Above the Han Dynasty, the three dukes have their own responsibilities.

The prime minister is the head of a hundred officials, and he is in charge of all political affairs of the court.

General Sima was in charge of all military affairs throughout the country.

The Imperial Doctor assists the Prime Minister in supervising the words and deeds of the officials in charge of the Hundred Officials and the performance of the last chapter.

It was a very balanced system.

However, Emperor Xiaowu wanted to take all the power into his own hands, so he created the Chinese Dynasty with the Shangshu Department as the core, so as to deprive the prime minister and the imperial historian of a lot of power and responsibility.

Emperor Xiaowu's determination of the Sino-Korean system originally wanted to strengthen the uniqueness of imperial power and reduce the possibility of the prime minister becoming a powerful minister.

Where did he think that Huo Guang, who he had carefully selected, was actually a person who was greedy for power?

Huo Guang won the true inheritance of Emperor Xiaowu, and actually developed the Sino-Korean system to the extreme, and by controlling the small Shangshu Department, he completely set aside the prime minister and the imperial historian, and took charge of the government with a lowly rank.

If Huo Guang himself is the Son of Heaven, then this move is a normal move, and it can become a wrist in the history books.

However, Huo Guang is neither the Son of Heaven, nor is he willing to return to the Son of Heaven.

Then there is a suspicion of unauthorized power.

He himself may not want to rebel, but he must be a threat from the Son of Heaven.

Liu He wanted to weaken Huo Guang's power, of course, he couldn't directly send guards to drive Huo Guang out of the Shangshu Administration.

A smarter way is to find some high-sounding excuses, by restoring the original powers and responsibilities of the three dukes, so that the prime minister and the imperial historian can regain some of their power, so as to weaken Huo Guang's power.

Figuratively speaking, this is the Son of Heaven's "curve pro-government" method.

In order to leave as much room for rotation as possible, Liu He decided to put the imperial historian Cai Yi at the forefront.

Charge into battle, wave the flag and shout!

……

After Liu He finished saying the words "Let the subjects of the world write directly to me", Cai Yi immediately felt embarrassed.

Although he didn't speak, the expression on his face betrayed him—he was thinking about the true meaning of the Son of Heaven's words.

Cai Yi was indignant when he said it just now, but if Cai Yi really asked him to play against Huo Guang, he would still have some fear after all.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this proposal is inappropriate, and the general will not agree to it." Cai Yi asked suspiciously.

"Cai Qing is too worried, this weekday chapter of the court's hundreds of officials still walks from the Shangshu Office, and it is still managed by the middle father, so that the subjects of the world can directly write to me, just to open up one more way of speech, so that I can hear the voice of the world."

"This move will naturally attract the slander of the middle father, but I have to do it, because this is the first step of my pro-government, and the middle father also wants me to pro-government as soon as possible, and he will not stop it."

Liu He had to speak widely, so that he could get in touch with the loyal ministers hiding in the shadows, and only then could he see the true backs of other courtiers.

Just like the ministers of the dozens of counties, how many people are loyal to the court, and how many people are to Huo Guang, Liu He wants to know in his heart.

What's more, let the subjects of the world directly report to themselves, maybe they can also find some evidence of the Huo Party's crimes.

Running the "Chang'an Monthly" is Liu He's way of "speaking out", allowing the subjects of the world to directly submit letters to the Son of Heaven, which is Liu He's way of "listening".

Only when they are collected and sent together can a joint force be formed.

Liu He saw that Cai Yi was still hesitant, so he planned to force him again.

"Cai Qing, I just said, from Wen Yan's side, you are my elder, and since Wen Yan became my Jieyu, the Cai family has been both prosperous and lost with the Han world."

"The Huo family has never been my relative, the Cai family is my relative."

This sentence was like the thunder of autumn, which made Cai Yimao pause.

"Today, I just want to ask Cai Qing, are you loyal to the Han family?"

"Your Majesty, why did you say this, the old man is the imperial historian of the Han Dynasty, for the foundation of the Han Dynasty, how can he be disloyal to the Han family?"

"What's more, as Your Majesty said, my Cai family is a relative of Your Majesty, how can I be disloyal to Your Majesty?"

Cai Yi seemed to be stirred up by Liu He's words, and asked two questions in a row, and even the two beards were shaking slightly.

This loyalty can be put to good use.

The reason why Liu He felt that he could trust Cai Yi at the moment was of course not because of the shocked expression on his face, but also because the other party himself had understood the common interests that existed between them.

