Autumn, the second year of Jian'an, 191 AD.

In the spring, Li Jue and Guo Si rebelled in the northwest, and the emperor personally launched an expedition. The counties in the northwest would be determined in a few months, and the two thieves would be appointed leaders, and the army would be in charge in the autumn.

Originally, this year's events were just one sentence in the history books, but Liu Xuan's casual edict caused endless debates in the court. In the final analysis, it was his words at that time: Kill the nine tribes! It caused the trouble.

The method of killing several tribes began in the Qin Dynasty and was followed by the Han Dynasty. However, at this time, it was only the three Yi tribes. Not to mention the nine tribes, even the execution of the five tribes did not appear. As a result, Liu Xuan directly skipped the five tribes and replaced the seven tribes.

At this stage, the impact is launched to a higher level.

"Your Majesty, the law of killing clans is too harsh. Although this law exists, it is rarely implemented. Now Li Jue and Guo Si have committed rebellion and rebellion. Although they deserve to be punished for their crimes, the nine clans are implicated, which may provoke the people of the world to attack."

This attack meant that Liu Xuan's punishment was too harsh and cruel, especially the clan-killing method. Any emperor who used it would not be able to escape the title of a tyrant.

But even if he was as cruel as the First Emperor, he was just a member of the three tribes of Yi. Liu Xuan was now a member of the Nine tribes... One can only imagine how the scholars in the world would evaluate him.

More importantly, the princes of the Manchu Dynasty were extremely resistant to such torture. Because once the emperor set this precedent, there was no guarantee that this torture would fall on them in the future.

Although Li Jue was executed for the serious crime of treason, they would not do such a thing, but who knows what the emperor's temper is like? What crimes are he particularly taboo about? You can't guarantee that they will

With greater power, would the emperor be dissatisfied and be subjected to such torture?

What's more terrible is that even if they can control themselves and not cause problems, they can't control others. The criminal law of punishing the nine tribes is simply to catch them all in one go. Those who are related to each other will be implicated. If someone in the court is implicated because of their relatives,

, that would be too unfair, right?

Therefore, no matter what considerations were taken, the emperor could not be allowed to issue this edict, so all the princes in the dynasty were trying every means to prevent the emperor from issuing the edict, with a posture that we would not give up until the emperor changed his words.

But their posture was the most annoying in Liu Xuan's eyes. When he glanced around, he saw these guys holding their necks straight, and Liu Xuan felt angry: "Do you think I don't dare?"

A killing spree?"

He also took a look and found that those who spoke openly and silently as if they were considering His Majesty were basically from wealthy families - these people had complex backgrounds and a very wide network of connections.

Among them, there are many families that saw the decline of the Han Dynasty and began to make bets in order to preserve the continuation of the clan - such as the Xun family of Yingchuan. Although Xun Yu was still in the court and Xun Shuang also lived in the capital, did Liu Xuan know that Xun

Someone from my family has already gone to work for Yuan Shao in Hebei Province.

Just seeing that Xun Shuang, who usually didn't run around, came here specifically to ask to see him, Liu Xuan knew what these guys were up to.

Fortunately, Xun Yu and Xun You, the two people he had promoted with all his strength, did not confront him here. They only said a few words: "It's too harsh!" and stopped talking. They sat there quietly without saying a word, even if

Several people nearby winked at the two of them, still looking attentive.

"It's not like I promoted you in vain."

Looking back at the ministers, Liu Xuan finally shouted angrily: "Have I ever asked you for your opinion? Draft an edict and issue it directly. Don't make any noise again!"

After shouting out this sentence, all the princes in the court were stunned, but there were still some people who were determined to shout and make a fuss. When Liu Xuan saw it, it turned out to be the character "horse" again.

"Does this guy think that I really don't dare to kill someone?"

The last time, the character "horse" was chirping at him, but now it popped up again. Liu Xuan also noticed that Liu Fan, the general of Zuo Zhonglang, seemed to wink at the character "horse". It seemed that Liu Fan was the driving force behind the scenes.

