My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 86 Why

As the weather grew cooler, the emperor moved his office to the Greenhouse Hall to the north of the Weiyang Palace. Here, too, the walls were painted with pepper and mud to provide warmth and remove bad air.

There are mica screens around the room and the floor is covered with carpets.

at this time.

There were only two people in the hall, the emperor and a man in embroidered clothes. The emperor was staring at the man in embroidered clothes with surprise.

"Why did the prince recruit so many doctors? Is he ill?"

"This one……"

The embroidered robed messenger, who always answered questions, was stuck for the first time today. "The prince is in good health and not ill. Why did you recruit a doctor?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't know!"

Hey.

Liu Che put down the memorial in his hand, frowned and thought for a while... and found that he couldn't figure it out either.

"Forget it, just keep an eye on it. As long as no evildoers sneak into the Crown Prince's Palace, don't worry about the rest."

"Yes!"

The man in embroidered clothes clasped his fists and saluted, and continued to report the movements of all parties, "Someone in Hedong County and Qi County assassinated the salt officials a few days ago, and the iron officials in Hongnong County and Shu County are missing."

"The local county magistrate is tracking down the murderer, but there has been no progress."

After the salt and iron industries were officially run, the imperial court appointed iron officials in more than 40 counties of the Han Dynasty, and salt officials in 28 counties including Bohai and Kuaiji, to monopolize the sale of salt and iron.

Before the treasury was filled up, several people died.

Liu Che had a cold expression and said calmly: "Tell those county governors and magistrates that I want to see the murderer within a month."

"I can't see them. I'll use them as a tool!"

The man in embroidered clothes bowed again and responded. He was about to continue his report, but unexpectedly, Liu Che glanced over and said, "There are people making trouble in the local area. Is there any trouble in the capital?"

While talking.

The emperor tapped the imperial desk and said, "I am talking about the matter of the Prime Minister's death. Any private dissatisfaction or complaints are all counted."

The salt and iron monopoly was implemented by taking advantage of the threat of Li Cai's downfall. When there was trouble over the salt and iron monopoly, Liu Che could not help but think of Li Cai himself.

Hear the sound.

The man was stunned for a moment, then recalled something and answered, "The doctor ordered Li Guang to scold Li Cai a few times, but he was just scolding Li Cai for being blind and angry at him for not fighting."

"He showed no resentment towards the court."

"When Grand Marquis Li Xi went to the Li residence to pay his respects, he expressed deep sorrow, but the others...didn't."

Listen.

Liu Che's expression changed, and he pondered for a moment, but did not give any instructions. He just said, "Go on."

"Your Majesty, according to my investigation, it seems that the Crown Prince was involved in the case of Li Cai colluding with the King of Jidong."

Ok?
Liu Che put down the memorial he had just picked up and looked at the man in embroidered clothes with sharp eyes.

The man said in a deep voice, "Two days ago, Zhuo Chengye's son went to Bowang Garden to recommend himself, and the prince appointed him as the prince's secretary!"

Prince's Secretary.

The deputy of the Prince's Secretary, with a rank of six hundred stones.

The position that Liu Ju arranged for the other party was an inconspicuous official position. After all, Chen Zhang, the Prince's Secretary, was an invisible person, and his deputy was even worse.

I was thinking.

After a few years, when the matter was completely resolved, Liu Ju gave him a real promotion. Unexpectedly, even though it was so inconspicuous, it was still noticed by the emperor...

"Zhuo Chengye's son?"

Liu Che muttered to himself and quickly guessed the trick.

The logical chain is clear.

The prince has a grudge against the prime minister, the prime minister was reported by Zhuo Chengye, and Zhuo Chengye’s son is highly valued in the prince’s palace... a perfect closed loop!
"Humph."

It was unclear whether the emperor had a sneer or a satisfied smile on his face. He snorted twice and his expression returned to its cold state.

"In the name of the court, issue a conscription edict to transfer Zhuo Chengye's son to another county to serve as a lieutenant commander with a rank of 2,000 stone, so that he can keep a low profile."

"Give Zhuo Chengye another message. I will not treat the Zhuo family unfairly. Let him find an excuse such as being sick or drowned, and die naturally."

