Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2452 Sealed storm

   Just when Hussar General Fei Qian received the news of the conferment, in Xu County, Yuzhou, a good show kicked off.

   At dawn, all the officials stood on the square outside the Meridian Gate, waiting for the court.

  Jizhou Biejia Cui Yan arrived in Xu County yesterday, stayed overnight in the official residence, and now joins a group of officials in parallel.

   Soon someone noticed this, and they couldn't help whispering.

Cui Yan is from Jizhou, plus he was a general under Yuan Shao before, and he was doing things with Yuan Shao. Now, although Cui Yan voted for Cao Cao after Yuan Shao's defeat, after all, there will be more or less some past experience. It was embarrassing, so Cui Yan basically didn't come to Xu County, and stayed in Yecheng, but for some reason, he appeared here today, waiting to go to court with others.

  Cui Yan herself was a little helpless. Who doesn't want to be the mastermind behind the scenes, charge forward and let the younger brother go first, and eat, drink and enjoy yourself first? But the problem is that sometimes some things can't be chosen by himself, but after today, his attention will no longer be on himself. Seeing the evasive eyes of the surrounding officials, his mood is quite complicated.

  On the edge of the square where the officials were waiting, the banner of the Han Dynasty was swaying in the wind. Under the banner, there were still the guards of the Imperial Guards of the Han Dynasty with their heads upright. Everything was as it used to be, and everything was different from the old days.

  Cui Yan sighed slightly.

He doesn't know how many of these officials present are really facing the big man and the emperor Liu Xie in their hearts. The role he plays this time will definitely make some people feel unacceptable, but if you want to To survive and develop in such a troubled world, how is it possible to be clean and free from filth?

  Everything in the world, is it that simple?

   Only by living can we have a future.

   This point, Tian Feng has already told Cui Yan and others with his personal experience. As a Jizhou gentry, when it is time to fight, you have to fight, and when you should kneel down and lick it, you have to get your mouth out...

  No matter how innocent the fish on the cutting board is, it is just a meal on a human plate.

  Cui Yan is not reconciled to the situation of being slaughtered by others. If he wants not to be a fish, he should be a knife. If he makes such a choice, he will inevitably be criticized by others. He still has this kind of consciousness.

In the queue, there are also some people who are well aware of what Cui Yan came here for, so naturally these people will not just watch Cui Yan coldly, but will occasionally smile and nod when they meet Cui Yan's eyes, Show goodwill.

  However, the attention that Cui Yan attracted did not last long, because after a while, another person arrived, diverting everyone's attention again.

   This newcomer, who surprised everyone, is Zang Ba, the hot new governor of Xuzhou.

   Zang Ba's face looked a little haggard, and there was a faint hint of fatigue between his eyebrows and eyes. He was not in military uniform, but was wearing a black and red court uniform like a civil servant.

Zang Ba seldom participates in it. Strictly speaking, he has not participated in several court meetings at all. Now that he appears here, it feels like a group of huskies mixed with a lone wolf, which makes people feel a little surprised , and a little stunned, with some unbelievable doubts.

   Seeing Zang Ba's arrival, Cui Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he realized that if he didn't agree to come and didn't submit to Cao Cao, he might end up being targeted by Cao Cao just like Zang Ba. Or is Jizhou now in Cao Cao's calculations?

   Cui Yan looked left and right, and felt that there seemed to be such an indescribable abomination hidden in the Yingchuan gang, and in Guo Jia's smile.

   Zang Ba's current actions actually expressed the same attitude as Cui Yan, which was surrender to Cao Cao. For a long time, the Taishan Army has been wandering outside the court. Although they accept the control of Cao Cao in name, they only obey the deployment of the Taishan Army Zang Ba and others. Now not only Chang Xi is beheaded, Zang Ba is also Changed from a general to a governor, he was deprived of part of his military power when he rose up and surrendered secretly, and Zang Ba was required to kneel down and sing Conquer in person...

   Well, although Cui Yan certainly doesn’t know how to sing Conquest, but he clearly understands the meaning of such a situation.

