Chapter 63: The Game of Power II
Hearing the rhetorical question of the Son of Heaven, Du Yannian replied calmly: "Report to Your Majesty, the minister recommends Dr. Ram Wang Ji as the middle of the imperial history!" Wang Ji is well-versed in ancient and modern times, knows etiquette, and understands Chinese law, and is the best candidate in the imperial history! Please also ask Your Majesty to judge! ”
As soon as Du Yannian's words fell, the ministers all looked at Du Yannian, as if they wanted to see through Du Yannian's motives.
Liu Xun knows that Wang Ji is a person, and there are idioms about Wang Ji in history, Wang Ji is in power, and Gong Yu plays the crown.
However, what really made the ministers react greatly was that Wang Ji once served as a lieutenant in Changyi State, and he was the hardcore junior brother of Liu Xun's unlucky uncle Liu He. After Liu He went to Beijing to be the emperor, he was rewarded for his meritorious deeds, because there was no vacancy in important positions, so he first named Wang Ji as Dr. Ram and went to Taixue, so that he could inherit the mantle of his teacher Dong Yue and continue to be in charge of Taixue, which also spared Wang Ji and did not become one of the two hundred unjust souls.
In fact, there have always been voices in the court to eliminate Liu He's courtiers, but in this eradication, there are no two people, one is Gong Zhu, because he was once kind to Huo Guang, Huo Guang pulled Gong one by one and asked him to go to the Western Regions to make meritorious contributions.
The other is Wang Ji, and he can survive, and his teacher Dong Yue's connections, as well as his integrity, in the history books that Liu Xun knows, Wang Ji is famous for his integrity, and his ability to do things is also very outstanding.
And Wang Ji is a cadre who climbed out little by little from the grassroots level.
Wang Ji has served as a county lieutenant, county lieutenant, county commander, county lieutenant, lieutenant of Changyi State, and now he is a doctoral officer in charge of Taixue.
Du Yannian's recommendation is like a signal, if the Son of Heaven agrees to Wang Ji to serve as the Zhongcheng of the Imperial History, it means that the Liu He incident has passed, and Liu He's subordinate officials can also be normal.
And vice versa, if the Son of Heaven refutes Du Yannian's recommendation, indicating that the central government still has not forgotten Liu He, then Liu He's vassals will continue to be hunted down.
For a while, all the voices disappeared without a trace, and everyone's eyes were focused on the body of the Son of Heaven sitting on the upper throne, and Liu Xun himself also closed his brows.
Liu Xun understands that for Liu He, in order to ensure his political correctness, he must step on Liu He 10,000 feet and completely step into the mud. Therefore, the Queen Mother once proposed that Liu He return to Changyi to continue to be his king of Changyi, but this proposal was rejected by Liu Xun and Huo Guang, but was renamed the Marquis of Haidu, and was directly sent to Hainan Island to fend for himself.
And now has it become a difficult problem to revoke the strict defense of the former ministers of Changyi State? And today's recommendation by Du Yannian has made this contradiction public.
On this issue, Liu Xun and Huo Guang have always had a tacit understanding, that is, to put aside the controversy and send as many surviving officials who have survived or served as a vassal state of Changyi as much as possible, out of sight and out of mind.
It's ridiculous to say that on the issue of Liu He, Liu Xun and Huo Guang are natural allies, because they have the same goal of completely defeating Liu He.
For Liu Xun, if Liu He is not completely defeated, where will Liu Xun's throne come from, and even cruelly say that if Liu He does not fall, he must be unlucky.
And for Huo Guang, Liu Xun must be completely defeated, if Liu He resurrects, then Huo Guang has only one thing to do, take the altar of poisonous wine, the whole family takes a sip, and goes to Huangquan Road together.
Liu Xun looked at Huo Guang and found that Huo Guang was also frowning, while Du Yannian in the center of the whirlpool still knelt down in place without saying a word, waiting for Liu Xun's answer.
Liu Xun spoke after a while: "The imperial servant recommended Wang Ji as the middle prince of the imperial history, is it appropriate for the prime minister to see it?" ”
Liu Xun agrees with Wang Ji in his heart as the middle of the imperial history, a person with outstanding ability, and he starts from the grassroots level, so he naturally knows the people's suffering, and even when Liu Xun implements certain policies, Wang Ji will also give appropriate suggestions.
Moreover, Liu He has already gone to the Marquis of Haihuang to take up the domain, and his hardcore henchmen have also been killed, and the rest are some officials and nobles who once served in Liu He's Changyi State, so in Liu Xun's eyes, it is time to turn the page, which can not only show his bearing, but also pull up a wave of opposition to Huo Guang, so that Chang'an will not become a hall of words.
