Chapter 11 The Sunset of the Long River Section 8 Yang Biao sat by the brazier, his hands folded, his back hunched, and quietly listened to Yuan Yao's words, without any expression on his face.

He doesn't like Yuan Shu, and even hates Yuan Shu, but he likes Yuan Shu's children, especially this Yuan Yao, how he looks at it.

After the Luoyang Rebellion, Yuan Yao followed his father to conquer the world, suffered a lot, and after his father's death, he returned to Jianghuai to reorganize the old department, and his perseverance and outstanding talent were impeccable.

Especially in the past two years, Yuan Valve, who has been divided for many years, has also made great improvements thanks to his efforts to rectify. Yang Biao admired him very much for this, and had the intention to cultivate him, and after he returned to the court, he jointly recommended him as the secretary of state with many important ministers in the court.

With Yuan Yao's qualifications and merits, it was impossible to serve as Jiuqing at the beginning of his return to the dynasty, but Yang Biao did it.

He first won the support of Li Hong, and then persuaded Xun You, Xu Shao, Zhong Xuan, Chen Qun, Yuan Jian and other Ying and Ru ministers, and as a result, the impossible was turned into a fact.

Yang Biao has such an ability, and the people in the court are in awe of him. In today's court, if you talk about the level of power, this old man ranks first.

Even Cai Yong and Yang Qi of the same generation are willing to bow down. When Li Hong chose the Son of Heaven, he did not choose Cai Yong, but chose him, but after some careful and comprehensive consideration, weighing all the pros and cons.

After Yuan Yao finished telling the whole story, his views on the situation in the court, and the countermeasures to save the situation, he bowed down and pleaded: "Please help my uncle." Yang Biao sat on the seat, looking at the flames jumping in the brazier, and did not speak for a long time.

"Uncle...... Yuan Yao was worried that he was asleep, and urged in a low voice,

"We don't have time, please ......" Yang Biao slowly sat up straight, shook his head again and again, and showed a look of disappointment on his face.

Yuan Yao was shocked,

"Uncle, this is a great rebellion. Xun Yu is Cao Cao's person, Xin Ping, Xun Chen, and Xianrong are Yuan Shao's people, they have a deep grudge against us, if they know that they have no way to live, they wantonly frame and talk nonsense, how many people will die? Uncle, for the sake of Zhongxing's great cause, be sure to lend a hand......" Yang Biao smiled when he saw Yuan Yao's panicked appearance.

"Son, you've disappointed me." Yuan Yao was stunned.

"Although you have been in Hebei for a short time, as a minister, your understanding of the government is too shallow and disappointing." Yang Biao smiled bitterly,

"It seems that the Prime Minister strongly opposed you to the position of Dahonglu at the beginning, and it is indeed true." Yuan Yao was flustered, not knowing what Yang Biao meant by this.

"Although I don't like your father, you are far worse than him." Yang Biao sighed and beckoned to Yuan Yao,

"Sit down and I'll teach you." Yuan Yao's face was ashamed, and he sat beside Yang Biao like a child.

"Can you tell me, what is the biggest crisis in the court right now?"

"Of course, it's a big case of rebellion, which involves the power of all parties in the court. Once you are in it, you will never recover. Yuan Yao said without thinking.

Yang Biao's smile looked very kind, he shook his head slightly, and said gently: "Show light, use your brain, and think about it again." Yuan Yao thought for a while, probably guessing what Yang Biao meant, and the expression on his face was a little puzzled and a little dazed.

"The recovery of Luoyang is equivalent to laying the cornerstone of Zhongxing's great cause, and there are only a handful of days of peace in the world, and almost at the same time, the contradictions that have been hidden in the court for many years have also been quickly exposed and quickly stimulated." Yang Biao didn't wait for Yuan Yao to answer, he said first,

"What contradiction? Just think about He Jin, you will know that the disaster of relatives has begun to appear. Think about Dong Zhuo again? The samurai interfere in politics, and the danger of disrupting the society is getting closer and closer. ”

"Who's a relative?" Yang Biao narrowed his eyes, looked at Yuan Yao and asked,

"Don't you want me to say it, right? No matter how powerful the eldest princess is, no matter how powerful the ministers of the court and the central government are, they can't compare to the army in the hands of the general Li Hong. And the general, for the sake of his power, will not give up the army in any case. Why did Li Hong take the little Tianzi on the expedition now? Why do you want to prepare strength for Xiao Tianzi? In order to temper the Son of Heaven, in order to assist the Little Son of Heaven, but there is another reason, that is, to pave the way for himself to continue to control the government as a relative in the future. ”

"The facts are already here. The general has two daughters, and the relationship between the general and the eldest princess is clear to the court, and in a few years, when the little son of heaven grows up, the eldest princess will naturally propose to the general. Yang Biao said with a smile,

"Let me ask, which minister in the DPRK and China dares to propose to the general now? Do you dare? Yuan Yao shook his head without hesitation.

