I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 122: The Arch Guards Departure!
"Then, how should the imperial court treat Xu Shao's group of 'political talkers'?"

After listening to Yang Xu's point of view, Liu Bian asked casually, and by the way gave Xu Shao's gang a nickname.

"A man of politics?"

Everyone in the hall was startled, and quickly understood the connotation of the nickname, but unlike the mocking smiles of Zhang Rang, Zhao Chun, Qu Mu and others, Lu Zhi, Yang Xu, Cao Song, and Cui Lie couldn't laugh. , but it is difficult to refute, after all, Xinjun's description is just right.

Sighing inwardly, Lu Zhi took the lead and cupped his hands and said, "I think it's better to arrest the chief, reprimand him harshly, and order him not to talk about the court again."

To put it bluntly, Grand Master Lu's suggestion is to invite the main figures of the group of talkative politicians to the government to drink a bowl of tea and educate and communicate.

Obviously, this treatment is too light in Zhang Rang's opinion.

I saw him say to Liu Bian: "Your Majesty, the old minister thought that what the grand master said was too kind and not enough to deter those people who talked about politics. The old minister thought that he should use heavy codes to arrest all those involved in the incident, such as Xu Shao, to Luoyang. If he pleads guilty and repents, he will pay it back; if he is rebellious, he will be punished!"

Lu Zhi, Yang Xu and others raised their brows when they heard this: Is Zhang Rang encouraging the new king to implement the third party imprisonment?

Lu Zhi immediately stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, it's just about politics, even if there are inappropriate words, it shouldn't be a felony, just reprimand it."

Of course, Liu Bian also knew that Zhang Rang and other eunuchs of the older generation wanted to see the jokes of the scholars. In contrast, the eunuchs of the younger generation such as Zhao Chun and Qu Mu did not express any opinions on this matter, so he naturally He would not follow Zhang Rang's will, shook his head and said: "There is no need for heavy codes, just like what the grand master said, just reprimand him."

Zhang Rang secretly thought it was a pity when he heard the words, but he didn't dare to say any more. He took a step back and closed his mouth. During this time, Liu Bian asked everyone, "Runan belongs to Yuzhou, right? Who is the governor of Yuzhou?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is Huang Wan and Huang Ziyan." Cui Lie cupped his hands.

"Oh." Liu Bianjing reminded him, and suddenly remembered.

Huang Wan, this is an upright man who is not inferior to Lu Zhi, Yang Xu, and Liu Yu, and he is also a courtier trusted by Emperor Yu.

If Liu Bian hadn't prevented the matter of "abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry", the three state shepherds originally appointed by Emperor Yu were Liu Yu, Liu Yan, and Huang Wan. The emperor also sealed it in Yuzhou, which is the hub of China Unicom's five states: Henan, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou. In this piece of land that accounts for at least one-third of the country, no matter which state has a problem , Yuzhou can rush over to interfere.

In the same way, Liu Yu's Youzhou Mu also took care of Jizhou, Bingzhou and other Hebei lands, while Yizhou was under the jurisdiction of Yizhou Mu Liu Yan.

Although Liu Yan failed Emperor Yu's trust in the end, it is undeniable that Emperor Yu had great trust in Liu Yu, Liu Yan, and Huang Wan.

The question is, can Huang Wan be ruthless to deal with those people who talk politically?

You must know that Huang Wan is also a member of the party, and has also been imprisoned for nearly 20 years. The characteristic of this type of party is that they are very tolerant towards the juniors among the scholars who talk about the government and even criticize the court. Yang Xu, who considered the issue from the standpoint of the imperial court, was a special case.

Therefore, Liu Bian felt that asking Huang Wan to deal with the matter was probably calling Xu Shao and others to reprimand him a little bit, and would those talkative politicians dare not comment on government affairs at will because of Huang Wan's few words of reprimand from the governor?Obviously impossible.

"I'm afraid Governor Huang won't be able to treat him severely." Liu Bian shook his head.

In this case, it is generally necessary to send a censor to deal with it, but the censors in the court are basically scholars. It is estimated that the result will not be much better than asking Huang Wan to deal with the matter alone.

