I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 204 The relationship between the emperor and the queen mother is confirmed (for subscription)
At this time, Liu He saw that the food in front of the Empress Dowager Shangguan didn't seem to have been touched at all.

"I am..."

"If the emperor doesn't want to admit it, then I can't force you to admit it, but if there are such things as Shangmiaohao and Xiahousheng, I have to think about whether I want to participate in it."

"If you just want to be Huo's puppet, then there's no need to come to Changle Palace all the time, let alone ask Yu Langzhong to show courteousness to you."

Liu He did not expect that the Empress Dowager Shangguan directly tore through this layer of veil, and did not give Liu He any room for turning around.

He looked at Yu Wuyou beside him, but the latter also shook his head, apparently not expecting such a thing to happen.

In desperation, Liu He had no choice but to look back at the Shangguan Empress Dowager, and said, "I am indeed acting."

Empress Dowager Shangguan felt relieved, she was also cheating just now.

Ever since Liu He took over the topic during the banquet, the Empress Dowager Shangguan has been observing the emperor, and even began to think about everything she has done since she ascended the throne.

Maybe it was because we were so close now that we could see a person's expression clearly, and then see through a person's heart; maybe it was because Emperor Xiaozhao showed his spirit and gave some hints to the Empress Dowager Shangguan.

The Son of Heaven is acting—these words appeared in the mind of the Empress Dowager Shangguan for no reason.

This discovery made her heart beat wildly.

After asking at this moment, the Empress Dowager Shangguan felt even more ups and downs.

But this excitement turned into sadness. She sighed and said, "You are better than the late emperor. The late emperor has been acting for a long time, but he still can't move Huo Guang."

The words of the Empress Dowager Shangguan solved a mystery of Liu He. It seems that Emperor Xiaozhao also wanted to be in charge all the time, but he did not have the opportunities that ordinary people did not have like Liu He.

Liu He imagined that without this extra layer of identity, it would be impossible for him to get half of the benefits in front of Huo Guang—then the real Changyi King stayed in Chang'an for more than 20 days and was driven back to his hometown ?
Thinking of this, Liu He paid a three-point respect to the late emperor.

"The late emperor has worked hard."

Thousands of words were gathered, and only this sentence was left. After Liu He finished speaking, he could clearly see that the eye circles of the Empress Dowager Shangguan turned red.

But the girl didn't let the tears flow, but forced them back stubbornly.

"The first emperor staged it in the court hall in order to gain Huo Guang's trust. He wanted to wait until he would be in power, but he didn't expect..."

The empress dowager's expression of sadness was even worse, but it disappeared quickly. She continued, "But now the emperor is working so hard to act, what is it for?"

"I and the late emperor are both sons of heaven, so I naturally want to be in charge of the government. After I take charge of the government, I will also wipe out the power of the Huo party in the court and make the big man stronger."

The Empress Dowager Shangguan nodded, seeming to be in deep thought. After a while, she seemed to hesitate and asked, "Can the emperor tell me, what step have you made now?"

This is Liu He's secret, he can keep it secret, or tell lies.

But the Empress Dowager Shangguan should be able to see it.

Moreover, Liu He didn't have any clear cards in his hand.

Just like Zhao Chongguo and other ministers in the court, Liu He has never had a clear explanation with them.

They would be on his side, which was just Liu He's guess.

But when Liu He showed the cards in his hand, the Empress Dowager Shangguan nodded instead.

"The emperor has done a good job, these people in the court are available."

"If one day, the Huo family does something wrong, does the queen mother think they will stand by my side?"

"This is natural. Today is not what it used to be. The emperor has given them hope."

"What hope?"

"Without Huo Guang, the ship of Dahan would not have sunk."

Liu He understood why Shangguan would say that he had done better, presumably Emperor Xiaozhao hadn't achieved this step yet.

"Queen Mother, I have already told the truth. I almost put my life in your hands. I also want to ask the Queen Mother, what will the Queen Mother do after today?" Liu He asked in an anticlimactic manner.

