Liu Xie was a wise king. The first thing he did after returning to the capital was to discuss with Lin Mo and Lu Bu the candidates for the three ministers and nine ministers.
Lu Bu was naturally obedient to the emperor's orders, but what surprised Lu Bu was that his son-in-law was just like him. Even though Liu Xie asked repeatedly, he did not recommend anyone. He kept saying that it was the three gongs and nine ministers who were related to the foundation of the country. It can only be decided by His Majesty.
Liu Xie was very moved and began to recruit people.
The three companies are Situ, Taiwei and Sikong.
These three people sound like they are of the same rank, but in fact they are not. Sikong is under the jurisdiction of the Nine Ministers and is the highest administrative officer, while Taiwei is in charge of the military and is the highest military and political officer. Situ Duo is responsible for supervising the officials and writing reports. And so on, similar to the deputy prime minister.
It can be seen from the salary. Sikong and Taiwei's salary is 10,000 dan, but Situ and Jiuqing's salary is 2,000 dan.
On the first day of the court meeting, the canonization ceremony began in the presence of civil and military officials. Lin Mo was appointed Sikong, Lu Bu was appointed Taiwei and General, and Yang Biao, who was over sixty years old, was appointed Situ.
Yang Biao's qualifications are very old. He was one of the three princes when he was in Chang'an. Later, Cao Cao removed him when he came to power. Now that he is reinstated, no one will have any objections.
Zhang Liao is the general of Wei, second only to the three Dukes, Zhao Yun is the general of Zhengdong, Zhang Xiu is the general of Zhendong, Wei Yue is the general of Zhennan, Wen Chou is the general of Andong, and Yan Liang is the general of Annan. The remaining generals all have awards;
Jia Xu was Taichang, the first of the nine ministers; Liu Ye was Zongzheng, Chen Gong was the servant, and Lu Su was the Taichang Shaoqing. The rest were all rewarded.
It is worth mentioning that the young master among the nine ministers was originally Geng Ji. He came back alive this time, so it was naturally impossible to change his position. The other one was Xun Yu, the governor of Su Nei, who was waiting in Yingyin. , you can go to your door and invite them.
Of course, to a certain extent, marquises were also given to make up for the lack of merits of some figures who were not as good as Jiuqing, but their work as Jiuqing was lower, such as Xu Shu, Ma Chao, Man Chong, Hao Zhao, etc.
Judging from the appearance, it can be said that more than half of them are Lu Lin's people. This seems to be a happy ending. After all, this is not an official appointment led by Lu Lin. It is entirely decided by Liu Xie alone.
Therefore, after retiring from the court, Lu Bu took the golden caskets and jade ribbons of the Taiwei and the Generals and placed them in front of Lin Mo, and taught him earnestly: "See for yourself, Your Majesty has not included any of the brothers who have made meritorious deeds over the years." Luo Luo, you became the prime minister, and I also became the general, you should put away your petty thoughts this time."
After saying these words, Lu Bu even showed a proud look and felt much more comfortable.
One is Sikong, who is in charge of the country's political affairs, and the other is the Taiwei and the general in charge of the country's military. This is equivalent to giving military and political power to Lu and Lin at once.
It sounds like it belongs to them, but after the emperor's decree, it was legalized and left a name in history. Lu Bu was in a good mood.
"This shows that Your Majesty is smarter than I thought." Lin Mo said matter-of-factly.
"here we go again."
Lu Bu sat cross-legged on the mat, facing Lin Mo, "Did you think too badly of His Majesty?"
Lin Mo snorted disapprovingly and said helplessly: "Master Yue-Zhang, what should I say so that you can understand? Do you think that his large-scale canonization of our old subordinates is an affirmation of everyone? It is a last resort.
If he just simply conferred the title of son-in-law on us and left out these civil servants and generals, then the people below would be unconvinced, you know the yellow robe."
Lin Mo scratched his head. He probably didn't understand. That was Zhao Kuangyin's matter. It hadn't happened in this era yet. He coughed twice and continued: "If we don't reward the civil and military people under us generously, the people below will have other ideas. Even Marquis Wen and Marquis Lanling have never forgotten our merits. Do you want to hide everything as soon as the Emperor returns to power?
Isn't it great now? Everyone gets what they deserve, no one has any objections, and everyone still thinks of him.
