I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 302 Father Zhong sent troops to three places, but I only destroyed one! (seeking subscription)

"When did the magistrate meet Liu Bingji?" Zhang Anshi asked.

"I learned about this two months ago. At that time, the county magistrate and the general really loved each other like father and son." Bingji said with a smile.

Zhang Anshi sighed again, but this time it was not because of worry, but because of reassurance.

The Son of Heaven has such a thoughtful mind and such a far-sighted vision - the world is safe for the great man, and the great general is in danger.

In addition to being relieved, Zhang Anshi felt a bit of happiness and a bit of fear.

Fortunately, I was cautious and did not tie the Zhang family and the Huo family together, otherwise I don't know what to do now.

Today, following the emperor's side, although my heart is equally anxious, but at least it is justified, and I will not be condemned by the loyal and filial heart in my heart.

However, another small question arose in Zhang Anshi's heart.

Why did Bingji know Liu Bing so well, and why did the emperor tell him about it.

The cautiousness in his heart made Zhang Anshi not ask the words, but secretly remembered them in his heart.

He knew enough secrets today.

In Chang'an City and Weiyang Palace, knowing too many secrets is not a good thing, but may bring more danger.

"Does Ziru have any questions?" Bingji asked.

"Mr. Bing's explanation was just right, and it made me suddenly enlightened. I already know what to do." Zhang Anshi said sincerely.

"That's good." Bingji smiled.

At this moment, the little internal official beside the emperor had already walked outside the door.

After bowing to the two of them, the internal official said: "You two lords, the county magistrate has woken up, and I declare you to enter the palace to discuss matters."

The two looked at each other, without saying anything else, they followed Fan Ke out of the side hall.

……

In the greenhouse hall, Liu He sat at the top, and Guang Luxun Zhang Anshi and Shaofu Bingji sat on the left and right opposite the emperor.

Bingji was a few years older than Zhang Anshi, and he even pointed out the maze for Zhang Anshi just now, so he tacitly let him play against the emperor, telling what they saw and heard in several government offices today.

And it wasn't until this time that Zhang Anshi discovered that Bingji, who was usually silent, was not weak in dealing with practical government affairs—no wonder he once served as the chief of the general's mansion.

But here comes the problem, Bingji who is more like "Huo Dang" than himself.Why can you get the unreserved trust of the emperor?

Is it just because of his loyalty to the big man?
It doesn't seem that simple.

For some reason, Zhang Anshi thought of Liu Bingji that the two of them mentioned just now.

Is it because of this?

Zhang Anshi's curiosity became more and more serious, but his wild thinking was quickly interrupted - because the emperor spoke.

"After listening to Bingqing's words, can I understand that the officials from top to bottom of the three yamen offices are almost all Zhongfu's people, and now almost all of them have claimed sick leave, so none of them can start work?" Ya."

"Officials are not necessarily devoted to the general, but those who are coerced by him are the majority." Bingji said.

This is good news, then the method Liu He thought of should be able to exert better results.

"Then I hope that you can give me an exact time. If these three government offices don't open for a few days, will they be unstoppable?"

This is not easy to calculate, after all, it is not a certainty that one dendrobium equals ten liters.

But since the emperor asked, Bingji and Zhang Anshi have no reason to say they don't know.

After a short discussion, they came to a general conclusion.

"Other things are easy to talk about. The most important thing is the collection of rent and tax under the jurisdiction of Da Si Nong. So much money, grain, corn and cloth are transported to Chang'an every day. If they can't get into the warehouse for three days, then I'm afraid it will cause serious damage. Jam."

Da Si Nong manages the warehouse offices that store money and grain. If these warehouse offices cannot collect money and grain normally, then the rent and tax shipped from the Kanto region will have nowhere to go.

At that time, it will be a trivial matter to block the east city gate and the official road, but if it is missed by thieves from all walks of life, it will be a major event.

Although in the past ten years, the big man has always been the country and the people are peaceful, but bandits and water bandits who lick blood on the tip of their swords are still frequent, and the robbery of money and food cannot be banned.

At that time, so much money and food blocked on the official road will be like fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered, which will definitely attract the coveting of many thieves.

Facing the temptation of this wealth, many good people may also become bad people.

And in order to protect these money and food, I don't know how many pavilion soldiers, subordinate officials and officials have to fight outside, which will naturally make people's hearts flutter.

