Chapter 4 Middle Stage

Push the book, "Fairy Sword and Three Kingdoms", look at the name and probably understand what style of book it is...... Seedlings, you can take care of them a little.

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Shangshutai has a nickname called Zhongtai, and another alias is called Taige, both of which are derived from its location in the center of Nangong.

Aside from the time of the Great Imperial Meeting, on weekdays, the emperor of the North Palace, the Shangshutai of the South Palace, and the Yellow Gate System, which was generally filled by eunuchs and was responsible for connecting the inside and outside and conveying the will, together formed the central ruling foundation of this great empire...... It's kind of a trinity.

In fact, just as this Yellow Gate system was the prototype of the future celebrant supervisor, the Shangshutai, an institution established by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, was also the prototype of the future cabinet, and its power and responsibility were unquestionable, because it represented the authority of the imperial centralized system.

Moreover, it should be pointed out in particular that this central agency, which is in charge of government affairs and can even give orders to the three publics, is like a supervision system, which is a typical condescending condescension!

Of course, it can be regarded as a certain characteristic of the Later Han Dynasty.

Among them, the dignified Shangshu Ling is actually only a thousand stones, and Shang Shuling's deputy and Shangshu servant shoot 600 stones; The six Cao Shangshu, who also held real power, were also six hundred stones...... However, the emperor will generally add officials to these powerful tycoons, and Shangshu will generally add the rank of servant, not to mention Shangshu Ling, which is often led by the ministers, the three dukes, and the candidates.

Even later, the few words of Lu Shang Shushi, Ling Shang Shushi, and Ping Shang Shu Shi have almost become synonymous with the ministers.

But back to the present, now it is the two eunuchs Cao Jie and Wang Fu who actually hold the power of the court, and Shangshutai is all under the shadow of these two, especially the former, so it doesn't matter who is still the scholar and who is the servant.

As for Gongsun Xun?

At this time, he is just one of the thirty-six Lang officials in Shangshutai, and he is still the one with the least qualifications, and it has nothing to do with him whether he is a powerful minister or not.

"Are you the Gongsun Wenqi who is quite famous in Yanmen? I remember that you are the senior apprentices of Wen Huangong and Lu Zigan, and you also supervised the stone scripture of "Mao's Poems"? The person who questioned was Gongsun Xun's top boss for a period of time in the future, Shangshu of Shangshu Tai Liucao (in charge of water and fire disasters and anti-theft security), and Liu Tao Liu Ziqi, who added the rank of servant.

In other words, this thin and gray-haired big man is a clan relative of the Han family from Yingchuan, plus a famous Confucian at home, and he has a variety of identities such as scholars, famous Confucians, and clan relatives, and he is vaguely implicated in the party, and he can be called a top member of the court.

However, there are two huge differences between him and Liu Kuan, who has a similar identity.

First of all, Liu Kuan's father was Situ, and he himself did Shangshuling in the first emperor dynasty, and his family was naturally higher than Liu Tao, I don't know how much;

Secondly, Liu Kuan has always been worried in the face of the difficult situation, and he can pretend not to see it, but Liu Tao is worried, and when he sees something happening to the country, he must sigh and think about it.

Of course, no matter what, this is not the reason for Gongsun Xun to be cranky at this time, he came to Shangshutai on the first day after hearing this, he hurriedly bowed down to see it, and presented the official document of the Lang Agency, and introduced himself.

"Don't be inhibited." After listening to the words, Liu Tao, who was sitting at the top, couldn't help but sigh with his gray beard. "I've heard of your reputation, the country is difficult, and it needs people like you to come out and do things...... However, Shang Shutai is no better than marching and fighting, so you must not bring in that kind of border atmosphere, you must be cautious! ”

"Obey!" The top boss admonished, and Gongsun Xun must of course be respectful.

