After Yang Biao finished speaking, the small study became quiet.
Liu Bian looked at him, slowly picked up the soup bowl, and stirred slowly with a small spoon.
If he was just confused before, now he understands it beyond words.
Yang Biao's sudden diligence, all his movements, and his final direction were all - Wang Yun!
Seeing that Liu Bian was silent, Yang Biao bowed slightly, his fat face motionless, and his face looked sincere.
Er Xun also bowed and said nothing, his eyes were solemn.
They could all guess that Liu Bian must be very knowledgeable now.
In the Chancery, the conflict between Yang Biao and Wang Yun existed from the beginning. The conflict became public several times, but was suppressed silently by His Majesty in front of him.
In the past, it was Wang Yun who made trouble, but Yang Biao remained indifferent. This time Yang Biao took action. It was obviously Ding Yuan's memorial that touched Yang Biao and made him unable to remain motionless.
Liu Bian stirred for a while, took a bite, and then said: "This is a serious matter, I will think about it again."
"I understand." Yang Biao said, without any intention of continuing to remonstrate and pursue.
Er Xun was somewhat relieved. The imperial court was now advancing a series of important government affairs, and major changes could not occur in the Chancery.
Liu Bian was eating the soup and was already thinking about how to tidy up the chancellery.
This happened over and over again, the endless fight went on, and I was tired of watching it.
'How to make the transition? '
Liu Bian stared at the soup bowl in front of him and stirred it gently.
The qualifications of Xun You, Xun Yu and others are still too shallow. Not to mention the local shepherds and county guards, even the imperial court may not be able to suppress them.
'Zhu Jun? '
Liu Bian suddenly thought of him, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then he said in his heart: "We still have to survive next year." '
Qingzhou is in chaos and needs someone to guard it. Just sending someone to replace Zhu Jun may not be able to suppress Cao Cao. If the Lu Bu and Liu Bei incident happens again, Qingzhou will be in chaos again!
"His Majesty."
Xu Yan quietly walked in and handed Liu Bian a sealed memorial.
Liu Bian raised his eyebrows and quickly reached out to take it, looking at it seriously.
After a quick glance, Liu Bian had a strange look on his face, then he raised his head and looked out the door, his eyes falling on the distant south.
Zuo Li's memorial describes many things.
Yuan Shao and Zhang He had a stalemate in Nanyang County for several months. Instead of winning, they suffered many defeats. Zhang He almost captured the camp and suffered a very embarrassing defeat.
Yuan Shu's general Ju Yi, with Cao Yin's internal and external cooperation, captured most of Jingzhou, but was attacked by the Cai family, a wealthy family in Jingzhou, and almost died.
Now Jingzhou is divided into three forces. Nanyang, Jiangxia, and Changsha in the east are occupied by Yuan Shu; Guiyang and Lingling counties are occupied by the Cai family and other local Jingzhou families; Wuling County falls into the hands of Yizhou Liu Yan .
At the same time, Yuan Shu also sent a large army to attack Jiaozhi, but encountered stubborn resistance from all sides in Jiangdong, and the progress was very slow.
To put it simply, Yuan Shu's situation was very bad. The war was in a stalemate, attacking from all sides and making enemies on all sides.
"I still think highly of him..."
Liu Bian whispered to himself.
At the same time, he was also a little surprised. He did not expect that the nobles in Jingzhou and Jiangdong were so strong. They had resisted Yuan Shu's army of hundreds of thousands for so long. Not only were they not defeated, but they were able to gradually maintain a stalemate!
'Sure enough, we can't underestimate these aristocratic families...'
Liu Bian's mind slowly wandered. If he were to peacefully promote the change, it would be extremely difficult.
Yang Biao, Xun Yu, and Xun You didn't know the contents of Liu Bianshen's prelude. Seeing his unclear expression, they couldn't help but look at each other.
No one asked about the exit.
Liu Bian quickly woke up, withdrew his gaze, looked at the three people in front of him, his expression moved slightly, and said with a smile: "Everyone, please go back if you have nothing to do."
Yang Biao, Xun You, and Xun Yu raised their hands and said: "I will leave."
Liu Bian watched the three people's backs. When they walked away, his body remained motionless and said, "Password to Wang Yun to see me."
"Yes." Pan Yin responded and stepped back.
Liu Bian looked at the sky outside the door, his eyes flashing constantly, and thoughts surged in his heart.
'The most important thing is to strengthen yourself...'
After a long while, Liu Bian's eyes settled, he stood up and walked out.
Pan Yin stood at the door and quickly ordered someone to clear the small table. Then he came behind Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to leave the palace?"
Liu Bian looked at the south, clasped his hands behind his back, and said, "Pan Yin, you said that the gentry in the south are so tyrannical, so it stands to reason that the north is stronger. Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Qingzhou have all been beaten to pieces. Which one is stronger now?"
Pan Yin's face tightened unconsciously, he bowed and said, "I don't know."
He actually knew it well, and Pan Yin even knew more about the affairs of the Han Dynasty than Prime Minister Yang Biao.
In the entire north, not to mention Liangzhou, Bingzhou has been fighting for years, Sili has been injured by the Qiang and the Huns, Yanzhou has rebelled repeatedly, Qingzhou has been plundered by the Yellow Turban Army, and Yuzhou has been in chaos for more than ten years, and now it is still fighting. Needless to say, the population of Xianbei, Wuhuan, etc. has declined horribly.
Now, the only thing that remains undecided is Jizhou!
Generally speaking, the nobles in other states suffered an unprecedented impact and suffered heavy losses. Only Jizhou was relatively better.
