Chapter 38: Hidden Chess! New questions
"I wonder what Moda's plans are for the future?" There is a big pie in the world, and there is actually a Sima Club who hates the Sima family who has been met by himself, make good use of it? When dealing with dead ants, there must be a faithful man.
"After following Lord Hou to ask for the lives of these people, I want to find a place to live in seclusion and spend the rest of my life." Sima Ju put down the white fan in his hand, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and looked at the moonlight outside the window.
"Is Moda really indifferent to fame and fortune? Don't want to take revenge on your father? "I'm really indifferent to fame and fortune, and I don't want to be developed, so I won't identify myself.
"Master Hou thinks he can really take revenge? Back to Sima's house? Sima Ju looked at Lu Rui with puzzled eyes, he had that wish in his heart, but he knew that it was a distant dream, Sima Jia? The Han family has a deep foundation, how can it be easy for him to deal with, not to mention, Sima Bada? None of them are fuel-efficient lamps!
"Moda doesn't need to reply to me now, after the matter is over, Moda is giving Ben Hou an answer, no matter what, Ben Hou will respect Mo Da's choice!" Lu Rui knew that Sima Ju would definitely have to think about it if he wanted to make a decision.
"Thank you Master Hou, after the matter is over, I will give Master Hou an answer!" Sima Ju held the white fan and bowed to Lu Rui.
The next day, LΓΌ Rui took Sima Ju and a group of women and children to the Sikong Mansion in Xudu to report the situation to Cao Cao.
After listening to Sima Ju's description, Cao Cao angrily pulled out his sword, cut off the desk in front of him, and then scolded: "Wen Ruo, Gongda, quickly find out the truth of the matter!" β
"Yes, my lord!" Xun Yu and Xun Yu arched their hands, then retreated, and soon after, the two returned to Sikong Mansion.
"Please forgive Lord Sikong, the Xun family is guilty!" As soon as the two returned to Sikong Mansion, they pleaded guilty to Cao Cao.
"Wen Ruo, Gongda, this matter has something to do with your Xun family?" Cao Cao asked coldly.
"Lord Hui, this is part of the family in Yanzhou, part of the family in Yuzhou moved to Xudu, and the housekeeper of my Xun family deceived the upper and lower levels, so such a tragedy happened, please punish Lord Sikong!" Xun Yu arched his hand and bowed back to Cao Cao.
The powerful Xun family actually told Cao Cao in code words that he should pay attention to the impact, and this matter involves the interests of the family.
Cao Cao's eyes showed a fine light, and he seemed to be a little angry, but after Cao Cao touched his beard, he said: "Under the rule of my Han Dynasty, whether it is a family or a commoner, it is my Han people, if someone does not respect the law, it is not my Han people, not my clan, their hearts are different, no one can forgive, the family involved in the case this time must be dealt with according to law, as for the Xun family, Wen Ruo, Gongda, you deal with it yourself!" β
"Yes, thank you, Lord Sikong!" Xun Yu and Xun Yu glanced at each other, then arched their hands and left Sikong Mansion.
"Middle Father?" After the two left, Lu Rui asked Cao Cao in confusion, as if this time, Cao Cao was not ruthless enough.
"Extraordinary, governing the country is a major matter, the world belongs to the Liu family, but the court is a group of ministers. The world belongs to the people, but the court is still the ministers! After Cao Cao said this, he shook his head and left the main hall of the Chinese army.
Lu Rui thought for a while, shook his head helplessly, and left. People are always small, Cao Cao's meaning is very clear, politics is balanced, the family still has a lot of strength in the Han Dynasty, how to check and balance the family? It is necessary to rely on the law, and the family must both win over and attack, but not too violently.
At night, a person came to Lu Rui's house, this person was wearing a hat and a robe, it was Sima Ju, Sima Moda!
"Has Morda figured it out?" Seeing Sima Moda's arrival, Lu Rui had a measure in his heart.
"After thinking clearly, Hou Ye's conditions are still tempting, but Hou Ye, if Sima Fang and Sima Bada are finished, our Sima family in Hanoi."
"Mo Da rest assured, the Sima family is the Hedong clan, the pillar of the Han Dynasty, how can it harm the whole clan for the sake of Sima Fang's family, this Hou Ye believes that under the leadership of Mo Da, the Sima family will be a bright star of the Han Dynasty!" In this era, the interests of the family are the highest, and if Sima Ju wants to serve loyally, he must be lured by the family. Sima Ju hated the Sima Fang family, but he was proud of the Sima family in Hanoi.
"Yes, Moda understands, but Moda doesn't understand, why does Hou Ye seem to have complaints about Sima Fang's family?" Sima Ju asked puzzled.
"This? Sima Fang has a personal enmity with me, please forgive Moda, Ben Hou is unwilling to tell him! "Can't you say that I know that Sima Yi wants to seek Dawei, and I want to stop it?
"I understand, everyone has a secret, so what does Master Hou need to do?"
"Moda, I just need you to be the sword and pen officer of Sikong Mansion!" Lu Rui glanced at Sima Ju and said firmly.
"I understand, Hou Ye can rest assured, as long as Sima Fang's family does not fall, he will be a sword and pen official in Sikong Mansion." Sima Ju arched his hand and bowed to Lu Rui.
"Okay, it's hard work!" Lu Rui hesitated for a moment, and asked Sima Ju to be a hidden son silently, originally thinking that he would have to think about it, but he actually agreed in one bite, and saw that the seeds of revenge had been planted in his heart for a long time.
