Chapter 7 Old Kindness Is Hard to Take (Continued)
In the early autumn of July, one day after the summons at Tongquetai, Lu Su formally paid an audience to General Wei Gongsun Xun. In addition to paying tribute to his leader Liu Bei, he directly announced that his general would take charge of the three southern counties of Xuzhou and that Cao Cao would take over Pengcheng.
It is an established fact that the country is north of Yishui in Donghai County.
In this regard, Gongsun Xun and his entourage of important officials who received the envoy did not say much.
After all, first of all, the so-called facts come true, and it is useless to talk too much;
Secondly, today, people like Gongsun Xun and Lu Fan have received the message from Guo Jia from Xi Zhong a long time ago and know that the relationship between Tao Qian and Liu Bei is much closer than imagined, otherwise Tao Gongzu
It's not like he secretly gave up the command of the Xuzhou Navy that he had worked so hard to build to Liu Bei in advance. The army had already given up in advance. What else do you want?
In fact, it was a lot of luck to recruit Zang Xuangao, a small, semi-independent warlord, before Zhou Yu and the Guangling Navy went north to Langya to frighten Zang Ba.
That’s right!
Those forty ships and ten thousand naval troops are not Liu Bei's at all, and the numbers are not accurate. According to Xi Zhong's previous records, it should be more accurate to say that there are thirty-seven large ships, plus sixty for logistics support and auxiliary operations.
Eight small boats, totaling more than 11,000 naval troops, with three main garrison ports, one each in Langya, Donghai, and Guangling... Just think about it, Liu Bei's territory is not close to the sea, so something can suddenly appear anywhere.
Forty sea ships? That force was built by Tao Gongzu after he saw Yuan Shao's defeat before and understood the importance of maritime territory. After moving the county from the East China Sea to Xiapi, he immediately invested a lot of manpower and material resources and carefully built it to defend himself.
Maritime.
Fortunately, Xuzhou is connected to a large area of the sea. Langya, Donghai, and Guangling all have a large number of fishermen who are familiar with the marine climate. There is no shortage of sea-going ship technology among the people. More importantly, Xuzhou almost fully supports this matter... Therefore, this force became
The navy is very fast and has gained quite a reputation in recent years. Especially in the past six months, after a large-scale launch of ships and the formation of an army, they also had a large-scale confrontation with the Qingzhou Navy on the East China Sea coastline. They only lost three ships, while the Qingzhou Navy
The army also sank two ships. After this time, it was even more considered to be the lifeblood of Xuzhou.
At that time, after Liu Bei failed to calm down and broke the news, Guo Jia couldn't help but look at Tao Qian and his confidant Guangling Prefect Zhao Yu. He immediately understood that Tao Qian had long wanted to entrust Xuzhou to Liu Bei, otherwise he wouldn't have done it.
The command of the elite naval force, which is the lifeblood of Xuzhou, was handed over ahead of schedule.
But think about it, Tao Qian and Liu Bei are not only relatives, but more importantly, Tao Qian's hometown Danyang is also under the rule of Liu Bei. Since Tao Gongzu has decided not to let his two sons get involved in politics and prepares for the family to return home and enjoy peace, then from now on
From any point of view, there is no reason why he should not leave Xuzhou to Liu Bei!
As for being so pretentious at the time, I'm afraid he just knew that there was a turbulent undercurrent under his rule, and everyone had their own thoughts and wanted to stabilize these people first.
I just didn't expect that two idiots would spread rumors!
Even Gongsun Xun couldn't help but think more about it. In another time and space, Tao Qian was old and decrepit early, but his sudden death in the end was directly related to Cao Cao's invasion of Xuzhou and large-scale killings. So he rushed this time
When the emperor suddenly fell seriously ill after his hair was tied up, was he really terminally ill? Did Hua Tuo receive what he said was the sincere trust of the patient himself?
But no matter what, after the emperor tied up his hair, people who were interested understood that the overall situation of the world had changed. When the previous balance was destined to be broken, Tao Gongzu was able to show his nobility with a high position, and the whole family returned to his hometown safely and richly, and enjoyed his old age in peace.
