Chapter 145 Recover the Wei Dynasty!

"The officials in the court may be a burden."

This was the first sentence Li Yuanhui said after he returned to the study in Li's house and met his aides Li Qinglian, Xie Xun and Zhang Fu.

The three people had different expressions when they heard this, but they all agreed with what was said.

Before the new emperor Murong Chao ascended the throne, he had only been the crown prince for a few months, and his mother was of low status and died young, so he had no maternal family to rely on. Although the officials in the court were submissive in front of the previous emperor, they had a different mentality and face when facing the new emperor.

Although none of them dared to have any dissenting thoughts, they all put on the airs of old ministers and "treated the emperor like a child."

After all, Murong Ying was a dark cloud hanging over everyone's head. With him around, even the senior ministers of three dynasties had to be cautious every day.

Others such as Xue Chu, Pei Hongde, Liu He and Murong Hui were also walking on thin ice.

But the new emperor Murong Chao had a shallow foundation and no extraordinary talents, so he was naturally looked down upon by these old ministers.

This kind of disrespect does not mean embarrassing the emperor in person.

Instead, they questioned and evaded the emperor's decisions, and acted loyal to the emperor and patriotic.

They all want to take control of the current court, but none of them have the final say.

As a result, some signs of party strife began to emerge.

This was not allowed when Murong Ying was in power. Forming a clique? What do you want to do? Rebellion? Or do you want to undermine someone?
You have to be careful about this when visiting relatives, and don't visit them casually unless it's a festival.

But now, it was as if a mountain had disappeared.

Among the prime ministers in the court of Dayan today, Shangshu Ling Gao Shi is considered the leader of the Hebei gentry, which is a faction.

The Shizhong Rencheng Prince Murong Hui was a member of the royal family.

Zuo Pushe Xue Chu, You Pushe Pei Hongde, and Zhongshu Ling Liu He, all from Hedong, naturally represented the Hedong aristocratic families and formed a large faction, and now the most vocal faction in the court.

However, due to the loss of Hedong, this faction was in a very delicate situation, because their hometown was in the hands of Murong Zan.

Duan Yihong, the Minister of War, General of the Auxiliary State, and Prince of Lingzhi, represented the Xianbei nobles.

The Minister of Personnel, Duke of Xiaoyao County Wei Gang, and the Minister of the Imperial Household Du Fan were representative figures of the Jingzhao nobles.

When Murong Ying was here, these people were all cats.

No more, only tigers.

There is another point that has a great influence. The highest-ranking royal family official in the court is Murong Hui, Prince of Rencheng, and he has always been a civil servant.

Naturally, his influence in the court was not as great as that of Gao Shize, Xue Chu and others.

His influence in the army is not as great as that of several generals.

If one of the late Prince of Wei Murong Ding or the late Prince of Qi Murong Ju were still alive, they could at least help Murong Chao control the situation, but both of them were ahead of Murong Ying.

This resulted in the fact that there was no important figure among the royal family members in the court, so whether in the temple or in the army, there were people who dared not take the emperor seriously.

This chaotic situation has led to the fact that the Luoyang government now has no execution and decision-making capabilities.

If your central government is in a mess, even if the generals on the front line have no second thoughts, they will be at a loss as to what to do. Not to mention that among the generals on the front line there is a general, a prince, and Zhao Da. If the central government continues to be in chaos, these people will only lose their confidence in the court, which will lead to disastrous consequences. After all, they are not the kind of people who will sit and wait for death.

After everyone analyzed the problems in the court in Luoyang, they all sighed and lamented that "those who eat meat are vulgar" and "are not worth discussing with."

"The quarrel among you gentlemen may not be a bad thing for the general." Xie Xun suddenly said after a while. Li Qinglian and Zhang Fu seemed to agree when they heard it.

Li Yuanhui sighed and said, "If there had been no rebellion by Liang Ni, the court would have nothing to do with me. But now Liang Ni is so powerful. If we allow him to occupy Yong and Bing, and he has the support of the Turks, and the officials in the court are fighting, we will be powerless to resist him. Is this a good thing for us?"

