I am not in the position of Zen [Three Kingdoms]

Obviously, Chen Gong knew the situation of the Dali Temple personnel well.Liu Xie nodded in satisfaction, and said with a slight smile: "Not only that, besides these two, there are also five outstanding women in the commoner guard who have applied to be transferred to Dali Temple. After reading their resumes, they are all outstanding talents, who are qualified for them. The position you applied for is approved."

Then Liu Xie looked at Guo Jia and told him: "I have also equipped you with a female adjutant. The other party is after the general. Before that, she was a field worker who inquired about the military situation in the civilian guard. She has a good character and is capable enough. In the future You need to take her with you."

Guo Jia was very interested, and agreed: "No!" He shook his fan and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry about the minister's reputation hurting her. The female officer acts frivolously."

Liu Xie raised his eyebrows: "Of course I trust you."

Chen Gong sighed: "Your Majesty, it's inconvenient for a woman to be an official. After you and the officials have the upper hand in the dispute, you might as well let this matter fade away."

Liu Xie said disapprovingly: "Women can hold up half the sky." The status of women in the Qin and Han Dynasties was quite high.But if it is really left unchecked and the status of women gradually declines, when the idea that women are incapable of being virtuous takes over and everyone's ladies are out of the door, they will not go out and give birth, it will be a retrogression of the productivity of the whole society.

The ancients always thought that women and poor peasants and men at the bottom were foolish people, and it was not worth spending effort to win them over. Even if they were won, it would be useless, but Liu Xie would not ignore their strength.

Guo Jia shook his feather fan with a relaxed expression and a smile in his eyes: "Your Majesty, there are very few people who support you in this matter, how are you going to carry it forward?"

"It's not that I want to come out as soon as I come out," Liu Xie shrugged: "When I came to the throne, I thought from the bottom of my heart that Cai Wenji was very suitable to learn the sacrificial wine for Luoyangmen. For her."

Chen Gong was puzzled, and was trying to figure out His Majesty's deep meaning: "But Your Majesty, the gain is not worth the loss." It is not wise to compete with the officials for the sake of a few talented women.

Liu Xie smiled slyly and didn't explain much: "You will know later."

Hearing what the emperor said, Chen Gong put his heart back into his stomach instead: he knew that the emperor could not oppose all the officials just because of a few female officials, most likely there was another trick.I'm afraid this is just a test, and when the test reaches the bottom line of the officials, His Majesty will have other arrangements.He read it for a while, and thought that His Majesty's arrangement should not be revealed to others, so he got up and left.

Guo Jia didn't leave, but the fox's eyes narrowed, "Your Majesty seems to have arranged for everyone's official positions very early on. I dare to ask Your Majesty, how many gold medals does Your Majesty have yet to issue?"

Liu Xie was startled, then smiled calmly and said, "Sure enough, you found out."

"I have nothing to do. I looked at the gold medals of my colleagues. It seems that except for General Lu, everyone's medals were made at the same time and by the same craftsman." Guo Jia said straightly, with a beautiful arc on the corner of his lips: " I didn't expect Jia to come late, but she also got the same gold medal as everyone else."

Liu Xie didn't shy away: "The gold medal was prepared long ago. In the past, I invited you and Xi Zhi to come to Beijing at the same time." Who made you procrastinate until the final battle in Bingzhou? Zhicai is not dead, you don't go out of the mountain.

Guo Jia understood: "Sure enough, His Majesty is only using Xun Wenruo's name."

Liu Xie looked at him with a soft smile on his face, but the smile didn't reach his eyes: "Aiqing is extremely smart, what exactly did you want to ask from the beginning?"

Guo Jia looked back at the young emperor thoughtfully, and said with a smile, "I'm just curious."

Liu Xie said without hesitation: "In terms of curiosity, Aiqing can plan thousands of miles away, and can tell straight from the details. I should be more curious about Aiqing's ability."

