Xuande

Chapter 883 Zhuge Liang is confident, but what about you?
Should it be said or not, Zhen Yan and Yan Wen had a fierce quarrel over the Yizhou issue. "When collecting taxes, you were more active than anyone else. Now that something has happened, you actually blame me, a road builder? Did those natives rebel because I didn't build the roads well? What did you do before? Don’t think about it? Just make money and make money. What about other things?
Without people like you adding fuel to the flames, could Yizhou have done this so well?It's good that all the problems that Xu Tuzhi originally had were reversed when you guys took action!Now there's going to be a war, and you're saying it's my fault?Don’t you have any responsibilities? "

Yan Wen pointed at Zhen Yan's nose and said, looking very angry.

Zhen Yan was not to be outdone. Although she felt that she was in the wrong, if she gave in in this place, there would be no good fruits to be gained.

"His Majesty said in the fourth year of Zhenguan that he would build the Shu Road. What happened? It's been two years. What have you built? Without this, you wouldn't have planned to build the road, right? You have sent so many people. I went to Liangzhou, for whom? Do you need me to say more?"

Yan Wen and Zhen Yan quarreled fiercely, finding each other's shortcomings and black spots, trying to attack each other in front of Liu Bei and pick out themselves.

But Liu Bei, who was sitting at the top, just watched their quarrel silently and did not intervene.

When Chen Qun brought Chen Yao to Liu Bei to report the matter, Zhen Yan and Yan Wen also stopped arguing and watched Chen Qun report today's events to Liu Bei, and then talked about the road completion time promised by the Ministry of Works.

After speaking, Liu Bei looked at Yan Wen.

"Yan Butang, I won't say anything else. Can you be sure about this time?"

"As long as the funding from the Ministry of Household Affairs is received in time, it will be confirmed!"

"The funds from the Ministry of Revenue are useful! You can't give them just because you ask for them! Your Majesty, unless special funds are used, this money will be used for other purposes."

Zhen Yan was very reluctant to speak on this matter, while Yan Wen blew his beard and glared angrily. Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Liu Bei spoke.

"In this matter, I did not consider it well at the beginning. The Ministry of Industry should not bear the main responsibility. In this matter, the Yizhou government and people's rash advances, and the court's failure to respond in time, are the main reasons. , they did it too radically.

The imperial court also relaxed its vigilance because of the successful case of Jiaozhou and ignored the situation in Yizhou itself. I myself also have some responsibility. In addition, the Ministry of Industry is not without responsibility. As Zhen Butang said, I asked for it in the fourth year of Zhenguan. The Shu Road was repaired, but what the Ministry of Works did was not enough.

Whether it is the canal or the Liangzhou Western Region Commercial Road, they were all proposed after the construction of the Shu Road. It was determined that the problem in southern Yizhou would be solved sooner or later as early as the second year of Zhenguan. The Ministry of Industry did not concentrate on repairing the Shu Road. There are also dereliction of duties, so there are many reasons for this incident.

If the Ministry of Revenue wants to pay for Zhen Butang's money, it will use special funds. Then, the tax department of the Ministry of Revenue and all officials from the third grade and above will all be fined for one month. This is a warning to the Ministry of Household who is blindly optimistic for the sake of tax figures. Those who are responsible will also be fined one month's salary for all officials of the third grade and above in the Ministry of Industry.

The dispute over this matter is over. From now on, everyone must focus all their energy on road construction and material transportation. Even if the natives fail to rebel this time around Yizhou, I do not intend to drag it out any longer. , Should we fight, we still have to fight. From this moment on, there is no reason to stay out of it, do you understand? "

Liu Bei's stern voice let everyone know that a war was inevitable.

As for this inevitable war, they have no shirking responsibility, and there will no longer be any room for wrangling. Otherwise, Liu Bei will not hold up a whip, but a knife.

After the dispute ended, Chen Qun and Chen Yao did not plan to stay longer. After reporting some daily affairs to Liu Bei, they were ready to leave, but Liu Bei stopped Chen Yao and asked him to stay for a while.

"How is Zhuge Liang doing lately? You had a very high opinion of him before."

Liu Bei looked at Chen Yao with a smile.