An alternative happy ending.
I can only think of him who has been stubborn for half his life and has been strong for decades, fighting against the sky, the earth, the three princes, his subordinates, and celebrities. However, in his old age, he inevitably becomes short of breath, which is really sad.
"Is there any other words?" Gongsun Xun, who was sitting in the hall behind the case, was thinking wildly and continued to ask casually.
"There are still a few small matters for General Wei to decide." Lu Su said, but under the attention of the surrounding ministers, he took out a small paper bag from his arms and handed it to a volunteer officer next to him to forward it on his behalf.
Gongsun Xun took the paper package from the officer's hand, opened it, and found a stack of cloth stamps, food stamps, cargo stamps, banknotes and other items issued by Amway. He couldn't help but laugh: "What do you mean, Zijing?"
"Please General Wei stop the circulation of this thing in the Central Plains." Lu Su said sincerely. "It's just a piece of paper, An Neng can buy it in kind..."
"Is Amway not allowed to exchange physical goods back?" Gongsun Xun interrupted the other party and asked directly.
"That's never happened..." Lu Su responded helplessly.
"In that case, we have to be reasonable, right?" Gongsun Xun asked with a smile. "Why should I not allow the circulation of this product, and why can't you? Because the business name of your concubine Liu Yuzhou's Mi family can't compete with the Amway name?
He has no credibility, so he wants to use the power of your Liu Yuzhou family to do this despicable thing? Besides, as far as I know, the Mi family also followed this example and issued salt stamps and tea stamps. You banned this, and those too
Do you want to ban it?”
Lu Su was silent for a while.
In other words, Lu Zijing is recognized as an honest person. This does not mean that he is incompetent and tolerates blindly. On the contrary, it is because he is a talented person who understands the overall situation, distinguishes the importance, and knows the fundamentals behind things. Therefore,
I don't want to argue about superficial things or make unnecessary arguments.
Just like this matter... Lu Su knew very well that the reason for this trip was, from the overall situation or on the surface, because he was worried that if the north and the south went to war, the Central Plains would be taken advantage of by Hebei with the Amway; and from within the Liu Bei Group
However, as Gongsun Xun pointed out, it is the demand of the Mi family as a 'counterfeit Amway' that is attached to Liu Bei; and from the perspective of Liu Bei and Lu Su, they actually want to use these little things to further test
Let’s look at Gongsun Xun’s attitude towards war.
how to say?
The Taishan area in the east of Yanzhou was forcibly taken away by Gongsun Xun. The Cangting area of the Yellow River artery was forcibly taken away. Now Langya has also been taken away by him. From a military strategic perspective, Gongsun Xun has gained comprehensive geographical advantages over the Central Plains region.
At this time, the topic of total war between North and South must be seriously considered, and the rest is irrelevant.
"That's what General Wei said." After thinking for a moment, Lu Zijing responded calmly. "The Amway and Mi's Donghai were both ordinary business names under the rule of the Han Dynasty. How can we, as politicians, be unreasonable and do unfair things? This is
The matter is indeed a bit abrupt, Rong Chen will return to Shouchun and discuss it in detail with my Ming Gong."
"Shan." Gongsun Xun nodded slowly. "Is there any more?"
"There is one more thing." Lu Su was slightly hesitant. "Yecheng University has many famous Confucian scholars with outstanding teaching. Although Huainan has also had Shouchun University in recent years, it is only a place for debating scriptures. The so-called scientific examination system is just for exploration.
After that, positions were determined by examination, which basically existed in name only... That is to say, after the Central Plains was completely stabilized in the past two years, some young scholars with their hair tied to study came to Huainan and Wudi, and they became somewhat established."
Gongsun Xun frowned slightly.
"To be fair to General Wei, my family, Liu Yuzhou, would like to ask General Wei for permission to invite some famous Confucian scholars from Yecheng University to go south for some teaching." Lu Su said bluntly when he saw the other party's expression.
