I received my adopted son in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 35 Just Think I Farted!
Old Dong didn't know when "honest man" became a derogatory term.

But this is just a small episode. After thinking about Cai Yan's words, I realized that this market reform is really not just an edict, and it's over.

"Any reform and change requires corresponding supporting facilities, especially for relatively large adjustments and changes like ours, it needs...talents!"

"Without a reliable and capable team to build a team and implement the government order system steadily, not only will the desired effect not be achieved, but it may even have the opposite effect."

Then he signaled Cai Yan to sit down, and continued: "Our reforms include breaking the restriction of 'the market opens at noon and the market closes at sunset', and changing the layout of 'one city in four miles' to 'a city in a square, and a square in a city' , and the mayor of Luoyang was added to supervise the city order and scumbag, responsible for leveling, prices, city registration, business taxes and other matters."

"Among them, the planning and layout of the Fang City, the city order, the co-option of scumbags, and the key to leveling, prices, city registration, business tax, order, etc., lie in..."

As he said that, his eyes met Cai Yan who was eager to try, and after waiting for a while, the two said in unison: "The candidate for the mayor of Luoyang!"

Such a tacit understanding made Cai Yan visibly excited, and all the previous dissatisfaction disappeared: "Uncle is wise and wise, and he did not disappoint my niece."

"It's absurd. Uncle was really complacent before, but he was slack and negligent. If it wasn't for my niece reminding me, I would have almost given up halfway."

Admit it when you make a mistake, everyone has secrets and mistakes, it’s no big deal.

On the contrary, it is the most contemptible thing to lose face and dare not admit one's mistakes.If you don't know how to correct it, your whole life will be like that.

"Well... the rank of the three cities of Luoyang is [-] shi. The new mayor's rank is set at [-] shi. At the same time, this person must be knowledgeable, especially good at arithmetic, and it is best to come from a family background. It's better, I can talk to people like Luoyang Ling and Sili Xiaowei."

Old Dong brushed his unrestrained beard and frowned in thought.

"In addition to that, you must be young, have a filial piety, and have some experience in politics. Those with outstanding reputation have already been famous in the court, so they are not suitable for this position."

Cai Yan frowned lightly, resting her chin in thought.

"Well, that's right." Old Dong nodded, his brows were beaming, he met Cai Yan's eyes again, and said, "Niece, do you know what is the key to selecting talents and appointing talents?"

Then, he and Cai Yan spoke in unison again.

“德才兼备！”

"Conyism!"

The two answers, which were thousands of miles apart, came out, and the tacit understanding collapsed to pieces.Old Dong's eyes were disappointed, and he glanced at Cai Yan resentfully: "Niece, you still don't understand me..."

Cai Yan, who was so eager to beat someone at that glance, felt that her decades of upbringing as a lady might be overwhelmed at any time: You are a dead fat man in his 50s, why are you complaining!
After holding back, he persuaded in a calm tone: "Uncle, you have both ability and political integrity, and putting morality first is the right path. You're a 'cronyist', really..."

Dong Zhuo laughed: another fool with a high IQ who was misled by books.

"Niece, do you subconsciously feel that the first choice for a virtuous appointment should have both ability and political integrity, and don't care about other perspectives. Even, it's better for an uncle to be 'exclusively without avoiding hatred', in order to be considered broad-minded?"

"Shouldn't it be so?"

"Of course not." Old Dong shook his head and said, "The position of mayor of Luoyang may seem insignificant, but he has the power to collect commercial taxes. If he falls into the hands of someone who doesn't agree with the old man's ideas, the greater his power, the greater the loss of the old man." heavy."

"After all, the definition of 'Germany' is too broad."

"Don't forget, Uncle is a notorious powerful minister. After that man backstabbed the old man, he can still brazenly boast that he is a virtuous person."

"After all, isn't there a saying called 'Loyalty and righteousness can't be balanced'. What's wrong with people abandoning small righteousness and becoming a grand duke? It's too simple to clean up."

"Uncle..." Hearing these fallacies, Cai Yan found it hard to accept for a while.At the same time, the eyes are still a little confused: whitewashing? ……what does this mean?
But old Dong waved his hand and interrupted: "Niece, I know that Bo Jie must have told you the story of 'If you move outside you don't avoid enemies, if you move inside you don't avoid relatives', and it was told when you were young."

