Han Shizu

Chapter 1793 Another fourth-rank official is gone

".Ten loads of Baiyun tea from Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces, [-] jars of fine wine, [-] jars of seafood; [-] catties each of lactose and white granulated sugar from Hunan; Ten carts; ten boats of white fish along the Huai River" In the vertical arch hall, a servant was holding a gift list and reporting to Emperor Liu.

This is what the Xuanhui Academy prepared for the upcoming Jiaqing Festival. However, before the long list of tributes was finished, Emperor Liu interrupted: "Enough!"

The cadence was faltering, and the servant who was reading was so startled that he quickly fell to his knees.Emperor Liu put away the state of being bored, glanced at it, and said in a flat tone: "Are these things prepared by the Xuanhui Academy?"

"Go back to the official's house!" Yan Tuo felt the change in Emperor Liu's tone, and immediately explained: "Exactly! The Jiaqing Festival is approaching, and people from all over the country donate relics to show their filial piety, and the Xuanhui Academy will store them to celebrate the festival! "

Hearing this, Emperor Liu sneered twice, and said, "Is it the Xuanhui Academy who came forward to make arrangements, or did the various places take the initiative to offer gifts?"

"This..." Yan Tuo's eyes flickered slightly, he lowered his head and responded, "I don't know!"

He could also see that Emperor Liu had another opinion on this matter. Xuanhui envoy Zhao Changyan probably flattered the horse's hoof this time.As the chief steward of the palace, Yan Tuo didn't know what was going on.

This is led by the Xuanhui Academy, secretly envoys from various states to offer prescriptions to celebrate the Jiaqing Festival, and at the same time intend to please Emperor Liu.What's more, Yan Tuo also knew that Xuanhui envoy Zhao Changyan personally wrote letters to the chief executives of various places to hint, and the officials of Daozhou dared to question that if the emperor wanted these things, they would naturally prepare carefully.

What's more, the things were sent to Xijing and inspected by the Xuanhui Academy, which even aroused Emperor Liu's curiosity, but at this last step, something seemed to go wrong.

But there is one thing to say, Xuanhuiyuan wants to play its special role, it really has to rely on the contribution of the domestic localities, that is the big head, that is the embodiment of value, and it has been like this in all dynasties, similar functions and powers.

"The officials calm down!" Seeing that Emperor Liu had really gone online, Yan Tuo comforted Zhao Changyan while mourning in silence, "Maybe there is some misunderstanding?"

"Here is the list of gifts, where is Zhao Changyan?" Emperor Liu said coldly.

Against this background, the Xuanhui Academy gradually became unknown and was not valued by others. The Xuanhui envoy also became a job, or even a post for the elderly. Only when foreign envoys paid tribute could they be more active.

However, Zhao Changyan, the newly appointed envoy of Xuanhui, obviously does not intend to sink like this, and intends to make some changes.Taking advantage of this Jiaqing Festival to test Emperor Liu's thinking, pleasing Emperor Liu is the most important purpose, and taking the opportunity to regain the power of the Xuanhui Envoy and to rectify the name of the Xuanhui Academy are the accompanying benefits.

Emperor Liu's voice became louder and his tone became more and more annoyed: "I have issued three orders and five times in the past to severely ban contributions from various places, precisely because these things, although they come from local products, are mostly taken from people's homes. Local contributions cost a lot of money. Not to mention, troublesome people must be prohibited. After many years, there are still people who dare to violate my ban, who gave them the courage?"

Yan Tuo hurriedly responded, "I'm waiting outside the hall!"

"Wait!" Emperor Liu said contemptuously, "Could it be that you are waiting for my reward?"

This matter is not complicated at all, and Yan Tuo probably knows the hands and feet involved, so he went out of the palace to investigate and investigate, and then came back to report.But Yan Tuo's report basically sold Zhao Changyan out.

However, after Yan Tuo finished playing, Emperor Liu's reaction was very calm, and he just said coldly: "What's the use of keeping such a bold and lucky minister?"

Under normal circumstances, this can be regarded as a fat job, and those who pass are not ordinary things.But the situation in the Han Dynasty was different. Apart from paying tribute to foreign countries, Emperor Liu actually did not want local things, and even issued several edicts prohibiting contributions from various places, so as not to disturb the people.

