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

Chapter 317 Mr. Kang Cheng, your students will be grateful to you forever! [5200 words for subscription monthly ticket]

"what?!"

"Zixiu, what did you say? You mean that you want me to leave this stone house, no longer hide in Nanshan, and join you under your command, and come out to help you?"

Cao Ang nodded.

"To tell you the truth, this junior led his troops to defeat the Yellow Turban bandits who had been raging in Qingzhou a few days ago, and stabilized the counties and counties in Qingzhou."

"It's just that although the counties are fixed, the people's hearts are not. From officials and clans to ordinary people, they are currently in a state of instability."

"I'm afraid it will take some time for them to return to farming and production, and to restore the orderly and peaceful life in the past."

"So I thought, if you can come out to help, sir, with your status as a person from Qingzhou and your prestige that is the best in the world, it will surely calm the hearts of the people in the state and county quickly."

Cao Ang's words were of course nonsense.

How can Qingzhou need to fix people's hearts now.

As long as Cao Jun's iron-armored army is displayed outside, no matter how unstable people are, they will be stable, and no matter how frightened the people are, they will feel full of security.

What Cao Ang lacked was only middle-level officials, and what he lacked were administrative talents.

But the so-called persuasion is the same as negotiation, and requires certain skills.

If you come up, tell Zheng Xuan.

My goal is to abduct the students under your command to work for me. As for you old man, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if you come or not.

Then what awaits Cao Ang will be Zheng Xuan's words, "I'm sleepy, go to bed first, please ask someone else to do this job", and then he will hold a teacup to see off the guests.

Now that by playing a few good cards earlier, the distance between the two people has been successfully narrowed, making the relationship closer.

Then you have to make good use of this condition.

Don't let your efforts go to waste.

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After Zheng Xuan listened to Cao Ang's explanation.

There was a bit of approval on his face at first, but he quickly turned his head into a rattle.

"Zixiu led Wang Daoyi to defeat the thieves who caused harm to the place, and restored the stability of the people. This is a great achievement, and even the old man has benefited from it."

"It stands to reason that since you are Zigan's student and you have great kindness in Qingzhou, I should try my best to satisfy your request."

"But let me give up retiring and come out to help. Please forgive me for not agreeing. It is absolutely impossible for me to show my face among people at all levels in the state and county!"

I got the answer I expected.

Cao Ang asked pretending to be puzzled.

"Sir, why is this? Could it be that you are worried that your body will be overwhelmed by being busy all day long? If that's the case, then you can dispel this concern."

"I invited you to come out of the mountain, because I regard an old man as a treasure. How can I let you do everything by yourself? It's just that when encountering a problem, the kid will have the audacity to come to ask you for advice."

"Furthermore, before I came to Qingzhou this time, I went to Qiao County in Peiguo, Yuzhou, where I met Mr. Hua Tuo, a famous doctor who is famous all over the world, and I was lucky enough to recruit him to my side. You can ask Mr. Hua Tuo to take care of it for you."

"In this way, you are neither tired nor sick, so such worries can be dispelled, right?"

Cao Ang's face was full of sincerity.

The tone is full of sincerity.

If the concerns in Zheng Xuan's heart were really about his advanced age and his body, then after Cao Ang's persuasion one by one, he might really let go.

But obviously.

This is not the reason for Zheng Xuan's refusal.

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"Snapped!"

A slight crisp sound.

Zheng Xuan put down the tea bowl in his hand.

Then he spread his hands with the palms down, looking at his skinny hands, which were shriveled and fleshless due to lack of moisture.

He shook his head slightly.

"Zixiu misunderstood. Although I am sixty-five this year, I think I am still healthy. Compared with ordinary people of the same age, it is still much better."

"I can eat and drink every day, I can study classics, and I still have the energy to teach students. Although my beard and hair are white and my body is light and thin, as long as I do what I want to do, I will always use my energy and spirit."

"Then why did you refuse me, sir? Could it be that you think there is something wrong with me?"

