Chapter 484 The face of the Sima family, the old man does not want to give it at all
If the decision-making power rests with Sima Yao, as the emperor and the beneficiary of the Battle of Xiangyang, Sima Yao must give Xie Xuan a very honorable title.
what to do?
Sima Yao has many things to consider. What does the Xie family want most?
Are they those fictitious titles?
Even without the title granted by the court, the Xie family never stopped occupying farmland. In many cases, the court's consent was not needed at all, let alone the emperor Sima Yao's permission.
Many times, when the Xie family had a new residence, Sima Yao would hear about it from the mouths of courtiers. Perhaps he was the last to know.
The Xie family's wealth is as vast as the ocean. To be honest, it is several times richer than the poor emperor Sima Yao.
So, as the nominal emperor of the Jin Dynasty, what else can Sima Yao give to the Xie family?
Of these things in his hand, what else is Xie An curious about?
Of course it is power!
Although Xie An can control the government, if he wants to advance further in his official position and seize greater control, he must use Sima Yao as a string puppet.
To put it bluntly, whether Xie Xuan can go further this time does not depend on Sima Yao, but entirely depends on Xie An's wishes.
As long as he wants to push his nephew into this position, even if he asks Sima Yao to speak, he can only do it.
But doing that would disgrace Sima Yao and worsen the relationship between the emperor and his ministers.
Do you think that Sima Yao was delirious when he was drunk?
Of course it’s impossible!
After all, he was an emperor, and he had been doing so for many years and had rich experience. When Sima Yao first saw the battle report of Xiangyang's victory, he immediately thought of the issue of Xie Xuan's reward.
Xie Xuan is now the champion general. Although this is only a third rank, in the Jin Dynasty, this is already the highest official position for a powerful general.
It is not that there are no further general positions, but those are empty positions and are of no great use to Xie Xuan.
So, Sima Yao gave all the rewards matters to Xie An with a big push. You can do whatever you want. You, Lao Xie, have the final say!
"But, Your Majesty has already said that he will arrange whatever arrangements Mr. Xie says and everything will be obeyed by Mr. Xie."
"Now that Mr. Xie has opened his mouth, we will present his intention to His Majesty exactly as it is."
"Will Your Majesty say no?"
Xi Hui keenly saw that Sima Yao had dug a big hole for himself on this issue. Perhaps Sima Yao was sure from the beginning that Xie An would give him a favor, only offering rewards but not official positions, or promising Xie Xuan
A higher title will suffice.
Neither side loses face.
Who knew that Lao Xie had figured out his thoughts and made a direct move. What else could Sima Yao do this time?
If you don't agree, Xie An will be unhappy.
Besides, he didn't dare.
Nowadays, both Emperor Sima Yao and the entire Jin Dynasty rely heavily on the Beifu soldiers. Everyone in the Jin Dynasty knows that without the Beifu soldiers, the Jin Dynasty has almost lost the power to resist foreign enemies.
However, only the Xie family can control such an important force that protects the security of the Jin Dynasty.
If you give it to others, you won't be able to direct it at all.
Even though he was deeply unwilling, Sima Yao could only reluctantly agree to Xie An's request.
"But if Mr. Xie must do this, why doesn't he provoke the military forces himself?"
"With his reputation and age, isn't he much more suitable than Xie Xuan?" Xi Hui did not want to believe that Xie An, who had always been steady, would suddenly show his strength and make such an excessive request.
He is still looking for answers in his own way.
Wang Gong had already seen through Xie An's thoughts.
"You can't even see this!" Wang Gong stared at Xi Hui as if he were a fool.
He has a good appearance, but his mind is not bright.
"Xie Gong's move is not just for himself, he is for the entire Xie family. He is targeting the younger generation to gain authority in the court."
"After all, he is getting older. The government will be in his hands for a long time. He must pave the way for those who will come after him."
"Will he pave the way for the two of us? Of course he will promote his own family."
"Today, Xie Xuan is the best talent among the younger generation of the Xie family."
"If this Chinese and foreign military position is not given to Xie Xuan, who else can it be given to?"
"It always has to be handed over."
"So that's what happened."
"Look at it this way, in the near future, in this court, we will have to take orders from Xie Xuan." Xi Hui finally had an epiphany.
The two chatted and ate and drank without missing a beat. This fully proved that Xie An's prediction was not wrong at all.
Although these two colleagues look very tight, they are actually not the kind of neat and tidy personalities.
There is absolutely no way you can afford to pick it up or put it down.
You see, no one specifically persuaded them, not even Xie An's right-hand man, Xie Ning, stayed by their side to serve them.
Two brothers, one for you and one for me. We drank wine vigorously and ate a lot of food.
Aren’t you willing to stay and eat even if you live or die?
In this way, even if Xie An goes to take a nap, the brothers will not feel that time passes slowly.
"Then what should we do?" Wang Gong put the Xiangyang battle report back into his sleeve. It was already getting late, so taking a break was just an excuse for Xie An.
It is estimated that the old man will never come out to see guests again.
After eating and drinking enough, this trip was not in vain, and it was time to leave.
"Of course I have prepared a decree based on Duke Xie's wishes and let Your Majesty go and make a final decision!"
"Their rivalry is none of our business. We just need to eat and drink well and wait and see what happens."
In comparison, Xi Hui was a straightforward man. He suddenly realized that they, the children of other aristocratic families, did not actually need to participate too much in this matter.
Just let the Xie family and the Sima family compete. Only when they decide the winner can others get involved.
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"Brother, they are all gone."
Wang Gong and Xi Hui never imagined that just behind the main hall where they were sitting, separated by a screen, Xie An's brother, Xie Shi, was sitting here.
From just now, he heard every move they made and the words they said that were not pleasant to his ears.
The boys came up to clear away the dishes, and Xie Shi turned around a few corridors to report the situation to Xie An.
And what is Xie An doing at this time?
Of course he was not resting. Seeing that the two juniors had all been fooled by him, Xie An was so excited that he could not bear to sleep.
He called Xie Shi and arranged for him to eavesdrop, just to understand the private remarks of the later generations of ministers.
In fact, Xie An could roughly guess what they were talking about, but he was still curious.
This is the difference between Xie An and some older powerful officials. After many people have been officials for a long time, they will gradually lose their sense of reality as a human being.
In their eyes, only power is left, and their life is only about holding power and fighting for power. Apart from this, they are almost useless and can do nothing.
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