The ministers gathered at the entrance of the palace, but their faces were not very good, and they were a little angry. A few of them gathered together, and they didn't know what they were talking about. While they were discussing, a carriage stopped not far away. Situ
Cao Cao stepped down from the carriage, swaggering and triumphant. The officials were even more angry, but they had no choice but to turn their heads and stop looking at him. Cao Cao was probably the second Situ who was hated by everyone.
Cao Cao ignored their rudeness at all. Seeing everyone pretending not to see him, Cao Cao ignored them. After searching the crowd for a while, he found the person he wanted to find. Apparently, that person also saw him.
He, the farmer Liu Bei, saw Cao Cao coming towards him and walked up to him with a smile. Cao Cao held his hand cordially and asked with a smile: "Hahaha, Xuande, long time no see, how are you?"
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The two have been friends for many years. They have known each other since they were officials in Ningzhou. Until now, the relationship between the two is still very good. Liu Bei also looked at Cao Cao in front of him. Cao Cao was heading to Guishang.
After that, he seemed to have become darker. The original Cao Cao still couldn't shed his knight-errant demeanor. Today, Cao Cao looks more restrained, like an old farmer.
"I have been looking forward to it day and night, and I finally waited until Duke Cao came! It's so good..." Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh, and Cao Cao asked in surprise: "Oh? I didn't know Xuande missed me so much?"
"Mr. Cao doesn't know, but now I have the reputation of being a cruel official. When Cao Gong is not here, all these ministers come to scold me. Now that Cao Gong is here, I can naturally get away..."
"Hahaha! It makes sense! It makes sense!"
The ministers gathered together and watched Cao Cao and Liu Bei talking freely. They were very happy and couldn't help but curse in a low voice. Most of them were unpleasant words. In the temple, there were such villains colluding together, which also made the sages very happy.
They were worried that there were so many talented people in the country, how could it be the turn of such a villain to command the officials? The talented people sighed with emotion, but they had to follow Cao Cao towards the main hall.
Yuan Shao always stood aside, with Ma Jun and several others standing beside him. Facing his old friend Cao Cao, he had no intention of meeting and greeting him. Speaking of which, he was not very happy about Cao Cao becoming Situ.
This Cao Ah Man, who had followed him since he was a child and was the youngest among the three people who roamed Luoyang, now actually climbed over him and served as Situ.
Although the three princes cannot say who is superior and who is inferior, everyone knows that at least when entering the main hall, it is Situ who leads the ministers, not Sikong.
Cao Cao was extremely calm as he led his ministers into the hall. A few years ago, he might have turned around and looked at the ministers behind him with disdain, laughing wildly under their angry eyes.
, but now he can't. He is already the father of five children. He is still thinking in his mind. He wants to implement the New Deal and realize his revenge. Finally, he has such a day and his current status.
Enough for him to use everything.
At this time, he would rather focus more on political affairs instead of fighting with the idiots behind him.
Entering the main hall, Cao Cao sat in the first place, and all the ministers sat down one after another, waiting for the emperor.
The emperor walked into the hall, sat on the throne, accepted the audience of the ministers, and looked at the ministers below. For some reason, the emperor felt a little bitter in his heart. He had been on the throne for twenty years. During these years, the people in the hall,
No matter how many he has sent away, how many he has welcomed, sooner or later, he will leave like them, the emperor thought, but his expression did not change at all, and he said:
"It is Lu Gong's last wish that Cao Gong can come to the temple! After the court meeting is over, Cao Gong can go to worship!"
"Here you go!"
"Do the ministers have anything to say?"
"Your Majesty!!!" Dahonglu Zhao Wen stood up tremblingly. His face turned red and even his gray beard was trembling. The emperor was a little strange. Zhao Wen has always been a kind person and had an excellent reputation in the court.
, who made him so angry? Everyone was a little surprised. Zhao Wen looked at the emperor and gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, I want to impeach Shangshu Ling Guo Jia!!!"
"Oh? What did he do?"
The emperor heard this and looked at Guo Jia aside. Faced with Da Honglu's impeachment, Guo Jia didn't care at all and didn't even look at Zhao Wen. Zhao Wen said angrily: "How dare he detain the temple's treasure?"
