Chapter 12 Spring is gone and summer is getting fishy
"Quaa...!"
In the afternoon, with a sudden cessation of frog croaking, Gongsun Xun kicked a frog away from the pond in the backyard of the official temple. The frog somersaulted three or five times in the air before plopping into the water.
Immediately, he returned to the eaves of the corridor, sat cross-legged behind a few desks again, and picked up his pen, but found that he was still exhausted from writing... Maybe it was because of the chirping of cicadas?
So Gongsun Xun got up again, first went to find a bamboo pole, and then went to the kitchen to ask for a piece of leftover gluten from making noodles, preparing to make cicadas himself.
However, before the cicada had time to stick to one of them, someone behind him laughed and said in the corridor:
"Wen Qi is in such a good mood."
"Why are you so excited? I was just so angry with Tian Yuanhao that I only wrote five words in half a day." Gongsun Xun sighed helplessly after hearing this, and had no choice but to put down the bamboo pole in his hand and sit down to talk to Lu Fan... Since he was granted the title of Marquis, he
His majesty has grown, and only Lu Ziheng dares to call him even in private.
"Isn't it your fault?" Lu Fan sat casually on the corridor, and then glanced at the nearly blank white paper on the desks, and found it funny. "He is a talented person in the state, and he also served as a censor.
But you invite people to come over and help...are you here as a guest or as a county official?"
"Then why didn't Ziheng remind me before?" Gongsun Xun asked helplessly. "Instead, you still went to deliver the letter for me?"
"Wen Qi is being unreasonable." Lu Fan said quietly. "If Tian Yuanhao hadn't been so angry after opening the letter, how would I have known the content of the letter? Besides, I guessed the meaning of your letter that day.
Based on your mood at that time, can you listen to what I said?"
Gongsun Xun was speechless for a moment... He still didn't understand that the other party was waiting for him here specifically!
"I am indeed self-righteous about this matter," Gongsun Xun finally said seriously after a long time. "Thanks to Zi Heng for making such a futile trip for me."
"It can't be said that the trip was in vain." Lu Fan crossed his legs and looked at the small pond with floating green pods, and he was also thoughtful. "At least Wenqi, your vision is not lost. That day in Luozhong, Zhu
Things were complicated, and I didn't have any detailed contact with Tian Yuanhao. I spent the past few days at his home, discussing the current situation with him, and it was indeed clear that this man was a top-notch resourceful man. As the saying goes, his words must be correct, and his opinions must be fruitful.
that is……"
"I just have a bad temper and don't like to save face for others." Gongsun Xun pointed to the paper on his case. "He actually mocked me in his reply, saying that I had too many selfish thoughts. It seemed high-sounding, but in fact
It's really ridiculous to recruit talented people only for your own use... I really don't know how to respond to him!"
"Isn't this just hitting the nail on the head?" Lu Fan couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. "No wonder Wen Qi, you don't know how to reply to the letter, and it hurts your feet after being criticized? Otherwise, just ignore him?"
"One state and nine counties can only produce one outstanding talent every year." Gongsun Xun was extremely emotional when he heard this. "If you are from a high school, you are a talented person, but Tian Yuanhao and Ju Gongyu are the best among the best, and they are the top in Hebei."
A wise man, I really can’t bear to let go..."
"Then let's find a way to fool him." Lu Fan shook his head repeatedly. "However, the reason why I came to see you today is not about Tian Yuanhao... You go and invite them. If they don't come, you can't continue talking... I want to talk to you.
Tell me about another famous person from Hebei."
Gongsun Xun, who was about to start writing again, couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart, but then he put down the pen again: "Which one is Zi Heng talking about? The great virtuous teacher or Shen Zhengnan?"
"I wanted to talk about the trial of Zhengnan," Lu Fan immediately frowned. "But from the look on Wen Qi's face, it seems that she values Zhang Jiao and his Taiping Dao more? You secretly sent Zi Bo and Yi Gong before?
I went to Julu to inquire about information, and brought back such a Taoist from the Wang family in Taiyuan... If I hadn't happened to meet him on the way back, I wouldn't have known about it. How could I be so solemn?"
