For Cao Cao to reveal his true intentions, in fact, Xun was not surprised.

He knows Cao Cao too well, this person is extremely smart, and suspicious, there is no lie in theory that Cao Cao can't see, on the other hand, even if it is not a lie, you must prevent Cao Cao from thinking too much, thinking that you have something to deceive him.

Of course, subject to the class and the nature of the times, Cao Mengde is not a universal lie detector, and he even takes pleasure in deceiving Cao Cao every time - I come from later generations and read through history books, so I can point directly to people's hearts, can you guess? No matter how serious the suspicion is, it is impossible to think about it in this way, right? In order to avoid the decay of the family government, I used you to deliberately suppress the power of the world, can you guess? I'm secretly colluding with school affairs, and it's hard to find out when you're in the dark, right?

Of course, Shi Xun is always vigilant about himself, don't be complacent just because Cao Cao can't see through some little secrets on you, thinking that you can play Cao Mengde in the palm of your hand. The bottom line cannot be crossed, otherwise it will inevitably kill itself.

Fortunately, he and Cao Cao are related by marriage, and they are from it...... It can't be said that it is a small time, but it can be regarded as following Cao Cao for so many years, although neither of them can be trusted, after all, it can bridge some not-so-big rifts between the two sides. In addition, he must also revere Cao Cao and be loyal to Cao Cao "from the heart". What is the festival? That's loyalty. What is fine? Cao Cao hates the greedy people the most, but he can only tolerate Cao Hongye, for the feudal monarch, he must be in the first place, the family is in the second, and the country is social. and even ordinary people. It's just a tool.

So for Kong Rong before. Shi Xun didn't think that he would solve it alone, and he didn't really plan to save Kong Rong's life—an old poet who didn't know how to practice, it was really useless to put aside the troubled times, no more than him, no less than him—he took the initiative and honestly explained to Cao Cao his embarrassing position, hoping to gain Cao Cao's understanding by telling the truth.

So this time, in order to avoid the sons of the Cao family, Cao Cao may not be able to guess. In order to avoid Kong Rongzhi's possible killing, Cao Cao is not stupid, how can there be a reason that he can't guess? Therefore, Xun had already thought of a set of words before he came:

"The king is really talented, it is difficult to dazzle and fake, and the hearts and minds of the ministers are all in the eyes of the king......" came up and slapped a few sycophants first, so as to ease the atmosphere a little.

However, Cao Cao didn't seem to be moved by it, and said coldly: "Hongfu also knows it? "Have you learned to pat yourself too?

It's Xunxin who said that it's not a day or two since I patted your ass, where is the need to learn? The expression is still sincere: "Xun admires the king, and the hair is in the heart and the form is outside." What do you say? The decline of the Han Dynasty is difficult to treat with a hundred medicines. And the king started from the state and county, and he was a hero, as for today, if he is not the lord of the world, who can do it? These words are indeed sincere, Cao Cao can be said to be one of the most important political and military strategists in Chinese history, not to mention unprecedented, in this era, there is indeed no one to compare.

However, the next few sentences may not be sincere: "Zhou Gongchun teaches with morality, not as good as the king's law; The first emperor is a heavy punishment, not as good as the king; Emperor Gao started from the reckless, not as good as the king knows the soldiers; Shizu is lenient and benevolent, not as good as the king Shangwen. The king was born in the world, and the heavens did not abandon China! ”

This sycophant was "snapping", but it was not whitewashed undisciplinedly, it seemed to be to the point, tickling Cao Cao's itch. Zhou Gong created a ceremonial society, and he can't punish doctors, how can Cao Cao pay attention to law and discipline? Qin Shi Huang attaches great importance to the law, but he is high up and does not know Corporal Lixian, which is not as good as yours. Liu Bang's background is not high, he is a hooligan, and he is a second knife in battle, he can only control the generals, not the soldiers, so you are much stronger than him militarily. Liu Xiu is good at fighting, and he is generous and benevolent, but the result has caused the family to swell, besides, does he have Cao Cao's literary talent? What legacy did he leave behind?

