"General Wei, since he is called a duke, respects his mother Liu from Qiao County, Pei State, as the Queen Mother of Yan State, and makes his wife Qinghe Zhao Shiyun the Queen Mother of Yan State. The other ladies are all called concubines... He worships Lu Fan from Runan as the Prime Minister of Yan State...
…”
In the capital pavilion in the east of Wancheng, Nanyang, outside the window, the early spring wind was blowing sharply. Inside the window, a young man with a weak crown was standing in front of the couch, holding a document for the person on the couch.
"Stay here!" As soon as he got up, the man lying on the couch was Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, known as the Twin Jewels of the Central Plains. He suddenly dropped the hot towel on his forehead, and then said curiously, "I didn't even stand up.
Crown Prince?"
"Report to your lord." The young man, Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, immediately shook his head. "There is no word about establishing a son, at least the report in the document did not mention..."
"Then it must be that he is not established, but he is not afraid of anything happening?" The barefooted Cao Cao turned over and sat up, pinching his beard with a confused look on his face. "It's just like others, his second son Gongsun Ping is engaged to Dong Zhuo's granddaughter.
Yes, and Gongsun Ping's grandfather Feng Fang was a minister decades ago and could be regarded as a person who has been in the central government for a long time. Such a background is naturally supported by the civil and military affairs of Kansai, and the so-called Hebei territory is actually Hebei and Kansai.
It’s a big block, and there’s already some resentment, so it’s normal for this to cause trouble, right?”
This topic was quite sensitive, so Cao Ang could only remain silent.
"Also, didn't he posthumously title his father?" Cao Cao came back to his senses and continued to ask. "Shouldn't this be the first thing to do? Why didn't I hear it?"
"It is mentioned below that General Wei was initially planning to give his father a posthumous title, Duke Wen of Yan, but no one recognized it. Some even said it was ridiculous to his face, but he didn't care, so he put it aside."
Cao Ang, who had already read the document briefly, responded immediately.
"I understand!" Cao Cao suddenly laughed. "He didn't want to commend his biological father. What achievements did his biological father have to speak of, and he could be called Yan Wengong? He just wanted to commend his mother... thinking that his mother's
His achievements are enough to be called 'literary', but his mother is still alive, so it's difficult to explain clearly, so we just put it aside."
"Did a husband actually get a beautiful posthumous title from his wife?" Cao Ang couldn't help being shocked.
"Gongsun died today, and she will be given this posthumous title tomorrow." Cao Cao lay down again and sighed. "The latitude and longitude of heaven and earth are called Wen; the moral and knowledgeable are called Wen; the diligent and knowledgeable are called Wen; the kindness and love for the people are called Wen...
It’s so apt! You go on, I’m just about to hear about Yan’s official system, this is the main point.”
"Here!" Cao Ang quickly held up the document again and read aloud. "I wish Lu Fan of Xiyang, Runan, to be the Prime Minister of Yan, the judge of Wei County to be the Prime Minister of the Left, and Lou Gui of Nanyang to be the Prime Minister of the Right..."
"Lou Zibo can be considered a fool..."
"The State of Yan has three provinces. One is the Zhongshu Province, which is in charge of secrets, issues political orders, and is led by the prime minister; the other is the Shangshu Province, which is in charge of secrets, oversees the documents entered by the ministries, Taiwan, Cao, and pavilions, and approves and reads them.
It was led by the left prime minister; later it was set up as a department to control secrets, supervise and refute government orders, and it was led by the right prime minister..."
"It's the same old thing." Cao Cao lay there and said indifferently. "This is actually to combine the Three Lords, Shangshutai, and Huangmenjian into one, and then divide them into three... Zhongshu Sheng is in the middle to make decisions, and Shangshu is in charge.
Enter, the Menxia Province manages the exit, and distributes it to the three phases. If my prediction is correct, Baima Yicong will also be under the jurisdiction of the Menxia Province in the future. This is Lou Zibo’s biggest confidence in taking this responsibility! However, no matter what
Well, in this way, the rights and responsibilities are much clearer, and it can be considered something new."
