Regarding the issue of ownership of Qingzhou.
Cao Ang and Kong Rong reached a consensus.
It was decided to sideline and abolish Jiao He, the governor of Qingzhou at this time, and replace him with someone Cao Ang liked, which would help the Cao family completely control Qingzhou.
On the premise of such consensus.
The next half hour.
The atmosphere of the conversation can be said to be quite harmonious.
The two people, who are actually a generation apart, held a friendly meeting in the study room on how to deprive Jiao He of his power, how to transform Qingzhou's county structure, and how to prompt local forces at all levels to change their tribunals. They shared many details with each other. Secret consultations were held.
Cao Ang is the representative of strength. He holds strong hard power in his hands. Wherever the soldiers point and the blades go, almost no one can resist his pressure.
Kong Rong is the representative of local officials.
Compared with Cao Ang's hard power, he obviously has an advantage in soft power. What is the breakthrough point and which direction should he start to disintegrate the opposition forces? Who is more knowledgeable than the locals?
In this way, the inside should be combined with the outside.
It is difficult for Jiao He not to give up even if he wants to. It is a certainty that Qingzhou and Yanzhou will become one.
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Half an hour later.
The sky was getting dark, and the wind and snow suddenly became stronger. Even if the doors and windows of the study were closed, gusts of cold wind still roared in through the gaps.
Kong Rong couldn't help but shudder.
Saw this situation.
Cao Ang couldn't help but stand up, cupped his hands to Kong Rong, and then said with a warm smile.
"Mr. Wen Ju, it's getting late, and the cold and gloomy atmosphere here is heavy. I think we can stop talking here for today, and we will discuss it in detail another day. What do you think?"
Such words fell into Kong Rong's ears, and they were like the sounds of nature, making him feel as if he had been granted amnesty.
Dangjiu stood up with him.
After tightening his clothes, he smiled dryly and said to Cao Ang: "I used to deal with official documents in the government office, and the study is not often used, so I didn't think of asking my servants to prepare the fire."
"But just as Zixiu said, it's getting late and you've come a long way. It's time to rest early. Everything will go according to what you and I just said."
"You want to elect someone as soon as possible, and I will put him on the stage for you!"
This is something the two of them have agreed on long ago.
So Cao Ang nodded to express his understanding.
But just when he was about to open the door and go out, like a stroke of genius, an idea flashed in his mind, and he immediately turned around and asked Kong Rong.
"Mr. Wen Ju, although Qingzhou is not that big, it still has six counties and more than sixty cities and towns in each county. If you want to keep these six counties and dozens of counties running as before, you will need a large number of officials from top to bottom."
"And if we want to make Qingzhou prosperous and ensure stability, we need more talents. Only by flooding the place with a large number of talents can we achieve long-term governance."
"It's just that given the current situation in Qingzhou, it has experienced repeated wars and plunders. A large number of talented and knowledgeable people have fled to other states and counties to avoid the disaster of war, leaving the state empty of capable people and people with lofty ideals."
Speaking of which.
Cao Ang paused briefly.
Then he sincerely asked for advice: "If it takes three to five years, these talented people who have taken refuge in other states and counties will naturally gradually return to their hometowns, but now time is tight and we really can't wait so long."
"Although there are many capable people under my Cao family, they are only adequate to manage Yanyu and Yuzhou. We really can't find more people to manage Qingzhou."
"Wenju is highly respected for his public morality and has a good reputation. He has been in Qingzhou for a long time, so he must be familiar with the situation. Is there any clever solution or good solution?"
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There is a shortage of talent and weak management.
This is exactly the problem that troubled Cao Ang before.
If this problem is not solved, we must rely on local forces to govern ourselves, and officials must be selected from local clan forces.
This is not what Cao Ang wants to see.
After all, if local officials have fewer clan backgrounds, the Cao family can have closer control over Qingzhou.
After Kong Rong heard Cao Ang's inquiry.
First he was stunned.
Then he frowned slightly, put his right hand on his chin, and stroked his beard twice from time to time. The other hand was behind his back, and his fingers were waving unconsciously.
He looked like he was deep in thought.
After so long.
Kong Rong put down his right hand, then raised his head to look at Cao Ang, and stated in a gentle but powerful tone.
"Zixiu! I understand what you mean, but in terms of available people, I don't have many people under my command. I really can't find many available people."
