There is a limit to humility.

Xin Er has already refused to give him the title twice, but one can be two, not again and again, if he refuses again, one may not be conducive to the clear principle of "clear rewards and punishments"; Second, it will inevitably be regarded as a hypocrisy.

This is the so-called "over-the-top".

Therefore, this time, Xin Er was a little modest, and accepted Huang Rongqi's head, Yang Chao and other crowds responded to his proposal to be a marquis.

After the court meeting, Chen Sun, Sun Yan, Lu Shuang and others discussed for two days, and thought that synthesized the contributions that Xin Er had made for the country before, such as his "skill of protecting the dragon from the dragon" when Linghu Feng was in trouble; For example, his exploits in guarding the West Sea; For example, he discussed the great merit of the Western Regions; For example, he helped Lu Shuang to defeat Ran Xing, and added him to join forces with Huan and Meng, and the special merit of destroying Shu, the township marquis and the county marquis were not enough to reward him, and he had to be a prince. Then led by Chen Sun, the above table is in the middle, please seal the Marquis of Jiankang County.

There is a reason why Jiankang County was chosen as Xiner's fiefdom.

Xin Er worked as a Taishou in Jiankang County, and this place was the beginning of his career advancement, which was one of them. Jiankang County is an overseas Chinese county, and there are not many counties in the county, this is the second, after all, Dingxi is a poor country, and there are only a few counties in the government, so many people, it is categorically impossible to give a large county with a large number of people to the courtiers as food, otherwise, they are all given to the courtiers to eat, what does the king eat? What about the treasury?

Jiankang is named a county, there are not many counties under its jurisdiction, and there are many expatriates in the county, and the population of each county is also small. This is also known as the "best of both worlds".

Zuo got the performance of Chen Sun and others, but he was afraid that the county and people of Jiankang County were few, and Chen Sun and others said: "Every time I summon the lord of Xianmei Weng into the palace, she dresses plainly and does not apply fat powder, I asked why, and she replied that 'half of the family was requisitioned and used in the army, rewarding the brave'." The conquest is the heart of the royal family, the family is devoted to the country, and the loyalty is enough for the ministers. His family is also poor! Jiankang small county, the income is meager, it should be exchanged for a large county, and it is appropriate to seal and capture, and it can also show the benevolence of the king. ”

There are really few big counties in Longzhou.

According to the standards required by the Zuo family, there are only a few counties of Jiuquan, Zhangye, and Wuwei.

These counties are the main source of taxes in Dingxi, how can they be given to Xiner?

It was Sun Yan, who was also very distressed, and the boss was reluctant.

Just when Chen Sun and the others were in a dilemma, Xin Er heard about this and took the initiative to ask to see Zuo, saying: "Even if it is Jiankang County, the ministers no longer dare to ask for it, but what about the big county?" At present, I am determined to resist the strong enemy in the west, and I should give priority to state affairs, and choose one of the counties of Huang and Taojian to grant food and rent to the ministers, just like Zilu rescuing the drowning cattle, showing the reward and punishment of the court, so as to inspire the loyalty of the people to serve the king, that is! ”

"Huang, Taojian counties", refers to the southeast of Longzhou, between Huangshui and Taoshui, the counties of Daxia, Xingtang, Huanghe, Jincheng, Tangxing, and Xiping. Most of these counties are also overseas Chinese counties, and basically they only have one county. "Zilu rescued the drowning cow", it is a story of Zilu, Zilu saved a drowning man, the man gave him a cow, Zilu accepted, his teacher Confucius happily said "Lu people will be brave to save the drowning from now on", this story, and Zigong ransom people, do not take money in contrast to the house.

Xin Er's words are not pretending to be humble, but his sincere words.

Even the county marquis, in his opinion, is just a floating name, let alone a big county and a small county, he doesn't care at all.

However, his attitude of treating wealth and nobility as floating clouds and only caring about national affairs moved Zuo to the extreme.

Zuo's eunuch ordered Ling Hule to come and ask Xin Er to repeat what he just said.

When Ling Hule heard it, she said: "King, what is the loyalty of the country? If you capture a general, you are the loyalty of the country! ”

As a result, Zuo no longer insisted on his own opinion.

Without delay, a ceremony was held a few days later, and Xin Er was officially awarded the title of Marquis of Jiankang County.

