Han Shizu

Chapter 976 The Upstart
"Your Majesty!" After returning to the Chongzheng Hall, not long after taking his seat, a middle-aged official with a dignified appearance came to the imperial court and bowed his head to wait for orders.

This person's name is Lu Yin, and his style name is Yu Qing.Even in the 15th year of Qianyou, more than half of the bureaucrats and generals who served as officials with shades still accounted for more than half. This has always been the main channel for the imperial court to recruit talents.The rest, in the troubled times, find opportunities, show their talents, and get appointed.Then there are those who become officials and officials through conscripts and imperial examinations.

Of course, since Liu Chengyou came to power, the reform has accumulated evils and leveled the world, the country has tended to be stable, and the society has restored law and order. expanding.

It seems that Wang Pu, Wang Pu, Wang Zhu, Li Fang, Lu Duoxun, Zhang Ji, etc. are all leaders among them. Although these people cannot be counted as cronies, they also prove from the side that officials with imperial examination background are among the most powerful in the Han Dynasty. proportion.Moreover, it is conceivable that in the future the imperial examination will still develop into the most important channel for the big man to acquire talents, because its threshold is low and relatively fair.

As for Lu Yin, he is the best among Yinbu officials. He has served many positions. He was promoted step by step from the grassroots positions. He has also experienced the troubled times at the end of Jin Dynasty. There is good governance.Such an official with a solid resume and outstanding ability cannot be buried even in the early years of the Han Dynasty when there are many talents.

The turning point of Lu Yin's official career was the Puzhou case in the first year of Qianyou. At that time, Chai Rong killed Zhang Jianxiong, the governor of Puzhou who did not obey the government order and acted on his own. He was recalled to Beijing and sent to prison to await disposal.Of course, later he paid more attention to light punishment, and Chai Rong was sent to Xuzhou to prepare for the southern expedition.

In the Puzhou case, Zhang Jianxiong, the original governor, basically died in vain, but Puzhou, as an important prefecture and county in the Yellow River Basin, still needs to be governed by people.At that time, Chai Rong recommended Lu Yin to take up the post. After Lu Yin was promoted, he quickly abolished a series of Zhang Jianxiong's bad policies and changed to Qianyou New Deal. In less than two years, the scholars and people in Puzhou enjoyed The grace of the emperor and the court.

After that, it was out of control, and he was transferred from the governor of Puzhou to the prefect of Zhangde, and later moved to the prefect of Daming and the governor of Hedong to participate in politics.During the national government adjustment from the 12th to the 13th year of Qianyou, there was a chance to be promoted to the governor of Hedong, but Liu Chengyou was transferred to the central government by an edict, and directly served as the scholar of Chongzheng Palace.As for the eldest brother-in-law Guo Tong, he was exiled to Cangzhou as the magistrate, and the former magistrate Chu Zhaofu served as the envoy of Hedong.

For Lu Yin, this promotion can be regarded as another turning point in his official career. Although the rank of a scholar in Chongzheng Palace is not high, but as the emperor's close minister, the important position of Chongzheng Palace is staring at him from inside and outside. There are not many people at all.

And Lu Yin went from the outside to the inside, and after going through his experience in the Chongzheng Palace, he went one step further, either as a member of a party, or as a chief official, and the number of ministers in the hall may also increase greatly in the future.

It took only half a month for Lu Yin to gain Liu Chengyou's approval after serving in Chongzheng Hall.He has too much experience in local politics. He can see the essence of many things, and can provide Liu Chengyou with many visions that he cannot see. He can also properly handle the affairs that Liu Chengyou delegates. The cooperation also brought out the best in each other, which greatly made up for the contradictions between Wang Pu and the prime ministers.

That's right, back in Tokyo, as a chancellor, because of his political views, Wang Pu, a scholar of Chongzhengdian, had frequent conflicts with Zhengshitang.Among them, Lu Yin, a late star, actually played a regulating role, which Liu Chengyou did not expect.

And Liu Chengyou values ​​Lu Yin because he is calm, calm and decisive, and has a strong ability to handle affairs. Moreover, one of the qualities Liu Chengyou appreciates is uprightness, not blind obedience, not being threatened, and speaking with justice.

Last year, Zhao Shangjiao, the former envoy of Xuanwei, passed away. According to the usual practice, it is concluded that there should be a posthumous gift for his coffin.And Zhao Shangjiao, on the historical stage of the end of Jin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty, was also considered an influential figure. From welcoming the East Army into Tokyo, to the improvement of the imperial examination system, and the propaganda of the monarchy, he also made a lot of contributions to the Han Dynasty.

However, a group of people headed by the prime minister Tao Gu, mainly Tao Gu, took Zhao Shangjiao as a guilty person to play, and it should not be treated favorably.At this time, when Liu Chengyou was inquiring about this matter, Lu Yin just said calmly, Mr. Zhao was relegated because he didn't know the person, and he had already been punished for his previous mistakes, so why add it?The deceased is dead, and when he was alive, which is more important, merit or demerit?

