Chapter 633: Rabbit Dead Fox Sadness (1)
With one move, Liu Yu's inspection of the Ministry of Personnel made some changes to the originally customized appointment and removal system of the six ministries. In this way, the power of the Ministry of Personnel, the head of the six ministries, was compressed, which further reduced the position of the Ministry of Personnel in the court. The chain reaction also fermented.
First of all, the other five ministries outside the Ministry of Personnel. After learning about the decree issued by Liu Yu, they did not immediately make a statement, but went to the Shangshutai to inquire about the news. Liu Yu handed over the appointment and removal of some middle and lower-level officials of the six ministries to the department itself, which was equivalent to continuing to expand the independence and autonomy of the six ministries. It was a good thing in itself. They hoped to get more information to confirm. Only the Ministry of Personnel, who intends to fight against Liu Yu to the end, and propose it in the court discussion in the form of a memorial.
The Shun Dynasty court was relatively open-minded. Even if the emperor made a decree, officials could make criticisms in the court discussion. This was based on the fact that it was not harmful to the emperor's majesty. In theory, it was like that. Whether anyone dared to do this was another matter. However, Liu Yu was not the emperor, but the regent. His orders harmed the interests of the Ministry of Personnel, and the people of the Ministry of Personnel were naturally resentful.
When Han Sheng combined the opinions of the six ministries and informed Liu Yu, Liu Yu did not react much. Liu Yu was always prepared.
"Brother Liu, are you too impatient for this matter?" Han Sheng didn't understand Liu Yu's actions. Liu Yu said he would cut power, and he could say that he had never greeted anyone in advance. In his opinion, it was natural that the people from the Ministry of Personnel had such an extreme reaction.
"Brother Han, I ask you, why do people from the Ministry of Personnel have any opinions?"
"Because..." Han Sheng originally wanted to say "because it harmed their interests", but he didn't say it.
Liu Yu said for Han Sheng: "Because the appointment and removal of officials from the six ministries will damage the authority and interests of the Ministry of Personnel. Then again, why do they think this is a kind of damage? They are officials of my Dashun Dynasty, who eat the salary of my Dashun Dynasty and do things for the court. If they lack these tasks, it should be easier, so why do they still feel that they have any objections?"
Han Sheng smiled bitterly. In fact, Liu Yu's reasoning was right, and he knew very well. If the officials of the Ministry of Personnel really adhered to their duties, there would not be so many complaints. The main reason was that there were too many tricks and oil. In order to recommend officials, the six ministries were forced to send some oil to the Ministry of Personnel. Those local officials who thought of Chang'an City as officials also provided a lot of resources to the Ministry of Personnel. Liu Yu's move was equivalent to blocking the original financial path of the Ministry of Personnel, and it would be strange if the people of the Ministry of Personnel were willing.
"Brother Han, don't worry about this matter first, and we will discuss it tomorrow. Then we will discuss it carefully."
Han Sheng nodded. After Liu Yu returned to Chang'an City this time, the management of the government was not as relaxed as before. In the past, Liu Yu always gave him big and small matters to deal with. He was a conservative and moderate faction and would not carry out major reforms and changes. There were no major disputes or conflicts between the various ministries, as well as the court and the local government in some taxes. However, Liu Yu's rule in power immediately showed his drastic reforms in the military, which immediately made the court feel uncomfortable.
Before Han Sheng left, Liu Yu explained a little, saying: "Now the court is taking balanced power first, and cannot be dominated by one family, including the Shangshutai you in charge of Brother Han, and cannot be too authoritative. Only in this way can we ensure that some illegal people have some intentions in the government."
When Han Sheng heard this, he realized that what Liu Yu did today was not to target the Ministry of Personnel, but to fill in loose holes between the various departments of the court, so as to prevent the gaps from being caught by King Su Zhe of Chu who was in the dark.
Shortly after Han Sheng left, Liu Yu was reading the memorial in Yaqian Hall alone. A guard came over outside and handed over to Liu Yu an emergency memorial sent from the outer city. The man who wrote the memorial was not someone else, but was the Southern King Su Yan who was waiting to leave Chang'an City to take the vassal.
Su Yan was a former emperor. He wrote the memorial, no matter whether it was important or not, he had to hand it over to Liu Yu, the palace without leaving the Shangshu Desk. Liu Yu took the memorial, looked at it, and couldn't help but frown.
It was Su Yan's memorial to leave Chang'an City earlier. In the memorial, he expressed his remorse for his past mistakes and said that he would leave Chang'an City quickly and live a happy life for the whole family. Liu Yu thought that Su Yan was really "knowing about his appearance". He actually regarded the part of being the emperor as his "wrong". Liu Yu thought that he had a mistake in being the emperor, and that was also forced by him.
Originally, Liu Yu didn't do anything about this, but at the end of the memorial, Su Yan asked Liu Yu to send more troops to protect him to the vassal states, and Liu Yu felt more and more that things were not simple.
