Lord Yuan

Chapter 110: Fundamental understanding of Liu Hong

"I plan to bring the three of you and several Luoyang officials to the court together to report to Your Majesty. Yuan Pushe is a rare talent for the Han Dynasty. He is very comparable to others. To be imprisoned like this is irreparable for the Han Dynasty. Loss, as for the regular servant Cao Jieruo who is fanning the flames, I have my own way to deal with it."

Chen Fan looked at the three people in front of him, Yu Shi Zhongcheng, Sili Xiaowei, and Shangshu Ling.

These three people have special status and sufficient rank. They also have the right to make decisions on matters above the court. Even His Majesty is not allowed to take them seriously.

As they said, Cao Jie would never dare to say too much in front of him because of his status as the third person sitting alone.

In the past, Emperor Guangwu, in order to highlight the specialness of the three positions of Sili, Xiaowei, etc., specially set up three seats for their use. At that time, everyone said that the three seats were alone.

This is also a plan that Chen Fan has planned for a long time. The three independent officials are now scholars and have the power to discuss affairs in the court.

Yin Xun did not resist this at all, while Zhang Wen and Xiao Yuan had complicated expressions on their faces. They wanted to stay alone and did not want to get involved in this fight that was obviously between the eunuch Cao Jie and the Taifu.

But it is obvious that the Taifu is currently determined to have a head-on collision with Cao Jie, and he is under the Taifu and is under his jurisdiction. Although he can violate it in both positive and negative ways, over time, gaps will eventually arise. This is not Zhang Wen's. What Xiao Yuan was thinking about.

"But with the Taifu's driving, Wen (Yuan) is all decided by the Taifu."

Chen Fan nodded with satisfaction: "That's very good. This matter is of great importance. The longer Yuan Pushe is in prison, the more dangerous he will be. Even if we jointly submit the memorial today, His Majesty will be able to see it."

The reason why he sat alone was because he had special rights, and His Majesty needed a special seat during court meetings.

Eunuchs do not dare to arbitrarily discuss national affairs that are discussed by the three independent sittings. In addition, as the superior of the three princes, the emperor has no choice but to listen to my suggestions.

Cao Jie, you delusionally think that by deceiving Your Majesty, you can control us and other scholars with your sweet words. What a joke.

"This matter does not require the General's intervention for the time being." Chen Fan thought for a while and decided not to use Dou Wu's line for the time being. He thought that with their help, he should be able to make His Majesty the Emperor change his mind.

"That's natural." Zhang Wen smiled heartily.

A few people packed up, took their belongings, and headed into the palace with great interest.

After a while of announcements from the eunuchs and servants, Liu Hong reluctantly walked out of his side hall.

The more he studied, the more he understood the power of this technique. At the same time, he had to admire the methods by which those ancestors could control the entire big man in the palm of his hand, like an arm.

I really want to achieve the feat of my ancestors, who was able to rebuke Fang Qiu, have the skills to control his subordinates, be prepared in all directions, and surrender at home and abroad.

When he learned that the Taifu, Sili Xiaowei and others were here to report something, he had already roughly inferred what was going on.

His mood was not very high, and he was not as majestic as when he first came out of the side hall in the past. The worry that flashed between his brows was definitely not what he should have at this age.

The status of the Taifu is the highest among all officials. Except for himself, the emperor, the rest are driven by the Taifu.

Sili Xiaowei, Yushi Zhongcheng, and Shangshu Ling, these three are special officials with special seats, and they all have the power to advise ministers, and even have their own rights, so they have to come forward to appease them.

Taifu had a good idea.

Liu Hong looked helpless. He had just sent away the eunuch Cao Jie, and now the scholar came again. His brain was gradually starting to run out of power.

Liu Hongxuan and others entered the palace.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Taifu, but he still looks so elegant, which is a bit unexpected." Liu Hong was the first to speak. As an emperor, although he has not personally governed, his innate aura has made Liu Hong much better than before. different.

Chen Fan suddenly discovered that this young emperor seemed to have changed. An indescribable feeling lingered in his heart. He didn't know how to judge.

"Your Majesty is joking. I have something to discuss with your Majesty today." Chen Fan went straight to the point without making too many pleasantries.

"The princes are also traveling with the Grand Tutor?" Liu Hong said with a smile, but Chen Fan always felt that this smile seemed to have some profound meaning.

Zhang Wen and others hurriedly raised their hands and said, "I came here to deal with what Taifu did. I hope that your majesty will not blame you for disturbing me."

Liu Hong waved his hand. These people below are good at everything, but they always like to blame them after just a few words. Does he seem to be such a person who punishes easily?

Fortunately, he understood that the master was definitely the master at this time, and the rights of Sandu were also infinitely weakened in front of the master.

"Could it be that Yuan Pu shot what Taifu did?" Liu Hong's attitude suddenly changed the expressions of several people.

Liu Hong's tone was low, and his eyes looked away from time to time. His expression was not too good, and he was a little gloomy.

After a moment of silence, Chen Fan spoke up and said: "It is true that His Majesty, Chang Shi in Cao Zhong, issued an order to arrest this rare talent of the Han Dynasty. It is really a loss for the Han Dynasty. He is very talented and learned, and he is a man who is loyal to the emperor and serves the country." , being imprisoned in a big prison for no reason, I am afraid that he has a death wish, and the Han Dynasty will lose another good minister."

Maybe it was because meeting the emperor seemed different from the past. The original plan was for a few people to present the memorial for His Majesty to read before making any plans. Now it seems that it is better to get straight to the point.