"What my father said is true, and I feel the same way." Cao Ang couldn't help but add another sentence. "In, Ding, and Exit are clearly organized, with clear rights and responsibilities, and the three are in harmony, so that a family will not be too independent.
The big situation..."
"Keep reading..."
"Here." Cao Zixiu quickly lowered his head and continued to read. "Under the three provinces, there are six departments, namely the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Household Affairs. Each department has a minister, and two ministers on the left and right, facing each other directly.
There are also twelve temples in each state, county, and township, which still belong to three provinces, namely Taichang Temple, Honglu Temple, Zongzheng Temple, Dali Temple, Shaofu Temple, Taipu Temple, Sinong Temple, Jiangzuo Temple, and Huangge Temple.
"Not to mention this." Cao Cao became more and more bored. "Everyone knows Gongsun Wenqi's heart. The six departments are just copied from the six ministers of the Shangshutai, and the twelve temples are nothing more than Jiuqing plus Qin Tianjian.
Huang Pavilion, there is also a block printing temple specially built after block printing of books, notices, and documents became popular nowadays."
"exactly."
"However," Cao Cao sneered again on the couch. "No matter how unscrupulous Gongsun Wenqi is, there will still be difficulties. For example, there is no explanation of the whereabouts of the Amway. It is difficult for him to really take the Amway away when his mother is alive."
Incorporated into the Yan State system...are there any others, such as Yushitai?"
"Of course there are more!" Cao Zixiu hurriedly read again. "Four more platforms are set up, namely the Yushitai, the Financial Platform, the Privy Council Platform, and the Jing'an Platform. The Yushitai is in charge of supervision, and it is led by Julu Tianfeng. The Financial Platform is in charge of finance.
It is led by Wang Xiu of Beihai, the Privy Council Station is in charge of military and horse planning, and it is led by Han Dang in western Liaoning. The power and responsibilities of Jing'an Station are unclear, but it is led by Yingchuan Xi Zhong, with Guo Jia as deputy, which is self-explanatory... It is also said that the three senior officials are
The three ministers of the government, together with the heads of the four stations, sit on the Tongque Terrace in Yexia, and are also called officials. When the leader of the country is away, is young, or other extraordinary events, the seven seats can be discussed together, and all state affairs can be temporarily decided.
All generals must also obey orders!"
Cao Cao sat up again with a huff, but then he lay down slowly with a sarcastic look on his face: "This is like the return of the prime minister's real power to the former Han Dynasty! No wonder he has repeatedly divided powers and established systems to weaken the powers and responsibilities of the three prime ministers, but he doesn't want to be here.
Waiting! But he didn’t want to think about it. When he was alive, with his prestige as the founder of the country, the monarch and his ministers were naturally in harmony. But when he died, wouldn’t his son have to have another Hanwu story with these seven prime ministers? Jun,
Competing for power? And the seven prime ministers, involving politics, military, finance, supervision, and internecine affairs, will certainly be opposed to each other and difficult to unify, but on the other hand, it is extremely difficult to completely overwhelm... plus an Amway number, to
At that time, the Gongsun family's Yan Kingdom will be in trouble for thousands of generations, and it will inevitably cause trouble for thousands of generations!"
Cao Ang was about to speak but stopped.
"Zixiu has something to say?" Cao Cao disagreed.
"Yes, sir." Cao Ang mustered up the courage to face him seriously. "I learned from Master Xun (Xun Yue) before and felt that what Master Xun said was very reasonable. That is, even the Supreme One can make mistakes and be wrong.
At that time... Just think about it, if there were such seven phases of real power in the Huan Ling period, how could the country collapse to this point? If the emperor of Han Dynasty had such seven phases of power supporting each other when he was young, how could there be eunuchs?
How can a foreign relative bring trouble to the country to such an extent?"
"Xun Yue's knowledge is good and his views are right." Cao Cao glanced at his eldest son and said quietly. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you be his student. Even what you said today is actually right.
...When the emperor is wise and wants to make a difference, these seven figures must be the ones holding their elbows; but when the country declines and the emperor is incompetent, this system can indeed guarantee the bottom line. Compared with it, no matter how powerful the family is and whether the emperor and his ministers are fighting each other, it is useless.
