Han Shizu

The Chongzheng Hall under the winter night is a bit more gloomy than usual, giving people a sense of forest, like a giant beast crawling in the Bian Palace, the door of the hall seems to be a devastation. Huge mouth.

Rows of candles illuminated the palace, but the light was still hard to reach. Emperor Liu liked to stay in those shadows, and the bright light could hardly illuminate his whole body.

With the increase of age, Emperor Liu's eyes gradually deteriorated, so when reading the memorial, his face was often subconsciously close, and it was a little difficult to see things.

The warm-toned lights reflected on Emperor Liu's face, showing half majesty and leaving half shadows, giving people a weird feeling. Today's Emperor Liu also feels more and more inhuman.

When Zhao's father and son were worried about the future, Emperor Liu was also thinking about Zhao Pu's problem. His face was expressionless, but under the candlelight, it seemed cloudy and uncertain, as if reflecting his mood at this time.

Emperor Liu read some black materials about Zhao Pu. These materials come from many sources, including the two departments of Wude and Imperial City, as well as the secret impeachment of Zhao Pu by internal and external ministers accumulated over the years. Of course, some of them were made by Liu The emperor was very annoyed and collected evidence from the secret room of the Lu family.

I have to say that the secret files of the Lu family are extremely valuable. The reason why Lu An made so many troubles and dealt with so many people was not only because of Emperor Liu’s intention to govern and secretly promote it, but also one of the reasons for the black materials of the bureaucrats inside and outside. , You just need to follow the map and ask for it, and you can investigate and deal with it one by one.

Of course, regarding this part of Zhao Pu, the situation is a bit special.At the beginning, Lü Meng was in charge of the search. After discovering the materials related to Zhao Pu, he knew the sensitivity of it. When he was pulled back to the punishment department, he decisively sealed the part of Zhao Pu and quickly reported it to Emperor Liu.

For Lv Mengzheng's decisiveness, Emperor Liu was very satisfied, and gave instructions, which were kept secret, and will be presented to the public according to some materials.At this time, it also made Emperor Liu completely kill Lu Duoxun.

It's not just that he collected Zhao Pu's black materials, they are political enemies, and it is normal to hold some things in their hands. Emperor Liu believes that Zhao Pu may also have a lot of things about Lu Doson in his hands.

What really angered Emperor Liu was precisely the materials in that secret room. In addition to the letters and transactions with his henchmen, there were also a lot of bureaucratic black materials. Obviously, so many things were basically obtained through the Supreme Court and the Collected by the two major systems of Wu Desi.

From these things, we can see how serious the situation of Ludoxson's use of public weapons for personal gain is. Through these materials, he can fabricate charges at any time, attack political opponents, and also use this to hijack officials.

This is no longer a simple political struggle, and it is no problem to convict him of conspiracy and usurpation, not to mention, Wu Desi is involved in it.

Therefore, when these things were exposed, Ludoson's fate was almost doomed.If it is just to form a party for selfishness, corruption and bribery, Emperor Liu may not really take his life, but Lu Doxon has too many ways to take his life.

As for Zhao Pu's materials, Emperor Liu had been holding back and did not make a sound until Lu An gradually calmed down, and then he took it up and studied it. At the same time, he also reviewed the secret files collected by Huangcheng Division and Wu Desi. …

These materials about Zhao Pu have a lot of content and complicated personnel. Of the crimes that the Ministry of Punishment gave Lu Doson, basically all of them can be used on Zhao Pu.

None of these prime ministers of Kaibao is cleaner than the other, and there is a pile of unclean feces and urine under their buttocks, such as corruption, power-taking, party formation, self-seeking, etc. Zhao Pu himself may be relatively clean, but his relatives and friends, his disciples and colleagues, How can it not be involved at all.

For these, Emperor Liu also took it seriously and didn't care too much.Even he himself has a selfish side, not to mention the ministers below, even Shi Xizai, a moral gentleman known for his reputation, is not clean, let alone Zhao Pu who has too many shortcomings.

Emperor Liu was like watching the fire, and he knew very well that many things didn't care so much, he only cared about their use value.Even the consistent management of officials and the successive anti-corruption and anti-corruption efforts are only means to alleviate conflicts and consolidate the rule.If you can't even see through these, Emperor Liu is also unqualified as an emperor.

