Han family achievements

Chapter 116
In this reduction of redundant officials, the most serious reduction was not the Jiuqing, but the Sangongfu.

The Sangong Mansion, split from the Prime Minister's Mansion, has long been in vain for many years. Most of its powers and positions have been invaded by Jiuqing and Shangshutai.

There are more than 500 officials directly and indirectly in the Sangong Mansion!

When the Sangong Mansion was dismissed, its subordinate officials, big and small, were successively assigned to Jiuqing, Shangshutai, Yushitai and other temples under various names.

But in Wang Yun's plan, they are 'completely redundant' and are designated as targets for reduction.

Lieutenant of Sili, Tang Mansion.

Tang Mao has been a little bit unhappy lately. The imperial court's stagnation of Si Li's reforms has constantly put pressure on him, and it has been restrained up and down, making it difficult for him to move forward and unbearable.

In the backyard, there were three people standing in front of him, all of them were the career history of Lieutenant Sili.

One of them carefully held a piece of jade and handed it up, and said with a flattering smile: "Mr. Tang, it is said that this belonged to the former Taifu Dou. I don't know much about it. Please hold your eye."

Surprised, Tang Mao quickly took it with both hands, put it in front of his eyes, and looked at it carefully.

Warm and delicate, transparent in color, it looks like a good jade!
Tang Mao was so excited that he couldn't control his expression. After looking at it for a long time, he coughed, cast his eyes on the jade, and said, "Well, it's a good jade. You have to keep it well. It's enough to be a family heirloom."

The man hurriedly said: "Where can a villain afford such a precious thing, that, or, Mr. Tang, help the villain to raise it for a while?"

Tang Mao glanced at him, pretending to be pondering and said: "It's not impossible, but I have to give you a mortgage, and you can exchange it in the future."

The man immediately said: "Oh, the villain can't trust anyone, and if you can't trust Mr. Tang, you will be troubled and take care of the villain."

Only then did Tang Mao show a smile, and said, "If you say so, then so be it. By the way, are you here on business today?"

The three looked at each other, and the other raised his hand cautiously and said, "Mr. Tang, I heard that the court wants to reduce the number of people engaged in history?"

Tang Mao had guessed it a long time ago, but now he still nodded and said: "Working in Shishiliu, false assistant 25th, the court thinks there are too many, powers and responsibilities are unclear, and there are too many redundant officials, so ten people need to be cut."

The person who gave the jade complimented: "The imperial court is extremely worried, and it should be so. That is, that is, my colleagues are panicked and unable to do anything, so I waited for three people to ask, this, is there a list..."

Tang Mao's face darkened, and he said: "Nonsense! You can inquire about the important affairs of the court!"

The three of them were startled, their faces froze.

Immediately, Tang Mao said calmly: "The three of you are not on the list, go back and do your best."

The three of them were overjoyed, and said: "Yes, thank you Tang Gong, thank you Tang Gong, I will retire."

Tang Mao looked at the three people who left with a smile on their faces as if they had been pardoned, and then turned to the jade in his hand, and said earnestly to himself, "Is it really owned by Mrs. Dou?"

Whether it is or not, it is in his hands, and after that, it is priceless!
At the same time, Dong Zhuo's mansion.

After Dong Zhuo returned to Beijing, he continued to play the role of a loyal minister and good general. He was reticent in the court, and his words must be "good strategies".

At this moment, he was watching the singing and dancing in the mansion with relish, his eyes were on the young woman leading the dance, his head was stretched out, his eyes were shining, as if he would be able to saliva in the next moment.

Niu Fu and Jia Xu were sitting on the sidelines, Niu Fu ate his mouth full, not on the beautiful woman at all.

Jia Xu squinted her eyes, looking at the beautiful woman, and glanced at Dong Zhuo from time to time.

He had a clear premonition that Dong Zhuo would not last long!
But Jia Xu hadn't figured out where to go yet, with him as Niu Fu and Dong Zhuo's staff, not many people dared to take him in.

At the same time, he doesn't like ordinary people.

Two people came in quietly, watching Dong Zhuo having a good time, standing still not far away.

Jia Xu glanced at it out of the corner of her eye, pretending not to notice it.

One is the history of the Taiwei Mansion, and the other is the history of Ling.

Dong Zhuo found out, but he ignored it, and kept yelling 'good, good'.

After another while, when the dance was over, Dong Zhuo took a sip from his wine glass and said with a smile, "As expected of the Eastern Capital, you can't see this kind of dancing in Xiliang."

