Lu Qiang said everything he said. Even a political novice like Liu Bian had roughly understood the meaning of his words.
"What Weng Weng means is that he wants Cao Cao to replace Yuan Shu and go to Yangzhou to promulgate new policies for the imperial court?"
Lu Qiang nodded and said, "That's exactly it."
Liu Bian said with some embarrassment: "That Cao Cao is, after all, a comrade of the Yuan family. Will he obey my wishes and act in accordance with the imperial court's orders?"
What Liu Bian asked was what Queen Mother He was most worried about.
Liu Bian, mother and son, are now worried that if they support Cao Cao and rise to power, Cao Cao will immediately go to Yuan Shao's side, leaving the court to fetch water from a bamboo basket and suffering losses in vain. Wouldn't that be embarrassing?
Lu Qiang was so scheming that he could naturally guess the worries of Liu Bian and Queen Mother He.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, may I allow this old slave to tell the truth?"
"Grandpa, please tell me."
Lu Qiang bowed to the mother and son, and said: "In fact, in these years, Your Majesty and His Highness can also see that the world is no longer the same as in the past. The Han Dynasty has divided the world and has the trend of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Although Your Majesty is still a commoner of the world,
Lord, but the power of the imperial power can no longer be extended to the county. For a person like Cao Cao, I can't guarantee whether he will be loyal to Your Majesty. But in my opinion, Cao Cao is available in the matter of the New Deal.
of,"
"Because for Cao Cao, although he looked up to Yuan Shao, at the same time as a eunuch, he also hated the official monopoly headed by the Yuan family in Runan. It was difficult to transcend his status. This new policy is good for the world and good for the Han Dynasty.
, is beneficial to Dong Zhuo, but why is it not beneficial to people like Cao Cao?"
"You must know that for the Cao family who became a eunuch, their descendants will bear the reputation of being a eunuch. The thing that can completely change the fate of the Cao family, I have been thinking about it, is the imperial examination in the New Deal.
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"As soon as the imperial examination came out, the road to promotion for the wealthy and powerful people from poor families opened up, and the influence of the imperial family was greatly reduced. Why can't the children of eunuchs change their destiny through this path? It is better than being controlled by others forever."
Queen Mother He's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, the enemies of the New Deal's imperial examinations are the top people of the Han Dynasty, and the rest of the people, in fact, are all people who will support this policy!
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Lu Qiang nodded and said: "And the timing is good now. Qingzhou's paper industry and printing industry are booming. From the perspective of the imperial court, the imperial examination will be implemented, and then His Majesty's candidates will be selected to revise the subjects.
If the subjects are fixed, Qingzhou will vigorously print textbooks according to the subjects and distribute them widely among the people. Then the foundation of the ruling class will be shaken, and the personnel channels will be smooth, and the Han Dynasty will be able to prosper."
Liu Bian also felt a little excited when he heard this.
He immediately said to Lu Qiang: "In that case, I would like to ask Weng Weng to plan for me and get this matter done."
Lu Qiang said: "I should try my best, but if I want Cao Cao to replace Yuan Shu, I still need the consent of the Prime Minister."
Queen Mother He was very dissatisfied and said: "Why do you have to go through him for everything?"
Lu Qiang smiled helplessly: "I know the distress in the Queen Mother's heart, but although the Prime Minister is tyrannical, he is still of great use to Your Majesty and His Majesty. Please be patient with the Queen Mother and Your Majesty for a while... The old slave is getting older, sooner or later
He will die, and the same goes for the Prime Minister. Sooner or later, he will die. Your Majesty is in the prime of the Spring and Autumn Period, and he will surely become the leader of the ZTE!"
"good."
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After receiving the instructions from Liu Bian and Queen Mother He, Lu Qiang went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo is now not interested in others, but he respects Lu Qiang very much and tries his best to win over him.
He knew in his heart that no matter how powerful his power was, the only people he could truly unite with in Luoyang Capital were the eunuchs.
Who told them that they would always be a group of people who were not favored by the scholars?
Besides, in the deep palace, the eunuch's position in the emperor's heart will never be replaced by anyone.
No matter how good Dong Zhuo was to the emperor, it would still be the same.
What's more, he was just average to the emperor.
After Lu Qiang arrived, Dong Zhuo immediately arranged a banquet. Regardless of what Lu Qiang said, let's have a meal first and then talk about it.
Dong Zhuo and Lu Qiang are about the same age, both in their sixties, but it is obvious that Dong Zhuo's physical fitness is much better than Lu Qiang.
Lu Qiang just couldn't stand it after drinking two glasses of wine and said he wouldn't drink anything else.
Dong Zhuo didn't mean anything, so he drank a whole jar by himself.