"Moreover, Qingzhou has been suffering from fatigue for a long time, wars have occurred frequently, counties are in dilapidated state, and talents have fled south or west. These are all facts. If you want to think of ideas from these aspects, you will not be able to do it for a while."
Just when Cao Ang gave up hope and thought that Kong Rong, as a local official, had nothing to do, Kong Rong suddenly changed the subject.
"But although I can't do anything, there is a person who can solve your current dilemma. If you can go to see him in person and persuade him with words."
"At that time, he could recruit as many talents as you wanted with a wave of his hand or a letter, and it would be more than enough to enrich the counties of Qingzhou!"
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The words just fell.
Cao Ang's eyes suddenly lit up.
A look of excitement flashed across his face.
Kong Rong can be regarded as a somewhat virtuous person, and he cannot talk nonsense and exaggerate. Since he said so, there must be some basis for it.
Think of this.
Cao Ang immediately raised his hand and asked: "Who is he? He has such great magical powers. He must be a famous person in the world. I hope you can give me some advice!"
Kong Rong had a mysterious smile on his face.
The answer was not immediately revealed.
Instead, he led Cao Ang quickly to the main desk in the study, then pulled out a map from the table and spread it out in front of Cao Ang.
"Does Zixiu know if Kang Chenggong is right?"
Cao Ang hesitated for a moment, his thoughts flashed by, and then he nodded quickly.
"Are you talking about Zheng Kangcheng, who is famous all over the world, his voice spreads all over the world, he is famous for hundreds of schools of thought, his knowledge is as vast as the sea, and he is known as a scholar of heaven and earth?"
Seeing that Cao Ang knows this person.
Kong Rong nodded slightly with satisfaction.
Then he clicked on the map with Gaomi County, which is located in Beihai Kingdom, and explained to Cao Ang.
"Kang Chenggong is famous all over the world. He has devoted his life to studying knowledge. He has countless disciples and countless talents who have come out of his teachings."
"Now he lives in seclusion in Gaomi County. He writes books every day and studies the classics of various schools. He does not care about worldly affairs and does not care about fame and fortune."
"If Zixiu can go to Gaomi County in person, there is no need to do much. As long as you can make Duke Kang Cheng relent, he can recruit a group of disciples for you."
"Even if these students are thousands of miles away, most of them will return to Qingzhou. By then, won't the dilemma of Qingzhou having no talented people be solved?"
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Listen to Kong Rong talk about the future.
Cao Ang did not show the same excitement and joy as before when he heard the answer.
The master behind Gein's answer is too difficult.
The so-called Zheng Kangcheng is Zheng Xuan.
This is a serious and top-notch scholar. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is famous all over the world and is famous all over the world. The description is very appropriate.
First of all, Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi are brothers. They studied together under the great Confucian Ma Rong, and each achieved success in his studies.
With Lu Zhi's current identity and status, Zheng Xuan can be equal to him. From this, we can know that the status of Duke Kang Cheng is definitely not bad.
besides.
Before Zheng Xuan became a disciple of Ma Rong, he had studied under several big names, and his research directions were different, and he had achieved success in all of them.
Zheng Xuan was extremely good at ancient Chinese classics, prophecies, mathematics, and even astronomy and meteorology.
He is a well-deserved polygon master who combines the strengths of hundreds of experts, is comprehensively developed, and is fully proficient in polygons.
Later generations have a very high opinion of this big man.
It is believed that Zheng Xuan devoted his life to annotating Confucian classics, using both modern classics and ancient classics, and drawing on the strengths of both. The ancient cultural heritage he compiled brought Confucian classics into a small unification era with him.
The Tang, Song and other dynasties all highly praised him, respecting him as their forefather and worthy of enjoying the Confucius Temple. From this, we can know the status and strength of Zheng Xuan.
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So what Kong Rong said is not false.
As long as Zheng Xuan is willing to come forward, even if it is just to write a few letters, there is no need to recruit him to his subordinates.
It's enough to solve the problems Cao Ang encountered.
After all, there are countless students and disciples under his sect, and thousands of them exist at the same time. This is a normal situation, let alone those who have already graduated or have graduated halfway.
Even if we exclude those who cannot be contacted, or whose knowledge is average, who only work in name, and those who are old, sick, and dead, we can find two to three hundred people for Cao Ang.
It was all between talking and laughing.
