Xun Xu was a very knowledgeable man.
Among the three traitorous ministers, he is probably the most knowledgeable and the smartest.
He is proficient in classics, good at music, proficient in laws, has superb painting skills, knows how to recognize people, can manage government affairs, and can do things.
It can be said that except for not being able to lead troops to fight, all other aspects are top-notch.
It is worth mentioning that Xun Xu’s mother’s surname was Zhong.
She is Zhong Yao's niece and Zhong Hui's cousin. Therefore, Zhong Hui is still Xun Xu's uncle, not a distant relative, but a serious uncle.
When Xun Xu was just ten years old, he went to see Zhong Yao. The old Zhong Yao touched his head and said happily: This child will definitely be comparable to his great-grandfather in the future!
How did Zhong Hui evaluate him at that time?
Oh, that clock will still be nursing.
Xun Xu was indeed very talented. When he was the county magistrate, he was able to ask the local people to sacrifice his life to him. This was an achievement that few ministers could achieve.
When he later held many positions, his political achievements were also quite outstanding.
He served as Shangshu Ling, although he did not reach the point of "nothing in four years" like Pei Xiu. During his term of office, he fulfilled his duties.
The examination of officials below the rank of Shi was conducted to verify their talents, which was done fairly and objectively, and a large number of officials were dismissed.
As for why he was known as a traitor, it was mainly because this person was too smart.
Xun Xu was very good at figuring out his lord's thoughts and knew what to do to please him.
He didn't care about other people's evaluations of himself. He knew that these evaluations could not change anything. On the contrary, the emperor's attitude towards himself could change a lot.
Therefore, when Sima Yan sent him to check on the prince's condition, he greatly praised the prince Sima Zhong, thinking that the prince was an immortal and wise king.
When Sima Yan wanted to remove Jia Nanfeng, he quickly wrote a letter to persuade and retained Jia Nanfeng's position.
He probably saw early on that Sima Yan could not be ruthless enough to remove Jian Nanfeng and Sima Zhong. Through these actions, he became Sima Yan's absolute confidant. He was first appointed as the Supervisor of the Zhongshu, and later as the Secretary of the Secretariat. After his death, he was awarded Situ posthumously.
Cao Mao spared his life mainly because of his talent.
Xun Xu did not disappoint Cao Mao, and quickly brought crucial news.
Seeing Cao Mao's face, Xun Xu quickly showed an angry face.
"Your Majesty!! These traitors, for their own benefit, dare to do things that endanger the people of the world!"
"If you want to govern the world, you must put the people first. Just look at their behavior at this moment and you will know why they were removed!"
"Your Majesty, please hand over this matter to me. I will definitely investigate it thoroughly. I will not let go of anyone involved in this matter, but now is indeed not a good time to eliminate the traitors."
"If we take action now, although the traitors will be eliminated, the temple will be in turmoil again and there will be a lack of manpower in many positions. Disaster relief and other important matters will be affected. We can handle the disaster relief and other important matters first, and then eliminate these traitors in the temple!"
Xun Xu said seriously.
Just looking at his expression at this moment, he really is a loyal and upright minister.
In front of Sima Yan, he could say that Sima Zhong was the foundation of the country, and in front of Cao Mao, he could also say that the people were the foundation of the country.
In short, Xun Xu's reputation all depends on who is sitting in the upper position.
Cao Mao knew this very well.
Cao Mao put away his murderous intent, "What Mr. Xun said is true. The most important thing at the moment is to solve the world's major events. What do you think about disaster relief?"
Xun Xu hurriedly said: "We should set up envoys. In the early days of the Han Dynasty, there were many floods, and we set up envoys to control the floods. Today, the officials who deal with disasters are scattered in Taichang, Shaofu, Shuihengduwei, and various departments under the bureau. It is difficult for each other." Even if we don’t coordinate, it’s hard to avoid someone getting in the way.”
"Not everyone will feel sad when a disaster occurs to the people. There are traitors who will take advantage of the disaster to seek huge profits for themselves. Temples should set up special envoys to separate disaster relief from many departments. Each department should be responsible for arranging for highly respected people. Let people serve as chief officials, and let people with moral integrity and righteousness serve as his subordinates, so as to achieve the effect of timely disaster relief."
"Another point"
Xun Xu was about to speak but stopped.
Cao Mao waved his hand and said, "Just say it and I will pardon you."
Xun Xu then said: "I asked you to set up a permanent disaster envoy. Nowadays, it is temporarily set up after the disaster occurs and then dismissed after the disaster is over. This is very unreasonable. I believe that it is better to prevent disasters than to relieve them. Before many disasters come, it is There will be corresponding omens.”
"Messengers are always there to provide relief when there is a disaster and to prevent it when there is no disaster. This is the right way."
"I hope your majesty will forgive me. I didn't mean anything else."
Xun Xu looked a little panicked.
Cao Mao knows why this is, because the permanent disaster relief department will be misinterpreted by ministers as expecting disasters, or associating it with other aspects. Are you cursing the Wei Dynasty? Why else would you want a permanent department to prevent disasters?
But Cao Mao felt that Xun Xu’s idea was quite good.
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Different departments are set up for different disasters to effectively carry out prevention and control in various places.
