Han Shizu

Chapter 1613 Nursery Rhymes
The return of Zhao Wang Liu Fang’s family to Beijing is just a microcosm of the activities of the imperial clan, dignitaries, and ministers outside Beijing in the 17th year of Kaibao. Before the spring of Kaibao's 18 years, I hurried back to Beijing, like a stream of active streams, jumping with joy, wanting to return to the ancestral home of the capital.

The purpose, of course, is to celebrate Emperor Liu's birthday. Such a situation is rare even in the Han Dynasty. After all, the empire's territory is too large, and it is very difficult to gather ministers from all over the world.

The last time this phenomenon happened was the 30th year celebration of Emperor Liu's ascension to the throne, and the last time it was when Mount Tai was enshrined in Zen.

In view of this situation, in response to this trend, a nursery rhyme appeared among the people, saying: The emperor's birthday is busy, and the princes are suffering.What do the people of Li want, they only hope that Ruixue will come.

This nursery rhyme appeared very abruptly, but it spread like wildfire. It was widely circulated in the capital, and spread from Gyeonggi to the surrounding areas.

Since ancient times, the appearance of similar nursery rhymes and prophecies is often accompanied by certain political connotations, or reveals the social status quo and the sufferings of the people, and often has a certain warning significance.

In the past long years, it is not that there have been nursery rhymes among the Han people, but most of them are voices that sing praises, promote morality, and spread "positive energy". This is the first time that I spend my life extravagantly.

It is unknown where this nursery rhyme came from and who made it. However, the Han court still reacted somewhat, even a little nervous. Anyone with a little bit of political sense can detect the "power" of this nursery rhyme, and hidden risks.

The one who reacted most violently was a censor named Wang Yucheng. He directly attached a memorandum based on this nursery rhyme, admonishing Emperor Liu and stating the matter directly, hoping that Emperor Liu would restrain himself in the next year's Jiaqing Festival. , Don't make a fuss, make it extravagant and wasteful.

Since he was born in a farming family, Wang Yucheng knew a lot about farming and cared more about the hardships of the people. In his memorial, he also suggested that Emperor Liu put more energy on benevolence to the people, and not neglect the national economy and the people's livelihood because of the annual Jiaqing Festival.

Although Wang Yucheng has tried his best to pay attention to the choice of words and sentences, the thoughts he expressed are direct. Looking at it from another angle, it can be said that he is criticizing Emperor Liu.

Although Wang Yucheng is only 26 years old, he is already well-known among the Han scholars. He is especially praised for his literary talent.

When he was a Jinshi, he was also received by Emperor Liu. At the Qionglin banquet, he wrote a poem "My Zhi" to express his political ambitions.At that time, it left a deep impression on Emperor Liu, and he was also praised and encouraged by Emperor Liu.

In his career as an official in recent years, Wang Yucheng has also unswervingly practiced his ambition and did not violate his original intention.This is really a person who speaks out and dares to advise, and what is not pleasing to the eye can often be turned into a performance of brilliant writing and sincerity.

Probably knowing that the imperial court needs such a person, such a person who can speak out, dare to speak out, and is full of blood, and also create an atmosphere of smooth speech.Regarding Wang Yucheng, no matter how fierce his words were or how offensive his words were, Emperor Liu's attitude was still kind and tolerant, but whether he listened or not was another matter.

But this time, after receiving Wang Yucheng's remonstrance, Emperor Liu could no longer just laugh it off like before. In front of Zhao Pu and other officials, he directly reprimanded Wang Yucheng, saying that Wang Yucheng was bold and regarded his tolerance as indulgence. Convergence, wanton nonsense.

A little censor who thinks he is loyal and concerned about the country and the people, dares to criticize Junfu so blatantly and speak rudely.That kind of attitude of becoming angry from embarrassment is still rare in Emperor Liu.

However, anger turned to anger was only a verbal outburst.Of course, if Emperor Liu hadn't understood Wang Yucheng's upright temperament, he might have been imprisoned. Of course, it was to maintain the previous personality.

Even so, Emperor Liu also ordered Wang Yucheng to go home, reflect behind closed doors, and write his poems and essays.
However, Wang Yucheng's persuasive remonstrance obviously stimulated Emperor Liu, at least it made him no longer feel at ease and satisfied, and felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly.

In Emperor Liu's view, the princes, nobles, bureaucrats, and generals came to the court to celebrate his birthday, since it showed the loyalty and filial piety of the courtiers to him, and for him, it was also an opportunity to comfort and gain advice.

The empire is so big, from west to east, it can take several months to walk normally. The courtiers are stationed in various places, defending the country, and it is difficult to see him on weekdays. Even his son has not seen him for several years. To once, not to mention other people.

