To be fair, Gongsun Xun was obviously a little arrogant after he was granted the title of Marquis at a young age and then wore the purple ribbon and gold seal.
Handan City was first, he first sent Lu Fan to invite Tian Feng early; then he asked Shen Pei to go home directly to visit relatives, and also helped him invite the famous Ju Shu in Hebei; in the end, he actually regarded Lou Gui and Han as his personal assistants.
Wu also sent them out, just to inquire about the situation at Taiping Road and Zhangjiao.
But at this time, he was already alone, but he still didn't care about everything... Hearing that Zhao Ping, who was the doctor's order, was in the south of the city, he only sent Qian Zhao and a few new Yi Cong to deal with him, and then left alone.
People go directly into the city and face the whole city of Handan.
Purple ribbons and gold seals, white horses cheering, and this city is exclusively located, so the road is naturally smooth.
However, when Gongsun Xun came directly to the official temple where the Prime Minister lived, he suddenly realized that he had indeed underestimated the people of the world...
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
A group of attendants swarmed up and helped Gongsun Xun up, while breaking the vine that had tripped the prince into thousands of pieces.
"What is that?" Gongsun Xun stood up and asked, almost pointing to the ground with trembling fingers. "What's going on? Why is the dignified Guoxiangguan Temple covered with weeds and the vines on the ground cover the road? I went from Liaodong to Luoyang.
, I have never seen such an official temple in my life!”
"Report...I report back to you." The two county officials standing in the grass on the side were trembling all over. They were so frightened that they knelt down to plead guilty. "Everything blooms in spring and summer, and it rained again a few days ago. If you are not careful, the grass and trees will
It’s so lush that we didn’t expect it.”
These words were so reasonable that Gongsun Xun was speechless.
However, he immediately reacted: "Is this a spring or summer thing? Let me ask you, Xiang Xu... Xiang Guoxiang doesn't work in the official temple on weekdays? Could it be that the king rewarded him with a remote place?
Is the palace used for official business? If so, why did you bring me here?"
Gongsun Xun has a reason to ask this, because Handan is an ancient city, an ancient capital for six or seven hundred years, and has been the residence of princes and kings since the Han Dynasty. The palace of King Zhao has been repaired for hundreds of years, making it even more majestic and spectacular.
In a few decades, there will even be a local scribe who writes the famous "Ode to the Three Capitals", specifically praising Handan, Yecheng, and Luoyang. Among them, "Ode to the Capital of Zhao" says this:
The capital is surrounded by thousands of pheasants, hundreds of miles around, nine criss-crossing thoroughfares, three gates on each side, sparsely built floors and pavilions, and continuous buildings with terraces.
The majesty of Zhao Palace and Handan City can be seen.
In this case, it is understandable that Xiang Xu disliked the dilapidated official temple and asked King Zhao to use an uninhabited side hall of the palace. And in this case, it can naturally explain why the official temple of the Prime Minister of the State is overcrowded.
Weeds.
However, if Xiang Xu was not here, why did these two county officials lead themselves into such a desolate and ridiculous place? Did they get someone's advice to deliberately make themselves laugh?!
"Report to the Lord!" An older county official who probably had rich experience guessed what the other party was thinking, and immediately smiled bitterly on the ground. "How dare we tease the Lord? In fact, the Prime Minister of my country came to Handan soon.
For two years, I have been in this official temple."
Gongsun Xun looked around, feeling lost. He really didn't know how the prime minister lived in such a place.
"It's just that he only likes to lie high in the room in the backyard of the official temple," the young county official on the side also quickly explained, "except for eating and going to the toilet, we haven't seen him get out of bed a few times in the past two years. The bed board he lies on
There are people everywhere, not to mention the grass growing in the courtyard here?"
"It's true," the elder county official continued. "Actually, if you enter from the backyard, there is a path there that delivers food and water, starches and washes clothes, and also collects excrement, removes dirt, and transports filth. But it is easy to walk on every day, and the ground is clean. But.
