"Keeping relatives and making friends, never abandoning virtuous friends, not forgetting old friends, then the people's morality will be strong." [Preface to Mao's Poems·Xiaoya·Lumbering]
Weiyang Palace, Xuanshi Palace.
"I remember that ten years ago, Duke Huan and Duke Zhao taught me together. Duke Huan recited a passage for me on the first day of his family's "Shang Shu"." The emperor paused and recited the words fluently.
There is a sentence in "Shang Shu·Yao Dian": "King Ming is virtuous, and he is close to the nine tribes. The nine tribes are harmonious, and the people are harmonious. The people are clear, and the nations are harmonious." Then he said: "King Chen, King Langxie has not officially
They were punished, but they all died in fear of the crime, fearing the law of the country, which is better than death. I have briefly read the history books, and I found that similar things in the past were mostly exiled and demoted to show benevolence, but why is it like this in this dynasty?"
Sikong and Lu Shangshu Zhao Wen felt a little suffocated by the emperor's solemn tone. He raised his body slightly, stretched, and said slowly: "Emperor Xiaoxuan once said that the Han family has its own system, which is based on the overlord's way. However,
Pure moral education, use Zhou's government! In the past, the king of Yan coveted the magic weapon, and he hanged himself in addition to the country; in Huainan, he abolished the law and was implicated and exterminated his heirs. These are all stories of the pre-Han Dynasty. Since the Zhongxing Dynasty, virtue and government have been implemented repeatedly. The king of Chu recruited treacherous people and moved them; Fuling
He made a prophecy privately, but he reduced his rank and salary. Now His Majesty's prestige has begun to increase, and he can restrain people's hearts and reorganize the laws and regulations. Therefore, in the past, King Chen and others were afraid of authority, and in the future, the princes were virtuous."
"The Book of Songs says, 'Kindness brings friendship'
, instead of treating the kings of the previous Han Dynasty like Emperor Guangwu... I can be regarded as a harmonious and harmonious clan." The emperor chewed on Zhao Wen's words to excuse him. King Chen's fate should indeed be severely punished like that of the previous Han Dynasty, as a warning to others, but
It is not the emperor's responsibility to die out of fear of crime without any trial, leaving the court passive. Whose responsibility is it? His eyes wandered, and he seemed to feel something in his heart: "Mr. Xun, tell me."
According to the order, it should have been after Zhao Wen finished speaking, Situ, and Yang Biao who recorded the affairs of the minister, followed him. However, the emperor jumped over the rank and called the name, and the minister ordered Xun Yu to say in a hurry: "I thought it was King Chen and others.
The failure to understand His Majesty's merciful heart is not so much a fear of crime as a fear of punishment. This incident of Chen Guo and Langxie is enough to serve as a warning. The imperial court should issue an edict to clearly state the cause, declare the purpose of lenience, and comfort the subjects.
heart of."
"Since Mr. Xun said this, Mengde, what do you think?" the emperor asked.
Cao Cao thought carefully about the words and did not dare to neglect: "I believe that what the minister said is true. Now that two vassal kings have committed suicide in succession, the court must clearly announce the cause to prevent the people from not knowing the reason and privately criticizing themselves."
He wanted to let the entire court bear the responsibility, but some people were unwilling. Zhao Wen intervened and said: "It is natural to declare the cause of the matter, but is your Majesty just asking what to do now? When King Chen and other incidents happened, Your Majesty has already shown everything
Gentleman, why did King Langxie commit suicide? Could this be solved by just being afraid of punishment? Zhao Gai reported that it was the people of Langxie who carved bricks to curse him. Could it be that a few curses could force the vassal king to commit suicide?
Do you think that your way of survival is cut off and you commit suicide without waiting for the messenger?"
Since the Han Dynasty, most of the lawless vassal kings were not afraid of punishment, because they were all nobles. Even if they harmed the common people, they rarely received the death penalty. There were even fewer people like King Langxie who were afraid of committing suicide. Since the situation was special, it was inevitable
There is a secret behind it.
Cao Cao was about to avoid this, but immediately retorted: "Zhao Gai has already carefully inspected the Langye Kingdom. If there was any reason, he should have reported it long ago."
