Generally speaking, any political turmoil or situation shocks will be the first to know and start preparing secretly, they must be the upper class figures. Ordinary people don’t know at all, and even after it happens, they still don’t understand why the situation suddenly changes like this.
Of course, the Cui family cannot be ordinary people who don’t know anything.
Cui Yan looked up at the sky.
The weather has not been very good these days. Even if there is a sun, it will be just a cup of tea and will be covered by dark clouds.
The cold wind whistled from the north, pulling off the leaves of trees of all sizes and big in Xu County.
Except for those pine and cypress with cold-resistant needles, none of the other broad-leaved trees were spared.
So, is the big tree of Cui, a coniferous tree that can survive safely in this cold weather, or is it a broad-leaf that looks good but cannot withstand the cold wind?
Cui Yan is very careful in every step now.
But when he saw his son Cui Qin, he seemed to have no awareness of this.
Cui Yan is obviously not old and is far from the point where he needs to "beg for bones". The reason why he said this is undoubtedly a test.
Who should I test it?
The first is his son, Cui Qin.
Unlike the ones with only seedlings in later generations, ancient people, especially big families, must have advocated that many children and grandchildren have sprouted their branches and leaves. In addition to the most superficial people, there is also a rule hidden under the water, that is, there will always be good seedlings and rotten grass in a piece of field. In a big family, among the peers, a successor will be drawn out. Although not every family is as exaggerated as the Nine Dragons’ strife, in this process, generally everyone will have several opportunities. If they seize it, they will be expected to inherit the huge family assets. If they fail to seize it, or if they make a mess, they will eventually become a seedling planter.
The same is true for Cui.
Cui Yan is not disgusted with Cui Qin's ambitions, but he hates having ambitions but does not have enough ability to match.
Cui Qin did not show particularly excellent qualities before, so when he was sent to Xu County as a "proton", Cui Yan naturally chose to let Cui Qin come.
As a proton, there is not a chance.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, many of them became kings.
But the problem is that Cui Qin did nothing in Xu County...
Oh, it's not completely gone...
Anyway, Cui Qin is the most familiar with the brothels and tiles in Xu County.
As young people, it is normal to be more lustful, but they cannot throw all their business aside.
Cui Yan now called Cui Qin over and told him that he was "retired". In fact, he was confirming again whether Cui Qin had political sensitivity...
But what disappointed Cui Yan was that Cui Qin did not realize that this was part of the political transaction.
Politics is the art of compromise.
Ordinary gentry children, or younger people, often think that the world is either black or white, or good or bad, but Cui Yan is very clear that in this world, most things are difficult to distinguish between good and bad, not absolute black or absolute white, but gray.
The core of politics is to balance and coordinate various interest relations.
Since it is a benefit, there are as many as there are, and there are severity. Therefore, in this process, compromise has become a necessary art.
Compromise does not mean that it is a bad thing, nor does it mean that you have to give up your principles or succumb to pressure. Instead, in this process, you find a balance between both parties or multiple parties...
The progress of the world war situation to the present is no longer a problem with Fei Qian and Cao Cao. It may also involve major changes in the future pattern of the Han Dynasty.
Only by thoroughly understanding this situation can we seize the initiative in future changes and even live a more comfortable life.
This means that we have to mention the second target of Cui Yan's move, the emperor Liu Xie.
Emperor Liu Xie wanted to balance, which was nothing new.
Any emperor with some means would do this.
To show kindness, establish authority, and balance these three items are considered as the basic skills of the emperor.
If you have good basic skills, you can have a good time and the court will be smooth. On the contrary, it will be in chaos.
Liu Xie is indeed working hard to learn and grow, and everyone can see this, but the problem is...
No time left!
If Liu Xieda was in peacetime, he could learn slowly. Anyway, he was still young, but now the crisis is imminent, he must grow up immediately and take on the responsibility of the emperor!
But Liu Xie is still hesitating...
Liu Xie didn't know where this balance point was?
Therefore, although Cui Yan had a great conversation with Liu Xie these days, there was actually not much progress.
Both sides want to use the other party to achieve their goals, but they are unwilling to make corresponding concessions.
Everyone wants to be happy, but they don’t want to move. They want the other party to take the initiative and move more...
Cui Yan's retreat as an advance is to make Liu Xie express his opinion. Otherwise, if he drags on, there may be any changes. Secondly, Cui Yan has a sense of crisis in his heart...
He has been getting close to the emperor these days, but the people in Yingchuan did not react at all. This is obviously very abnormal.
So Cui Yan's third target of testing was the Yingchuan School...
There is no need to explain this in detail, so you will understand it naturally.
In addition to these three superficial points, Cui Yan is also secretly testing the Jizhou faction.
Now this node can even be said to be the most critical moment for Cui.
Whether it is advancement or retreat, it is a very critical choice.
Cui Yan hoped that even if Cui Qin could not understand all the tricks, he could at least say some useful words. However, Cui Yan did not expect that Cui Qin's first reaction when he heard Cui Yan was about to resign was that Cui Yan had resigned, so what should Cui Qin do with his own position?
