Xuande

Chapter 185 The smile on his own face is getting more and more
Zheng Xuan was very impressed by Liu Bei's high efficiency in handling affairs.

After hearing Liu Bei's planning and organization of the Ministry of General Affairs, Zheng Xuan appreciated Liu Bei's ability even more.

"The most difficult thing in the world is to direct many people to do things together. If you can do well, you are either a famous official or a famous general. Xuande, in the future, it is unknown whether you will be a general or a general."

Liu Bei smiled.

"It's not important to come and go, what matters is the fulfillment of our long-cherished wish. The Ministry of General Affairs was established to fight against the Jinwen School, and the Jinwen School will definitely attack the teacher and me in the future. I also ask Zheng Gong to take precautions in advance so as not to be caught off guard. "

Zheng Xuan's complexion darkened, and he nodded slowly.

"Xuande, sometimes, I also wonder if I am not suitable for this Luoyang City, I just feel that there are too many plots and calculations in this Luoyang City, and there are too many difficulties and obstacles.

Every step you take, someone is staring at you, every time you do something, someone is staring at you, picking on your mistakes, making trouble for you, trying to kill you anytime, anywhere, you say, this is my illusion ? "

Liu Bei thought about it.

"This shouldn't be Zheng Gong's illusion, because Bei also has a similar feeling, and this feeling has lasted for a long time."

This was a very common thing at the time.

"Most of the people Bei met were like this, and they were not surprised, so Bei didn't feel depressed."

After all, the eunuchs are still very eager for the power of Shangshutai.

With every political meeting in the past, the smile on his face diminished day by day as the Paleo School became more and more like a political group.

Liu Hong didn't care whether Liu Bei was a second-five son of the ancient literature school. In his eyes, as long as Liu Bei was loyal to him, he would be the number one loyal minister in Tianzi.

Enjoying the supreme glory and wealth in the world, and being admired by the supreme people, this is what Liu Hong thinks of as the "holy son of heaven".

He seems to be starting to move away from the Diode way of doing things, of staring at one group with the stubborn belief that they are evil and everyone else is good.

He did get the collective obedience and supreme fame of the scholars of the ancient literature school, but he was not happy at all.

It can only be said that Zheng Xuan's scholarly atmosphere is too strong, and he has not had time or it is impossible for him to change his scholarly mentality.

Even with the emperor's support, neither Yang Ci nor Yuan Wei could influence Liu Bei. Liu Bei's identity advantage of being personally appointed by the emperor was an important reliance for him to maintain his position in Shangshutai.

Liu Hong couldn't do without Liu Bei, and tried every means to keep Liu Bei by his side, so he discussed with Zhang Rang and arranged for Liu Bei to be the post of Shang Shu Pu She Zuo Cheng.

For example, Erqianshi Cao is in charge of litigation matters, so that when the local governor and the county guard have conflicts, both sides will scramble to hand over their performances to the central government office first.

In this regard, Liu Bei has a deeper feeling.

From this aspect, Liu Bei did feel a little sorry for the little old man.

Among other things, Sangong Cao and Erqian Shicao are the major interests that the eunuchs will not let go of anyway.

Zheng Xuan didn't say much, and waved his hand to let Liu Bei handle the affairs of the Ministry of General Affairs by himself. He will hold a meeting to discuss other matters properly, and Liu Bei will come to the meeting with him when the time comes.

The smile on his own face is getting more and more.

He is not the head of Shangshutai, and his original status and powers were very limited, but under the current special situation, Liu Bei can become the actual head of Shangshutai by virtue of this position, managing many things, and only between Yang Ci and Yuan Wei. Down.

He seemed to realize that all the people in front of him were not good things.

Such an approach is of course correct.

The next day was the day when Liu Bei officially took office as a minister and shot Zuo Cheng.

Whether it is the ancient literature school or the modern literature school, or even the power of the eunuchs in the inner court, they are not good things. If you belong to the three bastards, you will be more bastard than anyone else.

