The other side.
After the hustle and bustle, it is always a mess.
Just like after every party, all kinds of messy things will always be left behind, which will cause trouble for those who are cleaning up.
After Cao Cao ended the coup, the Prime Minister's Mansion officially became a place for temporary court meetings. The ministers lined up outside to meet to show their loyalty. They wagged their tails one by one and shook their afterimages, and no one went to the serious Chongde Hall.
However, the so-called "court meeting" of the Prime Minister's Office is different from the normal council, and the number of people participating is not that large. Especially those officials who were originally swaying and unable to make any contributions during this turmoil were basically excluded from the prime minister's office. Those who could participate were basically real power figures under Cao Cao.
Or certain specific groups of people.
Cao Cao is still just the prime minister of a country. Although he is in charge of work, he is still a vice president after all, not a real emperor. Therefore, there are relatively few rules in the small dynasty meeting of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Just like today's meeting, it was also held temporarily.
In the lobby of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Cao is in the middle, with many tables placed on both sides. The distance between them is obviously much smaller than the distance between the monarch and minister in the palace hall. In addition, there are some packed seats on both sides, and the overall feeling is not very solemn, but it has a more casual and flexible feeling.
The ritual officer outside the hall sang that when Xiahou Dun ascended the hall, Cao Cao stood up from the seat and lowered the steps to greet him. Without waiting for Xiahou Dun to salute, he pulled Xiahou Dun inward and said with a smile: "Yuan Rang runs around inside and outside, supports the country, and sets the country for the country. He can be said to have worked hard and made great contributions. Don't care about these common etiquettes. Get in quickly. I believe everyone in the hall is eager to know what the treacherous chaos is happening around..."
Xiahou Dun has been staying in the camp outside the city these days. He received the call now and then hurriedly arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion from the camp outside the city.
Xiahou Dun glanced at the eyebrows and knew why Cao Cao was doing this, so he was not polite. When he arrived in the hall, he bowed and said in a deep voice: "After I received the order, I will send all the troops to quell the thieves and rebellion. Now the thief He Shiyi of Runan has been awarded the head! Hanoi will not be pacified soon!"
Xiahou Dun repeated the general situation again.
In fact, Xiahou Dun had already asked Cao Cao to report the relevant information, but now he repeated it. Including Cao Cao, the surrounding officials still listened very seriously. Even Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Zhong Yao and others seemed to know just now.
After all, how to pacify the chaos as soon as possible is invisibly a test for the Cao Cao regime. Only by passing this test can the Cao Cao regime continue to move forward.
While reporting on military information, Xiahou Dun looked at the current situation in the festival hall.
Except for the Cao Xiahou family, the officials and generals who were innately close to Cao Cao, they were still considered the first echelon, Xun Yu and Guo Jia.
Guo Jia won’t talk about it. Cao Cao’s old lover, well, old subordinates…
Although Xun Yu was from Yingchuan, he was obedient during this turmoil and did not make any moves under strict surveillance. After Cao Cao copied Xun Wangwu Fort, he did not show any dissatisfaction. In addition, Xun Yu's identity was there, so he was naturally the first.
Under Xun Yu and Guo Jia, there is the second echelon. In addition to Dong Zhao, who rushed back to Xu County to report the relevant situation due to "accidental attack", perhaps unexpectedly, Cui Yan is also among them.
Thanks to Cui Yan's previous strong advocate for Cao Cao's promotion to prime minister, and this time Jizhou was relatively stable and there was no big chaos, which was a little different from what Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun had expected. I don't know if this was Cui Yan's suppression and management in the future, or the dispatching contribution of Chen Qun, who was in charge of Yecheng, anyway, basically, Cui Yan has been raised to a position that is only one place short of Xun Yu.
As for Zhong Yao and Cai Mao, of course they are in the third echelon. To be honest, this position is a bit awkward, neither up nor down.
If Zhong Yao was willing to act earlier, at least he could take two more steps forward. Although he had made a contribution to controlling and defending mutiny within the military camp, he would have made the right to control and defend against mutiny within the military camp, because of his vague attitude and Zhong Yao's own attitude towards the emperor, Zhong Yao's position would not be too high.
