"Reprimanding the villain with the ability to be loyal, reprimanding the villain with loyalty, and then slandering the disloyalty of the minister with the villain······"

"The three are each other's spears and shields, and they balance each other, fighting without breaking ······"

"Whew~"

"I really don't know how many things the queen mother can teach me in her belly······"

Walking out of Changle Palace and sitting on the imperial chariot that returned to Weiyang Palace, Liu Ying only felt nostalgic for a while.

It is no exaggeration to say that before this, Liu Ying's understanding of the word 'checks and balances' was only at the level of 'the bench must have three legs';

As for Liu Ying's understanding, the three parties that should be used to check and balance each other are also classified as the military represented by the Yuan Xun Gonghou, the court represented by the courtiers and hundreds of officials, and the relatives headed by the Empress Dowager Lu Pheasant.

In the eyes of Liu Ying in the past, the meaning of checks and balances is nothing more than using the martial arts of the fathers and princes to suppress the civil servants who have no right to speak but have no prominent status; and then by the relatives who are not prominent, but are trusted by the emperor, to check and balance the meritorious marquis.

As for the relatives who 'have no merit in the country and suddenly become fortunate only by virtue of their relatives', they are naturally checked and balanced by civilian officials.

But under such a tripartite checks and balances, Liu Ying will always have a doubt.

- In today's Han Dynasty, the dividing line between the meritorious marquis, the civil ministers, and the relatives is not obvious; The vast majority of courtiers have two identities at the same time, and there are even extremely special existences where all three identities have cadres.

For example, the brother-in-law of the current Queen Mother, when the Marquis of Wuyang Fan Xu, is the dual identity of the Marquis of Gong + relatives;

And in the court, the three princes and nine kings, including Shaofu Yangchengyan, basically have the dual identity of meritorious marquis + courtiers at the same time.

As for the dual identity of a relative + courtier, after Lu Shizhi was removed from the post of Lang Zhongling, he never had it.

But even so, there are still extremely special cases such as Zhang Ao, the Marquis of Xuanping, which covers the triple identity of the Marquis + Relatives + Courtiers.

In addition, such as Prime Minister Pingyang Marquis Cao Shen, Neishi An Marquis Wang Ling and other courtiers have also been in-laws with the former emperor Liu Bang to varying degrees.

Combined with this, it can also be reluctantly understood that Cao Shen, Wang Ling and other important ministers in the court are also relatives······

And this has led to the 'tripartite checks and balances of the marquis, relatives, and court' in Liu Ying's cognition, which has become almost inoperable.

Because in today's Han Dynasty, these three parties are not clear at all, but you have me, I have you, and they are extremely complicated!

And after Lu Pheasant's reminder today, Liu Ying finally reacted: what went wrong with the 'tripartite checks and balances' in his cognition.

Liu Ying originally thought that the core of the tripartite check and balance was to clearly divide the subordinates into three camps with some obvious and closely related interests;

Therefore, Liu Ying took it for granted that the courtiers must be close to the courtiers, the Gonghou must have a good time with the Gonghou, and the relatives also wear the same pants as other relatives.

But Liu Ying ignored a crucial point.

- The reason why a courtier is a courtier, why a meritorious marquis is a meritorious marquis, and why a relative is a foreign relative, is not something that these people can decide;

The composition of these groups is not composed of members spontaneously gathering and based on 'like-mindedness', but is completely based on objective facts, and these groups with similar identities are spelled together.

To be more specific, for a certain meritorious candidate, the circle of meritorious princes he is in is not necessarily all like-minded and like-minded 'friends'.

Let's just say that in the current court, the most famous pair of enemies are Zhou Bo, the Marquis of Jiang, and Chen Ping, the Marquis of Qu.

As early as Chen Ping's back to Chu and the Han Dynasty, and because he was reused by the former emperor Liu Bang, he was squeezed out by Feng Peiyuan, including Zhou Bo, and the grievances and hatreds between Zhou Bo and Chen Ping became an indispensable topic of conversation before and after tea for the Han family meritorious marquis.

