Han Shizu

Chapter 1543 When Emperor Liu sneezes, the court will be shocked three times

After returning from Mount Tai, Emperor Liu settled down a lot, and he had to settle down. The entire empire has been in turmoil for nearly a year because of various affairs.

Of course, apart from the factor of self-criticism and summary of Feng Chan, it is also because it is really hard to toss and toss.

A flood disaster has spread widely, and almost caused serious damage to the whole of Henan and half of Hebei. It takes time to recuperate and recover.

Immediately afterwards, the grain production in the Central Plains, Huainan, and Jiangnan was reduced, causing famine within a certain range. Although tens of thousands of people did not starve to death and a large area of ​​refugees appeared, it caused some troubles for the court.

At the same time that Emperor Liu granted Zen to Mount Tai, the big man fell ill, but even if it was just a cold, he needed to take good care of it.Probably because of this consideration, Emperor Liu had to keep quiet.

Although he keeps saying and expressing that he pursues the rule of the arch, the country has the crown prince to help watch over it, and the government has Zhao Pu and other prime ministers to help deal with it, so he can live in peace and enjoy the blessings.

And these years, especially the years after the Second Northern Expedition, Emperor Liu has indeed done this.It can be said with certainty that in the last three years of Emperor Liu's 25-year reign, he was the most slack and interfered the least in government affairs, basically delegating most of the government's power to the government affairs hall.

Even when it came to Feng Chan, Emperor Liu seemed careless and didn't get involved too much. Everything was arranged by Zhao Pu and others below, and then issued an edict.At least after the catastrophe in the Central Plains, in the face of Zhao Pu's request for instructions on preparations, he made a slight stance.

If it weren't for the catastrophe of the ten-year Kaibao, Emperor Liu's sense of existence might have been even lower, and he would not have spoken out so actively to encourage the officials and the people.

Of course, there will be such a situation. One is the adjustment of the national strategic policy after the Northern Expedition. where he is interested.

The second and most important reason is that Emperor Liu himself is extremely exhausted both physically and mentally. In addition, his goals are gradually blurred and he has lost his original passion. It is inevitable that this person will slack off.

Even in the past years, Empress Fu reminded him, and Emperor Liu warned him from time to time, but this kind of "fallen" change was still happening quietly.

For an emperor, especially an emperor who has made great achievements and established a martial arts career that directly catches up with the Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty, it is really too difficult to always maintain a high-spirited spirit and an attitude of forging ahead.

For Emperor Liu, from the perspective of the emperor's career, the ups and downs of the past 25 years are really a bit long. Even if you look at the emperors of all dynasties, such a reign is not short, and it is ranked first.

During such a long period of time, even Emperor Liu would inevitably be immersed in it, becoming dull, conservative, numb, stubborn, and depraved.

Not to mention the past three years, even after the opening of the treasure year, even if a goal of creating a prosperous world has been set, Emperor Liu has already gone far from the past holy lord Mingjun.

In fact, Emperor Liu has already been restrained. Under his management, the imperial power of the Han Dynasty is already solid, and he actually holds the power of life and death for the people of the world, above everything else.It can be said that if Emperor Liu wanted to be more indulgent, he could treat the entire Han Empire as his back garden and get whatever he wanted.

It's just that Emperor Liu really lacks interest, doesn't have too many interesting things, and doesn't have so many opportunities to play with things and lose his mind. In addition, most of his mind is still clear and he knows how to restrain himself, so he didn't go into the abyss of degeneration .

Up to now, there is probably only one word that can arouse Emperor Liu's emotions, and that is Quan, and if it is two words, it is Imperial Power.For Emperor Liu, as long as the imperial power is consolidated, the overall situation can be controlled in his hands, and all situations can be suppressed at any time, then other people or things will not be so concerned.

However, maybe he also felt the changes in himself, maybe he was tired of the tedious retreat behind the scenes, or maybe he was dissatisfied with his slackness. In the summer of Kaibao's 11 years, Emperor Liu became much more active.

