Chapter 57: The Refugees Return to Their Hearts
Not long after Su Xiu stayed in the Hero Building, he received an invitation from Ma Riyan, which seemed incredible to Su Xiu, on the way to Luoyang, Su Xiu roughly learned from Cai Yong's mouth that Ma Riyan's party should have something to do with the dismissal of Taiwei Zhang Huan, and he was a small Taishan county guard, and he had never shown his face in front of the court bigwigs, why did he send him an invitation?
However, Su Xiu is not the kind of person who suffers from gains and losses, since he invited himself to go, no matter what, with Cai Yong's presence, I believe there will be no big problem.
Three days later, Su Xiu took Zhang Fei to appear in Ma Riyan's mansion, looked around, and didn't see too many people, there were only six or seven people who came to the meeting, almost all of them were over forty years old, judging from their demeanor, Su Xiu roughly judged that two or three of the few people seemed to be in the army.
"Pindy, come, I'll introduce you. This is Uncle Ma Riyan Ma Weng, this is the prince of Wang Yun, this is Zhu Jun, Zhu Gongwei, the counselor, this is the Huangfu Song Huangfu Yizhen, who is about to serve as the Taishou of the Northland, this is Lu Zhi Lu Zigan in the service, and this is Yang Biao and Yang Wenxian, the general of the five senses. They are all the pillars of my Han Dynasty, and Pingdi can get close to them. ”
Listening to Cai Yong's introduction, Su Xiu was also very surprised, this group of people were all influential figures in the early Three Kingdoms, and they were the bigwigs who had left a strong mark in almost the entire Chinese history, and now this group of bigwigs is all in front of him today.
However, this group of people is very indifferent, except for Cai Yong and Ma Riyan, who are more enthusiastic, Su Xiu feels that he is not very well received by others.
Su Xiu was very strange, he had never dealt with these people before, how could he act as if he owed them hundreds of thousands of money?
"Master Su is really young and promising, he became a county guard before he was twenty years old, and his future is limitless." Wang Yun said with a sneer.
"That's it, the county guard who is less than twenty years old, I don't see a lot of big men in the whole country." Yang Biao said as a result.
"The key is to have someone to support you, Master Su can find Zhang Changzhi as a backing, and a few of us old bones can't envy it." Lu Zhi also began to talk about yin and yang.
Now Su Xiu understood that they had a bad impression of themselves for a long time because their official position was not learned by their own talents, but through the way of donating officials, and they still found Zhang Rang to donate.
"Hahaha, a few of them are very talented, but are they in the wrong place? Targeting a junior like me everywhere, this is the so-called imperial court humerus, the pillar stone of the Han Dynasty, ridiculous, ridiculous. Master Ma, everyone Cai, please forgive the boy for being rude, and the boy will leave. ”
"Lord Su, please stay, Ma is not considerate, please forgive me, several adults did not mean to target you, the misunderstanding in the middle is explained clearly, there is no need to make trouble, after all, everyone is a big man and a loyal man."
Ma Riyan knew that he was going to suffer when he heard Wang Yun's taunt, but what he didn't expect was that this Su Xiu didn't even like an explanation, and turned around and was about to retreat, so he hurriedly spoke out to stop him.
"Yes, Pindi, these people are all loyal to my big man, I guess they have some misunderstanding about you, just explain it clearly." Cai Yong hurriedly came out to play a round.
"Elder Cai, it's not that the students don't know how to lift, but this group of people are all people who listen and believe partially, and they can't use their brains to think, so I don't care about such people."
"Boy, what qualifications do you have to judge everyone here, but relying on a eunuch to ascend to the top, no character, no martial arts, and dare to speak wildly?" Wang Yun saw that Su Xiu had degraded them to nothing, and he was immediately furious.
