Kong Rong proposed to hand over the seal and give Beihai to Lu Bu, and everyone's eyes were focused on Lu Bu.
But Lu Bu shook his hand like it was flying: "How can this be done? I only heard about Kong Rong giving up pears, but where is the story about Kong Rong giving up Beihai?
Wen Ju, your Prime Minister of Beihai was conferred by the imperial court, how could you let him go around like this?
If I accept it, wouldn’t I be despising the court’s laws? Don't let me fall into injustice because of the civil examination! "
Kong Rong said hurriedly: "Marquis Wen's words are wrong. The former governor of Qingzhou, Jiao He, was also a man who knew nothing about military affairs.
During his lifetime, he was unable to suppress the Yellow Turban thieves, causing Qingzhou to be in chaos.
At this time, Qingzhou had fallen apart. Gongsun Zan privately appointed Tian Kai as the governor of Qingzhou and strengthened several counties in the northwest of Qingzhou.
Gongsun Du sent troops across the sea to occupy Donglai, and appointed Liu Yi as the governor of Yingzhou. How could they take the emperor of Han seriously?
Now that Marquis Wen has regained Donglai, should he give it up to others?
Marquis Wen also said the day before yesterday that although Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Du, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others claimed to be in the Han Dynasty, who in fact still paid attention to the emperor?
Even if the court appoints someone else after I resign as Beihai Prime Minister, who will listen?
When the time comes that Beihai will be without an owner, the princes will probably be worried about it. If war breaks out again, won't it be the people of Beihai who will suffer?
Why should Marquis Wen be so pedantic? This is not what a man would do!
For the sake of the common people in the world, I ask Marquis Wen to accept this seal! "
Lu Bu couldn't help but feel a little amused. How could a group of rotten scholars have the nerve to call themselves pedantic?
But if he accepts it so quickly, he will inevitably be looked down upon by this group of people. They are very particular about "three concessions three times."
Because he still shook his head and refused to accept it, he just said: "Xiang Kong has been in office for many years and has managed Beihai in an orderly manner. Why should he resign?
If Wen Ju was disheartened and felt that he was not suitable to be the Prime Minister of Beihai because of the last time the Yellow Turbans rebelled and besieged the city and this time Liu Yi came to blackmail and threaten him, I don't think it is necessary.
Now that Xuzhou and Donglai are both in my pocket, we are really inseparable.
No matter how difficult it is in Beihai, why should I sit back and ignore it? As long as Wen lifts a letter, I will send troops to rescue you! "
Kong Rong was eloquent and could argue, so he insisted on handing over the seal, but Lu Bu made up his mind and just said no.
Kong Rong's men also persuaded Lü Bu, and they gave in several times. Lü Bu saw that all these people knelt down and begged each other, and he felt that the play was almost complete.
Yin sighed and said: "That's all! Since Wen Ju no longer wants to serve as Beihai Prime Minister, I can't force it anymore.
It’s just that I really deserve to be disrespected...
It's not impossible for me to take over Beihai, but I still have a condition. I will only accept it if you can agree! "
Kong Rong said: "Marquis Wen, please speak!"
Lu Bu said: "Since Wen Ju no longer wants to be the prime minister of Beihai, I can't help him.
How could talents like Wen Ju and you gentlemen be so wasted?
To be honest, Xuzhou was also in turmoil some time ago. The Prime Minister of Xia Pi, Zuorong, escaped secretly because he failed in his plot to kill me.
There is no one to manage Xiapi now. If you want to give Beihai to me, Wenju, I ask you to be the governor of Xiapi for me! "
"Ah? This..." Kong Rong was also a little confused for a moment.
He originally wanted to give all the power in Beihai to Lu Bu in name, while he still took charge of Beihai's civil affairs.
Who would have thought that Lu Bu wanted to move himself to Xiapi to become the prefect?
Seeing that Kong Rong's expression seemed a little reluctant, Lu Bu hurriedly explained: "Didn't Prime Minister Kong say that he was not good at military affairs?
Xiapi is in the hinterland of Xuzhou, surrounded by Pengcheng, Donghai, and Guangling to the north and east. Jiujiang County to the south is also under my control.
There is only a small area in the west that borders Pei State. Now my relationship with Cao Cao is pretty good, and there is no possibility of falling out.
Therefore, Xiapi can now be said to be the safest and most stable place in Xuzhou.
I hope that Wenju can use his talents to contribute his own strength to Xiapi, the entire Xuzhou, and even the entire China!
Not only Kong Xiang, but all of you who are doing this should not be able to live in peace and quiet. You all must continue to contribute your talents to the country of Han Dynasty!
I originally lacked capable ministers to govern the world, and now I have acquired the two counties of Donglai, Beihai. It is the time when I need help! "
These words spoke to the hearts of these people.
Why don't they want to find a peaceful place to be a small civil servant and show off what they have learned?
To be honest, it was indeed a blessing to follow a famous official like Kong Rong, but being beaten by him for a long time and being besieged at every turn was not what they wanted.
It would be very comfortable to think about it if I could work under a powerful man like Lu Bu in the future!
Although they didn't say anything, they all looked at Kong Rong after exchanging glances.
The meaning couldn't be more clear: we all feel we can agree!
Kong Rong understood and said: "Since Marquis Wen said so, then we should be respectful and obey his orders!"
Unexpectedly, Lu Bu actually pushed further and made new demands!
"I know that you are all well-educated people, so I shouldn't have said anything.
It's just that the world is in turmoil now and the people are living in hardship. It would be inappropriate to manage the states and counties according to the previous way of governing the world.
Therefore, I have been exploring a set of innovative methods in Xuzhou during this period, mainly to encourage farming, build water conservancy, promote trade and other policies.
Now it seems to have been somewhat effective.
So I hope you can stay in Pengcheng for a while first, understand these new policies, and give me more valuable opinions and suggestions. What do you think? "
Lu Bu said this very politely, but everyone could hear it. Lu Bu meant that if you want to have sex with me in the future, you must learn my methods and follow the rules I have set!
This is not a difficult task. Now that the Han Dynasty is in devastation, it would be a good thing if the reform can change people's livelihood.
There were also many successful cases of reform during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
It would be fine as long as Lu Bu would not be as retrograde and unrealistic as Wang Mang's new policy.
Confucianism in the Han Dynasty was not that rigid in adapting to the past, and its ability to accept new things was still quite strong.
As the leader, Kong Rong was still a little worried and asked:
"But I don't know... what reforms Marquis Wen has made in Xuzhou, can you give us a general understanding first, so that we can learn more about it?
Everyone, do you think what I said makes sense? "
Wang Xiu and others naturally nodded in agreement.
Lu Bu smiled and said, "Okay, then I will tell you a little bit about it."
Naturally, he did not dare to say that he wanted to allocate land to local tyrants in Xuzhou. He only talked about how to cultivate fields, build water conservancy projects, and popularize new agricultural tools in the name of the government.
In addition, the establishment of an iron factory, the establishment of a medical school, preparations for the construction of new schools, etc. are also briefly mentioned.
Everyone listened with great interest, and it seemed that Lu Bu's method of reform was sound.
