A group of geese flew over the sky of Jianzhang Palace. Under the clear blue sky, the towering immortal platform overlooked the entire Chang'an.

The grandson Liu Jin stood on the immortal platform, looked at the Chang'an City in his eyes, and sighed slightly in his heart.

In August of autumn, it was already the first year, and Taichang Shangqiu Cheng sat down as Taichang and refused to be punished by the ancestral temple. It implicated dozens of court officials and even affected hundreds of scholars from Heluo.

However, in fact, the real cause of Shangqiucheng's death was that when he was sent to Luoyang by orders, he had a conversation with his former crown prince and the Grand Tutor, who was now in charge of the Hedu Protectorate's Office.

Especially the four words "the emperor is arbitrary".

Today, I hate others to describe him like this.

Arbitrary? Isn’t that just a roundabout way, calling him a sarcastic husband?

Therefore, Shangqiucheng must die.

What's more, this Taichang returned to the court and was often involved in the struggle.

The emperor was already disgusted with him, and he jumped out every day and swayed around in front of the emperor. Who will die if Shangqiu is not dead?

At the emperor's order, Han said that he was running Jinwu immediately and arranged Shangqiu clearly within two days - which of the civil and military officials in the dynasty has no history?

Shangqiucheng was about to die, and the government and the people immediately focused on the position of Taichang that he had vacated.

Many people are about to roll up their sleeves and have a big fight.

A plate of cold water poured over the head - Xinmao, so the prince's grand tutor Shi De "successfully died" Luoyang Zhihe Prefecture Office.

It is actually a saying to the outside world, and it is the cause of death given for the face of the prince.

In fact, Shi De was sentenced to death.

As soon as Shi De died, countless news suddenly flew everywhere.

True and false, it is difficult to distinguish between true and false.

However, most of the news contains the conversation between Shangqiu Cheng and Shi De in Luoyang.

As a result, everyone in the court and the country panic, fear and distracted.

The three dukes, nine ministers, two thousand stone marquises lined up to enter the palace to show their loyalty.

During this process, Liu Jin was beside the emperor and saw his grandfather with his own eyes, turning his hands to make clouds and rain, playing with ministers inside and outside the court and the country and applauding.

Many times, just a wink makes these people scare and fearless.

Therefore, all his grandfather's personnel appointments and reforms were passed in this period with an efficiency that was far beyond the previous one.

In August 1911, Su Wu, the former general of the Central Army, was appointed as Taichang.

In September, the Jiazi period of September, Yu Jiyan, the imperial concubine of Jingzhao, was promoted to the Weiwei, and the commander of Jinwu Han said that he would no longer serve as the Weiwei.

The next day, he appointed Zhao Chongguo as his son-in-law Duwei, and ordered him to be appointed Jin Riyizi Jin Shang as his son-in-law Fengche Duwei, and together with Zhao Chongguo, he was in charge of the Central Guard.

Immediately, more than 30 ministers including Feng Yi, the commander of the capital of the capital, Wang Gan, and Yang Xin, the commander of the capital of the capital, were dismissed.

As for the reason?

No reason!

The edict of dismissal of the front foot was issued, and the edict of appointment of the rear foot was immediately issued.

Cao Yan was appointed as the commander of the capital, Zhang An was appointed as the commander of the shooting spirit, and Yang Chang was appointed as the commander of the arsenal...

There is no direct connection between the person who seems to be dismissed and the appointed person.

However, as long as you study it carefully, people will find that those who have been dismissed were either the generals who were appointed by Li Guangli in the past, or the officials recommended by Huo Guang, Liu Quqi, Bao Shengzhi and others in recent years.

The people appointed have the same background - they are all after the founding heroes.

Like Cao Yan, the fourth generation grandson of Cao Shen, the Yihou of Pingyang, Zhang An, the fifth generation grandson of Zhang Cang, the Wenhou of Beiping, Yang Chang, and the descendant of Yang Xi, the Chiquan.

More importantly, these people are the best among the heroic families.

All of them are extraordinary in literature and martial arts.

Cao Yan and Zhang An were both famous scholars who had studied in their hometown for decades, and Yang Chang was even more a contemporary scholar and the leader of the Yang family of Hongnong.

