I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 123 August
At the beginning of August, the Luoyang court held the third Yu Ceremony for Emperor Yu at Lingtai on the south bank of the Luohe River. It was still presided over by He Miao, Yang Xu, Zhang Rang, Dong Zhong and others. Hundreds of officials in the court, as well as Liu's clan relatives who came from various places to pay homage to Luo, such as Chen Wang and Liu Chong's sons, worshiped Lingdi together.

After the ceremony, a banquet was held in the palace to entertain the courtiers, which cost a lot.

At this time, the news that the new emperor Liu Bian pursued the posthumous title of Emperor Xiaoyu as "Emperor Xiaoyu" had spread throughout Luoyang. say?
However, no one publicly commented on this to stimulate the new king. After all, people with discerning eyes faintly felt that two major changes were taking place in the court.

First of all, Xinjun is gradually strengthening his control over Luoyang.

From the dismissal of General He Jin to the reduction of Wei Wei's authority, the restriction of Dong Zhong's power to the North Palace, and finally the establishment of the Gong Wei Division to rectify the Huben Army and the Habayashi Army, and now, the new king ordered the expansion of the Huben and Habayashi, The expansion of the Second Army to 5000 personnel, the officials of the DPRK and China could not object to this at all.

After all, the former leaders of the scholars in the court, that is, the generals He Jin and Yuan Shi, the former has been dismissed by the new king, while the latter is trapped in the quagmire of "Yuan Shao led the army to force the palace", unless it is absolutely necessary, he does not want to tear up with the new king. This made Liu Bian's reformation very smooth.

Of course, there are many officials from the court who approached Lu Zhi and Yang Xu, and wanted to find out the new king's tone from them, but Lu Zhi and Yang Xu were very indifferent: "In view of the previous changes in the palace, your majesty, Rectifying and expanding the imperial guards, what is there to be surprised about? As long as we and other officials have a clear conscience, it doesn’t matter if the imperial army exceeds [-] or [-], why should we be afraid?”

As soon as the words came out, naturally no one would keep an eye on this matter, otherwise wouldn't it prove that he had a guilty conscience?

Compared with the expansion of the two armies of Huben and Habayashi, what really made the court officials feel unacceptable was the establishment of the Gongwei Division by the new army.

Because according to the new edict issued by Xinjun, the three branches of Huben, Yulin, and Chengmen Xiaowei are all under the jurisdiction of the Gongwei Division. Yang, just like the Shangshutai gradually replaced the functions of the court, but most courtiers are more concerned about another point, that is, the re-emergence of eunuch power.

It's a pity that Lu Zhi, Yang Xu and other ministers kept silent about this, He Jin had no right to report, and Yuan Kai didn't dare to play, so that only Tai Chang Zhong Fu led his son to advise the doctor Zhong Shao and a group of servants, Yushi and Yilang talked about this matter.

However, the memorials played by these people are like mud cows falling into the sea, without any response.

Zhong Fu went to see Lu Zhi in private and asked about the whereabouts of those memorials, but Lu Zhi couldn't answer. How could he say the latter? Xin Jun casually read a few copies, and then sealed all the memorials.

After hesitating for a while, Lu Zhi explained truthfully to Zhong Fu: "Your Majesty intends to strengthen the control over the Second Palace and Luoyang through the Guard Division, and you and my ministers are not allowed to participate in this matter."

Indeed, if the emperor wanted to persuade him, it was really hard for the courtiers to stop him, otherwise it would be a sign of disloyalty, and Zhong Fu didn't reject it, he just couldn't accept that it was through the Gongwei Division.

He frowned and asked Lu Zhi, "Why is it the Gongwei Division and not the Shangshutai?"

Lu Zhi shook his head and said, "Shangshutai's power is too great."

Although these words are meant to appease Zhong Fu, it is undeniable that this is indeed true. Today's Shangshutai has the right to order any department under the imperial court, as well as the affairs of each state and county.