Bingji's three days may have been very conservative.

Liu He listened, and immediately had a clearer idea in his mind.

No matter how many ways Zhongfu sent troops to attack, as long as the most troublesome way is destroyed, the rest of the way will naturally be safe.

"Now, these three government offices are like the three-way army sent by Father Zhong..."

"Among them, the army of Da Sinong is the strongest..."

"I think that the situation in this court is like a war situation. No matter how many armies of Zhongfu's army come, as long as you can extinguish the most aggressive one, you can not only destroy its strength, but also destroy its morale."

"So, I decided to repel the Da Sinong army first, so that the other two armies will naturally retreat without a fight."

Liu He spoke slowly, and when he finished the last sentence, he raised his right hand and patted the table in front of him—at this moment, he really looked like a general planning a strategy.

The emperor's analogy is very appropriate, and Zhang Anshi and Bingji also agree very much.

"Your Majesty has a lot of research on the art of war, which I really admire." Zhang Anshi said from the bottom of his heart.

This "flattery" made Liu He feel a little overwhelmed. He smiled for a moment and said, "I just learned a little bit from General Zhao Chongguo."

What is the true biography of Old General Zhao? It is clearly the true biography of General "Li Desheng".

"Your Majesty, how should we deal with Da Sinong's army?"

Liu He has an impression of Dasi Nongtian Yannian.

He is also sincere in his work, and his only shortcoming may be that he is only interested in profit.

But this shortcoming is now also an advantage that Liu He can take advantage of.

"I remember that Tian Yannian seems to be promoted to Taichang, but the general let him stay where he is. I think there is resentment in his heart, and he seems to have conflicted with the newly appointed Taichang Lecheng?"

"It's true." Zhang Anshi replied.

This incident was rumored in the official circles of Chang'an City, but it was a trivial matter after all, and I didn't expect the emperor to know about it.

"Then it's easy to handle. Tian Yannian's resentment towards Zhong's father can be used."

"Your Majesty, Tian Yannian is a trusted confidant of the General, and I'm afraid he won't be easily persuaded," Bingji said.

"Hmph, I am an upright son of heaven, so he is worthy of my persuasion?" Liu He sneered.

"Tamp him into the water first, and then fish him up when he is about to drown. When the time comes, let him go east and go west, and tell him to go west."

"I'm sure he doesn't dare to have a little bit of dissent."

When the Son of Heaven said these few words, there was a ferocious sneer on his face, Bingji and Zhang Anshi couldn't help but sweat for Tian Yannian.

But they were finally relieved. It seemed that the emperor had indeed thought of a "good strategy to defeat the enemy".

Now, as ministers, they just have to wait for the emperor's edict.

"Zhang Qing, prepare paper and pen, and draw up some imperial edicts for me."

"promise!"

Liu He has not been in charge yet, but since Huo Guang asked for leave, then Liu He can naturally "step over the line" for the time being.

Father Zhong, you gave up your own position, but don't blame me for not teaching martial arts.

Seeing that Zhang Anshi had prepared pen and ink on the case, Liu He began to express his thoughts one by one. .

"In the first edict, Father Zhong asked for leave due to illness. I sympathize with Father Zhong and grant him permission, but for the sake of smooth government orders, Shaofu Bingji will temporarily take over the affairs of the Minister."

Father Zhong wants to rest, so I will let you rest enough—I will not eat pigs with hair even if Butcher Huo is dead.

And the word "temporary" in the edict will make Huo Guang even more in a dilemma - leave the way back, and see when and how you will come back.

"The second edict, within five days from now on, all county officials who come to Chang'an to make plans, first go to Taixue to copy books, re-read Confucian classics, experience the teachings of saints, and be taught by doctoral officers. If you are absent, you will be dismissed immediately and investigated.”

This is also a clever plan, which can first stabilize the hearts of those officials with good plans.

The subordinate officials who came to the report were not afraid of delaying the time, they were afraid that there would be no time in sight, and they would go to Taixue first, at least they would not spread rumors in Chang'an.

These two edicts will stabilize half of the situation first.

This gave Zhang Anshi and Bingji a little more confidence.

The two sat up straight at the same time, waiting for the next few edicts from the emperor.