Cao Cao hijacked the momentum of the battle of Qingxu, and made such a situation to make Cui Yan, Zang Ba and others bow their heads. Of course, this is also a normal operation. After all, Cao Cao himself has to bear a lot of political risks every time he kills. It is of course best if the dispute can be resolved through negotiation.

  It’s like if the Taishan Army was willing to bow its head earlier, Cao Cao might not have a heavy hand on Chang Xi. After all, it is a relatively good choice to leave an idiot for him to mess around inside the Taishan Army.

   From another point of view, Cao Cao's action against the Taishan Army may also mean that Cao Cao has reached a situation where he has to do it now?

  Cui Yan appeared calm and composed, but his eyes moved slightly, and countless thoughts had already rolled through his mind in a short period of time.

After a while, Jingzhou Changshui Captain Cai Mao also arrived. He wanted to stand directly at the end of the queue, but was pulled into the Yingchuan queue by Zhong Yao with a smile. .

  Cui Yan suddenly felt a toothache.

   Like this, who did you do it on purpose?

  You're a genius, are you planning to marry Cai's daughter?

   Cui Yan slandered inwardly, simply lowered her gaze, keeping her eyes out of sight and her heart in peace.

   After a while, Cao Cao stepped on the node and arrived, and all the officials in the square bowed and saluted.

  When Cao Cao arrived on his front feet, the music of Lubo sounded on his back feet, and the officials went to the palace in order.

Compared with the kind of big court meeting that all members participate in, only relatively important officials can participate in the current court meeting. Ordinary small officials and unemployed officials, such as a lot of Langs under Guang Luxun's buttocks, are not eligible took part. And choosing such an ordinary court meeting, not a grand court meeting in Wangshuo, naturally has its purpose.

  When all the officials entered the palace one by one, the sky was just bright. The sun shines in from the side of the hall, making the red ones redder and the black ones blacker. The golden lines and multicolored silks radiate brilliant brilliance under the sun, and everything seems so beautiful.

   It just seems...

  Cui Yan followed in the queue, advancing step by step. After ascending the hall, the emperor hadn't come yet, so he glanced sideways at Cao Cao, who was at the head of all the officials.

After taking a look at it, Cui Yan couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional. This authority is really a good thing that can make people refreshed and rejuvenate. Looking at the current Cao Cao, it seems that he is more energetic than when he was in Yecheng. The two eyes are projected, and there is an aggressive aura.

   Seemingly aware of Cui Yan's gaze, Cao Cao turned his head slightly, glanced at Cui Yan, and nodded slightly to Cui Yan to show his kindness.

  Cao Cao's actions naturally fell into the eyes of some middle-level officials who didn't understand what would happen, so they looked at Cui Yan slightly differently than before...

  Cui Yan took a deep breath and lowered his head silently.

  Several Huangmen eunuchs walked into the hall, and then loudly announced the arrival of the emperor.

  Generally, the etiquette of Chang Dynasty is relatively simple. After a while, the emperor Liu Xie sat on the throne in the hall amidst the worship of all the officials.

  Xun Yu, who was in charge of the Shang Shuling, stepped out first, and read some chapters with a blank face. These chapters are basically journals, such as what happened, what happened, what else, etc. Generally speaking, it is like the whole news. It is just to inform the emperor and the officials about the current situation. What instructions do you need from Emperor Liu Xie?

  After the routine chapters, many people immediately cheered up. If these people have dog ears, they must have erected a large area by now!

The emperor Liu Xie also realized something, his face was slightly gloomy, he looked in and out of Cao Cao, and then aimed at other officials, especially Cui Yan, Zang Ba, Cai Hao and other people who did not appear often stay the longest.

  『Weichen Cui Yan, there is a book to play. 』

  Cui Yan took a slow breath, walked out of the queue, and saluted.

  The Son of Heaven was silent for a while, but turned to Cao Cao.

  The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became dull and tense.

  Cao Cao lowered his eyes and remained motionless, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.

The **** of the Huang family standing next to Liu Xie looked at Liu Xie. Seeing that Liu Xie hadn't expressed anything, he held back and didn't dare to make a sound. A bead of sweat appeared on his forehead at some point along his face. Rolling and falling...