Guo Jia sighed pretendingly: "Your Majesty is the one who sees the world as if you read the lines on your palm. Even talents thousands of miles away can't escape your majesty's piercing eyes."

Liu Xie shook his head: "Ai Qing suddenly praised someone, which made me feel terrified. Could it be that I did something wrong?"

"Your Majesty misunderstood me because of my slip of the tongue." Guo Jia confessed, "But Your Majesty wants to promote Xu Huang and Zhang He. People with sensitive minds will probably be able to detect that this trip to Qingzhou may put them in danger."

Liu Xie frowned: "Why did you say that?"

Guo Jia blinked his eyes: "It's like the good wine brewed by Your Majesty. No one wants to share the wine with more people, otherwise everyone will not have enough to drink."

Liu Xie thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "If it's not enough to drink, then brew more wine." After that, he asked the little yellow door next to him to fetch wine for Guo Jia.

These days, the court and the central government are discussing the issue of women being officials.

The ministers had their own thoughts, some thought it was absurd for a woman to be a foreign official, and some thought that if a woman could also be a foreign official, the chances of his own family's children would be even less.Originally, His Majesty had been very strict about the recommendation system, and it was clearly stipulated that the past "not avoiding relatives in internal selection" was strictly prohibited, and it was required that relatives within five generations should not be recommended.

Some Qingliu factions, mainly represented by great Confucians who have read poetry and books and some famous scholars, opposed it because of the ancestral etiquette.Some, in order to seize the opportunity to suppress the imperial power, deliberately asked the emperor to take back his life in the name of etiquette, and mingled with these people to wave the flag and shout.

All the ministers showed unprecedented unity, and there were piles of memorials against it, and this matter must be mentioned every morning.Even Tian Feng, a close minister of the emperor, found it difficult to understand this matter. Although Xun You did not object publicly, he also mentioned it to the emperor once in a roundabout way. It is not appropriate to appoint women as foreign officials on a large scale. The disadvantages far outweigh the benefits , not to mention that there is no shortage of talents in the DPRK and China.

Going on like this every day, Guo Jia, Chen Gong and others were worried that the young emperor would be overwhelmed by the pressure.But seeing that the emperor was not in a hurry, he dealt with the memorial coldly, and the court loved to change the topic, so this matter dragged on day by day.

Tian Feng was a little worried, and discussed with Chen Gong in private: "Your Majesty doesn't care much about other people's emotions, it doesn't seem like a good thing."

"Dean Tian, ​​don't worry too much," Chen Gong retorted, "Your Majesty lost his mother when he was young. Empress Dowager He always regarded it as a threat. Later, His Majesty came to the throne under Dong Zhuo's pressure, so he developed a firm and independent character. As an emperor For me, having my own opinion and sticking to it is a very precious character, didn't Emperor Qin also have this kind of character in the past?"

Tian Feng frowned and said: "You also mentioned Emperor Qin, isn't it rare for Emperor Qin to go his own way? Didn't he also make a big mistake when he burned books and deceived scholars and didn't listen to others' advice?"

"Your Majesty is good at accepting advice, which is completely different from Emperor Qin. It's just that sometimes His Majesty's arrangements are forward, and I can't understand them for a while." Chen Gong patted him on the shoulder: "Dean Tian is really worrying too much, you and I Having been by His Majesty's side for many days, don't you understand His Majesty's tolerant and easy-going temperament?"

Tian Feng sighed: "Maybe I'm too sensitive, but when His Majesty insists on accomplishing something, it always makes me feel terrified."

Tian Feng's intuition was right, within a few days, the emperor issued an edict, this time he still didn't discuss with his close ministers: "Don't ask the emperor's relatives, any extra land will be returned to the people." A large number of civilian guards who were only loyal to the emperor were sent to clean up the Zhuangtian, and re-registered the confiscated Zhuangtian under the name of the imperial court.Afterwards, the emperor issued an edict to appease the refugees all over the world, organized the recruited refugees into groups, and rented the court's fields to them.

