It's just that Li Hao wants to live in peace, but the actual situation really doesn't allow it.
On this day, Yuan Shen came back from the East Palace and brought a message to Li Hao, saying that Emperor Wen planned to depose the governor of the state and install him as governor.
You must know that the current state pastors in each state have considerable autonomy in their positions. They are directly in charge of the military and political power of a state. They can not only recruit some officials in the state by themselves, but also directly control the military and horsemen of a state.
The governor, on the other hand, specializes in supervision, that is, he is responsible for inspecting local officials and playing a supervisory role. The two are really not the same.
This kind of move is naturally a good thing for the central government. After all, it can strengthen the centralization of power, but it is not good for the Yuan family, because it will undoubtedly reduce the Yuan family's strength.
After the initial accident, Li Hao didn't take it seriously.
Because Li Hao had known that such a day would come, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. Emperor Wen was really not idle at all.
After all, the power of the post of state pastor is indeed too great. The world was not at peace before, and the authority of the central government was not established. Emperor Wen naturally needed the state pastor to exert his subjective initiative and play the dual role of "defending the central government" and "pacifying the local areas."
But now that the world has settled down, and Emperor Wen has used the Order of Dutian to kill many powerful families, the prestige of Zhou Mu is no longer needed.
So Yuan Shen asked: "How should we deal with this matter?"
Li Hao replied: "We have just passed the Tian Ling issue, and no one will offend His Majesty again at this time, so we can only support it.
It would be better for you to write a letter and inform your father about this, so that he can make preparations in advance and act in accordance with the edict as soon as it arrives. There must be no delay. "
Yuan Shen replied: "Exactly, I think so too, but there is no need to be so hasty. The actual implementation should not be so fast."
"You know it well." After Li Hao finished speaking, he praised Yuan Shen. "You have become quite well-informed recently. It seems that you have established a firm foothold in the East Palace, so I can rest assured."
Yuan Shen was quite proud when he heard this and replied: "That's right, my stay with the prince this year was not in vain."
Seeing Yuan Shen like this, Li Hao had no intention of spoiling him anymore, lest his fox tail would rise to the sky.
Dang even asked: "By the way, one more thing, what do you think about the matter between you and Cheng Shaoshang? I'm about to leave the capital. Can I catch up with the engagement party?"
The joy on Yuan Shen's face suddenly dimmed and he said, "This matter has not been decided yet, let's wait a little longer!"
Li Hao then said: "What are you waiting for? You are not young now. If you don't hold on tight, why don't I ask Ah Yao and Leng Jun to talk to Cheng Shaoshang for you?"
Yuan Shen had some thoughts in his heart, but finally refused: "No, I'll do this myself, so you don't have to worry about it."
After saying that, he had to make an excuse and leave to avoid being questioned by Li Hao again.
But how could Li Hao let him leave so easily? He immediately grabbed him and said, "Don't leave in a hurry. I also want to ask you about instigating the fifth prince?"
When he heard that it was business, Yuan Shen stopped leaving and replied: "The agitation is almost done, he is very yearning for life outside the palace now.
It's just that he is a little afraid of His Majesty after all, so up to now he has not dared to report to His Majesty. I have recently been asking people to cultivate his courage. "
"That's true. It's normal for the fifth prince to fear His Majesty like a tiger and not dare to fight for it. No matter how hard you try, there will always be a chance. After all, this young man is so energetic. I guess he still has some passion in his heart."
After Li Hao finished speaking, he paused and then said again: "By the way, you are also a little henpecked, so you don't dare to fight for it."
Yuan Shen listened okay at first, but after listening to it, his face turned dark immediately: "If you have something to talk about, I'll go down and get busy if nothing else happens. I have a lot of things on hand right now, and I don't have time to chat with you here."
Just a few words of teasing to make him happy. Li Hao didn't intend to make him really anxious, so he let him go later.