Huo Guang heard the question of the Son of Heaven, got up and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Wang Ji is a person with intelligent thinking and extraordinary ability, and he can be the middle of the imperial history!" ”
Hearing Huo Guang's answer, Liu Xun said to Du Yannian, who was kneeling on the ground: "The servant is virtuous, and I think it is appropriate for the prime minister, I will appoint Wang Ji as the middle of the imperial history, and the servant will recommend meritorious service and give a sword!" ”
Du Yannian thanked him for retreating, but when he passed by Huo Guang's case, his figure hesitated for a moment, and immediately returned to normal and returned to his seat.
There's only one seat left, Captain!
Captain of the guard, the official who commands the guards to guard the palace forbidden. If the relationship with the Son of Heaven and the royal family is far away, the twenty-six captains, the southern army will not pay attention to the orders of the guards, and even more command Hu, the second lieutenant of the Yue.
Thinking of this, the ministers also understood that this was a position set by the Son of Heaven himself, so he didn't think too much about it.
Sure enough, after waiting for Du Yannian to sit down again, Huo Shan walked to the center of the hall and began to recommend: "Huo Shan, the minister, recommend one person to Your Majesty, you can be a captain!" ”
Liu Xun smiled and asked according to the pre-arranged script, "Who does Aiqing recommend?" ”
Huo Shan wrote: "The minister recommended the city father Hou Xu, the general Xu has been studious since childhood, handsome in appearance, good at riding and shooting, and brilliant in battle, the minister thought that he could be the captain of the guard!" ”
Hearing Huo Shan's recommendation, Liu Xun continued to say quietly: "Since it was recommended by Aiqing, and the city father Marquis still has military exploits, he will be crowned as a guard captain!" ”
"Shang Shu Ling, you can draft an edict, the Prime Minister's Mansion below, and announce it to the world! You can order the new Jiuqing to go to Ganquan Palace as soon as possible to discuss the plan! Liu Xun continued
Han Zeng hurriedly received the order, commanded the Huangmen squire who was on standby in the palace at any time to quickly write the edict, Han Zeng took it in his hand, saw that there was no mistake, and then inherited the seal of the Son of Heaven, and after using the seal, he sent one of them to Prime Minister Huo Guang's case, Huo Guang saw that the content of the edict was correct, so he used the prime minister's seal.
Three copies of an edict, each of which is kept on file, in addition to being sent to Shiqu Pavilion, the Prime Minister's Mansion is kept in one copy, and the edict is one in person, and the imperial historian regularly checks it, if there is a problem, it is a big crime to kill the whole family.
There are many characters who died on the edict, and the famous ones are Bo Zhao, Dou Ying, etc.! Therefore, the ministers of the Han family were cautious about the edict of the Son of Heaven, for fear of mistakes.
The missing Jiuqing chief officials in the entire court have been filled, and Liu Xun has also arranged his own cronies in Jiuqing, at least don't worry about his safety in Weiyang Palace now, if he doesn't want to, what he worries about is slightly less than Huo Guang's intentions, and Liu He may be abolished.
Horses are soft and easy to lose their hooves, and people are greedy and easy to lose their will.
Although Liu Xun himself understands that he has mastered all the armed forces of Weiyang Palace, now is not the time to slack off, the popular uprising in the southeast, the development of Hexi, and the development of Jiangnan are all mountains that are pressing on the head of the entire Han government, and he must solve it quickly.
Liu Xun knew that he had to give it his all without holding out any hope. Whatever you do, act as if it's the most important thing in the world, but at the same time know that it doesn't matter at all............
Looking at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty in front of him, Liu Xun suddenly felt a little tired. The vulgar people in the world, no matter what they think about making friends, just chase fame and cling to power, they go to make friends when they see that the other party is powerful and powerful, and they leave when they see the other party lose power and are down; If you find the other party's mistakes, you don't help correct them, and you don't help remedy them when you see the other party's confusion; If there is a benefit, it will be possessed alone and not distributed to the other party, and if there is a harm, it will take improper means to exempt itself without helping the other party; Or if it is convenient, they will take it first and not humble the other party, and at the critical moment, they will sell the other party to protect their own interests. If you have such a friend, it is better not to have it.
But politically there are only allies, no friends.
Note: Sili Lieutenant: Originally, his duties were to supervise the ministers and relatives of the imperial court, as well as officials from the seven prefectures near Kyoto, including Jingzhao Yin, Zuo Fengyi, Youfufeng, Hadong, Nam, Hanoi, and Hongnong. The terms of reference of the Commander of the Division are similar to those of the Assassin History, but the Assassin is to supervise the local officials, while the Commander of the Division is the official who supervises the central government, so he has a higher status than the Assassin History.