Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 537 The wisher takes the bait, Jiang Ziya of the 800th year of Xingzhou

Shizi?

Hearing these two words suddenly, Cao Zhi paused, and immediately waved his hands. "My ambition is never to be a son. I only want to learn from my father and Master Lu, to go to the country with all my strength, to benefit the people, to build an eternal career, and to make the best of gold and stone."

Well…

Hearing this, Zheng Xuan's eyes suddenly narrowed, but there was a little joy in his eyes.

"It's good to go to the country with all your strength and benefit the people, but... such a feat cannot be achieved by just a son of the prime minister's mansion!"

This…

Cao Zhi was taken aback, "But..."

Before he could open his mouth, Zheng Xuan's voice came out again. "The newspaper is in charge of the public opinion of the world, Mr. Zijian, do you know why Prime Minister Cao and Lu Ziyu shared this newspaper with you?"

Cao Zhi answered calmly: "Father and Mr. Lu like my poems and essays, and feel that I am competent in this newspaper office!"

"Haha!" Zheng Xuan said with a smile, "Prime Minister and Lu Ziyu not only like your poems and essays, but they also see the young master's free and easy demeanor and broad mind! Just like this newspaper, the words between the lines can influence the public opinion of the world, so they take on this important position , What is needed is vision and courage, and more importantly, a sincere heart, and these young masters have it!"

This…

Cao Zhi was startled. "Mr. Zheng wants me to fight for the heir?"

"No, this is too bold. I am a bastard. Even if the elder brother Ziyou gives up the position of the son, the second elder brother Zihuan is the best candidate for the son?"

"Haha!" Zheng Xuan was still laughing. "Zijian can think so, the old man is at ease."

"Your father is now in the four prefectures of the North, and his power is shaking the world. The emperor of the Han Dynasty is willing to help your father. In this way, your father will sooner or later achieve the position of the supreme ninety-five, and the future son may be the future son. My emperor, in the face of such a temptation, you can still deal with it calmly, and sure enough, Lu Ziyu is right, in the future, only you, Cao Zijian, can guide the world's opinions."

Cao Zhi didn't know why Zheng Xuan said that, with question marks all over his forehead.

Zheng Xuan patted him on the shoulder.

"Zijian, many things are not so clear now, but as someone who has experienced it, I hope you can inherit your father's ambition and heroism, and live up to Lu Ziyu's attention and cultivation. In this newspaper office, in the world's public opinion field , make an earth-shattering achievement, let the world, let the history books remember your name Cao Zijian! And those who should not fight or think, go with the wind..."

"Zijian, remember what I said, you will benefit for life!"

Speaking of here…

Zheng Xuan flicked his long sleeves, and stood up suddenly. He stopped talking about this topic in detail, and turned his eyes to the emperor's article in his hand.

He muttered in his mouth: "Abolish the poll tax? The emperor still thinks this is too simple..."

"However, Zijian... this is a job. For 30 years, I, Zheng Xuan, have been thinking about why this good-looking man will go to troubled times. But in recent years, I have learned that the foundation and system of the Han Dynasty have long been rotten. Now, what is needed in troubled times is great destruction, and small repairs are of no avail!"

"Whether it's your father, or the emperor...Lu Ziyu, what they do is to make a big break. To save the world, the traditional and pedantic ones must be eliminated. Only by establishing a new system can we It can usher in a new era.”

After a slight pause, Zheng Xuan looked at Cao Zhi with a lot of meaning in his eyes.

"Zijian, you should be lucky, you are living in this era! This era of choice!"

That's it!
Zheng Xuan raised his head and looked at the sky. He was thinking, in his youth, if someone dared to "make a big breakthrough", would he support it?
perhaps…

Maybe?

Maybe, no!
On the contrary, it was Cao Zhi, he understood some of Mr. Zheng's words, but he couldn't understand more.

but…

Cao Zhi is smart enough, at least, he can understand... Mr. Zheng doesn't want him to fight!
Mr. Zheng doesn't want him to bury this decadent Han Dynasty!

Picking up the Langhao pen, Cao Zhi suddenly knew what to do!

With a wave of sleeves...

Here and there, articles denouncing the "poll tax" popped up.

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In the Xun Mansion, it was midnight, Xun Yu had just taken a bath, he was only wearing his middle clothes, and before he had time to tie up his hair, he had already put on his sachet.

It is said that Xun Yu will carry at least three sachets with him when he ordered to keep the fragrance!
It is for this reason that wherever Xun Yu walks, within ten steps, there will be a faint fragrance.

at this time…

"Ling Jun, Lu Ziyu, the censor, wants to see you?"

