Straight man of steel

Chapter 343 Playing with Fire
In front of Liu Che, Zhang Yuan giggled and quickly put on his clothes.

Although he didn't fool around just now, after kissing his ass twice in a row, Liu Che's mood finally became more beautiful, and his murderous intentions gradually receded.

"You shouldn't be busy with Tai Xue's affairs these days, so how come you have time to come to Chang'an?"

One of the elements of being an emperor is to open your eyes and tell nonsense, and the sad thing is that Zhang Yuan has to cooperate with him.

Many things cannot be put on the bright side, and this may be the only ambiguous area between the monarch and his ministers.

"The minister is incompetent, a major event occurred in Taixue yesterday, and the minister did not handle it well.

That incident has been brewing for a day, and today it has completely exploded. Chen Ben wanted to deal with it quickly.

But man is not as good as God, and now there is no way to deal with it, so I came to Chang'an with the heart of pleading guilty, asking His Majesty to punish the crime of the minister. "

"Tell me, what is it?"

Zhang Yuan quickly explained the matter briefly without any nonsense. Liu Che must have known it anyway, so why did he explain it so clearly?

"You are so brave!"

"I don't understand why Your Majesty said that?"

At this time, I can only pretend to be confused.

"Who gave you the power to prevent nearly [-] students from enrolling?"

"Given by His Majesty!"

Liu Che narrowed his eyes and nodded, "Okay, you are right."

"I delegated the power to you, but I didn't let you harm Taixue."

"Your Majesty's words are wrong. I have a sincere heart, and everything I do is for the sake of Taixue."

"Then do you know how much it will deal a blow to the government-study regulations that were just promulgated?"

"Severe illnesses require heavy medicines, and troubled times require heavy prescriptions!
The original intention of His Majesty to establish the Taixue was to clear up the government, but just when the regulations of the official school were just promulgated, it was also the first time that the Taixue played a role.

Some people standing in the dark corner just want to pick peaches, the minister is protecting the interests of the big man and the interests of His Majesty.

With your great wisdom, which has never been seen before, you must be able to find that what those people value is not the position of the minister, the Taixueling, but to further strengthen the dialogue between Confucianism and the imperial power. "

Liu Che really started to think deeply, but he didn't realize that Zhang Yuan was completely avoiding the important things.

Don't talk about the real things at all, just talk about things that involve others.

To be honest, the behind-the-scenes instigator hiding in Du County never thought of Zhang Yuan at this level. He really only wanted to ruin Zhang Yuan's reputation, and then Tai Xueling replaced this position.

Even Dong Zhongshu is not aware of the need to strengthen the status of Confucianism to the extent that it can have an equal dialogue with the imperial power.

And it wasn't until Dong Zhongshu found out later that it was too late. After all, he was old, and who can compare to Liu Che in terms of age among the current big men.

Once Dong Zhongshu died, Confucianism did not have any outstanding heroes.

Most of the young talents that Liu Che reused were the same as the father Yan, who just used Confucianism as a cloak to cover up his true purpose.

Even a cruel official like Zhang Tang said that he was a child of Confucianism, so one can imagine what other people are like.

"According to what you said, you are planning to gain prestige, so you want to make the Confucian scholars in the Taixue retreat?"

The fact that Liu Che asked this sentence proved that he was beginning to worry that the power of Confucianism would grow stronger and stronger in the future, and it might even reach the point where it could threaten the imperial power as Zhang Yuan said.

What Qin Shihuang did was to set a unified argument for the Chinese nation. As long as it is not in a unified state, then it is a divided state.

This caused future generations to pay the price of blood again and again in order to unify the whole of China, that is, they cannot abandon any land, even a square meter of land.

And why did Liu Che make great achievements?He has been fighting for the expansion of China's territory all his life, no matter what his purpose is, but from him, the Chinese or the Han people can stand on the Tianshan Mountains, on the Northeast Plain, on the Southeast Asia, and on the vast north. Say a word on the Inner Mongolia prairie.

The land under my feet has belonged to China since ancient times!
This is called Gong in Qianqiu!

Now Liu Che's goal is to take all the power of the big man to himself. In order to establish a centralized country and make the whole world have only one voice, Liu Che cannot be a benevolent emperor. Violence is necessary, but it is also necessary. Have a clear mind.

The emperor of the Song Dynasty was benevolent and moral, and the economy was booming, but what about his backbone?What about the backbone of the nation?
Only by being ruthless to foreigners, ruthless to your own people, and even ruthless to yourself can you build a great dynasty.

Zhang Yuan directly linked the cause of the matter to the fact that Confucianism was not satisfied with its current status and wanted to fight for power and profit.

100% able to make Liu Che ignore the little 'little mistakes' he made.

"Yes, since His Majesty didn't let everyone in the Confucian classics be the Tai Xue Ling, but let the minister take the post of Tai Xue Ling, and let Wuqiu Shou Wang be the Tai Xue Cheng, and Mei Gao the Du County Magistrate.

I dare to guess what your majesty is thinking, your majesty, your purpose should be to let us use our power to suppress the number of Confucian scholars who will increase in number in the future.

If the post of Taixue Ling is given to a real Confucian scholar, not to mention within a short period of time, I am afraid that within three or five years, a scene will appear in Du County. "

"What scene?"

"I only know Confucius but not Your Majesty!"

"what?"

Liu Che slapped the desk hard, then leaned down and stared at Zhang Yuan.

It was as if Zhang Yuan would guide the people of Du County to do so.

"Your Majesty, don't think that this subject is scaremongering.

Could it be that His Majesty still can't see clearly what happened in Du County this time?

The minister did not investigate who was the instigator behind the scenes, but it was certain that it was definitely not Dong Zhongshu, who was in the Taixue.

