The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 447 Silent Protest
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty personally gave Li Guangli a decision to mobilize 100,000 troops from the northeast to reinforce Li Guangli, so that Li Guangli would completely defeat the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions no matter what.

Everyone in the court kept silent in a tacit agreement, and no one stepped forward to stop Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Zhao Zhou, who had become an official, wrote an article. Bian Que met Duke Huan of Cai and boasted that it was his new work. For a time, it attracted ridicule from many scholars, who all thought why a fool like Zhao Zhou could do this for so many years. Prime Minister.

Early this morning, Gongsun Qing came to the palace. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took a pill, Gongsun Qing asked Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty if his headache was better.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sighed tiredly and said to Gongsun Qing: "Not only is it not getting better, I feel that it is getting worse and worse."

Gongsun Qing naturally knew what was going on with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so he didn't say much about it. He smiled and told Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty about an interesting thing that happened recently outside.

When Gongsun Qing told Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty about Zhao Zhou's joke, he said: "People outside are saying that Zhao Zhou's corpse is not worthy of being prime minister for so long."

"If it weren't for the Crown Prince's initial favor, I'm afraid he would have stepped down long ago."

Of course, he did not dare to say that it was because of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's ignorance that he allowed Zhao Zhou to stand in the position of prime minister and eat nothing.

But after hearing this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sneered, looked at Gongsun Qing, and said: "It's not Zhao Zhou who is stupid, it's the people outside."

"The Taoist priest really thinks that the prime minister of our country can be so stupid?"

"He has been in office for so many years and has still done a steady job. Although he has no outstanding achievements, he has not made any major mistakes."

"He's talking about me."

Gongsun Qing looked at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in confusion and asked, "What does your Majesty mean by this?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sneered and said: "He used the allusions of Bian Que and Duke Huan of Cai to remind me not to hide illnesses and avoid medical treatment, and to listen more to the words of the officials in court, otherwise it will cause serious consequences for the country."

"He also put in a lot of effort, haha."

Gongsun Qing said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, is this person so bold?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty waved his hand and said: "Forget it, I can't convict him, and there is no evidence."

He rubbed his forehead and sighed: "This has been happening more and more recently. I don't think Guanye can handle it."

Gongsun Qing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, are you going to let them continue like this? Your Majesty's reputation will be damaged more and more."

"Previously, Mr. Jiang Chongjiang has dealt with the rudeness of powerful people in the palace. I think it would be better for Mr. Jiang to set up an office to catch such lawless people."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it later."

Gongsun Qing didn't say much. His mission today was to help Jiang Chong put this matter into Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's mind.

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In the past few days, after Zhao Zhou secretly reminded Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, several courtiers were also discussing in private and wrote some articles. The general meaning was that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was becoming more and more stupid.

This made Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty even more unhappy.

The war in the northwest has entered an anxious stage, which further confirmed the dissatisfaction of the courtiers. Although they did not dare to speak openly about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, they still discussed it privately.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt more and more disgusted and summoned Jiang Chong in Qilin Hall today.

"I see your Majesty."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty snorted with a gloomy expression and said: "Recently, the people in the court have become more and more lawless, and there are endless people who arrange and slander me behind my back."

"You have arrested powerful people at the south gate of Weiyang Palace before. Do you have any opinion on this matter?"

Jiang Chong said: "I suggest that your Majesty should set up a private ear and eye office to arrest this lawless rat."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pondered for a while, and then said to Jiang Chong: "I will allocate part of the establishment of the chapter and camp to you, and allow you to set up another office to deal with this matter."

"According to the order!"

In the second year of Yuanfeng, on the sixth day of August, the Detective Bureau of the Han Dynasty was established, and Jiang Chong appointed the Detective Secretary.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Guangli suffered a defeat in the northwest. The news spread back to the Han Dynasty, and dozens of officials discussed the mistakes of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. At today's court meeting, the Minister of Household Affairs submitted a letter on this year's financial expenditure. The financial expenditure for the northwest military expenditure has reached as high as 10 million yuan.

Business tax revenues unexpectedly increased by millions more than in previous months.

These are naturally due to Sang Hongyang and Weining, but the Minister of Household Affairs did not dare to say more.

The Ministry of Revenue's financial expenditures, especially on military expenditures, are increasing, which makes the Ministry of Revenue somewhat stretched.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered the Ministry of Revenue to maintain this year's fiscal revenue no matter what, and to increase the Ministry of Revenue's treasury money next year.

As a result, it will inevitably start to hurt the people. If the Ministry of Revenue wants more money, it can only exploit the people more, and there is no other way.

The master's father Yan came out to advise Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to stop the war, and said that the fiscal and taxation of the Ministry of Household Affairs were within the plan. If more money was collected, it would inevitably harm the people's health and well-being.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked his father Yan in return: "Will the increase in finance this year hurt the people's recuperation and recuperation?"

The master's father was speechless and did not dare to say any more.

In late August, the Detective Department arrested more than ten officials from six departments for making false remarks about the emperor, being disrespectful to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in private, and criticizing Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for his foolish decisions.

More than ten officials were arrested by the Detective Department and handed over to the Criminal Department for processing.

Wang Zang of the Ministry of Punishment believed that the other party was not guilty of any serious crime, and then acquitted him. He gave the reason that courtiers have the right to discuss government affairs and it is beneficial to the development of the country.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was furious after hearing this, and asked the Detective Department to arrest these people again, and directly set up prisons in the Detective Department to execute these officials.

As soon as this incident came out, one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and all the officials immediately began to resist fiercely, and came forward one after another to scold Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The relationship between monarch and ministers is getting to a freezing point.

In early September, the Ministry of Household Affairs allocated 3 million yuan to the Ministry of Works. In October, various places prayed to the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate 1 million yuan, citing natural disasters.

In November, Li Guangli once again prayed for the allocation of 5 million yuan for military spending.

The Ministry of Household Affairs rejected the request and did not allocate funds.

Li Guangli directly wrote to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate five million to Li Guangli.

The Ministry of Revenue had no choice but to allocate the last bit of money from the treasury to the northwest.

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In mid-November, there was a heavy snowfall in Chang'an. Today, Wei Ning took Xiao Liu Jin and Qin Ziyu to visit Wei Qing's mansion.

There is something strange about Wei Qing's mansion. He and Princess Pingyang seem to be very different from each other. After Wei Ning arrived, Wei Qing did not ask Princess Pingyang to come out to receive them. He personally entertained Wei Ning and Qin Ziyu.

Generally speaking, the female family members should be received by Princess Pingyang, but Wei Qing did not.

Wei Ning asked Qin Ziyu and Liu Jin to return to the East Palace first, because he knew that Wei Qing seemed to have something to say.

"Uncle, what's wrong?"

Wei Qing asked Wei Ning: "Do you know everything that happened in the court recently?"

Wei Ning shook his head and said, "I rarely leave the East Palace."

Wei Ning frowned and said, "You haven't reconciled with His Majesty yet?"

Wei Ning said indifferently: "No."

Wei Qing sighed and said, "The whole of Chang'an is starting to go into chaos, and His Majesty's decisions are getting more and more outrageous!"

Weining: "?"

"how?"

(End of this chapter)