The foundation has been laid on the open space to the west of Yangzhai in Tongzhengfang.
Bricks and tiles baked by the Zhen Guan Office were brought in every day, and Taihang logs from the year of the flood were brought in one by one to be used as materials for building houses.
There are only two families in Tongzhengfang, and now another family has been settled: Pei Zhai.
When Shangshu Ling Pei Miao received the news, he only smiled bitterly, and then stood outside the bustling construction site, speechless for a long time.
He is only in his early fifties, so he can still continue to work, but what! What!
According to the news, he will be "promoted" to Situ (the first rank) and given a mansion. It can be said to be an extremely honorable favor, but does he want this?
"Jingsheng? Why aren't you in Bianliang?" Outside Xuanyang Gate, a bullock cart had just left the city, but unexpectedly, a shout came from the cart.
When Pei Miao was looking for fame, he turned out to be Pei Xian, who was formerly a lieutenant in the Shan Yu Mansion and now serves as the imperial censor.
"Jing Si, where are you going?" Pei Miao asked. After asking, he took out a land deed and house deed from his arms, and said with a wry smile: "I came to Beijing to report on my work and receive my reward by the way."
"I'm going to Yongzhou for inspection." Pei Xian said as he got off the bullock cart.
After getting closer, he shook his head and sighed: "A house covering half of a square is no different from a prince's palace. I don't think it's a reward, but a disaster."
Pei remained silent.
"I heard that you are going to be a Situ?" Pei Xian asked.
Pei Miao nodded, his face darkened.
"Officials are obsessed with their minds." Pei Xian sneered and said, "When you were young, you were quite leisurely in chatting with people. Why did you change when you became the minister?"
"Okay! Jing Si!" Pei Miao said with a bit of confusion on his face.
Pei Xian shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter if you are a Situ, you are noble and noble. Even the officials of the three provinces must be respectful in front of you."
Pei Miao sighed and didn't want to say more.
"You still dream of being a 'little prime minister'?" Pei Xian saw him like that and became a little angry and said, "What? Is it possible that you still want to serve as Situ Lu?"
Pei Miao was stunned, and after a while he said: "There should be no 'recording of ministers' in the new dynasty."
For the Shangshu Ling who controls the six departments, the title "Lu Shangshu Shi" is simply bad news.
The Shangshu Ling was originally the highest official of the six ministries of the Shangshu Province and had independent decision-making and executive powers. He was nowhere better than the Zhongshu Province and the Menxia Province.
But if there is a "recording matter", then he will lose the decision-making power and become the executor.
Since the late Han Dynasty, high-ranking officials such as the Three Officials have gradually become a decoration: "The duties of the Three Officials are just to prepare personnel."
But in terms of official rank, status, and influence, they are very powerful, but they are not in charge.
What if we give them the title of "Recording the Secretariat of the Secretariat" and enter the Secretariat of the Secretariat? That would be different. The Secretariat would have to listen to them and completely or partially lose their will.
During the Later Han Dynasty, Grand Tutor Yuan and General He Jin recorded the affairs of the Secretariat and assumed overall power.
After Dong Zhuo's death, Situ Wangyun recorded the affairs of the minister and took charge of the affairs of the court.
Cao Cao would be even more ruthless. He would appoint Sikong as the minister, and he would also appoint Xun Yu as the minister.
Whoever "records the affairs of the minister" means that he has entered the minister's province, and then there is an internal schedule. How can the minister's order compare with the three ministers, the generals and the like?
When Pei Miao was promoted to Situ, if he did not record the ministerial affairs, he would be excluded from the ministerial province and lose his actual power.
But if there is neither a prime minister nor the three ministers who record the affairs of the minister, he will have complete will and decision-making power and become a "half-step prime minister", and the other half will be Zhongshu Sheng (drafting the imperial edict), Menxia Sheng (
Review, criticize) and took it away.
Pei Miao originally had this expectation,
He is almost twenty years younger than Wang Yan. If Wang Yan dies and the new dynasty deposes the prime minister, he will be the most powerful official.
