Emperor Liu Hong

() When Liu Ju first became Minister of Dali Temple, many people sighed for him.Because Liu Hong's reform, in people's eyes, completely took away all the rights of Dali Temple.And to give him the title of Zongzheng is just to take care of his face.

But in the face of everyone's sighs, Liu Ju laughed it off.Because he is quite aware that Liu Hong's reforms, and the results of the seemingly trial, are all in the hands of the jurors.But in fact, the attitude of the judge is the key to the judgment.They can completely influence the judgment of jurors through the tone of their statements, and to a certain extent, let them pronounce sentences according to their wishes.

Just like a person who has committed a heinous crime, if the judge uses a sympathetic tone when making a statement, the jurors will feel sympathetic, so that they will make a relatively light result when they judge.And in the same way, a man who is not very wrong, by changing the tone of his statement, can also outrage the jurors and increase his punishment.

In this way, Liu Ju is like a fish in water when it comes to trial work.What satisfied Liu Ju the most was that no matter how he affected the trial, there would be no future troubles.Because the whole big man knows that the jury has the final say on how to judge.

The longer he worked as Dali Temple Minister, the more Liu Ju admired Liu Hong.After all, not everyone can come up with such a brilliant idea.Especially in his view, Liu Hong's arrangement for the imperial power is even more admirable.Being able to throw all the troubles to others and hold all the power in his hands is simply better than the arrangement of his Dali Temple.

Just like now, all the officials are as busy as bastards.But Liu Hong went out to play in a cool and unrestrained manner.There is no need to worry about those political affairs, because those political affairs are all handled properly by those busy and bastard-like officials.In his opinion, this is simply not something that ordinary people can do.So, being summoned by such a "man of God", he didn't dare to stay for a moment. He got on the train overnight and rushed towards Chang'an.And early the next morning, he appeared in front of Liu Hong.

"Uncle, why did you come so soon?"

After holding back for so many days, Liu Hong finally returned to land.So, after appeasing Ding Luoli all night, he deliberately got up early in the morning, hoping to take advantage of Liu Ju's absence to play tricks with his concubines.But unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he saw Liu Ju standing in front of him.

Seeing Liu Hong who was taken aback, Liu Ju was very proud, "Your Majesty summoned the minister, there must be something important. How dare the minister delay, and in addition, there is a train connection here in Chang'an, which is very convenient, so the minister stayed overnight. Came here by train."

"Uncle Huang, there's no need to be in such a hurry! You are so old, how can I bear it if you drive more than 700 miles overnight!" Then, Liu Hong supported Liu Ju, "Uncle Huang, why don't you go to bed?" Don't talk about it, hurry up and go to the main hall to rest."

"Your Majesty, it's not a problem, it's not a problem." Liu Hong's attitude moved Liu Ju quite a bit, "The train was very comfortable, my minister was on it, but I slept beautifully all night."

"It's not enough to sleep all night. You are such an old age, so let's take a rest first." Liu Hong didn't allow Liu Ju to make any further distinctions, and directly helped him into the hall.

"Your Majesty, what is the purpose of summoning the minister here? You just say that the minister is really fine." Liu Ju didn't come to rest, so as soon as he sat down, he couldn't wait to speak.

Seeing that Liu Ju really didn't seem to have something to do, Liu Hong stopped being polite, "Uncle Emperor, I invite you to come here, mainly because I want to discuss with you about the succession of the throne and the reform of the clan."

"About the succession of the throne and the reform of the clan?!" He had known for a long time that Liu Hong had summoned him, so it would not be a trivial matter.But after listening to Liu Hong's words, Liu Ju was still taken aback.However, Liu Ju has seen too many storms, so he quickly regained his composure, "Your Majesty, I dare not interrupt indiscriminately in such matters. What do you mean, I can tell you what I mean." Let me help you out."

"Uncle Emperor, you also know that the current system of succession to the throne is completely chaotic. Such a situation is not a blessing for the country." Liu Hong looked at Liu Ju and said, "So, let's try to formulate a Take an effective system and completely change it.”

Liu Ju thought for a while, and what Liu Hong said was true.Although it seems that the big man is mainly inherited by the eldest son, it is not uncommon for other princes to succeed to the throne.Who can ascend the throne almost depends on who can get the favor of the emperor.In this way, for the throne, it is inevitable to fight for it.But all of this can't be carried out in an open and aboveboard manner, which has caused all kinds of yin tricks to fly all over the sky, completely hurting others and oneself.

