In the twelfth year of Yanxi's reign, it was the second year after the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition captured Yecheng.
For two years, Zhuge Liang stayed in Yecheng, governing Hebei while exerting pressure on the Cao Wei group entrenched in eastern Jizhou and Youzhou.
In the past two years, the Han Emperor Liu Chan in Chang'an was only assisted by Li Yan, Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, Dong Yun, Chen Zhi and others, and power began to slowly concentrate in Liu Chan's hands.
Zhuge Liang began to slowly and tentatively transfer the power in his hands to the emperor. The first landmark event was that Zhuge Liang wrote a letter asking for a title to make Yang Bing a Marquis of Qingde, and the fiefdom was located in Hongnong.
This matter is a test question that Zhuge Liang gave Liu Chan.
In order to make the Northern Expedition go smoothly and to appease the wealthy families in Hedong, Zhuge Liang gave up his concurrent post of Zhongshu Ling to Yang Bing, the head of the Hongnong Yang family.
In fact, Yang Bing also knew that he was just a minister in name only. Important decisions in the court actually came from the Prime Minister's Office, and then Li Yan was responsible for implementation, Pang Tong was responsible for supervision, and finally Yu Fan of Yushitai Responsible for verification.
But now, the situation is different.
The Han Dynasty captured Yecheng and severely damaged the Cao Wei regime. Even Cao Fang, the former emperor of Cao Wei, is now in Chang'an as the Marquis of Anle. The situation in the world has changed a lot.
Now Zhuge Liang is in charge of Yecheng, Xu Shu is in charge of Yanzhou, Zhang Xi is in charge of Jingzhou, and Pang Tong is in charge of the top officials of the three provinces in the center of Heluo. Only Li Yan, the minister, remains in Chang'an.
The time has come to replace the top chief executives of the three provinces.
Similarly, the Six Ministries and the Supervisory Yushitai also need to be replaced. Especially in recent years, Qin Mi, Huang Quan and other older generations have passed away one after another, and unfortunately caught up with the Northern Expedition, resulting in the loss of ministerial positions in some important departments. All duties are performed by the minister.
Now it's time to re-appoint.
It's just that in the past, the Prime Minister's Office was responsible for recommending these matters, and Liu Chan only needed to stamp and confirm them.
But Zhuge Liang's letter broke this rule.
On the surface, Zhuge Liang wrote a letter to express Yang Bing's "hard work and great achievements" in the past few years, and asked the emperor to arrange a marquis for Yang Bing, and the fiefdom was also set up in Yang Bing's hometown, Hongnong. This was to show favor to Yang Bing.
But in fact, Zhuge Liang was telling Emperor Liu Chan and Zhongshu Ling Yang Bing that this position should be replaced.
Yang Bing is obviously not a person who does not know how to advance or retreat. He has been able to serve as the Hanzhong Shuling for so many years, which can be regarded as continuing the tradition of the three princes in the family and building up enough reputation. For the Yang family, it is already a big gain.
So Yang Bing immediately resigned from the post of Zhongshu Ling to Emperor Liu Chan with understanding.
On the contrary, Liu Chan was a little confused about the situation.
What's wrong with Xiangfu? !
Liu Chan is not without political wisdom. He actually knows that Yang Bing is a mascot, and it makes little difference whether he stays or not.
But the problem is that the prime minister wanted to replace Zhongshu Ling, but he did not provide Liu Chan with a candidate for the new Zhongshu Ling. This matter is very troublesome.
In the past, Xiangfu has always helped arrange these things, and Xiangfu has always done a good job. He knows people well and makes good use of himself. He doesn't have to worry about anything. Someone will naturally stand up to handle government affairs.
The prime minister suddenly made such a move, and then refused to explain who would inherit the title of Zhongshu, making the little fat man a little confused what to do.
But fortunately, Liu Chan didn't just have fun fighting cocks in the harem these years. He was still doing what he should do, and he still had experience.
Under such circumstances, Liu Chan naturally summoned his small team and began to discuss countermeasures.
The most important thing is, what is the purpose of Xiangfu's move? !
Could it be that I didn't do something well and my husband was angry? !
To be honest, Chen Zhi really couldn't figure out whether his emperor had too much trust in the prime minister or too much distrust in his confidants.
It's such an obvious thing, why should the emperor worry about the prime minister's intentions? !
As the emperor of a country, the most important thing to do at this time is to take the opportunity to place someone you trust in the position of Zhongshu Ling and consolidate his power? !
But, Chen Zhi has not stayed with Liu Chan for so many years, and with his emotional intelligence, it is impossible not to see the relationship between the emperor Liu Chan and the prime minister Zhuge Liang. Liu Chan really trusts Zhuge Liang and really takes advantage of Zhuge Liang. As a father-in-law.
Therefore, regarding this matter, Chen Zhi cannot directly persuade Liu Chan to seize his rights and dare to say so. Tomorrow, Chen Zhi will be exiled to Yunzhou by Liu Chan.
Fortunately, Chen Zhi, although his mind was not very right, was really clever. He changed his approach and said that the prime minister was old after all and was in Yecheng, so he could not handle the affairs of Chang'an in detail, so he persuaded Liu Chan. , we cannot always let the prime minister work so hard, we should also shoulder the responsibilities that the emperor should bear.
