Chapter 11 Dwelling in the Depths of the City
Summer is glitzy and complicated.
Gongsun Xun is the kind of person who does what he says, after the banquet, he first made a special appointment with the Wei family, the Handan family, and the Li family, saying that he wanted to write a letter of introduction for the children of the three families to go to Luozhong to find a famous teacher...... It's a reluctant gesture, but in fact, where do people need him to write a letter of introduction?
Then, in this manor, he reconvened the heads of the local clansmen, and this time, in a very serious tone, he formally asked them to use the strengths of their natives and the energies of the great families of the country...... This is the advantage of the so-called land snake...... Open the way with grain, and go to the Taihang Mountains to appease and find out the news.
In the end, as soon as he and Wang Xiu and others returned to Handan City, they acted separately, the latter continued to act as the general affairs of the county, and the former began to arrange those important positions in the country and county.
However, what is interesting is that when the matter unfolded, the first dilemma that Gongsun Xun faced did not come from the mountains...... It is indeed the most correct choice to let these local snakes take grain to induce the displaced people in the mountains, after all, there is still food in the hometown...... The problem came from someone he had previously ignored.
said directly, Gongsun Xun arranged his duties and sorted out the documents, but Xiang Xu was unwilling to use the seal.
"Why don't you want to use seals?" In the county temple, Gongsun Xun asked Li Ming, the deputy Shi of Zuoche, who came to report the news. "These positions have been vacant, and the candidates who have been reported are also promoted by the county officials, why doesn't he need to seal them, should they remain vacant?"
Deputy Zoche, who came to report the news, also looked helpless, but he could only bow his head and remain silent.
"Go back and help me take care of him." Gongsun Xun thought about it for a long time, and wanted to go directly to Xiang Xu to make two strokes, but in the end he forcibly suppressed his anger and tried his best to pretend that nothing happened. "When I'm done with these few days, I'll naturally go to him to settle this matter."
This Li Yizhi immediately leaned over and retreated.
However, as soon as this person left, in the empty hall of the county temple, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but get upset...... After all, putting aside the anger, he doesn't understand that this matter seems to be really difficult!
People Xiang Xu is reluctant to use the seal, can his Gongsun Xun still use it? And if there is no seal of the prime minister, then who will recognize these officials? Won't it be a breach of trust when the time comes? Especially at this time, in order to show something, those big households have already enthusiastically taken out the food, and then went to the nest of Taihang Mountain to pull people...... At this time, dishonesty is simply fatal, okay?
Of course, he is not out of the question, for example, he can go to Wei Song's old man, this person may be able to communicate with Xiang Xu, a madman who has studied scriptures. However, Gongsun Xun was unwilling to show his cowardice in front of anyone, especially in front of Zhao Guoren...... He wanted to maintain that unpredictable image.
"Prince!"
Just when Gongsun Xun was thinking wildly, the voice of the attendant suddenly came from outside the hall. "Mr. Shen is back, and he has brought a Mr. Frustration with him!"
Gongsun Xun was overjoyed, and he couldn't help but leave Xiang Xu and Zhao Guo behind.
However, this joy disappeared without a trace after half an hour.
"I see," in the outer hall, Rao is Gongsun Xun intended to cover up, but it was still difficult to hide the loss in his eyes. "Gong and brother accepted the appointment of the imperial court, ordered the Qianshi County Order last month, and have already gone to Qingzhou to take office?"
"Exactly," said the man who came with the trial. "But before the prince arrived, he sent Brother Zhengnan to invite his brother to see his brother, which can be called etiquette, and we must not be rude, so my father sent me to the door to reply, to pay tribute to the prince and marquis, to show gratitude."
"What's there to pay attention to?" Gongsun Xun smiled bitterly and shook his head. "But I took the liberty of it, I vaguely heard people on the way here before that Guangping was frustrated and frustrated with few ambitions, good at planning, and after raising Maocai last year, he didn't enter Luo Weilang for a long time, so I couldn't help but move my mind...... In fact, although I got the position of Pavilion Marquis for some reason, it was only a county order, and the prince and brother were first promoted to Maocai, so they gave it as an order, and invited each other for the same position, which was already extremely rude. ”
"The prince is too worried." Frustrated Zong, the word Gongyi, that is, the younger brother of Frustrated Professor, was quickly relieved when he heard the words. "When the prince asked Brother Zhengnan, he didn't know that his brother had accepted the appointment, how could it be considered rude?"
