Lord Yuan

Chapter 57 Recruitment
Young Liu Hong looked at the huge crowd of civil and military officials, which were obviously much more numerous than the ones when he first welcomed him.

As his status instantly changed from that of a hereditary lord, he was recognized by all civil and military officials, and he became the master in charge of the most powerful empire at the same time.

Han Empire.

Even though the Han Empire was gradually going downhill.

But it is undeniable that during this period, no country could compete with the Han Dynasty.

Liu Hong was young and did not understand what he was about to face.

He just watched with interest the many people wearing red official uniforms who were gradually approaching.

When they arrived, these people who were old enough to be their grandfathers all kneeled down, bent down, bowed their heads, and kowtowed as if they had agreed.

Mouth calls.

Liu Hong had never seen such a battle before. He was stunned by the deafening shouts for a moment. When he came to his senses, he took a few deep breaths.

Cao Jie walked towards him with small steps. His face was covered with wrinkles.

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to say that you love your wife."

After being reminded by Cao Jie at the right time, Liu Hong also remembered these things. He didn't care much and simply stood up and stretched out his hand to swing left and right.

"Aiqing is flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

With thank yous one after another, Liu Hong, who couldn't help but feel happy, was welcomed into the palace by this huge crowd.

The formal handover ceremony began.

The next day.

Liu Hong officially ascended the throne.

Change Yongkang to the first year of Jianning.

With Chen Fan as the Taifu, his relative Dou Wu as the General, and Hu Guang as the Situ, the three of them jointly participated in the affairs of the Shangshu.

At the same time, Liu Hong also respected his father Liu Chang as Emperor Xiaoren, and his mother Dong as the noble lady of Shenyuan.

General Dou Wu was awarded the title of Marquis of Wenxi for his support, and all members of his clan were promoted to official positions.

The Dou family thus regained power in the government and the public.

Although the general has a noble status, he is also a relative, and his status is respected. In addition, his character is relatively upright, and he wants to be Huo Guangyi and Yin Kuang to support the Han Dynasty.

However, his own political ability was still insufficient, so he had no choice but to rely on Taifu Chen Fan to handle government affairs.

At the same time, the eunuchs also made a lot of contributions in this campaign to support the new king.

In the end, the power fell away, and all the credit fell to Dou Wu, Chen Fan and other scholars and nobles who had been suppressed to the point of being unable to stand up.

This is not what the eunuchs who always covet fame and wealth want to see.

Among them, Cao Jie, the captain of Fengche, was the first to bear the brunt. Although he was promoted to the title of Marquis of Chang'an Township for his meritorious service in supporting Liu Hong, the Han Ling Emperor, how could the eunuchs who were obsessed with the center of power easily give up their power? .

The scholars themselves had a huge family system as support and controlled the direction of public opinion in the court and even among the secular people.

Even after experiencing the disaster of the party, the eunuchs were still afraid that some of their actions would be infinitely amplified by the scholars through various methods such as purge discussions, thus threatening their status.

Nowadays, the power has been diluted, and when the eunuchs no longer have complete control over their authority, they are naturally unwilling to sit still and wait for death.

As for Chen Fan, a famous scholar and loyal official who always hated eunuchs for harming the country and taking power. After he regained power, the first thing he did was to use a large number of scholar-officials who had been dismissed or exiled due to party supervision.

Among them, there was naturally Li Ying, the former Sili school captain who always showed off his reputation, never took credit and was arrogant and dared to speak out and give advice.

When Chen Fan's recruitment was issued.Li Ying was chatting with Yuan Shao in his mansion.

"Now that His Majesty has just ascended to the throne, there are many things waiting to be done. Without the help of good ministers, it may not be easy."

"Fortunately, the Taifu and the general worked together to make the Luoyang court look completely new, and the eunuchs seemed to have become timid."

Li Ying couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

It seems that if no accidents occur in this great situation, perhaps the arrival of Liu Hong will completely reverse this situation that is on the verge of collapse.

The government and the public are quiet, and all officials are of one heart and one mind.

The eunuchs roamed the countryside, and the situation where the common people were the slaves no longer existed.

Li Ying was one of those people who, even when he was deposed and returned home, was still busy with state affairs and wanted to restore the prosperous situation of the Han Dynasty.

And the Taifu's behavior of waiting naturally made Li Ying feel that this situation seemed to be coming soon.

Could it be that the big man is really about to usher in his second spring?
Li Ying couldn't help but ask questions in his heart.

Although Yuan Shao really didn't want to hurt the teacher and didn't want the beautiful scene he had just dreamed up to be shattered, in fact it was like a flash in the pan and would only leave a strong record in the history books.

When future generations mention this scene, they will often be angry and indignant that the eunuch dared to be so bold, which eventually turned into full of powerlessness.

Just when he was about to remind the teacher not to be too optimistic, Li Zan's passionate and shocked shouts suddenly came from outside the door of the house.

Yuan Shao calmed down and listened carefully.

It turns out that someone from Taifu has arrived.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao understood instantly.

"Teacher, your opportunity has come."

Li Ying was still a little confused.

When Li Zan came with the recruitment documents.

Li Ying looked at Yuan Shao sitting opposite him with a surprised look on his face.

Facing the recruitment of this former colleague, Li Ying was actually a little bit moved.

In the past, eunuchs were also in charge of the chancellery, and their power was overwhelming. Li Ying was just a small official. Although he had the privilege of three seats in the Han Dynasty, these privileges were fashionable and powerful enough to face ordinary officials. Deterrence, but when faced with the eunuch on the same stage, it seems so fragile.

When you hold the authority over thousands of people, and the eyes of the superior are obscured by you, then the hands used to supervise you and punish you will become a small boat pushing you forward.

Li Ying has not yet become a seeker of fame and wealth, but his power has also been unlimitedly castrated, and even when dealing with eunuchs, he did not cause much harm at all.

And now.

The eunuchs shrank their heads and looked around at a great situation.

At this time, Yuan Shao poured a basin of cold water on Li Ying that was enough to hurt his bones.

This was just a seemingly prosperous time, a time when the eunuchs fully understood the lessons of political struggle.

When the eunuchs once again relied on the sacred and inviolable imperial power, when the young emperor did not understand what a struggle for rights was.

The eunuchs used a hearty reversal to completely eliminate the possibility of the scholars trying to change this decadent situation.

Yuan Shao did not say it clearly.

After all, if he blurted it out like this, the teacher would probably just treat him as a temporary madness and get a few words of comfort.

The teacher will now also be involved in this irreversible catastrophe.

(End of this chapter)