Soon afterwards, the matter of deposing the state pastor and appointing the governor was formally brought to the court for discussion, and
An edict was issued to consult the current pastors of each state.
But at this time, even if they were really unwilling, no one would express it, so the memorials returned one after another expressed their agreement with the matter. Among them, the replies from Yuan Pei and Liang Wuji were extremely firm, giving Emperor Wen a big blow. face.
Therefore, Emperor Wen also reciprocated and agreed to Liang Wuji's coming to the capital. It happened that the previous Situ Ouyang She was caught and died in the imperial edict during the Dutian Eucalyptus, so he appointed him as the new Situ. As for the governor of Yuzhou, he chose another person.
As for Yuan Pei, he could only temporarily transfer to Xuzhou governor, but accordingly, Emperor Wen also gave certain compensation to Li Hao and Yuan Shen.
It just so happened that Yuan Shen and Li Hao had not yet been awarded rewards for their previous achievements in executing the Tiandu Order, so this time they were both awarded.
Yuan Shen was appointed as the crown prince's family magistrate, and Li Hao was appointed as the governor of the Shu army. Chengdu was considered a good place, at least it had many wealthy people under its jurisdiction, so he would not go to some poor and remote place.
Now that the position was confirmed, Li Hao began to prepare his luggage and take it to the Shu Army for his appointment. However, considering that Liang Wuji was already on the way to the capital, he planned to wait until he saw Liang Wuji before leaving.
In the process of waiting, the fifth prince was finally persuaded that he could no longer bear it, and came forward to ask Emperor Wen to go to the fiefdom to join the vassal.
Emperor Wen didn't think much after hearing this. After all, he didn't have any expectations for his son. He could just go to the fiefdom if he wanted to.
However, considering that this son was not very reliable, he thought of finding a stricter state minister in the court to help control him.
Then this search alarmed the courtiers, so someone stood up and said to Emperor Wen: "Your Majesty, since you have allowed the fifth prince to join the fiefdom, and the third prince is older than the fifth prince, your majesty naturally cannot favor one over the other. , it’s better to become a vassal this time too.”
After hearing this, Emperor Wen did not reply directly, but simply said: "Let me think about this matter again and make arrangements for the fifth prince's vassalage first."
But how could the courtiers give up so easily, especially since the prince's prestige was getting deeper and his position was becoming more secure, so naturally there were more people who wanted to join him.
In the past, they didn't have much chance to show their good will, but now they can make some efforts to make their presence felt in front of the prince.
Moreover, this time Emperor Wen's attitude was obviously much more relaxed than before, and he did not even reprimand him, which also increased their thoughts.
So all of a sudden, a steady stream of documents requesting the third prince to submit to the feudal clan appeared on Emperor Wen's desk.
The courtiers were making a lot of noise here, but the third prince involved did not say a word. Instead, the prince came into the palace and helped the third prince to say a few words, saying that if he didn't want to, he could just stay in the capital.
After hearing this, Emperor Wen praised the prince's kindness a few times, but then called Huo Buyi to him and asked, "Did the prince see anyone before he entered the palace today?"
Huo Buyu heard this and replied: "Your Highness, you think that the prince is behind the matter of letting the third prince decide the vassal status?"
Emperor Wen said: "Of course I want to believe the prince, otherwise the past twenty years would be false! It's just that the events of Emperor Ru's past are still in my mind."
Huo Buyi understood Emperor Wen's thoughts and didn't want him to really misunderstand the prince, so he explained: "His Royal Highness the prince is not a cruel emperor, he is a sincere and kind person.
Before and after admonishing the third prince to join the feudal vassal, the prince had been sitting on the board of directors in the East Palace. During this period, he did not have secret conversations with other people, and most of the time, the minister was also present. "
Emperor Wen continued to ask: "What about Yuan Shanjian? Is it possible for him?" a>vas>div>Scan the QR code to download Red Sleeves United with Xiaoxiang to give out benefits for newcomers to read for free for a limited time div>div>div>
