The current situation is still not friendly to the scholars.
The relatives have been controlled by the eunuchs and have become an extension of the eunuchs' power, and cannot play a role in checking and balancing the eunuchs.
The previous Shangshutai was controlled by eunuchs, and Shangshuling was the eunuch.
Although the power of scholars is still there, it is a pity that the dispute between modern and ancient literature has successfully split it into two distinct factions. There have been irreconcilable interest disputes between each other. It is obviously difficult to return to the past.
Despite this, as long as Yuan Wei can successfully record the affairs of the minister, it will be a very remarkable thing.
Once the Sangong has the power to record the affairs of the Sangong and holds a high position and power, the Shangshu Ling will become the subordinate of the Sangong and obey the orders of the Sangong.
The Three Gongs can mobilize this powerful and confidential department to do things, mobilize the huge central state machinery of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and realize their political ideals to a certain extent.
Although the Shangshutai has been controlled by eunuchs for a long time, most of the staff working there are from scholars.
Although there are many officials from the eunuch group who came from the Hongdu School, such as Cao Shangshu Liang Hu, the Hongdu School is obviously not capable of cultivating political talents. There are very few talents who can really govern the country. The level is Not high either.
Although the eunuchs and their servants wanted to replace the scholars, one fact that has to be mentioned is that most of the knowledge in this era, including ruling knowledge, was controlled and monopolized by the nobles.
The noble family not only has the right to interpret a classic, but also has the experience and connections of all the seniors, disciples and former officials of the entire family. This is a huge and precious accumulated wealth.
No one will teach a group of eunuchs how to be officials. Eunuchs and their servants can only become self-taught, relying on the accumulation of time to increase experience, and follow the path of experience accumulation.
Although it was said that the scholars had come along this way in the past, they have now accumulated hundreds of years of experience and it has been summarized in textbooks. The eunuchs have only been on this road for more than ten years and they cannot compete with the scholars and officials.
Therefore, although the Shangshutai is controlled by the eunuchs, and although the officials of the Shangshutai have to obey their opinions against their will, in terms of their true intentions, once there are scholar-officials who record the affairs of the Shangshu, they will definitely swarm to seek refuge with the big scholars. , rather than eunuchs.
Yuan Shao believed that once Yuan Wei successfully recorded the ministerial affairs, he would be able to control the entire ministerial affairs office in a short period of time, and then begin to crowd out the eunuchs.
That's right, while the ancient literature school has gained the advantage of suppressing the modern literature school in high positions, the ancient literature school does not want to thank the imperial power and eunuchs for their help.
They knew very well that this was the imperial power using its strength.
For some reason, the imperial power was unhappy with the Modern Literature School and wanted to use their power to deal with the Modern Literature School. Therefore, everyone got what they needed and benefited from each other. There was no exchange of favors.
Therefore, although the goal has been initially achieved, there is no need to achieve any great historical cooperation between eunuchs and scholars after this incident.
Although the Ancient Literature School was weak, they were still scholars, and they still considered themselves superior.
Why are eunuchs without balls who are inferior to ordinary people equal to them?
As long as they can control the Secretariat, they can further control the government. The next step is to use this relationship to thoroughly pursue and encircle the Modern Literature School, kill them completely, and realize the Ancient Literature School's full control of the government.
Only on this matter, the Ancient Literature School can cooperate with the eunuch forces, but they will not be lenient when it comes to what they get.
Although this time the eunuch group gave up the position of Shangshu Ling, it is indeed clear that they have sincerity in cooperation, but so what?
Shangshu Ling is not enough.
The three gentlemen who record the affairs of the minister are the greatest pursuit!
This does not change the scholars' deep-rooted dislike of eunuchs and their yearning for supreme authority.
After three rounds of wine and the guests enjoying themselves, Yuan Shao took Liu Bei's hand and left Liu Bei's house quite drunk as Liu Bei saw him off.
Before boarding the carriage, Yuan Shao held Liu Bei's hand with drunken eyes and said a lot of things from his heart to him. The central idea was very simple.
