"The prime minister must be from the state department, and the fierce general must be from the army." [Han Feizi·Xian Xue]
The dispute between Liu Yu and Dong Cheng was still going on. Dong Cheng always wanted to use this to force Liu Yu to make concessions, so he did not intend to oust Liu He in one go. After all, the friendship between Liu He and the emperor was there.
However, the direction of things was not under Dong Cheng's control. When he publicly belittled Liu He's abilities, it was destined that the storm would not be too small. Gradually, some scholars began to feel unfair to Zheng Hun and others, believing that Liu He was not qualified.
, his reputation is not enough, especially he has no opinion on the use of Taicang, goes with the flow, and even throws difficult problems to the emperor. He has not made any progress in these years, which shows that he is even less suitable to continue to be the chief agricultural officer.
Liu He originally wanted to defend himself, but after a conversation with Sun Zi, he suddenly changed his mind. Unexpectedly, this Taiwei Nongcao, whom his father recommended from Bingzhou, had such an ordinary appearance.
Such wisdom.
"Who knows that after the Wang family, there will be no more talented people in Bingzhou?" Liu He happily bowed to Sun Zi who had suggested him, and said gratefully: "It is a blessing for me to have Sun Jun."
Sun Zi evaded humbly and said, "I don't dare, I don't dare, I'm just looking for things for Liu Gong. Now that the emperor's intentions are unpredictable, and there have been so many criticisms both inside and outside the court, if Liu Sinong still occupies this position, he will
It will make himself and even Liu Gong more disadvantageous. Since Dong Cheng is aggressive and the situation is like this, it is better to retreat in order to advance. This will appear open-minded and win praise from everyone in the end."
"That's what Sun Jun said." Liu He nodded and said: "Dong Cheng clearly wants to use me to coerce Aweng into submission, make Fan Chou the general to conquer the west, and then start the army. How can this be possible! I can't let Aweng go to fight with Dong for me.
If he conspires and violates morality, it would be better to retreat directly and see what else he can do next... and see what the emperor will do."
Sun Zi glanced at the other party, then lowered his eyebrows and said: "The emperor will only see that Dong Cheng is rampant and unscrupulous and is not tolerated by the world. If he relies on Dong Cheng to implement reforms, it will be difficult..."
"What?" Liu He was in a daze and didn't hear clearly.
Sun Zi lowered his eyebrows and looked at the tea bowl. He seemed to find the shape of the piled tea leaves lying at the bottom of the tea bowl very interesting. After a while, he came back to his senses and said: "Oh, I am saying that Dong Cheng's actions like this are tantamount to committing suicide."
For the people of the world, one day they will be destroyed, only in a sudden moment."
"Hey, I'm getting more and more confused about the situation in the imperial court." Liu He nodded, sighed worriedly, and reached out to rub the still-inked glossary on the desk: "Dong Cheng is so rampant, with the emperor's wisdom,
How can we tolerate it to this day? Even if the queen has an heir and is favored, she should not..."
Sun Capital's purpose was to persuade Liu He to take a break and catch Dong Cheng off guard. Now that his goal had been achieved, his expression became relaxed. After thinking about it in his mind, Sun Capital maintained the relationship between monarch and minister with Liu Yu.
He said a few words: "There is a pregnancy in Changqiu Palace. This is indeed one of them. The Song family was killed a few years ago, and the emperor's heir was almost lost. In the end, the birth was difficult and the body was weak. Therefore, even if the emperor wanted to get rid of the Dong family, he would not be able to survive.
We have to wait until the queen gives birth."
Liu He nodded slightly and expressed his approval. It seems that since then, the emperor's behavior has become more warm than before. If this was done in the past, when he was dealing with the Song family, he would not have cared about the Song family's heart when he was so angry.
The royal heir?
"Secondly, I also want to use Dong Cheng to find out the situation of the princes in the imperial court." Sun Zi slowly picked up the tea bowl and drank it in one gulp.
If the emperor wanted to use this to see how powerful those who wanted to get rid of Dong were, or if he wanted to vent his anger by relying on everyone to plot to get rid of Dong Cheng after the Yang and Huang families lost power one after another, and Guan Ning and Zhu Jun died, .So isn’t it just right that Liu He chose to withdraw from the center of the controversy this time?
