I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 318 The three hard men recruited by the emperor finally arrived in Chang'an! (Please subscribe)

Following Liu He's announcement of "Going out of court to pray for the general", both the small and large court discussions came to a halt.

For a courtier, the emperor stopped the court, this is an unprecedented thing in the Han Dynasty for a hundred years.

According to usual practice, someone in the court would definitely stand up to ridicule and criticize.

But this time it was different. Surprisingly, no one came forward to comment.

The reason is simple, they can't afford to offend the people on both sides of the matter.

One is the emperor, the other is the general - if you stand up to oppose this matter, you will definitely offend both of them.

As a result, the large and small court discussions stopped like this.

And no one can tell clearly how long it will stop.

Three days and five days?March and May?Three years to five years?It's all an unknown thing.

Of course, although the big and small court meetings have stopped, it is impossible for the government to stop abolishing.

Originally, the power of the Han Dynasty was concentrated in the hands of one person. This person was the general, the chief minister, and the chief minister Huo Guang - military power and court power were all held in one hand.

However, as the general "reported illness" and with the changes in Chang'an City in the past few days, the power center of the Han Empire was suddenly divided into two.

The Weiyang Palace and the General's Mansion each occupied one end, and there was a vague sense of rivalry between them.

Every day, the emperor would rush back and forth between the Greenhouse Hall, Menxia Temple and Shangshu Office, dealing with various political affairs in the Han court.

General Huo Guang, on the other hand, went deep into the General's Mansion, worked in spite of illness, dispatched and directed military affairs related to the conquest of the Huns.

Other government offices in Chang'an City only closed for half a day, and then gradually returned to normal.

Suddenly, the tense situation in Chang'an City calmed down, and there seemed to be no more disturbances.

Except for the temporary suspension of the small court meeting and the big court meeting, the Han court seemed to be running more smoothly than before.

Those fools who were swaying in front of the emperor and the general were naturally relieved.

They hope the big guy can stay as steady as he is now so they can hedge their bets.

As for those courtiers who are in the eye of the storm in the court, they know very well that the hard-won peace now will never last long.

Both sides are gathering strength for the next bite.

Chang'an City doesn't seem to have changed much, but in fact, many things are different from before.

……

The prime ministers who had just taken office were successfully appointed to the palace and the Shaofu. Because they "reported illness", they were completely free. They could only stay in the back house all day long, looking at the flowers and plants with a sad face.

Zuo Fengyi Anle became the most diligent person in Chang'an City. He showed full energy and carried out all the edicts issued by the emperor without compromise.

Cai Yi, the imperial censor, restored the old system of the imperial censor's palace. He took the newly recruited subordinate officials and began to sort out the petitions from the subjects sent by the bus to the study room for the emperor.

Shaofu Bingji and Guangluxun Zhang Anshi became the busiest courtiers in the entire Weiyang Palace. They went in and out of the Greenhouse Palace several times a day to wait for the emperor's orders.

Gong Sui gave strict training to the newly arrived three hundred Changyi Langs.

Wang Ji cleans up the remnants of Huo Dang in Weiyang Weiwei.

The Mingguang soldiers led by Jian Kou expanded from 300 to [-].

Yu Wuyou is choosing a location outside the North City of Chang'an City to prepare for the expansion test.

Dai Zong re-regulated the hundreds of orphans in Changyi, giving the embroidered clothes guard a prototype.

……

These courtiers and subordinate officials who were trusted by the emperor performed their duties and actually gave Chang'an City a new look.

In addition to these courtiers, there are more ordinary people who are also living hard in Chang'an City.

Guan Er and Zhang San managed to make Xianheng Winery more and more prosperous, and the Xuanjiu sold every day was several times more than before.

Xu Guanghan took the time to send his wife and daughter to Xiadu to temporarily avoid the possible disturbance in Chang'an City.

The Meng family from Changyi Kingdom settled down in Chang'an City. Meng Jiao took his son and daughter-in-law to work in the examination room - the men were in the carpentry workshop and the women were in the weaving room.

……

Of course, the busiest person in Chang'an City is of course the Han Emperor Liu He who lives in Weiyang Palace.

Liu He took advantage of the fact that there was no one to restrain him in the court, so he issued many edicts in succession, and completed the imperial seal in a down-to-earth manner.

