What is the Inner Dynasty?

If you ask those Han people who have experienced the rule of Emperor Xiaowu, whether it is a noble official or a cloth scholar, they will answer with both envy and disdain - that is, a group of close ministers of the Son of Heaven!

According to the old system of the Han Dynasty, the prime minister's consul general and the minister's secretary and hundreds of officials were all under his control, although the Son of Heaven was supreme, but he did not handle daily affairs, including the right to dispose of officials at all levels. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info before the first emperor, even if it was a mistake that Emperor Jing reused and trusted, the prime minister could completely deal with it without going through the Son of Heaven.

It is the great power of the prime minister, at the beginning of the first emperor's accession to the throne, Wei Qihou Dou Ying and Wu'an Hou Tian fought for the position of prime minister.

When the Marquis of Wei Qihou and the Marquis of Wu An passed away one after another, perhaps because he was disgusted with the power of the prime minister and the resulting struggle, Emperor Xiaowu began to empty the power of the prime minister and take back many powers for his own use, especially military power.

-- Since the Marquis of Wu'an, Emperor Xiaowu has not even given the chief lieutenant in charge of military affairs.

Naturally, the power of the Son of Heaven's close ministers began to increase.

Because of the use of foreign troops, the most of the close ministers of the Son of Heaven were generals, and gradually formed a decision-making layer called the "inner court" by the government and the opposition, and the hundred officials headed by the prime minister were accordingly described as the "outer court".

The core of the inner dynasty is naturally the Son of Heaven, and most of the official positions of those cronies and close ministers are not high-ranked, and they must completely rely on the favor of the Son of Heaven. In contrast, the status of the generals in the Inner Dynasty was quite high.

In the fifth year of Yuan Shuo, Wei Qing worshiped the general, and officially brought all the generals under his command, in the inner court, Wei Qing was naturally in the chief, and above the court, according to the system, the general should still be under the prime minister. Although it is inconvenient to change the old system at will, however, the first emperor clearly signaled that the ministers are all respected by the general, at that time, the authority of Emperor Wu has been heavy, and the officials dare not disobey.

In the fourth year of Yuanzhen, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were both the Great Sima, and the rank of the hussar general appointed by Huo Qubing was equal to the general, but because the general was still above the hussar general, Wei Qing was still headed by Wei Qing inside and outside. It's just that Wei Qing is retiring day by day, and he doesn't often come forward to deal with affairs, most of the affairs are handled by the younger Huo Quai, and there are speculations and doubts inside and outside the government and the opposition.

It's just that no one expected that it was Huo Qu's illness who passed away first.

At the end of September of the sixth year of Yuanzhen, Huo Qu, the great Sima hussar general of the Champion Marquis, fell ill. From then on, Wei Qing led the Inner Dynasty as the Great Sima General until his death in the fifth year of Yuan Feng......

After the sixth year of Yuanzhen, Emperor Xiaowu officially removed the post of Taiwei and put General Sima in charge of military affairs......

-- From the perspective of the system, the general who increased the official of Sima was the one who held half of the tiger talisman with the emperor.

Emperor Wu ascended the throne in the sixteenth year, with Dou and Wang and the two empress dowagers, and Wei Qi and Wu'an's relatives, who did not attach great importance to power. The so-called name is the word of the word, and it naturally has its own deep meaning for the conferral of officials.

Shangguan Ji had always thought that the first emperor chose the four auxiliary young masters in order to let them control each other, so as not to override the young emperor, and now, he suddenly understood that it was not the same thing at all!

Among the four, Sang Hongyang is the imperial historian, the unambiguous deputy minister of the outer court, although he has been in the inner court since he was young, but Emperor Wu's custom is that the inner dynasty governs the outer dynasty, therefore, he is also under the edict to assist the young master, but he can not touch the Shangshu that has been handed down; Although the other three were all directly relocated to generals, they were all positions in the Inner Dynasty, but only Huo Guang was added to the Great Sima.

-- The Inner Dynasty, headed by General Sima Da, was the rule of Emperor Wu.

- That edict simply put all three of them under Huo Guang's control!

Although there are several warm ones placed indoors, and there are screens and brocade curtains to cover them, it can be said that they are as warm as spring, but when they think of the outside, Shangguan Ji can't help but shudder.

"Awen?!"

Shangguan An couldn't see his father's horror, and couldn't help but whisper.

Shangguan Ji's face turned pale, and there was a look of horror in his eyes that he hadn't seen for many years.

- The old king made this arrangement on his deathbed...... It's an unintentional mistake...... Or is it intentional......

- If the latter......

"Awn! What's going on? Shangguan An became more and more frightened, and he didn't care about the number of courtesies, so he hurriedly asked.

Shangguan Ji clenched his hands tightly, nailed them to the lacquer table, and almost gritted his teeth and said: "Zhou Gongfu becomes the king......"

"Huh?" Shangguan An was confused by his father.

Bang!

Shangguan Ji slammed the lacquer table in front of him fiercely, so that the gilt copper Boshan furnace on the lacquer table couldn't help but vibrate a few times.

Shangguan An didn't dare to speak again, and lowered his head, for fear of being attacked by his father.

"No wonder he didn't want his granddaughter to enter the palace in the first place!" Shangguan Ji was resentful, but he completely forgot that three years ago, when their father and son discussed and determined this matter, they didn't take Huo Guang's opinion to heart at all, and even regarded it as a bargaining chip.

Hearing his father say this, Shangguan An was stunned, and it took a while to barely calm down, but when he opened his mouth, he found that his voice was still very trembling: "Ah Weng is saying...... General...... It's just ...... The meaning of the first emperor...... Act? ”

――The first emperor didn't plan to give up the current heir at all?

