Chapter 43 1. Pushing Hands

Everything is back and forth.68 BC, spring.Huo Guang was seriously ill.On March 8, Huo Guang died.Huo Guang is gone, where will the Han Dynasty go?No one can answer this question. Perhaps, we should stop for a while and write an epitaph for the giants and helmsmen of this era.However, no one was in this mood, including Liu Bingji.Soon, Liu Bing tried his best to get rid of Huo Guang's shadow and set his sights on the future. 67 BC, summer, April 22.Liu Bing has done a great thing.That is, make the crown prince, and at the same time appoint the savior Bingji as the crown prince.As soon as the news came out, some people immediately fainted from anger, went on hunger strike to protest, and vomited red blood profusely.

The person who vomited blood was Huo Xian.There is only one reason, Liu Bing's crowned prince is not hers.The prince, named Liu Shi, is only eight years old this year. It is a masterpiece of love between Liu Bingji and the former queen Xu Pingjun in his early years.Huo Xian thought that Liu Bing would leave the title of crown prince to her future son of Huo Chengjun, but he didn't expect that after Huo Guang left for a few days, Liu Bing could not hold back and hurriedly named the crown prince.Chilling! In fact, Liu Bingji's move was more than a chill, it was a fatal blow to Huo Xian.This shows that everything that Huo Xian did before was in vain, all in vain.

The crown prince can't, how can the queen's position be stable, the queen's position is not stable, the foundation of the Huo family will definitely be hollowed out.Suddenly, Huo Xian found that a faint murderous aura was rushing towards her. Congratulations Huo Xian.It turns out that she has a very keen sense of smell. Huo Xian didn't know that Liu Bing hadn't rushed into the matter of being crowned prince, but had been impatient for a long time.According to the rules, when the emperor ascends the throne, confers the title of empress and prince, the speed of time depends on the emperor's mood.But at that time, Liu Bing already had the heart, but he didn't have the guts, everything depended on Huo Guang's face.

Previously, the reason why Xu Pingjun was conferred the title of empress was because there were many ministers busy at work, so it was logical.Perhaps, after the empress incident, the ministers learned their lesson and stopped yelling casually.The matter of sealing the crown prince has not been decided for a long time, and it has been delayed again and again.So, after Huo Guang left, Liu Bing didn't need to ask anyone for instructions at all, and seized the right time to seal and push the crown prince, fulfilling a wish. On the surface, Liu Bing was behaving normally, and the water in Chang'an was calm.In fact, it is very unusual for Liu Bingji to complete the above actions.The reason why he reacted so quickly was that there was a behind-the-scenes man planning everything in the future for him.

Who is Liu Bingji behind the scenes?Is it Bingji, or Zhang He? Answer: Neither. Liu Bingji's pusher is a new face.This man is not only a newcomer, but also a fierce man.This person is Bingji's staunch old friend, Prime Minister Wei. Wei Xiang, courtesy name weak Weng, was born in Jiyin Dingtao.Wei Xiang studied the Book of Changes when he was young and wrote good articles, so he was recommended to be an official and made Maoling Ling.People drifting in the rivers and lakes can't do without two brushes.When Wei Xiangyi became the mausoleum order, he made great efforts and did a great thing.It was this major event that established his prestige in the officialdom of the Han Dynasty.

At that time, it was still the time when Sang Hongyang was the royal doctor.The thing is like this, first of all, one of Sang Hongyang's disciples didn't know what his intentions were, and even falsely claimed that the doctor Yushi was resting in the biography room, and asked the leaders of the relevant local departments in Maoling to come and report.However, the county magistrate did not go to pay a visit on time, which made Na Sang Hongyang's disciples extremely unhappy.Ever since, he turned against the guest and tied up the county magistrate. The news immediately reached Wei Xiang's ears.If you are a smart person, you should realize that what Sang Hongyang's disciples did was to give Wei Xiang a bad impression and tell him to take it easy in the future.In fact, Wei Xiang didn't like him.

Wei Xiang thinks that Sang Hongyang's diners are just looking for trouble and trouble.So, without further ado, he sent someone to arrest Sang Hongyang's disciples directly.Then came the interrogation, and it was determined that the madman was charged with extortion, obstructing official duties, and murder. Then, Sang Hongyang's disciples were dragged into the street, beheaded and abandoned in the market.The knife started and the head fell, and Wei Xiang became famous from then on. When the Maoling bandits saw him, they all walked against the base of the wall.Overnight, local law and order improved rapidly.

