Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 609 Kong Rong's Wrath

After the award was over, the New Year's Eve was approaching, but some voices began to appear in Xuchang City.

"Mr. Hun, Chu Lingjun has made great contributions to this battle. Why are all the people awarded, but Lingjun has not been awarded? He is the one who has contributed the most!" The streets and alleys of Xuchang were quite upset about this award.

The credits of other people have been explained in detail, and basically they all deserved their names, but only Chu Nan did not receive any rewards, which made many people start to complain about Chu Nan.

Now Chu Nan has a very high prestige among the people. In addition to the outstanding military achievements, almost every government order in Chu Nan is based on the people. It is obviously an era of melee among the princes, but the people of the Central Plains have lived a life that the people of the prosperous age have never had. Life, and because of this, the streets and alleys in Xuchang City are full of dissatisfaction with Liu Xie.

Because judging from this award, many former generals of Chu Nan had the same status as Chu Nan, and Shengdou Xiaomin would not understand, let alone Chu Nan still holding the household department, even if he is white now, the whole of the Central Plains is him It's all right.

"Why else? Isn't it the matter of sinning against oneself before, that Chu Lingjun offended that stupid emperor? Although Chu Lingjun holds a lot of power, he is extremely benevolent to the emperor, and he is always thinking of him. It’s just that the Son of Heaven is wrong, if he succeeds, hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the front line may be wiped out, and the Central Plains will be tortured again. It is right to sin against oneself, but it is really hateful to bear the grudge against Lingjun.”

In the simple concept of the common people, it is clear that the emperor suppressed Chu Nan because of his previous crimes.

"Don't talk about it, I'll wait for Shengdou Xiaomin to talk about this matter, and be careful to attract people's grudges."

"What are you afraid of? Your lord has already said that the world belongs to all the people, not his Liu family. If he can be the master of all the people, I will support him. But if he thinks about harming Zhongliang all day long, that's terrible." No way, without Lord Chu Ling, I would still be a tenant farmer now, not to mention marrying a wife, I am afraid that my old father would not be able to support me. These high-ranking people can’t do anything except plot against their own people every day. It’s better to change Lingjun to be the emperor!”

"Be careful!"

In the restaurant, Kong Rong listened to the discussions in the streets and alleys. With an ugly face, he dropped a few five baht coins and left in a hurry with the person beside him. When he returned home, Kong Rong snorted angrily: "Look at this Helping the common people, what is it like under the rule of Chu Nan? Everyone is lawless and has no emperor. In a few years, I think in the eyes of the common people, there will be only Chu Ziyan and no majesty!"

Nu is naturally angry, but what can he do?He could only complain at home, and Kong Rong didn't dare to refute outside. Nowadays, the requirements for scholars under Chu Nan are quite harsh, and they don't have a very high deterrent effect on the people like before, even ordinary people. In conflict with the common people in his eyes, there may be a way to gain an advantage in remote places, but in this Xuchang City, if things get serious, it must first hit the [-] big boards of scholars before deciding whether it is right or wrong.

This is why people on the street dare to comment on government affairs so wantonly.

"Mr. Wen Ju calm down, I think this matter is quite strange." The accompanying scribe shook his head and said.

"That's natural. If Your Majesty can really suppress Chu Nan." Kong Rong snorted coldly. In the matter of conferring rewards, Liu Xie was more like an eunuch who read out, without any decision-making power. The position is given, if Chu Nan wants something, will Liu Xie have the ability to stop it?
After venting, Kong Rong looked at the scribe and said, "Gongyou is here in Xuchang, but Xuande has something to do?"

"My lord is looking for good talents in Jingzhou to pursue a great cause, and is waiting for an opportunity to attack the Chu thieves. Unfortunately, the good talents have disappeared, and I don't know where to start. Therefore, I asked you to come to Xuchang to ask for advice from Wen Jugong." Sun Gan sighed.

Since the defeat of Wancheng, Liu Bei has been looking for wise men to help him. Unfortunately, although Jingzhou has outstanding people, Liu Bei has only a small county in Xinye, with no more than [-] soldiers, and Liu Biao has to rely on Liu Biao for food and grass. Under such circumstances, no one is willing to concur .

"It's a good thing for Xuande to have lofty aspirations, but right now the power is weak, and it's up to me to help, but now the gentry in the Central Plains are almost wiped out by Chu Nan, even if there are talents, they have already left their homes or bowed their knees under Chu Nan. "Kong Rong sighed. He really wanted to help, but in this situation, Chu Nan already has the power, and he is still in complete control. Naturally, there are many people who dissatisfied with Chu Nan, but they are powerless to fight against it.

Especially in Yingchuan County, even big families like the Xun family were exterminated. The hermit Hu Zhao and others fled to Sichuan and Shu to live in seclusion. Those who did not leave probably chose to compromise with Chu Nan, pursue the new policy of Chu Nan, and be obedient. Handing over the land and population in exchange for opportunities for redevelopment, the children of the clan either went to the Hall of Strange People, or went to participate in the assessment of the Ministry of Officials, the power of the gentry has declined.

When Chu Nan defeated Yuan Shao, he won not only the territory, but also subtle changes in people's hearts following the victory of this battle.