In Dingxi, there are currently those who have been awarded the title of the marquis, except for Koji Shuo, there is only Xin Er. More than two years ago, Xin Er was only Jiankang Taishou, and now he is a county marquis, and in terms of title alone, he has become the second king of Dingxi. Such a speed of ascension, those who have knowledge, will certainly attribute it to Xin Er's own ability; The eyes are hot and jealous, but there are many who think that this is the result of Xin Er's "luck".

Song Xian, who still stayed in Guyin as an official under the Song family, is a jealous one.

He said to people in private: "To determine the Western Regions and conquer Shu, Xin Youzhu is nothing more than relying on my brave generals and excellent soldiers, if it were me, I would be able to make the same feats!" What's so great about him? But because of it, he was named in the country! ”

He was appointed as the director of the history museum, and led a group of Confucian scholars to concentrate on cultivating history in the history museum.

After hearing that Xin Er was worshiped as a prince, he was moved by the time to repair history, and said to the Confucian scholars: "Looking at the various military and political measures of the conquest in recent years, placing honorable officers, opening military examinations, running martial arts schools, and focusing on the countryside to shoot salutes; As well as setting up a monk department, recruiting soldiers to build a camp for athletes, and asking our generation to revise a general history, etc., all of which are aimed at the disadvantages of the times. Although his military exploits are good, they are not as good as his administration. The military achievements are only temporary, and as long as the administration of the conquest can be persistent and consistent, it will certainly be able to greatly enrich the national strength of our Dingxi.

"The country is now capturing the Marquis of Jiankang County, and only mentioning the military exploits of the conquest, not the administration of the conquest, is really sacrificing the roots."

The people in the DPRK and the country can't know everything, but under the investigation of the assassin and others, they can also smell a thing or two.

The Yin Master's remarks entered his ears, and he suddenly felt like a confidant, but although the Yin Master was erudite and historical, he had been immersed in the scriptures for most of his life, and he had not tasted the talents, but he was lacking in the practice of governance.

Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, which is probably not to be forced.

And knowing people's strengths, knowing people's shortcomings, choosing people to make good use of, and using them without doubt, this is probably also a qualification that only the master has.

However, it was said that the day after the marquis, Cao Fei sent Cao Hui to pay homage to Xun Zhen, and sent a letter to invite him to Cao's house for a banquet in the evening.

It's not for the sake of it, it's to celebrate Xin'er.

Xin Er is not good at these things that are invited to come and go, and he can't handle the military and government affairs on weekdays, and he doesn't have time to engage in these things, so after getting the knighthood yesterday, he only invited a few close friends and subordinates, and simply ate some wine.

Cao Fei participated in this banquet last night, and he felt shabby, so he had the thing of setting up a banquet for him tonight to celebrate Xin Er again.

Cao Fei is an old friend, and he is also a heavy general in Dingxi who needs to be borrowed, Xin Er has no way to refuse, so after reading Cao Fei's letter, he accepted his invitation. At dusk, he ordered a car to go to Caofu.

……

Cao Fei has greeted him at home.

The two met.

Xin Er smiled and said: "Lao Cao, I am the one who is the marquis, but how can I look at you, like you are happier than me?" ”

Cao Fei was indeed happy, and his mouth couldn't close his smile.

He didn't hide what he thought in his heart, and said: "Yes, you are the one who will be the marquis, but I may be the one who will be the marquis in the future." Seeing you so beautiful today, thinking about my scenery in the future, oh, young, how can I not be happy and happy? ”

Xin Er said in his heart: "This old Cao, learn to knock on the side!" Said with a smile: "Originally, I wanted to bother you to lead your troops to fight Shuofang, but who knew that Shuofang didn't succeed, and it was changed to Shu." Wangcheng is an important land, you and I are indispensable, it is to return to Shu, and you can only stay in the town of Guyin. Lao Cao, Shuo Fang must be played, wait until next year, and when you fight Shuo Fang again, it is indispensable, and you have to go out. ”

He patted Cao Fei's arm affectionately and said, "If Shuo Fang can conquer it, a townsman can't run away from you!" ”

Speaking of this expedition, it is not Xin Er's original intention, but the harvest of this battle is really not small.

occupied Hanzhong and Jiange, not only advanced the depth of Dingxi to the south, but also connected with Jingzhou, forming a semi-encirclement posture against Puqin; killed Ling Hujing and got rid of a trouble; got the two talents of Li Liang and Yang Hezhi, and recruited Ma Hui and other fierce generals to the account; dealt a heavy blow to the Pan family, consolidating and improving his authority; earned himself a county marquis.

