Great Han Empire

Chapter 728
December of the second year of Xingping in the Han Dynasty (AD 195).

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At the beginning of December, the emperor drove to Linfen.

At this time, the weather had turned cold, and Li Hong, the great general of Sima, intended to ask the ministers of the court to put aside their government affairs for the time being, and instead concentrate on their journey, and move the emperor and the court to Jinyang first, but his suggestion was rejected.The courtiers had a fierce debate on the issue of revising the official system, and the emperor's car had to stop at Linfen Daying.

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Although the official system of this dynasty followed the Sangong Jiuqing system, this Sangong Jiuqing refers to the officials of the foreign court, that is, the foreign court.The government offices of the Sangong and Jiuqing are all outside the palace.

Emperor Xiaowu was a man of great talent and general plan, and he needed to quickly upload and issue edicts and decisions. However, due to the excessive power of the ministers, Emperor Xiaowu was greatly constrained, and the imperial power could not be commanded by him, so he began to reuse Chinese and court officials.The so-called Zhongchao officials are officials who are located in the palace or have relations with the palace, generally referring to ministers, servants and doctors.They are responsible for sending and receiving documents and memorials, and their positions are low and their positions are low. Foreign court officials generally do not look at them seriously.Emperor Xiaowu then transferred some confidant ministers into the palace in the name of "adding officials", and appointed the great general Sima, who was a foreign relative, to lead the affairs of the minister and take charge of the affairs of the minister, so as to facilitate the countermeasures of the foreign court officials. The Chinese and Korean official system headed by Da Sima, the general, and Shang Shushi.

The emperor usually discusses major plans with ministers and courtiers who add officials, but ministers and ministers cannot participate. Therefore, Chinese and Korean officials have greater decision-making power over government affairs. Many political affairs are carried out by the emperor after they are discussed.

By the time of Emperor Guangwu, Sangong had no real power, and Shangshu became an important official position of cashier Wang Ming.There are Shangshu Ling, Shangshu Pushe and Liucao Shangshu in this fashionable book table, which was called "eight seats" at that time, and their status was very respected.

The power of Chinese and Korean officials also poses a threat to the imperial power, so officials of the Chinese and Korean courts were banned and began to intervene in government affairs.

Banzhong refers to the place where the emperor and concubines lived, and most of the officials in the inner court were eunuchs.In the late period of Emperor Xiaowu, he considered that Shangshu could only perform affairs in the palace and pavilions, and could not convey government affairs in the forbidden area, so he appointed eunuchs as Zhongshu Ye (ye) order to be responsible for delivering edict memorials. From then on, Zhongshu Order began Contain Shang Shuling.

In the reign of Emperor Guangwu, the distinction between the palace ban was even stricter, and scholars could not enter and leave the palace at will.Announcing government decrees and receiving memorials in Banzhong are all done by Shizhong Temple (composed of Shizhong, Huangmen Shilang and other scholars and bureaucrats), Dongsi Temple (composed of Zhongchangshi, Xiaohuangmen and other eunuchs) and other officials in Jinzhong. Xisi (the forbidden armed forces composed of eunuchs) is in charge.During the reign of Emperor Xiaozhang, the servant Guo Ju had an affair with the harem and drew his sword to frighten the emperor. As a result, the Shizhong Temple was moved to the palace, and Jinzhong became the world of eunuch forces.In the later period of the dynasty, due to the repeated decline of the imperial lineage, the queen mother and the empress dowager came to the court, and it was inconvenient to discuss affairs with the ministers, so the eunuchs passed on the order and became the actual power holders who "hold the king in their hands and hold the constitution in their mouths".Since then, eunuchs have intervened in politics, and the country has been in danger.

At that time, Emperor Xiaowu made great efforts to reuse Chinese and court officials in order to fight for the power of the prime minister and contain the outer court.After Emperor Guangwu, in order to prevent the power of China and the DPRK, he used the officials of the inner court as his elbows.The imperial power has been expanded and centralized without limit, but due to the lack of effective checks and balances of power, the country is inevitably going to ruin.

