Xie Xiang

Chapter 17 Puppet

According to the rules of the Han Dynasty, the Great Dynasty is only held once on the first and second days of each month.Ministers need to have a "door registration" when entering and leaving the palace, and the door registration contains their names and appearances.Those who have no family status are not allowed to enter the palace gate without permission.

During Emperor Jing's reign, Dou Ying, the Marquis of Wei, offended Empress Dowager Dou, who ordered him to be expelled from the family, but he was not allowed to enter the palace again.

Outside of the Great Dynasty, the ministers went to work separately, and when they had something to play, they could also enter the Forbidden Garden to play.Emperor Wu was diligent, and when he was in power, the courtiers in the palace came and went, and there were constant discussions; like Emperor Hui in the early Han Dynasty, the government fell into the hands of his mother Empress Lu, and the ministers might not see Emperor Hui for several months.

Liu Zao thought about being diligent, but she found that it was not easy for the emperor to be diligent.

The eunuch put the bamboo slips on the desk, Liu Zao looked down, the bamboo slips were a little yellow, obviously it had been placed for a long time, it was not a new memorial.Liu Zao turned over a few volumes, only to realize that they were all works of various schools of thought, not government documents.She was stunned for a moment, and asked, "These bamboo slips were given by Doctor Yushi?"

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and also used the Sangong Jiuqing system.

The Sangong Jiuqing system was formulated by Li Si for Qin Shihuang.Sangong refers to Taiwei, Prime Minister, and Doctor Yushi.Taiwei was in charge of military affairs. During Emperor Wu's reign, Taiwei was changed to Da Sima, and most of them were concurrently held by generals.The prime minister is in charge of government affairs and commands all officials.The imperial censor is in charge of the ministers' memorials, supervises the officials, and issues the emperor's edict.

Liu Zao wanted to see the memorials of all officials, so he asked the doctor Yushi for it.However, what they got were some ancient books, which had nothing to do with the government.

The eunuch sent to ask for the documents replied: "It's all given by the doctor Yushi."

Liu Zao was silent, she thought that the ministers might prevaricate with old copybooks.She doesn't know anything about government affairs, even old copybooks, she can learn a lot, as long as she gets them, it will be fine, but she didn't expect that Doctor Yushi would directly refuse.

Yang Chang, the doctor of the censor, was the old man who saw Qing Yupei crying for Emperor Wu on the day that King Changyi abdicated.That day he was the first minister to propose another monarch, and he was also the first minister who cried bitterly after she took out the herring pendant, concluded that it belonged to Emperor Wu, and firmly believed in her identity.

Judging from the situation at that time, Yang Chang seemed to be a pure minister, he did not please others, and acted impartially in everything.Today, it seems that is not the case.He also has selfishness.

Liu Zao casually picked up a roll of bamboo slips, put them in front of him, and unfolded them.The writing on the letter was written in Xiaozhuan.She changed several volumes in succession, all of them were Xiaozhuan.

Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, implemented "books with the same text, cars with the same track", and unified weights and measures.Xiaozhuan was promoted to the Six Kingdoms at that time and became the official language.Xiaozhuan characters are beautiful in shape and strange in form. They are very popular among scholars, but they are also criticized because they are complicated and difficult to write and difficult to learn.

After the death of Qin II, the Great Han established the Dingding, and gradually used the official script. The official script was smaller and more concise. Liu Zao knew how to read, and he learned the official script.Right now, she is having a lot of trouble reading the small seal characters used in the bamboo slips, and she has to rely on the shape of the characters to guess the meaning of many complicated characters.

Her complexion became more and more gloomy, firstly the documents were not obtained, and then Xiaozhuan came to embarrass her.No matter how good the temper is, it is inevitable to be anxious.

Chun He stood beside him, showing a little panic, paying attention to the movements of the little emperor, thinking about how to persuade His Majesty if he got angry.After a few breaths, the little emperor's frowning brows loosened little by little, her eyes also calmed down, one hand rested on the bamboo slips, and the other supported her chin, as if she was concentrating on reading the slips.

Chunhe spent most of his life in the palace. He is considered the king of Changyi. This is the fourth king he served. His eyesight is naturally poisonous. Seeing this, he can't help but sigh secretly. Your majesty is amazing. He is young but can restrain his temper. , Restraining anger, very human.

Liu Zao indeed restrained his temper.

She was naturally angry that Dr. Yushi was so perfunctory, but she thought again, whether someone instructed him to act like this, or he did it on purpose.If the former, who instigated it?Doctor Yu Shi ranks among the three princes, how many people can instruct and move him in the court?If the latter, what does he intend to do?

She couldn't think of what Doctor Yu Shi wanted to do, but she could guess who could instruct him, nothing more than the queen mother, the general and the prime minister.The general was defeated in supporting the king of Changyi, so how could he have the courage to test the new king?Presumably not him.Who are the empress dowager and the prime minister?