"The third edict, all government officials with a rank of [-] shi and below, and those who go to the government office with illness, will be rewarded with [-] hu of millet and [-] yuan!"

According to the law of the Han Dynasty, one month of rank as Zuoshi can receive millet seven dendrobium, one month of rank rank Doushi can receive millet eleven dendrobium, one month of rank one hundred stone can receive millet sixteen dendrobium, and one month rank of two hundred stones can receive millet sixteen dendrobium. You can get thirty dendrobium of millet.

Therefore, the thirty dendrobium millet and three thousand coins rewarded by Liu He are the money and food for these low-ranking officials, ranging from two months to as many as ten months, which is enough to make many people tempted.

"Officials with a rank of more than six hundred shi, and those who go to the government office with illness, will be rewarded with millet and a hundred dendrobium, and the money will be [-]!"

An official with a rank of [-] shi can only receive [-] hu of millet a month, and [-] hu of millet plus [-] yuan is also a very considerable amount of money.

"As for the officials, those who go to the government office without illness can also receive the same reward."

After Bingji and Zhang Anshi listened, they admired the emperor even more.

The prosperity of the world is for profit, and the chaos of the world is for profit.

These low-rank officials are also human beings. They not only want to eat and drink, but also to support their families.

This "small" reward from the emperor is enough to make a large number of officials dare to "defy" Ren Gong's "password".

This is the biggest difference between the emperor and Ren Gong.

In the eyes of Ren Gong and others, these low-ranking officials are not even people, they are just tools, and a cold order will force others to fight against the emperor.

Although these more than 1000 officials agreed due to coercion, but I don't know how many of them dared not speak out.

It's almost the end of the year.

Which family's wife and children don't need to make a few new thick robes?Which kitchen does not plan to store some bundle repairs?Which one doesn't have some greetings?

This amount of money should be considered a reward from Liu He to them.

"In addition, an edict is issued in my name to award the officials of the three government offices, and all of them will be rated as 'best' in this year's evaluation."

The Dahan conducts evaluations on officials at all levels every year. The top is called the best, the middle is called the fair, and the bottom is called the temple.

The level of this evaluation determines the rewards, punishments and promotions of officials in the coming year.

Liu He set the evaluation level of these subordinate officials as the highest, which is to prevent them from being suppressed by the chief of the yamen later.

In fact, the possibility of such a situation is unlikely, because the law does not blame the public, no matter how vicious Ren Gong and Tian Yannian are, it is impossible to punish all the officials.

But Liu He had to think carefully.

These two edicts not only gave rewards, but also guarantees.Those who are officials have no reason to serve as their pawns.

If these 2000 people really still "sold their lives" for Huo Guang wholeheartedly, then this big man's luck will really come to an end.

"You two lovers, do you think these four edicts will continue, and what percentage of the officials will go to the Yamen?" Liu He asked.

"Your Majesty's move is very kind and thoughtful. In this way, at least [-]% of the officials will go to the government." Bingji said.

"Then there is a fifth edict. All officials above Qianshi can only take ten days off as sick. Those who do not return to the government for more than ten days will be dismissed immediately."

"Officials who are more than two thousand shi can ask for leave for three months, and those who do not return to the office for more than three months will be dismissed immediately."

According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, there are many reasons for officials to ask for leave. Generally speaking, there is actually no rule for officials who are above a thousand stones to ask for leave due to illness, funeral, or business.

How many days of leave are given depends entirely on the mood of the emperor, so the grant of leave is also called "giving advice".

Since it is also a gift from the emperor, then of course the emperor has the final say.

In this way, Biqianshi officials can only take ten days off, and Bi[-]qianshi officials can take three months off.

The former will definitely be dissatisfied, and even more jealous of the latter - who would like to watch themselves being removed from office?

The subordinate officials at the lower level have things they want, the junior officials at the middle level also have things they want, and the Sangong Jiuqing at the upper level also have things they want.

Winning over the lower classes, dividing the middle classes, and suppressing the upper classes—this is the only choice to deal with "strikes".

If these five edicts continue, I am afraid that most of the officials will return to the government office obediently.

Bingji and Zhang Anshi admired the emperor's resolute actions so much that they no longer had any doubts about the emperor's ability to govern the government.

The general Huo Guang incited the officials to say that sick leave is an unprecedented thing, and the five edicts of the emperor are also unprecedented countermeasures.

