Three Kingdoms: I am not Liu Bian

Chapter 116 Whoever wants to advance must be more sensible!

Those who are extremely disrespectful should be executed by being thrown into the streets!

Those who are thrown into the market are beheaded in a busy market!
This was the first time that Liu Bian punished his ministers in public to maintain his own dignity, so Han Fu and Hu Wuban must die!

Only blood and death can awaken these scholars' awe of imperial power!
The methods used by his foolish emperor and Emperor Xiaohuan were a bit crude. No matter who they were dealing with, they would pull one group together and then beat another group. This was a common tactic.

Although I can't say that this trick is effective everywhere, it is very effective against scholars.

It's just that they were attacking the wrong people. They shouldn't have used eunuchs and relatives of the emperor to attack the scholars, but should have used one group of scholars to attack another group of scholars.

External enemies will only cause the originally divided factions to unite, while internal strife is the most cruel and efficient. Only they themselves know how to deal with themselves.

Then he would select a group of scholars and turn them into foreign relatives, ordering them to fight against the scholars who had previously suppressed another group of scholars, so as to check and balance the struggle between them. This is exactly what Liu Bian is doing now.

How could one deal with both the modern and ancient schools of literature at the same time?
He recruited a group of people from the modern literature school and also won over the ancient literature school. Who would still accuse him of killing innocent people?

"After entering the Pass, there will be great scholars to interpret the classics for me" is not an empty statement. Look, Cui Lie is a typical example.

Even if Cui Lie was not there, except for Lu Zhi who needed to avoid suspicion, Fu Qian, Ma Riti, Puyang Kai, Cai Yong who had not yet returned to the court, and Zheng Xuan who was still teaching and studying classics in his hometown, and other famous scholars at home and abroad would all be his best substitutes.

They would not allow such a wise prince who supported the ancient literature school with a keen eye to recognize talent to be portrayed as a tyrant and a foolish ruler by any insects!
Such a wise prince was given the bad name of "King Jie and Zhou" by you just because he killed a few of you scholars of the Modern Literature School?

Is there any royal law?
Are there any laws?
Moreover, such a virtuous prince only punished himself without implicating his clan. He is truly a benevolent monarch!

At this time, Cui Lie was bending over, waiting with anticipation for the prince to hand over the power of sentencing to him, so that he could finish the final work and get the credit for the complete accomplishment.

Thinking of this, Cui Lie rubbed his hands unconsciously, as if he had already seen his future as one of the three highest officials in the dynasty after making many contributions to the crown prince.

However, at this moment, Liu Yan suddenly stood up from his seat, walked to the center of the Jiade Hall, bowed to the Crown Prince and said, "Your Highness, I, the Minister of Rites Liu Yan, have a report."

Liu Bian was about to speak when he couldn't help but glance sideways at Liu Yan, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Although he didn't know what Liu Yan's intentions were, at this moment, no one could shake Han Fu and Hu Wuban's decision, so he raised his hand slightly and said calmly, "Approved."

Liu Yan slowly straightened up, first straightened his official robe, and then gave Cui Lie a smile that was obviously very friendly, but made Cui Lie feel inexplicably disgusted.

"I am a relative of the Han Dynasty, and have the duty to protect the royal family. As Minister of Rites, I have the responsibility to maintain order at court. Therefore, I request that these two be executed." Liu Yan cleared his throat and spoke loudly, his words fierce and his face filled with anger, like a loyal relative of the Han Dynasty. He even quoted from the classics, "The Gongyang Spring and Autumn Annals says: 'The ruler and his relatives should not lead the army, and if they do, they must be executed! The execution can be carried out at noon today!"

After he finished speaking, Liu Yan turned his head slightly, his eyes met with the Grand Herald Zhang Yi, and he couldn't help but nodded slightly.

One has to admit that what Zhang Yi said does make some sense. Taichang is in charge of sacrifices to the country and ancestral temples, as well as court meetings, funerals and many other ceremonial matters. He should certainly stand up to maintain order in the grand court meetings!
So he stood up and accused Han Fu and Hu Muban of disrupting the order of the court meeting!

"ordinary man!"

When Cui Lie heard what Liu Yan said, he was so angry that his lungs almost exploded. His originally flushed face turned ashen in an instant. He clenched his fists tightly and couldn't help but cursed in a low voice through gritted teeth.