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Seven years ago, thanks to the efforts of warriors and scholars, the inner dynasty and the inner court officials were completely wiped out, and the eunuchs disappeared from the ban.The seven years of conquest almost completely destroyed the big man.

Today, also with the concerted efforts of warriors and scholars, the emperor was rescued and the man began to walk towards the hopeful path of ZTE.

ZTE has a long way to go, and the foundation of ZTE is the national policy, and the foundation of the national policy is the official system.If the official system cannot be established and perfected, Dahan Zhongxing is just empty talk.

For decades, the courtiers have suffered from eunuchs, foreign relatives, and power ministers, and they have an almost crazy desire for power checks and balances in the official system.Checks and balances have become the top priority of this revision of the official system.

The basis of power checks and balances is actually the distribution of power, which involves the interests of different classes and groups, so fierce debate is inevitable.

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The revision of the bureaucratic system must focus on the future, so the three bureaucratic systems of the Inner Dynasty, the Central Dynasty, and the Outer Dynasty must be sound and indispensable. It is obviously unrealistic and impractical to completely eliminate the Inner Dynasty.

The inner court was to be built, and the eunuchs in the inner court had to strictly abide by the laws of the Han Dynasty and were prohibited from participating in politics, otherwise they would be severely punished. Sangong, return it to the foreign court.The main source of eunuchs and foreign relatives intervening in politics is because the succession of the imperial line gradually became the emperor's family affairs with the increase of imperial power.The succession of the imperial lineage is not the emperor's family matter, but a state matter, which should be handled jointly by the emperor and the foreign court.As long as the power of the foreign court is strong, the possibility of eunuchs and foreign relatives interfering in politics will be greatly reduced.

The most unfavorable situation is that when the monarch is weak and the ministers are strong, the powerful ministers will often evolve into powerful ministers, and powerful ministers will harm the country since ancient times. Therefore, the power of the foreign court must be strongly checked and balanced.The key to check and balance is the expansion of the power of China and North Korea.During the time of Emperor Xiaowu, the time of Zhaoxuan Zhongxing, and the time of Guangwu Zhongxing, the power of the Chinese dynasty was large and the imperial power was centralized, and then the world was peaceful and the country was strong. It is also unrealistic.

But the power of China and North Korea must be limited, that is to say, Shangshutai must return the power that should have been owned by the three princes.The most important of these are the three powers.The first is the discussion of state affairs. State affairs must be decided by the emperor, officials of the Chinese and foreign dynasties, and the emperor and Shang Shutai cannot make decisions alone.The second is to dismiss officials with more than [-] shi who are at fault.Before Emperor Guangwu, state herdsman supervisors reported that two thousand officials who were incompetent could only be dismissed after verification by officials from the Sangongfu, but Emperor Guangwu took this power away.The third is to listen to and deal with matters on the count.At the end of each year (or three years), the county and the country will send subordinate officials to the capital to report to the capital with a "counter book" (documents that record the increase or decrease of household registration, the number of thieves, etc.) and listen to the opinions of the court.This matter was originally the matter of Lord Situ, but Emperor Guangwu also snatched it away. As a result, the ministers of the foreign court knew nothing about the situation in various counties and states, and the ministers of the three princes were unable to deal with state affairs.

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In order to properly resolve these outstanding contradictions in the official system, so as to realize the check and balance between the imperial power and the prime minister's power, the Palace of the Elder Princess, the Palace of the Great Sima, and the Palace of the Great General have discussed together several times, and then proposed the decision of the four princes to jointly lead the minister. It is hoped that the outer court and the Chinese court can be subordinate to each other and check each other, but the fact is that the outer court monopolizes the power, and the Chinese court is useless, and the imperial power is severely restricted.

