Chapter 180: Encountering Old Acquaintances in a Foreign Land (Chapter 2 and 50 Monthly Tickets Plus Update)
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At the same time, Dong Zhongshu walked out of the Wu'an Hou Mansion with a salute and Tong'er.
The child's eyes widened with rage.
"How can you do this! My husband is very heartfelt to you, how can you repay my husband. β
The servant was a little apologetic, but when he heard this, he immediately stopped: "Mr. Dong is sorry, it is really helpless to offend a lot, the master's orders cannot be carried out, if you want to blame, you will blame the lord for being ruthless." β
"Don't make trouble, don't argue with others, since Wu Anhou doesn't look down on us, it's better to leave as soon as possible and go elsewhere."
Dong Zhongshu pulled up the salute and walked out step by step, he didn't expect that Tian Wei didn't remember the incense of the year at all, and he didn't give him a chance to show his talents, and he didn't even give him a chance to say a few words.
In his eyes, Ji Fu is a little person like a gangster, just like the chicken and dog thieves around Meng Weijun, a little clever is not to be ashamed, let him be a dignified Confucian master to take refuge in the despicable and obscene market, it is better than to suffer a crotch humiliation, or the humiliation of a crotch riding on his head as a horse.
Since he couldn't live happily in the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion, Dong Zhongshu didn't tolerate the rooster and dog thieves in every way, and not only did he not back down in several skirmishes. also used his outstanding eloquence to make Jifu's rebuttal speechless with shame and shame.
In the end, the ending was not unexpected, Ji Fu took advantage of the trust of Wu'an Hou Tianwei and continued to slander his reputation. Describe him as a pure Confucian who can only write books and say useless, although many evaluations are true, but how can Dong Zhongshu admit that he is useless, he feels that he is a Wang Zuozhicai who governs the country and the country, and when the contradictions between the two sides are so big that they cannot be reconciled, one person must fail.
Unfortunately, Dong Zhongshu, who was arrogant and self-confident and had a shallow foundation, failed, and his rich knowledge and alternative academic insights were admired by many people. But he was just a poor Confucian student, and the savings in his pocket never exceeded 100,000 yuan, which was not at all comparable to the wealth of a deep-rooted and very wealthy family. Jifu only needs to spill tens of thousands of dollars to give to the people in the house, and it is very easy to isolate Dong Zhongshu.
Then there was a joint complaint, saying that Dong Zhongshu was a shameless person who deceived the world and stole his name, and went to the Wu'an Hou Mansion to cheat and cheat. Tian Wei's wife was immediately upset. So Tian Wei, who was afraid of his wife, naturally waved his hand and threw out the words "you go".
Dong Zhongshu felt that the corners of his mouth were bitter, and he was too naΓ―ve.
He thought that talented people would be reused sooner or later, but he didn't know that sometimes talented people don't necessarily know how to behave in people, and the meanness of Jifu refreshed his bad feelings for the people in the market, reminding him not to be sharp and hard, which would only break his head and bleed.
"Where shall we go, sir?"
Dong Zhongshu shook his head. He subconsciously thought of Linzi, where he became famous. The status in his heart is second only to his hometown Guangchuan County, and he was kept by the King of Qi in every possible way before he left Linzi City, but his confidence was too strong and he did not take the advice of the King of Qi in his eyes, and now he is not good and has no face to return to Linzi to continue to mix.
A good horse doesn't eat back grass, he doesn't want to go back when he fails, and if he wants to go back, it should be the time to return home.
Taking out a simple sketch of Chang'an, Dong Zhongshu hesitated for a long time before saying, "We should find an inn to rest, and wait until I go find a place to take a look, huh?" That man must be ......"
I saw the old man walking in the distance, and it was an old acquaintance who had not been seen for a few months, Master Qi Ru Yuan Gusheng.
β¦β¦
Today is Taizhong Doctor Zhao Yu to do the East Banquet, and the location is selected in the small wine shop with a small face in the East Market.
Counting Cao Shi and Zhao Yu, who was the east, he also invited Shang Shucheng Zhang Tang and Prince Yu Zhao Junyu, these four people were the four most promising young bureaucrats in the dynasty.
"I heard that Prime Minister Xu Changke was so angry that he locked himself in his room and didn't come out for a long time." Zhao Junyu said.
Zhang Tang said: "This is not much surprising, as long as he is still the prime minister, he will definitely be angry, and as long as he wants to continue to be the prime minister, he will inevitably give in." β
"I want to hear about it."