Thinking of this, Liu Bian suddenly thought of his newly established Guard Division, and turned to Zhang Rang, "Zhang Rang, what happened to the establishment of the Guard Division?"

Sensing the signs, Lu Zhi and Yang Xu's expressions changed slightly, while Zhang Rang couldn't hide the joy in his heart. He suppressed his joy and said solemnly: "According to your Majesty's instructions, the old ministers have selected a group of loyal and upright eunuchs and appointed them as The guards, supplemented by Huben and Habayashi, are enough to relieve His Majesty's worries."

"it is good."

Liu Bian nodded and said, "Then the Gongwei Division will send a guard envoy to lead two hundred tigers and one hundred feathers to Yuzhou, and cooperate with Huang Wan, the governor of Yuzhou, to handle this matter."

"Zun..." Zhang Rang bowed overjoyed. Before he could say the last word, Lu Zhi got up to dissuade him: "Your Majesty's original intention of setting up the Guards Division is to ensure the safety of the two palaces. I think that the Guards Division should not be involved in the court. and domestic affairs."

Liu Bian said with a smile: "The grand master misunderstood, my original intention of setting up the Gongwei Division is not only to protect the safety of the two palaces, but also to serve as eyes and ears."

In order to avoid irritating Lu Zhi and Yang Xu, he omitted the word "minion", but in fact, his original intention of setting up the Gongwei Division was to follow the example of Jinyiwei and even Dongchang in the Ming Dynasty, using eunuchs to monitor and balance scholars.

Although from a historical point of view, this move has advantages and disadvantages, but generally speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. At least the court officials can no longer deceive the emperor who does not leave the palace.

As for the chaos in Jinyiwei and Dongchang itself, it can only be said that the emperor did not manage well, but even so, we can't give up eating because of choking, right?

"Think twice, Your Majesty! Your Majesty may cause disaster if you grant such power to the eunuch."

Yang Xu also hurriedly stood up to persuade Liu Bian.

After all, there has never been an example of eunuchs meddling in domestic affairs in a legitimate way in the past. The new monarch's move is like an endorsement for eunuchs' meddling in government affairs, which makes eunuchs have the right to meddle in court affairs and domestic affairs. As a scholar, Yang Xu can't stand by Watch it happen.

Of course Liu Bian knew that Lu Zhi and Yang Xu would try their best to oppose the Gongwei Division having the same rights as Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and they even did not hesitate to unite with the scholars headed by Yuan Kai and others in the court again, so he did not intend to formally grant the The right of the guardian: "Only this once."

"..."

Lu Zhi and Yang Xu looked at each other worriedly.

After all, they also understand that as long as there is a precedent for everything, it will happen again and again, but considering that the new king has made it clear that there is only one time, they can't be too decisive and refute the new king's face.

I wish it was only once...

Lu Zhi and Yang Xu secretly sighed.

In the twinkling of an eye, at dusk, Lu Zhi and Yang Xu left one after another. Zhang Rang took the opportunity to argue with Liu: "Your Majesty, it has become a common practice for scholars in the court and even in the country to form cliques secretly since Emperor Huan. Serving the country is mostly for self-interest; while in the country, there are more people who talk about politics as His Majesty said. Although some eunuchs such as ministers are greedy for money, but ministers and others know that they are relying on the blessing of the royal family. May Your Majesty be willing to use ministers and others. , The ministers are willing to do the work of dogs and horses for His Majesty, serve His Majesty's eyes and ears, and use your arms like your body, and your fingers like your arms."

Looking at Zhang Rang's excited appearance, Liu Bian naturally understood that the old guy probably guessed his intention to reuse the guards, and smiled slightly: "It's not the time yet, Master Lu and Yang Gong won't agree, wait a little longer Let's talk in a year."

Zhang Rang was startled, and immediately understood Liu Bian's hint, and both Zhao Chun and Qu Mu showed excited expressions.

Seeing this, Liu Bian said seriously: "Before that, please deal with the matter of Xu Shao and others for me first!"

"Yes!" Zhang Rang nodded sharply, and asked in a low voice, "How does Your Majesty want to deal with Xu Shao and others?"

