After the prince reported his report, Emperor Liu retired, and Emperor Liu just lay quietly in the sun for a whole day. When he opened his eyes again, the sun was setting in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun shrouded the entire imperial city, and the clouds in the sky were particularly pleasant.
Looking at the infinite scenery, Emperor Liu asked in a daze what time it was. After getting the answer, he sighed that it was almost dusk.
It was not a good thing to lie down for a long time. When he got up, he felt a little dizzy, but Iwatuo saw the opportunity and stepped forward to support him. Emperor Liu was a little dissatisfied, so he pushed away the support and closed his eyes for a while before he recovered.
"Officials, Duke Li has been waiting for a long time!" Yan Tuo reported while Emperor Liu was moving his somewhat stiff hands and feet.
Hearing this, Emperor Liu turned around and searched for a while. Sure enough, he saw the figure of Li Chongju not far away, standing quietly under the sunset, with a calm face and a cautious attitude. Even if he saw Emperor Liu had already stood up, there was nothing extra. action.
It's just that Li Chongju's slightly rickety stance gives people a sense of twilight. Emperor Liu was immediately angry: "Why didn't you wake me up? Why didn't you show Code the seat?"
Yantuo hurriedly explained: "It was requested by Duke Li. The official family has not slept so soundly for a long time, so it is inconvenient to disturb them."
Emperor Liu frowned slightly, and immediately understood that Li Chongju had committed an old habit again, and asked Yantuo to help Li Chongju over in person.
When Li Chongju approached, Emperor Liu asked him to sit down, looked at him carefully for a while, and then sighed: "You! Why are you doing this? Do you want to make me feel guilty by looking for sin?"
Hearing this, Li Chongju's expression changed slightly, and he immediately explained: "I heard that His Majesty has been sleeping less and less well lately, and it is rare for him to sleep soundly, so I asked Senior Officer Yan not to disturb him rashly."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Liu subconsciously wanted to ask, who said this? Is Wu Deji’s spy buried next to me? However, the words reached my throat and I swallowed them alive.
"That's all!" Emperor Liu waved his hand: "I know that I am unwilling to let you come out of the mountain again, so I will let you go. Just feel at ease!"
Emperor Liu said this, but Li Chongju couldn't sit still. He immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty's words make me extremely frightened!"
Seeing Li Chongju's behavior, Emperor Liu stared at him twice, and then said: "It seems that I want to be honest with you now, and it is difficult to say anything about myself."
Li Chongju no longer knew how to answer these words, and he couldn't help but lament in his heart. With His Majesty's way of talking, how could the atmosphere be pleasant? There was no one in the court who was not frightened in front of the emperor.
Fortunately, Emperor Liu did not embarrass Li Chongju anymore. He picked up the half cup of herbal tea on the coffee table, sipped it for a moment, and frowned: "It's cold, let's change it to hot tea, and give Code a cup too!"
"Yes!" Yantuo quickly ordered someone to change the tea.
Emperor Liu returned to his leisurely and contented look, and even crossed his legs, bouncing up and down, and looked at Li Chongju: "Code, you look a lot haggard. Wude Si has so many things going on during this period, Thanks a lot!"
Li Chongju also regained his composure and responded softly: "Thousands of things will finally be sorted out one day! I saw you today and am about to report the affairs to your Majesty!"
"Oh?" Emperor Liu smiled and said relaxedly: "It's been almost half a year. Even you, a former Wu Deshi, have spent such a long time. Obviously, Wu Desi is suffering from a serious illness!"
Li Chongju Shen Rong reported: "Your Majesty, the first drawback of the Wude Department is the employment of people. Improper employment of people has led to the collapse of the system and numerous ills. When Wang Yinwu was in office, he appointed private individuals, adopted cronies and neglected justice, so that there were a large number of talented people at the top and bottom. Coordinator.
After careful investigation and weighing, the ministers have already eliminated 136 people who were inappropriate for their duties, and 63 people who relied on power to violate the law and committed evil acts were punished! "
"There are so many?" Emperor Liu asked curiously.
The words were questions, but from his attitude, there was not much surprise. On the contrary, it gave people a feeling that it was not enough.
"After such a rectification, Wude Si must have been injured!" Emperor Liu said.
Li Chongju said: "I follow the imperial edict, and I only hope that the unhealthy trends can be eliminated and the Wude Secretary can be brought back to the right track!"
"You are right!" Emperor Liu nodded and said slowly: "The shortcomings of the Wude Department are primarily related to personnel! I am using you to rectify the affairs of the department, which means to solve the shortcomings from top to bottom.