"I'm not hiding anything from Zi Heng." Gongsun Xun put his hand on the case with a solemn look on his face. "If you open your mouth, you will rebel!"
"He did it once." Lu Fan spread his hands and said. "Wen Qi, in my opinion, there are many wealthy people in Hebei who are dissatisfied with the central government, and this one is the best."
Gongsun Xun was silent immediately because he knew that what Lu Fan said was actually true. Especially after having more in-depth contact with the powerful people in Handan these days, he recognized this conclusion even more.
As we all know, Hebei and Nanyang are the two basic bases for Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty Liu Xiu to achieve great achievements, and Hebei's weight is even heavier... This point comes from the fact that Liu Xiu pretended that his wife Yin Lihua did not exist and married Hebei
The daughter of the wealthy Guo family can be clearly understood when she becomes his wife and becomes a queen.
However, for the same reason, it can be seen from the fact that Liu Xiu later abolished the Guo family and replaced Yin Lihua as the queen. This Han Shizu was consciously suppressing the forces in Hebei.
This is of course understandable, because not to mention Liu Xiu's own background and personal feelings, it can be imagined just from the size and weight of Hebei and Nanyang. Hebei's foundation and strength should be far stronger than Nanyang, and
An emperor cannot allow a certain regional group under him to dominate.
However, although Liu Xiu used his outstanding personal charm to complete this series of suppressive actions when he was alive, as he died, the subsequent conflicts intensified, and eventually triggered the rebellion of the King of Chu, which implicated almost half of the people.
The power of heroes in Hebei.
Next, the relationship between the Center and Hebei becomes more and more subtle... On the one hand, Hebei is the core area of national rule and must be managed as a heartland; on the other hand, political traditions, regional rivalries, and Hebei itself
The profound political, economic and cultural heritage of Nanyang has made the center gradually integrated with Nanyang to unconsciously suppress the political forces in Hebei.
In the end, with the rise of Confucian classics, Hebei's traditional political forces were finally divided into two.
Some of them, especially those in the border counties of Youzhou, chose to become a military official. These people took the border counties as their foundation and the military occupation as their tradition, and evolved a large number of border county aristocratic families. They can be officials for two thousand stones without reading scriptures, but
But they rarely exceed this limit... This group of people was initially represented by the Geng family behind the 'Master of the North' Geng Yan, and later developed into the current Tian family and Gongsun family.
Yuan Feng said that the pattern of Gongsun Xun being the master of the North actually had political connotations, because from the perspective of birth, there was a sense of political inheritance.
The other part, that is, the majority of non-Border County Hebei people with the largest population and stronger strength... They naturally chose to transform Confucian classics.
It cannot be said that no one has succeeded in this part. Teacher Lu of Zhuojun, the Cui family of Anping State, and even the Wei family of Zhao State are all successful. However, compared with the population and area of Hebei as a whole,
In terms of the number of wealthy families, it is too few.
This point, viewed from two angles, appears particularly clear.
First of all, from a central point of view, the position of the Three Dukes is the highest among ministers. However, after Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, that is, after the complete rise of Confucian classics, the scholars from Hebei who had huge political potential were only a handful above them!
One of them was kicked out by Gongsun Xun and Yang Qiu... Zhang Hao got this position through his brother who was a regular servant among them. After being kicked out, his brother almost died of illness in Wancheng, but it was Wang Xiu who saved his life.
.
It’s also fate!
Secondly, judging from the local situation of the Zhao State, the only truly stable family in the entire Zhao State is the Wei family, and then the Handan family is considered half of the family, and the Li family is more like a make-up. However, among the powerful families below, there are many who have been established for a century
, but there are no fewer than a dozen companies with deep roots.
To be fair, these dozen families all want to be officials. Otherwise, they would not be so fascinated by the positions of the two Xiaolians!
All in all, it is obvious that Hebei forces were severely suppressed politically after the rise of Confucian classics in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
But having said that, there is nothing that can be done about it. After all, the right to speak about Confucian classics lies with Ruying and Wanluo, and Luoyang is south of the Yellow River after all... The confrontation between ancient and modern texts is not intensified in this dynasty.
