Dahan first prince

Chapter 358 The Way of the Emperor
"For the purpose of showing respect?"

The next day, Changle Palace and Changxin Palace.

Looking at the stack of snow-white soft paper brought by Liu Ying, the Empress Dowager Lu Zhi had a strange expression.

But Liu Ying nodded with a smile, but did not explain too much.

Seeing Liu Ying's posture, Lu Zhi couldn't ask further questions, so he turned his body slightly and gave a look, and the soft paper stacked on the imperial case was taken away by the old eunuch beside him.

With another light cough, all the maids and eunuchs in the hall were sent away, and when he and his son Liu Ying were alone in the hall, Lu Zhi seemed to turn his head casually.

"Yesterday, Ling Luban entered the palace."

"It seems that the Emperor Yan lost his temper in Shanglin yesterday?"

Asking this question in an easy-going tone, Lu Zhi even lay down on his side on the imperial couch, propped his head with his hands, and fell asleep with his eyes closed.

Liu Ying, who had known that Lu Zhi would have such a question today, also smiled and lowered her head when she heard the words, and sorted out the belly draft that had been written long ago, then got up from the imperial couch, and immediately knelt down in front of the couch, lightening her for the old lady. Tapped his legs.

"After the mother, the son dare not hide anything."

"—Earlier, when Lubanyuan was being established, the sons and ministers had strictly told the Shaofu and the Shanglin Order: Whatever is done in Lubanyuan, you must not interfere with it for meritorious lords or relatives."

"Yesterday, my son went to Lu Banyuan to investigate the affairs of the Shaofu, and suddenly saw Lu Ban's decree, and my son was in a hurry..."

Speaking with a shame on her face, Liu Ying did not forget to laugh at herself, and finally added a sentence: "If I knew about the appointment of Lu Ban Ling, I would not be so angry..."

"This Shang Lin Ling is also true."

"Shouldn't the emperor be informed about such an important matter?"

Before Liu Ying's voice fell, he heard that Lu Zhi had stepped on Yang Li's foot indiscriminately, but there was no change of emotion on his face.

Seeing this situation, Liu Ying knew it well, she just smiled and lowered her head, concentrating on continuing to knock on the old lady's legs.

I don't know how long it has passed, and Liu Ying felt a little sore when she heard that Lu Zhi asked again abruptly.

"Yang Li, what does my son think?"

"Being an emperor's official, serving as Lu Ban's order is such an important matter, Yang Li actually asked to play it in the East Palace first, and he didn't report it to Weiyang before or after the event..."

"This person, is he just eager for quick success?"

Upon hearing Lu Zhi's words, Liu Ying immediately realized: My mother, this is another intention to take the school exam.

Even if she felt sorry, Liu Ying didn't dare to fool her casually, she quietly withdrew her hand, pondered for a while, and finally raised her head with a serious face.

"Shanglin ordered Yang Li, who was first elected by Marquis Wu of the Shaofu, as one of the six prime ministers of the Shaofu;"

"As early as the winter of Emperor Taizu Gao's 11th year, when the sons and ministers majored in Zheng Guoqu, Yang Li has been reused by the Shaofu."

"In the 12th year of Emperor Gao of the Taizu, Emperor Gao passed away, and it happened that his ministers wanted to open fields in Wudong to bask in the sea in order to obtain official salt."

"Yang Li was transferred to the son's house, thinking that the first salt order in Wudong Yantian, Shaofu, was in charge of opening the fields and basking in the sea, and also got the salt to be transported to Guanzhong."

"Last year, Feng Wen died at the end of the Marquis, and my son built the Weibei Feng Canal. The Shaofu also planned to play the city of Chang'an and set up Shanglin."

"At that time, Yang Lifang recalled Chang'an for his son, thinking that the Shanglin order..."

After briefly summarizing Yang Li's experience in the past few years, Liu Ying took a breath, and there was a little solemnity between her brows.

"In terms of temperament and virtue, Yang Li served as the prime minister of the Shaofu and Wu Dongyan's order, neither of which was enriching his own pockets, and he was quite capable in politics."

"If you say that you are eager for quick success..."

"Um······"

"My son thinks that it is not yet such a place."

Speaking confidently, "Yang Li is not yet eager for quick success", Liu Ying lowered her head and smiled.

"The queen mother may not know."

"When Yang Li was young, he learned the words of Mo Di, and his native place is Linzi, the capital of Qi."

"According to Yang Li, Nai's father was the great son of the Qi Mo Xiangfu lineage; in the fifth year of the Han Dynasty, Qi Wang Tian Heng committed suicide in fear of crime, and all the Qi Mo Xiangfu lineages were loyal to death."

"This Yang Li is the only descendant of Qi Moxiangfu's line..."

"This matter also happened in the 11th year of the Han Dynasty, when my son jointly built the Zhengguo Canal in Shaofu, and Fang learned about it from Marquis Wu."

