Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Chapter 315 Beihai State-owned Great Sage Can Solve Zixiu's Worry

On the issue of ownership of Qingzhou.

Cao Ang and Kong Rong reached a consensus.

It was decided to vacate and abolish Jiao He, the governor of Qingzhou who was in office at this time, and replace him with Cao Ang's favorite candidate, which would help the Cao family to completely control Qingzhou.

Under the premise of such consensus.

The next half an hour.

The conversation atmosphere can be said to be quite harmonious.

In fact, the two people who were a generation behind, had a friendly talk in the study room and shared many details about how to deprive Jiao He of his power, how to reform the county structure in Qingzhou, and how to urge local forces at all levels to change their families. Secret consultations came out.

Cao Ang is the representative of strength. He holds strong hard power in his hands. Wherever the soldiers are pointed and the blades are directed, almost no one can resist his coercion.

Kong Rong is the representative of local officials.

Compared with Cao Ang's hard power, he obviously has an advantage in soft power. What should be used as a breakthrough point, and from which direction will he start to disintegrate the opposition forces? How can anyone be more clear than the locals?
In this way, the inside should be combined with the outside.

It is difficult for Jiao He not to abandon it even if he wants to. Qingzhou and Yanzhou will be merged together, which is already a certainty.

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After half an hour.

The sky was getting darker, and the wind and snow suddenly became stronger. Even though the doors and windows of the study room were closed, gusts of cold wind still roared in through the gap.

Kong Rong could not help but shudder.

See such a situation.

Cao Ang stood up involuntarily, bowed his hands to Kong Rong, and then said with a warm smile.

"Mr. Wen Ju, it's getting late, and the place is very cold and cloudy. I think we'll stop here today, and we'll talk about it in detail another day. I don't know what you want?"

Such words fell into Kong Rong's ears, it was like the sound of heaven, and made him feel as if he had received amnesty.

Dang even got up with him.

After tightening the clothes on his body, he said with a dry smile to Cao Ang: "I used to deal with official documents, and I was always in the government office, and I didn't often use the study room, so I didn't think of asking the servants to prepare the fire for a while."

"However, as Zixiu said, it's getting late, you've come from a long way, you should rest earlier, and everything will go according to what you and I said just now."

"You want to choose someone as soon as possible, and I will push him to the stage for you!"

This is something the two of them had agreed on long ago.

So Cao Ang nodded to express his understanding.

But just when he was about to open the door and go out, like a stroke of magic, a flash of light flashed in his mind, and he turned his head to ask Kong Rong.

"Wen Jugong, although Qingzhou is not that big, it still has six counties, and each county has more than sixty cities and towns. If you want these six counties and dozens of counties to operate as before, you need a lot of officials from top to bottom."

"And if you want to make Qingzhou prosperous and stable as a mountain, then you need more talents. Filling the place with a large number of talents is a long-term strategy."

"It's just that with the current situation in Qingzhou, after repeated wars and looting, a large number of talented and knowledgeable people have fled to other states and counties to avoid the disaster of war, so that the state is empty of capable people."

Speaking of it.

Cao Ang paused for a moment.

Then he sincerely asked for advice: "If it takes three to five years, these talents who have avoided disasters in other states and counties will naturally return to their hometowns gradually, but now time is tight, and we really can't wait so long."

"Although my Cao family has a lot of capable people, it is only enough to manage the two states of Yanyu. It is really impossible to find more people to manage Qingzhou."

"Wen Ju's public morality is highly respected, and his reputation enjoys a good reputation. He has been in Qingzhou for a long time, so he must be familiar with the situation. I wonder if there is any good strategy?"

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Lack of talent and lack of management.

This is exactly the problem that troubled Cao Ang before.

If this difficulty is not resolved, then local powers must be relied on to govern themselves, and officials must be selected from local clan powers.

This is not what Cao Ang wants to see.

After all, the local officials have less clan background, so the Cao family's control over Qingzhou can be tighter.

And after Kong Rong heard Cao Ang's inquiry.

First, I was stunned.

Then he frowned slightly, resting his right hand on his chin, stroked his beard from time to time, while the other hand was behind his back, his fingers wiggling unconsciously.

A look of being lost in thought.

After such a long time.

Kong Rong put down his right hand, then raised his head to look at Cao Ang, and stated in a gentle but forceful tone.

