Chapter 161: This is Chang'an

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"Pingyang Hou, I'm sorry! Due to the rules of the Three Princes and Nine Emperors, we had to wade into troubled waters once, and this time we were really helpless, please bear with me. "Taichang Bai to Hou Xuchang, Weiwei Wuqiang Hou Zhuang Qingzhai, Taifu An Guohou Wang Pifang, and will be a master craftsman Beiping Marquis Zhang Pre jointly visited the Pingyang Marquis Mansion to express their apologies, and at the same time, they are also clearing up the implication with Prime Minister Wei Juan.

Seeing the wind makes the rudder change his face without discipline, but this is precisely the survival law of officialdom.

He didn't think about harshly reprimanding a few princes for not keeping their positions, after all, his opponent was the entire collective of the three princes and nine secretaries, and the privilege of touching the power of the prime minister attracted public anger, and the four princes were the leaders of the military merit, and they were also members of the Shangqing bureaucracy, and they couldn't indulge the disruptors of order lightly, maybe they never had the idea of turning their faces, but suddenly gave him a warning, let him know that it was necessary to follow the rules.

If the warning fails, they immediately withdrew their apologies, and the princes once again confirmed their position and expressed their will with apologies, in contrast, the interests of the military meritorious lords were much higher than the interests of the relative power.

Cao Shi rolled his eyelids and said lightly: "This matter is fine, but I don't understand a few people who suddenly change their neutrality, you can directly discuss with me if you want to express anything, why do you want to collude with those who don't know how to raise the goods to deal with your own brothers?" ”

"What Pingyang Hou said is that we have forgotten everything in the dizziness."

"Don't worry, we won't do this next time, and we won't take it as an example. Not an example! ”

"Pingyang Hou is kind-hearted and doesn't care about our impulsive behavior. We can't kick our noses in the face, and there will never be a second time in the future. ”

"Thank you Pingyang Hou for your understanding. I'm really sorry to do this, and I will definitely let you know in advance next time. ”

The four of them left quickly, and it didn't take long for another group of people to come, they were small and medium-sized bureaucrats who came to the Hou Mansion to inquire about the news, the movements outside the Weiyang Palace could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of the Jingshi, and the Shaofu and the Three Princes and Jiuqing tore their faces is great news, on the surface, Cao Shi is at an absolute disadvantage, but if combined with what he did, there was an endless stream of people who came over to the cold stove.

Cao Shi was not in the mood to be sent to the bureaucrats. Beat Hu then took the officials of the Hou Mansion to deal with it, and those who came to talk played Tai Chi and pushed it out, and all the gifts were returned regardless of the severity.

The next day, Cao Shi was summoned to the palace early in the morning to discuss matters.

Liu Chetie said with a blushing face: "You need to show your results to prove yourself, and more importantly, to prove that my vision is not wrong." ”

"The minister understands that the racetrack will shut everyone up."

"Nope! I want them to accept a fiasco, and I want to make the imperial grandmother understand that I am the emperor, and I am the supreme emperor who dominates the world! The little emperor's eyes burned. It was like a hot flame burning, it was the fire of Chiguoguo's ambition, and under this flame, it would be burned into nothingness.

Cao Shi raised his eyebrows and nodded solemnly, his shoulders were burdened with the expectations of a generation of Mingjun. Defeat the obstruction of the three princes and nine kings, defeat the ambition of the empress dowager to monopolize power, and return the power belonging to the emperor to him.

Imperial power is exclusive. It is impossible for the emperor to share supreme power with anyone, not even fathers and brothers.

He knows history for power. How many people turned against each other, a moment ago, the father and the son were filial to the brothers, friends and brothers. The next moment, the righteous annihilation of relatives waved their swords at each other, and the fight was nothing more than the dragon chair that symbolized supreme power.

Unscrupulous means to achieve the goal, and vow not to give up until the goal is achieved.

Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty was forced to tolerate his mother Dou Yifang's troubles again and again, which was also forced by the ancestral training of the Han family to rule the world with filial piety, in exchange for today's son Liu Che ascended the throne as the emperor, Dou Yifang and Liu Che were separated by a generation, and the original little family affection became less and less under the erosion of power.

The emperor of the Liu family is very cold by nature, Liu Che has not liked his grandmother Dou Yifang since he was a child, he used to have no confidence and no capital to turn his face, but now he has the capital and ability to swallow his anger for the new policy of Jianyuan, seeing that the situation is slowly developing in a bad direction, Liu Che finally decided to do it.

"Shaofu!"

