"Come on, come with me for a walk!" Liu Yang was still immersed in thoughts and looked at him. Emperor Liu put the silk scarf for wiping his mouth on the table and greeted him.
"Yes!" Seeing that Emperor Liu had already stood up and left the table, Liu Yang immediately came to his senses and bowed in response.
There seems to be no conflict between the cold winter months and the clear sky. The winter sunshine seems a little dim, but it is still warm when it shines on me.
"It's rare to have such sunshine in this cold winter!" Bathed in the winter sun, Emperor Liu's beard was somewhat reflective, and he sighed with emotion, looking like he was enjoying it: "It's too hard to hold back. After a long time, people are getting moldy..."
"I'll take you for a walk with me!" Liu Yang said.
The father and son were wandering around the Long Live Hall, walking along the road steps without any purpose. Emperor Liu was actually also aroused in his enthusiasm for military and political affairs.
"Some time ago, there was heavy rain and snow, which affected a wide area. What was the loss to the officials and people in various places?" Emperor Liu asked.
Liu Yang replied: "The rain and snow this time were mainly concentrated in the Gyeonggi area. It was very heavy. Fortunately, it stopped in time. There were many people with frostbite in various places, but no deaths were reported. Zhongshu also wrote a letter asking the local governments to help!"
"Have you checked the casualties?" Emperor Liu directly expressed doubts.
"We have already sent people there!" Liu Yang said: "In addition, Zheng, Hua, Chen, Xu and other prefectures have all reported serious damage to crops. After discussing with Prime Minister Wei and Prime Minister Wang, they decided to reduce the number of affected prefectures and counties by half. The people will harvest next summer!"
"Okay!" Emperor Liu nodded and said, with a look of reminiscence in his eyes: "This rain and snow reminds me of that year, when it was also the same deep winter, with heavy rain, continuous rain, ice and snow, and bone-chilling cold!
That should be the twelfth year of Tianfu. When your emperor and I started fighting, the founding of the Han Dynasty was less than a year old, and you were not born yet. No, your mother had not married me yet.
At that time, it was time to suppress the traitor Du Chongwei. It was such a winter rain that killed and injured countless officers, soldiers and civilians. In this case, we have to thank God that the disaster came a little late, otherwise, the rebellion would be uncertain, the rebellion would be delayed, and the country would have collapsed due to internal and external troubles..."
When Emperor Liu talked about the past, Liu Yang also listened carefully. When he saw his emotion, he raised his hands and said: "I have heard about the founding of the Han Dynasty and the difficulties in the beginning of your rule. Now that I think about it, there are only people as wise and powerful as you. Only a heroic leader can lead his subjects through such difficulties and create the prosperity of today's empire..."
When Liu Yang said this, there was a kind of admiration in his eyes and tone. In response, Emperor Liu smiled and asked: "Have you ever thought about how I got here and how I led the Han Dynasty to where I am now? The so-called wise and powerful are too general and too broad. ....."
"This..." Liu Yang was obviously a little surprised by this statement. He thought seriously for a moment, but his face still did not look relaxed, but became more serious.
Seeing this, Emperor Liu patted him on the shoulder and chuckled: "I don't ask you to answer either. When you have free time, just think about it carefully and the answer will stay in your heart." "Five Years", you can also read more!"
"Yes!" Liu Yang obeyed.
"Tell me, what's going on in the court recently?" After descending the stairs and ascending the stage, Emperor Liu asked, "Just tell me briefly!"
"The Metropolitan Procuratorate impeached Zhang Meiqiang, the salt and iron envoy, for taking a civilian girl as a concubine..." Liu Yang said.
"Is this happening?" Emperor Liu smiled slightly, looking very peaceful: "What is the result of the investigation?"
