To tell the truth, in the more than 20 days since he came to Zongzheng Mansion, Li Su has not even had the opportunity to talk to Liu Yu a few times.

So far, he is not familiar with this top boss.

Liu Yu is different from Liu Yan, he has no selfish intentions, and he has no motive to win over and use Li Su - the reason why Liu Yan is "Corporal Lixian" is because he knows that stirring up the deeds of Li Su and Liu Bei has a great effect on the great cause of "abolishing history and establishing pastures" in his heart.

As for Li Su's own talent, although it has also been revealed, it is far from enough for the "Jiuqing" level boss to respect him as a capable person.

Therefore, although Liu Yu recruited Li Su, he regarded him as a "useful grassroots subordinate official, maybe he could be brought to Youzhou in the future to help manage the logistics and dispatch of the army", and did not pay extra attention.

Today, I also received Han Zhuo's reply, so I walked over to take a look, and by the way, I took the school one or two.

Li Su knew that when he returned to Youzhou in the future, this Liu Yu would be his and Liu Bei's top boss. At least until Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju's rebellion is completely put down, they will have to do things under this big man.

Therefore, he still cherishes the opportunity to perform at the moment, and his words are also very careful.

He thought for a moment and explained in a wording that tried not to be taboo: "County Lieutenant Liu had the grace to save me at the beginning, if it weren't for this, I wouldn't have been able to escape the control of Zhang Chun's minions and make meritorious contributions." Therefore, although I have known him for less than two months, we are like brothers. ”

When Liu Yu heard this, he nodded slightly: "Born in the world, you should be trustworthy and righteous." In this way, if you make a name for that Liu Bei, it can be regarded as a reward for gratitude. ”

Liu Yu didn't know much about Li Su's motives for helping Liu Bei hype and become famous, and he was afraid that they would have some conspiracy, so he didn't want to get too close to Li Su, and just wanted to wait and see.

He is a square person, and he does not have Cao Cao's courage of "meritocracy, even if he is not benevolent or filial, he can be reused". His outlook on employing people is that he attaches equal importance to talent and morality, and does not like subordinates who form parties and engage in small actions for personal gain.

But in the 20 days since Li Su joined the company, Liu Yu has never seen Li Su try to show his face in front of him.

And when he came to inspect today, he clearly saw that Li Su had indeed helped Zong Zhengling and Zong Zhengcheng improve the efficiency of making book forms, but he never showed the act of asking for merit and rewards.

This made Liu Yu gradually extinguish his suspicions about Li Su's character, and believed that Li Su was not a sycophant who slipped around and slapped.

After this suspicion was released, Liu Yu also put down his shelf and asked very pragmatically: "I see that you and Liu Bei are also sincere people, and you can say some things directly." Zhuo County is too shou Han Zhuo, yesterday has been sent to the table, Liu Bei for Zhuo County this year's filial piety, the day after tomorrow will be discussed, it is estimated that Zhuo County will be selected a large county, the actual county order of the post, the rank of 600 stone.

However, His Majesty's law is still there, and now even officials who are born in filial piety and integrity must pay 'palace repair money' according to the official award. As a result, many honest and honest celebrities live in seclusion in their hometowns and refuse to be requisitioned, unwilling to become officials, so as not to bear the filthy name of spending money to become officials.

I think that Liu Bei is now famous, and he can't bear to be such a righteous man, and he bears the name of spending money to buy officials. But the imperial court really needs to use him, and in the autumn of national disaster, he shouldn't deal with real disasters for the sake of fame, so I want to ask you how you think about him? ”

After all, it was the first time for Liu Yu to have a sincere and in-depth conversation with Li Su, so some words were not very open.

If it weren't for the pity that Liu Bei's good reputation now can be used as a model to boost the morale of the bureaucracy, Liu Yu would not have told him this, and he would have been left to fend for himself a long time ago.

Li Su pondered for a while, and he roughly understood.

First of all, Liu Yu's first meaning is that if Li Su wants Liu Bei to be an official and doesn't care about reputation, then after the meeting of the Celestial Dynasty, he will obediently take six million yuan and go to the emperor's West Garden to pay the money.

One hand to give money, the other hand to the official seal, is 600 stone of the official rent of 6 million, the lease period of one year, Tong Su is not bullied.

In any case, this official position is a cut higher than the official position obtained by Liu Bei before he made a fuss about filial piety and righteousness, purely by virtue of being the head and chasing thieves.

The last time the imperial court sealed Liu Bei, the official was 400 stones. Upgrading to one level is more than 600 stones, and then ascending to 600 stones. So this time, Zheng'er Bajing asked him to be the county magistrate of a large county with more than 10,000 households, and the resources for jurisdiction and dispatch can be twice as much as last time.

However, Liu Yu also said that if he "succumbed to the emperor's obscenity to collect money" and obediently complied, it would have a little negative impact on Liu Bei's reputation.

Of course, "because he is really talented and needs the imperial court, he was recruited as an official", and giving some "money for repairing the palace" is definitely much smaller than being completely untalented and 100% taking the initiative to pile up money to buy officials, and the loss of reputation is much smaller.

However, the officials who really have the most "integrity" directly choose to "refuse to pay money to become officials, and would rather not do it", and there are even those who commit suicide and refuse to pay money.

