"I've heard that Chen Shangshu is very handsome and looks better than Song Yu. I'm afraid even Song Yu is far behind."
"It's so beautiful. As a man, my heart skips a beat when I see it. I have a bold idea..."
"Please put away your bold ideas. Attacking an official is a capital offense."
The idiom "heartbeat" comes from "Nine Debates" by Song Yu, a famous handsome man in ancient times during the Warring States Period. It refers to the scene in front of you.
Although the Han people did not know how good-looking Song Yu was, today, they have seen how handsome a person can be.
It is said that Duke Wen of the Song Dynasty was spotted by his grandmother because he was too beautiful. Even though he was unwilling in every possible way, he still couldn't make his grandmother become a licking dog. He obtained a country and became the king of it.
Looking at it today, if Song Wengong was as handsome as Chen Shangshu, it would be no wonder that Mrs. Xianggong did what he did.
Seeing the people around him gathering around and the young girls on the street getting ready to make a move, Chen Mu turned a blind eye and returned to the carriage. The guards around him surrounded the carriage and escorted him away.
Liu Bei frowned, pursed his lips together, and his mustache and chin beard seemed to be connected. The expression on his face was full of anger, unwillingness and discomfort.
He wanted to stop him and take him back. But since the fourth brother dealt with it this way, he must have his reasons. Liu Bei decided to wait for an explanation from the fourth brother.
"Thank you so much for saving me."
At this moment, Ding Yuan's soldiers came forward to express their thanks.
Only then did Liu Bei come back to his senses and looked at the man carefully. He saw that he was eight feet tall, broad-shouldered and round-waisted, and powerful, but his face was very young. He looked about twenty years old.
"As an official, I should enforce the law impartially, but it's a pity... By the way, I don't know the name of this strong man?"
"My name is Zhang Liao of Yanmen, and my courtesy name is Wenyuan."
Zhang Liao bowed his hands and said, "Now I am working under the governor Ding's account."
"I see."
Liu Bei nodded and said softly: "In this case, when you go to the battlefield, you must kill more enemies and make achievements as soon as possible, so that you can be a man."
Zhang Liao was quite excited and said: "I also know that your envoy is famous. He asked for the Yellow Turban to conquer Zhang Chun. His reputation for benevolence and righteousness is known all over the world. It is a great blessing for Liao to see you today."
"Okay, okay."
Liu Bei said happily: "If you have anything in the future, just come to me. I am Henan Yin now, and I am in Luoyang."
Since Zhang Liao still had a mission, the two stopped chatting and dispersed.
The motorcade continued to move forward, following the flow of people, slowly passing through the Middle East Gate and entering the inner city of Luoyang.
Although there was a constant flow of people in the inner city, the number of people was much smaller than in the outer city. After about ten minutes from the east gate to the south gate, they finally arrived at the door of Chen Mu's house.
Chen Mu got out of the car and asked Dian Wei to settle the guards brought by Liu Bei. He led Liu Bei into the house. The two of them reached the courtyard, but Liu Bei did not go in.
"Fourth brother, we brothers haven't seen each other for more than half a year. Why don't we sit down and have a chat and talk about our concerns."
Liu Bei made suggestions.
Chen Mu smiled: "Then sit under the tree."
There is a huge ginkgo tree in the yard, and there are stone tables and chairs under the tree. Chen Mu asked a stonemason to polish and carve it.
Because sitting on the knees for a long time is not good for the body, Chen Mu introduced tables and chairs in Qingzhou. However, in order to comply with etiquette and prevent anyone from objecting, the tables and chairs were stipulated that they could only be used at home. If guests came, they still had to use mats to sit on their knees. This way
It is in line with etiquette.
The two sat down, and Liu Bei couldn't wait to say: "Fourth brother, why did you just..."
Chen Mu sighed: "Brother, you have just arrived in Luoyang and you don't understand the situation yet. Zhao Zhong is extremely powerful and has won the favor of the emperor. If you offend him, our brothers' life may not be easy."
Liu Bei was righteous and awe-inspiring: "These fortunate ministers and sons have entered the society with honor and favor, but they do not want to repay the emperor. They bully the good all day long. They are really in vain. We, aspiring people, see this situation and this scene, and naturally we cannot let it go.
, we should learn from Yuan Ligong, support justice, and get rid of these black sheep for the sake of the country."
Duke Li of Yuan Dynasty was Li Ying. When Zhang Rang's younger brother Zhang Shuo served as the magistrate of Yewang County in Hanoi, he was greedy, cruel, cruel and unscrupulous, killing pregnant women. The people of Yewang County paid tribute to Zhang Shuo, who was the Sili Xiaowei at that time.
Li Ying complained, and Li Ying broke into Zhang Rang's house, captured Zhang Shuo, and brought him to justice. From then on, the eunuch's relatives and friends no longer dared to be lawless.
Chen Mu said helplessly: "My eldest brother doesn't know something. At that time, Yuanli was serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the Division and was in charge of seven counties in the capital. The case of Zhang Shuo was within his jurisdiction."
"I am Henan Yin, and this robbery case should also be within my jurisdiction."
Liu Bei was dissatisfied.
Although Captain Sili is Henan Yin's superior, the problem is that this matter happened in Luoyang, which belongs to Henan Yin, so why can't he take care of it.
Chen Mu explained: "The eldest brother considers himself Henan Yin, can he be awarded the Silver Seal?"
"this......"
Liu Bei groaned, "I haven't gone to get it yet."
In the past, when the emperor issued an edict to promote him, the official seal and belt came with the edict.
Now that he has come to Luoyang to serve as a capital official, he naturally has to arrive in Luoyang to receive it.
