Xun Yu continued: "For the King of Wuge Mountain and the soldiers under his command, another approach should be taken! Behead all the main generals below the king of Mount Ugo and show them to the public! Send other soldiers to the mines to serve in the mines! ”

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Chen Gong on the side also looked a little worried.

Xun Yu said confidently: "No! Never! ”

Cao Cao asked curiously, "Why is Wen Ruo so sure?" ”

Xun Yu hugged his fist at Cao Cao and said: "Your Majesty, this time the people of Wuge Mountain can be said to have gone out of their nests, and only the old and weak women and children are left in the country." How can you rebel against the Empire? ”

Cao Cao and the others were stunned.

Cao Cao pondered: "This is too drastic! It should be changed a little! ”

All three looked listening.

Cao Cao said: "There can be such a rule, everything that has performed well in the mine for three consecutive months can return home!" ”

The three of them exchanged a look, and said in unison: "Your Majesty is merciful!" ”

Cao Cao smiled, "Are you praising me or hurting me?" ”

"Don't dare!" The three of them hurriedly said.

Cao Cao pondered: "Wuge Mountain is now like a shelled egg, it's a pity not to occupy it!" What do you think? ”

The three of them thought for a moment, Xun Yu hugged his fists and said, "Your Majesty is wise!" ”

Xi Zhicai and Chen Gong also have no opinions.

"Since you all think it's possible, let's do it! Come! ”

A herald immediately entered the Qianqing Palace, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?" ”

"Tell Shou Cheng to send 10,000 soldiers of the Xizhou Garrison into the hinterland of Wuge Mountain!"

"No!" The scout officer promised and withdrew from the Qianqing Palace.

Cao Cao smiled and asked, "I heard that Shoucheng's wife gave birth to a big fat boy for him again?" ”

The three of them smiled and nodded, and Xun Yu said meaningfully: "Shoucheng's identity as a son is really not simple!" Not only the heir of my Great Wei general, but also the descendant of the Wusun royal family! ”

"Gongtai, during the time when the town is away, has anything happened in the country?"

Chen Gong replied: "Thanks to Your Majesty's blessing, the world is Taining, and the criminal case is about one-third lower than before!" ”

Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he laughed: "Good! Very good!! Gongtai, this is your credit!! ”

When Chen Gong and the others heard this, they couldn't help but be frightened and excited, and hurriedly bowed: "The ministers don't dare to take credit!" This is the work of His Majesty's holy virtues! ”

Cao Cao walked down the steps, helped Chen Gong up, and said with emotion: "Gongtai is too modest!" ”

After a pause, Zhengse said: "The country of Gongtai has merit, and it must be rewarded!" Promote the Marquis of Ding'an and give hereditary privileges! ”

Chen Gong was stunned.

Xun Yu on the side reminded in a low voice: "Gongtai, thank you!" ”

Chen Gong came back to his senses and hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" "I look grateful.

Cao Cao smiled, picked up Chen Gong, and patted Chen Gong on the shoulder, "The criminal law of the entire empire is in the hands of the public platform!" That's a lot of work! ”

Chen Gong Zhengse bowed and said: "The minister bowed and died!" ”

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, smiled and helped Chen Gong up.

Cao Cao returned to the main seat and sat down.

Pick up a piece of music and open it.

Among them are the names of the meritorious generals of the Western Expedition and the meritorious services they have made, and there are more than 200 names, and the first ones are the names of Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Ma Chao and other generals.

It's a little strange that there is no name of Zhao Yun among them!

It turned out that Zhao Yun had his merits and demerits due to the loss of Qinxi Fengcheng, so there was no name on it.

Cao Cao took a cursory look at it and said, "This merit book will be approved by the military department and the cabinet!" In addition, the compensation for the fallen must be stepped up! ”

"Yes!" The three of them promised.

"Zhicai, you are still responsible for the work of compensating the fallen soldiers!"

"Yes!" Xi Zhicai hugged his fists and promised.

Cao Cao pondered: "While bereaving, it is best to send someone to the family to offer condolences!" Sometimes, the condolences of the imperial court are more important than the pension funds! ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Xi Zhicai can't help but be authentic.

"I understand! Your Majesty, rest assured! ”

Cao Cao nodded, and pondered: "I always feel that the rewards for ordinary fallen soldiers and meritorious soldiers are not enough!" ”

Xi Zhicai was taken aback, and said urgently: "Your Majesty, our army's pension is already quite generous, more than several times that of the heyday of the former Han Dynasty, enough for an ordinary family to have no worries about food and clothing for five or six years!" This time, the total amount of pensions is close to 60% of the national treasury, and if the amount is increased again, the burden is too heavy! ”

Cao Cao interrupted Xi Zhicai's words, "What Zhicai said is reasonable! But that's not what I meant! ”

Xi Zhicai was stunned for a moment, clenched his fists and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?" ”

Cao Cao said: "Sometimes, the reward of social status is more important than money! Give a plaque to the family of every fallen soldier, well, it's called 'Martyr of the Nation'! Any family with this plaque can be exempted from all forced labor, and the status is equivalent to that of a junior knighthood! ”

Cao Cao glanced at the three of them, but saw that the three of them had a difficult look on their faces, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" Is there anything wrong? ”

The three shook their heads.

