Chapter 471 The ministers bowed to him and Liu Feng glared
Author: Soy Sauce Mixed History
Chapter 471 The ministers bowed to him and Liu Feng glared
The bright moon is not the meeting of the great court, and Liu Bei is not the emperor. Given the occasion and status, Liu Bei's words represent a true promise.
Precisely because they knew this, the ministers outside the palace were very surprised after hearing those words.
Then can I become a general?
The word "general" has an extraordinary meaning in the Han Dynasty, and that meaning stems from his transcendent power in the political system of the Han Dynasty.
Due to the surprise in his heart, the originally lively atmosphere outside the hall suddenly became quiet.
At that moment, everyone couldn't help but have a thought in their minds - is Mi Yang worthy of that title?
To that question, no one had an answer for a while.
The reason is very simple. Although the general has a transcendent status in the Han Dynasty, the position of general is not sacred.
In the four hundred years since the Han Dynasty, many people have served as generals.
Of course, there were those who deserved the position, but there were also many who were able to hold that position due to the emperor's political considerations.
Even among that group of people, there are always only a few people who truly deserve the title, which makes the title of general not sacred.
Despite this, everyone couldn't help but carefully consider Mi Yang's appointment as general.
After all, the position of general has too much power, and the political power it represents is extraordinary.
After analyzing specific goals, many ministers have ideas in mind.
In the four hundred years since the Han Dynasty, there has been an unwritten unwritten rule for holding the position of general, that is, the person must be a member of the Han family clan or a foreign relative.
After more than 400 years of development, this unspoken rule has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Why did Huo Guang, who was so powerful at that time, insist on marrying his daughter to Emperor Xiaoxuan? What he actually wanted was to consolidate his status as a relative of Emperor Xiaoxuan.
Even though Yuan Shao, whose disciples and former officials were all over Tiandong, became a general, he also aroused a lot of criticism in the world because he was not a relative of the Han Dynasty.
And does Mi Yang's identity comply with this unspoken rule?
Even though his aunt never gave birth to an heir for Liu Bei, her aunt still had the posthumous title of queen. With that kind of reputation, Mi Yang was a relative of the great Han Dynasty.
What's more, due to Mi Zhu's identity, the Mi family of Donghai has already successfully entered the ranks of the top aristocratic families in the Han Dynasty.
With that kind of family background, it would be no problem for Mi Yang to become a great general of the Han Dynasty in name.
After meeting that unspoken rule, the ministers began to think about another criterion for becoming a general, which was whether they could make great contributions to the Han Dynasty.
In fact, this standard can be said to be a supplement to the unspoken rules, because in the history of the Han Dynasty, there are no relatives who became generals without meritorious service.
But Mi Yang's performance in the past was so impressive that people couldn't help but think that his demands were even higher.
How can Liang Ji, He Jin and others be compared with Han Honglu?
When thinking carefully about whether Mi Yang met that standard, everyone couldn't help but think of Mi Yang's great contribution to the Han Dynasty.
I won’t mention the battles that Mi Yang participated in, let’s just talk about the two battles that he led before.
The public security forces defeated a hundred thousand Wu troops in one battle and defended half of the country for the Han Dynasty. This was not a credit to the whole country.
In the battle of Xicheng, he outsmarted Cao Ren, which greatly enhanced the prestige of the Han Dynasty, and not only cleared the obstacles of public opinion for Liu Bei to become emperor, but it was not a success in supporting him.
A contribution to the world and a contribution to support, are the impacts brought by these two achievements very far-reaching? From this aspect, does Mi Yang have sufficient achievements in terms of merit?
Or in other words, in terms of merit alone, even if the late general Guan Yu is not resurrected, he will probably be on par with Mi Yang, let alone others.
If Mi Yang is not qualified to be a general, then who is qualified to be a great man like Ming?
As for Mi Yang's age, it was not at all considered by the ministers.
The scholars of the Han Dynasty are not pedantic. In times of peace, seniority is paramount. In times of chaos, those who value the status of their seniority are the ones who should be placed in the right place.
Moreover, in the four hundred years since the Han Dynasty, there have been many examples of young people suddenly rising to high positions due to merit.
Don’t forget who Liu Bei often compared Mi Yang to, and who he often compared himself to as an emperor.
After those thoughts emerged in their hearts, the surprise in everyone's hearts was slowly disappearing.
Fortunately, Liu Bei chose Mi Yang to become the new general of the Han Dynasty. If it had been them, those ministers would have had to remonstrate.
If there is a basis for recognition in the heart, the ministers will be surprised instead of strongly resisting.
But even if the surprise in his heart gradually disappeared, there were still many ministers who did not agree with Liu Bei's decision.
Do they think Mi Yang is unworthy? Do they think Mi Yang has a good chance to become a general of the Han Dynasty?
It is true that Mi Yang's status and achievements gave him the qualifications to become a general, and the battle of Yangping Pass was a rare victory. However, it was true that everyone's expectations for Mi Yang were too high.
