After praising Guan Zhong.

Liu Bei bowed to Ren Yi again and said: "Ren Gong is the pipe of the world, the pipes are aligned, and the Zhou room is supplemented; The princes of Jiuhe, the world, the king is respected, and the people have benefited so far. Now that the Qi country is hanging in the air, Ren Gong is willing to give in and help me assist the Han family, and the Han family will be long, and the days can be counted. ”

saw Liu Bei invite himself to be the prime minister of Qi.

Ren Yi excused himself and said: "The imperial court has three mutual laws, and I can't be an official in Qingzhou." ”

Liu Bei bowed again and said: "The law of the three reciprocal is the ritual law of the peaceful era, and now Qingzhou is dilapidated, and there are no officials in each county and county, and now it is inappropriate to say that the three mutual laws are inappropriate." Doesn't Ren Gong want to do more for his hometown fathers? ”

Ren Yi excused himself again and said: "I am for the sour jujube order, and my talent is still insufficient, let alone to be the prime minister of Qi." ”

Liu Bei bowed three times and said: "Ren Gongshi is not a talent of a hundred miles, and it is not enough to spread it if he is not a county country." ”

Ren Yi resigned again and said: "The Prime Minister of Qi is a state official position, and it cannot be granted to each other in private. ”

Liu Bei bowed four times and said: "Bei is the history of Qingzhou, and he has the responsibility of recommending talents for the country, and it is Liu Bei's dereliction of duty to let a great talent like Ren Gong succumb to the county order." ”

Ren Yi still excused himself and said: "I am only a county order, and I have no merit, and the difference between me and a country is too far to be rashly held in this big position." ”

Liu Bei bowed five times and said: "If this is the case, Ren Gong can guard the prime minister of Qi." ”

There are regulations in the official system of the Han Dynasty, and the first appointment of the official must be probationary for one year, and he will be able to abide by it.

Ren Yi sighed and said to his son Ren Yi: "The so-called scholar is a confidant who dies, and I have received five bows from the envoy, such a kind of acquaintance, I can't help but serve the envoy." You must be at home, keep filial piety for your mother, study hard, and do not slack off. ”

Liu Bei was proud in his heart, it was nothing more than kneeling and lying on the ground a few times, he could accept such a great talent and make a lot of money.

His son Ren Yi said yes, Ren Yi bowed to Liu Bei again, and said: "Ren Yi greets the envoy." ”

Liu received this salute, so he helped Ren Yi up and said to Ren Yi: "Ren Gong, don't worry, my uncle Cai Gong is now lecturing in the plains, if the virtuous nephew has the heart to learn, he can go on a study tour." ”

In fact, this is more or less the meaning of asking for hostages, but Ren Yi didn't expect this, but said to Liu Bei gratefully: "Cai Gong is a great Confucian in the world, if he can get his teaching, the dog is lucky, but his mother has just passed away, so let him keep filial piety for three years, lay a good foundation, and then worship Cai Gong is not too late." ”

Liu Bei said: "It should be so. ”

He also asked Ren Yi for the way to govern the country.

Ren Yi's answers were fluent, and he basically answered in Guan Zhong's words, Liu Bei secretly said to himself, this Ren Yi is only afraid that he has studied "Guanzi".

The two talked for a long time, and suddenly someone came to report, saying that it was Xi Zhicai who asked to see him, and there was an urgent matter to report.

Liu Bei asked Xi Zhicai to be invited, and Xi Zhicai came by carriage, but Xi Zhicai was weak, so Liu Bei asked him to take a carriage and not ride a horse in winter.

Seeing Xi Zhicai, Liu Bei introduced the two to each other, and Xi Zhicai saw Ren Yi, and was displeased, and said secretly: I have followed the lord for a long time, and I have repeatedly offered advice, but I am the chief of the Zhengdong General's Mansion. This Ren Zi is just a good reputation, and when he first arrived, he ascended to a high position. So, he didn't say much, just slightly arched his hand to Ren Yi, and said: "There is military affairs in the body, so it is inconvenient to stay for a long time." ”

Liu Bei said goodbye to Ren Yi and agreed with him to go to Qi to serve as the prime minister of the country in the future.

