"Ministers still often talk about it, the world is peaceful, and there are no demons in the country."

"It's just that the minister thinks that if Your Majesty wants to kill or not, what is the use of talking about it?" He Xiu did not advocate killing Zhang Jiao, but he did not agree to appoint Zhang Jiao, in his opinion, these monks are all people who bewitch the public, and their crimes are not to death, but they can't be reused, what can they do with him? First, they do not understand governance, second, they do not understand criminal law, and third, they do not know how to do military.

O useless man.

The Son of Heaven smiled and said, "Master He still remembers, what happened to Zhang Heng before?" He Xiu narrowed his eyes and said, "Your Majesty wants to support Taiping Dao?" ”

The Son of Heaven got up and said with some emotion: "In the third year of Jianning, there were thieves in Yangzhou who claimed to be the Emperor of Yin and Yang, plotting to cause chaos, and in the fourth year of Jianning, there were thieves in Yizhou who were called gods, and the gossip confused the public. ”

"Break off obscenity, and the ancestral system is also." He Xiu said.

"Hundreds of years, but also failed to suppress such a vicious wind, in this case, why not control it with the hands of the temple" the Son of Heaven said indifferently, He Xiu was helpless, and said: "This is the most demagogic, if it is used by traitors, I am afraid of causing chaos!" ”

"Therefore, I want to use Zhang Jiao, this person can induce millions of people to rebel, can't I make tens of millions of people worship me for me?!" The Son of Heaven turned his head suddenly, the sharp edge in his eyes made He Xiu a little afraid to look directly, He Xiu was shocked, this was the first time, he really felt this terrifying momentum, and he paused.

"Your Majesty, if you keep such a traitor and don't kill it, you are already extremely merciful, so why use such crooked ways? Practicing benevolent government, doing things personally, the people are loved, if you govern the country with such a small way, what is the difference with the ruin? ”

"Hahaha, Master He looks down on those Fang Shi so much?"

"It's all a liar who fools the people, how can it be?"

The Son of Heaven smiled again, helped He Xiu up, and said with a smile: "He Shixiu wants to be angry, I said casually, hahaha, I remember He Shi's teachings, pro-virtuous ministers, far villains, reuse talents, rule the world, my achievements today are all thanks to He Shi's gifts!" He said with a smile, and suddenly said: "I have been deeply taught by Master He, and these things have been remembered in my heart. ”

"Therefore, I hope that Master He can teach more Confucianism and righteousness, and as for the remarks of being close to the virtuous, I will teach him what Master thinks, how about it?"

Hearing what the Son of Heaven said, He Xiu trembled a little angrily and asked, "Relatives and virtuous ministers, far villains, isn't it the great righteousness of governing the world?" ”

The Son of Heaven did not speak again, and the atmosphere suddenly fell silent.

"Master He, you don't need to say more, one day, I will definitely hand him the Book of Heaven, let him see, if there is no me, what the result of the Han world will be, he will uphold my will, and will become a holy son of heaven, but before that, he has to learn to distinguish between the virtuous and the treacherous, I don't want it, the first thing he will do after succeeding to the throne is to curry favor with the virtuous and execute Zhang He!"

"I'm really busy, Master He, please go back and take a good rest."

The Son of Heaven said, He Xiu looked at the resolute side face of the Son of Heaven, sighed helplessly, turned around and left slowly, looking at the old man who was on crutches and trembling, the Son of Heaven stared for a long time, but never spoke again.

He Xiu, who slowly left the palace, did not expect that this was the last time he was called by the Son of Heaven to discuss politics alone.

He Xiu was supported to get on the ox cart, his expression was gloomy, he understood what the Son of Heaven meant, the Son of Heaven did not allow himself to say good things about the party in the ears of the prince, he needed an heir to the ram, not an heir to Confucianism, he returned to the courtyard lonely, just approached, he heard someone exclaim, He Xiu slowly raised his head, and the little fat man hung on the tall mulberry tree, shouting at him.

Under the mulberry tree, there were guards, and these guards and servants all looked up nervously, for fear that the prince would fall.

In the afterglow of the sun, looking at the familiar little fat man yelling and cheering at him, He Xiu seemed to have returned to more than ten years ago, he smiled and waved his hand at the little fat man.

"He yes, what is a virtuous minister, what is a villain?"

