I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 282 The new minister Pushe
"In any case, General Hou's arrest of Jiaozhi Prefect Shi Xie without authorization is an act of transgression and cannot be easily dismissed!"

"I don't think so. The Cochin region is remote and has inconvenient transportation. It is actually a place where people are dispatched and the people have bad customs. Extraordinary measures are being used there. Otherwise, if the news comes back and forth, wouldn't it mean that chaos is allowed to happen?"

Shangshu Youcheng Xunyu sighed softly. This was not the first dispute he had seen in the past two days, and this matter was just one of the points of contention. The debate occurred among the ministers at the Shangshu Desk. Facing these ministers who were much more senior than himself, Xun Yu could only prick up his ears and act as a listener like all the ministers.

The Shangshutai has the responsibility of providing the emperor with suggestions on how to deal with official documents. In the past, Shangshu Pushe Zhang Jie would resolve these conflicts between the ministers and the ministers, and decide on the final suggestions, either together or only one of them.

However, a few days ago Zhang Xun, the minister's servant, was unable to perform his duties due to illness. Yesterday, a junior member of the family wrote a memorial to resign.

Xun Yu also went to see his boss. He was seriously ill. Even though the emperor sent the famous doctor Hua Tuo and a group of imperial doctors to treat him, the situation was still not optimistic. As for returning to the minister's desk to take charge of affairs, he didn't even think about it. Think about it.

After that, this was the case with Taichung.

Although Lu Zhi would actually take care of some of the original Shangshu Ling's work after he resigned as Shangshu Ling and became Taifu, after all, he still had to go to Yuntai Hall frequently and was not a real Shangshu Ling.

Moreover, although the six Cao Cao Shangshu in the Shangshutai have divided powers, in actual work, there are often overlaps. Especially regarding the handling of some key memorials, any minister who wants to go further would not want to show his abilities and talents in the memorials seen by the emperor?

Among the six ministers, except for Xu Jing, who had just succeeded Pei Mao not long ago, because he had just been promoted from minister, he knew that he had almost no qualifications to compete for the position of minister, so he acted like he would not compete. The rest Five ministers, either openly or secretly, who can really not be moved!

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In Yuntai Hall, Liu Bian frowned. He saw another memorial to impeach Zhu Jun.

Liu Bian frowned not because of the impeachment itself. There is no problem if someone uses this to impeach Zhu Jun. It would be a problem if no one really impeaches him.

Of course, whether Liu Bian will accept impeachment is another question. To put it bluntly, Zhu Jun and Shi Xie had to choose one. Whenever Liu Bian hesitated, there was something wrong with his thinking.

Regarding this matter, Liu Bian was just waiting for more clear news from the Jiaozhi Department.

The reason why he frowned was because of the problem with the Chancellor's desk. There was no one at the Chancery's desk who could make a decision, and there was no one who could suppress the situation. This reflected on Liu Bian's side that the suggestions given by the Chancery's desk were not as concise and clear as before.

Regarding Zhang Xun's resignation, Liu Bian could not really let him work until he died in office despite his illness. He could only agree and send an imperial doctor to treat the patient, and at the same time give him the rewards stipulated in the system.

A new minister must be selected as soon as possible.

In fact, of the six current ministers, Liu Bian could only find one in his memory, and that was Xu Jing, who had just been promoted to minister. Others, such as Yang Zan, Shangguan Hong, Xu Jing's predecessor Pei Mao, etc., including Zhang Xun, who was seriously ill, had no impression on him.

These people were all promoted and elected to the Shangshutai by the late emperor, and they could all complete their jobs very well. Liu Bian was already used to using such people, and would not think that they were incompetent just because they were not famous enough in later generations.

The oldest person among the ministers was Yang Zan, who had risen to the position of minister step by step from Shangshulang during the time of the late emperor. The one with the highest reputation and the most outstanding ability in the outside world was undoubtedly Zhou Ao.

Looking at the slightly chaotic situation at the Chancellor's desk, Yang Zan didn't need to think about it first. Zhou Ai was born in the Miao Dynasty, but his advantages and disadvantages were equally obvious. As an internal minister, he had good relations with the opposition officials Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others. These people were famous and good at criticizing current affairs, but they repeatedly refused local conquests.

Of course, Liu Bian has not personally conquered them.

It's just that from the perspective of the political spectrum of these people, they belong to conservatives who do not want change. Therefore, for Liu Bian, instead of selecting someone from the Shangshu, it would be better to parachute someone who can convince them to lead the Shangshu station.

Moreover, ministers don't have to worry about being promoted. After staying in the minister's desk for a long time, they can be like Pei Mao and earn two thousand dan.

But who to choose?

Liu Bian looked at Lu Zhi subconsciously, recalling Lu Zhi's previous words in his mind: "If your majesty wants to transfer the minister to serve as a servant, it is natural. However, if you want to transfer from outside the minister's stage, you should serve as a servant under the nine ministers." The two thousand stones of the middle and prefectures are the best, followed by the governor. As for the rank of the nine ministers, it is better to worship the minister."

Liu Bian understood that Lu Zhi made this statement to avoid suspicion. He also clearly pointed out the qualifications required to hold the position of minister.

After much thought, he decided to appoint Gai Xun, the governor of Hedong, as Shangshu Pushe and in charge of Shangshutai.

As for the governor of Hedong under Kongxia, Hedong, as one of the three rivers, was very important and was handed over by Liu Bian to his old minister of the East Palace, Xun Yue, who had made outstanding achievements in the Xingyang Order.

With the issuance of the two edicts, even though Gai Xun of Hedong did not know the news, the ministerial office immediately returned to its original appearance, and the several ministers who had been competing in secret instantly turned into gentle, respectful and modest gentlemen.

This gave You Cheng Xunyu, Shangshu Lang Huaxin, Chen Qun and others who had been eating melons at the Shangshu table a new experience.

After the Shangshu desk, which had been in a slight chaos, was stabilized again, the turmoil over the Taixue issue continued. The officials of the Situ Mansion and Dahonglu in the DPRK have already begun to prepare for the plan for the county.

At this time, Liu Bian finally had time to summon Guo Jia in person.

In addition to Guo Jia's reputation in later generations, Xun Yu's solemn recommendation was also the reason why Liu Bian chose to meet him. On the surface, the latter was still the main reason.

Guo Jia is very young and doesn’t even have a beard.

I wonder if Guo Jia is too reserved in front of Liu Bian. During the conversation, Liu Bian did not feel that Guo Jia had an out-of-the-box personality that fit his stereotype.

But one thing can be confirmed, Guo Jia is indeed very talented. He gave Liu Bian the feeling he had when he first met Xun Yu.

Thinking of this, Liu Bian suddenly asked: "Which official position do you want to start from?"

Hearing this, Guo Jia couldn't help being startled. Then he thought of what Xun Yu once said to him, and replied: "I would like to be a minister!"

Liu Bian nodded: "With Feng Xiao's talent, it's more than enough."

On the spot, he ordered someone to fetch Shangshu Lang's official seal and the iron seal talisman for entering and leaving the palace.

Guo Jia had some doubts as to whether the emperor and Xun Yu had already discussed his whereabouts, and couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, what if I had previously said that I should be called the minister?"

Liu Bian smiled and said: "Then you have to ask my ministers if they would like to be replaced by Fengxiao."

(End of this chapter)