"No one wants to be a puppet prime minister, it is a natural move to be angry, not angry but doubtful, the prime minister is the candidate of the liehous, the imperial historian is the candidate of the liehous, the liehou turned his face because of the power struggle, hurt the dignity of the court, hurt the overall image of the liehou, hurt the reputation of the prime minister himself, and indirectly affect the reputation of the Shaofu, the lesser of two evils, how do you say Xuchang will choose?"
Zhao Yu picked up the wine cup and was silent, he didn't like the rhetoric in the court, he was a man of action rather than a theoretician, and he needed to do things with results and not let people make irresponsible remarks, he hoped that he could jump out of the position of the doctor in Taizhong and become a royal historian or court lieutenant, but he couldn't do it for the time being.
Zhang Tang's heart is also beating drums, Cao Shi has the highest status among the four people, Zhao Yu is the Taizhong doctor with a rank higher than a thousand stones, and Zhao Junyu is also a prince with a rank higher than a thousand stones, only he is Shang Shucheng with a rank of six hundred stones, and the official has no confidence to speak.
"Have you heard the news? Liu Ling, the daughter of the king of Huainan, disappeared. β
Cao Shi was stunned: "Liu Ling is missing? When did this happen? β
"Two months ago, he suddenly disappeared outside Chang'an City, and the Tingwei Mansion was quietly searching."
"Has there been any progress?"
"Nope! Tingwei sent someone to Huainan to understand the situation and make further decisions, but there was no record of Liu Ling's exit from Guan Duwei's side, and it was estimated that there was more luck than luck. β
The eyes of the three people turned involuntarily, and Cao Shi said angrily: "What do you think I do?" I didn't kidnap him, and I don't know where she was missing. β
"We know, but others don't think so."
Few people know the story of Liu Ling's entanglement with Cao, and the storytellers have compiled more than a dozen different versions of this story. It gradually became one of the many anecdotes in Chang'an City and was widely spread.
Now, the heroine of the story, Liu Ling, the princess of Huainan, suddenly disappeared, and the residents of Chang'an will naturally suspect the suspicion of the male protagonist Pingyang Hou Caoshi.
"It was February when she blocked me. I was still training hard with the 2,000 people in the racecourse, just because she blocked me and I couldn't even go home, and all the government affairs of the Shaofu were handled in the racecourse, so how could I care about where she went. β
Zhang Tang said with a straight face: "What Shaofu said makes sense, but people want to doubt you, these explanations are not convincing, because you have a high possibility of arresting Liu Ling." β
"You doubt me?"
"Don't dare."
"The Tingwei Mansion can't find anyone and come to me? I opened the gate of the Hou Mansion and let the Tingwei Mansion search. If you can't find a penny of Liu Ling, who will be responsible? Cao Shi reprimanded sharply.
Zhang Tang was silent.
Cao Shi snorted coldly: "I knew that your Fajia illness had committed it again, so I told you the truth." Tingwei Tian Wei is not clean, to say that Liu Ling pestered me with some attempt but did not succeed, Tian Wei is the person who was successfully seduced very early, and he went to meet Liu Ling privately for a few months every year. Although each time Liu Ling stayed for a short time. But the secret relationship between the two can't be hidden, a few months ago, Liu Ling suddenly became indifferent to Tian Wei, and he was bent on seducing me, what do you think Tian Wei will think? Doesn't he have a motive to keep his old lover's heart? β
The officials are more or less a little mentally ill, Zhang Tang's paranoia belongs to the kind that is more strict, and he has been working in Shaofu with Cao Shi for the rest of the year, and he has to pick up people and things every day and be busy with work tasks. Zhang Tangyin's temperament has been worn off by five or six points, but occasionally there are still a few strange revelations.
Zhao Yu nodded in agreement: "Shaofu is right. Compared with Shaofu's clear proof that the accusations can be cleared, on the contrary, Liu Ling's many wealthy nobles in Chang'an City are more suspicious, Liu Ling is a woman with a huge social circle, and she has seen a lot of people. β
"It's still what Dr. Taizhong said, after all, he is always insightful in political affairs." Zhao Junyu stroked his hands and admired.
Zhang Tang was full of shame, and arched his hand and said: "I blamed Shaofu for my mistake, I didn't think that this layer really shouldn't be just now, compared to Shaofu's clear behavior trajectory, it is most likely that Liu Ling came into contact with many unidentified people." β
"I once told you that you should use less Shen Han's technique, sharp thinking and decisive execution is your advantage, but your temperament is slightly narrow-minded, and the accurate conclusion must break the casserole and ask to the end, far less open-minded and straightforward than Zhao Yu, he can take charge of the law as the court lieutenant, and you are only suitable for being a big farmer and a young man."
