Fantasy Three Kingdoms: Four knots in Taoyuan at the beginning

Chapter 285 Chapter 283, Marriage and Imperial Power Going to the Countryside

There is a reason why Jushou and Li Yan have a good relationship.

The reason is that Li Yan took the daughter of the Yan family in Hebei, who is Yan Liang's aunt.

The Ju family can also be regarded as a powerful Hebei family, so they naturally have contacts with the Yan family.

In addition, Jushou and Li Yan are both outstanding people, and their personalities are a bit similar, so the two private teachers can be regarded as good.

Although Lu Bu is a bit arrogant and arrogant, he has one thing, that is, he respects his teachers and respects his teachings.

Lu Bu respected his master very much.

Therefore, when he heard that Chen Yuan arranged for Jushou to cooperate with him, Lu Bu suddenly had nothing to say.

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao were going to Bingzhou, Zhou Tai stayed in Luoyang to guard Chen Yuan, and finally Guo Jia was left.

"Feng Xiao, are you going back to the academy or staying with me in Luoyang?"

After thinking for a while, Guo Jia smiled and said, "I'd better stay in Luoyang with my husband. Those fellows in the academy are becoming more and more difficult to deal with now. I'm afraid that after returning, these guys will take revenge."

This time, Chen Yuan brought another person with him, which was Lu Su.

However, Chen Yuan left Lu Su in Nanyang.

If he didn't come to Luoyang with Chen Yuan, he might as well let Lu Su study with Qin Jie in Nanyang.

Lu Su has almost learned the theoretical knowledge, and it is the best way for Lu Su to practice and learn from Qin Jie.

Because Lu Su and Guo Jia have different positions.

Guo Jia was born to be a chief of staff.

Lu Su is a man who can be a general in command of the army, and he is versatile in both civil and military affairs.

Moreover, Lu Su has a calm personality, a very strong outlook on the overall situation, and is good at handling various affairs.

Guo Jia's personality is a bit more lazy, and it's just right to be a staff officer or something.

If you let him lead the army, of course he can do it, but he will definitely complain.

Therefore, Chen Yuan decided to keep Guo Jia by his side.

Moreover, Guo Jia has a very bad taste, and this guy bullied Zhou Yu, Liu Ye and the others during his time in the academy.

In the beginning, Guo Jia was able to gain the upper hand because of his age, but as these little guys got older, coupled with their terrifying learning speed, it became more and more difficult to deal with.

Guo Jia was afraid that he would be beaten to death by these little guys when he returned to the academy.

After everyone made arrangements, Chen Yuan wrote a letter to the emperor, saying that he would report to Jingzhou and explain his work.

This was originally a normal process, and Emperor Han Ling naturally had no reason not to forbid it.

However, in order to protect Chen Yuan, Emperor Han Ling asked Shi A to protect Chen Yuan along the way and go south together.

Regarding this, Chen Yuan didn't say anything.

Returning home is like an arrow, this time everyone is not hurrying slowly, but directly flying in the air.

They are all masters above the third rank, and flying is not difficult.

Therefore, the group returned to Xiangyang soon.

Everyone went to work and packed their bags, while Chen Yuan came directly to Liu Bei.

After the meeting, Chen Yuan didn't hesitate, and directly told Liu Bei about his accident in Luoyang.

Liu Bei was shocked: "Fourth brother, this is not good, you have gone to Luoyang, what should you do?"

Liu Bei was a little flustered, but he had to know that since Zhuojun started his army, Chen Yuan had been making suggestions, recommending talents, and formulating governance strategies all the way. After Chen Yuan left, Liu Bei suddenly lost his sense of security.

This sense of security cannot be replaced by others. It is a feeling cultivated from the beginning.

Chen Yuan said with a serious expression: "Brother, I think I have to go to Luoyang."

Liu Bei frowned suddenly: "Why?"

Liu Bei absolutely did not believe that Chen Yuan went there for high officials and rich salary. If it was for high officials and rich salary, Chen Yuan would not have followed him at that time.

Chen Yuan said seriously: "Brother, first of all, this is the emperor's edict. Of course, I don't have to respect it. With my current reputation, the emperor will not do anything to me, but what will others think of me in Jingzhou? I, Jingzhou, have the heart of disobedience?"

Liu Bei nodded when he heard the words: "The order of the emperor must be obeyed."

Liu Bei has no intention of rebelling now.

"Besides, our Jingzhou has developed to the present, and the biggest bottleneck is that there is no one in the court."

This is a problem Chen Yuan realized when he went to Luoyang this time.

The current Jingzhou is not powerful, of course it is strong, and it is very strong.

However, there is a fatal flaw.

That is, there is no spokesperson in the imperial court, no one who speaks for Jingzhou.

