Liu Hong is not a man with strong political skills, but he is just a man of talent, but what Liu Bei said is already very simple.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible and the more likely he was to win.
But this strategy is not without its problems.
Because this involves some things related to eunuchs.
This strategy may harm the interests of the eunuchs to a certain extent.
Although Liu Hong was not a wise and mighty emperor, he also knew that his throne was secured by the protection of the eunuchs. It is no exaggeration to say that the foundation of his status as emperor was the power of the eunuch group.
His basic base is the eunuch, and everything about him is extended through the eunuch. Without the eunuch, his power is just a castle in the air.
Therefore, he had a very important premise when thinking about the problem, that is, this matter should not harm the interests of the eunuchs, otherwise it would weaken the foundation of his rule to a certain extent.
The strategy proposed by Liu Bei is certainly good, and if implemented, it will definitely greatly enhance his power. However, the problem is that before this strategy succeeds, it will first damage the interests of some eunuchs.
Liu Bei's strategy is to let the imperial power and the eunuch group unite with the scholars of the Ancient Classics School to attack the scholars of the Modern Classics School, knock them out of the world, and then everyone will embezzle and divide the interests of the Modern Classics School.
But this is a beautiful vision after the plan finally succeeds.
Prior to this, due to the political weakness of the Ancient Classics School, the imperial power and the eunuch group needed to make some maneuvers, and even allocate part of their interests to the scholars of the Ancient Classics School, in order to enhance their power.
This is equivalent to letting the power of the eunuch group cut their flesh to the Ancient Classics School, so that they can have enough food and drink to have enough strength to fight against the Modern Classics School. However, it is difficult to say whether the outcome of this battle will be a win or a loss.
And even if we win, everyone will share the fruits of victory, so who gets more and who gets less?
After all, the Ancient Classics School is also a scholar and a mortal enemy of the eunuchs. Will the two sides fall out immediately after the war?
How will the situation change by then?
Can Liu Hong really grasp it?
Thinking of this, Liu Hong began to hesitate again.
"Xuande, your plan is certainly a good one, but the risk is indeed too great. And how should this matter be handled... Zhang Changshi, what do you think?"
Zhang Rang looked at Liu Bei, then at Liu Hong, but said nothing for a while.
In such a short gap, Liu Bei realized the source of Liu Hong's hesitation.
The foundation of his rule was the power of the eunuch group.
In the final analysis, his strategy requires the eunuch group to cut their teeth in the early stage, and even if they can harvest the benefits of the Jin Wen Jing school together later, the eunuch group and the Gu Wen Jing school will enter a complete confrontation again.
Although Liu Bei currently does not intend to weaken the power of the eunuchs who serve as the moat of imperial power, the eunuchs are bound to have some differences on whether to carry out this rectification operation out of the protection and vigilance of their own interests.
The most intuitive thing is that they need to give many official positions to scholars of the Ancient Classics School, and these official positions and the benefits behind them originally belong to them...
A prefect position can give Liu Hong at least 20 million yuan. So if such a position is arranged by eunuchs to his cronies, how much benefit will it give them directly and indirectly?
One year, two years, three years, five years, the contribution will not be less every year, and the benefits will not be lacking every year.
If the plan is successfully implemented, it will be equivalent to handing over the benefits of tens of millions of dollars directly to some scholars and officials of the ancient literature school.
Can these lustful eunuchs accept this happening?
Liu Bei did not dare to bet on the "long-term vision" of these guys.
His only hope can only be placed on Liu Hong, because the most direct beneficiary of this matter is actually Liu Hong himself. In this matter, the interests of Liu Hong and the eunuchs are slightly different.
So, how to convince Liu Hong?
In just such a short moment, Liu Bei suddenly thought of a set of words, which might allow him to make a last ditch effort.
So when Zhang Rang was about to speak, Liu Bei spoke first.
"Your Majesty, there is something I don't know whether I should say."
Zhang Rang stopped what he was about to say and looked at Liu Bei in confusion.
Liu Hong also looked at Liu Bei with some confusion.
"explain."
"only."
Liu Bei slowly said: "Does Your Majesty know that in the border states and counties far away from Luoyang, and even in some states and counties in Hebei and Guandong, some people often joke that Your Majesty is the prefect of Luoyang?"
After Liu Bei finished speaking, Zhang Rang's pupils shrank and Liu Hong's expression changed.
"Luoyang...prefect?"
Liu Hong squinted his eyes and squeezed out these words from his mouth, then took a deep breath and asked, "Does anyone else often say this?"