Whenever the names of Zhou Bo and Chen Ping appear in a discussion at the same time, there will inevitably be remarks that 'Zhou Bo denounced Chen Ping as a thief and a thief of money'.

And these two people are exactly the same in the camp of the heroes, but in private they can't beat the dog's brain.

Excluding such specific examples, as far as Liu Ying currently knows, within the meritorious marquis of the founding fathers, there are at least three small camps and small hills, such as Feng Pei Yuancong, the rising generals, and the late Chu generals, each of whom looks down on each other.

As an important part of the court, the group of meritorious marquis is still like this, as are other courtiers and relatives.

For example, among the ministers of the dynasty, the tomb of the Marquis of Anguo in the internal history was extremely incompatible with Fengchang's uncle Sun Tong;

The reason is also ridiculous 'uncle and grandson are good Confucian, warm sex', and Wang Ling is good and old, but he has a violent temper that is seriously inconsistent with the temperament of the school.

Moreover, it is the Tai Servant Ruyin Hou Xiahou Ying, and the Wei Wei Qu Zhou Hou Shizi Li Ji is not to deal with;

The reason for this has never been known.

The courtiers and officials were also divided into at least two camps, including 'the meritorious princes who entered the court with martial arts' and 'the scribes who entered the court with strategy and knowledge'.

Relatives are better.

- After all, in the Han family today, the only person who can be called a 'relative' is probably a relative of the Lu family.

Whether it is Wuyang Hou Fan Xu, Xuanping Hou Zhang Ao, or the current queen Zhang Yan, all of them are all relatives of the Lu family who are 'rooted in Miao Hong'.

But one day, the Han family will produce a queen who is not from the Lu family.

When the queen who was not from the Lu family became the queen mother after her husband's death, the Han family would attract a second relative who would use the queen mother as a backer.

At that time, if it is said that the relatives of the former king of the Lu family can live in harmony with the relatives of the X family who are about to replace him, it will inevitably be impossible to happen.

And this is the problem of using 'meritorious marquis, courtiers, and relatives' as a reference for tripartite checks and balances.

-- These three groups cannot be regarded as a 'community of interests' at all.

On the other hand, the tripartite reference of 'capable ministers, loyal ministers, and villains' proposed by Lu Pheasant today has completely solved this problem.

Meritorious marquis and meritorious marquis may not play well, but capable ministers and capable ministers will definitely cherish each other;

Courtiers and courtiers may not be able to talk very happily, but loyal ministers and loyal ministers will definitely gather like things.

The same reason: relatives and relatives may not be good enough to wear a pair of pants, but villains and villains will definitely join forces and report to the group for warmth.

And compared with the three extremely general labels of 'meritorious marquis, courtiers, and relatives', which seem to be forcibly attached to the heads of these people, the group with 'capable ministers, loyal ministers, and villains' as the reference subject is obviously more like a community of like-minded and closely cooperating interests.

——If a capable minister wants to do practical things, he must need the help of other capable ministers;

- Loyal ministers must be loyal to the Son of Heaven, and they will certainly spontaneously seek out other loyal ministers;

The same: if the villain wants to be a-stirring stick, he will definitely find a few helpers, at least he will have the peace of mind of 'dying together'.

The most important thing is that unlike the three potentially overlapping political labels of meritorious marquis, courtier, and foreign relative, the three character labels of capable ministers, loyal ministers, and villains are basically impossible to overlap.

And now all officials in the DPRK and China can be clearly classified into one of these three.

For example, yesterday, Yang Li, the Shanglin Ling who angered Liu Ying because of the Lubanyuan Order, is undoubtedly a capable minister;

And the fuse of this matter: Lu Banyuan ordered Lu Ping to be a loyal minister—although he was a loyal minister of the Lu family, not a loyal minister of the Liu family.

As for the villain······

"Hey!"

"Juice Fang Hou Yongya, isn't it the royal-stirring stick that my father used to be on call in the past?"

"You have to stand up and jump twice about everything, like a catfish in a school of sardines······"

With a playful expression full of ridicule, Liu Ying turned his head sideways with admiration and let out a long sigh in the direction of Changle Palace behind him.

