After summoning Xi Zhong, Cao Cao also asked about what Yang Xiu had just said.
Xi Zhicai had already heard Guo Jia tell what happened on the way here.
At this moment, the intelligence obtained and the list of the latest batch of officials who received letters from Jizhou were prepared.
Still the eighth captain, except Dian Wei, four people received the letter.
Another person who replied to Jizhou was Huang Kui, Huang Wan's son at that time, who was also the queen of famous scholars and ministers.
These clans were not really willing to surrender to the Han court, but to Yuan Shao of Jizhou. Some of them still believed that Cao Cao could not win.
Of course, it has become much more restrained now.
In the list of these officials, Cao Cao saw a very interesting name.
"Mr. Sima," Cao Cao raised his head with a half-smile, his eyes slightly questioning. He was worried that Xi Zhicai had made a mistake.
However, Xi Zhicai's reaction clearly knew that Cao Cao would be surprised. He nodded solemnly and breathed a sigh of relief.
He just said: "In order to ensure the continuity of the family, it is not an accident to do this."
"The Xun family also has officials in Jizhou, but now it's just a letter."
Mainly, this was sent by Yuan Shao. If it was not sent here, it cannot be convicted.
After all, things are still calm and clear on the surface at this moment, and the two realms are not at odds with each other, but are still accumulating strength against each other.
"Well, I won't get angry because of this," Cao Cao has been very good at cultivating his Qi recently, and rarely gets angry anymore. Even if something unexpected happens, he can deal with it calmly.
Moreover, now that there are many soldiers and generals, clever schemes emerge one after another, and Bochang can come up with new tricks from time to time, so there is nothing worth getting angry about.
"Sima Gong, you are my lord..." After thinking about it, Cao Cao said this first.
Xi and Guo looked at each other quietly and remained silent, but they both knew in their hearts that if they said the words "Zhuzhu", they would not be able to do anything to Sima Fang.
Now that Sima Fang was old, he became a Cavalry Captain, and Ren was assigned to guard the capital.
Cao Cao had always trusted him, and Sima Fang was also very smart. After arriving in Xudu, he did not tell anyone about the appointment of Cao Cao, and he did not form too many cliques in the court.
Most of the time, he stayed at home in the deep alleys with his children, except for official duties, and would never move around much. Therefore, even though Xu had experienced three power struggles, he had never gotten into trouble.
Therefore, his connections are naturally outside the group, and he is not ashamed to be criticized by others if he is not close to the Xudu family.
In his early years, Dong Cheng even scolded him for being against the party and being unworthy of the family's reputation. As a result, things have changed and the grass on Dong Cheng's grave is more than one meter high.
"Let's take a look first. It's understandable that Dezu doesn't want to say these names."
Guo Jia now understands that Yang Biao and Sima Fang were not in the same party at the beginning.
Sima Fang's eldest son, Sima Lang, also served in Dong Zhuo's mansion, and now he serves in Cao Ang's mansion with Yang Xiu.
Yang Xiu is the assistant minister, and Sima Lang is just the chief clerk. But in terms of qualifications, Sima Lang is naturally better, but he is just not likeable.
In terms of talent and sentiment, needless to say, Yang Xiu can already leave Sima Lang far behind.
But in actual ability, Sima Lang was more pragmatic and sincere.
Yang Xiu, on the other hand, is made of gold and jade, and it is hard to tell whether there is any flaw in it.
"These two people should be competing with each other around Zixiu, but there are differences."
After Guo Jia finished speaking, he smiled happily. Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai both looked at him and asked curiously: "What's the difference?"
"Dezu often attended Bochang's banquets, but Sima Lang never came, and was ashamed of Lefang's elegant residence and other things. Several poems and essays all said that the vulgarity of Lefang was unbearable. If you come and go as a non-scholar, sooner or later you will be infected. Feng Chen, I urge you to ban this place."
Cao Cao frowned and thought for a while, then said: "It's a good thing, but he doesn't understand."
"yes."
"My lord is right."
"It's exactly what I think, but they just don't understand."
"Well, as Bo Chang said, we are so tired from fighting, with our heads in our belts, and we have to fight for the rest of our lives, why can't we still enjoy it?"
"good!!"
The two of them were talking to each other, and Cao Cao coughed: "I mean Zhu Yiwei cannot be banned. What are you talking about?"
"That's what we thought too."
…
In the evening, Shangshutai.
Xun Yu was writing at his desk. When he heard some movement, he raised his head and saw that the person who came was Chen Xu, a literary agent who was going to the Prime Minister's Mansion. He put down his pen and said, "How is it? What did the Prime Minister say?"
"Reporting to Lord Xun, the Prime Minister's original words were, 'The black-robed armored cavalry are also the mainstay of the Han army.' After that, there were also words of praise for Lord Bochang, presumably to suppress these remarks of the censor."
"Yes," Xun Yu responded calmly. Once he got the answer, he understood in his heart that everything must follow a rule.
Since Bochang's case is not pursued, it means that other officials can also be let off.