"Okay, I naturally believe in Cai Qing's fierce loyalty, I want to say something to Cai Qing now, Cai Qing doesn't want to faint."

Cai Yi hurriedly sat up straight and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the old minister is waiting for the order!" ”

"Someone impeached Yulin Zhonglang and Huo Yuli to the Huns, intending to do misdeeds, I thought that the middle father had a credit to the Han, but the power was too great, I am afraid that there will be bad people, hijacking the middle father, and doing bad things!"

Cai Yi made preparations, but he didn't expect to hear these "rebellious" words.

Although he has no hidden disease, he has been kneeling for so long, and he is already a little weak in qi and blood.

As soon as he heard these contents, his blood and qi suddenly surged, and his eyes turned black, and he almost fainted.

"Cai Qing sit down, drink a cup of tea!" Liu He hurriedly said, and stuffed a cup of tea that had been slightly cold into Cai Yi's hand.

Cai Yi was not polite, and hurriedly drank it.

The half-warm and half-cold tea suppressed Cai Yi's palpitations, and the black fog in front of him finally dissipated.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you going to move the Huo Clan?" Cai Yi asked this sentence, which shows that he, the imperial historian, is not in vain.

At least in terms of smell, they are a little sharper than Zhang Anshi - at least he didn't ask whether the incriminating evidence just now was true or false.

Because it doesn't matter if it's true or not, or whether it's true or false has nothing to do with him.

This is the attitude of the Son of Heaven, and he is tied to the Son of Heaven, so he can only follow the Son of Heaven and fight with Huo Guang head-on.

This is human nature, people who value fame and fortune sometimes do things more resolutely.

Those who value morality may also be bound by morality.

"Cai Qing is right, I don't want the foundation of the Han Dynasty to be ruined in my hands, and I don't want the reputation of the middle father to be ruined in the hands of Xiaoxiao, so I want to seize the power of the middle father until I force him to let me govern in person."

"The middle father can live in peace and retire to Bowang, that is what I want at this moment."

No matter how talented Huo Guang is, he is not the Son of Heaven after all.

The longer you hold power, the more dangerous it becomes, and for the Han, it is also a danger.

It is unrighteous to do what is not the Son of Heaven, and this will definitely bring disaster.

Let Huo Guang tell his old age, not use the butcher's knife easily, and eliminate the influence of the Huo Party as gently as possible.

This is the best ending that Liu He thought of for Huo Guang and Dahan.

As a last resort, he didn't want to kill the meritorious ones.

After Liu He finished saying the last sentence, Cai Yi finally had no doubts.

This court struggle, which has been suppressed for nearly ten years, is still about to be opened.

And he, Cai Yi, was chosen by the Son of Heaven to be the vanguard.

If he wins this battle in the court, then he has made an immortal "war exploit", and the matter of sealing the marquis is just around the corner.

If he loses, then not only him, but also the Son of Heaven will suffer.

Cai Yi thought of Emperor Xiaozhao, who was probably rotten to the flesh and bones at this moment.

In the past, when he entered the palace to explain the "Book of Songs" to Emperor Xiaozhao, Emperor Xiaozhao also tested himself intentionally or unintentionally.

But Cai Yi never expressed his position.

It's not just because Emperor Xiaozhao said vaguely that Cai Yi had a chance to avoid it.

What's more, because Emperor Xiaozhao at that time couldn't offer any price at all.

Unlike the current Son of Heaven, he not only "lives in the vast world of the world, establishes the right position of the world, and walks the road of the world", but also finds an excuse to weaken Huo Guang, and is able to offer a sufficiently attractive price.

Cai Yi's heart of fame and fortune, which had just revived, finally formed a prairie fire in his heart.

Jiang Shang is eighty years old, and he still has a lot of time.

"Cai Qing is willing to help me to ensure the stability of the Han Dynasty and give my middle father a good home?" Liu He asked.

Cai Yi didn't hesitate for a moment, he got up and bowed again, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, as a Hanchen, the old minister should be loyal!" ”

"Good! Cai Qing, please get up! ”

"No,"

Liu He also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Cai Yi was the pioneer of the first battle of Huo Huo.

Except for him, no one else has enough weight to pick this head.

After another encouragement, Cai Yi asked a key question.

"Your Majesty, the old man has a heart, but with this crippled body alone, I am afraid that it will be difficult to shake the general half a point in the court meeting, the old minister is not afraid of death, but afraid of delaying His Majesty's plan."

