Great Han Empire

Chapter 975 Chapter [-]
The eldest princess agrees to modify the official system, but it does not mean that the eldest princess agrees with the official system revision plan submitted by the ministers.

On August 22, difficult negotiations started between the monarch and his ministers. The two sides fought wits and bargained.With the power of one person, the eldest princess confronted the ministers head-on, and refused to give an inch on key issues.

Zhongshujian is the decision-making body of state affairs, with huge powers, and it is the focus of this revision of the official system.The ministers demanded that the functions and powers of the Zhongshu Supervisor be reduced and some of the functions be transferred to the foreign courts.The eldest princess disagreed. Reducing the authority of the Zhongshujian is equivalent to restricting the imperial power. Of course she would not agree, but she did not express direct objection, but agreed to reduce the authority of the Zhongshujian, but the reduced authority cannot be transferred to other courts. Instead, it was transferred to the Shangshutai of China and North Korea, so that the Shangshutai, which had been idle for a long time, could play a role, and the Shangshutai was moved back to the palace.

Zhongshujian and Shangshutai are both Chinese and Korean institutions, and they are all in the imperial palace. The power is still in the hands of the eldest princess. The ministers' efforts to reduce the imperial power are in vain. Of course, the ministers will not agree, but not all ministers All unanimously opposed.Many of the current Zhongshujian officials are from Li Wei’s lineage. If the eldest princess re-uses the Shangshutai, all powers will have the opportunity to send their own people to the Shangshutai, which will then have an impact on the decision-making of the state, which is beneficial to the power of the foreign court. Distribution and checks and balances.

After the Chang'an crisis, almost all the people in the court are from Beijiang. This suggestion is very attractive to scholars Guan Luo and Yingru.The attitudes of Taifu Yang Biao, acting prime minister Zhou Zhong, Taiwei Xunyou, Dahongyu Yuan Yao and others changed immediately, and the eldest princess immediately seized the opportunity and lost no time in throwing out the most attractive word "Prime Minister". The position of attention is trying to divert the attention of the ministers, so that the parties in the DPRK and China will "fight" first, mess up their own positions first, and then divide and induce, trying their best to keep the power in their hands.

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The eldest princess' move had an immediate effect.

If the revision of the official system is successful, the power of the prime minister will increase dramatically. This is a hot position that no one wants to let go.At present, there are three most competitive ministers, one is General Li Hong, the other is Tai Fu Yang Biao, and the other is Tai Wei Xun You.

The chances of General Li Hong becoming prime minister are very slim.Does he need to be prime minister now?He became the prime minister and held power, which was equivalent to confirming the usurping situation.Does he dare to sit?Does the eldest princess dare to let him sit?

Among the people in northern Xinjiang, except for the general Li Hong, no one is qualified to be the prime minister.

Grand Tutor Yang Biao should be the best candidate for the prime minister.Although Yang Yi's corruption and breaking the law of the same family affected his reputation, but the former Taichangqing Yang Qi has already assumed joint and several responsibilities, and he has been dismissed and returned home, so he no longer needs to take responsibility for it.Now as long as the eldest princess rolls the roll in person, Yang Biao, the prime minister, will be secure.This may also be one of the important reasons why the Guanluo scholars and Yingru scholars did their best to help the northern Xinjiang people push the Prime Minister Cai Yong and the Qingyan scholars, because the final beneficiaries must be them.

If Taifu Yang Biao cannot be the prime minister, then Taiwei Xunyou will be.The assassination case that broke out at the end of last year involved the Xun family. Xun You almost lost his head because of it, but this crisis helped him a lot.Just a few days ago, when Kong Rong and others were beheaded, Xin Ping, Xun Chen, and Shen Rong were acquitted and returned to their posts.Xun You resumed his status as Taiwei at the most appropriate time, and is expected to aspire to the post of prime minister.I don't know if it's his luck or the luck of Yingru scholar.

The eldest princess did not call names, she asked the ministers for recommendations.The eldest princess said that the revision of the official system is related to the fate of Han Zuo, and the court cannot rebuild the official system without the participation of the prime minister.

The words of the eldest princess are very reasonable. Although the ministers all know that this is a trap set by the eldest princess, but this trap cannot be jumped. It is related to the power and interests of all parties, so it must be jumped without hesitation.

Just as the ministers expected, the people of Beijiang did not recommend the general as the prime minister, but to their extreme surprise, the people of Beijiang actually recommended Li Wei, the chief minister.

There was an uproar in the hall immediately.