However, the families of these people have long declined.

Except for the Pingyang Hou family, everyone's fiefdom has long been deposed.

In other words, these people are equivalent to officials who are supported by the emperor and have no foundation in the court.

They have no one else to rely on or rely on except the emperor.

From this, the power in the court belongs to the emperor alone.

Other major ministers, especially Huo Guang, Li Guangli and others, were frightened by the deaths of Shangqiu Cheng and Shi De.

In order to compete for favor and to protect themselves, they work hard and want to prove themselves.

As a result, the government not only did not collapse as Liu Jin imagined, but instead became better.

The emperor also stopped in time and did not further expand or pursue - but everyone knew that he could do these magical things at any time.

So, Liu Jin learned a new skill his grandfather taught him - fear, which is one of the foundations of power.

A king needs to be afraid to rule effectively.

A king who is not afraid is not qualified or power to rule the world.

Although this is inconsistent with Liu Jin's views, he has to admit that it is indeed the case.

Compared to love, court officials or nobles, they are more willing to obey fear.

However, the emperor is not just ruling the world with fear and controlling the ministers.

While spreading fear, he quietly promoted a large number of old ministers.

This is the second lesson he taught Liu Jin - balance is the art of domination.

By the way, in these voids, the emperor announced a general amnesty in the name of Dafeng, Guanzhong, and the people would be given the vocations and mailed to the service next year.

After this combination of punches, both court officials, vigilant ministers, and common people were all tamed by this king.

Everyone knows that the emperor is wise and His Majesty is wise!

The one who is wrong will always be the treacherous ministers and villains, and the emperor of the Han Dynasty will always be correct, always glorious, and always wise!

Thinking of this, Liu Jin sighed again.

Because he knew that there was more that he had not seen through, and his grandfather was waiting for him to see through.

only……

If possible, Liu Jin would rather not know these things.

I would rather he be the one who thought that the world was full of loyal ministers and filial sons, and there were only one or two clowns who bewitched the king and father, causing the country to be ruined. As long as the ruler seeks governance, has a kind heart, promotes and appoints gentlemen, so that the court has no room for villains to survive, and naturally, the world will be governed with peace and the world will be ruled.

By then, the king only needs to rule with his arch and the people will naturally draw clothes without violating them.

But now...

The fairy tale is shattered.

After watching for so long, Liu Jin discovered that there were no gentlemen in this world.

To be precise, villains can be gentlemen, and gentlemen can be villains.

Most of the people in the court are just ordinary people who gather because of power and disperse because of power.

"Fortunately, there is Zhang Qing, who is enough to comfort me!" Liu Jin breathed a long sigh and murmured in a low voice.

Just at this moment, an eunuch walked up to Liu Jin gently, knelt down and bowed, "Your Highness, I just heard that General Ying Yang impeached him for the crimes of Dunhuang Prefect Chen Wei and Jiuquan Prefect Guards waiting for the emperor's decree, harming the people, abandoning the emperor's land..."

"Oh..." Liu Jin nodded and did not take it in his heart.

The four counties in Hexi are important and important in terms of the territory of the Han Empire. After all, they are the front line and the center of the national war.

But if it doesn't matter, it's really not important!

The land of the four counties was taken from the Huns.

Most of the local people, except for military families, are immigrants who have moved there over the years.

At least half of these immigrants were exiled criminals, prisoners, officials, and other social scumbags.

Moreover, the local area is far away from China's heart, the place is cold and bitter, the land is barren, the product is thin, and the population is sparse.

There is even more lack of culture and education, and there is no reading atmosphere.

On the imperial monarchy map, there was no location for the four counties in Hexi at all.

It can be said that if it weren't for the Huns, Hexi would have become a chicken rib like Jiaozhi, which would be tasteless and a pity to abandon it.

only……

"What did you say?" Liu Jin suddenly reacted: "Two prefects?!"

Although the local officials in Hexi are not worth mentioning, the prefect and county magistrates in Hexi are different.

That is the prefect, county magistrate, a real lieutenant of the imperial front line, and two thousand stones that can stand alone!

Every prefect and county magistrate of the four counties in Hexi has the potential to be promoted to nine ministers.
To be continued...