Well…

Xun Yu was taken aback by the sudden announcement of the sect.

He narrowed his eyes, "Let Ziyu wait for me in the main hall..."

"Here!"

On the side, Xun Yu's hair-tied wife, Tang, picked up a comb and gently brushed Xun Yu's hair, while asking. "It's so late? This imperial censor is here instead! It's very unusual!"

"Oh...it's unusual." Xun Yu smiled slightly, and he turned around to look back at his wife.

The daughter of "Tang Heng", the former servant of the Central Committee and one of the "Five Marquises" who did evil... has tenderness in his eyes.

Speaking of...

Xun Yu's wife, the Tang family, wanted to marry the eldest son of the famous Fu family in the past, but the Fu family refused, so it was Xun Yu's turn to marry the eunuch's daughter, for this reason... In the early years, Xun Yu The reputation is not good!
This is the only way for the Xun clan to enter the officialdom!

In the past, Xun Yu was the one sacrificed by the Xun family...

certainly…

How could this wife of mine not be the one sacrificed by the Tang family?

"I heard that recently His Majesty went to the 'Eagle Tower' in the village along the Ying River in disguise!"

The Tang family is the daughter of an eunuch, so naturally she has a special channel to inquire about the affairs of the palace!
And this made Xun Yu's eyes widen in vain.

"Your Majesty went there!"

He stood up suddenly... Quickly straightened his clothes, and strode out.

"Why is my husband in such a hurry? I haven't finished combing my hair yet!"

Tang's mouth...

Xun Yu waved his hand. "I can't wait, no wonder...Lu Ziyu is leaving for Yecheng tomorrow, but he came to look for me tonight. I think it has something to do with His Majesty seeing the 'Eagle Tower'!"

Speaking of here…

Xun Yu had already left the house, and walked to the front hall in three steps at a time.

The night is deep.

Lu Yu slowly unfolded a scroll of pictures in front of Xun Yu—the picture of Emperor Liu Xie seeing the Eagle Pagoda.

Xun Yu didn't say a word, just cast his eyes on the picture.

Babies crying in the dark!

The cheeks of the emperor, the empress, and the son of the ten thousand year old man weeping!
And that helpless old man with gray temples!

It's been a long time...

Xun Yu opened his mouth and said, "Ziyu, you have created a problem for me!"

Lu Yu smiled lightly. "If it's a simple question, there is no need to bother Mr. Xun Ling. It is true that Mr. Xun Ling has been influenced by Confucian loyalty since he was a child. Now His Majesty is going to do this? Is Mr. Xun Ling supported by 'loyalty'? Or is he opposed?"

call…

Xun Yu exhaled, he stroked the picture, speechless for a long time...

After a long time, he suddenly stroked his beard and laughed.

"Since it is His Majesty's choice, then...Xun Xun should help him! It can be considered...to seek some welfare for the people!"

"Then, Lu Yu thanked Lord Xun Ling on behalf of thousands of people."

Lu Yu immediately stood up and cupped his hands...

Immediately... leave!

This trip, he came and went easily, but Xun Yu was left behind... His shoulders seemed to be crushed by a heavy burden!

Not Shen...

Just feel out of breath!
Could it be that, as the stele said in the old days——destiny belongs to Cao?

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The sun is setting, and the sunset is burning.

In Yecheng, Cao Cao stood in the study of the government office, pacing left and right, holding a roll of rice paper in his hand. To be precise, this is not rice paper, but a newspaper!

As for the articles published on it, one of them was written by Emperor Liu Xie, and the other was written by his son Cao Zhi Cao Zijian.

And the content is nothing more than pointing at the "poll tax"!
Xi Zhicai on the side narrowed his eyes and lowered his head.

"Prime Minister, this is a big deal!"

Xi Zhicai's complexion is not good, you know... This article seems to abolish the poll tax, but in fact, what is hidden is the interests of the aristocratic family!
Actually, it's easy to understand, the poll tax is abolished, so... what next?
How will Dahan's treasury be filled?
Inevitably, the local wealthy clans need to pay a lot of tax items. In the current situation, it seems that this will affect the whole body.

"Ha ha…"

"Hahaha!"

On the contrary, it was Cao Cao, he laughed wistfully...

If you think about it with your toes, you know that the abolition of poll tax was written by His Majesty and Zijian, but it must be Yu'er behind the scenes.

——Abolish the poll tax and divide it into mu!
Yu'er had proposed this decree as early as when Cao Cao was in charge of the army.

But... Cao Cao never thought of letting this emperor of Han be the vanguard of this "reform" and "reform".

