In the main hall of the Governor's Mansion, the senior officials in Hexi looked at each other in bewilderment. Even Dongfang Shuo, who was always known as the unparalleled wise man, and Huo Tang, who was as wise as a demon, looked astonished. Historically, only those in power have continued to centralize power, and there has never been any initiative to decentralize power, and there has even been an explicit intention to oust one's superiors.
The three houses are separated, each with huge power. It can even be said that in every field, Huo Guang has lost the means to directly command Hexi and the Western Regions, because every order he makes in the future cannot bypass these three houses. Of course, even if there is no Huo Guang in the future, only the Privy Council, the Administration, and the Lifan Council can ensure that everything in Hexi and the Western Regions operates as usual.
"The chief of the three academies cannot be the head of the three academies without the title of Lord of the Governor's Palace. From now on, the superiors of the three academies will be called the Lords of the Academy!" Ignoring everyone's shock and confusion, Huo Guang continued to announce.
This time he set a restriction for the chiefs of the three academies, just like the restriction that non-Liu surnames could not be crowned kings. If you want to become the governor in charge of the three academies, you must be the king of the Western Regions canonized by the Metropolitan Governor. This restriction made the senior officials in Hexi feel a little relieved, because the power of ennobling the emperor still rested with the Governor's Mansion, which meant that the power of appointing the princes of the three courtyards still rested with Huo Guang.
"Now I will formally appoint the Lord of the Third Academy." Huo Guang stood up, his majestic voice echoing in the hall.
Huo Guang stood up and the dozen or so senior officials from Hexi who were present also stood up and bowed slightly towards Huo Guang.
"Yin Huajun" Huo Guang called Du Yannian's title.
"My subordinate is here." Du Yannian took a few steps forward and walked into the hall, bowed to Huo Guang.
No one was surprised that Du Yannian was the first person to shout. This earliest follower of Huo Guang would be highly used by Huo Guang both in public and private affairs, and he would definitely have a place in the position of Lord of the Three Courtyards.
"I am sending an order to appoint Lord Yinhua Du Yannian as the Lord of the Li Fan Yuan. All the tribes and tribes under the rule of the Dudu Mansion, as well as all foreign affairs, are under the jurisdiction of the Li Fan Yuan." Huo Guang announced in a deep voice that he would do all this from now on. He had not discussed it with anyone, but judging from his calm arrangements, these arrangements were definitely not made on a whim.
"I accept my order and will definitely live up to the high expectations of the Commander-in-Chief." Du Yannian bowed and bowed.
Du Yannian could see that the Lifan Yuan was somewhat similar to the imperial court's Daxing Ling, but its powers were greater than those of the Daxing Ling. The Daxing Ling was only responsible for reception and exchanges with foreign tribes, and its ceremonial nature was particularly prominent. However, the Lifan Yuan has an additional jurisdiction, which means that the Lifan Yuan can even directly bypass the Metropolitan Governor's Office and mobilize the troops of the vassal states and tribes under its jurisdiction.
"Cangwu Lord" Huo Guang was the second person to be given the title Dongfang Shuo after Du Yannian. Everyone expected Dongfang Shuo to become one of the three emperors, but they were all curious about whether Dongfang Shuo would be the emperor of the Privy Council or the Executive Yuan.
"My subordinate is here." Dongfang Shuo took a few steps forward and stood next to Du Yannian.
"I am sending an order to appoint Cangwu Lord Dongfang Shuo as the Executive Yuan Lord, taking over all affairs of the former Governor-General Shi. In addition, from now on all counties under the Governor-General will be subordinate to the Executive Yuan." Huo Guang appointed Dongfang Shuo to be in charge of the Executive Yuan. This new agency that took over the powers of the original Chang Shi also took charge of all counties under the jurisdiction of the Western Region Governor's Mansion, and its powers were somewhat similar to those of the Prime Minister.
"My subordinates take orders." Dongfang Shuo bowed and took orders.
Dongfang Shuo's deeds of hanging up the seal and following Huo Guang have already become famous all over the world. People in Hexi also admire Dongfang Shuo very much. It is natural for everyone to appoint him as the Executive Yuan Lord.
