Fu Shanhe

Chapter 11 Everyone has their own plans
"Godfather, the first to strike is the strongest, the last to strike will suffer!
Since the Qingliu Party wants to attack us, then we should not be polite.

Take them to the East Factory and torture them severely. We are not afraid that they will not confess. "

As soon as Zuo Tianjun finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became strange.

The way people looked at him was as if they were caring for a mentally retarded child.

There are indeed few clean officials in the court, and the East Factory also has the right to arrest people, but that does not mean that power can be abused.

Behind every major action in the past, there was the emperor's instructions.

If you act on your own initiative and start a major case without authorization, then you have to consider the consequences for your head.

As a lackey, the most important thing is to know your own position.

“Get out!

A young boy dares to talk about the affairs of the court. He is totally ignorant.

Everyone continue, and ignore this evil obstacle."

Zuo Guangen scolded immediately.

Deep down in his heart, he began to doubt for the first time his act of adopting this godson.

He couldn't understand why this seemingly smart boy would become confused at the critical moment.

"Master, the defeat in Liaodong is just the beginning. The next crisis in the nine borders will be a big problem.

If the Qingliu Party were to launch an uprising, the best starting point would be to criticize the military reforms.

The annihilation of the Shenji Camp and the Sanqian Camp became their sharpest spear.

As long as the problem is magnified, the results of military reform can be completely negated.

Once they succeed, they will certainly press on and attack the entire reform faction.

On the issue of military reform, we have severely offended the nobles, and they are likely to take advantage of our misfortune.

I’m afraid the Ministry of War is in trouble this time!”

After the Minister of Personnel Shi Yuanhu finished speaking, the faces of several officials from the Ministry of War changed drastically.

Everyone else can make excuses, but they can't.

Although the military action was initiated by the emperor's order, they were the ones who formulated the plan.

The disastrous defeat on the front line was not the fault of the emperor's decision, but the responsibility of the planners.

If the Qingliu Party finds out something again, they will definitely be blamed.

"Minister Shi is right, the current situation is very unfavorable to us.

The Qingliu Party alone is troublesome enough, and we must not allow the nobles to get involved.

Mr. Factory, while there is still time, we must take action as soon as possible to stabilize the nobles.

Against the backdrop of a major defeat on the front line, their voice will inevitably be strengthened in the coming period of time!"

Minister of War Yi Chuanliang said with a serious expression.

When it comes to life and property, it is difficult for anyone to remain calm.

"Don't worry, the nobles have already discussed it.

The Ministry of War will give up some of its power to the Five Military Commanderies, allow military commanders to serve in the Ministry of War, and give them one-third of the power of each department in the Ministry of War.

As soon as the words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room changed instantly.

Compared with the early years of the founding of the country, the conditions that Zuo Guangen promised now were indeed nothing, but suppressing military generals was the consensus of the civil service group.

Unlike the eunuch group, which is inherently restricted, the military generals group headed by nobles can truly threaten the core interests of the civil service group.

"From general to prime minister" is not just an idiom, but a real phenomenon that has occurred in many dynasties in history.

There was even a rule in some special periods that only marquises could become prime ministers.

Our ancestors made countless efforts to put the power of military generals in a cage, and no one wants to let them out again.

"Sir, this is absolutely unacceptable!

If the military gets the upper hand, the country will no longer be a country!" The civil officials objected in unison.

The younger brothers collectively opposed it, and Zuo Guangen was shocked.

Is it really that serious if we just give up some positions in the Ministry of War?

You should know that in the early years of the founding of the country, there were cases where nobles directly served as the ministers of six ministries, and there was no trouble.

It’s not important to understand, the key is the opinions of my younger brothers, which must be taken seriously.

The sources of his power are twofold: one is the emperor's trust, and the other is the support of his younger brothers.

Now that the two are in conflict, things have suddenly become complicated.

The conditions reached with the nobles were completed under the leadership of Emperor Tianyuan.

If we overthrow him now, where will the emperor be placed?

"Okay, everyone, get up!

I was not thoughtful enough in this matter. Thanks to the frank advice of many capable officials, a disaster was avoided.

But given the current situation, we must first stabilize the nobles.

Therefore, some of these conditions still need to be fulfilled.

I think it would be a good idea to recruit some sons of noble families into the Ministry of War on the pretext of cultivating talents for the imperial court, but not to grant them actual positions.

He privately promised the nobles that as long as they became familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of War and were able to perform their duties, they would be granted corresponding positions.

We will train them for a year or two first, and then we can find suitable reasons to send them back one by one.

Of course, we can’t return them all, we still have to keep one or two that can be used to save the nobles’ face.”

Zuo Guangen's flexible moral bottom line made the civil servants who had originally opposed him breathe a sigh of relief.

Deceiving the nobles was just a small problem in the eyes of everyone.

Political struggles are always full of intrigues and deceptions, and being deceived only proves that you are stupid.

Similar operations have occurred countless times in history.

……

Zhenyuan Hou Mansion.

The chaotic situation in Beijing made Li Mu’s post useless.

The two largest factions in the court went to war, and countless officials were passively involved.

The situation of the struggle at the top level is not clear for the time being, but news of the fall of officials at the middle and lower levels is reported from time to time.

Many people were high-ranking court officials in the morning, but became prisoners in the evening.

In such a panic time, who has time to reminisce with him?
Although the probability of outside officials interfering in court disputes is low, there are exceptions to everything.

If you get involved in the court struggle and are implicated just because you are close to him, wouldn't that be unfair?

Of course, everyone has high emotional intelligence and did not directly refuse to meet, but instead postponed the meeting time at the same time.

Li Mu didn't take this change seriously at all.

Your network of connections is only as good as your own. If you are in an absolutely weak position, you will only have one chance to ask for help.

The news of his stay in Beijing to serve is being kept secret. In the eyes of the outside world, he is just the commander of the Hanzhong Guard waiting to be appointed by the court.

The official rank is not low, but the position does not carry much power and the development potential is very limited.

Among so many garrison officers in the Dayu Dynasty, only one in ten has the chance to advance further.

Unless you happen to be assigned to work in Hanzhong, or your hometown is in Hanzhong, this kind of relationship will be of no use in your lifetime.

The fact that they were able to deal with the matter politely was largely due to the face of the Marquis' Mansion.

Delaying the meeting time was exactly what Li Mu wanted. Others were worried that he would get into trouble, and he was also worried that these people would be involved in party struggles.

(End of this chapter)