Straight man of steel

Chapter 454
Because the war is going smoothly, King Hunxie of the Xiongnu is about to defect to the Han Dynasty.

The threat from the north has dropped to the lowest point since Liu Che came to the throne. At this time, a very important time has come ahead of schedule.

The father Yan went to the state of Qi to be the prime minister some time ago, and not long after that, the news of King Qi's suicide came.

There is also a short story about Zhu Fuyan that has also been passed down to Chang'an City.

After Zhu Fuyan returned to Qi State, he summoned his brothers and guests together, took five hundred gold and threw it in front of them, scolding everyone on the spot.

You ignored me back then, but now I have put you beyond your reach.

Then let them take the money one by one and leave, and never enter his house again.

What followed was Zhao Wang's report. The master father Yan almost offended the princes and kings. This time the master father Yan was the prime minister of Qi, and the king of Qi committed suicide.

This gave all the princes and kings a reason. Even though Liu Che didn't like these princes and kings anymore, he still arrested his father Yan.

However, Liu Che didn't want to kill Zhufu Yan directly, after all he felt that Zhufu Yan was still useful.

In addition, it didn't take long to implement the Tweet Order, and the person who offered advice was killed, and it is not a good reputation to spread it publicly or privately.

Gongsun Hong and Master Yan are old rivals.

At this time, he jumped out immediately and ran to Jianzhang Palace to talk to Liu Che.

"Your Majesty, King Qi committed suicide. He didn't even have any offspring. Such a large vassal state was eliminated, then turned into a county, and included in the imperial court. The main culprit of this matter is Father Yan.

If Your Majesty does not kill your father Yan, then you will not be able to explain to the people of the world! "

Liu Che had a headache. He only wanted to punish King Huainan first, but his damn King Qi committed suicide suddenly.

It happened that the Huainan Kingdom was one of the vassal states that refused to implement the Tuien Order, and the master Fuyan was the one who suggested the Tuien Order.

Killing the master's father at this time will really make things difficult in the future.

"We'll talk about this matter after adjournment, and we'll decide the outcome after the Lord Father Yan is escorted back to Chang'an City."

Gongsun Hong left Jianzhang Palace unwillingly.

But there was nothing he could do. He planned to gather a group of people to jointly sign a petition to kill the master's father Yan.

Zhang Yuan didn't know so many things, he only knew that Gong Sunhong didn't care about Kong Anguo's threat.

He knew that Gongsun Hong would come to Jianzhang Palace today, so he immediately blocked him outside the palace.

"Hey, isn't this Gongsun's internal history?"

"Xiaguan has met Marquis Xin'an. When Marquis Xin'an got married, Xiaguan was busy with work, so he couldn't go to see him."

The old man Gongsun Hong was the only official in Chang'an who did not attend Zhang Yuan's wedding.

Even Zhang Tang gave Zhang Yuan face and went there with Bo Li.

Only he, Gongsun Hong, is awesome and insists on showing that he is different from others.

"I heard that you are stuck in the way of a Taixue student?"

"It's nothing. It's just that the local government offices under Xiaguan's jurisdiction are already full, and there really can't be any room for them."

"Really full?"

"real!"

"Then I'll go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to check the files now?"

"Marquis Xin'an was joking, but it's just a trivial matter, so there's no need to bother you.

You see, the whole world is not the only place that can be filled with people, don't you think so? "

Zhang Yuan looked at Gongsun Hong getting older and getting sicker, and felt uncomfortable in his heart.

This old guy is amiable on the surface, but in his heart he is a vengeful lord with a very small mind.

"Since this is the case, I don't bother to say anything anymore, I will go to the palace to explain clearly to His Majesty, and transfer Dong Zi from Jiangdu Kingdom to Chang'an.

Seeing that the prime minister and the imperial censor are getting old, Dong Zi is the best candidate to take over. "

Zhang Yuan knew that Gongsun Hong would take revenge, and he also knew that if he said this, if he was in trouble in the future, Gongsunhong would definitely be the first person to tell Liu Che that he would kill him.

But Zhang Yuan still said so.

Gong Sunhong regards Dong Zhongshu as his lifelong enemy.

There are two main reasons.

One is that Dong Zhongshu thinks that Gongsun Hong has misbehaved, can Gongsun Hong bear it?
Secondly, Gong Sunhong's knowledge is not as good as Dong Zhongshu's, and now Zhang Yuan's sentence Dong Zi has angered Gong Sunhong even more.

"Marquis Xin'an is forcing this old man."

"Forcing you? Who agreed to me in the first place? And who recommended whom to the position of Zuo Neishi.

Don't forget the source when drinking water. Zuo Neishi probably forgot all about what happened at the beginning.

Now you want to use the matter of getting rid of the master father Yan to win over other ministers, I will not stop you.

