I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 419: Empress Dowager Dou died, and the great man changed his mind.

After setting rules for these doctors in the Imperial Academy, Chen Luo left the Imperial Academy without staying too long and boarded the carriage.

After all, the exams have ended and the first batch of Ph.D.s have been recruited, but the actual teaching tasks have not been carried out, at least until the spring of next year when the examination and promotion system is officially implemented.

Therefore, his current focus is to deal with the criticism from certain factions in the court.

The emergence of the imperial examination system and imperial education undoubtedly harmed the interests of traditional nobles.

Therefore, during this period of time, those people found various reasons to impeach Chen Luo, trying to prove that the existence of Taixue was a mistake for the Han Dynasty.

Is such an attack effective?

You know, three people make a tiger.

At the same time, a large number of ministers wrote letters stating the undesirability of Taixue. If it were another emperor who was not strong-minded, he might have begun to hesitate and stop Chen Luo's work.

Fortunately, Liu Che's vision is not so short-sighted.

In his opinion, even if Taixue fails to produce benefits in the short term, in the long run, it will definitely have a great catalytic effect on improving national strength.

Therefore, in the face of the petition from those people, Liu Che chose to summon Chen Luo in private and told Chen Luo not to care.

If it was replaced by some mediocre emperor, I am afraid that he would start to stop the inspection and reduce the size of the Imperial Academy.

In that case, not only all the changes would be ruined, but at least half of them would be ruined.

Regarding Liu Che's trust, Chen Luo naturally "threw him in with peach and repaid him with Qiongju".

The best way to repay is to do things properly and prove that Liu Che's choice is the right one.

However, it takes a long time to achieve such an effect.

In the recent period, what Chen Luo has to do is naturally to withstand the pressure of criticism and make some counterattacks at the appropriate time.

He has been an official for nearly two years, and he is not without foundation in Chang'an City.

Of course, if you were an ordinary person and had been in the official position for two years, there would be little difference between you and a newcomer. Trying to confront the old-school nobles and resist their criticism would be nothing more than fantasy and completely impossible.

It's just that Chen Luo is not a political amateur.

Behind him is the Chen family of Yangxia, and he has some support from the Han family of Huaiyin. Their influence on both the military and political parties is no less than that of the old-school nobles who petitioned for impeachment. What's more, Chen Luo also has the status of an "imperial party" , there were only a few people such as Zhao Wan and Wang Zang at the beginning, but after more than a year of development after Liu Che took charge, it has become a powerful emerging force in the court.

However, the counterattack he made this time was within the rules and did not make any big moves.

The previous impeachment order against Da Nong was an urgent and last resort choice.

In this situation, all you have to do is argue back and forth.

Anyway, as long as the delay continues, the other party will not be able to find any real excuse, and the final result will be nothing. Those people will not have the courage to really attack Chen Luo.

Chen Luo closed his eyes to rest his mind, and while he was thinking, he heard Zhang An's voice coming through the curtains, "Master, another carriage is coming from our house. It may be looking for you. Do you want me to stop for a moment?" ?”

Chen Luo opened his eyes and looked out the car window.

Sure enough, a carriage with the logo of the Reformation Marquis Mansion was driving towards Taixue.

You must know that the Weixin Marquis Mansion only purchased two carriages in total, mainly to prevent emergencies. If one of the carriages breaks down, you can switch to another one.

However, Chen Luo was now riding a carriage driven by Zhang An, so the remaining carriage could only be called by Li Xu.

"Stop." He nodded in agreement.

The other carriage also began to slow down. After a while, Li Xu jumped down from it and boarded Chen Luo's carriage with small steps, with a bit of anxiety in his eyes.

"What's the matter?" Seeing this, Chen Luo lowered his voice and asked.

If it weren't for something important, Li Xu would have waited until he returned home to report it instead of making a special trip now.

But while thinking about it, he really didn't expect anything big to happen in the near future.

Could it be that those nobles really found some omissions in the Imperial College and planned to impeach themselves in the morning court tomorrow?

"Bo Yu, just now Dr. Zhao was in the palace to discuss matters with His Majesty. As a result, news came from the palace that Queen Mother Dou had passed away. After Dr. Zhao left the palace, he sent someone over to tell you as soon as possible. I miss you. On the Taixue side, you can only tell me that I came directly to find you without stopping." After Li Xu took a deep breath, he spoke quickly but clearly.

After reporting the whole thing, he lowered his eyes and added softly, "Boyu, something big has happened."