Although the emperor had no right to intervene in political affairs in Chang'an, a group of ministers taught the emperor many checks and balances and ways to seize power from powerful officials in order to fight against Dong Zhuo and Li Jue. The imperial power also has a lot of experience.He knows that as long as all the power is concentrated in his own hands, he can do what he wants to do like Emperor Xiaowu and Emperor Guangwu. He is unwilling to become a tool of powerful officials and a decoration in the court again like in the past.He told the eldest princess of his thoughts, as well as the head of the state Dong Cheng, the uncle of the state Fude, the Dahonghe scholar Sun Rui, the servant of the Huangmen Feng Shuo, the servant Yang Qi and other ministers. His reason is very simple. According to this If this official system is implemented, there will be no difference between myself and Chang'an.

"I won't be in power until I'm 20, but I don't have any roots in Hebei. Six years later, the court will definitely be full of Hebei officials and generals. Who will listen to what I say?"

The eldest princess was very surprised, "The general has retreated again and again in order to gain His Majesty's trust. How can you trust the general? Basically, the policy of revising the official system is made by Tai Tuo, Da Situ, Tai Chang and others. It was formulated by the boss, and the general did not mean to take power alone. Can't you see that? If the general retreats again, it is not the general who is afraid, but the officials in Hebei and the generals in northern Xinjiang. The consequences are self-evident Yu. I have already told you that the general personally promised me that after six years, if the world is in peace, he will never enter Beijing as an official and never interfere in government affairs. He will keep his promise to his father and guard for the great man Beijiang. If you still don’t trust him like this, then there are three adults, Tai Tuo, Da Situ, and Da Sikong, to keep him in check. What are you worried about?”

"The Tai Tu and the other adults are old, and they don't have force in Hebei. The general can kill them at any time. Although it is said that there are four ministers, the only one who really keeps his word is the general." Fu De persuaded, "Your Highness, don't forget that when Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, he did a good job, but within a few days, his violence and bloodiness were clearly seen."

The eldest princess Yu's face was flushed, and she asked the emperor very annoyedly: "When I explained to you with the memorial that day, why did you agree? Didn't you say you trust me?"

The emperor was tongue-tied, and turned to look at Dong Cheng.Dong Cheng dare not speak.He turned to look at Feng Shuo and Yang Qi again, neither of them dared to speak.

"Your Highness, who is the most powerful in the world today? The General." Fude said excitedly, "The General is in charge of the military and political power of the six states and four counties, which is equivalent to controlling half of the Han Dynasty..."

"Shut up." The eldest princess scolded angrily, "Are you blind? What time is it now? Where did the general get the military and political power over the six states and four counties? Without the general, how would we pacify the world? Are you? It’s up to you..." The Eldest Princess pointed at Dong Cheng and Feng Shuo, furious, "If you continue to encourage the emperor to bring chaos to Gangji, don't wait for the general to do it, I will kill you first."

The emperor and everyone were shocked.

"Sister, you..." The Son of Heaven cried out in fear, "The facts are here, how can I rule the world if this continues?"

"Where is your world now?" The eldest princess said angrily, "The world has collapsed, and now I have to rely on the generals, the ministers of the court and the powerful northern border army to help you fight back bit by bit. You are here After staying in Chang'an for so many years, besides playing chess, what else have you learned?"

The eldest princess was extremely disappointed.She stood up slowly, looked at the emperor, and said word by word: "Stop messing around. The revision of the official system is related to the great cause of Zhongxing, and it cannot be changed. At least during the six years when you have not been in power, you cannot change it." .”

The emperor looked down at the table and whispered, "Sister, won't you help me?"

"Why didn't I help you? If it wasn't for me to help you, would you be able to sit here safe and sound and think about killing the general? You are so disappointing. If I help you in this kind of thing, I will kill you and kill you." You are the overthrowing man."

"I'm not going to Jinyang anymore." The emperor gritted his teeth and said angrily, "I've had enough of this kind of life, I'm not going to Jinyang anymore."

"Okay, don't go to Jinyang, you can stay here for six years." The eldest princess walked away in a huff.