Looking back, I saw Prime Minister Wei Juan walking over quickly with a robe: "Shaofu wait a minute!" You have to be clear about your identity and position, blindly relying on the imperial power violates the original intention of the emperor, we are not dependents of the imperial power, you are so obsessed and do not come to your senses, sooner or later you will regret it! ”

Cao Shi glanced at it coldly and said, "Thank you Prime Minister for reminding me." ”

"It's not too late to make amends, while it's still too late to rein in the precipice and walk back to the right path, I'm doing this for your ......"

"Aren't you tired?"

Wei Wan was stunned, not quite understanding his words, and subconsciously repeated: "Shaofu, the old man is here for ......"

"Aren't you tired? I'm tired of you, a lot of age to maintain this, to maintain that, it's so tired! Cao Shi said with a cold face: "You should go back to your hometown to retire and tease Sun Yi to raise your old age, why bother fighting to the death in this court." ”

The prime minister of the first grade asked angrily: "Shaofu, Pingyang Hou Caoshi!" What do you mean? ”

"What do you mean? Don't you know the ambition of the Son of Heaven? Holding on to the defects and being a peaceful prime minister is not in line with the ambition of the Son of Heaven, and it is not in line with the direction of my Han family, you are already behind this era. ”

"Fart! How could the old man be behind this era! ”

Cao Shi caught a glimpse of the dodging gaze of the chamberlain in the palace, and sneered: "You have been in politics for more than 30 years and you have been the prime minister, one person is above 10,000 people, I was already in the limelight before I was born, you have eaten more salt than I have eaten, and you have walked more bridges than I have walked. ”

Wei Wan took a step back and raised his head in surprise, and in front of him stood the young Shaofu, who would only turn seventeen years old in a few months, and the immature beard at the corner of his mouth silently told others that he was just a big boy who had not grown up.

The old prime minister is nearly sixty years old, he is older than his father Cao Qi, and he treats Cao Shi more like his own son and nephew at his age, he didn't expect Cao Shi to sue him like this, why do you want me to listen to you and be a good child.

But he didn't think that Cao Shi didn't regard him as an elder to guide the way forward. He has his own life and his own ideals and pursuits, and he can't tolerate secretly waiting for 20 years to become prime minister. He couldn't wait to kick the old guys off the stage and show off his skills.

"Why did the old man let you listen to me, so you thought about making enemies with the old man?"

Cao Shi waved his sleeves. Facing the direction of Weiyang Palace, he arched his hand: "Your Majesty, it is difficult to meet the great and promising monarch for eternity, inheriting the will of the first emperor only to open up the territory and fight against the Huns, with the 60 years of grievances of the Xue Han family, no matter how many advantages you have in the rule of Huang Lao, it is like the old antiques in the high cabinet, you can withdraw from the times, and the words like being the enemy come from your golden mouth, I have never said it and will never say it." ”

"Good, good! The old man and Huang Lao Wuwei are behind the times, and you and Your Majesty are both young and vigorous people, and they have done earth-shattering careers with one mind. The old man is incompetent and useless, you mean this! ”

Cao Shi's eyes were sharp: "I'm sorry, I don't mean to hurt your good mood, but I still have to say it, my beloved Han Empire is gradually decaying and degenerating, because the wind of seniority is getting stronger and stronger, and the people who go through the back door are full of small and medium-sized bureaucrats. Huang Lao Wuwei has restored its national strength for 30 years, Huang Lao Wuwei has become more and more prosperous for 60 years, and the population has quadrupled in 100 years. Is it difficult to let the people of Guizhou beg for food for a living? You're not just lagging behind! This is misleading the country! ”

Misguided country!

Wei Juan didn't expect that he would be scolded for misleading the country, he has always been honest and honest as an official, since he is not greedy and does not love to have more rights and wrongs. But such a standard good official was scolded for misleading the country, and the old man said angrily: "I have never been greedy for a penny of the imperial court." He is also very kind to the tenants and servants at home, sympathetic to the difficulties of the people, and often gives some subsidies within his ability. Meat is rarely eaten for three meals a day, only tofu is a favorite bite, how could I mislead the country! You can't leave today if you don't make it clear! ”

Cao Shi's arm was pulled, and he couldn't walk if he wanted to.

didn't let him go, he didn't plan to throw off his arms hard, and stood in place and said: "Corrupt officials mislead the country because of a greedy word, because they are greedy for national funds, and they don't want to serve the country but seek personal interests for their own selfishness, this kind of person is shameful and can be killed!" Qing officials mislead the country in a Qing, because they boast of being honest and true gentlemen, and they are sitting straight and speaking upright, this kind of person is usually a die-hard who does not know how to be flexible, and it is barely possible to be a doctor to teach and educate people, and the governance of the country exposes the idealism of taking it for granted, and is proud of his own firm beliefs, and likes to reprimand people who do not meet him are going astray, and taking his own path is the right way, but I don't know that one of the three thousand avenues can lead to the kingdom of God, why should your avenue become the avenue of the whole world? Therefore, the Qing officials misled the country, and it was bad for the Qing Dynasty to go too far. ”

Can Qing officials also mislead the country?

