Chapter 973 Power and Western Love
The foundation has been laid in the open space to the west of Yangzhai in Tongzhengfang.
Bricks and tiles baked by the Zhen Guan Office are brought in every day, and Taihang trees from the year of the flood are brought in one by one to be used as materials for building houses.
There are only two families in Tongzhengfang, and now another family has settled: Pei Zhai.
When Shangshu Ling Pei Miao received the news, he only smiled bitterly, and then stood outside the bustling construction site, speechless for a long time.
He is only in his early fifties, so he can still continue to do it, but what! No way!
According to the news, he will be "promoted" to Situ (the first rank) and given a mansion. It can be said to be an extremely honorable favor, but does he want this?
"Jingsheng? Why aren't you in Bianliang?" Outside Xuanyang Gate, an ox cart had just left the city, but unexpectedly, a shout rang out from the cart.
Pei Miao was looking for prestige, and he turned out to be Pei Xian, who was formerly a lieutenant in the Shanyu Mansion and is now the imperial censor.
"Jing Si, where are you going?" Pei Miao asked. After asking, he took out a land deed and a house deed from his arms, and said with a wry smile: "I came to Beijing to report on my work and receive my reward by the way. '."
"I'm going to Yongzhou for inspection." Pei Xian said as he got off the bullock cart.
After approaching, he shook his head and sighed: "A house covering half of a square is no different from the palace. I think it is not a reward, but a disaster."
Pei Miao was silent.
“I heard that you are going to be a Situ?” Pei Xian asked.
Pei Miao nodded, his face gloomy.
"Officials are obsessed with their minds." Pei Xian sneered and said, "When you were young, you were quite leisurely in talking to people. Why did you change when you became the minister?"
"Okay! Jing Si! "Pei Miao said with a bit of confusion on his face.
Pei Xian shook his head and said: "Whether you are a Situ, you are noble and noble, and even the officials of the three provinces must be respectful in front of you."
Pei Miao sighed, not wanting to think more. explain.
"You still dream of being a 'little prime minister'?" Pei Xian looked a little angry when he saw him like that, and said, "What? Is it possible that you still want to be a Situ Lu minister?"
Pei Miao was stunned for a while and then said: "There should be no "Lu Shangshu Shi" in the new dynasty."
For the Shangshu Ling who controls the six departments, the title of "Lu Shangshu Shi" is simply bad news.
Shang Shu Ling was originally the highest official of the six departments of Shangshu Province. He had independent decision-making and execution rights, which was much better than that of Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province.
But if there is a "recording matter", then he will lose the decision-making power and become an executor.
Since the Later Han Dynasty, high-ranking officials such as the Three Officials have gradually become decorations: "The duties of the Three Officials are just to prepare personnel."
But in terms of official rank, status, and influence, they are very powerful, but they are not in charge.
What if we give them the title of "Recording Shangshu Shi" and enter the Shangshu Terrace (Shangshu Province)? That's different, the minister has to listen to them and completely or partially lose his will.
During the Later Han Dynasty, Tai Fu Yuan Wei and General He Jin recorded the affairs of the Secretariat and assumed overall power.
After Dong Zhuo's death, Situ Wangyun recorded the affairs of the minister and took charge of the government.
Cao Cao would be even more ruthless. He would appoint Sikong as the minister, and he would also appoint Xun Yu as the minister.
Whoever "records the affairs of the minister" means that he has entered the minister's province, and then there is an internal schedule. How can the minister's order compare with the three ministers, the generals and the like?
Pei Miao was promoted to Situ. If he did not record the ministerial affairs, he would be excluded from the ministerial province and lose his actual power.
But if there is neither a prime minister nor an official who records the affairs of the minister, he will have complete will and decision-making power and become a "half-step prime minister", and the other half will be drafted by Zhongshu Sheng (drafted by Zhongshu Sheng) The imperial edict) and the Ministry of Education (review and criticism) were taken away.
