Wei Ni

Chapter 61
The power of the monarch and the power of the minister are always in opposition.

Most of the time, the so-called concerted efforts of the monarch and his ministers actually come from the compromise of both sides taking a step back; in the process of disputes with each other, they adopted a compromise and mutually acceptable result or disposal method.

And the emperor Cao Rui's plan is that the scholar's family cannot be changed for the time being, so he will first use the momentum of thunder to make an example of the ills of the people in the village!
It is also a knock on the mountain and the tiger to the officials.

The inaction of the public officials and the incompetence in restraining the state and county were put on the bright side.

Put them to shame!
Let them lose the reason to oppose in the next political strategy adjustment!
Then, in the adjustment of the temple structure seeking a solution, and in the repeated see-saw between the power of the monarch and the power of the ministers, finally ushered in the compromise of the ministers-in order to prevent the power of the monarch from expanding rapidly, the officials will agree with some officials who will not cause the ministers to suffer. The conditions for shrinking power are expected to be satisfied by the monarch, so that the matter will be revealed.

In fact, in some respects, Cao Rui is worthy of Emperor Wu's words "I am based on your third generation".

He has been intelligent since he was a child and has experienced ups and downs. Although he has not been on the throne for many years, he has already mastered the art of check and balance against the imperial servants.

For example, in the selection of candidates for Dasinong this time, he would not take any candidates recommended by the public, ministers and officials.

It was a very tough change of Yang Fu, the commander of the Shaofu.

And as no one expected, he transferred the authority of the farming administration back to the Department of Agriculture, and ordered Yang Fu to strictly investigate the embezzlement of the farmland of the people in all states and counties.

If crimes such as embezzling private pockets or embezzling fields are found, the temple will be severely punished according to the law.

Emperor Cao Ruiming's superficial reason was that Yang Fu was upright and upright, and had no intention of pursuing his official career. Since he was in charge of picketing and farming, he would definitely punish the traitor Du Xie.

But all the officials knew that the Son of Heaven had a deeper consideration that Yang Fu was from Liangzhou.

From the beginning when Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty set up the Liangzhou Inspectorate Department, the Qiang and Hu mixed living in Liangzhou has always been the first choice for the imperial court to migrate prisoners. The Qiang Rebellion in Liangzhou caused the Kanto gentry to give up Liangzhou frequently.

Under such a background, it is impossible for Yang Fu to appease the ills of farming.

The Kanto gentry did not dare to ask Yang Funeng to forgive him in private, because once he asked, Yang Fu would definitely punish the person who asked him to do so!

However, the ministers and officials are not very worried about this.

Because it takes time for the central decision-making to be communicated to the local states and counties, it will also take time for Yang Fu to let the Tuntian Zhonglang general and the school lieutenant in the local states and counties act according to their orders.

And in this time difference, it is enough for them to urge the old folks to whitewash their crimes.

However, what Emperor Cao Rui did next was to let them know what a "Master of Wisdom" is!
He actually planned to let the school affairs office set up a branch office in Dasinong's office on the grounds that the current supervision is not strict, and use the power of picket to assist Yang Fu in rectifying the abuses in the farmland!

This point directly made public officials and officials admonish.

Even some important ministers who were loyal and law-abiding and did not indulge their families in embezzling farmland and acres tried their best to dissuade them.

There is no reason for him.

School affairs are sharp knives hanging over the heads of the officials.

When Emperor Wu set up the school to take charge of the assassination, Lu Hong and Zhao Da also left behind the reputation of "not afraid of Cao Gong, but afraid of Lu Hong; Lu Hong is acceptable, Zhao Da kills me".

Among them, in order to invite favor and consolidate power, Lu Hong and Zhao Da did not lack of frame-ups.

Now that Cao Rui makes the school affairs picket the government of farmland, it seems that it has nothing to do with the officials, but according to the virtue of these school affairs, especially good at framing the world, and fearing that the world will not be chaotic, it may evolve into the "calculation" of the former Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty. The people who were liquidated were no longer big merchants, but gentry and nobles.

Just, it's a pity.

This time the emperor Cao Rui's attitude was very tough, and he no longer had the style of admonishment like before.

He kept all the officials of the ministers.

He also directly instructed the school officials to start an open and unannounced visit to the government of the capital Luoyang's farmland, and asked them to report the picket information in triplicate to Da Siong Yang Fu, Ting Wei Gao Rou, and himself.

It's a compromise.

He didn't give up his idea of ​​wanting the school affairs to assist Yang Fu, but he also took into account the reactions of the ministers, let Gao Rou also participate in it, and the final decision will be made on how the results will be.

Gao Rou is from Yanzhou.

He is famous for his reasoning and fairness in law enforcement.

For example, when Emperor Wen Cao Pi ordered Gao Rou to execute Bao Xun out of personal anger, he vowed not to obey.

That is to say, Cao Rui is cryptically scolding the officials and ministers to shut up—if they have time to spare, they will quote the scriptures and claim that the school affairs are unbearable and what harm it will do to the society. , let him see the actual results, and naturally he will no longer insist on using school affairs.

Therefore, the public officials and officials all died down.

There is no way, I am at a loss for words.

It is a fact that the government of garrison land collapsed, and the emperor personally bumped into it, so it is difficult for them to fight again.

And the emperor Cao Rui, who had succeeded in a small way, began to prepare for the next step of the reform of the scholar family.

Instead, he first wrote a private letter to Cao Zhen, the great Sima of Chang'an, admonishing Xia Houhui's suggestion that "a scholar can redeem his body and obtain acres of land by beheading his head", and then asked whether it was feasible.