Chen Yao then gave Liu Bei a complete retelling of what happened during this period and the conversation between Zhuge Liang and him. Liu Bei was very happy after hearing this.

"Did he really say that?"

"Yes."

"It's good. Young people should look like young people."

"But……"

"But what?"

"But Your Majesty, officialdom is not such a simple place. If he imagines everything like this, he will suffer a lot in the future."

Chen Yao sighed: "I have only seen the dangers of officialdom a little bit, but your majesty should be deeply touched. Zhuge Liang is so naive, which is probably not a good thing. Since you are so concerned about him, shouldn't you give him some lessons and let him Pay more attention?"

Liu Bei took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

"Of course I know that officialdom is dangerous, but it is wrong to blindly seek good fortune and avoid evil, regard officialdom as a scourge, lose trust in everything, and no longer believe in the existence of good people. A person I really look forward to, No matter what setbacks you encounter, you never forget your original intention and still stick to what you believe in.

This is not naivety, Chen Yao, this is not naivety, this is real strength. No matter how many setbacks you encounter, you never doubt your own path, always believe that you can succeed, and always maintain the passion of youth. That is real strength. Only Only the fearless can do it.

I'm not sure what Zhuge Liang's future will be, but you, Chen Yao, I have seen some bad trends in you. You are also my student, and you were once full of enthusiasm. In just a few years, you have become so conservative. Already?Has the setback caused by one or two people made you disappointed with everyone and your own ideals? "

Chen Yao opened his mouth in surprise, as if he wanted to say something, but couldn't.

"Your Majesty, I...I don't..."

"Is it true? You know it in your heart. I'm just telling you what I saw. You were so high-spirited back then, but why are you so depressed now?"

Liu Bei walked down the platform, walked to Chen Yao, and patted him on the shoulder.

"I am the emperor and your teacher. I look forward to you and pay attention to you. I don't want you to doubt your own correct path because of some shameless people. Zhuge Liang is right. You stick to your own correct path. , what does it have to do with the shameless people we meet on the road?

Shameless people are everywhere. It’s not because you chose this path that you met them. If you didn’t choose, you would still meet them. When I was in Luoyang, I met many such people. I didn’t avoid them. I didn't shrink back. If I had avoided it, I wouldn't be the emperor today.

Since you will encounter the same thing, why should you take the wrong path instead of the right path?The right path is difficult to follow and you will encounter many setbacks. This is just the beginning, are you going to give up?That's not what you told me when you graduated. "

Chen Yao lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Liu Bei's eyes.

"Your Majesty, I have disappointed you..."

"Don't let yourself down, don't let the person you were back then look down on you now. That's the most important thing."

Liu Bei sighed: "I asked you to come to the cabinet to temper you. I am very optimistic about your talent, but your heart must also be strong. Otherwise, if you cannot control your talent, it will harm you. It will make you fall into the bottomless abyss." Chen Yao raised his head.

"Your Majesty, I..."

"Go back and think about it. If you can't figure it out, just look at Zhuge Liang."

Liu Bei smiled and said: "In this matter, maybe you need to learn from him in turn. Whether you have talent is one thing, but whether you can control your talent to do the right thing is another thing. Zhuge Liang is confident, And what about you? Where is your confidence?"

Chen Yao seemed to have suffered a mental whiplash in response to Liu Bei's inquiry. As he walked back, he kept recalling what Liu Bei said to him.

Could it be that I have really lost my former ideals and become sluggish?
Once upon a time, he was the No. 1 graduate of the Liangzhou Prefecture School. He was born in poverty, but fortunately received the care of Liu Bei's policies. He entered school at the age of eight and successfully passed the final exam at the age of 17 and graduated. During this period, he received a lot of care from the Prefecture School. , the problem of eating is also solved in the state school.

If the state school had not solved the problem of food for him, he would not have been able to study there for so long and become a talent. Of course, he had to go home to help with the farm work during the busy farming season, and it took him nine years to graduate. main reason.

But fortunately, he had a talent for reading and was taken care of by Liu Bei. In the end, he withstood many obstacles, successfully graduated, and then began his career as an official in Liangzhou.