This is very deadly.

Because it is easy to be targeted and exploited.

The reason for this situation is mainly because Jingzhou is not friendly to powerful families, so the ministers of the DPRK and China basically keep Jingzhou at a respectful distance.

To put it bluntly, people don't want to take you to play.

This is what Chen Yuan experienced the most after coming to Luoyang.

When he was targeted by Cao Song and Cui Lie, not only did no one speak up for him, even Yang Biao and others made trouble for him.

This is enough to explain the dangerous situation of Jingzhou in the court.

If it weren't for the emperor's partiality, Jingzhou would never be able to go around.

Even if Jingzhou is powerful now, as long as you don't rebel for a day, you must follow the rules of the game.

You have to follow the orders of the imperial court, no matter whether they are obedience and disobedience, or whether they are implemented in a down-to-earth manner, you have to follow the orders anyway.

It is also because there is no rebellion, except for the development of Jingzhou to the south, the implementation of the Jingnan Development, and the attack on Jiaozhou along the way, basically no other places can be moved.

Therefore, the development of Jingzhou has fallen into a bottleneck.

And sending people into the court has become a good way to break the bottleneck.

Chen Yuan is the best candidate.

Especially after Chen Yuan broke through the five gates of Jiantiantai, he has become a golden body, and he entered the court as an official. He was born to stand on the moral high ground, and no one can easily touch him.

Hearing what Chen Yuan said, Liu Bei immediately understood.

He also knew that Chen Yuan had to go.

Liu Bei nodded: "Since that's the case, the eldest brother will not stop you by force, but after you leave, how should the affairs of Jingzhou be arranged, and what arrangements should be made in the academy?"

"Brother, my senior brother and gentlemen are with me in Jingzhou affairs. Their talents are ten times better than mine. As long as you ask for help from time to time, big and small affairs in Jingzhou will definitely be fine."

"There is a teacher and a few gentlemen at the academy, so there won't be any problems, but I want to take Zhao Ji and those little guys away."

Yes, after much deliberation, Chen Yuan decided to take his daughter-in-law, Zhou Yu, Liu Ye and others to Luoyang.

These little guys are all geniuses of this era, Chen Yuan decided to teach them himself, after all, they will be the successors and disseminators of his orthodoxy in the future.

As for the daughter-in-law?
Definitely take it with you.

When Liu Bei heard Chen Yuan mention Cai Wenji, his eyes opened immediately: "Fourth brother, it's fine if you don't mention Zhaoji, but if you mention Zhaoji, I will criticize you. What's your situation, when will you marry someone?"

When he talked about this, Chen Yuan smiled wryly: "Brother, isn't there too much to do? You think I don't want to bring my wife home."

Liu Bei waved his hand: "Since this is the case, then you should take this opportunity to get married."

When Chen Yuan thought about it, it was fine, anyway, he didn't say when he would go back this time.

I only told the emperor, as little as half a month, as long as one or two months.

Finding time to hold a wedding is not a problem.

Chen Yuan nodded: "Okay, then choose a good day and auspicious day, let's marry my younger sister, but I have to leave the wedding to my elder brother."

Liu Bei took care of everything by himself: "No problem, I will leave this matter to the eldest brother, and I promise to make it beautiful for you."

Speaking of this matter, Chen Yuan suddenly asked: "Brother, how is your marriage? What does Zi Gangong say?"

As soon as Chen Yuan said this, Liu Bei frowned slightly: "Teacher, there is no hindrance, but some people in the Lu family despise me, Liu Bei, as a weaver of mats and shoes, and don't want to marry his daughter."

Hearing this, Chen Yuan became angry immediately.

"Hmph, for a person with eyes but no pearls, what a precious status the elder brother has, not to mention Lu's daughter, there is no woman in the world that the elder brother is not worthy of."

"Could it be that Luding is obstructing it?"

Liu Bei nodded: "It should be that person."

A fierce light flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes: "This Lu Ding has repeatedly humiliated you, elder brother, and tried to ruin the third brother's reputation a few days ago. He is really a sinister villain. According to Jinfengwei's news, this person has a very bad reputation in Zhuojun County. Well, although I dare not openly bully men and women and oppress the common people because of Zigan's name, but he has done a lot of illegal activities secretly, this person should be eliminated."

Liu Bei shook his head: "Even if this person has committed illegal acts, he should be dealt with by the Secretary. We absolutely have no reason to deal with it."

This is not that Liu Bei is pedantic, Liu Bei is actually maintaining the system and legal system of the imperial court.

Law enforcement cannot be crossed the border, nor can it exceed the law, let alone use lynching.

Liu Bei, as the Liu family, must uphold the system and legal system of the imperial court. If the members of the old Liu family take the lead in not abiding by the system and laws of the imperial court, then the big man will really be finished.