But no matter what, Liu Xuan looked down upon such a clown and immediately shouted to the guards outside the palace: "The servant, Ma Zi, roared in the palace. He has lost his etiquette before the king and disobeyed the order. He will be punished for several crimes! He will be removed from his official position and imprisoned."

Go to death row and choose a day to be executed!"

As soon as the words came out, all the ministers in the palace were shocked, feeling a cold air lingering in the palace, and then watched blankly as Zhang Liao stood up and called several Yu Lin guards to rush into the palace and drag the servant Ma Zi out of the hall.

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"If I don't kill this guy, I'm afraid I won't be able to make the decision in the future."

Looking coldly at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty who had suddenly calmed down, Liu Xuan continued to speak as if nothing had happened: "Li Jue and Guo Si have been eliminated, and the northwest is peaceful. However, people's livelihood and other matters everywhere need to be taken care of."

To deal with it, you, gentlemen, will select some suitable people as soon as possible during this period and send them to various places to restore the government affairs in various places."

Although the princes were still frightened, they did not dare to deal with the emperor's explanation casually, and quickly put forward their own opinions. In this way, they threw the matter of the horse character aside, and then recommended the people they recognized to go everywhere

Take office.

Among them, Cheng Yu and Man Chong were also mentioned. Liu Xuan noticed that it was not brought up by Xun You and Xun Yu. It seemed that it was someone who had good relations with the Xun family who brought it up on their behalf.

At the same time, some people have suggested that the post of Jiuqing Zhongwei Lieutenant is vacant and should be replaced by a suitable candidate as soon as possible. The other six departments have been established for a long time, but the chief officers of the six departments are not complete. Shouldn't it also be fixed?

As soon as someone mentioned this, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty immediately stopped paying attention to the killing of the Nine Tribes and the Ma Zi, because they already understood that the emperor had made up his mind to kill Li Jue and the Guo Si Nine Tribes before he would give up.

Confronting the emperor at such a time is not something a smart person should do.

What matters at this time is how to strive for the maximum benefit for themselves in this new round of power reshuffle. At this time, even Wang Yun and others don't care about the horse character. Perhaps the only one they care about is Liu Fan, the general of Zuo Zhonglang.

The reason why Liu Fan cares so much and even provokes Ma Zi to fight against the emperor is because his father is Liu Yan. Liu Fan knows very well what Liu Yan's idea is. He mainly stays in the court to observe the dynamics of the court and provide information to the emperor.

His father acted as an informant. If the court took any action, he could send a message to his father as soon as possible.

Today's situation is a signal in Liu Fan's eyes: the new emperor does not allow others to separate and dominate one side outside, and it is quite taboo. If he is caught, he will definitely be ruthless. From this point of view, his father

The situation we are facing is very dangerous!

Once I started to worry, I didn't even bother to pay attention to another round of disputes in the court.

And while he was worried about his father, Liu Xuan had already told him the promotion list he had drawn up. Everyone generally agreed after hearing it, so in just one meal, Liu Xuan's court finally had something.

A complete architecture.

Excluding the emperor, the person with the highest status was Tai Fu Yuan Wei.

But now Yuan Wei is not comfortable in this position. Although he has a very high status and can put forward his opinions to the emperor on major military and political matters, Liu Xuan basically doesn't ask him about anything, which is equivalent to being a decoration.

Under the Taifu are the Three Dukes, but the real power of the Three Dukes has been greatly weakened now. Sikong Zhang Wen, Situ Wang Yun and Taiwei Yang Biao. Wang Yun made suggestions from time to time and were adopted by the emperor. They were even supposed to be in charge of all the troops of the Han Dynasty.

Yang Biao could not even command a single army. This shows the current embarrassment of the three princes in the court.