The next day, Sima Ju was appointed as a sword and pen official in the Sikong Mansion, which was also a means for Cao Cao to raise talents and win people's hearts, after all, there are not many literate people in this era!
After solving the problem of Sima Ju, the issue of reservoir construction was put on the agenda.
"Extraordinary, Ben Sikong has already read your expression, and he is really smart, and he actually came up with a reservoir to solve the problem of water source for summer farming." Cao Cao looked at Lu Rui with a grin.
"Thank you, Lord Sikong, Rui just put forward an idea, if you want to implement it, you need to make a decision!"
"Good! This Sikong and the public conspiracy analysis, extraordinary suggestions are feasible, the scale of Xu is not large, there will be a need for expansion in the future, too much tuntian outside the city is not beneficial, this Sikong decided to in the vicinity of Songshan Mountain, the establishment of Mintun, as for the use of my Xu capital, as for the reservoir, after the establishment of Tuntian in Songshan, try the effect, and then promote! Cao Cao made the resolution in one go.
"Yes, Sikong-sama!" Cao Cao gave the order, and Lu Rui was about to carry it out.
"Subordinates, see your lord!" Dian Nong Zhonglang is in the house, Lu Rui is dealing with official business, and Mao Jie's and Zao Yi are here.
"Jimin and filial piety came first, right, how is the relocation of Tuntian and the construction of the reservoir?" Lu Rui put down the carving knife in his hand and asked the two of them.
"My lord, the people have no objection to the relocation, but the soil near Songshan is better, and many people still like to go to Songshan Tuntian." Zao only replied first.
"Well, that's good!" According to the tax law at the end of the Han Dynasty, as long as the yield is high and the taxes are paid, the rest is their own, and the people are of course willing to go to the plains near Songshan to cultivate.
"Master Hou, the reservoir has been improved, the overturned car can also pump water, we have begun to build irrigation canals, the amount of work is not large, it is estimated that it will be completed in January, and we can sow seeds now. When the irrigation canal is completed and there is a drought, we can use the water from the reservoir to irrigate the farmland. Mao Jie followed Zaoyi's words and reported to Lu Rui.
"Yes, Jimin and Xiaoxian have worked hard!"
"You two still have something?" Lu Rui saw that the two of them wanted to speak and stopped, and couldn't help asking, Shangguan is thinking about it, just say something, and make an expression, Shangguan will guess?
"Lord Qiqi, things are basically going well, but there are many people who dare not use the water of the reservoir!"
"Huh?" Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, he didn't dare to use it, could it be that the water in the reservoir was poisonous?
"Don't dare to use the water of the reservoir, why?"
"Lord Qiyu, many people think that changing the physical appearance of the mountain without permission will provoke the anger of the mountain god and punish everyone, such as the Yanzhou locusts in the past few years, which is the result of everyone reclaiming the mountains and forests." Mao Jie explained everyone's concept to Lu Rui.
This? Still talking about Feng Shui metaphysics? The mountain gods are all out? It seems that this is a problem, and if the ideological problem is not solved, I am afraid it will be difficult to settle the field.
"Is there any basis for Jimin and Xiaoxian to think that the people are saying?" Lu Rui first asked the officials in charge of agricultural affairs, if they all had this kind of concept, then Lu Rui would have worked hard.
"My lord, I don't say anything strange and confused, we are well-educated people, and we fear ghosts and gods, but we don't say anything, and we don't do ghosts and gods!" The two arched their hands and showed their hearts to Lu Rui.
Sure enough, he is a scholar and understands things, but there are also the limitations of the ancients, fearing ghosts and gods, but it's good not to be superstitious!
"Is it because all the people dare not use the water of the reservoir?" Lu Rui knocked on the table, thinking about a solution.
"Lord Hui, not all the people dare not use it, some people have already used the water from the reservoir, and some people have also used it after seeing it, but most of the people are still afraid."
Sure enough, there are still so-called people who are not afraid of death, dare to try, and drive some people. This is easy to do, it is not a collective group, there is a breakthrough. Thinking of this, Lu Rui had a plan in his heart.
"Okay, the two of you have worked hard, go down first, this matter is your own decision!"
"Yes, sir!" After the two retreated, Lu Rui took a carriage to Sikong Mansion and reported to Cao Cao.
"What do you think?" Cao Cao, under the service of the maid, ate a fresh fruit and asked Lu Rui.
"Middle Father?" Lu Rui looked at the maid beside Cao Cao.
"You all stand down!" Cao Cao waved his hand and motioned for the maids to go down.
"Extraordinary, say it!"
"Yes, Father!"
"The so-called son is silent and strange, Rui traveled around the Han with his middle father when he was young, and he also saw a lot of alchemists, and they had a lot of influence among the people, so Rui thought that he could use alchemists to win people's hearts."
"What's that great advice?" Cao Cao smiled, as if he had seen Lu Rui's intentions.
"I wonder where the divine strategist next to the middle father is?" Lu Rui looked around, trying to find the strategist.
"The old man has seen Master Hou!" Suddenly, a strategist appeared beside Cao Cao, and he was dressed in a mysterious costume, if it doesn't rain, what are you doing in a raincoat and hat!
"Are you sure you can get this done?" Cao Cao glanced at the strategist.
"Please rest assured, the lord is absolutely sure of it!"
"Okay, extraordinary, Father Zhong did this for you, and after the people return to their hearts, the affairs of Tuntian will be handed over to you."
"Yes, Father!" Lu Rui arched his hand and retreated, knowing in his heart that Cao Cao had a plan.
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