However, this would greatly damage the strict orders proposed in the spring of this year and lack credibility.
When Xun Yu issued the strict order in the spring, he knew that what the prime minister wanted was not a clean and honest country and a clean and tidy government.
Instead, all the money from the corrupt and intertwined families should be put into the military resources.
This will be a big deal.
After Xuchang was established as the capital, there was no school affairs office at that time. Officials and princes from various places who came to pay tribute secretly sent a lot of gold and silver in order to get all kinds of information and judge the Cao family's situation.
In fact, he took advantage of the unstable situation to build a "secret passage" to Xudu, so he spent a lot of money on many officials.
Of course, all this money is shady.
But in this case, this idea naturally came to nothing. Bo Chang probably didn't want the situation to be too chaotic.
"Okay, I understand everything, go and do your work."
Xun Yu smiled at Chen Xu, turned around and put all such things down, and no longer worried about these things.
…
Zhang Han, who was in the Nanlinshan military camp, was unaware of the affairs of the court. Within a few days, he had developed another hundred cans of homemade chicken essence and placed them in the courtyard.
The recipe and production process were taught to the craftsmen, and hundreds of women were recruited to take charge of the production.
So, Zhang Han rested for three days without any worries. It was said that he was overworking his brain and was preparing to eat something good.
In the spacious courtyard, Zhang Han was sitting on a recliner. A young man kept coming and going in front of him, carrying plates and wine jars and placing them on the desk in front of Zhang Han's recliner.
After arranging the fruits and vegetables, he went to fetch water to the big vat in the courtyard and lit a fire to boil the water.
Because the king does not eat raw water, he must boil it before drinking it, otherwise he will drink well water.
After doing this, Zhang Han had already taken a nap and woke up.
When he woke up, he saw Zhou Buyi looking at him helplessly, with a bit of pity in his eyes.
"teacher."
"What, do you want to assassinate me?" Zhang Han raised his eyelids and yawned.
In his field of vision, he didn't see Zhou Buyi's hostility. In fact, he was just being aggrieved and coquettish. Because he had done too much physical work, just this day was more than half a month at home.
Moreover, these days have lasted for more than ten days, and Zhou Bujie feels that he is getting more and more sad without his uncle.
At first, even though the bed he slept in was big and comfortable, he still cried every night.
Because he felt that he was just a slave and a servant, and the king had no love for him at all.
The only growth is that in the next few days, Zhou Bujie's mind has grown rapidly, and he has learned to accept it, and will no longer be so fragile and cry secretly.
"No," Zhou Buyi shook his head gently. Although his eyes were tired, there was still a little brightness in the depths of his eyes. His clear childish voice sounded: "I want to ask Junhou, why do you treat me like this? .”
"Aren't there other servants who can do these hard jobs? Aren't those slaves good at their jobs?"
Zhang Han glanced at him and did not answer immediately. He waited for a while and then said: "This is the prime minister's idea. Do you understand?"
"The Prime Minister once said something just for you, and it has become famous all over the world. Do you know what it is?"
Zhou Buyi shook his head blankly, and at the same time he was slightly shocked.
Prime Minister, that great Han Prime Minister Cao Cao? ! Such a hero from the Central Plains would actually advocate saying a word of criticism for me?
How can it be?
I haven't read much yet, but I am very smart. Didn't Junhou say this to deceive me?
How could a dignified prime minister of a country say a well-known comment specifically for me? !
No, there is no need for the prince to lie, and his attitude towards me is indeed different from the benevolent and righteous gentleman in the rumors.
I heard that the prince is also a kind and humble teacher, and his knowledge only favors wine, sex and wealth.
"Teacher, what are you talking about?"
"You must have heard of it," Zhang Han rolled his eyelids and said nonchalantly: "Don't use doubts on people, but don't doubt people on employment."
"ah?"
"Don't be suspicious of people, but don't be suspicious of servants!" Zhang Han increased his voice, "The Prime Minister already knew what you are best suited for a few years ago. Servants are made of materials that can be used by others. They need to be made." Only by carving, polishing, and hard work can you acquire the nature to study hard, and then be pragmatic and abandon the imaginary.”
"I..." Zhou Buji lowered his hands, unable to refute.
He couldn't believe a word of what Zhang Han said. It was widely spread that people who doubt people should not doubt them, and those who employ people should not doubt them. But did this sentence really mean this?
so funny!
The servant has no doubt that if my uncle knew this, he would definitely not let me stay here.
Zhou Bujie wanted to cry without tears, and wanted to fall on Zhang Han's belly. In fact, he did so, but Zhang Han held him up with one hand and stared at him blankly: "What are you doing?"
"I quit! Ahhhh!!" Zhou Bujie was held up, and he fell down with all his strength. He wanted to hit Zhang Han's abdomen, but he didn't move at all, and then he collapsed and cried.
"Why don't you doubt the people you employ? This is definitely not used here, it's just the same as the student's name!"
"Teacher, don't bully me like this. I, I'm still a child!!!"