But don't give me any tricks, do you understand?

Seeing that you are old, I don't want to have the same knowledge as you. Do you know where Li Guangren is now?

The military merits I earned in Fuyangju Mountain have not yet been exchanged for real benefits, so you have to block in front of me at this time?
There are only the Marquis of Pingyang and the Marquis of Pingyang among the ten thousand households of the Han Dynasty, but soon there will be Marquis Changping and Marquis Xin'an.

As a public servant, do you really want to know how to fight against the three of us with your own strength?

Oh, yes, after my wife was still Marquis Wen Zhong, you are not the only one in Confucianism. We don’t have to participate in the battles between Confucian scholars, but we don’t mind supporting Dong Zhongshu.

In addition, isn't there those people from Xiahou's family in "Guliang Chunqiu", they are looking for a way to become an official. "

Zhang Yuan spoke very bluntly, but in fact Gong Sunhong really didn't want to fight against Zhang Yuan.

That's really not worth it.

He simply didn't want to pave the way for Kong Anguo, the students from Taixue would be Kong Anguo's capital in the future.

It just so happened that Kong Anguo and Dong Zhongshu were from the same group, and Confucian scholars like them looked down on those who had become monks by the wayside.

Liu Che and Zhang Yuan only thought that Gongsun Hong was also a great Confucian, but they didn't know that there was a difference between a great Confucian and a great Confucian.

In terms of learning, Gong Sunhong estimated that he would not be able to catch up with Dong Zhongshu until he died, so he could only think about becoming an official, so that he could win Dong Zhongshu once.

But if Dong Zhongshu returned to Chang'an City, there would definitely be nothing wrong with Gongsun Hong.

For Liu Che to use Confucianists, he only needs one person, and he can show his intentions to Confucian scholars all over the world.

He really used Confucian scholars as officials, and the first one who went crazy was Liu Che.

Heroes use martial arts to violate the prohibition, and Confucianism uses literature to violate the law.

Liu Che doesn't like Confucian scholars from the bottom of his heart, he only likes the Confucian theory that suits him to centralize power.

"Your Majesty understands. Marquis Xin'an told the truth, and I am grateful.

Just go back later and let the people below follow the usual rules. "

"Since the old gentleman knows what to do, I'll leave first."

Zhang Yuan didn't hide it, and said these words directly at the gate of Jianzhang Palace, half of which was for Liu Che to hear.

Just let Liu Che see that I am not just a good person, I have also made a lot of enemies, and I am very arrogant.

Gongsunhong can't understand people who are more talented than himself.

Therefore, he hated Dong Zhongshu and Zhu Fuyan.

Now that Dong Zhongshu is far away from the center, he is not a great threat to him, but Zhu Fuyan is someone who can make waves in the court.

Moreover, the master father Yan is an important minister of the inner court, and Gongsun Hong is an important minister of the outer court.

Liu Che is introverted, otherwise he wouldn't have decided to turn the whole introvert out of it.

The first confrontation between Zhufu Yan and Gongsun Hong was when setting up Shuofang County. In the end, Liu Che listened to Zhufu Yan's advice.

It can be seen from this point that Liu Che is still willing to listen to the officials in the inner court.

Although people like Zhang Yuan and Wei Qing had official positions in the outer court, they were members of the inner court from the very beginning.

Those who add officials are the important ministers of the inner court.

In this way, Gongsunhong's psychology became even more distorted.

How could he easily let Zhufu Yan go now, the next time the princes and kings commit suicide, who knows if they will have something to do with Zhufu Yan.

Gongsun Hong also knew about Zhang Yuan's disagreement with Zhu Fuyan, so he didn't worry about Zhang Yuan at all.

As soon as he got home, he began to write quickly.

He wanted to write a document for Liu Che, and he couldn't let Zhu Fuyan return to Chang'an City to meet Liu Che.

Everyone is good at moving their mouths. If Zhu Fuyan really returns to Chang'an, maybe other accidents will happen.

"Your Majesty, I know that Your Majesty has feelings for the Prime Minister of the Qi State, Father Yan, and the Lord Father Yan has indeed made contributions to the country.

But it is obvious to all that His Majesty wants to eliminate the influence of the princes and consolidate central power.

At present, the King of Qi's suicide has led to the elimination of the State of Qi, which is a good thing for Your Majesty and the Han Dynasty, but this incident has caused shock among the princes and kings.

The princes and kings are all in danger and want to put pressure on His Majesty, the princes of the world are already dissatisfied, how can His Majesty give them a chance to unite.

It is a fact that Lord Father Yan abused his power to force King Qi to be killed, and His Majesty can use this to appease the anger of the princes and kings and punish a guilty person, so His Majesty can't bear it.

Kill the master father Yan and give an explanation to the whole world. Your Majesty will take advantage of the situation and take down Huainan King Liu An and Hengshan King Liu Ci.