Then, Liu Chengyou issued a decree of grace, added a posthumous title, and pursued the title of Minister of the Ministry of Rites. At the same time, he was named a marquis, and his grandson succeeded him.Of course, the generous treatment for Zhao Shangjiao was not because of Lu Yin's advice. In addition to the fair conclusion to Zhao Shangjiao, it was also because Liu Chengyou thought of Zhao Wei, the close minister who died young and was his favorite at the time. Zhao, the son of Zhao Jie is the one who attacked the noble.

As for Tao Gu, the emperor was dissatisfied again, because Liu Chengyou knew that Tao Gu's retaliation for Zhao's surrender was due to the grievances accumulated in the early years.Tao Gu is good at figuring out the holy will, and during these years as the prime minister, many things he did were indeed in line with Liu Chengyou's wishes, but this person has a problem that cannot be corrected.The reason why Liu Chengyou didn't replace Tao Gu was because he was indeed useful, but also because he didn't want to casually break the newly established balance of the court.

It can be said that by the emperor's side, Lu Yin showed extraordinary political talent, outstanding governance ability and good personal integrity.With Wang Pu's serious illness, Lu Yin also became the actual principal in Chongzheng Hall.

At this moment, looking at Lu Yin who was standing calmly in front of him, Liu Chengyou also asked peacefully: "What's the matter?"

"Jianghuai military commander Zhao Yanjin has come to Beijing, please see him!" Lu Yin replied.

Nodding his head, Liu Chengyou asked again: "Where are Pan Mei, Cao Bin, and Guo Tingwei?"

"Still on the way! Estimating his footsteps, he should arrive in Beijing within one or two days!" Lu Yin said.

"Okay!" Liu Chengyou immediately ordered: "Then see Zhao Yanjin first, tell him to go on, let him rest for a while, and enter the palace during dinner, and have dinner with me!"

"Yes!"

Liu Chengyou summoned generals such as Zhao Yanjin, Pan Mei, Cao Bin, and Guo Tingwei to Beijing, obviously not just to listen to foreign generals' reports, but most importantly, to prepare for the Pingnan incident.Except for Guo Tingwei, the other three were all on the front line in Pingnan. This move also officially declared that the emperor was mentally prepared to use troops.

"In addition, Lu Duoxun, the appeasement envoy from the Northwest, reported that there was a change in Li Guangrui, the Dingnan Army. He seemed to be secretly contacting Khitan and suggested that the imperial court strengthen its military defenses!" Lu Yin said again.

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou frowned immediately, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, he said: "It seems that Li Guangrui is just like his father, he is not a law-abiding person, if he is a private Khitan, there will be chaos in the Northwest!"

"What your Majesty said is true!" Lu Yin said: "Xia Sui is in constant chaos inside, and outside is forced by the imperial court. The situation is getting more and more embarrassing. If Li Guangrui wants to break the situation, he can only seek external forces. Gansu Uyghur, Mobei Khitan, They are all their befriending partners, in comparison, the Khitan is stronger and more harmful to the big man!"

After pondering for a while, Liu Chengyou ordered: "Let Lu Duoxun strengthen the monitoring of the Dingnan Army, and then order the Privy Council to issue a restraining order to send troops from the prefectures of Ling, Yan, Feng, and Yan to raise their vigilance and strengthen their defenses!"

"Yes!"

Suppressing the little negative emotions, with a smile on his face, Liu Chengyou looked at Lu Yin and said, "There are quite a lot of scholars who can take the exams in the spring. I heard that your brother Lu Duan also went to Beijing for reference?"

"Return to Your Majesty, that's right!" Lu Yin responded with some surprise.For his younger brother, Lu Yin had an indescribable feeling that he could have served as an official long ago, but he was not in a hurry to become an official, and he didn't need to take scientific examinations, but he went to Beijing after a few years of delay.However, Lu Yin could also feel the extraordinaryness of his younger brother, but he didn't dare to boast in front of the emperor.

Liu Chengyou smiled: "Then wish him a high school in this subject!"

"Brother Chendai, thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Yin hurriedly said.

After pondering for a while, Lu Yin took the initiative to ask: "May I ask Your Majesty, how is Uncle Wen's health? Has it improved?"

Wen asked, Liu Chengyou glanced at him, and sighed slightly: "It's not optimistic! I have worked so hard for the country for so many years, and I feel sad from my heart, and I can't bear it. Now I can There is only one thing to do, and that is to let him see the big man rule the world as much as possible in his lifetime!"

After sighing, Liu Chengyou calmed down, and said to Lu Yin: "If you have time, you can go to the palace and visit me for me!"

"Yes!" Lu Yin still admires Wang Pu very much. Now that he has the emperor's consent, he can let go of some scruples in his heart and go to visit him.

(End of this chapter)