It is your first time to take office and you have come to visit the Prime Minister. How dare we let you go through the small gate in the backyard?"
After finally reacting, Gongsun Xun broke away from the support of his attendants and walked forward a few steps. He stood up straight in the door and looked at the official temple compound of Zhao Guoguo in front of him. However, no matter how he looked at it,
, the green weeds and vines all over the yard, and the few wild flowers swaying in the wind... all made him feel a ridiculous feeling in his heart!
This is the core of the power of the Zhao State. Xiang Xu, the most powerful prime minister in the country, is in the official temple in front of him, but why is the grass growing and blooming?!
In fact, when entering from Bairen County in the north of Zhao State, because the local county magistrate Shen Yu and Shen Zhongyan were Liu Kuan's students and one of Gongsun Xun's classmates, he stopped there specifically to inquire about Zhao State.
The situation in the country and Handan... What are the local surnames, who are the powerful people, and how is the public security? What influence does Taiping Road have here? Are there any major events in Handan recently?
I asked all the questions that should and should not be asked!
In this case, the most important one is, who is the Prime Minister and what kind of person he is? Gongsun Xun will naturally not miss it. Because this is the only big man in Handan City who theoretically has more power than him, and he is also his immediate boss.
And to be honest, when his senior brother said that the Prime Minister of Zhao State was Xiang Xu, an "old friend" from the Yellow River, and that this man only knew "lying high" all day long, Gongsun Xun was extremely relieved.
After all, in his opinion, that kind of waste was born to allow people like him to seize power just like Gao Yan! As long as he first uses the doctor to make Zhao Ping a warning to the monkeys, and then forces and scares Xiang Xu, then I'm afraid
Is it easy to capture this Hanoi celebrity who only knows how to recite the Filial Piety Sutra, and then use this guy as a scapegoat? Then he can easily seize the power of the county government, right?!
By then, wouldn’t it be as comfortable as Liaodong?
But to be honest, Gongsun Xun never imagined that Xiang Xu's "high lying" was so outrageous! The grass in the official temple has grown and bloomed, okay?
The grass is blooming!
"Please get up, both of you." After being shocked by the grass in the yard, Gongsun Xun restrained himself a lot, and actually slightly bowed his hands towards the two county officials. "I dare to ask you two, what does the Prime Minister do on weekdays?
Office?"
"Reporting to your Majesty," after standing up, the younger county official saw that the other party's attitude had softened. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and spoke frankly. "Our Prime Minister does not hold office."
"Things in the county..."
"If the matters in the county include litigation, taxation, and public security, they are naturally handled by the county magistrate and the various Cao officials."
"Where are the county magistrates and the various Cao officials?"
"They work at home every day," the elderly county official interrupted abruptly. "Today, you came too quickly and came directly here. I'm afraid they won't be able to make it in time. Otherwise, they would definitely be here to greet you... However, when you wait,
Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, after your Majesty and the important officials in this county have met you, they will certainly pay you a visit."
"Not to mention this, does Xiang Gong not care about matters such as personnel appointments and removals, rewards, penalties and withdrawals?" Gongsun Xun became increasingly uneasy.
"Of course I don't care."
"Then there are no officials in this country who have resigned because of old age and illness, so there is a shortage of staff?" Gongsun Xun was really hard to understand.
"Your Majesty is joking," the elderly county official couldn't help laughing when he heard this. "Our Prime Minister has been here for less than two years, and he doesn't care about things, nor rewards or punishments. How many personnel will be left vacant?"
"It is true that I will not hide it from the emperor. Even the two of us in this country are still appointed by him before he took office..." The young county official also interjected. "It is because the meritorious officials in the country are getting older.
, doesn’t he also work from home? Naturally, his nephew helps with official duties.”
Gongsun Xun nodded repeatedly, probably indicating that he had learned a lot.