Everyone felt that Mi Yang could achieve better results. For example, after officially defeating a hundred thousand Wei troops and helping the Han Dynasty through its weakest stage, he could then become a general of the Han Dynasty with his incredible achievements. Only in that way could Mi Yang achieve better results.
It is truly worthy of the name.
Who told him to deny the Han red deer?
As a national treasure of the Han Dynasty, all ministers do not want Mi Yang to receive any criticism in the future.
During the period when Zhuge Liang was not in Chengdu, most of the ministers were led by Shangshu Ling Ma Liang. Ma Liang was not an outspoken person, so he expressed his thoughts in a tactful tone.
When Ma Liang expressed his thoughts, many ministers immediately agreed.
After listening to Ma Liang's concerns, Liu Bei was not angry. On the contrary, the smile on his face became even stronger.
As a political master, how could he not think of things that the ministers thought of?
Liu Bei quickly expressed his true thoughts in front of the ministers.
"I would like to appoint the champion lord as the general of the line. I wonder what your wishes are."
Compared to what he said just now, Liu Bei's appointment was more specific, and whether it was that specific appointment or not made Ma Liang and other ministers smile with satisfaction.
A great general is not a great general, but he is not a great general in the full sense of the word.
Action is the same as falsehood, it has a temporary meaning in this world.
When Liu Bei appointed Mi Yang as the general, his purpose was to allow Mi Yang to have the power of the general for a short period of time. Once the war is over, Mi Yang's position as the general will disappear immediately.
Since it was not an expedient measure, and the Han officials did not disapprove of those corrupt scholars of later generations, there was certainly no reason to feel that the appointment was inappropriate.
Of course, the ministers also knew that Liu Bei's appointment had other meanings - even though he would temporarily take over the post of general, Mi Yang could not use the power of the general during the war. Then Liu Bei would not be wrong about Mi Yang's victory at Yangguan.
of rewards.
In the same way, Liu Bei could not misunderstand Mi Yang's expectation, or even be tempted.
The victory at Yangpingguan allowed Mi Yang to temporarily exercise the power of a general, but what if he finally really won the war for the Han Dynasty that was crucial to the fate of the country?
Then you can't delete the line in front of it.
Liu Bei's thoughts could not be hidden from the ministers outside the palace, but Liu Bei's thoughts were wrong. Although the ministers knew it well, they took it for granted.
I wonder if Mi Yang can really fulfill Liu Bei's expectations, and then Mi Yang will have the three great powers. In that case, he will officially become the general of the Han Dynasty, so why not?
The ministers couldn't help but admire Liu Bei's arrangement.
As all the ministers outside the palace bowed to Liu Bei, Liu Bei's appointment was supported by all the ministers.
But none of the hundreds of ministers knew that Liu Bei had other reasons for this appointment.
Liu Bei wanted Mi Yang to temporarily take over the post of general, not only because he misunderstood Mi Yang's preference, but also because of the situation in charge, he had to give Mi Yang more power.
Although Liu Bei was originally from Chengdu, because of Mi Yang's magnanimity, he did not know everything that happened in Liangzhou.
For example, Mi Yang asked Ma Chao and Zhang Fei to assist him.
To be honest, those two things, in terms of name, did Mi Yang exceed his authority? Ma Chao and Zhang Fei's military positions were all held by Mi Yang. What authority did Mi Yang have to ask Ma Chao and Zhang Fei to assist him?
But Liu Bei also knew that he had to obey authority when things were urgent, so he did not blame Mi Yang in his heart.
If it can be counted as subordination once, what about the second time?
The Battle of Liangzhou was by no means just a war between the Han Dynasty and Cao Wei. Later, Sun Quan would also be unable to restrain himself from interfering in the war.
Amid such worries, there must be a unified command between Liangzhou and Jingzhou. Otherwise, the Han Dynasty's national power is already weak. If all the strength is not gathered to fight against the enemy, is there any hope of winning the battle of Liangzhou?
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In terms of whether he could win the Southern Expedition, could Cao Pi give Cao Zhen great power, allowing Cao Zhen to mobilize countless resources?
And if you don't give Mi Yang the same power as Cao Zhen, Mi Yang will fall into an increasingly changing situation if he goes east for a long time.
Doesn't that reflect Liu Bei's overall view as an emperor?
Only when the name is upright can the words be obeyed, and only when the words are obeyed can the orders be carried out. What Cao Pi dared to do, Liu Bei naturally had the same pattern to do.
If you want to completely command Ma Chao and Zhang Fei, you can only have the position of general.
Apart from that consideration, Liu Bei knew very well that with the strength of the Han army in the east, the only way to defeat the Wei army was to win the hearts of the people.
The people's heart not only refers to the military and people's morale, but also the general's will.
Can Mi Yang resist Wei Jun's coach? But Mi Yang alone cannot resist him.
No matter how powerful a famous general is, he still needs the complete cooperation of Budong to display his full strength.