It also seems insignificant. I think Gongsun Wenqi did this because of the lessons from the Han Dynasty. But Zixiu..."
"yes!"
"Emperor Ling is nothing like that. Emperor Huan is not stupid. He just initiated the party's rule and attracted the disgust of the scholars. As for the eunuchs...don't you know that your great-grandfather is a powerful eunuch? Could it be that he is also a person who brings disaster to the country?"
Cao Cao looked at his eldest son with squinting eyes, and couldn't help but speak earnestly. "You have grown up and will marry Sun's daughter this summer. Don't always listen to what the family says. You can read books on Legalism and Taoism."
Read. For example, Yingchuan Guo Tu, although he is a villain known to the world, his family's legal knowledge is generally recognized as good. Recently, his "Xiao Du Lv Annotation" was printed there in Yexia. It is said that
He wrote it when he was herding sheep under the Yin Mountains. Your father and I think it’s very good, why don’t you buy a copy and read it?”
"Here, I made a mistake. I'm going to buy "Xiao Du Lv Commentary" and read it." Cao Ang leaned over and said yes.
Cao Mengde nodded with satisfaction... This is what makes Cao Ang so satisfying. This boy has always been very filial and listens to his father's words.
However, seeing his son put down the document and go out, Cao Mengde went to get the document and read it carefully. Just when he saw that the Yan Kingdom was not subject to eunuchs, he couldn't help laughing, when he suddenly heard the former raising his voice in the courtyard outside the door.
Opening:
"I have met Xun Changshi!"
Cao Cao heard that it was not good, so he quickly put down the documents, picked up the face towel that was thrown into the corner of the couch, and covered his head directly regardless of the coldness. Then he lay on his back on the couch, squinting his eyes and pretending to be stupid.
Xun Yu walked into the room with a scent of fragrance. Looking at Cao Cao who was pretending to be dead on the couch, he also sighed, but he didn't point it out. Instead, he simply stood where Cao Ang was standing before, picked up the document, and said,
He remained silent for a long time.
Cao Cao pretended for a long time, his forehead was cold, and he felt even more uncomfortable when he was blown by the cold wind outside the window. In the end, he felt a faint headache, so he simply grabbed the towel and threw it directly on the ground, then turned over and sat up, angrily: "Wen Ruo
What do you think the national system of Yan State is like?"
"The design is exquisite and captures the essence of legalist country governance, but unfortunately it lacks the position of moral people..." Xun Yu replied softly. "Moreover, the system is so perfect, it becomes more and more obvious that its people have been trying to conquer the world for a long time!"
"What Wen Ruo said today is nonsense." Cao Mengde sat on the couch barefoot and cross-legged, rarely showing any face to Xun Yu. "Don't you and I know these things? If Gongsun Xun hadn't wanted to usurp the Han Dynasty for a long time, if he hadn't been with
You and I have quite different opinions on politics. How did it lead to today's situation? It's just Wen Ruo, now is not the time to think about him, but we ourselves can't hold it any longer!"
"The emperor is young..." Xun Yu said slowly and helplessly.
"And it's unethical!" Cao Cao was still impatient. "I asked my old friend in Chang'an clearly. Liu Bo'an's death was visible to everyone! You can't blame it on Yang Qi, right? Besides, Yang Qi also committed suicide to apologize.
how?"
"Actually, this matter has something to do with General Wei!"
Cao Cao nodded slightly, but then slowly shook his head: "So what?"
Xun Wenruo also remained silent in response.
In fact, there was an extremely obvious flaw in Gongsun Xun's plan, and that was that the man behind the scenes at the time, Zhong Yaoquan Yuanchang, had no choice but to reveal some flaws because the plan could not keep up with the changes...
First of all, his appearance in Wuguan was too coincidental.
Secondly, as the Yongzhou Muhe who de facto monitors the Chang'an court on behalf of Gongsun Xun, Zhong Yao is actually the first person responsible for the emperor's departure. As the saying goes, who is the fault of the tiger and the tortoise and the jade being destroyed in the coffin?
