dared to "reprimand" the Queen Mother, Huo Guang is also the first person in the Han Dynasty - Huo Guang doesn't know how many "Han No. 1" people like this have been done.

The Empress Dowager Shangguan didn't refute, but she kept blinking her eyes, and as Huo Guang's words became heavier and heavier, the dignified Empress Dowager's eyes actually turned a little red.

Huo Guang said slowly, as if he didn't see the depression of the Empress Dowager Shangguan, or even if he did, he was indifferent.

Putting aside the little bit of grandpa affection for his grandson, Huo Guang just regarded the Empress Dowager Shangguan as a sword to check and balance today.

And now, the Son of Heaven trusts himself quite a lot, and the role of the Empress Dowager Shangguan is much smaller.

Even, Huo Guang has to beware of the Empress Dowager Shangguan - beware of her doing things that endanger the court because she is young and ignorant.

That's why I'm going to knock her today.

It wasn't until Empress Dowager Shangguan's tears flowed from the corners of her eyes to her cheeks that Huo Guang slowed down his voice a little.

"When the county official first arrived at Weiyang Palace, he didn't know the hardships of Chang'an, but the Queen Mother has lived in this Chang'an City since she was a child, and she should know the dangers of the court'......s affairs."

Huo Guang said that he seemed to have a point, and how could the Empress Dowager Shangguan not hear the threat in Qizhong.

is nothing more than using the "Shangguan family rebellion" to remind the Empress Dowager Shangguan that the court is sinister.

However, when the Empress Dowager Shangguan heard this, she was originally a little frightened, but she calmed down.

She raised her hand as if no one else, wiped away the tears on her cheeks, and tried desperately to hold back the tears that had not yet dripped from her eyes.

"Everyone related to me has been killed by you Huo Guang, what else can you use to threaten me?"

The Empress Dowager Shangguan's heart became more and more firm, and she no longer had a trace of fear for Huo Guang.

Huo Guang didn't notice this, and the moment he saw the Empress Dowager Shangguan wipe away her tears, he finally felt satisfied in his heart.

"Fortunately, this matter has not reached the point of no return, in the future, if the county official has any impulsive actions, the queen mother must tell the old man as soon as possible."

"I see."

Huo Guang nodded, this matter is in the past.

"There is one more matter, the old man has to discuss with the Queen Mother."

"The matter of the court, the general can decide."

"The matter of going to the temple number to Emperor Xiaowu is already an arrow on the string, and it has to be sent, and when the county official gives the edict of the temple number, the queen mother also needs to write an edict with the next one to express her recognition of the county official's edict."

The emperor and the empress dowager issued an edict at the same time, doubling their power, which could exert the greatest pressure on those Confucian scholars who wanted to make trouble.

"Well, I see." The Empress Dowager Shangguan felt a little ridiculous, and had more contempt for her grandfather, obviously controlling the emperor and the empress dowager at the same time, but she still came to ask for an edict in a pretended way.

If Huo Guang dares to stand up for himself as emperor, then the Empress Dowager Shangguan may look down on her grandfather.

In the name of auxiliary government, the erection of imperial power is not hypocrisy and cowardice, but what is it?

The business was already over, and the Empress Dowager Shangguan did not give Huo Guang a few more breaths, and immediately sent Huo Guang away on the grounds of physical discomfort.

The Empress Dowager Shangguan did not return to the front hall behind the Changxin Palace, but sat on the couch in a daze, and the depression in her heart was even better.

A few days ago, the weather was very good, and even her mood was much better, and the heavy rain for several days in a row made her mood a little low.

Looking at the rain curtain outside the hall, the Empress Dowager Shangguan was a little tired, and she wanted to go back to the palace.

At this time, a messenger walked in and said, "Tell the Queen Mother, the Yulang official next to the county official is here." ”

"Oh?" Empress Dowager Shangguan's eyes lit up, and her mood improved, "What is he doing?" ”

"Yulang official said, on the order of the county official, I sent the queen mother something that can pass the time." The confessor also seemed puzzled.

"Stuff?"

"Exactly."

This aroused the curiosity of the Empress Dowager Shangguan, after all, she was a teenage girl, and she was still a little excited when she heard the gadget.

"Then let him come to the temple."

"No!"

After a while, Yu Wuwu, who was wearing a robe, came out to the main hall, and he still had a wooden box under his arm, presumably this is a thing.

"Xia Guan Yu has no worries, please say hello to the Queen Mother."

"Yu Lang is exempt."

"The county official asked his subordinates to ask the Queen Mother for peace."

"Well, I also know, the emperor has a heart." The Empress Dowager Shangguan nodded, slightly different from the indifferent look she had in the face of Huo Guang just now.

"The county official is afraid that the queen mother will be depressed, so he specially asked the lower officials to send a kind of game to the queen mother, this thing is similar to the leaf play, but it is more interesting, but the four of them play together, called mahjong, which is made by the county official when he was in Changyi ...... before"

Yu Wuwu didn't wait for the Empress Dowager Shangguan to ask more, and immediately opened the box, inside was a whole set of mahjong carved from fine boxwood, arranged neatly and squarely, like jewelry...... It is completely different from the leaf drama that the Empress Dowager Shangguan usually plays.

In the deep palace, the queen mother is more lonely than the emperor, and all kinds of games are a good way to pass the time.

So after seeing mahjong, the Empress Dowager Shangguan was immediately attracted, and she forgot about the unhappiness that happened between her and Huo Guang just now.

