He led the soldiers to both sides of the chariot. Huang Yueying, who was very powerful, walked to the left and right, followed Liu Zhang into the chariot, and then stood on both sides.
"What a big carriage." Liu Zhang felt really empty sitting in it alone.
Fu Shou entered the main hall with all the civil and military officials. At the door, the eunuch took the edict from Fu Shou and read aloud the edict in support of the new emperor.
After the reading was finished, thousands of civil servants and tens of thousands of soldiers bowed together: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."
"The new emperor ascends the throne and the country's fortunes prosper."
As the eunuch sang the curtain in a shrill voice, Liu Zhang was supported by a eunuch and slowly walked towards the palace gate. Behind him were Huang Yueying, Zhang Ren, Huang Quan, Jiang Wan, Zhe Lanying, Fan Lixiang, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, etc. in turn.
follow.
"Long live my emperor, long live me."
Liu Zhang stepped onto the jade steps and sat on the dragon chair, and all the officials in the palace paid their respects.
On December 12, 209 AD, Fu Shou issued an edict to establish Liu Zhang as the new emperor of the Han Dynasty, with Yuan He as his reign name, and 210 as the first year of Yuan He.
"My lords, it has been nearly thirty years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion and now the world has been unified. It has also been twenty years since Dong Zhuo entered the capital. The Han Dynasty has finally returned to unity, and the people can enjoy peace. You have all worked hard and made great achievements.
Huang Yueying, King of Yan, followed from Xiangyang and repeatedly defeated powerful enemies. He has many ingenious political strategies and meritorious deeds. I canonize Huang Yueying as Grand Master, receive orders from the Central Committee, and participate in military affairs."
"Thank you, Emperor." Huang Yueying bowed down. The system of Three Provinces and Six Ministries has been reconciled with the ministers. These people also know what Zhongshu Ling is. The three major civil servants of the Three Provinces and Six Ministries system are Shangshu Ling and Zhongshu Ling.
The emperor's power can be determined by the decree, and the power and position can be large or small.
As for Grand Master, that is just an honorary title.
"Now the King of Yan will read out the imperial edict."
Huang Yueying took a step forward: "The new emperor ascended the throne and honored the Empress Dowager Fu Shou as the Empress Dowager. Starting from the first year of Yuanhe, the Han Dynasty implemented the system of three provinces and six ministries.
The three provinces are Shangshu Province, Zhongshu Province, and Menxia Province. The six departments are the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War. The Ministry of Works, the functions and powers of each department are detailed in the book, and ministers are granted titles.
There is also a Censorship Desk and a Letters and Calls Department.
The authority of the Yushitai can supervise all civil and military affairs in the three provinces and six ministries, including corruption and abuse of power for personal gain. The corpses are all included in the supervision.
Yushitai is directly under the emperor and is not under the jurisdiction of any department. The highest department is the same as the three provinces. There are subordinate agencies in various places."
The civil and military officials were shocked. When Huang Yueying was communicating with the ministers, she only mentioned the three provinces and six ministries, but did not mention the extra Yushitai.
The three provinces and six ministries were originally complete. The Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Personnel can both evaluate officials and investigate and deal with criminal officials, but now there is an additional Yushitai, which can supervise hundreds of officials.
Moreover, the Yushitai is directly under the emperor and is not under the jurisdiction of any department. How powerful is this power? I am afraid that any official in the future will have to look up to the Supervision Department.
If there are no restrictions, the Supervision Department will definitely be the most popular department.
"The functions and powers of the Petition Department are all remonstrance officers, responsible for summarizing administrative malpractices and people's sufferings. The high-level department is the same as the six ministries, directly under the emperor, and has subordinate agencies in various places, all the way to the township level.
Township-level petition departments need to survey public opinion on a timely basis and accept direct petitions from people. Petition departments at all levels accept reports from officials and people.
Officials of the Ministry of Letters and Complaints will never be punished for their words unless they are treasonous, including the emperor's mistakes. They can speak frankly. If there are reports, they refuse to report them. If they refuse to accept petitions, they will be dismissed from office. If they cause major impact, they will be admitted.
penalty.
There is also a Jinyiwei, which is directly under the emperor. The commander of the Jinyiwei is personally appointed by the emperor. Their duties are to supervise the Yushitai and the Department of Letters and Calls, and have the power to follow, sneak in, disguise, etc.