Take the replacement, supplementation, and iteration of officials as an example. The candidates are basically drawn up by the Shangshutai, and the new monarch will stamp the imperial edict with a glance at most.

Although this mainly reflects Xinjun's trust in Lu Zhi and Yang Xu, it is undeniable that Shangshutai at this time is indeed powerful.

Under such circumstances, even Lu Zhi felt that he should not continue to strengthen Shangshutai's power, so as not to harm the successor monarch.

Afterwards, Lu Zhi reported the matter to Liu Bian, but Liu Bian didn't care too much: "The new establishment of the Gongwei Division will inevitably make the courtiers not used to it, and it will be fine if you get used to it after a while.... In other words, Yuan How did Kui and Yuan Ji react to this?"

"The two of them didn't participate." Cui Lie replied.

After hearing this, Liu Bian nodded slightly, and said with a half smile but not a smile: "It seems that his uncle and nephew may also be waiting for my sentence against Yuan Shao in a few months..."

This is not surprising, after all, when Emperor Yu is buried and the imperial court sets up the enthronement ceremony, there must be an amnesty for the emperor of the world. At that time, Liu Bian can either pardon Yuan Shao or not, so there is still room for maneuver Next, Yuan Wei and others probably don't want to tear their skins off with Xinjun.

Of course, this does not prevent Yuan from exerting pressure on the new monarch through public opinion, forcing the new monarch to submit.

In the same way, Liu Bian was not in a hurry to make a statement, but also wanted to see the energy of the Yuan family during the seven months of the national mourning, and then decide whether the Yuan family could be completely eliminated—after all, the Yuan family’s There is more than one Yuan Shao in the scourge, but there is another Yuan Shu on the surface.

Because of this, the two sides are currently in a strange calm in the court, and the group of talkative politicians in Runan may be the first time the two sides have wrestled.

"It's a pity that the rebels in Liangzhou have not yet been defeated. Otherwise, if the victorious troops from all directions are transferred back to the court, why worry that the Yuan family will be forced to rebel by me?" ... at least a little more confidence. 』

Picking up the latest battle report sent by Zhu Jun, Liu Bian thought to himself.

Just when Liu Bian was expressing his emotions, Qu Mu and Jian Shuo led two hundred tigers and one hundred feathered horses to Qiao County, the city of Yuzhou.

Upon hearing the news, Huang Wan, governor of Yuzhou, was in shock, hesitated for a while, and decided to go out of the palace to meet him. After all, those two eunuchs were the envoys of the emperor.

So, he led the governor's mansion out of the mansion to greet them, bowed his hands to Qu Mu and Jian Shuo with a straight face, "I don't know if the angel is here, but I'm far away to welcome you, and I hope you will forgive me."

Unlike Huang Wan, who almost wrote the word disgust on their faces, Qu Mu and Jian Shuo were very respectful to Huang Wan.

After all, despite Huang Wan's lack of confidence in whether the new king would trust him, Mu Mu, who was by Liu Bian's side for a long time, knew that Huang Wan could at least rank among the top five in the "Record of Loyal Officials" in the heart of the new king.

Considering that the top few are Lu Zhi, Yang Xu, Liu Yu and others, you know what it means to be in the top five.

Therefore, he didn't dare to be arrogant at all, and quickly bowed his hands and smiled back: "The governor is so polite..."

He was originally polite, trying to save Huang Wan's face, but someone behind Huang Wan sneered unceremoniously and said: "Huang Gong led us out to greet the Holy One, but you two eunuchs? "

Jian Shuo was furious immediately, and angrily said, "Who are you?"

The man was not afraid, and was about to speak, but was repelled by Huang Wan. Immediately, Huang Wan apologized and said to the two: "This is my brother-in-law, Lai Min. I offended you, and I ask the two angels to forgive me."

Qu Mu reached out to stop Jian Shuo, who was about to say something, and said to Huang Wan with a smile on his face, "For the sake of the governor."

