"The words of the emperor must be controlled by the hands of the provinces, and Tai'a's handle is almost reversed." [Collected Records of Yuan Dynasty Reports·Selection Method]
Tian Fen was angry at Zhou Zhong's defection in battle. Although he was not angry, he did not have the courage to face the emperor like Zhao Jian, so he had to grit his teeth and retreat. Unexpectedly, not long after Tian Fen returned to the Shaofu, an edict came to move the emperor.
Tian Fen was appointed governor of Yanzhou and immediately took up his post. He also appointed Zhang Chang, Huangmen's assistant minister, as his Shaofu.
This sudden appointment made Tian Fen shocked and frightened. He had violated the holy will. The emperor obviously sent him away for some reason, but he did not expect that he would be released as the governor of a state. It is said that Yanzhou is now being poisoned by the Yellow Turbans, and he
Unarmed, it may not be helpful to go there rashly.
After thinking about it, he went to Wang Yun's house to ask about the plan. Wang Yun quickly received him. After learning that Zhou Zhong had defected to support the emperor, Wang Yun did not express much. Instead, he praised Tian Fen.
Tian Fen was frightened, but she heard Wang Yun say: "Since you have fulfilled the imperial edict, you might as well go to Jizhou to pay homage to your ancestors. I heard that Yuan Jizhou is still in Yecheng, so you might as well ask him for advice. Yanzhou is located in the Central Plains, north to
Qingji, reaching Xuhuai in the south, is in an important position. The imperial court is located in Guanzhong. Compared with the states in Guandong, it is just like the saying goes, 'It is like Beichen, living in its place and surrounded by stars.' You should think carefully about it."
It sounds like Wang Yun was responsible for Tian Fen's appointment as the governor of Yanzhou. In fact, it seems to be somewhat related. Ever since Wang Yun learned that Zhou Zhong had ordered Qian Gu to be transferred to the Northern Army, he knew
He lost in this battle. Tian Fen disobeyed the edict and would be liquidated sooner or later. Rather than doing this, it would be better to regard it as an exchange of interests between Wang Yun and the emperor.
He replaced the Shaofu with Zhang Chang, and in exchange for Wang Yun no longer interfering with the emperor's military rectification, Tian Fen was appointed to Yanzhou as Wang Yun's local foreign aid.
Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao and Yuan's protégés serving in the local area, together with Yanzhou Governor Tian Fen, the princes of Guandong will all become Wang Yun's invisible political bargaining chips to strengthen his own momentum and avoid being captured by the emperor.
But he didn't know that he was just wishful thinking. None of the so-called Dukes of Guandong would regard Wang Yun as their spokesperson in the court, because in the eyes of some people, the legitimacy of the Chang'an court, especially the emperor's identity, was questionable.
, let alone obey orders.
Wang Yun went astray and was taken advantage of without realizing it. Tian Fen was also uninformed. After Weiwei thanked him, he packed up and went to Jizhou.
On this day, the emperor drove back to Linyuan and rode in the same car with Wang Bin on the way. The rectification of the Northern Army finally came to an end. With the full cooperation of the great minister Zhou Zhong and the new Shaofu Zhang Chang, the emperor stationed Dong Zhuo in
Xiwu's money, food, and weapons were selected and distributed to the Northern Army, Yu Lin, Huben and other generals. Even the guards around him were put on their own Forbidden Army weapons.
When the lack of money and food became a problem that hindered the reorganization of the army, the training and recruitment of the Northern Army were carried out in full swing.
Wang Bin sincerely admired the emperor's ability to strategize. Driving on the long palace road, he finally made up his mind to tell the emperor about Cai Yong.
It had been two days since Wang Can and others visited the palace. Although Wang Bin verbally agreed to come to the rescue, he still had some concerns about it, worried that it would bring trouble to the emperor. After seeing the emperor's tactics,
Wang Bin no longer had any worries and planned to take this opportunity to make things clear to the emperor.
"If you don't tell me about Cai Zhonglang's matter, I will do something." The emperor thought and said; "I know that Ma Taiwei had a wall in private with Wang Situ about this matter. If I were indifferent and just stood aside, it would be difficult for Cai Zhonglang to save his life.
It is natural for me to come forward, but the opportunity must be grasped well. If it is too late, it will be too late, and if it is too early, it will be difficult to achieve results."
Wang Bin knew that the emperor was telling him something, so he hurriedly accepted the instruction humbly.
The emperor only revealed his feelings to his close relative Wang Bin. He must save Cai Yong. He just wanted to expand his own interests in this incident. To rescue Cai Yong, Ma Rixi and others
It seems to be a very important matter, but to others, it is just a matter of reputation, and whether they can be saved or not is not something they care about.
In order to completely capture the loyalty of Ma Rixi and others, the emperor had to make a big fuss about Cai Yong and force Ma Rixi and those with a good reputation to come to him for help.
Only at this time, when the emperor had a strong army and the full support of the wealthy Guanxi clan, Wang Yun, no matter how strong he was, had to step aside.
Wang Bin was not good at strategy, but he had the advantage of thinking about the emperor, which was why the emperor trusted him the most. He told the emperor what he had learned from Wang Duan's unintentional words, and the emperor was greatly moved.
: "You are right. Wang Can, Shi Sunmeng and others are all young talents and famous ministers. They are about the same age as me. If I can find an opportunity to gather them around me, study together and improve
Emotions. It can not only prevent these talents from being lost to the outside world, but also allow them to browse the secret collection of books, gain profound knowledge, and win over the hearts of ministers. It can be said that it achieves multiple things with one stone."
In fact, the emperor had something to hide. Allowing outstanding sons from the ministers' families to serve the emperor in the palace would not only win over the ministers and create a team of future confidants for himself, but also further create a think tank for himself.
It's like the Shangshu was just an official in charge of books for the emperor at the beginning. It was only because Emperor Xiaowu wanted to compete with the powerful prime ministers and other foreign ministers that he gradually increased the power of the Shangshu, from being a staff advisor to formulating and making decisions.
An inner dynasty was formed with Shangshu as the center.
Until Emperor Guangwu returned the matter to Taige in order to strengthen the imperial power, the current Shangshutai was very powerful. In addition, with the powerful Wang Yun in charge, the emperor had to find ways to discuss and compromise on what he wanted to do.
Take the Northern Army's money, food and weapons this time. It's a simple matter. As long as the emperor issues an edict, the minister drafts the edict, and the officials accept the edict, there are some people who disobey the holy orders and use excuses to gain advantage. Although the matter is still the same in the end.
It was solved, but it still made the emperor feel very unhappy and had a problem in his throat.
If there was a new 'inner court' that could bypass the chancellor's decision-making and issue orders, wouldn't all problems be solved?
The more the emperor thought about it, the more he thought it was feasible. Just when he was thinking carefully about what reason to use to facilitate this matter, the driver of the car had stopped in front of the steps of the Xuanshi Palace.
There was a man waiting at the door. When he saw the emperor, he raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, Wen, risked his own life to come in to remonstrate with your Majesty!"
"What do you mean, why do you have to create this array?" The emperor felt puzzled.
Zhao Wen took out a slip from his sleeve and presented it: "Here is everything I want to say. I hope your majesty will learn from it."
The emperor took the slip and unfolded it. His heart was filled with joy, but his face deliberately darkened.