She has seen both of them today.The appearance of the prime minister appeared in Liu Zao's mind, and she felt a little annoyed.After the great dynasty, Xie Xiang went straight into the Chengming Hall, and went to the king's bed, very rude, the palace people never stopped her, but were they afraid of her power?

While Liu Zao was thinking, she stared at the bamboo slips. After reading for a long time, she only recognized the word "Analects of Confucius", which was actually a Confucian classic.As the sky darkened, two more lamps were added to the hall.

Liu Zao became dissatisfied with Xie Yi.But at this time, the pain in the abdomen started again, and a palace man entered, holding an ear cup, which was filled with pitch-black concoction, which smelled very pungent.This is the medicine prescribed by the doctor.

Liu Zao took it and drank it all in one gulp, her mouth was full of soreness and bitterness, she hurriedly drank water to rinse her mouth again, after a long time, the smell of medicine in her mouth faded away.

The palace attendant thought he was a cheerful person, took the earcup and said with a smile: "Your Majesty will be able to recover after taking the medicine."

When Liu Zao heard that her body had been recuperated, the irritability that had just arisen disappeared miraculously. Xie Xiang also said the same thing to her, and her tone of concern at that time warmed her heart.

A light flashed in his mind, and Liu Zao immediately understood why the Queen Mother came.

She specifically pointed out that it was inappropriate for Prime Minister Xie to go straight into the Chengming Hall, not to explain to Prime Minister Xie, but to remind her that Prime Minister Xie had no eyes on the emperor, and dared to trespass into the emperor's bedroom.

Xie Xiang was originally in the empress dowager's camp, and they supported her to proclaim the emperor together, but now the empress dowager came to separate her, so it can be seen that Xie Xiang's faction must have gained a lot of power, which made the empress dowager afraid.

Liu Zao thought a little too much, but his mind was in a mess and he couldn't make it out.Stomach pain again.She had no choice but to gather her mind, leave the announcement room, and go back to Chengming.

She didn't want people to know, so she only called Xie Xiang to come, until the abdominal pain was so severe that she had to call a medical officer, and then she knew that this matter could not be hidden from anyone.

Fortunately, the palace people were all the same, and they all regarded it as ignorance.

Liu Zao used to feed and rested early.

There was no court meeting the next day, and no ministers had an audience, so it was very idle.Liu Zao went to Xuanshi Hall as usual.This time, she didn't send her eunuchs to ask for documents, she just found some bamboo slips to read.

After seeing it, she realized that most of the ancient books were written in Xiaozhuan, and even many of them were written in characters that she had never seen before.

The Great Zhou Dynasty lasted 800 years, of which the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods lasted for more than 500 years.There are more than a hundred countries, large and small, in the Central Plains.Confused by the flames of war, constant battles, continuous annexation, the destruction of small countries, the rise of big countries, and the Warring States period, Yan Zhao Han Wei Qi Chu Qin seven heroes stand together, each of the seven countries governs independently, and naturally has its own text.

In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, a hundred schools of thought argued that Confucius was from Lu, Zhuangzi was from Song, Laozi was born in Chen, Han Feizi was born in Korea, Sun Tzu was from Qi, and where Mozi was born, there are even more disagreements.

The classics written by the philosophers were originally written in different languages. They were passed on by their disciples and became known to the world. The classics have survived to this day, and many of them are orphans.Liu Zao naturally couldn't understand many characters.

She secretly thought that although Doctor Yushi made things difficult for her, it also made her see her own shortcomings.As the Son of Heaven, how could he be illiterate?Liu Zao simply learned Xiaozhuan by herself. She half-guessed about the bamboo slips, and also asked Chunhe for advice.

After studying like this for three days, she recognized Xiaozhuan very well, and was able to read Shunwen bamboo slips, and remembered what the Empress Dowager said, the ministers were already discussing to choose a good teacher for her.

But after three days, there was no news at all, and none of the ministers came to the palace to see him.Liu Zao remembered that King Changyi once said that she would be a puppet, and now she really looks like a puppet.

Liu Zao was shocked when he realized this.She lived in a deep confinement, no ministers came to see her, no memorials to be approved, no decrees issued, no chaos in the court, everything in the world was orderly, it could be seen that there was no difference between her and her absence.Without a sound, she really became a puppet that was emptied.

"Can Emperor Zhao hear about government affairs?" Liu Zao simply asked Chun He, seeing only the palace servants.

She is in a better situation than before she ascended the throne, that is, she can make decisions in Weiyang Palace, at least on the surface, the palace people always answer her questions and obey her respectfully.

Chunhe smiled with an old face, but his eyes were full of vigilance: "Emperor Zhao lived up to his age, and at first he didn't hear about government affairs."

"at first?"

"After Emperor Zhao grows up, he can naturally issue decrees and take back his power."

Liu Zao calculated that Emperor Zhao passed away at eighteen, and she was already 14 years old.When Emperor Zhao was 14 years old, he should have begun to take the power of the court into his own hands.

And her?Going on like this, I'm afraid she will still be like today, ignoring government affairs, seeing ministers, and not even seeing a piece of bamboo slip.

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