A simple residential house is located in Xicheng, Luoyang.
The courtyard was dilapidated and had a strong earthy smell.
Several young people were sitting in the courtyard, raising their heads and looking at their chief officer blankly.
Xun Xu sat in front of them, looking very calm.
"Everyone, from now on, this will be my official residence as the Prime Minister of Bizhongcheng."
Several young people looked at the layout around them, and their hearts suddenly became cold.
Are we going to work in a place like this from now on? ?
Pei Kai was sitting in the middle of many young scholars. At this moment, he couldn't help but doubt, could my brother trick me? ?
Just with this mansion, you can guarantee that I will make great achievements? ?
Xun Xu looked at the many young people in front of him. He chuckled and said, "I know what you are thinking."
"His Majesty said, let me choose a place as my official residence."
“I hand-picked this place.”
"Does anyone know the reason?"
None of the young people answered.
Xun Xu then said: "Actually, it's very simple. The place here is large and open. In the future, the scale of our mansion will increase, so we don't have to worry about not having enough space. In addition, it is close to the city gate, which is convenient for us to go out to do business, and the roads are wide, so we can get there in time." In and out.”
"Of course, this is also to prove that our new sect is different from the original ones."
"We can endure hardship. For the great cause of the world and to assist His Majesty, we can abandon our greed and live in a simple place, but we can make greater contributions than the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty!"
I have to say that Xun Xu, as a traitor, was very eloquent.
His words quickly raised the spirits of several scholars.
When Xun Xu selected people this time, he chose young people with talents and ambitions. He didn't want any of the old ministers.
At first, the ministers in the temple were curious when they learned that the emperor had set up a new residence.
They are not afraid that the emperor will set up a new palace to seize their power, because the people in the new palace are from aristocratic families. With a new institution, there is an extra place for the wealthy families to suck blood. How can the ministers object?
Even if the emperor wants to set up an organization to eradicate the wealthy families tomorrow, I am afraid that the wealthy families will not object and will actively sign up.
When they learned that the new mansion would be responsible for preparing for disasters and transporting food and supplies for disaster relief, their eyes began to shine.
What a great place.
Your Majesty, I have a good idea. Why wasn't such an important residence built earlier?
We are all willing to come to this new residence to help His Majesty solve the disaster problem. Your Majesty can safely leave the dispatch of food and supplies to us!
Keep the food and grass here with us, and we guarantee that there will be no shortage at all!
Xun Xu's mansion immediately became very lively, with guests coming and going constantly. It had never been so lively in the past. Even Xun Yi, who had always disliked him, came to visit with several of his descendants and talked about the clan. Inner affection.
It's like a bustling city, but that's all.
Xun Xu was very polite to these people who came and greeted them with sincerity and fear.
He held Xun Yi's hand, tears filling his eyes.
He also talked about the helplessness of the Yubi Chucheng Prefecture. They are not responsible for the transportation and distribution of grain and grass. Local disaster relief still depends on local officials. At most, they can assist and monitor. They have no other powers. Their most important job is The duty is to run around and carry out disaster prevention measures.
The main task is not to cure, but to prevent.
After hearing Xun Xu explain the function of the new mansion in detail, the faces of those who came to ask him to arrange official titles changed.
Suddenly he started to mention other things and didn't want to bother Xun Xu anymore.
A few people even turned around and walked away. Xun Xu chased after them, scaring them so much that they rushed into the carriage.
These people have always been vying to enjoy wealth and wealth, and vying to run away from hardship.
Xun Xu really understood their character very well.
When Xun Xu set up a mansion here and recruited those young people, the wealthy people completely ran out of ideas.
It's such a shabby place, so let's leave it to Xun Xu himself.
Xun Xu took out several books and distributed them to many young people in front of him.
"These are all preventive measures that I have compiled myself. Many of them are what I have heard about and have not been implemented. What we have to do next is to explore how to deal with different disasters. prevention, while traveling to various places to deploy and teach.”
"Everyone, we really don't have much strength at the moment, and we don't have more than these people, but what we do is definitely the most important."
"You guys are all carefully selected by me. From now on, you will definitely be the talents of the ministers."
"In Arifu, you will travel to various places to gain experience. The person who will become the Prime Minister in the future is probably one of you!"
The scholars were very excited and worshiped one after another.
Only Pei Kai looks calm and has the talent of a minister. Why don't you say that you will serve as Situ Lu in the future?
The establishment and operation of Youbeifu is just an inconspicuous incident in Luoyang today.
There are too many big things in Luoyang.
The great victory in the northwest, the reorganization of officialdom in the temple, Ma Jun at the celebration banquet, or the conflict between Zhuge Dan and Xun Yi are all far more topical than this.
In the past few days, the hottest topic was the East Hall Banquet.
The emperor is going to hold a banquet in the east hall again.
I heard that the requirements for this East Hall banquet are extremely high and it is no longer something ordinary scholars can participate in.