Pei Miao had this expectation.
He is almost twenty years younger than Wang Yan. If Wang Yan dies and the new dynasty deposes the prime minister, he will be the most powerful official.
However, the King of Liang may have felt that he had served as Shangshuling for too long, or after conquering the Xiongnu, he felt that Hedong was not that important, so he was promoted and demoted secretly, excluding him from the circle of real power.
Every time I think about this, I always feel annoyed, sad, and even a little bit resentful.
"Who is Shangshu Ling?" Although Pei Xian was not interested in fame and fortune, he was still curious.
"This is the strange thing. I haven't heard anything about it." Pei Miao said: "However, most of them are left to the Ruying scholars. They made outstanding contributions to the country of the New Dynasty, but now they are gone. Prime Minister, can Shangshu Ling still run away?"
Pei Xian had to admit that this was reasonable, so he asked: "Could it be Yu Yuangui?"
"Him?" Pei Miao looked at Pei Xian with a strange expression.
Pei Xian also looked at Pei Miao with an equally strange expression.
In the end, the two people couldn't help laughing.
“Yu Yuangui may be barely competent when he is a minister, but the ministerial order makes it difficult for him.” Pei Miao said to himself: “Although this position is not difficult, not everyone can do it.”
Pei Xian shook his head and said, "Who cares? I'm not the same person as you. I just hope you don't cause trouble and ruin the overall situation."
Being interrupted by him, Pei Miao's depressed mood lightened a lot, so he waved and said, "Jing Sike, come quickly."
Pei Xian cupped his hands, turned and left.
Pei Miao continued to stand in Tongzhengfang, his mind wandering.
Above the court, the momentum of Yingchuan scholars is still so strong.
It can also be seen from the side that the order of succession of the six princes is still higher than that of the other princes.
This is the advantage of the eldest son. As long as his ability is similar to that of other princes, or even slightly inferior, he will be the top priority.
Otherwise, the layout of the court would not be like this.
Not only will the position of Queen Yu Wenjun be lost, but the Yingchuan forces in the three provinces and six tribes will also be purged. However, none of this happened. The Yingchuan scholars are still the leaders, which explains a lot of problems.
We can only wait! There is still a chance for everything, and many things have not yet been settled.
It is impossible for Yingchuan scholars not to make mistakes. Maybe one day after Yu Liang comes back to power, he will do something that will make King Liang extremely angry.
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Around the end of August, Pei Xian’s ox cart finally arrived in Chang’an.
As a result, no senior official came out to receive him, and the highest-ranking official was actually Zheng Shida, the prefect of Jingzhao.
"Where is Jin Zhenxi?" Pei Xian entered Chang'an and went straight to the Zhenxi General's Mansion. However, he was stopped by the guard. He was immediately unhappy and asked directly.
"Censor Pei, come with me to the prefect's mansion." Zheng Shida was very polite and said with a smile: "The Golden Governor has set off for Tianshui."
"Are you going to fight?" Pei Xian asked.
"Of course." Zheng Shida ordered the ox cart to turn and go straight to the prefect's mansion.
After entering, he served tea in person and said in a very low voice: "Pei Gong is here, what do you mean?"
Pei Xian glanced at him warily and said: "The country has a system. The censor is patrolling everywhere. Is it necessary to report to you? ”
"How dare you." Zheng Shida said with a sneer.
Pei Xian's face softened slightly and asked again: "Is there a fight in the west?"
"The war has started." When it came to business, Zheng Shida put away the flattery on his face and said : "Nishizhonglang made Bei Gongjun the forward commander and led the ministries With ten thousand troops and Xianbei Dou's three thousand cavalry marching ahead, they arrived at Yinping in July and were defeated. Yang Jian was wounded in the head. Although he held on to the city and resisted, the defeat was decided and Yinping was not far back."