Anyone found to be incompetent in the Yushitai, colluding with administrative officials, and blocked by the Petitions Department to suppress petitions can be arrested by anyone from the Minister of Petitions of the Yushitai to the township-level officials of the Petitions Department of the Yushitai. There is no need to report to any department.
Report.
If an official of the Petition Department commits a crime, the crime will be increased to one level; if the Yushitai commits a crime, the crime will be increased to third level; any department that obstructs the Jin Yiwei from handling the case will be deemed as treason.
Jinyiwei is only responsible for supervising the Yushitai and the Petition Department. The other administrative departments are not within the scope of supervision. If there is a crime committed by the three provinces and six departments and the Jinyiwei detects it, it can be reported to the relevant departments and has no law enforcement power.
The Jin Yiwei overstepped their authority to enforce the law and severely punished them without mercy."
The civil and military officials lamented that each of these three departments had greater powers than the other, but they also limited their scope of responsibilities.
Liu Zhang has always felt that although the three provinces and six ministries system has strict powers, it has very weak constraints on the officials themselves, so the two departments that were originally embedded in the three provinces and six ministries in later generations were separated from the supervision and admonishment departments.
It was already known in ancient feudal society that public officials are not guilty. However, except for a few bold public officials, other public officials were afraid of offending others, making this department the most useless department.
In some periods, the Yanguan directly became a decoration in the court, filled with a large number of imperial literati and people praising their virtues.
Liu Zhang separated this department into the Department of Letters and Complaints, which was directly under the emperor and not subject to any departmental restrictions. This was to give them the space to speak out without fear of offending others.
Although the common people at the bottom have little awareness of claiming their own rights, if local officials go too far, such as cheating in the execution of land orders, setting more land for relatives or wealthy families when measuring standard land, or restricting official examinations in the four imperial examinations,
Fraud, etc.
These will definitely arouse the anger of the people, and the people need an outlet to vent their anger, so petitions are necessary.
The Yushitai itself was responsible for supervision in later generations and had great power. However, because it also belonged to the Baiguan system, there were many constraints. Only by stripping them away could they be given space to enforce the law safely.
It is obvious that these two departments are really only directly under the emperor. Even the emperor cannot take care of them, especially Yushitai. If they are not suppressed, it will not be a big deal.
The Complaints and Complaints Department also needs checks and balances. Even if this department does not need to fear retaliation from other officials because it does not belong to the Baiguan system, it may still reject some reports and petitions, conceal reports, or omit reports due to bribery and official protection.
Wouldn't the emperor become blind?
Of course, such a department must have strong constraints. Liu Zhang immediately valued the famous Jinyiwei invented by Zhu Yuanzhang. This department was frightening and claimed to be all-pervasive. The threat to the Supervision Department and the Yushitai must be huge.
Yushitai does not need to be afraid of any officials, but the Jin Yiwei is pervasive. If he practices favoritism and profits from his authority during the supervision process, he must face the Jin Yiwei. This kind of deterrence should still be there.
If the petition department wants to intercept reports and petitions from below, I am afraid it will take some courage in front of Jin Yiwei.
However, the shortcomings of the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty were even more obvious. They had so much power to supervise hundreds of officials that the entire court was shrouded in the dark cloud of the Jinyiwei. In the end, the Ming Dynasty emperor had to set up an east factory and a west factory to check and balance.
Liu Zhang never wanted his court to be clouded, and the functions of the three provinces and six ministries were persuasive. All he needed was a supervisory system.
Jin Yiwei's hands must not reach into the normal administrative departments. If they only monitor the Yushitai and the Petition Department, Liu Zhang felt that Jin Yiwei should be easy to use.
This kind of separation of powers means they are not subordinate to each other. Liu Zhang was inspired by the separation of the three powers, but Liu Zhang did not know what the separation of the three powers looked like in the West, and he did not need to know, because the situations were different. He certainly could not copy it.
Liu Zhang's expectation was that the three provinces and six ministries would have normal administration, with the Yushitai and the Department of Letters and Calls supervising the administration. Jin Yiwei was responsible for the power and justice of the Yushitai and the Department of Letters and Calls.
