Han Shizu

His footsteps were hurried, and he walked quickly down the corridor of the hall. Zhao Pu's old legs had never been so flexible in recent years, and his strength was well controlled, and the sound of trampling was very small.

Taking a few deep breaths, calming down the breath, and tidying up his clothes, Zhao Pu rushed to Yantuo who was beside him and said, "I'm here to report to Your Majesty, Zhao Pu begging to see you!"

"Master, wait a moment!" Yan Tuo bowed and entered the hall first.

There are really not many people in this world who can support Yan Tuo. Among the officials, Zhao Pu is one of them. On weekdays, he might be able to pay attention to his tone of voice, but now is an extraordinary time, so naturally he is not polite.

Not long after, Yan Tuo came out again. The officials summoned him and asked Zhao Xianggong to enter the palace quickly.Zhao Pu didn't dare to be negligent, and subconsciously adjusted his appearance before taking a steady step.

Zhao Pu is very familiar with the Chui Gong Temple, and he can even find the location with his eyes closed.But this time when he came in, Zhao Pu paid more attention to this familiar hall, observing the people in the hall quickly and silently, especially when he saw Wang Yucheng, his old brow frowned.

"I see Your Majesty!" Zhao Pu approached and bowed.

His cold eyes wandered around Zhao Pu, Emperor Liu stretched out his hand, and said with a straight face: "Give me a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

However, as soon as his butt was seated, Emperor Liu asked coldly: "Zhao Qing, I heard from Wang Yucheng that he gave several memorials to the court to make Chen Helong's political abuses. Is there such a thing?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the minister has checked it, and it is true!" Zhao Pu said calmly.

"Then why haven't I seen even one of them? Is there any detail in it, does someone want to deceive me?" Emperor Liu said coldly, his eyes seemed to want to eat people.

"Return to Your Majesty!" Zhao Pu stood up, speaking at the same speed: "Wang Yucheng's memorial was once submitted to the Political Affairs Hall, but after reading it, it was criticized by the veteran!"

"Oh?" Emperor Liu's old eyebrows were raised, and there was obviously a deeper meaning in his eyes: "So it was Zhao Qing who detained him?"

"Your Majesty!" Seeing that the old emperor was about to be filled with suspicion, Zhao Pu's tone was finally a little anxious, and he cupped his hands and said: "The old minister thought that what Wang Yucheng played at the beginning was biased and suspected of being exaggerated. The Battle of Zheng is at a critical moment, and the imperial court and the Northwest Daozhou should all work together to avoid unnecessary influence and turmoil in the hearts of the people, so the veteran made his own claim and pressed down the memorial."

Hearing Zhao Pu's explanation, Emperor Liu's expression warmed up a bit, but his brows frowned even tighter, feeling that something was wrong.

After thinking for a while, he said: "The circumstances mentioned by Wang Yucheng are serious. Even if Zhao Qing has doubts, he should send someone to inspect and investigate! Why don't you ask about the obituary? If what he said is true, and the situation is even more serious, then how can it be Don't you watch the fire from the other side and watch the people suffer?"

"This is indeed the negligence of the old minister!" Zhao Pu quickly admitted his mistake: "The old minister has been focusing on the overall situation of the national tax reform before, so he has neglected other matters."

Speaking of this, Zhao Pu took out three memorials from his sleeve and held them respectfully in his hands: "Your Majesty, this is what Wang Yucheng played back then, please check it out!"

Seeing this, Emperor Liu waved his hand lightly, and Yan Tuo immediately went down to present the memorial.Emperor Liu was still angry in every move, and quickly flipped through the pages. For a while, only the sound of Emperor Liu turning pages was left in the entire hall.Looking at the contents of the memorial, Emperor Liu's old brows were almost distorted.

What is said in the memorial is similar to the Chen Zou in Wang Yucheng's Shicai Palace, but there are some differences after all. The expressions in it are just some concise and concise things, lack of details, so they seem to lack support, more like an official's wild speculation.