Everyone knows that the current emperor is weak and weak. He is only thirteen or fourteen years old. He does not know the affairs of the government and the affairs of the court. All affairs in the court are done by the Taifu and the empress dowager in the deep palace.

Liu Hong knew this well, but asked with a surprised look on his face: "What Taifu is doing now is such a trivial matter, why do you need to come in person and bring all the ministers with you? Do you think that I am young and do not understand government affairs?" "

Cao Jie was also there. Faced with the Taifu's behavior of almost manipulating the opinions of the scholars, he didn't seem happy to see His Majesty. He was also secretly happy in his heart. Chen Fan didn't know whether to live or die, so he dared to do this to almost force the palace. This move is intended to force His Majesty to surrender.

Little do they know that the emperor is no longer what he used to be. If he had not truly taken charge of the government, he would have become so furious that it would make people shudder.

When Chen Fan saw that the emperor seemed unhappy, he secretly said something bad. His original intention was to see that His Majesty was young and might be hindered by Cao Jie.

I never thought that His Majesty would now begin to look like an emperor. "I just want to make your majesty follow the sages, but I have no such intention."

"My minister agrees."

Zhang Wen and others also said quickly, for fear of causing Liu Hong's resentment.

"In that case, I will leave this matter to my own decision. I wonder what Taifu thinks?" Liu Hong said with a smile.

For him, today seemed not very peaceful. Scholars and eunuchs took turns to appear, each showing their strengths, but he had forgotten all of them.

This big man still has an emperor. If they say a few words or do a few things, I will feel that I must follow their ideas.

Cao Jie can't do it, so naturally the Taifu can't do it either.

From this point of view, Yuan Pushe was quite valued by both parties, and he came to give advice one after another.

Although Liu Hong was smiling, the unprecedented determination revealed in his words made the Taifu feel that the emperor in front of him seemed to be Liu Zhi. Although he did many ridiculous things, he still held real power.

"I would be very happy if Taifu came to visit me." Liu Hong didn't finish his words.

Cao Jie looked at the deflated Taifu from the side, not to mention how happy he was.

The more out of control the emperor is, the more comfortable it is for him than for those scholars.

After all, he was only a few words away from the emperor, and his words and deeds could still influence the emperor in subtle ways. If he wanted to do certain things, he would just have a little more resistance than before.

But the scholars were quite different.

They need to go through many tedious steps, and when they finally meet His Majesty, the decision they make may not even be approved by His Majesty, and they have to deliberate for a long time.

Just like today, it was obvious that the Taifu did not see that Liu Hong had gradually learned to master his rights, and still treated him as the same gesture as when he first welcomed him in.

What you did today was, at best, a remonstrance to the emperor, but at worst, it was a treasonous and unethical act of forcing the emperor to marry.

After all, the three independent sitting members have all moved closer to the Taifu. Such power can already enable them to impeach any official and even admonish the emperor for his mistakes.

Liu Hong doesn't want to see anyone threatening his status, or he has woken up now.

He has always resisted these clique-like behaviors.

The message left by the late emperor was clearly on the list. The behavior of forming cliques in the court was enough to make the emperor gradually lose his power, so that he could sit back and watch him grow bigger and stronger, and even the situation could not be contained in the end.

Liu Hong didn't want to be the puppet emperor, so he naturally couldn't tolerate this kind of behavior.

Not even the Taifu.

So he didn't give Taifu too many privileges today, but he still showed an attitude of being open to discussion.

Chen Fan knew that the situation today seemed not healthy, and Liu Hong's attitude determined everything.

He didn't know if Cao Jie was behind the scenes, tempting the emperor to gradually deviate from the scholars.

Or maybe it was because he pulled Captain Sili and others to jointly submit the memorial, thus touching the chord in the emperor's heart.

Chen Fan regretted that he was too reckless today and came in such a arrogant manner without meeting the emperor to see what changes had happened.

This move must have put pressure on Liu Hong.

Chen Fan could only put away his plans for the time being and resigned to Liu Hong.

Liu Hong smiled and called the servants to send the Taifu and others away.

"Your Majesty shows the magnanimity of the late emperor today. I bow my head and shed tears." Cao Jie suddenly became very emotional, and a few tears were forced out of his old face.

Liu Hong remained calm and stood aside, glancing at Cao Jie's actions and feeling slightly relieved.

Although this Cao Jie has some clumsiness, he is loyal to me after all, unlike those ministers who say they are loyal to the emperor and serve the country, but all they do is to form cliques and suppress others.

"Although I have never seen the late emperor's magnanimity, I know that I am far from being able to compare with his majestic talent and majesty in governing the world."

"Your Majesty is still young. When you reach the age of the late emperor, you will still worry about the uncertainty of the world and the disobedience of officials." Cao Jie was very seductive and reminded Liu Hong of his age from time to time.

"Yes, I seem to have grown up too slowly." Liu Hong answered the question and said something rather strange.

Cao Jie naturally understood what he meant, so he made suggestions from the side: "If your majesty can trust me, I will do my best to help your majesty accomplish the legacy of the late emperor and unify the four directions."

Seeing this, Liu Hong nodded.

"I just don't know what your Majesty is going to do with Yuan Pushe. If the master fails to do what he wants this time, he will definitely come back again when the opportunity arises." Cao Jie reminded him, fearing that Liu Hong would forget what the master wanted now.

"For this Yuan Pushe to be so valued by the Grand Tutor, I think he must have behaved differently from ordinary people." Liu Hong thought for a moment and then ordered: "Go and invite that Yuan Pushe, I want to see him in person. "

(End of this chapter)