People are sometimes very complicated, sometimes they are also very simple, and if there are pleasant things, they will always forget the unpleasant things.

"This thing ......" Yu Wuwu began to explain the rules.

"Yu Langzhong, in this way, I can't understand it, call a few internal officials and maids to come, let them play with me, and you explain it again, so good?"

"This, this county official asked the lower officials to go back early."

"I'll send someone to tell the county magistrate, just say that I will stay for more time, and I guess he won't have any objections."

Yu Wuwu hesitated for a while, and finally nodded: "No." ”

On this gloomy and rainy afternoon, there was finally a cheerful atmosphere in the sky above Changle Palace, which made those who were out of breath have a moment of relaxation.

……

As the twilight approached, the rain in Chang'an City finally stopped again.

Because there is no sun, it is very dark in the Qingliang Palace, and after the palace people asked Liu He for instructions, they lit the palace lamp in advance.

Looking at the slaves and maids and internal officials who came and went, Liu He was a little depressed.

Huo Guang had just come here and told Liu He about the turmoil in Chang'an City.

Liu He didn't expect that the matter of going to the temple for Emperor Xiaowu would bring so much trouble and turmoil.

He couldn't help but recall the scene where Huo Guang had a conversation with him in this hall just now.

……

"Your Majesty, there are several doctors and officials who have been colluding with Confucian students in private, and it seems that they are going to come to Weiyang Palace to force Your Majesty to withdraw the edict of the Shangmiao number, and at the same time release Xiahou Sheng."

"These doctors, the old man knows each other, because they have not been reused, so the new resentment, so he wants to take the opportunity to make trouble, fulfill his own reputation, and win fame."

"Middle Father, are they seeking officials?" Liu He asked.

"Yes and no, they are seeking fame first, but in the future, they will naturally seek officials, learn and excel, this is the long-cherished wish of Confucianism." There was obvious disdain in Huo Guang's words.

"Then I want to invite them to the palace to appease them."

"A few doctors and officials of only six hundred stones, they are coming, and there is no need for Your Majesty to meet with them."

"But there are a lot of Confucians, I'm afraid of ......"

"Your Majesty's first ascension to the throne is inevitably merciful, but the old man has seen too many ups and downs in this court, and the situation is even more severe than now, the old man has experienced it, just like this day, although it has been raining for so long, but there is finally a day when it will be clear."

"Those Confucian scholars are only a small part, don't worry, they will protect the peace of Weiyang Palace."

When Huo Guang mentioned Zhi Jinwu and Guangluxun, it showed that the matter had reached a point where there was no turning back.

Liu He seemed to be able to see the sword light and sword shadow between Beique.

It suddenly occurred to him that this Huo Guang was probably not only trying to clean up the aftermath for himself, but also taking this opportunity to wipe out those dissidents who might hinder him from resuming Emperor Xiaowu's expansion strategy.

For Huo Guang, Liu He had a little more secret admiration at this time.

Originally, this was the consequence of Liu He's "arbitrary behavior", but he didn't expect Huo Guang to make a decision immediately and find an opportunity that he could take advantage of.

"But in this case, will I be infamy as a faint king?"

"Your Majesty, it is impossible for the emperor to be praised by everyone, and those who know his guilt are only in the spring and autumn, as long as he has a clear conscience, whether he is a faint monarch or a bright monarch, the evaluation after death is not important."

When I die, I don't care if he floods.

This sentence is placed here, and it is quite appropriate.

"Your Majesty can rest assured that everything that follows will be handled by the old man, Your Majesty will sit firmly in Weiyang Palace, Your Majesty only needs to listen to things outside the window in the palace, and read books with the officials."

"I will listen to my middle father's arrangement."

……

In fact, after Liu He and Huo Guang ate that meal, he knew that as long as Huo Guang came forward, he could wait in peace.

To be a wise king, not to be a benevolent king.

Liu He understands this truth.

The panic of that day was indeed true, but today's worries are more pretended.

The affairs of the DPRK and China are decided by Guang, so this matter that will stain blood on his hands will be done by Huo Guang.

So what Liu He is worried about is not this matter, but another matter.

In the future, how should talents be selected?

At this time, the Han Dynasty implemented the probation system set down by Emperor Xiaowu.

The so-called probation is that the local officials inspect the talents, and then recommend them to the imperial court.

From the perspective of the scope of inspection, it can be divided into two categories: regular courses held every year and special courses held irregularly.

Among them, there are two subjects of filial piety and honesty. Filial piety is to promote filial piety and honest officials, and all people in the county can be examined; And the incorruptible officials recommended the small officials who already have rank in the government.

The former has a brighter future in the court, and they all hold official positions with higher rank; The latter is a small official under 600 stones, and can only be promoted by following the traces.

As for special subjects, the subjects covered are even more complex.

Including virtuous and square, virtuous literature, outspoken and extremely admonished, filial piety and power, Ming Jing, Ming law, Ming yin and yang disasters, brave knowledge of the art of war and other subjects.

Filial piety and incorruptibility are selected based on the overall level of prestige and knowledge; The special department is based on the actual mastery of a specialty or moral behavior selection criteria.

However, whether it is a regular department or a special department, the selection is determined by specific people.

The "lords" of different subjects are also different, some are the ministers of the county, some are the princes and kings, and some are the three princes and nine kings in the court......

However, no matter what the identity of the "master" is, since it is determined by people, then it is impossible to be truly fair and just.

(End of chapter)