But the problem lies in one point. He has not appointed the positions of Lang Zhongling and Wei Wei. "
Both Lang Zhongling and Weiwei belong to the Jiuqing. The difference is that Lang Zhongling is responsible for the palace security and leads the imperial army; Wei Wei is responsible for the palace gate security and is directly promoted to the Nine Gates School Lieutenant.
In other words, whoever wins these two positions is equivalent to controlling the lifeblood of the Gyeonggi region and can take over the defense of Xuchang City at any time.
Seeing Lu Bu's suspicious face and still not believing it, Lin Mo sighed: "Master Yuezhang, have you ever thought about it? These two positions may not seem conspicuous now, but once the world is at peace, troops and horses will not be allowed to be stationed in the capital. Even the troops and horses guarding the capital can only be stationed outside the city.
In other words, people in these two positions can launch a mutiny at any time at the most critical moment.
He is playing a mental game with me. He thinks that everyone who has been promoted to official positions this time will be happy, so no one will gossip about the few people he promotes. Even you and I will take it for granted. "
Lu Bu shook his head, "Yunwen, I can't help you, but if you firmly believe that His Majesty has the intention to kill you and me, then no matter what he does, you will not be satisfied."
"Yes, yes, I knew you didn't believe it. Let's go and take you to meet someone. You will understand then." Lin Mo got up and went out without any nonsense.
Lu Bu worshiped the general, who was in charge of the world's soldiers and horses. With the general's military talisman, he could mobilize the soldiers and horses from anywhere in the Han Dynasty to leave the camp.
Zhang Liao worshiped General Wei. This position was originally set up in the Western Han Dynasty. At that time, he was in charge of the Imperial Guard. However, in this period, General Wei's rank has not changed, but his duties have changed. The Imperial Forest Army has been separated and no longer has General Wei. Instead of dispatching, he promoted the guard battalion responsible for the defense of the capital.
In any case, he can be regarded as the number one person under Lu Bu.
Zhao Yun worshiped General Zhengdong, the eldest among the Four Generals, and his reputation sounded resounding, but this position required being sent out to lead troops. In other words, when the world was truly at peace, Zhao Yun would not be retained. In Xuchang.
Even the General's Mansion has it ready.
Inside the mansion, a young girl was holding a spear, wearing blue armor, with a fiery red cape floating behind her. She didn’t wear a tasseled helmet, and her long hair was tied into a high ponytail. She looked heroic and beautiful. At first glance, she looked a little like Lu Lingqi.
But without that aloofness, she mostly looks like a smiling little girl.
At this time, she twisted her body and danced her spear forward. When Ma Chao raised his spear to block, the girl's spear in her hand was cleverly retracted and turned into a stab, which made Ma Chao take two steps back in surprise.
Seeing this, she smiled proudly, showing her little tiger teeth, "Brother Zilong taught me this move, how about it, brother."
"That's awesome. With your brother Zilong teaching you, I won't be able to beat you for a long time." Ma Chao teased as he took back his spear.
Ma Yunlu came to Xuchang with Ma Teng this time.
After the last alienation plan, Ma Teng felt deeply uneasy. He knew very well that he was not the core figure of the Lulin Group, so even Cao Cao would use him as a target of alienation.
In addition, Ma Chao's reckless character is not suitable for being an official. In the future, in the collision of undercurrents, I am afraid it will be too easy to become a political victim.
Xuchang is not the land of the Three Qin Dynasties, but no one will spoil the Ma family.
The only way Ma Teng could think of was to marry into Lu Lin's core.
There are still some characters in this core, but the truly influential people are Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and Chen Gong.
After thinking about it, Ma Teng felt that it was a good choice for Ma Yunlu to marry Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun saved Lin Mo and could be said to be the first person in Lu Lin besides Zhang Liao. This can be seen from this official ceremony. out.
At first, he was worried that Zhao Yun might not be attracted to Ma Yunlu because of his high ambition. Unexpectedly, the two of them fell in love after meeting. Ma Yunlu liked Zhao Yun's unparalleled courage, and Zhao Yun also liked Ma Yunlu's naughty character. , often making him look helpless.
No, after pestering Zhao Yun to learn a few moves, Ma Chao was used as a target to practice. As an old father, Ma Teng felt very pleased.