"It is indeed true!" Liu Yang said with certainty: "However, according to the investigation, Zhang Mei stayed in a folk house while traveling, saw the beauty of a folk girl, and still missed her when she returned home. Later, she came to the door, revealed her identity and asked for marriage, but the folk girl had already Xu's father, forced by Zhang Mei's status, had no choice but to break the old covenant and marry his daughter into Zhang's house.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that he was suspected of marrying by force. However, I thought that this could also be said in another way, that the father of a common daughter was greedy for power and broke his promise to sell his daughter in order to gain wealth. "
Emperor Liu showed obvious interest on his face and said, "How are you going to deal with it?"
"I thought that this matter was not punishable, but in the end it was Zhang Mei who was responsible for her private conduct, lack of proper conduct, and damage to the dignity of the court, so she was fined half a year's salary as a punishment!" Liu Yang said.
"Zhang Mei is a talented person!" After hearing this, Emperor Liu said: "There are not many people in the imperial court who are good at managing finances, and even fewer who can have an overview of the overall situation and manage the country's finances. Back then, when there was a lack of calculation skills, I once sent someone to More than a dozen planners were sent to various states for training. In the end, only Zhang Mei performed the best and lived up to Xue Juzheng's recommendation.
Moreover, if you are familiar with military affairs, you will have good supplies and supplies, and you will have no worries as a long-term commander. He had been in the southwest for many years and had made many achievements in rectifying the finances. He was transferred back to the court because of his financial management ability.
did not expect......"
Hearing Emperor Liu's emotion, Liu Yang said: "No one is a sage, how can he have no faults? Since you like Zhang Mei's financial management skills, can't you still tolerate these small details? As long as he has never violated the law and committed a crime, his talents can be used for other purposes." Court, why do you need to worry so much?"
Upon hearing his words, Emperor Liu looked at Liu Yang unexpectedly for the first time and asked, "Is this your opinion?"
Liu Yang responded: "You first asked me to observe people. Over such a long period of time, I have silently observed many people, from the ministers to the ministers and guards. I found that no matter who they are, they all have their shortcomings. It’s hard to find a perfect person, so I understand that when employing people, you only need to make use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. If you stick to their personal flaws, things will not go well!”
Hearing what he said, Emperor Liu nodded and chuckled: "I'm very pleased that you have such insight. At least I'm not fooled by Zhang Zhao's 'gentleman and villain' theory..."
Hearing this, Liu Yang smiled. Sometimes, he was also surprised that Emperor Liu didn't seem to particularly like some Confucian theories, but he also read "The Analects of Confucius" on weekdays, and it seemed very contradictory for princes like Zhang Zhao, who were well-educated Confucians, to teach them.
"As for Zhang Mei's matter, let's settle it like this!" Emperor Liu said: "Besides, doesn't he like beauties? Give him a palace servant!"
Liu Yang obeyed the order, knowing that Emperor Liu wanted to warn Zhang Mei.
"In addition, the prefect of Chengdu, Zhao Ju, petitioned to impeach the southwest governor Zhao Pu!" Liu Yang looked up at Emperor Liu and said, he knew that Emperor Liu had great trust in Zhao Pu.
Don't look at it, Zhao Pu was the person who went out to Emperor Liu, and he was in charge of Sichuan and Shu, governor of the three provinces, and had held power for nearly ten years. There are still people who dare to go against Zhao Pu, such as Zhao Jue, the prefect of Chengdu.
This man was originally the observation judge of Qinfeng Prefectures in Meng Shu. He surrendered when the imperial court captured Qinfeng. Later, he served in the affairs of Quanfeng, Cheng, and Chie Prefectures, and provided logistical personnel for Xiang Xun to continue his attack on Hanzhong.
After the war between Qin and Feng was over, he was transferred from his original post and became the chief official of the state government. After the imperial court pacified Sichuan and Shu, it wanted to take over Sichuan and dispatch officials. Zhao Jue, because of his resume, was also reused. Later, he succeeded Zhao Pu and became the prefect of Chengdu.
From that time on, the two people with the same surname Zhao were disgusted with each other and often had disagreements. Zhao Pu is a strong man of action, and Zhao Jue is also capable, but he has a manic and outspoken temperament, and often resents things he doesn't like, and does not give Zhao Pu face at all.