"You're a bastard," Zhang Han stretched out his other hand and flicked his head on his forehead.
Zhou Buyi let out an "ouch" and rolled his head back and forth on the ground, tears popping up in his eyes.
The pain was burning and had no intention of dissipating. It became more and more painful in a short period of time.
"Teacher, what are you doing?! I am just a child's nature!!"
The childish voice kept ringing, filling the whole yard.
At this time, Zhang Han lay back down again and said: "You have learned to fetch water during this period, and you have also learned the layout of water conservancy in farming. There are still streams and wells in Nanlin Mountain, so you must have seen them. "
"The well is in the shade to store water and prevent sweating from drying up the creek."
"When you learn how to make soup and cook, you will understand how many meals a bucket of rice can feed a common people's home. When you learn how to make wine, you will understand that if there is surplus grain, it can be used for brewing and enriching the people's food."
"The person who knows politics lies in the wild, not in books. You must learn to think more about what you see and hear in your heart."
"Well," Zhou Busuo held his head and stood next to Zhang Han, standing with his head bowed. Although he was still pouty, he was already convinced and accepted Zhang Han's statement.
"Students understand."
Zhang Han tilted his head while lying down and said, "If you want to learn from books, I can ask Mr. Xun and Mr. Yang to borrow some books for you to read. If the meaning is unclear, you can also ask Yang Dezu and Dong Gongren to teach you. If you want to learn music, I can ask you to read it." , I can ask Master Cai’s daughter, Dr. Zhao Ji, to teach you; if you want to learn calligraphy, Zhong - oh, Zhong Siqing is no longer here..."
Zhang Han's voice paused, and his expression was quite nostalgic.
Zhou Busuo was shocked. He raised his head with concern and asked, "Did Zhongsi Qing pass away?"
"Tsk, I'm in Chang'an, supervising the Central Army in Guan, why is this kid so mouthy!" Zhang Han's eyes widened, and Zhou Buyi was frightened.
"Then you said he left!" Zhou Busuo closed his eyes, jumped a step, and quickly reached out to cover his head.
Zhang Han rolled his eyes again, and continued what he just said: "What you see, hear and even understand among the mountains and rivers is your own."
"If you want to understand the way to govern, you need to continue to understand. At the same time, you can't rest at night, you still have to study."
"After reading the book tonight, write a short poem to praise me. The theme is..."My Lord and Master", that's it."
Zhang Han stood up, and with Zhou Bujie's aggrieved expression about to cry, he was discharged directly from the hospital. At the end, he said: "You can eat these by yourself and read while eating. I'm going to the military camp."
"Thank you, teacher!!" Zhou Buyi still had a childish temperament. When he heard this and looked at the table full of food, his eyes lit up. He quickly expressed his gratitude without bowing to Zhang Han's leaving figure.
It was a pleasure to work hard, and the teacher still thought about me. He was just cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and what he said was still wise.
The person who knows politics is in the wilderness.
He decided to recite the teacher's poem "Ode to the Cold Window" several times in silence, and then ponder the truth behind it.
Because of what Zhang Han said today, what Zhou Buyi did during this period was nothing compared to what was in "Hanchuang Fu".
Living on the mountainside of Nanlin Villa, I can be said to be well-dressed and well-fed every day. Although I have to get up early to do things and go out for walks, I am always accompanied by guards who are well-armored and look like generals.
These uncles were very kind to him, and would carry him when he was tired from walking. If he refused, he would threaten Uncle Dianwei and complain.
Because Dian Wei doted on him, these Su Wei couldn't afford to offend him, and Zhou Buji didn't dare to disobey him after being told a few times.
They found that this child was secretly clever, and although he had a benevolent heart, he could still understand the pulse of these uncles. Within a few days, they had been treated docilely.
In the entire military camp, Zhang Han and Jia Xu are the only ones who don't agree with Zhou Buwei.
Zhou Bujie continued writing until the evening, and then thought carefully about what Zhang Han said today.
As soon as I get tired, my naughty thoughts arise, bah! You definitely still want to enslave me! The teacher goes to eat and drink by himself!
Zhou Busuo put down his writing impatiently and secretly went to the main courtyard.
Before I even entered, I could already hear the roar of people and Zhang Han’s shouts.
Zhou Buyi secretly listened for a while, and not long after, he heard someone say, "Now all the officials in Xudu are talking about the trip to Nanlin Camp", "I fear it will be demolished, transferred back, and asked to be inspected by Dali Temple", and Someone said, "There are also clansmen who want to impeach the king now."
Zhou Buji raised his eyebrows and smiled calmly while lying in the corner.
problem occurs.
It seems that this teacher doesn't have much time left to be arrogant.
…
Xudu, within the imperial city.
Liu Xie has begun to worry again in the past few days. Recently, the food in the kitchen has lost its flavor, and it always feels like something is missing.
"What are the food supervisors doing recently? Why do I always feel like there is a lack of flavor in my daily meals?"
Liu Xie asked Wen Rui a little irritably.
(End of chapter)
