Han Dao world

Chapter 217 I am in the atmosphere

Liu Xie didn't say a word, and there wasn't much expression on his face.

Seeing Xun Yu, he guessed Xun Yu's purpose, and was not surprised at all.

He even guessed most of what Xun Yu said.

At the end of the Han Dynasty—or throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty, the main line of conflict between the monarch and his ministers was the advance and retreat of the monarchy and the ministers. the right of the three publics.

For later generations, the ministers of the Eastern Han Dynasty still had considerable dignity, and they could even be regarded as arrogant and domineering.It is not uncommon for ministers to remonstrate directly with Yan Yan, and even mock the emperor face to face.But in the minds of contemporary people, this is an era of disorderly expansion of monarchy and collapse of ministerial power, a veritable chaos in government.

It is one of the most unbearable chaos to govern.

They fought with relatives, fought with eunuchs, and in the final analysis, they were all fighting with the emperor, all in order to get back the power they once had.

The balance between monarchy and subject power is their ultimate goal.

It's just that the standard of this balance varies from person to person and from time to time.

According to the standard theory of the early Western Han Dynasty, the Sangong of the Eastern Han Dynasty was just a decoration.

According to the standard theory of later generations, the Sangong of the Eastern Han Dynasty held a high position and was quite respectable.Even the prime ministers of the Tang and Song Dynasties were ashamed and envious.

As smart as Xun Yu, he may not know that the advancement of the power of the monarch and the retreat of the power of the prime minister come from the inherent genes of Confucian theory, which is an irreversible trend.

He only saw the continuous expansion of the monarchy, but the emperor himself did not have enough ability to control the power, and the emperor insisted on going his own way repeatedly, causing immeasurable losses.

The actual promoter of the two party bans was not the emperor, but the eunuch.

Emperor Xiaoling built the Wanjin Hall and sold officials and nobles. The promoter behind it was not Emperor Xiaoling himself, but Empress Dowager Dong.

The scourge of the party's imprisonment caused the party members to separate from the imperial court. Finally, because of the Yellow Turban chaos, the imperial court had to bow to the party members.

Selling officials to sell nobles, upright and honest ministers are squeezed out, but corrupt and corrupt people are popular.

In the end, it was the court that was hurt.

What Xun Yu said was very reasonable and true. Most people in this dynasty thought so.

But Liu Xie was not originally from this era.

He came from two thousand years later, and his angle of seeing things surpassed that of everyone in this era, standing in the atmosphere.

"Mr. Xun was in Jizhou first, and then in Yanzhou. Have you ever seen Yuan Shao's edict?"

Xun Yu's resolute eyes wandered a little, and he was silent for a moment before saying, "I have seen it."

"Is it legal?" Before Xun Yu could answer, Liu Xie asked again. "Is it in line with the kingly way that Jun Xun has in mind?"

Xun Yu shook his head and pursed his lips tightly.

Ritual and music conquests come from the emperor.

Yuan Shao's edict is an irrefutable coercion, how could it be legal.

"Yuan Shao's edict is illegal, and the Guandong Prefecture respects it like a treasure. My edict is legal, but Wei Wei hangs it on the wall. Xun Jun, is this the kingly way you want?"

"Your Majesty, Wei Wei has no intention of resisting the edict, but the situation has changed, so he has to make a decision on the fly..."

"It's okay to make a decision on the fly, to cut first and play later. But what's the reason for only cutting first and not playing later? The Weiwei didn't come, the Taiwei came first, because I was worried that I was young, ignorant of political affairs, and didn't understand his painstaking efforts. So you want to invite the Taiwei to explain it to me?"

Xun Yu closed his mouth.

In the final analysis, the fault of Shi Sunrui and others was not that they killed first and played later, but that they didn't play at all.

Shi Sunrui himself may not be willing to do this, but facing the great opportunity of the Taiwei to take charge of the army, he made mistakes again and again.