After all, in the Han tradition, if I have a good position, my son has a good position.
Although Cui Qin was a little dissatisfied with his role as a proton in Xu County, he was still very satisfied with his life in Xu County.
After all, in order to appease officials like Cui Yan, the treatment of their protons is not bad, and there will be special arrangements for food, clothing, housing and transportation. The salary of ordinary officials may be discounted. Protons like Cui Qin will not only not be deducted, but also have additional subsidies!
So Cui Qin's first reaction was that he didn't want his father to resign, but he couldn't say the reason for not resigning...
Cui Yan closed his eyes and drove Cui Qin away.
At the most critical moment, Cui Yan absolutely did not allow Cui Qin to disrupt his layout, so Cui Yan ordered Cui Qin to be suspended and he was not allowed to go out without permission. He must concentrate on playing this game and determine the difference between Jizhou and Yuzhou.
Previously, because Yuan Shao fell, Jizhou had to lower the end of Yuzhou.
Now, it’s hard to say who is asking for whom!
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The news that Cui Yan wanted to "beg for bones" spread, caught many people off guard, causing an uproar among the market, and many Yingchuan children could not help but gathered together and discussed it.
In fact, many people know that the emperor Liu Xie and Cui Yan are about to go public, but they did not expect Cui Yan to withdraw his investment suddenly!
Isn’t this leaving the emperor aside?!
At the same time, Cui Yan's withdrawal of investment also vaguely means that Jizhou wants to be completely divided from Yuzhou!
"The move of the envoy Cui is to retreat as advance, but it is so cruel!"
"This retreat means that we, the people from Yingchuan, were placed on the fire!"
"As soon as Cui retreated, the situation in Shandong was corrupt, it had nothing to do with Jizhou..."
"Have you heard that if the cavalry comes this time, they will want to cut off the land of Hebei! This Cui must consider the future. If it is really cut off... then..."
"Wait, don't you think this is too coincidental? There are rumors that the land of Hebei will be cut back to Hebei... If all this is planned by some people..."
"If the cavalry really comes, can only be stopped by Yingchuan, Yuzhou? "
"Isn't there Yan Qing and Xu Jing?"
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"Don't you know what's going on in these places?"
"If you want to keep Cui, you must give enough benefits..."
"This is simply taking advantage of the situation!"
For a moment, it was like a huge rock hitting a wave, and the sky was filled with fluttering. Everyone was talking, surprised, and angry, but they were more worried about their own acre of land.
The people's hearts in Xu County have gradually become extreme in recent years.
This situation occurs, on the one hand, because the proportion of official apes in Xu County is too high, so generally speaking, the news leaks very quickly, only happens in the court in the morning, or discusses something, and the afternoon will become a topic of discussion on the streets and alleys.
On the other hand, most people do not have the awareness of confidentiality, and sometimes they will add fuel to the fire. After all, as a citizen under the feet of the Han emperor, if you cannot talk about any political topics and the world pattern on weekdays, then what kind of qualified Kyoto people can be considered?
Of course, in the rapid spread of these news, there may not be no black gloves and white gloves from all parties.
Jizhou has the means of Jizhou, and Yuzhou also has the methods of Yuzhou. Poor ordinary people in Xuxian City are like grass in the wilderness. They are blown over there by the wind, and then hit the faces by the rain. They can only passively accept it and have no room for self-choice.
The chaos in the market is very strange and has everything, but of course, I know more or less what the current political core circle of Xu County is.
In fact, a few days ago, Xun Yu had already paid attention to the mutual accomplice of Emperor Liu Xie and Cui Yan.
This is actually inevitable, and Xun Yu also deliberately lets people not disturb him, just to see what happened to Cui Yan.
Cao Cao was in Heluo, and Xun Yu was in Xu County.
No one cares if the Emperor Liu Xie wants to cause trouble. Because everyone knows that no matter how big the Emperor Liu Xie is, he is just a family. The court has a tacit understanding and does not take it seriously. What can the Emperor, who has no soldiers, no money, no people, no power, be considered?
But Cui Yan is different.
It is not a big problem to talk about Cui Yan alone, but Cui Yan is involved in Jizhou, which is another big and troublesome political article. In addition, Jizhou is now facing the threat of Zhao Yun's troops going south in Youzhou, so it seems that it needs to be treated with caution.
And more importantly, how should we deal with the aspects of the Cavalry?
First of all, of course, is the army. Do you want to pull out the military farming soldiers near Yingchuan? That is really a killing chicken to get eggs. Even if you resist the impact of the cavalry, it will lead to empty Yanzhou and Yuzhou, delaying farming, and lose the follow-up power. If there is any change, you may be in a slump and never be able to turn over!
Then mobilize the troops of other prefectures and counties? When the last time he mobilized, he was already quite dissatisfied with complaints. Given Cao Cao's reputation at that time, he was still somewhat irresistible. However, now that Cao Cao is defeated, it is not so easy to mobilize the soldiers of other prefectures and counties. Without good communication and mobilization, or coercion and temptation, I am afraid that nothing can be transferred!
