At this time, Zhong Yao lay on the ground and asked:
"Your Majesty, for what crime will you convict the general?"
The little emperor didn't care and replied as he should:
"Shouldn't the domineering general die?"
Zhong Yao nodded, but still insisted:
"Damn it, but even if you kill him, you still need to be famous. After all, He Jin is both the general of the Han Dynasty and your Majesty's uncle. Even if you don't respond to the ministers from other dynasties, you still have to explain to the Queen Mother."
The little emperor thought for a moment and gave a reason:
"Just because there is no emperor in the eyes of the emperor, he is sentenced to death for hiding soldiers and armor secretly!"
Zhong Yao secretly thought that this was indeed the case, and then he shook his head and admonished:
"Your Majesty, I think there is one more crime, that is, the general He Jin deducted the food and salary of the frontline officers and soldiers, so as to cause the frontline to be defeated. Not killing is not enough to satisfy the anger of the entire army."
As soon as the little emperor heard this suggestion, he immediately thought about it. This was to put the responsibility for the defeat on He Jin.
But that was also the case. As a general, he should also be responsible for this failure.
Thinking of this, the little emperor once again believed that there was no injustice.
But in fact, the little emperor only thought about the first level, and Zhong Yao was actually thinking about the later ones. After He Jin was killed, the troops in his hands would definitely be shocked and suspicious. Once there was such a reason, the generals knew that the little emperor would not attack them.
Only in this way can the army be stable.
It can be said that the little emperor really benefited a lot from having Zhong Yao to advise him.
However, the little emperor only understood that the first layer was enough, so he added this line to the cloth.
But at this time, Zhong Yao stopped him again and expressed his second concern:
"Your Majesty, He Jin's crime is easy to convict, but he must be cautious in dealing with his party members."
Seeing Liu Bian's confusion, Zhong Yao sighed inwardly, and then started to explain to Liu Bian.
In Zhong Yao's narration, Liu Bian finally understood the meaning of the teacher's words.
Most people think that the emperor has supreme authority, and whoever he orders will die. But in fact, the emperor's power was also limited. This limitation was not an institutional limitation, but depended on the emperor's local health and information.
In other words, if the emperor wants to be qualified, he must at least receive a systematic imperial education.
What should be said is that there has been no qualified emperor in the Han Dynasty for a long time.
For example, Emperor Ming and Emperor Zhang were both trained as emperor preparers, and they both ascended the throne at a young age, so they were qualified emperors from the beginning.
But Emperor Zhang died after less than ten years as emperor, leaving an emperor who was only ten years old. From that moment on, the country began to fall into a terrible cycle of suspicion.
After Emperor Shun's death, General Liang Ji first supported Emperor Zhi, and then he poisoned the young emperor because he expressed dissatisfaction with Emperor Shun. Then he supported Emperor Huan, who was only fifteen years old.
As a member of the royal family of Hebei, Emperor Huan had never been trained as an emperor. There was no way he could receive royal education, so he was unqualified.
Later, Emperor Huan died without heirs, and history cycled again. Liu Hong, a member of the Hebei royal family, was welcomed into the palace as emperor.
And Liu Hong did not receive imperial education.
Until Liu Bian and Liu Xie, they can be said to be the only two princes in the Han Dynasty who have received systematic education in a century. Thanks to their father's long time in power, the two brothers were able to obtain a complete princely education.
Therefore, Liu Bian's ability at this time is not a problem, which is also unanimously recognized by Zhong Yao and others.
But Liu Bian still lacks one piece, and that is the precipitation of time.
As an emperor, he naturally has a weakness, that is, he is always in the palace and lacks sufficient understanding of the situation outside the palace.
Therefore, this often causes them to be out of touch with reality and be fooled by ministers from other countries.
Even though Liu Bian has political awareness and the talent for power and struggle, in the end he is still a twelve-year-old child. He has too little knowledge of the outside world, and he has no understanding of the complex interpersonal relationships among foreign ministers.
As Liu Bian's teacher, Zhong Yao has no doubt that if Liu Bian is given ten years of training, he will definitely become an excellent king, but Liu Bian does not have these ten years.
That's why Zhong Yao had to remind Liu Bian to pay attention to one thing, that is, he must be cautious when deciding who to join the party.
If Liu Bian has been in charge of the court for ten years, he must know exactly what the relationship between the ministers in the foreign court is. Liu Bian can decide who is in the same party as He Jin.
With ten years of experience in governing, Liu Bian has long been able to cultivate a team. Those who obey will be rewarded with high officials and generous salaries, while those who disobey will be demoted to death.
As long as you don't act stupid or willful, you can give opportunities to those who are truly talented. And those who are vegetarians in the corpse position, regardless of age, can also be dismissed.
When the time comes, the little emperor will naturally be able to pierce the iron grip of the empire's rule.
After all, in this era of human rule, as long as the little emperor cultivates an excellent team of bureaucrats, he can firmly control the court.
