Han Shizu

Chapter 2013 Old Emperor: Check if there is any problem
In Xinyang City, the only place that can be used to receive holy bows is the State Government Office. This is the most majestic, brightest and most complete building in the city.Zhouya is located at the northwest foot of Xinyang, almost close to the base of the city wall. It is located in the back courtyard. In the dead of night, you can hear the sound of the Shihe River outside the city.

The summer night is peaceful and quiet, the lights are dim, and in the exquisitely decorated room, the old emperor has not yet settled down, and his whole mood is a little anxious. He is pacing there with his back slightly arched, and there is even a sad look on his face. The servants were worried until Wang Xuanzhen, the martial arts envoy, arrived.

On this tour, as the heads of the Imperial City and Wude Divisions, Zhang Bin and Wang Xuanzhen also accompanied them, fully interpreting the concept of serving the emperor wholeheartedly.

"Wang Xuanzhen, the envoy of martial virtue, has been summoned to pay an audience. May your Majesty be safe!" Wang Xuanzhen entered and saw the old emperor, bowed his head and bowed.

In the past year or so, as a military envoy, Wang Xuanzhen, like many ministers in sensitive positions, has behaved extremely low-key.If others were afraid of the old emperor's suspicion and fearful of his repeated major crimes, then Wang Xuanzhen had something on his mind.

The cause, of course, was the incident that happened in Xijing last spring.Behind the attack on the Imperial City Division launched by Zhang Xun, Lu Mengzheng and others, there was naturally the encouragement of Wu Desi, an old rival.

Wang Xuanzhen's initial idea was to use the Zhang Jinjie case to dampen the arrogance of the Imperial City Division and weaken Wang Jien's power.But the subsequent development of the matter was out of his control, and even completely beyond his expectation.

In fact, when those so-called "virtuous ministers" began to point the finger at the entire Imperial City Division, began to question the legal rationality of the Imperial City Division's existence, and even proposed the idea of ​​abolishing the Imperial City Division, Wang Xuanzhen knew that something was wrong.

Compared with his uncle Wang Yinwu, Wang Xuanzhen's greatest advantage is that he understands politics and has a keen sense of the development of current affairs.As the situation escalated, Wang Xuanzhen quickly stopped his secret actions and even arranged for his men to clean up their previous actions to avoid implicating himself.

The subsequent development of the matter was as expected. Wang Jien was defeated, but the Imperial City Division still existed, and its power was further expanded and its momentum rose.As for Lu Mengzheng, Zhang Xun and others, one by one, they were all demoted, but they did not achieve any good results.

Wang Xuanzhen was extremely unhappy to see such a result.

First, they are extremely wary of the expansion of the power of the Imperial City Division. Although Wang Jien fell, in reality, it was simply a matter of stealing the chicken but losing the rice. The relationship between the Imperial City Division and the Wude Division was not between individuals. not the grudges, but the discord, conflict and balance of power.

If you think about it carefully, Wang Jien has been powerful for decades, and his influence has spread throughout the government and the public. He can be said to be a big tree with deep roots. His Majesty, the Emperor, has to be more careful when using him.But when Wang Jien fell, he was replaced by Zhang Bin, who was not as good as Wang Jien in everything. Although the Imperial City Division was deeply hurt, it was only temporary. As long as it was given time, it would recover sooner or later. However, the expansion of power will have a long-lasting impact. , you know, just an old emperor from the Imperial City Camp suppressed the army for more than 20 years
On the other hand, Wang Xuanzhen also had feelings of resentment towards Lu Mengzheng and his gang. If it weren't for these people, how could the situation have gotten out of control?They really dared to mention the abolition of the Imperial City Department. Given the long-term tit-for-tat situation between the Wude Department and the Imperial City Department, Wang Xuanzhen had never considered such a thing.

At the same time, Wang Xuanzhen still understands the principle of being able to target the Imperial City Division and the Wude Division.There is also an up-and-down relationship between the Imperial City and the Wude Division. At least in the past year, when the Imperial City Division was in a weak recovery period, the Wude Division has once again become prominent.

Wang Xuanzhen even believed that the old emperor's treatment of Lu, Zhang and others was too lenient and that he should be like Jiang Mu who was beaten to death in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice to relieve his anger.

Of course, it doesn't matter what his psychological thoughts and changes are. What really worries Wang Xuanzhen is whether the old emperor knows about the little actions he made during that storm.

Regarding this, Wang Xuanzhen had no idea at all, and he was naturally more inclined to know, because from beginning to end, the old emperor had not summoned him on this matter.If this isn't nothing, then during the entire turmoil, Wudesi was ignored as if he didn't exist, which already means something.

With such a mentality, one can imagine how cautious Wang Xuanzhen was when facing the old emperor in the past year, and how he tried his best to do his work and errands.

When the chamberlain was delivering the order, Wang Xuanzhen was being massaged by his subordinates to relieve his fatigue. However, when he heard the emperor's summons, he did not hesitate at all and came as fast as possible to see him.

The old emperor saw Wang Xuanzhen's respect in his eyes and said nothing, and did not let him get up. At this time, his expression had returned to normal.