"It's a pity that the queen mother gave birth to a daughter ······"

"Nope."

"It should be said that fortunately, the queen mother gave birth to a daughter ··········"

"Otherwise, I'm afraid that after Ying Qin, it will no longer be Liu Han Dingli······"

With another sigh on her face, Liu Ying finally shook her head with a smile, lowered the curtain, closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.

In this world, there are no ifs.

Liu Ying felt very lucky: Lu Pheasant is her mother.

Even if he abandons himself all over the world, he will still regard himself as the biological mother of the pearl in his palm······

·

"Your Majesty!"

Back at Weiyang Palace, before the imperial chariot drove into Sima Gate, a very familiar voice from Liu Ying came from outside the car.

When Liu Ying heard the sound and lifted the curtain of the carriage, she saw that Yang Chengyan, Shaofu, who had just been sealed as the Marquis of Wu, had already knelt on the ground with a frightened expression.

"Your Majesty~"

"Minister······

"Minister!"

Yang Chengyan couldn't say a reason for the complicated expression of several 'ministers', so he simply slammed his head down, putting on a posture of 'everything the minister wants to say, it's all in this sound'.

Seeing this situation, Liu Ying was not embarrassed, but silently lowered the curtain and motioned for the chariot to continue moving forward.

When the chariot drove from Sima Gate into Weiyang Palace, as Sima Gate slowly closed again, gradually isolating the Imperial Chariot that was gradually moving away, Yang Chengyan only raised his head in despair, his face was like ashes.

Just as Yangcheng Yanmuran bowed his head, thinking about whether to kneel outside the palace until Liu Ying summoned him, or hurry home to find a body to hang himself, a figure walked out of the doorway next to the palace gate, and finally lit the fire of hope in Yangcheng Yan's heart.

"Chungong!"

With an extremely loud salutation, Yang Chengyan had long since taken care of his Jiuqing and Chehou's high-ranking officials, and he didn't even care about Chuntuo at that time, and he stepped forward and grabbed Chuntuo's arm tightly, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

Seeing Yang Chengyan's posture, Chun Tuo couldn't help but shake his head and let out a long sigh, looking at Yang Chengyan with sympathy, and finally didn't forget to bend down humbly, and took his arm out of Yang Chengyan's hand.

"Yang Gong is so ······"

"In addition to the slave knife and saw, it is impossible to be commensurate with the 'male'······"

The tone of voice was not contrived at all, and seeing that Yang Chengyan still didn't react, still with an anxious look, Chun Tuo turned sideways with a light smile and let out the direction of the doorway.

"Yang Gong, please."

"Your Majesty, you should be in the Xuan Room with Hou Yanggong ······"

·

Following the guidance of Chuntuo, he walked into the Xuanshu Hall with a worried expression, and Yang Chengyan was about to step forward and kowtow, but when he heard Liu Ying's extremely gentle call from above the imperial steps.

"Wuhou is here~"

"Sit, sit."

Hearing that Liu Ying's gentle tone was different from the past, and even a little different from ordinary people, Yang Chengyan only jumped up even more frightened, but he didn't dare to disobey, so he quietly went to the side of the hall to find a place to kneel and sit down.

After kneeling down, Yang Chengyan pondered for a while, and just made up his mind to 'admit his mistakes first to become strong', a gentle and abnormal tone came from the imperial steps, and he rushed in front of Yangcheng Yan again.

"I know everything about Shanglin."

"-Please ask the Queen Mother to take Lu Ping as Lu Banling, Shaofu didn't know about it at that time, right?"

It seemed to be a casual question, and it was clearly a little meaningful, which provoked Yang Chengyan to hurriedly raise his head.

When he saw Liu Ying's gaze looking at him, the trust without the slightest impurity, Yang Chengyan only felt a burst of guilt in his heart.

"Your Majesty······"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

"Taking Lu Ping as Lu Banling, Chen, I already know it!"

"Ranchen saw Shanglin Ling's transfer edict and knew that this matter had been made clear to His Majesty by Shanglin Ling!"

"Minister······

"Minister!"

