Chapter 117 If you dont fight, you will die of old age
Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Yu's life could not be considered very bad, but at least it was not bad.
He governed Youzhou for many years and worked conscientiously, but was later dismissed due to circumstances.
Some people said that he offended the powerful, while others said that his family members committed corruption and crimes, but only Liu Yu knew that it was because he had no money to give to the emperor to buy an official position, so he was dismissed from office.
But even so, he was happy to be poor. Although he had a careless wife and children who were greedy for money and liked luxurious clothes, it was not a big deal.
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he believed that although the country was suffering from ringworm, it only needed good treatment and the country could be restored.
But who could know that living like this for more than 40 years would lead to the collapse of the building?
Be an emperor.
It's not his original wish.
But the country is already like this, so what can we do?
Liu Yu was sitting on the high steps of Deyang Palace, symbolizing the throne of the emperor, looking down at the officials in the audience.
In the center of the hall, kneeling is the official Guanglu of this dynasty, the ministers on the left and right, the three ministers and nine ministers, as well as the minister, censor Zhongcheng, and Sili Xiaowei. They are all here.
Logically speaking, Dr. Guanglu was only Guangluxun's deputy. He was not one of the Three Officials and Nine Ministers, and he did not sit alone. His own power was not great. It was impossible to have such regulations to welcome him.
But everyone knows that Doctor Guanglu is just a temporary title assigned to Chen Mu. When he returns to Luoyang one day, he should at least reach the position of Jiuqing.
After all, according to his ability, Chen Mu is an important minister that the court relies on. According to his seniority, he is Emperor Kang, Young Emperor, Emperor of this dynasty, and veteran minister of the three dynasties. According to his moral character, he is high-minded and upright, and his reputation is all over the world. According to the promotion system, he is appointed as Lang, governor, prefect, and minister.
After that, if you go up further, you can only arrange Jiuqing.
However, the three ministers and the nine ministers were originally a carrot and a pit. Although it was common for them to exchange each other, the remaining ones now are all the ministers who came from Chang'an. Their qualifications, status, moral character, and honor are all
No worse than Chen Mu, no one would be better.
Therefore, Liu Yu was entangled in this matter. After Chen Mu's memorial about leaving for Luoyang came up, he summoned the three ministers and nine ministers to discuss this issue. There were also people who wanted to abdicate in favor of talents, thinking that their virtue was not worthy of the position.
I want to resign and go into seclusion.
However, the aging of the Luoyang court was already serious. Among the hundreds of ministers who returned from Chang'an, there were very few in high-level positions. If one of them left, there would be one missing. Liu Yu naturally couldn't bear it, so he put it aside for the time being.
Fortunately, this kind of thing is not impossible to solve. Although the Sangong and Jiuqing are both carrots and pitfalls, there is also a non-permanent Taifu. As long as another Taifu is established, one more position will naturally be available.
Nowadays, none of the three princes and nine ministers of the Han Dynasty are serving as generals. The other officers are Zhu Jun, Situ Zhaowen, Sikong Yang Biao, and then Ma Rixi is Taichang, Zhongfu is Guangluxun, and the great minister Sun Rui is a farmer.
Zongzheng Liu Ai, Imperial servant Zhao Qi, Da Honglu Chen Ji, Wei Wei Zhou Zhong, Ting Wei Luxu, Shaofu Zhou Huan.
Liu Yu plans to appoint Yang Biao as Taifu, Ma Rixi as Sikong, Zhongfu as Taichang, Chen Ji as Guangluxun, Zhou Huan as Dahonglu, and Chen Mu as Shaofu. In this way, the front position will be slightly moved, and then
Transferring the more senior Chen Ji to Guang Luxun perfectly solves this problem.
Thinking of this, Liu Yugao sat on the stage, looked at Chen Mu who was kneeling on the ground below, and said loudly: "Chen Qing, please get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Chen Mu stood up from the ground.
Liu Yu glanced at a regular attendant next to him, who then took out the edict and said: "In the first year of Yonghan, Emperor Liu Yu of the Han Dynasty issued an edict: Chen Mu, the official of Guanglu, means to create a trend, incite popular customs, and cause the Qing Ping Dynasty.
At the end of his life, he was able to shake off the evil in danger, possess both moral character and integrity, establish civil and military affairs, command the Shaofu, and move to the rank of Gaomi Marquis."
Shaofu?
Chen Mu glanced at Zhong Yao calmly, then bowed his hands and said, "Respect the emperor's edict."
"Master, please take a seat!"
Liu Yu said.
Chen Mu walked to the side and knelt down at the seat of the young master among the nine ministers.
The Sangong and Jiuqing are already the highest-ranking officials in the court. If the Sangong is compared to the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty, then the Jiuqing is equivalent to the six ministers, and their power is not trivial.
Moreover, in the Han Dynasty, Shangshutai was directly subordinate to Shaofu.
