Chapter 159: The Imperial Court's Front

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It was the fifth time to protest recently, and this edict was also blocked five times, Prime Minister Wei Juan resolutely refused to agree, and the angry Liu Che gritted his teeth and beat his chest, I don't know how many times he secretly scolded Wei Juan.

"Your Majesty, please take back the edict, how can you let the Shaofu mess around!"

"In the conditions for calling virtuous and square, the two books of "Theory of the Death of Qin" and "Theory of Currency" are listed in the two books of Huang Lao Xinxue, such a means is simply unreasonable!"

"The most surprising thing is that there are no 5,000 words of "Lao Tzu" in it, how ridiculous!"

Liu Che remained silent throughout the whole process, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, when he encountered this situation a few days ago, he had already thundered and angrily reprimanded the prime minister for being incompetent, but today's court meeting specifications are more special, and the situation is not the same.

The Empress Dowager Dou Yifang and the Empress Dowager Wang Wan attended the meeting, and the two most noble women in the world pressed for the emperor, the reason was to see how well the officials and ministers assisted the Son of Heaven.

The little emperor needs to press the formation? It's really ridiculous, can't this be Dou Yifang wanting to suppress Liu Che! Listen to the government!

The Empress Dowager is so powerful, it is clear that the carriage and horses are drunk, and she is not meant to drink, and she has made up her mind to add a tightening spell on the head of the little emperor.

It doesn't matter if Liu Che likes it or not. Don't think about taking it down if you put it on your head, the shrewd old lady of the Dou family didn't forget to pull her daughter-in-law Wang Wan to be cannon fodder, even if the little emperor hated her, he couldn't get around the circle of his own mother Wang Huan.

Wang Wan was very helpless. Hiding around or not dodging the set that her mother-in-law specially gave her, since ancient times, there is only a thousand days to be a thief, there is no reason to prevent thieves the day before yesterday, Wang Wan can't fight her mother-in-law, even if she is targeted alone, even if she has three heads and six arms, she is not Dou Yifang's opponent, and it is helpless to be carried out as a shield for the queen mother.

Cao Shinen thought about listening to politics, and Liu Che was so smart that of course he could think of it.

In an instant, he thought of the Empress Dowager Xuan and the mother and son of King Qin Zhao. Empress Dowager Xuan has been listening to politics for more than 30 years, and she has almost watched her son grow from childhood to adulthood. and then to a strong man in his thirties and forties, but the Empress Dowager Xuan, who tasted the taste of power, was unwilling to let go, and would rather let her thirty or forty-year-old son be a puppet than give up power.

The other thought was even more excessive, Gao Hou Lu Pheasant went from listening to politics to dominating the dynasty. Support two useless puppet little emperors to achieve the goal of completely controlling the government and the opposition. But Liu Che was very unhappy, he was stared at by his grandmother Dou Yifang to participate in the court meeting, it was almost impossible to do anything, and once he exceeded the rules, he would be immediately reprimanded by the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager.

Cao Shi was even more unhappy.

His hard work to make a virtuous and square sparse performance was detained, but he didn't even inform the edict that the edict was prepared, and he encountered strong resistance in the court meeting. Until the end of the meeting, the quarrel was fruitless for a morning.

The Son of Heaven had no intention of making concessions, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager looked unhappy, and the three princes and nine secretaries attacked them sternly. The rhetoric used is also becoming more and more intense.

There is no need to endure it anymore, Cao Shi refuted it without hesitation with a cold face: "The virtuous prescription is to recommend talents for the country, which is the top priority of today's imperial court, and it is really unbelievable that the princes should obstruct the decree of the Son of Heaven for their own selfishness!" ”

Wei Wan's beard moved one by one: "Shaofu!" What is your intention in removing "Lao Tzu"? Virtuous and square, don't cite what "Lao Tzu" is called, virtuous and square! It's nonsense! ”…

"It is true that "Lao Tzu" is the art of governing the country, but many of the remarks in "Lao Tzu" are not suitable for governing the country. On the contrary, "Guanzi" is the essence of geometric Guan Zhong's governance, and my Han family has used the pure "Guanzi" governing technique for more than 60 years. "Lao Tzu" only uses a few rules such as the rule of inaction, and I think it is understandable to remove "Lao Tzu". Cao Shi responded calmly.

