The atmosphere was quiet for a while, everyone was frantically calculating, everyone present had their own interest groups, and those sitting in front of Liu Xun were also the representatives and leading brothers of each interest group.

Where there are factions, there are struggles, and where there are struggles, there are possibilities for mutual compromise, and these may affect the development of things.

In his previous life, Liu Xun himself was particularly fond of a story about how it profoundly influenced ideology.

The story goes that before the third century A.D., the Holy See published a book in which it used the most popular mathematical deduction of the time to conclude that "God is omnipotent." A wise man asked-for-tat: "Can God create a stone that he cannot move?" If the Holy See replied that it can, then God cannot move the stone of his creation, so God is not omnipotent in power. If the Holy See replies that it can't, then God cannot create a stone that he cannot move, so God is not omnipotent in creativity. That's a failed premise. For example, if you assume that God is omnipotent and merciful, then you can no longer hold God accountable to humanity, and this God must be an irresponsible God. Because once God has to bear it, he has to face all kinds of doubts, such as human beings will ask: "Almighty and merciful God, why do you make my life difficult?" Why make me so ugly? Why do you make me so tired? Why don't you give me a pair of wings? Why don't you remove this mountain in front of my door? Why do I let the river get in my way? Why not let the world spring all year round? Wait a minute. A responsible God will eventually be surrounded by negative, unwarranted evaluations. In the same way, a responsible political party must encounter the same confusion, especially under the conditions of a large government, the pressure on the responsible government will be greater.

The unquestionable authority of man is the law of nature and reason, and those who live in the mountains do not blame the laws of nature for causing him difficulties, because they acquiesce in the authority of the laws of nature. Similarly, nomads in the desert do not question the authority of the laws of nature. The second is that human beings use instrumental rationality and do not question its reliability, otherwise our every word and action will lose its reliability. Even if our thoughts are wrong, we will not question our rationality and give up on action. Therefore, if it is set based on the laws of nature and the authority of reason, then the setting is often more authoritative.

This story made Liu Xun understand that authority is carried out under the conditions recognized by most people, so Liu Xun did not have a private transaction with Huo Guang, but openly and honestly discussed it openly on the surface, this is to oppress people with power, although you Huo Guang is the ruler in secret, but the supreme son of heaven on the surface is still me Liu Xun.

Therefore, you Huo Guang still have to follow the rules formulated by me Liu Xun, although I will not object to all the requests made by you Huo Guang.

However, your request must be agreed to by me, and it must not harm the interests of the Han Dynasty, the interests of the Son of Heaven, and the interests of the ministers.

With Huo Guang's sophisticated political wisdom, it is impossible not to understand, so he will definitely not pick a candidate who is criticized.

Everyone didn't speak out because of their respect for Prime Minister Huo Guang, when the Son of Heaven didn't speak, the prime minister was the largest, not to mention that this was the most powerful minister in forty years.

Huo Guang knew that the ministers were waiting for their voices, among the Jiuqing, he had already mastered a large number of his own people, Dasi Farmland Yannian, Taichang Huo Yu, Taifu Du Yannian, and Che General Zhang Anshi, and he could also control an official position in Jiuqing.

Since you can only master one, which one to hold is the key, Doctor Yushi? No, although he has absolute control over the court, he is not a monopoly, and if he is unscrupulous, he will definitely be criticized, causing chaos and siege.

Imperial History? No, this is an official of the Inner Dynasty, a position appointed by the Son of Heaven himself, even if he imposes himself to be appointed, he will not last long.

Captain and Zhijingo? They are all close retainers of the Son of Heaven, and they are generally served by liehous, but without the support bonus of the Son of Heaven, they are two puppets.

Therefore, there is only one position suitable for Huo Guang, Tingwei.

The duty of the court lieutenant is to manage the world's prisons. Every year, the total number of prison sentences in the world must be summed up to the court commander, and difficult cases in the county and state must be reported to the court commander for sentencing, and the court commander often sends personnel to handle certain important cases for the locality. Some can also refute the judgment opinions put forward by the emperor and the three dukes.

According to the edict, the court commander could arrest, imprison, and try a guilty king or minister. The ceremonies and laws were kept in the court and were in charge of matters related to the revision of the laws. Matters that belong to the measurement standards of points, inches, rulers, and zhang are also in the hands of the court captain.

Huo Guang made up his mind before he spoke: "Your Majesty Shengming, seeing thousands of miles, Chenguang recommended Bingji as the court captain!" Bingji, generous and benevolent, jealous and hateful, and proficient in criminal law, so the minister thinks that Bingji can take on the role of court lieutenant! ”

Huo Guang's straightforward words let Liu Xun know that Huo Guang understood his intentions and was willing to act according to his intentions, which made Liu Xun sit more steadily on the royal couch.

But Bingji, recommended by Liu Xun, made Liu Xun stunned for a moment, and he hadn't heard the name of his life-saving benefactor for a long time.

