Han Dao world

Chapter 920
Cai Yan entered the account and saluted Liu Xie.

Liu Xie motioned for her to take a seat, and then explained why she came, and wanted her to find out who was Yuan Gui's host.

When Cai Yan asked Qing Yuangui who was Xiaolian, he immediately said: "Based on the time, it may be Yang Xuan and Yang Jiping in Kuaiji. He was the prefect of Bohai at the end of Zhongping, and he has the opportunity to make Yuangui Xiaolian."

Immediately afterwards, he said: "Your Majesty can punish Yuan Gui. It is neither appropriate nor possible to pursue Yang Jiping for this."

"Why?"

"Yang Jiping was a capable minister whom the late emperor felt sorry for, and he is dead."

Liu Xie was interested and asked Cai Yan to talk about it.

Cai Yan told the story of Yang Xuan.

When she lived with Cai Yong in Jiangdong, she had heard the story of Yang Xuan and his family.

Yang Xuan is a native of Wushang in Kuaiji, originally from He Dong.During Guangwu Zhongxing, his great ancestor Yang Mao followed Guangwu in the conquest, and because of his meritorious service, he was made the Marquis of Xinyang Township in Wushang, and he established the country in Jianwu.After it was handed down to the third generation, the children of the Yang family settled down in Wushang because of the abolition of the country.

Yang's feudal lords made more capable ministers.Yang Xuan's father, Yang Fu, was once the governor of Jiaozhi and was a well-known capable minister.Yang Xuan's elder brother, Yang Qiao, was the minister, and he wrote letters many times, which left a good impression on Emperor Xiaohuan.Emperor Xiaohuan saw that Yang Qiao was not only capable but also outstanding in appearance, so he wanted the princess to marry him.Yang Qiao refused, but could not change Emperor Xiaohuan's mind, and finally died of hunger strike.

Emperor Xiaohuan was both angry and sympathetic, so he took extra care of Yang Xuan.

Yang Xuan has both ability and political integrity, and has a smooth official career, so he was soon moved to be the prefect of Lingling.

In his tenure as the prefect of Lingling, Yang Xuan showed his family education, using less to win more, smashing the robbers in Cangwu and Guiyang who entered the country and looting, making him the commander in chief.But Zhao Kai, the governor of Jingzhou, was jealous of him and framed him for lying about his military achievements.The two reported each other, Zhao Kai had someone in the court, Yang Xuan was conscripted as a court lieutenant, and there was no way to file a letter, almost a dead end.

But Yang Xuan is a ruthless person after all.He bit his arm, tore his clothes, wrote bloody clothes, tried to hand them over to his family members, and wrote a letter to defend his innocence.

Seeing the blood book, Emperor Xiaoling was very shocked. After inquiring about it, he found out about Yang Xuan's brother Yang Qiao. He felt that such a family tradition could not lead to false reporting of military achievements, so he ordered a retrial.

Because of this, Yang Xuan was exonerated, and Zhao Kai was charged with false accusations.

Yang Xuan became famous in one fell swoop, first worshiped as Yilang, and later moved three times to be the prefect of Bohai Sea, and her political achievements in office were also very good.

He should have promoted Yuangui as Xiaolian at that time, and the specific time should be after the first year of Zhongping.

Although Yuan Kang died, he was imprisoned by the party members and his children.Only after the ban on the party was lifted in the first year of Zhongping, could Yuan Gui be promoted as Xiaolian.

Liu Xie was skeptical.

Cai Yan didn't have the court files at hand, and what she knew were all legendary stories she heard while traveling in Jiangdong, and the time point may not be accurate.

In other words, there is another possibility for Yuan Gui's sponsor: Yuan Shao.

He didn't know much about what happened during the Zhongping period.He still knows a thing or two about what happened after Chuping.

The first destination of Yuan Shao's escape was Bohai, and he was soon appointed as the prefect of Bohai.Yuan Kang is a party member as famous as Li Ying. It is normal for Yuan Shao, who claims to be Li Ying's successor, to call Yuan Kang's son Xiaolian.