"The captain said yes,"

Among the two who came in, Ling Shi stepped forward to answer the conversation, and said with a flattering smile: "These are famous singers in Luoyang, and it took me a long time for the officials to invite them over."

Dong Zhuo smiled all over his face and said, "Very good, very good."

Ling Shi glanced at the people present, handed over a piece of land deed, and said with a cautious yet coquettish smile: "I heard that the Taiwei is not used to living here, and I just bought a house in the east of the city. When are you free to visit?"

Dong Zhuo snorted and said, "Ling Shi has a heart."

But did not answer.

Ji Shi observed Dong Zhuo, and if he came forward knowingly, he said: "Taiwei, those singers, officials, etc. have already bought them, and I would like to give them to Taiwei to relieve boredom in my spare time. Please don't be disgusted with Taiwei."

Dong Zhuo suddenly smiled, and said, "If Shi Shi said so, I will be disrespectful."

Seeing him, Li Shi said: "I only hope the Taiwei is happy, and the officials and others still want to follow the Taiwei and work harder."

Dong Zhuo didn't know what they meant, he was stunned for a moment, as if he had just realized it, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, with the old man here, nothing will happen."

Hearing this, the two breathed a sigh of relief, quickly raised their hands and said, "Thank you Taiwei for your pity."

Dong Zhuo laughed, not taking it seriously at all, and said, "Sit down."

The two thanked each other and sat opposite Niu Fu and Jia Xu.

Jia Xu frowned imperceptibly, but did not speak.

……

In Tingwei's mansion, Zhong Yao left the official office with a headache and went straight into the palace.

Xun You in the palace is not as relaxed as he is. I don't know if he recommended too many people. Among the people dismissed this time, especially middle and upper-level officials, nearly [-]% of them are more or less related to him!

If you want to be abolished, you will naturally not be caught without a fight. It is the most normal action to take the relationship.

Xun You avoided many people, but there were also many who he couldn't avoid.

When Zhong Yao entered the Shangshutai, the two sat down in the side room and looked at each other helplessly.

Wang Yun's abolition list was not outrageous and unreasonable. The reasons given, such as abolishing one side and merging there, were well-founded and well-founded, making it difficult for them to open their mouths.

Zhong Yao sat for a while, but still restrained his seriousness and said: "The reduction of redundant officials, in addition to saving money and food, whether it is the court or the states and counties, the most important thing is to implement your majesty's 'new system'. I think the prince seems to be Didn't understand what it meant."

In fact, the reform of the imperial court is basically in place, and the rest needs time to be refined.As for the local area, it was only at the beginning of Sili Xiaowei.

The reduction of redundant officials not only saves money and food, but also makes room for local restructuring.

Xun You took a sip of tea, and suddenly said, "I don't think the reduction of redundant officials this time seems to be the work of a prince. It seems that someone is making suggestions for him."

Zhong Yao glanced at him, but didn't speak.

No one in the court knew that Li Ru, the Shangshu who punished Cao, belonged to Wang Yun.

After Xun You said this sentence, he also felt that it was redundant, so he directly asked the question, "I think, tonight, I will visit the prime minister."

Zhong Yao shook his head directly, and said: "Shangshutai, Yushitai, even if there are intercessors everywhere in the palace, the prime minister is hiding from everyone now, even if he sees you, what do you expect him to say and do?"

Xun You glanced outside the door inwardly, and said in a low voice, "I heard that there are people giving presents in Changchun."

Zhong Yao's expression changed abruptly, he leaned closer, and said with a serious expression, "Are you taking it?"

"Eunuchs interfering with politics" is extremely sensitive at this time. Not long ago, the general led his troops into the Forbidden Palace. If there are internal supervisors interfering with politics, the civil servants of the outer court will definitely rise up and attack!
Xun You said: "I don't know, I just heard about it from Xiao Huangmen."

Zhong Yao sat back with a serious expression on his face, thinking in his heart, what would they do if there were internal supervisors intervening in politics.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard footsteps outside the door. A small official came quickly, walked behind Xun You, and said in a low voice, "Shang Shu, Liu Zhongcheng has gone to the palace to see the Queen Mother."

Xun You showed a strange look on his face, waved his hands, looked at Zhong Yao and said, "Yu Shitai wants to make a move?"

Zhong Yao was thoughtful, and said: "This time, Yushitai has been cut the most."

Yushitai and Shangshutai are side by side, with great powers and responsibilities, and have the privilege of supervising all officials, so they have a very special position in the imperial court.

