The prime minister's resolute rebuttal made the emperor hesitate again. The young official's firm words just now made him think that the prime minister must be corrupt. Now he felt that the prime minister was so serious, so there should be no corruption. He didn't know what to do for a moment. , and actually became speechless.
"Your Majesty, I am just a humble public servant. How can I dare to slander a prime minister?"
As he said that, the young official reached out and took out a thick stack of paper from his sleeve and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this is evidence of guilt."
The emperor sent someone to take it and looked through it one by one. He turned to the side of the young official again. His anger continued to rise. Then he threw down all the papers and shouted loudly: "Tingwei!"
"I'm here!"
Tingwei's scalp was numb and he lowered his head and walked out.
"I leave this matter to you. Be sure to verify the details. There must be no mistakes or omissions. Do you understand me?"
"I understand."
When things got to this point, the imperial meeting could not continue at all. The emperor dismissed the meeting and returned to the harem, while all the ministers in the palace left the palace with different thoughts.
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While the great court meeting was being held here in Chang'an, Anyang Hou Hanlin came to Zhaocheng to ask for an audience with Luo Wuji. He came on behalf of the noble group of nobles with military merit.
Although the imperial military now regards the general as the most respected person, no one will forget that the head of the Luo family in Zhaocheng is the real number one figure. He is the only person still alive in the world who owns the title of Da Sima. He was the troika during Emperor Wu's time. one.
Luo Palace.
As soon as Han Lin entered Luo Wuji's room, he bowed deeply and said, "The foreign ministers are here to see the Grand Duke. May the Grand Duke be safe and blessed."
Luo Wuji leaned on the bed and asked, "Anyang Hou An, please sit down, why are you here?"
Han Lin knelt down and said angrily after hearing this: "Your Majesty, there is a traitor in the court.
Back then, King Luowen and Emperor Xiaowen sealed the country for our ancestors and maintained peace forever, for the sake of the longevity of the Han Dynasty.
Now we have reached such a critical moment. We want to get rid of the thieves, but we don’t know whether we should do it or not.
So I want to ask your opinion. You are the idol of warriors in the world. If you can give us reassurance, brothers can make up their minds. "
Luo Wuji asked in a calm tone: "Oh? Traitors in the court? I haven't been in the court for a long time. Let me tell you, what did these people do?"
Han Lin said directly: "The biggest traitor is the prime minister, and the emperor is ignorant. He is really not a wise king and holy master who can guard the ancestral temple and the country. The Liu family has been wise and wise for generations, but in his hands, it is in danger of overthrowing. This is truly a disgrace to our ancestors."
Luo Wuji's eyelids twitched. The military nobles were very resentful. He could see that Marquis Anyang really felt that the prime minister was a traitor and the emperor was stupid.
Han Lin didn't pay attention to Luo Wuji's expression. Luo Palace is a place where people can speak freely. He said what most of the princes were thinking, "Grand Duke.
Killing for life, revenge, this is a matter of course.
The war in the South was to protect the country of the Han Dynasty.
As you know, Anyang is thousands of miles away from the Southern Kingdom. Even if the southwestern barbarians are pacified, it will not be of any benefit to our Anyang Marquis Mansion.
Moreover, my father originally opposed the rash march and advocated a combination of suppression and pacification, but the emperor refused to listen. In order to repay the court's grace, my father resolutely set foot on that land.
Eighteen ranking princes shed blood on a hundred thousand mountains, and an army of two hundred thousand was destroyed.
My father died there, along with seventeen members of the Han clan in Anyang. Until now, even the bodies have not been recovered. There is more than one person like me, ten, counting in the tens of thousands. , doesn’t the emperor understand the pain and hatred in our hearts?
We defended the country with our blood and suffered such heavy losses. Did we complain to the emperor?
No!
We just submitted a letter to restart the war, but the emperor stayed silent. When he met us in person, he issued an edict to punish himself.
He wants to stop fighting.
He said he had done something wrong before and he could not fight again.
How ridiculous.
The Southern Kingdom is the land of the Han Dynasty and the Xia Dynasty. The Yi and Di people invaded and occupied it. We sent a large army to take it back. What's wrong?
Even though Emperor Gao and King Zhaosheng stood in front of the foreign minister, the foreign minister dared to stand tall and say that he was right.
The only mistake is failure, but it doesn't matter. Dahan still has enough strength. We can defeat ten times, but Southwest Yi cannot.
As a result, the emperor actually wanted to stop fighting. The cowardly emperor succumbed to the swords of Yi Di. Did he ask us for our opinion?
How could he be worthy of being the successor of Emperor Xiaowu?
After succumbing to the barbarians and forgetting the teachings of King Su and Emperor Xia and Yi that they are not at odds with each other, how can they still openly be the emperor of Xia?
Because of his fault, we have suffered such pain, and now we are not even given a chance to take revenge. What kind of cruel, mean and unkind emperor is this?
Why doesn't he die?
Why can he still have the dignity to live under this blue sky? "
Anyang Hou Hanlin almost gritted his teeth. His original grievances against the southwestern Yi were now vented on the emperor.