A table of people seems to have been immobilized, Zhao Yu is the court captain, and Zhang Tang is the big farmer or the Shaofu.
Did I really hear me right?
Zhao Yu thought that there was something wrong with his ears and turned to ask his companions, only to see Zhang Tang and Zhao Junyu's terrifying expressions as if they had seen ghosts.
I heard you right.
The cold sweat on Zhao Yu's head came down, he was just a petty official with a rank of a thousand stones, according to the official system of the Qin and Han dynasties, compared to a thousand stones, a thousand stones, two thousand stones, two thousand stones, two thousand stones, two thousand stones, two thousand stones, and ten thousand stones.
Each grade is a big threshold, there is no appreciation and promotion of the powerful, three years of surveying and grinding is just the beginning, three years of re-surveying and grinding is a little seniority, and then three years of surveying and grinding can only be the turn to promote qualifications, the higher the position, the less difficult it is to be promoted, than Wanshi's three princes aside.
The middle 2,000 stones contain the nine Qings such as Tingwei, Danong Ling, and Shaofu, whose status is equivalent to that of one of the dozen or so people who managed the Han Empire.
The real two thousand stones are for the princes and kingdoms, as well as the ministers of the lower ranks.
2,000 stone is the county guard, Zhan Shi, the prince and the prince, the canon and other high-ranking officials who have just crossed the threshold.
Than 2,000 stone for the county governor, the middle doctor, the middle general, etc., between the high-ranking officials and the middle-level bureaucrats.
Qianshi is lower, the prime minister has a long history, the deputy officials of the upper and lower levels, the foremen and servants of the middle and low-level bureaucrats, and the authentic middle-level bureaucrats.
Than a thousand stones, the imperial court ministers are subordinate to the Lingcheng, the chief Cheng, and the deputy official of the county Taishou is the subordinate of the county Cheng.
It seems complicated.
At first, Cao Shi was also dizzy, and later he could understand it according to the official system he knew, compared to the official system he knew, than ten thousand stones is the country, the middle two thousand stones are the vice country, the real two thousand stones are the high matching department, the two thousand stones are the main department, the two thousand stones are the deputy department, the thousand stones are the main hall, and the thousand stones are the deputy halls.
Every threshold is an insurmountable gap, Taizhong doctor Zhao Yu, and the prince rate made Zhao Junyu younger than a thousand stones. They have just stepped on the fast track to high-ranking officials, and it will take at least twenty or thirty years to rank as Jiuqing, and they can't make the slightest mistake.
Zhao Yu didn't believe it.
He didn't believe in luck. There are four people in a private room, and two Jiuqing can appear, and the part-time job is daydreaming.
"Why is Shaofu so determined? It is determined that he and Zhang Tang can be ranked in Jiuqing. Zhao Yu asked, Zhang Tang also had a question mark on his face.
If it weren't for the fact that they knew Cao Shi's ability, the two of them would have walked away a long time ago, and suddenly said to a few middle and low-level bureaucrats, you will be ranked in Jiuqing and become a great hero in the future. It's good not to be dumped by others, but those who can listen to it are nothing more than official fans and naΓ―ve.
"What? Are you not confident in your abilities? β
The two shook their heads.
"Since you're very confident, it's over, and I'm also very confident in you. Jiuqing can't be difficult for you, as long as you are not afraid of the imperial power and are impartial, you will be able to get to that point sooner or later. β
The two of them were thoughtful, why did they say a single word that they were not afraid of imperial power?
There is no doubt about the strength of imperial power. The three princes and nine kings must obey the dispatch of the Son of Heaven. It is also necessary to fight against the Son of Heaven's ** and ambitions, sometimes it is necessary to make necessary compromises and concessions to satisfy the part of the Son of Heaven in exchange for support, and the art of struggle and compromise is the true face of politics, not the compromise appeasement that I thought was by no means a blind confrontation and dispute.
Zhao Junyu was very disappointed.
Zhao Yu has the same surname and clan as him, the two of them have known each other for a long time and are friends with each other, he knows Zhao Yu's ability and knowledge, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is Jiuqing. But Zhang Tang is only a middle- and low-level bureaucrat with a rank of more than 600 stones, and his qualifications are much shallower than his. Saying that he is a candidate for Jiuqing in the future cannot convince Zhao Junyu.
