I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 421 The court meeting begins, Liu Che expresses his stance

Early morning the next day.

The entire palace was covered with hangings, and the eunuchs who led the way were also wearing linen clothes and had serious faces.

Although the news of the death of the Queen Mother has not been officially announced, officials who can participate in the court meeting basically have their own channels for understanding the information.

They had known about such a major incident as late as yesterday evening.

But their reactions varied.

For Mr. Dou, this year's winter is extremely cold.

They are different from the Lu family.

Although the most prominent stage of the Lu family was when Lu Pheasant was in charge of the government as the Queen Mother, the reason why the Lu family was able to grant the title of three princes was that they truly made great contributions when the Han Dynasty was founded.

Therefore, when people talk about the Lu family, they mostly refer to her as a distinguished person rather than a relative.

Even if Lu Fei passes away, even if the imperial line is transferred, even if decades pass, the Lu family still occupies a place in the court, and many people are willing to sell their face.

But Dou's was different.

The family's prosperity and wealth were earned entirely by virtue of the people in the palace.

Moreover, during the years of his rapid rise, Dou did not make any particularly impressive achievements.

Therefore, when the Dou family and his party members went to court, they were all in panic, not knowing what was waiting for them.

The attitude of the courtiers of the New Party was exactly the opposite.

They wanted drastic reforms, but they have been unable to implement them. The only result was Chen Luo's Imperial College. Why?
Isn't it because the opposition is too strong and the resistance is too obvious?

The fundamental reason is that Empress Dowager Dou supported the adoption of Huang-Lao theory to govern the world, hoping to maintain the state of governing by doing nothing.

Those who oppose change are emboldened.

Now her death means that the opposition has lost its biggest support.

From then on, both sides came to the same starting line and maintained fair competition.

But in terms of ability and competitiveness, among the members of the new party, each one can at least stand up to three or five opponents, and there is no doubt about their strength.

However, it would be quite inappropriate for the Queen Mother to have a happy face when she passed away.

Therefore, both the new party that supports reform and the conservatives all have solemn expressions and sad eyes.

However, after everyone stepped into the hall, they could detect the undercurrent of the atmosphere.

Most of the courtiers felt emotional in their hearts.

Once Empress Dowager Dou dies, I'm afraid things will start to change for this big man.

After all, she had controlled the government for several years and controlled the supreme power of the Han Dynasty. Even if she was regarded as half an emperor, it was not too much.

Things involving her death are not that simple.

Of course, whether it is drastic reforms or the continuation of current policies, this has nothing to do with ordinary ministers.

They are not even qualified to be pawns in the high-level game.

However, it is not difficult to get through this period smoothly. After all, it involves line struggles. If ordinary officials are not tainted with cause and effect, they will not be hit.

When the situation stabilizes, no matter whether the reformists win or the conservative party wins, these people will still be used to do things, and it is impossible to lay off a large number of original officials.

Everyone had different thoughts and stood silently with hands down.

Chen Luo, standing among the ministers, had no expression on his face.

The position he is currently in is already close to the middle of the hall. Compared with himself as Yilang a year ago, he has taken a big step forward.

After all, before, I either shrank in the corner of the hall or stood on the steps, unable to make my voice heard. And now he was taking advantage of the gap before Liu Che came, racing against time to think.

What attitude will Liu Che take when he appears in front of everyone next?
Chen Luo rubbed his chin.

It is somewhat difficult to make a completely accurate estimate.

But as a rough guess, there's no problem at all.

Liu Che would most likely not attack directly. Empress Dowager Dou had just passed away, and she directly crossed the river and demolished the bridge to suppress the Dou family and the old ministers. Such a reputation would be somewhat unpleasant to spread.

But if he supports reform, he will definitely have to express his attitude.

Grasping the balance between the two factions is not an easy matter.

Not only should the old ministers not feel left out, but also the emerging reformists should see the upward path and know the direction of the future political situation.

Chen Luo thought about several good plans, but felt that none of them were perfect and always lacked some meaning.

But before he could come up with the most appropriate answer, Liu Che took the dragon chariot and arrived at the palace.

For a time, needles could be heard among the ministers.

Queen Mother Dou passed away suddenly, and no way out was arranged for the Dou family.

What's more, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Liu Che and Liu Ying are two completely different emperors.

At that time, Liu Ying felt that it was enough to follow the old rules and maintain the situation left by Emperor Gaozu and Empress Gao, so she still valued the Lu brothers and did not abandon them.

But Liu Che is different.

He pursues achievements and is not satisfied with resting on his father's credit book, so he wants to change and remove all obstacles to innovation.

When Liu Che first ascended the throne, Empress Dowager Dou blocked him from carrying out political reforms. It was not until she returned to power that she allowed Liu Che to carry out inspections, establish imperial schools, and issue favor orders.

It's just that these changes carried out by Liu Che are based on old practices.

During the reigns of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Xiaowen, there were small-scale and unstandardized inspections.

Taixue is a government-run institution that existed in the pre-Qin Dynasty.

The Tui En Ling is similar to the idea proposed by Prime Minister Jia during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen that "the princes will be built more but their power will be less".

When it came to subversive policies, Liu Che suppressed them in his heart for the time being and did not implement them.

After all, if she really wants to do that, the possibility of Empress Dowager Dou choosing to support it is too small, and it may even involve the previous successful reform, so the gain outweighs the loss.

Liu Che stepped off the dragon chariot and slowly climbed to the top position.

He did not sit down immediately, but after scanning the hall, he said in a low voice: "Everyone, we will not discuss political affairs this morning. If there is any urgent matter, wait until after the court meeting to write a letter explaining the situation."

When these words were spoken, everyone declared that he was the only one, and no one expressed any objection.

When encountering special circumstances, it is reasonable for Liu Che to handle it this way.

After all, the Han Dynasty valued filial piety, so the emperor's grandmother could not die and still ask the emperor to continue handling political affairs like a normal person.

What's more, Liu Che didn't really neglect government affairs. If there was an emergency, he could just submit a letter immediately after the court meeting, rather than just ignore everything. There was still a difference.

Chen Luo narrowed his eyes and waited quietly for Liu Che's next statement.

For today's court meeting, this is the real highlight.

The structure of the future court will change starting from today.

His every word will be considered by countless ministers.

As for extending the time line, these words will have a huge impact on the entire court and are closely related to the future route.

(End of this chapter)