Huan Meng asked, "Who is it?" ”

Yuan Ziqiao said: "It is the current general Xin Gong of Dingxi. ”

"Xin Youzhu?"

Yuan Ziqiao said: "Ming Gong, just as Ming Gong commented on him, Ziqiao also thinks that Xin Youzhu is indeed a hero. Earlier in Chengdu, the Ming Gong invited him to meet, when the Ming Gong Zheng Bridge was victorious, and he also knew that the purpose of the Ming Gong to call him to meet was to ask for the Sword Pavilion, but he was not afraid, only brought a few riders, that is, he was invited, from this, it can be seen that his courage is strong; Hou Ming Gong performed a military parade, in order to show his determination to refuse to return to the Sword Pavilion, he actually shot Li Liang with an arrow in front of the ten thousand troops, and he was not worried at all that if his arrow missed, wouldn't Li Liang die on the spot? It is enough to see the unkindness and unrighteousness of his people! But this person has the name of benevolence and righteousness, which shows that this person's reputation is good and can buy people's hearts.

"Moreover, I heard that he recently carried out a major reform in Dingxi and the central government, set up three provinces and six departments, and collected the power of each government. Ming Gong, the gate valve is in power, the public only cares about the private interests of the portal, this I am the big disadvantage of the court, Xin Youzhu in Dingxi drastic, this political reform, is to correct this evil! From this, it can be seen that he has political insight.

"Bold and unkind, hypocritical and reputational, far-sighted, dare to fight in the face of the enemy, Ming Gong, if Xin is a young author, the chaotic minister who governs the world, the minister who governs the troubled times, his people and their abilities are enough to help the Ming Duke to come to the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains."

Huan Meng touched his reddish beard, and said, "Uncle Yan, what you said is good. The Nine Grades Official Law is indeed the biggest malpractice of my dynasty! The three-province and six-ministry system that Xin Youzhu engaged in in Dingxi, if it can be implemented, is indeed good governance. ”

The establishment of the Nine Grades Official Law is due to two reasons.

One is that at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the election of officials was extremely corrupt, and local elections were controlled by powerful clans.

One is that the Qin Dynasty was founded three or four hundred years ago, and its influence among the scholars was very deep, and there were still officials with deep-rooted anti-Cheng ideas, and in this case, it was also necessary to conduct political censorship on the officials of the former Qin.

The Nine Grades of Officials Law was designed in this context, and at the beginning, it achieved the intended purpose.

However, although the original intention of this law was good, due to the strength of the scholars, in the process of implementation, it gradually went out of shape, and became a tool for vested interests to protect the privileges of their own class, and not only as in the later period of the Qin Dynasty, but also re-became a tool to protect the privileges of vested interests, and even under the framework of the Nine Rank Officials Law, a new generation of powerful people who regained control of public opinion, using the provisions of this law that "the level of the township product corresponds to the level of the starting official", compared with the previous generation, the monopoly of power is even more grandiose. As a result, it caused a more serious "poor passage of talents up and down" than in the late Qin period, resting on its laurels, rejecting the Hanshi, and forming an aristocratic and gate-valve.

For this disadvantage, Huan Meng, as a person with great talent, how can he not see it?

He could not only see it, but he also felt personal pain about it.

Thinking that Long Kanghuan clan, as early as the middle and late Qin Dynasty, the family was represented as Jiuqing, although it was not a first-class scholar family, it was also a crown family in the world, but because Huanmeng's ancestor Shanghuan was in the Cheng and Tang Revolutions, he stood on the wrong team and stood on the side of the royal family of the Cheng Dynasty, and was executed, and then the Huan family portal declined, until Huanmeng's father died in the war to quell the chaos, which can be regarded as relying on his life and turned over.

From Huan Ze to Huan Meng's father, there are so many generations of Huan's descendants in between, isn't there a talented person?

But because of the decay of his family's door, he is not a high-ranking family, and almost everyone has a hard career, and he will not be able to hold a noble position for the rest of his life.

Even at the moment, Huan Meng was killed by his father, because he relied on his own ability, he was valued by the previous ministers such as Eryu and He, and has today's status, but those children of the gate lord family still look down on him because of their own self-esteem, mocking him, joking, telling the truth through jokes, and there are many people who call him a "veteran" to his face!