Chen Yuan originally wanted Jin Fengwei to kill Lu Ding directly.

This Lu Ding is only at the fourth or fifth rank, so it should not be too easy to kill him.

But seeing that Liu Bei was so determined, Chen Yuan couldn't go against Liu Bei's wishes.

After thinking for a while, he said: "In this case, then give the information about Lu Ding to Zigangong, and let Zigangong practice the family law."

Chen Yuan believed that with Lu Zhi's character, if he knew what Lu Ding did, Lu Ding would be half disabled even if he didn't die.

Family law is no child's play.

The so-called family has family rules, state-owned national laws.

The family law of every big family is very strict, and the court recognizes the family law to some extent.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei said, "This method is feasible."

Both Liu Bei and Chen Yuan believed in Lu Zhi's character.

So, this matter is so decided.

However, the subsequent development of this matter did not go as the two of them thought.

Because even Lu Zhi couldn't ignore the family's will sometimes.

Especially Lu Ding, who has become a county captain, is no longer something that Lu Zhi can deal with.

And Lu Ding is not from Lu Zhi's lineage.

So, in the end, Lu Zhi couldn't do anything to Lu Ding.

Of course, the two of them still don't know the outcome of the matter.

"Brother, has Mr. Zhongyuan arrived in Jingzhou?"

Liu Bei nodded: "Mr. Zhongyuan has arrived in Nanyang."

"Okay, Mr. Zhongyuan is a master of contemporary law. I think the academy is the most suitable place to accommodate Mr. Zhongyuan."

Liu Bei thought so too.

When Liu Bei received Chen Yuan's letter, he already knew what Chen Yuan meant.

"By the way, big brother, I will bring a total of sixteen officials from the Sino-Agricultural Department and the Ting Wei Department later. These are all professionals. We must make good use of them. Jingzhou is in short supply of such people."

Liu Bei's concept of talents has also changed now, and he is also becoming more pragmatic.

What is being pragmatic?
That is to be able to deal with all kinds of political affairs practically, which is called pragmatism.

The kind of people who come up with eloquence and analyze the situation in Jingzhou and the general trend of the world, of course Liu Bei will listen, and he will smile at each other.

However, how to use it depends on whether you are really talented.

If it's just the kind of talkative, Liu Bei will provide it as a horse bone. Anyway, Jingzhou is not short of this kind of money and food.

If you really have talents, then Liu Bei will use them according to his ability and enrich them in the seven counties of Jingzhou.

Jingzhou is not afraid of having too many talents now.

In fact, according to Chen Yuan's vision, officials should be assigned to the township level, so that grassroots officials can directly cover the vast rural fields.

This can not only greatly strengthen the government's rule, but also compress the power of powerful families.

The reason why the powerful family has a strong influence has a very important relationship with the imperial power not going to the countryside.

If the imperial power does not go to the countryside, a power vacuum will be formed at the village and town level. This kind of power may seem small, but in fact it is extremely important, and it is also the basis of rule.

A very important reason why the imperial court will become weaker and the powerful family will become stronger is that the power at the village and town level has been seized by the powerful family.

The power at this level may seem small, but in fact it directly faces the common people and concerns the vital interests of the common people.

As the common people of the feudal dynasty, the rulers they could face were officials at the village and town level.

However, the imperial power does not go to the countryside, which creates a disconnect between the court and the people.

As the saying goes, work at sunrise and rest at sunset.Digging wells to drink, plowing fields to eat.What does Dili mean to me?
This is the true portrayal of ordinary people. No matter how awesome the emperor is, in fact, you can't control me.

Those who can control me are the seemingly insignificant little officials.

Chen Yuan wanted to break this phenomenon and extend the tentacles of the government to the fields.

To do so would require a large number of officials.

A large number of grassroots officials.

Therefore, Jingzhou does not dislike the fact that there are many talents, the more the better.

According to the proportion of civilians and officials, at least 100 officials are needed to manage a population of [-] million.

And how many officials are there in Jingzhou now?

Throwing out the army is not counted, and the number of officials handling government affairs is less than [-].

Many counties and counties can only be governed at the county level, and then they still have to rely on local officials and so-called village elders to manage them.

Fortunately, because of the army station, many Baochang and Jiachang were set up, so that the power at the grassroots level in Jingzhou would not be completely controlled by local officials and village elders.

According to Chen Yuan's plan, in the future, government offices will be set up at the village and town level for management, and formal officials, nine-rank officials, will be set up.

Named the mayor.

Townships have long appeared as administrative divisions.

"Guang Ya" has a cloud: Ten cities are a township, and [-] families are a township.

(End of this chapter)