After Cao Wu left, Xun Yu began to meet with officials outside the government.
Zhong Yao was the first to come in. His rank and salary were higher than Xun Yu's, and he was older than Xun Yu. However, Zhong Yao always followed Xun Yu's opinions.
Zhong Yao said what he said to Cao Wu at the door, and Xun Yu's expression suddenly changed.
Cao Wu told Zhong Yao that Sima Yi must move.
Next, Xun Yu met Wang Si and learned from Wang Si that Cao Wu said that Cao Cao would not accept the persuasion to advance at this time.
Farewell to Xi Lu, Cao Wu told Xi Lu that Zhao Yan wanted to impeach dozens of families.
The three two thousand stone men each had their own thoughts when they left, but they all felt that their visit today was worthwhile, and they did not even feel that Cao Wu and Xun Yu had neglected them. It seems that starting from today, in addition to Cao Cao and Xun Yu, a new figure in the north has stepped into the top of the political arena.
Cao Wu, the general of Beifu, used thunderous means to attack.
After seeing the three people off, Xun Yu sat alone in the main hall with the lights out, thinking about everything that had happened these days.
It turned out that what Cao Wu wanted to say had already been said before, but he was only told to Xun Yu among the three people.
When the war in the south was at a stalemate, Xun Yu urged all the aristocratic families to pay land taxes and collect local heroes, but some aristocratic families violated the regulations.
After Cao Cao's victory, the family was afraid of being blamed by Cao Cao, so they turned to Cao Pi and Cao Zhi for protection. They were instigated by them to impeach Cao Wu and make a fuss about Deng Ai's affairs.
Cao Wu used a strategy to make Deng Ai famous so that they could not attack.
Then, Liu Xian, the minister, relented, Xi Xi, the censor, returned to his original position, Chen Qun rebelled, and Cao Wu began to fight back, instructing the feudal official Zhao Yan to impeach them.
This was a smooth process, which not only satisfied Xun Yu's wishes, but also took revenge on the aristocratic families.
It also explains to the aristocratic family that whoever messes with Beifu will be attacked by Beifu.
With Zhao Yan outside and Xi Li inside, Cao Wu no longer used Sima Hanoi to kill chickens as a warning to monkeys. Who would dare to take care of a family where everyone was in danger? What's more, Sima Hanoi really raised a dead soldier in secret.
Cao Wu came to visit today and announced that Beifu would no longer hide behind the scenes and actually participate in the government affairs.
Xun Yu no longer had any worries, and was helped by Cao Wu to beat the family, and his mood suddenly improved.
He walked out of the dim main hall, exited the door, and walked through the long corridor again.
It was obviously night, but the corridor was brightly lit. Because Cao Cao cared about Xun Yu often coming home late, he ordered people to light it up to illuminate the way home for his first civil servant.
Xun Yu came all the way to the Shangshutai, where the Shangshutai stayed up all night, and there were still people dealing with a mountain of official business.
Xun Yu looked around and saw that it was not Liu Xian, the minister of Zuomin, but Hua Xin, the minister of Duzhi.
In Shangshu Taizhong, Shangshu Ling, Shangshu Zuopushe, Shangshu Youpushe, and the Five Cao Shangshu are collectively called eight seats. They are the six ministers in ancient times. They are not high in rank and salary, but they are in charge of the affairs of the world.
At this time, Hua Xin was not the future Duke of Cao Wei, but just a Cao Shangshu in the Shangshu Desk.
He is from the same family as Lu Zhi, and together with Guan Ning and Bing Yuan, he is called the same dragon, and he is the leader. Later, Guan Ning cut off his position, and Hua Xin became an official. After decades of hard work, he was able to secure the position of Cao Shangshu in his fifties. In the future, he would have to go through seniority and step by step from Duzhi Shangshu to the previous Shangshu. Climb over the position until it becomes the left and right servants and the minister.
Compared with those who started their careers as ministers and meritorious officials, he was a little taller, but compared to Xun Yu, who had served as minister in his early thirties, he was really far behind.
But Hua Xin admired Xun Yu very much. When he saw that the visitor was Xun Yu, who had been ill for many days, he was overjoyed. He put down the bamboo slips in his hands and came over to pay his respects without even bothering to avoid the books on the ground.
Xun Yu returned the courtesy smile and said, "Hua Longtou, how is your money and food lately?"
Hua Xin sighed: "Since November last year, Beifu has been donating money and food every day to fill the national treasury. Without Beifu, I'm afraid we can only keep the people close. I really don't know. General Beifu is young and is not the head of the Guan clan. Damn, where did you get so much money and food?"
Xun Yu nodded: "General Beifu has his own abilities, there is no need to guess."
Hua Xin quickly shut up and continued to do business.
Don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. He is the Minister of Duzhi. He is well aware of Beifu's contribution to the government's money and food. Beifu is as rich as the country, but he is not stingy in donating. This makes him feel very good about Cao Wu, the general of Beifu, especially the Beifu general. The maid in charge of money and food appreciated it very much.