Chen Mu shook his head and said: "This is the root of the problem. The eldest brother has just resigned from the post of Jinan Prime Minister and has not yet received the Henan Yin. He needs to wait until tomorrow to enter the palace to meet the king and receive the official seal at the Shaofu before he can be called an official.
.At this moment, Big Brother is just in vain. If he acts recklessly, not only will he not be able to punish the evil, but he will not even be able to protect himself. This is why I stopped Big Brother."
Liu Bei was shocked: "Is there such a thing?"
Chen Mu sighed and said: "Being an official in Luoyang is not as simple as serving in another place. It is full of twists and turns and is very complicated. If you are not careful, you may fall into someone else's trap and be tricked by someone else. I just came to Luoyang.
It is also like walking on thin ice, the officialdom has been ups and downs for a long time, and we have taken many risks to reach where we are today."
In fact, Chen Mu was not walking on thin ice.
When fighting in official circles, you must first have political opponents and fight for power and gain.
Nowadays, most of the power is in the hands of the emperor. Most of the things that the Shangshutai has to deal with are trivial matters, mainly the management of people's livelihood in various places.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although he has overlapping powers with other departments, Chen Mu sized up the situation and did not compete with other departments for power. Instead, he made many friends and did not fall into political struggles.
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This was the middle-of-the-road approach he made after confirming that Emperor Han Ling had taken some tiger and wolf medicine.
In the final analysis, the power struggle is not only about attacking political opponents, but also about successfully promoting one's own ideas.
Otherwise, without political demands, this kind of struggle would actually be meaningless.
Unless you are qualified to compete for a certain official position.
But Chen Mu had little qualifications and was not convinced by others. Secondly, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty would not let him be promoted so quickly.
So as long as you don't offend others and interfere with other people's interests, they won't be so stupid as to take the initiative to trouble you, unless you are jealous of villains like Wang Yun when you were still weak.
It's a pity. If the emperor could live longer, a man as lazy as Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty would definitely be willing to delegate power to him and leave the country to Chen Mu to govern.
When the time comes, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty will be the emperor and take control of the military. Chen Mu will be the prime minister and govern the people's livelihood. It will be a good thing.
As the saying goes, character determines destiny.
If you are lazy and playful, do not take care of your body, you will not live long.
After listening to Chen Mu's words, Liu Bei sighed: "I didn't expect the situation in Luoyang to be so complicated. I almost acted recklessly today and almost killed my fourth brother."
Chen Mu smiled: "It doesn't matter that I was dismissed from office. It's just that my eldest brother cares about the people of the world and his heart to serve the country must not fall into the hands of those treacherous villains. When encountering things in the future, you have to think twice before acting.
Don’t be impulsive.”
"I see."
Liu Bei nodded to express his understanding.
That night, the two brothers had a long talk, rested their feet together, and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, Liu Bei entered the palace to meet the saint.
Under the leadership of Chen Mu, the two entered through the Zhuque Gate.
Wang Jun, an old friend at the palace gate, was waiting to greet Liu Bei early. When he saw Liu Bei, he smiled and waved.
In fact, Liu Bei is not a person who discriminates against others. He is a passionate young man with relatively normal views.
Although Wang Jun was an eunuch, he had never done any bad things, so Liu Bei would certainly not refuse to be friends with him.
Seeing Liu Bei coming, Wang Jun smiled and said: "Xuande, long time no see."
When old friends met, Liu Bei went up to hold Wang Jun's hand and said cordially: "Brother Xiang Heng, I miss you so much after we said goodbye last time."
The two of them talked and laughed and walked to the palace.
Along the way, Liu Bei looked at the magnificent and tall palace buildings, just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. He was amazed and kept exclaiming.
Some people say that the beauty of the Qin and Han Dynasties is magnificence. For example, the famous Epang Palace and Weiyang Palace in Chang'an were both extremely tall and magnificent. Not only did they cover a large area, but the height of the palace itself was more than three feet, which is comparable to an ordinary city wall.
But these are palace buildings, and folk buildings cannot be said to be magnificent. They are just ordinary houses. After all, the emperor has money to repair the palace, but the common people do not have the money to build such a big house.
Wang Jun introduced: "This is Luoyang Nangong. There was a fire in Nangong last year. The emperor spent more than one billion to repair it. Now it has a brand new look."
Liu Bei's face turned green when he heard this. It costs more than one billion to build a house. This is not building a house. It's just using money to pile up houses.
Seeing his strange expression, Chen Mu explained: "Nangong is built too high, and even a thunderstorm may bring down the house. The main halls are close to each other, and if a fire breaks out, it can easily spread, so it is not worth building a palace with more than one billion yuan."
There are more than ten houses instead of one. There is nothing we can do about it."
"I see."
Liu Bei reluctantly nodded. If it cost so much money to build a palace, he would probably doubt his life.
In fact, Nangong was plagued by disasters. In the second year of Zhongping (185), a fire broke out, and Nangong was almost destroyed.
How did Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty solve the problem in history?
He ordered to collect a land tax of ten yuan per mu from all over the world, and to procure timber and patterned stones from Taiyuan, Hedong, and Didao counties to build palaces.
As we all know, the subsequent result was that the hasty increase in taxes without reducing the burden caused a backlash, leading to wars and civil unrest in various places, which can be regarded as indirectly causing the scene at the end of the Han Dynasty.
It was just that Chen Mu cleverly collected taxes in this life, reduced the burden on the people, and raised the taxes. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had money, so there was no need to bother the people to complete the palace repairs.
Moving forward, the three of them soon arrived at the West Garden next to the White Tiger Gate.