Until now, until Liu Bei's words "Luoyang prefect" woke him up, he realized that he seemed to be on the verge of a very dangerous situation.

He has always been a scholar, and it might be an unfortunate thing for him to let a scholar intervene in this cruel Luoyang vortex.

In his opinion, the Holy Son of Heaven is to be admired by thousands of people outside, and to enjoy luxury inside.

"Aren't you frustrated?"

Of course, you should play with women or you should play with women, you should spend money or you should spend money, this cannot be changed.

"This is probably the reason why you can gain a foothold in Luoyang City, but I feel like I'm sitting on pins and needles, Xuande, it's easy to do, easy to do."

It doesn't matter what he thinks, he is here, the most important thing.

He began to have the idea of ​​​​wanting to change the status quo, and under Liu Bei's suggestion, he did a lot of things, which indeed brought a great change to himself. He gradually discovered something more than playing with women in the palace. interesting thing.

Sangong Cao is responsible for the performance evaluation of state and county officials, and Erqianshi Cao can be involved in judicial litigation between local states and counties. These two government offices that involve local affairs can indeed have a certain deterrent effect on the local area.

Before the appointment was made, he had secretly accepted Liu Hong's summons. When talking about this issue with Liu Hong, Liu Hong said that he had never seen clearly that all the parties and factions in the court were all relatives like today. what kind of role.

He intuitively felt that Liu Hong had grown a little.

Zheng Xuan was silent for a while.

On the contrary, those who are entangled in other relationships and have reservations about him as the emperor, one or two, are all [-] boys!
Erwuzi is not worthy of Liu Hong's trust.

This position is not high, but it is of great significance to the appointee Liu Hong.

After Liu Bei left Zheng Xuan's mansion, he looked back at the mansion, and thought about what Zheng Xuan said just now.

Because in the political arena, there shouldn't be any black and white matters, it's nothing more than a conflict of interests.

Liu Bei was able to plan all this for him, but he was still a loyal clan member of the Han family who would do anything for the emperor, what kind of loyal minister?

If he is not careful, he will lose everything he loves.

Maybe there was once, but compared to these things, he who was younger at the time preferred extravagant enjoyment, beautiful women, fine wine, food, and wanton fun.

The total amount of smiles and sorrows in this world has never decreased or increased, but has only shifted.

but……

And those who gain Liu Hong's trust will naturally not go too badly in their careers.

He felt that this was something he had never deeply understood, and he wanted to understand, but there was no channel, and no one was willing to explain these things to him clearly...

At that time, the central government office often adopted a preconceived approach when dealing with conflicts between states and counties. Those who handed over the memorandum first would have an advantage over those who handed it over later, and they would be able to obtain greater benefits in terms of the verdict.

At the beginning, Zhang Rang was not in favor of Liu Hong giving Liu Bei this position, thinking that Liu Bei was inexperienced and unable to manage too many things, so he recommended himself, and wanted to let himself be the post of Shang Shuling again.

But Liu Bei needs Zheng Xuan, and the school of ancient literature also needs Zheng Xuan. No one cares about Zheng Xuan's own thoughts. Everyone just needs the existence of Zheng Xuan as a symbol for everyone.

But the difference lies in who can bring him greater benefits and who can better maintain his power and status.

Later, Tai Shici, a famous general of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, once offended the governor of Qingzhou because he helped the governor of Donglai County to prevent the governor of Qingzhou from delivering the memorial table first, so he had to leave his hometown and flee to the rivers and lakes to avoid being chased and killed by the governor of Qingzhou who held a grudge. .

This incident proved that before Liu Hong's death, the central government office in Luoyang still had a certain deterrent effect on the local states and counties.

And in such a big environment, those who master the magical weapon of the Two Thousand Stone Cao will naturally gain huge benefits, and it is only natural to ask the local states and counties for benefits.

What a benefit that is.

(End of this chapter)