In this way, not only the threat of the Huns but also domestic instability factors will no longer become His Majesty's worries. "

The father-in-law read the document several times, folded it well, stuffed it into an envelope, and asked the waiter at home to deliver it to the Imperial Doctor's Mansion, and then to Liu Che.

Zhang Ou, the imperial historian, would never stop such a document.

Just open one eye and close one eye.

That afternoon, Gongsunhong's documents were delivered to Liu Che's desk.

In any case, Gong Sunhong is one of the ministers, and his documents should be treated specially.

The documents sent by these officials will be presented to Liu Che first, and then those with lower official positions will be looked at.

However, in order to strengthen his control over the big man, Liu Che often read these documents for a whole day, even forgetting to eat and sleep.

Zhang Yuan sometimes wonders how Liu Che, who worked so hard, lived to such an old age.

In terms of diligence, Liu Che can definitely stand out among these hundreds of emperors.

After Liu Che read Gongsun Hong's document, the balance in his heart immediately tilted towards one end.

The life of Zhu Fuyan is more important than the end.

Liu Che made up his mind to give the master Yan a death.

The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the tea is cool when the person leaves. For such things, an emperor must be cold-blooded.

After making up his mind, Liu Che immediately began to write the imperial edict to bestow the death of Zhu Fuyan, and he was also worried that he would hesitate after seeing Zhu Fuyan.

But what Gongsun Hong said was right, he killed the master father Yan to give face to those princes and kings.

At that time, he will attack some people again. If there are princes and kings showing their heads, then don't blame yourself for being rude.

Although Liu Che felt sorry for his master Fu Yan, it was only a little bit.

Earlier, Liu Che had a conversation with Ji An.

Ji An persuaded Liu Che not to kill talented people. He felt that Liu Che recruited talents extensively and killed them indiscriminately.

If this continues, all the talents in the world will be killed.

If all the talents are killed, you, Liu Che, will have no one to govern the world.

As a result, Liu Che laughed.

He said that Ji An could only eat carrots and worry less. Liu Che felt that there were so many talents in the world that he could not kill them all. As long as he had the eyes to discover talents, why should he worry about not having enough talents to use.

It was because of this conversation that Zhang Yuan knew that he was not important in Liu Che's heart.

Didn't kill him, just didn't have a chance to kill him.

Similarly, Zhang Yuan is still useful to Liu Che now.

Just like Master Fu Yan, in order to offset some of the anger of the princes and kings, he will kill.

If one day, Zhang Yuan angered the whole world, Liu Che would also choose to kill Zhang Yuan to appease the anger of the whole world.

Instead of letting Zhang Yuan go because of how much Zhang Yuan has contributed to the big man.

Fortunately, several of Zhang Yuan's opponents are the ones that make most people unhappy.

Zhang Yuan hoped that the master's father would die. This kind of person looks at people with their nostrils after they are developed. It is abnormal if they don't die.

With the death of the master's father, Wei Qing can understand that what Zhang Yuan said is correct.

You can also see what people all over the world think of Zhu Fuyan.

These days, although there are not many people like Gongsun Hong who stepped on the master's father, but no one stood up to speak for the master's father.

Zhang Yuan used his own manpower to find out that Ji Furen is now in a village north of Chang'an City.

There are not many places in Chang'an City for civilians to live in, and those who can live in the city are not ordinary people.

Therefore, a part of the residential area was expanded outside the city wall.

However, it can only be expanded in the north. The other three sides of Chang'an City are said to be city walls, but they are actually more like palace walls.

In the entire Chang'an, three quarters of the area are various palaces.

Another tenth of the place is where nobles live, half of the remaining places are markets, and the other half are places where commoners live.

There are 20 civilians in Chang'an City. In the place where civilians live, 4 to [-] people can be accommodated, which is considered good.

The rest lived outside the city. They entered the city every day and left it at sunset.

The surplus products from farming, or the things produced by some handicraftsmen, will be sold to the nobles in the city.

The East Market and the West Market were established for the nobles, and the emperor also did not want to see the deserted look of the capital.

After all, there must be a lively place.

Ever since Zhu Fuyan was transferred to Qi State to be the prime minister, Ji Fu, who has a keen sense of smell, knew that Zhu Fuyan was going to be in trouble.

His approach was the same as that of the previous masters. He chose not to say anything and left quietly.

However, his traces were still discovered by Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan went to this small village called Taohua Village alone without any entourage to meet Ji Fu.

To be honest, Ji Fu is the person who has been in contact with Zhang Yuan the longest in Chang'an City.

Tian Tian and Tian Fu went back to their fief, and the originally bustling Marquis of Wu'an Mansion was empty.

Nowadays, only Jifu is left for the old people in the old days.

(End of this chapter)