As early as a few years ago, Zhao Junyu's Yu Lu was also a rank ratio of 600 stones, and time passed, and he was also promoted to a rank ratio of 1,000 stones with Zhao Yu, and worked hard for three and a half years in accordance with the current direction, maybe he was expected to look forward to a rank ratio of 2,000 stones.
"Why worry so much, your riding and archery skills are quite extraordinary, if you are interested in transferring to Yulin Riding as an instructor, you can mention the rank ratio of two thousand stones in less than three years, it depends on your own decision."
"I am interested in joining the Yulin Ride, but I can't get it because I have a job, and the Shaofu is like a long drought and a rain, but it's disrespectful!" Zhao Junyu said happily.
Zhao Yu congratulated him: "Brother Junyu is coming, congratulations!" β
"Congratulations! I wish the rate to be even more soaring! β
Zhao Junyu was very happy, and constantly thanked the three of them, the name of the Yulin Cavalry can be said to be known to everyone in Guanzhong, it is a pro-army trained by the Son of Heaven, not belonging to the two armies of the north and south, or the arbitrary name of Lang Zhongling, but directly commanded by the Son of Heaven, and an elite cavalry that was actually affected by Shaofu Cao Shi.
The first batch of members of the Yulin Cavalry is composed of the military meritorious knights in Guanzhong, and the whole is a military organization that is biased towards the noble class, absorbing 2ooo young children in the military meritorious knights, and another 3ooo reserve members from the children of the military meritorious knights train hard in the training grounds in Guanzhong, and it is expected that the minimum standard for the selection of the Yulin Cavalry will be basically reached in another half a year.
At this point, many bureaucrats expressed opposition, and the focus of criticism was the exclusive enjoyment of the Yulin Ride by the military merit system, although the military merit privilege was only envied, but the rich businessmen and the powerful also wanted their children to enter the Yulin Ride, which was comparable to the shortcut to the south of Lang Wei, how could it block the mouth of the world.
Cao Shi has also been criticized, he is the master of the Shaofu and the prisoner of the world of the Emperor Zhuang, not the lieutenant, the captain or the lieutenant Lang who is in charge of military training, so it is inevitable that he will be suspected of overstepping his responsibilities.
Theoretically speaking, Shaofu is fully responsible for the preparation and training of the Son of Heaven's pro-army Yulin Cavalry can also barely make sense, and the Son of Heaven can also directly put the Yulin Cavalry under the name of Shaofu, but the current situation is unlikely to allow, Cao Shiru's prestige is there, and he has not yet become a prime minister, and he is comparable to the prestige of the prime minister with real power, and in another three or five years, he may be like his great-grandfather Cao Shen, sitting at home waiting for the emperor's edict to invite him to be the prime minister.
Xiangguo Xiao He died of illness, and only Cao Shen is qualified in the world.
Cao Shi wanted to replicate his great-grandfather's supreme prestige, it was not enough to rely on the ruling country and the court to fight, he lacked the military merits and prestige of his great-grandfather Cao Shen, Cao Shen sat in the court, the world was quiet, his prestige in the Han family was close to the ancient name Yi Yin and Zhou Gong, even Xiao He couldn't suppress the arrogant military merits of the princes, Cao Shen could be able to control the field.
In comparison, Cao Shi is far behind.
Knowing the gap in order to catch up with the gap, Cao Shi consciously strengthened military training, because he understood the national customs and customs of this era, military merit is the first, and governing the country is the center. Fortunately, it is the following.
It is difficult to make military merits, he has already sat in the high position of Jiuqing, and it is impossible to run to the Northern Army as a small soldier. If you want to go to the lieutenant of the Northern Army, you have to face the retention of the little emperor Liu Che, and the new policy of Jianyuan is inseparable from his presiding over for a moment.
For now, the only way to do this is to find an opportunity to get in touch with military training.
Therefore, Cao Shi came up with this method, and the Yulin Cavalry could not only meet the strong demand of the Son of Heaven for military reform, but also increase the experience of military training and command.
Now the trouble he has to face is the lack of prestige, and the Yulin Rider, who has been trained so hard, will face strong criticism. Just because his experience in governing the country is not enough to rely on, the Han family, which is based on military merits, pays attention to military merit is prestige, and without military merit, do not talk about prestige. Cao Shen's prestige is high because of his military exploits, not because of his ability to govern the country.
Xiao He has made great contributions to governing the country, but the evaluation in the Han family is not very high, and only the emperor will abide by the testament and respect the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty.
No matter how great Cao Shi's contribution to governing the country is, what can he do?