The ministers recognized Li Wei's achievements and his decisive role in this crisis, but he is indeed not qualified to be the prime minister, or in other words, he is not qualified to be the prime minister yet.Being a prime minister requires not only intelligence, but also a high reputation. "Having both ability and political integrity" is the minimum requirement, but the current Li Wei does not have the reputation of "famous all over the world".What's more important is that the series of measures Li Wei adopted in this crisis made the ministers dumbfounded and frightened, and they had a deeper understanding of his ruthlessness.

Tai Fu Yang Biao, Tai Wei Xun You and several ministers who are well aware of the inside story of the crisis all know that the case of assassinating the emperor is an unjust case. Everyone was killed, but Li Wei killed too many, seventeen ministers were all beheaded, nine clans were all wiped out, thousands of lives were wiped out in an instant, but Li Wei was not satisfied, he wanted to kill, Cai Yong and The lives of Liu He and others are at stake, as are the lives of a group of special envoys in Xiangyang, and the [-] local officials who are rushing back to Kyoto from various places may also be in danger.

If Li Wei becomes the prime minister, there will be another disturbance in the court. The minister Yang Biao and other ministers who know the inside story will die sooner or later, and Li Wei will never let them go.

The eldest princess was also surprised by the recommendation of the northern Xinjiang people.Back then, before the elder Zhang Wen passed away, he solemnly recommended Cai Yong and Li Wei to the eldest princess.The eldest princess obeyed Mr. Zhang Wen's request and worshiped Cai Yong as prime minister.In her opinion, when Cai Yong is old and retired, and Li Wei is almost fifty, his qualifications and prestige are about the same, and he can just take over. Even if something goes wrong, there will still be Yang Biao, Liu He, Ministers like Xun You temporarily supported her. She never thought of letting a minister under the age of 40 be the prime minister.

People in northern Xinjiang recommended Li Wei with one voice, and there must be the support of the general behind him. If he did not agree, he would have to consider the consequences of not agreeing. But if he agreed, Li Wei's power would be too great. He not only controlled the outer dynasty, but also It also controls the inner court, and the power is overwhelming the world.

Now everyone believes that the Chang'an crisis was not initiated by Zhang Yan, nor by Li Wei, but by the general.The general's purpose has been completely exposed so far, he wants to push Li Wei to the position of prime minister, and let the warriors and scholars in northern Xinjiang control the government.Why did he do this?Why is he uncharacteristically manipulating the situation behind his back?Could it be that after the Luoyang War ended, his thoughts changed, and he wanted to usurp the Great Han Society step by step?
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The eldest princess was frightened, and Taifu Yang Biao, Taiwei Xunyou and a group of ministers were also timid.

The eldest princess did not agree, nor did she not agree, she put forward conditions.

If Cai Yong, Liu He and other ministers are not involved in the assassination of the emperor, they will be released immediately.

Li Wei also put forward conditions.The imperial court immediately interpreted "Tian Lv" and released Ding Li and Zhu Wei.This is Li Wei's public threat. He relies on the general behind him, and the entire Northern Xinjiang force, to blackmail the eldest princess with impunity.

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On August 25, the eldest princess decreed to explain the relevant provisions of "Tian Law".

On August 27, the eldest princess issued an edict to the world, promulgating the court's specific interpretation of the relevant provisions of "Tian Law", and ordering all states and counties to follow them.

On August 28, the eldest princess decreed that the court found Ding Li and Zhu Zhu innocent and released them immediately.

On the same day, the Princess Chang played in Tingwei's mansion, and found that Cai Yong, Liu He and other ministers were not involved in the assassination of the emperor, and were acquitted.

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On August 29, General Li Hong traveled day and night and returned to Chang'an.

Wuguan Zhonglang welcomes Tian Chou to Weiqiao.

Tian Chou reported the crisis that broke out in Chang'an in detail.Li Wei persuaded the mighty general He Feng immediately after the crisis, and let He Feng lead the army to quickly support Liyang. This accelerated the outbreak of the crisis and caused us to lose control of the situation. out of control state.

After Li Wei forced us to agree to his conditions, he firmly controlled the overall situation and concluded the case of assassinating the emperor with unimaginable speed.On August [-]th, seventeen ministers including Kong Rong and Mi Heng were killed, and all nine clans were exterminated. The original vision went completely against the grain.

Li Wei's bloody means of eradicating his opponents horrified all forces in the court, and his despicable means of taking advantage of the fire and blaming others also made the northern Xinjiang warriors angry. The contradiction between the two sides has been deeply planted, and the future situation in the court may be chaotic.