"Yes." Unexpectedly, Gongsun Xun agreed. "But there are a few conditions... First, the invited lecturers must not exceed eleven times the number of lecturers at Yexia University, and no more; second, you must guarantee
Their food and accommodation, safety, treatment, and freedom of movement must not be lost forever... Finally, don't say that you can go south from the north. In my opinion, studying should be done regardless of the north, south, or east. Huainan, Wu
The talented people in the country can also go north."
Lu Su tried his best to squeeze out a smile.
"Zijing, don't pretend to be stupid." Gongsun Xun saw this and sneered. "I still remember that there was a man named Jiang Gan and Jiang Ziyi in Huainan, and there were two young people from Nanyang and Yingchuan. One was named Meng Jian and the other was
His name was Shi Tao. When the university was just beginning, the three of them went north. Then the three of them entered the school together with the top ten scores. A year later, they graduated together with the top ten scores in the shooting examination. Now they have all been serving as county magistrates for one year.
They came back again, so they were also called the Three Outstanding Nanjies in the first batch of the school... I was very happy when they entered the school, and said that with Jiang Qian's success, there will definitely be a gathering of heroes in the future. What's the result? Except for the first year.
Later, fewer and fewer young talents studied in Yexia and became officials. After asking around, they found out that two shameless people, Liu Xuande and Cao Mengde, actually set up traffic jams to block traffic at key points in various autonomous regions. This was done by humans.
Is it something? I have written many times to scold you for being shameless, but both of them are pretending to be stupid like you... But today you actually have the nerve to borrow a lecturer, but I actually agreed... Ha!"
"General Wei has the world in mind!" Lu Su said sincerely, bowing his head and still pretending to be stupid. "But as far as I'm concerned, there are enough talents in the army, and Cao Fenwu and my Liu Yuzhou are not just selfish...many poor families
Scholars may be poor or have worries at home, so they cannot go far."
"It's up to you!" Gongsun Xun smiled half-heartedly. "Let's see how long they can last! Is there anything else?"
Lu Su's heart suddenly jumped, but he immediately raised his head and regained his composure: "There are still two private matters. One is to give gifts to Mrs. Gongsun on behalf of my family Liu Yuzhou to express filial piety; the other is that my family Liu Yuzhou asked me to go to Beijing.
I will go to Zhuo County to offer sacrifices to my ancestors on his behalf."
"It's a reasonable thing." Gongsun Xun looked at Lu Su and said indifferently. "You can do whatever you want... and don't worry about anything. You can wander around Yecheng or go north to Zhuojun. You don't have to do anything.
Come report to me again, just ask Fengxiao later, I will leave after finishing one more thing."
"Where is General Wei going?" Lu Su was stunned for a moment.
"The emperor has tied up his hair and has thousands of thoughts!" Gongsun Xun said as he stood up, spared Lu Su and Chen Deng, and walked out. Several important ministers who had been silent all this time also followed. "As one of the auxiliary ministers, I
First, those who govern the military and political affairs of Jiuzhou must go to Chang'an...otherwise, wouldn't they be called Han officials but actually Han traitors?"
Lu Su was stunned on the spot.
After a long time, he and Chen Deng came to their senses and followed the Yi Cong officer who was waiting aside to look for Guo Jia.
Of course, after walking out of the door, Lu Su quickly saluted and greeted the unfamiliar officer: "Thank you, may I ask your name?"
The young officer, who had begun to grow a beard, slightly raised his hands in return, with a calm posture, which seemed to be the demeanor of everyone: "It's just a prosperous farmer, Huayin, Yangxiu, Yang Dezu, but I don't dare to bother the envoy to ask questions..."
Lu Su and Chen Deng were stunned again.
After a long while, Chen Deng quickly handed over his hand: "It turns out that we are family friends. I went to Pi, Chen Deng, and Chen Yuanlong to meet Dezu!"
"Brother Yunlong invited me, we are naturally family friends." Yang Xiu returned the greeting with a smile, and then motioned for the two of them to follow him to the depths of the mansion to look for Guo Jia.
The three of them walked back and forth, but Chen Deng couldn't help but continue to talk: "What is Dezu's current position? Why was Dezu not seen on the Tongque stage the night before yesterday?"