Proposing to the general is equivalent to robbing the emperor's daughter-in-law and purely looking for death.

"If there were no generals, there would be no hope for the prosperity of the Han Dynasty today. The general is loyal to the Han Dynasty and the Son of Heaven, this is the consensus of the court. We all want the general to die like in the past, as he does now, unswervingly defend the Han. However, the facts of the Han Dynasty over the past 400 years tell us that relatives have always been the greatest scourge to the community. In today's court, including the eldest princess and the general himself, who dares to guarantee that the general will not become the second Wang Mang and Liang Yi in the future. ”

"We can't turn a blind eye to the lessons of Wang Mang, Liang Yi and other relatives who interfered in politics and harmed the country, and we can't turn a blind eye to the lessons of Dong Zhuo and a group of barbaric warriors who overthrew Sheji, and we can't watch the great cause of Zhongxing, which has been built up with blood, sweat and hard work, ruined. Therefore, in the new policy, it was first stipulated that relatives, eunuchs, and harems could not interfere in politics, and even if there was a problem with the imperial system, the state affairs would be in charge of the ministers, and they could never be handed over to the harem. Those who violate the law shall be punished as a great rebellion. However, the law is dead, man is alive, and whether the law can be obeyed depends on whether people are willing to obey the law. ”

"Could it be ......" Yuan Yao hesitated for a long time and asked in a low voice,

"This is the biggest crisis in the court? It seems...... Thinking a little too far, right? ”

"If a person has no foresight, he will have near-term worries, let alone national affairs? Preparing for a rainy day is something that the imperial court must do, are we indifferent to the danger approaching step by step? Yang Biao said with a smile,

"Of course, the interference of relatives in politics is not the biggest crisis in the court now, and there are no relatives in the court at present. However, in order to prevent foreign relatives from interfering in politics, for the success of Zhongxing's great cause, and for the long-term peace and stability of the society, the imperial court must make early preparations, and cannot wait for foreign relatives to interfere in politics, and then go to make amends, so that the two sides will be killed like a river of blood, and Han Zuo will be overturned. ”

"So, what methods can the imperial court use to ensure the authority of the Great Han Law and prevent foreign relatives from interfering in politics? Quite simply, the bureaucratic system, the effective bureaucracy. What is the core of the bureaucratic system? It is the check and balance between the imperial power and the relative power. The emperor does the emperor's business, the prime minister does the prime minister's business, and the ministers do the minister's business, maintaining checks and balances of power. In this way, we can ensure the stability of the community to the greatest extent and ensure the long-term peace and stability of the community. ”

"But what about now? What is the current bureaucratic system? It is an extremely deformed official system in which all parties in the court have to compromise with each other in order to create a great cause of Zhongxing. With the recovery of Luoyang and the laying of the cornerstone of Zhongxing's great cause, the harm of this kind of official system to the community and to the great cause of Zhongxing has become more and more serious. Whether or not the great cause of Zhongxing can succeed is related to the interests of everyone, so the revision of the official system has become a top priority, but the difficulty of revising the official system to touch the interests of the Son of Heaven, the eldest princess, and the warriors of Northern Xinjiang can be imagined. ”

"The rapid advancement of the great cause of Zhongxing has brewed the biggest crisis in the court, that is, the crisis of the official system." Yang Biao patted Yuan Yao, who was enlightened, and said with a smile,

"Its outbreak is inevitable, and when it erupts, it will involve everyone, and no one can avoid it." Yang Biao coughed a few times, reached out and picked up a piece of charcoal wood and threw it into the brazier, then dusted off the ashes on his hands, and continued: "Now, let's take a look at what the breakthrough is to solve this crisis. ”

"In order for the official system to achieve the most ideal situation, it must first maintain the balance between the imperial power and the prime minister's power, that is, the outer dynasty must take back all the relative power, while the authority of the middle and inner dynasties will be greatly lost. As for the military power, it returned to the imperial power and the relative power. ”

"If this pattern is realized in the court, the authority of the eldest princess and the great general Li Hong will be seriously weakened, which is obviously impossible."