This positivity is not reflected in personal life, but is concerned about the government again.It is not the same as in the past few years, passively waiting for the prime minister and ministers to take the initiative to see the report, or the cabinet deletes and sorts out important official documents before presenting them to him.

Emperor Liu began to take the initiative to ask about military and political affairs, and he wanted to give a direct reply. When encountering problems, he also directly asked the relevant officials and officials.In a day, Emperor Liu spent about three hours reading memorials and dealing with state affairs. Even if it was some trivial matters, Emperor Liu began to show concern.

Such a change also caused quite a shock to the imperial court.For ordinary bureaucrats who are hardworking and dedicated to their duties, there is not much reaction, and they are even happy that His Majesty the Emperor is working diligently again. After all, the prime minister Zhao Pu is not easy to serve. Although Emperor Liu is also not easy to serve, but At least he is the emperor.

In the imperial court, there has never been a lack of "tactful" people, let alone people who speculate on the Sacred Heart, and the eyes that focus on Emperor Liu have never moved away.

Inside the imperial court, the change of people's hearts has just begun. Many people can't help guessing whether Emperor Liu's behavior means that he wants to take back the decentralized governance power. If it goes further, does it mean that Emperor Liu is dissatisfied with Zhao Pu?Will the power structure of the imperial court change?
After pondering by many people, it was concluded that this is very possible!
During the years when Zhao Pu was in power, the big Han made a lot of achievements, defeated the Liao Kingdom, drove it to Mobei, expanded its territory again, and swelled to the point where its stomach almost burst.Internally, he led a series of political and economic reforms, paying for the expansion of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Liu's martial arts.

But at the same time, there have been many problems, such as financial crisis, border instability, catastrophe, etc. Most importantly, he played a pioneering role in restraining the powerful, which made him offend too many people .

Since the heavy rain in the Central Plains last year, there have been many criticisms against Zhao Pu. At that time, it was Emperor Liu who firmly supported Zhao Pu and suppressed those dissenting voices.

But who can be sure that Emperor Liu is completely at ease with Zhao Pu, and trusts him to the extent that he has no reservations?On this point, no one who knew Emperor Liu a little would think so.

As a result, rumors broke out in the imperial court again. It seemed that this thing would never be banned. If there was a slight disturbance above, the city might be full of wind and rain below.

And for Zhao Pu, it was indeed a bit embarrassing, because even he didn't know what Emperor Liu meant.Are you afraid of your own power?Or are you dissatisfied with yourself?
But what is confusing is that, after carefully thinking back on his recent performance, there is nothing out of the ordinary, and he often goes to Emperor Liu to pay his respects.If you are dissatisfied, then when you are enshrining Zen, you can be appointed by Emperor Liu to make a sacrifice, what an honor it is.

If it is not in the near future, then you have to go back a little longer, and there are more, more complicated, and more brain-intensive things worth considering.But no matter how he thought about it, Zhao Pu couldn't figure it out. As for trying to ask Emperor Liu, Zhao Pu still didn't dare.

Therefore, in the summer of the 11th year of Kaibao, Zhao Pu suddenly had a feeling of "power left behind" in the court hall in Tokyo. Many bureaucrats in the lower divisions began to bypass him and even the crown prince and directly report to Emperor Liu.

There is nothing abnormal about this in itself, the ministers also have the power to act in person, but it is a little different from the normal state in which Zhao Pu was the core of the imperial court in the past.It's just that in the past, when the ministers found Emperor Liu, if it wasn't for special circumstances, Emperor Liu's reply would usually be to find the prince or Zhao Pu.

Rumors in the imperial court would inevitably reach the ears of Emperor Liu. After learning about it, Emperor Liu was a little speechless. He suddenly intervened in the government affairs, not because he was targeting Zhao Pu, or because he wanted to take all the power to handle government affairs. After all, he was unable to do what he wanted. .

This kind of change is just an adjustment based on one's own state. How can one think that the people below, including Zhao Pu, will have so many associations.

Originally, Emperor Liu didn't think too much about it, but after learning about the rumors, he began to think about whether Zhao Pu won or lost most of the people's hearts in the court.If you really want to take back the decentralized governance, do those ministers hope or not?

(End of this chapter)