During this period of time, everyone has discussed what kind of official position to arrange for Liu Jian, and this matter has always become a great difficulty for the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee and these Liu clan relatives.

Although this time he entered Chang'an to abolish the emperor and support the government, the leader of the Liu clan on the surface was not Liu Jian, but it was only a nominal declaration to the outside world, and everyone knew what was going on in fact.

Without Liu Jian, just with these princes and kings and the Liu clan, who would dare to enter Chang'an easily?

Who dares to accuse the Son of Heaven of his faults in the court?

Who would dare to raise his voice for the abolition of the legislature?

All of this is because of Liu Jian's support, and everyone is also in accordance with Liu Jian's intentions to deal with these things.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, everyone naturally had to return to their own territories and act according to the will of the imperial court, and there was no doubt that Liu Jian would remain in the imperial court to assist the Son of Heaven in administering the country.

And today, Liu Xie is obviously a lewd person.

This kid came to Chang'an this time to deal with such a big matter, and it is said that he also brought a lot of singers and dancing girls, and secretly entertained himself in the tent every night, which shows that he is not a master at all.

Therefore, Liu Jian's official title and title are very crucial.

The emperor doesn't care about things, so it will naturally be Liu Jian who will be in charge of things in the future.

His official position must be measured accurately.

But it's because it's hard to define and grasp, so it's hard to deal with.

At the beginning, it was suggested that it would be better to make Liu Jian the general of the Great Sima, just like Wei Qing in the early Han Dynasty, so as to show his merits.

But this suggestion was quickly rejected by Xun Yu and Xun You's uncle and nephew.

Because no matter what the big Sima is, or what the great general is, or the big Sima, it is not suitable for the current Liu Jian...... Although the general had the power to open the government, he was nominally only the supreme military commander.

If all the affairs of a dynasty are handed over to the generals, it will inevitably be suspected of overstepping their responsibilities.

In the future, Liu Jian will not only have to deal with a country's military, but also have to fully control a country's government affairs.

Therefore, the simple name of a great general is not enough to achieve Liu Jian's ambition, nor can it make Liu Jian unimpeded in the court in the future.

Zhao Wang Liu Yu suddenly came up with a solution, and at the same time, he also felt that it was a good idea.

Liu Yu said: "The great general's achievements cover the world, it is better to treat him with the courtesy of the princes and kings, and let the court give the general the title of king, what do you think?" ”

Hearing this, everyone nodded their heads, indicating that the idea was very good.

Especially the princes and kings.

"Yes, among my Liu clan, the person who has contributed the most to the Han Dynasty now is the general."

"Conferring the title of king to the general, this is the highest courtesy to the general!"

"That's right, this is also to admit to the court and the people of the world the achievements of the great general to our Han Dynasty in the past ten years, and let the people of the world sing praises to the general."

The princes and kings of the Liu clan nodded one after another, thinking that this matter was very good, and they very much wanted Liu Jian to be king.

Because in this way, Liu Jian is just like them, and these princes and kings are equivalent to a team of people.

At the thought that Liu Jian would also become one of the princes and kings of their Liu family, these clan relatives were extremely happy in their hearts.

As a result, these Liu clan relatives also ignored the opposition of Xun Yu and Xun You, as well as some other courtiers, and began to put on the table, hoping that the new son of heaven Liu Xie could crown Liu Jian as a prince and give him a fief.

But alas, this is just wishful thinking on the part of these princes and kings.

On the night when these princes and kings put on the table and hoped that the Son of Heaven would crown Liu Jian as king, Xun Yu and Xun You's uncle and nephew met Liu Biao and Ma Riyan together and came to Liu Jian's temporary residence.

They wanted to advise Liu Jian not to blindly claim the throne.

Especially Xun You's heart is very eager,

Because this time is a critical moment for Liu Jian and for the Han world.

Once Liu Jian does not do any step well, it will have an immeasurable impact on the future of the Han family.

But in fact, Xun You really underestimated Liu Jian.

In other words, he still doesn't know Liu Jian's personality.

"The last officer, I've seen the general."

Seeing these four people appear in front of him together, Liu Jian immediately guessed their intentions.

"The four of you visited me late at night, I think it must be because the Liu clan members submitted a table to the court and wanted to elect me as the king, right?"

"You don't have to be so nervous, although someone Liu is a dull person, he is not stupid, whether this prince can be a prince or not now, I still know very well in my heart."

When everyone heard Liu Jian say this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that Liu Jian was not carried away by victory because he was stationed in Chang'an and held the highest power.

He still maintains a calm heart.

Xun Yu said to Xun Yu next to him: "Gongda, you see what I said, how can our general be comparable to ordinary mediocre people?" He won't lose his mind because of lust, and he won't be complacent because of victory, and he won't do wrong things, so you don't have to worry so much. ”

Xun You also saw Liu Jian's sanity and clarity at this moment, and a big stone in his heart fell.