Similarly, Cai Mao’s position is not because Cao Cao has any dissatisfaction with Cai Mao. After all, Cao Cao and Cai Mao were old friends back then, but Jingzhou is now much worse than before. Cai Mao’s value has declined and a lot. Cai Mao, whose smart governance ability and combat and military talents are basically mediocre, is already a good treatment.
Of course, there is not necessarily a lack of the intention of maintaining Jingzhou...
Further down, there are basically some officials who are obedient in this chaos. They sit on both sides of the lobby. Although they may not even have a table, they are more likely to be in the hall, and they are not as good as the top.
When Xiahou Dun reported the military affairs and said that he would return to Yanzhou to continue to reorganize his army and prepare for war, and recommended Ren Jun as the guardian of Xu County to control the Northern Ya Imperial Army on his behalf, Cao Cao thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Now the possibility of another turmoil around Xu County is very small, and Xiahou Dun is indeed not needed to be in charge here. Relatively speaking, Guanzhong has become a place that needs to be paid attention to at present. After all, after these few days, even if the news of the turmoil in Xu County is ordered to be banned, it is probably difficult to isolate it, and it will be somewhat exposed to Guanzhong.
Although Cao Cao's inside line placed in Guanzhong did not convey any news, Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun both knew that the speed of the General of the Cavalry organized the assembly of troops was much faster than Cao Cao and others...
If Cao Cao gathered a large army at the fastest time, it would take about ten days, then it would take about five days, or even shorter, if the General Fei Qian of the Cavalry was assembled as a cavalry of the same size.
This means that if Fei Qian really launched a military operation, it is possible that the news had not even been transmitted to Xu County, and the front of Fei Qian's troops might have approached!
So even if there is no news at the moment, you must be careful.
『After this dangerous autumn, I am fortunate that Yuan Rang has the strength to strengthen his righteousness and courage, and share the safety and danger, prevent problems from abruptly, and safeguard the country! According to the law, we should reward it!" Cao Cao said in a deep voice, "Now the Shangshutai has been ordered to approve the meritorious service. After Yuan Rang arrives in Yan, I will surely be able to clarify...』
Haven't it been clear yet?
Obviously not.
But it is obvious that if Xiahou Dun was given a reward in Xu County, then there would be no effect of taking this opportunity to appease and stimulate Yanzhou officials and military academy. After all, hearing and seeing are two different things.
People have different positions, so they have different demands.
Perhaps in the eyes of some ministers, the gold, silver, jewelry, fine silk and brocade that Xiahou Dun rewarded was nothing, but for ordinary officials and military academies, it was indeed a considerable wealth, and it was inevitable that they would envy and discuss. What Cao Cao wanted was these people to envy and discuss, and then throw away all the emotions that might have been a little nervous and uneasy before...
After the military talks, Xiahou Dun retreated into his seat. Although he said he wanted to return to Yanzhou, he was not in a hurry to this moment. And it was obvious that Cao Cao asked Xiahou Dun to come not just to listen to Xiahou Dun's military reports that he had known long ago...
For example, the next one.
As soon as Xiahou Dun sat down here, an official from Dali Temple stood up and said, "I have been following the Confucius son who is contrary to the rituals, often writes a mess, provokes discord and causes trouble..."
Almost at the same time, there was another person who was the subordinate of the Censor General, who also reported to him: "I have recently investigated the case in Qingzhou and was shocked to find out that the son of Kong's son Qian was mostly involved in Yinqu. I beg to seize the son of Kong immediately to find out the truth. If the son of Kong is innocent, he can also restore his innocence and be given a new position in the United States."
Cao Cao smiled when he heard someone speak one after another.
Cao Cao didn't need to take action by himself when he wanted to deal with Kong Qian. He just needed to show his attitude of disgusting Kong Qian. With Kong Qian's little thoughts, some people would stand up and kill this evil wind, so that the descendants of the so-called sage and the descendants of the Kong family knew who they were.
As the saying goes, if you don’t match your position, you will suffer the consequences.
This is generally the case with Kong Qian.