Luo Wuji never expected that the grievances among the princes would be so great. They were no longer dissatisfied with the prime minister, but with the emperor. The prime minister was dealt with incidentally.
This is not a simple political struggle, because political struggle is a pure struggle for interests. As long as the means are superb, the contradictions can be reconciled.
But now the nobles and nobles feel that they are right!
There may be many arrogant people in this group, but there are also many people like Anyang Hou Hanlin who really have ideals.
This group of people are typical hawks among hawks. They have no compromise or concession in their minds. They are fighting to the death with real swords and guns at all times.
In fact, this kind of thought is not only popular among military meritorious officials, but also among many Confucian scholars. It is even worse than the great revenge of the Gongyang family in the previous life.
Luo Shi has been committed to shaping the spiritual world of Zhuxia people.
Let the people of the world not be spiritual slaves. When a common people can stand upright in front of the emperor, it will be a success.
If we want the people of the world to have a strong spirit of resistance, it seems that although the common people have not yet succeeded, the powerful have already achieved half the success. The nobles of the Han Dynasty have a strong sense of ownership and are not afraid of the emperor.
But there are advantages and disadvantages. If a person's spirit of resistance is too high, he will not be afraid of anything. Just like the current princes and nobles, they directly questioned whether the emperor is worthy of being emperor. If you think about it further, will you give birth to a deposed emperor? What's on your mind?
The imperial system is the system that is most suitable for today and the only political system that can maintain unity. The authority of the royal family must be guaranteed.
For the first time, Luo Wuji felt that the ideas promoted by the family might have gone too far. This sword was sharpened too sharply.
Once it is not handled well, these people may even question the emperor directly, asking him what qualifications these emperors who have lost their land and been humiliated have to sit on the throne!
Luoxin gave them freedom, but now freedom is a bit too much, and arrogant soldiers and brave generals cannot be described. These princes have their own political lines.
this is too scary.
Luo Wuji never expected that when he was young, he fought against the Xiongnu, and when he was middle-aged, he managed the Western Regions with ease. But in his old age, he would encounter such a difficult matter.
He is an unparalleled warrior, but his talent in politics is not outstanding. Although he is the head of the family now, in fact, other people are in charge of the family.
Luo Wuji pondered for a moment, and then said slowly: "Anyang Hou, do you still remember the deeds of my uncle, Huaiyin Wu Muhou, when he was poor?"
Han Lin was stunned when he heard this and said hesitantly: "Are you talking about the butcher incident in the past?"
Luo Wuji said in a deep voice: "Although Marquis Wu Mu has never been humiliated by his crotch because of his late aunt, Marquis Wu Mu knows how to advance and retreat.
It is indeed reasonable for you to want revenge. No one can stop you, but haven't you ever thought about it?
Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
Was the defeat of the Southern Kingdom simply due to the emperor's mistake?
Unfamiliar environments and sudden epidemics are big problems. What should we do if we encounter another epidemic?
Sickness comes like a mountain, and no matter how majestic a soldier is, once he gets sick, he can no longer wield his sword.
When the Qin Dynasty conquered Lingnan, it suffered losses no less than the defeat of the Southern Kingdom. The Qin Dynasty did not care about the people's strength and continued to send large armies to conquer. The people's strength was exhausted, which eventually became one of the straws that broke the Qin Dynasty.
Do you expect the same for big men?
Marquis Anyang, you have been guarding the local area for many years, don't you know the viciousness of the local powerful?
Once the court increases taxes by one cent, can they increase it to ten cents, or does the Anyang Marquis Mansion also want a share of the pie?
The reason for conquering the Xiongnu was because of a serious problem in their hearts and a matter of life and death for the Xia, so they must be destroyed no matter what the cost. However, the southwestern barbarians are just suffering from scabies. It is really not worth it to directly shock the world because of such a trivial matter. "
Han Lin was a little stunned. He looked at Luo Wuji in disbelief. He did not expect that Luo Wuji would oppose their conquest of the Southwest Yi.
This is not in line with Rock's usual style.
The Huaiyin Marquis Mansion and the Anyang Marquis Mansion are at least relatively close to the Luo family now, especially since the two families are preparing for transformation and need to rely on the Luo family.
"Grand Duke, Grand Duke!"
Han Lin bowed deeply and cried: "Why, are we really wrong?"
Luo Wuji said softly: "It's not wrong, it's just inappropriate. It's like looking for the moon during the day and looking for the sun at night."
Although some people spoke very softly, they were like thunder falling from the sky, carrying more weight than the rest of the people combined.
Luo Wuji was such a person. He was the head of the Luo family. After the deaths of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, he was the only one whose prestige overshadowed the Han army and was the idol of warriors in the world.
If he stands on the emperor's side, the emperor will be as stable as Mount Tai.
Han Lin left Zhaocheng in a state of despair. He was confused for a moment and asked someone to send a letter to Chang'an in a daze.
The impeachment against the Prime Minister will probably end in nothing more than resigning from office.
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The slow decline of the nobles of the Han Dynasty is simply a miracle, but it also caused their power to expand too quickly. After the war against the Xiongnu during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the military meritorious officers got almost everything. Under the prosperous martial arts, hidden facing a huge political crisis. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
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