Chapter 423: The Great Court Meeting
The impact of the issuance of the edict of repentance on the world is unimaginable. In real history, the situation had reached the point where it had to be so. However, Liu Jin's edict of repentance was different. The Han Dynasty was still able to fight, and many people wanted to continue the war.
However, faced with the unprecedented imperial edict of repentance, no one knew what to do. They could only calm down temporarily and obey the emperor's order.
But interests will blind everything, even at the cost of one's own life and property!
Beneath the apparent calm, there are countless undercurrents surging, which may at any time create huge waves that will shock everyone and then destroy everything.
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Zhaocheng, Luo Palace.
Luo Wuji was lying on the bed, listening to his eldest son's story about the emperor's confession of guilt. He was silent for a long time, then he asked, "How is the emperor feeling? Has he been devastated by this incident?"
Luo Sheng said uncertainly: "It is said that the emperor dismissed all the musicians in the palace, stopped the construction of all palaces, allowed the people to return home, did not increase taxes in the world, and slowly restored the national strength of the court. This is the right way."
Luo Wuji gently waved his hand and said, "The emperor is in charge of all the major issues in the world. Have you forgotten the past of King Xuan of Zhou?
This is what cannot be ignored.”
King Xuan of Zhou.
The reason why he was given the posthumous title "Xuan" is because he was born early. If he was born after Duke Xuan of Luo Cheng, he would definitely not have received this high posthumous title. If he had been born in the Han Dynasty, which was so strict about posthumous titles, based on his later deeds, he would most likely have received a beautiful posthumous title of medium to lower grade, and the explanation would not be very good.
Emperor Liu Jin and King Xuan of Zhou were so similar in that they were both good at civil governance, but they performed poorly in warfare in the later period, causing huge losses. The most crucial thing was that the prestige of the court and the imperial guards suffered losses.
Although the Luo family did not want the imperial court to dominate the country without checks and balances, they did not want to see the local governments become powerful, because the local tyrants were a group of people who deserved to be killed.
Luo Sheng was startled when he heard this. After King Xuan of Zhou, there was chaos. And King Xuan of Zhou died of depression because of his defeat in the war. If it were the current emperor...
Liu Jin didn't have a legitimate son, let alone a prince. All of them were princesses. The Han Dynasty had an orderly inheritance for so many generations. Was it going to be in chaos here?
Luo Wuji said: "Sheng'er, go find the chief steward and ask the family to pay attention to Chang'an. I know a little about the emperor's character. He is not someone who can let go easily.
Now that he has encountered such a huge setback and has issued an edict of repentance, can he really not care?
That’s what worries me.”
Luo Sheng took the order and turned to leave. Luo Wuji lay on the bed, frowning slightly as he pondered, "The nomadic tribes in the north will not be able to recover within thirty to fifty years. There is no foreign enemy strong enough to destroy the Chinese. But why do I always feel a little uneasy?"
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Changle Palace.
Liu Jin woke up from a nightmare again. He gasped for breath, then got out of bed in a daze and walked to the outer hall. The palace maids and eunuchs coming and going bowed their heads and saluted when they saw him.
Liu Jin was extremely sensitive at this time. He felt that the palace maids and eunuchs bowed their heads because they were worried that he would see the mockery in their eyes. He was a shameful emperor, so he turned around and went into the inner hall.
Looking at the precious sword hanging in the inner hall, Liu Jin's eyes suddenly turned red. He rushed forward to take it down, then began to hack and chop at it, roaring in a low voice: "Southwest Barbarians! Beasts! I must kill you all! I must wash away today's shame!"
An unknown amount of time had passed before Liu Jin was so tired that he collapsed on the ground. His clothes were disheveled, his sword was thrown aside casually, and his face was covered with tears. The psychological pressure on him was too great.
Starting from Emperor Gao, there were four consecutive generations of wise and holy rulers, Emperor Xiaohui, Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaowu, and each of them was an emperor with a temple name.
Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaowu were both monarchs who could be selected as holy kings. As the son of Emperor Xiaowu, Liu Jin was under too much pressure.
He was worried that he wouldn't get a temple name, he was worried that he wouldn't get a posthumous title, he was worried that his achievements were not enough and he would become a laughing stock, so he always took Emperor Xiaowu as his role model, and ended up in the situation he is in now.
"I am still young and have a chance. As long as I can make achievements in the future, I will be able to meet my ancestors with dignity."
Liu Jin lay on the ground, constantly venting and encouraging himself. He got up from the ground and shouted, "Change my clothes."
Not until then did the palace maids and eunuchs outside dare to walk in. A group of people filed in, and were then frightened by the chaos in the inner hall.
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and became even quieter. They walked without making even the slightest sound, for fear of angering the emperor.
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Great court meeting.
This was the first grand court meeting after Emperor Liu Jin issued the edict of repentance.
Emperor Liu Jin will announce new policies to the world at this meeting, and focus all his energy on the power of the court, striving to restore the country to the level of Emperor Wu, when he could fight major wars without damaging the foundation.