Is it also wrong to stick to your own path?

Wei Wan trembled angrily: "Full of crooked reasoning and heresy!" How can a Qing official mislead the country! I think you're crazy! ”

"Although you uphold the way of Huang Lao's inaction, in your bones you have the same thing as those pure Confucianism, with the ambition of being a benevolent gentleman who is honest and abiding, and you like to treat people with yourself, and customize your own moral ideology and governing concept as an iron law that is applicable everywhere, those that are in line with your thoughts are good seedlings, and those that do not conform to your thoughts must be transformed. Isn't it the great misfortune of my Han family! ”

"You...... Hello, a sharp mouth! After scolding Confucianism, do you want to scold the old man together? ”

"Don't dare! I didn't want to scold you for not saying a word, you are a good person with high morals and good character, you are very suitable to be a royal historian to picket hundreds of officials, it is too difficult for you to take charge of the government and the state, Huang Lao's way of doing nothing is too old, it is no longer suitable for the exhibition of the Han Empire, my Huang Lao Xinxue Revolution absorbs the advantages of the old and draws on the advantages of a hundred schools, and is more flexible based on Huang Lao, this is the new way out of the Huang Lao School, you must understand that the academic battle is a battle of ideas, you and I have no way out, persuade me to persuade myself to retire as soon as possible to enjoy the blessings, The Han Empire is like the rising sun, and the Holy Son of Heaven and Zai are also like the rising sun, so you really don't need to continue to worry about state affairs. ”

Wei Xuan's face was ashen and he staggered a few steps and panted, he suddenly realized that he was really old, so old that he couldn't keep up with the young man in front of him, those unheard of sharp words, those heart-pounding descriptions. I believe that any young scholar will be applauded when he hears it, and he is indeed the unparalleled Marquis of Pingyang. Even he himself was almost convinced.

He wants to scold people but doesn't know where to start, if he scolds Cao Shi is a yellow-mouthed erection. Isn't he an old horseman?

Wei Xuan's face turned red, and he threatened: "Pingyang Hou Cao Shi! You bet wrong, the winner must belong to the old man, to the empress dowager, you are doomed to lose, and you have to pay the price for your stubbornness and stupidity! At that time, the old man will stand by and watch, and you will regret what you did! ”

"I never bet wrong, I will win and you will lose."

Cao Shi glanced at the old prime minister deeply. He turned around and walked away without looking back.

Just now, the only trace of patience he had left was exhausted, and he was completely disappointed in this old man who did not eat the ancients, and the old city with noble morals, he was unwilling to be an echo worm, Yan zhòng was not in line with the personal interests of Liu Che, the Son of Heaven, and his personal interests, the country can only have one mainstream voice, this voice is either the imperial power or the relative power, and only one party overwhelms the other. Without the two coexisting and competing with each other, he did not hesitate to stand on the side of the imperial power, because the group of ministers who were in power were too disappointing.

A few days later.

On the left bank of Baqiao, twenty miles away from Chang'an City, a long procession of carriages suddenly stopped by the bridge. Walking down a few young people enjoying the scenery.

"Baqiao River Willow is famous, I heard that the Han people send guests to this bridge often to fold the willow to say goodbye, from a distance to see thousands of trees cluster new shoots. It is full of greenery, and it really has a unique scenery! "The young Jiagongzi's name is Zhao Yingqi, and his father is Zhao Yuan (Zhao Hu), the crown prince of Nanyue. His great-grandfather was Zhao Tuo, the current king of Nanyue.

Wei's crown prince of Joseon, Long Xiangjun Wei Youqu disagreed: "The scenery of the Han people is not as good as that of his hometown. ”

"Humph!"

Dongou Crown Prince Donkey Wang. The prince of Minyue expressed his dissatisfaction at the same time, and immediately turned his face to make a disgusted look when he saw the competitor opposite, the ancestors of the two of them were the same as the king of Yue, and the relatives of the same family with the same surname and the same customs, but the relationship between the different camps of each other has never been harmonious, and they have never had a good face along the way.