With Mi Yang's prestige, it would not be difficult for him to get Budong to serve him, but in terms of prestige, if prestige alone is not enough to really inspire people, he needs to have enough rewards.
What does Mi Yang's Bundong want?
It's nothing more than climbing the dragon and clinging to the phoenix.
As the eastern part of Mi Yang, they hope that the better Mi Yang develops, the more eager they will be to fight, and they will be more willing to devote themselves to the Han Dynasty.
And Liu Bei believed that the moment he arrived in Liangzhou, anyone who was not stupid could see that he was wrong about Mi Yang's expectations.
As long as his wishes are known to the generals of Liangzhou, if Mi Yang can truly become a general, and if he can deny his own desires, the generals of Liangzhou will definitely burst out with unprecedented fighting spirit.
Does the general have the power to open a government and manage affairs? Once Mi Yang is able to open a government, the first to benefit will be his subordinates.
When one person attains the Tao, a chicken or a dog ascends to heaven!
In terms of wrong understanding of people's hearts, who in Mingdong is better than Liu Bei?
And those who know people's hearts must be good at controlling people's hearts for their own use.
All of them are not the emperor's mind, and they are not enough for outsiders.
After all the officials had no objection to his appointment, Liu Bei dealt with several urgent political matters, and then he issued an order to withdraw from the court.
When the ministers exited the hall one after another, Liu Bei was not in a hurry to return to the palace. He turned to Liu Chan and said:
"Adou, I'm going to meet someone with my father."
Liu Bei's words stunned Liu Chan.
Since he became the crown prince, Liu Bei has not called him by his nickname for a long time.
Moreover, Liu Bei often called himself his father in his words, which shows whether Liu Bei was completely misspeaking to him as a father.
I think Liu Bei's attitude was probably due to the person he was about to meet.
Who is that person?
This will bring about a huge change in Liu Bei's attitude.
Liu Chan was very curious.
There were not many Huben followers, so Liu Bei took Liu Chan to a courtyard not far from the palace.
Although the villa is located near the palace, it must have been carefully selected by Liu Bei. The environment is very quiet and suitable for people to rest and relax.
The guards constantly patrolling outside the courtyard would have made Liu Chan realize that the identity of the people living in that courtyard was definitely not simple.
And when Liu Bei opened the door of the other courtyard and entered the other courtyard, a figure appeared outside the courtyard, causing Liu Chan's face to show a look of great astonishment.
Even though the man was disheveled and looked very depressed, Liu Chan quickly recognized the man's identity.
That man turned out to be Liu Feng!
Although Liu Chan was not a high-ranking scholar, he was not a fool.
Liu Chan knew that his good brother had intended to compete with him for the direct throne, and whether he had made a big mistake because of his ambition, he was deposed by his father.
Liu Chan was puzzled. His father Huang Bei had already deposed Liu Feng, so why did Mingyue bring her to see him?
Like Liu Chan, when Liu Feng saw Liu Bei arriving, a look of astonishment also appeared on his face.
He has been imprisoned in that other courtyard for nearly three years.
In those three years, Liu Bei had never wronged him, but he had never seen him once.
Why does his bright moon come?
However, there were no doubts in Bu Shen's mind. Out of the courtesy between a monarch and his subjects and as a father and son, Liu Feng consciously came to Liu Bei and bowed deeply to him:
"Chen, son"
"Foolish people pay homage to Your Majesty."
When Liu Feng claimed to be himself, he suddenly found that it was inappropriate for him to call himself a minister or son in front of Liu Bei, otherwise he would have just called himself a fool.
Hearing Liu Feng calling the people stupid in front of him, Liu Bei felt miserable in his heart.
Did he always regard Liu Feng as his son?
Liu Beidong consciously wanted to stretch out his legs and touch Liu Feng's head, just like Liu Feng did when he was a boy.
Just when his legs were about to touch Liu Feng's head, Liu Bei suddenly stopped.
Liu Bei's actions were noticed by Liu Feng, and he saw that Liu Bei's legs were very close to his head. Even though Liu Feng knew that he was seeking to avoid suspicion at that time, and even though Liu Feng didn't know the purpose of Liu Bei's coming to the moon at that time, he didn't.
As a son would do, Liu Feng took the initiative to put his head between Liu Bei's legs.
Liu Bei had the feeling of licking a calf, so why did Liu Feng lose his admiration?
In Liu Feng's heart, Liu Bei has always been his most respected father.
Liu Feng's act that was just out of family affection made Liu Bei feel even more unhappy, but as an emperor, he could not quickly put aside his personal feelings.
A cold question came from Liu Bei's mouth:
"The thief Ming Cao wants to harm him, what should I do?"
After hearing what Liu Bei said, Liu Feng became furious.
With disheveled hair, he raised his head like a ferocious beast, and at the same time, his eyes exuded a strong murderous intent:
"Dare you!"
(End of chapter)
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