My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 149: The Confucianism that is broken into pieces is the good Confucianism

In the summer of the sixth year of Yuanshou, the emperor had a great time in Ganquan Palace.

But playing is playing, for the current emperor, a creature of absolute power, even if there is a beautiful woman lying in his arms, he will still make the necessary political calculations.

The emperor was in Ganquan Palace, but he controlled the court remotely with his hands.

There were frequent messengers traveling to and from Chang'an City, and it was during this coming and going that the emperor issued two new personnel appointments.

One.

It is to promote a Qimen Lang to be the Weiyang Stable Commander.

The court officials did not pay much attention to this matter. After Liu Ju heard about it, he did pay a little attention to the name "Shangguan Jie", but that was all.

Another personnel appointment.

Doctor Kong Anguo was transferred to be a counselor!
At the Hundred Schools of Thought Conference not long ago, the Confucianists led by Kong Anguo fought against the nine major schools, and he himself was able to counter each other's moves and shine.

When your reputation rises, your career in officialdom will also come.

This appointment seemed reasonable and the emperor was acting in accordance with the situation, but in fact it was not. Only a few people could sense that everything was premeditated.

On the day when hundreds of schools of thought gathered in Bowang Garden, the person leading the Confucianists should have been Dong Zhongshu!
however.

Unfortunately, the emperor particularly wanted to see Dong Zhongshu that day, so he called him into the palace early, and then replaced him with Kong Anguo to lead the meeting.

The opportunity to shine also fell on Kong Anguo...

After Dong Zhongshu learned the whole story, he was stunned for a long time, sighed, and completely gave up the idea of ​​becoming an official...

When the news reached Liu Ju's ears, he only said one sentence:

"As it should be!"

Isn't it as it should be? Dong Zhongshu's prestige in Confucianism has now reached a level that no one can match.

Confucianism is so large, it has so many disciples, and its officials are spread all over the court and the country. Which emperor would like to see a Confucianism that is united and friendly, like a giant?

Only a Confucian that is shattered into pieces is a good Confucian!
Obviously.

The emperor could respect Confucianism, but he could also divide Confucianism. Suppressing Dong Zhongshu was one way, and supporting other Confucian factions was another. Kong Anguo was a vivid example.

Dong Zhongshu is a representative figure of Modern Text Confucianism.

Kong Anguo, a representative figure of ancient Confucian classics...

Let’s put aside the right and wrong in the court for now. Liu Ju can just listen to these things now. They have nothing to do with him, so he doesn’t need to pay too much attention to them.

His current job is to spend time in the fields.

The curved plow still needs to be made. As the crown prince, it is my duty to do what I can for the people of Han.

Although!

Liu Ju felt a little unbalanced because of the Emperor's father's behavior, but he had some Ah Q spirit and consoled himself:

"When I take over your job, I will be as happy as you!"

At the moment, he hasn't taken over yet. In order to accumulate strength for a smooth succession, Liu Ju buried his head in the fields again, continuing to move like an ant.

Expand your wings little by little.

Since the Prince's Palace accepted Wang Heng as a guest, several more farmers came to join it. With strength in numbers and the pool of ideas, the progress of the new farm tools has been quite effective.

While there was a lot of hustle and bustle outside the city, there were two things worth mentioning in the Prince's Palace.

The first piece.

Zhou Jiande, Marquis of Pingqu, who was appointed as the Prince's Tutor in early summer, hesitated for more than two months and finally arrived in Chang'an from his fiefdom.

After that, he met with Liu Ju and exchanged a few brief greetings, and the mission was considered completed. After that, Liu Ju and the new Taifu parted ways.

Everyone was busy with their own things.

The emperor should have said hello to Zhou Jiande. This guy is very cool. He is not suitable to be a tutor. His Majesty just wants him to take a position. So he takes it. The tutor is left alone. As for the other teacher in the Prince's Palace, the Prince's Junior Tutor...

Although Zhuang Qingzhai, the former Prince's Tutor, was stripped of his official position, he still served as a guest in the Prince's Palace, and his actual role was almost the same as that of a Tutor.

Judging from the Crown Prince's previous actions, Zhuang Qingzhai's teaching was good, and the Emperor has no intention of arranging a new tutor for the Crown Prince in the near future.

Let’s talk about the second thing.

Again, someone came to visit the Prince's Palace, but this time they just parted ways without any greetings. Liu Ju entertained the visitor warmly!
As the saying goes:
The first time is strange, the second time is familiar, the third and fourth time we become good friends.

In order to make friends with Sima Qian, Liu Ju was very enthusiastic and served all the delicious food and drinks in the Prince's Palace.

He was so earnest for no other reason than that the fellow Sima Qian in front of him was the man who wrote "the masterpiece of historians, the Li Sao without rhyme".

If we can establish a good relationship with the other party and speak well of Liu Ju in the history books in the future, we will make a lot of money!

Of course.

Liu Ju's little thoughts are not worth telling to outsiders...

Time passed quickly like a white horse passing by. At the turn of summer and autumn, the weather turned cooler and the emperor returned to the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an from Ganquan Palace.

That day, Yilan Palace.

His Majesty the Emperor, who had just returned from vacation, was still with his lover. Unfortunately, when the two were enjoying the aftertaste of the vacation, a similar scene happened again.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince requests an audience..."

The emperor frowned when he heard the voice, "What did you say?"

Last time, the emperor interrupted a good thing because he wanted to listen to the prince's insignificant nonsense. This time, the emperor learned his lesson and asked first whether the matter was serious.

The eunuch smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Highness said it was a major event for the benefit of all people. Your Majesty will know after you go and see it."

Yes.

If you come and see, you will know that while you were lying in the arms of a gentle woman, I, the prince, was worrying about the people of the world!

In order to highlight the biggest contrast and demonstrate his greatest contribution, Liu Ju specially chose to pay a visit to the emperor on the day he returned to the palace.

The effect is remarkable.

After the last incident, Madam Li learned her lesson and never dared to flatter the prince in front of the emperor again, so Old Liu quickly withdrew from the Yilan Palace.

When he arrived at the Cangchi Lake, the emperor was shocked when he saw Xiao Liu's appearance, "Wow!"

"What have you done?"

This is a good question. Liu Ju, whose complexion had darkened by eight shades, waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "It's nothing. It's just to seek some benefits for the people of the world."

"I often stay in the fields and get exposed to the sun. I don't have a summer palace, nor do I have ice mirrors or beauties to accompany me. It's inevitable that I will get tanned. Father, don't worry about your son."

"This is what a son should do!"

Hearing this, the palace maids and eunuchs around him all lowered their heads and tried to hold back their laughter, and the awkward smile on the eunuch's face became even more obvious.

The emperor stared at the prince for a long time with his eyes wide open, and finally uttered, "Okay, okay, good ridicule!"

While talking.

He walked to the two plows that were clearly out of place by the lake and glanced at Liu Ju, "Let me see what the wise prince has done for the benefit of the people."

"How can that be done?"

Liu Ju quickly responded. The emperor thought the prince wanted to be modest about his "wise" evaluation, but unexpectedly...

"Father, it's not enough to just watch. You have to do it yourself. As the saying goes, talk is fake. Wang Heng, hurry up and put the ox on."

"Come on, Father, take two steps."

(End of this chapter)