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Sun Rui, a member of the Dahong family, hurriedly found Taifu Ma Rike, Da Situ Zhang Wen, and Da Sikong Yang Biao, and told them the dispute between the emperor and the eldest princess, "The revision of the official system has far-reaching effects. Now it has touched the interests of the emperor. Touch the interests of more people. I think you are too hasty, and this step is too big."

Zhang Wen sneered, "If you don't take a bigger step, the big man will be finished."

Yang Biao sighed and remained silent.In fact, long before Zhang Wen and others arrived in northern Xinjiang, these ministers had debated about the revision of the official system in Chang'an.After Zhang Wen arrived in northern Xinjiang, the Jinyang court implemented the official system for the three princes for a period of time with "Prime Minister, Taiwei and Yushi Doctor", and he felt that the effect was good.This time, because of the consideration of the emperor's ability to bear, he did not modify the official system in place all at once.In his view, returning the duties of the "Three Dukes" to the "Prime Minister" is the end point of the revision of the official system.

"The emperor has grown up and stayed in Chang'an for so many years. He is very eager for power and very sensitive, so..." Shi Sunrui hesitated, and finally said the following words, "I see, we still Discuss with Great General Sima."

"So, brother Jun Ce agreed to give up the power we regained?" Zhang Wen asked with a frown.

Sun Rui smiled wryly.After a while, he shook his head and said helplessly, "What should we do now?"

"Your Majesty doesn't want to go to Jinyang, it's just to blackmail the general, and it won't make any big waves." Ma Rizun stroked his beard and smiled, "Jun Ce, don't forget, His Majesty is not targeting us, but It's the general." Then he looked at the three of them, and waved his finger in the air, "This is a good opportunity."

Shi Sun Rui looked at Ma Rixun in a little surprise, and suddenly realized.This is indeed an excellent opportunity to attack the warriors in northern Xinjiang.

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Li Hong is the Great General of the Great Sima, and he is also in charge of Shang Shushi, which is equivalent to taking all the military decision-making power, administrative power and battlefield command power of the big man, but he is not satisfied. Xun, General Zhengxi Xu Rong led the Wei Wei, the right general Zhang Yan led the Jinwu, General Fenwei Lu Bu led the Sili Xiaowei, and Li Wei led the Da Si Nong.These positions are not as simple as military participation in politics.After the warriors occupy these positions, it is tantamount to firmly controlling the emperor, the court officials and the wealth of the great Han.

Guang Luxun used to be called Lang Zhongling, and Emperor Guangwu changed it to Guang Luxun. He was in charge of the palace guards, and prepared prestige and ceremonies. There were 120 tigers, 700 and eight Habayashi Langs, and [-] Habayashi left and right riders. , but Guang Luxun's authority is far more than that.First of all, the emperor's think tank team is concentrated here. Guang Luxun's subordinate officials include Doctor Guanglu, Doctor Taizhong, Doctor Jianyi, Yilang and other officials. These people are all people who offer advice to the emperor.Secondly, it is also the place where alternate officials are trained and examined. Various officials such as Zhonglang, Shilang, Huben, Habayashi, etc., they can serve as the emperor's guards, and they can also be sent out to serve as officials at all levels at any time.In addition, the person who proclaimed the edict for the emperor is also here.Therefore, this position has always been popular in the imperial court.

Wei Wei is responsible for guarding the gates of the palace city, patrolling the palace city and driving out from the car.Before the reign of Emperor Guangwu, the number of guards under Weiwei's jurisdiction was 2 or 1. Emperor Guangwu reduced it to 500 in order to save money.After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the number of guards expanded again to 2.In this revision of the official system, the number of guards under Weiwei's jurisdiction is still 2.This is the so-called Southern Army.

Zhi Jinwu used to be called a lieutenant, commanded the Northern Army, and was responsible for the defense of the capital and Gyeonggi.During the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, the lieutenant was changed to Zhijinwu, who was only responsible for the garrison and patrol of the capital, and his powers were greatly reduced.This time the official system was revised, at the request of the general, Zhi Jinwu once again commanded the Northern Army.The Northern Army changed from five battalions to eight battalions, each with 5000 soldiers, for a total of [-] troops.