It may be a doctor of the Five Classics, or it may be any lecturer, but no matter who it is, they almost made a minister notorious by relying on their strength.

Think about it, Your Majesty, if a real Confucian is really behind the push, even if I have tens of millions of mouths, I can't talk about the Confucian scholars in the world.

This time, I directly used the power you gave me, Your Majesty, to forcibly suppress nearly four thousand Confucian scholars, and I had no choice but to do so.

If you don't do this, the minister will use other methods, and in the end you will have to compromise like those Confucian scholars, and then step down from your current position, and you may even be convicted and sent to prison. "

Zhang Yuan didn't know how bad Liu Che's impression of Confucianism would be by what he said today, and he didn't know how these words would affect the history of the next few thousand years.

All he knew was that a Confucian disciple made a move, and if he didn't follow up, he would be looking down on him.

For such a long time, Zhang Yuan has always had an attitude of mutual respect for Confucian scholars. If you don't provoke me, I won't provoke you.

Moreover, Zhang Yuan knew that he, Gongsun Hong and Dong Zhongshu were not of the same level at all, so he never thought of being hostile to them, and even helped Gong Sunhong.

But the old man Gongsun Hong took advantage of Zhang Yuan once, which was tantamount to owing Zhang Yuan a favor.

Throughout the ages, the most difficult thing to repay is the debt of favor.

This can be regarded as one of Zhang Yuan's small hole cards in the face of Confucianism. When the time comes, he will really tear his face and force it, so he will run to Gongsun Hong to call Big Brother.

Every time Zhang Yuan uttered a bunch of long-winded speeches, Liu Che would bow his head and meditate for a while, and he couldn't digest the continuous information.

"Then are you sure that you can keep suppressing those Confucian scholars by staying in the position of Taixue Ling?"

Liu Che really didn't think that Zhang Yuan had this ability. Now there are only more than 3000 Confucian scholars rebelling, and the Taixue is a three-year system.

If it goes on like this every year, not to mention how many more people will be added in the future, it is possible to have [-] Confucian scholars in the Taixue at the same time.

With so many people, everyone can try to rebel.

"I can't suppress it."

???

What about Nima!

Liu Che wished he could take out the precious sword on the sword stand and stab Zhang Yuan a few times.

"But His Majesty can."

You can't finish the sentence in one breath, can you?
Liu Che looked at the sword stand on the side, and there were still a few steps to go. It would be easier to smash Zhang Yuan to death directly with the jade seal on the desk.

"Let's talk about it, I don't have the energy to keep staring at this small place of Taixue.

If you can't, I'll replace it with someone who can. "

"As long as Your Majesty does not punish the subject this time, outsiders will be able to appreciate how much His Majesty values ​​and trusts the subject, so they will not dare to act recklessly!
If His Majesty turns to support the minister, the minister will be His Majesty's spokesperson in Taixue, and they will feel that this is His Majesty's meaning in whatever the minister does, so they will be afraid! "

In short, I can't suffer. As for what other people think, I have nothing to do with it.

Zhang Yuan definitely didn't say this sentence, saying it is courting death.

"A spokesperson?"

Forehead.
"It means the meaning of the envoy of the emperor, but there is no need for His Majesty to give the ministers talismans and tokens, as long as everyone feels it."

"It's interesting.

Hey, something is not right, you told me that this time Confucian scholars made trouble for power.

But what are you doing now?Now it is not enough for you to promise everything in Taixue, and you still want to make others fear you? "

Sometimes Zhang Yuan really doesn't like talking to smart people, why does he change his mind so quickly?

Your Majesty, the minister is really wholeheartedly for the big man and for you!
"Your Majesty, this is different.

Others are not afraid of the minister, but are afraid of you standing behind the minister.

In addition, apart from having a good relationship with the eunuch, the minister did not have the habit of forming a party for personal gain in the court, nor did he have any conflicts of interest.

Even your most trusted servant, Your Majesty, has inseparable relationships with some high-ranking ministers and you.

Other ministers can't guarantee that, just based on this point, the minister can say that he is a lonely minister.

Your Majesty, if you trust your ministers, you will have power in your hands. Once your majesty no longer trusts your ministers, no one will object to taking back the power from your ministers, whether it is from the inner court or the outer court.

If you let those Confucian scholars hold great power, once something happens, there will be a bunch of people standing behind them, unlike the minister, who has no one behind him. "

After Zhang Yuan finished speaking, he said sorry to Wei Qing, Gongsun Hong and Princess Pingyang from the bottom of his heart.

The situation is stronger than the people. If you don't talk nonsense, your life will not be saved.

"That's true.

If I want to kill you, it's as simple as crushing an ant. "

You are the ant! ! !
"Your Majesty is right, the minister is an ant, and Your Majesty is a dragon in the sky."

"Okay, I don't care about the affairs of Taixue, but don't go too far.

The side hall of Taixue caught fire, and all the candidates' examination papers were burned. This incident seems rather strange.

I heard that when the fire was on fire, there was no one in the hall, and there were guards outside the hall. Could it be that it was not human-made? "

When Zhang Yuan told Liu Che what happened just now, he only said that there was a fire in the side hall, but he didn't say that there was no one there, and there were guards outside.

I also heard that listening to you is a leg.

No, even though this guy Nainai is dead, he is still a ruthless guy.

Queen Mother Dou, don't pay attention to what you said just now, you are alive in heaven, you are just farting like a kid.

"Tai Xue Ling, what are you thinking?"

"Huh? Oh.

The minister is also thinking about the fire in the side hall. "

"You also think something is wrong?"

"I don't think so."

"Then what do you think?"

"The fire was set by the minister, and the minister didn't feel anything strange at all."

Zhang Yuan not only set fire, but also played with fire!

(End of this chapter)