But the King of Liang may have felt that he had served as Shangshuling for too long, or maybe after conquering the Xiongnu, he felt that Hedong was not that important, so he was promoted and demoted secretly, excluding him from the circle of real power.
Every time I think about this, I always feel annoyed, sad, and even a little bit resentful.
"Who is Shangshu Ling?" Although Pei Xian was not interested in fame and fortune, he was still very curious.
"This is the strange thing. I haven't heard anything about it." Pei Miao said: "However, most of them are reserved for the Ruying scholars. They have made outstanding achievements in the new dynasty. Now that there is no prime minister, the minister's order is still there.
Can you run away?"
Pei Xian had to admit that this statement made sense, so he asked, "Could it be Yu Yuangui?"
"He?" Pei Miao looked at Pei Xian with a strange expression.
Pei Xian also looked at Pei Miao with an equally strange expression.
Finally, the two of them couldn't help laughing,
"Yu Yuangui may be barely competent when he is a minister, but the ministerial order makes it difficult for him." Pei Miao said to himself: "Although this position is not difficult, not everyone can do it."
Pei Xian shook his head and said, "Who cares? I'm not the same person as you. I just hope you don't cause trouble and ruin the overall situation."
Being interrupted like this, Pei Miao's depressed mood lightened a lot, so he waved his hand and said, "Jing Sike, come quickly."
Pei Xian cupped his hands, turned and left.
Pei Miao continued to stand in Tongzhengfang, his mind wandering.
Above the court, the momentum of Yingchuan scholars is still so strong.
It can also be seen from this that the order of succession of the six princes to the throne is still higher than that of the other princes.
This is the advantage of the eldest son.
As long as his ability is similar to that of other princes, or even slightly inferior, he will be given top priority.
Otherwise, the layout of the court would not be like this.
Not only would the position of Queen Yu Wenjun not be guaranteed, but the Yingchuan forces in the three provinces and six tribes would also be purged. However, none of this happened, and the Yingchuan scholars were still the leaders. This explains a lot of problems.
We can only wait! There is still a chance for everything, and many things have not yet been settled.
It is impossible for Yingchuan scholars not to make mistakes. Maybe one day after Yu Liang comes back to power, he will do something that will make King Liang extremely angry.
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Around the end of August, Pei Xian's ox cart finally arrived in Chang'an.
As a result, no senior official came out to receive him, and the highest-ranking official was actually Zheng Shida, the prefect of Jingzhao.
"Where is Jin Zhenxi?" Pei Xian entered Chang'an and went straight to the Zhenxi General's Mansion. However, he was stopped by the gate guard. He was immediately unhappy and asked directly.
"Censor Pei, come with me to the Prefect's Mansion." Guan Zheng Shida was very polite and said with a smile: "Golden Governor has set off for Tianshui.
"Is there a war?" Pei Xian asked.
"Of course." Zheng Shida ordered the ox cart to turn around and go straight to the prefect's mansion.
After entering, he served tea in person and said in a very low voice: "Pei Gong is here, what do you mean?"
Pei Xian gave him a wary look and said, "The country has a system and the imperial censor patrols everywhere. Do I need to report to you?"
"How dare you?" Zheng Shida said with a smile.
Pei Xian's expression softened slightly and he asked again: "Is there a fight in the west?"
"The war has begun." When it came to business, Zheng Shida put away the flattery on his face and said: "Xi Zhonglang will make Beigong Chun the forward commander, leading thousands of troops from various tribes and Xianbei Dou Yu Zhenbu's three thousand cavalry to advance first.
In the seventh month, we arrived at Yinping, and the people of the clan were severely defeated. Yang Jian was wounded on the head. Although he held on to the city and resisted, the defeat was determined, and Yinping was not far back."
Although Pei Xian had led troops, he was scared away by the Xiongnu. He didn't understand military affairs at all. After hearing Zheng Shida's words, he only said: "You didn't capture any of the two counties of Yinping and Wudu?"