"I've met the great general, Sikong." When Lu Bu and Lin Mo walked in, Ma Teng, Ma Chao, Ma Yunlu and even Zhao Yun all saluted.
Lu Bu waved his hand first, "We are all members of our own family, there is no need to be formal."
Then Lin Mocai said: "General Ma, Meng Qi, have something to discuss with Zilong."
"Understood." The Ma family immediately retreated with understanding.
Lin Mo wasn't worried that they would have any concerns. In fact, he knew very well what Ma Teng had planned.
However, after all, the Ma family is the descendant of the founding fathers. He cannot judge whether they can support him to do such a thing, at least not yet.
Naturally, there was no need for them to listen to this matter.
After entering the house to have tea, Lin Mo got straight to the point and said, "Tell my father-in-law the truth about what you heard."
Zhao Yun glanced at Lin Mo, then looked at Lu Bu and sighed.
In that case, he was actually very conflicted at first. He always felt that going against the emperor was disloyal, but Lin Mo meant something different to him than others. He was afraid that if he didn't remind him, Lin Mo would really be in danger.
In the room, Zhao Yun recounted what he heard that day word for word. Lu Bu's expression changed from uneasy to horrified, and finally to dumbfounded doubting his life.
No, he was so friendly when he came back to Xuchang, it was really an act.
Lu Bu swallowed his saliva and looked at Zhao Yun seriously, "Zilong, this matter is big or small. Are you sure these words were spoken by His Majesty himself?"
There was still a hint of luck in his eyes until Zhao Yun swore: "General, my ears can hear the sound of arrow feathers a hundred steps away. At that time, I was only thirty steps away from your majesty, so I decided not to listen. Incorrect."
At this point, Lu Bu slowly closed his eyes and his expression became a little ferocious.
As early as when Lin Mo first told him that Liu Xie was no ordinary person, and that Lu Lin's son-in-law and the emperor would definitely not be able to coexist in the world, he was wavering at that time, but he did not believe it immediately.
He always felt that there was a possibility that his son-in-law was greedy for power. After all, it was unbelievable for an emperor who had never met him to say that the two sides would fight to the death in the end.
At the court meeting, the emperor appointed hundreds of officials, and everyone received awards. Even a bandit like Zang Ba was given the status of a marquis. How can you question him?
Now, Zhao Yun has told everything clearly. Whether he wants to believe it or not, everything is just as Lin Mo analyzed beforehand.
According to Liu Xie's words, it is only a matter of time before Lin Mo is dealt with. Once he actually takes power, all those who pose a threat will probably not escape the fate of being under his special care.
Without further ado, I recalled that Lin Mo had said that the whole family would be implicated, and Lu Bu just couldn't bear it.
He stood up slowly, walked to a corner and remained silent for a long, long time.
Finally, as if he had made some important decision, his whole back relaxed, and he turned his back to the two of them and said in a deep voice: "Leave the positions of Zhong Lang Ling and Wei Wei to Bo Ping and Wei Yue."
"That's not necessary."
Lin Mo chuckled lightly. He knew that this matter was settled, "As long as the father-in-law understands where our path is, it will be fine. My son-in-law will take care of other things. These two positions will be left to His Majesty himself." Determine the person.”
If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it, right?
There are some things that even if Liu Xie were in power, he might not have the courage to do them.
On the other hand, if he is given a certain amount of hope, he will most likely choose to give it a go.
"Yunwen, what do you need me to do?" When Zhao Yun said this, his fists were clenched and his expression was painful.
Lin Mo patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you get directly involved in this matter."
For people of this era, loyalty to the emperor is a kind of qualitative thinking that has been instilled since childhood. Even if you are not loyal in your heart, you must be loyal in your mouth.
Therefore, every time a coup was launched in history, those at the forefront were not the most capable generals, but more middle-level figures.
Because people in the upper class no longer need to use this stud method to maximize their own interests, while people in the middle and lower classes urgently need a chance to stand up.
Hua Xin's rise to the rank of Taiwei and Chen Qun's promotion to the rank of ninth-rank official were all due to the exchange of interests.
This is why after every rebellion and seizure of power, a large number of middle- and lower-class figures emerge.
