"Shang Rong?" Chao Cuo was obviously a little surprised when he heard Shang Rong's name.
This was probably the most unbelievable thing he had heard today.
Shang Rong serves as Shangshu Ling?
Chao Cuo even felt that his brain was a little insufficient.
The reason is very simple, this business profile has no background at all!
He is just the son of a small county captain in Hanoi County. Starting from his grandfather, and counting up to three generations, they are all mud-legged.
His father was able to become an official back then only because he was good at farming.
At that time, Emperor Taizong especially liked to promote "Litians" who could farm and take care of crops. He hoped that these Litians could lead their fellow villagers to become rich together.
Therefore, Shang's father was able to be recommended as an official, starting from Qiangfu and ending with his death of illness while serving as county captain.
It is said that he has a good official reputation and is quite popular among the people.
As his son, Shang Rong also got the opportunity to study because he was his father's legacy.
However, under the circumstances at that time, unless a miracle happened, it was impossible for a son of a minor official in Hanoi to have any famous scholar, Hongru, as his teacher.
His teacher was just a doctor who had retired from old age and returned to his hometown.
There were not even a thousand people like this in the Han Dynasty, but only eight hundred - basically, anyone who became an official above the county magistrate level could have the title of a certain doctor before retiring.
This is purely a symbolic honorary title without any real power.
Judging from Shang Rong's resume, his teacher actually did not give him any useful help.
But just like this, the son of a petty official with no background, no backing, or even capital, climbed all the way from the grassroots to the position of the great agricultural minister in charge of the Han Dynasty's agricultural power and national policies. He stayed there for four or five years. During these four years,
In the past five years, Da Nong Zhi Bu Sui was just a sculpture. When something happened, Zhi Bu Sui would come out and say a few words, and then he could go back to enjoy the flowers and the moon.
From top to bottom of the farm, no matter how big or small, this businessman is in charge.
Rumor has it that this great farmer only slept less than two hours a day.
Every day, before the Da Nong Yamen opened, he had already arrived at the Yamen office and worked until midnight before returning home with a pile of official documents.
When we go out for inspection and research, we also go directly to the grassroots level, enter the villages, and study the problems face to face.
It is said that when the great farmer got excited, he would roll up his trouser legs and go to work in the fields.
With his efforts, the Han Dynasty began to build the Longshou Canal, build the Baoxie Road, dig the Kunming Pool, play with salt and iron official camps, implement food protection, and implement fake livestock, fake horses, and waterwheel subsidy plans starting from the third year of Yuande.
All these things, not one of them went wrong.
Not even one caused a big problem.
Shang Rong has thus become a representative figure of contemporary farmers.
Although the Nongjia, as a school organization, actually ceased to exist long ago.
But Shang Rong brought out thousands of capable agricultural officials and grassroots officials with very strong business capabilities.
Judging from his political achievements, he fully deserves his appointment as Jiuqing.
But the problem is...
Chao Cuo couldn't figure it out, how did he do all this?
And how can a minister like him, who has no background, no backers, and no factional support, get the support of other ministers attending the court meeting?
There are countless people who covet the position of Shangshu Ling like crucian carp crossing the river.
I'm afraid that on the day of the court meeting, various factions will be out of ideas.
After all, squeezing a persimmon until soft is something everyone does.
How could an official like Shang Rong, who has no background, backing or faction, easily want to climb to the rank of Shangshu Ling and become the ninth minister?
dream!
Even if he, a royal censor, wanted to be promoted to prime minister, he had to put his head high and complete the Wei River water transportation project so that the emperor would have a reason to grant him the title of marquis!
You must know that behind Chao Cuo, there is the support of the entire legal family, as well as the support of a large number of ministers of the late emperor.
Why did Zhou Yafu recommend him?
Because Chao Cuo and Zhou Yafu were both ministers left by the late emperor to the new emperor!
In theory, it's one of our own.
What's in business?
Nothing at all!
Moreover, this guy may not have offended fewer people than Chao Cuo himself.
As a great agricultural minister, he has been in charge of various policies jointly implemented by the Shaofu and the great farmers in the past few years.
Liu She was a slippery man who would push back or even disappear when he was in trouble.
And Shang Rong...
But he doesn't give anyone any face, or even doesn't give anyone any face at all.
Chao Cuo had heard that he even dared to drive the housekeeper of Princess Guantao out of the government office, and he even dared to arrest the children of the Dou family and send them to the imperial court for their wanton behavior!
Which of the other princes and honorable ministers has not suffered in front of him?