If Jin Yiwei commits a crime and exceeds his authority to enforce the law, he can hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment. If the law is enforced unfairly, the officials can directly submit a letter to the emperor.
This is Liu Zhang's ideal model, but Liu Zhang still doesn't know whether it will operate like this after it is promulgated, but the system will be tested by time. For the time being, Liu Zhang can think of so much, and he has discussed it with Huang Yueying. If any flaws are found in the future, he can do it again.
Modify appropriately.
The civil and military officials listened quietly. Although it sounded like a strict monitoring network for future officials under this new system, it had not yet been put into trial mode. All the civil and military officials were wondering what would happen to these inspections.
Huang Yueying continued: "The Ministry of War of the three provinces and six ministries is responsible for the management of ordnance and military registration. All officials of the Ministry of War must have corresponding military experience. The Minister of War must be a retired general. Those without military experience are not allowed to enter the Ministry of War.
The Hubu of the Three Provinces and Six Ministries is responsible for all military logistics support. Unless the emperor directly orders it, all military logistics cannot go beyond the Hubu.
There is also a military department, directly under the emperor, responsible for managing the promotion of generals, army training, combat command, and the rotation of frontier armies and central armies.
Unless directly issued by the emperor, any troop movement may not go beyond the military headquarters."
Military power is the most important guarantee for centralized power. If the army is restricted too much, the army's combat effectiveness will decline sharply. However, if the army is not restricted, strong soldiers and generals will be trained. Unfortunately, the probability of rebellion by generals will also be greatly increased.
So Liu Zhang decided to use the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Military Affairs to create a three-party check and balance.
In order to check and balance the army, some dynasties in ancient times separated the power of command from the power of deploying troops or training generals, resulting in soldiers who did not know the generals and generals who did not know the soldiers, and the cohesion of the army declined.
Liu Zhang had no intention of doing this. Whether it was troop deployment, command, or training, it was all in the hands of the military department and under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor. However, the Ministry of Households checked and balanced logistics, and the Ministry of War checked and balanced soldiers. The military department was not the only one in the military.
The Ministry of War is responsible for counting the number of soldiers and managing ordnance. The emperor can know the general situation of all armies from the Ministry of War at any time to prevent the Ministry of War from overreporting soldiers, cutting off military pay, and embezzling ordnance.
This department was obviously not suitable for civilian officials. The use of civilian officials in later generations basically resulted in a weak army, so Liu Zhang hoped to use retired generals. These people are the ones who know the military. They should be able to tell what tricks the military department is trying to play.
Perhaps these people were not very well-educated, but Liu Zhang felt that even central civil servants did not need to be so knowledgeable. It should not be difficult to find a few senior generals to serve as civil servants in the Ministry of War.
"There is also a Military Aircraft Department, directly under the emperor. The Military Aircraft Department is composed of a military aircraft staff officer and a military aircraft minister. The military aircraft staff officer is set up as needed. The military aircraft minister is limited to six people, all of the same rank.
All government orders and military orders are decided by the emperor in one word. If the emperor refuses to make a decision, they will be handed over to the Military Aircraft Department. At least four military ministers must sign for approval, and no more than one person may object.
The Minister of Military and Aircraft shall not hold any other positions concurrently.”
The administrative department needs a strict supervision network. The army needs to control military power and ensure the combat effectiveness of soldiers. The newly established Yushitai, Petition Department, Imperial Guards, and Military Department are all for these two purposes, and they are all directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor.
The emperor's power is unprecedentedly great, but this will inevitably lead to a problem, just like the complete concentration of imperial power during the Qianlong period. Can the emperor be busy alone?
The so-called Military Aircraft Department is nothing more than the emperor's secretariat. If the emperor cannot handle so many government affairs, he can choose some unimportant matters and hand them over to the Military Aircraft Department.
The Military Aircraft Department does not have a chief, and the six military aircraft ministers handle it equally. They make decisions based on votes and check and balance each other. Although the efficiency is slightly lower, it can prevent one hand from covering the sky.
If the six military and aircraft ministers still cannot reach four people to pass, they can hand it over to the emperor, and there will be no wrangling.
The Minister of Military and Aircraft does not hold any other positions concurrently, also to prevent the Minister of Military and Aircraft from practicing favoritism and malpractice.
