Just when the general of the town army and the shogunate and his party were seizing the time to go to Fan County, Shao Xun's memorial had been submitted to the emperor's desk.

The emperor and his ministers were speechless for a moment after reading it.

As far as the emperor is concerned, there is anger, but after the anger, there is more fear.

Xun Fan sighed, how come there are still people who don't have a long memory? Can the emperor's words be taken seriously? Once things fail, it is impossible for the emperor to admit his fault.

When Sima Yue first went out to control Yanzhou, the former governor of Xuzhou, Prince Jingling, proposed to attack He Lun, and the emperor agreed.

This incident is actually like when Sima Yi, the king of Changsha, gathered more than a hundred party members to raid the prince of Qi, and it was a surprise and larger-scale assassination operation.

In the end, the matter failed. The emperor placed all the blame on King Jingling, and blamed himself completely.

Gou Xi is so old that if he still falls for such a trick, it can only be said that he is out of his wits because of his sharpness.

Wang Yan also came and sat aside without saying anything.

The emperor's eyes wandered over him for a few times and asked: "Why didn't the Taiwei say a word?"

"I am worried about national affairs, but I don't know where to start." Wang Yan replied.

Sima Chi looked ugly and said in a stiff tone: "The Taiwei is old enough to seek the country, and he must have learned something from him."

Wang Yan pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Chen has said a lot in this memorial. After reading it, I just want to ask Your Majesty, what will happen if Mr. Chen votes to the Huns?"

Sima Chi's face suddenly turned pale.

Xun Fan, Xun Zu, Liu Tun, Zheng Yu and others also frowned.

Wang Yan continued expressionlessly: "The Xiongnu have always been kind to those who surrendered. In the past, Liu Yuanhai valued Chen Gong very much and gave him a good bow, which was a good talk for a while. Now Chen Gong conquers the east and the west, and fights in the south and the north. He is famous for his great power, Shi Le,

Wang Mi, Shi Chao and others were all defeated by him. If Chen Gong surrendered with all his troops, Liu Cong would have been overjoyed. He might have made him a county king and entrusted him with the authority to oversee the military affairs of several states in Henan. Your Majesty, just imagine what the situation would be like

How can we get out of trouble when we reach this point?"

"Not all of the generals under Shao Xun are crazy people." Sima Chi argued forcefully.

"Indeed." Wang Yan nodded and added: "But the Silver Spear Army, which is the most adept at fighting, are all members of the Yi Congjun. They will follow whoever the master's family votes for. There are also Japanese soldiers in Luonan.

There are thousands of them, and their fields, houses, armors, and equipment were all given by Shao Xun. How many of them are interested in the imperial court? Shao Xun has controlled the Yamen Army for many years. He is good at nurturing the morale of the army. He works hard every year and rewards

Continuously and comfortingly, how many of these people still remember the imperial court?"

"Let's talk about the Forbidden Army." Wang Yan continued: "Shao Xun saved Luoyang and has a very high prestige in the army. If he raises his arms, chaos will start at the elbow and armpit. Your Majesty, you might as well think about it, is it possible to solve this dangerous situation?"

Sima Chi turned pale at being told this.

The majestic emperor has no way out.

The domineering ministers jumped to the side of the Xiongnu, and the high-ranking officials enjoyed generous salaries.

There's nothing you can do against him. He has Liu Han's escape route. Once he surrenders, Shi Le and others may have to come to his tent to take orders.

By that time, if nothing else, the imperial court will probably be gone, and everyone will become a prisoner.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Duke Chen has a secret edict in his hand?" Liu Tun said suddenly.

Sima Chi had just been frightened by Wang Yan. When he heard the word "secret edict", he habitually denied it: "The rumors are false."

"Is that Gou Xi's attempt to correct the imperial edict?" Liu Dun asked.

Sima Chi was speechless.

"Since it is a false edict, the crime is unpardonable." Liu Tun said: "Maybe the edict can be spread all over the world and people can be sent to arrest him."

Sima Chi glanced at Liu Tun with hatred and did not refute.

Gou Xi's army is destroyed, it is no longer valuable, so just die.

Anyway, it's not the first time I've done this.

Liu Tun and Wang Yan looked at each other and then looked away.

It's not that everyone is unwilling to help the emperor, the problem is that you have to weigh up what you can do and what you can't do.

If you mess up the situation and everyone's interests will be damaged, if you are still willing to play with you at this time, you are a truly loyal minister, but it is a pity that there are not many loyal ministers.

Even Gou Xi may not be a loyal minister.

"Shao Xun——" After the emperor was quiet for a while, he asked: "Will you come to Beijing?"

"No." Xun Fan shook his head and said.

"Maybe." Wang Yan said.

Xun Fan glanced at Wang Yan, why did he scare the emperor at this time?