Wei Youqu was hung for a long time and no one cared about him, and he was ashamed and scolded this group of barbaric Yue people for not giving face, since he was a child, he was always the most noble and proud person in the crowd, until he met several Yue nobles who were also the crown princes, and his pride was broken.

Before going out, he was repeatedly instructed by his father to find out the strength of the Han Empire, and the cunning Korean king Weimeng had already smelled the breath of war.

He himself disagreed with this, the Han people could not defeat the Great Xiongnu, and the military minister Shan Yu informed his father Wei Meng to attend the Xiongnu conference held in Longcheng this summer, with the intention of demonstrating the strong military strength of 600,000 elites.

The Korean king Wei Meng was still watching the situation on both sides, Wei Youqu had been moved by the strong strength of the Huns, and he secretly accepted two Xiongnu nobles as his wife, and had secretly revealed his closeness to the Xiongnu envoys.

Wei Meng never dreamed that his son would choose a side in advance, and this trip to the Han Empire to meet the new emperor to conclude a bilateral friendship has already failed in half, and the remaining half depends on how much strength the Han Empire can show.

Yangchun March is a good time for Chang'an to go green, but it is a pity that the four princes have their own thoughts, and they turn a blind eye to the Chang'an women who keep throwing flattering eyes on the roadside, and they board the carriage and continue to move forward after watching absent-mindedly for a while.

Entering the suburbs of Chang'an, the originally low buildings suddenly changed their appearance.

From a distance, it looks like a group of buildings that rise and fall like a lofty mountain, a tall city wall that looks like a mountain, a wide and spotless road, several rows of poplar trees on both sides of the road, and the cultivated land that is connected vertically and horizontally next to the road, and clusters of new villages stand in the fields, which is the Luli of Guanzhong.

Lifting the curtains, the four young people of the royal family who came from afar were stunned, the difference between the scenery and the object they saw in Kanto was too great and Guanzhong, even the second city in the world was only bigger and more luxurious, not much more advanced and beautiful than the royal cities of various countries.

Entering Guanzhong is completely different.

Guanzhong Qianmo planning is more neat, from time to time in the field to see farmers holding plows and rakes to drive the ploughing cattle busy, in the Kanto is rare to see a similar scene, the farmers driving the carriage to pull the goods on the galloping road to and from the vehicle in an endless stream, even the walking farmers will push the wheelbarrow, in the Kanto common ancient way of picking picks to transport goods is completely extinct.

"It's worthy of the imperial capital Chang'an, it's unbelievably rich!"

"Looking at the expressions of the pedestrians on the road, their complexions are ruddy and radiant, and they are clearly very lively."

"I'm really envious! Everyone in such a big pass is so happy, better than the aristocratic bureaucrats in our country. ”

"After all, we are a weak country and a widow, and it is natural that we are not as strong as the Han family, but I didn't expect that there would be such a big gap."

"That's right...... Hey? How are you! Hum! ”

"I actually talked to you, Bah! Hum! ”

The three princes, you say a word, and I say a word, mixed with the fighting spirit of the two arrogant little broken children, and they have conquered the hearts of the three people before they see Chang'an City, and the Han Empire is so strong, compared to their own small people, they only have envy in their hearts.

Wei Youqu's face turned blue, and his mouth muttered: "How can this be? How can it change so much? ”

"What is Long Xiangjun talking about? The face is so ugly. ”

Facing the eyes of the three people, Wei Youqu's face changed several times, and he smiled dryly: "I'm thinking about this mission, I'm a little distracted, I'm sorry." ”

"The mission is not very simple, let's go to the Daxing Order to say a few words and live for a few days, go to Weiyang Palace to see the Son of Heaven for a banquet, the subordinate officials of the Daxing Order will take us to play in Guanzhong, and you can go home with the treasures given by the Son of Heaven after a few months, these processes are the accurate standards that I asked my father to get, the princes and kings entered Kyoto is this model, and if you want to return to your hometown in advance, you will find the Daxing Order and say goodbye, and the Son of Heaven will give a banquet to say goodbye before leaving." Dongou Crown Prince said proudly.

"Stop talking nonsense, and look at the city getting closer! OMG! Is that really a city? How could it be! The crown prince of Minyue exclaimed.

The eyes of the other three people looked at the past in unison, like a huge city with dark mountains across the Wei River, slowly meeting their eyes.

That is the imperial capital of the Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties, Chang'an! (To be continued!)

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