Rumor has it that the Chariot General Dongchenghou Yizong had a childhood friend. Under the banner of Yizong, he once wanted to go to a big farmer to free up a number of fake horse quotas to make a profit. As a result, the big farmer directly wrote a letter to impeach the Chariot General for his abuse.
Private rights have no legal basis.
Finally, the young chariot general was ordered by the emperor to cut off the waist and abandon the city. Lian Yizong was also implicated and was fined half a year's salary and 500 households were exempted from food.
Can Yi Zong give this Shang Rong a good look?
Therefore, Chao Cuo did not think that Shang Rong's appointment and dismissal could be passed at the court meeting.
Unless the emperor insists on having his own way, he must use his authority to carry out this matter!
However, this will break the rules of the game in the Han Dynasty since Yuande - since the fourth year of Yuande, the appointment of two thousand stone court officials, especially those of Jiuqing, must be recommended by the court and receive at least half of the votes in favor.
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Although, this system is actually just a fig leaf.
Since its establishment, every time the emperor wants to appoint or remove officials, they will all be approved by unanimous vote.
But that was the result of the strong support of Prime Minister Zhou Yafu and the full coordination of Chao Cuo.
During this change of office, Zhou Yafu was about to become an official. He was crossing the river with Chao Cuo Ni Bodhisattva, and he was not able to protect himself. How could he have the strength to coordinate all aspects?
It would be nice if you don't get overwhelmed by interference from all aspects.
"You must fully cooperate with my will..." Liu Che looked at Chao Cuo with a smile and said softly.
Liu Che naturally knew how many times Shang Rong had visited landmines over the years?
Apart from other things, the water tanker subsidy policy and fake livestock and fake farming plans of big farmers are just a big piece of fat.
I don’t know how many princes, nobles and scholar-bureaucrats covet this place.
But Shang Rong is like an iron gate, blocking almost all the tentacles of those who covet it.
Even Guantao sued Shang Rong more than once in front of Liu Che.
The young masters of the Dou and Bo families even put eye drops on Shang Rong all day long in front of Empress Dowager Dou.
This made the two old ladies in the East Palace think that Shang Rong was a rebellious minister who didn't take them seriously at all.
As for those princes with two thousand stones, they wanted to peel Shang Rong's skin and cramps to vent their anger.
Destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents!
In the past, Shang Rong was protected by Liu Che, and no one could touch him.
But now, business capacity needs to be promoted?
These people will definitely settle old and new grudges together, and they might even dig a big hole for Shang Rong!
However, this kind of thing is not something Liu Che needs to worry about.
This is Chao Cuo’s responsibility!
Chao Cuo is the prime minister!
What is Prime Minister?
The emperor's deputy, the leader of the civil and military groups who assist the king and govern the world.
He is the prime minister who rules the world by being polite and courteous, keeping all ministers out of the way!
This huge power was given to Chao Cuo, and it was not just for Chao Cuo to do everything.
Of course, Chao Cuo had to solve the personnel issue of Shang Rong's appointment and dismissal.
In layman's terms, the organizational intentions must be implemented, and Shang Rong's appointment must be approved by the court.
As for what method Chao Cuo used to do this?
What does that have to do with Liu Che?
As the Prime Minister, you have to shoulder this responsibility.
Otherwise, why would you want to be the prime minister?
Might as well choose an eraser as a puppet!
When Chao Cuo heard this, he was sweating profusely.
Shang Rong had many more enemies than him.
Almost the entire group of princes and ministers, old and new, were offended by him.
The cavalry general Dongchenghou Yizong was even slapped in the face by him in public.
In the palace, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager also disliked this person.
Now, the emperor actually told him - Aiqing is the prime minister, this is the prime minister's business, I don't care!
Is this still justified?
However, Chao Cuo had to bow his head and say: "No! I know!"
what else can we do?
The current system and political ecology of the Han family is that the emperor is supreme, the emperor is born divine, and the emperor is always right.
The official saying is - the emperor is ordered by the sky, and he guides the universe, making the light like the sun and moon, and the movement of yin and yang.
The power of the king is greater than all other things and all natural and physical laws.
The will of the Son of Heaven is God’s will and destiny.
As the incoming prime minister, the only thing he, Chao Cuo, can do and the only right choice is to do his best to implement the emperor's will!
As for how to implement it?
Then we can only look at his Chao Cuo's skills.
But Liu Che chuckled and said to Chao Cuo: "Please don't think that I am trying to force others to do something difficult... Qu Ni Xianhou once said: The prime minister is the one who assists the emperor to regulate yin and yang, coordinate the four seasons, educate all things in the proper way, and control and care for others.
