Chapter 225 No reinstatement
The matter of raiding the house has been concluded, and the officials present were smashed by Emperor Liu Xie's words again, and they were all silent. And Emperor Liu Xie said to Cao Cao after looking around for a week: "Cao Aiqing, now that the copy has been completed, looking at the cold nature of Lu Qing's family property is enough to prove that Lu Qing is definitely not greedy for ink, it is just an unintentional mistake." To err is human? And Lu Qing has been a lot of hard work for a long time, and he has never been rewarded for several years, and now he will dismiss his official and his family if he makes a slight mistake, and he has done too much! I will forgive and resume his duties, what does Cao Aiqing think? ”
"Well...... this"
It is said that the emperor should have opened such a mouth, which should be in line with Cao Cao's heart, but Cao Cao's face showed a little displeasure, and his eyes subconsciously drifted to Lu Ren. At this time, many people echoed the meaning of offering Emperor Liu Xie, and they spoke out one after another, Xun Yu nodded lightly to Lu Ren over there and shook his eyes, which means that Lu Ren, you hurry up to thank Emperor Liu Xie. As long as he is grateful, then Lu Ren's official position can be returned.
For a while, almost everyone thought that Lu Ren would happily thank Emperor Liu Xie. Do you think, the emperor has personally opened his mouth, and you Lu Ren can get the official back as long as you kowtow, so why not? But these people really couldn't imagine that Lu Ren was different from them until they died, because Lu Ren was a guy with a lot of information about the afterlife. With this information as a reference, Lu Ren could see a lot of things that they couldn't see.
Kowtow to the emperor and get the official back? It sounded good, but what Lu Ren paid attention to was why Cao Cao hesitated and why there was displeasure on his face.
This time, Lu Ren and Cao Cao were both parties who knew the secret story, and they knew each other tacitly, and Lu Ren also knew very well that Cao Cao didn't want to remove himself from his official position, and he was really troubled at that time to do so. It is said that Emperor Liu Xie came forward to say that he wanted to restore Lu Ren's official position, and Cao Cao should be happy, but why did he show displeasure?
Others may not understand why this is the case, but Lu Ren only thought about it for a moment and immediately understood. Originally, he was a little fluttering before, but now he has a cold sweat on his back.
In fact, this matter is very simple to put it bluntly. In front of so many people, Emperor Liu Xie reinstated Lu Renguan, so this favor was dedicated to Emperor Liu Xie, but Cao Cao had no share. Based on the common concept of people at that time, to say that Lu Ren had received the emperor's favor, he naturally had to be grateful to the emperor, and then of course he had to be loyal to the emperor. It seems that there should be no problem, but what about Cao Cao? There's also a Cao Cao sandwiched in the middle! If Lu Ren is reinstated, then in Cao Cao's opinion, will it be Lu Ren who has fallen to the side of Emperor Liu Xie?
To put it more broadly, Emperor Liu Xie is also looking for an opportunity to win people's hearts, at least to erect the image of a virtuous king. If you pull Lu Ren up today, then you may be able to pull up other people in the future. And this kind of thing, Lu Ren knew very well that it was not what Cao Cao wanted to see. If he didn't know how to accept the trick of Emperor Liu Xie, then looking back, would Cao Cao continue to deal with him? Emperor Liu Xie is just a puppet, but Cao Cao is a powerful figure!
When Emperor Liu Xie asked Lu Ren to play basketball as a playmate, Lu Ren was worried about such a thing, so he was extremely careful and sensitive to this kind of thing, so that Lu Ren often used the excuse of urging Tuntian and inspecting Zhutun to avoid the affairs of the court.
Although the current Lu Ren was hit by the "bomb", in less than two days, he had emotions such as loss, emotion, depression, and sorrow, and even some behaviors were influenced by these emotions, but it does not mean that Lu Ren will be completely dizzy because of this. On the contrary, Lu Ren vented his resentment after such things as burning books and destroying alcohol, and then after a short time in front of people, his mood had calmed down, so his usual caution also returned. It is precisely because of this that Lu Ren pays special attention to Cao Cao's state.