As she spoke, Liu Ying shook her head with a smile and continued, "Yu Yangli, I even had an appointment with a gentleman."

"——Fan'er is in power, so Mo Di's words will never stop in the world;"

"As for Yang Li, he introduced himself as a great son of the Mohist family, expelled the Dengling family of Chu Mo as a chivalrous man from the Mohist sect, neglected the eloquent studies of the Mo Xiangfu family of Qi Qi, and dominated the Mo of Lu Ban of the Xiangli family of the late Qin Dynasty. Chinese."

"In addition, my son Yu Yangli also said: Within ten years, all Mohists will not be officials, nor will they be vanguards, and within a hundred years, all Mohists will not be granted imperial titles, and will not be listed as ministers. , do not govern one side, and do not like to speak ink to the people under the rule..."

Without concealing the "promise" between herself and the Mo family in front of Lu Zhi, Liu Ying finally shook her head and smiled.

"Such a strict agreement, and the burden of a school's rise and fall, Shanglin Ling indulges in getting close to the mother, does my son think it is justifiable?"

Saying these words a little insincerely, Liu Ying raised her head with a smile, looked at the eyes of the old lady who were still closed, and began to think secretly.

For this time, Yang Li asked Lu Zhi to appoint Lu's nephew as Lu Banling behind his back. If Liu Ying had no objection in his heart, he would be joking.

— Let alone the emperor, even if a farmer raises a dog, if the dog does something behind its owner's back, it will definitely arouse the owner's resentment;
Farmers and dogs are like this, let alone monarchs and ministers, especially Liu Ying and Yang Li, who have a very special relationship?

Therefore, no matter how pleasant the words were, Liu Ying had to admit that Liu Ying was still somewhat unhappy in her heart about Yang Li's decision to finalize the Lu Ban Court Order with Queen Mother Lu Zhi behind her back.

——Today, you, Yang Li, can look for the Queen Mother behind my back and make an order for the Luban Garden. In the future, will you still have to find the Queen Mother to make a decision on the crown prince and even the emperor?

No matter how bad it is, you found the queen mother, at least tell me afterwards...
But if you are not happy, you are not happy, if you have to say that because of this, you have some strong dissatisfaction with Yang Li, it is really not enough.

For one, Yang Li gave an explanation that was convincing enough yesterday, at least enough to convince Liu Ying: no matter whether it was public or private, whether it was for the consideration of the court or the emperor Liu Ying, this Lu Ban Court Order, We still have to find someone surnamed Lu to do it.

So in this matter, the only mistake Yang Li made was actually 'self-assessment';
Considering that 'self-assertion' is the right thing to do, it's no big deal.

——In history, I don’t know how many people have risked their lives and their lives to do those seemingly stupid things. Why?
Leaving aside those rebels who really harbored evil intentions and wanted to turn Yin and Yang upside down and subvert the country, the vast majority of those who have been famous in history because of "correction" are actually just losers.

In addition to these losers who are clearly recorded in the annals as "Jiaozhao", there are many successful people in the long history.

And the only difference between these successful people and those losers who are written in history books is that the successful people pretended to do good things, and they did it well;

But the losers tried their best, but did bad things with good intentions, or failed to do good things.

Take a very simple example.

Ji An, a famous official during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, knew clearly that the person who made the edict died, but when he saw that the people suffering from the famine were starving and dying everywhere, but they could not wait for the relief food, he resolutely decided to open a warehouse under the edict and send out millet and food. name.

The results of it?
After learning about Ji'an's coercive edict, Emperor Wu Liu Che not only did not pursue the crime of Ji'an's coercive edict, but became furious and investigated hundreds of court officials, local officials, and supervisory censors in one go!

As for the coquettish Ji An, instead of being punished, he was appreciated by Emperor Wu and earned a great reputation, and even left a good saying in the history of "Ji An correcting the imperial edict and sending millet out of the warehouse".

So to put it bluntly: Yang Li's actions this time are just like those bold people in history who tried their best to correct the order.

When the matter is done, everyone is naturally happy. As for whether to correct or not, it is completely up to the emperor to decide;

For such a courtier who did not hesitate to pretend to maintain the credibility of the regime and himself, the emperor was also happy to wipe his ass clean for this person.

Conversely, if things are not done well, even if you don't pretend to be an edict, the emperor still has a large warehouse of small shoes for this useless thing to wear.

For example, when facing up, the left foot should step over the threshold first.

As for the second, it is just as Liu Ying said just now: Yang Li is not only a pure "Han Chen", but also shoulders the future of the entire Mohism on Yang Li's shoulders.

And after Liu Ying set a series of harsh restrictions for the Mohists, such as "not to be a chief official within ten years, not to establish military honors", "not to be a full-time official, and not to live in a temple within a hundred years", the choice left to the Mohists has already Not much left.