These edicts contain a wide variety of contents, ranging from small matters to major ones.

What the people of Chang'an discussed most after dinner was the emperor's "rectification" of Chang'an City.

First of all, the emperor issued an edict to let the third auxiliary officer lead all the pavilions under his jurisdiction to sweep dust throughout Chang'an City, dredge culverts and ditches, and clean up the mud and filth.

Then, the emperor sent people to dig a large pit in the south of Chang'an City, specifically to fill in all kinds of filth produced by the people in the city. It was convenient for special pavilions to collect and transport the filth.

Later, the emperor also asked Zhi Jinwu to dispatch special patrols in the city, specifically responsible for patrolling the streets and arresting all those who littered the streets - all those caught were to be flogged ten times in public. For officials of higher rank, the punishment will be doubled.

Finally, the Sanfu Yamen was ordered to dig and build many toilets in different places, under the jurisdiction of special toilet men, to provide convenience for the people and pedestrians.

After the emperor's rectification, Chang'an City immediately became much cleaner.

When I walked to the dark corners of some alleys, I could often smell the stench of human and animal excrement, but now there is much less of it.

"Chang'an City is the confidant of the Han Dynasty, how can it be so dirty? This is disrespectful to the previous emperors and must be rectified!"

Under this majestic "righteousness", naturally no one dared to oppose the emperor's edict.

In addition to this, the emperor also did many things.

Bells must be rung every hour in every village to tell the time. Weights and measures must be placed outside markets in the north of the city. Pedestrians and vehicles must all go on the right side of the road. Only sugar can be put in glutinous rice balls, not salt...

These edicts seem to have nothing to do with the family and state affairs in the court, and some of them are even more bizarre.

But since it is an edict issued by the emperor, and it is stamped with the imperial seal, as long as it does not waste people's money and kill innocent people indiscriminately, then the ministers will naturally act in accordance with the edict.

What's more, many things that have happened in the past few months have proved one thing: no matter who dares to disobey the emperor's edict, he will definitely not end well.

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At noon on October [-]th, that is, the noon on the fifth day when the emperor announced his cessation of court, a carriage drove into the north gate of Chang'an City.

This is a stable car pulled by two horses. From the hood to the wheels, it is covered with thick dust, and the gaps in some parts of the car are also filled with yellow sand and dust.

You can tell at a glance that this Anche came from the arid northwest.

Nowadays, although there is war in the northwest, the battlefield is not within the territory of the Han Dynasty, and the roads are not blocked, so there are still countless merchants coming to Chang'an City from the west every day.

Therefore, it is not unusual for this dusty second-driver to be installed.

The only thing that might attract people's attention is that this car is an official car, escorted by six knights at the front and rear.

Although these knights did not wear armor, they all carried official swords on their waists.

The knife is a murder weapon.

Ever since the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty collected the world's iron weapons, civilians could no longer hide weapons privately.

Dare to carry a knife openly in a busy city like Beichengguo, which further proves that the person in the car is an official who eats "imperial food".

At this time, it was noon, the busiest time in the northern city.

Pedestrians crowded the streets, and there was an endless stream of carriages and horses.

Now it is the slack season, and the people outside the city will bring their surplus produce to the market to sell, so it is so lively.

Although this car was escorted by knights, it still drove very slowly on this crowded street.

Finally, the people in the car couldn't wait any longer and opened the curtain in front of the car.

A man of about 50 years old dressed as a Confucian scholar stuck his head out of the car.

He has a dark face, rough skin and hair like dry grass. He looks like he comes from the west.

If he weren't wearing that decent robe, he wouldn't look much different from a peddler in this busy city.

"Xingzhong, why are you walking so slowly?"

A knight next to the car stretched his head and looked ahead, and then said: "Reporting to the Gong Envoy, there seems to be a fight between several people in front. Do you want to go down and investigate."

"Huh? That's all, there are too many people here, so don't make things more complicated." The official thought for a while and then said, "You guys go directly back to the Governor's Mansion, and I will walk around first."

"This..." Xing Zhong looked up and looked around, feeling a little worried.

"Don't worry, I dare to be the governor of Liangzhou, a country with fierce folk customs. Will something happen in Chang'an City?"

It turns out that this black-faced Confucian scholar is none other than Gong Yu, the governor of Liangzhou who was recruited by the emperor a few months ago!