The tone was full of excitement when he said this, and he saw that Yang Chengyan had recovered to Fang Cai again, and he couldn't let out a fart after humming outside the palace gate for a long time.

In the end, Yang Chengyan was still resigned to his fate, and smashed his forehead down.

"Your Majesty! Perceive!!! ”

After an almost terrible roar, there was only a very rhythmic muffled sound left in the huge Xuan Room Hall.

Boom!

Boom!

Knock ······

Seeing Yang Chengyan unceremoniously slam his head on the ground, Liu Ying's heart couldn't help but tighten.

But thinking of yesterday, his embarrassment in Lubanyuan, Liu Ying finally relented, looked at Yang Chengyan silently, and kowtowed twenty times.

"Wuhou and get up."

A light cry without the slightest emotion finally made Yang Chengyan stop the mechanical kowtow action, but he didn't dare to get up immediately, only swayed and straightened his upper body slightly, even though his eyes were a little blurred, he still tried to raise his head and look at Liu Ying on the imperial steps.

"Your Majesty······"

"Today, I am happy for a long time, and the Queen Mother has to teach her with a word."

Yang Chengyan let out a vague call, but it did not attract Liu Ying's attention;

I saw Liu Ying sit down by herself, slowly picked up a roll of bamboo slips from the imperial case in front of her, and looked down at it, as if she said casually: "The Queen Mother said: All the ways to govern the country are indispensable: the three are indispensable, such as capable ministers, loyal and virtuous, and traitors. ”

"The Empress Dowager said that Shanglin Ling dared to act boldly, full of courage, and was a capable minister;"

"And Lu Banling, although he has no long-term plan, he was born in the Lu family all his life, and he has been able to be the queen mother, so he should be loyal and good."

The tone seemed to be chattering, Liu Ying couldn't help but pause, and glanced at Yang Chengyan without intention, and then continued to lower his head and continued to look at the bamboo slip in his hand.

"Shanglin Ling is a capable minister, and Lu Ban Ling is loyal and good."

"Wuhou thinks that he can surrender? Loyal? ”

"Now in the DPRK and China, who can be worthy of the heavy responsibility of 'traitor'???"

When this last question was asked, Liu Ying's tone was already a little reproachful and stern, although his eyes were still focused on the bamboo slip in his hand, but his expression also faintly flashed a fierce color.

Liu Ying did not have the slightest doubt about Yang Chengyan's explanation of 'I know about this, but I didn't know that Yang Li was so bold that he didn't play His Majesty'.

In such a panic, Yang Chengyan didn't have the courage to spread it, and there was no need to spread it;

As long as Liu Ying is willing, she can find two people to investigate, and in two hours, she can investigate the ins and outs of the whole matter.

But even so, Liu Ying also knows very well: Today, she must not let Yang Chengyan be in the Xuan Room and see even a trace of good looks on her face.

There is no other reason;

- In the past, Liu Ying was a little too close to these close ministers who thought they could be reused.

The word closeness, used elsewhere, may be understood as a compliment.

But for the emperor, especially Liu Ying, who ascended the throne at a young age and had an unstable foundation, it was definitely not a good sign.

After Lu Banyuan's bad thing, Rao was still unwilling to believe it in his heart, and Liu Ying still had to admit that his father Liu Bang was right when he repeatedly explained his words before he died.

"All the wise monarchs and lords will inevitably treat the names of their subordinates harshly, and there are many moody and uncertain natures······"

"Yu Chen, don't be too sparse, let alone be too close to ······"

"When grace and authority stand together, reward and punish at the same time, and never let your subordinates find out the king's will······"

Looking at Yang Chengyan's increasingly frightened gaze, and silently reciting his father's confession before he died, Liu Ying only raised his head slowly, and looked at Yang Chengyan with a determined gaze.

- In the past, Liu Ying was too close to some people.

And from this moment on, the demeanor of an old man who has been dead for many years reappeared in Liu Ying's temperament.

It's not so strong, it's not so powerful, it's even looming, fleeting, and people can't tell whether that inexplicable temperament is real or they have an illusion.

But Liu Ying knows that she is on the right path······

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