"Uncle Liang, you must not miss this East Hall banquet."
In Cui Mansion, Cui Zan looked at his son in front of him seriously.
Cui Zan's son is Cui Hong, who is currently studying in Taixue.
His personality was different from that of his father. He was upright and serious. When the Etiquette School and the Metaphysics School of Taixue fought, this man was the first to take action.
Because of his upright character, he could easily offend others, but Cui Zan was not angry. He admired his son's character very much. He felt that his son had the talent to be a censor.
At this moment, after hearing his father's words, Cui Hong did not choose to obey. Instead, he asked: "What can a gentleman do if he spontaneously attends the banquet without being invited?"
Cui Zan shook his head, "For the sake of justice, etiquette can be temporarily ignored."
"Your Majesty is now in charge. I asked you to attend the banquet not to please and flatter Your Majesty, but to get to know Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty has great strategies and great ambitions, but he is too young. I'm afraid that your Majesty's impatience in doing things will be detrimental to the world."
Cui Hong frowned, "You want me to inquire about His Majesty's words?"
"This is even more the behavior of a villain."
Cui Zan was still not angry, and spoke again: "This is for the sake of the Wei Dynasty. Your Majesty is now in charge of the government, and we will fully assist you. Your Majesty is young and has no experience in governing the world. This banquet in the east hall, where celebrities gather, is afraid Someone instigated Your Majesty to do something unfavorable."
"I don't mean to be unfavorable to Your Majesty. Your Majesty once said: He who knows that his father has made a mistake but does not dissuade him will not be loyal and filial."
Cui Hong was still a little unhappy, but he still nodded to show his obedience.
Just as Cui Zan was about to give other instructions, a servant hurriedly walked in and whispered a few words beside him.
Cui Zan was shocked, stood up in a hurry, asked Cui Hong to leave, and left the inner room.
"Mr. Xun."
"Mr. Cui!"
When Cui Zan walked out of the mansion, Xunyi was standing at the door.
Xunyi saw Cui Zan coming out and hurriedly bowed to see him.
Cui Zan hurriedly returned the gift and led him into his mansion.
No one expected that after the fall of the Three Dukes, Xun Yi would become the biggest beneficiary. Overnight, he would become the actual head of the Secretariat, the real prime minister of the empire, and the emperor's top minister.
Xun Yi was not in awe because of this sudden promotion. He seemed more humble and cautious than before.
Probably because the few people who were in high spirits and celebrated before things started all died miserably in recent times, Xun Yi temporarily learned their lesson and did not make any publicity.
The two of them arrived at Cui Zan's study and immediately sat facing each other.
Nowadays, many ministers in the Chancery have suffered heavy casualties. Several leaders such as Lu Yu, Wang Guan, and Fu Gu have fallen. There are still only a few old ministers such as Xun Yi, Cui Zan, Guo Zhang, and Yuan Kan left.
Among the remaining people, Xun Yi's status and reputation are undoubtedly the highest.
Xun Yi asked seriously: "Have you heard about the fact that General Zhendong sent people to Luoyang?"
Cui Zan nodded, "I've heard about it."
Xun Yi sighed, and then said: "Your Majesty takes Guanqiudian as the censor Zhongcheng, and wants to use the son of the governor Wen to reorganize the tiger and leopard cavalry."
Cui Zan was stunned, "I have never heard of this matter."
Xun Yi said helplessly: "Your Majesty is still young, and so are the ministers your Majesty recruits. These people have no experience in governing the country. Your Majesty is eager to let them ascend to high positions. This is definitely not a good thing."
"I heard that there was a man in the Song Dynasty who thought that the seedlings he planted were not growing high, so he went to the fields to pull them up one by one with his hands. What is the difference between your Majesty's behavior now and that of the Song people at that time? ?”
When Cui Zan heard this, he quickly lowered his head and did not dare to say anything.
Seeing how honest you are these days, I thought you had made some progress. Why, have you forgotten how Gao Rou and the others died? ?
He also pulls out seedlings. Not only does he pull out seedlings, but he also pulls out heads!
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have let this guy in!
Cui Zan couldn't help complaining in his heart. He felt that Xun Yi was really crazy.
The emperor has just finished killing someone, and the blood on the knife hasn't been wiped off yet. Why do you stick your head out? ?
Xun Yi looked at Cui Zan's pale face and said seriously: "Don't be afraid."
"I don't mean to harm His Majesty."
"Gao Rou and other traitors conspired to rebel, but we never participated. Now, we are His Majesty's ministers. Since we are His Majesty's ministers, we must help His Majesty govern the world."
"Your Majesty is smart and a benevolent king, not a tyrannical king."
"Even if our ideas are different from His Majesty's, as long as it is beneficial to the world, His Majesty will not embarrass us. Your Majesty likes ministers who advise."