"Zixiu! I understand what you mean, but in terms of available people, I don't have many available people. I really can't spare a few available people."

"Besides, Qingzhou has been suffering for a long time, with frequent wars, dilapidated counties and counties, and talented people fleeing south or west. These are all facts. If you want to think about these aspects, you will not be able to do it for a while."

Just when Cao Ang gave up hope and thought that Kong Rong, a local official, had nothing to do, Kong Rong suddenly changed the subject.

"But although I have nothing to do, there is one person who can solve your current predicament. If you can go to see him in person and persuade him with words."

"Then how many talents you want at that time, he can recruit as many talents for you with a wave of hands or a letter, and enrich Qingzhou counties, which is more than enough!"

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The voice just fell.

Cao Ang's eyes suddenly lit up.

A look of excitement flashed across his face.

Kong Rong can be regarded as a somewhat virtuous person, and it is impossible to exaggerate nonsense. Since he said so, he must have some basis.

thought here.

Cao Ang immediately clasped his hands and asked: "Who is it, who has such great powers, and I think he is also a well-known person in the world. I hope you can enlighten me!"

A mysterious smile appeared on Kong Rong's face.

There was no immediate answer.

Instead, he led Cao Ang to the main case in the study, then took out a map from the table, and spread it out in front of Cao Ang.

"Does Zixiu know if Lord Kang Cheng is?"

Cao Ang froze for a moment, his thoughts flashed, and then he nodded quickly.

"You're talking about Zheng Kangcheng, who is famous all over the world, has a voice that moves everywhere, who is acquainted with theories of hundreds of schools, who is good at and knowledgeable, and is known as a pedantic heaven and man?"

See Cao Ang knows this person.

Kong Rong nodded slightly in satisfaction.

Then he clicked on the map with one hand, Gaomi County located in the territory of Beihai Kingdom, and then explained to Cao Ang.

"Kang Cheng is well-known all over the world. He has been studying knowledge all his life. His disciples are countless, and the talents he taught are even more numerous."

"Now he lives in seclusion in Gaomi County. He writes books and talks every day, studies various classics, doesn't care about world affairs, and is not good for fame and fortune."

"If Zixiu can go to Gaomi County in person, there is no need to do too much, as long as Duke Kang Cheng let go of his mouth and summon a group of disciples for you."

"These students are thousands of miles away, and most of them will return to Qingzhou. By then, the dilemma of Qingzhou without talents will be solved?"

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Listen to Kong Rong talking about the future.

Cao Ang did not show his excitement and joy when he heard the answer as before.

The difficulty of the master represented by Gein's answer is really too high.

The so-called Zheng Kangcheng is Zheng Xuan.

This is a top-level Confucian who is serious and honest. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is famous all over the world and is well-known all over the world. The description is very appropriate.

First of all, Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi are brothers. They both studied under Ma Rong, a great Confucianist, and each has achieved something in their studies.

With Lu Zhi's current status and status, Zheng Xuan can be equated with him. From this, it can be seen that the status of this Lord Kang Cheng is definitely not bad.

Besides.

Before becoming a teacher of Ma Rong, Zheng Xuan had also studied under several big bosses, and the direction of research was different, and they all learned something.

Including ancient Chinese scriptures, the study of divination and weft, even the art of mathematics and science, and even astronomy and meteorology, these Zheng Xuan are extremely good at.

He is a well-deserved master of polygons who combines the strengths of hundreds of schools, develops in an all-round way, and is proficient in all aspects.

Later generations have a very high evaluation of this big man.

It is believed that Zheng Xuan devoted his whole life to annotating Confucian classics, using both modern classics and ancient classics, and learned from others.

The Tang, Song and other dynasties all highly praised him, respecting him as a teacher and being worthy of the Confucian Temple. From this, we can know the status and strength of Zheng Xuan.

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So what Kong Rong said was not false.

As long as he can persuade this boss, he doesn't need to recruit him to his subordinates, as long as Zheng Xuan is willing to come forward, even if it's just to write a few letters.

It is enough to solve the problems Cao Ang encountered.

After all, there are countless students and disciples under his sect, and thousands of people exist at the same time, which is a normal situation, let alone those who have graduated from the teacher or graduated halfway.

Even if you exclude those who can't be contacted, or who have mediocre knowledge, who only do nominal work, and those who are disabled, old, sick and dead, find two or three hundred people for Cao Ang.