"Brother Yuanlong, these two questions are related to each other." Yang Xiu answered as he held his knife and walked sideways. "I will be crowned this year. I have just resigned from Yi Zhongzong. I will go to Pingguo, Liaodong to serve as Pingguo Ling. It happened to be the day before yesterday.
I took leave to say goodbye to my friends in private, but I just happened to miss the rise and fall of my family, General Wei. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world! What a pity! What a pity! And you don’t know that as soon as this statement comes out, there will be another debate in the university, and Cai Bojie will be imprisoned again.
I'm hanging... Anyway, I will miss another good show..."
Chen Deng was full of things to ask, but he didn't know where to start, let alone whether he should ask.
"Brother Yuanlong wants to ask me, as a son of the Yang family, why I don't go to Chang'an to repay my old debt to the Han Dynasty at this critical moment? Or do you want to ask General Wei if he is afraid of sending me to Liaodong at this time?" Yang Xiu
It seems that he can read the other person's thoughts, so he speaks shockingly.
Chen Deng was speechless.
"Yuanlong doesn't have to worry about it." Yang Dezu still smiled, as if he didn't care. "This kind of topic is taboo for others, but it is unavoidable for the children of the public family like us, why bother to cover it up? It's your turn.
I have too many debts to worry about..."
"That's true, then..."
"Counting from my great-great-grandfather to my father, my family has been four generations and three princes. It can be said that we have been greatly favored by the Han Dynasty." Yang Xiu sighed slowly. "However, my great-great-grandfather died after drinking poison for the Han Dynasty. My grandfather was
The emperor's teacher could not stop Emperor Ling from harming the country... Everyone in the world actually knew that he, like Liu Gong and Qiao Gong who died at the same time, was quite willing to follow the current and risk his life to repay the favor of the Han Dynasty.
It's almost shameless to see the people in the world, and he is suspected of being forced to death by the Ling Emperor's misdeeds. Brother Yuanlong, do you think that the four generations and three princes only have kindness and no hatred?"
"Of course I know this kind of thing." Chen Deng replied sincerely. "Although my family is not as fierce as your family, we have received the kindness of several generations, and at the same time faced the tyranny of Emperor Ling's husband. But..."
"But the entanglement of grudges and grievances is so entangled, it has a meaning of one and two and two are one, and it is absolutely difficult to let go, right?"
"That's what it means."
"So my father was in Chang'an to support the emperor, and General Wei specially sent me to Pingguo to be the Lord of Qipin County." Yang Xiu finally stopped and turned around. "Yuanlong thought that I was traveling far away from Pingguo because of my appearance.
Same hair and distribution... This is the truth, but thinking about it on the other hand, why can't it be my general who knew that I was in trouble and specially protected me? This kind of thing is just like the relationship between our two families and the Han Dynasty, where is the favor and the other?
Complaints, can you tell clearly what is right and what is wrong? The benevolence of the Han Dynasty seems to be righteous, but my theory of generals in the world and the country is unreasonable, everyone should follow his own heart!"
"The key is what Dezu thinks?" Chen Deng became more and more anxious. "Where do you want to go?"
Yang Xiu looked at Chen Deng as if he were a fool, stopped communicating and continued to lead the way, and Chen Deng also suddenly realized under Lu Su's sideways glance... He was indeed stupid, do you still need to ask?!
However, as he came to his senses, Chen Deng also felt more and more confused in his heart... It was pitiful for a hero who was so heroic in the three acres of land in Xuzhou, but when he went outside, he was like a countryman entering the city for the first time, and he couldn't even figure out the direction.
Cleared.
Lu Su went to find Guo Jia, not to mention whether he went to Zhuojun to worship Liu Bei's ancestors or to take advantage of the opportunity to inquire about war preparations. He only said that on the other hand, the last major thing Gongsun Xun did before leaving was actually to adjust himself on a large scale.
Yi Cong... This was something that had been prepared from the beginning, otherwise Wang Ling, Jiang Qian, those young grassroots bureaucrats who had excellent examinations, and some outstanding Yexia University students would not have appeared on the Tongque stage that day.
