Yonghan 4th year, mid-December.

Chongde Hall.

Liu Wei looked at the closing statement submitted by Liu Xie in his hand about the 'Hongdu Menxue case', his brows were furrowed, and his face was full of anger.

In front of him sat Liu Xie, Yang Biao, Zhong Xuan, Sima Jun, and Xun You.

They sat opposite each other, not squinting, but they could clearly see Liu Wei's expression.

This closing statement is the result of their many deliberations, and they have tried their best to 'take into account the overall situation'.

For a long time, Liu Wei raised his head and did not look at them, but looked at Bian Rang who was kneeling outside the door.

Liu Wei forcibly suppressed his anger, looked around at the five people present with cold eyes, and said coldly: "Twenty-seven students were involved in the case, and there were eighteen doctors, as well as officials from Cao, Hucao, Taicang, and Xingcao, and seven people were involved? ”

Liu Xie hurriedly turned sideways, raised his hand and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the Yushitai has already detained the relevant people and waited for the Imperial Governor's Mansion." ”

Liu Wei looked at him and said, "Do you think I'm so easy to deceive?" ”

Liu Xie's face changed suddenly, he got up suddenly, raised his hand and said, "Brother don't dare!" ”

Liu Wei snorted coldly, looked at Yang Biao, and said, "Prime Minister, how many people have you protected?" ”

Yang Biao moved his body with some difficulty, stood up, wiped the cold sweat on his face, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister, the minister did not protect anyone, and the minister did not participate in these." ”

Liu Wei directly skipped him, looked at Sima Jun, Zhong Xuan, and Xun You, with cold eyes, and said, "Bian Rang, dismissed the official and took office?" has harmed so many people, and he, the chief official, calmly returned to his hometown to retire? ”

Outside the door, Bian Rang trembled, his eyes bitter and frightened.

He didn't have any ambitions, he thought more about learning, he didn't manage much, he never thought that Hongdu Men and Taixue had such a big thing!

What's worse is that his nephews are still involved!

No matter what, there is no reason for Bian Rang to be spared.

Bian Rang is conscious, but the big people in the court want to protect him.

Xun You raised his hand in silence and said: "Your Majesty, Bian Taichang, although there is a mistake, he is not involved in the case, and he is upright, the sea is salty, please forgive one or two." ”

Bian Rang is different from Cai Yong, Cai Yong is talented, but he is also keen on fame, and he is the guest of honor of dignitaries. And Bian Rang's fame all comes from his 'study'.

One is talented, and the other is a great Confucian.

Liu Wei glanced at him Xun You, looked at Zhong Xuan and Sima Jun, and said lightly: "You three law divisions, also an attitude?" ”

Sima Jun and Zhong Xuan raised their hands and said, "Your Majesty asks for forgiveness." ”

Liu Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, and the anger in his heart continued to surge.

He has always attached great importance to Hongdu Men and Taixue, and he poured out I don't know how much energy, but in the end, it was still a succession of accidents, and these big members of the court actually wanted him to be 'forgiving'!

Lu Yu quietly walked in and handed Liu Wei a teacup.

Liu Wei took it expressionlessly and took a sip gently.

Liu Xie, Yang Biao, Sima Jun, Zhong Xuan, and Xun You couldn't help but get nervous when they saw that Liu Wei didn't speak.

Bian Rang is the master of the world, if capital punishment is used against him, it will have a severe blow to the prestige of the imperial court!

And on the edge outside the door, it was even more tense to the extreme.

With his 'guilt', it is impossible to deal with him too much.

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Liu Wei put down the teacup and looked up at the people in front of him.

The expressions of the five people changed immediately, and they couldn't help but raise their heads and look at Liu Wei.

Liu Wei pondered for a moment and said: "In recent years, the records and vacancies of the imperial court have basically been carried out in Hongdumen and Taixue. Even if the imperial court is poor, it will allocate a large amount of money and grain to Taichang every year. Now that Taixue and Hongdumen have learned like this, what do you say? ”

Yang Biao seemed to feel that Liu Wei had retreated, his heart was secretly relaxed, and he raised his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, my dynasty has always implemented the system of inspection and recommendation, and the matter of Taixue and Hongdu Gate will not affect the court, please rest assured." ”

Xun You and the others did not speak, lowered their heads, but waited for Liu Wei with their hearts.

They know Liu Wei very well, and they know that His Majesty will not give in so easily, let alone give up.

Liu Wei turned a deaf ear to Yang Biao's words and said: "From next year, an examination room will be opened in Taichang Temple, and all people of appropriate age can participate in the selection of the best." ”

Yang Biao was stunned, always feeling that there was something wrong, and he didn't know how to speak for a while.

However, Xun You was alert, and suddenly raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that this move will be unfair......

"There's nothing unfair,"

Liu Wei directly interrupted him and said, "All counties, counties and states can still be recommended, but they need to be uniformly assessed. ”

Then, his eyes suddenly turned cold, and he said: "For all the teachers and students of Taixue and Hongdumen who were involved in the case this time, as well as the officials of the imperial court, all of them will be eliminated and will never be used." Bian Rang and other officials who are too common, all passed the court, and they were severely punished. Any intercession or lobbyist is guilty of the same crime! ”

Under the 'same crime', Liu Xie, Yang Biao and others didn't dare to say anything even if they wanted to intercede for Bian Rang.

Bian Rang outside the door looked pale, his head hit the ground, and he trembled.

Once you pass the palace and the palace, not to mention the disaster of prison, at least your reputation will be ruined for a lifetime.

