Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 384 Three Things to Establish Prestige

The Shangshu Taiwan is headed by Shangshu Ling, assisted by Shangshu Pushe.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Shangshutai was commanded by Shaofu, one of the nine ministers. It was just a subordinate organization responsible for sending, receiving and keeping documents. Initially, there were only six or seven people.

After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the status of Shangshutai increased day by day. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, six Cao Shangshu were formed, which together with Shangshu Ling and Shangshu Pushe were called "Eight Blocks".

Under the eight seats, there are more than 30 ministers and ministers and about 20 ministers.

Since the rise of Shangshutai, its power has sometimes been large and sometimes small. After the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, the three kingdoms of the north and the south were all influenced by the aristocratic Jiuqing, and had to find other ways.

Therefore, the independence of Shangshutai from Shaofu became a part of it.

As the functions of the Shangshutai expanded, it gradually turned into a government affairs center. The number of government affairs personnel there also continued to increase, increasing their positions and number of people, so their strength expanded rapidly.

However, the Shangshutai is also divided, such as the Zhongshu Province and the Menxia Province, which are divided from the Shangshutai.

This whole process is actually an iterative change in the official system. It is the process of the transformation of the authority of the Nine Ministers to the Ministers of Cao. During the whole process, in addition to the promotion and expansion of the authority and the continuous expansion of the scope of management, the Shangshutai is also accompanied by Adjustment and gradual improvement of internal authority and structure.

It can be said that once you master the chancellery, you can control the entire dynasty to a very high level, almost like a prime minister. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the chancellor was as professional as the Sili Xiaowei and the Yushi Zhongcheng during the court meetings. Sitting on the mat, it is called "Three Single Seats", which can be seen.

Nowadays, this Shangshu Ling also has the rank of three grades, with a rank of thousands of stones. He is crowned with two beams of Nayan gauze and is wearing a five-hour court dress. He wears green jade and a copper-stamped ink ribbon. He is located on the right side of Duan, where he is ordered to be worshiped.

In terms of specifications, the status of this former chief of a subordinate agency of the Shaofu is equivalent to that of Jiuqing, with the same rank. In terms of position and actual authority, he was already the de facto highest political officer in the late Three Kingdoms period.

However, the Shangshu Ling in the New Han Dynasty often had constraints. This was to prevent the power of the Shangshu Taiwan from expanding and the Shangshu Ling's exclusive power. Therefore, there was often a seat above the Shangshu Ling to record the affairs of the Shangshu.

Strictly speaking, this matter of recording the Secretariat is not an official position at the Secretariat. It is given to officials outside the Secretariat, and has the right to supervise affairs at the Secretariat on behalf of the emperor. It is a part-time job, and is often held by outsiders.

Nowadays, it is natural that the powerful King Liu of Guanghan has come out to record the minister. With such a supreme officer, one can only imagine the days of the minister. But even so, this is still an eye-catching position. , the restrictions on authority are only relative. Generally speaking, the authority is still all-powerful. If the foundation is solid, even the King of Guanghan who records the affairs of the minister will have to be a little more cautious. After all, the prince still has to arrest him. Military power makes it impossible to run the Shangshutai wholeheartedly.

"Therefore, since the beginning of the King of Donghai, the Shang Shu Ling has been changing. There is almost no one who has been appointed, and there are even times when it is vacant. Now that I am the Shang Shu Ling, I should first avoid the sharp edges of the King of Guanghan, follow his wishes, and first stabilize my position. , when everyone above and below the Chancellor is of one mind, and everyone knows my majesty, then I can plan for other things, and then I can calmly face the King of Guanghan."

In the Zhang Mansion, Zhang Ying, the contemporary backbone of the Zhang family, is talking to his confidant Wang Bu. The news about his appointment as Shangshu Ling has been introduced into the manor, and it has been finalized in the past few days. .

After planning for so long, it can be said that the dust has finally settled. For the helmsman of this aristocratic family, it is time to breathe a sigh of relief temporarily. However, he also knows that there are still many things to do next, so he often recruits people over these days. , giving instructions on internal and external matters.

Wang Bu smiled and said: "Isn't this what the benefactor did? Since the fake minister's order, he has consulted the King of Guanghan on all matters, no matter how big or small, before making a decision. If the King of Guanghan is dissatisfied with anything, he will immediately abolish it. , redrafted.”

This should be a fake Shangshu Ling before he did it. This of course does not mean that he became a fake Shangshu Ling, but it refers to a temporary and temporary acting. Generally speaking, fake a certain position means a real promotion. precursor.

Sure enough, his humility finally impressed the King of Guanghan, and the powerful prince decided that Zhang Ying was sincerely loyal and could be relied upon, so he was able to rest assured that he would be straightened up instead of being replaced like the previous fake ministerial orders. .

"Expedient measures are all expedient measures. Such a situation is actually not conducive to majesty, but majesty always needs to be raised after it is truly stable. My Zhang family has been suppressed for a long time. If we don't do things like this, how will we be able to survive?" Restart?" Zhang Ying shook his head helplessly, "Actually, it was also the previous Ministerial Order, which was changed too frequently, which inevitably made the political affairs unstable and dissatisfied the aristocratic family, so I just happened to meet."

