Under Xun Yu's gentle appearance, he had an extremely proud heart, but the way he looked at him now revealed nervousness and unconcealed pleading.
Why is this so!
Liu Xiang believed that if it were Xun Wenruo himself who was in prison, he would never show such an appearance.
Will he be as calm as ever?
Have you forced him to this point?
Really, one can't help but feel sad for him.
"Alas!" Liu Xiang sighed. Xun Yu had been conscientious in handling government affairs over the years and had made great achievements. He led the army on expeditions and never made any mistakes in the rear. Xun Wenruo contributed a lot and made outstanding achievements.
It's really unbearable to see him like this today.
"Wen Ruo, take my order and take Chen Changwen home later. You can just bring him to see me tomorrow."
Chen Qun's life and death has nothing to do with the overall situation, so just give this confidant some face.
"Thank you, Lord!"
, King Can of Shanyang, Hexia of Runan, and Wei Qi of Hedong are all outstanding figures in the world, why don't you take the time to meet them, my lord?"
He knew that this was a bit impatient and was not a good way to recommend talents, but there was no need to rush, as these people's lives would be in danger at any time.
"Wen Ruo is already in a state of confusion. Let's go back and rest first."
Liu Xiang knew that these people were talented. Children from aristocratic families received education from an early age. Their success rate was certainly much higher than that of poor families, especially those from Guizhou.
But he had his own plan. It was enough to use Chen Qun to give Xun Yu a favor. As for who to kill and who to let go, he could not allow others to comment.
"My lord, talents are rare. It's a pity that they fell into the hands of the jailers in vain." Xun Yu continued to persuade. He didn't want to give up. He would save every one he could.
"I have my own plans for this matter. It would be best if Wen Ruo puts his mind on government affairs." Liu Xiang lowered his face and warned him.
Of course, all the arrested nobles will not be killed without explanation. That would be too rough. Evidence needs to be collected to make everyone "deserve what they deserve" and to turn all cases into solid cases. This is the way to go.
Political cleansing.
Otherwise it would be massacre.
He wanted to reduce the power of the scholar group, and he was mentally prepared to bear some notoriety and be cursed by the scholars, but he did not want to bear the reputation of tyranny yet.
Strict law enforcement and cruel temper are not the same concepts. A reputation for cruelty will arouse fear among the people and will make some unreasonable low-level people alienate from him, and then things will become big.
It goes against his original intention.
Lowering his eyelids and ignoring Xun Yu's pleading, he wrote an order to release Chen Qun and said: "Reorganize the official system and divide powers and duties. You should think carefully about it, write a booklet and submit it, and discuss it with everyone later.
.Go back, I don’t want to hear any unnecessary words.”
"Wei." Xun Yu was in a low mood and resigned helplessly.
After he exited the palace, Liu Xiang sighed helplessly. He had to deal with the political purge personally, and his methods were not clever enough. In order not to expose his shortcomings, he had always avoided hanging out in the officialdom, but his political skills were still not good enough.
Everything has advantages and disadvantages. If you focus on cultivating the army and have practiced your own military strategy well, in terms of politics, you know how to use force to suppress others, but it is a bit insufficient.
How about cultivating a few "treacherous ministers"?
He needs someone who can take the blame.
Should we select a few lucky ministers from the poor family? Or cultivate a few domineering nobles or relatives? Should we promote a few cruel officials?
These methods can help him achieve the goal of cleaning up the aristocratic family, but they can also easily lead to bad officialdom. This is difficult to control.
He reached for a blank bamboo slip and thought about the suitable candidate.
Cui Yi is rough and arrogant, Zhao Yun is loyal, Zhou Cang is a straightforward person, Wang Xing is a technical geek, Yan Rou, Yan Gang, and Yang Gao are guarding the outside. They are not suitable to compete with the rich families, and the other generals are not worthy enough.
Guan Yu was an arrogant person, and he didn't think he was a good candidate for a scholar-bureaucrat. Unfortunately, his power and prestige were a bit poor, so he was reluctantly pushed to the front of the stage, fearing that he would be played to death.
Besides, it is better for the generals leading the troops to be less involved in politics.
I can't count on you for the time being.
Yuan Huan kept a low profile and even gave up his desire to compete for favor, otherwise he would not have allowed Cai Yan to stay in the bookstore and be separated from him for two years.
I don’t know how Mr. Yuan Pang educates his children. They all look like they have nothing to do with the world.
Among the other relatives, Cao Cao himself was a descendant of aristocratic families, Mi Zhu had already sided with the scholars, and the two brothers of the Zhen family were too young to be able to influence those wealthy families.
The Gan family is a small family, and Yuan Shu's daughter cannot be given a chance to make trouble. The energy of the Yuan family in Runan is too great, and it is too late to suppress her.
Thinking about it this way, my relatives are not doing enough!
He is the only son in the family, and he can't find any clan members from Jinzhi. He has no real clansmen at all. It is difficult to truly trust those clan members with the surname Liu.
Why is it so difficult to find people to do the dirty work?
After thinking for a long time, I couldn't even write down a name.
Can we only count on Jin Yiwei? It’s hard to count on Jia Xu, an old fox who cherishes his life, to challenge the wealthy family head-on.
It seems that we have to work hard on the poor people, promote a few cruel officials, and train a few ministers who are lucky enough to be promoted.
It depends on who can seize the opportunity.
"Summon Jia Xu to see you." He told his attendants.
There were eunuchs in the palace who were old men from Liu Xie's dynasty, but Liu Xiang couldn't believe it and only arranged for them to do some rough work. Most of them worked in the silk workshop of Changle Palace and there were none around him.
Therefore, when he was handling government affairs in the main palace, the same group of scarred attendants were still responsible for running errands. When he was in the harem, the female envoys in the palace passed orders.
Jia Xu's office was not far from the main hall, and soon he arrived at the study room of the side hall. After bowing, he asked, "What are your orders, my lord?"
"How many people have been arrested?"
"Four hundred and seventy-five people were detained in Chang'an Chao Prison, Tingwei Chao Prison and Left and Right Duhou Prison."
Liu Xiang nodded. He was detained separately not because he couldn't pretend, but because he needed the manpower from Tingwei Mansion and Weiwei Mansion to help with the case.
He urged: "The scholars have jointly urged us to come forward. The enthronement ceremony is not far away. I will press back for a month or two. You must speed up the arrest and interrogation."
Jia Xu had a bitter look on his face: "My lord, it is not difficult to arrest him, but there are not enough manpower to examine the case, and there is not enough time to conclude the case."
Liu Xiang understood his difficulty and asked Jin Yiwei to collect actual evidence of the crime and not to frame him, because this was his personal fate, and it was related to his reputation and popularity, and he could not play unreasonable tricks.
The processing is slow, which is to be expected.
"I will order Xiahou Lan and Man Chong to bring people to assist in the trial. Speed it up. It must be dealt with before ascending the throne."