Han Shizu

Chapter 1823 The Strange Circle
After Lu Duan left, Emperor Liu's complexion changed immediately. He didn't want to express his nameless anger, but it seemed that there was a backlog of bad breath in his chest, and he couldn't spit it out.His expression changed from cloudy to cloudy, and his eyes also changed from indifferent to extremely complicated, with resentment, murderous intent, helplessness, and finally even a touch of despondency.

His cold gaze moved down and landed on the memorials on the imperial case, but he still couldn't hold back, and pushed hard, sweeping them to the ground.His strength was indeed weak, and he couldn't even vent his anger, and he couldn't clean it up.

Facing Emperor Liu's violent action, Yan Tuo, who was waiting beside him, was startled again. He looked at Emperor Liu, hesitated for a while, and greeted a servant, carefully picked up the memorials scattered on the ground, and placed them neatly good.

However, as soon as it was put away, it was knocked down by Emperor Liu again. This time, Yan Tuo didn't dare to clean it up anymore. He noticed that Emperor Liu, who was out of breath, was a little at a loss, but he didn't dare to breathe.

Emperor Liu adjusted his posture slightly, and his old face became more and more ugly.After a long time, just then pointed to the memorial on the ground, and venomously reprimanded Yan Tuo: "What are you doing in a daze, pick it up!"

"Yes!" Yan Tuo didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately bent forward and moved his hands without anyone's help.

Looking at Yantuo who was kneeling on the ground to tidy up, Emperor Liu slightly closed his eyes and sighed softly.What Emperor Liu has seen recently is not just what he talked about with Lu Duan.

There is a reason for his anger. This year, especially in the past half a year, what he saw and heard seemed to remind Emperor Liu that the campaign against officials and the anti-corruption and evil he launched were all Wrong, useless, even ridiculous.

Inside and outside the capital, the court, the endless situation, all kinds of personnel, all seemed to be mocking Emperor Liu.If you don’t want to be an autocratic emperor and a lone husband, what will you do to fight against corruption, get rid of tyrants and bullies, and what will be the result?It's not a compromise, I'm seeking stability, and I dare not dig deep into the foundation of the empire.

Regardless of the situation in Henan, Liaodong, or other Daozhou states, the chaos that occurred was like a slap in the face, the old face of Emperor Liu, the kind that slapped the old emperor without paying attention.

The administrative problems such as chaos and inefficiency seem normal to many bureaucrats, and they still have sufficient reasons, as if to say that their previous suggestions were correct and Emperor Liu's decision was wrong After all the tossing, it is the imperial court and the country that are in chaos, and it is you, Emperor Liu, who are troubled.What's more, if it wasn't for the change of the "Chongyang Edict" last winter to stop the expansion in time, the current situation may be even more serious.

For Emperor Liu, it was really uncomfortable, but in the face of this situation, there was not much he could do. With the respect of the emperor, he also felt powerless from time to time. This growing sense of helplessness made Emperor Liu feel Full of hostility.

However, no matter how fierce the hostility is, what can it do? Killing a few people to vent your anger will be useful?So many corrupt officials have been killed, lawless nobles, what the result is, the big man has not changed much, if the problem is not fundamentally solved, the big man will never have a real change, and Emperor Liu is obviously unable and impossible to dig People with their own roots.

What he did was like a self-righteous willful, self-willed struggle. At the end of the struggle, he found that everything seemed futile. He just threw a stone into the calm lake, causing ripples, and then quickly regained his balance. , if you want to maintain this "vitality", you have to keep throwing stones.Thinking about it carefully, he did this when he was young, but when he was old, he no longer had so much energy, nor such a strong will.

Take this official administration movement as an example. Beforehand, although the big man had many disadvantages, and there were too many places where Emperor Liu looked unhappy and felt melancholy, at least on the surface he was stable and peaceful.Even if it is a castle in the air, it is also beautiful. All the dirt and dirt are still maintained up and down, and the honorable bureaucrats also know how to do some superficial work.