This time, another stone stirred up waves.Before the policy was implemented, many courtiers had already stated the disadvantages of cleaning up Zhuangtian.It was only a few days after the implementation, and the memorials to report that the civilian guards harassed, suppressed and threatened local officials and squires flew to the emperor's case like snowflakes.

Xun You advised the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty, it is better to take it easy. Although cleaning up the farmland and appeasing the refugees is a great thing to calm down the world, if you act aggressively, I am afraid it will cause a backlash."

Liu Xie rested his chin and said casually: "It's just that there are too many memorials. Nowadays, the Chaozhong Qingliu faction is not very powerful. Although they often oppose this and that, they write these objections that can neither be published in newspapers nor published on the street. There is nothing to be afraid of when you see people and say what you think.”

"But those families that hold military power have to guard against them." Xun You said worriedly: "Nowadays, the major generals are not guarding the capital. This..."

Liu Xie said with a smile: "The generals are not here, isn't it a good time for them to jump up and down?" After that, he pointed to the memorial on the table: "It just so happens that I also find something to do."

a man of his words.Xun You had no choice but to take the initiative to strengthen the security in Beijing, and let Luoyang's yamen patrol more meticulously. If there is anything abnormal in Beijing, they will go to see it in person.

As the memorials flew like snowflakes, Wang Yun gathered them together and made a collection of essences. Together with a few veteran officials, he handed it over to the emperor with a solemn attitude related to the rise and fall of the country, and then called on everyone to kneel in the Weiyang Palace together. Go to the book.There are three main contents: one is that the emperor left the palace arbitrarily, regardless of etiquette and safety;

Facing such a scene, Xun You, Chen Gong and others were a little anxious.

Since ancient times, the tongue of a literati can kill, let alone such a large group of literati who were deliberately gathered together.If they can't hold them back, it will damage the emperor's prestige. If they are forced to hold them back, the Weiyang Palace will probably be splattered with blood three feet, and maybe His Majesty will be condemned by the literary population of later generations.

In Weiyang Palace, Liu Xie and Guo Jia are drinking iced sour plum soup.Tian Feng couldn't sit still, couldn't drink at all, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, it is definitely not the way to let them kneel down like this."

"Indeed, what time is it?" Liu Xie raised his eyelids and asked Xiao Huangmen.

"Reporting to the emperor, it is almost noon."

Liu Xie patted the table and snorted: "How unreasonable is this? They skipped work in broad daylight. How responsible are these people?"

Guo Jia likes this sweet and sour cool drink very much, and has already drank the second bowl. Hearing this, he said: "That's right, don't they need to deal with the documents of their department?" Facing a lot of documents.

Liu Xie said: "It should be dealt with absenteeism. Tian Feng, please write it down for me. I will count it carefully in the future. After five absenteeisms, they will be removed from their positions."

Guo Jia wiped the corners of his lips with a handkerchief, waved his fan and said: "The so-called thing is only three things, Your Majesty is really lenient and kind."

Tian Feng glared at him: "Don't say that, if these people are determined to embarrass His Majesty, wouldn't it be a mess if they don't go to work?"

Liu Xie said unhurriedly: "No one is indispensable in this world. If there is one person missing, if there is a vacant position, someone will naturally take the place."

Tian Feng asked in surprise, "Your Majesty?"

Liu Xie pulled out a long list from under the drawer: "Don't worry, everyone in this court has backup candidates for official positions."

Guo Jia blinked her eyes: "This is really sleepy and I'm giving you a pillow."

Those who are officials in the court, who doesn't have their own little thoughts.Liu Xie shrugged, he didn't hit all the families indiscriminately.As long as he sits in this position, someone will take the initiative to show his loyalty to the emperor.What's more, there are countless children from poor families who want to pass the Luoyang School Examination to enter the court and become officials.

For the next three days, these people knelt outside every day, and only went back after dark.The sun at noon was quite poisonous, and some veterans couldn't bear it anymore and fainted, so their own Xiaohuangmen stepped forward to drag them away, poured a bowl of soup and medicine, and sent them back in a carriage.