Gongsun Xun smiled bitterly again, in fact, this is the real problem, he was helpless not only because he was frustrated and left home, but because the other party directly ordered the county order.
What do you mean? Because Gongsun Xun himself has mixed up until now, even if he has a knighthood, he is just a county order...... is also a county magistrate, and he is not qualified to recruit such a person.
Moreover, as Gongsun Xun's horizons gradually broadened, he gradually understood that this situation was not a special case.
Are there many talents in the Han Dynasty, especially the top resourceful people?
In fact, it is everywhere, Tian Feng is on both sides of Handan, Xun's uncle and nephew are sitting in Yingchuan, and the Kuai brothers are studying in Xiangyang...... All of them seem to be within reach, but in reality?
In fact, these people are all from big families! Why do people want to go to you? Or why are you letting people go to you?! This does not mean that the monarch chooses his ministers and the ministers, but that there is no need to choose or not to choose in these years!
Hebei's two top intellectuals, Tian Feng is Maocai, and then he came out and ordered the imperial history; Fu Zhu is also Maocai, and then directly took up the county order...... Then these two people are probably equal in the face of your Gongsun Xun's mentality, right?
There is also the pair of uncles and nephews in Yingchuan, the name of the Xun family is known to everyone in the world, and there is no need to get information from his own mother, Gongsun Xun can see it only by his own political experience, as long as the party is untied, in the case of Chen Yu is old, this Xun family, as the leader of the Yingchuan family, will inevitably have someone ascend to the position of the third prince!
This kind of character, will he choose the master before Dong Zhuo enters Luo?
There are also the Kuai brothers, who were famous strategists in their families four hundred years ago, professional, and their ancestors were a famous strategist under Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and the family lasted for four hundred years...... Crazy, come with you?
Even to the extreme, there are Chen Yuanlong and Zhou Gongjin, who are now bear children, Gongsun Xun compared these two characters with the two families in reality a long time ago...... Chen Deng's own father is afraid that it is Chen Qiu's nephew Chen Qi, and Chen Qiu is the Chen Gong who played for the third prince before the trial; The same is true for Zhou Yu, just as the Xiapi Chen family is the first family in Xuzhou, and the Lujiang Zhou family is also the first family in Yangzhou in the Han Dynasty.
Do you really think that these big ones are popping out of the cracks in the stones?!
Where does their good education come from? Where does their broadening come from? Where do they come from the positions in which they are tempered and sharpened?
The world is not chaotic, they themselves are the protagonists!
The world is in chaos, their identities are not as good as knives, they will move according to the times, and they have no choice but to play a supporting role, and they are also supporting roles who like to steal the scene with the protagonist!
Of course, that's a bit of a stretch.
However, judging from the situation in front of Gongsun Xun, in the final analysis, the world is not chaotic, and the order has not collapsed, whether the official position is in the body or the reputation is outside, these talents who have entered the track of order early, especially those who are wise and strategic, have no psychological preparation to be a strategist for anyone! The Han Dynasty stands in a brilliant manner, so why should he be a private subordinate to someone other than the Liu family? !
Do you really think that everyone is like Lou Gui, who has no father and no mother, and thinks that the big man is going to finish when he is young?! It's the big man who wants to finish, why should he work for you?
So after realizing this, Gongsun Xun also looked out a little bit for Tian Feng, who was idle at home, and even regretted it a little...... Even if Tian Feng is disgusted with the official position of the imperial court, even if you punish Wang Fu, there is no reason for people to defect to your Gongsun Xun, right? After all, Tian Feng was a servant of the imperial history alongside your grandson Xun before, so why should he live below you?
Or in Tian Feng's opinion, Lu Fan's visit is more like a mockery from your Gongsun Xun, right?
To put it bluntly, Gongsun Xun was too drifting after being crowned a marquis before, and it was already a special case to be able to get a trial, but he was still not popular enough to swallow elephants, thinking about characters like Frustration and Tian Feng, it was simply humiliating.
