I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 315 Guang Luxun

Luoyang has been in a smoky atmosphere in recent days, and the school affairs department has shown its claws unabashedly. The subordinates from the General's Palace and the Hussars' General's Palace have been arresting scholars without restraint. The prison of the Weiwei is almost full for a while.

In the eyes of some people who are old enough, all this indicates that a small-scale party control disaster is brewing, that is, it has not yet involved high-ranking officials.

Guang Luxun and Liu Hong are such a person.

Liu Hong wrote a letter very early to persuade the emperor to release the people and dissolve the school affairs department hidden behind the generals and guards of the two mansions.

Some people have clearly connected the School Affairs Department with the Embroidered Clothes Envoy during the reign of Emperor Wu, although the former did not have as much power as the Embroidered Clothes Envoy.

On this day, it was time to take a rest, but Liu Hong did not rest, but lectured in his yard.

Most of them use the content in the scriptures to satirize the existence of the school affairs department.

Yes, in the Han Dynasty, it was not uncommon for high-ranking officials to teach the classics in their spare time, and even those who succeeded in doing so would become a good talk.

As for the nepotism derived from discipleship, that is another matter.

While he was talking, out of the corner of his eye, Liu Hong saw his servants bringing over Chen Lin, his nominal subordinate, the Servant Chen Lin. He still ignored her and continued to teach his class.

Liu Hong ignored this and continued to speak the words of the saint.

"Otherwise, it is clear that Mr. Liu is worried that they will be disrespectful before the emperor. I don't know, maybe he thinks that some of Mr. Liu's disciples are shady!"

Liu Hong's face darkened. Chen Lin's sarcastic words hit the deepest worries in his heart.

When the emperor comes out, those who pay homage will be greeted by their servants. Chen Lin is handsome, talented, and has beautiful articles. However, the emperor seldom went out officially in the past. Therefore, even though Chen Lin was one of the first batch of famous scholars and talents recommended by the county when the emperor ascended the throne, he was also He Jin. The mansion still lacks a sense of existence.

He looked at the disciples sitting in the courtyard, and some had obvious panic on their faces.

"If you raise the straight and ignore the straight, the people will obey; if you raise the straight and wrong, the people will not obey..." Liu Hongzheng was talking about the meaning of the scripture, but he heard a noise.

Seeing that some disciples were attracted, Liu Hong coughed, and his disciples all turned into sitting upright, but their appearance was gone, but their hearts were not.

If there is an opportunity to perform, he will naturally not miss it.

The most important power in his hands was to inspect the Langguan of the Third Department. Although it was not as good as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel in later generations, it was still extremely crucial.

"Mr. Liu, your Majesty is here!" Chen Lin cupped her hands and said, "Mr. Liu, please go out with me to greet you."

After Liu Hong's words, the demeanor he had maintained before could no longer be maintained.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Liu." Chen Lin quickly stopped her, "Your Majesty heard that Mr. Liu often lectures after official duties, and he wanted to hear it. Your Majesty, Mr. Liu's disciples also want to see them, so you should all stay and pay homage!"

Liu Hong has served Guang Luxun for almost five years since he took office in the fifth year of Zhongping.

Liu Hong ordered: "The Emperor has arrived. This is the end of today's lectures. Please disperse!"

Having said this, his disciples obviously couldn't leave.

"That's very good. I'll go out to meet His Majesty."

After Liu Hong finished speaking, before taking two steps, he saw Habayashi Lang and other close guards of the emperor had come in to perform their duties. Especially the courtyard where Liu Hong taught was tightly surrounded. Seeing this, Liu Hong gave up his last bit of luck. He knew that something had happened.

It is impossible to say that there is no fear in his heart, but when he made the decision, he had anticipated today's arrival. Now, facing Liu Bian's sudden rise, Liu Hong was frightened but not so panicked.

After all, I can still see the emperor.

Zhao Yun went to cooperate with Jia Xu on the mission. This time, Liu Bian was accompanied by Guan Yu.

Also full of security.

But Liu Bian's mood was very complicated.

Liu Hong has little sense of presence among the Nine Qings. Liu Bian's deepest impression of him was that when he was investigating Wang Fen's rebellion case, he also served as the crown prince. Liu Hong once warned him not to send someone who was an official of the East Palace at that time. Jia Xu and Zhao Yun were involved, but Liu Bian did not listen to him.

After that, Cao Song led the order on behalf of the crown prince. Liu Hong behaved himself in Guang Luxun's position. He was not outstanding, but he never had any problems.

In Liu Bian's mind, he is a traditional scholar-official, but...

In fact, after Yang Xu fell ill, the rumors spread too quickly.

Yang Xu fell ill in the Situ Mansion. The only people who knew about his illness were the subordinates and senior officials in the Situ Mansion. Whoever did it had considerable power.

"I have never doubted Mr. Liu... I was originally hesitant to see Mr. Liu, but I finally decided to come. I want to ask, why?" After sitting down, Liu Bian asked, "Publish this rumor. Apart from harming the country, is there any use for it?”

Liu Hong replied: "It's not a rumor, it's God's will! There are constant natural and man-made disasters in the country, but Ma, Sheep, and Fan are attached to the position of the Three Dukes. This disaster should have happened, but Fan Ling escaped!"

Liu Bian's anger level was suddenly raised. Why hadn't he noticed Liu Hong's nagging side before?
"Then do you know that in order to cope with the rumors, Taiwei Gong forced himself to stay ill, and he fell ill again after he was already on the verge of recovery?"

Liu Hong still spoke harshly and emphasized: "It is God's will that is clear!"

Liu Bian was a little angry. Previous generations of emperors killed people without blinking an eye. Liu Bian wanted to maintain the stability of the country and he didn't want to kill people.

But there are always some people who will never remember things without seeing blood.

Liu Bian felt that he had made a mistake by coming here, and he was not going to talk nonsense to Liu Hong, so he was about to get up.

But Liu Hong had something to say: "Your Majesty, when the sun reaches its peak, everything will turn upside down!"

"At present, the rectification of officialdom seems to be in full swing, but in fact it is a raging fire cooking oil. The country's annual revenue seems to be increasing, and the population seems to be recovering, but the world's wealth has a certain amount. The more the treasury is, the less it will be in the hands of the people! It is the great rule of Luoyang, no matter what Are there any people who have become refugees because they can’t pay taxes?”

Liu Bian asked in reply: "The refugees appeared because they could not pay taxes, but before they could not pay taxes, how did their fields disappear step by step? My new policy is precisely to reduce the existence of refugees!"

"As the ninth minister, you should know where the country's ills are. If you blindly follow the old path and pretend to be peaceful, can the problem be solved?"

Liu Bian knew that he was playing the piano to a bully, and he was making a gesture to the outside world.

He stood up and left, leaving only Liu Hong shouting behind him: "Your Majesty values ​​utilitarianism. In the past, the government was full of utilitarian people. How can the people be healthy?"

After Liu Bian left, Guang Luxun and Liu Hong were taken into Weiwei's prison and executed. His wife and son moved to the border.

(End of this chapter)