In fact, according to Gongsun Xun's idea, the most outstanding resume of a talent should be to be admitted to university with a straight hair, pass the shooting test, graduate and work as a low-level official for two or three years, and then those who perform well will re-enter the Yi Cong as a valet.
In this way, when you are in your mid-twenties, you can safely throw them into the bureaucracy and let them grow wildly.
However, the system of emergency power, universities, and righteousness is still not perfect, and after all, the world is still divided into several parts. Don't think that the world will be completely peaceful after Hebei's Antai two years. Locally, on the border, and other countries
In this situation, what should be chaos is still chaos. In this case, it is obviously not realistic to completely institutionalize talent development...
Just like Jiang Qian, Meng Jian, and Shi Tao, the university had just been established at that time, and the age gap between the people who came was very large. It could even be said that they were generally older. For example, those who had just been crowned by Jiang Qian were already considered young people.
, and basically all of them were successful in their studies at home and came here to become officials, so they were only trained for one year and were allowed to take exams and serve as officials to reassure their people.
Correspondingly, in the second year, it was the other way around. People like Zhuge Liang, Liu Zhen, and Guo Huai arrived one after another and achieved excellent results, but they were generally not old enough to tie their hair.
It is impossible to really let them take the graduation examination and be awarded officers immediately.
On the other hand, people like Jia Kui, Yang Xiu, Fazheng, Meng Da, and Liu Zhang were Yi Cong from the beginning. They participated in many wars in Yi Cong, and they have a common family background. You can let them go to school.
Not suitable.
In addition, there are people like Wang Ling, who followed a typical old path. After successfully challenging Dong Dong a few years ago, he returned to Taiyuan and started as a county official. When he was weak, he was replaced by Taiyuan Prefect Chang.
Lin recommended that he should serve as a county magistrate, but you can't just kick this kind of talent out just because he is not a righteous student and is not a college student, right?
Even if he is Wang Yun's nephew!
Moreover, there are special cases here, just like Ma Chao... Ma Chao was sent as a hostage. He was a little young at the time, so he and Wang Can were sent to Aunt Gongsun of Changping. Later, Wang Can, Zhuge Liang, and Sima Yi
People like Wen Hui took the entrance examination, successfully entered the university, obtained the status of university students, and always had excellent grades.
But what about Ma Chao?
Ma Chao didn't go to school at all. He lived in Changping for two years and then came to Yecheng. Yexia University is actually a typical university that is easy on entry and strict on exit. And if you really don't have the foundation, you don't have to worry about not getting in, because in theory it allows anyone to study for free.
Anyone who is not a college student or who can't pass the exam can follow the course and then take the exam... But Ma Chao can't continue studying and is unwilling to take the exam. Instead, he secretly borrowed a favor from Pang De and entered Yicong.
And maybe this guy grew up in the frontier and was used to seeing life and death, so his ruthlessness became apparent in his youth!
He was the one who caused trouble every time, and he was quick to draw a knife... If it weren't for Pang De and Zhang Ji, two fellow villagers, who protected him, he wouldn't have been able to survive in Yicong.
However, we can’t just leave this guy alone, right? No matter what, this is also Ma Teng’s eldest son, and this is also Ma Chao!
So this guy has been hanging out in Yi Zhong, and this year he was forcibly crowned at the age of nineteen. Gongsun Xun personally gave his cousin Meng Qi, and he successfully changed careers together with Jia Kui, Yang Xiu, Fazheng, Meng Da, and Liu Zhang...
...Among them, Jia Kui, Yang Xiu, and Liu Zhang became local officials, Fazheng, and Meng Da went to the army, while Ma Chao was sent by Gongsun Xun to serve as a commander under Zhao Yun, the Cavalry Commander... to avoid being an eyesore.
All in all, Gongsun Xun really needed to replenish Yicong with new blood, and he finally selected a large number of people, as many as six hundred, to maintain the current scale of Baima Yicong's three thousand - among whom Yexia successfully graduated
From college students to the noble sons of high-ranking officials in Jiuzhou, Hebei, from hostages in Liangzhou, Yizhou, and Jiaozhou to self-recommended sons of good families, from brothers and nephews of officers and soldiers who died in battle to outstanding young people who have served for any side.
