In the Changping Lord's Mansion, another eunuch trotted in with a few greeting cards and carefully placed them on Mu Sheng's desk. In recent days, he had received countless greeting cards waiting for his audience.
There was no paper in this era. The greeting card was made up of two neatly cut thin pieces of wood. When the top and bottom were combined, it was the greeting card. On the greeting card, you would write your life story. You would briefly introduce your name, who you are from, which family you come from, and what skills you have. Wait, it is actually equivalent to the resume of this era, most of which are wanderers and wanderers.
During the Warring States Period, the so-called knights relied on their martial arts or other abilities that were different from ordinary people to join the noble nobles to earn a living. Those with better luck could also join the official career. These people had a complex social network and had wide acquaintances, such as Meng Changjun. His subordinates are roosters, dogs and thieves.
The scholars relied on their good eloquence or good writing skills to rise to great heights, hoping to be appreciated by the king. These people were the early class of scholars.
Most of the scholars in the times of various countries were concubines from large families and were not qualified to inherit the family business. Fortunately, they could study and read, so they had to travel around in order to advance. Although the world is now unified, there is this trend of climbing up the dragon and adhering to the phoenix. There are still some remains.
After learning literary and martial arts, he became a member of the imperial family. A typical example of a scholar is Huo Zheng, the left prime minister of this dynasty. He was an eloquent person and his political commentaries shocked everyone. As a result, he was favored by the current emperor and became a very popular minister. .
A very small number of the greetings were from low-level officials. It was taboo for officials from foreign dynasties to take the initiative to make friends with princes. These low-level officials who had no hope of promotion probably just wanted to take another gamble.
After all, Gongzi Sheng is currently the only prince in this dynasty who has been canonized as king by the emperor's golden words. This still made headlines for both the government and the public, and also gave some speculators space to imagine.
When the recruiting flag is put up, there will be people who will eat the food. Before Mu Sheng's recruiting flag was put up, a large number of people came to defect to him.
With his current financial resources of Qianhuhou, it is more than enough to support a group of people for his own use. In this era of agricultural and animal husbandry production, there is only one proper local tyrant like Fenghuhou, and Wanhuhou is the local tyrant among the local tyrants. Money also has status. No matter in any era, having money and status means everything. In this era, status is obviously more important because it represents political power behind it.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, no matter how rich a businessman is in this era, it is useless. People with power can pinch you as much as they want. They have guns in their hands and they are interested in your family's property. They can confiscate your family and exterminate your family with just one sentence.
A county magistrate who ruins a family, a prefect who exterminates a family, even a low-level local official like this are not something ordinary people can resist. If you wisely give away most of your family's property to others, you may be able to save your life.
At this time, Mu Sheng looked through each of the greetings and thought about it all morning. He felt that it should not be too high-profile. Talents still need to be recruited, but it is not expensive to have many. It is enough to have a few staff who can usually discuss important matters. One person can calculate shortcomings, and two people can calculate long-term consequences. It is better to discuss with one more person than to think hard for a long time by yourself.
Mu Sheng looked at the piles of invitations on the desk and secretly sighed in his heart. In his previous life, others were interviewing him, but now he was interviewing others. It was a bit interesting. It was the first time he was an HR and boss.
He casually picked up another greeting card and flipped through it to see if there was anyone available. When he found a person's greeting card, he wrote, Zhu Ran, the reason why he caught his attention was because of this person's influence in Qingyang. It was very big, and it was the guest of many dignitaries. Even senior otakus like Mu Sheng, who usually did not go out and only focused on practicing Taoism, had heard about it.
It is said that many matters that are inconvenient for the nobles to come forward can be solved by him. In this era, the rangers are not ordinary people who are full and carry a broken sword and travel around the rivers and lakes to do justice. Generally, they are wealthy families or local people. Powerful, or people with official background.