Lu Qiang was very measured and only explained his intention after Dong Zhuo finished drinking.
But when Lu Qiang talked about this incident, Dong Zhuo seemed to be drunk.
He listened to Lu Qiang's words in a daze for a long time, seeming to understand clearly, but also not seeming to understand clearly.
After Lu Qiang finally finished speaking, Dong Zhuo said drunkenly: "Let Cao Cao succeed Yuan Shu as the shepherd of Yangzhou, right?"
"For the New Deal?"
Lu Qiang cupped his hands and said: "That's it. Although Cao Cao is a subordinate of Yuan Thief, his interests are consistent with your Majesty and the Prime Minister's new policy. Therefore, using this person as a pastor to implement the New Deal in Yangzhou will be beneficial to the country. Please think again, Prime Minister."
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Dong Zhuo burped from wine and nodded confusedly: "Since it is what Mr. Zhongchang said, there should be no mistake."
After hearing this, Lu Qiang hurriedly corrected Dong Zhuo: "What the Prime Minister said is wrong. This is what your Majesty said."
Dong Zhuo smiled cheerfully and said: "Yes, this is what your Majesty said, let me think about it carefully."
Lu Qiang did not ask Dong Zhuo to express his position quickly. He wisely stood up, gave Dong Zhuo a solemn salute, and then told Dong Zhuo to say goodbye and leave.
Dong Zhuo didn't leave him alone, and stood up unsteadily, as if he wanted to see Lu Qiang off, but looking at his condition, he couldn't be sent far away, so in the end he had to let the housekeeper do it for him.
Shortly after Lu Qiang left, he saw that Dong Zhuo, who was still a little drunk just now, returned to his normal state.
He stood up and looked at the direction Lu Qiang left with sharp eyes.
Then I listened to Dong Zhuo's instructions: "Come here, please quickly invite Li Wenyou to come to discuss the matter! It is an important matter for him."
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Dong Zhuo's men were very efficient, and Li Ru was also very fast. He arrived in front of Dong Zhuo in a short time.
Dong Zhuo was also polite to Li Ru, and immediately informed Li Ru of what Lu Qiang had just come to say.
Li Ru stroked his goatee, and after thinking for a while, a bright smile appeared on his face.
"Xiangguo, in accordance with the opinions of the officials, Lu Qiang proposed to pilot the new policies of the prefectures and counties. This is a good thing."
Dong Zhuo hurriedly said: "Is this what you want to say? I would like to ask Wen You to elaborate."
Li Rudao: "For the Prime Minister, most of the world's scholars and ministers hate the Prime Minister, and it has nothing to do with the New Deal. However, once the New Deal is implemented, the implementation of taxation can be delayed, but the imperial examination system can be implemented in the pilot states first."
The county implements it.”
Dong Zhuo pondered: "Why is this?"
Li Ru's expression was very respectful.
"The Prime Minister needs to know that the imperial examination system is a good medicine to separate the top families in the world from the ordinary rich and powerful families. Once this policy is implemented, the world will be divided into two factions."
"The Supreme Gate will definitely be incompatible with the ordinary rich and poor families, especially with the prefectures and counties as pilots. From now on, those in the areas that have joined the New Deal can rely on local examinations at all levels, up to the national examination
However, in the states and counties that have not participated in this system, from now on, no one can be qualified to be an official. Of course, their chiefs and patriarchs in local states and counties can appoint them to serve as officials.
It is not impossible for local officials to act as officials without actual titles and appointments, but this lacks legitimacy... At best, it can only be regarded as the recruitment of local governors."
Dong Zhuo reacted quickly and understood what Li Ru meant.
"Those noble families who have not become pilot states and counties may grit their teeth and fight the court to the end in order to protect their rights and interests, but ordinary right-wing families and poor families cannot do that."
"Seeing that people with the same status as them in other states and counties continue to become officials, they are still stuck in their ways without any changes. I can't stand it if they are the ones. Then it will not be the place to pilot the contradiction between the rich, the poor, and the noble family.
If they are enlarged and opposed to each other, I can look for the right time to order the tax reform. In this way, their split will become more obvious. Some will compromise for the sake of career interests, and there will definitely be others who are unwilling to compromise. When the time comes,
They themselves are in chaos."
"Yes, if this new policy is fully implemented, all the spearheads in the early stage will inevitably be directed at the Prime Minister. But if it is implemented according to the method Lu Qiang thinks, it can turn the Prime Minister from passive to active. It is indeed a clever method."
"Then according to Wenyou's opinion, is it possible to let Cao Cao take office in Yangzhou?"
"Yes! The Prime Minister can transfer Yuan Shu to be the Western Shepherd of Yanzhou, and then send Cao Cao to Yangzhou to serve as governor. The position of Shepherd cannot be given to him for a while. If he can really implement the New Deal thoroughly in Yangzhou, it will not be too late to give him the imperial title.
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Dong Zhuo nodded and said: "This is right and good!"
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Taking advantage of the time when Yuan Shu was ill, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao all took action.
After Yuan Shao's troops wandered slowly around Jiangguan for a while, they suddenly withdrew from Yizhou.
Yuan Shao used Sun Jian as his general and marched into Yingchuan with lightning speed, cutting off the connection between the Central Plains and Huainan.
Around this time, Yuan Shu had been appointed as the western pastor of Yanzhou. Yangzhou had no relationship with him. Yuan Shao's actions were not taking advantage of others' danger.
Are you, a Yanzhou animal husbandry, going to the south of the Yangtze River? Do you understand that you have crossed the line?
Yuan Shao personally wrote a letter to Yuan Zhong, the Prime Minister of Pei, who was previously used by Yuan Shu as the key person to protect his life during the retreat.
The specific content of the letter is not known to outsiders, but it is estimated that Yuan Shao was educating Yuan Zhong on how to behave.
And judging from the current situation, Yuan Zhong is still very obedient. Not long after receiving Yuan Shao's letter, Yuan Zhong's troops began to evacuate their original garrison and turned to the direction of Shanyang County.
Cao Cao in the Central Plains led his troops southward, and while Yuan Shu was still recovering from his serious illness, he recruited various forces to accompany him southward.
At that time, the Central Plains was already in dilapidated condition, and Yuan Shu had fallen into an arrow tower and fainted in the camp earlier, which made many people lose confidence in him.
If such people rule the Central Plains, what good results will be achieved by the Central Plains county councils?
Now among the families in the Central Plains, discerning people have already seen that the Central Plains will inevitably become a battlefield for major forces to compete in the future, and countless people and families have begun to "migrate southward in disguise".
Sooner or later, the Central Plains region will become a buffer zone where people from all over the world will concentrate their attacks.
No matter how prosperous it was originally, as long as there are no capable people to guard it, it will be destroyed and dilapidated.
Among all the people in the Central Plains, Bao Xin had the closest relationship with Cao Cao. Cao Cao took the Montenegro refugees he had surrendered and before going south, he sent people to persuade Bao Xin to go with him.
After Bao Xin thought carefully, he also felt that there was no place for him to stand in the Central Plains. If this place was not controlled by a hero, it would probably always be a place of right and wrong.
So Bao Xin decided to give up his current position, lead his close soldiers, and go south with Cao Cao.
The entire Central Plains was caught up in a wave of migration southward.
Logically speaking, under Yuan's normal state, Yuan Shu would definitely stop Cao Cao.
But he fell into Liu Jian's plan last time and never fully recovered after being knocked out.
I still need to stay in bed for the time being.
Therefore, Yuan Shu's army now can only stand by and station troops in Dongwuyang, and dare not act rashly.
But his retreat from the rear had been blocked by Yuan Shao.
The route that was originally his retreat has now become Cao Cao's route south.
Except for Bao Xin, Cao Cao did not invite anyone else.
Cao Cao cannot trust other people, and these people will not follow Cao Cao.
The news soon spread like wildfire and reached Hebei.
Regarding the New Deal, Liu Jian and Dong Zhuo belonged to the coalition. Dong Zhuo had made such a big move and was bound to turn around. Hebei had to cooperate in many places. Therefore, among the princes, Liu Jian was one of the first to know about Xin'er.
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"Dong Xiangguo's courage is so impressive that Mr. Liu really admires him."
Next to Liu Jian sat Jia Xu.
Hearing what Liu Jian said, Jia Xu smiled.
"Dong Zhuo's actions are very deep. Cao Cao is also the winner this time."
"Perhaps the only loser is Yuan Shu."
"From now on, my lord, Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao will be the main force in implementing the New Deal in the Han Dynasty. Dong Zhuo's meaning is very clear. Even if there is a life-and-death battle between my lord, Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao in the future, this New Deal will never be abolished in the local area.
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Liu Jian said: "Of course I understand this. Everyone is fighting with each other, but the rules of the New Deal cannot be changed."
"Yes, my lord is wise."
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At the end of the fourth year of Chuping, the world was in turmoil.
But there is also something going on in Liu Jian's house now.
The two beauties sent by the imperial court and Yuan Shao were finally summoned by the master of the Liu Mansion.
But this owner is not Liu Jian, but the hostess Zheng Ci.
Zheng Ci looked at the two beauties standing in the hall and couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.
Although I am not very old, I can be considered beautiful in appearance, but compared with these two fairy-like beauties in front of me, there is really a big difference.
It’s still burning, so I’ll update a little first, and then write more when it’s ready