Chapter 1956: The storm in Jizhou, seeking stability amid chaos
Yecheng.
This city, once the pride of Yuan Shao, is now ready to welcome its new master, Cao Cao.
What followed Cao Cao was a news that spread quickly, filling every corner of this huge city in the blink of an eye, whether it was teahouses, restaurants, government offices, streets or alleys.
The small households in each room are all rumoring, discussing, panicking, getting angry, watching, and making calculations.
Cao Cao wants to set up an examination in Jizhou, Hebei Province to obtain scholars!
Jizhou was originally the land of Conglong and one of the two states that had always received special treatment in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was the foundation of Liu Xiu's fortune, but now it seems to have become a second-class person.
People in Ye City already knew that the Hussars were powerful. When Yuan Shao was alive, the Hussars would come and leave whenever they wanted. Yuan Shao arranged a full circle, but still could not leave any Hussars, and later he attacked Taiyuan.
The people of Jizhou thought that it was normal for Cao Cao not to be able to defeat the Qiao cavalry, but since they were both defeated, it should naturally be the same. Why should people in Jizhou accept the examination sent by Yuzhou?
, and there are local people in Yuzhou serving as examiners?
This isn't fair!
How did Cao Cao obtain Jizhou?
Aren't the people of Jizhou aware of the general situation, taking the overall situation into consideration, being reasonable, and civilized? Well, that's what it means anyway, and then they fell into the arms of Cao Cao? Otherwise, wouldn't General Fei Qian be a good person?
As a result, in the blink of an eye, not much benefit has been seen, but money and food have been diverted again and again, and then what kind of "examination" is there?
Is Cao Cao coming to Yecheng just to see the grave of his old friend Yuan Shao?
The Jizhou nobles originally thought that they were superior to others, and looked down upon this or that in their daily lives. Just like some of the natives of the Demon City in later generations, they thought that outsiders were inferior people. But now that their status is threatened, naturally not only
It's just that I can't hold on to my face anymore, and my anger is gradually boiling.
The common people basically don't know the specific situation. Even if they know a thing or two, they can only curse a few words, which is not painful or itchy. Officials who work in Jizhou still care about the Jinxian crown on their heads and the official seal on their waists.
, so even if there are any opinions, they are kept hidden and know how to measure. Even if they know more about the inside story, they will not make noise in public. At most, they will discuss in private. But the people who are most likely to cause trouble are naturally those who usually
The sons of the gentry who have a lot of leisure time in Yecheng, Jizhou...
Jizhou also has fine traditions!
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when the State of Qin was still a Qiang Rong people and the State of Chu was still a barbarian, the land of Jizhou had the world-famous Jixia Academy!
During the Warring States Period, the State of Qi was a big country in the east, while the State of Lu was not only weak, but also perished soon. During the Warring States Period, the cultural holy land of the State of Qi was the Jixia Academy. It was basically consistent with the Tian Qi regime and disappeared with the Qin Dynasty's destruction of Qi.
It lasted about 150 years. With the demise of Jixia Academy, the official Huang-Lao School began to disperse to the six countries. Later, Zhang Liang, Cao Shen and others, the inheritors of Huang-Lao School, helped Liu Bang unify the world and created the Han Dynasty.
The early "Government of Wen and Jing" laid a solid foundation for the prosperous era of Han and Wu Dynasties, and is considered to be another successful political practice of Huang-Lao's school.
Therefore, the academic atmosphere in Jizhou is ahead of other regions in every aspect.
And now, you still need to "take the exam"?
Isn't it the most ridiculous thing in the world?
These children of the Jizhou gentry have always believed that they are talents reserved for the future of the country, and they feel that they are qualified to guide the country. In addition, there are many young people, and they feel that as long as they can be used, the world will not be able to be peaceful!
In addition, it is approaching winter, so it is somewhat inconvenient to go hunting. At the same time, the current era is not like the later generations, with many entertainment projects. Then such an incident suddenly happened, and everyone immediately started to criticize and discuss it in public.
All the gentlemen in authority were scolded until their heads were bloody.
Of course, they just scolded the bullies and did not dare to scold Cao Cao. Some people were even so impassioned that they clamored to imitate the sages and prepared to knock on the que and submit a letter, asking the emperor to come forward and get back on track as soon as possible.