Although Kong Qian did not get any extremely high position in the court, he was actually pushed to the front desk and acted as the signature thug of the Yingchuan gentry...
Qingzhou soldiers incident.
Anyone with discerning eyes can tell you that there is something wrong at first glance.
Is Cao Cao bad? For the people of Xuzhou, Cao Cao is a bad guy who can do all kinds of evil and cannot be forgiven for his crimes. However, under the circumstances at that time, Cao Cao was a good person from the Cao army and a good person in the Yuzhou area of ​​Yanzhou. After all, Cao Cao ended the situation of continuous war in Yanzhou and Yuzhou, which allowed the surrounding area to regain a peaceful life.
Everything has two sides.
There is a problem with Qingzhou soldiers, and everyone knows there is a problem.
The problem of bullying the people is not only the problem of the Qingzhou soldiers, but also the members of the Xiahou clan of the Cao family, and the officials in the countryside and Haoyou in the countryside are also the problem of...
So why don’t it be said that it is the issue of “bullying the people and damaging the Guizhou leader” in the officialdom, but it is the issue of “Qingzhou soldiers”?
Just like there are good people in the world who do good things, bad people do bad things, and even good people who accidentally do bad things, and some bad people who occasionally do good things. The individuals of human beings are contradictory, let alone a collective similar to Qingzhou soldiers.
The Qingzhou soldiers are all bad people? The Qingzhou soldiers also planted military farms. In recent years, what year hasn’t they provided Zhuanghe to calm the food prices for the people of Yingchuan? These are all selectively ignored and forgotten?
So, if the Qingzhou soldiers really do bad things, then if there is a problem, they should solve the problem, find out the whole story, and arrest the murderer instead of making noises, and to make trouble instead of trying to find out the truth.
In other words, if Kong Qian was indeed running for the pity of the people and for the justice of the people at the beginning, but there were all kinds of inexplicable agitations on the way, and there were strange support from all walks of life, and even people who had nothing to do with the so-called victimized people came out to support him. Judging by the reason of normal people, this matter was already something wrong and needed to be considered again, but Kong Qian still did not hesitate, and he appeared in front of the emperor at the right time...
Humans are born with a circle.
Humans are indeed emotional animals. They will be sad and wail for the life and death of their close relatives, and even cannot eat or eat. However, few people will not be able to eat and sleep well for the death of their neighbors, let alone for the sake of the village next door, the counties, or even people thousands of miles away, and are sad and indignant. They will sigh, feel indignant, and then do whatever they should do, that's all.
Such behavior is not cold-blooded, but an instinct of human beings to protect themselves.
If everyone would cry in grief and cry because of the life and death of strangers thousands of miles away, they would not be able to themselves, and they would be sad or angry when they heard or saw them, and they could neither produce nor live, then human beings would have perished long ago.
Therefore, in the later world of Internet, there may be some people who say they support each other thousands of miles away and run for unfair things, but it is also very rare. Even if most people know, they just forward it on the Internet and complain, and they really have to donate money, materials, and work hard...
So at the moment when the man who conveys information very slowly, many "sad and angry" people appeared halfway through the way, expressing their support for Kong Qian to "fight". Isn't it strange?
At the same time, who was Kong Qian before? Did he care about the suffering of the people?
No, look at Kong Qian’s previous circle of friends... Well, it’s the trajectory of action, you can know that Kong Qian has attended banquets of famous scholars, high-end places, no exchanges, no love, and a romantic relationship. Such a person suddenly said that he was concerned about the suffering of the people. It was impossible to be too absolute, but the possibility was relatively small.
So it is natural that Kong Qian came for what he was very clear about.
Kong Qian also attended today's meeting, and the location was not too remote.
After hearing several consecutive impeachments, Kong Qian's eyes were somewhat panicked and a little resentful.
The Kong family is a descendant of the saint!
Before, Kong Rong was in Xu County, but Xun Yu and others drove out of Xu County like they were driving away refugees, without even a word of apology. This is naturally a great shame for the Kong people who claim to be descendants of the saints!
Kong Rong fled and finally returned to his hometown and was seriously ill. Everyone in the Kong family regarded this as a hatred!