"It's fine." Liu Taofu sighed again. "I still have an article to write, so I won't explain them one by one...... Wei Yan, when the teacher is busy, the student should take his responsibility, you are not only my student, but also my Cao Shangshulang, the most senior Shangshulang, so take Wen Qi for me to walk around in this Cao, which can be regarded as getting to know my colleagues and explaining my duties! ”

"Whoa!" A middle-aged Shang Shulang who happened to be next to him immediately surrendered his hand, and then led Gongsun Xun out of Liu Tao's Shangshu Mansion.

"The name of Hakuba Nakaro has been admired for a long time." The middle-aged Shang Shulang with the name Weiyan spoke crisply and walked around neatly, but his accent was a little weird, coupled with the whistling and audible north wind outside the pavilion, which made Gongsun Xun a little confused for a while.

"But you can't get used to my accent?" The man seemed to be self-aware, so he immediately slowed down his tone and laughed to himself.

"Brother Xian, forgive me." Gongsun Xun hurriedly apologized slightly.

"It doesn't matter." The man continued to laugh. "I'm from Jiaozhou, and you are new to the city, so naturally you can't get used to my accent...... After getting along for a long time, you will gradually get used to it. ”

"Brother Xian is actually from Jiaozhou?!" Gongsun Xun was really surprised. "I am a native of western Liaoning, and I really never thought that I would meet the people of Jiaozhou in my life......"

"Hahaha!" This person couldn't help laughing, but because of the heavy place of the pavilion, there were a lot of people around, so he immediately stopped talking again. "When I first came to Luozhong, I never thought that I would meet the children of Xiliang and Youyan, but after working in Shangshutai for three or four years, I knew everyone."

"Dare to ask the name of the virtuous brother?" Gongsun Xun bowed down and bowed.

"Jiaozhou Guangxin people Xie, the word Weiyan." This person also bowed his hand slightly. "There is no need to talk about the name of the virtuous brother, the Northern Expedition has been tossed in the center for a long time, and your name is already like thunder."

Gongsun Xun sighed: "I have actually admired Brother Shi's name for a long time...... Don't hide it, brother, as soon as you talk about Jiaozhou, I already remembered the name of your family. ”

"Jiaozhou is deserted." Shi Xie didn't mean to be complacent. "And there are many miasma on the edges, and there are many barbarians...... Therefore, there is only one example of a Chinese family like our Shi family who have multiplied and multiplied there for six generations without moving. ”

"Jiaozhou is lonely." Gongsun Xun became more and more emotional. "If the central government wants to maintain its authority, it still has to rely on a family like Brother Xian's family who cares about the imperial court......"

"The Gongsun clan is not also in Liaoxi...... Well, since you and I are in the same column, there will be a time to talk about this in the future. Shi Xie couldn't help but grin. While everyone is still in good spirits in the morning, it's time to introduce Ben Cao's colleagues to you. ”

Gongsun Xun hurriedly nodded yes.

"There are six Cao in Shangshutai, and there should be six people in each Cao who are like you and me." Shi Xie immediately introduced it as he walked.

"New to the city, how dare you be in the same column as your brother?"

"Hey, the so-called Langzhong, Shilang, and Shangshulang are just qualifications, and they have nothing to do with their duties." Shi Xie said unimpressedly. "It's all about doing things anyway. In addition, there are three Shangshu Changshi, who can also be regarded as colleagues, but they do not have the right to directly dispose of the documents, but have to directly assist Shangshu......"

Gongsun Xun's face suddenly appeared: "What I saw in Liu's house just now, there are two young officials, I think they are two of them?" ”

"Exactly."

At this point, Shi Xie stood under the corridor of Shangshutai, and first roughly told Gongsun Xun about the names of the remaining four Shangshulang and the three Changshi of the Zhongdu Guancao, and then took him around to visit the remaining four Shangshulang.

But...... How so?

According to Shi Xie's introduction, these people are either like themselves, but they are close disciples of the three dukes, or like Shi Xie himself, the so-called famous family in the world...... However, although all kinds of good words were sent out by Gongsun Xun in person as if he didn't need money, he couldn't help but be secretly disappointed in his heart, because he didn't hear a second name like Shixie that made him feel familiar in the whole process.