"Xuande, we need to get closer to each other. The situation in Luoyang will change rapidly in the future. You and I need to support each other. In this way, we will definitely be able to stand on the top of the trend!"
Liu Bei was also drunk and had a drunken smile on his face.
"sure!"
Only then did Yuan Shao let go of Liu Bei's hand with satisfaction and boarded the carriage back.
Watching Yuan Shao's carriage leave, the drunken smile on Liu Bei's face disappeared in an instant. He looked down at the marks on his wrist made by Yuan Shao and couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Calling Yuan Benchu a scumbag is not an injustice to him. There are no benefits and no actual promises. When he saw Liu Bei's sudden change in status, he came to Liu Bei to make a big deal and ask for a promise. Those who didn't know thought Yuan Shao was from some idol drama. Here's the template scumbag.
In terms of beauty, I, Liu Xuande, cannot compare to you, Yuan Benchu.
But when it comes to painting skills, there is still a huge gap between Yuan Benchu and me, Liu Xuande.
Because I really have a whole piece of delicious pancake, and as long as the price is right, I don’t mind giving away a part.
And you don’t have it yet. By the time you really have a pie, the order has broken down and your pie won’t be so fragrant.
So, you want me to be your helper in your quest to gain more power from the Yuan family?
Sorry, Benchu, you don't deserve it.
But even so, Liu Bei didn't intend to fall out with Yuan Shao, he still wanted to continue to be with Yuan Shaoxu and Wei Snake.
Because Yuan Shao's residual value has not been squeezed out by him, Yuan Shao still has a lot of oil and water. Squeezing it out will bring a lot of benefits to Liu Bei, who is inherently deficient.
Yuan Shao wanted to use Liu Bei, so why didn't Liu Bei want to use Yuan Shao?
In the same way, the Yuan family wants to take advantage of the Ancient Literature School, so why doesn’t the Ancient Literature School not want to use the Yuan family?
In mid-November of the fifth year of Guanghe, the victors of the Ancient Literature School jointly recommended Situ Yuan Kui to record the affairs of the minister and take charge of the government.
As a thank you to the Xun family, they also recommended the highly respected Xun Shuang to return to the court and take up the position of minister, creating conditions for further promoting Xun Shuang to ascend to the position of the three princes.
They pinned their hopes on such a wave that the central power would be firmly in the hands of the Ancient Literature School Alliance, which would facilitate them to resist the eunuchs externally, eliminate the Modern Literature School internally, and achieve the unification of the Ancient Literature School in the academic and political fields!
The grand unification of Gongyang School is a very good idea.
But now it belongs to our school of ancient literature!
I also want to unify "Zuo's Spring and Autumn"!
The scholars of the ancient literature school have great expectations for this, and they are already sharpening their swords and preparing to usher in a new era.
But the result was beyond everyone's expectation.
Their request was granted by the emperor.
Liu Hong passed the decree and approved Situ Yuan Kui's appointment as a minister, and approved Xun Shuang, a wise man in the field, to join the court as a minister.
Moreover, Liu Hong also decided to promote Lu Zhi to Shangshu Ling, and Zhang Rang, who had been in office for a short time, abdicated in favor of a more talented person.
But soon they learned that Liu Hong also appointed Taiwei Yang Cilu to be in charge of the affairs of the Secretariat, and he and Sikong Yuan Wei were jointly in charge of the affairs of the Secretariat, and together they took up the post of Prime Minister and Assistant.
This sudden change caught the scholars of the ancient literature school and the Yuan and Xun families off guard.
They all felt extremely surprised. They didn't know what happened to the emperor. He had just suppressed the arrogance of the Jinwen school, so why did he suddenly let that old man record the affairs of the minister together?
What is this operation?
Why?
Many people don't know what happened. It was obvious that everyone had such a tacit understanding before.
But Liu Bei knew the reason behind this.
That's for sure, because that's what he suggested.
(End of chapter)