Xun You glanced outside the door again, and said, "I heard that the prince has been in and out of Jingfu Palace recently, and his relationship with His Majesty has become increasingly close. Do you think it is His Majesty's intention?"

Liu Bian's reform of the Han court, from the "Outer Terrace" to the "Shangshu Terrace", among the "Three Terraces", only the Yushi Terrace has not been moved.

Zhong Yao's heart moved slightly, thinking of Liu Biao's sudden appointment, he asked, "Is Your Majesty in the palace?"

Xun You shook his head and said, "Leaving the palace early in the morning. Shall we go see the prince?"

Zhong Yao pondered, and said: "Wait a minute, when I entered the palace, I saw Captain Sili's carriage. Tang Gong should have gone to see the prince."

Xun You was startled, then frowned.

The reform of Sili Xiaowei is now half-push and half-finished, and most of it has stagnated.Many of their ideas could not be implemented. Tang Mao pushed back and forth on the restructuring, as if he had other ideas.

This person's identity is too special, so they are restrained and unable to interfere too much.

The current situation is that on the one hand, they want to appoint Liucao officials in various counties and counties to increase manpower; on the other hand, Wang Yun wants to reduce redundant officials, which seem to be irrelevant, but in fact they have already conflicted.

Wang Yun's value house.

Tang Mao sat opposite Wang Yun, drinking tea with a leisurely smile.

Wang Yun looked at him, secretly vigilant.

The identity of Sili Xiaowei is very special. He has a separate seat with Yushi Zhongcheng and Shang Shuling in the court meeting, known as the "three independent seats".

In addition, this old man who is also His Majesty the Emperor, everyone is watching, anticipating that Tang Mao will soon enter the Shangshutai and become a new generation of relatives - the general.

Tang Mao put down his teacup, and said calmly: "The prince also knows that the imperial court is implementing a 'new system' for the Sili captain, and the officials under the Sili captain's jurisdiction are simply not enough, and they need to be recruited. Now the prince wants to cut down, and the next It's really hard for an officer."

Wang Yun looked indifferent, and said: "Mr. Tang, there are too many redundant officials in the Sili school, and they have been silted up for many years. They should be cut down."

Seeing that Wang Yun didn't buy it, Tang Mao felt angry in his heart, his smile faded a little, and he said, "Then, the princes should be cut down, and the lower officials will recruit themselves?"

Wang Yun raised his head, became more indifferent, and said: "Mr. Tang, it is His Majesty's intention to reduce redundant officials."

Tang Mao's smile disappeared, and he said: "Since the prince said so, then I should go to the prime minister to make a statement."

After saying that, Tang Mao got up directly, not giving Wang Yun any chance to speak at all.

Wang Yun looked at his back, his face remained unchanged, but he cursed in his heart: traitor!

Li Ru came in, crossed Tang Mao, and was about to raise his hand to salute, but Tang Mao gave a cold snort, shook his hand and walked away.

Li Ru's eyes changed slightly, and he quickly walked in, seeing Wang Yun's expression of restrained anger, he swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

Wang Yun's expression slowly recovered, he continued to look at the official document in front of him, and said lightly, "What is it?"

Li Ru was still thinking about why Tang Mao was angry, and said: "The prince, the Zhou family, the Ma family, the Liu family, the Ding family...many people are anxious to see the prince."

Families with these surnames all have Sangongs, and today's aristocratic families have great influence.

Wang Yun looked up at him and said, "You blocked it for me."

Li Ru glanced outside, stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, you can't stop them. Although they are dissatisfied, it is also a good opportunity for Lian Wei to help!"

Wang Yun looked at him quietly, thought for a while, and said, "Okay."

"The lower officials will make arrangements." Li Ru said happily.

With so many people, it is definitely not possible to meet at the same time, and not to meet in public, otherwise it will make people suspicious.With so much help, they will be handy in doing things and will be more useful in the future!
After saying this, Li Ru looked back again, and said in a low voice with doubts on his face: "My lord, why is Duke Tang so angry?"

Wang Yun said with a blank face, "He is here to prevent me from reducing redundant officials."

Recently, Wang Yun has been begged and lobbied, overtly and secretly blocked him, and even openly bribed and angry with him. Wang Yun was furious.

Li Ru was startled, and blurted out: "Your Majesty, you must not quarrel with Duke Tang. If you want to go further, his words are more useful than anyone else!"

After speaking, Li Ru regretted it.