It was all a joke.

Not to mention that Cao Ang's first batch does not have such a big talent gap, dozens of them are enough.

But here is the problem.

High returns mean high difficulty.

To persuade this person, the difficulty is even higher than the mountain. Cao Ang even felt that unless he threatened with force, he would have no way to get Zheng Xuan to cooperate.

After all, it is clearly recorded in the history books.

Zheng Xuan and Zheng Kangcheng are indifferent to fame and wealth, and don't like any things about fame and fortune. This is not written on purpose to highlight his reputation as a clean stream.

Zheng Xuan is truly indifferent to fame and fortune!

People don't like being an official at all, and even Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty asked him to go to Luoyang to be an official several times, but Zheng Xuan ignored it.

All the bigwigs in the imperial court wanted to invite him out of the mountain, but Zheng Xuan just flatly refused.

Even when the great general He Jin came to power later, he was invited to be an official in Beijing, and the counties and counties forcibly persecuted him, so Zheng Xuan had no choice but to leave.

As a result, after meeting He Jin that day, the old comrade packed up his bed and ran away secretly the next day before He Jin granted him an official position.

You can see the purity of his mind.

Just such a person.

How can Cao Ang persuade him to cooperate willingly?
This is what troubled Cao Ang, and it was also the reason why the joy on his face disappeared after he got the exact answer.

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There was silence in the study for a while.

Such an eerie vibe.

Kong Rong also noticed the slightly hesitant expression on Cao Ang's face.

I just pondered for a while.

You already know where the joints are.

Immediately suppressed the smile on his face, brushed his wide robe sleeves, and then sighed, persuading in a leisurely and calm voice.

"Zixiu, Mr. Kang Cheng doesn't like the matter of profit and fortune, and he is even more indifferent to the threat of force. If he is forced by force, he may be able to make him submit for a while, but he will eventually renounce his virtue and escape."

"So if you want to get their help, you have to persuade them with words, understand them with reason, move them with emotion, and make them willing."

"I know this is not easy, but it is the most likely and the fastest and most convenient way to achieve it at the moment. Compared with the rest who have nothing to do, this is the only good choice left now."

"So in my opinion, Zixiu might as well think of a countermeasure before leaving for Gaomi. At that time, try boldly. It would be great if it works. If it doesn't work, let's find another way."

Kong Rong gave suggestions very seriously.

Such an old saying.

Cao Ang could not help but nod again and again.

"What Wen Jugong said is true. I will plan carefully for this trip, and then set off. No matter what, I have to earn a few disciples from Kang Chenggong."

Cao Ang said so.

But in fact, I have been thinking about it in my heart.

If it is really impossible to convince the old comrade Zheng Xuan, then should I tie him up or not?
Is the main purpose of this trip to Gaomi to persuade him to recruit students, or is it better to pack Zheng Xuan together and take away with the master and apprentice?

After all, Zheng Xuan seemed to live a long life.

He is about 65 years old this year. According to the trend of history, he can live for at least another eight years. Such a long period of time is enough for Cao Ang to unify the thirteen states of the world into two back and forth.

So it's not impossible to kidnap by force.

After all, although twisted melons are not sweet, they can quench your thirst. If you spend some time and improve the variety, it will be sweet even if it is not sweet.

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After the matter is agreed upon.

Cao Ang didn't stay in the study any longer.

He and Kong Rong left the room one after the other, exchanged a few words of courtesy, and then left to one side.

Just walked a few steps.

Cao Ang stopped suddenly, and then turned his head to look at Kong Rong's back that was gradually going away and disappearing, with a thoughtful look on his face.

have to say.

Kong Wenju, an old boy, after he settled his position and chose to change to the Cao family, he really did his best in doing things.

Whether it is an idea or a suggestion, there is no secret, it can be said to be unreserved.

This really helped Cao Ang a lot.

Although he knew that the fundamental reason why Kong Rong spared no effort was to support Cao Ang's words.

There is the hope of killing Dong thief and saving the emperor's officials, which makes Kong Rong, a royalist, see the light.

But Cao Ang still thought about it.

In the future, if Kong Rong had a fundamental conflict with the Cao family's ideas, and even changed from a die-hard supporter to an opponent and critic.

Then maybe it depends on the situation of today, spare his life, this is the reward for those who do their best for Cao's family.

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(End of this chapter)