Cao Cao was displeased, and Lu Ren's heart immediately had a bottom. After a little thought, Lu Ren responded respectfully to Emperor Liu Xie: "Your Majesty Longen, the grass people (because they have no officials, so they call themselves grass people) are sincerely afraid!" But please be aware of Your Majesty, my Han government has been lenient for a long time, so that there are thieves who are causing trouble in the world. As the so-called troubled times should be re-enacted, Cao Gong is now in power, so he should use severe punishment and strict laws to pull out the chaos and help His Majesty revitalize the Han dynasty.
"Although the dismissal of the grass people is an unintentional mistake, after all, they are guilty, and those who are guilty should be punished severely. Cao Gongnian and the grass people's old labors, exempted the grass people and their family servants from prison sentences, and was already tolerant. If there is any more leniency, it is unclear how to use it. If the usage is not clear, then how can the world be determined? Therefore, the grass people will never dare to return to their posts, and may Your Majesty grant permission! If Your Majesty still can't bear it......"
Speaking of this, Lu Ren turned his head to look at the things that had been copied out over there, and his previous words were still methodical, but now they are no longer so civilized...... To be honest, the wording alone made Lu Ren feel very tired: "Can you give me back some of the things there?" In fact, there are many things that are not my own, but are deposited by Miss Mi Jia. There are also those jade ornaments, which were given to me and Wan'er by a certain young lady. "Zhen can't say it directly, otherwise it may cause some unnecessary trouble.
Lu Ren's opening words made everyone think it was quite good, but the words that followed made people feel crying and laughing, and the same was true for Emperor Liu Xie and Cao Cao. Emperor Liu Xie shook his head helplessly, and said to Lu Ren again: "Lu Qing, why do you have to be like this? ”
Lu Ren responded seriously: "When the law is strictly enforced, the national chaos can be quickly pacified!" ”
Emperor Liu Xie wanted to speak again, but Cao Cao coughed vigorously twice at this time, and only after pulling everyone's attention did he say to Emperor Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, what Yihao said is reasonable. If the deeds of today are not punished, how can Your Majesty serve the people in the future? However, Yi Hao's plea for His Majesty to return some of the family property was considered feasible by the minister, and this could also show His Majesty's generosity. ”
Emperor Liu Xie suddenly lost his temper. He looked around at the surrounding ministers again and asked, "What do you think?" ”
A voice seconded the proposal. It's all up to this, and they're all smart people, who will stand up and be targeted in public at this time? Whoever stands up is stupid.
Emperor Liu Xie finally sighed: "Okay, according to the law, Lu Ren will be dismissed, but there is no need to abolish him as a concubine." As for Lu Qing's family property, it is enough to confiscate the house registration, and return the rest of the money, food, clothing and silk. This is the end of the matter, and the other people involved will not be pursued...... Cao Aiqing, what do you think? ”
To explain, it is very important to be degraded to a commoner, and to be degraded to a commoner means that he is no longer a scholar class in the "Shinong Industry and Commerce", in other words, he is no longer qualified to be an official. In later words, it is like a talent in the imperial examination system, if you are not even a talent, you are not even qualified to take the examination. If it is left to the modern society, it is like a diploma required for the civil service examination.