When the Yellow Turban Army was plundering, various noble families in the north fled to Jizhou for refuge. This also led to the large number of aristocratic families in Jizhou and the strongest strength.
Thinking of this, Pan Yin lowered his head and stared at Liu Bian's feet, shuddering secretly in his heart.
Liu Bian looked back at him and said, "Huangfu Jianzhang still hasn't believed you?"
Pan Yin's tone was more respectful, and he said: "I have pressed several times, but there is no news. Julu seems to have lost contact."
"Loss of contact?"
Liu Bian turned his head and saw that Wang Yun had already entered the door. He thought for a while and said, "Then don't take the initiative to contact me. Let's wait for his letter."
"Yes." Pan Yin said.
Wang Yun came closer, his usually indifferent face turned gloomy, he raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty, Wang Yun."
Liu Bian looked at his expression and said with a smile, "No courtesy."
Wang Yun did not put down his hand or thank him, but said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am impeaching the Prime Minister for disrupting the government!"
Liu Bian reached out, pressed his hand, and said with a smile: "I know what the Qing family means. Not to mention the Prime Minister, I plan to continue to 'cut down redundant officials.'"
Wang Yun was startled and stopped talking.
Liu Bian's words made the words he had thought of along the way disappear, and he was speechless for a moment.
When he came, he knew what Yang Biao had done. With anger filling his chest, he decided to fight to the death with Yang Biao.
But after hearing that Liu Bian asked him to continue to "cut down redundant officials", other thoughts came to mind and he became hesitant.
"Follow me." Liu Bian turned and walked towards Fang Linyuan.
Wang Yun suppressed a sigh of relief and followed Liu Bian.
My mind was torn between a life-and-death fight with Yang Biao and "cutting off redundant officials", and it was difficult to decide.
"Last year, redundant officials were reduced in a clean and tidy manner. It not only improved the efficiency of the court, but also saved the court countless money and food. Your family has done a great job and has done a great job,"
Liu Bian took a few steps and said, "After such a long time, it's time to carry out comprehensive reductions."
Wang Yun followed Liu Bian, struggling in his eyes, and said: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that the Chancellor will not agree."
Liu Bian smiled and said: "I will leave this matter to the Qing family, assisted by Li Cao and Yushitai. As for the Prime Minister, the Qing family doesn't have to worry."
Wang Yun's face suddenly straightened, he raised his hand and said firmly with his eyes: "Your Majesty, I am worried about the constraints of the Yingchuan Party."
Liu Bian kept walking, raised his hands and waved, and said: "The Qing family must keep it secret. There are no cliques in the government. This time, except for 'redundant officials', mediocrity, greed, evil, cowardice, etc., as long as the evidence is solid, all will be reduced." Execute, no one will be forgiven or asked for mercy!"
Wang Yun's chest surged with excitement and pride, his eyes twitched fiercely, and he said: "I beg your Majesty to clarify your decree!"
Liu Bian raised his eyebrows, turned back to look at Wang Yun, and said, "Can't your family trust me?"
Wang Yun's face did not change, and he was as firm as iron, and said: "I don't dare. I'm just worried about villains causing trouble."
Liu Bian looked at him and saw that Wang Yun showed no sign of giving in. He couldn't help but smile in his heart. This prince was really anxious.
"Pan Yin,"
After a while, Liu Bian said in a deep voice: "I have drawn up a decree and ordered Wang Yun to take charge of the reduction of redundant officials. The officials, Cao, and Yushitai will be the co-presidents. No one is allowed to interfere."
Wang Yun's eyes widened, his expression became more determined, he raised his hand and bowed: "Your Majesty, Wang Yun accepts the decree!"
Liu Bian stretched out his hand, helped him up, and said with a smile: "From now on, the Qing family and the Prime Minister will do their own thing, and don't fight with each other anymore. I am getting tired of doing peacemaking."
Wang Yun looked at Liu Bian's warm smile and felt a chill in his heart. He quickly said, "I don't dare."
Liu Bian stared at him for a while, then turned around and continued walking forward, saying: "There are still four months until the end of the year. The Qing family and the officials, the Yushitai, will come up with a detailed strategy to carefully sort out the officials at all levels. It will be up to Xiao From easy to difficult, from light to heavy, from slow to fast, from north to south, from west to east..."
Wang Yun followed suit, listening attentively, with countless thoughts already in his mind.
"In the process of reducing redundant officials,"
Liu Bian thought as he walked and said: "If there is a conflict with the 'New Deal', the Qing family needs to make a choice and put the overall situation first. We cannot abandon public service for personal reasons, let alone take the opportunity to retaliate. We must treat public affairs with a public heart..."
"I understand." Wang Yun responded with an iron face.
He clearly heard that His Majesty in front of him was warning him, warning him not to target Prime Minister Yang Biao and the 'Yingchuan Party' headed by Er Xun.
Liu Bian looked at Fanglin Garden, which was just around the corner, and said: "Pan Yin, tell Liu Xie to come. Also, for the governors and generals in the shogunate, such as chief secretaries and staff, they must be ordered to register Register and submit to the imperial court."
'Also' was meant for Wang Yun.
In reality, in addition to state shepherds, prefects, and many generals, even relatively low-level officials such as county magistrates, lieutenant generals, and school captains are also "building their own government offices" and having their own staff.
These staff are privately employed, similar to 'guests', and are not affiliated with the court and are not part of the normal official system.
"I accept the decree." Wang Yun said in a deep voice.
He was very dissatisfied with those who supported "staff". In his opinion, this was tantamount to forming a party, which would spread out in the future and cause no benefit to the court or the country!
