Zhuge Liang's harsh words before did mean to use Huang Quan to defeat the Yizhou family.
There is no way, these Yizhou aristocratic families are smelly, hard, and slippery. Even Zhuge Liang has no good way to deal with these old foxes.
After staying in Chengdu for less than half a year this time, Zhuge Liang had the power to take charge of the holiday and take charge of the government affairs of the DPRK. He also had some evidence that the Yizhou families participated in Huang Yuan's rebellion, but he was still rejected by this group of Yizhou families. It was shameful to shirk it.
As long as you don't have enough direct evidence to prove that the aristocratic family was involved in Huang Yuan's rebellion, then each of these aristocratic families will cry out louder than beating gongs and drums.
It's not that Zhuge Liang really has nothing to do with these aristocratic families, the main reason is that Zhuge Liang's purpose is just to beat these aristocratic families, not to really drive these aristocratic families away.
Coupled with the Huang Yuan rebellion, Liu Chan, who was in Chengdu, closed down the network too quickly, which caught Zhuge Liang a little off guard. The Huang Yuan rebellion was extinguished before many arrangements could be made. Many evidences only pointed to the noble family and did not Actual real hammer.
The only solid evidence proving that Zhang family participated in the Huang Yuan rebellion, at this critical moment, they directly threw away a legitimate son of the family, resisted all responsibilities, and resorted to tail-cutting to survive.
There is no way, Zhuge Liang is a person who pays attention to the rule of law. Although he enforces the law a bit more strictly, he still follows the law after all. He cannot just kill the whole family just because one person makes a mistake.
Therefore, after Zhuge Liang tried his best to defeat all the major families in Yizhou and adopted the strategy of differentiation to persuade the Wang family in Yizhou to return to the officialdom, this matter could only be like this.
Originally, Zhuge Liang was still regretting that he missed a good opportunity and failed to completely divide these Shuzhong aristocratic families. He could only look for opportunities and take his time in the future. Who knew that the opportunity would appear so quickly.
Zuo Fengyi wanted to relocate people to establish military camps, and suddenly a lot of unowned land became available.
And Huang Quan was very cooperative and proposed to allow the Yizhou family to go north and exchange Dingkou for Dahan to open up some Guanzhong land for sale.
Zhuge Liang immediately understood that the opportunity had come again.
Asking Huang Quan to cooperate with Zhang Xi to deal with the relocation of people to farmland was indeed a sweet date given by Zhuge Liang to the Yizhou family, but this sweet date was not so delicious.
There will definitely be some nasty differences between those who eat and those who don't.
This is the opportunity Zhuge Liang needs.
But in Huang Quan's view, allowing him, a person from Yizhou, to assist Zhang Xi in dealing with Zuo Fengyi's military camp is in itself a concession made by Zhuge Liang to the Yizhou family. At least, those Jingzhou natives can be treated as much as possible. The dispatch is not on the list of Guanzhong Land.
Although Huang Quan was just a deputy, the person mainly responsible for this matter was Zhang Xi. But Zhang Xi was the governor of Yongzhou. He had so many things to do, how could he keep focusing on the affairs of the military camp? !
In addition, Huang Quan's own status is not low. Even if it is not as good as Zhang Xi, it is not much different. In name, Huang Quan assists Zhang Xi in handling the affairs of the military camp, but he is not the one who makes the final decision? !
For the Yizhou family, their influence in the court was limited. Due to the system of fish scale albums, they could not hide Dingkou and annex land on a large scale locally. Also, due to the popularization of paper and woodblock printing, their cultural influence was also limited. If we don’t seek a way out as it gradually weakens, I’m afraid the days to come will become increasingly difficult.
The Jingzhou faction and the Dongzhou faction can still gain benefits from the government, but they, the Yizhou people, are unlucky and now they have finally found an opening, so they might as well dig in desperately.
With this power, Huang Quan could, on the one hand, take the opportunity to expand the influence of the Huang family in Bajun, and on the other hand, it would be enough for Huang Quan to explain to the big Yizhou families.
As for some small and medium-sized aristocratic families, Huang Quan has nothing to do with him. If you have the ability, you should also learn from Huang Yuan. When the time comes, which Yizhou aristocratic family will choose to help you.
Besides, do you really think that the harsh words Zhuge Liang said to him before were just to pave the way for Tian Zao? !
What Zhuge Liang meant was to tell the aristocratic families in Sichuan that if you are obedient and support the Han Dynasty, there will still be sweet dates. This time it is the land of Guanzhong, and next time it may be the land of the Central Plains.
But if the Shuzhong family is still the same as before and makes some trouble out of nothing, then it will really be ruining itself.
Anyway, Zhuge Liang already has the support of the Dongzhou faction and the Jingzhou faction. People from these two factions wish that the Yizhou families would be in bad luck.
So far, Zhuge Liang has successfully convinced the representatives of the three factions and given them satisfactory conditions. In terms of interests, there is no problem with reinstating the prime minister.
However, there are still some problems in long-term development.
"With Kong Ming's talent and virtue, we have no objection to being appointed as the prime minister." Fazheng said suddenly, "It's just that this matter can only be an example, but it cannot be a permanent example."
"As Xiaozhi said!" Pang Tong quickly followed up and said, "The country's system cannot be changed overnight. It is reasonable to reinstate the prime minister to deal with temporary difficulties, but this cannot be done without Yi Yin and Huo Guang. He is just the second Cao thief who holds the power of Yi Yin and Huo Guang."