The last thing left is the brand-new institution named Privy Council by Huo Guang. Judging from its name and powers, the Privy Council is almost in charge of the military power and all secrets of the entire Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. Its powers can definitely be called the head of the three chambers. . Everyone is very curious about the candidate for the Privy Council Lord. There is no doubt that the person who can become the Privy Council Lord will have a status only lower than Huo Guang.
Everyone is curious, who else in Hexi and the Western Regions can surpass Dongfang Shuo and Du Yannian? The functions of the Privy Council actually require someone who is familiar with military affairs, and there are many such people under Huo Guang. Those with sufficient qualifications are Zhao Ponu, those with outstanding abilities are Bai Zheng, and those who have Huo Guang's trust are Shangguan Jie and Li Ling.
It seems that these generals under Huo Guang may become Privy Councilors, but these people still seem to lack some qualifications to become Privy Councilors.
While everyone was looking forward to it, Huo Guang raised his hand without warning and pointed at Huo Tang, who was standing not far from him.
"I want you to be the Lord of the Privy Council. From now on, you will be the leader of all the monarchs in the Western Regions. Send me an order to confer Huo Tang the title of Qingluan Lord and take charge of the Privy Council." Huo Guang's voice echoed in the main hall, and everyone was stunned. He looked at Huo Tang in disbelief.
The head of all the kings in the Western Regions and the head of the three academies, these honors and rights have all fallen to the woman Huo Tang. Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, there has never been a woman serving as an official.example. Even all the powerful scholar-bureaucrats were always wary of women intervening in politics, but this time Huo Guang bucked the trend and allowed a woman to take charge of the core power and gave her the most prominent position.
"What, do any of you have any opinions?" Huo Guang glanced at everyone in the hall and asked in a calm tone.
He could see that when it was announced that Huo Tang was appointed as Privy Councilor, most people looked a little unnatural. In this era, even with Huo Guang's current prestige and status in the hearts of these people, it still made people feel uncomfortable. People will subconsciously question Huo Guang's decision. Even Huo Tang herself found it very unbelievable. In the past, she stood behind Huo Guang and acted in Huo Guang's name and thought it was okay. But now that she is asked to step forward directly as the Privy Councilor, even she herself does not know whether to step forward. Take orders or what?
"The Governor is wise" Just as the atmosphere in the palace solidified, a voice suddenly sounded. Everyone followed the sound and saw that it was Wuya, the leader of the Juyan tribe and the sister of Wuwei, the Xiongnu Chanyu.
"The Governor is wise." When Wu Ya's voice fell, others bowed and shouted.
They all remembered that when Huo Guang canceled the Juyan Commandery a few years ago and asked Wu Ya to lead the Juyan tribe, some people also questioned it at the time. But the result is just like what Huo Guang said back then. Within three years you will find that no one among you can do better than Wu Ya.
And today's Juyan tribe is indeed as Huo Guang said. In just a few years, the population of Juyan tribe has exceeded 100,000, and it has continuously invaded and occupied the power of King Youxian of the northern Xiongnu. Now Juyan tribe has as many as The trend of the two Xiongnu tribes to stand on three pillars. And all this is because of a Hun woman who was originally looked down upon by the world.
"Little sister, thank you for your trust in the governor." Huo Tang also bowed to Huo Guang, calling himself little sister, but calling Huo Guang the governor.
Seeing Huo Tang's performance, Huo Guang showed a satisfied smile on his face and nodded slightly to Huo Tang.
Chang'an City ushered in the first snow of winter. Covered in silver, Chang'an City looked calm and peaceful. The traces of the Prince's Rebellion not long ago seemed to be completely covered up by this sudden heavy snow.
Several huge stoves were raised around the Xuanshi Hall of Weiyang Palace. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was wrapped in thick blankets, and his highness and ministers were also wearing thick winter coats.
The Prince's Rebellion did not cause the emperor and ministers to worry about those things. Everything was calm in all the thirteen provinces and counties in the world. No one from the kings surnamed Liu jumped out to complain for the prince. Even the most worrying governor's office of the Western Regions did not show any abnormality, let alone use the death of the prince and the queen to raise an army. .
