I am the Empress Dowager!

Chapter 365: We still have to have aristocratic families!

Liu Long looked at the big man Sikong in front of him, and his expression became increasingly gloomy.

Their fierce quarrel just now alarmed Cao Teng who was stationed outside, and made Cao Teng, who was originally quite sleepy, tremble.

I wanted to rush in several times, but in the end I restrained my impulse.

Now that there was finally no sound inside, Cao Teng, instead of feeling relieved, felt even more surprised and worried.

He was afraid that the two people inside would do something terrible on impulse.

After all, this His Majesty came down from the battlefield. When he just came back, he seemed to be smiling all over his face, but the murderous aura he showed occasionally made Cao Teng frightened.

As for that Sikong

Originally, Cao Teng thought that this famous scholar known for his moral knowledge was a good-tempered being.

But looking at what this person did today, the sound and intensity of the quarrel just now, Cao Teng knew that this Sikong was even more difficult to mess with.

The celebrities of the Han Dynasty are not the kind who can only talk. Cao Teng probably knows this group of people very well, and they will really take action if they are not careful.

The two people here, whether they hurt His Majesty or Sikong, this is a fatal matter.

Thinking of this, although Cao Teng knew that he shouldn't speak at this time, he couldn't help the worry in his heart and shouted softly inside.

"His Majesty."

"Shut up and wait outside!" Liu Long seemed to have finally found an outlet to vent his anger. Before Cao Teng could continue to speak, he interrupted with an angry roar.

Although Liu Long scolded him angrily, Cao Teng finally let go.

"Okay, okay, as long as you don't take action, your Majesty may be a little angry, but if you really do take action, you won't be so angry.

so far so good"

Cao Teng secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and then immediately glared at the guards and eunuch servants who were looking around, with a somewhat ferocious look in his eyes.

"What are you doing? You even forgot the rules when doing things in the palace.

Are you and others able to spy on His Majesty’s affairs?

Stay away quickly and close your ears. If you hear some words, it will be a disaster rather than a blessing! "

Cao Teng's fierce words made everyone present couldn't help but shrink their necks, and then silently moved forward to prevent their ears from hearing words they shouldn't hear.

In that room, Liu Long looked at Cui Yuan in front of him with gloomy eyes, his expression as gloomy as if he could kill someone.

Even Liu Chan himself had to admit that he was getting angry from shame.

Completely angry!

The things he had painstakingly arranged, and the methods he was quite proud of, were today refuted as useless by this old guy who he had never taken seriously.

How could Liu Long not be angry?

But Liu Long is the emperor after all, and he still maintains his sanity even if he is angry.

He didn't do anything to Cui Yuan, let alone lose his imperial etiquette here.

"Mr. Cui is very eloquent and has a sharp tongue."

"Your Majesty, you don't need to say that. In fact, your Majesty knows very well that what I said is not nonsense. Of course, I don't want to stop what your Majesty is doing."

Cui Yuan's sudden change made Liu Long couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He looked at Cui Yuan in front of him in a daze, not understanding what he meant.

And Cui Yuan couldn't help but chuckle.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to look at me like this. Although I come from a noble family, I also understand that any noble family relies on imperial power to survive.

If you cannot gain a foothold in the imperial court, then no matter how famous you are, it will be short-lived.

And most of the aristocratic families in this world cannot be powerful officials, and they have no such idea." "So you still want to tell me that this aristocratic family is indispensable to my great man, and you want me to be able to be like my ancestors. Like the emperor, we govern the world together with you.

No, it should be said that I want you to govern this world for me? "

"Of course not, the world belongs to the Han Dynasty, how could we dare to do such a thing.

In fact, Your Majesty does not need to be so entangled. The Han Dynasty needs aristocratic families to help Your Majesty govern, but it is nothing more than helping Your Majesty.

This world, after all, is still the world of the Han Dynasty and the world of the royal family.

In fact, what the old minister wants to tell your majesty is that your majesty's idea is not wrong, but your majesty is wrong in that you should not regard us as the enemies of the Han Dynasty.

We, others, and the common people in Guizhou are just the subjects of the Han Dynasty.

In the head of Guizhou, there are common people, even refugees and even rogue bandits.

As well as our noble families, wealthy families, poor families, and various princes and kings of the Han Dynasty, these people are just your Majesty’s subjects.

We may have different situations due to different family backgrounds, different knowledge, and different abilities, but we are still His Majesty's subjects and the Han people.

Since they are subjects, they should be treated equally by His Majesty. "

".Equal treatment, do you think this is possible?"

"Nothing is impossible. If the emperor breaks the law, he may not be guilty of the same crime as the common people.

But we are nothing more than a powerful local family. Even if the law is overturned, as long as the court captain is fair and the law is fair, all we can do is redeem it, and we can't avoid our sins? "

“Isn’t that just redemption?”

"Your Majesty can refuse to redeem, or even ask the big man not to redeem anymore. This is what I, the big man, had to do back then. My Han law has never said how the redemption is reasonable.

Your Majesty probably knows this better than I do. "

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"Why, your Majesty is not willing to give up?" Cui Yuan couldn't help but laugh, "That's right. Nowadays, the big man is short of money and food, and the world is in chaos. Although the war has been put down, it is only a temporary thing.

The redemption can allow me, a big man, to get a lot of money and food every year.

But Your Majesty should also know that the sins committed by our Han people can also be redeemed. Our Han law has never said that redemption is a special right for anyone.

I wonder if Your Majesty still agrees with what I said to you? "

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"Your Majesty, I never thought of stopping Your Majesty, I just wanted to remind Your Majesty.

The country can be governed by benevolence and filial piety, by Confucianism and etiquette, by law, by the art of balance, or by suppression.

But treating citizens as enemies is never the way to govern a country! "

After Cui Yuan said these last words, he stood up directly, bowed to Liu Long, and then left.

Liu Long did not try to persuade him to stay, but just looked at the retreating figure, his eyes even more uncertain.

"His Majesty."

"Go to the queen mother's palace!"

"what?"

"Going right now!"

(End of this chapter)