At this time, Yuan Shu no longer had the arrogance and arrogance of the past, but there was a little sincerity in those somewhat cloudy eyes that could never exist in the past. Perhaps to be more accurate, it has disappeared. Sincerity.∽↗Ting∽↗Dian∽↗Xiao∽↗ said,
It can indeed be said that Yuan Shu is now in an extremely desperate state.
You can think that he is arrogant, you can think that he is narrow-sighted, you can also think that his IQ is weak.
Anyway, he is just a loser who is about to withdraw from the stage of history, so he naturally has no ability to interfere with the victors and those who come after him.
But if you think about it carefully, is Yuan Shu really that unbearable?
Could such a despicable person really be able to reach this point even with the protection of his family?
Even though the late Eastern Han Dynasty was an increasingly decadent era, some basic laws remained unchanged.
If you want to get ahead, in addition to having great opportunities, you also need great luck and great wisdom. After all, there are more than tens of millions of people who want to get ahead. Even if Yuan Shu wins at the starting line, if he is really useless, it will be nothing more than nothing. How could Yuan Yi, Kong Miao and their ilk have stirred up half of the world within a few years of being released?
Just like the story experienced by an acquaintance of Yuan Shu.
It is said that there was once a peer of Yuan Shu named Huang Yun, who came from Jiyin and probably came from a family of poetry and calligraphy. Moreover, he was a celebrity at that time and his ability to evaluate characters was even higher than that of Xu Shao and Xu Zijiang. If Xu Zijiang hadn't been lucky enough to praise Cao Mengde, it would have been difficult for him to leave a famous name in the history of history. Otherwise, Liu Yao in another dimension of history would not have used Xu Zijiang's comments as a sign of not using Taishi. It has received good reviews from Guo Tai Guo Lin Zong of "The Excuse of Kindness".
A brief aside here, this Guo Tai is naturally not the Guo Tai who later became the leader of the Baibo bandits. Guo Linzong from Jiexiu, Taiyuan County is a legendary figure who can be compared with Liu Kuan and Zheng Xuan. If it were not for the sorrow and anger accumulated in his forties. He died at the age of two, which is not considered an advanced age. Perhaps this man was the leader of the Bingzhou Confucian family.
But what needs to be mentioned again is that when criticizing people, the old man Guo Tai had a similar habit to the later Pang Tong, that is, he did not make passionate and profound comments. Moreover, this old man had a very negative attitude toward younger generations and underachievers. , even those "unkind people" did not give up, and based on the concept of treating illnesses and saving lives, they would also provide some teachings and encouragement.
It can be seen from this that Guo Tai's evaluation of Huang Yun, a junior, should be more encouraging.
But no matter what, Huang Yun got a good review, so he started his trip to Luoyang and Beijing with dignity.
I have to say that this person really understood the ways of being an official among the great Han people at this time.
Logically speaking, he can only be regarded as a young man with a small reputation in the local area. It is obviously not easy to show his talents in the muddy waters of the officialdom of Luoyang, the capital, because in the officialdom of the Han Dynasty at this time, either you have enough backstage. Hard - such as the Yuan family and the Yang family at the level of the fourth generation and the third prince, or they are attached to those eunuchs who have a bad reputation but have great power; or they have a great reputation, so that those high-ranking officials and dignitaries who have their eyes on the top are willing to sacrifice for the sake of reputation. If you pay at the end of the day, you can naturally raise the price and find a good way out.
Huang Yun was not born into a good child, and he was not a relative of those nobles who could not even reach him with eight poles. Naturally, he could not take the first way, so he could only choose the second way - even if he was attached to the eunuch, he was a pawn and a generalissimo.
The price tags are also completely different.
So after careful preparation, Huang Yun began his journey to become famous.
How to become famous?
This has to mention an interesting way of gaining fame throughout the Han and Han Dynasties: increasing one's reputation by refusing government conquest.