As mentioned before, the Shangshutai has become the de facto center of power in the Han Dynasty after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The three princes are prime ministers, and their actual power has been eclipsed. The Jiuqing still has some real power, but not much. The main power is in the Shangshutai.
in hand.
Therefore, from the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty, in addition to their own duties, the three princes who held real power usually had the position of Minister of Secretariat. For example, Huo Guang held the position of Secretary of State with the rank of General, and Wang Feng held the position of Chief Sima.
The same was true in the Eastern Han Dynasty. For example, Chen Fan, one of the three monarchs, took the position of Taifu, and his successor Hu Guangze became the last Taifu who recorded affairs in the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
However, history has changed now. Due to Chen Mu's intervention, in order to win over the Yuan family whose disciples and old officials were all over the government and the public, in this generation, Empress Dowager Dong also gave Yuan Kai the power to record affairs and ministers when she appointed him as Taifu. Therefore, under Liu Yu's
Before the Little Court, Yuan Wei was the last three princes with real power.
Now that the dynasty is changing, the small court of Liu Yu is in power. Of course Liu Yu trusts Zhu Jun, Yang Biao, Zhao Wen and others. All major national affairs are discussed with them, so they all have received the minister's book and can intervene in the affairs of the minister's desk at any time.
It's just that in terms of actual power, it is completely on a different level from the Minister of Records before the collapse of the world.
Having said so much, what I want to express is actually very simple.
That is Chen Mu, the young man, nominally in charge of the Shangshutai, and is the direct superior of Zhong Yao, the Shangshu Ling. But in fact, the power is still in the hands of the three princes. Liu Yu, the small court, seems to need to rely on Qingzhou's breath, and Qingzhou's breath.
came to provide support, but in essence, the two parties relied more on each other, and even in terms of righteousness, Liu Yu often had to take the initiative.
This means that within the Luoyang court, Liu Yu, Zhu Jun, Zhao Wen, Yang Biao, Ma Rixi and others are the real people in power. Although Guan Yu represents the interests of the Qingzhou faction, he must obey Zhu Jun's orders.
Even if Chen Mu returns to Luoyang and serves as Jiuqing, his power will still be evaded and it will be difficult to achieve much.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Including the back-up man arranged before leaving, Shangshu Ling Zhong Yao. Now it is essentially just a mailroom to collect and organize documents and deliver documents to and from the area controlled by the Luoyang court.
It was more difficult for Chen Mu to control the government than when Liu Hong was in power before.
Of course, with the current power of the Luoyang court, it doesn't matter whether it controls the government or not. He still doesn't pay attention to the current Luoyang court. Anyway, he only needs this small boat to sail in the direction he wants.
As for what direction?
Naturally, Liu Yu took the lead and launched an all-out war against Jizhou.
After Chen Mu sat down, Liu Yu looked around and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the reason why the young master returned to Beijing this time is because of a big event. Today's gathering of you is not only to welcome the young master, but also to meet with you.
Let’s discuss this matter.”
"oh?"
Zhongfu, who has been promoted to Taichang and is the head of the Nine Ministers, wondered: "Your Majesty, what is it?"
Chen Mu's memorial came up a few days ago. In addition to Zhong Yao, the minister, there are also the three princes and the emperor who know about this matter. The three princes took charge of the ministerial affairs, so they naturally knew it. Liu Yu, as the final decision-maker, also knew about it.
They discussed internally for a long time. Yang Biao and Zhao Wen were opposed to it at first, but Liu Yu gave many reasons, and the most important point was that, like Chen Mu, time did not wait for me.
As a court with an extremely aging population, except for Sun Rui, who is in his forties, and Yang Biao, who is fifty-five years old, the three ministers and nine ministers are basically in their sixties.
If we don't decide to start a decisive battle with Jizhou, we will never have another chance in the future.
As soon as this reason came out, even Yang Biao, who was the most opposed, had nothing to say. After a long silence, he finally agreed with Liu Yu's decision.
"Recover Jizhou!"
Liu Yu looked at the many ministers in the audience and said calmly.
Almost as soon as these words were spoken, the audience was in an uproar. Many ministers looked at each other and started talking, and the palace was noisy.
Chen Ji frowned and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter needs to be discussed in the long run. Yuan Shao is not that easy to deal with."
"yes."
Zhao Qi sighed and said: "Some of my old friends in Jizhou wrote to me. They once said that Jizhou has strong soldiers and horses, with more than 200,000 armored men. There are also left-behind county soldiers from various places, and local troops and horses. Together they can fight.
We have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and sufficient grain and grass warehouses. It would be as difficult as climbing to the sky to regain Jizhou."
"Your Majesty, although Liu Xuande is not bad, Qingzhou's foundation is not enough to compete with Jizhou. Even with Gongsun Zan and the imperial troops, there is still a slight gap in overall strength. What's more, we still have three places competing against one. If we cannot unify, we will easily be defeated one by one.
Break."