Reward from the kings of the north!! All seven ships that were originally going to Ningzhou by water were detained by him!! There is no king's law, there is no king's law!" Zhao Wen said angrily, and he was full of anger.
Trembling.
The emperor frowned, how could Guo Jia do such a thing? Logically speaking, this has nothing to do with his duties, not to mention it would damage the face of the temple. He looked at Guo Jia, Guo Jia slowly
He stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the tribute system is wrong. The return gift is too heavy. I'm afraid they won't be able to bear it... so I withhold it. As for the specific return gift, I will take care of it myself!" Guo Jia said, but Zhao Wen was angry.
was speechless.
Pointing at Guo Jia in front of him, this honest man suppressed his blush. After thinking for a long time, he finally came up with a "Shu Zi" and said: "This tribute matter is under the jurisdiction of me, Da Honglu, and I will share it with you, Minister."
What does Taiwan have to do with it?? You didn’t even report to His Majesty, but you have to do things on your own. You...you...are not a human being!!" Looking at Da Honglu in front of him, the emperor helplessly comforted: "Mr. Zhao
, don’t be anxious, I will definitely deal with this matter!"
Zhao Wen calmed down. The emperor was also afraid that the old man would be so angry that Guo Jia would faint in the court meeting.
"As for you, Fengxiao, since you say that the tribute system is unreasonable, then come up with a reasonable one for me... wait until I agree before you can act... Your behavior is simply not putting Da Hongxu on
In my eyes!! If there is a next time, I will not forgive you!!" The emperor said very seriously, but the officials could still hear the protection in his words. This guy acted so recklessly, the emperor just warned him,
No next time???
Guo Jia nodded and sat back in his seat.
"Your Majesty..." Cao Cao stood up, and the eyes of the ministers were fixed on him. This new Situ, Cao Cao looked at the emperor and said seriously: "This time I returned from Guishang to Luoyang, what happened on the way?
See, there are three points that must be resolved! If these three things are not understood, there will be great chaos in the future!" Hearing Cao Cao speak so seriously, everyone couldn't help but be a little confused, and the emperor looked unhappy.
As we all know, today's people don't really like to hear these things. Rather than these, what he wants to hear more is the good news and prosperity coming along the way.
Cao Cao said: "On the one hand, it is a residence for the people. The people in the county are mixed with the Xiting, Anxi, Guishang, and the Qiang people in the Western Regions. Their customs and languages are different, so they live separately in many places. After I took office, I caused the people to move and live together. Although
There were some twists and turns, but this was the long-term way. I passed through many areas in Liangzhou, Xizhou, and rushed to Sili. On the road, the people lived separately, so that those who spoke Qiang, those who spoke Xiongnu, and those who spoke Chinese lived in the same place.
Different from the place...this is inappropriate!”
"It is of great benefit to the country that the people should live together and mingle in one place. It is not appropriate to elaborate!"
As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, the ministers fell into discussion, and the temple was extremely noisy. Cao Cao looked at the ministers with some displeasure and said: "I haven't finished speaking, the ministers are not allowed to speak!!" The ministers were wide-eyed.
He closed his eyes and looked at Cao Cao, a little confused and refused to speak... Even the emperor didn't tell his ministers not to discuss it. How dare you, Cao Mengde, do this?
"Where is the guard?!"
"I'm here!"
"Anyone who makes noise in the temple and ignores the Emperor will be killed with a stick!"
"Here you go!"
The temple fell into complete silence. Cao Cao then looked at the emperor and continued to speak: "This matter, secondly, is a matter of officials. Local officials are very arrogant. Although they do not bully the people, their words are bad.
He speaks kind words and curses... The governors of counties and counties are not like this, but the small officials in the local pavilions are often arrogant and unkind to the people... Peace is good, but if there is a disaster, there will be another
Such officials are forcing the people to kill officials and rebel???"
"Therefore, I hope that His Majesty will issue an order and require officials in various counties and counties to strictly investigate this matter and strictly prohibit such behavior."
