"The kindness of one's own flesh and blood is heartfelt and will never be separated. The righteousness between relatives is real and solid. If one does not have righteousness, he will follow his ruler, and if he is benevolent, he will leave his relatives behind."
The first few rows were filled with princes, emperors, grandsons, and important ministers of the clan, while the last few rows of seats were occupied by several clan members with distant blood connections and low official titles.
A young man from Youzhou sat in the last seat. He was wearing half-worn but neat rough clothes. He looked curiously at the carved railings and painted walls of the announcement room and the nominally group of people sitting at the front.
's 'relatives'.
He is very handsome, with wide auricles and round earlobes. Together with his plump head, he looks like a man of great fortune and wealth.
The young man only looked at these people with curiosity and consideration, not much envy. In his opinion, those princes and grandsons were just born well, and they were nothing; as for the others, they were either old or mediocre... If
Give him a chance, and his future achievements will never be worse than theirs.
At this time, he turned his head and suddenly realized that a middle-aged man next to him was also looking at him curiously.
The young man was stunned for a moment, then he greeted him: "Liu Fang of Xia Zhuo County, his ancestor is the King of Guangyang, haven't you asked your Excellency?"
The middle-aged man peeked at the other person and was discovered by the other party. He felt rude and replied apologetically: "I am Liu Wan in Guangling. What a coincidence. My great ancestor was King Jing of Guangling. You and I both come from the line of Emperor Xiaowu."
The father of the first generation King of Guangyang, Liu Jian, was Emperor Xiaowu's third son, King Yan Liu Dan. Liu Dan and Emperor Xiaowu's fourth son, King Guangling Li Liu Xu, were biological brothers from the same mother.
The two explained their respective pedigrees one by one, and their relationship was relatively close.
Liu Fang spoke in a nice voice, his tone was neither hasty nor slow, and there was a smile on his lips, which made people feel close to him: "It turns out that Liu Shizhong, who conspired with Dou Gong to kill the eunuchs, was respectful to his ancestors. Unexpectedly, he was still a famous minister, so he was really disrespectful.
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The name of Liu Shizhong in his mouth is Liu Yu. In the last years of Yanxi, he was promoted by Taiwei Yang Bing to be a virtuous and upright person, and he was later conscripted to worship Yilang. After Emperor Xiaoling ascended the throne, he turned to Shizhong and conspired with Dou Wu to kill the eunuch, but was defeated and killed.
At that time, the power of the eunuchs dominated the sky with one hand, and their arrogance was blazing. Anyone who planned to kill the eunuchs was all loyal and loyal officials of the generation. Those who escaped death were called Party members. Even if they died in righteousness, in addition to not losing their reputation, their families would also be cared for by Party members, and they would later become officials.
It’s also a smooth road.
This was exactly the case for Liu Wan. After he was released from prison by the party, he was quickly praised by the Yang family as a virtuous and upright person just like his father.
Xianliangzheng, Xiaolian and Maocai are both methods used by the imperial court to select talents, but the difference is that Xianliangzheng is usually held after a disaster occurs and is a special subject. The selection criterion is 'those who can speak out and give advice'.
To show the way of speaking out and correcting the emperor's mistakes.
Because it involves heavenly disasters and disasters, occasionally even 'people with Taoism and magic' are included in the selection.
Liu Wan was taught by his father, and he was good at prophecy, astronomy, and calculus. In addition, he was extremely talented. He could have obtained an official position. However, he did not expect that not long after he was promoted to Fangzheng, Emperor Xiaoling took over.
Collapse. Afterwards, there were several great turmoils, the young emperor was abolished and the capital was moved. People were panicked. Even the Yang family was in danger. Who would notice the existence of a little person like Liu Wan? Naturally, there was no way to promote him.
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Now that the situation is stable, Huang Wan, Yang and others, in order to expand their power, are just about to recommend Liu Wan and the group of scholars who accompanied him to the court as officials. It happened that the emperor convened the clan to discuss the family ties of the Tian family, so Liu Wan
He participated as a clan member, hoping to catch the emperor's eye.
"I am where I am today because of the legacy of my late emperor." Liu Wan raised his eyebrows, smiled, and said modestly to Liu Fang: "I am a young man with extraordinary talent and appearance, and he is a filial and honest person in the county. From now on, I will
Much better than me."
