Xuande

Chapter 80 "The Prefect of Luoyang"

Liu Hong is not a man with strong wrists and powers, but he is only a middle-of-the-road person, but what Liu Bei said is already very simple.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible, and the more he felt that the chances of winning were quite high.

But this strategy is not without problems.

Because it involves some things related to eunuchs.

This strategy may damage the interests of eunuchs to a certain extent.

Although Liu Hong was not a wise and powerful emperor, he also knew that his throne was secured under the escort of the eunuchs. It is no exaggeration to say that his foundation as an emperor was the power of the eunuch group.

His base is the eunuch, and everything about him is extended through the eunuch. Without the eunuch, his power would be a castle in the air.

Therefore, he has a very important premise when thinking about problems, that is, this matter cannot damage the interests of eunuchs, otherwise it will weaken the foundation of his rule to a certain extent.

The strategy proposed by Liu Bei is certainly good, and if it is realized, it will definitely greatly enhance his power, but the problem is that before this strategy succeeds, it will first damage the interests of some eunuchs.

To put it bluntly, Liu Bei's strategy is to let the imperial power and the eunuch group unite with the scholars of the ancient school of classics to attack the scholars of the modern school of classics, knock them down to the mundane world, and then everyone will embezzle and divide the part of the interests of the school of modern classics.

But this is a beautiful vision after the plan's eventual success.

Prior to this, because of the political weakness of the Ancient Text School, the imperial power and the eunuch group had to operate, and even allocated a part of their interests to the Ancient Text School scholars, so as to strengthen their power.

This is tantamount to letting the power of the eunuch group cut their meat to the School of Classical Classics, so that they will have enough food and drink to have the strength to fight against the School of Classics in Modern Times. However, it is still hard to say whether the outcome of this war will be won or lost.

And even if they win, everyone will share the fruits of victory, so whoever gets more and who gets less?
In the final analysis, the School of Classical Classics is also a scholar and a sworn enemy of the eunuchs. Will the two sides turn their faces immediately after the war?
How will the situation change then?
Can Liu Hong really grasp it?
Thinking of this, Liu Hong began to hesitate again.

"Xuande, your plan is certainly a good one, but the risk is indeed too great, and how to deal with this matter... Zhang Changshi, what do you think?"

Zhang Rang looked at Liu Bei, then at Liu Hong, and remained silent for a while.

In such a short period of time, Liu Bei realized the root of Liu Hong's hesitation.

The foundation of his rule is the power of the eunuch group.

In the final analysis, my own strategy requires the eunuch group to cut flesh in the early stage, and even if they can reap the benefits of the Jinwen Jing school together later, the eunuch group and the ancient text school will enter into a complete confrontation.

Although Liu Bei currently does not intend to weaken the power of the eunuchs who are the moat of imperial power, out of the protection and vigilance of their own interests, the eunuchs will inevitably have some differences on whether to carry out this rectification operation.

One of the most intuitive things is that they need to give a lot of official positions to the scholars of the ancient text school, and these official positions and the interests behind them originally belonged to them...

A prefect position can be given to Liu Hong at least 2000 million yuan, so if such a position is arranged by the eunuch to his cronies, how much benefit will it give them directly and indirectly?

One year, two years, three years, five years, every year there will be no less contribution, no less income every year.

If the strategy is implemented smoothly, it will be tantamount to handing over the benefits of tens of millions of dollars to some scholars and officials of the ancient literature school.

Can this group of eunuchs with strong desires accept this happening?

Liu Bei didn't dare to bet on the "long-term vision" of these guys.

His only hope can only be placed on Liu Hong, because the most direct beneficiary of this matter is actually Liu Hong himself. In this matter, Liu Hong and the eunuch have slightly different interests.

So, how to persuade Liu Hong?
In such a short moment, Liu Bei suddenly thought of a set of rhetoric, maybe he can make a final fight.

So when Zhang Rang was about to speak, Liu Bei spoke first.

"Your Majesty, there is something that I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Zhang Rang's words that were on the verge of his mouth were blocked back, and he looked at Liu Bei with some puzzlement.

Liu Hong also looked at Liu Bei with some puzzlement.

"Say."

"only."

Liu Bei said slowly, "Does Your Majesty know that in border states and counties far away from Luoyang, and even in some counties in Hebei and Kanto, some people often joke that Your Majesty is the prefect of Luoyang?"

After Liu Bei finished speaking, Zhang Rang's pupils shrank, and Liu Hong's complexion changed.