After calculating it, Xin Er thought to himself: compared to playing Shuo, it is much more cost-effective.

The source of all this harvest needs to thank Ling Hujing, but he is dead, but the conclusion of the "Eight Discussions" the day before yesterday pardoned Ling Huqu's sins, which can be regarded as a little "reward" for Ling Hujing.

Cao Fei smiled like a flower, grabbed Xin Er's hand and slapped his arm, and said: "If the townsman is not a townsman, he is a pavilion marquis, even if it is a Guannei marquis!" As long as I am a marquis, I will be satisfied! ”

The marquis of this dynasty is divided into five ranks, county marquis, county marquis, township marquis, pavilion marquis, in addition, there are internal marquis, name marquis. The marquis of the first five ranks all have food estates; The latter two are just false seals, and there is no food. The marquis at all levels have their own ranks, corresponding to the nine official positions, the county marquis is the second grade, the county marquis is the third grade, the township marquis is the fourth grade, the pavilion marquis is the fifth grade, the guannei marquis, and the name hou six grades.

Xin Er Zhengse said: "Lao Cao, I'm going to criticize you!" ”

"Oh? What to criticize me? ”

"How can the Hou of Guan Nei lead the army? On the day of the first king dragon diving, the army leader has already defended it; Following the town of Wangcheng, re-establish the succession of the winged king, if you re-conquer the party and do not seal the township, how can you reward the leaders for these feats that have been made! ”

Cao Fei is just saying that, if he can capture Shuofang, if he really wants to give him a Guan Neihou, he really won't do it.

Hearing Xin Er's words, Cao Fei became more and more happy.

He accepted it humbly and said, "Yes, yes, you are right!" It's me who thinks it's bad. ”

Cao Fei was short, and he was blocked by Xin Er, and he couldn't see the front side, so he raised his feet, looked forward through Xin Er's shoulders, and asked, "Young people, why didn't you bring your Liu flag out?" Just a bullock cart? ”

The flag is a kind of flag for honor. 斿, tong, means the ornament hanging on the edge or edge of the flag. In order to be able to show the identity of dignity and humility, let passers-by know who the person passing by is, the county marquis travels, and you can wave the seven flags.

When he was enthroned yesterday, the Dingxi Dynasty gave the county marquis a crown of clothes and ceremonies, such as the gold medal, the green red ribbon, the green and purple cyanosis, the three liang crowns, the three cai compilations, the seven seams of the pi mu, the seven banners, the seven crowns, and so on, all of which were given to Xin Er.

Xin Er is not a flamboyant person, now to the Cao family to the banquet, not only the ribbon, crown belt, all not brought, is still the usual idle appearance, white scarves, white cranes, seven flags and other categories are also not hit, only sat on an ordinary ox cart, from the riding is only Wei Shu, Wei Xian, and since Xin Er returned to the court, in the school Cao asked for sick leave, every day to the Xin house to wait for the beggar to wait for seven or eight people.

Xin Er smiled and said: "Come to your house for a banquet, and it's not the court, what's the matter, I still need a full set of honor guards?" ”

A gust of north wind blew, freezing cold, and the oxen pulling the cart "mooed".

Xin Er grabbed Cao Fei, strode towards the courtyard of Cao's house, and said as he walked: "Ask the guests to blow the wind at the door and freeze, the cattle are so cold that they can't stand it!" Lao Cao, is this your hospitality? Why don't you hurry up and invite me to the church, warm and warm! ”

Cao Fei followed his footsteps and said, "Good, good!" ”

"Who did you invite?"

"Your feast last night was too deserted! I invited Lao Sun and Lao Koji! Chen Sun: I also sent someone to invite you. There are also Gao Yancao and Luo Dang, I also called! The old man also called. There is also Zhang Seng Cheng of the Governor's Mansion, your old acquaintance when you were in Jiankang County, Lao Song and Zhang Daojiang. Tang Ai, Yang Chao, Yang Fu, Huang Rong, Zhang Gui, and your love will be bald and wild, so I don't need to say it? By the way, there is also Zhao Rangan, didn't he come back from Shuofang not long ago because of the cold winter? I thought that I would have to use him again to attack Shuofang in the coming day, so I summoned him too. ”

I really invited a lot of people!