According to Cai Yan, after Yang Xuan resigned as the prefect of Bohai, he also transferred to the post of Shangshu Pushe.This appointment is probably operated by Wang Yun and others in the court, just to make room for Yuan Shao.

In Yuan Shao's plan, Bohai played a very important role.

Liu Xie himself was named King of Bohai before he became King Chenliu.Yuan Shao fled and went straight to Bohai. Naturally, it was because there were people in Bohai to meet him, and Bohai had a solid foundation.

It's just that these speculations cannot be verified for the time being, and maybe there will be no chance to verify them in the future.

Cai Yan's story about Yang Xuan may have been heard, but her meaning is very clear.

She didn't want to pursue too broadly, involving Yuan Gui's sponsor.

He didn't mean that either, he just wanted to scare Yuan Gui.

To be honest, there are too many things like untruthful recommendation. If you really want to chase old debts, it is definitely not a matter of one or two people, and it is likely to involve more than half of the officials with more than two thousand shi.

After all, it has long been no secret that "to raise a scholar, one does not know the book; to inspect one's filial piety, one lives away from one's father".

Liu Xie called Cai Yan for only one purpose, to write an article to show the court's attitude.

The imperial court is willing to share the world with the literati, but it does not object to the literati farming and studying for self-entertainment.The promotion of filial piety in the prefecture, the selection of talents in the prefecture, and the elimination of the government are all measures to select talents for the country, and should not be a means for some people to invite their names.

Those who intend to become an official will be recommended and dismissed, and those who do not want to become an official do not need to be recommended, which is a waste of places, manpower and material resources.

Let the opportunity go to those who are willing to serve the country.

If the recommended person is unwilling to become an official, not only must the recommended person be held accountable, but he will not be appointed for life.What's more, the sponsor should be investigated and punished with dereliction of duty, and those who are serious will also be banned for life.

Cai Yan felt uneasy when he heard this.

The emperor said it lightly, but she knew the power behind it.

Why do scholar-bureaucrats have trouble with relatives and eunuchs?Different ideas are of course one aspect, but competition for limited career opportunities is the most realistic reason.There are so many official positions, but there are countless people who want to be officials. Eunuchs are closer to the imperial power. They take advantage of the emperor's trust and rob opportunities that originally belonged to literati. This is the fundamental reason why literati regard eunuchs as a thorn in their side.

Now the emperor abolished the eunuch system, expressed the greatest sincerity, and changed hands and made demands on the scholar-bureaucrats.

Those who do not want to cooperate with the court can go away and give the opportunity to those who are willing to cooperate with the court.

In this way, the initiative returned to the hands of the court and the emperor.

It is no good to invite fame and fame and sell for a price. If you want to be a hermit, you can only be a hermit.

Although this cannot solve the problem of official career support, it can give the emperor a greater initiative, and it can even be regarded as the beginning of the emperor's counterattack.

"Is there a problem?" Seeing Cai Yan pondering, Liu Xie asked.

Cai Yan woke up startled, and quickly said: "No problem, I will go to draft the imperial edict immediately."

Liu Xie said again: "Ask Yuan Gui. Is he willing to give back the name of Xiaolian, or is he willing to give in and serve the court reluctantly?"

Cai Yan asked tentatively, "What position does Your Majesty plan to appoint him to?"

Liu Xie grinned. "What can he do? Let him be a minister. There will always be no problem with copying and writing. Observe for a period of time to see if he has inherited some of Yuan Zhongzhen's skills, and then decide whether to confer other positions."

Cai Yan smiled wryly.

The current Shangshu is not the previous Shangshu, and has no power at all, it is a pure document, serving Wenmo at the side of the emperor every day.Liu Xie knew that Yuan Gui and he did not see eye to eye, and appointed Yuan Gui as the Minister, which was simply to make things difficult for Yuan Gui on purpose.

But thinking about Yuan Gui's arrogant virtue just now, Cai Yan gave up the idea of ​​fighting for Yuan Gui.

Let that sour scholar suffer a little.

"Wei, I'm going to pass the imperial edict."

(End of this chapter)