It's not that Liu Bei didn't want to promote Chen Deng, but Chen Deng repeatedly declined. Over time, Liu Bei also understood that Chen Deng was the kind of talented person who was bound by his family, so he mostly gave generous gifts instead of repeatedly hoping to promote Chen Deng to Chang'an. After taking up important positions, he selected capable ones from among Chen Deng's uncles and brothers to be promoted to prefects.
I have to say that Chen Gui's education is good, and the descendants of Chen's generation in Xiapi are pretty good, but Liu Bei still feels a little pity for Chen Deng.
At the beginning of this year, Liu Bei was very happy when he found out that Chen Deng had changed his mind. Even if he didn't explicitly ask Chen Deng to go back and be ready to be transferred to an important position, he gave a hint.
In fact, Liu Bei's initial plan was to transfer Chen Deng directly to Chang'an, but Chen Xi rejected it. Speaking of the transfer of civil servants, although Chen Xi was needed, Chen Xi was basically not stuck. Just check the box and you're done.
However, Chen Xi refused that time. Chen Xi told Liu Beiming that Chen Deng was not suitable for Chang'an.
"I don't deny Chen Yuanlong's talent, but he is not suitable for Chang'an. Now he wants to come to Chang'an. It is more because he was hit and thought that there was no hope for the family's revival, so he gave up on himself. The ability he can exert here will definitely not be up to the standard. To the limit." Chen Xi said helplessly.
It's not like he hasn't seen what Chen Deng is like. In terms of intelligence and vision, they are no worse than Ju Shou's level. Those are the parameters of a top counselor, but what about his character?
What kind of mind does Ju teach you, and what kind of mind does Chen Deng have? There is a fundamental difference in the limits that the same parameters can achieve, and these are the things top advisers fight for.
Although Chen Xi says that he is a middle-aged man, Chen Xi's own material can be considered as a thousand-mile horse even if he has not only a thousand years of wisdom and experience, but after Chen Xi rises to power, beating the world's ministers is like beating his son. The fundamental reason is The difference lies in the height of the station.
You don’t even dare to think about the things I do, so how can you defeat me?
This is also Chen Deng's problem. What this guy has always wanted is for the Chen family to grow. It is best to overthrow the Yingchuan Chen family and become the new originator of the Chen family. But starting from this point, it is impossible. Just like studying, with the same talent, always striving to be the best in the world, even if you can't become one, will be better than always striving to muddle along.
Therefore, in Chen Xi's view, what the Chen family in Xiapi did was a trap. They forced themselves to make their own family unable to escape from that circle. They aimed at taking advantage of the feudal lords and splitting the soil and dividing the grass. You are really a guy like you who aims at strengthening the family. Can someone who targets his own family catch up? Especially in terms of qualifications, you may not be as qualified as these people.
Liu Bei understood what Chen Xi meant and was a little helpless. He also understood that it was indeed the case. Chen Deng was just over-struck and gave up on himself. He didn't really want to work here. He just wanted to hang out.
"If Mr. Xuande really wants to cheer up Chen Yuanlong, simply let him go to the Western Regions to be Sima Boda's deputy. That is an opportunity. Just like I agree that Boda is there to give trouble to other aristocratic families, Chen Yuanlong can also do it. Go and release the water, he will be extremely active there, work harder than in Xuzhou, and may even work until he dies in office." Chen Xi said with a half-sneer.
Liu Bei was silent for a moment after hearing this. Indeed, if Chen Deng were to come over, two guys who put their family first would definitely be able to work hard to death.
However, Liu Bei refused. After all, Chen Deng had known him for so many years and had always been the governor of Xuzhou. How could he be sent to the Western Regions to serve as Sima Zhongda's deputy.
Chen Xi laughed at Liu Bei and said yes, believe it or not, I sent this news to Chen Yuanlong, and then sent a piece of black information about Sima Zhongda of the Western Regions doing national affairs during the day and wiping out the family at night to Xuzhou. Chen Yuanlong was sure of it himself. Want to go.
Liu Bei had nothing to say. What to say about this possibility? Even though it was a bit of a slap in the face, even Liu Bei thought it was very possible. Chen Deng was truly the representative of the family's interests first. Going to the Western Regions would have too obvious advantages in building a family. He will also solve all the things that the Chen family has been unable to handle before, so as long as he receives this material, Chen Deng will definitely go.
Let alone being demoted by half a rank, Chen Deng would be happy even if he was demoted a little further. Compared with changing the official title, the family interests are more important in Chen Deng's eyes, and if he goes there, he can truly transform the family. Once established, as long as a small country can be established, it will not be a loss.
Liu Bei was also choked by Chen Xi. In the end, he could only say angrily, Chen Xi, please find a suitable position for me, but he also agreed with Chen Xi's idea in his heart. Chen Deng is not suitable to come to the Central Committee. That guy needs to go to a suitable place. The place.
Chen Xi smiled and clicked on the southwest corner, indicating that he would move Yizhou to be the governor and serve as a transfer point for the Southwest War. He directly told Chen Deng that there would be the same demand there, and Chen Deng would do the rest by himself. Zhang Song was transferred to the Jiangnan area to take over Lu Su's work, and then transferred Lu Su back. Yes, the most important thing was to transfer Lu Su back.