However, since the two county officials cooperated well, he simply continued to ask: "What about Xiaolian last year..."
"Xiao Lian was the result of a public discussion among all the surnames in the country, and the Qilin'er of the Wei family was introduced. Then the Prime Minister called him over and asked him to recite the "Book of Filial Piety" in front of the bed, and also took a test on "Shang Shu"
, I thought it was good and used it directly for printing.”
"Public discussion?" Gongsun Xun was stunned when he heard this, and seemed to be a little wary. "What if there are official documents from other counties, as well as documents from the state?"
"It's not a delay." The elder county official also answered frankly at this time. "The Prime Minister can handle this kind of thing calmly and write a reply directly on the bed. As for someone from the state coming to check, some people did come to question at first.
The governor even came over personally to urge the prime minister, but he was scolded by the prime minister! Later, the governor did not dare to send anyone over..."
Gongsun Xun hesitated to speak... He also suddenly realized that Xiang Xu was a famous person in Hanoi, and a very famous person. It was recommended by Yuan Wei himself. Once he became an official, he would earn two thousand dan. Who dared to offend him? Besides,
, people are just lazy in government, and lazy government is bound to not make any big mistakes. If they don't make mistakes, the governor can't do anything about it, right?
So what can you do if you urge him and he is scolded back? You still don’t allow others to focus on the universe and the sea of stars?!
It's just... From Gongsun Xun's point of view, he is preparing to seize power. But Xiang Xu hugs his official seal and lies in bed all day long. If you provoke him and he only scolds you back, how can he seize power?
?
Moreover, where is the power of Zhao Guoguo? If this power does not exist, how can Gongsun Xun seize it?
Yes, there is an official seal... but how can he take it away? Is it necessary to knock him unconscious in public and then take his official seal away like that time on the Yellow River? But if he really does this, believe it or not, he was beaten by Xiang Xu before
Wang Kao, the governor of Jizhou who scolded you, could immediately rush over from Yecheng, dozens of miles away, to punish you, the Handan Order who bullied you?
In short, after he stumbled as soon as he entered the door, Gongsun Xun, who was full of confidence a quarter of an hour ago, was quite at a loss.
Of course, no matter what, you still have to meet the person, and this is your direct superior.
In the backyard of the official temple, Gongsun Xun, who had dismissed his attendants, was led by two county officials to the bedroom. In fact, as these county officials said, the place was quite clean, and there were even a few young and beautiful officials and maids.
Waiting around, when they saw Gongsun Xun arriving, they hurriedly panicked and ran away... Zhao State has beautiful women, and no matter what, no one dared to neglect this ruler of a country.
Whose responsibility is it if you starve to death?
"Xiang Gong? Prime Minister?" In front of the open bedroom, Gongsun Xun took a long breath and finally plucked up the courage to step inside. "Is the Prime Minister here? The newly appointed Handan ordered Gongsun Xun to come and pay homage."
"I remember you!" As soon as he entered the room, on the bed at the end of the bedroom, there was a tall, thin man with deep-set eyes and a purple scarf. He suddenly turned over and said, startling Gongsun Xun. "You."
It was the person who beat me by the Yellow River that day!"
Gongsun Xun was startled at first, but he immediately became overjoyed...because in his opinion, what he was most afraid of was that this guy would just lie down and not do anything, and as long as this famous Hanoi man looked for something to do, even if it was
If he was looking for trouble with Gongsun Xun, he would have ten thousand ways to make him fall into a trap, and then take advantage of the situation.
"The Prime Minister is right!" After thinking this, Gongsun Xun immediately stepped forward and proudly admitted what happened that day. "That day in Mengjin, it was I who beat you!"
"I've been looking for you." Seeing the other party confessing, Xiang Xu, who had sunken eyes, suddenly stood up from the bed. "After I woke up in Mengjin that day, I asked the officer at the crossing who had hit me before.