Liu He smiled confidently: "Cai Qing doesn't have to worry too much, I have prepared a male army above the court, and Cai Qing will never fight alone." ”

Cai Yi was a little surprised when he saw the decisive appearance of the Son of Heaven, it seems that the Son of Heaven is now in his chest.

Could it be that the Son of Heaven has already prepared for all this?

This made Cai Yi face up to the Son of Heaven once again - I'm afraid he has never been crazy, but a person with a deep city.

I don't know if that domineering Huo Guang has seen this clearly?

"Cai Qing is willing to be my vanguard?"

Follow Huo Guang, then wait to return to his hometown; Follow the Son of Heaven, maybe the marquis will pay homage to the prime minister.

In this way, it is better to give it a go.

"The old minister has no two words!"

Liu He smiled, if there is a pioneer, then there is everything.

……

For the next few days, Chang'an City was very calm.

On the sixth day of October, it was the day when the five-way army and the six-way army attacked the Huns.

Although the army has already left Chang'an, because the armies are very far away from Chang'an, they do not know the situation on the front line at this moment.

At least seven days later, the "good news" will be received one after another.

At this critical moment, Chang'an, the heart of the Han Empire, actually fell into a strange quiet.

A few days ago, the many turmoil in Chang'an City seemed to be quiet at the moment.

However, if Fan Mingyou hadn't left at this moment and was still in control of Weiyang Palace's Weiwei Temple, then he would definitely have found something different about Weiyang Palace in the past few days.

The Son of Heaven summoned courtiers a little more frequently - among them were important ministers like Cai Yi, the imperial historian.

However, there is no if, Huo Guang is a human, not a god.

After the elite of the Huo Party was exhausted, his control over the entire Chang'an City suddenly became much weaker.

What's more, Huo Guang and even the entire Huo Party are revolving around the conquest of the Xiongnu, and there is no extra time to stare at the Weiyang Palace of the Son of Heaven anymore.

……

On the ninth day of October, the Huya general Tian Shun's department, which attacked from the direction of Wuyuan, and the former general Han Zeng's department, who attacked from the clouds, transmitted back the military information - the two divisions had successfully left the fortress and were marching to the hinterland of Mobei.

The desert north is vast and sparsely populated, and the vast majority of the Xiongnu tribes have no fixed residence, and the cavalry of the Han Dynasty can only look for fighters in the desert with high-speed maneuverability.

Intelligence and experience are indispensable, but luck is also an important factor.

Whether or not we can achieve results depends on the right time, place, and people.

In the main hall of the General's Mansion, Huo Guang looked at the two military information written on rice paper and breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it is not good news that these two armies can get out of the fortress as promised, it is at least not bad news, and the other three armies will soon have news.

In half a month, he will receive more military information, and in late October, there should be concrete results - if it goes well.

Huo Guang stood up with his hands propped up a few cases, and he felt an unprecedented tiredness.

In the past six months, Huo Guang has dealt with too much government affairs, and the fatigue accumulated from months of hard work has made Huo Guang feel that he has reached the "end of the strong crossbow".

I sleep less than two hours a day, and sometimes I only have time to eat the next meal a day.

Especially after the autumn, Huo Guang once had a wind chill, vomiting and diarrhea for six or seven days in a row, and the whole person lost a lot of weight.

Fortunately, Huo Xian's female doctor Chun Yuyan who stayed in the mansion was superb in medical skills, and she prescribed a lot of decoctions, and after taking it, she gradually improved.

Although half a month has passed, Huo Guang still has some vanity when he walks now, and from time to time his eyes will be black and foggy.

In those days, the Son of Heaven sent people to comfort him three times a day, and rewarded many valuable supplements—among them a hundred-year-old turtle that had come up from Onozawa.

And Huo Xian also gave him a "death order", and he had to sleep for three hours every day.

It's not okay to be old if you don't accept it, you still have to live well.

Dahan left him, how could he do it? How can the Son of Heaven leave him? The Huo family left him, how could he do it?

Huo Guang remembered that he hadn't entered the palace for five or six days, and he hadn't taught the Son of Heaven how to govern the government for a long time.

Then, I thought of Huo Yu, the only son who went out with the army.

This vertical man may still be resentful of himself because of that slap, so when he left Chang'an, he didn't come to say goodbye.

The two were superimposed, and Huo Guang's heart couldn't help but have some desolation and guilt.

He tried to walk out of the main hall with his feet, but before he could go out, he looked up and saw a lone goose flying diagonally through the blue sky.

There was no wind today, and the weather was very warm, but the wild goose was still alone.