   It seems that after a long time, maybe only a few breaths, Liu Xie raised his arm on the armrest of the throne slightly, and moved his fingers.

   "Quasi-playing..." the Huangmen **** shouted in a long voice. I don't know if he shouted in a hurry, but at the end, although his voice was high-pitched, he couldn't help trembling.

  『Thank you, Your Majesty! Cui Yan's voice was flat and powerful, "Since the founding of Ning, there have been many hardships and disasters. At the time of Zhongping, the atmosphere was dire, the stars were lost, the ugly descendants were rampant, the gangsters rose up, and the country was in danger. The overthrow is imminent. Every time I read the history books, I read the previous records, the extreme misfortune has never been seen in ancient and modern times. Fortunately, His Majesty came to the throne, not only blessed with the spirit of the ancestral temple, but also loyal ministers and talents. 』

  『The minister heard that he was dim and bright, and he used it repeatedly, but he did not help each other. If the society is in trouble, there will be something to help it in danger, and if the head of Guizhou is in danger, there will be something to continue its thread. Today there is Cao Gong Mengde, who fought hard to overcome difficulties, wiped out the Yellow Turban bandits and chaos first, punished the second Yuan and usurped the robbers later, pacified Ning, Hebei and Yu, and the young and Xu were dying. Sweeping away wasteland and filth, coercion is not the same, Shunsu Yunei. This is an unprecedented great achievement since Guangwu. 』

"It is because I dare to test the heart of heaven and earth, and consider the hope of the country, that Cao Gong be moved to be the prime minister, so as to establish the country and secure the generals, so that the superior can win the favor of the holy dynasty, and the inferior can be crowned and brought to hope, following the instructions of His Majesty the prime minister. The great cause is to continue the dynasties of Jingjing Sheji. May Your Majesty keep the love of Shun and Yu, and serve the country instead of petty actions, worry about the head of Guizhou, and not make concessions. The above is the comfort of the ancestral temple, which is Gu Zhihuai, and the bottom is to explain the hope of the whole world. As the saying goes, prosperity grows from withered weeds, and flesh grows from decayed bones. Gods and people are safe, and there is no misfortune. 』

  『The minister weeps with zero emotion, all of them are from the bottom of his heart, and he speaks of panic, and bows his head a hundred times. I also ask Your Majesty for your permission! 』

  Cui Yan spoke loudly, but Liu Xie, who was sitting on the throne, couldn't help but grasp the armrest tighter and tighter, and even showed some blue veins on the back of his hand.

   After Cui Yan finished playing, the hall was completely silent.

   Just heard some shortness of breath, no one spoke.

  Prime Minister!

  This familiar yet unfamiliar word...

  In the beginning of the Han Dynasty, there was a prime minister, but since the death of eleven prime ministers during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, this position has gradually declined, and it has lost its glory in the early Han Dynasty.

After Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Han and defeated Yuan Shu, his position was Sikong, and this Sikong was not like Cao Cao patting his head, like a vegetable market, picking up the one that looks pleasing to the eye, or buying that one if it is cheap, but passing by. The location was decided after careful consideration.

   During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the struggle between imperial power and prime minister power was very fierce.

  For the ambitious Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he naturally wanted a political group that fully obeyed his orders, rather than the foreign prime minister's office that always sang against him.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, most of the Chinese and Korean officials were low-ranking officials, mainly Langguan, doctor, doctor and other officials who were in charge of admonishment, or ministers close to the emperor, without too high a background and political background. The background, most of them are poor families or commoner families, which made the Chinese court officials and foreign court officials in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty have an innate opposition.

  The result is naturally that the officials of the Chinese court who were instigated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were used one after another, and finally the officials of the outer court were trampled under their feet...

But after Emperor Wu of the Han made the prime minister into a high-risk occupation, the prime minister became increasingly depressed. Even during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han, some prime ministers didn't care about things at all, and wholeheartedly saved their lives. In order to maintain the normal operation of the court, Emperor Wu of the Han did It created some official positions in China and North Korea, and brought the matters that originally belonged to officials of foreign courts to China and North Korea to operate in a fair manner. On the one hand, it continued to evade the power of the prime minister, and on the other hand, it allowed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to expand the space for his own activities. .