Zheng Xuangang explained that it was not because of his body.

I heard Cao Angna's follow-up questioning.

The content made Zheng Xuan even more wry, and shook his head with a wry smile, with a look of helplessness on his face.

"The root cause doesn't lie with you. On the contrary, I am quite satisfied with you. If I saw you before Brother Zigan, then I might consider taking you into my sect and teaching you the classics."

"Actually, the reason why I refused was because I didn't want to be contaminated with these mundane things anymore. Since I was young, my lifelong wish has been to study classics and learn from hundreds of schools of thought."

"After spending my whole life, being able to leave something about me in the history books, and the articles and classics annotated and explained by me can be handed down to future generations, this is enough to satisfy me, and this life is not in vain!"

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speak here.

Zheng Xuan pointed to the west again.

His gaze also followed the direction of his fingers, as if he had passed through countless spaces, and at this moment he was staring at the dilapidated and vast city that was once magnificent but now burned—Luoyang City.

After looking at Piao Miao for a while.

Zheng Xuan sighed again in an extremely bitter tone, and continued to explain.

"It's not my wish to be a butcher for an official. Besides, since the disaster of the former emperor's party, I have become ashamed of this way."

"Although Zixiu, you are a junior of my school, you don't expect to treat me too badly, but who can say for sure if there are ups and downs in the court?"

"Rather than having a bleak end in the future and a half-life in turmoil, it is better for me to use the last few moments to study as much as possible, or to annotate a few volumes of letters."

"So the old man understands Zixiu's meaning, but it is impossible for me to withdraw from hermitage again, I can only let you down!"

Although Zheng Xuan's voice was old and light, its strength was not weak at all.

From the lines in his words, one can feel an extremely resolute attitude, and he refused Cao Ang's request without the slightest hesitation.

to be honest.

It's just that I am not interested in being in the limelight. If I have this time, I might as well read two more books.

In addition, once bitten by a snake, he was afraid of well ropes for ten years, and worried that he would appear in front of the world again in a high-profile manner.

It is very likely that he will be imprisoned for many years like the disaster of the party, which is really a disaster.

Rather than rushing around for things that I'm not interested in, it's better to stay in the mountains and fields honestly. Although the conditions are difficult, I can enjoy my old age peacefully.

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Things have come to this point.

Cao Ang has made one point.

That is, it is already impossible to take Zheng Xuan away in a package and bring him under his command.

This old comrade was able to say so much to himself because of the close relationship between the two parties.

If Cao Ang had to force it.

That would be disgusting and resentful.

Fortunately, this itself was within Cao Ang's calculations, and everything was not out of control.

Inviting Zheng Xuan to come out to help, and then get him to refuse, this is a part of the whole negotiation skills, it is his strategy!

As the saying goes, seek high to get middle, seek middle to get low.

Only by setting the goal high from the beginning and converting it down will it fall into the acceptable range in the end.

on the contrary.

If you list your demands straight to the point, then the price and effort you have to pay to achieve your goals may be more than a little.

thought here.

Cao Ang immediately brought out his best skill, that is, acting.

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"Ugh!"

He let out a long sigh.

Cao Ang shook his head helplessly, then cupped his hands to Zheng Xuan, and said with a bit of bitterness in his tone.

"You have always said that, so as a junior, how can I be aggressive, and I will never do things to force my elders."

"So this matter can only be done. As for the stability of the counties and counties in Qingzhou and the worries in the hearts of the people, I will think of other ways."

Cao Ang said so more.

Zheng Xuan felt more and more sorry.

The juniors from the same sect came all the way to pay a visit to him, and he was very courteous and respectful.

What's more, what I'm asking for is not for my own selfish desires, but for the stability of one party and the consideration of the people of Qingzhou.

Not only are I and Lu Zhi and Lu Zigan brothers and sisters, but I am also from Qingzhou, so I should give a certain amount of help in terms of emotion and reason, public and private.

But now because of the conflict of personal ideas, it is completely rejected, which is a bit inappropriate to think about.

