Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 6611 Cutting off from the root

Because Liu Tong rarely expressed his opinions on national affairs, but many things had to be made known to Liu Tong, and according to the law, the Regent Princess needed to respond to memorials from various places.

Let’s put aside the question of whether there was a proper reply or not for now. As far as the current situation of the Han Dynasty is concerned, the first thing to be resolved is whether there was a reply or not. Other things can be put aside for now.

Theoretically speaking, any guy who has made it to the 600-shi mark in the Beigui Mountain area can write a memorial and submit it. Then, after a period of circulation, it will be reviewed by Liu Tong and sent back.

But this is only in theory. If this theory can really be implemented, the brothers in Beigui Mountain area are probably fighting for the official position of 600 stones, and then they will work hard to learn how to write official documents, and try their best to give Liu Tong the entire document first to express their respect for the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty.

However, this kind of thing never happened. The brother in the Beiguishan area worked hard to learn Chinese characters, but the official documents he wrote were basically ignored. This is enough to illustrate the problem.

Liu Tong did not interfere in state affairs at all! She was extremely restrained in some aspects. Although she was sure that Liu Bei and Chen Xi would not harm her, Liu Tong was still very cautious in exercising the power of the emperor.

According to Liu Tong, she was worried that she would become addicted to the power of ruling the world, and when the time came to abdicate, she would not be able to adjust her mindset and would do unnecessary things. So she decided not to touch the power and only exercise it within a controllable range.

Regardless of whether this is true or not, it is true that Liu Tong did not directly exercise the emperor's power. If Liu Tong did not exercise it, it had to be exercised by the bureaucratic system. Therefore, the power was later divided by the Executive Yuan, and to a certain extent, a voting system similar to that of the Ming Dynasty cabinet was implemented.

However, unlike the Piaoni system of the Ming Dynasty, the Piaoni system currently implemented by the Han Dynasty required that memorials and reports from the outer court be sent to the Executive Yuan first. Because Liu Tong was too lazy, it might cause delays in important government affairs, so from the beginning Liu Tong made it clear that the memorials from the outer court would be approved by the Executive Yuan before being sent to the palace. After being "reviewed" by the Regent Princess, a reply would be given.

In general, this set of policies of the Han Dynasty greatly increased the power of the Executive Yuan, which was also an important reason why the Executive Yuan was able to suppress certain incidents. Because under this set of policies, the Executive Yuan could directly invalidate certain memorials. Although this situation has not occurred so far, it can indeed be done if it really wants to.

Therefore, Chen Xi is also considering making improvements to it in the future, but Liu Tong is not very cooperative, which means that this thing will most likely continue until the end of the 20th year of Yuanfeng, and will be changed directly after a new chapter is opened. After all, among the laws announced by Yuanfeng Jianyuan, there is an important one that the current system implemented in the Yuanfeng Dynasty is based on people, not the success of the system, so the human factor will be gradually reduced in the future.

It is also because of this outrageous system that the power of drafting memorials seems extremely outrageous, because Liu Tong basically never rejected the content of the draft memorials. He would just pick a few to review each time, and then let Si Niang take the jade seal and stamp it directly. As for the majority of the remaining memorials, they were reviewed by Xin Xianying.

Therefore, some people privately called Xin Xianying the Prime Minister or something, but this statement did not make people feel uncomfortable.

How should I put it? The outrageous thing about the Han Dynasty is that all the outrageous operations you can think of have been done by your predecessors, and these outrageous predecessors have done it so well that it is difficult to use things like gender to attack your opponents. You can only attack the other party for not doing it well...

As for the female eunuch, well, she had already appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the period when Empress Hexi Deng Sui was in power, she appointed and deeply participated in government affairs a woman named Ban Zhao, one of the four great talented women in ancient times. Of course, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ban Zhao was known as the most talented woman in the world.

To be honest, this title cannot be said to be flattery, because Ban Zhao did have the achievements and abilities to support this reputation. Not to mention that she assisted Empress Hexi and Deng Sui in stabilizing the overall situation of the world, and stabilized the Han Dynasty despite the terrible situation of meteorites falling from the sky, unrest among the four barbarians, and a precarious situation. The mere fact that she wrote history was enough to support this reputation in ancient times.