All in all, there was an uproar in Yecheng as this news spread. Everyone from top to bottom was staring at Shen Pei and his son to see if they could quickly come up with a way to deal with it!
The fluctuation of people's hearts has reached its extreme in recent years.
After Yuan Shang fled, Shen Pei was unable to hold on and lost the reason to hold on. Under the coercion of Cao Ren, he could only surrender in the end. In order to express his comfort to the people of Jizhou, Cao Ren also followed Cao Cao's instructions and asked Shen Pei to surrender.
Pei continues to serve as the Yecheng Order, but there are still many differences between the current Yecheng Order and the previous Yecheng Order.
The market place was bustling with people, and there were all sorts of strange things being said.
Of course Shen Pei also understands the secret.
In fact, since the Han Dynasty, officials from all over the country have been aware of the issue of the inspection and examination system. However, they have a tacit understanding and do not take it too seriously. In other words, this back door is just for their own use. After all, if they hand over all their powers to
If it is given to the emperor, then how can the nobles still hang out?
It is not that the reform of the talent system has not been tried in the Han Dynasty. Even Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu wanted to make some changes at the beginning, but he had to stop when things got too big. Not to mention, Emperor Xiaoheng, Xiaoheng
Didn’t Emperor Ling also try to make some changes?
Now that Cao Cao has taken control of Jizhou, he is going to do this again. In the eyes of Shenpei and other people in Jizhou, this kind of political article seems to be for the sake of the court and the country, but in fact it seems more about suppression and division!
Everyone who is qualified to participate in this game is naturally waiting and watching secretly, communicating with each other privately. As for whether this policy is beneficial to the future and whether it is beneficial to the country, haha, these are not the first considerations of the Jizhou gentry.
The problem.
This cannot all be blamed on the Jizhou gentry.
After all, since the beginning of the Party Rebellion, disputes over power have spread to every corner of the Han Dynasty. Today's unprecedented chaotic situation has led to the continuous collapse of all normal national concepts. The so-called emperor currently in Xu County is more
A name and a symbol, whoever can control more real power is the real "Emperor of the Han Dynasty".
Under such a situation, the measures announced by Cao Cao and Xun Yu were naturally considered to be signs that Cao Cao, Xun Yu and others, these damn outsiders, wanted to fully control and exploit Jizhou...
The atmosphere in Yecheng has been tense these days. Everyone has a premonition that a big storm is brewing, but no one can tell where this strong wind will blow!
Shenpei walked slowly in the yard of his home, his hair and beard almost completely white. Although time is not forgiving, Shenpei's current aging is not due to himself, but to a mixture of multiple factors.
Yuan Shang's behavior at the beginning was simply a kind of betrayal, which made Shenpei suffer terribly. When Yecheng was destroyed, Shenpei was so despairing that he even wanted to commit suicide. Of course, he did not succeed in committing suicide, but he also fell seriously ill and almost died.
Nowadays, Shenpei's physical illness is generally cured, but his mental illness is difficult to cure. For example, Shenpei is like a partner of Yuan's company. He has made a lot of sacrifices. Although it is not to the extent of exhaustion, it is still a waste of time.
After all the hard work, not only did he end up with no profit, but he almost lost his life, and most importantly, he was betrayed by his own boss and took the blame...
Shen Pei walked slowly to the courtyard gate. Shen Rong, who was outside the courtyard gate, hurriedly raised his hands in greeting and said, "My nephew, see your uncle..." Historically, Shen Rong took the initiative to open the city gate and let Cao Jun into the city.
Now it is Yuan Shang who does what Shen Rong originally did.
Shen You nodded feebly, and then motioned for Shen Rong to follow.
The two of them walked slowly, one behind the other, and the attendants around them were far away.
Shen Rong hesitated for a moment, then took a step forward and asked, "Uncle, what's the matter with your nephew?"
The judge sighed and said in a weak voice: "Now that you are also an official, how can you be so restless? What's the matter? We should sit down and talk about it in detail. Why rush it?"
When Shen Pei said this, Shen Rong naturally did not dare to say anything else. He quickly followed Shen Pei respectfully and even when walking up the steps of the hall, he pretended to lend a hand, showing off his pure and filial piety.