"Since Emperor Ziwen, the appointments of ministers with two thousand stones in the temple have to be decided through court meetings. They need to be discussed by the ministers and then confirmed. There is no reason why His Majesty can directly order the appointment."
"Previously, Gao Rou conspired to rebel, and the ministers were suspected of being in the same party, so they could not be identified by Your Majesty. But it is different now. The temple has been cleared, and they are all Your Majesty's ministers. They should get involved in these things again."
What Xunyi said was very pleasant.
But Cui Zan knew that he just wanted to take back the appointment power again.
After Cao Pi, the appointment of important ministers in the temple often required the support of the ministers. The emperor could not just appoint someone to hold an important position.
This is actually a lesson learned from the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the end, the selling of officials in the Eastern Han Dynasty was so great that even the Three Dukes were able to sell them. Although not everyone was qualified to buy, such behavior still greatly angered the scholar-bureaucrats.
Therefore, in the Wei Dynasty, personnel power was divided layer by layer, and the temples took back the power of local recommendation to the temple. However, this power did not fall directly into the hands of the emperor, but was transferred from the hands of foreign ministers to the hands of courtiers.
Xun Yi looked at the unmoved Cui Zan and suddenly smiled bitterly.
"Mr. Cui, I know what you are thinking, but this is not something I can decide."
"As for Chen Qian and Zheng Miao, I don't know how many people have been dismissed and promoted in these days. They are not following the original system at all. The ministers are restless and the officials are frightened. They all come to the door one after another and ask me to stand up and make decisions for them."
"What else can I do?"
Since ancient times, this "phase" has not been easy to treat. The prime minister must reconcile the conflicts between the emperor and the ministers, try to remain neutral, and while being loyal to the emperor, he must also treat the ministers well and protect the interests of the ministers.
Of course Xunyi was also afraid of the emperor, but he couldn't ignore the officials.
He continued: "Mr. Cui, the two of us are the main ones in the Chancery now. Mr. Zheng has always been indifferent."
"Even if I don't come to you, the ministers will come to visit. Now the two of us should support each other and solve the problem together."
At this moment, Cui Zan just felt a headache.
When they reach a certain position, many choices cannot be decided by themselves. A group of interest groups will automatically appear around them, and these groups will lead them to do things. If what they do goes against the interests of the group, The consequences will be very serious!
As the three princes fell one after another, the officials began to surround them.
Cui Zan looked at Xun Yi calmly and said: "Mr. Inside, never died.”
“Mr.
Xunyi hesitated to speak, looking at Cui Zan who was unwilling to help, his face was full of sorrow.
"Your Majesty is young and energetic. If you don't help me this time, I'm afraid something big will happen in the temple."
Xunyi stood up, turned around and left without saying anything more.
Cui Zan did not go to see him off.
Cui Zan no longer cares so much about his ministers. His clan has suffered heavy casualties, and his contact with the ministers has become much weaker. The most important thing is that he is just an ordinary minister now. Even if something happens, it will be Why should I rush to participate in Xun Yi's responsibility?
Xunyi had just returned to his mansion, and before he had time to rest, another distinguished guest came to visit him.
This made Xun Yi very angry. These people were really staring at him!
"Meet Mr. Xun!"
The visitor was very polite and saluted Xunyi respectfully.
But Xun Yi's face was very ugly. He looked at the young man in front of him and said unhappily: "No need to be polite. It's because I was late and made Feng Jun wait for a long time in front of my house."
This young man had a simple and honest face. He seemed to be completely unable to understand Xun Yi's sarcasm, and hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I don't dare, and I haven't waited too long."
Xun Yi snorted coldly, "Feng Jun is here, but what's the big deal?"
This man's name is Feng You. His grandfather Feng Fu once served as the captain of Sili, and his father Feng Yuan is now the prefect of Ji County. He himself, because of his family's closeness to the Sima family, became the captain of the Chinese Army. Lieutenant.
At this age, being able to serve as a captain in the Chinese Army has a bright future.
However, his promising future did not last long. During this coup, he, Sima Qian and others were taken over by the emperor. Not to mention their future, they almost lost their lives. They were finally released a few days ago and were able to continue. Activity.
Xun Yi had a good relationship with his father.
Feng Min lowered his head and said helplessly: "Mr.
Xun Yi's face was dark, and Feng Zuo was talking about friendship. In fact, what he wanted to say was that all the ministers knew that he had come to his mansion.
If something happened to Feng Su suddenly and he was held accountable by the emperor, the officials would also know the reason.
This is clearly intimidating and threatening yourself.
Xun Yi sneered, "I will tell your majesty about the appointment. What does this have to do with you? You are still young. You should study more and increase your knowledge instead of interfering with temple affairs!!"
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