Not to mention that the current batch of Cao Ang's first batch does not have such a big talent gap. A few dozen are enough.
But that's where the problem lies.
High rewards mean high difficulty.
To convince this person, the level of difficulty was simply higher than a mountain. Cao Ang even felt that he could not get Zheng Xuan to cooperate unless he used the threat of force.
After all, the records in history books are clear and clear.
Zheng Xuan and Zheng Kangcheng were indifferent to fame and wealth, and did not like anything about fame and wealth. This was not written deliberately to highlight his reputation as a clean stream.
Zheng Xuan is indeed indifferent to fame and fortune!
He didn't like being an official at all. Even Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty asked him to go to Luoyang to be an official several times, but Zheng Xuan ignored him.
Various big shots in the court wanted to invite him to come out, but Zheng Xuan just refused.
Later, when General He Jin came to power, he was asked to serve as an official in Beijing. The county officials forced him to leave, and Zheng Xuan had to leave.
As a result, after meeting with He Jin that day, before He Jin could grant him an official position, the old comrade packed up his belongings and ran away secretly the next day.
This shows the purity of his mind.
That's the kind of person.
What method can Cao Ang use to persuade him to cooperate willingly?
This was what troubled Cao Ang, and it was also the reason why the joy on his face disappeared after he got the exact answer.
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There was silence in the study for a while.
Such a weird atmosphere.
Kong Rong also noticed the slightly hesitant look on Cao Ang's face.
I just thought about it for a moment.
You already know where the joints are.
He immediately suppressed the smile on his face, brushed his broad sleeves, then sighed and persuaded in a leisurely and calm voice.
"Zixiu, Duke Kang Cheng doesn't like things involving wealth and wealth, and he is even more indifferent to threats of force. If you use force to force him, you may be able to make him submit for a while, but in the end he will alienate you and run away."
"So if you want to get him to help, you have to persuade him with words, reason with him, and move him emotionally to make him willing."
"I know this is not easy, but it is the most possible, fastest and most convenient way to achieve it at the moment. Compared to the others who have nothing to do, this is actually the only best option left at the moment."
"So in my opinion, Zixiu might as well think of a rhetorical strategy before setting off for Gaomi. It would be great to give it a bold try at that time. If it works, it would be great. If it doesn't work, let's find another way."
Kong Rong gave advice very seriously.
Such mature words.
Cao Ang couldn't help but nod his head.
"What Mr. Wen Ju said is true. I will plan this trip carefully before setting off. No matter what, I have to earn a few disciples from Mr. Kang Cheng."
Cao Ang said so.
But actually I was already thinking about it in my mind.
If it is really impossible to convince the old comrade Zheng Xuan, then should I be tied up or not?
Is the main purpose of this trip to Gaomi to persuade him to recruit students, or is it better to pack Zheng Xuan together and take him away with him as master and disciple?
After all, Zheng Xuan seems to have lived a long life.
He is about sixty-five years old this year. According to the trend of history, he can live for at least another eight years. Such a long period of time is enough for Cao Ang to unite the thirteen states in the world.
So kidnapping by force is not impossible.
After all, although the strong twisting melon is not sweet, it can quench your thirst. If you spend some time and improve the varieties, it will be sweet even if it is not sweet.
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After this matter was agreed upon.
Cao Ang did not stay in the study any longer.
He and Kong Rong left the house one after the other, exchanged a few polite words, and then left in separate directions.
Just walked a few steps.
Cao Ang suddenly stopped, then turned to look at Kong Rong's back that was gradually moving away and disappearing, with a somewhat thoughtful look on his face.
have to say.
Kong Wenju, an old boy, really worked hard after deciding his position and choosing to switch to the Cao family.
Whether it is giving ideas or giving suggestions, there is no secret at all, and it can be said that there is no reservation.
This really brought a lot of help to Cao Ang.
Although he knew that the fundamental reason why Kong Rong spared no effort was to support Cao Ang's words.
The hope of killing the traitor Dong and rescuing the emperor's officials made Kong Rong, a royalist, see the light.
But Cao Ang still thought about it.
In the future, if Kong Rongruo had a fundamental conflict with the Cao family's ideas, he would even change from a die-hard supporter to an opponent and critic.
Then maybe for the sake of today's incident, he should be spared a small life. This is a reward for those who work hard for the Cao family.
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