Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Chapter 244 Father, don't you want to go further?

As expected of Mr. Yunqi!

Contradicting Guan Gong and asking Guan Gong to write a letter of guilt is not enough, even Liu Huangshu, he dared to say "blind".

It is true that seeing a hundred things is worth seeing, and the reputation is well-deserved!
Fu Shiren's eyes were straightened.

However, as far as he is concerned, he shouted a sentence in his heart.

——"Yunqi, what you said is beautiful!Isn't he, Liu Xuande, just blind?Otherwise, how could it make his old brother who has been with him for 30 years feel chilled! 』

——"Yunqi, you are so right, you are so beautiful! 』

From the expression on Fu Shiren's face.

Guan Lin could sense something.

certainly…

For Guan Lin, he knows Fu Shiren too well.

It’s like in later generations, one person, he followed the company’s growth step by step, went through untold hardships, and the people around him went through wave after wave, and the company was almost destroyed several times, but you persisted .

Suddenly, at the end... two more groups of people bought shares, and the company gradually grew...

Everyone is happy except you!

Because you are suddenly not reused, you are kicked out of the core decision-making circle.

The title of "clan" that was once given to you in the oath of the mountain alliance has become a piece of waste paper at this moment.

Your mentality has collapsed!

And for Fu Shiren, that's the case.

A common topic, in Guan Lin's experience world, the reason why his father Guan Yu lost to Maicheng is largely due to the complete collapse of the "checks and balances" of the emperor's uncle.

Not to mention the small and transparent Yizhou faction, surrender faction, single-unit old school, Jingzhou faction and Dongzhou faction, Liu Bei is completely out of control.

And historical experience tells us.

A senior figure within the group may not be able to help the group, but if he makes mistakes and causes the group to collapse, he can have a thousand or ten thousand ways.

Uncle Liu Bei and father Guan Yu have suffered a lot from this "relationship"!
It is no exaggeration to say that if Liu Bei has [-]% of Sun Quan's ability to check and balance, and [-]% of Sun Quan's fierceness, this problem will not exist, but there is no way, who made him Liu Bei?

Then, according to Guan Lin's thinking, the way to solve this problem is not to completely depose and discard these "veteran" figures, but to let them glow with new vitality and vitality.

Let them stand up on their own, the old tree sprouts new shoots, let Liu Bei look sideways, and let Liu Bei look sideways again... entrusted with a heavy responsibility.

With this in mind, Guan Lin continued to emphasize his tone: "General Fu, let me say something from the bottom of my heart. My uncle and my father may be blind and cannot see your talent, but you can't give up on yourself! Uncle asked you to guard the police. County, there is no opportunity to make meritorious deeds, so why don't we do nothing? If there are conditions, if there are no conditions to create conditions, we have to go... If we can't go to battle to kill the enemy, then we will use another method to attack the city. !"

Guan Lin's words became more and more meticulous, and his words became more and more earnest, "My uncle can't see your grievances, my father can't see them, but I know it best, but self-pity is useless, we have to stand up , we have to show them in our own way, who is the pillar?"

"Wait until the future, until one day, our trade war and commercial war will be completely won, and we will let Cao Wei lose his helmet and armor without bloodshed. When we are in a state of distress, we will be rewarded for our merits. Think about the scene at that time, When you walked towards my uncle and my father, you swaggered and held your head high, and when you were facing those Jingzhou and Dongzhou people, you told them in a glance, 'I am not targeting a certain person. Everyone here is rubbish', such pride, such courage, this is what our generation of heroes should do! It should be proved!"

For a while, Guan Lin drew a grand blueprint for Fu Shiren.

It can also be said to be a big pie.

However, every sentence, every word in this big cake has reached Fu Shiren's heart.

Having lived to this age and followed Liu Bei for so many years, there is nothing to say about loyalty and faith.

Fu Shiren just wanted to fight for this breath, just to let Liu Bei realize how blind he has been all these years?
Let Liu Bei realize that it is not Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, or Ma Chao, but Fu Shiren is Liu Bei's fourth brother!
finally…

"Bang"... a sound.