Taking this opportunity is not only to celebrate his birthday, but also an opportunity for domestic and foreign military and political officials to gather together to discuss the country's affairs.The imperial court needs to listen to the opinions of the following, and adjust or change the policy in a timely manner based on the situation. The officials below also need to clearly implement the policy guidelines of the imperial court to avoid any mistakes in the process of uploading and distributing.

Obviously, this is an extremely rare communication process, and it is also good for the governance of this huge empire.Due to the limited traffic and information conditions, it is naturally impossible to do it frequently, but it is worthwhile to organize a state affairs exchange meeting on his 50 years old birthday, which is meaningful and feasible.

However, that being said, Emperor Liu also used this reason to comfort himself, but Wang Yucheng's remonstrance still planted a thorn in his heart, which made him extremely unhappy.

The suspicious Emperor Liu couldn't help guessing that the officials and people really had other opinions about him?What he is doing now, is he still like a holy lord?

I won't really become Li Longji, will I?Emperor Liu had never thought of such an idea before, because he always looked down on Tang Minghuang, tossing an empire to the brink of collapse, and directly going from prosperity to decline.

However, he talks about taking history as a mirror, but in reality, he often does not know it. Although Emperor Liu has a good habit of reflecting, it is easy to immerse himself in the glory without knowing it.
There has never been a shortage of people in the imperial court who see the wind and make the rudder. The emperor is unhappy, and there are naturally people below who hear the wind and move.Inside the imperial court, especially the Metropolitan Procuratorate, there were several censors. Under the instruction of Lu Duoxun, they impeached Wang Yucheng, saying that he was arrogant and self-confident, made abusive remarks, offended the emperor, and demanded severe punishment.

However, the flattery should be a horse's hoof. For these people, Emperor Liu was very angry. He needed to take revenge on a little Wang Yucheng?To clear his name for his loyalty?

Therefore, those censors who were impeached on the table, instead suffered the hang-up, the blame and the demote.In the words of Emperor Liu, although Wang Yucheng is upright and outrageous, he can show his loyalty. You censor officials, if you don’t give advice to those who should be admonished, and if you don’t correct those who should be corrected, you will only add insult to injury and act like a villain.

As a result, several censors were demoted from the imperial court, Lu Duoxun lost several confidantes, and he himself suffered a disaster, and was criticized by Emperor Liu for being lax and dereliction of duty.

At the same time, the Kaifeng Mansion and the Imperial City Division also mobilized wantonly to rampage the capital, and began to "eliminate" those rumors and fallacies.With such momentum, it was natural that there was a commotion, and the capital fell silent for a while. Seeing this situation, almost all the scholars and civilians strictly restrained their children, and they were not allowed to spread any more nonsense. One of the children's means.

The Imperial City Division also felt the pressure from Emperor Liu. One of their most important responsibilities was to monitor the public opinion in Tokyo. The nursery rhyme had spread all over the sky, but they did nothing.

Although Zhang Dejun was a little depressed, he could only work harder and wanted to make some achievements to calm the anger of the officials.Started to add a lot of detectives who are spreading rumors and demagogues behind their backs.

As a result, with the ability of the Imperial City Division, no "conspirator" was found. Many storytellers from various restaurants and tea shops in Tokyo were brought back to the Imperial City Division for questioning, but there was no result.

At the end of the investigation, I found a stone by the Wuzhang River with the nursery rhyme engraved on it.Such a result can be serious. Doesn't this mean that this turmoil is not man-made, but a "warning" from heaven?
Aware of the seriousness of the matter, Zhang Dejun strictly blocked the news, and then hurriedly went to see Emperor Liu to state the matter.After learning about Huangcheng Secretary's actions in Kaifeng, Emperor Liu became even more annoyed, and severely criticized Zhang Dejun. Isn't this trying to trick him?
At the same time, Emperor Liu, who didn't care so much at first, became suspicious instead. Nursery rhymes are not terrible, and the common people are easy to fool, as long as the heat passes.

However, he doesn't believe that there is any stone tablet that can naturally engrave such a nursery rhyme. Behind this pretense of a god, there must be ghosts and evil spirits.

Therefore, the instruction given to Zhang Dejun was only one word, check!Check it out!
The turmoil that happened in the winter of Kaibao’s 17 years can only be regarded as a small episode, a little haze. Although it made Emperor Liu a little depressed and angry, he will have to celebrate the Jiaqing Festival in the coming year, his fiftieth birthday , still have to be done in a prosperous and prosperous manner.

(End of this chapter)