Liu Bei named him "Yao", hoping that his life would shine brightly so that no one would forget the brilliance he brought.

In the era when Liu Bei reached the peak of power, he started as a farm representative and served as an official in the county, county and state capitals. Later, he served as the county magistrate alone and made some achievements. In the fifth year of Zhenguan, he was replaced by Liu Bei. He was transferred to Luoyang and served as a cabinet minister.

It can be said that he has completely experienced the entire process of Liu Bei's rise to the top, and has been growing up under the care of Liu Bei's policies. He himself feels that he is very lucky, so he is determined to repay Liu Bei's kindness and use his own All of them contributed to the Liu family.

But after entering the official career, he discovered that there was a big difference between the world he had imagined before and the actual world. The actual world was very dirty, and even under Liu Bei's command, there were many shameless villains.

He was very unhappy with these villains and fought against them, but there were too many villains and he had no background, so he was united and excluded by the villains. The villains could not slander him, so they used various methods to make it impossible for him to accomplish things.

He fought back with all his strength and struggled to get promoted, but no matter where he went, he would find villains gathering around him.

So he became angry, found the villain's excuse, and sued the villain. The villain was arrested and punished, but his colleagues began to stay away from him again and were unwilling to get close to him.

His superiors treated him coldly, and his colleagues isolated him. No one asked him for trouble, but no one stood with him. Within the official office, he fell into unprecedented isolation.

Did i do something wrong?
He began to doubt himself.

Later, during his lifetime, he served as the county magistrate and became the chief executive of the locality. He devoted all his ideals to the local area and achieved good governance. However, he was soon investigated by the Yushitai.

The reason was that someone reported him for being corrupt.

After investigation, he was found innocent.

Not long after, someone came to Yushitai again because someone reported that he had been corrupt in the joint water conservancy project operation with neighboring counties.

After investigation, he was found innocent.

He was very angry and asked who reported him, but the Yushitai officials kept silent and did not reveal any information to him.

Until later, a former classmate of his who was a county magistrate couldn't stand it and told him privately that the prefect of the county where he was located was unhappy with him, so he made various excuses to disgust him.

The county governor knew that there was nothing wrong with him, but he just wanted to cause trouble for him, disgust him, and give him small shoes, so he instigated the county officials to find ways to trap him.

Do you have enough moral integrity?
It doesn't matter, it will disgust you to death.

The reason why the county governor made it so difficult for him was because the county governor's nephew was reported to him and sentenced to prison, and the whole family was exiled.

He was so angry that he went to his superiors, who believed that he was avenging his own personal grievances, his moral conduct was lacking, and he was not worthy of being the governor of a county.

People from Yushitai came to investigate and found that there was nothing wrong with the prefect of the county. He was an honest official and fulfilled his duties. It was because he was unhappy with Chen Yao that he made various manipulations to disgust him and not give him a good life.

The Yushitai was very angry and believed that the prefect of the county was avenging himself and affecting the work of the Yushitai, which was a crime, so he went to the court to join the prefect of the county.

Later, the prefect of this county was demoted to Dunhuang County and demoted to county magistrate.

Chen Yao was not punished, but not long after, the classmate who had tipped him off was found guilty of corruption and was dismissed from his position and sent to hard labor.

While Chen Yao was greatly surprised, he also fell into a considerable degree of mental internal friction.

Why am I struggling when I do the right thing?
Why are there all these insects around me?

Why are some people helping me but being implicated by me?
He began to waver, wondering if there was something wrong with him.

Although he was transferred to Luoyang as a cabinet official shortly thereafter, the confusion and doubts in his heart were not relieved. During the days of working in the cabinet, he was not only tired but also confused. After experiencing many central departments, After the internal battle, the doubts deepened and became more shaken.

Until he met Zhuge Liang.

This excellent No.1.

This genius with a clever mind understood the secret of the identity transformation from student to official in a very short period of time.

This is a genius who is willing to put aside his pride, accept rebuke and correct his mistakes in a timely manner, and has great learning ability and is even a bit cheeky.

This kind person is willing to help his colleagues clear their doubts and master the same learning tips.

(End of this chapter)