Chapter 26: Engaging with Power (2)
Chapter 26: Give and powerful together (2)
The Shangshutai is the center of the national government. Recruiting personnel and appeaseing the people are often done by officials below. Of course, the tycoon-level figures like Chen Fu and Xu You are of course disdainful to do it themselves. This time, the palace maids are not as good as usual, and the old people are kicked out. Except for the confidants of His Majesty and the Queen, there is a blank space in the palace. Many positions are waiting for the various forces in the court to be deployed. Especially the nobles and concubines who are deeply favored by Liu Chan, the confidants around him are also driven out of the palace by Liu Chan, and they must make new supplements. Even ordinary concubines who do not have a companion to speak with confidence? When the news at home, they are ready to find smart and loyal male and female servants. The sects that should be taught will be held quickly as soon as the palace gate opens.
This is a fat man. If you want to send someone to the palace, you have to be willing to do it. Although it is not a one-million-choose who are going to enter the palace, there are also ten thousand people in Chengdu. I heard that Xu You personally supervised the matter, and the officials below were depressed. Chen Fu's meaning to Xu You was very simple. Since Your Majesty has handed over the matter to the Shangshutai, the matter is final. Your Majesty has just eliminated Huang Hao and pacified the prince's rebellion, and his momentum is high. If you continue to do it according to Your Majesty's wishes, the Chen and Xu families will no longer have to mingle in the court. Refugees can be placed, which is also a fat man. You can choose the young and strong to be tenants for the family's property. The old and the weak can be comforted according to Your Majesty's wishes.
It would be too much to investigate greed. This is a trend set off by Huang Hao and Chen Fu. The court officials were tacitly aware of each other. If you take the benefits, I will also get the sweetness. Everyone is just a shady person. How can I thoroughly investigate? Without Huang Hao's support in the palace, Fan Jian was placed in the Shangshu Deck, which is far worse than back then. People only see that the Chen family's status is still moving, but how many people see that the Chen family's power position is much worse than before?
Everyone remembers how Huang Hao fell. He was demoted by His Majesty, alienated, and then found an opportunity to exile. His Majesty did this silently, and some even speculated that His Majesty was deliberately beaten by the black fish and pretended to be crazy. Chen Fu couldn't understand. His Majesty was abnormal, and his daily life and words were very different from the past. This was not like pretending. Without Yang Wenran, Xiahou Zhongquan and other people, or if he had not stood on His Majesty's side, the Shu Han might look like now.
But one thing is real. The Chen family is a hero in dealing with Huang Hao and pacifying the prince's rebellious plot. Without the Chen family's eyewitness, Chen family's connections, Chen Fu's appeal, and giving advice, this matter cannot be accomplished. It is true that the Chen family was also rewarded and his son became his close minister, but the Chen family's power was not as good as before. This is the most deadly thing. Huang Hao's fall of the inner palace is in the hands of His Majesty, and His Majesty also needs to control the affairs of the court. This is to cut power and seize power. It also shows that His Majesty is very concerned about the Chen family. Chen Fu is wronged and cannot accept it. If His Majesty had such a scheming, how could he hide for so many years and show his power when he is old?
Therefore, the supplement of internal servants in the palace should not be too hasty. On the one hand, we should compete with Your Majesty to let Your Majesty know who is governing the country for Your Majesty and what the country relies on. On the other hand, Your Majesty is unstable, so a large number of Chen family's eyes and ears must be installed in the palace, and at the same time try not to let other forces become more powerful in the palace. Therefore, the first batch only sent forty or fifty people who had no chance to enter the palace in the past. There was no eye or ear of any aristocratic family among this group of people, and the Chen family did not mix sand. This is to see how Your Majesty treats this group of people and understands Your Majesty's methods to successfully insert ears and ears and ears among the subsequent personnel.