A hero has to eat, drink, and defecate when he travels around the world, right? In the past, I saw fictional heroes in novels who frequently spent money lavishly. There was also an economic fundamental behind this.
He speculated that this Zhu Ran would be familiar even when he came to his place, so he might be able to develop Mr. Chang Ping into his client...
After thinking for a long time, Mu Sheng decided to find a time to summon him alone. This kind of person can really be used in some situations.
Mu Sheng was influenced by the martial arts novels of his time. In fact, in his heart, he hoped to be a knight-errant, doing chivalry and righteousness, and eliminating violence and peace.
In the past few days, Gongzi Sheng has been interviewing for several days in a row and met with countless wanderers who wanted to join him. In the end, there were less than ten invitations left. These people who came to join him were of all kinds.
Mu Sheng helplessly looked at the invitations on the desk. It seemed that no matter what age, resumes were 70% boastful and 30% real. Although there were some who had some ability, they were not what he wanted. These people had a vision. His knowledge and grasp of the current political situation are not as good as his own. What he wants to find most now is a talent with a certain strategic vision, the kind of person who can take one step at a time and see three steps at a time.
You have already become a king. Even if you don't fight for power and gain, you must at least try to protect yourself? There must be someone who understands the matter.
Just when he was thinking about what to do in the future
"Your Majesty, there is a scholar outside the door who wants to see you." The eunuch said and handed over a letter of greeting.
Mu Sheng took the invitation and read it casually. The person who came was also a traveler. He called himself Wu Xie of Yue County. He traveled around the world in the first half of his life. His ancestors were once a wealthy family of the Cao State. Later, his family moved to the Yue State to settle down. The Yue State was destroyed. Later, prefectures and counties were established, which is now Yuejun.
Wu Xie? Wu Xie? Grave robber?
Mu Sheng had met a few unreliable people today, and he was feeling annoyed. He said casually, "No, just say that I am out of town for something, and prepare a gift to send him away."
The eunuch promised and left.
Although they are leaving, they still have to give them gifts. After all, no matter whether they are reliable or not, these people are the rare talents with cultural knowledge in this era. Most of them have very complicated backgrounds and connections. At least they have a good appearance. passable.
Mu Sheng flipped through the remaining greeting cards at any time, feeling a little upset.
He looked at the few invitations left and thought about making an appointment tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Sometimes it was just luck to find the right person.
Not long after, the eunuch left and returned, reporting to Mu Sheng, "I would like to inform you that the scholar named Wu Xie just returned the gift. He also said that if your Majesty is troubled and takes a look at the greeting card, you will definitely meet him." It’s his.”
Mu Sheng took the invitation and said curiously, "Oh? Is such a thing happening? Please step back."
This aroused his interest. He wanted to see what was written on the greeting card first. If that didn't work, he could just meet again. To be honest, it wouldn't waste much time.
He turned over the greeting card and saw four words written on the back: "The most criticized". The ink was still wet, and it seemed that they had just been written on it.
Seeing this, he suddenly felt a little uneasy. It seemed that this person was a sensible person.
Mu Sheng quickly called the eunuch to invite the visitor into the house.
Not long after, the eunuch led Wu Xie into the lobby. He saw a man in his thirties, with a tall build, an upright appearance, and a big beard. He was said to be a traveler. Judging from his appearance, he should have strong military strength. This image reminded Mu Sheng of a colleague with whom he had a good relationship in the company at that time. He was easy-going and had a big beard.
Judging from his attire, he had a short sword around his waist. Although his clothes were a little shabby, they were still neat and tidy. It seemed that he lived a very tight life.
Wu Xie entered the hall, stepped forward and bowed and said, "Wu Xie, in Xiayue County, pays homage to Lord Changping."
Hearing this, Mu Sheng stood up and returned the courtesy and said, "Mr. Wu, you're very polite. Please take a seat. Sir, please send me a letter of thanks. How do you explain the public criticism? Please teach me, sir."
