Zheng Xuan was very impressed by Liu Bei's efficiency.
After listening to Liu Bei's planning and organization of the Ministry of General Affairs, Zheng Xuan appreciated Liu Bei's abilities even more.
"The most difficult thing in the world is to direct many people to work together. Those who can do it well are either famous ministers or generals. Xuande, in the future, it is unknown whether you will be a general or a general."
Liu Bei smiled.
"It is not important to be a general or a prime minister. What is important is the realization of our long-cherished wish. The Ministry of General Affairs was established to fight against the Jinwen Sect. The Jinwen Sect will definitely take action against the teacher and me in the future. I also ask Mr. Zheng to take precautions in advance to avoid being caught off guard. "
Zheng Xuan's face darkened and he nodded slowly.
"Xuande, sometimes I also wonder if I am not suitable for Luoyang City. I just feel that there are too many conspiracies and calculations, and there are too many difficulties and obstacles in Luoyang City.
Every step you take, there is someone staring at you, every time you do something, there is someone staring at you, finding fault with you, making trouble for you, wanting to kill you anytime, anywhere. You say, this is my illusion. ? "
Liu Bei thought for a while.
"This shouldn't be Mr. Zheng's illusion, because Bei also has a similar feeling. This feeling has lasted for a long time."
"Aren't you frustrated?"
"Most of the people I met were like this. They were not surprised at all, so I didn't feel depressed."
Zheng Xuan was silent for a while.
"This is probably why you can gain a foothold in Luoyang City, but I feel on pins and needles. Xuande, it's easy to do, easy to do."
Zheng Xuan didn't say much. He waved his hand and asked Liu Bei to handle the affairs of the General Affairs Department. He would hold a meeting to discuss other matters appropriately. Liu Bei would just come to the meeting together.
After Liu Bei left Zheng Xuan's mansion, he looked back at the mansion and thought about what Zheng Xuan said just now.
It can only be said that Zheng Xuan's scholar aura is too strong, and he has not had time or it is impossible for him to change his scholar's mentality.
He has always been a scholar, and it may be an unfortunate thing for him to let a scholar intervene in this cruel Luoyang whirlpool.
But Liu Bei needs Zheng Xuan, and the Ancient Literature School also needs Zheng Xuan. No one cares about Zheng Xuan's own thoughts. Everyone just needs Zheng Xuan's existence as a symbol of everyone.
It doesn't matter what he thinks, what matters most is that he is here.
He did gain the collective obedience and supreme fame of the scholars of the Ancient Literature School, but he was not happy at all.
At every political meeting in the past, as the ancient literature school became more and more like a political group, the smile on his face also decreased day by day.
From this aspect, Liu Bei did feel a little sorry for the little old man.
but……
There are more and more smiles on his face.
The total amount of smiles and sorrows in this world has never become less or more, it has just shifted.
The next day was the day when Liu Bei officially took office as Shangshu Pushe Zuocheng.
This position is not high, but it is of great significance to the appointer Liu Hong.
He seemed to be starting to get away from the diode way of doing things, no longer fixating on one group and stubbornly believing that they were evil and everyone else was good.
He seemed to realize that everyone in front of him was not a good person.
Regardless of whether it is the ancient literature school or the modern literature school, or even the eunuchs in the inner court, they are not good things. They belong to the three bastards and who is more bastard.
But the difference lies in who can bring him greater benefits and who can better safeguard his power and status.
This approach is of course correct.
Because in politics, there shouldn't be anything black and white, it's just a battle of interests.
Liu Bei had a deep feeling about this.
He felt very intuitively that Liu Hong had grown up a bit.
Before the appointment was issued, he secretly accepted Liu Hong's summons. When talking about this issue with Liu Hong, Liu Hong said that he had never seen so clearly as he did today that all the parties in the court were different. What kind of role.
He felt that this was something he had never understood in depth, and he had wanted to understand it, but there was no channel, and no one was willing to explain these things clearly to him...
Maybe it had happened before, but compared to these things, he who was younger at that time preferred luxurious enjoyment, beautiful women, fine wine, delicious food, and wanton fun.
It was not until now, until Liu Bei's words "Luoyang Prefect" woke him up that he realized that he seemed to be on the verge of a very dangerous situation.
If he is not careful, he will lose everything he loves.
He began to have the idea of changing the status quo, and under Liu Bei's suggestion, he did a lot of things, which indeed brought great changes to himself. He gradually discovered something more interesting than playing with women in the palace. Interesting things.
Of course, you still have to play with women when you should play with them, and you still have to spend money when you should spend money. This cannot be changed.
In his opinion, the Holy Emperor is respected by thousands of people outside and can enjoy luxury inside.
To enjoy the supreme glory and wealth in the world and to be admired by thousands of people, this is what Liu Hong considers to be the "holy emperor".
Can Liu Bei plan all this for him, or is he a loyal clan member of the Han Dynasty who is willing to do anything for the emperor? How loyal is he?
Liu Hongcai doesn't care whether Liu Bei is the second or fifth son of the ancient literature school. In his eyes, as long as Liu Bei is loyal to him, he is the most loyal minister in the world.
On the contrary, those who are entangled in other relationships and have reservations about him as the emperor, one or two, are all young men!
Erwuzi is not worthy of Liu Hong's trust.
And those who gain Liu Hong's trust will naturally not go too far in their career.
Liu Hong couldn't live without Liu Bei and tried every means to keep Liu Bei by his side, so he discussed with Zhang Rang and arranged a position for Liu Bei as Minister Zuo Cheng.
He is not the head of Shangshutai, and his original status and authority are very limited. However, in the current special situation, Liu Bei can become the actual head of Shangshutai by virtue of this position, managing many things, and only under the leadership of Yang Ci and Yuan Kui. Down.
Even with the support of the emperor, neither Yang Ci nor Yuan Wei could influence Liu Bei. Liu Bei's identity advantage of being personally appointed by the emperor was an important basis for him to maintain his position in the Secretariat.
At first, Zhang Rang was somewhat disapproving of Liu Hong's decision to give Liu Bei the position. He believed that Liu Bei lacked experience and could not manage too many things, so he recommended himself and wanted to serve as Shangshu Ling again.
After all, the eunuchs are still very eager for the power of Shangshutai.
Among other things, Sangongcao and Erqianshicao are important interests that the eunuchs will not let go of no matter what.
San Gongcao is responsible for the performance examination of state and county officials, and Erqianshi Cao can be involved in judicial litigation issues between local states and counties. These two official offices involving local affairs can indeed have a certain degree of deterrence to the local area.
For example, Erqian Shicao was in charge of litigation matters, so that when there was a conflict between the local governor and the county governor, both parties would rush to submit their reports to the central government office first.
At that time, the central government agencies often adopted a preconceived approach when dealing with conflicts between states and counties. The person who handed over the memorial first would have an advantage over the person who handed it in later, and would gain greater benefits in the outcome of the sentence.
This was a very common thing at the time.
The later famous Soochow general Tai Shici once offended the Qingzhou governor by helping the Donglai governor to prevent the Qingzhou governor from successfully delivering the memorial first. For this reason, he had to leave his hometown and flee in the world to avoid being chased by the resentful Qingzhou governor. .
This incident proves that before Liu Hong's death, the Luoyang Central Government Office still had a certain deterrent effect on local states and counties.
In this environment, those who master the magical weapon of Two Thousand Stone Cao can naturally gain huge benefits, and it is natural for them to even ask local states and counties for benefits.
What a huge benefit that is.
(End of chapter)