Back and forth, there were many conflicts between the two Zhaos. However, Zhao Pu, the governor of the southwest, can be regarded as a high-ranking official, but he does not have much binding force on the important positions in the state government such as the governor of Chengdu. The person in charge of them is the chief envoy. As for the chief envoy, it was impossible for him to be completely at the mercy of Zhao Pu, and the person in charge in the early years was Song Yanwo.
Therefore, the struggle between the two Zhaos, this kind of unequal status, turned out to be a vigorous arena in the political arena of the Han Dynasty, which was somewhat similar to the Taoist dispute that took place in Hebei. Over the years, Emperor Liu has received a lot of criticism and impeachment from both sides, but he only issued letters to persuade and seek relaxation.
Emperor Liu could tolerate this situation, and he also saw that although the two Zhaos competed fiercely, the recovery and development of the Sichuan-Sichuan region did not fall behind, whether it was Chengdu or other places.
Needless to say, Zhao Pu, without that ability, Emperor Liu would not be able to gain power with him. Zhao Jue is a surprise. His personality may be annoying, but his experience and methods in governing political affairs are also there.
In this way, this major contradiction in the southwest political arena continues to this day. When it was mentioned that Zhao Jue had impeached Zhao Pu again, Emperor Liu's first reaction was: "Huh? These two are having trouble again? What did they say about Zhao Pu this time?"
"Zhao Jue reported in the memorial that the Lingzhou salt mine collapsed, poisonous gas escaped, and hundreds of salt people died! From the governor down to the salt supervisor, in order to escape responsibility, they concealed the mine disaster..." Liu Yang The tone is serious.
"This is a big deal! Why didn't you talk about it just now!" Emperor Liu's tone also became colder: "Since the Kaibao Year, has there ever been such an incident in the Han Dynasty, in which hundreds of people were killed?"
"The true truth has not been found out yet!" Liu Yang said.
"What does this have to do with Zhao Pu?" Liu Chengyou frowned.
Liu Yang said: "Lingzhou governor Wang Pin and salt supervisor Zheng Liang were both recommended by Zhao Pu..."
"What did Zhao Pu say?"
"I haven't received Zhao Pu's memorial yet!"
"What do you think?" Emperor Liu asked.
"We should wait for the investigation results to come out before we make a decision!"
"What if the facts are confirmed?" Emperor Liu asked again.
"If this is the case, maybe Zhao Pu can be transferred away from the southwest!" Liu Yang said after thinking about it.
"I see, Zhao Ding is no longer suitable to stay in Chengdu Mansion!" Emperor Liu said coldly: "After such a mining disaster happened and human lives were at stake, does he only take the opportunity to criticize his political opponents?"
"Please calm down! Take care of yourself!" Seeing his anger, Liu Yang advised.
"Keep an eye on this matter yourself!" Emperor Liu warned.
"yes!"
It didn't take long for the memorial from Zhao Pu to arrive. The Lingzhou mining accident happened a few months ago during the mourning period of the Queen Mother, and the Lingzhou government also concealed the report for several months before anyone reported it.
After learning about the situation, Zhao Pu personally went to Lingzhou to investigate the matter, and reconstructed the story from officials, salt workers, etc., and then personally wrote a memorial to report to the court, and apologized for not knowing the person.
As a result, the court's handling was very straightforward. The governor and salt supervisor concealed the information from the court, ignored the livelihood of the people, and sentenced them to death. Most of the officials involved were demoted and exiled, even though Lingzhou was already a remote place.
As for the salt miners who died, after confirmation, the government paid compensation. The biggest impact of this incident in the southwest region was that Zhao Pu and Zhao Jue were transferred one after another.
Zhao Pu coincided with the death of his mother and returned to his hometown Ding You. As for Zhao Jue, his temper also got worse. After learning about Emperor Liu's attitude, he simply resigned and stopped serving.