Just when he was about to get things done, Liu Yan intervened, snatched away the final credit, and even followed his example by quoting the Modern Text Classics to silence the Modern Literature School.

Isn't this just like me meeting a beautiful lady, and finally completing the complicated procedures of accepting the bride's proposal, asking for her name, accepting the marriage proposal, accepting the betrothal gift, asking for the date, and welcoming the bride, and preparing to enter the bridal chamber, but at this time I have nothing to do, and he, Liu Junlang, enters the bridal chamber for me!

How could this be possible! "Since it is the request of the Grand Master of Ceremonies, I will grant your request."

Liu Bian's mouth corners slightly raised, his expression relaxed, and he agreed to what Liu Yan said.

Naturally, he didn't mind sharing some of this "merit" in Cui Lie's eyes with Liu Yan. It would be a good thing to have one more person to share the firepower of the Modern Literature School.

Moreover, if Cui Lie accumulated too many merits and he could not immediately grant him the position of one of the Three Dukes that he desired, how would he drive this ox and horse of the Nine Ministers level in the future?
He can promise a piece of cake to a group of cattle and horses, but only the cattle and horses that run the fastest and can please him, the whipper, can eat the only piece of cake.

As for the cows and horses that didn’t get to eat the cake, why don’t they look for the reasons within themselves and ask themselves whether they didn’t work hard enough?
In short, there is only one principle: whoever wants to advance must be more sensible!

After deciding on the punishment for Han Fu and Hu Wuban, the prince returned to his seat and glanced at the ministers. He did not mention Lu Zhi's reward again tonight.

Is it still relevant? Who dares to object?

The death of the Chief Censor and the Assistant Censor is not enough, right?

The imperial edict that stated "Lu Zhi, the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince of Jin, is appointed as the General of the Rear, granted the title of Recorder of the Secretariat, and granted the title of Marquis of Du Kang Ting, with a fief of 1,000 households" had been drafted on the spot by Zhong Yao, the Crown Prince's Secretary, and issued after the Crown Prince had stamped it in front of all the civil and military officials. Now it lay quietly in Lu Zhi's hands.

Afterwards, the prince held the list and decided on rewards for a number of meritorious people. This time, no one interrupted except those who truly stood for justice and gave advice.

"Dong Zhuo, the General of the Eastern Guards in Jin, was appointed General of the Right, and given the post of Colonel of the City Gates. He was also granted the title of Marquis of Jiequanting and a fief of 1,000 households."

"Eastern Protector of the Wuhuan, General of the Central Army, a member of the clan, granted the title of Marquis of Yangduting, with a fief of 500 households."

After the announcement of the rewards for dozens of meritorious officials, the atmosphere in the Jiade Hall became increasingly fanatical. Everyone was whispering to each other, their faces filled with excitement.

Even Liang Yan, the chief secretary of the General of the Central Army who was responsible for suppressing the rebellion, and Li Ru, the chief secretary of the General of the Central Army in the East, were granted the title of Marquis of Guannei. The rest of the people were given several levels of nobility, as well as rewards of land, houses, money and food.

The rewards for the officials in the Prince's Mansion were left for last.

Liu Bian also needed to take into account the thoughts of the generals under his command, such as Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo. If he rashly granted official positions and titles to the officials of the Prince's Mansion before giving them what they thought were generous enough rewards, it would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among some people.

As for this moment, even if they envied the rewards given to the officials in the Prince's Mansion, they would be more willing to immerse themselves in the enthusiasm and joy of receiving the rewards.

The positions of Sanhe prefects of Jia Xu, Cheng Yu and Dong Zhao were already promoted out of turn, so the three of them were only granted the title of Guannei Hou, with a fief of 100 households, and all their positions in the Prince's Palace were also removed.

This is also their own wish. They have been busy these days and have no time to take care of it.

Liu Bian naturally didn't mind. After all, the stigma of the Prince's Mansion was already deeply etched on them. Even if they were not called officials of the Prince's Mansion, everyone knew that they were the Prince's Party.

Just when the Crown Prince was about to reward the rest of the officials in the Crown Prince's Mansion, someone suddenly stood up and left the table, and in the Jiade Hall requested the Crown Prince to ask the Emperor for a reward!

The prince went to the battlefield in person, so why shouldn't he be rewarded?
However, this sentence caused an uproar in the court again. The crown prince is the heir apparent and also the ruler of the country. How could he be rewarded for being the heir apparent?
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PS: Here is the third update, my little brother is saved!!!

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