"Wen Qi and look," just as Shi Xie was about to take Gongsun Xun out of the corridor to go somewhere, he suddenly saw a person walking over with a briefcase from a distance, and immediately stopped. "This is the last of the three long histories, and I just took the opportunity to meet...... He is younger than you, and he has just been crowned this year, so he directly became a Lang official in the name of knowing the classics, and then entered Shangshutai for a long history. ”

Gongsun Xun immediately nodded: "I know, what Brother Wei Yan said before, Situ Yang Gong (Yang Ci served as the third duke for the second time) is the most beloved student...... I remember that Brother Xian just said that he was called Wang Yan, the word Jingxing? ”

"Yes!" Shi Xie replied as he beckoned from afar. "Jingxing, hurry up and meet this newcomer Langzhong."

The extremely young Wang Yan's face remained unchanged, and he walked directly with the paperwork, and then without waiting for Gongsun Xun to speak, he took the lead in bowing and saluting: "Before the ceremony, there is one more thing that should be known to the two virtuous brothers...... The day before yesterday, I served my mentor Yang Gong, but my mentor thought I was too old-fashioned, so he changed my name. ”

"I see." That Shixie hadn't reacted yet, but Gongsun Xun here couldn't help but laugh. "It turned out to be Wang Lang and Wang Jingxing...... That's a great name! ”

Wang Lang immediately frowned: "This virtuous brother should be Gongsun Zhonglang, and I have also admired the name for a long time." It's just that the pavilion is important, and according to the etiquette system, it shouldn't be loud......"

Before the words fell, behind this old-fashioned and rigorous Shang Shu Changshi, there was a sudden burst of chickens and dogs, as if a large group of people ignored the 'etiquette' and walked straight down the corridor while making a loud noise.

Wang Lang's face turned red, but he finally pinched the wooden box in his hand with hatred, and then quickly bowed his head and left.

Gongsun Xun was puzzled, but quickly looked at his 'old-timer' Shi Xie, but found that this Shi Xie Shi Weiyan was actually looking at him with a complicated expression...... This made the former even more puzzled.

Of course, just a moment later, Gongsun Xun's face suddenly became brightβ€”because among the group of people who appeared at the corner of the corridor, the leader was obviously an official uniform of two thousand stones, who was about forty years old next year, but his face was white and beardless.

"I've seen Zhao Changshi!" Shi Xie bowed helplessly.

"I've seen Zhao Changshi." Gongsun Xun, who was in a good mood, also immediately bowed down.

"Wei Yan," this Zhao Zhong and Zhao Changshi raised their eyebrows, and then stopped under the porch. "This is the new Lang Zhong of your Zhongdu official Cao?"

"Exactly."

"But the surname is Gongsun, a person from Liaoxi?"

"Exactly!" Gongsun Xun suddenly raised his head, looked directly at the other party and replied. "The contemptible person is Gongsun Xun!"

Zhao Zhong squinted his eyes and looked at his niece and son-in-law for a while, but he couldn't help but sneer: "Didn't your father-in-law teach you etiquette?" ”

With a shout, the many rooms under this corridor, where the center of the imperial court was located, were silent.

"Don't hide it from Zhao Changshi!" Gongsun Xun replied in a straight voice. "When I was recruited into Luozhong by the third prince that day, my father-in-law did teach me before leaving, saying that if I wait for me to go to Luozhong, I must not have any dealings with people who have fallen into the prestige of my family......"

"Bold!" Zhao Zhong's forehead was bruised, as if he was really angry.

"Just tell me the truth." Gongsun Xun was not afraid.

Saying...... Although Gongsun Xun had already guessed that the 'Mother Zhao' in front of him had a tacit understanding with his father-in-law, and he met the other party when he came to Shangshutai today, which made him affirm the existence of this tacit understanding. But since it is a tacit understanding, it must not be ...... How his father-in-law scolds the eunuch on weekdays, then how he should scold the eunuch, this is the best way to deal with it.