This speculation was too unbounded, and although Shangguan An was afraid and covered with cold sweat, he still laughed at himself in his heart - he was really frightened......

"Hard to say!" Shangguan Ji responded to his son's speculation like this, which made Shangguan An stunned.

“…… Aweng ...... It's not ......" Shangguan An felt that his father was alarmist.

――The first emperor was wise, how could he not make such a joke about the Han dynasty......

The more Shangguan Ji thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, and his expression became more and more solemn.

"How could it be?" Shangguan Ji frowned, "That's the crown prince's grandson, a descendant of the Han Dynasty." The first emperor himself was established as an heir because of his son-in-law, how could he not value this word of heir? ”

Shangguan Ji looked at his son: "Have you forgotten how the first emperor treated Prince Wei?" ”

Of course, Shangguan An will not forget. At this time, hearing his father's words, he couldn't help but shudder.

- If it is said that the prince made it difficult for Chang'an Yugou to eliminate blood for several days, then after the prince committed suicide, the tyranny of the Son of Heaven almost dyed Weishui red......

"But...... But...... That's too risky......" Shangguan An tried to retort.

-- Completely pinning his hopes on Huo Guang's loyalty to Wei......

- Is he not afraid of endangering Han Zuo?

"Adventure?" Shangguan Ji looked at his son with a smile and a smile, and then shook his head, "I forgot, you are young after all, ......"

――Too young to know the events of the first emperor at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, naturally he does not understand the nature of the first emperor......

In the early years of the emperor's reign, Shangguan Ji had not personally experienced those things, but at the beginning, in order to get ahead, in order to win the emperor's blue eyes, when he was a Lang official, he used to carefully inquire about the old things from the old people in Qimen and Yulin.

Sixteen ascended the throne, there are Dou and Wang two queen mothers, and there are Wei Qi and Wu'an two factions of relatives, the monarchy is almost hollowed, anyone will press the temperament, please the old grandmother who has gone through three dynasties and the Dou family behind it, but the first emperor is vigorous and resolute, and he will push the new policy when he ascends the throne, and after being hit hard by the East Palace, he is not discouraged.

In the fourth year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, the Dongou War was chaotic, and the close ministers of the Son of Heaven strictly assisted the soldiers and horses of the border counties, and the power of the Son of Heaven was immediately collected.

In the first year of Yuanguang, the battle of Mayi, in the fifth year of Yuanguang, troops were sent to Guanshi......

――Why did the emperor who called him "Wu" give up because he was too risky?

-- And how big is the risk?

-- None of the three older princes could make the first emperor like. The first emperor ascended the throne as a young man, fifty-four years, how could he have wronged himself one day? Would he be happy to choose an heir he didn't like?

- The youngest son is eight years old, and the great-grandson is five years old......

――How big of a difference can it be?

-- It's just that the Han Dynasty is still the Zhou Law, and it has always been father and son successively, and the emperor has passed on the throne over the sons and grandchildren...... Can the world serve?

Shangguan Ji only felt that his ears were buzzing, and his heartbeat was like thunder, but after a moment, he only felt that a cold sweat had soaked through several layers of clothes.

Just when Shangguan Jian was in turmoil, Shangguan An was also thinking about the same thing, he was actually not completely ignorant of the deeds of the first emperor, after thinking about it for a while, he didn't feel scared, and couldn't help but tremble and asked, "So...... We ......"

――What should I do?

This is an issue that must be considered at the moment.

“…… Isn't it ......" Shangguan An gritted his teeth, "to join forces with the young emperor?" ”

-- No matter how unwilling you are, when the time comes, you still have to think about what you should consider.

If Huo Guang did have other thoughts in mind...... Once you don't shy away from it...... What will happen to the Shangguan family?

You don't have to think much about it to know that once the Son of Heaven and a courtier, if the monarch has a son, the Shangguan family is the mother family of the Son of Heaven, and it is naturally noble, no matter how the court situation changes, as long as they are not involved in rebellion, rebellion and the like, it will not affect their honor, but now, the age of Empress Shangguan is there, if you want to have this hope, you have to wait for three or five years.

――Will Huo Guang make them wait?

Shangguan An felt that it was impossible, and Shangguan Jian couldn't be sure.

In fact, Shangguan Jian felt the urgency of the situation more than his son - Shangguan An has always been Huo Guang's eldest son-in-law, Huo Xingjun is the eldest daughter, Huo Guang loves Wu and Wu, and treats him far better than other sons-in-law, so although Shangguan An knows that Huo Guang's methods are extraordinary, he does not have a deep understanding.

Shangguan Ji couldn't see through Huo Guang's plan, the feeling of hanging in mid-air...... Very bad......

"Ah Weng ......" Shangguan An stretched out his hand and pressed his father's hand, and his voice was extremely low, almost whispering, so Shangguan Jian didn't hear clearly at first, he couldn't help frowning, and just about to reprimand, he saw Shangguan An leaning over a little anxiously, approaching his father, and repeating what Fang had just said.

This time, Shangguan Ji heard it clearly.

He raised his hand almost in horror and pushed his son away.

"Awen!" Shangguan An was surprised, and looked at his father who reacted fiercely in puzzlement.

"You're crazy!" Shangguan Ji gritted his teeth and reprimanded, his voice was extremely low, but he could not hide his anger.

Shangguan An couldn't help but shrink for a moment, then straightened up again, and insisted on his opinion: "Ah Weng, what the minister said is not the best way?" ”

Shangguan Ji glared at his son fiercely, but he couldn't stop his son from continuing: "As long as the general is not there...... In the Chaozhong Palace, Ah Weng is the first person to do so! ”

"You're crazy!" Shangguan Ji scolded again.

"Not crazy!" Shangguan An clenched his fists and retorted, "It's an adventure!" It's a risk to take! (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )