Authority is like a chronic poison that can become addicted.
If you eat it today, you may not die, but if you eat it for a long time, problems will always occur.
"Cao Zihe is really a talented person!"
When Xun Yu and Liu Ye just walked outside Chongde Hall, they heard Liu Xie's cheers coming from the hall. They couldn't help but look at each other, and then both of them smiled.
This sentence is like waiting for the two of them to arrive. When they arrive one step late, they may not be able to hear clearly. When they arrive one step early, they may have missed it. Just as it happened, the two of them heard this sentence when they arrived in front of the hall.
Xun Yu smiled, but raised the corners of his mouth.
Liu Ye smiled a little bigger, with several teeth exposed, but when Xun Yu turned his head, the corners of his mouth were also even larger.
Xun Yu and Liu Ye entered the hall under the roll title of Xiaohuangmen, and soon came out again, as if they were saying hello to their leader at work, and then transferred to their jobs.
Outside the palace, a row of newly built wing rooms has now become the office of Shangshu Desk.
Liu Xie was happy because Cao Chun won a victory in the expedition against the remnants of Wuhuan's troops the previous month.
Don’t underestimate such a "small" victory, but for the big man, well, it should be more accurate. It is a rare victory for the big man where Liu Xie is located.
When Liu Xie took over the foundation of the Han Dynasty and took over the throne of the emperor, no matter what, the Han Dynasty was still unified at that time, but later it was divided into pieces. All the places established their own mountains, hoping to divide the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty into twenty-six countries.
No matter what the reason is, whether it is Liu Xie or not, Liu Xie sat in this position, so the quality of the Han Dynasty must be calculated on Liu Xie's head. The four words "losing power and humiliating the country" are somewhat disgusting in Liu Xie's heart.
Liu Xie was thinking more than once in his mind, thinking about whether he was staying in Guanzhong back then...
Liu Xie once also had great hope for Cao Cao.
Distance produces beauty.
After all, Cao Cao was a "heavy and righteous" eunuch. Now he wanted to serve his master. How could he say that it was not more reassuring than others?
So in the early days, Liu Xie still gave Cao Cao a lot of favor. Basically, whatever Cao Cao said was. Until one day, Liu Xie felt that he had grown up and could make a decision, but Cao Cao rejected it.
Then, there were naturally some different things growing between Liu Xie and Cao Cao.
It is impossible to say that the relationship is bad and the mutual hatred is mutual, but it is natural that there is no such thing as how harmonious it is.
This time, Cao Chun's victory in confronting Wuhuan was actually beyond many people's expectations. To be honest, after the Cavalry sent Zhao Yun to establish the Northern Region Protectorate, although Shandong basically did not recognize this Protectorate in this place, they actually knew in their hearts that Cao Chun could not compare with Zhao Yun in the north.
Some defeats and secret losses are not mentioned in the court.
It is precisely because of this that Cao Chun achieved results in Beimo, and it seemed that this matter was particularly important.
Even Liu Xie was so happy that he put down his concern for the Cao family, just as a great Han emperor was applauding the frontier generals.
Since Xun Yu returned to Xu County, Liu Xie asked the Shangshutai to work near Chongde Hall.
Of course, the reason is very legitimate.
Liu Xie said that as the Emperor of Han, how could he not know the affairs of the world?
Moreover, Liu Xie said that he would not interfere in the Shangshutai at will. Everything on the Shangshutai is the same, just changing the place and leaving the palace.
And Liu Xie said that if there is something unknown, you can also ask at any time...
Is there any reason?
Can you refuse?
It seems that there is no reason to refuse.
So Xun Yu and others set up a straw troupe outside the palace.
Anyway, it’s important not to leave the Shangshutai…
Liu Ye followed Xun Yu into the wing room of the side hall outside the palace. Then a small official picked up the box and opened the box and distributed the text to the desk of the Shangshu Shushou Shushu and Wenjian.
In the Shangshutai, in addition to Xun Yu and Liu Ye, there are four scholars. All the writings are first passed by the four scholars, and then sent to Xun Yu and Liu Ye.
Shu Zuo’s work is actually somewhat similar to reading comprehension. First, read the reported texts all, then mark the key points, and correct some errors. If there is a major error, it is called back and reported again. In this way, Shu Zuo’s work seems to be a bit irrelevant. After all, any scholar understands reading comprehension, and it is more like just a redundant staff between the upper and lower levels, but it is not.
The lower-ranking people have to tell the process of the matter, and they also have to express their merits. They also need to apply for resources, apply for fee payments, etc., so the writing must be recorded in detail, and they are worried that if they accidentally miss something, such as underreporting a certain fee, do you have to pay for it yourself?
If you don't fill in the pit yourself, the consequences will be even worse.
The superiors have to deal with a lot of things every day, so it is impossible to have time to read each letter in detail, except for Brother Zhu. Of course, Brother Zhu is forced to do that, and Brother Zhu himself is also a pit that Brother Zhu himself dug for himself.
Therefore, the effectiveness of these books is reflected, just like a filter, filtering it first, and then putting forward the key points, so that the superiors of the Shangshutai can summarize the main points, extract key points, and sifting away the mess.
The book assistants brought by Xun Yu were all veterans, so they processed writing quickly. As the writings were delivered to Xun Yu and Liu Ye's desks, Xun Yu and Liu Ye gradually entered the busy work.
Liu Ye silently glanced at the writing she had on hand, then looked up slightly, glanced at Xun Yu, and saw Xun Yu looking attentive, so he lowered his head and picked up the pen.
Xun Yu seemed to know nothing, but after Liu Ye lowered his head, Xun Yu glanced at Liu Ye slightly.
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As time passed quietly, the writings handled by the two people gradually became piles of hills.
I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly the sound of the little yellow gate sounded outside: "Although the rice dumplings have passed, Your Majesty knows that all the men work hard, so I ordered my servants to prepare meals and fill their stomachs."
With the sound, several eunuchs walked in with food boxes, then went forward to greet Xun Yu and Liu Ye, and then put out the food and pastries and other foods in the food boxes.
Xun Yu smiled and expressed his gratitude to His Majesty for his gifts, and then invited Liu Ye and the rest of the books to share the food.
The pastries given by the emperor are very exquisite and have very little portions. Basically, one person can just have one or two bites. It is basically impossible to eat enough, but the meaning of the representation exceeds the food.
Since the Shangshu Dean moved outside the Chongde Hall, the emperor would occasionally reward some things, including food, small items, silk, silk, brush, ink, paper, etc.
For Xun Yu and Liu Ye, such small favors are nothing, but for the Shushutai, they must be royal grace that can be shown off. Some Shushuo even endured the quickness and carefully wrapped the pastries they gave them in bu pi and took them home...
Xun Yu saw it, but he still said nothing.
Liu Ye said nothing.
As dusk approached, with the long eunuchs of the Yellow Gate, the day's work was almost over. In the wing room, people began to come out one after another, and then saluted Xun Yu and Liu Ye, and went home each.
Liu Ye also got up and was about to leave, but he heard an eunuch coming to pronounce an order: "Your Majesty invites Liu Shizhong to the palace to answer."
Liu Ye glanced at Xun Yu, but Xun Yu seemed to have not heard it and did not move.
Liu Ye lowered his head and said, "I will receive the order."
Liu Ye followed the eunuch, walked through the palace gate again, entered Chongde Hall, and kowtowed to the hall first.
"I will be calm and I will be given a seat." Liu Xie's voice was stable.
Liu Ye lowered his head and thanked him, then sat aside.
When Liu Ye came to see Liu Xie before the time to go to the meeting today, he felt some problems, but he was not easy to ask, let alone talk about.
And now...
In fact, there are three major events here as soon as this period of time.
The first thing is to select officials and register officials.
There is no reason why Fei Nan was in Guanzhong and then Shandong was deserted? So Fei Nan organized the examination and selection of officials, and Shandong also organized the selection of officials. Although the Shangshutai was mainly responsible for this matter, officials still had to go through it in Chongde Hall.
This matter is not serious or minor, but it is not easy to say, but there are many people involved. There are more families and tribes who have been eliminated from these people. When there are more people, things will be complicated and they will be involved. In the past, during the period of Emperor Ling of Han, it was common to choose officials from winter to summer, and even for a year.
The second thing is Qiu Fu.
The rented meritorious officials in each state and the classes were shipped to Xu County after the autumn. At the same time, the departments of Xu County in each state must also enter the annual financial report and check it by Shangshutai, Shaofu, Taicang and other institutions.
Needless to say, this item is also very important.
The third thing is the great victory in Cao Chunyoubei.
Well, it's a "great victory" for the time being.
The three major events of military, personnel and finance are naturally needed to participate deeply.
The emperor's thoughts are actually not difficult to guess.
But the problem is that no matter these three things at present, the emperor will participate.
Xun Yu was willing to move the Shangshutai outside the palace, just to express his attitude, but he really wanted to let Emperor Liu Xie take the lead...
It depends on whether Lao Cao agrees or not.
"There are many things recently, and I have worked hard..." said Emperor Liu Xie.
Although it was a condolence or a praise, Liu Ye heard some blame from it.
"It is the duty of a minister to fulfill his responsibilities for the country." Liu Ye lowered his head and reported.
The emperor was not very satisfied with him, and Liu Ye knew this. Liu Ye did nothing in this incident. Perhaps this had touched the red line in the heart of Emperor Liu Xie.
There was a personal grudge between Cao Cao and Kong Rong, but there was more of a dispute over routes and concepts.
Although it can be divided in general, human nature is complex and it is impossible to determine it by either black or white. Just like Xun Yu is an important counselor under Cao Cao, but when Emperor Liu Xie said that the Shangshutai would be moved to the front of the palace, Xun Yu did not object.
Does this mean that Xun Yu was disloyal to Cao Cao and turned to Emperor Liu Xie?
Not really.
Similarly, Liu Ye is inclined to the royalist, but he is not a stubborn conservative.
Among these conservatives, most people say they are royal, but in fact they protect their own interests...
Therefore, no matter who it is, it is actually complex and colorful, not purely black and white.
The same is true for Emperor Liu Xie. He expressed his high-profile and unconcealed praise for Cao Chun's victory in Youbei. Was he really happy for Cao Chun's victory?
This matter is very complicated.
It was so complicated that Liu Ye was afraid of being intimidated, so he did not dare to get involved easily, so naturally he did not do anything for Kong Rong.
And Liu Ye felt that Kong Rong was not worth anything he did.
On the one hand, Liu Ye and Kong Rong have no friendship, let alone putting their swords on Kong Rong. It would be great if they could not add any damage.
On the other hand, Kong Rong's life and death are determined by himself. He can live and die with just one word.
It's just that there's not much time now...
So Liu Xie was a little anxious.
Sure enough, Liu Xie's voice sounded: "My dear, how did Kong Wenju's case be verified?"
Although Liu Xie tried his best to hide his voice, it seemed to say that he was just asking casually, but it still brought some uneasiness and tension.
Liu Xie's uneasiness and tension come from his uncertainty about himself.
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In Liu Xie's early immature thinking, he placed the need for this power on the "Son of Destiny" and on the protection of the ancestor's spirits. However, as time went by, Liu Xie discovered that these empty destiny and the cycle of the five virtues were all nonsense.
Liu Xie began to examine himself, and then learned from his father that he wanted to balance in the court, but it was obvious that he failed again, not only did he lose his wife and children, but also left a gap between him and Cao Cao that seemed to heal but actually left a secret wound.
Now, Liu Xie has found his "true" power.
The conservative Han.
Like most vested class interests and monopolize industries, such a force formed by large and small landlords in Yuzhou and Jizhou became the target that Liu Xie wanted to win over.
Moreover, Liu Xie and the current conservatives are very suitable for each other.