The Empress Dowager Shangguan seemed to be lost in thought, her eyes drifted to the outside of the hall, and she took it back after a long time.

"I want to see the day when the emperor knocks Huo Guang down."

If this is the case, then Liu He and the Empress Dowager Shangguan have the same thoughts.

"I have the same intention."

"Then from today, Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace will advance and retreat together?"

"It's all up to the Queen Mother to decide."

The Empress Dowager and the Son of Heaven did not make a blood alliance, but those two sentences just now were powerful enough.

"What will the emperor do next?"

"What does the Queen Mother think I want to do?"

"There are so many vacancies in the court hall, it's time to recruit some newcomers. The emperor should select a group of talents from the officials under Guang Luxun's jurisdiction to fill the court hall."

"The queen mother and I thought about going together, but I still have something to ask."

"What's the matter?"

"Langguan are all Confucian scholars, and the Confucian scholars have just been suppressed by the court, will they not want to accept the imperial edict?"

"The emperor believes that when it comes to conferring a temple title on Emperor Xiaowu, is the public opinion on the side of the troubled Confucian scholars, or on the side of the court and the emperor?"

Huo Guang was able to quell the Confucian chaos in Chang'an with ease, and there were no more troubles in the counties and states.

So presumably the people's hearts are more on the side of the court.

"At least [-]% are above the court."

"Since that's the case, what is the emperor worried about?"

Yes, although the public opinion mentioned here is contrary to the Confucian scholars, but the Confucian scholars are also subject to the checks and balances of the common people.

So as long as the majority of people in the world no longer oppose the matter of being named in the temple, Confucian scholars can only follow the hearts of the people.

"What the queen mother said is very true, I understand."

"So, how does the emperor plan to select?"

"I have some new ideas, and I would like to ask the queen mother to help me go over them first."

After Liu He finished speaking, he immediately expressed his thoughts.

Since it is impossible to push away papermaking and printing for a while, it is not realistic or possible to implement the imperial examination system in an all-round way.

If we act blindly and hastily, not only will we not be able to expand the scope of selection of officials, but it is likely to cause confusion and collapse of the existing investigation system.

The matter of conferring a temple title on Emperor Xiaowu did not conflict with the interests of most Confucian scholars, so Liu He already felt a certain amount of resistance.

If the imperial examination system was implemented in an all-round way, and the Confucian students from the lower classes were favored, and the privileges of the upper-class Confucian students who had tended to merge with local clans were completely abolished, the opposition would probably be even greater.

Maybe it will capsize in the end.

However, Liu He can at least implement the imperial examination system to a limited extent among the Lang officials in Chang'an, so that the elected Lang officials will first pass the exam and "roll" up.

In a place with a large population like Dahan, fair and just examinations should always have a place.

Exam questions, select examiners, make evaluations, set rankings...

In almost every joint, some method can be used to demonstrate the authority of the emperor.

In today's big man, the written test is definitely still a new thing, and there are many tricks in it that only Liu He can understand.

Even if it's cheating, Liu He, who has gone through countless exams, is the real expert.

Liu He finished his thoughts in one breath, and even told some details.

Maybe there were too many new words, so the Empress Dowager Shangguan didn't seem to understand them all.

Liu He thought for a while, and finally added a sentence: "From now on, I hope that the officials who assume important positions in the court will all strive for knowledge and talent."

"I seem to understand that this method is feasible, and the emperor can just do it."

Liu He nodded.

At this time, Yu Wuyou, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked: "Then can the humble minister also take the imperial examination?"

Liu He was taken aback, he hadn't thought of this yet.

However, he soon said, "Of course you don't need to take the test right now, and you will naturally have to take the test if you want to enter the court and take up a real position in the future."

"The humble minister will definitely get the first place in the exam."

"Haha, Qing Yu has ambition!"

At this time, a gust of wind blew outside the hall, finally letting the boring Xia Tian show signs of subsiding.

　Today, there are 5 words in the fourth update, this is the third update, and the fourth update will be [-] minutes later!
　　
　
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