the emperor. The similarity between these people is that they all come from poor families. As for those who were abolished previously, they are either Yuan or Xun, Yang or Chen.
After doing this, for some reason, Yuan Shao just felt refreshed and raised his head and laughed.
But in the Taiwei Mansion, Sun Jian was still busy. Speaking of which, this was the first time that he had implemented a government decree alone. It was not an execution, but a detailed formulation. The specific implementation was handed over to the Shangshutai. Speaking of which, the Shangshutai
It was also tragic. The emperor had just planned to cut down and renovate the Secretariat after the commercial affairs were completed, but he encountered military affairs again, so the affairs of the Secretariat could only be postponed for a while.
Sun Jian found several capable people from the Taiwei Mansion, and two of them gave him a lot of help. One of them was Chen Gong, who was also the highest-ranking official among the Taiwei's subordinates, and the other was called Du Wei.
, both ears were ill, but he was very talented. With the help of these two people, Sun Jian was a little more leisurely. After seven or eight days, Chen Gong followed Sun Jian's advice and came up with a detailed strategy, including military science.
of various kinds.
Sun Jian was very satisfied. After praising the two of them, he asked the officials to deliver the documents to the minister's desk.
When the officials delivered the documents to the Chancery, Prince Liu Mastiff was also there. After he came to visit the Chancery last time, he valued the Chancery a lot, and he came here from time to time, and occasionally helped. When Xun Yu came to deal with the documents, the official didn't say much. Maybe he didn't recognize who was in front of him. After handing the Taiwei's documents to Xun Yu, he left.
Xun Yu sighed helplessly. The trading point was still under construction, and the military science was to be built, and the manpower was not enough... Guo Jia didn't say anything more, he just took the document, looked at it for a moment, and nodded. He said, "This strategy is pretty good, but there are still some areas that need improvement. The officials in the Taiwei Mansion are really inferior to each other from generation to generation..." He said without any scruples, picked up his pen again, and was about to start. Revise.
Xun Yu was frightened, cleared his throat, and said sternly: "Fengxiao, how can you modify the order of the Taiwei at will..."
Guo Jia ignored it and started writing directly, saying: "Aren't we always like this? Is it possible that Wen Ruo also wants to pretend to be a great sage in front of the prince? Stop talking nonsense, come and take a look at this, and why? It is necessary to build in the North City of Luoyang. Is the person who made this plan suffering from a brain disease? The North City is so crowded. Doesn't this military science need a horse farm? Doesn't it need a training ground? It only talks about the art of war all day long? No riding and shooting. No march??”
"Let's move it outside the city. This way, these students can have a place to practice. Besides, they need a lot of weapons. It's not good to store them in the city..."
Xun Yu looked at Liu Mastiff with some embarrassment and smiled, but Liu Mastiff asked in surprise: "Mr. Xun, do you usually modify the orders at will???" Xun Yu coughed and said : "Of course not. However, the edict was completed in the Chancery, and the edict was issued in the name of the emperor. Therefore, it is normal for the edict to be somewhat different from this general strategy..."
Liu Mastiff nodded blankly and said, "I understand..."
When Liu Mastiff came to his senses, the two of them were sitting in front of the document, happily correcting the imperial edict. Liu Mastiff took a deep breath, as if he had reacquainted himself with the Shangshutai, but he also realized that the Shangshutai had to be reformed. Okay, let’s not talk about whether the post of Shangshu Ling is too tiring. Even this authority should be reduced, otherwise it will be too great. The orders of the dignified lieutenant can be changed at any time. All the lieutenants are like this. Situ So what about Sikong???
Liu Mastiff was very dissatisfied with this.
When Shi Huan and Han Hao entered the Chancellor's Desk, ready to remind His Highness the Crown Prince that it was time to return to the East Palace, they saw the Crown Prince huddled together with Guo Jia and Xun Yu, revising something with great interest. The two stood at the door and stayed there for a long time. , the prince did not notice them, Han Hao said helplessly: "Your Highness! It's time to go back!"
Only then did Liu Mastiff raise his head. In this busy time, time passed so quickly.
"Wait a moment longer and I'll be done..."
Han Hao and Shi Huan waited for a long time, and then Liu Mastiff walked out, said goodbye to them, and returned to the East Palace. As soon as he returned to the East Palace, he asked Han Hao to help him notify the officials of the East Palace to come to discuss important matters!!