After a short period of silence, Fu Shiren stood up, as if he had been inspired in his heart. "If Yun Qi is that Qi Xiaobai, then the general will learn from Guan Zhong, and I will fight business wars and trade wars. I will earn his Cao Cao's money, use his Cao Cao's money to buy his Cao Cao's grain, and buy his Cao Cao's iron. , and then seize Cao Cao’s land, I will use money to smash Cao Wei to death!”

Following Fu Shiren's statement.

Guan Lin narrowed his eyes slightly, and thought to himself:
——"It's done! 』

"Then..." Guan Lin was about to speak.

Fu Shiren has already said first: "Don't worry, Yunqi, I know many merchants in the north. As long as I have money, I have a hundred ways to get grain and grass in the north, even horses. As for this business Don't worry, Mr. Yunqi, you can make a lot of money, make great achievements, and make me, Fu Shiren, stand up and feel proud. Where can I find such a good business in this world? Do it, do it!"

While talking, Fu Shiren mentioned the wine bottle, "Zifang, Yunqi, come... I respect you for this bottle. From now on, the three of us will be brothers on the same boat!"

Uh... Fu Shiren was in a mood, and he didn't care so much about what he said.

Guan Lin was slightly taken aback.

He murmured in his heart - "Why is there another brother?"If you were my real brother, your seniority would be chaotic! 』

Mi Fang, on the other hand, listened to Fu Shiren's words, he didn't mind at all, and even added fuel to the flames.

"Hahaha, yes... isn't he a real brother!"

"Come on, finish this bottle, after this one, there are three more!"

Happy…

Today, Guan Lin, Mi Fang, and Fu Shiren are all very happy!

Especially Fu Shiren, because of this "big cake", he changed his past complaints, frustration, and self-abandonment, and suddenly seemed to have found hope for progress.

For a moment, his blood surged again, as if flowing with the resolute and persistent "never abandon" and "never give up" embedded in the bone marrow like in the past 30 years.

——His blood was burning, and his mood became hot and boiling!

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In Fancheng, Cao Pi's passionate voice came from the study, waking up a few birds that had already fallen asleep.

"...No matter how fierce the thieves are, the worries of Xiangfan, the troubles of Huainan, and the threats of Nanyang are nothing but the disease of mustard moss. The real threat to Cao Wei is the interior, the clans in the Central Plains and the North and the traitors of Sun and Liu. Collusion. If they collude, internal and external troubles will shake the foundation of Cao Wei, and this will be a serious problem for my father!"

"It is for this reason that my son submitted the "Nine Ranks of Officials Law" to replace the inspection system! My father has repeatedly taught that the foundation of a country lies in the employment of people. Why is the election in the Han Dynasty so chaotic? Why must the selection of people wait for the people Criticism or celebrity recommendation? Why can’t my father formulate a set of regulations for strictly screening and evaluating talents? Let the talented enter, let the incompetent retreat, and grade the talents into nine grades!”

Hearing this, Cao Zhi's heart throbbed again and again.

——"It turns out that this is the purpose of the second brother's request to see his father late at night! 』

Cao Pi was so excited that he wanted to continue talking, but Cao Cao suddenly exclaimed, "Wait".

Cao Pi was taken aback, looking at Cao Cao's complicated expression.

It was also the first time Cao Cao heard the "Nine Ranks of Officials Law". He seemed to think of something, the obstacle on the road, the darkness that has been lingering in front of his eyes, as if a ray of light came out, allowing him to see the king ...and even the hope of being queen!

He stopped Cao Pi's words, took another quick look at the bamboo slips, then at Cao Pi, and then fixed his eyes on the bamboo slips again.

He read the text on the bamboo slip softly.

"——each prefecture and county shall select one Da Zhongzheng, who must be an official in the imperial court and has a high reputation. Da Zhongzheng then selects a small Zhongzheng. After the big and small Zhongzhengs are produced, they will divide the talents There are nine grades, upper upper, upper middle, upper lower, middle upper, middle middle, middle lower, lower upper, lower middle, lower lower."