Sima Yue could go to Beijing to clean up the court, but Shao Xun could not do it.

If he really did it, he would be the public enemy of the world and face attacks from all directions. Most of the prime ministers of Yuzhou and Yanzhou would also oppose him.

However, after thinking about it, Xun Fan was shaken. What if Shao Xun came to Luoyang to kill people regardless of the consequences, and when he saw that nothing could be done, he surrendered to the Huns?

Will he surrender to the Huns? Xunfan thought about it, and finally sighed and said: "Your Majesty may issue an edict to appease Duke Chen."

The emperor's face suddenly turned red.

What he said in the edict to Gou Ximi was not nonsense.

Isn't "stealing weapons and spears" a fact? The Luoyang Arsenal allocates ordnance to Liang County from time to time, some of which even he doesn't know about.

He also steals my grain every day.

Without me, could he be where he is today?

"How to appease him?" Sima Chi said through gritted teeth.

Wang Yan seemed to have not seen his expression and said: "Wang Kang, the Governor of Yuzhou, has submitted his resignation. There is currently a vacancy for the Governor, and he may be entrusted with this position."

Sima Chi laughed nervously: "Shao Xun is neither a clan member nor a relative. He is only twenty-four years old... Can the dynasty have governors and governors under the age of thirty?"

Everyone was silent after hearing this.

Age is indeed his biggest flaw. Let alone twenty-four years old, he has never seen a governor or governor who is even thirty years old. No matter how much merit you have made, age is not a factor when selecting officials.

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Not to mention the hard conditions such as appearance, demeanor, and family background.

Adhering to these is actually to maintain the rules. If you keep making exceptions, what you lose is the prestige of the court, although there is not much of this prestige left.

We can't let Shao Xun marry a princess and then serve as the governor of Xuchang as the consort, right?

Eh? Don't say it! You really don't say it!

Wang Yan couldn't stand it anymore and said directly: "If it had been two years ago, I would have thought it was impossible. However, since the fourth year of Yongjia, the world has been in chaos. There are some who call themselves governors; there are also those who attack without authorization without getting the order from the court.

"It's like a separatist regime, and there are some who don't pay money and food. All kinds of situations are vivid in my mind. Chen Gong supervises water transportation and repeatedly defeats stubborn enemies. It can be said that he is extremely obedient. Some rules should be changed."

Sima Chi said nothing, obviously unwilling.

Wang Yan sighed and asked: "Your Majesty, does your Majesty know how much grain is stored in Taicang at Dongyang Gate?"

Sima Chi gave him a blank look.

"If no grain arrives, I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive until the end of the year." Wang Yan said.

Xun Fan and Xun Zu stopped talking and could only sigh.

If there is a lack of food, the imperial army will have no will to fight, and a large number of Luoyang soldiers and civilians will starve to death.

"Wang Rui of Langya came to the throne and said bluntly that Zhou Zuxuan was domineering and had sent troops to attack him. Shouchun feared that he would not be able to enter the capital without food." Wang Yan added: "Guangling is the only one left now, where Gou Xi robbed the grain."

Sima Chi opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.

The evil man Shao Xun first complained, saying that Gou Xi had robbed the canal grain, which was completely nonsense.

But Wang Yan said this, obviously to confirm Gou Xi's crime.

He not only robbed the canal grain, but also executed the imperial edict, what would he do if he didn't die?

Sima Chi felt like he was being slapped in the face and pressed on his head to eat.

"The imperial court has its own rules for selecting officials..." Sima Chi said weakly.

Wang Yan interrupted directly and said: "Maybe two important ministers can express their approval, and the imperial court will send people to investigate and then grant the banquet."

There are many ways to become an official in a country.

Taixue and Guozixue are two different paths - just those who have the qualifications to be an official may not necessarily be able to become an official. Occasionally there are some civilians, but most of them are the children of scholars, especially Guozixue.

There are two ways to elect talented people in the state, and to inspect filial piety and integrity in the county, namely, state and county elections - most of which are distributed to local gentry.

The fifth article is the election of important ministers at the beginning of the government, who are appointed by themselves, and most of them are government officials.

Lower officials do not need to report to the court, while upper officials can be transferred to foreign officials with the permission of the court, and shogunate assistants can also serve as court officials at the same time - Wang Yan once served as Sima Yue's military commander as a disciple.

Article 6 is the court election (central election). Occasionally, some civilians will be elected, but it is best to have a title. This is prepared for nobles and relatives. It is reflected in official documents, usually "levy", "worship", "

"Except", "grant".

Article 7 is for people to enter officialdom, not for ordinary people.

The eighth article is what Wang Yan said. The three ministers, the important ministers at the prime minister level, "Biao" and "Qi" are rarely used. They are mainly reserved for famous people, hermits, state guests, and the sages. They do not occupy the quota of scholars and filial piety, but also give
To be continued...