Who, they said they didn’t know; when they arrived in Luoyang and told others about it, they all said they didn’t know; they finally found out it was you, but I have to come to Zhao State to take up my post... Your Majesty, you actually asked me to go to Xu today.
Saw you in person again?!"
Gongsun Xun secretly glanced at the human-shaped mark on the bed board behind him, and sighed slightly, and then he handed over his hands in a serious manner according to etiquette: "This is exactly what I did. I wonder what the Prime Minister of the country has to say?"
The two officials following him looked at each other and almost wanted to escape... Oh my god, why would these two big shots have a personal feud? How would these two officials deal with themselves? In terms of real power and current management, of course.
Xiang Xu, the Prime Minister, is more serious, but this person is a waste; and the new Handan magistrate in front of him is obviously a rare and strange person. The magistrate of Qianshi, a standard subordinate of the Prime Minister, has a purple ribbon and gold seal.
, is this easy to offend?
If the two people in front of us get into an argument here, are they going to be tricked to death? Tell me, why did you end up following such a state minister? If Xiang Xu was just a little bit normal, he wouldn't have put the two of you in such a difficult situation, right?
?
While the two officials were panicking, Xiang Xu was already dragging his clogs, staring, and came to Gongsun Xun in a few steps:
"I was just about to argue with you!"
Fortunately it wasn't a fight.
"Please speak frankly, Prime Minister." Gongsun Xun also straightened his chest more and more. "I, Gongsun Xun, am not afraid to argue with you."
"Tell me," Xiang Xu shook his fingers and said angrily. "That day when the solar eclipse faded and the ferry was in good order, wasn't it because I recited the "Book of Filial Piety"? Why are you greedy for God's merits and ignoring moral articles, but you are so unfaithful to others?"
Others say that there is no chaos at the ferry during the solar eclipse, but it is because you killed Ma Liwei?! How can the bloody disaster be cured by the eclipse? How can moral classics be ignored by others? "
Gongsun Xun was stunned.
"I hate those stupid people and foolish women, and I also hate those ignorant beetles in the court. They knew clearly that I was singing the "Book of Filial Piety" by the river, but you were still deceived by you. You only said how you calmed down in danger, but did not mention my contribution?
It’s okay if I don’t mention my contribution. Why should I ignore the "Book of Filial Piety"? Isn’t it because of the contribution of these classics that the country can last forever, the scholars are scholars, and the people can be stable?" At this point, I asked
Xu actually covered his face and cried loudly. "It's pitiful that I am talented and learned, but I have to come to this filthy place. There are not even many people who can debate the scriptures. And today, I have to be colleagues like you, and even have to live in the same city."
...Alas!"
Gongsun Xun came back to his senses and looked at the Prime Minister who returned to bed and cried loudly. He felt three parts frustrated, three parts helpless, three parts irritable, and finally one part pitiful!
He would rather let Dong Zhuo be his boss than deal with this person!
As soon as he thought of this, Gongsun Xun turned around and walked away without even looking at this person!
The two county officials who were also frightened by their country's prime minister just now breathed a sigh of relief, and then quietly retreated with Gongsun Xun.
"I just thought that your county officials do not work in the official temple, but they want to do things in private houses without supervision." Gongsun Xun walked out of the backyard and returned to the front yard where the grass was long and the grasshoppers were flying. He also shook his head and sighed.
"But now I can understand them. How can anyone in the world get along with this Prime Minister and still keep working?"
The two county officials couldn't help but look at each other and smile bitterly.
"The two of you have worked hard to stay here. Not to mention that we are destined to meet each other, and you have fulfilled your duties. What are your names?" Gongsun Xun walked away with Yi Cong who was waiting here, but when he reached the official temple
In front of the gate, he suddenly turned back.
"Wang Ran, whose courtesy name is Qiming, is currently the Prime Minister of the country, Zuoche." The older official quickly bowed and replied.
"This position is also hard on you." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this.