"...Thank you."

Huang Wan was a little surprised that he had such face, after a little hesitation, he invited Qu and Mu to the mansion, and the rest of Huben and Yulin also ordered the miscellaneous soldiers in the mansion to prepare meals.

A while later, Huang Wan invited the two of them to the study in the mansion, and he turned his back to the left and right, respectfully said to Qu Mu: "The angel has arrived, could it be that the new king has any instructions?"

Qu Mu smiled and said, "Don't worry about the governor, this is written by the sage."

As he spoke, he took out a document from his pocket and handed it to Huang Wan.

Huang Wan didn't dare to be negligent, bowed three times in the direction of Luoyang, then took the writing with both hands, and opened it to have a look.

The style of this essay is more like a letter written by Liu Bian to Huang Wan alone. It first affirms Huang Wan’s past achievements, and then expresses the hope that Huang Wan will continue to be loyal to the court without losing respect. , Huang Wan was a little suspicious that the Shangshu of the court was writing on behalf of Xinjun.

Of course, this is not important, what is important is that Xin Jun has affirmed him.

No wonder these two respected me just now...

Glancing at Qu Mu secretly, Huang Wan was assured that he was sure that Qu Mu and Jian Shuo were not coming for him.

Not for him, but for whom?
In the second half of the writing, he found the answer, and for a moment a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

After a while, he put the letter aside, frowned and asked Qu Mu and Jian Shuo, "Why did the new king know about this?"

Qu Mu said with a smile: "The imperial court has its own channel, the governor shouldn't ask about it....But since the governor Huang asked, our family simply didn't hide it. This was mentioned by Chen Guoxiang Luo Jun when he went to Luoyang to pay his respects."

"The Prime Minister of King Chen and Liu Chong?"

Huang Wan frowned, and immediately said after deliberation: "Your Majesty ordered me to deal with this matter, but I thought it would be enough to admonish those scholars a little bit, I don't know the two angels..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qu Mu Zhengse interrupted: "Inspector Huang, slandering the imperial court, slandering the Holy Majesty, tarnishing His Majesty's reputation, this is not a trivial matter..."

From the side, Jian Shuopo said meaningfully: "...If Governor Huang can't be cruel, this matter can also be taken over by my Gongwei Division, and Governor Huang just needs to provide assistance."

How does this work?
Seeing Jian Shuo's excited expression for a moment, Huang Wan had a bad premonition, and immediately said: "No, since it is a matter of my Yuzhou scholars, I, the governor, should come forward."

Seeing this, Qu Mu nodded and said, "That's fine... By the way, Governor Huang knows where Xu Shao is?"

Since Xu Shao is indeed very famous in Runan, Huang Wan knew Xu Shao's whereabouts without sending someone to inquire, so he replied helplessly: "This person is the meritorious service under Zhao Qian, the prefect of Runan. The angel will rest for a few days and wait for my dispatch People bring it."

"Wait." Qu Mu raised his hand to interrupt, and asked, "As far as our family knows, the county seat of Runan County is in Pingyu County, adjacent to Ruyang, right?"

"...Yes." Huang Wan hesitated.

Seeing this, Qu Mu said with a smile: "Since that's the case, why don't we go to Pingyu with the governor, so as not to go back and forth and delay Your Majesty's instructions."

Huang Wan couldn't refuse, so he could only agree.

That night, Jian Shuo asked Qu Mu in the residence that Huang Wan had arranged for them, "You told Huang Wan to go get them immediately, why bother?"

Qu Mu shook his head and said with a smile: "You don't know, His Majesty sent me to Yuzhou this time to teach those people who talk about politics is just one thing, as for the second, His Majesty also ordered us to collect evidence of corruption and perverting the law by the Yuan family in Runan. That's why, you and I are going to visit Runan after all."

"I see."

Jian Shuo suddenly realized, so he didn't say any more.

(End of this chapter)