Chapter 525: Havoc in the Court (2)
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all shocked, none of them would have thought that Liu Xian would dare to say in the court that he would do it, and dare to beat the eunuch's henchmen and cronies.
If you do this, you will offend the eunuchs in the court to the death. It's something they didn't even think about.
And then again, in the Han court, it seems that there really hasn't been such a direct beating of people. Who dares to make trouble in the court?
What is the crime of beating people and making trouble in the court?
However, for the time being, no one has jumped out to say that they want to ask Liu Xian for their crimes.
After all, those eunuchs in the court are indeed too offended, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty basically hate them, and now the wicked have their own wicked grinding, and Liu Xian comes out to beat them, which will only make them feel very happy.
"You—How dare you hit our house? You, you're dead, you're dead, our Lord Duan won't let you go? Zhang Rang and Lord Zhao Zhong won't let you go? Yes, and the emperor, we will definitely refer to you to the emperor and cure you for the crime of disturbing the court! ”
Gui Rong lay on the ground, extremely ashamed and angry, and threatened with resentment while his face was full of pain.
"Haha, a clown who jumps off the beam, he still dares to speak out and be ashamed, open his mouth and shut up and say who he wants to punish for whom's crime! You keep your eyes open and see, who is this Han court? It's the emperor's! It is from our Liu clan, the royal brother of this king, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a prince. And you, a dog minion, dare to twitter in front of this king! ”
Liu Xian directly claimed to be the king, deliberately elevating his identity.
Pointing at Gui Rong and said: "Don't say that this king is the emperor's own royal brother." It's just that this king is just a member of the Han family, and he doesn't have a dog slave like you to point fingers. Every member of the Han clan has the responsibility and obligation to help the poor and help the Han family. Do you know what the king is going to show the emperor? That's the most important thing related to the success or failure of our Han, and you dare to obstruct it again and again? Believe it or not, this king will kill you directly? ”
"Y-How dare you?" Gui Rong was really a little panicked.
"Lie down obediently, and if you speak again, this king will make you look good!"
Liu Xian was too lazy to entangle with such a small servant of the fox and the tiger, and then turned to the Manchu Dynasty and opened his hand and said: "The adults in the palace, you are the cornerstone of the Han Dynasty and the pillars of the Han Dynasty!" The normal top-down operation of our Han is inseparable from you. The revitalization of Dahan also requires your efforts. Especially in this eventful period of the Han Dynasty, you adults need to pay more energy to deal with the affairs of the Han Dynasty. The emperor is tired day and night, and he just relies on the emperor to govern such a big country, do you think it is possible? If everything depends on the emperor and needs the emperor to deal with it personally, then how can you bear it? Do you want to exhaust the emperor to death? “
Liu Xian was open-mouthed, and he would never say a word about the emperor's no. Because Liu Xian knew that in this court, on the bright side, he had to absolutely respect the emperor, so that no matter what he was here, he would not be truthful. They will not easily find excuses to punish their own sins. As for the beating of Gui Rong, Liu Xian really won't take it to heart.
Because Liu Xian believed that even if the ten permanent servants were here, they would not dare to easily have a head-on conflict with themselves.
The ministers actually didn't know what Liu Xian wanted to say, but it sounded like something made sense. Especially in Liu Xian's words, it seems that their existence is also affirmed, and they are so important that it seems that the Han court cannot do without them. In this way, no one jumped out to interrupt Liu Xian's words.
Of course, this is only Liu Xian, because Liu Xian put on a lot of identity halos on his body, and also took out the jade pendant given to him by the emperor. In this way, in this court, he is really qualified to say such a thing in front of the courtiers.