Looking down at Wang Xuanzhen, the old emperor did not hesitate and gave instructions directly: "The situation in Shenzhou is a bit unusual. Go check it out and see if there is any discord."

"Yes!" Wang Xuanzhen only tasted the old emperor's instructions for a moment, then bowed and responded.

"Go!" "I resign!"

Leaving Xingzai, we went to our accommodation. The place where Wang Xuanzhen stayed was at the Wudesi stronghold in Xinyang City.Although Shenzhou is not a big place, with only three counties within its jurisdiction, Wude Division has deployed a lot of people here. The total number of various detective officials, governors and soldiers totaled more than 300.

Of course, this number only increased last year, taking into account the existence of Taikang Palace. At the same time, in the past 20 years, Xinyang has also served as an intelligence hub of the Wude Division on the north-south transportation line, so it has naturally received attention and staffing. That's complete.

Originally, Wang Xuanzhen planned to listen to the report from below tomorrow, but the old emperor had an explanation, and he had to take action tonight!Thinking deeply all the way, Wang Xuanzhen's eyes were focused, and his face had a serious and cautious expression.

The old emperor's instructions were somewhat vague, but Wang Xuanzhen understood the holy meaning almost instantly.Obviously, the Shenzhou government's welcoming battle today not only failed to please the old emperor, but instead aroused suspicion.

What Wang Xuanzhen was thinking about was not what to investigate, but what to report and how to report it.Wang Xuanzhen knew the sentiments of the people in Shenzhou very well. He had even known about it for a long time. He knew that Liu Jiqian's methods of angering people, wasting people's money and wasting money would lead to harmony among the people.

The reason why he did not report it before was of course because Wang Xuanzhen had some scruples, and the biggest source of scruples was the old emperor.Wang Xuanzhen's political sense told him that some things require the "priority principle".

In the past two years or so, what has been the most important task in Shenzhou is the construction of the summer palace.No matter how eager Liu Jiqian is for quick success and suppressing exploitation, he is fulfilling his mission and fully supporting it, but his approach is a bit "careful".

Before the construction of the palace was completed, if he had rashly reported it and revealed the whole thing in Shenzhou, wouldn't that be a slap in the emperor's face?Who wants to build a palace? This is the original question, and it is naturally related to the difficulties of officials and people in Shenzhou and other places.

By then, will the palace be repaired?Everyone knows a lot of things, but they don’t say it. If they don’t say it, it almost doesn’t exist.For example, the Shenzhou issue is different from ordinary corruption or exploiting the people. It is linked to the dignity of the old emperor and the emperor. Before acting, Wang Xuanzhen must consider the political risks involved.

The responsibilities and obligations of the Imperial City Division have always been to serve the emperor in accordance with certain principles.Among the affairs of the Wude Department, the first priority is always the emperor's mission, and the second is public opinion, conspiracy, rebellion, etc. that endanger the imperial power and national security.

As for the behavior of local officials, how corrupt they are, etc., they are not within the scope of the focus of supervision by the Wude Division. In every major anti-corruption campaign in the past, the Wude Division was basically deeply involved in the investigation. The main reason was the emperor's instructions. It can't be violated.

Basically, no matter how vicious the bureaucrats are, the local officials in the Department of Military Ethics have little control and cannot control them. After all, they have no power to govern. They just record silently and report the important ones.When we really take it seriously, it basically means that the situation is already critical.
Things like what happened in Shenzhou have seriously affected people's livelihood and stability, and riots may be imminent. However, from the perspective of a military officer, not only cannot they report it, but they also help maintain local stability and monitor public sentiment to avoid riots.

Wang Xuanzhen is not afraid of being accused of deceiving the emperor. The world is so big, the Wu Desi organization is so huge, and the information and intelligence received is vast. It is normal for some omissions to be made. At most, the old emperor will be blamed for dereliction of duty.

At this time, Wang Xuanzhen even doubted whether the old emperor really knew nothing about the situation in Shenzhou before?He felt that it was more likely that the old emperor knew it in his heart, but he just turned a blind eye, ignored him, and pretended to be confused.

Now that the palace has been built and we are on our way, we have finally "awakened to reality" after seeing the sufferings of Shenzhou's scholars and people.

Such speculation is indeed a bit wrong. It imagines that His Majesty the Emperor is too sinister and unbearable. However, as the military commander and the largest intelligence chief in the Han Dynasty, isn't it reasonable to make such "rational" doubts? ?

For Wang Xuanzhen, it was inconvenient to mention it in the past, but now that the old emperor asked him about it in person, it was another matter.When the situation has changed, you must not only report it, but also report it in full detail. When reporting, you must even control your emotions and show a certain degree of indignation and composure.

As for how long it takes to "investigate" before reporting, Wang Xuanzhen thought that 2-3 days would be appropriate.The flexible stance of the military commander is particularly firm, especially in serving the emperor, which embodies the law of unity of contradictions.

It has to be said that as the emperor behaves as an emperor, his ministers will behave as ministers. The emperor's style is often a guide for the conduct of the ministers below.

If it were in the past, when the old emperor was still the wise and powerful genius of the generation, Wang Xuanzhen would not have hesitated, how would he have dared to have so many little thoughts and tricks, he would have reported it directly
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