Cao Zhen thought it was feasible.

It's just that he feels that he still needs to wait for an opportunity to implement it.

It is not the current monarchy and the confrontation with the officials, the emperor Cao Rui's strong promotion in exchange for the opportunity for the officials to compromise.

It is similar to the painful experience after the Battle of Shiting, which made people of insight in the government and the public begin to realize that the Shijia did not have the heart to fight to the death.

In this way, Cao Rui's promotion of the reform of the scholar family can attract the support of the public and officials, and it will not cause dissatisfaction among the lieutenant generals.

Because the army rewards victory and punishes defeat.

Under the premise of defeat, even if the temple did not carry out the reform of the scholars, the generals would not have the opportunity to deduct the rewards of the scholars, and there was no hope of promotion.On the contrary, if the reforms implemented in the temple allowed the scholars to fight bravely, they would have a chance to usher in the victory of the war, and the rewards would naturally come as expected.

Although the part of the reward that belongs to the scholar family has already been stripped by the temple.

But as generals, they also have exclusive rewards, and they can also accumulate military exploits and be promoted!
The lesser of two evils.

Compared with getting nothing, the generals are of course more willing to choose to be happy with the scholars.

After reading Cao Zhen's reply, the emperor Cao Rui thought it was right and praised him as good.

Just a moment later, he felt a little depressed again: If Cao Zhen's words were taken, wouldn't that mean that Wei Guo would usher in a defeat in a war? !

Early winter October, late.

Xia Houhui, who had returned to Huainan Shouchun, welcomed the emperor's award.

Cao Rui, because of his ability to refute the attack on Shu and have the ability to make clear judgments and learn from others, he was promoted to Shizhong, and he was granted the right to play a role in the affairs, satirize the discussion and uphold justice.

This incident caused a small sensation in the Huainan Army.

For example, Jiang Ban and the hundreds of generals of the scout battalion and some low-level generals in the army, because he is favored by the emperor, he is regarded as a person who can carry himself to promotion, and he becomes much closer when getting along.

Others such as Wang Ling, Wen Qin and General Miscellaneous have quietly alienated him.

Because their interests are at odds with each other.

In the eyes of Wang Ling and Wen Qin, the Emperor Cao Rui granted Xiahou Huike a chance to go to Shushu. Isn't that just to let him monitor them and find out where they are at a loss?

But in the eyes of some miscellaneous generals, Xia Houhui, who is favored by the emperor, will surely usher in a promotion as long as his qualifications and merits are achieved!
There are only a few standing soldiers and horses in the Huainan Army, and there are only a few generals.

Someone is promoted, which means that someone will be transferred to another position or transferred to leave.

So, who wants to be close to someone who will replace them?

As for Man Chong, I don't care about it.

in contrast.

He also gave a cryptic warning through Li Changshi's mouth.

Let Xia Houhui not rely on the favor of the emperor, and repeat the previous disrespect of the general's order, or wait to be dealt with by the military law.

Regarding this, Xia Houhui hastily said that he did not dare to do so.

And he didn't care about the vague rejection of Wang Ling, Wen Qin, and the miscellaneous generals.

It's not that he pretends to be lofty and lofty, and he has the mentality of "not being envied by others is mediocrity".

Instead, I feel that the Tao is different and does not conspire with each other.

How can it be beneficial to the community to be in good company with these people who are self-interested and earnestly? ?
Another reason is that he is in a very happy mood now.

Although Emperor Cao Rui didn't reward him with money as he said, he was so proud that he directly asked someone to bring a horse to Huainan to give it to him.

A horse that is not easy to buy is not something that can be purchased with a few gold and hardware that the emperor is used to rewarding.

Xia Houhui remembered that when Jiang Ban and others saw Ma Qian, they couldn't hide their envy.

Naturally, he was also inexplicably grateful to the emperor Cao Rui, and for the first time in his life, he had the thought of introspection: Was his mentality and behavior towards the emperor a bit too much?

I am also looking forward to Jiangdong's invasion as soon as possible.

So that he will have the opportunity to serve the country with his sword, and to repay the king's kindness without hesitation.

In fact, Sun Quan, who claimed that the emperor had moved his capital to Jianye, had never sent troops to attack Wei. After hearing the news of Cao Zhenxing's attack on Shu, he immediately summoned a group of important officials and planned to send troops to Huainan.

First, according to the covenant between Shu and Wu, when Shu was attacked by Wei, they should also send troops to "encircle Wei and save Zhao".

The other is that Sun Quan has always been thinking about Huainan.

It coincides with the good time when the Wei State uses large soldiers in Yongliang, and the Luoyang Central Army is having difficulty rushing to help Huainan, so it is not surprising that he has the heart to seize Huainan.

Furthermore, since the Battle of Shiting, Jiangdong has been able to advance and retreat freely in Huainan!
Sending troops to go, even if the war is unfavorable and the soldiers return, there is no need to worry about being chased and killed by Wei Guo.

The only concern is that the water level of the river will drop after winter, and it will be difficult for the navy on which Jiangdong relies to rule the roost.

Therefore, when Jiangdong's monarchs and ministers were planning together, there were many postscripts to send troops to Huainan, which also made Sun Quan start to mobilize his troops, summon the navy, and actively prepare for the war.

It's just that when the generals of Jiangdong's various ministries had just gathered, the news of Cao Zhen's resignation from the Kingdom of Shu came to Jiangdong.

It also made Sun Quan hesitate again.

Wei has already dismissed the army, the time is no longer there and the water is shallow in winter, should our army still raise troops?

(End of this chapter)