There is no deep reason.
So back to the present, since the vast area of Hebei that is not a border county is full of wealthy families who want to be officials but cannot get it, then one can imagine how this place feels about the central government.
The "Taiping Jing" that Zhang Jiao studied actually followed the routine of digging out the ancient texts from the wall and submitted them to the Central Committee... Of course, the Jinwen Masters of the Central Committee quickly came to a conclusion.
, saying that they were "monstrous and ignorant", and this group of Taoist Confucian scholars were completely cut off from entering officialdom.
Therefore, it is natural that as a recognized non-mainstream classical scholar, especially a serious successor of the "Taiping Jing", Zhang Jiao, like other wealthy families in Hebei, seems to be dissatisfied with the central government... However, he has been dissatisfied with the Central Committee for several years.
Before Qian Zhen's rebellion, no one thought that this Confucian scholar would be so extreme.
However, if you think about it this way, it seems that the DPRK and China's pardon of Zhang Jiao that day may not have been deliberately comforting.
"What I mean is quite simple." Lu Fan said bluntly when he saw Gongsun Xun was silent for a long time. "Wen Qi, I believe that Zhang Jue has counter-intentions. Send Uncle Zi and Yi Gong to investigate in detail.
He brought back a Taiping Taoist who was from the Wang family in Taiyuan, and he probably knew more about the inside story. But even so, it might not be the same, right? There was a rebellion in Taiping Tao in the past, wasn't it easily taken down? After all, if it was Hebei,
The wealthy family is unwilling to help him, so how can he alone in Taipingdao cause trouble?"
"The imperial court is gradually losing its support. It was unwilling to help him a few years ago, so how could it be that it would still be unwilling to help him a few years later?" Gongsun Xun was still silent for a moment before speaking. "Moreover, in this world, except for the central government, there is no other family.
, in addition to powerful people, there is actually a force. This force does not act easily, but once it does, it will set off huge waves! And according to what Wang Xianwang Taoist said to me last night, this horn has nothing to do with his peace.
Tao, whether sincerely or unintentionally, I have actually faintly touched this power..."
"How?" Lu Fan asked with a frown.
“After Taiping Dao’s last rebellion was pardoned, Zhang Jiao established thirty-six squares, large and small, with disciples all over the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty... At first, it was not effective. As a result, there was a plague in Jingzhou, and Taiping Dao gained tens of thousands of followers there; and
Last year, there was also a plague in Dongjun, and Taiping Road also broke out there; this year, summer has just begun, have you heard? There is also a plague in Yuzhou!"
"Wen Qi is talking about destiny?" Even though Lu Fan was a rare transparent person, he couldn't help but look horrified at this moment.
"I'm talking about gangsters, but sometimes gangsters are destiny."
"Where did the gangster come from..."
"Zi Heng, don't ask any more questions about this matter." Gongsun Xun suddenly sighed. "Of course I have concerns in my heart, just let me handle it. You don't care about this matter anyway..."
Lu Fan looked at the other party deeply and nodded knowingly.
"Did you want to talk to me about Shen Zhengnan before?" Seeing the lifeless green frog jumping onto the shore again, Gongsun Xun quickly asked again.
"Exactly." Lu Fan also collected his thoughts and said frankly. "Why did Wen Qi agree to Shen Zhengnan's invitation to go to the Taihang Mountains to suppress bandits?"
"Why don't you allow him?" Gongsun Xun asked immediately.
"When looking at the famous people in the south and north of Hebei, in terms of reputation alone, among their peers, they are only slightly inferior to Tian Feng and Ju Shou, right?"
"This is natural." Facing Lu Fan, Gongsun Xun was honest. "With my current achievements, I am lucky to have Zhengnan help me."
"But it's not like you don't know the basics of the so-called bandits in the Taihang Mountains." Lu Fan continued to persuade. "I saw Shu Zhi's clerk today, and it said that there are more than a dozen people there who are unwilling to be recruited.