Zuocha, which means imperial chariot, all have the same meaning. In fact, they are responsible for managing the official vehicles of the county, and are responsible for the travel of the prefect or the prime minister, recruiting, delivering messages, and escorting, etc. On weekdays, it should be regarded as
It's a first-class job with great powers and responsibilities. However, with such a prime minister who lies in bed all day long, this position can only be limited to the front door.
"Associate Che, Deputy Shi." The young official on the side also replied awkwardly. "Li Ming, whose courtesy name is Yizhi."
"Both of you have worked hard!" Gongsun Xun looked at the two officials sympathetically, waved his hands and left, but went directly to the county temple two streets away to take up his post.
And in the afternoon, Qianzhao also attracted a large number of people from outside the city.
However, Gongsun Xun, who had just settled down in the county temple, had just asked a few words in the hall when an uninvited guest suddenly arrived.
"My king respectfully invites Marquis Wuluting to the banquet!"
He glanced back at the doctor, Zhao Ping, who was standing frozen to the side, and saw Gongsun Xun sitting in the hall with a dark face and saying nothing. The messenger who came to deliver the message was also trembling, walking on thin ice. "Your Majesty, the king and the emperor are waiting!"
"Wait until I finish this case first." Gongsun Xun said casually, and then turned to look at Zhao Ping again. "Mr. Zhao Ping, did you just say that you did not rape a civilian girl?"
"It's absolutely true!" Zhao Ping hurriedly swore again after hearing this, continuing the topic before the envoy arrived. "Everyone in the south of the city has seen it with their own eyes. Before your envoy arrived, I had already made people turn around... Hello gentleman.
"It's all about being polite and being affectionate. If Miss Qin doesn't want to do it, I will naturally turn around and leave!"
"Daughter of the Qin family." Gongsun Xun was almost furious. "Is what he said true? You don't have to be afraid, just speak out. You must know that I am the order of Handan. I am responsible for all government affairs in this county. Anyone who dares to do anything under my jurisdiction
If you commit such evil deeds, even the doctor can kill him!"
Qin Luofu, the mulberry-picking girl who suddenly came to her senses, also suddenly replied: "I dare not deceive you. It is true that the doctor in charge did suddenly retreat on his own initiative. Luofu, Luofu doesn't know what happened..."
Qin Luofu's voice became softer and quieter, while Zhao Ping's brows were filled with joy: "Your Majesty, not only the daughter of the Qin family, but also the several concubines I had in Zhao Guo before, all have the same affection..."
I have already become your concubine, and then got married, what else can I do? Gongsun Xun felt so fed up that he could only interrupt him with a dark face:
"No matter what, it's true that we trample on young crops, right?!"
"I am willing to be punished!" Zhao Ping even felt a little ecstatic when he heard this. "The salary will be cut and the copper fine will be paid. I will ask someone to get the money to compensate the head of the household and pay the fine. I am also willing to go to the country to find the country."
I admit that my salary will be reduced!"
After hearing this, Gongsun Xun thought about it and had no choice but to stand up suddenly, call the envoy, summon a few attendants, and went straight to the majestic and magnificent Zhao Palace for the banquet with helplessness.
———————I am the dividing line where grass grows and grasshoppers fly——————
"In the past, when Taizu of this dynasty moved to Handan, he appointed Hui Xiangxu as the Prime Minister of Zhao. Xu was a famous scholar in Hanoi. He had an outstanding and eccentric character. When he reached the official position, he ignored the documents and sat on the couch day and night, or screamed.
, or lying high, or even wormwood growing in the house. Taizu entered the house, spoke to him, and left after saying three words. He asked questions about strange things, and Taizu sighed and said: "Those who caused the Han Dynasty to fall from the world are all such hypocritical people."
Yes! How can we meet each other?'" - "Shishuo Xinyu". Hypocrisy Chapter
PS: Xiang Xu’s ridiculous things…it’s hard to describe in one sentence