"Zhao should be perfunctory because he wants to avoid responsibility. Why not remove him and replace him with a capable official!" Zhao Wen, who had always been friendly, suddenly became strong and pointedly said: "Hasn't General Chariot and Cavalry already had this intention?
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"What do you mean, Mr. Zhao!" Cao Cao frowned: "Let's just discuss the matter, why are you blaming me?"
Zhao Wen smiled lukewarmly and said, "Isn't this just a matter of fact?"
Cao Cao suppressed the anger in his heart. The other party was the emperor's confidant. Although he usually kept silent, he really couldn't provoke him.
"Okay, don't say anything anymore." The emperor put up a side and stopped Cao Cao from talking. He said directly: "Zhao Gai, the prime minister of Langxie, was recommended by Liu Yu. Now he must be worried, slanderous and ridiculed.
I don't dare to cause trouble. He can't be counted on here, and the court can't send people to investigate in a big way, so as not to arouse people's discussion... Let Dong Fen, the governor of Xuzhou, take charge of this matter and see what happens in the past six months."
Situ and Lu Shangshu Shi Yang Biao had just entered the Chengming Palace not long ago. Although he had served as three ministers before, this was the first time he discussed state affairs directly in front of the emperor. He thought about his status and did not dare to speak easily. At this time, he said leisurely:
"The system of the Han family also has the inexhaustible method of 'promoting relatives to show respect'. Finding out the past events of King Langxie is an explanation, and recounting the events behind King Langxie is also an explanation. Now the posthumous title,
The funeral and other matters have not yet been decided, Liu Miao, Zhao Gai and others are eagerly waiting for it, and the court should make a decision early...I think that the funeral system this time can be different from that of Chen Guo."
The emperor had been sitting for too long, so he stood up and took a walk. Hearing these words, he couldn't help but nodded and said, "What do you think about the posthumous title proposed by Taichang?"
Cao Cao was already a little panicked. If Langxie wanted to carry out a strict investigation, even if he was clean here, Cao Ren, the prime minister of the East China Sea, might not be able to escape suspicion. He said, "There seems to be something wrong with the 'Li' posthumous title proposed by Taichang."
It's appropriate, I think, that the posthumous title can be 'mourning', which not only attaches to its meaning, but also expresses mourning."
He gave many reasons here, but Zhao Wen only said one sentence: "I think the word 'violent' is the best."
"Yes." The emperor replied immediately.
This word was like a heavy hammer, hitting Cao Cao's heart hard. Before he could recover, Xun Yu quickly recognized the fact and said in time: "King Ru has no heir, should we remove him?"
country, or a foreign sect has succeeded, I would like to ask your Majesty for your careful advice."
"Langxie is no better than Chen Guo, and its faults end here. The Langxie ancestral temple given by Emperor Guangwu cannot be easily destroyed in my hands." The emperor said: "The so-called 'father dies and son succeeds, brother dies and brother succeeds, the whole world is the same.
Tongyi, isn't Marquis Yangdu the direct brother of King Langxieshun? Perhaps he and Dong Fen were involved in the matter of letting him succeed King Lu."
Liu Zhi, the king of Langye'an, only had two sons, one was Shun Wang Liu Rong, and the other was Yangdu Marquis Liu Miao.
"Zhao Sikong ordered you to come, but what else did he say?" After calming down, Liu Miao sat on the table with a sad expression. His smile seemed a little helpless. He thought in vain that he was important in the imperial court, and clinker was just from
One person's hand jumped into the other person's hand, and he said attentively: "Let me deal with Cao Cao? I begged him several times, but I have no leverage against him."
"It doesn't happen now, but it doesn't mean it won't happen in the future." Zhuge Jin took a deep breath and said, "After today, the country will make Duke Liu the King of Langxie, and he will investigate with Governor Dong about the traitor's inscription curse."
The changes in Liu Miao's expression were extremely exciting. He originally thought that he would never be able to reach a higher level in his life, but he did not expect that the death of his nephew Liu Xi actually contributed to the transfer of the throne. The throne that his brother had obtained at that time was twenty years later.
Years later, it was returned to him in this way. He didn't know whether to be happy or sad, to hate certain people, or to be grateful for the gift.
However, while he was excited, he then thought again, was this the 'big gift' that Cao Cao said to him that morning?