Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 330 There are two dragons in the abyss of Pingyu

Liu Ye was granted the title of General of Han Zuo, Marquis of Tinghou of Yicheng, and was honored as Uncle Emperor by the emperor!

Some are happy and some are sad...

Cao Cao was self-satisfied, while Liu Bei lowered his head and silently retreated to the corner, not daring to make a sound, and continued to be his little transparent helplessly.

undoubtedly…

In the eyes of all the courtiers, in this round of game between Han Ting and Cao Ying, Cao Sikong won another victory!
at this time.

——"Your Majesty, please play if you have something to do!"

A crisp sound came out...

Lu Yu stood up, bowed his hands and bowed, and even eased the atmosphere of tit-for-tat here.

The Son of Heaven seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and hurriedly said.

"Lu Situ has something to say, but it's okay to say it!"

Lu Yu first slowly glanced at the people beside him, Guojiu Dong Cheng, Jing Zhaoyin Sima Fang, each wearing beam crowns, although they looked old and dignified, they were actually a little nervous.

Only Xun Yu has a handsome and elegant appearance.

He who sees through everything, his eyes are slightly narrowed, but he doesn't show any joy or anger, and he doesn't say a word.

After scanning everyone's expressions, Lu Yu finally spoke.

——"At present, those who have both virtue and ability in the world live in court or join military camps, but a large number of people with no virtue and talent are placed among the people. Although some people are treacherous villains, when facing the enemy , dare to fight hard, have the courage to take responsibility! There are also officials who look like smoking, drinking, hot... Ah no, they look extremely vulgar, and they are full of vulgar tastes, but they also have real talents!"

——"These unkind, unrighteous, unvirtuous and unfilial people, perhaps some of them are good at governing the country and using soldiers! I ask your majesty to issue an order to seek merit, and give these talented but unvirtuous people the opportunity to serve the great man! Help the Han Dynasty, rectify Chao Gang!"

Eloquent and eloquent, sonorous words...

This speech has a lot of meaning.

However, Lu Yu's words are controversial!

And this controversy naturally aroused whispers in the Manchu court.

There is nothing wrong with seeking talents...

Seeking talents in the Han court is even more important. Even Cao Cao issued three "Seeking Talents Orders" in a row, but like Lu Yu, seeking talents...seeking such a "talented man without virtue" is really unheard of , unseen!

Emperor Liu Xie hasn't gotten over it yet.

Cao Cao waved his hand immediately.

"What nonsense!"

He had to show a tit-for-tat confrontation with Lu Yu in this court, so his expression was extraordinarily cold, and his tone was like ice.

"The 400-year-old law of the Han Dynasty, no matter whether it is the system of graciousness or the system of probation, is only for the virtuous. Lu Situ's request for 'seeking the virtuous' openly recruits unvirtuous and unfilial people. You are a villain who encourages quick success and quick profit! Lu Situ, you are talking nonsense!"

actually…

Cao Cao's use of talents is the real meritocracy, and what he cares most about is the person's virtue.

But now, in order to create antagonism with Yu'er, he said these cold words against his will.

Of course, Cao Cao's words had their due effect.

original…

The emperor and all the Han officials have not come back to the smell, but now... not only the smell is coming out, but also very strong!

Especially the emperor Liu Xie, his eyes suddenly brightened.

Yes, in today's world, when it comes to virtuous and talented magi...

Then maybe he would go to Cao Cao, maybe he might go to Yuan Shao, maybe he might go to Liu Biao, anyway... In any case, it would not be his turn to Han Ting.

Can... help the big man?
And you can't just rely on these old ministers, just rely on one Lu Yu, Lu Situ also needs help!

That's why he put forward the idea of ​​seeking talents, seeking "talented but not virtuous" people, and doing extraordinary things at extraordinary times. Lu Situ is helping him, the emperor, and helping the Han court to unite more forces!Draw more power!

This is something that affects the whole body!

Wanting to understand this, Emperor Liu Xie planned to speak in support of Lu Yu, but Lu Yu's words came out one after another.

—— "Cao Sikong said I was a bunch of nonsense? Then... let me ask Cao Sikong? What is virtue? What is virtue? What is filial piety!"

This…

What is Yu'er going to say?
Cao Cao frowned, but said nothing.

And Lu Yu's words continued.

——"In my opinion, it is virtue to be able to win in front of the battle and not let the soldiers die in vain; it is virtue to govern the country to ensure the peace of the people and not make the people suffer from cold and starvation!"

——"As for the hypocrite who sits on the road and speaks big words, who only puts on airs and pretends to be noble, but has no benefits for the people of his family and country, the imperial court does not have so much salary to support him! The imperial court wants useful people who can govern the country and use soldiers to calm troubled times !Cao Sikong, you are good, you are careful! Recruiting talented but not virtuous people, why is it a piece of nonsense?"

