Cao Cao was still clinging to his body, with some sweat on his forehead. Although he knew clearly in his heart the nature of the emperor in front of him, he was definitely not as gentle and benevolent as he seemed. He had long thought that there would be a day when the emperor would attack.
, but he still didn't expect that this day would come so quickly. The emperor who held his hand yesterday and was so affectionate with him, only one night passed, made him unable to raise his head in the temple.
The other ministers all lowered their heads. Liu Bei frowned and looked at his hands. His hands were trembling slightly. This emperor, who is known as the most benevolent and righteous man and the gentlest to his ministers, finally today.
He still showed his fangs. At least, he was much more ruthless than Emperor Xiaoxian. Even Emperor Xiaoxian could not kill ministers who had followed him for a long time so directly. At most, they would be dismissed.
But on this day, Liu Xi showed no mercy at all. His previous actions directly wiped out all Cao Cao's supporters in the temple. The entire cabinet system, among which there was no shortage of the emperor's cronies, was still dealt with.
The second time, he also had his own purpose. On the grounds of his playful smile and the anniversary of the death of Emperor Xiaokang, he arrested some ministers who disliked Cao Cao and were partial to Liu Bei and Sun Jian, and executed them directly.
Liu Bei took a deep breath. Regardless of age, the descendants of Emperor Xiaokang should not be underestimated.
Taiwei Sun Jian, on the other hand, couldn't sit still. He stood up tremblingly and said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Most of the people in the Taiwei Mansion are warriors. It is a serious crime to forget the anniversary of death, but it is not a crime."
Let me die...Your Majesty, please spare my life...I will definitely discipline you in the future...Your Majesty, please atone for your sins!" He bowed to the emperor in front of him. Three kilometers away from the temple, he was perhaps the most affectionate person.
Cao Cao and Liu Bei could watch their subordinates being dragged out and ignore them, but Sun Jian could not do this.
Looking at the frightened Sun Jian in front of him, Liu Xi showed his white teeth and smiled, "You don't have to be like this, Lord Taiwei. Since Lord Taiwei is pleading for mercy, I can't just sit idly by and ignore it. However, my edict has been
It’s been sent out, and I can’t change it myself. Let’s just say that Sikong also has this position of monitoring the temple and doing rewards. Liu Sikong..."
Liu Bei stood up slowly and bowed to the emperor, "I am here."
"Do you think these people under Taiwei's command are guilty and may they be released? The life and death of these people are left to Sikong to deal with..." Liu Xi said with a smile.
Liu Bei's back felt a little cold, as if there was frost. He swallowed and looked at the emperor above. Liu Xi's words were unquestionable and left him no room to refute. The Taiwei on the side looked at him with a pleading look on his face.
, thinking only of those subordinates who could protect him, Liu Xi said: "Master Taiwei, whether this matter can be accomplished depends on Sikong's wishes. You can talk to him and explain a few things.
..”
Sun Jian frowned, looked at Liu Bei in front of him, and said seriously: "I hope Sikong can let these people go. These people have been following me for a long time. They don't make any mistakes on weekdays. They are always diligent. Today, they committed the crime out of ignorance."
I made a mistake, I hope Sikong can forgive me..."
Alas, I also want to spare them, but if he spares them, will he spare me???
Liu Bei hesitated a little, and everyone's eyes were focused on him. Liu Bei was trembling, but he still said firmly: "The emperor's edict has been issued, and I dare not release them. They deserve death!"
Sun Jian's face turned red, he gritted his teeth, and his eyes that looked at Liu Bei were filled with intense hatred. With the support of the two ministers behind him, he slowly sat back down in his seat, but those eyes were dead.
Staring at Liu Bei, Liu Bei sighed helplessly, faced the emperor, and bowed.
Liu Xi shook his head and said: "Sikong's move is a bit too cruel, General Lu!", he shouted, Lu Bu stood up in the distance, Liu Xi said solemnly: "Leave those people to Man Chong to deal with, if
Those who have other faults will be dealt with together. If there are no faults, they will be dismissed from the official position...I'm sorry..." After hearing the emperor's words, Lu Bu quickly stood up and said: "Here you go!!
"
Lu Bu suddenly turned his head, looked at Sun Jian, and shouted angrily: "Hey!! Why don't you thank the emperor for his kindness!!"
Sun Jian was stunned. What happened today was so tragic and joyful that he was a little confused at the moment. However, it was a good thing that so many ministers of the Taiwei Mansion were exempted from the death penalty. He quickly stood up and bowed to the emperor, saying that the emperor is a wise man.
, Lu Bu looked at the ministers around him again. The ministers followed him and bowed down one after another, chanting the Emperor's Holy Ming. Lu Bu then nodded and sat back in his seat.
Liu Bei also visited the emperor together with these ministers, but his heart was particularly sad. No matter how he responded, the emperor would always have a way to deal with him. After such an incident, it was not just a matter of offending the prince, most of the courtiers would not
He would be too close to him, but at least his life was saved. He did not doubt whether Liu Xi would kill him. Under that smiling face, there was an extremely cold heart.