The Hua Xin family was not prominent and had few rules. He even thought about letting his son marry a mere maid as his official wife. Later, he heard that a descendant of the Chen Qunruo family from the Yushitai next door went to propose marriage and was humiliated by the Beifu. That's when he came to know about the maid in the Beifu. Don't blaspheme, so let go of your thoughts.
However, if given the chance, he still wanted to make friends with General Beifu.
Xun Yu walked past Liu Xian's desk and saw the impeachment documents stacked on the table. He hesitated for a moment and did not read them. Instead, he went to the censor's desk next door.
Unexpectedly, someone did not leave the censor's desk, it was Chen Qun, the censor who was in charge of writing.
Chen Qun carefully avoided the books piled on the ground and came to Xun Yu to pay homage: "Master Taishan is well."
Chen Qun was a few years younger than Xun Yu, but he married Xun Yu's daughter, making him a generation younger than Xun Yu.
The Xun family in Yingchuan married everywhere, and their children all married from famous families. The people they married covered half of the court, and they were all from the Yingchuan family. Chen Qun was also one of the marriages.
Xun Yu helped him up and asked, "What are you doing?"
Chen Qun was stunned for a moment, with a look of confusion on his face.
Xun Yu was confused but didn't ask. Chen Qun couldn't help but do it himself.
"My son-in-law has been reading the documents recording the life of General Beifu for several days."
"oh?"
Xun Yu was very interested.
Chen Qun took out a long scroll and unfolded it for Xun Yu to open.
Xun Yu looked carefully and saw a picture of something with sharp ends and a low middle.
"This is……"
"saddle."
Chen Qun pointed at the picture excitedly and said: "There was no such thing in the pre-Qin Dynasty. The prime minister's cavalry captured Empress Yan. This thing became popular among the prime minister's army and then spread throughout the world. I read through the documents and finally confirmed that this thing was developed by General Beifu. !”
Xun Yu thought for a moment and smiled: "It is true, I almost forgot. This was done by General Beifu."
After being confirmed by the person who had experienced this matter, Chen Qun was even more excited and took out a few more things.
"And this, the cow nose ring, improves the efficiency of farming cattle..."
He mentioned several things in one breath, all of which Cao Wu had done over the years.
Chen Qun has been smart since he was a child, and he knows everything by analogy. Although he is a scholar, he is not pedantic. He knows that all the things Cao Wu has done have far-reaching influence.
When introducing these things, he seemed to have forgotten the humiliation that Beifu had done to him that day. The arrow fired by the powerful crossbow that day shattered the pride of his top family and also allowed him to see the power of Beifu. If he could do it all over again, he would never go to Beifu to propose marriage again, nor would he be deceived by Sima Yi's instigation.
While Xun Yu listened to him, he stroked the drawing of the saddle and remembered that Cao Wu once said that what he did was not for one family or one dynasty, but for the Han people not to be bullied.
Xun Yu thought that he could not achieve that kind of far-sightedness. Even if he had been in charge of Taige for thirteen years, he would not be able to think about things in such a detached way.
He sighed and thought of a deceased person again.
Guo Jia, the former wild and unruly military advisor, once said that Cao Wu had to do small things one by one, and finally come together to accomplish a big thing.
Only then did he realize that Cao Wu had already done so many things.
He also suddenly understood that the Battle of Chibi was the big event that Cao Wu wanted to do.
Now, what is Cao Wu going to do?
"Is the impeachment of Jingzhou Governor Zhao Boran coming?"
Xun Yu asked.
Zhao Yan, Chen Qun, Xin Pi, and Du Xi were also known as the Four Scholars of Yingchuan. Both Xun Yu and Chen Qun were familiar with him.
This person is very capable, especially good at mediating, but he is also good at maneuvering, and often does things that a gentleman would disdain to do.
Xun Yu was not surprised that Cao was incompetent to bribe Zhao Yan and impeach the family.
Chen Qun looked embarrassed. Then he remembered that he had forgotten something serious. He slapped his forehead and said, "Doctor Xi came here in the evening and wanted to leave for Boran's impeachment. But..."
"What?"
"Zhong Gong, the captain of the Sili school, and the Mu prince of Yuzhou both came and seconded Boran's impeachment."
"It's really the style of General Beifu."
Xun Yu sighed, Cao Wu was still the same Cao Wu, and once he made a move, he would leave no room for anything. The two Liang Qianshi had already taken the initiative to second the proposal, temporarily betraying their own aristocratic family status, and throwing an olive branch for Cao Wu.
The aristocratic families are intertwined and have become inexorable. One Zhao Yan is not enough to be an immortal, but adding Zhong Yao and Wang Si is enough.
These aristocratic families will definitely regret contacting Cao Pi and impeach Cao Wu.
And as more and more forces turn to Cao Wu, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, who have no official positions or positions, will inevitably be unable to protect them.
So, what will happen to Hanoi Sima who is at the center of Cao Wu's storm?
After dealing with the Sima family, what will be Cao Wu's goal?
Hanzhong, Liangzhou, Liaodong, or continue Jiangdong?
These are all things that Xun Yu has not yet figured out.