Cao Cao flicked his sleeves: "Hong Fu is overdone!" "How can you compare me to Zhou Gong? That's a saint! What's more, how can you compare me to Emperor Qin and Han Zu, I haven't taken that last step after all, and I'm not an emperor yet.

His expression at the moment is the so-called "if his words are regretful, his heart is really happy", if he is really dissatisfied with what Xun said, he should order someone to beat him out on the spot - like the Son of Heaven, do you want to discount my life?! So Shi Xun didn't care at all, and just took advantage of this opportunity to make the atmosphere more harmonious, so as to bring the topic to the facts:

"The king dragon is a tiger, holding the authority of the world, life and death are in his hands, so he doesn't care about his name, but his name belongs to him. The minister is not, if he gives up this false name and has no long things, how can he complement the king to achieve great things? "You don't care about fame, but I can't do it, it's not that I can't let go of those floating clouds, but if I don't have a false name, what else can I rely on to stand in the world, and then be valued by you-" That's why I have to avoid it, the king is clear. ”

Cao Cao said Why bother, do you think that as far as the relationship between you and me is concerned, I can't stand you to say a few good words to Kong Rong and plead for him? Even if you stay, will I still punish you for it?

It's Xun Xin who said don't mind, you said it well now, who knows what will happen in the future? I don't dare to take this risk. The various promises of the leaders can be regarded as a kind of gas that does not smell good. He guessed that Cao Cao might use this as a reason to keep him, so he immediately said:

"The king is the king, and the lord is the minister, and the minister's advice to the king should be a state affair, not a personal plan. If this example is opened, everyone will want to be the king, and there will be endless harm. That is, as Duan Sique, if what he said seems to be a country, the ministers and others will resign, so as not to hurt the king's wisdom. However, if it is for personal gain, in order to have a straight name, then although the ministers retreat, the king should not reuse it. ”

You have to find out what Duan Fang's true intentions are. If he is indeed dedicated to the country, even if he speaks like a fart and wantonly preaches feudal superstitions, we have to endure him; If he has ulterior motives just to gain his own reputation, then this person can't be wanted, and you must not reuse him. Otherwise, everyone will follow suit and play this game, and how can the authority of the monarch remain? Don't you know that more than 1,000 years later, there was a group of scholars and doctors who used to sell their fame and reputation and use impeachment as weapons. Take the scepter as honor. As a result, the whole country was in a miasma. Eventually, he died at the hands of the Rogues and the Tartars......

In fact, in the name of direct invitation, the admonition is regarded as a shortcut to the south, not only in the Ming Dynasty, but also in the Han Dynasty, and there are already similar signs in the Han Dynasty, and it is Xun who believes that Cao Cao will inevitably look at it in his eyes, so he naturally can't help but be vigilant. So he took advantage of this opportunity to secretly give Duan Fang a punch - a small example, offended Lao Tzu and wanted to get out of the way? Where in the world is there such a beautiful thing?

Cao Cao hung his head. seemed to be thinking carefully, and only after a long time did he bow slightly: "What Hongsuke said is true." But he said in his heart: "If it weren't for Duan Fang's instigation by Lone, if he didn't wait for the Qing to speak, Lone would not be spared......

In fact, although Duan Sique is a big troll, he is not stupid, and it is impossible to spray all the crowd in front of the court. He originally sent a secret recital to Cao Cao through Guò Chen Qun, pointing out that there was a warning of a solar eclipse last year, and he had just calculated that there would be an eclipse again in October this year, so he asked the monarch to be more vigilant. So Cao Cao secretly summoned Duan Bian—who even concealed the school affairs—hinted that the celestial phenomena were warning. Is it Lonely's immorality, or is it the Prime Minister's incompetence?

It was the Wei system created by Xun and others for Cao Cao. Compared with the Han system, the functions of the departments were clearer, and the power of the inner court was compressed, and the government was returned to the outer courts, which restored the constraints of the prime minister's power on the monarchy in the early Han Dynasty. Cao Cao thought the system was pretty good on paper at the beginning, but when it started to work, he felt a little constrained.