Guang Luxun, Wei Wei and Taichang are three Shangqing, belonging to the Da Sima Mansion.Zhijinwu belongs to the General's Mansion.Guang Luxun, Wei Wei and Zhi Jinwu were all controlled by Li Hong.

Founded in the period of Emperor Xiaowu, Sili Xiaowei is an independent supervisory agency directly under the emperor, holding a scepter granted by the imperial court to show its privileges.In addition to being in charge of the pickets in the seven counties of Gyeonggi, Sili Xiaowei is also responsible for supervising the officials below the three princes of the capital.

Li Hong was the first to recommend the left general Qu Yi as Zhijinwu, and the right general Zhang Yan as the lieutenant of Sili, but Qu Yi resolutely refused, and he insisted on leading troops in Hedong.Li Hong was helpless, and immediately recommended Lu Bu as the captain of Sili.Lu Bu was a warrior, a native of northern Xinjiang, and he was deeply trusted by the emperor.Li Hong appointed him as the captain of Sili, obviously after some careful consideration.

Li Wei served as the chief minister of one of the Shangqing, in charge of the wealth and food of the great man.He is Li Hong's confidant, and Li Hong recommended him to be the chief minister, and his intention is self-evident.

Now, Guang Lu Xun Xian Yu Fu, Wei Wei Xu Rong, and Zhi Jin Wu Zhang Yan lead an army of [-] troops to be responsible for the security of the capital and the guard of honor for the emperor.Da Sinonong Li Wei controls the lifeline of the Han Dynasty.Lv Bu, the lieutenant of Sili, has the right of independent supervision.Relying on the support of these five people in the court, Li Hong can completely control the power of the Han Dynasty.
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The emperor felt threatened by Li Hong, so why not all the officials?
Although Li Hong shrank his head cautiously and handed over his so-called authority, in fact he did not give up any authority at all. On the contrary, he held onto it even more firmly.Now relying on the power in his hands, the general can turn his hand into a cloud and turn his hand into rain. Who can do anything to win him?
Regardless of life and death, the emperor first launched an attack on the general. Of course, the officials and officials should be obliged to add fuel to the flames.If the general makes another concession and gives up some of the positions of Jiuqing to calm the storm of seizing power provoked by the emperor, then the power of the scholars will be even greater.

"If you think so, you're wrong." Zhang Wen sighed, "The General is a famous general of the great Han Dynasty. Murong Feng from Xianbei named him Leopard back then, and it really lives up to his name."

"Whether our great general is fighting or living in the temple, he has used the method of virtual and real in the art of war to perfection. Although he took a big step back this time and gave up most of his authority, but have you found it? Today In fact, the initiative in the court has been easily taken by him. The part of the power he gave up is now in the hands of warriors and his subordinates. This is the difference between him and Dong Zhuo."

"To put it bluntly, this is called military men and scholars governing the government together. To put it bluntly, this is Li Hong monopolizing power. At this moment, he is like a leopard in the jungle, quietly hiding in the dense shade of trees , waiting patiently for his prey."

Yang Biao's eyes showed panic, "Who is the prey? Is it us, or the emperor? Or... Dahan Sheji?"

Zhang Wen shook his head, "He's hiding deep in the woods, we don't know anything about it."

"Then how do we deal with today's matter?" Ma Rixun asked.

"Silence." Zhang Wen said, "If the general doesn't move, we won't move. If we don't move, the general will move. Once the general moves, we will know who the prey is."

The Minister of Public Affairs remained silent.

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The princess's tears kept flowing.

Li Hong looked at her left and right, and then laughed, "Your Highness, I have fulfilled my promise and rescued the emperor, why are you crying? Well, don't cry, you have grown up Come on, don't cry like this anymore. The emperor knows, maybe he will misunderstand the minister."

"Didn't the emperor misunderstand you?" The princess sobbed, "He was spoiled by those rebels in Chang'an, and he can't see anything except authority."