Li Qinglian said: "If the general has such a concern, he might as well advise the saint to invite the elders of the royal family to the court." Li Yuanhui was stunned at first, and then thought about Li Qinglian's suggestion carefully.

The emperor is having trouble controlling the situation now, so why not get someone who can control the situation to be the stabilizing force? Or should he just flip the table?

Thinking of this, Li Yuanhui began to think carefully about the old ministers in the Murong clan and the retired ministers.

Among the Murong clan, the oldest and most senior one is Emperor Wu's nephew, Prince of Wei Murong Xianzong. However, he has been out of touch with worldly affairs for many years, otherwise he would not have been able to escape the suspicion of the late emperor.

But Murong Xianzong was a first-rate general back then. He once led dozens of cavalrymen to chase tens of thousands of Wei troops and finally forced them to surrender.

The point is, this old prince is Li Yuan's uncle, so he naturally has a very good relationship with the Li family.

He is also the elder brother of Prince Gaoyang Murong He.

If this uncle-in-law were to regain power, it would not be a bad thing for the Li family.

As for the court officials, the former Shangshu Ling Duan Shihuan who retired two years ago, the uncle of General Duan Yihong, and an old minister who had served Emperor Wu as a military officer and a palace attendant, is now a veteran of four dynasties. His students and former officials are spread throughout the court and the country, and it is easy for him to suppress the prime ministers in the current court.

The point is that this old man is over 70 years old, but I heard that he is in very good health and can eat a whole leg of lamb in one meal.
Li Yuanhui, who had thought of a candidate, did not personally request an audience with the emperor and then offer advice to him.

Instead, the suggestion was sent through Murong Jiayin, the middleman.

After all, this matter is actually quite offensive. The prime ministers in power now certainly do not want Duan Shiheng, who has served as prime minister for nearly 30 years, to return to the court.

In order to prevent these people from taking the opportunity to trip him up, Li Yuanhui decided to take a roundabout approach.

Coincidentally, the two of them were originally living in Chang'an for retirement, but they came to Luoyang to attend the funeral of the late emperor.

At the court meeting, when Prince of Wei Murong Xianzong and Prime Minister Duan Shihuan appeared in the court again, including Shangshu Ling Gao Shize, Zuo Pushe Xue Chu, Zhongshu Ling Liu He and others were all horrified.

King Murong Xianzong of Wei was given the titles of Grand Marshal, Commander-in-Chief of All Military Forces at Home and Abroad, and was granted the title of Grand Master of the Three Departments and the yellow axe.

Grand Tutor and Duke of Qi Duan Shihuan was given the additional posts of Situ and Recorder of the Secretariat, and was also the co-director of the Secretariat.

Li Yuanhui did not expect that his proposal would be implemented so quickly. These two retired old officials were given the task at a critical moment.

No one knows how much of an effect it can have.

But what is certain is that the lives of those in government offices are not easy.

In the following days, Murong Chao successively conferred titles and promoted some officials. Because of the presence of the two old officials, all appointments were approved at the speed of light.

Murong Chao's uncle Hu Zhi was General of the Left Yulin Army and Marquis of Ancheng.

Wang Chong was the Chief Clerk of the Qianwei Palace and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.

Jiang Yi was a military officer in the Qianwei Palace and a secretary in the Zhongshu.

Li Yuanhui also gained some benefits. Because of his "diligence" and "loyalty to the country", he was promoted from General Pingnan to General Zhennan, and was given the title of Grand Master of the Three Departments and the title of Envoy with Special Powers.

The jurisdiction and power remained the same, with the addition of a part-time position as Guangling prefect. There were no other changes.

It is still unknown when the war in Luoyang will begin and end.

However, Li Yuanhui, who thought he would stay in Luoyang for a long time, had to return to Jianghuai soon.

The "Emperor of the Great Wei" Cao Wenjing defeated the General of the Southern Expedition, Duke of Ju, Yuwen Tan, occupied Jianye, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and the Jianghuai area was in danger.

Surprised? Unexpected?
Our Great Wei has regained its brightness!

(End of this chapter)