"How do you make the impossible possible?" Yang Biao smiled,

"The breakthrough is in the general."

"Last year, the initiator of the split between the Northern Xinjiang scholars and the Northern Xinjiang warriors was the eldest princess. After the recovery of Luoyang, the power of the Northern Xinjiang system was too great, and the eldest princess was worried about the recurrence of Dong Zhuo's disaster, so she took advantage of the situation in the court at that time to persuade Li Wei and his wife, and joined forces to deceive Li Hong's support. ”

"The eldest princess is worried that Li Hong will cause trouble to the society, and Li Hong is not worried that the eldest princess will control the government and endanger the dynasty, so he hit him with a backhand, not only brought Xiao Tianzi with him during the expedition, but also quickly cultivated power for Xiao Tianzi."

However, the current bureaucracy severely constrains the two men's further growth in authority. It was difficult for the eldest princess to regain military power, and it was difficult for Li Hong to control the government, and Li Wei, who actually controlled the Zhongshu Supervisor, became the most critical figure in restricting the growth of the authority of the two people. ”

"Li Wei......" Yang Biao's tone suddenly became solemn,

"Li Wei is a genius, in today's world, he is the only one who can play with power so superbly, I am ashamed of myself. Lord Zhu Jun has a unique vision, and he actually fell in love with such a disciple. In the past, Lord Zhu Jun valued him, and later Zhang Wen, Ma Riyan, Zhao Qi and others also valued him very much, thinking that he was the pillar of the Han Dynasty's Zhongxing, and now it seems that this is true. Yang Biao nodded again and again with a sigh,

"You see, now the eldest prince mainly relies on his power to further maintain and consolidate his authority, while Li Hong has to rely on Li Wei's help to influence and control the government, neither of them can leave Li Wei, and Li Wei can use the support of the two of them to further expand his power."

"However, the current bureaucracy also hinders Li Wei's growth in power."

"The revision of the official system is very urgent, but why did the eldest princess, Li Hong and Li Wei have no intention of revising the official system? Because revising the official system involves military power, the eldest princess and Li Wei did not dare to move, but Li Hong was reluctant to move. In order to break the deadlock, all three sides set their sights on foreign courts. ”

"If the eldest princess controls the outer courts, her authority will naturally be more stable, and she can unite the inner and outer dynasties to threaten Li Hong and force Li Hong to hand over some of the military power. But once the eldest princess is strong, it is very likely to form a disaster in the harem, and the Son of Heaven will not be able to rule in the future. ”

"If Li Hong controls the foreign dynasty, the military power and the prime minister's power can effectively restrain the eldest princess and prevent the eldest princess from controlling the government in the future and refusing to return to the Son of Heaven. But in this way, after the Son of Heaven takes power, it is very likely that the disaster of foreign relatives will be formed. ”

In the future, he can not only unite with Li Hong to force the eldest princess to return to the Son of Heaven, but also unite with the eldest princess to force Li Hong to hand over the military power. But Li Wei is a person with great ambition and ruthless methods, and it is very likely that he will become a disaster in the future. ”

Of course, the prime minister and the ministers of the foreign dynasty did not want to be controlled, and they were very worried that the disaster of the harem, relatives, and powerful ministers would endanger the society in the future, so they fought back, which is the origin of the Sanyong dispute. Although the struggle between Sanyong is a struggle for power, it is directly related to the success or failure of the great cause of Zhongxing, so we have to join hands to fight. Yuan Yao had an epiphany, and only then did he understand why Li Wei dared to risk the danger of endangering the great cause of Zhongxing, and resolutely set off this bloody storm.

"But why did the Great General suggest that the Son of Heaven and His Highness postpone the matter of Sanyong indefinitely? Doesn't he want to control the foreign court? ”

"It's called retreating for advancing." Yang Biao smiled,

"Now is a great opportunity for martial artists to enter the court. Their military exploits are too great, and if they don't fight in the future, the court will never let them go home to farm, so those who should enter the court must enter the court. Looking at the Ma family in the court, the Wang family in Jinyang knows that the military class will eventually abandon martial arts and become a scholar family. Now that the society was pacified, there were no wars, and they and their descendants were to study the scriptures. As early as the time of Jinyang, the general asked the generals in the army to study the scriptures and learn the art of governing the country, he had been ready for a long time, he had been looking for an opportunity to let the warriors enter the court, and now is the opportunity. ”

"Will the prime minister and the ministers of the DPRK and China agree?" Yuan Yao asked worriedly.

