Han Shizu

Chapter 1506 The rotten Uncle Li
On the first day back to Beijing, Emperor Liu seemed a little sentimental, wandering around the magnificence of the Imperial City of Tokyo, looking for the traces of the past, immersed in the nostalgia and emotions of the old days, and his mood could not be calmed down for a long time.

It wasn't until the second day that it returned to normal.Although when he set off, he was full of love for the people and full of grandeur, but after he actually arrived in Kaifeng, Emperor Liu stopped and continued his eastward tour.

In the two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, I just toured various places, full of leisure, and symbolically asked about the situation in the disaster area and disaster relief matters.In fact, Zhao Pu, Lu Yin and other ministers were in charge of all affairs, and the life of Emperor Liu was not much different from that in Luoyang.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, as usual, Emperor Liu ordered an imperial banquet to be held. Perhaps due to the lack of personnel, the venue of the banquet was not in the Chongyuan Hall, the main hall of the Kaifeng Imperial City, but in Qionglin Garden.

As Emperor Liu's stay in Kaifeng, the only royal garden that was built mainly, also became a place for banquets for every Jinshi.

Although the queen, prince, and a large number of ministers and ministers were absent, the quality of the large number of banquet personnel has not faded much. This is still a gathering of the upper elite of the Han Dynasty, full of power and wealth.

The minister of ceremonies who presided over the banquet is still the uncle and minister Li Ye. In the past few years, Li Ye has completely become a role member of the imperial court's power center. Li Ye has also gradually accepted his position after the fruitless struggle for power , Wholeheartedly, to serve Emperor Liu.

In the past few years, it's not that Li Ye has worked hard. He has seen opportunities to pull down powerful prime ministers like Zhao Pu and Song Qi several times and use some means to replace them.

However, the results are often unsatisfactory, and all actions show that it is a meaningless struggle.When it comes to political skill and administrative ability, Li Ye and his competitors are not in the same rank, and the only advantage is probably in their status.

But at the same time, identity also seemed to be an invisible restriction. If you want to make a breakthrough, you can rely on Emperor Liu the most, and you can only rely on Emperor Liu.However, it was Emperor Liu who restricted him, as if he was in a cage of power, being exalted, but his whole body was restrained and struggling endlessly.

After so many years, Li Ye has actually been hit a bit. He is not a person with strong willpower.

And probably after realizing the reality more and more, in the past year, Li Ye has been a little messed up. When dealing with various affairs of the DPRK and China, he gradually showed a laid-back attitude, and he seemed careless in the face of everything.

You know, since he was young, Li Ye has been a troublesome person, more than 20 years ago, relying on the Queen Mother Li's favor, he even dared to interfere in Emperor Liu's affairs.

In the original Puzhou case, in order to enhance his authority, he even did not hesitate to attack Chai Rong. You must know that Chai Rong at that time had the support of Emperor Liu and Guo Wei, and there was no grudge between him and Chai Rong. But Li Ye did it. It can be said to be bold or stupid, but it can all reflect Li Ye's enthusiasm.

Even after returning from previous positions in the local area, and after being trained by Emperor Liu several times, after paying homage to the Prime Minister, he still maintained his aggressiveness, actively participated in the affairs of the court and China, never missed any opportunity, and tried his best to gain a sense of presence.

In recent years, Li Ye has indeed done some things, especially in anti-corruption and anti-corruption matters. However, Li Ye's purpose is not to eliminate officials, but to enhance his authority and make others fear him. He also enjoys the feeling of holding power , and the awe-inspiring eyes of others often make him happy.

However, up to now, whether he is old or suppressed too badly, Li Ye's enthusiasm has quietly disappeared.For example, in the impeachment crisis that Zhao Pu encountered some time ago, if it were normal, even if Li Ye did not end in person, he would always secretly push forward to see if there was a chance to remove Zhao Pula.

But, no, Li Ye didn't participate at all, and he didn't express his opinion. If he made any comments, it was nothing. He was relaxed and lazy, and he began to be indifferent to the government.

Such a contrast naturally caught Emperor Liu's attention. Of course, Emperor Liu didn't say anything hastily, but just observed and thought silently.

Could it be that this little uncle was suppressed too hard by him, and was spoiled?

Even at the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet, Li Ye seemed careless as the master of ceremonies.Toasting and drinking, pushing cups and changing cups, I am not interested, and the communication is no longer active.

Looking at Li Ye who was sitting there appreciating himself, Emperor Liu finally took the initiative to ask: "Uncle, it's the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the house is full of joy, and everyone is happy. Why are you so unhappy?"

Li Ye turned slightly sideways, almost leaning on the food table, his drunken eyes looked sleepy, when he suddenly heard Emperor Liu's question, he became unsteady, and even knocked over the wine glass, spilling the wine all over his body.

After wiping it in a hurry, he stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, forgive me, I've lost my manners!"

"It doesn't matter!" Emperor Liu looked at Li Ye who was a bit embarrassed, waved his hands, and said with a light smile: "It seems that uncle is not unhappy, but a little forgetful!"

"You made Your Majesty laugh!" Li Ye said, no matter in his demeanor or posture, he seemed very submissive.

This aroused the curiosity in Emperor Liu's heart again. His gaze was full of scrutiny. He looked at him and said, "Uncle, you, the emcee of ceremonies, have not done a good job. You should persuade the wine to let the bureaucrats have a good time." !"

"Yes!" Hearing this, Li Ye was slightly startled, and hurriedly said: "I just feel a little unwell, and I have been slacking off a little, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

In a few words, Li Ye has already pleaded guilty twice. This kind of performance is in great contrast with the past.Emperor Liu had never seen Li Ye so humble, or rather, decadent.

Frowning slightly, Emperor Liu said in a gentle tone, "If you're not feeling well, then drink less, uncle, take care of yourself!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern!" Li Ye said.

However, he still raised his full cup and toasted Emperor Liu himself, before turning around and sitting down.From the beginning to the end, Emperor Liu observed Li Ye's performance. His uncle seemed to be really depraved, and his complexion did not look very healthy, as if he was drinking too much.

When the attention shifted from power and government affairs, Li Ye put more energy on personal enjoyment.If there are those who are greedy for pleasure and have extravagant styles among the ministers, then Li Ye must be the "outstanding one" among them.

In the past year alone, Li Ye has taken in concubines of the fourth concubine, singing and singing every night, which is really a big burden for Uncle Li Guo who is over fifty years old.

Even Emperor Liu couldn't help being puzzled and surprised by such a change.From Emperor Liu's point of view, this uncle is not such a degenerate person. With his tossing character and style, this change is really too big.

At the same time, Emperor Liu couldn't help thinking secretly how to treat this uncle in the future.Li Ye is a catfish that he placed in the center of power. It is a kind of check and balance for other ministers. Now this catfish is half dead. If he does not seek political power in his position, is it necessary to put it in the aspect?
There is a black-bellied idea. Let Li Ye be in the political affairs hall to make him cause trouble. Now that he doesn't make trouble, Emperor Liu is not used to it.
(End of this chapter)