Just when Gongsun Xun was thinking wildly and was in a bad mood, he suddenly heard a dry cough in his ear, raised his head to look, and was glimpsing the judge glaring at him.
Gongsun Xun was slightly stunned, but he also suddenly realized, and immediately smiled at Fuzong: "The father and brother are not here, after all, I am weak, but he is also born with great talent, and he will be of great use." It's just a pity that I'm just coming to Handan now, and I'm having difficulty in governance, so I'm about to borrow from the local talents...... But I didn't want to search everywhere for nothing, which also made Gong Ao smile. ”
The young Fuzong hurriedly lowered his head and smiled, and was about to say a few words.
"However," Gongsun Xun continued, leaving no room for the other party to speak. "The Fu family has lived in Guangping for a long time, and it is close to Handan, I wonder if Gongyi has any suitable talents to recommend to me?"
He bit the word suitable very hard, as if he didn't want to humiliate himself anymore.
"Isn't it dark under the lamp?" Without waiting for Frustration to say more, the judge next to him suddenly spoke. "Gongyu is young and talented, and he is from a famous family, he has always been respected by the township, and now that he is old, he should come out to exercise a ...... or two."
Gongsun Xun's heart moved, which was a little unexpected, but after thinking about it, the matter had come to this point, so it was better to leave it involved, so he no longer hesitated:
"What does the Duke think?"
"Hmm......" Fu Zong was asked suddenly, and he was also a little flustered, but after all, he was a child of the family, and he quickly regained his clarity, and after a little weighing, he chose to promise. Zong's talent is not enough for his brother eleven, and he doesn't dare to go out easily, but he still has a lot of contacts in the local area by relying on his family name, and he is willing to help Jun Hou be a messenger and talk about his heart. ”
Gongsun Xun's heart turned, and he immediately understood what the other party meant...... may be because of his own identity, this frustrated sect is not willing to become a county official. However, it may be because of the face of the trial, or it may be because of the absence of Fu Zhu, so if he refuses again, it will be a little contemptuous of Gongsun Xun, so Fu Zong chose to stay as a guest.
Of course, this kind of person is a guest, and he must be the kind of top VIP who comes and goes freely like Liu Deran, not the kind of guest like a tenant in the home of today's powerful landlord.
To put it bluntly, the logic in this is very clear, you are the chief official in Handan, and I am in Guangping, which is only a few dozen miles away, so if you send someone to send a generous gift to me for help, I will go to help. When you leave here one day, we'll be together...... This is a short-term contract, and there are still geographical restrictions.
But no matter what, after all, the identity of the guest of honor was determined in a word, so Gongsun Xun also got up and accepted the other party's bow calmly, which was regarded as half of the guest of honor, and then sat down again.
Next, Gongsun Xun directly talked about Xiang Xu, he really had a headache about this matter, and there was really no one around him...... Of course, this time it's mainly for the judges.
As for Fuzong, to be honest, whether he accepted him as a guest or treated him politely, it was just because he was Fuzong's own brother, and Gongsun Xun really didn't have much expectations.
"Xiang Xu, this person, is a famous scholar of Hanoi Dynasty, so the Taoist famous scholar Xiang Chang." The trial was also frowned upon when he heard the words. "Hanoi is adjacent to Wei County, and I have heard some of his behaviors, which are said to be unpredictable......"
"Hah!" At this moment, the Fu Sect who was listening suddenly couldn't help but sneer and directly interrupted the trial. "Brother Zhengnan has been away from home for a long time, but he doesn't know that these are the stories of Xiang Fuxing before, after he came to Zhao Kingdom, his true nature has already been revealed, where is there anything unpredictable and unpredictable?"
When he said this, Gongsun Xun and the judge immediately became curious, especially Gongsun Xun, who had seen the lifelike demeanor twice, was even more shocked...... Feelings are so vivid that they can't pretend to be?