Soon, Wei Xiang was transferred to Henan as the prefect because of his outstanding political achievements.After Wei Xiang became the prefect, after lighting a few fires, no one dared to move the local tycoons, and the energy to cause trouble was gone.As a result, Wei Xiang became more and more famous, to the point where when someone talked about him, he lifted his trouser legs and ran away. Don't think this is an exaggeration.The person Wei Xiang frightened who lifted his trouser legs and ran away was the son of Prime Minister Tian Qianqiu.Tian Qianqiu's son, who served as the commander of the arsenal, was a subordinate of Wei Xiang.At that time, not long after Tian Qianqiu died, Tian Qianqiu's son abandoned his official position and ran away without even saying hello.

People who run away run mainly because they are afraid.What are you afraid of?He was afraid that Tian Qianqiu would leave and no one would protect him, and Wei Xiang would come to trouble him.What's the trouble?God knows. At that time, when Wei Xiangyi heard that Tian Qianqiu's son had abandoned his official position and ran away, he immediately jumped up and sent someone to chase after him.Wei Xiang is not really looking for trouble for Tian Qianqiu's son, but because he is afraid that Tian Qianqiu's son will cause trouble for him.However, what Wei Xiang didn't expect was that no matter how hard the people he sent, they would not stay and insisted on returning to Chang'an.

Wei Xiang was so angry that he wanted to hit the wall.He expected that once Tian Qianqiu's useless son ran back to Chang'an, General Huo Guang would know about it. Then people would say that it was too unkind to punish the prime minister's son just after the prime minister's death.If this is the case, no matter how fierce Wei Xiang himself is, he cannot escape the scolding of the rich and powerful in Chang'an?Then, he must be the one who suffers. Sure enough, soon after Huo Guang heard that the late prime minister's son had run away, he yelled at him, saying that Wei Xiang was shallow and ignorant, and dared to expel the late prime minister's son.It's obvious that it's someone who takes advantage of the fire to rob and add trouble to others.