"The situation in Luoyang and Qingzhou is getting better day by day. Your Majesty, you should wait a few more years. When the granaries and grains are abundant and the soldiers and horses are strong, it will not be too late to take Jizhou. Your Majesty, please think twice.
Then do it.”
Several ministers tried to persuade him, and they all believed that now was not a good time to attack Jizhou.
In fact, there is no need for them to analyze this point, because it is indeed the case.
The reason has been mentioned before. Jizhou occupies most of the North China Plain. The unique conditions result in Jizhou having the largest arable land area, the largest population, and the strongest strength. Including economic, military, and agricultural development, it far exceeds that of other states. During the Warring States Period, Jizhou alone
Jizhou has nurtured two powerful countries, Zhao and Wei, which shows its rich heritage.
At the same time, it is recorded in "Three Kingdoms" and "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" that Yuan Shao had millions of armored men at his peak, and could use food and grass for ten years. Now it is even stronger than in history, because from Wang Fen to Yuan Shao, it was stable for more than ten years.
Enough to make Jizhou stronger.
What about Qingzhou?
Although they have also been governed for more than ten years, they cannot be compared with Jizhou after all. It is like the same two people who study hard, one is full of talent and gets 100 points in every test, and the other fights for his life and gets 98 points in the test.
But what you need to know is that the reason why he scored 100 points is because the full score is only 100, and the reason why you scored 98 is because you can only test 98.
That's the difference.
Even if the three places are added together, on paper, it seems that they already have the strength to challenge Jizhou.
But it is the combination of the three places that makes people even more worried.
Because any one of the three places alone cannot compete with Jizhou. If the three parties attack together, if something goes wrong on one side, or if Yuan Shao concentrates his forces to defeat one of them, and the balance is broken, it will be a disaster.
Therefore, faced with such a major event that could destroy the country if they were not careful, all the officials did not dare to be careless. They felt that it was better to maintain the status quo as much as possible and wait for a suitable opportunity before attacking.
But these statements were really difficult for Liu Yu to accept. He looked sad and looked at everyone sadly and said: "Everyone, everyone in the world has seen that the Han Dynasty has declined, the people have withered, wolves are rampant everywhere, and thieves in the states and counties are everywhere.
I have little moral character. Although I have inherited the throne, I have already promised you that when I take charge of Jizhou, it will be the day I abdicate."
"However, I am already sixty-three years old, and my imperial servant Zhao Qi is even ninety years old. How many ministers in the dynasty are under sixty years old? Destiny is in front of me, and how long my life span will be is not something I can know.
If we fail to do so at this time, do we hope to be able to unify the world and restore the country in our lifetime?"
"You have all lived in Han Dynasty and received favors from the emperor. Now the royal family is in danger and surrounded by thieves and bandits. This is the autumn for honest and righteous people to serve. Fortunately, there is Xuande in Qingzhou, Bogui in Youzhou, the prefectures and counties are prosperous, and the officials are rich.
You can move the drums. Even they are willing to serve the country and go through fire and water to help the Han Dynasty. How can you, the loyal ministers of the late emperor, not be willing?"
These words made many ministers in the audience look at each other, speechless and choked.
This is also a normal situation in the Luoyang court. A group of old men often talk about state affairs. When they think of the current ruined world and then recall the powerful Han Dynasty in the past, the comparison between the two will make them collapse emotionally and sometimes cry.
There were sobs and sobs in the hall, feeling sad about spring and sad about autumn, and quite pessimistic.
"My lord, please fight!"
At this moment, Zhu Jun, an old man with a white beard, was the first to stand up and kneel down.
Zhu Jun was forty-five years old at the time of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Thirteen years have passed since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He is now fifty-eight or almost sixty this year. He has a strong character and cannot tolerate sand in his eyes. He is also a full-fledged leader.
Pai was naturally the first to stand up and agree.
"I also invite you to fight!"
"If we don't fight, we will die of old age."
"I would rather die on the battlefield than look at this ruined country!"
Immediately afterwards, Yang Biao, Zhao Wen, Ma Rixi and others also stepped forward to ask for a fight. As the only few remaining veterans, their prestige was high enough to convince others.
Therefore, after a few people took the lead, many ministers no longer had any objections and came forward to agree.
The ministers all agreed, and the rest was easy to talk about, which was how to fight.
Liu Yu nodded happily and said: "I am deeply relieved that you all have such a heart. The young master has already formulated a detailed battle plan, so it is up to him to present it to you."
Next, it was Chen Mu's turn.
Chen Mu stood up, bowed his hands to everyone, then grinned and said softly: "This battle will be attacked by Qingzhou, Youzhou and Luoyang together. Please grant your permission. I will go to Hanoi with the Taiwei to command the Luoyang army.
As for the rest, there are no particularly detailed combat strategies. As the saying goes, troops are unpredictable and water is unpredictable. Specific combat arrangements must be carried out in detail. Please prepare food and grass in the rear and wait for good news."
Um?
Battle plan, that’s it?
Many ministers looked at each other, wondering what Chen Zigui was up to.