Yu'er, what a clever trick!
Even... This method almost shakes the hearts of all "Hanchens"... It makes their belief in the Han Dynasty shift, and makes them the targets that Cao Ying can fight for!
Kill two birds with one stone, kill two birds with one stone!
"Ha ha…"

The hearty laughter resounded through the sky.

Cao Cao saw a drum in the courtyard of the government office, and couldn't help but walk to the drum with a dragon and a tiger.

This is the Dengwen drum that the people of Yecheng complained about. Cao Cao picked up the drumstick and beat it fiercely.

Everyone heard the sound and gathered together...

But Cao Cao turned a deaf ear and continued to beat the drums like no one else was there.

The sound of golden drums resounded throughout Yecheng!

"Father, what's wrong?"

The second son Cao Pi and the third son Cao Zhang hurriedly asked Xi Zhicai with expressions of concern.

Xi Zhicai smiled slightly.

"The prime minister read the article by the fourth son! So excited!"

call…

As soon as these words came out, Cao Pi and Cao Zhang's eyes suddenly froze.

In this period, the eldest brother Cao Ang withdrew from the fight for the son, and the fourth brother Cao Zhi came to such an article that made his father so happy, which is very meaningful!
Cao Zhang has nothing...

Cao Pi's eyes were almost narrowed, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

"Father beat the drums like this. In my impression, I have never done this before, right?"

"Hehe!" Xi Zhicai smiled slightly: "Unexpectedly, the prime minister would beat the sonorous drums like Mi Heng!"

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Jingzhou, Wollongong, among thatched huts, beside a side of Go, many people gathered...

"Zhouping, I've accepted it."

Zhuge Liang made his last move. He has already won this game of chess.

"Since Kong Ming regained his real name, his chess has become more and more refined... Does this mean that he has no other distractions?"

The person who spoke was a young man in his twenties, named Meng Jian, styled Gongwei, from Runan...

Standing beside him is Shi Tao, whose name is Guangyuan, from Yingchuan.

And Zhuge Liang was playing against Cui Jun and Cui Zhouping, who was from Boling, Jizhou.

Zhuge Liang and the three of them, together with Xu Shu, are close friends in the land of Jingzhou.

Speaking of...

Jingzhou is also divided into factions.

The first echelon "Jingzhou Shang Clan", the most powerful clans are the three major families, the Cai family, the Kuai family and the Huang family...these three families represent three forces, the Cai family represents the official army of Jingzhou, and the Kuai family represents Jingzhou The civil official group, the Huang family represents the local army in Jingzhou, that is, the field army, with the navy as the main force.

The second echelon is the "Jingzhou middle clan", which is the local tyrants of Jingzhou such as "Pang", "Ma", "Xiang", and "Xi". Family…

The third echelon is the exile system in Jingzhou. They are not from Jingzhou, they came to Jingzhou for refuge, and they have no assets or influence in the local area.

Sima Hui, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Cui Guangping, Shi Guangyuan, and Meng Gongwei are typical representatives.

It doesn't matter if it's about sympathy, or it's about reporting to the group to keep warm.

In short, they are considered Jingzhou lower clan!
Because the upper and middle clans have assets and power, the elites in the clan can naturally be officials, but these lower clans don't have much power, so they can only be hermits!

certainly…

This hermit may not be a real hermit, the so-called up for sale!

In addition to the upper, middle and lower clans, there are two people named Liu in Jingzhou, Liu Biao and Liu Bei...

Liu Biao is the lord of Jingzhou, but to a certain extent, he is controlled by the Cai family and the Kuai family!
Liu Bei is the lord of the outside world, and Liu Biao is still there, so he has absolutely no way of attracting talents from the upper and middle races. Therefore, he can only look down to spy on these talents from the Jingzhou exile system.

And these have created a complicated situation in Jingzhou...

Although Zhuge Liang and his friends are "hermits", it is inevitable that they will discuss the stories here all the time.

"Zhouping seems to be absent-minded when playing chess today!"

Zhuge Liang looked up at Cui Zhouping, and opened his mouth to ask.

Cui Zhouping shook his head, hesitant to speak...

"If Zhouping has something to say, you might as well speak up. We are all here, and we can discuss it together." Shi Guangyuan opened his mouth and said...

Cui Zhouping took out a newspaper from his arms.

"Look, this is a newspaper brought by merchants from the Central Plains..."

While speaking, he handed out the newspaper.

And Zhuge Liang, Shi Guangyuan, and Meng Gongwei got together and took a closer look...

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, after seeing it, they gasped.

"The emperor actually wrote this article?"

"It's not just the Son of Heaven, Cao Zijian's writing is also extremely sharp!"

Shi Guangyuan and Meng Gongwei sighed with emotion.