Huo Guang didn't scold in vain, and immediately someone sued Wei Xiang, saying that he killed people indiscriminately.Isn't the so-called indiscriminate killing just the killing of Sang Hongyang's disciples in front?Needless to say, at this moment, the other party also wanted to take advantage of the fire and throw Wei Xiang into the well, and then ruthlessly threw a big stone into the well. To paraphrase Ah Q's words, this is called, if you can do what Wei Xiang does, why can't we do it? Soon, the higher-ups sent someone to investigate Wei Xiang.Soon, Wei Xiang was thrown into prison.However, when Wei Xiang was taken away, someone immediately jumped out to intercede for Wei Xiang.Those who took the initiative to rescue Wei Xiang were not one person, two people, or a few people, but two or three thousand people. The two or three thousand people were all officers and soldiers of the Henan County Guard.Suddenly, these people collectively went to Chang'an to petition, and stopped General Huo Guang halfway, saying that they were willing to serve for one more year to atone for the prefect Wei Xiang.Soon, Huo Guang expressed his opinion.He believed that the late Prime Minister's son ran away, and it was Wei Xiang who took the initiative to expel him.Ever since, Wei Xiang succeeded in being punished, so he had to be depressed and imprisoned. However, Wei Xiang only spent one winter in prison before he came out to breathe fresh air.Then, the central government restored his qualifications as an official and served as Maoling order. The central government's decision is very dramatic.Let Wei Xiang return to his old place to be an official, which is like being on the track and field field. Wei Xiang was whistled and his competition results were cancelled.Had to re-enter the competition and run again. This time, Wei Xiang was lucky and energetic.He learned his lesson, worked hard, sprinted all the way, and attacked towards higher and stronger results. First of all, Wei Xiang was moved to Yangzhou Governor shortly after he took office as the mausoleum order.During his tenure as the governor of Yangzhou, the good man Bingji wrote him a letter from the central government, saying that the central government might want to promote him, and told him to do things in a high-profile manner, be a low-key person, and not be too public. Two years later, Wei Xiang was promoted again and transferred back to his old place to become the governor of Henan.A few years later, Da Si Nongtian Yannian committed suicide, and Wei Xiang took over.One year after Wei Xiang took over as Da Si Nong, he was promoted again and moved to the title of Yushi doctor. The so-called political blueprint was drawn by Wei Xiang before Huo Guang died.So, as soon as Huo Guang walked away, he went to Liu Bingji with his back foot.Wei Xiang's basic idea is as follows: After Huo Guang left, the Han Dynasty fell into a power vacuum.Who will fill this vacuum? Of course, this person is not a disciple of the Huo family, let alone Zhang Anshi, but Liu Bingji.However, Liu Bing was about to gain power, so he had to rely on someone. That person is Zhang Anshi. Have you ever remembered that when Liu Heng, the king of the age, was able to take over Chang'an, who contributed the most?Of course Taiwei Zhou Bo and Prime Minister Chen Ping.Therefore, after Liu Heng became emperor, he treated Zhou Bo and Chen Ping with respect and respect.Chen Ping is a master of conspiracy and knows how to advance and retreat, so he is relatively low-key when doing things.Zhou Bo was different, coaxing and coaxing all day long, talking to the emperor as if he was playing with his wives and concubines, and he didn't pay attention to Liu Heng at all. Later, who helped Liu Heng destroy Zhou Bo's prestige and make him behave?That person is the fierce Yuan An.The fierce Yuan Ang struggled all his life, and his greatest glory was that he was called the "peerless national scholar" by the people at that time. At that time, Yuan An told Liu Heng that if he wanted to be an emperor, he had to be a Niu Emperor.If you want to be the Niu Emperor, you should not humble yourself to your subordinates, especially people like Zhou Bo, you must suppress his arrogance.If you want to fight down, you must first build up your prestige. Therefore, under Yuan An's vigorous push, and under Liu Heng's careful study and implementation, the authority of the emperor gradually rose.In the end, Zhou Bo was finally settled, and none of the officials dared to point fingers at the emperor. Today, what Xiang Wei has to do is to inherit Yuan Ang's behest and work hard for the emperor.And the direction Liu Bing has to work hard for is to follow the example of Emperor Xiaowen and become a Niu Emperor who attaches equal importance to authority.The road is long and long, and the two will struggle up and down. In fact, it was not Yuan An and Liu Heng's first initiative for the emperor to exercise power.The culmination of his thoughts is Han Feizi, the representative of the pre-Qin Legalists.Among the philosophers, Han Feizi is the one whose ideas are most welcomed by the imperial power.Han Feizi believes that three words are enough for the emperor to govern the country.That is, law, technique, and potential. The so-called laws are laws and regulations.No rules, no standards.The law ranks first and is very important.The so-called art is to play tricks and control the officials.In a sense, this is also a game of art.Only those who overwhelm the officials in the game will have power.The so-called potential is power and power.Who dares to refuse to obey.If you can make the world surrender, then there is nothing that cannot be done. Now it's finally clear.To build prestige, you must play skills; to play skills, you must find the balance and commanding heights among many factors.In Wei Xiang's view, Zhang Anshi is the balance point between Liu Bingji and the Huo family's children, and pulling Zhang Anshi is to stand on the commanding heights.Lose Zhang Anshi's good chess game, it is possible to lose the whole game. How to stabilize Zhang Anshi, Wei Xiang has already made up his mind.He analyzed Liu Bingji in this way: "Huo Guang is dead, and his position is vacant. It is best to appoint Zhang Anshi as a general as soon as possible to fill this vacancy, so as not to cause a big battle. Lu Xun), appointed Zhang Yanshou, Zhang Anshi's son, to take over the position." This move is called being the first to strike first. In fact, Liu Bing had already planned Wei Xiang's move, and the two really had a good understanding, and they hit it off right away.This trick is not bad. Pulling Zhang Anshi up is tantamount to blocking the unreasonable thoughts of the Huo family's children.Even if they were thinking wildly, if they hit this stick first, it would be too late for them to be dizzy, so how could they have the strength to fight back.Secondly, there are many benefits to pulling Zhang Huo, dismantling the Zhang Huo alliance, and weakening potential threats. Sure enough, not long after, Liu Bing had already called Zhang Anshi into the palace to talk.Unexpectedly, before the conversation was over, Zhang Anshi shivered as if he had caught a cold.To be honest, he was scared.