"Your Majesty, the Grand Governor Huo Guang has abolished the Governor's History, and established a Privy Council to control the military, an Executive Yuan to control internal affairs, and a Lifan Yuan to control foreign tribes and state relations. The heads of the three chambers are appointed by the princes of the Governor's Mansion, and are called Yuanjun. "Sang Hongyang sat in the second seat on the right side of Xuanshi Hall as a censor. Liu Quya's power increased greatly after the Prince Ping Rebellion, but Sang Hongyang still dominated the court. right.
As soon as Sang Hongyang finished speaking, there was a lot of discussion in the Xuanshi Palace. These courtiers, like the senior officials in Hexi who first heard the news, were shocked and then confused. This was the first time in history that they had encountered this kind of self-denial of rights.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty frowned slightly. With his vision and height, he could not see Huo Guang's true intention of separating the three academies for a while. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not believe that Huo Guang really did this to evade his own rights.
"If the Executive Yuan and the Lifan Yuan are settled, then who did Huo Guang give the position of Lord of the Privy Council to?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could see that the three houses had completely divided up the power of the former Governor's Office, and among them the Privy Council was the most powerful.
Sang Hongyang stood up and walked out of the queue with a serious expression, and then bowed solemnly to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty before saying: "I have something to report to your Majesty."
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was slightly stunned. Sang Hongyang was already one of the few important ministers in Chang'an that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could rely on. At this time, Sang Hongyang did not directly answer the previous question of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Instead, he solemnly wanted to report another matter. . At this moment, not only Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but also all the courtiers in the palace looked at the imperial censor.
"I received news yesterday that Governor Huo Guang's family members have arrived in Dunhuang Among them is a child named Huo An, who is the eldest son of Governor Huo Guang" Sang Hongyang said A shocking news, including more about Huo An's identity.
"When did it happen? He dared to hide it from the truth What a courage" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty trembled, and he was furious in his heart.
"It should be the time when the Prime Minister led troops to quell the chaos, but there are no clues to be found, and I don't know how they got out of the city." Sang Hongyang answered with his head lowered. He was the person in the court who knew the Governor's Mansion best, but he was unable to determine when and how Li Yan and others left Chang'an.of.
"Your MajestyI have no idea at all" Liu Quya stood up and said as soon as he heard about himself.
"Captain Fengche" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty shouted towards the back of the hall.
There was a trace of bitterness on Huo Shen's face, then she got up and walked to the middle of the hall, and replied in an innocent tone: "Your Majesty is aware of it. I have been following Your Majesty all the time, and I don't know anything about Chang'an If it weren't for The imperial censor told me, but I still don¡¯t know anything about it"
Huo Shan was just Huo Guang¡¯s nephew, so there was no way he could be offended by this matter. So although his expression was bitter, he was not worried in his heart.
"Your Majesty, the matter is now a foregone conclusion. Some necessary measures should be taken. There are still relatives of the Marquis of Anyang in Pingyang, Hedong, and some family members in the Marquis of Chang'an. I think it is better to control them first?" Liu Quyou suggested. , he felt that Huo Guang must have some evil intentions by secretly taking away his family members.
"Your Majesty, you must not do it Perhaps now there is a reason for Anyang Hou to wait The woman named Huo Tang was named Qingluan Lord by him, the first of all the monarchs in the Western Region. And she is in charge of the Privy Council. Because the Privy Council is the head of the three chambers, she is honored as the Lord of the Courtyard" Sang Hongyang quickly stopped him, and it was only then that he answered the previous question of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was slightly startled. When he heard that the Lord Privy Council was Huo Tang, he looked exactly like everyone else, except that he was surprised and stunned.
"Mr. Dayuan I see Marquis Anyang has such a deep calculation" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suddenly muttered to himself, as if he had figured out something.
"Retreat from the court The imperial censor stays." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty waved his hand tiredly, and dispersed without warning, leaving Sang Hongyang alone.