The princes of the four barbarians are close to the people, so that the ministers and officials can all fulfill their duties!"
In Liu Che's opinion, Chen Ping's definition of prime minister is not outdated even now.
The prime minister, as the head of the cabinet and the chief of all officials, is actually the prime minister in later generations.
Great responsibility and great power.
As a prime minister, your vision cannot be narrow and you must have overall awareness.
Like Zhou Yafu, although his attitude and stance were close to Confucianism, he never gave Confucianists any preferential treatment because of Confucianism.
Wherever he comes from, even the miscellaneous families he dislikes the most can get fairer treatment.
For example, if Chao Cuo was recommended as his successor this time, if it were to be replaced by another person, I am afraid that Chao Cuo, who has different political views and is not in the same camp, would not be recommended, but Zhou Yafu recommended him.
Because he knew that Chao Cuo was the best candidate.
This is the ambition and courage of a politician.
In comparison, Chao Cuo is far from being a qualified politician, and he has not yet positioned himself correctly.
He is going to be the prime minister!
But the thoughts and vision are still from the Legalist standpoint!
How can this work!
You are the prime minister, not the imperial censor.
Prime Minister, the most important quality is tolerance!
Otherwise, the various factions will fight each other.
Judging from the current situation, it is just a conflict between Confucianism and Legalism. Once the conflict breaks out in full, one of them will definitely die!
Either Confucianism defeats Legalism, or Legalism kills Confucianism.
However, Liu Che felt that the greater possibility was that Confucianism and Legalism would come to power alternately, with both sides attacking each other.
Just like the struggle between the old and new parties in the Northern Song Dynasty, when the new party came to power, it would first kill the remnants of the old party, no matter what, and then kill the remnants of the new party.
For this reason, the Liao and Jin issues, the recovery of Yanyun, and the strengthening and enriching of the country should all be put down first, and they can all be turned into bargaining chips, turned into transactions, and used as a means to attack opponents.
Moreover, once caught in such a vortex, the situation may be uncontrollable.
As long as one faction's knife is stained with the other's blood, there will be no end.
If that were the case, Liu Che would have had to kill Confucianism and Legalism as well.
Thinking of this, Liu Che looked at Chao Cuo very seriously and warned him solemnly: "You must remember what I said today, and engrave the words "Qu Ni presents your marriage" on the desk of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and write it on
In your heart!"
This is also Liu Che's biggest worry and uneasiness about Chao Cuo.
The current situation is such that there is no longer any room for destabilizing hundreds of schools of thought to focus on a certain art.
Confucianism, Legalism, Huang-Lao, Mohism, and Za are all fully fledged, and they have grown into a force capable of controlling the world.
Even the Mohist school, the weakest among these factions, may cause irreversible and devastating blows to Chinese science, physics, chemistry and mechanics once it dies!
"No!" Chao Cuo bowed quickly. He still understood this understanding.
After all, he is not blind.
Needless to say, today’s Confucian schools all over the world have become like barnacles, tightly entangled in the body of the empire.
If Confucianism and Legalism really want to go into full-scale war, then the world will probably be in an uproar and the world will be in chaos.
It would not be possible to bleed and float on the oars, but it would definitely be dark.
"As long as you have this understanding..." Liu Che was still worried. For this reason, in the past few days, he had even studied the idea of transferring Yuan An back to Chang'an so that Yuan An could contain Chao Cuo.
But after thinking about it carefully, Liu Che rejected this idea.
As for Yuan Ang, he is a good person and it is very comfortable to be friends with him.
but……
He values friendship too much.
In politics, there is no need for friendship.
Governing a country does not require friendship.
If an official shows affection to his friends, he is committing a crime against the people.
Therefore, Yuan An had better become the Grand Tutor of the King of South Vietnam and the Supreme Emperor of South Vietnam!
Maybe in the future, he can open a branch base for Liu Che on the Indochina Peninsula!
Moreover, transferring Yuan An back would probably send a wrong signal to others, that is - the emperor is wary of the prime minister!
This is terrible!
And it will definitely cause horrific disasters!
The empire needs stability now.
Stably digest the fruits of victory, steadily adapt to the new era, and steadily incubate those things that will be hatched.
Any possible internal strife and internal strife must be nipped in the bud!
The next few years will be a critical moment for the Han Empire!
Whether you can get out of the monster house in Northeast Asia depends on your internal affairs and digestion ability in the past few years!