Having been with Chen Luo for several years, Li Xu is no longer as devoid of political foresight as he was before.

When he learned that Queen Mother Dou had passed away, his first reaction was that the structure of the court was going to change.

On the surface, Empress Dowager Dou opposed Liu Che's reforms and was a conservative force, but she would not take drastic actions to prevent the moderate changes. In addition, she had considerable prestige, so she had long acted as a mediator between the two factions. Lubricant.

In a sense, Queen Mother Dou actually played a role in maintaining the stability of the court.

Her disappearance now means that the original political ecology has been suddenly broken.

This is not a good thing, or not a purely good thing. It has two sides.

For opportunists, the turbulence of the current situation is a good time for them to make profits, but Chen Luo and Li Xu have already broken away from this level, and maintaining stability in the court is more in line with their demands.

After all, Taixue has just been established, and if it is implemented step by step, it will be completely on the right track in about two or three years. However, Empress Dowager Dou's attitude towards Taixue is not actually objectionable.

Therefore, in Li Xu's opinion, the death of Empress Dowager Dou would bring a lot of trouble.

After listening to what Li Preface said, Chen Luo was stunned for a moment, then narrowed his eyes slightly and began to digest the entire information in his mind.

There is only one most critical content, which is that Empress Dowager Dou passed away today.

The subsequent impact is all based on this news and continues to be derived.

The first thing he started to think about was definitely something closely related to himself.

That is what impact the death of Queen Mother Dou will have on the Imperial Academy.

Although Liu Che has taken charge of the government, he cannot monopolize power.

Especially since the Han Dynasty established its country based on filial piety, Empress Dowager Dou has always had considerable influence, and the most important influence is reflected in the line and policies of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, in Chen Luo's selection of scholars from Taixue this time, scholars who treated Huang Lao accounted for fully 30%.

Calculated entirely based on ability, it is a bit reluctant for scholars of the Huang Lao School to occupy so many positions.

However, the Han Dynasty has its own national conditions.

Even though Liu Che gradually carried out reforms, he did not directly deny the Huang-Lao school of thought on governing the country. Moreover, more than half of the officials in the court supported the continuation of the policy of inaction and recuperation since the founding of the Han Dynasty.

It is absolutely impossible to say that these ministers could not see Liu Che's enterprising spirit.

It's just the butt that determines the head. Their official positions were obtained by supporting the Huang-Lao School. In addition, as they age, they often find it difficult to accept the existence of new things.

Therefore, the enterprising reformers, after years of polishing, turned into the stubborn conservatives they once hated most. This is not just something that happens in dramas.

It's not that these people don't have the confidence to compete with Liu Che.

The centralization of monarchical power had not yet formally taken shape in the Han Dynasty, and the emperor could not yet dictate the direction of the government.

Moreover, the Queen Mother Dou in the palace has been a believer in Huang Lao's theory for a long time.

If it were someone else to organize the Imperial Academy, I am afraid that he would not be as independent as Chen Luo is now, and would be reduced to a puppet-like existence early on. Perhaps Liu Che had figured this out before, so he insisted on letting Chen Luolai served as the head of Taixue.

By virtue of his status as Yangxia Chen family, he made Empress Dowager Dou stop wanting to interfere.

This was a family that Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaojing had praised and praised in front of her. She had hoped countless times that the descendants of the Chen family in Yangxia could come to Chang'an to serve as officials and serve the country. She had almost full favorability.

Now that her grandson was being assisted by a descendant of the Chen family in Yangxia, it was too late for her to be happy, so she gave Chen Luo enough autonomy.

Of course, the fact that Empress Dowager Dou didn't say anything clearly doesn't mean that Chen Luo can really be unscrupulous.

After obtaining the autonomy in Taixue, certain benefits must be transferred.

Therefore, this time when Taixue was recruiting scholars, Chen Luo gave the Huanglao School a 30% target when making the final selection.

As long as the scholars of the Huanglao School who come for reference are not particularly crotchless, fifteen people can be selected to enter the Imperial College.

If he really can't pass the threshold, he won't make a hard selection.

However, the Huang-Lao School has flourished in the Han Dynasty for decades and has many talents.

Even in terms of overall quality, it can be ranked second among the various schools that came for reference, second only to the Mohist school.

Of course, this is because the Mohist family sends carefully selected disciples for reference, and the average level is definitely not low.