There are as few as a dozen people, as many as seventy or eighty people. Although these half-bandit and half-people treacherous gangsters have to be suppressed, it is ultimately a laborious but futile task. With Yi's help, Yang Kai and others
The small leaders each lead some county soldiers, and the county soldiers kill them. Why use people like Shen Zhengnan? Isn't it killing a chicken with a bull's-eye?"
"Is Zi Heng afraid that my action will hurt the morale of the local nobles?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help laughing. "So that there are rumors that I treat famous nobles harshly?"
"Exactly." Lu Fan was meticulous. "Especially because Tian Feng and Ju Shou have learned from their mistakes. I really don't understand why Wen Qi acted like this?"
"It's actually very simple for me to do this." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but smile. "It's true that Zheng Nan has his own way, so we have to let him go."
"Why is this?" Lu Fan was really confused.
"The style of Shen Zhengnan's celebrities has been imitating the style of the ancients since he was young, and gradually developed a generous, fierce, and awe-inspiring style. But the so-called generous, fierce, and awe-inspiring style is, in other words, competitive and unyielding...
…”
"I understand." Lu Fan immediately woke up. "It's not like other people, but Wang Shuzhi usually keeps quiet and has never been taken seriously by Shen Zhengnan, but unexpectedly he did what you did with Wenqi in ten days.
Is he a little... uneasy about doing such a big thing? Moreover, if he failed to bring in Ju Shou, he also brought in his fellow villager Ju Zong. I'm afraid he has some ideas."
"That's what you said." The corner of Gongsun Xun's lips curled up slightly, and he couldn't help but shook his head repeatedly. "I would say, it was because he saw that I was working hard for politics, and he braved the difficulties... Think about it, now Taoist Wang Xianwang is with us
Xiang Guoxiang complements each other and sits on the couch debating all day long. The appointment of county officials that was bothering him before is no longer hindered. Then the stubborn thieves in the mountains have become the biggest problem. How can we delay it any longer?
It’s over, those who don’t want to come down are naturally the gangsters who have been there for a long time, it’s time to kill them ruthlessly!”
Lu Fan also laughed and shook his head.
By the way, the two met when they were young. Although they were lords and servants, they were actually rare friends. Today, as the weather got hotter, the two of them did not separate after talking about serious matters. Instead, they continued to chat about gossip and the situation in various places... and even
Yu kept talking until evening, and didn't even notice that the sky was getting dark, let alone write a letter of only five words.
But just as the two were chatting about sex and discussing endlessly, a newly appointed county official suddenly came to report in a panic regardless of etiquette.
Gongsun Xun, who was disturbed, immediately became impatient. Seeing the other party in such a panic, he became even more angry:
"Why are you so panicked? Could it be that the Xianbei people came to Handan?"
"Return to your Majesty," the man hurriedly bowed and saluted in return. "He is not a Xianbei person, but a bandit."
"Bandits?" Lu Fan asked curiously from the side. "How dare bandits come to Handan?"
"Reporting to Lu Gong Cao (the position assigned to Lu Fan by Gongsun Xun is the county merit cao)," the man explained quickly. "It is said that we cleared the Taihang Mountain bandits in Handan, which caused panic among the Taihang Mountain bandits in other counties in the north.
, they joined together and suddenly sprang out of the mountains! Yesterday, they first committed a crime in Xiangguo County in the north, burning the Zhang family's village there, and then came to our area of Handan... Zhang Shugong, the leader of the Zhang family, got it.
Don’t dare to neglect the news and send someone to report it!”
Gongsun Xun was extremely angry and laughed back: "I just said, the appeasement is over, now it's time to kill!"
——————I am the dividing line that gradually smells of blood——————
"Three years later, Hong Fu saw Taizu again at the official temple in Handan. The two laughed and talked about the past, and before leaving, Taizu suddenly pointed to the official temple and asked, "Now the king of the country is lying high here, can you see his spirit?"
Hong responded: "This generation's complexion is red and white, and his power is not strong. If he restrains his body and mind and stops lying, he can return to the position of minister. If he lies and causes trouble, he will die in ten years!" Taizu asked again curiously.
"Is it true that you are lying when you say that people are lucky?" Hongsui said silently.
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