Sure enough, it seems that the emperor also had such an idea. After Liu He took the initiative to resign, it seemed to others that he was unworthy of being humiliated. The emperor issued an edict to persuade Liu He to stay. In the edict, he reviewed Liu He's work as the chief minister of agriculture. After several outstanding contributions, he then changed the subject and reiterated the principle of "practice by one's own actions" and transferred Liu He to be the prefect of Wu County.
The prefect of the county received two thousand dan, and the nine ministers received two thousand dan. Liu He was demoted this time. Although it was not dismissed, it still surprised Dong Cheng. He never thought about letting Liu He leave Chang'an. , this means that the conflict between him and Liu Yu has become irreconcilable. If Liu He withdraws like this, let alone Fan Chou's matter will not be resolved, it will be said that he will have another political enemy.
This is a bad deal!
But it was too late for Dong Cheng to save anything. The current public opinion seemed to be no longer under his control. Liu Yu felt wronged for his son and had already formed a relationship with Dong Cheng. What would happen next? Not only Dong Cheng, but also Dong Cheng. Even his usually confident staff and advisers were undecided.
Liu Yu's response came quickly. After a court meeting, Liu Yu stopped General Cao Cao on the steps. After the two exchanged a few words, Liu Yu naturally raised the issue of Fan Chou's recent stay and leave: "Liangzhou." Is the border land really as dangerous as the Cavalry General said? It seems that the Qiang and Hu from Caiping are not long after, and the Han and Qiang are at odds again, easily causing disputes?"
The aftermath of the Liangzhou Rebellion can be said to have been dealt with by Cao Cao. In the past two years, he led the troops to appease the local area and conquered those who refused. It was his outstanding military and political talents that made Liangzhou change a lot, so The emperor was relieved and transferred him back to Chang'an. Now Liu Yu quoted Dong Cheng's words and questioned Cao Cao's achievements in Liangzhou for many years. If it were anyone else, he would have been annoyed, but Cao Cao was not.
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "How many times has General Hussar been out of Chang'an? And when has he ever been to the land of Yongliang? I am afraid that Fan Chou is eager to make meritorious deeds, and there are many instigators and deceptions around him. It is unknown. Liangzhou since Han After the death of the bandit leader, the Han and Qiang people were stabilized, and the county governors in various places followed the policy of merging states and assimilating the Xiongnu. They organized households and unified the people, broke up tribes, and changed customs. Now it has been very effective. If there is another dispute in Liangzhou because of my departure, it will not only be I, Cao Mengde, am incompetent, and all the county guards in Liangzhou will be embarrassed and ashamed of Your Majesty."
What the other party said was extremely beautiful. It not only attracted Liangzhou officials to share the honor and disgrace with him, but also praised Liu Yu's greatest political achievements in Bingzhou without any trace. Even if he understood the meaning of Cao Cao's words, Liu Yu They felt very at ease. The two of them walked down the stairs for a few steps one after the other. Liu Yufu turned his head back and said: "Since Liangzhou no longer needs a general to lead the army, then Fan Chou You have to decide your whereabouts early."
Seeing Cao Cao listening quietly, Liu Yu stopped and said to Cao Cao: "What I want is to transfer Fan Chou to General Cao's command. He is General Wei, although he has been thinned out to control the Northern and Southern armies. We have power, but we must have some troops at our command. I heard that Fan Chou’s troops in Sanfu are very arrogant and often attack and harass Li Shu, so I would like to ask you to improve the military discipline."
Cao Cao frowned. He had been walking behind Liu Yu, but at this time both of them stopped, causing Liu Yu to turn around and slightly raise his eyes to look up at Cao Cao, who was a step or two above him.
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What the two of them said had already been heard by the surrounding officials who had retired from the court together. Cao Cao and Liu Yu didn't mean to hide it, and they discussed state affairs openly and openly: "The captain really thinks so?"
"Otherwise?" Liu Yu had a smile on his lips.
Seeing how confident he was, Cao Cao couldn't help asking: "Have you never thought about what would happen to the hussar general?"