Chapter 62: The Game of Power

In a look of envy, jealousy and hatred, Huo Guang hurriedly bowed down to Xie En.

It is the ultimate goal of the entire Han nobles, scholars, and officials to strive for, and it is also the highest honor that courtiers can obtain in the Han family.

The so-called praise is not named, when the minister asks to see the Son of Heaven, the praise official does not call the name, only the official position, when the minister plays the book, do not need to start with the official position, but can use the official position as a direct beginning, in the eyes of later generations, this is not a practical reward, but only the situation.

But in the Han Dynasty, this is the highest level of respect that the Son of Heaven has for his courtiers.

The fact that the celebrant no longer calls the minister by name is also the Han family's respect for this minister, and this respect is, in a sense, the Son of Heaven agrees that the minister has the same status and merits are equal.

In the nearly 100-year history of the Han family, only during the period of Emperor Gao, Xiao He, the first prime minister of the Han Empire, collected the three honors of going to the palace with swords, praising and worshipping the unknown, and not entering the dynasty.

And like Huo Guangji, who went to the palace with his sword and praised the nameless, there were only the prime ministers of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, Chen Ping, and Zhang Cang, even if it was a single honor, there were very few winners.

And now there is one person who has won these three merits, and he is not the standard for the chaotic ministers and thieves in later generations, if you are a powerful minister, you don't even have these three honors, and you are embarrassed to tell outsiders that you are in power and opposition, and you can abolish the Son of Heaven at will.

At this time, Wang Mang was even more in an air state, so these three honors were not antonyms, they were the highest level of rewards given to a minister by the Han family, and they were also the greatest recognition of the Son of Heaven who had wanted to pursue the ministers of the Han family in all dynasties.

Therefore, when Liu Xun took out this gift package, all of Huo Guang's grievances and complaints disappeared.

Because, in the history of the Han family, anyone who obtains the sword shoes to go to the palace, praises and worships the nameless, and does not tend to enter the court, one of these three will be closed after death, and the court will give the court, and will also get the yellow intestine inscription presented by the Son of Heaven, the golden jade clothes, and the burial of the princes or the Son of Heaven.

For all the nobles of the Han family today, they can give up everything for the sake of mourning after death.

Liu Xun looked at Huo Guang's expression and knew that Huo Guang was satisfied with his exchange. Let Huo Shan beside him hurriedly help Huo Guang up, return to his original position, and make a look to signal Han Zeng who was sitting beside him, seeing Han Zeng nodding without a trace, Liu Xun returned his gaze to the front of him, waiting for the recommendation of the ministers.

Han Zeng got the signal from the Son of Heaven, waited for Huo Guang to sit down in his seat, got up and bowed forward and said: "Your Majesty, the minister Shangshu ordered Han Zeng, there are virtuous people to recommend, Guangluxun commander Lang Guan, guarding the interior, the responsibility is heavy, the minister heard that Hu Jian, the captain of the school, is open-minded, familiar with the criminal law, when he was appointed as the captain of the school, he pickets the lawlessness of hundreds of officials, deals with it impartially, and the minister recommends Hu Jian as Guangluxun!" ”

The Son of Heaven has set one person, and the prime minister has set one person, which is supposed to mean it, itself is like Wei Wei, Guangluxun, Zhi Jinwu and other officials are not cronies of the Son of Heaven, so everyone has not considered it, the most important, but everyone hesitates is that the candidate for Cheng in the imperial history, in terms of importance, Cheng is far greater than Guangluxun and Wei Wei, Zhi Jinwu, the Son of Heaven does not choose these positions, for public promotion.

Before that, Liu Xun had considered what position to hold in his hands, and the first consideration was to hold Jinwu, but after thinking about it, he still had to hold Guangluxun in his hands.

Mastering Guangluxun is mastering Sima Gate, once mastering Sima Gate, it will never happen again if it is abolished silently like Liu He.

The head hangs with a sharp sword, and it is difficult to sleep and eat, this time it is a hundred.

Liu Xun saw that there was no objection before he spoke: "Han Qing recommended Hu Jian, the captain of the school, I feel that it is okay, then Hu Jian will be named Guangluxun, you Aiqing, there are other virtuous people, and you can be the important position of the imperial doctor!" I believe that the world is clear, the emphasis is on the rule of officials, the rule of officials is peaceful, and the collapse of government officials will bring shame to the ancestors and the instability of the society! Therefore, the selection of the imperial doctor should be cautious and not sloppy! ”

Seeing the question of the Son of Heaven, the ministers understood the following regulations and began to recommend the election of the eldest lady of the imperial history, but the promotion of the prime minister should be more cautious, qualifications, ability, and good name are indispensable, and more importantly, they can follow the vein of the Son of Heaven and the prime minister.

