Chapter 103: The Effect of Temptation
Hearing Xue Baochai's analysis, Qin Zhen's heart was heavy.
If the matter is just that the emperor listens to his subordinates, then it will be easy to do.
Some courtiers said to the emperor that this matter should be done in this way, and the emperor heard it, was moved, and wanted to carry it out.
Then, some other courtiers said that if this matter should be done like that, the emperor may also be moved.
Because things don't come from his heart, then naturally whoever says it is good, who says it reasonably, and whose emperor listens to whom.
But if something is what the emperor wants to do, then the situation is naturally not so simple.
The Emperor will always be obsessed with thinking of various ways to achieve his goal. Because he has a lot of power, he can do whatever he wants.
In this way, the emperors who want to persuade them will have to spend more effort to change the emperor's mind.
Nearest the king nearest the gallows.
"If the emperor looks at the problem, can't he take a long time?"
Qin Zhen said to Xue Baochai in a sullen voice.
This move of the capital was indeed very inappropriate, and Qin Zhen did not want to agree with the emperor to do so.
But the emperor is the emperor, he doesn't want to agree, and he doesn't have so much energy to ban it on the emperor!
Xue Baochai said: "There may be no problem with the emperor's vision, but this time, he may have brought in private emotions, so his eyes have been blinded by emotions at this time, and he can't see many things at all." β
Chang'an, this may be Liu Xie's place of shame, so Liu Xie wants to escape from here, escape from Dong Zhuo's shadow.
That's why his idea of moving the capital is so strong.
And as soon as Lu Bu said it, Liu Xie's thoughts became even more irrepressible.
This is caused by his own demons, and it is not just someone else's words that he will listen to.
"Let's argue with reason! Although this will not please the emperor, it is absolutely inappropriate to move the capital now. β
"If we can say that the emperor can be moved and postpone the relocation of the capital, although it is not a good thing for ourselves, but for the whole world and the overall situation, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages."
"Although we have offended the emperor temporarily, in the future, he may understand who is right and who is wrong in this matter."
Qin Zhen said to Xue Baochai.
This sounded right, but Xue Baochai frowned and said, "Why do we want to serve the country and the people?" β
Qin Zhen's words do sound lofty enough!
It's not good for them, it's good for the whole situation, aren't they for the country and the people?
Qin Zhen said helplessly: "We are not for the country and the people, but, no one knows, what will be involved if the emperor does this now?" β
"The country is so chaotic and weak now, the emperor still does this, if it leads to chaos, what will happen then?"
"If we persuade the emperor, we will stop the turmoil, which is also good for us."
"Because we can't predict what will happen to us in the midst of turmoil. Wouldn't it be more beneficial for us if we wiped out the turmoil invisibly? Safety first! β
Qin Zhen slowly explained the words to Xue Baochai.
His words are also reasonable.
Turmoil is not only bad for the people of the world, but also bad for them. No one can guarantee that they will not be implicated in the turmoil.
Xue Baochai couldn't refute Qin Zhen's words.
At that time, the world was divided into thirteen states, Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Bingzhou, Liangzhou, Yizhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Jiaozhou, and Xuzhou.
In addition, there is also a Sili Prefecture, which is equivalent to the current capital municipality and dominates the country.
But at this time, the world was in turmoil, and there were already people in the states who supported their own troops and did not obey the emperor's command.
Liu Yan has already occupied Yizhou, cut off the passage of the Central Plains, and has no connection with the central government.
Other states are also attacking each other, competing for power and profit, and completely ignoring the central government.
At this time, the situation of the Han Dynasty was quite a bit of the meaning of the Eastern Zhou countries, the people below fought their own battles, and the emperor was just an empty shelf.
Although the status is respected, the real power is in the hands of the state assassins below.
The central government does not have the ability to control the localities, and the final result can only be like this.
In other words, at this time, the emperor can no longer control the situation in the world.
However, after the central government's intention to move the capital this time was conveyed, there were really people who paid money and grain to show their support for the central government.
Feng Yi, Hedong, and Hanoi counties all handed over the finances due for this year to the central government.
Although Kong Rong in Beihai is far enough away from Chang'an, he will also send special people to deliver the tax money and grain.
Although the emperor has not yet issued an official order to the world, the discussion in private has been deliberately released by someone with a heart.
This is also Lu Bu and others, who want to see the tone of people in the world.
Feng Yi's counties in the east of the river are all Lu Bu's cronies and comrades, and if there is such a thing, of course, these places will obviously support it in order to strengthen their momentum.
Beihai Kong Rong is also loyal to the emperor, so at this time, he also expressed his loyalty.
But other states and counties in the world did not react so positively. There were few applicants.
It can be seen that people all over the world do not have much support for this relocation of the capital.
In fact, to put it in detail, this is not to say that people in the world do not support the move, but that they don't care at all.
They don't care where your emperor likes to move the capital.
So much for.
The emperor moved the capital, what does it have to do with them?
The central government no longer has any control over the localities, so why do they still have so much control?
In the past few years, various central ministries have been vying for power and profit, and there has been great chaos in the DPRK and China. And the world is also in chaos.
Great famines, droughts, and disasters have occurred year after year, and the central government has little support for the localities, because there is no time to take care of them.
Therefore, the localities, of course, have long since stopped taking the central government seriously.
At this time, the central government has important matters, where will the local government take care of it?
But there are few responders, but there are finally people who support it, and when the two sides are compared, it shows that the other states in the world are wrong.
LΓΌ Bu was furious because of this, and said that the emperor would be severely punished by all states in the world.
If the localities are not loyal to the central government, doesn't the central government need to strictly control them and teach them to correct themselves?
As a unified country, there is actually nothing wrong with Lu's proposal.
No matter who it is, at this time, after establishing the authority of the emperor, it is necessary to clean up the world and make the whole world obey the emperor's orders.
Otherwise, wouldn't the world fall apart, and the emperor would just be an ornament?
But what matters is the thing, how to do it.
We can't be hasty, and we can't make inappropriate policies.
Lu Bu's excuse that he does not support the central government and goes his own way is not appropriate.
Because of the decision of the central government to move the capital, at this time, it is not quite correct.