Liu Xian glanced around the hall and continued: "The emperor also has times when he is tired, he does not go to the early court, and he does not come to the court to preside over the court meeting, these are all excusable. However, the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs could not be abandoned because of this, and they could not ignore the national economy and the people's livelihood because of this. This king is new to the court and is not very familiar with the proceedings of the court. However, there are some things that the king clearly finds unreasonable. How so? ”
"The heavens and the earth are big, and the emperor is the biggest! Then, the imperial court has ministers such as the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers to assist the emperor in governing the country, and there are other courtiers, such as Lord Lu Zhi, who is a Shangshu Lord, theoretically, Lord Shangshu can oversee the government in the emperor's absence, right? ”
"I believe that not everything has to be approved by the emperor before a normal decree can be implemented. For example, if there is a fire in your home, should you first explain the situation to the emperor before putting out the fire? Or do you want to put out the fire first and then explain the situation to the emperor? ”
"There are Taiwei Yuan in the people's livelihood and political affairs, as well as the other two Sikong and Situ, and General He Jin in the military affairs. Why do you need to let these eunuchs in the palace decide some major matters of the national economy and people's livelihood? They are in the palace, and their function is only to take care of the emperor's daily life and assist the emperor in governing the country, but they are not enough to represent the emperor, right? Therefore, this king hereby asks that even if the emperor is not there, the government cannot be abandoned, and it must operate normally. At the very least, some important affairs must be handled on the spot, so that officials at all levels below can exercise their decrees in accordance with orders. ”
"Everybody?"
Liu Xian finished his words in one breath, and after finishing speaking, Chaozhong was so quiet that he could hear a needle falling to the ground.
The Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, some of them thought it was true, some were shocked, and some people were indignant, staring at Liu Xian viciously as if they had killed his parents.
Such a situation is also understandable.
I deeply think that those who agree with and approve of Liu Xian's words are like Lu Zhi, some courtiers who are indeed loyal to the Han Dynasty, and in their hearts, they are indeed bent on thinking about the good of the Han Dynasty, hoping that they can really govern the Han Dynasty well. Liu Xian's statement, speaking of which, is indeed a bit rebellious, but it is also within the framework of the normal court discussion. Under normal circumstances, the Han court did operate like this. If the eunuchs failed to control the government, then the courtiers such as the three princes and the nine ministers of the court could indeed decide some major national affairs in the emperor's absence.
After all, some things do have priorities, and some things must be handled as soon as possible, and the court officials below are instructed to complete their duties.
And people like Yuan Kui, He Jin and others were shocked. Because if you really do what Liu Xian said, it is tantamount to making them all completely tear their faces with the eunuchs.
The proposal was proposed by Liu Xian, but they couldn't do it. Once this is the case, this will upset the balance of the imperial court, and it will undoubtedly be equivalent to a reform in the court. Directly deciding on court affairs without going through those eunuchs is equivalent to setting up those eunuchs. In this way, those eunuchs can be willing?
They all believed that if they really did this, then the eunuchs' counterattack would be extremely crazy. When the time comes, they will directly ask the emperor to issue a holy decree and remove them from their current positions, so do they want to obey the decree? If they obey the order, then their status in the imperial court ...... No, the official positions have been lost, where is there any status to speak of?
Now, if they listen to Liu Xian, it may be very refreshing to decide the government at this time, but afterwards, it may be the last time they participate in the court discussion.
This is indeed a fact, what about the three princes and nine ministers of the imperial court? Over the years, have there been fewer replacements? Those eunuchs, holding the emperor's favor, only need them to pay tribute to the emperor, then they will be withdrawn.
So, it's absolutely impossible to do this.
In addition, some of them secretly communicated with the eunuchs in the palace, or directly took refuge in those eunuchs, or were sold by those eunuchs. They wore the same pants as the eunuchs in the palace. How could they really do what Liu Xian proposed?
"Enough! Marquis Wu Yong, this is the palace of the Han Dynasty, not a place for you to talk nonsense. The Han court has its own rules of the Han court, and you can't change them in a few words. Yuan Kui stood up first and said.
"Hehe, Marquis Wu Yong is just a momentary angry talk, and it can't be taken seriously. According to General Ben, it seems that there is no major event for the hundred officials today, so it is better to disperse like this. Lord Gui, please go back and return to your life, there is no performance today. ”
He Jin also spoke.
I have known this for a long time, these powerful ministers and relatives are not much different from those eunuchs in their bones, they will only consider problems for their own interests, and they will not really care about the life or death of the Han at all.
It's so nice to say, it's all about getting rid of traitors, but when they really want to take action, they don't dare to do it.
"What is the scattered dynasty? None of Ben Hou's affairs have been said. ”
Liu Xian wasn't really angry, because it was all expected.