Huang Quan heard this and said nothing, but he nodded vigorously to express his position.
Zhuge Liang looked at it and sighed in his heart.
If you had said this from the beginning, then all three of you would have participated in today's private banquet.
It was only after your own interests were satisfied that you remembered the disadvantages of this matter to the big man. You didn't know what to say.
There is no way, this is a common problem among children of aristocratic families in this era.
Within the aristocratic family, there are many people who serve the country and the people. Some people's moral character and loyalty are unquestionable. But unfortunately, these have to be ranked behind "family".
In this era, it has always been "home first, then country", and few people can achieve "first country, then family".
Although he sighed in his heart, Zhuge Liang still had to answer this question seriously.
"Filial piety and uprightness, I also know what scholars Yuan said." Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and said, "The laws of the country should be strict. The system of three provinces and six ministries proposed by the Yuan Dynasty is originally to divide power to control powerful ministers, and kindness comes from those above. Only then can we achieve long-term peace and stability.”
"In that case, what kind of advice does Kong Ming have?!" Fazheng asked strangely.
Zhuge Liang continued, "I also have some thoughts on this matter and want to discuss it with you. What your majesty did was that the heir was young and lacked experience in governing the country, so he reinstated the prime minister and asked Liang to assist him to tide over the difficulties. Your majesty originally There is no intention to appoint a prime minister for a long time, and Liang has no intention of coveting power. All he needs to do is to resign as prime minister after the restoration of the Han Dynasty, order his successor to no longer have a prime minister, and restore the functions of the three provinces and six ministries!!"
Regarding this, everyone present was not surprised. Everyone still trusted Zhuge Liang's character. He dared to say this, and everyone believed it.
but.
"What's the use of rushing back and forth to accomplish things, and then discarding things once they're done? What's the use of going back and forth in government affairs?!" Zhang Xi couldn't help but ask.
That means you, Zhuge Liang, are not greedy for power, we believe it, but while you were assisting the emperor, it was not that simple for one person to take charge of the affairs of the court, to suddenly remove the prime minister, and to reset the entire administrative system.
In fact, Zhang Xi's biggest objection to the reinstatement of the prime minister has always been this.
You must know that the prime minister of this era has the right to open a government and govern affairs, and since Liu Bei chose to make Zhuge Liang the prime minister and entrusted him with future affairs, he would definitely give Zhuge Liang this right.
To establish a government to govern affairs is to establish a management team belonging to the Prime Minister's Office independently of the imperial court, and form an internal and external dynasty with the administrative system of the imperial court.
For example, Cao Cao used this power to form his own team, and finally gradually replaced the real Han Dynasty court and took control of the real power in the court.
In the Han Dynasty at that time, not all officials in the Wei Palace were officials of the imperial court, but the officials of the imperial court must have received an extra salary in the Wei Palace. This gave Cao Pi the confidence to usurp the Han Dynasty and establish himself on his own.
Zhuge Liang in history was not exempt from vulgarity. Although he was public-minded, he also achieved "the palace and the palace are all integrated into one". The functions of the court and the prime minister's palace were almost integrated into one.
Yes, everyone believes that you Zhuge Liang will not be Cao Cao, and your loyalty can be learned from the sun and the moon. But if you run a government, the two sets of administrative teams will definitely have overlapping and intertwined powers.
You, Zhuge Liang, are talking about taking it easy. You will resign when the time comes to restore the Han Dynasty. As soon as you leave, the officials in the court and the management officials in your mansion are very likely to blame each other and attack each other because of unclear responsibilities. What benefit does it have to the government? !
The affairs of the imperial court cannot be based on personal considerations. They must follow the system and cannot change orders overnight.
Zhuge Liang nodded and acknowledged Zhang Xi's rhetorical question, but also said, "The government operates according to its own rules. The three provinces and six ministries are the right principles. Even if Liang becomes the prime minister and regents of the government, he will not take away the power of the three provinces and six ministries. Everyone must perform their duties and not slack off. As for the heir, he will also report to the emperor in the coming day, asking the emperor to choose good teachers and friends for the heir. Because the emperor is wise and the heir is smart, Liang believes that it will not take long for him to return to power. Sir, in this way, the reinstatement of the prime minister will only take place in a few years, and it will not delay the operation of the government."
In these words, Zhuge Liang revealed two meanings.
One is that even if he becomes prime minister, he will not open a government office to manage affairs as usual, and set up his own administrative team. Instead, he will follow the three provinces and six ministries system, but there will be one more prime minister on top of the three provinces and six ministries. .
There is no prime minister's palace at all, there is only one prime minister.
On the other hand, Zhuge Liang would suggest Liu Bei to arrange for Liu Chan teachers to teach government affairs in advance and to form a team that belongs to Liu Chan. When he retires in the future, Liu Chan will have enough manpower to step up and take over the entire government system.
These words can be said to be selfless to the extreme.
Even, in the end, Zhuge Liang specifically found Zhao Yun and Zhang Xi and made a promise to Zhao Yun and Zhang Xi.
"Liang is responsible for the overall planning of the government. All matters in the army still require the dedicated efforts of the generals. Above the court, Liang can decide whether to fight or not. On the battlefield, he must rely on you to drive out bandits and expand territory. General."
In short, I can make decisions, but I will never touch military power.
(End of chapter)