"Ridiculous! The Han family is ruled by Huang Lao by inaction, by no means by Guan Zhong by inaction, no matter how good "Guanzi" is, it is also under Huang Lao, and "Lao Tzu" should be above. ”

"You're even more ridiculous! Which is earlier, Guan Zhong or Lao Tzu? When Guan Zhong ruled the country and made Qi Huan Gong hegemonic, where and where did Lao Tzu do? ”

One by one, they were defeated and retreated, and one by one they mustered up the courage to rush forward, and the three princes and nine qing could not fight individually and besieged them in groups, although they had to fight upside down.

Cao Shi was eloquent and not afraid of any challenge, his words were sharp and tough, and he was ruthless, Dou Yifang, who listened, frowned and shook his head, only reading that the edges and corners were too sharp, and the Queen Mother Wang Wan quietly pinched the sweat for her eldest son-in-law, for fear that Cao Shi would not be able to withstand the defeat and be taken off by the Queen Mother in minutes.

Fortunately, the overwhelming side could not help Cao Shi, and he himself was not able to convince all the ten ministers to say all the words, and the court discussion was doomed to be fruitless, and the court discussion finally ended in a deadlock.

The court discussion lasted until noon, and Cao Shi hurriedly walked out with a flick of his sleeves.

"Shaofu, go slowly!"

Prime Minister Wei Juan hurriedly came over with his robe: "Shaofu, you have moved so many wealthy and powerful businessmen in Guandong into Guanzhong, they have nothing to earn except for their rich family assets, and in the long run, they will corrupt the good atmosphere in Guanzhong, do you want to pass the pressure of several three elders in the seventy-five counties of Guanzhong?" ”

Cao Shi said absurdly: "Prime Minister, are you joking with me? ”

Wei Juan was furious: "Do you see that the old man seems to be joking with you?" Under the Han law, the most important thing is the simplicity of the folk customs, you are so anxious to spoil the folk customs and hurt the folk customs, and in the future, the people in Guanzhong will be in groups of shrews, and the idle prodigal sons will run around the streets, so brave to fight the rangers in the fish and meat township, can you afford this responsibility? ”

"The number of household registration names is recorded in the written record, the three elders are in charge of education and management of the people's customs, the tour is in charge of arresting and controlling public security, the husband is in charge of taxation and servitude, the pavilion chief is in charge of military training, and Li is in charge of the daily management of Luli. How do they manage those gangsters and ask me to ask? I can't control the errand of the Inner History Mansion, and if I can't do it, there will be the Northern Army, the prison of the Tingwei Mansion. What does this have to do with me? Cao Shi smiled at the corner of his mouth, not at all like he was going to be angry, but those who were familiar with him knew that he was already angry.

Doctor Yu Shi did not doubt that the situation was not good and jumped out and the mud: "Shaofu, you still have to listen to the prime minister's words more, we are also good for you!" We can understand the mood you want to do things, but can you change the way you want to do things? Don't be in such a hurry. ”

Tingwei Niu said with a cold face: "I think what the prime minister said is right, the Shaofu didn't care about pulling people over from Kanto. Not to mention how many contradictions and grievances in the township have been aroused in the whole process, when they arrive in Chang'an City, they do not have enough arable land, and they will inevitably sit and eat empty mountains, and after a long time, starvation will become a huge hidden danger to public security, and Shaofu patted his ass and left. I'm going to be very sad as a court lieutenant, and my successor will have to worry about Shaofu's reckless tactics. ”

Lang Zhong Linghe's eyes flashed: "Actually, Shaofu's methods can be softened, and it is irresponsible to rush people to Guanzhong and leave them behind, you must not know that several major tombs are already overcrowded, and now it is difficult to find a house in several major tombs, does Shaofu plan to let them sleep on the streets?" Or simply send it to Luzuo to be a new batch of untouchables? ”

"Shaofu should listen more to advice and be less impulsive, although you are the minister of the Son of Heaven, but you are also a member of the Three Princes and Nine Emperors. If you listen to the opinions of your colleagues, getting too close to the Son of Heaven is not conducive to the impartiality of the Three Princes and Nine Princes, I think you should understand the meaning. Lord Du Weinu said.

Danong Linghui seemed to want to say something and stopped. Seeing the gesture of a few people, he had to bite the bullet and say: "Shaofu, don't forget that we are a collective, not just a vassal of the Son of Heaven, and the person who forgets his own position is not a competent Sangong Jiuqing." ”

Lieutenant Zhang Ou said slowly: "What the prime minister said is very reasonable, and it is good for me to listen to it more." ”

"I agree with the Prime Minister." Zong Zhenghong Hou Liu Jia said.