The rabbit meat is roasted and the aroma is overflowing.

Liu Xie drew out his dagger, cut off a rabbit leg, and handed it to Xun Yu.

Xun Yu was a little at a loss, took it, but didn't know whether he should eat it or not.

Liu Xie cut off another rabbit leg, called a tiger ben, and asked him to give it to Yang Biao.

Xun Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

The emperor is still thinking about Yang Biao, which shows that although he is angry, he has not lost his mind.

In contrast, the handling of Yang Biao, Shi Sunrui and others is a bit sorry for the emperor.

To put it nicely, it means to be responsible, but to put it badly, it means to be authoritarian.

"You mentioned Dang Gu just now, I also have a question." Liu Xie licked the oil on his fingers, his eyes looked at the fire, as if there was a flame flickering deep in his eyes. "Why did the party prison come about, and why is the second party prison more tragic than the first party prison?"

There are two party prisons.

The first time was when Emperor Xiaohuan was under the sole control of Emperor Xiaohuan. In fact, the damage was not serious, not many people were arrested, and even fewer died.In the second year, Emperor Xiaohuan pardoned everyone, but imprisoned a few leaders and prevented them from re-entering official careers.

It was the second party imprisonment that really did the damage.

Not only did more people be arrested this time, but even more people were killed. Famous party members such as Li Ying and Fan Pang all died in this party imprisonment.

Xun Yu said: "The party's imprisonment started because of the party members' discussion of politics. The reason why the second party's imprisonment was even more tragic was because the first emperor was young at the time, and the eunuchs held the king's title in their hands, and they talked about the constitution of heaven.

Liu Xie sneered and said, "The late Emperor was bewitched by Cao Jie back then, who can I be bewildered by now, so that you are so worried that you have to ignore the imperial edict and go about your own business?"

Xun Yu was speechless.

This question is really hard to answer.

There are no eunuchs around the emperor, and he has no excuses.

After all, the ministers did not give the emperor the respect he deserved, and they all treated the emperor as a child.

Although the emperor is indeed young, he is not a child who knows nothing.

In a way, he even behaved better than those old officials.

Even if he was very angry, he did not forget to give Yang Biao a rabbit leg first.

"Let's talk about the building of Wanjin Hall." Liu Xie tore off a piece of roasted rabbit meat, put it in his mouth, and chewed slowly. "Wei Gu is only a meritorious officer in a county, but he can own a thousand acres of fertile land and five thousand shi of grain. The Yuan family must be richer than the Wei family, right?"

Xun Yu smiled wryly.

This question is even harder to answer.

In terms of wealth, Yuan's is no match for Wei's, it's a world of difference.

"The first emperor built the Wanjin Hall because he listened to the Queen Mother's words and collected money to enrich himself? Who are those people who can spend tens of millions to buy officials? It is said that the Liu family is the world. Why is the emperor so poor that he has to sell his officials? The minister has so much money, spending tens of millions?"

Xun Yu sighed.

Emperor Xiaoling built the Wanjin Hall and sold officials and nobles. He did have the purpose of making money, but the element of self-enrichment was very limited.

The root cause is financial insufficiency.

The Northwest used troops year after year, and natural disasters and man-made disasters continued. Even the palace suffered from fires and floods, but the imperial court was unable to repair it because of lack of money.At the most tense time, even the salaries of officials could not be paid out.

Where did the money go?Everyone knows it in their hearts, but they can't say it out loud.

Liu Xie went on to say: "Some people say that the reason why Huan Ling was in financial distress was because the emperor was extravagant, and the harem cost tens of thousands of dollars a day. I am also young, so I don't know how many people there are in the palace. But Now how many people are around me, but it is clear at a glance. You can also see what you eat every day."

Liu Xie stopped and took a deep breath.

"I just want to ask Mr. Xun, is the kingly way you want the way that only requires me?"

(End of this chapter)