Therefore, when reading these materials of Zhao Pu, Emperor Liu was also targeted. For most things, he just laughed it off.However, through these things, he still saw something that made him fearful.

For example, Zhao Pu has accumulated too much political capital and promoted too many people during his 18 years of prime minister career. The impact on the entire bureaucratic system is deeply ingrained.

In Lu Duoxun's words, most of the officials in the world are from Zhao Pu's family, and the rest are also implicated in him. Of course, this statement is somewhat absolute, some extreme, and some superficial, but it can also reflect Zhao Pu's prestige.

The people Zhao Pu used were also very complex, including capable officials and officials, as well as silverfish and scum, especially some people in the center, who had strong selfish desires, corruption and selfishness, and even more ignorant of ordinary people.

In the past, there were many attacks against Zhao Pu's henchmen, some were blocked by Zhao Pu, and some were taken down, but Zhao Pu also tried his best to maintain everyone and everything. In this case, how could Zhao Pu use it cleanly? to describe.

These situations are also not surprising. Emperor Liu can also accept it. Since he uses Zhao Pu and gives him power, it means that this situation is likely to happen.

After all, if Zhao Pu, the prime minister, wants to get a firm seat and make a difference in the imperial court, he needs real power, especially the power to organize personnel, and he needs a group of available people.

As long as there are no problems with Zhao Pu himself, then there will be no major problems in the court, and the past 18 years have also proved this point. Although there have been various problems, Zhao Pu has made great contributions and hard work to open the treasure and prosperity. of.

Of course, it is not that there are no taboos. For example, in some cases collected by Wu Desi, it is mentioned that Zhao Pu has private contacts with Zhang Dejun, the envoy of the imperial city. Although it is not frequent and close, there are definitely secret transactions.

This is naturally what Emperor Liu is deeply jealous of. With Lu Duoxun and Wang Yinwu in front, Zhao Pu and Zhang Dejun are not so scary, but Emperor Liu's anger can be imagined.

However, after all, it was reported by the Wude Division. The discord between the Imperial City and the Wude Division was well known by the government and the opposition, and Emperor Liu no longer trusted Wang Yinwu.

Therefore, although this situation caused Emperor Liu's strong suspicion, it was somewhat discounted.However, in any case, when Emperor Liu began to seriously review these black materials, it meant that Emperor Liu did have other considerations for Zhao Pu. …

Regarding the party of Zhao Pu in the DPRK, it really does not intend to continue to laissez-faire, and has the intention of rectification.Zhao Pu's tentative performance over the past month, how could Emperor Liu not be aware of it, but he easily revealed it in a few words.

But this kind of reaction just proves that he has made up his mind. He believes that with Zhao Pu's smartness, he knows it in his heart.In fact, up to now, the ruler and the minister are already well aware of each other.

However, Zhao Pu was constrained by power. On the one hand, he sought a way back, and on the other hand, he still retained this little extravagant hope.

And Emperor Liu, the reason why he hadn't started yet was because he was worried about the impact. After all, Lu An caused so much trouble, it can be said that the whole country was shocked, and the matter was over. If Zhao Pu was taken down again, then the court might really have trouble.

Emperor Liu needs to give the court a chance to breathe, or at least, wait for Lu An's influence to subside a little before taking action.

On the other hand, as for how Zhao Pu was arranged, Emperor Liu still had no conclusion in his mind. He needed to consider it comprehensively, and he needed to take another look at Zhao Pu's performance.

Of course, one thing is certain, Zhao Pu will not follow Lu Doson's path, this old fox has always been measured.More importantly, Zhao Pu, the prime minister of Kaibao, is an iconic figure in the "prosperous world of Kaibao". It is impossible for Emperor Liu to break this flag personally. Otherwise, it will hurt both Emperor Liu's face and the country's sports. .

What's more, Zhao Pu really worked hard for the big man, which is undeniable.Although Lu Duoxun is a generation of influential figures in the political arena of the Han Dynasty, compared with Zhao Pu, his weight is indeed a lot lighter, and naturally he cannot deal with Zhao Pu in the same way.

In Emperor Liu's view, a basic decency should always be left to Zhao Pu.Emperor Liu also believed that as long as he had a conclusion on his side, Zhao Pu would actively obey. This was Emperor Liu's understanding of Zhao Pu, and it was also the tacit understanding that had been cultivated between the ruler and his ministers over the years.