"What a sharp article." Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes tightly. "Where is this article written by the Son of Heaven and Cao Zijian? The people behind the scenes are clearly Lu Ziyu and Cao Mengde!"

Well…

Everyone was startled.

Cui Zhouping nodded and said, "Yes, without the support of Prime Minister Cao and Lu Ziyu, how could the emperor have done this step? How dare Cao Zijian write this article! It seems that Lu Ziyu will take action against the existing system to conquer the four states in the north Already!"

This…

Shi Guangyuan knocked on his forehead. "Kong Ming, Zhou Ping... Then tell me? Is this good or bad?"

"This is a reform, just like Shang Yang in the pre-Qin period, this reform is extremely dangerous!" Zhuge Liang replied immediately. "But Lu Ziyu's brilliance is to let the emperor be the vanguard. Regardless of the success or failure of the reform, both Lu Ziyu and Cao Mengde have room to turn around. In the end, the emperor is a wicked person, but Cao Mengde has become a good person. The incisive point is to help Cao Mengde harvest the hearts of the world's scholars and the hearts of Li Shu, this is a conspiracy..."

Huo…

After Zhuge Liang's analysis, all three of them narrowed their eyes.

It was Meng Gongwei who opened his mouth and asked: "I heard that some time ago, Kong Ming's younger brother came here to recruit Kong Ming for Lu Ziyu. Why didn't Kong Ming go north to follow Lu Ziyu? Your third brother is like a fish in water in the Longxiao camp. Could it be that Kong Ming's talent is not as good as yours? The third brother?"

hiss…

When this question came out, Zhuge Liang paused, then waved his hand.

"I am not here!"

"After Cao Mengde has completely pacified the northern border, he will definitely go south. At that time... the three of you can join him as the prefect and assassin! You can also leave your name in the future, and the history will be famous!"

"So? What about Kong Ming? What is your ambition?" Cui Zhouping asked Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang paused for a moment. Did he deploy Jingzhou all these years just to be a prefect and governor?
Besides, with younger brother Jun in Cao Ying, no matter what, the Zhuge clan can continue.

Why doesn't he, Zhuge Liang, follow the old example of Jia Wenhe and fight Lu Ziyu!
Regardless of victory or defeat, as far as Zhuge Kongming is concerned, victory is certain.

Worth, often need strength to rely on!
"My ambition...maybe to become someone like Guan Zhong and Le Yi!"

Zhuge Liang said loudly...

Cui Zhouping continued to ask: "Then...Recently, Liu Xuande visited the thatched cottage and asked Kong Ming to come out of the mountain. Why did Kong Ming not see him? Kong Ming wants to be Guan Zhong and Le Yi. In today's world, it seems that Liu Xuande alone may be able to realize Kong Ming's ambition!"

This…

Zhuge Liang didn't say anything, just shook his head, after a long time, he just said: "It's not that I didn't see you, it's not time yet!"

Yes…

He came out not to be an ordinary counselor, but to be the "conspirator" under Liu Xuande, the "conspirator" who holds great power!
call…

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang groaned softly.

If you can't be a mastermind?

In what capacity will he confront younger brother Jun in the future?
With what capacity did he make Lu Ziyu face up to Zhuge Kongming's talent?
"Kong Ming!" It seemed that Shi Guangyuan was the only one who understood Zhuge Liang. "According to me, where are you going to do Guan Zhong and Le Yi? You clearly want to be Jiang Ziya, who was 800 years old in Xingzhou, and Zhang Zifang, who was 400 years old in Wanghan. How can it be enough to visit a thatched cottage? Haha, Jiang Taigong is fishing, and those who wish Take the bait!"

Ha ha…

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang smiled.

"Guangyuan, I was wrong just now. Zhouping and Gongwei can be the sheriff and governor, but your knowledge is enough to be a shepherd of the state!"

despite laughing...

But Zhuge Liang's expression became much more dignified.

He knew that under the current situation, joining Cao Ying and joining Lu Ziyu's command was the best way for these close friends to belong!
These close friends are originally from the north, and came to Jingzhou because of the war in the north.

Now, Cao Cao set four prefectures in the north and abolished the poll tax. Which wanderer does not miss his hometown?
Not just these best friends!

Once the poll tax is really abolished in the northern border, it is no surprise that a large number of people fleeing the disaster will return to the north!

Lu Ziyu's plan is shaking the foundation of the Southland!

certainly…

What Zhuge Liang didn't know was that, according to historical records, three of his four best friends defected to Cao Cao, but Cui Zhouping was the only one who wandered the world and became a real hermit!
This is for later!

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(End of this chapter)