It's not that Liu Bei didn't want to promote Chen Deng, but Chen Deng repeatedly declined. Over time, Liu Bei also understood that Chen Deng was the kind of talented person who was bound by his family, so he mostly gave generous gifts instead of repeatedly hoping to promote Chen Deng to Chang'an.
After taking up important positions, he selected capable ones from among Chen Deng's uncles and brothers to be promoted to prefects.
I have to say that Chen's education was good, and the descendants of Chen's generation in Xiapi were pretty good, but Liu Bei still felt a little pity for Chen Deng.
At the beginning of this year, Liu Bei was very happy when he found out that Chen Deng had changed his mind. Even if he didn't directly tell Chen Deng to go back and prepare for transfer to an important position, he gave a hint.
In fact, Liu Bei's initial plan was to transfer Chen Deng directly to Chang'an, but Chen Xi rejected it. Speaking of transfers of civil servants, although Chen Xi was needed, Chen Xi was basically not stuck.
Just check the box and you're done.
However, Chen Xi refused that time, and Chen Xi told Liu Beiming that Chen Deng was not suitable for Chang'an.
"I don't deny Chen Yuanlong's talent, but he is not suitable for Chang'an. Now he wants to come to Chang'an. It is more because he was hit. He thought that there was no hope for the family's revival, so he gave up on himself. The ability he can exert here will definitely not be up to par.
To the limit." Chen Xi said helplessly.
It's not like he hasn't seen what Chen Deng is like. In terms of intelligence and vision, they are not inferior to Ju Shou's level. Those are the parameters of a top counselor, but what about his character?
What kind of character does Ju Shu have and what kind of character does Chen Deng have? There is a fundamental difference in the limits that the same parameters can reach, and these are the things that top counselors fight for.
Although Chen Xi says that he is a middle-aged man, Chen Xi's own material is not even a thousand years of wisdom and experience, but it can be regarded as the level of a thousand-mile horse. However, after Chen Xi rises to power, beating the world's ministers is like beating his son. The fundamental reason is
The difference lies in the height of the stations.
You don’t even dare to think about the things I do, so how can you defeat me!
This is also Chen Deng's problem. What this guy has always wanted is the growth of the Chen family. It is best to overthrow the Chen family in Yingchuan and become the originator of the new Chen family. But starting from this point, it is impossible.
Just like studying, with the same talent, always striving to be the best in the world, even if you fail, will be better than always striving to muddle along.
Therefore, in Chen Xi's view, what the Chen family did in Xiapi was a trap. They forced themselves to make their own family unable to escape from that circle. They aimed at taking advantage of the feudal lords and splitting the soil to divide the grass. You are really a guy like you who aims at strengthening the family.
Can you catch up with guys who are targeting your own family? Especially in terms of qualifications, your qualifications may not be as good as these people.
Liu Bei understood what Chen Xi meant and was a little helpless. He also understood that it was indeed the case. Chen Deng was just over-struck and gave up on himself. It was not that he really wanted to work here. He just wanted to hang out.
"If Mr. Xuande really wants to cheer up Chen Yuanlong, simply let him go to the Western Regions to be Sima Boda's deputy. That is an opportunity. Just like I agree that Boda is there to give trouble to other aristocratic families, Chen Yuanlong can also do it.
Go and release the water, he will be extremely active there, work harder than in Xuzhou, and may even work until he dies in office." Chen Xi said with a half-sneer.
Liu Bei was silent for a few moments after hearing this. Indeed, if Chen Deng were to come over, the two guys who put their family first would definitely be able to work hard to death.
However, Liu Bei refused. After all, Chen Deng had known him for so many years and had always been the governor of Xuzhou. How could he be sent to the Western Regions to serve as Sima Zhongda's deputy.
Chen Xi laughed at Liu Bei and said yes, believe it or not, I sent this news to Chen Yuanlong, and then sent a piece of black information about Sima Zhongda of the Western Regions doing national affairs during the day and wiping out the family at night to Xuzhou. Chen Yuanlong was sure of it himself.
Want to go.
Liu Bei had nothing to say. What to say about this possibility? Even though it was a bit of a slap in the face, even Liu Bei thought it was very possible. Chen Deng was truly the representative of the family's interests first. Going to the Western Regions would have obvious advantages in building a family.
He will also finish all the things that the Chen family has been unable to handle before, so as long as he receives this material, Chen Deng will definitely go.
Let alone being demoted by half a rank, Chen Deng would be happy even if he was demoted a little further. Compared with the official title, the interests of the family are more important in Chen Deng's eyes. If he goes there, he can truly transform the family.
Once established, as long as a small country can be established, it will not be a loss.
Liu Bei was also choked by Chen Xi. In the end, he could only say angrily, Chen Xi, please find a suitable position for me, but he also agreed with Chen Xi's idea in his heart. Chen Deng is not suitable to come to the central government. That guy needs to go to a suitable place.
The place.
Chen Xi smiled and clicked on the southwest corner, indicating that he would move the governor of Yizhou to serve as a transfer point for the southwest battle. He directly told Chen Deng that there would be the same demand there, and Chen Deng would do the rest by himself.
