Chapter 541: The Only One Gives the First Shot (1/2)
Chapter 541: Only the First Bullet (1/2)
Cao Peng is back!
He was returned to Xudu as a criminal, and was to take up the post of Translator Cheng, which immediately attracted the attention of many people from all walks of life.
Cao Peng's return to Xudu is actually nothing. Even before that, many people were looking forward to Cao Peng returning to Xudu to live.
Fu Zhi Lou, Fu Zhi Lou...
How to make people not be haunted by dreams?
However, it is something that has never happened before for him to take up the post of Bi Qianshi, who is already on the verge of sin.
Although there is a saying that you have meritorious service for your crime, it is different from Cao Peng's situation. To meritorious service for your crime means that you have made a mistake, but you have not been punished and you continue to serve. But Cao Peng has been fined three years of ghost salary. This is serious.
A sinner, but he has achieved a job comparable to Qianshi?
When Cao Cao announced the news, countless people immediately jumped out and shouted.
To serve as a criminal, to hold an important official position, to welcome foreign countries, doesn't it mean that you ignore the etiquette and laws and make the foreign people laugh? It will bring down the prestige of our celestial dynasty.
However, Cao Cao ignored it.
You shout, you make noise, whatever you want.
I can use whomever I should, and you have no control over me. You will scold me no matter what I do, so why should I obey you?
Cao Cao used his extremely strong attitude to overwhelm the opposition in the court.
But that's all, that's all.
Cao Cao seemed to have been stimulated by something. On the day after appointing Cao Peng as the translator, he issued another edict called: Meritocracy Edict
Since ancient times, the king who has been appointed to the Zhongxing Dynasty has never been able to rule the world with a virtuous gentleman! Even if he has found a virtuous man, he has never left Lu Cang, how can he be lucky enough to meet him? The people above do not ask for his ears. Today, the world has not yet decided, this is
There is an urgent need to seek talents. Meng Gongchuo is Zhao, and Wei Lao is superior. He cannot be Teng or Dr. Xue. If only honest men can be used later, how can Qi Huan dominate the world! Today, no one in the world will be fooled by brown and jade.
Who is Jun Weibin? Is it possible that there is no robber sister-in-law who receives the gold and no ignorant person is encountered? The two or three sons help me to promote the humble, only the talented ones can help me, and I can use them.
An order seeking talents caused the world to tremble.
People from all sides either yelled, criticized Cao Cao, applauded, or secretly rejoiced...
Their reactions are different.
But in the court hall, there was an immediate silence as a meritorious order was issued.
But in fact, there are rapids and undercurrents!
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Cao Peng gently put down the edict written on mulberry paper and was speechless for a long time.
The butterfly effect seems to be getting bigger and bigger!
He rescued Dian Wei, built Haixi and Hexi, and reopened the trade routes in the Western Regions. A few years in advance, he killed Ma Teng, drove away Ma Chao, and built a large northwest rear for Cao Cao. But in the same way, Cao Pi
Although Yuan Xi died, Yuan Xi was still resisting. Cao Cao adopted Deng Ji's idea and decided to postpone the attack on Bingzhou. In other words, the battle in Northern Xinjiang will last at least another three years, or even longer...
The meritocracy order in front of him appeared in the fifteenth year of Jian'an in his memory.
Now, only in the eleventh year of Jian'an, the Wei Cai decree has been advanced four years. What changes will it bring to this era?
Meriting orders is also a major achievement of Cao Cao.
After the meritocracy order was issued, he activated a large number of scholars from poor families, which weakened the influence of the children of aristocratic families on the court, and further reduced the influence of the Han Dynasty. As mentioned before, the establishment of the Eastern Han and Western Han Dynasties had many
Big difference. Liu Bang founded the Han Dynasty by relying on a group of common people. In other words, the Chu-Han War was a contest between common people and noble families. As a result, Liu Bang, the representative of the common people, won.
As the representative of the family, Xiang Yu was defeated by Liu Bang and committed suicide in Wujiang River...
However, the family did not perish just yet.
Shusun Tong formulated rituals and music and established prestige for Liu Bang.
Then, the Western Han Dynasty gradually shifted from being ruled by common people to being ruled by noble families, and was eventually usurped by Wang Mang.
So Liu Xiu came from Nanyang, relying on the power of the Nanyang family. If we say that the Eastern Han Dynasty was built on these powerful families, there is nothing wrong. Cao Cao raised poor people and used them, which was extremely important to the Han Dynasty court.
Significance.
Cao Peng always believed that Cao Cao's meritocracy in giving orders was very good.
But the problem is that he lacked continuity and was eventually overthrown by Cao Pi. The use of common people from poor families will inevitably lead to conflicts with the noble families. This requires a buffering process, which requires Cao Cao to slowly reconcile and sort out.
Achieve the word balance.
Unfortunately, Cao Cao died before the combing was successful.