"Your Majesty, the king has the power of the king, and the ministers have the etiquette. The concubines in the harem are also the ministers of Your Majesty. They work hard all day long and lose the etiquette of the ministers. When the etiquette of the ministers is destroyed, what is the power of the king? This is a great chaos. Please take back the etiquette of the emperor. This matter cannot be done!" When Zhang Jun saw Liu Chan's joke, he knelt on the ground and risked his life to advise him.
Although Liu Chan had already understood and adapted to the etiquette system of this era, he had not yet reached a thorough level. Seeing the two elders' expressions firmly, strongly, and excitedly trembled, he knew that what the two elders said was not false.
Etiquette is essential for a country, a collective or an individual. Use etiquette to restrict and regulate individual behavior and thus establish a system. As the king of a country, Liu Chan is undoubtedly standing at the top of the pyramid. It is an unforgivable practice for the monarch to use his subjects as peddlers and pawns. If he really wants to do this, he will inevitably affect the entire country from top to bottom, and it will be not far from the destruction of the country.
Thinking of this, Liu Chan secretly praised the two elders. He usually evaded and feared to be affected by the struggle, but it was related to the rise and fall of the country. The two old men dared to stand up and speak. However, they just happened to relieve themselves.
"I don't know, but there is no one in the palace, and the two beloved ministers know what kind of life the concubines in the harem live. Xu Shangshu's many conscripts have failed, so I can't do anything about it!" Liu Chan said as if he was in a difficult situation.
A light sentence turned the gun to Xu You and Chen Qi. Especially Xu You, who was obviously inaction, relied on the ministers he brought to speak for him, and did not feel anything. But once someone exposes it, the charges will be confirmed.
When the two elders saw Your Majesty say this, they knew that Your Majesty regarded the two as gun envoys. But if Your Majesty's personality cannot move back to this game, and if the concubines in the harem do rough work one by one, how should people in the future evaluate this generation? The first thing that is to bear is Your Majesty's infamy, and then the guilt of this minister. Not to mention the far-reaching thing, just say that as soon as the matter of the nearest spreads, it becomes a laughing stock for the people of the world.
Chen Fu also sweated, and the two elders thought of it, they also wanted it. This responsibility was too great. Your Majesty really did it out and did it. Before His Majesty collapsed, the entire literati and official group would point the finger at the Chen and Xu families. Although Chen Fu was the leader of the Shu Han literati and official group, this time it involved the interests of everyone in the Shu Han, and the descendants would bear the infamy. The only thing he didn't expect was that His Majesty ignored morality and etiquette and actually used national discipline as a threat like a scoundrel.
Liu Chan looked sad and felt secretly happy. As the saying goes, he dared to take down the emperor with all his money. Now he is the emperor willing to take down the death. Why don’t the little Chen Qi get off the horse?
After the two elders of Zhang Jun, countless thoughts flashed through their minds, and finally, the public spirit stood up. The two stood up at the same time and pointed their finger at Xu You.
"What Secretary Xu said seriously?" Wen Cheng spoke first.
"As far as I know, the recruitment of internal servants has been enthusiastic, and I have never heard of any fear of entering the palace." Zhang Jun continued. The two elders have been intimate for decades and have had a tacit understanding. Now that they have settled their minds, they have no scruples anymore.
Before Xu You could speak, Wu Cheng said again: "I am negligent in governing the government and know that the palace is urgent. Does Secretary Xu not know?"
Zhang Jun continued: "There is a shortage of personnel in the inner palace, which is a major event for the country. If Your Majesty makes any mistakes, can you afford it?"
Xu You was sweating coldly and wanted to tell the difference, but the two elders questioned one after another, and every sentence could be convicted of their own sins, and they were speechless for a moment.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Chen Fu was about to say a few words, but Zhang Shao said coldly: "Such a big deal concerns the safety of the royal family. Chen Shangshu only asked for more than 20 days, but is it too busy to appease the refugees?"