Like Emperor Qianlong, Liu Zhang did not give the Minister of Military Aircraft the power to collect documents. All documents must be handed over to the emperor in accordance with normal procedures. Only when the emperor could not handle so many official documents would he submit them to the Military Aircraft Department.
No system can be without loopholes. This is the best method Liu Zhang could come up with. Like the Military Department, Yushitai, Letters and Calls Department, and the Three Provinces and Six Ministries, it takes time to test the Military Aircraft Department.
All new systems have come out. The original system of the Han Dynasty has almost been overturned, but in fact it has not changed much. After all, the three provinces and six ministries system is based on the previous Cao Hesi system of the Han Dynasty, but the division of labor has become clearer.
What needs to be added now is the Yushitai, Petitions and Calls Department, Military Department, Jinyiwei, and Military Aircraft Department.
"I hereby read out the imperial edict of our emperor, establishing Queen Huang Yue as empress, canonizing Huang Quan as Shangshu Ling, Li Yan and Jiang Wan as ministers, respectively, and the remaining ministers are appointed by Shangshu Ling and ministers.
Zhou Buyi, Cao Chong, Wang Fu, Zhe Lanying, and Xun Yu joined the Military Aircraft Department and served as Ministers of Military Aircraft.
The military headquarters is headed by Zhang Ren, with subordinate generals such as Wei Yan, Wang Yue, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Wu Tugu, Wang Shuang, Cao Zhang, Zhang Jia, Zhang Liao, and Gao Pei.
Wang Xu is the captain of the palace guard, and he is the captain of the imperial guard.
Wei Wen was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Navy, Gan Ning was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Navy, and Zhou Yu was transferred to the Northern Navy at Tianjin Port as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief.
Wang Lei served as the Shangshu Ling in the Yushitai, and Qin Mi served as the Shangshu in the Letters and Calls Department.
Fan Lixiang serves as the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
Du Wei, Pang Tong, Zhu Liang, Cai Ming and other positions in the Protectorate, Border Army, and Border State Shepherds are all subordinate to the Military Ministry..."
Officials from various departments drafted the plans one by one, and most of them had already been drafted. For people like Zhou Buyi and Cao Chong, if they were appointed with real power, there would definitely be controversy, but they could not compromise their talents and could only go to the military department. Liu Zhang felt that this was also what they were suitable for.
position.
Wang Fu represents the local civil servants, Zhe Lanying represents the military, and is also a representative of the ethnic minorities. The ethnic minorities are obviously more close to the Di leader.
Xun Yu represents the original civil and military faction under Cao Cao, which can be regarded as taking into account the interests of all parties.
All civil and military positions are no different from their previous positions. Although many other personnel entered the civil service system, they entered only a few newly established departments.
It's just that these newly established departments are very critical, making other civil servants feel disappointed.
But this loss is temporary, because they know that they will soon announce that they are the real big head, and they will be granted the title of marquis and king.
Huang Yueying breathed a sigh of relief after reading out all the edicts. When the officials thanked him, Liu Zhang stood up and said to all the civil and military officials: "Now that the Han Dynasty is unified, the system is established, and all the monarchs work together to help the Han Dynasty prosper.
In addition to the functional departments, I will also grant titles of nobility. The title of the Han Dynasty will only be awarded to those who have made outstanding contributions to the Han Dynasty.
The so-called meritorious service does not necessarily mean that you are a civil or military official. Maybe you are a doctor and you invented a disease that was previously untreatable but popular.
Maybe you are a farmer and you grow a high-yielding crop that can be widely grown.
Maybe you are a worker who invented a high-efficiency production machine.
And so on, as long as they have made outstanding contributions to the production and life of the Han people and the prosperity of the Han people, regardless of whether they are scholars, farmers, merchants, slaves, rich or noble, they can enjoy the title of nobility.
Of course, different merits and titles are also different. Some people may only benefit one party, while others may benefit thousands of years. The difference is very big.
So I will restart the six ranks of nobility, male, son, uncle, marquis, duke and king.
Among them, there are five ranks of kings, five ranks of dukes, five ranks of marquises, five ranks of earls, five ranks of barons, and five ranks of viscounts, reduced from the previous twenty ranks to five ranks, for a total of thirty ranks."
The civil and military officials below were discussing in a low voice. With so many levels of titles, are they just here to spread the pie, or are they really sealed?
