Han Shizu

Chapter 1461 The clouds disappear and the sunrise
"Sit down!" Emperor Liu returned to the throne and gestured to the three of them. His tone returned to his usual gentleness, but the atmosphere became more serious.

After the monarchs and ministers were seated, Emperor Liu habitually glanced around and landed on the mountain of memorials and files on the imperial case, and said: "During this time, I have received many memorials and read a lot of files. There is one feeling that is particularly profound. Nowadays, all officials, ministers and officials seem to be very impetuous and anxious!
It seems that the winter of Kaibao's ninth year, inside and outside, seems to be not going well!In Qiwu's remonstrance chapter, some suggestions are worthy of attention!
I have also heard that there are many bureaucrats in the central government, even in the political affairs hall, there are many officials who are lazy, undisciplined, distracted, and not focused on state affairs, but instead focus on gossip, public opinion and political trends.

These days, how many things have been delayed up and down?How many years have I not encountered the abolishment of the government?I never thought that I would hear such words again in my lifetime!

I'm so stunned, I don't know what you think of it? "

"I should apologize to Your Majesty. It is the minister's ineffectiveness in persuading and urging his subordinates, which has caused state affairs to be delayed!" Zhao Pu immediately got up and said proactively.

"Sit down!" Emperor Liu flapped his dragon robe, and said unceremoniously to Zhao Pu: "You are the prime minister, and you are also responsible for coordinating ministers. If there is any sign of negligence in the government, you are the first to bear the responsibility!"

Hearing this, Zhao Pu felt as if he had been slapped, he didn't dare to refute, and continued to plead guilty.He could tell that Emperor Liu seemed to be looking for a reason to reprimand the prime minister. It was Wang Pu before, but now it's his turn.

Today's Emperor Liu is full of oppression, and also shows a strong aggressiveness.In this case, bowing your head and obeying orders is the most appropriate course of action.

Looking at Zhao Pu, Emperor Liu continued: "I am not listening to your plea. The management of the court and the affairs of the country cannot be solved by pleading. I will give you a task now!"

"Please speak, Your Majesty!" Zhao Pu responded very cooperatively.

"Nowadays, most of the energies of the San Judicial Division are involved in the flood of various criminal cases in the court, and the supervision of the officials of the various ministries has been lax!" Emperor Liu directly instructed: "You are ordered to organize manpower and investigate carefully. It’s easy to clean up those officials who have been negligent, slow, and lazy in government during this period of time in the court! In their positions, they don’t care about their own affairs. What’s the use of such officials? ?"

"Yes!" Facing Emperor Liu's strong words, Zhao Pu did not hesitate at all.

Hearing Emperor Liu's order, neither Zhao Pu nor Li Fang showed any abnormality. On the contrary, Wang Pu, obviously showing a bit of bitterness, opened his mouth to say something, but under the slightly impatient gaze of Emperor Liu, , still swallowed the words that rushed to his throat, and finally turned into a helpless sigh.

What Wang Pu hopes for is nothing more than stability, hoping that the court can return to the original stable track, and does not want the turmoil to continue, causing greater harm and loss to the court and the country.

The original intention was good, but the meaning of compromise was too obvious, which was contrary to Emperor Liu's usual strength.Of course, how could Wang Pu not understand Emperor Liu? However, knowing that there was a great possibility that he would not be able to persuade him, he still chose to remonstrate directly. What he did was just to show his attitude and pursue the slightest possibility by the way.

Although Emperor Liu is strong, he is not a person who will not compromise, and his eyes are not completely intolerant of sand.However, in the analysis of some things, Wang Pu still tends to be conservative. In such a situation, Emperor Liu absolutely has no possibility of compromise.The problem can be solved, but it must be done according to Emperor Liu's wishes.

The political turmoil caused by the Huazhou case has intensified. Emperor Liu is not willing to let it go easily. Now Zhao Pu is going to clean up the subordinate officials. Seeing what it means, the scale is not small and the intensity is still strong. Heavy.

Wang Pu himself did not dare to draw conclusions about how this would affect the already precarious court situation.In his opinion, this is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, and it will only make the situation uncontrollable. If the court is really in chaos, how will it end?