Therefore, the officials of the Chinese court, or called the officials of the inner court, are basically the emperor's close ministers, such as Shizhong, Changshi, Gishizhong, and Shangshu. They are also closer to the emperor on weekdays, which can be said to represent The emperor's will is exercising power, which matches Cao Cao's status at that time.

This is a factor on the one hand, and another reason is that Yuan Shao claimed to be a chariot general at the time. According to the Han Dynasty practice, he belonged to the foreign court official who opened the mansion and established the teeth. Therefore, Cao Cao chose to be Sikong at that time. Tell Yuan Shao that the younger brother is still assisting the elder brother...

  Brother, you fight the enemy bravely in the outer court, and the younger brother assists in the inner court. Husband and wife, uh, brothers, both work together to make a fortune together! Brother, look, there is a guy named Fei over there who keeps staring at you...

  Yuan Shao turned his gaze to the west with a hum.

   After all, Cao Cao, who had just pressed Yuan Shu on the ground for a good meal, had exhausted his physical strength and needed a little time to catch his breath. His attitude was not good. Yuan Shao threw a piece of soap, and Cao Cao could not protect his chrysanthemum. Moreover, Cao Cao was born in the **** series and was originally an official of the inner court, so it was naturally reasonable for Cao Cao to be an official of the inner court at that time, and there was nothing abrupt about it.

   Later, Fei Qian rose all the way, Yuan Shao was unable to fight, and after losing troops, he realized that he had been tricked by his younger brother. He changed from a chariot general to a general, and threw the chariot general to Cao Cao.

  The original positions of generals in the Han Dynasty were all foreign court officials. Except for the four generals who were originally defined to defend the capital, the rest of the generals were basically fighting outside, so they were naturally foreign court officials.

  But during the period of Emperor Zhao and Emperor Xuan, Huo Guang, who was the general, also served as the chief Sima. All the affairs of the court must be reviewed by Huo Guang before being transferred to the emperor. After that, the title of this great general was the same as that of the four generals before and after, and he became an official of the inner court. Therefore, Yuan Shao's self-identification as a great general at that time was naturally very subtle...

If it is true, when Yuan Shao was changed to a general, he also had some intentions to let Liu Xie move to Yecheng, but in the end Yuan Shao's choice phobia still fell ill, so that in the end Yuan Shao's general was just an empty shell , and did not really gain the power of the inner court, so there is no way to talk about suppressing Cao Cao.

  After defeating Yuan Shao, Cao Cao successfully reached the end of the court officials, that is, the general. However, when Cao Cao ended Yuan Shao's power and really established a political system that favored officials in the inner court, Cao Cao suddenly discovered that this system is not as easy to use as before, let alone At that time like Huo Guang, even the power of the general generals was not as good. Not only was the internal suppression not enough, but there was also a Fei diving outside who was very happy.

In the process of rewarding Fei Qian this time, this kind of contradiction became more and more obvious. Xun Yu's suggestion was to continue to push Fei Qian to the outside, and absolutely not give Fei Qian the right to participate in the inner court, so there was the so-called The title of "Hussar General" ranks above the Sangong, which means that he is outside the Sangong...

In this way, it is naturally difficult to reconcile between Cao Cao and Fei Qian, and Cao Cao will be forced to focus on the west, like the great general Yuan Shao back then, at the Sanfu of Chang'an, and then naturally It is impossible to continue to compete with the local tyrants in Yuzhou and Jizhou.

  Everyone is the imperial army, er, the inner court army under the emperor, the guns should be the same as the outside!

  Classmate Cao, don’t demolish your own pillars anymore!

   But doing so made Cao Cao unhappy.

  Guo Jia originally didn't want to participate in this matter, but in order to make up for Xun Yu's problem, on the one hand, he offered Cao Cao a strategy of sowing dissension.

  After all, this "General" is two words less than "Hussar General". If ordinary people still don't know how big these two generals are, it will be embarrassing.

  In addition to the above-mentioned competition for titles, for Cao Cao, changing to the prime minister has many additional benefits...

  (end of this chapter)