The smile on Li Hong's face froze, not knowing what to say.

"If there are no people, no army, where will the country come from? Where will the country come from? Where will the authority come from? I don't think he can even eat. If this continues, he will completely ruin the big man."

"Your Highness, don't worry. Your Majesty is still young. Things will change when he grows up." Li Hong comforted.

"When he grows up, where is the Dahan Sheji? I'm afraid it has already become a rebellious world." The eldest princess wiped her tears and said in despair.

"Your Highness is His Majesty's sister, you should help him."

"If I help him, he will die." The eldest princess smiled bitterly, "I really don't know what to do. I went to find some ministers, but they were afraid to speak. I know their difficulties, this is not the emperor It’s the generals, how can we get their share of speech.”

The more the eldest princess thought about it, the more sad she became, and the tears rolled down again.

Li Hong shook his head and smiled, picked up the white silk that the eldest princess put on the table, slowly squatted beside her, and gently wiped the tears from her face, "Okay, I'll find a way, don't cry .”

The eldest princess blushed, shy and happy, and grabbed Li Hong's big hand, "You... have a solution?"

Li Hong smiled, "Your Highness, you just said that if you help His Majesty, His Majesty will die. What do you mean by that? You suspect that I..."

"No..." Tears rolled out of the eldest princess's eyes, "I'm worried that I can't help it... I can't help it..."

Li Hong was startled, and held the eldest princess's hand behind his back, "I know that you have been in northern Xinjiang for a long time, and you are worried about the safety of the country, but you must not be anxious. The great cause of rejuvenation is not something that can be achieved overnight, it will take time. "

"Bosses like Zhang Wen and Ma Rixun are getting old, and they worry that they won't see a day of rejuvenation, so many reform strategies are a little impatient. Because of their impatience, they talk a lot when teaching His Highness the art of governing the country. It may not be correct." Li Hong suddenly realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly let go of the eldest princess's hand, "Your Highness, you must distinguish clearly, and don't make a big mistake on the spur of the moment."

The eldest princess blushed, lowered her head, and stopped talking.

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Xian Yufu, Xu Rong, Qu Yi, and Lu Bu walked into the main tent of the Chinese army.

Qu Yi saw the white silk on the case table at a glance, "Your Highness is crying again? You have grown up so much, and you still cry when you are a child..." He shook his head again and again, "General, I see your My head hurts."

Li Hong smiled wryly, and stretched out his hand to ask the four of them to sit down.The four people knew the purpose of Li Hong's invitation to come, but they did not dare to talk nonsense about this matter, so they sat around Li Hong one by one, staring at each other without saying a word.

The atmosphere in the big tent was oppressive.

"The general asked for this matter today." Qu Yi still couldn't help talking, "What are you afraid of? Isn't it a powerful minister? Isn't it the second Dong Zhuo? These days, it's not like the past, who's it? Whoever has a hard fist can calm the world."

"You..." Li Hong pointed at him and shook his head helplessly, "In the past few years, Chang'an has been in turmoil, and the emperor and the court have lost their dignity. Isn't this lesson deep enough? How can we pacify the world? If there is no emperor and no court, what will we do after we pacify the world? Who will respect an emperor who has no majesty? Who will listen to a court without prestige? How did the emperor rejuvenate the great man? Think about Emperor Guangwu's great cause of rejuvenation, and you will know why I did this?"

"Dong Zhuo led an army of [-] to retreat to Guanzhong. What about now? Where is Dong Zhuo now? Where are the bones of Li Jue and Guo Si buried? Charges, wiped out?"

"General, that's not what I meant..." Qu Yi hastily defended.

"I know what you mean." Li Hong shook his hand and smiled, "I asked you to become an official in the court, why didn't you do it?"

"It's not like you don't know my temper." Qu Yi said awkwardly, "If I become an official in the court, I will definitely die a bad death. You should let me live a few more years and have a good death."

"The world is at peace, what do you do? At that time, there will not be so many troops."