Tit for tat, not giving an inch...

Even Lu Yu's words were a little aggressive.

Not to mention others, even Cao Cao felt a coercion, thanks to the discussion with Yu'er before, otherwise, he would be speechless if he really wanted to refute these words!
Of course, the words were tit for tat, but the content of Yu'er's words was what Cao Cao had been thinking about all the time.

Useful people who govern the country and use troops to calm troubled times are not needed by the court, but by Cao Cao!

It turned out that this time Yu'er planned to use the imperial court to recruit a group of talented people with bad morals to replace Cao Cao.

Cao Cao is the beneficiary of this scapegoat for the unworthy.

Ha ha…

Thinking of this, Cao Cao smiled in his heart, and his smile was extraordinarily cheerful, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are still kept in the dark, right?

It's just that this time, I hope you can think of the second layer of the layer cake.

Otherwise, it would be a disappointment to Yu'er's painstaking efforts.

As Cao Cao said...

With Cao Cao's rebuttal and Lu Yu's tit-for-tat confrontation, the courtiers were full, as long as they hadn't been kicked in the head by a donkey, anyone could think of the deeper level of [-]%.

Lu Situ is helping His Majesty, helping the Han court gather strength!

It seemed that Lu Situ's position was already obvious!
Let’s talk about the facts... People with poor morals will become officials, which will cause their morals to be unworthy, and it will also have a great impact on the original system of prosecution and election of officials.

But...it's urgent.

How to quickly expand the power of Hanting?
To be strong enough to be able to keep pace with Cao Cao in terms of talents is the most important thing.

"I think Lu Situ's move is feasible."

Dong Cheng was the first to stand up...

When he stood like this, a group of courtiers who were pro-Han stood up one after another to express their support for Lu Yu.

On the contrary, Cao Ying was silent.

Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xun You, and Xi Zhicai, who had a very good relationship with Lu Yu, all of them tacitly kept silent, as if they neither supported nor opposed it!

Xun You and Xi Zhicai seemed to have discovered something, but they deliberately didn't think too deeply, let's see, what will this situation look like?
Of course, with the wisdom of the two of them, under the current situation, they can already see that someone is going to be tricked!
...

"Nowadays, the foreign thieves have not been punished, Yuan Shao is eyeing the northern border, and the warlords in the Guanzhong area are waiting for an opportunity. The Jiangdong is not peaceful. Such a season? If you recruit 'virtuous' like this, rumors will spread everywhere. Did Lu Situ act too hastily!"

Cao Cao's words spread again...

He's going to admit it, or to be precise, if he, Cao Cao, really agrees with Lu Yu, then it's too fake, and it's a fraud.

Lu Yu's answer was still unequivocal, without any retreat!

"Your Majesty should let the world know that Yuan Shao is nothing? Guanzhong princes are nothing? Jiangdong is a bunch of idiots! The princes of the world...he will let him be strong, the breeze blows the mountains, he will let him be tyrannical, and the bright moon shines on the river , Let’s go through life and select talents, not only to recruit 'virtuous', but also to select 'virtuous', gather all the talented people in the world in Xu capital, and then, please restart the Yuedan review, try jade and burn gold, No matter what virtue you have, whether you have real ability or not, you can go on stage and have a try."

This is out of the way...

Cao Cao's face turned green, as if he had been angered. It has to be said that Cao Cao is very good at managing facial expressions. He smiles when he wants to, and can easily show his anger when he wants to.

The more angry Cao Cao was, the more excited the emperor Liu Xie was.

He didn't care at all, would such recruitment affect the court's reputation?Will it attract criticism from all over the world, as long as he can strengthen himself, as long as he can check and balance Cao Cao, as long as he can make Cao Cao uncomfortable, he is willing to do it.

"What Lu Situ said is absolutely true!" Emperor Liu Xie became excited. "In the past, Brother Xu Shao opened the Yuedan Review to evaluate the talents of the world. It was a good story for a while. Today, Xu Ducheng reopened the Yuedan Review. Come on, I'm all set!"

Speaking of this, Liu Xie looked at Xun Yu.

"What does Xun Lingjun think?"

These words also have deep meaning, Liu Xie also wants to test Xun Lingjun's attitude, his attitude towards seeking talents, his attitude towards Yuedan's evaluation, his attitude towards Lu Yu, and his attitude towards Hanting!

This…

Xun Yu's eyeballs rolled, and he glanced at Cao Cao and Lu Yu respectively from the corner of his eye. Finally, his eyes were fixed, and he spoke just now.

"It's good to seek talents, it's good to re-open Yuedan!"

