Establishing a thousand-year family from the nobles of the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 77 Party and Government
[Your descendant Xu Gong passed away, which had a huge impact on history. He was the second important minister who took charge of the government. His name was recorded in history and was praised by countless descendants. He was known as the Holy Lord. You have obtained the red item, Wind and Rain Order.]

[Wind and Rain Order: It can make the country have good weather and good harvests for 30 years. During this period, the enthusiasm of the people, the powerful, and the scholars towards the court will be greatly increased, and their resistance to reasonable policies will be reduced. ]

Xu Zhen silently watched the situation in front of him, feeling a sense of emotion in his heart. From then on, the era of the second generation of descendants officially ended.

What will come next is the hard work of future generations.

Moreover, he was certain that Xu Gong would be his most outstanding descendant in the past three hundred years. This was full-value military power, and the only person who could reach this level was the middle-aged Xiang Yu!
A true Hundred-Man Killer, someone who can kill hundreds of people.

.........

"Uncle... nephew still couldn't see you for the last time."

Xu Ye, in mourning, knelt in front of the ancestral hall with a face full of grief, looking at his uncle's tablet.
His father died when he was a teenager, and his uncle has been taking care of him ever since. The relationship between the two is like that of brother and father.

The descendants of the Xu family, officials and even princes of the royal family all knelt down and wailed. This old prime minister had done great favors to the vast majority of people in the Han Dynasty.

Many children of wealthy families from poor families were able to succeed because of the Imperial College, so strictly speaking, Xu Gong was the teacher of students all over the world.

It is only natural for disciples to cry for their teachers.

"Father...Father..."

A handsome man in his thirties, wearing a black official robe, ran over anxiously. When he saw the spirit tablet in front of him, he seemed completely disheartened.

With a plop, he knelt on the ground, tears flowing uncontrollably.

"Father... Nan shouldn't have said those words. I am worse than an animal. It's all Nan's fault."

"But...but I don't know how to satisfy you. I just want to prove that I am no weaker than others. I don't hate you at all."

Xu Nan knelt on the ground and slapped his knees frantically, his eyes full of regret. Perhaps his father died so suddenly because he was in a bad mood? He had fought for his family all his life, so how could he want to see the decline of the Xu family?

I heard from my brother Xu Zhou that my father was blaming himself when he was dying, thinking that he had not fulfilled the instructions of his uncle Xu Zhao, and died with regret.

"This isn't your fault, Nandi. You've wrongly blamed your uncle. Your uncle has always thought you're excellent. He always talks about you in private. He's seen everything you've done, but he just hasn't said it out loud."

"Otherwise, how could a woman like my aunt get the fine armor used by the army? You can't see the joy my uncle feels."

Xu Ye came to Xu Nan and told him everything that he had not seen before.

In fact, Xu Gong was not dissatisfied with his eldest son. On the contrary, he was always proud of him. However, due to his image as a strict father, it was difficult for him to express himself and he could only rely on his wife to convey it.

Those gifts such as weapons and armor were actually requested by his father.

Maybe... the two of them just lack communication.

"Is... is that so." Xu Nan stood there in a daze as if he had been electrocuted. All the things that happened before came to his mind. He remembered that every time he was injured during martial arts training, in addition to being scolded, he would also be given a bottle of gold medicine, and the doctor would arrive almost immediately.

It seemed as if he had been ready for battle.

He also remembered the relief and kindness in his father's eyes.

"I was wrong. I was wrong."

After a long pause, Xu Nan finally spoke, his voice had become hoarse, and his body was hunched. He looked lonely and desolate.

Seeing this, Xu Ye patted his brother on the shoulder. He hoped that he would give up the idea of ​​setting up his own business. This was not what his uncle wanted to see. "Hehe..." Xu Nan chuckled twice, slowly stood up, turned his head and looked at his brother: "I have thought about it now. I should let my father see who is right."

He did not change his mind because of this. In fact, he still believed that the path he was taking was the right one and that his brother could not guarantee Xu's safety.

My father’s obsession is family.

Xu Ye looked at his brother's back, looking quite helpless. This expedition would inevitably take away most of the military power, and the family's influence in the military would be greatly reduced.

Moreover, Xu Nan himself was also the General of Chariots and Cavalry of the imperial court, and held the seal of the General of the Northern Expedition, with military power in his hands. Coupled with his military achievements in the expedition to Nanyue, his power was undoubtedly terrifying.

However, all of this was what Liu Che hoped for. The Xu family was too powerful, covering all areas. Now that Xu Nan had left and taken away his military power, the family would no longer be invincible.

Their voice in the court will become weak.

Just after all the descendants of the Xu family finished their worship, heavy footsteps were heard. The palace guards in armor surrounded the Jinghou Mansion, and the emperor's carriage slowly stopped.

Liu Che walked into the marquis's mansion with an expressionless face, until he saw his teacher's spirit tablet, he could no longer hold back and his vision became a little blurry.

Xu Ye, Xu Nan and others also consciously made way, leaving the road for Your Majesty. Liu Che was your father's student, and strictly speaking, he was half a son.

Be a teacher for one day, and be a father for life.

This is indeed the case. Without Xu Gong's constant maneuvering in the court, how could Liu Che have sat firmly on the throne? Now these ministers have already begun to engage in constant factional struggles.

The ideological dispute between the Legalist Party and the Confucian Party intensified. Although it was Liu Che who deliberately instigated it, it obviously went a bit too far and got out of control.

If we want to achieve complete stability, we must allow the external relatives to intervene and form a three-party check and balance.

However, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were obviously unwilling to become the emperor's swords and "charge into battle" for him, and they repeatedly refused, saying that this was not a good job.

Confucian scholars and legalists are merciless with their pens. It's nothing for them to fight each other and bleed, but if outsiders dare to interfere, they will curse them to death in minutes.

At this time, all the ministers and Xu's descendants who attended the funeral withdrew, leaving only Liu Che with a grief-stricken face.

"Alas, teacher, I miss you. The Han Dynasty cannot live without you. Although those students are loyal to the emperor and love the country and do not oppose me, their internal strife is too serious and has affected the handling of government affairs."

After the emperor finished speaking, he thought of something and smiled bitterly, "It's my fault too. I wanted to create some checks and balances, but I didn't know how to do it."

If he was an emperor who did not want to achieve anything, this situation would not be a big deal. Power would still be firmly in his hands, and even if there was internal strife, he would still be able to stay out of it and remain invincible.

But the problem was that Liu Che was an ambitious emperor. His father and grandfather were both emperors who had left their names in history. The country's strength was growing, and he didn't want to fall behind.

Therefore, this kind of party government can be temporarily stopped.

Liu Che walked up and bowed respectfully several times towards his teacher's tablet.

"Teacher, just wait and see. I will definitely become a wise ruler whose name will go down in history, rather than a warlike tyrant."

"Give me some time, these things will be resolved sooner or later."

The Imperial Academy must continue to operate because the Han Dynasty needs talents, but it cannot rely on nobles. However, some appropriate changes can be made.

This will alleviate the situation of party-government conflict.

(End of this chapter)