"Because you didn't have the ability to think independently when you were young, you subconsciously took it as the golden rule."

"But have you ever thought about why, for hundreds of years, only the story of Qi Huangyang telling Duke Ping of Jin 'not avoiding enmity by exercising externally and not avoiding relatives by exercising internally' has been recorded, and most kings appointed officials first Choose from relatives and close people?"

"Why, why?"

"Because the appointment of relatives and people close to these people can first save the cost of trust—of course, it does not mean that relatives and people close to them will definitely not betray, but at least it is much better than a stranger."

"For hundreds of years, only Qi Huangyang's alternative recommendation to Jin Pinggong has been recorded. It is because of the rare and unexpected practice that it is worth recording. After hundreds of years of verification, it is also safe. Instead, it appears to be mediocre and lost in the long river of history.”

Immediately, looking at Cai Yan who was still puzzled, Old Dong smiled and said: "To give the simplest example, my niece has five coins in her hand and must give them to others. Who will you give them to?"

"Father, or sister..." Although he didn't want to admit it, Cai Yan thought about it and answered truthfully.

"That's right, that's the only way that's in line with human nature, and it's in your best interest." Old Dong laughed again, and explained eloquently: "Giving it to your father will get his love, and giving it to your sister will also make her get closer to him. Giving money to a stranger, there are too many variables."

"Uncle..." After listening, Cai Yan opened his mouth to express that he understood.

But when Old Dong raised his head, he interrupted again: "My niece, uncle knows that people like you who have studied a lot are more likely to get into a dead end."

"uncle……"

"Listen to me, morality and harmony are not the most important thing, loyalty and trust are the first."

"Uncle!..." After being interrupted one after another, Cai Yan couldn't help raising his tone, and quickly asked before Old Dong was about to interrupt again: "Among the uncle's family and people close to him, is there any suitable candidate?"

"I..." Dong Zhuo was taken aback for a moment, and then the smile on his face froze, annoyed as if he had eaten shit: "That... niece, just think I farted just now!"

His theory is correct, but the problem is...there are no people under his command: the generals are all leading soldiers, and Li Ru is preparing for the embroiderer.

As for Jia Xu, who was newly appointed as Taiwei Changshi - since he already knew that He Yong was a second-five son, of course it was impossible to keep him by his side.

Thanks to what I said just now, but the reality is such a face-slapping, it's really a shame to open the door for a shame, it's so embarrassing.

Cai Yan couldn't help but chuckle, bright as a spring flower, and then trembled slightly.

Then, I saw Old Dong looking at him with malicious intentions: "Your father is famous all over the world, there must be a lot of high-achieving disciples under his sect, can you recommend some?"

"My father and his disciples are all famous..." Cai Yan shook her head: If there is a suitable candidate, she just said it.

The two looked at each other again and sighed in unison.

This person...is too hard to find.

The scene fell into an embarrassing silence for a moment.

The guard outside the door suddenly came to report: "Taiwei, the doctor ordered Li Ru to see you."

"Huh?...Let him in."

Soon Li Ru hurried into the hall, and when he saw Cai Yan, he was slightly taken aback, and said hesitantly, "Taiwei, I have something important to report..."

Seeing this, Cai Yan got up and wanted to leave.

Old Dong waved his hand and said, "It's okay, Zhao Ji is not an outsider, so just say what you want."

Li Ru's eyes were a bit contemptuous, he didn't like Lao Dong's virtue of pretending in front of beautiful women, he thought about his words and said: "Taiwei, according to...reliable information, Luoyang Commander Sima Fang wants to flee Luoyang with his family."

"Sima Fang?" Old Dong was stunned for a moment, then his eyes turned, his expression became strange, he looked at Cai Yan and said, "Niece, do you really think that uncle is an honest man?"

"Um……"

"I'm sorry, you misread the person!" Old Dong smiled evilly, and suddenly waved his sleeves: "Come here, go and find the Chengmen school captain Wu Qiong!"

(End of this chapter)