Liu Fang was a Xiaolian whom Wen Shu, the prefect of Zhuojun, knew Liu Yu was about to enter the court, so he specially recommended him to the court. Although this was for various personal purposes and reasons, it ultimately fulfilled Liu Fang's wishes and allowed him to enter this world in advance.
A vast stage to show off your talents.
Hearing what Liu Wan said at this time, Liu Fang, who was full of confidence, immediately raised his hands and saluted back, smiling and said: "I appreciate it so much."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly said: "I suddenly remembered that the second son of King Donghai who came this time seems to have a name that is different from yours..."
"Same name." Liu Wan said cheerfully: "Fortunately, my family is not from the Donghai royal family, otherwise I would have to avoid it."
"Your Excellency is very open-minded." Liu Fang smiled brightly, with a bit of coolness and ease.
Liu Wan was good at recognizing people's appearance and knew the art of fortune-telling. From the first moment he saw Liu Fang, he knew that this boy would be extraordinary in the future. So he deliberately made acquaintance and flattered the young Liu Fang quickly.
He has a good impression.
The conversation between the two of them was not a special case. The whole announcement room was almost full of scenes of clinging to friendship. In the past, they would not have dared or even had the chance to do this. Until now, with the emperor's acquiescence, consciously or unconsciously,
Next, all the Liu family members were extremely harmonious and became acquainted according to different status, official title, and blood relationship.
Leaving aside the feudal princes and brothers, let’s just say that there are many junior clan members like Liu Fang. After today’s gathering, he can have a more solid foundation in the future court.
After everyone talked for a while, Mu Shun of Xiaohuangmen walked in, terminated their conversation, and officially announced the emperor's arrival.
The emperor walked in gracefully from outside the palace and knelt down on the couch.
From the king's grandson down to the side branches, everyone left the banquet and knelt down, shouting neatly: "I will bow to your majesty!"
The emperor did not speak, but raised his right hand slightly, making a very small swing to the right.
The visitor Zhong Ji then sang loudly on the side: "Zhi said: Get up"
So everyone thanked him and sat down at the table one after another.
The emperor looked around and saw that most of the people below were dressed simply and had no gold or silver ornaments. Except for the necessary court clothes, they were almost no different from ordinary wealthy families. Even Liu Yu was like this.
However, Liu Yu was simple in nature, and those princes, brothers and distant relatives were all dishonest and really poor.
"Feudal feudal vassal, hard-working royal family. This means that the imperial court maintains the love of relatives and clans, and the Hill generation spreads the customs to the local area. Since you have inherited the seal and ribbon, you should present the seal and the table to show it to the country." The emperor said: "This is the great ancestor.
It has been the emperor's practice since the founding of the country to invite the disciples of all sects to gather in the announcement room. This is the righteousness of cousins and shows the kindness of the heavenly family."
This was a scene statement, and everyone below said in unison: "I sincerely promise you."
Then it was time to talk about business. The emperor said: "Where is the Crown Prince of Jibei?"
Liu Zheng, who was sitting at the bottom, immediately agreed and listened respectfully.
"I have seen your impeachment report. You said that Tian Fen did not provide assistance, making it difficult for Jibei to survive the winter. Are these details true?" the emperor asked.
Since Emperor Xiaowu reduced the vassal status, only the governors of prefectures and counties have impeached the vassal king for illegal affairs. There have been very few cases where the vassal king has impeached the governors of prefectures and counties. The few times it has happened, it has been the vassal king's deliberate attempt to cause trouble, or his intention.
During the rebellion, emperors of all dynasties strictly guarded against the vassals, so every time they ended up with the vassal king being defeated and rebuked.
If it weren't for the fact that he would not be able to survive in Jibei Kingdom this time, the truth is indeed on the side of the King of Jibei, and the emperor intends to cheer up and convince Tian Fen's backer Yuan Shao, the King of Jibei Liu Luan will not take such a big risk.
No.
Liu Zheng cried out at this time: "I have no lies! Since the moth thieves from Qingzhou entered Yanzhou from the west, Jibei Kingdom has been repeatedly attacked and suffered ravages. It was not until more than a month ago that Cao Cao, the Prime Minister of Dongping, led his troops to completely wipe out Jibei Kingdom.
The success of the Sheji alone is entirely due to Cao Cao..."