Later, Cao Pi was far less talented and strategic than Cao Cao, so he was unable to continue his policies, which made the family rise again.
Cao Peng felt that if Cao Cao was given more time, he might be able to balance the two.
In other words, after absorbing enough common people from poor families, the Cao Wei regime cultivated an emerging family force that could fight against the old family power and perhaps be able to last longer. However, Cao Pi failed to understand Cao Cao, and Cao Cao also failed
Fulfill your wish.
When Cao Peng trained Cao Chong, he constantly instilled the concept of meritocracy.
Unfortunately, Cao Peng left Xudu after three years of training. Cao Cao had an indulgent attitude towards Cao Chong, which rarely involved Cao Chong's knowledge. So after studying the literary classics left by Dong Zhongshu, Cao Chong's
Thoughts gradually changed.
This cannot be blamed on Cao Chong, it has a huge relationship with his life experience.
Regardless of his identity as the second generation of Cao, some clues can be seen based on the background of his mother, Mrs. Huan.
When Cao Pi was alive, he attracted a large number of aristocratic families. However, Mrs. Huan had no choice but to absorb the power of ordinary people from poor families to fight. But the problem is that Mrs. Huan herself was born in a noble family. Although the Langya Huan clan is not as good as those old names in the Central Plains
A wealthy family, but after all, it has been around for hundreds of years. How could Mrs. Huan, who was born in a noble family, truly accept the power of a humble family?
Therefore, when Cao Pi died, the family began to waver.
Mrs. Huan began to change her strategy...
The most obvious one is her attitude towards Cao Peng. Initially, Mrs. Huan wanted Cao Chong to get Cao Peng's help and stabilize his position. In other words, when Cao Chong became a disciple, Mrs. Huan regarded Cao Peng as an ally.
That is a relatively equal relationship.
But with the death of Cao Pi, Mrs. Huan's thoughts also changed.
She wanted to give Cao Peng a beating. In other words, she had quietly changed the relationship between her and Cao Peng. From being equal at the beginning, to treating Cao Peng as a subordinate later. This attitude also changed the relationship between her and Cao Peng.
To a large extent, it influenced Cao Chong's thinking.
After all, Cao Chong followed Cao Peng for only three years.
But he is now ten years old and has been with Mrs. Huan since he was a child.
In terms of influence, Cao Peng cannot be compared with Mrs. Huan after all...and by the time Mrs. Huan regretted it, Cao Chong had already begun to have his own opinions. This is why Mrs. Huan asked him to visit Cao Peng, but Cao Chong pretended to be ill.
, the reason for not wanting to go.
On the one hand, he didn't know how to face Cao Peng.
On the other hand, I was a little afraid of Cao Peng... At the same time, I also had a slight resistance to Cao Peng, which led to the current alienation.
Cao Peng didn't care about all this.
It is better to seek help from others than to ask for yourself. Since Cao Chong cannot let him realize his ideal, then he should do it himself.
However, when the meritocracy order appeared in front of him four years in advance, Cao Peng was still extremely shocked and at the same time even more terrified. Because the signs that history had deviated from the track were becoming more and more obvious. Whether his original memories could
Can it still have an effect?
Cao Peng, I can’t tell clearly either.
However, he admired Cao Cao very much.
Choosing such an opportunity, taking advantage of Lu's surrender to the Han Dynasty, and Cao Peng's opportunity to promote meritocracy in a grand manner, it is impossible to refuse. If you deny it, it means rejecting Cao Peng's resurrection. Rejecting Cao Peng's restoration.
Starting from the beginning, it is possible that the Lu family's submission to the Han Dynasty will have twists and turns. Since the Yellow Turban, the Han Dynasty has been declining day by day, and it also needs such an opportunity to cheer up.
If this opportunity is missed, the Han Dynasty will probably never have a chance to recover again.
Therefore, those veterans of the Han Dynasty could only swallow their anger...
This does not mean that the royalist line has given up. Cao Peng knew very well that the battle between the Han Emperor's line and Cao Cao had just begun. What will be the result? Cao Peng couldn't tell. Just look at Guo Jia's expression.
You know, this matter is undoubtedly of great significance.
Cao Peng put away the edict and smiled at Guo Jia: "Brother Guo, there is no need to be so depressed."
"How can I be happy?"
Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said softly: "My lord's meritocracy means that all contradictions are put on the table when he issues an order."
"so what?"
"Afu, can't you really see the connection between this?"
Cao Peng laughed heartily, "Brother Guo, there are yin and yang in the sky, day and night, the sun rises and the moon sets, and people have life and death.
The handle of the knife is in the master's hand, and it just depends on how the master plays the game. If there is death, there will be a rise... You and I just need to do our best for the master and share the worries. As for the final result, the master will decide it.
Come and make a decision, why should you and I worry?"