Liu Wei looked at the expressions of the crowd and picked up the teacup again to drink tea.

The most important thing is to slowly roll out the 'imperial examination system' to give the common people an opportunity to divide and weaken the family's all-round monopoly on the Han Dynasty.

Liu Wei thought about the follow-up measures in his heart, and said: "Regarding the separation of 'military and government', what step has it go? ”

Yang Biao has been much more familiar with government affairs recently, and hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, at present, Sili, Merge Prefecture, Yanzhou, and Youzhou are basically completed, Qingzhou and Jizhou are still advancing in an orderly manner, and it is expected to be completed by the end of next year." ”

It has been implemented in Yanzhou for almost three years and Youzhou for two years. Qingzhou and Jizhou have just been decided, the situation is still very complicated, and the main military power is still in the hands of the state pastor.

Liu Wei nodded slightly, although he kept persuading himself not to be in a hurry, he was a little impatient after all.

He took a deep breath and said, "This matter should be grasped as the most important thing, and we must not slack off. ”

"Commandment." Yang Biao said solemnly.

He only wants to be able to 'settle' out now, and as for the future, it is a latecomer, and it has nothing to do with him.

Liu Wei glanced at Xun Yu and said in a deep voice: "Wang Lang replied, saying that it was Han Sui of Sanqiang, and Ma Teng was willing to join him, but the condition was that the imperial court canonized them as generals and stayed in place. ”

Xun You received Liu Wei's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "The minister is against it!" Your Majesty, Sanqiang is a rebel, the thief is not dead, and the court must not agree! ”

Liu Xie agreed with Xun You's words and said: "Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that you can't agree, otherwise those three Qiang will have to inch in and keep getting bigger!" ”

"The minister also believes that the imperial court cannot tolerate adultery." Zhong said.

Sima Jun had been silent, sitting there, as if listening carefully.

Seeing their tough attitude, Liu Wei was quite satisfied.

In the northern states, the imperial court was pacified one by one, and only Liangzhou remained.

There have always been voices in the court, either the army is conscripted, or it is surrendered, even if it is nominally, and paying a little official position is nothing at all.

Liu Wei is bound to win Liangzhou, but he will not bow to the three qiang, the Han court must maintain absolute strength!

He picked up the teacup and took a sip, smiling and saying, "Well, this matter is settled. It's coming to the end of the year, so you guys will work harder and get off to a good start next year. ”

"Minister's order." Yang Biao, Liu Xie and others raised their hands, and then slowly withdrew.

As for Bian Rang outside the door, he had already been dragged away by the guards.

Liu Wei sat on the chair, thought twice, walked out of the apse, stood outside the door, and looked south.

Things in the north are advancing in an orderly manner, although slowly, but also in an orderly recovery, and now it is the south that is causing Liu Wei's headache.

Cao Cao's seizure of Qian County exceeded Liu Wei's expectations and disrupted the situation in the south, and the originally good situation became complicated and treacherous.

For a long time, Liu Wei's eyes flickered slightly, looked at the south, and said to himself: "Dian Wei, you say, Cao Cao, will he be a loyal minister?" ”

Dian Wei has never said much, and said in a sullen voice: "The minister doesn't know, but he shouldn't dare to rebel." ”

Liu Wei nodded thoughtfully and said, "It's certain that he won't dare to rebel, it's just that if someone keeps repeating 'self-reliance to achieve great things' in his ear, do you think he will be tempted......

Dian Wei blinked, and the stupid big man seemed to be stumped.

Liu Wei didn't expect him to answer, and said, "Pan Yin, arrange Sun Ce and Zhou Yu into the forbidden army camp." Send a message to Da Sima Mansion, send more people to Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Zan into their army and watch their every move. ”

"Yes." Pan Yin hurriedly responded.

After waiting for a while, he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, do you want to send a message to the emperor's strong side?" ”

Liu Wei shook his head, his eyes still staring at the south, and said, "Things on the bright side are coming clearly. At the end of the year, let Shang Shutai call the state pastors of all states into Beijing, except for Qingzhou. And Cao Cao. ”

Pan Yin listened to 'Cao Cao', became more and more cautious, and said, "Yes." ”

Liu Wei looked at it for a while, then turned around and entered the door.

On the other side, Zhong Xuan and Xun You returned to Cao, and the two sat opposite each other, talking about Bian Rang.

Xun You's face was worried, and he said: "Once the border master is heavily responsible, I am afraid that it will cause the government and the opposition to boil." ”

Zhong Xuan was also aware of Bian Rang's reputation, was silent for a while, and said: "The Yuan family has all been disposed of, and I don't care about one Bian Rang." ”

Xun You was helpless and said, "Deal with it as soon as possible." The court does not defend this, and it will be fine after a while. ”

Zhong Xuan nodded, he still has to carry this pot.

In the future, it is impossible not to explain the Shangshutai.

The two were silent for a while, Xun You looked at Zhong Xuan, and said, "Yuan Chang, what do you think Uncle Clan is hiding from us?" ”

Zhong Xuan's face turned dark, and he said, "What he said is right, he can't hide it for long." ”

In any case, in March next year at the latest, Zhong Yu may be promoted to prime minister, so what else can Xun Yu hide from him?

Xun You was faintly uneasy, and said: "Uncle Clan has always been calm, even he is silent, I'm afraid it's not easy." ”

Zhong Miao couldn't help but take a breath and gradually frowned.

Before entering the Shangshutai, I felt the majestic pressure, and once I entered, there would be no more 'calm' moments like this.

(End of chapter)