In Liu Ju's view, this kind of competition among princes is not the most terrifying.For example, in the previous dynasties, the situation where the emperor had no heirs was fatal. If one failed, the power would completely fall into the hands of others.

But it makes sense. He didn't dare to speak casually about this kind of thing, so he could only echo, "Your Majesty, you are right. A system should be established for such a major event that concerns the future of the country."

Liu Hong is very clear about Liu Ju's worries.Therefore, he didn't talk nonsense, and cut straight to the point, "Inheriting the throne is a major event. If one is not good, it will end in the destruction of the country and the family. Therefore, in order to be responsible for the country and the clan. I feel that the selection of the heir to the throne must absolutely not It is the kind of eldest son inheritance based on seniority, which must be selected from the best."

"How to choose the best?"

"This is where I'm going to discuss with the emperor." Hearing Liu Ju's question, Liu Hong smiled, "I think that if we want to choose the best from the best, then this right of succession must be open to all princes. To formulate a unified The system allows them to compete openly and aboveboard. Everything is carried out in the sun, which can prevent them from hurting their family by using secret tricks. And if they can win the competition, their ability is not too bad, and they should be able to rule this country. "

"Your Majesty, your idea is already very good, how can you discuss it with the humble minister?"

"Uncle Huang, you are too generous." Facing Liu Ju's politeness, Liu Hong said directly: "For such an important matter, there are many things that need to be discussed. For example, what systems should be formulated, how these systems should be implemented, how Supervision and so on, all of these need to be discussed and formulated by us!"

"Your Majesty, since you trust me so much, let me tell you." Seeing the sincerity on Liu Hong's face, Liu Ju opened his heart, "Selecting an heir is a major event. In terms of execution and supervision, His Majesty can completely set up a It is not difficult to have a special institution to carry out this kind of thing. In Wei Chen's view, the establishment of this system is fundamental, and all aspects must be considered."

After listening to Liu Ju's words, Liu Hong nodded for a while, "What the emperor said is, I don't know what you can teach me in this regard?"

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, everything is easy with the prince. It's nothing more than confirming who wants to compete for the throne, and then arrange a transparent and fair assessment for them. It's no big deal." Looking at Liu Hong who nodded, Liu Ju said again: "The most important thing is that the situation of Chongdi, Zhidi and Huandi in the previous dynasties directly caused the power to fall to the side because the emperor had no heirs. You must think about this. There is a way to stop it."

"Yes, I have also considered this situation. I plan to solve this problem together by determining the system this time." How could Liu Hong stay with such a big hidden danger, so he said: " My preliminary plan is that once the emperor is over 40 years old and still has no heirs, or the emperor dies early, I will let the emperor's close relatives participate in the assessment, and then select a qualified emperor."

"Sure enough, the emperor is a character who is planning for a rainy day. He has already thought about everything."

Liu Ju, who was already a little bit blindly admiring of Liu Hong, could confirm this even more after listening to Liu Hong's words.And in this way, he can talk about his views with confidence and let Liu Hong refer to them.

"Oh, this ginger is still old and spicy."

Listening to Liu Ju's opinions, Liu Hong's mind was opened at once.In this way, through constant discussions with Liu Ju, Liu Hong finally came up with a general framework for the system of succession to the throne.For the rest, just fill in the content according to this framework.

"Uncle Emperor, we have almost discussed the system. But no matter how good the system is, it needs to be implemented. In my opinion, how to ensure the implementation of this system is the key to the problem."

"Your Majesty, this problem is not difficult to solve." Facing this problem, Liu Ju said with confidence: "For such an important problem, it is absolutely reasonable to set up a special department for it. And as long as there is a dedicated department, won’t this problem be solved.”

After listening to Liu Ju's words, Liu Hong shook his head.He felt that it was not a good idea to set up a special department.Let's not talk about whether it is cost-effective to set up a special department for a matter that will not take long.Once this department is established, the personnel will be determined.In this way, those who are good at exploiting loopholes may directly find a way on these personnel.Therefore, in Liu Hong's view, it is quite uneconomical to set up a special department.

"Uncle Emperor, in my opinion, it is better to let your clan mansion take charge of setting up a special department. After all, the succession of the throne is also a major event for our royal family. It makes sense for the clan mansion to be in charge."

"Your Majesty, this won't work!" Hearing Liu Hong's words, Liu Ju shook his head, "If this is the case, the clan's government will have too much power. In this way, there will be problems if there is a Zongzheng with ulterior motives. "(To be continued.)