"What my uncle said is very true, but although my nephew used to have a good relationship with the general, he has never met, and many things have been heard by ear, so I don't know the bottom of my heart."

"Seeing the general's demeanor this time also made Xun You's heart more stable."

"The Great General, the Lord of God!"

Liu Jian laughed and said: "Gongda is so loyal, I am very moved, you can rest assured, there are some things I will definitely not do my own thing." ”

"If I am the prince and the king, where should I turn back and the fief? Once I have a fief, if I don't go to the fief to take office, I will inevitably be grabbed by others, after all, there are still many people in the world who look at me unpleasantly, if I go to the fief to take office, then how can I sit here to supervise and command the affairs in the court? ”

"So I can't deserve this prince and king."

Xun You was very satisfied in his heart, and he admired Liu Jian more and more.

"The general is insightful and long-term!"

Liu Biao said: "The princes and kings are not deserved, and the great Sima general is not suitable, so in your opinion, how should the general's official position be formulated?" ”

"Don't you want to be appointed as a lieutenant or a situ?"

After this question came out, everyone hesitated a little and didn't know how to answer.

Liu Jianyan said: "In fact, whether it is Situ, Sikong, or Taiwei, over the years, the court has changed repeatedly, and the ministers who serve as the three dukes, or the generals, will use the name of Lu Shangshu to balance the Son of Heaven. ”

"Although this kind of thing is because of the hearts of the people, there are some loopholes in the system, so the political system of recording Shangshu with the post of the three princes is no longer suitable for the Han Dynasty, at least not for a short time."

When Xun Yu heard this, his eyelids couldn't help jumping, he seemed to know what Liu Jian wanted to do.

But Xun You, Liu Biao and others don't know much about him,

Xun You said: "Does the general want to change the Shangshutai system?" ”

"No, I mean, we can discuss and change the system of the three publics."

When the four of them heard this, they looked at each other in astonishment.

Obviously, this system of changing the three princes is really something they didn't expect.

"How does the general want to change the system of the Three Princes?"

"The position of the three dukes, in the years of my Han Dynasty, has always been in name but not in fact, and the candidates for the three dukes have been repeatedly changed without being able to make the government smoothly issued."

"According to someone Liu's opinion, the three dukes have only been used to highlight the nobility of the local noble clan over the years, or to be used by the Son of Heaven to shirk their responsibilities, but as the head of the court's ministers, they have not had any good promotion of the court situation."

"In fact, the system of the three princes, logically speaking, does not necessarily have to change, if in the peaceful and prosperous times, only need to optimize the power in the hands of the three princes, but when this is very time, the world is in chaos, the world is not peaceful, if the power is too dispersed, it is not good for the situation, after the world is decided in the future, the position and power of the three princes can be measured, but now it is necessary to cut through the chaos quickly."

Xun Yu arched his hand towards Liu Jian and said, "Does the general want to abolish the Three Princes?" ”

Liu Jian smiled: "That's right. ”

"I intend to abolish the system of three princes and establish a prime minister, I don't know what the four think?"

When the four of them heard this, a monstrous wave rose in their hearts.

They looked at each other and began to speculate about Liu Jian's true intentions.

Among these people, Xun Yu has followed Liu Jian for the longest time, and he naturally knows Liu Jian's ambitions the best, and he also respects Liu Jian very much.

Therefore, Liu Jian's thoughts today did not surprise Xun Yu.

Xun You and the others were quite surprised in their hearts, because they were also old politicians, and what they didn't expect was naturally more far-reaching.

The current Liu Jian is not just trying to find himself an official position suitable for the government.

When he abolished the Three Princes and set up the prime minister, he made it clear that he wanted to put his power above the imperial power.

The three dukes or generals were all under the jurisdiction and control of the imperial power.

But once the three public prime ministers are abolished, all power will be concentrated in the hands of the prime minister alone.

In a sense, the prime minister became the spokesman of the Son of Heaven during this special period, and Liu Jian, who became the prime minister, has the identity of a clan member of the Han family, and he will be beyond the imperial power and set up a system of his own in the court.

This system is impenetrable to Liu Xie, as the emperor, and will eventually replace Liu Xie in charge of the country.

If it is replaced by someone other than the Han clan to do this, it will undoubtedly make people feel that this is a plot to win over the Han Dynasty, in a vain attempt to usurp the Han and seize the Liu family.

But when Liu Jian did it, this matter didn't seem so bad.

Because Liu Jian is also surnamed Liu, he is also a member of the Han family, even if he does this, in the eyes of outsiders, it is at most a housework within the Liu family, and it is the management of the Liu clan's own clan affairs.

This does not rise to the perspective of the problem of rebellion and usurpation, who let Liu Jian have his surname Liu?

Xun You, Liu Biao and the others didn't speak, but they were thinking about this matter in their minds.

Eventually, they figured it out.

In this matter, they could not disobey Liu Jian.

