Chapter 106: Give the Son of Heaven a Chance
Guo Jiadao: The lord really can't do it, as long as the Son of Heaven doesn't go to Yecheng. If you really can't do it, let the Son of Heaven stay in Luoyang, or go to Jingzhou, as long as Zhang Jie doesn't get it, we won't come in vain. Cao Cao thought for a while and said: It seems that this is the only way.
At this moment, the messenger sent by Zhang Jie arrived.
Cao Cao said: Tell him to come in, and the messenger said: My lord asked Cao Zhou to go to the city for a while. At the door of the original He Jin's mansion, my father-in-law invited Mr. Xun Yu and Mr. Guo Jia to go too. My lord wants to talk to Cao Zhoumu about poetry and songs. Cao Cao said: You go and tell your father-in-law that you will be there in a while.
Cao Cao said: Wen Ruo, Feng Xiao, let's go to meet Zhang Jie, Xia Houchun said: Do you want to bring troops?
Cao Cao said: No need, Yuan Rang, Miaocai, you two can guard it, Zhang Jie is not as unbearable as you think.
Then Cao Cao and the five of them went directly to the mansion of Yuan He Jin, only to see that Zhang Jie had already set up a small grass tent by a pile of ruins at the gate of Yuan He Jin. And Zhang Jie took Dian Wei and Zhao Yun and two people, plus a personal soldier to make tea on the fire.
When Zhang Jie saw Cao Cao and his group of five, he clasped his fists and said: I haven't seen Brother Meng De for a few years, and his demeanor is still the same!
Cao Cao also hugged his fists and said: Since Luoyang was goodbye to the world's virtuous brothers, he has become more and more energetic.
Zhang Jie said to Xun Yu again: I often hear that Mr. Wen Ruo has the talent of Wang Zuo, and today he sees a decisive talent, and Jie Sansheng is lucky! Xun Yu said: Ming Gong has spoken, and Yu is ashamed.
Zhang Jie said to Guo Jia again: I didn't expect Yingchuan Academy to see Mr. Fengxiao here again today, it's really a place not to meet in life!
Guo Jia smiled a little embarrassedly and said: Next year will be even more beautiful.
Zhang Jie said: Brother Meng De, please be seated. I saw that Zhang Jie had a few wooden stools set up first. After everyone sat down one by one, Zhang Jie asked someone to serve tea, and a pro-soldier served tea to everyone, and Zhang Jie took a sip first.
Dao: Jie doesn't like to drink alcohol, but he likes to drink tea. This tea is produced in Koto, although it is a little bitter at first. But after drinking, it is fragrant and has an endless aftertaste.
Cao Cao saw Zhang Jie drink it first, and knew that it was Zhang Jie who showed him that he had not poisoned him. I also took a sip and said: It is indeed a good tea, the teeth and cheeks are fragrant, and I have drunk it from the taste before.
Zhang Jie said: Brother Meng De, do you know why Jie invited his brother to come to the mansion to talk to him?
Cao Cao said: Hey, if He Jin hadn't summoned Dong Zhuo to Beijing back then, how would there be today?
Cao Zeng said: Those who mess with the world must be He Jinye, but unfortunately no one pays attention.
Zhang Jie said: Brother Meng De is right, but he is not entirely right, in Jie's opinion, even if there is no He Jintian, there will be chaos, but it may be a few years later.
First, the root cause of the chaos in the world lies in the land, and the poor people work hard but cannot eat. And the big families are desperately trying to annex land. The land rent is frighteningly high, and you can still eat half full in normal years, but when the year is bad, the city will be full of famine, and the displaced people are everywhere. This is the reason why Zhang Jiao was able to launch the Yellow Turban Uprising.
If the people could be fed and clothed, who would rebel against his Zhang Jiao brothers?
Second, the imperial power fell aside, the family controlled the state finances, and then developed to form a party for personal gain, and the appointment and dismissal of officials depended on relationships, so that there would be the fifth and fourth dukes of the Yang family, and the fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family.
Why did the first emperor sell his official beard? Isn't it because these officials have been privately taught by the ministers of the DPRK and China? The state guards the border gates and asks for military expenses, and officials want to distribute money, but His Majesty has no money, so it is better to sell it for some money than to let them receive it privately.