Seeing that His Majesty has not punished them at all, these people became more and more courageous. On the fourth day, they knelt until it was dark and did not go back. They shouted outside: "Please accept your advice!" They all knelt outside.

"People, you can't think too much about yourself." Liu Xie finally became serious: "These servants knelt outside, thinking that if they united to strike, the entire household department would not be able to operate. It's a pity that when they were away , their adjutants and subordinates have arranged everything in order."

This should be attributed to the fact that Liu Xie took the Overwatch Council to go through all the departmental procedures when the Sixth Department was first established. This time, one of the core requirements: any steps must be clearly divided, but there must be no one person for the same task. will do.

Of course, in order not to arouse the vigilance of officials, at that time Liu Xie was in the name of the emperor being sympathetic to grassroots officials. In addition to a unified day of rest every ten days, all positions below Shangshu had an extra day off every ten days. Just hand over.Moreover, in order to prevent Shang Shu and Shi Lang from deducting the vacations of ordinary officials, Liu Xie also specially assessed the vacation rate of each department. informed and criticized.

Xu Chu's hand was already on the hilt of the knife: "Your Majesty, do you want the minister to arrest the leader?"

"It's not good to see blood," Liu Xie smiled slyly: "In this way, they will be fulfilled, but I will be stigmatized as a tyrant." Learn from the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty.This act of being a villain in an open and aboveboard manner directly splattered the blood of the literati leader three feet. According to Liu Xie's experience in reading history books, that would definitely not work, and it would definitely cause a backlash, and it would delay the recruitment of talents in the future.

"Then shall we wait for them to faint from hunger, and then transport them back in a carriage like a few days ago?" Xu Chu scratched his head in embarrassment: "I don't know why, but I always feel that they seem a little abnormal today."

"Because some people want to leave a name in history and go crazy." Liu Xie shrugged: "If I don't go out again, I'm afraid someone will be bumped to death beside the hall."

"But..." Xu Chu stamped his feet in embarrassment. He was clumsy and didn't know how to express it well, so he could only say firmly: "Your Majesty is not wrong! Why should you bother with them! If you want to die, let them go."

"I don't want to be a bad person." Liu Xie smiled, the name of the emperor is very useful in this era, and he must not be easily destroyed: "You call all the guards at the gate, I have something to tell you to do. "

An hour later, all the ministers kneeling outside the main hall were forcibly drunk by the guards, tied up and thrown into the side hall of Weiyang Palace, under the care of Xiaohuangmen and the maids.

Early in the morning of the second day, when these people just woke up and struggled to ask, "Where is this? Who dares to tie me up?", the guards rushed up again and got them drunk.

When it was time to go to court, facing the court hall with half of the people missing, some courtiers asked: "Your Majesty, why are there so many ministers missing?"

Liu Xie sighed pretendingly: "They were too tired of admonishing yesterday, and today they are powerless to go to court, but I have ordered people to send them back to various departments, so as not to delay today's work."

All of them were sent back to the various departments intact, but... the drunk and disheveled ones are just that.After some were sent to the department, as soon as the guards let go of their hands, they started drinking madly.Seeing this, everyone stepped forward and asked, "What is this? Why did the officer drink during the day! Oh, this is a crime that cannot be ignored!"

The guard said: "Hey, isn't this going to be making a fuss in front of Weiyang Palace all the time? Yesterday, His Majesty understood how hard they had to kneel, so he asked us to bring them wine and food, so that everyone wouldn't get tired. This is last night. I haven't sobered up after drinking too much."

The eyes of everyone changed all of a sudden. Those who were looking at the guards cautiously and nervously laughed easily now.

"Hey, I was worried that the officer would be punished by His Majesty for admonishing him, but who would have thought that the officer would get a blessing in disguise and taste good wine!"

"Your Majesty is really merciful. Even though he was surrounded by so many people, he didn't feel impatient at all. Instead, he asked the guards to bring them drinks."