"Luoyang... the prefect?"

Liu Hong squinted his eyes and squeezed these words out of his mouth, then took a deep breath and asked, "Is there anyone else who often says that?"

"Yes, among other things, in the land of Youzhou where I grew up, when I was traveling north and south, I heard many merchants joke that your majesty is the prefect of Luoyang."

Liu Bei looked at Liu Hong's face, and said in a low voice, "It means... His Majesty's decree is difficult to implement in Luoyang, and whether a decree will be implemented in the local area depends on how the local government views it."

Liu Hong was silent for a while.

Zhang Rang also the boss did not dare to speak for a while.

It should be said that Zhang Rang and others would not say this clearly, nor would they stimulate Liu Hong's nerves with this kind of thing, but Liu Hong, as the emperor, should not even have a little self-awareness.

If an emperor doesn't even care about his own power, if he doesn't even care about whether his position is stable, if he doesn't even care about whether his own words are effective, then he really has nothing to say, and Liu Bei will admit it.

From the current point of view, Liu Hong is obviously not a strange emperor who doesn't care about these things.

he cares.

Liu Bei could see that Liu Hong was suppressing his sudden rising anger, as well as the trace of fear that was not easy to be noticed by others.

So Liu Bei decided to speak more clearly.

"Your Majesty, I didn't have any other thoughts when I said such a thing, but because I was worried about the instability of the Han Dynasty as a clan member of the Han Dynasty. The world is falling apart, and the foundation of our ancestors has been wiped out, please Your Majesty to see clearly!"

Liu Bei knelt down on the ground.

Liu Hong looked at Liu Bei for a while, then at Zhang Rang who bowed his head and said nothing.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Bei stood up.

"You continue to say what you want to say."

"only."

Liu Bei was secretly happy, and said slowly: "I don't know if Your Majesty knows that today, in Luoyang, or outside of the Three Rivers, in fact, the entire Han Dynasty has formed a situation where the county is the country. The county guard is the king.

In terms of the selection of county guards, the imperial court has very limited power to choose and appoint them. When the county guards take office, what they abide by is not the imperial court regulations, but the local regulations. Therefore, the local people are happy, only knowing that there are county guards, but not knowing. There is Luoyang, but there is no emperor.

The government's decrees are never implemented by the local government, but it depends on the situation. If it is in the interests of the local scholars and powerful families, it will be implemented. If it is not in the interests of the scholars and powerful families, even if the county guard wants to carry it out It must not succeed.

If there is a county guard who is dedicated only to the court and not to the local area, there is a danger of being squeezed out or even directly expelled by the local gentry and tyrants. Luo Yang is declining day by day. "

As soon as Liu Bei finished speaking, Liu Hong's hands hidden under the wide sleeves suddenly clenched tightly.

I don't know that there is Luoyang, I don't know that there is an emperor?
So is this world still the world of big men?
Is it still Liu's world?
In the Western Han Dynasty, people habitually referred to the emperor as [county magistrate], but that was just a joke. The emperor of the Western Han Dynasty had great power, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Hong became the prefect of Luoyang, or...

Luoyang county magistrate.

This is no longer a joke.

"The world...has it really reached this point?"

Liu Hong looked at Liu Bei quite seriously.

Liu Bei nodded firmly.

"The situation will only get worse, and it won't get any worse. I swear in the name of the clan of the Han family that everything I say is absolutely true!"

Liu Hong turned to look at Zhang Rang.

"Grandpa...why have you never told me these things?"

Zhang Rang lowered his head even lower.

"Your Majesty, these things... I don't know about these things..."

"You don't know?"

"Chen... I really don't know the details, because every place is different, so what I know is really limited."

Liu Hong sighed, and had some guesses in his heart. Feeling tired, he didn't continue to ask.

Then he looked at Liu Bei again.

"Xuande, are you saying this just to make me feel worried by telling me this situation?"

"I said this because I am happy that Your Majesty is in good health. As the emperor in his prime, which is rare since the great Han Zhongxing, he may be able to change this situation, and maybe he can also restore the situation of the Great Han. In order to achieve this goal, we have to make big moves. No."

Liu Hong took a deep breath.

"Xuande, what do you think? Let's talk about it."

"Your Majesty, do you know what the old Han academics looked like?"

Liu Bei raised his head: "Your Majesty, do you know what the academic situation of Han and Luoyang was like before Emperor Xiaozhang, Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Xiaoming?"

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