Liu Hong, of course, treated these words as nonsense and didn't listen at all.
By the way, in order to ridicule He Jin, Liu Hong also said that the bloodshed in the two palaces was a serious matter and could not be taken lightly. He summoned Liu Bei's army to perform military suppression and respond to the celestial phenomena. In this way, the time could be shortened by half. After three months, everyone would work together to put it down.
Wouldn’t it be enough to disband the army?
He Jin was speechless and didn't know how to continue compiling lies.
The matter of Liu Bei leading troops to Luoyang could not be changed, and He Jin and Yuan Wei were worried about this.
On the other side, people who have a good relationship with Liu Bei are also worried about this.
Fu Qian, Ma Rixi and others found Lu Zhi and talked to Lu Zhi about the many rumors currently circulating in Luoyang City.
"The emperor wants to call him back. It's impossible that he doesn't know what's going on here. Now it involves the matter of abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones. Zigan, you have to persuade him carefully. You must not give in to the emperor on this issue, otherwise
It’s very detrimental to his reputation.”
When Fu Qian said this, Ma Rixi was also quite worried.
"The emperor's thoughts are known to everyone in the world. Although he is a member of the Han clan, he still has to take a stand on this matter. For example, Liu Qingzhou directly expressed his opposition to abolishing the elders and establishing younger ones. As a result, Ziqian became more and more famous.
You can’t let chaos run wild.”
Of course Lu Zhi knew and understood the concerns of Fu Qian and Ma Rixi, and he thought so too.
But the problem now is that the emperor's order cannot be refused casually. Lu Zhi felt that this order was conveyed to Liu Bei. Liu Bei must have been worried and depressed, but in the end he had no choice but to obey.
"I will definitely persuade him, but since the emperor's order has been issued, how can he be disobedient and disrespectful? His status as a clan member of the Han Dynasty can help him rise to the top, but it can also restrict him. He has always been loyal to the emperor and the country, and is very loyal to his majesty. Such
How can he resist the order?"
Fu Qian and Ma Rixi felt helpless and had nothing to say.
Lu Zhi wrote a letter to Liu Bei with a worried attitude and asked his family to rush to Liangzhou day and night to bring the letter to Liu Bei and ask Liu Bei to properly consider the pros and cons of the matter and not to make a hasty decision.
In early February of the sixth year of Zhongping, the atmosphere in the entire Luoyang City was very strange.
But it didn't take long for Liu Bei's public appearance and Liu Hong's second appointment to break this strange situation.
On February 11th, Liu Bei made a public petition to Liu Hong from Liangzhou, saying that he had led his troops on the road. At the same time, he believed that abolishing the elders and establishing younger ones was not conducive to the country's peace and tranquility. He also asked Liu Hong to think twice before he acted.
Let Sheji have dangerous things.
Liu Hong's response to this matter was that he did not respond directly, but just brushed it off, and then issued a public edict urging Liu Bei to return as soon as possible.
Moreover, he also broke the ancestral system and convention and granted Liu Bei the authority to open the palace for the first time, allowing Liu Bei to open the palace as a hussar general and have the same political status as the three princes and the general.
Institutionally, the status of the hussar general will be no less than that of the general. The general has the traditional qualification of being the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and the hussar generals stipulated by Liu Hong also have this qualification.
After that, General Hussar officially became the fifth serious official of the Han Dynasty.
These two pieces of news were like a left hook and a right hook, catching all the court officials who supported the He family, Yuan family, or the Emperor off guard, with stars in their eyes.
According to the tradition of the Eastern Han Dynasty, only the Sangong and the generals had the right to open a government, and other officials did not have such a right to open a government.
Once you have the power to open a government, you can recruit scholars nationwide, and officials can take up positions in your own government. This is completely different from the situation where state governors, county governors, etc. can only recruit subordinate officials locally.
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As long as a scholar or official from any state, county or county in the country has made achievements and is favored by a senior official, he can use his institutional power to summon him to the central government and serve as a central official.
His subordinates, officials and officials, rose to prominence from then on.
The Sangong and the General can use this vital personnel power to expand their prestige throughout the Han Empire, extend their political tentacles to every part of the Han Empire, and enhance their prestige and power.
National political families are basically slowly established based on this kind of power. The ones doing best today are the Yuan family of Runan and the Hongnong Yang family.
Although the actual power of the Central Committee of the Eastern Han Dynasty was vested in the Shangshutai, and the three ministers were mostly political vassals, they still retained the power to open the government.
The Three Dukes can recruit the people they like to become subordinates and serve as their wings, and enhance their political influence by sharing or competing for personnel power with the Chancellor, essentially influencing the government, rather than truly becoming a flower vase——
Of course, it depends on the person.
The San Gong, who came from a noble family, relied on his birth and family power to smoothly exercise his institutional power. By serving as the San Gong, he widely recruited his wings, so that his wings were full and his disciples and former officials were all over the world.
The people of the world are also willing to follow these three nobles who are born in famous families. They consider it an honor to be summoned by them and are willing to cooperate with them and become their wings.
Although he has no institutional actual power to govern, he can influence the officials who hold real power through his own influence, thereby indirectly controlling government affairs. This is the special feature of San Gong who comes from a famous family.