"I can go to the western border to guard the frontier." Qu Yi smiled, "I'll go home when I'm old. Anyway, I'm still a noble, so I can become a rich man."

"Haha..." Li Hong, Xian Yufu and others laughed.

"Forget it, it's up to you." Li Hong patted him on the shoulder affectionately, "In the future, I will go to the northern border to guard the frontier, and we will communicate frequently."

Everyone laughed again, and even forgot what they wanted to say.

Several people chatted nonsense, and Xian Yufu brought the subject back, "General, you have a solution to this matter today."

"There is a way." Li Hong smiled, "But I need a promise from you."

The four of them looked at Li Hong in unison, with serious expressions.

"Whether I am alive or dead, before the Son of Heaven is in power, you must unconditionally obey the princess's instructions." Li Hong paused, and then said, "After arriving in Jinyang, Feiyan will also make such a promise to me." .”

"General, what do you mean?" Qu Yi asked suspiciously.Lu Bu looked at Li Hong in confusion.

Li Hong smiled without saying a word.

Xian Yufu and Xu Rong looked at each other and sighed.

"General, have you thought about the consequences?" Xian Yufu asked in a low voice.

"I believe her." Li Hong picked up the piece of white silk and looked at it, feeling a little guilt suddenly in his heart, "It's like believing in myself."

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"The Chinese and foreign courts maintain the status quo, and the eldest princess is temporarily supervising some of the prime ministers..." Ma Rixun opened his eyes wide and exclaimed in disbelief, "General, whose idea is this? The eldest princess is supervising Which part has the right?"

"It's the part of the power that the emperor doesn't want to give back to us." Li Hong looked at Ma Rizun, Zhang Wenwen and Yang Biao, and said calmly, "This is my idea. Of course, if you have something better than this I am willing to listen to your ideas."

"General, what do you mean? You participated in the revision of the official system, why did you take the lead in repenting?" Zhang Wen said angrily.

"I have not repented, and I still support the implementation of the new official system." Li Hong said, "It is the emperor who repents now. He is the emperor, and we are the courtiers. We must give in, we must maintain the emperor's dignity, and let the emperor respectfully To achieve one's own goals. This is the only way at present. Let the eldest princess supervise part of the power, which can continue to implement and consolidate the new official system, and at the same time effectively limit the imperial power. Most importantly, it can satisfy the wish of the emperor. "

"General, the eldest princess is the elder sister of the emperor." Yang Biao said with a wry smile, "Your method is tantamount to admitting the failure of the new official system."

"The revision and implementation of the new official system, the eldest princess has been involved in it, she strongly advocated that the imperial power and the prime minister's power should check and balance each other, and believes that this is the foundation of ZTE's community, so I think we should trust her, and believe that she will be able to do so in six years. , I will definitely return this part of the power to the foreign court." Li Hong pointed to Ma Rixun and Zhang Wen and said, "The two adults have been accompanying the eldest princess for several years, don't they trust the eldest princess?"

Ma Rixun and Zhang Wen looked at each other in blank dismay.They never expected that Li Hong would cultivate a fourth force besides the Son of Heaven, China and Outer Dynasty.The check and balance of power in the court has suddenly changed from a three-party check and balance to a four-party check and balance.The general feigned a shot, and immediately easily pushed the spearhead extended by the emperor towards the eldest princess and the foreign ministers.

"General, the consequences of this strategy are unpredictable, too dangerous, and unusable." Yang Biao dissuaded, "Six years later, will the emperor agree with the eldest princess to return part of the power to the outer dynasty? In addition, once the eldest princess becomes powerful , she may not return this part of the phase right as promised."

"Whether the foreign dynasty can get back all the power of the prime minister, the key is not the emperor, nor the eldest princess, but whether we can complete the great cause of ZTE." Li Hong waved his hand and said, "The world is uncertain, the society is unstable, not to mention the power of the prime minister, even the imperial power It's all gone."

The three lords were speechless.

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(End of this chapter)