The news that the imperial servant Yuan Ang was dismissed and sent to Jiangdu as the royal tutor was like a bomb, instantly detonating the enthusiasm of the Guanzhong gossip party.
Although the Yuan family came from the Chu State, they were forcibly moved to Anling, Guanzhong during the Xiaohui period.
As early as the period of Empress Lu, Yuan An had already served as an official and served as a surrogate for Lu Lu.
Yuan An's elder brother Yuan Kuai defected to the group of heroes led by Chen Ping and Zhou Bo.
Therefore, later, when the Lu family fell, nothing happened to the Yuan family. Yuan Ang even got the guarantee of his brother, and became the Zhonglang in the new dynasty.
This is also the reason why when Yuan An later rebelled against Zhou, Zhou Bo was furious and cursed: I am friendly with your brother, but now your court is destroying me!
For twenty or thirty years, the Yuan family has been the roly-poly in the political arena of the Han Dynasty.
In Guanzhong and the counties, a network of relationships as large and complex as a spider has been established.
Even four years ago, Chao Cuo tried his best to knock down Yuan Ang.
But in fact, Yuan An didn't even get a hair scratched, and he still walked in and out of the palace with great swagger, and was respected as a guest in the homes of the prime ministers and marquises.
In the past history, Yuan Ang took the opportunity to defeat Chao Cuo's army and directly let Chao Cuo die.
Now, Yuan Ang has been dismissed from the imperial servant position and released to the royal family of Jiangdu.
Anyone who is a little sensitive to politics knows that Yuan Si is in big trouble this time.
Otherwise, according to the tradition of the Han Dynasty, "the general will not humiliate his prime minister".
When Jiu Qing commits a crime, he usually only takes sick leave.
Just like last year, Da Honglu was put on sick leave for a year by the emperor.
Instead, he was directly expelled from Chang'an and sent to other counties.
Such an example makes people easily think of Zhang Shizhi, the former Tingwei.
This is a treatment that only those ministers who make the emperor very unhappy will receive.
Otherwise, to be fair, if Jiu Qing is released to the outside world, he will usually be the county guard.
Just like a leader of a central ministry or commission in China, when he is transferred to a local government or a provincial party secretary, that means he needs to be sharpened and trained, but the chairman of the provincial CPPCC or the director of the National People's Congress means he needs to retire.
In such an atmosphere, Yuan An packed his bags and embarked on his journey to Jiangdu to take up his post.
On the day Yuan An left Beijing, the area around Baqiao was crowded with people going to see him off.
Almost most of the nobles, nobles, powerful officials, and knight errants from Guanzhong came to see him off.
Some people even directly handed girls, money and men to Yuan Ang.
This gave Yuan Ang some relief, and he finally left in a more dignified manner, saving his face.
Liu Che also sent Yan Yi to send him off.
After Yan Yi came back, he reported the grand farewell ceremony to Liu Che. He also sighed with envy and hatred: "As a minister, I should be like Duke Si, and there will be no reputation in the whole court!"
When Liu Che heard this, he sneered twice, and his impression of Yuan An also dropped a bit.
In his previous life, King Liu Wu of Liang sent assassins to assassinate Yuan Ang. As a result, every time the first wave of assassins asked anyone, everyone was full of praise for Yuan Ang.
Why is this, do you still need to ask?
Liu Che also probably understood why after the Wu-Chu Rebellion in his previous life, the emperor no longer appointed Yuan An to specific positions, but only let him serve as a think tank and staff officer.
Yuan Ang, you cherish your reputation too much and have too much charlatanism.
Allowing such a person to preside over specific affairs will not only harm the country, but also harm himself.
Therefore, Liu Che said to Yan Yi: "Yuan Si is not as good as Qi Huangyang!"
This sentence immediately frightened Yan Yi to the point where he immediately knelt down and took off his hat to apologize.
Qi Huangyang was a famous official of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period, and he was also the protagonist of the allusion "Do not avoid relatives when doing things internally, and do not avoid enemies when doing things externally".
The emperor's meaning couldn't be more obvious.
Yuan An is just a person who does not avoid relatives when doing things internally, but absolutely avoids enemies when doing things externally.
The emperor has always disliked ministers not distinguishing between public and private affairs and avenging private vengeance.
Fortunately, Ji An came to Yan Yi's rescue at this time.