Bureaucracy, to name a few.
As for some of the most outstanding and well-known people, they are Jiang Qian, Meng Jian, Wen Hui, Wang Ling, Xu Qian, Xu Miao, Shi Kuang... Wang Can really has no power to tie a chicken, and Sima Yi and
Zhuge Liang is relatively young, so the key is that Gongsun Xun and Yang Xiu have been placed protectively in Pingguo. It is better not to take these two smart young men to Chang'an, lest they spy something and cause confusion in their outlook.
There was only one Wang Ling. Gongsun Xun thought for a long time and finally acted according to the rules to avoid chilling people's hearts.
Everything was in order. In mid-July, General Wei Gongsun Xun continued to appoint Lu Fan, the chief military officer, to be responsible for the review of military affairs. Lou Gui and Sima Han were left behind, leading only part of the court staff. Han Hao was still appointed as the central guard, and Zhang was appointed as the guard.
That is, Pang De served as the second civil and military guard of the White Horse Yi Cong, and then attached himself to the general Zhang Liao and the cavalry captain Zhao Yun, each leading three thousand cavalry, plus ceremonial guards and various subordinate officers, totaling nearly 10,000 cavalry, with the Yellow River as the main force.
He said, and headed for Chang'an in a mighty way.
However, the honor guard had just passed through Hanoi and was preparing to cross the river from Mengjin to Henan and move west along Henan. In the presence of Sizhou Mu, Zhennan General Cheng Pu and the Hanoi Prefect, someone suddenly blocked the road at the ferry and complained...
...When encountering such a thing, the two of them were under suspicion. How could they dare to stop him, so they let the old man, who had no strength to restrain a chicken, and took the crown of virtuousness, all the way to Gongsun Xun.
However, when the old man came to Gongsun Xun and bowed down, he did not mention any grievances. Instead, he publicly persuaded General Gongsun Xun to return the great power to the emperor.
According to his opinion, only in this way can the generals of Wei and the military become the sages of Zhou Gong, and the Yan Han Dynasty can restore its glory and prosperity. Otherwise, the Han Dynasty will not exist and General Wei will also be in great disaster.
Gongsun Xun was too lazy to pay attention, and without even asking the person's name, he directly ordered the person to be sent home to be raised by his son Haosheng.
————I am too lazy to pay attention to the dividing line————
"In the fifth year of Jian'an, when Emperor Taizu of this dynasty passed through Henan, a hermit from Hanoi came to him and said, 'In the four hundred years since Emperor Taizu killed the White Snake, although the world has been in strife and the country has been in danger, the four sides still admire the virtues of the Han Dynasty.
It is indeed the destiny of heaven! General Wei crusades against Dong Zhuo and sweeps Hebei. Although the troops are well-equipped and well-supplied, the hearts of the people are still not loyal. Therefore, if General Wei can return the great power to the emperor, he can become a wise man of Zhou Gong and return the Yan.
During the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Liu Yan, and Liu Biao must have felt the virtue of the generals, and they all took off their armor and came to surrender. At that time, the country was safe and the people were happy, wouldn't it be wonderful?" Taizu smiled and said to him: "In the past, Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling were
At that time, the Han Dynasty was in decline, the eunuchs were causing trouble, the country was in turmoil, and there were disturbances from all directions. Above the temples, rotten trees were used as officials;
The disciples took charge of the government one after another, causing the country to turn into ruins, and the people suffered from misery! The Yellow Turbans first rebelled in the thirty-two counties, and then Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, etc. rose up one after another, destroying the Han Dynasty, separatizing localities, and plundering without restraint.
Cruel creatures. Is that so?" The hermit said to him, "This is true. Huan Ling's evil and Dong Yuan's violence are well known to everyone. However, today Zifang has his hair tied back and has been in a high position for many years without any loss of morality.
, and he is smart and eager to learn." Taizu laughed again: "That's not what I meant. Now I see that I am talking eloquently, and I am quite old. I want to ask my Majesty, where did I live when Huan Ling was Dong Yuan?"
He left in great shame." - "Shilin Miscellaneous Notes". Recorded by Yan. Anonymous