Again, how much time will the cavalry give? Some people say that spring will come, and some people think that the cavalry will also recover, so it should be autumn. Some people say that the cavalry will be vicious, so they must have come to the end of summer and approach the autumn harvest...
If it is really to defend against the Cavalry, then we must first let Heluo lead the way. No matter when the Cavalry will be dispatched, the Heluo area will definitely be the first area to fight. However, after the turmoil of the Heluo area, it has always been weak. The defense of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Jizhou and other places is also important, so it is still only Cao Cao's Qingzhou army to lead the way!
The smart people in Yuzhou and Jizhou basically understand this. Even the emperor Liu Xie’s thinking of playing house is also known. Therefore, when Liu Xie colluded with Cui Yan, he hoped to sit down and talk, rather than to really break up!
Cui Yan's "begging for bones" grasped this.
Who asks for whom?
This order is very important.
Cui Yan couldn't understand the sign of "Begging for Bones"...
In the chapter, he stated that since he became the governor of Jizhou, he has been mostly wandering and working hard, physically and mentally exhausted, so he has to quit his job, but in fact the meaning is already very clear. As long as Cui Yan, the "Governor of Jizhou", is worthy of his name and even to the next level, there is still room for maneuver in the Heluo military affairs. Although it is not guaranteed to be able to defeat the Cavalry Army, at least it can stop the enemy from coming!
Otherwise, it would definitely be letting Yuzhou play with itself!
The truth is indeed the case. If you can still get support from Jizhou, you can at least get time and resources to resist the Cavalry. But if you really break the blame, it is hard to say. But the problem is that if you make concessions this time, what about the next time?
The local government takes advantage of the weakness of the central court and threatens state affairs. If this case can be opened, who will threaten the court next time?
And there are even more serious problems. Even if Cui Yan agrees to compromise this time, will the soldiers, horses, money and grain from Jizhou really be sent to Heluo to supply the front line?
You should know that Jizhou is also facing the threat from Zhao Yun in Youzhou. Once Zhao Yun takes action, it is even possible that Zhao Yun fails to move, and the people of Jizhou will be regarded as an excuse to refuse to allocate food and grass soldiers. At that time, the concessions of Xun Yu and others will really become a joke!
This is the dilemma.
Yuzhou alone can no longer support huge military consumption.
The deficits that have been pulled down in the past few years have not been filled in yet.
Over the years, Xun Yu has been relying on his left hand to put his right hand in his left pocket...
Just kidding, how is this possible? It’s not just the old capital of Yuzhou, the wealth accumulated over the past century in Yingchuan. However, this money is a huge value for a family or a region, but if you really want to invest it in the entire country, it will be basically a drop in the bucket.
According to common sense, if Taixing continues to fight for ten years, it will cost at least hundreds of millions of military expenditures. Even if Yuzhou cuts out the coffin book, it may not be useful. Moreover, military pay is usually indebted, but if you really want to fight, you will always pay a little money to buy life. At least these soldiers will be happy before leaving, so that they will not say that they will want this and that and then quit...
But where should I take out this money and materials?
Someone said that he had melted the copper and cast a batch of Wuzhu coins as military pay.
For the big guys in the court, this matter is just an additional currency, which is also a basic operation. During the Three Kingdoms period, all kinds of coins that are worth ten or hundreds were issued by three countries, so no one laughed at each other. Anyway, the middle class and ordinary untouchables have no money, so the impact is not that big. However, those handicraftsmen or small vendors who have finally accumulated a little money are forced to suffer and endure it.
But this trick is suddenly not easy to use now...
The reason is that now on the market, all the money circulates in the cavalry!
Before the war broke out, everyone thought that Fei Qiansha was so he printed out copper coins in vain, almost for Shandong to use. As a result, when the market is now using cavalry coins, even if the Yingchuan faction casts something as ten or hundreds, and forces it to the public to use, it will not have the original effect.
This very simple financial means taught Xun Yu and others a solid lesson.
Therefore, in this situation, whether in terms of manpower or money, Jizhou needs support. However, the Yingchuan faction also refused to compromise and make concessions. So while pretending to be stupid, the problem was still left to Liu Xie for how to deal with Cui Yan's "begging for the bones".
This issue may be the only major project that Liu Xie can handle during this period, the national decision. But for Liu Xie, this determination is not so easy...
Liu Xie was anxious and worried, so he could only hold court meetings and convene ministers to inquire and respond. But how could these ministers' shirking methods be able to be played by Liu Xie? After discussing, there was no result.
There is no result for a conference, and there is no answer.
Time passed by day by day.
Liu Xie had no choice but to issue an order to reject Cui Yan's application first, but Liu Xie knew that Cui Yan's second request would be delivered again soon...
The atmosphere at the center of the court has been tense in the past few days.
This low-pressure atmosphere was also transmitted to Xu County. The originally lively brothels and restaurants now have fewer singing and dancing parties. Everyone felt that an ice and snow storm seemed to be coming, but no one could tell where this ice and snow storm would take the situation in Shandong!