"That's right, has Shaofu ever heard of a proverb. Listen to people's advice to eat a full meal, and there is a sentence that you don't listen to the old man's words and suffer a loss in front of you. Listen more, watch more, talk less, and do less is the right way. "Daxing made Tian Wei very excited, catching up with the big drama of the ministers besieging Shaofu almost turned the sky upside down, and secretly said in his heart to see if you kid dare to fight with me for a woman, and find an opportunity to slowly clean you up in the future.

Cao Shi was surprised.

Looking around, the current die-hard supporters, whether it is Taichang Bai to Hou Xuchang, Weiwei Wuqiang Hou Zhuang Qingzhai, Taifu Anguo Marquis Wang Bifang, will be Shaofu Zhang Pre did not say a word, many neutral Shangqing jumped out to besiege him, even including Liu Jia, the Honghou of Zongzheng, who almost never spoke, he is a prince of the Eight Classics, and he never gets involved in the affairs of the Three Princes and Nine Qings, he also knows that the brand of the clan makes the official career not rush, and it is purely to occupy the position of Jiuqing and wait for death.

Most of the three princes and nine secretaries were looking for him, and the other ministers either shut up or supported, and none of them jumped out to support him, and at that time he felt that his alliance did not seem to be as stable as he imagined, and he looked at the three princes and nine secretaries who had an absolute advantage a few months ago, and more than half of them were not from meritorious lieves, which made him both surprised and annoyed.

Cao Shi sneered: "What's wrong today?" Are you going to take advantage of me? ”

"Shaofu! Everyone is a secretary, pay attention to your words before speaking! Ting Wei Niu stared coldly.

Wei Juan put his hands behind his back and smiled confidently: "Shaofu, you have to remember!" You and we are a collective, not simply attached to a supreme person, we must not only serve the supreme emperor, but also serve more than 360,000 Han people, the power is not the power of the prime minister in my hands, but the privilege of the administration of the three princes and nine secretaries and even the hundred officials and ministers, our power comes from the great Emperor Taizu Gao, we can not tarnish this power, we can not let the three princes and nine kings become an empty shelf, just subordinate to a will of the housekeeper. ”

"We didn't come to you for the trouble of 3o people, we want to tell you a certain fact that you have selectively forgotten, you said at the end of "On the Death of Qin" that the power of the princes comes from the supreme and sacred oath, and the emperor and the princes abide by the oath together, which can not only make both parties feel at ease but also determine the rights and obligations of both parties, and from then on there will be no resentment and no double hearts......"

"The same is true of the Three Princes and Nine Secretaries."

"You can't turn your back on us, even if we have a conflict of ideas with you, it's never a reason for you to turn your back on the collective, you should know the consequences of the betrayer."

"The Marquis of Biyang tried to eat it, the last person who turned his back on the three princes and nine kings. died in the hands of Liu Chang, the king of Huainan, no one warned him, no one stopped him. ”

"Shaofu think twice before acting!"

Three Princes and Nine Princesses, you say a word, I say a word. On the surface, it was persuasion, but in fact it was threatening words, which had already completely angered Cao Shi.

Cao Shi sneered three times: "What do you mean when I go to Zhugong, it turns out that I want to beat me, a disobedient thorn, maybe I was instructed by the Empress Dowager to be so united, right?" ”

The cold gaze swept across the crowd, and everywhere he passed, he bowed his head and was silent, and there were only two people who had the ability to pinch the three princes and nine qing, one was Liu Che, the son of heaven. The other is the Empress Dowager Dou Yifang.

Since Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne as emperor, it has become a common practice for Dou Yifang to interfere in politics for more than ten years. No one will be surprised that the old lady of the Dou family suddenly intervenes in government affairs, she likes Huang Lao's inaction is well known, and the officials and ministers are also happy to let the old lady with the same position take care of the little emperor.

Shaofu Cao Shi is the only Shangqing Liehou who let the Empress Dowager touch the nail, and with her dignity, she has long been unable to stand the arrogant Pingyang Marquis Cao Shi. Not to mention that Dou Yifang recognized Cao Shi's ability to govern the country in his heart, and he didn't want to destroy the Han family's society with his own selfishness, so that he could be a sinner for the ages.

Take 10,000 steps back, if your grandson Liu Che is offended too harshly, the old lady of the Dou family dies on the front foot and the Dou family is wiped out on the back foot, and the qiΔ“ she did will be all empty, and she is afraid that it is not worth it if she is unwilling to move after thinking about it.

