Yuan Wei didn't mention the matter of recording the affairs of the minister. What he meant was that the emperor could try to abolish Yang Ci's right to record the affairs of the minister. Anyway, this guy didn't make any achievements.
This memorial letter angered Yang Ci, so under Yang Ci's instruction, Wei Wei Zhang Xi and Yilang Huandian wrote to Liu Hong to refute Yuan Kai's proposal.
Yuan Wei was very angry, but he couldn't go out in person, so he instigated his servant Xun Shuang, Guanglu doctor Ma Rixi, and Yilang Cai Yong, who had just returned to the capital, to come together to refute Zhang Xi and Huan Dian's memorial.
The two sides started a new round of rhetorical battle, refuting each other's opinions, accusing each other of harboring personal grudges, neglecting public affairs for private purposes, etc., and they scolded each other endlessly.
The fierce battle between the two parties was in full swing. In the palace, Liu Hong had his own opinions on this matter.
"It's a good idea to let Lu Zhi stay in Jizhou and be the shepherd of Jizhou. He has experience in this area. I also believe in his ability to govern the place. The problems in Jiujiang County and Lujiang County were handled very well back then. If he Staying in Jizhou will save you the trouble of choosing the governor of Jizhou again, but Xuande..."
Liu Hong pondered for a while and looked at Zhang Rang beside him.
"Grandpa, what do you think about this matter?"
Zhang Rang thought about the fact that Liu Bei sent someone to tell him a few days ago that he persuaded Lu Zhi not to report the violations of laws and regulations in many of his properties in Jizhou, and he had some plans in mind.
"Your Majesty, this mainly depends on what you think. In the final analysis, the focus of the dispute between the two factions is still on Lu Zhi. As for Liu Bei, it may just be incidental. He is too young after all."
Liu Hong nodded.
"I think so too. They may care more about Lu Zhi than Xuande, but I am the opposite. I care more about Xuande than Lu Zhi."
Liu Hong said this, smiled, and said: "But speaking of it, looking at the momentum outside this time, it is obvious that once Lu Zhi comes back, he will definitely ascend to the position of the Three Lords."
Zhang Rang nodded.
"Lu Zhi has been an official for many years and has many military exploits. He has served as an official of the Erqian Shihe court and has profound qualifications. Now he has become a powerful family and his reputation is growing. Once he returns to Luoyang, the ancient literature school will definitely promote Lu Zhi to become the third official. position, it is very likely that I will not give up until I achieve my goal."
"Grandpa, do you think Lu Zhi is worthy of this position?"
"Justice is in the heart of the people, and the hearts of the people are in the minds of the scholars. If the scholars treat it this way, that's how it is."
Zhang Rang smiled and said: "But whether to appoint or not is still a matter that His Majesty can decide. No matter how hard they push, if Lu Zhi can't come back, it will all be in vain."
Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang for a while, then grinned.
"Grandpa and I thought about going together. How good is the current situation? The two factions are fighting, and no one can do anything to the other. But once Lu Zhi comes back, I'm afraid the situation will not be stable. After all, Yang Ci is already old and alone. , how can you handle Lu Zhi and Yuan Wei?"
Zhang Rang nodded repeatedly, feeling a little emotional at the same time.
Liu Hong has grown up.
Under Liu Bei's influence, Liu Hong seemed to have really grown up, and the emperor was doing more and more impressive things.
Although he is not a natural monarch with outstanding talents, even if he is just a middle-aged person, if he is used in the right direction, he will still have a certain air of an emperor.
Fortunately, he was still willing to trust these eunuchs.
Zhang Rang thought so.
"Has Your Majesty made a decision?"
"The decision has been made."
Liu Hong suddenly smiled: "Grandpa, what Xuande said is true. Only when two factions are fighting can I, the emperor, be stable. No matter what choice I make, there will definitely be people who are willing to support me. I can unite one faction or fight another faction. You don't have to worry about them." It feels really good to let go of all the past grudges.”
