Liu Xie didn't say a word, and there wasn't much expression on his face.
When he saw Xun Yu, he guessed Xun Yu's purpose and was not surprised at all.
He even guessed most of what Xun Yu said.
In the late Han Dynasty or the entire Eastern Han Dynasty, the main line of conflict between monarchs and ministers was the advancement and retreat of monarchy and ministerial power. The goal of foreign ministers, mainly scholar-bureaucrats, was to regain the ministerial power that had been usurped by the monarch. Specifically, the three princes were emptied out.
power.
To later generations, the ministers of the Eastern Han Dynasty still had considerable dignity, and could even be considered arrogant and domineering. It was not uncommon for ministers to offend the emperor and even mock the emperor in person. However, in the minds of contemporary people, this was a disorderly expansion of monarchy.
, an era in which ministerial power collapsed, a veritable chaos of government.
It is one of the most intolerable forms of chaos for the Three Dukes to sit and talk.
They fought with their relatives and the eunuchs. In the final analysis, they were fighting with the emperor, and they were all trying to get back the power they once had.
Maintaining a balance between monarchy and ministerial power is their ultimate goal.
It's just that the standard of balance varies from person to person and from time to time.
According to the standards of the early Western Han Dynasty, the Three Gongs of the Eastern Han Dynasty were just decorations.
According to the standards of later generations, the Three Dukes of the Eastern Han Dynasty held high positions and were quite honorable. Even the prime ministers of the Tang and Song Dynasties felt ashamed and envious of them.
Even a person as smart as Xun Yu may not know that the advancement of monarchy and the retreat of ministerial power stem from the inherent genes of Confucian theory and are irreversible trends.
He only saw the continuous expansion of the monarch's power, but the emperor himself did not have enough ability to control the power. The emperor often went his own way, causing immeasurable losses.
The actual promoters of the two party bans were not the emperor, but the eunuchs.
Emperor Xiaoling built Wanjin Hall and sold officials and titles. The driving force behind it was not Emperor Xiaoling himself, but Empress Dowager Dong.
The disaster caused by the Party's imprisonment caused the Party members to separate from the imperial court. Finally, due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the imperial court had to bow to the Party members.
By selling their official positions and winning titles, upright and honest ministers are squeezed out, while corrupt and corrupt people prevail.
In the end, it was the imperial court that was harmed.
What Xun Yu said is very reasonable and true. Most people in this dynasty thought so.
But Liu Xie was not originally from this era.
He comes from two thousand years later, and his perspective on problems is beyond that of anyone else in this era, and he stands in the atmosphere.
"Mr. Xun was first in Jizhou and then in Yanzhou. Have you ever seen Yuan Shao's edict?"
Xun Yu's determined eyes wandered a little, and he was silent for a moment before saying, "I've seen it before."
"Is it legal?" Liu Xie asked again without waiting for Xun Yu to answer. "Is it in line with the royal way that Xun Jun wants in his heart?"
Xun Yu shook his head and pursed his lips.
The conquest of rites and music came from the emperor.
Yuan Shao's edict is an irrefutable false edict, how can it be legal?
"Yuan Shao's edict is illegal, and the counties of Guandong Prefecture treat it like a treasure. My edict is legal, but the guards hang it on the wall. Mr. Xun, is this the royal way you want?"
"Your Majesty, the guard has no intention of resisting the imperial edict. It's just that the situation has changed and we have to make a decision on the spur of the moment..."
"It's okay to make a decision at the moment, to kill first and then to report later. But what's the point of just beheading first and not to report later? The guard did not come, and the Taiwei came first because I was worried that I was young, not familiar with political affairs, and did not understand his painstaking efforts.
So I want to ask the Taiwei to explain it to me?"
Xun Yu closed his mouth.
In the final analysis, the fault of Shi Sunrui and others was not that they killed first and then reported, but that they did not report at all.
Shi Sunrui himself may not be willing to do this, but when faced with the great opportunity given by the Taiwei to take charge of the army, he made mistakes again and again.