Therefore, although the institutional power of the Eastern Han Dynasty was taken away by Liu Xiu and handed over to the Shangshutai, there was also an institutional and political power struggle between the Shangshutai and the officials at the three-gong level. The power of both parties was ebbing and flowing.
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Of course, this is the privilege of San Gong who comes from a famous family.
Some people from humble backgrounds bought their position as one of the Three Dukes purely through money or connections. Few people like this are willing to serve as officials and subordinates to the Three Dukes. Their terms of office are short, they have no wings, and they cannot say that they can influence the government.
The real vase even became the sword in the hand of the eunuch.
For example, Xu Ku was defeated by Liu Bei's public opinion offensive.
Similar to Sangong, the general is just a matter of taste.
When the power is high, the power is overwhelming, and if the military and political affairs are grasped, the deputy emperor, or even the one with real power, can depose and establish the emperor.
And those with less power are like He Jin five years ago. They even have to look at the eunuchs' faces to do things. They are not as arrogant and domineering as other generals. They are even a little embarrassed and are looked down upon by the world.
Therefore, the power does not necessarily depend on the position, but mainly depends on the individual. The institutional power is there, but if you don't have the ability, you still can't get it.
But now He Jin is different. He has served as general for a long time and has a bright future. Everyone is somewhat convinced that this guy can hold the position of general for a long time or even as regent, and they are gradually willing to join him.
He Jin's power gradually increased, the power of the general returned gradually, and the number of scholars in his general's palace began to increase.
He is even now able to compete with the emperor.
Therefore, if you want to have power in the Luoyang court and run your own political group, the best and most convenient way is to be promoted to the rank of Sangong or general, be able to open a government, and then recruit scholars to serve as your wings and protect yourself.
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Originally, this power could only be possessed by a maximum of four people.
But now, the emperor's intention is to arrange for another person to have this power.
This was originally a major event that could shock the central court, and because it happened after Liu Bei expressed his opposition to the abolition of elders and the establishment of younger ones, it was even more confusing.
Everyone doesn't know why Liu Hong gave Liu Bei more power to open a mansion after Liu Bei expressed his opposition to abolishing elders and establishing younger ones. They don't know what the emperor's attitude is.
The whole government and the public were in violent turmoil due to the important matter of power.
Of course, Yuan Wei and He Jin strongly opposed it. No matter what Liu Bei's attitude was on establishing the crown prince, Yuan Wei and He Jin were unwilling to let Liu Bei come back, let alone allow Liu Bei to further obtain the power to open the palace.
It is a clear way to enrich their power, divide their forces, and give those wavering guys in Luoyang City and those who have already taken refuge with them one more choice.
They don't want to accept this kind of thing.
So they immediately incited the die-hards of their faction and officials whose interests were deeply bound up to submit a petition to the emperor, asking the emperor to change such a decision, because such a decision would not be of any benefit to the Han Dynasty and would undermine the stability of the court.
There have always been four people running the house, why did one suddenly appear?
Although Liu Bei has made outstanding achievements, his status as a hussar general is enough to reward him for his merits. How can he be granted such a serious power as the founding of a government at will?
This is something without precedent, and they hope Liu Hong will take back his life.
In response to such remarks, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong directed a group of officials from Hongdu School to read ancient books overnight and found out from the ancient books that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established the position of hussar general, it was to give the status of hussar general and general.
The salary is the same and there is no distinction between higher and lower salaries.
As a result, Huo Qubing, who was a hussar general at that time, became increasingly prominent, while Wei Qing, who was a general at that time, lost his prominent position. Many of his disciples left him and followed Huo Qubing, and relied on Huo Qubing to gain fame.
Until Huo Qubing's death, Huo Qubing's status and power had slightly surpassed Wei Qing's.
So Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other ten regular servants jointly reported the matter to Liu Hong, believing that the status of a hussar general should never be lower than that of a general, but should be based on the situation.
Now that Liu Bei has made such great contributions and is a member of the Han clan, why can't he open a mansion?
Liu Hong was very satisfied with this, and based on this, he believed that there should be no distinction between the status of the hussar general and the general. What the general had, the hussar general should also have.
What's more, Liu Bei has made so many contributions to the Han Dynasty, and he is a member of the Han family and a descendant of the Han family. Why did he open a mansion?
So Liu Hong insisted on his opinion and issued an edict allowing Liu Bei to have the power to open a government. When he returned to Luoyang, he could officially open a government and share military power with the general. Institutionally, he had no less power than the general.
Liu Hong also said that administrative power is divided into three centimeters, which is to prevent one person from having too much power.
This is the case for court officials, and it should be the same for military officers. It is inconvenient to centralize power in one person, the general. It is more conducive to the stability of Luoyang to separate the power of the hussar general and the general.
Liu Hong planned to use Liu Bei's power to seriously restrict and divide He Jin's power, and launch a fierce attack on He Jin and Yuan Wei's political group.
A new expansion pack about the decisive battle at the top of Luoyang in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. With the promulgation of this order, it has entered a more uncertain future.
The confrontation between the two major political groups has officially entered a fierce state.