The wild goose flew very slowly, flapping its wings and screaming at the same time, judging from its clumsy condition, it was an old lonely goose.

I'm afraid that the flock of geese has already returned south, and this old goose has been thrown down.

That's how it is when you're old, there will always be a day when you become a burden.

I don't know why, Huo Guang feels that this lonely goose is like himself, and it seems that he is being left behind by the younger generation.

Huo Guang stopped, watching the old goose fly over the eaves of the General's Mansion and never be seen again.

There was a trace of sympathy in his heart, and I hope it can fly back to the flock of geese.

Huo Guang walked out of the main hall in one step, and the subordinate officials who came and went in the courtyard stopped one after another and immediately saluted Huo Guang.

"The lower officer asked the general An." More than a dozen subordinate officials said in unison, looking very respectful.

This made Huo Guang feel a little relieved, he straightened up his body, regained the majesty of the general, and after looking around, he nodded slightly.

"Well, just go your own way."

"No."

Tomorrow is the day of the great court meeting, and he will tell the Son of Heaven about the military information he received today, so that the Son of Heaven should be at ease—at least he will not say anything that shakes the morale of the army.

Maybe we have to arrange another family banquet so that the Son of Heaven and Huo Chengjun can meet again.

I also have to take some time to ask the Son of Heaven about his daily life and study of governance in the past few days.

It's Huo Xian's birthday soon, because Huo Yu is not there, Mrs. must be depressed, and she has to take care of it.

Dasi Nong has already begun to collect this year's tax rent, so he has to let Tian Yannian be more careful.

With these thoughts in his heart, Huo Guang walked in the direction of the back house, he didn't expect that at the next day's court, a storm was waiting for him.

……

The next morning, in the greenhouse hall, Liu He, the son of heaven, was freshening up and changing clothes.

is different from the past, today it is Yu Wuwu waiting for the Son of Heaven on the side.

Since Yu Wuwu became the counselor of the Menxia Temple, he had to go back and forth between the Menxia Temple and the Changxin Temple, so he was naturally very busy, so he had a lot less time to serve Liu He.

Therefore, in front of the saddle and behind the horse beside Liu He, it was the pedestrian Ling Dai Zong.

However, giving full play to his talents in the appointment of the Preparatory Advisor is the real value of Yu Wuwu.

A quarter of an hour later, Fan Ke helped the Son of Heaven freshen up and change his clothes, and waited outside the door.

Liu He looked left and right at the bronze mirror, and was very satisfied with today's "shape" - today, he was wearing a full set of crown robes of the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, which was extremely grand.

Except for the first great court meeting after ascending the throne, Liu He rarely dressed up like this.

After confirming that there were no more mistakes, Liu He looked at Yu Wuwu.

"Does the Queen Mother know what I'm going to do today?" Liu He asked.

"A few days ago, Weichen had already gone to the Queen Mother to tell her, and the Queen Mother asked Her Majesty to rest assured and boldly do it, and Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace would advance and retreat together."

When Liu He heard this, the pale face of the Empress Dowager Shangguan and the high expression on her face seemed to appear in front of him.

When she said this, she must have been calm and relaxed, but I am afraid that she also has the anxiety of her little daughter in her heart.

Empress Dowager Shangguan's statement made Liu He's heart settle down a lot.

It's important not to help a small matter, and not to be used by Huo Guang.

"Today's court discussion, your rank is low, and you can't show up, so you don't need to waste time here, go to Changle Palace to explain the meaning to the Queen Mother." Liu He said.

Today, it is necessary to propose the restoration of the matter of the subjects of the world directly to the Son of Heaven.

It seems harmless, but this is also the first time that Liu He has publicly sung against Huo Guang.

Liu He is not sure that he will win completely, and the worst result may be a complete loss of the cards.

Yu Wuwu also knew the sinister in it, he thought that the Son of Heaven was letting him go to Changle Palace now, and it was definitely not as simple as explaining the meaning to the Empress Dowager Shangguan.

Compared with a few months ago, Yu Wuwu's heart was much harder, his face was calm at first, but he still asked: "If the general sends someone to invite the Empress Dowager to Weiyang Palace, how should Weichen act?" ”

This is a simple question, which sounds inexplicable, but Liu He heard the murderous intention hidden in it.

Liu He looked at Yu Wuwu, all he thought, when did this Lang official, who had been with him for so long, become so ruthless?

Thinking about the plot behind - it won't be written as a farming article, or the focus is not farming. The approximate ratio will be six points of court, three points of territory, and one point of farming.

(End of chapter)