This greatly reduced the importance of Xuanhui Yuan, and it was not even as busy as a palace supervisor.Although the Great Han claims that all nations come to the court, there are only a few countries that really pay tribute to the court for a long time. With that strength, they basically pay tribute to the court once a year.

The word "kill" spit out from Emperor Liu's mouth almost without any hindrance, which shocked Yan Tuo.He knew that Emperor Liu would deal with him severely, but he never expected that another minister would be killed when the Jiaqing Festival was approaching.

Obviously, this is a courageous person with certain political ambitions, and he is unwilling to be mediocre.Zhao Changyan was a Jinshi in the 13th year of Kaibao, and he was ranked among the top three.

This time, for Zhao Changyan, it was a gamble, and although there were some outrageous things in doing things, they were relatively subtle. At the same time, most of the tribute paid were some ordinary local products and local specialties, not rare treasures.

"Don't you dare?" Yan Tuo shuddered, not daring to be sloppy anymore.

Emperor Liu's eyes were cold, almost without thinking, he stared oppressively at Yan Tuo, and ordered: "I won't use the Imperial City Secretary for this matter, you go and find out the contribution for me, and give me an explanation!"

"Misunderstanding?" Emperor Liu got up, took the gift slip from his servant, threw it on the ground, stomped it under his feet, and angrily said: "I really think I'm old enough to be bullied? So many Daozhou, coincidentally, to make this contribution! Among them, if there is no one in the middle to contact, how can it be done? Do you think I am old and confused?"

But I met Emperor Liu who didn't play cards according to common sense, and even bought things for the imperial court from outside the palace. Is there such a reason in the world?

However, with the improvement of the official system of the Han Dynasty, many powers that originally belonged to the Xuanhui Yuan were also split up and transferred to the internal and external divisions of the palace. The status of the Xuanhui Yuan gradually became embarrassing. In the end, the grade was only determined as the fourth grade, and only the right to inspect square objects and famous objects remained.

However, Zhao Changyan, who was good at figuring out Shangyi, couldn't figure out what Emperor Liu was thinking after all.At this time, noticing the flicker in Yantuo's words, Emperor Liu said coldly: "These things, except for the offerings from envoys from all over the world, seem to be delicious food. Could it be that I am a person who cares about the desire of the tongue? Even , I want to enjoy some sugar, rice and wine, and I need special tribute from various places?"

"Yes!" Yan Tuo didn't dare to have any other reactions.

Xuanhuiyuan, at the beginning of the country, was still a member of the imperial court, with great power and a wide range of affairs. One of its functions was to inspect internal and external famous objects.

In the years since he became an official, although he has not accomplished any grandiose events or made any outstanding achievements, he has shown a strong ability to pursue business, especially likes to figure out what he wants, and his ability is still up to standard. To be a fourth-rank member of the imperial court is already extraordinary.

After hesitating for a while, Yan Tuo still asked for a favor, not because of Zhao Changyan, but because he was afraid of bad luck.However, Emperor Liu's temperament is so ruthless and cold, and he would not care about these things, he just said murderously: "This kind of treacherous minister who ruined my reputation, what a pity to kill, his blood will only add to the joy of Jiaqing Festival! "

Emperor Liu said so, Yan Tuo dared to say more, so after Zheng Xu, the judge of Luoyang Mansion, another fourth-rank official of the imperial court lost his head, this time he was also a traditional scholar-bureaucrat.
"Zhao Changyan was killed?" The news quickly spread inside and outside the palace, and Zhao Kuangyi, who was on duty at the Guangzheng Palace, heard it and couldn't help being shocked, with a look of disbelief on his face: "What did he do?"

Zhao Changyan had a smooth career in the past, so he naturally had a certain background. His backer was Zhao Kuangyi.And Zhao Kuangyi has always admired this person, thinking that he has outstanding writing and thinking, and he is very courageous in his handling of affairs.Zhao Changyan was recommended by Zhao Kuangyi to be the envoy of the Proclamation Emblem. He never thought that instead of sending him to the sky, he would fall into hell instead.
However, after learning the reason, even Zhao Kuangyi was stunned for a moment, before angrily said after a long time: "Why is he so confused! He blatantly violated His Majesty's prohibition, what is his intention? Death is justified! Death is not a pity!"

At the same time, Zhao Kuangyi quickly picked up his pen and wrote a letter of apology himself, in order to recognize people who are unknown, and to promote virtuous people.

(End of this chapter)