Liu Xian said directly: "Since the Yellow Turban Riot the year before last, our Han Dynasty has caused thieves all over the world, and the people are not happy. As far as Ben Hou knows, there were also yellow turban riots in many places in Dahan. You can think about it, the Yellow Turban Army of Jizhou Montenegro and the Yellow Turban Army of Taishan in Qingzhou have not been exterminated so far. There are also interracial riots in Xiliang, as well as some rebellions, which have not yet been completely quelled. There are also Youzhou, Bingzhou and other places, where there are constant wars. It is reported that there were also Shanyue people in the land of Eastern Wu who rebelled, and there were also rebellions in Jiaozhou. By the way, the Nanban in Xichuan also frequently plundered my Han people. These...... Well, it shouldn't be something that Ben Hou can ask about. ”
Liu Xian changed his words and said: "However, I want to state these things to tell you that now the Han is in turmoil everywhere, and the people are in dire straits. Ben Hou wants to start a concert to provide relief and assistance to the people who are in trouble in various parts of the Han Dynasty and have difficulty in making a living. In addition, in some areas of the Han Dynasty, various natural disasters have occurred, and the people in these areas also need disaster relief from the imperial court. Are these things that Ben Hou said urgent? Does the imperial court want to come up with a charter to help the people who have been affected by the war, have difficulty in surviving, and whose lives are unstoppable? Do we need to rescue those people who have been affected by natural disasters? ”
"Well, Marquis Wu Yong, what you said, the court is naturally clear. In fact, the imperial court has always had special officials doing these disaster relief work. But it's a pity that the treasury is empty, and there really can't be too much money and food to carry out this work. ”
"Really? This is what Ben Hou wants to say, as far as Ben Hou knows, the disaster situation in many places has not been asked by the imperial court at all, this is that there are special officials to carry out these work? ”
"The court has no money or food, so naturally there is no way to carry out its work."
"No money and no food, that's the business of your court officials, such a big man, he couldn't come up with some way to raise money and food to help the people?"
"This ......"
"Hehe......" Liu Xian interrupted Yuan Kui and the other ministers' arguments, and said, "There's nothing to say, right?" Are these things up to the discretion of your courtiers, and whether or not you want to give relief to the people? These people's livelihood affairs don't need the emperor to do it himself, right? Does it still need the emperor to worry about the money and food for the people, and the emperor himself to raise money and food? Need the emperor to come and deliver the relief money and food to the people who have suffered from the disaster one by one? ”
"The people are the foundation of the Han Dynasty and the cornerstone of the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Xian asked.
Who among the ministers does not know these things and these words? However, no one dared to say it in this court, and they also questioned these court officials.
But Liu Xian has no scruples.
In fact, now unconsciously, many courtiers dare not underestimate Liu Xian.
Being able to fan the eunuchs in the court, and dare to say such reasonable words in the court, and even dare to propose to make some decisions on the court without going through the eunuchs and the emperor, this is not something that ordinary people can do.
If it is said that even if the emperor is here, I am afraid it will be difficult to cure Liu Xian's crimes, because what Liu Xian said seems to be well-founded. Moreover, they all seem to be maintaining the majesty of the emperor, which makes people have nothing to say.
"Looks like you're all in a difficult situation." Liu Xian said again: "In this way, Ben Hou plans to take out a sum of money to buy some grain, and then transport it to some areas that are more severely affected by the disaster to help the people." But Ben Hou is small and needs the full support of the ministers, as the so-called strong contribution has money to contribute, this is very deserved, right? ”
In addition, Benhou hoped that the imperial court could set up a supervisory body for the officials responsible for the relief of the affected people. The money that Ben Hou took out, and the money that the adults gave away, every penny must be clear and spent where it is needed. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the disaster relief work, Benhou also asked to join the supervisory body. Isn't that excessive? That's the kind of thing, my lords, can you decide? This matter should not be taken lightly, you can do it first, and then it is not too late to explain it to the emperor. Give me a say. ”
"Lu thinks it's okay." Lu Zhi understood the reason why Liu Xian had ventilated with him earlier, this is a good thing, he naturally has to support it, regardless of whether he still has the right to speak, he stood up and said.