"However, the prestige of the Xu Shao brothers in the past is difficult to replicate. The human way is 'the abyss of Pingyu, there are Erlongyan', the ancient alley "Erlongli" in Pingyu County, Runan and "Yuedan Island" in Xiaoqinghe, " Yuedan Bridge "gets its name because of its people and events."

"On the first and fifteenth day of every Lunar New Year, Brother Xu Shao judges ten people. No matter who they are, once they are judged, they are worth a hundred times. It is said in the world that they are said to rise like a dragon, and those who are demoted are like falling into an abyss. , is convinced by everyone! But..."

Xun Yu changed the topic. "Today is different from the past. If we want to reopen the Yuedan Review, Lu Situ must find someone who can match the prestige of Brother Xu Shao to preside over the Yuedan Review!"

This is the brilliance of Xun Yu.

In such a sensitive season, his answer is reasonable, but he is not showing his face, and he does not stand in line.

just like…

A posture of staying out of it.

The situation is still unclear. As the leader of Yingchuan scholars, it is a piece of wisdom to be wise and protect oneself.

"Yes!" Cao Cao echoed, "In today's world? As for the reputation among scholars? Who can compare to Brother Xu Shao?"

This is out of the way...

Dong Cheng replied directly: "I've heard that Lu Situ's elder sister, Miss Cai Yan, is the daughter of Cai Yong. She is a well-known talented woman in the world and the leader of the northern scholars. Let her judge her? Her status is enough to convince everyone!"

This is out of the way...

A group of Hanchens agreed one after another.

"It would be great if Ms. Cai Yan presided over this month's review."

"Yes, yes, when it comes to prestige, how can Brother Xu Shao compare with Cai Shilang?"

"Miss Cai Yan is still the head of the imperial school... It is enough to talk about status and prestige."

A sentence of words came to Cao Cao's ears, and Cao Cao nodded in his heart. Cai Yan presided over the Yuedan Review, which means that the public opinion of the world is in Yu'er's hands.

Public opinion, this is the real ability to advance and retreat!

This is tantamount to giving Yu'er more bargaining chips when he inherits the position of the son in the future!

This is a divine assist from Han Ting!

Of course, even though Cao Cao was happy, he still had to look very angry and painful. For the first time, he felt that acting was exhausting!

The corner of Emperor Liu Xie's mouth curled into an excited smile. "Very good. Lu Situ will be responsible for recruiting talents and restarting the Yuedan review. The Yuedan review will be presided over by Miss Cai Yan, the head of the Taixue. Uncle Dong Guo and Xun Lingjun will go to the town together."

Cao Cao still wanted to talk, but after thinking about it, he almost got it...

"Hahaha…"

He immediately laughed, but there was a bit of indifference in the laughter.

"Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations!"

"There are so many happy events today, how can we not celebrate? The day after tomorrow, I, Sikong, invite Your Majesty, Lu Situ, and all the ministers, how about Xu Tian hunting?"

Anyone can tell that Cao Cao's "hunting" is emotional, angry.

Just think about it with your toes... the hunt is going to be dangerous!

"Aiqing..." Emperor Liu Xie frowned. "I'm afraid that the matter of the eagle leading the dog is not the right way of the emperor? Besides, Lu Situ still has to deal with the matter of seeking talents and judging the moon, and I also feel unwell. I'm afraid I won't be able to get away, otherwise ..."

"Hahaha? Can't get away?"

Cao Cao looked at Lu Yu coldly, and then looked back at the emperor Liu Xie, "Since ancient times, holy kings have been good at hunting. For hunting, the soldiers of the three armies will also go with them, and they are all looking forward to hunting with His Majesty and the newly promoted Lu Situ!"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao's tone became high, with a hint of ridicule in his words. "Don't you want to hunt, Your Majesty? Or is Lu Situ afraid to hunt?"

This…

As soon as these words came out, Lu Yu rolled his eyes.

"Your Majesty, Cao Sikong might as well go hunting in Xu Tian because of his good intentions. It is also a good time to spread his prestige to the world and tell the world that the big man is back! At the right time, the Long Xiao Battalion under my subordinates will protect His Majesty, so His Majesty can rest assured."

Lu Yu's words reassured Emperor Liu Xie.

"Okay...ok...then, let's go hunting and show off to the world!" Liu Xie was helpless, in this situation, he had to agree if he didn't agree!
And the courtiers of the court are also talking quietly...

"Cao Sikong has been defeated for a while in the merit-seeking order and the Yuedan evaluation. This hunting... I'm afraid I will get back [-]%!"

"Yeah, it looks like...Cao Sikong, His Majesty, and Lu Situ are bound to decide the outcome."

"Cough cough... Shhh, be careful, be careful!"

These words, the voice is extremely low and thin...

But whether it is the Son of Heaven, Cao Cao or Lu Yu, they can all feel, what are they talking about?
As far as Liu Xie, Cao Cao, and Dong Cheng were concerned, their thoughts had already flown beyond the clouds, some were frowning, some had normal faces, and some were filled with little excitement and secret joy.