But not now. Liu Bian only knows some ministers now, but not all the ministers who carry out the work. How can he determine his relationship with He Jin?
At that time, we can only hand over the power to draw up the list to others, which will probably lead to a catastrophe.
Because Zhong Yao understands that the shaky Guandong court can still be maintained now, in addition to the status of the little emperor, it relies on those foreign court officials who do specific things.
If they were killed indiscriminately, the Kanto court would be paralyzed immediately.
Why can't we just kill the criminal? Nope either. As a political faction, He Jin is not alone, he has his own party members. If only He Jin was killed, the remaining people would be in panic and would do anything.
And those people surrounding the little emperors would not agree. Because the coup was for the purpose of purging, if those He Jin Party members were not removed, how could there be any place for them?
Therefore, due to internal and external factors, the little emperor must draw up a purge list by himself, but it cannot be more or less. This will test the political wisdom of the little emperor.
After understanding this, the little emperor felt that the red pen in his hand had become extremely heavy.
At this moment, he felt that politics was not just about daring to kill people.
So, he looked at Zhong Yao for help, hoping to get help from Zhong Yao.
Zhong Yao was also in a dilemma. Of course he had a list in his mind, but he also knew that once he drew up this list, his political career would be in very danger.
Zhong Yao understands very well that even though he has a very close relationship with Liu Xie now, he still has his own political opponents. Even if he doesn't have them now, he will definitely have them in the future.
And when the time comes when political opponents will make a fuss out of this matter and spread rumors that other parties are on the same side as others, Zhong Yao won't be able to explain it.
In addition to this, another reason for Zhong Yao's hesitation is that this matter is too offending.
People's social relationships are very complicated. He Jin is from Nanyang, and most of his party members are also from Nanyang.
However, the relationship between Yuzhou and Nanyang is very close. For example, some of Zhong Yao's friends from the same county have been intermarried with some aristocratic families in Nanyang for many generations.
So once Zhong Yao draws up this list, he will have to completely break with him at least as far as the township party is concerned. From then on, Zhong Yao can really only be a lonely minister and a pure minister.
At this time, Zhong Yao looked at the pleading little emperor with some confusion. He was very doubtful whether the little emperor understood this and deliberately asked Zhong Yao to draw up the proposal.
In this case, the student himself is really deep-minded.
At this time, the little emperor called out affectionately again:
"Master Zhong, are you willing to help me?"
Seeing his student's helpless eyes, Zhong Yao sighed, respectfully lay on the ground, and said seriously:
"Wei, I will never give up even if I die."
……
On Yongmen Road in the west gate of Kyoto, Liu Bei was walking slowly with Zhijinwu, a group of 500 people. They were preparing to go west from Yongmen and then go to the White Horse Temple two miles west of the city.
These five hundred people were all veterans Liu Bei brought down from the front line. This time they temporarily changed into Zhi Jinwu's clothes and prepared for action.
Next to him, as usual, was Zhang Fei.
At this time, Zhang Fei was groaning, and he complained to Liu Bei:
"Why do we always have to do such dirty things?"
Liu Bei sighed:
"Because we are obedient and experienced, this dirty work should be in the hands of our brothers."
Zhang Fei was very dissatisfied. He could no longer hold his voice down:
"Brother, you know that after we killed that old man Yuan, our reputation in our hometown was ruined. Now Zhang Fei is too embarrassed to go back."
But who would have thought that after hearing this, Liu Bei said this:
"Now in this northern land, we can't go back even if we want to. After the Taishan Army takes over Hebei, we will have no home."
Zhang Fei was silent, then patted the saddle and became even more angry.
At this time, Chen Dao, who had been holding the horse rope for Liu Bei, suddenly asked:
"Lord, what will happen if we can't do it this time?"
Zhang Fei, the boy next to him, laughed and snorted:
"Ada, why don't you get into the smelly fish and rotten shrimps over there? I kill them like chickens. What do you think I can't do?"
Chen Dao also believed this and couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
Liu Bei sighed again. He looked at the increasingly obvious White Horse Temple in front of him and said helplessly:
"What will happen if it doesn't work out? Then our home in Kyoto will also be lost. By then, our brothers will really have to live at home all over the world."
Zhang Fei shrugged and said without any nostalgia:
"We are at home all over the world, and this is how a man should be. Besides, wherever my brother goes, we, Mr. Zhang, will go, and our home will be there."
Chen Dao nodded again, indicating that he could no longer agree.
Only Liu Bei's eyes turned slightly red. He looked at the White Horse Temple in the mist in front of him, listened to the bells, and thought:
"Where can I, Liu Bei, build my career?"
So, amidst the melodious bells, Liu Bei, full of ideals and full of pride in his heart, came to the White Horse Temple again with his brothers who trusted him.
The bells of the White Horse Temple are ringing, and the bells of destiny are rippling.
But this time, the fate of countless people was rewritten, the worst of which was Liu Bei himself.