Han: The witchcraft disaster begins, I fight against Emperor Wu of Han

Chapter 113: You want to suppress me with hundreds of officials? I fight back with just one person!
This is too shocking!
Even Liu Che was dumbfounded and looked at Liu Jing in shock?

Is this the offspring of that cowardly prince?
Thinking of the prince, Liu Che recalled the past.

He had given the prince the greatest power, allowing him to build Bowang Garden and gather talents as he pleased.

However, what kind of people did he recruit? The boastful people of corrupt scholars! He thought he had accepted Dong Zhongshu's advice, and from then on he believed the words of those corrupt scholars!
The crown prince was controlled by them.

When he was young, he fought several battles in the Northern Expedition against the Xiongnu, including the Battle of Mayi, the Battle of Longcheng... the Battle of Hexi, the Battle of Henan, the Battle of Mobei...

They attacked the Huns in the north time and time again and expanded their territory. From then on, they no longer had to worry about the Huns moving south and could go straight to Ganquan!

The Xiongnu was severely damaged, so that the situation changed drastically, and the Han Dynasty no longer had to seek peace in a submissive manner!
Such a big win!

But in the mouth of the little prince, it became what was said in the Book of History: "Heaven's will is not given, violence is not to be relied upon, if you have virtue you will gain the country, if you don't you will lose it!"

Just thought of this.

When Liu Che recalled the past, he felt an inexplicable anger.

Talk about "virtue" with the Huns, and use their "virtue" with those barbarians and uncivilized people!
He also said that if he had no morals, he would "lose the country"!
It all sounded ridiculous to him!
But how could a little kid say these words?
Can you say it if no one teaches you?

Just reading books and dreaming of being a benevolent and righteous king under those "rules"?
If he can be humiliated by the rules in books, he will be humiliated at will by those ministers in the future using words dug out from some "ancient books"!

By then, who will still be the emperor?
If the ruler of a country is cowardly and allows himself to be manipulated by his subjects, then what Liu Jing had said before, "abolishing the mausoleum town system", will probably happen soon!
And in front of...

Liu Che no longer recalled the past, but looked at Liu Jing in front of him.

What shocked him was that the other party was so different from the prince, the difference was completely different.

At least the words "A country will be ruined if it has no virtue" will never come out of his mouth.

Because he has no "dogma".

It talks about new life and creation, and sounds as if it is full of vitality and will nourish everything.

But the next moment, the tone changed.

They just want to destroy people's jobs, and even if you listen carefully, you can hear the words that are so overwhelming that they can swallow the world - "Change this group of people", "Change the method of recommendation system"!
It... is really destroying people's jobs, and is trying to change the path of a big man's advancement in power. Isn't this also a form of ambition?

In fact, he has been free in his thoughts during this period and has thought of a lot.

Regardless of whether it is the mausoleum town system or the suppression of the powerful mentioned by the other party, in fact, it all comes down to this - the method of selecting officials.

Previously, when he was talking about the rebellion of alchemists in the "Witchcraft Disaster", he was actually talking about "selecting officials"!
The recommendation of alchemists from all over the country disrupted the normal talent operation system that recommended people based on "virtue and outstanding talent".

He even said that when he employed cruel officials, he disrupted the talent flow system.

But then again, in addition to military merits that can be seen with the naked eye, the Former Qin Dynasty implemented a system of military merit titles. In terms of civil affairs, the selection of filial and honest officials and outstanding talents was a method that had been improved several times.

The recommendation system has penetrated into local areas and is a basic right of local officials and meritorious relatives, who can recommend local "people of virtue".

He keeps changing it, which is just making himself full of "enemies". How stupid!

at the same time.

Liu Jing also looked at the reactions of the officials around him.

They were shocked and surprised at first, but then quickly turned to absurdity and even open hostility.

This transformation was extremely fast and happened almost in an instant.

Liu Jing has become the public enemy of all officials!
Li Guangli heaved a sigh of relief and relaxed secretly.

No matter what, when Liu Jing said this, his tragic end was already doomed.

Liu Quti had been worried that His Majesty would settle accounts with him, but after hearing Liu Jing's words, he suddenly felt relieved despite being nervous!

He not only offended His Majesty, but also offended all the ministers. I have never seen such a royal grandson.

Undoubtedly, once this news gets out, Emperor Jing's grandson will no longer be a cause for worry for them.

However, Liu Quti suddenly had an idea.

Emperor Jing's grandson was already at the edge of the cliff, and he wanted him to jump down by himself.

What I just said is too little, I need to say more and more. Only in this way can more people know his "ambition"!
"I didn't expect that the grandson of Emperor Jing would have such great ambitions?" Liu Quti opened his mouth, deliberately flattering, "The Book of Rites says: When the great way is practiced, the world is for all, the virtuous and capable are selected, and trust and harmony are emphasized!"