The ministers filed in and knelt on the seats on both sides. Their expressions were almost the same, all expressionless, trying to hide their inner thoughts. However, the looks they exchanged with each other revealed that these people had different thoughts.
Liu Jin walked into the hall, and all the ministers stood up and said in unison: "Your Majesty, may you be well and blessed."
"I am fine, and all the nobles are fine!"
Liu Jin knelt at the head of the table and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a very high young male voice, "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
A young official walked to the center of the hall, bowed to the emperor, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
There was a sudden commotion in the hall. Some officials were whispering to each other, wondering what was going to happen, while some officials did not move, as if they knew what was going to happen.
The Prime Minister immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty hasn't spoken yet, and you've stepped out to report. This is disrupting the order of the court meeting, and you should be dragged out of the hall."
The young official sneered when he heard this and said loudly, "Prime Minister, is there something shameful that you are so anxious about?"
The prime minister was stunned. The young official bowed to Liu Jin and said loudly: "Your Majesty, our Han Dynasty is the supreme empire. Even the evil wolves like the Xiongnu can only crawl at the feet of our Han Dynasty. The Southwestern Yi are just monkeys in the mountains. How could they defeat the Han Dynasty? Isn't this the most ridiculous thing in the world?
Can the thin one defeat the strong one?
Can an unarmed person defeat a person in full armor?
Can the barbaric defeat the advanced?
cannot!
But the Han Dynasty failed. It was not because the soldiers of the Han Dynasty were not brave, but because there were traitors in the court. "
At this point, the entire hall was in an uproar. No one had expected the grand court meeting to start off so explosively. Combined with the emperor's recent attitude towards the prime minister, an unimaginable thought came to his mind.
The emperor trembled and asked, "My dear, please continue. Please continue."
The young official straightened his spine and said, "I want to impeach the Prime Minister for embezzling military supplies during the war in the South. He did not provide medicine to the army due to personal grudges, which ultimately led to the defeat of the army. Isn't it the most ironic that such a traitor is ranked above all the officials in the hall?
I beg Your Majesty to make a wise decision!
If we don't kill such a traitor, how can justice and fairness be reflected?
If such a traitor is not killed, how can the 200,000 soldiers who died in the battle explain their grievances?
If you don't kill this traitor, how are you going to explain to Emperor Gao, Emperor Xiaohui, Emperor Xiaowen, and Emperor Xiaowu?
Your Majesty, please uphold justice for the people of the world!"
As he said this, the official actually knelt down in the hall, his eyes full of hatred and pleasure, with a slight sobbing sound.
The prime minister felt a chill all over his body. This was a conspiracy, a conspiracy to get rid of him.
Why?
The prime minister quickly thought about the political enemies he might encounter, and then suddenly recalled that some time ago, he had agreed to the emperor's suggestion to recuperate.
He suddenly became a thorn in the side of the war faction.
He looked with difficulty at the figure kneeling in the hall, then turned to look at the expressionless general, and then looked at the dukes who were sitting upright. He didn't know who wanted to kill him, but he knew that person must be among these people.
In fact, all of these people, the power of the military nobles was so great that they could even coerce the emperor, especially when the court suffered great losses.
The prime minister realized that he had made a huge mistake. During the reign of Emperor Wen, the military nobles obeyed the prime minister's orders. There was no need to say much about King Luo Wen. Prime Minister Jia also had great power and was able to suppress the military nobles.
However, starting from Emperor Wu, the prime minister had lost his supreme status due to the existence of Grand Marshal and General Wei Qing, Grand Marshal and General of Cavalry and Marquis of Changping Wulie, Huo Qubing, and Grand Marshal and General of Cavalry and Marquis of Guanjun Jinghuan, the prime minister had lost his supreme status.
The prime minister of the Han Dynasty was a logistical personnel who dispatched food and fodder for the military nobles, and had long lost that lofty status.
Now that he supported the emperor's policies, he not only offended the war faction, but was also considered by the military nobles as someone who wanted to regain the supreme power under the emperor.
As soon as he thought of this, the Prime Minister suddenly felt a black screen before his eyes, and he even felt unable to stand. He didn't know how he could resolve the current situation, unless he immediately changed his attitude and supported the ideas of the military nobles and restarted the war in the South.
"Prime Minister!"
The emperor's voice came from above, and in his voice was uncontrollable anger. At this moment, his heart was exploding to the point where he could no longer control it.
The Prime Minister walked into the hall, bowed and said directly: "Your Majesty, I am innocent!
Since ancient times, those who falsely accuse others should have their tongues pulled out and their mouths crushed. Only in this way can the person who is falsely accused and slandered be cleared of all charges.
I ask Your Majesty to do justice for me.
It is a scandal that a prime minister is slandered like this in a grand court meeting. If such a person cannot be punished, will there be any ministers who dare to stand in this palace in the future?"
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