This habit has actually been around since ancient times. A certain outstanding figure didn't even want Yao to give up the country to him, but instead ran to the river to wash his ears - yes. He was talking about Xu You in "The Legend of Gao Shi", so
Xu You immediately became a famous person in the world and his name went down in history.
Later, in the age of great strife in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, good birds chose trees to roost in, the king chose his ministers, and the ministers also chose their king. But there were a lot of examples such as Shang Yang, Sun Bin, etc., so if you want to refuse conquest, you have to run away
Go deep into the mountains, otherwise you will definitely be knocked off.
Talents that cannot be used by me can only be dead, otherwise it will be a disaster for our country if they fall into the hands of the enemy!
Fortunately, we are in peaceful times, otherwise your life would be in danger even if you changed jobs.
Later, Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty. No matter how fanciful it was, it ended Xiang Yu's situation of returning to the age of great strife through enfeoffment. Even though two consecutive blows in a short period of time destroyed the six kingdoms.
The remnants finally lost the huge energy they originally possessed, but after all, there are still some old and young people who hate the new regime.
Coupled with a group of hermits who were sick of war and sick of the world, Liu Bang's plan to recruit talents from all over the world to build a country was not implemented smoothly.
So under this historical background, something like this happened.
There were once four sages (idlers?) who hid in Shangshan due to war - Shangshan was not far from Chang'an. After Liu Bang founded the country, he naturally heard about the stories of these four people, so he sent
People went to conquer the country. However, these four people felt that life in the mountains was quite good. The air was fresh and there was no smog, the food was abundant, and the food was natural and pollution-free. It was really a paradise on earth, and living here might challenge the honor of a centenarian.
Of course, it is also possible that Liu Bang's poor attitude towards talented people has reached the ears of these four people. They are worried that if they go to Liu Bang's place, they will not only not be taken seriously, but will also be made things difficult for them. Should they leave or stay?
If you leave, you are afraid of retaliation; if you stay, your pride cannot bear it.
Liu Bang had such a criminal record more than once or twice, and it was known to everyone near and far.
Liu Bang had already unified the world at that time. Naturally, he did not need to worry about the loss of talented people who would harm himself. Instead, he needed to use a tolerant attitude to continue Liu Bang's good image. As a result, the Shangshan Sihao could finally continue to have a bit of a mountain spring.
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Later, it was said that because Liu Bang felt that Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty was not capable enough, he wanted to abolish the inheritance rights of his son with Empress Lu. Of course, some people said that it was Sima Qian's twist. In fact, what Liu Bang was really worried about was his fierce and superb skills.
The wife who dared to put a hat on him, Empress Lu, couldn't agree on the details. Anyway, Liu Bang should have talked about the issue of deposing the prince.
So Empress Lu was anxious, well, how could she not be anxious? After all, the future wealth and glory of her Lu family depended on her son.
The first person that the anxious Empress Lu thought of was the half-immortal counselor Zhang Liang. Well, it was Ji Liang, the apprentice of Chisongzi, the Immortal in the Pot.
As a result, Shangshan Sihao was invited out by Ji Liang, who seemed to be unfamiliar with them, and became the mascot around Han Hui Emperor Liu Ying - even though it was just a mascot, it actually didn't do much, but it was
This still made Liu Bang realize that his son's wings were full, and if he wanted to act according to his own preferences, he was afraid that big problems would occur.
Well, in fact, it was mainly because Liu Bang and Empress Lu, two petty couples, wanted to hold on to some of the country's enemies and family hatred, and used various means to destroy a group of kings with different surnames one by one, causing the country to become somewhat unstable. Therefore, Liu Bang
This is why he doesn't want to cause trouble again - Liu Bang still has fresh memories of the methods Li Si and Zhao Gao used to bring disaster to the Qin State.
The reason why Liu Bang was able to realize this so quickly is that Shangshan Sihao, the idol group who once rejected him but then turned around and followed his son, can be said to have taken the greatest credit.
Liu Bang, the founding monarch of the Western Han Dynasty, served as a spokesperson, and Liu Xiu, the founding monarch of the Eastern Han Dynasty, also served as a spokesperson.