However, after the death of Empress Dowager Dou, the Imperial Academy did not have to worry about these rules when recruiting scholars. It could be adjusted according to Chen Luo's ideas.

The Huang-Lao school was suitable for the transition to the early dynasty, but was very unfavorable for outward expansion.

Just like a sword that has been left standing for a long time will rust, soldiers who have not fought for a long time will also lose their fighting instinct, leaving them to fight with the enemy without any courage or fighting spirit.

Therefore, in the subsequent recruitment of scholars by Taixue, I am afraid that political factors will be less considered, and detailed adjustments will be made based on the current situation.

As for the other chain reactions caused by the death of Queen Mother Dou, Chen Luo also considered it.

As the wife of Emperor Xiaowen, she was the second queen mother to die in the entire Han Dynasty.

After all, after Emperor Xiaohui's empress died in childbirth, no new queen was established, so there was no such thing as the death of the queen mother, and Emperor Xiaojing's wife, the current empress dowager, had not yet passed away.

Therefore, after Lu Fei passed away, more than fifty years passed, and she was the second queen mother of the Han Dynasty to pass away.

In terms of achievements and influence on the court, none of the ten Queen Mother Dou can compare with Lu Pheasant.

But this does not mean that it is insignificant now that Queen Mother Dou has passed away.

First of all, this means that Liu Che, who is on the throne, has complete control of the supreme power, and no one in the entire Han Dynasty can nominally suppress him.

This is definitely a good thing for the next changes.

After all, Liu Che supported the reform, the implementation of the imperial examination system, and the construction of Imperial College from the bottom of his heart.

But from a long-term perspective, Chen Luo must consider how to achieve a proper balance in the relationship between himself and Liu Che.

When a person has supreme power, his mentality will naturally change over time. Not all emperors will allow people like Wei Zheng among their ministers. When their subordinates violate their will over and over again, they are more accustomed to using the weapons in their hands. Power, with a little willfulness, can make the other party shut his mouth or no longer appear in his field of vision.

In history, Liu Che's achievements were undoubtedly unprecedented. He greatly expanded the territory of Zhuxia, spread Han culture to further places, and brought several territories under the rule of China for the first time.

However, in the process of establishing achievements, certain policies caused the economy and people's livelihood of the Han Dynasty to begin to decline, which required Huo Guang and Emperor Xuan to deal with the aftermath.

Chen Luo has reached his current position and will definitely be influential in some of Liu Che's future decisions.

If Liu Che's policies are unreasonable, he will frequently oppose them.

So did Liu Che accept it with an open mind, or was he dissatisfied?

You can't predict it yourself.

Therefore, he must start thinking about this issue now, how to raise objections when Liu Che makes wrong decisions in the future without arousing suspicion and resentment.

Thinking of this, Chen Luo rubbed his eyebrows lightly.

This degree is actually not easy to grasp.

If you are always right, it will inevitably arouse the emperor's suspicion and alienation.

Put yourself in someone else's shoes, and if your subordinates point out your mistakes, and facts prove that he is always right, then such a smart existence will bring you great uncontrollability. It is precisely the uncontrollable factors that the imperial power is most afraid of.

"Excuse me for making this trip." Chen Luo nodded to Li Xu and stopped thinking for the time being.

"It's an urgent matter. What's the trouble?" Li Xu waved his hand, "If there's nothing else, I'll go back to the house first."

He could see that Chen Luo was busy with something and he didn't need to be there.

"Okay." Chen Luo nodded.

After Li Xu left, Zhang An asked, "Master, where should we go next?"

Leaning lightly on the back of the chair, Chen Luo pursed his lips and said, "Take me to Dr. Zhao's house first. I need to go to him to confirm a few questions."

Regarding the death of Empress Dowager Dou, I must carefully confirm it in person, understand certain details, and ensure that I will not make any mistakes in the subsequent arrangements.

Therefore, it is very necessary to ask the parties for questions and answers and understand the details.

"Wei." Zhang An responded and drove off.

As the carriage started, Chen Luo slowly let out a breath.

The last problem I just thought about cannot be solved in the short term, but needs to be overcome in the long term.

However, the death of Empress Dowager Dou means that the Han Dynasty has changed, and it will bring about various sudden impacts that you need to pay attention to.

Wait until the relevant impact is dealt with, and then slowly solve it yourself.

In Chen Luo's view, as long as there is enough time, there must be a solution to this problem. At most, it can only be regarded as a difficult problem rather than an unsolvable problem.

(End of this chapter)