After all, in ancient times, only bigwigs could participate in official history writing. In fact, as time went on, whether one could participate in history writing was directly related to one's own qualifications and the upper limit of one's official position.

The seventh table "Table of Officials and Ministers" and the sixth chapter "Astronomy" of the Book of Han were both completed independently by Ban Zhao, and she also assisted her brother in completing other parts of the Book of Han.

If we compare the strengths, the most powerful people in the literary circle in the late Eastern Han Dynasty were only Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong, who were barely qualified to be considered as such.

The great feat of compiling history was considered the top-notch among the literati in ancient times. Even in modern times, compiling history and writing history books that convince contemporaries are considered the top-notch.

After all, there is a saying that the final right to interpret history is determined by those in power today. Being able to write about the character, to explain the right and wrong, and not be hated by those in power today, the abilities required are no joke.

By the way, Zheng Xuan’s teacher Ma Rong was once Ban Zhao’s apprentice when she was compiling history.

During the 16 years when Empress Dowager Deng was in power, Ban Zhao worked as a prime minister. Her son Cao Cheng was promoted to the Marquis of Guannei because of his diligence.

To be honest, although Fa Zheng often complained that Guannei Hou was just a monkey, the value of Guannei Hou is no joke. It is a top title in the true sense.

There is actually a very detailed and complete evaluation in history about what Empress Dowager Deng did during her reign. The fact that she was named the most outstanding empress and the most outstanding female politician in ancient history is no joke. Ban Zhao was also not criticized for her participation in politics. In fact, for thousands of years, her status as one of the four great talented women has never been slandered.

This pair of empress dowagers and her prime minister had demonstrated to the world a set of operations a few generations ago that was second only to Liu Xiu's in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, the emergence of a pair of regent princesses and their strange subordinates, the Grand Chamberlain and the Chancellor, is not really something that is worthy of surprise to the people of the world today.

After all, we are all adults and serving as officials in the court. It is stupid to criticize others based on their gender. If you want to criticize others, criticize their abilities. If they are very capable, then they are really strong. If they are not very capable, then just criticize them. Regardless of gender, criticizing them directly is the most fair and rational thing to do.

Chen Xi naturally knew what Xin Xianying had been doing in recent years, but he didn't care. His apprentice's ability was still trustworthy. Besides, Chen Xi had carefully reviewed the bureaucrats who were selected to enter the Government Affairs Hall and participate in the drafting of the bill. Apart from anything else, their morals and abilities were reliable.

What, Jia Wenhe has no morals, damn it, that's because it involves himself, of course he has no morals, when it doesn't involve himself, Jia Wenhe is a moral model, how did Jia Wenhe get the title of Sangong in the official history, he is a moral model.

The same goes for Li You. The evil deeds done by Li Ru are none of my business, Li You. I, the old grandfather with white beard, am a bit cruel, but if you look at the major families, when anyone says that I am morally corrupt, they will only say that I am too cruel. After eliminating these two, the moral levels of the remaining ones are actually pretty good.

Even Fa Zheng, who is vindictive, is reliable when it comes to serious matters. Besides, it seems that no one has seen anyone who has a grudge against Fa Zheng recently. Maybe they are all dead. He is reliable, extremely reliable.

What Fa Zheng stood up to refute this time was the issue of who Media belonged to.

After the fall of the Zhen family, the originally huge business council also fell apart following the collapse of the Zhen family's power. After Media was conquered by the Zhao and Cui families, although it was considered an explanation, it would be too rude for the Zhen family to take over again.

Therefore, returning Media to the state and redistributing it has become the current priority.

As the most important fiefdom in Central Asia, the diplomatic and commercial attributes of Media Trading City are far greater than its fiefdom attributes. Therefore, the families arranged in Media must be families with strong business capabilities, and there are only four surnames and five families that meet this condition.