Otherwise, I am afraid that if there is a slight hint of wind direction here, the scholars will immediately throw away labels such as eunuchs, and this is absolutely undesirable...... After all, Gongsun Xun knows better than anyone that eunuchs will inevitably gain power in the short term, but in the long run, they will inevitably lose more than they lose!

Even characters like Cao Mengde are ridiculed and discriminated against, let alone themselves?

Therefore, we must stand firm!

But how to say it? Fortunately, his father-in-law and his mother-in-law and grandmother risked their entire family's lives in front of the Ten Thousand Armies to set a benchmark of loyalty and filial piety, so that the soldiers had to keep silent even if they had doubts. This made Gongsun Xun feel quite relaxed at this time.

"You know." Zhao Zhong, who was angry, finally turned around and faced Gongsun Xun head-on. "I'll let you go home in vain as soon as I say a word?!"

"I am about to take advantage of Zhao Changshou's move to become famous in the world!" Gongsun Xun still spoke loudly, without any intention of giving in.

"I ......"

"Zhao Changshi!" At this moment, Cao Shangshu Liu Tao, the official of the middle of the service, suddenly appeared in the corridor, and behind him was the little Shangshu Tai Changshi who had just changed his name to Wang Lang.

"Liu Shizhong!" For some reason, this Zhao Zhong actually felt a little relieved. "It's time for your subordinate Lang Zhong to discipline him!"

"You also know that he is my subordinate Langzhong?!" Liu Tao clenched his fists and asked angrily. "In that case, why are you so aggressive?! I don't understand, the same surname and the same clan, then Zhao Weihao's loyalty and filial piety are praised in the world, and his prestige spreads in Siyi, why do you only take a group of small yellow doors around in the South Palace all day long? ”

"Zhao Bao's bastard is loyal and filial, am I disloyal and unfilial?" Zhao Zhong was also full of color, and his face was red and white. "My loyalty to Your Majesty is visible to everyone, if you don't believe it, you can go to the palace and ask Your Majesty now! And when it comes to filial piety, although I am in the same water as Zhao Bao, I have a lot of filial piety to my aunt during the New Year's holidays......"

"Zhao Changshi's filial piety has been returned every time." Gongsun Xun suddenly interjected. "No exceptions......

"Shut up with me, you boy!" Zhao Zhong became more and more furious, and immediately pointed his hand on Gongsun Xun's forehead. "This matter must have been done by Zhao Bao privately...... I said bluntly to you, this kid, aunt is in one day, according to the human courtesy, I will allow your son-in-law for a day, if there is a day when the aunt is not there, I will let your son-in-law taste the taste of prison! ”

Gongsun Xun shouldn't turn sideways, but just look at his boss Liu Tao.

However, before Liu Tao became angry again, this Zhao Changzhi finally brushed his sleeves away.

The corridor was silent for a moment.

And what broke the silence was actually another small yellow door that had been waiting behind Zhao Zhong's group of small yellow doors for a long time:

"Gongsun Langzhong, Da Changqiu, Situ, Taifu, and Taichang Lingshangshu are invited."

Gongsun Xun was stunned, things were like this, it was a matter of course for the bigwigs here to summon him, but so many bigwigs were there, but it seemed to be a little unexpected for him. However, after glancing back at Liu Tao and getting the other party's approval, he still said goodbye immediately, and then walked away quickly with this little yellow door.

In other words, Taichang Lingshang Shuling is Laiyan, this top-level famous disciple from the founding hero of the Later Han Dynasty is already old at this time, but can be ignored. But Da Changqiu is Cao Jie, Taiwei is Yang Ci, the servant is called Yuan Feng, and the head of the eunuch plus Yuan Yang can be said to be the real central ruler of the Han Dynasty.

"I've seen all of you!" Gongsun Xun naturally didn't dare to take it again, and after entering the door, he saluted.

"Sit down." The first person to speak out and control the situation was indeed Cao Jie.

After Gongsun Xun thanked him, he immediately sat upright, and then looked up to observe, only to see that the eunuch in charge of the government had a thin face and gray hair, which was quite similar to Liu Tao, but his face was white and beardless, and the smile in the corner of his eyes formed a sharp contrast with Liu Shangshu, who had a messy beard and a sad face.