The person who forced Liu Xiu to be the spokesperson was a hermit named Yan Ziling (not Xu Ziling), a former friend of Liu Xiu.
It is said that Yan Ziling's original surname was Zhuang, but just like Cai Zhaoji became Cai Wenji because of Sima Zhao's existence, in order to avoid Han Ming Emperor Liu Zhuang, the hermit named Zhuang Zun became Yan Guang Yan Ziling and spread throughout the world.
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Compared with Shangshan Sihao, Yan Ziling's story is much simpler, but it is also more legendary.
Well, to put it simply, this man and Liu Xiu were common acquaintances, but when faced with Wang Mang's warning, Liu Xiu directly defected and joined the Green Forest Army, while Yan Ziling ran to the banks of the Fuchun River to live in seclusion until the world was at peace.
After that, at Liu Xiu's repeated request, he left his seclusion and came to Luoyang.
It needs to be mentioned that when Yan Ziling and Liu Xiu met in Chang'an, they also met a commoner boy named Hou Ba. This guy named Hou Ba first gave Wang Mang the equivalent of a Jin Yiwei's assassination, and later all the way
He took the position of prefect. But when he saw that the limelight was not right, he immediately changed his family and joined Liu Xiu's camp. By the time Liu Xiu founded the country, he had become the great situ, one of the three princes, with a high position.
To be honest, although Hou Ba is a person who adapts to the situation, he is also a talented official with great achievements. It can be said that he is deeply loved by the people. However, Yan Ziling is very dismissive of Hou Ba. Several times
Ignored the letter sent by Hou Ba.
Legend has it that this Hou Ba was extremely jealous. He secretly resented Yan Ziling's attitude and began to slander Liu Xiu. You can also listen to these words. Anyway, Liu Xiu's image is rare among Chinese emperors.
Wei Guangzheng, so all the problems are caused by the bad intentions of the subordinates below.
No matter what the truth was, Yan Ziling immediately settled in his own small house in Luoyang City and became a homebody, ignoring Liu Xiu's solicitation.
So Liu Xiu used a trick that everyone in the old Liu family would probably use - sleep on the same bed.
It's a pity that Liu Xiu is not Liu Bei, the Taoyuan School actor, and Yan Ziling is not a Taoyuan School painter with a poetic and picturesque face like Zhang Sanye. As a result, not only is it useless, but he counterattacks Liu Xiu while he is sleeping.
Here comes the emperor
Such a high position that the historians who studied astronomy and calendars (comrades of Tai Shigong) reported to Liu Xiu the next day, saying, "It was very urgent that the guest star violated the emperor's star last night." In any case, they were telling Liu Xiu, "We have everything that happened last night."
It’s all known from heaven.”
In response, Liu Xiu could only explain it away by saying, "I just slept with Yan Ziling."
And Yan Ziling didn't know whether it was because he was afraid of crime and absconded, or he really hated the strife in the officialdom. Anyway, he left Luoyang. Even though Liu Xiu tried to recruit him several times later, the hermit refused without any hesitation.
As a result, this hermit who dared to reject Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the country, became famous and even became famous in the books of the Later Han Dynasty.
Of course, the Book of the Later Han Dynasty was written by Fan Ye of the Southern Dynasty and does not exist yet, but Yan Ziling's name is still well known.
It is precisely because of such an example, coupled with the disaster of the party's imprisonment, that refusing to be recruited by the court and refusing to associate with eunuchs are basically equal. So in the end, it is like the saying of "appraising a scholar without knowing the book, and observing the filial piety"
It's the same as "Lian Bie Father's Home". As a famous scholar, when you are recruited, you will be embarrassed to go out to meet people if you don't make a few recommendations.
Later, there was even a proper term for this practice, called "nurturing hope", which as the name suggests means cultivating fame.
So we return to the matter of Huang Yun. With the previous explanation, everyone must understand it.