It's that Xie Zhi in his house, didn't he ever call him like that?

You must know that although Xie Zhi has a reputation, he is not a first-class celebrity, and his family is not a first-class valve family! Dare to tease him like this. It's impossible to say that Huan Meng is not angry, but what about being angry? It was precisely because he knew that his family was not high, so he had to endure his dissatisfaction and deliberately show his generosity, hoping to raise his reputation and then raise his family's family.

Why is Huan Meng so keen on war? First cut down Shu, and now wants to cut down Wei, which is indeed the reason why he has great ambitions, but through the victory of the war, to raise the Huan family to the status of the first-class lord, so that he can grasp the power of the court, is also an important reason.

All in all, Huan Meng is quite disgusted with the current Jiangzuo gate valve in power and manipulation of the power. But then again, disgust is disgust, and the reality is that Jiang Zuo's situation is difficult to change, so he can only change himself and conform to this situation.

Because of this, Huan Meng appreciated Xin Er's measures to reform the court situation in Dingxi, and even envied a little.

It's just that Dingxi is a small country in the end, there are not many valve clans, and unlike Jiangzuo, the power of the Dingxi valve clan has always been not as big as Jiangzuo's valve clan, so Xin Er can kill and chase the valve in Dingxi, and finally on this basis, completely reform politics, implement three provinces and six ministries, and Huan Meng is in Jiangzuo, but it can't be done at all.

Huan Meng said with mixed emotions: "From the arrow he shot Li Liang, I can see that Xin Youzhu is a forbearant and ruthless person who can do great things!" In retrospect, I still underestimated him.

"The front foot of Qinzhou fell, I thought that his power in Dingxi would fall because of it, but he crossed the Minshan Mountain, thousands of miles to attack, it was actually a bold soldier, unexpected, first defeated Pu Badger Sun, followed by the beheading of the stone, just over a month, he recovered the lost land, and took advantage of this meritorious service, returned to the court, and took out the three provinces and six ministries on the back foot! …… Uncle Yan, from now on, the power of Dingxi will probably be in the hands of Ah Gua! Today's Literature Network

Yuan Ziqiao talked too much, and his spirit began to be poor, so he motioned to his son Yuan Fangping to come over with a bowl and drank two sips of ginseng soup. He was too weak to sit up, and the soup spilled to his neck. Huan Meng personally used a silk towel to wipe the soup for him.

Yuan Ziqiao eased his nerves, but only then did he catch Huan Meng's words and said, "What Ming Gong said is very true. The families of the Song and Yan families of Longdi, who were in the court, were killed or punished by Xin Youzhu in front of them, and Zhang, Koji and other families were either attached to Xin Youzhu or allied with them, and he was already the only one in the Western Dynasty; The lord of Dingxi is young, the queen mother's wife, no political opinions, it is said that he is obedient to his words, it is expected that after the three provinces and six ministries are set up, the chief officials of the provinces and ministries will definitely be Xin You's people, and the power of Dingxi will indeed belong to him.

"Ming Gong, although the country of Dingxi is small, the land is in the border state, its people are still martial, it is a woman, and it can also ride a horse and pull a bow, the name of 'Longzhou Horse', far away from the north and south, is the soldier of its country, and the world is also a fine soldier. His country and its soldiers are also enough to help the Ming Duke to come to Japan for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. ”

Huan Meng understood what Yuan Ziqiao meant.

said that Xin Er could be a good helper for his Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, one was because of Xin Er's outstanding ability, and the other was because the Dingxi troops under his control were good at fighting.

Yuan Ziqiao closed his eyes, rested for a while, opened his eyes, revealed a look of longing, and said: "Ming Gong, I want to come to the Ming Dynasty to lead millions of people, when crossing the river and the Northern Expedition, Ming Gong led my Jingzhou soldiers to attack the Central Plains and the south of Guanzhong, and the momentum is unstoppable. It's just that....... ”

"Just what?"

"It's just that on this day, Ziqiao can't see it."

