Xuande

Chapter 588 You Boy, You Have Rebellion Behind Your Head
Hearing what Dong Zhong said, the Empress Dowager Dong was really moved by it.

"That's true. Xuande is also a member of the Han family. He is the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan. Strictly speaking, he is also the descendant of Emperor Xiaojing. He also inherits the blood of Gaozu. Why can't he be king?"

At this time, it was Zhang Rang who came to his senses. After thinking about some unspoken rules of titles in the Han Empire that he had learned, he suddenly realized that Dong Zhong had bad intentions.

You want to roast Liu Bei on the fire.

The modern literature school just set off an offensive of rumors about Liu Bei's loyalty to Liu Bei, and it was finally suppressed by the peak of the dispute between modern and ancient literature. Now you want Liu Bei to be crowned king, obviously to make headlines, help Jinwen School shares the firepower!

You boy, there is a rebellious bone in the back of your head!

wanna die?

Zhang Rang immediately looked at Dong Zhong with a bad expression.

"Dong Huanqi, since the resurgence of the great man, the king is only given to the prince, and the duke is only given to the guests. Do you want the general to be the prince or the guest of the man?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere immediately changed.

Empress Dowager Dong seemed to have come to her senses. After thinking about it, she felt that something was wrong.

"Yes, since the revival of this dynasty, generally only princes can be crowned kings, and two kings and three Ke can be crowned dukes. Xuande is neither a prince nor a guest of this dynasty. How can he be crowned a king?"

Dong Zhong immediately stared at Zhang Rang with a bad expression.

"In this case, Zhang Changshi, what reward do you think should be given to the general? The general is already the top of the people and ministers, and now he has made such great military achievements. How do you think rewards can appease people's hearts? If you don't reward generously, the world will Don't people think that the court treats heroes harshly?
In this way, will anyone still make contributions to the court?Will there be people who will respect the king and be loyal to the emperor?If you don't reward those who have meritorious service, how do you let the people of the world view the Son of Heaven?The Son of Heaven has just been enthroned not long ago, when he needs a generous reward to show his orthodoxy, how dare you say such a thing? "

Zhang Rang was very angry, thinking that Dong Zhong was deliberately killing Liu Bei.

"There were rumors that the general was going to rebel and usurp the throne before, which disturbed the people in the capital. Now that the situation has just subsided, you are going to make the general a prince and king. Isn't this putting the general on fire? I absolutely cannot agree with it, and please ask the Empress Dowager to check it out!"

Dong Zhong knew that his thoughts had been seen through, he was very ashamed and annoyed, but he was still unwilling to let go.

"Empress Dowager, the subject is considering the reputation of the emperor. The general has made great contributions. If the general does not reward generously, it will make outsiders think that the emperor treats the heroes harshly and damage the reputation of the emperor. What should I do?"

Facing two kinds of arguments and two opinions, Empress Dowager Dong found it a bit difficult to handle.

Come on, Liu Bei's position is indeed the highest, and there is no higher-level position. The general is above the Sangong, and there is no room for promotion. The title may still be promoted in name, but there is no precedent in practice.

Second, come on, if you don't give Liu Bei some direct awards, it really doesn't sound very good.

Empress Dowager Dong was in a dilemma, and suddenly felt that the ancestors had really lost consideration in the issue of rewarding operations. Why can't they release the first-class titles for future generations to use?
But this is really not the problem of the ancestors. The ancestors left enough titles, a full [-] ranks, but some ancestors were too capricious and wanton rewards, one for the whole country, one for hundreds of thousands Millions of people, they themselves are happy, the twentieth-class titles are randomly awarded, and in the end only Guanneihou and Liehou are valuable and meaningful.

Continuing to go up is no longer in the realm of human subjects, there is no suitable precedent, and they dare not break the tradition, causing criticism from all over the world and turmoil in the court.

Future generations have suffered!
Faced with such a situation, the opinions of several people could not be unified, they could not agree with each other, and no one could persuade the other. In the end, Jian Shuo made an opinion.

"Why don't you ask the general for his opinion? Although this matter is related to the general, the general deliberately avoids suspicion, but it is really not easy to continue, so why not ask the general for his opinion? ?”

Jian Shuo's suggestion suits the Empress Dowager Dong's taste, and Zhang Rang has no objection. Dong Zhong wants to say something, but the Empress Dowager Dong glares at her.

So he stopped talking.

After that, Zhang Rang sent someone to call Liu Bei over.

At that time, Liu Bei had finished washing at home, talked to his mother for a while, and was about to go to bed. Who would have imagined that he would be called to the palace again because he didn't know how to reward him for his achievements.