In the past, the scholars all over the world rebelled against Chu because they believed that Yuan Shao could suppress or even eliminate Chu Nan. However, with Yuan Shao’s defeat, Chu Nan now dominates the land of Kyushu. It is Jiangdong Sun Quan, even if the combined population is less than half that of Chu Nan, under such circumstances, many people feel that the overall situation of the world is settled, but Chu Nan's attitude towards the nobles has never changed. It is also expected that people would compromise with Chu Nan and give up their own interests.

Liu Bei wants to continue to contend with Chu Nan in this environment, and continue to help the Han Dynasty... Difficult!

As for the talents from poor families, there were a few that could be recommended to Liu Bei in the past, but now, as Chu Nan’s main target to win over, Chu Nan is the first choice for the poor families rather than other princes. Not enough, let alone poor families from other places come here to get a share.

Liu Bei is short of talents, but he himself has no resources. In this case, no one is willing to vote for him.

Sun Gan sighed, nodded helplessly and said, "In that case, I will take my leave first."

"Gongyou, don't be in a hurry." Kong Rong thought for a while, stopped Sun Qian, looked at Sun Qian and said, "Jingzhou has outstanding people, if Xuande wants to find talented people, why should he look far away."

"But my lord visited famous scholars in Jingzhou. Although they were not treated harshly, it was not easy to ask someone to help them." Sun Qian shook his head. If Jingzhou could find talents, why would he take the risk to come to Xuchang?
"With Xuande's current situation, it's not easy to get along with celebrities." Kong Rong shook his head. They are all celebrities. If you want no one, no money, no land, why should you vote for you.

"If Xuande wants to find good talents, he will probably fail to find famous people."

"Wen Jugong's intention is..." Sun Qian's eyes lit up and he looked at Kong Rong and said.

"Before Chu Nan became an official, he was only a merchant. I heard that Chu Nan also wanted to defect to Xuande, but he had nowhere to go. From this point of view, besides this celebrity, he is not without talent, but just nameless." Kong Rong also realized the truth from seeing the silent and unknown people under the rule of Chu Nan in the past few years, but the talents frequently appeared.

Sun Gan was silent when he heard the words. This is probably Liu Bei's regret. Although Liu Bei never said it, if Chu Nan came to vote for Liu Bei and met him in Xuzhou, maybe the situation in the world today would not be what it is now.

It's just that things in this world cannot be repeated, and there is no medicine for regret. Liu Bei and Chu Nan are now deadly enemies, so it is meaningless to say these things.

"Does Gongyou know about Sima Hui?" Kong Rong asked.

"But Mr. Shui Jing?" Sun Qian heard the words, his heart moved, and he looked at Kong Rong and said.

"Exactly." Kong Rong nodded.

"My lord has already paid a visit to Mr. Shui Jing, but..." Sun Gan smiled wryly and shook his head. It is not easy to invite ordinary celebrities, let alone a hermit of Mr. Shui Jing's level.

"De Cao will naturally not become an official, but under De Cao's family, there are many heroes who have not yet become famous. If they can get one or two of them, it may help Xuande become famous." Kong Rong laughed.

Sun Qian nodded silently: "Alright."

Just as he was talking, he suddenly saw a family member rushing outside the door, seeming to have something important to do. Seeing this, Sun Qian immediately shut up and stopped talking.

"What's the matter?" Kong Rong looked at the servant and asked.

"Go home, Lord Yang's mansion sent someone to deliver a letter." The servant came in and handed a roll of bamboo slips to Kong Rong with both hands.

"Duke Yang?" Kong Rong frowned: "But what about Yang Wenxian?"

"Exactly." The servant bowed and said, in Xuchang city, except for Yang Biao and Yang Wenxian, no one deserves to be called Yang Gong.

"Hmph!" Kong Rong snorted coldly when he heard the words, waved his hands and said, "Send it back to me, I don't want to be with such a traitor."

As the hope of the gentry, Yang Biao has only catered to Chu Nan in the past few years, regardless of his own reputation. Now the Yang family has become a family that everyone despises among the scholars. , Still doing the thing of flattering Chu Nan, it is really contemptible.

How can people like Kong Rong give him a good look.

"This..." Ding hesitated for a moment and said, "Patriarch, he has already left. After all, he is also a celebrity in the world, so why not read this letter?"

This servant is obviously Kong Rong's confidant, and ordinary servants don't have the guts to talk to Kong Rong like this.

Kong Rong frowned and took the bamboo slips and opened them. After a while, Kong Rong suddenly threw the bamboo slips to the ground angrily, and shouted angrily, "Shameless old thief, don't dare to deceive the king!"

"Mr. Wen Ju, what happened?" Sun Qian quickly stood up and supported Kong Rong.

Kong Rong snorted coldly: "Then Yang Biao is willing to be humble, and wants to ask His Majesty to worship Chu Nan as Prime Minister."

This obeisance and conferment are two different things. It is tantamount to letting Liu Xie beg Chu Nan to be the prime minister. Kong Rong also realized at this time, why Chu Nan confers all the officials, but does not give himself an official position. Wait here.

It's just that no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't imagine that it was not Chu Nan's minions who were responsible for raising this matter, but Yang Biao, a famous scholar who was regarded as a scholar!
If Chu Nan wanted to be prime minister, he could do it himself, and the emperor couldn't stop him, but if he wanted the emperor to worship Chu Nan as prime minister, where would the emperor put his face.

Prime Minister?

Sun Qian looked at Kong Rong in astonishment when he heard the words. He also quickly figured out the various relationships. For a while, he didn't know what to say...

(End of this chapter)