Think about it here.

Zheng Xuan scooped up half a bowl of tea soup for Cao Ang immediately, and then said in a kindly tone with a kind face.

"Zixiu, for the rest of my life, I will hide from the world and not appear before the eyes of the world. I will stay in this small stone house and study the classics. This is my heart's wish, so I really have to express my regret."

"But what you have done is indeed for the sake of the people of Qingzhou. Therefore, if there is anything I can do to help you in other matters, please feel free to speak up. As long as it does not violate my wishes, everything will be allowed!"

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This is what Cao Ang was waiting for!
All that is needed is for Zheng Xuan to take the initiative to speak.

The moment is no longer ambiguous.

After pretending to hesitate for a moment, with a little hesitation, he revealed what he really wanted.

"Since you say that, forgive me for being bold and blunt. Right now, there is indeed another solution, which is to take the next best thing and gather your disciples and students to fill the local government offices of counties and counties in Qingzhou."

"Although they don't have enough prestige, they are your students after all, and they still have a certain reputation in the county. As long as there are a large number of them, it will be enough to play a considerable role."

"At that time, you naturally don't need your old man to go out in person to appease people's hearts."

Cao Ang just finished speaking.

A dazed look appeared on Zheng Xuan's face.

Obviously, with his many years of life experience, coupled with his ingenuity far beyond ordinary people, he has already understood what Cao Ang said in an instant.

But after thinking about it quietly for a while.

Zheng Xuan still frowned.

He said with some hesitation and worry: "Zixiu's method is really wonderful. If a large number of literati and scholars can fill the local government offices, it can indeed play a role in soothing people's hearts and protecting the land and the people."

"My disciples respect me as a teacher. If I deliver a letter to their hands, most of them will definitely follow my instructions and rush to Qingzhou."

"Just in this way, wouldn't it mean that I decided the future path for them and deprived them of the right to make their own choices?"

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Now Cao Ang was really shocked.

What is Zheng Xuan thinking?
Your old man is unwilling to be an official, but the students and disciples under your command are definitely more positive than each other when they hear that they can be officials.

Don't say that the official-based Han Dynasty has come.

That is, from ancient times to the present, and even in the future, which dynasty or generation is not dominated by scholars and respected by officials?

The so-called study with heart and study books, few study for the sake of study, most of them use this as a step to advance, to achieve class leapfrogging.

It can only be said that Comrade Lao Zheng didn't figure it out for a while, or he substituted himself into those students.

Such erroneous thinking must be corrected in time.

Cao Ang immediately raised his eyebrows, his expression was extremely serious, and he shook his head seriously to Zheng Xuan.

"Your words are wrong. How can this be called depriving them of their right to make their own choices? You have found them a bright future!"

"I said that in the counties and counties of Qingzhou, although there are no official positions such as county magistrates and county chiefs, most of them are real officials in the county who can manage a lot of affairs and have the power of order."

"Being able to hold a high-ranking official position in a county is something that many people dream of and cannot achieve!"

Cao Ang's tone was full of surprise.

Zheng Xuan couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

And maybe it's not strong enough.

Cao Ang then added.

"Your students and disciples will naturally not lack talent and character, but are there few talented people in the world? With so many people gathered in one place, the one who can be an official and govern one side every year is nothing more than Those people are just a drop in the ocean.”

"Before the world was in chaos and the imperial court was weak, those young talents, even if they had extraordinary abilities, had to wait in long queues, waiting for the local chief officials to recommend them, so that they had a chance to be officials."

"But now you only need to wave your hand and write with pen and ink, and you can make the more outstanding students and disciples under your command serve as officials in Qingzhou counties and counties. This is a great favor to them. Does anyone feel resentment and blame for this?"

"Besides, whether to be an official or an official depends on their own ideas. If they are really determined and only want to study, then you will whip them, and they will not agree!"

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Zheng Xuan was completely silent.

Although what Cao Ang said was quite polite.

But Zheng Xuan had already guessed his subtext.

