Chapter 14 Spend some money, don't be ashamed
Cheng Yuanzhi raised the whip, Liu Bei thought that Cheng Yuanzhi was going to reward Liu Bei with another whip, and he was so frightened that he couldn't stand steadily.
Actually, this time Liu Bei misunderstood.
Cheng Yuanzhi really didn't want to smoke Liu Bei, after sweating on his back, he patronized and chatted, but he couldn't erase it in time, he was a little itchy, and he just scratched it with a horsewhip. Cheng Yuanzhi was really thinking about what leftovers to give to Liu Bei, which could be regarded as appeasing people's hearts.
This is the first time that the tyrant Cheng Yuanzhi has said that there is a reward, and all the generals are staring at Cheng Yuanzhi intently, wondering how they will be rewarded?
Cheng Yuanzhi put away the horsewhip and looked at his side, except for his pair of hammers, there seemed to be nothing else, slightly embarrassed, but a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he smiled:
"Look, you all see, how did Xuande do it? If you can have one-tenth of Xuande, this envoy will not have to worry about everything. Reward, this envoy has always rewarded and punished clearly, and if there is merit, he will be rewarded, and if he has a fault, he will be punished. ”
"Just reward Xuande to get two copies of the edict for this envoy, one for the assassination, one for the Taishou, and the rest, what military position Xuande likes, get one for yourself, get one for everyone, one for everyone, don't fall short."
Cheng Yuanzhi is so clever that he is so clever!
Edict? And two more copies, Thorn Shi and Taishou's? Pick what you like, get a copy yourself, and get one for everyone?
This is the official position of the Han, not the cabbage in the field.
Ah, Yuzu Qi nails densely? (Are you kidding?) )
If he could get the edict, Liu Bei would still be white now? For the sake of an official and a half-job, come and fight to the death with the Yellow Turban Army?
Liu Bei didn't dare to accept this reward.
Liu Bei's legs trembled, he almost fell off his horse, and refused with fear:
"Thank you for your love. It's just that this edict, Bei Wan never dared to accept it, not because he didn't know how to lift, but because he didn't have the ability to get the edict at all. ”
Syllable!
Unsurprisingly, another whip.
fell on Liu Bei's shoulder, Liu Bei only felt a faint pain, afraid that he would be whipped open and flesh open.
But Liu Bei didn't dare to snort, but breathed a sigh of relief. Cheng Yuanzhi gave a whip, indicating that the matter had been revealed.
Whipping is easy to resist, but edicts are difficult to get.
Cheng Yuanzhi just praised Liu Bei, but as soon as he turned around, Liu Bei, like Deng Mao, came to slap Cheng Yuanzhi's face on the spot, it was nothing more than an edict, if you can't do it, you can say it in private, and refuse to accept Cheng Yuanzhi's reward in front of everyone, which is worth it.
This is Cheng Yuanzhi's first reward, Cheng Yuanzhi doesn't want to lose face?
Cheng Yuanzhi also understood more or less just now, the edict is an official position, and the official position recognized by the people of the Han Dynasty and even the court was rewarded to Liu Bei, but Liu Bei didn't dare to accept it, refused to do it, and deserved to be mixed up to an age, or a white body, without half a job.
Cheng Yuanzhi looked regretful, and scolded with hatred:
"Humph! Xuande, give you face, you have learned from Deng Mao, slapping a swollen face and becoming fat, and still holding it. In this world, who doesn't want to be an official? If you want to, just say it. The envoy gave it, but you twisted and pinched, and pretended to refuse. ”
"If you don't eat a toast, you have to eat a penalty drink. Xuande, don't say that this envoy is irritable, this envoy will give you another chance to reward you with this edict, do you want it? Be careful, after this village, there will be no such shop. Don't blame the envoy for not reminding you, if you can't get the edict, you can buy it. There is no shame in spending some money on such a thing as a big official. ”
Actually, Cheng Yuanzhi is right.
In the Han Dynasty, if you want to be an official, you either have connections, a celebrity around the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, or a high-ranking court official, through recommendation, or you will be reincarnated and drawn to the top, and you will fall into the general's family, the Sangong family, etc., and the official will not be able to catch up.
Of course, God will not block all the roads, if there is nothing and you are addicted to officials, then there is one last way to realize your dreams.
That is to pay for officials.
The emperor of the Han Dynasty loves money and lacks money.
The Son of Heaven likes to domesticate all kinds of beasts in the imperial city, like tigers and leopards, these are high-end hobbies to burn money such as bulldozers, and many modern music enthusiasts.
The people around the Son of Heaven love money and are greedy for money.
The ten permanent servants headed by the eunuch Zhang Rang are so rich that even Liu Pet, the son of heaven, has to be called "Father".
So, in order to make money, the major shareholder Tianzi, together with the operation manager Zhang Rang and others, opened a unique official exchange: Xiyuan Selling Official Office.
All the official positions of the Han Dynasty, except for the position of the Son of Heaven, are all clearly marked, and Tong Su is not bullied. Even if he wanted to enter the palace as a eunuch, the eunuch gave the price according to the difficulty of the operation and the bed after entering the palace.
There was once a big man, named Zhang Wen, who never blinked an eye when he spent money, and actually bought the position of the third prince in the West Garden.
The third duke, under the Son of Heaven, the head of a hundred officials!
A feat by Toho.
It is a good story in the folk, everyone envies Zhang Gong for being rich and capricious, and in the court, it is eye-catching, and the civil and military generals all complain, with this large amount of money, he is still a fart official, and he cares for the elderly, isn't it fragrant?
Hearing that Cheng Yuanzhi actually instigated the purchase of officials, Liu Bei was so angry that his beard exploded.
dignified Han clan relatives, royal relatives and relatives; A dignified literati, full of pride.
If you have money, you can still use your Cheng Yuanzhi to remind you of buying officials?
Liu Bei didn't care about the pain of the whip just now, for fear that Cheng Yuanzhi would make the matter of buying an official a real hammer, so if he had to let Liu Bei implement it and get it, it would be a big game, so he said anxiously:
"Envoy, this official buyer, although it is a little unfair, but you also have to be rich. Do you have any money, and even if you have money, you don't know who to buy from? Can't find a way? ”
If you don't have money to borrow, and you can't find someone who really sells your official position, that's a hard injury.
Liu Bei wants to be an official, and he cherishes his feathers, he doesn't want to go to the West Garden to sell the official office, buy it from the eunuchs, and end up with the stigma of colluding with the eunuchs, and directly being a thief, the result is similar.
The most important thing is that the eunuchs in the West Garden sell the official office are too dark, and the official position sold is real and expensive.
For example, a school captain, the Son of Heaven sells 10,000 guan and 5 baht, and when he arrives at Zhang Rang, the tenth permanent servant, it becomes 20,000 guan, and the eunuch who is passed to the palace for practical operation sells it in the West Garden, then it becomes 40,000 guan.
It can be seen how dark it is, there are many people in this world who want to be officials, but there are very few people who can afford to buy official positions.
Cheng Yuanzhi was irritable when he heard that Liu Bei was in difficulty, so he simply carried this matter by himself, so as not to make Liu Bei look sad and uncomfortable, and scolded with a smile:
"Xuande, you poor seller of straw sandals, you deserve to be poor for the rest of your life. I don't know how to spend my money, where to spend it, I'm laughing to death, and if I drink flower wine in the future, I won't pull you up, you're too shabby. ”
"You don't have to worry about buying an official, you don't have to worry about it, I want you to do it yourself, and you can do it with your mouth, as soon as the money comes out, you can make the ghost grind, pediatrics."