And Liu Chan's attitude towards this is very troublesome.
Chen Zhi almost got angry because he had never seen an emperor who didn't want to be in power so much.
But, Chen Zhi's good words, coupled with Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, and even the old general Zhao Yun who stayed in Chang'an also persuaded Liu Chan, Liu Chan cheered up and started a series of operations of his own.
Jiang Wan was promoted to the new minister of Zhongshu Ling, Chen Tai, the prefect of Yingchuan, was promoted to the minister of the province, Qiao Zhou, the prefect of Shu County, was promoted to the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Pei Qian, the prefect of Wei County, was the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhuge Jun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was promoted to the minister of official affairs. The minister of the Ministry of Industry, Meng Da, the prefect of Zuo Fengyi, was the minister of the Ministry of Punishment.
Together with the original Shangshu Ling Li Yan, the Ministry of War Shangshu Zhang Xi, the Hubu Shangshu Fei Yi and others, a new three provinces and six bureaus were formed.
The supervisory censor of the Yushitai is still Yu Fan, but the censors have begun to be replaced based on the evaluation of the supervisory censors over the years, and the newly appointed minister Chen Tai is responsible for the verification.
Liu Chan took action this time and stunned Chen Zhi. It's not that the emperor doesn't understand politics, he just trusts the prime minister too much, which makes him not want to use his brain.
It can be said that Liu Chan's appointment took all aspects into consideration.
Jiang Wan himself was the Minister of Zhongshu. During the years after Zhuge Liang was in Luoyang and led the Northern Expedition, it was Jiang Wan who was in charge of Zhongshu and assisted Zhuge Liang in issuing government orders. If he took over the position of Zhongshu Ling, he could ensure the integrity of the government orders. inertia.
And Li Yan, the minister, has done a good job in recent years, and his government orders are smooth. If he continues to serve as minister, he can also stabilize the government and appease the Dongzhou faction.
Chen Tai serves as the minister of the Menxia Province, which can be said to be a wonderful stroke. It can not only appease the Yingchuan family, but also divide the Yingchuan family and the Hedong family. Pei Qian, the leader of the Hedong family, is so famous that today He also had to succumb to Chen Tai and become a minister of the Ministry of Rites.
On the one hand, Pei Qian's appointment as the Minister of Rites can give an explanation to the Hedong family. The Hedong family has only submitted to the Han Dynasty for three years, and Pei Qian has already become the Minister of Rites. The next position of the Minister of Rites will be either Zhongshu Ling or Shangshu. Ling can be said to have given the Hedong family enough face.
As for the Shu family, Qiao Zhou was transferred to the central government to serve as the official minister and control the evaluation of officials across the country. This is another high-power position. At the same time, it does not violate the previous promise between Zhuge Liang and the Shu family. At least The next governor of Shu County will be decided by Qiao Zhou, and it can be accepted by the Yizhou family.
It can be said that Liu Chan's hand completely balanced the political relations of the major forces in the Han regime. The only one that did not receive much attention was the Hebei family.
But can you say that Liu Chan is partial in this matter? !
In the past two years, the Han Dynasty has captured most of Jizhou. However, the big families in Hebei in Jizhou, Bingzhou and other places have caused trouble for the Han Dynasty, especially some old families. In the Han Dynasty, they no longer have the freedom to annex land wantonly. The "money for discussion" system provides protection. How could the Hebei family accept the rule of the Han so easily?
In the past two years, it can be said that there was no major rebellion in Jizhou, but there were a lot of small riots. If Zhuge Liang hadn't been sitting in Yecheng, using thunder and Huairou alternately, Jizhou today would really not be very peaceful.
Just like this, your Hebei family still wants to obtain a high position in the Han Dynasty? !
Therefore, Liu Chan's move can be said to be quite clever, and he used both kindness and power to once again establish his authority and status.
As for Chen Zhi and others, in fact, even Chen Zhi is not in a hurry.
On the one hand, Chen Zhi and others did not have enough qualifications in the court. At this time, Liu Chan allowed them to take the position rashly, which was to use them as targets. Even if they were appointed, they would not be able to work for a long time.
On the other hand, although Chen Zhi and others have a low status, they have considerable power and the ability to influence the emperor's decision-making. What they have to do now is just to gain seniority.
Besides, Liu Chan was not really a fool. He promoted Chen Zhi to the position of Minister of the Secretariat, and asked Guan Xing and Zhang Bao to replace Jiang Wei. Wu Yi and Wu Yi controlled the Northern and Southern armies of the Han Dynasty. As long as they controlled these key positions, Coupled with Jiang Wei, Wen Qin, Guanqiu Jian and others who were guarding one side outside, the future of the Han Dynasty was still in the control of these people.
This is the answer sheet Liu Chan handed in. At least Zhuge Liang is very satisfied with it.
Since then, Zhuge Liang has completely relieved himself of the burden of Zhongshu Ling and turned his attention to guarding Yecheng. At the same time, he began to prepare for the use of troops against Youzhou.
Cao Wei's small regime will always be an uneasy threat as long as it stays in Youzhou. It must be eliminated as soon as possible.
As for Sima Yi in the east of Jizhou, at least in Zhuge Liang's eyes, it is no longer a concern.
(End of chapter)
