Generally speaking, the Chancery is a tool under the control of the imperial power. Whoever obtains the imperial power can control the Chancery.
The disadvantage of scholar-officials at this level is that it is difficult for them to grasp imperial power through the institutional planning of the Han Empire, while the two forces of eunuchs and relatives can obtain imperial power relatively easily.
Therefore, scholars and officials did not record ministerial affairs for a long time, and their power was not comparable to that of relatives and eunuchs who could manage the imperial power in an upright and upright manner.
Although scholars and officials occupied the mainstream in the Chancery, those who could influence the Chancery still represented the existence of imperial power.
Currently, Liu Hong is in power as an adult and has formed a political alliance with the eunuchs. Both parties share the imperial power, so they both have influence on the Chancellor, and Liu Hong's influence is more justified.
Therefore, Zhang Rang could not disagree with Liu Hong on this issue.
Liu Hong felt more and more that eunuchs were capable of conspiracy and conspiracy, but when it came to serious matters, they were really inferior to professionals. The ability of professionals to deal with administrative issues was something that the eunuch group could not imitate in a short period of time. of.
In the past, Liu Hong had no confidants he could truly trust, but now he has.
Liu Hong believed that Liu Bei was Lu Zhi's disciple, and Liu Bei could handle things that Lu Zhi could handle.
Regarding Zhang Rang, Liu Hong hoped that he would manage Dongyuan well, develop Dongyuan's spies and force to a strong level, and compete with officials from other factions in the court system for judicial power, instead of being distracted by the administrative side.
In Liu Hong's plan, Zhang Rang and Dong Yuan fought for and controlled judicial power for him, while the other eunuchs and Xi Yuan sold their offices to make money for him and were responsible for finance.
Liu Bei had more tasks. On the one hand, he had to control administrative power for him at the Chancellery and prevent it from being lost. On the other hand, he also had to advise him on the academic reunification of the Han Dynasty. He was the mastermind.
In addition, through the eunuch's power and his relationship with Queen He, Liu Hong could remotely command General He Jin to control the Han army in the center of Luoyang.
In this way, he can control all judicial power, administrative power, financial power, and military power by himself, and further gain the academic glory of the Holy Emperor!
Then he can sit back and relax.
He can enjoy the power and glory of the Holy Emperor while enjoying an extremely luxurious life in the world, with beauty on his left hand and power on his right hand. How can he be so comfortable?
This wonderful future is already unshakable in his plan, and his will is unprecedentedly firm.
Zhang Rang really couldn't defeat Liu Hong, so he had to give in and accept the fact that Liu Bei had entered the management of Shangshutai in a sense.
He did not think that Liu Bei was capable of doing a good job in the office of the Chancellor at this stage, nor was he capable of dealing with the quarrel between the two big guys of the ancient literature school and the modern literature school. He would be very uncomfortable in the middle of it, so Zhang Rang still refused at the beginning. With the idea of watching Liu Bei's jokes.
But he soon realized he was wrong.
Although Liu Bei does not have much experience and qualifications, he is really strong in terms of specific abilities. He is worthy of being a master trained by Lu Zhi.
He is very clear about the administrative operation mode within the Shangshutai, and he manages everything under his jurisdiction in an orderly manner.
Moreover, in the current situation, Liu Bei has no actual decision-making power on major affairs, and all that can be left to him are matters that the big bosses look down upon.
The really important thing is that Yang Ci and Yuan Wei are fighting each other over there, and the eunuch controls his own agent to get involved in muddying the waters. All three parties are exerting influence, and it's not Liu Bei's turn to show off his teeth.
But he handled everything well and there were no problems.
Zhang Rang, like many people, did not correctly realize what kind of existence Liu Bei was among the young scholars of the ancient literature school. So far, they have not realized what Liu Bei's popularity means and what he represents.
To put it simply, there are many "fans" of Liu Bei in the Shangshutai, where the eunuchs have the greatest influence and the modern and ancient schools of literature are equally comparable.
They either admire Liu Bei's debate ability, admire Liu Bei's literary talents, or admire Liu Bei's military exploits, or simply feel envious that Liu Bei will receive the Zuo family's Spring and Autumn inheritance, so they treat him more cautiously and are eager to get his appreciation.
For them, they didn't dare expect to be appreciated by a big boss like Lu Zhi, but facing Liu Bei who was as young as them or even younger than them, they felt that they might still have a chance.
In addition, the story of Liu Bei running around in the court to get jobs for his trusted subordinates gradually spread, and everyone knew that Liu Bei was really interesting to those who came close to him. The advertising effect of buying horse bones for a thousand gold It's a good deal.
Therefore, leaving aside those senior ministers, the young officials of the ancient literature school in the minister's station were eaten to death by Liu Bei. He said what he said, and nothing happened.
Senior ministers are often willing to help Liu Bei out of Lu Zhi's face, support him, not cause trouble for him, and do everything he needs to do.
In this way, of course this part of the government affairs can be handled well.
As for the scholars of the Modern Literature School, they certainly didn't have a good look towards Liu Bei. Several officials who had a close relationship with the Yang family even looked at him with hostility, but this didn't make much sense.
The Shangshutai is not a place where both modern and ancient literature can start party disputes at will, because the power of eunuchs, as the third important variable, plays an important balancing role here, making both sides dare not fight.
Even when the entire party struggle was at its most intense, the Shangshutai was always in good weather.
Of course, just because they don't cause trouble doesn't mean that Liu Bei won't cause trouble.
Since joining the Shangshutai, he has deeply realized the importance of the Shangshutai to the center of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It can be said that if something happened to the Shangshutai, the Eastern Han Dynasty would be paraplegic.
Regardless of whether you are a powerful official in normal times or a powerful official in troubled times who is close to a warlord, if you want to successfully control the world's power, as long as the overall structure is not damaged, then the Chancellery is an institution that must be controlled.
Therefore, whether it is for the distant vision or the current development, it is very necessary for Liu Bei to work deeply in Shangshutai, strengthen his voice in Shangshutai by making friends and placing his own people, and prepare for rainy days.
In a sense, the Ministry of General Affairs is Liu Bei's talent pool, and his social skills can play a good role in the ministerial office.
In just one month, he became familiar with all the young officials of the Ancient Literature School in Shangshutai.
Not only did he remember the names of these colleagues, he even remembered the interests and hobbies of some people in key positions.
It would be great if there were some of them who were his fans. He would deal with these people the same way he dealt with Ruan Yu, inscribe them with autographs, or write a poem in his own hand and give it to them.
In a short period of time, Liu Bei used the way an idol treats his fans to win over many officials who were already fond of him, which was equivalent to establishing his own fan group in the Shangshutai.
In a sense, Liu Bei played with the chancellery.
(End of chapter)
