Let’s not mention all the weird things in Soochow, let’s go back to the Han Dynasty.
In the 16th year of Yanxi, after Zhuge Liang destroyed Wei, he returned to the court with his troops.
The first thing Zhuge Liang did after returning to Chang'an to present victory was to write a letter to the Han Emperor Liu Chan, requesting that the post of prime minister be abolished and that the government be returned to the emperor.
Before Emperor Liu Chan said anything about this matter, Li Yan was the first to jump out and object.
Mom, this Zhuge Yutou is so uneasy and well-intentioned! ! !
You took the credit for destroying the country and then resigned as prime minister after you came back. What do you want to do? ! Could it be that he really wants to be awarded the "Ten Tin"? !
Of course, if Zhuge Liang is really such an ambitious person and can let the emperor see clearly what he is like, then Li Yan will never jump out to oppose it, but will instead add fuel to the flames.
Anyway, with the current state of the Han Dynasty, if Zhuge Liang really had that ambition, he would not be able to achieve it. The situation in Heluo and Yanzhou is hard to say, but Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Hebei will definitely not allow Zhuge Liang to have such ambitions. Kind of ambitious.
So, theoretically, Li Yan shouldn't jump out and object.
However, there is a small problem here. The source of Jia Shixi's statement has a lot to do with him, Li Yan.
When Zhuge Liang was stationed in Heluo, far away from Chang'an, Li Yan wanted to please Zhuge Liang on the one hand, but also to test Zhuge Liang's attitude to see if he could give Zhuge Liang eye drops. Just like in history, Li Yan wrote a letter. To Zhuge Liang.
In the letter, he advised Zhuge Liang to "add nine tins".
And Zhuge Liang did indeed write back a letter to Li Yan just like in history, telling Li Yan that when everyone revives the Han Dynasty together, not to mention "Nine Tins", just "Ten Tins", Zhuge Liang can also take it with him. Let’s all accept it together.
Of course, Zhuge Liang's original intention was to tell Li Yan that now everyone's common goal is to revive the Han Dynasty, and if they want to enjoy glory and wealth, they will wait until the Han Dynasty is restored before saying "Shixi", which is just a pronoun.
But, now Zhuge Liang has returned to Chang'an with the victory of destroying the country, and the restoration of the Han Dynasty is a foregone conclusion, and he has resigned from the position of prime minister. If this old boy really proposed that the emperor give him "ten tins", this would be terrible How does it end? !
Based on Zhuge Liang's status in Liu Chan's heart, if Zhuge Liang really chooses to resign and enjoy life, Liu Chan might really give him these "ten tins".
They are just ten kinds of ritual utensils used by the emperor. If it weren't for the cunning manipulation of Wang Mang, Cao Cao and others, no one would think about usurping the throne.
But at the same time, Liu Chan would definitely have doubts in his heart. It had always been "Nine Tins", but how come it became "Ten Tins" when it came to the Prime Minister? Who came up with this statement? !
At that time, can Li Yan still be able to let go of the relationship? !
Zhuge Liang has identity, status, great achievements, and a very high status in the Emperor's letter. It may not necessarily be a problem for him to receive "Ten Tin".
But Li Yan, the person who persuaded Zhuge Liang to accept "Nine Tins", will definitely not end well.
Therefore, Li Yan must jump out and oppose Zhuge Liang's resignation as prime minister, and prevent this old boy from enjoying his blessings, otherwise he will be the one who is finished.
Furthermore, Li Yan actually considered how his rights and status would be affected after Zhuge Liang returned to the court.
If Zhuge Liang is still the prime minister, then Li Yan's rights will indeed be greatly affected, but after all, he is still the minister, responsible for the implementation of government affairs. Although there will be multiple mothers-in-law on his head, he still has a certain degree of autonomy.
The biggest advantage of the three-province-six-ministry system is to clarify their respective responsibilities and improve administrative efficiency. Although the prime minister is in charge of national affairs, the prime minister cannot interfere too much in matters that should be handled by the ministers and provinces.
But if Zhuge Liang resigns as prime minister and completely cancels the position of prime minister, how will Zhuge Liang be placed? !
Zhuge Liang may really want to resign and enjoy happiness, but from the standpoint of Emperor Liu Chan, let a great hero who destroyed the country lose all his official positions and become an idler when he returns to Chang'an. Is this what a monarch should do? ? !
Therefore, Liu Chan could not allow Zhuge Liang to resign like this, and he would definitely have to keep him as an official.
But the problem is that Zhuge Liang returned to power as emperor without having a prime minister. This in itself was also good for Liu Chan's centralization of power. Therefore, Li Yan thought about it from his perspective and felt that Liu Chan would most likely allow Zhuge Liang to resign as prime minister, but at the same time, let Zhuge Liang return to his post as central minister. Book order.
As a result, Li Yan felt uncomfortable.
Although, Zhongshu Ling and Shangshu Ling are technically on the same level, but... that's Zhuge Liang.
