Chapter 627: The DPRK Discusses the World (Part 2)
With just one word from Liu Yu, Bai Yu's official position was stripped of it, which made all the civil officials and military officials present change their qualities.
The Chief Censorate, supervising all officials, said that it was not very important, but it has been highly valued in recent years. At that time, Min Shaoqing, as the Chief Censor of the Chief Censorate, controlled the government affairs, and made these officials vividly remember them. Now Liu Yu temporarily withdrew the people, but did not say who they had changed, and everyone was worried.
"What else do you have to say about the amnesty?" Liu Yu looked around and asked.
All the officials present knew that the real purpose of this amnesty was an excuse made up by the Su family to rescue the same surname. The most unworthy one was the Duke of Nanye County. He was already fainted before he could speak. Now no one dared to take the lead and plead for the vassal kings and vassal lords who were imprisoned by the Su family.
"If you don't say it, it's up to me to say it." Liu Yu took the memorial submitted by the Nanye County Duke. In fact, the above mentioned in the memorial was very detailed, including the need to pardon some people in the royal family, which was also mentioned in the memorial.
"Since the new emperor ascended the throne, some unjust ministers always felt that His Majesty's throne had come from incorrect..."
Liu Yu's opening was a bit abrupt, which made the people present take a breath. Although this is a big truth, no emperor would say that his throne was wrong in front of all civil and military officials? Although Liu Yu was not the emperor, Liu Yu was the emperor's mouthpiece, and his words and deeds represent the king.
"You don't need to make a fuss, this is the truth." Liu Yu said frankly, "Since ancient times, it has been said that only those who can live in the country and the country. Now that Your Majesty is in the court, the four fields are peaceful. Can't you block your mouth?"
Whenever the emperor sighed, the ministers below were very aware of each other. After Liu Yu said something, all the officials bowed and said, "What the prince said is very true."
"How many of you are not sincere in your words, and I don't care about this. Today, the royal family wants to save the royal family by amnesty. I also think it is reasonable and there is nothing to avoid." Liu Yu said bluntly, "But, after all, if there is no one who is guilty of a rebellion case, then it is impossible to say. The old and old Shu king committed suicide by taking poison. I am also very moved. The hero once ended up like this. Can people sigh?"
"Today, I will make it clear here that I will definitely let go. But I also ask all the ministers to witness it. If they do anything that will damage the majesty of the great reign of the emperor after they come out, then I will be ruthless. Not every time I will have a reason to give a grand amnesty."
When all officials bowed again, it meant that they agreed with Liu Yu’s statement.
"The matter of the amnesty is settled for the time being, and the people of the Ministry of Rites and the Three Divisions should be cautious and give me a practical plan."
None of the officials expected that the "general amnesty" that was originally difficult would be approved by Liu Yu on the spot, and Liu Yu even said bluntly that he would let the vassal kings and vassal lords go. They couldn't figure out what Liu Yu sold in his gourd.
Liu Yu was easy to talk to, and it seemed to give the court officials a very clear attitude. The court officials would inevitably think that Liu Yu treated the Su family with this attitude to show the new emperor a gentle attitude to the world and lay the foundation for the civil rule after martial arts.
After the amnesty was discussed, Liu Yu did not immediately mention the appointment of the new Censor of the Censorate, but asked Han Sheng to report some matters involving the rule of the country, such as the local operation of the Taxation and Trade Department.
While Han Sheng reported, Liu Yu was also observing the reactions of other civil and military ministers. It was obvious that some people were ready to move, and they seemed to have decided to say something that was hard to say. While Liu Yu was "kind" and said it together.
After Han Sheng finished reporting the report, Liu Yu also made a basic reply. An old minister took out a memorial from his arms, walked up a few steps, and fell to the ground. Liu Yu recognized this person, Xia Yuancheng, the Imperial College Supervisor.
If this person does not have a prominent official position, he has a high prestige in the court, and was once the best candidate for the right prime minister. However, because he is dedicated to teaching and is a little stubborn, the old emperor chose Yuan Bolang, who was on duty at the Imperial Academy at that time, and did not choose Xia Yuancheng, who was more experienced. The biggest difference between him and Yuan Bolang is that he did not serve in the Ministry of Rites, nor was he a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and was not as broad as Yuan Bolang in terms of connections. But no matter what, Xia Yuancheng was a supporter of the Su family, and he valued etiquette and law, so he naturally looked down on the slander.