Although the conservatives do not have the military power of Cao Cao, they have the power of population, the power of local gentry and officials, and the power of wealth. Although no single local gentry can compare with the Xiahou family of Cao, these people combined together form a political group that even Cao Cao had to deal with carefully.
Even this group is very loose and disorderly.
Now, Liu Xie wants to become the leader of this loose group, the true leader.
From nominal, it becomes in fact.
In this process, of course, Liu Xie needs to show his own strength, so that these loose teams will gather around Liu Xie...
In order to achieve such a goal, Liu Xie made many moves. These moves seemed to be perfect in him, but in fact, in Liu Ye's eyes, they could only be said to be stronger than before.
It can't be hiding Liu Ye, of course it can't be hiding Xun Yu, and even more so it can't be hiding Cao Cao.
So what else can Liu Ye do or say?
After Liu Ye still answered a little perfunctorily, Liu Xie was obviously a little angry.
Liu Xie felt that it was the Han Dynasty who gave Liu Ye the identity of a descendant of the royal family, and it was the Han Dynasty who gave Liu Ye the current position and salary. Why did Liu Ye not give him enough loyalty and always look a little close and hesitant?
It is not wrong to have the royal bloodline, and it is not wrong to have the salary of the Han Dynasty, but it does not mean that he has to work hard for the Han Dynasty, and to enjoy the blessings without hesitation.
In fact, this is the same for Liu Xie and many business owners in later generations.
They think that they have given money and employees have received their wages, so employees have to work hard. Is there any other problem? They are the boss of employees and the God of employees. If they don’t pay employees and pay their wages, what will employees eat and drink? Since they are the parents of employees’ food and clothing, what will happen to employees’ efforts to work hard?
What are the problems in this?
Those business owners didn't understand it, and Liu Xie, who had lost a thousand years of experience, couldn't understand it.
『…』 After a while of silence, Liu Xie chuckled and pretended to let go of Kong Rong’s affairs. 『So... I won’t talk about the matter of Kong Wenju… Let’s discuss Cao Zihe! Cao Zihe fought in Mobei, defeated the Wuhuan King’s tribe, and obtained countless horses and animals. This is a great victory! I want to celebrate the great victory in the late autumn and reward the merits. I don’t know what my dear thought?』
A great victory celebration?
Liu Ye's heart moved slightly.
The sunset shot in from the lintel of the window, cutting out light and darkness in the main hall. Although the utensils and objects in Chongde Hall are naturally of high-quality goods, including golden silk screens, red tables, and mattresses, for some reason, under such dim colors, not only did Liu Xie's face be hidden, but the surrounding utensils are also somewhat dilapidated.
Liu Ye bowed his head and bowed: "The victory of Mobei will strengthen my great man's reputation. Your Majesty wants to use this celebration, so naturally there is nothing to do...but this celebration consumes a lot of money and food expenses..."
Liu Xie nodded and said, "I am just thinking about this... I don't know what good advice do you have?"
『…』 Liu Ye was silent.
He knew what Liu Xie wanted him to say.
"Love..." Liu Xie's voice sounded in the hall. I wonder if it was because Chongde Hall was relatively empty and deserted at the moment, there seemed to be some vague echo, "But if there is any plan, I might as well say it bluntly..."
Liu Ye sighed slightly in his heart and looked up at the emperor.
Liu Xie also looked at him.
The two of them were about to part with each other.
Liu Ye lowered his head again, as if his neck could not be straightened, his voice was a little low, "If Your Majesty wants to celebrate, and there is a shortage of money and food... I have a stupid plan..."
"Your dear is too humble, it's okay to speak out!" Liu Xie smiled.
Liu Ye lowered his head and said, his voice getting smaller and smaller. "This is a great victory for the country. It is a method of recruitment that can be used to gather the power of everyone to hold a celebration."
『So...』 Liu Xie seemed to nodded, 『This plan is not bad at my dear. But at this time of recruitment, it is inevitable that someone will get the fish and ruin the reputation of the court... Well, what if you don't do this, let me leave it to my dear? I will definitely not be able to get my own pockets... I will be relieved...』
Chapter completed!