141. The dust settles
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Not only was Chun Yuyue's expression very excited, but the ministers of the Confucian lineage, or many ministers whose interests were closely related to Confucianism, also reacted violently as if they had been stabbed in the foot by Wang Ben, the Marquis of Tongwu, and came forward to refute Wang Ben's proposal.
"Tongwu Hou, the end of the anger will be courageous. Although the last general has always respected Tongwu Hou very much, Tongwu Hou's proposal this time is really too presumptuous! Su Lingxuan had no lord, no position, and no military merits, and at the age of fifteen, he served as the county guard of Xue County, mastering all the government affairs of a county, and mastering tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, which was really unheard of. ”
The proposal of Wang Ben, the Marquis of Tongwu, was not only unacceptable to Wenchen, but also a general who was also a soldier could not understand it, and a general couldn't help but stand up against it.
"Tongwu Hou, this discussion is ridiculous! I know that the two generations of Tongwu Marquis and the Su family are better, the old general and the late Wu Angong are friends who have forgotten their years, and Tongwu Marquis, as an elder, can understand the mood of appeasing the younger generations, but the position of the county guard is very important, and it can be said that the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people are decided by one thought. Wouldn't it be too child's play to let a fifteen-year-old child, who has never seen much of the world and has no experience in dealing with government affairs, take such an important position? Your Majesty, the ministers will not agree with this proposal. ”
In the political hall, Fan Ju, the right prime minister who has been attacked by Confucianism recently and is less involved in the political affairs of the court, couldn't help but come out.
The death of Zhao Liankai, the commander of the former Langzhong, made him troubled by plotting to seize Confucian secrets, and finally had to use the eunuch Zhao Gao, who had always been looked down upon by everyone, to save his life. Although there is no direct evidence that Zhao Liankai's death was done by Su Lingxuan, apart from him, Fan Ju really can't think of other forces having a reason to do something to him at this juncture, so this account still has to fall on Su Lingxuan's head.
Therefore, Wang Ben's proposal at this time to let Su Lingxuan serve as the county guard of Xue County was absolutely unacceptable to Fan Ju and the people of the miscellaneous family.
"Although Su Lingxuan has made meritorious contributions to arresting the Mo family giant this time, he is young and ignorant of the world, if he is allowed to serve as the county guard of Xue County, won't he be a young man and will not get the slightest exercise, which is not good for his future growth, I am afraid it will be a Zhao Kuo again!" Another court official also came out to object.
"Yes, it is inappropriate for the Marquis of Tongwu to discuss this. I think it's better to let him start from the bottom, first go to a county with less than 10,000 people to be a county magistrate, or a county lieutenant, and then make specific decisions according to his ability to handle government affairs. ”
"As the saying goes: 'Lao Tzu is a hero'. Wu An Gong is a generation of heroes, invincible war gods across the battlefield, Su Lingxuan, as his only son, must also inherit this talent and talent. Therefore, I think that the military position or the rank of lieutenant is more suitable for him than to serve as a civilian officer who handles government affairs, so why not appoint him as a county lieutenant? ”
One minister after another directly or indirectly rejected Wang Ben's proposal, and Confucianism, Legalism, miscellaneous families, military families, and almost half of the court's civil and military ministers stood up to oppose it. However, there are also many people who support Wang Ben's proposal, all of whom are close associates of the Wang family in the army or generals who are attached to him.
When there was a commotion in the court, Zuo Prime Minister Li Si and Meng Yi, one of the leaders of another backbone of the military, chose to remain silent and wait and see the development of the situation.
As the most trusted right-hand man of the First Emperor, the Left Prime Minister Li Si was in charge of the Legalist family, and the Mengshi brothers and the Wang family were in charge of military power, and together they constituted the most solid cornerstone of the First Emperor's rule over the world. For a long time, except for some internal contradictions between the Legalists and the soldiers, the three families have advanced and retreated together in the court, and they have been each other's aid. But today, they didn't receive any notice of Wang Ben's proposal in advance, and they didn't know what was going on for a while.
Is this a casual mention of Wang Ben's whim? Or is the old man of the Wang family unwilling to be lonely and has other thoughts?
Or, what secret letter did the First Emperor give him alone?
At this time, the people in the court who still remained calm were afraid that there were only two people, the First Emperor and Wang Ben. In fact, the fierce opposition of the Confucian ministers and even other ministers had long been expected.
Abandoning the inherent hostility between Confucianism and the soldiers, a small number of ministers vehemently opposed Su Lingxuan's intention to serve as the county guard of Xue County, which was really considered from the perspective of the interests of the great cadres, even if there were some private wishes, it was understandable, and the reason why more ministers opposed it was because the geographical location of Xue County was too important.
