I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 223 Father Zhong, But Do You Think I Want To Seize Power?
It is gold that shines everywhere, as long as Liu He is allocated a field, then Liu He can plant towering trees on it.

Therefore, what disappointed Liu He was not this matter, what disappointed him was that Huo Guang still refused to give up his power.

Then, the Huo family lost another chance to avoid the genocide.

"Father Zhong, do you really want me to govern the government? Do you think I can do it?"

"Well, His Majesty can't do things like military affairs, taxation, and employment for the time being, but His Majesty can start with some small things. Your Majesty is the blood of Emperor Gao, and he must be able to make some achievements."

"Your Majesty can think about it now, what else do you want to do?" Huo Guang looked at Liu He with an encouraging look, as if he was very sincere.

The few words just now seemed to draw a circle, drawing out all matters related to the lifeline of the Han Empire.

From Huo Guang's point of view, there are not many things that the emperor can choose outside this circle; but from Liu He's point of view, there are still many things to choose outside this circle.

Although this is only a part of the government, for Liu He, it is still like a huge treasure house, so Liu He, who has always been empty-handed, does not know how to choose.

There are many things Liu He wants to do, but he has to think about what to do first.

After thinking for a long time, Liu He finally made up his mind.

The three things to be mentioned next are what Liu He wants to do most.

"Your Majesty, have you thought about it?" Huo Guang asked again.

Liu He was suppressing the joy in his heart, he couldn't agree now, and he wanted to refuse again to show his sincerity.

Then use the method that Huo Guang once used.

On that day, Huo Guang forced Liu He to ask, "Did you ever feel that the old man is domineering", which almost made Liu He think that the things he planned had come to light, and Liu He was almost scared out of his wits.

Today, Liu He wants to fight an eye for an eye, and also come to scare the general.

Liu He didn't answer, he lowered his head, brewing emotions.

When the grief was beyond words, he finally raised his head slowly.

"Father Zhong, do you think I want to take your power?"

These few words were so shocking that Huo Guang, who was originally calm, froze in place.

In astonishment, he couldn't help looking around, for fear that the ambush swordsmen would rush out from both sides of the hall.

Fortunately, the singing of birds outside the hall is still there, and the years are quiet.

The emperor's close minister, Yu Wuyou, stood outside the hall without any movement, and those Changyi Langs who were getting stronger and stronger did not remain silent either.

The weather was clear, without a trace of dark clouds.

But this made Huo Guang even more frightened.

The emperor seemed to blame himself, but in fact he tortured Huo Guang.

"Father Zhong hasn't answered me yet, do you think I want to seize power and govern myself?"

Huo Guang stood up in a panic, because he was in a hurry to stand up, and almost tripped over the hem of his robe.

He didn't care about standing still, Huo Guang bowed down in front of Liu He.

If Liu He remembered correctly, this was the first time Huo Guang bowed down so sincerely.

Liu He knew that Huo Guang was not worshiping himself, but the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty, and the destiny of the Han Dynasty.

Huo Guang is nothing in front of the past emperors and destiny.

"Your Majesty, why did you say that? This old man has no such intention!" Huo Guang said sincerely.

"Father Zhong, don't need to panic, just get up and talk." Liu He said lightly.

Seeing that Huo Guang still didn't dare to stand up, Liu He stood up himself, and helped the complicated, suspicious, conflicted auxiliary minister from the ground.

"Father Zhong, I said before that the government is in the hands of Father Zhong, so I am very relieved."

"However, I don't hide from Father Zhong, I really want to do something above the court."

"A few times ago, I didn't make it clear to you, so I made decisions without permission, just because I was afraid that you would not agree."

"If Father Zhong thinks that I have acted inappropriately, then from now on, I will not speak at the court meeting, nor show up at the court meeting, so as not to hurt Father Zhong's heart."

Liu He forced out a few tears while speaking, and even made a sad appearance.

After this set of procedures, Huo Guang was even more at a loss.

"Your Majesty thinks too much. It's not wrong for Your Majesty to want to be a Mingjun. It's just that I'm overthinking and worried that His Majesty won't be able to govern. Now I see that Your Majesty is interested in government affairs and has the demeanor of a Mingjun. That's why I proposed this proposal."

"If Your Majesty thinks that this old man intends to threaten him, then this old man will hang his seal and seal the office now, and will never interfere in any political affairs."

In this way, of course it is the best!
However, whether it was true or not, at this moment, Liu He couldn't tell which sentence Huo Guang said was true and which sentence was false.

Perhaps, at this moment, the few words Huo Guang said were the truth.