Of course, Zhao Yun's character is not one that considers interests, but others do. Therefore, what Lin Mo has to do is to create a situation where the interests of most people are harmed.
At the same time, this situation must be caused by Liu Xie. Lin Mo has calculated that the turmoil caused by this approach is actually the smallest, and it is even far more stable than ignoring Liu Xie and relying on oneself.
This is also an important reason for taking the risk to bring Liu Xie back.
As for Zhao Yun, there is really no need to force it. Anyway, it is not up to him to do the rest.
"By the way, I see that you and Ma Yunlu are very close to each other. It seems that good things are about to happen, but shouldn't you marry your sister-in-law first before welcoming Ma Yunlu into the house?"
The conversation changed so quickly that Zhao Yun, who was still extremely conflicted before, couldn't react and looked at Lin Mo in shock.
"I know even if you don't tell me. After all, my sister-in-law's situation is different from that of ordinary people, and Ma Yunlu was born in a general family. She may have something in mind, but didn't I teach you how to please your sister-in-law? Haven't you used it yet? Lin Mo crossed his arms and smiled.
"The current situation is turbulent, and I don't have the time to do so. I'd better help you get things done first." Zhao Yun sighed bitterly.
"Zilong, do you think the tricks I taught you are just to make you please your sister-in-law?"
Lin Mo suddenly became serious again and said seriously: "You should hurry up. This matter is related to my next plan and cannot be delayed any longer."
Ah, Zhao Yun was a little confused, "Can you teach me those two things to help you succeed?"
"I'm not kidding you." Lin Mo nodded heavily.
"Although I don't know what the use is, I just go to coax her now. I think she will be happy."
Zhao Yun felt a lot more relaxed, and then asked: "Is there really nothing else?"
"No, just take care of this one thing."
Hearing what Lin Mo said, Zhao Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, I'll be there in a minute, but if anything happens, you don't have to worry about anything. After all, you and I are brothers."
Lin Mo smiled slightly and said nothing more. Being brothers means knowing each other and not embarrassing each other. It is also a kind of friendship.
"Let's go, Mr. Father-in-law, we should prepare to discuss the terms with His Majesty." Lin Mo stood up and stretched, feeling unprecedentedly happy.
So far, everything is going in a favorable direction.
It is also within the scope of my own plan.
Xuchang can now be considered to be in a happy situation. Lu Lin is happy, the emperor is also happy, and the civil and military officials at hand seem to be quite good.
But Jingzhou’s description of three surprises in one day is not an exaggeration.
Along with the imperial conferment of hundreds of officials, there were also four imperial edicts.
The first is of course to depose Cao Cao and tell the world about his past evil deeds. The purpose is of course to cut off Cao Cao's legitimacy and put him on the fire morally.
The second imperial edict was to appoint Liu Cong as the governor of Jingzhou, and Cai Mao as the governor of Jingzhou, in charge of the military affairs of Jingzhou.
The intention is also very obvious, which is to provoke conflict between Cao Cao and the Cai family.
For Cai Mao, who was attracted by the strong and loyal, this imperial edict was very fatal.
The third imperial edict accused Liu Qi of launching the Anfeng War for no reason, demoted him to the magistrate of Xinye County, and took office immediately.
The battles that Liu Bei fought before were all carried out in Liu Qi's name. Now the emperor wants to settle accounts with the Queen, and of course he has to go to Liu Qi.
As for the fourth imperial edict, Liu Bei was named a former general and appointed governor of Changsha.
The reason is of course that he was successful in rescuing him. Although he had a conflict with Zhao Yun at that time, it happened for a reason. It is understandable that he has been fighting against Cao Cao all these years. This alone is worthy of being sealed.
Except for Liu Qi's imperial edict, which was suggested by Lin Mo, the other three imperial edicts were all issued by Liu Xie himself. After being held hostage by Cao Cao for so many years, he certainly knew how to issue an edict that would be lethal. .
People in Xiangyang are in doubt, and the situation in Changsha is not necessarily good either.
Before Liu Bei could react, Liu Qi was so frightened that he was trembling and ran to find Huang Zhong.
Now, the emperor's uncle could no longer trust him. Huang Zu had left, Wei Yan had also run away, and the only person Liu Qi could trust was Huang Hansheng.
(End of chapter)