The rabbit meat is cooked and the aroma is overflowing.
Liu Xie pulled out his dagger, cut off a rabbit leg, and handed it to Xun Yu.
Xun Yu was a little at a loss and took it, but he didn't know whether he should eat it or not.
Liu Xie cut off another rabbit leg and called a tiger to give it to Yang Biao.
Xun Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
The emperor was still thinking about Yang Biao, which showed that although he was angry, he had not lost his reason yet.
In contrast, the handling of Yang Biao, Shi Sunrui and others was a bit sorry for the emperor.
To put it nicely, it means you are responsible; if you put it badly, it means you are authoritarian.
"You just mentioned the party imprisonment, I also have a question." Liu Xie licked the oil on his fingers, looking at the fire, and there seemed to be flames flickering in the depths of his eyes. "Why did the party imprisonment arise? Why was the second party imprisonment stronger than the previous one?"
The first party prison was brutal?"
The party was imprisoned twice.
The first time was when Emperor Xiaohuan was in charge. In fact, the damage was not great. Not many people were arrested and even fewer died. The next year, Emperor Xiaohuan pardoned everyone and only imprisoned a few leaders.
Yes, they are not allowed to enter the official career again.
It was the second party imprisonment that really caused the damage.
This time not only many people were arrested, but even more people were killed. Li Ying, Fan Pang and other famous party members all died in this party imprisonment.
Xun Yu said: "Party imprisonment arose because party members discussed politics. The reason why the second party imprisonment was more brutal was because the late emperor was young at the time, and the eunuchs held royal titles in their hands, talked about the constitution of heaven, disrupted government, violated the law, and wantonly implicated innocent people."
Liu Xie sneered and said: "The late Emperor was confused by Cao Jie back then, who can I be confused by now, so that you are so worried that you have to ignore the imperial edict and do your own thing?"
Xun Yu was speechless.
This question is really hard to answer.
There are no eunuchs around the emperor, so he has no excuses.
After all, the ministers did not give the emperor the respect he deserved, and treated him like a child.
Although the emperor is indeed young, he is not an ignorant child.
To some extent, he even behaved better than those old ministers.
Even though he was very angry, he did not forget to give Yang Biao a rabbit leg first.
"Let's talk about the construction of Wanjin Hall." Liu Xie tore off a piece of roasted rabbit meat, put it into his mouth, and chewed it slowly. "Wei Gu is only a meritorious officer in a county, but he can own a thousand acres of fertile land and five grains."
Qian Shi. The fourth and third sons of the Yuan family must be richer than the Wei family, right?"
Xun Yu smiled bitterly.
This question is even harder to answer.
In terms of wealth, how can the Yuan family be compared to the Wei family? There is simply a world of difference.
"Did the late emperor build the Wanjin Hall because he listened to the Queen Mother's words and amassed money to enrich himself? Who are those people who can spend tens of millions to buy an official position? It is said that the Liu family is the world, why is the emperor so poor that he has to sell his official position to win titles?
The minister has so much money and spends tens of millions?"
Xun Yu sighed.
Emperor Xiaoling built the Ten Thousand Gold Hall and sold his officials and titles, which indeed had the purpose of making money, but the element of self-enrichment was very limited.
The fundamental reason is insufficient finances.
There have been military deployments in the northwest for many years, and there have been constant natural and man-made disasters. Even the palace has suffered fires and floods, but the court cannot repair it because it has no money. At the most stressful time, even the officials' salaries could not be paid.
Where did the money go? Everyone knows it in their mind, but they cannot express it openly.
Liu Xie continued: "Some people say that the reason why Huan Ling was in financial distress was because the emperor was extravagant. His harem numbered tens of thousands, and he spent thousands of gold and ten thousand gold every day. I am also young, so I don't know how many people there are in the palace. But
Now it’s clear how many people are around me. You can also see what I eat every day.”
Liu Xie stopped and took a deep breath.
"I just want to ask Mr. Xun, is the royal way you want a way that only requires me?"