Although the Modern Literature School is at a disadvantage academically, it still has some political advantages. If they take advantage of it and give them a mouthful of blood to give them a breather, they will definitely take revenge on the Ancient Literature School and the Yuan and Xun families.
The ancient literature school finally broke through the political deadlock, so it must cherish the current situation extremely, and it is impossible to allow the modern literature school to make a comeback no matter what.
They will definitely fight tit for tat and fight to the death.
The struggle between the ancient literature school and the modern literature school will continue, and there is no end in sight in the short term.
At that time, the emperor, that is, Liu Hong, can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight and reap the benefits.
Therefore, Liu Bei suggested that while following the wishes of the Ancient Literature School, let Yuan Kui record the affairs of the Secretariat, and let Xun Shuang return to the central government to strengthen their power. At the same time, he could give Yang Ci the power to record the affairs of the Secretariat, and give the Modern Literature School a mouthful of milk to let them breathe. tone.
The situation in the court was very good.
Liu Hong liked Liu Bei's suggestion very much, but Zhang Rang had doubts.
"This kind of appointment is too superficial. Can't they understand that His Majesty is asking them to kill each other?"
"So what if you understand? Will they actively refuse the authority to record the affairs of the minister?"
Liu Bei shook his head: "The Jinwen school is about to drown now. Even if they see a straw floating aside, they will reach out to grab it, let alone the right to record the affairs of the minister. They will definitely accept it, and then find ways to take revenge. Yuan and Xun."
Zhang Rang was doubtful.
"Really?"
"They have no choice. This is a conspiracy. If they don't want to fall, they must jump down resolutely even if they know it is a trap."
Liu Bei looked at Liu Hong and said: "Your Majesty, although the Modern Literature School is decadent, it cannot die quickly. Otherwise, once the Ancient Literature School gains full power, the harm will be greater than that of the Modern Literature School. Therefore, we must not sit back and let the Ancient Literature School completely replace Modern Literature." group."
When Liu Hong learned that the Ancient Literature School was planning to take full control of the government, he deeply agreed with Liu Bei's views.
That is to say, you must never trust scholars, and you must never drive out the Jinwen school.
It still makes sense to retain them. Wouldn't it be better to maintain a balance between the two parties in some sense?
"What Xuande said is very popular with me. After all, these scholars are not people who can be trusted."
Liu Hong held Liu Bei's hand and said with a smile: "Sure enough, the Han clan is different."
"Your Majesty is joking. We are all members of the Han clan. If we don't think about your Majesty, who else can we think about?"
Liu Bei said with a smile: "So I ask your Majesty to appoint Yang Ci. Although this man is old and decrepit, he has great prestige. He is also the only person who can unify the modern literature school. Once he can record the affairs of the minister, the fragmented modern literature school will be able to quickly Once we regroup, the Ancient Literature School will once again be facing a formidable enemy."
Liu Hong laughed.
"What Xuande said is true!"
After laughing for a while, Liu Hong calmed down again and clapped his hands.
"The dog-eat-dog fight between them is naturally very beautiful. I sit here and watch the tiger fight from across the mountain. It is also a beautiful thing. However, part of the authority of the Chancellor's desk has to be handed over to them, and some things will not be easy to do. Xuande, what do you think?"
"Indeed."
Liu Bei nodded.
Zhang Rang became very unhappy when this matter was brought up, because he had given up the position of Shangshu Ling to Lu Zhi.
"Didn't you insist that I give up the position of Shangshu Ling? Now you are here to say that this is not a good thing? What have you been doing?"
"When did I say this was bad?"
Liu Bei spread his hands: "Changshi Zhang, you must speak with conscience. The position of Shangshu Ling is given to the Ancient Literature School to ensure that the achievements of the Ancient Literature School are not overturned and to prevent the Yuan family and the Xun family from betraying again and the situation being reversed again. , this is to take preventive measures in advance.”
"Then why are you saying now..."
"I mean it's the lesser of two evils."
Liu Bei shook his head angrily: "Of course I have other ideas."
"oh?"
Liu Hong's eyes lit up and he asked, "What's Xuande's clever plan? Tell me quickly!"
"only."
Liu Bei said slowly: "Has Your Majesty ever understood why Shangshutai was able to bypass the three ministers and nine ministers and become the most important person in the world?"
"Why?"
Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Because the Shangshutai is in charge of documents, reviewing memorials, and delivering the emperor's orders, his authority has become more and more important. Emperor Wu gradually became an important figure in the world."
"Yes, the rank of officials at Shangshutai is very low. For example, Chen is only a doctor of four hundred shi, but he has a lot of official duties at hand. He can handle many confidential matters and has great responsibilities."
Liu Bei said slowly: "It's just because he is close to the emperor and belongs to the emperor's trusted department, so he gradually became the most important person in the world, even replacing the three gongs and nine ministers. It is precisely because of the emperor and his majesty's authority, so no matter how this department is It doesn’t matter, as long as His Majesty is close to you, it will be an important place.”
Hearing this, Liu Hong seemed to understand something and smiled slowly: "Is there something in Xuande's words?"
"Your Majesty is wise."
Liu Bei said: "Since there can be a minister's desk, it is not strange for the second and third minister's desk to appear. Today you can be humble and powerful, and I can be humble and powerful in the future. The one you rely on, It is nothing more than the Emperor, Your Majesty, so as long as you trust someone and appoint someone, they will naturally have power beyond their own rank."
Liu Hong was quite touched by this.
"What Xuande said is true. The Shangshutai is just an agency under the Young Mansion, but because it is a close confidant of the emperor, it has become the most important person in the world. So, Xuande wants me to create another Shangshutai?"
Liu Bei shook his head.
"It will take too much time, manpower and material resources to build another chancery. Searching for talents everywhere to handle state affairs still cannot avoid scholars, and the gain outweighs the loss."
"so?"
"Your Majesty can give full play to the advantages of Zhang Changshi and others."
Liu Bei pointed at Zhang Rang.
Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang.
Zhang Rang was confused.
Liu Bei began to explain his thoughts.
Liu Hong listened and listened, and he picked up something interesting. The more he listened, the more interesting and meaningful it became.
"Xuande, you are truly worthy of being my Qilin son of the Han family!"
After listening, Liu Hong happily gave Liu Bei thirty-two likes, while Zhang Rang didn't react at the side.
Liu Bei's meaning is very simple, nothing special, that is, to give full play to the eunuch's expertise and engage in spy politics.
The eunuchs are really unable to deal with the scholars when it comes to politics. Their standards are poor and they have little reputation. If they insist on going against the professionals, they will only make the world uneasy. In this case, it is better to find another way.
Engage in secret service.
Liu Bei said that Liu Hong did not trust the scholars because he felt that the scholars were lying to him and that everything they said was false. In this case, why not create a new way of speaking?
(End of chapter)