Wu Xie pondered for a while and then said, "I have something to ask your Majesty."
"Sir, please speak."
"May I ask where Mr. Changping's ambition is?"
Mu Sheng was stunned and asked me where I wanted to be? It seems that it depends on the recipe!
Mu Sheng said, "If the talents of Wang Zuo can assist the current emperor to gallop his horse and whip, open up new territories, seize Langxu, make immortal achievements, be famous in history, and win over ten thousand households, that will be enough."
Hi! Men, who hasn’t dreamed of being a general commanding thousands of troops?
"Okay! Mr. Changping has great ambitions. Wu admires him, so Wu will get straight to the point."
Wu Xie said, "Now that Lord Changping has been favored by His Majesty, he has been granted the title of Lord without being crowned. He has not made any achievements, and the government and the public are probably criticizing him. His Majesty is alive and well. Considering the majestic reputation of the current emperor, no one dares to question your Majesty's authority." Decide."
"But if your Majesty ever happens in the future, let alone the government and the public, some people in the royal family will inevitably be jealous. If a new monarch comes to power, and Lord Changping has not contributed to the country, then he will be afraid that some villain will bewitch you in front of you. Until then, how can you behave yourself when you are deceived?"
Since he can write four words that are criticized by everyone, Wu Xie also understands Mu Sheng's current situation.
After Mu Sheng thought about it for a moment, he said, "Mr. Wu, to be honest, my father is bent on seeking immortality, and all government affairs are entrusted to the Right Prime Minister Ji Yan and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. My idea is whether I can show my favor to the East Palace at the moment. In the future, when a new monarch takes the throne, there may be a way out. Although I don't have much interaction with His Royal Highness, to be honest, I didn't expect that His Majesty would suddenly make me Lord Changping. Your heart is unpredictable! "
Mu Sheng's idea is to use this to build a good relationship with the future successor, or to directly approach the East Palace, and at the same time tie a marriage line to Yun'er, the idiot who has always been thinking about the prince. By then, he will be a member of the prince's faction, and can also send the prince Beauty, beauty is hidden in a golden house, isn’t it possible to get the best of both worlds? With Yun'er's appearance, it's hard to believe that she won't be able to win over the Crown Prince. No matter what, this is a sure-profit business!
Even if you still can't win the trust of Dong Palace, at least it is enough to add a life insurance policy to the pension insurance you have drawn.
Unexpectedly, Wu Xie pretended to be deep in thought and said, "Your Majesty, you can imagine that this level is indeed not bad, but you have only seen the first level of this matter. Maybe your Majesty was born in a deep palace since childhood, and you are not interested in the court." I don’t know much about the fight between you, but as far as I know, your majesty suddenly decreed that you should be crowned Lord Changping, and I’m afraid it has a deeper meaning.”
Mu Sheng was a little surprised when he heard this, what? Isn't it because I am a direct disciple of the Yuzhen Sect? Or does the emperor have other deep intentions?
Mu Sheng asked doubtfully, "Sir, what are your insights? I would like to hear the details."
Wu Xie said, "Although His Majesty has left most of the government affairs to the Prime Minister and the Crown Prince, he is not confident in handing over the power and can be a true king who only knows how to practice Taoism."
"Since ancient times, for the sake of power, sons have killed their fathers, and fathers have killed their sons. Dramas have been endless in the history books. His Majesty suddenly appointed you as Lord Changping. His intention is probably to use the monarch to balance the current trend of courtiers siding with the East Palace in the court. Ah, the prince’s power is not what the Holy One wishes today.”
When Mu Sheng heard this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, holy shit! This is really a man sitting at home with a pot coming from the sky. He thought that he was ranked low among the princes, but how could this evil wind not blow on him?
It seems that my thoughts are too naive. I never expected that I would end up becoming a pawn in the hands of others. Let’s just say, free pies never fall from the sky. Even if they do, you don’t know what you will pay in the future. At what cost.