Zheng Shida didn't know what to say, so he could only say perfunctorily: "Pei Gong just waits for good news. Yao Yizhong and other troops have already marched to Wudu. The Yang family is not strong in combat. The only thing they rely on is that the mountains are high and the roads are far away, making the journey difficult.
.After General Beigong arrived at Yinping and won a great victory, three thousand households came to surrender, and we could see the clues. As soon as the Yang brothers saw that their power was declining, they immediately carried them away. They are not that difficult to defeat."
"That's it." Pei Xian nodded and said, "Will the Li Yi family in Chengdu rescue the Yang brothers?"
"I find it difficult." Zheng Shida said: "He first surrendered to Cheng, then rebelled, and even captured and killed Li Xiong, the nephew of Cheng's leader, Li Xiong, who was also the leader of the army. This hatred is difficult to eliminate. It would be good if Cheng Han did not send troops to attack him.
"
"That's very good." Pei Xian breathed a sigh of relief and said: "After years of fighting, the national strength is difficult to support. It is a good thing to win a quick victory. It would be even better if we can drive down to Liangzhou."
"What Mr. Pei said is absolutely true." Zheng Shida said with a smile.
There was a sound of footsteps outside, and an old servant was looking around.
Zheng Shida looked at Pei Xian and asked directly: "What's the matter?"
"Jin Du sent a message from Tianshui that dozens of elders from Liangzhou have left Wuwei and are coming to Chang'an. Please come out to greet them and treat them with courtesy.
” replied the old servant.
"It helps!" Zheng Shida laughed when he heard this.
Pei Xian was confused after hearing this and looked at him doubtfully.
Zheng Shida didn't want to say anything at first, because he felt that Pei Xian was nothing but a man of high moral character and proficient in etiquette. However, considering that this generation was not successful enough, it was easy to catch their mistakes and report them, so he could not be too negligent, so he explained
He said: "After the angel arrived in Wuwei, he visited the virtuous people in all the counties in Liangzhou and reported to the Ministry of Officials for the edict. Now there are dozens of elders heading east, and the matter will surely be accomplished."
"In addition, considering the appointment of General Beigong to the court, and the fact that the two received courtesy from the king, there may be mutual suspicion within Liangzhou and they are no longer of the same mind.
In this way, future attacks with large armies can achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Pei Xian sighed again when he heard that he still wanted to attack Liangzhou and fight.
"Mr. Pei, please help yourself. I have important matters to deal with here." Zheng Shida bowed and left in a hurry.
At this time, a group of troops came from outside Chang'an City.
They marched from west to east in a mighty and mighty manner, numbering as many as five thousand.
Looking closely, one thousand of them were guards, and the other four thousand were prisoners.
One of them was tall and looked a little stooped.
His beard and hair are messy, his energy is listless, and he looks like he has completely lost his energy. Anyone who knows him will be surprised.
How could Shi Le, who had never surrendered no matter how desperate, become like this?
However, it’s not surprising if you think about it carefully.
He was defeated repeatedly in battles, losing troops and territory. Every defeat would greatly consume his energy and energy.
Yecheng, Changshan, Xinxing, Shangjun, Tianshui, and Longxi were defeated all the way. They defeated all the mountains and rivers in the world. It was already good if they were not angry to death.
And his family members and children were also killed in Chang'an for Jin Zhun on the day of the incident.
At a very old age, the foundation he had worked hard for half his life was destroyed, and his family was dead. How could he not be discouraged? It seems that he still has a son alive, which is a blessing among misfortunes.
When passing Chang'an, Shi Le couldn't help but take a look at the city.
In the rustling autumn wind, Chang'an seems to have changed its appearance.
The urging voices of soldiers continued to sound, and Shi Le walked forward with heavy steps, and finally stayed temporarily in Bashang for several days.
Along the way, prisoners continued to be brought in, and the team became larger and larger, and there were even some dead heads among them.
Chapter completed!