Cao Peng could feel that Cao Cao's meritocratic order was not just a whim.
He should have been thinking about this for a long time, but he couldn't find a suitable opportunity to announce it. Cao Peng provided him with an opportunity this time, which made the meritocracy order appear in advance. Since he had planned it for a long time,
It shows that Cao Cao is ready to deal with it.
When Cao Peng saw Guo Jia, he was still a little heavy, so he thought about it and suddenly asked: "Brother Guo, I remember that in the early Han Dynasty, the post of prime minister was established. Why was it later abandoned?"
Guo Jia was uneasy and said casually: "Afu, you are really confused.
This position of prime minister..."
Guo Jia suddenly closed his mouth, turned around, and looked at Cao Peng...
Speaking of this, we must talk about two concepts, that is, imperial power and prime ministerial power.
Imperial power, as the name suggests, will not be repeated here, but prime ministerial power also refers to the powers of the prime minister. For example, the emperor and the prime minister in the Han Dynasty each had an organization similar to a 'secretariat' that could operate independently. The emperor had six ministers.
, refers to Shang Yi, Shang Food, Shang Xi, Shang Yu, Shang Shu, etc. The original Shang Shu in the Han Dynasty actually did not have too high authority and status, but it represented imperial power.
Xun Yu was the minister, and to put it bluntly, he actually represented the emperor's department of six ministers.
The Prime Minister's 'Secretariat' is relatively large and is called 'Thirteen Cao'.
If we follow the functions of the Thirteen Cao Cao, we can see that the government affairs at that time must first be gathered into the hands of the prime minister and not belong to the emperor.
Because the emperor only had a general Shangshu office, and there were only four to eight people in the Shangshu office. Such a scale could not bear the operation of the entire country. The Thirteen Cao Cao under the Prime Minister's Mansion had relatively greater power. Han Dynasty
In the beginning, everything was handled by the prime minister's office, not the royal family. In other words, the person who was really responsible for the normal operation of the country was not the emperor, but the prime minister.
If we look at it more vividly, the royal family is the party and the prime minister's office is the government.
The royal family commands the government in a symbolic sense, but it does not interfere in daily affairs. The person responsible for daily affairs is actually the Prime Minister's Office.
In the early Western Han Dynasty, several prime ministers, such as Xiao He, Cao Shen, and Chen Ping, were all founding heroes.
They respected their positions and dared to speak out. They were of extremely important significance to the society at that time, so they could not act rashly. However, as Emperor Jing cut down vassals, the royal family began to centralize power. During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, the power of the prime minister was further weakened.
Power. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty placed more emphasis on close ministers in the inner court than on distant prime ministers. The prime ministers who were in power at that time, whether they were Xue Ze, Zhao Zhou, Zhuang Qingzhai, Shi Qing or Tian Qianqiu, were all cautious. In the last years of Emperor Wu, Huo Guang was the great Sima Da.
The generals further weakened the power of the prime minister. By the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the Grand Sima was already above the prime minister, and most of the prime minister's powers were taken by the internal leaders, so he basically had no power.
When the Han Dynasty became emperor, He Wu proposed the establishment of three ministers on the grounds that it was difficult for the prime minister to handle numerous political affairs alone.
From then on, the power of the prime minister was divided into three people: Da Sima, Da Sikong and the prime minister. By the time of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, the prime minister was changed to Da Situ, completely eliminating the power of the prime minister. In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiuwei strengthened the centralization of power.
, so the inner court minister was established to increase the power of the minister. As a result, the power of the three princes was once again weakened, and slowly transferred to the hands of relatives and eunuchs.
By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the prime minister system had not been restored.
Even when Dong Zhuo usurped the dynasty, he did not dare to change the three-gong system. Although he claimed to be the prime minister, he did not dare to take up the post of prime minister.
Guo Jia stared at Cao Peng with shining eyes.
Reset the Prime Minister?
Open the Thirteenth Cao, prime minister of world affairs, and evacuate the Han Dynasty...
In fact, isn't that what Cao Cao is doing now? Although the court publicly respects the Han Emperor, in fact it is all controlled by Cao Cao.
The prime minister was appointed first, so that Cao Cao would be the prime minister of the world's government affairs, which was justifiable.
Next…
Guo Jia suddenly shivered, a strange impulse suddenly welling up from deep in his heart.
He hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, turned around and left.
"Brother Guo, where are you going?"
Guo Jia turned around and smiled slightly, "I have something important to discuss with Sikong.
Ah Fu, please don't wander around at noon. I have made an appointment with Du Ji for you, and he may arrive in a while. Also, the season of Lu's Han Dynasty has arrived in Xinzheng. Zi Dan was ordered to leave Xu Du during the day and go
Welcome them. It is expected that they will arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Cao Peng nodded and said nothing more.
He picked up a scroll of documents, spread it out, and lowered his head to read.