After the Zhen family fell and the Wei family was eliminated, only the Mi family and the Wu family met the requirements, so there was nothing good to choose from. Chen Xi asked someone to help write a memorial to promote Media's affairs, and then he reviewed it himself and wrote his suggestions.

It was very simple and crude. Chen Xi directly wrote down his suggestions for the Mi family. Chen Xi did not mention a word about the Wu family, as if he was not allowing them to vote. However, this kind of vote made Fa Zheng very unhappy. Why? Why? I don't accept it!

Therefore, before anyone else spoke, Fa Zheng stood up and confronted Chen Xi directly. Unlike Lu Su who was holding back on something, Fa Zheng was very clear about Chen Xi's psychological activities - let's be tough, if you can convince me with your toughness, I will accept it, let's change the way of handling this matter, anyway, there are plenty of solutions, it will just be a little troublesome, I don't care!

Precisely because he understood this, when Fa Zheng was dissatisfied with some of Chen Xi's ways of handling things, he simply slammed the table and said, "Even if I can't convince you, I still have to make my position clear. I'm going to slam the table so hard that you won't be able to sleep today and have to work with me."

"Okay, tell me what you object to. Zi Zhong is here too, so just say it if you are unhappy." Chen Xi glanced at Fa Zheng, then looked at Mi Zhu and said, "Let me make it clear first, Zi Zhong, I support you this time. I only propose one thing: the fiefdom of Media is suitable for the Mi family."

What the hell is the selection? Just decide internally. This is my attitude. I have made it clear. What do you want? I don't even want to act this time. It's all up to the Mi family.

"Isn't that a bit too direct?" Mi Zhu said to Chen Xi tentatively.

Chen Xi did this directly. Mi Zhu felt that his family should indeed thank Chen Xi, but wasn't this a bit too rude? Things like internal appointments are very offensive.

Although Mi Zhu also felt that this group of people came to his house to eat his rice just after the fall of the Zhen family, and directly said that the good wine and food should be served directly to him, and they ate and took them at the same time, which showed that they were shameless, but this attitude clearly meant that they should not worry about it and leave it to us brothers. We will settle this matter for you, but isn’t the way you settle it a bit outrageous?

"What's so direct about it? Last time it was because of Madam Zhang and Madam Zhen, and the Zhen family is indeed rich, one level higher than other families. This time, are you still a runner-up?" Li You said with a sneer.

Li You was not very satisfied when Media was assigned to the Zhen family last time, but the Zhen family’s credit was too strong, and they were endorsed by their teammates. In addition, Zhang introduced a bunch of widows to him. Although Li You did not want to get married, Zhang was kind-hearted and he had to accept her kindness, so he did not say anything. This time, who do you think you are, Wu family? You still want the Mi family to be a runner-up again. What a joke! Your path is blocked!
"You're the one who should take the lead." Guo Jia also advised, "Besides, the trick of fewer people and fewer people is better. If it doesn't work, you can send your brother, your sister and your brother-in-law to Media. Doesn't this solve the problem?"

"I didn't say no, I just thought you were too direct." Mi Zhu said with some distress.

That is the Media Trading City, the largest trading city in Central Asia jointly managed by Rome and the Han Dynasty, and the current center of world transnational trade. It would be a lie for Mi Zhu to say that he doesn't want it. He was a runner-up when this place was divided last time, but he didn't get it. It's not like Mi Zhu had never thought about it, but this time he wants to take it back and divide it again. Isn't it too much for Chen Xi to directly make the decision? At least give the Wu family a chance to compete!
Just like last time, I was just a runner-up, even if I knew before the race that I had a high chance of not getting it, but at least there was nothing wrong with the procedure, and it seemed fair. Your internal decision was too rough.

"Zi Zhong wants procedural justice." Man Chong made a cold joke.

Fa Zheng, who had not spoken since the topic was brought up, looked straight at Chen Xi. What procedural justice, what being too direct, it's not at all, you were standing on the wrong angle from the beginning.

Jia Xu held the teacup and said nothing. Chen Xi was a little more direct, but he also felt that it should be like this. The more important point was that it would be better if the Wu family did not get involved in this link. Fa Zheng's current attitude seemed like he was trying to stir up trouble, deliberately.