But these civil and military officials knew that Liu Zhang was a pragmatic person. If he didn't need so many levels of titles, he would definitely not set them up. In other words, since they were set up, they would definitely be sealed.
According to this posture, countless titles will be awarded.
At this time, they had a strong hunch that the title they were awarded must be higher than they expected.
"But the evaluation of titles is very complicated. Due to the rush of everything, the evaluation has not been completed yet. I have only canonized a few people, and the remaining titles will be canonized tomorrow."
After Liu Zhang finished speaking, he didn't care what the civil and military officials below were thinking, and immediately said: "Huang Yueying is the military advisor of the Sichuan Army. Her hard work and meritorious service have made her the King of Yan side by side, making her the first-class king."
"Wow." The ministers roared, standing shoulder to shoulder with the king. How many people have reached this position from ancient times to the present?
Huang Yueying is the first person in the Sichuan Army besides Liu Zhang to receive the highest title. No one has any objections, and this has become a benchmark for civil and military officials. If Huang Yueying's title is lower, they will definitely be lower.
Huang Yueying's title is directly related to their expectations.
I originally thought that it would be a big deal for Huang Yueying to be granted the title of King of Yan, and their titles would certainly not be small. But now that Huang Yueying is the King of Side by Side, doesn't it mean that she also has to live with a big title?
"I will confer Zhang Ren as King of Qi, Fazheng as King of Qin, Wei Yan as King of Wu, and Zhe Lanying as King of Beihai. They are all second-class kings. The remaining titles are to be determined and can be added tomorrow."
The civil and military officials used to discuss in low voices, but now they could no longer restrain themselves. The discussion in the palace gradually became louder. There were so many kings, which had never been hinted at in ancient times. Even some civil and military officials who were dedicated to the public were a little anxious.
It is not a good thing to enfeoff so many kings. If you sit back and ignore it, it will definitely lead to the decline of central power in the end. If you want to centralize power, then... won't you have to eradicate kings with different surnames like they did in the early Han Dynasty?
Liu Zhang's impression on civil and military officials has always been that of pragmatism. Now these ministers are a little confused as to why Liu Zhang did this.
On the first day Liu Zhang ascended the throne, all the ministers left the court with satisfaction. Although in terms of official positions, there were several more key departments without their share. The three provinces and six ministries, which were originally thought to be very powerful, were checked and balanced by the Yushitai and the Petitions Department.
, like walking on thin ice.
But being able to have a high title and be granted the title of wife and son-in-law is more important than the current official position. Moreover, the rank of my official position has not been reduced compared with the original one. Everything can be said to be perfect.
Among all the ministers, there was only one person who didn't look too happy, and that was Huang Quan. When Huang Quan arrived outside Huang Yue's palace, he wanted to see Huang Yue, but he saw Liu Zhang coming with his troops, presumably to enter Huang Yue's palace.
Although Liu Zhang ascended the throne, he was still not used to driving in a car and came directly on horseback.
Huang Quan did not enter the palace and returned directly to the mansion.
…
Huang Yue welcomed Liu Zhang to the main hall where he ascended the throne according to etiquette, and then returned to his palace. At this time, he was sitting on the side of the garden, looking at the scenery, but a little carelessly.
Liu Kang walked in from outside.
"Mother, when I went out just now, I saw Uncle Huang Quan outside. Before I went out, uncle left again." Liu Kang came in and said.
"Yeah?"
"Should you ask someone to invite uncle in?"
"No need, I know what your uncle is going to say." Huang Yue shook her head. Ever since she knew that the Huang family had committed a crime and would face a large number of beheadings, Huang Yue had been in a daze. She understood why Liu Zhang did this, and she also knew that with Liu Zhang
With his character, the Huang family committed such a thing, and this was the only result.
So many members of the Huang family were killed. Even if they knew Liu Zhang's reasons for killing people, they were Huang Yue's relatives. They had watched her grow up, so how could they remain indifferent.
What's more, there is a father inside.
"The Emperor has arrived."
Following the eunuch's shout, Huang Yue stood up and saluted Liu Zhang as he came in: "I, my concubine, are here to see the emperor."
"Get up quickly and get out."
Liu Zhang dismissed the servants, and Liu Kang also went out. Liu Zhang took Huang Yue into the house, looked at Huang Yue for a while and then said: "Yue'er, I'm sorry."