Li Su pondered for a moment, and then took the risk of asking, "Uncle Zong's eyes are like torches, and he actually knows that I can afford this money for Brother Xuande...... But Brother Xuande's reputation is now indeed an example of Shilin's loyalty and filial piety, and it is easily damaged, and I am afraid that it will also be a loss to the morale and determination of the scholars to serve the court.

I also ask Uncle Zong for advice, but there is a way to only spend money, but not to damage our reputation, it is best for us to pay obediently, but outsiders don't know that I paid money, even if it is more for this, it doesn't matter. It may be difficult for the lowly to know this reluctant request...... Humiliation is never for personal gain. ”

Hearing this, Liu Yu stood up, paced back and forth for a while, stared at Li Su carefully, and even went around his back to observe the changes in his expression and demeanor.

After a long time, Liu Yu sighed: "It's not impossible, but you dare to swear that the words of the future will come out of my mouth and into your ears, and will never be leaked!" ”

Li Su's heart froze, as if he had guessed, and hurriedly swore: "What Uncle Zong said later, if I, Li Su, leak it, I will be ruined." ”

He didn't say anything about the price of death or life, but said that he was "ruined".

But it was the wording of this gambling curse that actually made Liu Yu feel related.

This is also a person who knows the magic of the name, or the existence that is more important than life, everyone is a fellow believer!

Those who cherish their names should be moved by their names. On the contrary, if Li Su had just said an oath such as "five thunders hit the top, and you will not die well", maybe Liu Yu would still be disdainful.

Liu Yu was so moved by such a ghostly envoy, he whispered: "Then you will give me eight million, and I will help you find a way to ask Your Majesty for a 'pardon for palace repair money' through other ways!" ”

Li Su was stunned for a moment, and then instantly understood.

If you give money and lose your reputation, then you only need to give six million!

If you want to "give money but don't let outsiders know that you gave money", that is, "do bad things without leaving your name", then you will lose more money! You've got to give eight million!

The extra two million were used to let Emperor Han Ling pull away all the infamy of this matter, and give an edict that "other officials need to give money when they take office, but this official is specially exempted"!

Perhaps, it is because Liu Yu is a great sect, he has a secret channel to send money directly to Emperor Han Ling, and the secret is so secret that even the ten permanent servants around Emperor Han Ling can bypass!

In an instant, Li Su suddenly recalled a record he saw when he read the Book of the Later Han Dynasty in his previous life:

During the entire period of Emperor Ling's Zhongping, officials in the world needed to give "palace repair money" when they took office, even if they were talented and the court urgently needed you, the minimum would be a three-fold discount, and there were almost no exemptions.

The only exempt case explicitly recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty is that Dazong Zheng Liu Yu was transferred to Youzhou Mu this time.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty issued a special decree that was recorded in history, emphasizing that he knew that Liu Yu was a Qing official and had no money, so that he could take office without giving money to repair the palace.

And this edict also further increased Liu Yu's prestige, almost to the extent that no one in Hebei admired him, and everyone knew that he was the only Qing official in the country who had been specially certified by the emperor.

Now, combined with what Liu Yu said just now and this suggestion, Li Su's heart suddenly brightened up, and he began to doubt: Could it be ...... The truth of history is that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was originally willing to give a discount and sell Youzhou Mu as long as 10 million, but Liu Yu was willing to give more than 10 million money, and only asked the emperor to give him a special order to help him wash away the notoriety of paying money?

Combined with the historical materials seen by later generations, Li Su suddenly felt that this possibility was not impossible.

Because there is a contradictory record in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, it is said that Liu Yu has always been very poor, and he is also famous for his personal life style and frugality, and even the Hu people respect his private virtues in life.

But in the end, after Liu Yu was killed by Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Chan copied his inheritance, but found that the clothes and jewelry hidden by Liu Yu's wife and concubine at home were very luxurious, and they were not at all so frugal in front of people.

This account may not be entirely credible, and it is also possible that Gongsun Chan framed Liu Yu after killing him. However, at least it provides Li Su with a possibility and a perspective of thinking.

In any case, this Master Zongbo must be a person who cherishes his reputation for feathers very much!

His love is not necessarily out of hypocrisy, but more likely for the country, for example, the country needs such a moral model with a reputation for benevolence, righteousness and frugality to deter and influence the Wuhu.

If Liu Yu's character fails, it will not only lose Liu Yu personally, but also the entire Han Dynasty, which will affect the signboard of the entire Han Dynasty, and its appeal in the hearts of Hu people will decline.

For the Hu people in Youzhou and Erzhou, Liu Yu's image represents the image of the Han Dynasty. After arriving at this position, Liu Yu already had to disguise himself.

Later history also proved that after Gongsun Zhan got rid of Liu Yu's signboard, the Hu people immediately stopped taking the Han Dynasty seriously. Even if Yuan Shao killed Gongsun Zan under the banner of avenging Liu Yu, he failed to rebuild the prestige of Liu Yu's era.

Because when Yuan Shao controlled Lord Wuhuan, he had been reduced to relying on marriage and marriage.

And in Liu Yu's era, how dare Qiu Liju mention peace and kiss, he didn't dare to borrow his guts.

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These causes and consequences seem quite complicated, but what Li Su learned in his previous life was diplomatic deception, and he certainly knows what the operating logic of "hawkish/dovish persona" is.

So in his mind, it only took a few seconds to figure out all these causal logics, which was faster than eating and drinking.

He also immediately made a decision and said sincerely: "Thank you Uncle Zong's advice, I am willing to give these eight million!" ”

The extra two million are considered the emperor's hush money!