"Yes, if nothing else, in the land of Youzhou where I grew up, when I traveled south and north, I heard many merchants joke that Your Majesty is the governor of Luoyang."
Liu Bei looked at Liu Hong's face and whispered: "It means... His Majesty's decree is difficult to implement in Luoyang. Whether a decree will be implemented in the local area depends on how the local government views it."
Liu Hong was silent for a while.
Zhang Rang did not dare to speak for a while.
It should be said that Zhang Rang and others would not say this openly, nor would they use such things to stimulate Liu Hong's nerves, but as the emperor, Liu Hong should not have even the slightest consciousness.
If an emperor doesn't even care about his own power, if he doesn't even care about the stability of his position, and if he doesn't even care about whether his words are effective, then it will indeed leave people speechless, and Liu Bei will admit it.
As of now, Liu Hong is obviously not a weird emperor who doesn't care about these things.
He cares.
Liu Bei could see that Liu Hong was suppressing his sudden anger, as well as the trace of fear that was not easily noticed by others.
So Liu Bei decided to speak more clearly.
"Your Majesty, I am not saying this because I have any other thoughts, but because I am a member of the Han clan and am worried about the instability of the Han Dynasty. I am a member of the Han clan and I never want to see the Han Dynasty. The world is falling apart, and the inheritance of our ancestors has been reduced to nothing, please observe carefully, Your Majesty!"
Liu Bei knelt on the ground.
Liu Hong looked at Liu Bei for a while, and then at Zhang Rang who lowered his head and said nothing.
"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Bei stood up.
"Go on and say what you want to say."
"only."
Liu Bei was secretly happy and said slowly: "I wonder if Your Majesty knows that to this day, in Luoyang, or outside the land of Sanhe, the entire Han Dynasty has actually formed a situation where the county is the country, and the people in the county regard it as the country. The governor of the county is the king of the country.
When it comes to the selection of county governors, the court's power of selection and appointment is quite limited. When county governors take office, they abide by the local regulations rather than the court regulations. Therefore, the local government is happy and only knows that there are county governors, but does not know about them. There is Luoyang, but I don’t know that there is an emperor.
Imperial decrees are never followed and implemented by the local government, but depend on the situation. If it is in the interest of local scholars and powerful families, it will be followed. If it is not in the interest of local scholars and powerful families, even if the county governor wants to implement it, he will not It must not succeed.
If there is a county guard who only serves the court and not the local area, there is a danger of being squeezed out or even expelled directly by the local noble families and powerful people. This kind of thing has not happened before, so the local area becomes increasingly arrogant and arrogant. Luoyang is declining day by day. "
As soon as Liu Bei finished speaking, Liu Hong's hands hidden under his wide sleeves suddenly clenched.
Don’t you know there is Luoyang, don’t you know there is an emperor?
So is this world still a Han world?
Is it still Liu’s world?
During the Western Han Dynasty, people used to jokingly call the emperor "county magistrate", but that was just a joke. The emperor of the Western Han Dynasty had great power. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Hong became the prefect of Luoyang, or...
Magistrate of Luoyang County.
This is no longer a joke.
"Has the world...really reached this point?"
Liu Hong looked at Liu Bei quite seriously.
Liu Bei nodded firmly.
"The situation will only become more serious, not less severe. I swear in the name of the Han clan that everything I say is absolutely no lie!"
Liu Hong turned to look at Zhang Rang.
"Grandpa...why have you never told me these things?"
Zhang Rang lowered his head even lower.
"Your Majesty, these things... I don't know about these things..."
"You don't even know?"
"I...I do not know very detailed information, because every place is different, so what I know is indeed very limited."
Liu Hong sighed and had some guesses in his mind. He felt tired and stopped asking further.
Then he looked at Liu Bei again.
"Xuande, are you just saying this to make me feel worried by telling me about this situation?"
"I say this because I am happy that Your Majesty is in good health. As the emperor in his prime years, which is rare since the resurgence of the Han Dynasty, he may be able to change this situation, and perhaps restore the situation of the Han Dynasty. To achieve this goal, we have to make big moves. No."
Liu Hong took a deep breath.
"Xuande, what do you think? Tell me."
"Does Your Majesty know what the academics of the Han Dynasty were like in the past?"
Liu Bei raised his head: "Does Your Majesty know what the academic situation was like in Han Dynasty and Luoyang before Emperor Xiaozhang, Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Xiaoming?"
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