Xuande

Chapter 716 His reputation is still very good
Some people within the conservative faction of the ancient literature school represented by Zheng Tai and Jia Xi believed that Liu Bei's ambitions were inflated, and he was no longer satisfied with sharing benefits with others, he wanted to own them all.

There may even be some thoughts of disobedience.

Although they are insects, they still have basic IQ, and through Liu Bei's way of doing things and some understanding of historical knowledge, they roughly analyzed Liu Bei's overall layout.

They believe that Liu Bei did this to break the tradition of the Eastern Han Dynasty and restore it to the state of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty.

After the war, Emperor Wu created a political system that was very different from that of the Wenjing period, reshaped the underlying operating logic of the Western Han Empire, extended the imperial power to the county level, controlled the local area through economic, military and political means, and tried to eliminate local power. The resistance forces tried their best to bring all households across the country under the governance of the government.

Then they squeezed the local wealth to their heart's content, gathered them all in Chang'an, realized the comprehensive governance of the empire, and also supported a protracted all-out war, and made the life of the ruling class of the Han Empire increasingly extravagant. gone forever.

In the hearts of people at that time, Emperor Wu was probably not only an emperor, but also the most vicious and powerful robber in the world.

He treats bureaucrats, scholars, powerful landlords, and common people equally. Everyone is his pocket, and everyone's wealth can be his.

No one can escape his predation, as long as he has his eyes on you, you are finished.

With the blessing of military authority and mysticism, the world is so big that you have nowhere to escape.

The existence of this kind of emperor is a very stressful thing for most people.

Of course, it doesn't really matter to the lower class. No matter what the situation is, the lower class people are those who are brutally exploited. It doesn't make much sense to discuss who will rule them, anyway.

But for the middle class and upper middle class, for these people who have a lot of money and are expected to go to the next level, such a ruler is their nightmare.

As long as he is willing, the wealth accumulated through years of exploitation and oppression will become his. If they are lucky, they will return to abject poverty overnight. If they are almost unlucky, the whole family will be physically rescued, and the whole family will go to the hell to see the king of hell. .

They think that Emperor Wu is that kind of ruler, and they never want a second Emperor Wu to appear.

Fortunately, there is no Emperor Wu after Emperor Wu. Emperor Guangwu wanted to reproduce the "glory" of Emperor Wu, but limited by his own foundation and strength, he failed in the end.

Everyone can no longer accept that kind of precarious life. The family property that has been exploited and oppressed by generations of hard work is taken away by a single emperor. Who can bear it?
There is a huge exploiter on top of the exploiters. Who can bear this kind of oppression?
Facts have proved that they are relatively successful. An emperor like Liu Che cannot be born in 100 years, and it is considered lucky to have one in two to 300 years.

At least in the 190 years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, no such emperor appeared.

However, at the juncture of these 190 years, the situation has changed.

A guy who is not an emperor but is better than an emperor stepped onto the stage of history, and quietly used his talents to incorporate the entire empire into his layout, realizing his ambition bit by bit.

This is not the most frightening thing, the most frightening thing is that even if he becomes the first official, his reputation is still very good.

Even at the moment when the conservatives have already broken skin with the conservatives and are ready to attack, quite a few people in the conservatives still think that Liu Bei is a pure scholar with noble morals and tenacity, and he is by no means an independent husband who likes to act arbitrarily. .

Zheng Tai and Jia Xi brought out what Liu Bei had done before, and plainly reasoned with the conservative scholars, Liu Bei's layout, and Liu Bei's ulterior motives.

Today, the person who can call the shots in the whole Han Dynasty is no longer the emperor, but the general Liu Xuande.

The central authority of the imperial court is no longer the Shangshutai, but the General's Mansion and the six ministries within the mansion.

In the central government, he used the Grand General's Mansion and the six-ministration system to continuously seize power, and has basically completed the integration of power. No matter what policy he wants to promote, he can promote it.

Under his power, all the imperial government departments have been reduced to the subordinate departments of the General's Mansion and the Sixth Ministry.

Zheng Tai and Jia Xi told each of these things publicly and loudly, trying to persuade the conservative bigwigs—but the effect was not good.

Not many people believe their rhetoric.

Mainly too many people think this is too fantasy.

Liu Bei's reputation is as good as ever, and his characters are as stable as ever, but Zheng Tai and Jia Xi's integrity is not very trusted by people.

Everyone has been together for a long time, what kind of villains Zheng Tai and Jia Xi are, others don't know, what else is unclear among the conservative bigwigs?
Who is Liu Xuande?

A hero who is not afraid of power, a warrior who dares to be the first in the world, the first hero who succeeded in the success of the ancient literature school, the No. 1 choice for the leader of the next generation of the ancient literature school, the master of Zuo's Spring and Autumn Festival, and our own people.

Moreover, he has a good character, abides by his reputation, he is what he says, everyone in the world believes in him, the enemy does not question him, he only seizes power, he does not arrogate power, and he is an enlightened leader who can restrain himself.

Under his leadership, the big man is thriving, step by step, what's wrong with it?
He is obviously an upright politician, so why did you two say that he has become a conspirator who deliberately wants to seize the power of the world?
Where is the slightest conspiratorial temperament in him?
A conspirator will put his purpose in front of you and argue with you in public, and can he still make you speechless?

Facing the rhetoric of Zheng Tai and Jia Xi, the bigwigs of the conservative faction also had their own opinions.

"Using us to fight against the Jinwen School and then develop his own power, what you say is very reasonable, but didn't we do the same? Didn't we benefit from Liu Xuande's development of his own power? We Is there no benefit?"

"Clearing up the Jinwen School to install his manpower, don't we have any manpower? Don't you know the manpower he put in? Don't everyone know exactly where his manpower is, which county and country it is in, and how many there are? ?"

"Yes, he did do some things that were not right, but at least he didn't hide anything from anyone. What he did was upright, and he didn't deceive anyone or force anyone. Isn't it always like this before? ?”

"He will tell us in advance what to do, negotiate with us, and ask for our opinions. You have said before that although he takes power, he does not take power. He is a very measured person who can restrain himself. , isn't it?"

"It's hard to put it bluntly. Although some of what he said are a bit too much, but what he said is also reasonable. Think about it carefully, would we really be able to get to where we are today without him? At the beginning, Yuan Kai wanted to lead us to overwhelm The Modern Literature School, but it failed, didn’t it? The one who won in the end was Liu Xuande, right?”

"Without Liu Xuande leading the army to conquer the South and the North, would we really be able to defeat the Jinwen School now and gain their previous status? In all fairness, I think it is unlikely. His ability to conquer and fight is rare in ancient and modern times, except He, who can do it? Zheng Jun, Jia Jun, can you do it?"

(End of this chapter)