"Okay, Lord Wang, you said that the kid has no character and no martial arts, right? Although I Su Xiu bribed Zhang Rang to get the county guard of Taishan, but I didn't have the people of fish and meat, the second was not for the trouble, and the third was not for the abuse, on the contrary, since I took office, the people of Taishan have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the bandits fled when they heard the news, and now they are helping refugees, so what is my lack of conduct? ”
Su Xiu slowly approached Wang Yun, and then said: "Speaking of martial arts, I studied under Penglai Spear Prodigy Yuan, although I don't say that I can do the truth, but it can be regarded as a small success, I ask myself if I can kill the enemy on the horse, and I can make a plan when I get off the horse, you are just a weak scholar, what qualifications do you have to judge my martial arts?" ”
Su Xiu looked around and said slowly: "Everyone is targeting me so much, it's just that they feel that I didn't rely on my own talent to be recruited, and the official position is Zhang Rang's intercession with His Majesty, and I think I have an affair with Zhang Rang and other eunuchs." Cai, have you ever spoken to Zhang Rang? ”
"Although I have no relationship with Zhang Rang, I still can't avoid having to speak in the court."
"Master Ma, have you spoken to the eunuchs?"
"That naturally can't be avoided, but Ma has no relationship with the eunuchs."
"That's not necessarily, according to Lord Wang, then you may also have an affair with the eunuchs."
"Su Xiu, don't spray people with blood, when did I say that Cai Lao and Master Ma had an affair with the eunuchs?"
"Lord Wang, don't get excited, since you think that Cai Lao has nothing to do with Master Ma and the eunuchs, then why do you think I have something to do with the eunuchs? Just because I gave Zhang Rang a gift? Stubborn! I'm just looking for a path that is most conducive to my development, what does it have to do with Zhang Rang and Li Rang? I find you, you can help me achieve it, then I will find you. ”
"It's true that the eunuchs are a disaster for the court, but can you get rid of the eunuchs now? You think you're very high, why are you? What were you doing when the people were eating grass roots and gnawing bark? What are you doing when the people's fields are confiscated? Shouting loyalty to the Great Han all day long, but have you done anything substantial? No, not a single one! ”
"The ancients said that 'the people are the most important, the community is secondary, and the king is light'. You only think about fighting for power and profit, and you only feel as if you are working for the Han Dynasty everywhere, but have you ever managed the most important people for the Han Dynasty? ”
"Although my official position is low, and my official position is not from filial piety, but I really help the people of Mount Tai to survive. I'm not saying I'm great, but if I had to choose between a loyal servant like you and a so-called traitor like me, I'd rather be a traitor. ”
Cai Yong didn't expect Su Xiu to explain himself in this way, although there was really nothing wrong with what Su Xiu said, but this way was a bit of a fuel to the fire.
"Pindy, you're too heavy to say that, aren't you? Lord Wang, they are not as unbearable as you say, and besides, they are indeed thinking about the Han Jiangshan Society. ”
"Cai Lao, I don't doubt their loyalty, but loyalty is not their reliance on accusing others. The scourge of eunuchs really needs to be solved, but this is not an overnight thing, and now the people are hungry, and most of the officials in various localities only want to enjoy themselves, and there will be rebellions from time to time in recent years. ”
"Don't say anything else, just say that I Taishan County, this year's drought in Qingzhou, a large number of refugees into Mount Tai, I reported to the imperial court more than two months ago, but the relief grain has not arrived, if it is not for the first two years to start reclamation, plus continue to buy grain, Mount Tai has now rioted. If you have the heart, it is more valuable to care more about my Han people than to discuss here whether I am a eunuch or not. ”
"Master Su, Zishi, they are also loyal to the country, they don't know much about Pingdi before, and they have offended a lot, I hope Pingdi will not be surprised, Huangfu Song is here to make amends to you on their behalf."
After listening to Su Xiu's words, Huangfu Song also felt that he had indeed done something wrong, although they disdained this young man's method of donating officials, but this person was a really rare parent official.
"Lord Huangfu, don't blame you in your later life, it's just that sometimes seeing is not necessarily the truth, Su is not a sage, but also from a poor family, even if he has the ability, he can't be promoted by the family, I can only use my own way and do my best to do something for the people. The way may not be liked by everyone, but Su has a clear conscience, and he will not be in the same stream as the eunuchs. ”
"Master Su is high-spirited and bright, and I deeply admire it. Listening to what adults said, Mr. Tong is an adult's teacher? Zhu Jun saw that Wang Yun, Yang Biao and Lu Zhi were still angry, so he quickly changed the topic.
To be honest, after listening to Su Xiu's words, Zhu Jun really had a lot of changes in his heart about this young man, plus he was a person who practiced martial arts, and there were not so many twists and turns in his stomach, so after understanding the situation, he began to take the initiative to ease the atmosphere.