Why did the emperor support the eunuchs? It's not because the family is persecuted. The emperor wants to take back power, what should he do? You can only find a eunuch, at least the eunuch will not take away his power.
Xun Yu said: The reason why Shimin is going to take the examination in Hebei is to abolish the recommendation system?
Zhang Jiedao: Yes, but there has to be a process. In the end, however, it is necessary to form a system. As long as you want to be an official, you must take the exam, and you have real talent and real learning. The father is an official, and the son will also be an official in the future, and it will not work under Jie, unless you can be admitted to the Jinshi. There is real talent and real learning.
Zhang Jie said: Brother Meng De, you and I came to Luoyang for the same purpose, so we tacitly agreed, but Jie just saw the Son of Heaven and felt a lot of emotion. Although the Son of Heaven is young, he is very smart and has the style of a wise man. If you were born 20 years earlier, the world may be a different scene.
Although Jie was born in a humble background, he was favored by the first emperor and always wanted to find an opportunity to repay him. Maybe you don't believe it, you must also know about Jie and Empress Dowager He, the world thinks that I have a crush on Empress He's beauty, but does Brother Meng De know under what circumstances Jie forced Dong Zhuo to let Empress He go?
At that time, Dong Zhuo's poisonous wine was ready, if it wasn't for Jie forcing Dong Zhuo to let go of He's? I'm afraid that He Hou has already been a pile of loess.
Xun Yu said: I see.
Zhang Jie said again: Brother Meng De and Brother Wen Ruo are both favored by the Han family, and Jie also hopes that Brother Meng De, like Jie, will give the Son of Heaven a chance and let him stay in Luoyang.
Jie didn't take the Son of Heaven to Yecheng, and Brother Meng De didn't take him to Xuchang. We Mingren don't say dark words, if the Son of Heaven arrives in Xuchang, he is just a puppet. Of course, it will be more comfortable than in the hands of Li Guo and the second thief. Could it be that my brother will really return to power and the Son of Heaven?
Zhang Jie said again: If it sounds good, it is called the Son of Heaven to wait for the present, and if it is ugly, it is called to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, in fact, it all means the same thing. Even if Brother Meng De and I don't mean it that way, can our brothers listen to the Son of Heaven?
So Jie wants to give the Son of Heaven a chance, but also to give the Han Dynasty a chance, if the Son of Heaven can really be reborn like Guangwu, let's put down the power in our hands when the time comes, how about I accompany Brother Meng De to indulge in the landscape?
Cao Cao laughed and said: Okay! According to what the virtuous brother of the people said, give the Son of Heaven and the Han Dynasty a chance. Cao Yeshi received the kindness of the Han family, how could he not repay it. As the people of the world say, if the Son of Heaven really has the power of glory, why should we regret the power in our hands at that time?
Zhang Jie said: Good! Let's swear by high-fives, Cao Cao stretched out his right hand, and Zhang Jie also stretched out his right hand. Then smack smack three times in a row. At the end, the two laughed!
Zhang Jie thought to himself that he had finally fooled Cao Cao, Lao Tzu was not unwilling to accept the Son of Heaven, but he didn't dare, this Son of Heaven was not a fuel-efficient lamp.
Then Cao Cao said: Brother Shimin, let's go back and rest tonight, how about going to see the Son of Heaven together tomorrow? Zhang Jie said: Good!
Then they each went back to the camp, and when they returned to the camp, Cao Cao said: What does Wen Ruo think of Zhang Jie? Xun Yu said: It's better to be famous than to see it, cunning and righteous, ruthless and gracious.
Cao Cao said: Yes! Since Zhang Jie doesn't plan to take the Son of Heaven to Yecheng, we have nothing to worry about, and it's good to let the Son of Heaven stay in Luoyang. At least give the Han family the last bit of dignity.
Xun Yu said: Qi Heng Gongzun Wang Zhengyi eventually became the first hegemon in the Spring and Autumn Period. The lord and the lord of Luoyang will also be famous through the ages.
Cao Cao said: Actually, Zhang Jie and I are half out of helplessness, and half out of unbearable hearts, I hope the Son of Heaven can understand my hard work.
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