It was always a minor official to appease the refugees. How could Chen Qi have been busy for more than 20 days after taking action? The gangsters brought behind him were immediately worried and dared not speak.
With a plop, Zhang Chun knelt on the ground and cried, "Report to Your Majesty, I have repeatedly told Chen Huangmen that the situation in the palace has been told to him by Master Shangshu, but there has never been any news."
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Liu Chan turned to look at Chen Yu.
Chen Yu choked his throat and knelt down on the ground like Xu You beside him, not knowing what to do.
Whether it is Wen Cheng, Zhang Jun or Zhang Shao, Zhang Chun, they all know Chen and Xu's family have a deep foundation and are the leader of all officials. No matter what Your Majesty is, the literati group behind them will support Chen Fu, and Chen Fu's rights are also the rights of the literati group. The one who fought with Your Majesty was Chen Fu, but in fact, the country puts literati first and the literati first, or the literati first.
If the scholars and officials are the most important, then what Your Majesty wants and what the country wants must be decided by the scholars and officials. What Liu Chan wants to do must be relied on the recognition of the scholars and officials to some extent. If the emperor is the most important, then the emperor is in power alone, and all civil and military officials act according to Your Majesty's will and make suggestions. The decision is still in the hands of Your Majesty.
The emperor is weak and the ministers are strong, or the ministers are strong and the emperor is weak. The difference is huge and the difference is huge.
No one has the intention or ambition to change the dynasty, nor has the ability, it is just a struggle for interests. Therefore, when Chen Qi forced Liu Chan to use the country as a bet, the situation completely reversed. No one wants to bear the infamous for the ages.
After understanding this, everyone attacked Chen Fu and the other three without restraint. Some of the winged ministers brought by Chen Fu also stood on Liu Chan's side.
The only chance to cut the grass and remove the roots is that. This time I can't kill the other party, and the one who may die in the future is himself. Everyone understands it, so everyone works together, and it is difficult to distinguish with Chen Fu's talent for a while.
Liu Chan looked at Chen Qi and the other three, and his heart was constantly lingering. Gao Fen and dozens of others couldn't get in touch, but his thoughts changed. The suffering that his girl suffered was actually caused by Chen Qi and the others. Not only did she say it in the dark, she was also used as a gun. In the harem, Queen Zhang's heart was finally let go, and the concubines also complained, what did we do for no reason?
Chen Qi is finished as many people pointed out.
The city of Shouchun was filled with haze, and news of Jiang Ban's death spread throughout the city. Sima Zhao had already arrived in Xiang County and rewarded his soldiers. He ordered Wang Ji to rule the troops of Yuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and a total of 26 troops to besiege Shouchun. The army arrived soon, and Zhuge Dan urgently recruited everyone to discuss.
The Huainan army was defeated, morale was frustrated, and the morale of the army was shocked. The generals had no confidence to go out of the city to fight. With Jiang Banzhi's ability as such, who could resist Wang Ji? After a long discussion, he still kept defending Shouchun as usual, waiting for the Wu people to come to help before making plans.
Jiao Yi heard that Jiang Ban was defeated and died and cried for several days, looking haggard. When he saw the generals, he couldn't help but feel furious. He resisted the opposition and proposed to attack again and restore morale. Although there were very few responders, Zhuge Dan's eyes lit up. When everyone was concerned, he stepped inside, but everyone was overjoyed to see him.
The visitor was Zhu Cheng. Zhu Cheng was sent to Wu State and had never returned. Now he came back as a guide to the Wu people's pioneers. When he heard the news of Jiang Ban's defeat, the Wu people disagreed. They were not optimistic about the Huainan Army. But Zhu Cheng was different. He fought with Jiang Ban for half his life, but he had not yet decided the winner and the loser. He just left like this. In addition to sighing, he felt lonely. In the eyes of outsiders, the two had already decided, but Zhu Cheng always believed that he had not decided the winner and the loser.
Chapter completed!