Seeing the reaction of the two people in front of him, Na Fuzong did not sell Guan Zi, so he immediately said another thing about Xiang Xu: "The prince and the brother Zhengnan don't know that after Xiang Fuxing was recruited into the court, he still pretended to be crazy and stupid, but once he was appointed as Zhao Xiang, living in 2,000 stones, he directly purchased a Chinese carriage and horse on the way to take office across the Yellow River, changed into a silk brocade robe, and then went straight to Handan!" This matter is well known to everyone in Hanoi, Wei County, and Zhao State. At that time, the people around me were all talking, saying that the so-called things before Xiang Fuxing were actually just pretending to be crazy and stupid, and inviting fame......"
As soon as these words came out, the judge's face was suddenly revealed, but Gongsun Xun was dumbfounded.
In other words, the Han Dynasty was a system of inspection, and for a long time, even the children of the family had to become famous first and then become famous, so there were often people who did all kinds of unbelievable things in order to become famous. Many times, in order to make a name for themselves, these people have to artificially create difficulties even if there are no difficulties, and then rise to the difficulties. But in this year, most of the methods have been played to make people aesthetically tired, so it is natural to find another way.
Of course, there will be more strange things to come!
For example, someone whose father died, dug a soil nest in front of his father's grave, and lived in it shirtless, it is said that he who lived for several years and did not go home was simply a great filial son, but later when the court recruited him, he accidentally found that there were a bunch of sons in a few years!
'Showing talent, not knowing books;
Filial piety, father does not live;
Cold vegetarian is as white and muddy as mud,
Gaudian will be as timid as a chicken. ’
This nursery rhyme, do you really think it's a sourceless wind?
It's no wonder that the judge suddenly realized.
However, Gongsun Xun still didn't believe it: "Don't hide it from Gongyu and Zhengnan, I have confronted Xiang Fuxing face to face twice, and I really can't see that this person is pretending to be treacherous......"
"It's normal for the prince to say this." Fu Zong explained with a chuckle. "That Xiang Xu that day the horse incense car, straight into Handan, but four or five days at a loss, and finally lay high in the backyard of the official temple no longer director, Fang Bo Wang sent someone to ask, he said that he was to follow the way of Huang Lao, do nothing, and scolded the prince for ignorance...... At that time, my brother was still at home, so he told me that this person probably still understood in his heart, but he pretended to be stupid for half his life to get a high position, and when he wanted to enjoy the glory of life, he didn't know anything else except pretending to be crazy and stupid! ”
At this point, the judge next to him was also dumbfounded, and the young Fu Zong took a lot of effort to hold back a smile and continued: "In the end, the fake madness became the real madness, and the fake stupidity became the real stupid...... After all, what can a person who can only pretend to be crazy and stupid do except lie high all day? Of course, for more than a year, it is said that this Xiang Gong has also learned to scold, and he has also made great progress. ”
Gongsun Xun's expression changed and changed, but he was also fat enough to hold back his laughter: "Then according to Gongsun, what should I do?" ”
"It's easy." Fu Zong said casually. "The monarch must know one point, that is, this person is embarrassed by the prince this time, just for the sake of embarrassment, not really to oppose the prince, and it has nothing to do with the matter itself......"
This tongue twister-like words made Gongsun Xun more and more speechless.
"So," Fu Zong finally couldn't help but laugh. "The prince might as well find a Taoist celebrity, write a letter to him to argue with Huang Lao, and wait for him to put all his mind on scolding this person, and then send a county official to ask for a seal, he naturally doesn't care."
Gongsun Xun slowly bowed his head, and also let out a sigh: "If it weren't for Gongxuan, I would actually make a joke this time." ”
Fu Zong was modest: "It's just a local, and I just know more things." ”
Gongsun Xun was embarrassed and speechless.
At this time, the attendant outside the door suddenly shouted again: "Jun Hou, Lu Zuoguan, Commander Han and Mr. Lou have come back together, and they have brought back a Taoist priest!" ”
Gongsun Xun was happy at first, but then he was relieved.
The trial is the opposite, he was first surprised, but then he was happy.
——————I'm the dividing line of the high nest all day——————
"(Xiang Xu) after the characteristics, to, worship Zhao Xiang. And the official, the people of the time said that they must be free from the vegetarian and thrifty, and the life is more fresh car, the royal horse, the world suspects its beginning. —Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Solo Ranks. Fan Ye
PS: It's sad to say...... I slept sixteen hours today...... It's still not good to get up...... Are you really too tired?