Huang Yun was not in a hurry after arriving in Luoyang. Apart from occasionally making friends with some famous scholars and showing off his talents a little to make them famous for him, he stayed high in his home in Luoyang. No matter where he came from, he seemed
He refused them one by one as if he looked down upon them completely - others could only make three or five rejections at most, but he was better. He refused them more than ten times in a row.
In other dynasties, it would basically be "If you want to be a hermit, just be a hermit, I don't care what you want to do." Unless there are any special reasons, the career of a young man like him with a lot of talent can be brought to an end.
But it happened that all the dignitaries in the Eastern Han Dynasty were of the shabby type. In addition, Huang Yun had indeed shown some talents. He did not seem to be a deceitful person. Naturally, his reputation was getting louder and louder, and even
He is said to be one of the "great sages of the world".
What's more, Yuan Wei, the head of the Yuan family in Runan at that time, also thought that Huang Yun was a prodigy at that time, so he wanted to marry him. He married his niece who he didn't know which house he belonged to.
That’s the Yuan family!
So Huang Yun, who saw that his goal was achieved, was naturally happy to accept it. After all, he had not only gained great fame, but also had the opportunity to marry the Yuan family, even if the Yuan family's young lady had remarried.
The body or the body may be defective, and it is a fake and inferior product that is trapped in his hands, but for Huang Yun, it is still an existence that is out of reach.
As for beauties, as long as they are powerful, the beauties in the world will not be brought home by the dozen.
Even if the one at home is a Hetong lion, it would be relaxing and enjoyable to raise a few of them outside.
Originally, this matter could be said to be a consensual affair, and both parties hit it off immediately, but there was only one obstacle - Huang Yun had already married a wife named Xiahou before. If he wanted to marry another Yuan's daughter,
That would require divorcing the Xiahou family first.
The issue of ordinary wives and legal wives has been a very tangled and complicated issue since ancient times.
It is said that the status of concubine comes from the concubine system that existed in ancient times. However, according to the language habits of our ancestors, the concubine and the concubine are two independent systems. In fact, this is indeed the case. The relationship between the concubine and the main wife before getting married is
equal status
Or slightly lower, but she will definitely not be a low-status woman like a concubine. Therefore, the status of the concubine after marriage may be slightly lower than that of the head wife, but the remaining children are still very likely to inherit the family business as legitimate children.
Chance.
With the changes of the times, this kind of concubine gradually transformed into the title of common wife. However, as the times changed, the common wife sometimes had a status similar to that of a concubine, and sometimes she could compete with the official wife.
Of course, those who can enjoy the concubine system are at least one of the princes or tribal chiefs. Huang Yun naturally does not meet the qualifications, and the Yuan family's daughter's background is so respected, naturally it is impossible to accept the status of a common wife - even if it is slightly inferior to the head wife
, but after all, there is still a distinction between high and low, which is naturally not conducive to Yuan's daughter's control over the family.
In order to join a wealthy family, Huang Yun could not let Xiahou become a stumbling block on his road to success.
We have no way of knowing whether this Xiahou clan is related to Xiahou Xiahou of Qiao County. No one can say for sure, but what is certain is that the energy behind this Xiahou clan is not small.
Just seeing that this Xiahou family was able to force Huang Yun to hold a banquet and invite more than 300 respectable guests, we can see that this groundless rumor may not necessarily be without factual basis.
The worst is yet to come.
When Xiahou was drunk and drunk, she grabbed the sleeve of her soon-to-be ex-husband Huang Yun in front of everyone, and then listed Huang Yun's fifteen crimes in front of all the guests. That scene was really a knife-edge scene.
The bloody fist hit the flesh, leaving Huang Yun stunned at the time. But this Xiahou family, who might have been toughened, strode away after accusing Huang Yun of fifteen crimes and never looked back.
Okay, so Huang Yun once again became famous in the capital.
The only difference from the previous one is that this time, he went against the wind and became a street rat.
Because the Yuan family is not a royal family, it is not illegal even if it is really bigamy. Not to mention that Huang Yun was solved by the Xiahou family who was far more powerful than Qin Xianglian before he could successfully abduct him. Therefore, Huang Yun did not have to be sent away like Chen Shimei.