And in terms of identity, Liu Jian is indeed qualified to do this.

Someone other than the Liu clan is usurping to do this.

As a relative of the Liu family, Liu Jian is a normal thing to do.

"If the general has already decided, we should put the general first and try our best to promote this matter."

"Okay."

In the face of the attitude of these people, Liu Jian was very satisfied: "It's just that this matter is about the world and the pattern of the entire court, and I can't change it at will because of my words, and how to change it, and what kind of charter should be followed, this matter will be handed over to you to deal with, and I won't interfere." ”

Xun You, Xun Yu and the others naturally understood what Liu Jian meant, and then nodded yes.

Liu Jian looked at Liu Biao again: "Brother Jingsheng." ”

Liu Biao was suddenly startled when Liu Jian called him this.

"General...... How can you call it that? ”

"Brother Jingsheng is the same generation as the first emperor, I am commensurate with the first emperor as brothers, when today's son respects me as the emperor's uncle, then I and Brother Jingsheng are naturally the same generation, Brother Jingsheng is older than me, I call him a brother, why not?"

Liu Biao was very ashamed when he heard this.

However, Liu Jian's words do make sense.

He and Liu Jian are brothers of the same clan.

"Brother Jingsheng, the princes and kings of the Liu family have their own set of ways to do things, but most of my Liu clan relatives and other celebrities are like a plate of scattered sand, and Brother Jingsheng, as one of the eight and one, is famous all over the world."

"From now on, this matter of restraining the clan and celebrities will depend on Brother Jingsheng."

Liu Biao hurriedly said: "The general gave such an order, and he should do his best." ”

"If the general has any ideas about the establishment of the prime minister system, he can send someone to inform Liu Biao at any time, although he is soft-spoken, he will definitely do his best to pass information back and forth in the clan, and report everyone's thoughts to the general at any time."

"That's very good."

……

At the end of February of the first year of Jian'an, Wang Yun and Yang Biao, who had already been convicted of crimes, and more than 20 officials who had conspired with them, as well as their family members, were sentenced by the imperial court to be beheaded.

All of them were taken to the execution ground of Chang'an City, and under the gaze of the onlookers, they were beheaded one by one, and one by one they were brutalized in the wilderness, and from then on, they and their families will disappear between this heaven and earth!

This execution involved nearly 5,000 people, and for a time, the entire Chang'an City was bloody, and the blood outside the city was everywhere, which made people tremble.

Such a large-scale massacre can be said to be extremely rare in Beijing in recent years.

It stands to reason that the people of Chang'an City should have a lot of discussions about this, at least, such a bloody massacre should make many Chang'an people feel that Liu Jian, who presided over this matter, is a tyrannical person.

But strangely, that didn't happen.

Because Liu Jian had already publicized the crimes of Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others to the world in advance, and at the same time, he also published the evidence and spread it in all counties so that everyone in the world knew their culpability.

At the same time, after Liu Jian entered Chang'an, he has been committed to opening a warehouse to help the people, and he is very preferential to ordinary people.

The people of Chang'an have been in great pain under the oppression of Liu Wei's small money.

They can't afford to buy food, and many are already on the verge of starvation.

For them, life was hopeless before Liu Jian came.

But after Liu Jian arrived in Chang'an, he did not forget them, at least what Liu Jian did now was to make them full.

The buckets of rice and grain, and the decrees that are beneficial to the people's livelihood, did not come out of thin air.

The Li people of Chang'an can distinguish between good and bad.

Liu Jian fed them with food, so in their opinion, Liu Jian killed 100,000 people, not to mention killing thousands of people, and in the eyes of the people in Chang'an, Liu Jian was also a good person.

Eat people with a short mouth, and take people softly.

Who let the people in Guanzhong now point to Liu Jian to feed?

The day before Wang Yun, Yang Biao and others were killed, Liu Jian personally went to visit them in prison.

Liu Jian intends to talk to Wang Yun,

Let's talk to each other about the struggles in the wind and rain over the years, and make a summary of life.

Although Wang Yun lost, Liu Jian also reluctantly regarded him as an opponent, and he longed to be able to give this opponent a ride before he died.

Everyone cherished each other's chic words.

But Wang Yun's performance was a little poor.

He pointed at Liu Jian's nose and scolded like crazy in prison, and at the same time told Liu Jian that he would not let him go if he was a ghost, and one day he would become a ghost and come back and bite off the flesh on Liu Jian's body piece by piece.

Faced with Wang Yun's ungraceful performance, Liu Jian could only tell him helplessly.

"It seems that such rats are not my opponents in the yang world, and in the future when you come to the underworld, you are all the same existence that I killed."

"Be a ghost, you are also a little dead ghost who was trampled on by me under me."

"You should go to the Nine Springs to be a little ghost first, and after I have dealt with all the things in the yang world, I will go to the underworld to repair you again."

"Even in the underworld, I am the king of Hades."

(End of chapter)