Xuande

Chapter 435 Hussar General, Kaifu

Of course, Liu Hong treated these words like nonsense and didn't listen to them at all.

By the way, in order to tease He Jin, Liu Hong also said that the bloodshed in the two palaces is a major event, and he should not take it lightly. He called Liu Bei's army to perform martial arts to suppress it and respond to the celestial phenomena. Shouldn't the army be disbanded?
He Jin was speechless at this and didn't know how to continue to compile the lie.

The fact that Liu Bei brought troops to Luoyang could not be changed, and He Jin and Yuan Wei were worried about it.

On the other side, people who have a good relationship with Liu Bei are also worried about it.

Fu Qian, Ma Rixun and others found Lu Zhi, and talked about this matter with Lu Zhi about the many rumors in Luoyang City.

"The Son of Heaven wants to call Xuande back. It is impossible for Xuande not to know what is going on here. Now it involves the matter of abolishing the elders and establishing the young. Zigan, you must persuade Xuande well, and you must not be here. Accommodate the emperor on issues, otherwise it will be very detrimental to his reputation."

When Fuqian said this, Ma Rixun was also quite worried.

"Everyone in the world knows the mind of the emperor. Although Xuande is a relative of the Han family, he should have a position on this kind of matter. For example, Liu Qingzhou directly expressed his opposition to abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones, so his reputation grew day by day. Come on, you can't let Xuande mess around."

Of course, Lu Zhi knew and understood Fu Qian and Ma Rixun's worries, and he thought so too.

But the problem now is that the emperor's order cannot be rejected casually. Lu Zhi feels that this order has been conveyed to Liu Bei. Liu Bei must be worried and depressed, but in the end he has no choice but to obey.

"I will definitely persuade Xuande, but since the emperor's order has been issued, can Xuande disobey his orders? Being a clan member of the Han Dynasty can help him rise to the top, but it will also restrict him. He has always been loyal to the emperor and the country, and treats His Majesty very well." Loyalty, how can he resist such an order?"

Fu Qian and Ma Rixun felt helpless and had nothing to say about it.

Lu Zhi wrote a letter to Liu Bei with a worried attitude, asking his family to rush to Liangzhou day and night, and bring this letter to Liu Bei, so that Liu Bei can properly consider the pros and cons of this matter, and don't rush to make a decision.

At the beginning of February of the sixth year of Zhongping, the atmosphere in Luoyang City was very strange.

But it didn't take long before Liu Bei's public appointment and Liu Hong's second appointment broke this weird situation.

On February [-]th, Liu Bei publicly submitted a form to Liu Hong from Liangzhou, saying that he had already led the army on the road. At the same time, he believed that abolishing the elders and establishing the younger would not be conducive to the country's security, and asked Liu Hong to think twice before acting. Let Saji have dangerous things.

As for Liu Hong's response to this matter, he didn't respond positively, but just briefly mentioned it, and then publicly issued an edict, urging Liu Bei to return as soon as possible.

Moreover, he also broke the ancestral system and convention, and for the first time granted Liu Bei the right to open the mansion, so that Liu Bei was able to open the mansion as a hussar general and had the same political status as the Sangong and the general.

In terms of system, the status of Hussar Generals will be no less than that of Grand Generals. Traditionally, Grand Generals have the qualification of Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses, and the Hussar Generals stipulated by Liu Hong also have this qualification.

Since then, General Hussars has officially become the fifth official founder of the Han Dynasty.

These two pieces of news were like a left uppercut and a right uppercut, which caught all court officials who supported the He family, the Yuan family, or the emperor by surprise and stared at them.

According to the tradition of the Eastern Han Dynasty, only Sangong and the Great General had the right to open the government, and other officials did not have the right to open the government.

And once you have the right to open a mansion, you can recruit scholars and officials to take up positions in your mansion nationwide, which is completely different from the situation where state governors and county prefects can only be limited to local officials. .

Scholars and officials in any state, any county or county in the country, as long as they have made achievements and are favored by the founding officials, they can use their institutional power to call this person to the central government to serve as the central government. My own officials and officials have been on the rise ever since.

Sangong and the Great General can use this vital personnel power to expand their prestige in the entire Han Empire, extend their political tentacles to every place in the Han Empire, and enhance their prestige and power.

National political families are basically built up slowly by relying on such power, and the best ones are the Runan Yuan family of the fourth generation and the third father, and the Hongnong Yang family of the third generation and the third father.

Although it is said that the actual power of the Central Committee of the Eastern Han Dynasty belongs to Shangshutai, and the Sangong is mostly a political vase, the power to open the government is still reserved by the Sangong.

The Sangong can call the person he likes to become a subordinate official, as his own wing, and increase his political influence by sharing or competing for personnel power with the Shangshutai, in essence affecting the government, rather than really becoming a vase—— Of course, it depends on the person.

The Sangong, who was born in a noble family, relied on his background and family power to run his own institutional power smoothly. By serving as a Sangong, he recruited wings extensively, making the wings full, and his disciples and old officials were all over the world.

And people in the world are also willing to follow these Sangongs from famous families, thinking that it is an honor to be called by them, and willing to cooperate with them and become wings.