Little did he know that Xun Yu was already showing mercy at that time, otherwise it would be easier to deal with Kong Rong as Xu You?
Later, Kong Qian understood the situation. Although Cao Cao controlled Jizhou and Yuzhou and other places, it seemed extremely huge, but in fact, the Revenue was still booming and had great power. As for the Emperor Liu Xie, he had no much authority at all.
So Kong Qian originally wanted to go to Guanzhong. If he could become a high-ranking official with his own reputation, and then when the General of the Cavalry returned to Shandong, wouldn't he be able to avenge his previous shame?
So Kong Qian naturally took advantage of his reputation to eat and drink, and went west.
Although Kong Qian is unfamiliar with the situation in Guanzhong, the old order is now broken and the new order is still forming, so there is a lot of room for operation.
It is actually Kong Qian who intends to meet with Xi Lu.
Xi Lu came from Guanzhong, and Kong Qian also wanted to learn about the situation in Guanzhong through Xi Lu. After all, he had never been to Guanzhong before, and he was not as famous as Kong Rong. Naturally, he was a little worried that if no one recommended him in Guanzhong, wouldn’t he die of embarrassment on the spot when he was unknown? If he could get Xi Lu’s recommendation or meet Zheng Xuan through Xi Lu, then it would be better to get Zheng Xuan’s recommendation, wouldn’t it be more beautiful?
So Kong Qian has the BUFF identity bonus of Kong's descendants. He has some similar identities with Xi Lu, and also has a common topic. The complaints of literati and poets are the same, so they naturally feel that they meet too late.
In addition to Xi Lu, Kong Qian also paid attention to and contacted the Yingchuan people who were suppressed by Cao Cao, and some local gentry and powerful people in Jizhou and Yanzhou who were dissatisfied with Cao Cao's arrangements. With these people approaching, Kong Qian's small circle was initially formed.
Kong Qian and others also made a careful weighing of the reason why they used Qingzhou soldiers as a breakthrough.
First of all, it is because Cao Cao was too powerful and controlled most of the military power of the entire Shandong court, so it would be fine if he could take the opportunity to destroy the Qingzhou soldiers, or he would not be able to destroy the Qingzhou soldiers for the time being, but it would be great to lay a thorn between Cao Cao and the Qingzhou soldiers.
Secondly, the conflict between the emperor and Cao Cao is not a secret that no one knows. Both of them even openly clashed in the court. If Cao Cao is involved, the emperor will naturally be happy. If he can stumble directly on Cao Cao, wouldn’t he become a hero immediately? Although the possibility is very small, what if? People can’t live without dreams, right?
Again, the reason why Kong Qian is not as famous as Kong Rong is that no one helps to promote it? With advertising and publicity, even garbage can be praised as a good product! Isn’t it the best advertisement or the best reputation for pleading for the people in the world and making trouble for the suffering people?
Therefore, with the overlap of interests in several aspects, a series of previous actions have taken place.
Kong Qian deliberately bypassed Cao Cao, and even left the place where the incident happened. He went to Xu County, and went to the emperor to file a lawsuit in front of all civil and military officials and the people!
In Kong Qian's opinion, this is naturally a great trick, a trick that can make him satisfied...
If Cao Cao was angry and refused to investigate on the spot, then Kong Qian's mission would be completed, because Kong Qian had successfully established his "innocence reputation" to speak out for the people. As for the subsequent things, he would not have to participate. He just waved his sleeves on the spot to express his contempt and disappointment towards Cao Cao, and he would have left the stage perfectly.
But Cao Cao was not angry!
It was completely beyond Kong Qian's expectations!
Moreover, Cao Cao didn't even have a slight rude word. The emperor said he would check, and Cao Cao said he would check, and he said he wanted to check where he wanted to check. Cao Cao nodded and then checked there...
This made Kong Qian unable to use many things he had prepared!
Cao Cao even said that Kong Qian did a good job and made a good act of seeking justice for the people. Don’t rush to leave first. You can be a witness. It can be considered as a beginning and an end, and you will not forget your true intentions.
So Kong Qian naturally had difficulty leaving.
Chapter completed!