Xuande

Chapter 699 Are You Old Zhang, Or Zhang Rang?
The implementation of such an elimination system has little effect on officials of ordinary origin.

They were originally from King Juan, and they didn't have any family interests, so they could just take care of themselves, and the others were not important, as the so-called barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes.

But for officials of family origin, many family officials who entered the officialdom through special channels are not capable at all.

They talk about it very well, but they really get started, and they can't do it without help.

Once the new system is confirmed and implemented, these people will face a severe test. The animals in Yushitai are definitely not joking. Liu Bei asked them to bite, and they will really bite.

In Bingzhou and Youzhou before, many local officials were bitten off, and the Luoyang court replaced them with a new group of more reliable officials.

In this wave of four states in the Central Plains, many officials have been bitten down, which has already damaged the interests of local big families to a certain extent.

It is easy for a big family to have talents, but it is also likely to have mediocrity and idiots. In the past, talents, mediocrity and idiots could be officials. Now, only talents and lucky mediocrities can become officials, but idiots cannot be officials.

As far as the specific number is concerned, the number of mediocrity and idiots far exceeds the number of talents. Once the official positions of the latter two groups are unstable, for the high-ranking families, their political interests will be greatly affected.

So in this wave, there is a lot of resistance within the ancient literature school and the eunuch group, and they don't want Liu Bei to pass this policy.

The Ancient Literature School publicly told Liu Bei about this matter at the meeting, saying that they did not support it, thinking that this system might only be applicable to Liangzhou, and it is hard to say whether it is applicable to other places, and rashly implementing it may bring some unexpected troubles .

The old scholars of the ancient literature school represented by Zheng Tai and Jia Xi strongly disagree with this.

"Xuande, you didn't think much about this matter. You can't always do everything according to what you said, and there are many people who have made contributions to the big man. If you all use your method, one will make a contribution to the big man." People who have made great contributions have been dismissed from office, won't the people of the world be chilled by it?"

"Xuande, it's good for you to have a good idea, and we are willing to support it, but you have to discuss it with us, don't always come up with a decree to let us know, so that we won't be able to negotiate with you in advance. You discuss it, don't you?"

"Xuande, we can support you on some things, but on some things, it's better for you to think twice before acting. When it comes to officials and official positions, I think you should calm down more or less and think more about it."

The ancient literature school is also full of contradictions and worries about this matter. The conservative forces headed by Zheng Tai and others hold a negative attitude on this matter, thinking that the introduction of this elimination mechanism will greatly damage their interests.

After all, what they helped Liu Bei defeat the Jinwen School was to become the Jinwen School. No matter how alarmist Liu Bei said before, when things came to an end, what they cared about most was their own status and interests.

and family interests.

They have done so much with the family, paid so much, and waited so much, all they need is some stable and lasting political interests, such as the control of a certain position in the Luoyang court, or a certain county in a certain state The control power of the prefect of the county and the prime minister of the country.

Like Liu Bei's absolute control over the area west of Luoyang, they also want such absolute control.

What they want are real things, things that can benefit future generations and the family. They want to divide up these powers together and let their families hold these key positions for a long time to obtain long-term success. benefit and honor.

Become a more powerful Jinwen school.

Instead of introverting with the group of guys who failed to help in the battle between modern and ancient prose under the new elimination mechanism-they fought so as not to involve, but now Liu Bei wants to introduce a new introversion mechanism ?
This makes them feel bad.

If the Modern Literature School existed, I would do it, and if the Modern Literature School was gone, I would still do it. Didn’t I fight the battle between modern and ancient Chinese for nothing?
Do not agree!
As for the eunuch group, they dare not confront Liu Bei head-on, so Zhang Rang, who is close to Liu Bei, is invited to discuss this matter with Liu Bei, saying that the people in their faction are not that good in political ability, but there are reasons of.

Hongdu School can't train a few outstanding people, and truly outstanding people don't want to play with them. They can only rely on a group of middlemen to maintain their interests. For the sake of so many years of cooperation, the eunuch group hopes to cooperate with them. Liu Bei reached a private cooperation.

They know that it is difficult to stop Liu Bei, but after the policy is implemented, they are willing to exchange some economic benefits for political benefits, and hope that Liu Bei can agree.

It can be said that this wave is different from the promulgation of the previous slave restriction order. Although Liu Bei did not explicitly attack everyone, he still carried the banner of political correctness, but what he did was already a bit of a sideline. And the unanimous vigilance of the eunuch group.

They began to be vigilant, and began to worry about whether Liu Bei would do something that would harm their interests, and Liu Bei had expected this kind of vigilance, so it was not surprising.

Liu Bei believes that compared with the open opposition of the ancient literature school, the secret opposition of the eunuch group is also a kind of temptation, and Liu Bei does not like this kind of temptation very much.

After he killed those great eunuchs, the eunuch group was subdued by him, but when their core interests were threatened, no matter how afraid they were of Liu Bei, they still had to stand up and show their attitude.

If Liu Bei wants them to die, they will never sit still.

They just want Liu Bei to understand this truth.

So Zhang Rang's meaning is very clear.

"If you really promote this policy and strictly enforce it, it will be a big threat to the eunuchs. They beg you not to do this, or give them a break. They can use what you want In exchange, if they can afford it."

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Rang for a while, then smiled.

"Are you speaking to me from the standpoint of Lao Zhang, or from the standpoint of Zhongchang servant Zhang Rang?"

"Ok?"

Zhang Rang was taken aback for a moment, and then realized what Liu Bei meant.

What Liu Bei needs to determine is whether Zhang Rang is currently negotiating this matter with him from the standpoint of his friend, or from the standpoint of an eunuch.

This may determine Liu Bei's attitude towards him, as well as the specific asking price.

This question made Zhang Rang very cautious. He considered the issue as an eunuch before, and felt that Liu Bei might do something terrible, so he was instinctively worried.

But what Liu Bei said now made him realize that there might be something wrong with his own perspective.

If you don't consider the issue as an eunuch, but simply consider this issue as Liu Bei's ally, it may be more meaningful.

What Liu Bei needs is not eunuchs, but...friends.

After thinking about it, he came to a conclusion.

"I'm telling you this from the standpoint of Lao Zhang."

So Liu Bei nodded.

"In this case, my answer to Lao Zhang is that you'd better not get involved in this matter, jump out, don't do anything, or try your best to persuade some people you like to not oppose me, yes Don't worry about the others."

Liu Bei stepped forward with a smile, and patted Zhang Rang on the shoulder: "Old Zhang, I have a word for you, which is very suitable here. Give up the plot of helping others and respect the fate of others."

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