Wang Yun glanced at him, not as angry as Li Ru expected, and said silently for a while, "What do you want me to do?"

Li Ru stared at Wang Yun, thought for a moment, and said, "Why don't we invite Mr. Tang to dinner tonight, and let Mr. Tang handle the reduction of the redundant officials of Sili Xiaowei. Right and wrong, both are Mr. Tang's. For him, the prince can also stay out of the matter."

Wang Yun opened his eyes slightly, with obvious anger, but immediately said: "Okay."

Seeing that Wang Yun listened to the persuasion, Li Ru was relieved and became more confident in his own future.

"Then, I'll go get ready now." Li Ru raised his hands, ready to leave.

Wang Yun was very busy, and he was even busier. Before he knew it, Li Ru had become Wang Yun's spokesperson, and he was basically doing all the external affairs.

Before Wang Yun could speak, a small official hurried in, glanced at Li Ru, came up to him, and said, "Your Majesty, the prime minister has just approved a statement from Shangshutai, reducing Liucao's 36 servants to 12. And allowed to expand its subordinate officers to 300 people."

Wang Yun's expression changed suddenly, he raised his head suddenly, and said, "When?"

The little official was startled, and said, "Just now."

Wang Yun looked outside the door, as if he could still see Tang Mao's back, his face was gloomy and terrifying, and murderous intent floated in his eyes.

It was the first time Li Ru saw Wang Yun's expression like this, and he didn't dare to speak.

Under the Shangshutai, the original Shangshuling, Pushe, etc. have been abolished, and under the six Caos, there are six servants each, so there are 36 servants.However, because of the loss of Jiuqing, the Shangshutai was suddenly promoted, with great powers and positions, and there were not enough middle- and lower-level officials.

Therefore, reducing the number of ministers and increasing middle and lower-level officials has always been part of the "new system" reform plan.

But the timing is wrong!
After Tang Hao walked away and entered the prime minister's room, Yang Biao suddenly approved this statement, which was too obvious!

Wang Yun recovered his expression almost in the blink of an eye, picked up the pen indifferently, reviewed the official document in front of him, and said, "I disagree. Let's all go."

Li Ru felt uneasy, Wang Yun was obviously in a rage, he didn't dare to persuade, he raised his hand and retreated silently.

Li Ru hadn't walked far when he saw Tang Mao leave the prime minister Yang Biao's room with a smile.

The two looked at each other, Tang Mao smiled warmly, looking like a corporal.

Li Ru hurriedly raised his hand.

Tang Mao didn't talk to Li Ru, because Li Ru's quality was not enough.

Li Ru watched Tang Mao's back, and then at the silent Yang Biao's valet, with a dull expression.

Shangshutai is so big, there are almost no secrets.

Soon it reached the ears of Xun You and Zhong Yao.

The two of them didn't gloat in the slightest, but remained silent and depressed.

As officials who want to do things, what they are most afraid of is the struggle between powerful officials, which will make the court a mess and find it difficult to gain a foothold.

From the Eunuch Party, General He Jin, to Yuan Kai, and now, Yang Biao and Wang Yun?
After being quiet for a while, Zhong Yao said solemnly, "I'm going to see Your Majesty."

Xun You looked at him and said, "What do you want to say to Your Majesty? Do you want to stop and abolish redundant officials, or reprimand the Prime Minister? What did they do wrong? Besides, as ministers, we always entrust our superiors. Isn't it a joke? ?”

Zhong Yao frowned, and said, "What do you think should be done?"

Xun You sat up straight, his eyes sparkling, and said: "I am the official Cao Shangshu. I have to agree to any cuts. When necessary, I will argue with the prince."

Zhong Yao was startled, and a Zhonghuangmen came in suddenly, holding a plate of playbooks, and said: "Xun Shangshu, the prime minister asked the villain to send it."

Xun You and Zhong Yao looked at each other, took the plate, and when the Zhonghuang Gate left, they opened it casually.

Zhong Yao read a few books, raised his head and said, "It's for the impeachment of the prince."

Xun You took a few more copies from the bottom and said, "They are all."

The two looked at each other with serious expressions.

It is self-evident that Yang Biao sent these memorials to impeach Wang Yun.

"Go see Your Majesty." Zhong Yao said.

With firm eyes, Xun You said, "Not for now."

He was ready to argue with Wang Yun.

……

At this moment, Liu Bian was already in the Forbidden Army camp outside the city.