Although Pei Xian led troops, he was directly scared away by the Xiongnu and suppressed him. He didn't understand military affairs at all, so after listening to Zheng Shida's words, he just said: "You didn't capture any of the two counties of Yinping and Wudu?" Yes. Yao Yizhong and other troops have marched to Wudu, and Yang Di They were not strong in battle and relied on the fact that the mountains were high and the roads were difficult to travel. After General Beigong's victory in Yinping, three thousand households came to surrender, and the Di people could see that the Yang brothers were in decline. , carry it away immediately, it’s not that difficult to fight.”
"That's it." Pei Xian nodded and said: "The Li family in Chengdu is also a Di, will they rescue the Yang brothers?"
"I don't think so." Zheng Shida said: "The man will be demoted first, and then He rebelled, and even captured and killed Li Xun, the nephew of the Cheng lord Li Xiong, a servant and the leader of the army. This hatred will not be eliminated by the Cheng Han Dynasty. It would be good to send troops to attack."
"That's very good." Pei Xian breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It will be difficult to fight for a long time. It will be a good thing if we can fight for a long time. The state is even more beautiful."
"What Mr. Pei said is absolutely true," Zheng Shida said with a smile.
There was a sound of footsteps outside, and an old servant was looking around.
Zheng Shida looked at Pei Xian and asked directly: "What's the matter?"
"Jin Du sent a message from Tianshui that dozens of Liangzhou elders had left Wuwei and came to Chang'an. Please come forward to greet them. , treat each other with courtesy," the old servant replied.
“It’s all good!” Zheng Shida laughed when he heard it.
Pei Xian was confused and looked at him doubtfully.
Zheng Shida didn't want to say anything at all, because he felt that Pei Xian was nothing but a man of high moral character and proficient in etiquette. However, considering that this generation is not successful enough, it is easy to catch their mistakes and report them, so they cannot be too negligent, so they explained: "After the angel arrived in Wuwei, he visited the virtuous people in all the counties in Liangzhou and reported to the Ministry of Officials for the edict. Today there is If dozens of elders go eastward, things will be done.”
"In addition, taking into account the fact that General Beigong entered the court and Fan and Wei received courtesy from the king, there may be mutual suspicion within Liangzhou and they are no longer of the same mind. In this way, in the future, the army can attack with twice the result with half the effort."
Pei Xian sighed again when he heard that he still had to attack Liangzhou and fight.
"Mr. Pei, please help yourself. I have important matters to deal with here." Zheng Shida bowed and left in a hurry.
At this time, a group of troops came from outside Chang'an City.
They marched from west to east in a mighty manner, numbering as many as five thousand.
Looking carefully, one thousand of them were guards, and the other four thousand were prisoners.
One of them is tall and looks a little stooped.
My beard and hair are messy, and my energy is listless. At first glance, I feel like my energy and energy have been completely exhausted. Anyone who knew him would be surprised. How could Shi Le, who never gave in no matter how desperate, become like this?
However, it’s not surprising if you think about it carefully.
He suffered repeated defeats, losing troops and territory. Each defeat would greatly consume his energy and energy.
Yecheng, Changshan, Xinxing, Shangjun, Tianshui, and Longxi were defeated all the way. They defeated all the mountains and rivers in the world. It was already good if they were not angry to death.
And his family members and children were also killed in Chang'an for Jin Zhun on the day of the accident.
You are so old, the foundation you have worked for for half your life has been destroyed, and your family is dead. How can you not be discouraged? Oh, it seems that he still has a son alive, which is a blessing among misfortunes.
When passing Chang'an, Shi Le couldn't help but look at the city.
In the rustling autumn wind, Chang'an seems to have changed its appearance.
The urging voices of soldiers continued to sound, and Shi Le walked forward hesitantly with heavy steps, and finally stayed temporarily in Bashang for a few days.
Along the way, prisoners continued to be brought in, and the team became larger and larger, and there were even some withered heads among them.
Kim Zheng will also be there to offer prisoners to the new dynasty.
(End of this chapter)