In the map of the 36 counties divided by the First Emperor and others, Xue County was part of the territory of the Lu State in those years, and the territory was a long and narrow piece of land from Teng/County to the north to Tan/County (that is, most of the current Zao/Zhuang, Yu/Tai to Shan/Dong/Tan/City by the sea).
Anyone with a little military knowledge and common sense knows that the strategic location of this land is very important, especially for Confucianism.
Xue County reached Lu County in the north, choking the throat of most of the land of Qilu, which is not only the hometown of the Confucian sage Confucius, but also the main area of the activities of Confucian disciples today, and the strength of Confucianism for a long time; The southern part of Xue County is located at the junction of Lu and Suzhou, which is the southeast gate of Shandong, the thoroughfare of Qi and Lu, and is an important traffic artery for the exchange between the land of Qi and the Jianghuai region, and is the important place of the "throat" of Lunan.
To control Xue Jun is to control more than half of the lifeblood of Qilu Confucianism!
The talents of the Confucian Chongshan Academy had just attacked and killed Su Lingxuan, and the resentment was deep, if Su Lingxuan was allowed to master it at this time, then the Confucian students in the Confucian Holy Land and the land of Qilu would not be safe, and they would not be able to easily get the funding of the six major academies in the outside world, and they would be trapped in the city. Therefore, Confucianism or ministers who have interests with Confucianism will never let Su Lingxuan control it.
On the other hand, Xue County and Surabaya County are connected, and their southeast, east, and northwest borders are all there, and the deep mountains and old forests in the east of Surabaya County are the places where the Mojia Organ City is located. It can be said that Xue Jun's troops can easily block more than half of the channels between the city and the outside world, and cut off the secret channels of Confucianism in the land of Qilu to secretly fund the Mo family. And this situation is not what Confucian disciples want to see.
Seeing that the ministers in the entire court had expressed their opinions on his proposal, Wang Ben said unhurriedly: "I recommend Su Lingxuan because he was able to catch the Mo family giants who made me unable to arrest them many times at a young age, causing an unprecedented blow to the Mo family, in addition to his three hundred guards to destroy nearly a thousand elite disciples of the Mo family. Although he is young, he has the talent to inherit his father and mother, and he must not be far behind. As for his lack of experience in dealing with government affairs, he can take Xue Jun as a test for him, if he can't even solve this problem, it means that he has no ability and is not capable enough, and after inheriting the title of Duke Wu'an, let him return to Xianyang City to be a prince of Qingguiguo. ”
"Ridiculous, ridiculous, ridiculous! Let a fifteen-year-old boy serve as the county guard of Xue County, you are simply crazy! Anyway, I would never agree to it. Chun Yue's beard moved, pointing at Wang Ben with an angry face.
"It doesn't matter if you agree or not, the key is to depend on Your Majesty's decision." Wang Ben glanced at him contemptuously, just as Confucianism looked down on soldiers who only knew how to march and fight, and soldiers also looked down on those cowardly literati who could only shake the pen.
Hearing that Wang Ben transferred the topic to the First Emperor, the court was suddenly quiet, and no one spoke again, everything only depended on the decision of the First Emperor.
"I was invited by the Marquis of Wu, and Su Lingxuan, the only son of Duke Wu'an, was appointed as the county guard of Xue County. On the day of the purpose, he can rush to Xue County to take office. ”
Majestic, noble, like the voice of the Nine Heavens God sounded in the main hall, and at that moment, including Wang Xuan, everyone was stunned, and their minds were blank.
The First Emperor is starting to do something to Confucianism!?
Without waiting for everyone to react, the First Emperor continued: "I heard that the beloved son of the Marquis of Tongwu is quite famous in the Bingshengtai, and he is already familiar with military books at a young age, and he is also good at the way of military games, so let's do it, since I have appointed a Su Lingxuan as the county guard, then I will simply appoint another Wang Li as the county lieutenant and serve in Xue County together." ”
"I thanked Your Majesty Long En on behalf of the dog!" Tongwu Marquis Wang Ben looked excited, although he pressed hard, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile that was getting bigger and bigger.
A county lieutenant can control tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in non-war times, and even if he is a small county lieutenant, he can be called a "general" in the army.
From a student of Bingshengtai to a county lieutenant, even if Wang Yu has his father as a marquis of Tongwu and the grandfather of Guogong, he has ascended to the sky in one step. This kind of promotion speed that is not enough to describe is not enough to describe, and he can't help but be overjoyed by the father of the person concerned.
"Ling Xuan, Li'er, I've tried my best to help you, and the rest is up to you."
Wang Ben lowered his head, and said secretly in his heart, remembering the figure he only deserved to look up at beside him.
"Brother Su, that's all I can do."