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After the two of them entered the hall and sat down, Shen Pei took a few breaths and then looked at Shen Rong and said, "Do you know about the chaotic discussions in Ye City today?"
Although Shenpei still maintains the title of "Yecheng Order", in fact everyone knows that Shenpei can no longer do anything major, so if anything happens, he should go to the so-called "Yecheng Cheng" Xia Houheng appointed by Cao Cao
Therefore, Shen Rong is almost the same as an idle family. Naturally, Shen Rong, his nephew, cannot be taken care of. Shen Rong had only gained some authority before, but now it has all been lost. It is also the time when he is young and strong, so he can bear it.
Naturally, they are trying their best to gain ground and try to make a comeback.
However, the people in power now are all from the Cao family, so who are willing to pay attention to him?
Shen Pei has no real power, so he can't say that he will give his position to his nephew? And the officials at all levels transferred from Yuzhou are obviously more willing to use Yuzhou people. From any point of view, it is impossible to give Shen Rong any position, so
Even though Shen Rong kept running around, after all these days, there was still no result.
Seeing Shen Pei's question, Shen Rong's thoughts changed rapidly, and he replied respectfully: "How come my nephew doesn't know? There are a lot of discussions in the city now, and they all say that "testing correctness" is not correct, and it is to suppress Ji Chongyu..."
The judge slowly asked again: "In that case, what do you mean?"
Shen Rong thought about it carefully and realized that Shen Pei was testing himself. He even felt that this was a sign that Shen Pei was going to do something. He also vaguely felt that he would not be idle for too long, so he answered twice as hard.
He was very cautious, "My nephew thinks that this matter is probably inappropriate... Sikong is coming, and there is such chaos, why not give someone a handle? If there is a riot, it is inevitable... But now in the court, most of the Xiahou of the Cao family
Shi...it is inevitable to criticize..."
Shen Pei nodded. He was not too dissatisfied with Shen Rong's words. He nodded slightly and said: "Now that Duke Cao uses troops, he naturally needs money, food and grass... Now he can't move to other places.
We are counting on this place in Jizhou... Therefore, the matter of "examination and correctness" is not only beneficial to people, but also to wealth..."
Shen Rong suddenly realized, his eyes rolled twice, "What does uncle mean?"
Shen Pei glanced at Shen Rong, and then said slowly: "On this occasion, there are chaos and disputes, and we must not act rashly..."
Shen Rong was stunned.
What does this mean?
Although the judge is still serving as the "Ye City Order" at the moment, his situation is already very different. After all, what was his status under Yuan Shao back then, what was he like when he was under Yuan Shang, and now...
Then what does Shen Pei mean: Don’t act rashly? It’s already like this and you still don’t move? Are you waiting to die?
Shen Rong smacked his mouth and lowered his head, feeling cold in his heart.
But what can I do? I felt uncomfortable for a while, and then I managed to pretend to be light and said: "In that case, just...just watch...but in this way, wouldn't it allow the Cao family and the Xiahou family to take advantage..."
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Shen Pei shook his head and said: "That's not entirely true... Now that Duke Cao wants to move to Ye, he wants to borrow the power of Jizhou... However, there is a choice between using it and not using it..."
Shen Rong couldn't help but ask: "Why is this?" As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Shen Rong felt that he had asked another stupid question.
Cao Cao would naturally hesitate.
Anyone else might hesitate.
Jizhou and Yuzhou are fighting each other, which is not a matter of one or two years.
In the past, Cao Cao's base was based in Yuzhou, so it was natural to use people from Yuzhou. Now that Jizhou is such a big city, it would be a bit excessive to use people from Yuzhou. However, Cao Cao may not be at ease if he wants to use people from Jizhou, so according to Shenpei's interpretation, this "
"Kaozheng" also means to beat Jizhou.
Shen Pei said: "No matter what, Mr. Cao will eventually be put to death...I will know when the time comes..."
Shen Rong finally became a little impatient. Today, Shen Rong summoned him and talked about it, but he just did nothing? What do you mean by waiting for Cao Cao to come in the end? Do you really want to wait for Cao Cao to come before doing something?
What, isn't there nothing hot to eat? In that case, it's better to take a break and see if there are any other options.