Perhaps, only a few people could make him hesitate, but Liu Bei was not among those people.
Liu Xi shook his head and said: "Gentlemen, why is this so? Get up quickly... I was also very angry just now. How can I execute them all with so many heroes? Okay, next, let's
Let’s talk about business...Cao Situ?”
Liu Xi asked, Cao Cao was still in a daze and didn't react. Liu Xi asked again: "Cao Situ?"
Only then did Cao Cao react. He stood up quickly and looked at the emperor. Liu Xi said, "Shouldn't we tell the ministers about the strategy to change the trend?" Cao Cao nodded, looked at the ministers, and spoke slowly.
He came to understand the series of policies proposed by Xun You, but this time, he did not have the usual temperament of commenting on the country and despising the ministers, and his words were not so sharp. It can be seen that Liu Xi's appearance,
It made him feel a little lost.
The ministers were silent, listening to Cao Cao finish explaining the relevant policies. In fact, there were not many. They were transporting books to the surrounding areas, and the official school was recruiting children from outside the Great Wall. In addition, the Menzi School was recruiting students from outside the Han Dynasty starting from this year.
Well, this was a feat. It set a precedent and passed the torch of Han civilization to the whole world. This was an act comparable to the merits of a saint. None of the officials spoke until Cao Cao finished speaking.
"Do the ministers have any objections?"
Liu Xi asked. Among the crowd, one person stood up slowly and asked: "Your Majesty, I have an objection. It's like this. We, the Han people, don't have enough books to print. Why do we have to send them out?" I think it should be done.
Carry out trade fairly, and give some merchants who trade with foreign countries the right to print, let them print books by themselves, and then sell them to foreign countries. In this way, they will not lose money..."
It was Liu Ba who got up. Liu Ba simply expressed his thoughts from the perspective of the treasury. The emperor thought for a moment and then asked: "If the right of printing is given to merchants, they will print the art of war and sell it."
How can we go out?"
"You can let the official academy be responsible for supervising printing. If you want to print, you must report it to the temple, and those who print without permission will be punished. That's it!"
"Okay!" Liu Xi agreed.
When Liu Ba spoke, he finally broke the strange silence in the temple. The ministers also put forward their own suggestions. After discussions among the ministers, the matter was soon settled, and official schools were established in the country to promote
There is no need to mention things like culture. The Han Dynasty has been doing this for the past forty years. After the matter was settled, Liu Xigang looked at the ministers, cleared his throat, and said: "There is one more thing.
thing."
The ministers immediately fell silent and looked at the emperor.
"I heard that today, when people suffer from diseases, they have no way to find a doctor. They can only pray to gods and worship pagodas. Some diseases that are not serious can destroy a family. I can't bear to hear that.
, I even heard that there are people in the world who pretend to be gods and doctors, deceive the people, seek wealth and kill people. Therefore, I intend to open a medical school, train a large number of doctors, and open medical clinics in various places to treat the people of the world.
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"What do you think?"
"good!"
"Your Majesty is merciful!"
"Blessings to all the people in the world!"
The ministers spoke one after another, Liu Xi squinted his eyes, looked at them, and said: "I know that areas such as Jiaozhou, Liangzhou, and even Hezhou produce many precious medicinal herbs. I hope that these areas can vigorously cultivate medicinal herbs so that
There is no shortage of medicines, Liu Jun..." Liu Xi looked at Liu Ba below and said gently: "I will leave it to you to control the price of medicines... These life-saving things cannot be so expensive.
ah..."
Liu Ba agreed with his hand.
Liu Xi then looked at Zhang Fei and said: "Prince Zhang, I heard that there are people hoarding this kind of medicine and driving up the price... I will leave it to Zhang Jun to worry about..." Zhang Fei immediately agreed.
"Manjun... use all your strength to arrest those quack doctors and alchemists who fool the people and defraud money. As long as they are caught, they will be executed immediately!"
"Here you go!"
After all the instructions were given, Liu Xi ordered to withdraw from the court.
Everyone left the temple, looking a little confused. Today's emperor put huge pressure on them, making them particularly afraid. When Cao Cao walked out of the hall, he still lowered his head. Just now, after retreating from the court, Liu Xi
He was retained, but without waiting for Cao Cao's explanation, he just told him that as long as you can convince Guo Jia, let Guo Jia continue to serve as Shangshu Ling. I also hope that Cao Cao can think more before acting and not act haphazardly.
And for.
Cao Cao frowned, his damn headache came back at this moment, making him feel extremely anxious.
Before entering the main hall, the three princes each gathered at the door with their cronies and went in one by one. However, when they came out, the three princes left alone. Even the other ministers did not dare to approach them. , Today's San Gong, both in terms of qualifications and reputation, are too high and have reached the time to be suppressed, and this time the suppression has made the three of them suddenly become lonely, isolated and in the temple. .
Is the era of Yankang’s new ministers coming so soon?