What is strange is that Xu Rong and Xian Yufu urged us to jointly recommend Li Wei as the prime minister.At this time, letting Li Wei be the prime minister is tantamount to shifting the blame for instigating the crisis onto the general. kind of blow.

"If this method is not used, can Zhong Yuan sit in the position of prime minister?" Li Hong leaned tiredly on the back seat of the carriage, frowning tightly, "For the continued advancement of the great cause of ZTE, and for the overall interests of the people in northern Xinjiang , we pushed Zhong Yuan to the position of prime minister, but next, in order to restrict me and make the northern Xinjiang people split faster and more thoroughly, the eldest princess must reuse Li Wei, give him enough power, and support him with all his strength. Let him quickly become someone who can counter me." A lonely and bitter smile appeared on Li Hong's face, "It won't be long before the eldest princess and the ministers in the court will find out that it will endanger the prosperity of the country and endanger them. It is not me who endangers their safety, but the prime minister whom they strongly support."

Tian Chou suddenly came to his senses, his mind trembling.Is the general going to kill Li Wei?

"Does Zhong Yuan want to kill more people?" Li Hong asked.

"The eldest princess has explained the relevant clauses of the "Tian Law", and the two adults Ding Li and Zhu Zhu have been released." Tian Chou said, "But Mr. Li Wei is still pressing every step of the way, insisting on the eldest princess handing over Therefore, in a short period of time, the knife in Master Li Wei's hand may not be able to stop."

"Okay, okay..." Li Hong said in a low voice, "Zhong Yuan earned the position of prime minister himself, whether he can keep it or not depends on him, but I trust him, unless he doesn't want to do it himself, otherwise Nobody can push him off."

Tian Chou looked at Li Hong in surprise, but held back what he wanted to say.

"I know you don't like Zhong Yuan's behavior, but when ZTE's great cause is advancing, people like him are really needed to charge forward in the court and do things we dare not do. Otherwise, when will the big man be able to ZTE?" Li Hong sighed. With a sigh of relief, "Zhong Yuan has fulfilled his wish, I hope he will not let me down."

A trace of disdain appeared on Tian Chou's face, "If it wasn't for the great general who secretly helped him and gave him a warrant to dispatch troops, he would dare to be so arrogant?"

Li Hong smiled, "In June, Feiyan wrote to me, telling me to come back and reverse the situation, otherwise he would take action. I wrote back and told him that it was okay to take action, but not to send troops, because he only needed to make a mutiny The situation, Zhong Yuan knew that he was facing a desperate situation, and he had to fight to the death to have a chance, and he would quickly reverse the situation. After so many years, you still don’t know what Zhong Yuan is capable of? When we arrived in northern Xinjiang, he was How old are you? Didn’t he play Dong Zhuo around? In fact, even if Zhong Yuan didn’t have the warrant, he could still persuade He Feng to send troops to Liyang. Is it just because of his bravery that I kept He Feng in the capital? Li Hong smiled and shook his head again and again, "Zitai, do you know? That warrant became invalid three years ago, and the reason why I haven't got it back is just to tell Zhong Yuan that I trust him, but now It seems that he still doesn't believe me, he actually killed so many people... Is there any difference between him killing people and me killing people?"

Tian Chou was dumbfounded, "How dare Li Wei plot rebellion?"

"That's why I said, we need Zhong Yuan to charge forward in the court and do things we dare not do." Li Hong said lightly, "If it were Fei Yan and you, would you dare to do this?"

"He Feng dares to send troops?"

"Why is He Feng afraid? He is the same person as Yuan Shu. He dared to kill me in the past, but now he dare not send troops without authorization?" Li Hong said, "When He Feng was in the capital, I didn't know Where is it? He has been under He Jin for so many years, why hasn't he seen it? What is this dot battle to him?"

Tian Chou stayed for a moment, then laughed at himself, "I misread He Feng."

"You don't know his past, but Zhong Yuan knows it, and so do I." Li Hong said with a smile, "I think back when we snatched Xiao Lan from the capital, thanks to the help of Yuan Shu and He Feng, they beat Cao Cao to death. Embarrassed."

Tian Chou laughed uncontrollably, "Did the general go to Liyang overnight to meet the emperor and princess?"

"No, wait for two days, when the eldest princess and Zhong Yuan reconcile as before, and when the new official system is issued, I will go to Liyang."

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