Of course it is the responsibility of the watcher! However, Zhong Yuanchang was not punished at all this time. Instead, Gongsun Zan, who had temporarily mounted the horse, suffered the consequences!
Therefore, after detailed exchanges with Yang Biao and others, the top smart people in the world like Cao Cao and Xun Yu roughly understood what was going on!
To put it bluntly, the emperor was too young and could not hold his breath, and was finally teased by Gongsun Xun to the point of applause. However, the emperor was forced to have no choice but to be aware of it. The two sides seemed to have the slightest intention of pushing each other along.
Therefore, it is meaningless to pursue the matter of running away at this time. The key lies in the current situation.
What is the current situation?
It's very simple. First of all, no matter what, the emperor, the ministers of Chang'an, and the ancestral temple have actually completely formed a split pattern. The authority of the Han Dynasty has once again fallen to an unprecedented low. Regardless of whether it was a conspiracy or not, the death of Liu Yu will be borne by the emperor.
It has gained an unbearable notoriety!
In other words, the emperor's value was extremely low.
However, the value of the Emperor is extremely low, but it does not mean that the princes of the Central Plains can abandon the young Emperor... Not to mention that the two Han clan clans have to consider their own surnames, nor does Cao Cao have to consider Yingchuan, which has huge internal power.
, Nanyang Scholar Group, just want to say one thing. Only by maintaining an alliance can the Central Plains princes maintain a strategic balance in front of Gongsun Xun, and this alliance can only be maintained in the name of supporting the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Liu Biao had to pay tribute to this small court, which was of extremely low value and even had some negative effects.
But now it's just like that, it's just disgusting and doesn't affect the overall situation.
In fact, Cao Cao had already discussed with Xun Yu at that time. When the situation calmed down, he would find an opportunity to send the emperor to Chenjun, which was the heart of Cao Cao's group. Not to mention holding the emperor hostage to order the princes, he would probably support the little emperor.
, just ask him not to cause trouble, and by the way, it would be nice to use his name to grant everyone an official title or something.
But, so say but!
Gongsun Xun is so shameless. He obviously got a huge advantage, but instead he pretended to be a victim and asked the emperor to go back... It's impossible to send him back, right?
In this general pattern of confrontation between Hebei and the Central Plains, if the emperor, the biggest variable outside the two, is sent back, your Central Plains alliance will collapse on its own!
This disgusting smell hasn't ended yet. The three families have joined forces and finally persuaded the emperor. Well, Gongsun Xun has become a public official over there!
This is the rhythm of usurping the Han Dynasty!
So Nanyang was in trouble again, and the little emperor almost cried and pointed at the noses of the three Central Plains princes and asked, are you still loyal to the Han Dynasty?
Of course!
Do you still want to help the Han Dynasty?
It’s definitely helpful!
Then send troops to attack the rebels?
There is really no way to defeat this... There is no preparation! There is no preparation for a large-scale decisive battle!
When will it be ready?
The great Han Zhongliang, the new Great Han Sikong Cao Mengde hid in Duting and pretended to be dead under such questioning... There was no other place to go. Gongsun Xun sent the last batch of palace maids from the Han Dynasty here, and Nanyang was
There was no serious palace, so a group of people occupied all the large and small official temples in Wancheng. The former county temples have become the Taiwei Mansion of Yang Taiwei. What else do you want?
And unlike Liu Biao and Liu Bei, who only sent a few envoys here, Cao Cao had to watch in Wancheng all day long. Otherwise, the little emperor's current gaffe and the traditional centripetal force of the Nanyang area towards the Han Dynasty would be enough.
, I’m afraid Nanyang will have its real surname Liu in a few days!
Don’t you see, Nanyang Deng Zhi is a talent that Cao Mengde values very much, and he comes from a famous family. After being the first hero of Guangwu, Deng Yu, he was directly promoted to the rank of servant by the emperor. Although Deng Zhi came to Cao Cao specifically to explain.
, but what on earth is going on? How could Cao Cao trust Deng Zhi again in the future?