Although there is no actual institutional power to govern, they can influence officials who hold real power through their own influence, thereby indirectly controlling the government. This is the special feature of Sangong from a famous family.

Therefore, although the institutional power of the Eastern Han Dynasty was taken away by Liu Xiu and handed over to Shangshutai, there was also an institutional and political power struggle between Shangshutai and officials at the Sangong level. Throughout.

Of course, this is the prerogative of Sangong from a famous family.

Some people from humble backgrounds bought the positions of the three princes purely by money or connections. Few people are willing to be such officials and subordinates of the three princes. The real vase even became a knife in the hands of the eunuch.

For example, Xu Yu, who had been suppressed by Liu Bei's public opinion offensive before.

Similar to Sangong is the general, who also sees people order dishes.

When the power is strong, the power is in the hands of the government and the opposition. If the military and government grasp it, the executive deputy emperor, or even the one who holds the real power, can abolish the emperor.

And those with less power are like He Jin five years ago, who even depended on the eunuch's face to act. He didn't have the arrogant and domineering appearance of other great generals, and was even a little ashamed and looked down upon by the world.

Therefore, the power does not necessarily depend on the position, but mainly depends on the individual. The institutional power is there, but if you don't have the ability, you still can't get it.

And now He Jin is different, he has served as a general for a long time, and the future is promising. Everyone believes that this guy can serve as a general for a long time and even become a regent, so they are gradually willing to rely on him.

He Jin's power gradually rose, and the power of the general gradually returned, and the number of scholars in his general's mansion began to increase.

Even now he can stand against the emperor.

Therefore, if you want to have power in the Luoyang court and run your own political group, the best and most convenient way is definitely to be promoted to the rank of Sangong and General, to be able to open the mansion, and then recruit scholars to serve as wings and protect yourself convoy.

Originally, only four people could have this power at most.

But now, the meaning of the emperor is to arrange for another person to have this power.

This was a major event that was enough to shake the central court, and it was even more confusing because it happened after Liu Bei expressed his opposition to abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones.

Everyone doesn't know why Liu Hong gave Liu Bei the right to open the mansion after Liu Bei expressed his opposition to abolishing the elders and establishing the young. They don't know what the emperor's attitude is all about. The major event of power caused violent turmoil in the entire ruling and opposition parties.

Of course, Yuan Kai and He Jin strongly opposed it. No matter what attitude Liu Bei had on the establishment of the crown prince, Yuan Kai and He Jin were unwilling to let Liu Bei come back, let alone let Liu Bei gain further power to establish the government.

It was a blatant way to share their power, divide their influence, and give those vacillating guys in Luoyang City and those who have already taken refuge in them one more choice.

They don't want to accept this kind of thing.

So they immediately urged the diehards of the faction and officials whose interests were deeply bound to submit a letter to the emperor, asking the emperor to change such a decision, because such a decision would not be of any benefit to the big man and would undermine the stability of the court.

Four people have always opened a mansion, why suddenly there is one more?

Although Liu Bei has made outstanding achievements, his status as a general of hussars is enough to reward him for his contributions. How can he be granted such a serious power as opening a mansion at will?

This is something without precedent, and they hope that Liu Hong will take back his order.

In response to such remarks, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong commanded a group of officials from the Hongdu School to read ancient books overnight, and found from the ancient books that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up the position of Hussar General, it was the status of Hussar General and Great General. The salary is the same, and there is no distinction between upper and lower.

As a result, Huo Qubing, who was the general of Hussars, became more and more famous, while Wei Qing, who was the general of the year, lost his prominent status. Many of his disciples left him and followed Huo Qubing instead, and gained fame by relying on Huo Qubing.

Until Huo Qubing's death, Huo Qubing's status and power faintly overwhelmed Wei Qing.

So Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other ten permanent servants jointly signed the petition and told Liu Hong about the matter, thinking that the Hussar General should never be inferior to the General in terms of status, but should be divided according to the situation.

Now that Liu Bei has made so much contribution and is a relative of the Han family, why can't he start a mansion?

Liu Hong was very satisfied with this, and based on this, he believed that there should be no distinction between Hussar Generals and Great Generals in terms of status.

What's more, Liu Bei has made so many contributions to the great man, and he is also a relative of the Han family, a descendant of the Han family, what's wrong with opening a mansion?
So Liu Hong insisted on his own opinion, and issued an edict to allow Liu Bei to have the right to open the mansion. After returning to Luoyang, he can officially open the mansion, share the military power with the general, and have the power no less than the general in the system.

Liu Hong also said that there are three centimeters of power in the administration, which is to prevent one person from being too powerful.

The court officials are like this, so should the military officers. It is inconvenient to centralize the power in the general. It is more conducive to the stability of Luoyang to share such power with the general of the hussars and the general.

Liu Hong intends to use Liu Bei's power to restrict and divide He Jin's power in a serious manner, and launch a fierce attack on He Jin and Yuan Kui's political group.

With the promulgation of this order, the brand-new expansion pack of the 4.0 decisive battle at the top of Luoyang at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty has moved towards a more uncertain future.

The confrontation between the two major political groups has also officially entered a white-hot state.

(End of this chapter)