The Wei and Jin Dynasties were the periods with the most and most frequent natural disasters.
According to statistics, during the 369 years of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, a total of 619 disasters of various types broke out.
Among them, during the 200 years of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were 304 disasters, an average of 1.25 times a year. Frequent natural disasters caused this temple with already low administrative efficiency to suffer a lot, and the people were in dire straits.
The disaster prevention and relief theories, measures and policies of the Wei and Jin Dynasties were all inherited from the pre-Qin, Qin and Han dynasties. There was neither a systematic and sound disaster relief system and corresponding legal provisions, nor a specialized disaster relief organization and management agency. It is easy for various departments to appear today. Damn it, the disaster relief has been delayed.
The effectiveness of local disaster relief depends almost entirely on the moral sense of officials in the disaster area
The person who made great achievements in this regard in history was the treacherous minister Xun Xu. He once wrote a letter asking the temple to set up special institutions to prevent and respond to disasters.
Cao Mao stroked his chin and suddenly looked up at Xun Xu.
"Mr. Xun, please don't do this thing of supervising the ministers."
"only!"
"Starting from today, the Yushitai will have an additional Chief of Staff, and you will take this position. Set up a department as soon as possible, take over the power of disaster relief and prevention from each department, add relevant laws, and contact the governors in various places through the Yushitai to carry out disaster prevention. All matters related to disaster relief and disaster relief are subordinate to the officials, and you can make your own decisions."
Xun Xu was stunned.
When Gao Rou sent him to the Zhaoyang Palace to look after the Queen Mother, and then sent people to remove the other ministers, he was met with a head-on attack by His Majesty, and he himself was arrested as an important accomplice.
Fortunately, the emperor did not kill him, but took him out of prison and put him in charge of taking care of Sima Zhao. He then recruited Sima Zhao's old subordinates and is now investigating the disaster relief situation.
Xun Xu escaped from death. At this moment, he just wanted to ease the relationship with His Majesty as soon as possible and not to be killed by His Majesty.
He didn't expect that he would be entrusted with an important task by His Majesty.
He hurriedly bowed gratefully to Cao Mao.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!!!"
Cao Mao frowned and said helplessly: "In recent years, disasters have become more and more frequent, but the ministers are afraid that these will implicate themselves, so they dare not speak directly, and even cover up some disasters. You are the first to discover these problems." , who also thought of a solution.”
"This alone is beyond the comparison of other ministers."
"I have high hopes for you. There will definitely be a lot of criticism for this permanent disaster relief department, and disaster relief matters involve many things, including the inaction of officials, the mobilization of food, etc., in this position , you can make great contributions. If you do well, you will be granted the title of Marquis and worship the Three Dukes without any problem, but if you want to make a mistake, it is also easy."
“You just have to change a few numbers to benefit from it.”
"I hope that in the future we can see Duke Xun as the Third Duke, instead of Xun Xu as a prisoner."
Xun Xu's face was extremely solemn, and he bowed again.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will live up to Your Majesty. If one of your subordinates makes a mistake, I can beheaded!"
Cao Mao finally felt relieved.
In terms of talent reserves, Wei State is really far ahead of Shu and Wu. There is no shortage of talents in all aspects, even in terms of generals.
There is only one Jiang Wei in Shu, and his tactics and tactics have been figured out by the Wei people.
However, Wei Guo could change different lineups to fight against Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei had no way to see through Wei Guo's tactics and personnel.
As for today's Yongliang, Chen Tai is of course a top talent, but he was able to defeat Jiang Wei in history mainly because he was too familiar with Jiang Wei, but Jiang Wei despised him, thinking that he was just a "support" and could not Deal with yourself alone, and then give away your advantage all at once.
While the two were discussing this issue, a person hurriedly walked into the Tai Chi Hall.
"His Majesty."
Zhong Hui saluted Cao Mao, and then saw Xun Xu standing aside.
He immediately frowned and asked displeasedly: "Why are you here?"
Xun Xu, with a dark face, saluted Zhong Hui, "Greetings to Mr. Zhong."
Zhong Hui looked at Cao Mao and said seriously: "Your Majesty, this son has little virtue and likes to make slanderous remarks. Don't trust him easily."
Being humiliated by Zhong Hui in person, Xun Xu did not dare to refute a word.
Although they are relatives, the relationship between the two is very bad.
The two of them often played dirty tricks. Xun Xu had a sword worth millions, which he kept with Zhong Hui's mother.
Zhong Hui was good at writing letters, so he imitated Xun Xu's handwriting and wrote to his mother to take the sword away and not return it after taking it away.
Xun Xu knew that Zhong Hui had done it, but he had no choice but to let him take it away. Later, Zhong Hui spent tens of millions to build a house. After it was completed, the decoration was very exquisite and gorgeous, and he had not had time to move.
Xun Xu was very good at painting, so he went secretly and painted Zhong Yao in the house, with lifelike clothes and appearance. Zhong Hui and Zhong Yu saw the painting after entering the house, and they were very sad. The house was left vacant and they could not move in.
Cao Mao smiled and shook his head, "Shiji, don't be like this, why are you here in such a hurry? But what happened?"
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