"Virtue, virtue, filial piety is the first of virtues!"

"Neng, a scholar is a person with outstanding talents and excellent knowledge and ability!"

"This is the standard for selecting talents for the Han Dynasty. We go deep into the villages and select people on a daily basis. People are recommended by the most basic villages, and then they are promoted to county magistrates and prefects. Only in this way can they enter the court of the Han Dynasty..."

"Now, those who can enjoy the grace of heaven in front of Your Majesty are all the true talents, heroes, and virtuous people of our Han Dynasty!" "The grandson of Emperor Jing now wants to claim that he has replaced this group of people! He wants to commit a heinous crime by claiming to be a pillar of society!"

At this point, Liu Quti's voice was as resounding as the sound of metal striking stone.

"It is against the will of heaven and the law of the country!"

"Look at the Emperor Jing's grandson!"

Although Liu Quti was a member of the Liu clan and a nephew of Liu Che, he also picked up the stick of "Book of Rites" at this moment.

They also began to extract subtle insights from the remarks and derived all kinds of sharp words to attack Liu Jing. In fact, Liu Jing had too many handles on him and it was almost easy to find his weak spot.

"The Han Dynasty regards filial piety as the most important virtue. If a person does not have filial piety, he is like a person without roots!"

"As a descendant of the royal family, Grandson Jing has disobeyed the emperor's orders many times, acted perversely, and spoken outrageously. He is already unfilial!"

"Nowadays, officials are selected and enter the court. They are descendants of meritorious service. Their ancestors shed blood and tears for the Han Dynasty. Their ancestors' shadows protect their descendants. As a descendant of the royal family, the grandson of Emperor Jing enjoys the glory of the royal family. Now he wants to replace them. This is unjust!"

"How dare such an unfilial and unrighteous person talk about selecting officials?"

Liu Quti's words were well-reasoned. He looked around and spread his hands, then looked directly outside the hall, as if asking the common people!
"What are your qualifications?"

As soon as these words came out.

The important officials around him, including the Chief Censor, the Grand Herald, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of the Imperial Household, the Minister of the Imperial Tutor, etc., all spoke out in agreement.

Even those who did not speak immediately bowed their heads to express their attitude.

For a time, Liu Quti obviously tied all the ministers together with him.

Seeing this, Liu Ju sighed repeatedly, thinking that Liu Jing was too impulsive.

Originally, the matter of the saddle had been settled, and the great achievement had been made, so he should have left the court and accepted future congratulations.

But these sudden words offended many people.

It even made Liu Quti openly say that he was "unfilial and unrighteous"!
If anyone mentions the previous Witchcraft Rebellion again, and our side rises up in rebellion in Chang'an and digs up old accounts, a great injustice will befall us.

This... alas!

He sighed.

Liu Jin and Liu Yuan next to them were also a little frightened.

Liu Jing looked at Liu Quti. It had to be said that this prime minister, who had seldom spoken before, had almost never taken the initiative to step forward, even during the Witchcraft and Poisoning Incident, except for accepting "orders from above" and leading troops to encircle and suppress Liu Ju.

But now, it involves Li Guangli, his military ally and also his relative.

But it made him reveal a hint of sharpness.

With just these words, he easily "temporarily bound" all the ministers to him.

Just because of his words about "changing the lumberjacks", it seemed to have touched everyone's bottom line.

only……

Liu Jing suddenly smiled.

Since he dared to say these things, he really had a "ballast stone" that could guarantee to suppress all opposition and dissatisfaction.

Especially, in front of His Majesty.

Therefore, in the face of so much public outrage and angry condemnation.

"The Prime Minister has quite a lot of insights into the Book of Rites. The way of the great way is to make the world a public place, select the virtuous and capable, and uphold trust and friendship!"

"But the Prime Minister interpreted this sentence incorrectly."

He directly opposed and asked questions using the words he proposed!
At the same time, he was also directly depriving him of his "right to interpret the scriptures" just like he did before!
"Choose the virtuous and capable? Who chooses? Who decides?"

While everyone was still confused, Liu Jing just said one sentence, and the strong forces of Liu Quti and others were completely silenced.

"The Prime Minister also said that in the past, it was the local governments, the major vassal states, the county governors, and the county magistrates who chose and recommended the candidates!"

"And now, according to my opinion..."

Liu Jing glanced at the crowd and said, "Liu Quti is using hundreds of officials to suppress me, but I am fighting back with only one person!"
"The emperor will choose!"

"Take back the power of local elections to Chang'an!"

(End of this chapter)