Liu Hong finally made his choice.
With his thinking and cognition, he believes that it is not in his interest to let Lu Zhi return to Luoyang at present. Once Lu Zhi comes back, the apparent power imbalance between the ancient literature school and the modern literature school will be unbalanced. This will put the modernist school of literature into crisis.
He could not allow either the ancient literature school or the modern literature school to gain an absolute advantage, completely suppress the other, or even annex the other.
When the situation shows this tendency, he must take action in time to reverse the situation so that the situation between the two tigers can continue.
In other words, Liu Hong decided to adopt Yang Ci's suggestion, and Zhang Rang also agreed with this.
The only little change Liu Hong made was to modify the content about Liu Bei.
He now yearns very much for the era of Emperor Guangwu, Emperor Ming and Emperor Zhang, and the era when the Holy Emperor dominated everything. He enjoys the feeling of being respected, admired and needed by others.
Therefore, he needs Liu Bei to be his counselor and help him plan the next way forward.
In this case, how could Liu Bei leave him?
But now he is not in a hurry to announce his decision. He wants to let the modern literature school and the ancient literature school quarrel for a while. Anyway, this battle has not been completely fought yet. Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun still have some unfinished work. Don't worry, just let them argue.
It doesn't hurt to play with them.
Liu Hong was very proud of this idea.
Zhang Rang thought about it for a while, and secretly sent people to Jizhou to tell Liu Bei about Liu Hong's decision and what happened in Luoyang, so that Liu Bei could be mentally prepared.
By the way, he also wanted to know Liu Bei's views on this matter. If Liu Bei had a different view on this matter, Zhang Rang felt that he needed to tell Liu Hong.
The last cooperation was very pleasant, and Zhang Rang saved a lot of trouble.
He himself also knows that things that go beyond the rules are bad, but the problem is that he is not the only one who does this.
Many people do this in local areas, such as Liaodong, Jiangnan, and Shuzhong, places where the emperor is far away. There are countless people who close their doors and become local emperors, but only eunuchs like him will be punished for doing such things. Report it, and no one else matters.
Let’s double standard each other!
As for what Liu Bei asked him to help with, it was a little difficult. It was not easy to kill a clan king, but it was not that difficult to make him lose something.
After Zhang Rang's nonsense and jealous false accusations in Liu Hong's ear, Liu Hong was obviously very dissatisfied with this disgraceful clan, and was relatively passive about his restoration as king after the war.
Moreover, there are currently many debates in the court about how to reorganize the place and spend money after the war. It is estimated that everyone is willing to save money by having one less sect king.
Zhang Rang also found it funny privately. Why didn't Liu Xu, an idiot like him, ask about the latest news about Luoyang City? Don’t you even know the political trends in Luoyang City?
Who is Liu Bei?
Is it your fault?
I can’t even offend him!
Zhang Rang also wanted Liu Bei to know his abilities, so that he could lay the foundation for continued cooperation between the two parties.
So Zhang Rang once again sent Zuo Feng as a secret liaison to Jizhou, found Liu Bei in Xindu City, told Liu Bei all these things, and then conveyed Zhang Rang's meaning.
After the victory of the war, Liu Bei thought that the Modern Literature School would not let Lu Zhi go back so easily, because Lu Zhi was likely to be promoted to the position of Three Dukes. However, he did not expect that when the conflict between the two sides was so fierce, the Ancient Literature School would actually Want to seek a decisive blow to Yang Ci.
This guy Yuan Wei is truly the King of Overturners. He does have great abilities, but perhaps he is born too noble and is used to being arrogant, which leads to a certain profound mindset.
He always feels that he is omnipotent and can achieve whatever he wants.
No wonder he died at the hands of Dong Zhuo.
What made Liu Bei very unhappy was that these guys only wanted to let Lu Zhi go back and had no opinion of themselves, as if they wanted to sacrifice themselves to protect Lu Zhi.
(End of chapter)