"If you think it is, that's it"

Zhang Jiao and Liu Bo rushed to Luoyang, Zhang Jiao was called by a few post station pawns, let him go to the post station to rest, to be honest, Zhang Jiao already had some fear of the post station in his heart, but this is Luoyang, at the foot of the world, the law and order is very strict, and there will be no such thing as the Jie Desecration Pavilion, Zhang Jiao settled in the post station alone, but Liu Bo was different, and the Yellow Gate headed by Song Dian came to greet him in person.

He was greeted to the palace with great ceremony.

Uncle Liu walked into the hall tremblingly with the support of the Yellow Gate, the Son of Heaven, the Queen Mother, the Queen of Song, He Guiren, the little fat man, all present, the Son of Heaven walked down with a smile, and hurriedly supported Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu raised his head, in front of the Son of Heaven, he looked extremely restrained, and hurriedly bowed: "Meet the Son of Heaven!" Where could Liu Hong let him make a big salute, and hurriedly helped him up.

"Uncle Liu and my family, serving three generations, come, sit!"

After letting Uncle Liu sit down, Empress Dowager Dong also looked at him and smiled, and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, and the steward still hasn't seen the old!" Uncle Liu hurriedly wanted to bow again, and then the Son of Heaven introduced the queen to him, the little fat man, etc., seeing the little fat man who raised his head a little arrogantly, Uncle Liu smiled and blossomed, like, it was too similar, everyone sat down, and then talked again.

The Son of Heaven mainly asked about the Jie Du Pavilion, and the Empress Dowager Dong also listened carefully, Liu Bo talked about the changes in the Xie Du Pavilion one by one these days, and he was happy, and soon, he had some meals, which was also regarded as a family banquet, and it was not until the evening that everyone left, leaving only Uncle Liu and the Son of Heaven.

"The guilty minister pleads guilty to His Majesty!"

Uncle Liu bowed to the Son of Heaven and said hoarsely.

"Oh? Uncle Liu, what does this mean? How so? ”

The Son of Heaven asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty's cousin, Dong Chong, died at the hands of the minister!" Uncle Liu said in a low voice, the Son of Heaven was shocked, pointed at Uncle Liu, trembled with anger, and asked, "Why?" Why did you kill him? ”

"He is like a brother to me! Why did you do such a murderous thing?! ”

"Just because he was domineering, the ministers were very dissatisfied, so they killed him."

"It's a big rebellion!!" The Son of Heaven roared angrily, and Uncle Liu said: "Previously, Zhang Jiao led the Taoist priest to come, and the minister took a fancy to his money, so he murdered his two disciples and took away the money. ”

"You want to apologize to the people of the world!"

"The minister knows that he is guilty of a great sin, please deal with it with Your Majesty!" Uncle Liu didn't have any panic on his face, he lived for more than ten years, if he could be loyal to death, he didn't hesitate, the Son of Heaven looked at him helplessly, beat his chest, and said with some pain: "I treat you as a relative, how to deal with it!" ”

Uncle Liu didn't reply, the Son of Heaven slowed down, and then asked, "My cousin read the Book of Heaven, and you killed him, why didn't you tell him the truth?" Uncle Liu looked at the Son of Heaven and said solemnly: "The master of the family is not wrong, and the Son of Heaven will not make mistakes, and the only one who is wrong is the courtier's slave." ”

"How ridiculous, who is without fault? When I was young, because of my mistakes, I actually killed my cousin, every time I think about it, my heart hurts unbearably, what about those Taiping Dao disciples? ”

"The minister thought that Zhang Jiao had a plot to scatter his property and help the people privately, so he arrested his brother and tortured him."

"Then what's his bad intentions?"

"The minister didn't ask, but for this person, I hope that the Son of Heaven can be cautious! Do not be deceived by Him. ”

"Alas, these are all my faults, I can't let you have such a bad name, you will be recuperated in the Jiedu Pavilion, I will not say these things, but they can't die in vain, Dong Chong's brother, Dong Cheng, I will bow down and raise him, as a close relative, in addition, for Zhang Jiao, I will also have another compensation, I can't bear to kill a person and an animal in vain."

"The Son of Heaven is merciful!!"

"You were born in the interpretation pavilion Anyang, if in the future, I never thought that the feared murderer in the river would be the future of my own family, I can't say, there is still a time when the murderer should shoot"

Uncle Liu looked at the Son of Heaven in front of him, bowed and bowed, sure enough, the Son of Heaven still hasn't changed, cloudy and uncertain, moody, it's really unpredictable, so, it's good, the old marquis has a life-saving grace for himself, he once swore to protect the Liu family, the little marquis no longer needs to protect himself, the old marquis, the slave has completed his oath!

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