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Volume 4 of the Ecstasy, Chapter 24, Gaoling Incident

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    The day after Xun Xun and others left Beijing, the three deputy prime ministers were meeting with Zhongshu to discuss matters. Suddenly there was a noise outside the door, and a high-pitched voice shouted: "Your Majesty is here!" Zhongshu Zuopu shot Liu Xian and Shangshu Zuo  Upon hearing this, the servants, guards, and censors all looked at each other in disbelief. Wasn't the emperor sick and unable to get up?  He couldn't even go to Gaoling to pay homage, so why did he suddenly come to Zhongshutai?  Quickly straighten your clothes and go out to greet you.  "I saw Cao Mao driving his car, the little emperor jumped up and down, his face was still a little yellow, but looking at his agility, there seemed to be nothing wrong with him.  After entering the Zhongshu desk, Cao Mao sat on top and asked about state affairs first, and then said: "When the prime ministers left the capital, Zhongshu Weiqing and three other people were planning to discuss the matter. I am afraid that things will not be easy to reach an agreement. We should add more ministers so that we can be in power together."  "When we have another meeting in the future, the secretary and the chief officer of the department should also come together."  All three of them lost their countenance, and Xinpi hurriedly said: "In the system of this dynasty, the three ministers and six ministers are in charge of political affairs. They do not do secretarial or subordinate affairs. Moreover, although the three ministers are gone, they are not far from the capital and will return in a few days. Why change it?"  System?" Cao Mao glared: "The national system is the emperor's order. I have a decree. Do you want to disobey it?" He immediately ordered that Xinbi Yushi Zhongcheng be dismissed and Chen Qun and Chen Changwen be summoned to replace him.  According to the court system formulated by Shixun, all major national affairs were discussed by the group, and then made by the Zhongshu. The emperor had veto power to a certain extent. At the same time, if the emperor had an edict, it would be drafted by the secretary and issued to the Zhongshu.  The book, Zhongshutai can also be sealed for the purpose of balancing the monarch and his ministers.  However, the emperor is still the emperor after all. In the feudal era, he was a theoretically supreme and uncontrollable existence. Shixun has not been able to figure out a real "virtual emperor" yet, so some of the emperor's powers are not the same as those of the Central Secretary or the Prime Minister.  It is also unrestricted.  One is the matters in the palace, including the personnel appointments and specific affairs of Zongzheng, secretary, and the three provinces, which need to be recorded in Zhongshu and Shangshu. However, as long as it does not violate the law, such as appointing prisoners as officials, it is the emperor's own business, and outsiders.  The court is irrefutable.  The second is that the personnel power of most officials is in the Ministry of Personnel, but the personnel power of the chief and deputy chief officials of Santai is in the hands of the emperor. After all, the Ministry of Personnel is only a secondary department under the Shangshutai, and it is impossible for him to manage his own superiors.  The appointment and dismissal; secondly, if the emperor cannot even change the prime minister.  Doesn¡¯t that mean that complete ministerial power overwhelms the monarchy?  Especially the principal and secondary officials of Zhongshutai, they have the right to refute the emperor's edict. If the emperor wants to replace these three officials, but the three of them hold the big seal.  If you issue an edict and I refute an edict, wouldn't it mean that you can stay in your position forever?  What about checks and balances?  Therefore, Cao Mao said that he wanted to expand the prime minister's team, which is related to the system. The Central Secretary can refute this matter, but if the power is directly replaced, for example, Chen Qun succeeds Xin Piquan, it is up to the emperor to have the final say.  The prime minister could not refuse.  Besides, Chen Changwen once served as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, only one step away from becoming a prime minister. Now he is the governor of Jizhou. He is qualified enough to be a prime minister. This is not a violation of the system and a leapfrog promotion. The prime ministers have no reason to refute.  Cao Mao first wiped out Xin Pi. In fact, this can be regarded as killing the chicken to scare the monkey. Who asked you to jump out and oppose my opinion first? Then he turned around and reiterated the proposal, allowing the secretary and the second eunuch to also participate in politics and become the prime minister.  Asked Mr. Liu: "Is the letter in the letter accurate?" Liu Shizong was dripping with cold sweat on his forehead. After muttering for a long time, he had no choice but to do Taipingquan first: "I will ask the secretary to draft the edict for your majesty and write it in the letter" Cao Mao waved his hand and then  An attendant handed a volume of documents to Liu Xian, "Here is the edict, and you can approve it immediately." Liu Xianxin said, "So you have been prepared for a long time. This is not a temporary move, but a long-planned plan. You want to seize the power of the outer court and return it to the inner court."  !  This is clearly a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain!  If the emperor lacks sufficient power and authority, the prime minister can think of various ways to restrain him.  But the prerequisite is that you must act within the scope allowed by the system and regulations. Otherwise, the bureaucrats who covet your position will grab a lot of them and jointly impeach you at any time if they find a mistake and force you to step down.  That's why Cao Mao used thunderous means.  These three are both unpopular, lacking in resourcefulness, and have relatively weak personalities. You can't stop me in a hurry, as long as it creates a fait accompli.  Things will be easier to handle from now on.  Sure enough, Mr. Liu finally had to give in. My shoulders are narrow and I really didn¡¯t dare to go against the emperor. Cao Mao forced me to give my approval in court.  As soon as the Zhongshu seal came down, Liu Fang, the under-prisoner, and Cui Yan, the secretary-supervisor, walked in and found a place to sit down.  Cao Mao glanced left and right: Xin Zuozhi got out, and now the four ministers are discussing matters.  Cui Yan is completely one of his own; although Liu Fang is not determined enough, he will eventually sit in the inner court; Liu Xian and Wei Ji are both good old people with weak personalities. They are very qualified to be bureaucrats, but to be politicians you are far from it.  Enough classes!  So he smiled and said, "Okay. I will discuss state affairs with you and others." Making his subordinates and secretaries the prime minister is only the first step in Cui Jigui's plan for Cao Mao. The second step is to expand the scope of the inner court's powers and strike while the iron is hot.  , transferring many of the powers that originally belonged to Zhongshu and Yushi to secretaries and doormen.?Second province.  Although the Central Secretariat is responsible for the production, it is not that the Central Secretariat can handle all major political affairs and minor affairs. Related changes to the system and other matters have to be discussed by the prime ministers. Now the Four Prime Ministers are meeting, and the emperor is supervising from the side. Regarding the terms of power vested in the inner court  , Cui Yan and Liu Fang directly raised their hands in favor, Wei Ji voted against it twice, and the remaining few times like Liu Xian, he abstained all the way, so they all passed smoothly.  Cao Mao no longer needed Zhongshu to make the edict. Instead, he directly had his secretary draft the edict, write it on the spot, and ask Zhongshu to use his seal.  They don¡¯t dare to stretch their hands towards the Chancellor¡¯s desk yet.  On the one hand, the Shangshu institution is huge, and sudden changes to the system involve too much, and the more people there are, the stronger the backlash will be; on the other hand, neither Cao Mao nor Cui Yan has any interest in practical affairs.  Have your own staff handle it.  So in just a few days, Cao Wei's original bureaucracy was dismantled to pieces.  On the surface, it seems that the head of the Zhongshu and the Prime Minister are still responsible. In fact, although the power of the chancellor has not been weakened, it has been dispersed to a certain extent. The Zhongshu has also changed from the actual legislative body to one related to representatives.  The secretary of the imperial power, Shenghe, was in charge of the legislative power.  The power of the Menxia Province has also been increased. According to Cui Yan's plan, the Menxia Province will gradually usurp part of the power of the censor and the power of the minister, just like the minister's desk in the inner court in the Later Han Dynasty, and actually control the state affairs.  The incident was unexpected, and all the top ministers left the capital to pay tribute to Gaoling. Liu Xian and others had narrow shoulders and weak waists, and were unable to resist. They could only reduce their troops in an all-round way, and Cao Mao won the victory.  The little emperor's confidence doubled as a result.  By the time Shixun and others finished paying respects to the mausoleum and returned to Luoyang, they were basically helpless.  I think it was Xun who received a secret letter from Huan Fan outside Gaoling that day, with the words "Tune the tiger away from the mountain" written on it.  He was immediately horrified.  Cui Yan encouraged Cao Mao to seize the power of the outer court and return it to the inner court. Xun Xun had already noticed this, but he did not take actual precautions.  Especially since the assassination, the abolishment of the school administration, and Lu Hong's departure from the capital, Shixun's level of monitoring the inner court has dropped significantly.  This resulted in a huge misjudgment of the possibility of a crisis.  In Shixun's view, the little emperor has not yet taken charge of the government, and it is impossible to actually take any action. Even if he takes action, with his own power and prestige, he can nip the disaster in the bud.  "He really didn't expect that Cao Mao would have the courage and courage to pull off such a trick that could almost be called a "coup".  When I first saw the four words "Tiao Hu Li Shan", the term "Gaoping Ling Incident" immediately popped up in Shixun's mind.  In the original history, after the death of Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui, Shaoling Li Gong Cao Fang succeeded to the throne.  Taifu Sima Yi and General Cao Shuang were appointed to assist the government. Cao Shuang immediately sidelined Sima Yi and focused on the government. So Sima Yi took advantage of Cao Fang and Cao Shuang's visit to Gaoping Mausoleum (Cao Rui's mausoleum) to launch a coup, seize Luoyang, and immediately executed Cao Shuang's brothers.  and their henchmen.  The Sima family's usurpation of Wei politics began with this "Gaopingling Incident".  Comparing this matter, how similar is the current situation?  Then Cui Jigui is like Sima Yi, and he is Cao Shuang I thought of this.  Shi Xun couldn't help but feel his knees shaking slightly.  If he and Cao Shuang were really in a different place, he would probably be so scared that he would sit on the ground on the spot. Fortunately, Hongfu was not the playboy Cao Zhaobo after all, and his knees only trembled.  Finally, he stood firmly.  Because if we compare the original history and today's events in depth, although there are similarities, the differences are actually even greater.  First of all, Cao Shuang acted recklessly and was unpopular. Therefore, Sima Yi received help from a large number of veterans who had been left over from Cao Cao's era. The most important one was Taiwei Jiang Ji.  Thai) support.  Secondly, Sima Yi himself had a high status.  Regardless of his reputation, even without Cao Shuang's party for comparison, he is still a figure who has returned to the government and the public.  Third, Sima Shi was the Central Protector of the Army and actually held military power.  ¡°In comparison, I am actually closer to Sima Yi. Of course, I am far away from launching a coup and completely ousting the emperor. I lack excuses and opportunities, and I do not have enough armed forces to use. All I can compare with is prestige.  Although Cui Yan has a less bad reputation than Cao Shuang, after all, Cao Zhaobo holds the title of general and has followers all over the court. What does his secretary-supervisor Cui Jigui have?  The current situation is unclear. Maybe Cui Yan still has hidden party members, but even if all the ministers who are currently staying in Luoyang are tied together, they will not be as powerful as Cao Shuang's original power in history.  Can Cao Mao really use that guy to carry out the "Gaoling Incident" and chop off his own head, or at least wipe himself out?  What¡¯s the use of holding a young emperor who has not yet taken charge of the government in order to stage a coup?  Remember that when the eunuchs of the Later Han Dynasty launched a coup, they had to summon Zhang Huan, who knew nothing about the actual situation, to lead the five battalions of soldiers under the edict of the minister of justice, so that they could deal with the general Dou Wu.  Let¡¯s talk about Cao Shuang. Huan Fan persuaded Cao Shuang to escort him to Xuchang and call in foreign troops to attack Sima. The premise was that he had obtained the seal of the Great Sinong to facilitate the dispatch of supplies, and Cao Shuang had the seal of the General in his hand to mobilize troops and horses.  The imperial edict is not omnipotent, Xiao ?No matter how the emperor appoints officials and makes wishes, without the guarantee and endorsement of various central departments, he may not be able to mobilize a single soldier.  So, what can Cao Mao do if he tries to "spur the tiger away from the mountain"?  Directly remove yourself from the phase?  If there is no sufficient reason to explain to the government and the public, no matter whether he is in Luoyang or not, it will not be possible.  It is estimated that they just took advantage of Liu Xian's irresponsible characteristics to force through some edicts that were beneficial to the inner court and cited some private individuals.  When I thought about it, I immediately relaxed.  Yes, if he really encountered a life-or-death incident, either Huan Yuanze would not be able to hand over the secret message at all, or there would be more than just four words in the secret letter. He would at least have to remind himself whether he should run away or fight.  Ah But when Huan Fan delivered the letter, it was only the first day for Cao Mao to take action. The details of what tricks they would play out, as Huan Yuan was not in Zhongshu, were not clear for the time being.  It's just that Huan Fan's thoughts are similar to Shi Xun's. He feels that although this is a crisis, it is not overwhelming and must be dealt with immediately.  Especially when Xun was ordered to sacrifice and sweep Gaoling, if he behaved uncontrollably and did something inappropriate because of this, it would be just a mouthful.  Moreover, neither he nor Shixun expected that Xin Zuozhi had just left Luoyang on horseback and headed to Gaoling to cry at the mausoleum (~^~) For mobile phone users, please visit http://m.  piaotia.net
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