Su Yan went to the vassal state last time, and went to the south, and was kidnapped in danger. Could it be that he was afraid of the safety of the vassal state? Liu Yu felt that it was unreasonable. The south was not stable at that time, and most of them walked on mountain roads, so he encountered danger. This time Su Yan went to the Bohai Sea, which was smooth all the way, and there were protections from the court and the local government. Even if the thief wanted to do it, it would be difficult for him.
Liu Yu felt that Su Yan's attitude was a bit abnormal. This should not be something that was said about the vassal kings, but it seemed... Liu Yu immediately thought of those "tainted witnesses" who came out to prove the thief, as if he was afraid that he would be killed by accident at any time.
Liu Yu picked up his pen and wrote an edict on it, asking Su Yan to set off immediately, and first calmed Su Yan's heart. Then at the end of the edict, Su Yan was invited to the palace. Liu Yu said that he wanted to hold a farewell banquet for him and that he must attend. After writing, Liu Yu handed over the edict directly to Lian Husheng and asked him to take someone to deliver it to him in person.
Liu Yu did this just to see what Su Yan was doing. When he was in Lang County, he couldn't wait to go back to Chang'an City, but after returning to Chang'an City, he timidly refused to enter the inner city and didn't even dare to return home. He repented as if he had suddenly seen through life. He always urged Liu Yu to let him become a vassal earlier, and now he even asked the court to send more people to protect him. Liu Yu had already realized that Su Yan's unusual behavior might be because he had become less courageous during the more than half a year of imprisonment, or maybe he had something to hide and dared not reveal the truth.
Lian Husheng came back less than an hour later and brought Su Yan's oral message back. Su Yan said he would accept the invitation and came to attend this banquet specially prepared for him later that night.
Liu Yu thought about it and said that this kid was sick!
Heart disease!
I just returned to Chang'an City a few days ago. What did Liu Yu say? Su Yan just refused to enter the city. Now he knew he was going to send him away, but he dared to come. This time he not only dared to enter the city, but also to the palace. This was not just for the banquet, but for the execution ground. He hoped to come to the execution ground early to cut off his "head" and leave Chang'an City early. It was obviously perfunctory.
Liu Yu would have refused in all kinds of ways, so this banquet was just a reason to try him. Who would have thought that something really happened? Liu Yu wanted to know more, so he could only prepare for such a farewell banquet temporarily to see what Su Yan had to do behind him.
Liu Yu immediately wrote the names of several people on the paper, asking Lian Husheng to send guards to invite each other. They were all Liu Yu's direct descendants in the capital, including Sui Yi and Sui Yu, Li Mi, Han Sheng, Huo Bing, and Liu Yu, finally thought about it. Finally, Liu Yu added Wang Hu and Xu Caihua and his wife, and thought about it again, and wrote down the names of Chai Jin and Xinzhu Jun Su Bi.
Liu Yu invited these people to the palace in the name of Su Yan's farewell, one was to test Su Yan, and the other was to take the opportunity to see what Su Bi was doing these days. Since Su Yan was forced to abdicate, Su Bi also disappeared from politics and suddenly seemed to be a jass woman in the small family at home. Liu Yu knew that it was not the case, because from Chai Jin's words, Liu Yu knew that since Chai Jin married the second wife and entered, Su Bi had ignored him again. This was the breakup between husband and wife.
I haven't seen each other for a long time, and Liu Yu also wants to see if Su Bi is still so arrogant.
After the list of invitations was listed, Liu Yu handed over to Lian Husheng, and at the same time asked the female official to go to the inner court to call Xu Xuanzhu. Since it was a family banquet, Liu Yu would "go with his family." Xu Xuanzhu was present, and Su Yan would feel that Liu Yu would invite him sincerely and relax his vigilance. In order to avoid embarrassment in the court, Liu Yu did not plan to let Qier attend. After all, Qier is now in a special status, and her presence will make Su Bi and Su Yan feel embarrassed.
After everything was arranged, Liu Yu still stayed in Yaqian Hall to read the memorial. At dusk, Lian Husheng came back from outside and told Liu Yu that everything was ready.
"The banquet is held in Wu'an Hall. It is not big, and a small banquet place is spacious enough." The Wu'an Hall mentioned by Liu Yu is a side hall in the palace inside and outside the palace. It is far away from the inner court. It will be held there if there are any troupes and jugglers in the palace. The emperor will also take the concubines of the inner court to watch it. However, now it has been abandoned. However, there is no real abandonment in the palace. Even if it is an unused temple, people will clean up the palace, unless it is some forbidden areas in the palace.
Lian Husheng asked someone from the Neiku Lisi Yamen to arrange it. Because things were rushed, it was a bit troublesome to prepare. Liu Yu had very low requirements for the banquet. The emperor himself did not attend, so there was no need to prepare for a big show. When Lian Husheng came back, the first wave of guests had already arrived in the palace and was waiting outside the Yaqian Hall.
Liu Yu came out, and the Sui brothers and sisters and Li Mi arrived first. Although it was a family banquet and there was no need to wear court clothes, the three of them were still very formal. Especially Sui Yu, who was a little restrained in court clothes on weekdays, and changing into women's clothes made her look even more graceful.
"Let's go to Wu'an Palace to talk."
Liu Yu greeted him and went to Wu'an Hall with the three of them.
Chapter completed!