Your rectification is the same as that of the imperial officials. You cannot relax. If you relax even a little bit, chaos will occur frequently! And Wudesi is not an ordinary government office. If there is a problem, it will be much more serious than a few corrupt officials in the court! "
"Your Majesty clearly shows you!"
"What a clear warning, it's just a cliché!" Emperor Liu smiled lightly.
"Your Majesty, I am hesitant about how to deal with one of Wang Yinwu's private parties. I still need to ask your Majesty for instructions!" Li Chongju said again.
"Who is it? What's so special, I asked you to tell me about it!" Listening to his words, Emperor Liu couldn't help but feel a little interested.
Li Chongju reported: "Wang Xuanzhen! This person is Wang Yinwu's nephew!"
"Continue!" Emperor Liu responded softly.
Li Chongju: "After many investigations, I found that although this person was Wang Yinwu's private person, he was shrewd, diligent, capable, and insightful. During his tenure as Wude Secretary, he did not commit any evil acts. On the contrary, he made many achievements. Regardless of Li Jiqian's rebellion , or the chaos in the northwest, he was aware of it in advance, but Wang Yinwu didn't pay attention to it."
"As you said, this is quite a talent!" Emperor Liu smiled and said, "Are you interested in talents?"
Li Chongju cupped his hands and said: "This man is indeed very talented and is outstanding among all the officials in the Wude Department. It's just that he has a close relationship with Wang Yinwu, which is a pity!"
"You don't mean what you say!" Emperor Liu said immediately: "Since you have spoken, how can I not give you face? Besides, when I employ people, why do I ever look at their background?
Employing people based on their talents is the basis of government administration. Wude Division is a place where talents are better than virtues. How can there be so many scruples! Wang Xuanzhen, if you want to use it, then use it boldly, I have no objection! "
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Chongju was slightly happy when he heard this, and immediately said: "To be honest with Your Majesty, I intend to place Wang Xuanzhen in the northwest!"
Emperor Liu frowned slightly, but soon became relieved, and said meaningfully: "The northwest is a troubled place now, and it is in need of capable and promising talents! Please give me a message to Wang Xuanzhen, Wang Yinwu is Wang Yinwu, he It’s him, don’t worry about being involved, let him do his best and I will be rewarded. Northwest is a stage, let him perform well and make new achievements, I will watch!”
"Yes!" Hearing this, Li Chongju secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, Li Chongju was very hesitant about Wang Xuanzhen's recommendation. Even if Emperor Liu said he didn't care, this person was promoted by Wang Yinwu after all, and he was an uncle and nephew with a close relationship. Wang Yinwu had ended up like that. How could Emperor Liu not have such a "king party" core in his heart? Grievance.
However, after thinking about it, Li Chongju still planned to speak this way, not only to retain a talent for Wu Desi, but also to express his feelings to Emperor Liu. He acted for the public and had no selfish feelings.
In the final analysis, the rectification of Wu Desi is to liquidate Wang Yinwu's power and eliminate the ills and effects of his ten years in office. However, such a large-scale rectification meant chaos and unrest, and everyone in Wudesi was already panicking.
Using Wang Xuanzhen also sent a signal to the officials below that the order was over. From Li Chongju's own heart, he was unwilling to carry out such a purge-style rectification. To do it across the board was to destroy the system and rules. If such a "movement" had to be carried out every time he changed the chief officer, what would happen to him? This is not a good thing for the development of Wu Desi.
"Now that things have been sorted out, let's focus on business!" Emperor Liu ignored Li Chongju's complicated thoughts and continued to instruct: "I have tolerated the chaos in the northwest for a long time, and now it is intolerable. There is also need there. A thorough reckoning should be carried out, and all the corrupt officials, dirty officials, rebellious people, traitors, and rebellious bandits involved need to be eradicated, and everything must be clarified!"
Emperor Liu was murderous when he said this. He pondered for a while and then said leisurely: "When we took over the northwest, it was still too easy. Taking it all together left too many hidden dangers, which have accumulated to this day and caused serious diseases.
Since you are sick, you must treat it. If you have a malignant sore, even if it bleeds a little more, it must be cut out together with the rotten flesh! I have been running the country for so many years, and I understand the truth. If you want long-term peace and stability, don't be afraid of trouble! I have this determination, and I am not afraid of bleeding thousands of miles! "
Past experience told Emperor Liu that great chaos must be followed by great governance, and the situation in various places seemed to prove this. In the process of unifying the world, whether it was Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang or Guangdong and Guangxi, there were great chaos and serious clean-ups, but now they are all very stable.
Due to the special environment in the northwest, there has been no thorough rectification or excessive actions in the past, but it has backfired and has left a legacy to this day. As a result, the vast northwest became the most unstable region in the Han Empire.
(End of chapter)