Bingji, the word Shaoqing. Lu people. Emperor Xuan's famous minister. Bingji studied the law when he was young, and was first appointed as the history of the Lu State Prison, and was relocated to the court as a lieutenant and prisoner. At the end of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he was edicted to govern the Wugu County Mansion Prison, during which he protected the emperor's great-grandson Liu Xun. Later, the general Huo Guang Changshi suggested that Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty should be established and the Marquis of Guannei should be sealed.

After Emperor Xuan ascended the throne, he did not say anything about the merits of protection, and neither the courtiers nor Emperor Xuan knew about it. In the third year of Yuankang, after Emperor Xuan learned the truth, he named Bingji the Marquis of Boyang. Shenjue for three years and served as prime minister. The government is still lenient. Peng Shi was incompetent and gave him a long vacation. In the third year of Wufeng, Bingji died, nicknamed "Ding", and was one of the eleven heroes of Qilin Pavilion.

Why is it said that it is Liu Xun's savior? In the second year of Emperor Xiaowu's conquest of peace (91 years ago), the witch curse occurred, Bingji was recruited to the imperial court because he was originally the right eunuch of the court lieutenant, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered him to govern the witch Gu in the county prison. At that time, Liu Xun was born a few months ago, because he was the great-grandson of the emperor, he was implicated in prison by the prince of Wei, Liu was implicated in the matter, Bingji was very sympathetic to him, knowing that the prince had no facts to prove guilty, and especially sympathized with the great-grandson's innocence, selected a cautious and kind female prisoner, and ordered her to take care of Liu Xun and put it in a spacious and dry place. Bingji dealt with the witch Gu case and could not close the case for many years.

In the second year of the Later Yuan Dynasty (87 years ago), Emperor Wu was seriously ill, and between Changyang and Wuqi Palace, the people who wanted to be angry said that there was a son of heaven in Chang'an Prison, and Emperor Wu sent messengers to register the people in the prison respectively, and they were all killed. The insider ordered Guo Sui to go to the county prison at night, and Bingji closed the door and refused to allow the envoy to enter, saying: "The emperor's great-grandson is here, and no one else can kill him innocently, let alone the emperor's own great-grandson?" The two sides held each other until dawn, and Guo Sui couldn't go in, so he went back to report to Emperor Wu and impeach Bingji. Emperor Wu also came to his senses and said, "This is the blessing of heaven. So there was amnesty for the whole world. The people imprisoned in the county prison relied on Bingji to make a living, and the grace of amnesty spread all over the world. Liu Xun was seriously ill and almost died several times, and Bingji repeatedly instructed the nursing mother who took care of him to treat him with good medicine, and took care of Liu Xun very favorably, and provided him with food and clothing with his personal belongings.

And there is also an allusion about Bingji's benevolence, Ji Yu is addicted to alcohol, tastes from Ji, and gets drunk and vomits in the prime minister's car. The chief official of Xicao wanted to reprimand him, and Ji said: "If you lose a soldier who is drunk and full, what will this person be tolerated?" Xi Cao but endures it, this is just a dirty Prime Minister Che Yin'er. "I won't go. This commander of the border county, accustomed to the border plug to run to guard things, tasted, the border county sent a life book to gallop to. The driver was stabbed by the bus

Bingji's coachman likes to drink, and once went out with Bingji, drunk and vomited in the prime minister's car, and the official in charge of the relevant department (Xicao) reported that Bingji wanted to fire the coachman. Bingji said, "For the sake of drunkenness, drive away the talent, so that where will this person stay?" The relevant departments (Xi Cao) should tolerate him! This is just a stained straw mat on the prime minister's car. "I didn't drive the driver. This coachman's family is in the border city, and he is familiar with the process of sending fast horses to report emergencies in the border city. The coachman once went out, and it happened that the border sent cavalry to deliver urgent documents and quickly came to the capital. The coachman went to the post where the cavalry rested to inquire about military secrets, and knew that the Huns had entered Yunzhong County and Dai County, and immediately returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion to see Bingji to report the situation. Soon after, the emperor issued an edict to summon the prime minister and the imperial historian to inquire about the origin and ability of the officials in charge of the Xiongnu invasion of the border counties. Bingji was praised by the emperor, believing that he was worried about the border defense, which was the strength of the coachman. Bingji then sighed, "There is no intolerable talent, and each person has his own ability, if I hadn't heard the coachman's report in advance, where could I be rewarded by the emperor?" Therefore, his subordinates thought that Bingji was talented.

Ban Gu once said: "Looking at the Han Dynasty closely, Gaozu opened the foundation, Xiao and Cao were crowns; Filial piety is in the middle of the show, and C and Wei are sound. It means that a close look at the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, Han Gaozu created a foundation, and Xiao He and Cao participated in the first political achievements; Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty revived the Han Dynasty, and Bingji and Wei Xiang were the most reputable.

Since Bingji knows how to make good use of people and has extraordinary talents, he is still Liu Xun's own life-saving benefactor, or Huo Guangbaoju, Liu Xun himself is also willing to push the boat smoothly.

So Liu Xun quickly spoke: "What the prime minister said is very agreeable, let Bingji be the court lieutenant, and take office immediately." The prime minister knows people and makes good use of them, and the ministers of the country are specially praised and worshipped! ”