"You wrote to them, it is a great kindness to them, and you have given them a bright future."

"On the other hand, if you don't write this letter today, the person who is eligible to be selected will feel that it is his teacher who has cut off his bright future with a single knife after learning about it. "

Yes.

No matter how close the teacher is, he is still just a teacher.

As a teacher, you can give me a great future, that is a reborn parent, and I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life.

But if you refuse me without even asking me, then we, master and apprentice, will probably never communicate with each other for the rest of our lives.

Very realistic and very reasonable.

Zheng Xuan didn't want to be contaminated by mundane affairs, and he hated being an official, but it didn't mean he didn't know the ways of the world.

Think it over.

First of all, Cao Ang's strategy is very good, it can solve Qingzhou's emergency, and secondly, for his students and disciples, it is indeed a great thing that fell from the sky.

If he refuses to refuse for no reason.

On the contrary, it hurt the hearts of the students.

So why bother?
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After thinking everything through.

Zheng Xuan no longer hesitated.

Immediately, he bowed his hands to Cao Ang and said: "Zixiu's words are thought-provoking, and the old man has realized it!"

"I agree with your idea. Later, I will write the letters myself and send them out one by one. At the same time, some of the students and disciples who live in seclusion around my stone house are capable enough to serve as officials. You can also Arranged together."

"However, although there are many disciples under my sect, most of them only have a name, or have only listened to my lectures once or twice. I can remember the names and whereabouts, and I think there are more than a hundred of them who have the ability to be officials. people."

"So I hope Zixiu has a plan in mind."

This statement came out.

Cao Ang was overjoyed.

Not in vain, I spent a lot of time talking, and my saliva was almost done, and I finally persuaded this old comrade.

It took a lot of effort to use negotiation skills and all kinds of acting skills.

However, compared with the harvest, these sacrifices are worthwhile, although Zheng Xuan said that the number of people is not many, there are only more than a hundred people.

But hundreds of young talents are already quite a large number, not to mention enriching the local counties, even if they are used up, there may be many more.

At that time, as his territory continues to expand, these people will also come in handy.

This is for the long run.

Not for a moment.

How not to make Cao Ang's heart jump with joy?

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"Wow!"

There was a sound of flapping the corner of the clothes.

Cao Ang stood up from his seat, took two steps back slightly, and then bowed to Zheng Xuan.

"Your Majesty understands righteousness. Since you trust me, I will not disappoint your expectations."

"You students and disciples entrusted to me, as long as they are hard-working and loyal, but I guarantee that they will have a bright future."

"That's how you, the teacher, take care of these students!"

Zheng Xuan did not finish the ceremony.

Instead, while Cao Ang bowed his hands, he also stood up quickly, and then faced Cao Ang behind him, bowing to him.

After all, get to the bottom of it.

Both parties benefit from it.

Zheng Xuan seemed to be helping Cao Ang, but in turn, did Cao Ang also help Zheng Xuan a lot?
Therefore, it is proper for the two parties to worship each other.

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The next hour.

Cao Ang discussed the details with Zheng Xuan, stayed for another lunch, and then chose to say goodbye to him.

And after leaving the stone house.

Feeling the cold wind blowing from one side, Cao Ang couldn't help exhaling a breath of white air, feeling extremely refreshed all over, without feeling cold at all.

"After returning to Dongjun, I have to prepare a generous gift. First, I will pay a visit to Mr. Lu Zhi. I really want to thank him today."

"If you don't pull his tiger skin, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to negotiate with Mr. Kang Cheng."

After talking to himself a few words like this.

I saw Cao Chun, who had been guarding outside all the time, rushing quickly from not far away.

"General, I listened to your instructions. The general gave the soldiers a brief rest and did not set up camp here. It's just that it is past noon. If you want to set up camp here, you must make preparations in advance."

"So please show me the general!"

Cao Ang grinned and waved his hand.

With a hearty smile, he said, "There's no need to camp here for the night. Gather up the army and horses, and let's go straight to Donglai County!"

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