"Let me talk about it." Guo Jia knocked on the table and pushed the snacks to Fa Zheng. "Zichuan, you know what Xiaozhi means. It's better for the Wu family to enter this stage. Some things are better to be made clear at the beginning. Now is a good opportunity."

"Veto. The Wu family cannot enter this stage and will be eliminated directly." Chen Xi did not want to put certain struggles directly on the table, so he did not plan to let the Wu family enter this stage.

"This is meaningless. If they dare to spread such news about the Prince of Jin, then they should just come in and test the waters." Fa Zheng looked at Chen Xi with dissatisfaction, and directly pointed out in front of everyone some things that Chen Xi had been keeping silent about and letting go.

When it comes to the matter of the Crown Prince, Fa Zheng always feels that there is something wrong with Chen Xi, and the most direct and effective solution is to simply crush the Wu family.

"I also think that we should allow the Wu family to participate in this selection." Li You also suggested, "If we directly screen out and decide on Zi Zhong's family, we will have to compensate them later. Allowing the Wu family to participate in the selection, and then everyone will stand on the opposite side of the Wu family, which can actually solve the problem to a large extent."

Li You's solution to the problem does not mean solving Media's problem. Li You's solution to the problem also solves the problem of the Prince of Jin, completely destroying any luck that the Wu family may have.

The last time the Zhen family and the Mi family were selected for Media City, during the final vote, regardless of whether Liu Bei and Chen Xi had already made up their minds and influenced the decisions of other elders, the vote was six to six, not counting Mi Zhu, and Mi Zhu voted for the Zhen family.

In other words, after the internal meeting, the Zhen family was determined to take over Media, and the Mi family had no real chance of taking over Media. So, in the public vote, it was the Mi family that gave the opportunity to the Zhen family. In other words, although they were runners-up, they gained enough face and dignity. After all, the Zhen family gave a gift to the Mi family in front of everyone and sincerely thanked Mi Zhu.

What does Li You mean now? To drag the Wu family into this matter, and then everyone votes for the Mi family, giving the Wu family zero points. To put it bluntly, this is to directly press the Wu family into the ground and let them wake up to what they can and cannot do.

That's right, the Wu family had no votes, and in fact the Zhen family had no votes at the time either, but the Zhen family had a large vote bank, and their credit was strong enough, so the other elders accepted what Liu Bei and Chen Xi meant. But even if they accepted it, they should have given Mi Zhu all the respect he deserved.

However, if Li You used this approach, it would be like everyone collectively killing the Wu family, which was too cruel.

Basically, after this incident, the Wu family can forget about anything else.

It is obvious that Li You also wants to eliminate the problem once and for all and completely solve the possible problem of succession.

Mi Zhu finally realized what was going on. It turned out that you guys were not here to send blessings to me, your brother, but to play a prank on the Wu family and completely eliminate the possibility of winning the throne?
However, after realizing this, Mi Zhu didn't feel bad. After all, this was a matter concerning the country's foundation. Compared with this, Media's bottles and jars were nothing.

Besides, Mi Zhu was also unhappy about what the Wu family did. He also quite liked Adou. Although Mi Shi never married Liu Bei in this life, Mi Zhu joined the group very early, and Liu Chan was also raised by Mi Zhu. So what do you, the Wu family, mean by this? You want to fight, right?
Therefore, after understanding this, Mi Zhu actively participated, even more actively than before when he was thinking about how to take over Media Trading City steadily. After all, there was a group of brothers who were willing to support Media, and it could be done with or without him. However, when it came to the matter of seizing the throne, the position had to be clear and firm!
"Wenhe, what do you mean?" Chen Xi looked at Fazheng, then at Li You, and finally at Jia Xu and asked. In fact, he didn't want to get involved in the fight for the throne. The Wu family could use whatever means they had. As long as the means within the rules could suppress Liu Chan, then Chen Xi really didn't think there was anything wrong with letting Liu Yong take the throne.

The author has come back alive and is thinking about what to do for the tenth anniversary. It seems to be a headache to organize an event.