But if Liu He agreed, Huo Guang would definitely regret it after returning home.

In that case, Liu He's situation would be embarrassing.

Liu He didn't speak directly, but after sighing one after another, he said: "Father Zhong, I have no intention of seizing power and governing myself, please don't think too much about it."

"If Father Zhong really doesn't think too much about it, I am willing to try to participate in the government affairs."

"This old man has no such intentions. He just wants His Majesty to learn to be a wise king earlier."

"Okay, since that's the case, I'll follow Father Zhong's arrangement."

"Your Majesty is wise."

This trial took a lot of energy: Liu He had to act as if he blamed himself, and Huo Guang was shocked enough.

Liu He hurriedly asked Fan Ke outside the door to bring a pot of hot tea, and both of them drank a cup, and then the two settled down and returned to the original topic.

"Since Father Zhong wants me to participate in government affairs, then I will choose some small things that can be done. Father Zhong will help me see if it is feasible. If my eyes are too good, I must point it out." Liu He said.

"The old man complies."

"Father Zhong must know that when I was in Changyi, I was fascinated by farming, salt and iron, carpentry, paintwork, shipbuilding and other things. I felt that there was boundless fun in it, so I wanted to do something about these things."

"Can you entrust these matters to me, and part of the expenses can also be paid by the Shaofu, which can be regarded as taking from the people and using them for the people."

Huo Guang was a little surprised, he didn't expect the emperor to bring up these things, but thinking of His Majesty's past comments, he didn't think it was strange.

"Your Majesty, the money obtained from the salt and iron monopoly will go into the name of Da Si Nong, and I'm afraid it won't go into the Shaofu."

Huo Guang obviously misunderstood it, and mistakenly thought that the emperor wanted to take the opportunity to make money.

"Father Zhong is wrong. I only do things and don't need money. If the world is rich, the Shaofu will naturally have income. I will not compete for profit with the people, let alone the country."

Liu He attached great importance to these things, but Huo Guang didn't care about them.

These things are all "artifacts" and will not affect the Huo family's absolute control over the Han Empire.

"Since His Majesty intends to participate in political affairs, His Majesty can just let it go. However, these practical affairs are under different government offices, and there are many threads. I am afraid that His Majesty will overwork and damage the Eucharist." Huo Guang said.

"It's much easier for me to recruit my servants as my right and left." Liu He said.

"Well, then your majesty will do it."

Liu He was very excited, and he couldn't wait to say the second thing.

"I still want to try to manage the Taixue."

If talking about the workshop, Huo Guang thinks it is still useful for the Han Empire, then Huo Guang looks down on those doctoral officers and doctoral students from the bottom of his heart.

Those doctoral officials in the Taixue, at a large scale, have grasped the essence of Confucian classics, at a low level, they are just the mascots of Confucian scholars in the court.

They said that they could provide the words of sages to support the national policies formulated by the imperial court, but in fact, many officials in the imperial court were great Confucians, so the chance of using doctoral officers was very small.

As for doctoral students, although they can be sent out to serve as officials, they are all low-ranking officials, so there is nothing to worry about.

There are many families of Confucian classics in the big man, and there are only a few in the Taixue, and it is unlikely to cause trouble.

"Does Your Majesty really want to deal with those Confucian scholars?" Huo Guang asked in disbelief.

Last month, the emperor had a big fight with them, but he didn't expect to participate in it now, and the emperor doesn't look like a person who loves reading.

"Exactly, I can also take this opportunity to read more books."

Seeing that the emperor said so firmly, Huo Guang had no reason to refuse.

"If Your Majesty is willing to make friends with Confucian scholars, it is not a bad thing, and I will not ask about this matter."

"Then let me try to take care of the precepts of schools in counties, counties and townships, too?"

Taixue, County Guoxue, and County Schools are still government offices, and the Xiangxu in the village is almost the same as that of private schools. I am afraid there are only a few Confucian scholars.

Among all the government offices, these are the least lucrative. If an official is placed here, there is almost no hope of getting promoted and making a fortune.

Huo Guangben never intervened in this matter.

Use it to make trouble for the emperor, even if something goes wrong, it will not have any negative impact on the big man.

"Your Majesty can care about these Confucian scholars, and he has the demeanor of a wise monarch, so His Majesty can manage it."

You can't be too greedy, and there is one last thing to mention, so Liu He is satisfied.

"The last thing, I want to build Mausoleum County for the late Emperor's Pingling Mausoleum."

Different from the previous two matters, Huo Guang's expression changed after Liu He finished talking about this matter.

Building Ling County is no small matter.

(End of this chapter)