With Zhuge Liang's prestige and merit, if he made any decisions in Zhongshu Ling, would he, Li Yan, really dare to argue with Zhuge Liang? !
Anyway, the more Li Yan thought about it, the more he felt that after Zhuge Liang became Zhongshu Ling, his life would be even more uncomfortable.
The combination of these two reasons prompted Li Yan to be the first to jump out and oppose Zhuge Liang's resignation as prime minister.
And Zhuge Liang was also wondering what happened to you, Li Zhengfang? !
Zhuge Liang returned to Chang'an this time and resigned from the post of prime minister. It was indeed after his own careful consideration.
First of all, the Han Dynasty has no longer set up the position of prime minister since Guangwu Zhongxing. When Cao Cao restored the position of prime minister, from Ji Han's point of view, it was the first step to usurp power and seize the throne.
Due to the current situation, after the establishment of the Jihan Dynasty, there was no prime minister at the beginning. However, later Emperor Zhaolie died in Chang'an and the emperor was young, so he had to appoint Zhuge Liang as prime minister to take charge of national affairs.
But now, the emperor has grown up, and the Han Dynasty has completed the great cause of destroying Wei, leaving only a corner of Soochow. Sooner or later, at this time, the position of prime minister is no longer necessary.
Secondly, from Zhuge Liang's own perspective, he came out of Longzhong to assist the late emperor in reviving the Han Dynasty. Now that his biggest goal has been achieved, the Han Dynasty will be prosperous, and he has nothing to regret.
Zhuge Liang has never been a person who is greedy for power. Many times, he has nothing to do but rush into the position.
But now, Zhuge Liang feels that he should fulfill the promise he made. After the Han Dynasty is restored, he will return to Longzhong and live a hard life. This is the retirement life Zhuge Liang has arranged for himself.
Therefore, when Zhuge Liang resigned as prime minister, he did not want to enjoy the "ten tin" treatment as Li Yan thought, nor did he want to retreat in order to advance. He really wanted to resign.
Returning to Longzhong, while working hard, he helped Zhang Xi with some ideas and found the right time to destroy Wu. Then he would be complete in this life.
Therefore, when Zhuge Liang considered the difficulty of resigning as prime minister, he did anticipate that there would be opposition.
Zhuge Liang had guessed that Emperor Liu Chan might object. After all, Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan had always had a good relationship over the years.
Liu Chan really regarded Zhuge Liang as his father-in-law and gave him enough trust and authority. Even in the later period, after Guan Yu's death, Liu Chan even gave Zhuge Liang the military power that belonged to the general.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang felt that Liu Chan might retain him out of reluctance.
Zhuge Liang also guessed that Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, Dong Yun and others might also object.
These people, basically under the guidance of Zhuge Liang, became familiar with government affairs step by step and reached their current position.
They have been accustomed to having a prime minister's office to help them make decisions and decide state affairs under the guidance of Zhuge Liang. Suddenly without a person who makes the decision, they may not know how to handle government affairs.
However, this should have been something they had to learn to adapt to. Zhuge Liang just brought this matter forward.
Moreover, Zhuge Liang felt that the position of prime minister could centralize power in special periods, but in the long run, it would only do harm to the decision-making of the three provinces, not good.
The three provinces should be directly responsible to the emperor, not to the prime minister. One of the important functions of the three provinces is to decentralize power. One more prime minister will instead centralize power. This is not good for the emperor's centralization of power, and it is also easy to breed powerful ministers. This is what Zhuge Liang does not want to see. .
Therefore, both publicly and privately, Zhuge Liang felt that the more these people opposed him, the more the position of prime minister should be abolished.
Finally, Zhuge Liang also guessed that Chen Tai, Pei Qian, Qiao Zhou and others would object.
However, most of these people's objections are just pretentious. After all, Zhuge Liang's contribution is too great and his power is too high. If they don't express their objections, it will appear that they don't know how to behave.
But in fact, Zhuge Liang knew very well that these people had their own interest groups behind them, and they did not want to see people like Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Zhang Xi, and Xu Shu occupying the court's right to speak for a long time. Although they opposed it on the surface, in fact, they must They will add fuel to the fire so that they can rise to power and benefit the interest groups they represent.
Regarding these people, Zhuge Liang will make proper arrangements before he officially leaves the court. There are some things that are not convenient for the emperor to do, but he, an old man who is about to retire, does not have such worries.
The above are the candidates that Zhuge Liang expected to oppose. So what does Li Zhengfang mean when he jumps out to oppose? !
Zhuge Liang really couldn't understand.
After all, Zhang Xi, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others each have important positions and need to guard the place and maintain stability. It is impossible for them to return to Chang'an for a while and threaten Li Yan's status.
And once he resigns as prime minister, Li Yan will have the highest qualifications and the greatest power in the central government. Doesn't this just fit in with Li Yan's wishes? !
What was the point of his objection? !
(End of chapter)