But after Emperor Liu's rectification, all peace was destroyed, the balance was broken, and the prosperity in the past seemed to be false, so fragile that it was unbelievable.The ruling class seems to be telling Emperor Liu with practical actions that there are some things that you can't do or change as you want.They may not dare to confront Emperor Liu blatantly, but they seem to be born with the innate and familiar abilities of obedience and defiance, and insinuation.

In the past, the country was led away by Emperor Liu. He is a well-deserved helmsman and leader. Up and down, whether forced by authority or lured by interests, he is willing to follow in the footsteps of Emperor Liu. Step by step, he has brought out today's Han Empire.

However, until now, the situation has obviously changed. When Emperor Liu's philosophy conflicts with the interests of nobles and bureaucrats, they are still used to following Emperor Liu's footsteps unswervingly and obeying his will. However, they have already begun to seek ways to resist.

Anti-corruption is political correctness, and no one disagrees with it, but don't turn it on them, sweep it on them, especially this kind of large-scale and merciless one.

In the past half a year or so, there have been chaos in various parts of the country, government and private, how many vested interests are behind this, even Emperor Liu can't fully know.Some floated on the surface of the water, while others submerged under the pool, so Emperor Liu couldn't grasp it.

Sometimes, Emperor Liu felt that he was quite pathetic
Regardless of his original intention, but the goal is definitely good, but now not many people understand him, including his prince, brothers, and sons, some people express their dissent directly, and some people think so in their hearts , just dare not say that's all.

As for the ministers and ministers in the court, Emperor Liu has long distrusted people like Li Fang and Zhao Kuangyi, even if they are kings whose motto is loyalty to the emperor, Emperor Liu also has doubts. He is not loyal to Emperor Liu, but the emperor he expects.Like Lu Duan, he has good conduct and integrity, and has always been fair and responsible in his work, but Emperor Liu doesn't have any extravagant hopes for his attitude towards Emperor Liu's policies in his heart.

The sense of loneliness, as far as Emperor Liu was concerned, was getting stronger.In the past, his loneliness came from his lofty status and supreme power, which made him trample the world under his feet.Now, in terms of thought, I feel desperate and even crazy lonely.

What about the traversers?He can change everything, but most of the time, he can't change anything!

Before the official administration movement, the bureaucratic system was generally balanced and stable, even if it was full of pickles and dross. But now, the old man has fallen, and the new man will replace them. Judging from the current results, Emperor Liu Be pessimistic.

Under the system of the big man, power is limited, some people lose their jobs, and some people stand on their corpses for food.Not to mention anything else, in Henan Province, after this great movement, nearly [-]% of the officials were promoted or recommended by the chief minister Shi Dexun, or were directly involved with him.
Is this situation what Emperor Liu wants to see?Obviously not!And when he thought that his rectification actions were only to make room for people in the end, giving people more opportunities to devour more power and increase influence, Emperor Liu couldn't contain his killing intent in his heart!
Do you want to kill some more people?Emperor Liu suddenly had such an idea in his mind. With this thought in his mind, he couldn't help but take out a thick memorial. It was Wu Desi. Regarding the current power structure and officials in Daozhou, Henan Dao Shi Dexun was in a prominent position
Perhaps Shi Dexun did not deliberately cultivate party members and expand his power. He even tried his best to be loyal to the court and wanted to help Emperor Liu manage Henan well, appease the people, and stabilize the local situation.

But judging from the results, in the eyes of Emperor Liu, the expansion of power and influence over there has sinister intentions
kill!At this point, Emperor Liu would pop up this word from time to time, even though he knew in his heart that this would not solve the problem, but apart from this method, he could not come up with any feasible solution.

As for the law and system, at least for the ruling class, it must always be viewed dialectically and not taken too seriously.

"Look aside," Emperor Liu suddenly said, and under Yan Tuo's bewildered gaze, he walked out of the Chui Gong Hall slowly, step by step.

(End of this chapter)