To put it bluntly, there is nothing too mysterious about this countermeasure. If they are allowed to plan slowly, they can come up with it.

And what makes the Son of Heaven so powerful is that he can figure out all these things in just a few hours.

And during these few hours, the emperor estimated that half of the time was spent for naps.

Isn't this the ability to govern the government?

However, Bing Ji still had some doubts. There was nothing wrong with the content of the edict, but would the ministers in the Shangshu Office agree to stamp the Jade Seal of Chuanguo?

Take the matter of the emperor appointing himself to temporarily take charge of the Shangshu, will the Shangshu Office agree, and will the general who said he was sick agree?

"Your Majesty, these edicts must be affixed with the Jade Seal of Chuanguo through the Shangshu Office. Your Majesty appoints a humble official to temporarily take the post of Shangshushi. Will it anger the general?"

This morning, the emperor said in the Menxia Temple that the Shangshu Office should not be touched, let alone the Jade Seal of the Kingdom, so as not to make the general "jump over the wall".

Why now, the emperor has changed his mind?
Liu He sneered, and said: "One moment and another, in the morning, the general didn't complain about illness, so naturally I don't want the dove to occupy the magpie's nest."

"But now, it's the general who claims to be sick and asks me for leave. He wants to use this to coerce me into begging him?"

"No, the descendants of Emperor Taizu Gao will not be so spineless!"

"Since Zhongfu gave up the Shangshu Office, the Prime Minister's Mansion, Dasinong and Taichang Temple, if I remain indifferent, wouldn't it be a disappointment to Zhongfu's kindness?"

"The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the government office cannot be without officials for a day... The stagnation of the government will cause chaos. As the king of the Han Dynasty, how can I just sit idly by?"

"Father Zhong wants to use the government to scare me, so that I will retreat when I know it's difficult..."

"Then I'll come here to scare Zhongfu too, so that he can retreat..."

"If he is willing to come back to preside over the government, then I will forget the past, and he will still be the assistant minister of the big man; but if he insists on going his own way, I will immediately take charge of the government!"

"At that time, I believe that the subjects of the world will also stand on my side, and I believe that Father Zhong will have nothing to say."

In short, Huo Guang didn't make a move in the morning, so the emperor had no excuse; now that Huo Guang made a move, the emperor could justifiably fight back.

The more Liu He spoke, the more indifferent and angry the expression on his face became.

The resentment accumulated in my heart from the morning to the present finally burst out with this sentence of self-confession.

Originally, Liu He just wanted to take it slowly, but Huo Guang actually wanted to use this superior way to force himself to submit.

Do you really regard yourself as the father, brother and elder of the emperor?
A ruler is a ruler, no matter how young he is, and a subject is a subject, no matter how old he is.

As a courtier, you can be a domineering minister of power, coercing the emperor to order the princes, but you must not take the initiative to retreat to the side-retreating as an advance will narrow the road.

This afternoon, before Liu He took his nap, he had already figured it out. The battle between court and court was changing rapidly, and this opportunity must be seized to further pave the way for pro-government.

If he hadn't thought about this joint clearly, Liu He wouldn't have been able to sleep deeply for an hour or two just now.

It seems that his acting skills in the past were really good, which really made Huo Guang misunderstand himself.

It doesn't matter, I misread it before, so from today on, let Father Zhong see what kind of person I am.

Zhang Anshi and Bingji were also overwhelmed by the emperor's sudden outburst of murderous intent. They thought that the emperor only thought a step or two ahead of them.

How could he have imagined it, the emperor had already thought about it a hundred steps away.

It seems that I don't want to give advice to the emperor, but to try my best to keep up with the emperor's footsteps.

Bingji and Zhang Anshi, the two courtiers who had met Emperor Xiaowu, suddenly felt that the figure of the emperor shrouded in the setting sun was somewhat blurred in a daze.

The silhouette exuding golden light was actually somewhat similar to the Emperor Xiaowu in their impression.

After the three monarchs and ministers were silent for a while, Zhang Anshi asked: "Your Majesty, if the officials in the government office are not here, are you afraid that someone will be perfunctory?"

"Tomorrow, I will personally go to these government offices to sit in charge. I will be in charge of these three princes and nine ministers alone!"

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