"The third thing is about livestock. The princes in the temple may know that there are officials under Sinong who are called veterinarians to treat horse diseases... And locally, livestock is very important to the people. I saw it in Liangzhou.
More than two hundred cattle have died due to illness and cannot be eaten, so they can only be thrown away... I hope your majesty will allow you to set up veterinarians in each county to treat livestock diseases!"
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he looked at the emperor and waited for his reply. The emperor did not reply. Instead, he looked at the ministers and asked, "What do you think, gentlemen?"
"No!!"
"No!!"
The ministers objected one after another. Yuan Shao was the first to stand up, looked at Cao Cao, and said: "Let's forget about living together. In this way, it will indeed eliminate the barriers and be of great benefit to the promotion of Yayan. A hundred years later, everyone will speak Yayan."
, It is of great benefit to the country and the people. Veterinary medicine can also be done. Livestock is the most important thing for the people. If there is a veterinarian, it will be a good thing for the people, but this is a good thing for the people..."
"Gong Cao needs to know that only when officials are powerful can they intimidate stupid people. If officials respond with smiles and the people are not afraid of officials, the world will definitely be in chaos! Such measures will harm the face of the Han Dynasty and are even more harmful to the place!" Yuan Shao solemnly said
said.
All the ministers agreed.
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Mr. Yuan... officials should have authority, but this authority does not come from beating, scolding and bullying. Since ancient times, famous officials in the local area have been loved by the people and have great authority. Aren't they all
Is the official prestige obtained by beating and scolding the people? I think that the official prestige is obtained by loving the people, and they abuse and insult the people at will. This is what really damages the face of a man!!
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Hearing what Cao Cao said, Yuan Shao couldn't refute for a while and frowned.
"Mr. Cao! Don't talk nonsense in the temple. If the people live together, wouldn't it make the barbarians indistinguishable and endanger the place? How can talented people go out with the barbarians?"
When Cao Cao heard this, he smiled and said: "You can ask the late Liu Gong, the governor of Jiaozhou, or his beloved disciple about this matter." The man seemed to be strangled by the neck and could not speak.
, the emperor calmly watched the reaction of the ministers, and saw that the ministers were about to quarrel again, he stretched out his hand and said: "What Mr. Cao said is reasonable, I will leave this matter to Mr. Cao to handle... In addition, in this temple,
The ministers can discuss as they please, but Duke Cao cannot scare them with his guards..."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my fault!" Cao Cao quickly lowered his head.
The emperor nodded, ended the court meeting, and walked on the road.
As soon as Yuan Shao walked out of the court meeting, Cao Cao stood in front of him.
"Benchu, why do you avoid seeing your old friends?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.
"It's not necessarily you who avoids me... The day before yesterday, my legs were numb while waiting at the east gate of the city. Did you come to pay attention to me? So you sent your boy to send me away?" Yuan Shao was a little unhappy.
Asked in reply, Cao Cao smiled awkwardly and said: "Don't be upset at first. I also heard about that kid's mess. I beat him up yesterday, and he is still lying at home now! Don't argue with this junior!"
"Of course I don't care about it. The younger generation's affairs will be dealt with by them. My eldest son is currently in the imperial court. If he comes to trouble your son, don't argue with the younger generation!"
"Hahaha, don't worry about that. My Saburo is following me. He is born with supernatural power and cannot be approached by four or five men. I am going to send him to the military academy. There is no way that your eldest son will take an official position under him.
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"Also, my elder brother is already the feudal king of two thousand koku in Japan!"
"My Erlang is in the prince's place, and now he is highly valued!"
"My Shiro is proficient in poetry and has written more than thirty poems. The old scholars in Hongdu School are all amazed by it!"
"I forgot to mention that my Wulang is a young boy, but he is so smart that none of his four brothers can argue with him. This year he passed the official examination and was originally going to go to Taixue. He said Taixue
The professor's knowledge was too simple, so he stayed in the mansion to study! Hahahaha!" Cao Cao laughed loudly and looked at Yuan Shao proudly.
Yuan Shao returned to the mansion with a dark face.
That night, miserable howls were heard again from Yuan Shang's house.