Cao Fei mentioned Fu Qiao, but Xin Er remembered the song "Shu Dao Difficult" and the song "Goose" in Chengdu, and said in his heart: "Back to Guyin, it is a court meeting and a reward for soldiers, and I am so busy, but I forgot about it!" When I see the old man tonight, I have to mention him, I don't know if he will be happy or sad? ”

Happy, the name of the article is far away.

Worried, the fame is out, and when you encounter the occasion of poetry, once you can't write a good chapter, what should you do? I'm afraid I can't say it, only a song "Catch the Ducks on the Shelf", and "Goose Goose Goose", which complement each other.

Thinking of the fun, Xin Er couldn't help but wonder, seeing Cao Fei looking at it in a blink of an eye, he hurriedly put away his thoughts and asked, "Xihaihou is also here?" He thought again, "I thought I would take the time to meet Zhao Rangan and ask him what the current situation of Shuo Fang is, since he also came to the banquet tonight, he happened to make some inquiries at the banquet." ”

The main hall of the Cao family is luxuriously furnished.

Thick woolen blankets were laid on the floor; The red paint on the pillars is brightly painted; Along the wall, a circle of curtains of various colors made of silk is hung, and the screen is also made of silk, and the curtains and screens are decorated with pearls; The cases and couches are all made of fine wood cut and transported from the deep mountains in the west of Longzhou, painted with colored lacquer, and inlaid with gold and silver threads; The food utensils that have been laid out are all gold bowls, jade cups, ivory chopsticks, and the knives and daggers are also inlaid with red and blue gemstones. The hall is as warm as early summer, and the maids who are waiting and the music girls in the hall are wearing gauze skirts, long and long, as thin as cicada wings, painted with forehead yellow, etc., with gold and jade jewelry and other jewelry.

Xin Er has come to Cao's house many times, and every time he comes, he can't help but think: "Old Cao, this guy, how greedy is he!" ”

Cao Fei returned to the royal capital from Zhu Yeze, but only two or three years, his family had been copied by Linghu Yong before, he had long been poor and white, but now he is so rich, which is inherent in Linghu Feng After ascending the throne, he gave him and Xin Er and others rich fields, pastures, sheep and horses, money and silk rewards, but it must also be related to his bribery!

It's just that when the water is clear, there is no fish, and it is already the same as the right surnames of the Song, Yan and other valve clans, and Cao Fei must not be turned into an enemy again, so although Xin Er feels that he is greedy, for the sake of the overall situation, he will just turn a blind eye and close one eye to this.

Fu Qiao and the others had arrived, and everyone laughed for a while, and Lu Shuang and Sun Yan came one after another.

Not long after, Chen Sun, who was not sure if he would come, also came.

The guests gathered, and the elegant and solemn sound of drums and pianos began.

Cao Fei first raised his glass to congratulate Xin Er on his sealing of the marquis, and Chen Sun, Lu Shuang, Sun Yan and others then took turns to toast. Xin Er gave them back one by one. Cao Fei is good to drink, but the amount of wine is not large, and after a few glasses, he is a little drunk, and he goes down to the hall and dances in the hall. The guests took turns dancing.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xin Er asked Fu Qiao to come forward and told him about Chengdu. Fu Qiao was stunned. Xin Er laughed.

He also asked Zhao Rangan to come over and asked about Shuo Fang's situation.

The banquet was not a place to talk in detail, Xin Er asked a little, knowing that Zhao Rangan and Gou Xiong had fought a few battles, and there were mutual victories and defeats, Tuoba Beijin had completely quelled the previous rebellion and killed the rebel party cleanly, but when Zhao Rangan lost, he did not send troops to help him, so he didn't ask anymore, and only asked Zhao Rangan to write a material about the specific experience in Shuofang Yueyu, and handed it to the governor's mansion, and left it for him to take a closer look when he was free. Zhao Ran Gan respectfully agreed.

The wine party made two rounds, and the conversation was smooth, and an official outside the hall hurriedly came to see Cao Fei.

Cao Fei called him in, and he was a member of the army mansion in his middle school.

The official bowed down and said, "Report to the leader, there is urgent information." ”

"What?"

"The false master of Yuwei is dead! He Hun is good at calling the big single Yu, according to Xuzhou self-reliance, and there is civil strife in Wei! ”