Of course, the prime minister and some ministers will not agree. However, from the perspective of the foreign dynasty, we prefer to join forces with the generals. The general can let the warriors enter the court, solve the problem of the way out for the warriors, and still control the military power, while we can get part of the military power, which is mutually beneficial. This is of great benefit to maintaining the current official system and effectively curbing the growth of the power of the eldest princess, the great general, and Li Wei. ”

"Although the general was born poor, unruly, and still wears long hair like a barbarian, he is loyal and righteous, and is extremely loyal to the Han and the Son of Heaven. For more than ten years, if he has the heart of usurpation, if he wants to control the authority, is it not a gesture? In addition, the general has lost his memory and has not recovered, he has no relatives, Mrs. Xiaoyu has no relatives, Mrs. Fengxue is a desert barbarian, and there is no threat to us, so even if the general becomes a relative in the future, it can still be effectively restrained under the joint confrontation of the Son of Heaven, the eldest princess and the ministers of the court. ”

"But......" Yuan Yao smiled bitterly,

"Now Li Wei's sharp blow is hitting us, what should we do?"

"Do you know why Li Wei pointed the finger at Ying and Ru Shiren?" Yang Biao asked with a smile. Yuan Yao thought for a while, hesitated and said: "After the Northern Xinjiang warriors and Northern Xinjiang scholars split, of course the general has to win us over, otherwise how can he let the warriors enter the court?" Judging from the current situation in the court, Lord Li Wei is obviously unwilling to let the martial artists enter the court. ”

"Yes. It was not only Li Wei who was unwilling to let the martial artists enter the court, but also the eldest princess. If the warriors enter the court, the general will slowly get rid of his dependence on Li Wei, and then he will squeeze out Li Wei's family and gradually control the government. But we need martial artists to enter the court, because we can allow the court to continue to maintain this situation of mutual containment and mutual restraint, and then we can use the power of the warriors in northern Xinjiang to effectively combine the power of the prime minister and the military power, and regain the power occupied by the eldest princess little by little, and finally complete the balance between the imperial power and the relative power, revise and improve the official system, and continue to maintain this official system that is conducive to the stability of the society. ”

"Hit you, hit you hard, drive you out of the court, and the general will lose your support, which is equivalent to cutting off the possibility of martial artists entering the court, and the general will naturally launch a counterattack." Yang Biao stroked his long beard and said with a slight smile: "You go back, wait with peace of mind, the general will look for you." ”

"Go back?" Yuan Yao said in surprise,

"Uncle, how did you know that the Great General would come to me? The relationship between the general and Li Wei is not something that ordinary people can understand, and the tacit understanding between them ......"

"Don't worry...... Yang Biao said with a smile,

"Yuan Shao and your father are brothers, what is the result? Although the general will not abandon Li Wei, he needs our help even more. ”

"Uncle......" Yuan Yao bowed down and begged again,

"Please help." It's a matter of life and death, how could Yuan Yao believe Yang Biao's words? Yang Biao shook his head dissatisfied,

"You're stupid. Let me ask you one more question, why didn't Li Wei target the scholars in Qing and Yan? You must know that the current prime minister is Cai Yong, a native of Yanzhou Chenliu, as long as Li Wei defeats the scholars in Qing and Yan, Cai Yong will also fall, and he will be closer to the position of prime minister. ”

"Uncle, Prime Minister Cai Yong, Ting Weiqing Zhang Miao, Imperial Servant Qing Kong Rong, General Craftsman Dong Zhao, Sili Captain Chen Gong and other ministers are all from Yanzhou and Qingzhou, and behind them are former generals, Captain Lu Bu, General Long Xiang, and Lord Zhao Yun, who is the ruling Jinwu, is so powerful, does Li Wei dare to move?" Yuan Yao couldn't laugh or cry.

"Why are the scholars in Qing and Yan so powerful?" Yang Biao sneered,

"Tell you, because a large part of the scholars in Qing and Yan are the people of the eldest princess, now do you understand? Cai Yong is the eldest princess's teacher, have you forgotten? Yuan Yao understood, he turned around and ran.

Prime Minister's Office. General Li Hong asked to hear the case in person. Prime Minister Cai Yong insisted that the case be transferred to the Tingwei Mansion for trial.

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