"In the past, I learned to learn the stone scripture for a few years, and I don't want Wenqi to make great progress." Yang Ci on the side immediately greeted him.

"Xun was thinking about going to Duke Yang's Mansion to pay respects." Gongsun Xun also hurriedly replied with a smile. "I didn't mean to meet here again,"

Yang Ci immediately stroked his beard with satisfaction.

However, that is, Yang Ci said something behind Cao Jie, then Yuan Feng and Lai Yan were all speechless, and Lai Yan seemed to be in poor spirits, so Gongsun Xun had to sit down and wait for Cao Jie to ask again.

"Just now, I was discussing with Yuan, Yang, and Laisan, and suddenly there was a commotion." Cao Jie chuckled softly. "I sent someone out to ask, and I found out that it was Zhao Changzhi who was doing housework...... Why bother? As juniors, they should respect their elders. ”

There is really no need to deal with these people again, so Gongsun Xun had to deal with it vaguely.

"Originally, it was just a noise to call you in." Cao Jie continued to laugh. "But since I'm here, I'll ask you a few more things......"

"Da Changqiu, please speak."

"You came from Yanmen, and you have fought Xianbei many times...... Then let me ask you, in the next few years, Xianbei will cause trouble on the frontier? ”

Gongsun Xun couldn't help but be upright, and muttered for a moment before answering: "Don't hide it from your Ming Gong, in my opinion, in five or seven years, Xianbei will only harass, and will no longer move a big soldier like Liaoxi!" ”

The four people in the public house shook their heads together, and then looked at each other, quite suspicious.

"Why is that?" Yuan Feng, who is the most energetic, took the lead in seriously asking.

"This is because although I have never faced it directly, but after hearing and seeing, I feel that this person is really a rare hero on the grassland!"

"Because of his heroic posture, he won't use the big soldiers?" Yang Ci frowned and asked rhetorically. "What are these words? Militaristic matters, Wen Qi should not be taken lightly. ”

"I didn't say it lightly." Gongsun Xun bowed his hand and replied calmly, but he hurriedly told the story of the powerful western Xianbei after the victory of Tanshihuai, and gave up the plunder, and turned to help the eastern Xianbei under the strength to fish.

"I won't hide it from you." Gongsun Xun said seriously. "From the point of view below, Tan Shihuai in the early years of Chen Bing Quartet, there is no need to use military strategy to prove anything, and he should also know that taking the initiative to attack the border defense of the Han Dynasty is a thankless task, so his actions are actually a little bit of turning outward to inward, but it is also quite a bit of the essence of governing the country......"

A few people in the room really bowed their heads one after another...... 'If you go outside, you must first settle inside', others don't understand, will the people in this room not understand?"

"That's up to you." Cao Jie also asked. "Can Tanshi Huai balance the three parts, and then make Xianbei one?"

"Difficult!" Gongsun Xun's words are sincere, he is really embarrassed for Tanshi Huai...... The backward system of the Xianbei people is really difficult for Tanshi Huai. "Therefore, it is better to be careful in the direction of Liangzhou and Bingzhou, after all, this place faces Xianbei in the west, and of course, the rest of the places are also indispensable for rectification and restoration of border defense."

"So...... Is this defeat actually a good thing? Cao nodded and couldn't help but be relieved.

"What's the good thing?" Gongsun Xun immediately asked solemnly. "Tens of thousands of children died in the weeds, and no one picked up their bones! And wouldn't it be better if we won this battle? ”

The kid in front of him was so out of shape, Cao Jie was not angry, but became more and more relaxed, Gongsun Xun knew that he was out of shape again, so he quickly adjusted his mentality.

"No matter what, Wen Qi's opinion is emotional." That Yuan Feng suddenly spoke again. "He is worthy of being a high-ranking disciple of Lu Zigan...... Both civil and military! ”

Speaking of which, "Without waiting for Gongsun Xun to thank him, Laiyan over there suddenly smiled again. "Teachers and students live together in Shangshutai, which is also a common thing on this platform."