Huan Meng withdrew his mind from Xin Er's body, covered the sadness in his heart, showed a smile again, held Yuan Ziqiao's cold and thin hand, comforted him, and said: "Ziqiao, don't worry, I will definitely let you see it!" Don't think nonsense, tomorrow, the famous doctors in the state will be summoned by me, what is your little illness? After three or five pairs of medicines, he was naturally cured. ”

About the time when he was seriously ill, his thoughts were more erratic, Yuan Ziqiao suddenly mentioned Xin Er again, and said: "Ming Gong, in the future Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, you can join forces with Xin Youzhu, but through the last time I saw him, my observation of him, this person seems to be unpredictable, in recent years, Dingxi attacked the Western Regions, destroyed Ranxing, robbed Hanzhong and Sword Pavilion and other places, and there is a hidden state of Northwest Xiaohe, but Ming Gong must not have a heart-to-heart with him, and he should be more vigilant." ”

"I know."

"Ming Gong, I am dying today, there is nothing to worry about, there is only one thing."

Huan Meng pretended to be angry and said, "Yuan Yang! What 'dying' is not 'dying'? Don't say that again! Didn't I say that? And when I get you all the famous doctors in the state, how can I not cure you of this disease? Once again, in a joking tone, he said, "Even if the famous doctors in the state are useless, it's a big deal, I will invite Yin Shenyuan to you and ask him to treat you!" ”

Yin Dang is not only famous for his lightness and virtue, but he also has a specialty, that is, he is proficient in medical skills and understands the meridians.

Yuan Ziqiao said: "Ming Gong, you listen to me. What I'm worried about is that after my death, Ming Gong is afraid that there will be fewer powerful strategists available, but I might as well have one person to recommend to Ming Gong. This talent is not inferior to me. ”

"Who is it?"

"It's Xi Mai. Ming Gong, although he is still young, but his talent is outstanding, I hope that Ming Gong will meet him well, and he will be able to use it. ”

Xi Mai, whose family is Gaoping Xi, generation 2,000 stones, his grandfather served as the captain of this dynasty. Xi Mai became famous at a young age, not only by his own reputation, but also by his family's family, and also because of the political faction to which his family belonged. Huan Meng was promoted because of his contribution to Shu, and was worshiped by the imperial court as the general of the expedition to the west. Huanmeng's friend Wang Yizhi is Xi Mai's uncle, and through Wang Yizhi's relationship, Xi Mai entered Huanmeng's military mansion and is now the Zhengxi Mansion. Judging his age, he is only in his teens this year.

Huan Meng also admires Xi Mai very much.

Huan Meng is a heroic and tall person, and rarely admires others, but after getting acquainted with Xi Mai, he thinks that he is unfathomable, because he does not despise him because of his youth, but treats him with courtesy. Hearing Yuan Ziqiao's recommendation to Xi Mai, Huan Meng called Xi Mai's small characters and said, "The guests are honest and have long materials. "And compared to Qing, he is still far from enough!" ”

Huan Meng looked at Yuan Ziqiao affectionately, and in the eyes of the past was full of warmth, he held Yuan Ziqiao's hand with both hands, and said to Yuan Ziqiao, "Yuan Yang, I often feel lonely in this red world, only with Qing, I can speak freely." Those who know me, Qing also; Knower, too. You recuperate with peace of mind, and when you are well, we will work together to prepare an opportunity, and when Shenzhou is recovered, the work has been accomplished, you and I will go boating in the rivers and lakes, and accompany the mountains and rivers, so that we can not live up to the great ambition of our husband, but also live up to the elegance of nature, isn't it happy? ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Yuan Ziqiao's mouth, and he said: "Ming Gong, if you say that Shenzhou is recovered, looking at the present Jiangzuo, and the heroic heroes are the only ones who can achieve this great cause!" Zi Qiao Pu Liu's cheap body, how dare he mention it with Ming Gong. Ming Gong, I'm a little tired and want to rest for a while. ”

"Okay, okay, you rest."

After this rest, Yuan Ziqiao never woke up again.

Two days later, Yuan Ziqiao died suddenly. Huan Meng was devastated. After finishing Yuan Ziqiao's funeral, remembering that he said that Xin Er could help him in the Central Plains of the Northern Expedition, Huan Meng wrote a letter to Xin Er and sent someone to Dingxi.