"In this way, all famous people from all over the world will be registered in it, whether they have become officials or not, and the annual loans will be recorded in detail in the table, and their ranks will be divided, and comments will be added... In this way, there will be standards for the selection of officials! This "Nine Ranks of Officials Law" At first glance, it does solve the problems of current affairs, but there is only one thing, where do these evils come from?"

"If these aristocrats come from those noble families, within a few years, the "Ninth Rank Officials Law" will definitely result in 'the upper rank has no poor families, and the lower rank has no noble families', and the energy of those noble families will become greater and greater... what a "Ninth Rank" "Officials Law", my son, is this just to use the right to select officials in exchange for the sincere unity of my great Wei? You have never thought about where your roots are? Your uncle Qiaopei? How will they view this "Nine "Law of the Officials"?"

Facing Cao Cao's questioning.

Cao Pi pondered for a while, and his words sounded again.

"Father, the biggest dilemma right now is not the clan. Father is called Wei Gong, Xun Lingjun objected, Cui Shangshu objected, Xun Lingjun died, and Cui Shangshu also died... How many people have died in these years? But the voices against father are not Absolutely, this is the case for being a public, so what about being a king? Then...that...the last title..."

Cao Pi's voice stopped abruptly, and he quickly changed the subject, "I don't know how many enemies my father has, I can only find a way to turn these enemies into friends, at least reduce their hatred... let them get tangible benefits, Only in this way can father's rear be stabilized, and father can free up his hands to rule the world!"

Cao Pi's words made Cao Cao ponder for a while.

——"Is this the "Nine Ranks of Officials Law" that Li Miao dedicated to Zihuan?Is he going to make Gu compromise with the gentry?snort…"

The anger in Cao Cao's chest suddenly rose.

But in an instant, the anger was extinguished again.

Cao Cao thought suddenly.

——"Could it be that Li Miao was not helping Zihuan at all?His purpose is to make Zihuan angry and lonely. Is the person he actually wants to help Zijian? 』

Thinking of this, Cao Cao, who was about to be furious, suddenly calmed down.

He stared at Cao Pi with a pair of tiger eyes.

"You need prestige, public opinion, and available people, and these are things that I can't give you, so you choose to fight for them yourself, and when necessary, use these to fight against Gu?"

Cao Cao's words hit Cao Pi's heart directly.

Intense fear comes with excitement...

In Cao Pi's view, if he competes for favor, he will never be able to compare with Cao Zhi in his life, but he has already found another way to fight for the son, another method, he has found the prestige and public opinion that can make his father afraid, and he has found the way to the world. The way of a new era.

He even wanted to let out a long roar to express his feelings.

But facing his father's cold gaze, Cao Pi suddenly became timid, "Father employs people mostly out of his own mind, or he is recommended by a fellow student, or recommended by a classmate. The crux of the problem lies in the fact that father firmly holds the power of employing people in the hands of his cronies, but this is also the crux of the reason why the officials cannot be united with father after father becomes public, and the officials oppose father!"

"My boy presenting this "Nine Grades of Officials Law" is a compromise from the father to the clan, but it is also a surrender from the clan to the father! This is for the consideration of the great cause of father's unification... Han Gaozu said that no one with the surname Liu can be called king, boy But I hope that my father... one day can go further! The child hopes that Wei's method of selecting talents is far better than Han's scouting, and that one day, when his father becomes king, he will receive the congratulations of the officials instead of resistance and death. , doesn’t father want to go any further?”

Cao Pi has already fought...

Even though Li Miao "kindly" reminded him, Prime Minister Cao might not appreciate the "Nine Grades of Officials and Personnel Law", and would even be furious.

But when Cao Pi saw the "Nine Ranks of Officials Law" from the very beginning, he decided to bet his future on it.

What he gambled on was never the attitude of his father Cao Cao. What he wanted to win was the support of the officials, the support of the clan!