Chen Xi can hardly stand this kind of life anymore. Although Zhuge Liang is said to be able to work, there are really too few people in the entire political yuan who can work. Although Xun Yun and Xun Ji are said to be useful, they are not Xun Yu and Xun You. , there is an obvious gap in experience and sophistication.
In addition, Jia Xu and Guo Jia were half-assed in dealing with internal affairs, and Zhao Yun relied on Liu Ye to manage the Shangji and agricultural taxes. Even Chen Xi didn't have any good ideas for this kind of purely numerical thing, so only Liu Ye could do it. I can't move at all.
Sun Qian was building roads, and at the end of the year Mi Zhu wanted to recruit people to re-register the members of the Chamber of Commerce. Man Chong and Xun Yue were still sorting out the laws. Jian Yong was arrested to compile history books, compile pre-Qin literature and history, reorganize classics, and prepare to collect and burn all existing books. For the record.
None of these things can stop, so that the only people Chen Xi can use are big and small cats. Although Zhuge Liang is very capable, he is still a human being. Even if he is not a man, he must look at his age. Besides, Zhuge Liang I got married two years ago, so it’s time for me to take a break lately.
But looking at the current situation, maybe Zhuge Liang will continue to work overtime at the Political Yuan the day before the wedding. Chen Xi has some conscience about this, so he can only find a pitiful way to recall Lu Su, at least to get him back. There is a worker for every one.
When Chen Xi's words came to the matter of calling Lu Su back, Liu Bei understood Chen Xi's thoughts. Although it was still summer at that time, Chen Xi was not as miserable as he is now, but what did Chen Zichuan do to prepare for a rainy day? Needless to say? Of course, you must arrange other people's work in advance, so that you can steadily promote the long-term development of the entire society while fishing.
Although Liu Bei wanted to complain about this, Chen Xi's logic was so clear that Liu Bei was unable to refute it. In addition, Chen Xi's treatment was beneficial to the three of them, so Liu Bei just mocked Chen Xi a few words and agreed to this. thing.
Naturally, even if the appointment letter has not been issued yet, Chen Deng, Zhang Song and other well-informed people already know that they will be transferred for a lifetime, and even know where they want to be transferred because of their respective methods.
When Chen Deng came to Chang'an to make plans, he couldn't help but bring a few live Yellow River carps to visit Chen Xi as a token of gratitude. As for giving other things, come on, Chen Deng thought about it for a while, but he didn't expect that Chen Xi would lack anything.
Give some gold, silver, jewelry, calligraphy, painting, antiques, etc.? Come on, the names of the five wealthy businessmen combined are not as thick as Chen Xi’s own arm. Why spend money to bribe Chen Xi? This is already one of the biggest jokes in the world. As for calligraphy and painting antiques, Chen Deng does have them, but Chen Xi’s hobbies for such things are very ordinary. In fact, the entire Central Plains now knows that Chen Xi’s hobbies are rather weird.
It seems that Chen Xi has no interest in those so-called gadgets that appeal to both refined and popular tastes, those that stimulate pleasure, and those yellow and white things that ordinary people like very much. The only thing that can be called an interest is probably food, so Chen Deng passed by When we were on the Yellow River, we happened to come across some live Yellow River carp, so we brought a few of them to us.
Then on the same day, Chen Xi chopped up the big carp from the Yellow River, cooked it, and ate it.
Chen Xi would not refuse things like giving him food. There was no way he could refuse favors in the Central Plains. Chen Deng ate the fish he caught.
And Chen Deng never thought about buying Chen Xi with a few fish. This was just a joke. He brought a few fish just to thank Chen Xi for saying a few words to him, even if Chen Xi's words contained some meaning. He demeaned himself, but Chen Deng admitted that he was such a person.
Do you really think Chen Deng doesn't know what's going on with him? I know, but some things really can’t be solved by just acknowledging the mistakes and correcting them. Just as everyone knows that if they take good care of themselves, the world will be close to great harmony, but can’t they still take good care of it?
It is difficult for humans to understand each other, and it is also difficult not to cause trouble to others. After all, this is the shortcoming of social creatures.
As for Zhang Song, Liu Ye will accompany him, but after Lu Su returns in a few days, Lu Su will meet Zhang Song in person, and then pass on all his experience in governing Jiangnan to Liu Ye.
Different from other times when you would take an edict and go to the local area to take office, and then local officials would hand over the work on the spot. Now there is no need to do that at all, and there is no need to lead troops to hand over the work as before, and even if you lead the troops, you will be Possibility of getting rid of it.
It's not Chen Xi's boast now. While the central government has blocked the logistics lifeline of most places, it has also blocked the military power of almost all places. It is constantly demobilized and released, allowing the imperial power represented by Liu Bei to continuously invade local places.
During the local power vacuum period after the aristocratic family was eliminated, and before other problems arose, the methods Chen Xi had previously reserved had already formed a new grassroots system.
Although a large part of this is Liu Bei's ability. Without Liu Bei, Chen Xi would not be able to be so fluent, but in any case, the problem of imperial power not extending to the county has been solved.