Xing Zhong smiled honestly and said, "Then the lower official is worrying too much."

So Gong Yu jumped off the carriage, took a deep breath, and said to Xing Zhong: "I haven't been to Chang'an for a long time, and the breath seems to be much fresher. I have heard from passing merchants that there is a new one here." A Xianheng wine shop sells wine brewed in the palace. I will go and taste it first, and then I will bring you some dendrobium." "Thank you, envoy." Xing Zhong said with a smile.

Gong Yu didn't say anything more. He waved his hand, turned around and merged into the tide of people.

The governorship was a position added during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu.

Their duty is to supervise local county officials and detect lawlessness.

When Emperor Taizu Gao was in power, there was a local censor who directly took orders from the censor, specifically to supervise local officials.

However, as time passed and the relationship between the censor and local county officials became closer, the function of supervising local officials was naturally lost and eventually abolished completely.

When Emperor Xiaowu was in power, he was deeply disgusted with the corruption of county officials, so he divided the Han Dynasty counties into thirteen governor departments, whose chiefs were governors.

In order to prevent the governor from colluding with the county officials, the governor's office was not in the local area, but in Chang'an, and the governor visited the places at fixed times.

The governor had great powers and responsibilities, but his rank was very low, with only a measly six hundred shi.

Moreover, what the governor did was to offend others, and it had to go through the wind and rain, so it was a first-class hard job.

Officials who become governors either have no background or are born with "hard bones".

This Gongyu was an upright person who would not cater to flattery.

It would be appropriate for him to be the governor of Liangzhou.

In fact, Gong Yu himself did not like to be the governor. He would rather go to the government office that dealt with money and food.

For example, Da Sinong, Captain Shuiheng, Shaofu...

This was not because Gong Yu was greedy for money, but because of his hobby - he was most interested in selling goods, and the former great minister Sang Hongyang was his role model.

It's a pity that Sang Hongyang is dead, and he died so aggrieved that now he can't even mention his name in the government office.

Gong Yu was born in a poor family and had no money to cultivate relationships, so he could not transfer himself to those extremely wealthy government offices, so he had to stay in the position of governor.

Every year, when Gong Yu visited the counties of the Liangzhou Prefecture, he would pay special attention to check the population, taxation and other items of the counties. This could be regarded as using public affairs for personal gain to satisfy his own little hobby.

Originally, Gong Yu thought that he would spend the last days of his prime as governor, but unexpectedly he received an order from the emperor to recruit him and asked him to return to Chang'an immediately.

This was a huge surprise.

At this moment, Gong Yu was walking on the crowded streets of Chang'an City, and he still couldn't understand why the emperor wanted to recruit him.

He even couldn't figure out how the superior emperor knew him, an official with a rank of six hundred stones.

Could it be that his classmate Wang Ji recommended him to the emperor?
But they haven't communicated with each other for more than ten years, and the other party seems to have no reason to recommend him.

With this doubt, Gong Yu came to Xianheng Winery, which he had heard about for a long time.

He looked at the unique layout of Xianheng Wine Shop, listened to the lively sounds of drinking orders, and smelled the strong aroma of wine... He felt a little more relaxed, and all those temporarily unclear conjectures were left behind.

Ignore other things for now. When it comes to drinking Sandabai, moisten your throat first and take a rest.

Gong Yu walked into the wine shop. After looking around, he found that all the tables were full of people, and there was no place for him to sit.

The wine shop was bustling with people drinking and drinking.

Gong Yu stood among them and looked around for a few times. He didn't find anyone he knew, and felt a little embarrassed.

Although he was willing to "have fun with the people," it was still beneath his dignity to stand outside the ruler-shaped cabinet and drink from the same cup as the traffickers in short clothes.

Just when Gong Yu was at a loss, a boy with a Changyi accent came up to him.

This boy was very clever and could see the dilemma Gong Yu was facing at a glance.

"This envoy, do you want to drink or eat today?"

"Of course I came to Xianheng Winery to drink, but there are no empty couches here?"

Gong Yu looked around and saw no one he knew, so he felt even more at a loss.

The boy was very clever, and he quickly said: "Is the envoy willing to share a table with other envoys?"

"Share a table?"

Gong Yu looked around, and sure enough he saw that there were only two people sitting next to the table where there were many four people.