Obviously, in his eyes, Liu Yu would not be a gentleman, but a usurper. However, he had to admit that Liu Yu's way of usurping the throne was in line with great etiquette, and he had to abdicate first, and was inherited by the Su family. It was better than Liu Yu being the emperor himself.
"Old minister, if you have something to do, I will ask Your Majesty for your request." Xia Yuancheng knelt on the ground and shouted loudly.
Xia Yuancheng was almost seventy years old. There were many students in the court and the country. Even if it was not his student, they had visited him in the palace, which was also considered the basic etiquette in the court. He was not in a real power department like the six ministries and nine ministers, so the ministers did not need to avoid it too much.
"Hurry up Mr. Xia and get up." Even Qi'er had to respectfully call Xia Yuan a "old man". Therefore, Xia Yuancheng also taught the princes and princesses in the inner court. Although it was just a lecture mode, he was a teacher for one day and a lifelong teacher. Qi'er also understood this principle. Even if she thought the old man was very annoying, she was instructed by Liu Yu and just did as he said and said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Chai Jin went up to help Xia Yuancheng up, but Xia Yuancheng was very unhappy. When he saw that it was Chai Jin, he shook his hand away and stood up by himself.
Xia Yuancheng was also transferred by the female official. Liu Yu did not open it and directly handed it to Qier. Qier opened it like a look. The language on it was obscure and there were many rare words, which made her frown. This was much more complicated than the usual music. Although the usual music was also a set of words that she couldn't understand, she was finally talking about things. But today, the old scholar Xia Yuancheng wrote the music, so it was strange that she could understand it.
Qi'er looked up at Liu Yu. If it weren't for the civil and military officials, she would have made a face. But she still wrinkled her nose and thought to herself, no wonder my husband would give it to me if he didn't look at it.
Liu Yu didn't notice Qi'er's expression change, and looked at Xia Yuancheng below and asked, "Mr. Xia, if you have any request, you might as well speak in person."
Liu Yu did not read Xia Yuancheng's memorial, which did not mean that he did not know what Xia Yuancheng asked for. In fact, Han Sheng communicated with him yesterday, saying that a group of old ministers would ask for the memorial, leaving the former emperor Su Yan in Chang'an City. In the hearts of these old ministers, Su Yan was an orthodox emperor. Even if he was forced to abdicate, he still had the energy of dragons and the dragon trapped in shallow water. Only when he stayed in Chang'an City would he have the chance to make a comeback in the future.
Xia Yuancheng said arrogantly: "The request of the old minister is completely listed on the memorial. Please ask Your Majesty to show the emperor's grace to be awesome!"
Xia Yuancheng said this, which was equivalent to not giving Liu Yu face. In the whole court, except for Liu Zhao, the Marquis of Dingguo, only Xia Yuancheng would be so ignorant. Seeing him, Liu Yu thought of Yuan Bolang for some reason, because these two old guys were in line with each other in terms of their attitude towards dealing with people. This is the character of a literati.
When Qier heard Xia Yuancheng say the memorial, she pinched the side of the memorial and tried to pass it back to Liu Yu. Liu Yu didn't answer and sighed directly: "Mr. Xia wants to ask... to stay... the King of Southern in Chang'an City, right?"
Xia Yuancheng glanced at Liu Yu and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, yes. In addition, the old minister has something else to ask His Majesty to climb Mount Tai."
Liu Yu was a little annoyed. This old guy not only wanted to keep the Southern King in Chang'an City, but also wanted to encourage the emperor to go to the east to visit the Fengshan Mountain. It seemed that the emperor was traveling around the world, but in fact he was to send the emperor away and ask Su Yan to take the opportunity to regain power. Liu Yu thought, with such an obvious purpose, do you think I can't see it?
Liu Yu whispered to Qi'er, and then Qi'er said loudly: "I...is not allowed!"
One sentence made the civil and military officials present feel a strange feeling.
They had long expected whether Liu Yu wanted to keep Su Yan in Chang'an City. Even if Liu Yu wanted to keep Su Yan, he would definitely put him under house arrest. It would be better to let him go to another place, rely on the sea to leap, and become a former King of Huai. Maybe the Southern King will regain the throne in the future and restore the orthodox throne of the Shun Dynasty. However, these ministers also knew that all the orthodox things were based on the words of the family. If you want to be orthodox, the Huai King who was designated as the "rebellious king" was the former crown prince and the emperor of Zhengshuo.
This is the first time Qier rejected the minister's proposal in public. Even if he was rejected before, Liu Yulai made this black face.