From the Third Duke on down, they should have been the Jiuqing, but after Liu Xuan established the Sixth Department, the status of the Sixth Department was clearly above that of the Jiuqing. Now, after such a long period of development, the Sixth Department has finally become complete.

Among them, the six ministers who are the heads of the six ministries are: Cai Yong, the minister of the Ministry of Rites; Xun Yu, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel; Huangfu Song, the minister of the Ministry of War;

Among them, Xun You has been working in the Ministry of Revenue, and this time he was promoted to Shangshu. No one can say anything. Although Xun Yu's promotion surprised everyone, it was not surprising. After all, Xun Yu had always been by the emperor's side, and it was only a matter of time before he was reused.

Things, not to mention that Xun Yu was a member of the Xun family, and everyone in the court gave Xun Shuang some face. Therefore, the two of them had no objections to their promotion.

Of course, Liu Xuan also knew that he couldn't do this. He killed Ma Zi before and later promoted two of his cronies. If this continued, it would not be a good idea for all the veterans to go on strike, so he also gave appropriate comfort, such as promoting Zheng Tai to take over.

The left minister of household affairs.

Another example is that Fu Wan was promoted to Tingwei, and he was in charge of Tingwei Temple (Dali Temple). Together with the rest of the Jiuqing, they were basically all veterans of the court: Taichang Qing Zhongfu, Guanglu Xun Lu Zhi, and Taipu Qing Lu Kui.

Not to mention Dahong Zhou Huan, Zong Zhengqing Liu Ai, Shaofu Zhu Jun, and Da Si Nong Liu Yu, and Weiwei Huangfu Shoujian was the son of Huangfu Song, so he was considered one of his own, so the veterans didn't say anything.

What.

However, Liu Xuan later abolished the Zhongwei Temple, which surprised everyone, and many people also expressed opposition.

But Liu Xuan also said: "The Zhongwei Temple has the tasks of inspecting the capital, managing the arsenal, and preventing fires. However, these tasks overlap with the affairs under the jurisdiction of other departments. It is useless to establish a separate temple, so the Zhongwei Temple was abolished."

The abolition of Lieutenant Temple meant that the post of Jin Wu was abolished. Many people who were eyeing this position couldn't help but feel depressed. However, Liu Xuan then approved Wang Yun's suggestion and appeased everyone at once, so no one said anything.

What.

Wang Yun recommended someone: Sima Fang was recommended. Liu Xuan took advantage of the situation and appointed Sima Fang as Jingzhao Yin to govern the Jingzhao area. At the same time, because Jingzhao Yin had been vacant, Sima Fang needed to re-establish his team after taking office, which is equivalent to something like this.

With so many more positions, the ministers will naturally not say anything. Even if the Lieutenant Temple is abolished, it will be no problem.

In addition, the Sima family is also a wealthy family. Although it has been somewhat lonely in recent years, its connections are still there. Wang Yun also feels that people from the same wealthy family are the ones he can rely on, so he has been trying his best to recommend people to the emperor, but the emperor has not recommended the people he previously recommended.

It was not reused. Unexpectedly, the emperor betrayed himself this time.

He didn't know that Liu Xuan would agree. It was entirely because Sima Fang had a son that he cared about, but it also blocked Wang Yun and others' mouths. After this reshuffle, the old and new forces in the court were also considered

Everyone gets something and everyone feels satisfied.

The most satisfied person is naturally Liu Xuan. He has finally built his own team. Although it is not perfect yet and there are still many headaches for him, as long as he slowly eliminates those disobedient old people and replaces them with those he trusts

Sooner or later, a person will get a court that he is most satisfied with.

And just after he determined the structure of the imperial court and formally appointed the governors of various places in Yongliang, he finally felt that the dragon energy in the Yongliang area gathered together, and slowly evolved into a giant dragon to protect this area.

area.

At the same time, a subtle sound came from the dragon egg in his body, and Liu Xuan immediately realized that his emperor's dragon energy had finally broken through after completely mastering the northwest.

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