In fact, even if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up an inner court to check and balance the foreign courts, and Emperor Guangwu failed to completely wipe out the power of the prime minister, the prime minister still had considerable power and could restrain the monarchy to a certain extent. Even in a sense, the emperor doesn't care about things, the country runs as usual, and if the prime minister has no power, the emperor alone cannot make the decree unimpeded. In this regard, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, who became a puppet as soon as he ascended the throne, may not feel deeply, but the previous two generations - Huan and Ling - have a deep understanding that even if they hold down the group of relatives who are in power without authority, even if they support the eunuch group to restrain them, the Son of Heaven cannot act recklessly.

Cao Cao didn't feel this way at first. Since he started the army, until he was promoted to the position of Sikong and Prime Minister, he opened the government and built teeth, to put it bluntly, it was just a temporary military government, with a Cao Cao in the middle, surrounded by a large group of staff officers and heavy generals, and only the middle and lower-level officials really divided Cao into directors, a radish and a pit, and the responsibilities were clear. Therefore, Cao Cao is full of words in the group, and no one can restrain him, whether in system or substance.

But after becoming the Duke of Wei and establishing the Wei State, it was not right, in essence, it seemed that there was no change, and he was still in power, but in terms of system, he had already tied layers of shackles to the monarch. The three have their own subordinates, and they are not responsible for the king, but they can do their own, and they can only submit Cao Cao's decision when there is a major event - but what is a small matter, what is a big thing? Isn't it still up to the three stations and six phases to have the final say?

If Han Tianzi was here, he might think: Isn't this a normal thing? Cao Cao also felt intellectually that this was like a real national structure, not a grass platform, but emotionally a little awkward. He can't destroy this system, after all, it is to pass on the law to future generations, so if you want to reverse this situation, you have to sacrifice the magic weapon that the powerful son of heaven is used to.

What is the magic weapon? Just as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty rejected the traditional military aristocracy and took the rootless Gongsun Hong as the prime minister, without destroying the original system, try to replace a few prime ministers with low prestige and difficult to convince the public.

Now the six prime ministers, Mao Xiaoxian and Liang Bofang have a weak reputation, Wang Jingxing is good at greeting, Liu Ziyang is apologetic and cautious, but the first is Hongfu and Xun Gongda, but they are not characters who can casually rub the circle and pinch the square. Don't look at Xun and Xun You seem to be more slippery, and they have never stared at Cao Cao (not as upright as Mao Jue), that just shows that they are more good at being people and officials, and if they really catch up with the major issues of right and wrong, they will resolutely refuse to give in - if these two prime ministers only know how to follow Cao Cao's baton, then their reputation will fall, and I am afraid it will be difficult to lead the ministers. On the other hand, if Cao Cao did everything with these two, his own reputation would also be affected. So the easiest solution is to find an opportunity to temporarily remove these two and replace them.

Previously, because of the chaos in Hukou Mountain, Shixun received a large ticket and was forced to resign, in fact, Cao Cao had moved the heart of changing horses at that time, but he was still hesitant because of his feelings. This time, Duan Fang spoke of providence, but it gave him a great opportunity to force the prime ministers to resign en masse. Of course, according to the usual practice, and in order to cover up his sincerity, even if the prime ministers handed in the resignation sheets, Cao Cao could not play it immediately, but had to pretend to be an edict to consol him. Under normal circumstances, the prime ministers can take the opportunity to close the tent after three resignations and three stays, so Cao Cao refused to issue the third condolence edict, but first called Xun with the most resolute attitude to probe his tone -

Are you really planning to quit, or are you just making a gesture?

Now that I heard what Xun said, he was determined to get out, although Cao Cao was secretly happy, he was also somewhat ashamed: Hongfu treats him honestly, but I am really ashamed to treat him like this. Immediately hearing that Shi Xun secretly stabbed Duan Fang, Cao Cao couldn't help but applaud in his heart: That's right, it's a big deal that I sacrificed Duan Sique and thought it was just to make amends! (To be continued......)

PS: Good news: because the child is so young, after careful consideration, we decided to postpone the surgery and treat it conservatively first – so we should be able to maintain the daily change next week. And there's also bad news: I'm cardined......