Liu Bian crossed his fingers and pondered for a moment, then said calmly: "To catch a thief and seize the stolen goods, you must have evidence before you can arrest someone. That's why...send someone who is smarter. In other words, who in your defense department can do it?"

"Return to Your Majesty, I plan to send Jian Shuo there."

"Jian Shuo?" Liu Bian frowned slightly: "Jian Shuo is loyal and brave, but he is clever...I'm afraid he may not be."

Hearing this, Qu Mu's heart moved, and he asked: "Your Majesty, why don't you send your ministers to go with Jian Shuo."

It is no wonder that he has this idea, after all, Zhang Rang is always by his side, Zhao Chun is rare, and the latter is younger and lighter than him, and he has been with the new king for a longer time, so he continues to stay in the Chongde Palace to survive He is just a regular servant of Shangshu, and it is almost impossible to surpass Zhao Chun. In this case, he simply transferred to the Gongwei Division to handle the current matter beautifully for Xinjun. At least there is a chance to hang out with the Deputy Superintendent of the Guard Division.

During the introduction, he considered that Zhao Chun would always be by Xinjun's side, so isn't he the second-in-command of the Arch Guard Division?
Seeing that Qu Mu offered to invite Ying, Liu Bian did not refuse, after all, in his opinion, Qu Mu was indeed smarter.

So he nodded and said: "Okay, you and Jian Shuo will go together. Remember, as I said, you have to catch thieves and seize the stolen goods, and you must catch the criminal evidence of those people before you can arrest people, especially Xu Shao and Xu Xu. General, do you understand?"

"Understood." Qu Mu bowed with joy.

Later, Liu Bian took Zhao Chunzi to Yutang Hall to visit his younger brother Liu Xie and worship Emperor Yu at the same time.

But Zhang Rang sent someone to summon Jian Shuo, and told Jian Shuo the new king's order: "... There are Xu Shao, Xu Zijiang and others in Runan who made false comments on the government and slandered the court. Your Majesty ordered you to go to Yuzhou with Qu Mu." To deal with this matter, Qumu is the chief envoy and you are the deputy envoy, so don't be reckless, this matter concerns my entire Guard Division..."

After Zhang Rang finished talking about the pros and cons of the matter in a low voice, Jian Shuo was both surprised and delighted. After all, if the matter was done well, his guards would be the eyes, ears and claws of the emperor. Who would dare to disrespect them in the future?
On that day, they asked Zhang Rang for the new emperor's decree, and then went to Huben Zhonglang General Cui Jun and Yubayashi Zhonglang General Cao Chunchu to ask for [-] Huben and [-] Yubayashi cavalry respectively.

Seeing that there was an order from the new king, Cao Chun appointed 100 people without asking. Cui Jun asked out of curiosity, "What did your majesty tell you to wait for?"

Although Qu Mu and Jian Shuo didn't dare to offend Cui Jun, they didn't tell each other. They just said: "This is the internal affairs of my Gongwei Division. It's better for Zhonglang General not to ask."

Due to the rules, Cui Jun didn't want to ask questions. The next day, he learned that Qu Mu and Jian Shuo led two hundred tiger ben and one hundred Yulin riders out of Luoyang from Pingcheng Gate. He was even more surprised. The queen of the mansion took the time to go back home and inquire about this matter.

Unexpectedly, the old man shook his head and said: "Your Majesty doesn't want anyone in the court to bother him about this matter, and ordered me not to reveal it. Even though you are my son, I can't tell you."

Cui Jun was overjoyed, and said in a bad mood: "How can I say that your son is also a general of Huben Zhong, don't you know?"

Cui Lie looked at his son, then shook his head and said, "No."

Cui Jun had no choice but to leave.

About forty days thereafter, Qu Mu and Jian Shuo led two hundred tiger ben and one hundred feather cavalry to Qiao County, the Zhicheng city of Yuzhou, to meet Huang Wan, the governor of Yuzhou.

The guard envoy of the Arch Guard Division?

After hearing the notification, Huang Wan was also surprised and even worried.

(End of this chapter)