On the high platform, Liu Bian leaned on the railing, looking excitedly at the school's martial arts field. Behind him stood Huangfusong, Dong Zhuo, Xu Rong, Cao Cao, Zhao Yun, Hua Xiong, Guo Si and a large group of people.

On the school martial arts field, Dian Wei and Zhang Liao were riding horses, one was holding a long knife, the other was wielding a big spear, roaring, fighting hard.

Zhang Liao was known for his bravery and had few opponents, but in the school martial arts arena, he was almost one-sided. Facing Dian Wei, who was a newborn calf, he had no backhand strength.

The onlookers were all surprised, they all knew Zhang Liao, but they didn't expect that this stupid big guy who came out of nowhere was actually so powerful.

Liu Bian was very satisfied. Seeing that Zhang Liao was about to lose, he said loudly, "Okay, both Qings come up."

Dian Wei, who was about to hit Zhang Liao with a big spear, heard a slanted arc, and the big spear slid past Zhang Liao's head, and stopped in time.

Knowing that Liu Bian was trying to save face for him, Zhang Liao steadied his horse, raised his hand and said to Dian Wei, "I admire you."

Dian Wei stared, grinned and said, "Certificate."

Seeing that the two stopped their hands, Liu Bian turned his head to the group of people behind him, and said with a smile, "What do you guys think?"

When Cao Cao heard the words, he said: "Dian Wei is brave, and this is the only thing I have seen."

Cao Cao really admired him. He knew Zhang Liao's ability very well. To be able to push Zhang Liao to such a point, Dian Wei had the undue courage of a thousand troops.

Huangfusong, Dong Zhuo and the others didn't speak, but their faces couldn't hide their surprise.

Liu Bian looked at their expressions, nodded in satisfaction, turned and walked down.

Only now did Huangfu Song have a chance to speak, followed behind Liu Bian, and said: "Your Majesty, the total number of soldiers in the Forbidden Army Battalion is currently 6000, and the ministers are divided into five divisions, each with 5000 soldiers, forming an army of its own. , the minister is preparing to form a cavalry force of 3000 men, the horses are basically in place, and the soldiers are being selected..."

Liu Bian listened quietly without interrupting.

Behind him, Dong Zhuo lowered his eyebrows secretly. Suddenly, the imperial court has nearly a hundred thousand troops?

Cao Cao, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and others watched Liu Bian's back eagerly, eager to lead an army.

Only the leader can go to war, and only the battle can have military merits!

Now that the world is in chaos and wars are everywhere, it is time for heroes to make contributions and become famous all over the world!
Liu Bian paced slowly, glanced behind him from the corner of his eye, saw a few figures swaying, and couldn't help but feel excited—he has no shortage of generals now!
Huangfusong waited for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, besides this, the Sanfu area is being rectified, and it is estimated that there will be more than 2 soldiers and horses. I consider it and include it in the Forbidden Army camp."

Liu Bian frowned, and the number increased to [-] all of a sudden!
He subconsciously began to estimate his family fortune, the consumption of a [-] army was simply unaffordable!

'Open source and cut expenditure! '

These four words emerged in Liu Bian's mind, we must cut down on expenditure, and even more so, we must increase our income!
Huangfusong also knew the situation of the state treasury, and said: "About the matter of garrisoning farmland, after several discussions with Shang Shutai, I set aside a portion from Yanzhou, Jizhou, and Sili, totaling [-] hectares."

'Eating is settled. '

Liu Bian nodded slightly, but did not speak.

Five thousand hectares of land is only enough to feed an army of one hundred thousand. Other salaries, expenses, soldiers, horses, etc. still need a lot of money and food.

The most important thing is that the cultivation of these fields will not start until next year, and Liu Bian will have to pay for the expenditure of the [-] troops this year!
It's less than a hundred thousand yuan. '

That is [-] million yuan, Liu Bian's internal treasury plus the imperial government's treasury, the total is only so much, to last until next year's summer tax, there is still a gap of at least [-] yuan!
Liu Bian secretly took a deep breath and said, "I know."

Huangfusong didn't know that Liu Bian had so many thoughts in his mind in an instant, he paused for a moment, and didn't continue.

Pan Yin stepped forward in small steps, and whispered in Liu Bian's ear: "Your Majesty, Da Si Nong impeached Zuo Servant, offered bribes, and cultivated private individuals."

Liu Bian looked in the direction of Luoyang City, his eyes were as sharp as mist, and he said lightly, "No hurry."

Throttling is imperative, and no one can stop it!
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