How majestic is this force?
Cao Pi is sure that as long as he holds this power firmly in his hands, Cao Pi will be invincible in the fight for the position of the son of the world!It will be able to control the father's thoughts, and even offset all the hatred!

at this time.

With a sound of "whoosh", Cao Cao suddenly turned around and drew his sword, pulling away Cao Pi's coat.

Cao Pi knelt down and gritted his teeth, allowing his coat to peel off, revealing his chest full of scars from fighting with his father all these years, which is shocking.

Cao Cao laughed back in anger, "Okay, okay!"

His eyes were sharp, "In order to achieve the goal, I have learned to unite with outsiders to fight against Gulai! Very good, you are like Gu's son! Now that your goal has been achieved, step back, this "Ninth Rank Official" It won't be long before the Human Law will spread throughout Cao Wei, hahaha...Gu today, I saw a son who 'dare to provoke Gu' and 'disobey Gu'! Step down..."

With Cao Pi's resignation...

For a while, only Cao Cao and Cao Zhi were left in the room. Cao Cao withdrew his sword and asked calmly, "Zi Jian, what do you think of the "Nine Grades of Officials and Human Laws" that Cai Zihuan said?"

Cao Zhi cupped his hands: "The child is here to plead guilty, and I dare not try to figure out what my father is thinking."

"Hahahaha..." Cao Cao laughed, but the laughter inevitably added a bit of disappointment.

——"Sure enough, in terms of strategy, Zijian sent Zihuan too far away! 』

I never thought about it, just when Cao Cao thought of it.

Cao Zhi cupped his hands, "Of course, besides pleading guilty, my son has two other things to report today, one of which is a solution to the current situation. In fact...Father does not need to carry out the "Nine Ranks of Officials Law" of the second brother, let alone Compromise with the gentry..."

"The reason why the current situation is unfavorable is that the crux is not the clan at all, but the morale of the soldiers of the three armies. If the morale of the three armies is restored, if the soldiers of Cao and Wei continue to flow, and if the soldiers of the three armies are loyal to their father, then no matter the situation in Xiangfan, Huainan, or Nanyang , or the constraints of those clans...it’s nothing more than an instant collapse! What father wants is the morale of the army!”

Cao Zhi's words made Cao Cao's tiger eyes widen. For a moment, the disappointment in his eyes disappeared, replaced by full of expectations for this most beloved son after Cao Chong.

"Tell me, Zijian? How to boost the morale of the armed forces?"

Cao Zhi paused for a moment, then resolutely opened his mouth: "My child has the courage to offer advice. In recent years, there have been many wars and turmoil, and there have been many widows and widows in various counties. Father can recruit those widows, forcibly sever ties, and reward all the 'scholars',' Milodo'!"

"In this way, to get a wife from the army, a large number of men must be recruited into the army, and those bachelor soldiers can also be assigned wives, and those who have made great achievements can be rewarded with an additional concubine!"

"In this way, how can the soldiers of the three armies not be convinced? How can they not be loyal to their father? How can morale not be high? Even... as long as such a decree exists, these 'military households' will still be 'military households', and Cao Wei will be generation after generation' Soldiers' and 'Shijia' are full, as long as there are strong soldiers! Who can shake the foundation of Cao Wei!"

Following Cao Pi's words.

Cao Cao's eyes were full of surprise.

He muttered in disbelief.

——"Is this the strategy Li Miao offered? 』

——"What a Li Miao, he is not helping Zihuan, he is Zijian's man!I live in Zihuan, and my heart is in Zijian. Obviously, this method of recruiting widows is far better than the "Nine Ranks of Officials Law", haha... Zijian finally has someone who can compete with Zihuan's "Eagle Watching Wolf Gu" 'The Sima Zhongda rivaled the man! 』

——『He is much stronger than Yang Xiu! 』

Thinking about this...

"Hahahaha-"

Cao Cao laughed...

And as Cao Cao laughed, Cao Pi, who deliberately slowed down, also heard Cao Zhi's "insights"...

——"The fourth brother is always benevolent and filial?love?This time...how could...devote such a scheme? 』

Although he thought so, Cao Pi's eyes were as deep as the sea.