Wang Buze said: "But now that the benefactor has secured his position, he can slowly make plans for it in the future. King Guanghan seems to be gentle, but in fact he is headstrong. He keeps a lot of advisers, but he only uses it to show that he can recruit talents, but I don’t think it will last long, maybe..."

"Don't say that," Zhang Ying waved his hand and lowered his voice and said, "Be careful, walls have ears."

Wang Bu understood, so he changed the topic: "Now that the benefactor has taken the throne, many things that were difficult to plan and put aside in the past can be put back on the agenda."

Zhang Ying nodded and said: "Yes, I am about to establish my authority. There is nothing more awe-inspiring than doing something that was impossible in the past and now doing it easily. If you have any ideas, you can tell me." Wang Bu said: "Now there are three things that can be done."

"Tell me these three things."

Wang Bu stretched out a finger and said, "First, half a year ago, the Zhou family in Jiangzuo invaded the land of the Zhang family and falsely accused the Zhang family's children of causing harm to the village. The benefactor's two nephews are still in prison. The Zhou family often takes pride in this matter, and the younger generation often publicizes it in the streets. Why don't we explain it?"

"Wang Sheng, you are trying to test me. How can I only have this kind of mind and character?" After Zhang Ying heard this, he laughed loudly, and finally shook his head and said: "This is a family matter, how can it be settled with public instruments?" ? If I do this, others will not respect me and fear me. Instead, they will laugh at me for using public weapons for personal use, abusing power, and just fighting for power for the younger generation. If you want to suppress the Zhou family, there is no need for such methods. Now there is new chaos in Shu, and Li Thief Rebellion, the Zhou family will be stationed in Hanzhong, just transfer, no need for much trouble."

Wang Bu immediately made an attitude of admitting his mistake: "The benefactor is wise, the dispute between the family members is nothing more than a small matter, suppressing the Zhou surname is a big deal, it is because my subordinates are short-sighted and have looked in the wrong direction."

Zhang Ying shook his head, and then said: "No need to dwell on these words, let's talk about the second thing."

Wang Bu nodded, stretched out his second finger, and said: "The imperial court and the Xiongnu agreed that the two sides would make peace without fighting. Then they won over several Xiongnu tribes, contacted Tiefu Xiongnu, and made a promise to Tuoba Xianbei. This was used to divide and suppress the Xiongnu, but Liu Cong was really capable, and with Liu Yao's help, it only took half a year. One of the two most powerful kings was forced to rebel, but Liu Yao defeated him and fled in panic. The other has been weakened a lot and is no longer a threat. If these two kings go, the Xiongnu will be stable. If the benefactor is in charge, why not take charge of the border areas to defeat the king?"

Zhang Ying also frowned when he heard this: "Although the previous policy of the imperial court was good, it was difficult to implement due to disputes among various families. This gave the Xiongnu an opportunity to unify, and the instability in Shu and the south had to distract them. Gu, it’s a bit difficult now.”

Wang Bu couldn't help but look sideways when he heard the words of his master, because he knew very well that the so-called disputes among various families were actually uneven division of interests, and the Zhang family also played a disgraceful role in it. Because of Ma Zheng, he was actually responsible for The Huns were a boost.

From the perspective of later generations and from the perspective of onlookers, Xinhan feared the battle and refused to attack after the defeat, and then agreed to provoke division but failed to implement it. In the end, it allowed the Xiongnu to re-consolidate the country. It is simply a deliberate attempt to make the enemy country stronger. It is a complete act of supporting the enemy and being mentally retarded.

A unified empire would actually have such a way to deal with a small country on the border. If someone else were in charge, they would be better than this.

But the problem is that there are many such examples in history. It seems that Ming Yu later Jin Dynasty even destroyed an enemy country, but was destroyed by its restoration, such as the love and killing of Wu and Yue.

What's more, in the original history, during this period of time, a huge dynasty collapsed, and then among the various countries, such a situation was repeatedly staged, such as Zhao and Yan, Qin and Jin, and so on.

In the final analysis, it is because although the country is large, it is not one person.

If there is only one person, his will will be carried out. He will beat you if he wants to, and he will give in if he gives in. But since it is a country, there are countless people. Countless people make up countless families. Several families form a force. Each force has Different pursuits may have completely opposite goals, thus canceling each other out, leaving such a large empire standing still.

I can't do anything good, but I can do bad things.

So one monk carried water to drink, two monks carried water to drink, and the three monks had no water to drink.

Not to mention, around this empire, there are all kinds of people who are trying to make trouble. Today there is something going on here, tomorrow there is an invasion, there are people just five miles apart, and there are people within the empire who are revolting.

Under such circumstances, the internal forces are not stable. One family is in decline and the other is increasing. Maybe one family will gain the upper hand today and another will take over tomorrow. Otherwise, how could Zhang Ying be able to sit on the position of Shangshu Ling?

Therefore, it is normal for the situation to change after the previous policy was issued but was not implemented in time.

Although Zhang Ying was worried about Northern Xinjiang, that was not what he wanted.

"It is possible to establish prestige and get elected. The Huns may be a big danger, so it may not be possible. If it fails, it will damage the prestige. I will not take it."

Hearing what his master said, Wang Bu immediately understood and knew what kind of majesty the master's family needed. So he took a deep breath, stretched out his third finger, and said with a smile: "I heard that today, the hundred families In the tea shop, someone talked about Huang Si’s incident half a year ago..."

(End of this chapter)