But Lu Yu was the only one whose eyes were always narrowed and the corners of his mouth were always smiling.

He felt that the undercurrent in the capital city was getting stronger and stronger.

...

...

On the same day, on Xudu East Street, the plaque of Si Nong Mansion was replaced, it was still inlaid with gold, and still had three vigorous characters.

However, the word "Nong" in Si Nong Mansion was changed to the word "Tu" in Situ Mansion.

A word apart, the identity is like clouds and mud.

One is Jiuqing, and the other is Sangong!
More importantly, although Lu Yu was promoted to Situ and was in charge of the civil affairs of the Han Dynasty, but... the position of Sinon was vacant, and the financial power was still in his hands.

to this end…

Cai Zhaoji was surprised.

But... Before she could react, something even more surprising happened again. The emperor actually sent a decree to let her preside over the Yuedan Review, which will be restarted in Xu Capital City in a month's time!

Monthly review?I?
Cai Zhaoji was surprised?

She is a woman?How... how can I preside over the feast of the scholars in this world?
You know, the emperor issued an edict that this month's evaluation will be jointly organized by Situ Mansion and Taixue, and she Cai Yan will preside over it, and reiterate the "Recruitment Order" on it, which is equivalent to handing over the right to select officials to her Cai Yan.

However, this time the person to be selected is someone with talent but no virtue.

So, is it no wonder that Cai Yan is quite embarrassed?
"Mostly, most likely it was managed by Brother Yu again."

"Oh, this little brother, it's really worrying!"

Cai Zhaoji complained helplessly...

But... what should be prepared, still needs to be prepared!
At the gates of the city, Lu Yu was commanding the soldiers of the Longxiao Battalion to hang the "Recruitment Order" and the announcement of the restart of the Yuedan Review at each gate. In addition...

A fast horse hastened for seven hundred miles, and spread the matter to every city and county in the Han Dynasty.

All of a sudden, around the walls of the four gates of Xu Capital City, people surrounded them... those carrying vegetable baskets, those carrying chickens, and those holding a pot of oil crowded here one after another.

Among them…

Sima Yi who has nothing to do because the Taixue is on vacation!
He fixed his eyes and read the "Recruitment Order" carefully.

—— "...or be unkind and unfilial, but have the art of governing the country and using soldiers, order the county guards to recommend it, don't doubt it!"

After reading this, Sima Yi rolled his eyes, and he noticed a different breath.

And the surrounding people shouted one after another.

"Is this an order to seek merit? Why are you openly recruiting people who are not benevolent or filial?"

Someone next to me answered the call. "Did you see? This time, the imperial court wants to recruit people. In the past, it was Cao Sikong who wanted to recruit people for talent-seeking orders. Alas... Looking at it this way, Your Majesty's requirements for talents are completely different from Cao Sikong's!"

A ruffian scratched his head like a bastard. "Regardless of family background, regardless of virtue? Then can I also be a high-ranking official?"

When he blurted out, everyone burst into laughter...

"If you can't guarantee it, His Majesty needs a talent like you!"

"Hahaha, go and try it! Gou Fugui, don't forget each other!"

The bastard scratched his head again. "Okay, I'll try it out. If it's not complete, how many strings of five baht coins can I mix?"

These words passed into Sima Yi's ears word by word.

He remembered that when his father Sima Fang returned home this morning, he told his eight sons "Sima Bada" about today's court affairs, weird and mysterious court affairs, and Sima Yi at that time was still listening casually. .

I feel that my father's words are more fabricated.

Although Lu Yu, the head of the Taixue, didn't have much affection for Sima Zhongda, but... with the wisdom of the head of the academy?How could he be so blatantly opposed to Cao Sikong?

Just relying on Hanting?By the Son of Heaven?
Haha, I'm afraid this face is far worse!

These courtiers of the Han court are probably too naive!

And coupled with this order of seeking talents and this notice to restart the Yuedan Review, Sima Yi seemed to have read something deep.

His eyes were condensed a little deeper, and the only place where his eyes were so poor was the word "today" on the notice!

He murmured softly: "Sure enough, 'today' is different from the past, and 'today' is different from the previous dynasty. This "Order of Seeking Virtue", this month's review, is extremely domineering and extremely dangerous!"

Unfortunately…

The showy classmate Yang Dezu is not here, otherwise, he will definitely shine in the Yuedan Review in January!

However, none of this matters...

As a top priority, Sima Yi had to persuade his father, Sima Fang, as Jing Zhao Yin...don't get into the muddy waters of Cao Ying and Han Ting.

Exactly, the most dangerous vortex in this muddy water must be this month's review!
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(End of this chapter)