In short, Cao Mengde was really going to get sick from the little emperor... But after all, he was a great man of his generation. He saw clearly in his heart, knew the importance, and understood who was the real enemy at this time, so he reluctantly endured it.
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"Wen Ruo!" Returning to the front, Cao Cao nodded and shook his head. Seeing that Xun Yu was silent, he finally pointed out the key to the problem. "This time the emperor visited Nanyang, we will not talk about all the details, that is,
I won’t pursue Ding Chong anymore… I’m just going to talk about one thing, is it war or peace?”
Xun Yu also rarely sighed, but remained silent.
"War, I am afraid that I have fallen into Gongsun Xun's strategy. We discussed before that it is best to wait for another two or three years, or even delay it until about ten years of Jian'an. Anyway, it is a day as long as it can be delayed. By then, Gongsun Wenqi's subordinates will
A group of elites who have fought for hundreds of years have retired, and the generals have been wasted. Taking advantage of the population advantage of the Central Plains, Liu Xuande's troops and Liu Jingsheng's logistics reserves are mobilized to fight to the death across the river!" Cao Cao continued to face each other on the couch with his hands spread out. "But now, he
Most of the elites on hand who have war experience are still serving, even for only three years, but they are suspected of recharging their strength... If we collide at this time, we will lose two points of victory, right?"
Xun Yu looked worried: "But if we don't fight, we just sit back and watch General Wei establish the country and claim the throne, and ignore the Emperor's gesture, then the Han Dynasty will no longer have any dignity at all, and without the Han Dynasty's righteousness, how can we maintain the alliance? If the Central Plains Alliance is not there, we
Doesn’t it mean that it will be divided and swallowed up by General Wei? By then, there will be no chance of winning at all!"
"It's not just that." Cao Cao shook his head. "Have you ever thought about it, Gongsun Xun tried so hard to let the emperor escape, didn't he have any back-up preparations? As I expected, he will still ask for help even if we don't fight.
The Emperor’s return to the imperial court is the reason for officially starting a war with us!”
"Then there is only war!"
If there is a sudden change, we will start a war based on the situation and decisively defeat the Central Plains! But we were really caught off guard and unprepared!"
"Wen Ruo." Cao Cao reached out and held the opponent's hand. "To tell you the truth, I really haven't been able to eat or sleep well these past few days. Every day I close my eyes and dream about this battle...
Sometimes I wonder, should I just surrender? But every time I wake up, I always feel unwilling! Sometimes I wonder, can't I really win a battle, calmly regain the overall situation of the world, revive the Han Dynasty, and then
We will still become people like Zhou Gong and Zhao Gong! But every time we wake up, we think about our own military strength and the strength of the other party, but we always seem weak!"
"Ming Gong!"
What? How can you treat the people before and after you are alive? Moreover, Yu also wants to ask the lord again, at this time, in this situation, if the Han Dynasty does not count on you, who else can it count on? Ming Gong really wants to sit back and watch General Wei conquer with Yan.
Han?"
"I know it's useless to think too much." Cao Cao sighed. "These words are just private words that can only be said to Wen Ruo... In fact, I don't understand the overall situation of the Central Plains. Who else would I be? Send a letter,
Please invite Liu Biao and Liu Bei to meet again in Xinye, and also ask the emperor to move there to personally summon the two Han clan members to encourage you!"
"Then send the letter!" Xun Yu was silent for a moment and then nodded. "The situation in the Central Plains, the general trend of the world, the Han Dynasty, who should be the king?!"
————This is the dividing line that I am really afraid of————
"Since Xun claimed that the public system was established, there was no news from Nanyang. He may have congratulated Xun: 'The princes of the Central Plains combined their efforts, but they can only win by three points. This must be done by using the power of Zhi Gong to return the emperor to Chang'an." Xun said.
"When Meng De was weak, he refused to surrender. For eighteen years, there was no change even if he won only half a point. Why is there a three-point victory but no change today? Just wait for the war!" - "Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty". Wang Can
ps: I'm asking for leave on Friday as usual... I have to wait until the next morning to read tomorrow's chapter. I'm really sorry, this kind of life is too tiring. If I can't stand it, I just can't stand it.