——Not being a chief official means that the Mohists cannot control the place, or even an independent department;

——The lack of martial arts and imperial edicts means that the Mohists cannot get any support from the aristocracy and the military;
——Not being listed as a public minister, Mohism is not popular in the government, and it cuts off the two paths of the Mohist school of "being protected by the court" and "getting the support of the people".

Unable to get support from the military, unable to find spokespersons among the nobles and high officials of the court, and even the traditional Mohist strategy of "taking the bottom-level people as the basis for development" does not work, so the only choice for the Mohism is to be tight Attached to the royal family, or the emperor.

Such a result is obviously what Liu Ying would like to see;
To be precise, the situation of the Mo family was caused by Liu Ying deliberately.

Under this premise, it is obviously normal for Yang Li, the last hope of the Mohist family, to want to get a little closer to the Queen Mother of the Eastern Palace.

Even without considering the factor of 'in addition to Liu Ying, find another thick thigh that can be found', the consideration of 'don't offend the Queen Mother of the East Palace' alone is enough to explain what Yang Li did this time.

Of course, the most important thing is that Yang Li's self-assertion this time is not for doing bad things, nor is there any unacceptable selfish desire.

Also, Yang Li didn't look for a relative like Lu Shizhi, a meritorious prince like Zhang Ao, or a high-ranking official like Cao Shen, but directly went to the Empress Dowager Lu Zhi.

No matter how stingy Liu Ying is, no matter how "suspicious the king is", Liu Ying can still accept this degree of subjective initiative of his subjects.

——Isn’t it possible to become an emperor, Liu Ying must ensure that everyone and everything are well known to her, and she has to do everything by herself?
So comforting herself, Liu Ying's gaze at Lu Zhi became more and more natural.

As for Liu Ying's worries, Lu Zhi could clearly see at a glance; as for Liu Ying's series of restrictions on the Mohists, Lu Zhi could also clearly see.

But the difference is: Lu Zhi’s perspective on issues still makes Liu Ying feel that she is still a long way from a mature political figure...
"Although that is the case, my son should also know: the reward of eating the king is a matter of being loyal to the king."

"Shanglin Ling's actions this time, no matter how whitewashed they are, will inevitably be suspected of 'deceiving the emperor'."

"What's more: serving the Son of Heaven and deceiving the Emperor, and approaching the East Palace privately, if this person wants to separate the two palaces..."

After saying something meaningful, Lu Zhi finally quietly opened his eyes, still lying on his side on the couch, and took a deep look at Liu Ying.

When those eyes, which were sharp enough to see through the depths of a person's soul, closed again with Lu Zhi's sigh, the conclusion of Lu Zhi's lesson today finally reached Liu Ying's ears.

"Everyone after Mo Di puts 'Using Mo to teach Tao' first; if 'Tao' and 'loyalty' are difficult to achieve, today's loyal ministers will surely be tomorrow's treacherous sycophants."

"Furthermore, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, after Fan Mo Di, he has been famous all over the world for 'the law of ink is prior to the law of the country', so it is not valued by the heroes of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period."

"Because of the Mohist school, if the emperor wants to use it, he must never slack off for a moment."

"As for Yang Li, although he is not scheming, there is no honesty in everything he does. He also has the emperor's trust, which may make him even more unscrupulous."

"So Yang Li can be reused, but he can't be trusted..."

Giving his judgment on the Mo family and Yang Li in a low tone, Lu Zhi finally sat up and looked at Liu Ying with a serious expression.

"If you are a king, you should always remember: It is difficult to say how loyal a minister is, but if you are loyal, it will be useless;"

"People like You Yangli who are officials who don't care about fame and fortune, if they are a little careless, they will definitely cause a catastrophe to the society!"

"Therefore, if you are a king, you should use the capable ones to deal with politics, and gather loyalty and goodness to the left and right, and then use the villain two or three to swim among them."

"Using capable ministers to despise loyalty and kindness, using loyalty and goodness to reprimand villains, and then using villains to insult capable ministers' infidelity, the three are mutually contradictory, mutually restraining and balancing each other, fighting without breaking, and the way to govern the country."

Said these words in an extremely serious tone, and before Liu Ying saluted to express "received teaching", she saw Lu Zhi stand up by herself.

"One thing to consider, I have thought about it again and again, and I think it is feasible for the time being."

"If there is no other change, let's try it in Shanglin first."

"When it comes to examinations and promotions, don't rush for a while."

"It is necessary to know that in the major affairs of the country, haste makes waste."

"Should proceed step by step, alleviate its disadvantages, and then gradually plan it."

Hearing this, Liu Ying bowed her head in complete convincing, and bowed heavily to Lu Zhi.

"My son, I would like to be taught..."

(End of this chapter)