This time, I couldn't bear it, and I was willing to be the pioneer with the three princes and nine Qingqing. The meaning of the warning is particularly obvious, obedient and patient for a few years, and wait until the Empress Dowager ascends to heaven to serve Emperor Taizongwen after a hundred years, so that everyone's face will pass. In the future, you will be the prime minister, and you can toss whatever you want.

If you are disobedient and impatient, you will be removed from the position of Shangqing in minutes, and even if you can't get rid of it, you will be uncomfortable and unable to raise your head and straighten your waist.

Let me bow my head, ride on my head to be a cow and a horse, and let me have a bright future in the empty vernacular?

I lose my personal confidence and prestige, and I lose the little emperor Liu Che's expectation and support for me. to satisfy the naΓ―ve idea of a bunch of rotten and useless people who talk about seniority.

Absurd! Shameless! It's too much of a deception!

Cao Shi's face was gloomy and dark, like ink that could not be dissolved: "The Marquis of Biyang judged him to be the male pet of the high queen." Defenseless and a male marquis, willing to do all the things that hurt the heavens and the truth for the Lu family's eagle dogs, this can also be compared with me, are you planning to invite another Huainan Li King, take my head?

Prime Minister Wei Juan said indignantly: "Shaofu! What are you talking about? How could we possibly do that to you! We want you to understand that our camp is on the same page and that you have gone astray! ”

"Shaofu, don't be too persistent, wouldn't it be good for you to take a step back and we will take a step back?" There is no doubt about the bitter mud.

Cao Shi laughed and said: "What a misguide, it turns out that I have fallen into an unpredictable misguide, thank you for the reminder, I hope I will not die on this misguide, farewell!" ”

Under the stunned gaze of the three princes and nine qing, Cao Shi turned around and waved his sleeves away.

Bai Zhihou Xuchang sighed: "I just said, you can't let Shaofu bow his head, you underestimate his character too much, farewell!" ”

"Today we have crossed the bottom line, this is the first and last time, please don't come to us again to do this kind of offending thing, farewell!" Wei Wei Wu Qiang Hou Zhuang Qingzhai left with his hands.

"Farewell!" Wang Bifang, the marquis of Anguo, the servant, didn't even bother to say anything, and left as soon as he gave up.

Beiping Marquis Zhang hesitated and left, the princes were sparsely pulled away, Zongzheng Honghou Liu Jia also got into the carriage and left early, he could come out and say that it was already a concession made in the face of the Empress Dowager, and no matter how big the action was, it was absolutely impossible.

The neutral ministers looked annoyed, but they didn't expect to tear their faces instead of knocking, and the big peasants in charge of the treasury and taxes almost wanted to hit the wall, and they were very happy to cooperate with Shaofu, but now it is very difficult to cooperate again in this matter, and I don't know if there is a chance to be understood.

Prime Minister Wei Wan's face was pale, his hands and feet trembled and he was almost out of breath, and the unexpected ending made his heart angry and anxious, and he couldn't imagine that under the support of the Empress Dowager, he still couldn't take the tough Cao Shi.

He was so tough that he didn't even know how to get along with him in the future.

Zhi Budo looked at a loss: "What should we do?" ”

"How do I know what to do? In short, it is better than not being able to do anything, and doing nothing will definitely be doomed! Wei Juan rarely showed no suspicion to his old friend, his mood was like a roller coaster, and his confident mood just now completely collapsed, and he no longer had the calm and calm of the past.

This is different from the previous clash of ideas, this time it is a formal tearing face, and Cao Shi's indifferent attitude is like a silent letter, waging war against their group of veteran bureaucrats.

Wei Juan was not ready for war, he naively thought that he could subdue Shaofu Cao, let him accept the brainwashing of the old-school bureaucrats, gradually strengthen the nature of power, resolutely curb the Son of Heaven, and be the emperor to take Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Jing of Han as a good example.

On the way back, Cao Shi lifted the curtain and looked into the distance.

After a long time, I only heard Cao Shi's sneer in the carriage: "If you don't do anything, you can call Huang Lao Wuwei?" I see that you have rusted your heads like those pure Confucians, and you are the same as those Confucian students in your bones! Educate the emperor on how to be an excellent emperor, if you don't do this, you won't be a qualified emperor Yunyun, it's really bold and impatient! It is no wonder that the Huang Lao School was defeated in history, and people who were not on par with pure Confucianism were not qualified to gain a foothold in the court. ”

The curtain was lowered, and the fire in his heart burned more and more, and the old cultivators of the Huang Lao School had become a stumbling block blocking his progress, and it had reached the point where he had to kick it away. b

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