Zhang Song transferred to the Jiangnan area to take over Lu Su's work, and then transferred Lu Su back. Yes, the most important thing is to transfer Lu Su back.
Chen Xi can hardly stand this kind of life anymore. Although Zhuge Liang is said to be able to work, there are really too few people in the entire political yuan who can work. Although Xun Yun and Xun Ji are useful, they are not Xun and Xun You.
There is a clear gap in experience and sophistication.
In addition, Jia Xu and Guo Jia are half-hearted in dealing with internal affairs. Zhao Yun is responsible for planning and agricultural taxation all by Liu Ye. Even Chen Xi doesn't have any good ideas for this kind of purely numerical thing, so only Liu Ye can do it.
I can't move at all.
Sun Qian was building roads, and at the end of the year Mi Zhu wanted to recruit people to re-register the members of the Chamber of Commerce. Man Chong and Xun Yue were still sorting out the laws. Jian Yong was arrested to compile history books, compile pre-Qin literature and history, reorganize classics, and prepare to collect and burn all existing books.
As a record.
None of these things can be stopped, so that the only people Chen Xi can use are small and big cats. Although Zhuge Liang is very capable, he is still a human being. Even if he is not a man, he has to look at his age. Besides, Zhuge Liang
I got married two years ago, so it’s time for me to take a break lately.
But looking at the current situation, maybe Zhuge Liang will continue to work overtime at the Political Yuan the day before the wedding. Chen Xi has some conscience about this, so he can only find a pitiful way to recall Lu Su, at least to get him back.
Every one of them is working.
When Chen Xi's words came to the matter of calling Lu Su back, Liu Bei understood Chen Xi's thoughts. Although it was still summer at that time, Chen Xi was not as miserable as he is now, but what did Chen Zichuan do to prepare for a rainy day? Needless to say?
Of course, you must arrange other people's work in advance, so that you can steadily promote the short-term development of the entire society while fishing.
Although Liu Bei wanted to complain about this, Chen Xi's logic was so clear that Liu Bei was unable to refute it. In addition, Chen Xi's treatment was beneficial to the three of them, so Liu Bei just mocked Chen Xi a few words and agreed to this.
thing.
Naturally, even if the appointment letter has not been issued yet, Chen Deng, Zhang Song and other well-informed people already know that they will be transferred for a lifetime, and even know where they want to be transferred because of their respective methods.
When Chen Deng came to Chang'an to make a plan, he couldn't help but bring a few live Yellow River carps to visit Chen Xi as a token of gratitude. As for giving other things, come on, Chen Deng thought about it for a while but didn't expect that Chen Xi would lack anything.
Send some gold and silver jewelry, calligraphy and painting antiques and so on? Come on, the five wealthy businessmen combined are not as thick as Chen Xi’s own arm. Spend money to bribe Chen Xi? This is already one of the biggest jokes in the world. As for calligraphy and painting antiques, Chen Xi
Yes, there is some, but Chen Xi's hobbies for this kind of thing are very ordinary. In fact, the entire Central Plains now knows that Chen Xi's hobbies are rather weird.
It seems that Chen Xi has no interest in those so-called gadgets that appeal to both refined and popular tastes, those that stimulate pleasure, and those yellow and white things that ordinary people like very much. The only thing that can be called an interest is probably food, so Chen Deng passed by
When we were on the Yellow River, we happened to come across some live Yellow River carp, so we brought a few of them to us.
Then on the same day, Chen Xi chopped up the big carps from the Yellow River, cooked them whole, and ate them.
Chen Xi would not refuse to give him food. In the Central Plains, he could not refuse such favors. Chen Deng ate the fish he caught.
And Chen Deng never thought about buying Chen Xi with a few fish. This was just a joke. He brought a few fish just to thank Chen Xi for saying a few words to him, even if Chen Xi's words contained some meaning.
He demeaned himself, but Chen Deng admitted that he was such a person.
Do you really think that Chen Deng doesn't know what's going on with him? Yes, but some things can't be solved by just correcting the mistakes. Just as everyone knows that if you take care of yourself, the world will be close to Datong, but don't you still take care of it?
Is it not good?
It is difficult for humans to understand each other, and it is also difficult not to cause trouble to others. After all, this is the shortcoming of social creatures.
As for Zhang Song, Liu Ye will accompany him, but after Lu Su returns in a few days, Lu Su will meet Zhang Song in person, and then pass on all his experience in governing Jiangnan to Liu Ye.
Different from other times when you would take an edict and go to the local area to take office, and then local officials would hand over the work on the spot. Now there is no need to do that at all, and there is no need to lead troops to hand over as in the past, and even if you lead the troops, they will be taken over.
Possibility of getting rid of it.
Chen Xi is not boasting now. While the central government has blocked the logistics lifeline of most places, it has also blocked the military power of almost all places. It is constantly demobilized and returned, allowing the imperial power represented by Liu Bei to continuously invade local places.
During the local power vacuum period after the aristocratic family was eliminated, and before other problems developed, the methods Chen Xi had previously reserved had already formed a new grassroots system.
Although a large part of this is due to Liu Bei's ability. Without Liu Bei, Chen Xi would not be able to be so smooth, but in any case, the problem of imperial power not extending to the county has been solved.