In the east hall at this moment, Cao Mao stood aside and watched Ma Jun take out one tool after another.
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"Ma Gong? Can you really do it?"
Hearing Cao Mao's question, Ma Jun was a little unhappy.
You can question other things, but you cannot question my strength.
He immediately replied: "Your Majesty, someone sent puppets to Emperor Ming. These puppets were lifelike and extremely beautiful. Emperor Ming asked me to find a way to make the puppets move."
"After I modified them, these puppets began to perform their own performances. Some played drums, some danced, some danced swords, and some rode horses. There were endless changes. Emperor Ming was very happy and rewarded me."
"Now you only have dozens of puppets. How could I not do this?"
Cao Mao laughed and said, "That's good, that's good."
"Master Ma, this banquet in the east hall is organized by me for your sake."
"With your skills, and if those seven people write poems to praise them, everyone in the world will be amazed by you. By then, you will be completely famous all over the world."
When Ma Jun heard these words, there was no joy at all on his face.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I do not desire fame."
"I know, but for the sake of the world, you have to be famous, you have to be a famous person, you have to make people all over the world admire you, you have to change their views and understanding of skills, so that you can promote many things in the future. .”
"I hope you can understand."
Of course Ma Jun could understand that His Majesty wanted to improve the status of the craftsmen by improving his own status.
But he still felt a little inexplicably lost.
"Your Majesty, my loom and crossbow are actually better than this puppet."
"I know."
"It's just that these celebrities don't care much about crossbows and looms. They prefer dancing puppets."
Cao Mao whispered, in the Wei and Jin Dynasties where everyone is star-chasing, if you want to promote technology, you can only follow the current trend first and create Ma Jun's traffic and brand. When Ma Jun has enough traffic and celebrity status, then Cao Mao can let him He went to "bring goods".
If the puppet Ma Jun were placed in the Later Han Dynasty, it would be a treacherous minister. He would be scolded to death by officials and celebrities, saying that he bewitched the emperor and played with things to lose his ambition. But if he was placed in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, he would be a sacred object. These people like this Something unusual.
Crossbows and looms may seem too ordinary to them, but dancing puppets are the way to go!
Ma Jun used water power to make the puppets move. Cao Mao couldn't help but be amazed when he watched his operation.
What a great person.
He is indeed the top inventor of our time.
That idiot Cao Shuang has the best people in the world gathered around him, but he doesn't use any of them and doesn't listen to a word.
Many generals and ministers of the Three Kingdoms were lowered by him.
While Ma Jun was busy doing things, a man hurried over.
"His Majesty!!"
The person who came was none other than Du Yu. Du Yu paid homage to the emperor. When he raised his head, he saw an old man leading a few strong men to play with a lot of unknown parts.
Du Yu's eyes lit up and he stared intently.
Cao Mao said with a smile: "That is Mr. Ma whom I mentioned to you before. I asked him to make a moving puppet for me to appreciate."
Du Yu was stunned, huh? ?
With such cleverness, you don't let him make new inventions, but let him make moving puppets for you? ?
No, isn't your Majesty such a foolish king?
But the next moment Du Yu thought that this was the East Hall, he immediately understood what the emperor was thinking.
This is to make Ma Gong famous.
In order to make Ma Gong famous, are you willing to sacrifice your own reputation?
Du Yu fell silent.
Cao Mao looked nonchalant, "Tonight, those celebrities will come. Then, please help Ma Gong more. Ma Gong is not good at speaking, so you can speak for him."
"I will speak to Ruan Ji and the others."
"Let Magong become known to the world as soon as possible, and then we can move on to the next step."
Du Yu quickly accepted the order.
While the two were discussing, there was a noise outside the east hall.
Like a quarrel.
Du Yu immediately frowned and looked outside.
I saw Zhuge Dan and Xun Yi walking into the house. Zhuge Dan grabbed Xun Yi's arm tightly. Both of them were no longer decent. They looked at each other with angry eyes. They argued loudly and dragged them all the way. in front of the emperor.
"Your Majesty!! The lieutenant went too far!!"
"Old minister is really unbearable to be humiliated!"
When Xun Yi saw the emperor, he couldn't help but feel aggrieved. During these days, he discussed the employment system with Zhong Hui every day, had to deal with the major affairs of the Chancery, and had to deal with this difficult Taiwei.
He really couldn't stand it anymore.
For some reason, Zhuge Dan confronted him. He was responsible for the granary affairs, and he even had to help with the problem of corruption in the army.
Looking at Xun Yi who was almost collapsed, Cao Mao looked at Zhuge Dan beside him.
This lieutenant has chosen the right person!
ps: This month is coming to an end. I took a look and found that more than 300,000 words have been updated. I code the words one day in advance every day, and then publish them regularly at 6:30 the next day.
Speaking of which, my body is a little overwhelmed, so I want to find a day at the end of the month to write two chapters less and catch up next month.
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