Liu Bei inquired about the news from the people sent by Zhang Rang, and learned that Dong Chong wanted to persuade the Empress Dowager Dong to make him king, Zhang Rang objected, and the Empress Dowager Dong was in a dilemma, so he could only ask Liu Bei to consult in person.

Well, this question is really interesting.

He originally wanted to avoid suspicion and not participate in this matter, but when the matter came to an end, he couldn't do nothing.

So when Liu Bei arrived at the palace and met the Empress Dowager Dong, he expressed his thoughts.

"Although I have made great contributions, strictly speaking, this matter was also caused by my minister. I did not know who I was, and misused Gongsun Zan, which led to the chaos in Youzhou. This minister is a sinner. This Northern Expedition is a crime. , how can it be worthy of such a great award? Please don't bother the Empress Dowager."

Empress Dowager Dong sighed for it, but Dong Zhong felt depressed about it.

Well, the reward was blocked for one reason. Doesn't Liu Bei really have any upward ambitions at all?

Empress Dowager Dong felt a little sorry.

"Having said that, the main culprit was Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan had already been executed. Xuande still made a lot of contributions. How could this crime be worth such a great contribution? If there is no reward, How should the people of the world regard the Son of Heaven?"

Liu Bei shook his head.

"If this is the case, please reward the minister with food, gold, silver, pearls and jade, and give the minister's mother and wife some rewards, and that's all."

Empress Dowager Dong still shook her head.

"Such a simple award, people in the world will not agree with it. Xuande's credit is not that simple."

"That……"

Liu Bei rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "This time Jizhou and Youzhou lost many officials and officials because of the war, and many officials and officials did not fulfill their duties, but abandoned their officials and fled. These people can't be officials. Therefore, there is a great shortage of local officials.

Some counties are short of [-]-[-]% of officials, some counties are even short of [-]-[-]% of officials, and even Beiping County, which has the most serious lack of staff, is directly short of [-]% of officials. These days, many things are arranged by the generals to help , but this is not a long-term solution.

Therefore, I hope that some young and capable young people and newcomers can be selected as local officials, and some old and prudent people can be selected as the main officers. "

Oh I got it.

I don't want anything anymore, but I hope to arrange some positions for my subordinates, disciples and old officials in the local area. After all, it is not a loss, and Liu Bei's political power will still increase significantly because of this.

But at least Liu Bei himself is not so conspicuous and prominent.

Empress Dowager Dong didn't think too much, and felt that Liu Bei's consideration was more appropriate, so she nodded.

"So, as long as the candidate is recommended by the general, the imperial court will accept it without exception. Zhang Changshi, you are responsible for the implementation."

Zhang Rang nodded.

"My minister obeys."

Liu Bei was overjoyed.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

Dong Zhong was a little anxious when he heard this, and wanted to say something, but he couldn't open his mouth and couldn't say what he wanted to say.

After discussing the matter, Liu Bei and others left and went home to sleep. On the way to leave the Queen Mother's palace, Liu Bei and Zhang Rang still walked together.

"Thank you for speaking for me about the matter just now, Lao Zhang, I owe you another favor."

"Hey, the more you owe me, the happier I am."

Zhang Rang said with a smile: "But this Dong Zhong is not pure-minded, and he has some opinions on you. You have to be careful, I can't stop him every time, but the Empress Dowager seems to be quite fond of you." Believe me, Dong Zhong's instigation is unlikely to succeed."

"You don't even think about how much I spent to buy the happiness of the Empress Dowager. Those gold, silver, pearls and jade are enough for all the people with registered permanent residence in Youzhou to eat food for three months."

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "Dong Zhong is able to spend so much money to buy the old lady's happiness, and the old lady can obey him, but it's a pity that Dong Zhong is reluctant, but I am willing, so I don't worry about what Dong Zhong can do to me. Sample."

"This is your advantage. However, no matter how much the Empress Dowager trusts you, she will not allow you to attack Dong Zhong."

Zhang Rang said in a low voice: "This time we are dealing with the Jinwen School, do you want to kill Dong Zhong by the way? I hate this thief, if I don't kill him, I always feel unhappy."

"I didn't think so."

Liu Bei whispered: "Killing Dong Zhong is equivalent to standing on the opposite side with the Empress Dowager. Right now, there is no opportunity, and Dong Zhong does not dare to stand up against me publicly, so the time has not come, let him go for the time being." Let’s wait and find a chance to deal with him later.”

"how do you want to do it?"

Zhang Rang looked at Liu Bei, and said in a low voice: "You also said that it is not easy to fight against the Empress Dowager. Having said that, you should also know the rumors about Luo Yang before. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)