After being rejected in public, Xia Yuancheng looked very bad and even felt a little excited. He asked Qier: "Your Majesty... Why don't you agree?"
This yelling sounds like a death remark to the emperor and leave his name forever in the future.
Qier was a little nervous when asked, and didn't know how to answer, so she had to look at Liu Yu with help. Liu Yu looked at Xia Yuancheng with a cold look, and asked, "Mr. Xia, I have a question to ask you, are you old, this year?"
"Nine out of sixty... His Highness Lin is worried about it."
"Oh, how many sons?"
Whenever Xia Yuancheng's face changed immediately when he mentioned his son.
"The old minister has two sons, all of whom died early."
"Yes, your two old young men committed something they didn't dare to do, so they lost their lives. It's been decades since you were old, and you have a great grandson, right? You have a lot of students all over the world. Even I have to give you face. Face is face, but if you have to study some things carefully, even as a junior, I may not give you special tolerance in the court."
Liu Yu's words were a little respectful, but also a bit threatening tone. All the ministers in the court could hear this.
Xia Yuancheng's two sons were a young man and were a fan of the old emperor Su Yunyang at that time. However, in order to successfully pass the throne to King Huai, the Emperor Shunchao suppressed the old emperor Su Yunyang, and convicted Su Yunyang of a false crime, exiled him and placed him under house arrest. At that time, Xia Yuancheng's two sons were also imprisoned and died in prison.
Liu Yu sighed, "I am fighting with the master and disciple of the King of Southern. This time I went to Lang County to pacify the thieves, but unfortunately I saved him. I wanted to take him back to Chang'an City with me, but I didn't expect that the King of Southern was stranded in the outer city and refused to set foot in Chang'an. As a master, I also asked him to stay in Chang'an and gather together to help him in the future, but he insisted on becoming a vassal. Could it be that I, a master, want to oppose him?"
When Liu Yu said this again, no one felt that Liu Yu was pretending to be hypocritical.
In fact, many people know what Su Yan has experienced in the past two years. When Su Yan ascended the throne, no one would be optimistic about this gangster-like emperor. In the eyes of the ministers, there were many better choices in the court at that time, but the old emperor was Su Yan who was the last to pass the throne. This made everyone in the court naturally think of the danger of the country. At that time, the King of Huai was sharpened and launched a rebellion directly. Who would have thought that less than half a year later, the King of Shun Dynasty would be stable again, and the King of Huai also ended up dead.
When Su Yan took the initiative to launch a war against the Turks, many people in the court were still puzzled. At that time, the court had just experienced a war disaster, and the people were unable to deal with the battle, and even less able to launch a northern expedition. However, the result was that the Turks were pacified half a year later, and now they have become a vassal of the Dashun Dynasty.
Su Yan spent a very short time conquering the hearts of those ministers who questioned his abilities. The whole court, and even the people of the world, hoped that Shunchao would be stable under his governance from then on. At that time, he was forced to abdicate. In the eyes of the world, Su Yan retreated bravely. Even if Shunchao destroyed the country a few years later, Shunchao would leave his glorious mark in history. He was not a successful emperor, but an emperor who expanded his territory.
Liu Yu turned his head and asked Qi'er for advice: "Your Majesty, please lead the King of Southern to a sincere heart. Divide the vassal states and let him become a vassal as soon as possible, so as to calm his heart and the whole world."
Qi'er stared at Liu Yu wide-eyed. This time she couldn't even understand Liu Yu's words. But she was still very sensible and knew what to do.
"I...I've been told by you."
There is no doubt about the rest. Liu Yu did not leave the matter for the court to discuss, and directly asked Han Sheng to Su Yan to plan the new Southern King's vassal territory. This time it was not in Lingnan, but in Bohai, Shandong and other places, with a region of thousands of miles, which could be regarded as a country among the country. However, after the court brought the vassal kings and vassal lords to Chang'an City during the Su Yan Dynasty, he issued an order that the vassal areas would no longer raise soldiers. In fact, Su Yan was just a big landlord. Although the taxes in these places would be paid to the court, they would share the accounts with Su Yan. These land taxes were enough for Su Yan to have no worries about food and clothing for several lifetimes.
Because of Su Yan's affairs, the court discussions were a bit dull. In half a year, there were many things that were accumulated, but one court discussion could not be fully described. After lunch, the court was dispersed in just one hour. Liu Yu and Qier returned to Yaqian Hall.
Chapter completed!