Of course, Wang Pu did not dare to speak hastily at this time, given the lessons learned from the previous remarks. Emperor Liu was in high spirits, and it would be difficult to say much, and it might arouse his hostility instead.

Although he didn't speak, Wang Pu's unconscious expression made Emperor Liu a little upset.The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other, and ended with Wang Pu compromising and lowering his eyelids. However, Emperor Liu also sighed helplessly.

Facts have proved that within Emperor Liu's Han court, there are not all ministers who have no bottom line, no persistence, and are obedient to orders.

He casually picked up a memorial on the imperial case, flipped through it casually, his attention was not on the memorial, but his expression was deep thinking.

After thinking for a while, Emperor Liu raised his eyes again and said calmly: "Your worries are not unreasonable. If the situation in the middle court is like this, if you let it go and let it go, it will be the court that will be hurt in the end.

This turmoil, caused by the Huazhou case, has spread widely and has far-reaching effects. At this point, there should be an end, and the court should come up with a clear attitude and measures! "

"Your Majesty is wise!" Hearing this, the one who sang praises became Wang Pu.

Zhao Pu also cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please give me instructions!"

"The Ministry of Criminal Justice has established so many cases these days, how many of them have already been sentenced?" Emperor Liu asked.

Zhao Pu replied: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, so far, only the Huazhou case has been judged under His Majesty's strict orders. There are 37 officials involved in the case, all of whom have been judged and are only awaiting punishment! There are more than [-] people involved and dozens of cases, which are still under detailed investigation and review.”

"Slow!" Hearing this, Emperor Liu said bluntly: "Dozens of cases, nearly a thousand prisoners, this is the first time since the founding of the country! It's no wonder that there is a division to deal with it, so it can't get up soon!"

With a sigh of relief, Emperor Liu looked at the three ministers present, and said: "I have given clear instructions now that for the large and small cases involved this time, all personnel, no matter what the case is, no matter what background they are born , all should be dealt with seriously, quickly, seriously, and strictly, don't have any burdens, kill if you want to kill, demote if you want to be demoted, and let go if you want to be exiled!"

"Yes!" Hearing Emperor Liu's almost emotionless instruction, the three ministers couldn't help but feel tense.

Emperor Liu looked at Wang Pu: "Qiwu, don't you hope that the court can settle down quickly? I tell you, the investigation of the case is clear and the trial of the criminals is concluded, and this matter will be over!"

"I understand!" Wang Pu's tone was slightly low.

"Li Fang, draw up an imperial edict according to my wishes, and send it to the Three Jurisdictions!" Emperor Liu instructed Li Fang again: "One thing, I need to emphasize that although I want to be quick, the specific implementation should not be haphazard. Don't be quick for the sake of speed, everything should be in accordance with the laws and regulations of the country. Since the laws and regulations have been established, they must be obeyed and respected, especially at this time, and such incidents cannot be slackened!"

"Yes!" Li Fang said immediately.

And Emperor Liu's words made Wang Pu a little relieved.Although Emperor Liu's tone was still cold and stern, at least he could feel a sliver of rationality from the Holy Will.

As long as this kind of reason is still there, I am not afraid that the development of things will slide into an unpredictable abyss.And what Wang Pu is most afraid of is the kind of unrestrained and irrational expansion of his involvement.

If everything is premised on obeying the laws of the country, then no matter what attitude or standard the court adopts to implement the punishment, it will be as stable as Mount Tai and will not avoid rumors and criticism.The situation can also be brought under control.

This meeting between the monarch and his ministers lasted for a long time. This was also the most in-depth discussion between Emperor Liu and them on the situation between the court and China since the Huazhou case happened. expressed.

Perhaps because the imperial court was in an eventful time, Emperor Liu did not stay with Zhao and Wang for dinner as usual.When Zhao Pu and Wang Pu walked out of the Chuigong Hall hand in hand, it was already past noon. Surprisingly, the outline of Dongyang could already be seen in the sky. .

The two looked at each other, and after the basic etiquette, Wang Pu hurried away, still not in a good mood.Zhao Pu didn't say much, and after that, it became more obvious that he was on the same road but not on the same path.

When they arrived, Zhao Pu didn't take out the memorial in his sleeve.

(End of this chapter)