"Your Majesty, the Grandmaster of the Huben Guards Reclamation Regiment ordered the grandson to return to the court to report his duties. I have arranged for him to be at the public carriage station. Will Your Majesty summon him immediately?" Ji An came in from outside the palace and asked.
Yan Yi immediately stepped aside knowingly.
"Gongsun Hong..." Liu Che heard this and put aside Yuan An's matter. At the very least, Yuan An had to stay in Jiangdu for three or four years. Even if he came back in the future, he would be given the position of Guanglu doctor.
, hold it high.
On the other hand, Gongsun Hong, Liu Che is very interested in him now.
After being the emperor for so long, Liu Che already understood.
What he needs is not those so-called gentlemen who are well-rounded, praised by the world, and praised by scholars.
He only needs two kinds of people to help him.
One is a loyal and honest minister who keeps his head down and works hard.
One is a tycoon who does whatever it takes to achieve his goals.
Gongsun Hong happened to be a mixture of these two types of people.
He can bury his head, say nothing, and get things done silently, or he can lose his moral integrity, be shameless, and carry out policies by hook or by crook. In particular, he is better at guessing the intentions of his superiors.
There are so many prime ministers in Xiaozhu's court, but he is the only one to die a good death. Is there no reason?
Therefore, in order to wait for Gongsun Hong to enter the capital, Liu Che even postponed many matters that were originally to be discussed in the Shuo Wang Dynasty last year to this year.
Therefore, Liu Che immediately ordered: "Summon immediately!"
"promise!"
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Gongsun Hong was currently sitting in the waiting room of the public transport department.
He rubbed his hands nervously.
He was ordered by the emperor to return to Chang'an suddenly from Liaodong County.
In order to bring him back to Chang'an from the Huben Guards Reclamation Regiment, the imperial court's envoys even used Chuanma, which was similar to the 800-mile rush to transmit urgent information, day and night, to convey the order as quickly as possible.
After arriving in Liaodong, they mobilized the army to send him back to Chang'an from Liaodong without stopping for a moment.
Along the way, Gongsun Hong almost lost half his life.
That's why he was so nervous.
The reason is very simple. In the history of the Han Dynasty, almost every minister who was summoned back to Chang'an from the local area by the emperor in this way, regardless of his status, was ultimately a prelude to reuse and promotion.
Gongsun Hong is in his forties this year.
But he still couldn't sleep because of it.
In the first half of his life, he experienced a prosperous youth, and also experienced a middle-aged man who was homeless and had no food and clothing. At one time, he even had to feed the pigs.
Because I have endured hardships, and also because I have enjoyed blessings.
Therefore, Gongsun Hong knows better than anyone else how precious and precious opportunities are.
"Why is Your Majesty urgently ordering me to come to Beijing this time?" Gongsun Hong thought in his heart: "Mr. Dan (Hu Wusheng) wrote to me a few months ago to tell me that Your Majesty is building salt and iron, getting rid of old money, and wants to implement new policies.
In the meantime, when I arrived in Chang'an, Imperial Servant Yuan An had already left the capital. According to reports, he was related to Ma Zheng. I think that what your Majesty wants is nothing more than the profit from the salt and iron industry and commerce, and the concealment of Ma Zheng!"
It must be said that Gongsun Hong was born to be a politician.
However, Gongsun Hong at this moment is not the Pingjin Marquis who was superior in everything and had no integrity in history.
Now Gongsun Hong still has a lot of integrity.
He had not experienced the ten years of hard work in the Public Transport Department, nor had he experienced the mission to the Xiongnu and the subsequent disastrous defeat in Shuofang County affairs. At this time, Gongsun Hong, like many scholars, always had some unrealistic feelings in his heart.
idealistic romantic thoughts.
Therefore, when he thought of this, he became a little confused.
Fame, wealth and fame are of course what Gongsun Hong wants.
However, it would be difficult for him to accept it if he was to be stigmatized or even classified as a villain.
But if the emperor insists on ordering him to take charge of salt, iron or horse affairs,
As a minister, he seemed unable to refuse.
"That's it, that's it!" Gongsun Hong thought: "Now that I'm here, I'll make peace with it. As a minister, I serve your father and I shouldn't have any wrong thoughts. Whatever your Majesty orders me to do, I will do it well."
Got it!". (To be continued.)
ps: I’m about to get on the bus, so I wrote this in a hurry = =