At this time, Cao Cao immediately responded loudly: "Your Majesty Shengming, just like this!" ”
Another piece of secondment. And Lu Ren remembered something at this time, and after confessing his guilt, he rummaged through the things that were copied out for a while, and finally took the golden talisman that Emperor Liu Xie had given him at the beginning...... That is, the pass that can enter the palace at any time was turned out, and he held it in both hands and said to Emperor Liu Xie: "The guilty person can no longer serve on the side of the king, and now I will return this talisman to Your Majesty." ”
This time, Emperor Liu Xie was really unhappy: "Lu Qing, although you have been dismissed, I am still friends with you." In my spare time, I still hope that you can enter the palace to accompany me in the ball play. You should keep this golden talisman, and it will not violate the law. ”
Cao Cao also felt that Lu Ren had gone too far at this time. In case Lu Ren handed over his things and left Xuchang with his luggage or something, wouldn't Cao Cao be a bamboo basket to fetch water here? In contrast, there should be some reasonable excuse to trip Lu Ren to Xuchang, so he also said to Lu Ren: "This is the meaning of the Son of Heaven, Yihao, you can't be stubborn." Although your official residence is gone, you can give you another field house, which can be regarded as a reward for your work in tuntian, and you can cultivate and study with peace of mind. If Your Majesty summons you to the palace for a football game, you can also enter the palace at the right time, so that Your Majesty will not wait for a long time. ”
Seeing Cao Cao say this, Lu Ren knew not to overdo things, so he responded and put the golden talisman back away.
Emperor Liu Xie is a very self-aware person, and he knows that it is meaningless and useless to fight at this time, so he can only shake his head and sigh: "That's it, all the ministers should return to their respective homes." Lu Qing, you don't have to move out of Guandi so quickly, and it is okay to move out after Cao Aiqing rewards the farmhouse. It is difficult for me to leave the palace, it just so happens that there is quite a lot of wine in this courtyard, and I want to make Lu Qing accompany me to have a few more drinks here, and the rest of the Qing do not have to accompany me. ”
Everyone took their orders and then dispersed, to be honest, today's incident really embarrassed many people, and they were embarrassed to pestle here again, if they could, of course, they would have slipped away.
As for Cao Cao himself, although he was a little unhappy with Emperor Liu Xie's actions, one was that Lu Ren often went to the palace to accompany Emperor Liu Xie to eat, drink and have fun, and there was nothing too suspicious; The second is to take care of a little bit of the face of Emperor Liu Xie. So Cao Cao didn't say anything more, and followed the ministers to leave Lu Ren's mansion. Of course, there will be no shortage of Janissaries outside Fudi to protect Emperor Liu Xie.
However, there is only one exception among the ministers, and that is Kong Rong and Kong Wenju. Although he is also going out, he is looking back three times at a time, both to the Jian Chun who is still burning in the pit, and to the wine in the courtyard. Lu Ren felt a little funny when he saw it, and said in his heart that it was really rare for a drunkard to come to his part. But this is the case, what will happen to a drunkard who can only drink some two-pot heads and old white dry when he suddenly sees the best Moutai at hand?
It's funny, Lu Ren simply picked the biggest jar out, hugged it in front of Kong Rong and put it in Kong Rong's arms, and said with a smile: "Anyway, I don't plan to take it away, this jar has been aged for the longest time, and I will send it to Kong Shaofu." If you think it's good, you will ask Kong Shaofu to take care of the business of Qingguo Wine Shop in the future. ”
Kong Rongqi said: "I know that the Qingguo Wine Shop is set up by the Mi clan who defected to you, but isn't there only all kinds of fruit liquid in the wine shop?" ”
Lu Ren said: "Wasn't there a ban on alcohol at that time?" After the cancellation of this order, Mi Shi purchased another grain and made a lot of new grain wine using my secret method, which will be sold in March or May. In the city of Xudu, there is only this one. And after I was dismissed, I had some leisure, and I had to go there to drink and have fun. ”
Kong Rong hugged the big wine jar, swept up and down and dried Lu Ren and said with a smile: "In the midst of wine and happiness, talk with all the scholars, this is my wish!" On the occasion of the opening of the new wine, Rong must be present to buy the wine. ”
(After work on Friday, I was dragged by my colleagues to drink and sing K, and I was dizzy and dizzy, I only had time to code this chapter, forgive me!) Tomorrow, if the condition is good, the bottle will be replaced. At the end, it was the same as before, shamelessly begging for votes, collections, and recommendations, and asking for some messages in the book review area to cheer up the bottle, so that the bottle has a little more motivation to go down. Thank you! )