Xi Zhicai smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, the scholar class has a lot of complaints about His Majesty's practice of improving the status of soldiers!" If you do this, I am afraid that the scholars will be even more dissatisfied! ”

Cao Cao laughed and said, "So that's the case? I thought it was a big deal! ”

Cao Cao's expression was straight, "I want everyone to know that if you want to gain social status, you must pay the corresponding price!" Otherwise, on what basis do you get the privilege of superiority?! Don't worry about the scholar class, now they can't afford to make big waves!! ”

"By the way, have there been any recent movements of the scholar class?" Cao Cao asked.

Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu said to Chen Gong, Chen Gong: "There is no big move!" But the little moves keep coming! ”

"Oh? What are the small movements? ”

"Recently, the scholar class in Chang'an, together with the scholar class in the Qingzhou area, has established a loose organization called the 'Zunsheng Society'!"

"Oh? They even formed a party! Cao Cao's expression looked a little ugly.

Chen Gong said: "It's not completely a party!" These people are very loosely organized, have no leadership in the true sense of the word, and do not have a clear goal! These people were united mainly by hostility to the Neo-Confucianists! ”

Cao Cao smiled: "This is interesting! Two Confucian infighting! ”

Xun Yu said: "This is also inevitable!" After all, they respect the same ancestor, but their ideas and propositions are almost diametrically opposed! Old Confucianism is a bit like charlatans who fool the people, while Neo-Confucianism has a bit of a military flavor, but the difference is also very big! ”

Cao Cao nodded thoughtfully, and asked with a smile: "At present, which of these two schools of Confucianism has the upper hand?" "It's a bit of a show.

Xun Yu said with a smile: "On the whole, the old Confucianism is still more powerful, but the rising momentum of the new Confucianism is very rapid!" I believe that it will not be long before the Neo-Confucianism will gain the upper hand! In addition, in terms of influence among the people, the old Confucianism has lost to the new Confucianism! ”

Cao Cao laughed, "That's good!" That's great! ”

The three laughed.

Chen Gong asked puzzledly, "Your Majesty seems to be very hostile to the old Confucian?" ”

Chen Chu looked outside the hall, "It's not hatred!" I just think that the old Confucian system is not very good for the development of the country, but it is only useful in preventing civil strife, but this is also based on fooling the people, if the foundation of a country's rule is maintained by fooling the people, then the country is almost finished! ”

The three of them couldn't help but express their thoughts.

"In addition to this old Confucian, what kind of Taoist is there, quiet and inactive! As a personal physical and mental cultivation, it is okay, but it is not good for governing the country! ”

The three of them clasped their fists with emotion and said, "Your Majesty is wise! ”

Chen Gong asked puzzledly, "Since Your Majesty is so disdainful of the ideas of these two factions, why doesn't you follow the example of your predecessors and ban them?" ”

Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai both showed thoughtful expressions.

Cao Cao smiled: "It's actually very simple! To exist is to be reasonable, and there must be a reason for him to exist! Why should we interfere as we wish? Besides, this kind of thing, whether good or bad in itself, is definitely the worst thing if there is only one family, so it is best to let different doctrines coexist and compete! We only need to grasp a few key points, such as: loyalty to the country, etc.! ”

The three of them nodded abruptly.

Cao Cao asked, "Who are the leaders of this 'Venerable Holy Shrine'?" ”

Chen Gong replied: "There are two main ones, one is Li Wenying of the Li family in Chang'an, and the other is Zhang Dingkun of the Zhang family in Qingzhou. These two are representatives of the younger generation of the Old Confucian School, and they are said to be eight buckets high! ”

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing, "I think this so-called 'Talent High Eight Buckets' is the set of 'Sage Cloud'!" It is completely useless to the empire and the people! ”

The three of them smiled.

Cao Cao said: "Gongtai, you go on!" ”

"Yes! These two talents are indeed as His Majesty said! It is said that he understands the Confucian and Mencian classics quite thoroughly! There are quite a few followers under each of them! ”

Cao Cao nodded and asked, "Are there any figures in the Neo-Confucian sect who can compete with him?" ”

"Yes, it's two! However, the births are relatively low, and they are all born from the common people! ”

Cao Cao said indifferently: "It doesn't matter if you are born low, as long as you are not low, you can do it!" In this way, we have a good show to watch! You say, if they come to a debate, who will win? ”

The three exchanged a look, and Xun Yu guessed: "I think eighty percent of the Neo-Confucian faction will win!" ”

Cao Cao nodded, "Since Wen Ruo said so, it naturally makes sense!" Since these two factions want to fight, then let's help them! ”

Xun Yu's expression moved, "What does Your Majesty mean?" ”

Cao Cao nodded, and said expectantly: "I want to see how many catties and taels this neo-Confucian sect has!" Zhicai, you can prepare for me about the debate between the two factions! "Yes!" Xi Zhicai hugged his fists and promised. (To be continued.) )