Huang Yue slowly shook his head: "Husband...the emperor..."
"You should call me husband, so I feel more comfortable." Liu Zhang was not used to calling me "I" yet.
"How does this work?"
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Then call me the emperor when there is someone around, and call me husband when there is no one around."
Huang Yue nodded. These few words seemed to make Huang Yue calm down a lot and feel a little better. In any case, Liu Zhang still cared about himself. The reason why he did that was because of the need for political management. At the same time, he also
You should know what kind of person Liu Zhang is.
"Yue'er." Liu Zhang hugged Huang Yue over and said softly: "I know, no matter how many reasons there are, those people are your relatives. You and your brother have helped me get to where I am today, if not for it.
Your brother, the rear will not be so stable.
If it weren't for you, I don't know what the backyard would be like. At least Xun'er would feel helpless. I'm sorry for you and your brother."
Huang Yue listened to Liu Zhang's words and suddenly felt the urge to cry. She felt that life was so helpless, with relatives on one side and her husband on the other.
For the sake of his own ideals, his husband had to kill these people, and these people happened to be his relatives. Huang Yue just felt that he didn't know how to deal with himself.
Huang Yue leaned on Liu Zhang and said after a long time: "Husband, Yue'er is very sad, but I don't blame you. I know you also have difficulties. Besides, it is indeed my cousin and the others who are to blame. It's just my father..."
Huang Yue thought about it and started crying again. No matter what, she couldn't let go. She was just heartbroken, but she didn't know who to blame.
Liu Zhang hugged Huang Yue and understood Huang Yue's thoughts, but he didn't say anything except a word of apology. Those Huang family members who were executed were all Huang Yue's close relatives. No matter how he comforted him, there was no way he could calm Huang Yue's heart.
Thinking back to the time when Huang Yue followed him, he first stayed in the Prefecture Mufu for a year, taking care of Liu Xun. Liu Xun lost his mother when he was young. If Huang Yue hadn't been there, I don't know how he would have survived that Mufu.
Later, he married her, but he happened to encounter a rebellion, so he was trapped in a dangerous city and had difficulty giving birth.
In the days to come, there will be less gathering and more separation.
Huang Yue has never complained. He has taken care of his backyard in an orderly manner and has never let himself worry. Every time he returns to his mansion, he can feel that it is a real home.
But now that something like this happened, he was still the one who ordered the killing. Although if it happened again, he would still give the order like this, but it was true that he was sorry for Huang Yue.
After a while, Huang Yue said: "Husband, please leave first. Yue'er just needs to be quiet for a while."
Liu Zhang knew that Huang Yue was really confused now and needed to calm down. He stood up and said, "Yue'er, have a good rest. If anything happens, call someone to notify me immediately. I will be here soon."
"Yes." Huang Yue nodded lightly.
…
In the courtyard, Cao Chong, Zhou Buyi and Liu Xun were drinking tea on the stone table.
"Unexpectedly, my lord actually put us both into that military aircraft department. The minister of military aircraft cannot hold any other positions at the same time. His Highness will be crowned soon.
My lord has revealed to me that His Highness cannot just be a prince like those nobles in the past. After the crowning ceremony, he will definitely have to hold specific official positions and experience. By then, we at the military aircraft department will not be able to help you."
Zhou Buyi said with a smile. Now Liu Xun is fourteen years old, but he still has the same personality as before. Zhou Buyi said these words, a little embarrassed,
"It seems that these are the last few months. No doubt you have helped me a lot. Although Cao Chong is about the same age as me, he is much more knowledgeable than me. I will take advantage of the last few months to learn more from you."
Zhou Bujie chuckled, while Cao Chong pondered for a while and said, "I think the reason why your lord transferred both me and Bujie to the Military Aircraft Department is because His Highness is coming of age and will need independent training in the future, and this is also what he means when he takes up an official position.
In fact, although Mr. Xun is not as knowledgeable about economics as me and Busuo, he handles many things very appropriately. In comparison, I am more conservative, while Busuo is too... arrogant."
Since Zhou Buyi deceived Cao Chong last time, when Cao Chong was getting along with Liu Xun, although he found that Liu Xun was not particularly smart, he was willing to learn and had no airs.