When everyone was thinking, Shaofu ordered Zhao Chongguo to stand up, walked to the center of the main hall, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty's instructions, the minister is in mind, as a sub-minister, for Your Majesty to wake up the Quartet, sort out the rule of the world, it is not unimportant, so the minister recommended Maoling Wei Xiang, Wei Xiang, quick thinking, familiar with Han law, can be in this position, please consider Your Majesty!" ”

Wei Xiang, the vanguard of eliminating Huo Guang in the future, the crime of rebellion of the Huo Guang family was collected by Wei Xiang, and less than a year after Huo Guang's death, Wei Xiang sent Huo Guang's family, men, women and children to Huo Guang for reunion.

Thinking of this, Liu Xun looked at Huo Guang with a gentle face and asked, "Prime Minister Prime Minister is in charge of the government, and he is in charge of hundreds of officials for me, do you think Prime Minister Wei can take on this important responsibility?" ”

The question of the Son of Heaven made Huo Guang begin to recall, all the files about Wei Xiang, Wei Xiang, the word weak Weng, Jiyin Dingtao people, Wei Xiangzhi County is well-governed, and he has won the hearts of the people. When he was in charge of Maolingling, the relatives of the imperial historian Sang Hongyang deceived the villagers and the people. Wei Xiang distinguished the truth from the false, was not afraid of the powerful, arrested and punished him, and killed him in the market to show the public, and since then, Maoling has been under great rule. In Henan, he rectified the rule of officials, assessed the effectiveness, and prohibited adultery. Because of his outstanding political achievements, he was recommended by Huo Shan and was appointed as the captain of Maoling.

Thinking of Wei Xiang's promotion and Huo Shan's contributions, Huo Guang put his mind at ease, although this incense does not play any role in the actual situation, the knife will be stabbed, and in the same way, the intimacy will become intimate. It's not because of feelings, it's just for the sake of interests, and the benefits that everyone can get together.

Thinking of this, Huo Guang opened his mouth and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Wei Xiang served as the captain of Maoling, has always enforced the law impartially, and has never been slack, the people of Maoling District also praised Wei Xiang, and the poetry collection group did not find anything wrong when they went to Maoling to collect style, I thought that when His Majesty returned to Weiyang Palace in a few days, he would recommend it, but I never thought that Wei Xiangxian's name had been learned by the Shaofu Order first, and the old minister had no intention of Wei Xiang serving as the imperial doctor!" ”

"Seeing the virtuous and thinking together, it is a gentleman's behavior, knowing people and making good use of them, and it is also the criterion of virtuous ministers, since the prime minister and the young government order are jointly recommended, the position of the imperial historian will be held by Wei Xiang!" Liu Xun said: "Shaofu ordered Zhao Chongguo, recommended meritorious service, promoted to Jinwu, rewarded 500 gold, gave Guannehou Hou, and 300 households!" ”

Liu Xun continued: "The Shaofu Order was promoted to the ruling Jinwu, the Sili Lieutenant was promoted to Guangluxun, the two positions are vacant, the Shaofu Cheng Chen Wannian was promoted to the Shaofu Order, and Xu Guanghan was promoted to the Sili Captain!" ”

In Liu Xun's announcement, Jiuqing's remaining positions were only the Imperial History Zhongcheng and Wei Wei, and the princes and ministers present carefully calculated to see if there were suitable candidates in their camp.

At this time, the servant Du Yannian stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty, the minister recommends one person to be the middle of the imperial history!" ”

Liu Xun looked at Du Yannian in front of him, since the establishment of the post, Du Yannian has become a small and transparent court, does not involve his own business scope, and never speaks, this may be beaten by Huo Guang, judging from the current situation, this time the recommendation is not Huo Guang's consciousness, otherwise Huo Guang has already recommended one person, and Du Yannian does not need to come out to recommend.

There are no factions in the party, there are all kinds of strange things, there is no party in the country, and there are terrorist thoughts.

Any emperor, no matter how wise and martial they are, can't stop the ministers of the court and the central government from holding together for warmth because of their own interests, and interests will make people automatically walk together, this is human nature! It's also nature!

However, the constituent members of any party only have the same goal, and in this unified goal, there are various personal interests mixed in, and the leader of a faction needs to solve such and such personal needs.

And now Du Yannian, a crucial figure in the Huo Guang Group, the father of his confidant and friend, has put forward his own requirements.

Liu Xun glanced at Huo Guang playfully, and saw that he was as calm as water, and there was no reaction, but Huo Yu was too often, and Huo Shan, who was standing next to him, had a grim face.

Seeing their reflections, Liu Xun spoke: "I don't know who the imperial servant recommends as the middle of the imperial history?" ”