This matter must be planned by someone in Jizhou. Can't I fish in troubled waters and get a position and more benefits from it?
So Shen Rong reluctantly bowed, trying his best to maintain a respectful attitude. "Uncle, my nephew has benefited a lot from what I have taught you today. The current situation in Yecheng has become clearer and clearer after receiving my uncle's good advice. My nephew must be cautious these days."
Be careful with your words and actions, and don't get involved in the chaos in front of you. My uncle is also tired, so he should take a rest early. My nephew will come back another day to save trouble and take care of himself..."
Shen Pei snorted, raised his hand and pointed at Shen Rong: "When will you be able to calm down! When encountering big things, you should be calm! I am already in the last years of my life, can I still hold on for a long time? If I am not careful in my words and deeds, what will happen?"
Can you protect the Shen clan?』
Shen Rong lowered his head and remained silent. Anyway, he was often scolded by the judge, so he was used to it. He no longer felt anything about such words, and he just had an attitude on the surface.
The trial partner sighed and said softly: "Since Mr. Cao has come, he must employ people... However, if he speaks for Jizhou about this matter, he will definitely hate Mr. Cao. If he supports the "kaozheng", he will also blame the local people... and
Just be patient and don't be impatient, you will figure it out yourself..."
Shen Rong raised his head, his face obviously a little happy, "Uncle's intention..."
Shen Pei closed his eyes and said nothing.
Shen Rong finally had some confidence in his mind and left happily.
Shen Pei watched Shen Rong leave, with an obvious look of exhaustion on his face. The Kao Zheng incident was obviously a huge shock to both inside and outside the court. Under Cao Cao's rule, all the forces that were currently in a stalemate would definitely take advantage of it.
With this reshuffling of the cards, all forces are holding back their energy and waiting for the best opportunity to start fighting with all their strength.
As for my nephew, his ambition is not small, but his ability is not big. If he is not called in advance to give some advice, if he is pushed out and involved in the storm, he may not even be able to survive!
Shen Pei looked into the distance and saw dark clouds in the north, layer upon layer, "The cold winter is coming... Even if we survive this winter, what will happen next year?"
Shen Pei temporarily suppressed Shen Rong's restlessness, but the chaos of others did not stop at all. From the city to the countryside, more and more people participated in it, expressing various opinions on the examination system.
It also made the entire Jizhou even more turbulent.
As a country, the Han Dynasty has been functioning for more than three hundred or four hundred years. Although the ruling class may be fatuous or incompetent, it can maintain the dynasty for three to four hundred years, and it naturally has its own inertia. And these inertias are among the upper class people.
Within the laws maintained by these vested interests.
Although it is said that after the tossing of the Heng Emperor Ling Emperor, the turmoil of the Xiqiang Yellow Turban, the disputes between Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and others, the rule of the Han Dynasty has been crumbling and is no longer what it was before, but it does not mean that all these people immediately became fools, and their IQs increased with the turmoil.
They will begin to degenerate. On the contrary, these people will become more sensitive in the disputes...
Cao Cao and his party are getting closer and closer to Yecheng.
Many people know that when Cao Cao enters Yecheng, the dispute between Yuzhou and Jizhou will officially begin. And this time the dispute is different from the previous one with Yuan Shao, and it can even be said to be completely different.
Same, because this time, Jizhou was at a disadvantage from the beginning. If you want to get back in the game, or even outdo the Yuzhou people, you will naturally have to have some plans and strategies.
Cao Cao sat in the car with his eyes closed and allowed his body to sway due to the bumps of the vehicle.
Normally, Cao Cao should be in Xu County now, preparing for the arrival of the New Year. He will not come to Jizhou until next spring when everything has been arranged for the new year.
However, Cao Cao knew that he did not have so much time to wait for this and that...
The hussar general Fei Qian once again won victory in the Western Regions, and it was like a tightening curse that narrowed the circle on Cao Cao's head, giving Cao Cao a headache.
So at the moment, we can only seek victory in chaos, first chaos and then stability!
"Lord, we are two hundred miles away from Yecheng..."
Cao Cao opened his eyes, and a cold light appeared in his slender eyes. That guy on the cavalry was annoyed by Yu. There is really nothing you can do to him at this stage, but you guys, hehe, I want to see who can jump.