Use the faucet guillotine.
Well, in general, Yuan Shu's life is actually quite similar to Huang Yun's experience - although he did some stupid things when he was young, overall he is still highly regarded by all aspects.
Maybe Yuan Shu still had ideals in his heart at that time, maybe Yuan Shu still had light in his heart at that time, maybe for some purpose at that time Yuan Shu forced himself to become that person who conformed to everyone's standards.
All in all, on the stage of history, Yuan Shu's appearance was amazing. Although there were some bumps in the road, he went up all the way. However, he encountered strong resistance at a certain point in time. After the shock, he failed to get more support.
It took a sharp turn.
Compared with before, Yuan Shu can now sing Wang Jie's song "Nothing".
People don't know what happened in the government office in Shouchun City that day, but many people said that there was a fierce quarrel in the government office, especially Yuan Shu's thunderous voice was so familiar, and what followed was
Of course, there were also the sounds of various utensils colliding with the solid stone floor. Occasionally, there were also the sounds of shattering and the muffled groans of people in pain.
When they originally went to the government office, Yuan Shujun's face still had a hint of hope, but when they left, the expressions on their faces had become extremely gloomy. A few people had not even left the government office.
A violent quarrel broke out
, the quarrel started from inside the government office to outside the government office - and then people could see Yang Hong and Ji Ling, whose forehead wounds were still oozing blood, and if Zhang Xun and Yan Xiang hadn't held on tightly, maybe this would have happened.
There will be a full show of martial arts between the two.
Even though Ji Ling is a military general and Yang Hong is a civil servant, it would be a big mistake to simply think that Yang Hong is not Ji Ling's opponent - although Ji Ling's combat effectiveness is also superior among military generals. Compared with the former
Gao Zi'an and Cao Zixiao are probably about the same (now that there is fruit cultivation, Ji Ling has obviously been attracted by this
The two distanced themselves), but Yang Hong, as a Taoist priest, is not someone who can be rubbed at will. The immobilization strategy that can paralyze people's bodies can theoretically fly Ji Ling's kite without any harm, plus other
With debuff strategy assistance, even Xiaoqiang will suffer if there is no preparation in advance.
Of course, it's just a loss.
But even so, it was enough to make the rumors more colorful. In the following days, the number of corpses of maids and the corpses of attendants who had never appeared increased significantly. This also shows that Yuan Shu's mood at this time
Even worse than before.
"Zhicai. What do you think?"
"Although it is certain that Yuan Jiujiu has fallen into despair, we cannot rule out whether there is fraud."
"Oh? So how does Zhicai think we should deal with it?"
"My lord, you might as well wait and see what happens. Since Lujiang has surrendered and other counties and towns in Jiujiang have also surrendered one after another, even if Yuan Jiujiang really has a plan, he is just hanging on for a while."
"It's just that the troubles behind Yuan Gongli's inner circle are not eliminated, and I always feel uneasy. Sun Wentai's son is better than his father. If he comes out from behind when I and Benchu are competing for supremacy, I will feel uneasy."
"If my lord wants to take over the Shouchun Fortress City as soon as possible, I have a plan. Maybe I can share my worries with you."
"You are such a talented actor, why are you telling me your plan now?"
"Please forgive me, my lord. I didn't use this tactic before because it was too dangerous. Our army comes with an upright army and uses its power to suppress the enemy's army. The enemy will be panicked. As time goes by, the enemy's internal chaos will become more and more chaotic."
, our army may be able to defeat it without a fight.
Although the current situation has not yet reached this level, whether it is true or false, the enemy has already exposed his flaws, and we can take advantage of this opportunity. Even if the enemy is really cheating, we have enough ability to pull it off!"
"That's good. Zhicai can plan boldly with confidence. I'll go find Xuande. At this time, it's time for him to show off, otherwise he will be living up to His Majesty's wishes." (To be continued...)