It is impossible to pass Xiao He to govern Guanzhong and stabilize the rear. The founding feat of continuously transporting grain, grass and soldiers to supply the Han army. Even if he can build hundreds of cities across the country and build several shrunken versions of Chang'an City, he still can't make more than the great feat of founding the country.
The ultimate benchmark of governing the country is Xiao He.
For the people, Xiao He is the peak of power worth looking up to for a lifetime.
But for Pingyang Hou Cao Shi, Xiao He is a case of failure, Xiao He's prestige has never been up to standard, and he will never be able to do what his great-grandfather Cao Shen did.
At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the ministers competed for merit, and Xiao He was the first to take credit for 8,000 households. Let countless princes grit their teeth with hatred and tie the beam, and let Cao Yuan's old brother Xiao He turn his face into an enemy. Let the Xiao family be driven out of Chang'an City, and let the Hou family completely lose power.
Before Emperor Gaozongjing died, he promoted Cao Shi to one of the Shaofu of the Nine Qings, and sealed a full 3,000 households, why didn't the princes hate the Cao family? Because that's what the emperor owes to the Cao family.
Cao Ji was not rewarded for his merits, and he lost his official position and returned to his hometown to retire.
Cao Qi was not rewarded for his merits, and he returned to his hometown and died depressed.
Two generations of Pingyang Marquis were aggrieved to death, and the heroes of the world were also very angry about the pitiful experience of heroes and famous generals.
Therefore, Cao Shi can be sixteen years old and ranked among the Shaofu of the Nine Qings, but no one will discuss the Cao family's incompetence, just because the Liu family owes the Cao family too much.
Now the situation is different again.
Cao Shi became one of the Shaofu of the Nine Qings, benefited from 3,000 households, rewarded 2,000 gold, trusted by the Son of Heaven, and looked up to by the people, it can be said that there is everything that should be there.
Some time ago, he overthrew the Marquis of Tangyi and the Three Dukes and Jiuqing two or three times in succession, making his reputation skyrocketing.
To this day, no one will mention the grievances that the Cao family has suffered, and people will only say that the purple of the Cao family is too dazzling.
More than enough is too much.
The way that Cao Shi thought of to break the situation was the young man in front of him, and the prince rate made Zhao Junyu even more.
"Don't be too happy, you also know the urine nature of Xungui's children, and even I feel a headache when I encounter difficult thorns, and you, the instructor of Yulin Riding, are not so easy to be."
Zhao Junyu put away his smile and said frankly: "I will treat them with sincerity, if someone is unwilling to cooperate in making trouble, I will not be lenient and polite to them, and there is naturally a way to deal with the iron law of military regulations." β
"Good!"
Zhang Tang applauded him.
This is the first time he has been impressed by the young soldier, and all those who dare to be fearless are heroes, and Zhao Junyu is a good man with iron bones.
Zhao Yu said with a straight face: "Our brothers don't need to be polite, remember to call me if you have trouble, Lang Weili usually has nothing to do, there is no problem in going to your guest appearance as a military judge a few times." β
"Good! That's a deal! β
The four young men looked at each other and smiled, not against their hearts.
Friends are friends who can sit together and talk happily, regardless of their status and wealth, and can treat each other sincerely regardless of their status.
The four of them met in Weimo, and three of them were all unknowns, only Cao Shi had the highest status, and he was the convener of the presiding circle.
Every few days, the four of them get together to chat for half a day, discuss the past and the present, discuss academic opinions, and govern the country, and the atmosphere is pleasant and relaxed.
Cao Shi laid out the problems he encountered, got the help of the other three, and it only took half a day to discuss the uncomplicated regulations.
Since all walks of life in Guanzhong expressed their intention to join the establishment of the Yulin Cavalry, Cao Shi simply made a new provision, each member who wishes to be selected must be a civilian with a clean net worth and no criminal record, voluntarily obey the military regulations and Chinese laws, if the crime is violated and punished by military law, the basic condition for selection is to have the ability to be skilled in arching and horseing, and the Yulin Cavalry will not separately cultivate basic riding and archery.
Only add a few screening premises, almost block the army of ninety percent of the conscripts, if you want to join the Yulin Cavalry without horsemanship and archery, you have to buy a war horse to receive professional training, ordinary farmers are still worried about eating, don't go to the Yulin Riding that file thing, the rich and powerful power is conducive to control, but it is a good thing.
Cao Shi was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your enthusiastic help, I will hold a banquet in the Hou Mansion another day to show my gratitude, none of you can go without it, otherwise I will be unhappy!" β
"That's fine! We're going to bother. The three of them raised their cups and drank them down. (To be continued!)
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