"If the prince asks, just say..."

"It's not enough to know how to use people, you also have to learn how to kill people. I can wipe his ass once, but I can't wipe it for him forever!"

Upon hearing this, the envoy in embroidered clothes bowed silently.

"Yes." Once Zhuo Chengye died, the prince's traces in the case of Li Cai colluding with King Jidong would be completely eliminated.

It was obvious that His Majesty was protective of the Crown Prince, to the point of not wanting a living person to die naturally...

This protective feeling even made the man in embroidered clothes hesitate whether to report the next thing, which was still about the prince.

but.

The hesitation lasted only a moment, but was soon suppressed by reason. The man said, "Your Majesty, there is another matter related to the Crown Prince's Palace."

"Not long ago, Zhang He, the son of Imperial Censor Zhang Tang, joined the Crown Prince's army!"

The words fell to the ground.

For the first time, a look of astonishment appeared on the emperor's face.

It was not a casual surprise, nor a bone-chilling coldness, but an unexpected, shocking astonishment.

The Greenhouse Palace is supposed to be a greenhouse, but now it is a bit cold, and the perceived temperature will naturally not change with the content of the conversation between the two.

What is cold is the human heart...

"Ah."

The emperor smiled and said softly, "Let him vote if he wants to. I built Bowang Garden for the prince so that he can form a clique and pursue his own interests."

"It's the Imperial Censor..."

"When people get old, it's inevitable that they lose their sharpness and start looking for a way out, huh..."

The man in front of the screen has been wearing embroidered clothes for a long time, and he can sense the changes in His Majesty's emotions.

How can I describe your Majesty's emotions at this moment?
Ok…

If the man in embroidered clothes knew a story about a golden throne and four evil gods, there would be an appropriate description in it -

Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal!
If we use the content of this book to describe it, it would be——

The knife is blunt!
In fact, the emperor had another thought in his mind: 'That knife is also dirty...'

If the knife is stained with too much blood and you take it out to use it from time to time, it will touch the hand of the person holding the knife. In this case, what is the point of using the knife?

Just right.

The other party has lost his edge, so just retreat...

……

The first month of winter.

On the first day of the first month of the fourth year of Yuanshou, at the New Year's Day court meeting, the emperor issued an edict to transfer the Prince's Junior Tutor Zhuang Qingzhai to the position of Prime Minister!
When this order was issued, the whole court was in an uproar.

Because regardless of seniority, convention, and precedent, it should be the Imperial Censor Zhang Tang who will take over as prime minister.

This is not a lie.

Let’s look at the first few: Li Cai, who first served as the Imperial Censor and later as the Prime Minister; Gongsun Hong, who first served as the Imperial Censor and later as the Prime Minister.

If there are no special circumstances, the 'Grand Censor' is generally just a transitional stage, and the 'Head of the Three Dukes' is the final destination.

What counts as a special case?

For example, Xue Ze was parachuted into the high position of prime minister because the Imperial Censor who was supposed to take over the position of prime minister was seriously injured, and Xue Ze took advantage of the opportunity.

For example.

If you become the emperor's uncle, you don't have to follow any rules. You can be the prime minister or jump the queue at will.

Yes, we are talking about Tian Fen now.

however.

Isn't Zhuang Qingzhai the emperor's uncle? The current Imperial Censor is healthy and well. Why was he able to jump the queue?
Why?
You have to know one thing, the position of prime minister nowadays is not only about power and status, but also about being granted a title of nobility!

The position of prime minister in the Han Dynasty has always been chosen from marquises, that is, only marquises can be promoted to prime minister.

But the emperor today made some slight changes.

Liu Che once selected a man who had not yet been granted a title of nobility, and in order to make him the prime minister, he specially granted him the title of nobility!

That person was Gongsun Hong...

at this time.

Things then underwent a subtle change, and it became that if one could not be granted a title of nobility through military merit or through in-laws, one could still be granted a title of nobility by being appointed as prime minister!

Think about it again, isn’t this one very consistent with Zhang Tang?

Absolutely!
Then Zhang Tang had to ask, why was Zhuang Qingzhai able to parachute in? Why! ?

(End of this chapter)