In his memorial, Wang Yucheng emphasized to the imperial court the disadvantages of the Western Expedition, calling for the end of the war and the end of the conquest, to stop the military and cultivate the literature, to relieve the difficulties of the people, and to restore the people's livelihood.In addition to complaining for the common people, the core is to oppose the Western Expedition, and hope that Emperor Liu can change his course and stop being overjoyed and boastful.
Combining the situation of the Western Expedition and the atmosphere of the court at that time, the key is the state of the emperor. When such a memorial is presented, it is difficult for Emperor Liu to have any other reaction other than rage.As far as Wang Yucheng is concerned, regardless of whether the goal can be achieved, his head may not be safe.In the past two years, the old emperor has suffered various blows, and his heart has become more and more arrogant. It is difficult to listen to some ugly truths.
Even now, it is still the same. The reason why there are different reactions is because Wang Yucheng made a statement in the court and explained many details. More importantly, the two examples he gave deeply hurt the old emperor. .

Obviously, in the mind of the old emperor, it is not difficult to understand that because of the Western Expedition, the rivers and Long Rivers have accumulated evils and the people have suffered unspeakably.Back then, for the sake of reunification and the Northern Expedition, the top and bottom had to tighten their belts to live. The people of the Han Dynasty also suffered a lot. Didn’t they all survive in the end?

In contrast, those greedy and arrogant officials, lax and indulgent officials, they made waves among them, misinterpreted their intentions, interpreted court policies according to their own convenience, and persecuted the people. This is what really made Emperor Liu angry.

Emperor Liu's anger and panic also lie in the fact that he saw some situations he didn't want to see from Wang Yucheng's performance, and saw the bloody facts behind the glamor of "Kaibao Shengshi". It was torn apart and exposed to Emperor Liu.

The hall was extremely quiet until Emperor Liu put down the memorial and pondered endlessly.His eyes wandered around Wang Yucheng and Zhao Pu, it was extremely complicated. After pondering for a moment, he said to Wang Yucheng: "I thought Wang Yucheng had changed, but it seems that it was an illusion. The wind and sand in the northwest failed to wear away your will and strength of character! How dare you point it out so directly? If I make mistakes in decision-making and administration, if I look inward, I'm afraid you, Wang Yucheng, are the only one!"

"The minister is just a matter of eating the king's salary and being loyal to the king!" Wang Yucheng replied with a calm expression.

"Are you really not afraid of death?" Emperor Liu's eyes were deep, and his voice was even deeper.

The threat of death still lingered on Wang Yucheng, he pondered for a while, and said calmly: "Return to Your Majesty, I am afraid! However, if you really see babies abandoned by the people in Huangshui, Shanzhou ditches, and wild fields, I will not be afraid." "

"Hehe!" Emperor Liu laughed again, but the laughter was a bit bleak, tears flowed out, and he pointed at Wang Yucheng with trembling fingers: "Your words are trying to kill me!"

"I don't dare!" Wang Yucheng's expression became more and more calm: "If you speak wildly to the envoy, if you can touch His Majesty and warn the court, I will be satisfied!"

Hearing this, Emperor Liu was silent for a while, and looked at Zhao Pu again, the old man was waiting respectfully, without panic at all.

Emperor Liu originally planned to criticize Wang Yucheng's memorial, not necessarily Zhao Pu, but he wanted to vent his anger.However, when Zhao Pu admitted it outright, he suddenly realized that, as the prime minister of the Zhengshitang, he had the right to criticize the memorials, and the memorials that could be submitted to Emperor Liu for review had to go through rounds or even several rounds of deletion.

In the past, when Emperor Liu was diligent in his administration, he would check it regularly, but now. There are thousands of regulations and regulations from various ministries, supervisors, and local provinces, prefectures, and counties every day. Can't see it.

Zhao Pu pressed Wang Yucheng's memorial and did not report it, which makes sense from the point of view of the court system.More importantly, Emperor Liu remembered something, because Wang Yucheng repeatedly made some remarks that were inappropriate to the Sacred Heart. Annoyed, Emperor Liu withdrew his right to play secret performances. If Wang Yucheng wanted to play Emperor Liu, he had to follow the usual procedures .

Since then, the fact that Wang Yucheng's music can be submitted to Zhao Pu and the Crown Prince depends on his fame.Even knowing his nature, being able to get out of Longyou is an unexpected thing.

Thinking of this, Emperor Liu asked Wang Yucheng in a sad tone: "I am calling you back to Beijing this time, and I plan to use you again."