He also ordered someone to take gold, silk and other gifts and give them to Ren Yi.

Ren Yi refused to accept it and said: "No merit is not punished." ”

Liu Bei said: "This is not a gift for hiring a great sage, but it is just Liu Bei's heart." If you are a person in the world, you know that Liu Bei visited Xian empty-handed, wouldn't it make the people of the world feel cold. ”

Ren Yi was accepted at this time, and said: "In this case, let him be the horse bone of the envoy, and recruit thousands of horses for the envoy." ”

Liu Bei laughed and said: "Ren Gong is a thousand miles, why be too humble." ”

After leaving Ren Yi's house, Liu Bei saw that the nature of the drama was not high, and after thinking about it for a while, he understood a little, and sighed. Now that the territory is bigger, disputes are gradually coming.

So he said: "Mr. Xi, I am waiting for the new Qingzhou, Ren Zimin is known as a virtuous name, and he is the hope of Qingzhou." Now it is used as a county to collect the hearts of the people of Qingzhou. ”

When Xi Zhicai heard this, he knew that Liu Bei meant that Ren Zimin was an outsider, just used to win people's hearts, so he calmed down a little, and said a little sourly: "Therefore, the official of the Ming Lord, the prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must be sent to the army." The drama is not in the state department, and it was not originally a talent of the county. ”

The meaning of this is that the brave generals are promoted from the soldiers, and the virtuous ministers and good ministers are also promoted from the magistrates. It is probably because these people come from the grassroots level that they have a better understanding of the situation on the battlefield and the sufferings of the people, so they are better able to formulate guidelines and policies.

Liu Bei said: "These two sentences were said by Han Feizi, but Han Feizi is talking nonsense, why should Mr. Xi take it seriously." ”

"What!" Xi Zhicai, I'm really surprised now. Therefore, the officials of the Ming Lord, the prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must be sent from the army. This sentence is almost regarded as a guideline. Who knew that Liu Bei actually said that it was Han Feizi's nonsense.

So, Xi Zhicai asked, "I would like to hear about it." ”

Liu Bei said: "Since Qin Xiao's public business, the martingale has changed the law. As for the first emperor, the remnants of Fen VI, Zhen Chang Zhi and Yu Yu, swallowed two weeks and died the princes, performed the supreme and made six combinations, insisted on beating and whipping the world, and vibrated the four seas. During this period, there were many famous ministers and good generals. Since Shang Ying, Zhang Yi, Gan Mao, Fan Ju, Cai Ze, Lü Buwei, Li Si and others have all been appreciated by the king and ascended to the sky in one step. The rest may be from the clan or relatives. Although Qin implemented 20-level military merits, such as Bai Qi and Wei Ran as relatives, Wang Jian and Meng Tian were born as generals, where are there those who have gone from pawns to generals. The prime minister of the first Han Dynasty used more columns, as for the current dynasty, he used more foreign relatives to do things, how to come to the prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must be sent to the army. ”

There is a sentence that Liu Bei didn't say. On the contrary, in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty, after the imperial examination system was completely matured, it became a reality that the prime minister must start from the state department. It's just that, such as Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Fu Bi, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Zhang Dan, Zeng Bu, Cai Jing were born at the bottom and are known as "famous ministers", in fact, they are stronger than nerds, and they can really compare with Shangshang Marting, Zhang Yi, Gan Mao, Fan Ju, Cai Ze, Lu Buwei, Li Si and other characters.

Hearing Liu Bei say this, Xi Zhicai suddenly discovered that it seems that this prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must be sent from the army, which can really only be said to be Han Feizi's good wish.

However, both sides understand that Xi Zhicai is actually complaining when he says this, and the hidden meaning is that he has never been a county magistrate, so he is naturally not qualified to be a taishou.

And what Liu Bei meant, who said that a person who is a prime minister must have grassroots experience. The reason why Ren Yi is used as a Taishou is to win the hearts of the people in Qingzhou.

Liu Bei asked Xi Zhicai again: "Sir, I don't know what the military situation is. ”

Xi Zhicai arched his hand and said: "My lord, I just got the news that Yuan Benchu was appointed as the Taishou of Bohai. ”