He knew that such a "suggestion" was more in line with his father's usual domineering style;

It is also more in line with his father's usual style.

Cao Cao understands widows too well, and also understands the value of widows too well.

Not only does he like widows, but he can also extract huge benefits from them!
"Ha ha ha ha…"

Cao Cao's laughter continued for a long time before the laughter stopped.

He patted Cao Zhi's shoulder heavily, but was noncommittal to his proposal.

It was Cao Zhi, who fell to his knees with a "click".

"My son... I have one more thing to ask my father."

"Zijian is pleading guilty to Gu?"

"No!" Cao Zhi cupped his hands, "My boy is not guilty, why bother to plead guilty? My boy is...you are asking your father to severely punish that...then Yang Dezu...it was he who forged his father's handwritten letter and secretly mobilized troops, causing the north of Jiangxia to fall, boy...boy..."

In the end, Cao Zhi couldn't open his mouth.

He couldn't do it, so he put all the blame on Yang Xiu.

Cao Cao looked at Cao Zhi in surprise, he helped Cao Zhi up, looked at Cao Zhi's eyes and said with emotion: "I haven't seen you for a few months, Zijian has grown up, and he also understands tricks! But... your heart is still benevolent, filial and kind, I'm embarrassing you!"

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On the Han River.

The flickering fishing fire, through the sparse black canopy, sprinkled bits of silver light on the river.

A black-covered boat was slowly floating with red lights on.

This is a black-covered boat from Jiaozhou. The oars swung open, breaking the mirror image of the full moon reflected on the water. A woman in her thirties was sitting on the bow, sighing faintly.

The woman was dressed in a white dress, and three thousand black silks that were as black as ink flowed down like a waterfall, hanging down to her slender waist.

Although she has passed her youth, that stunning cheek still reveals the cleanest color.

Just like the flower fairy in the mountains who doesn't care about common things, it is full of moving and ethereal beauty...

The eyes flowed, and what was in the eyes was just the kind of lightness that penetrated into the bone marrow.

This woman in white is Da Qiao.

Her son Sun Shao walked out of the awning and walked slowly behind her.

"Mother...Brother Taishi and I will have nothing to worry about if we send you to Jiangling, Hongyan can—"

One sentence was cut off at a critical point.

Da Qiao's eyes were like water, she turned her head faintly, with a worried look on her face, "You know, mother... mother doesn't want you to be like this!"

"The swan goose has been silent for a few years, but it's not gone." Sun Shao said firmly, "Besides, there are many doubts about my father's death. Brother Taishi has already found some tangible evidence to prove that my father's assassination was related to my second uncle... no, it was with that Sun Quan can't get away with it! This matter can't be left alone!"

"But... before your father died, he personally handed over this son to Zhongmou!"

Da Qiao murmured and opened his mouth. "He also said that you should ask Gongjin if you don't decide on foreign affairs, and ask Zibu if you don't decide on internal affairs..."

"Ghost knows, what is Sun Quan threatening his father with?" Sun Shao had already confirmed that Sun Quan had something to do with his father's death, even if he was an accomplice. "Perhaps Sun Quan is threatening his father with his mother, me, and... the safety of his three sisters?"

This…

Hearing Sun Shao's decisive words, Da Qiao fell silent.

How could she not know.

On this trip, Shaoer's "swan geese" will rise again, and what majestic wind will sweep the entire Jiangdong...?

Here... what kind of jitters will there be?
Can…

If it is said that Da Qiao didn't want to know the truth about Sun Ce's assassination at all, that's not entirely true!
—that's her husband!

"You...you...be careful."

"Mother can rest assured to live in Jiangling City. Brother Taishi and I will not leave Jiaozhou. 'Hongyan' has a hundred ways to ruin Sun Quan's reputation!"

Sun Shao's eyes were filled with infinite coldness, and his tone was decisive.

"What's more, it's not just my father who died at his hands these years..."

"His hands were covered with blood—"

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(End of this chapter)