Several people echoed one after another, but Gongsun Xun didn't know why.

"You don't know, do you?" Yang Ci smiled and said. "Your other teacher, Lu Zhi and Lu Zigan, have put down the Lujiang barbarian rebellion, and the day before yesterday he wrote to the forbidden middle school to ask him to return to the East Pavilion to repair history...... But His Majesty thought that you had both talent and morality, and that such a thing as cultivating history was not an important thing, so it was agreed that he would be given the title of servant and Cao Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials. ”

Gongsun Xun's face did not move, but he couldn't help but be ecstatic in his heart!

In other words, although he decided to ride the wind and waves to make some big moves this time, he was still a little apprehensive in his heart, and he only made up his mind by relying on a breath of blood and determination.

However, on the first day of entering Beijing, Liu Kuan made a promise to seek refuge in him in a critical situation, as if he had given a life-saving hole card first; Then there is his wife's uncle who came to Shangshutai today to remind himself, which is obviously another guarantee; In the end, I never expected that the other teacher I relied on the most would actually come to this Shangshu Taizhong to be the official in charge of Cao Shangshu...... Wouldn't you have multiple protections and no worries about the future?!

In such a situation, isn't it like the Monkey King of Huaguo Mountain in his mother's story back then, with three more life-saving hairs on the back of his head? !

That being the case, this time in Luozhong, if you can't make a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace and make some deeds, wouldn't you spare such a situation in vain?!

You must know that since the birth of Gongsun Xun, he has never been so confident!

"Teacher." There was no one else in the Shangshu Mansion of the Central Capital Guancao, and after his teacher had written a letter and sealed it, Shixie couldn't help but salute again.

"How?" Liu Tao, who was sitting at the top, sighed.

"I think it's good." Shi Xie replied calmly. "He has a bit of generosity and heroism, but he doesn't lose his details. As for talent...... Undoubtedly. ”

"I think there is a bit of a deliberate shape between this man and his wife and uncle." Liu Tao said with a sad face.

"This ......"

"But it doesn't hurt." Liu Tao sighed again. "Don't you know, the eunuchs are powerful, and the famous families do a lot of things, that is, the Yuan family, the leader of the ministers, the fourth and third dukes, but doesn't Yuan Feng often call him a brother and a brother with Yuan Yu, and he also brought this eunuch into his own sect? The Yuan family recognizes a eunuch as the same clan, and this side is obviously a relative but does cutting...... is also a connection between inside and outside, you can't say with a clear conscience that the Yuan family is a high line, and this Zhao family and the Gongsun family are colluding in private, right? ”

"That'...... How do you act? Shi Xie couldn't help but ask seriously.

"Let's see." Liu Tao finally stopped sighing. "As the head of this Cao Shang Shulang, you are responsible for assigning work, you can let him do less things first, or let him do something inconsequential...... Take your time, if there is no abnormality, two or three months, after the New Year, you can treat it as usual, and even rely on it. ”

Shi Xie immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "That student said goodbye!" ”

"Let's go."

Shi Xie bowed and walked back, retreated to the front of the door of the public house before pulling the bolt and walked out, but unexpectedly, as soon as he turned a corner, he bumped into Gongsun Xun who was waiting under the porch.

"What is Brother Wei Yan whispering to our Liu Gong?" Gongsun Xun pointed to the open window on one side and asked with a smile. "I've been waiting here for a long time, and I've even fed the chickens raised outside this window three times, and I haven't seen you come out."

Shi Xie wanted to speak and stopped, but he couldn't help laughing: "Wen Qi doesn't know, most of the chickens here in our middle stage are hens, and it is said that they are quite literate, you might as well bring some eggs when you leave in the afternoon, and eat one when you write documents, which is the best way to replenish your body!" ”

Gongsun Xun stroked his palms and laughed.

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"The fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family, both inside and outside, are not the same as it." - Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Biography of Yuan Shao

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