"We don't know each other either. Isn't it a little abrupt?"

"Don't worry, Jun. When you come to this Xianheng Winery, they are all drinking buddies, regardless of high or low. Moreover, I have asked them in advance. Only guests who are willing to share the same table will be invited to you."

When the boy saw that Gong Yu was still hesitant, he knew that he was a stranger coming to the wine shop for the first time, so he quickly added.

"Your Majesty, take the two old owners of our wine shop as an example. They even drank with the county magistrate. Is there anyone with a higher status than the county magistrate?"

After that, the boy kept talking about the adventures of Guan Er and Zhang San in Changyi Palace.

As Gong Yu listened, a smile appeared on his dark face.

This does mean something.

Not only is the Xianheng Winery interesting, but the two owners of the winery are also interesting.

Among them, the most interesting thing is the emperor.

"Okay, then I will just listen to my little brother's arrangements today."

"only!"

As the boy said this, he led the way and led Gong Yu through the wine shop.

After a while, Gong Yu came to a table near the window in the backyard.

Four people can sit on the side of this table, but now there are already two people, so there are still two empty couches.

"Your Majesty, you just sit here, and if you want wine or food, you just order it." The young man said quickly.

"Then first bring me a liter of Xuan wine, then a plate of fennel beans and a plate of smoked pig tongue. In addition, prepare an extra bucket of wine for me. I will take it back when I leave."

"promise."

"How much does it cost to add up all the food and wine?"

"A dou of wine is worth three hundred. This is your first time here. There is no charge for the extra liter of wine and the meat and vegetable dishes."

"Thank you for that, little brother."

"Your Majesty, please sit down for a while, and then the little one will bring you the food and wine." After saying this, the servant twirled his feet, turned around and left.

"How about this capable young man? He is more than qualified to work as a pavilion director in the government office." The person who spoke was a guest who was already sitting on the couch.

Gong Yu hurriedly saluted and prepared to greet, but before he could say any polite words, he saw that the two men had ribbons around their waists.

The younger one has a yellow ribbon, and his rank is between two hundred and six hundred stones; while the one who is speaking is a little older, and he is a green ribbon, and his rank is at least two thousand stones - this is The rank of the governor of the county has been reduced.

On weekdays, as the governor, Gong Yu frequently interacted with the governors of counties and counties, and was not afraid of the power in their hands. However, he was still a little panicked when he had to drink with a two-thousand-stone official he had never met before.

"This prince of the palace is now under the command of Meng Lang. You shouldn't bother him..." Gong Yu said quickly.

"As the young man said just now, the people drinking here are all drinking friends. There is no distinction between high and low status. Common people and officials can get drunk together. Come on, take a seat quickly."

This prince looks like he is a few years older than Yu Gong. The goat's beard is black and hard at the roots. When spread out, it looks like a steel needle, and when closed, it looks like a sharp blade.

And the other party's eyes were firm and upright, without any deviation. At first glance, he was a Xunli among the officials.

Gong Yu didn't say much. After saluting, he sat down with some restraint.

"I am under the command of Langya Gongyu. I don't know the names of the two princes."

"It turns out it's Mr. Gong, the governor of Liangzhou. I've admired his name for a long time." The young envoy quickly poured a glass of wine for Gong Yu, and then said, "Xiaoguan Xiao Wangzhi from Lanling, Donghai."

Everyone in the Han Dynasty knew about the Lanling Xiao family.Among officials and courtiers, he is naturally more famous.

Gong Yu quickly asked tentatively: "Are Xiandi and Xiao Xiang from the same family?"

"After all, Xiao Xiang is my seventh generation ancestor."

"Disrespectful, disrespectful, it turns out she is a queen from a famous family." Gong Yu said.

"The zeal of a gentleman is cut off in five lifetimes. It has already been seven lifetimes. It doesn't matter if I don't mention it or not." Xiao Wangzhi said with a smile.

"Then...this prince must also be..." Gong Yu asked cautiously.

"The official appointed Tao Wei Prime Minister."

When Yu Gong heard these four words, he originally had an expression of fear, but now he was even more excited.

This Prime Minister of Wei is the role model and idol of all the Han Dynasty governors - he is probably the toughest official in the entire Han Dynasty.

"Young man, there is no need to be polite. We have just arrived in Chang'an City. Come, let's drink together!"

"promise!"

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